facing imminentfamine. political leaders promise stability in northern ireland won't be affected by the arrest and resignation of the dup leader. and the pop—star lizzo says she's �*quitting' because she's fed up with being targeted for her looks and character online. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. the un peacekeeping mission in lebanon, unifil, says three of its observers and a translator were injured in an explosion near the israeli border. it said the peacekeepers were on a foot patrol when the blast happened and they've been taken to hospital. the un said it was investigating the cause of the explosion, and warned the targeting of observers was "unacceptable." israel has denied any involvement.

andrea tenenti, a spokesperson for the united nations interim force in lebanon, explained more about the investigation. three ogl observers, military observers, unarmed, were in the area together with their language assistants and they were injured. luckily they are stable at the moment, so we have launched an investigation to look into this incident and into the explosions. i know there are a lot of speculations at the moment, but in relation to what we do as an organisation, we need to verify the information through our own investigations. so i hope we will be able to find out more shortly. we have been in touch with everyone, with both sides, and we have been in touch even when we are doing patrolling. we informed the parties that we are going to different locations. and unifil, we are very visible, we have white vehicles with the un written on it, big blue flags.

so very difficult to think that we are somebody else. so we have been informing the parties, we are working with them and we are coordinating also during this investigation. in recent days we have seen more lethal targeting, and this of course is worrying. and this can create a scope for miscalculation, escalation can create miscalculation that could not be controlled and open for a wider conflict. and no—one wants it, because a wider conflict would not only be between lebanon and israel, it would be a regional conflict. that is why it is important for the parties to understand that, cease the fire, and to think about the political and diplomatic solution. aid drops — by air are continuing in a bid to relieve the plight of people in gaza.

our middle east correspondent, lucy williamson, was onboard a us military flight dropping crates of aid — and sent this report. aid drops into gaza are expensive, inefficient, and increasingly controversial. these ready prepared meals from the us army are being flown more than 1,000 miles from a us airbase in qatar. there's plenty of food just a short drive from gaza's borders, but this american aid is being flown right across the middle east. 80 crates of food on board two c—i7 transport planes, dropped into a population the un says is on the brink of famine. it's not perfect. we know that there's upwards of two million people who need food on the ground, who are hungry, innocent civilians who didn't ask for this conflict, and we are dropping meals in the tens of thousands, but at least it's something. so does it feel like a drop in the bucket? maybe a little bit, but if you're a family on the ground who have got some of this aid, it can be a life—saver.

12 people were reported to have drowned this week trying to retrieve packages from the sea. six others crushed in a stampede. what are you doing to try and mitigate those risks? literally everything we can. so i know you spoke with the colonel earlier. we use a chute that falls at a slower rate to give the gazans more time to see the parachutes and make sure that they are out of the way. we also have assets overhead that clear the drop zone, so we will not drop if there's any sort of groupings of people there. after three hours in the air, the ramp opens on gaza's devastated coastline. theyjust opened the hatch ready to release the aid down into gaza. there's no organised distribution system down there. there it goes. a drop of aid in an ocean of hunger. getting aid in this way is a last resort, but a growing number of countries are doing it. how much do these eye—catching flights relieve pressure on gaza's civilians, and how much the pressure

on governments elsewhere? lucy williamson, bbc news, qatar. and for an update on the humanitarian situation, i spoke to unicef spokesperson james elder, who's in gaza. he gave me his thoughts on the effort to drop aid from the skies. there is an argument any aid is good aid, but the reality is we can't be distracted. the fastest, safest way to get aid in is across the roads. and there is a road network here. i have literally sat with parents in tears with babies that are paper—thin, that i don't know if they would still be alive now, three days later. and there are aid crossings that used to be open ten minutes away, 15 minutes away, so we have to look at what is the safest and quickest way, and it is roads, roads, roads. we've seen people killed from airdrops. some aid gets to people, but we risk this being a distraction right now but we can't afford that distraction because the situation is getting so grim.

there are hundreds of trucks not far from me, they are ones that need to get the aid across, that are the ones that will ultimately save lives in the sheer number and volume we need right now. how long have you been in gaza on this trip, and what have you seen whilst you have been there? i have been here for two weeks. sometimes i almost break gaza up, as palestinians do, into threee parts — in the north, the areas where the food drops are happening, the people there are completely cut—off from the rest of the world. they can't leave. they can't even come south. that's where children have died of malnutrition and dehydration. i go on aid supply missions and see tens of thousands of people standing in the rubble, entire cities devastated, men, children and women, with hands to mouth, scenes i have not seen before, certainly not in an area where aid trucks are a matter

of minutes and miles away. in the south, again, devastation, annihilation of cities that is unprecedented. i'm sorry to say, my voice is slightly frustrated. there's almost been a distraction from the world, we've forgotten about the security council resolution for a ceasefire and hostages to go home. resolution for a ceasefire the skies have been relentless today, the bombardments. it will be another night of children being killed. we are past 10, 11, 12,000 children. where i am in rafah,, like the rest of the gaza strip, bombardments continue from the sea, air, that is the reality that people face day in and day out here. you are visibly emotional as we are speaking. the israeli government still denies that it's blocking aid into gaza, and it puts the blame on the un and says you aren't efficient enough in getting resources into gaza. look, i won't go tit for tat.

what to say? the gaza strip historically, pre this war, needed 500 trucks of commercial aid a day. there's been an average of less than one third of that. there's been weeks when no aid was allowed to get in. the obstructions are many, one of which is open aid in the north, allow us to get crossings into the north. people are killed trying to deliver aid. more of my un colleagues have been killed, more than any war since the un was founded. the truth matters because it is about life—saving humanitarian aid. truth is around the blocks, the delays, the deliberate obstruction of aid. today we had restrictions again for colleagues to go to gaza city in the north. that matters because that is why we have babies who have slid into the most catastrophic nutrition in record times in the north. it is important we share this, and more important

that we are allowed to get that aid in. and hat comes under an umbrella of a ceasefire. hostages home, flood the gaza strip with aid and allow families to go to bed for once knowing they will wake up. that was james elder, the spokesperson for the un children's agency. the israeli military say they're investigating the killing of a palestinian boy during a raid by israeli soldiers in the occupied west bank. the 13—year—old was shot in the town of qabatiya nearjenin. the israeli military said several palestinian gunmen had shot at its troops, who returned fire. northern ireland's deputy first minister, emma little—pengelly, has said she's determined to provide stability at stormont , after the resignation of her party leader yesterday. sirjeffrey donaldson stood down from his position from the democratic unionists after being accused of rape and historical sexual offences.

he says he'll strenuously contest the charges. for the latest developments, i spoke to our ireland reporter, jennifer 0'leary, who is in belfast. there's a number of developments today concerning, as you rightly described, a significant story in northern ireland. let me bring you first of all a statement from the police service of northern ireland, issued earlier today, where they warned social media users against speculation about the story, adding that victims of such crimes are entitled to complete anonymity by law unless they choose to waive that themselves. the police added in their statement that those who breach that anonymity online or in media will face investigation. it is unusual here for the police to issue such a warning, and it is an indication of a political story.

there are also legal implications that have to be respected. but there were also political developments in this story today. the deputy first minister emma little—pengelly, she herself is a dup representative. now, the dup is the democratic unionist party. they are northern ireland's largest unionist party. the detail is in the name. they are concentrating their focus on maintaining northern ireland's place in the union of the united kingdom. now, they are northern ireland's biggest unionist party. in the last assembly election they received approximately under one quarter of the total electoral votes so a significant force in northern irish politics. and sirjeffrey donaldson, who resigned yesterday,

was seen, if you like, as the de facto leader of unionism in northern ireland. emma little—pengelly today as deputy first minister issued a statement on social media. what was very interesting was she had focused in part of her statement saying she is determined to ensure political stability in the days ahead. now, political stability is an important expression, and certainly the tone of that statement today certainly chimes with what the first minister michelle 0'neill was saying yesterday, in terms of the theme of the need of political stability here because as many would see it, nobody is keen to see a political crisis anytime soon back in stormont.

global food experts have warned that a year of civil war in sudan and a failure to deliver aid have left millions of people facing imminentfamine. a un—backed food authority, the ipc, says there must be a ceasefire and immediate action, to avoid widespread death. children underfive are most at risk. mohamed gamal is a spokesperson for the world food programme in sudan. he explained the scale of the emergency. it is unimaginable. we have nearly 18 million people who are severely food insecure. 5 million of these are in an emergency situation. sadly, around 90% of those are in areas that are inaccessible to humanitarian actors. that is the major problem we are facing. not only that, but sudan is currently witnessing the largest displacement crisis in the world. and the problem is that most of the people who flee the conflict

areas are going to countries that are already suffering. these are south sudan and chad, for example. i spoke to africa security correspondent ian wafula for more on the crisis. the united nations actually said the situation is like nothing they've seen before. they say this is the worst humanitarian crisis in recent history. i've come across a report that say children are actually dying of hunger, old people and sick people cannot access medication, and that's just the tip of the iceberg, so to say. when you look at the numbers, last year when the un was calling for all international parties to kind of contribute money towards humanitarian situation, they said 25 million people are in need of aid.

and when you look at the scale of how many people have been affected since the war began nearly a year ago, we are talking more than 30,000 people who have died and nearly 8 million others who have been displaced. as the war continues the situation continues to be worse. 90 million children are out of school, and the un and other agencies are concerned the effects of this war can be felt for years to come. one of the world's humanitarian crisis. what is making it even more difficult is that both sides are being accused of blocking access to humanitarian organisations. this is right. some humanitarian organisations are describing this as both sides using food as a weapon of war. they say, the rsf, the paramilitary

group, as well as the army, they say one of the main reasons they are stopping aid flowing into areas controlled by their rivals is because of suspicion these convoys are being used to transport weapons contributing to the success of their rivals. another reason we are also seeing the area controlled by the army. there have been humanitarian organisations lamenting there have been bureaucratic processes. a convoy needs to be cleared and needs five stamps to be approved. this could take up to weeks for that. humanitarian aid, which is much needed, is not reaching the people that need it the most. they are the people suffering, and i've given you the numbers in this war. now it's time for a look

at today's sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. saturday may well prove to be the day that the bundesliga title race was settled, with bayer leverkusen ending it 13 points ahead at the top of the table after another slip up by bayern munich, with nowjust seven games remaining. it could have been very different, with leverkusen behind before scoring two late goals to beat hoffenheim 2—1 and take their unbeaten run this season to 39. that win was followed by bayern�*s defeat in der klassiker to borussia dortmund in munich. karim adeyemi and julian ryerson got the goals in a 2—0 win, their first in the fixture in 12 attempts, with bayern�*s chances of claiming a 12th straight title now hanging by a thread. there have been a few stirring comebacks in the day's english premier league games. none more so than at stjames' park, where newcastle came from 3—1 down to win 11—3 against west ham. harvey barnes was their matchwinner, coming off the bench midway through the second half to score in the 83rd and 90th minutes. alexander isak also scored two penalties. goals from antonio, kudus and bowen looked to have put the away side

in control before that late double from barnes. spurs also came from behind, beating luton 2—1. son hyeung min with the winner in the 86th minute as tottenham keep up the pressure on the top four. elsehwere, burnley came from behind twice to get a 2—2 draw at chelsea, while fulham were 3—1 down but also ended with a draw at bottom side sheffield united. and notingham forest's point against crystal palace takes them out of the relegation zone. aston villa stayed above spurs in fourth with a 2—0 win over wolves, while brentford manchester united. that game is 16 or 17 minutes old and it is still goalless. england scored eight tries to beat wales in bristol in their second match in the women's six nations championship. john mitchell's side scored four first—half tries in a dominant opening period through maud muir, zoe aldcroft, hannah botterman and lark atkin—davies. after the break ellie kildunne and abby dow scored tries for england before keira bevan finally got over for wales.

england remain on track to secure a third successive grand slam and a sixth successive six nations title. france beat scotland in the day's other game. for the second year running, cambridge have completed the double over oxford in the boat race. there were straightforward victroies for their men's and women's crews. but with warnings about the state of the water in the river thames, they steered clear of one boat race traditionjoe lynskey reports. they've raced on the thames for nearly 200 years. this time the winners kept theirjoy on dry land. the boat race for the students had changed this year through geography. rainfall through the winter, increasing sewage in the thames. the river action campaign group found high levels of e.coli. rowers were told to stay out of the water. cambridge went clear in the men's race and stretched out a lead. they put in so much through four miles. some barely had the strength to finish. they won by 10 seconds,

but 0xford had an explanation. we've had a few guys go down pretty badly with the e.coli strain. so, i mean, this morning i was throwing up. it would have been ideal not to have so much poo in the water. but, you know, that's not to take away from cambridge. they were a talented crew. i don't know if we would have had a chance to get them, even if we'd all been on form. so it's in no way to make excuses. the women's boat race was close until it changed on a moment. oxford, i'm warning you, oxford. that stern word from the umpire was to stop the boats colliding. 0xford fell back and cambridge powered on to chiswick. it's their seventh straight win and the men's fifth in six years. but what did change this year was the team's celebration. by tradition, the coxes get thrown in the river. but this year on the thames, they're staying out of the water. joe lynskey, bbc news. and that's all the sport for now.

the london—based iranian tv news channel — whose presenter was stabbed yesterday — says "heavy threats" have been made to its staff. pouria zeraati, was attacked outside his home in south london. the iranian regime has denied any involvement in the attack, which is being investigated by counter—terrorism police. sima sabet is a former iran international presenter and a former bbc world service journalist. police urged her to leave her home following the attack on mr zeraati. she gave us her reaction to that attack. well, i was shocked, and i was angry and outraged, of course. i heard news that irgc were planning an assassination against my life and my colleague, which we were informed of the whole plot in december. this came just a few months after. and i know that if there was a serious action taken after that bit of news came out, we wouldn't have observed another

attempt on the life of another journalist in london, at the heart of london, at our home. of course, i was very angry. and a few hours after the attack happened on pouria, i got a call from counterterrorism police asking me i should leave my residence and stay somewhere until they let me know that it is safe for me to come back. at the same time, this is not fair and this is not right for us as journalists because we should be safe in what we do. we should feel safe in our country. this is our country, this is our home, and we are uk nationals being threatened at our home at the doorstep. so what i was thinking is that if the uk government had taken it seriously, if the uk government had met with me, if the uk government was willing to listen to us that we are victim... well, we are victim and we are not victim, i don't like to declare

myself as a victim but at the same time the islamic republic is taking a step to attack us, and never hesitates to take our life. so we have to have a channel of being communicated to the government, being heard at the government. us pop star lizzo says she's �*quitting', because she's fed up with being targeted for her looks and character online. in a post on instagram, the �*truth hurts' singer wrote �*i'm starting to feel like the world doesn't want me in it.�* the 35—year old was last year accused of sexual harrassment and creating a hostile work environment by her former dancers — allegations she denies. it's not clear if the instagram post meant lizzo was quitting the music industry, or social media. with me is our culture reporter, noor nanji. just tell it a bit more about what

she had to stay in the reaction to it. , ,., , ., , she had to stay in the reaction to it. , , ., she had to stay in the reaction to it. yes, so this was a post that lizzo put _ it. yes, so this was a post that lizzo put up — it. yes, so this was a post that lizzo put up on _ it. yes, so this was a post that lizzo put up on instagram - it. yes, so this was a post that - lizzo put up on instagram on friday night. it is not clear exactly what prompted it or what she meant by it but she started off by saying that all she ever wanted to do in this world was to make music and make people happy. but she said she increasingly felt the world doesn't want her in a. she said she was being ridiculed for her character by people online and she said she was constantly up against lies which she says people are saying about her. and she concluded by saying, i didn't sign up for this, i quit. it is not entirely clear whether she is quitting social media or the music industry but either way, stars were quick tojump to industry but either way, stars were quick to jump to her defence. the socialite and entrepreneur paris hilton said, we love you, queen. and destiny child singer latoya said, you are deeply loved. last august, three of her former dancers sued her

over claims, including sexual harassment, and creating a hostile work environment. she has denied the allegations, she has said they are false. the lawyer representing the three dancers reportedly told news nation that it was shameful she was chosen to headline a fundraising event which was taking place on thursday this week, and she, we have tried to reach out to her for comment but we haven't heard back yet. comment but we haven't heard back et. . ~' , ., comment but we haven't heard back et. ., ~ i. comment but we haven't heard back et. ., ~ . ., comment but we haven't heard back et. ., . .,, yet. thank you so much for bringing us that story- _ yet. thank you so much for bringing us that story. and _ yet. thank you so much for bringing us that story. and you _ yet. thank you so much for bringing us that story. and you can - yet. thank you so much for bringing us that story. and you can go - yet. thank you so much for bringing us that story. and you can go to - yet. thank you so much for bringing us that story. and you can go to the bbc website where you can find more about that story and lizzo's post on instagram saying that she was quitting. you are watching bbc news. stay with us. hello, we've had some sunshine, not

a bad day after all, i think easter sunday will be little more overcast, particularly across england and closer to the north sea coast, quite chilly breeze of the north sea with some drizzle at times. the satellite picture shows that gap in the weather that is over us right now so things set fair for the moment but this figure ploughed towards the east will shout the uk during the course of sunday, particularly eastern areas of the uk. through the course of tonight, there is a bit of rain in the forecast for some south—western areas, perhaps just around the irish sea and into northern ireland but the bulk of the uk should have predominantly clear and dry weather, chilly north of scotland, touch of frost, and some mist and fog forming, particularly across central parts of england. morning is looking bright for many of us, particularly across the north and west of the uk, a few showers there are northern ireland but then this thick cloud invades of the north sea, chilly breeze, fleeting rain possible from parts of the

south—east through east anglia, lincolnshire, really all along that north sea coast. the best of the sunshine will be out towards the west tomorrow, around the irish sea, south—west scotland, northern ireland, the western isles. 0n ireland, the western isles. on sunday night into monday, weather front moves in from the south, this will be more substantial rain, a more prolonged spell of rain to come for many of us on easter monday, really not looking particularly pretty across england and wales. your best bet for fine weather is the north of northern ireland, also northern and western scotland, away from the weather front. temperatures, around 9 degrees in aberdeen but in the south despite the cloud in the rain, still getting up the cloud in the rain, still getting up to 1a but i don't think it will particularly felt like it. the outlook for the week ahead will see a series of low pressure is lining themselves up in the alan tate, heading our way with one weather front after the other and that basically spells rain so whether you are chipping —— checking the weather site —— the website of the app, an indication of the rain symbols that

the weather will be predominantly unsettled. rain at times subtly possible almost anywhere in the uk. before i go, a quick message that british summer time begins tonight. bye—bye.

this is bbc news — the headlines... the un peacekeeping mission in lebanon says three of its observers and a translator have been injured in an explosion

near the israeli border. in a statement — the un said it was investigating the origin of the blast — and that the targeting of its observers was �*unacceptable.’ global food experts have warned that a year of civil war in sudan — and a failure to deliver aid — have left millions of people facing imminentfamine. a un—backed food authority says there must be a ceasefire to avoid widespread death. children underfive are most at risk. political leaders promise stability in northern ireland won't be affected by the arrest and resignation of the dup leader — sirjeffrey donaldson — on charges of rape and historical sex offences — which he denies. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week's show...

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