country since 7 october. gang leaders in haiti offer terms for a ceasefire as the violence ridden nation observes the star. king charles x that easter service in windsor with the queen in his most significant public appearances since being diagnosed with cancer. hello. i am aaron delmont. in the lightest demonstration in israel since the start of the conflict in gaza, tens of thousands of people across the country enjoyed anti—government protests. they demanded new elections as prime minister benjamin netanyahu faces benjamin neta nyahu faces criticism benjamin netanyahu faces criticism over the security failure that allowed the hamas attack on 7 october. for mr netanyahu the it coincided with a hernia surgery sunday evening which his office that was successful. deputy prime

minister yerin levin will temporarily take the role. before the operation he offered reassurance on television. translation: i reassurance on television. translation: i underwent an examination _ translation: i underwent an examination stop _ translation: i underwent an examination stop i _ translation: i underwent an examination stop i thank- translation: i underwent an examination stop i thank the l examination stop i thank the people who over record to consider my health including reporters and i assure you that go through the treatment successfully and returned action very quickly. the bbc's bureau chief _ action very quickly. the bbc's bureau chief splayed - action very quickly. the bbc's bureau chief splayed his - bureau chief splayed his strategy as he navigates health challenges amid calls for him step down. look, i think he was appearing tonight as an act of both reassurance and warning to his friends and critics. so the reassurance that he was still vigorously in charge of his government, as he prepared to hand over the reins of power to his deputy — and a warning there to those people converging on towns around israel, but particularlyjust a few kilometres away outside the israeli parliament, calling for new elections and for him

to step down, that those new elections would cause a paralysis. let's break down who those people are. as drew mentioned prime minister benjamin netanyahu oso new elections were paralysed efforts to bring hostages home. he estimated it at set progress back at least six months. organisers of protests against the prime minister oslo government said they intend to set up a tent city for four days outside the israeli parliament. joe floater has also been following demonstrations and sent these details. , , demonstrations and sent these details. , g ., , details. greg judge who they are. -- details. greg judge who they are- -- let's—

details. greg judge who they are. -- let's break— details. greg judge who they are. -- let's break down. - so some of them are groups of hostages, families and their supporters who believe that mr netanyahu doesn't have the commitment to secure a ceasefire deal that would release their loved ones from gaza. their point of view is that it's been four months since the last deal that saw a significant release of hostages — and since then, very little has happened in that regard. they've been joined by other people who object to mr netanyahu, on political grounds — and you'll remember last year, hundreds of thousands of people were paralysing the streets of israel every weekend, protesting against mr netanyahu's planned constitutional reforms. they have now coalesced to try and get nmr etanyahu to step down and call new elections. he is very unpopular in the polls, but this war is still something that most israelis think is the right thing to be doing. on the ground in gaza seven journalists including a freelancer working the bbc were injured in an israeli strike close to the al—aqsa hospital

in the city of. for members of this committee had not group and fell of hamas were killed in the attack. al—aqsa hospital is the largest hospital functioning in the central gaza strip the archbishop of canterbury reflected on the dignified response of king charles and catherine princess of wales to their cancer diagnoses during his easter sermon. the probe also delivered his traditional easter mass at the vatican but he renewed his call for a ceasefire in gaza and the release of hostages being held there. here is religion editor aleem maqbool. when pope francis pulled out of some easter events, concerns about his health intensified. but the vatican said it was to conserve energy for today. and that seems to have worked. though a little out of breath, easter mass went smoothly. after which the 87—year—old

went on a drive about to greet what police estimated to be around 60,000 people who'd come to saint peter's square. events culminated with the pope's easter message. in it he renewed calls for access to aid in gaza, for the return of hostages held there, and for an immediate ceasefire. he also focused on what children in gaza have been witnessing. translation: how much suffering we i see in the eyes of these children. those children in that area of war have forgotten how to smile. with those eyes they ask us, why? why all this death? why all this destruction? war is always an absurdity and a defeat. celebrations in the holy land this year, including at the church of the holy sepulchre at the site where

christians believe jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead, was scaled down. palestinian christians talked of an easter tinged with sadness and many foreign pilgrims stayed away. at canterbury cathedral, archbishopjustin welby did talk of foreign conflicts, but also prayed for the king and princess of wales and others he said were suffering the same way, and he talked of other struggles closer to home. whether it is the evil of people smugglers or county lines in our schools, or the pain and suffering in a family riven with grief or rage or substance abuse, jesus the god man who experienced every pain and temptation is calling you and me to love in action. the archbishop talked of the easter story, giving hope of bringing light to darkness, and here at the vatican the pope ended by saying it was also a reminder of the value of every human life. aleem maqbool,

bbc news, in rome. king charles was not expected to mingle but he greeted well—wishers and thanked them for waiting in the cold. the prince and princess of wales and the children were not in attendance. princess catherine has stepped back from the public eye to receive cancer treatment. the king has only had prior engagements since his diagnosis of his attendance at the easter service is seen as an encouraging sign about his health. charlotte gallagher has more from windsor. the king and queen arriving at the easter sunday service, and waves for the crowds at windsor castle. this is an annual tradition

but this hasn't been a normal year for the royal family, with both the king and the princess of wales diagnosed with cancer. prince william and catherine weren't at the service today. they are spending the easter holidays with their three children in private. this was the last time they were all seen together in public — christmas day at sandringham. today marks the king's first significant public duty since his diagnosis last month. happy easter. best wishes for the princess of wales. very kind, thank you. you are very brave to stand out here in the cold. a chance to say thank you to well—wishers. hello, how are you? many had travelled to windsor especially to see the royals. i hope you haven't got too cold standing here. happy easter, i hope you are doing well. they didn't expect to meet the king. happy easter, your majesty.

remain strong. never give in. thank you very much. he seemed in great spirits, - really, he seemed very humoured and i said to him, - would you give, you know, our best wishes from wales to the princess of wales, i and i spoke to her majesty- the queen camilla as well and, yes, it was a joyful occasion. it's hoped this could be the start of the king making a slow return to public duties. now, we are not expecting him to be immediately carrying out a full calendar of events. but we are perhaps expecting him to be seen more in public and you got a sense today that he has missed being out, meeting people, chatting, shaking hands, and doing a part of the job which he obviously enjoys. lovely to see you. this has been a difficult few months for the royal family, but today seemed a positive sign about the king's health and recovery. charlotte gallagher, bbc news.

this easter sunday millions of shoppers may have noticed higher prices for the coveted chocolate eggs and bunnies. in the uk consumers paid 12.6% more for chocolate this year compared to last easter according to the consumer group which. increasing costs stemmed from a cocoa shortage in west africa specifically in ghana and the ivory coast which harvests more than 60% of the global supply. harvests more than 60% of the globalsupply. experts harvests more than 60% of the global supply. experts say crop disease and extreme weather events including the el nino phenomenon which caused drought in some areas and flooding and others have attributed to the shortages. however, the recent surge in cocoa prices does not mean a boost in income for farmers. they typically presell beams to local dealers or processing plants at agreed—upon prices well in advance. to better understand how farmers have been coping with production challenges, i spoke to the senior director of global programmes at rainforest alliance.

thank you for being here. why are farmers facing a drop in cocoa yields? i are farmers facing a drop in cocoa yields?— are farmers facing a drop in cocoa yields? i think in ghana, producing _ cocoa yields? i think in ghana, producing 60% _ cocoa yields? i think in ghana, producing 60% of _ cocoa yields? i think in ghana, producing 60% of the - cocoa yields? i think in ghana, producing 6096 of the world i cocoa yields? i think in ghana, i producing 6096 of the world past producing 60% of the world past micah kogo and a lot of them a lot of work goes into it. in recent times there have been hit by climate change, causing hotter temperatures and it leads to drought. for crops, it is a big challenge. as a result of that also, there is a disease search. if you talk about disease, it has really affected farmers stop what has also compounded the issue is illegal mining and logging in parts of the country. this has really affected farmers and is

the reason why we see a lot of reduction in cocoa yields in africa, especially ghana. tell us how it _ africa, especially ghana. tell us how it is _ africa, especially ghana. tell us how it is affected - africa, especially ghana. tell us how it is affected farmers. what does the drop in yields mean forfarmers and what does the drop in yields mean for farmers and their families? it mean for farmers and their families?— mean for farmers and their families? , ., , . , families? it definitely affects livelihoods. _ families? it definitely affects livelihoods. income - families? it definitely affects livelihoods. income levels. families? it definitely affects i livelihoods. income levels have really dwindled and to that effect lifestyles have been affected and even to get money to pay school fees is a challenge, and that is why sometimes use see school dropouts and child labour is also on the rise and cost of buying inputs for the farm is also an issue. for that matter, it has really affected the income levels of the farmers and hurts their livelihoods. we talked about the challenges facing farmers and supply being

down overall. but it's not as simple as just growing more cocoa immediately, right? i think there is a great need for companies and traders to support farmers. they have to be able to have commitments from the industry in terms of contracts, making sure that there is investment in sustainable production. this time around we have regions where even a rainforest alliance is investing so much in ensuring that the farmers are able to impact on their farms and to be able to increase their yields, to be able to also impact on their soil quality, so that they are able to produce. again, i think it is very important that we have fair prices. we see more and more the companies are not

able to do that, to be able to demonstrate that commitment, to be able to support producers. as we see, cocoa prices have really gone up, but farmers are not benefiting. d0 really gone up, but farmers are not benefiting.— not benefiting. do you foresee a moment _ not benefiting. do you foresee a moment where _ not benefiting. do you foresee a moment where farmers - not benefiting. do you foresee | a moment where farmers could ask for higher prices because we know it's common practice forfarmers and we know it's common practice for farmers and companies to agree on prices advance? what would it take for that moment to come? ~ would it take for that moment to come?— would it take for that moment to come? ~ ., ., , to come? we know that companies are not willing _ to come? we know that companies are not willing to _ to come? we know that companies are not willing to do _ to come? we know that companies are not willing to do that, - to come? we know that companies are not willing to do that, but - are not willing to do that, but it is equally important for them to see this because farmers are really in trouble. if we look at climate change, the bad weather conditions, they are brutally hit. of late, we all know that the cocoa prices have really gone up, but it does not translate into the lives of the farmers because productivity has gone low, the

locals in the two countries, especially in ghana, and for that matter, they've been taken advantage of the increase in cocoa prices, in the world market it is a challenge. we see more and more when it happens like that, farmers will not see any change in their lifestyle. not see any change in their lifestyle-— not see any change in their lifes le. . , , ., lifestyle. kwame osei, senior director of— lifestyle. kwame osei, senior director of global _ lifestyle. kwame osei, senior| director of global programmes for rainforest alliance, thank you. for rainforest alliance, thank ou. ., ~' for rainforest alliance, thank ou. ., ~ , ., for rainforest alliance, thank ou. . ~' ., for rainforest alliance, thank ou. . ., ., around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at another story making use. the national living wage is about to go up. from under it will rise byjust over £1 £11 and 44 an hour to anyone over the age of 21. the government says it will boost the wages of the lowest paid by £1800 a year as marc ashdown reports. the minimum hourly wage will rise from tomorrow and anyone aged 16 or 17 will see their rate go from £5 28 per hour to

£6 40. iii rate go from £5 28 per hour to £6 40. , ., rate go from £5 28 per hour to £6 40. y ., ., rate go from £5 28 per hour to £6 40. _, ., (w rate go from £5 28 per hour to £640. ., ':~ ~ rate go from £5 28 per hour to £640. ., (w " ., rate go from £5 28 per hour to £640. ., 'j~ " ., i: £6 40. if you are 18, 19 or 20, it'll no £6 40. if you are 18, 19 or 20, it'll go from — £6 40. if you are 18, 19 or 20, it'll go from £7 _ £6 40. if you are 18, 19 or 20, it'll go from £7 49 _ £6 40. if you are 18, 19 or 20, it'll go from £7 49 an - £6 40. if you are 18, 19 or 20, it'll go from £7 49 an hour- £6 40. if you are 18, 19 or 20, it'll go from £7 49 an hour to l it'll go from £7 49 an hour to £8 60 and the national living wage will now be paid anyone aged over 21 is that of 23. that's going up from £10 42 an hour to £11 44. the increase should be a welcome boost for 2.7 million local workers but some businesses a higher labour costs will make it harder to keep prices down. you alive with bbc news. thousands of people have taken to the streets of haiti to market easter weekend. the first major national holiday since the country's government collapsed. gangs are touting their grip on the korean island with the violence and sexual abuse. more than 1500 people have been killed since the start of the year, tens of thousands of people have been left homeless.

the un has called the situation cataclysmic. nomia iqbalsent cataclysmic. nomia iqbal sent this cataclysmic. nomia iqbalsent this report from cap—haitien. as haiti spirals into violence, people try to hold on to their traditions. thousands of worshippers walk through narrow, dusty roads in cap—haitien praying for peace in a country whose capital has descended into lawlessness. in gang—controlled port—au—prince the city is still suffering with people fighting for basic supplies. most easter processions were cancelled. there was a rare moment ofjoy, though, as children crafted colourful kites, an easter tradition. more than 100 miles away, nun checks in with her family every day to make sure they are still alive. her father says there was a shooting today, everyone is ok. he tells her he feels broken, though. nun left port—au—prince because of the violence. her cousin was killed by a gang

in the capital last year. i have friends that after school they decided to open a business or things like that and after some time either they got killed or they got robbed, so its two ways. either you stay and you fight or you go. even though i go i'll come back because i have a plan, i have a dream and that dream is happening in haiti. the country is now waiting to see exactly who will take on the gangs in the fight for power. a presidential transitional council is in the works and the group's main goal will be to restore order and democracy to a nation that is at a crucial turning point in history. one of the country's most powerful gang leaders, jimmy cherizier, has said he is open to a ceasefire. known as barbecue, he and his coalition control much of the capital right now, but he wants a seat at the negotiating table. it will be hard to convince many haitians though to accept violent gangsters

as future political leaders. translation: when gangs attack, they are terrorising people - and they don't have any compassion, theyjust kill. the population is dying, it's true, because it's the country which is dying. when the port is dysfunctional, the airport is dysfunctional and the hospital is dysfunctional, people will definitely die. haiti is a country with a lot of faith, but constant, overlapping crises have pushed it to the brink and with little change so far, right now hope is all people have. nomia iqbal, bbc news, haiti. turkish president aggressive tired party has faced its biggest defeat in municipal elections sunday. with nearly all votes counted the main opposition chp achieved its largest victory in 45 years. it was in the five largest urban

centres including turkey's bigger city, istanbul. the leading opposition figure, the current mayor of istanbul, has declared victory. he is widely considered one of the front runners in a general election expected in 2028. in his victory speech he said the people of istanbul were helping to bring about a brighter future for turkey. mr erdogan conceded defeat. earlier i spoke to the bbc�*s turkish service who shared the latest. thank you forjoining us. what thank you for “oining us. what is the thank you forjoining us. what is the headlight _ thank you forjoining us. what is the headlight today? - thank you forjoining us. what is the headlight today? it - thank you forjoining us. what is the headlight today? it is i thank you forjoining us. what is the headlight today? it is a | is the headlight today? it is a big win for the main opposition party chp to last for lost the passenger election despite having a coalition which other opposition parties, but this year they had a big win in the local election. forthe year they had a big win in the local election. for the first time early 2000, chp managed to control more cities than the government party which is mr

erdogan's akp. today they managed to get more cities and more votes and this is a very big moral burst for the opposition in turkey after last year's election lost.— year's election lost. what changed? _ year's election lost. what changed? why _ year's election lost. what changed? why are - year's election lost. what changed? why are voters| changed? why are voters flocking to the opposition party? flocking to the opposition -a ? flocking to the opposition .a ? , flocking to the opposition -a ? , ., ., , party? there might be various reasons. one _ party? there might be various reasons. one of— party? there might be various reasons. one of them - party? there might be various reasons. one of them can - party? there might be various reasons. one of them can be l party? there might be various i reasons. one of them can be the economic so turkey has been an economic so turkey has been an economic crisis and people have been the cost—of—living crisis lately and it was mostly due to president erdogan's economic policy. on top of that, in some cities, they don't like the akp candidates, they don't find the stronger active and there were accusations of corruption and some smaller cities, but in the bigger cities the main topic has been in the last few years. it has been the cost—of—living crisis and these people in the big cities are feeling more of it because of higher rent and

higherfood prices. it because of higher rent and higher food prices.— it because of higher rent and higher food prices. what does this mean _ higher food prices. what does this mean for— higher food prices. what does this mean for president - higher food prices. what does this mean for president brad l this mean for president brad sheppard tired adeline and his party? it sheppard tired adeline and his .a ? , ., , sheppard tired adeline and his -a ? , ., , party? it is the worst local election — party? it is the worst local election for— party? it is the worst local election for mr _ party? it is the worst local election for mr erdogan i party? it is the worst local i election for mr erdogan since he came to power. some political commentators were saying that if he manages to win this election, he may try to change the constitution to allow himself one more term or multiple terms because by the position this is his last term. but this did not happen because the chp camp with a surprisingly big win tonight. so from now on until the next general election in 2028 it will be a big race between the main opposition party chp and mr erdogan's party. under one headed topics will be the economy, so if mr erdogan wants

to carry his party to the next election in a successful way, he might need to find a solution to economic problems in turkey which includes the inflation, around 60— 70% per year. on top of that, he now has a big challenger, the mayor of istanbul, ekrem imamoglu, who managed to win his second term tonight with a much larger difference than the previous election, so he is appointed as the possible opposition candidate in the next election. journalist for the bbc�*s turkish service, many thanks. supporters of india's main opposition alliance have held a major rally in the capital ahead of next month's general election. it's the first meeting since the arrest of the chief minister of delhi, arvind kejriwal, on corruption charges 10 days ago. our south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan has more. opposition supporters have gathered here and they are coming from delhi

and other neighbouring states near the capital city. now they are calling for the release of the delhi chief minister. he was taken into custody ten days ago on corruption charges, which he denies. major leaders are addressing this rally, saying that india's democracy and constitution should be saved, and that is the motive of this major rally here. the congress party says its bank accounts have been frozen and they have been asked to pay more than $200 million in fines for allegedly violating tax rules. but the government denies any political motive behind this action, saying the law will take its own course. india's elections are due to start on 19th april and will be held in several places. the campaign is going across the country for this mammoth exercise, but what the opposition is saying is that there is no level playing field.

for example, they accuse the election commission of being biased towards the governing bjp and they said that investigating agencies are being used to cripple them, to stifle dissent, to prevent them from campaigning. however, the governing bjp denies these charges and the mammoth exercise of india's general election, in which prime minister mahendra modi is seeking a third straight term, is starting on 19th april. stay with us on bbc news. hello there. we saw mixed fortunes of weather on easter sunday. a lot of cloud across large parts of england and wales, best of the sunshine across scotland and northern ireland.

for easter monday, again, there will be some rain around through central parts of the uk, top and tail of the country should see some sunshine, but there will be further showers. central parts of the country affected by this weather front, that is where the rain will be through the day on monday. some of it fairly heavy at times, north wales, north midlands, northern england pushing into southern scotland as well, maybe across the irish sea into the isle of man and north northern ireland. much of northern scotland should be dry with some sunshine, best of it in the west. the rest of england and wales, sunny spells, scattered showers, some of these may be heavy and also slow—moving. we will see top temperatures of 14—15 celsius in the southeast, still chilly across this northeast corner with a nagging north—easterly breeze coming in off the north sea. as we head through monday night, looks like the rain shifts northwards into much of scotland. could see a bit of snow on the mountaintops of scotland. elsewhere, largely dry with clear spells. again, a few showers dotted around southern parts of england. temperature—wise, 4—8 celsius for many, still quite chilly, though, across

northern scotland. for tuesday, we have a weakening area of low pressure, weather front moving northwards, but a new one arrives across southern areas later in the day. so it means that england and wales could see quite a bit of sunshine around for tuesday morning. northern parts of the country, particularly scotland, will see outbreaks of rain continuing. again, a little bit of winteriness over the higher ground, but showers will develop across england and wales into the afternoon as temperatures rise. wetter and windy weather arriving across the far south of the country later in the day. again, those temperatures mid—teens in the south, still quite chilly in the north. as we continue to move through the new week, low pressure system one after the other continue to hurtle in off the atlantic. that will bring spells of wet and windy weather, particularly windy towards the end of the week, you can see all the isobars here. in between there will be some sunshine and further showers. a very unsettled week ahead to come for much of the uk, like i mentioned, those areas of low pressure bringing spells of wet and windy weather. but it will be very mild on the flip side, particularly england and wales.

towards the end of the week, we could be looking at highs of 17—18 celsius across southern parts of the country, given a little bit of sunshine. but it is remaining unsettled.

the battle for us steel. japan's biggest steel maker says it will not back down

from its proposed takeover of an american industrial icon. plus, the rise of hands—free driving, can the technology be trusted or is it a threat to road safety? hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm steve lai. japan has make industrial giant has defended its proposed acquisition of the united states's second biggest steel producer. the deal was agreed in december but the white house said last month that the company should remain in domestic ownership. nippon steel�*s incoming president has called for its deep roots in the united states to be recognised. here he is, the new president of nippon steel tadashi imai. he takes that post today and on the top of his intray a tricky assignment — the $14 billion

purchase of us steel. a deal has been agreed, but it's united these two —