welcome to bbc news now, welcome to bbc news now.ary on record. let's take a look at some of the numbers. the highest pink their 1.77 degrees above preindustrial levels. these figures go back to 1940. the latest figures go back to 1940. the latest figures from the eu climate service. to explain the numbers here's our climate editor. spring begins when the magnolia trees bloom, according to cornish tradition. and spring came early in cornwall and the rest of europe this year. temperatures across the continent this february were almost 3 degrees above average. the exceptional warm weather the world experienced last month did not surprise climate scientists. it coincides with a near—record increase in co2 concentrations in the atmosphere.

annita mcveigh will be here very shortly with bbc news now, we will have the latest from baltimore, but hello. it's been pretty miserable for the morning rush with driving rain, hill snow across the north, and even a dusting of snow in the heavier downpours further south, as well. this is exmoor earlier. so, it is slightly windier today, as this area of low pressure to the west of us continues to deepen. so, there are more isobars around, particularly in the south and the north, where we'll have gale force winds to accompany this rain and this hill snow. so, a pretty cold day here. after the heavy rain moves away from northern ireland, heavy showers will follow, those heavy showers pushing their way across england and wales as well, after some sunshine first thing. the sunshine does return, but with it, some heavier showers, hail and thunder mixed in. and so the strength of the wind as well will temper the feel, even though we'll get to perhaps 9—12 celsius. 0vernight, the rain breaks up in the north, the showers follow. we've got more rain and hill snow to come in southern areas, hill

welcome to bbc news now.urity council has voted against a us draft resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza linked to the release of hostages. russia and china were among three countries that vetoed the us resolution. the us ambassador to the un responded to russia's and china's veto. it was the first time the us had supported such a resolution, having previously blocked similar ones at the event. russia still cannot bring itself to condemn hamas's terrorist attacks on october seven, condemn hamas's terrorist attacks on octoberseven, can condemn hamas's terrorist attacks on october seven, can wejust condemn hamas's terrorist attacks on october seven, can we just pause on that for a second? russia and china refused to condemn hamas for burning

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan — welcome to bbc news now.g developments on a range of stories, as you've heard in the headlines. this hour we're live in kiev, westminster, and jerusalem. let's start with developments in the middle east, as that first ship carrying aid to gaza has arrived off the coast of the territory. let's join my colleague who's in israel for us — anna foster. welcome to damascus gate in east jerusalem were the first friday prayers of ramadan are coming to an end. you can see the final struggle is a warship is coming out of the damascus gate, they have been net the al—aqsa —— final stragglers of worshippers. tight security presence here this morning. things seem to have proceeded peacefully. while we are talking, israel's war cabinet and security cabinet are meeting to discuss her weight�*s proposal in the attempts to find a humanitarian ceasefire agreement in gaza. hamas said the 70 mediators last night, describing it as a comprehensive vision for a ceasefire agreement. they said they wanted, reiterating demands for thin

welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction.begin in russia where vladimir putin has vowed to strengthen the armed forces and prioritise the war in ukraine, after yet another landslide victory in an election that western leaders have criticised as neither free nor fair. exit polls give him 87.8% of the vote in the presidential election — which was tightly—controlled by the kremlin, with no credible opposition candidate allowed to run. the electoral commission says turnout was 77% — which would be a post—soviet record. mr putin said the result demonstrated people's trust in russia's current path, and when russians were united, no—one could intimidate or suppress them. as our russia editor steve rosenberg reports, in a rare move mr putin also mentioned his late critic, alexei navalny, by name. for vladimir putin, six more years in the kremlin. russia's president is sounding more confident than ever. translation: whoever might want to intimidate us, - whoever might want to suppress us, our will and our conscience, they have never b

bye—bye for now. this is bbc news, the headlines.ey donaldson resigns as the leader of northern ireland's democratic unionist party after being charged what bbc news understands to be rape and multiple other sexual offences. prime minister benjamin netanyahu approves a new round of ceasefire talks a day after the un top court ordered israel to allow aid into gaza. and actorjohn boyega speaks for the first time about how the killing of his childhood friend, damilola taylor, shaped his life. more breaking news now on northern ireland. news thatjeffrey donaldson, the leader of the democratic unionist party, has been charged with historical sexual offences and has quit as leader. bbc news now understands that sirjeffrey donaldson has been charged with rape and multiple other sexual offences. the police investigation is understood to have started within the last number of months, after two women came forward. sirjeffrey�*s resignation letter to the dup states he will be strenuously contesting the charges. the dup says mr donaldson, who ha

alison freeman, bbc news. to complete one of the world's most gruelling races — the barkley marathons in tennessee. it's 160 kilometres — up and down hills — through rugged terrain. she finished with just 99 seconds to spare. jasmin finally recovered her breath — and her voice — and spoke to the bbc. it wasn't until the last kilometre that i really sort of doubted that it was going to be possible. and at that point i was just so desperate to stop, to stop running and to walk. and i knew that i couldn't because i wouldn't make it. cheering. i think it was just the thought that if i didn't make it this time, it was going to be by seconds and then i would have to come back and do the whole thing again. because i would never have let it rest. i was so oxygen deficient when i reached the end and the last few hundred metres, i couldn't even really see anybody. cheering and applause. i knew there were people kind of cheering me on and there was lots of noise and... but i was just aiming for the gate and everything el

that's the forecast for now. live from london, this is bbc news.oman who accused the team principal, christian horner, of inappropriate behaviour. crunching the numbers — willjeremy hunt's pre—election budget manage to shift the political dial? we'll have a special report from eastern ukraine, where villagers near the front line are bracing themselves against advances by russian troops. new figures show last month was the warmest february ever recorded. hello and welcome to bbc news now — three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. iam i am lewis vaughanjones. we will start with some breaking news in the last hour or so on the red bull formula 1 team, surrounding its boss, christian horner. the person who accused him of inappropriate behaviour has been suspended on full pgy- behaviour has been suspended on full pay. christian horner denies the allegations and was allowed to remain in his role after the allegations were rejected. a spokesperson for red bull racing said they couldn't comment. i spoke to our correspondence, laura scott.

welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. in the 2024 race for the white house. the republican contest will be in all of these 15 states, while the democrats will vote in the same states except alaska. they will hold caucuses, too, in american samoa. we'll also get the results of the democratic contest in iowa, which has been ongoing by post for several weeks. presidentjoe biden faces little opposition on the democratic side and is all but guaranteed the party's nomination. while on the republican side, donald trump expects another triumph over his only remaining rival, nikki haley. these are pictures coming

stay with us here on bbc news. now the weather. hello again.pells and also some heavy, blustery showers. some of those will have thunder and lightning, some of them some hail. and it's going to be windy, especially england and wales and especially through the english channel. now, low pressure is firmly in charge of our weather and will be as we go through the next couple of days. and we're looking at gales, even severe gales developing through the english channel, 50mph gusts of wind across southern counties, but generally windy across england and wales today. you certainly will notice it. this is the weather front that produced the rain and the snow in the early part of today moving into scotland. behind it, some sunshine, but you'll see showers develop across northern ireland, wales and england and some of those will be heavy and thundery with some hail. temperatures, eight in the north to about 12 as we push down towards the south. now through this evening and overnight, this rain continues across scotland. still heavy. heavy showers across

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hello, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction.e the prime minister leo vardkar hasjust resigned. the prime minister leo vardkar in an unexpected announcement, mr varadkar described his period leading his country as "the most fulfilling time of his life". he will step down before the next general election in the republic of ireland. mr varadkar became ireland's youngest taoiseach in 2017 when he became leader of fine gael. let's listen to him announcing his resignation from the steps of government buildings a short while ago.

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan — welcome to bbc news now.let's start with developments in the middle east, as that first ship carrying aid to gaza has arrived off the coast

welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction.d to strengthen the armed forces and prioritise the war in ukraine, after yet another landslide victory in an election that western leaders have criticised as neither free nor fair. exit polls give him 87.8% of the vote in the presidential election — which was tightly controlled by the kremlin, with no credible opposition candidate allowed to run.

welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction.y to defeat hamas over there a ground incursion. talks are continuing. both sides are under fire to stop fighting and secure the release of hostages. antony blinken has urged israel to prioritise allowing a den, saying the entire population of gaza is suffering. anna foster reports from jerusalem.

will have more reaction to a report throughout the afternoon here on bbc news, now a check on the weathervery similar to how it was yesterday, still of cloud around for places but brighter now with some sunshine across the south of england, east anglia in particular, lots of blue skies here in norwich. and more sunny spells for western wales and northwest scotland, where it�*s set to continue through the rest of the day. but a brisk and chilly easterly wind blowing for most of us and it will stay dry. low pressure along the south with milder air. chilly air across much of the uk and high pressure towards the north and the east. drawing in this wind still from the north sea. quite cloudy with spots of drizzle for areas of northeastern england and eastern scotland but the cloud breaking up a little and still in exposure to that brisk easterly wind, it�*s going to feel rather chilly. more blustery winds towards the southwest of devon and cornwall and rain here too by the end of the day. temperatures ranging between six and 11 celsius. 0vernight, drawing in a lot more in the way of cloud so n

this you are watching bbc news, now, a reminder that at midday, in nine minutes, we will get the bankt, they are at 5.2%, and they are expected to remain at that level for a fifth time in a row. we will have that decision for you life here on bbc news. stay with us until midday. first, i want to turn to the post office scandal. an expert witness was asked by a post office prosecutor to change his testimony in a case that resulted in a post mistress being wrongfullyjailed. fujitsu engineer garethjenkins rephrased parts of a report on the horizon it system after receiving advice this from his barrister. as our business correspondent marc ashdown reports. the horizon it system was central to the post office scandal. testimony supporting its credibility was used time and again to prosecute sub—postmasters accused of theft or fraud. one was seema misra, accused of stealing £75,000, and eventually sent to jail while she was pregnant. at her trial in 2010, garethjenkins was called as an expert witness, who must act independently of the post office. documents submitted to the public inquiry a

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and this is not the end, with a second series of gladiators now confirmed. noor nanji, bbc news.r. hello there. well, this easter weekend, the amount of sunshine we had across the uk varied quite a bit. some of us didn't have any sunshine at all. if you look at the satellite picture, you can see the thicker cloud across parts of england and wales and the brighter skies earlier on across scotland and northern ireland, all part of a much larger rugged area of cloud shrouding many parts of europe. it's a big area of low pressure that's dominating the continent right now. and in the next few days, we are expecting a fair amount of rain. smaller areas of low pressure will come sweeping our way. and with that, outbreaks of rain and at times some strong winds. but it won't be raining all the time. there will be some fair weather in between these weather systems. hello there. so the forecast then — through the early hours, we have some rain across the south of the uk, maybe some cracks of thunder. also, this easterly breeze drags in rain bearing cloud into parts of northern england. so q

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frances read, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather.ns to contend with. so today we will see a mixture of some sunny spells. allow pressure to the south—west throwing up cloud and some showers. we have already had showers in south—west england, they will spread into south wales for a time. a bit more cloud in northern ireland and northern england. sunshine the far north—west of scotland, sunny continuing in east anglia. in the sunshine at not feeling too bad. through tonight we will see more persistent rain spreading in from the south, which will set up quite a wet start to sunday morning, although it will be frost—free. how about mothering sunday? it is going to be pretty wet, certainly wetter than today, that rain into central and southern scotland, over england, through the midlands and south—east. it will move westwards into north wales, but some sunny spells for south—west england and south wales. temperatures lower for tomorrow because of the cloudy skies and that rain. into next week, ian area of low pressure moves to the east. m

gem o'reilly, bbc news.oken neck and pelvis in a car crash last january it would look like she might never make it to this year's miss world competition. after a 12 month struggle with the physical and mental recovery, she has finally arrived at the 71st edition of the pageant in india and will find out this weekend if she will take the ultimate crown. our reporter has been talking to her. it was a moment you thought you might never have when she when she show my world. darcey corria at the opening ceremony of miss world, a moment she feared might never happen 12 months ago, after she broke her neck and pelvis in a car crash. i sustained multiple injuries, multiple broken bones. this time last year, it felt so far away from me. to have come this far is really such a proud moment for me. ready to go home. darcey�*s rehab took months, but physically she's now doing well. the 22—year—old won the miss wales title two years ago, but delays to the competition mean she finally set off for miss world last month. che

hello, i may need welcome to bbc news now —— anitta mcveigh.ing in brussels, where the war in ukraine is high on the agenda. they're examining this question — could the profits from frozen russian financial assets be used to pay for weapons for ukraine? ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky is also expected to take part. in kyiv, at least 13 people are reported to have been injured as the city came under missile attack during the night.

welcome to bbc news now.nd gaza, it's hard to watch the unfolding pain. today we bring you the searing story of one young girl. this is 12—year—old alma, whose parents were killed along with four of her siblings. more than 13,000 children have been killed in gaza since israel's bombardment there began five months ago, according to the united nations childrens' agency, unicef, a death toll it describes as "staggering." the assault on gaza was sparked by the hamas attacks on israel on october 7th, which killed around 1,200 israelis — most of them civilians. since then, many children in gaza have lost their entire families in israeli attacks. the overall death toll in gaza now stands at more than

welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. hour in the us city of baltimore where crews have now found the data recorder of the ship which crashed into a major bridge yesterday causing it to collapse. officials are looking into whether dirty fuel may have caused the vessel to lose power. six missing construction workers who were on the francis scott key bridge at the time are now presumed dead and rescue efforts have turned into a recovery operation. these are live pictures from the scene — where it is 10am local time. as well as the recovery operation, the other focus is the investigation into what went wrong. the vessel, the dali, is registered in singapore and the port authority there says it passed two inspections last year. the container vessel lost power after departing from baltimore's port, causing it to crash into the bridge. we arejust we are just hearing that one of those missing, presumed dead construction workers is a honduran citizen. it is thought that the six men were all migrants. the governor of maryland has

announcer: and now, "bbc news". >> hello. i'm sarah campbell. are watching "the context" on bbc news. >> beautiful day but a dangerous border. we are going to take care of it. >> we are near a month away from the general election than what we don't know if this will be a matchup between sitting president and former president trump, one thing is for sure -- with republican voters, they feel that nothing is changed the past four years. >> the polling consistently of americans puts immigration among the top two concerns, beaten usually only by the economy and to dramatically increase cost-of-living. -- the dramatically increased cost-of-living. sarah: it is a battle at the border today. the two men most likely to be ready for the u.s. president are in two texan border hotspots, each hoping to persuade voters that they have the answer to cutting illegal immigration. the number of gazans killed since october 7 tops 30,000 according to the hamas- rund ministry of health. we have a special report in which 100 people were killed. what is the state of th

pallab ghosh, bbc news. now, we have some good news for you.th its owner. this is the good news. the fibreglass ornament you can see here, named gary that gorilla was reported missing in march and in weeks are similar primate was spotted across highways in the uk. this was later established, this was another version made by the same manufacturer. the real gary was later discovered by the side of a right in a five. so a happy ending. he was lost and now he is found. i will be back with a top business stories injust back with a top business stories in just a back with a top business stories injust a moment. don't go anywhere, i will see you in a second. hello. an area of low pressure is going to sit around on top of the uk over the next few days, and that will drive some very heavy downpours of rain, with some flashes of lightning, some rumbles of thunder, some of the showers over high ground will be wintry, and we will often have some strong and gusty winds. so here is our area of low pressure. you can think of this as the engine room of the wea

simon jack, bbc news. now a reminder of some news we broke moments ago. may. his planned testimony had to be cancelled last year because of ill health. mr case is expected to face questioning about whatsapp messages he sent during the covid pandemic which were critical of the government's response. of course, we will bring you that coverage when it happens. naturalist chris packham has revealed how "broken" he felt growing up undiagnosed as autistic. the tv presenter, who british viewers will know best as the face of nature programme springwatch, has spoken to the bbc�*s nick ransom about how he believes people who are neurodivergent — those who are autistic, dyslexic or living with adhd — are being let down by a society that was not built with them in mind. for most of my teenage and 20s, i thought that i was broken. i'm not a great fan of chris packham. that's a legacy of loathing myself because i was different. there seemed to be more people who were different than me and i didn't know anyone who was like me. so it was clearly me that was wrong. and so

hello, i may need welcome to bbc news now —— anitta mcveigh.opean union leaders are meeting in brussels, where the war in ukraine is high on the agenda. they're examining this question — could the profits from frozen russian financial assets be used to pay for weapons for ukraine? ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky is also expected to take part. in kyiv, at least 13 people are reported to have been injured as the city came under missile attack during the night. according to officials, air—defence units were engaged in repelling the attack, purportedly coming from russia, with missile debris falling in different parts of the city. mr zelensky is expected to ask the west to show the political will to deliver air—defence systems. our correspondent sarah rainsford has been at the scene in kyiv where the attacks happened. this has been at the scene in kyiv where the attacks happened.— the attacks happened. this is the aftermath of _ the attacks happened. this is the aftermath of yet _ the attacks happened. this is the aftermath of yet another -

matt murray, bbc news. next, something different now in mexico city. commemorate world sleep day. touting bright blue yoga mats, sleeping masks and travel pillows, it's safe to say people in mexico are enjoying their siesta. it was also meant to be a protest to push for sleep to be considered an essential part of health and wellness. heavy traffic as a result of the closure of the m25, the first time since it was opened, it is a five mile stretch of motorway to remain shut until 6am on monday, this is one of the busiest roads in the uk. and it is the junction between junctions ten and 11, one of the busy streets in a country which also serves heathrow and gatwick airport. they the closure in place so a bridge can be demolished to make way for motorway improvements. —— the closure is in place. the pictures of the effects of the closure of the m25. now it's time for a look at the weather, with helen willets. hello. there was plenty of sunshine to start the day, although it was frosty, with some isolated freezing fog as well. but all is to change because

now on bbc news, we have this special programme on how the princess of wales announced her cancer diagnosisa special message to the world. from the princess of wales, a deeply personal statement. it has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family. her operation injanuary had been successful, said catherine, but there was a problem. it was thought that my condition was non—cancerous. the surgery was successful. however, tests after the operation found cancer had been present. that meant she was now undergoing chemotherapy. this, of course, came as a huge shock and william and i have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family. it followed a flood of speculation about her health, so will that come to an end now and what next after kate's cancer diagnosis? she is one of the most popular royals, whether hosting events herself or at the side of her husband, the prince of wales, catherine has played an active role as a senior royal since marrying william in 2011. catherine is a hugely popular member of the royal family and

this is bbc news.ted to have carried out air strikes in syria. observers say the strikes happened in aleppo — and may have targeted a depot storing rockets, run by the militant group hezbollah. the reports suggest that at least 42 people were killed — including six members of hezbollah — and 36 members of the syrian army. israel hasn't commented on the claims, but there've been sporadic clashes between the israeli military and hezbollah on israel's northern borders since the outbreak of the war in gaza. if israel did carry out these air strikes, it may have been linked to that confrontation. there have also been air strikes in gaza overnight — palestinian officials say at least 12 people were killed when a building was hit in the southern city of rafah. and the hamas—run health ministry says several other people were killed or injured, in other air strikes across the palestinian territory. they say a number of the victims were children. fighting on the ground has also continued in gaza. the israeli mil

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hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan, welcome to bbc news now, israel has rejected the latest hamas proposals the deal it presented to mediators on thursday as a "comprehensive vision". meanwhile the first ship carrying aid for gaza, using a new maritime corridor announced by president biden, has been seen off the coast of the territory. the spanish vessel, open arms, left cyprus three days ago and is carrying 200 tonnes of food supplied by an american ngo.

that's all from me and the team for now. goodbye. you're watching bbc news.or frank hester at the centre of a racism row. the party has refused to confirm, or deny, reports that the donor has reportedly given more money to the party, than was known publicly. frank hester has apologised for what he called being "rude" about the mp, diane abbott, but said his comments were nothing to do with skin colour. let's speak to our political corespondent, hannah miller. thanks so much for your time. what more do we know about these reported donations that went known previously? hatchback, can you hear me? apologies, were having some issues coming to hannah. welcome back to it when we can. violent online content is now "unavoidable" for children in the uk, with many being exposed to it while still in primary school, according to a new 0fcom report. the regulator is urging social media companies to strengthen child protection on their platforms. our technology reporter shiona mccallum reports. how much time do you think you spend on your phone a day? even prince william i

now on the bbc news website and app.dy to face it. he made the comments during an interview with our us media partner cbs news, confirming he believes it could happen between may and june, and he insists ukraine needs more military aid. take a listen. so you're expecting a counteroffensive in may, june from the russians. i think so. what sort of weapons do you need to stop that counteroffensive? translation: number one is anti-air defence and artillery shells. _ that's what we need. meanwhile, ukraine says russia has launched another wave of missile and drone attacks overnight. officials in kyiv say russia launched 99 projectiles, with more than 80 being destroyed. the interior ministry says that civilian infrastructure was targeted, with three power stations hit. the attacks wounded several people, but there are no reports of any deaths. our correspondent in ukraine, sarah rainsford, sent us this update from kharkiv. this is another major attack on ukraine overnight. russia launched 99 drones and missiles, we're told by

helen catt, bbc news.t global warming has brought the date earlier and earlier with no sign of stopping. sofia bettiza reports. cherry blossoms are a symbol of spring — and the most famous cherry blossom spectacle in the world is undoubtedly in japan. now normally, peak season is at the end of march, beginning of april — but this year, they've started blooming sooner than ever before. and as you can see here, people are in the streets of tokyo admiring the flowers and taking lots of pictures. and this is a really big event in the country — the cherry blossoms only appear for 11 days. and, because of that, an estimated 63 million people travel to and withinjapan every year. and it's big business — it adds about $2.7 billion to the japanese economy every year. now unfortunately, the reason why the flowers are blooming so early is worrying, according to experts. japan has seen record—breaking high temperatures in february and march. the world is getting warmer because of climate change, and the climate crisis

this is bbc news. the headlines: the european union says a maritime aid corridorfrom cyprus to gaza could begin operating within hours. the first vessel is being loaded now. but with the situation becoming increasingly desperate, the us warns a temporary dock in gaza could take 60 days to build. armed men abduct another group of students from a school in northern nigeria. four women are among those taken. the army is still looking for more than 200 schoolchildren kidnapped on thursday. a state governer says at least 28 have managed to escape. in a major defeat for ireland's government, voters reject two referendum proposals on family and care. proponents wanted to amend the constitutional definition of a family to include people who were not married. it was also proposed that a constitutional reference to �*women in the home' should be removed. prime minister leo varadkar says it was a �*comprehensive defeat�*. we return now to the situation in the middle east. the us military says its ships and aircra

this is bbc news. you're watching bbc news. speaking about the situation there. her report finds there are "reasonable grounds" to believe that israel is committing genocide against palestinians in gaza. take a listen. israel has committed three acts of genocide with the requisite intent — killing members of the group, causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group, and deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part. the flagrant and systematic slaughter of palestinian civilians, the deployment of unlawful weaponry, the utter obliteration of vital civilian infrastructure, including the deliberate targeting of all gaza's hospitals and the man—made starvation of the palestinian people, transcend the realm of war crimes and crimes against humanities that had been seen in the occupied palestinian territory before. the monstrosity unfolding is accompanied by a pervasive anti—palestinian narrative and dehumanisation emanating from the upper

now on bbc news, we have this special programme on how the princess of wales announced her cancer diagnosist. it has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family. her operation injanuary had been successful, said catherine, but there was a problem. it was thought that my condition was non—cancerous. the surgery was successful. however, tests after the operation found cancer had been present. that meant she was now undergoing chemotherapy. this, of course, came as a huge shock and william and i have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family. it followed a flood of speculation about her health, so will that come to an end now and what next after kate's cancer diagnosis? she is one of the most popular royals, whether hosting events herself or at the side of her husband, the prince of wales, catherine has played an active role as a senior royal since marrying william in 2011. catherine is a hugely popular member of the royal family and she is a very important member of the royal family for that reason. you know, when sh

bbc news. —— you are alive with bbc news.ket, the hundred competition has its auction of top players at the shard in london. it's a competion that perhaps the purists are a bit snobby about, with its fireworks and bands, but the action—packed format of 50 balls a side, the most runs wins has proved popular with younger, neweraudiences. and who will be the most sought after players in the draft today? in the men's game, teams will be keen to get west indies�* nicholas pooran. and in the women's game, australia's meg lanning will peak the interest of teams picking first. let's speak to tim wigmore, cricket journalist at the telegraph and authour of crickonommics: the anatomy of modern cricket. welcome here to the programme. a real flurry of excitement around this draft. just tell our viewers a little more about how it actually works. . little more about how it actually works. , ,., ., , little more about how it actually works. , ., , ., works. yes, so the draft is at 5:30m works. yes, so the draft is at 5:30pm today _ works. ye

welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction.th a special report because... the bbc has seen evidence that doctors, nurses and other hospital staff were detained, beaten and prevented from carrying out vital medical duties when israeli forces overran the nasser hospital in gaza last month. we've also heard accusations that some detainees were stripped and kept in stress positions for several hours. israel said it occupied nasser believing it was used by hamas and several released israeli hostages have said they were held there. wyre davies reports and you might find some parts of wyre�*s report distressing. not for the first time in this war, israeli soldiers have been filmed standing over stripped and kneeling detainees in gaza. but these are medical staff, detained after the israeli army overran the nasser hospital in khan yunis. most of them are still held captive. for weeks, the medics had witnessed israel's military advance closing in around their hospital. the fighting in khan younis was fierce. thousands of people who'd so

welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction.art this hour in the us city of baltimore where crews have now found the data recorder of the ship which crashed into a major bridge yesterday causing it to collapse. officials are looking into whether dirty fuel may have caused the vessel to lose power. six missing construction workers who were on the francis scott key bridge at the time are now presumed dead and rescue efforts have turned into a recovery operation. these are live pictures from the scene — where it is 9am local time. as well as the recovery operation, the other focus is the investigation into what went wrong. the vessel, the dali, is registered in singapore and the port authority there says it passed two inspections last year. the container vessel lost power after departing from baltimore's port, causing it to crash into the bridge. the governor of maryland has been speaking in the last hour and says it's imperative that the bridge is rebuilt to support the us economy — but his current focus is the recovery efforts. t

all updates and reaction on the bbc news website. the show that gething won very narrowly. to give you a breakdown of the figures, they show that vaughan gething got 51.7% of the votes versus 48.3% for jeremy miles. the guidance from bbc wales says welsh labour never shares exactly how many members it has so all we have of those percentages. those figures again to give you a sense ofjust how close their vote was between the two candidates, vaughan gething got 51% .7% of the vote versus 49.3% forjeremy miles. all reaction and news from that as and when we get it. moving to another story at the moment, the supermarket chain sainsbury�*s has reported technical issues meaning it will not be able to teach fulfil the vast majority of its grocery delivery today. the supermarket has apologised on social media to say it will proactively reschedule deliveries but added that technical issues are affecting some stores and their ability to contact customers. with more on this, straight to our reporter in the newsroom. what can you tell us about w

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.and the head of the united nations agency for palestinian refugees says israel has told him it will no longer approve its food convoys to enter northern gaza. in a post on social media, unrwa's head philippe lazzarini described the move as outrageous. he said israel's decision meant many more people would die of hunger, dehydration and lack of shelter. there's been no word from israel. it comes as the country's defence minister yoav gallant is set to travel to washington — with israel leadership under increasing pressure from the us to halt its planned assault on rafah in southern gaza. israeli forces continue to carry out ground and air attacks in northern and central gaza — including around al—shifa hospital. juliette touma is from unrwa. she says if aid from the organisation is blocked from entering gaza — famine will take hold. it is simply outrageous. the clock is ticking, and with this recent decision, the clock will be ticking even faster towards famine. there is more than a qua

bye—bye for now. live from london. this is bbc news.offences. he is due to appear in court next month after being arrested on thursday morning. gavin robinson, another dup lawmaker in the uk parliament, has been appointed as the party's interim leader. the syrian government blames israel for deadly air strikes near the city of aleppo, which killed at least 42 people. following famine warnings in gaza, the un's top court has ordered israel to enable the unhindered flow of aid into the territory hello, i'm annita mcveigh, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. the democratic unionist party — which is the largest unionist party

welcome to bbc news now. let's start in new york, where the un security council has voted against a us draft resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza linked to the release of hostages. russia and china were among three countries that vetoed the us resolution. the us ambassador to the un responded to russia's and china's veto. it was the first time the us had supported such a resolution, having previously blocked similar ones at the event. russia still cannot bring itself to condemn hamas�*s terrorist attacks on october seven, condemn hamas�*s terrorist attacks on octoberseven, can condemn hamas�*s terrorist attacks on october seven, can wejust condemn hamas�*s terrorist attacks on october seven, can we just pause on that for a second? russia and china refused to condemn hamas for burning people alive, gunning down innocent civilians at a concert, raping women and girls, taking hundreds of people hostage. this was the deadliest single attack onjews since the holocaust. and the permanent member of

colletta smith, bbc news.here was an ongoing weak solar storm, the aurora ended up being visible from the scotland's highlands all the way down to cornwall. we've been speaking to three of the photographers who captured last night's incredible images. music: "finlandia" by sibelius. i can describe it as seeing like colours, of big white beams, shooting into the sky, when it was at its peak storm. this was about 8.20 last night, and i also seen pinks and greens along the horizon. i wasjust in awe, a mixture of screaming with joy and tears ofjoy as well. music. last night ijust, i sat there watching people watch the northern lights, and it made me realise how many people are quite into it, to be honest, it was a great night. we saw this amazing sight of a sub—aurora iron drift, | like a red tower that appears in the sky, so to catch that l and to find out that i've caught - that on camera and on the picture, isjust fantastic. time for a look at the weather. here's matt taylor. are we going to see the northern li

around the world and across the uk — this is bbc news. you're watching bbc news.maker who died in 2019 after an air conditioning duct fell on her at a pontins resort in somerset. her family say they are still waiting for answers about what happened. pontins' owners described it as an "unfortunate accident", and they do not consider themselves at fault. but now, some former staff have told the bbc about concerns they raised about the ceiling before it collapsed. here's our special correspondent ed thomas. i spent my mum's last birthday in an intensive care unit. with her slipping in and out of consciousness as they tried to stabilise her. it was all taken away because of that ceiling falling on her. just gone in an instant. february 2019 — there's chaos inside pontins brean sands. an air—conditioning duct has fallen onto guests, crushing wendyjones. she never recovered. this is mum with dexter and alice, my two children. you can see how happy she is. just those arms were made for hugging grandkids. it's more than four years since wendy died. because of the impact o

now, some much deserved rest before the inevitable next challenge. simon jones, bbc news.hemselves in the unusual position of having to dodge hundreds of waiters and waitresses swarming the streets trying desperately not to spill trays of coffee and croissants. it is because the infamous la course des cafes returns to the city after a 13—year hiatus. the race, which is over 100 years old, sees servers complete a two—kilometre loop in the city's historic marais area while trying to avoid any spillages. that's just over a mile. runners were split in different categories given age group and gender. the mayor of paris revived the race, after stopped hosting the event in 2008 because of its 100,000 euros cost. this is one of the winners. sprinting his way to get first prize. we have a bit of footage. he is strolling, you know the french, very laid—back about things, aren't they? further contenders and competitors coming through. imagine how difficult it is racing, carrying a tray, try not to spill anything, with an apron on! sounds like being a mum really, doesn't it? oh, look,