the last part was focusing on the bbc orchestras and the bbc singers.s it is assessing a report that staff at the clinic in london, which treated the princess of wales, tried to access her private medical records. there's been a further slowdown in the rate at which prices are increasing, with uk inflation dropping to the lowest level in over two years. millions of people at risk of dying from diseases and starvation in sudan after 11 months of civil war. we'll have a special report. palestinian media says israeli air strikes have killed dozens in gaza, as the idf says its forces have killed about 90 gunmen during a hospital raid hello, i'm sarah campbell. the uk data watchdog is assessing a report that staff at the hospital where the princess of wales had surgery tried to view her private health information. all the daily mirror claimed employees at the london clinic — which is frequently used by royals — "attempted to access her private medical reports." the information commissioners' office confirmed it received a "breach report" and is making inquir

this is bbc news. how should the bbc be funded in the future?davie, has said the licence fee — a charge levied on anyone who owns a television in the uk — needs to be reformed, so it's more affordable to those on lower incomes. he also urged the government to take responsibility for funding the world service. katie razzall started by asking him "if the bbc as we know i think we the few i think we really need the bbc, in the world of so much polarisation and disinformation. shire polarisation and disinformation. are ou polarisation and disinformation. are you signalling its end by questioning the licence fee? i do think that questioning the licence fee? i u think that absolutely we need to be universal and independent and i believe in a non—commercial offer in the uk is precious. it is really important we protect that. i do think it is right to say, we have reformed the licence fee over time, we have made changes and developed it and gone through radio and television, all the areas of the bbc, it is right to ask questions as we go forward. you bb

bbc sounds. your podcasts. -- bbc sounds. let us leave ou your podcasts. -- bbc sounds.rom - your podcasts. -- bbc sounds. let us leave you with these images from the j leave you with these images from the hatch watch project, the stars are a couple of bald eagles who have made their nest in a tree overlooking big bear lake high in the san bernardino mountains east of los angeles. here is jackie, the mum, and the shadow of a dad. jackie is sitting on the eggs, nature lovers are hoping to see the chicks emerge this week. you are watching bbc news. in a few days' time, the holocaust era film the zone of interest may make history by being the first uk production to win academy awards at the oscars. the film has five 0scar nominations in total and was directed byjonathan glazer and has become one of the most talked about films at the awards. they had a screening at the former concentration camp auschwitz to launch the polish premier of the film. it was attended by our reporter. the oscar—nominated british film the zone of interest has become one of the most talked about movi

you are watching bbc news.m baltimore, where that bridge collapsed in the early hours of this morning, around 1:40am local time. a cargo ship crashed into one of the columns of that bridge. some of the music we are getting from our partners in the us, cbs news, they are saying that the key bridge collapse due to the dali losing propulsion and colliding with a supporting tab of the bridge. let's bring in our correspondent. sean dilley is following developments from oui’ newsroom. this is from cbs news putting a law enforcement official saying that the ship had lost propulsion, which keeps with what some people were saying about how the lights went out on the ship before the collision, implying there were some sort of fault on the board?— fault on the board? cbs, our us artners fault on the board? cbs, our us partners are _ fault on the board? cbs, our us partners are a — fault on the board? cbs, our us partners are a highly _ fault on the board? cbs, our us partners are a highly credible i partners are a highly

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, just straight after this programme. was there too much speculation before the budget about what might be in the budget? welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up — we all found out what was in the chancellor's red box on wednesday. couldn't bbc news have held off reporting on it till then? and... this is the starting gun for the next general election. the polls don't look good for your party, do they, particularly...? was it really possible to analyse jeremy hunt's announcements amidst all that background noise? it's been a big news week on both sides of the atlantic — with the budget dominating the domestic agenda, and in the united states, the president's state of the union address and super tuesday. the latter, a series of primary votes in 15 states and one territory, crucial in selecting the candidates for this autumn�*s presidential election, pretty much confirmed what we already knew — that we're heading for a

colletta smith, bbc news.arges has had his detention behind bars in russia extended as he awaits trial. evan gershkovich, a reporter for the wall streetjournal, is the first western journalist to face such charges since the fall of the soviet union. the us ambassador in moscow has called the charges categorically untrue and fiction. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. we were not allowed into the moscow city courthouse. we were not allowed into the moscow city courthouse-— city courthouse. nothing personal. all journalists _ city courthouse. nothing personal. all journalists were _ city courthouse. nothing personal. all journalists were being - city courthouse. nothing personal. all journalists were being kept - city courthouse. nothing personal. | all journalists were being kept out. alljournalists were being kept out. instead the court released its own video, just six seconds of evan gershkovick. ajudge ruled he must stay injail. evan, how are you? this week marks one year since the wall streetjournal

this is bbc news.e hour, which is straight after this programme. no longer taboo, the menopause has finally become a hot topic, with what many women can go through hopefully becoming better understood. so i've had a bit of a rubbish day today, with feeling quite anxious. i had quite a bad night's sleep last night. hey, so i'm just between cases today at work. just had quite an embarrassing hot flush. i'm struggling with the light, i'm struggling to see. so it's 6am on sunday morning, and i'm wide awake. i've been perimenopausal for the last...seven or so years? one of the most challenging symptoms i found over the last few years has been the brain fog. trying not to be too, erm, too upset about it. maybe, though, the way that women's reproductive health plays out doesn't need to be inevitable. i've been to meet some scientists who are working on the idea of delaying menopause. at the buck institute for ageing, in california, neuroscientist jennifer garrison studies the connection between the brain and

but what has been taken up by the media, and i watch the bbc a lot, and certainly the bbc all day mondaythe the lead article with a forensic dissection of that photograph, looking at every aspect of it, to me, was was over the top when there so many more important things going on around the world. james, the story took up eight minutes, pretty much, of all three main bbc bulletins on monday, nearly a third of the air time. wasn't that excessive? i don't think it was. and i think we've seen from your introduction that the picture was already a story on sunday because of the decision by the princess of wales to release it, as you say, to mark mother's day. so it was already a big story and as david said, a heart—warming one. so the picture had had prominence and had been...they had made the decision to release it. so when serious doubts came to be cast on it, i think it was inevitable that there would be a degree of prominence and this kind of prominence to the reporting of the questions surrounding it. and i think the thing that really, really tipped that particularly was the decision of

this is bbc news.t operating this weekend to try to ease the humanitarian situation there. it will be a joint operation between the eu, us, uk, and united arab emirates. meanwhile, the united states says it could take up to 60 days for a temporary port to be built, as the un warns a quarter of people in gaza are on the brink of famine. in england, the health ombudsman says cancer patients are being put at risk because the health service is overstretched and understaffed. the situation in haiti continutes to deteriorate. heavy gunfire has been heard near what remains of the presidential palace in the capital, port—au—prince.

let's head to the bbc sport centre.on thursday, the quarterfinals in barcelona and to the last six year running after singh of norway 3—1 on the night in spain and 5—2 on aggregate. just over and we just approach the half—hour mark and currently 1—0 with the only goal of the game and that means the french capital now leads at tight 3—1 on aggregates. newcastle united midfielder sandro tonali has been charged with misconduct by the english football association for alleged breaches of betting rules. having signed from ac milan injuly 2023 for £55 million, tonali was banned for betting on matches involving his teams brescia and milan. this charge, though, relates to alleged bets since he moved to newcastle. andy swiss has more. remembered joining newcastle last summer but is only really played a few times for them because last year, he was banned by the italian football federation for ten months because he broke betting rules in italy and not was extended worldwide siu has not been able to play for newcastle since then. no

this is bbc news.ter leo varadkar announces he is to stand down before the country's next general election. vaughan gething becomes the first black leader of a european country. millions of people in sudan are at risk of dying from disease and starvation after 11 months of civil war. we'll have a special report. the uk data watchdog says it is assessing a report that staff at the clinic in london which treated the princess of wales tried to access her private medical records. the bafta tv award nominations have been announced for 2024 with the final season of netflix drama the crown the most nominations. hello, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we start in irland where 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 v

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this is bbc news.inister boris pistorious says �*individual error�* is to blame after a call between senior military officers is leaked. at least 35 people have died in pakistan after unexpected snowfall and heavy rains hit remote areas. a new report warns of "systemic gender inequality" in women's sports and exercise research. sport, and for a full round—up, we head over to the bbc sport centre. some breaking tennis news in the last few minutes, the former world number one simona halep is free to play again after having her 4 year doping ban reduced by the court of arbitration for sport. the two time rand slam champion tested postive for a prohibited blood boosting substance before the us open in 2022. she blamed the test on contamintaed supplements. cas has reduced her ban to 9 months, which she has already served. it remains to be seen if there will be a counter appeal by the international tennis federation, which banned herforfour years in the first place. more on

on bbc london...h and rescue efforts continuing after the dali container ship careered into baltimore's spectacular road bridge — collapsing much of it into the water like ninepins. we will be hearing from baltimore from sea captains and structural engineers. that's newsnight — 10.30. good evening. a search operation is continuing for at least six people thrown into a river in the us city of baltimore — after this huge container ship collided with a bridge, sending it crashing into the water. maintenance workers were working on the bridge when it happened in the early hours of the morning. two people were pulled from the freezing waters. rescuers are now using sonar to search the wreakage for the missing. in the minutes before the crash, its thought the container ship lost power. in a moment rebecca morelle will take a step by step look at what happened. but first we have correspondents on both sides of the bridge in baltimore. gary o'donoghue is on the east side — sumi somaskander is on the west side

faranak amidi, bbc news.ational women's day around the world, including protests. i want to bring you some live pictures from rome where women are marching for women's rights. there are plenty more other events and we will show them on the news channel as well as our streaming channel, so please do check out iplayer for more events around the world. but back here in parliament square, i'm joined by community dancers, a group called impact dance, who say they are working towards art for social change. thank you forjoining us. thank you for your time today. we will be showing some of your performance later this afternoon. why is it that you say art for social change, what are you trying to achieve?— to achieve? what we are trying to achieve is that _ to achieve? what we are trying to achieve is that a _ to achieve? what we are trying to achieve is that a lot _ to achieve? what we are trying to achieve is that a lot of _ to achieve? what we are trying to achieve is that a lot of young - achieve is that a lot of

chris mason, bbc news.he first—ever criminal trial of a former or current us president. mr trump is alleged to have paid "hush" money to a porn star, stormy daniels, over a sexual relationship, which he denies. here's our north america editor, sarah smith. it is a spectacle every time the trump cavalcade rolls up for another court date. today's journey was to try to delay his first criminal trial for making illegal hush money payments to an adult film star who claimed to have had an affair with him, saying it will interfere with his election campaign. we're going through this weaponization of our government to try and knock out somebody�*s political opponent. and so far, based on the polls, it's not working at all. the people understand it. we have a man who just ruled he'd like the trial the start in 21 days or something. and i don't know how you're going to have a trial that's going on right in the middle of an election. not fair. donald trump had hoped to delay all four of his criminal trials until after

and coming up on bbc news.huge night for arsenal in the champions league as they try to overturn a first leg deficit against porto at the emirates. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. downing street has described as "unacceptable" remarks alleged to have been made by one of the conservative party's biggest donors about the mp, diane abbott, during a business meeting in 2019. the guardian claims that frank hester said ms abbott made him "want to hate all black women" and that she "should be shot". this morning diane abbott has called the alleged comments "frightening". mr hester has admitted making comments about her which he described as "rude", but his spokesperson has said this is not a confirmation of the quotes in the guardian. henry zeffman has the story. some people who give millions to political parties have high public profile is. frank hester didn't. until now. this is what the guardian says mr hester told staff at the health care software company he built from scratch at a meeting back

you can find that at bbc.co.uk/news, or on the bbc news app. you're live with bbc news.nsidering any deployment of troops to ukraine, and accused them of trying to weaken his country. in his annual state of the nation address in moscow, he claimed his forces were advancing confidently inside ukraine, two years after the invasion. 0ur russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. fanfare it was president putin's 19th state of the nation address. and he used it to send this warning to western nations. "don't send your troops to ukraine." translation: they need to understand once and for all that we have _ weapons, too, that can strike targets on their territory. and everything they think up and scare the world — and everything they think up and scare the world with risks nuclear conflict and the end of civilisation. regarding russia, he pledged to reduce poverty, boost the birth rate, and raise incomes. well, there is an election coming up. the kremlin clearly wanted russians to see this speech. it was shown live on billboards. even in some cinemas. although this moscow movie h

this is bbc news.the war in ukraine following his latest landslide victory. i'm anna foster, live from eastjerusalem. the idf launched a raid on al—shifa hospital. hamas say the idea for violating international law. the idf is conducting _ violating international law. the idf is conducting a _ violating international law. the idf is conducting a high _ violating international law. the idf is conducting a high precision - is conducting a high precision operation in limited areas of al—shifa following intelligence had demanded immediate action. a bbc investigation has found that many women from malawi working in oman are being abused by their employers. the tiny critters posing a threat to australian wildlife — why the country's senate is tackling fire ants. hello, i'm azadeh moshiri. welcome to the programme. we begin in russia, where vladimir putin has vowed to strengthen the armed forces and prioritise what he calls, russia's special military operation in ukraine. he was speaking after a presidential

at the bbc.the bbc. let me start with the most critical— producer at the bbc. let me start with the most critical thing - producer at the bbc. let me start with the most critical thing that l with the most critical thing that could happen given current discussions. if they do provide us with the taurus missiles questions the timing of this. it'll take another eight months until you can use it. there's no way of speeding up use it. there's no way of speeding up the process because the danger of mishaps in the missile going down on a nurse nursery eight causing civilian victims.— a nurse nursery eight causing civilian victims. they were talking about journeys — civilian victims. they were talking about journeys support _ civilian victims. they were talking about journeys support of- civilian victims. they were talking | about journeys support of ukraine, aboutjourneys support of ukraine, this is evidenced by direct western involvement in the war in ukraine, say russian spokesperson. striking the te

but let's have a look at a few bbc verify and bbc errors.r this month, it fact checked a report of israeli troops allegedly opening fire on an aid convoy in gaza to verify its report . it used the account its report. it used the account of an eyewitness. this eyewitness turned out to be a figure bankrolled by iran, with links to the islamic revolutionary guard corps staying on gaza. in october, the bbc prematurely reported an explosion at the al ahli hospital was the result of an israeli strike. while we still cannot say with absolute certainty what happened, the most probable cause of that explosion is now widely accepted to have been an errant missile fired from inside gaza and therefore by hamas. and this was before israeli troops invaded the enclave. so what is the point of a verification unit that employs 60 people, no less, at your expense? if the eu loving bbc is still prepared to spout mistruths like this to you, the license payer, without bothering to check its sources, like any jobbing scribbler on a local daily courier, would be e

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

will grant, bbc news, haiti. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.s suffered fresh defeats over its contentious plan to deport some asylum seekers to rwanda. the house of lords proposed changes including a need to give due regard to international law. the legislation is intended to stop court challenges to efforts to send some asylum seekers to rwanda, by declaring the east african country to be safe. deportation flights were stopped by a supreme court ruling last year, which said the system could lead to human rights breaches. here is our chief political correspondent henry zeffman, and our africa correspondent barbara plett usher. we had yesterday the second time that the house of lords, the upper chamber, took a look at this legislation and for the second time in a row they said to the house of commons that they wanted to make various changes to it. so now it gets sent back to the house of commons, the elected chamber, they will look at it again, although not until after easter, so midway through april. i expect the government to insist again on r

we've been discussing abdul ezedi and the bbc on the bbc, brian says.. when will the bbc be made responsible for its decisions? well, jacob, that's down to you and your colleagues . down to you and your colleagues. and on ezedi, alison says, will the that this horrific the lady that this horrific person attacked have any recourse the church as recourse against the church as it the church who it was the church who authenticated and is authenticated him? and that is small. c c for church because i'm not entirely sure which church it is. it's not holy mother, and it's not the anglican church. now it's time to break my silence on the garrick club affair . as you may garrick club affair. as you may have guessed, i am in fact a member of the garrick club, which has been in the news recently, mainly for the fact that its membership list has been exposed, many being been exposed, with many being criticised for their membership of a men's only club. but some news from morning seems to news from this morning seems to refute seems, at least refute this seems, at l

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

caroline hawley, bbc news. east now, and the head of unrwa says israel has told the un it will no longer approve the palestinian refugee agency's food convoys to the north of gaza. unrwa's head, philippe lazzarini, says the restrictions must be lifted. it comes as israel's defence minister travels to washington with prime minister benjamin netanyahu under increasing pressure from the us to halt its planned assault on rafah in southern gaza. the health ministry in gaza, which is run by hamas, says 19 people waiting for aid near gaza city were killed by israeli forces on saturday. israel denies firing on the crowd. meanwhile, the un secretary—general, antonio guterres has continued his call for a humanitarian ceasefire after a visit to egypt, saying israel should remove remaining obstacles from getting aid into the territory. our middle east correspondent yolande knell is following developments from jerusalem. the israeli military says that it's hit 65 targets in the gaza strip in the past 2a hours. still the mai

yes the bbc, remember being in bbc, i mean, i remember being in bbc, i mean, i remember being in bbcbout diversity would say about diversity and the their the staff would put their hands up what class and up and say, what about class and background? i agree background? so yeah, i agree with always needs with you. it always needs to think about diversity in the broadest sense. but if we lose the lose huge part of the bbc, we lose a huge part of the bbc, we lose a huge part of the british character. >> i think it's fair to >> look, i think it's fair to say, lot viewers at say, and a lot of viewers at home agree a lot of home will agree that a lot of bbc journalists are actually masquerading as journalists or actually left activists. let's be honest , that's what they are. be honest, that's what they are. they're masquerading as journalists and reporters pushing a certain agenda, and they're getting away with it. okay, fine . he's saying all okay, fine. he's saying all this, well, where's where's the where's the bbc journalists saying the counter. well, i think there isn't one. >> i mea

this is bbc news.he — what does this mean for the global economy? we find out. an expensive ride for uber in australia. the ride—hailing company to pay australian taxi drivers $179 million to settle a long—running dispute stemming from its introduction in the country in 2012. as muslims around the world observe the month of ramadan, we look at how some businesses are supporting their workers who fast from dawn to dusk. and how income from film and television productions is proving vital in keeping britain's stately homes afloat. i'm sally bundock, with the top business stories. we start in china, where some positive economic data hasjust been released that beat expectations and marks a solid start to 2024 for china's factories. industrial output leapt 7% year—on—year in the january to february period — that's the fastest growth rate seen for two years. consumers are also spending more with retail sales going up by 5.5% injanuary and february but property investment fell

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we've been discussing abdul ezedi and the bbc on the bbc, brian says.s. when will the bbc be made responsible for its decisions? well, jacob, that's down to you and your colleagues . down to you and your colleagues. and on ezedi, alison says, will the that this horrific the lady that this horrific person attacked have any recourse the church as recourse against the church as it the church who it was the church who authenticated and is authenticated him? and that is small. c c for church because i'm not entirely sure which church it is. it's not holy mother, and it's not the anglican church. now it's time to break my silence on the garrick club affair . as you may garrick club affair. as you may have guessed, i am in fact a member of the garrick club, which has been in the news recently, mainly for the fact that its membership list has been exposed, many being been exposed, with many being criticised for their membership of a men's only club. but some news from morning seems to news from this morning seems to refute seems, at least refute this seems, at

you're live with bbc news.hey were beaten, raped and treated like prisoners whist working in the gulf country. whilst working in the gulf country. a warning that this report by africa eye's azeezat olaoluwa contains distressing details from the start. ifeel like i'm in prison. please, please, please, madam, please. these videos were recorded by domestic workers in oman. they are all from malawi, one of the world's poorest countries. the women came together in a whatsapp group after being duped by dishonest recruitment agents into going to oman. georgina was promised a lucrativejob in dubai, but instead she found herself in the omani capital, muscat. translation: i was not allowed to rest. - i was waking up at 3am and going to bed at 1am. the most difficult thing that made me desperate to escape was the boss forcing me to have sex with him. it was so painful because i had no way to say no. he threatened me and said if i shouted he would shoot me. i got badly injured because it wasn't only him. he would bring fri

the bbc says his post was, his own views, he is not speaking for the bbc.d friend damilola taylor's killing calling it "life—changing." he's told the bbc the recent death of damilola's father, campaigner richard taylor, had motivated him to speak about his experience. the star wars actor says the tragedy has, "shaped me through the years." he was one of the last people to see 10—year—old damilola alive before the fatal stabbing in south london in 2000. he's spoken tojohn wilson from radio a's last word podcast. ijust remember damilola with a silverjacket... he laughs ..running through the playground of oliver goldsmith primary school, already sweating as if he just had to run a marathon. and it's near enough 9am in the morning, drinking from the water fountains, flirting with my bloody sister. they laugh and just being around us and cracking jokes and being flamboyant and charismatic. and ijust remember him being a big personality. i mean, it was such a short time, but everybody knew he was this new kid in school and he came straight from nigeria. so there

live from london, this is bbc news. the first vessel to use the new maritime aid corridor to gaza is loaded in cyprus. 200 tonnes of supplies will be shipped. meanwhile, more aid is air—dropped into gaza — a method aid groups consider a last resort. a london fertility clinic has its operating licence suspended, after "significant concerns" were raised over errors in the freezing of embryos in a major defeat for ireland's government, voters reject two referendum proposals on the definition of family and the role of women. and new life is springing from the sycamore gap tree. seedlings from the famously felled tree are starting to grow. hello. i'm azadeh moshiri. welcome to the programme. final preparations are under way to send the first shipment of aid by sea to gaza. humanitarian organisations are co—ordinating a delivery of about 200 tonnes of food and medical supplies, which will go via a maritime corridor with israel's agreement. but it's unclear how or where the boat will actually dock, and even if the aid does arr

june kelly, bbc news. warned western governments against considering any deployment of troops to ukraine, and accused them of trying to weaken his country. in his annual state of the nation address in moscow, he claimed his forces were advancing confidently inside ukraine, two years after the invasion. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg reports. it was president putin's 19th state of the nation address. and he used it to send this warning to western nations. "don't send your troops to ukraine." translation: they need - to understand once and for all that we have weapons, too, that can strike targets on their territory. and everything they think up and scare the world with risks a nuclear conflict and the end of civilisation. regarding russia, he pledged to reduce poverty, boost the birth rate and raise incomes. well, there is an election coming up. the kremlin clearly wanted russians to see this speech. it was shown live on billboards. even in some cinemas. although this moscow movie house wasn't exactly ov

lucy manning, bbc news.is on bbc one at 9:00pm tomorrow evening and will also be available to watch on bbc iplayer. people in gaza are starving, according to the us vice president kamala harris. she�*s called on israel to significantly increase the flow of humanitarian aid into the territory. she also wants an immediate ceasefire to stop the fighting. but one sticking point to a possible truce is that israel wants a list of all the hostages still held in gaza, while hamas claims it�*s "practically impossible" to know which of the hostages is still alive. from jerusalem, yolande knell. another night of intense israeli strikes in gaza. with homes flattened, people crushed. ushering in another day of grief stricken goodbyes. after six months of brutal war, even israel�*s closest ally, the us, is ratcheting up the pressure for a new truce with hamas. given the immense _ for a new truce with hamas. given the immense scale _ for a new truce with hamas. given the immense scale of— for a new truce with hamas. given

he's not speaking for the bbc and they do not breach bbc guidelines.made today — but there have been reports of long queues of motorists waiting to board ferries at dover, and rail travellers are also being urged to check their plans in advance. our transport correspondent katy austin reports. it's the busiest time of the year so far for travel, including forferries. queues built up at the port of dover earlier this morning with drivers reporting two—hour waits. some airports expect to get back to pre—pandemic numbers. manchester airport expects to handle 320,000 passengers over the next few days, and they expect it to be their biggest ever easter getaway. cape verde for my grandma's birthday. grandma sheila? yes. is it a big birthday? it's a very big birthday, i was 80 on tuesday, and we're all going off with the family to cape verde. congratulations. 2018 was the last one. so, you haven't been on holiday since 2018? no. not outside the uk. so... wow, so, looking forward to it? very much so. definitely. bit of sun, bit of warmth, leave the rain behind

simon jack, bbc news.onnection with the death of the gogglebox star george gilbey. the ao—year—old channel 4 reality tv star who was a self—employed electrician died at work after falling from a height. essex police said a man in his 40s had been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. joining me now is news correspondent sophie long. sophie, what more can you tell us? well, sophie, many people will know george gilbey from gogglebox, the tv show where every day people are filmed watching and commenting on tv. other whale know him from celebrity big brother, which really boosted his fame. as you say he was also a self employed electrician. essex police were called to an incident in shoebury in southend—on—sea yesterday following reports that a man working at height had fallen. we now know that man was george gilbey, who reportedly died at the scene. a little earlier today the force confirmed that they had arrested a man in his 40s in the witham area on suspicion of gross negligence manslaugh

but let's have a look at a few bbc verify and bbc errors.lier this month, it fact checked a report of israeli troops allegedly opening fire on an aid convoy in gaza to verify its report . it used the account its report. it used the account of an eyewitness. this eyewitness turned out to be a figure bankrolled by iran, with links to the islamic revolutionary guard corps staying on gaza. in october, the bbc prematurely reported an explosion at the al ahli hospital was the result of an israeli strike. while we still cannot say with absolute certainty what happened, the most probable cause of that explosion is now widely accepted to have been an errant missile fired from inside gaza and therefore by hamas. and this was before israeli troops invaded the enclave. so what is the point of a verification unit that employs 60 people, no less, at your expense? if the eu loving bbc is still prepared to spout mistruths like this to you, the license payer, without bothering to check its sources, like any jobbing scribbler on a local daily courier, would b

live from london, this is bbc news. the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees says israel has told him it will no longer approve its food convoys to enter northern gaza. russia's president putin lights a candle for victims of the concert hall attack where 137 people were killed. ireland is set to have its youngest—ever prime minister, with 37—year—old simon harris declared as fine gael leader. hello. i'm nicky schiller. welcome to the programme. we start this hour in the middle east. 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 israeli leadership under increasing pressure from the

this is bbc news. the headlines. in his state of the union address presidentjoe biden makes an impassioned pitch for a second term while taking swipes at his rival donald trump.— while taking swipes at his rival donald trump. here's the simple truth, you _ donald trump. here's the simple truth. you can't _ donald trump. here's the simple truth, you can't love _ donald trump. here's the simple truth, you can't love your- donald trump. here's the simplei truth, you can't love your country only when you win. fix, truth, you can't love your country only when you win.— truth, you can't love your country only when you win. a search for 280 children abducted _ only when you win. a search for 280 children abducted by _ only when you win. a search for 280 children abducted by school - only when you win. a search for 280 children abducted by school from . children abducted by school from gunmen. this ramadan mark seven years since the donor give £30,000 to uk charity for the new orphanage but she still waiting to see her dream

yes the bbc, remember being in bbc, i mean, i remember being in bbc, i mean, i remember being in bbcabout diversity would say about diversity and the their the staff would put their hands up what class and up and say, what about class and background? i agree background? so yeah, i agree with always needs with you. it always needs to think about diversity in the broadest sense. but if we lose the lose huge part of the bbc, we lose a huge part of the bbc, we lose a huge part of the british character. >> i think it's fair to >> look, i think it's fair to say, lot viewers at say, and a lot of viewers at home agree a lot of home will agree that a lot of bbc journalists are actually masquerading as journalists or actually left activists. let's be honest , that's what they are. be honest, that's what they are. they're masquerading as journalists and reporters pushing a certain agenda, and they're getting away with it. okay, fine . he's saying all okay, fine. he's saying all this, well, where's where's the where's the bbc journalists saying the counter. well, i think there isn't one. >> i me

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

wyre davies, bbc news.the house of lords about this report and he described it as "very disturbing". these are very disturbing pictures and reports that have come out from this hospital and we need to get to the bottom what exactly happened and we need answers from the israelis about that. and when we have those, then it'll be easier to comment. the us have also commented on the bbc�*s report. matthew miller, state department spokesperson, was asked about the report during a briefing and whether the us would raise the matter with the israeli government. the bbc reported yesterday regarding some medical staff from the nasser hospital in khan younis. they've interviewed three doctors, or three members of the staff, at that hospital who have given detailed accounts of their detention by israeli authorities. they told the bbc they were humiliated, beaten, doused with cold water, forced to kneel in uncomfortable positions for hours, one was set upon by a dog. i'm wondering, is that one of the specific cases you

wyre davies, bbc news.te department has said they have seen the report and expect it will be raised with the israeli government. the controversial social media influencer andrew tate and his brother tristan are one step closer to being extradited back to the uk after a romanian court today approved the move. the brothers are facing several allegations, including rape and human trafficking, spanning several years. allegations the tate brothers "categorically reject" according to their representative. lucy williamson reports. they have been here so many times to battle romania'sjudicial they have been here so many times to battle romania's judicial system. today there we had to fight the uk's chest and in his trademark coat, and ruin the jacket emblazoned with his nickname, top g. after a night in custody, little swagger for the cameras. the ruling came quickly — extradition granted to face questions of a rape and human trafficking in the uk. but not until after romania has itself tried them on similar, unrel

the bbc has not mentioned it at the bbc news has not it at all.ow, lisa has been, reporting on criminals, sex criminals. yes. as she, when they are in fact biologically male in some articles, not even referring to the trans identity of the criminal. this is misleading. so why is it is there is it the case that the bbc on this issue, are just hopelessly, captured ? are just hopelessly, captured? >> i don't think i don't think they captured. i think probably like a lot of institutions , they like a lot of institutions, they don't know what to do. right. i think they because it's very messy. i read a the article a few, a few weeks ago, the man who had killed a cat and then went on to kill a student in in oxford. yeah. and i read the article and i was really reading it carefully, and there was sort of she, she and then sort of halfway down, it was transgender. she and it was it was a very messy article . and was a very messy article. and i've read quite a few articles that come from the bbc, and they're very messy. >> but there was an article in decem

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. the board during the awards season. but up until now, people injapan haven't been able to see the film oppenheimer. that changes today when it gets a cinema release. the film tells the story of the scientist j robert oppenheimer. this is a national emergency. detonators charged. we this is a national emergency. detonators charged.- this is a national emergency. detonators charged. we are in a race against _ detonators charged. we are in a race against the _ detonators charged. we are in a race against the nazis _ detonators charged. we are in a race against the nazis and - detonators charged. we are in a race against the nazis and i - race against the nazis and i know what it needs. he created the first nuclear bomb, which was later used againstjapan during world war ii, killing more than 200,000 people. it was seen as too controversial and sensitive a topic for the people ofjapan. here is a shaimaa khalil, our japan correspondent. we will try to get the clip from which i am a kolel l

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this is bbc news. the headlines: in his state of the union address, president biden makes an impassioned pitch for a second term, while taking swipes at his rival, donald trump. here's the simple truth. you can't love your country only when you win! cheering. the us has approved a bill, forcing tiktok�*s china—based company to sell the app or face a ban. and a shock for police pulling over to a suspected stolen car and caravan, they find an 11—year—old boy behind the wheel. and coming up it's international women's day — a time to reflect on the achievements of women and progress towards gender equality. a us congressional panel has approved a bill that would force tiktok�*s china—based parent company to sell the app within six months or face a ban. tiktok says the proposed legislation would hurt free speech and small businesses relying on the app, urging its users to call members of congress to voice their opposition. let's speak to cbs correspondent, scott mcfarlane. tell us more about this possible b

join the conversation and listen live on bbc radio 5 live on the bbc sounds app. with a conflict described as the war the world forgot. civilians caught up in the country's civil war have given graphic accounts to the bbc of rape, ethnic violence and street executions. top united nations officials have said the war has plunged the country into "one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history" and could trigger the world's largest hunger crisis. sudan — a predominantly muslim country — is situated in northeast africa. it is one of the continent's largest nations, but also one of the poorest — with 46 million people living on an average annual income of$ 750. the fighting erupted in the capital khartoum in mid—april last year after two men, who once took control of the country in a power—sharing agreement, fell out. general abdel fattah al—burhan, the commander of the sudanese armed forces, is at odds with the head of the powerful paramilitary group rsf, general mohammed hamdan dagalo. within sudan also lies another humanitarian crisis. in the western reg