chris mason, she has had her say now? , , ., , ., chris mason, she has had her say now? has written an article that has been published _ now? yes, she has written an article that has been published in _ now? yes, she has written an article that has been published in the - now? yes, she has written an article that has been published in the last l that has been published in the last few minutes in the independent in which she describes frank hester�*s alleged remarks as a textbook definition of racism and sexism. she accuses the conservative party of long having been" a source of whipping up racism in the country". that is clearly an allegation the conservatives would vehemently deny. she criticises the labour leadership too and says they were too slow to call this racism and sexism and have been too slow in the past to apologise to her for her being a victim of racism and sexism. what we can see here is her anger. she is livid and upset.— can see here is her anger. she is livid and upset. chris mason with the latest. _ livid and upset. chris mason with the latest, thank _

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chris mason there, - just around the corner. thanks, chris. chris mason there, our . chris.ael's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has agreed to send officials to egypt and qatar in the coming days for a new round of talks on a possible ceasefire in gaza. it comes a day after the un's top court, the international court ofjustice, ordered israel to allow the unimpeded flow of food aid into gaza, where sections of the palestinian population are said to be facing imminent starvation. injerusalem, there is an uneasy calm, as palestinians mark easter and ramadan — from there our international editor jeremy bowen now reports. injerusalem, where tension — and worse — are normal, there is always the consolation of religion. this ramadan, many of those ending a day of prayer at the aqsa mosque were palestinian israelis, around a fifth of israel's population. israel, citing security, restricts access to jerusalem for palestinians from the occupied west bank. just down the road, palestinian christians were deep in their celebration of easter, walking to the old city from the garden o

here's chris mason.week ago the prime minister use the stage of his office to warn against racism and extremism in politics. atill" to warn against racism and extremism in olitics. ., _ , , in politics. our democracy itself is a tar: et in politics. our democracy itself is a target nova _ in politics. our democracy itself is a target now. council _ in politics. our democracy itself is a target now. council meetings i in politics. our democracy itself is l a target now. council meetings and local events have been stormed, mps do not feel safe in their homes. now the guardian — do not feel safe in their homes. now the guardian reports that frank hester, a multimillionaire doughnut to the conservative party, said this in 2019 -- to the conservative party, said this in 2019 —— donor. all day downing street did not call these alleged remarks racist. until tonight when they did. the prime minister's spokesperson saying... the bbc has not independently verified that mr hester, seen here on the right with david

thank you | very much, chris mason and faisal islam.ch are both "personal and political." speaking in dublin, he said that being taoiseach had been the most fulfilling time of his life, with ireland becoming a more equal and modern place. here's our ireland correspondent sara girvin. just days ago, marking st patrick's day in washington, there was no sign of the shock resignation to come. my reasons for stepping down are both personal and political. i believe this government can be re—elected. but after careful consideration and some soul searching, i believe that a new taoiseach and a new leader will be better placed than me to achieve that. his appointment as taoiseach for the first time in 2017 was history making. at 38, he was the youngest ever irish prime minister, the first from an ethnic background and the first gay leader. his appointment personified a changing and more modern ireland. he championed referendums legalising same sex marriage and abortion. but it was the brexit negotiations that saw him make his mark on the world s

chris mason reporting from westminster.e right to accept the killer's manslaughter pleas, but said the case could have been better handled. ian coates, barnaby webber and grace 0'malley—kumar were killed by valdo calocane in june last year. he received a hospital order after admitting manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. a russian court has remanded in custody three more suspects in connection to friday's deadly attack on a moscow concert venue — killing at least 137 people. four men have been charged and prosecutors say three them have pleaded guilty to terrorism offences. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the kremlin has blamed ukraine — an accusation kyiv describes as "absurd." steve rosenberg has this report from moscow. in court, the men russia says committed mass murder. four suspects. battered. blooded. and in one case, barely conscious. all four were charged with terrorism. just days after this. islamic state says it was behind the attack on the crocus city c

chris mason, bbc news, westminster. chris is at milbank tonight to give us more reaction.leaders across the dispatch box about which of their respective party is the most races and then the person who is the target does amy get a chance to speak about it, not parliaments finest hour. you get a chance to speak about it, not parliaments finest hour.— parliaments finest hour. you see parliaments _ parliaments finest hour. you see parliaments political— parliaments finest hour. you see parliaments political parties, - parliaments political parties, individuals, institutions wondering when they're confronted by these weighty and passionate subjects —— and freedom of speech and belonging and freedom of speech and belonging and identity and notions of being canceled. in many senses they reflect debates we're seeing in so many countries around the world. these debates are happening very awkwardly. as if to illustrate that point diane abbott currently sits as an independent mp because she was suspended from the parliamentary labour party nearly a year ago over an article she wrote

joining me now is our political editor chris mason.tomorrow — tell us how high taxes are and why? this is the big political context we must remember when we see what happens tomorrow, there was the pandemic and the energy shock as a result of the war in ukraine and that means there was these colossal state interventions, like the fellow skin, so big you can see them from space in the generational context of government spending —— furlough scheme. you can see taxes from space as well, they are at a decade—long height, and that is the reality that will not go away whatever is announced tomorrow, however tax rises come about, they have come about by freezing the threshold at which we pay particular rates of tax so people end up paying more tax even though there has never been an announcement saying as much, it is rather stealthy, known by economists as fiscal drag, and millions of people can feel it and that is why right now people feel like they are paying a lot of tax because they are, at the point that public services actually feel squ

our political editor chris mason has the story.abbott is a political pioneer, first elected nearly 40 years ago, the first black woman mp. >> whatever else happens after this i think that nobody can take the moment away. >> after that she rose to be jeremy corbyn's shadow home secretary after being subjected to year after year of abuse that multiplied in the era of social media. now, the guardian reports frank hester, a multimillionaire donor the conservative party said this in 2019 "it is like trying not to be racist, but you see down -- diane abbott on the tv and you want to hate all black women because she is there i don't hate all black women at all. but i think she should be shot. the bbc has not independently verified that mr. hester, seen on the right with david cameron in 2016 this, but he is not denying it. frank hester except he was rude about diane abbott in a private meeting several years ago, but his criticism had nothing to do with herender nor color of skin, a statement claimed. rubbish said this cabinet minister. th

maryam: that was our political editor chris mason.s more is our political correspondent hannah miller who joins us from westminster. this is surely a huge day for u.k. politics. what does this mean going forward for politics in this country and the conservative party? hannah: there are two key areas. what does it mean for reform u.k. and what does it mean for the conservative party, and what direction does that take the country in as a whole. if we look at reform u.k. first, this is quite a moment for them. nigel farage involved in reform u.k., described it as a huge moment. lee anderson will be there first mp. he gives them a real figurehead in parliament, a sense that it is part -- possible to be a reform u.k. mp. they have also said that they will do everything they can to get him reelected. and when you look at the ashfield constituency, it is not implausible that that could happen in a general election. far from guaranteed but with someone of his profile will have some voters behind him, almost certainly. and the second part is w

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

our political editor _ election, whenever it comes. 0ur political editor chris mason, at westminster.ird flu, but later this month they re going to re—open, so i wanted to have a look. what a beautiful day for staying on dry land. the plan — to cross these waters to the farne islands, off limits to the public for the last two years because of an outbreak of bird flu. now they're open once again in a couple of weeks, and i'm hoping to get an early sneak peek. but heading out in this is a bit bonkers. the boat there, sorry, one of the local fishermen must be going to run his engines. we've just been watching him there. to be honest, i can't believe he's gone out and done that. he's not known for his common sense, that lad. laughter. 0urskipper, michael craig, ain't going anywhere. must be frustrating, especiallly knowing... very. you couldn't get out there, or at least you couldn't land, for two years because of bird flu. yeah. now you can land, but the weather's dreadful. nature of the beast, unfortunately. if you want to do that, you're better off going to alton towers, if you want a

chris mason, bbc news.s i spoke earlier with professor of cyber security from the university of auckland, giovanni russello... i'm not really surprise about what's going on here. i mean, it's basically quite normal that especially in the in a network, the environment that that people try to find vulnerabilities. i mean, this is something that it's not only kind of humans nowadays doing it, but with the ai machine that do it by themselves. so my main concern is from, as a citizen point of view, is how much my government or government, the uk, us or whatever i mean, they are doing in order to protect my data that is up there? so, you know, in business world, we usually have people coming in and doing like penetration testing to find vulnerabilities. so what's happening here is that whatever actors behind these kind of attacks have found that there is a problem within the government electoral basically commission their, or the infrastructure. and so basically, i would like to see more response of how seriously

chris mason, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.testing in recent weeks about the way they are being treated, and in particular cheap imports and tighter environmental regulations. today it was the turn of british farmers to demonstrate. a convoy of around 50 tractors made its way through central london. meghan owen has been there for us. they are protesting against a number of things, in particular cheap food in points and tightening restrictions. —— imports. it comes after eu countries and countries around the world have also staged their own farming protests. but this is the first time in a while that farmers have taken to the streets of central london in their tractors. the government says "we firmly back our farmers, government says "we firmly back ourfarmers, we put agriculture at the forefront of any deals, we negotiate" but i think from the sounds of it and look of it here, farmers don't accept that in the uk. here, farmers don't accept that in the uk-_ here, farmers don't accept that in the uk. ~ ., in the uk. our reporter

chris mason, bbc news, westminster.and hearing accounts of sexual violence. ulrika richardson, the un's humanitarian co—ordinator in haiti, says tension remains high. while one of the most powerful gang leaders has warned there will be civil war unless the prime minister gives up power. violence in haiti has spiralled over the past few days. on tuesday, armed gangs who control most of the haitian capital, attacked the airport, just 48 hours after storming a jail and freeing thousands of prisoners. the un's human rights chief has called for the international community to do more. i urge the international community to act swiftly and decisively to prevent haiti's further descent into chaos. this situation is beyond untenable for the people of haiti. the gang leader behind much of the violence — jimmy "barbecue" cherizier — has demanded that prime minister ariel henry step down. translation: if ariel henry doesn't resign, | if the international community continues to support him, we will be heading straight for a civil war

chris mason with that report.us ban on the social media platform. china has also described the potential ban as "an act of bullying" that would backfire on america. it follows a vote in the us house of representatives which passed a bill that would require the tiktok owner, bytedance, to sell its stake in the social media platform. during the debate, lawmakers repeatedly said that tiktok has links to the chinese communist party — something denied by both tiktok and bytedance. the chief executive of tiktok posted this on the social media platform a short time ago. 0ur platform matters to small business owners who rely on vivek chilukuri is director of the technology and national security programme at security think tank cnas. he explained america's concerns about tiktok and gave a tiktok exmple of what the us is worried about. it's important to start with some context, and i think viewers in the united states and around the world need to understand that the relationship between technology companies and the united k

our political editor chris mason has the details. who is watching? who is listening?, a one—party state, a world view a world away from our own. right honourable oliver dowden... beijing spying and meddling, a cyberattack on the elections watchdog — the electoral commission. this is the latest in a clear pattern of hostile activity originating in china. two people and a company linked to the chinese state are to face sanctions, banned from travelling to the uk and their assets here frozen. we will support the government in efforts to counter attempts by china or any other state to interfere with or undermine the democratic process. america is accusing china of a vast and brash illegal hacking operation. it's bringing criminal charges against seven chinese nationals. and from beijing? dripping contempt. translation: one should not pin the blame on some - certain countries without any factual basis. don't let's politicise this issue. back in westminster, a campaign group gathers. the chinese state media says this alliance, which has members in more than 30 countries, is

chris mason, bbc news.security from the university of auckland, giovanni russello, told me he's not surprised by the timing of these cyber attacks. i'm not really surprise about what's going on here. i mean, it's basically quite normal that especially in a network, the environment that that people try to find vulnerabilities. i mean, this is something that it's not only kind of humans nowadays doing it, but with the ai machine that do it by themselves. so my main concern is from, as a citizen point of view, is how much my government or government, the uk, us or whatever, i mean, they are doing in order to protect my data that is up there? so, you know, in business world, we usually have people coming in and doing like penetration testing to find vulnerabilities. so what's happening here is that whatever actors behind these kind of attacks have found that there is a problem within the government electoral basically commission there, or the infrastructure. and so basically, i would like to see more response o

our political editor chris mason has more details. who is watching? who is listening?a world away from our own. right honourable oliver dowden... beijing spying and meddling, a cyberattack on the elections watchdog — the electoral commission. this is the latest in a clear pattern of hostile activity originating in china. two people and a company linked to the chinese state are to face sanctions, banned from travelling to the uk and their assets here frozen. we will support the government in efforts to counter attempts by china or any other state to interfere with or undermine the democratic process. america is accusing china of a vast and brash illegal hacking operation. it's bringing criminal charges against seven chinese nationals. and from beijing? dripping contempt. translation: one should not pin the blame on some - certain countries without any factual basis. don't let's politicise this issue. back in westminster, a campaign group gathers. the chinese state media says this alliance, which has members in more than 30 countries, is sinister, extremist. this is a ch

chris mason has the story. diane abbott is a political pioneer.ed nearly a0 years ago, she was the first black woman mp. whatever else happens after this, i think nobody can take this moment away from the black community. what did happen after that is she rose to bejeremy corbyn�*s shadow home secretary after being subjected to year after year of abuse, which multiplied in the era of social media. now, the guardian reports that frank hester, a multimillionaire donor to the conservative party, said this in 2019... the bbc has not independently verified that mr hester, seen here on the right with david cameron in 2016, said this, but he is not denying it. ..a statement claimed. "rubbish," said this cabinet minister, kemi badenoch. the comments as reported were racist, she said, adding that there should be forgiveness where there is contrition. a cabinet colleague had a rather different take. the critical point here is i don't think what he was saying was a gender—based or race—based comment, but it was clearly inappropriate, he has apologised and i

chris mason, bbc news, westminster. the white house. # i'm proud to be an american... donald trump was taking a victory lap before he had quite secured his party's nomination, but he knew it was now in the bag. they call it super tuesday for a reason. this is a big one. and they tell me, the pundits and otherwise, that there's never been one like this. there's never been anything so conclusive. when he launched this campaign in the same room 16 months ago, he was not the favourite to win. in order to make america great and glorious again, i am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the united states. four criminal indictments and his claims of politically—motivated persecution turbo—charged that campaign, his mugshot becoming an electoral asset. last night's results confirmed he is unstoppable, with only one exception, in leafy vermont. the biggest primary night of the year and some - fascinating results. let's take a look at vermont because it looks like - nikki haley is squeaking ahead. 0ne surprise victory

chris mason, bbc news, in cardiff. cardiff for that announcement. will it be vaughan gething orjeremy miles? who will be the new first minister? we'll have all the reaction and analysis on the bbc one bulletins all day from lunchtime. the annual british wildlife photography awards have produced their usual high standard of entries, among them this stunning shot of two swans at sundown taken in north tyneside. there are frolicking frogs captured at play in perthshire. an urban fox exposed in the sunlight of bristol — and this photo, entitled "beech for the sky". but the overall best photograph was judged to be this stunning image of a deflated football floating near a dorset beach, beset with barnacles. the ball was found here off of chesil beach. it was found by a local beachcomber and i had the opportunity to get in the water around here. i did take quite a few pictures. as i was snorkelling i got that split shot view which you can sort of see — the ball on the surface and then another world underneath. a team of inte

that was our political editor chris mason with that report.ts territory. a second day of voting is taking place in russia's presidential election. vladimir putin is expected to win a further six years in power, as his only serious opponents are either in prison, in exile, or dead. there have been sporadic acts of protest in russia. at various poll stations, people have poured dye into ballot boxes or set them aflame. former russian president dmitry medvedev referred to the protesters as "traitors" and called their acts "direct assistance to degenerates who are shelling our cities today". his remarks come as shops and schools have been closed in the russian city of belgorod after bombardments that authorities there have blamed on ukraine. the belgorod governor said two people were killed — as voting continues. i spoke to catherine belton, the author of putin's people, and asked why this election is so important to vladamir putin. he knows he's going to win it. he knows that everyone is going to come up with the result that he wants. otherwise t

that was our political editor chris mason with that report.errupt the russian elections by stepping up attacks on its territory. a second day of voting has taken place in russia's presidential election. vladimir putin is expected to wind a further six years in power as his only serious opponent is either in prison, in exile or dead. they have been sporadic acts of protest. at various polling stations people have poured liquid into ballot boxes. medvedev described them as traitors and cold their acts direct tonga schools have been closed after bombardments that authorities there have blamed in ukraine. i spoke to catherine belton who is the author of putin's people and asked her why this election is so important to vladimir putin. he knows he important to vladimir putin. he: knows he will win it and everybody will come up with the result he wants otherwise they will face punishment as well. on the other hand he is a lawyer and he likes to keep a veneer of legitimacy and he wants a good victory. he is expecting 80% of the vote to persuade everyo

chris mason, bbc news, in cardiff.ld cup, has been won for the second year running by galopin des champs. the race is celebrating its 100th anniversary, but crowds this year are slightly down, as our sports news correspondent laura scott reports. a serene start to gold cup day for some. less so for others. after one of the wettest winters on record, it's been heavy going for the team in charge of the car parks this week. despite a drop in attendances for the week, there was fanfare and a sell—out crowd for the race everyone wants to win, made more prestigious this year by celebrating its hundredth anniversary. here's man who knows a thing or two about centuries. irish trainer willie mullins, the first person to saddle 100 festival winners — and here was another, as the heavy favourite, galopin des champs, shone through the mid—march mud bath under jockey paul townend to win back—to—back gold cups in imperious style. how incredible was that performance out there? extraordinary, it puts him in the superstar class, one ha

chris mason, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.ded. welcome to ai decoded, that time of the week when we look in depth at some of the most eye catching stories in the world of artificial intellligence. we begin with the new york times who report google has been fined $271 million by france's competition watchdog for failing to broker agreements with media outlets for using their content to train its ai technology. which leads us to a possible solution. after leading ai developer 0penai told the uk parliament that it was "impossible" to train leading ai models without using copyrighted materials, a group of researchers says there is an alternative after releasing what is thought to be the largest ai training dataset composed entirely of text that is in the public domain and not under copyright. ap news looks at the un general assembly vote on what would be the first united nations resolution on artificial intelligence, the verge tech website has a video of one of theirjournalists having a realtime conversation with an ai avatar who

chris— to call them one. chris mason, bbc news. could you set out in _ chris mason, bbc news.for you? _ attempted hacking. how has it been for you? and one additional question _ for you? and one additional question. you made a comparison a few moments ago with the 1930s, which _ few moments ago with the 1930s, which is _ few moments ago with the 1930s, which is obviously stark. is that the scale — which is obviously stark. is that the scale of the threat you see in terms _ the scale of the threat you see in terms of— the scale of the threat you see in terms of what the uk faces from china, _ terms of what the uk faces from china, that comparison with nearly a century— china, that comparison with nearly a century ago? the - century ago? the others have their own views, obviously, but personally, i have had a wolf warrior that was impersonating me for some time using a fake e—mail address, e—mailing all sorts of politicians around the world, saying that i had recanted my views and also saying that basically i was a liar, all these sorts of things, to various people. i only came

chris mason, our political editor.to formally identify 3a bodies they've removed from the premises of a funeral home in hull. it follows calls from members of the public over concerns for the care of the deceased. a 46—year—old man and a 23—year—old woman have been arrested. danny savage reports. police investigations at a funeral home. 3a bodies have been removed from here following concern for care of the deceased. a local celebrant says families have been left in turmoil, worried about what happened to dead relatives or loved ones and how they were treated while they were here. billie—jo suffill says her brother and father's cremations were handled by the funeral home. oh, i've nearly had a breakdown. it's like something out of a horror movie, isn't it? just the thought of what if, the thoughts that have gone in my head have been quite overwhelming. so i've panicked. i've rung numbers, i've rung everyone, i've contacted you. i just want answers now, ijust need to know. humberside police say a 46—year—old man and a 2

indeed, chris, thank you, chris mason _ comes. indeed, chris, thank you, chris mason at _ comes. chris mason at westminster - comes. indeed, chris, thank you, chris mason at westminster and l chris mason at westminster and faisal islam reporting for us. time for a look at the weather. and sarah has more by the river tyne. today's budget might have left you with a bit more money in your pocket but some of the public services you rely on will face big spending cuts. so is it a vote winner? mr chancellor of the exchequer. cheering it was the last spring budget before the next election. tonight — we'll interrogate whyjeremy hunt made the announcements he did. and interrrogate one of his treasury ministers. overall, the tax burden is going up. correct? the tax burden is still too high, overall. absolutely. and it's going up? we'll also talk to labour's campaign chief. we'll talk live to representatives of business and public sector workers and our politics panel is here to help us decode it all and tell us when we might be going to the polls. today's was a budget that was as much abou

chris mason reporting.chair of ipac the inter—parliamentary alliance on china. it is an international cross—party group of legislators that represent democratic countries concerned with this issue. you are very welcome to the programme. can ijust read you some of the reactions from those in your group tonight? iain duncan smith said the sanctions, the welcome, are like an elephant giving birth to a mouse. another representative said it was like turning up to a gunfight with a wooden spoon. your reaction to that? , ., ., , ., to that? the truth is that i was one ofthe to that? the truth is that i was one of the people _ to that? the truth is that i was one of the people who _ to that? the truth is that i was one of the people who was _ to that? the truth is that i was one of the people who was sanctioned l to that? the truth is that i was one i of the people who was sanctioned by the chinese, and you have to go back to why it was that a number of parliamentarians, five in the house of commons and two of us i

chris mason, bbc news, westminster.nster now and our political correspondent helen catt. i believe we have been hearing more from diane abbott? yes. i believe we have been hearing more from diane abbott?— from diane abbott? yes, you heard chris saying — from diane abbott? yes, you heard chris saying she _ from diane abbott? yes, you heard chris saying she appeared - from diane abbott? yes, you heard chris saying she appeared to - from diane abbott? yes, you heard chris saying she appeared to be - chris saying she appeared to be absolutely fuming she was not able to speak in prime minister's questions earlier. we have heard from her, she has written an article for the independent website in which she has criticised the leadership of both the conservative party and the labour party. diane abbott herself is currently suspended from the labour party over a letter she wrote, for which she has apologised, which is claimed was anti—semitic. she has apologised. she has criticised both leaderships. she took aim at the prime mini

chris mason, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.t weeks about the way they are treated and, in particular, cheap imports and tighter environmental regulations. on monday it was the turn of british farmers to demonstrate. a convoy of around 50 tractors made its way through central london. meghan owen has been their reporting for us. the? their reporting for us. they are protesting _ their reporting for us. they are protesting against - their reporting for us. they are protesting against a . their reporting for us. tue: are protesting against a number of things, but particularly cheap food imports and tightening environmental restrictions. it comes after a number of eu countries and countries around the world, who have also staged their own farming protest. this is the first time in awhile that have taken to the streets of central london in their tractors. the government says "we firmly back up government says "we firmly back up farmers, we put agriculture at the forefront of any deals, we negotiate" — but i think, from the sounds and

we'll get the latest from our experts chris mason and faisal islam.hoped to discuss how bbc news reported on the lead—up to the budget with a senior executive, but we were told no one was available. instead, they gave us this statement... we arejoined, though, by one of the viewers who got in touch with us on this subject, bob skipworth. bob, thank you for coming on newswatch. why did you get in touch? precisely because the news bulletin began with something that wasn't news, it was just speculation. and this was, what, the day before the budget — days before the budget? the 6pm news, the day before the budget. so, would you rather the bbc not discuss the budget at all before it happened? certainly not, no, i think it could have been an item later on in the bulletin simply saying something like, "well, "we all know tomorrow is the budget, and there's been a lot "of speculation as to what may or may not be in the budget, "such as tax cuts or cuts to national insurance. "but we'll have to wait and see what happens tomorrow, "then we'll analyse it furthe

we'll get the latest from our experts chris mason and faisal islam.w review. the freak accident that left this 72—year—old woman unharmed but very famous. coming up on bbc news, england captain harry kane in champions league action is struggling club iron munich trail lacks 1—0 going into the second leg of the last 16. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the chancellor will unveil his budget tomorrow — it could well be the last one before the general election. jeremy hunt will be putting the final touches to his speech tonight before delivering it in the commons at lunchtime. he's expected to announce a 2p cut to national insurance — and another freeze on fuel duty. but might he go even further with an election looming? 0ur political editor chris mason is in westminster. what exactly do we know about tomorrow's budget?— what exactly do we know about tomorrow's budget? let's look at the bi icture tomorrow's budget? let's look at the big picture and _ tomorrow's budget? let's look at the big picture and then _ tomorrow's budget? let's look

faisal islam, and our political editor chris mason, thanks. dwelaniyah robinson died from a fatal head injury caused by forceful shaking, in november 2022. his mother, christina robinson, who's 30 years old, denied the charges. a warning — you may find some of the details in fiona trott�*s report distressing. dwelaniyah looked like a happy three—year—old boy. murdered by his own mother. hello. what's your name? christina. look how calm she appears when she opens the door to the police. inside, her little boy is lying unconscious. and then all of a sudden, like, sort of like spluttering sounds. ambulance service — - is the patient breathing? erm, i don't think so. christina robinson didn't make this call until 20 minutes after he stopped breathing. what she didn't tell them was that she'd shaken him violently. he'd suffered a fatal brain injury. the police became suspicious, and their investigation uncovered weeks of abuse at his home. serious burns from being submerged in boiling water — a punishment for soiling himself. and they found this —

studio: chris mason, thank you. has called for answers from the israelis, after a bbc report showed palestinian medical staff in gaza being detained, beaten and prevented from carrying out vital medical duties when israeli forces overran a hospital in soutern gaza last month. the bbc has seen evidence that some detainees were stripped and kept in stress positions for several hours. israel said it occupied nasser hospital in khan younis believing it was being used by hamas. several israeli hostages, who've been released, have said they were held there. lord cameron called the reports "very disturbing". these are very disturbing pictures and reports that have come out from this hospital and we need to get to the bottom of what exactly happened and we need answers from the israelis about that. and when we have those, then it'll be easier to comment. david cameron speaking today. wyre davis has been looking at the evidence from nasser hospital. not for the first time in this war, israeli soldiers have been filmed standi

here's our political editor, chris mason.was so hard i ended up on my brother's driveway and a caravan stop i didn't know about it and it doesn't give you much chance to put together extra pension. i doesn't give you much chance to put together extra pension.— together extra pension. i went on to the website — together extra pension. i went on to the website and _ together extra pension. i went on to the website and was _ together extra pension. i went on to the website and was told _ together extra pension. i went on to the website and was told you've - together extra pension. i went on to the website and was told you've got | the website and was told you've got to wait _ the website and was told you've got to wait until you're 66. i said, what?! — to wait until you're 66. i said, what?! , ., to wait until you're 66. i said, what?! , . , ., , to wait untilyou're 66. i said, what?! , to wait untilyou're 66. i said, what?! h, _, , , ., what?! the state stands accused of failure, what?! the state stands accused of failure. from

talking that chris mason.t, antony blinken, isjoining leaders of caribbean nations injamaica, for emergency talks on the crisis in haiti, due to start around now. the world food programme is warning of famine conditions in the haitian capital, port au prince, as armed gangs terrorise much of the city. the european union says it has evacuated all its diplomatic personnel from haiti because of the dramatic deterioration of the security situation. now, let's speak to harold issac, an independentjournalist who's in port—au—prince. thank you so much forjoining us live here in the programme. why didn't you start byjust describing how lawless it is on the ground there? ~ ., .,, how lawless it is on the ground there? ~ ., jun there? well, for the most part, 8096 ofthe there? well, for the most part, 8096 of the capital — there? well, for the most part, 8096 of the capital is _ there? well, for the most part, 8096 of the capital is under _ there? well, for the most part, 8096 of the capital is under gang - there? well,

with me in the studio now, the bbc�*s economics editor, faisal islam and political editor, chris masonetary to the treasury and her labour shadow. we'll hear from the snp and the liberal democrats, plus expert analysis and reaction from the financial markets. reporter: is this an - election-winning budget? is this really _ a turning point, chancellor? but could today be a repeat of last year's autumn statement? there isjeremy there is jeremy hunt there isjeremy hunt with his treasury team gathering in the traditional photo call, holding up the traditional red box, inside which is his budget, which he will unveil shortly in the house of commons. could today be a repeat of last year's autumn statement? i'm going to go further and cut the main rate of employee national insurance by two percentage points, from 12% to 10%. another 2p cut in national insurance is widely expected today — but could there be more? but with money tight — in the midst of a recession — those giveaways are likely to be paid for by spending cuts

that was our political editor chris mason with the report.d to win a further six years in power, as his only serious opponents are either in prison, in exile, or dead. there have been sporadic acts of protest in russia. at various poll stations, people have poured dye into ballot boxes or set them aflame. former russian president dmitry medvedev referred to the protesters as "traitors" and called their acts "direct assistance to degenerates who are shelling our cities today". his remarks comes as shops and schools have been closed in the russian city of belgorod after bombardments that authorities there have blamed on ukraine. the belgorod governor said two people were killed — as voting continues. let's speak to catherine belton, the author of putin's people. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. why is this election so important to vladimir putin, considering it is a foregone conclusion that there are no credible candidates?- conclusion that there are no credible candidates? yes, he knows he's auoin credible candidates? yes, he knows he

i here�*s the analysis from our political editor chris mason.broad that accountability is almost impossible and any government trying to sort this out, it�*s confronted by a big blunt truth and it will cost a vast amount. back in 2019, labour offered compensation and they said if they won the general election, that is what they would do it�*s confronted by a big blunt truth — it will cost a vast amount. back in 2019, labour offered compensation and they said back in 2019, labour offered compensation. they said if they won the general election, that is what they would do. they were crushed in the general election and they are now much more cautious, cautious, and so too are the conservatives. and here is the context, a catalogue of failures, think the post office scandal, the infected blood scandal and now, this. that is the context which means that campaigners have to show real stamina if — and it�*s a big if — they are ever to be compensated. ajapanese baseball sensation who plays for the major league in america has been caught up in a scandal,

. >> here's the analysis from our political editor, chris mason. >> so widespread has been the failuredth of blame so broad that accountability is nylon impossible -- is niie on impossible. it will cost a vast amount. labor offered compensationnd said if they won the election that's what they would do. they were crushed in that election and are much more cautious and so too are the conservatives. here is the context, a catalog of failures. so think the post office scandal, the infected blood scandal, and now this. that is the context, which means campaigners have to show real stamina if, and that is a big gift, they are ever to be compensated. >> joining us is a longtime campaigner on this issue. what is your reaction to what's happened? >> good evening. i am obviously delighted with the recommendation and the report and contents of the report from the public health service. this is the first stage on the road to recovery for the waspy women. i have supported them for years. i believe they were dealt a severe injustice with a failure to communicate the details concerning pension age en

mason is here.ve a news conference to waiting media. he did. george galloway won that by—election last week by a mile, i was there and there were plenty of people in rochdale really excited about him as their mp and others who were horrified and joining those it being critical was the prime minister who gave his own news conference on friday, the very day mr galloway was elected, describing it as beyond alarming. in the mr galloway a news conference today, he talked about rochdale, about what he hopes to achieve for the town and also talked about what he described as a genocide in gaza and why it was so central to his message in rochdale. if the by—election had been in february of 1940 or '41, would anyone seriously have condemned me for putting the crimes of the holocaust at the centre of my election campaign? tonight the campaign against anti—semitism has said mr galloway knows exactly where the line is and purposely strides over it, adding that it diminished —— diminishing the holocaust through t

our political editor chris mason explains how high taxes are now, and why. that we must remember when we see what happens tomorrow. so there was the pandemic and then there was the energy shock as a result of the war in ukraine. that means there was these colossal state interventions — think the furlough scheme, for instance — so big, you can see them from space in the generational context of government spending. surprise, surprise — as a result of that, taxes, you can also see them from space as well. they are at a decades—long high, and that is the reality that won't go away whatever is announced tomorrow. how have those tax rises come about? they've come about by freezing the threshold at which we pay particular rates of tax, so people end up paying more tax even though there's never been an announcement saying as much. it's rather stealthy. it's known by economists by this term — "fiscal drag". it sounds a bit like a covers band. doesn't matter what you call it — millions of people can feel it, and that's why, right now, people feel like they're paying a

chris mason with that report.estigious film studios in the arab world has been destroyed by a majorfire in cairo. several buildings near al—ahram studio in the giza district of cairo also had to be evacuated as the fire spread to them. no casualties were reported, but some people had to be treated at the scene for smoke inhalation. translation: the fire reached the upper floors in those - buildings then spread. all those buildings burned down. then the ambulances and fire trucks arrived. this is a cinematography studio where tv shows used to film series in ramadan. the place is always active and nobody knows what happened. some say it's due to a short circuit while others say something strange happened inside. sebastian usher, the middle east analyst at the bbc world service, explained what more we know about the fire. the prime minister, the egyptian prime minister has been visiting, so that gives a sense of the significance it's been regarded in egypt. we don't know 100% quite how big the damage is, you look at

here's our political editor chris mason., the alleged remarks were racist but that doesn't make mr hester himself racist. if you take half a step back, it is a position in which he says there should be a tolerance to an articulation of alleged intolerance as long as there is some contrition. meanwhlie ms abbott was not called on during wednesday's prime minister's questions. that's despite standing up 46 times. a spokesperson for the speaker said he "ran out of time" to call on her. you're live with bbc news. march is women's history month, here in the us, the uk and australia. this week also marked equal pay day, an occasion to acknowledge the gap between women's and men's pay in the workplace. and a recent world bank report shows the global gender gap for women in the workplace is wider than previously estimated. the women, business, and the law report analysed policies affecting women's economic opportunity in 190 economies. it found that no country provides equal opportunity forwomen, including the wealthiest ones. the r

mason tells us. in the house of lords will be overturned in the next couple of weeks when it returns to the house of commons. there is a chance that all of this, this possible act of parliament, becomes exactly that — the law of the land — before the month is out. the big question then is how long from then until planes are on their way to rwanda. it's been almost two years since ministers first announced the plan to send some migrants to rwanda. they argued it would deter people from travelling in small boats to the uk. in november, the uk supreme court ruled that the plan was unlawful. no asylum seeker has yet been sent to rwanda. you're live with bbc news. back here in the us, the supreme court has unanimously rejected a colorado ruling that would have removed former president donald trump from the state's primary ballot over his role in the january 6, 2021 attack on the us capitol. the decision also applies to other states with similar challenges to mr trump's candidacy. the ruling says individua

mason has this report.figures in northern ireland politics of his generation. the linchpin of a vital breakthrough just two months ago which led to the return of devolved government at stormont. this agreement is something we have worked hard to deliver for the people of northern ireland. in late january, the pride of a breakthrough — sirjeffrey commanding the stage, his power and influence obvious. but at 6:00am yesterday morning, he was arrested. by lunchtime today, a statement from his party... the man on the left here, gavin robinson, is the new interim leader. he was told what had happened in the middle of the night. i think it's been a devastating revelation and has caused tremendous shock, notjust for myself personally or my colleagues within the dup, but for the community right across northern ireland. it came as a great shock. this is a nightmare for the dup. it's a big test for the new power—sharing government, isn't it? well, i think the power—sharing government has not only has been recognised p

here's our political editor chris mason. will you give the money back, prime minister?ing in the ears of rishi sunak today... would the party take more money from mr hester? ..after a morning in which two senior conservatives answered these questions rather differently. i would think about the company i kept and i would give that money back. i have to give you my view, rather than what the party should do. but i have thought about how i would handle that situation. if today, mr hester said "i would like to give - you another 10 million", would you take it? - on the basis that we don't believe mr hester is racist, yes. we now come to questions for the prime minister. - how low would he have to sink, what racist, woman—hating threat of violence — would he have to make, before the prime minister plucked up the courage to hand back the £10 million that he's taken from him? mr speaker, as i said, the gentleman apologised, genuinely, for his comments, and that remorse should be accepted. and look carefully at what is happening on the back row on the right—hand side. diane abb

here's our political editor, chris mason. bizarre, colourful, angry. a by—election like no other.d. the counting began. and at around 2:a5am... i do hereby declare that— george galloway is duly elected... he'd done it again. the fourth time town or city in his third party that has led mr galloway to parliament. keir starmer, this is for gaza. you have paid, and you will pay, a high price. from crowd: george galloway, you want to burn our future! - punctuated by protest — he's used to that. a climate campaigner is led away. keir starmer and rishi sunak are two cheeks of the same backside. and they both got well and truly spanked tonight here in rochdale. down the road, in the middle of the night, in a car showroom, a victory rally. this is the beginning of a rochdale revival. that's our project. george galloway isn't an overnight success, but a politician with decades of controversial heritage. a labour mp, until he wasn't. a tormentor of america's political establishment. now, i know that standards have slipped over the last few years in washington... an early reality tv star... p