the largest humanitarian crisis since the second world war — a warning from the un about millions facing famine. four countries in africa and the middle east need urgent help and the united nations says time is running out. now, more than 20 million people across four countries face starvation and famine. without collective and coordinated global efforts, people will simply starve to death. also in the programme... turkey's president calls the dutch "nazi remnants" and "fascists" after turkey's foreign minister is banned from attending a rally in rotterdam. there's been sharp criticism of a judge who warned that women who get drunk could be targeted by rapists. it isjoseph ghosting through and here goes watson. and england have three. and england cruise to a second successive six nations title after crushing scotland at twickenham. good evening.

the world is facing its largest humanitarian crisis since 1916. that's the assessment of the united nations, which says more than 20 million people face the threat of starvation and famine in four countries in africa and the middle east. £3.5 billion are said to be needed byjuly to avert disaster. this report from our world affairs correspondent, richard galpin, contains images you may find distressing. for months now, it has been known that millions of people, including young babies like this one in yemen have been starving. she was just four months old when a bbc team met her in december.

across yemen, hundreds of thousands more children have so little to eat they are struggling to stay alive. and the threat of mass starvation is affecting three other countries. this is a refugee camp in south sudan, which, like yemen, has been torn apart by conflict. families forced to flee their homes and left with little to eat. already, a famine has been officially declared here, with almost half the population in urgent need of help. we stand at a critical point in our history. already at the beginning of the year, we are facing the largest humanitarian crisis since the creation of the united nations. now, more than 20 million people across four countries face starvation and famine. without collective and coordinated global efforts, people will simply starve to death. of the huge number of people the un says are now in danger,

almost 2 million are in nigeria. nearly 5 million in south sudan, nearly 3 million in somalia and more than 1a million in yemen. the un is predicting that without serious help, 1.4 million people could die before the end of the year unless more aid money is found. they are calling for 5.6 billion to tackle this crisis. aid agencies on the ground say at the moment they don't have enough money to deal with the rising demand for help. a child who suffers from severe acute malnutrition, unless they are treated, there is a high likelihood that they will die. if they are treated, then they can recover completely and the cost of that treatment can be as little as $80. apart from conflict, another major cause of the crisis is drought. this is somalia, which has been particularly hard hit.

in this hospital in the capital, mogadishu, doctors have been treating people who have travelled almost 200 miles to get medical help. in most of the cases the cause is dehydration, we're doing rehydration of the child. and we have given also some antibiotics. with the lives of so many children like these now at risk, the un believes the global response must be quick. richard galpin, bbc news. turkey and the netherlands are locked in a furious diplomatic row tonight after turkey's president erdogan described the dutch as "nazi remna nts" and "fascists" after his foreign minister was banned from travelling to rotterdam to attend a rally on his behalf. the dutch prime minister said mr erdogan‘s remarks were "crazy". from istanbul, our correspondent mark lowen sent this report. they love his nationalism,

his bluntness, his standing up to the west, and today recep tayyip erdogan doled it out. after his foreign minister was blocked from landing in the netherlands, president erdogan hit back at the dutch, his diplomacy typically undiplomatic. translation: they don't know anything about politics or international diplomacy. they are very nervous and cowards. they are nazi remnants, they are fascists. the foreign minister had wanted to rally turkish voters in the netherlands before a referendum on boosting mr erdogan‘s powers. but with the dutch election next week, the government there feared it could provoke tension and feed the anti—immigrant geert wilders. 0n the campaign trail, the dutch prime minister said he wouldn't give in turkish blackmail. this morning, on television, he made clear that he threatened the netherlands with sanctions,

and of course we cannot negotiate under such threats. so then we decided, the foreign minister, the french prime minister and myself in a conference call, that it was better for him not to come to the netherlands. his country having been occupied by the nazis, mr rutte reacted bluntly to the fascist comparison. it's a crazy remark, of course. i understand they're angry, but this is of course way out. germany too was branded nazis by mr erdogan after it blocked turkish rallies — unprecedented language among nato allies. president erdogan has an advantage with europe, turkey the most active route for migrants, and its role crucial to stemming the flow. he's used it as a bargaining chip, but the eu is getting increasingly frustrated with the turkish strongman. this is a classic erdogan political tactic — painting turkey as the victim of western oppression and himself as the protector of national pride. he thrives when he and his country

are seen as the underdogs, and this growing stand—off with europe will rally his nationalist support base, which he needs for a referendum victory. so vintage erdogan, pleasing his supporters, horrifying his opponents, and reiterating the sense that polarised turkey is drifting everfurtherfrom europe. mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul. at least a0 people have been killed and over 100 injured following two explosions in the capital, damascus. it's thought two suicide bombers targeted buses transporting shiite pilgrims — most of them from iraq — near an ancient cemetery in the city. it's not clear who was behind the attack. the brexit secretary david davis is urging mps to ignore proposed changes to the government's brexit bill when it's debated in the commons on monday. the amendments include measures for a meaningful vote on the final brexit plan and guarantees on protections for eu nationals living in britain. article 50 — the formal process

for quitting the eu — could be triggered next week. 0ur political correspondent, alex forsyth, is in westminster for us tonight with more. alex? the brexit bill, that piece of legislation to allow the government to start negotiations about leaving the eu, is entering its final stages in parliament next week, the house of lords had their say, they want changes to the bill to protect the rights of eu citizens in the uk but also a written guarantee that parliament will get a say on the final terms of the brexit deal. tonight there is a clear message from the government— they will not accept those changes. the brexit secretary says he wants the deal to go through but with no strings attached. we know labour will not ee, attached. we know labour will not agree, jeremy corbyn‘s said today is what is crucial is how many tory mps are ready to go against the

government, there is a verbal reassurance that parliament will have the final say but the key question is whether that is enough to stave off a rebellion. this is a significant moment, not just to stave off a rebellion. this is a significant moment, notjust a test of the prime minister's authority in the house of commons but once this bill is passed, theresa may will be able to push the button and start the process which will end with the uk's departure from the european union. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has prompted angerfrom within his party after saying it would be "absolutely fine" if a second referendum was held on scottish independence. the party later issued a statement clarifying its position, saying it opposed a second referendum. but it added that it was not the job of westminster to block referendums. a female judge has been criticised after warning women who get drunk that they are putting themselves in danger of being targeted by rapists. lindsay kushner qc said what she called ‘disinhibited behaviour‘ could put women at risk. her comments have been described by campaigners as outrageous and misguided. frankie mccamley reports.

jailed for six years for what police described as a horrifically prolonged attack. ricardo rodriguez was found guilty of two counts of rape, but, sentencing, judge lindsey kushner used herfinal words before retiring to issue a rape warning to women. she said girls are perfectly entitled to drink themselves into the ground but should be aware of potential defendants to rape gravitate towards girls who have been drinking. if push comes to shove, a girl who has been drunk is less likely to be believed than one who is sober at the time. while many might see her comments as useful advice, others believe this is a backwards step. i'm very anxious that whatever message she meant to send, it's very clear that what it has sent is the message that there is not much point in reporting. that's wrong.

whatever amount of drink you've had, do report, you will be treated better than this suggests. a rape survivor herself, this woman now helps others through the ordeal. it makes all of us really quite angry, and it's one thing to go around making these comments when you sit in a court room all day, and you are engaging in one aspect 0ur society. but i suggest you do research first or engage with people who have experienced this. many will question who is to be put in the spotlight, the victims or the perpetrators. frankie mccamley, bbc news. now, with all the sport, here's karthi gna nasegaram at the bbc sport centre. good evening, kate. england have retained the six nations title after an emphatic 61 points to 21

win over scotland. the victory for eddiejones‘ side also means they have equaleed new zealand's world record for consecutive test wins. joe wilson reports from twickenham. twickenham just after two. any view will do. england arrived at this match unbeaten as all these spectators well knew. but they have won their games in the six nations by being good enough. the team which has really excelled and found a new level in the tournament, that was scotland. so much can change once the anthems have been sung. a minute into the game, bottom of the screen, a dangerous tackle on elliot daly by fraser brown. the sin bin for him and daly‘s game was soon over. if there was a glimmer of space in the scotland defence, england had a man to exploit it, jonathan joseph, gone. scotland were stretched, worse when they lost players to injury, even worse whenjonathanjoseph got the ball again. now, finally, says the coach,

this is what i told you we could do. gordon reid burrowed and scored. scotland battled, but the game was gone before half—time. in the second half, joseph through, almost at a stroll. 61 points was the final measure of england's control. the six nations secured, england want more. it is ireland next weekend. this is a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity and we are pleased with the six nations champions but the grand slam is something we are looking forward to. it takes one win to lift the calcutta cup, it takes 19 consecutive test victories to set a new world record. so, onto dublin. joe wilson, bbc news, at twickenham. in the women's six nations, england maintained their 100% record in the competition as they thrashed scotland 6a—0. england's kay wilson scored a record seven tries as they set up a grand slam decider

against ireland, who also won today. they beat wales 12—7. it's time to pop out of the room if you don't want to know today's fa cup or premier league results. match of the day and highlights of the fa cup follow soon on bbc one. non—league side lincoln city's remarkable run in the fa cup is over. they were beaten 5—0 by arsenal, who progress to the semi—finals. lincoln were the first non—league side to reach the last eight of the competition for over a century. manchester city are also through to the semi—finals with a 2—0 win over middlesbrough. in the premier league, hull city have boosted their hopes of avoiding relegation by beating swansea city 2—1. hull move up to 18h place. joshua king's hat—trick gave bournemouth a dramatic 90th minute winner over west ham. romelu lukaku scored everton‘s third goal and his 19th of the season. he's level with harry kane as the league's top scorer. they beat west brom 3—0. rangers have appointed pedro caixinha as their new manager. he will attend tomorrow's old firm game against scottish premiership leaders celtic but won't be

in charge until monday. second place aberdeen beat motherwell i—0. there were also wins for hearts, kilmarnock and saintjohnstone. partick and inverness drew i—i. that's all your sport. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. goodnight. hello, you're watching bbc news. one of our other main stories now, and online ticket touts who buy in bulk and then sell tickets for inflated prices will face unlimited fines under new government plans. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. when it comes to seeing your idols up close, people will sometimes pay large sums. but increasingly fans are being priced out by robots, or bots, that snap up tickets in seconds and resell them at inflated prices. and fans are often squeezed out. it stops the youth from going to these places, from seeing these shows, it's not really fair. it's not necessarily fraud,

but if people are making money out of something that it's kind of a bit like you shouldn't put such a premium on something. the rise of the internet has enabled touts to use software known as bots to automatically buy up thousands of tickets in seconds, and that's what the government wants to make a criminal offence with unlimited fines. we think it's unacceptable that fans are being ripped off by these computer bots buying up all the tickets and then selling them at inflated prices. so we're going to make that illegal, so that people can buy tickets more easily and fans can get to the concerts, the sports venues that they want to. but can we ever fully remove illegal ticket touts? there's always more that can be done. as long as there are people out there wanting to profit on the back of tickets, there will be people wanting to buy those tickets as well. the important thing is to sort of distil it to a good market, a market that works well for the industry, and a market that works well for consumers as well. and that might mean that official

ticket sellers for popular shows will have to be far more vigilant when someone tries to suddenly buy or suddenly sell a lot of tickets. criminalising these bots which snap up tickets which fans otherwise want could work, but if they're overseas, then there's very little the government could do. also, ticketing experts say that the bots might in fact be real human beings, paid paltry sums of money by the illegal ticket touts to do their work — criminalising them would be fraught with problems. joe lynam, bbc news, in the west end. well, i asked ticket fraud consultant reg walker whether the measures would be a deterrent. i think it is a quantum leap forward. it will have an impact if the legislation is made supranational, if it is an offence everywhere in the world, the same as it was for tickets for the 2012 olympics. without that, it would be simple for touts to operate offshore and still carry

on using the software. are there currently penalties in place? is this going to be a big difference? it is a massive difference, bots are already illegal under the computer misuse act, but that has never been tested. the fines for that are relatively modest. with unlimited fines, this must be a major deterrent. and what about the suggestion from some people that the problem is that there is a slightly murky, dodgy dealing that happens between the people selling the tickets initially, the venues and so on, and the people that we come into contact with on the internet, the ticket vendors? there have been scandals where promoters and their representatives have been caught placing tickets directly onto the secondary sites at vastly inflated prices. i think the bigger problem, though, is that the primary ticket agents themselves are not doing enough to clamp down on touts harvesting tickets from their systems. and why is that? is it too much effort for them? presumably they don't get any money

extra from it, do they not care who is buying the tickets? two reasons — first, the more tickets a primary ticket agency sells, the faster they sell them, the quicker they can get more to sell. so that is a cycle. the second one is some primary ticket agents are conflicted — they have primary and resale sites, so there is no incentive for them to actually block the touts and the bots in the first place. reg walker speaking to me a little while ago. police have clashed with rioters in italy's southern city of naples. the trouble broke out during protests against the visit of a northern league politician whose party has been known for its anti—southern stance. police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse an estimated 200 to 300 people who broke away from a peaceful march and started throwing rocks and petrol bombs. people in black hoods and helmets uprooted street signs and set fires in the street. an intruder has been arrested in the grounds of the white house, the us secret service has confirmed.

president donald trump is thought to have been in residence when secret service agents arrested the intruder, who was carrying a backpack. although the backpack was screened, no dangerous materials were found. later, he gave his reaction to reporters. any comment on the events? the secret service did a fantastic job last night, i appreciate it. the secret service did a fantasticjob last night, it was a troubled person. it was very sad, actually, but the secret service was fantastic. donald trump giving his reaction to the arrest of that intruder. let's get a look at what the weather has in store. good evening. we had quite a bit of sunshine in the north—west and the south and east today, where the sun shone, it was lovely and warm. this sunshine allowing the temperature to spring up to 18 celsius. the warmest day of the year

so far in northern ireland. this was in essex, in that sunniest slot in the south and east, some sunshine in guernsey. of course, quite a lot of sea fog around the channel islands recently, this was earlier in the day, you can just about see the haze remaining. that will fill back in overnight, because the weather front has been giving damp and cheery conditions, now pepping up to bejoined by another weather front coming into northern ireland late in the night. with all the cloud around and the patchy rain, it looks like a fairly mild night. however, it will be grey and misty first thing in the morning with coastal fog and hill fog as well. because we are sandwiched between those two weather fronts, a different day for eastern parts, but between them a decent day. further west, a new weatherfront advancing into the south—west and wales, but initially the east of wales doing well. morning rain for northern ireland soon clearing away, rain in the west of scotland, but the rain in the east of scotland

hanging off the coast, a good deal of dry and bright weather for much of the day. the weather front from the west really staggers slowly eastwards and fizzles out, as it does in the east as well, so still a lot of dry weather on offer, just a little bit of patchy rain and drizzle. after a murky start, things will brighten, but not as mild — 10—111, temperatures dipping behind the second weather front, around average for the time of year. under clearing skies tomorrow night, a cold night, as we start monday morning, temperatures could fall close to freezing in some parts of scotland, particularly northern england as well. a chilly start because we have a ridge of high pressure at this time of year bringing dry, brighter weather. 0n the monday chart, the north and west, sinking further south to introduce more cloud, but still dry. tory

hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. first, the headlines. four countries in africa and the middle east need urgent help — the united nations says 20 million people are facing starvation. a diplomatic row after turkey's president calls the dutch "nazi remnants" for banning his foreign minister. ajudge has been criticised for warning women that they could be targeted by rapists if they get very drunk. and england crush scotland at twickenham, winning a second successive six nations title. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be

bringing us tomorrow. with me are nigel nelson, political editor of the sunday mirror and the sunday people, and the political commentatorjo phillips. tomorrow's front pages. some of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the observer says theresa may is under fire by mps who fear she has no back—up plan if the uk fails to get a trade deal with the eu. the mail on sunday also leads on the prime minister's impending plan to trigger article 50 — the says she'll fire the starting gun on tuesday. the sunday telegraph's top story is what it calls a war in the cabinet over the budget — with ministers reportedly furious at the chancellor for not warning them that he was planning to break a manifesto promise with a rise in national insurance for self—employed workers. the front page of the sunday times has rugby hero danny care flying through the air as scores in england's victory against

scotland in the six nations. and the sunday express reports on a potential new lead in the hunt for madeleine mccann. the paper says police have been given extra funding to follow it up. let's delve a little deeper. we start with the observer. i feel we need a drum roll. tuesdays when we are likely to see the prime minister triggering article 50.