good afternoon. the government has said that britain will defend the interests of gibraltar during the brexit negotiations, following warnings that spain is attempting to use the process to regain sovereignty of the rock. the eu has suggested that a brexit deal won't cover gibraltar without a separate agreement between london and madrid. here's our political correspondent, matt cole. the imposing rock at the mouth of the mediterranean has been in british hands since 1713. it's fortified location ten miles from the coast of africa has made it a key strategic case for britain's military, as well as home to 30,000 british subject. it shares a border with spain which has long sought to reclaim it, but this week theresa may made it clear that would not happen as part of brexit. but yesterday, two days after that statement, the eu's draft negotiating guidelines were issued, including this clause which said that no future agreements between the eu and the united kingdom may

apply to gibraltar without the approval of the kingdom of spain. some say spain is trying to exploit dreich said. every country looks to look after its own interests, and as is what spain is trying to do over gibraltar. it is absolutely wrong that any future free—trade agreement, security, bilateral arrangement or anything else should depend on britain giving some concession to madrid over gibraltar. in gibraltar, officials at your ears. we're not going to be a pawn in brexit. we want the culprits of brexit, because the eu looks at the uk's if brexit, because the eu looks at the uk's if we are the ones walking away, well, gibraltar was not responsible for that. the letter handed to the eu on wednesday triggering the process did not include reference to gibraltar, and some critics say it should have. what is perhaps underlines is a challenge facing britain as it begins negotiating as a single

nation against 27, each of which have their own vested interests. and matt cole is here. matt, spain had previously said they weren't going to use gibraltar as a bargaining chip in the brexit talks. what's going on here? many thought spain were going to try this at all, and some thought perhaps they see an opportunity in the timing of the negotiations, the sequencing of it announced on friday, the idea that the talks will come first and then negotiations on a future trade deal. when it comes to those negotiations britain may have low bridge over spain because spain wants to protect business interests in the uk, such as the santander bank. interests in the uk, such as the sa ntander bank. therefore interests in the uk, such as the santander bank. therefore spain are probably seeking to get the deal done on gibraltar if they can see an opportunity during the brexit divorce negotiations in that section as they deal with it. these are only d raft as they deal with it. these are only draft plans at the moment, it remains to be seen whether the rest of the eu will back spain and desire for this, whether britain will manage to hold the line and keep gibraltar as it has for 300 years. thousands of households on high incomes have received taxpayers

money to buy a home, according to official figures. they reveal that the help to buy scheme which offers subsidies to buyers has helped 4,000 households in england earning more than £100,000 a year to purchase a home. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. introduced four years ago when the uk economy simply was not growing at all, the help to buy scheme into help mostly first—time buyers get on the ladder. since then, 250,000 people have bought property using the help to buy schemes, but research by labour suggests that existing homeowners from wealthy households have benefited as well. using official data, research found that around 4000 households england earning more than £100,000 use the help to buy equity loan scheme, and 20,000 households used it even though they were not first—time buyers. this scheme, playing a

valuable part in helping people get into the housing market for the first time, should only be there for first—time buyers, and should not be there for people who are earning over £100,000 a year. it does not make sense. the help to buy scheme offers buyers to one fifth of the cost of a new—build home, so they only need to provide a 5% deposit. the government says almost 400,000 people have been helped, and 8.6 ilium pounds has been promised for it in england until 2021. ilium pounds has been promised for it in england until2021. lenders once again are not scared about falling house prices and are prepared to advance money to people who want to buy homes. the question is, has it gone on for too long, and is, has it gone on for too long, and is it now artificially pushing up house prices, particularly those of new—build homes? house prices, particularly those of new-build homes? the fact that they help to buy scheme has helped existing and sometimes wealthy households will worry some economists. they have long seen

concerns about consumer debt, rising house prices and savings as an all—time record low. if the cost of living continues to rise as it has in recent weeks and months, that will make the problem even worse. bbc news has learned that only 5% of prison staff in england and wales will get new pay allowances of up to £5,000. and many of those who qualify for the increase are already receiving allowances of £4,000. protesters in paraguay have stormed buildings. demonstrators are angry at moves to allow president horacio cartes several people injured in battles between protesters and police. nottinghamshire police are searching for a woman suspected of abducting her two young sons. it comes after a family court warned that 42 year old samantha baldwin posed a "risk of harm" to them.

peter harris reports. from door to door, the police are looking for clues in their search for the missing boys and their mother. so matthew baldwin, her nine—year—old and six—year—old sons, vanished on tuesday. the previous day nottingham family court had ordered that the sons should be removed from her care. the police are now treating it as an abduction enquiry. i would like to say to some a nswer enquiry. i would like to say to some answer directly, please do the right thing and return the boys safely to the court. secondly, to anybody out there across the nation who has any information, however small that maybe, contact us. that includes anyone who runs 01’ maybe, contact us. that includes anyone who runs or owns bed & brea kfasts, anyone who runs or owns bed & breakfasts, hotels, caravan parks, campsites or holiday lets, check your registers, check you have occupying your premises, and please

bearin occupying your premises, and please bear in mind the group could be staying under a different name. the two boys have now been made wards of court. their mother is regarded as posing a risk of harm. the police have not ruled out the possibility someone have not ruled out the possibility someone else might be involved in harbouring some of the ball down. two women arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender has been bailed. with all the sport, here's john watson at the bbc sport centre. the day's first match in the premier league, the lunchtime kick off between liverppool and everton in the merseyside derby is underway at anfield. the home side made the best possible start — sadio mane scoring after seven minutes. everton then equalised. but then philippe coutinho scored for liverpool but this sublime effort. it is currently 2—1 for liverpool. a victory would see them pull level with second placed tottenham. tiger woods has pulled out of golf's

first major of the year, the masters, claiming he is not tournament ready. after 15 months out following back surgery, he returned to action at the turn of the year. but back spasms forced him to pull out of a tournament in dubai in february, and he's failed in his bid feature at augusta in america. woods won the first of his 14 majors at the masters 20 years ago and says there is no timetable for his return roger federer rob lee rafael nadal. roger federer won a thrilling three—hour match against nick kyrgios to set up a final against rafael nadal at the miami 0pen. it will be their 37th meeting in what is one of the sport's great rivalries. disappointment for nick kyrgios will stop tomorrow, rowers from oxford and cambridge go up against each and cambridge go up tomorrow, rowers from oxford and cambridge go up against each other in the annual boat races.

in the oxford men's team a little bit of history is being made, with something that has rarely happened in nearly 200 years of competition. adam wild reports. this is a rivalry quite unlike any other. winning is everything. losing, unbearable. but at the heart of this year's rattle is a wall. william wall will become only the third person in history to race for both cambridge and oxford. third person in history to race for both cambridge and oxfordm third person in history to race for both cambridge and oxford. it is a bit different, but it's a great honour, it is a very special race, andi honour, it is a very special race, and i feel very privileged to be pa rt and i feel very privileged to be part of it. he was part of the losing cambridge crew back in 2015. across the line go oxford, and they have won the boat race. now his academic studies have taken him over to oxford. a switch of boats that has apparently left some former team—mates harbouring extra motivation. it hasn't been that easy. guys that i was very close to,

who rode with and cambridge, barely speak to them any more. some guys said, yes, that makes sense. other quys said, yes, that makes sense. other guys didn't respect the decision at all and said they really hope i lose for oxford. and they completely disagree with the decision. still, this is a team sport. and with preparations must over, publicly at least cambridge are keen to concentrate on their own boat. least cambridge are keen to concentrate on their own boatm least cambridge are keen to concentrate on their own boat. it is more about us winning than them losing. but there is i guess a hidden animosity between the two that occasionally comes out. we are focused on ourselves. i'm good friends with will, who was in that crew, there is no hard feelings, no feelings at all. hard feelings or not, the undercurrent of rivalry remains just below the surface. winning is everything, whichever boat you are in. and at races live tomorrow afternoon

bbc one. liverpool still leading in the early kick—off, commentary on bbc radio 5 live. but for now, that is all the sport. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 6:35. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel with julian worricker. more now on our top story. the uk has said it will stand up for gibraltar‘s interests after the territory accused spain of using brexit to forward its territorial aims.

after reported lobbying from spain, the eu's brexit negotiation strategy is that decisions affecting gibraltar will be run past the spanish government. clare moody is labour mep for the south west and gibraltar — and is critical of the government for not including the issue in the letter triggering article 50. the development started on wednesday. there are two clear issues here. one is the future of gibraltar and making sure that gibraltar and making sure that gibraltar is part of whatever deal happens with the uk. they have the right to self—determination and have in the past made it very clear that they want to remain with their relationship to britain. most unanimous in the last referendum they had. absolutely, it was 9696 in favour of remaining, and the

referendum on the relationship with britain was 99%. referendum on the relationship with britain was 9996. what do you say about the british government's handling of this in the light of what boris johnson handling of this in the light of what borisjohnson has said, namely that the support for gibraltar under the current arrangements are implacable and rocklike.|j the current arrangements are implacable and rocklike. i was very pleased to hear that he had made that statement, because actually my first gibraltar shock this week was on wednesday when i saw the article 50 letter. it appeared that the uk government had glossed over, indeed, left out, the interests, entirely, of gibraltar. and the reason why i am very clear on picking this up is because if the uk government is about to go into the most detailed negotiations that we have seen in decades, and it is vital that they are up to thejob, and so it is with the important to say, right, you

we re the important to say, right, you were not on the game on wednesday. you now have to step up to the plate for gibraltar, and i'm pleased to see that they have been doing, but in future, this is notjust about gibraltar, it is also representing the interests of all british citizens. why would mentioning the gibraltar issue in that letter on wednesday have made any difference to what we have seen since? because it was making it clear that the uk is very firm in its support of gibraltar. i'm glad it has been since then, but the wording of the letter appeared... it was notjust that it did not mention gibraltar, it was that it only talked about one land border with the negotiations, to land borders. it also made reference to government in terms that did not include the fact that there are... gibraltar which they have a government as well. let's look forward. these draft

guidelines, it was made clear moment ago. what would you say to the prime minister now about getting to the point where this particular element of these guidelines is removed? as a country, we have two, and she has to be, in terms of leading the country and the government, she has to absolutely demonstrate that she is up absolutely demonstrate that she is up to negotiating in the interests of our country into the future, and this will be a very clear test for me about her ability to deliver for the uk in these associations. the eu, the government in madrid are going to be a loud voice in this. in the eu 27. the uk government has to make sure that it delivers in terms of securing the interests for gibraltar. all those arrested in connection with the terrorist attack in westminster on wednesday, 22 march have now been released with no further action. the metropolitan police have

announced that a 30—year—old man arrested on 26 march at an address in birmingham has been released with no further action. 11 other people who were previously arrested in connection with this investigation have all been released with no further action. let's get more now on the story that the help to buy scheme which offers subsidies to buyers has helped 4,000 households in england earning more than £100,000 pounds a year to purchase a home. with me is reuben young from priced out — a group campaigning for first time buyers and cheaper housing. good afternoon. it has helped others as well. i wonder what your overall viewers of the picture that has emerged. i would go one step further than we have seen earlier. i think the scheme in its entirety should be scrapped. it serves only to inflate house prices and push housing further out of reach for those on low incomes. the housing minister

has talked of a continuing and says it makes homeownership in reality for thousands of people. that has been true for some. help to buy helps the people it helps. if i was organised enough to save myself i would open a nice and i would use the scheme. but it is problematic for the whole housing market and the housing sector. and i am sceptical about a much housing need it solves at all. we saw from the and figures that 20% are people who use the scheme are existing homeowners. what we don't see from the figures is how much of that other 80% could have bought anyway, and are just buying bigger homes than the otherwise could have. in which case, tailoring the scheme more effectively could be one approach. my view is that the whole thing should be scrapped, the money should be put into subsidising the supply of housing and not the demand. the more money you have choosing the same supply of homes, more defence of those ones will become. you're saying biltmore, basically. sure. left housing caps.

let local authorities build housing. that would be a far better way of spending the money. there are people watching him might well have bought a home via this scheme who would not otherwise have done so. what would be your message to them? congratulations. as i say, and help is those that it helps. there is no disputing that. but i think the money would be much better spent on subsidising supply rather than demand. and when you put that message to government, what response do you get? i think government really has a good grip on the scale of this crisis and they have the right rhetoric will stop they talk about the need to build more homes. as we saw from the housing white paper, you're not prepared to take the steps necessary to get that done. they are always saying there is no silver bullet. allowing local authorities to build housing themselves, that would be a silver bullet. reviewing green belt halsey would be another silver bullet. as would be another silver bullet. as would reviewing property taxes. help

to buy is just a would reviewing property taxes. help to buy isjust a drop in the ocean. in other words, it is big ideas that are needed? exactly, especially not things like help to buy that subsidise demand and inflate prices. a homeless man accused of murdering a woman and her 13—year—old son has been remanded in custody. 23—year—old aaron barley appeared at birmingham magistrates charged with killing tracey wilkinson and her son pierce, and faces a further charge of attempting to murder the boy's 47—year—old father, peter, at the family's home in stourbridge. president donald trump left the oval office on friday without signing the executive orders aimed at combating foreign trade abuses that he was there to announce. he continued walking as a reporter shouted questions about whether mr trump was directing his administration to grant immunity to fired adviser michael flynn. amid confusion, vice—president mike pence picked up the orders from the table, and they were signed in another room. the authorities in hungary are ready

to start transferring asylum seekers to container camps on the border with serbia. the prospect of being held there has already put off some migrants and refugees from transiting the country — the camps have also attracted criticism and could be delayed by rulings in the european court of human rights. nick thorpe reports from roszke on the hungarian—serbian border. this container camp is still empty. there is space here for 250 asylum seekers. so far, it is home to just two families. the government says it is locking them up to close a loophole, to stop those who seek asylum in hungary slipping away, deeper into europe. but detaining asylum seekers automatically is illegal. they should never become illegal, but they are treated as if they were illegal, from the first moment. whereas the european union's law requires to accept that they have a right to stay until the first decision, they are treated, first

as if they are illegal, second as if they had not entered hungary. call it a reception centre, called it a container camp, by building it the hungarian authorities have issued a direct challenge to the international community. no—one can tell us, they say, how to deal with asylum seekers. yes, this is our food warehouse, one of two that we have... just across the serbian border, volunteers provide food to refugees. they used to rest here on their way to hungary, now they are looking for alternative routes. this is a time of experimentation. the refugees in serbia, i think, are trying to see if there are any better routes, trying the croatian border, the romanian border, and many have gone back to belgrade to get a rest. in a ruined brick factory on the edge of the town, this pakistani refugee contemplates his next move. maybe i will try from the croatian side, from the romanian side, because this border

is now totally closed. they built another fence there, which is why it is a problem for us. hungary, at great cost, has sealed its southern border, so zarar and his friends plan to travel through romania instead. the artist, gilbert baker, who created the rainbow flag that became an international symbol for gay rights, has died. he was 65. baker was asked to come up with a flag design for the lgbt community in 1978 by harvey milk, who was california's first openly gay elected official. for the past ten years, young people who've made amazing contributions to their communities have been recognised at the rotary young citizen awards. one of them is 19—year—old grace o'malley. she won her award in 2013, for raising tens of thousands of pounds for charity with her singing. but her fundraising work hasn't stopped there, as she's been explaining.

i'm grace o'malley. i am 19 years old and i'm a soprano studying at the royal college of music. i was nominated for a rotary young singer award in 2013. i started raising money for charity when i was 12, through my singing, and my first charity was the royal british legion when i sang for the remembrance. because my grandad was in the army. and it kind of carried on from that. and i was asked to sing for many different charities. i love singing, so i thought i'd always use my singing to make people happy and to raise money for charity. my hopes and plans for the future are that i reach my target of raising about £1 million for charity. and also i want to continue my studies here at the royal college of music, and another dream of mine is to sing one day at the royal albert hall. hopefully that will happen one day.

all this week, the bbc news channel will be featuring the stories of past and present award winners. and next saturday, we'll be broadcasting the 10 year anniversary ceremony live from manchester. that's at 10:30 next saturday morning. music often provides an escape from the real world. but in hull, one sound installation aims to give listeners a better connection to their surroundings. the work celebrates the humber bridge by incorporating sounds made by the structure. visitors can listen to the music as they walk across the bridge. lucy hester reports from the uk's city of culture. here in leeds, something magical is taking place. musicians from opera north are putting the finishing touches to a recording which will evoke the essence of one of

yorkshire's must iconic sites, the humber bridge. many of us will have driven across the bridge, taking in the sights of the humber river, but this unique project is hoping to inspire people to walk along its mile long length, and get lost in incredible sounds. opera north is working with norwegian composers to create this musical guided walk. it is a fantastic construction, and it is so much bigger than i expected. it has been interesting to walk across the bridge together, and to hear the sound of the bridge itself. meanwhile, the opera north orchestra is recording its part. it's a truly beautiful sound produced by top—class musicians. how can we blend different instruments into that, and then build melodies on top of it, or chords or sounds.

the music just felt like it was natural blood running through your veins. some of these musicians are using their instruments in a very unusual way. the opera north chorus also has a part to play in creating the soundscape. it is very atmospheric, and part of the problem is that we only know our bits, and there is at least seven other layers, as far as i can tell. so i have no idea what the end product is going to be. the finished piece will be heard through headsets as people walk across the bridge. what is particularly amazing about it is that it makes you look at everything completely differently as your listening. you look at everything much more carefully. it's really great. now let's get the weather.

of course it is the 1st of april today, and appropriately we have some showers in the forecast. it is one of those days, sunny spells and a scattering of showers, but when showers, long they could be heavy with the rumble of thunder. there are some spells of sunshine in between. it has been pretty wet for parts of northern england. more on the way of sunny spells, but whether showers, long they could be heavy. in between the showers temperatures are not bad. this evening, still some showers around for the first part, but for the second part they tend to fade away. the skies were clear and the winds will be quite light. it is a recipe for a chilly night. single figures across the board, rural spots even cooler. but lovely start sunday with plenty of and light winds. into the afternoon

we will see cloud developing across central and eastern areas and maybe some showers, but for the vast majority it is a fine and dry day with the best of the sunshine and west. sunny spells further south and east, warm at 16 or 17. good afternoon. this is bbc news. the headlines: the uk says it will stand up for gibraltar‘s interests after the territory accused spain of using brexit to forward its territorial claims. research says that nearly half of the people who use the government help to buy scheme to buy a house did not need it. bbc newsline is only 5% of prison staff and england and wales cricket board pay allowances of up to £5,000. protesters in paraguay storm congress as the president tries to change the constitution to sit the real election. —— to sit for

re—election. and now, time for inside out. hello. what happens when one of the south's busiest roads meets one of the world's most important landscapes?