welcome to bbc news. i'm rich preston. our top stories: no survivors, but sunday's fatal plane crash in nepal raises a raft of questions. the pilot allegedly didn't report any problems on the approach. hundreds of police officers are continuing their work here. they've given up hope on finding any survivors, but now, as they pick through the wreckage, they're trying to find clues as to how this tragedy happened. a former commander in the russian paramilitary organisation the wagner group has claimed asylum in norway after deserting the mercenary group. a royal rebuff from the duke and duchess of sussex forjeremy clarkson,

who apologised in writing for comments he made about meghan in a newspaper column. andy murray will be on court shortly at the australian open in melbourne. novak djokovic starts his bid for the championship later on tuesday. the italian movie icon gina lollobrigida has died at the age of 95. hello, and welcome to the programme. we begin in south asia. rescuers in nepal have recovered two more bodies from the site of sunday's plane crash. they say they don't expect to find any survivors. 72 people from at least nine countries were on board yeti airlines flight 691. a british man, ryan calum crighton,

is one of the latest victims to be named. the plane was on an internal flight from the capital, kathmandu, to the tourist town of pokhara when it crashed just before landing. our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan sent this report from the scene. scattered across the riverbank, fragments of flight 691. windows still intact. seats mangled close by. like pieces of a broken toy, the remnants of a national tragedy. so, you saw the plane come down from the sky? yeah, yes. people living near the gorge, like indraprasad sapkota, say they are thankful the plane did not land on their houses close by. translation: i looked at the sky and saw the plane was slowing down. it was shaking. to me, it looked like one of the propellers was not working. now, hundreds

of police officers are continuing their work here. they have given up hope on finding any survivors, but now, as they pick through the wreckage, they are trying to find clues to work out how this tragedy happened. today, rescue teams recovered the flight�*s recorder, which they hope will shed more light on what happened. nepal has a history of fatal air tragedies. the mountain terrain and unpredictable weather can be tricky to navigate. outdated aircraft and weak regulation have also been blamed for previous accidents. this footage appears to show the flight�*s last moments. it came down just before landing at pokhara airport. officials told the bbc the pilot asked to change runways on approach. after he was given the clear, the plane crashed. 21—year—old nira chha ntyal, a regularflyer with yeti airlines, was onboard the fateful flight.

a folk singer, she was on her way to perform at a festival. she was your friend? yes. tonight, herfriends say they are still waiting for her body to be released. translation: she was a very talented artist i and used to sing folk songs. i have no words to describe the loss. as armed police guard the hospital, families wait outside. it has been a painful few days for nepal. this country still wants closure. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, pokhara. a former commander with the russian paramilitary wagner group, which russia uses to carry out some of its fighting in ukraine, has deserted and claimed asylum in norway. andrey medvedev, who's 26, crossed the border into norway last friday, where he was detained by border guards. our news reporter stephanie prentice is here.

what more do we know? rich, we do now have numerous sources confirming that andrey medvedev did cross into norway and that he made it across under duress according to a russian human rights group. it gave an account of a journey under duress, someone who had to run down a river away from gunfire, there were dogs chasing him, and he made his way through a fence and found a makeshift border town. we know he was taken to oslo, charged with illegal entry into norway and was given a lawyer to represent him. that lawyer has been speaking about what may happen next. we can take a quick listen. translation: we don't grant asylum to war criminals, - so it's clear this is a very important assessment and everything must be analysed very carefully. who is he? where's he from? is this is information correct, etc. this is something that is assessed for everyone who seeks asylum in norway, but obviously, in this case it will be assessed

particularly thoroughly. he went on to say that mr medvedev has evidence of human rights abuses in ukraine and alleged war crimes, and that his intention is to share that evidence with groups investigating those crimes in the coming weeks. just remind us, what more _ the coming weeks. just remind us, what more do _ the coming weeks. just remind us, what more do we - the coming weeks. just remind us, what more do we know- the coming weeks. just remind i us, what more do we know about this mercenary organisation a wagner group and what is their involvement in the conflict in ukraine? , ., ukraine? many there was would have heard _ ukraine? many there was would have heard of _ ukraine? many there was would have heard of the _ ukraine? many there was would have heard of the group, - ukraine? many there was would have heard of the group, but. have heard of the group, but they existed in a much more shadowy capacity. they are an independent militia and they bolster russian troops in various territories including ukraine. recently there have presence in ukraine has increased. some sources say around 10% of forces on the ground there right now could belong to that group. that lawyer that was all that present mr medvedev has said we —— he witnessed war crimes needed him to leave the group, as well as seeing them as allegedly being executed for trying to defect as well. the sound of the group has spoken

out, and said medvedev did work for the group. he has said his account is not true of what he has said so far and labelled him a highly dangerous individual.— him a highly dangerous individual. ,, , ., ., ~ individual. stephanie, thank ou. the british television presenter and newspaper columnistjeremy clarkson says he has written to the duke and duchess of sussex to apologise over a newspaper column in which he said he "hated" meghan. the article, published last year, has since been taken offline by the british newspaper, the sun. our culture and media editor katie razzall told us more about what he said, and the repercussions. if you remember, there was outrage because he said he wanted to see her paraded naked through the streets and that he wanted excrement thrown at her. more than 25,000 people complained to the press regulator — it is investigating. so today, we had a much more fulsome apology. six pages on instagram in which he reveals that on christmas day he reached out to the duke and duchess to say sorry. far from accepting the apology

and in interviews since, prince harry has suggested the column proved the couple's point about press bigotry. mr clarkson today writes, he abhors violence against women, he is not sexist. he also says that amazon and itv were incandescent about what he wrote. of course, he is a popular tv presenter and there is a report in variety today that amazon, the streamer, plans to part company with mr clarkson next year, once the shows, clarkson�*s farm the grand tour, that it has already commissioned from him, have aired. my sources do dispute the variety story, but amazon have said it will not comment. the duke and duchess of sussex have issued a statement about jeremy clarkson�*s apology, and it seems they may not have fully forgiven him. it says:

benjamin linsay is news editor with the digital entertainment news site the wrap. he has been covering the story and joins us from los angeles. good to see you. tell us what kind of coverage is this getting in the us? yes, it really started _ getting in the us? yes, it really started picking - getting in the us? yes, it really started picking up i really started picking up around christmas time of 2022, and really through the lens of his media relations, his meaning jeremy clarkson of course, his media relations in the us, obviously he is a figure in the international programming on amazon prime and use saw the report and variety today that claims that once the commission �*s errors are through in 2024 they will. .. commission �*s errors are through in 2024 they will... no longer be working with clarkson. similarto longer be working with clarkson. similar to your reporting and my correspondence with amazon they have said they are not commenting on the matter, but it really is

interesting to see how this all might play out and the consequences that the media firebrand like clarkson, he really could be facing some major consequences for this one. . ~' major consequences for this one. ., " ., major consequences for this one. . ~ ., ., ., one. talk about him as a media firebrand- _ one. talk about him as a media firebrand. you _ one. talk about him as a media firebrand. you are _ one. talk about him as a media firebrand. you are there - one. talk about him as a media firebrand. you are there in - firebrand. you are there in the land of the free, the land of the first amendment. want do people make of personalities like jeremy people make of personalities likejeremy clarkson? people make of personalities like jeremy clarkson?- people make of personalities like jeremy clarkson? yes, me personally. — like jeremy clarkson? yes, me personally. i— like jeremy clarkson? yes, me personally, iwill_ like jeremy clarkson? yes, me personally, iwillspeak- like jeremy clarkson? yes, me personally, i will speak to - like jeremy clarkson? yes, me personally, i will speak to my. personally, i will speak to my own experience with just absorbing the presence of meghan markle and prince harry. it has always been a bit before huddling to me to see folks in the uk media like clarkson speak with such vitriol of michael and harry. speak with such vitriol of michaeland harry. i speak with such vitriol of michael and harry. i can understand may an over saturation, they have a new netflix the release of the books. obviously you have closer ties with the royal family and the dramatic settle on within there, but i am yet to see anything that meghan markle in particular has done

to deserve kind of the public violent rhetoric that people like clarkson have shared. that has been my main take away from this for sure.— this for sure. what do you make ofthe this for sure. what do you make of the response _ this for sure. what do you make of the response from _ this for sure. what do you make of the response from harry - this for sure. what do you make of the response from harry and | of the response from harry and meghan? they were pretty critical it is fair to say. yes, certainly fair to say, and kind of echoed some of the gripes that i had with the apology. i think it is a little befuddled link to that this was written in haste or he didn't get a second pair of eyes on it. he forgot to draw the line to game of thrones in his book in as explicit a way as he had hoped to. but at the end of the day, he was still sharing and kind of echoing from things in the past that he said violence, misogyny and i think that people are just, the court of public opinion has less

patience for a kind of tolerating that kind of speech. to jeremy clarkson tolerating that kind of speech. tojeremy clarkson is no stranger to controversy. the reason he went to amazon on the first place is because of all out with the bbc. this received record numbers of complaints to britain's mass regulator. do you think this is the final nail in the coffin for his media career? i nail in the coffin for his media career?- nail in the coffin for his media career? i can't say if it is the final— media career? i can't say if it is the final nail— media career? i can't say if it is the final nail in _ is the final nail in the coffin, but i think he will be thinking twice before he continues on the firebrand path that he has built his reputation on. that he has built his reutation on. �* . ., ~ reputation on. ben'amin, thank ou. reputation on. ben'amin, thank you. thankh reputation on. ben'amin, thank you. thank you. _ much more detail about this on our website, including an in—depth look at exactly what mr clarkson said which caused so much offense, and the details of what he says in his apology. just log on to bbc.com/news or go via the bbc app. the attorney—general�*s office in brazil has filed an indictment against 39 people for their alleged involvement in coup activities, related to the storming of brazil's senate building.

they haven't yet been named and more charges could still be filed. sofia bettiza reports. he was nowhere to be seen for the past week. but brazil's former president bolsonaro finally broke his silence. translation: i finally broke his silence. translation:- finally broke his silence. translation: i regret what ha--ened translation: i regret what happened on _ translation: i regret what happened on the _ translation: i regret what happened on the eighth - translation: i regret what happened on the eighth of i happened on the eighth of january. it is unbelievable. unfortunately people understood what politics is got to know the political powers and started to value freedom. he was filmed — started to value freedom. he was filmed in florida by some of his supporters. he was defensive, but admitted the mistakes made by his government. translation: i government. translation: , ., , , translation: i never stopped followinu translation: i never stopped following the _ translation: i never stopped following the constitutional - following the constitutional principles. there are some holes of course. you slip up. who doesn't?— who doesn't? slipping up is uuite who doesn't? slipping up is quite the — who doesn't? slipping up is quite the understatement. l who doesn't? slipping up is - quite the understatement. when these diehard supporters these dieha rd supporters smashed these diehard supporters smashed their way into the supreme court, congress and the

presidential palace, they burn furniture, destroyed valuable artwork and caused millions of dollars in damages. thousands of them have been arrested. and now brazil's attorney general�*s office has filed an indictment against 39 people. the indictment does not name any individuals. but it says that they were among a core group of conspirators who use violence and threat to try to abolish the democratic order in brazil. that is a serious allegation in a country that still remembers the legacy of military rule, which only ended in 1985. and with many officials being investigated by the supreme court, including bolsonaro himself, more arrests are likely to happen. sofia bettiza, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: novak djokovic

is getting ready to compete in the australian open a year after being banned due to covid. we'll have the latest from melbourne. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first — america first. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they called him 'the butcher of lyon'. klaus altmann is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia. the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france.

there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot — - a tide of humanity- that's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: no survivors but sunday's fatal plane crash in nepal raises a raft of questions. the pilot allegedly didn't report any problems on the approach. a former commander in the russian paramilitary organisation, wagner, has claimed asylum in norway after deserting the mercenary group. police in romania say they're expanding their investigation into the social media influencer andrew tate. they've seized a fleet of luxury cars from mr tate's compound in bucharest, and raided seven more

properties. the 36—year—old british—american citizen has been detained as part of an investigation into allegations of human trafficking and rape — along with his brother. both men deny all the allegations made against them. lucy williamson sent this report from bucharest. weeks after police came for their owner, they returned for his cars. the power of a ferrari paralysed in the grip of a police truck. whatever the truth about life behind these walls, its secrets are now being scrutinised by investigators. this fleet of luxury cars, the toys of a successful businessman or the proceeds of a trafficking ring? this man was in charge of security at the tate compound and describes himself as a close friend of the brothers. why everybody comes now and talk make a lot of statements in front of the media and in front of the police about how

bad is andrew tate. you doubt all the women, but you never doubt andrew? i never doubt andrew. why do you doubt all the women and not andrew? because they are young and stupid. very simple. if you're living in the western world, this is probably 40% of the reason i moved to romania... in an online video, andrew tate said the move to romania in 2017 in part for what he saw as its more lenient approach to sexual assault claims. he and his brother tristan are being held in detention for 30 days while police investigate whether they set up a trafficking operation and forced women to work online in adult chat rooms. they are also investigating an allegation of rape. both men deny the charges. i've never seen any of them being aggressive. police have identified six women as potential victims, but last week, two of them publicly denied any mistreatment

by the tate brothers. translation: i've - never been frightened. if i had been, i wouldn't have been stupid enough to stay in that house. i have a tattoo on my left arm that says 'tate girl', which i got out of respect for them. andrew tate's reputation hangs on this case, but romania's does too. its message — that trafficking claims will be investigated, no matter how rich or famous you are. lucy williamson, bbc news, bucharest. let's bring you some breaking news from florida. at least eight people have been shot at a martin luther kingjr day celebration in fort pierce according to the st lucie county sheriff's office said. 100 miles north of miami. one person was in critical condition. four other people were injured in the chaos following

the gunfire, according to the sheriff's office. people had gathered at ilous elise park for a mlk car show and family fun day. we will bring you much more on that story as it comes into the newsroom. it's been a national holiday across the us to celebrate the life and legacy of the civil rights campaigner, martin luther king. doctor king, who would have been 94 on sunday, was assassinated in 1968 five years after his famous 'i have a dream' speech. that challenged americans to judge each other not by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character. it's the second day of the australian open in melbourne, and the day that fans of some of tennis�* biggest stars have been eagerly awaiting. none more so than fans of novak djokovic, who's returning to the competition for the first time since being deported from australia because he wasn't vaccinated against covid—19. our correspondent shaimaa khalil is in melbourne and she gave me this update. all eyes are going to be on the rod laver arena.

a lot of action, but really later tonight this is where novak djokovic is going to make his first appearance, play his first match of the australian open 2023. he will be facing spain's roberto carballes baena, in his first return after that drama of last year, him being detained, appearing in court — or challenging the australian government in court — and then deported just before the game. the unvaccinated serbian star split opinion here in australia about what happened to him. he thought he was unfairly treated. many people thought that he should have followed the rules. that was last year. this year we have been speaking to tennis fans here in melbourne park and they are saying they are happy to see him back. great to see him back. you've got to let the best players play. it might have been bits| overreacted at the time but now he is here so what was the point of all that? _

you know, he is here. very happy. he should never have not been. yeah, i reckon too. really excited. yeah, really, really excited that he is here this year. last year we were kind of waiting to see what was going to happen before we booked tickets, oranything, so, really excited that he is here and we could come overto see him. we'll find out what kind of reception he receives when he walks out onto the court, butjudging from that warm cheer and applause that he received when he came out onto the rod laver arena on friday for an exhibition match with nick kyrgios, he's hoping for a similar one. he's saying that while the events of last year will stay with him, he is willing to move on. he's eyeing that 10th title — a record extension here in melbourne park, and of course the all—important 22nd men's title as well — grand slam title that is — a record that is currently held by rafael nadal. shaimaa khalil in melbourne.

china's population has fallen for the first time in over 60 years. official data says that the country's population at the end of december was 1.41175 billion people — down by 85 million people from the previous year. the birth rate was the lowest in record in the last 12 months withjust 6.77 births per 1,000 people. that was lower than the death rate, which was 7.37 deaths per 1,000 people. the death rate was the highest since 1976 and was higher in 2022 than it was in 2021. no reason has been given but the number of deaths coincides with outbreaks of covid—19 — an illness which china has blamed for relatively few deaths. the italian actress, gina lollobrigida has died at the age of 95. she was one of the biggest film stars in the world in the 1950s and 60s. wendy urquhart looks back at her life. you came back into my life like a wolf in snake's clothing! gina lollobrigida

oozed sex appeal. the camera absolutely loved her, and she was often described as the most beautiful woman in the world. she grew up in the mountain village of subiaco — some 40 miles from rome — with her three sisters, her dad, giovanni, who was a furniture maker, and her mother, giuseppina. when the family moved to rome after world war ii, gina took singing and acting lessons, and was soon starring in italian films. she married milko skofic in 1949, but when she was spotted by hollywood talent scouts, howard hughes took a shine to her and whisked her off to america. he suggested that she divorce milko before she signed a studio contract, and when he got wind of that, he told her to sign or go home — so she went back to italy. gina became a household name in the 1950s after starring in herfirst english—language film, beat the devil, opposite

humphrey bogart. a raft of great hollywood roles followed, including trapeze, the hunchback of notre dame... i am less afraid of you now. ..solomon and sheba, and women of straw. she courted controversy when she made a documentary about fidel castro in 1975, and rumours of an affair between the two dogged the actress for years. when la lolla finally bid farewell to the silver screen, she turned her talents to photography and sculpture, and exhibitions of her work were held in paris, moscow, and the us. in 2013, she auctioned off her jewellery collection and donated the entire $2.9 million to stem cell therapy. the italian actress, gina lollobrigida, who's died at the age of 95.

that's it from us for now. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @richpreston thank you for watching and see you next time. hello again. i'm sure you'd agree, it's been a very bitter start to the new working week, but there have been some stunning, sunny skies with some snowy scenes around as well — that was overlooking skiddaw, in cumbria earlier on monday. but the other story we've been covering hasn't gone away either — we still have lots of flood warnings in force, the majority across stretches of the severn, the river avon, and for groundwater flooding in the south. and although we'll continue to see snow showers across northern and western areas over the next few hours, leading to icy conditions, actually with water still seeping from fields after our recent very wet spell of weather and a widespread sharp frost, temperatures minus three to minus seven widely. well, you can imagine the roads are going to turn very icy heading into tuesday morning, so could be quite dangerous

actually underfoot and under—tyre first thing in the morning. and, with temperatures down as low as minus 10 in scotland, freezing cold start — further snow showers piling in through the day across northwestern areas. so, really, it's northern and western areas of scotland across northern ireland, the north—west of both england and wales will be prone to seeing further accumulations of snow. modest hills could see another 5—10 centimetres in places. and after that cold, frosty, icy start to the day, even in the sunshine — which many of us will have a lot of — well, temperatures will struggle to get much above freezing. it will feel pretty bitter. more of that to come on wednesday as well. another cold, frosty, icy start to the day. could see rather more in the way of showers just clipping the east coast of england, and some heavier showers work across northern ireland into parts of wales and south—west england — probably hear more of a mixture, a bit of rain, a bit of sleet, a bit of hill snow mixed in, and temperatures just climbing to about seven in cardiff and plymouth — so signs that temperatures are very slowly starting to tick upwards. by thursday, after a frosty and cold start again,

showers will probably become more restricted to the north—east of scotland. otherwise, a lot of dry and sunny weather. but after, again, a freezing cold start to the day, temperatures climb this time to reach highs of maybe eight towards plymouth. otherwise, about 3—6 pretty widely. if you really don't like the cold weather, well, you'll have to wait till the weekend before we get something a lot milder, as south—westerly winds return across the country. with that, there'll be a lot more in the way of cloud heading into the weekend with a bit of rain around as well. but eventually, temperatures widely will be back into double figures.

this is bbc news. the headlines: rescuers in nepal have called off the search for any survivors of sunday's plane crash. the pilot allegedly did not report any problems when coming in to land. 72 people were onboard the yeti airlines flight. all are believed to have been killed. a former commander in the russian paramilitary organisation, wagner, has claimed asylum in norway after deserting the mercenary group. andrey medvedev allegedly fled after witnessing war crimes in ukraine. it's thought to be the first time a member of the group has defected to the west. the duke and duchess of sussex have rebuffed jeremy clarkson's written apology over a column for the sun newspaper in which he said he "hated" meghan.

in a statement,