this is bbc world news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines. the british prime minister, rishi sunak, is fined by polce for failing to wear a seat belt whilst a passenger in a moving car. it happened when he was filming a political clip for instagram. western defence chiefs meeting in germany fail to agree on the provision of advanced tanks to ukraine — the americans say it's still under discussion. you may have heard the german minister of dependency earlier that they have not made a decision on the provision of leopard tanks. the decision comes despite an emotional plea from president volodymyr zelensky via video link. also in the programme... a senior un official visiting kabul says progress is being made

to ensure that afghan women continue work with aid agencies — hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk, on pbs in the us despite a ban by the taliban. yet hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk, on pbs in the us uk, on pbs in the us or around the world. we start with some breaking news here in the uk — prime minister rishi sunak has been issued with a fixed penalty notice by police for not wearing a seat belt in a moving car. mr sunak had previously apologised for what he called the �*brief error ofjudgement�* in a social media video as he carried out a series of visits in the north of england on thursday.

tonight, lancashire police said it had issued a 42—year—old man in london with a conditional offer of a fixed penalty. our political correspondent, david wallis lockhart, told me more about the background to the story. rishi sunak was going across the north of england because he was announcing levelling up funding. government funding that was going to specific projects in different parts of the uk. as part of him trying to get the government message out he recorded a video, he posted on instagram. the video posted showed him in the back of the car about why he was visiting lancashire. he didn't have his seat belt on and many people picked up on this and he was put to the prime ministers official spokesman who said he fully accepted it was a mistake and apologised. and they call it a brief error ofjudgment and said he only

took off his seat belt to feeding the video. lancashire police are looking into it and this evening they announced they had decided it was worthy of a fixed penalty, not just a fine for not wearing a seat belt. it is something rishi sunak could have challenged and he accepts and will be paying the fine. we have heard that from number ten in the last ten or 15 minutes. problematic on a notebook of fronts for rishi sunak. he wanted this visit to be all about the fact that the government was given money to projects across the uk but of course and here we are about 2k hours talking about the fact he was fined for not wearing a seat belt. secondly, this is the second find rishi sunak has had in the past year because when he was chancellor he did get a fine as part of partygate, those gatherings that took place in downing street during covid when there were meant to be restrictions in place around gatherings. he was

fined over one of those meetings he attended that had some party food around for borisjohnson�*s birthday. so the second find that rishi sunak would have to pay for a fixed baited penalty notice in 12 months. just would have to pay for a fixed baited penalty notice in 12 months.- penalty notice in 12 months. just to add, david. — penalty notice in 12 months. just to add. david. we _ penalty notice in 12 months. just to add, david, we are _ penalty notice in 12 months. just to add, david, we are getting - penalty notice in 12 months. just to add, david, we are getting news i penalty notice in 12 months. just to i add, david, we are getting news from add, david, we are getting news from a number ten spokesperson that the prime minister will pay the fines issued by lancashire constabulary. it was an offer made by the police. and it statement goes on to say he fully accepts it was a mistake and has apologised. so that's the latest that has come from number ten. i wonder if we can move onto the next point this evening. there is another cabinet minister who is under pressure to resign. what can you tell about that? so pressure to resign. what can you tell about that?— pressure to resign. what can you tell about that? so this is nadeem so who is the _ tell about that? so this is nadeem so who is the chairman _ tell about that? so this is nadeem so who is the chairman of the - so who is the chairman of the conservative party and as part of that he gets to at cabinet. there

have been questions about it deems, he used to be chancellor while boris johnson was prime minister. questions about his tax affairs. before he entered politics he was a successful businessman and one of his ventures was co—founded the portland company you go. the question circling him at the moment are about whether or not he tried to avoid paying tax by using an offshore company to hold shares in that company. the sun reported on sunday that mr zahawi had agreed to make a seven figure sum payment to the tax authorities to settle a dispute. there have been more reports coming in the guardian that part of that included pain a penalty, taking the total tax bill, the report, to almost £5 billion. we have not been able to verify these claims but mr zahawi is spokesperson has not denied these reports about

to at he asked about today about the reports of a settlement which is not responded. the bbc was previously told that mr zahawi stacks was properly declared and paid in the uk. mrzahawi did have a properly declared and paid in the uk. mr zahawi did have a brief stint as chancellor over the summer where borisjohnson had announced he was resigning but stayed in office for a few months. he was the education secretary before that and still attends cabinet, it is an awkward situation from him either labour party is putting on pressure and asking for him to go. there is a story doesn't add up and we can expect the opposition to keep up that pressure into the weekend. that was david wallace. joining me now to discuss this is eleanor langford, political reporter at politics home. (os thank you forjoining us on bbc world news. iwonder thank you forjoining us on bbc world news. i wonder if we can start off with your thoughts on what to say about his judgment and perhaps also the team behind the prime

minister. i also the team behind the prime minister. ~' ., , ., , minister. i think the obvious thing about this it _ minister. i think the obvious thing about this it is _ minister. i think the obvious thing about this it is quite _ minister. i think the obvious thing about this it is quite a _ minister. i think the obvious thing about this it is quite a silly - about this it is quite a silly mistake. he admitted it was a mistake and the fact it was an avoidable mistake. he has a new team are on it and he is a new prime minister and has only been at a job a few months. something like this is very avoidable and shouldn't have happened. whether someone caught something on his own account and has now led to be him being fined for the second time in a year. it is the real error ofjudgment by the team around him. he real error of 'udgment by the team aound him.— real error of 'udgment by the team orund him.— real error of 'udgment by the team arund him.— around him. he has accepted the mistake and _ around him. he has accepted the mistake and the _ around him. he has accepted the mistake and the fine _ around him. he has accepted the mistake and the fine pretty - around him. he has accepted the i mistake and the fine pretty quickly. obviously he would want to draw a line under this. will it? or will his opposition parties here in the uk be hoping to make some sort of political capital of the of the incident? i political capital of the of the incident? ~ ., ,

incident? i think that this, in comparison _ incident? i think that this, in comparison to _ incident? i think that this, in comparison to the _ incident? i think that this, in comparison to the last - incident? i think that this, in comparison to the last fight | incident? i think that this, in l comparison to the last fight he received for partygate, which was a much bigger political issue, i think this will be forgotten quite quickly. ultimately, it will be used by the opposition. it is easy fodder for them. whatever they like to make it, it is an easyjob action. so he hasjust given it, it is an easyjob action. so he has just given ammunition to the labour party who are ahead of him in the polls. it raises questions about his competence and judgment as leader when the next election is nick nearly two years away. i think people in the party would be frustrated if they think that these things cannot happen during a general election campaign, you can have these kind of silly mistakes. good point in terms of heading towards the election campaign. the opposition parties willjump on this, obviously, but what about the voters? do you think they are watching this and wants her of feeling have you gotten from the

incident? i feeling have you gotten from the incident? ., �* ~' feeling have you gotten from the incident? ., �* ~ , incident? i don't think this will sway voters — incident? i don't think this will sway voters one _ incident? i don't think this will sway voters one way _ incident? i don't think this will sway voters one way or - incident? i don't think this will sway voters one way or the - incident? i don't think this will. sway voters one way or the other. it's not going to help him. i think that's a big thing about this. it is not going to improve his image to people he needs to win over. they see him as a person that has made a mistake that he shouldn't have made, and are void of the mistake. if you are someone that is wavering as to whether he will vote conservative or labour at the next election, something that this isn't going to persuade you. he has a limited amount of time and political capital and it shouldn't have to be spent on things like this. so, i think if you are a general voter on the fence, this is not going to persuade you to join rishi sunak.— join rishi sunak. elinor langford for political _ join rishi sunak. elinor langford for political home. _ join rishi sunak. elinor langford for political home. thank - join rishi sunak. elinor langford for political home. thank you. i a major meeting of western allies to arrange support for ukraine has taken place in germany. there have been pledges of missiles, defences, armour and combat vehicles, but, the allies weren't able

to agree on the sending heavy tanks ukraine's government says it needs to break the deadlock in the war. germany is under pressure to allow its leopard—two tanks, to be exported to ukraine, which isn't a member of nato. germany's new defence minister has said no decision has been made adding that berlin would not stand in the way of exports if its allies acted together. the uk has commited to sending 14 'challenger 2�* tanks to the front line. russia has warned that providing tanks would mark an "extremely dangerous" escalation. the bbc�*sjessica parker reports. this is what kyiv wants, but can't yet have. german—made leopard 2 tanks, as part of hopes for hundreds of western battle tanks to help defend their country and take back their land.

britain broke the mould, pledging 14 challengers. but for ukraine, that alone isn't enough. hundreds of thank yous are not hundreds of tanks. all of us can use thousands of words in discussions. but i cannot put words instead of guns that are needed against russian artillery. it was a direct appeal to this meeting of defence chiefs. but berlin gets to decide where tanks made in germany can go, even those bought by other countries. minister, why is berlin so hesitant on this issue? we are not really hesitating, we are just very carefully balancing the pros and cons. we are not talking just about delivering anything to anybody, this is a new kind of measure we would choose. domestic politics, germany's past and a fear of escalating the conflict may all play into berlin's caution. but this meeting was about more than tanks, with much wider pledges of military aid

and an air of urgency. they've not made a decision on the provision of leopard tanks. what we're really focused on is making sure that ukraine has a capability that it needs to be successful right now. the nato military alliance sees this as a pivotal moment. there is a need for support to ukraine, to enable them not only to survive but actually to retake territory to win this war. but there is a lot of talk about a russian spring offensive. do you think ukraine can take back territory this year? absolutely. that's the reason why nato allies and partners are providing significantly more support to ukraine. this frontline ukrainian unit is using a soviet—era tank. they're worn and hungry for more modern equipment, anticipating bigger battles to come.

jessica parker, bbc news, in ramstein. i spoke to inna sovsun, who is a ukrainian mp, and a member of the ukrainian parliament's committee on energy housing and utilities. she told us more how berlin has not decided whether it will allow german—made tanks to be sent to ukraine. we are extremely upset by the lack of decision by germany regarding the tanks. unfortunately they have been dragging their feet on this issue for months now, and no decision seems to be coming as of right now. unfortunately, the situation is very bad. we are in the situation where we have to keep asking germany for those tanks. we are losing, sometimes up to 100 people in battles around backwards alone. that is very close: and is exactly where

tanks are needed. the close combat. that is where we need to be able to protect our personnel but we are not getting those tanks are not able to protect our people. we're dozens and hundreds a day because no decision is being taken. this is an extremely timely issue for us and we are not calculated this in a number of hours and days that he takes, unfortunately for us we are captivated in the number of debts, and the number of people as we are losing on the battlefield because no decision is being taken. haifa decision is being taken. how seriously _ decision is being taken. how seriously do _ decision is being taken. how seriously do you _ decision is being taken. how seriously do you take - decision is being taken. how seriously do you take russia's warning that this would mean a dangerous escalation? what does that mean to ukraine?— mean to ukraine? look, exactly a week ago. — mean to ukraine? look, exactly a week ago. they — mean to ukraine? look, exactly a week ago, they launched - mean to ukraine? look, exactly a week ago, they launched a - mean to ukraine? look, exactly a| week ago, they launched a missile into a residential building, killing over 45 people in a single attack. that has been devastating news for ukraine, but the truth is this is our everyday reality. so they have

already escalated and we are already in a situation where it is a bad situation for all of us. the only way to stop this escalation is for us to win on the battlefield. we have shown that we can do this. russians have not been able to capture a single plot of land since the summertime. we have actually liberated quite significant portions of our territory. we can do it but we need more western weapons to do that. we believe that we have proven that. we believe that we have proven that we are able to do that, provided that we have those weapons. that was the ukrainian mp speaking to me earlier. in the us, the 50th annual anti—abortion event 'march for life' is taking place for the first time since roe vs wade was overturned. the 1973 supreme court decision in the case gave rise to one of the largest anti—abortion marches in the world. year after year, the march for life has drawn tens of thousands of anti—abortion protesters

to flood the us capital. our north america correspondent nomia iqbaljoins me now from washington. hello nomia. i can see the crowds behind you. what have they been saying on this year with summer it is a key marge, isn't it? so soon after that serious decision. it is a key marge _ after that serious decision. it is a key marge and — after that serious decision. it is a key marge and that _ after that serious decision. it is a key marge and that is _ after that serious decision. it is a key marge and that is the - after that serious decision. it is a key marge and that is the first i after that serious decision. it is a i key marge and that is the first time they have marched since the roe v wade was overturned. they have been marching every year since 1973 but to date the march is seen as a celebration. they are happy about the fact that the legislation has been overturned. but if you stop them and ask they say their work is not over. behind me is congress and usually on the marches they don't come to congress and go straight to the supreme court, because they are not going this time because the supreme court has given them what

they wanted. by coming to congress there due the point that their argument is no longer a legal one but the legislative one. they want more to be done. up to 12 to 14 states have nearby known abortions where there still fights often legally in other states for abortion, for a ban on a forced abortion, for a ban on a forced abortion to be enforced. as far as the marchers are concerned their work isn't over. ida the marchers are concerned their work isn't over-— the marchers are concerned their work isn't over. no matter what you said there is — work isn't over. no matter what you said there is more _ work isn't over. no matter what you said there is more to _ work isn't over. no matter what you said there is more to be done. i work isn't over. no matter what you | said there is more to be done. there are some states that have allowed women the right to seek an abortion. where are we in terms of cases that are pending or states that have taken that next step? where are we with the story? figs taken that next step? where are we with the story? $5 i taken that next step? where are we with the story?— with the story? as i mentioned, there are uo _ with the story? as i mentioned, there are up to _ with the story? as i mentioned, there are up to 12 _ with the story? as i mentioned, there are up to 12 or— with the story? as i mentioned, there are up to 12 or 13 - with the story? as i mentioned, i there are up to 12 or 13 republican states which have a near ban on

abortion. you refuse states where abortion. you refuse states where abortion hasn't been banned but it is unavailable. other states where, as i mentioned, there are still fights going on to, what selective act is want to do, what they disagree on is what the cutoff point is on when i know the woman would be allowed to have a termination. the other crucial point is there are lots of states that have held abortion rights and the air enshrined into their states. deeply concerted conservative states like kentucky or kansas. i think that has empowered the pro—choice movement and they think that when it comes to that not all americans are on the same page. that many americans don't agree with roe v wade being overturned. agree with roe v wade being overturned-— agree with roe v wade being overturned. ., ~ , ., ., ., overturned. thank you nomia in washington- _

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 heldj on a fraud charge in bolivia. the west germans want i 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 . the british prime minister, rishi sunak, is fined by police for failing to wear a seat belt in a moving car — whilst filming a political clip for instagram. the un deputy secretary general and she has been visiting afghanistan and also spoke to our chief international correspondent.

the united nations says there is some hope that women in afghanistan may be allowed to resume working for aid agencies — after high level talks with the country's taliban rulers. they imposed the ban last month , along with a ban on women attending university. amina mohammed, the un deputy secretary general, has been visiting afghanistan, and she's been speaking to our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. a space to call their own. their own shops, run by afghan women for afghan women. but a new taliban edict shut down a training programme here. all of us crisis. this, their response. whole life crisis. these four women, all university—educated, lost theirjobs, the life they knew and loved. our future is very dark. it's not bright. do you see any light? no. we are here because we really want to hear your voices. that's why the un's second in command is here, amina mohammed, its most senior woman, trying to change taliban government edicts barring women from work and education. that's why she headed to the southern province of kandahar to meet some of the most

conservative taliban leaders. we are going to use this to push the door wider and not allow to it close. and not allow it to close, because it would close on the women of afghanistan and that is not an option we will even table. the council of islamic scholars, explaining their strict interpretation of women's rights within islam. so strict it's been criticised by many islamic countries. miss mohammed, a muslim herself, made her case too. how did it go? tough. tough? tough. as in, no meeting of minds? i think that there is a distance to be covered. we have come little closer to understanding why they took the decision. and there is some hope. but it's tough. hope, because in her visit, under tight security,

she also met taliban who say they do want to engage on these issues. so she has ended her mission believing she has made some progress. but this is the beginning of a dialogue, not the end. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. major tim peake, the first briton to visit the international space station, is retiring from his role as an astronaut with the european space agency. he spent six months on the space station in 2015 — where his work included a spacewalk to repair the power supply. he's now taking on the role of ambassador for the space agency. meanwhile scientists from the european space agency are putting the final touches to an ambitious mission tojupiter�*s icy moons, in the hope they may find primitive signs of life. our science editor rebecca morelle reports. bleak yet beautiful,

the giant moons ofjupiter, covered in a thick crust of ice, but hidden beneath hints of vast oceans where life could thrive. now a mission is getting ready to make an epic journey to study them. at airbus in toulouse in france, engineers are putting the finishing touches to the spacecraft. it is called thejupiter icy moons explorer, orjuice. this is a number of scientific instruments that we have onjuice. they range from a radar that will see beneath the ice to lasers creating 3d models of the surface and high resolution cameras. all of this is to assess whether the moons could support life. these oceans could sustain the necessary conditions necessary to support the emergence of primitive forms of life in these oceans and it is this environment that we want to further investigate. juice will travel more than four billion miles before it arrives at its destination in eight years' time. the spacecraft will visit

three ofjupiter�*s moons. it will fly around ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system. its ocean could contain more water than all of the earth's oceans put together. it will also study callisto, whose ancient surface is covered in craters. this moon could harbour life, but that is not as likely as on europa, where the spacecraft will be trying to spot plumes of water vapour erupting from beneath its icy crust. i don't think we are expecting to go there and find schools of fish in the ocean, but to be honest with you, we really don't know, and i think that is it. we are at the very beginning of our understanding and ourjourney towards understanding the habitability of these environments. the next step is to pack the spacecraft up ready for its launch in april. scientists hope we will finally discover what lies beneath the surface of these mysterious moons and whether it is possible for life to exist elsewhere

in our solar system. rebecca morelle, bbc news, toulouse. you've been watching bbc more coming up you've been watching bbc more coming up shortly. hello. many of us spent friday with blue skies overhead, a bright end to the week, but a cold end to the week. still some snow on the ground for this weather watcher in the highlands, but there is a change that will start to take place, a slow change, with a bank of cloud pushing in from the north—west, some south—westerly winds bringing something milder. they will develop across northern ireland and western scotland as we go through the night. some rain and maybe some snow on the leading—edge, but by six again, temperatures for belfast and stornoway will be up at six or seven celsius. further south and east, a cold and frosty start to saturday. so quite a split in the feel of the weather for the weekend.

southern and eastern parts of the uk staying in the grip of the cold air. further north and west, this mild air trying to move south eastwards, but taking quite a while to do so, making very slow progress. so the south and east is set to stay colder with some fog around as well. further north and west, milder but cloudier with some outbreaks of rain. fog could cause issues in east wales, the west midlands and the west country, freezing fog to start saturday morning. some of that can be dense and floaty clear, and there could be some slippery, icy conditions. but broadly speaking we will see some spells of sunshine for england and wales, the odd shower gracing the far south—east. further north and west, scotland and northern ireland seeing more cloud and splashes of rain, but the mildest of the weather, nine or 10 degrees in parts of north—west scotland. saturday night and into sunday, this next frontal system will bring outbreaks of rain.

high pressure to the south—east, could bring some fog forming which could be slow to clear. eastern and south—eastern parts of england, once that has cleared, should see some sunshine. further north and west, some cloud but highs of 11 degrees. temperatures in some places no higher than three or 4 degrees in the south and east. it looks like that mild weather will eventually reach the south east corner, but not for long because it could turn colder again from the north by the end of next week.

this is bbc world news, the headlines... the british prime minister, rishi sunak, has been fined by polce for failing to wear a seatbelt in a moving car. it happened when he was filming a political clip for instagram. western defence chiefs meeting in germany have failed to agree on the provision of advanced tanks to ukraine — the americans say it's still under discussion. nato said commitments of other military aid amounted to a massive new package of combat capabilities. thousands of abortion opponents are rallying in washington for the fiftieth annual "march for life", calling for further restrictions on the termination of pregnancies. it's the first time

the event has been held since roe v wade was overturned.