and around the world. the headlines: this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the headlines: ten people have been killed in a mass shooting east of los angeles. the suspect is still at large. labour calls for a parliamentary investigation into claims the chairman of the bbc helped borisjohnson secure a financial loan while he was serving as prime minister. senior government ministers defend the bbc chairman's appointment. i know that he is an incredibly accomplished, incredibly successful individual who brings a wealth of experience. that is why he was appointed to chairmanship of the bbc. at an emotional meeting in new zealand, jacinda ardern hands over the leadership of her party —

and country — to chris hipkins. welcome. ten people have been killed in a mass shooting on the outskirts of los angeles. the attack happened at a dance venue in monterey park around seven miles east of los angeles city centre. the area is home to a large asian community. at least 10 people have been injured and the suspect is still at large. david waddell reports. it was a day of festivities to usher in the chinese lunar new year. the shooting happened shortly after 10pm in the evening when official events had drawn to a close. witnesses at the dance venue where the shooting happened say the gunman opened fire indiscriminately with a

semiautomatic weapon. local police responded to an urgent call to find a large number of casualties. officers from the monterey park police department responded to a local business in the 100 block of w. garvey ave in the city of monterey park regarding a shots fired call. when officers arrived on scene, they observe numerous individuals, patrons of the location, pouring out of the location, pouring out of the location, screaming. the officers made entry to the location and located additional victims. as yet, no motive has been suggested by the police. monterey park is a small city of about 60,000 people in los angeles county, just a few miles east of la city. a significant proportion of the population is of age and have a heritage. the city has been dubbed the asian beverly hills, hence why so many were out marking this key date in the asian calendar. i marking this key date in the asian calendar. . , ., , ., , ., marking this key date in the asian calendar. . , ., , ., ., calendar. i had my headphones on at the time but —

calendar. i had my headphones on at the time but i _ calendar. i had my headphones on at the time but i heard _ calendar. i had my headphones on at the time but i heard some _ calendar. i had my headphones on at the time but i heard some sounds i the time but i heard some sounds going on. i thought, fireworks? i going on. ithought, fireworks? i was sad, i thought we were missing fireworks _ was sad, i thought we were missing fireworks. �* ~' ., was sad, i thought we were missing fireworks. �* ~ ., ., fireworks. and then i knew for a fact it was _ fireworks. and then i knew for a fact it was not _ fireworks. and then i knew for a fact it was not fireworks - fireworks. and then i knew for a fact it was not fireworks when . fireworks. and then i knew for a fact it was not fireworks when i | fact it was not fireworks when i heard the helicopter up above, because we never get helicopters around here. mass shootings have been a growing problem in the united states for many years. they were over a 100 incidents last year alone, when four or more people were killed by firearms in public not connected to underlying criminal activity. the issueis underlying criminal activity. the issue is extremely polarising. many want to see greater restrictions on access to firearms, while others are adamant that the second amendment right to bear arms mean there should be no or very few restrictions to gun ownership. in california, the hunt for the killer goes on. no description has been offered, and the suspect remains at large. labour is calling for parliament's standards watchdog to investigate claims in the sunday times that the chairman of the bbc,

richard sharp, helped borisjohnson secure a loan guarantee weeks before the then—prime minister recommended him for the job at the corporation. mr sharp has denied any conflict of interest. a spokesman for mrjohnson said he had never sought or received any financial advice from richard sharp. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. as chairman of the bbc, richard sharpe is responsible for upholding the broadcaster �*s independence. he was appointed injanuary 2021 by then prime minister borisjohnson and the culture secretary at the time. the sunday times reports that before that, mr sharpe had helped borisjohnson get before that, mr sharpe had helped boris johnson get access before that, mr sharpe had helped borisjohnson get access to a loan of up to £800,000 by putting a wealthy distant relative of the former prime minister, sam blythe, in touch with the most senior government official, cabinet secretary simon case. the report says he did not declare this during

his application to the bbc, but in says he did not declare this during his application to the bbc, but in a statement, mr sharpe denied any conflict of interest, saying... this morning, the foreign secretary defended richard sharpe's appointment. i defended richard sharpe's appointment.— defended richard sharpe's appointment. defended richard sharpe's anointment. ~ ., ., ., appointment. i know that he has an incredibly accomplished, _ appointment. i know that he has an incredibly accomplished, incredibly| incredibly accomplished, incredibly successful individual who brings a wealth_ successful individual who brings a wealth of— successful individual who brings a wealth of experience with him. that is why— wealth of experience with him. that is why he _ wealth of experience with him. that is why he was appointed to chairmanship of the bbc. but i have not had _ chairmanship of the bbc. but i have not had the — chairmanship of the bbc. but i have not had the chance to discuss any of the issues _ not had the chance to discuss any of the issues that were brought up today — today. before he was today. — before he was appointed as bbc chair, richard sharpe was quizzed by mps about his political links. do you think it is appropriate that you should end up as a massive tory donor getting a job from a tory cabinet minister when you are friends with two members of the cabinet? first of all, i think that's an entirely— first of all, i think that's an entirely legitimate question to ask. well, _ entirely legitimate question to ask. well, thank you.—

entirely legitimate question to ask. well, thank you. then the answer is, reall , well, thank you. then the answer is, really. and — well, thank you. then the answer is, really. and my _ well, thank you. then the answer is, really, and my merits, _ well, thank you. then the answer is, really, and my merits, am _ well, thank you. then the answer is, really, and my merits, am i - well, thank you. then the answer is, really, and my merits, am i an - really, and my merits, am i an appropriate candidate? will i be able to— appropriate candidate? will i be able to do a good job gimmick i think— able to do a good job gimmick i think there is for you to judge, able to do a good job gimmick i think there is for you tojudge, and that was— think there is for you tojudge, and that was for— think there is for you tojudge, and that was for the panel to judge. labour— that was for the panel to judge. labour wanted investigation into whether boris johnson labour wanted investigation into whether borisjohnson broke parliamentary rules and say these revelations could have an impact on the bbc. it’s revelations could have an impact on the bbc. �* , , , revelations could have an impact on thebbc. n, , ._ the bbc. it's pretty extraordinary, if someone _ the bbc. it's pretty extraordinary, if someone who _ the bbc. it's pretty extraordinary, if someone who is _ the bbc. it's pretty extraordinary, if someone who is running - the bbc. it's pretty extraordinary, if someone who is running to - the bbc. it's pretty extraordinary, if someone who is running to be l the bbc. it's pretty extraordinary, l if someone who is running to be the chairman ends up acting as a broker to help the prime minister of the day out of whatever financial difficulties he was in. at the very least, that should all have been declared and brought into the open. a spokesman for borisjohnson said all of his financial arrangements had been properly declared and registered. the bbc says it has no role in the recruitment of the chair, and any questions are a matter for the government. jonathan blake reporting. pressure is also mounting on the conservative party chairman, nadhim zahawi, to release more details of a settlement he made with hmrc, after he admitted making an error in his tax affairs.

the former conservative leader sir iain duncan smith says he believes mr zahawi is not deceitful but that he should get all the information about his tax affairs out into the open. jonathan blake has more on this. without statement, nadhim zahawi said he wanted to clear up the confusion, as he put it, around his finances. he said he paid a settlement to hmrc but he did not say how much, and made no reference to a penalty he was reported to have paid as well. so labour say he still has questions to answer. perhaps more significantly for his political position, some in mr zahawi's own party suggest he needs to be more transparent as well. the foreign secretary james cleverly saying it was best to say all you are going to say up front, and as we mentioned, the former leader iain duncan smith saying something similar. get it the former leader iain duncan smith saying something similar.— saying something similar. get it all out now saying something similar. get it all out new and _ saying something similar. get it all out now and do _ saying something similar. get it all out now and do what _ saying something similar. get it all out now and do what you _ saying something similar. get it all out now and do what you have - saying something similar. get it all out now and do what you have to i saying something similar. get it all| out now and do what you have to do and clear—

out now and do what you have to do and clear it — out now and do what you have to do and clear it up. i genuinely don't believe this is a man who — i genuinely don't believe this is a man who is — i genuinely don't believe this is a man who is deceitful in any shape or form, _ man who is deceitful in any shape or form. but _ man who is deceitful in any shape or form, but this goes on and on, sol think— form, but this goes on and on, sol think he _ form, but this goes on and on, sol think he should just clear it up. nadhim — think he should just clear it up. nadhim zahawi's team acknowledge that this matter was resolved while he was in charge of the whole tax system, so perhaps this is why there is so much pressure on him, and as we have heard yet, it's likely he has done enough to satisfy the scrutiny. our political correspondent jonathan blake. meanwhile, borisjohnson has made an unannounced visit to ukraine to show his ongoing support to the ukrainian government. he was in the kyiv suburb of borodianka. mrjohnson said he was invited by the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky, saying it was a privilege to visit again. new zealand's outgoing prime minister, jacinda ardern, has handed over the leadership of the governing labour party to her successor, chris hipkins. at an emotional meeting in the capital, wellington, the party's mps unanimously endorsed mr hipkins, avoiding the need for a party leadership contest. mr hipkins faces a general election in october which polls indicate

labour could struggle to win. despite that, he's in an upbeat mood. this is the biggest privilege and the biggest responsibility of my life. i am energised and excited by the challenge that lies ahead. new zealand is the greatest little country in the world and i have dedicated my working life to the service of our people and to making it even better. our correspondent in sydney is phil mercer and he gave us this assessment of the challenges facing the new prime minister. chris hipkins is promising strong and stable leadership. he has been endorsed just a few days after the surprise resignation ofjacinda ardern. back in 2017, at the age of 37, ms ardern became the youngest female head of government in the world and she developed this star power around the world, thanks in large

part to her charismatic and kind approach to leadership. it has been, though, a very different story at home in recent months. opinion polls have shown that her popularity and that of her labour government have been on the slides. have been on the slide. various factors have been at play here, such as cost of living pressures and also concerns about crime. so enormous challenges for chris hipkins. he has the job of restoring the government's verve and connection with voters. but new zealand's economy could well slide into recession well before the election on october the 14th. there will be various formalities before chris hipkins is officially sworn in as new zealand's next prime ministerfor him next prime minister. for him and the labour government, this promises to be a very big year.

a senior adviser to india's information ministry says it has ordered youtube and twitter to block links to a bbc documentary about the prime minister, narendra modi. the documentary — titled india: the modi question — examines mr modi's failure to prevent deadly religious riots in gujarat when he was chief minister of the state in 2002. more than 1,000 people, mostly muslims, died in the violence. the bbc said the film was rigorously researched and the indian government chose not to respond to the issues raised. the indian government described the film as "hateful propaganda". the famous inca citadel of machu picchu in peru has been closed indefinitely due to fears over the safety of visitors. more than 400 peruvians and foreign tourists who'd been stranded at the foot of the ancient site due to anti—government protests were safely evacuated after rescue teams repaired a train link damaged by protestors. there've been violent protests in the country in recent weeks leading to the declaration

of a state of emergency last week. energy suppliers have been told to stop forcing households to switch to more expensive pre—payment meters. the business secretary, grant shapps, has written to companies saying they should instead prioritise help such as debt advice for those

struggling to pay their gas and electricity bills. our business correspondent marc ashdown has more the majority of people pay for gas and electricity on a direct debit, but some use a prepayment top—up meter. it's become commonplace for energy suppliers to switch those struggling with their bills onto these pay—as—you—go meters. but we're increasingly hearing how some feel it makes matters worse, leaving them in the cold and dark. they cut me off for being 33p just over. it's never going to end. there's not a light at the end of the tunnel for anybody. and it'sjust it isjust absolutely diabolical. now, the business secretary has written to suppliers accusing them ofjumping the gun in forcing often vulnerable customers onto meters. he wants transparency over the numbers and is threatening to name and shame those who don't offer more support instead. around 4.5 million people in the uk now have a pre—payment meter. typically they pay about £60 more for their energy than those paying by direct debit. citizens advice estimate 600,000 people were moved onto a meter last year alone. i'm afraid our research and the number of people who are coming to citizen's advice really struggling to top

up their pre—payment show that there are many scenarios where it is not the last resort and that energy firms should be doing far more to make sure that the person in that home can afford that energy before they have a pre—payment meter. britain's biggest supplier, british gas, has now announced it will stop forcibly moving customers onto pre—pay meters. labour wants to increase the windfall tax on suppliers to fund more support. and also put a moratorium on this thing that's happening at the moment of energy companies moving people from regular payments to pre—payment meters, which is effectively cutting some people off from heating. energy uk, which represents suppliers, told us firms only resort to installing prepaid meters after all other help has been exhausted. they say they'll work with ministers to find the fairest ways to help all customers through the cost of living crisis. marc ashdown, bbc news. investigators have seized more classified documents from presidentjoe biden's home in the us state of delaware. the files were found in a search of the property by officials

from thejustice department. an investigator is already looking into the president's use of government records after similar documents were discovered earlier this month. the white house says its continuing to co—operate. a treatment pioneered in bristol is now being used across the nhs in england to prevent disability in children. researchers found that giving magnesium sulphate to women in premature labour helps to prevent their baby from developing cerebral palsy and the drug only costs one pound, as matthew hill reports. cormac�*s future now looks very bright, all thanks to a drug which costsjust bright, all thanks to a drug which costs just £1. when i went surfing, it was the happiest day of my life. kind of. his mum ellie was the very first mother to be given magnesium sulphate when she went into labour at 27 weeks. sulphate when she went into labour at 27 weeks— sulphate when she went into labour at 27 weeks. �* u, , ,, at 27 weeks. because when you were born, ou at 27 weeks. because when you were

born. you were _ at 27 weeks. because when you were born, you were born _ at 27 weeks. because when you were born, you were born very, _ at 27 weeks. because when you were born, you were born very, very - born, you were born very, very early — early. points west has early. — points west has followed the progress of her nine—year—old ever since. progress of her nine-year-old ever since. �* , ,., progress of her nine-year-old ever since. �*, ,., .,. progress of her nine-year-old ever since. �*, ., progress of her nine-year-old ever since. ., since. he's so active and plays football and _ since. he's so active and plays football and and _ since. he's so active and plays football and and cricket - since. he's so active and plays football and and cricket and, l football and and cricket and, normal, _ football and and cricket and, normal, crazy nine—year—old, really. but there _ normal, crazy nine—year—old, really. but there are — normal, crazy nine—year—old, really. but there are no signs of cerebral palsy— but there are no signs of cerebral palsy and — but there are no signs of cerebral palsy and there never have been, and i palsy and there never have been, and itruiy— palsy and there never have been, and i truly believe we were lucky to be given— i truly believe we were lucky to be given that — i truly believe we were lucky to be given that magnesium sulphate. these _ given that magnesium sulphate. these days, it's now standard for every premature birth to be flagged up every premature birth to be flagged up to or ward staff at maternity units, because there is a high risk that suffer brain damage. so identifying who could benefit from being given magnesium sulphate is essential. we already know that magnesium sulphate reduces the chances of cerebral palsy by a third, but there has been a bit of a postcode lottery as to which mothers get it. but as a result of these findings from the national institutes of health and care research, it seems far more likely that its use will become widespread. a year after the study started, 85%

of women who were eligible were given the drug. fiur of women who were eligible were given the drug-— of women who were eligible were given the drug. our hopes are that this will be — given the drug. our hopes are that this will be sustained, _ given the drug. our hopes are that this will be sustained, because - given the drug. our hopes are that| this will be sustained, because year on year, we can prevent cerebral palsy, probably between 100—200 cases a year if this continues, and i hope that we can actually scale up other promising new treatments in this way so that babies can benefit as soon as a drug is known to be effective. they should be able to benefit, to get it into clinical practice is soon as we possibly can. there are minor short—term side effects including sickness and headaches, but it costs almost £1 million to care for a child with cerebral palsy during their lifetime. preventing up to 200 cases a year will save billions, not to mention giving thousands of youngsters the best quality of life. millions of people around the world are welcoming in the year of the rabbit as the chinese new year celebrations begin. the event kicks off a 15—day

festival and it's the first time since the pandemic began that it's been held without any travel restrictions in china. part of the tradition to mark the event is giving red envelopes filled with money. but with many facing cost of living pressures, are people giving less. are people giving less? so you go around visiting different relatives' houses, and then there will be loads of people there, you do your rounds as a kid, go around, wishing people specific chinese greetings that you can use. you give them oranges and then in return they offer you the red packet and you just stash them all away. if you show up at a gathering and then you've cut all of your red packages, the amount of your red packages, people are going to realise it and it probably will not reflect super well on you. for sure. 100%. unfortunately, our salaries do not

rise accordingly with inflation, so i think it's about managing the dollars better. it's about giving the respect, giving the abundance, and if you do not have enough, it shows that you are lacking. so it's probably not how you would like to start your chinese new year. we believe in the tradition of- giving, that's the most important. for me, i won't change the amount that i will be giving. i think it's a form of respect, at least, to whoever i'm giving to. previously, as a kid, growing up, let's say if it's a distant relative, i will receive about $2, but now the market rate seems to be like $6 and it's like, wow. am i really going to give $6 to somebody i barely know? it's inflation. yeah, it's inflation. this is like accumulate, i give back to them again, the way to make everybody happy. are you giving more, then? - yes, a bit more than -

what i used to give to them. just to make everybody happy. so, members of the east asian community celebrating all over the world the lunar new year. i'm joined now by olivia boland, chairwoman of suffolk chinese family welfare association, which is a charitable organisation. you give advice to chinese communities and also, it is a place where people can gather. when it comes to that tradition of giving that we were hearing about there, just how important is it, and how important is the lunar new year to your community? you grow up, since you are little, it is the most important day, and the new year evening, all the family, no matter how far away they were, theyjust try family, no matter how far away they were, they just try their best for everybody to get back. so it's a get together, and then the gifts, it's a bit like christmas, but the red

envelope is when you wake up first things in the morning and put your hands under the pillow. in my family, that's where the red envelope is, and you are just overjoyed, with money, since you are little. it is a lot of money to a little. it is a lot of money to a little child. but another thing is that you get old and new clothes, from underwear to shoes and socks, everything, has to be new. so you put everything new, get up, and then you receive all the relatives or guests coming to visit or knock on the door. they say happy new year and use a happy new year. and i think the children are the ones who get... in taiwan, you get a think the children are the ones who get... in taiwan, you geta red envelope, and friends, adults, family, give you a red envelope, and traditionally the elderly get a red envelope, and traditionally the elderly getting red envelope. so just something to give. so the children look forward to it, but at new year's eve, the mail, a huge

amount of food. sometimes we have 20 courses, but you don't always eat it often. and particularly, the fish dish, you only touch a tiny bit, because the fish, in mandarin, it means fish, but the same characters and sound mean surplus, so something left over. so every year, you want surplus, ratherthan left over. so every year, you want surplus, rather than not enough, so you only touch your fish a little bit on new year's eve, and then in the next few days, you probably finish it off. at this year, we have the year of the rabbit, and the rabbit symbolises, i think, kindliness, beauty, and peace. so let's hope we will have a good, peaceful year soon!

beauty, kindness and peace. on those beautiful words, olivia, thank you so much forjust giving such a lovely description of what the lunar new year means to you and to your community. the tradition of giving in those red envelopes full of money and newness. olivia boland, chairwoman of the suffolk chinese family association, and happy lunar new year to you and your family. youtube, happy new year. thank you, thank you. what's more, of course, on our website. —— lots more. buckingham palace has announced some of the events to celebrate the king's coronation in may, spanning the weekend and extra bank holiday. they'll include a procession to and from westminster abbey, lunch parties across the uk and a concert at windor castle that'll be shown on the bbc. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more. trumpet fanfare it will be 70 years since the nation last witnessed the coronation of a british monarch. that was in 1953, and the monarch travelling in the gold coronation coach was,

of course, the late queen elizabeth. once again, for the coronation of king charles iii, there will be a procession from buckingham palace to westminster abbey. no route has so far been disclosed, but common sense suggests that it will be down the mall to trafalgar square and then via whitehall to the abbey. there will be a second larger procession after the service, which will take the newly—crowned king and queen consort back to the palace, where they will appear on the palace balcony, the first such appearance since last year's platinum jubilee of the late queen. no details of the coronation service have been given. they are still under review. on sunday the 7th of may, there'll be the coronation big lunch, an opportunity, as happened during thejubilee, for communities to organise their own street parties. then, that evening at windsor castle, there'll be a special coronation concert produced and broadcast live by the bbc. once again, it will echo thejubilee. according to the palace, it will bring together global music

icons and contemporary stars. there'll also be an appearance by the coronation choir, drawn from community choirs across the uk. there'll be a national ballot for tickets, to be organised by the bbc. on monday the 8th of may, a public holiday, there'll be something called "the big help out", a day when people across the uk will be encouraged to volunteer and join groups like the scouts or the royal voluntary service in support of their local communities. overall, the palace says the king and queen consort hope the coronation weekend will give people an opportunity to celebrate with families, friends and their local communities, here in britain and across the commonwealth. nicholas witchell, bbc news. king charles' coronation, due to take place in may. the hollywood actorjeremy renner has revealed he broke more than 30 bones in the new year's day snow

plough accident that left him in intensive care. mr renner shared a photo of himself on social media receiving physical therapy. the six—tonne machine ran over him while he was helping a family member clear a driveway near his home in the state of nevada. now on bbc news, the weather with darren bett. darren, over to you. thanks very much. that afternoon. the weather is sort of a bit topsy—turvy if you like at the moment, with the highest temperatures in northern parts of the uk, western scotland, northern ireland. some of the lowest temperatures today are where it struggles to break through this fog in the east of england. here in norfolk, very frosty start, sunshine struggling to clear that five. where we are in scotland with temperatures reaching double figures in some places, we are seeing snow melt quite rapidly. we still have this block of cold air across south—eastern parts of the uk and we really are struggling to break through that. my other conditions in the north—west, really finding it

very difficult to push down across the whole of the country. and these are the temperatures we've got today, 3—4 at best across the midlands and eastern england, whereas we are making 10—11 in western scotland and northern ireland. but it is quite damp and grey here and we will keep a lot of cloud over night. colder air back across the midlands and eastern england, and we will find that fog thickening up. it will be dense and freezing as well, and we will find some frost around. temperatures could be as low as —7. perhaps west wales, the far north and west of england, frost and temperatures should not get very low at all under the cloud, and it looks cloudy for monday. fog will slowly lift across eastern parts of england, to be replaced by warcloud across east anglia and the south—east. of england and wales could see a bit more sunshine than today, but still quite cold air. underneath the cloud, temperatures widely10—11 in scotland and northern ireland. there could be some sunshine around the moray firth. we have milder atlantic winds pushing on across the north of

the uk whereas high pressure keeps it cold across much of england and wales. again, there could be a touch of frost, may be some patches of fog, those lifting and some sunshine coming out across southern areas. northern england and particular northward into scotland and northern ireland still looks mild, temperatures 10—11, still only 4—5 evenif temperatures 10—11, still only 4—5 even if the sun does come out across some parts of the uk. we will find this weather front ringing the we head into wednesday. that weather front will bring some rain down across some parts of the uk. probably not a great deal. most rain i think will be across western parts of scotland over the hills, followed ljy of scotland over the hills, followed by some sunshine and showers in scotland, and the i get that little bit colder here. ahead of that band of rain, it looks cloudy, a little misty as well, temperatures still five across east anglia and the south—east. so it really is a struggle to shift that colder air first half of the week. we will still be called, may be some frost and fog across south—eastern areas. milder in the north—east, but as we

have seen, not a great deal of rain in the forecast.

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