parents throughout the land at the moment_ parents throughout the land at the moment will know that their children are either_ this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. i'm ben brown. our top stories: the british prime minister, rishi sunak, has sacked the chairman of his conservative party, nadhim zahawi, following a prolonged controversy over his tax affairs. israel's security cabinet agrees new measures in response to the deadly attack on a synagogue in eastjerusalem. i will submit to the security council additional tips that might have stepped the fight against terrorism,. a bus has plunged into a ravine in pakistan, killing at least 41 passengers.

the family of a black man killed by police in the us city of memphis have welcomed the decision to disband the special crime unit to which the officers belonged. the british prime minister, rishi sunak, has sacked the chairman of his conservative party, nadhim zahawi. mr sunak said in a letter to mr zahawi that it was clear that there had been a serious breach

of the ministerial code, which guides ministers on how they should uphold standards. his dismissal comes after an independent investigation of mr zahawi's tax affairs. these have been the subject of growing controversy since it emerged that he had to pay a penalty to the tax authorities. rishi sunak recieved the report from the sir laurie magnus, independent adviser on ministers�* interests. sir laurie told rishi sunak that certain "omissions" by nadhim zahawi fell short of the standards set out in the ministerial code. he concluded, "i consider that these omissions constitute a serious failure to meet the standards set out in the ministerial code. consider that mr zahawi, in holding the high privilege of being a minister of the crown, has shown insufficient regard for the general principles of the ministerial code and the requirements in particular, under the seven principles of public life, to be honest, open and an exemplary leader through his own behaviour." our correspondent ben wright looks back at his political career. self—assured.

a touch of swagger. a man who came to the country as a refugee and ended up in the cabinet. nadhim zahawi's career flourished in the tory turmoil of last year. prime ministers came and went while he remained at the top table. but now the tory party chairman has gone undone by his own tax affairs. born in baghdad to kurdish parents before they fled to the uk, nadhim zahawi campaigned against the regime of saddam hussein. there is great riots out in the streets. people are abusing saddam hussein's portraits that are in the streets. he went into business, first marketing, then online polling, making a fortune after co—founding the market research firm yougov in 2000. his tax troubles now stem from shares he had in that.

mr za hawi was elected to the commons in 2010 and then had an eight—year wait before landing his first ministerialjob. he was close to borisjohnson, a witness to his first failed attempt to become tory leader in 2016. but with mr johnson finally at number ten, his career got a boost and he was put in charge of rolling out the vaccine programme after covid hit. he was then appointed education secretary, a job he held as borisjohnson�*s premiership began to unravel last summer. as ministers resigned in their droves, mr zahawi was sent to the treasury, but loyalty to the prime minister was very short lived and the next day the new chancellor added to the chorus, urging boris johnson to quit. in the turmoil that followed. nadhim zahawi had his own tilt at the tory leadership. i'm delighted to be here both as your new chancellor and i hope as your soon to be new prime minister.

the campaign didn't go anywhere, but proved his ambition once more. rishi sunak needed his new tory chairman to prime the party for a general election, restore a sense of seriousness, competence and integrity. is hmrc still after you, sir, are you up to date? are you avoiding answering questions about your taxes? instead, nadhim zahawi has tarnished the promise of a fresh start while handing opposition parties a gift. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. let's speak to our political correspondent david wallace lockhart we did not know when this was going to come but this morning we heard from the ethics adviser to the prime minister who had been investigating nadhim zahawi and then the letter from the prime minister which she

sent to nadhim zahawi detail tell he was sacked. the letter from laurie magnus is quite critical of him and said in april 2021 he told laurie magnus he had the impression this wasjust questions magnus he had the impression this was just questions coming from hmrc and laurie magnus says he should have understood from the outset he was under investigation. this did not come up in his declaration of interest even when he became chancellor, the minister responsible for the tax and spend system and in july 2022 laurie magnus critical of that and that was a breach of the ministerial code. he also says we know now nadhim zahawi pay the

penalty is part of a settlement with hmrc and nadhim zahawi says —— laurie magnus says he did not disclose information for them to meet the standards set out in the ministerial code and also goes into the details of an interview nadhim zahawi gave where he said it was smears that hmrc were looking into him and laurie magnus said it was not as transparent as a minister should be in the report went straight to pay minister and he took immediate action on it writing the letter to nadhim zahawi saying there had been a severe breach of ministerial code and as a result i inform you of moving you from the government. michael gove had to

immediately respond to this. when facts emerged about the position in which nadhim found himself, the prime minister said, we need an independent investigation. so laurie magnus, who as you pointed out, is the independent adviser on ministerial standards on ethics, was asked to look rapidly at the situation. he concluded his report he wrote to the prime minister, i think early today, and then the prime minister immediately upon receipt but why seven days ago did nadhim zahawi and rishi sunak appear to think that it was ok for somebody who had paid a penalty to the taxman while being the boss of the taxman to stay in post?

because i think too many of our viewers last week that seemed absolutely, blatantly like something that wasn't sustainable. well, as ever, it's always important to make sure that all the facts are investigated fully and properly. and that is why magnus was given the opportunity to do so, why he's concluded as he did, and why the prime minister has acted as he did. as a general rule, i think it is important when allegations are raised that they're investigated promptly. but also we shouldn't rush to judgment before there's been that investigation. and again, the specific issues of an individual�*s tax affairs are ones that require, in circumstances like this, a cool forensic analysis. and that is what sir laurie provided. pretty much to say? —— mike what did labour have to say? we heard put to michael gove at the fact we know that when he was chancellor he paid a penalty to hmrc and also questions circulating rishi sunak knew and when and how much she was perhaps

put into the bearpit of prime minister's questions without which would be normally crimes to be very displeased that one of your ministers would like you do that. —— grounds. bridget philipson spoke. this should have happened weeks ago and it was i was going to end this way and i think it speaks to the witness of rishi sunak that it is taken so very long to happen. this is notjust about one individual, it is notjust about one individual, it is about right at the heart of government, government mired in the heart of sleaze and we are fired nadhim zahawi, suella braverman raab and williamson, this is not going away and i think the government needs to answer serious questions in

this. nadhim zahawi has spent weeks trying to avoid questions from those trying to avoid questions from those trying to avoid questions from those trying to ask him about his tax affairs. ~ , ,, ., ~ , u, affairs. when rishi sunak first came when he stood _ affairs. when rishi sunak first came when he stood famously _ affairs. when rishi sunak first came when he stood famously outside - affairs. when rishi sunak first came j when he stood famously outside the door of number ten and said his government was all going to be about integrity and standards. he pitched himself as a candidate who could very much move on from the scandals that have surrounded his previous two successes —— predecessors and their times in government. gavin williamson had to stand down about allegations of texts he had centre former chief whip and dominic raab with allegations of bullying which he denies an overt chairman of the conservative party with these allegations. all the time michael

gove wanted to talk about cladding and stories like that, all the time it is being asked whether conservative ministers behaviour has been appropriate and when you're a prime minister not that far away from an election and lagging behind in the polls, these are not the sort of stories you want to be discussing and you want to show the country you have plans for the problems it is facing. we havejust had a have plans for the problems it is facing. we have just had a statement in from nadhim zahawi. he says he thanks the prime minister and that he takes pride in his achievements in government, the vaccine roll—out, helping to organise the funeral of the queen and also says he's concerned about the conduct from some of the fourth estate in recent weeks. he says a week when a member of parliament was physically assaulted ifail to of parliament was physically assaulted i fail to see of parliament was physically assaulted ifail to see how of parliament was physically assaulted i fail to see how one headline on this issue, the noose

tightens, reflects legitimate scrutiny of public officials. i am sorry to my family for the toll this has taken on them and he promises to pay minister his support from the back benches in the coming years. that statement from the former conservative chairman, nadhim zahawi, who has been dismissed from the government by the prime minister, rishi sunak. in pakistan, at least 41 people have died when a bus plunged off a bridge. the accident happened in the south west of the country. local media reports say there were 48 people on board. officials said the vehicle hit a bridge pillar before losing control and bursting into flames. separately, officials say at least ten children have died in a boat accident in the north—west of pakistan. the boat capsized on the lake in tanda dam in kohat district. the victims are students aged between seven and 1a who were on a day—trip

from a local religious school. several children are in a critical condition in hospital. let's go live now to islamabad and speak to saad sohail from our urdu service. tell us more about the bus accident and the heavy loss of life, more than a0 people. a1 people, this bus was travelling to karachi and just 120 miles away from karachi the accident took place on the bus crashed into a pillar after which it fell into a ravine and it caught fire, so the authorities confirm most of the bodies because of the charring cannot be identified. a1 people are supposedly killed most of them have been moved to karachi. the deputy commissioner has confirmed

that he is sating over speeding for the particular incident but the chief minister of the investigation into that incident, so a heavy loss as you also mentioned ten children amongst the casualties and for no the survivors, there was a woman and a child that have been rescued and the woman narrating the incident talks about how the bus, she could hear a loud bang when the bus fell into the ravine and after that she was taken to the hospital. the other incident in the north west is about 25 children travelling from a religious seminary to tanda dam where the boat capsized and most of the children were aged from 12 to 20, who were supposedly killed. the operation is still under way and for no we cannot report that there have

been ten casualties in that incident as well. really dark day for pakistan. thank you very much indeed. israel's security cabinet has approved a raft of measures in response to the shooting dead of seven israelis in occupied eastjerusalem by a palestinian gunman on friday. they include stripping the attackers�* family members of some of their rights, making it easier for israelis to carry guns, and strengthening west bank settlements. friday's attack was the deadliest for years, and was followed on saturday when a palestinian teenager shot and wounded an israeli father and son. here's our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. an outpouring of grief for an israeli couple in their a0s, eliahu and natalie. during friday's attack outside the synagogue,

the pair apparently heard shots and went to help those who had been injured, only to be shot dead themselves by the palestinian gunman at point—blank range. translation: | went out - and saw my neighbour eli running to the scene. he told me to call the police. i told him not to go, he only got married a year ago. he was a good neighbour, like a brother to me. i saw him drop down from a bullet. rest in peace, eli. this is the east jerusalem street where the shooting took place. seven people were killed in what's said to have been the deadliest single attack targeting israelis in more than a decade. and just hours afterwards, this is the victim of another shooting, being treated by medics. police say a palestinian boy aged

just 13 opened fire, hitting an israeli father and son. now the israeli prime minister is promising strong action. translation: | will submit - to the security council additional steps in the fight against terrorism. this includes significantly hastening and expediting the licensing of weapons for authorised civilians. and we have seen time and again, this saves lives. 0n the streets ofjerusalem overnight, emotions were running high. israelis blocked cars in palestinian neighbourhoods, here shouting "arabs beware — hebrew blood isn't cheap". tensions had risen sharply after the deadliest israeli military raid in the west bank in years. on thursday, nine palestinians, including two civilians, were killed. israeli armed forces say they were acting on intelligence to prevent islamichhad fighters carrying out major attacks. in response, palestinian militants fired rockets from the gaza strip. in recent months, amid rising violence, there have been repeated international calls for calm here.

but they have had little impact, and now, once again, fears are growing of wider unrest. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. let's go back to our top story and the news that the british prime minister rishi sunak has sacked the conservative party chairman, nadhim zahawi, after an inquiry into his tax affairs. mr zahawi had been under pressure to explain a multi—million pound settlement, including a penalty, that he paid to the hm revenue and customs. joining me now is christopher hope, assistant editor of the daily telegraph. this has been a huge political story in the uk and a huge test of the premiership of rishi sunak who came in saying his government would all be about professionalism and

integrity and standards and he has no ended up sucking one of his key ministers. it no ended up sucking one of his key ministers. ., �* , ., _ ., ministers. it won't be easy for rishi sunak — ministers. it won't be easy for rishi sunak and _ ministers. it won't be easy for rishi sunak and there - ministers. it won't be easy for rishi sunak and there were i ministers. it won't be easy for. rishi sunak and there were lots ministers. it won't be easy for - rishi sunak and there were lots of favours in favour bank for nadhim zawahi and to remove them now is very difficult for the party. the need to regroup and it is a test for rishi sunak which could mean problems for him leadership wise in june and july and now he is gone. i think it the moment we might see rishi sunak develop a political steely core we did not think was there. , . . . ., . there. did he have much choice given there. did he have much choice given the re ort there. did he have much choice given the report by — there. did he have much choice given the report by the _ there. did he have much choice given the report by the independent - the report by the independent investigator into this whole nadhim zawahi affair who was very clear in his letter to the prime minister of the ministerial code had been broken by nadhim zawahi so the pay minister

didn't have much choice? there by nadhim zawahi so the pay minister didn't have much choice?— didn't have much choice? there was no choice and _ didn't have much choice? there was no choice and if _ didn't have much choice? there was no choice and if you _ didn't have much choice? there was no choice and if you look _ didn't have much choice? there was no choice and if you look at - didn't have much choice? there was no choice and if you look at the - no choice and if you look at the detail it was only first mentioned backin detail it was only first mentioned back injuly and then the issue of this penalty issued this month and he should have been quicker in dealing with it quicker. i think it does show to other mps there is a degree of trial and then action by the premise that rather than acting very quickly and tony blair and other prime ministers would have gone much sooner. people are saying noissued gone much sooner. people are saying no issued rishi sunak have acted earlier and i think he gave him a chance to redeem himself or defend himself to independent prosecutor and did not happen. we himself to independent prosecutor and did not happen.— himself to independent prosecutor and did not happen. we have had a statement from _ and did not happen. we have had a statement from nadhim _ and did not happen. we have had a statement from nadhim zawahi - and did not happen. we have had a| statement from nadhim zawahi last few minutes who says he takes pride in his achievements in government including the vaccine roll—out and also launches an attack on the press and says in a week when a member of parliament was physically assaulted i fail to see how one headline on this issue, the noose tightens,

speculation he was about to be sacked or forced to speculation he was about to be sacked orforced to resign, ifeel to see —— might feel to see how this reflects appropriate scrutiny to public officials.— public officials. there are headlines _ public officials. there are headlines all _ public officials. there are headlines all the - public officials. there are headlines all the time, i public officials. there are - headlines all the time, knives out, which goes back to caesar and the coliseum and i think these ideas are not literally true. it appears to relate to headline on the front page of the independent which has made some money on the story in the wake of comments by rishi sunak at prime minister's questions and i think that prices reflecting what goes on and it's figurative not literal at all. ~ ., ., and it's figurative not literal at all. ~ . . ., 4' all. we heard earlier on in the week from lord evans _ all. we heard earlier on in the week from lord evans criticising - all. we heard earlier on in the week from lord evans criticising threats l from lord evans criticising threats that nadhim zawahi had made as he tried to stop stories about these types of fierce coming out in the newspapers and they had been coming out in dribs and drabs of a quite

some time. it out in dribs and drabs of a quite some time-— out in dribs and drabs of a quite some time. .,, ., , , ., ., some time. it was honestly wrong and it shouldn't happen _ some time. it was honestly wrong and it shouldn't happen and _ some time. it was honestly wrong and it shouldn't happen and we _ some time. it was honestly wrong and it shouldn't happen and we should - it shouldn't happen and we should have ministers going down a legal route and he was writing these articles and raising questions and he had heard about the settlement and investigation last summer so you shouldn't go legal on these issues. where does this leave the government? there have been a number of questions. in recent weeks about various members of the government and we want control the details and personalities no, but how difficult are these times for rishi sunak as he tries to establish his time in downing street after 100 days or so? it shows a degree of decisiveness that was not there and you have headlines talking about rishi sunak in first gear headlines talking about rishi sunak infirst gearand headlines talking about rishi sunak in first gear and talking about more pressure on him and he is backing

himself and standards which she said when he became famous. members like torture, mps want to see a vision and why is this guy worth following over the hill? this might show a degree of steeliness we have not seen from rishi sunak before. links between borisjohnson and bbc chairman richard sharp are under fresh scrutiny this morning, following a report that the then—prime minister was told to stop asking mr sharp forfinancial advice. mr sharp's appointment is under review following successive reports in the sunday times that he helped mrjohnson secure a loan before getting hisjob. both men deny any wrongdoing. here's our political correspondent, iain watson.

this is sam blyth, the wealthy canadian businessmen and distant cousin of boris johnson. back in 2020, he said he wanted to help out the then prime minister financially. he asked his friend richard sharp had to go about it. mr sharp at the time was advising the government and put mr blyth in touch with the most senior civil servant in the country to discuss the matter. but richard sharp was also running for the job of bbc chairman. it is an appointment given by the government, not the broadcaster. mr blyth went on to guarantee an £800,000 loan facility to boris johnson, but mr sharp said he wasn't involved in the financing. the sunday times has obtained a leaked memo to borisjohnson dating from december 20020, two weeks before mr sharp was announced as the new bbc chairman. it dispenses the following advice to the then prime minister: last week, richard

sharp said he gave no advice to borisjohnson. i knew nothing and i know nothing about his finances. sam was responding to press reports. i don't know anything about boris johnson's finances. and he's sticking to that position now. a spokesman for borisjohnson said richard sharp has never given any financial advice to borisjohnson, nor has borisjohnson asked for advice from him. in terms of standards and ethics, it wouldn't tell us why they issued a warning on financial advice. it says simply it does not comment on lease documents. iain watson, bbc news. hello there. across england and wales there's

been a cloudy start to the day, but there are prospects of some slightly brighter skies pushing in for a time this afternoon. whereas across northern areas of the uk we're looking at some strong winds moving in. those winds will be at their strongest just ahead of this band of rain, which is moving into scotland and northern ireland. so here comes the wet weather as we go through the next few hours with the winds really picking up, gales expected — gusts running into the 60s of miles an hour across parts of scotland for northern ireland, the north west of both england and wales. it will also be a windy afternoon with gusts generally getting through into the a0s of miles an hour. but those strong winds bouncing across the high ground should break the cloud to the east of the pennines and into parts of the midlands as well. it's a mild afternoon. temperatures as high as 12 degrees in aberdeen. now, overnight tonight, that cold front pushes southwards. it weakens. not much rain moving across england and wales. but what will follow is north westerly winds, showers moving into north western areas.

because it stays windy. it should for most be a frost—free night. now, looking at monday's weather charts, those strong winds easing away as this ridge of high pressure builds in from the west. there'll be more sunshine around across central and eastern areas of the uk in the west. after a bright start, it clouds over with some drizzle working into western scotland towards the end of the afternoon. still mild temperatures eight to ten degrees celsius. now for tuesday, we're looking at some very windy weather moving you can see the isobars really pinching together across the north of scotland in particular. it will be blustery by day, a day of sunny spells and showers wise on the charts. yes, there will be some snowfall, but quite high up in scotland, above a00 metres elevation. at lower elevations, lower levels, you're more likely to see rain blustery again with gusts of wind again reaching 60—odd miles an hour through the afternoon across northern areas. and it's going to start to feel a little bit cooler here. now, it's tuesday night that we're looking at some of the strongest winds. we may well see the gusts getting to about 70 to perhaps as much as 90

miles an hour. warnings may well be issued for this zone of very strong winds. it looks like it could cause some disruption across northern the winds then calm down for wednesday. we're back to a day of sunny spells and showers. the rest of the week looking cloudy and mild with temperatures as high as 12 in cardiff.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the british prime minister, rishi sunak, has sacked the chairman of his conservative party, nadhim zahawi. mr sunak said in a letter to mr zahawi that it was clear that there had been a serious breach of the ministerial code. a bus has crashed into a ravine in pakistan, killing at least a0 of the a8 people aboard. officials in balochistan province said the bus plunged off a bridge after hitting a pillar and burst into flames. israel's security cabinet has approved a raft of measures in response to the fatal shooting of seven israelis in occupied eastjerusalem by a palestinian gunman. they include depriving

residency and other rights of an attacker�*s family members.