this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm martine croxall. our top stories. the british prime minister, rishi sunak, has sacked the chairman of his conservative party, nadhim zahawi, after an independent adviser investigated his tax affairs. more than 50 people, including children, have died in two separate transport accidents in pakistan. israel's security cabinet agrees new measures in response to the deadly attack on a synagogue in eastjerusalem. and tom verlaine, the influential guitarist and frontman of the band television, has died aged 73.

the british prime minister has sacked the chairman of his party, nadhim zahawi, following an investigation into his tax affairs. mr zahawi says he'll continue to support the prime minister from the backbenches, and criticised journalists for the way they reported his tax affairs. here's our political correspondent david wallace—lockhart he arrived in the uk as a young refugee before becoming a successful businessman. he served as the vaccines minister, rising to become chancellor, this morning he was chairman of the conservative party but his ministerial career now lies in tatters. he had faced questions for some time about his previous tax affairs and the fact he paid a penalty to hmrc while he was in charge of the treasury. he insisted he acted appropriately throughout.

the prime minister had asked his ethics adviser to investigate. sir laurie magnus reported back this morning. his findings were highly critical. in a letter to rishi sunak he said from april 2021 nadhim zahawi should have understood that he was under investigation by hmrc. he went on to say that nadhim zahawi failed to disclose relevant information, in this case the nature of the investigation and its outcome of a penalty. he concluded that his admissions amounted to a serious failure to meet the high standards set out in the ministerial code. in a one—page letter, the prime minister sealed nadhim zahawi's fate. he said it was clear there had been a serious breach of the ministerial code and that he was sacked from the government. the ethics adviser was also critical of what he labelled an untrue statement from nadhim zahawi, that he echoed in an interview lastjuly. i was clearly being smeared. i was being told that the serious fraud office, that hmrc are looking into me. i'm not aware of this.

the opposition say rishi sunak should have acted faster. this is very serious. nadhim zahawi has spent a long time dodging this. and i dojust think it speaks to rishi sunak�*s character and his judgment and his weakness. he isn't prepared to do what is right for the country. michael gove insisted the prime minister behaved appropriately. as a general rule, i think it is important when allegations are raised that they are investigated promptly but also we shouldn't rush tojudgment before there has been that investigation. in his reply to the prime minister's letter, nadhim zahawi said he had been concerned about the conduct of the press towards him. he added that it was the privilege of his life to serve in government. mr zahawi's life story is an incredible one. this will be a devastating chapter to look back on. this is what voters in zahawi's constituency of stratford—upon—avon think.

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quicktx i— sunak should have moved more quickly. i think he has been forced into the _ quickly. i think he has been forced into the position. i think you should — into the position. i think you should have gone a week ago, or whenever— should have gone a week ago, or whenever the story broke. yes, it's greed _ whenever the story broke. yes, it's creed. ., greed. the view from | stratford-upon-avon. joining me now is caroline slocock, director of the think tank civil exchange, and a former private secretary to prime ministers margaret thatcher and john major. good to see this afternoon. how much faster do you think rishi sunak should have acted? i faster do you think rishi sunak should have acted?— should have acted? i think you should have acted? i think you should have _ should have acted? i think you should have acted _ should have acted? i think you should have acted faster- should have acted? i think you should have acted faster and l should have acted? i think you should have acted faster and i | should have acted? i think you - should have acted faster and i think as soon as it became clear that nadhim zahawi had paid a penalty, and also it became clear that he was not telling the truth back injuly when he said he was not under investigation and was threatening libel, instead of those facts becoming clearer, he should have acted and it's useful to have a bit of the detail but who needs the detail to see that this was wrong?

it's good he's done something now but it could have been quicker. how much more — but it could have been quicker. how much more of _ but it could have been quicker. how much more of an _ but it could have been quicker. how much more of an imperative is therefore rishi sunak to make decisions about other matters of conduct where they might exist? absolutely. i think he needs to act swiftly and decisively on dominic rob's position. it's been weeks and months since he has been investigated —— dominic raab. it is right to look into the detail of a bullying allegation, unlike with zahawi who had an hmrc investigation although it is not complete, but what is clear to me is that dominic raab has denied it was ever raised with him yet to permanent secretaries in different departments have said it was, so again there is a question of truthfulness here. it's not great when you have your party chairman, your deputy prime minister and your home secretary, who broke the ministerial code a few

weeks before the prime minister reappointed her, it's not great to have this. the prime minister himself has broken the law twice, so he needs to clean up the stable and do it fast and i would say, actually, this is the ideal opportunity for him to toughen up the whole regime enforcing the ministerial code. a committee on standards in public life recommended a year ago and said it was important to put it on a more independent and professional footing, so independently appointed adviser who could initiate investigations and can decide what the case is and publish their report swiftly and a statutory code, these are things that rishi sunak should do because i think the rot has set in and people can see that there is still an issue

of sleaze despite the departure of borisjohnson and they want of sleaze despite the departure of boris johnson and they want to of sleaze despite the departure of borisjohnson and they want to see, they want truthfulness and high standards in government. we have a right to expect that.— right to expect that. dominic raab sa s he right to expect that. dominic raab says he has _ right to expect that. dominic raab says he has done _ right to expect that. dominic raab says he has done nothing - right to expect that. dominic raab says he has done nothing wrong, i right to expect that. dominic raab i says he has done nothing wrong, just to end that on the point you made. what does it do full trust and the conservatives and politics more widely do you think? it 3 corrosive. that came to a head with borisjohnson but before that we had david cameron and him going to work for green seal after he became prime minister. government relies on trust. you cannot work with people effectively and claim to be acting in their interests if you haven't got that fundamental trust and when people don't tell the truth about their own affairs and have one rule for tax for us and another for themselves, even when they are chancellor, it's deeply corrosive and britain has a reputation for high standards and a lack of

corruption in government and it's part of our soft power. it is beholden to prime ministers are now rishi sunak to god that carefully and i think he has been slow to act, fast to say the words integrity, professionalism and accountability but now is the chance for him to really follow that through with a better system, really follow that through with a bettersystem, more really follow that through with a better system, more independence and swifter action when things have obviously gone wrong.- swifter action when things have obviously gone wrong. thank you for our time obviously gone wrong. thank you for your time this _ obviously gone wrong. thank you for your time this afternoon. _ in pakistan, at least a0 people have died after a bus plunged off a bridge. the accident happened in the south west of the country. officials said the vehicle hit a bridge pillar before losing control and bursting into flames. separately, at least ten children have died in a boat accident in the north—west of pakistan. the boat capsized on tanda dam lake in kohat district.

saad sohailfrom our urdu service details the circumstances that led to both accidents. the bus was travelling from quetta to karachi and just 120 miles away from karachi, this accident took place. the bus crashed into a pillar, after which it fell into a ravine and it caught fire so the authorities are confirming that most of the bodies, because of the charring, cannot be identified. 41 people are supposedly killed and most of them have been moved to karachi. the deputy commissioner from lasbela has confirmed he is citing overspeeding for the particular incident. so a heavy loss, but as you also mention, ten children amongst the casualties and for now the survivors, there was a woman and 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 just taken to the hospital. the other incident in the north west is about 25 children travelling from a religious seminary for a day trip to tanda dam where the boat capsized. most of the children were aged from 12 to 20, who were supposedly killed. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, will arrive injerusalem on monday to discuss attempts to curb the violence in the region, which has seen both israelis and palestinians killed. the israeli security cabinet has approved new measures after friday's shootings outside a synagogue which killed seven people. yolande knell reports from outside the home of the palestinian gunman responsible. israeli forces have told us to keep back, but we're just along

the street from the family home of the palestinian who carried out friday's deadly attack. his parents, his siblings have been able to take out some of their things, but soon they're expecting their apartment to be demolished as a punishment. now israel's security cabinet has announced other measures it says it wants to take against the families of palestinian attackers, possibly even deporting them. it's also said it's going to make it easier for israeli civilians to get gun licenses. and there has been a promise to speed up settlement expansion in the occupied west bank. that's on land that palestinians want for their hoped—for future state. the palestinian government has accused the israeli government and its policies of being behind what they say is a dangerous escalation. on thursday, israel carried out its most deadly raid in the occupied west bank in many years and killed ten palestinians there.

this is all going on setting the scene as the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is due to arrive on a pre—planned visit and he's going to meet israeli and palestinian leaders at this tense time. the iranian defence ministry says it has foiled an "unsuccessful" drone attack on a military facility in central isfahan province. this footage filmed and posted online by a local journalist appears to show the explosion at the facility. according to local media, three drones were involved and only minor damage was caused to the roof of the building. well, to discuss this further i'm now joined by taraneh stone from our persian service. what more do we know about this? last nightjust before midnight, people heard a loud explosion in the city of isfahan and the state media said that the explosion happened a munition workshop and after that the defence ministry said it was an

unsuccessful drone attack with three mini drones, and one of them and one of them were trapped later and blew up. no casualties had been reported. the israeli —— iranian defence ministry have said no major damage was done and they have not yet pointed fingers at anyone. before this in similar incidents, iran has blamed israel for attacks. right now the wall streetjournal has said that israel was behind us, the israeli media have called this a phenomenal success even though iranians state media have said that this attack was not a major issue and has not caused major damage. they posted a satellite image of the

facility to show there was no harm done and the israeli media call this a phenomenal success. we know from past experiences that iran has tried to downplay and of of previous attacks. and after that, after a while we heard that the damages were actually dire and major. and they are not sure how big the extent of the damages. the are not sure how big the extent of the damages-_ are not sure how big the extent of the damages. are not sure how big the extent of the damaues. .., u. , ., the damages. the context could be to do with the nuclear _ the damages. the context could be to do with the nuclear programme. - the damages. the context could be to | do with the nuclear programme. could it be to do with iran's supply of weapons to the russian war in ukraine? ~ ., ., , , , ukraine? we are not sure why this articular ukraine? we are not sure why this particular place — ukraine? we are not sure why this particular place was _ ukraine? we are not sure why this particular place was targeted. - ukraine? we are not sure why thisl particular place was targeted. what we don't know is if there was any nuclear facilities there. that is not what this said by the state

media or the defence ministry. they said it was merely an industrial site, a munition workshop, but they did not mention much about nuclear facilities. ., ~' , ., a 16—year—old boy has been charged with the murder of a teenage girl after she was stabbed to death in northumberland — in north east england. holly newton, who was 15, was found injured in hexham on friday evening. the boy will appear before magistrates in newcastle—upon—tyne tomorrow. i spoke to peter harris who gave us this latest update from the scene. tributes to holly have been led today by her school and let me read out what the school said about her. they said she was a truly lovely student who was quiet, conscientious and kind. they say their priority now is to bring the school community together to grieve and in the morning those children will return to school and clearly an extremely

distressing situation for children so young. we've also had words today from a northumbria police about holly who said she was a girl with so much to look forward to in life. she was from a place about 20 minutes drive from here. we know of what happened to holly. it was friday afternoon about five o'clock at this spot and she suffered a stab wound, as did a 16—year—old boy. the boy remains in a stable condition in hospital and his condition is not life—threatening. northumbria police have told us that another 16—year—old boy arrested has been charged with murder, attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon and he will appear before the magistrates' court in newcastle tomorrow. lets ta ke lets take a look at the sport now. let's bring you up to date with the drama in today's fa cup, which has seen the holders — liverpool — knocked out by a stoppage time winner at brighton.

liverpool took the lead in the fourth round tie on the half—hour mark, only for brighton to equalise nine minutes later. it looked as though it was heading for a draw and a replay until the in—form kaoru mitoma scored with a lovely finish in the 92 minute. it was checked by the video assistant for a possible offside, but the goal stood, giving brighton a huge win — and progression to the fifth round. if we speak about the quality of play, we played other games better than today and i want to be honest and clear, because it's not important the result of today, it's important, the way to improve what we want to do, to become, no? meanwhile liverpool's rivals everton have sold their winger anthony gordon to newcastle united for £45 million. the 21—year—old forward had submitted

a formal transfer request. gordon joined the everton�*s academy at the age of ii and made his senior debut as a 16—year—old in a europa league tie in 2017. he went on to make 78 first—team appearances, scoring seven goals. novak djokovic has equalled the all—time men's grand slam record — after his stunning straight sets victory over stefanos tsitsipas at the australian open, which he described as the biggest win of his life. djokovic broke early to win the first set — and then took the next two on tie breaks. the win at leaving him very emotional given his deportation from melbourne last year over his vaccination status. it’s melbourne last year over his vaccination status.— melbourne last year over his vaccination status. it's a record extending _ vaccination status. it's a record extending tenth _ vaccination status. it's a record extending tenth title _ vaccination status. it's a record extending tenth title and - vaccination status. it's a record extending tenth title and he i vaccination status. it's a record . extending tenth title and he levels rafael nadal with 22 in total and returns back to world number one status in the rankings. i returns back to world number one status in the rankings.— status in the rankings. i have to sa this status in the rankings. i have to say this has _ status in the rankings. i have to say this has been _ status in the rankings. i have to say this has been one _ status in the rankings. i have to say this has been one of - status in the rankings. i have to say this has been one of the - status in the rankings. i have to l say this has been one of the most challenging tournaments i've played in my life, considering the circumstances. not playing last year and coming back this year. 0nly circumstances. not playing last year and coming back this year. only the team and the family knows what we've been through in the last four or five weeks, and this probably is the

i would say biggest victory in my life considering the circumstances. south africa are well placed to seal their one day series against england. they're chasing 315 to win the second match in bloemfontein. harry brook got his first 0di half century. and captainjos buttler made an unbeaten 94 after england were put into bat. captain temba bavuma made a quickfire century in reply and a few moments ago south arica were 327 for 5 in the 48th over. they lead the three—match series 1—0. finely poised. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. tributes have been paid to the american singer and guitarist — tom verlaine — who's died at the age of 73.

he founded the legendary art—rock band, television, famous for their seminal debut album — marquee moon. mike scott of the waterboys said he was the best rock and roll guitarist of all time. joining us now is musician and bbc 6 music dj tom robinson, who will be doing a two—hour tribute show on tom verlaine on his show from 6pm this evening. you have had to change tack quickly. why is it so important for you to pay tribute to him? it’s why is it so important for you to pay tribute to him?— why is it so important for you to pay tribute to him? it's not so much of his own personal— pay tribute to him? it's not so much of his own personal fame, _ pay tribute to him? it's not so much of his own personal fame, but - of his own personalfame, but his influence. he was a key part of the new york underground with the band television and the cbgb club where bands like the talking heads and blondie came through, so everybody who has been influenced by his band and his sound and approach. 50 and his sound and approach. so without him and his band, we might

not have heard of some of the others? i not have heard of some of the others? ., , ~' not have heard of some of the others? ., , ,, ,., others? i would definitely think so. patti smith was _ others? i would definitely think so. patti smith was his _ others? i would definitely think so. patti smith was his girlfriend - others? i would definitely think so. patti smith was his girlfriend for i others? i would definitely think so. patti smith was his girlfriend for a l patti smith was his girlfriend for a long time and she wrote his first ever review, but they collaborated into the 90s and early 2000 and they were all part and scene budget. but, lcd sound system still influenced by the work of tom verlaine in the early 70s. 50 the work of tom verlaine in the early 7os-_ the work of tom verlaine in the early 70s. so why was he not so well-known. — early 70s. so why was he not so well-known, as _ early 70s. so why was he not so well-known, as you _ early 70s. so why was he not so i well-known, as you would expect, well—known, as you would expect, given he was so influential? we were talking about it in the queue trip and anyone who had heard of him, like george was saying he was a genius and other people are going say i've heard of television but not tom verlaine. if say i've heard of television but not tom verlaine-— tom verlaine. if people knew the band they would _ tom verlaine. if people knew the band they would know _ tom verlaine. if people knew the band they would know his - band they would know his songwriting, voice and particularly his guitar playing. together with richard lloyd, they had a unique way of intertwining the guitars, the melodies and rhythms all working together. but what was unique about

them was that it wasn't a blues or rock based sound, up until then every body wanted to be eric clapton orjeff beck or somebody like that but television took a blank slate and decided we will start from ground zero with this guitar style and worked out a new way of sounding. and worked out a new way of sounding-— and worked out a new way of soundina. ., ., ., �* , �* , sounding. coming out of the cbgbs club, in the — sounding. coming out of the cbgbs club, in the bowery, _ sounding. coming out of the cbgbs club, in the bowery, that _ sounding. coming out of the cbgbs club, in the bowery, that is - club, in the bowery, that is emblematic of punk and you wouldn't call them that either.— call them that either. nonetheless the were call them that either. nonetheless they were one _ call them that either. nonetheless they were one of _ call them that either. nonetheless they were one of the _ call them that either. nonetheless they were one of the earliest i call them that either. nonetheless they were one of the earliest punkj they were one of the earliest punk bands. talking heads, you wouldn't talk about is being punk, more funk, really, but they were counted as punkin really, but they were counted as punk in that area —— era. the punk movement grew out of that and television was formed by tom verlaine with richard hell who was an anarchist. verlaine with richard hell who was an anarchist-— verlaine with richard hell who was an anarchist. with a name like that ou would an anarchist. with a name like that you would be- _ an anarchist. with a name like that you would be. richard _ an anarchist. with a name like that you would be. richard hell- an anarchist. with a name like that you would be. richard hell and i an anarchist. with a name like that

you would be. richard hell and thej you would be. richard hell and the (3685, you would be. richard hell and the cbgbs, malcolm _ you would be. richard hell and the cbgbs, malcolm mclaren - you would be. richard hell and the cbgbs, malcolm mclaren stole i you would be. richard hell and the| cbgbs, malcolm mclaren stole half of his ideas for the sex pistols. punk grew out of the same scene but in america it took a more musician lee turn, but in the uk it was a more anarchic turn. but lots of uk bands like xtc and the gang of for, they will influence.— like xtc and the gang of for, they will influence. they did better over here than in _ will influence. they did better over here than in the _ will influence. they did better over here than in the states _ will influence. they did better over here than in the states over- will influence. they did better over here than in the states over here l here than in the states over here with singles. aha, here than in the states over here with singles-_ with singles. a familiar story. so many american _ with singles. a familiar story. so many american artists _ with singles. a familiar story. so many american artists from i with singles. a familiar story. so many american artists from the l many american artists from the east coast, over to europe and immediately get recognised because of their brilliance and because we have a small media in the uk, radio 1 have a small media in the uk, radio i covers the whole country, so have a hit on radio one orjohn peel please you, someone knows about you, so you have a national hit in america you can't dent it without doing eight tours coast to coast over five years, so that's why they took their british fame and took it back to america.— took their british fame and took it back to america. i back to america. didn't meet him. i never wanted _ back to america. didn't meet him. i never wanted to _ back to america. didn't meet him. i never wanted to meet _ back to america. didn't meet him. i never wanted to meet him. - back to america. didn't meet him. i never wanted to meet him. you i

back to america. didn't meet him. i i never wanted to meet him. you should meet our never wanted to meet him. you should meet your heroes. _ never wanted to meet him. you should meet your heroes. i _ never wanted to meet him. you should meet your heroes. i never _ never wanted to meet him. you should meet your heroes. i never met - never wanted to meet him. you should meet your heroes. i never met david i meet your heroes. i never met david bowie are never _ meet your heroes. i never met david bowie are never wanted _ meet your heroes. i never met david bowie are never wanted to. - meet your heroes. i never met david bowie are never wanted to. people l bowie are never wanted to. people who really achieved something amazing, you just want to put them on a pedestal and leave them there. i didn't want to meet the man, i just love the music.— just love the music. speaking of which, just love the music. speaking of which. what _ just love the music. speaking of which, what will _ just love the music. speaking of which, what will you _ just love the music. speaking of which, what will you be - just love the music. speaking of which, what will you be playingl which, what will you be playing tonight? i which, what will you be playing toniaht? ., ., ., , tonight? i have no idea, because the show we are — tonight? i have no idea, because the show we are now _ tonight? i have no idea, because the show we are now doing _ tonight? i have no idea, because the show we are now doing is _ tonight? i have no idea, because the| show we are now doing is completely suggested by the listeners, so we leave it to the listeners to choose the music and we pack as much of week —— of it as we can in two hours. i learn loads off the listeners because they pick out the choice cuts we need to play and i just introduce them and read out the messages. just introduce them and read out the messaues. ., messages. if there were a couple of tracks ou messages. if there were a couple of tracks you would _ tracks you would like to suggest somebody suggest. . tracks you would like to suggest somebody suggest.— tracks you would like to suggest somebody suggest. . we had a little cli of somebody suggest. . we had a little clip of marquee _ somebody suggest. . we had a little clip of marquee moon _ somebody suggest. . we had a little clip of marquee moon and _ somebody suggest. . we had a little clip of marquee moon and although | clip of marquee moon and although the full thing is eight or nine minutes long, there is a radio edit which i warmly recommend. if anyone has never heard of tom verlaine they should deftly go on to their streaming service and look up marquee moon and listen to that is

your starting point.— your starting point. there we go. let's hope _ your starting point. there we go. let's hope you — your starting point. there we go. let's hope you get _ your starting point. there we go. let's hope you get plenty - your starting point. there we go. let's hope you get plenty of- let's hope you get plenty of suggestions that you would like to play. tom robinson, thank you for coming in and talking to us about tom verlaine. this is bbc news. time for a look at the weather. hello there. rain is expected at least a little bit later on in northern ireland and north western parts. here is the conveyor belt of cloud on the satellite picture, pushed by quite a strong jet stream and embedded in this area of cloud are areas of low pressure which will be whistling our way over the next couple of days. through this evening gale force winds in the north—west, here is that weather front which sweeps south but by the time it reaches the south coast not much rain on it, and behind the weather front

generally clear skies and not particularly cold, 3—7 degrees, which should cover it across most of the uk. tomorrow starts off blustery in northern and north—east scotland but eventually the winds die down and for most of us a pretty decent day on monday with bright if not sunny weather, especially eastern, central and southern areas but in the north—west it clouds in advance of the next area of low pressure. this one will whistle to the north of scotland, bringing strong winds on tuesday. tuesday, a really windy day across scotland, frequent showers, wintry over the hills, blustery further south across northern ireland and northern england, the gales will strengthen as we go through tuesday evening and the early hours of wednesday, in fact northern scotland could have 80 mph gusts and widely across scotland around 60 or so. wednesday, that nasty area

of low pressure moves out into the north sea but in its wake an area of cloud and outbreaks of rain also move in so for many of us wednesday often cloudy, bits and pieces of rain. it should be dry, though, and right on wednesday, especially further south and east and in the south of the country. let's have a look at the outlook as we head into the end of the week, not much changes, temperatures typically double figures across most of the uk and on friday high pressure in charge so fairly quiet weather, goodbye.

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 48 people on board. in a separate incident, at least ten children died in a boat accident in tanda dam lake in the north—west of the country. israel's security cabinet has approved new measures in response to the killing of seven israelis in a synagogue in eastjerusalem. they include depriving residency and other rights of an attacker�*s family members. tributes have been paid to the influential american singer and guitarist tom verlaine, who's died at the age of 73.