this is bbc news. the headlines... three people have been arrested following the shooting of a senior police officer in northern ireland. john caldwell was shot in front of his son at a sports centre in omagh. our primary focus is on violent dissident republicans and, within that, a group called new ira. over 160,000 uk asylum seekers are waiting for a decision on their case — a new record figure. labour leader sir keir starmer has set out five national missions for britain, saying his party will help the country �*get its future back�* if he becomes prime minister. legendary football commentator john motson has died aged 77.

he covered 2000 games over his 50—year career. and the island of the north wales coast has become the first international dark sky sanctuary in europe. three men have been arrested after the shooting of a police officer in northern ireland, he is now in a critical condition in hospital. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell was shot multiple times in front of his son after coaching young people playing football in 0magh, county tyrone.

northern ireland's political leaders have issued a joint statement condemning the "callous" attack. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page has this report. john caldwell is a father who was coaching football, but gunmen shot him because he's a detective. last night this complex, called youth sport, was busy with parents, children and volunteers. the victim was putting footballs into his car with his son. he ran for his life when he was shot by two men. when he fell to the ground, they continued to fire at him. we'd like to acknowledge the assistance and the quick, brave actions of a member of the public who gave first aid and the actions of our partners in the ambulance service. at this time there were many other young people, children, awaiting pick—up by their parents and those children ran for cover in sheer terror towards the centre. detective chief inspector caldwell has a public profile here. he's led investigations into organised crime and dissident

republican paramilitaries. at the moment, police are focusing their investigation on the dissident republican organisation, known as the new ira. it's thought to be the largest and most active of the armed groups who oppose the peace process and it still targets members of the security forces. we continue to work against these groups. we know they have a level of capability and, as we've seen, this horrific attack played out last night. as i say, we are keeping an open mind — that's where the focus of the investigation is at this moment. there's been a show of political unity in reaction to the shooting. the five biggest political parties in northern ireland have issued a joint statement of condemnation. local representatives have expressed people's revulsion at what happened. people are just stunned by this happening in their local community. there is no place for violence here in 0magh and here this morning we have political leaders

and community representatives standing strong and united saying we condemn it. when we got to know who the victim was and we know the person - so personally and known him - for so many years, there's a great sense of shock and anger. and the westminster government was swift to speak out. everybody in the police community and the community of 0magh is completely shocked by this because society has moved on in northern ireland. there is no place for violence like this. it's almost 25 years since the peace agreement which largely ended the conflict in this part of the uk. but in 0magh today, there are disturbing echoes of the past. chris is in 0magh for us — at the scene. an update on the investigation, we have from the chief constable and assistant chief constable, what more can you tell us?—

can you tell us? yes, three men arrested today _ can you tell us? yes, three men arrested today in _ can you tell us? yes, three men arrested today in county - can you tell us? yes, three men arrested today in county tyrone | can you tell us? yes, three men i arrested today in county tyrone in 0magh, the time i am now, and the neighbouring town. 38, 42 and a7, taken neighbouring town. 38, a2 and a7, taken for questioning to belfast. i shared there, the piece focusing their inquiries at this stage on the new ira. they are keeping an open mind, is an early stage in the investigation, but at the moment the new ira are strongly suspected of carrying out the attack year at the sports complex. 0n the ground, as it were, police officers and forensic suits have been continuing their work in that car park over there. throughout the morning, as the weather has turned slightly. they will be plenty more of that work you would suspect over the rest of today, but really what has come across more strongly throughout this morning is the community's response

to the shooting. you heard there from local politicians who knew detective chief inspector 0magh personally. the leaders of the five biggest political parties at stormont issuing a joint statement of condemnation, making the point that everyone in northern ireland had hoped that these events, these violent attacks were very much left behind decades ago. a local member of the clergy here has said that 0magh doesn't want to be defined by events like this, it wants to be defined by the goodness of its community here, standing in support of detective chief inspector caldwell and his family today. i remember before the peace agreements, at the time in the playstation, could barely go outside, it was fortified because: missed out to be a community that was hostile to the british presence.

a lot has changed in northern ireland, what sort of resonance does a group like the one suspected of being involved in this have these days? it being involved in this have these da s? , being involved in this have these da 5? , ., ., , being involved in this have these da s? , ., ., , ., being involved in this have these da s? , ., ., days? it is notable that then as now, days? it is notable that then as now. this _ days? it is notable that then as now. this part _ days? it is notable that then as now, this part of— days? it is notable that then as now, this part of the _ days? it is notable that then as now, this part of the county - days? it is notable that then as - now, this part of the county tyrone would have been identified as a very strongly republican area. the difference now is that it is dominated by political republicanism. the westminster constituency i'm in wester rowan has a sinn fein mp and i believe —— michelle 0'neill in line to be the first ever sinn fein politician to take up the position of first minister of northern ireland if i were sharing a sorbent is restored as a member of the assembly in the neighbouring constituency, a similar levels of support for sinn fein. very strong levels of adherence to republicanism but it is very much

that political republicanism, sinn fein very clear and unequivocal in its condemnation of the attack on the police. back then any time you are mentioning, 25 years ago well before the good friday peace agreement was signed in 1998, sinn fein would not have been condemning attacks on police officers, they then would have been linked to the ira would have been carrying out many of those attacks, but the peace process has changed so much, change the security landscape, the whole area around here is much less militarised than it once was, so the support that dissident republicans have i think is very small indeed and police officers will see these republican groups are small in number, have an external ca in their communities, but they still can pose a threat to members of the security forces —— have next to no support in their communities. the labour leader sir keir starmer has laid out five �*missions�* or pledges to voters if his party wins the next general election.

in a speech in manchester, he said he would aim to make the uk the highest—growth economy among the g7 countries by the end of labour's first term. he also wants to make britain a �*clean energy superpower�* and cut health inequalities. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake reports. he wants to be seen as a man on a mission. five missions, to be precise. in manchester this morning, sir keir starmer set out what he said would be labour's priorities in power, arguing britain could do better. i will never accept that this country is destined for decline, that our best days belong to the past. success is all around us, itjust needs direction. people have huge ambitions for their community. theyjust need a government that matches their ambition. too often, he said, the uk lurched from crisis to crisis, and promised a new way of governing, with more long—term planning and fewer short—term fixes.

a relentless focus on a clear set of priorities. an answer to the widespread call to fix the fundamentals. a long—term plan to unlock our pride and our purpose. a profound statement of intent, mission driven government. those missions are broad themes, not specific pledges. economic growth, the nhs, clean energy, equal opportunities and crime, would, sir keir said, form the backbone of labour's plan for government. the fastest—growing economy in the g7. a clean energy superpower, public services that lift us up. a mission—driven government that will end sticking plaster politics. we'll unlock the pride and purpose that is in every community. we'll give this country its confidence, its hope, its future back.

now is the time for us all to be part of something bigger and to say with one voice, why not britain? thank you. he's accused of abandoning pledges made while running to be labour leader. but sir keir starmer now says he's focused on positioning his party for power. jonathan blake, bbc news. joining us live from westminister our political correspondent, jonathan blake. just to pick up on the theme you are exploring in the report, the idea that these are sort of a way of bringing together different threads in government, rather thanjust in government, rather than just seeing in government, rather thanjust seeing as tony blair did 97, here is our pledge on education in class, pledge on health, south facing these things will apply across government. it's an —— ambitious idea, how practical to people at westminster think it can be? i practical to people at westminster think it can be?— think it can be? i think it's certainly _ think it can be? i think it's certainly not _ think it can be? i think it's certainly not the - think it can be? i think it's certainly not the first - think it can be? i think it's certainly not the first time think it can be? i think it's - certainly not the first time we've heard talk of a new way of government or of rewiring the

machinery of whitehall to do things more efficiently and achieve the government was my game is more readily, that's what sir keir starmer was setting out on his own terms today. the broad point he that there is and can be a different way to do things, looking back over the last 13 years of conservative government, he has argued there is evidence that things just aren't working the way they should. in in that he put forward various things that he put forward various things that borrowed heavily and unapologetically, as sir keir starmer said, from tony blair's time in power and echoed the slogan of being tough on crime and the causes of crime. he talks about being pretty agnostic about the involvement of the private sector versus the public sector, and both being involved in his approach to government, and simply finding a solution that worked. i think as you suggest this will be met with some

scepticism, certainly by people here at westminster, may be with voters as well, because it's all quite vague at this stage, quite broad, and while sir keir starmer will be trying to position himself and his party to voters ahead of the next general election as acceptable, and having fully shifted and moved on from thejeremy corbyn era that preceded him, many people will be looking for the detail on the specifics of exactly how he's going to achieve those broad themes and names he set out in the speech in manchester today. {flare names he set out in the speech in manchester today.— names he set out in the speech in manchester today. give us a sense of where labour— manchester today. give us a sense of where labour is— manchester today. give us a sense of where labour is at _ manchester today. give us a sense of where labour is at this _ manchester today. give us a sense of where labour is at this stage - manchester today. give us a sense of where labour is at this stage in - manchester today. give us a sense of where labour is at this stage in the i where labour is at this stage in the parliament. there could be an election next year or the following year, most people think we are more than happy to do this parliament, on the man come onto our third prime minister, labour has enjoyed a comfortable lead, but is it the sort of lead that would mean sir keir starmer and lady starmer should be measuring up curtains at downing

street? , ., ., . ., , street? they would argue certainly not an sir keir— street? they would argue certainly not an sir keir starmer— street? they would argue certainly not an sir keir starmer has - street? they would argue certainly not an sir keir starmer has been i not an sir keir starmer has been at pains to not appear complacent and, look at the lead they have in the polls, it is relatively consistent over the conservatives, that's encouraging, but certainly not a sign that the next election is in the bag. there is a general sense that a lot of that lead labour have in the polls at the moment is down to the performance of the conservatives in government, people being unhappy about that, rather than enthusiasm for what labour has to offer. it is reflecting, if you like, and a conservative sentiment, rather than pro—labour sentiment. —— anti—conservative sentiment. they do suggest that if there was an election soon, on the basis of the polls at the moment, you'd have to say sir keir starmer is well placed to be confident he would become prime minister and looking at a labour majority, but as you point

out, the timetable is much looser than that. the expectation and that is all it is really at the moment is that the best bet for a general election would be next autumn, and a lot can happen between now and then. the number of asylum seekers waiting for a decision on their case in the uk has risen to record levels. there are now around 166,000 people in the backlog. last year more than three—quarters of all claims were sucessful — the highest for over 30 years. the new figures were released as the home office announced 12 thousand asylum seekers will be fast—tracked in an attempt to cut the backlog. people from afghanistan, yemen, eritrea, syria and libya will have their claims decided on the basis of a questionnaire. the prime minister has pledged to reduce the asylum backlog by the end of the year — as our home editor mark easton reports. afghans, who claim to have fled

persecution from the taliban, are among five nationalities being offered a fast—track route to being granted asylum in the uk. as part of government efforts to speed up the asylum system, they'll now be able to have their cases decided without ever being interviewed face—to—face. and we expect to abolish the backlog of initial asylum decisions by the end of next year. last december, the prime minister said that by the end of 2023, his government would eradicate the backlog of 92,000 asylum claims that had been stuck in the system for more than six months. but new figures show the backlog is still increasing. 89,000 people applied for asylum in 2022 but only 2a,000 decisions were made. the number waiting in the system has hit a record 166,000 with 110,000 waiting more than six months. the fast—track system includes asylum seekers from afghanistan, eritrea, libya, syria and yemen, some of whom will have arrived on small boats across the channel. decisions will be made on the basis of a ten—page questionnaire,

which must be completed in english. however, having previously stressed the importance of in—person interviews, the home office is likely to face criticism that the fast—tracking has more to do with the prime minister's promise to eradicate the backlog than having rigorous checks for identifying individuals with no right to be in the uk. the policy seems at odds with the home secretary's stated aim to swiftly deport asylum seekers who arrive by an irregular route. we need to ensure that we fix this problem of illegal migration. that's my priority. and, as the prime minister himself has said, he'll do whatever it takes to achieve that goal. we've had a5,000 people last year arrive here illegally on small boats. that situation is unacceptable. we need to design a robust framework. we need to have a deterrent so people stop making the journey in the first place.

it appears, however, that downing street's determination to sort out the asylum backlog means making it simplerfor some small—boat migrants to get permission to stay in the uk. mark easton, bbc news. our news correspondent sean dilley is with me now. the figures are interesting, there is much too, but wonder what it tells us about the political challenge that remains both for the government but also for the opposition parties.— government but also for the opposition parties. lets look at the government _ opposition parties. lets look at the government first, _ opposition parties. lets look at the government first, we _ opposition parties. lets look at the government first, we look - opposition parties. lets look at the government first, we look at - opposition parties. lets look at the government first, we look at what | government first, we look at what rishi sunak said in december, that he wanted to largely get rid of the backlog, that looks quite a tall order at the moment because there would be tens of thousands to work through. but the government's position is that they can take easing measures such as sending questionnaires to 12,000 people instead of requiring them to come in for a face—to—face interview. some out there would say that's a good

thing and reduces numbers and others would say it is dealing with a crisis that has got worse. it is not our crisis that has got worse. it is not your preferred — crisis that has got worse. it is not your preferred option, _ crisis that has got worse. it is not your preferred option, doing - crisis that has got worse. it is not your preferred option, doing it. your preferred option, doing it simply because of the crisis. perspective. simply because of the crisis. perspective-_ simply because of the crisis. perspective. simply because of the crisis. persective. , simply because of the crisis. persective. ' , perspective. the government says 9596 of --eole perspective. the government says 9596 of people would — perspective. the government says 9596 of people would get — perspective. the government says 9596 of people would get asylum _ perspective. the government says 9596 of people would get asylum anyway - of people would get asylum anyway because they are coming from dangerous places. unless they are found to have criminal intent their chances are pretty good. but that does not apply to a lot the other categories. we are told albanians of the biggest group this time, clearly they are not living in a country where they have a well—founded figure of persecution. therefore those kind of case has become much more troublesome to presumably determine what meets the british criteria and one that are in the british view are not where the cases. , . . british view are not where the cases. , ., . ~ ~ cases. there is an excellent bbc sounds podcast _ cases. there is an excellent bbc sounds podcast on _ cases. there is an excellent bbc sounds podcast on albania, - cases. there is an excellent bbc sounds podcast on albania, our| sounds podcast on albania, our colleague went out and it was really interesting because he spoke to young people who displayed british

registered vehicles, as a sign of economic affluence. there is that aspect but also concerned that people are in so much fear of their life that they are willing to make very dangerous boat crossings. labour have made some reference to the book crossings inasmuch as we remember the row and a proposalfrom the government last year... itrailiidi remember the row and a proposal from the government last year. . ._ the government last year... which is still government _ the government last year... which is still government policy. _ the government last year... which is still government policy. it _ the government last year... which is still government policy. it is - the government last year... which is still government policy. it is still - still government policy. it is still government _ still government policy. it is still government policy. _ still government policy. it is still government policy. labour - still government policy. it is still government policy. labour are i government policy. labour are suggesting that is unworkable. it would be the opposition to oppose the government on most... they would direct the money that would be spent on sending people to rwanda are giving people the opportunity to seek asylum there, they said it would invest in task forces to tackle gangs of criminals. you have to be aware, you can look to everything from the vietnamese lorry deaths and beyond, there are people who charge a lot of money to get people into the uk illegally, so

what the government does, the opposition, they have one thing in common and that is that they oppose gangs. common and that is that they oppose clans. common and that is that they oppose ans. , common and that is that they oppose clans, gangs. looking across the board, coule of gangs. looking across the board, couple of things _ gangs. looking across the board, couple of things that _ gangs. looking across the board, couple of things that struck - gangs. looking across the board, couple of things that struck me i couple of things that struck me looking at the figures this morning, one was that the number of people getting their claim is accepted, proportion is higher than it was. play that in part this because of where people are coming from and the fact there are these new... afghanistan, not that long ago we would have said people can go back home, you see safe country, within the last 18 months suddenly that situation has changed dramatically. i think you are very perceptive on that point, the danger for the government as there will be those who rather cynically, they would argue, might say the government themselves are being cynical and lowering that threshold. the difficulty sometimes is not that the devil is in the detail, but these days we live in an era where social media can put one fact out there are people build on that fact and build on a foundation, and it is the

perception that they will be concerned about, but in this case the reason this is very different, it's very important for the prime minister is because these are the figures from the home office, this is their data, so by any measure it doesn't matter what political persuasion one is from, is a matter of concern. persuasion one is from, is a matter of concern-— a new independent regulator of men's football in england will be established for the first time. it will aim to make clubs more financially sustainable, and ensure money from the premier league filters down to lower divisions. 0ur sports editor dan roan reports. # bury till i die.# bury�*s expulsion from the football league in 2019 left a community in shock. its collapse amid financial crisis, a stain on the english game. three and a half years on, bury afc, a team set up by fans to give them something to support, competes here in the northwest

counties league, the ninth tier of the english game at a ground they have to rent. and the government says the mismanagement that led to the club's downfall shows why the sport now needs an independent regulator. bury has become the poster boy of footballing failure in some respects, and we're all tired of it. we want to move on, but we also want to make sure that other clubs don't suffer the same fate. look around. everybody in this ground today has suffered from what happened in the past. we think an independent regulator is particularly crucial because it's the only thing that's really got teeth. as recommended by a fan—led review, the regulator will issue new annual licences to clubs that depend on a sound business plan, take over a strengthened owners and directors test to guard against unscrupulous owners and give supporters a greater say in the running of clubs. as outlined in a white paper, the regulator will also have powers to block clubs from joining breakaway competitions, like the european super league. for many, the plight of bury shows exactly why english football is now in need of a major overhaul.

but they're far from the only club that have suffered a financial crisis in recent years. derby county is one of 6a clubs put into administration since 1992. and the regulator is empowered to intervene to force the premier league to share more of its wealth. frankly, football has had many opportunities to get its own house in order, to actually bring about the changes that fans want to see. they have not done so. the premier league says it recognises the case for change but at a time when manchester united is for sale it added it was vital that the regulation does not deter investment. i think we would have hoped that football itself could have solved some of the conundrums we are facing and some of the difficulties we have had but clearly we haven't so in some ways we've only got ourselves to blame. the premier league has become the richest and most popular club

competition in the world. the government says it wants that to continue but insists change is now needed for the good of the wider game. dan roan, bbc news. only half the recommended number of medical staff were on duty at the brixton academy on the night of december�*s deadly crush. industry guidelines suggest there should have been medical cover of at least ten people, including a paramedic and a nurse. after two insiders approached the bbc, the medical cover provider confirmed only five people were working when the crush happened. no paramedics or nurses were present. our correspondent, greg mckenzie, joins me now with the latest. reminders of the incident. it was horrible. it reminders of the incident. it was horrible. . , reminders of the incident. it was horrible. ., , horrible. it was indeed, it took lace on horrible. it was indeed, it took place on december— horrible. it was indeed, it took place on december 15, - horrible. it was indeed, it took place on december 15, there i horrible. it was indeed, it took i place on december 15, there was horrible. it was indeed, it took - place on december 15, there was a crowd surge, a crowd crush outside the brixton 02 academy in south london on the 15th of december, many people trying to get into the venue and it was simply a crush, people died, two people in fact, a

33—year—old mother of two and a security guard working there that night, a 23—year—old. they both died in hospital. several others were taken to hospital and one woman remains in hospital months on. this two whistle—blowers contacted the bbc from the company that supplied the medical cover, the contractor. absolutely, that's right. two whistle—blowers who were working for a company called collingwood services limited. they are a company who provides medical staff to events and concerts. they also provide medical staff to another venue in london, the 02 academy islington. that is managed by amg. the two whistle—blowers regularly worked for this contractor at the brixton 02, and has said that medical cover at

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out of date medical supplies. these are out of date medical supplies that were provided to the other venue, the 02 academy islington. 2019, august 2020 two, four months before. and paramedic resuscitate defibrillator, airway trades, oxygen masks, all out of date. bud defibrillator, airway trades, oxygen masks, all out of date.— defibrillator, airway trades, oxygen masks, all out of date. and a reason wh the masks, all out of date. and a reason why they need _ masks, all out of date. and a reason why they need to _ masks, all out of date. and a reason why they need to have _ masks, all out of date. and a reason why they need to have a _ masks, all out of date. and a reason why they need to have a day, - masks, all out of date. and a reason why they need to have a day, for - why they need to have a day, for reliability. you don't get a second chance with these things.- chance with these things. exactly that and a lot _ chance with these things. exactly that and a lot of _ chance with these things. exactly that and a lot of people - chance with these things. exactly i that and a lot of people complained of presbytery issues, they were being suffocated in the queue. —— respiratory issues. i have spoken to family members of victims, people do spoke of a night of sheer panic and chaos where you had a young women being trampled on by grown men because there was nowhere to go, they were not choosing to, it was fight or flight. they were not choosing to, it was fight orflight. in they were not choosing to, it was fight or flight. in terms of statements, we do have a statement

from collingwood services, they have not commented on the allegations of out of date medical equipment at the other venue but they have set any statement that they are fully supporting the investigation into the causes of the crash and welcomed any outcome. as for the venue's operator amg, any outcome. as for the venue's operatoramg, it any outcome. as for the venue's operator amg, it is said is unable to comment, citing the ongoing police investigation. and there is an ongoing police investigation, they are trawling through thousands and thousands of pieces of evidence, because everyone that was there, most people filmed on their mobile phones, that as evidence. there is an inquest, there will be a review, and in terms of the venue itself, thatis and in terms of the venue itself, that is the question, will it ever reopen again? if it does it will probably be under new management, if it does open at all. there are calls for it to be shut down, there are other call saying this is a beacon of the community, comedy brixton 02, many people are performed there,

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average 7—9. some gales developing towards the far north of scotland and into shetland, and there will be some added wind—chill. winds start to lighten overnight tonight, and that cloud, the outbreaks of rain petering out, transfers its way southwards. sky is clearest for longest toward southern england, where we will see a touch of frost the start of tomorrow. some sunny spells for many tomorrow. cloudy the further south you are, high—pressure building over the so it looks mostly dry. and windier in the west were east. —— cloudier and windier in the east. welcome back. you're watching bbc news. the headlines at 2:31pm. three people have been arrested following a shooting last night of the senior police officer in northern ireland. john caldwell was shot in front of his son at a sports centre in 0magh, where he had been helping out with the kids' football practice. our primary focus and that investigation _

football practice. our primary focus and that investigation is _ football practice. our primary focus and that investigation is on - football practice. our primary focus and that investigation is on violent | and that investigation is on violent republicans, and in that, a group called new ira. 0ver hundred and 60,000 uk asylum seekers are waiting for a decision in their case, a new record figure. the labour leader sir keir starmer set out what he calls five national missions for an incoming labour government. he says it will help britain get its future back if he becomes prime minister. 0n the island off the north wales coast which has become the first international dark sky sanctuary in europe. bradford again... what a goal! and the legendary football commentatorjohn mott son has died aged 77. he covered during a 50 year career more than 2000 games. —— john motson. he will be missed. but it makes you wonder how hoarse his voice got! fortu nately, fortunately, our sports presenter does not have a hoarse voice. how

are you? nice to see you! good afternoon, everyone. let's start with the white paper. more money for lower league clubs, more redistribution from the wealthy elite, and more powerforfans. all proposals that would be re—enforced by an independent regulator. these are the main recommendations confirmed in a uk government white paper released today. it comes after a fan—led review to secure the future of football in england. blocking the top sides from joining a breakaway european super league and helping clubs avoid going into administation would be be among the powers held by english football's new independent regulator as well. what we have seen recently, and over a number of years, overa number of years, is over a number of years, is clubs like bury, rochdale, you know, financial mismanagement, ruining clubs and destroying it for their fans, so we're bringing forward today the biggest shake—up football since the rules were first

formulated, an independent regulator who is going to oversee and ensure financial stability, more say for fans in things that matter to them. he's been described as a "giant of broadcasting" and "the voice of a footballing generation". some of the tributes for the former bbc football commentatorjohn motson, who has died at the age of 77. he started with the bbc in 1968 and went on to describe over 2,000 games, including 10 world cups and 29 fa cup finals. a statement from his family said: "it is with great sadness that we announce that "john motson 0be died peacefully in his sleep today". these are some moments you might remember. here is gascoigne. 0h, brilliant! 0h, brilliant! oh, yes! 0h, oh, yes! and oh, yes! and there oh, yes! and there it oh, yes! and there it is. oh, yes! and there it is. the oh, yes! and there it is. the crazy oh, yes! and there it is. the crazy and there it is. gang oh, yes! and there it is. the crazy gang have beaten the culture club. it's dramatic, it's delightful. it's dramatic, it's delightful.

it's denmark! they are the european champions. bradford again. oh, what a goal! what a goal ace bradford the scorer! and still ricky lilia. a fantastic run. he has scored! an amazing goal! he had one of the most recognisable voices in football broadcasting, and i think as well, he had, amazingly, despite _ i think as well, he had, amazingly, despite what you might call a sort of trainspotting, geeky, nerdy style. — of trainspotting, geeky, nerdy style. but— of trainspotting, geeky, nerdy style, but it had that general appeal. _ style, but it had that general appeal, and i think every commentator who has followed on from him has _ commentator who has followed on from him has got _ commentator who has followed on from him has got a little bit ofjohn motson— him has got a little bit ofjohn motson in him. john— motson in him. john murray there onjohn motson, who has died at the age of 77. eric ten haag expects a massive game tonight against barcelona. the first leg at the camp nou was a

brilliant spectacle, finishing 2—2, and the reds are hoping this will be the start of a memorable week for the start of a memorable week for the club, with the league cup on wednesday to look forward to as well. for me, the next game is always the most... the biggest game, but i am not the type who is looking back. i am looking forward to big, great teams, facing a shot at old trafford. there will be a massive atmosphere, great ambience, and i think it is the best you can get. wales' head coach warren gatland has finally announced his line—up for saturday's six nations match against england, with nine changes to the side that lost against scotland. 0wen williams makes his first test start at number ten as part of a new look welsh midfield. the biggest casualty veteran george north, replaced by debutant mason grady. the side was supposed to have been announced on tuesday, but there

were doubts about the match going ahead because of contractual disputes between welsh players and the w ie. thew ie. happy the w ie. happy that things have been sorted, and we can finally focus on the match. the guys are good this morning. we had a meeting with the players is to announce the team to them, and it is an opportunity for us to draw a line in the sand and focus completely on preparing for sunday. meanwhile, anthony watson will make his first england start in almost two years in the match on saturday in cardiff. head coach steve borthwick has chosen him to replace injured 0llie hassall collins on the wing. vice captain courtney lawes makes his return from injury and is on the bench. james anderson and stuart broad have been deemed fit to play for england in the second test against new zealand, which starts this evening. the two veteran bowlers were in sparkling form in the first test, taking 12 wickets between them to

help england to victory in the first test earlier this week. it took their tally together till 1002 wickets, the most by a single partnership in test cricket. that is all for now. so you in an hour. thank you very much. lovely to see you again. see you again later. an extensive archive of david bowie's life, work and legacy will go on display to the public for the first time in 2025. the display at the victoria and albert museum in london will include more than 80,000 items from six decades of his career, including costumes, handwritten lyrics and instruments. tim muffett reports. # it's a god awful small affair # to the girl with the mousy hair...# he was so much more thanjust a singer. # and her daddy has told her to go...# david bowie, an icon of self—expression, creativity and reinvention.

# now she walks through hersunken dream...# his extraordinary archive is to be brought together permanently for everyone to see. this archive will be protected in one place, so you can really see bowie as artist, performer, musician, fashion stylist... everything. # this is ground control to major tom...# from 2025, more than 80,000 items spanning six decades will form the david bowie archive, housed at a new david bowie centre for the study of performing arts in the queen elizabeth olympic park in east london. # now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare...# there's some remarkable objects. many, many, many costumes from the ziggy stardust to the aladdin sane. there are handwritten lyrics and notebooks, incredible documents that reveal the creative process behind songwriting, behind music videos,

behind film—making. it shows innovation, as bowie did, in all art forms. ten years ago, a v&a exhibition brought together hundreds of bowie costumes and pieces of memorabilia. but that was temporary. this will be a permanent collection. it's a privilege, but it will be a privilege for everyone. it will be there for visitors to enjoy for generations to come. he left us in 2016, but the influence of david bowie can still be seen and heard. # we could be heroes...# tim muffett, bbc news. to tell us more, we have kate bailey, a senior curator and producer in theatre and performance at the v&a. thank you so much for coming to the studio to tell us about this. to what extent is this a follow—up to

the big exhibition the v and aided? is that what got the museum particularly interested, or did it mean people came to the museum and said, look, there is the stuff, we are looking for a home? the exhibition in 2013 was definitely our first relationship with the david bowie archive. we were given unprecedented access to create that ground—breaking, game changing show, so that is ten years ago, and i guess it was a real catalyst for how his work was seen within a museum context. the archive itself is that much bigger than anything you could put into a single exhibition, presumably, so as much as you were able to choose, ten years ago, for the exhibition, presumably there were things that were left out not because you wanted to, but because you just didn't have space to display them? you just didn't have space to diaplay them?— you just didn't have space to display them? absolutely. the exhibition would _ display them? absolutely. the exhibition would be _ display them? absolutely. the exhibition would be hundreds. display them? absolutely. the | exhibition would be hundreds of items, the archive would be thousands of items, and it obviously represents his entire creative career, so you have decades of bowie

reinventing himself and many, many different aspects to the archive from costumes to lyrics, to music videos to photographs, so it's an extraordinary array of material that really gives you insight into his creative practice and collaborations. i was struck by a quote in the news release from nile rodgers, who says, there could not be anyone more suited to be in the vierne day than david bowie. he didn'tjust make art, he was art. tilda swinton talked about how he had kind of this ability to influence and inspire far beyond himself, that he has been somebody who has inspired other people to try different things, and he did try so many different things in his career, didn't eat?— in his career, didn't eat? exactly. we know he _ in his career, didn't eat? exactly. we know he is — in his career, didn't eat? exactly. we know he is a _ in his career, didn't eat? exactly. we know he is a musical - in his career, didn't eat? exactly. i we know he is a musical innovator, but he is a style and cultural icon. we allowed people to see the world differently, to be themselves. he gave people that sort of liberating kind of bowie spirit to express

yourself however you want to be, and i think that mantra for sort of creativity in seeing and doing things differently is something that still feels relevant, so he definitely recreated the present in his life, and i still feel that he is recreating the present now. there is going to be a centre... i think it is described as the storehouse, but that's not really what it is, is its? you are not putting it away and locking the door and it will be out of sight. presumably you are creating something that will be accessible to people? we are opening up the v&a storehouse, so actually at the centre will be the david bowie centre for the performing arts. in the olympic park? yes. _ centre for the performing arts. in the olympic park? yes. but - centre for the performing arts. in the olympic park? yes. but this i centre for the performing arts. in| the olympic park? yes. but this is not 'ust the olympic park? yes. but this is not just the _ the olympic park? yes. but this is notjust the centre, _ the olympic park? yes. but this is not just the centre, it _ the olympic park? yes. but this is not just the centre, it is _ the olympic park? yes. but this is not just the centre, it is the - the olympic park? yes. but this is notjust the centre, it is the v&a's entire collection. so we'll be opening up of making our collections in fashion and photography, sculpture, all the different departments, which will be in dialogue as well this fantastic bowie archive. so all of that will be free and accessible and in the

other big park and open in 2025. so it is kind of like a crock of gold for researchers and people who are interested in music or the arts more generally, or people who just kind of like looking and experiencing stuff. kind of like looking and ex-aeriencin stuff. , ~ experiencing stuff. yes! i think it is welcome _ experiencing stuff. yes! i think it is welcome to _ experiencing stuff. yes! i think it is welcome to all— experiencing stuff. yes! i think it is welcome to all visitors, - experiencing stuff. yes! i think it is welcome to all visitors, i - experiencing stuff. yes! i think it is welcome to all visitors, i thinkj is welcome to all visitors, i think it will inspire young school groups to sort of understand about creative process, and the sort of treasure trove is of different cultures and artforms represented within the museum, but also, it will give the spin off and a catalyst to lots of new thinking, research and perspectives, particularly looking at how bowie's work is in dialogue with this rich 5000 years of history and creativity. last thought, 2025 is when people get to see it. you have had a bit of a sneak preview. can i be tough? what is your favourite item? is there something that is light, that is for me? , ., ., is for me? there is a wonderful self- portrait — is for me? there is a wonderful self- portrait of _ is for me? there is a wonderful self-portrait of bowie, - is for me? there is a wonderful self-portrait of bowie, and - is for me? there is a wonderful

self-portrait of bowie, and it i is for me? there is a wonderful self-portrait of bowie, and it isj self—portrait of bowie, and it is him taking the sort of heroes album cover pose, and there is something quite entertaining, personal and intimate about it, but also, you know, it relates to something that is so iconic. i shall look out for it when i visit. kate, thank you so much. thanks for coming in to talk to us about that and for your enthusiasm and the work the v&a is doing with the archive. thank you. a london hospital has written guidelines on how to spot and treat cases of nitrous oxide misuse after seeing a sharp rise in cases. the gas, which is typically sold in small metal cannisters, has become the second most popular recreational drug among young people, after cannabis. you might have seen them discarded ljy you might have seen them discarded by the side of the road or in shops or at festivals. prolonged and regular misuse can lead to a vitamin deficiency that damages nerves in the spinal cord, and can lead to paralysis. for more on this, i'm joined by david hillier, a freelance writer specialising in drugs and regular contributor to vice.

david, thank you very much for talking to us about this. thanks for having me on. first, what is it, what does it do to you, and what is the buzz people get from it that means they are using it for recreation? well, nitrous oxide gives you a momentary buzz, and the problem with it at the moment is that, whereas before it was available in very small containers called whippets, now it is available in much bigger ones. , . , now it is available in much bigger ones. , ., , ones. yes, i have seen some massive containers compared _ ones. yes, i have seen some massive containers compared to _ ones. yes, i have seen some massive containers compared to those - ones. yes, i have seen some massive containers compared to those little i containers compared to those little ones. how many other smaller ones might be in one of bigger ones now? rough equivalent? the might be in one of bigger ones now? rough equivalent?— rough equivalent? the rough equivalent— rough equivalent? the rough equivalent is _ rough equivalent? the rough equivalent is about _ rough equivalent? the rough equivalent is about 60-70. i rough equivalent? the rough - equivalent is about 60-70. wow. and whereas before _ equivalent is about 60-70. wow. and whereas before the _ equivalent is about 60—70. wow. and whereas before the method of use was, you would attach one of them to a charger and crack it and it was a much more difficult... it took longer, now young people can just pass it amongst themselves and it is

very easy operation. and what is the effect? on bbc breakfast, they interviewed carrie and donaldson this morning, and his is obviously an extremely serious case, but nonetheless a serious one, an extreme case but a serious one, where he has lost the use of her legs. she had stopped, but the damage have been done. what are the medical reasons for this? it is a vitamin b12 deficiency, but it must be stated that the vast majority of users do not have these kind of issues. the vast majority users who are recreational, occasional, they don't encounter these kind of neurological problems, so the most important thing at this juncture is that people, especially young people, understand how to use it and use it in a way that is relatively safe. in terms of legality, presumably it is not an illegal drug in itself? it is not an illegal drug in itself? it is not an illegal drug in itself? it is not illegal to possess theirs x02 possess the canisters, or indeed to sell them openly presumably? it is

decriminalised _ sell them openly presumably? it 3 decriminalised to possess. it is illegal to sell for recreational use, but... how do people get around that, then? i have seen that for sale in festivals, for example. there is a . reat festivals, for example. there is a great area. _ festivals, for example. there is a great area, because _ festivals, for example. there is a great area, because they - festivals, for example. there is a great area, because they are - festivals, for example. there is a l great area, because they are legal to sell for the catering industry, and obviously, you can use it within dentistry. so there is a great area, and it is decriminalised to possess, so it currently exists within a grey area. it is really difficult, isn't it, with all of these things, because people will have a conversation about saying, don't do this, don't do that, there is a risk. as you have realistically said, the risk is not a high one, but a serious one for some proportion, and in a sense, like everything, it is a bit of russian roulette. you have no idea whether you're use is going to be the one that actually gets the deficiency and leads to the more serious example like kerry's case. well, in some ways, but the russian roulette is perhaps not quite the

right metaphor, because if you don't use it in a sustained way, then your chances of taking on... of having these medical issues are very, very small. who can say what is... it is a definitional thing, what is sustained and what is not? it is, but as i mentioned _ sustained and what is not? it is, but as i mentioned in _ sustained and what is not? it is, but as i mentioned in a - sustained and what is not? it is, but as i mentioned in a paper. sustained and what is not? it 3 but as i mentioned in a paper that came out today, the average person that sustains problems did 580 canisters in a week. that is a small canisters. that is sustained use over a long period of time. the vast majority of people don't use it like that, so we just need to make sure that, so we just need to make sure that people understand the use. sorry to interrupt, we are running out of time, but if you are using 580 a week, how much would that mean you are spending to get to that sort of level? of a 50p each or e2, or... 7 ? well, 7 well, the canisters that have between 60—80, they are about £30

each. 50 between 60-80, they are about £30 each. between 60-80, they are about £30 each, ., between 60-80, they are about £30 each. ., ., ~ ., ., each. so we are talking about a significant _ each. so we are talking about a significant amount _ each. so we are talking about a significant amount of— each. so we are talking about a significant amount of money i each. so we are talking about a significant amount of money to | each. so we are talking about a - significant amount of money to get to that stage. significant amount of money to get to that stage-— significant amount of money to get to that stage.- so _ significant amount of money to get to that stage. sure. so that might be one of the _ to that stage. sure. so that might be one of the warning _ to that stage. (re so that might be one of the warning signs families might pick up. good to speak to you again, david. thanks forfilling us in on good to speak to you again, david. thanks for filling us in on that. david hillier, journalist and has written extensively on recreational drugs and as a regular contributor to advice. ukraine has been told to expect russian missile attacks to coincide with the anniversary of the invasion. later today, the united nations is due to approve a resolution condemning russia's invasion. this is in the general assembly, slightly different from the security council, where russia can wield its veto. here, the defence secretary ben wallace says he will consider sending more british tanks to ukraine if they're used effectively. our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. ukrainian soldiers, used to driving old russian tanks, are now learning to operate british ones. this, the first step on training vehicles at a british army base in dorset, where they'll be for the next few weeks. some already battle hardened, others are about to fight for the first time.

like this man, who until a few months ago, was driving tractors. he says he's sure these british tanks will make a huge difference. "it's exactly these kinds of weapons we need to push "russia out of ukraine." they're notjust learning how to drive them and fire their guns, but also how to keep them running and maintained. all in a matter of weeks. but so far they've impressed their british instructors. they�* re incredibly bright. they pick up a lot of the more technical skills very quickly, which is easier to instruct. britain was the first to give western tanks to ukraine, not just tanks but also these armoured vehicles they're looking at now, and also artillery pieces. ukraine hopes they will arrive in time for a spring offensive. the british army's challenger 2

will give ukraine more speed and accuracy and better protection, but they are just getting 1a of them. the question — will there be more? i'd be open to giving more if we think that's the right thing to do. do you think it's likely you will give more challenger tanks? let's see, let's see how these get stitched together and become a combined force and then we'll see. ukraine has already won one battle, persuading the west to send it modern armour. but soon these soldiers will be facing a much bigger and more brutal challenge. a real war, trying to retake their territory from russia. all: ukraine slava! jonathan beale, bbc news, bovington. when the �*homes for ukraine�* scheme to house refugees launched last year, a jewish family from london saw a plea for help from a ukrainian woman and her two sons and decided to welcome them into their home. initially, they thought they were offering support to strangers, but have since discovered a link between theirfamilies

which goes back generations. daniela relph reports. i�*m going to do pasta and bolognese. they are moments of serendipity. put the oven on. amazing coincidences amidst the mundane chores of everyday life. for almost a year, anna lykholit and her two sons, alex and mark, have lived with shelley baskind and herfamily in north london. we just wanted to help because we felt that as jewish people we�*ve kind of been in a position where we needed help. i felt comfortable when we began spoke the first time. i don't know how this feels, as a people, as a country, and shelley didn't know me, my family, and it's unbelievable stories. as everyone got to know each other better, anna told shelley about her grandfather, nikolai dykii. during the second world war, he took injewish families,

hid them from the nazis, saved their lives. years later, anna�*s grandfather was awarded a medal by the israeli government for his courage, honouring him as righteous among the nations. when she told shelley about him, something clicked. when i got the photo of the medal i looked at it and i thought, i know this, that�*s so weird, i�*ve seen this before. it�*s a medal that my grandfather produced when he was alive. neither woman could quite believe it, but archive records showed shelley�*s grandfather, moshe hecht, had made the exact medal awarded to anna�*s grandfather. when my grandfather was alive he had a factory for metalwork in israel, so he produced medals for people who the israeli government gave medals to and anna�*s grandfather was one of them. it's unbelievable and when i told my mum and my father, it's, no,

maybe it's another situation, but yeah, it's true! do you think it will be a lifelong friendship for you both? yeah. you�*re struck with each other now? yeah, we�*re like family now! daniela relph, bbc news, north london. an island off north wales has become the first place in europe to be made an international dark sky sanctuary. ynys enlli, known in english as bardsey island, joins only 16 other sites around the world to meet the strict criteria which require areas to be exceptionally dark and remote, giving them the world�*s clearest night skies. nia cerys reports. as the sun goes down, enlli�*s sky comes to life, and the international dark sky association agree that it�*s something pretty special. this is the first dark sky

sanctuary in europe. there are only 16 others worldwide and they all have to meet strict criteria. any outside lights have to point downwards, with an orange glow rather than white or blue. light pollution is skyrocketing, according to scientists. in the last 12 years the night sky has brightened by 10% each year. enlli is around two miles across from the llyn peninsula here. that�*s one reason why it�*s so dark there. the mountain on the island stops most of the light from the mainland and the biggest source of light pollution comes from dublin, which is 70 miles away across the irish sea. there are some dark sky places and parks already, but what's special about this is that it's a sanctuary,

which is even darker. i think it will be very beneficial for wales if we're renowned for our dark skies. evidence suggests there were people living on the island, also known as bardsey, as far back as the sixth century. what they saw at night is probably still quite similar to what we see today. only a few people live on enlli now and visitors are only allowed between march and october. it�*s hoped that this new status will help protect as well as enhance the island. we've got a long—term vision - and commitment to having a thriving community and economy on enlli that is respectful and protects. the uniqueness of what enlli has- in terms of our natural environment, our economic heritage, our spiritual heritage, i and the dark skies really. brings all of that together. enlli is certainly unique, and the aim is to celebrate its dark skies and special qualities for years to come.

the picture from ynys enlli. nia cerys reporting there. now it�*s time for a look at the weather. here is elizabeth. hello. very springlike scenes across much of the uk today. sunshine across the central swathe, so for wales, the midlands and north—west england, plenty of blue sky around, sandwiched in between these two areas of cloud towards the far north of scotland, where we also see some outbreaks of rain moving southwards and eastwards, and toward southern counties of england, much of the crowd will tend to break up towards the end of the day. temperatures round about the seasonal average, between 7—9. temperatures round about the seasonalaverage, between 7—9. some gales developing towards the far north of scotland and into shetland, and there will be some added wind chill. winds start to lighten overnight tonight, and that cloud, the outbreaks of rain gradually petering out, just gradually transfers further southwards. sky is clearest for longest toward southern

england, where we will see a touch of frost into the start of tomorrow. sunny spells for many tomorrow, clouding the further south you are. high pressure builds over the weekend, so it looks mostly dry. cloudy air and windy year in the east. —— cloudier and windier in the east.

this is bbc news. the headlines... three people have been arrested following the shooting of a senior police officer in northern ireland. john caldwell was shot in front of his son at a sports centre in 0magh. our primary focus is on violent dissident republicans and, within that, a group called new ira. over 160,000 uk asylum seekers are waiting for a decision on their case — a new record figure. labour leader sir keir starmer has set out five national missions, saying he�*ll help britain �*get its future back�* if he becomes prime minister. and the island off the north wales

coast that�*s become the first �*international dark sky sanctuary�* in europe. legendary football commentator john motson has died aged 77. he covered over 2000 games during his 50—year career. three men have been arrested after the shooting of a police officer in northern ireland, he is now in a critical condition in hsopital. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell was shot multiple times in front of his son after coaching young people playing football in omagh, county tyrone. northern ireland�*s political leaders have issued a joint statement condemning the "callous" attack. our ireland correspondent

chris page has this report. john caldwell is a father who was coaching football, but gunmen shot him because he�*s a detective. last night this complex, called youth sport, was busy with parents, children and volunteers. the victim was putting footballs into his car with his son. he ran for his life when he was shot by two men. when he fell to the ground, they continued to fire at him. we�*d like to acknowledge the assistance and the quick, brave actions of a member of the public who gave first aid and the actions of our partners in the ambulance service. at this time there were many other young people, children, awaiting pick—up by their parents and those children ran for cover in sheer terror towards the centre. detective chief inspector caldwell has a public profile here. he�*s led investigations into organised crime and dissident republican paramilitaries.

at the moment, police are focusing their investigation on the dissident republican organisation, known as the new ira. it�*s thought to be the largest and most active of the armed groups who oppose the peace process and it still targets members of the security forces. we continue to work against these groups. we know they have a level of capability and, as we�*ve seen, this horrific attack played out last night. as i say, we are keeping an open mind — that�*s where the focus of the investigation is at this moment. there�*s been a show of political unity in reaction to the shooting. the five biggest political parties in northern ireland have issued a joint statement of condemnation. local representatives have expressed people�*s revulsion at what happened. people are just stunned by this happening in their local community. there is no place for violence here in 0magh and here this morning we have political leaders and community representatives standing strong and united

saying we condemn it. when we got to know who the victim was and we know the person - so personally and known him - for so many years, there's a great sense of shock and anger. and the westminster government was swift to speak out. everybody in the police community and the community of 0magh is completely shocked by this because society has moved on in northern ireland. there is no place for violence like this. it�*s almost 25 years since the peace agreement which largely ended the conflict in this part of the uk. but in 0magh today, there are disturbing echoes of the past. our ireland correspondent chris page is following developments in 0magh. three men arrested today in county tyrone in 0magh, the town where i am now,

and the neighbouring town. aged 38, a2 and a7, taken for questioning to belfast. police focusing their inquiries at this stage on the new ira. they are keeping an open mind, it is an early stage in the investigation, but at the moment the new ira are strongly suspected of carrying out the attack here at the sports complex. on the ground, as it were, police officers in forensic suits have been continuing their work in that car park over there. throughout the morning, as the weather has turned slightly. there will be plenty more of that work, you would suspect, over the rest of today, but really what has come across most strongly throughout this morning is the community�*s response to the shooting. you heard there from local politicians who knew detective chief

inspector caldwell personally. the leaders of the five biggest political parties at stormont issuing a joint statement of condemnation, making the point that everyone in northern ireland had hoped that these events, these violent attacks were very much left behind decades ago. a local member of the clergy here has said that 0magh doesn�*t want to be defined by events like this, it wants to be defined by the goodness of its community here, standing in support of detective chief inspector caldwell and his family today. i remember before the peace agreements, at the time you could barely go outside, it was fortified

because the community that was hostile to the british presence. a lot has changed in northern ireland, what sort of resonance does a group like the one suspected of being involved in this have these days? it is notable that then as now, this part of the county tyrone would have been identified as a very strongly republican area. the difference now is that it is dominated by political republicanism. the westminster constituency i�*m in has a sinn fein mp. michelle o�*neill in line to be the first ever sinn fein politician to take up the position of first minister of northern ireland if power—sharing at stormont is restored, as a member of the assembly in the neighbouring constituency, similar levels of support for sinn fein. very strong levels of adherence to republicanism but it is very much that political republicanism, sinn fein very clear and unequivocal in its condemnation

of the attack on the police. back then 25 years ago well before the good friday peace agreement was signed in 1998, sinn fein would not have been condemning attacks on police officers, they then would have been linked to the ira would have been carrying out many of those attacks, but the peace process has changed so much, changed the security landscape, the whole area around here is much less militarised than it once was, so the support that dissident republicans have i think is very small indeed and police officers will say republican groups are small in number, have next to no in their communities, but they still can pose a threat to members of the security forces . the number of asylum seekers waiting for a decision on their case in the uk has risen to record levels. there are now around 166,000 people in the backlog. last year more than three—quarters of all claims were sucessful — the highest for over 30 years. the new figures were released

as the home office announced 12 thousand asylum seekers will be fast—tracked in an attempt to cut the backlog. people from afghanistan, yemen, eritrea, syria and libya will have their claims decided on the basis of a questionnaire. the prime minister has pledged to reduce the asylum backlog by the end of the year — as our home editor mark easton reports. afghans, who claim to have fled persecution from the taliban, are among five nationalities being offered a fast—track route to being granted asylum in the uk. as part of government efforts to speed up the asylum system, they�*ll now be able to have their cases decided without ever being interviewed face—to—face. and we expect to abolish the backlog of initial asylum decisions by the end of next year. last december, the prime minister said that by the end of 2023, his government would eradicate the backlog of 92,000 asylum claims that had been stuck in the system for more than six months. but new figures show the backlog is still increasing. 89,000 people applied for asylum in 2022 but only 2a,000 decisions were made. the number waiting in the system has hit a record 166,000 with 110,000

waiting more than six months. the fast—track system includes asylum seekers from afghanistan, eritrea, libya, syria and yemen, some of whom will have arrived on small boats across the channel. decisions will be made on the basis of a ten—page questionnaire, which must be completed in english. however, having previously stressed the importance of in—person interviews, the home office is likely to face criticism that the fast—tracking has more to do with the prime minister�*s promise to eradicate the backlog than having rigorous checks for identifying individuals with no right to be in the uk. the policy seems at odds with the home secretary�*s stated aim to swiftly deport asylum seekers who arrive by an irregular route. we need to ensure that we fix this problem of illegal migration. that�*s my priority. and, as the prime minister himself has said, he�*ll do whatever it takes to achieve that goal. we�*ve had a5,000 people last year arrive here illegally on small boats. that situation is unacceptable. we need to design a robust framework. we need to have a deterrent so people stop making the journey in the first place. we need to ensure that we fix this problem of illegal migration.

that�*s my priority. and, as the prime minister himself has said, he�*ll do whatever it takes to achieve that goal. we�*ve had a5,000 people last year arrive here illegally on small boats. that situation is unacceptable. we need to design a robust framework. we need to have a deterrent so people stop making the journey in the first place. it appears, however, that downing street�*s determination to sort out the asylum backlog means making it simplerfor some small—boat migrants to get permission to stay in the uk. mark easton, bbc news. the labour leader sir keir starmer has laid out five �*missions�* or pledges to voters if his party wins the next general election. in a speech in manchester, he said he would aim to make the uk the highest—growth economy among the g7 countries by the end of labour�*s first term. he also wants to make britain a �*clean energy superpower�* and cut health inequalities. our political correspondent

jonathan blake reports. he wants to be seen as a man on a mission. five missions, to be precise. in manchester this morning, sir keir starmer set out what he said would be labour�*s priorities in power, arguing britain could do better. i will never accept that this country is destined for decline, that our best days belong to the past. success is all around us, itjust needs direction. people have huge ambitions for their community. theyjust need a government that matches their ambition. too often, he said, the uk lurched from crisis to crisis, and promised a new way of governing, with more long—term planning and fewer short—term fixes. a relentless focus on a clear set of priorities. an answer to the widespread call to fix the fundamentals.

a long—term plan to unlock our pride and our purpose. a profound statement of intent, mission driven government. those missions are broad themes, not specific pledges. economic growth, the nhs, clean energy, equal opportunities and crime, would, sir keir said, form the backbone of labour�*s plan for government. the fastest—growing economy in the g7. a clean energy superpower, public services that lift us up. a mission—driven government that will end sticking plaster politics. we�*ll unlock the pride and purpose that is in every community. we�*ll give this country its confidence, its hope, its future back. now is the time for us all to be part of something bigger and to say with one voice, why not britain? thank you. he�*s accused of abandoning pledges made while running to be labour leader. but sir keir starmer now says he�*s focused

on positioning his party for power. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, has more detail on labour leader�*s speech. the broad point he that there is and can be a different way to do things, looking back over the last 13 years of conservative government, he has argued there is evidence that things just aren�*t working the way they should. in that he put forward various things that borrowed heavily and unapologetically, as sir keir starmer said, from tony blair�*s time in power, and echoed the slogan of being tough on crime and the causes of crime. he talks about being pretty agnostic about the involvement of the private sector versus the public sector, and both being involved in his approach to government, and simply finding a solution that worked. i think as you suggest this will be

met with some scepticism, certainly by people here at westminster, may be with voters as well, because it�*s all quite vague at this stage, quite broad, and while sir keir starmer will be trying to position himself and his party to voters ahead of the next general election as acceptable, and having fully shifted and moved on from thejeremy corbyn era that preceded him, many people will be looking for the detail on the specifics of exactly how he�*s going to achieve those broad themes and aims he set out in the speech in manchester today. give us a sense of where labour is at this stage in the parliament. there could be an election next year or the following year, most people think we are more than halfway through this parliament, onto our third prime minister, labour has enjoyed a comfortable lead, but is it

the sort of lead that would mean sir keir starmer and lady starmer should be measuring up for at 10, downing street? for 10, downing street? they would argue certainly not and sir keir starmer has been at pains to not appear complacent and, look at the lead they have in the polls, it is relatively consistent over the conservatives, that�*s encouraging, but certainly not a sign that the next election is in the bag. there is a general sense that a lot of that lead labour have in the polls at the moment is down to the performance of the conservatives in government, people being unhappy about that, rather than enthusiasm for what labour has to offer. it is reflecting, if you like, anti—conservative sentiment, rather than pro—labour sentiment. they do suggest that if there was an election soon, on the basis of the polls at the moment, you�*d have to say sir keir starmer is well placed to be confident he would become prime minister and looking at a labour majority,

but as you point out, the timetable is much looser than that. the expectation, and that is all it is really at the moment, is that the best bet for a general election would be next autumn, and a lot can happen between now and then. the headlines on bbc news... three people have been arrested following the shooting of a senior police officer in northern ireland. john caldwell was shot in front of his son at a sports centre in 0magh. over 160,000 uk asylum seekers are waiting for a decision on their case — a new record figure. labour leader sir keir starmer has set out five national missions, saying he�*ll help britain �*get its future back�* if he becomes prime minister. four people have been arrested after protesters used paint to create a huge ukrainian flag on the road outside the russian embassy in london. campaigners from the group led by donkeys covered the street in 3a0 litres of yellow and blue paint ahead

of the first anniversary of the start of the war in ukraine. passing traffic then spread the colours along the road. the protest group says it wants to remind russia�*s president of ukraine�*s "right to self—determination". meanwhile... there�*s an important vote on ukraine in the un later today. there�*s a special resolution asking countries to condemn russia�*s invasion of ukraine.here�*s a example of one of the speeches that#s been made this afternoon. this is denmark�*s foreign minister speaking on behalf of the nordic states this war must end. the violence must end. we must restore respect for the un charter and we must make sure that similar horrors do not happen again. today we have an opportunity

to vote for peace. for peace which respects and upholds the un charter. for peace that does not encourage future aggressions against ukraine orany future aggressions against ukraine or any other member state. let us not miss this opportunity, the nordics will honour the signatures our representatives placed on the un charter, we hold to bejoined by all. thank you. we can speak now to the bbc�*s nada tawfik in new york. this is interesting, the general assembly, which presumably means russia is not the position it would be on the security council, simply veto a resolution? that be on the security council, simply veto a resolution?— veto a resolution? that is exactly riaht veto a resolution? that is exactly ri . ht and veto a resolution? that is exactly right and because _ veto a resolution? that is exactly right and because the _ veto a resolution? that is exactly right and because the security i right and because the security council has been paralysed due to russia�*s veto, it has largely referred the matter of ukraine to the general assembly and that is why we have this emergency special

session that is continually resumed when there is an urgent matter to discuss and in the past we�*ve had a number of general assembly resolutions condemning russia�*s invasion, condemning the humanitarian crisis are created. condemning russia�*s attempts to and exports of ukraine and another synthesis of the general assembly, in some votes more than a members have supported ukraine and condemn russia, so nearly three quarters of the body. ukraine and western leaders hope this vote will garner hopefully more than 130 votes were certainly close to the number to show that even a year on the support does remain firmly with ukraine, fighting they had trained this very much as a protection of the un charter and this principle is that russia has violated. is interesting, russia has violated. is interesting, russia was one _ russia has violated. is interesting, russia was one of _ russia has violated. is interesting, russia was one of the _ russia has violated. is interesting, russia was one of the founding -

russia was one of the founding countries, as the soviet union. you don�*t get much more fundamental than the idea that countries have a right not to be invaded by other countries, in the sense of the sort of built into the dna of the un after the failures of the league of nations, that this is something they have to stand up for, and there could not be more imitation of the worldwide significance of that. even though a number of countries have in the past chosen not to condemn the invasion. . �* , the past chosen not to condemn the invasion. ., �* , ., ., , ., invasion. that's right, what do you do when a — invasion. that's right, what do you do when a permanent _ invasion. that's right, what do you do when a permanent member - invasion. that's right, what do you do when a permanent member ofl invasion. that's right, what do you i do when a permanent member of the security council, which is charged with maintaining international peace and security is the aggressor? it is the one who has violated another country�*s territorial integrity? it would seem based on what the un secretary—general said, the un charter is very unequivocal about this, very clear cut, it is an illegal invasion, but despite that, at the end of the day, this is ultimately a body that represents other nations, and so while a large number have shown russia�*s isolation

on this, others have taken a different approach. choosing not to overtly condemn russia. some even steering away from the language of calling this an invasion. ultimately, there is a debate, i think, with this post specifically, about if this is all about really enshrining the ideas of peace, because this resolution is loosely based off of president zelensky�*s ten point peace framework. does this help or hinder peace? what we have heard from several russia�*s allies, venezuela, the in a joint statement on behalf of the likes of china, belarus, syria, saying that they think this resolution will further stoke tensions, and create a cold war mentality that will not help peace. so, as i say, well ahead of the un, the secretary general synthesis clear—cut, you still do

see debating whether this resolution would not be helpful. ih see debating whether this resolution would not be helpful.— would not be helpful. in terms of the mechanism _ would not be helpful. in terms of the mechanism of— would not be helpful. in terms of the mechanism of the _ would not be helpful. in terms of the mechanism of the general. the mechanism of the general assembly itself, the un is a member organisation, can only represent the views of its member states, does not have a collective view, it�*s a collection of countries that each expressed their view, is there any value to this process beyond the pr value, which were ukraine must be enormously helpful? or any sense presumably russia can kind ofjust brushed off the un general assembly? it does not matter in terms of having any direct impact on the competent makes? i having any direct impact on the competent makes?— having any direct impact on the competent makes? i think there is no country that — competent makes? i think there is no country that is — competent makes? i think there is no country that is under _ competent makes? i think there is no country that is under any _ competent makes? i think there is no country that is under any illusions - country that is under any illusions that this for, which as you say, is largely symbolic, not binding, it doesn�*t carry any real legal way, will make any difference to what�*s happening on the ground in ukraine. indeed, what with her through all

the speeches is a real understanding that both sides are just not ready to sit down and hash out a peace plan, that the fighting on the ground is very much still taking the focus of both sides, trying to make gains on the battlefield. i think with that said, many diplomats will argue it is important when you have these veggie two competing narratives from russia, which is said ukraine isjust a pawn in this larger effort by the us to weaken russia. so you have that kind of rhetoric coming from russia and geopolitical blocks further divided by this war, many will argue it is important to have a place like the un general assembly where these positions can be put to the world, they nations of the world, and where people can see very clearly where other countries stand. that is why the number of votes in this

resolution the west sees this very important. again, they are hoping for out of the 193 nations that at least 130 wilful with ukraine, which will show despite russia having allies on its side, that most of the world is very clear that this is an illegal invasion.— world is very clear that this is an illeual invasion. ~ ., ~ , . illegal invasion. men make me expect the fullsession _ illegal invasion. men make me expect the fullsession began _ illegal invasion. men make me expect the fullsession began yesterday - the fullsession began yesterday afternoon but we have a number of speakers it will be several hours yet. this afternoon we are expecting a speech from china. china has said it will roll out its own position paper on the way it sees a political resolution to this conflict. ukraine�*s foreign minister, who is here in new york, has spoken with his chinese counterpart and says he is not seen that yet but for him the devil is in the detail. he is

looking forward to seeing china�*s opinion on how this can be resolved peacefully. opinion on how this can be resolved eacefull . . ~ opinion on how this can be resolved eacefull . ., ~ , ., opinion on how this can be resolved eacefull . . ~' , ., , . a new independent regulator of men�*s football in england will be established for the first time. it will aim to make clubs more financially sustainable, and ensure money from the premier league filters down to lower divisions. our sports editor dan roan reports. # bury till i die.# bury�*s expulsion from the football league in 2019 left a community in shock. its collapse amid financial crisis, a stain on the english game. three and a half years on, bury afc, a team set up by fans to give them something to support, competes here in the northwest counties league, the ninth tier of the english game at a ground they have to rent. and the government says

the mismanagement that led to the club�*s downfall shows why the sport now needs an independent regulator. bury has become the poster boy of footballing failure in some respects, and we�*re all tired of it. we want to move on, but we also want to make sure that other clubs don�*t suffer the same fate. look around. everybody in this ground today has suffered from what happened in the past. we think an independent regulator is particularly crucial because it�*s the only thing that�*s really got teeth. as recommended by a fan—led review, the regulator will issue new annual licences to clubs that depend on a sound business plan, take over a strengthened owners and directors test to guard against unscrupulous owners and give supporters a greater say in the running of clubs. as outlined in a white paper, the regulator will also have powers to block clubs from joining breakaway competitions, like the european super league. for many, the plight of bury shows exactly why english football is now in need of a major overhaul. but they�*re far from the only club

that have suffered a financial crisis in recent years. derby county is one of 6a clubs put into administration since 1992. and the regulator is empowered to intervene to force the premier league to share more of its wealth. frankly, football has had many opportunities to get its own house in order, to actually bring about the changes that fans want to see. they have not done so. the premier league says it recognises the case for change but at a time when manchester united is for sale it added it was vital that the regulation does not deter investment. i think we would have hoped that football itself could have solved some of the conundrums we are facing and some of the difficulties we have had but clearly we haven't so in some ways we've only got ourselves to blame. the premier league has become the richest and most popular club competition in the world. the government says it wants that to continue but insists change is now needed for the good of the wider game. dan roan, bbc news. we can talk now to our

correspondent matt graveling who is at port vale football club. how is this going down there? good afternoon. how is this going down there? good afternoon- it's _ how is this going down there? good afternoon. it's going _ how is this going down there? (13mm afternoon. it's going down very afternoon. it�*s going down very well. this has been called the biggest shake—up of english football for a generation, this white paper has been released today without the plans is there that you heard in the report, including putting fans back at the heart football and making it almost impossible for cops to join a breakaway league —like resort in the european super league in 2021. the other big thing is to ensure the money from the premier league, one of britain�*s biggest exports on a sporting scale makes its way down to places like year, vale park in ligue one. a little bit earlier on the new channel you would have heard people discussing this in the house of commons, the sports minister was asked how much could be squeezed from this golden goose, referring to the premier league, without damaging it, and how long will an independent regulator be given to determine the

value? the sports minister did not commit to a timeframe, but we don�*t expect the independent body to be in place any time in the next couple of seasons, may be 18 months or two years as a more likely timeframe. here at port vale, could defend themselves in financial difficulty within the last decade, it has been greeted with a lot of confidence and joining me now is a man has been commentating on this team for the last 20 years for bbc radio stoke. in your own words, what is your reaction to the davis—mack news? good news inasmuch as football clubs at the _ good news inasmuch as football clubs at the level— good news inasmuch as football clubs at the level of port vale and particularly the bottom half of the leak will _ particularly the bottom half of the leak will welcome this. some clubs aboul— leak will welcome this. some clubs about tried to balance how they spend _ about tried to balance how they spend to — about tried to balance how they spend to have a good product on the pitch to _ spend to have a good product on the pitch to attract fans and become self sustainable. that's a difficult thing _ self sustainable. that's a difficult thing to— self sustainable. that's a difficult thing to get right. port vale last year invested to the extent they put together— year invested to the extent they put together a _ year invested to the extent they put together a really good squad and won promotion _ together a really good squad and won promotion to league 1. this year they— promotion to league 1. this year they found — promotion to league 1. this year they found it very much different

because — they found it very much different because they are in there with loss of bigger— because they are in there with loss of bigger teams with bigger budgets and that— of bigger teams with bigger budgets and that means they have to find ways _ and that means they have to find ways of— and that means they have to find ways of challenging whilst also being — ways of challenging whilst also being sustainable and any money they can come _ being sustainable and any money they can come from the premier league, which _ can come from the premier league, which to— can come from the premier league, which to be — can come from the premier league, which to be honest is light years away— which to be honest is light years away from — which to be honest is light years away from the levels that port vale currently _ away from the levels that port vale currently player should be welcome. today we have seen other things going on at the club, which has today we have seen other things going on at the club, which has been made possible because it is still here and sustainable in financial terms. things like walking football, and the bingo day for the older people. how important is that, possibly, more important than things on the pitch gimmick i think football clubs at this level have a huge role to play in the community, and port vale over the last few years, since carol shanahan bought the club, has worked really hard to try and invest in that. they have also worked with local charities trying to get meals for people, particularly during covid, trying to support families and vulnerable people. it is a club rooted in its community. the people who start going to port vale when they are little go for the rest of their lives. i have sat on these

terraces with my dad for years and years and i am now very fortunate to be able to commentate on its for the local bbc radio station. once you are here, you are here, and that club really takes a hold of you, and it becomes rooted in the community, with reference to what has gone on today, i think it�*s fair to say that it becomes more and more difficult the longer that goes on, and as a result of what money could trickle down into this level, that is to be welcomed, because it will assist them in providing notjust entertainment on the pitch, but support to the local community. thanks very much. phil bowers, commentatorfor bbc thanks very much. phil bowers, commentator for bbc radio stoke. by commentator for bbc radio stoke. by mr rishi sunak is a southampton fan, and is no stranger to problems with finances. southampton themselves had a ten point deduction not too long ago. he says he wants to put the heart of football back with the fans, and also just a note, the premier league say that they appreciate the government�*s commitment to the future of the game but are cautious about whether regulations would damage the game in its ability to attract investment in the premier league. finally, i will

leave you with not a word one note from, who say they very much welcome this for the future of football, but said they think this should be done quicker, not wait for the two seasons that this regulator would take to come into force. thank you very much, matt. we willjoin the sports centre in the moment. they�*re presenter knows very much about stoke, having done his time at bbc capital radio stoke. before that, let�*s look at the weather with elizabeth. hello there. springlike scenes across much of the uk today. some of the best sunshine is across the central swathe, so for wales, the midlands and england, plenty of blue sky around. sandwiched in between these two areas of cloud towards the far north of scotland, where we also see these areas of rain moving southwards and eastwards, and toward southern england, much cloud will tend to break up towards the end of the day. temperatures about the

seasonal average, between 7—9. the day. temperatures about the seasonalaverage, between 7—9. some gales developing towards the far north of scotland and into shetland, and there will be some added wind—chill. winds start to lighten overnight tonight, and that cloud, the outbreaks of rain gradually petering out, just transfers further southwards. sky is clearest for longest toward southern england, where we will see a touch of frost into the start of the day tomorrow. some sunny spells for many tomorrow, cloudy the further south you are, high pressure building on over the weekend, so it looks mostly dry, cloudier and windier in the east. it's it�*s 3:3apm. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: three people have been arrested following the shooting of a senior police officer in northern ireland. john caldwell was shot in front of his son at a sports centre in 0magh. our primary focus is on violent dissident republicans, and within that, a group called new ira.

over 160,000 uk asylum seekers are waiting for a decision on their case a new record figure. labour leader sir keir starmer has set out five national missions saying he�*ll help britain "get its future back" if he becomes prime minister. as promised, to the bbc sports centre now, and a full round—up. good afternoon. ido i do remember a very cold saturday at vale park! anyway... as we have just been hearing... plans for an independent regulator in english football and more money for lower league clubs are part of what�*s been called "the biggest shake up in football since the rules were formulated". that�*s according to the sport and culture secretary lucy frazer and part of a uk government white paper released today. other recommendations

in the document would see top sides being blocked from joining a breakaway league and helping clubs to avoid going into administration. what we have seen recently in over a number of years is clubs like bury football club, rochdale, blackpool, financial mismanagement ruining clubs and destroying it for their fans. so we are bringing forward today the biggest shake—up in football since the rules were first formulated. an independent regulator who is going to oversee and ensure financial stability, more say for fans and things that matter to them. "the voice of a footballing generation" and "a giant of broadcasting". some of the tributes being paid to former bbc football commentator john motson, who has died at the age of 77. known for wearing his trademark sheepskin coat, he started with the bbc in 1968 and went on to describe over 2,000 games, including 10 world cups and 29 fa cup finals. a statement from his family said: "it is with great sadness

that we announce that "john motson 0be died peacefully in his sleep today". these are some of his most iconic commentaries. here is gascoigne. oh, brilliant! oh, yes! and there it is. the crazy gang have beaten the culture club. it�*s dramatic, it�*s delightful. it�*s denmark who are the european champions! bradford again. oh, what a goal! what a goal! bradford the scorer! and still ricky lilia... a fantastic run. he has scored! an amazing goal! he had one of the most recognisable voices in football broadcasting, and i think as well, he had, amazingly, despite what you might call a sort of trainspotting, geeky, nerdy style, but it had that general appeal, and i think every commentator who has followed on from him has got

a little bit ofjohn motson in him. john murray there onjohn motson, who has died at the age of 77. warren gatland says his wales squad need to draw a line under the controversial build—up to the six nations match against england on saturday. the wales head coach has finally announced his line—up which has been delayed since tuesday due to contractual disputes between welsh rugby players and the wru. there�*ll be nine changes from the loss against scotland, including owen williams at fly half, and debutant mason grady playing at centre. happy that things have been sorted, and we can finally focus on the match. the guys are good this morning. we had a meeting with the players just to announce the team to them, and it is an opportunity for us to draw a line in the sand and focus completely on preparing for sunday. meanwhile, anthony watson will make his first england start in almost two years

in the match on saturday. the 28—year—old comes in to replace injured ollie hassell—collins on the wing. vice—captain courtney lawes makes his return from injury and is fit for the bench. jamie george starts and says there is no bigger game and playing wales. i still remember now like, as a kid, it was a game, probably my earliest memories is watching england versus wales at my uncle�*s has with my parents there, and my uncle is not a massive fan of the welsh ace that has been ingrained in me from an early age. but my dad playing for london welsh, all of that kind of thing, we have a lot of welsh family and friends, so it�*s a game that i absolutely love. the occasion is something i absolutely love. ireland continue their pursuit of the grand slam when they play italy in rome on saturday. craig casey will partner ross byrne in a new half—back pairing, with captainjohnny sexton being left out after picking up a groin injury against france last time out. that�*s all for now. see you

in an hour. lovely to speak to you again, and i guess you never had the sheepskin coat for your trips there by the side at the park for the football on a saturday! but the man who did, of course, was john watson, and we heard tributes, the latest one is from the prince of wales, prince william, who is president of the football association. he has described john watson is a legend whose voice was football. in assigned to it, prince william said, very sad to hear about the passing ofjohn watson, a legend whose voice was football. my thoughts are with his family. many other tributes being paid, of course. more on the six o�*clock news tonight on bbc one, with full tributes tojohn watson, and i know will hear a lot more about him and read a lot more about him on the bbc news website. —— john motson.

shortages of some fruit and vegetables could last for up to a month, according to the environment secretary. therese coffey�*s comment came after supermarkets asda, morrisons, aldi and tesco placed limits on items such as tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. she made her statement in response to an urgent question in the house of commons. we anticipate the situation will last about another 2—a weeks. it�*s important that we try and make sure that we get alternative sourcing options, and that�*s where the department has also been in discussion with the retailers. it is why there will be further discussions led by ministers as well, so that we can try and get over this and try and avoid similar situations in the future, even if we cannot control the weather. it is important that we try and make sure the supply continues to not be frustrated in quite the way it has been due to these unusual weather incidents. the environment secretary therese coffey speaking in the house of commons. more on one of our main story is this hour now, the news that over hundred and 60,000 people are seeking asylum and are caught in a back log and still waiting for their case to be decided. steve valdez—symonds from amnesty internationaljoins us now.

how do you say your name, symonds, or symonds? it is symonds. if i can�*t get the names right, there is no hope for the rest of the interview. let me ask you first of all, in terms of these figures, what do you think they tell us about the system we have at the moment? it is very clear what they tell us, and actually, we could have seen this coming for some years now, and amnesty warned about this. the government has a policy which it has pursued for many years of essentially refusing to process the claims of many people on the threat that somehow, it will force them, thousands or tens of thousands of them, to go somewhere else and for some other country to take responsibility for them. it was never going to happen, so of course, what you end up with, because people cannot pass through the system, because it is not processing their claims, whether the number of new

claims, whether the number of new claims is going up or not, and it has recently gone up, though four years it was not, the backlog must get bigger. because nobody, or so few people, however getting out of that system. and what is the real tragedy is that the government is still committed to the same policy thatis still committed to the same policy that is making this all such an incredible mess. just in terms of the kind of way the system operates, i was listening to madeline sumption, who we know from the oxford university centre and migration, and said two things are happening, as far as she can see. one is that for various policy reasons, government has introduced additional stages or steps in the procedure over time, which is kind of added extra hoops, as it were, and that all takes time and requires officials to process and all the rest of it, or to gather more information or assess information supplied by applicants. she also said, however, itappears

supplied by applicants. she also said, however, it appears fewer decisions are being made per decision—maker. are you at all clear why that might be? is it that the process has become more thorough? i knew consideration is being taken into account because of changes in policy or law or whatever? what you think explains that? the resources of the system, including the decision—makers, are being directed to not determining claims, but to sending out ridiculous notices warning people that their claims won�*t be decided here, and that they are going to be treated as what is termed inadmissible to the system, and being required... cani being required... can ijust clarify being required... can i just clarify what you are saying? are you suggesting there is a deliberate policy to delay, to obfuscate, to effectively deter applications by simply making the process as gummed up as possible? to be clear, i am absolutely saying

that. it is a deliberate policy, and there is worse to come, because the last piece of legislation the government passed, not only made this policy law, it went on to determine that those people who eventually get through the system successfully, instead of then being allowed to get on with their lives, are going to have to keep coming back to make applications to the home office to be regulated by its system, therefore making even more work for the system, and causing even more distress and uncertainty for the people it is responsible for. all of this is incredibly foolish, and has already wrecked our system, and unfortunately, if we keep going, it will only get ever more difficult and costly to ever repair. do you detect any desire among politicians of any party to do anything different on this?

to be perfectly frank, the two main parties, the one in power, the conservatives, and the one that has most aspirations to be in power next, labour, neither of them seem to have any determination to fundamentally change what is going so terribly wrong. they are both obsessed with calls to stop the boats and crack down on people smugglers, both of which would be perfectly good ambitions, but are never going to happen if the asylum system that we choose continues to be one whereby you can only get into the asylum system by making a journey with a smuggler, because no permitted wine is made available for you, and in which the system itself refuses to act fairly or efficiently to determine a —— of the still relatively limited claims it receives compared to most countries that could be in comparison to us.

it is absolutely shameful, hugely costly, and it is damaging people�*s lives. steve vald es lives. steve valdes symonds from amnesty international, thank you very much. only half the recommended number of medical staff were on duty at the brixton academy on the night of december�*s deadly crush. industry guidelines suggest there should have been medical cover of at least 10 people, including a paramedic and a nurse. that is for a venue that could hold 5000 people. after two insiders approached the bbc, the medical cover provider confirmed only five people were working when the crush happened. no paramedics or nurses were present. a little earlier i spoke to our correspondent greg mckenzie, who told me how the revelations have come to light. two whistle—blowers who were working for a company called collingwood services limited. they are a company who provides medical staff to events and concerts. they also provide medical staff to another venue in london,

the o2 academy islington. that is managed by amg. the two whistle—blowers regularly worked for this contractor at the brixton o2, and has said that medical cover at the south london venue was inadequate. according to the purple guide, this is the events industry guidelines, the bible, their stipulations are ten people should have been working at that event on that night. we are talking about how many people would have been in there? the capacity is 5,000. so ten is not a lot anyway, but there were not ten. there were not ten. the company has provided details, we�*ve got the details and they have confirmed there was only five trained medical staff in attendance when the crush happened. one per thousand, potentially. exactly that. none of them were employed as paramedics.

the two whistle—blowers have gone on to tell us that this was not the first time there had been a shortage of medical cover at the brixton o2 academy. one even went as far as sending as photographs, which show out of date medical supplies. these are out—of—date medical supplies that were provided to the other venue, the o2 academy islington. 2019, august 2022, four months before. a paramedic resuscitator, defibrillator, airway trades, defibrillator, airway tubes, oxygen masks, all out—of—date. and a reason why they need to have a date, for reliability. you don�*t get a second chance with these things. exactly that, and a lot of people complained of respiratory issues. they were being suffocated in the queue. i have spoken to family

members, victims. people who spoke of a night of sheer panic and chaos, where you had young women being trampled on by grown men because there was nowhere to go. they were not choosing to. no, it was fight or flight. in terms of statements, we do have a statement from collingwood services limited. they have not commented on the allegations of out—of—date medical equipment at the other venue, but they have said in a statement that they are fully supporting the investigation into the causes of the crush and welcomed any outcome. as for the venue�*s operator amg, it is said is unable to comment, citing the ongoing police investigation. greg mckenzie on events at brixton academyjust before christmas. a former children�*s doctor who collected more than 1.2 million images of child sexual abuse has been jailed for over two years.

david shaw, from taunton in somerset, worked as a gp between 2005 and 2013 and was arrested in 2019. the national crime agency say he had one of the biggest collections of child sexual abuse images the agency has ever seen. the a8—year—old has now been sentenced to two months and two years in prison. an extensive archive of david bowie�*s life, work and legacy will go on display to the public for the first time in 2025. the display at the victoria and albert museum in london will include more than 80,000 items from six decades of his career including costumes, hand written lyrics and instruments. tim muffett reports. # it�*s a god awful small affair # to the girl with the mousy hair...# he was so much more thanjust a singer. # and her daddy has told her to go...# david bowie, an icon of self—expression, creativity and reinvention.

# now she walks through hersunken dream...# his extraordinary archive is to be brought together permanently for everyone to see. this archive will be protected in one place, so you can really see bowie as artist, performer, musician, fashion stylist... everything. # this is ground control to major tom...# from 2025, more than 80,000 items spanning six decades will form the david bowie archive, housed at a new david bowie centre for the study of performing arts in the queen elizabeth olympic park in east london. # now it�*s time to leave the capsule if you dare. ..# there's some remarkable objects. many, many, many costumes from the ziggy stardust to the aladdin sane. there are handwritten lyrics and notebooks, incredible documents that reveal the creative process behind

songwriting, behind music videos, behind film—making. it shows innovation, as bowie did, in all art forms. ten years ago, a v&a exhibition brought together hundreds of bowie costumes and pieces of memorabilia. but that was temporary. this will be a permanent collection. it's a privilege, but it will be a privilege for everyone. it will be there for visitors to enjoy for generations to come. he left us in 2016, but the influence of david bowie can still be seen and heard. # we could be heroes...# tim muffett, bbc news. an island off north wales has become the first place in europe to be made an international dark sky sanctuary. an island off north wales has become the first place in europe to be made an international dark sky sanctuary. ynys enlli, known in english as bardsey island, joins only 16 other sites around the word to meet the strict criteria which require areas to be

exceptionally dark and remote, giving them the world�*s clearest night skies. nia cerys reports. as the sun goes down, enlli�*s sky comes to life and the international dark sky association agree that it�*s something pretty special. this is the first dark sky sanctuary in europe. there are only 16 others worldwide and they all have to meet strict criteria. any outside lights have to point downwards, with an orange glow rather than white or blue. light pollution is skyrocketing, according to scientists. in the last 12 years the night sky has brightened by 10% each year. enlli is around two miles across from the llyn peninsula here. that�*s one reason why it�*s so dark there. the mountain on the island stops most of the light from the mainland

and the biggest source of light pollution comes from dublin, which is 70 miles away across the irish sea. there are some dark sky places and parks already, but what's special about this is that it's a sanctuary, which is even darker. i think it will be very beneficial for wales if we're renowned for our dark skies. evidence suggests there were people living on the island, also known as bardsey, as far back as the sixth century. what they saw at night is probably still quite similar to what we see today. only a few people live on enlli now and visitors are only allowed between march and october. it�*s hoped that this new status will help protect as well as enhance the island. we've got a long—term vision - and commitment to having a thriving community and economy on enlli that is respectful and protects. the uniqueness of what enlli has- in terms of our natural environment, our economic heritage, our spiritual heritage, i

and the dark skies really brings all of that together. _ enlli is certainly unique, and the aim is to celebrate its dark skies and special qualities for years to come. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with elizabeth. hello there. not meteorological spring yet, but some springlike scenes for much of the uk today. here are crocuses in east lothian and scotland. more sunny skies in pembrokeshire in wales. it is really across the central swathe of the uk that we are seeing the lying�*s share of the sunshine today, sandwiched between these areas of cloud today, and that cloud will transfer its way through the southwards, as will the sunshine. so brightening up somewhat for southern counties of england. it will cloud over for northern for southern counties of england. it will cloud overfor northern ireland

and much of eastern scotland. some rain moving into north—west scotland with gales developing across the far north of scotland and into shetland. temperatures round about the seasonal average, 7—8 for most, but with a bit of added wind—chill for most, of course. overnight tonight, our weather front most, of course. overnight tonight, our weatherfront is most, of course. overnight tonight, our weather front is gradually sinking its way southwards. skies will stay clearest or longest towards southern counties of england. here we will see a touch of frost. the skies clearing across northern scotland, but here we should stay largely frost free. as we had through friday, our cold front gradually sinks southwards, high pressure not too far away, and it will turn really quite windy with a brisk northerly wind towards eastern coastal areas, in particular. clouding over, that cloud thickening towards southern areas of england and wales, and across northern ireland, we could see one or two showers. maybe some of the share was wintering in nature across the high ground of scotland, but a lot of sunny spells around for most of us in more developing throughout the day. temperatures in theory a little bit higher, but with theory a little bit higher, but with the added wind—chill from that

northerly wind, it is for many going to feel a lot colder, particularly towards exposed coastal areas. high pressure is not too far away, gradually building in from the west as we had through the weekend, so it will look largely dry. towards eastern coastal areas, we expect quite a brisk northerly wind to still blow, blow in cloud further westward throughout the day, so clouding overfor westward throughout the day, so clouding over for many. westward throughout the day, so clouding overfor many. temperatures starting to slip for most as well, but still just below the seasonal average as we aired through the weekend, and on sunday, not a lot is set to change. high pressure becomes more established as we head through into the start of next week, so again, it looks largely dry, as you can see from our outlook. the best of the sunshine in the west, cloudier and windier further east.

this is bbc news. the headlines: three people have been arrested following the shooting of a senior police officer in northern ireland. john caldwell was shot in front of his son at a sports centre in 0magh. our primary focus of that investigation is on violent, dissident republicans. and within that, a group called new ira. over 160,000 uk asylum seekers are waiting for a decision on their case, a new record figure. labour leader sir keir starmer has set out five national missions, saying he�*ll help britain get its future back if he becomes prime minister. the island off the north wales coast that�*s become the first international dark sky sanctuary in europe. radford again.

oh, what a goal, what a goal! radford the scorer, ronnie radford! and legendary football commentator john motson has died aged 77. he covered over 2000 games during his 50—year career. three men have been arrested after the shooting of a police officer in northern ireland. he is now in a critical condition in hospital. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell was shot multiple times in front of his son after coaching young people playing football

in omagh, county tyrone. northern ireland�*s political leaders have issued a joint statement condemning the callous attack. it has also been condemned by the irish prime minister leo varadkar and the northern ireland secretary chris heaton—harris. our ireland correspondent chris page has this report. john caldwell is a father who was coaching football, but gunmen shot him because he�*s a detective. last night, this complex, called youth sport, was busy with parents, children and volunteers. the victim was putting footballs into his car with his son. he ran for his life when he was shot by two men. when he fell to the ground, they continued to fire at him. we�*d like to acknowledge the assistance and the quick, brave actions of a member of the public who gave first aid and the actions of our partners in the ambulance service. at this time, there were many other young people, children, awaiting pick—up by their parents and those children ran for cover in sheer terror towards the centre.

detective chief inspector caldwell has a public profile here. he�*s led investigations into organised crime and dissident republican paramilitaries. at the moment, police are focusing their investigation on the dissident republican organisation known as the new ira. it�*s thought to be the largest and most active of the armed groups who oppose the peace process and it still targets members of the security forces. we continue to work against these groups. we know they have a level of capability and, as we�*ve seen, this horrific attack played out last night. as i say, we are keeping an open mind — that�*s where the focus of the investigation at this moment. there�*s been a show of political unity in reaction to the shooting. the five biggest political parties in northern ireland have issued a joint statement of condemnation. local representatives have expressed people�*s revulsion at what happened. people are just dumbfounded why this happened in their local community. there is no place for violence

here in 0magh and here this morning we have political leaders and community representatives standing strong and united with one message, that we condemn it. when we got to know who the victim was i and we know the person so personally and known him for so many years, - there's a great sense of shock and anger. i and the westminster government was swift to speak out. everybody in the police community and the community of 0magh is completely shocked by this because society has moved on in northern ireland. there is no place for violence like this. it�*s almost 25 years since the peace agreement which largely ended the conflict in this part of the uk. but in 0magh today, there are disturbing echoes of the past. our ireland correspondent chris page is following developments in 0magh. three men arrested today in county tyrone, in 0magh,

the town where i am now, and in the neighbouring town. aged 38, a2 and a7, they�*ve been taken for questioning to belfast. police focusing their inquiries at this stage on the new ira. they are keeping an open mind, it is an early stage in the investigation, but at the moment, the new ira are strongly suspected of carrying out the attack here at this sports complex. on the ground, as it were, police officers in forensic suits have been continuing their work in that car park over there. throughout the morning, as the weather has turned slightly. there will be plenty more of that work, you would suspect, over the rest of today. but really what has come across most strongly throughout this morning

is the community�*s response to the shooting. you heard there from local politicians who knew detective chief inspector caldwell personally. the leaders of the five biggest political parties at stormont issuing a joint statement of condemnation, making the point that everyone in northern ireland had hoped that these events, these violent attacks, were very much left behind decades ago. a local member of the clergy here has said that 0magh doesn�*t want to be defined by events like this, it wants to be defined by the goodness of its community here, standing in support of detective chief inspector caldwell and his family today. i remember before the peace agreements, at the time you could barely go outside, it was fortified because the community that was hostile to the british presence.

a lot has changed in northern ireland, what sort of resonance does a group like the one suspected of being involved in this have these days? it is notable that, then as now, this part of the county tyrone would have been identified as a very strongly republican area. the difference now is that it is dominated by political republicanism. the westminster constituency i�*m in has a sinn fein mp. michelle o�*neill in line to be the first ever sinn fein politician to take up the position of first minister of northern ireland if power—sharing at stormont is restored, is a member of the assembly in the neighbouring constituency, where there are similar levels of support for sinn fein. very strong levels of adherence to republicanism but it is very much

that political republicanism. sinn fein very clear and unequivocal in its condemnation of the attack on the police. back then, 25 years ago, well before the good friday peace agreement was signed in 1998, sinn fein would not have been condemning attacks on police officers, they then would have been linked to the ira, who would have been carrying out many of those attacks. but the peace process has changed so much, changed the security landscape, the whole area around here is much less militarised than it once was, so the support that dissident republicans have, i think, is very small indeed and police officers will say these republican groups are small in number, have next to no support in their communities, but they still can pose a threat to members of the security forces. peter conley was nearby when the shooting took place and he told the

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this involves everyone through the community, it�*s cross community, and you want never to see something like this. an eyewitness account of the shooting in northern ireland last night, hit the police officer who is still in hospital. the labour leader sir keir starmer has laid out five missions, or pledges, to voters if his party wins the next general election. in a speech in manchester, he said he would aim to make the uk the highest—growth economy among the g7 countries by the end of labour�*s first term. he also wants to make britain a clean—energy superpower and cut health inequalities. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. he wants to be seen as a man on a mission. five missions, to be precise. in manchester this morning, sir keir starmer set out what he said would be labour�*s priorities in power, arguing britain could do better. i will never accept that this country is destined for decline, that our best days belong

to the past. success is all around us, itjust needs direction. people have huge ambitions for their community. theyjust need a government that matches their ambition. too often, he said, the uk lurched from crisis to crisis, and promised a new way of governing, with more long—term planning and fewer short—term fixes. a relentless focus on a clear set of priorities. an answer to the widespread call to fix the fundamentals. a long—term plan to unlock our pride and our purpose. a profound statement of intent, mission driven government. those missions are broad themes, not specific pledges. economic growth, the nhs, clean energy, equal opportunities and crime, would, sir keir said, form the backbone of labour�*s plan for government. the fastest—growing economy in the g7.

a clean energy superpower, public services that lift us up. a mission—driven government that will end sticking plaster politics. we�*ll unlock the pride and purpose that is in every community. we�*ll give this country its confidence, its hope, its future back. now is the time for us all to be part of something bigger and to say with one voice, why not britain? thank you. he�*s accused of abandoning pledges made while running to be labour leader. but sir keir starmer now says he�*s focused on positioning his party for power. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, has more detail on labour leader�*s speech. the broad point he�*s making is that

there can be a different way to do things and he has argued that there is evidence that things just aren�*t working their way they shoot right now. he put forward various things which borrowed heavily and unapologetically, as sir keir starmer said, from tony blair�*s time in power under new labour and gordon brown later, he echoed the slogan of being tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime. he spoke about being agnostic about the involvement of the private sector versus the public sector and both being involved in his approach to government and itjust simply finding a solution that worked. but i think, as you suggest, this will be met with some scepticism, certainly by people here at westminster. certainly with voters too, because it�*s all quite vague at this stage, all quite broad, and while sir keir starmer will be trying to position himself it is party to voters ahead of the next general election as acceptable, and

having no fully shifted and moved on from thejeremy corbyn era that preceded him, many people will be looking for the detail the specifics about how exactly he spoke of going to achieve the broad themes and names that he set out. the number of asylum seekers waiting for a decision on their case in the uk has risen to record levels. there are now around 166,000 people in the backlog. last year, more than three quarters of all claims were sucessful, the highest for over 30 years. the new figures were released as the home office announced 12,000 asylum seekers will be fast—tracked in an attempt to cut the backlog. people from afghanistan, yemen, eritrea, syria and libya will have their claims decided on the basis of a questionnaire. the prime minister has pledged to reduce the asylum backlog by the end of the year, as our home editor mark easton reports. afghans who claim to have fled persecution from the taliban are among five nationalities being offered a fast—track route to being granted asylum in the uk.

as part of government efforts to speed up the asylum system, they�*ll now be able to have their cases decided without ever being interviewed face—to—face. and we expect to abolish the backlog of initial asylum decisions by the end of next year. last december, the prime minister said that, by the end of 2023, his government would eradicate the backlog of 92,000 asylum claims that had been stuck in the system for more than six months. but new figures show the backlog is still increasing. 89,000 people applied for asylum in 2022 but only 2a,000 decisions were made. the number waiting in the system has hit a record 166,000, with 110,000 waiting more than six months. the fast—track system includes asylum seekers from afghanistan, eritrea, libya, syria and yemen, some of whom will have arrived on small boats across the channel. decisions will be made on the basis of a ten—page questionnaire, which must be completed in english.

however, having previously stressed the importance of in—person interviews, the home office is likely to face criticism that the fast—tracking has more to do with the prime minister�*s promise to eradicate the backlog than having rigorous checks for identifying individuals with no right to be in the uk. the policy seems at odds with the home secretary�*s stated aim to swiftly deport asylum seekers who arrive by an irregular route. we need to ensure that we fix this problem of illegal migration. that�*s my priority. and, as the prime minister himself has said, he�*ll do whatever it takes to achieve that goal. we�*ve had a5,000 people last year arrive here illegally on small boats. that situation is unacceptable. we need to design a robust framework. we need to have a deterrent so people stop making the journey in the first place. it appears, however, that downing street�*s determination to sort out the asylum backlog means making it simpler for some small—boat migrants

to get permission to stay in the uk. joining us now is dr peter walsh, senior researcher at the migration observatory. thank you very much, i think you did some work at the observatory on the backlog can you talk us through what you found? we backlog can you talk us through what ou found? ~ ., .,, ., you found? we found the uk has a ve larae you found? we found the uk has a very large backlog. _ you found? we found the uk has a very large backlog, even _ you found? we found the uk has a very large backlog, even by - very large backlog, even by comparison with european neighbours, it was almost a take out as germany�*s backlog. last year, germany�*s backlog. last year, germany had about 200,000 more asylum applicants than the uk dates. the big question is, why? this is a problem that has been long—standing, goes back several years. there are no easy explanations or single answer but the immigration inspector had identified on several occasions administrative issues within the

home office, low employee auto morale, high staff turnover, inadequate training. three years ago inadequate training. three years ago in the borisjohnson administration, the band meant to target the process the band meant to target the process the majority of asylum claims within six months, that is the replacement. it is true is whether covid has had a row but it is also partly of the government�*s unmaking, not only these administrative challenges but also rules were implemented last year that slow down asylum process. this announcement that one group of applicants, those from those of five countries are named, will be allowed to submit their claims are based on a questionnaire rather than a verbal interview. is that significant in itself or is itjust a measure taken to speed up one bit of the process whereby a group of people who were almost certain, but not 100% certain, who are the most likely to be granted asylum anyway because of

the countries from which they originate?— originate? these are fairly mainstream _ originate? these are fairly mainstream proposals, i originate? these are fairly - mainstream proposals, actually. originate? these are fairly _ mainstream proposals, actually. the un has recommended fast tracking like this for years, i think even the labour party a few months ago raised this idea. i think the rationale is, these are people who, the vast majority of upwards of 95, sometimes as high as 99% that are going to be successful, so why make them wait two years when they�*re adding to a backlog and the processing for the claims is particularly slow and something similar has been used in other countries like canada, italy and also sweden, it really helped in the case of sweet and to reduce their asylum backlog. brute case of sweet and to reduce their asylum backlog.— case of sweet and to reduce their as lum backlor. ~ , ,., asylum backlog. we end up with some erverse asylum backlog. we end up with some perverse consequences _ asylum backlog. we end up with some perverse consequences because - asylum backlog. we end up with some perverse consequences because of. asylum backlog. we end up with some perverse consequences because of the way the system is constructed. i spoke to a cold and —— i spoke to zimbabwe and women who fled zimbabwe because of robert mugabe�*s party, she made the mistake of voting for

the other party, and she was married to an activist from the other party, she became a target, she was in fear for her life and that of her son, she got out of the country and that her son with her grandmother. she was stuck in a situation where her application, which would almost certainly be granted in the end because of her circumstances, because of her circumstances, because she clearly wasn�*t and economic migrants, she fled in fear of her life, but she do anything, she was living on food vouchers that were supplied, accommodationap disapplied — not suitable accommodation, but accommodation on food vouchers that were supplied, accommodationap was supplied — not suitable accommodation, but accommodation nonetheless — she was a qualified schoolteacher from zimbabwe, she had excellent english because that�*s her language, and yet you could see no end to the situation. it�*s easy to highlight those cases and say they�*re not typical but to highlight the difficulty, we spent vast sums of money, which aren�*t likely outcomes that we get, the people subject to

it have miserable experience. they are confined in one way or another until they are — perhaps properly — but until that application can be considered, which may take years. it doesn�*t feel like i just system. ida. doesn't feel like i 'ust system. no, and there — doesn't feel like ijust system. iirr, and there are thousands upon thousands of cases like the one you�*ve described. the reality is the backlog is not good for anybody, certainly not good for the government, because these are individuals who require financial support and combine white of the require financial support? because the government doesn�*t allow them to work. and it is because they aren�*t allowed to work that they are spending long periods of time out of the labour market, which substantially hampers their long—term integration. this really is a policy partly to address that but only partly, 12,000 individuals so far is the commitment for those that will be eligible for this a fast track process.—

that will be eligible for this a fast track process. that will be eligible for this a fast track rocess. ~ , ., ., fast track process. when you look at the applications _ fast track process. when you look at the applications and _ fast track process. when you look at the applications and statistics, - fast track process. when you look at the applications and statistics, the i the applications and statistics, the largest group at the moment in this recent financial year are from albania. than it�*s a country where there may be individual cases were people of legitimate cause for asylum, there are all kinds of problems that may be associated, some with a it�*s criminal, the trait of women for sex, whether it�*s other activities that put people in fear of their life, that could be a reason, but these are huge numbers, most of them young men. that is a category of many who have come through on the boats, similarly to afghans, who came out of the west pulled out of the country, but it is hard to make the case where a group of people from that country should be regarded as having a legitimate right or reason to this country. peter, can you hear me? i think we�*ve lost him. oh, what a shame, i

was hoping he would be able to answer that question. if we get him back, we will put the question to him and if not, i will put it to a spokesman for another group on another occasion. it happens, the technology is so great and in in many other ways it lets you down but isn�*t life like that? shortages of some fruit and vegetables could last for up to a month,according to the environment secretary. therese coffey�*s comment came after supermarkets asda, morrisons, aldi and tesco placed limits on items such as tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. she�*s been responding to an urgent question in the house of commons. iam led i am led to believe my officials after discussion with industry and retailers, we anticipate the situation will last about another two to four weeks. it is important we try and get alternative sourcing options and that�*s white the department has audit been in discussions with retailers and there will be further discussions led by ministers as well so we can try and get over this and try and avoid some

of the situation is the future, even if we cannot control the weather, it is important we try and make sure the supply continues to not be frustrated in quite the way it has been due to these unusual weather incidents. a former children�*s doctor who collected more than 1.2 million of images of child sexual abuse has been jailed for over two years. david shaw, from taunton, in somerset, worked as a gp between 2005 and 2013 and was arrested in 2019. the national crime agency say he had one of the biggest collections of child sexual abuse images the agency has ever seen. the a8—year—old has now been sentenced to two months and two years in prison. there�*s important vote on ukraine in the united nations this afternoon.

these are pictures of a minister from switzerland who is currently speaking, let�*s listen in. trans sea mr president, we are sending a strong message of peace today and respect for the prince that unites us. switzerland strongly condemns the serious violations of humanitarian and human rights law committed in ukraine. and i call on the entire international community here today to work side by side towards a peaceful resolution of this conflict. ukrainians have the right to live in peace. eyepiece

belts on the fundamental principles of national law, such as the prohibition of the use of force, territorial integrity and national sovereignty. switzerland is ready to play its part. that sovereignty. switzerland is ready to play its part-— play its part. that is the foreign minister of _ play its part. that is the foreign minister of switzerland - play its part. that is the foreign minister of switzerland talking i play its part. that is the foreign | minister of switzerland talking to the un general assembly. we don�*t know when the vote will come, it depends entirely on who wants to speak, to a lot of countries were due to express their condemnation of there. ~ ., ,, due to express their condemnation of there. ~ ., i. ., ., due to express their condemnation of there. ~ ., ., ., , ., there. what you do when a permanent member of the — there. what you do when a permanent member of the security _ there. what you do when a permanent member of the security council, - member of the security council, which is charged with maintaining international peace and security, is the aggressor, it is the one that has violated another country�*s

territorial integrity? it would seem, based on what the un secretary—general has said, the un charter is very unequivocal about this, it is very clear cut, it is in illegal invasion, but despite that, at the day, since is a body that represents other nations and so while a large number have show in russia�*s isolation on this, others have taken a different approach, choosing not to overtly condemn russia, some steering away from the language of calling this an invasion. ultimately, there is a debate, i think, invasion. ultimately, there is a debate, ithink, with invasion. ultimately, there is a debate, i think, with this vote specifically, about whether this is all about really enshrining the ideas of peace, because this resolution is loosely based of president zelensky�*s framework. does this help or hinder a piece? what we have heard from several of russia�*s

allies, venezuela, the investor spoke and made a joint statement on the behalf of the likes of china, belarus, syria, saying they actually think this resolution willjust further stoke tensions and create a cold war mentality which won�*t help peace. so while the head of the un, the secretary general says this is still clear—cut, you see countries debating that this resolution would not be helpful.— not be helpful. when that vote comes, not be helpful. when that vote comes. will— not be helpful. when that vote comes, will bring _ not be helpful. when that vote comes, will bring it _ comes, will bring it to your first on bbc news during the course of the evening. time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rossini. this has been the story, this slice of sunshine just sandwiched in between two weather fronts, this went towards the south, just retreating away. further towards the north, outbreaks of rain towards

north—west scotland will be the day�*s his, not amounting to much at all. a brisk northerly wind blowing too. overnight tonight, ourweather front in the north is sinking slowly southwards. the clearest skies for southern counties of england. here a touch of frost into tomorrow morning, but for most of us, largely frost free. gales across the far north of scotland tonight, and shetland will slowly ease down. on friday, more club moving southward throughout the day. for many of us, it will stay dry. maybe one or two showers across northern ireland and the hills of scotland, that those showers could be wintry. quite a bit of added wind—chill tomorrow. mostly dry and settled through the weekend, the best of the sunshine always in the best of the sunshine always in the west. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: three people have been arrested following the shooting of a senior police officer in northern ireland. john caldwell was shot in front of his son at a sports centre in 0magh.

he is seriously ill in hospital. in my mind, i was thinking, you know, this could be a man there with mad gunmen, just shooting people randomly, so i instant was to then get away. over 160,000 uk asylum seekers are waiting for a decision on their case a new record figure. on their case, a new record figure. labour leader sir keir starmer has set out five national missions, saying he�*ll help britain "get its future back" if he becomes prime minister. an island off the north wales coast has become the first international dark sky sanctuary in europe. ra dford radford again... oh, what a go! radford, the scorer! and the legend of saturday teatime sport broadcasting, the commentator john motson, has died at the age of 77. he covered over 2,000 games during his 50—year career.

sport now, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. hello again. good afternoon. thank you very much. we will start with cricket, because australia havejust we will start with cricket, because australia have just booked their place in the women�*s t20 world cup final by beating india by five runs. india needed 170, hit three to win, and were looking good until this moment. the wicket which brought the pendulum firmly back into the australian is�* favour. and then scenes ofjoy australian is�* favour. and then scenes of joy from australian is�* favour. and then scenes ofjoy from the reigning champions, who will play england or south africa in sunday�*s final in cape town. plans for an independent regulator and blocking clubs from joining a breakaway league have been called the biggest shake—up in football since the rules were formulated.

that�*s according to the sport and culture secretary lucy frazer. after a fan—led review last summer, the government have released a white paper today into the future of football. other recommendations in the document would see top sides being blocked from joining a breakaway league and helping clubs to avoid going into administration. what we have seen recently in over a number of years is clubs like bury what we have seen recently in over a number of years like bury, rochdale, blackpool, financial mismanagement ruining clubs and destroying it for theirfans. so we are bringing forward today the biggest shake—up in football since the rules were first formulated. an independent regulator who is going to oversee and ensure financial stability, more say for fans and things that matter to them. to the former bbc commentatorjohn motson, who has died at the age of 77, calling him a legend whose voice was football. in a statement, the family said it is with great sadness we announce thatjohn motson 0be died in the

sleep peacefully today. known for wearing his trademark sheepskin coat, he started with the bbc in 1968 and went on to describe over 2,000 games including 10 world cups and 29 fa cup finals. erik ten hag expects a "massive atmosphere" at old trafford tonight when his side manchester united host barcelona in the second leg of their europa league tie. the first leg at the camp nou was a brilliant spectacle, finishing 2—2, and the reds are hoping this will be the start of a memorable week, with a league cup final at wembley on sunday to look forward to as well. for me, the next game is always the most... the biggest game, but i am not the type who is looking back. i am looking forward to big, great teams, facing a shot at old trafford. there will be a massive atmosphere, great ambience, and i think it is the best you can get. warren gatland says his wales squad need to draw a line under the controversial build—up to the six nations match against england on saturday.

the wales head coach has finally announced his line—up which has been delayed since tuesday due to contractual disputes between welsh rugby players and the wru. there�*ll be nine changes from the loss against scotland including owen williams at fly half and debutant mason grady playing at centre. happy that things have been sorted, and we can finally focus on preparing for saturday. the guys are good this morning. we had a meeting with the players just to announce the team to them, and it is an opportunity for us to draw a line in the sand and focus completely on preparing for sunday. meanwhile, anthony watson will make his first england start in almost two years in the match on saturday. the 28—year—old comes in to replace injured ollie hassell—collins on the wing. jamie george starts, and he�*s said there is "no bigger game" than playing wales. i still remember now like, as a kid, it was a game, probably my earliest memories

is watching england versus wales at my uncle�*s house with my parents there, and my uncle is not a massive fan of the welsh! so that has been ingrained in me from an early age. but my dad playing for london welsh, all of that kind of thing, we have a lot of welsh family and friends, so it�*s a game that i absolutely love. the occasion is something i absolutely love. andy farrell�*s ireland continue their pursuit of the grand slam when they play italy in rome on saturday. craig casey will partner ross byrne in a new half—back pairing, with captainjohnny sexton being left out after picking up a groin injury against france last time out. that�*s all for now. catch you in an hour. thank you very much. let�*s stay with sport. a new independent regulator of men�*s football in england will be established for the first time. it will aim to make clubs more financially sustainable, and ensure money from the premier league filters down to lower divisions. our sports editor dan roan reports.

# bury till i die...# bury�*s expulsion from the football league in 2019 left a community in shock. its collapse amid financial crisis, a stain on the english game. three and a half years on, bury afc, a team set up by fans to give them something to support, competes here in the northwest counties league, the ninth tier of the english game at a ground they have to rent. and the government says the mismanagement that led to the club�*s downfall shows why the sport now needs an independent regulator. bury has become the poster boy of footballing failure in some respects, and we�*re all tired of it. we want to move on, but we also want to make sure that other clubs don�*t suffer the same fate. look around. everybody in this ground today has suffered from what happened in the past. we think an independent regulator is particularly crucial because it�*s the only thing that�*s really got teeth. as recommended by a fan—led review, the regulator will issue new annual licences to clubs that depend on a sound

business plan, take over a strengthened owners and directors test to guard against unscrupulous owners and give supporters a greater say in the running of clubs. as outlined in a white paper, the regulator will also have powers to block clubs from joining breakaway competitions, like the european super league. # we want our arsenal back!# for many, the plight of bury shows exactly why english football is now in need of a major overhaul. but they�*re far from the only club that have suffered a financial crisis in recent years. derby county is one of 6a clubs put into administration since 1992. and the regulator is empowered to intervene to force the premier league to share more of its wealth. frankly, football has had many opportunities to get its own house in order, to actually bring about the changes that fans want to see. they haven�*t done so. the premier league says it recognises the case for change but at a time when manchester

united is for sale, it added it was vital that the regulation does not deter investment. i think we would have hoped that football itself could have solved some of the conundrums we are facing and some of the difficulties we have had but clearly we haven't, so in some ways we've only got ourselves to blame. the premier league has become the richest and most popular club competition in the world. the government says it wants that to continue but insists change is now needed for the good of the wider game. dan roan, bbc news. we can talk now simon leaf, partner and head of sport at mishcon de reya. thank you very much for being with us. you have read the review and the announcement today. what do you make of them overall as a package? yes, well, this is without a doubt the most significant intervention in the most significant intervention in the sports industry that we have seen by a government in a generation. the really is unprecedented what is being proposed

here, and it remains to be seen how exactly the government will go about doing this. whilst many will absolutely welcome the proposals, particularly those lower down the footballing pyramid, it will be a pretty scary time, i�*d say, for those at the top of the game, particularly in the premier league, where ultimately proposals could potentially damage the league itself and the success that it has had. i think it�*s worth bearing in mind that the premier league itself contributes something like £7 billion to the uk economy each year, so any proposals that may have an impact on what the clubs and league could do and they operate may well in the longer term kind of cause more damage to the game than do good. the introduction of this new independent regulator of independent, english football, which i am almost certain will be known as

iref when people talk about it, this is quite an intervention, isn�*t it? it is obviously not the same as putting a minister or a politician in charge, but it is introducing a figure with authority and potentially with cloud that has never existed before into a sport where, really, it has been a question of the club owners often dictating terms? yes, there is a lot resting on the shoulder of the new independent regulator, and actually, if you go through the 99 pages or so in this white paper, there is still a lot to be determined, and there is still going to be quite wide discretion that the regulator will have to determine quite important things when it comes to the regulation of football, and i think what will be most interesting, at least from a legal perspective, is the fact that for the first time, these kind of very important, high—profile decisions will be subject to

challenge, potentially through a judicial review process, as we see with other kind of statutory regulators that exist. so that would really kind of open up the doors to public decision—making and the public decision—making and the public being able to see how decisions are being made on whether they are being made correctly or not. but as i said, there is still plenty india that is still left to be determined, and i suspect the premier league and other clubs at the top of the game will try as much as possible to dilate some of the proposals to make sure that they don�*t have quite as an adverse impact on the top of the game as perhaps they fear at the moment. a couple of things that strike me, and i know you have looked into this in more detail, so i�*d be interested to know what you think. one is this backstop power that would allow the regulator to step in, and putting it very politely, facilitate an agreement, but that seems to be a case of dragging them kicking and screaming to the table, hold their hands over and make them sign a bit

of paper. ultimately, if they don�*t sign it themselves. effectively, that means the money that comes out of the european premier league could be distributed and the regulator could say to them, stop playing silly beggars, the clubs need this money, you are going to sign now, and that is a significant intervention, isn�*t it? do you think it will actually come to that? well, all the noise is the government have been making are that they are trying to encourage both they are trying to encourage both the premier league and afl to get round the table as they have already in recent times, to try to agree something without the need for this regulator is a kind of actually determine what those amounts are. i think it�*s important to remember, though, that as with the standing before this new settlement is due to before this new settlement is due to be agreed, the premier league already contributes, i think over £500 million a year to the lower parts of the footballing pyramid, which is certainly a sizeable amount by anyone�*s standard, and i think that the premier league and its clubs will say is, look, we give you all of this money, but it is not

being spent wisely, and you only have to look at the championship itself, where i think last year, this is even acknowledged in the report itself, championship clubs felt on wages alone £125 for every £100 of revenue that they brought in. —— spent on wages. so i think independently, they are quite rightly suggesting that it is not enough to just have an open cheque book here. it tell where they have to make sure the money will be spent properly and wisely are not purely going to players and agents and being used in that way. absolutely, i think the government will ultimately want the premier league and afl to reach a deal, but it remains to be seen whether the wider proposals have a kind of more adverse impact on the premier league itself. and also, we should remember that, as mentioned in the report, a number of very high profile premier league clubs at the moment are up for sale, so there is a potential

that new owners will look at the regulations and think, well, do i actually want to put myself forward to this amount of scrutiny that a new regulator will bring? and given this is coming quite late in the life of the government, i suppose there is a good chance this won�*t survive a general election and might have to be reintroduced in terms of the key legislation, so that might be in a sense a way to get things resolved now before the regulator starts. one brief last point, if i can ask you, does this new structure, this new mechanism mean that something like a european super league, with club simply walking away from the english game, is dead, can�*t happen? i think the short answer is yes stop throughout the white paper itself, there are references to that kind of failed project that we saw a couple of years ago, and one of the kind of key ways that the independent regulator will regulate clubs and issue licences for the first time for clubs to participate will be to ensure that clubs don�*t kind of go

off and form these breakaway leagues. so i think for now, in the short term at least, no kind of prospect today of a separate breakaway league. but money talks, and if there are other kind of competitions that are being formed in europe, it wouldn�*t kind of surprise me if clubs and their owners ultimately try and push to be involved in those, particularly where the riches on offer may be far in excess of what is potentially available back home. simon leaf, partner and head of sport at miss kaunda rea, fascinating stuff. i hope we will talk more about this later. for now, thank you very much.— staff working at a key branch of the european union have been ordered to remove the tiktok app from their phones, and from any other device which also has official eu programmes. tiktok is owned by chinese company, bytedance, and has faced numerous allegations that it harvests data and hands it to the chinese government. tiktok insists it operates no differently from other social media platforms. the eu commission spokesperson explained why they�*ve taken the step.

the reason why this decision has been taken is to increase the commission�*s cybersecurity. also, the measure aims to protect the commission against cybersecurity threats and actions which may be exploited for cyberattacks against the corporate environment of the commission. joining me now is our technology reporter shiona mccallum. lovely to talk to you again. there was something interesting in that introduction, where tiktok�*s owners said, we don�*t do anything different from any other social media company, which raises the question, our social media platforms operating in china all cheerfully harvesting data and handing it to the chinese government? are they required to do so? i think the fundamental answers, i think we don�*t know where all the data ends up, and that�*s the

fundamental concern, and why the eec has made this decision today, because it is going to affect 32,000 employees there. they are not able to put tiktok on personal devices, which have any work information on them, orany which have any work information on them, or any work devices, and the concern is that, if you have got tiktok on your mobile phone, is it reading your e—mails? is it reading your data? is looking at your contacts list? is it having a look at your photographs? end is that information then making its way back to beijing to macau and that is the concern, and that is why the ec is not the first department within government that has decided to do this. previously, the us passed a bill to say that, look, federal employees won�*t have tiktok on their devices. the dutch government have previously said, we have got a bit of caution to have around tiktok, suggesting that they shouldn�*t have it. the chair of the select foreign affairs committee here had said she

would not have tiktok on her device. so there is a growing concern about where that data is going. it is one thing when your employer says to you, you will not have this, therefore you don�*t have it, because it is a breach of company disciplinary policy. presumably the other option is cheerfully deleting away as we speak. but two other categories of people who might think this is ridiculous, the millions of users of tiktok who use it, post stuff on it, you may think, actually, the whole point of tiktok is it is out there and it is public, so why should i worry about this? but also, in yourjob, for example, presumably you have to use tiktok. if you don�*t use these social media platforms, you don�*t know what is going on? yes, certainly it is a good source of news for journalists, yes, certainly it is a good source of news forjournalists, isn�*t it? we can log in there and really assess internet culture and speak to people. but i think have so many things on our phones now that it is just collecting data. you know, if you fill out a survey about which holiday destination you might want to go on, that is data. if you put a

health app on your phone, that is data. so we are always giving information out, and i think that it isjust so omnipresent information out, and i think that it is just so omnipresent now with the way that we live our lives that people kind of except so much that they have their information out there, that they are perhaps not too worried about it, and certainly within ourjobs, for sure, we are using to tax and other social media platforms, and other people do, as well. you know, the people�*sjobs are surrounded by these things. —— michael we are using tiktok. i think there perhaps will not be too much worry from the wider public, but i think governments are looking at this and wondering, well, what is china�*s involvement, and that could be serious. our bbc technology reporter. thank you very much. our bbc technology reporter. thank you very much-— john motson, the voice of the bbc�*s football commentary for half a century, has died. he was 77. his family says he passed away peacefully in his sleep.

and the swiss looks back on quite an extraordinary career. city, back four unchanged... with his distinctive voice, his infectious enthusiasm and of course his famous sheepskin coat, john motson was football�*s man for all seasons. for 50 years, he captured the game�*s raw excitement... here�*s gascoigne... oh, brilliant! oh, yes! ..with an unmistakable way with words. and there it is, the crazy gang have beaten the culture club! it�*s dramatic, it�*s delightful, it�*s denmark who are the european champions! john motson first commentated for the bbc in 1968, but his big breakthrough came four years later — an fa cup tie between newcastle and non—league hereford. radford again... oh, what a goal, what a goal! radford, the scorer, ronnie radford! as ronnie radford�*s goal entered footballing folklore, so did motson�*s commentary —

a moment he later said changed his life. when i see it again, as i have hundreds of times, i still think to myself, "please go in, don�*t hit the post." because if that hadn�*t nestled in the newcastle net, no, i wouldn�*t be here now. soon, motson was the bbc�*s number one commentator, describing the game�*s biggest moments. and still ricky villa, what a fantastic run! he�*s scored, amazing goal! he covered some 29 fa cup finals and more than 200 england games, including their heartache at the 1990 world cup. and england are out of the world cup. west germany are through to the final on penalty kicks. but motson enjoyed the lighter side too. and here comes the pot of paint, and this is extraordinary, we�*re going to see the penalty spot painted, are we, during the match? his commentary made him a celebrity. john motson, come in the door,

please, and welcome to radio 1. it'sjohn motson! and as football�*s popularity boomed in the 1990s, so did motson�*s. while players came and went, his passion never wavered. what a chance for the hat—trick here! owen! oh, this is getting better and better and better! he said his seamless style was the result of meticulous preparation. there is a bit of hard work involved, you know. the preparation involved, you know. the preparation in the homework, and watching players and going to see games so that you could do the one you are doing next a bit better. it was a challenge. but it was a challenge that i always enjoyed. and when motson retired from podcasting in 2018 after covering more than 2000 matches, the affection for him was plain to see. a lap of honour after his final game, a fitting tribute to one of sport�*s most popular broadcasters.

john motson, whose death was announced today at the age of 77. just before the weather, something rather special happening in north wales. an island off north wales has become the first place in europe to be made an international dark sky sanctuary. ynys enlli, known in english as bardsey island, joins only 16 other sites around the word to meet the strict criteria which require areas to be exceptionally dark and remote, giving them the world�*s clearest night skies. nia cerys reports. as the sun goes down, enlli�*s sky comes to life and the international dark sky association agree that it�*s something pretty special. this is the first dark sky sanctuary in europe. there are only 16 others worldwide and they all have to meet strict criteria. any outside lights have to point downwards, with an orange glow rather than white or blue.

light pollution is skyrocketing, according to scientists. in the last 12 years the night sky has brightened by 10% each year. enlli is around two miles across from the llyn peninsula here. that�*s one reason why it�*s so dark there. the mountain on the island stops most of the light from the mainland and the biggest source of light pollution comes from dublin, which is 70 miles away across the irish sea. there are some dark sky places and parks already, but what's special about this is that it's a sanctuary, which is even darker. i think it will be very beneficial for wales if we're renowned for our dark skies. evidence suggests there were people living on the island, also known as bardsey, as far back as the sixth century.

what they saw at night is probably still quite similar to what we see today. only a few people live on enlli now and visitors are only allowed between march and october. it�*s hoped that this new status will help protect as well as enhance the island. we've got a long—term vision - and commitment to having a thriving community and economy on enlli that is respectful and protects. the uniqueness of what enlli has- in terms of our natural environment, our economic heritage, our spiritual heritage, i and the dark skies really brings all of that together. _ enlli is certainly unique and the aim is to celebrate its dark skies and special qualities for years to come. what happens when the skies brighten up what happens when the skies brighten up once again? let�*s talk to elizabeth, who was there with the crocuses. my dad said there is with the first sign of spring. that looks

spectacular. yes, it really is, isn�*t it? this picture taken in chesterfield in derbyshire by one of our weather watchers. a lot of blue skies and sunshine across the central swathe of the uk, so the midlands have fared very well, as has wales, and we have some cloud towards the north. a bit of a sunshine sandwich at the moment. some cloud in the south gradually retreating through the afternoon. cloud from the north will continue southwards through tonight. we will see the clearest skies for longest toward southern counties of england, where we could see a touch of frost may be developing. elsewhere, turning cloudy, and are largely first restart to the day. tomorrow, the winds were light and in the gales across the far north of scotland and shetland will ease through the night as well. this is how we begin friday morning. on friday, we still have a weather front gradually moving southward throughout the day, with high—pressure ad towards the west. we�*ll see much more of that into the weekend. but in the meantime, friday starts cloudy but drizzly across

much of england and wales as you can see here. lots of sunny spells developing through northern england, scotland and northern ireland, where we could catch one or and some of them possibly wintry over the higher ground of scotland. elsewhere, lots of sunshine, a chillier, brisk wind, especially towards north sea facing coast. it will feel colder than these numbers would suggest. into these numbers would suggest. into the weekend, high—pressure out towards the west, and that will start to ease its way in as we head through saturday and sunday. it will become fairly well—established as well. it is going nowhere, largely dry and really very settled as well, but you can see the isobars tighten towards the east, so it will always be windier towards these north sea facing coast, and cloudier and brazier generally. the best sunshine always in the west on saturday, cloud starting to push its way westwards through the afternoon, and temperatures round about the seasonal average, 7—8, but it will feel colder than that in exposure to

the wind. this is bbc news. these are the headlines... this is bbc news. i�*m shaun ley. the headlines at 5pm — three people have been arrested following the shooting of a senior police officer in northern ireland. john caldwell was shot in front of his son at a sports centre in 0magh. somebody said, "that�*s fireworks," but i thought, "no, that sounds like shots, eight or nine." and next thing we saw people running up back towards the track and realised. and then somebody said, "somebody with a gun." over 160,000 uk asylum—seekers are waiting for a decision on their case, a new record figure. labour leader sir keir starmer has set out five national missions, saying he�*ll help britain "get its future back" if he becomes prime minister. the island off the north wales coast that�*s become the first international dark sky

sanctuary in europe. radford again...