you're watching bbc news... a huge fire has one of the range are refugee camps in bangladesh. the place has been brought under control. more than 2000 shelters have been gutted, affecting around 12,000 people. no casualties have been reported so far. saying it will help reverse marine biodiversity losses. also, military

spending in china will increase by more than 7% this year that the opening of congress. the premier called for more soldiers to be trained under combat conditions. in recent days, we have learned the heartbreaking news that the former wales footballer jason bowen is the latest sports star to have been dianosed with motor neurone disease. the 50—year—old, who played for swansea, cardiff and newport county during his career, says he's determined not to look too far ahead, and to enjoy the present. saved by the keeper. 3—1, that's it now. jason bowen doing what he often did for teams like cardiff, swansea and newport county. a committed professional, he played until he was a0 before hanging up his boots. during his long career bowen faced many challenges, the biggest awaits him now. i wasjust in the house with my wife

and i had a lot of twitching in my muscles, going down my left side and my hand was getting a little bit weaker so she said, "go to the doctor. the doctor seeing me in the leisure centre, and within five weeks, i was diagnosed with mnd. and when you came back to told yourfamily what was their initial reaction? to told your family coming from the doctor telling the wife and kids, yes, they're heartbroken. a lot of tears. just a lot of tears, a lot of talking, just strangely positive, we just try to move on from it. my wife had been superb from the start. she's on the internet, looking up things. she has been amazing,

she is pushing me all the way. my wife's mother passed away of the same disease 18 years ago, it was a bit of a double whammy for my wife. obviously, she cared for her mother going back 18 years, you know? bella only lasted two or 2.5 years then she passed. motor neurone disease is incurable and affects the brains and nerves. early symptoms can include weak grip, slurred speech and muscle cramp, it can shorten life expectancy but treatments are available. in recent months, bowen has been attending the morello clinic in newport, specialising in rehabilitation for people with neurological conditions. until we went to a friend's party, the wife got talking to a friend of hers, her daughter works here.

and she told the wife what goes on here and things and i was in straight away. maintain it until you lose it, they have been really positive, especially mentally as well as physically, you know. the last couple of years, my hand gradually getting a little bit worse, struggling to do little things like buttons and things like that, and belts and things like that, laces, can still do a lot of things. i know further down the line things might get more difficult for me. i meet them head on, and give it as best a go as i can. he is undergoing hydrotherapy and taking long walks to get himself as physically and mentally fit as possible on what will be a long and challenging road ahead.

tonight — a landmark agreement after more than ten years of negotiations to protect the world's oceans. the high seas treaty aims to safeguard marine life from overfishing and shipping traffic — it's been praised by environmentalists. up until this point, it's been impossible to do anything to protect the amazing biodiversity that lives out there. what this treaty does is give us the tools to start giving that vast area of ocean the attention it deserves. and the other main stories on tonight's programme... rail passengers in england and wales see fares go up by nearly 6%. all the fun of the nursery — but a warning that thousands have closed in the last year due to lack

of funds and staff. that's the one they wanted. and humiliation for manchester united, thrashed 7—0 by bitter rivals liverpool at anfield. good evening. an historic agreement to protect the world's oceans has been approved after more than a decade of international negotiations. the high seas treaty aims to safeguard marine life in 30% of the world's oceans by 2030. at the moment only a very small proportion, just i.2%, are protected. the deal, which was finalised at the united nations in new york, is being hailed as a significant step by environmental campaigners. 0ur climate reporter esme stallard has more.

the high seas are home to most of the world's marine life, some 2 million species, which provide food, jobs and medicines needed for human survival. after a final 36—hour marathon negotiation, countries agreed last night how to protect these ocean regions. the ship has reached the shore. applause and cheering. we will formally adopt the text. the high seas are the world's international waters that aren't controlled by any nation. until now, all countries had a right to fish, ship and research in these areas. but it has left the animals and plants living there vulnerable. 10% of monitored species are at risk of extension. are at risk of extinction. i think that this treaty, that will lay the groundwork

for creating 30% of the ocean into marine sanctuaries be fished in is so important, we have to save these creatures. talks were deadlocked for years, mostly over how genetic material from plants and animals found in the high seas should be shared between nations. several important drugs including treatments for covid, hiv and cancer were developed from marine life, and there could be many more discoveries out there. marine genetic resources are the genetic resources of things like deep—sea sponges, that you might find out they're that you might find out there on the seabed in the high seas, and this treaty was going to be our first attempt, is our first attempt, to actually work out what happens if you discover that those genetic resources are very valuable. for example, is it the new aspirin, the new drug on the market? now, richer nations have promised to share the proceeds from any products developed from the deep sea. as part of the treaty,

all countries have also agreed that any future activity in these protected areas including mining, fossil fuel exploration and fishing, will have to be assessed for their environmental impact. 60 countries need to sign the treaty before it can take effect. it is hoped this will be achieved in a couple of years. esme stallard, bbc news. regulated railfares, those controlled by the government, go up by 5.9% today in england and wales. that's the biggest increase in more than ten years but is far lower than the rate of inflation. the government says it's necessary to support crucial investment and that it has intervened to keep fares as low as possible. here's our transport correspondent katy austin. all aboard for another fare increase. 5.9%. oh, god. a monthly ticket is somewhere around £600. for the service that you get, because obviously there's always train strikes or there's something going on with the trains, the tracks and everything, it's not really worth it,

because half the time you're late to work. struggling to afford it, i spend a lot of money on rail, so it's a big dent to my income. trying to be green, trying not- to use your car so much is actually costing more and more. if the increment is going to make it reliable, then it's ok. the 5.9% cap covers nearly half of fares in england and wales, including most season tickets. a decision hasn't yet been made in scotland. to give a few examples... an annual season ticket from brighton to london has gone from £4,480 to more than £4,700. the equivalent from wilmslow to manchester has risen by nearly £100 to £1,740 and an annual season from swansea to cardiff central has gone up to £2,068. the government says it has made sure the rise is well below the rate of inflation it would normally be based on. but this year's is the biggest

increase in 11 years and it comes as people are facing a host of cost—of—living pressures. passengers have also endured a period of worsening reliability with record cancellation rates and a series of strikes. well, even before this current fare rise, passengers on the whole did not see train travel as great value for money. what customers, passengers, really want, yes, they want an affordable railway, but value for money is about having a reliable, punctual railway as well, and for several months now, that's not been good enough. train companies�* representatives said the industry was working hard to make the network more reliable. it's a time of challenges and change on the railway, more working from home means less commuting and season ticket sales are at less than a third of what they were before the pandemic. flexible alternatives have already come in, and trials of things like scrapping return tickets are coming down the track. with fares going up and up, passengers want to see service levels going that way, too.

katy austin, bbc news. buckingham palace has declined to comment on reports that prince harry and meghan have been invited to the king's coronation. it follow suggestions that the couple have been contacted by e—mail about attending official events for the king's crowning on may 6th. strikes by ambulance workers from the unite union due to take place in england tomorrow and on wednesday have been called off. the union which represents 3,000 ambulance workers says it will enter into pay talks with the government. 0ther unions representing ambulance staff, the gmb and unison, announced similar decisions in recent days. government plans to prevent anyone arriving in the uk on a small boat from claiming asylum are due to be announced later this week. it's expected that the home secretary will have a duty to "detain and swiftly remove" anyone who comes through that route. the red cross has called the proposals "extremely concerning". 0ur political correspondent helen catt is in westminster.

helen, what more do we know about this announcement? well, we don't have the exact details of this legislation but we know that the broad thrust of it is, as you have just outlined, about preventing people who arrive in small boats from being able to claim asylum in the country and about removing them from the country. more than 45,000 migrants to chaucer crossed the channel in this way in the last year, rishi sunak has said it is not fair on british taxpayers, not fair on those who come here legally and not fair that criminal gangs should be allowed to continue their immoral trade. but there have been some serious concerns raised about these proposals, about the ethics of detaining people who have come here seeking asylum, about the practicalities of doing that, where is the government going to put them? about the feasibility of actually being able to remove people from the country, particularly as the government's planned to send people to rwanda has stored in the courts.

refugee groups are suggesting this is unworkable. labour has accused the government of simply rehashing promises that it made in last year's nationality and borders bill. we should say that this is not the only strand, rishi sunak will meet the french president on friday to discuss co—operation, but the stakes are high, rishi sunak has made a personal pledge to stop the boats. thank you very much, helen catt. the greek prime minister has asked for forgiveness from the families of those killed in the country's worst rail disaster. it comes as police and protestors violently clashed outside the parliament in athens. earlier, hundreds of black balloons were released in memory of the victims. a least 57 people died in the crash. the greek prime minister has asked for forgiveness from the families a leading childcare charity says it has never been harder for parents to find a place for their child. the early years alliance says thousands of providers have closed in the last year due to rising costs and recruitment issues and that the situation will get

worse without more investment. 0ur correspondent navtej johal reports from one nursery as it closed its doors for the final time. time to say goodbye. this nursery in southampton has been here for more than 20 years. it is beloved by the local community. emotional, that's the only word for it, emotional. especially, like, when you're on your own as a mum and you go home, and you've got the teachers here for support, it's really... it is really hard. this raw emotion is a result of hard economic realities. nearly all of the parents of the children at ymca weston park nursery and pre—school make use of government—funded free childcare. but that funding has not increased in line with recent rising gusts. in line with recent rising costs. the cost of living has gone up, everything has increased,

our overheads have increased, and unfortunately that funding amount has remained the same, and so that means that we are just