with friends at a pub in wallasey in north west england. a 20—year—old has been charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and assisting an offender and a second man and a woman were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder. a man has been arrested overfootage shot from inside a police cordon on the day the body of nicola bulley was found in a river in lancashire last month. ms bulley disappeared whilst walking her dog — and her body was found three weeks later. police say the 34—year—old man was detained on suspicion of malicious communications offences, and perverting the course ofjustice — and has been released on conditional bail. the number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment in england has risen. according to nhs england an estimated 7.21 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of january. that's up from 7.20 million in december. it's the joint highest number since records began in august 2007. almost half of children who become homeless have been forced to move schools —

with a third missing more than a month of teaching, according to a new report. housing charity shelter blamed what it described as "total inaction" from the government for the numbers of young people in "traumatic" living arrangements. the government says it increased local housing allowance significantly during the pandemic, and is delivering more affordable homes. here's our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan. it's barely 6:30am, and isaiah is heading to his childminder... ..while his brother coby begins the journey to school. single mum lily is heading to work as a nurse, hence the early start. we used to walk to school every single day from our old house. but that all changed when they were made homeless in september, after the landlord sold the property. now the commute can take up to 45 minutes. if i could get us housed near his school,

that's my main goal. this is where they're currently living, all three sharing a one bed flat. it's temporary accommodation. they're not allowed their own furniture. it's all in storage. i do miss my bunk bed. under my bunk bed there's like a wooden bit where i have all of my things, some things that are special things for like my birthdays, hundreds of cards in my special box. there are a near—record 100,000 households living in temporary accommodation in england, including 125,000 children. the charity shelter says more people will become homeless unless ministers take action. to stop the tide of homelessness, the government do need to unfreeze housing benefit. it's been frozen since 2020, and in that time, as everyone knows, rents have escalated dramatically,

and also, the cost of living crisis. ministers are spending £2 billion tackling homelessness, but each day more people risk losing their properties. in south—east london, tammy and daughter piper could soon be homeless. they live in temporary accommodation, but tammy, who's eight months pregnant, refused to move to essex as it was too far away. her council say she's therefore made herself intentionally homeless, and want her out. if i moved all the way to colchester, who's going to look after my daughter when i go into labour? no—one�*s going to be able to come down and see me. it's too far. i'll have to change hospitals, change doctors, change her school. and seven—year—old piper doesn't want to move either. yeah, it makes me sad because i... ..i miss this house, i miss my family. . i miss my friends. all families in temporary accommodation want what they call a forever home. but as they can't afford their own place, they live

with constant uncertainty. michael buchanan, bbc news. gas and air is used for pain relief. a bbc reporter has told thomas magill about her experience. healthy and happy today but things were very different for bbcjournalist lee milner different for bbc journalist lee milner during different for bbcjournalist lee milner during labour, when she was unable to access gas and air pain relief. she says what should have been a very special moment turned out to be deeply traumatic. i been a very special moment turned out to be deeply traumatic.- out to be deeply traumatic. i went into shock. _ out to be deeply traumatic. i went into shock. i _ out to be deeply traumatic. i went into shock, i started _ out to be deeply traumatic. i went into shock, i started shaking, - out to be deeply traumatic. i went into shock, i started shaking, i - out to be deeply traumatic. i went | into shock, i started shaking, i was begging for pain relief. i started to lose control, to be honest. it was a very frightening time in my life. and they didn't have time to give me the epidural so i needed

something in between and the only thing they could give me was paracetamol because they didn't have gas and air. there were moments they will read for my safety and his safety. will read for my safety and his safe . ,, ., , ., ., ., safety. she gave birth to theo at the princess _ safety. she gave birth to theo at the princess alexandra _ safety. she gave birth to theo at the princess alexandra hospitall safety. she gave birth to theo at. the princess alexandra hospital in harlow. it withdrew giving gas and air injanuary after harlow. it withdrew giving gas and air in january after concerns harlow. it withdrew giving gas and air injanuary after concerns of midwives and doctors were being exposed to unsafe levels of nitrous oxide due to leaking and old equipment. it is a move experts say could heighten anxiety for both patients and staff. this could heighten anxiety for both patients and staff.— patients and staff. this is not ureat for patients and staff. this is not great for women _ patients and staff. this is not great for women who - patients and staff. this is not great for women who are - patients and staff. this is not l great for women who are about patients and staff. this is not - great for women who are about to .ive great for women who are about to give birth— great for women who are about to give birth and it is not great for the stat — give birth and it is not great for the star. for the women about to .ive the star. for the women about to give birth, — the star. for the women about to give birth, it is adding to their feelings— give birth, it is adding to their feelings of vulnerability and anxiety. and for the staff in the units _ anxiety. and for the staff in the units where this has been withdrawn, it is adding _ units where this has been withdrawn, it is adding to their vulnerability and anxiety as well, because they are aware — and anxiety as well, because they are aware they have been working in are aware they have been working in a workpiece — are aware they have been working in a workplace that potentially hasn't been safe for them. a spokesperson for the princess _ been safe for them. a spokesperson

for the princess alexandra _ been safe for them. a spokesperson for the princess alexandra hospitall for the princess alexandra hospital in harlow says that three temporary gas and air units have now been put in place and that permanent gas and air will be available shortly. 0ther air will be available shortly. other hospitals around the country, including basildon university hospital, peterborough hospital and hinchinbrook hospital have also suspended their use with no date given as to when they will make it available to birthing mothers again. lee hopes that speaking out will help prepare other expecting mums and says the whole old deal has left her anxious about the future. i have alwa s her anxious about the future. i have always wanted _ her anxious about the future. i have always wanted more _ her anxious about the future. i have always wanted more than _ her anxious about the future. i have always wanted more than one - her anxious about the future. i have always wanted more than one and l her anxious about the future. i have | always wanted more than one and we want a sibling for little theo here. but to go through that day again is going to take a lot of strength. and it is going to take a lot of healing as well. i am quite angry, i shouldn't be feeling like that at the end of the day. yeah, it's going to be a while before we have another one, but i would like another one. i would go through it all again for

him. thomas magill, bbc news. you might best recognise jim moirfor being one half of the comedy duo — reeves and mortimer — but he's also a dab hand with a paintbrush. his latest collection has been inspired by his love of birds — and is now on display at an exhibition in newcastle. sharuna sagar has been to meet him. so here we are at the biscuit factory in newcastle for warm buttered mattress? hot. hot buttered mattress! i was thinking of warm buttered toast. sorry! well, of course you would do, wouldn't you? but it's hot buttered mattress. and when i was asked the title of the show, that was the first thing that came to my head. and really, it's a collection of mainly really new, new paintings that i've done this year. and i kind of try to give it a bit of a northeastern flavour.

so i've got a picture of lindisfarne, which i went and visited to look at curlews. it's got a northern lights vibe to it, hasn't it? it's got a bit of a northern lights vibe, isn't it? yeah. lindisfarne in the northern lights. you named it. can i have it? no! 0h. you do have a lot of birds in your work. you love birds? yes, i'm a big ornithologist. and i grew up, not too far from here in darlington, and that's what i did when i was, you know, not at school. i'd go and look at birds and draw birds. now, i'm 64, i'm painting birds again with a vengeance. this is a colour wheel. so it goes from red, going round through the yellows, greens, blues, purples and round. these are the sections. right, right. imagine the section of a grapefruit or an orange. yes. or a trivial pursuit thing.

or, a tomato cut into... or a piece of cake. 0ra pizza... made out of birds. yeah. 0r... how many can we think of?! i can't think of any more! some people might be quite surprised to know that you're such an accomplished and prolific artist, because obviously we love you for reeves and mortimer, and shooting stars, and all your tv comedy shows. how long have you been painting for? forever. i started off painting when i was a kid, went to art school, finished art school, started doing vic reeves. i invented vic reeves as a kind of performance piece. so i did that, and then — but i never stopped painting. vic reeves kind of disappeared about 15 years ago. no, i've done a few since, but i've just given it all up. and i'm painting now. now, this is bob and me on a tiny moose, which i did in 19.

do you remember covid—19? i think i do, yeah. yeah, well, this was just before then. that was when it was free and easy to gather up close to your mate and ride around on a moose! without a mask on! yeah! so, yeah, that's what that is. that is just so lovely. that is so touching. look at his little face. he looks so happy. yeah, he looks happy, doesn't he? yeah! i look a bit kind of bemused. and the moose doesn't look too impressed. this is very young moose. not that used to having a couple of bulky blokes on its back.

artist sam cox, otherwise known as �*mr doodle', has spent three years covering all of his house in kent,with doodles. in kent with doodles. well, mr doodle has now gone even bigger with his artwork, by doodling a multi storey car park in ashford. music.

now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. some of us woke up to some snow this morning and indeed, there's more snow in the forecast for today, but not all of us are going to see it. the met office has three amber warnings in force and they run from this afternoon until the morning. details are on our website. the highest figures you can see relate to higher ground and we will see a fair bit of snow at lower levels and we are also looking at some freezing rain across parts of central wales.

coupled with gusty winds there will be drifting of the snow and for some we are looking at blizzards as well so some atrocious conditions. the pressures driving a weather and we have the mad atlantic in the south, so here we are looking at rain. but as these weather fronts bump into the cold air, that is where we are seeing the snow, with more to come. snow continue across north wales the midlands into northern england and northern ireland. pattering the north and east of scotland but much of scotland staying dry and in the south, any showers are likely to be of rain. but even those could be heavy and also thundery. temperatures, you can see where we have the mad atlantica and the cold arctic air. going to be windy through the day and also through the evening and overnight period and that wind will be causing the snow to drift. blizzard conditions on some of the trans— pennine routes, as the snow continues to edge through north wales, north midlands, staying in northern england, getting into southern scotland and northern ireland. you can see how it spreads

across more of wales as a low pressure, which is moving from west to east, slips a little bit further east. a cold night in the highlands tonight, we could see —15 and a widespread frost and the risk of ice. tomorrow, low—pressure drifts to the near continent and we will have some snow for a time and it will be windy for a time. the wind will be windy for a time. the wind will ease and still some snow showers coming in across the far north of scotland. we start on a snowy note first thing across parts of england and wales and that tends to push away as we go through the course of the morning. remember it is going to be windy as well but the winds will ease through the day and many having a dry day with some sunshine. some wintry showers in the north and some rain starting to come in across the southwest. but across the board, it will feel cold.

knesset this is bbc news, welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories... russia has launched more than 80 missiles at ukraine. sustained strikes hit the kharkiv and 0desa regions killing at least nine people and leaving much of the capital, kyiv, without electricity. the uk government is set to announce that construction of certain the nuclear watchdog from the un has more this cannot go on. we the nuclear watchdog from the un has more this cannot go on.— more this cannot go on. we must commit to _ more this cannot go on. we must commit to protecting _ more this cannot go on. we must commit to protecting the - more this cannot go on. we must commit to protecting the safety l more this cannot go on. we must i commit to protecting the safety and security— commit to protecting the safety and security of— commit to protecting the safety and security of the plant and we need to commit _ security of the plant and we need to commit now. the uk government is set to announce that construction of certain sections of the new high—speed railway hs2 will be delayed to save money.

tens of thousands of people are taking part in demonstrations in israel against proposed reforms to the judicial system. child care costs rise sharply in england, scotland and wales. a new report shows that nursery fees are almost £15,000 for the youngest children weather warnings for heavy snow in the uk. the cold conditions are expected to last until the weekend. this is rowan bridge, in mold, in north wales, where an amber weather warning for significant ice and snow could bring disruption through today. ukraine says russia has fired at least 80 missiles at targets across the country, as part of an overnight bombardment, the most significant wave of attacks since the anniversary of the invasion was

marked two weeks ago. the targets were across ukraine, from kharkiv in the north to 0desa in the south. at least three people are reported dead in kherson region. president zelensky, in a statement on telegram, said ten regions in all had been hit. he added that russia would not �*avoid responsibility�* this is drone footage, of the zolochiv district of lviv in western ukrainian. five people have been killed, and more are feared dead under the rubble. as well as residential buildings and critical infrastructure sites, the strikes have left the zaporizhzhia nuclear power station without electricity. the head of the un's nuclear watchdog, the international atomic energy agency, rafael grossi , said it was the sixth time that the plant, the largest nuclear facility in europe, had lost all off— site power since russia's invasion.

he warned that such an unsafe situation could not be allowed to continue. situation could not be what situation could not be are we doing to prevent this from what are we doing to prevent this from happening? we are the ieaa. we are meant to care about nuclear safety. each time we are rolling a dice and if we allow this to continue time after time, then one day, our luck will run out. i call on everyone in this room today and elsewhere. we must commit to protect the safety and security of the plant and we need to commit now. what we need is action and we know what this means. i will continue, need is action and we know what this means. iwill continue, i need is action and we know what this means. i will continue, i will continue my urgent consultations and contacts to perfect there is a

parisian nuclear power plant. please, support me. before christmas he reached the zaporizhzhia site to secure its safety. i asked professor michael fitzpatrick about the risk this poses. fitzpatrick about the risk this oses. �* , ., fitzpatrick about the risk this oses. h ., , , ., poses. it's worth emphasising that the [ant poses. it's worth emphasising that the plant has _ poses. it's worth emphasising that the plant has been _ poses. it's worth emphasising that the plant has been completely - the plant has been completely off—line for several months, it was taken off—line in september, so the risks go down the longer that the plant is off—line. taking a nuclear plant is off—line. taking a nuclear plant of light is not like turning off a heater, because the core continues to generate heat for quite some time, but every month it goes past, that gets less and less and so the reason you need power to the site is for several reasons — firstly, you still do need to cool the core, it will still be releasing hundreds of kilowatts of heat, so quite a lot, but it's really about

maintaining the overall security and safety of the site, maintaining the reactors in good shape, maintaining the storage facilities in good shape, being able to operate the plant in line with international practice. plant in line with international ractice. ~ ., plant in line with international ractice. ., ., , plant in line with international ractice. . ., , _ ~ ~ practice. we had a visit by the iaea chief a few months _ practice. we had a visit by the iaea chief a few months ago _ practice. we had a visit by the iaea chief a few months ago and - practice. we had a visit by the iaea chief a few months ago and some l chief a few months ago and some reassurances were offered at the time about the conditions in which the plant will be able to operate, not least the fact of the staff could actually leave, could eat properly, sleep or thereabouts, rather than being effectively held inside the plant by russian soldiers. has that protocol being observed do we think? do we think in the whole zaporizhzhia has been left alone? this the whole zaporizhzhia has been left alone? �* , ~' ., the whole zaporizhzhia has been left alone? �* , ~ ., , ., alone? as we know, the plant was occuied alone? as we know, the plant was occunied by _ alone? as we know, the plant was occupied by russian _ alone? as we know, the plant was occupied by russian forces - alone? as we know, the plant was occupied by russian forces and - alone? as we know, the plant was| occupied by russian forces and the iaea had observers there and have been able to change their team recently, but i think that when you are looking at operating in a plant,

where you have shelling in the nearby region, it is not ideal operating conditions and one of the concerns of the iaea, as you said, that they have raised is about the effectiveness of the workforce on site, given the conditions are having to working. so this could remain a concern as long as this is effectively an act of war zone. michael fitzpatrick there at coventry university. in kyiv apartments have been damaged and cars destroyed in one of this mornings attacks. from there, our diplomatic correspondent james landale sent this report. this was a pretty comprehensive barrage of strikes across the country, largely targeted at energy infrastructure. there have been reports of power cuts across the country, to the north in kharkiv, to the south in 0desa, to the west in various cities, and of course, here in kyiv, too. power infrastructure struck in the south—west of the country. as a result, energy has been cut, particularly to the zaporizhzhia

nuclear power plant. this is crucial. they are now operating on diesel generators, they can do this for some time, they have done this but they can't last on that forever. potentially, that's where there is a real wider risk if that energy power plant doesn't get electricity back soon. that said, inevitably, civilians have been caught up in the strike, too. here, in northern kyiv, we think that a drone came across, it was picked up by the air defences and destroyed, leaving debris filling the area. windows had been blown out, there is debris all over here, just next door, in a children's playground, some cars were damaged and destroyed. a couple of people were injured. a similar story, too, in the west in lviv. we know that at least five people were killed in strikes there. so a reminder that, yes, these, the main target might have an energy infrastructure, but civilians did not escape the overnight attacks.

the uk government is set to announce that construction of certain sections britain's new high speed rail line, known as hs2, will be postponed to save money. the delay is likely to affect sections from manchester to crewe and birmingham to crewe. the project has run billions of pounds over budget and is years behind schedule. hs2 is uk government's flagship transport levelling up project and the largest infrastructure project in europe. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin has more. the government keeps saying that it's committed to hs2. it keeps on saying it's committed to the london to manchester part of it at least. you might remember the eastern leg has already been drastically scaled back and we don't have a definite timeline for that yet. also, while saying in public it's committed to the project, we know that behind—the—scenes a lot of work has been going on to try and find ways of bringing down the gusts or controlling gusts —— the costs... with the impact of inflation having

a big impact in the past year or so. and this is at a time when the department for transport�*s budget is not going to go up by inflation. so the bbc understands that we are expecting an announcement from the government soon, that they will look to delay some parts of the project. now, my understanding from the background to this is that it's extremely unlikely there will be any change to the initial stretch, which is from old 0ak common in west london to birmingham. work on that is 40% complete already. i don't think it's likely that the scope of the timing of that will be changed from its current time as well, it is currently due to open between 2029 and 2033. where there is more questions is, what about the phase two. so from birmingham to and from crewe, then on to manchester. maybe there could be some changes to the timing there. we don't know if the eastern leg would be included into day's announcement. so we are waiting for details, but the other thing that is being

mooted is whether there will be any delays between the final stretch of that first phase from old 0ak common in west london to houston in central london. 0ld 0ak common will actually be the end of the railway when it first opens with the plan for euston to open later. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, recently seen to quash reports that the euston terminal would never open. perhaps we will find out soon whether something else will happen to the plans for that station. have to say, no confirmation at the moment of exactly what is going to be announced. are transport...

tens of thousands of israelis have begun rallies across the country in another day of protest against the government's proposed radical overhaul of thejudicial system. many israelis believe the changes could threaten democracy. these are live pictures from the rally in tel aviv. activists in the city are aiming to block the road to tel aviv airport, from where the prime minister, activists in the city are aiming to block the road to tel aviv airport, from where the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is due to leave on an official visit to italy. in haifa — naval reservists have blockaded the port preventing the movement of maritime traffic. and i couldn't secure the safety of a high—profile internationalfigure a high—profile international figure so a high—profile internationalfigure so they moved to the airport, which is secure location. the bbc�*s highest paid presenter, gary lineker, says he stands by his criticism of the government's immigration policy and does not fear suspension. on tuesday on twitter, the sports presenter posted a message to his 8.7 million followers comparing the new plans for people arriving in the uk

by small boats to 1930s germany. hello, gary. hi. hi there. have you heard from the bbc, gary? i'm always talking to the bbc. has the director—general said anything to you? erm, yeah. what's he said? he said... well, we chat, we chat often. anything about the tweet, gary? do you regret sending the tweet at all? no. do you stand by what you said? of do you stand by what you said? course. the culture secretary described the match of the day presenter�*s comments as " disappointing and inappropriate" and said it was important for the bbc to maintain impartiality if it is to "retain the trust of the public who pay

the licence fee". mr speaker, as somebody who's grandmother escaped grandmother or nazi germany in the 19th 30s, i think it's disappointing and inappropriate to compare government policy on immigration events to, to events in germany in the 1930s. it's important for the bbc to maintain impartiality if it is to retain the trust of the public who pay the licence fee. the bbc is operationally independent and i am pleased to bbc will be speaking to gary lineker to remind him of his responsibilities in relation to social media.— responsibilities in relation to social media. ., ., , social media. further to that, wish should meet _ social media. further to that, wish should meet again _ social media. further to that, wish should meet again with _ social media. further to that, wish should meet again with the - social media. further to that, wish | should meet again with the director generat— should meet again with the director general to— should meet again with the director general to review and to ensure that the bbc_ general to review and to ensure that the bbc will use the contract of well— known the bbc will use the contract of well—known multimillionaire the bbc will use the contract of well— known multimillionaire lefty lineker _ well— known multimillionaire lefty lineker who presents himself as a sports _ lineker who presents himself as a

sports presenter with very scandalous views about government policy _ scandalous views about government policy and _ scandalous views about government policy and decide whether he is a sports _ policy and decide whether he is a sports presenter or a political pendant— sports presenter or a political pendant and he should be paid about 1.3 pendant and he should be paid about 13 million _ pendant and he should be paid about 1.3 million less than he currently is for— 1.3 million less than he currently is for the — 1.3 million less than he currently is for the public purse? that 1.3 million less than he currently is for the public purse?— is for the public purse? that was lucy fraser _ is for the public purse? that was lucy fraser and _ is for the public purse? that was lucy fraser and gregory - is for the public purse? that was l lucy fraser and gregory campbell. a charity in the uk has warned that the price of childcare is rising sharply — and the number of places available is dropping. coram says british parents are now having to pay so much to have their young children looked after that some are unable to work — and the system needs urgent reform. the government says it has spent £20 billion in the past five years to help families with childcare costs. the uk is one of the most expensive countries in the world for childcare. the average cost of a full—time nursery place for a child under two in great britain stands atjust under £15,000 a year. that puts the uk in the top

three most expensive countries in the world, according to the 0ecd. austria and hungary and portugal are significantly less —— more. that is where childcare costs are so high apart from the uk. the costs do vary in than others. 0ur correspondent hannah miller has been speaking to parents struggling with the cost of childcare. when i had my daughter, who's five, i had to quit myjob because we could not afford childcare. how did you feel about that? so frustrating because you spend years working at something you really enjoy and you have to quit. i look forward to going back to nursing, my plan is to go back. if there'd been more options and childcare was cheaper or more flexibility, that would have been something i would have definitely done. my wife looks after her full time

but it does put a strain - on the bank account, - especially with energy bills going up and stuff like that. childcare is something we have i considered but unless you manage |to get a job where the hourly payj was so much higher than the cost of childcare, literally no point. that was a report from helen milner talking to parents about it. i'm joined now by abigail fisher, a mum from bristol who knows first—hand all about the costs of childcare. thank you very much for interrupting your working day to talk to us. let me ask you about your experience. can i ask you how long you have been a parent? can i ask you how long you have been a arent? , , ., ., ., ~ a parent? yes, first of all, thank ou for a parent? yes, first of all, thank you for having — a parent? yes, first of all, thank you for having me. _ a parent? yes, first of all, thank you for having me. my _ a parent? yes, first of all, thank you for having me. my daughter| a parent? yes, first of all, thank i you for having me. my daughter is 21 months old and we are expecting our second injuly, so she has been a

nursery for about nine months of age. nursery for about nine months of are. . nursery for about nine months of a a e. ,, , nursery for about nine months of are. ,, , . ., _ , age. she will be covered by these fiuures age. she will be covered by these figures suggested _ age. she will be covered by these figures suggested families - age. she will be covered by these figures suggested families are . figures suggested families are having to pay on average for a child up having to pay on average for a child up to two years on, £15,000 per ear. ., , ., , up to two years on, £15,000 per ear. . , ., ., up to two years on, £15,000 per ear. . , . ., ., ., , year. that sounds a lot of money. it's an year. that sounds a lot of money. it's an awful _ year. that sounds a lot of money. it's an awful lot _ year. that sounds a lot of money. it's an awful lot of— year. that sounds a lot of money. it's an awful lot of money, - year. that sounds a lot of money. it's an awful lot of money, yes. i it's an awful lot of money, yes. 0ur situation is that she is a nursery for three days a week. we are fortunate that my mother can look after her for one day, so fortunate that my mother can look after herfor one day, so i work fortunate that my mother can look after her for one day, so i work a four—day week, which is condensed full time hours. i'm still working full time hours. i'm still working full time hours but condensed into four to reduce those childcare costs. but on average, it's about £10,000 per yearfor her those costs. but on average, it's about £10,000 per year for her those three days, yes. has £10,000 per year for her those three da s, es. ., , £10,000 per year for her those three da s, es. . days, yes. has it affected your decisions _ days, yes. has it affected your decisions about _ days, yes. has it affected your decisions about having - days, yes. has it affected your decisions about having a - days, yes. has it affected your. decisions about having a family, days, yes. has it affected your- decisions about having a family, the timing of having a family, how big a family you want to have?— family you want to have? without a shadow of a — family you want to have? without a shadow of a doubt, _ family you want to have? without a shadow of a doubt, yes. _ family you want to have? without a shadow of a doubt, yes. we - shadow of a doubt, yes. we hummed and hard about trying for a second

due to the finances and i think it's that, the sort of element of choice that's taken away from you a degree and also there is an expectation that you can time when you can have children. it doesn't work like that for a lot of parents trying to conceive. but of course, it affects decisions we make such as we need to upsize and we are having to put really consider what our options are in terms of whether we can afford to move. we are actually having to take equity out of the house in order to pay for childcare because we will have two in the nursery was this one is here. so huge life decisions affect about this. we're talking a of money. 0ne affect about this. we're talking a of money. one a day for potentially reducing costs with liz truss and she had been pursuing it ever since

the chucky minister back in the early years of david cameron government. early years of david cameron government-— government. she was saying that ma be we government. she was saying that maybe we can — government. she was saying that maybe we can alter— government. she was saying that maybe we can alter the _ government. she was saying that maybe we can alter the rush - government. she was saying that maybe we can alter the rush of l maybe we can alter the rush of children to carers in the nursery. —— childcare minister... there are those who argue that for honourable reasons, the ratio is set quite conservatively with the small so you have a relatively small number of children per adult and that maybe you could do something that would at least be one way of stopping costs going ever higher.— going ever higher. so... i can't seak going ever higher. so... i can't speakfor_ going ever higher. so... i can't speak for nursery _ going ever higher. so... i can't speak for nursery workers, - speak for nursery workers, obviously, but my view is that that's probably not the right decision. it's a lot of work to look after just one decision. it's a lot of work to look afterjust one child, one toddler. and so, my nursery is doing a fantasticjob. they had to increase their fees and i fantasticjob. they had to increase theirfees and i certainly fantasticjob. they had to increase their fees and i certainly don't blame them for that fact. they clearly don't have enough funding so i would suggest that it is a funding

issue. 0ne i would suggest that it is a funding issue. one of the funding is going to the right places, a question to be asked, but i don't think the answer is to increase the number of children for these workers who are already stretched for having to look after. i5 already stretched for having to look after. , ., , already stretched for having to look after. , . , ., ., after. is there anything that would make this more _ after. is there anything that would make this more manageable, - after. is there anything that would . make this more manageable, comedy for parents? it's a big question, but we sort of kind of stumbled into having a childcare system, haven't we? it's not something we thought very much about. 0nly we? it's not something we thought very much about. only the wealthiest parents only ever had pay childcare in the past but now it's become much more wider and on our economy has come to depend on.— come to depend on. absolutely. i thinkthat... — come to depend on. absolutely. i think that. .. there _ come to depend on. absolutely. i think that. .. there is _ come to depend on. absolutely. i think that. .. there is an - think that... there is an expectation, an outdated assumption that households can function on one income. and that's not something

that households can do in this day and age. i think that obviously money is going to come into it. we don't seem to be talking about childcare as education. what i have seenin childcare as education. what i have seen in my experience, which is quite limited, i'm just here representing months, isuppose, it's around the fact that my child gets so much more out of nursery and their experience educationally, developmentally, than i could probably provider if i was to stay at home and i don't think our nursery systems and the childcare is seen as that educational society... it's not... the environment is not deemed as educational, which i think is wrong because what they learn in that environment is massive. so i think there's an opportunity to reconsider how that therefore is

funded like our schools.- reconsider how that therefore is funded like our schools. that's a very interesting _ funded like our schools. that's a very interesting point _ funded like our schools. that's a very interesting point to - funded like our schools. that's a very interesting point to a - funded like our schools. that's a i very interesting point to a number of very big philosophical point. congratulations on your good news of having another baby. it's been revealed that the former shell boss ben van beurden received a pay package of £9.7 million last year, that's an increase of more than 50% from 2021 where he was paid the equivalent of £6.3 million in euros. shell reported its highest annual profits in its 115 year history last year, making a record £32.2 billion profit. that's following a surge in energy prices following russia's invasion of ukraine. british opposition parties say the government has let energy firms �*off the hook�* on taxation. the government says it has done necessary to ensure to raise money but also gets investment into the industry. fossil fuels campaign leader at ngo global witness, alice harrisonjoins me now from london. if we were talking about the kind of

cost benefit analysis from the company, presumably, he has earned it. their profits have never been higher. it. their profits have never been hiaher. , ., �* it. their profits have never been hiaher. , . �* , ., , higher. yes, and i'm sure many --eole higher. yes, and i'm sure many people will— higher. yes, and i'm sure many people will be _ higher. yes, and i'm sure many people will be applauding - higher. yes, and i'm sure many people will be applauding him l higher. yes, and i'm sure many i people will be applauding him for that. as you are saying, or shell made £32 billion in profits last year and if you combine that with what bp made, then together, those two companies made £100,000 every single minute last year. but i think it's really important that we acknowledge the cost of this. these huge windfalls were driven by two crises last year, which made 2022 are pretty brutal year for millions of people around the globe. there in the ukraine, which is a war that is being raged with oil and gas money, that has already killed thousands of civilians. shell are pulled out of russia recently, but before then was

fundamental in helping vladimir putin build russia's fossilfuel economy and then the crisis we are feeling here in the uk, the global energy crisis, which was caused by the skyrocketing cost of oil and gas... the skyrocketing cost of oil and as. .. ., , the skyrocketing cost of oil and as. .. . , ., the skyrocketing cost of oil and as... ., ., gas... please forgive me for interrupting _ gas... please forgive me for interrupting you... - gas... please forgive me for interrupting you... are - gas... please forgive me for interrupting you... are part| gas... please forgive me for- interrupting you... are part of our viewership has to disappear at a certain point so i have to get them away safely. let me ask you, what would be the best response? the board has effectively... you could argue it's board has effectively... you could argue its hands are tied and there is a deal on a contract and an presumably he is meeting his contract. as the onus on him or them to do something about this or the government? it’s to do something about this or the government?— to do something about this or the covernment? �* , ., ., government? it's on the government. these companies — government? it's on the government. these companies haven't _ government? it's on the government. these companies haven't been - government? it's on the government. these companies haven't been doing | these companies haven't been doing or responding to this because it goes against their profit incentives. but i think again to bring this back to the uk context,

shell outgoing ceo made a huge amount in 2022 and to put the figure in context, it would take an average nhs nurse 262 years to earn what he earned in one year and the government absolutely needs to intervene in this because nurses have been striking because the government will not give them enough pay... allison, were going to have to leave either, _ pay... allison, were going to have to leave either, forgive _ pay... allison, were going to have to leave either, forgive me. - israeli actor chaim topol, best known for his role as the milkman in the film version of "fiddler on the roof", has died aged 87. ifi if i were a rich man... best known for his role as the milkman in the film version of "fiddler on the roof", has died aged 87. he was one of israel's leading actors, and was known around the world for his stage

and movie performances. his credits also include a role in the 1981 bond film �*for your eyes 0nly�*. if you ever get a chance to see him that magical sequence of the wedding is a beautiful film. you're watching bbc news. some of us have had heavy snow through the morning and there is more heavy snow to come as one size. the met office has three amber weather warnings in force now and they run through this afternoon, tonight are need to tomorrow. further details available on our website. the highest figures you can see relate to higher ground and you can still see snow and low levels but also some freezing rain across parts of central wales. couple this with gusty winds, they would be drifting and blowing of snow and for some we will have blizzard so atrocious conditions. no pressure as driving or weather and we have atlantic air in the south so we are

looking at rain, but is this rough weather fronts bump into the cold air, this is where we see the snow with yet more to come. there is no continuing across the wales and north midlands and into northern england and into northern ireland. a few snow showers peppering the north and east of scotland but much of scott and staying dry and in the south, any showers are likely to be of rain. but even those could be heavy and also thundery. temperature wise you can see what we have the milder atlantic air and the cold arctic air. it's going to be windy through the day and also through the evening and overnight period and that wind will be causing the snow to drift, blizzard conditions on some of the trans pennine routes as the snow continues to edge through north wales, north midlands, into northern england and southern scotland and northern ireland. but you can see how it spreads across more of wales where the low pressure pushing east slipped further east. cold night in the highlands tonight and you can seek —15 degrees in

summer like at the hhhaaa and a widespread frost and the risk of ice. the low pressure drifts off and we will have snow for a time and it would be windy within the wind will ease and still snow showers coming in across the far north of scotland. we start on a snowy note first thing across england and wales and that tends to push away as we through the morning. remember it would be windy as well but the winds will ease and many of us having a dry day but some wintry showers in the north and rain starting to come in across the southwest. but across the board, it will feel cold.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories: russia has launched more than 80 missiles at ukraine. sustained strikes hit the kharkiv and 0desa regions killing at least nine people and leaving much of the capital, kyiv, without electricity. the head of the un�*s nuclear watchdog warns �*this cannot go on�* after the overnight strikes left the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant without power. we must commit to protect the safety and security of the plant and we need to commit now. the uk government is set to announce that construction of certain sections of the new high—speed railway hs2 will be delayed to save money.

tens of thousands of people take part in demonstrations in israel against proposed reforms to the judicial system. child care costs rise sharply in england, scotland and wales — a new report shows that nursery fees are almost £15,000 for the youngest children. weather warnings for heavy snow in the uk. the cold conditions are expected to last until the weekend. this is rowan bridge, in mold, in north wales, where an amber weather warning for significant ice and snow could bring disruption through today. let�*s return now to the situation in israel — where tens of thousands of israelis are rallying across the country in another day of protest

against the government�*s proposed radical overhaul of the judicial system. these are live pictures from the rally in tel aviv. many israelis believe the proposed changes could threaten democracy. naval reservists have blockaded the port at haifa, preventing the movement of maritime traffic. activists are also aiming to block the road to tel aviv airport, from where the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is due to leave on an official visit to italy. in a separate development, three palestinians have been shot dead by israeli forces in the occupied west bank. israel says the men opened fire, before being shot dead by undercover officers. the militant palestinian group islamichhad says the deaths were an assassination. all this comes as the us secretary of defence, lloyd austin, is due in israel — to discuss the growing

violence in the west bank. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. do yolande knell is injerusalem. you think this is sim of do you think this is simply a case of the prime minister underestimating the strength of feeling this reform would provoke? i think it was very clear that this keystone of new government policy would be something that would prove very divisive in the country. it is something that people on the right have often complained about in israel, saying that there is not enough... the courts need to be brought under control, but there is judicial overreach, they interfere in political processes, the correct way in which democracy should run. the complication in israel, you don�*t have a constitution, we have

these because i constitution, basic laws and you just have a parliament with one chamber. and that is why the protesters that are out now have picked up pace through the day, accuse the prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his coalition of a coup. they say that this is going to threaten the independence of the judiciary and the changes being made and pushed through parliament at the moment where they have 64 out of 120 seats, but they will really threaten the israeli democracy. the prime minister and members of his cabinet continue to say these changes are necessary, they restored the right balance between the different branches of government and they will stop the supreme court from being able to strike down legislation that is passed by the parliament. and they say that actually this is what voters knew about ahead of the

elections and they have a mandate to make this change. of course, the feeling out on the streets, people disagree with that and we have seen groups taking part in protest, for example, an army reservist who would normally try to remain politically neutral, we have had people very unusually speaking out who are members of elite military intelligence units, who continue to do active service. also members of pilots who continue to engage in combat operations, although they have finished their compulsory military service. i have finished their compulsory military service.— have finished their compulsory military service. i talked briefly about the violence _ military service. i talked briefly about the violence in _ military service. i talked briefly about the violence in the - military service. i talked briefly about the violence in the west | military service. i talked briefly - about the violence in the west bank, there have been considerable tensions in the last few weeks and some incidents that have led to deaths, another one in the last 24 hours. is it fair to see israel, in some sense, straining, struggling with some of both the historical

problems but also the kind of realities of its political system today? because it feels almost like it is assailed on all sides and assailed from within as well because so many israelis seem so worried about the future?— so many israelis seem so worried about the future? what we are seeing i think in israel— about the future? what we are seeing i think in israel at _ about the future? what we are seeing i think in israel at the _ about the future? what we are seeing i think in israel at the moment - about the future? what we are seeing i think in israel at the moment is - i think in israel at the moment is the very deep divisions that exist within israeli society. udc people from different political backgrounds who are taking part in the demonstrations, but there are a lot of secular voices, people who represent the minority and they are very worried about the policies that are represented by those in what is now israel�*s most hardline government, the most right—wing government, the most right—wing government the country has ever seen. they come from a religious nationalist background and from 0rthodox nationalist background and from orthodox jewish nationalist background and from 0rthodoxjewish parties. those are the groups benjamin netanyahu has teamed up with in this coalition. it has really highlighted a split, changing demographics in the country also. 0n changing demographics in the country also. on top of that you have this

ongoing situation, tensions have been building up with the palestinians. we have to look back to the previous israeli government, which had a very different political make up. it was much more idea logically diverse and yet the counterterrorism offensive that we are seeing continuing by the israeli military, particularly focusing on the west bank, started under the previous government. it followed on from a series of deadly attacks carried out by palestinians against israel is about a year ago and we have had since then, near nightly arrests by israeli forces in the west bank. a lot of tension in east jerusalem as well and in the past couple of months, because we had this new government come in with those on the right promising to come down with an iron fist against what they called palestinian terrorism, there has been quite a tough approach that has been taken. 0n the palestinian side, really there is a

lack of political horizons, a loss of faith in the palestinian leadership, too. and that is reflected in the age, you see a lot of younger men taking part in some of younger men taking part in some of the attacks that have taken place against israelis. and many of them now have a much looser political affiliation than we would have seen in the past. we understand that three palestinian men in their 20s who were killed in a car earlier, the israeli military saying they had carried out an arrest in the village next to the volatile city ofjenin in the north of the west bank. they said they found a lot of arms and explosives that were being used there and we have had strong statements coming out from islamic jihad and militant groups and that there really raise concerns that there really raise concerns that there could be ongoing tensions in that area in particular. last thou~ht that area in particular. last thought on _ that area in particular. last thought on the _ that area in particular. last thought on the position - that area in particular. last thought on the position of the prime minister, he is still facing these

corruption charges which were brought by the prosecutor, the national prosecutor for israel. they haven�*t gone away, even though he is back as prime minister. how difficult is it for him that he has this legal uncertainty hanging over him when he is proposing to so radically change the relationship between the government and parliament, and the courts? that is what many — parliament, and the courts? that is what many of _ parliament, and the courts? that is what many of the _ parliament, and the courts? that is what many of the critics _ parliament, and the courts? that is what many of the critics of - parliament, and the courts? that is| what many of the critics of benjamin netanyahu will point to as the reason for many of the troubles in the country at the moment. they say under the changes being made, it could affect the shape of mitten yahoo�*s trial, the outcome of it and it could lead to the cancellation of the trial if the changes that are planned, which are so radical, go ahead with thejudicial planned, which are so radical, go ahead with the judicial system. benjamin netanyahu denies that it is his intention and formally, he has to keep at an arms length from the

changes that are being pushed through parliament. he is not able to spearhead them. but really, that is also one of the reasons why, if you look at the make—up of his particular coalition government, yes, he has teamed up with ultra orthodox jewish parties yes, he has teamed up with ultra orthodoxjewish parties before, but he has been able to bring in other parties that represent much more these ready centre of politics. that hasn�*t happened this case, because many of the different party leaders are refusing to serve in a coalition government led by benjamin netanyahu while he still faces these corruption charges, which he denies. thank you very much for a really compelling account of a very complicated story. thank you. the uk government is set to announce that construction of certain sections britain�*s new high speed rail line, known as hs2, will be postponed to save money.

the delay is likely to affect sections from manchester to crewe and birmingham to crewe. the project has run billions of pounds over budget and is years behind schedule. hs2 is the uk government�*s flagship transport levelling up project and the largest infrastructure project in europe. our transport correspondent katy austin has more to discuss this further, i�*m nowjoined by henri murison. he�*s the chief executive of the northern powerhouse partnership — a business—led think tank for the north of england. thank you for being with us. presumably you haven�*t heard anything officially, are you surprised by this announcement if it does come? mr; surprised by this announcement if it does come?— surprised by this announcement if it does come? my understanding is we will be hearing _ does come? my understanding is we will be hearing more _ does come? my understanding is we will be hearing more from _ does come? my understanding is we will be hearing more from the - will be hearing more from the government later this afternoon in parliament. but i don�*t think necessarily the details you just gaveit necessarily the details you just gave it will be what we see. clearly, there are choices to be made about the significant sums of money being spent on phase one over the next few years. there is less money being spent on the section between crewe and manchester, which is in parliament being debated by a committee there. i think it is

probably more likely the section between manchester and crewe will be protected and that will give you the eventual full network. protected and that will give you the eventualfull network. i protected and that will give you the eventual full network. i will be disappointed to see service is not going to crewe as soon as we had hoped, but i do think the prioritisation is important. what i would say to government is, why do we think of capital projects in this way, any delay will increase the overall cost. it would make more sense to think about the total cost, rather than obsess as the treasury do, within year cost. you rather than obsess as the treasury do, within year cost.— do, within year cost. you raise an interesting _ do, within year cost. you raise an interesting point. _ do, within year cost. you raise an interesting point. my— do, within year cost. you raise an interesting point. my memory - do, within year cost. you raise an interesting point. my memory is, | interesting point. my memory is, when rishi sunak was chancellor, he was looking at this whole question of how the treasury, what the rules were and how they define things. arguing how infrastructure has been assessed are a false economy, it seems to play into what you are saying. as the government not made any progress on that rethinking of its approach to treasury rules? i think the green book rules, which means projects are now evaluated in a different way of welcome reforms.

this is to do more with how the government looks at its borrowing targets rather than what it decides what to fund. the challenges the government is looking at it as an annual amount of money being spent on hs2. the opposition�*s position is that they would look at investment based on investment for the long term. if you spend more money in one year with the aim it would eventually reduce the cost of the overall investment or it would bring benefits sooner, that would be acceptable. the problem is, the government is looking at this money as say spending money on welfare benefits every year, you will not build phase one more than once. if you build it over a longer period will cost more, because it doesn�*t like we will have a period of deflation anytime soon. my fears, the reason we are in this position, we would have got on more with this project of borisjohnson hadn�*t kept reviewing it every five minutes. we are probably seeing a hangoverfrom those boris johnson are probably seeing a hangoverfrom those borisjohnson days because we

wouldn�*t be in this position if we got on with more it earlier. you wouldn't be in this position if we got on with more it earlier. you are entitled to — got on with more it earlier. you are entitled to that _ got on with more it earlier. you are entitled to that view, _ got on with more it earlier. you are entitled to that view, but _ got on with more it earlier. you are entitled to that view, but in - got on with more it earlier. you are entitled to that view, but in the - entitled to that view, but in the interests of transparency, i should point out you are a former labour parliamentary candidate yourself. i know you�*re not seeing it in a political sense, know you�*re not seeing it in a politicalsense, but know you�*re not seeing it in a political sense, but to be 30 people, they should know that. fiur people, they should know that. our chair is people, they should know that. oi" chair is george osborne. people, they should know that. our chair is george osborne. i - people, they should know that. our chair is george osborne. i am - people, they should know that. our chair is george osborne. i am not i chair is george osborne. i am not makin: a chair is george osborne. i am not making a party — chair is george osborne. i am not making a party political— chair is george osborne. i am not making a party political point - making a party political point either, ijust want people to be clear and they can make their own assessment. just looking ahead to the project, now that it has lost, effectively lost the shape that was going to take some of the trains on to leeds and the focus is on manchester to perhaps a lesser extent on birmingham, do you think we have reached a point where this�*ll be the final shape of hs2? do you think people can confidently invest in the north west for example, knowing the high—speed link will be there by the time the investments are kind of reaching fruition? . . ., ,,

fruition? the chief executive of h52 soke to fruition? the chief executive of h52 spoke to katie _ fruition? the chief executive of h52 spoke to katie austin _ fruition? the chief executive of h52 spoke to katie austin last _ fruition? the chief executive of h52 spoke to katie austin last week - fruition? the chief executive of h52j spoke to katie austin last week and he was very clear about core routes between london and manchester was primarily hs2�*s focus because of the cuts to the eastern lead, it is likely they will be delivered in a different way in the future. as welcome as it is for the government to press on with the west and that, the shape of it was therefore a reason which means the part of the project that had the greatest payback, the corridor between leeds and the east midlands, which are badly connected, it was never about people from yorkshire getting to london faster, it was people from the midlands, physically east midlands getting to leeds faster. takes about two hours to get from nottingham to leeds, which is the worst connection, notjust in the uk but in europe. if we leave the east midlands and that side of the country up to leeds, york and the north—east not seeing any investment for a long period of time, it is

going to cause economic challenges. 0ne going to cause economic challenges. one of my concerns, we still haven�*t seen commitments on moving the northern powerhouse trail. the progress has been sluggish. the government is going to slow down on hsz, it government is going to slow down on hs2, it needs to consider what it can do for cities like leeds and newcastle and one thing you could do is get on with delivering the irt more quickly, the upgrades between newcastle and york which enable betterjourney newcastle and york which enable better journey times and newcastle and york which enable betterjourney times and low frequency towards manchester, as well as seriously considering what it can do for cities like bradford, where we need a new station to improve connectivity. there are tough choices to be made about the public finances, but don�*t make false economies that in the end increase the overall cost and don�*t ignore cities like leeds, bradford and newcastle, which have been, due to the previous changes to hs2, served very badly indeed. to the previous changes to h52, served very badly indeed. thank you ve much served very badly indeed. thank you very much for— served very badly indeed. thank you very much for being _ served very badly indeed. thank you very much for being with _ served very badly indeed. thank you very much for being with us - served very badly indeed. thank you very much for being with us on - served very badly indeed. thank you very much for being with us on bbcl very much for being with us on bbc news. it always puts me in mind of the great railway innovator,

brunell, who somehow seem to get things built through sheer stubbornness, even when the powers that be were against it. if you want a look, dig out greater about his endeavours. forecasters are warning of heavy snow and travel disruption this morning, in particular, to parts of central and northern england. the met office has issued an amber warning across the peak district, leeds, the yorkshire dales, and the north pennines, with many of those regions expecting 10—20cm of snow. the uk recorded its coldest march since 2010 overnight as temperatures plummeted to minus 16 degrees celsius in the north highlands. 0ur correspondent rowan bridge is in mold in north wales and sent us this update. here in north wales, we�*re really on the leading edge of the snowy conditions which are due to affect wales and parts of northern england through today. over the last few hours the snow is started to fall here and it�*s built up around the roundabout, meaning drivers are having to slow down to avoid the slush on the road.

and we�*ve seen gritters and snow ploughs out trying to keep the roads clear. the uk met office has issued an amber weather warning of significant snow and ice coming through midday today into tomorrow for north wales and parts of mid—wales, which they say could bring significant disruption. and we�*re expecting significant snowfall to affect parts of northern england through this afternoon and into the evening, which again could bring significant disruption to those areas. the uk rac motoring organisation has warned motorists not to travel today if they can avoid it and if they do have to set out to make sure they are prepared. and the uk health security agency has asked people to check on vulnerable friends and neighbours because of the freezing conditions that are expected through today. the advice is if you�*re going out today to wrap up warm because that cold weather is due to continue through today and into tomorrow and the weekend.

this author is seen with demonstrators in to pc. you can see tear gas being used and projectiles being thrown. 0ur correspondent told us why the georgian government had done an apparent u—turn. under this proposed bill any organisation and non—government organisation or independent news organisation that receives more than 20% of its funding from the west, from abroad would have to declare itself as an agent of foreign influence. itruth? would have to declare itself as an agent of foreign influence. why did they withdraw? _ agent of foreign influence. why did they withdraw? because _ agent of foreign influence. why did they withdraw? because there - agent of foreign influence. why did | they withdraw? because there were huge protests over the last two days. we are getting some reaction from the civil society to this statement by the george ian dream. they are saying they do not trust the government, they have pledged to turn back to the streets at seven o�*clock local time and they want

guarantees that it is definitely taking this country to europe. they also want all of the protesters that were arrested over the past two days, by the way we do not have the latest numbers, 66 people were arrested on the first night and we don�*t know how many people were arrested yesterday so civil society are saying they want all these people to be released, they want to understand how technically this withdrawal would work. they also pointing out to some point in the statement from the georian dream. the analysis that is coming from the civil society is that the government is simply trying to buy a bit more time. one of the sentences in the government�*s statement says they need more time to explain to the population why this law was important, why is it important for georgia estimates are therefore the fight is not over yet according to

the civil groups that are planning to go back to the streets. now, you may have heard of the recentjapanese phenomenon known as �*sushi terrorism�*. it refers to a spate of unhygienic pranks in restaurants — where people film themselves tampering with food items on sushi conveyor belts. welljapanese police have just made their first arrests over the videos — which have sparked outrage in a country famed for its cleanliness. 0ur tokyo correspondent, shaimaa khalil, explains. i want to apologise and warn our viewers, if you�*re eating, you might want to put your foot down before you listen to this. you might want to put your food down before you listen to this. this happened last month when a viral video came out of a man in a sushi restaurant, the kaiten—sushi, as it�*s called, the conveyor belt, showing him licking a soy sauce bottle on the sushi trail and also rubbing saliva on the sushi as it

moved on the conveyor belt. this happened in a branch of a famous sushi chain restaurant called kura sushi. and since then, dozens of videos surfaced online of similar, unhygienic pranks. and of course, you can imagine the shock and the disgust that it provoked online among people and among customers. remember, of course, this is horrible anywhere in the world, but this is japan. this is a country that is very, very particular about hygiene, about high standards of cleanliness. people still wear masks around indoors and outdoors, even though the rules have been relaxed a little bit, you have to take off your shoes again for hygiene reasons. and so for this to happen here with in a country with very, very particular and exacting culinary etiquette, you can imagine how shocking and horrible it was for people. today, three arrests have been made, one 20—year—old

man and two teenagers. and we understand that they all admitted to what happened in the kura sushi restaurant, and one of them has reportedly apologized. but since then, really, sushi restaurants around the country have been trying to assure customers of their hygiene standards, some of them one of the more known ones actually around japan, sushi maru, said that its conveyor belts are going to grind to a halt. it�*s stopping the conveyor belt main attraction, really, of those sushi restaurants and now is resorting to order, direct orders where staff bring people sushi. radio two has announced that ray miller will represent the uk in the european song contest. she is

singing her original track i wrote a song and she is hoping to emanate the success of sam ryder. 0ur eurovision correspondent, daniel rosney told my colleague, annita more about the song and this year�*s entrant. she has supported little mix and worked with others. she is the little girl in the music video for grace kelly, about 15 years ago. she is 25, she was born in 1997, which was the last time the uk won the eurovision song contest, so it could be a sign that this could be it. when you compare it to the other 36 songs in the competition, a lot of them are quite medium, a lot of male groups. i think this will stand out on the saturday night.

the tv astrologer margaret lake, better known as mystic meg, has died at the age of 80. the sun newspaper�*s horoscope writer for more than 20 years — she was a well—known tv figure in the 19905 presenting mystic meg predicts on the national lottery, where she attempted to predict facts about the future lottery winner. there is a new kind of lawnmower in italy. a flock of sheep are taken over the city of pompeii to stop the archaeological site from growing vegetation. archaeological site from growing veaetation. ., ., ., archaeological site from growing vegetation-— vegetation. part of an initiative that helps _ vegetation. part of an initiative that helps to — vegetation. part of an initiative that helps to preserve - vegetation. part of an initiative i that helps to preserve landscape. the work of the sheep, or 150 of them is hoped to attract more visitors and revive the ancient vineyards. and the sheep just think they are having something good to eat. more from us at the top of the hour and the weather coming up next. thank you for your company over the last few hours. you are watching

world news from the bbc. hello again. some of us have had some heavy snow through the morning and there�*s more heavy snow to come as well as ice. in fact, the met office has three amber weather warnings in force now. they run through this afternoon, tonight and into tomorrow for the details available on our website. the highest figures that you can see really relate to higher ground, but still we�*ll see a fair bit of snow at low levels. and we�*re also looking at some freezing rain across parts of central wales. couple this with gusty winds that will be drifting and blowing of that snow. and for some, we�*re looking at blizzards as well. so some atrocious conditions. low pressure is driving our weather. we�*ve got the mild atlantic here in the south. so here we�*re looking at rain. but as these weather fronts bump into the cold air, this is where we�*re seeing the snow

with yet more to come. so ther�*s snow continuing across north wales, the north midlands, in through northern england and also northern ireland. a few snow showers peppering the north in the east of scotland, but much of scotland staying dry and in the south, any showers are likely to be of rain, but even those could be heavy and also thundery. temperature wise, you can see where we�*ve got the milder atlantic air and the cold arctic air. now it�*s going to be windy through the day and also through the evening and overnight period. and that wind will be causing the snow to drift. blizzard conditions on some of the transpennine routes, for example, as the snow continues to edge through north wales and north midlands, staying in northern england, getting into southern scotland and northern ireland. but you can see how it spreads across more of wales, as the low pressure, which is moving from the west to the east, slips a little bit farther east. cold night in the highlands tonight. we could see —15 in somewhere like kinbrace or altnaharra and a widespread frost. and of course, the risk of ice. tomorrow, the low pressure drifts off onto the near continent.

we still will have some snow for a time. it will be windy for a time, but then the wind will ease. still some snow showers. so coming in across the far north of scotland. so we start on a snowy note, first thing across parts of england and wales that tends to push away as we go through the course of the morning. remember, it�*s going to be windy as well, but the winds will ease through the day. many of us having a dry day with some sunshine, but some wintry showers in the north and some rain starting to come in across the southwest. but across the board, it will feel cold.

today at 1pm: ukraine comes under renewed missile attack from russia. more than a dozen areas across the country are hit. power supplies are targeted but there are also civilian casualties. translation: i'm fed up with it. can't stand all this. _ i don�*t have the strength anymore. also on the programme this lunchtime: bbc presenter gary lineker says he stands by his comments attacking the government�*s latest immigration policy. protests in georgia on plans to crack down on foreign influence in the country�*s politics lead to a government climbdown. three amber weather warnings are in place in northern ireland, north

wales and here in northern england.