this is bbc news: i'm victoria valentine with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. several people are killed in germany in a shooting at a jehovah's witnesses�* centre in hamburg. translation: i didn't realise was happening. i was filming with my phone and saw through the zoom that somebody was shooting a jehovah's witnesses. the british prime minister is set to meet president macron later on the agenda how to stop migrants crossing the english channel. a taste of freedom. we have a special report on the young afghan woman and her sisters under threat from the taliban.

and motorists are stuck in long queues as heavy snow causes travel problems across northern parts of the uk. hello and welcome. police in the german city of hamburg say several people have been killed in a shooting incident and several others were injured. the attack happened inside a meeting hall forjehovah�*s witnesses where an event had apparently been under way. it's believed the attacker was among the dead. tim allman has more details. a quiet street in hamburg at around nine o'clock in the evening local time. in the distance, a figure

appears to have climbed up the outside of a building and is peering inside. then, after a short pause, he raises what appears to be a handgun and opens fire. not long after, armed officers arrive and are storming the building. slowly, carefully they make their way upstairs, no idea if the gunman is waiting for them. this is kingdom hall, a place of worship for local jehovah's witnesses. it is believed they were in the middle of a service when the attack took place. translation: | did not - realise what was happening. i was filming with my phone and only realized through the zoom that someone was shooting at the jehovah's witnesses. then i realised what was going on there. a little later, once the building had been secured, a number of people were escorted out, with their hands on their heads.

initially there were reports the attacker may have escaped and been at large in the city but police now believe the gunman, whoever he may be, never left kingdom hall. translation: the officers also heard a shot from - the upper part of the building and went upstairs, where they also found a body. so far we have no indications that any perpetrators fled. for now, no motive has been given, no reason for this carnage. a full investigation will now begin to try and work out why these terrible events happened. a place of peace, witness to such deadly violence. tim allman, bbc news. xijinping has secured a third five year term as china's president. nearly 3 thousand members of china's national people's congress voted unanimously for xi. there was no other candidate. the role of president is largely ceremonial but the re—election is seen as an affirmation of mr xi's grip on power.

the british prime minister rishi sunak will travel to france today for a summit with president macron — where he is expected to ask for more help to stop migrants crossing the channel in small boats. it's the first bi—lateral meeting of this kind between the countries for five years. the bbc understands that both sides will discuss deepening co—operation on the issue. here's our paris correspondent lucy williamson. being good allies takes practice. as the prime minister prepares to renew ties with president macron, british soldiers have been taking part in france's biggest military exercise for decades. against the backdrop of a new war in europe. the elysee palace says defence cooperation suffered from brexit, covid and a broken security deal and that now is the time forfresh momentum. on the ground the view is different. we use the metaphor

of the channel. if you think, on the surface you have the rough seas, you have the wind, you have the weather, maybe that's political, i don't know. but for us there is the channel tunnel, there's a smooth, constant interaction between both of our armies, both of our armed forces that works constantly and that has not failed at any time. there have been plenty of rough seas and bad weather between paris and london. rows over migration and post—brexit fishing rights left emmanuel macron and borisjohnson trading accusations across the channel. things were not much better during liz truss's brief premiership. when asked last year if president macron was a friend or foe, she replied, "the jury's out." sylvie bermann, a former french ambassador to the uk, russia and china, says cross—channel relations are now ripe for a reset. rishi sunak is not emotional as, well, borisjohnson was because brexit was his baby and also, well, liz truss, she didn't stay for a long time, but there was a problem.

it's been five years since the french and british leaders met like this to discuss key issues. both sides say a better political relationship is due and rishi sunak is seen here as a pragmatist who has already proven he can work with the eu to resolve disputes. but how far will warmer political ties help solve deep—rooted issues like migration? france has been cool towards mr sunak�*s new plan to tackle small boat crossings. london says french patrols, partly funded by the uk, are helping, but a real game—changer, like sending migrants back to france, is still off the table for paris. the commitments and challenges that span the channel can both endure a lot of change in political ties. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.

let's get some of the day's other news. three people have been wounded in tel aviv in what police say was a suspected terror attack. the police say the attacker was — in their words — neutralised at the scene. it comes hours after the us defense secretary lloyd austin arrived in israel for talks. he told israeli leaders to take steps to reduce tension in the west bank amid an escalation in violence. a court in malaysia has charged the former prime minister, muhyiddin yassin, with abuse of power and money laundering. mr muhyiddin had previously said the charges were politically motivated. he was granted bail but was ordered to surrender his passport. the former us president donald trump has been given the opportunity to testify next week before a grand jury in new york. the legal move frequently means that the district attorney in manhattan is close to charging the suspect. mr trump has been investigated over alleged hush money payments made on his behalf to the former porn star stormy

daniels. mr trump denies they had an affair. the american actor robert blake has died. he was best known for his role as detective tony baretta in the 1970s tv series "baretta". he starred in a number of other films and tv dramas during a career that spanned nearly six decades. in 2002 he was charged with murdering his second wife bonnie lee bakely but was acquitted in 2005. he was 89. heavy snow has caused travel problems across northern parts of the uk. motorists have been stuck in long queues on the m62 motorway in greater manchester. simonjones has been speaking to those affected. so these are the current scenes on the m62 towards saddleworth. we are actually going to get off here. , , ., off here. this is not where ou'd off here. this is not where you'd want _ off here. this is not where you'd want to _ off here. this is not where you'd want to be - off here. this is not where

you'd want to be in - off here. this is not where you'd want to be in the - off here. this is not where l you'd want to be in the early hours on a freezing cold night, stuck on the m62 in greater manchester. people were warned to prepare for treacherous conditions and the forecasters weren't wrong.— conditions and the forecasters weren't wrong. being stuck here now for three _ weren't wrong. being stuck here now for three hours, _ weren't wrong. being stuck here now for three hours, coming - now for three hours, coming from manchester and it doesn't seem like this situation is getting any easier. without police and quitters to come up and try and help but we are at and try and help but we are at a standstill again.— a standstill again. --we have had. a standstill again. --we have had- you _ a standstill again. --we have had. you can _ a standstill again. --we have had. you can hear— a standstill again. --we have had. you can hear the - a standstill again. --we have had. you can hear the wind . had. you can hear the wind whipping up. in wakefield overnight, snow has been continuing to fall, adding to what is already lying on the ground. it may be a meteorological spring but in places, it's been looking and feeling more like it winter. worst affected areas could now see up to a0 centimetres of snow accompanied by wins of 50 miles an hour, leading to blizzard conditions and significant disruption. much of the uk remains under regular weather warnings for snow, ice or strong winds, with roads and railways likely to be affected but overnight, three areas were

under the more severe amber warnings with the possibility of power cuts and rural communities getting cut off. in northern ireland, affected by those warnings, actually getting into your car might prove tricky. while in 0ldham, the critters have been out in force. ~ �* , ., force. we've been outwitting since midnight, _ force. we've been outwitting since midnight, and - force. we've been outwitting since midnight, and we - force. we've been outwitting since midnight, and we will i force. we've been outwitting i since midnight, and we will be doing at the next 2a hours. this is what we plan for day—to—day but yes, it puts a huge resource and huge stress on staffing levels and day—to—day management. rail day-to-day management. rail passengers — day-to-day management. rail passengers are _ day—to—day management. rail passengers are being told to check before they set off. great northern and mersey rail warning of problems. nearly 300 schools were closed across wales because the school grounds were too icy or staff could not get in. many across the uk are expected to shut again today, not that the children were complaining. amazing, it's great.- amazing, it's great. snow! sledging — amazing, it's great. snow! sledging to _ amazing, it's great. snow! sledging to enchantment. | amazing, it's great. snow! - sledging to enchantment. one sledging to enchantment. 0ne farmer was feeding his sheep when he spotted a rare snow tornado. but those who have had enough of a night in the snow, the big thaw may not come from

several more days. simonjones, bbc news. thousands of people have been demonstating in the georgian capitalfor a third night, despite the country's ruling party saying it would withdraw a controversial law targeting organisations that receive foreign funding. the opposition says it will keep fighting against what it sees as russian—inspired attempts to derail the country's pro—european ambitions. 0ur russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports from tbilisi. outside the parliament, it was clear where most georgians see their country's future. clear too the results of people power. the protesters had won. they forced a u—turn. the ruling party had withdrawn the controversial foreign agents bill that many here saw

as a threat to civil society. and they accused their government of trying to move georgia back into russia's orbit. we don't really want to be part of russia and everything they're doing. the whole georgia is against it actually. what do most georgians want? we want more integration in europe. this is our goal. this is our main request. we want to be part of europe. the scene earlier this week. pitched battles by the parliament building. water cannon and tear gas to disperse the demonstrators. but it didn't stop the protests. and along with the eu flag, out of solidarity, the flag of ukraine. the war there and events here have something in common. in many ways what's happened in georgia this week and what's happened in ukraine are part of the same picture. both these countries were part of the soviet union and more than 30 years after the fall of the ussr, the consequences of that geopolitical earthquake, the collapse

of the soviet superpower, are still being felt across the region. it in ukraine, the kremlin launched a full—scale invasion to try to force the country back into russia's sphere of influence. it invaded georgia too, more than a decade earlier. there are thousands of russian troops on what is internationally recognised as georgian territory. russian aggression against georgia and russian aggression against ukraine are part of the same picture of putin's policy to restore his influence in his, you know, his neighbourhood and restore some new version of the soviet union. this week, georgians have made it clear they want no part of it. steve rosenberg, bbc news, tbilisi.

stay with us on bbc news. still to come, bouncing back: after their 7—0 thrashing against liverpool, manchester united get a much better result in the europa league. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than za hours then, the soviet union lost an elderly sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard these gunshots in the gym _ then he came outj through a fire exit and started firing at our huts. god, we were all petrified. james earl ray, aged ai, sentenced to 99 years and due for parole when he's 90, travelled from memphis jail to nashville state prison in an eight—car convoy. paul, what's it feel like to be married at last?

it feels fine, thank you. what are you going to do now? is it going to change your life much, do you think? i don't know, really — _ i've never been married before. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: several people have been killed in the german city of hamburg inside a meeting hall forjehovah�*s witnesses. the british prime minister is set to meet president macron later. 0n the agenda — how to stop migrants crossing the english channel. in february last year, a video emerged of a young afghan woman screaming for help whilst her door was being kicked in by the taliban. little is known about where she was taken or why. yalda hakim travelled

to afghanistan after gaining exclusive access to her and herfamily once they were released from prison, and as they plot their escape from afghanistan to europe. a young woman's reifer help. these images recorded on an activist�*s phone then uploaded onto facebook went viral. the taliban were attempting to arrest her and herfour arrest her and her four sisters. arrest her and her four sisters-— arrest her and her four sisters. , , . ~ .~' sisters. they started kicking the door- — sisters. they started kicking the door. it _ sisters. they started kicking the door. it was _ sisters. they started kicking the door. it was terrifying. l sisters. they started kicking the door. it was terrifying. i | the door. it was terrifying. i felt as if they were kicking my heart. i thought they would rape me and my sisters. i want to escape. ijumped out of the window. to escape. i “umped out of the window. . window. their crime... demanding _ window. their crime... demanding basic - window. their crime... | demanding basic rights window. their crime... - demanding basic rights like education at a protest in kabul. their apartment was rose —— ransacked and they spent a month in prison. after their release, i travelled to kabul

to find out what happened. translation: i put the prison guard was going to kill us. i tried to move out of the way that he attacked me. he came up and kicked my head. then i fainted. after hitting me a few times, hit my friend. he warned us that if you hurt us again, next time it would be worse. even though they were set free, the fear remained. almost every night, she moved from house to house in kabul, relying on the goodwill of friends to keep her safe. translation: i safe. translation: ., , ., translation: i wear this to kee- translation: i wear this to kee me translation: i wear this to keep me safe _ translation: i wear this to keep me safe so _ translation: i wear this to keep me safe so the - translation: | wear this to | keep me safe so the telegram won't recognise me. i can no longer sit outside in a public space. they love to cause problems and keep you under surveillance. i had to move from this place.— from this place. eventually they decided _ from this place. eventually they decided to _ from this place. eventually they decided to flee - they decided to flee afghanistan. they agreed to film the journey for the bbc. hiding under burgers to mine and her sisters made several attempts to feed by land to

pakistan and failed. they finally made it across the border —— burkas. after a week of uncertainty, germany offered them asylum. translation: ., translation: even now when i close the bedroom _ translation: even now when i close the bedroom door- translation: even now when i close the bedroom door i - translation: even now when i close the bedroom door i think i close the bedroom door i think of the telegram slashing the doors and windows of our house. even though i think the doors here are stronger than kabul, i am still anxious and need to sleep in a room where the doors and windows are secure.- and windows are secure. while demand and — and windows are secure. while demand and her _ and windows are secure. while demand and her sisters - and windows are secure. while demand and her sisters are - and windows are secure. while i demand and her sisters are now safe in cologne, their struggle not over. translation: i not over. translation: �* , notover. translation: �* translation: i didn't 'ust come here mph translation: i didn't 'ust come here insert oft translation: i didn't 'ust come here insert of my _ translation: i didn't 'ust come here insert of my own _ translation: i didn'tjust come here insert of my own freedom. i here insert of my own freedom. my here insert of my own freedom. my escape is the start of my battle with the taliban. i am hopeful that one day i can return to my own country and have the kind of life that i have the kind of life that i have here without the fear of terrorists. have here without the fear of terrorists-— have here without the fear of terrorists. while demand and her sisters — terrorists. while demand and her sisters are _ terrorists. while demand and her sisters are now _ terrorists. while demand and her sisters are now safe - terrorists. while demand and her sisters are now safe in i her sisters are now safe in cologne, their struggle is not over. they say they will never give up the fight for the rights of afghan women and girls still living in afghanistan. undertaliban

afghanistan. under taliban rule. yalda hakim, bbc news. a former television executive has been convicted of paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes over broadcasting rights to the world cup. hernan lopez was chief executive of fox international channels. he was convicted of bribing officials in south america to secure the rights to show world cup football. another former executive, carlos martinez, was found not guilty. time now for a round—up of all the latest sports news. hello. we start with football, and it was a packed night of continental action. there were 15 games played in the europa league and conference league on thursday. you can find all the results over on the bbc sport website. but the winners included manchester united who bounced back from sunday's 7—0 thrashing by liverpool to beat real betis a—i in the first leg of their europa league last 16 tie. alistair bruce—ball reports.

this performance and result won'tjust make the painful memories of the defeated and feel completely disappear. magistrate united fans will never forget that. but it was the ideal way to get a promising season back on track. marcus rashford laid down the marker by smashing his 26 goal of the season in only the 26th minute. they were punished with a brilliantly driven equaliser. the second half was a different story. anthony curled in a beauty to get back in front. bruno fernandez headed home the third in response to his critics after the buckle at anfield. they celebrated wildly as the snowflakes fell. manchester united certainly put some of the wrongs right with this showing, and it puts them in every position at this time. corinne diacre has been sacked as the head coach of the france women's team just four months ahead of the world cup. her departure after six years in charge follows reports of disagreements within the squad. a number of players, including captain wendie renard,

said they wouldn't play for france at the world cup while diacre remained in charge. golf, and chad ramey of the usa is the surprise leader of the players championship at sawgrass, although bad light ended play with around 20 players still to complete their first rounds. ramey is ranked 225 in the world, and has only one victory to his name so far on the pga tour, but he opened up with an bogey—free round of 6a. that's 8—under par, and he leads by one shot from two—time major winner collin morikawa. but shot of the day came from fellow american hayden buckley. he's i—over par, three shots better off that rory mcilroy, but buckley's round of 73 included this hole—in—one. it was the 11th ace at the par—317th in the tournament's history. tennis, and stan wawrinka is among the early winners on thursday at the indian wells masters in california. the three—time major winner

is 37 now, and playing with a protected ranking after a couple of seasons blighted by injury, but he's through to round 2 after beating the australian qualifier aleksandar vukic. it went to three sets with wawrinka racing through the decider 6—i. he'll now face the number 26 seed from serbia, miomir kecmanovic. in the women's singles, great britain's emma raducanu is through to the second round. the former us open champion has been struggling with a wrist injury and bout of tonsillitis recently, but came from a break down to beat montenegro's danka kovinic. raducanu won 6—2, 6—3, and will now face the number 20 seed magda linette. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. but from me and the rest of the sport team, goodbye. the 95th academy awards ceremony or the oscars is almost upon us. here's our los angeles correspondent sophie long with a look at some of the

nominated films and artists. awinfor a win for michelle will be historic. it a win for michelle will be historie— a win for michelle will be historic. , , , ., , historic. it is beyond me being recognised _ historic. it is beyond me being recognised as _ historic. it is beyond me being recognised as an _ historic. it is beyond me being recognised as an actress. - historic. it is beyond me being recognised as an actress. it i historic. it is beyond me being recognised as an actress. it is| recognised as an actress. it is a whole community of asians coming forward than saying, you are going to do this for us, you have to do this for us. while it is well positioned to take best picture, it left some traditional oscars voters a bit baffled. it is still possible they could give the top prize to top gun maverick. and they might feel more comfortable awarding cate blanchett for her role in tara. it has six nods

including best picture and best director. she has already won two oscars but that doesn't mean another won't come her way. mean another won't come her wa . ., mean another won't come her wa. ., . ., mean another won't come her wa. ., ., way. someone close to me passed awa . way. someone close to me passed away- when _ way. someone close to me passed away- when it _ way. someone close to me passed away. when it comes _ way. someone close to me passed away. when it comes to _ way. someone close to me passed away. when it comes to best - away. when it comes to best actor, everyone _ away. when it comes to best actor, everyone is _ away. when it comes to best actor, everyone is talking . actor, everyone is talking about brendan fraser for his role. ., ., ~' about brendan fraser for his role. ., ., 4' ., about brendan fraser for his role. ., ., , role. looking for trouble. .. but elvis — role. looking for trouble. .. but elvis has _ role. looking for trouble. .. but elvis has not _ role. looking for trouble. .. but elvis has not left - role. looking for trouble. .. but elvis has not left the i but elvis has not left the building yet. it has been nominated from mine oscars, including best actor for austin butler, who, in the words of the late lisa marie presley, embodied the heart and soul of the father so beautifully. i am sittinr the father so beautifully. i am sitting here — the father so beautifully. i am sitting here next _ the father so beautifully. i am sitting here next year, - the father so beautifully. i am sitting here next year, and . the father so beautifully. i am sitting here next year, and if. sitting here next year, and if you go back inside, ifollow you go back inside, ifollow you there, and if you go home, i follow you there as well. this movie has nine nominations. quieter contenders were best actor i pulled myself after sun and the ever gracious bill knight nominated for the first time for his uw british understated performance in

living. #no # no woman, no cry... best supporting _ # no woman, no cry... best supporting actress. - # no woman, no cry... best supporting actress. it - # no woman, no cry... best supporting actress. it is - # no woman, no cry... best| supporting actress. it is quite a field. they are old super nice and rooting for each other. . �* nice and rooting for each other. , �* ~' ., other. the things i didn't know about all these _ other. the things i didn't know about all these women - other. the things i didn't know about all these women and - other. the things i didn't know| about all these women and just really lovely, was really happy for them. really lovely, was really happy forthem. i metjamie lee curtis and she was lovely, angela bassett as well. it is nothinr angela bassett as well. it is nothing to _ angela bassett as well. it is nothing to do _ angela bassett as well. it is nothing to do with - angela bassett as well. it is nothing to do with women. it is artists— nothing to do with women. it is artists connecting, women connecting, mothers connecting. it was _ connecting, mothers connecting. it was glorious. and laughing! kerry— it was glorious. and laughing! kerry is — it was glorious. and laughing! kerry is hilarious.— kerry is hilarious. last year's ceremony — kerry is hilarious. last year's ceremony was _ kerry is hilarious. last year's ceremony was remembered l kerry is hilarious. last year's i ceremony was remembered for kerry is hilarious. last year's - ceremony was remembered for a showstopping sense of humour failure when will smith showed the world that at the academy awards anything can happen. sophie long, bbc news, hollywood. we will talk about all about celebrity endorsement and brands, getting sufferfree

in the business use which is coming up into the moment. i will see you soon. hello there. disruptive snowfall has been affecting central and southern scotland, onto northern england, north wales and northern ireland and further heavy snowfall likely to continue across northern england, north wales, north midlands as we head into friday morning. so some disruption likely, roads will be treacherous in those areas. the snow clears away, though, fairly quickly from scotland and northern ireland early on friday, and will slowly pull away from england and wales as well, but it will be a windy morning across england and wales, some drifting of that snow too. eventually, it starts to pull away into the north sea, allowing skies to brighten up for many.

plenty of sunshine, scotland, northern ireland, but further snow showers affecting northern and north—east scotland. a colder day to come across the board, including southern england, temperatures ranging from around 2 to 7 celsius. then as we head through friday night, we are under a ridge of high pressure, light winds, an area of cold air will sit across the uk, so temperatures tumble as we head through friday night. clear skies, light winds. further snow showers across northern scotland, but ice will become a problem, particularly where we've got all that lying snow. don't be surprised if we see —10 celsius across the snowfields of northern england and —15 or so across the snowfields of highlands and grampians. so here's the pressure chart for saturday — we're seeing this weather front working its way into southern and western areas through the day, but ahead of it, it'll be dry, clear and very cold so we start crisp and sunny for saturday before skies start to turn cloudy. as this weather front

works its way into the west, we could see some sleet and snow for the higher ground of southwest of england, wales, northern ireland. it will be turning back to rain is milder air moves in, should see up to 10 degrees there in plymouth by the end of the day. but it's much colder further north and east, but at least dry until after dark. that weather works its way across the country saturday night preceded by some heavy snow across northern england and scotland for a while, but it reverts back to rain as milder air moves in behind it. so a milder day for sunday, the rain clears away from the north—east of scotland, windy and quite a bit of cloud, more rain piling into southern and western areas. some of it will be heavy at times, but look at the temperatures — much milder across the board, up to 13 degrees in the south.

this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. not working: soaring childcare costs, restrictions on foreign staff and a wave of early retirement add up to a chronic labour shortage for the uk. what can the government do about it? is there anything they could do to persuade you? no, no, i don't think so. also coming up, transatlantic truce. the us and eu to start talks on a free trade agreement to end the stand—off over biden's massive green subsidy plan. plus, la rapprochement. can sunak and macron draw a line under post—brexit tensions in the first anglo—french summit in five years?

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