this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the bbc star football presenter gary lineker has been suspended over comments he made criticising the british governments asylum policy. as editor in chief of the bbc, i think one of our founding principles is impartiality in that's what we're delivering. is impartiality in that's what we're deliverinu. �* , _ is impartiality in that's what we're deliverinu. _ is impartiality in that's what we're deliverin. _ ., delivering. asylum policy was also centre stage _ delivering. asylum policy was also centre stage at _ delivering. asylum policy was also centre stage at a _ delivering. asylum policy was also centre stage at a meeting - delivering. asylum policy was also centre stage at a meeting in - delivering. asylum policy was also centre stage at a meeting in paris| centre stage at a meeting in paris with uk promises france hundreds of millions of dollars to deal with channel crossings. missing the warning signs. officials in germany say police spoke to the suspect and thursday's hamburg shooting a month before the attack. and hollywood's big night is on sunday. the oscars. we will look at who could be taken

home the coveted gold statues. hello and welcome. the bbc is in crisis tonight afterforcing it's highest paid journalist gary lineker. the broadcaster said that lineker — a former england captain — would not present his popular programme, match of the day, until an agreement was reached over his social media use. in a tweet, he'd compared the language used by the uk government to set out its plan, to that used by germany in the mid 1930s. the bbc said lineker should keep away from "taking sides on party political issues" under its impartiality guidelines. gary lineker�*s co—presenters, former footballers alan shearer

and ian wright, say they will not appear on the saturday night programme "in solidarity". here's our media correspondent david sillito. in the last few hours bbc said the show will go through with match action. bbc staff are expected to remain impartial and not express opinions in public. some defending gary lineker have said that those rules do not apply to him. gary lineker has been taken off the air by the bbc and a scope producers alan shearer and enright won't be appearing either as a mark of solidarity with gary lineker. the reason because mike these tweets in which he described a statement about immigration policy as beyond awful, and then went on to say it was

immeasurably cruel and the language used not to similarto similar to that used by germany in the 30s the bbc has decided that he will step back from presenting match of the day until we have an agreed on position. i think we always look to take action, and that was done. but have you just kicked it further down the line. the statement is very clear and that's where we are. as editor in chief of the bbc, i think one of ourfounding editor in chief of the bbc, i think one of our founding principles is impartiality and that's what we are delivering on. this impartiality and that's what we are delivering om— impartiality and that's what we are delivering on— impartiality and that's what we are delivering on. this is not what gary lineker was — delivering on. this is not what gary lineker was expecting _ delivering on. this is not what gary lineker was expecting and - delivering on. this is not what gary l lineker was expecting and yesterday he said he wasn't fearing suspension. do you fear getting suspended because no. he was looking suspended because no he was looking forward to preventing this weekend. one of those fears would bbc is

alastair campbell. he has a podcast. i think this decision is driven by an utterly craven political cowardice at the top of the bbc. and this thing about stepping backwards, let's be absolutely frank about this, gary has been, it has been made clear to gary lineker, he is not presenting match of the day because he's not toeing the line. the bbc says gary lineker would like to resolve this but he's not going to be silenced and he is not bound by the strict laws covering rules. but if you have a high profile, there is an extra responsibility. if you allow the most highly paid presenter on the bbc to breach the guidelines in a way that the bbc says he has, then why should anybody else who has paid less obey the guidelines? and the bbc has to be impartial and perceived to be

impartial. impartial and perceived to be imartial. �* ., impartial and perceived to be impartial-— impartial and perceived to be imartial. �* ., �* �* . impartial. and for the bbc, there is another issue _ impartial. and for the bbc, there is another issue hanging _ impartial. and for the bbc, there is another issue hanging over - impartial. and for the bbc, there is another issue hanging over it. - impartial. and for the bbc, there is another issue hanging over it. its i another issue hanging over it. its chairman. there is an ongoing inquiry into richard sharp's role with boris johnson inquiry into richard sharp's role with borisjohnson which has raised many questions about his appointment and impartiality. but this weekend, it's all about gary lineker, with presenters lining up to say they won't be replacing him. match of the day will take place tomorrow with no presenters and no pundits. joining me now is sean daley who has been monitoring action on social media with all of this kicked off. sean can you give us a flavour about how the just becoming on social media? certainly can. there will be some headaches within bbc this evening. the reaction has been swift and explosive, notjust from the bbc, all of the news bulletins across all of the broadcast and content makers are topping the stories. on social media, the match of the d pundit was the earliest respond. enright wrote

fellow pond and alan shearer also tweeted that he wouldn't be attending. now a familiar name, jeremy clarkson, the former bbc presenter replied saying, good on you mate. looking at other reaction, the mirror, the newspaper and on my platform have started a petition calling for gary to be reinstated. last time a look at that about 20 minutes ago it had 17,000 signatures. so minutes ago it had 17,000 signatures-— minutes ago it had 17,000 signatures. minutes ago it had 17,000 siunatures. ., signatures. so we saw some former -la ers signatures. so we saw some former players they — signatures. so we saw some former players they are _ signatures. so we saw some former players they are in _ signatures. so we saw some former players they are in support - signatures. so we saw some former players they are in support of- signatures. so we saw some former players they are in support of gary i players they are in support of gary lineker. we now understand the bbc sport that a number of players might actually not take part in those post—match interviews. tim devi did tell bbc�*s that match of the day would continue as normal this weekend, and about an hour or so later we find that it's anything but that. this rages big questions about one of bbc�*s most—watched programmes. one of bbc's most-watched programmes-— one of bbc's most-watched programmes. one of bbc's most-watched rourammes. , “ ,

programmes. does. bbc has been hit before and house _ programmes. does. bbc has been hit before and house crisis _ programmes. does. bbc has been hit| before and house crisis management. i think it was harold wilson who used the expression of events, dear boy, events. so you can imagine, can you, this evening bbc sport producers and frantic dialogue, possibly on phone calls, zoom calls, maybe in person meetings, who knows. trying to reinvent or at least adapt and dynamically reformed this format that's been known to outages for a long time. gary lineker has been resenting since 1999, which is a very long time. studio programme does have pundits, but now it says the bbc won't have any of these elements of presenters and pundits. it will focus on action from matches. it will focus on action from matches-— it will focus on action from matches. , , ., ., , ,, ., matches. this is not a pun, sean. this has turned _ matches. this is not a pun, sean. this has turned into _ matches. this is not a pun, sean. this has turned into political - this has turned into political football. quite literally, you have a clear dividing line between labour on one hand on the conservatives on one hand about how they're reacting to the story. what if the

politicians saying?- to the story. what if the politicians saying? this is it exactly the _ politicians saying? this is it exactly the position - politicians saying? this is it exactly the position the - politicians saying? this is it | exactly the position the bbc, according to their charter and position don't want to be in. it started on social media with a tweet ljy started on social media with a tweet by a very high—profile bbc presenter describing the conservative governments policy on asylum is beyond awful and comparing language used with that of germany in the 19305. used with that of germany in the 1930s. the former cultural secretary, a close ally of former prime minister borisjohnson, has been speaking on her talk tv show. people are paying gary lineker salary — people are paying gary lineker salary of — people are paying gary lineker salary of {1.3 million a year, our licence _ salary of {1.3 million a year, our licence fee — salary of {1.3 million a year, our licence fee payers and they do not all agree _ licence fee payers and they do not all agree with gary lineker. i think the bbc, _ all agree with gary lineker. i think the bbc, and i don't know whether you agree, — the bbc, and i don't know whether you agree, has a responsibility to possibly— you agree, has a responsibility to possibly use gary lineker as a line and the _ possibly use gary lineker as a line and the sound to say to all the others — and the sound to say to all the others that you can't do this. if you are — others that you can't do this. if you are working for the bbc, you have a _ you are working for the bbc, you have a responsibility when you are public— have a responsibility when you are public facing, whether it's your

facehook— public facing, whether it's your facebook account or your 20 feet or whatever, _ facebook account or your 20 feet or whatever, to — facebook account or your 20 feet or whatever, to still retain that element _ whatever, to still retain that element of impartiality. to really hammer home _ element of impartiality. to really hammer home that _ element of impartiality. to really hammer home that point - element of impartiality. to really hammer home that point you'rel element of impartiality. to really - hammer home that point you're making a few ago, a labour and beat tweeted chilling to see a great public broadcaster covering to see a great public broadcaster current white wing for not fix. the bbc should get a grip and put gary lineker back on on mo td, match of the day, where he belongs. == on m0 td, match of the day, where he belonas. , ., , on m0 td, match of the day, where he belonas. , .,, ~ ~ on m0 td, match of the day, where he belonas. , .,, �* �* , belongs. -- the problem. the bbc is bein: belongs. -- the problem. the bbc is being accused _ belongs. -- the problem. the bbc is being accused of— belongs. -- the problem. the bbc is being accused of telling _ belongs. -- the problem. the bbc is being accused of telling the - being accused of telling the governments line. now they say they are defending impartiality. there been accusations on many broadcasters and unions and other people about the double standards here, and people talking about the role of the bbc channel at the moment. ., ,., moment. tried. there are some questions. _ moment. tried. there are some questions. but _ moment. tried. there are some questions, but the _ moment. tried. there are some questions, but the bbc - moment. tried. there are some questions, but the bbc is - moment. tried. there are some questions, but the bbc is a - moment. tried. there are some i questions, but the bbc is a public broadcaster and by design, there have been questions about the appointment of the bbc chairman

richard sharp. now that appointment, that of the chairman, is made by the government of the day. and a mr sharp's case, the forest where prime minister borisjohnson. questions minister boris johnson. questions have minister borisjohnson. questions have been asked about introductions mr sharp made between mrjohnson and a man who went on to guarantee a loan for the former prime minister. again, this latest impartiality controversy follows a high—profile bbc presenter sharing personal views on a party, political policy. now this will be a deeply uncomfortable position for trust conscious bbc. let's step back from all this and look at how this could die down. you have on the one hand gary lineker who i think it was the fee for flare play award winner. he went 60 years —— mackey seen as a very fair person. and then have people like roger mosley and other bbc tv executives all saying the same thing, they had to do something about this. you have to defend impartiality. these comments went to far. so how could all of this die down? �* . . , far. so how could all of this die down? �*, ., , , ., down? it's a very good question. i soke

down? it's a very good question. i spoke earlier— down? it's a very good question. i spoke earlier to _ down? it's a very good question. i spoke earlier to richard _ down? it's a very good question. i spoke earlier to richard eyre, - down? it's a very good question. i spoke earlier to richard eyre, the| spoke earlier to richard eyre, the former director of editorial policy of the bbc many years ago, a very experienced journalist. he has written publicly about the difficulties that the director general, tim davey, he's a man that spoke about impartiality, i putting him that their idea that there are some people such as alan sugar who do express political opinions. now he's not a journalist. he's not a presenter but he does often share his views on politics. another name that may be known to bbc audiences is andrew neil, the former political presenter, often in the spotlight for his writings outside of the bbc. and here's what he suggested on the bbc's newscast. mr; and here's what he suggested on the bbc's newscast-— bbc's newscast. my reaction is its riaht bbc's newscast. my reaction is its ri . ht to bbc's newscast. my reaction is its right to sort _ bbc's newscast. my reaction is its right to sort it _ bbc's newscast. my reaction is its right to sort it out. _ bbc's newscast. my reaction is its right to sort it out. and _ bbc's newscast. my reaction is its right to sort it out. and to - bbc's newscast. my reaction is its right to sort it out. and to agree | right to sort it out. and to agree with the — right to sort it out. and to agree with the rules of engagement are. as a sports _ with the rules of engagement are. as a sports presenter, he is not subject— a sports presenter, he is not subject to _ a sports presenter, he is not subject to the same rules as i was or you _ subject to the same rules as i was or you were, — subject to the same rules as i was or you were, or you are now, subject to the same rules as i was oryou were, oryou are now, ori or you were, 01' you are fiow, oi’i or you were, or you are now, or i was when — oryou were, oryou are now, ori was when i was in the bbc. but he is still the _ was when i was in the bbc. but he is

still the face — was when i was in the bbc. but he is still the face of the bbc. sol would — still the face of the bbc. sol would suggest there has to be some rules _ would suggest there has to be some rules. what these rules should be, will be naturally a matter of agreement between him and the bbc. but it should be sorted out. he should — but it should be sorted out. he should know for his peace of mind what _ should know for his peace of mind what the — should know for his peace of mind what the parameters are, and the bbc should _ what the parameters are, and the bbc should know what it's parameters are as welt _ should know what it's parameters are as well. �* , ., should know what it's parameters are as well. �* ,, should know what it's parameters are as well. �* , ., ., ., should know what it's parameters are as well. �* ., ., ., as well. and you can hear all of the bbc sound — as well. and you can hear all of the bbc sound app- — as well. and you can hear all of the bbc sound app. this _ as well. and you can hear all of the bbc sound app. this is _ as well. and you can hear all of the bbc sound app. this is clearly - as well. and you can hear all of the bbc sound app. this is clearly a - as well. and you can hear all of the | bbc sound app. this is clearly a row thatis bbc sound app. this is clearly a row that is growing. thank you for keeping us up—to—date with the latest. britain has more than doubled the amount of money it will give to france over the next three years to pay for more french help in stopping migrants crossing the channel on small boats. the deal was agreed on a summit in paris between the uk prime minister rishi sunak and the french president emmanuel macron. chris mason reports now from paris.

heading overseas by train, the early service to france, arriving in the courtyard of the elysees palace... is france a friend ori foe, prime minister? a reminder that relations have been bumpy of late. but look at this, a warm parisian breeze, pleasantries and handshakes, arm in arm, hand in hand. the two leaders met for an hour and 20 minutes, although we were eased out rather sooner. later, they almost gushed in mutual admiration. i believe today's meeting does mark a new beginning, an entente renewed. the french president said the summit was exceptional and a moment of reunion, of reconnection. and the prime minister set out why they thought a new deal for dealing with migrants was necessary. emmanuel and i share the same belief — criminal gangs should not get to decide who comes to our countries. within weeks of my coming into office, we agreed our largest

ever small boats deal. and today, we've taken our cooperation to an unprecedented level to tackle this shared challenge. today's new deal will see more than double the number of personnel deployed here in northern france. this will be paid for in part by the uk more than doubling its annual funding for this. some of the money will help build a detention centre in france, too, although it won't be fully up and running until the end of 2026. all part of the efforts to cut the number of people trying to cross the channel like this. the same question to you both, if i may — do you think you'll ever be able to arrange a deal where migrants leaving france for the uk are returned to france? what you've seen today is an unprecedented level of cooperation on tackling this shared challenge, cos that's what it is, it's a shared challenge. and going forward, there will be more that we can do. we started that last november. we've built on it today. first, i think we focus on what we

have to do in the short run. second, this is not an agreement between uk and france, but an agreement between uk and the eu because to be in agreement are no more in a situation to be implemented. so this is something now to be negotiated. in other words, a returns agreement isn't happening. brexit has been something of a stone in the shoe of uk—france relations for years, but the prime minister hopes he has shaken it out, with his personal relationship with the president and that new brexit deal for northern ireland which has improved relations with the european union. but, on the issue of small boats, rishi sunak acknowledges there is no simple solution to resolve the issue. and remember, this is one of his key promises — resolving the issue. personal relationships aren't everything in diplomacy, but they do matter. bromance under a shared brolly tells you rather a lot about how things have changed.

but ultimately it's what it delivers that really matters. chris mason, bbc news, in paris. stay with us on bbc news, still to come. and with days to go until the stars hit the red carpet, who will be the biggest winners at this year's oscars? the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this, the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 2a 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 from the gym, then they came out firing. god, we were all petrified. james earl ray, aged 41, - sentenced to 99 years and due for parole when he's 90, i

travelled from memphis jail to nashville state prison in an eight—car convoy. i 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. you're watching bbc news. the bbc's star football presenter, gary lineker, has been suspended over comments he made criticising the british government's asylum policy. the uk will give france hundreds of millions of dollars to try to prevent small boats carrying migrants across the channel. police in germany say a man who shot dead seven people in hamburg

they say he acted alone and took his own life. jenny hill has the details. in the quiet of a suburb, a man prepares to kill. caught on a mobile phone as he peers through a window, readies his gun. inside, jehovah's witnesses had gathered to worship. oblivious to his presence, his intentions. gunshots. translation: l was filming - with my phone and only realised through the zoom that someone was shooting at the jehovah's witnesses. by the time police arrived, he was inside, a deadly rampage under way, but then he turned his gun on himself. it's emerged that he once belonged to this community, but he'd left the jehovah's witnesses on bad terms. translation: it's a horrible

act, a very cruel deed. - we've seen a few things in hamburg, but a mass killing on this scale is new to us. we knew it from tv, but we didn't imagine it could happen in our city. and he brought terror to these streets. casualties rushed to safety, no time for stretchers. at this point, no—one knew whether he was acting alone. by first light, a terrible tally — seven people shot dead, among them an unborn baby. bodies brought out as investigators scoured the building. revelations emerging, too. police confirmed they once investigated and dismissed a tip—off that the attacker, who legally owned a gun, was mentally unstable. this is a city in mourning, but it's a country in shock, too, shock which deepens with every fresh, distressing revelation.

and one question persists here — why? jenny hill, bbc news, hamburg. at large the largest banking failure in the us since the largest banking crisis. regulators in the us have shut down silicon valley bank, one of the major lenders to techcompanies and startups. our business correspondent michelle fleury has been explaining how it happened. people are referring to the global crisis because people are referrin- to the -lobal people are referring to the global crisis because that is people are referring to the global crisis because that is actually people are referring to the global crisis because that is actually the last time we actually saw a us banking failure, at least anywhere in this kind of scale. that was washington neutral. this is america 16 largest bank. so in some ways, the situation is somewhat different. regulations have changed and banks have become more diversified and so they aren't affected by the kind of problems that we are seeing at this specific bank. so that's where there is a difference between then and

now. but it is a reminder that when you go from a period of rock—bottom interest rates to a period when rates are climbing, and has these sort of unexpected consequences, or things can kind of stress the financial system and that's exactly what happened. it has changed the valuation of some of their bonds, which this bank found itself in a situation where they had to sell them at a loss. they then tried to raise money, and that triggered a panic amongst its customers and shareholders. and when you're dealing with in each bank, which this one was, it specifically lends to those in the tech sector. you get there sort of spread of panic much faster because you have one friend talking to another, hey i've just withdrawn my funds, because i'm nervous. and that word quickly spread to bile and you get this panic and a run on the bank. iran and saudi arabia have agreed to re—establish diplomatic relations after a seven—year interruption. they will also resume trade and security relations,

and reopen their respective embassies within two months. the announcement came after discussions in china. both sides have been quoted praising beijing's role. the countries have had no formal ties since 2016, when riyadh's embassy in tehran was attacked, following the saudi execution of a shia cleric. scientists say a global effort is needed to protect the earth's orbit from the danger posed by space debris. they estimate that 100—trillion pieces of old satellites are not being monitored. the researchers are calling for a legally—binding treaty on managing the spacejunk. the king has made his youngest brother prince edward the new duke of edinburgh. it is a title strongly associated with theirfather, prince philip, who was duke of edinburgh for more than 70 years, up to his death in 2021. prince edward will hold the title for his lifetime. it's oscars weekend!

while "everything everywhere all at once" looks like an obvious frontrunner for the top prize of best picture, in some of the acting categories the races appear to be a lot closer. here's our los angeles correspondent sophie long, with a look at some of the nominated films and artists. as we enter the final furlong, it's looking very good for michelle yeoh, for everything everywhere all at once. her nod for best actress is one of 11 nominations the eccentric hit with a big heart that bent people's minds has bagged. a win for her would be historic. it's beyond me being recognised as an actress. it's like a whole community of asians coming forward and saying, "you're going to do this for us, you have to do this for us." while it's well—positioned to take best picture, it left some traditional oscars voters a bit baffled, so it's still possible they could give the top prize to top gun: maverick.

and they might feel more comfortable rewarding cate blanchett for her role in tar. it has six nods, including best picture and best director. she's already won two oscars, but that doesn't mean another won't come her way. why'd you gain all that weight? someone close to me passed away. when it comes to best actor, everyone's talking about brendan fraserfor his role in the whale. internal organs arei two feet in at least. but elvis has not left the building yet. it's been nominated for nine oscars, including best actor for austin butler, who, in the words of the late lisa marie presley, embodied the heart and soul of her father so beautifully. now i'm sitting here next to you, and if you're going back inside, i'm following you inside. and if you're going home, i'm following you there, too. colin farrell is also in the running for his role in the banshees of inisherin, which has nine nominations, including best picture and best supporting nods for three of his co—stars. quieter contenders for best actor are paul mescal for aftersun

and the ever gracious bill nighy, nominated for the first time for his beautifully british understated performance in living. best supporting actress, now, that's quite a field. they're all first—timers, except angela bassett for black panther: wakanda forever. and they're all super nice and rooting for each other. you know, there wasjust, like, things i didn't know about all these women and just really, like, lovely. yeah. i was really happy for them. and jamie lee curtis, i met her very early on and she was lovely to me, and angela bassett, too. it has nothing to do about winning. it's just about artists _ connecting, women connecting, mothers connecting. and it was glorious. and laughing. i mean, kerry is hilarious. but 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.

don't expect a white carpet, apparently at champagne coloured this year. hello. it's a cold, frosty, and icy start to saturday for a large weight of the uk with temperatures for some down to —10 or 11 celsius,. for many on saturday, it's mainly dry, particularly the further east you are. moving into northern even in scotland for many it will turn milder through sunday. so this is our saturday shapes up. a good deal of sunshine for many through the morning but clouds gathering around northwest england, some outbreaks of rain, and a few showers over scotland and england, likely to be

snow over the higher ground. the further east you are, temperatures generally between three and seven celsius. could see ten, 11, maybe 12 celsius near southwest england. rain and snow moved its way through northern england and into scotland over night, behind it we will see some clear skies and also some milder air. some clear skies and also some milderair. frost some clear skies and also some milder air. frost and some clear skies and also some milderair. frostand ice some clear skies and also some milder air. frost and ice free for a large slate of northern island, england and wales as we head into sunday morning. i see for the north of scotland. so this is sunday, another atlantic system moving on. notice the squeeze and the isobars. so the wind will be strengthening to the day. a good deal of fun trying to start but rain will soon move into northern island into northwest england and scotland, move into northern scotland. we might see some snow here but once again the further east you are you will stay mainly dry. with the wind strengthening all the while and feeling milder for many, particularly for england and wales. we could even get into double figures, but still on the cold side,

particularly for the far north of scotland. for sunday into monday, atlantic system sweeping its way across the uk again. isobars really close together and we could potentially see some gales across the southern half of the uk monday, and unsettled start for the week with bands of showers and spells of rain working their way north and eastward. we could see a little bit of snow over the highest ground of scotland. but it's a much milder start to the new week. it doesn't last for long because on tuesday some colder air starts to dig back in and furthering to come in the week ahead. bye—bye. good evening. the bbc have confirmed match of the day "will focus on match action without studio presentation or punditry" tommorow, after presenter gary lineker was told to step back from his role. it follows an impartiality row over comments he made on twitter criticising the british government's new asylum policy.

two of the bbc's best known football pundits have announced they won't be appearing on match of the day on saturday night. ian wright and alan shearer have pulled out of the programme, and earlier this evening a bbc spokesperson said... spurs manager antonio conte says his forward richarlison was "selfish" and "made a mistake" in an interview after tottenham were knocked out of the champions league this week. richarlison appeared to criticise conte — suggesting he hadn't had enough playing time and his season had not been good, today conte addressed the issue in his press—conference, saying richarlison wasn't being critical — he was just being honest. he had an injury in the champions

league and then he went to the world cup and he had another injury there. and it was serious. he came back and then another injury. he is god zero goals with us and only to goals the champions league. i think it was to tell that he is not good. manchester city manager pep guardiola says allegations england full—back kyle walker indecently exposed himself in a bar are a "private matter". cheshire police launched an investigation following the allegations which were made in the sun newspaper. the press association says it understands that walker is contesting the allegations. guardiola spoke about the matter briefly at his weekly pre—match press conference ahead of city's match at crystal palace. a private issue, we solve it internally, speaking with him.