this is bbc news. these are the headlines — match of the day in disarray. studio pundits and match commentators pull out of tonight's programme, in support of presenter gary lineker, who's been told to step back from duties. opposition labour party accused bosses of bowing to government pressure. as editor—in—chief of the bbc, i think one of our founding principles is impartiality, and that's what we're delivering on. thank you very much. somebody has been effectively cancelled as a bbc presenter for expressing a view that the government of the day did not like. i think_ government of the day did not like. i think that — government of the day did not like. i think that is a very dangerous place _

i think that is a very dangerous place to— i think that is a very dangerous place to be in. us i think that is a very dangerous place to be im— i think that is a very dangerous place to be in. us regulators have shut down silicon _ place to be in. us regulators have shut down silicon valley - place to be in. us regulators have shut down silicon valley bank, . place to be in. us regulators have| shut down silicon valley bank, the biggest banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis. officials in hamburg say the gunmen who shed dead seven people atjehovah's witness meeting her was a former member of the religious group who left on bad terms. we will catch up with lesley paterson the triathlete nominated for numerous awards at this weekend's oscars for her screenplay of a german first world war epic. so i went up to tom cruise and i said, "hi, tom. my name is lesley paterson, writer of all quiet on the western front." he said, "i know your story," he said, "how many hours a day do you train?"

much of the day will go ahead without a presenter, pundits or any regular commentators later today. it comes after the corporation's highest paid presenter gary lineker was suspended over his social media use. he criticised the language used by the british government to describe its new asylum policy which the bbc says breached its strict impartiality guidelines. our media correspondent reports. we've got big games at both ends of the table... gary lineker, the face of match of the day for more than 20 years, but not tonight. the bbc says he's crossed the line with his recent tweets. also missing will be ian wright and alan shearer, who have pulled out in solidarity with their colleague. and a number of commentators and players have also indicated they won't be contributing. the trigger for all of this, gary lineker�*s recent tweets, one of which described a statement from the home secretary as, "beyond awful." the bbc says he's broken the rules on impartiality.

if gary lineker breached the guidelines, why didn't you sack him? well, i think we always look to take proportionate action, _ and that's what we've done. but haven't you just kicked it further down the line? aren't you delaying the inevitable? i don't want to add to the statement. i i think we've had very. constructive discussions. the statement is very clear, and that's where we are. - as editor—in—chief of the bbc, i think one of our founding - principles is impartiality. and that's what we're delivering on. this is not what gary lineker was expecting. earlier this week, he said he wasn't fearing suspension and he was looking forward to presenting this weekend. one of those furious with the bbc is alastair campbell, who now has a podcast produced by a company in which gary lineker is a major shareholder. i think this decision is driven by an utterly craven political cowardice at the top of the bbc, and that is what has led to gary lineker, and this thing about stepping backwards, let's be absolutely frank about this, it's been pretty made clear to gary lineker, i would imagine, he's not going to be presenting match of the day because he's not toeing the line.

the bbc says gary lineker is, as a sports presenter, second to none, but want him to stop tweeting about politically controversial topics and say he will remain off air until an agreement is reached. as a sports presenter, he is still the face of the bbc, so i would suggest there has to be some rules. what these rules should be, i would have thought should be a matter of agreement between him and the bbc. gary lineker, however, has not given any indication he's about to agree to be silenced. david sillito, bbc news. let's look at the bbc guidelines. one specifically repairs to public

expressions of opinion. it says... this includes social media and writing letters to the press. the risk is lower when someone is expressing views on for example politics or the arts. let's get the latest now from our political correspondent damian grammaticas. more expressions of support for gary lineker first more expressions of support for gary linekerfirst of all that more expressions of support for gary lineker first of all that we have been hearing about in the last few minutes. take us through those. yes.

minutes. take us through those. yes, there have been. _ minutes. take us through those. yes, there have been. we _ minutes. take us through those. 123 there have been. we know his fellow presenters have said they will not stand then, other footballers playing today have been approaching their union saying what happens if they don't want to take part in post—match interviews. of course we have now had political reaction and politicians weighing in and labour's shadows culture secretary has been very strong. she says the bbc have got themselves into a real mess bowing to a tory campaign to cancel somebody who disagreed with their views. part of the issue with their sound for the bbc director—general is this a spiralling and she raised directly the issue of the bbc�*s own chairman, richard sharpe, she said that case i notice these same cries of impartiality were absent when the

bbc chair failed to disclose his ties to the prime minister. their investigations to him because he was appointed by borisjohnson, did not disclose had been involved in arranging or helping to make an introduction to arrange a loan for borisjohnson, did not disclose that, that came out later and he has also already been known to be a big donor to the tory party. she pointing out that saying there has not been an outcry from the same media newspapers and things about impartiality in that case. here you see the bbc responding. i think it has shown how the whole issue has spiralled horribly director—general who is editor in chief of the bbc and his handling of it all. fine and his handling of it all. one former controller— and his handling of it all. one former controller of _ and his handling of it all. one former controller of editorial policy here to bbc describing this as an in irreconcilable position but

the bbc has to resolve this somehow, where does it go from here? figs the bbc has to resolve this somehow, where does it go from here?— where does it go from here? as you say. richard — where does it go from here? as you say, richard saying _ where does it go from here? as you say, richard saying he _ where does it go from here? as you say, richard saying he doesn't - where does it go from here? as you say, richard saying he doesn't see l say, richard saying he doesn't see how there is a way to reconcile it. greg dyche has said he has not criticised the bbc since he but he said the bbc undermined its own credibility and again seems very difficult to find a resolution. he thinks they should be a resolution drawn between those who work in news and those who work in sport and other areas. and that impartiality rules should apply differently. the bbc has said gary lineker will not present much of the day until there is an agreed solution. what that could be we don't have any site other than that at the moment the political row about impartiality swells around this and the focus on

the director—general, the chairman and the bbc�*s own impartiality. to and the bbc's own impartiality. to bring this news to you we're hearing that football commentator and presenter alex scott and other pundits have pulled out of presenting today's football focus programme and final school programme as well, in solidarity with gary lineker. alex scott former england international and had already said she would not be standing infor gary standing in for gary lineker now she and other pundits have said they are also pulling out of presenting the football focus and final school programmes in solidarity. greg bike was director—general of the bbc from 2000-2004 and was director—general of the bbc from 2000—2001; and shared his views on the controversy during an interview on the today programme on bbc radio forth. the on the today programme on bbc radio forth. ., on the today programme on bbc radio forth. . , ., , ., on the today programme on bbc radio forth. . , .,, ., ., , forth. the real problem of today is that the bbc _ forth. the real problem of today is that the bbc has _ forth. the real problem of today is

that the bbc has undermined - forth. the real problem of today is that the bbc has undermined its i forth. the real problem of today is l that the bbc has undermined its own credibility by doing this because it looks like the perception out there is that the bbc has bowed to government pressure. once the bbc does that, then you are in real problems. does that, then you are in real problem-— does that, then you are in real roblems. ,, . ., . , . . , problems. shadow culture secretary lucy powell — problems. shadow culture secretary lucy powell spoke _ problems. shadow culture secretary lucy powell spoke to _ problems. shadow culture secretary lucy powell spoke to the _ problems. shadow culture secretary lucy powell spoke to the bbc- lucy powell spoke to the bbc breakfast programme. this lucy powell spoke to the bbc breakfast programme. this is a mess. i think the breakfast programme. this is a mess. lthinkthe bbc— breakfast programme. this is a mess. | think the bbc have _ breakfast programme. this is a mess. i think the bbc have got _ breakfast programme. this is a mess. i think the bbc have got itself - breakfast programme. this is a mess. i think the bbc have got itself in - breakfast programme. this is a mess. i think the bbc have got itself in a - i think the bbc have got itself in a real mess here. in bowing to a tory campaign to cancel somebody who disagrees whatever their views. what disagrees whatever their views. what evidence do you _ disagrees whatever their views. what evidence do you have _ disagrees whatever their views. what evidence do you have this as a tory campaign _ evidence do you have this as a tory campaign pressuring the bbc telling the bbc_ campaign pressuring the bbc telling the bbc what to do? | campaign pressuring the bbc telling the bbc what to do?— the bbc what to do? i think that is fairl clear the bbc what to do? i think that is fairly clear for _ the bbc what to do? i think that is fairly clear for everyone _ the bbc what to do? i think that is fairly clear for everyone to - the bbc what to do? i think that is fairly clear for everyone to say. . the bbc what to do? i think that is fairly clear for everyone to say. i l fairly clear for everyone to say. i don't think it is clear, how it is clear? — don't think it is clear, how it is clear? ~ , ., don't think it is clear, how it is clear? ~ . . , clear? menaces on the airwaves, conservative _ clear? menaces on the airwaves, conservative ministers _ clear? menaces on the airwaves, conservative ministers boosted l clear? menaces on the airwaves, l conservative ministers boosted by their friends with a particular campaign abouta their friends with a particular campaign about a presenter on the bbc which initially the bbc did not respond to in this way. the time it

has taken them to respond in this way i think shows that they have capitulated to a tory council culture. the same mps and ministers who only last month were standing in the commons saying they were the standard—bearers of free speech. i think this is a misinterpretation of what impartiality is. impartiality is independence, particularly i think showing independence from pressure from the government of the day and conservative mps and ministers. impartiality is about taking a principled position of an overview, not about individuals comments outside of their bbc presenting job unless they are like you are in news and current affairs. i think there is that distinction. we also asked the culture secretary lucy fraser to join us on we also asked the culture secretary lucy fraser tojoin us on bbc

we also asked the culture secretary lucy fraser to join us on bbc news today but a department for culture media and sports spokesperson said individual cases on a matter for the bbc. the former bbc news executive and former member of the bbc trust richard air spoke to rogerjohnson bbc breakfast as well. gert; richard air spoke to rogerjohnson bbc breakfast as well.— bbc breakfast as well. gary woods doorstep outside _ bbc breakfast as well. gary woods doorstep outside his _ bbc breakfast as well. gary woods doorstep outside his house - bbc breakfast as well. gary woods doorstep outside his house and - bbc breakfast as well. gary woods i doorstep outside his house and made it clear he not only did not apologise for the original tweet but that he intended to go on speaking his mind. i think it is an irreconcilable position between the bbc guidelines and gary, who perfectly understandably feels he has a right as an individual to express his views on issues however politically contentious it may be in the bbc takes a different view because it's guidelines laid down different rules for high—profile bbc personalities and i don't think it's likely they are going to be

reconciled in the coming days so this may be the last time we may already have been the last time we see gary presenting much of the day unfortunately. you see gary presenting much of the day unfortunately-— unfortunately. you talk about high-profile _ unfortunately. you talk about high-profile bbc _ unfortunately. you talk about | high-profile bbc personalities high—profile bbc personalities because a number of personalities people have opinions across the priest. one point people are making is that other people who appear on bbc channels like lord sugar who have made opinions in the past supporting political stances, have not been disciplined. is there some hypocrisy at play for the bbc? i don't think it's hypocrisy, the guideline talks about people with a particularly high bbc public profile. who is above the line and who is below the line in the bbc's thinking we do not know. your guess is as good as nine. for me personally i see quite a gulf between gary lineker, who on a

year—round basis presents a live programme in which he is required to host a discussion and apply all the other bbc guidelines which apply to presenters of all programmes, not just news and current affairs, a distinction between that role and someone like lord sugar, who takes part in a pre—filmed heavily directed, heavily edited scripted game show in which he plays the part of a slightly irascible boss. i can understand why the bbc do not regard him as being a key high—profile bbc property as it were but they feel that way about gary lineker and i can understand why. that that way about gary lineker and i can understand why.— that way about gary lineker and i can understand why. that was the former bbc _ can understand why. that was the former bbc news _ can understand why. that was the former bbc news executive - can understand why. that was the i former bbc news executive richard ayre and former member of the bbc trust speaking to bbc breakfast a little earlier. we have had tweet from alex scott, we told you that the former england international and arsenal defender who presents

football focus has announced she will not be doing that show today. also she said last night she would not be in on much of the day in support of gary lineker. she has just tweeted i made a decision last night that even though i love show and we have had an incredible week winning an award for football focus, it does not feel right for me to go ahead with the show today. hopefully i will be back in the chair next week. obviously lots of questions about how the bbc is going to resolve this. we will have more coverage for you throughout the day. the us treasury has moved to appease investors. our north american tech correspondent expense how it

happened. this is one of those days that will go down in silicon valley history and it is certainly one of the most stressful days for silicon valley founders in modern times. we have spoken to people today who have been able to withdraw their money from silicon valley bank and some who have not. one person said they put on a wire request yesterday, waited nearly 2a hours and eventually found out they had got the money out but we spoke to another person who says they have tried and tried and tried and simply have not been able to withdraw any funds. they say they physically came down to try to get the money out. it has been an incredibly stressful time if you are a start—up. the federal deposit corporation has essentially taken over this bank and literally in there now advising customers what to do in the hope is they will be able to withdraw funds on monday but that is no certainty around that claim at all. when you

speak to people who have not got the money out it's a time of deep concern. they may not know for another 48 hours whether the money has evaporated and there is another worry. it's notjust a little solely about start—ups. this could spread to other banks across the world. for more on this i am joined by the financial commentator. thank you for your time today. tell us more about why this has happened. it’s a why this has happened. it's a classic run — why this has happened. it's a classic run on _ why this has happened. it's a classic run on the _ why this has happened. it's a classic run on the bank. - why this has happened. it's a classic run on the bank. a - why this has happened. it's a - classic run on the bank. a couple why this has happened. ut�*s —. classic run on the bank. a couple of days ago following the failure of the crypto related bank that went down in flames wednesday this week, silicon valley bank announced it was going to restructure its balance sheets. set up a portfolio of bonds at a loss because those bonds have been falling in value and it was going to raise more capital. that

did not seem all that bad but there was some other red flags around it and what happened was a lot of its depositors decided that meant the bank was in trouble like silver gate had been. and took their deposits out. it lost about a quarter of its deposits in two days. some 42 billion dollars flowed out of the bank. it is difficult to see how any bank. it is difficult to see how any bank could survive that. that bank. it is difficult to see how any bank could survive that.— bank. it is difficult to see how any bank could survive that. that is how ou bank could survive that. that is how you describe — bank could survive that. that is how you describe a _ bank could survive that. that is how you describe a run _ bank could survive that. that is how you describe a run on _ bank could survive that. that is how you describe a run on a _ bank could survive that. that is how you describe a run on a bank. - bank could survive that. that is how you describe a run on a bank. is- you describe a run on a bank. is there any possibility of other banks failing? hate there any possibility of other banks failin: ? ~ ., there any possibility of other banks failin: ? ~ . ., . . failing? we will have to wait and see. we failing? we will have to wait and see- we will _ failing? we will have to wait and see. we will find _ failing? we will have to wait and see. we will find out _ failing? we will have to wait and see. we will find out on - failing? we will have to wait and see. we will find out on monday| failing? we will have to wait and - see. we will find out on monday how far the contagion spreads. we noticed yesterday that other banks had suffered falls in their share price which suggest it is a risk they will suffer on monday. i don't think it's over yet. there are

similar balance sheets in liquidity issue similar to those at silver gate bank. those may be targeted for withdrawals but i would not run out further runs on banks next week. you talk about contagion, well that be confined to the tech sector or could it have wider implications? i confined to the tech sector or could it have wider implications?- it have wider implications? i think mostl be it have wider implications? i think mostly be confined _ it have wider implications? i think mostly be confined to _ it have wider implications? i think mostly be confined to the - it have wider implications? i think mostly be confined to the sector. | mostly be confined to the sector. silver gate was crypto related bank and silicon valley was to do with tech companies. i don't see any evidence that this will spread to the wider economy to ordinary businesses and retail banks. i really hope i am right about this but that is the way icy it. i think banks have been pretty effectively firewall from that.—

official said gunmen in hamburg was a former member of the religious group. let's go to our correspondence. what more can you tell us about the investigation, about the background to all of this? fresh revelations have been emerging over the last 2a hours and i think in many ways they are compounding the shock and grief of people here in the city of hamburg. first of all, the revelation that the killer had been a member of thisjehovah's witness community and police say he had left that community voluntarily about 1.5 years ago on terms which the police say were not good. we have learned more about what happened inside that hall on thursday night. the gunmen firing around 100 shots at his victims. one

of those victims of course an unborn child. we have also learned that the authorities here in hamburg had received an anonymous tip—off. we don't know who it came from, but that was a letter which warned the police that the killer had a gun, of course he legally owned the weapon that he used to carry out this atrocity, but this letter went on to warn the police that they considered him to be mentally unstable and that he was angry with the jehovah's witnesses. the authorities here say the dead as they wait in such a situation. they paid him a visit, spoke with him but found there was no reason to take any further action. we have heard a lot from the authorities but we are hearing more from the people in the community who have been affected. all morning we have been affected. all morning we have seen people coming to lay flowers at the entrance to this

hall. one elderly couple arrived, they said they were distantly related to someone who lost their lives here on thursday night. they did not understandably want to speak to us in any great detail. they said we cannot look inside that man said but we clearly think there was mental instability. a great deal of shock and grief. in the words of one senior politician here we see this kind of thing on tv in other countries, we never thought it could happen here. countries, we never thought it could happen here-— happen here. thank you very much. the man nominated _ happen here. thank you very much. the man nominated as _ happen here. thank you very much. the man nominated as prime - happen here. thank you very much. i the man nominated as prime minister by china's president has been formally elected. he is the former communist minister of shanghai. he is considered a pragmatic and business friendly appointee to manage the challenge of the flagging economy. he is expected to install and key positions following his re—election on friday. she was once

a waitress at the oscars. now her movie is nominated for new fewer than nine awards. we have been following lesley paterson because her story is a remarkable one. our entertainment correspondent caught up entertainment correspondent caught up with her once again in holywood. got the hollywood sign behind us! how does that make you feel, when you see that? oh, it's so iconic, it'sjust amazing. it's very weird to think i'm here and sort of going for the oscars. like, what? lesley paterson, the scottish triathlete in the running at the oscars. hello! good to see you, man. and she is loving los angeles. oh, my gosh, this is amazing, isn't it? this is pretty much beverly hills. cheering. for 16 years, the five—time off—road triathlete world champion used her prize money from races to keep alive her dream of a new film version of all quiet on the western front.

finally, in 2022, it was made, with her script translated into german. now it's up for nine oscars and she's nominated for best adapted screenplay. what's the best photo you've taken this season? tom cruise. you got cruise? no, no, so, check this out. so i went up to tom cruise and i said, "hi, tom, my name's lesley paterson, writer of all quiet on the western front". and he said "i know your story". he said, "how many hours a day do you train?" iwas like... you are... no way! to be honest, just trying to soak it in, you know, it's so bizarre. i'm at the four seasons trying on dresses for the oscars. like, who would've thought that? should we try this one, see if it fits? just to make a statement. i think this is ok. so how are you finding all this, then? yeah, it's all very

strange, all very strange. custom—made this, custom—made that, getting dressed, getting pampered, getting makeup and hair and this and that. so a long way away from the mud. i'd like to see you do a triathlon in one of those. could you imagine it? on the bike as well, that'd be pretty hilarious. but it's not actually the first time lesley�*s been to the oscars. i waited tables at the governers ball in 2005. so, i had judi dench and jennifer lopez on my table. so let's see who's going to be waiting me. i'll have a wee chat to them. they'll be like, "you'll never guess! i waited tables, lesley paterson was at mine!" lesley paterson, not for the first time in her life, is going for gold. colin paterson, bbc news, hollywood. what an absolutely fantastic story. stay with us on bbc news because you can catch up with the stories. i am

on twitter. hello. milderairand a thaw is on the way for tomorrow. but for today, well, later on, we could see some snow again. parts of northern england into scotland, more especially on the hills, the chance of some disruption, again, nowhere near as much as we saw through recent nights, but up to ten centimetres, lower ground though more hit and miss. and it's all because this weather front is going to be pushing into the colder air that we have at the moment. that weather front�*s already been producing rain or drizzle across parts of south west england, south wales, increasingly so in northern ireland too. a little bit of sleet and snow over higher ground before that turns back to rain and into the afternoon, parts of north west england, the midlands towards central southern england, even the south east could see some rain arrive. away from that though many other parts will be dry. just the odd snow flurry in scotland. chilly day for most, 11,

12 degrees across the south west and into the channel islands. now, through this evening and overnight, as that rain pushes its way northwards, turns east easily to snow, as i said, across the hills of northern england and scotland, even to lower levels before turning back to rain later on. and what we'll see later in the night are temperatures actually rising rather than falling. this is how it looks as we start sunday morning. so a much milder start to sunday compared with this morning. the weather front still producing some rain, sleet and snow in the north east of scotland to begin with. and ahead of the next one, we're into a quieter spell for a while, but then those south to south westerly winds pick up and the milder air really does start to work its way in. so some of the drier conditions will be during the morning for many. but northern ireland and scotland quickly seeing outbreaks of rain develop more widely as we go through the day. some rain into the north west of england, wales and the south west later on, good part of central eastern england, those staying dry on sunday, some sunny spells, often large amounts of cloud into the afternoon, the breeze a south to south westerly one. and look at the temperatures to finish sunday, maybe up to 13, 1a

degrees in the south and east. the thaw setting in a risk of some minorflooding, too, especially when we see more wet and increasingly windy weather spread its way in through sunday night and into monday. so for monday, whilst we could still see some snow in the higher ground of northern scotland for most outbreaks of rain coming and going through the day, some heavy thundery showers in the south west. winds will be touching gale force if not more. 60 mile an hour winds across the north of scotland, same too towards the south. it will be a pretty windy day for all on monday, but across southern areas, a pretty mild one. a chilly one, though, in the far north of scotland. see you again soon.

this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh. these are the headlines. match of the day in disarray. studio pundits and match commentators pull out of tonight's programme, in support of presenter gary lineker, who's been told to step back from duties. opposition labour party accused bosses of bowing to government pressure. some premier league players say they won't do interviews. the bbc's boss defends the corporation's decision. american regulators have sat