this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. i'm annita mcveigh and these are the latest headlines... the bbc�*s football programmes are in disarray as on—air staff from various programmes pull out of saturday's shows in support of presenter gary lineker who was told to "step back". the corporation's director general insists the decision to uphold impartiality rules, but the opposition labour party accuses bosses of bowing to public pressure. as editor in chief of the bbc, i think one of our founding principles is impartiality, and that is what we are delivering on.— are delivering on. thank you very much. somebody _ are delivering on. thank you very much. somebody has _ are delivering on. thank you very much. somebody has been - are delivering on. thank you very - much. somebody has been effectively

cancelled _ much. somebody has been effectively cancelled as _ much. somebody has been effectively cancelled as a — much. somebody has been effectively cancelled as a bbc— much. somebody has been effectively cancelled as a bbc presenter- much. somebody has been effectively cancelled as a bbc presenter for- cancelled as a bbc presenter for expressing — cancelled as a bbc presenter for expressing a _ cancelled as a bbc presenter for expressing a view _ cancelled as a bbc presenter for expressing a view that _ cancelled as a bbc presenter for expressing a view that the - expressing a view that the government— expressing a view that the government of— expressing a view that the government of the - expressing a view that the government of the day- expressing a view that the| government of the day did expressing a view that the - government of the day did not like. and i_ government of the day did not like. and i think— government of the day did not like. and i think that— government of the day did not like. and i think that is— government of the day did not like. and i think that is a _ government of the day did not like. and i think that is a very— government of the day did not like. and i think that is a very dangerousi and i think that is a very dangerous place _ and i think that is a very dangerous place to— and i think that is a very dangerous place to be — and i think that is a very dangerous place to be in _ us regulators have shut down silicon valley bank. it's the biggest banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis. officials in the german city of hamburg say the gunman, who shot dead seven people at a jehovah's witness meeting hall, was a former member of the religious group who left on bad terms. and we'll catch up with lesley paterson, the triathlete who's nominated for numerous awards at this weekend's oscars, for her screenplay of a german first world war epic. i went up to tom cruise, and i said my name is lesley paterson. writer of all quiet on the western front. he said, "i know your story, how many hours of the day do you train?"

hello, and welcome to bbc news. the turmoil over the bbc�*s effective suspension of its highest—paid presenter, gary lineker, has intensified several if they pass sports programmes have been cancelled after their presenters and pundits pulled out to show their support for the former england player. seen here leavin: former england player. seen here leaving his _ former england player. seen here leaving his house _ former england player. seen here leaving his house this _ former england player. seen here leaving his house this morning. i former england player. seen here l leaving his house this morning. the bbc had told gary lineker to step back from hosting match of the day in a row over his social media use. he quit tweeted criticism of the uk government pass policy on asylum seekers. much of the day will be resented today without presenters, pundits or any of its regular commentators. our media correspondent, david sillito, 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. asa as a sports presenter, he is not subject— as a sports presenter, he is not subject to — as a sports presenter, he is not subject to the same rows i was or you are _ subject to the same rows i was or you are now. _ subject to the same rows i was or you are now, or i was when i was at the bbc —

you are now, or i was when i was at the bbc but— you are now, or i was when i was at the bbc. but he is still the face of the bbc. but he is still the face of the bbc, — the bbc. but he is still the face of the bbc, so i would suggest there has to— the bbc, so i would suggest there has to he — 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 take a look at the bbc guidelines on this. among many sections of guidance, one specifically refers to public expressions of opinion by those associated with the bbc. it says that for programme makers, editorial staff, reporters or presenters primarily associated with the bbc, their public expressions of opinion have the potential to compromise the bbc�*s impartiality and to damage its reputation. this includes, the guidelines say, the use of social media and writing letters to the press. opinions expressed on social media put onto the public domain and can

be shared and are searchable. the guidelines continue, "the risk is greater where the public expressions of opinion overlap with the area of the individual�*s work. but the risk is lower where an individual is expressing views publicly on unrelated area, for example a sports or science presenter expressing views on politics or the arts." let's get the latest on this note from our correspondent, damian grammaticas. this is a groundswell of support from other football presenters, pundits, commentators and so on has been growing right through today, hasn't it? band been growing right through today, hasn't it? �* ., , , been growing right through today, hasn't it? �* . , , ., hasn't it? and rapidly, i need to. very fast- _ hasn't it? and rapidly, i need to. very fast- and — hasn't it? and rapidly, i need to. very fast. and it _ hasn't it? and rapidly, i need to. very fast. and it has _ hasn't it? and rapidly, i need to. very fast. and it has thrown - hasn't it? and rapidly, i need to. very fast. and it has thrown the | very fast. and it has thrown the schedule into disarray. that all of these pundits, commentators, co—presenters with gary lineker coming out and backing the star has forced the bbc to completely change its schedule of sports coverage

today. so the football focus programme which should be on focus right now has been replaced by bargain hunt because the house there, alex scott, former england player herself, says it doesn't feel right to go ahead. kelly summers, glenn murray, former brighton player, he and jason mohammed who would be on the final score programme a little bit later today, also said they won't do that so that is not happening. if you look at the schedule, you see that the microprogram is still in there. the bbc said that will have to go ahead without commentary, without any comments. all that programming site has been turned into disarray, but also you have had the politicians weighing in and criticising the bbc pass position, particularly the labour party. lucy powell said that this is a mess the bbc has got themselves into. she talked about themselves into. she talked about the fact she said there had been conservative ministers, mps, boosted by their friends in the right—wing

media, criticising gary lineker. he said that because the bbc had taken time to respond to that, it appeared to be reacting to pressure. and then she drew a wider question for the bbc, a problem i think the director—general, she said that there wasn't the same campaign in there wasn't the same campaign in the same media outlets about the position of the bbc chairman, richard sharp. the issue there is that richard sharp was appointed not that richard sharp was appointed not that long ago by borisjohnson when he was prime minister. but richard sharp did not reveal when he was being questioned by mps were scrutinising that process that he had at the time gone to boris johnson and assisted borisjohnson with the arrangement of an £800,000 loan facility to the then prime minister. that'll came out later. richard sharp is now under investigation. lucy powell pointing to that, saying what impartiality there? the same cries of impartiality were completely absent when the bbc chair failed to disclose his ties to the prime

minister. back to gary lineker, she said someone has been cancelled for having a view that the government didn't like. as he has been attempting to tackle impartiality and the one hand with gary lineker, saying it is one of his biggest priorities, the bbc director general trying to tackle the gary lineker case has seen it now snowball into questions about the director—general�*s own impartiality and pressure on the corporation is now having to face all of these questions on multiple fronts. damian grammaticas. — questions on multiple fronts. damian grammaticas, thank _ questions on multiple fronts. damian grammaticas, thank you _ questions on multiple fronts. damian grammaticas, thank you very - questions on multiple fronts. damian grammaticas, thank you very much. l grammaticas, thank you very much. greg bike was the director—general of the bbc between 2000 and 200a. he shared his views on the controversy during a interview on the today programme on bbc radio 4. the real roblem of programme on bbc radio 4. the real problem of today _ programme on bbc radio 4. the real problem of today is _ programme on bbc radio 4. the real problem of today is that _ programme on bbc radio 4. the real problem of today is that the - programme on bbc radio 4. the real problem of today is that the bbc - programme on bbc radio 4. the real problem of today is that the bbc has | problem of today is 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. 0nce bbc has bowed to government pressure. once the bbc does that then you are in real problems. bind then you are in real problems. and shadow culture secretary lucy powell spoke earlier to the bbc breakfast programme. spoke earlier to the bbc breakfast programme-— spoke earlier to the bbc breakfast rouramme. , ,., ,, programme. look, this is a mess. i think the programme. look, this is a mess. i thinkthe bbc— programme. look, this is a mess. i think the bbc have _ programme. look, this is a mess. i think the bbc have got _ programme. look, this is a mess. i think the bbc have got itself - programme. look, this is a mess. i think the bbc have got itself into i programme. look, this is a mess. i think the bbc have got itself into a| think the bbc have got itself into a real mess — think the bbc have got itself into a real mess here in bowing to the tory campaign _ real mess here in bowing to the tory campaign to— real mess here in bowing to the tory campaign to cancel somebody who disagreed with their views. what evidence do _ disagreed with their views. what evidence do you _ disagreed with their views. what evidence do you have _ disagreed with their views. twist evidence do you have that this disagreed with their views. “to"isgt evidence do you have that this is a tory campaign pressuring the bbc, telling the bbc what to do with one of its presenters? i telling the bbc what to do with one of its presenters?— of its presenters? i think that is fairly clear _ of its presenters? i think that is fairly clear for _ of its presenters? i think that is fairly clear for everyone - of its presenters? i think that is fairly clear for everyone to - of its presenters? i think that is fairly clear for everyone to see. | of its presenters? i think that is| fairly clear for everyone to see. i fairly clear for everyone to see. don't think fairly clear for everyone to see. i don't think it is clear. we - fairly clear for everyone to see. i don't think it is clear. we have . fairly clear for everyone to see. i l don't think it is clear. we have had ministers on _ don't think it is clear. we have had ministers on the _ don't think it is clear. we have had ministers on the airways, - ministers on the airways, conservative mps on the airways, boosted _ conservative mps on the airways, boosted by their friends in the right—wing media with a particular campaign — right—wing media with a particular campaign about a presenter on the bbc, _ campaign about a presenter on the bbc, which initially the bbc did not respond _ bbc, which initially the bbc did not respond to in this way. so the time that it _ respond to in this way. so the time that it has — respond to in this way. so the time that it has taken them to respond in this way, _ that it has taken them to respond in this way, i— that it has taken them to respond in this way, i think, shows that they

have _ this way, i think, shows that they have capitulated to a tory council culture — have capitulated to a tory council culture. the same mps and ministers, by the _ culture. the same mps and ministers, by the way, _ culture. the same mps and ministers, by the way, only last month were standing — by the way, only last month were standing in — by the way, only last month were standing in the comments saying that they were _ standing in the comments saying that they were the standard bearers of free speech. and i think this is a misinterpretation of what impartiality is. impartiality is independence, particularly i think showing _ independence, particularly i think showing independence from pressure from the _ showing independence from pressure from the government of the day, and conservative mps and ministers. and impartiality— conservative mps and ministers. and impartiality is about taking a principled position of an overview, not about— principled position of an overview, not about individuals's comments outside _ not about individuals's comments outside of— not about individuals's comments outside of their bbc presenting job. unless _ outside of their bbc presenting job. unless they are, like you are, current— unless they are, like you are, current affairs.— unless they are, like you are, current affairs. shadow culture secretary lucy _ current affairs. shadow culture secretary lucy powell. - current affairs. shadow culture secretary lucy powell. and - current affairs. shadow culture secretary lucy powell. and we | current affairs. shadow culture - secretary lucy powell. and we have asked culture secretary lucy fraser to join us on asked culture secretary lucy fraser tojoin us on bbc asked culture secretary lucy fraser to join us on bbc today, asked culture secretary lucy fraser tojoin us on bbc today, but asked culture secretary lucy fraser to join us on bbc today, but the departure for culture, media and sport sports person says individual cases are a matter for the bbc.

sport sports person says individual cases are a matterfor the bbc. we have also asked the bbc to give an interview to bbc news today. the us treasury has moved to reassure investors after the largest bank failure since the financial crash of 2008. the collapse of silicon valley bank, a major lender to tech companies, triggering a share sell—off in other banks linked to the sector. 0ur north america tech correspondent, james clayton, explains 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 haven't. one person i spoke to said they put in a wire request yesterday, they waited nearly 24 hours and eventually found out that they had got the money — but we spoke to another person who said they have tried and tried and tried, and they simply haven't been able to withdraw any funds. they said they physically came down

to one of these branches, to try and get the money out. it's been an incredibly stressful time if you're a start—up. the federal deposit insurance corporation has essentially taken over this bank and they are literally in there now advising customers what to do. the hope is they will be able to withdraw their funds on monday. but that is no certainty around that claim at all. and when you speak to people who haven't been able to get their money out, it is a time of deep, deep concern. they may well not know for another 48 hours whether that money has completely evaporated. and there's another worry, that this isn“tjust a local story about start—ups, that this could spread to other banks across the world. and earlier, we heard from the financial commentator francis coppola who began by explaining how and why this happened. it's really a classic run on the back. a couple of days ago,

following the failure of silvergate bank, the crypto—related bank that went down in flames on wednesday this week, so leave accurate silicon valley bank announced that it is going to restructure its balance sheet, it is going to sell portfolio bonds at a loss because those bonds have been falling in value. and it was going to raise more capital. that didn't seem all that bad, but there were some other red flags around it and what happened was that a lot of its depositors decided that meant the bank was in trouble, like silver gate had been, and took their deposits out. and it lost about a quarter of its deposits in two days, some $42 billion flowed out of the bank. and it's very difficult to see how

any bank can survive that, really. that in a nutshell is how you describe a run on a bank. is there any possibility of other banks now failing? well, we'll have to wait and see. we'll find out on monday how far the contagion spreads. we noticed yesterday that other banks had suffered falls in their share price, which does suggest there is a risk they might suffer runs when they reopen on monday. so i don't think this is over yet. and there are other banks also that have similar kind of balance sheets and liquidity issues, similar to those of silvergate bank and silicon valley bank. and those might be targeted for withdrawals, but i wouldn't want to rule out there being further runs on banks next week. and you talk about contagion. do you think that is going to be confined to the tech sector, or could it have wider implications? i think it's mostly going to be confined to the tech sector. silvergate was a crypto—related bank and silicon valley as we know was to do with tech companies and start—ups and so forth. i don't really see any evidence that this is going to spread out

to the wider economy, to ordinary businesses and retail banks. i really hope i'm right about this. but that's the way i see it. i think banks have been pretty effectively firewalled from that. francis coppola. officials in the german city of hamburg say the gunman, who dead seven people at a jehovah's witness meeting hall a on thursday, was a former member of the religious group. it“s believed that the attacker killed himself shortly after a specialist police unit stormed the building. i asked our correspondent, jenny hill, who is in hamburg, about the ongoing investigation into the shooting. fresh revelations have been emerging over the last 24 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 this jehovah's witness community. the police say that he had left that community voluntarily about a year and a half ago on terms that the police they were not good.

we“ve learnt more about what happened inside that hall on thursday night. the gunman firing about 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 they did as they would in such a situation. they paid him a visit, they spoke with him, they made an assessment but they found that there was no reason to take any further action. so we've heard a lot from the authorities over the coming days, but we're hearing of course more

from the people in this community, too, who have been affected. all morning, we have seen people coming to lay flowers to the entrance to this hall. 0ne couple arrived and said they were distantly related to someone who lost their lives here on thursday night. they didn't understandably want to speak to us in any great detail. they said, "we cannot look inside that man's head 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, it happens in other countries, we never thought it could happen here." jenny hill. the man nominated as prime minister by china's president has been formally elected by the country parliament. li qiang is the former communist party leader of china's biggest city, shanghai. a close ally of president xijinping, he is considered a pragmatic and business friendly appointee to manage the challenge of reviving the country's flagging economy. mr li is one of a number of loyalists whom the president is expected to install in key positions, following his real on friday.

0ur beijing correspondent, steve mcdonell, has been explaining the significance of the appointment. well, the story of this congress is the story of xi jinping shoring up his already considerable grip on power. and the latest step has been the appointment of the new premier. many were surprised when li qiang was put into this number two position in the chinese government system. and that's because he was in charge in shanghai during the disastrous covid lockdown. very poorly handled. however, before that, he was known to many in business there as a reasonably good leader. for example, he was able to get tesla into the city, the us car—maker, he promoted shanghai's free trade zone. either way, one thing we do know about him is that he's a very clear xijinping loyalist. he was xi“s chief of staff when the two were previously based

in zhejiang province, and so the question is now that he's in charge of the chinese economy will he be able to get things done with xi“s backing, or will he be a figure who is afraid to give their frank advice that xijinping needs to get because he's afraid of upsetting the person who put them there. mozambique has been bracing for cyclone freddie to hit a second time. freddie is... experts say it is on course to set a new record as the longest lasting political storm. freddie has been a fearsome. freddie has been persistent. for weeks, it has been persistent. for weeks, it has rattled around the indian ocean, weakening and then strengthening, causing chaos in its wake. and if you thought freddie was calling it

quits, think again.— you thought freddie was calling it quits, think again. tropical cyclone freddie is continuing _ quits, think again. tropical cyclone freddie is continuing its _ quits, think again. tropical cyclone freddie is continuing its incredible | freddie is continuing its incredible and it's— freddie is continuing its incredible and it's dangerousjourney. it may have _ and it's dangerousjourney. it may have broken the record as the longest— have broken the record as the longest lasting cyclone in history on record — longest lasting cyclone in history on record. it has been a named tropical— on record. it has been a named tropical cyclone now for 33 days. the cyclone first made landfall in mozambique and madagascar last month. thousands were affected, the storm bringing floods, damaging homes and crops, leaving nearly 30 people dead. experts believe climate change is making these weather events wetter, windier and ever more intense. ., , ., events wetter, windier and ever more intense. . , ., ., intense. freddie has travelled more than 10,000 _ intense. freddie has travelled more than 10,000 kilometres, _ intense. freddie has travelled more than 10,000 kilometres, it- intense. freddie has travelled more than 10,000 kilometres, it has - than 10,000 kilometres, it has generated as much accumulated cyclone — generated as much accumulated cyclone energy as an average north atlantic— cyclone energy as an average north atlantic hurricane season. this is one storm — atlantic hurricane season. this is one storm-— one storm. officials are warning that more _ one storm. officials are warning that more than _ one storm. officials are warning that more than half— one storm. officials are warning that more than half a _ one storm. officials are warning that more than half a million -

one storm. officials are warning - that more than half a million people are at risk. according to mozambique pass a national disaster management agency, last time cyclone freddie washed away homes and flooded homes and schools. now the slow—moving storm is sucking up even more moisture so the rainfall will be even heavier. cyclone freddie could be even more dangerous the second time around. tim ullman, bbc news. to indonesia, a volcano has erupted spewing ash clouds up to seven kilometres into the sky. the country's disaster management agency says the eruption at the merapi volcano in yogyakarta began at midday, emitting a lava flow of 1.5 kilometres. indonesia has more volcanoes than any other country. merapi is nearly 2,963 metres high and is the nation's most active volcano. to brazil now, where deforestation in the country's amazon region rose

in february to the highest level on record for the month. it presents a dilemma for the lula da silva administration. she was once a waitress at the oscars, but now her movie is nominated for no fewer than nine awards. we have been following lesley paterson because her story is such a remarkable one. 0ur entertainment correspondent, colin patterson, no relation to lesley, caught up with her once again in hollywood. 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? 0n 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.

do stay with us here on bbc news. you can reach me 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, 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 where the 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 away northwards, turns 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 driest 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 staying dry and 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, 14 degrees. 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. the headlines: the bbc“s football programmes are in disarray as on—air staff from various programmes pull out of saturday's shows in support of presenter gary lineker who was told to "step back". the corporation's director general insists the decision to uphold impartiality rules, but the opposition labour party accuses bosses of bowing to public pressure. us regulators have shut down silicon valley bank. it's the biggest banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis. officials in the german city of hamburg say the gunman, who shot dead seven people at a jehovah's witness meeting hall, was a former member of the religious group who left on bad terms.