this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm lucy grey and these are the latest headlines... the bbc apologises for changes to sports programme schedules after presenters and pundits pull out in support of presenter gary lineker who's been suspended for criticising government asylum policy. the bbc director general insists impartiality rules need to be upheld. but the opposition labour party accuses 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. the bbc is not acting impartially by caving in to tory mps who are complaining about gary lineker. they have got this one badly wrong and now they are very, very exposed —

as is the government. us regulators shut down silicon valley bank in the biggest banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis. 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. went up to tom cruise and i said hello, i'm lesley paterson and i am writer of all quiet on the western front and he said, i know your story, how many hours a day do you train? the bbc has apologised for its "limited sports programming" this weekend after several tv and radio shows have been cancelled, as controversy continues over the corporation's decision to take gary lineker off match of the day. the presenter will not be hosting the programme tonight

after criticising the government's language about migrants on social media. a number of presenters and pundits decided not to take part in some shows, in solidarity with gary linekar. football focus and final score were among those pulled and radio 5live has also faced disruption to its schedules. a bbc spokesperson said it's working hard to resolve the situation. our media correspondent, david sillito, reports. when gary lineker left home this morning, it wasn't his normal saturday schedule. the decision by the bbc to drop him from match of the day for tweets — one of which described a statement by the home secretary as "beyond awful" has had repercussions. we've got big games... match of the day will tonight go ahead without presenters, pundits, many of its best—known commentators and post—match interviews.

and the disruption has spread to other programs. alex scott said she wouldn't be presenting football focus. the bbc�*s replaced it with bargain hunt. continuity announcer: in a change to the schedule, it's bargain hunt. - and a former director general of the bbc, greg dyke, who himself left thejob after a run—in with the government at the time, feels the corporation has handled this badly. there is a long—established precedent in the bbc, that is that if you're an entertainment presenter or you're a football presenter, then you are not bound by those same rules. and i think what the bbc has done is actually the real problem of today is that the bbc has undermined its own credibility by doing this. because it looks like... it looks like — the perception out there — is that the bbc has bowed to government pressure.

the bbc�*s view is that it has rules. presenters with a particularly high profile have, it says, "an extra responsibility to be impartial". and for the current director general tim davie, this is crucial for what he says is a cornerstone of the bbc — 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 think we've had very constructive discussions. the statement is very clear, and that's where we are. as editor in chief for the bbc, i think one of our founding principles is impartiality and that's what we're delivering on. and for the bbc, there's another issue hanging over it — its chairman. there is an ongoing inquiry into richard sharp's role into a loan made to borisjohnson, which has raised questions about his appointment and impartiality. so it was only a day or two ago that gary lineker said he thought all this was beginning to abate. events have rather gone in the opposite direction.

david sillito, bbc news. in a statement, the bbc said: well, bbc scotland say: "sportscene will run this evening on bbc one scotland and "bbc scotland, with an amended format "similar to current plans for match of the day. "some of the sportsound slot on radio scotland was replaced "by pre—recorded material." the opposition labour party leader, sir keir starmer, has criticised the bbc�*s decision. the bbc is not acting impartially by caving in to tory mps who are complaining about gary lineker.

they've got this one badly wrong and now they're very, very exposed, as is the government because at the heart of this is the government's failure on the asylum system. and rather than take responsibility for the mess they've made, the government is casting around to blame anybody else — gary lineker, the bbc, civil servants, the blob. what they should be doing is standing up, accepting they've broken the asylum system and telling us what they're going to do to actually fix it, not whinging on about gary lineker. but the bbc has the right to expect its presenters to be impartial. it is not impartial for the bbc to cave in to tory mps complaining about gary lineker. it's the opposite of impartial. and now you can see just how badly exposed that they are. but at the heart of this... it's very important to see what's going on. because the government has failed on the asylum system, but instead of taking responsibility for that, they'rejoining in blaming anybody else they can, gary lineker,

the bbc, the civil service, the blob, you name it, they'll blame anybody but themselves. they should stand up, take responsibility, stop whinging about gary lineker and get on with the job. our correspondent, charlotte gallagher, gave me the latest on the story. this row now has become less about what gary _ this row now has become less about what gary lineker said or didn't say on social_ what gary lineker said or didn't say on social media but a wider question about_ on social media but a wider question about the _ on social media but a wider question about the bbc and how it enforces impartiality. it snowballed from what _ impartiality. it snowballed from what was — impartiality. it snowballed from what was a fairly small story, bubbling _ what was a fairly small story, bubbling away in the newspapers, two leading _ bubbling away in the newspapers, two leading every news bulletin in the uk. leading every news bulletin in the uk if_ leading every news bulletin in the uk if you — leading every news bulletin in the uk. if you step out of a bbc building. _ uk. if you step out of a bbc building, there are news crews from across _ building, there are news crews from across the _ building, there are news crews from across the uk. it's in every newspaper. if you go on social media, — newspaper. if you go on social media, athletes from around the world _ media, athletes from around the world are — media, athletes from around the world are tweeting about it. and it has become a huge story for the bbc and it's— has become a huge story for the bbc and it's really hard to see how they're — and it's really hard to see how they're going to get out of this one, _ they're going to get out of this one. how— they're going to get out of this one, how are they going to find a way out _ one, how are they going to find a way out of— one, how are they going to find a way out of this? because gary lineker, — way out of this? because gary lineker, it _ way out of this? because gary lineker, it doesn't seem, wants to itack— lineker, it doesn't seem, wants to back down— lineker, it doesn't seem, wants to back down on what he says on social media _ back down on what he says on social media. he— back down on what he says on social media. , back down on what he says on social media. v back down on what he says on social media. _ media. he says he's sticking by it. in fact, just _ media. he says he's sticking by it. in fact. just a _ media. he says he's sticking by it. in fact, just a few _ media. he says he's sticking by it. in fact, just a few days _ media. he says he's sticking by it. in fact, just a few days ago, - media. he says he's sticking by it. in fact, just a few days ago, he . in fact, just a few days ago, he thought he was still going to be

presenting much of the today. the bbc said they were speaking to gary lineker and then a few days later, we heard them saying he was stepping back from presenting. this is why there is this criticism from labour and others, what happened in between that changed minds. we had from tim davey, the director general, little bit today. he was talking about how they are taking proportionate action and this is about impartiality, isn't it, they are saying they are working hard and having the discussions.— working hard and having the discussions. ~ , ~ discussions. whether gary lineker will say they _ discussions. whether gary lineker will say they are _ discussions. whether gary lineker will say they are good _ discussions. whether gary lineker will say they are good discussions| will say they are good discussions or not will have to ask him, he doesn't seem in any position to want to return to match of the day at the moment with this current situation with his twitter and the bbc has said he can't come back until that is resolved. it seems like every sports man and sportswoman on twitter is on his side. they are all going on, saying" i support gary lineker". none of them wanted to present match of the day, football

focus, fighting talk on 5 live and football is such a big part of the bbc schedules at the weekend, it has been severely disrupted and today there is barely any on at all. even a minor club, leaguei there is barely any on at all. even a minor club, league i club in the uk say they wouldn't speak to bbc journalists. it is a situation that has completely snowballed. we are expecting match of the day to go on tonight in a very restricted format. but we just don't know. the unions, bectu, the national union of journalists, they both said they agree with gary lineker, so who knows? we spoke earlier to steven barnett, a professor of communications at the university of westminster — who has also written a book about the bbc and its relationship with the government. it is a blow—up of the bbc�*s own making, i'm afraid. i thought david sillito's report was spot on when he talked about the problem with the chairman, richard sharp, who we know was a major donor to the conservative party. we know now he facilitated a loan to borisjohnson. there was a scathing cross—party select committee report which came out, obviously, suggesting that he should consider his position.

that was just last month. i think the problem is, and i support it... did he directly say he should consider his position? it said he had a significant error ofjudgment and it said he should consider its impact. consider its impact. reading between the lines and i've appeared in front of select committees and read a lot of reports and it is pretty clear what they were suggesting. this has been a big part of the problem because at the same time as talking about gary lineker, everyone else is saying, well, what about lord sugar presenting the apprentice? karren brady who is right next to him, sits in the lords as a tory peer. what aboutjeremy clarkson when he was presenting? andrew neil, who i think is one of the best political presenters in the country, but he is chair of the spectator group and makes no bones about his conservative support. so all these people, i've actually seen a letter

in response to a complaint a couple of years ago about andrew neil from the bbc saying he has his own personal twitter account and what he says that twitter account is up to him. i think that's the right approach, within reason. just on that point, talking about richard sharp, who we have talked about, the bbc chairman, normally in something like this, would the bbc chairman be talking to the director general, tim davie, perhaps now, with all of what's going on? would they be having any influence on how they should be handling this? i think any responsible bbc chair should be looking at what's going on and, yes, being in conversation with the board and the director general. the problem is that richard sharp is in a conflicted position. and, actually, as i say, i supported his appointment, the bbc has a long history of both labour and conservative appointments as chair.

but i think, actually, the correct response now, because it has blown up in the way it has, is for the chairman to resign, to say that it's clear that this is now a question, a big question mark, over the whole of the bbc�*s output and commitment to impartiality. his own position makes that resolution of this problem almost impossible. and i think if he can go and then everything calms down a bit, then there could be a calm discussion about how these social media rules apply, who they apply to, why they have been applied to gary lineker in this case and not to, for example, andrew neil or lord sugar. and let the bbc think about the way

in which it wants to implement those social media guidelines. in my view, there needs to be a lot more discretion for free speech outside of its news coverage. because, as you well know, you are obliged to follow very strict rules of impartiality, quite rightly. but outside of news coverage, in the entertainment field, as greg dyke said, there has always been discretion for bbc presenters, personalities, to express their views, and that's the right way to go. steven barnett, professor of communications at the university of westminster. we have asked the bbc for an interview on this. sports news now.

hello there — a big shock in one of the premier league games to bring you first. bournemouth beat liverpool 1—0 to move off the bottom of the table. phillip billing with the only goal of the game in the first half. mo salah missed a second half penalty for liverpool. everton i—o brentford. leicester 1—1 chelsea. leeds i—i brighton. spurs 2—0 nottingham forest. crystal palace v manchester city is the late game. celtic are through to the semis of the scottish cup. aaron mooy put celtic a goal up afterjust two minutes, kyogo furuhashi doubled their lead before the break. cameron carter—vickers with the third. rangers are in action on sunday. day 3 is underway at the pga player's championship — the top three in the world suffered contrasting fortunes after the second day. scottie scheffler is second on 7—under, jon rahm was forced to pull out with a virus. and rory mcilroy missed the cut after finishing on 5—over par. the 18th hole summed up his tournament, hitting from off the fairway, almost putting himself in the water. he managed to get himself onto the green, but ended up with a bogey. canada's adam svensson is the current leader. english trio tommy fleetwood, justin rose, and aaron rai mikaela shiffrin has overtaken ingemar stenmark�*s 86 world cup victories,

with her 87th win in the giant slalom in sweden. the 27—year—old american surpassed stenmark�*s record on saturday, for her 13th world cup win of the season. after also securing the season—long world cup giant slalom title. shriffrin, had already secured the overall world cup title for a fifth time as well as the slalom crystal globe and has now won seven out of ten giant slaloms this season, as well as world championship gold. she breaks the record stenmark set with his victories in the 1970s and 1980s. she does it two days before her 28th birthday on monday. day 4 of the indian wells masters brings us some exciting match ups. featuring some of the best in tennis, with both emma radacanu and andy murray in action. radacanu is first up on court 4, where she will face magda linette, the 20th seed. murray plays radu albot who replaces pablo carreno busta, who withdrew with injury. jannik sinner, iga swiatek, and caroline garcia are also in action later too.

wales have beaten italy in rome, 29—17 — leaving italy bottom of the table heading into the final round of matches. wales scored early tries through rio dyer and liam williams. sebastian negri pulled one back for italy... later today, it's le crunch at twickenham as england take on france, both teams still in with a shout for the championship. shubman gill's career—best 128 and an unbeaten 59 from virat kohli kept india in contention with a strong reply to australia in the fourth test. opener gill featured in three 50—plus partnerships, as he recorded his second test century, helping india to 289—3 at stumps on the third day in ahmedabad. australia are seeking victory in order to draw the series 2—2. south africa cruised to a 281i—run victory over west indies after bowling out the visitors for 106 in johannesburg. after dismissing the hosts for 321 early on day four, west indies collapsed to 3a—6 at lunch. gerald coetzee dismissed both and south africa cleaned up the tail to complete a 2—0 series win.

and that's all the sport for now. the us treasury has moved to reassure investors after the largest bank failure since the financial crash of 2008. and the british chancellor, jeremy hunt, has spoken to the governor of the bank of england about the collapse of the silicon valley bank. the svb, which is a major lender to tech companies, triggered a share sell—off in other banks linked to the sector. for the latest, let's speak to our business correspondent, marc ashdown. who are they? uk viewers have probably never heard of silicon valley bank until yesterday, mainly based in the us and they mainly support tech start—ups, small businesses that need cash flow as they are getting going. how did it collapse? banks in the us and the uk

tend to hold lots of government debt, bottoms on their balance sheets and because of rising interest rates, the rising cost of borrowing, the value of the bonds has gone down significantly. —— bonds on the balanced sheets. big paper losses in theory until there is a reversal. the problem for sdb, it simply ran out of money. they didn't have enough money in the accounts, forced into a fire sale of these bonds at cheap prices. it tried to raise money from a share sale and depositors got spooked and wanted their money back and if that happens at the same time, it isn't enough to go round. the us regularly stepped in and effectively shut down the bank yesterday. the stepped in and effectively shut down the bank yesterday.— the bank yesterday. the question is what impact — the bank yesterday. the question is what impact will _ the bank yesterday. the question is what impact will it _ the bank yesterday. the question is what impact will it have, _ the bank yesterday. the question is what impact will it have, how - the bank yesterday. the question is what impact will it have, how much| what impact will it have, how much will this spread?— will this spread? that's it. silicon valley does _ will this spread? that's it. silicon valley does have _ will this spread? that's it. silicon valley does have a _ will this spread? that's it. silicon valley does have a bank - will this spread? that's it. silicon. valley does have a bank subsidiary in england and the bank of england said that will go into insolvency tomorrow. it will stop taking deposits. depositors can get money back up to £80,000 from insurance

scheme. the bank says svb only had a limited presence here really. they are trying to reassure investors and companies this isn't going to spread. there is a rumour that the small bank of london is weighing up a rescue bid but that hasn't been confirmed. the worry in the city is it could spread. a difficult day for stocks across the world. bank stocks slid quite heavily. economists are telling us that these were quite specific issues for svb. it was very exposed to the sell off recently in the tech sector so it shouldn't spread very much further. if that is the case, they need to reassure people in the coming days. the chancellor _ people in the coming days. the chancellor saying apparently after his meeting, talking about how he understands the tech sector companies are not cash flow positive and they are quite vulnerable, particularly start—ups? and they are quite vulnerable, particularly start-ups? interesting that the chancellor _ particularly start-ups? interesting that the chancellor and _ particularly start-ups? interesting that the chancellor and governor i particularly start-ups? interesting l that the chancellor and governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, met today. i the two most important

people in uk finance, but underlies the seriousness of the situation —— arguably the two. treasury officials have spoken to firms affected, the likes of moon pig card less. hello fresh all funded by the bank and they have been hosting a roundtable with industry figures to reassure them and run through the worries they face. they hinted that they are aware of issues. a very much just just—in—time industry and they rely on cash flow. potentially, depending on cash flow. potentially, depending on what comes out of that meeting, could there be something more to see? the treasury itself reiterated to be bank's message that this is a very specific issue to silicon valley bank and as far as they are concerned, the uk banking industry remains strong and resilient. thank ou ve remains strong and resilient. thank you very much- _ thousands of protesters have gathered in a park in the hague, to oppose government plans to limit nitrogen emissions. the netherlands is believed to be

a nitrogen hotspot with large numbers of livestock and heavy use of fertilisers. dutch farmers fear the new policy will spell the end to many farms. anna holligan, reports from the hague reports from the hague. the dutch flag flown upside down. it has become a symbol of the dutch farmers' protests. many of the people here today are farmers. they are worried about their businesses, their dairy farms, which could be closed down under government plans designed to cut harmful nitrogen pollution, to try to reach climate targets. thousands of farms in the netherlands are under threat. the dutch farmers' concerns and the cause has been picked up a climate conspiracy groups around the world. there are others here, too, anti—vax people and two local dutch political parties represented. the populist forum for democracy, their supporters walking around, carrying red and white heart—shaped balloons. and the freedom party. the leader

spoke to the protesters from a stage in this rather muddy field earlier. the politicians are hoping to capitalise on the current frustration. because something that unites all of the people that have gathered to demonstrate today is a frustration with the current coalition government in the netherlands, run by the prime minister mark russa. the politicians are hoping to capitalise on that frustration. this current unrest. as the parties and the country heads into local elections on the 15th of march. brazil's amazon region reached record levels of deforestation in february. the number of trees cut down increased by 99% ina year. the figures highlight the challenges faced by the left—wing government of president lula da silva — he's promised to protect the amazon and reinstate the environmental protections rolled back by his predecessor,

jair bolsonaro. turning to hollywood now. she was once a waitress at the oscars — now her movie, all quiet on the western front, is nominated for no fewer than nine awards. we've been following the former scottish triathlete, turned movie—maker, lesley paterson, because her story is a remarkable one. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson — no relation to lesley — donned his running shoes to catch 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? 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 governer�*s 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 with 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. such a great story. of course, all sorts of coverage tomorrow from the oscars and if you want to get in

touch, i am on swissair. oscars and if you want to get in touch, iam on swissair. —— i oscars and if you want to get in touch, i am on swissair. —— i am on twitter. now hello there. in the aftermath of that winter storm that we had thursday and friday that brought heavy snowfall, the hillier parts of the uk have been left with a winter wonderland, this was the scene over looking the peak district in holmfirth. meanwhile this weather watcher picture could have come straight from the alps, this is in snowdonia caked in snow, and the satellite picture from nasa shows you can see extensive snow cover across wales and northern england, northern ireland and southern and northern areas of scotland added to snowdonia that has seen the greatest snow depths, this morning 22 centimetres of snow lying on the ground, not far behind that was the staffordshire moors with 20

centimetres of snow. there is more snow to come over night, whereas most of us will see mild as coming in for a time, bit of snow over the hills of northern england and scotland, above 200 metres elevation, a few centimetres of snow possible but quite high up above 400 metres elevation you could be looking at around 5—10 centimetres of snow a bit because it isjust the higher hills, risk of disruption is certainly a lot less than it was compared with the weather system that went through thursday and friday. heading into the second half of the weekend, we have some strengthening south—westerly wind is set to move in across the uk and they will drag in some milder weather conditions. a bright start to the day for many of us on sunday but cloud thickens across western areas and through the afternoon outbreaks of rain started to move on. the wettest weather looks to be across parts of northern ireland of western scotland, but look at the temperatures, 10—14 c, it's going to be a lot milderfor sure. now, from monday we see the same area of low pressure bringing a swathe of strong winds across the country, look how tightly packed the isobars are. a blustery kind of day for most of us on monday,

with outbreaks of rain, tending to ease. showery conditions but there will be lots of showers across western areas of the country. those showers and outbreaks of rain driven in by gusts of wind in excess of 50 mph. you might see a few tree branches being brought down from those. for most of us, it is mild again, temperatures 13 or 1a degrees. in scotland, we are starting to see the cold air return and there will be some hill snow across northern areas. that cold air pushes southwards into the middle part of the week dropping the temperatures, but again more snow to come across the high ground in northern scotland.

this is bbc news. i'm lucy grey and these are the headlines... the bbc apologises for changes to sports programme schedules after presenters and pundits pull out in support of gary lineker. the sports presenter has been suspended for criticising government asylum policy on twitter. the corporation's director general insists impartiality rules need to be upheld. the opposition labour party accuses bosses of bowing to government pressure. 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 triggered a share sell—off in other banks linked to the tech sector. 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