quite a this is bbc news, the headlines for views in the uk and around the world. the bbc�*s director general, tim davie, says he won't resign but apologises for widespread disruption to the corporation's sports output today — after presenters and pundits walked out in support of the match of the day host, gary lineker. i think myjob is to serve licence fee payers and to deliver a bbc that is really focused on world—class, impartial, landmark output and i look forward to us resolving the situation, and i look forward to delivering that. the prime minsister rishi sunak hopes the controversy can be resolved and urges people to maintain perspective on his policies, but the labour

leader keir starmer says the bbc was not acting impartially in suspending gary lineker. the british chancellor, jeremy hunt, has met the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, to discuss the collapse of silicon valley bank — which mostly financed tech start—ups. the director general of the bbc, tim davie, has apologised for the widespread disruption to bbc sports output on saturday but says he won't resign. a number of tv and radio programmes have been pulled from the schedules after presenters and pundits walked out in support of gary lineker. the former footballer was taken off this evening's match of the day programme — which he presents — for breaching the corporation's social media guidelines. tim davie spoke to our north america correspondent nomia iqbal.

well, i'm very sorry for the disruption today. it's been a difficult day and i am sorry that audiences have been affected and they haven't got the programming. as a keen sports fan, i know like everyone, that to miss programming is a real blow and i am sorry about that. we are working very hard to resolve the situation and make sure that we get output back on air. how are you working to resolve the situation there? well, i don't want to go into too much detail about exact discussion. i think everyone wants to calmly resolve the situation. i mean, i would say gary lineker is a superb broadcaster. he's the best in the business. that's not for debate. he's well, i think we've, i won't go through all the history, but we are where we are. and i think that he is an outstanding broadcaster. he's a brilliant broadcaster. and to be clear, success for me is gary gets back on air and together we are giving

to the audiences that world class sports coverage, which as i say, i'm sorry we haven't been able to deliver today. so you're sorry about that. are you sorry about the way you've handled it? are you sorry about the fact that you've taken him off air? well, i think we've made decisions and i've made decisions based on a real passion about what the bbc is. and it's difficult. it's this balance between free speech and impartiality. and i honestly do not believe, despite a lot of the commentary, that this is about left or right. it's about our ability, we're fierce champions of democratic debate, free speech. but with that comes the need to create an impartial organisation gary lineker has made lots of comments before you allowed him to criticise the qatari government on the bbc. why was this different? is it because he attacked the uk government? no, absolutely not. this is nothing to do with anything

to do with the specifics of where a tweet is sent. and i'll talk in general terms, but it's about getting involved in party political matters. now, what i would say is i'm listening hard. this has been a tough time for the bbc and we care about our audiences. we want to get the right outcome for this. we're working very hard to get that done. and i would like to see gary lineker return on air on the bbc. now, with that, we have to listen. i think we have to do a bit of thinking about the balance between, you know, how you are delivering impartiality and also the ability for people to, particularly freelancers, to say things online. and we're in a new age that requires... guidelines say the risk is lower when an individual is expressing views publicly on unrelated area. for example, a sports presenter. how is it that for someone who has

made impartiality his big thing for three and a half years throughout two and a half years that you've been... yeah. but during that period you've not even agreed what impartiality is with your most high profile and highest paid presenter. isn't that a catastrophic mistake? no, i think we are in an evolving situation where there's always some judgment. and what i want to do is listen, find a balanced, reasonable solution where we've said people want to be able to express opinions. i understand that i have only one objective, which is to make sure the bbc is truly impartial, that we're doing that in a balanced way. and i think we need to listen and reflect on the guidelines. and your points are valid, which is, are we clear across the board? why is it this time it's different with gary lineker, you're questioning his impartiality, but there are lots of people who are questioning yours. they are saying that you buckled under pressure from the uk government, the conservative party, of which you were once

a member an official, and the right—wing press to take action against gary lineker. is that true? is it the uk government, the right wing press, all of that that made it different for you this time? this, absolutely not. anyone who knows me, by the way, knows that we are in the bbc and myself are absolutely driven by a passion for impartiality, not left, right, or pandering to a particular party... if he said i support your migrant policy, i back it. it's brilliant. he would be taking an opinion. would you have removed him from airfrom? i'm not going to go through but i'm not going to go through all the hypotheticals of the past. what i would say very clearly is we deal with these things on an ongoing basis. i think there are some questions coming from this period, which has been difficult. there are some questions

about making sure, and it's a fair challenge. are we totally clear? on those guidelines for freelancers. are you going to remove, lord sugar, karren brady, chris packham, presenters also give their opinions. why aren't they off air? well, the current guidelines as they exist today and i do want to reflect on those guidelines, do draw a distinction between those people who are seen as bbc figures who work on big bbc events for that are different to those that are appearing on programmes. we can debate that. i'm in listening mode. i want to make sure that going forward we have a workable solution. let's be clear. we've got the best sports broadcaster in the world. we want to make sure that he can come back on air. we work together to make that happen and everyone wants to see a reasonable solution to this. and that's where i am. i am really focused on getting to a solution, working quickly together to make it happen. i'm going to wrap up shortly, but you've suspended gary lineker

for an anti—government tweet. and of course, there are questions being asked about richard sharp, the chairman of the bbc, who is being investigated forfacilitating a loan for the former prime minister, borisjohnson. why is he still in a job? well, to be very clear, we asked gary to step back. in terms of the chairman, i have a lot of responsibilities in this job for thousands of people, one thing i don't do is the appointment of the chair, and it's a different process. you know, the way in which the board is hired, and that role is a different thing to editorially, me running the bbc, making those decisions, trying to be fair, and getting a bbc that is truly impartial. and boy, we should be fighting for this in this world, calmly, rationally fighting for a bbc that really actually champions free speech. my last question to you. impartiality is a big value for the bbc, but so is trust. right now there are many people in the uk that simply do not trust you.

do you think you should resign? absolutely not. i think myjob is to serve licence fee payers and deliver a bbc that is really focused on world class, impartial, landmark output. and i look forward to us resolving this situation and looking forward to delivering that. it's been quite the 2a hours — the dg finding himself having to defend the reputation of the bbc as a trusted organisation and even his own reputation and job. robin brant joins us. how serious a crisis is this for the bbc? it isa it is a horror show for tim davie. he finds the highest paid presenter for software by him, then a coterie of others following a solidarity,

leaving the schedules were today on tv and radio, ripped up. as you heard tim davie there, for serving audiences that is a disaster. when it comes to impartiality, he has made this an absolute cornerstone of his leadership of the bbc, and the bbc of the future. as the man at the top of the organisation, he believes as do many others within the bbc, that that is crucial to survival in it is clear from listening to that interview that the olive branch is being offered, he said the benchmark of success for the bbc is having gary lineker back on the telly, there is no doubt about that. changes are coming to clear up the grey area and ambiguity when it comes to bbc editorial guidelines. they are very important guidelines so, if on the other hand we get a firming up of editorial guidelines and less grey area, less ambiguity for gary lineker and plenty of other

presenters going forward when it comes to impartiality and personal political views. the comes to impartiality and personal political views.— political views. the body language of gary lineker— political views. the body language of gary lineker seen _ political views. the body language of gary lineker seen at _ political views. the body language of gary lineker seen at a - political views. the body language of gary lineker seen at a footballl of gary lineker seen at a football match that they markedly different from the director general of the bbc. the former director general greg bike said the bbc had undermined its own credibility as it appeared that it bowed to government pressure. the director general saying that it is not about left or right but that has not stopped politicians weighing in. an right but that has not stopped politicians weighing in. an unusual comment from _ politicians weighing in. an unusual comment from rishi _ politicians weighing in. an unusual comment from rishi sunak - politicians weighing in. an unusual comment from rishi sunak at - politicians weighing in. an unusuali comment from rishi sunak at five, six o'clock on a saturday, it is unusualfor six o'clock on a saturday, it is unusual for him to engage six o'clock on a saturday, it is unusualfor him to engage in six o'clock on a saturday, it is unusual for him to engage in those statements at that time. he heaped praise on gary lineker first and said he cannot always agree, he hoped the issue could be resolved in a timely manner and pointedly said that it a timely manner and pointedly said thatitis a timely manner and pointedly said that it is for the bbc and gary lineker to resolve this matter but he urged people to maintain some perspective. the fact that rishi sunak chose to engage at that time

on a saturday evening shows that liberty in street thinks it is significant enough. we had from the labour party leader keir starmer, who had a fairly strident view on this. 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, because, at the _ heart of this is the government's failure on the asylum system and, rather than take responsibility for the mess they have made, the government is casting around to blame anybody else, gary lineker, the bbc, civil servants, "the blob", and what they should be doing is standing up, accepting they have broken the asylum system and telling us what they are going to do to actually fix it, not whinging on about gary lineker. you said it was a horror show for the director general, and the man who may be the next prime minister saying the bbc is not acting impartially, with the director general making impartiality is

thing. on sports programming how disruptive has this been? no hugely. probably the most important thing for millions across the uk who expect to see match of the day, it is a centrepiece of bbc sports coverage, it has been on the schedule since the 1960s. it is not ha enin: schedule since the 1960s. it is not happening in _ schedule since the 1960s. it is not happening in the _ schedule since the 1960s. it is not happening in the usual— schedule since the 1960s. it is not happening in the usual format - schedule since the 1960s. it is not happening in the usual format on | schedule since the 1960s. it is not l happening in the usual format on it, reduce programme, down to 20 minutes. radio sport coverage as well, that was absolutely ripped to shreds. let's listen to one man who did go to work, ian dennis who works on 5live. it did go to work, ian dennis who works on 5live. , ' . on 5live. it is the difficult time for those _ on 5live. it is the difficult time for those who _ on 5live. it is the difficult time for those who work _ on 5live. it is the difficult time for those who work in - on 5live. it is the difficult time for those who work in bbc- on 5live. it is the difficult time l for those who work in bbc sports on 5live. it is the difficult time - for those who work in bbc sports and we hope _ for those who work in bbc sports and we hope that— for those who work in bbc sports and we hope that it — for those who work in bbc sports and we hope that it gets _ for those who work in bbc sports and we hope that it gets resolved, - for those who work in bbc sports and we hope that it gets resolved, i- for those who work in bbc sports and we hope that it gets resolved, i am l we hope that it gets resolved, i am a bbc_ we hope that it gets resolved, i am a bbc staff— we hope that it gets resolved, i am a bbc staff member, _ we hope that it gets resolved, i am a bbc staff member, a _ we hope that it gets resolved, i am a bbc staff member, a radio- a bbc staff member, a radio commentator— a bbc staff member, a radio commentator on _ a bbc staff member, a radio commentator on bbc- a bbc staff member, a radio commentator on bbc radio. a bbc staff member, a radio- commentator on bbc radio 5live and today— commentator on bbc radio 5live and today like _ commentator on bbc radio 5live and today like every— commentator on bbc radio 5live and today like every saturday— commentator on bbc radio 5live and today like every saturday afternoon, | today like every saturday afternoon, we provide _ today like every saturday afternoon, we provide a — today like every saturday afternoon, we provide a service _ today like every saturday afternoon, we provide a service to _ today like every saturday afternoon, we provide a service to the - we provide a service to the audience _ we provide a service to the audience-—

we provide a service to the audience. , . ., ., ., we provide a service to the audience. _ ., ., ., ., audience. plenty chose to not go to work and to — audience. plenty chose to not go to work and to explain _ audience. plenty chose to not go to work and to explain their _ audience. plenty chose to not go to work and to explain their position i work and to explain their position and we saw solidarity among some of the more prominent members, freelance presenters of the bbc around gary lineker, many that the bbc would have expected to see that kind of coterie of names simply falling in behind gary lineker and refusing to work. if you are a fan of repeats of bargain hunt and the repair shop, you're in luck and there is an extra movie on, so the gap has been filled but the bbc, at the top, they work this is only for one weekend only. whether he can tim davie can reach agreement with gary lineker, while this drags on, what is like at the bbc?— is like at the bbc? look at the number of _ is like at the bbc? look at the number of people _ is like at the bbc? look at the number of people and - is like at the bbc? look at the number of people and how - is like at the bbc? look at the - number of people and how quickly they chose to show solidarity, and refused to come to work today, sports presenters, commentators, former professional is used as analysts and the scale of that says analysts and the scale of that says a lot about how people felt about

the action that had been taken by the action that had been taken by the bbc, and how they felt about what gary lineker has done. the other issue going forward is the editorial guidelines, they are crucial to how the organisation works, the bbc coverage is built around that book that sits in the offices. there is the issue about discipline and how you discipline staff and freelance members of staff. this is not the first time gary lineker has run into trouble. one of the trade jeans at the bbc, spoke today about how to deal with that issue in particular, the union, bectu. i really don't want to speculate, but it would be churlish of the bbc to take action against staff and less famous freelancers if they chose not to arrive today, but obviously, they would have to deal with that, should the situation arise. i think more of concern, really, for me, is that this situation has caused a lot of concern for people working across the bbc, in relation to how they respond

to the impartiality guidelines which, in ourview, needs to be both proportionate but also applied consistently, and i think the concern that is being shared more broadly at the moment, clearly, is that gary lineker doesn't work in news, he is a sports presenter and the impartiality rules around sports presenters and entertainers is not so, not supposed to be quite so severe as it is for those who work in news. and lots of people, obviously, are comparing his treatment with that of the chairman, who remains in his post, despite investigations into his links with government, and that is really damaging for the bbc. here it should be clear to people watching and listening that impartiality is at the heart of this, it is crucial for tim impartiality is at the heart of this, it is crucialfor tim davie in terms of his leadership of the organisation, believes it is crucial in terms of the bbc�*s survival and

existence going forward. the main takeaway from that interview we saw earlier, he wants gary lineker, the highest paid presenter on the bbc, he wants him on tv, but there will be sizeable scope to look at the editorial guidelines and try to cut down the ambiguity, cut down on the grey area in terms of guidance on what members of staff and freelancers can say when it comes to personal politics, on bbc platforms. in that interview he apologised for all of the disruption but said that he would not be resigning. the italian coastguard service says it has rescued more than 1,200 migrants from boats in the mediterranean sea. in total three vessels, each carrying hundreds of people, were brought to southern italian ports afterfoundering in rough seas. on thursday italy's prime minister, giorgia meloni, said there would be harsher prison sentences for human traffickers. there are warnings that the collapse of a large american bank and its british arm could have a significant impact

on tech start—up businesses. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has met the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, to discuss the collapse of silicon valley bank which mostly financed tech start—ups. more than 200 companies in the uk had asked ministers to intervene. it's the biggest failure of a us bank since the 2008 financial crisis. sean hundtoft, ceo of solve finance, who is in new york and was a client with silicon valley bank, tells us why the california regulator stepped in so quickly. i might be the only start—up founder with a phd in the study of financial crises. i think the california regulator acted for the former reason, if anything, contagion is going to be worse, so with the last great financial crisis we learned that we should not have let lehman fail because then you have spill—over effects, people start asking questions about their counterparties, that interbank lending market seized

up and failed back in 2008, this time it would probably i imagine be worse, and we have already seen the impact on friday, there were market impacts on bonds, us treasury went up, mortgage bonds at silicon valley bank went down, people started asking questions about other banks, so anything the california regulator, acting in the interest of depositors, might you know, create more questions being asked, which is fine, but it all depends on regulators' responses and international regulators' responses to the fires that pop up now. thousands of protesters gathered in central london earlier to march in solidarity with nurses and junior doctors ahead of three days of strike action planned to begin on monday. frankie mccamley reports from today's support the strikes march. whose nhs?

our nhs! between the strikes, a march of solidarity. i work in mental health, which is still an under—invested service. people are still suffering. people are waiting for years and years, and just don't believe the lies, there is no new money coming in. you know, it's. .. and we have to be here to just defend those people who can't defend themselves, who are, you know, vulnerable and weak. i've been working in the service for eight years with an ambulance service. for me personally, it's more about the red tape up the top, the changes at the top, which are affecting us on the bottom and is preventing us from providing the care that we want to provide to the people. it's notjust nhs workers here. many are patients showing support. well, i would be dead at two if it hadn't been for the nhs because i was born two years before the nhs was born and i had double pneumonia. so suddenly my working class parents didn't have to pay a doctor, and i was saved. why have you come out, brought the kids as well? ijust think what's happening in the nhs under this government is absolutely appalling and ijust

think unless we stand up for it, it'sjust going to disappear. well, there are thousands of people lining the streets here, each with a story to tell about the nhs, whether it's working for them or being treated by someone in the nhs. now this march is leaving warren street. it's going through central london and ending in whitehall later this afternoon. chanting: claps don't pay the bills, claps don't pay the bills. _ organisers say the turnout is better than expected. it's really emotionally encouraging to see so much support. there's a lot of nhs staff here. they're fighting for the safety of patients and the integrity of the nhs. they are not simply asking for more money. # hey rishi, you're so tight # you're so tight, you make us strike # hey rishi! the government says the nhs is not for sale, as it prioritises cutting waiting lists and invests record funding into health and social care services.

it also says it's recruiting more staff and holding constructive and meaningful discussions with workers and unions. but with more strikes planned next week, there's clearly still a long way to go. frankie mccamley, bbc london. hundreds of thousands of israelis have been taking part in the latest protest across the country against government plans to radically overhaul the judicial system. record numbers of demonstrators turned out in cities like haifa. at the main protest in tel aviv reports suggest 200,000 people attended. opponents of the reforms say they're a threat to israel's democracy. organisers have promised to ramp up protests if the government doesn't shelve the legislation. 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. 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 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 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.

great story, 21l rows until we find out who has won what, at the oscars. thank you forjoining us on bbc news —— 24 thank you forjoining us on bbc news —— 21l hours. hello there. following the disruptive snow on thursday and friday we have been left with lots of snow on the ground across northern hills in particular. this was derbyshire. notice this line of cloud working in. that is the first sign of a weather front, and through the afternoon that has been bringing some snow back to conwy in north wales. at the moment we have 20 centimetres of snow across parts of north wales, 19 centimetres on the ground and the staffordshire moors, but it could be more just for a time from this weather front that is just edging in. the snow is only going to be affecting hills, so low down, we are looking at outbreaks of rain moving in tonight.

across northern england and scotland, above 200 metres elevation you could get a few centimetres, across some of the highest hills above 400 metres, as much as 5—10 centimetres is possible before milder air works in and the snow turns back to rain. it is going to be a mild night for most, 5—8 degrees by dawn, the frost becoming limited to northern areas of scotland. by sunday that weather system continues to push away. the next one will be working in through the day with strengthening south—westerly winds, driving up some mild air. for most of the uk we should see some sunshine for a time during the morning, with a thaw setting in place and later on in the day the cloud thickens in the west, we see outbreaks of rain moving in, some of it heavy. look at these temperatures, 10—14 celsius, which will melt the snow quickly where it is still lying over hills.

through sunday into monday the same area of low pressure is still on the charts. the winds are strengthening and it will be a blustery day on monday, outbreaks of rain easing to showers. the wind going to a northerly direction in scotland and we'll start to see some hill snow above 200 metres elevation here, but pretty blurry across england and wales, gusting up to 50 mph, strong enough to bring down some tree branches. still mild, temperatures 12—14 celsius, but colder air starting to edge back into scotland and as we head towards tuesday and wednesday, that colder air moves southwards and we will see some snow in the scottish hills above 200 metres elevation but there will be wintry showers elsewhere, and it will start

this is bbc news. the headlines... the bbc�*s director general, tim davie, has apologised for the widespread disruption to bbc sports output today after presenters and pundits walked out in support of the match of the day host, gary lineker. the prime minsister rishi sunak said he hoped the controversy can be resolved but that it was a matter for the bbc, not the government. the opposition labour party accuses the bbc of bowing to government pressure. the uk's chancellor, jeremy hunt, has met the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, to discuss the collapse of silicon valley bank, which mostly financed tech start—ups. the german interior minister is leading calls to tighten

the country's gun ownership laws, after six people were shot dead in hamburg, on thursday.