this is bbc news — i'm mark lobel with the latest headlines for viewers 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 — after presenters and pundits walk out in support of the match of the day host, gary lineker. 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. the british chancellor meets the governor of the bank of england, to discuss the collapse of silicon valley bank — which mostly financed tech start—ups. tackling tourette�*s — a leading british charity hails a life—changing device that controls the syndrome�*s symptoms. and — we'll catch up

with lesley paterson — the triathlete who's in the running at sunday's oscars — for her screenplay of a german first world war epic. i went iwent up i went up to tom cruise, i said high, iam leslie i went up to tom cruise, i said high, i am leslie patterson, writer of all quiet on the western front. he said i know your story. western front. he said i know yourstory. how western front. he said i know your story. how many hours a day have you trained? i said, no way! 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 saturday's "match of the day" — which he presents — for breaching the corporation's social media guidelines. with more, here's our sports editor, dan roan. on any normal saturday, gary lineker would have been preparing to host football's most famous show. but not today. the presenter, a guest at hometown club leicester city this afternoon, as the crisis intensified after the bbc decided to drop him from match of the day following an impartiality row over comments he made on twitter criticising the government's language over its new asylum policy. more pundits and presenters, meanwhile, confirming they'd be joining an impromptu boycott in support of their colleague, as the corporation's weekend sport output unravelled. no football focus for the build—up, instead an edition of bargain hunt. results show final score also pulled from the schedules. and only this evening it was confirmed a much reduced match of the day would be shown, but cut to just 20 minutes, with no presentation, interviews or commentary ofany kind.

i am sorry that audiences have been affected and they haven't got the programming. this has been a tough time for the bbc and we care about our audiences. we want to get the right outcome for this and we are working very hard to get that done. i would like to see gary lineker return on air on the bbc. now, with that, we have to listen. so, amid a saga that's once again shown the extent to which football and politics now overlap, how did fans attending matches like these in leicester, feel about the lineker row? you should be allowed to have free speech. on his posts, he's not referenced match of the day or anything like that, you know what i mean? he said his opinion. the only reason the bbc are bothered is because he's got millions of viewers. i'm disappointed with some of his comments, to be honest. i think he's let himself down. i do believe in freedom of speech, you should be allowed to say what you want to say, but i think you have to set things in context, and i don't think he's really done that. matches took place as normal

today, bournemouth playing liverpool in the first of six premier league fixtures. but players union the pfa said some of their members had wanted to to show their support for those who had boycotted match of the day by not conducting bbc interviews. lineker, backed by some of the game's biggest names. ——here at bbc sport headquarters in salford, with a much shortened match of the day about to be broadcast, talks are set to continue, and unless a resolution can be found, the impact of this crisis could extend into tomorrow's output and beyond, amid questions over when and indeed whether gary lineker will return here. the chaos surrounding a staple of the tv schedules for almost 60 years... welcome to match of the day! ..and one of sport's most famous brands, ensuring the most controversial episode to date. dan roan, bbc news. the bbc has been accused of caving in to political pressure, by taking gary lineker off match of the day. the former director general, greg bike, says the corporation has made a mistake, and undermined its credibility. but director general tim davie says impartiality is a founding principle of the bbc. here's our media correspondent, david sillito. as gary lineker left home today, it was clear an issue

he thought was two days ago blowing over, isn't. and a previous director general of the bbc, greg dyke, who himself left the corporation after a run—in with the government of the time, thinks the bbc has made a big mistake. there is a long established precedent in the bbc that if you are an entertainment presenter, oryou'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. for those running the bbc, this isjust a question of impartiality. however, the corporation's rules have some grey areas. those in news cannot express any political opinions, and caution is advised for all staff. but the guidelines say the risk is lower where an individual

is expressing views publicly, or on an unrelated area, for example a sports or science presenter expressing views on politics or the arts. however, the rules on social media were recently tightened, and the corporation's top talent were told there is now an additional responsibility to the bbc because of their profile on the bbc. so, is there some wiggle room in all of these to find a compromise? i think we are in an evolving situation where there is always somejudgment and what i want to do is listen and find a balanced and 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 are doing that in a balanced way, and i think we need to listen and reflect on the guidelines. however, over the years, other presenters have also expressed opinions.

where exactly are the boundaries for a corporation whose own chairman is the subject of an ongoing inquiry into what he may or may not have disclosed about a loan guarantee made to boris johnson? the prime minister said today it is up to the bbc to resolve this but some conservative mps want gary lineker sacked, so, is this about impartiality or political pressure? the bbc is not acting impartially by caving into tory mps who are complaining about gary lineker. they've got this one badly wrong. but how do you resolve it? the bbc wants the politics to stop. gary lineker�*s shown no sign he's going to be silenced. collected 2a hours in this fast developing story. earlier i spoke to our correspondent robin brant who outlined the developments. it is a horror show for tim davie.

he finds the highest paid presenter for forced off the air by him, then a coterie of others following a solidarity, leaving the schedules were today on tv and radio, ripped up. that, 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 the future. 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 body language 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 unusual comment from rishi sunak at five, six o'clock on a saturday, it is unusual for him to engage in those statements at that time. he heaped praise on gary linekerfirst and said people won't always agree, he hoped the issue could be resolved in 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 heard from the labour party leader keir starmer, who had a fairly strident view on this. the bbc is not acting impartially by caving in to tory mps who are complaining about gary linacre. they've got this one badly wrong and now they are very, very exposed, as is the government, ——tory mps who are complaining about gary lineker. they've got this one badly wrong and now they are very, very exposed, as is the government, because at the heart of this is a government's failure on the asylum system, and rather than take responsibility for the mess they made, the government is catching on to blame anyone else, gary lineker, the bbc, civil servants, what they should be doing is standing up, accepting they've broken asylum system and telling us what they are going to do to actually fix it,

not whinging on about gary lineker. there's ongoing coverage of this story on the bbc website and if you want to understand how it all began there's a video of the whole row which began on twitter explained in just 90 seconds. that's all on the bbc website and bbc news app. 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 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. 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. let's get some of the day's other news. french senators in the upper house of parliament have overwhelmingly passed a bill that will raise the pension age by two years to 64. it now brings it one step closer to becoming law. a final vote is expected on thursday. the proposal have caused huge protests across france with hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets. the italian coastguard has rescued more than 1,200 migrants from boats in the mediterranean sea. three vessels each carrying hundreds of people were taken to southern italian ports after getting into trouble in rough seas. hundreds of thousands of israelis have taken part in the latest protest against government plans to overhaul the judicial system. opponents of the reforms say they're a threat to israel's democracy. supporters of the laws say

they will make the supreme court more accountable. south africa's anti—corru ption watchdog says there's no evidence of wrongdoing by president cyril ramaphosa linked to the theft of half a million dollars from his farm. in a preliminary report the public protector concludes that mr ramaphosa did not violate an ethics code or abuse his role as head of state. dutch police have used water cannon in an effort to disperse climate protesters in the hague. thousands of protesters have gathered in a park 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 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. this is bbc news, the headlines... the bbc�*s director—general, tim davie, says he won't resign but apologises for widespread disruption to the corporation's sports output after presenters and pundits walked out in support of the match of the day host gary lineker. the british chancellor meets the governor of the bank of england, to discuss the collapse of silicon valley bank which mostly financed tech start—ups. more than 300,000 people in the uk are said to be living with tourette syndrome — which causes all sorts

of physical and verbal tics. there's no cure but a new device — which looks like a smartwatch — has been described as a "game changer" when it comes to reducing those symptoms. navtej johal went to find out more. these people all have tourette syndrome. they're trying out a device at home which they hope will help them control the tics or involuntary movements caused by the condition. it looks like a wristwatch. once they turn it on, their tics stop almost completely. these videos were filmed as part of a clinical trial, and it's because of these sorts of results that the device is being called a game changer. tourette�*s is a neurological condition, which usually starts in childhood. it's disturbing that by stimulating it, we're reducing the... professor stephen jackson from the university of nottingham has led the research into the gadget. it works by delivering

electrical pulses, which send signals to the brain, reducing the amount and severity of tics. we only gave people 10 minutes of active stimulation each day. that 10 minutes a day was sufficient to bring about a very large effect. the effect was that nearly 60% of those using the gadget experienced at least a 25% reduction in their tics while receiving active stimulation. and that's not all. what it also shows is if you have repeated stimulation daily over a four—week period, there's greater than a 35% reduction in your tic severity, even when you're not wearing the device. we're very pleased with the results, atjust 10 minutes a day is sufficient to give you a clinically meaningful result. 121 people took part in the trial. one of them was 13 —year—old milo, who was diagnosed with tourette�*s more than four years ago. we spoke to him last summer before the trial began. are you trying to suppress a tic right now? ithink, yeah, lam, to be honest, because when you're talking about it, this is certainly worse.

he says the device made a big difference to his tics. i would not tic almost at all. i mean, obviously i'd still tic with it, but no, nowhere near as much like it's got, i mean, sometimes it's quite severe, especially if i'm tired, but if i've got the device on, then no, really, it's so much better, so helpful. i think the thing with - tourette's is that we don't know how, as milo gets older, how it's going to progress. - it could stay the same. it could get a bit better. it could get worse. but to know that you've got i that safety net there that can help him is it's fantastic. one person who wasn't part of the trial but did try the device was singer—songwriter lewis capaldi. the musician has spoken openly about living with tourette's and contacted the team in nottingham. at the time, he had really bad tics, so he had head tics and shoulder tics and he tried the device on and it was very effective. his tics went away and he

said it made him feel calmer and more relaxed. i think it's really important to recognise that someone like lewis capaldi saying, "i have tourette's and this is how it affects me and this is how i cope with it," is inspirational for other people with tourette's. the charity tourette's action says the device could be life changing. and professorjackson says the success of the clinical trial means it's now cleared a big hurdle. we've demonstrated that it works. it in a properly controlled, double—blind trial against a proper placebo, sham control. we've demonstrated its effectiveness, that will give people confidence to invest in this approach. it will now need regulatory approval. the university is hoping to have it available to the public within two years, with the ultimate aim of it eventually being available via a prescription on the nhs. three homes on the norfolk coast have had to be demolished, because of the risk

they'd collapse into the sea. high spring tides have battered hemsby, just north of great yarmouth, forcing residents to leave the wooden properties, as the coastline erodes. jon ironmonger, has that story. high tide in hemsby, and the coastline is shrinking once again. in the sea, remnants of a playhouse from the back garden of a property, which is among several on the marrams to be evacuated in the past two days — though not entirely. independent lifeboat volunteers have rescued two chickens, apparently in the nick of time. seconds later, a shed beside their coop slips into the waves. whoa, whoa! by morning, the authorities had decided the three most precarious homes should be demolished. and sue, who bought hers as a renovation project just three years ago, had a few hours to gather her belongings before

the digger moved in. the odd curtain rail, the bell off the front. how does it feel, then, knowing that it's going today? devastating. it's all your dreams gone, all your dreams shattered. yesterday, the council was granted emergency powers to build a rock barrier in order to shore up an access road and some other properties now at risk. you're at the point of losing properties, when anybody actually is spurred into action? and that's certainly not the case. obviously, we have to follow legislation, and that's what we have to do. as a borough council, as a local government organisation, that's what we have to do. still, it's too late for some, in this worn—down community. jon ironmonger, bbc news. the 95th academy awards are just hours away. 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. to head to our website to find out the latest on the oscars 2023, who will win and how to the ceremony. plenty on the

favourite everything everywhere all at once, but the host, jimmy kimmel, plenty more, and of course how to watch the oscars themselves. thank you for joining oscars themselves. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. great to have your company. hello there. the remaining snow will be melting during sunday as we get some much milder air, just for a while, though, because there is more snow in the forecast over the week ahead. and that weather front has been bringing some snow to the hills of northern england snd scotland, should be out of the way, though, by sunday morning, and following on from that, this is where we see the milder air coming in as the winds change direction to more of a south—westerly. there's still some cold air, though, to start the day in the far north of scotland, but otherwise, temperatures are going to be 5—8 celsius as we start the second half of the weekend. and with that milder air, there could be quite a lot of cloud, but we should see some sunshine here and there, more especially across eastern parts of england. we could see more rain coming back into scotland and across northern ireland, and then later in the day, some rain pushes into southwest england and towards wales as those south—westerly winds pick up.

and this is what it does to the temperatures, it's still chilly in the far north of scotland, but otherwise temperatures generally will be in double figures. we're likely to make 14 celsius in the south east of england. with that milder air coming in, we see the snow melting, turning misty and murky in the hills, continued melting as we head overnight because we've got rain falling in many areas, but it will be turning colder in scotland. that rain turning to snow in scotland, especially in the hills. the winds pick up in the northwest, bringing in the colder air. the rain clears away from northern ireland, continues in northern parts of england and wales and to the south, where we've got some sunshine and a few showers as well. but it will be windy pretty much everywhere. the winds could be touching gale force in southern parts of england and wales. and later we could have some gales in the north west of scotland. that will make it feel colder, temperatures are going to be dropping through the day. scotland and northern ireland, still making double figures across england and wales for one more day. but things will change overnight, that weather front sweeps rain south eastwards across the uk, and then the wind direction changes, and we all get this north

westerly wind piling in on tuesday, making it feel much colder and bringing with it a mixture of sunshine, but also quite a few wintry showers. sleet and snow sweeping down across scotland, northern ireland into england and wales through the day as well. the temperatures in the south could reach 6—7 celsius. northern scotland was struggling to around 2—3 celsius, but it will be windy, strongest winds probably down north sea coasts. and when you factor in the strength of the wind, well, then those temperatures are going to feel more like closer to freezing.

this is bbc news, the headlines are... the bbc director—general has apologised for the disruption to sport output on the bbc caused by the row over gary lineker and the decision to suspend him from much of the day. he sent tweets criticising the government's new migration policy. the british chancellor jeremy hunt has spoken to the governor of england about silicon valley bank which mostly financed backed start—ups. the bank is heading for insolvency after the failure of its parent company in the united states. with less than 2a hours until the oscars the final touches are being added to the venue. the field of best picture contenders features many of last yea r�*s

biggest box office hits.