cysts hello and welcome cysts to bbc news, i'm rich preston. hello and welcome to bbc news, i'm rich preston. let's begin with a story that's causing a storm here in the uk, and the director general of this organisation, the bbc, tim davie, has apologised for widespread disruption to bbc sports programming but says he won't resign. a number of tv and radio programmes were taken off—air after presenters and pundits walked out in support of gary lineker. the former footballer and presenter of match of the day was taken off the programme after the bbc deemed he'd breached the corporation's editorial guidelines on impartiality.

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. 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

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. let's get some of the day's other news. the authorities in the us state of texas have advised american citizens against travel to mexico during the spring break for security reasons. the texas department of public safety said that drug cartel violence represented a significant threat for anyone crossing into mexico. 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. in italy, the 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. the un believes 300 refugees have died in the central mediterranean so far this year. french senators in the upper house of parliament have overwhelmingly passed a bill that will raise the pension age from 62 to 64. it brings the bill one step closer to becoming law. a final vote is expected on thursday. the proposal has caused huge protests across france, with hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets. the anti—corruption watchdog in south africa says there's no evidence of wrongdoing by president cyril ramaphosa, in a preliminary report, the public protector concludes mr ramaphosa did not violate

an ethics code or abuse his role as head of state. and don't forget, you can find lots more about all the stories we're covering on our website, including the latest business and sports news. just head to bbc.com/news or use the bbc news app. more on our main story. earlier, i spoke to the burgess chair ofjournalism ethics at the university of wisconsin, kathleen bartzern culver, and she shared her thoughts on how the principle of impartiality applies in the context of a sports presenter. the special question

here is its in the arena or sports commentary, so nobody expects gary lineker to be neutral or impartial brand questions related to, say, whether we cover arsenal more than another european team for instance. i pick my son's favourite team, arsenal! the question arises in a sports context, because we have home teams, so we don't imagine impartiality. my local newspaper will cover the green bay packers more than the chicago bears, so impartiality looks different in sports. but the moment we are in is when sports are so important in our overall societal quest, wejust went through the world cup where we had a sporting event that really brought forward questions of lgbtq rights, women's rights, migrant labour, safety, corruption. so sports are more important than ever, which is why this coverage is getting this particular close look, i think. as is so often the case with these arguments nowadays, social media is at the root of this, it has spread quickly. can old traditional media organisations keep up with the pace social media generates in this day and age? i think you are seeing

traditional organisations that by the way don't want to be called traditional, but some legacy organisations, maybe they don't like to be called legacy either... they are trying to understand how their journalists can live in this world and promote their work and engage with audiences on social media without having a sort of firestorm or blowback. in the us you see some organisations retreating from efforts to have their journalists on social media all the time. how important is impartiality? is it possible to share your views publicly and then to be seen as an impartial reporter? i think the question is how much power we are going to put in the hands of audience members to make their decisions about credibility. in this case, i trust the audience for lineker�*s show to be able to decide whether or not they agree with him on his statement on migration. you know, the audience are not asleep, they are not

sheep, they get to make their own decisions. the question is whether we are transparent enough with them and accountable enough to them, to give them what they need to make those decisions. in the us, we're in a current controversy involving fox news coverage of dominion voting systems, a more than $1 billion lawsuit going on. the release of information that seems to demonstrate... i haven't heard the full case and i'm notajuror, but it seems to demonstrate that what fox shared with its audience differed with what they were saying behind the scenes, and that is a problem. i would rather have gary lineker be upfront with his audience about what he thinks rather than having it somehow infecting his coverage and have him not be straightforward. 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, the

finance minister, 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. we can now speak to top fintech influencerjim marous, who's co—publisher of the financial brand and host of the banking transformed podcast. he's in florida and hejoins us live, very good evening to you in the sunshine state. is this a one off, or should we be worried that this is the first of potentially many more? it depends on how you look at it. if you are looking at financial institutions possibly failing, it mayjust be a one off at this point. the real little effect is going to be felt in the impact notjust on fintech plume up but on all start—ups in the technology field.

silicon valley bank in the health care field and financial field, but if we look at venture capital money, money needed by start—ups to fund their innovation, i think that's where you are really going to find the ripple effect. what is going to happen is funding is going to become even more difficult than it had already become in the last nine months and this will have an overall impact. overall, consumers, businesses and the federal government will have to look and say, what else is underneath the covers of what is going on right now? in terms ofthe is going on right now? in terms of the global— is going on right now? in terms of the global picture, _ is going on right now? in terms of the global picture, this - is going on right now? in terms of the global picture, this had l of the global picture, this had a hit on asian markets on friday, and we heard 200 british companies concerned about the impact on them. what are the global implications of this? �* , ., are the global implications of this? �* , . , u, this? it's rather significant, silicon valley _ this? it's rather significant, silicon valley bank - this? it's rather significant, silicon valley bank was - this? it's rather significant, silicon valley bank was notj silicon valley bank was not just serving california, many organisations in many places. it was a primary funding organisation for a great number

of innovative start—up companies. i think it will be a global impact, but i think overall you are going to see investors re—analyse their risk tolerance. right now all of a sudden, the risks have got significantly higher. organisations that may not have access to funds for payroll and to meet current cash flow needs. so the impact, the ripple effect in our whole financial system, ripple effect in our whole financialsystem, is ripple effect in our whole financial system, is global in nature. i5 financial system, is global in nature. , ., ., nature. is the government doing enou:h nature. is the government doing enough to _ nature. is the government doing enough to reassure _ nature. is the government doing enough to reassure companies? | nature. is the government doing | enough to reassure companies? i guess we will find out on monday, but they took an unprecedented move. they stepped in midday on friday, traditionally in the past when this happened in 2008 and other times, the federal government stepped in at the end of the day on friday and let the market cool down over the weekend. they thought it important to step in at midday and make an impact. interesting to see what happens on monday,

if they have a suitor that will come in and possibly grab the entire bank and invest in it or if they will simply reassure organisations that have more than the $250,000 limit that they will be supported. obviously the government being very vocal come monday before the markets open in terms of reassuring the marketplace that right now at least this is just a one—off. right now at least this is 'ust aone-off. ,, �* , ., ., a one-off. svb has been around for ears a one-off. svb has been around for years but — a one-off. svb has been around for years but did _ a one-off. svb has been around for years but did particularly - for years but did particularly well in the pandemic when fintech accompanies all business booming. how does this type of bag, svb, compare with the older and more traditional banks and how they deal with these types of storms? —— this type of bank. these types of storms? -- this type of bank-— type of bank. most of their fundin: type of bank. most of their funding and _ type of bank. most of their funding and debt _ type of bank. most of their funding and debt were - type of bank. most of their| funding and debt were both covered by innovative companies, fintech start—ups, health care start—ups, and by the venture capital firms. a very narrow marketplace. in fact i think it was 90—97% of

all deposits were greater than $250,000, the limit. that is not like any other financial institution that i'm aware of, and i think it's unique in that sense. however, maybe other organisations have funded tremendously innovative start—ups and partnered with them and are also buying services from innovative start—ups, that will be impacted by this. start-ups, that will be impacted by this.- start-ups, that will be impacted by this. jim, thanks very much — impacted by this. jim, thanks very much are _ impacted by this. jim, thanks very much are joining - impacted by this. jim, thanks very much are joining us, - impacted by this. jim, thanks very much are joining us, we| very much arejoining us, we appreciate it. thank you very much. 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.

thousands of protestors 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. 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 in 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. more than 300,000 people in the uk are said to be living with tourette's syndrome, a neurological condition which causes 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, 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. in the east of england, three homes on the norfolk coast have had to be demolished over concern 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. it's a big weekend for film fans, with the ocars taking place in less than 2a hours. all quiet on the western front is nominated for no fewer than 9 awards. lesley paterson — who wrote the film — was once a waitress at the oscars. we've been following the former scottish triathlete, because her story is a emarkable one. because her story is a remarkable one. colin paterson — no relation to lesley — put on his running shoes

to catch up with her 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. shouting 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. i have been collecting our west coast correspondent, he is going to have a viewing party with tom brook. much more on the bbc news website. just head to bbc.com/news — or use the bbc news app. that's it for now.

you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ rich preston. thanks forjoining us. hello there. the remaining snow will be melting on sunday as we get much milder air. but more snow over the week ahead, and the weather front has been bringing snow to northern england and scotland. should be out of the way by sunday morning. following that, we see the milder air coming in as the winds change direction to more of a south—westerly. still some cold air to start the day in the far north and in scotland, but otherwise temperatures 5—8 degrees as we start the second half of the weekend. with that milder air, could be a lot of cloud but we should see sunshine here and there, especially across eastern england. could see more rain back in scotland and northern ireland,

and later in the day some rain into south—west england and wales, as the south—westerly winds pick up. it's still chilly in the far north of scotland, but otherwise temperatures generally in double figures, likely to make 14 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 overnight as we have rain falling in many areas. but it will turn colder in scotland. the rain turning to snow in scotland, especially in the hills. the winds in the north—west bringing the colder air, rain clearing from northern ireland, continues in northern england, wales and to the south, where we have the sunshine and a few showers, but it will be windy pretty much everywhere. winds could be touching gale force in southern england and wales, and we could have some gales later in the north—west of scotland, which will make it feel colder. temperatures dropping through the day in scotland and northern ireland, but still double figures across england and wales for one more day. overnight, the rain sweeps south—east across the uk

and the wind direction changes, and we all get this north—westerly wind piling in on tuesday, making it feel much colder, bringing with it a mixture of sunshine but also quite a few wintry showers, sleet and snow sweeping across scotland, northern ireland, into england and wales through the day. temperatures in the south could reach 6—7 degrees, northern scotland struggling with 2—3. windy, with the strongest winds on the north sea coast. when you factor in the strength of the wind, the temperatures will feel more like freezing.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the bbc�*s director—general, tim davie, has apologised for the disruption to the sports output — caused by a row about gary lineker, and the decision to suspend him from match of the day. the former footballer—turned—tv—presenter tweeted, criticising the government's new migration policy. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has spoken to the governor of the bank of england about silicon valley bank — which mostly financed tech 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 2023 oscars ceremony, the final touches are being added to the venue for