this is bbc news, i'm rich preston 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 up to tom cruise, i said "hi, i'm lesley paterson, writer of all quiet on the western front." he said, "i know your story. how many hours a day do you train?" i said, "no way?!" hello. 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. 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. a former director general, greg dyke, says the corporation has made a mistake and undermined its credibility. but the incumbent dg 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 this 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 in to 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. 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. well, earlier, ispoke to fintech influencer and commentator theo lau. i asked her what impact the collapse of svb bank was having on the fintech and start—up industry. i think at the very moment, the impact is huge. chaos is the word i would use to describe it and it's not pretty. you think about the thousands of start—ups, they finance, i think the number is about 44% that went public last year, and they had relationships with most of the start—ups, notjust fintech but health tech companies in the us. they are the name in the game, and they are very tech start—up friendly, especially the ones

that big banks are not interested in. so the repercussions is enormous, how do they make payroll and what is the impact on employees who are not able to get their money? one of the situations in the us with a lot of american workers, they live paycheque to paycheque, so imagine the impact if say four weeks from now, you are not able to get paid? how are you going to pay your rent, pay your debts and everything else? i think it's a chain reaction that is a little bit worrisome right now. you say they are the main name in the game, but is this a bit of a warning that perhaps people shouldn't rely on these new banks like svb, and perhaps the old conventional banks are really where the safety is? i think the answer to that is a question i want to ask you... who else are they going to go to? svb started i believe in 1983,

so a0 years ago, precisely to fill the void that the big banks don't want to be a part of. they don't want to be lending to tech start—ups because they think they are risky. a lot of these founders don't have established credit history. a lot of them are immigrants, so that's what svb caters to. what we have been saying, it's all great and wonderful when the money wheel is turning, and people are making money, and all of a sudden everyone is like, wait, the warning sign was there, but was it? no—one was saying anything. the federal deposit insurance corporation have said they will step in to guarantee some people's deposits. joe biden spoke to california governor gavin newsom and pledged federal support, is that any reassurance

to any of these companies? yes and no. the insurance deposits, there is a certain limit, 250,000, beyond which there is a huge question mark... are they able to get all of the money back? some of the money back? and how long does it take? if they can act swiftly and give a very clear signal as to what's next, that will calm down the system. the other worry is some of the founders are saying, wait a minute, is it safe to be banking at some other smaller regional banks? should i pull out money and put them in larger banks? so it's those actions that can cause a ripple effect. the italian coastguard says it has rescued more than 1,200 migrants in three separate operations from boats in the mediterranean sea. the operations come almost two weeks after a deadly shipwreck

involving migrants off the calabrian coast. stephanie prentice is following the story. one of three boats just a wave away from disaster, overloaded with people and pitching out of control in rough seas. the italian coastguard responded to calls from other boats in the waters off the south coast, saying it was challenging but it managed to get 1,300 people to safety using smaller vessels to ferry people to shore. giorgia meloni's conservative government came into power with promises of crackdowns on arrivals to italian shores, but there has been a sharp increase in people trying to arrive in small boats from north africa and turkey. when you have people dying literally a0 metres off your coast, i think the focus cannot be anything else than saving the people. the focus has been on preventing departures, and of course we don't argue

against... the problem is you don't find traffickers on board those ships. two weeks ago, at least 7a people died when their boat hit rocks near the south coast. 500 people marched in their memory on saturday, under the banner stop the massacre now. they accuse the government of moving too slowly in rescuing traffickers' boats. in light of recent issues, the government has announced a crackdown on people smugglers, including harshjail terms, but alongside that a crackdown on charity rescue boats, calling them a taxi service for migrants. the united nations estimates 300 people have died in the central mediterranean so far this year, and some in italy describe their country as the gateway for migrants arriving in europe, and say the international community need to step up to help

get death tolls down. 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. let's stay with that story now. earlier, i spoke to the burgess chair ofjournalism ethics at the university of wisconsin kathleen 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 it's in the arena of sports commentary, so nobody expects gary lineker to be neutral or impartial on questions related to, say, whether they cover arsenal more than another european team for instance. of course i picked 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 questions, we just 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 of 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 fox were saying behind the scenes, and that's 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. 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. 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. 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, thatjust 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 mylo 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. we've demonstrated 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. four astronauts have returned to earth on a spacex crew dragon capsule, after spending five months on the international space station. the capsule splashed down near florida in the gulf of mexico. the crew members included the cosmonaut anna kikina, the first russian to fly on an american spacecraft in 20 years, and nasa flight commander nicole aunapu mann, the first native american woman to go into orbit.

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 nine 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 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. shouting 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.

there's more on the website bbc.com/news. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @richpreston. 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 closer to 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 british 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 hollywood's biggest awards. the field of best picture contenders features many of last year's biggest

box—office hits, including elvis, and everything everywhere all at once.