childcare if you are on benefit upfront rather than in this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe i'm annita mcveigh and these are the latest headlines... talks continue to try to resolve the dispute between the bbc and the football pundit, gary lineker — in a row over impartiality after the sports presenter criticised the government over its asylum bill. this has been a tough time for the bbc and we care about our audiences. we want to get an outcome for this and we are working very hard to get that done. i would like to see gary lineker return on air.

now uncertaintly remains over sunday's sports programming and whether more presenters and pundits willjoin the boycott in support of gary lineker. police and demonstrators clash across france over welfare reforms — as the upper house of parliament passes a bill that will raise the pension age to 64. the british chancellor meets the governor of the bank of england, to discuss the collapse of silicon valley bank — after the failure of its parent company in the us. and the countdown to the oscars begins — but who will be smiling at the end of hollywood's biggest event of the year? hello and welcome to bbc news. talks are continuing to try to resolve the row that's led to widespread disruption of football coverage across the bbc. there are fears that more programming could be affected on sunday, including the women's super league and match of the day two. sports presenters boycotted saturday's programmes

in support of gary lineker, who was asked to step down from match of the day after he criticised the uk government's asylum policy on twitter. the show went ahead with no presenters or commentary — and began with an apology instead of its famous theme tune. simonjones reports. now on bbc one, we're sorry that we're unable to show our normal match of the day, including commentary tonight, but here now is the best action from today's premier league matches. a match of the day unlike any other. no presenter, no pundits, not even the famous theme tune. instead, 20 minutes of highlights, commentary replaced by the sound of the crowd. gary lineker himself spent the afternoon watching his former side, leicester city. the bbc�*s highest paid star, forced to step back over a tweet about the government's migration policy. his suspension prompted what's being described as a mutiny at the corporation, as other presenters and commentators

walked out in support of lineker, leaving the bbc�*s director general to admit it had been a difficult day. 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 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. fans attending the leicester game had strong views on gary lineker�*s expressions of his views. i support him. i'm glad to see that all the players and the pundits are supporting him. so hopefully bbc get their finger out and we get it put to bed and we get him back on tv. i'm disappointed with . some of his comments. to be honest, i think. he's let himself down. well, i think it's outrageous. he's just expressing an opinion, which happens to be at loggerheads

with what the government have said. and the liverpool boss, who saw his side beaten at bournemouth, also wanted to have his say. and i cannot see any reason why you would ask somebody to step back for saying that. i can't. i'm not sure if that's a language issue or not, but i can't, i can't find it. for the bbc, this is an issue of impartiality. the corporation says people working in news can't express any political opinions. caution is advised for all staff, but the bbc guidelines say the risk is lower where an individual is expressing views publicly on an unrelated area. for example, a sports or science presenter expressing views on politics or the arts. but the top talent have also been told there is an additional responsibility to the bbc, because of their profile on the bbc. 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 our view, they need to be both proportionate, but also applied consistently. - a small demonstration outside the bbc sport headquarters in salford calling for gary lineker�*s reinstatement. sports programmes could be disrupted again today. match of the day has been a staple of the tv schedules for almost 60 years. gary lineker has been at the helm for almost a quarter of a century as he returned home last night, no comment, but his son, george, told the sunday mirror his father will always speak up for those who don't have a voice. will he go back to match of the day? i think so. he loves match of the day, but he won't ever back down on his word. so the bbc and their star presenter remain divided. the corporation remains in crisis. simon jones, bbc news. mark thompson, who was director—general of the bbc between 2004 and 2012 — spoke earlier on sunday

with laura kuenssberg gary lineker�*s tweet looks like, on the face of it, a technical breach of that guideline. but i think we've also got our old friend, the grey area here. in other words, no—one thinks this is the same as you or huw edwards doing it, that this is not like a news presenter basically tearing up the impartiality principles inside the kind of news machine and the debate and one of the reasons i think that tim davie and others and the bbc will want to have a look at that guideline is in social media public expectations and practice is changing all the time now. and what i would... i mean, let's cut to the chase, what i would hope is that both gary, who is an outstanding broadcaster and the bbc, will both, despite the kind of crazy noise in the papers and all the rest of it, calmly take the time to look at whether there is common ground and a way forward of looking

at that now two—or—three years old guideline. stewart purvis is the former chief executive of itn news — he had to say a little earlier. tim davie talked about reflecting on the guidelines. what freelance broadcasters can and cannot sew on their twitter feeds and that will take some time. you could have a relatively quick review or you could take months of right and what you do in the meantime, is gary lineker to be reinstated as a presenter? will he be asked to apologise? if so, what might he have to apologise for and would he agree? there's so much uncertainty. there is a programme tonight, another match of the day programme tonight, will this be solved in time? difficult to say it can be sold completely but perhaps a

kind of fudge can be agreed to give bbc sport back in the air. let kind of fudge can be agreed to give bbc sport back in the air.— bbc sport back in the air. let me brina ou bbc sport back in the air. let me bring you an _ bbc sport back in the air. let me bring you an update _ bbc sport back in the air. let me bring you an update we - bbc sport back in the air. let me bring you an update we have - bbc sport back in the air. let me - bring you an update we have received from our sports editor hisses the states the bbc is expecting the planned women's super league match between chelsea and manchester united this afternoon to be on bbc is expecting the planned women's super league match between chelsea and manchester united this afternoon to be on bbc two but with no match presentation. also expecting match of the day to michael to follow a similar much reduced format to the programme yesterday. that is the latest from our sports editor. we're joined now by steffan powell, who's outside the bbc�*s headquarters in london. that grey area that the former director—general mark thompson was talking about the best opportunity to find some sort of accommodation between the bbc and gary lineker, in other words, updating the guidelines?— other words, updating the guidelines? other words, updating the uuidelines? ~' guidelines? like you said, there needs to be _ guidelines? like you said, there needs to be some _ guidelines? like you said, there needs to be some sort - guidelines? like you said, there

needs to be some sort of- guidelines? like you said, there i needs to be some sort of common ground found between both sides otherwise the stalemate could continue and clearly the bbc do not want that to happen. we heard from our sports editor that more programmes will be affected this afternoon and that is a real experience of watching much of the day last night without commentary or pundits or even the iconic theme music. not necessarily what the bbc want, the audiences expect from it. verses like tim davie want this to be solved in as fast a manner as possible which means there needs to be common ground found, whether or not that can happen we will have to wait and see. there is that implication because this has become more than a story on most of the bbc sport output and the treat originally sent by gary lineker, this has become about bbc competence and its ability to govern itself and stay within one of the founding principles of the bbc which is impartiality and how that relates

with free speech. so the next few hours and days will be key for the bbc to try and regain control of this story which feels like it has snowballed out of control in the last 2a hours or so. snowballed out of control in the last 24 hours or so.— snowballed out of control in the last 24 hours or so. thank you for that. let's get more from our political correspondent damian grammaticus. more political repercussions to the story today. in discussion programmes we have had in the last couple of hours? i programmes we have had in the last couple of hours?— couple of hours? i think what is notable this _ couple of hours? i think what is notable this morning _ couple of hours? i think what is notable this morning is - couple of hours? i think what is notable this morning is you - couple of hours? i think what is notable this morning is you see couple of hours? i think what is - notable this morning is you see the labour party if anything stepping up the pressure on this issue. the what he had just seen the bbc this morning, with laura kuenssberg, the shadow chancellor rachel reeves yesterday we had seen her both sir keir starmer saying the bbc he felt had got this wrong and acted under pressure and he was critical of the bbc. she has gone further today and

points out the role of the bbc chairman richard sharp and the controversy around his ties to the man who appointed him to that all borisjohnson, he is appointed by the prime minister is a bbc chairman, not the bbc itself. the controversy around the ties he had at the time, the fact is boris johnson was appointing him, he was helping borisjohnson arrange a very large loan and richard sharp did not disclose that fact to mps who were scrutinising the process. this is what rachel reeves said. richard shar , the what rachel reeves said. richard sharp, the chairman _ what rachel reeves said. richard sharp, the chairman of _ what rachel reeves said. richard sharp, the chairman of the - what rachel reeves said. richard sharp, the chairman of the bbc l sharp, the chairman of the bbc donated — sharp, the chairman of the bbc donated £400,000 to the conservative party. _ donated £400,000 to the conservative party. help _ donated £400,000 to the conservative party, help facilitate an £800,000 loan to— party, help facilitate an £800,000 loan to the former prime minister boris _ loan to the former prime minister borisjohnson. he is still in his job~ _ borisjohnson. he is still in his job~ gary— borisjohnson. he is still in his job. gary lineker is not able to present— job. gary lineker is not able to present the football commentary. i think there is a sense of proportionality here, the tories have _ proportionality here, the tories have obviously put a huge amount of pressure _ have obviously put a huge amount of pressure on — have obviously put a huge amount of pressure on the government to get rid of— pressure on the government to get rid of gary— pressure on the government to get rid of gary lineker. i do not

remember— rid of gary lineker. i do not remember at rid of gary lineker. i do not rememberat the same rid of gary lineker. i do not remember at the same tory mps crying about impartiality when those revelations about richard sharp came out. �* , , ., ., ,, ., out. briefly, before we talk about the budget. _ out. briefly, before we talk about the budget. the _ out. briefly, before we talk about the budget, the uk— out. briefly, before we talk about the budget, the uk chancellor- out. briefly, before we talk about - the budget, the uk chancellorjeremy hunt was alsojoining the budget, the uk chancellorjeremy hunt was also joining laura kuenssberg this morning to talk about the forthcoming budget, what did he have to say about gary lineker? he did he have to say about gary lineker? , , , ., lineker? he simply said that he thou~ht lineker? he simply said that he thought the _ lineker? he simply said that he thought the important - lineker? he simply said that he thought the important thing - lineker? he simply said that he l thought the important thing here lineker? he simply said that he - thought the important thing here was that the bbc sort this out with gary lineker, trying to keep the government out of this in the crucial was the bbc independence and impartiality emerges from this protected so he didn't really want to go any further. fin protected so he didn't really want to go any further.— protected so he didn't really want to go any further. on the bench at this coming _ to go any further. on the bench at this coming week _ to go any further. on the bench at this coming week the _ to go any further. on the bench at this coming week the government| to go any further. on the bench at - this coming week the government has been talking about more help for people with disabilities and more help people childcare costs but on that, there was a scenario to him about parents who have very little money left over when they have paid for their child care but they are not in any form of benefit like

universal credit and he said we would like to help everyone but it's expensive to do everything all at once. how much out realistically given the economic climate is there going to be?— given the economic climate is there going to be? they question and one that many families _ going to be? they question and one that many families who _ going to be? they question and one that many families who are - going to be? they question and one that many families who are very - going to be? they question and onel that many families who are very hard pressed here in the uk at the minute with high rates of inflation, the cost of living, the cost of energy and as you say, the coast of childcare is a very big element of that. on some measures it is some of the highest in the developed world. thousands and thousands of pounds it costs. the scenario put to him was a parent part of a couple, one of them earning £20,000 a year, most of that being it costs. the scenario put to him was a parent part of a couple, one of them earning £20,000 a year, most of that being it not by childcare costs. jeremy hunt and his team at the treasury had been trailing today ahead of his announcement on wednesday is a scheme that would say for those receiving universal credit, benefits from the government, rather than for them having to pay childcare up front and getting some of that

refund it to them, they will help by paying that money over early. that should help people get into work but the problem is as was pointed out, that does not help those who do not get benefits, like the family sent most of the £20,000 income on child care butjeremy hunt said they were looking to try and help in a number of ways but it it still could be limited. here is a taste. irate of ways but it it still could be limited. here is a taste. we can make a big _ limited. here is a taste. we can make a big difference _ limited. here is a taste. we can make a big difference on - limited. here is a taste. we can . make a big difference on childcare, for example, by paying people sell for example, by paying people sell for child _ for example, by paying people sell for child care if you are on benefit upfront _ for child care if you are on benefit upfront rather than in arrears. there — upfront rather than in arrears. there is— upfront rather than in arrears. there is nots we can do but it isn't 'ust there is nots we can do but it isn't just parents. — there is nots we can do but it isn't just parents, it's also older people wondering — just parents, it's also older people wondering that they should retire early _ wondering that they should retire early or— wondering that they should retire early or not. it's people looking for work — early or not. it's people looking for work. we have 1.5 million of those _ for work. we have 1.5 million of those and — for work. we have 1.5 million of those and we could fill every single vacancy— those and we could fill every single vacancyjust from that group and it's atso— vacancyjust from that group and it's also the long—term sick and disabled, — it's also the long—term sick and disabled, more than 2 million people — disabled, more than 2 million people. we should not be a society that forgets those people, they have an enormous contribution to make.

the reason — an enormous contribution to make. the reason he says all of this as he was hunting is about the work force and trying to get people back into work, numbers participating performance of the pandemic and there is a shortage of workers and these are all different measures he was hinting at pension changes, those disability test that people have to do to get back into work from benefits changes to all of that as well. . . , from benefits changes to all of that as well. .. , ., , , as well. rachel reeves has been commenting _ as well. rachel reeves has been commenting and _ as well. rachel reeves has been commenting and responding - commenting and responding specifically to this as well, hasn't she? , ,, ., ., ., . ., she? yes, the shadow chancellor rachel reeves _ she? yes, the shadow chancellor rachel reeves was _ she? yes, the shadow chancellor rachel reeves was asked - she? yes, the shadow chancellor rachel reeves was asked about l she? yes, the shadow chancellor . rachel reeves was asked about this. what she was saying is that they want to point the finger, they say, at low rate of growth over the last ten years or so. and what they point as a record of conservative government that they think is there to be criticised and what she thinks is there should be a much bigger focus in ways that the economy can

be stimulated, new types of growth found and major investments that the labour party says it would want to make a new technologies and new areas of the economy. this is what she said. it areas of the economy. this is what she said. , ~ ., she said. it feels like we are in the changing — she said. it feels like we are in the changing room _ she said. it feels like we are in the changing room when - she said. it feels like we are in the changing room when other| the changing room when other countries _ the changing room when other countries are in the global race and we will_ countries are in the global race and we will miss— countries are in the global race and we will miss out on that investment in carbou— we will miss out on that investment in carbon capture and storage, noting — in carbon capture and storage, noting offshore wind, green steel and hydrogen, some country in the world _ and hydrogen, some country in the world witi— and hydrogen, some country in the world will be the global leader in these _ world will be the global leader in these jobs of the future so why not britain? _ these jobs of the future so why not britain? we have so much going for us. ,, britain? we have so much going for us, ,, ., , , ., britain? we have so much going for us. ,, ., , ., , us. she was pointing to figure she sa s on us. she was pointing to figure she says on current _ us. she was pointing to figure she says on current trends _ us. she was pointing to figure she says on current trends you - us. she was pointing to figure she says on current trends you can - us. she was pointing to figure she | says on current trends you can see an average family in poland better off than an average family in england by the end of the decade. i think this is some of the areas that will be fought over in the coming budget, how to get growth back and distribute that too hard oppressed people. distribute that too hard oppressed --eole. . ~ distribute that too hard oppressed --eole. ., ~' ,, distribute that too hard oppressed --eole. ., ~ ., distribute that too hard oppressed --eole. ., ., , ,, people. thank you. -- hard pressed

--eole. uk prime minister rishi sunakflies to the us this morning to meet president biden and the australian prime minister anthony albanese. it's expected the meetings in san diego will agree the details around providing australia with nuclear powered submarines. the uk, us and australia set up a new defence pact 18 months ago known as aukus. one of the main concepts is for the three countries to work together to counter what they perceive as any threats from china. about 400,000 people across france have protested against legislation that will raise the pension age by two years to 64. police and crowds clashed in paris, with some demonstrators throwing objects and setting rubbish bins on fire. in a late night sitting, the upper house of the french parliament, the senate, approved the government's plans — as emily brown reports. a cloud of tear gas filling the streets here in rennes, a grey hue, much like the mood of these hundreds of thousands of people who've marched against a controversial pension reform. a few days ago, there were thought to be i—million protesters. they're against the french

president, emmanuel macron's plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. butjust hours after these protests, france's senate voted to approve the reform. it means the package is another step closer to becoming law. translation: then what will remain of the movement? - well, we all hope that a change of heart from the government is still possible. translation: we are mobilising today, as on other days, - because we think that this reform is not the right one and that we should already start asking ourselves questions about tomorrow's work before we ask about pensions. the president says raising the age would make the pension system financially sustainable. the next stage will see a draft submitted to both houses of parliament for a final vote that's expected to take place on thursday. if they don't assemble a majority,

a controversial constitutional tool could be used to push the legislation through without a vote. but these demonstrators, who have another protest planned a day before the final vote, hope they still have time for their voices to be heard. emily brown, bbc news. 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. let's get some of the day's other news 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. the coast of central mozambique is being battered by one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the southern hemisphere. cyclone freddy is hitting the country for the second time in a fortnight — one man was reported killed when his house collapsed. 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 it's the biggest night of the year for the film industry this evening, it's finally the oscars. the academy has been criticised in the past for not being diverse enough, but this year everything everywhere all at once, a mind bending, multi—universe explosion

of creativity starring a mainly asian—american cast leads the field with no less than 11 nominations. there are more first time nominees than ever before and our los angeles correspondent sophie long met some of them. once a year, the real grime of the walk of fame is swept away and hollywood becomes a place where dreams come true. it's the oscars. they are the crowning glory. if you get your mitts on one of those, that's when you become hollywood royalty. so imagine how it feels when you're nominated and that's suddenly within your grasp. especially if it's for the very first time. i was in shock. shock. complete shock. it's exactly what you would hope. it feels very, very good. it feels like a dream, you know. and then this wave of emotion came over me.

and then i thought about my parents and my grandparents, that their granddaughter was having this moment was very moving to me, likejust waved over me in a big, big way. i got on the elevator with this random white man who was just getting out of the gym as well. and i pushed the button and saw that my phone had 130 text messages. and i screamed. like, i screamed. i must have terrified the hell out of this man. and he's like, "what's wrong? what happened? " i'm like, "i was nominated for an oscar!" and he's like, "for what movie?" i was like, "who cares?!" and i was in my pyjamas and then i was running around _ the lounge room by myself. just constantly looked at the academy website just to make sure that it was real, because itjust doesn't feel real. to be perfectly honest. i was up at 6am drinking champagne! it's not just about people finally realising how amazing you are. an oscar nomination puts your work on a platform on a whole different level. it's a wonderful thing for everybody

associated with the film, and people now know about the film. millions of people are aware of the film that might not have been had this not all happened. and so it's a wonderful thing. it's just really exciting that this means that a lot more people are going to have a chance to watch and share in the story that we've lived with now for three years, you know, and the whole team isjust revelling in this sort of this moment to celebrate our little short film that we shot on a farm in rural northern ireland that's really bizarre. yeah, that. but it's also really about the people you get to meet. i mean, we're talking serious a—listers. we are. serious. we can say we spoke to tom cruise. tom cruise spoke to us and we sort of looked at him like jaws on the floor. syllables in different like orders. steven spielberg. steven spielberg, briefly, which was surreal. see? i mean, it is all very exciting and glamourous and there are a whole load of parties and you're exhausted.

and then...what if you go and win or don't? i'm going to be terrified anyway, if i had to get up. so i do all that, like, i've done it already, so i don't have to think about it or worry about it. so i've got like speeches and then i'll go over it and try and... fine—tune it. yeah. can you write me a speech, just in case? _ spielberg at the i think _ it was the globes, he said something about how he doesn't prepare a speech because he feels - like a jinxes it. so i've got tonnes of people i know i want to thank, - but you do kind of black out _ when you get up on stage sometimes. i felt that at the globes where l i walked offjust thinking, i hope i said something comprehensible. there's no point in saying that it wouldn't be nicer to win than not. and if you didn't win, you wouldn't be licking the wound for too long. you wouldn't be. no. you've got to feel that moment. the camera's looking at you. they see how disappointed i am. you know, you'd have that.

but you wouldn't be licking your wounds for too long, because to be here isjust an absolute joy. before, when i've ever had to go on stage and i've had _ the notes, i thought, _ "0h, mandy, you look terrible." and i give myself a double chin and everything. - it's awful. but i also think it's - better to come, you know, more spontaneous and from, you know, the emotional- reaction of the evening. but i will have something to say, just in case. - sophie long, bbc news, on the oscars champagne carpet. still wearing the same dress. it's called sustainable fashion. 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 twenty years, and the nasa flight commander, nicole aunapu mann, the first native american woman to go into orbit. you can get in touch with me today on any of our stories on twitter,

still with us through the day or night depending on where you or for more on all of the main stories today. hello. after several days dealing with the impact of snow, we will deal with the impacts of melting snow. rising temperatures coupled with a rapid thaw means there could be a risk of flooding, the other concern will be how much windy returns to tonight and tomorrow. strong winds tied in with this low pressure creeping towards us but helping to push in milder their area we will all see so even in scotland, we will all see so even in scotland, we saw temperatures around freezing this morning, it will be milder this afternoon but rain rather than snow developing across the mainland, brighter to the north. rain in northern ireland, sliding into

cumbria, the channel islands and south—west england will have heavy rain this afternoon. central and eastern areas may stay bright with sunny spells, the temperature is much milder than recent days, double figures for much of england and wales. tonight, rain at times for all, even snow across the high ground of scotland, northerly winds fighting back, cold a limited because glasgow, southwards, temperatures above where they should be for a march morning so mild but when they start to monday. air pushing east, to the south and north we have strong winds, widespread girls affecting northern scotland as winds stir to sinking to low levels. —— widespread gales. heavy and bend ray showers, the best of the brightness in the south—east, round southern coastal counties winds gusting at over 60 miles an hour and in the north of scotland it's over

60 as well. different directions, different feel, barely above freezing in northern scotland, in the south it's up to 13. the colder air and sound monday night into tuesday, the weather front pushes south and east bringing rain, sleet and snow and there could be snow for some of us to wake up to on tuesday but it opens the door back to north—westerly wind so after cloud and rain and sleet clears from the south—east it is sunshine and wintry showers, rain, hail, sleetand south—east it is sunshine and wintry showers, rain, hail, sleet and snow across the country and feeling colder through the afternoon. temperatures and with the wind feeling significantly colder with the wind chill bringing sub zero in scotland.

this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh and these are the headlines. talks continue to try to resolve the dispute between the bbc and the football pundit, gary lineker, in a row over impartiality. the bbc�*s director—general, tim davie, has apologised for the disruption to the sports output. now uncertaintly remains over sunday's sports programming and whether more presenters and pundits willjoin the boycott in support of gary lineker. police and demonstrators across france clash over welfare reforms, as the upper house of parliament passes a bill to raise the pension age to 64. in paris, some demonstrators threw objects and set rubbish bins on fire. the italian coastguard has rescued

more than 1,200 migrants in three separate operations from boats in the mediterranean sea. it comes days after the prime minister, promised harsher prison