this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm maryam moshiri and these are the latest headlines. the row over bbc impartiality continues after the sports presenter gary lineker criticised the uk government over its asylum bill. 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. i would like to see gary lineker return on air. the bbc�*s football shows look set to be affected for a second day running — after presenters withdraw in support of gary lineker. the uk chancellor admits british tech companies are at "serious risk" from the collapse of the silicon valley bank, but says the government

is working on a plan. leaders from the uk, us and australia will meet for talks on defence, including the plan for australia to get us nuclear submarines. and the countdown to the oscars begins — but who will be smiling at the end of hollywood's biggest event of the year? the impact of bbc sports presenter gary lineker�*s removal from match of the day is continuing to affect the bbc�*s sports output today. the controversy over the broadcaster and his tweets criticising the uk government's policy on asylum seekers — shows no sign of abating. on saturday, it led to widespread disruption of the corporation's football coverage — as fellow presenters and commentators pulled out in support of the former england international. he'd been told by the bbc to "step back" from presenting its flagship

football show match of the day. there will be reduced coverage on the live broadcast of the women's super league clash between chelsea and manchester united on sunday. simon jones has more. 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 the political programme, sunday with laura kuenssberg. he said the bbc must "strike the balance" when enforcing the rules. 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.

a new yougov snap poll has found a majority of the british public think the bbc was wrong to suspend gary lineker from match of the day following his comments. patrick english is an associate director in the political and social research team at yougov. thank you forjoining us, so give us awe synopsis of what exactly your snap poll has showed? yes. awe synopsis of what exactly your snap poll has showed?— snap poll has showed? yes, good afternoon. _ snap poll has showed? yes, good afternoon. so _ snap poll has showed? yes, good afternoon, so yougov _ snap poll has showed? yes, good afternoon, so yougov have - snap poll has showed? yes, good afternoon, so yougov have done | snap poll has showed? yes, good| afternoon, so yougov have done a snap poll of the british public asking them whether the bbc were right or wrong, what we have found is 53% of the public said this was the wrong decision whereas 27% who said it was right. the british public feel that the bbc have

misstepped here, there are some important parify political differences two. only round a third of conservative voters think it was a wrong decision. so there a sense in which this cuts across government lines and support for the policy gary lineker was talking about but overall, if we ask the british public the general view is that the bbc made the wrong move here. interesting how we see the difference opinions running across party lines, with more conservative voter thinking the bbc were right in doing what they did? . yes. doing what they did? . yes, absolutely. _ doing what they did? . yes, absolutely, that _ doing what they did? . yes, absolutely, that is - doing what they did? . yes, absolutely, that is the - doing what they did? . yes, | absolutely, that is the case, doing what they did? . yes, i absolutely, that is the case, so just about the majority of conservative voters said this was the right decision, and that does make sense, this is after all gary lineker was talking about a conservative government policy, criticising it and perhaps a lot of conservative voters might think that is not the right thing to do. whereas on the labour side we so support for gary lineker, support for the idea it was a wrong move because labour have come out swinging against this policy, think it makes sense but it is interesting to see overall, even with the

caveats applied the british public tend to think this was a wrong decision by the bbc. did tend to think this was a wrong decision by the bbc.— tend to think this was a wrong decision by the bbc. did you ask in our oll decision by the bbc. did you ask in your poll why _ decision by the bbc. did you ask in your poll why they _ decision by the bbc. did you ask in your poll why they believe - decision by the bbc. did you ask in your poll why they believe that? i l your poll why they believe that? i think this is a very nuanced topic, this issue on immigration of small boats is something the british public wants sorting out. it is difficult and i think the public understands there is no easy options and there is a lot of motion in there, a lot of problem o potential issue, so i think overall what we would expect to see is things going down party line, a and a sense of gary lineker does have a right to express his opinion, this is a tricky subject, maybe he should be given be benefit of the doubt. thank ou given be benefit of the doubt. thank you patrick- — i'm joined now by gary lineker�*s former england team matejohn barnes.

think this is a welcome distraction to government we are not talking about payment for nurse, postal workers, the energy crisis, we are talking about gary lineker and his tweets is not what we should be talking about. as far has the go, i support gary not because he is my friend but because he is right in what he say, the language is similar to that used in germany, the outcome won't be the same, he is not suggesting it is like nazi germany but the language used in dehumanising a certain group of people is the same. as to whether he is allowed do that from an impartiality point of view, i thaw went out of the window with the bbc a long time ago, we saw in the world cup in qatar where by the bbc weren't impartial at all from a political or religious point of view, maybe gary wasn't sure whether that only applies if you are talking about other countries or it has to be just in this country.— about other countries or it has to be just in this country. john, would ou auree be just in this country. john, would you agree talking _ be just in this country. john, would you agree talking about _ be just in this country. john, would you agree talking about qatar- be just in this country. john, would you agree talking about qatar on . you agree talking about qatar on air, is different in the sense that, it is not a subject that runs along

political lines in the uk, where the license fee payers who pay the bbc are living at the time, do you see the nuance there or not?- are living at the time, do you see the nuance there or not? there is a lot of nuance _ the nuance there or not? there is a lot of nuance in _ the nuance there or not? there is a lot of nuance in it _ the nuance there or not? there is a lot of nuance in it but _ the nuance there or not? there is a lot of nuance in it but his _ the nuance there or not? there is a lot of nuance in it but his contract l lot of nuance in it but his contract as to what the impartiality stand for the bbc point of view mean, i watch the bbc worldwide and it is known for its impartiality worldwide or do we have to be impartial in this country or we can criticise other countrieses or institution, thatis other countrieses or institution, that is the ambiguity and the grey area round when do you have to be impartial and maybe gary would understand it more than me because he works for the bbc, whether he is freelance and not representing the bbc in his teat, this is where the grey area is and i can't speak for that. , ., ~' grey area is and i can't speak for that. i. ,, ., , that. do you think someone in his osition that. do you think someone in his position as _ that. do you think someone in his position as a _ that. do you think someone in his position as a sports _ that. do you think someone in his position as a sports presenter - that. do you think someone in his position as a sports presenter is l that. do you think someone in his| position as a sports presenter is in the right position to use their platform for these types of political statements? i5 platform for these types of political statements?- platform for these types of political statements? is he the riaht political statements? is he the right position _ political statements? is he the right position to _ political statements? is he the right position to use _ political statements? is he the right position to use his - political statements? is he the l right position to use his platform in qatar, talking about lgbt, he knows more about what is going on

here, so how we can say he is not in the right position to do it in qatar but in the right position to do it here. do but in the right position to do it here. , ., but in the right position to do it here. ,, ~ but in the right position to do it here. i. ~ , ., , here. do you think he should be reinstated. _ here. do you think he should be reinstated, what _ here. do you think he should be reinstated, what do _ here. do you think he should be reinstated, what do you - here. do you think he should be reinstated, what do you think i here. do you think he should be. reinstated, what do you think the next move should be, given how farthings have come? ihe next move should be, given how farthings have come?— next move should be, given how farthings have come? he has support from pundits — farthings have come? he has support from pundits and _ farthings have come? he has support from pundits and a _ farthings have come? he has support from pundits and a lot _ farthings have come? he has support from pundits and a lot of— farthings have come? he has support from pundits and a lot of other - from pundits and a lot of other people, an am mickle solution would be reached, sooner rather than later but that is between himself and bbc. were you surprised by the level of support he has had from various quarters in the sports world? he. support he has had from various quarters in the sports world? ha. i quarters in the sports world? no, i wasn't, because _ quarters in the sports world? no, i wasn't, because in _ quarters in the sports world? no, i wasn't, because in term _ quarters in the sports world? no, i wasn't, because in term of - quarters in the sports world? no, i wasn't, because in term of what i quarters in the sports world? iirr, i wasn't, because in term of what he saysis wasn't, because in term of what he says is right. as whether it was the impartiality rule, criticises the government or nonsense about him comparing england to nazi germany was nonsense, when you talk about rapists comes from syria and iraq, the point i would like to make this is a conversation shown had why we feel more empathy for ukrainian

refugees and not for people on boat, it is easier for ukrainians to come over, if we talk about who we should be supporting we support everyone but if you take afghanistan an iraq these are people who we went to their country, invaded, total them to fight on our side against the taliban, now it has gone pair shaped we have left them to be killed and murdered because the regime is... they are dying for us, to come to our country, and that is why they have to come over on small boats. i suppose ukraine 100% but we have shown more empathy for the ukraine than ourformer allies shown more empathy for the ukraine than our former allies and i wonder why that is and i think we all know. thank you for coming in and answering our questions. 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 uk chancellorjeremy 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. the us treasury secretary janet yellen says depositers don't have to worry about losing access to their money and a wide range of options are being considered for silicon valley bank. let's hearfrom uk chancellor jeremy hunt who has also offered some reassurance. the governor of the bank of england has said that there is not a systemic risk to the financial system, so people should be reassured by that. there is a serious risk to some of our most promising companies in technology and life sciences. the prime minister, i, and the governor of the bank of england were up late last night, we've been working through the weekend to come up with a solution.

uk prime minister rishi sunak is heading to the us 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. i'm joined now by neil melvin, the director of the international security studies at the royal united services institute. thank you forjoining us, explain for audiences who may not know, what is aukus, how does it work? it’s a is aukus, how does it work? it's a security relationship _ is aukus, how does it work? it�*s —. security relationship between the three main power, us, australia and the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, ultimately to share tech —— uk uk, on share technology round the nuclear submarines as you highlighted, but also may be extending into other key

areas such as hyper sonic weapons, sign e artificial intelligence and that will come in the future. 50. that will come in the future. so, exlain, that will come in the future. so, explain. if. _ that will come in the future. so, explain, if, now— that will come in the future. so, explain, if, now can _ that will come in the future. so, explain, if, now can you explain why is itjust these three countries involved and not others? the is itjust these three countries involved and not others? the core of the relationship _ involved and not others? the core of the relationship is _ involved and not others? the core of the relationship is the _ involved and not others? the core of the relationship is the sharing - involved and not others? the core of the relationship is the sharing of- the relationship is the sharing of nuclear technology, and this is really the crown jewels of any country, to keep control of this technology, and so the alliance has been triggered by the decision of australia, to go for a nuclear attack submarine which requires a nuclear react for, the only real countries within the alliance framework are ultimately the us, and the uk, and so this this has been the uk, and so this this has been the core of the partnership, how to agree to share this nuclear technology, from the uk, us, to australia. �* ., technology, from the uk, us, to australia. ., , , australia. and of course this has caused problems _ australia. and of course this has caused problems with _ australia. and of course this has caused problems with the - australia. and of course this has. caused problems with the french, because there was a contract, wasn't there or a deal at least, to buy diesel powered submarines from the french which was subsequently

cancelled in favour of this. exactly. this was a strategic rupture between australia and france which has some shock waves on its relationship also with the uk and to a lesser degree the us, but this came from the australian assess system, diesel submarines were not going to be sufficient to counter what it sees as a growing threat, at see, underwaterfrom what it sees as a growing threat, at see, under waterfrom china. what it sees as a growing threat, at see, underwaterfrom china. —— what it sees as a growing threat, at see, under waterfrom china. —— sea. so australia decided it needed the ability to deploy long range submarines that could operate almost, for months if not years, under water as long adds the react for could supply that and diesel submarines can't provide that. so fundamentally this is all about china's growing influence new the pacific region isn't it.— pacific region isn't it. yes, this is one of— pacific region isn't it. yes, this is one of the — pacific region isn't it. yes, this is one of the steps _ pacific region isn't it. yes, this is one of the steps that - pacific region isn't it. yes, this i is one of the steps that countries are taking to really try and balance and counter massive build up that is happening by the chinese military,

and a growing sophistication in their maritime forces which is extending its reach, so australia has taken its decision it needs to respond but it will lead to a very big shift because this is an alliance notjust big shift because this is an alliance not just for today'sance big shift because this is an alliance notjust for today'sance no —— announcement but for decade, sharing technology, building up the capabilities this is a 20—30 year agenda to counter the rise of china. 0k. neil, agenda to counter the rise of china. ok. neil, thank you very much indeed. gavin ramjaun has all the sport. iam glad i am glad you are hear today gavin! is i am glad you are hear today gavin! it's the biggest night of the year for the film industry this evening, it's finally the oscars. there is a huge game in the six nations later, with grand slam chasing ireland against scotland at murrayfield. the irish are ranked

number one in the world, but it's been a decent tournament for the scots who've won 2 and lost one, and sit third in the table after france's win over england yesterday. the way they've attacked, the way they've probably blended all the areas of their game. i mean there's been times where their line—out�*s been brilliant and maybe other areas that could have been better. but i think you're looking at them now and the performances they have put in, it's pretty all round complete, complete performances in terms of the way the forwards are playing, the way the backs are playing, the way they're linking up and they look like a really dangerous team, so it will be a massive challenge, and i think we are definitely all aware of that. i think it's probably the biggest game i'll have played for scotland. ithink, you know, we aren't looking too far ahead. you can't be thinking about championship, thinking about, like, what the permutations are, you've got the world number one coming to murrayfield, that's all our focus is on, is on ireland and what they're going to bring and what we have to bring as well. it's a huge challenge for us and one i think this is squad is extremely excited to go up against. england have lost the second of their t20 internationals to bangladesh — the hosts winning

by 4 wickets, and claiming a series win. england collapsed from 50—1 after six overs, to 117 all out in final over. medhi hassan took 4 wickets for 12. taskin ahmed hit a boundary to win it. najmal shanto top scoring with an unbeaten 46. the victory means bangladesh have an unassailable 2—0 lead in the t20 matches. it's a long wait — but virat kohli's first test century in three years, believe it or not, has put india in the ascendancy to claim a series win against australia — winning the border—gavaskar trophy. kohli made a sensational 186 runs — his highest score against australia. his first test century in 42 innings, since november 2019, and was india's last man out for 186. india made 571 with australia 3 without loss in their second innings, after theirfirst innings total of 480. india lead by 88 runs in the four test series, which they lead 2—1. four english premier league ties today — and arsenal will be hoping to widen their lead at the top of the table.

they travel across london to fulham — mikel arteta's side seeking a fifth premier league win in a row, to keep manchester city at bay. aiming to stretch their winning run at old trafford to five in all competitions, manchester united are hosting southampton, west ham face aston villa and newcastle and wolves meet at stjames' park later on. in spain's la liga, leaders barcelona have the chance to restore their 9 point lead at the top, when they face athletic bilbao. that's the late game. before that, real beti in 5th, face villarreal a place below them. and third from bottom sevilla up against almeria — who are 19th. and the players championship's underway — scottie scheffler leads going into the 11th round. that's all the sport for now. 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 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 _ 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, like just 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?" it was like, "who cares?!" and i was in my pyjamas - and then i was running around the lounge room saying "yay!" 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 notjust 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. 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 is just reveling 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 with ourjaws on the floor. syllables in different 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 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.

jesus christ, you should write me a speech, just in case! spielberg at the, i think l 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 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 hadj 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 prepared, just in case! i sophie long, bbc news, on the oscars champagne carpet. not too much champagne i hope, sophie. bye. hello. after several days dealing with the impact of snow we're having to deal with the impacts of melting snow over the next few days, rising temperatures coupled with heavy rain and a rapid thaw, means there could be a risk of flooding in one of two areas. the other weather concern over the next few days will be just how much wind returns through tonight and into tomorrow. strong winds are tied in with this area of low pressure that's creeping towards us, but it's helping to push in that much milder air we'll all see. so even in scotland, where we saw temperatures still hovering around freezing through much of this morning, it will be milder for the afternoon, but with it outbreaks of rain, and rain rather than snow developing across parts of the mainland but brighter to the north of that. rain at times in northern ireland, maybe also sliding into parts of cumbria and channel islands, south west england and wales will turn a good deal wetter.

some heavy rain to come later this afternoon. central eastern area may stay dry and bright with some sunny spells. note the temperatures, though much milder than recent days, double figures for much of england and wales in particular. now through tonight, they're not going to drop much. rain at times for all, even a bit of snow across the high ground of scotland as northerly winds try to fight the way back. colder air is limited here because glasgow southwards temperatures significantly above where they should be for a march morning. so a mild starts to monday, but a windy one. an area of low pressure is pushing its way eastwards to the south of it and to the north of it. we will have some particularly strong wind, widespread gales, in fact, developing for many through the day. snow across northern scotland as northerly wind starts to dig its way in, snow even to low levels later. but from central scotland, northern ireland southwards rain at times of heavy and thundery showers, best the brightness east anglia and the southeast. but around southern coastal counties, winds gusting over 60 miles an hour and to north of scotland, 60 miles an hour too.

but different directions, different feel to things — barely above freezing across the north of scotland through monday afternoon, up to 13, again towards the south and the east. the colder air wins out through monday night into tuesday. our weather front pushes its way southwards and eastwards through the night, bringing a mixture of rain, sleet and snow. there could be a covering of snow for some to wake up to on tuesday morning, but what is more crucial opens the door back to north westerly winds. so after cloud and rain and sleet clears from the southeast in the morning, it's sunshine and wintry showers, a mixture of rain, hail, sleet and snow across the country. and it is going to feel particularly cold as well through the afternoon. temperatures dropping widely and with the wind with significant wind chill expected, feeling subzero in scotland.

this is bbc news. i'm maryam moshiri 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 after the sports presenter criticised the government over its asylum bill. but the bbc�*s football shows are set to be affected for a second day running — after presenters withdraw in support of gary lineker. there will be reduced coverage of the women's super league and match of the day 2. britain's chancellor warns uk tech companies are at �*serious risk�* from the collapse of the silicon valley bank and says ministers are doing everything they can to protect them. leaders from the uk, us and australia will meet for talks on defence — including the plan for australia

to get us nuclear subs.