hello and welcome to bbc news. the impact of bbc sports presenter gary lineker�*s removalfrom 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. he'd been told by the bbc to "step back" from presenting its flagship football show match of the day. 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. last night's match of the day

was watched by 2.58 million tv viewers on bbc one. today, in coverage of the women's super league, there was no bbc in—house commentary and there were no pundits to talk about the game either. this report from steffan powell. here now is the best of the day's action... a match of the day like no other, not even a theme tune. just football and fan noise. i am going to walk my dog and do my shopping. would you mind letting me do it on my own? but this disagreement between gary lineker and bbc bosses is now much more than one programme. he went on to say that he could not comment on decisions about his future just yet. and one former director—general is calling for calm. we have lost a couple of sports programmes so far, which is obviously disappointing for match of the day fans who got a much truncated version of match of the day, but walking into the bbc this morning, for a place which is meant

to be in complete crisis, is its usual rather boring, solid self. for others, though, this has now become a question of the corporation's leadership. if we are going to draw a line and restore particularly the perception of the independence of the bbc, i think we need to take some real strong measures and i think the chairman of the bbc, richard sharp, should resign. the bbc�*s chairman, richard sharp, is subject to an external review into his appointment and his role in the facilitation of an £800,000 loan to former prime minister boris johnson. he denies any involvement in the arrangement. there is also an internal review. he has yet to respond to the cause of his resignation. —— two calls for his resignation. tim davie, the bbc�*s current director—general, has said he won't resign and has refuted claims that the bbc has

buckled to pressure from conservative mps to suspend gary lineker. something the former striker overstepped the mark by criticising government immigration policy and the language around it. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, didn't want to get drawn into it. what needs to happen as a result of the discussions notjust about gary lineker but the chairman of the bbc following the independent investigation that is now happening is that we need to make sure we maintain that trust in the independence and the impartiality of the bbc. now attention is turning to other sports programmes, the women's super league coverage on bbc two went ahead, but without its usual pre—match presentation. match of the day 2 will air tonight but with the reduced format. the director—general is expected in meetings tomorrow to try and sort the situation before the story ends up dominating the headlines next weekend like it has done this one. 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. the israeli army has shot dead three palestinians in the occupied west bank. the army says a group of palestinians had opened fire on soldiers at a military post near nablus. there's been a surge in violence in the region in recent months. cyclone freddy is moving inland across mozambique after striking coastal areas with torrential rain and high winds. making landfall for the second time in a month, it's one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the southern hemisphere. communications and the electricity supply in the area have been cut, so the extent of the damage and number of casualties is not clear. the storm is now approaching

southern malawi. you are watching bbc news. i want to bring you a bit more now and that dispute between gary lineker and the bbc. a little earlier i spoke to our media correspondent david sillito who explained how unexpectedly things have escalated for the bbc. very clearly this has escalated quickly for the bbc, something they were not expecting and something they wanted to resolve as quickly as possible, because what was a political row about tweets and an issue about impartiality has now become about disruption to services. but gary lineker surrounded byjournalists this morning as he went and took his dog for a walk, did not say anything. there are clearly conversations going on behind the scenes about all of this, but how do you resolve it? well, tim davie, of course, we have been talking about, the director—general of the bbc. he was in washington, wasn't he? i believe he is on his way back now.

this will be a big priority for him? it's his number one priority, there's no question about that. as soon as programmes start dropping off air, and this is he said his number one priority as director—general is to prove that the bbc is impartial, these two big issues, these two big issues, you can't get away from that. probably interesting to note that while the bbc was very sort of forthright in its initial statement saying that gary lineker had broken the guidelines and he pretty much had to stop doing political tweeting, the mood music from tim davie yesterday was a little bit more, shall we say, emollient. he was talking about being in listening mode, he was talking about looking at the guidelines. so it looks like two fixed objects you have got at the moment, the bbc and gary lineker, maybe the wiggle room are the guidelines. so there may be a few conversations to be had this week. a very brief question for you, because we are running out of time, but i want to ask you this because we have so many viewers watching around the world, why is this important? very clearly, it is one thing,

the bbc, and this is what tim davie said when he became the head of the bbc, isjudged by the quality as to whether people believe it is impartial. is it there as the honest broker? and the thing about it is that there are lots of people with different views and different ideas who come onto the bbc and express them, it is about free speech, but gary lineker occupies this slightly different role because every year they publish the salaries, the bbc, and he is there as number one, the highest paid person on that particular list, and they changed the guidelines saying look, if you are that high a profile, probably you have to exercise extra caution. there is an additional responsibility. is he of the voice of the bbc or is he just a freelancer who is allowed his own opinions? and there are certainly... well, former dgs have been coming on airsaying there are a few grey areas there. probably that needs to be resolved.

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something fans here at old trafford are talking about today. as you heard, it has gone into different territory and as this coverage goes on to a second day, that is why commentators now are saying that the bbc has to be seen to be resolving this as soon as possible.— this as soon as possible. fiona, thank you _ this as soon as possible. fiona, thank you very _ this as soon as possible. fiona, thank you very much. _ prime minister rishi sunak says he recognises the "anxiety" over the collapse of silicon valley bank but his government was working hard to find a solution that will secure customers' liquidity and cashflow needs. there are warnings that the collapse of the large american bank and its british arm could have a significant impact on tech start—up businesses. it's the biggest failure of a us bank since the 2008 financial crisis. the us treasury secretary, janet yellen, says she was working closely with banking regulators to respond to the collapse of the bank and protect depositors, but said a major bailout was not being considered. the uk chancellor, jeremy hunt, has been meeting the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey. he 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. our business correspondent marc ashdown is here. what's the latest situation? it is very fast moving. 0vernight, the ceos of 200 of these firms wrote to the prime minister and the chancellor here, remember there are three and a half thousand start—up businesses affected and just to give you a flavour, firms affect take millions of people in the uk how business is critical to our economy and many are 100% banked with silicon valley bank and they say

these measures need to include access to deposits, working capital, they need to remain solvent. the trouble with start—ups, with their cash flow, they do not have a lot of money and tend to run at a loss for many years and they could become the next tech darling set so people have to put money in and take a bit of a risk. it means they cannot access traditional banking so svb provided a specialist service. so they need help in the short term, to pay staff, suppliers. that is well a longer term solution is found. what longer term solution is found. what sort of solutions _ longer term solution is found. what sort of solutions might _ longer term solution is found. what sort of solutions might ligament come up with her?— sort of solutions might ligament come up with her? depositors can only access _ come up with her? depositors can only access £85,000 _ come up with her? depositors can only access £85,000 for- come up with her? depositors can only access £85,000 for an - come up with her? depositors can - only access £85,000 for an insurance scheme which is clearly not enough for some, they need more. ligament could say 100% of the money in the bank, they could guarantee the money

as they need it. the chancellor said he was up into the night with the prime minister and governor of the bank of england which underlines the seriousness of this so it is not clear what action they will take but time is pressing. we saw issues with the markets, banking stocks were dropping and i think they will want something in place before 7am. some of the representatives i spoke to seem calm and are leaving it with the government to come up with appropriate action in the coming days. appropriate action in the coming da 5. . . , . appropriate action in the coming das. . . ., ~ appropriate action in the coming das. . . .q , days. fantastic, thank you very much. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, says this week's budget will focus on trying to help more people get back into work, including more help with childcare costs for those on universal credit and for people with disabilities. there are an estimated 10 million people under the age of 65 in the uk who are not in employment. here's our political correspondent damian grammaticas. hello.

hi, guys. just 20 weeks ago, a new chancellor at a time of crisis. a central responsibility for any government is to do what's necessary for economic stability. rememberthem, liz truss, and what became known as the kami—kwasi budget? jeremy hunt was brought in to clear up the mess. now he and rishi sunak have stabilised things this week sees his first budget. mr hunt'sjob has been to repair and restore confidence, reputations and hopefully growth. to do that, he says, he needs to get more people back into the workforce. we can make a big difference on childcare, for example, by paying people's help for childcare if you are on benefit upfront rather than in arrears. there's lots we can do, but it isn'tjust parents, by the way, it's also older people wondering whether they should retire early or not. it's people looking for work. we've got one and a half million of those. we could actually fill every single vacancyjust from that group.

0n childcare, the help will be targeted at those receiving benefits. campaign groups say that would leave hundreds of thousands of other families still facing big bills in the wake of brexit and the pandemic. there have been shortages in the labour force. mr hunt says he wants to tackle that without resorting to importing workers. labour says there are bigger problems — stagnation in growth, investment and people's incomes. it wants to spend billions on new industries. it feels like we are in the changing room when other countries are in the global race and we're going to miss out. miss out on that investment in carbon capture and storage, floating offshore wind, green, steel, green, hydrogen. some country in the world is going to be the global leader in these futures, in the jobs of the future. why not britain? we have so much going for us apart from a government that is prioritising these investments. the conservatives say labour's plans amount to new debts. some tories, meanwhile, would like to see tax cuts, overall levels are going to be

higher than they have in many years. they're uncomfortable with that. but there was little sign that the chancellor is looking to cut taxes just now. damian grammaticus, bbc news. we can speak now to christine farquharson, an economist at the the institute for fiscal studies, who can give us her thoughts on the chancellor's most recent budget pledges. in particular focusing in particularfocusing on children and support for childcare. i wanted to ask you initially what do you think of what we have heard so far about government plans? do think what we have heard goes far enough in addressing the real issues that we clearly have in this country, in the uk, when it comes to the cost of childcare for parents? the the uk, when it comes to the cost of childcare for parents?— childcare for parents? the childcare s stem in childcare for parents? the childcare system in england _ childcare for parents? the childcare system in england is _ childcare for parents? the childcare system in england is incredibly - system in england is incredibly expensive, complicated, difficult for families to navigate. expensive, complicated, difficult forfamilies to navigate. so it was always going to be a big ask for any chancellor to solve childcare all in one go. but what we have seen from mr hunt today is a couple of announcements that do start to move

things in a more positive direction. focusing on those at low income working families accessing support through universal credit. mr hunt referenced changing the timing of the payment of support to those families get which potentially is quite a big deal because at the moment, families have to pay for their childcare costs upfront and then move into work and then wait about a month for the government to reimburse them at 85% of the expense they incur. that leaves some families are losing out quite a bit of income in that first month of moving into work because they are paying for something without yet having the paycheque to back that up. so changing the timing of that could be a big support for those families. ., _, , ., , could be a big support for those families. ., _, , .,, i. families. how complicated, as you would describe _ families. how complicated, as you would describe it, _ families. how complicated, as you would describe it, is _ families. how complicated, as you would describe it, is the _ families. how complicated, as you would describe it, is the system i families. how complicated, as you i would describe it, is the system and how is that stopping people from getting the support they need? the s stem in getting the support they need? tie: system in england is incredibly, coated, we have eight different programmes across three different government departments. —— incredibly complicated. today we are about programmes targeted at low

income families and the benefit systems, but we also have those eligible for support further funded hours, so for parents trying to navigate the system it is harder to navigate. 0ne navigate the system it is harder to navigate. one that pulls in one direction is a lot more than what we have seen today. truth? direction is a lot more than what we have seen today.— have seen today. why is it more exnensive _ have seen today. why is it more exnensive in _ have seen today. why is it more expensive in this _ have seen today. why is it more expensive in this country - have seen today. why is it more expensive in this country than . expensive in this country than others? if expensive in this country than others? , ., . expensive in this country than others? ., ., ., others? if you have a three or four-year-old _ others? if you have a three or four-year-old you _ others? if you have a three or four-year-old you have - others? if you have a three or. four-year-old you have actually four—year—old you have actually benefited a lot over the last few years, it depends on the age of the child, but if you are a parent with a younger child, one or two—year—old, you are facing much higher costs. party that is because of spill—over effect, because those funded hours are not funded to a

high enough level. providers need to look elsewhere to make up the costs and margins and that can mean raising prices on younger children who are paying out of pocket. thank ou ve who are paying out of pocket. thank you very much _ who are paying out of pocket. thank you very much for — who are paying out of pocket. thank you very much for talking _ who are paying out of pocket. thank you very much for talking to - who are paying out of pocket. thank you very much for talking to us. - you very much for talking to us. good to talk to. gavin ramjaun has all the sport. we're under way in the six nations — with grand slam chasing ireland up against scotland at murrayfield. ireland with a real chance to pull ahead, given they're still top after yesterday's games, including france's victory over england. stuart hogg is celebrating his 100th game for scotland, although some of the children maybe a little less impressed by that feat. you have to love that, haven't you? scotland come into the game still in with a chance to win the championship — they're third, after two wins and a loss. ireland have just gne ahead from a johnny sexton penalty and lead 3—0 after almost quarter of an hour. and you can watch the action live on bbc one right now. ireland, the noi ranked side,

have a 100% record. the two teams also meet in the same pool as the rugby world cup later this year. that is over on bbc one right now. let's see if scotland can finish this off right now, and they have! scotland are ahead now. checkout bbc one for that. in the premier league, leaders arsenal are in action right now — and are looking good to go back five points clear at the top. gabriel, and gabriel martinelli and martin 0degaard with the goals, in a devastating first half for the gunners. into the second half there. it's one of four games today. manchester united in action against southampton — also in the second half. that's currently goalless. west ham are hosting aston villa — that's all level at the moment — i—i. and later, newcastle and wolves meet at st james' park. rangers are through to the semi—finals of the scottish cup

after a comfortable 3—0 win over raith rovers. todd ca ntwell rounded off the match with ranger's third goal. theyjoin inverness and celtic in the last four, with falkirk and ayr united playing tomorrow. chelsea are back at the top of the women's super league, after a 1—0 victory over title rivals manchester united sam kerr scored the only goal of the match which sees them go three points clear of united in second. elsewhere, liverpool are beating tottenham 2—i whilst brighton are drawing 1—1 with manchester city. leicester are playing everton and west ham have just kicked off against aston villa — both games are goalless. england have lost the second of their t20 internationals to bangladesh — the hosts winning by four wickets, and claiming a series win. england collapsed from 50—1 after six overs to 117 all out in the final over. and bangladesh took full advantage — taskin ahmed hit a boundary to seal the victory — najmal shanto top scoring with an unbeaten 46. the win means bangladesh have an unassailable 2—0 lead in the t20 matches. cameron norrie will look to reach the last 16 of the indian wells tonight and there will be an all british tie to look forward to as

well as andy murray reached round three. he will now face jack draper in the last 32 after he beat fellow brit dan evans. emma raducanu is also into round three. and that's all the sport for now. thank you so much, gavin. jehovah's witnesses in the german city of hamburg have cancelled all in—person services this weekend following the shooting at a meeting hall. seven people were killed in the attack. one member of the community — who lost two friends in the attack — has told the bbc that it will take years to heal. jenny hill reports. bereaved, bewildered, a city in mourning. these jehovah's witnesses told us they lost a relative in the shooting. what was once a place of worship, now a shrine to the dead. we pray together. we cry together. michael tells us he's barely slept since the attack.

too busy supporting survivors, comforting the bereaved. two of his friends were killed. it's hard to imagine that a group of people sitting together during an evening in their church, reading the bible, singing and praying together, and then all of a sudden, a scene of love is becoming a scene of hate and death. gunshots the killer brought terror to this community. what makes it harder to bear, that he himself was once part of this congregation. detectives who say he left on bad terms reveal they were warned he had a gun, was mentally unstable and had a hatred of organised religion. it's a community he knows, it's a community he was part of, so this is a community he obviously focused his hate on. he knew the premises. he knew the arrangements. he knew the parking lot.

so this is what he decided. were you warned at all that he might represent a danger? did anyone in the community have concerns that he might present a danger? i'm not aware of that. for now, all services are cancelled. the community meeting online only. michael tells us there's a concern about so—called copycat attacks. amongst the grief, the incomprehension, there is perhaps one certainty. it will take years, they tell us, to heal. jenny hill, bbc news, hamburg. i want to take this opportunity to direct you to our website. as always you can find out more about the stories but i wanted to flag at the live page, it gets you the latest on our top story today which is of course the story of the bbc opting

to suspend gary lineker. all of our correspondence, both export and news, update this page regularly, so if you want the very latest, do go to the website. it's 0scars time again this evening with the film everything everywhere all at once leading the field with 11 nominations. there are also more first—time nominees than ever before including a number of the mainly asian—american cast of the film. i can see where this story is going. it's stunned film critics and film lovers alike. some scenes went a little too far for some, but everything everywhere all at 0nce was rewarded with a remarkable ii 0scar nominations. everyone who is nominated is a first time nominee. and so for so many different reasons, this is so unexpected and there's no precedent for it either. and so i think that's what makes it special. it does not look good.

the film's success so far must be attributed, at least in part, to its biggest cheerleader, jamie lee curtis, herself a first time 0scar nominee in a career spanning many genres and decades. even she didn't get it at first. what did you think when you first saw the script? i didn't understand a word of it. i really didn't. i didn't understand . the depth of it at all. but i really understood deirdre. i knew her. i didn't know what the movie was i about until i was filming the movie. iwent, "oh, the movie is about love." - it's a movie, it's a big, crazy,| multiversal movie about love. but a hefty haul of nominations as heart—warming as they are doesn't mean heartbreak isn't ahead. it wasn't nearly a0 years ago, but the color purple went in with the same 11 nominations, and it came out with none. not one. all quiet on the western front had a slow start to this campaign,

but with a sprint finish, it could just beat everything everywhere across the final finish line. and among industry insiders, there's more than a murmuring about top gun maverick, which has had its own cheerleader small in size, but huge in stature. tom cruise. it's just possible the academy might reward maverick for bringing people back to the box office. but baz luhrmann's elvis could also take some credit for that. some say it's the quiet ones you should watch. and the director of a triangle 0f sadness knows exactly how serious the situation is. did you know that if you don't win, if you're nominated, then your life expectancy goes down. so if you win, you live longer than the other nominators that lose. so you're risking a little bit of your lifetime when you are nominated for an oscar. but as will smith demonstrated last year, it is possible to win in a whole triangle of sadness. it will all happen here

in hollywood tonight. sophie long, bbc news, at the oscars. the pressure is now really high, did not know a lot about the life expectancy, so i'm going to speak with great care and say all brilliant films and deserve to win. as discussed in the package, it is about everything everywhere. the data says it is all about dramas, yearin data says it is all about dramas, year in year out but that does seem to be changing with titles like this. tells us we are looking at the global cinema, asian influences, and then you get first—time nominees like jamie lee curtis rocking up as also it really doesn't seem to have everything for everyone. but we should not ignore all quiet 0n everything for everyone. but we should not ignore all quiet on the western front which should it win will be only the fourth remake in history to go home with best picture and i guess the other big nods are

for the banshees of inisherin, which is an irish film which has just made it good, the director and producer has three acts up for awards this evening so clearly they want to watch as well.— evening so clearly they want to watch as well. let's talk about the oscars and — watch as well. let's talk about the oscars and the — watch as well. let's talk about the oscars and the changes _ watch as well. let's talk about the oscars and the changes that - watch as well. let's talk about the oscars and the changes that have | oscars and the changes that have been made this year because of course last year we had a few issues, that famous slap, need i say more, will smith, chris rock. we had a red carpet last year, none of that this year, tell me what has changed this year, tell me what has changed this year, tell me what has changed this year compared to last. i this year, tell me what has changed this year compared to last.- this year compared to last. i think there is very _ this year compared to last. i think there is very much _ this year compared to last. i think there is very much an _ this year compared to last. i think there is very much an awareness. this year compared to last. i think. there is very much an awareness that there is very much an awareness that the oscars that can seem somewhat decadent. the guest rooms are always extraordinary and there has already been controversy this year about the idea that people who do not really need any extra in their lives are being given possibly a bit of land which indigenous groups are saying this is really not very seemly and certainly goes against everything the people claim to be talking about in their films.

the people claim to be talking about in theirfilms. equally, as the people claim to be talking about in their films. equally, as you mentioned, the slap, i have to say that was the reason more people tuned in, certainly for the replay is at last year, to see what quite went down between will smith and chris rock, dunne had done in previous years so i feel they are being a bit disingenuous. they want people to watch, they what highlights, but they were, i think although they want to be headlines that they cannot have the headlines that they cannot have the headlines that match the controversy of last year. jimmy kimmel is hosting, safer pair of hands, he can take the evening. he copes with la la land, the debacle in 2017. i evening. he copes with la la land, the debacle in 2017.— the debacle in 2017. i remember that, when _ the debacle in 2017. i remember that, when they _ the debacle in 2017. i remember that, when they read _ the debacle in 2017. i remember that, when they read out - the debacle in 2017. i remember that, when they read out the - the debacle in 2017. i remember. that, when they read out the wrong name. hoping for no faux pas look like that. what is your favourite film, the film this year that you really want to see do well? i film, the film this year that you really want to see do well? i would have to say — really want to see do well? i would have to say the — really want to see do well? i would have to say the quiet _ really want to see do well? i would have to say the quiet girl - really want to see do well? i would have to say the quiet girl la -