this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories... presenters refuse to appear on more bbc sport shows in solidarity with gary lineker after he criticised the uk government over its asylum bill. lineker himself, who was ordered to step back from his duties by the bbc this week, remains tight—lipped about his future. have you spoken to tim davie yet, mr lineker? i'm going to walk my dog and i'm going to do my shopping, so would you mind letting me do it on my own? we'll hear what fans think of the row. also ahead... rishi sunak flies to san diego to discuss defence and the potential threat from china with the american and australian leaders.

the british and us governments scramble to reassure their tech start—up sectors after the collapse of one of the main sources of funding, the silicon valley bank. and hollywood is getting ready for its big night. we'll take a look at what's in store at the oscars. the impact of gary lineker�*s removal from match of the day is continuing to affect the bbc�*s sports output. coverage of the women's super league and tonight's match of the day two programme have been hit because fellow presenters and commentators refuse to work in support of the presenter. the bbc had forced gary lineker to step back from his duties

after he posted a tweet criticising the government's language on migrants. the prime minister says the controversy is a matter for the bbc, but opposition mps have accused the corporation of bowing to pressure from the conservatives to sanction the presenter. with more, here's our media correspondent, david sillito. have you spoken to tim davie yet, mr lineker? i'm going to walk my dog and i'm going to do my shopping, so would you mind letting me do it on my own? the agenda this morning for gary lineker was walking the dog, shopping and saying nothing about the row about his tweets that have led to him being pulled off air and match of the day turning into this. no presenters, no commentary — just the sound of fans. the disruption to bbc output has continued today as colleagues and friends rallied to his support. the bbc said tweets in which he described government

policy on migrants as immeasurably cruel and the language being used not dissimilar to that used by germany in the �*30s were a breach of their guidelines. but there are many who believe he should be allowed to express his views. i support gary, not because he's my friend, because i believe he's right in what he says. the language used is similar to the language used in germany in 1930. the outcome is not going to be the same. we're not suggesting, or he's not suggesting, that it's like nazi germany. but the language used in dehumanizing a certain group of people is the exact same language. those comments from gary lineker were described as wrong and offensive by the home secretary, and there is a very definite variety of views about gary lineker, reflected here in a few fan comments at manchester united's game today. that might be gary lineker's beliefs, but i don't think he should have aired them. ijust think someone in that position, i don't think - they should be speaking out. but i never think of gary lineker and bbc together. i think of gary lineker separate from the bbc. he's freelance. he should be able to say what he wants.

meanwhile, another programme going out in reduced form was today's women's super league, and the disruption is also raising wider questions about tensions between the government and the bbc and the corporation's chairman, richard sharp, and an ongoing inquiry about disclosures about a loan guarantee to borisjohnson, which he says he had no part in actually arranging. but the government was keen to say the lineker issue is a matterfor the bbc. what needs to happen as a result of notjust the discussions about gary lineker, but also about the chairman of the bbc following the independent investigation that's now happening, is that we need to make sure we maintain that trust in the independence and the impartiality of the bbc. and while programmes dropping off the schedule is a sign all is not well at the bbc, match of the day 2 will tonight go out in reduced form. one former bbc director general feels it's not quite a crisis yet. we've 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 it's, you know, for a place which is meant to be in complete crisis, is its usual rather boring, solid self. you'll get run over, be careful. however, the central issue remains unresolved. the bbc wants gary lineker to avoid political controversy. he's shown no sign he's going to be silenced. paul armstrong is a former editor of the bbc�*s match of the day. here's his reaction to this week's news. i think there is a lack of consistency in clear guidelines, i was understood that if you did not work in news, i'm pretty sure it's written in the guidelines, one

example cited is sport or nature, and the inconsistency i'm hearing is that lord sugar has tweeted, has been lambasting nick lynch in recent weeks, he does not like rail strikes, that seems an opinion he is entitled to have, gary has attacked the language used by suella braverman, and they are either both legitimate viewpoints or neither is, and it was an incredibly poor decision to look as though you are being partisan because lord sugar has not been sanctioned and it looks because he has taken a pro—government stance and gary hasn't, and i'm not saying that's the whole story, but the optics awful. i have been a football twice this week, at swansea yesterday and fulham today, normally the conversations will be about football, it has been about all of that. i have had a few text exchanges with gary. he was very

moved by everybody, the solidarity, i was not in the least bit surprised by that, i don't understand why bbc management that these guys were a team, they travel together and watch football together, and if you attack the captain, the others will withdraw their support, ian wright and alan shearer i guarantee would not work on a programme in that situation but it doesn't mean they entirely agree with everything gary says, itjust means the attack on one is an attack on all of us, and the commentators in the mess we are now hearing, staff members on the radio who have to work at having to apologise for working, and it'sjust awful. a three—way summit gets under way in san diego injust a few hours when president biden hosts the british and australian prime ministers, rishi sunak and anthony albanese. this is mr sunak briefing journalists on the flight — we can't yet tell you what he was saying because that detail is embargoed until 22:00 gmt today —

but we do know he will concentrate on defence once the summit gets under way. the group was set up 18 months ago and is called aukus — made up of the initials from australia, the uk and the us. it's reason for existing is to provide co—operation to counter any potential threats from china. sunday's meeting is expected to thrash out the details for australia's new fleet of nuclear powered submarines. let's go live now to san diego, where the summit is taking place, and join our north america correspondent, will grant. what are your expectations on the agreement? i think they are very high, i think they truly believe this has all the potential to be one of the most significant military technology

agreements made since at least the end of the cold war, if not actually the end of the second world war. it's very significant to see a trilateral agreement of this type. clearly focused on bolstering deterrence in the indo—pacific region. which is obviously of great importance to president biden, it is of huge importance to australia, and the potential for the shipbuilding industry in the uk is clearly of importance to the uk government as well. why is it significant for the uk and the world? is its primary remit shipbuilding and then defence? fin is its primary remit shipbuilding and then defence?— is its primary remit shipbuilding and then defence? on the one level it is a key part _ and then defence? on the one level it is a key part of — and then defence? on the one level it is a key part of it, _ and then defence? on the one level it is a key part of it, it _ and then defence? on the one level it is a key part of it, it will - it is a key part of it, it will bolster those industries here in the united states and there in the uk, but this stretch is long beyond that in the sense that it is about china's ambitions in the south china sea, concerned particularly with

australia in that regard, the fact that australia will receive for example very sensitive nuclear propulsion technology information that has not been shared by the united states with anyone except britain the six and a half decades, said the concerns about this becoming a second cold war, an arms race, are very clear, it has been made abundantly clear by australia that the submarines will not carry nuclear weapons, that the submarines will not carry nuclearweapons, rather that the submarines will not carry nuclear weapons, rather more conventional missiles, but obviously china is furious about it and has made that fury very clear. any made that fury very clear. any significant _ made that fury very clear. any significant as _ made that fury very clear. any significant as to _ made that fury very clear. any significant as to where these submarines will be built? in terms of wear, submarines will be built? in terms of wear. we _ submarines will be built? in terms of wear, we suspect _ submarines will be built? in terms of wear, we suspect to _ submarines will be built? in terms| of wear, we suspect to shipbuilding yards will be employed in the united states, and in the uk, but these details will all come out after the summit and details will all come out after the

summitand the details will all come out after the summit and the agreements and the conversations between all three leaders, between the two leaders individually, there will be quite a lot of conversations held, but the objectives are the ones that all the leaders are very excited about. there is no point hiding the fact that they are very excited about what this means for their defence industries and shipbuilding industries, the concerns of course i what it means for the nuclear non—proliferation treaty of which australia is a signatory, concerns for the fact that china is extremely worried about this, angry about it, and that efforts are being made by washington to calm fears in beijing, this is not some kind of new nuclear arms race. . ~' this is not some kind of new nuclear arms race. . ~ , ., this is not some kind of new nuclear arms race-— this is not some kind of new nuclear arms race. . ~ i. , . ., arms race. thank you very much and will brina arms race. thank you very much and will bring us — arms race. thank you very much and will bring us all _ arms race. thank you very much and will bring us all the _ arms race. thank you very much and will bring us all the latest _ arms race. thank you very much and will bring us all the latest details - will bring us all the latest details from the summit as it takes place. meanwhile the uk and us governments

say they're working hard to find solutions to the collapse of silicon valley bank. it funded thousands of tech start—ups and went bust on friday and was the biggest such failure in the us for 15 years. prime minister rishi sunak says he understands the anxiety and concern that customers must be feeling. the us treasury secretary, janet yellen, said a major bailout was not being considered but she was working closely with banking regulators to respond to the collapse of the bank and protect depositors. whenever a bank, especially one like silicon valley bank with billions of dollars in deposits, fails, it's clearly a concern from the standpoint of depositors, many of which may be small businesses. they rely on access to their funds to be able to pay the bills that they have, and they employ tens

of thousands of people across the country. we've been hearing from those depositors and other concerned people this weekend. so let me say that i've been working all weekend with our banking regulators to design appropriate policies to address this situation. i can't really provide further details at this time, but what i do want to do is emphasise that the american banking system is really safe and well capitalised. it's resilient. britain's chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt, says this week's budget will focus on trying to help more people get back into work. there'll be help with the cost of childcare for those on universal credit and those with disabilities. it's estimated 10 million people of working age in the uk aren't 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. remember them? 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 inspire and restore confidence, reputation 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't just 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 1.5 million of those — we could actually fill every single vacancyjust from that group. but the scope of childcare help may not grow. asked if it would be extended to families not on benefits, mr hunt said that would be expensive. the prime minister and chancellor have made getting the economy growing a yardstick they will bejudged by. brexit and the pandemic have led to severe labour shortages in certain areas. labour says years of stagnation in growth, investment and people's incomes need to be reversed. it wants to spend billions on new industries. it feels like we are in the changing room and 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 this future, in the jobs of the future, why not britain? we have so much going for us, apart from a government which is

prioritising these investments. the government says that plan would see debts rising and it wants debt to fall. when it comes to tax, there are tory mps who'd like to see tax cuts. they're uncomfortable with the fact that the tax burden, the total amount of tax the government is taking, is going to rise to its highest level in decades. there are few hints from the chancellor that he's planning tax cuts any time soon. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. 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. just a few hours to go now to the oscars, and finishing touches have been applied to the dolby theatre in hollywood, which is once again hosting the event. one of the differences keen showbiz fans may notice this year — the red carpet has been dropped in favour of one which is described

as champagne coloured. that's led to some jokes about worries of blood being shed — a reference to will smith's now infamous slap at last year's event. there will also be a crisis team working for the oscars — the organisers say it's there to mitigate any potential surprises. there are more first time nominees than ever before including a number of the mainly asian—american cast of the film as sophie long reports from los angeles. 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 11 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 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 colour 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. i'm joined now by the film critic and broadcaster anna smith, who is host of the podcast girls on film. so, then, what are you expecting later today?— so, then, what are you expecting later toda ? , . , . later today? expect the unexpected! but as we just _ later today? expect the unexpected! but as we just heard, _ later today? expect the unexpected! but as we just heard, everything - but as we just heard, everything everywhere all at once looks set to be a big winner on the night, if not the big winner, best picture is up for grabs, partly because of the way the voting works at the oscars, but i do expect to see everything everywhere all at once do really well in the acting categories. the best supporting actor, nomination, people know from the atc has had a

big comeback, so that could be lovely, and i think michelle yo has a really good chance opposite cate blanchett the best actress. at, a really good chance opposite cate blanchett the best actress. a, lot a really good chance opposite cate blanchett the best actress. a lot of eo - le blanchett the best actress. a lot of peeple talking _ blanchett the best actress. a lot of peeple talking as — blanchett the best actress. a lot of people talking as ever _ blanchett the best actress. a lot of people talking as ever in _ blanchett the best actress. a lot of people talking as ever in recent - people talking as ever in recent years about diversity, including award ceremonies, and we will all remember that hashtag, oscar is so white, what are they saying this year? white, what are they saying this ear? ., �* , white, what are they saying this ear? . �* , . . , white, what are they saying this ear? . ., year? that's the criticism once arain, year? that's the criticism once again. when — year? that's the criticism once again. when it _ year? that's the criticism once again, when it comes - year? that's the criticism once again, when it comes to - year? that's the criticism once again, when it comes to black| again, when it comes to black film—makers and black actors, we do have a couple nominated, but there are a number of black nominated films that have not been nominated, which to me is quite shocking because these were among my favourites of the year, they do feel like very oscar worthy films, most people i know in the industry felt that these would show up, and they were widely expected to, so it's understandable criticism that films like that have been overlooked. till

might be a just a bit too close to home, it's based on a true life story. beige... sorry, champagne carpet, what do you make of it? it’s carpet, what do you make of it? it's a stranue carpet, what do you make of it? it�*s a strange decision. one of the explanations they have given do not wash. recent kind of premiers, over the last few years, have often toyed with different colours, we have had green and pink and white carpets, so maybe it's an attempt to get away from the stereotype of the red carpet do something different but we will see how it works. we carpet do something different but we will see how it works.— will see how it works. we have dealt with that and — will see how it works. we have dealt with that and that, _ will see how it works. we have dealt with that and that, let's _ will see how it works. we have dealt with that and that, let's talk - will see how it works. we have dealt with that and that, let's talk about i with that and that, let's talk about gender, how many female nominations are we seeing this year? hone gender, how many female nominations are we seeing this year?— are we seeing this year? none the best are we seeing this year? none the itest director _ are we seeing this year? none the best director which _ are we seeing this year? none the best director which is _ are we seeing this year? none the best director which is shocking - best director which is shocking given that the last couple of years we have had women winning, and not a single showing up in the category despite many worthwhile contenders. there is a chance that we could have the first female cinematographer

when, mandy walker, the elvis, she is one of the favourites for that category, so that could be a historic moment so despite the relative lack of nominations in some areas history could be made. we will be watching — areas history could be made. we will be watching the _ areas history could be made. we will be watching the most _ areas history could be made. we will be watching the most important - areas history could be made. we will be watching the most important partj be watching the most important part for many is the walk on what would have been the red carpet in those outfits, thank you very much indeed! and we will bring you all the top lines of who has won what here on bbc news of course, so do keep in touch with us, i will be with you at the top of the programme with the latest, in the meantime don't forget you can get in touch with the team... can also get in touch with myself. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lukwesaburak. all the top stories coming up shortly and our top story here is the disruption brought to uk sports

coverage as a result of presenters walking out in solidarity gary lineker, don't go away! hello there. it's a much milder day today thanks to south—westerly winds. those winds have brought a big jump in temperatures. yesterday, for example, just three degrees in balmoral. and for most of us, it was a cold day. today, temperatures widely into double figures, but that's set in place a rapid thaw. indeed, there's a lot of places that had snow yesterday where the snow has completely melted away, but it's still hanging on across northern scotland. we do have some colder air that's going to hang around here for much of the week ahead with some snow in the forecast as well. now, overnight tonight, outbreaks of rain will push northwards across the country. it's going to be quite a windy night and very mild temperatures, double figures for most. but notice the colder air hanging around in northern scotland, where we're looking at some frost. tomorrow, the area of low

pressure still with us, bringing a windy spell of weather. the winds coming in from a south westerly direction. the rain easing to blustery showers but, with gale force gusts of wind quite widely across england and wales, the gusts could be strong enough to bring down one or two tree branches. now, temperatures with those south—westers still on the mild side, 10 to 13 degrees, england and wales, about eight for northern ireland. but notice colder air sinking southwards again in scotland. and indeed we are going to see some further hill snow here with some significant accumulations above 200 metres elevation. some of the high hills could see five to ten centimetres. and then, as we go through monday night, the cold air moves southwards. we see a risk of a few centimetres of snow over the hills of northern ireland, northern england and wales as well, leaving a legacy of icy conditions into tuesday as this colder air dives southwards across the uk. so tuesday will be a really cold day compared to the last couple. plenty of sunshine around, a few wintry showers across north western areas. some accumulating snow again

in the hills of northern scotland. but the temperatures is what you'll notice. we're not looking at double figure temperatures. instead, two to seven degrees, but feeling colder than that in those brisk winds. wednesday, a cold, frosty start again. there should be some sunshine, a few snow showers for northern scotland, but then a band of rain moves in off the atlantic and you might see a spell of hill snow here working across northern ireland and potentially through wednesday night and into thursday hill snow for a time across northern england and scotland, although impacts may be limited because it will eventually turn milder and any hill snow will eventually turn back to rain as milder air works in.

this is bbc news, the headlines: presenters have refused to appear on more bbc sport shows in solidarity with gary lineker. there's been reduced coverage of the women's super league and the same will apply to match of the day 2. talks continue to try to resolve the dispute between the bbc and lineker. the row is over impartiality after the sports presenter criticised the government over its asylum bill. british prime minister rishi sunak has said he recognises the "anxiety" over the collapse of silicon valley bank. he insisted his government is working to find a solution to secure customers' liquidity and cashflow needs.

the uk's prime minister, rishi sunak, is flying to san diego