this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines... talks between the bbc and presenter gary lineker are said to be �*moving in the right direction�* after a second day of scheduling disruption following his removal from the �*match of the day�* programme. 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? uk prime minister, 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. the stars are gathering on the champagne—coloured carpet at the oscars. we�*ll have the latest on hollywood�*s biggest night of the year. hello and welcome to bbc news. talks between the bbc and its highest paid presenter gary lineker are said to be �*moving in the right direction�* after a second day of scheduling disruption following his removal from the �*match of the day�* programme. bbc news understands there are hopes of a resolution soon but not all issues are "fully resolved" at this stage. the bbc had forced gary lineker

to step back from his duties, after he posted a tweet criticising the government�*s language on migrants. our media correspondent, david sillito, has been looking at the weekend�*s events. have you spoken to tim davie yet, mr lineker? i 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. david stillito, bbc news. paul armstrong is a former editor of the bbc�*s, �*match of the day�* programme. this was his reflection on this week�*s news. i think it�*s just the lack of consistency and the lack of clear guidelines. i always understood it that, if you didn�*t work in news, nobody wants huw edwards giving his political opinions, obviously, we all understand that. however, there is much more latitude, i�*m pretty sure that�*s written in the guidelines, if you work... i think one example cited is in sport or nature. and the inconsistency i�*m hearing is that lord sugar has tweeted... ..has been lambasting mick lynch in recent weeks, as a citizen and a businessman, he doesn�*t like rail strikes. that seems an opinion

he�*s entitled to have. gary has attacked the language used by suella braverman, and they�*re either both legitimate viewpoints or neither is. and it�*s an incredibly poor decision to look as though you�*re being partisan, because lord sugar has not been sanctioned, and it looks for all the world because he�*s taken a pro—government stand and gary hasn�*t. and i�*m not saying that�*s the whole story, but the optics are awful. i�*ve had a couple of quick text exchanges this week, not in the last couple of days, as it�*s come to a head. i think he was very moved by everybody, the solidarity. i wasn�*t the least bit surprised by that. again, i don�*t understand why bbc management didn�*t realise that these guys are a team, you know, they travel together, they watch football together and, if you attack the captain, the others are going to withdraw their labour. ian wright and alan shearer i would have guaranteed would not work on a programme in that situation. it doesn�*t mean that they entirely agree with everything gary says. itjust means that an attack on one

of us is an attack on all of us. and then the commentators and now the mess that we�*re now hearing, where commentators who were staff members on the radio who have to work are having to sort of apologise for working. and it�*s just awful. to remind you of the latest developments in the story. bbc news has their hopes of a resolution soon not all issues are for the results but things are moving in the right direction. that is the latest on the route between gary lineker and the bbc and match of the day programme. in the us, a three—way summit gets under way in san diego, in just a few hours — when president biden hosts the british and australian prime ministers — rishi sunak and anthony albanese. mr sunak spent some time speaking to journalists travelling with him on the flight to america. we understand he�*ll be

concentrating 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 remit — 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. our north america correspondent will grant is in san diego for the summit — and i asked him about the expectations for the gathering. well, i think they�*re very high, actually. i think they truly believe that this has all the potential to be one of the most significant military technology agreements made since, well, 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 sort of trilateral agreement of this type

clearly focused on bolstering deterrence in the indo—pacific region, which is obviously of great importance to president biden, is of huge importance to australia, and the potential for the shipbuilding industry in the uk is also clearly of importance to the uk government as well. so, for the uk and the rest of the world, is that what we�*re talking about there, the shipbuilding element of it and defence, is that its primary remit? yeah. i mean, on the one level, that�*s a key part of it, isn�*t it? it�*s going to bolster those shipbuilding industries here in the united states, there in the united kingdom. but, of course, this stretches long beyond that in the sense that it�*s about china�*s ambitions in the south china seas, concern, particularly with australia in that regard, and the fact that australia will be receiving, for example, very sensitive kind of nuclear propulsion technology information that hasn�*t been shared

by the united states with anyone except britain for six and a half decades. so the concerns about this becoming a sort of second cold war and arms race are very, very clear. it�*s been made abundantly clear by australia that these submarines will not be carrying nuclear weapons rather than just more conventional missiles. but obviously china is furious about it and have made that fury very, very clear. at least eight people have died after two suspected smuggling boats capsized off the coast of southern california. a search and recovery operation began late last night after a call to emergency services saying 23 people between two small boats had overturned at torrey pines beach in san diego, a city near the mexican border. james gartland, the lifeguard chief for the city of san diego, said "this is one of the worst maritime smuggling tragedies that i can think of in california."

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. but — neither government is considering a bailot. here�*s the us treasury secretary, janet yellen. 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. so — no government bail—out for silicon valley bank — but — in the last few hours, there are reports of at least two financial organisations potentially bidding to buy—up the uk—based part.

and the bbc has confirmed one of them — the bank of london has said it has submitted a bid to the treasury, and the bank of england. i�*m joined now by eileen burbidge, founding partner of passion capital, a london—based venture capital firm that has invested tens of millions of pounds in british startups over more than a decade. eileen thank you forjoining us on bbc news. before i get your thoughts on this latest developments of a potential acquisition bid. what has been your take of this week�*s news? when you first find out what had happened to silicon valley bank? it has been quite challenging. it happened incredibly quickly. the first report of some investors suggested that companies or depositors started to transfer funds out of the bank probably came around

wednesday night, first thing thursday morning, and in less than 48 hours later regulators stepped in. it happened incredibly quickly. it was a great shock to the system will stop there�*s a risk of thinking about the tech sector as quite a isolated sector, when it in fact it isolated sector, when it in fact it is really part of the fabric of everything with regards to any kind of industrial sector. so, you think about transport, health care, food supply and everything we go about doing in our daily lives. all of it will be reliant upon an integrated technology underpinning everything rely on. when this sends shock waves through the technology sectors in america and the uk, it is clearly a big risk. and quite daunting. what big risk. and quite daunting. what do ou big risk. and quite daunting. what do you make _ big risk. and quite daunting. what do you make it. — big risk. and quite daunting. what do you make it, then, _ big risk. and quite daunting. what do you make it, then, of - big risk. and quite daunting. what do you make it, then, ofa big risk. and quite daunting. what do you make it, then, of a potential

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jeremy hunt, has been giving an idea of some of the measures he�*ll present in his budget on wednesday. his stated aims — to help more people get back into work — and offer more help with childcare costs for those on universal credit and for people with disabilities. there are an estimated ten million people under the age of 65 in the uk who are not in employment. much more about the budget on our website — and we will of course have live coverage on wednesday of everything that happens — with expert analysis from our correspondents — dojoin us for that. karthi has all the sport. hello and thanks forjoining us..... we start with the english premier league where leaders arsenal have made an emphatic statement, restoring their five—point lead at the top of the table with a 3—0 win over fulham at craven cottage. all of arsenal�*s goals came

during an impressive first—half performance. gabriel scored arsenal�*s first, followed by gabriel martinelli and martin odegaard as aresnal continue to edge towards a first possible league title in 19 years. really happy. it�*s a tough place to come. a well organised team and i think we dominated the game. we created many chances. we kept a clean sheet which was important and we won the game in a convincing way. so, very happy. elsewhere in the premier league — manchester united drew 0—0 with bottom side southampton — united played over an hour with ten men after casemiro was sent off. newcastle have got their champions league ambitions back on track with a 2—1 win against wolves — and west ham moved out the bottom three with a 1—1 draw against aston villa. it�*s an important night for barcelona in la liga as they aim to move nine points clear

at the top. barca are away at athletic bilbao — they have a 1—0 lead — raphinha with the goal just before half time. there were also draws on saturday at mallorca and villareal while sevilla beat almeria 2—1. and in the bundesliga, union berlin missed the chance to move back up to third in the table — as they let it a late equaliser against wolfsburg. elsewhere, bayer leverkusen beat werder bremen in a five—goal classic whilst freiburg beat hoffenheim 2—1. golf�*s players championship is heading towards its climax — and time is running out for anybody to stop scottie scheffler. the american has a shot lead — with just xx holes left with just 5 holes left to play in his final round at sawgrass in florida. victory for scheffler would also put him back to the top of the world rankings. to tennis where the men�*s top seed — carlos alcaraz — breezed into round three of indian wells — after easing past australia�*s

tha nasi kokkinakis. the reigning us open champion won in straight sets — in his first hard court match of the year. alcaraz will play the dutch 31st seed tallon griekspoor next. in the women�*s draw — iga swiatek has begun the defence of her title in style — with a simple win against america�*s claire liu. the world number one won the first 11 games of the match, before easing to victory in just over an hour — winning 6—love, 6—1. swiatek will face 2019 us open champion bianca andreescu next. australia�*s hopes of levelling their series with india at 2—2 are all but over. after virat kohli�*s stunning hundred — his first test century in more than three years. india piled on a massive 571, comfortably eclipsing australia�*s 480, as the fourth test in ahmedabad continues its path towards a likely draw. australia closed on three without loss at the close of play on day four.

new zealand will go into the final day of the first test against sri lanka needing 257 runs for victory. with nine wickets in hand. new zealand were left frustrated by angelo matthews as he scored 115 — with sri lanka bowled out for 302 in their second innings. and bangladesh have sealed a series win against england with a game to spare. that�*s after they won the second t20 international by four wickets. england madejust 117 from their 20 overs — and bangladesh chased down the total with seven balls to spare. in rugby union�*s six nations — ireland remain on course for the grand slam as they ended scotland�*s title hopes. it was an evenly matched first half with ireland ahead byjust a point, but they were unstoppable in the second half, scotland failing to add to their score. the match finished 22—7 to the irish. and that�*s all the sport for now.

just a few hours to go now to the oscars — and the stars are starting to arrive at the dolby theatre in hollywood, which is once again hosting the event. the host of the night isjimmy canada so people are seen a safe pair of hands. jimmy kimmel. this will be the 95th award germany and guests will also be treated to a performance by rihanna stopped she would be performing her song from the film that panther will conduct forever which was also nominated for best original song. green or emerald seems to be a theme this year. we�*ve seen a lot of beautifuljewellery

and dresses in tones of green and emerald. in terms of who might win — the film �*everything, everywhere, all at once�* leads 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 if michelle yeoh is awarded she will make oscars history for asian actresses to be awarded that particular oscar. so, the stars are arriving on a not very red carpet. this is a ready—made social media for people asking about the red carpet. it is champagne coloured and many people calling it beige. the other top story i would like to update you on concerns gary lineker

and the bbc. talks between the two parties are moving in the right direction. that is the latest development we have here on bbc news stop stay with us. hello there. it�*s been a mild day today. snow has been getting really quite scarce away from some of the hills of northern england and across northern scotland. elsewhere, it really has been melting away pretty quickly, and no wonder why. temperatures have pushed up widely into double figures. look at edinburgh, just five degrees yesterday. it was a cold day for most of us, but this afternoon we�*ve seen temperatures up to 13 degrees and that milder air is going to stay with us overnight tonight for the most part. outbreaks of rain strengthening, south—westerly winds reaching gale force later in the night. but those south—westerly winds continue to feed in the mild air. so for most of us, temperatures stay into double figures. the exception, northern scotland, where, here ,there�*ll be some frost

and a risk of some icy patches to take us into monday. low pressure is firmly in charge of the weather for tomorrow. the worst of the rain will be clearing out of the way, but we�*re going to see widespread, blustery showers working in towards western areas. a few sunny spells in the east, but gale force gusts of wind for england and wales. so a blowy kind of day. and winds that strong, gusting into the fifties of miles an hour could bring down one or two tree branches. it is, however, still mild. england, wales, temperatures ten to 13 degrees, but we�*re starting to see colder air return in scotland. and through monday we�*re going to see some further hills snow here with accumulations above 200 metres elevation. some of the higher hills could see around five to ten centimetres. and then, through monday night, as that colder air pushes southwards, the risk of a little bit of hill snow for northern ireland, northern england and north wales for a time, leaving a legacy of icy roads and pavements to take us into tuesday. tuesday, cold air returns right the way across the country so you can forget all about those temperatures reaching double figures, it�*s going to be a much colder day. sunny spells a few wintry showers

across western areas, we�*ll see some snow showers continuing to accumulate over the hills of northern scotland. these are the kind of temperatures will be faced with through the afternoon, 2—7 degrees. it�*s going to feel a lot colder. that cold weather stays with us into wednesday. a widespread frosts and morning sunshine, then clouds over. and this band of rain working across northern ireland, well, that could also have a bit of snow mixed in it, just on its leading edge, especially over some of the hills. from there, there is a risk of some hail snow again through wednesday night and into thursday across northern england and scotland. but, ultimately, as milder pushes in, that will eventually turn back to rain.

this is bbc news, the headlines... talks between the bbc and gary lineker are said to be "moving in the right direction" after a second day of scheduling disruption. there are hopes of a resolution soon but not all issues are "fully resolved". the us government and regulators are rushing to contain the damage caused by the failure of the silicon vally bank, before stock markets reopen on monday. the government is reportedly considering ways to make sure depositors get their money back. the uk�*s prime minister rishi sunak is flying to san diego for talks on defence with the us and australian leaders. it�*s understood they�*ll discuss ways of dealing with any security threats posed by china.