this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm ben brown our top stories china is a country with fundamentally different values to ours and it represents a challenge to the world order the sport presenter gary lineker will be back on air — as the bbc announces an independent review of its social media guidelines. asking gary to step back off air i was a significant thing and now we look forward with this agreement moving forward to resolve things and get back to business as usual.

the biden administration approves a controversial oil drilling project in alaska despite fierce opposition from environmentalists no losses will be borne by the taxpayers. the money would come from the fees the bank pays in the deposit insurance fund. junior doctors in england begin three days of strike action — in their dispute over pay and conditions and at the academy awards, one film wins almost everything all at once, including best actress

the uk's prime minister — rishi sunak — says china represents a challenge to world order, as it has �*fundamentally different�* values. the remark has come ahead of major talks on a defence agreemtment between the us, uk and australia, due to get under way in san diego shortly. here are pictures of president biden that move is seen as an attempt to counter chinese military power in the indo—pacfic region. the discussions come as the uk also way in san diego shortly. here are pictures of president biden leaving andrews airbase for those talks with mr sunak and the australian prime minister anthony albanese. the trio will be discussing the details of a pact known as �*aukus' — which would see greater military co—operation between the countries, and would see australia supplied with nuclear submarines. that move is seen as an attempt

to counter chinese military power in the indo—pacfic region. the discussions come as the uk also announces it will increase defence spending by nearly five—billion pounds over the next two years. prime minster rishi sunak — has sat down with the bbc�*s polticial editor chris mason in san diego. prime minister, is china dangerous? china is a country with fundamentally different values to ours and it represents a challenge to the world order. that is why it's right that we are alert to that and take steps to protect ourselves and our values and protect our interest. that's what our new integrated review those. it makes it crystal clear. i think the actions over the government over the past few months demonstrate we take the challenge seriously. we blocked investment in sectors like semiconductors and we

we will keep the country safe. we don't routinely come on matters like that but we take security of devices seriously. we look at what our allies are doing.— allies are doing. your defence secretary _ allies are doing. your defence secretary said _ allies are doing. your defence secretary said the _ allies are doing. your defence secretary said the british - allies are doing. your defence | secretary said the british army allies are doing. your defence - secretary said the british army was generated was hollowed out and underfunded. mas generated was hollowed out and underfunded.— generated was hollowed out and underfunded. ~ . ., underfunded. was he right? what the defence secretary _ underfunded. was he right? what the defence secretary was _ underfunded. was he right? what the defence secretary was talking - underfunded. was he right? what the defence secretary was talking about | defence secretary was talking about was things that happen in the past. as chancellor, i worked with the defence secretary to increase funding for our armed forces by record months. a record amount of advancement since the cold war is what i announce as chancellor and what i announce as chancellor and what we announce today is 5 billion more pounds for or fantastic armed forces and an ambition to increase spending. i think taking a step back, the world has become more volatile and threats to our security have increased and is important to

protect ourselves against those that's why we are increasing investment on the armed forces i am working to do that. is investment on the armed forces i am working to do that.— working to do that. is there an issue of political— working to do that. is there an issue of political bias - working to do that. is there an issue of political bias at - working to do that. is there an issue of political bias at the i working to do that. is there an i issue of political bias at the bbc? it's right that the bbc is impartial and it takes its issues on impartiality very seriously. you think it does? these are matters for the bbc to resolve itself, i was pleased the issue with gary lineker was resolved and we can look forward to watching much of the day again not least as i sought him of fun i look forward to getting those highlights want to getting those highlights want to getting those highlights when i get back. it's important that that was resolved and i'm glad it happened. the? important that that was resolved and i'm glad it happened.— i'm glad it happened. they meet to talk to about _ i'm glad it happened. they meet to talk to about richard _ i'm glad it happened. they meet to talk to about richard sharp, - i'm glad it happened. they meet to talk to about richard sharp, used l i'm glad it happened. they meet to | talk to about richard sharp, used to with them, is the of integrity? should he resign question mark the bbc chairman was appointed before i became prime minister through a independent regress process. can you

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with energy bills. what government is doing to help people with energy bills.— government is doing to help people with energy bills. what i've done as chancellor is _ with energy bills. what i've done as chancellor is a _ with energy bills. what i've done as chancellor is a windfall _ with energy bills. what i've done as chancellor is a windfall tax - with energy bills. what i've done as chancellor is a windfall tax on i chancellor is a windfall tax on energy companies because the prophets there making on the war it's right we tax those. and we have use that money to help energy bills. i understand that a number one challenge people are facing is the cost of living and particularly energy bills so i have text energy companies more and we have use that money to reduce peoples energy bills by £1000. that's a actions myself as the perimeter and the government have done. you asked me about my priority, my priority is the how of inflation. that's how we will reduce the cost of living for people. so we have a plan and is working and inflation is coming down and we are improving our energy security and longer—term as well. because that's important. that's what i'm doing for the country and i think there was judgment my actions. enke the country and i think there was judgment my actions.— the country and i think there was judgment my actions. enke very much preminaer.

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will be reviewed again in 2025. this is where sticking points will come about. the government says is there ambition to spend in future, 2.5% of national income, or gdp on defence. at moment the 5 billion over two years rick is about 2.25%. many in the department have called for further funding and we've had the chair of the defence committee tobias ellwood said the fact that we haven't committed more investment will be something which will give russia and china a sigh of relief. i think there was still be pressure on the governments in the future to spend and commit more to defence thanit spend and commit more to defence than it has announce today. let’s than it has announce today. let's talk about _ than it has announce today. let's talk about the _ than it has announce today. let's talk about the threats _ than it has announce today. let's talk about the threats to - than it has announce today. let's talk about the threats to the uk. that all the spending is designed to counter. rishi sunak talking about china today am i saying that china represents a challenge to the world order. it has fundamentally

different values and that britain is committed to swift and robust action to counter any threats to uk national interest. a lots of tough talk. people watching the war in ukraine might think russia is the key threat but that prime minister is talking with us about china while he is in america at the moment. talking about this agreement with australia and united states. that’s australia and united states. that's riuht. i australia and united states. that's right- ithink— australia and united states. that's right. i think part _ australia and united states. that's right. i think part of _ australia and united states. that's right. i think part of the _ australia and united states. that's right. i think part of the rationale i right. i think part of the rationale behind this refresh to the governments diplomatic foreign—policy events review that jesus done today, is only in response to acts of russia in the past year and the war there which in ukraine but also to what the government sees as an increased threat from china. today, the foreign secretary mentioned this in his speech as well but the preminger has used different varying degrees of language to describe what he sees as china, at that moment. in the

past he described a threat, a challenge to world order and different values that china has and the need to protect the uk interests against different buddies from china as well. i think there certainly is, as well. i think there certainly is, as you say, a ramping up of the rhetoric from government ministries when it comes to china. there are some within the conservative party who elected government to get even tougher in its response to china and the language it uses. that is something which the conservative mp iain duncan smith race today to the foreign secretary in the house of commons. he was saying he was a bit confused by the different language that has been used to describe china in the past and wants clarity from the government how much of a threat or not it is seen by the government. thank you ione. first wells or political correspondent. the bbc has announced that gary lineker, one its best known presenters, will be allowed back on air, three days after he was told

to step back from presenting because of a tweet in which he criticised uk government policy. the corporation says it will now hold an independent review of its impartiality guidelines, and in the meantime, the presenter would abide by its current rules. in a statement, the broadcaster's director—general, tim davie, apologised for the disruption caused when other bbc presenters refused to present the weekend football coverage. mr lineker said he was �*delighted' to get back to presenting, and thanked his colleagues at bbc sport for backing him. helena wilkinson has the latest. good morning, gary! good morning, mr lineker. good morning, gary. how do you feel about being reinstated? i gary lineker leaving his home this morning after the bbc said he'd be returning to match of the day. after days of chaos at the corporation, with sports programmes at the weekend disrupted, a resolution announced by the bbc�*s director—general.

asking gary to step back off air was, i think, a significant thing, and now we look forward with this agreement, moving forward, to resolve things and get back to business as usual. many criticise the decision to originally suspend gary lineker, but mr davie said he'd done the right thing. i think i've acted in the right way through this. it's always been difficult, as everyone has been saying on this affair, there's been no easy answers, it's been tough to get the balance right, but asking gary lineker to step aside, ithink, was appropriate at that moment. then we reset, and we do the things we've laid out in this agreement, which i think are right, and we go forward. posting on social media, gary lineker said he was delighted that they'd navigated a way through this. he described the bbc as the best and fairest broadcaster in the world, adding that he can't wait

to get back in the match of the day chair on saturday. and in a final thought, he said: "however difficult the last few days have been, it simply doesn't compare to having to flee your home from persecution or war to seek refuge in a land far away." he added: "it's heart—warming to have seen the empathy towards their plight from so many of you." the stand—off between the bbc and gary lineker kicked off on tuesday. the presenter criticised the government on social media over its illegal migration bill, saying it was "immeasurably cruel" and the language was "not dissimilar to that used by germany in the 1930s." the bbc concluded that mr lineker had breached social media guidelines on impartiality. on friday, he was suspended. now on bbc one, sorry we're unable to show our normal match of the day two, including commentary tonight. it led to chaos, with other sports presenters refusing to work, in solidarity.

sports programmes on the bbc at the weekend were massively disrupted. as well as lifting gary lineker�*s suspension, the bbc says there will be a review led by an independent expert who's yet to be decided. it'll look at social media guidance and focus on freelancers outside of news and current affairs, like gary lineker. the bbc says mr lineker is in favour of such a review. the director—general was accused of bowing to political pressure when he suspended gary lineker — an accusation mr davie denies. i can tell you, anyone who knows me knows that, yes, 30 years ago, some political involvement, but absolutely not affected by pressure from one party or the other, that is not how we work, editorially, in the bbc. it's a convenient narrative, it's not true. and the impartiality guidelines would be equally applied,

in terms of people being critical of the left or the right. the issue is getting involved in party political matters. the bbc will be relieved that their star presenter will be back on air this weekend after a chaotic week. until the review is concluded, though, the social media guidance in its current form remains in place. helena wilkinson, bbc news. president biden has said americans should rest assured that the us banking system remains safe, after the failure of the california—based silicon valley bank. in a televised address from the white house, mr biden said his administration had acted to ensure that svb customers would be able to get all their money. he said he would do whatever was needed to maintain stability. earlier, the british multinational, hsbc, agreed to buy the uk arm of silicon valley bank forjust over a dollar. our business correspondent,

theo leggett reports. an unexpected crisis, a hurried solution and the owners of businesses like this one are breathing a heavy sigh of relief. universal quantum's trying to develop a revolutionary new generation of supercomputers. like many small tech firms, it's a customer of the uk arm of american lender silicon valley bank, which collapsed last week. boss sebastian weidt says he feared his money would be lost for good. we have a lot of our capita with svb, and obviously when the news broke that — well, we heard on the grapevine that svb may be in trouble, we obviously tried to get our funds out as quickly as possible. that was unsuccessful, so over the weekend we really had to scramble to put mitigating strategies in place, to survive as a company. for the government, this crisis came out of the blue. the sudden collapse of a bank in the united states left thousands of british technology businesses facing potential oblivion. a solution had to be found and it had to be found quickly.

now banking giant hsbc has stepped in. it's buying svb's uk business for one pound, ensuring its customers can access their money and avoiding the need for any kind of taxpayer funded rescue. we were faced with a situation where we could have seen some of our most important companies, our most strategic companies, wiped out, and that would have been extremely dangerous, and that is why the prime minister and i, the bank of england, were all rolling our sleeves up over the weekend to make sure we had a solution. the government insists the collapse of svb did not pose a wider risk to the uk's financial sector. but some analysts believe it should be taken as a warning. the government generally and regulators have had a good weekend, in actually avoiding a crisis, but the irony is thatjust at the moment when the government is thinking of slackening off the regulations of the financial services industry, this incident happens and it's a powerful reminder that it's a very dangerous industry that can cause damage to a whole economy

if it is not controlled properly. the effects of the sudden and dramatic svb collapse are still being felt in financial centres around the world. shares in many major banks have fallen because investors are still wondering whether any other unpleasant surprises lie round the corner. theo leggett, bbc news. thousands ofjunior doctors in england have begun a three—day strike in a row over pay. their union, the british medical association, wants a 35 % increase, arguing that qualified doctors could earn more working in a coffee shop. doctors say they've had a real terms pay cut of 26 % in recent years. the health secretary steve barclay says their pay our health correspondent, jim reed, reports on the picket line for only the second time in the history of the nhs. we're all here because we're asking for pay restoration, but also more than that, it's about the long—term sustainability of the nhs

and the medical workforce. my daughter dresses up as a doctor and says she wants to be one, and that makes me feel worried rather than proud, because of the state that the nhs is in generally and how undervalued doctors are generally. junior doctors are a large part of the workforce, making up a quarter of all gps and half of all hospital doctors. junior doctors range from doctors who start straight out of medical school, all the way to 10, 11 years' experience, can be extremely experienced brain surgeons, emergency medicine, doctors looking after entire departments at night. very, very experienced doctors. in a winter of strikes, though, the nhs is warning this could be the most disruptive so far. it will run for 72 hours until thursday. a8,000 junior doctors are members of the bma union. they're calling for a 35% pay increase to make up for what they say is a real—terms

wage cut since 2008. the government says the strikes are incredibly disappointing. i don't think a 35% pay demand is affordable, and for many of your viewers, that will ring very strange in terms of what they themselves have had in theirjobs. so 35% as a demand is not affordable. we have offered to engage in constructive talks with thejunior doctors. we stand ready to have those discussions. it's my hip that's hurting now. anita, a former nurse, has been waiting for a check on her painful ankle. that�* been pushed back because of this strike. knackering! nhs trusts are warning the biggest impact will be on patients with pre—booked appointments. i must admit i had a bit of a weep. i felt like i had been knocked back. it's like i said, there's a light at the end of the tunnel. i have sympathy for the doctors, i have got sympathy, for a lot of people that go on strike. they're not affecting the people they should be,

they're affecting the people that need surgery, treatments. save our nhs! the strike today will affect trusts across england. doctors�* unions in wales and northern ireland say they are watching the situation closely, while in scotland, junior doctors will vote on possible strike action later this month. jim reed, bbc news. the three biggest conservation charities and you create are united to call in all sectors of society to act now to protect the natural world to stop the national trust, wwf wants us all to take action. here�*s our climate editor. killer whales. eagles. dormice. just a few of the natural

treasures featured in sir david attenborough�*s series wild isles. but sir david has a warning. never has there been a more important time to invest in our own wildlife. the heads of britain�*s three most powerful conservation charities have joined forces, in an effort to protect we�*ve come together because while we have spectacular nature here in the uk

it is in crisis, it�*s on the brink. only a quarter of all our curlew chicks survive their first year. we certainly value our nature here in the uk. three—quarters of us say we�*re worried about nature here in the uk, but it seems we have no idea how bad things have got. the uk is in the bottom 10% of countries globally for nature, according to the natural history museum, yet more than half of those questioned in a poll for this new campaign thought britain was doing at least as well as the rest of the world. the hope is the new david attenborough series will motivate people to take action. what attenborough series will motivate people to take action.— attenborough series will motivate people to take action. what we want to do is to bring _ people to take action. what we want to do is to bring that _ people to take action. what we want to do is to bring that threat - people to take action. what we want to do is to bring that threat to i people to take action. what we want to do is to bring that threat to the i to do is to bring that threat to the force of people want to act to care and restore it. use that love to amplify it and make sure everybody plays a part to make a difference.

it is important that we try to check and look_ it is important that we try to check and look after them. so what can be done? the charities want you to "go wild once a week." you could plant a wild flower window box, restore a local ecosystem with a conservation group or tell your mp what changes you want to see. the charities hope all sections of society will take part. it will take every single one of us to play our part. it will take us, as charities, but we alone can�*t do this, it needs to be individuals, it needs to be communities coming together, it needs to be businesses, and it needs to be our leaders. we must act quickly, says sir david. for generations we have celebrated the beauty of the natural world right here at home, and now, suddenly, it is nearly gone. the good news is, most ecosystems can recover, so long as they get the protection they need. justin rowlatt, bbc news.

you�*ve been watching bbc news thank you for your company. hello there. the transition from winter into spring can often be quite a roller coaster ride. take, for example, newcastle through this week. it�*s a perfect indication of what i�*m talking about. it�*s mild wet and windy today but the cold air returns before the miser and wetter and windier weather winds towards the end of the week. so, basically, no two days the same. this frontal system is the dividing line between the milder air system is the dividing line between the milderair in system is the dividing line between the milder air in the south and cold air in the north. it returns during the latter stages of today and into tomorrow. forthe the latter stages of today and into tomorrow. for the rest of the afternoon there will be sunny spells for sunday central england with a rush of showers with some hail and

thunder mixed in and a wintery mix in the colder air as we continue into the far north of scotland. windy and widespread gives across the country but look at the difference. with a south—westerly when it brings a miserfield difference. with a south—westerly when it brings a miser field with temperatures above where they should be at the time of year but in the northerly wind, gusts in excess of 50 mph and the temperatures are struggling and it feels cold. the cold air will continue to push out as a frontal system clears and the rain sinks out and we would see a wintery mix of rain sleet and snow as the colours eat ice claims and temperature significantly colder in the nightjust past. on tuesday, the showers clear away from the south with clear skies behind and some sunshine into tuesday but it would be a cold day with the northerly wind, particularly on expos close with scattered showers through wales in northern england. temperatures down on what we had today. the clear

skies by day will continue through the night, wednesday morning would be bitterly cold with a widespread frost, but we would have some sunshine to begin with on wednesday. quoting from the west as we go through the afternoon, more rain to come from the west as it bumps into the colder air, for a time across northern island and northwest england and southern scotland we could see a spell of more short of snow. once that front moves through the milder air pushes back and plenty of isobars on the charts and it turns which her and windier towards the end of the week. so, we would see colder weather for the next few days but miles wet and windy from thursday onwards.

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moving _ look forward with this agreement moving forward to resolve things and -et moving forward to resolve things and get back_ moving forward to resolve things and get back to _ moving forward to resolve things and get back to business as usual. the biden as get back to business as usual. tie: biden as ministration approves get back to business as usual. ti2 biden as ministration approves a controversial drilling projects and alexa —— in alaska. the president insists the us making system is safe after the collapse of silicon valley bank. thu after the collapse of silicon valley bank. ., ., , , , bank. no lawsuits it will be borne b the bank. no lawsuits it will be borne by the taxoavers- _ junior doctors in england begin three days of strike action in their dispute over pay and conditions. the author dispute over pay and conditions. ti2 author goes to... everything everywhere a lot once. at author goes to... everything everywhere a lot once. at this ear's everywhere a lot once. at this year's academy _ everywhere a lot once. at this year's academy awards, i everywhere a lot once. at this year's academy awards, one . everywhere a lot once. at this i year's academy awards, one film everywhere a lot once. at this - year's academy awards, one film wins year�*s academy awards, one film wins almost everything all at once.

let�*s get the sports news. that is our top story as well. gary lineker will return to present match of the day. vinegar was taken off air following a row about impartiality he criticised the government�*s new asylum policy, triggering widespread disruption across the weekend. jane dougall has been following the story and explain how the resolution was reached. the and explain how the resolution was reached. , , ., reached. the presenter tweeted that he was delighted _ reached. the presenter tweeted that he was delighted that _ reached. the presenter tweeted that he was delighted that they _ reached. the presenter tweeted that he was delighted that they had i he was delighted that they had navigated away through. he thanks his colleagues who had supported him. he said it...

a nod to the issue that he tweeted about which started this issue. a nod to the issue that he tweeted about which started this issue. he finished by thanking the bbc director general. dg has set in the statement that there will be a review on the bbc�*s existing social media guidance. it will focus on how it applies to freelance outside of news and current affairs. crucially, that is theissue current affairs. crucially, that is the issue which many feel has been a grey area in which many feel needs to be addressed. the bbc�*s football courage coverage was totally disrupted. all pulled out of coverage and solidarity. they want to row avoid a

repeat. southampton said they are disgusted by racist abuse directed towards kyle walker�*s on sunday. offensive remarks were posted in the comments section of an old instagram pokes after his side drew with its united. the australian was previously with england when they won the ashes away from home. he will also be in place the 50 over world in india. kane

williamson can hit an unbeaten century as new zealand pulled off a victory over sri lanka. after the first four hours of the final day were washed out, williamson led the way for victory, his 27th test century. one of his most memorable. the win put the hosts 2—1 up. that means that india and australia will play each other. india have named a win against australia after the final test ended in a draw. australia dug in on the final day with a entries from travis head endean the hopes of a win. that�*s all for now. thank you very much.

more now on the talks taking place in the united states between the us president. it would seek greater military corporation between the three countries and it was australia supplied in an attempt to counter chinese military power in the indo—pacific region. we can talk more about this now with our correspondent will grant in san diego. tell us why these are seen as important by the three leaders and nations? it�*s important by the three leaders and nations? �* , . . important by the three leaders and nations? �*, ., ., ., ., ., nations? it's a real area of exoectation _ nations? it's a real area of expectation here. - nations? it's a real area of expectation here. they've| nations? it's a real area of- expectation here. they've been expectation here. they�*ve been motivated by it. it�*s a real shot in

the arm for the naval industry there. same to be set in the united states. the idea is between three or even five nuclear submarines will surely is a huge boost. but what they see is chinese growing presence, fear of influence. win presence, fear of influence. will think about _ presence, fear of influence. will think about the _ presence, fear of influence. will think about the ukrainian war so much that the russian threat, but this is very much focused on the potential chinese threat. there's been a lot of— potential chinese threat. there's been a lot of talk _ potential chinese threat. there's been a lot of talk of _ potential chinese threat. there's been a lot of talk of annette i potential chinese threat. there's i been a lot of talk of annette epoque defining. —— challenge used by rishi

sunak tojournalists. defining. —— challenge used by rishi sunak to journalists. there defining. —— challenge used by rishi sunak tojournalists. there is apparently a lot of debate within the conservative party about whether or not it should be defined as a threat. despite what you they are doing in terms of support in the ukraine. supporting ukraine in that regard, bolstering the military to make sure they�*re ready for a 21st century challenge posed by china. there is a certain degree of political theatres in these things. one would expect that they got here

and was making the final agreement. nevertheless, there will be last—minute questions to be ironed out, but i would think of the minor at this stage. scott morrison in australia beijing sees the whole thing as a provocation, accusing the three of the cold war mentality. will. provocation, accusing the three of the cold war mentality. will, thank ou ve the cold war mentality. will, thank you very much _ the cold war mentality. will, thank you very much indeed. _ the cold war mentality. will, thank you very much indeed. john - the cold war mentality. will, thank you very much indeed. john healy i the cold war mentality. will, thank i you very much indeed. john healy can talk to us now. thank you very much for being with us.

is that £5 billion enough in your view? 1 is that £5 billion enough in your view? . ~ , is that £5 billion enough in your view? ., ~ , ., ., ., view? i take my lead at the moment from the defence _ view? i take my lead at the moment from the defence secretary - view? i take my lead at the moment from the defence secretary who i view? i take my lead at the momentj from the defence secretary who told the defence select committee before christmas that the inflation pressures on the budget alone over the next two years are £8 billion, so the £5 billion is welcome, though it�*s been earmarked for critical areas like uk nuclear programme. this means that there is no new money to deal with new threats, to close the gaps and deal with the pressures on the core defence budget. many in the armed forces will see today�*s the announcement as they defeat for the mod. if

will see today's the announcement as they defeat for the mod.— they defeat for the mod. if labour are in power— they defeat for the mod. if labour are in power would _ they defeat for the mod. if labour are in power would you _ they defeat for the mod. if labour are in power would you commit i they defeat for the mod. if labour are in power would you commit to j they defeat for the mod. if labour. are in power would you commit to 8 billion? ., ., ., , ., , billion? you have to remember last time they were _ billion? you have to remember last time they were in _ billion? you have to remember last time they were in power, _ billion? you have to remember last time they were in power, they i billion? you have to remember lastj time they were in power, they were spending 2.5% of gdp on defence. we always spend what�*s required on defence. one problem in opposition is that you simply don�*t have the access to the threat assessments of what adversaries are doing. we would do a year one strategic defence and security review. we would set her plans from that, and that would include our commitments for funding, but crucially, it would ensure that we have the capabilities to deal with the threats that we face. there�*s with the threats that we face. there' - , ., ., with the threats that we face. there' , ., ., ., ., ,, there's been a lot of talk in the conservative party _ there's been a lot of talk in the conservative party about i there's been a lot of talk in the l conservative party about whether there's been a lot of talk in the i conservative party about whether to raise uk defence spending to 3% of gdp by 2030. liz truss was making that commitment. it looks like the

government are making a commitment of two and a half percent. what would labour commit to?- would labour commit to? from opposition. _ would labour commit to? from opposition. it's _ would labour commit to? from opposition, it's hard _ would labour commit to? from opposition, it's hard to - would labour commit to? from opposition, it's hard to fix i would labour commit to? from opposition, it's hard to fix firm | opposition, it�*s hard to fix firm figures before an election, but this is not a commitment. with liz truss, it was 3.5%, but rishi sunak himself has described this as a long—term spending ambition. there is no timetable for it, there is really little confidence that we are going to see it, and certainly over the next couple of years, they are putting off all the big decisions. would labour support a 3% rise or two and a half percent? b5 would labour support a 3% rise or two and a half percent?— two and a half percent? as we did for 13 years _ two and a half percent? as we did for 13 years in _ two and a half percent? as we did for 13 years in government, i two and a half percent? as we did for 13 years in government, we i two and a half percent? as we did i for 13 years in government, we spent what was required to keep the country safe. we spent 2.5% on defence in the last year and that

has never been close to being matched in 13 conservative years since. the crucial thing is notjust how much he spends —— how much you spend but how will you spend it. we�*ve seen over £5 billion wasted while the current defence secretary has been post since 2019. we would make sure that we bring in the in a0 to guide audit across the board of waste within the mod.— to guide audit across the board of waste within the mod. thank you very much indeed- — waste within the mod. thank you very much indeed. let's _ waste within the mod. thank you very much indeed. let's take _ waste within the mod. thank you very much indeed. let's take you _ waste within the mod. thank you very much indeed. let's take you back i waste within the mod. thank you very much indeed. let's take you back to l much indeed. let�*s take you back to the story that�*s been dominating the news over the last few days. the row over gary lineker�*s tweets and the impartiality of the bbc. gary lineker will return to tv screens. while the bbc conducts a review into social media use. let�*s get some expert analysis of this with roger

musse, former head of bbc television news, also former director of bbc sport. what do you think the bbc achieved if anything by taking gary lineker off air? first achieved if anything by taking gary lineker off air?— lineker off air? first of all, it's totally good — lineker off air? first of all, it's totally good news _ lineker off air? first of all, it's totally good news that - lineker off air? first of all, it's totally good news that piece i lineker off air? first of all, it's. totally good news that piece has broken out. i think the bbc starts from a rather strong position. most current and former executives think gary went over the line. but i think the overreaction of taking him off air ceded the moral high ground and ended up with the withdrawal of people of all sorts of sports programmes over the weekend. i don�*t think taking him off there was that... ~ ., , ., , ., ., that... what should they have done if they shouldn't _ that... what should they have done if they shouldn't have _ that... what should they have done if they shouldn't have taken - that... what should they have done if they shouldn't have taken him i that... what should they have done if they shouldn't have taken him off if they shouldn�*t have taken him off air, just slap him on the wrist?

well, i think you could have gone through a complaints process. although what he said was unwise, it wasn�*t the highest level of offence. my wasn�*t the highest level of offence. my former boss mark thompson call it as tim —— called it a technical breach of guidelines. and then you could have said, this is what we�*ve now decided and it might have been useful to look at the grey areas. there are lots of parts of guidelines which are complex and difficult, and when gary said, "why do i have to be reined in but other people aren�*t," it�*s a very good question, what is it that makes you either have to abide by all guidelines or go off on your own direction. it guidelines or go off on your own direction. , _, , , ., direction. it is inconsistent and there are _ direction. it is inconsistent and there are grey _ direction. it is inconsistent and there are grey areas, - direction. it is inconsistent and there are grey areas, and i direction. it is inconsistent and there are grey areas, and tim l direction. it is inconsistent and i there are grey areas, and tim davie says he�*s listening mode, and

there�*s going to be another review into all of this. a lot of people are saying it�*s just a fudge. into all of this. a lot of people are saying it'sjust a fudge. are saying it's 'ust a fudge. yes, the current — are saying it'sjust a fudge. yes, the current guidelines _ are saying it'sjust a fudge. yes, the current guidelines are i are saying it'sjust a fudge. 123 the current guidelines are clearly not working because everyone seems very confused about them and that parallel between linda kerr and alan sugar is a real one —— linda kerr. —— lineker. treat him as his own category. the problem is you have one for one and one for the other. but if you then decide there is a consistent set of rules, if gary is allowed to tweet about what he thinks about suella braverman, why can�*t a person in freelance do it? you can see there a beat chaos if everybody tweeted everything they thought about current issues if they

aren�*t news presenters. the lat thought about current issues if they aren't news presenters.— aren't news presenters. a lot of treole in aren't news presenters. a lot of people in social _ aren't news presenters. a lot of people in social media - aren't news presenters. a lot of people in social media say i aren't news presenters. a lot of people in social media say all. aren't news presenters. a lot ofj people in social media say all of this about gary lineker, what about the chairman of the bbc who helped to arrange... people are saying why did the bbc not a good address their own chairman. he did the bbc not a good address their own chairman-— did the bbc not a good address their own chairman. he has been shielded from tublic own chairman. he has been shielded from public view _ own chairman. he has been shielded from public view in _ own chairman. he has been shielded from public view in the _ own chairman. he has been shielded from public view in the past - own chairman. he has been shielded from public view in the past week i from public view in the past week and you want the chairman to be leading. if you want richard sharp to be giving the moral lead, giving the political appointment, so my own view of richard sharp should leave, and that will allow tim davie and management to reset the bbc. roger,

alwa stood management to reset the bbc. roger, always good to — management to reset the bbc. roger, always good to talk _ management to reset the bbc. roger, always good to talk to _ management to reset the bbc. roger, always good to talk to you. _ management to reset the bbc. roger, always good to talk to you. thank- always good to talk to you. thank you so much. us presidentjoe biden has approved a major oil and gas drilling project in alaska that faced strong opposition from environmental activists. the company behind the willow project says it will create local investment and thousands ofjobs. poland argue that it should be halted over the impacts. located on alaska�*s north slope, it is the largest oil projects for decades, producing up to 180,000 barrels of oil a day. let�*s talk more about this with climate campaign director for thank you very much for being with us. i�*m guessing you�*re pretty angry about this, but as we�*ve heard, it�*s going to create jobs and is going to

create energy supplies at a time when we have a global energy crisis. well, we are absolutely upset about this decision. we can�*t say we are surprised by it, but we are very much disappointed that president biden would make a decision to approve the largest proposed oil project on federal lands. this is exactly the opposite of what we need him to do. mitt; exactly the opposite of what we need him to do. . , ., i. exactly the opposite of what we need him to do. . , ., ~' exactly the opposite of what we need him to do. . , ., ~ him to do. why do you think he has approved it — him to do. why do you think he has approved it then? _ him to do. why do you think he has approved it then? there _ him to do. why do you think he has approved it then? there are - approved it then? there are different theories _ approved it then? there are different theories on - approved it then? there are different theories on that. l approved it then? there are i different theories on that. mainly, i believe oil companies have had a foothold in our government and the us for many years, and i believe it's no different now. i think there is this false narrative that has been created mainly by oil companies that there is this energy crisis, when in reality, it is a created crisis from oil companies to make people think that there is this scarcity that they are... it's

really price gouging from oil companies, and that... to make an assumption to think that there's actually a when we can transition off of fossil fuels, onto renewable energy, and this is a last—ditch attempt by oil companies to maintain their power and expand their product. their power and expand their roduct. ., �* . , their power and expand their roduct. ., �* ., , ., , product. you're angry about this ro'ect product. you're angry about this proiect going — product. you're angry about this project going ahead, _ product. you're angry about this project going ahead, tell- product. you're angry about this project going ahead, tell us - product. you're angry about this | project going ahead, tell us what sort of damage you believe it's going to do in alaska. i5 sort of damage you believe it's going to do in alaska.- sort of damage you believe it's going to do in alaska. is not 'ust alaska, which i going to do in alaska. is not 'ust alaska, which will i going to do in alaska. is not 'ust alaska, which will face i going to do in alaska. is not 'ust alaska, which will face the h going to do in alaska. is notjust alaska, which will face the brunt going to do in alaska. is notjust i alaska, which will face the brunt of the damage. direct air pollution, water pollution and such, but this is notjust water pollution and such, but this is not just an water pollution and such, but this is notjust an impact to alaska. this project is estimated to create 287 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide. climate change affects all of us. alaska is obviously feeling

the impact of climate change first. but these are not exclusive to the arctic it all. but these are not exclusive to the arctic it all-— arctic it all. will there be a big firht arctic it all. will there be a big fight against — arctic it all. will there be a big fight against this? _ arctic it all. will there be a big fight against this? could - arctic it all. will there be a big fight against this? could you i arctic it all. will there be a big i fight against this? could you get arctic it all. will there be a big - fight against this? could you get it reversed? ~ �* , , reversed? well, there's definitely aoinu reversed? well, there's definitely auoin to reversed? well, there's definitely going to be _ reversed? well, there's definitely going to be a _ reversed? well, there's definitely going to be a response. _ reversed? well, there's definitely going to be a response. very - reversed? well, there's definitely l going to be a response. very likely, lawsuits will result very soon from this. this is definitely not the end. greenpeace usa and our partners will not stop because of this disappointing decision, not at all. natalie, good to talk to you. natalie, good to talk to you. natalie mebane from greenpeace usa. let's talk about the oscars now. the sci—fi ethic was the big winner of the academy awards with seven awards, including best director and best picture. the film star was named a best actress, making her the first woman from an asian background to claim the prize. brendan fraser won best actor for his role

to claim the prize. brendan fraser won best actorfor his role in the whale. but everything, everywhere scoops almost everything in the first at the age of 60 44 scoops almost everything in the first at the age of 60 lilijamie lee curtis. first at the age of 60 mjamie lee curtis. ~ . ., ., ' first at the age of 60 mjamie lee curtis. ~ _, ., ' m, , after 2022, when best actor winner will smith slapped host chris rock, this oscars kept rather more to the expected script. to the expected script — although, inevitably, it was the subject of a joke or two. if anyone in this theatre commits an act of violence at any point during the show, you will be awarded the oscar for best actor. the big winner... everything everywhere... ..was the ground—breaking, universe—hopping fantasy everything everywhere all at once. the film won seven awards, including best film, best director, and best actress for... michelle yeoh. ..the first asian woman to win that oscar. all the little boys and girls

who look like me, watching tonight, this is the beacon of hope and possibilities. this is proof that dreams — dream big, and dreams do come true. it was a historic win for the film on an historic night that celebrated it was a historic win for the film on a historic night that celebrated the talent of american asian people working in cinema, a group so often overlooked. brendan fraser. hollywood loves a comeback story. mummy star brendan fraser had mostly disappeared from sight. after winning best actor tonight for playing an obese lecturer in the whale, he dedicated his award to his fellow nominees. it is my honour to be named . alongside you in this category. british winners included matthew freud and charlie mackesy for the animated short film the boy,

the mole, the fox and the horse. people that i've worked with, they have tolerated me for two years, and they're brave and kind, and thank you so much, and thank you to my mum and my family, and my dog, who i have left behind, who's actually in a hotel. an irish goodbye. who's actually in a hotel. set in northern ireland, it won best live action short, a perfect birthday present for one of its stars, james martin. # happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you. i # i won't let go till the end... audiences for many award shows have been falling in recent years. the academy will be hoping that two huge stars singing their oscar—nominated songs will have given them a welcome boost. lady gaga performed hold my hand from top gun: maverick. while rihanna performed lift me up from black panther: wakanda forever. but both stars were beaten to the best song oscar by the exuberant naatu naatu

from rrr — one of the most successful indian films of all time. lizo mzimba, bbc news. still my favourite. frozen berries used in smoothies, electric bites in home security cameras have all been added to the lists of goods to track the rising cost of living, whereas digital cameras and alkyl pots have been removed. the so—called inflation basket contains more than 700 goods and services. the cost of these items in many different outlets are gathered by the office for national statistics. a record—breaking heat wave if suspecting parts of spain with temperatures topping 80 degrees.

both broke records for march. the highest since 1981. people have been flocking to the beaches and the outdoor bars. why not? you've been watching bbc news. hello there. the transition into spring can be off in a roller coaster ride. it's a perfect indication of what i'm talking about. mild, wet and windy, but cold air is set to return before the milder and wetter and windier weather winds out. basically no two days the same. it's set to return as we go through the latter stages of today and into tomorrow.

windy as well, widespread gales across the country, but look at the difference with the south—westerly wind, it brings that milder feel, temperatures above where it could be. gusts in excess of 50 mph, but temperatures are struggling. that cold air will continue to push south. ice could be an issue first thing. clearskies south. ice could be an issue first thing. clear skies behind but some sunshine, a cold day with that northerly wind. temperatures significantly down on what we've had today. those clear skies by day will

continue through the night. but we will have some sunshine. more rain to come in from the west as it bumps into the colder airfor a to come in from the west as it bumps into the colder air for a time across northern ireland. we could see a spell of yet more snow. but once that front starts to move through the milder air pushes back, plenty of isobars, turning wetter and windier towards the end of the week. we're going to see some colder weather for the next couple of days, but mild, wet and 20 from thursday onwards. —— windy.

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