you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8.59. this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. i'm samantha simmonds, and these are the latest headlines... china warns of "error and danger" after the the us, uk and australia sign a pact on nuclear—powered submarines. other cutting edge military technology, it is typical cold war mentality which will only be in an arms race and harm regional peace and stability. china will resume issuing visas to foreign tourists from next wednesday for the first time since the start of the covid pandemic three years ago. shares fall on asian markets as investors become nervous over the sudden collapse of two us banks — silicon valley bank and signature bank.

job vacancies in the uk fall for the eighth time in a row, according to latest figures published ahead of wednesday's budget whether government is expected to encourage more people back to work. a state of emergency�*s been declared in malawi, after tropical storm freddy struck the country for a second time, killing nearly 100 people. hello and welcome to bbc news. the leaders of the us, britain and australia, meeting in california, have unveiled details of their plan to create a new fleet of nuclear—powered submarines, aimed at countering china's influence in the indo—pacific region. under the aukus pact australia is to get its first nuclear—powered subs — at least three — from the us. beijing has strongly criticised the significant naval deal. our political editor, chris mason, has more from san diego.

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ourselves, stand up for our values and protect our interests. the main announcement _ and protect our interests. the main announcement here _ and protect our interests. the main announcement here today - and protect our interests. the main announcement here today was - and protect our interests. the main announcement here today was the l announcement here today was the agreement to build australia nuclear powered but not nuclear armed submarines, built in shipyards in the uk and australia over the next 20 years. it is expected to create thousands ofjobs in the uk. china says the aukus alliances on a path of error and danger. here's the chinese foreign ministry spokesperson wang wenbin speaking at the daily press briefing a short time ago: translation: china has repeatedly stressed that _ translation: china has repeatedly stressed that the _ translation: china has repeatedly stressed that the aukus _ translation: china has repeatedly stressed that the aukus packed - translation: china has repeatedly stressed that the aukus packed and | stressed that the aukus packed and the three countries advancing cooperation on the cutting edge military technology is typical cold war mentality and will only spur an arms race and undermine the international nonproliferation regime and harm regional peace and

stability. peace—loving countries have expressed serious concern at opposition. the latestjoint statement from the three countries shows that in pursuit of selfish interests those countries can disregard the international community's concerns and they are travelling further down a dangerous and wrong path. joining me now is our china correspondent stephen mcdonell. strong words from the chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, what is your analysis? i’ge foreign ministry spokesperson, what is your analysis?— is your analysis? i've 'ust come from that h is your analysis? i've 'ust come from that press _ is your analysis? i've just come from that press conference - is your analysis? i've just come from that press conference and is your analysis? i've just come - from that press conference and they were tough words from china's foreign military spokesperson. he said it was not only china opposed to this packed colour that it was other countries, these three governments had ignored the concerns of the international community, they were going to harm international stability, fuel an international arms race, he accused these three countries by supplying weapons grade

material to australia, a non—nuclear states, being in breach of international anti—proliferation agreements. what's more, he said the three governments were leaning on the secretariat of the international atomic energy agency to try to get some sort of bogus clearance for this packed to proceed, that is how the chinese government would see it, and finally he finished by calling on the three governments not to go ahead, he said this should stop right now, these three governments should honour their international obligations and promote regional stability by stopping this altogether.— stability by stopping this altoaether. �* ., stability by stopping this altoaether. ., ~ ,, , altogether. away from the aukus acked, altogether. away from the aukus packed. there — altogether. away from the aukus packed, there has _ altogether. away from the aukus packed, there has been - altogether. away from the aukus packed, there has been an - packed, there has been an announcement today about visa restrictions were lifted to foreign travellers, allowed back into china for the first time in three years? indeed, this is the last plank, i suppose, in china's simon covid approach, it represents an opening up approach, it represents an opening up of the country. from tomorrow

tourist visas will be issues again and to give you an idea of what a big deal this could be, before the pandemic there were like 65 million international travellers every year coming through china, that is a lot of people. it has really harm the tourist industry here not having those travellers so now china is opening the door to tourism again. part of the problem as there are not enough lights and tickets are quite expensive from some places so it might take a while for the flow of international tourists to come in again, but after three and a half years of not seeing foreigners around the streets in beijing, it has been quite strange, it will be something new to have foreign tourists travelling around china again. tourists travelling around china aaain. ., ~' ,, let's get more reaction to the aukus deal. rana mitter is professor of the history and politics

of modern china at oxford university. china's president xi jingping china's president xijingping has said china will strengthen its military in response, what do you make of their reaction? in military in response, what do you make of their reaction?— make of their reaction? in some wa s, make of their reaction? in some ways. while _ make of their reaction? in some ways. while it — make of their reaction? in some ways, while it is _ make of their reaction? in some ways, while it is robust - make of their reaction? in some ways, while it is robust and - make of their reaction? in some | ways, while it is robust and quite confrontational language, it is fairly low—key in terms of reaction. i think the chinese will be aware that the submarines at the heart of the aukus agreement will not come on stream until probably the early 20405 so it is not an immediate threat from their point of view so they are condemning the direction of travel rather than any immediate effect from the policy that forward. one analysis has called this a time bomb for peace and stability in the region, will it have a huge knock—on effect? i region, will it have a huge knock-on effect? ~ . , , ., effect? i think crises in the region are more likely _ effect? i think crises in the region are more likely to _ effect? i think crises in the region are more likely to erupt _ effect? i think crises in the region are more likely to erupt sooner. effect? i think crises in the region i are more likely to erupt sooner than that anyway, in the next five to six years one of the big question is will be will china seek to unify the island of taiwan, which is autonomous and self—governing the china lays claim to it and has done

since i949 and the communist revolution. the aukus submarine packed will not affect that, that will be decided in terms of the naval presence of china, the us and japan that exists in the region so the aukus practice more of a long—term issue. the aukus practice more of a long-term issue.— the aukus practice more of a long-term issue. there is nuclear owered long-term issue. there is nuclear powered submarines _ long-term issue. there is nuclear powered submarines will - long-term issue. there is nuclear powered submarines will not - long-term issue. there is nuclear| powered submarines will not have long-term issue. there is nuclear- powered submarines will not have any nuclear weapons on board, but nevertheless china says this will provoke an arms race. is nevertheless china says this will provoke an arms race.— nevertheless china says this will provoke an arms race. is there any truth in that? _ provoke an arms race. is there any truth in that? i— provoke an arms race. is there any truth in that? l don't— provoke an arms race. is there any truth in that? l don't think- provoke an arms race. is there any truth in that? l don't thinkthis- truth in that? i don't think this move will provoke that, it is nuclear powered engines, not nuclear weapons, although the technology can be adapted, technically speaking. in the current circumstances i think the current circumstances i think theissues the current circumstances i think the issues people look at a much more unable capacity, the us has the pacific fleet. the chinese navy has been growing in leaps and bounds and has become the favoured child of the armed forces, much more than the land army, and the chinese air force has made its presence felt above the

skies of taiwan ever since last summer when you are speaker nancy pelosi visited the islands. so plenty of activity and turmoil ready which shows no signs at the moment of being fundamentally sold even though things have been quieter in the last few weeks. what though things have been quieter in the last few weeks.— the last few weeks. what is your anal sis the last few weeks. what is your analysis of _ the last few weeks. what is your analysis of the _ the last few weeks. what is your analysis of the fact _ the last few weeks. what is your analysis of the fact that - the last few weeks. what is your analysis of the fact that these i analysis of the fact that these world leaders have been very clear this deal is all about countering the threat of china in the indo—pacific? i the threat of china in the indo-pacific?_ the threat of china in the indo-pacific? ~ ., the threat of china in the indo-pacific? ~' ., , indo-pacific? i think while that is true another _ indo-pacific? i think while that is true another message _ indo-pacific? i think while that is true another message is - indo-pacific? i think while that is true another message is not - indo-pacific? i think while that is l true another message is not being stated, this is a way of locking the us into defence of the region for decades. everyone including the chinese and western allies are wondering who will be us president in 2024, if it were simply notjoe biden but not limited to international alliances, more of an isolationist, they might be able to pull back the western presence, american presence, in the pacific. by american presence, in the pacific. by locking in the aukus deal and similar it makes it much harderfor an american president with different

views to change their mind. professor rana mitter, really interesting, thank you. the conduct of police officers in the uk has been under scrutiny after a series of scandals. less than i% of those accused were sacked. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, reports. wayne couzens, the police officer who kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard. david carrick, like couzens, a firearms officer with the metropolitan force, and a serial rapist. their crimes have shone a spotlight on the issue of officers suspected and accused of violence against women and girls, and how they're dealt with. this woman's former partner is a firearms officer with the west yorkshire force. alice, and this is not her real name to protect her identity, says he subjected her to sexual violence and emotional abuse. i think it's scary.

the fact that he's had little control of himself and then being able to go to work and get a loaded gun out and be actually walking the streets. because clearly you think he should not be a serving police officer? i think he's a very dangerous individual. alice says she made a series of complaints about her ex partner to west yorkshire police, but she says no action was taken. after the bbc asked the force for a response, he was suspended. the force says it's referred its conduct in alice's case to the police watchdog, and it stressed its commitment to tackling violence against women and girls. when it comes to complaints, today's report by police chiefs shows that over a six—month period, more than 1,500 officers and staff were accused of violence against women and girls. just 13 people were or would have been sacked, and where cases were finalised, 91% of complaints resulted in no further action. we're looking at everything from perhaps use of force when a woman is arrested

through to rape, domestic abuse, something much more serious. so in a six—month period, it's often easier to wrap up an investigation, and understand the outcome of it. where something is very serious, it takes a lot longer to investigate. police chiefs say forces have to do more to tackle all violence against women and girls. it's basically ptsd. .. in barnsley, deborahjones has set up a support group, resolute, to help women who've suffered domestic abuse. all of the women at this meeting have to be anonymous for their own safety. they share their experiences of dealing with the police. i found out in october who the officer was in charge of my investigation. i didn't get any more contact from her untiljanuary. she didn't respond to any of my messages. he assaulted me, tried to strangle me, and i was covered

in bruises on my neck and my chest. a member of the public called the police, but the police didn't even take me back home. how did you think you were treated as in terms of things _ being explained to you, what was happening? l the police officer that i had at first admitted to me that she wasn't domestic violence trained. she was firearms. the second one, she was a lot better, but the first one, it was just horrendous. their local force, south yorkshire, says it's regularly listening to victims and delivering specialised training to growing numbers of offices and staff. june kelly, bbc news. shares have fallen on asian markets, reflecting investors�* nervousness after the sudden collapse of two us banks — silicon valley bank and signature bank — over the weekend. japan's nikkei index and hong kong's hang seng have both fallen by about 2%. the european banks index fell only slightly at the opening, after posting its biggest percentage loss in more than a year yesterday. silicon valley bank —

which specialised in lending to technology companies — was shut down last friday. many business customers were unable to withdraw money to pay staff and suppliers after their accounts were frozen. the volatility on the markets has led to speculation that america's federal reserve will now pause its plan to keep raising interest rates to tackle inflation. with me is our business correspondent, ben king. hi, good to see you. more reverberations on the asian markets overnight, does it feel the contagion has been contained? fin overnight, does it feel the contagion has been contained? on the asian markets — contagion has been contained? on the asian markets bank _ contagion has been contained? on the asian markets bank shares _ contagion has been contained? on the asian markets bank shares were - contagion has been contained? on the asian markets bank shares were down| asian markets bank shares were down ljy asian markets bank shares were down by almost 8% in some cases and on monday it was in and shares had been bought at two stabiliser markets, a continuation of the very heavy selling we saw in the uk and other markets on monday and friday.

trading on the london stock exchange has been much quieter. last time i checked a few minutes ago it was only down by about seven points so the contagion of the london market seems to have stopped. but the contagion of the london market seems to have stopped.— seems to have stopped. but some anxiousness _ seems to have stopped. but some anxiousness in _ seems to have stopped. but some anxiousness in the _ seems to have stopped. but some anxiousness in the us _ seems to have stopped. but some anxiousness in the us even - seems to have stopped. but some | anxiousness in the us even though president biden reassured those banking with silicone valley bank that they would be able to get their money, people want to make sure they can get their hands on the cash? people queueing outside of banks is very worrying, the regional banks that people see it might be vulnerable to some of the same issues as silicon valley bank. moody's, the credit ratings agency, downgraded five of those banks, they might also be subject to similar risks. might also be sub'ect to similar risks. , ., might also be sub'ect to similar risks. , . ., ~ risks. explain what we think the linka . es risks. explain what we think the linkages between _ risks. explain what we think the linkages between these - risks. explain what we think the linkages between these banks l linkages between these banks collapsing and interest rates and what that means for interest rates going forward?— going forward? these are a consequence _ going forward? these are a consequence of _ going forward? these are a consequence of interest - going forward? these are a i consequence of interest rates going forward? these are a - consequence of interest rates going from very low levels at the end of

2021 to much higher levels, a really rapid pace in interest rate rises which has caused issues throughout the financial system, because bonds, these investments that are effectively an iou, their value falls when the interest rate rises so silicon valley bank found itself in trouble because it had to sell lots of bonds at a loss in a hurry and there are fears other banks will be carrying big losses on their bond portfolios, and for central banks it means the programme of interest rate rises they have been putting in place to try to control inflation has started to cause unexpected consequences around the financial system, meaning lots of fun might have to paws all go less faster than they expected, meaning inflation will stay at this rate for longer. thank you. job vacancies in the uk fell for the eighth time in a row, the officialfigures come fell for the eighth time in a row, the official figures come a day

ahead of wednesday's budget by the chancellor is expected to set out plans to encourage people back into work. the number ofjobs on offer between december and february fell ljy between december and february fell by 51,000 compared with the three months before. the unemployment rate remains at 3.7%, low by international standards. speaking to me now is the chief economist at kpmg uk. give me some analysis of these figures. kpmg uk. give me some analysis of these figures-— these figures. essentially we still have a very _ these figures. essentially we still have a very tight _ these figures. essentially we still have a very tight level _ these figures. essentially we still have a very tight level markets i these figures. essentially we stillj have a very tight level markets in the uk, meaning on the one hand the bank of england may be a little bit more worried because it is quite likely that wage pressures would remain relatively higher, but on the other hand it means the economy generally remains relatively strong, the chancellor can expect more revenue to come his way and he potentially has to spend less on

supporting those who are unemployed generally, so he may have a little bit more room as a result of that. what does it mean if the number of job vacancies on offer fell by 51,000 in this three—month period but we also have the number ofjob vacancies remaining pretty high at 1.1 million. has vacancies remaining pretty high at 1.1 million. �* , ., 1.1 million. as we emerge from the pandemic. — 1.1 million. as we emerge from the pandemic. we _ 1.1 million. as we emerge from the pandemic, we had _ 1.1 million. as we emerge from the pandemic, we had the _ 1.1 million. as we emerge from the pandemic, we had the number- 1.1 million. as we emerge from the pandemic, we had the number of. 1.1 million. as we emerge from the i pandemic, we had the number ofjob vacancies rise very quickly, people wanted to hire more people, companies needed more staff, but actually in terms of the people looking for work they remained relatively low, the people who left the labour market during the pandemic did not come back, which meant we had a very tight labour market, vacancies remain very high because we did not have those people to fill them and they remain

relatively high, according to our historical average of vacancies they are quite high. the historical average of vacancies they are quite high-— are quite high. the budget is happening — are quite high. the budget is happening tomorrow - are quite high. the budget is happening tomorrow in - are quite high. the budget is happening tomorrow in the l are quite high. the budget is. happening tomorrow in the uk, are quite high. the budget is- happening tomorrow in the uk, the chancellor is calling this the back to work budget, what is your analysis of his efforts to get people who are able to work back into the workforce? irate people who are able to work back into the workforce?— people who are able to work back into the workforce? we might hear of a few potential _ into the workforce? we might hear of a few potential incentives, _ into the workforce? we might hear of a few potential incentives, one - into the workforce? we might hear of a few potential incentives, one of- a few potential incentives, one of theissueis a few potential incentives, one of the issue is we have people deciding to retire earlier, one way to entice them to go back potentially is to increase the amount they can save for their pension that is favourable in terms of tax treatment, so we could see an increase in the pot they could accumulate as a lifetime saving, so that might encourage more people to come back and continue

work for longer, so that could be another way to try to encourage people to come back to work, but it's something to do with the benefit system so not withdrawing the benefits that making a little bit easier for people in the lower earning categories to go back to the labour market and still feel financially more secure. yael selfin, thank _ financially more secure. yael selfin, thank you _ financially more secure. yael selfin, thank you for - financially more secure. yael selfin, thank you for your - financially more secure. yael selfin, thank you for your analysis. a state of emergency�*s been declared in malawi after tropical storm freddy struck the country for a second time, killing more than a hundred people. rescue workers describe being completely overwhelmed by the rainfall and mudslides. the cyclone's one of the longest running in history and has caused havoc across parts of southern africa. we can speak to our correspondent shingai nyoka, who's in harare.

welcome, what do we know about what is happening on the ground? irate is happening on the ground? - understand that tropical storm freddy is weakening as it moves across the southern part of malawi, people are still talking about heavy rainfall, we have seen images of raging rivers and a destroyed infrastructure so the rescue and search efforts are still under way but there is still a long way to understand the true scope of this disaster. ~ ., ., ~ ., ., ., disaster. what do we know about what hel is disaster. what do we know about what help is available _ disaster. what do we know about what help is available locally _ disaster. what do we know about what help is available locally and _ disaster. what do we know about what help is available locally and maybe - help is available locally and maybe from abroad?— from abroad? that is why the president _ from abroad? that is why the president has _ from abroad? that is why the president has declared - from abroad? that is why the president has declared a - from abroad? that is why the | president has declared a state from abroad? that is why the - president has declared a state of emergency so they can channel resources are urgently to the areas that need them, and he has asked for local and international assistance. what the authorities are doing right now as they had set up shelters to

help those (inaudible) , about 11,000 people have had to flee their homes. they are also providing food, but there are also the search and rescue efforts under way, we have seen images of ordinary people clawing through landslides in search of victims so there is also assistance required in terms of search and rescue efforts. this storm struck _ search and rescue efforts. this storm struck for _ search and rescue efforts. this storm struck for a _ search and rescue efforts. this storm struck for a second time, absolutely devastating. how prepared were people, do we know? it had absolutely devastating. how prepared were people, do we know? it had been swirlin: were people, do we know? it had been swirling around — were people, do we know? it had been swirling around for _ were people, do we know? it had been swirling around for a _ were people, do we know? it had been swirling around for a few— were people, do we know? it had been swirling around for a few weeks, - were people, do we know? it had been swirling around for a few weeks, it - swirling around for a few weeks, it struck madagascar twice and they move back to mozambique and headed north—west towards malawi. the government had given ample warning, had told people to move from low—lying to hire lying areas but they said some of those warnings were not heeded and people left it

too late to flee their homes. shingai nyoka, thank you for the update. people travel to paris from all over the world to experience the classic architecture, fine food and maybe even a bit of romance but now, with a garbage collectors�* strike entering its second week, they're saying the capital is not looking totally at its best. stephanie prentice reports from the eiffel tower, to notre—dame and the many winding shopping streets, charming restaurants and bars, paris is not called the city of love for nothing, but its image as a romantic hot spot is currently being tested to its limits. tourists in the city had started taking photos of giant piles of rubbish instead of a morning macaroon or a delicious glass of red. probably not one for the album. it delicious glass of red. probably not one for the album.— one for the album. it doesn't look as nice, one for the album. it doesn't look as nice. you _ one for the album. it doesn't look as nice, you come _ one for the album. it doesn't look as nice, you come to _ one for the album. it doesn't look as nice, you come to a _ one for the album. it doesn't look as nice, you come to a city - one for the album. it doesn't look as nice, you come to a city like i as nice, you come to a city like this to look nice from what you see on the likes of social media, then

we come and there is a lot of garbage on each corner, does not look as nice. garbage on each corner, does not look as nice-— garbage on each corner, does not look as nice._ i - garbage on each corner, does not l look as nice._ i came look as nice. translation: i came for a romantic— look as nice. translation: i came for a romantic trip _ look as nice. translation: i came for a romantic trip to _ look as nice. translation: i came for a romantic trip to paris - look as nice. translation: i came for a romantic trip to paris with - look as nice. translation: i came for a romantic trip to paris with my | for a romantic trip to paris with my boyfriend _ for a romantic trip to paris with my boyfriend and it spoils the charm of the city _ boyfriend and it spoils the charm of the city a _ boyfriend and it spoils the charm of the city a little, the buildings and everything. the smell is very unpleasant. we had to slalom between the bins. _ unpleasant. we had to slalom between the bins. it— unpleasant. we had to slalom between the bins, it is not very nice. the iles of the bins, it is not very nice. the piles of black— the bins, it is not very nice. tue: piles of black bags the bins, it is not very nice. tte: piles of black bags and the bins, it is not very nice. the piles of black bags and cardboard are the casualties of labour unions�* war with the government over plans to raise the pension age to 64. refuse collectors say they will not be back until emmanuel macron backs down. so how long until the postcards paris seen on screen returns? a critical vote on pensions is due on thursday and the results could change the face of the city for weeks or months to come. probably a bit smelly too. that is it from me at the moment, you can

reach me on twitter. i will be back shortly with the headlines. good morning. some of us have seen wintry showers through this morning, as you can see from our weather watcher's picture taken in cumbria and another in bedfordshire. we have and another in bedfordshire. we have a weather front sinking south, a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow, most of the snow is on the higher ground, further wintry showers coming across the north of scotland and through the jane moore comes on across northern ireland, south—west scotland, in england and north wales. a mixture of rain, sleet, snow and hail, don't be surprised if you hear the odd rumble of thunder. most of the snow will be on the hills, we could see some at lower

levels in the heavy showers. there will be lots of dry weather and sunshine that feeling cold, in the south it feels colder than yesterday. this evening and overnight this mix of wintry showers pushes south, we will see mist and fog form around the midlands, central and southern england, further showers across the north of scotland and lots of clear skies, meaning the temperature will fall away quite rapidly and it will be a cold night wherever you are with a widespread frost. where we have had to precipitation we could have ice on untreated surfaces and in the highlands temperatures could fall away to —10 —11. tomorrow starts with lots of blue sky, it will not last, cloud it's coming in from the atlantic, followed by this rain. we will see hill snow across northern ireland, the hills of wales, north—west england and western scotland. some of that snow could get to lower levels in western scotland. the winds will pick up in

the south—west, it will still be cold but milder air coming behind this weatherfront. the cold but milder air coming behind this weather front. the first event takes the way northwards and eastwards, the second one moved eastwards, the second one moved eastwards too, the ice about solo, it will be windy. there goes the rain pushing northwards and eastwards on thursday, a trailing cold front producing showery rain and there will be lots of clouds, it will be windy, brisk winds and these are the temperatures, still in the cold air across the far north of scotland. as we come further south, backin scotland. as we come further south, back in double figures with a high of 14 in belfast.

this is bbc news. these are the headlines... china warns of error and danger after the us, uk and australia sign a pact on nuclear powered submarines. beijing has criticised the deal, claiming it is a violation of the aims and objectives of the international non—proliferation treaty. china will resume issuing visas to foreign tourists from next wednesday for the first time since the start of the covid pandemic three years ago. shares have fallen on asian markets as investors become nervous over the sudden collapse of two us banks. the japan and hong kong indexes have both fallen by about 2%. european

markets are more calm. a storm that has ripped through malawi has overwhelmed rescue teams. the government has declared a state of emergency. let's go to the bbc sport centre for a round—up of the sport. good morning, one of the biggest weeks in the racing calendar is getting under way today. about 280,000 fans are expected over the four day cheltenham festival, where the unbeaten constitution hill tops the unbeaten constitution hill tops the opening day in the champion hurdle. let's go live to the course, and we can speak tojohn. i trust you had a good morning, looking forward to four interesting days? yes, fascinating racing ahead, as it always is at cheltenham, as we head into the opening day. 68,000 of those voices of the 280,000 you talked about will greet the raising of the tape ahead of the opening race of the day here at 1.30, that

historic cheltenham raw which greets the opening race, something that cheltenham is so famous for. we see crowds returning again, that was the big story last year as the place fell silent too much of to go, as rachel blackmore made history with those six winners, and followed it up those six winners, and followed it up last year, winning the gold cup for the very first time. the first female jockey to do so. she will be back here this year. it will be a fascinating festival all round. we have been hearing from thejockey club, who are ushering in some new changes around many races and festivals up and down the country. a more relaxed dress code comes to cheltenham this year, and it is something that ian renton from the jockey club has been talking about this morning, as they gear up for what is going to be a thrilling and fascinating four days of racing ahead. ., . , fascinating four days of racing ahead. ., ., , fascinating four days of racing ahead. ., , ., . , ahead. four day is fantastic “ump racin: ahead. four day is fantastic “ump racing ahead i ahead. four day is fantastic “ump racing ahead of i ahead. four day is fantastic “ump racing ahead of us, * ahead. four day is fantastic “ump racing ahead of us, and h ahead. four day is fantastic “ump racing ahead of us, and we h ahead. four day is fantasticjump racing ahead of us, and we have| ahead. four day is fantasticjump l racing ahead of us, and we have an amazing _ racing ahead of us, and we have an amazing card here today. we look forward _ amazing card here today. we look forward to — amazing card here today. we look forward to the start of the meeting. you mentioned the raw, the

atmosphere we have here is wonderful. we have altered the dress code at— wonderful. we have altered the dress code at the _ wonderful. we have altered the dress code at the jockey club, in essence, to bring _ code at the jockey club, in essence, to bring it _ code at the jockey club, in essence, to bring it into keeping with what we have — to bring it into keeping with what we have always had here. we have never_ we have always had here. we have never had — we have always had here. we have never had a — we have always had here. we have never had a dress code at cheltenham, we always welcome everybody and we want to be incredibly inclusive. that is what we want — incredibly inclusive. that is what we want to — incredibly inclusive. that is what we want to do in the jockey club across— we want to do in the jockey club across all— we want to do in the jockey club across all of our courses. some people — across all of our courses. some people will— across all of our courses. some people will continue to love dressing up, we will see plenty of fashionable people here. but what those _ fashionable people here. but what those that want to be a bit more casual. — those that want to be a bit more casual. as— those that want to be a bit more casual, as always, they will be very welcome _ casual, as always, they will be very welcome. ., , casual, as always, they will be very welcome. . , ., ., ,~ ., welcome. that is not the only change welcome. that is not the only change we will see. — welcome. that is not the only change we will see, one _ welcome. that is not the only change we will see, one of _ welcome. that is not the only change we will see, one of the _ welcome. that is not the only change we will see, one of the other- welcome. that is not the only change we will see, one of the other big - we will see, one of the other big talking points revolves around the use of the weapon, which will certainly affect the jockeys that are riding here this year. —— the use of the whip. new rules have come in, limiting them to using the whip seven times in a race overjump. any more than that, they could face possible to occasion, it raises the interesting prospect that the bookies could pay out four winners, and then when a panel meets to discuss the possible infringements

next tuesday, we could see results retrospectively changed at the festival, which could obviously prove costly to the bookmakers. as you were saying, it all begins at 1.30, the feature race of the day, the champion hurdle, gets under way at 3.30 today. constitution hill, the standout favourite. five were insofar. a lot of talk among racegoers about what that horse will produce on the opening day. it all geared up for what will be four days of thrilling races as we build toward gold cup day on friday. thank ou ve toward gold cup day on friday. thank you very much _ toward gold cup day on friday. thank you very much indeed. _ toward gold cup day on friday. thank you very much indeed. to _ toward gold cup day on friday. thank you very much indeed. to the - toward gold cup day on friday. thank you very much indeed. to the action in indian wells, where we now know there will be three british players in the latter stages of the tournament. they have some tough matches ahead. later today, tournament. they have some tough matches ahead. latertoday, british number one cameron norrie takes on the world number seven. jack draper has a tougher test, he will take on carlos alcaraz, after beating andy murray overnight in straight sets.

it is his second defeat of a fellow british player, having beaten dan evans in the last round at indian wells. after her brilliant when, emma raducanu will face the world number one, iga swiatek. it is her biggest win since the us open triumph back in 2021. england are bowling in their third twenty20 match against bangladesh, who have already won the series against the two. jos buttler, winning the toss for the first time for his team in 2023. england started with the same team that lost the second match, adele rashid has taken the first wicket of the game. much more throughout the day, but that is all of the sport for now. the national police chiefs council have published its first national report looking at how police forces respond to violence against women and girls.

the data covers all forces in england and wales between october 2021 and march last year. the deputy chief constable says she recognises that work needs to be done, but that the report is only a snapshot of the truth. , , ., ., _, , truth. these figures are, of course, very disturbing _ truth. these figures are, of course, very disturbing to _ truth. these figures are, of course, very disturbing to read. _ truth. these figures are, of course, very disturbing to read. behind - truth. these figures are, of course, | very disturbing to read. behind each one of them is a real victim. and behind each one of them is a perpetrator, which is really important for us all to also understand. i'd like to put a bit of context around them. this was a snapshot from last year, a six month period, and in that six month period, and in that six month period, 45% of the complaint, these are the public complaint cases, were still alive, and 74% of the internal police conduct investigations were still alive. so this was just those that had concluded in a six month period. but what they do shows that we cannot be complacent, we need

robust investigations to take forward and dismiss anyone who we think is working on our organisation which shouldn't be, and who is found guilty of allegations that are relating to violence against women and girls. we are taking this really seriously. the data has been released today for the first time nationally, so that we can show, each year, as we publish, how we think we are improving. we think the actions we are putting in place to speed up, to be really robust in terms of removing anyone from the organisation he should not be that will make real differences to women and girls over the next few months. with me now is former victims commissioner, vera baird. 1000 complaints were made related to treatment of women. nine out of ten cases were dropped. what is your analysis of these figures? shall analysis of these figures? all credit to analysis of these figures? fill credit to mikey blythe, the national

coordinator, for the national police chiefs' council. —— maggie blythe. she made it clear that she needed a baseline, so the public know how bad or good it was. and it is a poor one. i hearwhat or good it was. and it is a poor one. i hear what she says about delays in getting results, but there is no reason to think that this six months is any different from any other. it is completely baffling why the six months that started in 2021 does not have all of these results. but there is no reason to think that they are going to be any different than the ones that are out, which seem to suggest that 91% of complaints from the public about violence against women and girls by police are binned. and 70% of complaints from colleagues of officers are also binned. there was luck to be much more about sexual abuse and predatory behaviour, and

the public once more about violence. so, it's a very worrying picture and it does have to go up. larufhaztt so, it's a very worrying picture and it does have to go up.— so, it's a very worrying picture and it does have to go up. what are the -olice it does have to go up. what are the police doing — it does have to go up. what are the police doing to _ it does have to go up. what are the police doing to tackle _ it does have to go up. what are the police doing to tackle this? - it does have to go up. what are the police doing to tackle this? well, i police doing to tackle this? well, certainl , police doing to tackle this? well, certainly. maggie _ police doing to tackle this? well, certainly, maggie has— police doing to tackle this? well, certainly, maggie has an - police doing to tackle this? -tt certainly, maggie has an excellent manager, a systematic person but is tackling this in a very systematic way. a serious problem about complaints of violence against women and girls, against police officers themselves, to the complainer, they are being investigated by their pals in the same force. it's absolutely parity of that a complaint of this nature does not fall foul of the risk that he can manipulate it through his friends, or through a word to a colleague who knows a colleague involved on this, because we know that the whole thrust of why

this work is being done is because the police have a male dominated, somewhat misogynistic culture, dismissive of women. all the more so when it is their pals facing an accusation. it seems to be imperative that these kinds of complaints go immediately to a different police force. who have no vested interest and no relationship with the defendant. i've been saying that for a very long time. so have most of the women's aid, refuge, violence against women and girls organisations. it truly is time somebody listened to that. how are women going to have confidence that something will be done, with these figures and that process? we something will be done, with these figures and that process?— figures and that process? we are lookin: at figures and that process? we are looking at specific _ figures and that process? we are looking at specific complaints, i figures and that process? we are - looking at specific complaints, made against serving police officers and staff. what do you think the police need to do to give women, the

public, that confidence that if they report something against the police themselves that it will be investigated thoroughly? part of it is transparency. you would hope that revealing these figures in the first place would be a starting point. the -oint of place would be a starting point. tte: point of disclosing the figures is, of course, to share what it is like now. all credit to maggie blyth, she has got the police into a position to voluntarily disclose these. but it's perfectly clear that hidden amongst these people will be those who should never have been in the force in the first place. they have to look very seriously at an independent eye over their vetting processes which have failed again, and again, and again, as we are increasingly knowing because of the men that have come to court about appalling behaviour. a number of people should not be in. vetting, with external oversight, absolutely imperative. any time anybody is promoted, we've had a lot of issues

over firearms officers, who appear to have some level of seniority and high status that adds to their own sense of invincibility. every time there is a promotion, there needs to be a new review of suitability of each individual. i cannot emphasise enough how inappropriate it is for a rather closed profession to be investigated its own people. either from within, orfrom investigated its own people. either from within, or from the investigated its own people. either from within, orfrom the public. the figures, coming up to 1500 complaints in this six months, a snapshot, as maggie blyth said. about 80% of domestic and sexual abuse is never complained about. it's even harder to complain against a police officer who you say has been guilty of sexual or violent offending against you. and so we are probably looking at the very top of

the mountain here. there is a real cause of concern. i cannot myself see that unless the three processes i set out are changed, in partial, external views over vetting, promotion and to investigate complaints of this nature, it is absolutely imperative if we are to have the confidence recovered at all. , ., , , have the confidence recovered at all. , ,., have the confidence recovered at all. , , ., all. do you feel this is a sea chance all. do you feel this is a sea change moment, _ all. do you feel this is a sea change moment, that - all. do you feel this is a sea change moment, that there j all. do you feel this is a sea - change moment, that there are those that have the will to make sure that women do and can trust the police going forward? t women do and can trust the police going forward?— going forward? i have no doubt at all about the _ going forward? i have no doubt at all about the commitment - going forward? i have no doubt at all about the commitment of- going forward? i have no doubt at all about the commitment of dc l all about the commitment of dc maggie blyth. she has a team around her he was equally committed. she is one person. — her he was equally committed. she is one person, there _ her he was equally committed. she is one person, there are _ her he was equally committed. she is one person, there are many - her he was equally committed. she is one person, there are many thousands of senior police officers that have to be on board. she of senior police officers that have to be on board.— of senior police officers that have to be on board. she is backed by the national police _ to be on board. she is backed by the national police chiefs' _ to be on board. she is backed by the national police chiefs' council, - to be on board. she is backed by the national police chiefs' council, so i

national police chiefs' council, so far as this is concerned. so it is a positive that this baseline has been brought out from the police. the other thing is that quite recently it has been announced that violence against women and girls will be part of the strategic policing requirement, which ups its profile as an item in the police, it gives it a little bit more central control, a bit more status, so the job of investigating violence against women and girls possibly releases some more funding for it. so, these are good steps in the right direction that haven'tjust come from this leadership figure, but from the police more widely. but it's very hard to say. my reading of the papers is that there were three orfour the papers is that there were three or four forces that didn't even bother to send the data through, or they were unable to send the data through, orthey they were unable to send the data through, or they have so much they do not wish to disclose that they chose not to send the data through. i am not convinced that everybody in policing is 100% behind this. she put it very mildly, i would look

quite strong gesture. —— to put it very mildly. moving complaints about domestic abuse, as a first step, made by officers' partners against them, out of the force and into independent investigation. it isn't a costly step, it is a very brave statement, and it would make a huge difference to how those cases are investigated, it would throw back on forces themselves how to do it, what is expected of them, and it would build some confidence among women. who would need to make that call to make sure the complaints were investigated independently? is it the police, is at the government? tt should be driven by the government, no doubt about that. at any chief constable can come to an arrangement with a neighbouring forced to ask them to take that role on, whether it is on an exchange basis. the

arguments that have been levelled about it have revolved around the match, which is so big that you would not have an exchange force that could cope, but it is surrounded by five or six forces. there seems to be resistance about this. the best that police forces say is that their own standards department, which investigates all other complaints against police officers, should take this on, and they should be the leadership. but they should be the leadership. but they are right in the middle of policing itself. you have to ask yourself, who will investigate the standards department then? larufheh yourself, who will investigate the standards department then? when it comes to the — standards department then? when it comes to the government, _ standards department then? when it comes to the government, do i standards department then? when it comes to the government, do you i standards department then? when it | comes to the government, do you feel that they are doing enough? because in the past few years they have paid plenty of lip service to women's safety, but are they affecting change, or is itjust when a big incident blows up, they say they will do something very little changes? t will do something very little chances? ., will do something very little changes?— will do something very little chances? ., �*, ., changes? i agree with you, it's hard to tell the difference _ changes? i agree with you, it's hard

to tell the difference between i to tell the difference between steam and real progress. i haven't yet heard what the government say about these figures, that might be quite a telling point. i don't think we can write things off. i am impressed that these figures have been brought out at all. they have been something that could have been kept away from the public eye, so it is a step in the public eye, so it is a step in the right direction. at this baseline are so appalling that it is not going to cheer anybody up, and we have to hope that things improved by this time next year, when there is more to be said. ie another version of these. but i don't think it is difficult for the government to drive a step, one i have described, where independent investigations, independent vetting, oversight, independent oversight of promotions, becomes the norm, at least in the short term, until we are sure the culture has changed.

that would be a big statement. it's not a costly enterprise. i look for some real response from the government to these figures, and i hope for it. government to these figures, and i hope for it— hope for it. ok, former victims commissioner _ hope for it. ok, former victims commissioner vera _ hope for it. ok, former victims commissioner vera baird. i hope for it. ok, former victims i commissioner vera baird. thank you for your time. uk team of structural and civil engineers is travelling to the earthquake zone in turkey to assess why so many buildings that collapsed. turkish engineers already on the ground have provided them with proof of inferior building materials being used in construction. the team will produce a report in a matter of weeks, designed to improve seismic safety when the area is rebuilt. the devastation of last month's earthquake. more than 50,000 people lost their lives as buildings collapsed in the biggest earthquake to hit the region in almost a century. now, an investigation is beginning to try and find some answers amongst the wreckage. so how many buildings did you actually end up serving as a team?

professor emily sow is leading the earthquake engineering field investigation team or e—fit. structural engineers in the uk and turkey are working together to assess the damage. she has been getting the latest update from someone who's been there too. they have been taking some samples of concrete and has found large pebbles embedded in it. do you think they got these aggregates locally because it's got lots of rivers around? yeah, all of them taken from the river. the river pebbles shouldn't be there. they weaken the structure. she's also found some steel bars as smooth instead of ridged, which means the concrete doesn't cling to them again, reducing the strength. this kind of in—depth analysis can only be done by having experts on the ground. it's important to get the full picture rather thanjust looking at a snapshot of a single asset or a single building. because the successes of the ones that are still intact and perform perfectly well is as important as its neighbours that have collapsed, and actually

having that distribution. having that overview is really key to what we do and what can learn from this earthquake. but the collapse of some buildings isn't because of poor construction. in some areas, the ground movement was so great it exceeded what the buildings had been designed to withstand. and in others, a process called liquefaction turns the ground into a heavy fluid, like very wet sand. a telltale sign of this is a building that's toppled over. at the engineering company arup, computer simulations show why some buildings fail. we're starting to see more movement in the columns. this part of the building is moving more. the connection with the central core has failed. that part has collapsed. this part has collapsed. the building has performed really, really badly. but buildings can be designed to withstand seismic events. we can see the performance of the columns and the beams and the floors and the ceilings, and everything remains intact. so that's a clean bill of health.

the basic design principle is to allow some form of damage within the building. that damage absorbs the energy of the earthquake, means the building will move a little bit more. things will be cracked, but generally the building will survive, and that's the sort of the baseline. how do you construct buildings in an earthquake zone? the vertical columns should be stronger than the horizontal beams. it means the upper storeys are supported, so you don't get what's called pancaking — where one layer collapses on top of another. dampers can be added too. they act like shock absorbers as the building sways to and fro, and rubber bearings can be fitted underneath the building. they absorb the energy of the earthquake so it doesn't transfer to the structure above. but all of this costs money. and retrofitting an older building can be even more expensive. with so much destruction,

there's a huge task ahead. it will take years of careful planning to rebuild. the hope is that the findings of this investigation will ensure this kind of devastation is not seen again. rebecca morelle, bbc news. the convicted paedophile gary glitter has been recalled to prison for breaking the conditions of his release. the 78—year—old former singer — whose real name is paul gadd — was released last month after serving half his 16—year sentence for sexually abusing three girls. aru na iyengar reports. it's back to jail for gary glitter, just one month after he was freed. he was released on licence and had to wear a gps tag. but the probation service say protecting the public is their number one priority and gary glitter breached the terms of his licence. he was jailed in 2015 for attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault and one of having sex with a girl under 13. the crimes went back to the 1970s.

at the time, the judge described his abuse of a girl under ten as appalling. he'd been imprisoned before. in 1997, computer engineers at this bristol store indecent images on glitter�*s computer hard drive. he was jailed for two months. he then went abroad and, in 2002, was expelled from cambodia amid sex crime allegations. in 2006, he was convicted of sexually abusing two young girls in vietnam, and spent two and a half years injail. he returned to the uk in 2008, and was forced to sign the sex offenders register. his past finally caught up with him. the 1970s glam rock pop star was arrested under operation yewtree, the investigation launched by the met in 2012 in the wake of the jimmy savile scandal. that led to his trial and conviction. aruna iyengar, bbc news. groups representing hospitals and other nhs trusts have called for compromise from both sides

to end the pay dispute betweenjunior doctors and the government. thousands of medics will walk out again this morning in a second day of strikes across england. our health reporter jim reed has more. chanting. from manchester, to lincoln to brighton, thousands ofjunior doctors will continue their 72—hour strike today in a dispute over pay and working conditions. the scale of the disruption is likely to be significant. junior doctors make up around a quarter of all gps and half of all hospital doctors in england. carrie, a former intensive care nurse, said she had an operation to test for cancer delayed because of the strikes. the impact is huge. i never realised how big it was. my first cancer was diagnosed about six, seven years ago, and that waiting time is very, very hard. and i don't think until you've

been through it you can actually understand it. i always thought i was a pretty compassionate nurse, but until i went through that myself, i didn't realise the complete ups and downs and highs and lows that you feel while you're waiting for that diagnosis, and the optimism when you think it might be ok, compared to then the crash when you suddenly think it might not be. and to have that now delayed for yet another... hopefully not for too long, but having geared up for today to have it be delayed again, it has been a difficult few days, for sure. groups representing hospitals and other nhs trusts said they are working hard to minimise disruption and have called for compromise from both sides to end the dispute. nhs leaders need to see a resolution to the disruption that's being caused by this industrial action, and would call upon both the government and the trade unions to get together, sit down and have proper conversations that can lead to a resolution. what do we want?

the doctors' union has been asking for a 35% pay increase to make up for below—inflation wage rises over the last 15 years. the government called that demand unaffordable, but said it was open to talks about a new pay deal for this year and next if the union called off the strikes. jim reed, bbc news. time for a check on the weather. any sign of spring on the horizon? yes, there is. it's been a cold start to the day, it is going to be a cold day generally but it is turning milder as we go to the latter part of this week. we got a real contrast in the weather at the moment. one of our weather watchers sentin moment. one of our weather watchers sent in this picture from the isle of wight. lovely blue skies, a lot of wight. lovely blue skies, a lot of sunshine. but here it has been snowing, equally a beautiful view of the snow around the harbour. snow showers will continue across northern scotland as we go to the

course of the day. the rain, sleet and snow pushing south will clear, then there will be a lot of dry weather. furtherwintry then there will be a lot of dry weather. further wintry showers to come across south—west scotland, northern ireland, north—west england and also north wales. by wintry showers, immune it is a mix of rain, sleet, hailand showers, immune it is a mix of rain, sleet, hail and snow. showers, immune it is a mix of rain, sleet, hailand snow. most showers, immune it is a mix of rain, sleet, hail and snow. most of the snow will be on higher ground. some of the heavy showers will get down to lower levels. despite the sunshine, it's going to feel cold wherever you are. only1 degrees in lerwick. that will be tempered by the brisk wind here, to about ten as we go down towards the south—west. temperatures in the south are lower than yesterday. yesterday, we reached 16. through this evening and overnight, the wintry mix pushes south and tends to fizzle. we will see mist and fog patches, and further showers coming across the north and west of scotland. a lot of clear skies, that means it is going to be a cold night across the board, with a widespread frost, where we have the precipitation, and also looking at the risk of ice. in

sheltered glands in the north of scotland, temperatures can fall away as low as —10 —11. it also means a lot of dry weather and some sunshine to start the day. away from the north and the west, we will continue with wintry showers. through the morning, the cloud builds, then the rain arrives. it's going to be proceeded on its leading edge by some hill snow in parts of wales, north—west england and western scotland, and in western scotland some of that snow can get down to lower levels for a time. still cold ahead of all of this coming in. but temperatures on the rise across south—west. that is this weather front that is going to be pushing northwards and eastwards. and we have got this weather front pushing from the west towards the east, with gusty wind. so, there goes the rain moving northward and eastwards. it will be quite heavy at times. here is the trailing front, the cold front, producing some showery outbreaks of rain. and there will be a lot of cloud around. brisk wind as well, still in the cold air across the far north of scotland, for the

rest of the country, we are back into double figures.

this is bbc news, broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. i'm samantha simmonds and these are the latest headlines. china warns of "error and danger" after the the us, uk and australia sign a pact on nuclear—powered submarines. translation: the cooperation on the nuclear submarine _ translation: the cooperation on the nuclear submarine under _ translation: the cooperation on the nuclear submarine under the _ translation: the cooperation on the nuclear submarine under the military l nuclear submarine under the military technology is cold war behaviour, it will harm regional peace and stability. police forces in england and wales are not acting on complaints of violence against women by officers or staff — a new report shows 90% of cases were dropped and less than 1% were sacked. we cannot be complacent and we

really need very robust investigations