we are losing doctors at a rapid speed because of the working conditions and pay. the doctor's union, the bma, says thatjunior doctors are underpaid at £14 per hour for basic pay in the first year. that works out at £29,000 a year. butjunior doctors can earn around 30% more in overtime and working unsociable hours. the average salary for a full—time junior doctor in england isjust over £57,000. consultants have been drafted in to cover key areas in urgent and emergency care during the 72 hour strike. the impact on other services is expected to be significant, including to some cancer care. carrie, a former intensive care nurse, said that she had an operation to test for cancer cancelled because of the strikes. the impact is huge. i never realised how big it was.

i had my first cancer diagnosed about six or seven years ago. that waiting time is very, very hard. i don't think until you have been through it, you can actually understand it. despite the walk out, some hospitals are able to continue with some routine operations, but it is a mixed picture. the full impact on cancellations will not be known for a few days. one thing we're seeing that is different from other strike days is that demand for care has been sustained. in previous strike days, we saw that drop. it means the nhs is trying to keep things going, it was already overstretched, but it has fewer resources at its disposal. the government says the bma's pay claim is completely unaffordable. it's urged officials to call off the strike and enter into pay talks along with other health unions in england, and help bring this ongoing dispute to an end. katharine da costa, bbc news.

new employment figures showjob vacancies in the uk have fallen for the eighth time in a row. the official figures come a day ahead of wednesday's budget when the uk's chancellor, jeremy hunt, is expected to set out plans to encourage people back into work. the number ofjobs on offer between december and february fell by 51,000 compared with the three months before. the unemployment rate remained at 3.7%, low by international standards. i'm joined now by stephen evans, the chief executive of learning and work institute. thanks forjoining us. a brief thought about another consecutive fall in vacancies, does that tally with your experiences? i fall in vacancies, does that tally with your experiences?- with your experiences? i think vacancies _ with your experiences? i think vacancies are _ with your experiences? i think vacancies are starting - with your experiences? i think vacancies are starting to - with your experiences? i think vacancies are starting to drop| with your experiences? i think. vacancies are starting to drop off

as you say, the market relatively flat overall but they are still a lot of vacancies by historic standards and employers are struggling to find the people they need so the bigger problem is where are the workers coming from rather than where are the jobs coming from. yes, it seems counterintuitive because anecdotally we all know business owners and the service sector, people who say, i can't get the staff, and we hear it across a variety of sectors, so what is going on, why can't they get the staff? through the pandemic a lot of people left the labour market, especially those over the age of 50 but also people with health problems and disabilities, so about a million fewer people in the workforce compared to pre—pandemic, so that it is the shrinking workforce that employers are struggling with the

chancellor needs to think about encouraging some of those people come back. the encouraging some of those people come back-— encouraging some of those people come back. ., , , ~ come back. the only bit we think we know about — come back. the only bit we think we know about is _ come back. the only bit we think we know about is the _ come back. the only bit we think we know about is the pension _ come back. the only bit we think we know about is the pension issue - know about is the pension issue which is the flip side of which, some people say that will only help a small proportion of the workforce, but what are the key things that you would like to see him unveil that he needs to unveil in order to get people back?— needs to unveil in order to get people back? this is about the andemic people back? this is about the pandemic but _ people back? this is about the pandemic but also _ people back? this is about the pandemic but also about - people back? this is about the pandemic but also about the i people back? this is about the - pandemic but also about the longer term demographic shifts as well as the baby boomers retiring over the next few decades, so this is a long—term challenge, the first issue is that only one in ten out of work older people and disabled people get help to find work each year so we need to widen who gets the help to find a job, 3 million people out of work say they want a job but they are not getting the help they need. we also need to join are not getting the help they need. we also need tojoin up are not getting the help they need. we also need to join up work and help support better so if you have a health condition, how do you get the right support to enable you to work or to do somejobs? and lastly, some

people need to change careers or their sector may have been declining, so where is the retraining support and where is the skills support? these are the three main things for me.— skills support? these are the three main things for me. people listening miaht sa , main things for me. people listening might say, retraining, _ main things for me. people listening might say, retraining, for— main things for me. people listening might say, retraining, for example, | might say, retraining, for example, costs money, and some of what you are saying requires extra effort and extra investment so where is that coming from?— extra investment so where is that coming from? extra investment so where is that comin: from? coming from? indeed. something the covernment coming from? indeed. something the government could _ coming from? indeed. something the government could do _ coming from? indeed. something the government could do in _ coming from? indeed. something the government could do in terms - coming from? indeed. something the government could do in terms of - government could do in terms of working with employers because they want to fill the jobs they have got to think about how they recruit and designjobs to to think about how they recruit and design jobs to attract the labour force, so that is something, challenge for employers, but we can help them, and also, some of it is an investment and it pays off, so it is a cost in the short term, investing in childcare or providing training, whatever, but if we have more people in work they pay more tax and that benefits the public purse at the end of the day. this is about boosting the long—term growth of the economy and tackling the immediate challenges.-

of the economy and tackling the immediate challenges. thank you so much, immediate challenges. thank you so much. maybe _ immediate challenges. thank you so much. maybe we — immediate challenges. thank you so much, maybe we will— immediate challenges. thank you so much, maybe we will talk— immediate challenges. thank you so much, maybe we will talk again - immediate challenges. thank you so| much, maybe we will talk again after the budget. a woman who falsely claimed she was raped and trafficked by an asian grooming gang has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison. 22 year old eleanor williams from barrow in furness was found guilty of perverting the course of justice in january. in sentencing remarks which were broadcast on television, honorary recorder of prestonjudge robert altham explained why this offence was being viewed so seriously. the harm of this offending extends to an undermining of public confidence in the criminaljustice system. we are aware that sex trafficking of young females does occur. there is a risk that genuine victims will, as a result of this defendant's actions, feel deterred from reporting it. people may be less likely

to believe their allegations. some of the men who were falsely accused spoke outside the court after sentencing. 0ne one man said the experience had been a nightmare that would be hard to recover from. a nightmare that would be hard to recoverfrom. i a nightmare that would be hard to recover from.— recover from. i feel no sense of triumph- _ recover from. i feel no sense of triumph- only _ recover from. i feel no sense of triumph. only sadness. - recover from. i feel no sense of triumph. only sadness. for- recover from. i feel no sense of triumph. only sadness. for the| recover from. i feel no sense of- triumph. only sadness. for the loss triumph. 0nly sadness. for the loss of the years and the impact on my family, here we are, and the true impact that this will have on true victims, that is the loss here. on slavery and sexual abuse. as a father and an uncle, and to my amazing girls this fills me with profound sadness, that is the word, profound. 0nly profound sadness, that is the word, profound. only the love and unwavering support from my family has enabled me to suffer this nightmare, to give me the strength i

needed because i did need a lot of strength and these are the people that gave me it. for which i am truly, truly thankful. so, i'm not sure how my family and i are going to recoverfrom this. the mud sticks and ifear to recoverfrom this. the mud sticks and i fear it may take some time but as a family we remain strong and we will be strong. we are determined to move forward positively in our lives. he was speaking outside court after eleanor williams was given a sentence of eight and a half years for making those false allegations. 0ne for making those false allegations. one more story now before we look at the weather forecast. a small data centre is being used to heat a public swimming pool

endeavour. —— in devon. the project which is believed to be a uk first is saving the council run leisure centre thousands of pounds in energy costs, as jenny kumah, reports. this pool in exmouth is the first in the country to use a pioneering technology to heat the water and cut down on carbon emissions. and this is where the magic happens. so here it is, this is a deep green unit with the computer are immersed in oil. with the computers immersed in oil. so when you put stuff in the cloud, they could end up on a data centre like this? exactly that, yeah. so we all rely on the cloud in our everyday lives, for your online banking or doing your tesco order. the trouble is the computers in those data centres which run the cloud generate enormous amounts of heat, so data centres have to get rid of that heat somehow. most of the time that just gets thrown into the atmosphere. this system is different, where we are immersing the computers in oil and flowing that oil into a heat exchanger, to give the pool free hot water. energy costs have gone

through the roof... exmouth leisure centre says that, like business all around the country, it's had to deal with astronomical rises in its energy bills. they've gone up from 18,000 to 80,000 in a year. they say this new technology will bring them big savings. we are hoping that this will bring a significant reduction in our gas costs, maybe 50, 60%, so potentially 40, £50,000 a year of savings. we need to be doing this stuff going forward, particularly in the current climate as well and particularly, you know, with the financial strain we have, and pools shutting all over the country. it sounds excellent, it sounds excellent. j if it saves their bills, _ if it brings down their bills, fine. a really good idea, cos i got very cold getting in there yesterday morning, i squealed! the governing body swim england warns more than 100 pools across the country are under threat of closure or reduced services because of high running costs. the sector has welcomed today's announcement of £63 million of government funding to help. this funding is

brilliant, it's really helpful, it will allow us to look at investing in additional technology as well as the deep green technology, things such as air source heat pumps, so that we can move away from gas entirely within the pool in the next year or two. seven other pools in england have also signed up to the heating scheme used here. the company behind it feel they're offering an innovative solution that can help keep the nation's leisure centres financially afloat. jenny kumah, bbc news, exmouth. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello again. the weather feels a lot colder today. yesterday we had cloudy, wet and windy weather, but the winds were coming in from a mild direction. southwesterly winds pushing temperatures widely into double figures. but for some today, there's a nine degrees celsius drop in temperatures. for example, boulmer, 1a yesterday, about five degrees celsius this afternoon.

now, at the moment, the most snow that we've got lying on the ground is still to be found across northern scotland. but we have seen some snow falling from the skies a lot further south. some big chunky flakes here in worcestershire earlier on today. now, this afternoon, we've seen some wintry showers push across northern ireland. they're heading into southern scotland and northern england now. it's cold enough for some of that snow to get right down to sea level, but there could be the odd a centimetre or two over the hills. from there, those wintry showers will push away southwards and eastwards across the midlands, east anglia and southeast england, but then the skies clear later in the night and that will allow temperatures to plunge. it's going to be a really cold night with a widespread frost. and where we've seen those showers, well, there is a risk of some icy stretches as we start the day on wednesday. so frosty and icy first thing, but plenty of morning sunshine. we are going to see a band of rain push into northern ireland and there could be a bit of snow just for a time on the leading edge of this system. but ultimately milder air will follow. so any snow will turn back to rain in northern ireland. temperatures around seven or eight

degrees celsius quite widely. but then through wednesday evening, we could see some slightly more troublesome snow for scotland and northern england. the snow could come down to low levels for a time, but accumulations probably mainly in the hills and particularly to the north of the central belt. there could be some localised disruption through wednesday night. temperatures will then rise through wednesday night and we'll be left with temperatures around six or seven heading into thursday. the next few days really through thursday, friday, and the weekend dominated by this area of low pressure, we're bringing showers or longer spells of rain and the temperatures will be, well, certainly a lot higher than they will be today. so, for thursday, we've got areas of rain affecting the uk, followed by quite frequent showers across western areas. temperatures coming back above average for the time of year with highs widely between 12 and 1a degrees, although still quite chilly in lerwick. and then over the next few days, as i say, it's an unsettled pattern, rain or showers around. we'll probably see cold air return, though, to northern areas on monday.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'mjane hill and these are the headlines. china warns of "error and danger" after the the us, uk and australia sign a pact on nuclear powered submarines. shares fall on asian markets as investors become nervous over the sudden collapse of two us banks. a state of emergency has been declared in malawi, after tropical storm freddy struck the country for a second time, killing nearly 200 people. a report says police in england and wales are not acting on complaints of violence against women by officers or staff. we cannot be complacent and we need very robust investigations to take forward and dismiss anyone

who we think is working in our organisation that shouldn't be. and the public swimming pool that's being heated by a tiny data centre. welcome to bbc news. china and russia have denounced a defence pact agreed by the us, uk and australia that will provide australia with nuclear powered attack submarines. russia said the pact would bring years of confrontation to asia. the chinese foreign ministry said the three countries were on a path of error and danger, calling the deal a violation of the aims of the international non proliferation treaty. here's the chinese foreign ministry spokesperson wang wenbin speaking at the daily press briefing.

translation: china has repeatedly stressed that the aukus pact - and the three countries' efforts to advance cooperation on nuclear submarines and other cutting edge military technology is typical cold war mentality. it 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 and opposition. the latest joint statement from the three countries shows that in pursuit of geopolitical selfish interests, the three countries can disregard the international community's concerns, and they are travelling further down a dangerous and wrong path. it was china's press briefing. earlier i spoke to the bbc�*s asia pacific regional editor celia hatton. i began by asking her what beijing means when it uses the phrase "a cold war mentality".

what they mean is that they don't like the idea that it's either an us or them dichotomy, that either you are against beijing orfor it, they don't like this sort of division of the world, that harkens back to cold war times. so they are trying to push the idea that they can still rise, can still do well in the world, but not necessarily threaten everybody else. in terms of nuclear submarines themselves, how much do we know about what china has, whether it has them? what do we know about their technology? china has its own nuclear arsenal, it doesn't talk about it very much but for example, back in november, the pentagon warned that china's own nuclear power submarines had gotten an upgrade, so they have around six of them, it's believed. and they've just upgraded their own missiles, which are so strong they can attack the us from chinese waters. and so the pentagon has been raising concerns about that. there are also concerns that have raised primarily by the pentagon but echoed

by other nuclear experts that china is upgrading the rest of its nuclear arsenal. it's thought to be tripling the size of that arsenal by 2035. it will still be around 1500 warheads at that point, still far less than what the us and russia have. but still, it's a concern that it is ramping up its nuclear arsenal so quickly that it can't hide it, it's quite obvious it's doing so. so, genuine concerns about the ramping up, as you say, just briefly? well, i mean, xijinping, the chinese leader, has said very clearly thathe wants the chinese military to be able to fight and win wars, but if you're sitting in beijing, you will look at things like the aukus pact, this pact to give australian nuclear powered submarines, and say, "they're the ones who are being threatening, not us." i also spoke to shashank joshi, defence editorjoshi, defence editor at the economist, and askied him whether talk of an arms race in asia is credible. we hear a lot about an arms race

in asia and i think that's fundamentally misleading because an arms race implies one country expanding, the other country following, a cycle of expansion and expansion. the truth of what's happened in asia over the past 15 years is one of the most dramatic peacetime expansions of military power by any one country in the last 100 years. it's phenomenal. i could give you statistic after statistic but to take one example, between 2014 and 2018, china's navy produced more tonnage of vessels than the navies of france, italy, spain, india, taiwan, any of those individual countries. chinese defence spending now, i think, exceeds the spending ofjapan, india and australia — so not small countries — combined. so there is no arms race in asia. there is a chinese arms build—up, that other countries are quite belatedly beginning to match in different ways. australia is not the only one,

japan is investing substantial amounts in its military for the first time in many years. we are seeing the philippines sign deals with america. we are seeing the formation of the quad, which is india, australia, america and japan, a kind of coalition. and aukus is one part of that counterbalancing effort to try to close the gap and ensure that china does not have such a great preponderance of military power that it is able to conduct, say, an invasion of taiwan without facing very severe consequences. so this pact between the uk, us and australia, i mean, given everything you have outlined there, should anyone be surprised that a deal of this nature has been agreed? well, they should be surprised. of course, we shouldn't be surprised that asian countries are spending more money on defence, we shouldn't be surprised that they are forming close alliances with america, but also with each other. in fact, anthony albanese, the prime minister of australia, was in india just before he went to san diego for the unveiling of aukus. but we nevertheless should be surprised by aukus, because this is unprecedented.

no country has ever sold a nuclear submarine to another one in the way that america is going to do with the virginia class submarines. no country, america has never shared nuclear propulsion technology with any other country other than the uk, back in 1958. and we are going to see a degree of entanglement and integration of the defence industries of these three countries, the us, uk and australia. and a degree of interoperability and integration of their navies that is, i think, unprecedented. i think australia is going to be really aligned, or baked into us war plans, to a greater degree than i think we've ever seen in the past. so this is surprising. it's a very bold step by all of these countries. but fundamentally what they're doing is saying, we will trade off a little of our sovereignty in exchange for a substantial boost in military capability, and i think that that makes sense when you look at how serious the security situation looks

like from their perspective. the sudden collapse of two us banks silicon valley bank and signature bank is continuing to put pressure on banking stocks around the world. both the asian and european banks index fell at the opening today, but over in the us, banking stocks did manage to rebound after a rocky day on monday. that comes as the boss of silicon valley bank announced that the bank is conducting "business as usual within the us", and to expect the resumption of cross border transactions in the coming days. the us government has assured customers that it would guarantee customers' savings. our business correspondent samira hussain explains exactly what has happened in the us and why the rest of the world is watching. 0ne us bank collapsed, then another. and now the american government has shut them both down. and the world is asking, is this the start of

another financial crisis? silicon valley bank is a bank that specialises in lending money to tech companies. now, all their troubles started last week when the bank was trying to raise money and do so fast. word got out. customers with money in the bank freaked and ran to go and try and take it all out. but with everybody doing the same thing at the same time, the bank ran out of cash. a tonne of tech companies use svb. roblox, roku and even etsy. the knock—on effect would have been huge if svb failed. and remember the last time a us bank failed, back in 2008? it sparked a financial crisis in the us and it turned into a global recession, and no one wants to see that happen again. so now us regulators have stepped in and said, ok, whoever has cash at the bank, well, we're going to guarantee that you will have access to it. problem solved, right?

hmm, not so fast. a bunch of smaller regional banks are seeing their share prices plummet. that's because a lot of investors are asking, is this bank safe? or is this one also on the verge of collapse? let's discuss what it all means. i'm joined now by russ mould, director of aj bell investments. how concerned should people be? if they've got money in the bank, the first thing _ they've got money in the bank, the first thing to bear in mind in the uk is_ first thing to bear in mind in the uk isihai— first thing to bear in mind in the uk is that your first £85,000 of your— uk is that your first £85,000 of your savings are completely covered by an _ your savings are completely covered by an insurance scheme, and in europe— by an insurance scheme, and in europe that's 100,000 by an insurance scheme, and in europe that's100,000 euros. that's lower— europe that's100,000 euros. that's lower than— europe that's100,000 euros. that's lower than the $250,000 limit that existed _ lower than the $250,000 limit that existed in— lower than the $250,000 limit that existed in the us before the skin that was— existed in the us before the skin that wasjust introduced but existed in the us before the skin that was just introduced but that covers _ that was just introduced but that covers a — that was just introduced but that covers a very substantial amount of the population, anyone who has worries— the population, anyone who has worries about their bank, they probably— worries about their bank, they probably shouldn't do in most cases, can simply— probably shouldn't do in most cases, can simply start to spread the cash around _ can simply start to spread the cash around a _ can simply start to spread the cash around a bit — can simply start to spread the cash around a bit more, so there shouldn't— around a bit more, so there shouldn't be a problem there. isn�*t shouldn't be a problem there. isn't

it an issue of— shouldn't be a problem there. isn�*t it an issue of confidence, in terms of institutions, companies, that need money from the banks, confidence is such a huge factor, isn't it? ~ , , i. confidence is such a huge factor, isn't it? ~ , , i. . isn't it? absolutely, you saw what ha--ened isn't it? absolutely, you saw what happened with — isn't it? absolutely, you saw what happened with silicon _ isn't it? absolutely, you saw what happened with silicon valley - isn't it? absolutely, you saw whatj happened with silicon valley bank when _ happened with silicon valley bank when confidence disappeared, its deposits— when confidence disappeared, its deposits were withdrawn very quickly, — deposits were withdrawn very quickly, leaving it without sufficient amounts of capital to meet _ sufficient amounts of capital to meet the — sufficient amounts of capital to meet the needs of its customers. i think— meet the needs of its customers. i think what— meet the needs of its customers. i think what americans are looking to do, think what americans are looking to do. and _ think what americans are looking to do. and the — think what americans are looking to do, and the uk has moved to do, by buying _ do, and the uk has moved to do, by buying silicon valley bank's assets, is stop— buying silicon valley bank's assets, is stop the — buying silicon valley bank's assets, is stop the run of the bank or domino— is stop the run of the bank or domino effect that we so for example in 2008 _ domino effect that we so for example in 2008 by— domino effect that we so for example in 2008 by saying, you don't need to take your— in 2008 by saying, you don't need to take your money out of the bank because — take your money out of the bank because we will cover you if there is a problem, and i think that was the most — is a problem, and i think that was the most fundamental thing they were looking _ the most fundamental thing they were looking to _ the most fundamental thing they were looking to do. so the most fundamental thing they were looking to do-— looking to do. so when us president comes out and _ looking to do. so when us president comes out and says, _ looking to do. so when us president comes out and says, we _ looking to do. so when us president comes out and says, we will - looking to do. so when us president comes out and says, we will do - comes out and says, we will do whatever it takes, essentially, to keep things stable, i'm paraphrasing but that's the essence of the administration is saying, from your perspective, is that absolutely the right thing to do, the only thing to do, i suppose? right thing to do, the only thing to do, isuppose? i right thing to do, the only thing to do. i suppose?— do, i suppose? i think in terms of preventing _ do, i suppose? i think in terms of preventing the — do, i suppose? i think in terms of preventing the domino _ do, i suppose? i think in terms of preventing the domino effect - do, i suppose? i think in terms of preventing the domino effect you | preventing the domino effect you could _ preventing the domino effect you could have seen in some of small us

banks— could have seen in some of small us banks were — could have seen in some of small us banks were around half of deposits aren't— banks were around half of deposits aren't insured because there over the limit, — aren't insured because there over the limit, or— aren't insured because there over the limit, or some of the banks operate — the limit, or some of the banks operate under the regulatory regimes, it was the right thing to do because it stopped that domino effect _ do because it stopped that domino effect. there is still an element of hazard _ effect. there is still an element of hazard here for people backing with silicon— hazard here for people backing with silicon valley bank, sophisticated entrepreneurs, they probably should have known what they were doing and should _ have known what they were doing and should have _ have known what they were doing and should have known they were dealing with a _ should have known they were dealing with a very _ should have known they were dealing with a very concentrated specialist bank that— with a very concentrated specialist bank that was more exposed to problems— bank that was more exposed to problems in one specific industry. i think— problems in one specific industry. i think for— problems in one specific industry. i think for the person in the street, that's— think for the person in the street, that's due — think for the person in the street, that's due diligence, probably quite hard for— that's due diligence, probably quite hard for them to do, it's what credit— hard for them to do, it's what credit rating agencies out there, the bank— credit rating agencies out there, the bank of in that it is therefore, central— the bank of in that it is therefore, central banks are therefore, and the government is there to backstop them, _ government is there to backstop them, and — government is there to backstop them, and the move they have made to protect— them, and the move they have made to protect depositors is the correct thing _ protect depositors is the correct thing to— protect depositors is the correct thing to do. for protect depositors is the correct thing to do-_ protect depositors is the correct thin to do. ., . thing to do. for regular laypeople here, the thing to do. for regular laypeople here. the fact _ thing to do. for regular laypeople here, the fact that _ thing to do. for regular laypeople here, the fact that a _ thing to do. for regular laypeople here, the fact that a bank- thing to do. for regular laypeople here, the fact that a bank can - thing to do. for regular laypeoplej here, the fact that a bank can just collapse, they might be looking at events of the last few days and thinking i thought we were beyond this, that we had learned from the last banking crisis and a bank couldn'tjust

last banking crisis and a bank couldn't just collapse, last banking crisis and a bank couldn'tjust collapse, but clearly, not so. what is this? is it people not so. what is this? is it people not learning lessons? what is the fragility? i not learning lessons? what is the fraaili ? ~' �* not learning lessons? what is the fraaili ? �* not learning lessons? what is the fraaili ? . fragility? i think you've asked all the riaht fragility? i think you've asked all the right questions. _ fragility? i think you've asked all the right questions. first - fragility? i think you've asked all the right questions. first of - fragility? i think you've asked all the right questions. first of all, | the right questions. first of all, some _ the right questions. first of all, some of— the right questions. first of all, some of the lessons from 2007 to 2009 _ some of the lessons from 2007 to 2009 have — some of the lessons from 2007 to 2009 have been forgotten. i think silicon— 2009 have been forgotten. i think silicon valley bank was ultimately and aggressively, even badly run bank, _ and aggressively, even badly run bank, did — and aggressively, even badly run bank, did take a lot of risks and repeat— bank, did take a lot of risks and repeat some of the errors we've seen previouslv _ repeat some of the errors we've seen previously. equally, the regulation that was— previously. equally, the regulation that was put in 2007 to 2009 to sort one problem, for example, may have potentially— one problem, for example, may have potentially openness to others in that what — potentially openness to others in that what banks tend to do his own large _ that what banks tend to do his own large amounts of government debt which _ large amounts of government debt which is _ large amounts of government debt which is deemed to be zero risk. thats— which is deemed to be zero risk. that's correct if you buy the stuff when _ that's correct if you buy the stuff when it's — that's correct if you buy the stuff when it's issued and held it until the loan — when it's issued and held it until the loan which it, that's probably true _ the loan which it, that's probably true. during the lifetime of the bond _ true. during the lifetime of the bond its — true. during the lifetime of the bond its price can change and what you found — bond its price can change and what you found in this case is a bank was a forced _ you found in this case is a bank was a forced seller to plug its own liquidity— a forced seller to plug its own liquidity needs and sold at a loss which _ liquidity needs and sold at a loss which i _ liquidity needs and sold at a loss which i don't think regular cheese would _ which i don't think regular cheese would have necessarily expected so thev've _ would have necessarily expected so they've tried to solve one potential

problem _ they've tried to solve one potential problem but in an extreme example left open _ problem but in an extreme example left open to perhaps another one. interesting to hear your perspective, thanks so much. now we turn our attentions to malawi in africa. a storm has left at least 190 people dead. these are satellite issues of —— images of the storm. many died in mudslides that washed away makeshift homes in the country's commercial capital, blantyre. the government has declared a state of emergency as richard galpin reports. the heavy rainfall and strong winds brought by tropical storm freddy have caused significant damage in this area. and they have left many people dead. the police here say the rescue teams have been completely overwhelmed, leading the authorities to declare a state of disaster in the ten hardest hit districts. according to the authorities, people have been swept away in the fast moving water. buildings have also been brought

down, and some people have been buried in landslides. the government is appealing for help for the tens of thousands of people who have now lost their homes and have no drinkable water. there are concerns the tropical storm could exacerbate a cholera outbreak in the area. storm freddy is the strongest tropical cyclone on record. it has also hit mozambique as a cyclone and battered the island of madagascar. richard galpin, bbc news. police in pakistan have used tear gas and water cannon to disperse supporters of the opposition leader, imran khan, from outside his residence in the city of lahore. the clashes broke out after police officers arrived, reportedly to arrest the former prime minister following a warrant issued by a court. he is facing allegations that he incorrectly declared gifts from foreign dignitaries while in office.

he says the case is politically motivated, and senior officials from his party say they are approaching the high court to get the arrest warrant suspended. pakistan has been facing a political crisis with mr khan leading several rallies demanding an early general election. here in the uk, the overwhelming majority of police officers or police staff staff accused of violence against women and girls in a six month period faced no penalty or further action, according to new figures. the data from the national police chiefs' council covers all forces in england and wales between october 2021 and march last year. 1500 were accused. only 13 of those accused were sacked. our home affairs correspondentjune 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 from the public 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 officers and staff.

june kelly, bbc news. let's discuss the findings of that report with the managing director of an organisation called the unde quality which works with men and boys to raise awareness of gender—based violence. —— an organisation called beyond equality. your thoughts, for some on this report, what does it tell us? some thing we've — report, what does it tell us? some thing we've already _ report, what does it tell us? some thing we've already been - report, what does it tell us? some thing we've already been aware . report, what does it tell us? some | thing we've already been aware of, which as we have a systemic issue here, a lack of accountability, a lack of training. combined with what we know, for instance, of what's happening with the police force within schools, the sort of work that's had attention drawn to it by various projects, we can see there's lots of moments where the police are overstepping their powers and inflicting violence upon women, girls come on people who are vulnerable in our community, it's a systemic issue that really comes to

the fore with these statistics. i5 the fore with these statistics. is notjust about the the fore with these statistics. is not just about the individual officers or police staff who are perpetrating the violence or attitudes, it's about those who work with them who may not actually be committing any offences themselves but is it possible to say that there is still the culture that allows that to continue?— is still the culture that allows that to continue? yes. in this particular— that to continue? yes. in this particular institution, - that to continue? yes. in this i particular institution, definitely. and also more broadly in society, there is a widespread normalisation of violence but particularly men's violence against women, it's excused, hidden behind all sorts of criteria that sort of erase it, and the harm it does is minimised. and i think in this particular instance you also have narratives like police as protector, which play into that. and we know that... and excuse of behaviours that hide it. we know that what's come to the surface over the past few years in investigations

has been instances of, for example, whatsapp groups were police are exchanging sexist, misogynistic jokes or even jokes about rape and sexual violence, and unless we are actually addressing those things, we have an issue where individual officers might think they can actually get away with things, can push things further, or they might just not really see and recognise that the person they're doing things to has those rights and shouldn't be attacked and shouldn't be assaulted in the ways they are. so attacked and shouldn't be assaulted in the ways they are.— in the ways they are. so its cultural. — in the ways they are. so its cultural. i _ in the ways they are. so its cultural, i mean, _ in the ways they are. so its cultural, i mean, to - in the ways they are. so its cultural, i mean, to take i in the ways they are. so its i cultural, i mean, to take your specific example of a whatsapp group, it's about someone in that whatsapp group, having the courage or confidence to say that's not funny, that's not a joke, you can joke about that sort of thing? precisely. it's absolutely vital we are doing that in the police force and throughout society and standing up. and we know it's very frequent that most people within a group will actually find those comments were unacceptable and they will see the harm they are doing, but there is this fear of putting your head up,

but we need in this moment systemic crisis around violence against women and girls come around gender—based violence, we need people to step up. and i think in particular we need a lot of men to step up.— and i think in particular we need a lot of men to step up. sorry to drop ou, lot of men to step up. sorry to drop you. that's — lot of men to step up. sorry to drop you, that's really _ lot of men to step up. sorry to drop you, that's really interesting. - lot of men to step up. sorry to drop you, that's really interesting. i'm i you, that's really interesting. i'm wondering whether that... tell me about the work you do, what do you say to young men, boys, may be, even,in say to young men, boys, may be, even, in the work you do? explain how you get that message across. 50 how you get that message across. sr we how you get that message across. 5;r we are an how you get that message across. 5r we are an organisation that works with men in schools, universities, workplaces, professional sports, with men in schools, universities, workplaces, professionalsports, in prisons, throughout society, men of all different ages, but regardless of what we do, we have to take this step where firstly, that they are able to actually empathise and understand what the harm is that's happening here. and often that is a really crucial step that a lot of men have to do. and then they need to build up the sense that they can understand how those everyday

interactions that they are part of or contributing to a culture that's actually making it more acceptable for other people, orfor actually making it more acceptable for other people, or for them, actually making it more acceptable for other people, orfor them, to be committing violence. and so they need to be tackling that culture and changing that culture. and out have that work is awareness raising but a lot of it is actually getting men activated, giving them that competence, that confidence, that support, so they know how to work with women and girls in their communities, with marginalised genders in their communities, and actually make these changes and make sustainable changes.— sustainable changes. really interesting _ sustainable changes. really interesting to _ sustainable changes. really interesting to talk _ sustainable changes. really interesting to talk to - sustainable changes. really interesting to talk to you, i sustainable changes. really - interesting to talk to you, thank you very much. daniel guinness, the managing director of beyond equality, thank you. a court in romania has rejected the latest application for bail by the controversial british social media influencer, andrew tate. he and his brother, tristan, have been detained since december. they're being investigated by romanian police on charges of rape and people trafficking, which they both deny. andrew tate's lawyers say he'll appeal against the latest ruling.

the lebanese pound has plunged to a historic low against the us dollar, deepening the country's economic woes, with its banks now staging an open ended strike. the closures of banks, starting tuesday, is in response to what the industry calls �*arbitraryjudicial decisions' that have further depleted their foreign currency reserves. the association of banks in lebanon has urged the government to find a �*comprehensive solution' to what it calls �*the systemic crisis', which started in 2019. people have struggled to withdraw money and have blamed the country's elites for decades of corruption and financial mismanagement. the indonesian island of bali is planning to ban foreign visitors from using motorbikes following an increase in cases of people breaking local traffic laws. police say there have been more than 170 traffic violations by tourists in late february and early march alone. under the new proposals tourists

will only be able to get bikes from authorised travel agents. and that's the main use for now. you're watching bbc news. —— the main news for now. hello. the weather feels a lot colder today. yesterday, we had cloudy, wet and windy weather, but winds were coming from a mild direction, south—westerly winds, pushing temperatures widely into double figures. but for some today, a nine celsius drop in temperatures. for example, boulmer, 1a yesterday, about 5 this afternoon. at the moment the most snow we've got lying on the ground is still to be found across northern scotland, but we have seen some snow falling from the skies a lot further south. some big chunky flakes here in worcestershire earlier today. this afternoon we've seen some wintry showers push across northern ireland. they're heading to southern scotland and northern england. it's cold enough for some of that snow to get right down to sea level but there could be an odd centimetre or two over the hills. from there those wintry showers will push southwards and eastwards

across the midlands, east anglia and south—east england but then the skies clear later in the night and that will allow temperatures to plunge. it will be a cold night with widespread frost and where we have seen those showers, there is a risk of some icy stretches as we start the day on wednesday. so frosty and icy first thing, but plenty of morning sunshine. we will see a band of rain push into northern ireland and there could be snow for a time on the leading edge of this system. but ultimately milder air will follow, so any snow will turn back to rain in northern ireland. temperatures around seven or eight quite widely. but then through wednesday evening we could see some slightly more troublesome snow for scotland and northern england. the snow could come down to low levels for a time but accumulations probably mainly in the hills and particularly to the north of the central belt. so there could be some localised disruption through wednesday night. temperatures will then rise through wednesday night and we will be left with temperatures around six or seven heading into thursday. the next few days, really, through thursday, friday and the weekend, dominated by

this area of low pressure, bringing showers or long spells of rain, and temperatures will be certainly a lot higher than they will be today. so for thursday, areas of rain affecting the uk, followed by quite frequent showers across western areas, temperatures coming back above average for the time of year with highs widely between 12 and 1a, though still chilly in lerwick. the next few days, as i say, an unsettled pattern, rain or showers around. we'll probably see cold air return to northern areas on monday.

this is bbc news. i'mjane hill and these are the headlines. china warns of "error and danger" after the the us, uk and australia sign a pact on nuclear powered submarines. shares fall on asian markets as investors become nervous over the sudden collapse of two us banks. a state of emergency has been declared in malawi, after tropical storm freddy struck the country for a second time, killing nearly 200 people. a report says police in england and wales are not acting on complaints of violence against women by officers or staff.

time for some sport here on bbc news. here's hugh ferris. three months after winning the t20 world cup, england have been beaten 3—0 in their series agaisnt bangladesh, losing the final match by 16 runs in mirpur. england have talked of this series being used to prepare for the defence of their 50 over title later this year. they will have to improve their fielding after dropping two simple catches as bangladesh made 158 for two in their innings. after losing opener phil salt for a golden duck early in the chase, dawid malan and captainjos buttler looked to have england on course for a consolation win, but they departed in consecutive balls and the middle and lower order couldn't get things back on track, with bangladesh's fielding a little

better than their opponents. england's winter ends with a loss and only a third t20 series clean sweep defeat. for whatever reason we could not get the clean hands with the ball, in the clean hands with the ball, in the air or along the ground. we had opportunities but the one pleasing thing in the first half was our back five overs when we were looking down the barrel at 181 stage, so we did well to wrestle some momentum back before the break, but with the benefit of hindsight, that was at least 15—20 runs above par on that wicket, we paid heavily for those mistakes. ., . . . mistakes. scotland have named three unca ed mistakes. scotland have named three uncapped goalkeepers _ mistakes. scotland have named three uncapped goalkeepers for _ mistakes. scotland have named three uncapped goalkeepers for their - mistakes. scotland have named three uncapped goalkeepers for their next | uncapped goalkeepers for their next squad. angus gunn has changed allegiance to the country of his father. liam kelly is also in the

squad. aaron ramsey has been named the new wales captain. since the retirement of gareth bale. jordan james, 0li cooper and 17—year—old luke harris are in line for their debuts. manchester city face rb leipzig in the second leg of their last 16 champions league tie later. city will hope home advantage can help get them over the line, after the first leg in germany ended in a 1—1 draw. pep guardiola says he will be judged on success in europe despite winning nine major trophies with the club. kevin de bruyne says they will keep getting the same questions about winning the champions league. they are a difficult team, we played them last year, i was not involved in the first game but i saw them and they have a high energy game. it will be really tough. if you want to win the champions league you have got to beat the best teams in europe and every team we have been at least

quarterfinals most of the time, semifinals, final, but we havejust not won at the end yet. players at the open championship are likely to be using specially adapted golf balls. it is hoped the plans will be adopted across elite golf in 2026 and the move should reduce the length of tee shots by about 25 yards. length of tee shots by about 25 ards. . . _, . , ., length of tee shots by about 25 ards. . . . ,., , . yards. one clear conclusion is that over a long _ yards. one clear conclusion is that over a long period _ yards. one clear conclusion is that over a long period of _ yards. one clear conclusion is that over a long period of time - yards. one clear conclusion is that over a long period of time hitting l over a long period of time hitting distance at the elite end has continued to increase consistently albeit punctuated with certain periods where the increase slowed. there is no doubt that this will continue in future and this is the prime reason for us to act today. the champion hurdle is the feature race of the cheltenham festival. paul townend on board the favourite

got the better of his opponent in the arkle challenge trophy, the first success this year for the trainer willie mullins. they fought a titanic battle over the hurdles at aintree last year and this was just as entertaining. the champion hurdle is coming to a conclusion and i might waffle for a bit to see who is going to win. fascinating. constitution hill, 11—4 on favourite which was the talk of the first day at cheltenham because this was supposed to be the crowning sixth win out of six in his young career so far. constitution hill trained by nicky henderson has won the feature race of the first day at the cheltenham festival. the 11—4 on favourite, still unbeaten. the winner of the champion hurdle. we

got there in the end. nice timing from the cheltenham festival organisers! studio: thanks for joining us. let's have a look now to the budget tomorrow at the total amount people can accumulate in their pension pot before paying extra tax is expected to be increased in the budget tomorrow. it is believed people could be told they can save up to £1.8 million over a lifetime which is up from the current figure of a million. the change is part of the government's plans to persuade people to stay in work for longer but critics say the move will only benefit a small fraction of the workforce. here's our economics correspondent andy verity. at the kitchen of this pub in romsey, near southampton, they are trying to get the staff they need by training apprentices. and there is no age limit. at 58, claire o'neill was starting to find her old job as a housekeeper

too physically demanding. but rather than retire early, she is now starting a whole new career as a chef. i like the thrill and the buzz of the kitchen, it's a very lively atmosphere a lot of the time. it can be very challenging, but it is also incredibly rewarding, when you have fed over 100 people on a sunday and you get to the end of the shift and you think, "i don't know how we did that, "but we did." like millions of workplaces across the country, this pub's problem isn't a lack of customers. ever since the bounce back from the pandemic, the problem has been finding the staff. half a million workers have exited the place, some retiring earlier than before. businesses like this are trying to lure older workers back in. the experience, the life skills, the way they carry themselves and can talk to people naturally. i think it's great having the energy of young people joining the business but you can't train experience. one change the government is reportedly planning is to raise

the lifetime tax—free limit on the value of pension schemes, above which you get hit with an extra tax charge. an increasing number of employees paid much more than claire — such as doctors — will soon have pension pots that breach the £1 million limit after it was cut in recent years by successive chancellors. the government is thinking of raising that limit back to £1.8 million, to prevent doctors and others from retiring early to avoid the tax charge. but actuaries say that fewer than 5% of workers will have a pension valuable enough to benefit from that. economists say that much more is needed than that to help those that are economically inactive, meaning not working or looking for work, to return to the workplace. the changes to pensions should help a number of people who were perhaps weighing up what they wanted to do, in terms of staying in work or capping what they were paying into their pensions. but they are not the only group that needed to be supported. one of the biggest changes we need to see is around childcare. there has to be support for working parents and the whole family,

to really consider how they make sure that work is affordable. official figures published today show average earnings rose by 7% in the private sector and 4.8% in the public sector, still nowhere near enough to keep up with inflation. it means the real value of the average wage, the goods and services it could buy, is falling at one of its fastest rates of the last 20 years. i think there may be some more pay growth for public sector workers in the pipeline, potentially to be announced in tomorrow's budget. but the private sector, it feels like some of the momentum has gone and as inflation comes down, some of the ability to demand higher pay has gone with that as well. with the cost of living rising so quickly, older workers already have plenty of reasons not to retire early. in tomorrow's budget, the chancellor, jeremy hunt, is expected to supply a few reasons more.

new employment figures showjob vacancies in the uk have fallen for the eighth time in a row. the official figures come a day ahead of wednesday's budget when the uk's chancellor, jeremy hunt, is expected to set out plans to encourage people back into work. the number ofjobs on offer between december and february fell by 51,000 compared with the three months before. the unemployment rate remained at 3.7%, low by international standards. there's been no let up in demand during the junior doctor strikes according to the group that represents nhs trusts in england. nhs providers says the pressure on the health service remains high despite the 72 hour stoppage — the biggest strike in the history of the nhs. the three day strike began yesterday morning, and will continue until 7am on thursday morning. here's our health correspondent katharine da costa. if you're underpaid and know it, say fair pay. fair pay! out on the picket lines for a second day in what is described as the most extensive nhs strike yet. like thousands of others across england, thesejunior doctors at st thomas' in london say years

of pay erosion has led to this. every day is a battle, i fire fight and i have had to reduce my hours because of burn—out. now, because i am less than full time, i can't afford to pay my mortgage. we are losing doctors at a rapid speed because of the working conditions and pay. the doctor's union, the bma, says thatjunior doctors are underpaid at £14 per hour for basic pay in the first year. that works out at £29,000 a year. butjunior doctors can earn around 30% more in overtime and working unsociable hours. the average salary for a full—time junior doctor in england isjust over £57,000. consultants have been drafted in to cover key areas in urgent and emergency care during the 72 hour strike. the impact on other services is expected to be significant,

including to some cancer care. carry, a former intensive care nurse, said that she had an operation to test for cancer cancelled because of the strikes. the impact is huge. i never realised how big it was. i had my first cancer diagnosed about six or seven years ago. that waiting time is very, very hard. i don't think until you have been through it, you can actually understand it. despite the walk out, some hospitals are able to continue with some routine operations, but it is a mixed picture. the full impact on cancellations will not be known for a few days. one thing we're seeing that is different from other strike days is that demand for care has been sustained. in previous strike days, we saw that drop. it means the nhs is trying to keep things going, it was already overstretched, but it has fewer resources at its disposal. the government says the bma's pay claim is completely unaffordable. it's urged officials to call off

the strike and enter into pay talks along with other health unions in england, and help bring this ongoing dispute to an end. katharine da costa, bbc news. a woman who falsely claimed she was raped and trafficked by an asian grooming gang has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison. 22 year old eleanor williams from barrow in furness was found guilty of perverting the course of justice in january. our correspondent now reports. when eleanor williams went to

the police claiming she had been drugged, attacked, abused and a victim of a sex gang in barrow—in—furness, there was one slight problem. she was lying. williams was a fantasist. police had to deal with her claim seriously. they arrested one man and questioned others. one was charged with rape. far right activists came to barrow—in—furness to protest on her behalf. as the investigation went on, holes started to form in her claims. she created social media accounts that had been completely false. she had pretended to be in places she never was. even her own sister testified against her. at one point, she claimed to have been attacked by a hammer. it then turned out that she bought the hammer herself before injuring herself and posting the photographs on social media. she has been sentenced to four years in prison, and another four years on licence, she will be released and still on licence with big restrictions on ever owning devices that can connect to the internet. it is a serious crime. judge altham explained to the court why he was treating it so seriously. the harm of this offending extends to an undermining of public confidence in the criminaljustice system. we are aware that sex trafficking of young females does occur.

there is a risk that genuine victims will, as a result of this defendant's actions, feel deterred from reporting it. people may be less likely to believe their allegations. the effects of this are long—running. three of the men who were accused have tried to take their own lives. racial hatred in barrow has been on the rise and the effects are still being felt there. some of those falsely accused men spoke outside the court after sentencing. this man said the experience had been a nightmare but would be hard to recoverfrom. i feel no sense of triumph. only sadness. for the loss of the years

and the impact on my family, here we are, and the true impact that this will have on true victims, that is the loss here. on slavery and sexual abuse. as a father and an uncle. to my amazing girls this fills me with profound sadness, that is the word, profound. only the love and unwavering support from my family has enabled me to endure this nightmare. they gave me the strength i needed because i did need a lot of strength and these are the people that gave me it. to carry on, for which i am truly, truly thankful. so, i'm not sure how my family and i are going to recover from this. the mud sticks and ifear it may take some time, but as a family we remain strong and we will be strong. we are determined to move forward

positively in our lives. that was at preston crown court after the sentencing of eleanor williams to eight and a half years in prison. within 48 hours of a badge being found, dave batchelor who found the last piece of history had traced his descendants. today the medal and fred's surviving relatives will be reunited. we have this report now. it was found by a detector rest from durham. i it was found by a detector rest from durham. ., . . , , . durham. i got a really good signal. i durham. i got a really good signal. i pinpointed _ durham. i got a really good signal.

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of the whip. our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. and they're off! the first race of the day — to get through the turnstiles. but as the fans flocked in their thousands, who'll be the stars of this year's cheltenham? well, once again, they may well come from ireland. whether it's trainer willie mullins, who has a host of favourites, orjockey rachael blackmore, the first female rider to win the gold cup on a plus tard, back to defend her title. pretty cool, heading there with that on your back, i suppose, but it's trying to hold onto it now is the thing. when you get a taste of success, itjust sparks something in you and you just want to grow it, i suppose, yeah. well, the cheltenham festival is often described as the olympics ofjump racing. forthejockeys, riding here is always a challenge, but this year, how they ride is under the spotlight. rules on how many times jockeys can use the whip have been tightened, and serious breaches could mean disqualification. ultimately we wanted the jockeys

to think more carefully about how they use the whip. it's not a welfare issue, it's about engagement in the sport, it's about fairness. commentator: gyenyame, for. brendan powell and joe tizzard. .. but having had just weeks to adapt, some riders feel the timing is wrong. i thought it was a bit ridiculous, to be honest. in football, in golf, they wouldn't change... they wouldn't change a big rule like that midway through their season and approaching the biggest four days of our calendar. but the hope will be for a cheltenham free of controversy as for the next four days this quiet corner of the cotswolds becomes the centre of the racing world. a small data centre the size of a washing machine is being used to heat a public swimming pool in devon. the project which is believed to be a uk first is saving the council run leisure centre thousands of pounds

in energy costs, as jenny kumah reports. this pool in exmouth is the first in the country to use a pioneering technology to heat the water and cut down on carbon emissions. and this is where the magic happens. so here it is, this is a deep green unit with the computer are immersed in oil. with the computers immersed in oil. so when you put stuff in the cloud, they could end up on a data centre like this? exactly that, yeah. so we all rely on the cloud in our everyday lives, for your online banking or doing your tesco order. the trouble is the computers in those data centres which run the cloud generate enormous amounts of heat, so data centres have to get rid of that heat somehow. most of the time that just gets thrown into the atmosphere. this system is different, where we are immersing the computers in oil and flowing that oil into a heat exchanger, to give the pool free hot water. energy costs have gone through the roof... exmouth leisure centre says that, like business all around the country, it's had to deal

with astronomical rises in its energy bills. they've gone up from 18,000 to 80,000 in a year. they say this new technology will bring them big savings. we are hoping that this will bring a significant reduction in our gas costs, maybe 50, 60%, so potentially 40, £50,000 a year of savings. we need to be doing this stuff going forward, particularly in the current climate as well and particularly, you know, with the financial strain we have, and pools shutting all over the country. it sounds excellent, it sounds excellent. j if it saves their bills, _ if it brings down their bills, fine. a really good idea, cos i got very cold getting in there yesterday morning, i squealed! the governing body swim england warns more than 100 pools across the country are under threat of closure or reduced services because of high running costs. the sector has welcomed today's announcement of £63 million of government funding to help. this funding is brilliant, it's really helpful, it will allow us to look at investing in additional technology as well as the deep green

technology, things such as air source heat pumps, so that we can move away from gas entirely within the pool in the next year or two. seven other pools in england have also signed up to the heating scheme used here. the company behind it feel they're offering an innovative solution that can help keep the nation's leisure centres financially afloat. jenny kumah, bbc news, exmouth. for many he'll always be the greatest footballer that ever lived. pele was a three time world cup winner with brazil and on this day in 1973, he was the star attraction in plymouth when his club side santos played a friendly at home park. now memorabilia from that game is going on display at the box in plymouth. around 40,000 fans crammed into the ground 50 years ago so there are a lot of memories.

as soon as we found out they were coming here, the city went crazy. the thing that really stood out was the crowd, the people that turned up for the game to see the likes of pele in the flesh. as you get older, it i makes you realise what a fantastic experience it was. all right, you boys. who is your favourite player? pele! for a local lad to play for the home team is something i have experienced anyway, but to play in that sort of game against the best player in the world, it is absolutely amazing. for a local lad, i was over the moon about it. and it's a goal! i think if pele was not playing, the crowd would not have been as big. but because he was there and it was santos, it was over 40,000 i'm sure because most people climbed

over the zoo end there. 3—0 down and playing magnificently. but he was the main one that started the superstardom. an incredible player. it was amazing — great for the west country. people came up from cornwall, and it was truly a magnificent atmosphere on the night. he was an amazing footballer and so respected. for whatever reason, he took his shirt off and gave it to me. i would like to think there was a bit of respect that i did not try to kick him. there was no way i was going to challenge pele. it is hard to believe that it is 50 years since that was going on. i can't believe where the time has gone. i i can't believe that- people are still talking about the experience. it feels that long ago. but through your career, i suppose in the lower leagues, you don't get to play against one of the

greatest footballers that ever played. a great footballer and a great man in himself. we won actually! a bit of a bonus. thank you very much. memories of 50 years ago. now we can have a look at the weather. hello again. the weather feels a lot colder today. yesterday we had cloudy, wet and windy weather, but the winds were coming in from a mild direction. southwesterly winds pushing temperatures widely into double figures. but for some today, there's a nine degrees celsius drop in temperatures. for example, boulmer, 14 yesterday, about five degrees celsius this afternoon. now, at the moment, the most snow that we've got lying on the ground is still to be found across northern scotland. but we have seen some snow falling from the skies a lot further south. some big chunky flakes here in worcestershire earlier on today. now, this afternoon, we've seen some wintry showers push across northern ireland. they're heading into southern

scotland and northern england now. it's cold enough for some of that snow to get right down to sea level, but there could be the odd a centimetre or two over the hills. from there, those wintry showers will push away southwards and eastwards across the midlands, east anglia and southeast england, but then the skies clear later in the night and that will allow temperatures to plunge. it's going to be a really cold night with a widespread frost. and where we've seen those showers, well, there is a risk of some icy stretches as we start the day on wednesday. so frosty and icy first thing, but plenty of morning sunshine. we are going to see a band of rain push into northern ireland and there could be a bit of snow just for a time on the leading edge of this system. but ultimately milder air will follow. so any snow will turn back to rain in northern ireland. temperatures around seven or eight degrees celsius quite widely. but then through wednesday evening, we could see some slightly more troublesome snow for scotland and northern england. the snow could come down to low levels for a time, but accumulations probably mainly in the hills and particularly to the north of the central belt. there could be some localised disruption through wednesday night.

temperatures will then rise through wednesday night and we'll be left with temperatures around six or seven heading into thursday. the next few days really through thursday, friday, and the weekend dominated by this area of low pressure, we're bringing showers or longer spells of rain and the temperatures will be, well, certainly a lot higher than they will be today. so, for thursday, we've got areas of rain affecting the uk, followed by quite frequent showers across western areas. temperatures coming back above average for the time of year with highs widely between 12 and 14 degrees, although still quite chilly in lerwick. and then over the next few days, as i say, it's an unsettled pattern, rain or showers around. we'll probably see cold air return, though, to northern areas on monday.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'mjane hill and these are the headlines. china warns of "error and danger" after the the us, uk and australia sign a pact on nuclear powered submarines. translation: it will only spur an arms race and undermine i the international nonproliferation regime and harm regional peace and stability. shares fall on asian markets as investors become nervous over the sudden collapse of two us banks. a 22—year—old white woman is jailed for eight and a half years for falsely claiming she was trafficked and beaten by a grooming gang of asian men. job vacancies in the uk fall

for the eighth time in a row, according to latest figures published ahead of wednesday's budget when the government is expected to encourage people back into work. a report says police in england and wales are not acting on complaints of violence against women by officers or staff. we cannot be complacent and we need very robust investigations to take forward and dismiss anyone who we think is working in our organisation that shouldn't be. and the public swimming pool that's being heated by a tiny data centre. welcome to bbc news.

china and russia have denounced a defence pact agreed by the us, uk and australia that will provide australia with nuclear powered attack submarines. russia said the pact would bring years of confrontation to asia. the chinese foreign ministry said the three countries were on a path of error and danger, calling the deal a violation of the aims of the international non proliferation treaty. here's the chinese foreign ministry spokesperson wang wenbin speaking at the daily press briefing. translation: china has repeatedly stressed that the aukus pact - and the three countries' efforts to advance cooperation on nuclear submarines and other cutting edge military technology is typical cold war mentality. it 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 and opposition. the latest joint statement from the three countries shows that in pursuit of geopolitical selfish interests, the three countries can disregard the international

community's concerns, and they are travelling further down a dangerous and wrong path. that was china's press briefing. earlier i spoke to the bbc�*s asia pacific regional editor celia hatton. i began by asking her what beijing means when it uses the phrase "a cold war mentality". what they mean is that they don't like the idea that it's either an us or them dichotomy, that either you are against beijing orfor it, they don't like this sort of division of the world, that harkens back to cold war times. so they are trying to push the idea that they can still rise, can still do well in the world, but not necessarily threaten everybody else. in terms of nuclear submarines themselves, how much do we know about what china has, whether it has them? what do we know about their technology? china has its own nuclear arsenal, it doesn't talk about it very much but for example,

back in november, the pentagon warned that china's own nuclear power submarines had gotten an upgrade, so they have around six of them, it's believed. and they've just upgraded their own missiles, which are so strong they can attack the us from chinese waters. and so the pentagon has been raising concerns about that. there are also concerns that have raised primarily by the pentagon but echoed by other nuclear experts that china is upgrading the rest of its nuclear arsenal. it's thought to be tripling the size of that arsenal by 2035. it will still be around 1500 warheads at that point, still far less than what the us and russia have. but still, it's a concern that it is ramping up its nuclear arsenal so quickly that it can't hide it, it's quite obvious it's doing so. so, genuine concerns about the ramping up, as you say, just briefly? well, i mean, xijinping, the chinese leader, has said very clearly thathe wants the chinese military to be

has said very clearly that he wants the chinese military to be able to fight and win wars, but if you're sitting in beijing, you will look at things like the aukus pact, this pact to give australian nuclear powered submarines, and say, "they're the ones who are being threatening, not us." let's talk about what has been agreed in terms of the submarines themselves. i'm joined now by doctorjonathan gates, former engineering director at bae systems ship and submarine division. thank you so much for being with us. you're welcome. i thank you so much for being with us. you're welcome.— you're welcome. i think 20 30s is the ambition _ you're welcome. i think 20 30s is the ambition to _ you're welcome. i think 20 30s is the ambition to design _ you're welcome. i think 20 30s is the ambition to design the - you're welcome. i think 20 30s is the ambition to design the new. the ambition to design the new submarine, am i right? would you make of that, the ambition and timescale?— timescale? that seems to be what the are timescale? that seems to be what they are floating _ timescale? that seems to be what they are floating at _ timescale? that seems to be what they are floating at the _ timescale? that seems to be what they are floating at the moment. l they are floating at the moment. that would not be unreasonable for a

single country'sdevelopment programme. our last one, for the astute, actually took considerably longer than that. but if you say from the point at which the contracts were actually left, it took about 13 years to get the submarines in the water and operational. and we are doing those one at a time at the moment, and have got four completed and in the water. so that would not be an unreasonable time, but of course, when you actually are involved in a tri— national programme, things always take longer because you're always take longer because you're always arguing about who should do what and why, and whether you should follow one particular country's... organisation and... and social so

the chances are there will be quite a lot of discussion in a tri— national programme. a lot of discussion in a tri- national programme. more cooks involved in _ national programme. more cooks involved in the _ national programme. more cooks involved in the project, _ national programme. more cooks involved in the project, as - national programme. more cooks involved in the project, as it i national programme. more cooksl involved in the project, as it were. in terms of a nuclear sub, what are the advantages of that? why would a nation want that? what's the benefit or otherwise compared to the original suggestions of diesel subs, explained that from your engineering perspective. the explained that from your engineering --ersective. . . ., explained that from your engineering --ersective. . . . ., . perspective. the advantage of a nuclear submarine _ perspective. the advantage of a nuclear submarine is _ perspective. the advantage of a nuclear submarine is that i perspective. the advantage of a nuclear submarine is that it i perspective. the advantage of a nuclear submarine is that it can | nuclear submarine is that it can stay submerged for a very long time and go very fast because it's got a lot of power produced by this nuclear reactor. it doesn't need to surface. in fact, nuclear reactor. it doesn't need to surface. infact, if nuclear reactor. it doesn't need to surface. in fact, if it didn't have a crew, it probably wouldn't even need to go into port quite as often, to top up with food. there is no problem with air, that can be generated on board from the nuclear

plant. so that's the advantage of going nuclear. 50 plant. so that's the advantage of going nuclear-— going nuclear. so that's a hugely sophisticated _ going nuclear. so that's a hugely sophisticated piece _ going nuclear. so that's a hugely sophisticated piece of— going nuclear. so that's a hugely sophisticated piece of kit, i going nuclear. so that's a hugely sophisticated piece of kit, if i i sophisticated piece of kit, if i computed that we?— sophisticated piece of kit, if i computed that we? yes, it is. and very expensive- — computed that we? yes, it is. and very expensive. and _ computed that we? yes, it is. and very expensive. and because i computed that we? yes, it is. and very expensive. and because of i computed that we? yes, it is. and | very expensive. and because of the support you need to support it, the various... sorry. the various facilities that you need in order to fuel the submarines and change the fuel the submarines and change the fuel in the submarine and make sure they are working.— fuel in the submarine and make sure they are working._ in i they are working. yes, very... in essence- -- _ they are working. yes, very... in essence... i'm _ they are working. yes, very... in essence... i'm so _ they are working. yes, very. .. in essence... i'm so sorry- they are working. yes, very... in essence... i'm so sorry to i they are working. yes, very... in essence... i'm so sorry to cut i they are working. yes, very... in| essence... i'm so sorry to cut you off, time _ essence... i'm so sorry to cut you off, time against _ essence... i'm so sorry to cut you off, time against us, _ essence... i'm so sorry to cut you off, time against us, but - essence... i'm so sorry to cut you off, time against us, but really i off, time against us, but really interesting to hear your perspective, thank you very much,

doctorjonathan gates, formerly doctor jonathan gates, formerly director of doctorjonathan gates, formerly director of engineering with bae systems talking about that, there is no submarines and that three nation packed. —— those new submarines. we'll turn our attention to the situation in banking. the sudden collapse of two us banks — silicon valley bank and signature bank — is continuing to put pressure on banking stocks around the world. both the asian and european banks index fell at the opening today, but over in the us, banking stocks did manage to rebound after a rocky day on monday. it all comes as the boss of silicon valley bank announced that the bank is conducting "business as usual within the us", and to expect the resumption of cross border transactions in the coming days. the us government has assured customers that it would guarantee customers' savings. our business correspondent samira hussain explains exactly what has happened in the us and why the rest of the world is watching. one us bank collapsed, then another. and now the american government has shut them both down.

and the world is asking, is this the start of another financial crisis? silicon valley bank is a bank that specialises in lending money to tech companies. now, all their troubles started last week when the bank was trying to raise money and doing so fast. word got out. customers with money in the bank freaked and ran to go and try and take it all out. but with everybody doing the same thing at the same time, the bank ran out of cash. a tonne of tech companies use svb. roblox, roku and even etsy. the knock—on effect would have been huge if svb failed. and remember the last time a us bank failed, back in 2008? it sparked a financial crisis in the us and it turned into a global recession, and no one wants to see that happen again. so now us regulators have stepped in and said, ok, whoever has cash at the bank, well, we're going to guarantee that you will have access to it. problem solved, right?

hmm, not so fast. a bunch of smaller regional banks are seeing their share prices plummet. that's because a lot of investors are asking, is this bank safe? or is this one also on the verge of collapse? let's discuss the collapse of two banks now. i'm joined now by professor of economics at the london business school, richard portes. welcome to bbc news. should this had even happen, in your opinion? oi even happen, in your opinion? of course it even happen, in your opinion? (zii course it should not even happen, in your opinion? (ii course it should not have happened. if there had been proper relation and supervision it would not have happened. even if depositors had been more conscious of the risks, if anyone had looked at their balance sheets carefully, and so on. but nobody did. and the regulatory regime for supposedly small banks, i

mean, this was the 15th or 16th largest bank in the us and was underneath the threshold that had been raised in 2018 for the kind of liquidity preserving measures and stress testing and so for that is required of larger banks in the us. that's not the case in europe. 50. that's not the case in europe. so, will this perhaps, this is already prompting considerable soul—searching about regulation then? soul-searching about regulation then? , , ., , , ,, then? oh, yes, oh, yes. the us congress _ then? oh, yes, oh, yes. the us congress is _ then? oh, yes, oh, yes. the us congress is going _ then? oh, yes, oh, yes. the us congress is going to _ then? oh, yes, oh, yes. the us congress is going to go - then? oh, yes, oh, yes. the us congress is going to go back- then? oh, yes, oh, yes. the us congress is going to go back to | then? oh, yes, oh, yes. the us. congress is going to go back to this issue, thank goodness, i think it made a mistake the first time around when it loosened up the regulation. but by the way, representative, former representative frank, who was one of those people lobbying for a loosening up of that, by that time, he was a member of the board for signature bank. and, you know, i

needn't say more, need i? so... is it... is it, though, for people trying to follow this, is itjust about regulation? because there are such things as credit ratings agencies come as well, that look at how healthy an organisation is. should there have been alarm bells rung there, in your opinion? the history of— rung there, in your opinion? the history of the — rung there, in your opinion? iie: history of the credit... i rung there, in your opinion? ti2 history of the credit... i have written about this for many years. the history of the credit regulatory agencies is appalling, and in this case, moody's had svb bank as a very investable bank, as of tuesday last week. and on wednesday, they downgraded them. excuse me? were they looking at their balance sheets? were they looking at their exposures? i mean, my goodness. this is... you can't rely on the credit rating agencies, 0k? is... you can't rely on the credit rating agencies, ok? you should be able to rely on people in the

markets, looking at these, looking at the balance sheets and so forth but nobody was looking. t0 at the balance sheets and so forth but nobody was looking. to return to one of your — but nobody was looking. to return to one of your points _ but nobody was looking. to return to one of your points earlier, _ but nobody was looking. to return to one of your points earlier, this i but nobody was looking. to return to one of your points earlier, this is - one of your points earlier, this is the us we are talking about, we know that confidence is a big issue, the risk of contagion and so on, but do you have any concerns of its as a result of what we were looking at in the us for anything in europe, or is it almost two separate things as far as your concern? l it almost two separate things as far as your concern?— as your concern? i don't regard the fall in stock — as your concern? i don't regard the fall in stock prices _ as your concern? i don't regard the fall in stock prices of _ as your concern? i don't regard the fall in stock prices of these - fall in stock prices of these mid—sized banks as being necessarily a signal of disaster on the horizon. that's... they may lose deposits, but they may not be an threatened. the answer to your question is... —— they may not be existentially threatened. the answer your question is, i think european banks may be

not as profitable on average as us banks but they have strong capital cushions and they have strong capital cushions and they have, in general, a good supervisory regime, certainly at the eurozone level and in countries that are, most of the countries that are not in the eurozone. so the conditions are quite different. and they don't come as far as i know, they don't have the kind of unhedged long—term so—called maturity that the downfall of svb bank. stb had a subsidiary in the united kingdom. —— svb had a subsidy. and over the weekend the bank of england and others had to intervene to rescue, in effect, that subsidiary by selling it for £1 to

hsbc, a very, very big bank. and it's reminiscent of what happened when barings went under in 1996 and the bank of england over the weekend sold barings for £1 to a dutch bank which did rather well on the deal. and i think hsbc will probably do fairly well on this deal. but it does suggest that there are regulatory issues here that were not fully recognised. and that, i think, is a matter of concern and will be, is a matter of concern and will he, certainly will be followed up. professor, thank you so much for your time, professor, thank you so much for yourtime, i really professor, thank you so much for your time, i really appreciate your frank opinions on all of that, very good to talk to you, thank you very much. professor richard portes

talking about the banking issues in the us. police in pakistan have used tear gas and water cannon to disperse supporters of the opposition leader, imran khan, from outside his residence in the city of lahore. the clashes broke out after police officers arrived, reportedly to arrest the former prime minister following a warrant issued by a court. he is facing allegations that he incorrectly declared gifts from foreign dignitaries while in office. he says the case is politically motivated, and senior officials from his party say they are approaching the high court to get the arrest warrant suspended. our reporter farhat javet has been trying to speak with imran khan since the violence broke out. what are you hearing? bring us up to date. �* , , ., ., date. absolutely, imran khan, the former prime _ date. absolutely, imran khan, the former prime minister— date. absolutely, imran khan, the former prime minister of- date. absolutely, imran khan, the| former prime minister of pakistan, hasjust spoken with former prime minister of pakistan, has just spoken with the bbc and says that he is ready to go to jail but he calls these cases politically motivated cases, as you mentioned, and says he was on bail and so the police shouldn't have reached his

residence today to arrest him. but at the same time he calls, asks his supporters to come out and continue his struggle in case he is arrested. he has told the bbc that he believes these cases are politically motivated and alleges that there might be a chance that establishment is also behind these, behind the situation which we have seen today in lahore. as we speak, there is intermittent police tear gas shelling by the police outside imran khan's residence, targeting his supporters, who have gathered there to stop the police from arresting imran khan, and at the same time, his supporters have come out in only big cities of pakistan, the karachi, lahore, or here in the capital islamabad, they are blocking roads and protesting against imran khan's possible arrest. he has been arrested so far but these are outside his residence that has not been arrested so far but police are outside his residence and have been

since this afternoon when they reach there with a court order which says that imran khan should be arrested to present him before the court. i should mention here that he is not being arrested on any conviction, he is not being arrested on any conviction, he's been arrested because he hadn't been appearing before the district courts, where he is facing cases, imran khan is facing more than 70 cases in different courts in pakistan today, and in several cases he is already on bail. . ~ and in several cases he is already on bail. ., ~ ,, and in several cases he is already on bail. ., ~ in and in several cases he is already on bail. . ~' . on bail. thank you so much there, the very latest _ on bail. thank you so much there, the very latest live _ on bail. thank you so much there, the very latest live from _ on bail. thank you so much there, i the very latest live from islamabad, thank you. now we turn to the african country of malawi. a storm has left at least190 people dead. these are satellite images of the storm. many died in mudslides that washed away makeshift homes in the country's commercial capital, blantyre. the government has declared a state of emergency as richard galpin reports. the heavy rainfall and strong winds brought by tropical storm freddy have caused significant damage in this area.

and they have left many people dead. the police here say the rescue teams have been completely overwhelmed, leading the authorities to declare a state of disaster in the ten hardest hit districts. according to the authorities, people have been swept away in the fast moving water. buildings have also been brought down, and some people have been buried in landslides. the government is appealing for help for the tens of thousands of people who have now lost their homes and have no drinkable water. there are concerns the tropical storm could exacerbate a cholera outbreak in the area. storm freddy is the strongest tropical cyclone on record. it has also hit mozambique as a cyclone and battered the island of madagascar. richard galpin, bbc news. here in the uk, the overwhelming

majority of police officers and police staff accused of violence against women and girls in a six month period faced no penalty or further action, according to new figures. the data from the national police chiefs' council covers all forces in england and wales between october 2021 and march last year. 1500 were accused. only 13 of those accused were sacked. our home affairs correspondentjune 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

from the public 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 officers and staff. june kelly, bbc news. a court in romania has rejected the latest application for bail by the controversial british social media influencer, andrew tate. he and his brother, tristan, have been detained since december. they're being investigated by romanian police on charges of rape and people trafficking,

which they both deny. andrew tate's lawyers say he'll appeal against the latest ruling. the lebanese pound has plunged to a historic low against the us dollar, deepening the country's economic woes, with its banks now staging an open ended strike. the closures of banks, starting tuesday, is in response to what the industry calls �*arbitraryjudicial decisions' that have further depleted their foreign currency reserves. the association of banks in lebanon has urged the government to find a �*comprehensive solution' to what it calls �*the systemic crisis', which started in 2019. in the uk, the first set of stamps bearing the silhouette of king charles alongside popular garden flowers are being released by royal mail. these will be the first stamps showing the king's profile that will be widely seen by the public. the flowers are said to reflect the fact that the monarch is a passionate gardener.

as are our main story is here. thanks for being with us. you're watching bbc news. we are seeing some big swings in temperatures from one day to the next. yesterday it was very mild, temperatures double figures with clouds, rain and wind. today temperatures in parts of the uk art nine celsius lower, for example in boulmer, a0 yesterday, five this afternoon. —— 1a yesterday. and with the cold are returning we are seeing snow return, including at lower elevations, and similar across southern scotland and northern ireland to stop showers will continue to push south—eastwards, we could see one or two wintry ones.

later in the night sky is clear and that will allow temperatures to plummet like a stone. there will be a widespread frost, towns and cities down to between —2 and —6, and when we seem showers, there is a risk of icy surfaces to take us into wednesday morning, though there will be plenty of sunshine to start the day. across western areas, through northern ireland, outbreaks of rain will spread in through the afternoon, a change in the weather picture here, we might see a bit of snowjust on the forward edge of this weather system but ultimately as milder air pushes in any snow will be temporary and turn back to rain quickly. howeverfor will be temporary and turn back to rain quickly. however for parts of scotland and northern england, through wednesday evening, the snow could last a bit longer, particularly over hills and especially to the north of the central belt, so we might see some localised areas of disruption for a short time. but then hereto, it will turn milder later in the night, so quite a lot of that snow will turn back to rain at low elevations, so perhaps hanging on across some of the highest hills in northernmost areas of scotland. through the rest of the week and into the weekend, this area of low pressure will be in

charge of our weather. unsettled but south—westerly winds dragging in much milder air. so on thursday, after a couple of cold days, we are seeing the weather turn a lot milder but with that, a lot of cloud around and some heavy outbreaks of rain, could see some localised surface water flooding could see some localised surface waterflooding issues building on in places. temperatures 12—1a, above average for the time of year. and similar weather conditions for friday on the weekend as well, rain at times but across the very far north of scotland, cold are never too far away and signs that could start to move southwards and the next week. —— early next week.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'mjane hill and these are the headlines. china warns of "error and danger" after the the us, uk and australia sign a pact on nuclear powered submarines. shares fall on asian markets as investors become nervous over the sudden collapse of two us banks. a 22 year old white woman in england is jailed for eight and a half years for falsely claiming she was trafficked and beaten by a grooming gang of asian men. a state of emergency has been declared in malawi,

after tropical storm freddy struck the country for a second time, killing nearly 200 people. a report says police in england and wales are not acting on complaints of violence against women by officers or staff. a woman who falsely claimed she was raped and trafficked by an asian grooming gang has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison. 22—year—old eleanor williams from barrow in furness in northwest england was found guilty of perverting the course of justice in january. our correspondent nick garnett reports from outside preston crown court. when eleanor williams went to the police claiming she had been drugged, attacked, abused and a

victim of a sex gang in barrow—in—furness, there was one slight problem — she was lying. williams was a fantasist. but police had to deal with her claim seriously. they arrested one man and questioned others. one was charged with rape. far right activists came up to barrow—in—furness to protest on her behalf. but as the investigation went on, holes started to form in her claims. she created social media accounts that had been completely false. she had pretended to be in places that she never was. even her own sister testified against her. at one point, she claimed to have been attacked by a hammer. it then turned out that she bought the hammer herself before injuring herself and posting the photographs on social media. she has been sentenced to four years in prison, and another four years on licence, she will be released and still on licence with big restrictions on ever owning devices that can connect to the internet. it is a serious crime. judge altham explained to the court why he was treating it so seriously.

the harm of this offending extends to an undermining of public confidence in the criminaljustice system. we are aware that sex trafficking of young females does occur. there is a risk that genuine victims will, as a result of this defendant's actions, feel deterred from reporting it. people may be less likely to believe their allegations. the effects of this are long—running. three of the men who were accused have tried to take their own lives. racial hatred in barrow has been on the rise and the effects are still being felt there. some of those falsely accused men that nick mentioned spoke outside the court after the sentencing. mohammed ramzan said it had been a nightmare that would be hard to recover from. let's take a listen. i feel no sense of triumph.

only sadness. for the loss of the years and the impact on my family, here we are, and the true impact that this will have on true victims, that's the loss here. on slavery and sexual abuse. as a father and an uncle. to my amazing girls this fills me with profound sadness, that is the word, profound. only the love and unwavering support from my family has enabled me to endure this nightmare. they gave me the strength i needed because i did need a lot of strength and these are the people that gave me it. to carry on, for which i am truly, truly thankful. we had to fight. so, i'm not sure how my family and i are going to recover from this.

the mud sticks and ifear it may take some time, but as a family we remain strong and we will be strong. we are determined to move forward positively in our lives. mohammed ramzan speaking there. limbs sentenced to eight and a half years —— eleanor williams sentenced. to china now where the government has announced it will once again start issuing a range of visas to foreigners from wednesday. it's seen as a major easing of travel restrictions that have been in place since the outbreak of the pandemic. the move marks the latest step towards reopening china to the outside world. i'm joined now by the financial times europe china correspondent yuan yang. thanks forjoining us. is this china saying that the pandemic is over?

this is a sign of the final steps of the zero covid policy being dismantled in china and it will be very much welcomed by the many businesses that rely on tourism which is made up about a tenth of the chinese economy before covid and has really collapsed in the last few years because of the tight controls. so there is clearly an economic driver, that is what tourism is about. , . y driver, that is what tourism is about. , . g ., , about. very much. my grandparents live in south-west _ about. very much. my grandparents live in south-west china _ about. very much. my grandparents live in south-west china and - about. very much. my grandparents live in south-west china and when l about. very much. my grandparents live in south-west china and when i | live in south—west china and when i visited them over the last couple of years, during the pandemic, you could see that so many restaurants were closed because there were many parts of china, especially the parts which are now turning away from agriculture, and towards tourism, in the more impoverished areas, foreign and international tourists are a big source of consumption there. what source of consumption there. what are the figures. _ source of consumption there. what are the figures, especially international tourism? before the

andemic international tourism? before the pandemic china _ international tourism? before the pandemic china was _ international tourism? before the pandemic china was on _ international tourism? before the pandemic china was on course - international tourism? before the pandemic china was on course to | pandemic china was on course to become the top destination for international travellers in the world, predicted by the end of the decade, and it is such a large country with such a big tourism capacity for those travellers, and i think everyone is very shocked by the sudden closure of borders, almost three years ago at the end of march, 2020, which trapped a lot of people inside and outside of china who could not leave and then return. in terms of figures, hundreds of millions of tourists visiting china each year, in 2019 before the pandemic, it was.— each year, in 2019 before the andemic, it was. . ., ., pandemic, it was. thanks for 'oining us. let's turn to scotland and the race to become the leader of the scottish national party and first minister. tonight the bbc will host the latest rounds of hustings with candidates kate forbes, ash regan and humza yousaf facing

questions from host stephenjardine and, for the first time in the race, a live audience. voting in the contest opened yesterday, giving the candidates two weeks to convince party members why they should replace nicola sturgeon as the first minister of scotland. and joining us from edinburgh is our scotland correspondent james shaw. he will be listening intently to the debate tonight. any sense that the fact that it's a live audience for this one, whether that would change the debate? i this one, whether that would change the debate? ~' . ., �* the debate? i think it could. and audience changes _ the debate? i think it could. and audience changes the _ the debate? i think it could. and audience changes the mood - the debate? i think it could. and audience changes the mood and | the debate? i think it could. and . audience changes the mood and the atmosphere, the feedback, that those three candidates will get from a live audience, and it is an interesting break—up, half of it will be normal voters, taking part in the live televised debate, and

the other half will be members of the other half will be members of the snp. those constituencies, clearly in the contest it is only snp members who get to choose who the new leader of their party is but it matters what the majority of people in scotland think because the snp is electing a leader but also potentially cause a first minister of scotland. members of the snp might worry about what everyday scots, normal voters think about their leader, so will it be someone who is a unifying figure or not? that is the critical question facing the snp. it has a choice between continuity under the health secretary humza yousaf, the change candidates are ash regan and kate forbes. ash regan is a former minister in the scottish government. this is a critical moment, the first

time snp members have had a chance to make a significant change to the way their party is operated and the policy is that it prefers. it is a crucial moment and this is the last of four televised debates. nearly two weeks until the ballot closes and the result is announced on the 27th of bart but this debate could really have a bearing —— 27th of march. it could have a bearing on what members feel and the way the potential leaders present themselves really could have a critical bearing on how the leadership race turns out. �* , , ., , , out. absolutely. really interesting evenina out. absolutely. really interesting evening ahead. _ out. absolutely. really interesting evening ahead. we _ out. absolutely. really interesting evening ahead. we will— out. absolutely. really interesting evening ahead. we will have - out. absolutely. really interesting i evening ahead. we will have james's analysis of that debate later. and you can watch the debate on bbc scotland, or the bbc iplayer, at 8pm tonight. that is the final debate in the snp

leadership contest. new employment figures showjob vacancies in the uk have fallen for the eighth time in a row. the official figures come just before the budget when the uk's chancellor, jeremy hunt, is expected to set out plans to encourage people back into work. the number ofjobs on offer between december and february fell by 51,000 compared with the three months before. the unemployment rate remained at 3.7% low by international standards. a short time ago i spoke to stephen evans the chief executive of learning and work institute and asked him if he was surpised by the figures. i think vacancies are starting to drop off, as you say, the labour market relatively flat overall but there are still a lot of vacancies by historic standards and employers are struggling to find the people they need so the bigger problem is where are the workers coming

from rather than where are the jobs coming from. yes, it seems counterintuitive because anecdotally we all know business owners and the service sector, people who say, i can't get the staff, and we hear it across a variety of sectors, so what is going on, why can't they get the staff? through the pandemic a lot of people left the labour market, especially those over the age of 50 but also people with health problems and disabilities, so about a million fewer people in the workforce compared to pre—pandemic, so that it is the shrinking workforce that employers are struggling with and the chancellor needs to think about encouraging some of those people to come back. the only bit we think we know about is the pension issue the flip side of which,

some people say that will only help a small proportion of the workforce, but what are the key things that you would like to see him unveil that he needs to unveil in order to get people back? this is about the pandemic but also about the longer term demographic shifts as well as the baby boomers retiring over the next decade, so this is a long—term challenge, the first issue is that only one in ten out of work older people and disabled people get help to find work each year so we need to widen who gets the help to find a job. 3 million people out of work say they want a job but they are not getting the help they need. we also need to join up work and help support better so if you have a health condition, how do you get the right support to enable you to work or to do somejobs? thirdly, some people need to change careers or their sector may have been declining, so where is the retraining support and where is the skills support? these are the three main things for me. people listening might say, retraining, for example, costs money, and some

of what you are saying requires extra effort and extra investment, so where is that coming from? indeed. something the government could do in terms of working with employers because they want to fill the jobs, they have got to think about how they recruit and design jobs to attract the labour force, so that is something, a challenge for employers, but we can help them, and also, some of it is an investment and it pays off, so it is a cost in the short term, investing in childcare or providing training, whatever, but if we have more people in work they pay more tax and that benefits the public purse at the end of the day. this is about boosting the long—term growth of the economy and tackling the immediate challenges. stephen evans there. a small data centre the size of a washing machine is being used to heat a public swimming

pool in devon. the project which is believed to be a uk first is saving the council run leisure centre thousands of pounds in energy costs, as jenny kumah reports. this pool in exmouth is the first in the country to use a pioneering technology to heat the water and cut down on carbon emissions. and this is where the magic happens. so here it is, this is a deep green unit with the computer are immersed in oil. with the computers immersed in oil. so when you put stuff in the cloud, they could end up on a data centre like this? exactly that, yeah. so we all rely on the cloud in our everyday lives, for your online banking or doing your tesco order. the trouble is the computers in those data centres which run the cloud generate enormous amounts of heat, so data centres have to get rid of that heat somehow. most of the time that just gets thrown into the atmosphere. this system is different, where we are immersing the computers in oil and flowing that oil into a heat exchanger,

to give the pool free hot water. energy costs have gone through the roof... exmouth leisure centre says that, like business all around the country, it's had to deal with astronomical rises in its energy bills. they've gone up from 18,000 to 80,000 in a year. they say this new technology will bring them big savings. we are hoping that this will bring a significant reduction in our gas costs, maybe 50, 60%, so potentially ao, £50,000 a year of savings. we need to be doing this stuff going forward, particularly in the current climate as well and particularly, you know, with the financial strain we have, and pools shutting all over the country. it sounds excellent, it sounds excellent. j if it saves their bills, _ if it brings down their bills, fine. a really good idea, cos i got very cold getting in there yesterday morning — i squealed! the governing body swim england warns more than 100 pools across the country are under threat of closure or reduced services because of high running costs. the sector has welcomed today's announcement of £63 million of government funding to help.

this funding is brilliant, it's really helpful, it will allow us to look at investing in additional technology as well as the deep green technology, things such as air source heat pumps, so that we can move away from gas entirely within the pool in the next year or two. seven other pools in england have also signed up to the heating scheme used here. the company behind it feel they're offering an innovative solution that can help keep the nation's leisure centres financially afloat. jenny kumah, bbc news, exmouth. let's catch up on the latest business news now. ben thompson is here. facebook�*s owner, meta, has announced plans to cut ten thousand jobs and to close a further five thousand open roles that haven't yet been filled. the company's chairman, mark zuckerberg has described this period as a "year of efficiency" and outlined plans to flatten the organisational structure and cancel lower priority projects, so what will it mean for users and indeed

for the social media tech sector? here's michelle fleury in new york that year of efficiency is an overarching theme we have heard from mark zuckerberg and now we are starting to get the details? yes. it is uuite starting to get the details? yes. it is quite astonishing _ starting to get the details? yes. it is quite astonishing when - starting to get the details? yes. it is quite astonishing when you - is quite astonishing when you consider they announced a lay—off of 11,000 employees in november and now he is back again saying there will be more lay—offs, 10,000, beginning this month, with the recruiting department and then the tech staff in april and then in may it will be more management roles. as for international staff, they are operating on a different timeline, and all of this is a reflection of the collapse in the revenue of the company last year which mark zuckerberg in a letter to employees described as a humbling experience and he went on to say that potentially the new economic reality could continue for many years. what we saw was that they expanded

rapidly during the pandemic and having grown too fast, they are trying to right size to business. what many people will find astonishing is that 11,000 announced earlier and a 10,000 hour, 5000 roles will be not filled, so astonishing a firm can lay off 26000 and still operate, and it shows you how big meta has become and also how many people they recruited during the boom years of the pandemic when people were using these websites or and now reality has hit? —— websites more. and now reality has hit? -- websites more. ., .. ., ~ and now reality has hit? -- websites more. ., ., ., ~ ., more. you are talking about the com an more. you are talking about the company losing _ more. you are talking about the company losing a _ more. you are talking about the company losing a fifth _ more. you are talking about the company losing a fifth of- more. you are talking about the company losing a fifth of its - company losing a fifth of its workforce but that was the story that we have seen in the tail end of last year and this year, notjust at meta but also a similar story at amazon, they grew rapidly during the pandemic, trying to meet our demands when we were working from home, and

now as more of us have gone back to the office, and as economies have reopened, there is less demand for their services and i having to adjust to that reality. google also expanded rapidly and they have announced mass lay—offs and microsoft, as well, the list goes on and on. what is happening and the technology —— in the technology industry right now is a huge correction, if you like, but what is fascinating in this is that it seems confined, for now at least, to the tech industry, and you do not seem to see a spill over into the rest of the economy and that is a bit hard for people to wrap their heads around. �* ., . , around. another thing which is difficult for _ around. another thing which is difficult for everyone _ around. another thing which is difficult for everyone to - around. another thing which is - difficult for everyone to understand is rising prices, inflation, of course, still on the up, but in the us the speed at which prices are going up is slowing? in us the speed at which prices are going up is slowing?— us the speed at which prices are going up is slowing? in june it was 9.196, going up is slowing? in june it was 9.1%. year— going up is slowing? in june it was 9-1%. year ever — going up is slowing? in june it was 9.1%, year over year, _ going up is slowing? in june it was 9.196, year over year, inflation, . going up is slowing? in june it was | 9.196, year over year, inflation, now 9.1%, year overyear, inflation, now we are down to 6%, so it is still

uncomfortably high and that keeps the pressure on the federal reserve but the pace is slowing. when you start breaking down the numbers, things get interesting, and coming out of the pandemic of one of the things we saw was the prices of goods rising sharply during those bottlenecks, that is less of an issue now, but food inflation is still very high, but maybe not as high as it was. we may have seen the peak there. shelter, the cost of housing and run, that remains high, we have not seen that come down yet. —— housing and rent. this will be what policymakers i got to look at next week and there's also turmoil in the banking sector which makes thejob of fighting in the banking sector which makes the job of fighting inflation and trying to avoid a recession while not creating more financial turmoil even harder than it was before. thanks forjoining us.

in other news.... india's supreme court has rejected the government's request for extra compensation for the victims of a major gas leak in bhopal in 198a. thousands died after the leak from union carbide's plant, one of the world's worst industrial disasters. the company agreed an out of court settlement of $a70 million in damages five years later, butjudges said there was no rationale for the government to revisit the issue, almost a0 years on.

now when does economic growth start to become a problem? in india, a country that's seen rapid growth in recent years, air pollution has been an unwelcome bedfellow for that economic boom. and while attention has focused on the dirty air in big cities, residents in many of india's small towns are breathing in much more polluted air. growing industry is pumping out ever greater emissions in small towns as archana shukla reports. the bustling city of patna in the eastern indian state of bihar is an image of a fast growing city, but this blanket of choking smog that engulfs the city blurs its vision of the future. these roads, metro lines and numerous high rises being constructed are critical to these towns that have historically been starved of infrastructure, but this is also leading to worsening air quality in cities and in nearby rural areas. the air here is 12 times more

polluted than what's considered healthy and the impact is seen in overcrowded clinics. this six—year—old coughs incessa ntly. the congestion in his chest has not subsided for two months. doctors say his lungs have become weak as a result of breathing polluted air. translation: my child has been missing school regularly. - when he travels through traffic in a school bus or goes out to play in the ground, his condition gets severe. his immunity has fallen too. dirty air, a by—product of years of poor urban planning, as these towns and their energy needs expanded. even pollution monitoring has been limited, but satellite images now collated for two decades show air pollution has risen faster in smaller towns, worst affected being those in the most populous northern indian states. this professor at iit delhi, who has

been collating the satellite data, says data shows pollution is not confined to city boundaries. it travels through the region. this is high time that india should start regional dialogue within the states because if you see the national clean air programme it is just talking about the city. for many polluting sectors technology exists, but there is no proper regulation. until more is done, residents in towns like patna are forced to rely on paying for clean air. translation: the sale of air purifiers almost . tripled in just one year, especially in patna. middle class families, even those from remote towns, are also inquiring. the dust needs to settle, quite literally, because bad air is an added cost for the government, with billions being spent to clean up, but efforts and awareness have been piecemeal and success still elusive. archana shukla, bbc news,

patna, bihar. those are the top business stories. the weather forecast and the headlines coming up shortly. temperatures have been plummeting, yesterday was mild wet and windy but to temperatures in places have dropped by about 9 degrees so it has felt a lot colder. we have seen some snow showers likely in staffordshire. and even at lower levels in northern england we have seen some snow, and similar scenes for parts of southern scotland and northern ireland as well. during this evening the wintry showers will push southwards, into east anglia, and they were then clear and with a clear sky that follow it will be a very cold night and a widespread

frost expected with temperatures in the towns and cities getting down to minus 2——6 but colder than that in the countryside. where we have the showers there is a risk of icy surfaces but otherwise a fine and sunny start. in the west cloud will thicken for more than i do with outbreaks of rain and you might find a few flakes of snow —— for northern ireland. any stable —— any snow will turn back to rain in northern ireland, though. there could be localised disruption over the hills of northern ireland and scotland. the snow last and longest of the north of the central lowlands but later in the night temperatures will begin to rise and a lot of the snow will turn back to rain, maybe apart from the very far north of scotland over high ground. thursday and friday on the weekend, this area of low pressure will be in charge and

the often coming from a westerly direction and it will quite mild but quite wet at times. thursday, the rain could be heavy enough to bring localised surface water flooding and it will be quite windy but the winds are coming from a south—westerly direction so they could be a big jump direction so they could be a big jump in temperatures to a high of around 12—1a pretty widely. that is very mild for the time of year. through friday and the weekend it remains unsettled, so expect rain at times, turning a bit more showery and patchy as we go through the weekend, temperatures dropping closer to average and then early next week, we might start to see colder air moving southwards from northern scotland again. we will keep you posted.

testing this is bbc news —— welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories... china warns of "error and danger" after the us, uk and australia sign a pact on nuclear powered submarines. it will undermine the regime and harm recent peace and stability. stock markets in the us and europe rebound after turbulence caused by the collapse of silicon valley bank. supporters of pakistan's opposition leader, imran khan, clash with police as officers try to arrest him on a court order. a woman in england who falsely claimed she was raped and trafficked by a grooming gang

of asian men is jailed for eight and a half years.