this is bbc news —— welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories.. a new report on global warming published by un scientists once humanity is rapidly running out of time to secure a sustainable future for all. is the former uk prime minister borisjohnson submitted evidence in his defence of or whether he misled parliament over parties in downing street during covid—19. stock markets of received volatile trading after the biggest bank to go over its biggest rival. the influential bank cast its

forecast for europe. the chinese president xi visits moscow, his first visit since russia's invasion of ukraine. in 20 years since the us—led coalition invaded iraq to topple dictator saddam hussein. we look at the legacy. the un secretary—general antonio guterres has hailed a major new report on climate change as a "survival guide for humanity". climate scientists from intergovernmental panel on climate change said clean energy and technology can be exploited to avoid the growing climate disaster. but they also warned a key global temperature goal

will probably be missed. they say the world is expected to warm above 1.5 degrees centigrade by the early 2030s. rescue dogs try to sniff out the bodies of the more than 250 people who are reckoned to have died after a tropical storm ripped through malawi this week. storm freddy is likely to be the longest lasting tropical cyclone on record, say meteorologists. today's report says climate change is likely to intensify tropical storms like this yet further. but all hope is not lost, said the un chief today. the 1.5 degree limit is achievable, but it will take a quantum leap in climate action. this report is a clarion call to massively fast—track climate efforts by every country and every

sector and on every time frame. the alpine glaciers of europe lost 6% of their volume last year alone. to bring climate change under control, the un boss says we need action on all fronts. everything, everywhere, all at once, he says. at this weather station in the alps they have been collecting climate records for decades. today's report warns that we will almost certainly bust through the 1.5 degree boundary that avoids the worst impacts of climate change in the next few years. low carbon technologies, electric vehicles like this, as well as renewable power, will be essential to cut greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels, but we will also need technologies like this plant in iceland that can draw carbon dioxide from the air, the scientists said today. these are at an early stage of development and are still very expensive, they warn.

it is another sobering reminder of the huge challenges the world faces if it is to meet the climate challenge. last night emergency takeover of the troubled bank. and us markets have opened largely flat. credit suisse was bought by rival swiss bank ubs in a deal brokered by the swiss government over the weekend. theo leggett reports. there was some turmoil and turbulence on the market there. things have settled down slightly. but are there still fears of a kind of contagion after this banking scare in switzerland? absolutely.

those fears _ scare in switzerland? absolutely. those fears of _ scare in switzerland? absolutely. those fears of contagion - scare in switzerland? absolutely. those fears of contagion haven'tl those fears of contagion haven't gone away. what we saw over the weekend was the shotgun wedding of switzerland's biggest bank with its second bank. credit trip could go into bankruptcy. this would be humiliating on a national level. and in terms of the national banking industry could cause a lot of collateral damage. so something had to be done. this was the solution. it was a forced merger. the hope is that it sorts out one problem. i don't think it sorts out the wider crisis of confidence in the banking industry which began over a week ago with the sudden and very unexpected collapse of silicon valley bank. higher interest rates because the problem in united states. higher

interest rates reduce the assets that it held, bonds, and it needed money quickly because depositors were rushing to withdraw their funds. it couldn't get its hands on money quickly enough. when people realised that this bank was in trouble, they rushed to withdraw its funds and it situation became worse. that's the problem with banks. they rely on people being confident. the depositors rushed to withdraw their money they can get into trouble very quickly. now with this bank, this bank has had all sorts of problems over the past few years. it has been in scandal after scandal, innes find out —— mark a week ago nobody would've expected to be on the brink of collapse. the reason it got into the stage was because when those developments happened in the united states it removed confidence from the banking sector as a whole and people started looking at where the big banks were. and credit suisse was seen as a weak bank. just big banks were. and credit suisse was seen as a weak bank.- was seen as a weak bank. just a cuick was seen as a weak bank. just a quick word- _ was seen as a weak bank. just a quick word. they _ was seen as a weak bank. just a quick word. they were - was seen as a weak bank. just a | quick word. they were struggling was seen as a weak bank. just a quick word. they were struggling at first weren't day today? they bounced back. how do you read all

that? is not going to continue, that polity on the markets? it’s that? is not going to continue, that polity on the markets?— polity on the markets? it's very difficult to _ polity on the markets? it's very difficult to say. _ polity on the markets? it's very difficult to say. early _ polity on the markets? it's very difficult to say. early in - polity on the markets? it's very difficult to say. early in the - polity on the markets? it's very difficult to say. early in the day| difficult to say. early in the day we saw a very steep falls in the valley of banking shares, particular ubs who shares were down 14% at one point and then they the day up. people are looking through the deal and thinking what it actually means. we have had an intervention by regulators, we've had this deal done in switzerland, that's alleviated the prospect of an immediate crash involving a large systemically important bank. but there still remains this general lack of confidence in the banking sector and these things can gather momentum very quickly. we'll have to see what happens in the days and weeks to come. ., ~' happens in the days and weeks to come. . ~ ,, the former uk prime minister boris johnson has submitted evidence in his defence over whether he misled parliament about parties held in downing street.

he has now handed his report to the privileges committee — ahead of a hearing on wednesday where he will faces questions from mps. thejohnson administration brought in laws during covid banning gatherings — but mrjohnson was fined for attending drinks parties at number 10. misleading parliament is seen by other mps in the uk as a serious breach of parliamentary rules. boris johnson�*s appearance on wednesday will be televised. i'm joined now by our political correspondent iain watson. so really a piece of political theatre it's going to be. it's going to last several hours. how high would you say are the stakes for borisjohnson and his political career? it boris johnson and his political career? , ., , boris johnson and his political career? , ., ., career? it should be fascinating on wednesday- _ career? it should be fascinating on wednesday. get _ career? it should be fascinating on wednesday. get the _ career? it should be fascinating on wednesday. get the popcorn. - career? it should be fascinating on wednesday. get the popcorn. forl career? it should be fascinating on | wednesday. get the popcorn. for a four hour session. the stakes are very high for borisjohnson because if he has misled parliament or has lied to parliament, and if that was intentional, potentially he could face quite a big sanction from this cross party committee of senior mps. they could say, for example, he

should be suspended from the house of commons. if that's for more than ten days than that could trigger what's called a recall petition and that could lead to a by election effectively ending his political career. that's it one of the scale. if they find that he misled parliament but it was inadvertent, that was a mistake, he was acting on advice of officials for example, then under those circumstances perhaps he may getjust a slight slap on the wrist, have to make an apology, correct the record. what his legal team is arguing in their tarsier, we haven't seen it, it's likely we will get to see it tomorrow ahead of this big session in parliament on wednesday. but they are arguing that whether parliament was made or lead or not doesn't really matter. if he's going to be found in contempt of parliament he would have to have knowingly misled his fellow mps. so i suspect that tarsier is going to be suggesting that perhaps officials, other people on downing street, documents, e—mails, whatever suggesting that mr

johnson was acting on the advice of those officials when he told mps that all the rules had been followed during the culvert pandemic in downing street. that turned out to be an accurate separately, but they are arguing that he had to have had knowledge about in advance. the committee however, have another interesting thing they're looking at as well. they're suggesting it may not necessarily be intentional, but if he recklessly misled parliament thatis if he recklessly misled parliament that is something else which he could get into trouble too. his legal team see that's completely unfair. previous committees haven't looked at that. but if he recklessly did this, that means perhaps he should have questioned his officials more, or perhaps have had greater knowledge of the very rules that he himself introduced and talked about at very many press conferences that we covered during the pandemic. ian. we covered during the pandemic. ian, 'ust we covered during the pandemic. ian, just briefly. — we covered during the pandemic. ian, just briefly, borisjohnson often has the image of being slightly chaotic, not huge attention to detail. but we are told he has spent

a long time with his legal teeth thus preparing for all of this because as you are saying the stakes are very high for him.— are very high for him. that's right. initiall , are very high for him. that's right. initially, there _ are very high for him. that's right. initially, there was _ are very high for him. that's right. initially, there was a _ are very high for him. that's right. initially, there was a report - initially, there was a report earlier this month from the committee looking for areas where they want clarification from boris bronson. for example, they are saying that he may have misled the house on several occasions and indeed that he may have known that rules were being breached because he was at some of these events himself that turned out to be against the rules. so they have set that out as an area of interest and i think certainly if not borisjohnson, than his legal team under the rather exotically named have been spending quite a long time trying to refute line by line the kind of areas, the kind of questions, accusations of the members of committee are going to make. ., ., ~ i. to make. ian, thank you. our olitical to make. ian, thank you. our political correspondent. - members of the french parliament are beginning a debate about controversial pension reforms, before voting on two motions

of confidence in the government. there have been violent protests in paris and other cities after a rise in the pension age was forced through parliament last week without a vote. president macron�*s party is in a minority in the national assembly, meaning it is possible that he could lose a vote. let's get the latest from our paris correspondent who joins let's get the latest from our paris correspondent whojoins me now. all of this has been a rough ride for president macron but he has been very determined to push all of this through, hasn't he. just explain what's happening today. fix, through, hasn't he. just explain what's happening today. a rougher ride for the — what's happening today. a rougher ride for the primers _ what's happening today. a rougher ride for the primers that _ what's happening today. a rougher ride for the primers that are - what's happening today. a rougher ride for the primers that are born l ride for the primers that are born who is in front of the national assembly now defending the project. she is wrapping up the debate which wasn't really much of a debate. it never really is in the national assembly. each party, each group reading its prepared positions. but it's been pretty heavy to start with the opposition in particular on the

far right, they are really going on the offensive against the president and against the prime minister. the spokeswoman of the party are comparing ligula because of his sort of isolation and there's pursuit of whims of which this pension reform is one. what's happening now is that elizabeth born, the prime minister is very courageously, because she really faces an assembly united against her. she is defending the programme. and then there will be a vote, in this vote is a vote on the motions of censure which were tabled by the opposition. the whole system is a bit completed, but it basically the government could avoid a vote on the government could avoid a vote on the measure, that was the pension reform, but instead there is a vote of confidence basically in the government. so vote of confidence, two of them have been tabled by the

opposition and they will be voted on. but it seems unlikely that either of them will pass. one of them is being tabled by the centrist and could in theory get a much larger number of mps behind it. in theory, it could go over the top and become a majority only if most of the conservative republicans voted for the motion and not see most unlikely. so everyone thinks the government will survive but what happens next? the country, as everyone can see is in a railroad state at the moment. president macron looking very isolated. let’s macron looking very isolated. let's talk about the _ macron looking very isolated. let's talk about the bigger _ macron looking very isolated. let's talk about the bigger picture they are, the broader brush picture. why is macron prepared to invest so much political capital on this pension reform? ., ., �*, ., reform? you can say that he's doing it because he _ reform? you can say that he's doing it because he has _ reform? you can say that he's doing it because he has to _ reform? you can say that he's doing it because he has to do _ reform? you can say that he's doing it because he has to do it _ reform? you can say that he's doing it because he has to do it for - it because he has to do it for the sake of the country. people will agree with that. he says that it's

not just the stability of the pension system which is at stake. long he is saying if we don't want to accumulate massive debts in the pension system than this has to happen. but also he would say it's a question of convincing our partners, the markets, that we are serious about reform and not letting our finances get even more indebted than they already. and they are very indebted. so you can take him at his word and say he is doing that at a cost to his own pop hilarity but for the sake of the country, or you can say that he is pushing it through because he has a certain vision of how things should be and that he believes that he has a kind of personal vision about how the country should go, which if the right one is not shared by many other people. and if he doesn't do this his whole credibility will be lost and he won't be able to perform any more reforms in the future. so

there is not aspect to it as well. what's clear, to me, is that looking at this from outside, many people in all the neighbouring countries of the world are looking on in saying why on earth other friend so upset about something which we have done without much to merrill et al. or foss, pushing back the age of retirement. all i can say is that has to do with france's particular history and political culture and the rejection that there is among many people of a rejection of the personal person of president macron. really interesting, actually. we can talk about it for ages but we don't have time. thank you. the grand jury is investigating a case against the former president over a ledge of hush money paid to former pawn star stormy daniels. for

more on this, we are joined former pawn star stormy daniels. for more on this, we arejoined by more on this, we are joined by our north american correspondent who is in new york. just bring us up—to—date on what's happening there. up-to-date on what's happening there. ~ ., ., , there. well i am right outside the small triangle _ there. well i am right outside the small triangle in _ there. well i am right outside the small triangle in new _ there. well i am right outside the small triangle in new york - there. well i am right outside the | small triangle in new york outside where all of this activity is here happening. right by the district attorney's office here in manhattan. the one to ultimately decide if he will charge donald trump or not. and thenjust will charge donald trump or not. and then just steps will charge donald trump or not. and thenjust steps behind me is where that grand jury is in session as we speak. now we have seen over the past several weeks trumps aids and of course his firm or attorney and current antagonist michael cohen giving evidence to that grand jury. after donald trump, the former president, tweeted that he might be arrested on tuesday, will ever since then the world media has been camped out here in case such a moment would arise. of course, that would be a significant one. the first time a former president has been criminally

charged. and it would be a moment that would really plunge this country into very tricky notjust legal territory, country into very tricky notjust legalterritory, but country into very tricky notjust legal territory, but political territory, of course, because donald trump is campaigning for reelection. so what are the chances of him being arrested, of that happening? and as you say, causing quite a dramatic episode of political turmoil in the united states?— episode of political turmoil in the united states? ~ ., , ., united states? well, look, only one man really does _ united states? well, look, only one man really does know _ united states? well, look, only one man really does know what - united states? well, look, only one. man really does know what inevitably will happen, and that is alvin brad, their manhattan district attorney. and many will have seen donald trump attacking him directly through his social media posts, calling him the first black man, the first hearing of their manhattan district attorney to look into this investigation. he has labelled him as a racist, as a democrat who is on the witchhunt to basically try to ruin his campaign.

it's ultimately alvin brad who will make that decision. now what i can tell you is that we have seen over several weeks a lot of significant steps heading into a direction of a possible indictment, including the district attorney's office reaching out to the former president to see if he wants to testify to the grand jury if he wants to testify to the grand jury about his alleged involvement and direction of that hush money payment to stormy daniels. they allege that he basically falsified business records. and what is unknown is if they would go after that as a misdemeanor, and also as a felony accusing him of trying to break election law in new york. so thatis break election law in new york. so that is the issue at hand. but as i say, it really is very much a wait—and—see gain if the prosecutors here in new york will pursue this case. if here in new york will pursue this case. , here in new york will pursue this case. r �* , ., ., case. if they did, it's going to have huge — case. if they did, it's going to have huge implications, - case. if they did, it's going to have huge implications, isn't| case. if they did, it's going to i have huge implications, isn't it, the presidential race it next year

in 2024? ~ , , the presidential race it next year in2024? ~ y , the presidential race it next year in2024? , , , in 2024? absolutely. president trump has said that — in 2024? absolutely. president trump has said that he _ in 2024? absolutely. president trump has said that he will _ in 2024? absolutely. president trump has said that he will campaign - in 2024? absolutely. president trump has said that he will campaign no - has said that he will campaign no matter what, whether he is indicted, whether he is convicted. and there is nothing stopping him in the constitution legally from doing so. if,. constitution legally from doing so. if,, the public and primary voters do choose him over the other candidates. now, president trump and his supporters have said indicting him would be akin to catapulting him into the white house. they think this will help his campaign. i think a key reason we saw president from going out and putting social media posts out about this was really a page out of his playbook to try to get ahead of controversies, to intimidate his opponents, to try to really direct the media narrative. for him, he believes that this is a another point to his base that there is a witchhunt against him and people are trying to stop him from leaving the united states again. so he's used this to try to energise

her space, to raise more funds for his campaign. on the other side, there are those that argue that moderate republicans and others will just see this as more baggage that makes the former president unelectable.— makes the former president unelectable. ., ~ ., ., the democratic unionist party will vote against the government's brexit plans in a vote in parliament on wednesday. known as the windsor framework, the plans sought to resolve post—brexit trading issues caused by the northern ireland protocol, which was criticised by unionists for effectively creating a border between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. the dup are refusing to share power with sinn fein until issues around post—brexit trading agreements are sorted. as such, there is no functioning government in northern ireland. downing street has defended the windsor framework, saying it is the

best possible deal for the people and businesses of northern ireland. i've been getting more on this from a ireland correspondent. what rishi sunak, we had hoped would happen would be the deal they reached earlier this month, known as the windsor framework, would deal with these concerns. so specific aspect of that agreement between the uk and the eu known as the windsor framework. the dup also not, i think, rejecting the deal outright at this stage. it's basically been stating the position that it has come to over the last few weeks as it's

been looking at the windsor framework, basically the dup says it wants, it has seven tests, it will look at the legal detail in the context of to decide whether the trade border has been lifted, and in their view, northern ireland's place within the uk has been fully restored. complicated but when it comes to the framework, well, it is a completed document. there will be more legislation to come after the legislation that goes before the parliament in london on wednesday, and the dup has set up a panel chaired by a former party leader to consult with businesses and other groups here in northern ireland to see what they think of the windsor framework. so it feels like we're into quite a long process but certainly in voting against the government on wednesday, what the dup is doing is hoping at the very least to put more pressure on the government to try to see what further concessions, what further

clarifications they can get as the process of legislating for the windsor framework moves forward. thousands of signal workers and maintenance staff have accepted a new pay from network rail. the rmt union says it includes wage rises of more than 14 % for lower paid staff. but it won't mean the end to train strikes just yet. the rmt�*s dispute with train operating companies iam very i am very pleased that on behalf of the network rail side of the business we have now solved disputes across all of the trade unions. 90% turnout, 60% voted in favour of what was a fair and reasonable offer. if the whole dispute is going to be solved, surely you are going to have to put more money on the table to get the train side as well? we were ve clear get the train side as well? we were very clear that _ get the train side as well? we were very clear that this _ get the train side as well? we were

very clear that this deal _ get the train side as well? we were very clear that this deal consisted l very clear that this deal consisted of two parts. it consisted of reform to the way that network rail operates. that's been accepted and thatis operates. that's been accepted and that is going to go ahead. it operates. that's been accepted and that is going to go ahead.— that is going to go ahead. it hasn't been accepted. _ that is going to go ahead. it hasn't been accepted. well— that is going to go ahead. it hasn't been accepted. well it _ that is going to go ahead. it hasn't been accepted. well it has - that is going to go ahead. it hasn't been accepted. well it has been i been accepted. well it has been acce ted been accepted. well it has been accepted because _ been accepted. well it has been accepted because this _ been accepted. well it has been accepted because this deal - been accepted. well it has been accepted because this deal is i been accepted. well it has been i accepted because this deal is been accepted. they are proceeding with its modernising maintenance plan so that reform is going to take place and i am very pleased at the same time that that reform is going to take place. network will staff are going to get a fair and reasonable pay offer and that is the right thing to do. i pay offer and that is the right thing to tie-— pay offer and that is the right thin to do. , ., ., , ., thing to do. i 'ust want to show you the scene thing to do. i 'ust want to show you the at — thing to do. i just want to show you the scene at a _ thing to do. i just want to show you the scene at a news _ thing to do. i just want to show you the scene at a news conference - thing to do. i just want to show you | the scene at a news conference that there is going to be with the british justice there is going to be with the britishjustice secretary dominic rob. this isjustice ministers from over 40 countries who are attending a meeting to support the investigations by the international criminal court into war crimes in ukraine. it follows the international criminal court decision on friday that they were issuing an arrest warrant for the russian president vladimir putin for

the illegal deportation of ukrainian children. we will bring you that news conference live when it starts. in the meantime, you are watching bbc news. hello. today is the spring equinox, the start of the astronomical along with that mild there we are also seeing plenty of bouts of air heading our way through the next few days. these are the rainfall accumulations we are expecting for the next five days northwest england particularly. we could see 100 of rain. quite a lot of rain to come

overnight with this band of wet weather that will be pushing its weight eastwards. behind that, we may start to see a few more clear spells filtering into the west. at the same time, the breeze will strengthen a little on what will be a mild night, five to 10 degrees. tuesday morning starts with outbreaks of rain across shetland. shetland i think we'll stay wet for a good part of the day. then we are into a mix of sunny spells and showers, but some of the showers with a pop—up could be henry with rolls of thunder. later in the day we see our next weather system, and northern island very mild indeed, 11 to 15 degrees. our next weather system swings eastward tuesday night accompanied by some wins, and then for wednesday we will have a strong south—westerly wind, quite gusty conditions for many, and once again a mix of sunny spells and showers. showers perhaps focusing across western parts, the channel islands. so widely it will be windy, some

costs around 50 mph. temperature 7 degrees at low, 14 for norton london. looking into thursday sunshine and showers. some heavy, sundry ones and hails. some spells of sunshine between the downpour and some heavier rain again starting to push up from the channel islands,. again, mild, double digit tactics for most of us. friday into the weekend, it will turn a little bit chillier across the north of the uk, staying mild the further south, and there is more rain on the way.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories. a major new report on global warming, published by un scientists warns, humanity is rapidly running out of time to secure a sustainable future for all. humanity is on thin ice and that is melting fast. former uk prime minister boris johnson has submitted evidence in his defence over whether he misled parliament over parties in downing street during covid. some unease in the markets after switzerland's biggest bank, ubs, agreed a takeover of its failing rival, credit suisse. the chinese president, xijinping, meets vladimir putin in moscow — his first visit since russia's

invasion of ukraine. england's euro 2024 qualifying campaign will start without in—form striker marcus rashford. he's one of three players to have pulled out from the squad for the key qualifiers against italy and ukraine. the 25—year—old is having the best season of his career for manchester united with 30 goals in all competitions so far, but he's withdrawn from gareth southgate's squad after picking up a knock during the 3—1 fa cup quarter final win against fulham. mason mount and nick pope will also miss the start of england's qualiying campaign. fraser forster has been added as goalkeeping cover.

jonny evans has withdrawn from northern ireland's qualifiers against face san marino and finland. the leicester centre back has 100 caps for his country — but misses out due to a hamstring injury. meanwhile, the new wales captain aaron ramsey has urged his young team—mates to "make their own history", as they begin their quest to reach next year's european championship against croatia on saturday. wales then take on latvia in cardiff three days later — and the games mark the start of a new era for the country who have lost several senior players — including record goal scorer, and former captain, gareth bale to retirement since last year's world cup. sorry to break in to your sports bulletin but let us go to that press conference with dominic raab, the uk justice secretary, talking about those investigations but the international criminal court. we also were _ international criminal court. - also were lucky enough to hear from president zelensky directly and i can tell you that, we raised over £4 million in additional contributions

and a range of non—financial technical support for the work of the icc, from disaster victim identification expert, the danish have offered forensic experts from our dutch friends and belgians and the cheques, the list of support we provided, —— czechs and support with witnesses, and, as well as that, there is an interesting offerfrom ghana for a relocation agreement for victims and witness, that is a sense of some of the highlights, but, given the indict of putin on friday, i think it was important we matched our words with deeds and showed the practical support to give effect to the icc mandate so that gives you a flavour of what we discussed today. out your effort it was not possible

to he _ out your effort it was not possible to be here — out your effort it was not possible to be here with so many country, and, _ to be here with so many country, and. just— to be here with so many country, and, just again, focussing on the core _ and, just again, focussing on the core issue — and, just again, focussing on the core issue of today and how do we prevent _ core issue of today and how do we prevent impunity and how do we help victims _ prevent impunity and how do we help victims so _ prevent impunity and how do we help victims so thanking you again and i think— victims so thanking you again and i think you _ victims so thanking you again and i think you covered it all. open victims so thanking you again and i think you covered it all.— think you covered it all. open to questions. _ think you covered it all. open to questions, have _ think you covered it all. open to questions, have we _ think you covered it all. open to questions, have we got - think you covered it all. open to questions, have we got david i think you covered it all. open to i questions, have we got david from the bbc here david?— questions, have we got david from the bbc here david? thank you. mr raab, what — the bbc here david? thank you. mr raab, what can _ the bbc here david? thank you. mr raab, what can the _ the bbc here david? thank you. mr raab, what can the uk _ the bbc here david? thank you. mr raab, what can the uk do - the bbc here david? thank you. mr raab, what can the uk do to - the bbc here david? thank you. mr| raab, what can the uk do to ensure that vladimir putin vases —— face face _ that vladimir putin vases —— face face justice? that vladimir putin vases -- face face justice?— face justice? there a number of thin , face justice? there a number of thing. first— face justice? there a number of thing. first i _ face justice? there a number of thing, first i think _ face justice? there a number of thing, first i think hosting - face justice? there a number of thing, first i think hosting this l thing, first i think hosting this event a few days after that indict. bringing countries together, we have always said our vision of global britain is a force for good in the world, using our soft power, of course with do it with our dutch friends who host the criminal course, think that is pour. . having over 40 countries come here and pledge new practical support which is the kind of nuts and bolts that a

criminal court, international criminal court, international criminal court, international criminal court needs do the job, remember it is stuck out there in the hague, but you think all the other wrap round support, any justice system would have from investigators to witness relocation, thatis investigators to witness relocation, that is the practical thanks question do, if you are asking —— thing questions do. will putin is it it out. i remember as a young lawyer in the hague in 2004, negotiating a sentence enforcement agreement with the un four the yugoslavia tribunal and 17 years later he ended up in a britishjail and 17 years later he ended up in a british jail as and 17 years later he ended up in a britishjail as a result, charles taylor ended up injail, milosevic was brought to trial. we have justice on our side and history on our side but we are need to be patient. can we take a question from marie from afp? i5 can we take a question from marie from afp? , a can we take a question from marie from afp?_ can - can we take a question from marie from afp?_ can you | from afp? is marie here? can you

rive from afp? is marie here? can you give more — from afp? is marie here? can you give more detailed _ from afp? is marie here? can you give more detailed about - from afp? is marie here? can you give more detailed about the - from afp? is marie here? can you give more detailed about the 4 - give more detailed about the 4 million — give more detailed about the 4 million additional support you talked — million additional support you talked about, where do they come from, _ talked about, where do they come from, which countries? thank you. | from, which countries? thank you. i don't from, which countries? thank you. don't know from, which countries? thank you. i don't know whether you were keep, the dutch, of course, the dutch and the dutch, of course, the dutch and the uk put in, but, there are two or three different areas for the support, i didn't, three different areas for the support, ididn't, i three different areas for the support, i didn't, iwas three different areas for the support, i didn't, i was keeping an overall tally, i didn't have the full break downing i would say a few countries, put in what they can, there is the regular budget, the icc needs to be funded on a regular basis, given the workload i think it is right that those of us who can can step up?— is right that those of us who can can step up? is right that those of us who can canste--u? , ., , can step up? everybody did what they could, o can step up? everybody did what they could, 0 so that _ can step up? everybody did what they could, 0 so that is _ can step up? everybody did what they could, 0 so that is on _ can step up? everybody did what they could, 0 so that is on the _ can step up? everybody did what they could, 0 so that is on the one - can step up? everybody did what they could, 0 so that is on the one hand i could, o so that is on the one hand giving expertise, sending people from the military, the police, different areas because it is very important that we ensure that we have the evidence that is right, in ukraine, and of course, few of the countries also said we have

additional funds and it will go on the one hand to the diversity fund, and other the eon the other hand to supporting victims, in ukraine, to, you know, do their stories and make sure they are not retraumatised, while giving their story, doing a story, but at the same time they get the help they need but it will allow the help they need but it will allow the expertses to gather the evidence they need from them, so i think the funds will go to those two pill rares and different countries that have contributed. given with have our dutch co—host can i take a question from anp and i will come back to you. question from anp and i will come back to you-— question from anp and i will come back to you. yes i recognise them. what good — back to you. yes i recognise them. what good will _ back to you. yes i recognise them. what good will this _ back to you. yes i recognise them. what good will this money - back to you. yes i recognise them. what good will this money do i back to you. yes i recognise them. what good will this money do for. back to you. yes i recognise them. i what good will this money do for the people _ what good will this money do for the people in_ what good will this money do for the people in ukraine, in the coming veers? _ people in ukraine, in the coming ears? ~ ~' years? well, i think the most important _ years? well, i think the most important thing _ years? well, i think the most important thing is, _ years? well, i think the most important thing is, that i years? well, i think the most important thing is, that this | years? well, i think the most i important thing is, that this will help ukrainians to achieve justice because we know that there is a war

going on right now, and every day, if we would wait, for gathering the evidence, we would lose important proof and evidence, so there is no time to lose. i think that our colleague from ireland said we have to act now and there is no time to waste, and that is also what the ukrainians want from us and i think they are very right to ask it also from us, so, this will help, everything together, will help, to give and bring ukrainiansjustice. we will leave that news conference there there after the meeting of justice ministers from some 0 countries in the wake of the international criminal court bringing charges against russia's president vladimir putin, and just dominic raab the britishjustice secretary was talking about extra funding for the international criminal court in their investigations and also talking about whether north putin might ever

be arrested, and, he was saying a as young lawyer at the international criminal court, there was doubt about whether alleged war criminals from the former yugoslavia might be brought to justice but they were he was saying, so talking about the increasing measures of practical support that countries including the uk will give to the international criminal court. as we heard earlier, exactly 20 years ago today, us forces, with the uk and other allies, invaded iraq in order to oust the dictator saddam hussein. it was part of the us called its "war on terror", begun by president george w bush in the wake of the 9—11 terrorist attack in 2001. our international editor jeremy bowen has been speaking with haider al—abadi, prime minister of iraq between 2014 and 18.

thank you for being with us, 20 years on, do you think that invase was a mistake?— years on, do you think that invase was a mistake? yes. and tell us wh ?. was a mistake? yes. and tell us why?- we _ was a mistake? yes. and tell us why?. we didn't _ was a mistake? yes. and tell us why?. we didn't find _ was a mistake? yes. and tell us why?. we didn't find what i was a mistake? yes. and tell us why?. we didn't find what we i why?. we didn't find what we thou~ht, why?. we didn't find what we thought. that _ why?. we didn't find what we thought, that saddam - why?. we didn't find what we | thought, that saddam hussein why?. we didn't find what we i thought, that saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction, we were led by fear and hubris into this war of choice. it cost american servicemen 4400 of them their lives. british servicemen, 179 of them, their lives and i think three or four civil servants, of the british service. so therefore, it was a mistake. �* , service. so therefore, it was a mistake-— service. so therefore, it was a mistake. �* , ., ., ., mistake. and yet at the time, and of course there — mistake. and yet at the time, and of course there was _ mistake. and yet at the time, and of course there was huge _ mistake. and yet at the time, and of course there was huge debate i mistake. and yet at the time, and of course there was huge debate at i mistake. and yet at the time, and of course there was huge debate at thej course there was huge debate at the time, wasn't there, just before the

invasion, huge debate about whether saddam has weapons of mass destruction, but we were told defibtively by american, by the american intelligence agencies, by the british as well that saddam did have weapons of mass destruction. well, at one time he did have them, he used poison gas, you are right, the intelligence communities let us down. we didn't find weapons, they didn't exist. and we couldn't, we had a failure of imagination, to see that saddam hues sane was more frightened of the iranians, than he was of the us british coalition. that was of the us british coalition. at the time, you were deputy secretary of state, you were part of after that bush administration, do you regret now, your role in that? do you think you should have spoken out more about the invasion or at the

time did you think the invasion was the right thing to do? i had questions _ the right thing to do? i had questions about _ the right thing to do? i had questions about it, - the right thing to do? i had questions about it, the i the right thing to do? i had i questions about it, the invasion, the right thing to do? i had - questions about it, the invasion, i, did speak out in private to the president, colon powell spoke out in private to the president. —— colin powell. it was a war of choice, all of us initially believed there were weapons. of us initially believed there were wea ons. �* . of us initially believed there were wea ions. �* ., ,., , weapons. and apart president the decision of the _ weapons. and apart president the decision of the invasion _ weapons. and apart president the decision of the invasion itself, i i decision of the invasion itself, i mean many people point to the failures of the planning, that the united states and allies simply didn't plan properly for the aftermath of the invasion, they thought it was going to be a question of troops, walking in, and i remember it very well because i was there, but the thought, troops would walk in, by applauded, welcomed in to iraq and that would be that. ~ ., , ., ., ., welcomed in to iraq and that would be that. ~ ., , ., ., be that. well, that is a good way to ut it. be that. well, that is a good way to - ut it. it be that. well, that is a good way to put it. it wasn't _ be that. well, that is a good way to put it. it wasn't that _ be that. well, that is a good way to put it. it wasn't that we _ be that. well, that is a good way to put it. it wasn't that we didn't i put it. it wasn't that we didn't take the time to plan, the question

is, whether we had the capability to put that plan into action. but there are other things that happened that made iraq a chaotic situation. mr bush made two decision, i remember particularly well, he decided we would... of the party and ba'ath party members would be allowed to go about their business, do their work, work in the hospital, keep the schools open etc, the military was told to go home and wait, and the battalion would be called back, we even dropped leaflets, that told them this and we would pay them to provide security. that decision, those decisions were overturned

somewhere between the coalition pro coalition provisional authority, and the other, and to this day no—one has owned up to that very very bad decision, but thaw was the start of the chaos in baghdad. bud decision, but thaw was the start of the chaos in baghdad.— decision, but thaw was the start of the chaos in baghdad. and you talk about the chaos _ the chaos in baghdad. and you talk about the chaos in _ the chaos in baghdad. and you talk about the chaos in baghdad, i the chaos in baghdad. and you talk| about the chaos in baghdad, again, at the time, we were told that action by america and its allies was essential for the stability, the peace and stability of the world, of the international order, because you couldn't have people like saddam hussein running round with weapons of mass destruction but do you think 20 years on, looking back, the whole episode contributed more to the instability rather than the stability of the world, and more to dangers really in the international order, ratherthan dangers really in the international order, rather than peace and security. order, rather than peace and securi . �* , order, rather than peace and securi . v , , order, rather than peace and security-— order, rather than peace and securi . , ., security. it's pretty easy to look back, security. it's pretty easy to look back. and _ security. it's pretty easy to look

back, and see _ security. it's pretty easy to look back, and see things _ security. it's pretty easy to look back, and see things clearly, i security. it's pretty easy to look back, and see things clearly, at| security. it's pretty easy to look- back, and see things clearly, at the time, things didn't appear so clear. i would say, however, that allowing chaos in iraq the beginnings of isis or daesh they call them in the middle east. the increase of influence of iran in the middle east, was brought about by a large way, by this decision.— way, by this decision. richard arm sta . e, way, by this decision. richard arm state, we way, by this decision. richard arm stage. we are _ way, by this decision. richard arm stage, we are very _ way, by this decision. richard arm stage, we are very grateful- way, by this decision. richard arm stage, we are very grateful to i way, by this decision. richard arm stage, we are very grateful to you| stage, we are very grateful to you for your time. thank you for being with us. us deputy secretary of state under president george bush, looking back on 20 years. last year. the visit is a clear sign

of support really for russia and its president mr putin at a time when the kremlin is under intense pressure from the west, to stop the war, president xi's visit comes days after the international criminal court that we were talking ability earlier, issued that arrest warrant for the russian leader over alleged war crimes. our russia editor is in moscow, and he has been following events for us today. when xijinping events for us today. when xi jinping arrived, you events for us today. when xijinping arrived, you could tell the russians were pleased to see him. full military honours for one of the world's most powerful leaders. but this was pomp with a purpose. russia knows it needs china more than ever. putin and xi have met many times before. but never before has russia's president been under such pressure. his war in ukraine has not been going to plan. irate such pressure. his war in ukraine has not been going to plan. we have carefully studied _ has not been going to plan. we have carefully studied your _ has not been going to plan. we have carefully studied your proposals i has not been going to plan. we have carefully studied your proposals on l carefully studied your proposals on settling the acute crisis in

ukraine, of course we will have aunt to discuss these issues. we know you are guided by observing the principles ofjustice and respect for the basics of international law, undivided security for every country. you are also well aware that we are always open for negotiation process, we will discuss all these issues including your... and last week in the hague the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for vladimir putin for alleged war crimes. xi's visit is a show of support. the two leaders have been building what they call a no limits partnership. it is not an equal one though, russia, under heavy international sanctions is increasingly dependent on china as a market for its good and raw materials. as for no limits, well, there have been some. until now, beijing's been reluctant to provide russia with lethal aid for the ukraine war.

to avoid secondary sanction against chinese companies. still, china is thought to be supplying dual use sec yes like semi conductor chip, vitally important to the russian military. ahead of the summit president putin went travelling himself. paying his first visit to territory occupied by russia in its full scale invasion of ukraine. he toured mariupol, a city that had been heavily damaged by russian shelling. his presence sent a clear message to ukraine and to the west. this kremlin leader is not about to compromise. steve rosenberg bbc news, moscow. and more now from our russia editor on why vladimir putin is especially keen to greet his chinese counterpart in moscow. these two men have — chinese counterpart in moscow. these two men have a _ chinese counterpart in moscow. these two men have a lot _ chinese counterpart in moscow. these two men have a lot in _ chinese counterpart in moscow. these two men have a lot in common, i chinese counterpart in moscow. turf two men have a lot in common, right, they have a similar world view, they are both authoritarian leader, they

embrace the idea of a multipolar world as they call it. standing up to us domination. vladimir putin quite likes the idea of standing back—to—back with china against the collective west as he calls it. there is a more practical point to make, if you have burned your bridges with the west, as vladimir putin has done, then what do you do? you have no choice really, you tilt to the east, and that is what the russian president has done, the events of the last year have accelerated russia ec—135 dependency on china, and on chinese markets, and, china says bring it on, this gives china nor cloud clout in negotiations with russia, more influence in russia, it means china can buy russian energy as a discount. it not a partnership of elele, china is the senior partner,

the russia thejunior elele, china is the senior partner, the russia the junior partner. stesre the russia the “unior partner. steve rosenber: the russia the junior partner. steve rosenberg talking _ the russia the junior partner. steve rosenberg talking to _ the russia the junior partner. steve rosenberg talking to me _ the russia the junior partner. steve rosenberg talking to me earlier on, we were tells you about that vote in the french parliament over the pension reforms of president macron, we are hearing the french government have narrowly survived a no confidence vote in the french parliament, in paris. we will bring you more on that as it comes in but the french government has survived that no confidence vote, of course we are seen widespread protest round the country, including the capital, sometimes violent protests against those pension reforms, raising the pension age in france, which has caused widespread anger but president macron determined to force it through and the government have survived that vote. let us tell you about what is happening here in the uk, in terms of asylum—seekers. almost 400 hotels across the uk are being used by the government to house tens of thousands of asylum seekers. seaside resorts, airports and even

retirement villages are among the locations being used, as part of a home office scheme which is costing more than £6 million every day. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has more. welcome to the wiltshire — a hotel, golf course and retirement village set in rolling hills near royal wootton bassett, home to more than 100 mostly older residents. now also home to more than 80 asylum—seekers, who moved in in december. the leisure village residents pay to access the hotel's pool, gym and golf course, but have had to enter by the back door since the asylum—seekers moved in. down in the village, i found resident and former tv presenter christopher morris — now 84 years old and quietly fuming. we find it difficult now to access the facilities. we can't go in the front door — it's locked. there are security men shooing us away. we have to go round the back. and the facilities are much more reduced, people don't bother

to go there any more. the retired residents are unnerved by the arrival of lots of young men who mill around at night, but they're not the only ones who say the hotel is completely unsuitable for asylum—seekers. i found this 25—year—old from sudan heading to catch a bus to swindon. he's been in the hotel for three months, and says its isolated location means there's no way of learning about british society. there's nothing to do here. nothing. we stay the whole day at the room doing nothing. what do you do? nothing. nothing, actually. we started getting depressed. i've been talking with them to see some therapist. the home office has rented hundreds of hotels to house tens of thousands of asylum—seekers, but few can be as strangely located as this — wedged as it is between a retirement village and a golf course. to provide beds for more than 51,000 asylum—seekers — and rising —

the home office has booked out hotels in seaside resorts and cities, in villages and the countryside, at airports and on golf courses — anywhere they can find willing hotel owners. there are 395 hotels in all — 363 in england and 20 in northern ireland — but far fewer in the other two nations — ten in scotland and only two in wales. the leicestershire village of kegworth is one of the latest places to have the local hotel's business model changed overnight to housing asylum—seekers. yew tree lodge was the local wedding venue, swimming pool and gym — as well as bringing in business from the nearby east midlands airport. but that all changed last month. yew tree lodge was the local wedding venue, swimming pool and gym — as well as bringing in business from the nearby east midlands airport. but that all changed last month. fredricka reynolds used to do all the flowers for the weddings,

but in an instant, that key part of her business was snatched away. they rang me on the thursday before the asylum—seekers came on the monday, and cancelled all my weddings for the foreseeable. that's a huge amount of work and income to me. and she told me it's notjust the loss of thousands of pounds. me and my boys used to go swimming every saturday there. i've got two little ones and every time we drive past there, they want to go swimming and, unfortunately, that's closed now. because of the small boats crossing the channel, the number of asylum—seekers in hotels has gone from 3,000 to 51,000 in just three years. it's the government policy that almost no—one is in favour of — not even the government — and it's costing the taxpayer £6 million a day. daniel sandford, bbc news, kegworth. back the france now and this is the scene in the french parliament now, the national assembly, because president macron's government has narrowly survived a no confidence

motion, that is after bypassing the lower house to push through his deeply unpopular pension reforms, but to give you detail on that no confidence motion, 278 mps voted in favour of the no confidence motion, not enough to reach the 287 votes needed to bring down the government, so 278 mps did vote in favour of the no confidence motion but that was what, nine votes short of securing that no confidence motion, and it is all over president macron's pension reforms have been widespread protests round the country, sometimes violent, and they have been against the reform which pushes up been against the reform which pushes up the pension age from 62 to 64, many people in france outraged by those proposals a, from president macron but he has staked a lot on the reform, determined to push them through and this is another victory

for president macron in france. you have been watching bbc news. hello. for most of us has brought a mild feel to the weather, temperatures in england wales and northern ireland got above 15. scotland felt a little short of that, the mild weather being delivered by the jet stream, which is racing in from the atlantic, the jet stream, the winds high up, driving weather systems round the globe, and along with that mild air, we are also seeing plenty of bouts of rain heading our way through the next few day, that rain piling up over hills in the west, these are the rainfall accumulations we expect for the next five day, over hills in south—west england, wales, north—west england particularly, we could see 100 millimetres of rain and a lot of rain to come over

night, with this band of wet weather that will push east wards, weakening as it go, behind that we may see a few clear spell, at the same time the breeze will strengthen a little on a mild night, five to ten degree, tuesday morning starts with rain, moving across orkney and shetland. shetland will stay wet for a good part of the day. then we are into a mix of sunny spells and shower, some where they pop up could be heavy with rumbles of thunder and late in the day we see our next weather system, cloud and rain getting into northern ireland. very mild indeed. 11 to 15 degrees, so our next weather system swings eastwards with some brisk winds, and then really for wednesday, we will have a strong south—westerly wind, gusty conditions for many, and once again, a mix of sunny spells and shower, the showers perhaps focussing on western part, perhaps more persistent rain for the channel islands, so widely it will be windy, some western coasts could have gusts

of round 50mph, temperatures, seven degrees for already wick, 14 for hull, for norwich and london, looking ahead to thursday it is sunshine and shower, again heavy thundery one, haim mixing in, some spells of sunshine between the downpours and this evenier rain again starting to push up from the channel islands, maybe southern counties seeing that later in the day, again, mild, double digit temperatures. friday and into the weekend. i will turn chillier in the north, staying milderfurther south and there is more rain on the way.

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