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this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. president biden has ordered federal aid to be sent to mississippi, as emergency services work to help hundreds of people who've been left homeless by a tornado. this is the moment on friday when the wind barrelled through a school in the area, captured by cctv cameras inside. and these are the latest drone pictures after the tornado struck — carving a path of destruction 170 miles long. at least 25 people were killed in mississippi, and one person in alabama. dozens have been injured. our north america correspondent, sophie long, reports from rolling fork in the mississippi delta. this is rolling fork, a small, close community in mississippi. there is little left. they've lost loved ones, their homes — everything.

we get storms, like bad rain, or, you know, probably high winds or something, but we never experienced nothing like this where you can wipe out a whole town — you know, schools, children, parents, loved ones. it wiped out everything. these girls said they came back to look for their belongings. they didn't find much. this is what remains of people's homes here in rolling fork. you can see washing machines, signs of a life that took place here before. the tornado struck in the middle of the night — many people were sleeping. you can imagine just how terrifying this must have been. it meant many didn't hear the alerts. oh, man. dearjesus, please help them. ran through the bathroom and closed the door. jumped into it. francisco said the only one he had

was the sound of the wind, a sound which will haunt him forever. it was terrifying, like nothing i've ever heard. i don't want to experience that again in my life. i made it through there, but it was scary. he survived by sheltering in his bathroom — the only bit of the house that's still partially standing. there is some long—term resentment here. mississippi is the poorest state in america, and some feel forgotten by leaders in the nation's capital. excuse my language, damn, you forgot about us? just because we're last in everything, you forgot about us? that's heart—wrenching. we don't have support from the superior people also. president biden described it as heartbreaking and that he and the first lady are praying for those who have loved ones.

but people here are asking more than prayers and emergency relief. they want long—term support. sophie long, bbc news, rolling fork, mississippi. earlier, we spoke to tanya gulliver—garcia, from the center for disaster philanthropy. she's been speaking about how the experiences of the last 2a hours have affected the community. we're hearing that this is unlike anything they've seen in a really long time. just was on a call today with about 60 people, about a0 organisations on the ground or getting ready to go. the government isn't actually letting most of them in yet. and just hearing that, it's heartbreaking. it's devastating. it's wrenching. it's complete and utter destruction. the groups that can get in now are going to be doing sheltering and feeding and distributing water and basic supplies. there are groups that will start coming in probably tomorrow, will be helping people try to make the best of what they can, find their belongings, if they do have any homes standing, putting a roof, a tarp on their roof, cleaning them out, trying to give them some solace, and doing

an emotional, spiritual care. so helping meet their mental health needs, which are going to be really severe after this storm. sadly, almost every week this spring, there has been tornadoes. we've had them come through new orleans. so we're used to it. but at the same time, there's not enough money, there's not enough resources. and that's part of what we do, is trying to get these... organisations do amazing work on almost no money. but these are communities that were very low income that have been systemically marginalised and discriminated against. and they're going to need more resources than a wealthier community would. a lot of people lived in mobile trailers or manufactured housing, and it's just gone. there's no housing. it's not like they can go next door and rent a place. so we're going to have to see all of the state of mississippi and the neighbouring states and really the nation and the world chip in to help out.

ukrainian security officials have accused russia of depriving belarus of its sovereignty, after president putin said he would station nuclear weapons there. the secretary of the national defence council, oleksiy danilov, said on twitter that the move was a step towards the "internal destabilisation" of belarus. and he said the kremlin had taken the country as a nuclear hostage. ukraine says the deployment violates non—proliferation commitments, something mr putin has denied. we have already transferred to belarus our well—known, very effective complex iskander. it can be a delivery vehicle as well. on april three, we will start training the crews. onjuly 1st, we will finish the construction of the special repository to store the tactical nuclear weapon in belarus. the exiled belarusian opposition leader sviatlana tsikhanouskaya said the placing of russian nuclear weapons in her country was unacceptable, and would make it a potential target

for retaliatory strikes. the white house reacted cautiously, saying it saw no need to adjust its nuclear strategy. pavel podvig, a senior researcher at the un institute for disarmament research, has been telling me more about the motivations behind vladimir putin's announcement. i think this is a political developments and probably russia is trying to send belarus some kind of signal of support, and of course it is also important that a signal is being sent to nato until united states that nuclear weapons are there, and what is probably the most important part of this message, or the signal, is that russia, president putin, are asserting the

rights to do what nato is doing in terms of deploying of weapons outside of their national territories. this is president putin referring to those that exist in nato, and so in a way, that is the most important part. voters in berlin are heading to the polls in a referendum on whether to make the german capital climate neutral by 2030. the results of the binding referendum will be a test of whether germans want their country's climate policy to be more ambitious. germany aims to be europe's biggest carbon—neutral economy by 2045. critics say the campaign's goal is unrealistic, because it would not be possible to reach zero net emissions within seven years. i'm joined now by our berlin correspondent, damien mcguiness. any idea of how much support there is for this measure? i any idea of how much support there is for this measure?—

is for this measure? i think on the one hand there _ is for this measure? i think on the one hand there is _ is for this measure? i think on the one hand there is a _ is for this measure? i think on the one hand there is a lot _ is for this measure? i think on the one hand there is a lot of - is for this measure? i think on the one hand there is a lot of support| one hand there is a lot of support and on the other criticism. it is an issue which divides bare loan. in the centre of berlin, the city centre, lots of concision since vote green, whereas on the outskirts of burlington, the outer boroughs —— berlin. concrete measures, for example. if the referendum went through, if 600,000 of berlin's voters said yes, this would mean dramatic changes. it would go into berlin law and the senate would have to push through some drastic changes to push through some drastic changes to infrastructure, buildings and transport, uncertain things like a strict limit on cars in the city centre. it means the difference of

opinion in the city centre, those who vote green and conservative, would be dramatic. you would have a lot of car users on the outskirts, either not voting or vote no. people in the city centres, green voters will vote yes, and both sides are defending their opinions. it is a very live issue in berlin, a divisive issue. it taps into identity and future, but also how you see the city look in. when it comes to how your flat will be heated, how homes are built, and how the city's transport will look, how many cars on the roads and public transport. it is those nitty—gritty issues that impact lives. notjust identity, but daily lies. that is why the issue has attracted so much debate in berlin.— debate in berlin. given the overall ambitions of _ debate in berlin. given the overall ambitions of the _ debate in berlin. given the overall

ambitions of the country, - debate in berlin. given the overall ambitions of the country, it - debate in berlin. given the overall ambitions of the country, it mustl debate in berlin. given the overall. ambitions of the country, it must be ambitions of the country, it must be a conversation being hard in other parts of germany?— parts of germany? yes, that is ri . ht, parts of germany? yes, that is right. and _ parts of germany? yes, that is right, and other _ parts of germany? yes, that is right, and other towns - parts of germany? yes, that is right, and other towns have i parts of germany? yes, that is - right, and other towns have pushed for the climate goals, but berlin is the biggest city, the capital, and the biggest city, the capital, and the one struggling the most in some of these issues connected to climate change. berlin doesn't have enough flats, so it has to build new ones. it is reliant on cars and public transport, so how you get the balance is a debate. it is one of the purest sites, it isn't rich. it often struggles to balance the books, and when you are talking about climate neutrality, that would be expensive. it would cost billions of money, and the public leaders,

political leaders in berlin say it is too expensive and will lead to cuts in other services. people are looking at berlin because it is a big city with lots of people, and have an impact on climate, but is set and example of whether targets are achievable. the campaigners say if 2030 is an incredibly ambitious goal, at least it is pushing the agenda. even people say it is impossible to do, but they were still vote yes to put pressure on political leaders to put through those drastic changes, which a lot of people think are needed here, even though they are difficult and possibly expensive. donald trump has opened his campaign to win back the us presidency by railing against the dark forces he says are lined up against him. at a rally in the us state of texas, mr trump claimed the multiple legal investigations into his conduct and finances were straight out

of a stalinist russia horror show. shelly phelps reports. dressed for the occasion, die—hard donald trump fans turned out in their thousands for this airfield rally in the texan city of waco. the legal threats hanging over the former president at the forefront of some of their minds. if trump got arrested for the charges they're talking about now, i would vote for him ten times over, because if he was a democrat, it would never come up. donald trump is for america and he fights for americans. the far left doesn't like that, and so that's why they keep attacking him. it was his first public appearance since speculating a week ago that he would soon be arrested. new york prosecutors are investigating alleged hush money payments made on donald trump's behalf to former adult film

star stormy daniels. addressing the crowd, he claimed it's been orchestrated by president biden. the district attorney of new york, under the auspices and direction of the department of injustice in washington, dc, was investigating me for something that is not a crime, not a misdemeanor, not an affair. donald trump went on to cast the 2024 presidential vote in apocalyptic terms, using language that some analysts warned could be dangerous. and if you look at what president trump said tonight, things like if we don't win in 2024, we won't have a country. it'll be over, world war three, take our country back. these are things that he knows are whistles to this crowd, and he's trying to rile them up, which is unfortunate because we saw in january 6th that that riling this base up caused

violence and death. donald trump insists he still has a bright political future ahead of him, but he'll need to overcome some pretty big legal and electoral challenges in order to achieve it. shelly phelps, bbc news. two israeli cabinet ministers have called for the dismissal of defence minister yoav gallant after he said plans to overhaul the judicial system should be halted. the proposed laws have divided the country — and resulted in weeks of protests. many fear they'll undermine the country's democratic institutions, while mr gallant said the divisions in society were affecting the fighting capabilities of the israeli defence force. benjamin netanyahu has refused to scrap the plan. emer mccarthy reports. tens of thousands of israelis took to the streets of tel aviv on saturday as protests against government plans to overhaul the justice system entered a 12th week. we all have to fight for our rights because of the plans of benjamin netanyahu that want to turn this nation

into a dictatorship. what we are doing here tonight is protesting against the government, want to get all the power to itself and take all the rights from our citizens. and this is why we are here, fighting for our democracy. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says the reforms will stop the courts overreaching their powers and that the public voted for them at the last election. proposed changes include enabling parliament to overrule decisions made by the supreme court. critics say the plans risk undermining the judiciary�*s independence and could be used for political ends. now israel's defence minister has broken ranks and is calling for the plans to be paused. translation: but now - i declare loudly and publicly for the sake of israel's security, for the sake of our sons and daughters, the legislative process should be stopped in order to enable the nation of israel

to celebrate passover and independence day together, and to mourn together on memorial day and holocaust remembrance day. these are our holy days for us. chanting. next week, lawmakers are due to vote on a central part of the government's proposals, which would change the way judges are appointed. meanwhile, protest organisers are vowing to intensify demonstrations. emer mccarthy, bbc news. here in the uk — the british government is preparing to announce the use of ferries to accommodate migrants who have crossed the channel on small boats. the announcement could come as soon as this week. earlier our political correspondent helen catt sent this report. a large number of people crossing the channel are being put up in hotels, more than 51,000. the government has signalled it wants to move away from it and has been

looking for alternatives. what will be announced are two military site in england, used to house migrants. they will have a capacity of between 1500 people and 2000 people, the new arrivals. they are expected to announce the use of ferries, as other temporary floating accommodation. there have been negotiations with ports, but we might not go where they are for a few weeks. the idea behind the policy is a big shift from hotels to a move to what they are describing as more rudimentary accommodation, in the hope it will act as a deterrent. in another story — a report in the observer suggests a number of senior conservative mps were filmed requesting up to £10,000 a day to work for a fake consultancy company.

an undercover investigation by the political campaign group, led by donkeys, shows ex—chancellor kwasi kwarteng, former health secretary matt hancock — and three other mps — discussing fees for their consultancy services on top of theirjobs in parliament. in the recording matt hancock asked for up to £10,000 a day. the paper says no parliamentary rules were broken. a spokesman for matt hancock responded: matt acted entirely properly and within the rules. it's completely untrue to suggest any wrongdoing and therefore absurd to bring mr hancock into this story through the illegal publication of a private conversation. earlier the bbc�*s uk political editor laura kuenssberg spoke to government minister and fellow conservative mp michael gove who said it was normal for politicians to take outside work while serving their constituents and stressed they had not broken any rules. the market, as it were, the size things, but the most important thing is not these negotiations, but what

every member of parliament does for their constituents. you can have people who are both members of parliament and also do other work. my parliament and also do other work. my question is whether or not they are worth £10,000 a day. as a former cabinet minister, are they worth £10,000? they haven't broke rules, but conceptually they were fed? i don't passjudgment on other don't pass judgment on other members, there are rules which govern what they should declare. but the jury here is a constituency, govern what they should declare. but thejury here is a constituency, so it will be the case, come a general election, if they choose to stand again, their constituents will decide. i think they are both talented people, but ultimately, they will have to answer for the decisions they've taken. security forces in france remain on standby for more protests about

president macron�*s retirement reforms. the french government wants to push the retirement age up by two years to 64. there have been separate demonstrations in western france, producers. earlier our paris correspondent bethany bell sent us this update. the big action which took place on thursday where was over 1 the big action which took place on thursday where was over1 million people took to the streets all over france. this weekend has been much quieter than that, but we have seen this demonstration in western france, a demonstration about a separate issue, the use of water. there were some scenes where we saw protesters throwing molotov cocktails and stones at police. several police cars were set on fire, police used tear gas, and we are told that at least one policeman

and protester were gravely injured. what was interesting to see in that protest was that some of the demonstrators there were making links between their cause and then this bigger cause of upset and anger about the president's engine reforms. 0ne about the president's engine reforms. one man said we are making a lane, it is the same fight for water and ourfight for work. there is a sense of a very angry country, there have been small scale demonstrations across france today, and of course another day of national action, the tenth day of action against the president's reforms has been planned for tuesday. people in lebanon have been waking up this morning in two time zones, with the country's political and religious authorities unable to agree on when the clocks

should go forward. the caretaker prime minister, najib mikati, announced on thursday that daylight saving would begin at the end of ramadan in late april, allowing those fasting to enjoy their first bite of the day earlier. but the christian authorities called that decision surprising and said they would change the clocks on the last sunday in march, as happens most years. they've been preparing for a journey of a lifetime — chris and julie ramsay from scotland are about to embark upon a drive of epic proportions, which will take them all the way from one of the earth's poles to the other. the husband and wife are taking an electric car all the way the bbc�*s ben philip has been speaking to them. first of its kind adventure, driving an electric car from pole to pole. one of the most common questions we get asked is how we're going to be charging in the polar regions where there is no electricity source. there will be a wind turbine and full double on this device that we will be towing along in the arctic and hosing the renewable energy

sources, the wind and the zone, to power the car. starting at the magnetic north pole the couple navigate across sea ice into canada and in south through the us and mexico, and into warmer temperatures in south america. 17,000 miles and 14 countries later, they will cross the finish line at the south pole in ten months�* time. modifications have been kept to a minimum, but bigger ties have been added to help cope with harsh terrain. there are some mod cons — a drone launcher so they can build theirjourney and a coffee maker. i have every confidence we can do about there will be challenges. we know that it will be a difficult road. but what is it without a challenge? we have to embrace it. if you don't try something and push boundaries, you will never know what you're capable of. chris and julie are no stranger to defy the odds. in 2017 they were the first team to complete the mongol rally

in an electric car, a 10,000 mile journey from london to mongolia. they attempt to demonstrate that electric vehicles can be adopted anywhere in the world. at the moment, more research in antarctica and the arctic use fossil fuel vehicles, the most fragile ecosystems on the planet. if we can help stimulate their conversation, that mindset, that potential change, i guess that is a huge part of a legacy. nearly a year on the road is a long time, so are there any home comforts they will be taking with them? i would like to take some tea cakes, caramel wafers. they are always good. and rowies. we could share them with a team and take some to scotland over on the expedition with us. ahead of all the challenges that might face them,

perhaps explaining what a rowie is to somebody in the north pole might be their biggest task. ben philip, bbc news. it's been a wet start for england and wales, but the rain is clearing to the south—east, and even a few puddles around. that is the scene in kent, but getting drier. the rain clears away from east sussex. 0ne kent, but getting drier. the rain clears away from east sussex. one or two bright spells but wintry showers affecting the fat north—east of scotland, some snow over the higher ground. —— for north—east. temperatures two or three celsius, feeling colder in the exposed wind. we are now in british summertime, the clocks are gone forward. the sunset today is roughly 730 this

evening. into tonight, we will see those showers clearing, some clear skies. 0ne those showers clearing, some clear skies. one or two mist and fog patches on monday morning, but with those clear skies, we will see a frost, quite widely, across northern areas. teva just down to —1, perhaps three or four in the south —— temperatures down. things are relatively settled, so a dry day. we keep these weather systems at bay. 0ne keep these weather systems at bay. one or two missed patches first thing, clearing quickly. we are looking at blue skies, one or two showers perhaps at the far south—west, south wales. it will still feel chilly, temperatures of eight or 11 celsius, but hopefully some sunshine. through into tuesday, we will see this area of high pressure move away. a big area of

low pressure in the atlantic will throw some systems actors. as the wet weather hits the colder in scotland, possibly some snow over higher ground, wet conditions in the west. towards the east and south, staying dry. a blustery wind developing, but temperatures creeping up to 11 or 12, and still a bit chilly. for the rest of the week, remaining pretty unsettled, although you notice the temperatures will climb. by thursday, we could see temperatures of 16, 17, maybe even 18 celsius. a temporary blip of cold weather before it turns milder again.

this is bbc news, the headlines president biden has ordered that federal aid be sent to mississippi — as emergency services work to help hundreds of people who've been left homeless by a tornado. at least 25 people have died in mississippi with one person killed in alabama. security officials in ukraine have accused russia of depriving belarus of its sovereignty. it comes after russia's president, vladamir putin, announced that his country would station nuclear weapons there. donald trump has launched his campaign to return to the white house with a rally for supporters in the state of texas. he used the platform to attack those who are seeking to put him behind bars. and voters in berlin are to decide whether germany's