crack down on anti—social behaviour. i think it's important we have a zero—tolerance approach. i think it's important we ban nitrous oxide for the damage it does. {jut it's important we ban nitrous oxide for the damage it does.— for the damage it does. out of all the measures, _ for the damage it does. out of all the measures, it's _ for the damage it does. out of all the measures, it's the _ for the damage it does. out of all the measures, it's the tiny - for the damage it does. out of all the measures, it's the tiny metal| the measures, it's the tiny metal canisters that have got ministers talking. filled with nitrous oxide when inhaled, they provide a short intense high. ministers are concerned that public spaces are becoming immune is a drug taking and they say it's doing more than just causing a blight to communities. the drug is popular among 16 to 25—year—olds. in england and wales, there were 56 registered deaths in evolving nitrous oxide between 2001 in 2020. 45 of those who are registered since 2010. it is already illegal to produce or supply the gas

for its psychoactive effects but the new plans make possessing it a criminal offence. labour thinks the government's policy could go further. , , government's policy could go further. �*, government's policy could go further. , , �*, further. this is too weak. it's too little and too _ further. this is too weak. it's too little and too late. _ further. this is too weak. it's too little and too late. over- further. this is too weak. it's too little and too late. over the - further. this is too weak. it's too little and too late. over the last| little and too late. over the last 13 years, the conservatives have decimated neighbourhood policing and weekend anti—social meanwhile, charities have also criticised the announcement. you have rishi _ criticised the announcement. you have rishi sunak _ criticised the announcement. you have rishi sunak talk about people who use _ have rishi sunak talk about people who use nitrous oxide being graffiti being _ who use nitrous oxide being graffiti being or— who use nitrous oxide being graffiti being or devastating communities and those are _ being or devastating communities and those are the ones choosing to outline — those are the ones choosing to outline nitrous oxide like this. a drug _ outline nitrous oxide like this. a drug that — outline nitrous oxide like this. a drug that has been relatively safe in terms — drug that has been relatively safe in terms of its health and social harms — in terms of its health and social harms. �* ., ., ., , ,

harms. among other measures unveiled toda , harms. among other measures unveiled today. peeple — harms. among other measures unveiled today. peeple who _ harms. among other measures unveiled today, people who vandalised _ harms. among other measures unveiled today, people who vandalised public - today, people who vandalised public spaces will have two repair damage within 48 hours. the government trying to break what it says is the scourge of drugs and anti—social behaviour. the bbc investigation for panorama has found a landlord in london is making tens of thousands of pounds a year from what used to be social housing. council estates were built to provide millions of people with decent homes. but their tenants were given the chance to buy them at a discount in the 1980s under the right to buy a policy of the conservative prime minister margaret thatcher. now, 40% of those rights to buy purchases in the capital are owned by private landlords. some of them are cashing in on the housing crisis. avril used to live on the estate in lewisham. avril used to live on the estate in lewisham-_ avril used to live on the estate in lewisham. , , ., ., lewisham. everybody along here was

friends... lewisham. everybody along here was friends--- in — lewisham. everybody along here was friends... in 80s, _ lewisham. everybody along here was friends... in 80s, she _ lewisham. everybody along here was friends... in 80s, she bought- lewisham. everybody along here was friends... in 80s, she bought it - lewisham. everybody along here was friends... in 80s, she bought it and i friends... in 80s, she bought it and moved away- _ friends... in 80s, she bought it and moved away. everything _ friends... in 80s, she bought it and moved away. everything was - friends... in 80s, she bought it and moved away. everything was clean. j friends... in 80s, she bought it and l moved away. everything was clean. it was a lovely — moved away. everything was clean. it was a lovely place. _ moved away. everything was clean. it was a lovely place. a _ moved away. everything was clean. it was a lovely place. a lot _ moved away. everything was clean. it was a lovely place. a lot has - was a lovely place. a lot has changed since. so this was your place? and now it's six places. haw place? and now it's six places. how do they get — place? and now it's six places. how do they get six? — place? and now it's six places. how do they get six? how— place? and now it's six places. firm" do they get six? how do they get six places in there? her do they get six? how do they get six places in there?— places in there? her old terrace house now _ places in there? her old terrace house now has _ places in there? her old terrace house now has six _ places in there? her old terrace house now has six tenants, - places in there? her old terrace | house now has six tenants, each paying... one tenant who doesn't want to be identified and agreed to show her around. {lilli want to be identified and agreed to show her around.— want to be identified and agreed to show her around. oh my god. this was our kitchen which _ show her around. oh my god. this was our kitchen which was... _ show her around. oh my god. this was our kitchen which was... the _ show her around. oh my god. this was our kitchen which was... the whole - our kitchen which was... the whole thing was our kitchen. there is a tiny shower in there and a toilet.

do you like it here? ida. your old do you like it here? no. your old kitchen is — do you like it here? no. your old kitchen is this gentleman is home and he pays 6oo kitchen is this gentleman is home and he pays 600 quid a month for it. disgusting. this is the landlord. he earns hundreds of thousands of pounds. earns hundreds of thousands of ounds. . . . earns hundreds of thousands of ounds. , , ., ., , pounds. this is an absolute disgrace- — pounds. this is an absolute disgrace. it _ pounds. this is an absolute disgrace. it was _ pounds. this is an absolute disgrace. it was to - pounds. this is an absolute disgrace. it was to get - pounds. this is an absolute disgrace. it was to get rid l pounds. this is an absolute | disgrace. it was to get rid of pounds. this is an absolute - disgrace. it was to get rid of those slum landlords that in the first place we created the council housing. the wheel has turned full circle back to where it came from and this is like the days of victorian slums of yesteryear. late victorian slums of yesteryear. we think he should not even be a landlord or control the property because he illegally evicted a former tenant. when we wrote to him

asking for his response to these allegations, he said, they were inaccurate. but he would not say what the inaccuracies were. so i caught up with him. i'm from bbc panorama. are you a slum landlord? should you be a landlord at all? did you tell the council about your illegal conviction? when you talk to us about those properties? we would like to know how you... lewisham council say they are now investigating him,. you can see more about this on panorama. that is tonight at eight o'clock on bbc one and on bbc

iplayer. another school year started this weekend in afghanistan but teenage girls were forced to stay at a time. the taliban government has banned school girls from schools and university. it's the only government in the world to do so. as a new school year begins, afghan women are out on the streets again. risking violence and a detention. they have been denied the most basic of human rights. going to school, meeting friends, getting an education. translation: ., ., 4' education. translation: ., ., ~ ., education. translation: ., �*, ., ., translation: look what it's doing to them. when translation: look what it's doing to them- when i — translation: look what it's doing to them. when i see _ translation: look what it's doing to them. when i see my _ translation: look what it's doing to them. when i see my brother- translation: look what it's doing to them. when i see my brother going i translation: look what it's doing to j

them. when i see my brother going to school, ifeel sad and broken. he used to say, i won't go without you. i would hug used to say, i won't go without you. iwould hug him used to say, i won't go without you. i would hug him and tell him i would join later. i hoped the taliban would change their minds. almost every afghan _ would change their minds. almost every afghan girl— would change their minds. almost every afghan girl we've _ would change their minds. almost every afghan girl we've spoken . would change their minds. almost every afghan girl we've spoken to | every afghan girl we've spoken to has broken down the minutes of talking — has broken down the minutes of talking about schools.— has broken down the minutes of talking about schools. habib says she doesn't _ talking about schools. habib says she doesn't believe _ talking about schools. habib says she doesn't believe tell _ talking about schools. habib says she doesn't believe tell claims i talking about schools. habib says i she doesn't believe tell claims that the closure is temporary. these goals is to be in the same class. occasionally, they forget their grief. when they reminisce about school life, how they pranked a new teacher orjoked in drama class. education has never come easy. she

was injured in a school bombing that injured more than 80 before the taliban took over. but she was determined to study. translation: i think it would be better... with — translation: i think it would be better... with each _ translation: i think it would be better... with each day _ translation: i think it would be better... with each day that - translation: i think it would be better... with each day that goesj better... with each day that goes b . better... with each day that goes b , the better. .. with each day that goes by. the hopes— better... with each day that goes by, the hopes they _ better... with each day that goes by, the hopes they had _ better... with each day that goes by, the hopes they had are - better... with each day that goes l by, the hopes they had are fading. work has started to protect a vulnerable stretch of coast in england by erosion. around 2000 tonnes of granite being placed along a cliff in norfolk. five homes are at risk at falling into the sea. they were recently demolished and another was moved further inland.

great yarmouth borough council said the rock was a temporary solution. people are being urged not to go into the water around poole harbour into the water around poole harbour in dorset after an oil leak. the equivalent of 200 barrels of reservoir fluid which is 15% oil escaped into the sea. our environment correspondent has more. at the moment, the indications are that it might not be too bad, that the scale of the damage might be quite limited. there have been boats out in the harbour this morning and helicopters flying ahead. none have reported anything that could be called a significantly —sized oil slick. there have been reports of water with the oily sheen on top but nothing on a serious scale. perenco, the company involved in this say it

was their pipeline underneath poole harbour which is responsible for this leak. as you say, 200 barrels of what has been called a reservoir fluid leaked from the pipe yesterday but what they are saying is that it was 85% water and 15% oil. and that to a significant extent, they managed to contain it and are now cleaning up the sheen on top. for now, the indications are that the worst has not come to pass and has been limited in its scale. a rescue ship funded by a street artist banksy was seen in italy after it disobeyed instructions. named after a french feminist

anarchist, it has rescued hundreds of migrants at sea. the vessel provided by banksy has been impounded with no timeline for its release. ., ., ., , ' release. there are at least 15 distress cases _ release. there are at least 15 distress cases as _ release. there are at least 15 distress cases as we - release. there are at least 15 distress cases as we speak . release. there are at least 15 i distress cases as we speak that release. there are at least 15 - distress cases as we speak that we could be helping and we are not because we can't leave the port. in a series of tweets, it described a clash... a mother holding an unconscious baby was among those they brought on board. in response, they brought on board. in response, the coastguard says they were completing charity work and have to stick to a code of conduct. un data suggest that ten times more people are attempting to cross this year

than last year and at least 29 migrants have died in recent days. but tunisia is a country facing instability on many fronts and with better weather conditions on the horizon, the number of people trying to reach italy is sure to increase. and so our clashes between coastguards and rescuers. the weather now. it was a cool and a frosty start to the day, but for many of us, tomorrow we will find more cloud from the atlantic. we have seen cloud increasing across england and wales. those of the temperatures by the end of the afternoon. they will fall quickly this evening as the sun goes down, where we have clearer skies. temperatures may arise later in the night as a southerly breeze picks up and has more cloud bringing

in. some rain coming into. temperatures by the end of the night won't be far away from freezing. tomorrow will look and feel quite different from today with more cloud and stronger breeze. there will be some rain from time to time. heaviest rain likely to be along the western hills. low pressure sitting to the west of the uk pushing these weather fronts ahead. this will bring in thick cloud from the atlantic. outbreaks of rain and drizzle across eastern areas and brief snow over the mountain tops in scotland. later in the day, some sunshine and sharp showers in northern ireland. temperatures of around 14 degrees. elsewhere, slightly higher temperatures than today despite the cloud. we start the week of cold air but we are seeing temperatures rising over the coming few days as we get mild air coming few days as we get mild air coming in from the atlantic. but it

will be turning more unsettled. we will be turning more unsettled. we will find wet weather coming into western areas later in the day which will push its way to the eastern side of the uk. some stronger winds across most areas but it is turning much will mild on wednesday with temperatures up to six lean degrees. followed by sunshine and showers on sunday denmark. sunshine and showers, some of them thundery but still mild of temperatures of 17 or 18 degrees in the south—east.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories: the scottish national party appoints humza yousaf as its new leader to succeed nicola sturgeon. scotland needs independence now more than ever and we will be the generation that delivers independence for scotland. israel's government is in disarray after prime minister benjamin netanyahu postponed a speech expected to halt controversialjudical changes. prince harry has made a surprise appearance at a high court hearing in london. he's among several high—profile figures bringing a privacy case against the publisher of the daily mail.

hello, welcome to the programme. in the last hour, scottish health secretary hamza yousaf has been declared as the scottish national party's new leader. he narrowly defeated finance secretary kate forbes in the final round taking around 52 per cent of the votes to her 48. he takes overfrom nicola sturgeon who has led the party for 8 years. but not until a vote by the msp is due to take place tomorrow. speaking after the announcement, he said he is a proud scot who is "the luckiest man in the world" to take the helm of a party he has supported all his life. joining the snp for me was an act of hope, but it was also

a statement of intent. i was as determined then as i am now that we will deliver independence for scotland together as a team. leadership elections, by their very nature, can be bruising. however in the snp we are a family. over the last five weeks we may have been competitors, or supporters of different candidates. we are no longer team humza, orteam ash, orteam kate. we are one team and we will be the team, we will be the generation that delivers independence for scotland. where there are divisions to heal, we must do so quickly, because we have a job to do. as a party, we are at our strongest when we are united. and what unites us is a shared goal of delivering independence for our nation. to those in scotland who don't yet quite share that passion that i do for independence, i will aim to earn your trust by continuing

to ensure we govern well and earn your respect as first minister by focusing on the priorities that matter to all of us. and in doing so using our devolved powers to the absolute maximum effect to tackle the challenges of the day. and for those of us in this room, and watching, who do believe in independence, we will only win by making that case on the doorsteps. and my solemn promise and commitment to you is that i will kick—start our grassroots and our civic led movement, and ensure our drive for independence is in fifth gear. the people of scotland need independence now more than ever before and we will be the generation that delivers independence for scotland. we have our correspondence lined up. our correspondent alexandra mackenzie is at murrayfield where the result of that vote was announced.

our political editor chris mason is in westminster. we will start with alexandra. he was the favourite to win this, wasn't he? what does this mean with the direction of the snp and scottish society with him at the helm? yes. society with him at the helm? yes, he was the — society with him at the helm? yes, he was the favourite, _ society with him at the helm? yes, he was the favourite, but _ society with him at the helm? us: he was the favourite, but also, it was expected to be very close. people didn't want to say who they are expected to win, although he did get a lot of support from the main people within the party, john swinney in particular had backed him. yes, very close. humza yousaf got 50 32% of the vote —— 52% of the vote. it was a turnout of 70%. 30% decided not to vote for the next leader of the snp. the likely first minister, that will of course be

decided, there will be a vote tomorrow at the scottish parliament and humza yousaf is expected to be not only the new leader of the snp, but also the new first minister of scotland. he paid to you, before he set out what he was going to do, he paid tribute to the other candidates, to kate forbes and ash regan, it was very emotional and confident speech. he said he was humbled and that he felt very lucky and it would be the honour of his life to be elected first minister tomorrow. he spoke about extending free childcare. it spoke about improving rural housing. and of delivering of course, independence. that will be a key aim for humza yousaf. he said he would be building on the solid foundations that nicola sturgeon has passed onto him. and he said he would be the generation,

together, as the snp, to deliver independence for scotland. alexander, we will come back to you a moment. our political editor chris mason is in westminster. alexandra highlighted how close the vote was. divided 52, 48, as history tells us, reveals a divided political view. i tells us, reveals a divided political view.— tells us, reveals a divided political view. i think it was miah political view. i think it was mighty close. _ political view. i think it was mighty close, wasn't - political view. i think it was mighty close, wasn't it? it| political view. i think it was - mighty close, wasn't it? it was frustrating to see how that manifests itself in the coming days, months. _ manifests itself in the coming days, months, weeks or years within the snp _ months, weeks or years within the snp there — months, weeks or years within the snp. there was apprehension this morning _ snp. there was apprehension this morning speaking to the various teams _ morning speaking to the various teams about how it might go. i hadn't — teams about how it might go. i hadn't been a on to this for years and years— hadn't been a on to this for years and years in— hadn't been a on to this for years and years in the snp, the last time it was— and years in the snp, the last time it was a _ and years in the snp, the last time it was a much smaller outfit than this time — it was a much smaller outfit than this time. very difficult say what might— this time. very difficult say what might happen. very few people this morning _ might happen. very few people this morning that i spoke to were willing to call, _ morning that i spoke to were willing to call, they were right to be apprehensive given out close it

turned — apprehensive given out close it turned out to be. in big picture ternrs. — turned out to be. in big picture ternrs. at — turned out to be. in big picture terms, at westminster, it doesn't change _ terms, at westminster, it doesn't change the — terms, at westminster, it doesn't change the outlook of their uk movement as far as scotland and its constitutional future is concerned. that would — constitutional future is concerned. that would remain the same, would labour— that would remain the same, would labour win— that would remain the same, would labour win the next uk general election — labour win the next uk general election. the two big parties at westminster, conservatives and labour, — westminster, conservatives and labour, the referendum in scotland was a _ labour, the referendum in scotland was a once — labour, the referendum in scotland was a once in a generation event and all legal— was a once in a generation event and all legal avenues to pursue another referendum have been exhausted. that has been _ referendum have been exhausted. that has been seen by the snp is an outrage — has been seen by the snp is an outrage because they have got a pro—independence majority among the greens— pro—independence majority among the greens and _ pro—independence majority among the greens and the liberal democrats in scotland _ greens and the liberal democrats in scotland. in constitutional terms, the argument remains familiar. what is fascinating in the shorter term is fascinating in the shorter term is what _ is fascinating in the shorter term is what it— is fascinating in the shorter term is what it means that uk politics as a whole _ is what it means that uk politics as a whole. the snp have built themselves up to not just a whole. the snp have built themselves up to notjust be the

governing — themselves up to notjust be the governing party of scotland, but also the — governing party of scotland, but also the third biggest party in the westminster department, and labour have sense _ westminster department, and labour have sense for some time, and in the accelerated _ have sense for some time, and in the accelerated way since the resignation of nicola sturgeon the last month, an opportunity to claw back something of a foothold in scottish— back something of a foothold in scottish politics, as far as westminster seats are concerned. and with the _ westminster seats are concerned. and with the general elections expected next year. — with the general elections expected next year, huge catching up to do to overwhelm — next year, huge catching up to do to overwhelm the conservatives and win a majority, _ overwhelm the conservatives and win a majority, winning seat in scotland, more than a single seat that they— scotland, more than a single seat that they hold would be hugely helpful— that they hold would be hugely helpful for them in that endeavour. it helpful for them in that endeavour. it would _ helpful for them in that endeavour. it would be — helpful for them in that endeavour. it would be very interesting, having had two _ it would be very interesting, having had two dominating figures of the scale. _ had two dominating figures of the scale. size — had two dominating figures of the scale, size and success with alex salmond — scale, size and success with alex salmond followed by nicola sturgeon, what follows now offer uk politics? i 'ust what follows now offer uk politics? iiust want — what follows now offer uk politics? i just want to what follows now offer uk politics? ijust want to go back to alexander i just want to go back to alexander in edinburghfor us.

i just want to go back to alexander in edinburgh for us. among the wider electorate, kate forbes is more popular. what you think that will mean in the way he approaches a role in how he might view the prospect of trying to call another referendum or even calling an election? he trying to call another referendum or even calling an election?— even calling an election? he was asked something _ even calling an election? he was asked something along - even calling an election? he was asked something along those - even calling an election? he was l asked something along those lines even calling an election? he was - asked something along those lines at the short press conference or questions with the media afterwards and he has very much talked about unity. he is talking about, he said it is no longer teen kate, team ash, team humza yousaf, it is team smb. coming forward, this has to be about unity, it has to be quite divisive and at times, an ugly campaign, it was described by one snp member as

a... in english, that means a big mess. i think humza yousaf would be one of the first people to admit there is possibly a mess now to tidy up there is possibly a mess now to tidy up moving forward. he seemed confident that he is able to do it. and sadly, that is one of the first things he will need to do. he went offjust a short time ago to speak to the other candidates and going forward, in the week, he will obviously be choosing a cabinet. i think it will be quite interesting to see who does choose. will he include ash regan and kate forbes in that? kate forbes is finance secretary, was to get the role again? we'll have to wait and see. and mentioning nicola sturgeon there, she has tweeted her congratulations. she said, humza yousaf will be an outstanding leader and she couldn't be prouder to have him as her successor.—

him as her successor. alexandra mckenzie. _ him as her successor. alexandra mckenzie, thank _ him as her successor. alexandra mckenzie, thank you _ him as her successor. alexandra mckenzie, thank you very - him as her successor. alexandra mckenzie, thank you very much | him as her successor. alexandra - mckenzie, thank you very much indeed for that. mckenzie, thank you very much indeed forthat. let's mckenzie, thank you very much indeed for that. let's get something of the longer view of this. the political commentator and scotland herald columnist brian taylorjoins us now. he follows in the footsteps, humza yousaf follows in the footsteps of two political titans in the form of nicola sturgeon and alex salmond. yet both of them failed in a crucial measure of achieving independence. do you think he can achieve what both of them have failed to? he certainl both of them have failed to? he: certainly believes he can. ok, he may not be very well—known in westminster, because as he rightly points out, he may be slightly disdained and disowned by the uk conservative party, it doesn't matter, he doesn't need to cajole favour there, matter, he doesn't need to cajole favourthere, he matter, he doesn't need to cajole favour there, he needs to cajole and get favour with them if he is to win more votes for the snp and also

crucially the referendum, should it be granted at some point. with regard to the majority, it's extremely tidy. there was anxiety within the snp, just as there was division and anxiety and uncertainty within the wider public. 52, 48 is exactly the percentage that was in the uk though in the brexit referendum in 2016 and last i checked, the uk was out of the european union. so results matter when they matters. he has won, he hasn't won narrowly, but sufficiently narrowly that he will have to work extremely hard to try and get that party united again. i think that consent will come from the two defeated, but in particular kate forbes will be looking, i believe, to go in behind humza yousaf after what has been incredibly bruising campaign. listen to his victory _ incredibly bruising campaign. listen to his victory speech. _ incredibly bruising campaign. listen to his victory speech. there - incredibly bruising campaign. listen to his victory speech. there was - incredibly bruising campaign. listen

to his victory speech. there was no hint of the narrowness of the win limiting his ambition. the checklist was almighty. achieve scottish independence, rejoin the european union, dealwith independence, rejoin the european union, deal with the cost of living crisis. let's take one, rejoining the european union, even if he was to find that there was a popular support in scotland for doing so, that in itself is a huge task to take on. it that in itself is a huge task to take on. . that in itself is a huge task to take on. , ., , , that in itself is a huge task to take on. , , ~ take on. it is absolutely. and i said, take on. it is absolutely. and i said. 52. _ take on. it is absolutely. and i said, 52. 48 — take on. it is absolutely. and i said, 52, 48 in — take on. it is absolutely. and i said, 52, 48 in the _ take on. it is absolutely. and i said, 52, 48 in the brexit- said, 52, 48 in the brexit referendum, in scotland it was due to one in favour of remaining in the european union. the ideal of membership in the european union is a long—standing issue in scotland. they were against membership, why swap control from london to brussels, and they change because it was the idea of scotland joining the international community rather than simply leaving the uk. it was

joining, not breaking. that was always a plus for the snp. it will be again. these are longer term objectives. the objective again of regaining membership of the european union. right now humza yousaf knows this and he will start first with the long list of priorities. at the top of his speech, he will tackle the cost of living crisis, will begin to tackle it in conjunction with the uk government. he is going to improve the nhs. we moved up from the post of health secretary. he has a number of difficulties, not least that during the campaign, his main rival kate forbes trashed his record in each of the ministerial post that he has held. i thought at the time that it wasn't a smart move. it wasn't thinking alongside the future of the party. all that she would be a member of that very government that would endorse a policies. one day, the conservative opposition in scotland have written to kate forbes

saying, can we use your speech in that debate in future conservative party political broadcast? filth. party political broadcast? oh, brian, thank _ party political broadcast? oh, brian, thank you _ party political broadcast? oh, brian, thank you very - party political broadcast? oh, brian, thank you very much for that. brian, thank you very much for that. brian taylor that from the scotland herald, former bbc scotland correspondent. there have been more widespread protests in israel. overnight against plans to give politicians more power over the justice system. this morning israel's president called on the country's prime minister benjamin netanyahu to withdraw his controversial plans. tens of thousands of people took to the streets after mr netanyahu sacked his defence minister, for saying that the plans should be scrapped. our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports from jerusalem. israel is gripped by unprecedented turmoil. and a leader refusing to give in. in tel aviv last night, protests erupted as people burned tyres and blocked highways and the police here let it happen, leaving it hours to respond.

it is not a matter of left or right anymore, for a long time it is not a lot of left or right, it is a matter of pure, basic human rights that are being crashed daily. injerusalem, demonstrators broke through barriers towards mr netanyahu's home, chanting against dictatorship. the anger has been intensifying for weeks against plans by mr netanyahu's government to severely limit the power of israel's courts, plans he says the public voted for, but which his opponents say amounts to a coup of his far right and ultra—religious coalition. this is about the very identity of the state of israel. it reached a tipping point over the weekend when the defence minister broke ranks and called for a halt to the controversial reforms. he said protest within the military was endangering israel's security.

but mr netanyahu wasn't listening, and he fired him, sparking last night's outpouring of protest and more claims the reforms are also to shield him from his current corruption trial, claims he rejects. now the demonstrations are building again outside israel's parliament, with the legislation still being advanced today. well, it is the scale of dissent that has never been seen before in this country, spreading notjust onto the streets and into the security establishment but now into the labour unions, and they are threatening to shut this country down if mr netanyahu doesn't back down. flights have been grounded at israel's main airport after the unions announced a general strike. mr netanyahu is caught between unprecedented opposition and the extremists he brought into his coalition. how he acts in the coming hours could determine israel's future for years to come.

tom bateman reporting there. here in london, prince harry has made an unexpected public appearance — at the high court. he's attending a hearing in his claim against associated newspapers, which publishes the daily mail newspaper. the case, which is supported by other high—profile figures, including the singer eltonjohn, alleges that the media group bugged people's phones, cars and homes, and paid police for sensitive information. i'm joined now by dr tom bennett, senior lecturer in law at city law school. it is interesting, isn't it? these are preliminary arguments. aren't they? it won't necessarily mean that they? it won't necessarily mean that the case will go ahead. yes. they? it won't necessarily mean that the case will go ahead.— the case will go ahead. yes, that's riuht. the case will go ahead. yes, that's riht. it the case will go ahead. yes, that's right- it is — the case will go ahead. yes, that's right. it is notable _ the case will go ahead. yes, that's right. it is notable that _ the case will go ahead. yes, that's right. it is notable that harry... i right. it is notable that harry... wants to lend right. it is notable that harry... wants to [end his weight, even at

this stage in the proceedings. what this stage in the proceedings. what will the court _ this stage in the proceedings. what will the court be _ this stage in the proceedings. what will the court be weighing on as it makes the decision of whether to allow the case to proceed or not? essentially, they will be asking whether there is a reasonable prospect of success on the part of the claimants. we will be looking at the, perhaps not the degree of detail that they would look at evidence in the trial, but whether there is a decent likelihood that there is a decent likelihood that the claimants could succeed in their claim. �* .. , ., claim. and if the case were to proceed. _ claim. and if the case were to proceed, what _ claim. and if the case were to proceed, what has _ claim. and if the case were to proceed, what has to - claim. and if the case were to proceed, what has to be i claim. and if the case were to i proceed, what has to be proved for this group of claimants to proceed? essentially, two things. the first is that the claimants have a reasonable expectation of privacy and respect of information they are complaining about. and then the court will need to be satisfied that

any restrictions on publication are proportionate to the aim of protecting that privacy. there is a public interest element that would come into play in the second stage. and this is a civil case, isn't it? so there would be no criminal penalties. what could the newspaper group face if they lose this? primarily, they would face a damages award. we know from earlier litigation of this sort and thinking of the phone hacking litigation that took place, the biggest cases on phone hacking took place a few years ago. there was substantial damages awarded, up into the hundreds of thousands of pounds. the thing the newspaper group would be primarily facing would be a damages award. there's also a good chance that the court, if finding the defendant is

liable, would put in place an injunction to prevent any further misuse of or publication of the information in question. ok. misuse of or publication of the information in question. ok, doctor tom bennett _ information in question. ok, doctor tom bennett from _ information in question. ok, doctor tom bennett from city _ information in question. ok, doctor tom bennett from city law - information in question. ok, doctor tom bennett from city law school. | tom bennett from city law school. thank you very much. another school year started in afghanistan, but girls were forced to stay at home. girls and women were banned from secondary schools in afghanistan, is the only government to do so. asa as a new school year begins, women out on the street again. risking violence and attention, they are marching for teenage girls. who have been denied this. the most basic of human rights. going to school, meeting friends, getting an

education. translation: look at what it is doing to them. when i see my brother going to school, ifeel sad and broken when i see my brother going to school, i feel sad and broken says this girl. he used to say i want to go with you, and i would hug him and tell them i willjoin later. i hope the government would change the minds. translation: almost every afghan girl we have spoken _ almost every afghan girl we have spoken to — almost every afghan girl we have spoken to has broken down within minutes— spoken to has broken down within minutes of— spoken to has broken down within minutes of talking. have either says she doesn't— minutes of talking. have either says she doesn't believe telephone claims that the _ she doesn't believe telephone claims that the closure is temporary. these uirls used that the closure is temporary. these girls used to — that the closure is temporary. these girls used to be _ that the closure is temporary. these girls used to be in _ that the closure is temporary. these girls used to be in the _ that the closure is temporary. these girls used to be in the same - that the closure is temporary. these girls used to be in the same class. i girls used to be in the same class. occasionally, they forget their

grief. and they reminisce about school life. how they prank the new teacher. orjoked in drama class. laughter education has never come easy. this girl was injured in a school bombing that killed more than 80 before the taliban took over, but she was determined. translation: life has no meaning without education _ life has no meaning without education i_ life has no meaning without education. i think— life has no meaning without education. i think it- life has no meaning without education. i think it would . life has no meaning withoutl education. i think it would be better— education. i think it would be better if— education. i think it would be better if the _ education. i think it would be better if the restrictions i education. i think it would be better if the restrictions on . education. i think it would be i better if the restrictions on women -et better if the restrictions on women get more _ better if the restrictions on women get more and — better if the restrictions on women get more and more _ better if the restrictions on women get more and more intense, - better if the restrictions on women get more and more intense, i- better if the restrictions on women| get more and more intense, i don't think— get more and more intense, i don't think life _ get more and more intense, i don't think life is — get more and more intense, i don't think life is worth _ get more and more intense, i don't think life is worth living. _ get more and more intense, i don't think life is worth living. iirii�*ith - think life is worth living. with each day that _ think life is worth living. with each day that goes _ think life is worth living. with each day that goes by, i think life is worth living. each day that goes by, their think life is worth living.— each day that goes by, their hopes are fading. the protests against pension reform in france are continuing with trade unions setting up picket lines outside the entrance to paris's famous louvre museum.

managers at the museum closed the doors to the public as a result. the row is over president macron's determination to raise the age at which people can be paid a state pension, from 62 to 64. another nationwide day of protest has been called for tuesday — and that has already led to the french government postponing the state visit of the uk's king charles. british airways is cancelling around 32 flights a day to and from heathrow airport as a result of a security strike at terminal five. i'm joined now by travel expert simon calder. this coincides with the start of the school easter holidays.— school easter holidays. potentially lots of disruption. _ school easter holidays. potentially lots of disruption. very _ school easter holidays. potentially lots of disruption. very much i school easter holidays. potentially lots of disruption. very much so. i school easter holidays. potentially| lots of disruption. very much so. it will be the busiest weekend coming up, the 31st of march to the 2nd of april that we have had all year, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to pass through heathrow, which is europe's busiest airport.

as you say, it is only british airways that have cancelled flights because it is only applying to terminal five, because it is only applying to terminalfive, which is used by british airways are no other airline. the airport says that in any of the other terminals, you can expect it to be pretty busy and they have contingency plans in place. but just in the past hour, both the apple and british airways have put out advice for passengers, same please, don't turn up too early. they are saying to ours is quite sufficient for short—haul flights and for long call flights, three hours. the worry is that everyone will think, the security queues could be really long, they will get that many i was early and that will actually make things difficult for passengers who are on their way for early flight. passengers who are on their way for earl fliiht. ., ., passengers who are on their way for earl fliiht. ,, ., ., passengers who are on their way for early flight-— early flight. simon, we will have to leave it there _ early flight. simon, we will have to leave it there because _ early flight. simon, we will have to leave it there because we - early flight. simon, we will have to leave it there because we are i early flight. simon, we will have to leave it there because we are right| leave it there because we are right at the end of the programme, as always, appreciate the analysis overview and people planning their travel, simon calder there, travel

expert. plenty more on the website are more details on what we were discussing. i will see very soon, goodbye. hello. after frosty start this morning, it's been a promising start with more sunshine around. tomorrow, though, we're going to find all this cloud coming our way from the atlantic, and ahead of that we have seen the cloud increasing a bit across england and wales in particular. still thick enough to give one or two light showers as we head towards the end of the afternoon in southern parts of england. and those are the temperatures by the end of the afternoon as well. those temperatures will fall quickly this evening as the sun goes down where we have clear skies in particular. temperatures may will rise later in the night. as the southerly breeze picks up we will see more cloud coming in, and for western areas we are going to fight some outbreaks of rain arriving too. where we keep the clear skies for longer in eastern parts of scotland and the north—east

of england, temperatures even by the end of the night won't be far away from freezing. otherwise those temperatures will be lifting. and tomorrow is going to look and feel quite different from today. there will be a lot more cloud around, the breeze will be a bit stronger as well, and there's going to be some rain from time to time. probably some of the heaviest rain likely to be across some of the western hills. a big area of low pressure sitting to the west of the uk, pushing these weather fronts well ahead. that's bringing in the figure cloud from the atlantic. and these outbreaks of rain and drizzle, nothing particularly heavy come across eastern areas. and we may briefly get some snow over the mountain tops in scotland. later in the day, some sunshine and also a few sharp showers in northern ireland, lifting temperatures to around 14 degrees here. elsewhere, temperatures a little bit higher than we had today despite all that cloud around. we start the week with some cold air but we are seeing the temperatures rising over the coming few days as we get milder air coming in from the atlantic around that area of low pressure that's sitting towards the west. but it will be turning more unsettled, as well as temperatures lifting, so we're going to find some more wet weather coming in, mainly to western areas, late in the day that wetter weather will push its way to

the eastern side of the uk. again, some stronger winds across most areas, but it is turning much milder on wednesday. temperatures reaching 15 and 16 degrees across some eastern parts of england. and again those weather fronts will push their way eastwards overnight to be followed by a mixture of sunshine and showers on thursday before that low pressure rise for england and wales at least on friday. thursday, though, strong winds for england and wales, sunshine and showers, some of them heavy underfunded by pushing their way eastwards and developing more widely. still quite mild air, temperatures could reach 17, potentially 18 in the south—east.

humza yousaf has been appointed the head of the snp to replace nicola sturgeon. scotland needs independence now more than ever and we will be the generation that delivers independence for scotland. israel's government is in disarray after prime minister benjamin netanyahu postponed a speech expected to halt controversial judical changes. prince harry has made a surprise appearance at a high court hearing in london. he's among several high—profile figures bringing a privacy case against the publisher of the daily mail.

plenty more on those stories online and on the bbc news website. you're watching bbc news. time for some support and for a full round—up here is ben croucher. a couple of big rugby lines to come out in the last hour or so. scotland full—back stuart hogg will retire from rugby union following this autumn's world cup. the exeter back says he doesn't feel like his body can achieve the standards he sets for much longer. only 30—year—old, he's scotland's fourth most capped player and added "knowing what lies ahead, i have a real hunger to play the best, most enjoyable rugby of my career." ireland captainjohnny sexton looks

set to miss the rest of this season after suffering a groin injury. sexton was hurt during the closing stages of ireland's six nations title and grand slam—clinching victory over england nine days ago. and sexton's team leinster say that the 37—year—old will undergo a procedure on the injury on tuesday. it means sexton, who will also retire after the world cup later this year, has probably played his last club game, with leinster chasing a champions cup and united rugby championship trophy double. tottenham hotspur are searching for another new manager — their fifth since 2019 — following the departure over antonio conte. the italian had been in charge for 16 months but with performances on the slide, his last game in charge was a 3—3 draw at southampton — that saw his side give up a two—goal lead. afterwards in attacked the club's culture and called his own players selfish. steve cavalier from the tottenham hotspur supporters club told us what he wants to see now. what we want to see from the club is a clear sense of direction, a clear strategy. we want to know where the club is moving forward, we want to

see attractive football on the pitch and a clear commitment to building the club and competing for trophies both domestically and in europe, and that's what we are calling for, a clear statement from the board, because we do think there seems to because we do think there seems to be a lack of direction. and another short managerial tenure doesn't exactly fill you with confidence. well, spurs are still fourth in the premier league so whatever the new vision — who will be the man to deliver it? earlier i was joined by bbc sport's patrick gearey to take a look at some of the contenders, beginning with the man placed in temporary charge until the end of the season. cristian stellini who is antonio conte's long—term lieutenant, usually he is staying on until the end of this season assisted by the former player ryan mason. those two work together while antonio conte was recovering from surgery and they have some notable results beating manchester city and chelsea. beyond that and a many fans have been mentioning is that of mauricio pochettino, the former manager who took spurs to the champions league final and second in the premier league. he is out of work, he has a

home in north london and has previously spoken about wanting to return to tottenham. thenjulian nagelsmann, who left bayern munich last week, young and exciting coach who could return spurs to the kind of attacking football they have been traditionally associated with. other names mentioned include brentford's thomas frank, roberto de zerbi, the brighton manager, luis enrique, the former spain manager but whoever it is spurs need direction and they need stability, they will not want to be here again in 18 months�* time. chelsea say government sanctions imposed on former owner roman abramovich were a factor in the club posting losses of £121 million in 2021—22. it follows their pre—tax loss of 156 million the year before but will fall within the permitted limit under the financial fair play rules. last season, chelsea were not allowed to sell tickets whilst the government restricted transactions before the sale to todd boehly and the clearlake group. paralympic champions maisie summers—newton and bethany firth have been named in the british team for this summer's para swimming world championships which will be held

in manchester. they are among the 28—strong gb team for the event which begins at the end ofjuly and runs into august. summers—newton, won gold for england at the commonwealth games last summer in addition to a hat—trick of world titles in 2022. firth was another gold medallist, but for northern ireland at birmingham 2022. she'll be looking to secure further success in front of uk fans. it will be the first event to be hosted at the revamped manchester aquatics centre which has been closed for refurbishment work since november 2021. and that's all the sport for now. 0k, ok, ben, thank you very much. more now on the news that humza yousaf has been selected as the new snp leader. who is he and what sort of leader. who is he and what sort of leader will he be? kirsten oswald has this profile.

nicola sturgeon had the measure of humza yousaf from the earliest days of his political career. he was tipped as one to watch from the moment he was first elected 12 years ago. humza yousaf, glasgow. at 37 he'll be scotland's youngest first minister and the first scots asians to hold the role. he's the son of immigrants who came to scotland in the 1960s, and friends say that's given him compassion for others. an 18—year—old humza yousaf walks into the charity shop, "i want to volunteer." i said, "yeah, join, welcome and start by cleaning the floor, go and clean the toilet." i wanted to test him and he did it. the former head of the humanitarian agency islamic relief remembers him fondly. looking back now i never thought he'd become a politician because i still see him as a truly humanitarian because he has a very soft heart and he used to get very emotional. a very emotional, especially the time of disasters. very emotional, especially the time of disasters. it was the iraq war that inspired humza yousaf to join the snp when he was a student at glasgow university.

he had come to the conclusion that only independence would stop scotland being dragged into an illegal conflict. friends from the time say he's always served those who are less fortunate. he is a people person at heart, you know. he cares about what he does and for the country. and i think that's what drives him, you know. he is affable, he's dependable, and i think that comes through in what he does in the public eye. humza yousaf has spoken about being a victim of racism and he and his wife have sought to challenge discrimination when they've come up against it. he retains a passion to help those in need, here assisting syrian refugees ashore in greece when he was international development minister. having witnessed what i've witnessed today, thousands of people arriving on the island of lesbos for a better life in europe, sacrificing everything and risking their own lives and their children's lives, i think it would be a real stain on our conscience if we didn't assist

those people. he is a career politician, seen as the continuity candidate. but during the leadership campaign, his record in government came under attack from his opponents. when he was transport minister he was fined for driving without insurance. he had a spell asjustice secretary too, while as health secretary he may have avoided strike action in the nhs but post—pandemic waiting lists are at an all—time high. described as a son of the snp, now it's humza yousaf�*s turn to lead. his challenge, to reunite a divided party and to govern a divided nation. kirsten campbell, bbc news, holyrood. i'm joined by the former deputy leader of the snp who voted for kate forbes in the leadership contest. what do you think of the result? i think everything depends on whether he ceases to be the

continuity candidate or not. if he remains the continuity candidate, then what we actually will have is a nicola sturgeon administration mark two. which was distinct by its failure and a whole range of policies from building to ferries to education to the national health service. and one of the things that worried me today is his first policy statement was that he is going to contest the section 35 by the westminster government against the scottish parliament was among gender recognition bill. in 2004 when the act was passed by the westminster government for the whole of the united kingdom the scottish parliament was asked for its consent which it duly gave on the principle

that, given we are a united kingdom, it is sensible to have the same gender recognition certificate north, south of the border and in wales. and i don't see how he could persuade the supreme court that something has changed. but the decision he made today, he argued that this was westminster once again taking powers from the scottish parliament. that was a marked feature of the sturgeon government. always looking for a fight with westminster. the policy which i describe as grudge and grievance. it plays very well with your activists but actually does nothing to advance the position of people inside scotland. that's my worry. nicola

sturgeon is still a member of the scottish parliament. the continuity candidate is going to become first minister. he has said that he will keep her on speed dial, constantly referring to her for advice. keep her on speed dial, constantly referring to herfor advice. so, are we going to get sturgeon administration mark two? let mejust say this. in his speech today he declared that the sturgeon administration has a wonderful record of achievement. that is not true and it is not accepted by the people. so is he going to be the continuity candidate, or is he really going to reset the party and reset the government? just really going to reset the party and reset the government?— reset the government? just very briefl , it reset the government? just very briefly, it is — reset the government? just very briefly, it is no _ reset the government? just very briefly, it is no surprise - reset the government? just very briefly, it is no surprise that i reset the government? just very briefly, it is no surprise that he. briefly, it is no surprise that he is the continuity candidate, that is along the way he has been portrayed, and a majority of the party members

voted for him. does that not suggest that the majority do want some continuity which is the same continuity which is the same continuity that worries you so much? they voted for continuity and my anxiety as they will get continuity because if you get continuity we are in for very difficult times. {l3h in for very difficult times. ok. there is so — in for very difficult times. ok. there is so much _ in for very difficult times. ok. there is so much more i in for very difficult times. ok. there is so much more we could talk about but i'm afraid we must leave it there because time is against us. former leader of the snp, thank you forjoining us. let's get more on the news that another school year started this weekend in afghanistan but teenage girls were forced to stay at home. the taliban government has barred girls and women from secondary schools and university in afghanistan, the only government in the world to do so. i'm joined now by tomas niklasson, european union special envoy for afghanistan. good to have you with us. i believe

you have been to afghanistan recently. what hope is there of making any progress on this front and reopening the opportunities of education for girls and women? thank ou for education for girls and women? thank you for having — education for girls and women? thank you for having me. _ education for girls and women? thank you for having me. i _ education for girls and women? thank you for having me. i came _ education for girls and women? thank you for having me. i came back i education for girls and women? triag�*ia; you for having me. i came back from afghanistan where i visited kabul and kandahar three weeks ago, and i spoke to afghan young people, i spoke to afghan young people, i spoke to afghan young people, i spoke to civil society and also i spoke to civil society and also i spoke to civil society and also i spoke to a number of afghan de facto ministers. and every sighel person i spoke to said we want our girls, we want our daughters and our sisters to have the opportunity to learn. but when i asked the minister is about whether schools would open in the new year last week none of them gave any commitment. so it's a very bleak picture. the secondary schools have remained closed for girls in most parts of the country for 18 months, and in december the taliban also decided to close universities for girls and women.—

also decided to close universities for girls and women. what sort of work is going _ for girls and women. what sort of work is going on _ for girls and women. what sort of work is going on behind _ for girls and women. what sort of work is going on behind the i for girls and women. what sort of l work is going on behind the scenes. how easy is it to have any sort of dialogue with the taliban. i how easy is it to have any sort of dialogue with the taliban.- dialogue with the taliban. i think we are in a _ dialogue with the taliban. i think we are in a good _ dialogue with the taliban. i think we are in a good position - dialogue with the taliban. i think we are in a good position in i dialogue with the taliban. i think we are in a good position in the i we are in a good position in the european union in that we have presence on the ground, most western, all western countries, we have a small diplomatic presence and we have humanitarian presence and i'm able to visit regularly. so we can have conversations we can also provide assistance which we do through unicef to keep, for example we provide free school meals for boys and girls in primary education and provide some stipends for teachers, we facilitate the distribution of schoolbooks. so you can have the conversation and provide assistance, as i said, through the un. but ultimately any policy change will be driven from

inside the country by people there and there it is limited what we can do beyond providing assistance and arguments and continuing our dialogue. arguments and continuing our dialoiue. �* ., dialogue. another div element we have seen is _ dialogue. another div element we have seen is a _ dialogue. another div element we have seen is a rise _ dialogue. another div element we have seen is a rise in _ dialogue. another div element we have seen is a rise in children i have seen is a rise in children attending specialist religious schools. does that concern you at all? i schools. does that concern you at all? ~ . schools. does that concern you at all? ~' ., , schools. does that concern you at all? ~ . , , , ., ,, all? i think we have been speaking --erhas all? i think we have been speaking erha -s a all? i think we have been speaking perhaps a little _ all? i think we have been speaking perhaps a little bit _ all? i think we have been speaking perhaps a little bit in _ all? i think we have been speaking perhaps a little bit in too _ perhaps a little bit in too simplistic way about schools opening for girls. yes, schools should open for girls. yes, schools should open for girls. yes, schools should open for girls and four boys. let's not forget that also during the last 20 years many afghan boys and girls did not attend school. there is a qualitative shift in the sense that the taliban de facto authorities actively work against girls going to school. but we also need to talk about quality of education, what education can best prefer don knight

prepare young afghan boys and girls for the future of afghanistan which has changed considerably in the last 20 years and will continue to change. and there i personally see a risk that madrasa education will be too limited and not provide the necessary basis for young people, the future adults of afghanistan to function effectively and efficiently in society. function effectively and efficiently in socie . ., ., , function effectively and efficiently in socie . ., .,, ,, ., , in society. ok, tomas niklasson, euroean in society. ok, tomas niklasson, european union _ in society. ok, tomas niklasson, european union special _ in society. ok, tomas niklasson, european union special envoy i in society. ok, tomas niklasson, european union special envoy forj european union special envoy for afghanistan, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. afghanistan, thank you for “oining us on bbc news.i afghanistan, thank you for “oining us on bbc news. ., ,, y., ., ., us on bbc news. thank you for having me. here in the uk, people who vandalise public spaces will have to repair the damage they cause within 48 hours of being given an order, under new government plans unveiled by the prime minister this morning. speaking at a boxing club in chelmsford in essex, rishi sunak set out plans to improve community policing — including banning possession of laughing gas, saying he wants to deal with the small minority of people who are disprutive. yetunde yusuf reports. a plan to clean up our streets, from

graffiti to nitrous oxide, or better known as laughing gas. {jut graffiti to nitrous oxide, or better known as laughing gas.— graffiti to nitrous oxide, or better known as laughing gas. out on the beat today in _ known as laughing gas. out on the beat today in essex, _ known as laughing gas. out on the beat today in essex, the _ known as laughing gas. out on the beat today in essex, the prime i beat today in essex, the prime minister delivered his message to crack down on anti—social behaviour. i think it's important we have a zero tolerance approach to drugs and that's why i think it's important that's why i think it's important that we ban nitrous oxide for all the damage that it does. and it is something that i hear repeatedly when i'm out and about around the country from people who say, look, this thing is a scourge. out of all the measures it is the tiny metal canisters that have got ministers talking. canisters that have got ministers talkini. ., , ., talking. filled with nitrous oxide, when they are — talking. filled with nitrous oxide, when they are inhaled _ talking. filled with nitrous oxide, when they are inhaled they i talking. filled with nitrous oxide, i when they are inhaled they produce a short, intense high but ministers are concerned that public spaces are becoming arenas for drug—taking and they say it is doing a lot more than causing a blight to communities. the drug is popular among 16—25 —year—olds. in england and wales there were 56 registered deaths

involving nitrous oxide between 2001 and 2020, with 45 of those registered since 2010. it's already illegal to produce or supply the gas for its psychoactive effects. but the new plans make possessing it a criminal offence, and labour thinks the government's policy on anti—social behaviour could go further. anti-social behaviour could go further. . . anti-social behaviour could go further. , , anti-social behaviour could go further. , , , further. this is too weak, it is too little, further. this is too weak, it is too little. and — further. this is too weak, it is too little. and it's— further. this is too weak, it is too little, and it's too _ further. this is too weak, it is too little, and it's too late. _ further. this is too weak, it is too little, and it's too late. over- further. this is too weak, it is too little, and it's too late. over the i little, and it's too late. over the last 13 years the conservatives have decimated neighbourhood policing and weakened anti—social behaviour powers so that they are rarely used. the liberal democrats say making the drugs illegal doesn't work and hands profit and control to serious criminals. meanwhile, charities have also criticised the announcement. you have rishi sunak talking about people that use nitrous oxide being graffitiing memorials for devastating communities, they are the ones that are choosing to a drug

that has been relatively safe in terms of its health and social harm, and also a drug that is already controlled within the psychoactive substances act.— controlled within the psychoactive substances act. �* ., ., , substances act. among other measures unveiled today. — substances act. among other measures unveiled today, people _ substances act. among other measures unveiled today, people vandalise i unveiled today, people vandalise public spaces will have to repair damage within 48 hours. the government trying to break what it calls the scourge of drugs and anti—social behaviour. yetunde yusuf, bbc news. for more on this i'm joined by alex mayes, external affairs manager at victim support. what do you make of these plans outlined? hi what do you make of these plans outlined? . ~ what do you make of these plans outlined? ., ,, , ., ., outlined? hi there, thank you for havin: outlined? hi there, thank you for having me _ outlined? hi there, thank you for having me on- — outlined? hi there, thank you for having me on. i— outlined? hi there, thank you for having me on. i should _ outlined? hi there, thank you for having me on. i should start i outlined? hi there, thank you for having me on. i should start by l having me on. i should start by saying that as a national charity that works with victims of anti—social behaviour we see just how terrible it can be for those who experience it. it is often referred to as low level or low—impact, but the reality for those who experience it as it is anything but. for that

reason the government's commitment to treating anti—social behaviour with the urgency it deserves, that is welcome, because it is important that we work to tackle this and work to support victims. additionally, we know that victims often tell us that what they want is a police service thatis what they want is a police service that is visible, that is accessible, so targeting hotspot areas as outlined in the plan is also quite welcome. however, whati outlined in the plan is also quite welcome. however, what i would say is that there is not a huge amount in there about support for victims. so a lot of the focus is on perpetrators. what we don't see a lot of is what happens to those who do fall victim to anti—social behaviour, and that is something thatis behaviour, and that is something that is hugely important to victim support as a charity because of that huge impact that it makes. victims tell us that they want to be taken seriously, that they want information, they want to be given information, they want to be given information, they want to be given information, they don't want to be left in the dark, and they want support to help them recover. many

victims of anti—social behaviour are not entitled to rights that exist under the victims�* code that gives victims rights to information on updates and while there are many things in here that are welcome, what we do need is for the government to go further and ensure that all victims of anti—social behaviour are able to have information, support and updates and access to support if they need it. alex mayes, thank you very much, from victim support. a bbc investigation for panorama has found a landlord in london is making tens of thousands of pounds a year from what used to be social housing. council estates were built to provide millions of people with decent homes, but their tenants were given the chance to buy them at a discount in the 1980s under the �*right to buy�* policy of conservative prime minister margaret thatcher. but now 40% of those right—to—buy purchases in the capital are owned by private landlords — and some of them are cashing in on the housing crisis, as richard bilton reports.

avril used to live on the bampton estate in lewisham. everybody along here was friends. in the �*80s, she bought her house, sold it and moved away. everybody always had a nice show of flowers, everything was clean. it was a lovely place. a lot has changed since. this was your place and now it�*s six places. gee—whiz. how do they get six? six! how do they get six places in there? her old terraced house now has six tenants, each paying nearly £1,000 per month, mostly through housing benefit. one who doesn�*t want to be identified agrees to show her around. oh, itjust stops here. oh, my god! this was our kitchen which was... yeah, the toilet is there.

yes, the whole thing was our kitchen. so there is a little tiny shower in there and a toilet. do you like it here? no. nobody likes it this way. one kitchen, six people. how can we like it? your old kitchen is this gentleman�*s home and he pays £960 a month for it. i think it�*s it�*s disgusting, absolutely disgusting. this is the landlord, he owns three other council houses on the block, each divided into six. earning him hundreds of thousands of pounds. this is an absolute disgrace. - it was to get rid of those i slum landlords that in the first place we created the social housing, the council housing, so the wheel. has turned full circle back to where it came from and this is like the . days of victorian slums of yesteryear _ we think the landlord shouldn't even be a landlord,

or control the property, because he illegally evicted a former tenant. if he'd told the council, he would have found it difficult to pass the fit and proper person test. when we wrote to the landlord asking for his response to these allegations, he said, they were inaccurate, but wouldn't say what the inaccuracies were and didn't answer our questions. so i caught up with him. sir, i'm richard bilton from bbc panorama, are you a slum landlord? and should you be a landlord at all? shouldn't you tell the council about your illegal evictions? sir, would you just talk to us about those properties? they seem unfair? sir, we would like to know how you can charge £1,000 given your track record. lewisham council say that they are now investigating

the landlord, britain's old council estates under pressure as the housing crisis bites. people who vandalise public spaces will have to repair the damage they cause within a0 hours of being given an order under new government plans by the prime minister this morning. for more on this i'm joined by helen morgan, the liberal democrat spokesperson for levelling up, housing and communities. what do you make of this idea? i housing and communities. what do you make of this idea?— make of this idea? i think having tou~her make of this idea? i think having tougher sentencing _ make of this idea? i think having tougher sentencing is _ make of this idea? i think having tougher sentencing is all- make of this idea? i think having tougher sentencing is all very . make of this idea? i think having l tougher sentencing is all very well if you actually catch the perpetrators in the first place. and what is very obvious if you have market towns like mine is that there just aren't the police officers on the ground to find the people committing the anti—social behaviour and deal with them appropriately. so i'm concerned that this is just more empty rhetoric, really. what i'm concerned that this is 'ust more empty rhetoric, really._ empty rhetoric, really. what would ou do empty rhetoric, really. what would you do differently? _ empty rhetoric, really. what would you do differently? what _ empty rhetoric, really. what would you do differently? what are - empty rhetoric, really. what would you do differently? what are the i you do differently? what are the things that you think are perhaps missing from the plan that's been outlined? a of missing from the plan that's been outlined? _ missing from the plan that's been outlined? . ., ~ , ., �* , outlined? a of the key thing that's missin: is outlined? a of the key thing that's missing is more _ outlined? a of the key thing that's missing is more community - outlined? a of the key thing that's. missing is more community support officers on the ground. if i look what happens in my constituency which is thankfully a pretty low crime place to live, we have got one

or two individuals continually perpetrating the same types of anti—social behaviour offences, so what are classed as low—level offences. at night in and night out. and they are not very serious crimes but they ruined the lives of people who live in those towns, and what we are seeing is that because there is no one around at night time from the police, there is no active deterrent on the ground to stop those people doing those things. they feel like they are never going to get caught and so the toughness of the sentencing doesn't really make a difference to them. when i had an open meeting recently with residents in 0swestry and the police and crime commissioner one resident said to me we don't even bother to report crime any more because we don't feel like anybody is going to follow up on it, that's really, really concerning. so although the community support officers that we have worked really, really hard, there aren't enough of them to follow up on these types of events, and that's destroying trust in policing. so we really believe that they need to be more community support officers on the ground to

reassure people, and probably to prevent this kind of activity happening in the first place. to pick up on one of the specific points, this idea of banning laughing gas, to possess laughing gas, making it a fineable thing, we have seen those canisters that litter pavements and parks, but do you see that if that is banned it could push people into more damaging and harder drugs? i could push people into more damaging and harder drugs?— and harder drugs? i think everybody finds it and uses _ and harder drugs? i think everybody finds it and uses when _ and harder drugs? i think everybody finds it and uses when they - and harder drugs? i think everybody finds it and uses when they are - finds it and uses when they are those cans littering the park and people out there in groups using any type of drug is threatening for local residents. i think there is a danger that this type of activity gets pushed into the hands of drug dealers and into county lines gangs who are so effective at exploiting our young people and our children. so i think that is a risk. but as i say police officers on the ground, especially at night—time when some

of this activity occurs, would be a much more effective way of dealing with it. and we have seen the home secretary say that they are to create hotspots where there are going to be more police officers on the ground. but we would like to see community policing everywhere in the country. my market towns are unlikely to be considered crime hotspots but the residents there feel very strongly and they would like to see those people on the ground as well.— like to see those people on the round as well. ~ ., ., ground as well. 0k, helen morgan, we must leave it — ground as well. 0k, helen morgan, we must leave it there. _ ground as well. 0k, helen morgan, we must leave it there. thank _ ground as well. 0k, helen morgan, we must leave it there. thank you, - must leave it there. thank you, liberal democrat spokesperson for levelling up, housing and communities. time for the weather now. we have seen cloud across parts of england and wales, one or two light showers in the south, otherwise temperature is heading to the end of the day similar to what we had yesterday. it will get cold quite quickly during this evening where we have some clearer skies, but then as the night goes on we will see the cloud increasing, southerly breeze picking up and that will bring rain into western parts of the uk. where the skies are clear

for longer in eastern scotland and the north—east of ink that this is where we are more likely to have a frost, even to start with on tuesday morning. tuesday will look and feel a bit different from today. there will be much more cloud around and more of a breeze and that will bring some wet weather now and again. nothing particularly heavy, but we will see some patchy rain and drizzle pushing northwards and eastwards, briefly some snow over the scottish mountains. later in the day replacing that cloudy damp weather with some sunshine and some sharp showers in northern ireland. temperatures of ia degrees here, elsewhere in the uk temperatures higher than today.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories... i therefore declare humza yousaf as their former— i therefore declare humza yousaf as their former leader— i therefore declare humza yousaf as their former leader of— i therefore declare humza yousaf as their former leader of the _ i therefore declare humza yousaf as their former leader of the snp - their former leader of the snp party — humza yousaf is expected to succeed nicola sturgeon as the leader of the devolved scottish government after winning the scottish national party leadership election. the people of scotland need independence now more than ever and we will be the generation that delivers independence for scotland. scotland needs independence now more than ever and we will be the generation that delivers independence for scotland. israel's government is in disarray after prime minister benjamin netanyahu postponed a speech expected to halt controversialjudical changes, following widespread anti—government protests. prince harry has made a surprise appearance

at a high court hearing in london. he's among several high—profile figures bringing a privacy case against the publisher of the daily mail newspaper. hello, good afternoon. scottish health secretary humza yousaf has been declared as the scottish national party's new leader. he will replace nicola sturgeon as party leader right away, but not as scottish first minister until a vote by msps due to take place on tuesday. he narrowly defeated finance secretary kate forbes in the final round taking around 52% of the votes to her almost a8. speaking after the announcement at murrayfield stadium in edinburgh he said he is a proud scot who is "the luckiest man

in the world" to take the helm of a party he has supported all his life. joining the snp for me was an act of hope, but it was also a statement of intent. i was as determined then as i am now that we will deliver independence for scotland together as a team. leadership elections, by their very nature, can be bruising. however in the snp we are a family. over the last five weeks we may have been competitors, or supporters of different candidates. we are no longer team humza, orteam ash, orteam kate. we are one team and we will be the team, we will be the generation that delivers independence for scotland. where there are divisions to heal, we must do so quickly, because we have a job to do. as a party, we are at our strongest when we are united. and what unites us is a shared goal of delivering independence for our nation. to those in scotland who don't yet

quite share that passion that i do for independence, i will aim to earn your trust by continuing to ensure we govern well and earn your respect as first minister by focusing on the priorities that matter to all of us. and in doing so using our devolved powers to the absolute maximum effect to tackle the challenges of the day. and for those of us in this room, and watching, who do believe in independence, we will only win by making that case on the doorsteps. and my solemn promise and commitment to you is that i will kick—start our grassroots and our civic led movement, and ensure our drive for independence is in fifth gear. the people of scotland need independence now more than ever before and we will be the generation that delivers independence for scotland. 0ur correspondent alexandra mackenzie is at murrayfield

where the result of that vote was announced. and humza yousaf was the favourite to win, but this result really reveals a party that is divided fairly evenly, about the direction that its membership wants to see the party go in the future. the biggest challenge could be reunited in. yes. challenge could be reunited in. yes, that's right- — challenge could be reunited in. yes, that's right- we _ challenge could be reunited in. yes, that's right. we are _ challenge could be reunited in. 1913 that's right. we are outside the stadium now. the announcement took place here a couple of hours ago now. you seem to be quite a lot of belief amongst the snp but this was overin belief amongst the snp but this was over in the new leader of the snp, who we now know to be humza yousaf has been chosen. there was a bit of talk about unity and going forward, uniting the party, bringing everyone together. as it was, it was quite a divisive campaign going forward. every sense of relief that it is now over. as he said, it was quite

close. humza yousaf had been the favourite amongst the party. he had the support of the deputy first ministerjohn swinney and he got 52.i% ministerjohn swinney and he got 52.1% of the votes. kate forbes is very close, a7.9% of the votes. there were 72,000 members and the turnout of 70%. so it humza yousaf will now be the new leader of the snp. there will be a boat at hollywood tomorrow. it is likely that he will also become the first minister of scotland. he also paid tribute to ash regan and kate forbes, he said they had spent a lot of time together during the last few weeks and it was a rather emotional, but also quite a confident speech. he said he was humbled, he felt very lucky, that this would be the honour

of his life, to be elected as first minister. he spoke about extending free childcare, improving rural housing and of course, about delivering independence. that was going to be key for any of the three candidates that were hoping to be chosen, but humza yousaf spoke quite a lot about that in his speech afterwards, he said he wants to build support for independence. he wants to focus on policy rather than process. i would wants to focus on policy rather than process. iwould imagine wants to focus on policy rather than process. i would imagine that the snp members will be hoping to get a bit more detail about that. he said he wants to be the generation to deliver independence. he talked about doing that together, as a united snp. he said that nicola sturgeon her team had built the foundations and this new generation would be taking it forward. all the

candidates were asked during the hustings if independence could be delivered within five years. humza yousaf has said yes, it can be delivered within five years. he also said that he would not rule out a snap election, although that is not necessarily an easy process for the scottish parliament. {lilia necessarily an easy process for the scottish parliament. 0k, alexandra, thank ou scottish parliament. 0k, alexandra, thank you very _ scottish parliament. 0k, alexandra, thank you very much. _ scottish parliament. 0k, alexandra, thank you very much. let's - scottish parliament. ok, alexandra, thank you very much. let's pick- scottish parliament. 0k, alexandra, thank you very much. let's pick up l thank you very much. let's pick up on the point of a snap election. i'm joined now by professor sirjohn curtice, professor of politics at strathclyde and senior research fellow at the natioinal centre for social research. i know you are one of the top people in the country when it comes to number crunching, word a snap election be wise for him to go down that route, given what we have seen? i doubt it would either be wise or indeed probably practical. 0n the second point, we have to remember, the scottish parliament is a fixed term parliament. elections are only meant to take place once every five

years. there are a couple of ways in which that could not happen. one is if the scottish parliament were to fail to elect a candidate as first minister within a period of 30 days. but now looks unlikely, humza yousaf will probably win on the first ballot tomorrow. the second where you can do its two thirds of the msps voting for an election. the snp and the greens together, even if they were to agree on there being another election, would not have two thirds of the vote. the opposition could block it if they wished, but the honest truth is also, the snp have emerged from this election, still undoubtedly their dominant party in scotland, but the moment, the polls would suggest that probably, he would lose ground in any election, rather than gain ground. we wait and see what the polls would say, in the wake of

electing him as leader. given the polls, it would seem humza yousaf is not that popular amongst the scottish public. were not necessarily anticipating a sudden boost in snp support as a result of his election. the truth is, probable best advice is to get down to the probable firstjob of first minister, turnaround scotland's services and embark on the other equally important task for the snp which is trying to get support for independence above the 50% mark. support anything has been showing signs of slipping during the course of the last few weeks. find signs of slipping during the course of the last few weeks.— signs of slipping during the course of the last few weeks. and in terms of the last few weeks. and in terms of his to - of the last few weeks. and in terms of his top team _ of the last few weeks. and in terms of his top team they _ of the last few weeks. and in terms of his top team they built _ of the last few weeks. and in terms of his top team they built around i of his top team they built around him, do you think it would make more sense to install people who share his vision and his ambition the direction of the party and set a very clear path, or to have some people who perhaps, his opponents in that leadership contest, to show

willingness to unite the party. the honest truth _ willingness to unite the party. the: honest truth is, willingness to unite the party. t'te: honest truth is, given willingness to unite the party. tt9 honest truth is, given the public declarations, humza yousaf is overwhelmingly ahead amongst his parliamentary colleagues. i think we can anticipate in any event that the new administration is going to consist primarily of those who backed humza yousaf. in truth, that could also be the case if miss forbes had won the contest. given that miss forbes got a8% of the once miss reagan's votes had been redistributed, i think it would be very difficult for mr yusuf not to give her position, and indeed, will be continuing with the post of finance minister, which is important, in order to be able to demonstrate snp members that he is willing to bring the party together, i think mr yusuf now finds himself

in a position if he is wise, he will offer the other position. whether miss forbes, of course broken maternity leave early to join the contest, so whether she will... whether she will support miss forbes in the concession, probably also needs to offer a position to miss forbes herself. tqm. needs to offer a position to miss forbes herself.— needs to offer a position to miss forbes herself. :, , ,:, ., ,, forbes herself. 0k, professor, thank ou ve forbes herself. 0k, professor, thank you very much _ forbes herself. 0k, professor, thank you very much indeed. _ forbes herself. 0k, professor, thank you very much indeed. you _ forbes herself. 0k, professor, thank you very much indeed. you are - you very much indeed. you are welcome- _ there have been more widespread protests in israel overnight against plans to give politicians more power over the justice system. this morning, israel's president called on the country's prime minister benjamin netanyahu to withdraw his controversial plans. tens of thousands of people took to the streets after mr netanyahu sacked his defence minister, for saying that the plans should be scrapped. our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports from jerusalem.

israel is gripped by unprecedented turmoil. and a leader refusing to give in. in tel aviv last night, protests erupted as people burned tyres and blocked highways and the police here let it happen, leaving it hours to respond. it is not a matter of left or right anymore, for a long time it is not a lot of left or right, it is a matter of pure, basic human rights that are being crashed daily. injerusalem, demonstrators broke through barriers towards mr netanyahu's home, chanting against dictatorship. the anger has been intensifying for weeks against plans by mr netanyahu's government to severely limit the power of israel's courts, plans he says the public voted for, but which his opponents say amounts to a coup of his far right and ultra—religious coalition. this is about the very identity

of the state of israel. it reached a tipping point over the weekend when the defence minister broke ranks and called for a halt to the controversial reforms. he said protest within the military was endangering israel's security. but mr netanyahu wasn't listening, and he fired him, sparking last night's outpouring of protest and more claims the reforms are also to shield him from his current corruption trial, claims he rejects. now the demonstrations are building again outside israel's parliament, with the legislation still being advanced today. well, it is the scale of dissent that has never been seen before in this country, spreading notjust onto the streets and into the security establishment but now into the labour unions, and they are threatening to shut this country down if mr netanyahu doesn't back down.

flights have been grounded at israel's main airport after the unions announced a general strike. mr netanyahu is caught between unprecedented opposition and the extremists he brought into his coalition. how he acts in the coming hours could determine israel's future for years to come. let's go live tojerusalem and speak to gil hoffman, the former chief political analyst at the jerusalem post and now executive director of honest reporting, a media watchdog organisation. two major seaports have also been affected. it's been reported that the federation are also joining the nation on strike. the the federation are also “oining the nation on strikeh nation on strike. the mcdonald's burner nation on strike. the mcdonald's burger franchise _ nation on strike. the mcdonald's burger franchise is _ nation on strike. the mcdonald's burger franchise is also - nation on strike. the mcdonald's burger franchise is also closing l burger franchise is also closing branches in israel today. our military correspondent gave us this update from jerusalem. we are still

waiting to hear from the update from jerusalem. we are still waiting to hearfrom the president benjamin netanyahu. this morning, the was potentially a statement that he may agree to pause this legislation. there is a growing storm across israel as more and more people go on strike, go out of work, there is a growing crowd of demonstrators outside. the onus is now on benjamin came back to say something, to make some sort of decisive decision about what he does with the legislation. he may announce he will pause it after talks with the opposition, for example after talks with his far right coalition partners, but they are determined to push this through and that is where the problem lies. he has to deal with two different groups of people demonstrators and his coalition partners. he has to make both happy, but both want to very different things. the thing to consider is that if they do pull out of the coalition, would they be in government again? polls conducted in the last few weeks have actually

shown that if there were another general election in israel, it is not likely that the same group of mk is, of members of the knesset, the same group of parties would get in. the leveraging is interesting because they can push benjamin netanyahu because he is relying on the mk is to have governing majority in parliament, but this could be their one chance at pushing through some of the reforms to israeli society there desperately. i think thatis society there desperately. i think that is why we continue to wake the benjamin netanyahu to make a statement. behind the scenes, he will be talking to his coalition partners, the opposition, you will be trying to chart a course through this as a pressure on him continues to grow. and foster there in jerusalem. here in london, prince harry has made an unexpected public appearance at the high court. he's attending a hearing in his claim against associated newspapers, which publishes the daily mail newspaper. the case, which is supported by other high—profile figures,

including the singer eltonjohn, alleges that the media group bugged people's phones, cars and homes, and paid police for sensitive information. the newspaper group denies the allegation. the protests against pension reform in france are continuing — with trade unions setting up picket lines outside the entrance to paris's famous louvre museum. managers at the museum closed the doors to the public as a result. the row is over president macron's determination to raise the age at which people can be paid a state pension, from 62 to 6a. another nationwide day of protest has been called for tuesday — and that has already led to the french government postponing the state visit of the uk's king charles. the royal society for the protection of birds has had reports of a leak from an oil pipeline.

people are being urged not to go into the water around poole harbour in dorset, after a leak from an oilfield pipeline. the equivilent of 200 barrels of reservoirfluid — which is 85% water and 15% oil — escaped into the sea. people who vandalise public spaces will have to repair the damage they cause within a8 hours of being given an order, under new government plans unveiled by the prime minister this morning. speaking at a boxing club in chelmsford in essex, rishi sunak set out plans to improve community policing — including banning possession of laughing gas, saying he wants to deal with the small minority of people who are disprutive. yetunde yusuf reports. a plan to clean up our streets, from graffiti to nitrous oxide, or better known as laughing gas. out on the beat today in essex, the prime minister delivered his message to crack down on anti—social behaviour. i think it's important we have a zero tolerance approach to drugs and that's why i think it's

important that we ban nitrous oxide for all the damage that it does. and it is something that i hear repeatedly when i'm out and about around the country from people who say, look, this thing is a scourge. out of all the measures, it is the tiny metal canisters that have got ministers talking. filled with nitrous oxide, when they are inhaled they produce a short, intense high but ministers are concerned that public spaces are becoming arenas for drug—taking and they say it is doing a lot more than causing a blight to communities. the drug is popular among 16—25 —year—olds. in england and wales there were 56 registered deaths involving nitrous oxide between 2001 and 2020, with a5 of those registered since 2010. it's already illegal to produce or supply the gas for its psychoactive effects. but the new plans make possessing it a criminal offence, and labour thinks the government's

policy on anti—social behaviour could go further. this is too weak, it is too little, and it's too late. over the last 13 years, the conservatives have decimated neighbourhood policing and weakened anti—social behaviour powers so that they are rarely used. the liberal democrats say making the drugs illegal doesn't work and hands profit and control to serious criminals. meanwhile, charities have also criticised the announcement. you have rishi sunak talking about people that use nitrous oxide being graffitiing memorials for devastating communities, they are the ones that are choosing to outline it like this — a drug that has been relatively safe in terms of its health and social harm, and also a drug that is already controlled within the psychoactive substances act. among other measures unveiled today, people vandalise public spaces

will have to repair damage within a8 hours. the government trying to break what it calls the scourge of drugs and anti—social behaviour. yetunde yusuf, bbc news. the former labour leader, jeremy corbyn will be blocked from standing in the next election. they will put forward a motion to delay the party meeting later. preventing him from standing. he was suspended from being a labour mp and a sense in independent since a row over anti—semitism. the american red cross has begun delivering help to the survivors of the tornado which effectively destroyed the small town of rolling fork in mississippi. at least 25 people died when winds, blowing at up to 200 miles per hour, that's 320 kilometres per hour, swept across the area on friday. president biden has promised federal disaster aid. from the air, you can see the direct path of destruction

cut by the tornado. people who survived it say it was as big as the town itself and turned the whole sky black. some trees have been stripped of their branches and uprooted. others are totally untouched. as you drive into rolling fork, you can see the extent to which this community has been devastated. salvage what i can. as survivors sift through what remains of their homes in the hope of salvaging something, they're still coming to terms with what's happened here. i sit here and... seeing little kids, seeing the kids hurting, you know, seeing the kids... seeing all them people hurt. so i did what i could, you know, helped move a couple of trees, helped pull a couple of people

from tight spots. daryl wasn't able to save his own uncle, who was in his trailer home when it was picked up and smashed to the ground. he'd be hollering, "come on, my favourite nephew." he'll tell you that, "come on, my favourite nephew." he going to be missed, he going to be missed by all of rolling fork. everybody knew him. and even though he got on their nerves, they loved him. in the immediate aftermath of the tornado, rolling fork was eerily quiet. people were visibly dazed, trying to comprehend what had happened to their town. now there is activity everywhere, with people just starting to try to clear some of the debris, get trees off cables so they can hopefully restore some power. this is the very beginning of the recovery operation. but as you can see, the task is enormous. this was the most deadly tornado to hit mississippi in half a century. president biden has promised to provide the support

they need to rebuild, but there are fears there could be more ahead. we see extreme weather events increasing, only increasing in gravity, in severity and in frequency. and we have to build our communities to be best prepared for them to prevent the devastation to the extent possible, to be able to quickly respond and recover, to prove ourselves resilient. the thunderstorm that followed was a prescient reminder of that. it will be a long road to recovery for rolling fork. sophie long, bbc news, mississippi. that's the view of rolling fork after the tornado from the ground — i just want to take a moment to share with you some before and after satellite images of the town. this image takes in most of the town, a few days before the tornado struck.

you can see how orderly everything looks. and look at the contrast to the scene after the tornado. houses and other buildings have been devastated, and trees blown over. here's rolling fork, seen closer up from above. again, this is before the damage caused by the extreme weather. those same buildings after the tornado. most of them have been reduced to the brick foundations — little more than piles of rubble. as you so in soapy's report, the skies _ as you so in soapy's report, the skies were _ as you so in soapy's report, the skies were clear in this mississippi on sunday — skies were clear in this mississippi on sunda . :, ., , skies were clear in this mississippi on sunday-— on sunday. there are warnings of more super _ on sunday. there are warnings of more super cell— on sunday. there are warnings of more super cell thunderstorm - on sunday. there are warnings of more super cell thunderstorm is l on sunday. there are warnings of i more super cell thunderstorm is as they are called the produced tornadoes and hail stones, hailstones almost as big as golf balls have already been reported a

few hundred kilometres to the east, here in georgia, you can hear the sound. they are falling around an inch in diameter, more than two and a half centimetres. this is bbc news. thank for watching. hello there. after a frosty start this morning, it has been a promising start to the week with more sunshine around. tomorrow, though, we're going to find all this cloud coming our way from the atlantic, and ahead of that we have seen the cloud increasing a bit across england and wales in particular. still thick enough to give one or two light showers as we head towards the end of the afternoon in southern parts of england. and those are the temperatures by the end of the afternoon as well. those temperatures will fall quickly this evening as the sun goes down where we have clear skies in particular. temperatures may will rise later in the night. as the southerly breeze picks up we will see more cloud coming in, and for western areas we are going to fight some outbreaks of rain arriving too. where we keep the clear skies

for longer in eastern parts of scotland and the north—east of england, temperatures even by the end of the night won't be far away from freezing. otherwise those temperatures will be lifting. and tomorrow is going to look and feel quite different from today. there will be a lot more cloud around, the breeze will be a bit stronger as well, and there's going to be some rain from time to time. probably some of the heaviest rain likely to be across some of the western hills. a big area of low pressure sitting to the west of the uk, pushing these weather fronts well ahead. that's bringing in the figure cloud from the atlantic. and these outbreaks of rain and drizzle, nothing particularly heavy come across eastern areas. and we may briefly get some snow over the mountain tops in scotland. later in the day, some sunshine and also a few sharp showers in northern ireland, lifting temperatures to around ia degrees here. elsewhere, temperatures a little bit higher than we had today despite all that cloud around. we start the week with some cold air but we are seeing the temperatures rising over the coming few days as we get milder air coming in from the atlantic around that area of low pressure that's sitting towards the west. but it will be turning more unsettled, as well as temperatures lifting, so we're going to find some more wet weather coming in, mainly to western areas,

late in the day that wetter weather will push its way to the eastern side of the uk. again, some stronger winds across most areas, but it is turning much milder on wednesday. temperatures reaching 15 and 16 degrees across some eastern parts of england. and again those weather fronts will push their way eastwards overnight to be followed by a mixture of sunshine and showers on thursday before that low pressure rise for england and wales at least on friday. thursday, though, strong winds for england and wales, sunshine and showers, some of them heavy underfunded by pushing their way eastwards and developing more widely. still quite mild air, temperatures could reach 17, potentially 18 in the south—east.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories... i therefore declare humza yousaf elected. humza yousaf is expected to succeed nicola sturgeon as the leader of the devolved scottish government after winning the scottish national party leadership election. the people of scotland need independence now more than ever before and we will be the generation that delivers independence for scotland. israel's government is in disarray after prime minister benjamin netanyahu postponed a speech expected to halt controversial judical changes, following widespread anti—government protests. prince harry makes a surprise appearance at a high court

hearing in london. he's among several high—profile figures bringing a privacy case against the publisher of the daily mail newspaper. welcome to the programme. in israel there have been widespread protests over plans welcome to the programme. in israel there have been widespread protests over plans to welcome to the programme. in israel there have been widespread protests over plans to give welcome to the programme. in israel there have been widespread protests over plans to give politicians welcome to the programme. in israel there have been widespread protests over plans to give politicians more power over the justice system. israel's president cold on the prime minister benjamin netanyahu to withdraw his controversial plans. in jerusalem there have been protests both against and in support of the planned judicial reforms. let's go live to jerusalem planned judicial reforms. let's go live tojerusalem and speak to the former chief political analyst at the jerusalem post, former chief political analyst at thejerusalem post, now executive

director of honest reporting, a media watchdog organisation. this really exposes a deep division that goes right to the heart of israeli society, doesn't it? between those who support the government in its plans and those who want a stronger, or to protect the strength of the judiciary. how do you think this gets resolved?— gets resolved? absolutely, the israelis have _ gets resolved? absolutely, the israelis have not _ gets resolved? absolutely, the israelis have not been - gets resolved? absolutely, the israelis have not been divided l gets resolved? absolutely, the i israelis have not been divided on keyissues israelis have not been divided on key issues like the diplomatic, security, economic issues, the fate of the borders of israel have not been discussed even though we have had five elections in three and a half years. but right now dealing with how to make israel more democratic is the kind of thing that brought people out onto the streets. 13 weeks in a row and now netanyahu, it looks like he will cave in to the protesters but he's been taking time making his announcement, and it can't be over until he officially announces it is over.—

announces it is over. what is holdinu announces it is over. what is holding its — announces it is over. what is holding its up _ announces it is over. what is holding its up because - announces it is over. what is holding its up because we i announces it is over. what is - holding its up because we thought he would make a speech announcing the plans had been halted or even scrapped?— plans had been halted or even scraued? ,, , �* :, plans had been halted or even scraued? ,, , �* ., _ :, ., scrapped? surrender isn't easy for a olitician, scrapped? surrender isn't easy for a politician, emitting _ scrapped? surrender isn't easy for a politician, emitting you _ scrapped? surrender isn't easy for a politician, emitting you have - politician, emitting you have failed, some of you have tried to do for three months. —— admitting. the negotiations with coalition partners who have an even harder time surrendering, and he wants third to be protests on the streets in his favour after there have been so many protesters against him. but it is looking like the announcement will be during prime time here in another hour. the protesters _ time here in another hour. the protesters who _ time here in another hour. the protesters who are out on the streets taking strike action and demonstrating against the reforms, their fear is that when you have the most right—wing government in israeli history, limiting the checks and balances the judiciary has on executive power, it could take society in a far more conservative, less liberal direction. but there are those who feel that the

government that has been elected, the people they voted for, they want to see society go in that direction, the more ultraorthodox segments of society. will they not be angry if the plans are then dropped? thea;r society. will they not be angry if the plans are then dropped? they are not auoin the plans are then dropped? they are not going to — the plans are then dropped? they are not going to be _ the plans are then dropped? they are not going to be dropped. _ the plans are then dropped? they are not going to be dropped. what - the plans are then dropped? they are not going to be dropped. what is - not going to be dropped. what is going to be happening as they will be negotiations while the parliament is on its recess in order to reach a consensus on how to do judicial reform. you've got three quarters of the country in favour of doing judicial reform in one way or another, the problem has been that the governing coalition, having won an election after four stalemates, really felt they had ca rte an election after four stalemates, really felt they had carte blanche to do what they wanted and to do it quickly, knowing that governments in israel tend to not last very long. so now instead they are going to have time, they are off for the holidays for passover, it is independence day in israel, and then you will have an agreement that both sides can not have a problem with.

how do you feel the coverage of this by various media outlets has been, because that's part of the role that you have executive director of honest reporting and a media watchdog, do you feel the nuance and subtlety of it has been conveyed? first of all, the media in israel has been drafted to the cause and helped to try to stop this judicial overhaul, whereas the international media has mist the point a lot. they have tried to connect it artificially to the israeli — palestinian conflict which this has nothing to do with whatsoever, and in many ways they mist the point. gil hoffman, thank you for sharing your thoughts, former reporter from the jerusalem post. your thoughts, former reporter from thejerusalem post. humza yousaf has been elected as the new snp leader,

he is expected to be selected as the new first minister of scotland in a vote tomorrow. who is he had what sort of leader will he be. kirsten oswald has this profile. nicola sturgeon had the measure of humza yousaf from the earliest days of his political career. he was tipped as one to watch from the moment he was first elected 12 years ago. humza yousaf, glasgow. at 37 he'll be scotland's youngest first minister and the first scots asians to hold the role. he's the son of immigrants who came to scotland in the 1960s, and friends say that's given him compassion for others. an 18—year—old humza yousaf walks into the charity shop, "i want to volunteer." i said, "yeah, join, welcome and start by cleaning the floor, go and clean the toilet." i wanted to test him and he did it. the former head of the humanitarian agency islamic relief remembers him fondly. looking back now i never thought he'd become a politician because i still see him as a truly humanitarian because he

has a very soft heart and he used to get very emotional. a very emotional, especially the time of disasters. very emotional, especially the time of disasters. it was the iraq war that inspired humza yousaf to join the snp when he was a student at glasgow university. he had come to the conclusion that only independence would stop scotland being dragged into an illegal conflict. friends from the time say he's always served those who are less fortunate. he is a people person at heart, you know. he cares about what he does and for the country. and i think that's what drives him, you know. he is affable, he's dependable, and i think that comes through in what he does in the public eye. humza yousaf has spoken about being a victim of racism and he and his wife have sought to challenge discrimination when they've come up against it. he retains a passion to help those in need, here assisting syrian refugees ashore in greece when he was

international development minister. having witnessed what i've witnessed today, thousands of people arriving on the island of lesbos for a better life in europe, sacrificing everything and risking their own lives and their children's lives, i think it would be a real stain on our conscience if we didn't assist those people. he is a career politician, seen as the continuity candidate. but during the leadership campaign, his record in government came under attack from his opponents. when he was transport minister he was fined for driving without insurance. he had a spell asjustice secretary too, while as health secretary he may have avoided strike action in the nhs but post—pandemic waiting lists are at an all—time high. described as a son of the snp, now it's humza yousaf�*s turn to lead. his challenge, to reunite a divided party and to govern a divided nation. kirsten campbell, bbc news, holyrood.

we can speak to zahra mohammed, secretary general of the muslim council of britain, and also, although you are in london, i believe you are from glasgow, is that right?— firstly, | that right? that's right. firstly, our that right? that's right. firstly, your reaction — that right? that's right. firstly, your reaction to _ that right? that's right. firstly, your reaction to this _ that right? that's right. firstly, your reaction to this result? - that right? that's right. firstly, | your reaction to this result? this is a momentous _ your reaction to this result? tt 3 is a momentous occasion, notjust for scotland but for everybody in the uk. humza yousaf�*s victory today, the first leader of a muslim background to represent a nation and head of a political party, so super, super excited and delighted by the news and it's going to be exciting for muslim communities across the uk as well as ethnic minority communities about what exactly is possible. communities about what exactly is ossible. ~ :, :, communities about what exactly is ossible. :, :, :, possible. what sort of reaction has there been — possible. what sort of reaction has there been within _ possible. what sort of reaction has there been within the _ possible. what sort of reaction has there been within the muslim - there been within the muslim community across britain? t there been within the muslim community across britain? i think there has been _ community across britain? i think there has been a _ community across britain? i think there has been a heightened - community across britain? i think| there has been a heightened state community across britain? i think. there has been a heightened state of excitement of delight, maybe even a bit of awe and congratulations. i'm

born and raised in scotland also so it was exciting to seat and it is a true testament to humza yousaf�*s work and his own ability and confidence and determination to really do his best to serve everybody in scotland, so really welcome news.— everybody in scotland, so really welcome news. what are the main chances welcome news. what are the main changes you _ welcome news. what are the main changes you hope _ welcome news. what are the main changes you hope to _ welcome news. what are the main changes you hope to see - welcome news. what are the main changes you hope to see under - welcome news. what are the main changes you hope to see under his leadership? this changes you hope to see under his leadership?— changes you hope to see under his leadershi? , , :, , :, leadership? this is a very important time in politics _ leadership? this is a very important time in politics with _ leadership? this is a very important time in politics with so _ leadership? this is a very important time in politics with so many - time in politics with so many challenges facing everyday people. i think he's got a lot on his shoulders in terms of bringing communities together but responding to the cost of living crisis, to challenges impacting communities all over the country, muslim communities, for example, they fare worse when it comes to socioeconomic issues, so i think it's about really building scotland and making communities come together, but also tackling some of these critical issues that are at everybody�*s doorstep. t issues that are at everybody's doorste -. , issues that are at everybody's doorstep-— issues that are at everybody's doorste -. , i. ~ :, doorstep. i believe you know him from when _ doorstep. i believe you know him from when you — doorstep. i believe you know him from when you lived _ doorstep. i believe you know him from when you lived in _ doorstep. i believe you know him from when you lived in glasgow. | doorstep. i believe you know him - from when you lived in glasgow. what is he like? t

from when you lived in glasgow. what is he like? ~ ., , from when you lived in glasgow. what is he like? ~ .,, , from when you lived in glasgow. what is he like? ~ , ., is he like? i think as somebody a bit younger _ is he like? i think as somebody a bit younger than _ is he like? i think as somebody a bit younger than humza - is he like? i think as somebody a bit younger than humza yousaf, | is he like? i think as somebody a i bit younger than humza yousaf, he is he like? i think as somebody a - bit younger than humza yousaf, he is always somebody we looked up to because he achieved such great things at a young age himself in politics, and i think he was very relatable, very down to earth and very humble, but i think he also always had that dissemination and perseverance that he wanted to do something to change something. sol think he is someone that people really do look up to and they hold highly that he is going to be able to make some policy change and to really represent the full plurality of our society in doing so.- of our society in doing so. given the closeness _ of our society in doing so. given the closeness of _ of our society in doing so. given the closeness of the _ of our society in doing so. given the closeness of the outcome i of our society in doing so. given the closeness of the outcome of of our society in doing so. given - the closeness of the outcome of the vote, do you worry that perhaps there is still a very strong divide within the party, that almost half of the members who voted didn't want him as leader? t of the members who voted didn't want him as leader?— him as leader? i think it has certainly _ him as leader? i think it has certainly been _ him as leader? i think it has certainly been a _ him as leader? i think it has certainly been a very - him as leader? i think it has - certainly been a very challenging leadership contest for all of us watching. but i think that's the challenge on every leader's

shoulder, which is to bring people together and bring communities together. politics can be very divisive and i think this is a time when, and he said that in his speech today, where he is going to be bringing everybody back together again and i guess focusing on the issues and on the politics that really matter to people. i think it will certainly be a challenge but not something that he will not be able to surmount. zara mohammed, secretary general _ able to surmount. zara mohammed, secretary general of _ able to surmount. zara mohammed, secretary general of the _ able to surmount. zara mohammed, secretary general of the muslim - secretary general of the muslim council of britain, thank you very much. another school year started this weekend in afghanistan but teenage girls were forced to stay at home. the taliban government has barred girls and women from secondary schools and university in afghanistan, the only government in the world to do so. the bbc�*s south asia correspondent yogita limaye reports. women shout as a new school year begins, afghan women out on the streets again. risking violence and detention, they're marching for teenage girls... ..who've been denied this,

the most basic of human rights — going to school, meeting friends, getting an education. look what it's doing to them. "when i see my brother going to school, i feel sad and broken," says tamana. he used to say, "i won't go without you." i'd hug him and tell him i'd join later. i had hoped the taliban would change their minds. almost every afghan girl we've spoken to has broken down within minutes of talking about school. habiba says she doesn't believe taliban claims that the closure is temporary.

these girls used to be in the same class. occasionally they forget their grief, when they reminisce about school life, how they pranked a new teacher orjoked in drama class. education has never come easy. mahtab was injured in a school bombing that killed more than 80 before the taliban took over. but she was determined to study. translation: life has no| meaning without education. i think death would be better. if the restrictions on women get more and more intense, i don't think this life is worth living. with each day that goes by, the hopes they had are fading. yogita limaye, bbc news.

in the last ten or 15 minutes prince harry has left the high court in london, this was the moment he got in the car, of the unexpectedly appeared as part of a privacy case. he is among a group of high—profile individuals suing the daily mail, phone tapping and other breaches of privacy are alleged. british airways in the uk is cancelling 32 flights a day to and from heathrow airport in london as a result of a security strike at terminal five. for more on this i spoke to the travel correspondent for the independent simon calder. this correspondent for the independent simon calder-— simon calder. this will be the busiest we — simon calder. this will be the busiest we coming _ simon calder. this will be the busiest we coming up, - simon calder. this will be the busiest we coming up, the . simon calder. this will be the l busiest we coming up, the 31st simon calder. this will be the - busiest we coming up, the 31st of march until the 2nd of april that we have had all year, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to pass through heathrow, which is europe's busiest airport. now, as you say, it is only british airways who have

cancelled flights because it is only applying to terminal five which is used by ba and no other airline. the airport says in any of the other terminals you could expect it to be pretty busy and they have contingency plans in place. butjust in the past hour both the airport and british airways have put out advice to passengers saying, please don't turn up too early. they are saying to ours is sufficient for short—haul flights and also for long haulflights, three hours. and what the worry is everybody will think the worry is everybody will think the security queues could be really long, they will get there many hours early, and that will actually go things up for passengers who are on the early wave off flights.— the early wave off flights. simon calder there. _ myanmar�*s military has been celebrating army day — with a promise to �*deal decisively�* with what it says are acts of terror. that's a reference to the ongoing uprising against the military regime, after the generals seized power from aung san suu kyi's civilian—led

administration two year ago. our correspondentjonathan head has been given rare access to myanmar, — and sent this update from the capital. this pageant has been going on since dawn. it's been colourful, extravagant, sometimes comical. but it does send a serious and sinister message. and all the russian and chinese supplied hardware that they've been showing to us and it's been flying overhead, has been used increasingly to crush opposition to the military regime. and the man who's been presiding over this ceremony, the coup leader, general min aung hlaing, wants the world and his own people to know that his army is strong and that he won't stop whatever the cost. now, we do know that less than 50 kilometres away, behind the hills over there, there is still serious fighting. there have been reports of massacres. the soldiers who've been parading here have been accused of unspeakable atrocities, of war crimes, of setting their country back decades by seizing power.

and yet here in their citadel, inside the capital, their fortified citadel, they remain defiant, unyielding and confident that with brute force and enough time, they will be able to cement their regime. time for some business news now. market sentiment has been boosted today by a deal in the us to transfer loans and deposits from silicon valley bank, which fell into bankruptcy earlier this month, to another bank. first citizens, which is a family—run bank based in north carolina, is taking over svb's assets and is reopening its 17 branches under its own name today. the deal was announced by the federal deposit insurance corporation which has been guaranteeing svb deposits since its collapse earlier this month. first citizens is buying loans worth $72 billion at a $16.5 billion discount. it's offered some relief and optimism to investors after a battering few weeks

on the markets. let's see how shares are trading in europe, you can see it as positivity pretty much across the board. not sure if we can look at the us markets as well. there they are. it is a similar picture there with the exception of the tech focused nasdaq which is down byjust a touch. our business reporter samira hussain is in new york. what more can you tell us about how this deal was reached and what it means? there has been lots of negotiations to try and find a bank that was willing to buy svd. so why would a bank like this first citizens want to purchase this bank? one, i think some of the potential losses that it may suffer will actually be shared by the fdic, which is the regulator that took control of the bank. the

other issue is they didn't buy all of the bank, they bought some of their loans but they didn't buy some of the financial instruments, for example, so that offers them a little more cushion. and on the plus side, of course, it gives them more access to branches in the north—eastern part of the united states. so in the hole they have been trying to, the regulators have been trying to, the regulators have been trying to find the buyer and they managed to do that, and i think that has offered some calm to the banking sector that has been pretty turbulence over the last few weeks. it sure has. looking at the market sentiment today, i suppose that will boost hopes that this draws a line under the banking crisis. the one that has been particularly affecting the smaller regional banks in the united states, but i guess, is it too soon to say, do you think? t too soon to say, do you think? i think it is all very volatile. i don't think i'm a necessarily in a position to say whether it is going

to do everything that it needs to because we have seen over the last few weeks that despite assurances from regulators, investors were still really nervous and use all that kind of reaction happening both in the united states and in europe, if you look at the way shares of other banks that happened in the wake of credit suisse. so it really does depend on the temperament of investors, somewhat a fickle bunch, i believe. but so far it seems to have been doing that. we will have to see what happens moving forward. another big banking focal point of the week is coming up tomorrow when the week is coming up tomorrow when the senate banking committee holds a hearing into this very crisis. what do we expect from that? tt hearing into this very crisis. what do we expect from that?- hearing into this very crisis. what do we expect from that? if you take a look at the _ do we expect from that? if you take a look at the way _ do we expect from that? if you take a look at the way that _ do we expect from that? if you take a look at the way that the _ do we expect from that? if you take a look at the way that the hearing i a look at the way that the hearing went when treasury secretary janet yellen made her appearance, even though she was supposed to talk about the us budget, it was pretty much focused on svd and the way that the government came in to rescue it. what i think a lot of lawmakers are

going to be asking is some very poignant questions in terms of who is responsible, how did they get there, and why is it ultimately, they will certainly paint the picture that ultimately the us taxpayer is the one that is bearing the burden. taxpayer is the one that is bearing the burden-— taxpayer is the one that is bearing the burden. ., , the burden. samira hussain in new york, the burden. samira hussain in new york. thank— the burden. samira hussain in new york, thank you. _ the burden. samira hussain in new york, thank you. shifting _ the burden. samira hussain in new york, thank you. shifting gears - the burden. samira hussain in new york, thank you. shifting gears to l york, thank you. shifting gears to europe and now which has been rocked by a wave of strike action with people taking to the streets in disputes over pay and pension reforms. in germany today, the transport network is at a standstill, as the country's two largest unions demand higher pay for their members. it's meant that staff at airports, ports, railways, buses and subways are taking part in the germany's biggest strike in decades. the airport association expects around 380,000 air travellers will have been affected. meanwhile in france, unions are preparing for a tenth day of strikes on tuesday. that's as unrest continues across the country against president emmanuel macron's pension reforms, which would

see the retirement age rise from 62 to 6a. there were also clashes in bordeaux over the weekend, some of which turned violent, increasing the pressure on macron to reverse his plans. one strategist i spoke to earlier explained what the workers are fighting back at. so yeah, i think in germany you've got to specific things going on. one is that inflation, like in other parts of the euro zone, is still persistently high. in february it fell but it's still close to 9%, so that's obviously taxing workers' wallets. and secondly with germany this country relies heavily on collective bargaining schemes. and as those roll off over the course of the year you're going to see more of these negotiations and possibly more of these strikes as people kind of strive to get those wage increases that they feel they need. and indeed here in britain we have been dealing with a wave of transport strikes over the last six months. in certain other countries transport strikes are kind of a regular part of doing business. but i wonder how unusual and how damaging a work stoppage on this

scale is for a country like germany? i think the question is how long does it go on for? you know, we are looking now at a 2a—hour strike, it's on a monday, so that's obviously going to to have a huge impact. and as you mentioned you've got two of the largest unions in germany taking action on this and encouraging their workers to strike. so the longer this goes on the more of a problem we are going to have. but as you have seen earlier in the year in germany, other unions have managed to get those pay increases for their workers, so it depends who is going to cave first on that perspective. and indeed, one of the fightbacks against the strikers in other countries like the uk has been that these pay demands are themselves inflationary. is that a debate that is playing out in germany now too? i think that's certainly the case, yes. the two unions are looking for between 10.5% and 12% pay increases. obviously that's going to have an impact when you've got unions with collective members of more than 2.5 million people. inflation has been kind of falling

in europe but there is an element of it that is still persistent, and as we see more of these unions negotiate, and if we see more pay increases being given over the course of the year, like you said, inflation could be circular and it definitely could be persistent. in other business today: the chairman of the saudi national bank has resigned. the public statement is that ammar alkhudairy has left "for personal reasons". but he has been under pressure in recent weeks after a media interview in which he ruled out raising his bank's stake in credit swiss, a statement which sent that bank's shares into a tailspin from which it didn't recover. the founder of the chinese online retailer alibaba has returned to china after more than a year of apparent exile. jack ma was spotted visiting a school he founded in the chinese city of hangzhou. ma left china after criticising the country's regulatory system. alibaba's hong kong—listed shares jumped a% on the news.

is that your business on bbc news. i am @ tadhg enright on social media. until next time, bye—bye. hello there. after a frosty start this morning, it's been a promising start to the new week with more sunshine around. tomorrow, though, we're going to find all this cloud coming our way from the atlantic, and ahead of that we have seen the cloud increasing a bit across england and wales in particular. still thick enough to give one or two light showers as we head towards the end of the afternoon in southern parts of england. and those are the temperatures by the end of the afternoon as well. those temperatures will fall quickly this evening as the sun goes down where we have clearer skies in particular. temperatures may will rise later in the night. as the southerly breeze picks up we will see more cloud coming in, and for western areas we are going to fight some outbreaks of rain arriving too. where we keep the clearer skies for longer in eastern parts of scotland and the north—east of england, temperatures even

by the end of the night won't be far away from freezing. otherwise those temperatures will be lifting. and tomorrow is going to look and feel quite different from today. there will be a lot more cloud around, the breeze will be a bit stronger as well, and there's going to be some rain from time to time. probably some of the heaviest rain likely to be across some of the western hills. a big area of low pressure sitting to the west of the uk, pushing these weather fronts well ahead. that's bringing in the thicker cloud from the atlantic. and these outbreaks of rain and drizzle, nothing particularly heavy across eastern areas. and we may briefly get some snow over the mountain tops in scotland. later in the day, some sunshine and also a few sharp showers in northern ireland, lifting temperatures to around 1a degrees here. elsewhere, temperatures a little bit higher than we had today despite all that cloud around. we start the week with some cold air but we are seeing the temperatures rising over the coming few days as we get milder air coming in from the atlantic around that area of low pressure that's sitting towards the west. but it will be turning more unsettled, as well as temperatures lifting, so we're going to find some more wet weather coming in,

mainly to western areas, later in the day that wetter weather will push its way to the eastern side of the uk. again, some stronger winds across most areas, but it is turning much milder on wednesday. temperatures reaching 15, even 16 degrees across some eastern parts of england. and again those weather fronts will push their way eastwards overnight to be followed by a mixture of sunshine and showers on thursday before that low pressure rise for england and wales at least on friday. thursday, though, strong winds for england and wales, sunshine and showers, some of them heavy and thundery by pushing their way eastwards and developing more widely. still quite mild air, temperatures could reach 17, potentially 18 in the south—east.

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