this is bbc news. i'm lisa—marie misztak. our top stories: israel's prime minister confirms he will delay controversialjudicial reform plans following widespread anti—government protests. police in nashville say a 28—year—old woman has killed six people at a primary school. three of them were nine—year—olds. we have a manifesto, we have some writings that we are going over that pertain to this day, the actual incident. we have a map drawn out of how this was all going to take place. 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 a uk newspaper. and gwyneth paltrow�*s accuser

details the moments before he says the actress collided with him on a ski slope seven years ago. ms paltrow denies responsibility for the incident. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has announced he'll delay his plans to change the judicial system. tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in opposition to his proposals. opponents say the plans undermine democracy and help mr netanyahu, as he faces an ongoing trial for corruption. our middle east correspondent, tom bateman reports. singing, beating drums the anger has built for weeks, erupting today outside the israeli parliament.

this country is gripped by unprecedented turmoil, and a leader who had been refusing to give in. we are fighting for our democracy, and we won't give up. the brutality of what is happening is overwhelming, and if it continues it will be irreversible. all day they demanded mr netanyahu back down but they were met with silence and security forces. the police are now pushing the protesters back from this point. we've seen mounted police, as the crowd erupts here. protesters chanting, singing this is a battle between the opposition and mr netanyahu's forces of the far right and the ultra religious inside the building. and all the while, the rest of the country is coming to a complete standstill. demonstrators blocked highways

and a strike grounded planes at the main airport. israel was being shut down. overlapping yelling while things were boiling over inside the parliament. for months, mr netanyahu's coalition has pushed its plans to severely limit the power of the courts, saying that people voted for it. but critics called it a coup by his coalition of the ultra religious and extreme nationalists. the tipping point was reached last night when he fired his defence minister who had joined the dissent. and today, the israeli leader with his mps was keeping a country waiting, before he went on tv tonight to say he was pausing the legislation but... translation: there is one thing that i cannot accept. _ there is an extremist minority that is prepared to tear our country to pieces. it is using violence and incitement, it is stoking civil war,

and it is calling for a refusal to serve, which is a terrible crime. tonight, supporters of the shelved plans are also rallying. israel's leader unleashed a struggle over the very identity of the state. the protesters have won a concession but mr netanyahu won't want to lose for long. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. police in the us state of tennessee say the woman who shot dead six people, including three children, at a christian primary school in nashville had planned attacks in multiple locations. the 28—year—old, who identified as transgender, was shot dead at the scene. nada tawfik has this report. children running for their lives in the midst of yet another mass shooting. this time, it happened in nashville, tennessee, at the covenant school, a private christian institution for children between four to 12 years old. it was slightly after 10am when emergency services got

the call of an active shooter and rushed to the scene. the response was a swift one, taking officers less than 15 minutes to stop the shooter — a 28—year—old nashville woman armed with two assault rifles and a handgun. officers entered the first storey of the school, began clearing it. they heard shots coming from the second level. they immediately went to the gunfire. when the officers got to the second level, they saw a shooter, a female, who was firing. the officers engaged her. she was fatally shot by responding police officers. before they could get to her, she took six lives, three of them children. it's believed the female shooter was once herself a student at the school and entered through a side door. what led her to carry out this attack is not yet known.

presidentjoe biden, addressing the tragedy, said it was about time congress banned assault weapons. we have to do more to stop gun violence. it's ripping our communities apart, ripping at the very soul of the nation. already this year, there have been 13 school shootings that have resulted in deaths or injuries, according to one estimate. nashville, tennessee, is just the latest affected community on an ever—growing list. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. let's get an update on events from our north america correspondent peter bowes. we are learning a lot more about the suspect, the person the police say carried out this shooting. she has been named as a 28—year—old woman from nashville, audrey hale, and we are getting a lot of information based on some very early inquiries by investigators who have been to her home, they have interviewed herfather, she lived with her parents in nashville, and they say that they found a lot of evidence of some detailed planning ahead of this shooting, including

maps of the school. they say that they believe that she acted alone, they say there is no evidence of any mental illness in her history, but clearly it is early days. they say they have found what's described as a manifesto, in other words, some writings of the person responsible for this. the authorities suggested, although they didn't give any details, but they suggested quite strongly that it has given them some significant clues as to a possible motive. we have also had confirmation of the names of the victims, the six people who died. we know that they included three children who were aged nine, in fact two nine—year—olds, and one eight, just about to turn nine. they were evelyn dieckhaus, hallie scruggs and william kinney. and the three adults were as substitute teacher, cynthia peake, 61 years old,

the head teacher katherine koonce, aged 60, and mike hill, 61 years old, described by the authorities as a custodian at the school. earlier, i wasjoined by anti—gun lobbyist and activist ashbey beasley. she survived a mass shooting last year and attended a press conference at the covenant school today. i asked her how her family was coping after seeing another shooting so close to them. we're doing ok. we are in nashville on vacation and my son was thankfully at the zoo, but this has become an everyday thing in america, these shootings. you attended the press conference today and made a passioned plea. can you tell us more about what you are trying to get across? you know, ithink we're just not having the right conversations. in america, gun violence has become the number one killer of children and teens. we need to do something

about this immediately. we need gun safety legislation and until we get gun safety legislation these kinds of shootings... and it is time for lawmakers to step up and make changes so that people do not have access to these kinds of weapons and we can live without fear, we can live without the fear of going to grocery stores in schools and parades — it's time. president biden has been pushing for a change in laws on semiautomatic rifles and how people go about registering for those. do you think enough is being done? i think the only thing we can do at this point is to cut off access to these kinds of weapons. i have personally shot one, i shot one about a month ago, i went to a shooting range and ifired one because i felt like i needed to understand what exactly this was all about and these guns are made for killing. they are made to be shot with ease, they are made to be shot actively, they are not heavy, they are killing machines, they don't

belong in civilian hands. and our assault weapons are creating an international crisis with mexico who has sued us twice for $10 billion because people are buying weapons in states like texas and arizona, where we have loose gun laws, and smuggling them into mexico and they are arming cartels with. so it is beyond time for us to take steps to solve the gun crisis, not only here in our country but in mexico as well. ashbey beasley there. let's get some of the day's other news. the head of the un's nuclear watchdog has met ukraine's president in zaporizhzhia, close to the site of europe's biggest power plant. rafael grossi said they'd talked about protecting the nuclear facility and its staff. crowds have overrun a farm owned by the family of the former kenyan president, uhuru kenyatta, during another day of anti—government demonstrations. the opposition leader, raila odinga, called the protests earlier this

month over rising prices, and what it says was the fraudulent victory of president william ruto in last year's election. humza yousaf has become the new leader of the scottish national party. he won the race to succeed nicola sturgeon and becomes the first muslim to lead a major uk party and is set to be confirmed as the first minority ethnic leader of a devolved government on tuesday. industrial action in germany has caused disruption for millions of people as transport workers strike over a pay dispute. it's the country's largest walkout in decades. here's our berlin correspondentjenny hill. it's really rare for industrial action like this to reach such a dramatic level. this kind of strike hasn't been seen for years, not even for decades, it is, of course, the result of two big unions combining their firepower to try to bring the country to a standstill. those two unions are demanding on behalf of their workers

respectively a pay rise of 10.5% and 12%. one of the unions is in negotiations right now with employers trying to thrash out a deal. it is by no means the first piece of industrial action we have seen in recent weeks, even months, plenty of walkouts by workers from a variety of sectors, some of them have been successful, postal workers and metalworkers recently managed to get fairly substantial increases to their wages. what is uniting all of these unions, all of these workers is the demand that their wages reflect what they say is really an increased cost of living. prince harry has unexpectedly appeared at the high court in london as legal proceedings get under way in a privacy case brought by him and a number of other high—profile figures against a uk newspaper. the group, which includes sir eltonjohn, is suing associated newspapers. the publisher denies the allegations. tom symonds reports.

hi, guys. morning. it's only day one of what could be a long legal battle. no witnesses giving evidence, just procedure. so when prince harry suddenly turned up, it seemed to send a message — he'll be fighting this battle in person. and it wasn'tjust him, eltonjohn arrived next and headed to the plastic seats of court 76 to sit next to his husband, david furnish, and then baroness lawrence, mother of murdered stephen. along with liz hurley, sadie frost and former mp sir simon hughes, they're accusing the publisher of the mail and mail on sunday of bugging cars and homes, listening to private telephone calls, paying police officials and obtaining medical and financial records, along with phone hacking. as crowds gathered here, inside the court, harry listened intently to what were often detailed legal arguments. the judge decided that we, the media, can't report some aspects of this case, including the names of around 70 journalists who

have been accused. he said that was important to make sure the process was fair and that the evidence could be heard freely in court. reporter: elton, | over here, please? associated newspapers vehemently denies the allegations and this week will attempt to get the case thrown out for legal reasons. we love you, harry! tom symonds, bbc news, at the high court. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a special report from afghanistan where a new school year has begun, but the taliban government forces teenage girls to stay at home. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can, at worst, produce a meltdown. in this case, the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing.

the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton| hotel, where he had been addressing _ a trade union conference. a small crowd outside| included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has confirmed he will delay controversialjudicial reform plans following widespread anti—government protests.

police in nashville say a 28—year—old has killed six people at a primary school. three of them were nine—year—old children. chinese billionaire and alibaba group founderjack ma has been spotted in hangzhou, china after spending months abroad. the businessman kept a low profile following his speech criticising china's financial regulators in 2020. duncan clark is the chairman and founder of bda china and author of alibaba: the house that jack ma built. he talks about jack ma's absence from the public eye. i think there was general nervousness also — the sheer scale of the business that was about to go public — remember, this was just a few days before the ipo of ant group, the financial tech empire that came out of alibaba. literally the last few weeks, when we've all talking about bank regulation and all that, so in china, there was nervousness also about the sheer power and scale of this bank that he'd built,

even though he didn't call it a bank, but there were deep—seated envy as well in the population about billionaires, the same stuff we see around the world. so it was a combination of factors, but it was a very dramatic red light to that ipo and then a series of other measures that really hit hard the tech sector. now, china needs growth, it needs to restore consumer confidence and entrepreneurs are key also to restoring that sense of growth and opportunity. can he really actually speak what he wants to say. i mean, he is back but he is just talking about education and agriculture, i mean, that is what he's been talking about for the last few years. can he really be the public figure that he was before? it is doubtful in this current environment. but i think the symbolism of him being back is helpful. after a break for winter, a new school year has begun in afghanistan, but girls and women are still being denied an education. the taliban, which returned to power in august 2021, has banned females above the age of 13 from attending secondary school or university.

yogita limaye reports. chanting despite the threat of violence and detentions, they don't stop. "education is a red line for us," the women chant, marching for afg hanistan�*s teenage girls, who have been denied this, the most basic of human rights — going to school, meeting friends, getting an education. look what it's doing to them. translation: when | see | my brother going to school, i feel sad and broken. he used to say, "i won't go without you." i'd hug him and tell him i'd join him later. i had hoped the taliban would change their minds.

almost every afghan girl we have spoken to has broken down within minutes of talking about school. habiba says she doesn't believe taliban claims that the closure is temporary. occasionally, they forget their grief. former classmates reminiscing about school life, how they pranked a new teacher orjoked in drama class. giggling education has never come easy. mahthab 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. in recent months, women's freedoms have been significantly restricted by the taliban government. sobbing this was the reaction in one class in kabul when female students were told in december that they'd been barred from university. sobbing protests against the move were cracked down on in many provinces. this is herath. screaming women have also been stopped from working in aid organisations except in the health sector. the restrictions are making it hard for many to find work. a widow supporting

a family of ten, she lost herjob as a sweeper at a girls�* school. scared to be identified, she said she now begs on the streets. translation: ifeel like i am not alive. _ people know i have nothing, so they try to help me out. it is better to die than to live a life without dignity. if my daughters were allowed to study, they could getjobs. there is nothing except pain and sorrow in every house now. she cries a man suing the oscar winning actor gwyneth paltrow has given evidence in her trial over a skiing collision nearly seven years ago. retired optometrist terry sanderson wants $300,000 after claiming he suffered life—altering injuries.

ms paltrow denies she caused the collision and is countersuing. louisa pilbeam reports. you may call your next witness. it was a hit—and—run on the ski slopes that this man says destroyed his life. 76—year—old terry sanderson claims gwyneth paltrow was reckless. everything was great and then i heard something i've never heard at a ski resort and that was a bloodcurdling scream. just, i can't do it. it was... screams and then boom! they had never met, but collided at the very upscale deer valley resort in utah in 2016. why'd you tell her to leave? mr sanderson teared up, telling the court how his injuries had changed his relationships with his children and contributed to his split from his partner. and i said,

"i'm not sure i'm going to get back to normal again "and i don't want you to feel like i'm a crippled vet "and you're going to stick it out with me." as well as those injuries, mr sanderson says he can no longer enjoy wine tasting and has been suffering from another personality inhabiting his body. it's the other personality that's inhabiting my body right now. and you blame gwyneth paltrow for that? yes. gwyneth paltrow has already spoken, accusing terry sanderson of being at fault. i was skiing and two skis came between my skis, forcing my legs apart, and then there was a body pressing against me. it basically comes down to skiing etiquette — who was the downhill skier and had right of way? gwyneth paltrow�*s children, apple and moses, are set to testify before a jury is expected to decide later this week. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. the british actor orlando bloom has visited kyiv and praised the strength of the ukrainian people

in a meeting with president zelensky. stephanie prentice reports. hello. oh, wow. busy! a candlemaking workshop with a difference for these children as the pirates of the caribbean actor orlando bloom visited alongside unicef, part of work to raise awareness of the impact the war in ukraine is having on its youngest. oh, yeah, oh, yeah! laughter centres like this are designed to help build and get psychosocial support and some basic learning as many have now been out of regular education for more than a year. oh, my goodness, you just keep giving me presents! 0h! sir! thank you so much. thanks for coming. next, a meeting with volodymyr zelensky to discuss the work needed around supporting children in ukraine. so it's remarkable to see how you are in upholding this

country and... we have a good country. we hold each other. well. . .yes. before he left, the actor read out a buddhist message of encouragement from a text about children. "once fortune was against a knight who was captured "in battle by his enemies and had his castle confiscated. "�*where is your castle now?�* they asked, "laughing scornfully. "�*you have lost everything,�* they implied. "the knight answered resolutely, "holding his head high, �*my castle is in my heart.”' reflecting on the visit afterwards on social media, he vowed to continue his work with the charity and help return a happy childhood to ukrainian children. stephanie prentice, bbc news. a reminder of our top story. israel's prime minister confirms he will delay plans following widespread anti—government protests. you can get more on that story and more on the bbc website. that's all for now.

thanks for your company. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lmmisztak. hello there. well, it was a fine start to the new working week, wasn't it? most of us had sunshine and it was glasgow that had the sunniest of all the weather, 11 hours of sunshine recorded. fine end to the day as well in argyle and butte. the lovely weather we had on monday was down to this area of high pressure, the first one we've seen in the uk for over three weeks. however, that was yesterday and this is today. low pressure is swinging in off the atlantic, so we're going to lose the dry weather and replace it with rain, and once again, we're totting up the rainfall totals. there are now parts of the uk that have seen well over double the march rainfall with more to come over the next few days as well. so, right now, we're seeing the cloud thicken across western areas,

with rain arriving before long in northern ireland and turning progressively heavier. it'll be quite a breezy end to the night here as well. for scotland, england and wales, it's a case of the cloud tending to build in over the next few hours. so, western areas, quite a mild start to tuesday, eastern areas cold enough for one or two patches of frost. now, it is across the northeast of scotland that you're most likely to have a dry and a bright start to the day, but otherwise, cloud and rain to start off with, with that rain band pushing eastwards through the day. the weather does brighten up in northern ireland, but only to a mixture of sunshine and heavy, particularly thundery showers come the afternoon. mild in the west, 1a degrees in belfast. across eastern areas, temperatures below average for the time of year, but that's not going to last because those southwesterly winds are going to continue to shove milder and milder air across the uk with temperatures rising midweek across the board. it might be getting milder, but it's not getting any drier. we're looking at another day of heavy downpours, some particularly heavy rain working into

southern parts of wales. it looks very wet with some thundery rain across the northwest of the uk, maybe a bit of hail mixed in with some of the downpours too. but it's mild — temperatures 15 even 16 degrees celsius. now, heading into thursday, low pressure is still with us. we're still going to be having those southwesterly winds. a brighter day overall, a little more in the way of sunshine, but again, plenty of heavy showers, turning thundery with some hail at times once again. and temperatures could reach as high as 16 or 17 degrees, so it's going to be one of the warmer days that we've seen so far this year. and then, through friday, the weekend and into the early part of next week, mild, as you can see, it stays rather unsettled, so expect further outbreaks of rain at times.

this is bbc news. the headlines: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he's delaying his plans to change thejudicial system. tens of thousands of people came out to protest against the plans. but there were demonstrations in support of the plans, too. police in the us state of tennessee say a heavily—armed woman has killed six people at a school in nashville. three of the victims were children. the 28—year—old suspect who was a former student at the school was shot dead at the scene. the scottish national party has chosen humza yousaf to replace nicola sturgeon as its new leader.

mr yousaf was regarded as the continuity candidate, but, in the end, onlyjust beat his nearest rival