this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm jane hill. our top stories: another day of nationwide strikes and protests in france, with hundreds of thousands of people marching in opposition to president macron�*s pension reforms. a deadly fire kills at least 39 people in a migrant processing centre on the us—mexico border. six people — three of them young children — have been killed in a school shooting in nashville, tennessee. police have seized guns at the home of the attacker, who died at the scene. britain's intelligence agency mi5

increases the terror threat level in northern ireland from "substantial" to "severe", meaning an attack is considered highly likely. humza yousaf is confirmed as scotland's first minister, becoming the first person from an ethnic minority background in the role. hello and welcome. we start this hour in france, where another day of co—ordinated, nationwide protests is very much under way, as unions continue to oppose president macron�*s pension reforms. over a million people took part in similar protests in the last week. we have seen extraordinary scenes again out on the streets.

let's go to our paris correspondent, hugh schofield. immediately behind you, looking slightly quieter than the last time we spoke, but very much give us a sense of what has been going on and in different parts of the country of course as well.— course as well. yeah, we're at the end of the — course as well. yeah, we're at the end of the itinerary _ course as well. yeah, we're at the end of the itinerary of _ course as well. yeah, we're at the end of the itinerary of the - course as well. yeah, we're at the end of the itinerary of the paris i end of the itinerary of the paris demonstration, so we are kind of ahead of everyone, but you can see a bit of smoke on the boulevard over there, and that is where there is a standoff developing between police and what they call the black blocks here, these are far left people out to cause trouble and want to have a confrontation with the police. here in the plaza itself, it is mainly students, a carnivalesque atmosphere, climbing on the statues and so on, but watching pictures on my phone and just the other side down there, it is actually quite

tense. �* ., , ., down there, it is actually quite tense. �* ., ., , down there, it is actually quite tense. �* ., , ., ., , ., tense. and with no sign of any and, it would appear? _ tense. and with no sign of any and, it would appear? both _ tense. and with no sign of any and, it would appear? both the - tense. and with no sign of any and, it would appear? both the unions . it would appear? both the unions reiterating their demands and the government saying these reforms are necessary. that is how it looks from where we sit how do you see any sort of resolution here? that where we sit how do you see any sort of resolution here?— of resolution here? that is how it seems from _ of resolution here? that is how it seems from here _ of resolution here? that is how it seems from here too. _ of resolution here? that is how it seems from here too. there - of resolution here? that is how it| seems from here too. there really of resolution here? that is how it. seems from here too. there really is no give on either side. the protesters believe they have the backing of the majority of the public of which they do, because most people reject this reform, but they know that the law is on route to become law, it is contrary parliament, albeit in a fashion which they disapprove of because it was pushed through, if you remember, ten days ago by resident macron through this constitutional procedure, without a vote on the text. —— president macron. people here still wanted to be reversed, but as we closer and closer to the provocation, and right now is before

the constitutional council, which is the constitutional council, which is the body which will review whether or not it is in conformity with the less chance of it being overturned. in a sense, the unions know they have a small window in which to have the law overturned. on the other hand, the government and present macron know they are very, very exposed and all of this. they know the vast majority of the people are against this bill, they know it is going to make them unpopular, president macron says, i will take that unpopularity because this is pretty good of the country, but where it leaves the country is very divided and a very tense situation —— for the good of the country. thank you very much. hugh schofield, who is monitoring that in paris. there are demonstrations in other french cities as well. it is something we have been keeping an eye on for sometime and we will continue to do today. you telling us

that the mood in the situation there is pretty tense, so we will keep an eye on all of that, and we will talk about more on that, but now we will turn to other matters, because there's a press, so in belfast, the deputy chief constable just giving a news conference orjust starting, about the increase in the terrorist threat level. we about the increase in the terrorist threat level-— threat level. we are encouraging them t0- -- _ threat level. we are encouraging them to... the _ threat level. we are encouraging them to. .. the usual— threat level. we are encouraging them to... the usual advice - threat level. we are encouraging them to... the usual advice we | threat level. we are encouraging - them to... the usual advice we give, but equally we are telling officers not to deter from certain communities. we want to protect our public. and we are going to do that. and sometimes that puts us at risk, and that is what you have very courageous men and women in the police service, who every day come into these buildings with one thing into these buildings with one thing in mind, to protect you, our community, from the sort of people,

so we're going to do that. if you talk about loyalist paramilitaries, talk about loyalist pa ramilitaries, i think talk about loyalist paramilitaries, i think there really close links. we do see some close links in the paramilitary arena, but these people are mainly focused on national security attacks. question inaudible we have that money anyway, that 80 million, but we have money ring fenced for national security and it will continue to be ring fenced for that purpose. does not particular increase. the level of funding is not naturally increased, but we keep loving for additional funds, additionalfunds for the loving for additional funds, additional funds for the police service —— lobbying for. this

additional funds for the police service -- lobbying for. this is usually disappointing, - service -- lobbying for. this is usually disappointing, isn't - service -- lobbying for. this is usually disappointing, isn't it? service -- lobbying for. this is l usually disappointing, isn't it? it has now— usually disappointing, isn't it? it has now gone up. this is very disappoint _ has now gone up. this is very disappoint for the force. it has now gone up. this is very disappoint for the force.- has now gone up. this is very disappoint for the force. it is. it is disappoint — disappoint for the force. it is. it is disappoint for _ disappoint for the force. it is. it is disappoint for all _ disappoint for the force. it is. it is disappoint for all of - disappoint for the force. it is. it is disappoint for all of us, - disappoint for the force. it is. it l is disappoint for all of us, looking to keep northern ireland safer. but thatis to keep northern ireland safer. but that is the nature of the job we do. we have not got time to be disappointed. i can tell you very —— we are working very hard against these people. we can bring the threat level back down in time, that is the focus. the consequent of this going up means ourfocus is doubling up. ok, folks, thanks very much for your time. thanks for coming. up. ok, folks, thanks very much for yourtime. thanks for coming. ok. mark hamilton, the deputy chief constable of the police service of northern ireland there in belfast, and is a gift can salve that briefing that he wanted to give journalists there is because this is the daily terrorism threat level has

raised in northern ireland from substantial now to severe, and in terms of the categories, that means an attack, a terrorist attack, is considered highly likely, so taking a few questions there on what is driving that incision. the secretary of state for northern ireland said that the public should remain vigilant but not alarmed in the wake of that decision to raise the threat level, so that is the latest there in belfast. before we moved over there, we were assessing the day's events so far in france. we were particularly in paris but we know there are protests and strikes in many french cities. this is one of our life cameras in paris itself, in the french capital, goodness, and our correspondent there was reporting that the mood is pretty tense, and really no give, he was explaining, on either side, tense, and really no give, he was explaining, on eitherside, the unions not backing down on what they

want and the government not wanting to change its path, particularly in relation to pension reforms. i think we will stay with these images of the contending protests while i speak to moira dineen, whojoins me from paris, i believe, you are in. thank you so much for talking to us. i'm interested in your take on the validity or otherwise of all these protests because i know that you're someone who had thought about retiring and apparently decided against. explain your situation for us. ~ , against. explain your situation for us. g , . ., against. explain your situation for us. ., ., , against. explain your situation for us. . ., , . against. explain your situation for us. my situation is that i could have retired _ us. my situation is that i could have retired in _ us. my situation is that i could have retired in 2019, - us. my situation is that i could have retired in 2019, but - us. my situation is that i could have retired in 2019, but i - us. my situation is that i could have retired in 2019, but i did| us. my situation is that i could i have retired in 2019, but i did not want to lose any revenue. as a woman my salary has not increased over the past 20 years, only the minimum, and so i am staying on basically because i am very angry and i can stay on to work until the age of 70, and i do

feel very concerned about the situation of other women and other men and women in france who have seen their salaries stagnate absolutely, and macron has concentrated all of his political power in his role as president, he has not given a share of the decision—making to the government, not properly, and the unions are trying to in an orderly fashion persuaded the government, persuade macron to negotiate, and he is refusing —— and he is refusing to. -- and he is refusing to. he did talk about— -- and he is refusing to. he did talk about pension _ -- and he is refusing to. he did talk about pension reforms - -- and he is refusing to. he did talk about pension reforms in l -- and he is refusing to. he did i talk about pension reforms in both of his presidential campaigns. it is not something out of the blue. it is something he talked about a lot and he was duly elected and is seeing it through. that would be his argument. that is his argument, but as you

know, macron was elected because the other candidate was a far right wing candidate, and the french decided to go for macron instead of for marine le pen. and this was the case in previous elections, on other occasions, so people did not naturally vote to retire later, devoted against le pen. and the problem with work additions in france, people are being pushed or persuaded to leave work —— work conditions. if you look for a job in your late 30s, early 50s, it is very, very difficult. the government is saying more until 65 or 64, but in fact a great number people when they reach their 40s, their 50s,

they reach their 40s, their 50s, they have to hang onto theirjobs. if they lose theirjob, they cannot find anotherjob, and this makes it very difficult to accept this very incoherent explanation on the part of the president, who says, we will not talk about this, we will not negotiate about this i have decided. again, the french people did not vote to retire later. ifi if i understand correctly, you have been out on some of the protests? and will you continue to do so? we go out onto the streets? yes. go out onto the streets? yes, absoluteiy- — go out onto the streets? yes, absolutely. i— go out onto the streets? yes, absolutely. i do _ go out onto the streets? yes, absolutely. i do go _ go out onto the streets? yes, absolutely. i do go on - go out onto the streets? yes, absolutely. i do go on strike. | go out onto the streets? yes, | absolutely. i do go on strike. i go out onto the streets? yes, i absolutely. i do go on strike. i do take part in protest, which are mostly... there were hundreds of thousand people, millions of people, in the streets in france and protesting peacefully. the unions are trying to ensure security and safety and that they have been in the most organised way possible. but

there are other elements coming in at the end of these protests, and these are increasing. eventually,, and again the government has put out and again the government has put out a lot of the... hundreds of thousands of police to control these peaceful protests and this feels like a form of provocation. in the end, it seems to be a set sort of play. these protests turn violent, so they are not legitimate, and the government has to stamp them out, and these protests are rational, reasonable, and they should be respected as such, but again one feels that there's a bit of provocation going on. feels that there's a bit of rovocation auoin on. . ., ~ provocation going on. moira, thank ou ve provocation going on. moira, thank you very much- _ provocation going on. moira, thank you very much. we _ provocation going on. moira, thank you very much. we really _ provocation going on. moira, thankl you very much. we really appreciate your time on bbc news. moira dineen,

speaking from paris, and we will keep an eye on that, as i say, those live pictures from paris telling a certain story. ourjust talking about how much police are out. 13,000 police out across the country and they are, were concerned about violence and a heavy police presence, as you will get the sense there. the police in the capital saying that 22 people have been arrested today. that situation there, on another day of strikes in protests in france. a fire at a migrant facility in northern mexico — on the border with the us — has killed at least 39 people. the national institute of migration is next to a bridge that links the city of ciudad juarez to el paso in texas. you might find some of the images in nickjohnson's report upsetting.

this woman from venezuela, frantic as her husband is taken to hospital. "i saw many people laying on the floor, she said, and didn't know what to think the stubby tell me nothing for some" doesn't have been killed at this facility, used for housing migrants, sitting just metres from mexico was numbered with the us. it is thought the fire broke outjust the us. it is thought the fire broke out just after the us. it is thought the fire broke outjust after midnight, pumping the mobilisation of firefighters, ambulance is and military personnel. the city of mahrez is one of mexico's border towns, where many migrants start stranded will be seek refuge in the you knighted states. the city of el paso in texas the other side of the border. the mexican president claimed that the fire started during a protest by migrants at the prospect of their deportation. translation: ,., , deportation. translation: , ., , ., translation: dates at the doors of the shelter on _ translation: dates at the doors of the shelter on fire _ translation: dates at the doors of the shelter on fire in _ translation: dates at the doors of the shelter on fire in protest - translation: dates at the doors of the shelter on fire in protest and i the shelter on fire in protest and did not imagine this would cause

this terrible tragedy —— they set the doors... this terrible tragedy -- they set the doors - -_ this terrible tragedy -- they set the doors- - -_ the doors... the number has increased — the doors... the number has increased in _ the doors... the number has increased in recent _ the doors... the number has increased in recent as - the doors... the number has increased in recent as they i increased in recent as they anticipate the end of a trump every policy which gives the us government the power to quickly expel migrants trying to cross its border. as the number of migrants continue to increase, it is hoped further tragedies such as this can be avoided. nickjohnson, bbc news. police in the us investigating yesterday's mass shooting at a school in nashville say it was a carefully planned attack. six people were killed, including three children, when a former pupil broke into the school and opened fire. the attacker was 28—year—old audrey hale, who was shot dead at the scene — police described her as a biological woman who'd been using male pronouns. our correspondent nomia iqbal was in nashville for us earlier today. it'sjust gone 7:30am this morning in nashville, so a really early start. and police, of course, are still trying to piece together exactly what happened

in the school behind me. we are expecting an update later this morning. as you can imagine, there is a huge media presence here. there always is when these shootings happen, because once again, america is coming to terms with the trauma of another mass shooting. outside this religious school, people quietly reflect. it's a familiar grief, but one that no one gets used to. since we survived a mass shooting injuly, i have met with over 130 lawmakers. how is this still happening, how are our children still dying and why are we failing them? children from nursery age up to 12 years old attend here and, like most schools in america, they actually practise how to deal with an active shooting. police say this was a carefully planned attack by the perpetrator, audrey hale. we have also determined there were maps drawn of the school — in detail —

of surveillance, entry points etc. we know and believe that entry was gained through shooting through one of the doors. video footage shows the 28—year—old driving to the school, shooting the glass to get in, and then stalking the halls with a gun. within 14 minutes of someone calling for help, hale was shot dead by police. by that point, three students aged nine and under were dead, as well as three adults, including the head of the school. hale was a former student, but the motivation is unknown. after 19 children were killed in a school shooting in uvalde, texas last year, president biden passed major gun safety legislation which got bipartisan support. but he says this shooting is a reminder the law does not go far enough. we have to do more to stop gun violence. it is ripping our communities apart.

ripping at the soul of this nation. ripping at the very soul of the nation. police are examining a manifesto left by the assailant. but yet, once again, american families are learning that sending their children to school doesn't necessarily mean they are sending them to safety. it's probably near impossible for him to get exactly what he wants. last year, as i mentioned there in the report, he did pass this major gun safety legislation. it was pretty extraordinary because it was the first time that had happened in decades. and he got bipartisan support. and that was after the mass shooting in uvalde in texas, where, again, small children were killed. what he really, really wants is to ban assault rifles, the type of weapons used in this shooting, the type of weapons used in most mass shootings. but in order for that to happen, he needs the republicans on board and they now control the house in congress. so it is looking pretty impossible for them to get on board because,

remember, any further legislation when it comes to guns is interpreted by republicans as an infringement, an infringement upon what they say is the constitutional right for american people to own weapons. that is our correspondent nomia iqbal there in nashville. let's discuss the school shooting. i'm joined now by nick supline, from everytown for gun safety, the largest gun violence prevention organsation in america. thank you for being with us here on the bbc. it is another desperate day, desperate, six people killed, three of them children. and of course from where we sit in the uk, we want to say, will anything ever change, but the point is, what do you make of it where you are living in a country with your gun laws? like so many other americans, you feel the sense of despair and loss and hopelessness that comes with

these tragedies, and we are grieving now with the community in nashville, but we have group with other communities too often. we know enough is enough, we know that we need our lawmakers at the federal and state level to take real action, to follow the president's lead in doing what the american people want, which isjust to keep doing what the american people want, which is just to keep their children safe. right now, guns are the leading cause of death for children and teens in the united states. that is just outrageous. and teens in the united states. that isjust outrageous. for a country like ours, with the wealth and resources that we have. but it is a sad fact and that is not want to change on this real action is taken. that is a desperate statistic, isn't it, absolutely desperate? in this particular case in nashville, there is the observation that the attacker was using, among other things, assault weapons. is that your

starting point, if you like, for your organisation, try to have a grown—up conversation about those sort of weapons? i grown-up conversation about those sort of weapons?— grown-up conversation about those sort of weapons? i think we have to have a grown-up — sort of weapons? i think we have to have a grown-up conversation i sort of weapons? i think we have to | have a grown-up conversation about sort of weapons? i think we have to i have a grown-up conversation about a have a grown—up conversation about a number of policies. foundational to keeping a country safe from gun violence, which of course is a daily occurrence in the united states and notjust mass shootings or mass shootings at schools, right? there is a lot we have to do, a lot of foundational laws of the federal level and state levels, but the fact is assault weapons are particularly dangerous. these are modelled after the very weapons our servicemen and women use in combat, they're designed for combat and their particular deadly, and for that reason, when people with ill will wants to inflict maximum damage and casualties, they acquire an assault weapon, which in the united states

is very, very easy to do, in most states. of course there is differences between the states here in the united states, and many states have done the right thing and related assault weapons and high—capacity magazines that are so often using these mass shootings, but with the patchwork of laws and with a state like tennessee that is, if anything, going with a state like tennessee that is, ifanything, going in with a state like tennessee that is, if anything, going in the opposite direction, we are going to continue to see mass casualty events like this happen. to see mass casualty events like this happen-— to see mass casualty events like this happen. to see mass casualty events like this hauen. ,, , . ., ,, this happen. nick suplina, thank you very much. — this happen. nick suplina, thank you very much. from _ this happen. nick suplina, thank you very much, from everytown - this happen. nick suplina, thank you very much, from everytown for i this happen. nick suplina, thank you very much, from everytown for gun l very much, from everytown for gun safety. thank you. the snp leader humza yousaf has been voted in by msps as scotland's youngest first minister and the first from a minority ethnic background. the 37—year—old succeeds nicola sturgeon, who formally tendered her resignation to the king on tuesday morning after announcing her intention to stand down last month after more than eight years in the post. our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie explained more about the vote, and what we should expect to see over the next few days.

it was pretty much just a formality and we are standing outside the scottish parliament, where that vote took place just a short time ago, and, yes, it was expected that humza yousaf would be the new first minister of scotland. he is the sixth first minister, and at the age of 37, he is also the youngest, and he is also the first muslim first minister. and in his acceptance speech, he said it was an opportunity to steer the nation's course and it would be the honour and the privilege of his life to do this. and he got a standing ovation from his team, his msps in the snp party, and also from his family and the public gallery, including his three—year—old daughter. it was a rather touching moment, as she was waving down to her dad as he gave his speech. and he said he wanted to

work with colleagues across the chamber and also with the uk government, and discussion secretary, alisterjack, he congratulated humza yousaf and said he hoped that mr yousaf would put aside his obsession with independence —— the scottish secretary. humza yousaf, he talked about other things, he talked about tackling child poverty, he talked about the nhs, but he also said he would argue tirelessly for independence. humza yousaf talked about nicola sturgeon and john swinney was to be were sitting in the back benches, which was quite strange to see after such a long time, but he said that they had left a significant legacy to build on, and this will all continue tomorrow. he will be sworn in officially at the court of session tomorrow and at some point he will meet the king, he will also begin to appoint his

cabinet. he has already announced that sean robberson will be his deputy first minister and there will be more announcements to come. alexander mackenzie in edinburgh there. you are watching bbc news. —— alexandra. hello there. what a difference a day make. today we've got much more cloud around, some rain, too. and it's still quite chilly for many parts of the country, but that colder air is going to get pushed away and we'll see much higher temperatures by the time we get to wednesday as we draw in some milderair from the atlantic. but out in the atlantic at the moment, there is a lot of cloud. so with that milder air, we're going to see some further rain. and this cloud is continuing to bring some rain at the moment, especially across northern and eastern areas by the end of the afternoon, where it's going to be quite chilly actually still. but out towards the west, temperatures beginning to pick up a bit, especially northern ireland, where we could see some light sunshine and a few sharp showers. today's rain does tend to move away this evening and it'll turn drier

for a while overnight. still a fair bit of cloud around. signs of rain returning to western scotland and the far south west of england by the end of the night. buta mild night, milder than it was last night. certainly across eastern parts of scotland and the northeast of england. temperatures even here will be comfortably above freezing heading into tomorrow, we're going to find generally cloudy skies, not much sunshine, but rain coming back into scotland, over northern ireland and pushing eastwards across england and wales. the rain could turn a bit heavier in western scotland and particularly wales and the southwest later on in the day. but it's going to be a much milder day. temperatures widely i4, 15, possibly even 16 degrees. so a milder day, but still some more wet weather around on wednesday. those weather fronts move away. this one's going to arrive in time for friday. but on thursday, we're left with a run of west to south—westerly winds and that's going to bring a mixture of sunshine and showers. most of the showers in england and wales, they'll turn more widespread, heavy with some hail and thunder. a few showers, though, for scotland and northern ireland and breezy across england and wales. but we're drawing

in that milder air. this is where we're likely to find the highest temperatures on thursday, 16, maybe 17 across eastern parts of england. as we head overnight, though, we're going to find that area of low pressure tracking in. looks like the strongest winds are going to be across the channel into northern france. that's where they'll have more of an impact. but there's more rain to come. and given how wet it's been in some areas already this month, that could have an impact with the wetter weather more across southern parts of england and wales, although turning wetter in northern ireland and a few showers in scotland as well. but maybe some sunshine, too. temperatures will be a little bit lower on friday, 12 or 13 degrees. but as we head into the weekend, those temperatures will continue to drop away day and night. but most of that wet weather should be moving away as well.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm jane hill. our top stories: another day of nationwide strikes and protests in france with hundreds of thousands of people marching in opposition to president macron's pension reforms. a deadly fire kills at least 39 people in a migrant processing centre on the us—mexico border. police say they seized weapons from the home of the attacker who shot police say they seized weapons from the home of the attacker who of the attacker who shot dead six people — three of them young children — police say it was a preplanned

attack. britain's intelligence agency mi5 increases the terrorism threat level in northern ireland from substantial to severe , meaning an attack is considered highly likely. humza yousaf is confirmed as scotland's first minister, becoming the first person from an ethnic minority background to hold that role. we're going to bring you the sport in a moment but before we do that, just an update on our last story, talking about scotland's new first minister forming talking about scotland's new first ministerforming his new government for that we'rejust ministerforming his new government for that we're just hearing from our colleagues in glascow that a finance secretary kate forbes is leaving the scottish government. she was the runner—up in the leadership race but

that political correspondent understands that she has turned down a job offer from the new first minister. kate forbes will not be staying in the scottish government. the bbc understand she was offered a move to rural affairs but she has apparently turned down a job. she will be leaving the scottish government more reaction to that to come, i am quite sure. that news just through from our colleagues in glascow. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. hello. the international olympic committee president thomas bach has defended his plans to allow athletes from russia and belarus to compete as neutrals, claiming it works to have them taking part and he's laid out recommendations for how they might return to action. the ioc hasn't yet made a decision about the paris games themselves next year but intends to let russians and belorussians begin the qualifying process if they compete as neutrals and in individual events.

athletes that support the war or have been involved in the military will be banned. sports organisations must have the sole responsibility to decide which athletes can take part in international competitions. based on their sporting merits and not on political grounds or because of their passports. joining me now is alex capstick. all of this from ukraine and the sort port the fed from belarus on the foot up why not on the paris games have a stopgap from now until then? i think some people were expecting him to say that today. that was never gonna happen. the ioc has been a page to say they've never discussed the paris olympics they say they want to make that decision under the appropriate time. we're pushed on when that might be, he

refused to give any specifics so that we don't know. he's going to monitor what happens of the next few months, whether they allow russians and belarusians to compete we saw last week they said they would for the foreseeable future and if they did how these new recommendations would be enforced, and applied. as you said about individuals not teams, there will be neutrals so plain colours or plain white or what colour depending what sport therein. and no anthems. yes, strict conditions attached to the competition. these competitions will also include qualifiers for the olympics. whether or not they know they're going to go, they will have they're going to go, they will have the chance to reach the qualification standard. there have been over the _ qualification standard. there have been over the months _ qualification standard. there have been over the months more i qualification standard. there have been over the months more than| qualification standard. there have| been over the months more than a year now been a lot of opposition to the ioc stands in principle on this. ukraine has threatened to boycott paris 20 24 of these conditions stay in place. will any be a piece rings

by what they've heard?— in place. will any be a piece rings by what they've heard? difficult to know. the ioc _ by what they've heard? difficult to know. the ioc also _ by what they've heard? difficult to know. the ioc also say _ by what they've heard? difficult to know. the ioc also say they i by what they've heard? difficult to know. the ioc also say they want | by what they've heard? difficult to i know. the ioc also say they want to recommend inclusion. they gave a set of recommendations you watch it happen if they were included. they're very happen if they were included. they�* re very careful happen if they were included. they're very careful with their words. we heard a month or so ago the government got around more than 30 countries together, sports ministers and gave this pledge supporting the current ban, urging the ioc to continue with that ban on russians and belarusians. they did want to see more detail on the model, which is what the ioc have given today. they did not mention the word boycott. there was an boycott has been mentioned is by the ukrainian olympic committee. if belarusians and russians are allowed to compete they would get support, possibly from one or two other countries. but we're not there yet, there is a wild ago. it all hinges on what the ioc says when they come to a decision on the olympics. thank ou. england manager sarina wiegman is expecting beth mead to miss this

summer's world cup because of a long term knee injury. the forward was the player of the tourament as they won euro 2022, winning the golden boot in the process but she ruptured her acl playing for her club arsenal in november and wiegman, in announcing her squad for their friendlies next month says it's very likely mead won't be back in time for the tournament in australia and new zealand. i had a conversation with her and she is doing well and in rehab and she is doing good, but the worktop is too early, ——world cup so what we said now is that she is not in our plans now, butjust take the time to get back well. but if a miracle happens and she goes so fast, and we will reconsider it. but at this moment, i don't expect that. wales' match against latvia tonight is their first home match of the european championship qualifying campaign but it'll also be celebrating the end of gareth bale's stellar international career.

he'll receive a farewell from the crowd in cardiff after retiring from football injanuary. following the pitchside prematch presentation, a chance for his former teammates to build on an impressive draw in croatia, which bale's successor as captain aaron ramsey says was the perfect way to get over their early world cup exit. here's his manager. if we give a level of performance, flood plain, a mask and lessons learned from previous camps in tournaments and world cup. we want a level of performance consistent across the board for the wedding of across the board for the wedding of a laugh era creation or whoever he played against him if we do that with the structure and the players would get on the team then the result will take care of itself. would get on the team then the result will take care of itself. it could be two wins from two in qualifying for scotland if they win later. and it's a big if because they face spain. but manager steve clarke is confident they can finish the international break unbeaten. i go to every game thinking i'm going to win and i have done that since i was 17. i don't think you can be professional going to a game and thinking you are going to lose.

we know we have to be disciplined and organised and we know we have to play very, very well. spain probably have to slightly underperform. but if that happens and we can get a positive result. anthonyjoshua claims a fight with tyson fury "is what boxing needs." the former two time world champion's camp say finally getting into the ring with the current wbc heavyweight belt holder is a priority for this year. fury has recently seen talks for a unification contest with oleksander usyk fall through. joshua's next fight is againt americanjermaine franklin in london on saturday as he starts his comeback after losing twice to usyk. the british heavyweight hasn't won since 2020 butjoshua thinks he's ready for a meeting with fury that could be on the cards if he beats franklin. a better rate, let's say, let's say better, you know to mean? different

opponents honestly, need different approaches. and throughout different fights different things happen where different training camps from different training camps from different trainers, different ideologies, it's hard to remain. me personally, some people can do about me i always like, that works let me go down that way, but to get on that way. i'm doing can something completely different in texas, new coach was at will see how that gels together. coach was at will see how that gets to . ether. ~ . coach was at will see how that gets touether. ~ . ., ., g ., ., together. much more from joshua and more on her — together. much more from joshua and more on her headlights _ together. much more from joshua and more on her headlights on _ together. much more from joshua and more on her headlights on a _ together. much more from joshua and more on her headlights on a website. | much more from joshua and more on her headlights on a website. and that's all the sport for now. thank you. lots more to talk about but first we will look at the situation in france specifically in the capital. you will know by now, it is a another day of mass protest was that there are protests in a number of cities

but our cameras right now are trained on the capital and the authorities in france and put out a record number of police because they were concerned, they thought that the huge number of people would be out, 13,000 police officers are deployed across the country. this is the tenth day of protests and the significant is that strikes and protests, the significance is they are just seems to be no end to this. talking to our correspondent who was on the root of this protest march in paris within the last hour, he said the union still have their demands, the union still have their demands, the government will not back down on its proposals for the various proposals but you know that a key part of it is the age at which people in france can claim the state pension. president emmanuel macron said it has to be 64 to balance the books. but there is a lot of anger about raising it from 62 to 64. 22

arrest two day in paris. that is what we're hearing. and many thousands of people out on the streets. we will keep an eye on that put up another day of strikes and transport all but it at a standstill because of the sheer number of people out on strike. right now we will talk about british politics. prime minister rishi sunak has been defending his government illegal immigration bill. he's been appearing today in front of the elements liaison committee, made up of some of the most senior mps to question him about different aspects of government policy. the migration bill is designed to deter people from attempting unauthorised crossing of the english channel in small boats. let's discuss all of that what our political correspondentjonathan blake who is

listening to that session. always quite a big event in front of the liaison committee, isn't it? give us a sense for those who haven't followed it, a sense of the grilling that rishi sunak has been given here. it that rishi sunak has been given here. ., , ., that rishi sunak has been given here. . , ., ., , that rishi sunak has been given here. ., ., ., , ., _ here. it was a relatively easy ride for the prime _ here. it was a relatively easy ride for the prime minister _ here. it was a relatively easy ride for the prime minister in - here. it was a relatively easy ride for the prime minister in front i here. it was a relatively easy ride for the prime minister in front of| for the prime minister in front of the liaison committee this afternoon. it's the second time he's been through this, about three times a year senior backbench mps to chair the various committees across parliament, looking at individual areas of the governments were, focusing on transport, health or europe. they have this chance in the liaison committee to question the prime minister on their specialist areas. rishi sunak emerged relatively unscathed from that session this afternoon. to run through some of the more newsworthy answers that he gave, he talked about the hs to rail line, which is about the hs to rail line, which is

a high—speed rail link that is planned to link blended with the midlands and north of england being on track to reach used them because they had been question over whether that would eventually link up with that mainline station in central london. he said that should be ambiguous. he was asked about the appointment of the new scholars first minister, humza yousaf after his victory in the snp campaign. he said he hadn't had the opportunity to speak with him but look forward to speak with him but look forward to having a dialogue with the new first minister as rishi sunak put it. perhaps most controversial, he was asked about that government policy, the new illegal migration bill, which the government is putting through their houses of parliament at the moment. the policy to attempt to detain people who come to attempt to detain people who come to the uk illegally, largely on small boats crossing the english channel without any recourse to

appeal and to ultimately be deported or sent to other countries abroad. rishi sunak defended the governments plans to include children in that policy. plans to include children in that oli . ., policy. five, the government everyone _ policy. five, the government everyone takes _ policy. five, the government everyone takes the - policy. five, the government everyone takes the welfare l policy. five, the governmentl everyone takes the welfare of chiidren— everyone takes the welfare of children seriously as we showed. it's important when it comes to this politics— it's important when it comes to this politics that was sensitive and we -et politics that was sensitive and we get it _ politics that was sensitive and we get it right. there's been a lot of thought— get it right. there's been a lot of thought gone into getting it right. i thought gone into getting it right. i think— thought gone into getting it right. i think we've got a policy that does what _ i think we've got a policy that does what we _ i think we've got a policy that does what we needed to do, which is treat peopie _ what we needed to do, which is treat peepie with — what we needed to do, which is treat people with decency, humanely, safeguards children's welfare but also achieves the objectives that we're _ also achieves the objectives that we're trying to achieve, which is to break_ we're trying to achieve, which is to break the — we're trying to achieve, which is to break the cycle of these criminal gangs and stop people coming here who should become here. and also some _ who should become here. and also some of— who should become here. and also some of them tragically died en route, _ some of them tragically died en route, including children. ithink we struck— route, including children. ithink we struck the right balance and all is those _ we struck the right balance and all is those things. fits we struck the right balance and all is those things.— is those things. as for how soon deportation flights _ is those things. as for how soon deportation flights could - is those things. as for how soon deportation flights could begin i deportation flights could begin under the governments plan, the prime minister was asked about

widespread reports of the government wanted to see that happen by the summer but actually the prime minister said that no one had promised flights to rwanda by the summer. what we've said is we will start them as soon as we can after the legal proceedings have completed. well, as you just how quickly or if at all the government is able to get those fights off the ground remains to be seen. and one other ongoing topic of course, strikes in the public sector. the prime minister was asked about nhs in particular, junior doctors who are long group of people the government has yet managed to come to an agreement with overpay. he said our door is always open but they are demand for 35% pay rise was unreasonable and unaffordable. jonathan blake, thank you very much. our political correspondent at west minister. our political correspondent at west minister. north korea says it's produced small nuclear warheads that can fitted onto short—range missiles —

publishing pictures in its state newspaper this morning. while the country has long claimed it has tactical nuclear weapons, this is the first time it has shown evidence of them. leader, kimjong un has reportedly ordered the production of nuclear material be scaled up. our correspondentjean mackenzie, in seoul. north korea has long claimed it has these tactical nuclear weapons but it has never shown us any proof. there warheads we know it has are bigger and heavier that can be fitted on its intercontinental ballistic missiles, the type that which then us mainland. tactical nuclear weapons it can use in the battlefield or to hit targets closer to home like here in seoul in south korea and these photos we saw of kim jong—un expecting a roll of military warheads, the first piece of evidence we have seen it has been able to produce these devices but there is a big question around this because the north has never actually

tested a tactical nuclear weapon. these are only photographs and it is impossible to verify that they are the real deal. the significance, if it is able to mass—produce these tactical nuclear weapons is that it puts a whole range of targets now within reach of nuclear weapons, targets as i said like here in seoul, japan, us territories in the pacific ocean like guam and the fear is north korea is going to be more willing to use tactical nuclear weapons. the example is that it might be more willing to take out an airfield in south korea, than it would be to blow up an entire us city. at the moment north korea seems to be making progress on its nuclear programme, it is developing an ever more diverse and dangerous array of weapons. it's showing no sign that it wants to talk. it's in quite a unique situation at the moment, with russia and china both refusing to punish it at the un security council. it means it is able to continue

developing its weapons almost without consequence. so from the perspective of north korea fight would stop now when it feels it has progressed to be made? north korea tends to choose its moments to talk very carefully when it thinks it has the most to gain and the better the weapons it has, the more dangerous the weapons, the stronger its hand will be when the time for so it seems likely it will continue making progress while it it still feel that it can. here in the uk, housing campaigners say the police often don't understand the law when it comes to protecting tenants from harassment or illegal eviction. the charity shelter says there's a big disparity between the number of cases being reported and the number of people convicted. the national police chiefs council says most private tenancy disputes are civil in nature, but that police should be contacted if there are criminal actions. jim connolly has more. ahmet, not his real name,

was renting a room in a five bedroomed house and his landlord tried to illegally evict him. when he refused to leave, things took a violent turn for the worse, captured on cctv. shouting. ahmet told us the attack, by people acting for his landlord, was part of a sustained period of harassment. i was so scared, i couldn't go out of the room, i always stayed inside the room. i'd go to the toilet only at night, in the middle of the night. during the daytime, i used a bottle to urinate. because somebody is there outside, i was so scared they were going to attack me again. anything could happen to me at that time. the two people were given a police caution. his landlord didn't respond to our request for a comment. it's worth noting these attacks are not the norm. that said, over a four—year period citizens advice received around 16,000 calls relating to harassment and illegal eviction. there's concern that there's a big gap between that figure and the 101 convictions over the same period.

researchers say many don't come forward because they are worried about the consequences of doing so. we've seen this a lot in our research. people just too frightened to speak out for fear of the consequences. one case stands out, a man so badly beaten that he ended up in hospital. he was too frightened to tell us his story because he was worried his landlord would come after him. the housing charity shelter says not enough people are being held accountable. i think in the case of the police, they often don't know what to do. they may not even know what's illegal and what isn't. i think they feel sometimes that incidents that happen in people's own homes are kind of private. daniela is waiting to move out of the room she lives in with her five children. she says her family have been constantly harassed by the person she rents from. so here he has put the plug inside the toilet. so you put your clothes... inside, yeah, in. he closed the gas, he's closed the water, speaking very,

very bad with the children. the person she rented from didn't respond to our request for a comment. the ultimate owner of the property says it's been sublet without his knowledge. we asked the national police chiefs' council whether the police use powers available to them to protect tenants enough. it told us. for daniela, shejust hopes her new home will be more peacefulfor herfamily. i hope it's better for me, because here is very, very bad. jim connolly, bbc news. let me bring you news coming through from our correspondent in warsaw in relation to that decision by the ioc about russian and belarusian athletes. polis deputy foreign minister has criticised the international olympic committees decision to recommend that

individual russian and belarusian athletes should be allowed to compete in international sporting events as neutrals. criticism of that recommendation coming out of poland in the last few minutes. the ioc is executive board recommended that that could be allowed, competing as individual athletes as long as they do not actively support russia's war in ukraine. but criticism of that recommendation coming out of poland. more than 150 feet below london, engineers have been building what they hope will be the solution to the capital's sewage problems. the system dates back to victorian times and struggles to cope when there's heavy rainfall. just looking for history. looking for stories, really. lara is a mudlark, forever searching

the brown banks of the river thames. ifound a complete iron age pot, a tudor shoe... but alongside the treasures are more familiar items that have been flushed away. condoms, tampax applicators, sanitary towels, wet wipes. you name it, i've found it. this is london, but it's a story repeated across the united kingdom — an ageing sewage network regularly spilling its pungent load. we are spoiling it, you know? we are pouring our waste into it and just destroying it. but deep beneath the river, the clean—up plan is nearly ready to flow. a £5 billion tunnel, the largest and deepest the capital has ever seen. the reason we are riding on bikes through this tunnel is because it'sjust so big — it's 15 miles long, all the way across london, under the river thames.

and the idea behind it is, well, that it will collect the sewage and storm water that at the moment goes into the river, and take it downhill to east london where it can be processed properly. here we are at the victoria intersection point. we are shown one of the 34 sewage overflow pipes that are being diverted tojoin the tunnel rather than flowing into the thames. this will clean up the river quite significantly? absolutely. the tunnel can hold enough sewage to fill 600 olympic—sized swimming pools, but in the future that still might not be enough, with climate change expected to bring more heavy rain. the point here is that the solution for london going forward is to do something better with the rainwater than simply throw it in the sewers in the first place, and that is what is going to make the difference going forward. not far upstream, what we throw down

the loo is actually changing the course of the river. so this is what we refer to as a wet wipe reef. a mass of wet wipes and sanitary products nowjut out into the river at several points. all these, what look like leaves, are wipes. the best case scenario for us is that the tunnel reduces or even stops new material coming to a reef like this, and over time, when we start clearing the material, the reef will shrink. it's nice to have something positive to say, isn't it? yeah. after years of abuse, just maybe the tide has turned. jonah fisher, bbc news, on the banks of the river thames. we will leave you this hour with those live images on the streets of the french capital tonight. the government saying it believes that 740,000 people are out on the street

protesting against the proposal to increase the state pension age. no sign of backing down on either side according to our correspondent the scene. you are watching bbc news. hello there. what a difference a day makes. today we've got much more cloud around, some rain, too. and it's still quite chilly for many parts of the country, but that colder air is going to get pushed away and we'll see much higher temperatures by the time we get to wednesday as we draw in some milderair from the atlantic. but out in the atlantic at the moment, there is a lot of cloud. so with that milder air, we're going to see some further rain. and this cloud is continuing to bring some rain at the moment, especially across northern and eastern areas by the end of the afternoon, where it's going to be quite chilly actually still. but out towards the west, temperatures beginning to pick up a bit, especially northern ireland, where we could see some late sunshine and a few sharp showers. today's rain does tend to move away

this evening and it'll turn drier for a while overnight. still a fair bit of cloud around. signs of rain returning to western scotland and the far south west of england by the end of the night. but a mild tonight, milder than it was last night. certainly across eastern parts of scotland and the northeast of england. temperatures even here will be comfortably above freezing. heading into tomorrow, we're going to find generally cloudy skies, not much sunshine. bit of rain coming back into scotland, over northern ireland and pushing eastwards across england and wales. the rain could turn a bit heavier in western scotland and particularly wales and the southwest later on in the day. but it's going to be a much milder day. temperatures widely 14, 15, possibly even 16 degrees. so a mild today, but still some more wet weather around on wednesday. those weather fronts move away. this one's going to arrive in time for friday. but on thursday, we're left with a run of west to south—westerly winds and that's going to bring a mixture of sunshine and showers. most of the showers in england and wales, they'll turn more widespread, heavy with some hail and thunder. a few showers, though, for scotland and northern ireland and breezy across england and wales. but we're drawing in that milder air. this is where we're likely to find the highest temperatures on thursday,

16, maybe 17 across eastern parts of england. as we head overnight, though, we're going to find that area of low pressure tracking in. looks like the strongest winds are going to be across the channel into northern france. that's where they'll have more of an impact. but there's more rain to come. and given how wet it's been in some areas already this month, that could have an impact, with the wetter weather more across southern parts of england and wales, although turning wetter in northern ireland and a few showers in scotland as well. but maybe some sunshine, too. temperatures will be a little bit lower on friday, 12 or 13 degrees. but as we head into the weekend, those temperatures will continue to drop away day and night. but most of that wet weather should be moving away as well.

at six — the terrorism threat level is raised in northern ireland. mi5 has increased it from "substantial" to "severe", meaning an attack is highly likely following a rise in dissident republican activity. the psni, supported by partners, will relentlessly pursue those who seek to cause harm and terrorise our community. and those who seek to attack police officers and other members of the security services here in northern ireland. also on the programme... william hill — one of the world's biggest betting companies — is told to pay a £19 million penalty — a record — for failing to protect consumers.

more violence in paris tonight — as tens of thousands of people