across down, it has sweeping effects across politics as well.— politics as well. when you look oane politics as well. when you look online and _ politics as well. when you look online and you _ politics as well. when you look online and you see _ politics as well. when you look online and you see his - politics as well. when you look online and you see his sign - politics as well. when you look online and you see his sign off| politics as well. when you look - online and you see his sign off from the show last week, he didn't know this was coming, but did anyone see this was coming, but did anyone see this coming? m0. this was coming, but did anyone see this coming?— this coming? no, this was a totally abru -t this coming? no, this was a totally abrupt decision. _ this coming? no, this was a totally abrupt decision. they _ this coming? no, this was a totally abrupt decision. they did _ this coming? no, this was a totally abrupt decision. they did not - this coming? no, this was a totally abrupt decision. they did not give l abrupt decision. they did not give him a chance to sign off on air, which is a courtesy that broadcasters of good standing usually get what they are fired. everybody gets fired at some point. he was just abruptly yanked. there are all sorts of good reasons that he could have been fired. that he was disrespectful to management, that he spread conspiracy theories about the january to six attack, but those are all things that have been true for months, if not years. there is also a pending lawsuit of outrageous sexism in the office, which we don't have all the details on, don't know what e—mails they were looking at, but this was

ultimately a decision made, as all things are, by rupert murdoch. find things are, by rupert murdoch. and the tucker carlson show repeatedly and at the forefront of the dominion voting lawsuit and it was talked about, the machine is not counting the votes, or counting them twice, whatever the permutations. that is a little unfair to _ whatever the permutations. that is a little unfair to him. _ whatever the permutations. that is a little unfair to him. he _ whatever the permutations. that is a little unfair to him. he was among i little unfair to him. he was among the saner honour voices and he the craziest employer apart when she was presenting a really outlandish case, but in their inside conversations he said we have got to stop with this, this voting stuff, because it is alienating the viewers, and demanded that somebody be fired, he tweeted about it. but on air he was more connected to reality than a lot of the other fox news hosts. is it connected to reality than a lot of the other fox news hosts. is it also the other fox news hosts. is it also the case, the other fox news hosts. is it also the case. as — the other fox news hosts. is it also the case. as has — the other fox news hosts. is it also the case, as has been _ the other fox news hosts. is it also the case, as has been reported, - the case, as has been reported, although he was pro come on air, in private there are messages when he despised trump quite vehemently?

this is stuff he told everybody in town for years. i reported a couple of years area that he had said the sort of stuff off the record. in his private text messages he said he hated donald trump. donald trump does not take this stuff personally. tucker had him on air. [30 does not take this stuff personally. tucker had him on air.— does not take this stuff personally. tucker had him on air. do you think ru ert tucker had him on air. do you think ruaert murdoch _ tucker had him on air. do you think rupert murdoch had _ tucker had him on air. do you think rupert murdoch had a _ tucker had him on air. do you think rupert murdoch had a hand - tucker had him on air. do you think rupert murdoch had a hand in - tucker had him on air. do you thinkj rupert murdoch had a hand in this? what is going on? {lit rupert murdoch had a hand in this? what is going on?— what is going on? of course. it feels like _ what is going on? of course. it feels like he's _ what is going on? of course. it feels like he's in _ what is going on? of course. it feels like he's in the _ what is going on? of course. it feels like he's in the season - what is going on? of course. it feels like he's in the season of| feels like he's in the season of making very dramatic decisions. time now for the front _ making very dramatic decisions. time now for the front pages and we began with the times. a race against time to save 4000 trapped in sudan. the paper was printed before the news of the ceasefire. moving on to the daily telegraph, she zhang peng prepares biggest military build—up in history. and britain and eu vow to protect wind farms from putin.

and at the bottom of the daily telegraph, a very big story, cbi may not survive allegations of rape. and also other stories about sudan, britain is rescued from sudan by the europeans. the financial times, rishi sunak and jeremy hunt press to deliver on pledge to maintain ties with business, particularly there is rishi sunak. 0n the bottom, shares rebound, china rebound makes lm vh first european group to take $500 million of value. we will be back tomorrow night and certainly more on the possible get out of people from sudan if this three—day ceasefire comes to pass and indeed holds. that is all from us tonight. sleep well, goodbye.

breaking news from around the world 24 hours a day, this is bbc news. the uk's biggest business lobby group says it hired "culturally toxic" staff and failed to deal properly with people who sexually harassed female colleagues. the cbi says it has now dismissed a number of people and that it must change its culture. the group has been engulfed in scandal since allegations of misconduct, even rape, have emerged and many key businesses have deserted it. an organisation that was overly complex with its size, too many layers, too many managers not trained enough of these sensitive people issues. the people and cultural agenda was not top of mind. it wasn't, you know, the hr director didn't sit on exec committee. the board didn't hear very much about people issues. we've addressed that through this report as well. so a combination of a number

of failings that led together to be a more serious overall feeling. the uk government wants the high court to assess whether the last day of a nurses strike in england is unlawful. it believes the walk—out on tuesday falls outside the royal college of nursing's six—month mandate for action. the royal college of nursing has accused ministers of using "draconian anti—union legislation". around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. it's been described as a buzzer or, asjeff calls it, a natty little gadget. but for something so small, its impact is huge.

if i turn it off... ..then i turn it back on again. jeff is one of the first people to use the 01 which is now being trialled at addenbrooke's hospital in cambridge, where staff admit patients have been surprised by the results. i think it was a surprise to me as well, which is why we're trying it in patients because it has such a quick effect. and a lot of the drugs that people need to take to treat the condition have a lot of side effects. over 13,000 people are on the waiting list for the 01. sojeff is one of the lucky ones. operating a scooter would have been unthinkable without one. training a new puppy now a walk in the park. you're live with bbc news. children and teenagers around the world could be at risk of rare diseases because of a fall in vaccine uptakes. organisations including the world health organization, unicef and the bill and melinda gates foundation have

today announced a drive to encourage and increase immunisation. with more on this is our reporter simi jolaoso from the newsroom. for the start of world immunisation week. a number of health agencies, including the world health organisation and unicef, have come together to announce what they're calling the big catch up. it's a targeted global effort to boost immunisation among children, they say, especially after the covid i9 pandemic. there's been a massive decline in vaccine uptake in over 100 countries. in 2021, 25 million children missed at least one vaccination. three quarters of these children are in 20 countries, including mexico, myanmar, chad and somalia. some of the reasons why the vaccine uptake has decreased includes conflict, the climate crisis and lack of medical supplies, as well as overstretched health services. but this isn't only in low and middle income countries.

in fact, in england, 69% of 13 to 14 year olds in 2021 did not take the three in one jab that protects against diphtheria, tetanus and polio. this number is down from 88% before the covid—19 pandemic. there can be severe consequences when vaccine uptake decreases so much. and in fact, we're already seeing a rise in outbreaks of polio, yellow fever, measles and diphtheria around the world. so the hope is that this big catch up will protect populations from such outbreaks, will save children's lives and will strengthen health systems across the world. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines... new united nations figures say that india is now the world's most populous country. for decades china was the country with the most people, but now it's been bumped down to second place.

experts believe that india's growing youth population will give the nation an advantage as they are witnessing a baby boom twice the rate of china. officials in pakistan say at least twelve people have been killed in two explosions at a counter—terrorism office in the north—western town of kabal. most of the dead are police officers. the attack took place on the last day pakistan was celebrating the islamic eid al—fitr festival, which marks the end of the holy month of ramadan. japan has approved it's first abortion pill decades after other countries. to date, only surgical abortions have been allowed injapan — and only with consent from their partners and if the pregnancy will cause harm to the mother, or was caused by rape. activists have celebrated this milestone but also point to a long road ahead for better reproductive rights.

dawn services have taken place in australia and new zealand to mark anzac day, to commemorate troops killed at war and people who served. the date marks the anniversary of the landing of australian and new zealand soldiers — the anzacs — on the gallipoli peninsula in 1915. it comes at a time when the australian government is embarking on its biggest overhaul of its defence strategy since world war two. let's cross to our sydney correspondent phil mercer. thank you so much forjoining us. talk us through this major defence review just announced talk us through this major defence reviewjust announced by talk us through this major defence review just announced by the government and what role the war in ukraine has played in the government's decision? i think australia is _ government's decision? i think australia is worried _ government's decision? i think australia is worried about - government's decision? i think. australia is worried about security closer to home in the indo—pacific region. the review makes reference

to china's rapid military escalation and also its territorial ambitions in the south china sea. the review saysin in the south china sea. the review says in its opinion, there is no direct military threat from china to australia, but it believes that china's activities in the region to undermine australia's national interests. so to that end the review is calling for australia to invest more in longer—range missiles it also to beef up australia's military basesin also to beef up australia's military bases in its tropical north. so this is the most fundamental sweeping review of australia's armed forces in many many years. and certainly china's rise has been one of the fundamental drivers of this review. it is interesting how it mentions china because of course australia does have very strong trade economic ties with the country. it is a bit

of a tricky balancing act is it not? it is always a delicate act of diplomacy when it comes to australia and china. you are absolutely right. china is australia's biggest trend —— trading partner. australia's recent prosperity has been underwritten larger by china's demand for australia's natural resources most notably by a nor a key ingredient in steel—making. since the election last year of anthony albanese leading australia's left of centre labour government there has been some easing of tension or did with beijing and mr albanese is pointing out that australia needs to have court rules stable relationships with china but there will be areas where both countries disagree. fill there will be areas where both countries disagree.— there will be areas where both countries disagree. fill in sydney thank ou countries disagree. fill in sydney thank you so _ countries disagree. fill in sydney thank you so much _ countries disagree. fill in sydney thank you so much for— countries disagree. fill in sydney thank you so much forjoining - countries disagree. fill in sydney thank you so much forjoining us| with less than two weeks to go, until the coronation of king charles — a new poll suggests, public opinion about

the british royals is changing, with less than a third of 18 to 24 year olds in the uk, wanting the monarchy to continue. commissioned by the bbc�*s panorama programme, the yougov poll also revealed that almost half of those asked, who were from ethnic minority backgrounds, believe the royal family has a problem with race and diversity. jane corbin reports. at this college in bedfordshire... hi, guys, have a seat. these 16—year—olds are gearing up for the royal event of the air, but what does the coronation mean to these students? how do you feel about the upcoming coronation? we haven't seen anything like it in over 70 years, like, it is exciting. i want to be part of history, and obviously i will come down to london to see it live as well. hmm. what are you thinking? it doesn't mean anything to me, because it isjust|

someone getting crowned. it isjust a waste of money when they could be spending it on stuff like care homes. what do you guys make of king charles? i don't really like him. i think he can do some good, but he is not really my cup of tea. in my opinion, i think he is going to be a i really good king, because he is helping out with charities and i stuff. how do you feel about camilla as queen? she willjust be hidden in some ways, as she doesn't really come out and present herself. i do think that prince william should be king, as he... what, instead of charles? yeah. king charles does not have the empathy towards the young generation as much as william and kate do. does the royal family connect with communities like the ones you are from?

yes, because when you see all these controversies, they are _ like a typical family, l it is like watching a tv drama, i would say. the kardashians! is that what you think about the royal family? tell me more, please! they are known by most people around the world, and they have got the money and stuff like that. they are not as relatable to our cost of living, because most of us live in poverty, they are the leaders of the uk, so they don't have to face those challenges. in terms of the future of britain, should we continue to have a monarchy? yes. that was unanimous. | having a monarch and being british, | it shows that we are our own people. ijust think it makes our country special, because they are not many monarchies around. some people take it as a symbol of pride that we have a royal family, and it brings people together. it is a part of my heritage. does it make you proud? yeah, it really does.

that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello there. very few places on monday had a completely dry day and temperatures struggled to get into double figures. we've seen the colder air down from the arctic move down across the whole of the uk. that's firmly in place right now. there are some weather fronts trying to push up from the south—west, but most of the showers that we had earlier on are getting drawn away into the north sea as that low pressure heads towards scandinavia. so as the showers die away, skies are clearing, and with the winds lighter, temperatures are falling quite sharply. it'll be a cold start to tuesday. lowest temperatures, scotland and northern ireland, —4 or —5 celsius. so, a frosty start for much of the country on tuesday. but it should be a bright and sunny one. as is quite typical for this time of the year, through the morning, as temperatures rise, the cloud will bubble up. in the afternoon, it spreads out

and it becomes increasingly cloudy. very few showers around, mind you, most of them in the north of scotland — again, a touch wintry over the hills — but the winds are a lot lighter here and we'll have light winds elsewhere as well. those temperatures ranging from 7 degrees in northern scotland to only 12 celsius in the south—east of england. so colder weather is in place, these weather fronts trying to move up from the south—west, making very little progress. we are going to see more cloud coming in overnight into wednesday, so the frost is going to be more limited to scotland and northern england. and here, there may well be some sunshine for a while on wednesday, so too northern ireland, but again the cloud will build up, we'll see a few more showers breaking out, mainly across northern england. further south, wales, the midlands and southern england look pretty cloudy. quite a dull day. bit misty over the hills in the south—west, and the clouds thick enough to give a few spots of light rain or drizzle. and those temperatures not really changing very much into wednesday. there is some milder air, as i say, trying to come in from the south—west, but it's making very slow progress, pushing away that cold air that we've drawn down from the arctic.

and it looks like whilst there could be some sunshine around for a while across northern areas, again, the cloud will increase and it's looking pretty dull further south. the cloud thickening in the south—west to bring with it some outbreaks of rain, into south—west england and south wales. those temperatures creeping up but only by a degree or two. it will be a cold start to this week, a chilly week ahead, certainly, with those early frosts around, before the cloud comes in, limiting the frost, lifting the temperatures just a little bit, but bringing with it later in the week the chance of some rain.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. there — i'vejust used seven words and communicated quite a lot. words can bind us together or push us apart. in a sense, we are all wordsmiths, but many of us shy away from the art form that best harnesses the power of words — poetry. but not my guest today. john cooper clarke was once dubbed "the punk poet".