through the lens of shareholder value, and in ourview, through the lens of shareholder value, and in our view, the proposal wasjust a bit value, and in our view, the proposal was just a bit too prescriptive, value, and in our view, the proposal wasjust a bit too prescriptive, and in our view, the board and management should be handling things like operational strategies, which i really required in orderfor like operational strategies, which i really required in order for the company to try and set goals and meet those goals. although bp didst invite shareholders to vote on its original climate targets last year, but did not put these new curtailed ones of the consultation this year, so they have shot themselves in the foot in a way? absolutely. i think that was really the largest concern about this newest agm. it really is a governance concern when you are putting these up for a vote, shareholders are approving them, then you are not kind of going on board with them. i will say that most companies who have adopted this mechanism, what people call a sale climate, have said that they will

put their plan back—up for a vote, either every three years or if material changes i think in this case, not putting it up from the vote with the revised targets is an issue from a governance perspective. however, i do not think that that kind of necessitates shareholders directing operational strategies of the board, if that makes sense. it does. what do you say to those campaigners who say that you are only concerned, you and your clients, with helping the company and shareholders in the short—term, and shareholders in the short—term, and actually, bp made more than £27 billion last year, and it is backsliding on its commitments, and it is yourjob to hold their feet to the fire? it it is your “ob to hold their feet to the fire? , w ., , it is your “ob to hold their feet to the fire? , . , �*, the fire? it is actually the board's “ob the fire? it is actually the board's job to ensure _ the fire? it is actually the board's job to ensure that _ the fire? it is actually the board's job to ensure that their _ the fire? it is actually the board's| job to ensure that their strategies are going to fulfil shareholder value over the long term, and really, it's ourjob to elect directors, and interest those

directors, and interest those directors to set the strategic direction of the company. i will say that setting long—term targets is hard. they are talking about 2030 targets, they are talking about 2050 targets. there are a lot of things that can happen between now and then and frankly, most companies who set and frankly, most companies who set a net zero target don't know how they are going to get there, even for the 2030 goals. there is no established pathway right now, which will be widely accepted for companies in bp's industry to follow a trajectory and still stay frankly an oil and gas company. so it's really challenging to kind of meet these targets, and i think that it is important to allow companies to change their goals and targets based on the circumstances and facts on the ground. because otherwise, i think companies are going to be reticent to set these targets in the first place, and these are the targets that we need to meet, or

ambitious climate targets. understood. thank you very much for talking to us. a quick statement from bp: the energy transition is complex and navigating it requiresjudgment. navigating it requires judgment. we navigating it requiresjudgment. we are you the constructive challenge and engagement we continue to have a role on this topic. we took account of what we heard a head of our meeting, but we recognise some shareholders may have different perspectives on the decisions we take. these decisions are taken in good faith. we confident they are in the best interest of shareholders in the best interest of shareholders in the company. that's all from us tonight. you can get in touch at newsnight@bbc.co.uk i'm back tomorrow. till then, enjoy your evening. goodnight.

this is bbc news. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk.... more than 20,000 new police officers have been recruited in england and wales over the past 3 years — meaning the government has met the target it set in the 2019 general election. the opposition labour party says ministers are just "catching up" on cuts made since the conservatives came to power in a coalition in 2010, and that many experienced officers have left. plans aimed at stopping people crossing the channel in small boats have been approved by mps, after the government defused a tory backbench rebellion. the illegal migration bill cleared its final stages in the house of commons by 289 votes to 230. prince harry's lawyers told the high court he was "kept out of the loop" on any alleged

phone—hacking by tabloid newspapers — because he was serving in afghanistan at the time. on tuesday prince harry's documents revealed his brother, the prince of wales, had reached a private settlement with the publishers of the sun and the former news of the world. if you want to get in touch with me i'm on twitter — @bbckarishma still to come a bit later in the programme: microsoft's 68 billion dollar deal to buy us video game company activision blizzard is blocked in the uk. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. royal weddings and their dresses have long captured the public imagination. and whilst they may not have always been white, they have always

been very elaborate. like this one, the oldest surviving royal wedding dress dating back to the marriage of princess charlotte in 1816. as per the royal tradition in the 19th century, it was silver. the dress is part of an exhibition here at the queen's gallery about fashion and the georgians. but beyond the visual splendour of the period, what do the clothes of this era say about the people who wore them? well, the georgians were actually highly conscious of making sustainable clothes that could be altered and reused. you can see why dresses like this one worn at court might have eventually made way for more streamlined silhouettes. and it was in the georgian era that breeches and stockings for men eventually died out to make way for the undeniably more practical trouser. you're live with bbc news. an old video camera which had been missing for 16 years has been

returned to the family of a japanese journalist who was killed in myanmar. kenji nagai was shot dead by a burmese soldier in 2007, while filming protests led by buddhist monks, against the then—military government — an event known as the saffron revolution. 0ur south east asia correspondent jonathan head has seen the last video material recorded by the journalist. the following report contains images some may find distressing. myanmar�*s history has been punctuated by popular uprisings. they called this one the saffron revolution. as buddhist monks led demonstrations 16 years ago against the dire economic hardships caused by military misrule. a lone japanese journalist, kenji nagai, films the swelling crowds in downtown yangon. this is the first time we've seen what he filmed that day.

rhe army has just arrived, he says. "they're heavily armed." "it's the last thing," he says. the troops move in first using tear gas, then live gunfire. as kenji nagai turns to run, he's shot by a soldier standing next to him and flung off his feet. shortly afterwards, his lifeless body is dragged away. there is no sign of his camera. this burmese freelance journalist who was there, filmed his last moments merely sitting up alone. translation: i heard the first shots which were fired into the air. - then the soldiers marched into the crowd and started beating them. kenji nagai was at that spot. i heard a gunshot and saw kenji nagai fall down and then i could see no sign of movement. kenji's family called for

an investigation into his killing and for an apology from the myanmar military. they got neither. but they have finally been reunited with his camera here in bangkok after the independent news group dvb managed to track it down, and they've been able to watch the last video that he filmed. translation: i think my brother threw himself into the turmoil of the saffron revolution, convinced he could help myanmar by letting the world know what was happening. i don't think of him as a hero, even though he lost his life. i would prefer people to remember him as a journalist who was willing to keep fighting. just as the saffron revolution was crushed. so when millions of burmese came out against the military coup two years ago, the security forces showed no restraint.

today, stifling repression enforces a sullen normality in the main cities. the cold—blooded, pointblank shooting of a foreign journalist at this spot 16 years ago showed in the starkest manner that the myanmar military had not changed, just as it had been willing to shed civilian blood on a huge scale during the 1988 uprising. so it did again during the so—called saffron revolution, and then after the recent coup, keeping its suffocating grip on this country is what matters. whatever the cost. kenji nagai pays the highest price for trying to shed light on myanmar�*s struggle for a democratic future. thousands more have now paid with their own lives after that future was snatched away from them. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. the un's envoy to haiti has told a security council meeting that gang violence is expanding at "an alarming rate" in areas previously considered safe.

maria isabel salvador said murder, kidnapping and sexual violence were inflicting terror on much of the population — and she repeated her plea for international forces to help restore order in the crisis—torn country. this comes after thirteen suspected gang members suspected were beaten and burned to death by a mob in haiti's capital, port—au—prince, on monday. microsoft's 68 billion dollar bid to buy the video games company behind hits like call of duty and candy crush has been blocked in a surprise move by british regulators — a decision that could scupper the biggest ever deal in gaming history altogether. and it all centres around the changing face of the gaming industry and how people will interact with it in future as our gaming correspondent, steffan powell, explains. call of duty... world of warcraft. ..

candy crush. loved by millions, made by activision blizzard, wanted by microsoft. to own these would put it in a strong position to encourage more players to choose its devices and services in the years to come. this deal, though, is on life support, all because it has been judged by the cma to reduce innovation in the fast developing cloud gaming market. the theory is that cloud gaming will eventually become the kind of de facto distribution, you know, way that games are distributed to the end—user, streamed to the end user like we do when we watch netflix videos. the news has not gone down well, with activision saying in a statement that the uk was clearly closed for business. microsoft added that the cma had a flawed understanding of the market. they will now appeal. microsoft's xbox console may be lagging behind sony playstation in terms of sales but the company does have a big presence

in cloud gaming. we didn't want a situation where the current dominant most powerful platform in cloud gaming purchased an important input to its competitors and therefore undermined that growth. the deal needs approval in the uk, eu and us to go ahead, so today's decision, the first from those jurisdictions, could scupper it. should this merger now collapse, it will be a major relief to bosses here at sony playstation, who have consistently opposed the deal. at one stage, it looked like this would go through, so today's result has come as a surprise to many. the appeal process could take several months. steffan powell, bbc news. now it's just over two weeks to go until the eurovision song contest takes place in liverpool — and today king charles and the queen consort stepped on to the stage as it was revealed for the first time. colin paterson, was watching. three, two, one!

eurovision�*s most famous act abba sang dancing queen. here, we had a real—life king. king charles and the queen consort, revealing the stage for this year's competition. and their eurovision tour included meeting the presenters of the show. they were really excited for it as well. yeah. i mean, they've got their own party going on the same week, so... quite a busy week! quite a busy one for them. this is the ninth time the uk's hosted eurovision and, oh, how the set designs have advanced over the years. the first time in 1960, it was all a bit chelsea flower show, with the world's biggest snooker cue being used for the scoreboard. when abba won in brighton nearly 50 years ago, there was a remarkable kaleidoscope of 1970s colours. and as for the set revealed by the royals... so this is where the acts will be run in. this is the big catwalk right here. as you can see, the floor is all made out of video. this feels big. it's massive, yeah.

0ur set design resembles a hug, as if to say the people of liverpool and the uk are welcoming the people of the ukraine. let's go backstage. yeah. there's basically a crew that comes in, looks at the next act, brings it on stage while the other delegation from the other artists is exiting. it's like a grand prix pit stop. pretty much. # instead i wrote a song...#. the uk act who'll perform on that stage is mae miller. and she, too, got to meet the royals. we'll be watching with great interest. thank you. egging you on. thank you! hoping you'll go far. no pressure! no nul points this year. no. hope we haven't ruined your chances! douze points from the king. colin paterson, bbc news, liverpool. exciting stuff. if you want more information on that story you can head to the bbc website. the semifinals will take place on

tuesday the ninth and the 11th of may for the finals on saturday the 13th. that's it for watching. hello there. particularly warm days have been few and far between so far this spring. in fact, the highest temperature we've recorded this yearwas in highlands, scotland, 21.2 celsius. for england and wales, temperatures have not yet got above 18 degrees celsius. we have to look back all the way to 1986 to find a year when we've had to wait this long for temperatures higher than that across england and wales. but that may be about to change. over the next few days, some warmer air pushes its way northwards. the one place that won't get an awful lot warmer is the far north of scotland. so, through the rest of the week, we will see some spells of rain through the day ahead, and then it turns warmer for many into the start of the weekend, albeit still with some scattered showers, some decent dry weather as well.

but for thursday, a couple of different frontal systems, this one pushing in from the southwest, this one just easing its way in towards the western side of scotland. so two different areas of rain, really. this one grazing the north coast of northern ireland and then pushing its way eastwards and north eastwards across scotland, maybe some snow over the highest ground here. and then this area of wet weather pushing in across the south west of england, some of that rain will then get up into wales, parts of the midlands, east anglia, certainly some rain into the south east. there is likely to be a drier slot between our two areas of wet weather. temperatures between 7—14 celsius. now, as we head through thursday night, we will continue to see some outbreaks of rain, oerhaps the odd thundery burst here and there. a lot of cloud around as well to take us into the start of friday. so, with that extra cloud in place, it is not going to be a particularly cold night. temperatures typically between three 3—11 celsius. so actually a very mild night indeed down towards the south. into friday, well, we will start off with cloud and some patchy rain across parts of eastern england, that will tend to ease.

and then for england and wales, northern ireland too, we should see some spells of sunshine developing. southern scotland will see a little bit of sunshine, northern scotland, more cloud, some bits and pieces of rain. still chilly in shetland, but further south, temperatures of 10 to 18 celsius. now as we head into the weekend, it will be parts of scotland, particularly in the far north, that struggle in terms of temperatures, and we'll also see some rain at times. further south, some dry spells, a few showers, but its southern parts that will see the highest of the temperatures, particularly on saturday, up to 19 celsius.

this is bbc news. we will 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 from berlin, i'm stephen sackur. vladimir putin's all—out invasion of ukraine delivered the mother of all political shocks to germany's elite. suddenly, russian energy supplies could not be relied upon, and germany's traditional foreign policy—making principle —