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success — welcome to the programme. in the us, just hours to go until donald trump's controversial immigration legislation title 42 expires. the us homeland security secretary says their borders are not open and warns of tougher consequences for those who try to cross illegally. we'll look at what will it mean for people waiting to cross the us—mexico border. also in the programme. the uk is to supply ukraine with long range cruise missiles to help push back russian forces. we'll look at exactly what these missiles are. interest rates in the uk go up again. now at their highest level in the uk for nearly 15 years. what does that mean for the economy? and it's eurovision — the second semifinal is getting under way right now in liverpool. we'll be live with the latest from the contest.

we're going to start in the us with title a2. that's the name of the legislation that makes it easier to expel people he who cross the border from mexico. it was introduced in covid times, on public health grounds. well now it's due to expire. injust nine hours' time. there are fears of a big increase in numbers of people trying to cross the border when that happens. this is el paso in texas, close to the border with mexico. sophie long, what is the latest there? — preparations have been made for the end of title 42, which isjust preparations have been made for the end of title 42, which is just hours away. i am in downtown el paso,

close to one of the many border crossings. we are just outside the church of the sacred heart. over many months since the knob last year, hundreds of migrants have been living on the streets, sleeping here. as you can see, the streets are now clear. over the past few days, flyers have been handed out to people gathered here, urging them to hand themselves into the nearest processing centre. a couple of days ago, there were hundreds of people here, and they are not any more. we ask the el paso mayor yesterday what had happened to them, he was a bit vague, but we are told they have been helped along their migratory journey. i think people in border towns like el paso have been making preparations for this influx of people they are expecting to come across the border, when title 42 comes to an end in a few hours. but it may be that we have already seen some of the people come across already, certainly customs and border patrol have said in the past few days they have encountered more than 10,000 migrants every day

trying to cross the border. whenever there is a room of a policy change, what you have on the mexican side of the border, tens of thousands of people who have been gathering, there is a heightened sense of anxiety and confusion. a lot of information they are getting by word of mouth, and many felt they had a better chance of getting across and trying to make a life in the us before the end of title 42, rather than after. before the end of title 42, rather than after-— before the end of title 42, rather than after. ., ~ , ., , . than after. thank you, sophie. we are auoin than after. thank you, sophie. we are going to _ than after. thank you, sophie. we are going to go — than after. thank you, sophie. we are going to go to _ than after. thank you, sophie. we are going to go to the _ than after. thank you, sophie. we are going to go to the other- than after. thank you, sophie. we are going to go to the other side l than after. thank you, sophie. we| are going to go to the other side of the border. our correspondent is in mexico. give us an idea of what's happening there. the mexico. give us an idea of what's happening there.— happening there. the reaction in mexico is partly _ happening there. the reaction in mexico is partly about _ happening there. the reaction in - mexico is partly about strengthening the southern border. what the president here has done is to send national guard troops to the mexican border with guatemala. there are already 25,000 troops along the southern border, supposedly working

to stop the flow. in this instance, the mexican president says they have instructions not to use force. but quite clearly this is an effort to create a deterrent to those many thousands of migrants from central america who might think the end of title 42 signifies a good moment, a good opportunity to try to make it all the way to the us border and from there, into the united states. i think what we are seeing from the mexican president is an overall sense of trying to work in tandem with the biden administration, which is interesting because he has been very, very critical of washington's immigration policies over the years. but i think you know is very clearly that there is a lot of political capital in working in tandem with the biden administration on this, given it such a politically important issue in an election cycle. important issue in an election cle. ~ ., , important issue in an election cle. ~ . , ., ., cycle. will, we are being told to re are cycle. will, we are being told to prepare for _ cycle. will, we are being told to prepare for significantly - cycle. will, we are being told to i prepare for significantly increased numbers crossing. talk to me, if you

would, about the change in process that happens now that there is one piece of legislation expires, and another effectively takes over. title 42 entitled border guards to essentially automatically or almost immediately expel undocumented immigrants from the united states, and return them to mexico or deport them to their countries of origin. that's going away. the biden administration approach is two pronged, they will return to something called title eight, which means there will be a paper trail left, the migrants will enter the legal system and can apply for asylum. but the biden administration's idea is they will expedite that too and make it very harsh for those who come in without the right documentation. they will find themselves deported even from nations where the us has traditionally not deported people,

like cuba, haiti, places in the grip of humanitarian crises at the moment. the pressure that will put on mexico is self evident. this country is already struggling to cope with the number of migrants in this country on their way north. if there's going to be an influx of 30,000 or so each month that mexico has agreed to as part of these world changes, it puts greater pressure on the shelters, one the authorities, who are already in a very, very difficult position.— who are already in a very, very difficult position. you did touch on this at the start, _ difficult position. you did touch on this at the start, but _ difficult position. you did touch on this at the start, but i _ difficult position. you did touch on this at the start, but i just - difficult position. you did touch on this at the start, but i just want i this at the start, but i just want to look at the political consequences, potentially, of this, the relationship between the two countries. it’s the relationship between the two countries. �* , ., ., countries. it's something that am low, countries. it's something that am low. president — countries. it's something that am low, president and _ countries. it's something that am low, president and as _ countries. it's something that am low, president and as manuel - countries. it's something that am i low, president and as manuel lopes of the door, is interested in from the biden administration, greater investment in development and job opportunities. particularly in central america. to disincentivise

people from making the journey in the first. we are likely to see greater effort from the biden administration on that. the processing centre is that the us plan to open in guatemala and colombia to deal with people who are expected to apply via an app through the front door rather than appearing at the us mexico border. and then maybe things behind—the—scenes. there always are things behind the scenes in bilateral relationships. it could be trade, action on the illegal flow of it could be trade, action on the illegalflow of guns it could be trade, action on the illegal flow of guns south from the us to mexico. a lot of things that president biden and the mexican president wants from each other, but by playing ball on this issue, the mexican president thinks he will have quite a lot of strength when it comes to future conversations and negotiations. comes to future conversations and negotiations— comes to future conversations and neuotiations. ., ,, . ., negotiations. thank you so much for that. back north _ negotiations. thank you so much for that. back north now— negotiations. thank you so much for that. back north now of— negotiations. thank you so much for that. back north now of the - negotiations. thank you so much for that. back north now of the border. that. back north now of the border into the us. we can speak to the texas democratic congressman return

to gonzalez. lots of your republican opponents are pretty upset that this donald trump era legislation is coming to an end. at midnight your time. what do you make of it? i was one of the democrats _ time. what do you make of it? i was one of the democrats who _ time. what do you make of it? i was one of the democrats who was - time. what do you make of it? i —" one of the democrats who was against lifting it, at least for the time being. i was hoping wait a few months and build more infrastructure along the border, and develop some of these processing centres that were mentioned briefly a little bit ago. i have been a proponent of the safe zone bill in the us congress which would create safe zones, kind of like a green zone in iraq, which would be processing centres or migrants seeking asylum, far away from the border, 1500 miles, in guatemala, costa rica, panama and other places around the world. pilot programmes. and let migrants who ultimately are going to be let into

our country when they arrive at our border anyway, allow them to arrive at their final destination from wherever they are at. it does several things. wherever they are at. it does severalthings. it wherever they are at. it does several things. it takes the pressure of the southern border and allows law enforcement to do what they have been trained to do. —— off they have been trained to do. —— off the southern border. and it removes the southern border. and it removes the cartels from the equation. they make billions of dollars bringing migrants to our southern border, and this is a long—term solution. building infrastructure for generations to come. i don't think migration is going to stop coming to the us. we are a prosperous country in the world, people want to come and work and live here. we are going to continue having a flow of migrants coming into our borderfor a long time to come, and we need to have infrastructure built to last from our borders, and a law that keeps up to date. —— built far from

our borders. keeps up to date. -- built far from our borders— our borders. let's come to the actual issue — our borders. let's come to the actual issue on _ our borders. let's come to the actual issue on the _ our borders. let's come to the actual issue on the border. - our borders. let's come to the l actual issue on the border. part our borders. let's come to the - actual issue on the border. part of the area you represent is a small part of that border. give us a flavour of what you are expecting to happen. 50 flavour of what you are expecting to ha . en. flavour of what you are expecting to ha en. , , happen. so i represent where the coast meets _ happen. so i represent where the coast meets the _ happen. so i represent where the coast meets the border _ happen. so i represent where the coast meets the border in - happen. so i represent where the coast meets the border in south i coast meets the border in south texas. we are going to continue processing on our southern border, we have a staging centre at a golf course literally on the rio grande, on the border in south texas. we are going to process them and move them as rapidly as possible out of the area and get them to their final destination. we have a plan in place, and we've done a very good job processing about 1000 people a day. but if this surged to 5000 or 10,000, that would certainly stretch our resources very thin. fin 10,000, that would certainly stretch our resources very thin.— our resources very thin. on that, do our resources very thin. on that, do ou have our resources very thin. on that, do you have any _ our resources very thin. on that, do you have any specific _ our resources very thin. on that, do you have any specific intelligence i you have any specific intelligence that can give you any idea about whether you are expecting that surge

in numbers? indie whether you are expecting that surge in numbers?— in numbers? we hear all kinds of different information. _ in numbers? we hear all kinds of different information. some - in numbers? we hear all kinds of. different information. some people tell us it's 30,000 people across our border, which is ok as long as they don't come all at once. i had a conversation a few days ago with someone in guatemala, 60,000 people already passing through guatemala in separate groups. there are 200,000 people, this is information from the president of guatemala, in the jungle between colombia and panama. so we need to have contingency plans in place, if an overwhelming amount of people come. we also need more co—operation from the government of mexico, and those in central america. i heard earlier about the mexican president bringing people to the southern border. it's something i have been asking for, for six or seven years. we need co—operation from mexico to stop this migration to our southern border. what from mexico to stop this migration to our southern border.— from mexico to stop this migration to our southern border. what do you make about — to our southern border. what do you make about the _ to our southern border. what do you make about the rhetoric _

to our southern border. what do you make about the rhetoric around - to our southern border. what do you make about the rhetoric around this| make about the rhetoric around this discussion? there is no doubt there is a significant issue here. clearly, any sudden increase in numbers put strains on all kinds of resources, but what do you make about the political rhetoric around this? �* , about the political rhetoric around this? �*, ., ., this? it's unfortunate. the political — this? it's unfortunate. the political rhetoric _ this? it's unfortunate. the political rhetoric has - this? it's unfortunate. the. political rhetoric has caused this? it's unfortunate. the - political rhetoric has caused us to not be able to have a final long—term solution. i say this all the time, as a democrat, when a republican was in the white house, democrats were running to the border and pointing the finger at the president. now it's the other way around. but we need to come together as a country in a bipartisan way and have a long—term border plan that will resolve the problem once and for all. . , will resolve the problem once and forall. . , ., ,, .., will resolve the problem once and forall. ., i. ,, .., for all. really appreciate your time, fascinating _ for all. really appreciate your time, fascinating to _ for all. really appreciate your time, fascinating to get - for all. really appreciate your time, fascinating to get yourl time, fascinating to get your thoughts on the longer—term solutions, potential solutions. thank you very much for your time. thank you very much for your time. thank you.

around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some of the other stories making headlines today. hospitals in england have failed to hit key targets to tackle the backlogs in cancer care and routine treatment. the milestones were set by the government to bring down waiting lists, which soared during the covid pandemic. health service bosses say huge progress has been made, given the demands from flu and covid this winter, and recent industrial action. the closure of the only nhs gender clinic for children in england and wales has been delayed to march 2024, a year later than first planned. based in the tavistock centre in london, it will be replaced by two regional hubs, but will continue providing care for roughly 1,000 children until then. there is currently thought to be a waiting list of several thousand. the british actor, stephen tompkinson, has been cleared of punching a man outside his house two years ago.

the star had been accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm after finding karl poole and a friend drinking at the bottom of his driveway. a jury at newcastle crown court found mr tompkinson not guilty. you're live with bbc news the uk is sending long—range cruise missiles to ukraine. ukraine had asked for more military supplies ahead of the upcoming counter—offensive. the storm shadow missile can travel more than 150 miles or 250 kilometres. the defence secretary ben wallace said the weapons will give the move prompted an instant response from the kremlin which said it would require, an adequate response from our military. the defence secretary ben wallace said the weapons will give ukraine the best chance of defending itself. in december i informed the house that i was exploring options to combat the russian aggression in a

calibrated and determined mission. we are sending storm shadow missiles to ukraine, it is a long—range conventional precision strike capabilities. it compliments the long—range system is already gifted including harpoon missiles as well as ukraine's own cruise missile and longer range missiles elsewhere gifted. the donation of these weapons systems gives ukraine the best chance to defend themselves against russia's continued brutality, especially the deliberate targeting of ukrainian civilian infrastructure, which is against international law. ukraine has the right to defend itself. the use of storm shadow will allow ukraine to push back russian forces based in ukrainian sovereign territory. we are joined now by william jardin, from janes, defence and security intelligence company. great to be here. what do you make of this latest — great to be here. what do you make of this latest move? _ great to be here. what do you make of this latest move? the _ great to be here. what do you make

of this latest move? the latest - of this latest move? the latest rhetoric from the uk government sounding like this is a pretty impressive development. well, impressive _ impressive development. well, impressive perhaps... - impressive development. well, impressive perhaps... but - impressive development. well, impressive perhaps... but i - impressive development. well, i impressive perhaps... but i mean, one of the most important thing to remember is no one weapon can really change the outcome of the war. but there's no denying storm shadow will bring a brand—new capability to the ukrainian armed forces. it offers a range far greater than any other land attack missile previously supplied. the striking power of its warhead in particular does provide the ukrainian armed forces with far greater flexibility to strike a wider variety of targets. find greater flexibility to strike a wider variety of targets. and part ofthat wider variety of targets. and part of that flexibility _ wider variety of targets. and part of that flexibility is _ wider variety of targets. and part of that flexibility is distant, - wider variety of targets. and part of that flexibility is distant, is - of that flexibility is distant, is that right? the fact that you can launch these from much further away from russian targets, which clearly keeps ukrainians out of harm's way

potentially, and brings more targets into play on russian sites. yes. potentially, and brings more targets into play on russian sites.— into play on russian sites. yes, of course. into play on russian sites. yes, of course- as — into play on russian sites. yes, of course- as you — into play on russian sites. yes, of course. as you just _ into play on russian sites. yes, of course. as you just said, - course. as you just said, previously, ukrainians were far more restricted as to where they could strike. something like storm shadow will allow them to attack targets much further away from the front lines. the point you just mentioned, its stand—off capability would put the ukrainians, especially the launch platforms, at less risk, although that very much depends on how the weapon is operated. i see. and what about _ how the weapon is operated. i see. and what about the _ how the weapon is operated. i see. and what about the russian - how the weapon is operated. i see. and what about the russian side, l and what about the russian side, what will the russian counter to this be? ,, ., ,, ., ., , this be? storm shadow has been in service since _ this be? storm shadow has been in service since 2003, _ this be? storm shadow has been in service since 2003, although - this be? storm shadow has been in service since 2003, although it - this be? storm shadow has been in service since 2003, although it has| service since 2003, although it has been modified. and so countermeasures do exist, such as short—range air defence surface to

air missile systems and fighter aircraft. but it really does depend on what the russian armed forces deployed in and around ukraine, what assets they have available, and how they are used. similarly, depends on how storm shadow is utilised. we can only wait and see. for how storm shadow is utilised. we can only wait and see.— only wait and see. for a development like this, there _ only wait and see. for a development like this, there will _ only wait and see. for a development like this, there will undoubtedly - only wait and see. for a development like this, there will undoubtedly be i like this, there will undoubtedly be people watching at home thinking, well, if the uk or other allies in this conflict are going to support ukraine in this way, why not do this last year? this conflict has been going on so long. if this is a big game changer, why not give these capabilities sooner? i’m game changer, why not give these capabilities sooner?— capabilities sooner? i'm afraid i can't really _ capabilities sooner? i'm afraid i can't really answer _ capabilities sooner? i'm afraid i can't really answer that, - capabilities sooner? i'm afraid i can't really answer that, there l capabilities sooner? i'm afraid i i can't really answer that, there are a lot of factors involved in this political, technical, operational... i'm afraid i can't really comment on the policies of national governments, on why the weapons were

not provided until now. that’s not provided until now. that's completely — not provided until now. that's completely fair _ not provided until now. that's completely fair enough. - not provided until now. that's completely fair enough. i'm i not provided until now. that's - completely fair enough. i'm going to ask you another slightly tangential question, about the psychological impact. will the command and ordinary soldiers on the ukrainian side get a significant boost from this? 50 side get a significant boost from this? .., ,., side get a significant boost from this? .., y., , ., this? so we could you repeat the question? _ this? so we could you repeat the question? sure, _ this? so we could you repeat the question? sure, the _ this? so we could you repeat the l question? sure, the psychological advanta . e question? sure, the psychological advantage to _ question? sure, the psychological advantage to ukraine, _ question? sure, the psychological advantage to ukraine, being - question? sure, the psychological advantage to ukraine, being in i advantage to ukraine, being in receipt of these new weapons, that surely is a morale boost for the troops? surely is a morale boost for the troo s? ~ , , surely is a morale boost for the troos? ~ , , troops? well, yes, it could potentially _ troops? well, yes, it could potentially be _ troops? well, yes, it could potentially be a _ troops? well, yes, it could potentially be a morale i troops? well, yes, it could i potentially be a morale boost. simply because the ukrainians will feel they have the ability to strike back against more targets of russia, further away from the front lines. so any new weapon that is supplied to the ukrainians will give that boost in morale.— to the ukrainians will give that boost in morale. , ., ., . boost in morale. great to have your thou:hts, boost in morale. great to have your thoughts, thank _ boost in morale. great to have your

thoughts, thank you _ boost in morale. great to have your thoughts, thank you very _ boost in morale. great to have your thoughts, thank you very much i boost in morale. great to have your thoughts, thank you very much are | thoughts, thank you very much are coming on the programme. this before that uk annoucement, ukraine's president zelensky warned that his country needs more arms to be delivered, ahead of a spring counter—offensive against russian forces. where that push will happen remains secret. but russian forces have fortified their defences along a front line, that runs for nearly 1,500 kilometres, from the southern regions of kherson and zaporizhzhia up to the eastern luhansk and donetsk, in donbas, where there has been the fiercest fighting around bakhmut for several months. president zelensky said the ukrainian army still needs supplies, including armoured vehicles, that are only "arriving in batches". he was speaking to the bbc�*s hugo bachega in kyiv. so, mr president, i've been here for a few weeks, and i think every almost every conversation i've had has touched on the issue of this much anticipated ukrainian counteroffensive. are you ready for this counteroffensive?

translation: mentally, i we're ready in terms of how motivated our military are. we're ready in terms of enough personnel and our brigades. we're ready in terms of equipment. not everything has arrived yet. that's my answer. so you're still waiting for weapons and for the kind of military equipment that have been promised to arrive. translation: yes, we're still expecting some things. - they will reinforce our counter offensive and most importantly, they will protect our people. we're expecting armoured vehicles. they arrive in batches. we can advance with what we've got. and i think we can be successful, but we will lose a lot of people — i think that is unacceptable. we need to wait. we need a bit more time. just let me talk about something that happened last week

because moscow accused ukraine of trying to assassinate president putin. was ukraine behind that alleged attack? translation: no, clearly we were not behind it. i they're always looking to do something that would look like justification. you do this and we do this in response. but it didn't work. not even for their own people at home. so who was behind it? i think they did it themselves. nothing happened there. what kind of magic sing was carrying bombs? why did it fail? no one was killed. —— magic thing. everyone would safe and sound. that's why they did it themselves, absolutely, i'm

confident. themselves, absolutely, i'm confident-— themselves, absolutely, i'm confident. , . . ., confident. next year is an election ear in confident. next year is an election year in america. — confident. next year is an election year in america, your _ confident. next year is an election year in america, your main - confident. next year is an election year in america, your main ally. . year in america, your main ally. translation: i year in america, your main ally. translation:— year in america, your main ally. translation: i can't vote, i'm a citizen of ukraine, _ translation: i can't vote, i'm a citizen of ukraine, i _ translation: i can't vote, i'm a citizen of ukraine, i can't - translation: i can't vote, i'm a citizen of ukraine, i can't say i translation: i can't vote, i'm a| citizen of ukraine, i can't say who i would vote for.— i would vote for. apart from that, are ou i would vote for. apart from that, are you concerned _ i would vote for. apart from that, are you concerned that, - i would vote for. apart from that, l are you concerned that, depending i would vote for. apart from that, i are you concerned that, depending on who is elected, you could end up losing this support? from your main ally? translation: it's hard to say, to be honest. elections _ translation: it's hard to say, to be honest. elections and _ translation: it's hard to say, to be honest. elections and internal - honest. elections and internal processes always affect any country, especially if we talk about elections in the us. first, i don't think we will lose bipartisan support. and second, us elections are taking place in a year's time. who knows where we will be? i believe we will win by then. we are

here in kyiv. _ believe we will win by then. we are here in kyiv. as— believe we will win by then. we are here in kyiv, as eurovision - believe we will win by then. we are here in kyiv, as eurovision is i here in kyiv, as eurovision is happening in liverpool in england. you were supposed to be hosting it here, but you can't because of the war. how disappointed are you that you cannot host it? translation: i you cannot host it? translation: ., ., , , . translation: i have great respect for the united — translation: i have great respect for the united kingdom _ translation: i have great respect for the united kingdom and - translation: i have great respect for the united kingdom and its i for the united kingdom and its society. it's an amazing country. from the very start, my opinion has been that if we can't host eurovision, it should take place in one of the countries that share a border with us. such as slovakia or poland or any other country which our people can reach easily. something nearby.- our people can reach easily. something nearby. our people can reach easily. somethin: nearb . . . , , something nearby. that was president zelensky speaking _ something nearby. that was president zelensky speaking to _ something nearby. that was president zelensky speaking to our _ zelensky speaking to our correspondent. we are keeping an eye on live pictures of the border between mexico and the us. this is part of

the border area in texas. we are expecting that legislation change, that change to immigration law. this is bbc news. hello there. well, it's been another day of widespread heavy showers and thunderstorms, particularly focused across england and wales, as we can see on the radar and the lightning detector picture here. now, some of the storms today have been particularly slow moving, raising the prospect of flash flooding. and we've had a number of funnel cloud spotted. this particular one, a beauty from the bedford area. now, looking at the weather picture overnight tonight, the showers fade away pretty quickly as we lose the heat of the day and we start to develop cooler northeasterly winds which will drag a lot of cloud in from the north sea. probably thick enough for an occasional spot of drizzle and maybe a few mist patches around as well. our temperatures overnight generally around six to nine degrees celsius. and then tomorrow, complete change in the weather picture

across east scotland, eastern england, where it's going to be cloudy with a bit of rain coming in across east anglia, south east england and working to the midlands and central southern england later on. across western areas of england, wales, northern ireland and scotland. mostly a fine day with some pleasant spells of sunshine. it will feel quite warm in the west with that sunshine and highs up to around 18 or 19 degrees. contrast that with the cooler conditions that we'll have in the east, where temperatures at best will get to about 13 or 14 degrees. and in saturday's forecast we have a build of pressure across the uk and that should bring us a more settled weather day. saturday, any early morning cloud and drizzle fizzles away pretty quickly and we'll see some sunshine come out. now for scotland and northern ireland, temperatures might hit 22 degrees celsius, which would make it the warmest day of the year so far. but i think wherever we feel that may sunshine, it will feel pleasantly warm. whereas around some of the east coast temperatures about 14, 15 degrees here. for sunday, a cold front brings rain to scotland and northern ireland.

so, that will dump the temperatures, 15 and 16 degrees through the afternoon here. england, wales, well, rain pushed into the north and the west as we go on through the day, might be a few showers elsewhere. the highest temperatures, east anglia in the south east where again, we could see temperatures reach the low twenties. so, that's our weather. but i want to show you what's going on in south asia, where a nasty looking cyclonic storm is heading towards the border region of myanmar and bangladesh. this is the zone that currently houses many hundreds of thousands of rohingya refugees in camps. given the weather, there is the potential for some catastrophic impacts. that's the latest.

hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. you're watching the context on bbc news. the israeli military has killed two palestinian islamichhad commanders in air strikes in gaza during a third day of fighting. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mark. after the excitement of the champions league on tuesday and wednesday — all eyes now turn

to the europa league and europa conference league — as eight more sides try to move a step closer to appearing in an european final. in the europa league — four—time winners sevilla are taking on italian giants juventus. they are 1—0 they are1—0 up they are 1—0 up right now. the severe forward i scored in the europa league semifinals. and should juve come through the tie — there could be an all italian final waiting — if roma can get past bayer levekusen. that one is a stalemate as we speak 0-0. to the third level of european competition where there could be an italian winner in the europa conference league too — if fiorentina go all the way. they're up against basel in their semi finalfirst leg. they are 1—0 they are1—0 up they are 1—0 up over the swiss side. and the winner will face either premier league side west ham — or az alkmaar. 0-0 0—0 there.

it was a record breaking day for the rajasthan royals in the indian premier league they cruised to a thumping win over the kolkata knight riders. having lost the toss — the knight riders madejust 149 from their 20 overs — with only venkatesh iyer scoring more than 25. enter yashasvi jaiswal who hit the fastest half—century in ipl history. the 21—year—old smashing 50 from just 13 balls as the royals reached their target with 41 balls to spare for a nine wicket thrashing seven—time world snooker champion ronnie o'sullivan says he lost himself for a number of years — because of alcohol and drugs. the world number one was stripped of the irish masters title in 1998 after testing positive for cannabis, and in 2000 entered rehab to treat his addictions. in the two decades since, o'sullivan says it's been hard. working on himself and says he believes that happiness is an �*inside job'.

there are massive gaps where i lost six or seven years to drinking and taking cannabis and then there was maybe another four years where i was dealing stuff away from the table which i didn't deal with very well. basically, i wasn't focusing on snooker and i suppose everybody has their problems. there are ten years where i didn't do much. did not practice much or have the headspace to win. in tennis, organisers of last weeks madrid open have apologised to players and fans for, what they say, was the "unacceptable decision" to not allow the women's doubles finalists to make presentation speeches. victoria azarenka and beatriz haddad maia beat americansjessica pegula and coco gauff in the final on sunday but were denied the opportunity to speak afterwards, despite the men's doubles winners having been afforded that privilege. the professional tennis players' association said the players had been denied "the right to freedom of expression". well azarenka has been

back on court today — and has booked her place in the last 16 of the rome masters. she beat sloane stephens in straight sets — ending the american's six match winning streak — and will now face madison keys next. in the men's draw, alexander bublik is also through — not that his afternoon was straight forward. after hitting an unforced error — bublik noticeably lost his temper — with his racquet taking the brunt of his anger. he did re—compose himself though — to win a second set tie break and win the match in straight sets to reach round two. there was a dramatic finish on stage six of the giro d'italia — as denmark's mads pedersen snatched victory. australia's simon clarke and italian alessandro de marchi were leading the way — but were caught by the peloton with the finishing line in sight — and pederson came through in a sprint finish. norway's andreas leknessund finished in the main bunch to retain the overall lead of the race.

and that's all the sport for now. there have been more exchanges of fire between israel and palestinian groups in and around gaza. these pictures, filmed by an israeli drone, appear to show missiles being launched from gaza. the bright flashes in the sky seem to indicate moments they're shot down by israel's missile defence system, the iron dome. some of the projectiles did make it through. these pictures, filmed in ashkelon in israel, near the border with gaza, show the damage caused by what israel claims was a palestinian missile. israel has also fired missiles into gaza. this damaged building in khan younis was hit by a strike just before dawn. it's said to be the home of a commander of the islamichhad

militant group, who is reported to have been killed. the islamichhad group is listed as a foreign terrorist organisation by the us, the uk and others. palestinian sources say a total of 22 people have been killed in gaza over the last three days. let's speak to dennis ross former us middle east envoy. he was also senior adviser to president obama and also worked in the administration of george w bush. he joins us from washington. nice to be with you. what do you make of this latest round of escalation in violence? i make of this latest round of escalation in violence? i think we have seen _ escalation in violence? i think we have seen the — escalation in violence? i think we have seen the israelis _ escalation in violence? i think we have seen the israelis i _ escalation in violence? i think we have seen the israelis i felt i escalation in violence? i think we have seen the israelis i felt that l have seen the israelis i felt that the palestinian islamichhad which is backed largely by iran was trying to change the rules of the game. there was a palestinian prisoner who died from a hunger strike a few weeks ago and they send a few rockets into israel. i think israel decided if the islamichhad could

go this way and change the rules there will be more and more threats. they have gone after key leaders in islamichhad in gaza and you can see they are tiring targeting islamicjihad and not harmonise. there is a attempt to draw a distinction between the two and that attempt would hopefully redraw some sense of normalcy between israel and gaza. ~ . . , sense of normalcy between israel and gaza. . . . , ., gaza. with that targeting it is and alwa s gaza. with that targeting it is and always 100%. _ gaza. with that targeting it is and always 100%, that _ gaza. with that targeting it is and always 100%, that dreadful i gaza. with that targeting it is and | always 10096, that dreadful phrase always 100%, that dreadful phrase collateral damage with other people being killed as a result of the strikes. ~ , , . ., , strikes. absolutely. what these islamic strikes. absolutely. what these islamicjihad — strikes. absolutely. what these islamicjihad it _ strikes. absolutely. what these islamicjihad it figures - strikes. absolutely. what these islamicjihad it figures and i strikes. absolutely. what these islamicjihad it figures and buy | islamicjihad it figures and buy themselves in densely populated area so it's almost impossible to go after them and not have others killed as well. unfortunately, that's inevitably a part of what we see right now. we also know there is one is really was killed in a building that was hit in central

israel. not that far from tel aviv. rockets fired into an area indiscriminately designed to kill whoever they can kill and that is obviously what islamic jihad whoever they can kill and that is obviously what islamicjihad focuses on doing. obviously what islamic 'ihad focuses on doint. �* , ., on doing. let's turn to de-escalation - on doing. let's turn to de-escalation then. i on doing. let's turn to l de-escalation then. you on doing. let's turn to - de-escalation then. you have on doing. let's turn to _ de-escalation then. you have plenty de—escalation then. you have plenty of experience in these kind of moments and tensions and working towards some kind of resolution, how does that come about? i towards some kind of resolution, how does that come about?— does that come about? i think the ke is that does that come about? i think the key is that egypt _ does that come about? i think the key is that egypt and _ does that come about? i think the key is that egypt and qatar - does that come about? i think the key is that egypt and qatar have a relationship with thomas. egypt has great leverage because it can close its border with gaza. egypt tends to work with tomas in certain circumstances. how mass is not a part of this right now even though the words are strong in support of islamicjihad it is basically islamicjihad it is basically islamicjihad it is basically islamicjihad that are fine rockets over 800 so

to turkey and the presidential election there. one of the four candidates is dropping out of the race. muharrem ince is an opposition politician who's stood against the current president recep tayyip erdogan before. this could now increase the support for the main wa nt opposition candidate, kemal kilicdaroglu. he's ahead of mr erdogan in the opinion polls with 49% of the vote. now live from washington, dc we are joined by professor sinan ciddi , who's a senior fellow on turkey at the foundation for defence of democracies' centre on military and political power. thank you for coming on programme. what is your assessment a few days before this election? it's basically president to one versus potentially someone who isn't him for the first time in 20 odd years. the stakes are pretty high. what's your assessment of the state of play? i pretty high. what's your assessment of the state of play?— of the state of play? i was there 21 ears a . o of the state of play? i was there 21 years ago when — of the state of play? i was there 21 years ago when he _ of the state of play? i was there 21 years ago when he was _ of the state of play? i was there 21 years ago when he was elected i years ago when he was elected and seen this until now, it is starting

to resemble something of a brazilian soap opera with a very dramatic crescendos coming up to the final line of election hearing. as you mentioned with muharrem ince dropping out there is heightened optimism under part of many turkish voters who like to see president ergo ten tuesday at the polls. whether or not that happens we will have to see because the races are out on knifes edge at this point with the polling addressing that kemal kilicdaroglu and president ertl and are no neck and neck. it remains to see whether the percentage points whether muharrem ince where to get with shift toward president ertl one.— president ertl one. let's say that it does. president ertl one. let's say that it does- let's _ president ertl one. let's say that it does. let's say _ president ertl one. let's say that it does. let's say president i president ertl one. let's say that it does. let's say president ertl. it does. let's say president ertl one loses and hypothetically, if that happens. how worried are you of potential authoritarian traits

coming through potentially denying his loss at the election or ballot box or resisting going. i’m his loss at the election or ballot box or resisting going. i'm actually re box or resisting going. i'm actually pretty worried- _ box or resisting going. i'm actually pretty worried- i — box or resisting going. i'm actually pretty worried. i have _ box or resisting going. i'm actually pretty worried. i have been - box or resisting going. i'm actually| pretty worried. i have been worried since the beginning of this race because the structural impediments that the president erd did in the justice parties put in place from the supreme election councils which will be packed with lawyers is stuck to law enforcement agencies like the military and erosive forces who have been vocal and said they would stand behind the president should things go awry. what we would have to see what would happen, turkey has the long history of transfers of power peaceful transfers of power although we have not seen this on president erdogan. he certainly reneged on this before going back to the 2019 lecturing. so there it is this

trepidation but if there is a victory for kemal kilicdaroglu, a win is a win and there are many analysts were suggesting that if that were the case, there will be licked as a stent in the way of a transfer of power one way or another either peaceful or otherwise. ii either peaceful or otherwise. if there is that transfer of power it will not be an easy task for the state of the country. inflation just one thing. it will be a huge challenge. one thing. it will be a huge challenge-— one thing. it will be a huge challente. . . ., , one thing. it will be a huge challente. . , ., challenge. right, at the countries a walkin: challenge. right, at the countries a walking disaster _ challenge. right, at the countries a walking disaster at _ challenge. right, at the countries a walking disaster at this _ challenge. right, at the countries a walking disaster at this point. i challenge. right, at the countries a walking disaster at this point. the | walking disaster at this point. the inflation rate is in the top five in the world. turks are finding it difficult to buy potatoes, onions, the basic staples. unemployment and lack of foreign currency means that immediately following the elections there will be hard reckoning for whoever is in charge because some of economic realities will, to bang on the door of the government. sinan ciddi it is been _

the door of the government. sinan ciddi it is been fascinated - the door of the government. sinan ciddi it is been fascinated and talking to you thank you for coming in the programme. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. working with the animals helped out with the ptsd. when i was in the army i did quite a few tours of northern ireland, and i got very bad ptsd. i still have problems now with my ptsd, but it's nice to do. she's my favourite chicken, she follows me everywhere. you can see how grateful the animals are. we are really struggling with the nations at the minute. with the donations at the minute. it's just getting a lot. we've done a lot of work, we've built a lot, we took in no end of animals, because they need help. when you get something

and that is really, really ill, and it might take a week, it might take two weeks, it might take six months, it might take a year, but at the end of it... he sobs. ..let him go. you're live with bbc news latest on the situation in sudan now. the un human rights council has voted to increase monitoring of human rights abuses in sudan. 18 countries voted in favour of the western—led initiative at a special session in geneva. but sudan itself opposed the motion, arguing that the conflict was an internal affair. earlier the session heard renewed calls for an immediate ceasefire to allow humanitarian assistance into sudan. hundreds of civilians have been killed since fighting erupted last month between sudan's rival military factions. imogen foulkes reports from geneva. in geneva, un member states gathered for an emergency meeting of the un human rights council to discuss the violence in sudan. now it is britain, germany,

the united states and norway who called for the meeting. they argued that the bombing of civilians in khartoum, the attacks on hospitals, the looting of humanitarian supplies, and the hundreds and thousands of people who've been forced to flee their homes just couldn't be ignored by the un's top human rights body. now what they asked for was quite modest. not a big commission of inquiry like the ones for ukraine or syria, just a beefing up of un monitors in sudan. but african countries really weren't enthusiastic. sudan itself said the conflict was an internal matter. basically said the un should butt out. others said they'd rather see more emphasis on ending the conflict in sudan and less emphasis on un scrutiny. now, some african states see that as a kind of naming and shaming by former colonial powers. so when it came to a vote,

it was really, really close. european countries and the united states all voted in favour of more un monitoring in sudan, but they won byjust two votes and not a single african country voted in favour. and that shows, again, very starkly the big north—south divides that are present in the united nations now. meanwhile the refugee crisis is continuing with people fleeing sudan into neighbouring south sudan. here's the south sudanese minister of presidential affairs. it is an emergency humanitarian situation that requires the international community and countries of goodwill, that they need emergency humanitarian support in terms of food, shelter. we had our own internal conflict which we have resolved now, so we are recovering

from conflict to ourselves. our resources are not that much to support a huge number of influx. as i was saying, we have about 6000 people come in daily. we are to provide shelter with airlifting them from the border points to other states. here in the uk — the biggest source of electricity for the first three months of this year — was wind power — the first time that's happened. it is being called a "milestone" in the country's journey to a low carbon future. but there are questions over whether the government will be able to meet its target of producing all of the uks electricity using renewable sources by 2035. one reason is that so many new wind and solar projects are being held up due to delays connecting them to the national grid. our climate editor justin rowlatt reports. diggers are already clearing

the ground on this field outside torquay in devon. the council is installing solar panels to power public buildings, but it will be at least five years before any of the surplus electricity goes into the national grid. in our climate emergency, we declared that we wanted to be carbon neutral by 2030. so not being able to unlock this site before then is a real problem for us. the problem is there are so many new solar and wind projects, the grid just can't keep up. so what this is, is a giant plug. there is 400,000 volts of electricity passing through the system up here. and what this does is allow power plants to plug in to the national grid, the electricity system that covers the country. there are now more than 1,000 projects waiting to plug in to substations like this. according to the national grid's own figures, 40% face a connection delay of at least a year — investments worth tens

of billions of pounds. fundamental reform is required, says the grid. more infrastructure is needed. we will need more places like this. and so we're working, we're working very hard to do that, to design that, and to build at a faster pace than we ever have done before. she says integrating renewables into the country's electricity system represents the biggest challenge since national grid was first set up almost 70 years ago. ofgem, the body that regulates the uk's electricity network, acknowledges the huge changes required. we have to reshape it. it means that there's a huge grid expansion that is needed — faster and bigger than we've ever seen in our lifetime. and it means that needs to happen, you know, very rapidly to achieve the net zero targets that we have. the grid will be getting £20 billion of new investment for projects like this network of tunnels that carry high voltage

cables under london. but this vast national rewiring project will take years to complete. that means lots of new uk renewable plants will have to wait before they can deliver clean power to our homes. justin rowlatt, bbc news. now — to interest rates. we saw that move in the us from the federal reserve last week — well today in the uk the bank of england did the same. they've raised rates by a quarter of 1% — from 4.25 to 4.5 %. that means they are now at their highest level for almost 15 years. the uk is affected by prices rising across the globe. other countries are taking a similar approach, and have also been raising interest rates. and here is the inflation rate, a stubbornly high 10.1% in march this year. the uk's chancellor

of the exchequerjeremy hunt has defended the bank's decision. i'm joined now by finance expert patrick reid. thanks for coming on programme. thanks for coming on programme. thank you very much. interest rate still going up, first of all were you expecting that? yes still going up, first of all were you expecting that?— still going up, first of all were you expecting that? yes it was fully riced into you expecting that? yes it was fully priced into what _ you expecting that? yes it was fully priced into what is _ you expecting that? yes it was fully priced into what is known _ you expecting that? yes it was fully priced into what is known as - you expecting that? yes it was fully priced into what is known as the i priced into what is known as the swaps market. it was fully expected. there was no real change in the interest rate hike .25% as you said. also the votes came in at 702 and there was no change either. so all in all it was what the market was expecting. in all it was what the market was ex-tectin . ~ in all it was what the market was ex-tectin. ~ ., , , ., , expecting. where does this leave us now? just expecting. where does this leave us now? just look— expecting. where does this leave us now? just look ahead _ expecting. where does this leave us now? just look ahead over - expecting. where does this leave us now? just look ahead over the i now? just look ahead over the summer. are you expecting more of the same or a pause? it’s summer. are you expecting more of the same or a pause?— the same or a pause? it's definitely suck and seat. _ the same or a pause? it's definitely suck and seat. let's _ the same or a pause? it's definitely suck and seat. let's see _ the same or a pause? it's definitely suck and seat. let's see what i suck and seat. let's see what happens to the data. our friends

over the pond in the us firmly open the doorfor a potential over the pond in the us firmly open the door for a potential pause, over the pond in the us firmly open the doorfor a potential pause, and this is what the current narrative is. if we continue to get inflation let's look into each time we do get double different double—digit inflation, there is no other option but to raise another 25 basis points or a quarter of a percent. it is very much data dependent, that is the key message i think the markets are looking at. the key message i think the markets are looking at— are looking at. let's look at the idea of a recession. _ are looking at. let's look at the idea of a recession. we - are looking at. let's look at the idea of a recession. we seem l are looking at. let's look at the | idea of a recession. we seem to being nudged away from that now. your thoughts? well, you look to the bank of england is forecasted for gdp, this looks fairly good. it paints a positive picture but they have been wrong before. let's face it. there are so many moving parts to both growth forecasts and inflation was up we really don't know. one thing i will say, it is if

there is continued double—digit inflation that would put a cap or to any upside to growth. and it is definitely not helped by another quarter of a percent hike. i cannot personally, i don't see the same optimism as the bank of england forecasts. ifeel optimism as the bank of england forecasts. i feel there's a optimism as the bank of england forecasts. ifeel there's a lot optimism as the bank of england forecasts. i feel there's a lot more gloom and doom before it gets better. �* ,., gloom and doom before it gets better. �* ., gloom and doom before it gets better. . ., ,., gloom and doom before it gets better. �* ., , ., ., better. and so, do you therefore think that after _ better. and so, do you therefore think that after the _ better. and so, do you therefore think that after the pause - better. and so, do you therefore think that after the pause in i better. and so, do you therefore | think that after the pause in rates they will start coming down and then we would be into worse economic times? , ., , ., times? yes, i do feel it, if you look at the _ times? yes, i do feel it, if you look at the swaps _ times? yes, i do feel it, if you look at the swaps market, i times? yes, i do feel it, if you i look at the swaps market, certainly, in europe and the fed and in the uk. we are looking to quite a few cuts towards the end of this year. certainly the next few months will be key and the data just not abate. the key thing is inflation. that is notjust the key thing is inflation. that is not just on the the key thing is inflation. that is notjust on the minds of the bank of england but also the government too.

so, that is a key figure everyone is watching. bill so, that is a key figure everyone is watchint. �* .., watching. all right well we continue watching. all right well we continue watch it too- _ watching. all right well we continue watch it too. thank _ watching. all right well we continue watch it too. thank you _ watching. all right well we continue watch it too. thank you for - watching. all right well we continue watch it too. thank you for coming l watch it too. thank you for coming on the programme patrick reed. we want to take you back to our main story at this hour. the us mexico border and the concerns that so many people will try to cross that border. this isjust on people will try to cross that border. this is just on the mexico side of the border. the reason they have been concerns of a significant increase in numbers of people trying to cross into the us is because at midnight us time, a policy changes. this was a trumpet you're a policy called title 42. it allowed authorities in the us to quickly expel people in order to slow the spread of coronavirus at a time. that has now been allowed to elapse and the presumption from some means that some people will be swiftly removed from the us and perhaps is a good time to get the reporter now.

and there are lots of preparations on both sides of the border for this eventuality and you can see our cameras there. we are keeping abreast of the situation. i am new response jones this abreast of the situation. i am new responsejones this is bbc news. hello there. well, it's been another day of widespread heavy showers and thunderstorms, particularly focused across england and wales, as we can see on the radar and the lightning detector picture here. now, some of the storms today have been particularly slow moving, raising the prospect of flash flooding. and we've had a number of funnel cloud spotted. this particular one, a beauty from the bedford area. now, looking at the weather picture overnight tonight, the showers fade away pretty quickly as we lose the heat of the day and we start to develop cooler northeasterly winds which will drag a lot of cloud in from the north sea. probably thick enough for an occasional spot of drizzle and maybe a few mist patches around as well. our temperatures overnight generally around six to nine degrees celsius. and then tomorrow, complete change in the weather picture across east scotland, eastern england, where it's going

to be cloudy with a bit of rain coming in across east anglia, south east england and working to the midlands and central southern england later on. across western areas of england, wales, northern ireland and scotland. mostly a fine day with some pleasant spells of sunshine. it will feel quite warm in the west with that sunshine and highs up to around 18 or 19 degrees. contrast that with the cooler conditions that we'll have in the east, where temperatures at best will get to about 13 or 14 degrees. and in saturday's forecast we have a build of pressure across the uk and that should bring us a more settled weather day. saturday, any early morning cloud and drizzle fizzles away pretty quickly and we'll see some sunshine come out. now for scotland and northern ireland, temperatures might hit 22 degrees celsius, which would make it the warmest day of the year so far. but i think wherever we feel that may sunshine, it will feel pleasantly warm. whereas around some of the east coast temperatures about 14, 15 degrees here. for sunday, a cold front brings rain to scotland and northern ireland. so, that will dump the temperatures, 50 and 16 degrees through

the afternoon here. england, wales, well, rain pushed into the north and the west as we go on through the day, might be a few showers elsewhere. the highest temperatures, east anglia in the south east where again, we could see temperatures reached the low twenties. so, that's our weather. but i want to show you what's going on in south asia, where a nasty looking cyclonic storm is heading towards the border region of myanmar and bangladesh. this is the zone that currently houses many hundreds of thousands of rohingya refugees in camps. given the weather, there is the potential for some catastrophic impacts. that's the latest.

hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. you're watching the context on bbc news. know this. smugglers care only about profits, not people. do not risk your life and your life savings only to be removed from the united states if and when you arrive. we've travelled since october. it's really, really hard. we don't know what we will do. because going back to our country is not an option. the us border is not secure right now. i we are doing our best in texas to make sure that it is. - i can tell you, other states are not having as much success. -

welcome back. we'll be discussing the trump—era immigration policy known as title 42 with our panellists. tonight's panel arejohn mcternan, former advisor to sir tony blair, and jennifer carroll, the former lieutenant governor of florida. we will chat to both of them in a moment — we will chat to both of them in a moment. first let's go straight to the border— moment. first let's go straight to the border between the us and mexico — the border between the us and mexico. we the border between the us and mexico. ~ . , . , ., mexico. we have live pictures from the mexico — mexico. we have live pictures from the mexico side _ mexico. we have live pictures from the mexico side of _ mexico. we have live pictures from the mexico side of the _ mexico. we have live pictures from the mexico side of the border. i the mexico side of the border. growing concerns that large numbers of people will be arriving at the border or trying to cross the border, just at the time when previous restrictions known as title 42 are coming to an end in around eight hours' time. so that's why,

amid the change and potential confusion too, lots of people have been arriving there. we have our correspondents on the scene. sophie long is in el paso in texas. what's been happening there? tats long is in el paso in texas. what's been happening there?— long is in el paso in texas. what's been happening there? as you can see behind me at— been happening there? as you can see behind me at the _ been happening there? as you can see behind me at the moment, _ been happening there? as you can see behind me at the moment, it's- been happening there? as you can see behind me at the moment, it's very i behind me at the moment, it's very quiet here in downtown el paso. that hasn't been the case in recent days and months. normally when we have come here, hundreds of people, migrants, living on the streets. at the moment, it's very quiet. that could be because they are doing their very best to prepare for the influx of people they have been expecting. people have been preparing for title 42 restrictions to be lifted for some time. we were given a tour yesterday around centres and schools that have been turned into shelters, ready for people to come. but at the moment, everything seems calm, despite the fact as you mentioned, in the past few days, customs and border patrol

have encountered more than 10,000 people trying to cross the border per day. and this isn'tjust a humanitarian situation confronting president biden, it's a political problem for him as well, as he seeks re—election next year. whatever happens in el paso and other border communities over the coming few days will be subjected to intense scrutiny. will be sub'ected to intense scrutin . , , ., , will be sub'ected to intense scrutin. , , ., , scrutiny. there seems to be some confusion about _ scrutiny. there seems to be some confusion about what _ scrutiny. there seems to be some confusion about what these i scrutiny. there seems to be some l confusion about what these changes will actually mean for people on the ground there?— will actually mean for people on the round there? . ~ ground there? yeah, i think whenever there is a change _ ground there? yeah, i think whenever there is a change to _ ground there? yeah, i think whenever there is a change to policy _ ground there? yeah, i think whenever there is a change to policy or- there is a change to policy or indeed a rumour of a change of policy at the border, there is a huge amount of confusion. the estimates vary, but there are tens of thousands of people on the mexico side of the border, waiting to come in. many of those have come into the united states and been expelled under title 42. the difference between title 42 and the new rules, if you are deported back to mexico or the country from where you came,

you can simply try again. under the new rules which take effect from midnight tonight, if migrants come across the border and cannot show they have a credible reason to claim asylum here, and there are many rules surrounding those claims, they will not only be deported but they will not only be deported but they will be banned from trying again for five years. so that new rules has been subject to some criticism from migrants' rights advocates, who say the new policy will actually be harsher in some ways than those policies introduced under president trump. and this from president biden who, when he was a candidate, said he would have a more human approach to border security. on the other hand, you have republicans like the governor of texas greg abbott, who said lifting the title 42 restrictions is like laying out a welcome mat for illegal immigrants. so a lot of controversy surrounding the border issue, as there always is, and whenever there is a change

of policy or rumours of one, david hue confusion and heightened anxiety from those desperate to come here. —— there is huge confusion. from those desperate to come here. -- there is huge confusion.- -- there is huge confusion. thank ou for -- there is huge confusion. thank you for bringing — -- there is huge confusion. thank you for bringing us _ -- there is huge confusion. thank you for bringing us up _ -- there is huge confusion. thank you for bringing us up to - -- there is huge confusion. thank you for bringing us up to speed i -- there is huge confusion. thank| you for bringing us up to speed on what's happening in el paso, will be back there with developments. andrea dunne—sosa is the senior regional director for global health and humanitarian organization project hope. shejoins me now from washington. thank you for having me. what are our thank you for having me. what are your contacts _ thank you for having me. what are your contacts and _ thank you for having me. what are your contacts and sources - thank you for having me. what are your contacts and sources there i your contacts and sources there telling you about what's actually happening on the ground? we are already seeing an influx of immigrants and individuals attempting to apply for asylum, starting to gather on both sides of the border. on the mexico side waiting to follow the legal process towards asylum, as well as those who have been accepted and are going through the shelter process with their sponsors at their final destination. as those numbers

increase, the resources needed to provide humanitarian aid and basic needs for those populations also increased. so we are seeing humanitarian actors, government actors, nonprofits like project hope working to give up and provide additional resources and support to help protect the needs and humanitarian needs of these individuals. tats humanitarian needs of these individuals.— humanitarian needs of these individuals. . , , , ., , individuals. as the numbers go up, ou need individuals. as the numbers go up, you need to _ individuals. as the numbers go up, you need to sopply _ individuals. as the numbers go up, you need to supply more _ individuals. as the numbers go up, | you need to supply more resources, what do _ you need to supply more resources, what do you — you need to supply more resources, what do you mean by that? shelters have been attempting _ what do you mean by that? shelters have been attempting to _ what do you mean by that? shelters have been attempting to expand. i what do you mean by that? shelters| have been attempting to expand. we are looking at additional community health workers based in the shelters, additional medical staff and volunteers, to ensure migrants are safe to be able to travel to their sponsor and their final destination. all of those supports are needed in addition to the core supplies like food, water, sanitation, hygiene supplies, to ensure those folks have the basic essentials they need and are able to

be safe during theirjourney. take be safe during their 'ourney. take all the politics i be safe during their 'ourney. take all the politics out i be safe during theirjourney. take all the politics out of— be safe during theirjourney. take all the politics out of it... this feels — all the politics out of it... this feels like _ all the politics out of it... this feels like there ought to be a better— feels like there ought to be a better way of organising all this. | better way of organising all this. would better way of organising all this. i would again go back to the resources needed to be able to do that. there is a system in place, especially within the shelter networks to provide those supports, but we need the human resources, the volunteers, the human resources, the volunteers, the hygiene kits and supplies, clothing, all the items needed to be able support those individuals. when we have limited resources and an influx of numbers, that's when you get more of a humanitarian crisis situation, where the system is not able to meet those needs. that is why organisations like project hope work together with local partners on the ground, providing humanitarian aid, to understand the needs and help to fill the gaps.— aid, to understand the needs and help to fill the gaps. when you talk about the need _ help to fill the gaps. when you talk about the need for _ help to fill the gaps. when you talk about the need for more _ help to fill the gaps. when you talk| about the need for more resources, is that— about the need for more resources, is that government funding? it could be government _ is that government funding? it could be government funding, _ is that government funding? it could be government funding, but -

is that government funding? it could be government funding, but also i be government funding, but also there is government funding for the asylum process but once they are in the country also, additional leads to help support their health, transportation. we are seeing an influx of individuals across the border, and then from there, they get transportation to their designated sponsor, and there is a whole network of resources needed to help provide support, and provide protection for the public�*s health as well as the health of the migrants throughout the course of that process. it is supporting local ngos and humanitarian organisations in addition to government resources to provide support across the spectrum of the process. understood. i'll come spectrum of the process. understood. i'll come back — spectrum of the process. understood. i'll come back to _ spectrum of the process. understood. i'll come back to you _ spectrum of the process. understood. i'll come back to you in _ spectrum of the process. understood. i'll come back to you in a _ spectrum of the process. understood. i'll come back to you in a second. i let's get more now from our panel — john mcternan, former advisor to sir tony blair and the republican politician jennifer carroll who was the former 18th lieutenant governor of florida. this is a hugely complex issue of course, with many potential

solutions, both short—term and long—term, being suggested. first of all, ijust want long—term, being suggested. first of all, i just want to start with getting, i suppose, all, i just want to start with getting, isuppose, a human reaction. we are starting to see these pictures of so many people at these pictures of so many people at the border there. this is something we are going to be keeping an eye on over the hours to come. jennifer, would you start by giving us, i suppose, your human reaction to what we are seeing? the suppose, your human reaction to what we are seeing?— we are seeing? the human reaction is that it is unfortunate _ we are seeing? the human reaction is that it is unfortunate that _ we are seeing? the human reaction is that it is unfortunate that the - we are seeing? the human reaction is that it is unfortunate that the drug i that it is unfortunate that the drug cartels and the human smugglers have created such an influx and given such a hope and promise to these individuals that may not understand that there is a process of asylum to enter the country. so now, with all the months that have gone by, the years that have gone by, with people being able to get across the border or getting it illegally, now there is a land of promise that anyone

feels they can cross the border. but for every country, they should be able to maintain control of their borders. as well as the citizens of that country, bearing the cost for the immigrants coming in. fortunately, the biden administration has taken a hold of this situation and the secretary came out yesterday stating what the repercussions will be for those who do not meet the asylum claim. that's important, for us to educate people beforehand, and people coming to mexico, individuals, the first country they step into, that's where they should claim asylum, not three orfour they should claim asylum, not three or four countries later, so we have to get a hold of this border crisis issue. , ., .. ., ,. issue. john, can i turn to you? the us not unique _ issue. john, can i turn to you? the us not unique in _ issue. john, can i turn to you? the us not unique in dealing _ issue. john, can i turn to you? the us not unique in dealing with i issue. john, can i turn to you? the | us not unique in dealing with issues like this. but the scale is something else. fin like this. but the scale is something else.- like this. but the scale is something else. like this. but the scale is somethin: else. ., ., something else. on a human level, ou have something else. on a human level, you have to — something else. on a human level,

you have to feel _ something else. on a human level, you have to feel for _ something else. on a human level, you have to feel for all _ something else. on a human level, you have to feel for all of _ something else. on a human level, you have to feel for all of the - you have to feel for all of the individuals, families, people fleeing — individuals, families, people fleeing dictatorships like nicaragua, fleeing violence on a scale _ nicaragua, fleeing violence on a scale that— nicaragua, fleeing violence on a scale that would be intolerable in our own— scale that would be intolerable in our own countries. and yes, there is a lot_ our own countries. and yes, there is a lot of— our own countries. and yes, there is a lot of displaced people in the world, — a lot of displaced people in the world, a — a lot of displaced people in the world, a lot of refugees and asylum seekers _ world, a lot of refugees and asylum seekers it's— world, a lot of refugees and asylum seekers. it's right to say that the us is_ seekers. it's right to say that the us is different from the uk, one thing _ us is different from the uk, one thing is — us is different from the uk, one thing is the us government are resolute — thing is the us government are resolute in offering legal roots for people _ resolute in offering legal roots for pe0ple to — resolute in offering legal roots for people to come. and offering quite substantial numbers of people coming in legally— substantial numbers of people coming in legally from central american countries, — in legally from central american countries, they can fly direct to america — countries, they can fly direct to america. an attempt to offer a part for refugee — america. an attempt to offer a part for refugee status, for asylum, a route _ for refugee status, for asylum, a route that — for refugee status, for asylum, a route that people can apply to and be safe, _ route that people can apply to and be safe, and a route that doesn't involve _ be safe, and a route that doesn't involve having to get entangled with people _ involve having to get entangled with people smugglers, the cartels. i think— people smugglers, the cartels. i think that's a difference in the us, it's the _ think that's a difference in the us, it's the greatest country in the world — it's the greatest country in the world and _ it's the greatest country in the world and no wonder people want to id world and no wonder people want to go and _ world and no wonder people want to go and live _ world and no wonder people want to go and live there. for so many

people — go and live there. for so many people living in desperate countries in centrel— people living in desperate countries in central america. the government under— in central america. the government under president biden is moving from title 42 _ under president biden is moving from title 42 to— under president biden is moving from title 42 to a _ under president biden is moving from title 42 to a programme of legal roots _ title 42 to a programme of legal roots to — title 42 to a programme of legal roots to get there, parallel to the quite _ roots to get there, parallel to the quite punitive sanctions for people who try— quite punitive sanctions for people who try to— quite punitive sanctions for people who try to enter illegally. clearly the deterrent is the punishment for people trying to enter illegally. but there is a legal route, a safe route _ but there is a legal route, a safe route as — but there is a legal route, a safe route. as your interviewee was saying. — route. as your interviewee was sevihg. it's— route. as your interviewee was saying, it's got to be properly resourced. but the human trait of these _ resourced. but the human trait of these individuals, we are looking to do what _ these individuals, we are looking to do what all— these individuals, we are looking to do what all of us want to do for ourselves— do what all of us want to do for ourselves and our families, they went _ ourselves and our families, they went a _ ourselves and our families, they want a better life for themselves and that— want a better life for themselves and that has to touch your heart. lhdeed — and that has to touch your heart. indeed. andrea, the scale of what we are presuming will happen over the next couple of days might be quite

significant. significant disruption, to put it lightly. are you concerned that it isn'tjust a couple of days whilst we switch, effectively, from one bit of legislation to another? that it could be an increase and growing problem that effectively makes itself worse just by increasing numbers, which has a knock—on effect? i increasing numbers, which has a knock-on effect?— increasing numbers, which has a knock-on effect? i think what some ofthe knock-on effect? i think what some of the other— knock-on effect? i think what some of the other panellists _ knock-on effect? i think what some of the other panellists have - of the other panellists have mentioned, _ of the other panellists have mentioned, it's _ of the other panellists have mentioned, it's the - of the other panellists have - mentioned, it's the uncertainty. humanitarian— mentioned, it's the uncertainty. humanitarian actors— mentioned, it's the uncertainty. humanitarian actors across - mentioned, it's the uncertainty. humanitarian actors across the i mentioned, it's the uncertainty. - humanitarian actors across the board are doing _ humanitarian actors across the board are doing their— humanitarian actors across the board are doing their best _ humanitarian actors across the board are doing their best to— humanitarian actors across the board are doing their best to scale - humanitarian actors across the board are doing their best to scale up- humanitarian actors across the board are doing their best to scale up and l are doing their best to scale up and be prepared — are doing their best to scale up and be prepared for— are doing their best to scale up and be prepared for what _ are doing their best to scale up and be prepared for what those - are doing their best to scale up andl be prepared for what those numbers could _ be prepared for what those numbers could look— be prepared for what those numbers could look like. _ be prepared for what those numbers could look like. at— be prepared for what those numbers could look like. at the _ be prepared for what those numbers could look like. at the same - be prepared for what those numbers could look like. at the same time, . be prepared for what those numbers could look like. at the same time, a| could look like. at the same time, a lot of— could look like. at the same time, a lot of uncertainty— could look like. at the same time, a lot of uncertainty as _ could look like. at the same time, a lot of uncertainty as to _ could look like. at the same time, a lot of uncertainty as to whether - lot of uncertainty as to whether this will— lot of uncertainty as to whether this will be _ lot of uncertainty as to whether this will be a _ lot of uncertainty as to whether this will be a sharp _ lot of uncertainty as to whether this will be a sharp increase - lot of uncertainty as to whether this will be a sharp increase in. lot of uncertainty as to whether| this will be a sharp increase in a short— this will be a sharp increase in a short time, _ this will be a sharp increase in a short time, if— this will be a sharp increase in a short time, if it's _ this will be a sharp increase in a short time, if it's going - this will be a sharp increase in a short time, if it's going to - this will be a sharp increase in a short time, if it's going to be i this will be a sharp increase in a short time, if it's going to be a i short time, if it's going to be a longer— short time, if it's going to be a longer term _ short time, if it's going to be a longer term level— short time, if it's going to be a longer term level and - short time, if it's going to be a longer term level and what - short time, if it's going to be a j longer term level and what the numbers— longer term level and what the numbers will— longer term level and what the numbers will look— longer term level and what the numbers will look like - longer term level and what the numbers will look like in - longer term level and what the numbers will look like in the i numbers will look like in the long-term _ numbers will look like in the long—term. doing _ numbers will look like in the long—term. doing our- numbers will look like in the long—term. doing our best l numbers will look like in the| long—term. doing our best to numbers will look like in the - long—term. doing our best to prepare and has _ long—term. doing our best to prepare and has resources _ long—term. doing our best to prepare and has resources available, - long—term. doing our best to prepare and has resources available, it's- long—term. doing our best to prepare and has resources available, it's a - and has resources available, it's a very significant _ and has resources available, it's a very significant challenge - and has resources available, it's a very significant challenge with - and has resources available, it's ai very significant challenge with that level of— very significant challenge with that level of uncertainty. _ very significant challenge with that level of uncertainty. we _ very significant challenge with that level of uncertainty. we know- very significant challenge with that level of uncertainty. we know it's. level of uncertainty. we know it's going _ level of uncertainty. we know it's going to — level of uncertainty. we know it's going to generally— level of uncertainty. we know it's going to generally speaking - 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longer term _ going to generally speaking be a longer term situation, _ going to generally speaking be a longer term situation, and - going to generally speaking be aj longer term situation, and doing going to generally speaking be a - longer term situation, and doing our best to _ longer term situation, and doing our best to be _ longer term situation, and doing our best to be prepared _ longer term situation, and doing our best to be prepared for— longer term situation, and doing our best to be prepared for those - longer term situation, and doing our best to be prepared for those spikesj best to be prepared for those spikes in numbers — best to be prepared for those spikes in numbers— in numbers. andrea, thank you very much for your— in numbers. andrea, thank you very much for your time. _ in numbers. andrea, thank you very much for your time. thank - in numbers. andrea, thank you very much for your time. thank you. - around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some of the other stories making headlines today. hospitals in england have failed to hit key targets to tackle the backlogs in cancer care and routine treatment. the milestones were set by the government to bring down waiting lists, which soared during the covid pandemic. health service bosses say huge progress has been made, given the demands from flu and covid this winter, and recent industrial action. the closure of the only nhs gender clinic for children in england and wales has been delayed to march 2024, a year later than first planned. based in the tavistock centre in london, it will be replaced by two regional hubs, but will continue providing care for roughly 1,000

children until then. there is currently thought to be a waiting list of several thousand. the british actor stephen tompkinson has been cleared of punching a man outside his house two years ago. the star had been accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm after finding karl poole and a friend drinking at the bottom of his driveway. you're live with bbc news. the uk is sending long—range cruise missiles to ukraine. the storm shadow can travel 250 kilometres and is typically launched from the air. the move prompted an instant response from the kremlin, saying the decision would require, an adequate response from our military. defence secretary ben

wallace said the weapons would give ukraine the best chance of defending itself. joining me now is mikey kay, former uk military strategic planner who spent 20 years as an raf assault helicopter pilot. thank you for coming on the programme. what do you make of this latest move? i what do you make of this latest move? ~ �* , what do you make of this latest move? ~' �*, ., ,. ., move? i think it's fascinating actuall . move? i think it's fascinating actually. the _ move? i think it's fascinating actually. the storm - move? i think it's fascinating actually. the storm shadowl move? i think it's fascinating _ actually. the storm shadow programme is a programme that was launched in the late 80s, early 90s, for research and development. the weapon is effectively known in military terms as a deep strike stand—off precision guided cruise missile munition. a lot of words which intimate what this can do. basically, it's designed to be launched originally from the tornado. it can be launched from 250

kilometres to either high—value assets or assets that require a really hard penetrative head. things like strengthened hangars where aircraft are at or bunkers for example. what this effectively gives ukraine is an ability to stand off deep strike precision guided within ukrainian territory, and that is super important. assets that the russians have that they will want to protect. the russians will now have to push things like ammunitions depots further back so they are not within the range of these missiles, but there were complications which we can go on to later. that but there were complications which we can go on to later.— we can go on to later. that was really interesting _ we can go on to later. that was really interesting on _ we can go on to later. that was really interesting on some - we can go on to later. that was really interesting on some of. we can go on to later. that was. really interesting on some of the drill down detail, the way this will impact the potential siteing. if you step back for a moment. —— potential fighting. how significant is this, how big an impact will it have? if

you look at an example, sebastopol, the major black sea fleet russian port on crimea, you just got naval assets there, you have major air there which are divined to protect naval fleets, there which are divined to protect navalfleets, all there which are divined to protect naval fleets, all russian, there which are divined to protect navalfleets, all russian, which is why it is of strategic importance to russia, crimea. having this storm shadow now puts those assets in sebastopol, whether it is cruise ships or air assets or submarines in dock, it puts all of those within capable distance of the ukrainian military. that got to be a huge worry for russia, because many strikes into ukrainian territory has been coming from the sebastopol area, so this opens up a new layer, area, so this opens up a new layer, a massive new layer of threat strategically from the russian

perspective. strategically from the russian perspective-_ strategically from the russian perspective. that's absolutely fascinating. _ perspective. that's absolutely fascinating. briefly, _ perspective. that's absolutely fascinating. briefly, on - perspective. that's absolutely fascinating. briefly, on the . perspective. that's absolutely - fascinating. briefly, on the counter offensive we have been hearing so much about, and we now know will not happen until they have, ukraine, a fume or weapons or whatever it is they are waiting on... what do you make of that? that a few more weapons. make of that? that a few more wea ons. . , , . make of that? that a few more weapons— make of that? that a few more wea ons. . , , . ., ., weapons. there has been a lot of talk on this _ weapons. there has been a lot of talk on this counteroffensive. - weapons. there has been a lot of| talk on this counteroffensive. one of the studies, the principles of war, it's surprise, the element of surprise has completely gone with this counteroffensive. you've even got ukrainian government officials now trying to downplay the potential effectiveness of this counteroffensive. yes, they have high mars, the us missile system, they have storm shadow. the uk have been training nato pilots. there is momentum building in terms of ukrainian capability, but at the end

of the day, there is a lot of talk about how effective this counteroffensive is going to be. if i was zelensky i would be setting the bar low and aiming to break it rather than setting it high and looking to under deliver. eta? looking to under deliver. stay there, looking to under deliver. stay there. i'll _ looking to under deliver. stay there, i'll come _ looking to under deliver. stay there, i'll come back- looking to under deliver. stay there, i'll come back to - looking to under deliver. stay there, i'll come back to you in a moment, thank you that was really interesting. before that uk annoucement, ukraine's president zelensky warned that his country needs more arms to be delivered, ahead of a spring counter—offensive against russian forces. where that push will happen remains a tightly guarded secret. but russian forces have fortified their defences along a frontline, that runs for nearly 1,500 kilometres, from the southern regions of kherson and zaporizhzhia up to the eastern luhansk and donetsk where there has been the fiercest fighting around bakhmut for several months. president zelensky said the ukrainian army still needs supplies, including armoured vehicles, that are only "arriving in batches". he was speaking to the bbc�*s

hugo bachega in kyiv. so, mr president, i've been here for a few weeks, and i think every almost every conversation i've had has touched on the issue of this much anticipated ukrainian counteroffensive. are you ready for this counteroffensive? translation: mentally, i we're ready in terms of how motivated our military are. we're ready in terms of enough personnel and our brigades. we're ready in terms of equipment. not everything has arrived yet. that's my answer. so you're still waiting for weapons and for the kind of military equipment that have been promised to arrive? translation: yes, we're still expecting some things. - they will reinforce our counteroffensive and most and most importantly, they will protect our people. we're expecting armoured vehicles. they arrive in batches. we can advance with what we've got. and i think we can be successful, but we will lose a lot of people — i think that is unacceptable. we need to wait.

we need a bit more time. just let me talk about something that happened last week because moscow accused ukraine of trying to assassinate president putin. was ukraine behind that alleged attack? translation: no, clearly we were not behind it. - they're always looking to do something that would look like justification. you do this and we do this in response. but it didn't work. not even for their own people at home. so who was behind it? i think they did it themselves. let's rejoin our panel. mikey, back to you in a moment, but

first more on the uk element. john, is this latest promise and delivery and supply of this longer range capability another example of the uk's commitment to ukraine? yes. capability another example of the uk's commitment to ukraine? yes, i think it is. probably _ uk's commitment to ukraine? yes, i think it is. probably the _ uk's commitment to ukraine? yes, i think it is. probably the only - think it is. probably the only brexit benefit you can point to with any certainty is the way the uk has moved quickly, swiftly, nimbly to support ukraine with defence material. this isjust another support ukraine with defence material. this is just another part of it. as your panellists said, this gives new capacity and capability to ukraine, which is incredibly important. there is still a large chunk of ukrainian territory which has been notjust invaded but is being occupied by russian forces. ukraine has to have weaponry to support it, to defend the country.

it's got to be able to reach deep into the territory occupied by russia, because it does look as though the russian strategy is simply to throw bodies at the ukrainian forces. simply to throw bodies at the ukrainianforces. ukraine simply to throw bodies at the ukrainian forces. ukraine needs to be able to degrade the ammunition dumps and support the facilities, the need for the russian army... jennifer, there is clear support, unwavering support it seems, from the uk. what about the picture in the uk. what about the picture in the us? ~ ., the uk. what about the picture in the us? ~ . . , , the uk. what about the picture in the us? ,, . . , , . the us? ukraine has seen, after the midterm elections, _ the us? ukraine has seen, after the midterm elections, there _ the us? ukraine has seen, after the midterm elections, there may - the us? ukraine has seen, after the midterm elections, there may have | midterm elections, there may have been _ midterm elections, there may have been some — midterm elections, there may have been some consternation about where the dollar— been some consternation about where the dollar is _ been some consternation about where the dollar is going, and the equipment, when are they going to arrive _ equipment, when are they going to arrive and — equipment, when are they going to arrive and should we be involved in this war? _ arrive and should we be involved in this war? and i think with the new leadership— this war? and i think with the new leadership in congress, they are behind _ leadership in congress, they are behind ukraine. and i truly believe

volodvmvr— behind ukraine. and i truly believe volodymyr zelensky is doing just right, _ volodymyr zelensky is doing just right, he's not letting the russians know— right, he's not letting the russians know exactly how many armoured vehicles _ know exactly how many armoured vehicles he has. his training levels have _ vehicles he has. his training levels have increased with regards to his troops _ have increased with regards to his troops and — have increased with regards to his troops and understanding how to operate — troops and understanding how to operate this equipment, it far exceeds— operate this equipment, it far exceeds that of russia. and also too with regards to the long—range missiles — with regards to the long—range missiles the uk is going to provide, it's missiles the uk is going to provide, its now— missiles the uk is going to provide, it's now going to push the fight behind — it's now going to push the fight behind enemy lines. it's going to go in the _ behind enemy lines. it's going to go in the front— behind enemy lines. it's going to go in the front lines of the russians. that is— in the front lines of the russians. that is going to be very difficult for the — that is going to be very difficult for the russian army to really counter, _ for the russian army to really counter, because they are already infighting — counter, because they are already infighting as to who going to do what _ infighting as to who going to do what with regards to the front linem — what with regards to the front linem this— what with regards to the front line... this will be very helpful for the — line... this will be very helpful for the ukrainians. line. .. this will be very helpful for the ukrainians.— line... this will be very helpful for the ukrainians. jennifer, thank ou. i'm for the ukrainians. jennifer, thank you- i'm afraid _ for the ukrainians. jennifer, thank you. i'm afraid to _ for the ukrainians. jennifer, thank you. i'm afraid to say _ for the ukrainians. jennifer, thank you. i'm afraid to say we - for the ukrainians. jennifer, thank you. i'm afraid to say we are - for the ukrainians. jennifer, thank you. i'm afraid to say we are out l for the ukrainians. jennifer, thank | you. i'm afraid to say we are out of time. mikey, delighted we got to hearfrom you earlier time. mikey, delighted we got to hear from you earlier but i'm so sorry, we are at the end of the programme. great to have your expertise and thoughts on the programme earlier. that's it from

this section of the context, back in a couple of minutes, stay there. i'm lewis vaughan—jones, this is bbc news. well, it's been another day of widespread heavy showers and thunderstorms, particularly focused across england and wales, as we can see on the radar and the lightning detector picture here. now, some of the storms today have been particularly slow moving, raising the prospect of flash flooding. and we've had a number of funnel clouds spotted. this particular one, a beauty from the bedford area. now, looking at the weather picture overnight tonight, the showers fade away pretty quickly as we lose the heat of the day and we start to develop cooler northeasterly winds which will drag a lot of cloud in from the north sea. probably thick enough for an occasional spot of drizzle and maybe a few mist patches around as well. our temperatures overnight generally around six to nine degrees celsius. and then tomorrow, complete change in the weather picture across east scotland, eastern england, where it's going

to be cloudy with a bit of rain coming in across east anglia, south east england and working to the midlands and central southern england later on. across western areas of england, wales, northern ireland and scotland, mostly a fine day with some pleasant spells of sunshine. it will feel quite warm in the west with that sunshine and highs up to around 18 or 19 degrees. contrast that with the cooler conditions that we'll have in the east, where temperatures at best will get to about 13 or 14 degrees. and in saturday's forecast we have a build of pressure across the uk and that should bring us a more settled weather day. saturday, any early morning cloud and drizzle fizzles away pretty quickly and we'll see some sunshine come out. now for scotland and northern ireland, temperatures might hit 22 degrees celsius, which would make it the warmest day of the year so far. but i think wherever we feel that may sunshine, it will feel pleasantly warm. whereas around some of the east coast temperatures about 14, 15 degrees here. for sunday, a cold front brings rain to scotland and northern ireland. so, that will dump the temperatures, 15 and 16 degrees

through the afternoon here. england, wales, well, rain pushed into the north and the west as we go on through the day, might be a few showers elsewhere. the highest temperatures, east anglia in the south east where again, we could see temperatures reach the low twenties. so, that's our weather. but i want to show you what's going on in south asia, where a nasty looking cyclonic storm is heading towards the border region of myanmar and bangladesh. this is the zone that currently houses many hundreds of thousands of rohingya refugees in camps. given the weather, there is the potential for some catastrophic impacts. that's the latest.

hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. you're watching the context on bbc news. a controversial appearance by donald trump on prime time tv as the republican primary race picks up the pace. on wednesday night, donald trump made a combative appearance on us television, mocking his opponents and ridiculing the woman who won her civil suit against him for sexual abuse and defamation. in a live interview, the former us president dismissed ejean carroll as a "whackjob", despite a jury finding against him.

the frontrunner for the 2024 republican nomination for the presidency also reiterated his position that the 2020 election was rigged — and if he returned to the white house — mr trump said he would pardon many of his supporters who have been jailed for taking part in the january 6th attack on the us capitol. this is his response to a question about the ejean carroll court verdict. my poll numbersjust came out, they went up. applause. i think i'm the only person in history who had a charge like that, and usually you leave office, you say, "i'm sorry, i'm going back home, i'm back home to my family and everything, i'm going to be resigning". my poll numbers went up and they went up with the other fake charge too. because what's happening is they're doing this for election interference. this woman, i don't know her, i never met her, i have no idea who she is.

there has been a lot of reaction to that. tonight's panel are john mcternan, former adviser to sir tony blair and jennifer carroll who was the former lieutenant governor of florida. what you make of it? i think donald trump need — what you make of it? i think donald trump need to _ what you make of it? i think donald trump need to stick— what you make of it? i think donald trump need to stick on _ what you make of it? i think donald trump need to stick on the - what you make of it? i think donald trump need to stick on the policies| trump need to stick on the policies and what he plans to do to get our economy straight and back up and our budget in line and getjobs for the american public as well as safety and security. he cannot keep reliving the last election at some point he is going to have to recognise and realise that there are things about january six that was not good, and he should acknowledge that and figure out how he can explain moving forward that we would have a better and more safer opportunity for the american public to express their discourse. just a to express their discourse. just a 'um in to express their discourse. just a jump in there- — to express their discourse. just a jump in there. he _ to express their discourse. just a jump in there. he was _ to express their discourse. just a jump in there. he was given - to express their discourse. just a jump in there. he was given the | jump in there. he was given the chance to do that, wasn't he? he was given the chance to accept the

election results and he didn't. essen election results and he didn't. even to this day. — election results and he didn't. even to this day. at _ election results and he didn't. even to this day, at this _ election results and he didn't. even to this day, at this point, _ election results and he didn't. even to this day, at this point, there were some things, if anyone is going to be honest in the us regards to the election, there were some things that impacted the integrity of the elections but not enough to overturn the presidential election. 50, that needs to be recognised. there have been people jailed and fined for their inappropriateness, either voting twice or mailing of votes when they are not allowed to vote. that occurred in many states. however, let's move forward and that's what donald trump needs to do. move forward and explain to the general public how he is a better candidate over probablyjoe biden in the next election. prim candidate over probably joe biden in the next election.— candidate over probably joe biden in the next election. what do you make ofthat the next election. what do you make of that john? — the next election. what do you make of that john? i— the next election. what do you make of that john? ithink— the next election. what do you make of that john? | think the _ of that john? i think the shamelessness - of that john? i think the shamelessness with - of that john? | think the | shamelessness with which of that john? | think the - shamelessness with which donald trump _ shamelessness with which donald trump deals with issues really puts him as— trump deals with issues really puts him as someone who should never be allowed _ him as someone who should never be allowed to— him as someone who should never be allowed to be president of the

united — allowed to be president of the united states ever again. he says and repeats a lie, a falsehood, that the election was stolen from him i know— the election was stolen from him i know savs — the election was stolen from him i know says that he wishes to use residential power if he becomes president again to pardon people who went on— president again to pardon people who went on an _ president again to pardon people who went on an insurrection an insurrection against an election. who— insurrection against an election. who invaded the capitol building and resulted _ who invaded the capitol building and resulted in the loss of life, the life of— resulted in the loss of life, the life of police officers. it is extraordinary for somebody to be hoping. _ extraordinary for somebody to be hoping, and looking from the pose, to be _ hoping, and looking from the pose, to be likely— hoping, and looking from the pose, to be likely to be the republican candidate. republicans i remember when _ candidate. republicans i remember when they— candidate. republicans i remember when they were major important where a party— when they were major important where a party of— when they were major important where a party of law and order and no longer— a party of law and order and no longer the _ a party of law and order and no longer the way. i am man with so many— longer the way. i am man with so many lawsuits against him, including the recent— many lawsuits against him, including the recent one find against them, take so— the recent one find against them, take so lightly the rule of law and his behaviour. he is a shameless, shameless, — his behaviour. he is a shameless, shameless, man and he really

shouldn't— shameless, man and he really shouldn't have a role in the future of american — shouldn't have a role in the future of american politics. his popularity with the _ of american politics. his popularity with the republicans is, i think, inverted — with the republicans is, i think, inverted the related to the majority of america — inverted the related to the majority of america and independence. we would of america and independence. would have of america and independence. , would have to leave it there john would have to leave it therejohn thank you, we will be back a moment later. now, i'm talking to you in the midst of an extrodinary event taking place in liverpool. that's right, the second semi—final of the eurovison song contest is underway, and voting will be taking place shortly. sixteen countries are competing for 10 places in saturday's grand final. david sillito has been meeting some of the entries, including a 16 year old from greece the youngest contestant, who's also having to revise for his school exams next week. # well, you know what they said. can i take a selfie? of course. thank you. meet victor. he's representing greece, and it would be fair to say he's living the dream.

and you are how old? 16. i am 16 years old. that's crazy. and next week, it's gcses. you've got some exams coming up. my gcse is four days after! i'll be studying on the flight home, probably. and then there's monika from lithuania and her backing singer, nicola. and nicola is the reason she's here. they met in a bar in london and nicola, who is from essex, wanted to go to eurovision so monika decided to write a song. and six months on, the dream has come true. because i'm obsessed with eurovision. so i said to her, "do you know anyone that can get me a ticket?"

and you hadn't even written a song? nope. i made a promise to give her a ticket, and then i came back to lithuania and i wrote the song in one evening. now i'm doing eurovision, a dream that was never, ever possible. so there we go! and then there's australia. well, let's talk about this - with daniel estrin, an immigration lawyer who is in australia. yes, this is bbc news. you're looking at, talking to hard nosed immigration lawyer daniel estrin, who is also... # trust me, it's gonna be all right! ..a synth metal eurovision loving rock god. what's brought you here? you've told them, haven't you? i've told them "this will be your dream". and now that dream has become true. and now we are united by this. so there we are, three semifinal hopefuls. victor — here with his very proud mum and dad — voyager and monika.

and not forgetting nicola. and don't worry, we did invite her onto the carpet. it is, after all, her moment as well. david sillito, bbc news, liverpool. our panelists here are incredibly excited about the eurovision song contest, but surely no more so than those in liverpool's fan zones. our reporter luxmy gopal was there today. it's absolutely stunning. have a look to the left of me. you can see the buildings over there lets up in yellow and blue. the colours of the ukrainian flag because, of course, liverpool is hosting on behalf of you can. rather pointedly it's mirrored over there with the setting sun over the river mersey. just a reflection of what this eurovision

contest has been about here in the report. those colours, the blue and yellow, are everywhere in the city. everywhere is a reflection of the host doing its bit to represent ukraine. and behind me, the semi the second semifinal, is under way. the voting has now closed, so we would be finding out the results soon. six countries will be knocked out who won't make it into the finals. we be finding out which ones those are. all day in your fine village behind me, the atmosphere has been electric because it has been, well, for a change the weather has been nice for a change. fans have been here seen musical events and live dj sets and other performances all throughout the day. it is one of those kind of atmosphere where everybody gets involved to stop soap, wheezing security guards joining in with the dancing and bopping along and

speaking to fans earlier, they said the police who were around were also getting involved the spirit of things as well. that is what you is about to the fancier. it is about that idea of celebrating together and inclusivity and that is how they have been celebrating here today. so, regardless of what the outcome might be of the second semifinal vote, which will find out soon, because as i said voting is closed. we will find out soon who is through to the final in a few days' time to stop regardless of that, people care will be celebrating for a few days as more events continue on that stage behind me.— as more events continue on that stage behind me. that's of people will be celebrating _ stage behind me. that's of people will be celebrating but _ stage behind me. that's of people will be celebrating but luxmy - stage behind me. that's of people will be celebrating but luxmy this| will be celebrating but luxmy this is semifinal time and people will be knocked out. it would be the end of the road for some acts which will be dreadfulfor them. oh. the road for some acts which will be dreadful for them.— the road for some acts which will be dreadful for them. dreadfulfor them. oh, lewis, always brina it dreadfulfor them. oh, lewis, always bring it down — dreadfulfor them. oh, lewis, always bring it down with _ dreadfulfor them. oh, lewis, always bring it down with your _ dreadfulfor them. oh, lewis, always bring it down with your negativity. . bring it down with your negativity. that's not what we're about. still that's not what we're about. all

ri . ht, that's not what we're about. all right, who are the favourites, then? who should we be looking for on saturday? who should we be looking for on saturda ? ,,. ._ who should we be looking for on saturda ? , saturday? saturday, the bookies favourite is _ saturday? saturday, the bookies favourite is lorene, _ saturday? saturday, the bookies favourite is lorene, i— saturday? saturday, the bookies favourite is lorene, i spoke - saturday? saturday, the bookies favourite is lorene, i spoke to i saturday? saturday, the bookiesl favourite is lorene, i spoke to her earlier, she has been a eurovision winner before. she won in 2012 a and this is our second attempt at winning but, for sweden, but others are people saying that actually because she has one before she won't necessarily be likely to repeat that feat a second time. i ask her how she was feeling and she didn't want tojinx it by she was feeling and she didn't want to jinx it by saying because she was feeling and she didn't want tojinx it by saying because if to jinx it by saying because if she did when on saturday, she would be the first female artist to win eurovision twice. the final favourite seems to be very much finland. we have derek charismatic singer and the sun will be stuck in your head because you don't have to move more than five minutes hearing

find singing along to cha—cha—cha the sub those are two standouts for me but speaking to people here we have had lots of different people expressing who they are hoping the wind but definitely finland and sweden to look out for. i wind but definitely finland and sweden to look out for. i won't ask ou to sweden to look out for. i won't ask you to sing — sweden to look out for. i won't ask you to sing along _ sweden to look out for. i won't ask you to sing along to _ sweden to look out for. i won't ask you to sing along to a _ sweden to look out for. i won't ask you to sing along to a chop, chop. | you to sing along to a chop, chop. thankfully. you would lose all your viewers if you do.— viewers if you do. great to talk to thank ou viewers if you do. great to talk to thank you for— viewers if you do. great to talk to thank you for that. _ viewers if you do. great to talk to thank you for that. is _ viewers if you do. great to talk to thank you for that. is it _ viewers if you do. great to talk to thank you for that. is it a - viewers if you do. great to talk to thank you for that. is it a thought j thank you for that. is it a thought of our patios. and john, are you a eurovision fan? i of our patios. and john, are you a eurovision fan?— eurovision fan? i love live music and i love _ eurovision fan? i love live music and i love life _ eurovision fan? i love live music and i love life performance - eurovision fan? i love live music and i love life performance and l eurovision fan? i love live musicl and i love life performance and is the excitement of it to work out how badly— the excitement of it to work out how badly written is going to do and i love the — badly written is going to do and i love the wide deficient definition of europe which includes one of our other— of europe which includes one of our other great— of europe which includes one of our other great countries of australia. it's other great countries of australia. it's a _ other great countries of australia. it's a great — other great countries of australia. it's a great spectacle and stretching it over the week has added — stretching it over the week has added to— stretching it over the week has

added to the excitement and even merseyside had a eurovision map of all the _ merseyside had a eurovision map of all the railway stations merseyside. jennifer. _ all the railway stations merseyside. jennifer, the us not involved but i understand you do have a connection? absolutely. in 2012, i attended eurovision in azerbaijan, and back to, as your reporter said, it's electric. absolutely wonderful. regardless of what country you are from the atmosphere is fantastic, the music is great and the camaraderie you have with the visitors in the area. it's also good for liverpool because you're lots of visitors in the area contributing to the economy but it's one of my most favourite song competitions. i think anyone who was ever listen to a song, dance or song, anyone who was ever listen to a song, dance orsong, and anyone who was ever listen to a song, dance or song, and got the feeling of a song, should definitely attend if they don't already have their tickets.— their tickets. jennifer i'm a that is wonderful— their tickets. jennifer i'm a that is wonderful to _ their tickets. jennifer i'm a that is wonderful to hear _ their tickets. jennifer i'm a that is wonderful to hear and - their tickets. jennifer i'm a that is wonderful to hear and i - their tickets. jennifer i'm a that is wonderful to hear and i hope | their tickets. jennifer i'm a that - is wonderful to hear and i hope you are spreading the eurovision word

everywhere you go across country there. we let austria join so why not the us? exactly. john, back to you given the awful things happening in ukraine and given ukraine one last year the solidarity between ukraine and kyiv that this is demonstrating, is there a more serious and genuine quality and genuine points of unity being boy to brought out here question mark arts enclosure like sports do have huge political dimension to their popularity and that they can show solidarity. popularity and that they can show solidari . . , , . . , solidarity. team sports are always sohdan solidarity. team sports are always solidarity and _ solidarity. team sports are always solidarity and action _ solidarity. team sports are always solidarity and action and _ solidarity. team sports are always solidarity and action and the - solidarity and action and the professionals, other professionals last year. — professionals, other professionals last year, and i think all the performers this year will be competitive with each other but united — competitive with each other but united in— competitive with each other but united in their support for ukraine. so, united in their support for ukraine. so. if— united in their support for ukraine. so. if the _ united in their support for ukraine. so, if the emotion and the spectacle which _ so, if the emotion and the spectacle which is _ so, if the emotion and the spectacle which is the — so, if the emotion and the spectacle which is the positive side of

national— which is the positive side of national pride isn't it? there's -len national pride isn't it? there's len of national pride isn't it? there's plenty of spectacle. _ national pride isn't it? there's plenty of spectacle. thank - national pride isn't it? there's| plenty of spectacle. thank you national pride isn't it? there's - plenty of spectacle. thank you john and jennifer, back to you later. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. when i play, i'll get lost into my own world so you can forget what's going on in reality. playing every note with a heartfelt passion. matthew richards from wolverhampton is registered blind. he's nowjust released his own original album after recently appearing on the channel four programme, the piano. he could be composing music for computer games. this sounds like computer games like pirates of the caribbean. - it's been a dream to perform. and to have the opportunity to perform in front of the people and to have such feedback, such positive feedback

from them all wasjust... words cannot describe it. he says inspiration for his music reflects the highs and lows of life. you're live with bbc news. now it's time for the panel. john what you want to talk about? i want to talk about the asian temperature scale that happened. not to scare _ temperature scale that happened. not to scare. the high temperatures in april. _ to scare. the high temperatures in april. the — to scare. the high temperatures in april, the hot hottest temperatures in those _ april, the hot hottest temperatures in those countries china, vietnam and others — in those countries china, vietnam and others in april. if the other side _ and others in april. if the other side of— and others in april. if the other side of the _ and others in april. if the other side of the story. we started with the refugee story, climate change is a change _ the refugee story, climate change is a change in — the refugee story, climate change is a change in lifestyle. chaotic weather—

a change in lifestyle. chaotic weather and the impact of the climate — weather and the impact of the climate crisis is one which impacts on peoples — climate crisis is one which impacts on peoples health and lives and economies and is starting to displace _ economies and is starting to displace people. there are billions of people. — displace people. there are billions of people, hundreds of millions of people. _ of people, hundreds of millions of people, billions of people affected in asia _ people, billions of people affected in asia by— people, billions of people affected in asia by chinese climate change and that— in asia by chinese climate change and that me soon become one of the biggest _ and that me soon become one of the biggest drivers of people's movement. looking for a safer and easier— movement. looking for a safer and easier places to live. so, it feels to me _ easier places to live. so, it feels to me that— easier places to live. so, it feels to me that is an issue i have seen under— to me that is an issue i have seen under discussed in british politics and media — under discussed in british politics and media and it feels to me that the climate crisis issue is the one that is— the climate crisis issue is the one that is going to dominate the rest of the _ that is going to dominate the rest of the century as we adjust to it. countries. — of the century as we adjust to it. countries, individually, have ambitious targets for decarbonisation which would change our lives _ decarbonisation which would change our lives but it's already changing all of— our lives but it's already changing all of our— our lives but it's already changing all of our lives and we need to see the other— all of our lives and we need to see the other side of the humanity of white _ the other side of the humanity of white people are moving around the planet _ white people are moving around the planet at _ white people are moving around the planet at the moment. also white people are moving around the planet at the moment.— planet at the moment. also people will certainly _ planet at the moment. also people will certainly agree _ planet at the moment. also people will certainly agree with _ planet at the moment. also people will certainly agree with you - planet at the moment. also people will certainly agree with you on - will certainly agree with you on that on. ., will certainly agree with you on that on. over to jennifer. i would like address _ that on. over to jennifer. i would

like address ai. _ that on. over to jennifer. i would like address ai. folks _ that on. over to jennifer. i would like address ai. folks are - that on. over to jennifer. i would like address ai. folks are taking | that on. over to jennifer. i would | like address ai. folks are taking a bit lately now because they can see he writing a paper or doing something as research, ai fits in very well and conveniently. i hope the modern nations grouped together and think tank to realise that they need to get a head of ai sup whether it's a a supercomputer that needs to be created to fact check ai, because we could have national security implications, particularly with al mimicking foreign leaders and actors and where disinformation could create a national communication crisis. that needs to be addressed up crisis. that needs to be addressed up front before the ai takes over and will try to catch up like we have done with the internet. it’s have done with the internet. it's funny that _ have done with the internet. it's funny that the two issues you both are talking about there, it feels to be at it like a strange parlor where climate change we have something a long time for people to start to talk about and everyone is talking

about. it seems like the next kind of huge issue that humanity would have to confront is aland of huge issue that humanity would have to confront is al and the problem is because it's so new and so technical, jennifer, getting a hold and a grip on things like legislation and things like that would be a huge china's challenge. it is and right now the tech industry don't even know what to do and how to do it. that is why we need a think tank asap to get together from need a think tank asap to get togetherfrom other need a think tank asap to get together from other countries, need a think tank asap to get togetherfrom other countries, all together from other countries, all the togetherfrom other countries, all the developed nations, to see how can we direct guard against this information? make sure that national security across the world is protected and guarded? as well as how do you fact check the information coming out from the current ai information coming out from the current al or ai yet to be developed? that would be incredible because people can be easily swayed and not doing their research to get the correct information or the factual information and make decisions based on the artificial intelligence content that is coming

out and that can be detrimental for our nation, and our world. sand out and that can be detrimental for our nation, and our world. and john i'm afraid we _ our nation, and our world. and john i'm afraid we will _ our nation, and our world. and john i'm afraid we will have _ our nation, and our world. and john i'm afraid we will have 30 _ our nation, and our world. and john i'm afraid we will have 30 seconds | i'm afraid we will have 30 seconds left but briefly, thoughts on al, i saw united. left but briefly, thoughts on al, i saw united-— left but briefly, thoughts on al, i saw united. , . , saw united. yes, we have existing discussions _ saw united. yes, we have existing discussions looking _ saw united. yes, we have existing discussions looking at _ saw united. yes, we have existing discussions looking at was - saw united. yes, we have existing discussions looking at was a - saw united. yes, we have existing. discussions looking at was a means for workers — discussions looking at was a means for workers. governments and businesses and workers need to always— businesses and workers need to always start thinking about this. we have institutions and laws and privacy — have institutions and laws and privacy we need to bring the laws and institutions we have to bear and i and institutions we have to bear and i agree _ and institutions we have to bear and i agree we _ and institutions we have to bear and i agree we need and institutions we have to bear and iagree we need more and institutions we have to bear and i agree we need more capacity to. i'm i agree we need more capacity to. l'm sure _ i agree we need more capacity to. i'm sure we'll be talking about that a lot more in the future will stop john mcternan and jennifer carroll reshoot really appreciate your time and thank you for being on the context. that's it for me plenty more on the website and the bbc news app do don't that where any of you

are the on all the stars were talking about over the two hours. for the moment i am louis vaughn jones and this is bbc news. goodbye. hello i'm marc edwards with your sport and were going to start at the london stadium where we're into the closing moments of the europa league semi final first leg between west ham and az alkmaar. and it looks like the hammers will be taking a slender lead into the return leg michail antonio completing the turnaround for the hosts with the goal that gives them a 2—1 lead with final minute of stoppage time west ham had gone 1—0 down before half—time but a said benrama penalty on 67 minutes and that finish looks to have given west ham the win

in the other semi final, it's delicately poised heading into the final moments. fiorentina drawing 1—1 with basel. the italian side did lead — but andy diouf�*s superb solo strike looks to have given basel something to take back to switzerland for next week's second leg. it's also the semi finals of the europa league — no british sides in action — but still a couple of enthralling ties. most notably in turin with italian giants juventus taking on four—time europa league winners sevilla. and it's sevilla with the advantage heading into the final stages of the first leg of the semi final — leading 1—0 — youssef en nesyri with the goal. and roma have the edge in their tie against bayer leverkusen as it stands. 20—year—old edoardo bove, who is rome born and bred, with the only goal for jose mourinho's side.

west him have actually won their match in the first leg of that semifinal. in the premier league — new leeds manager sam allardyce says his side must beat newcastle on saturday — and if they do, it'll give them a 40% or 50 % chance of avoiding relegation. the game will be allardyce's first at home since taking over for the final four matches of the season — the first of which he lost at manchester city, last weekend. it's tough to win some games a step, we won't stay up with 30 points, nobody would ever do it and nobody ever is. we have nine points to go for and we know if we get nine points which is the massive acts, we will stay up. if we get six, we might do. if we get five, we can get five, yes we can get five. 50, you know, what are we going to be? i have to say at this moment in time i want to still be in it when we play tottenham.

in scotland, the title race in the women's premier league is very much alive — thanks to a celtic fightback. the home side were losing 1—0 to leaders glasgow city at half time — but celtic fought back after the break — to win 3—1 — kit loferski with the hosts final goal. the win moves celtic up to second — two points behind their opponents. seven—time world snooker champion ronnie o'sullivan says he lost himself for a number of years — because of alcohol and drugs. the world number one was stripped of the irish masters title in 1998 after testing positive for cannabis, and in 2000 entered rehab to treat his addictions. in the two decades since, o'sullivan says it's been hard working on himself and says he believes that happiness is an 'inside job'. there are massive gaps where i lost six or seven years to drinking and taking cannabis and then there was maybe another four years where i was dealing stuff away from the table which i didn't deal with very well. basically, i wasn't focusing on snooker and i suppose

everybody has their problems. there are ten years where i didn't do much. did not practice much or have the headspace to win. he will get a swansong and one more chance at the ash splash. chris ashton's rugby career looked to have come to a close after his red card against harlequins last week..... but its been downgraded to a yellow which means hes available for leicesters semi final clash with sale. the tigers winger saw red for a high tackle on quins' caden murley in the last game of the regular season but was given the reprieve after a five—hour committee hearing. it was a record breaking day for the rajasthan royals in the indian premier league as they cruised to a thumping win over the kolkata knight riders. although it was a day of mixed fortunes for the royals opening batsmen. chasing 150 to win, england captain jos buttler was run out for a duck by team—mate yashasvi jaiswal — and judging by his reaction

he was far from impressed by his young team—mate. but his mood might have been improved watching the 21—year—old's batting. jaiswal struck the fastest 50 in ipl history — offjust 13 balls, one shy of the world record — and finished unbeaten on 98 as rajastan cruised to victory. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. well, it's been another day of widespread heavy showers and thunderstorms, particularly focused across england and wales, as we can see on the radar and the lightning detector picture here. now, some of the storms today have been particularly slow moving, raising the prospect of flash flooding. and we've had a number of funnel cloud spotted. this particular one, a beauty from the bedford area. now, looking at the weather picture overnight tonight, the showers fade away pretty quickly as we lose the heat of the day and we start to develop cooler northeasterly winds which will drag a lot of cloud in

from the north sea. probably thick enough for an occasional spot of drizzle and maybe a few mist patches around as well. our temperatures overnight generally around six to nine degrees celsius. and then tomorrow, complete change in the weather picture across east scotland, eastern england, where it's going to be cloudy with a bit of rain coming in across east anglia, south east england and working to the midlands and central southern england later on. across western areas of england, wales, northern ireland and scotland. mostly a fine day with some pleasant spells of sunshine. it will feel quite warm in the west with that sunshine and highs up to around 18 or 19 degrees. contrast that with the cooler conditions that we'll have in the east, where temperatures at best will get to about 13 or 14 degrees. and in saturday's forecast we have a build of pressure across the uk and that should bring us a more settled weather day. saturday, any early morning cloud and drizzle fizzles away pretty quickly and we'll see some sunshine come out. now for scotland and northern ireland, temperatures might hit 22 degrees celsius, which would make it the warmest day of the year so far. but i think wherever we feel that may sunshine, it will feel pleasantly warm.

whereas around some of the east coast temperatures about 14, 15 degrees here. for sunday, a cold front brings rain to scotland and northern ireland. so, that will dump the temperatures, 15 and 16 degrees through the afternoon here. england, wales, well, rain pushed into the north and the west as we go on through the day, might be a few showers elsewhere. the highest temperatures, east anglia in the south east where again, we could see temperatures reach the low twenties. so, that's our weather. but i want to show you what's going on in south asia, where a nasty looking cyclonic storm is heading towards the border region of myanmar and bangladesh. this is the zone that currently houses many hundreds of thousands of rohingya refugees in camps. given the weather, there is the potential for some catastrophic impacts. that's the latest.

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