and tributes pour in for the legendary radio dj steve wright, who has died suddenly at the age of 69. hello i'm lukwesa burak. voting is under way in indonesia, in one of the world's largest presidential elections. it s billed as the largest and most complex one—day election in the world, with more than 200 million eligible voters, spread across hundreds of islands. indonesia s defence minister, prabowo subianto, is the frontrunner for president, despite concerns over his human rights record when he was a special forces commander in the 1990s. his two rivals, anies baswedan and ganjar pranowo,

are former governors. let's speak to my colleague steve lai who's outside a polling station injakarta. how is it going? hello, thank ou for how is it going? hello, thank you forjoining _ how is it going? hello, thank you forjoining me. _ how is it going? hello, thank you forjoining me. i - how is it going? hello, thank you forjoining me. i am - how is it going? hello, thank you forjoining me. i am in i you forjoining me. iam in centraljakarta, it is one of 820,000 polling stations across the indonesian archipelago. it is a complex and logistically challenging election, given the sheer numbers. you mentioned over 200 million eligible voters. turnout at the last election was 80%, so it is a very engaged electorate and we are seeing that today despite thunderstorms affecting some of the polling stations this morning. we know the indonesian election commission that voting was delayed in centraljakarta due to extensive floods caused

by thunderstorms. it kept us off the streets as we were reporting this morning. the skies have cleared and i have got with me, a young student, a first—time voter and she is joining me to talk to me how she's about the selection and the indonesian election is going on. thank you forjoining me today. yourfirst going on. thank you forjoining me today. your first time voting, how do you feel? i was actually quite _ voting, how do you feel? i was actually quite nervous, - voting, how do you feel? i was actually quite nervous, but - voting, how do you feel? i was actually quite nervous, but i i actually quite nervous, but i am quite _ actually quite nervous, but i am quite excited.— actually quite nervous, but i am quite excited. this is one ofthe am quite excited. this is one of the largest _ am quite excited. this is one of the largest democracies . am quite excited. this is onej of the largest democracies in the world, indonesia is only third after india and the united states, so to take part for the first time, did you spend a lot of time thinking about the different candidates in what is important to you? this time around, the voting for the — this time around, the voting for the legislative is and everything is at the same time. but honestly, the presidency candidate, i took quite a lot of time _ candidate, i took quite a lot of time deciding on which one

should — of time deciding on which one should i— of time deciding on which one should i vote for. but i decided, eventually and it was quite — decided, eventually and it was quite hard. i decided, eventually and it was quite hard-— quite hard. i 'ust wing it. we will come _ quite hard. i 'ust wing it. we will come to — quite hard. ijust wing it. we will come to the _ quite hard. ijust wing it. we will come to the presidentialj will come to the presidential election and that will determine the trajectory of the country goes on, which is why it is so important. one of the issues most important to you as a first—time voter? i issues most important to you as a first-time voter?— a first-time voter? i think it is more _ a first-time voter? i think it is more of _ a first-time voter? i think it is more of how— a first-time voter? i think it is more of how they - a first-time voter? i think it| is more of how they address a first-time voter? i think it - is more of how they address the situation — is more of how they address the situation is _ is more of how they address the situation is nowadays in indonesia. the situation is, how— indonesia. the situation is, how they— indonesia. the situation is, how they will eventually make an equity for every part of the country— an equity for every part of the country and also how they will also, — country and also how they will also, like. _ country and also how they will also, like, decide on the foreign _ also, like, decide on the foreign policies over the next coming — foreign policies over the next coming years. i think those are one of— coming years. i think those are one of the _ coming years. i think those are one of the most important. indonesia is made up of 17,000 islands and the disparity and the equity of education as well as health care and the financial benefits that come from developments is a concern. ourjobs concerning for you, you will be entering the

workforce at some point, is that on your mind?- workforce at some point, is that on your mind? very much in 2045, there — that on your mind? very much in 2045, there will _ that on your mind? very much in 2045, there will be _ that on your mind? very much in 2045, there will be more - 2045, there will be more workforce in the future. it is very— workforce in the future. it is very important for them to provide _ very important for them to provide top grade job opportunities and openings. are ou opportunities and openings. fife: you optimistic about indonesia's future? i you optimistic about indonesia's future? ., , ,., indonesia's future? i hope so, es. i indonesia's future? i hope so, yes- i surely _ indonesia's future? i hope so, yes. i surely do _ indonesia's future? i hope so, yes. i surely do hope - indonesia's future? i hope so, yes. i surely do hope that - yes. i surely do hope that indonesia will have a great future _ indonesia will have a great future ahead, but we willjust see — future ahead, but we will 'ust see. :, ~' future ahead, but we will 'ust see. . ~ , ., future ahead, but we will 'ust see. . ~ ., ,, .,~ ., see. thank you for speaking to me. first-time _ see. thank you for speaking to me. first-time voter _ see. thank you for speaking to me. first-time voter here - see. thank you for speaking to me. first-time voter here in i me. first—time voter here in indonesia. the polls remain open for another 55 minutes, they close at one o'clock local time and that is when the county will begin. we hope to have some sample counts of preliminary indications on he will win sometime this evening, although the official county will come some days after that.

in the meantime, back to you. steve, thank you very much indeed. just to show you the latest pictures at one of the polling stations on the screen, it seems quiet at the moment. but such a huge election and as steve said, this is jakarta, not expecting to get the results straightaway. it is an enormous, logistical undertaking but we will get the latest from indonesia as and when it happens. for the first time in 150 years — the us house of representatives has impeached a member of the president's cabinet. republicans accuse the homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas of failing to enforce immigration laws, resulting in a record surge of migrants across the mexican border. it's the first time in us history that a sitting cabinet secretary has been impeached. president biden called it a blatant act of unconstitutional partisanship, and accused the republicans of

playing petty political games. the margin couldn't have been any closer comign down to a single vote. the yays are 214 and the nays are 213. the resolution is adopted. our north america correspondent peter bowes has the details. this brings into sharp focus the intense political debate that's going on in this country over border security. mr mayorkas was impeached by the slimmest of majorities by the house of representatives, which is controlled by the republicans. and the charge against him being that he simply didn't do enough to secure america's southern border, that in effect, he wasn't doing hisjob properly. this is a huge debate and a huge topic of interest for many americans. according to one poll, about 50% of people in this country believe there is indeed a crisis on the

southern border. and even more people than that believe that there should indeed be tougher restrictions on people moving into the united states. there's been very sharp political reaction to this impeachment vote from democrats and from president biden, who described it as a petty political game that the republicans are playing in the house of representatives, describing this as unconstitutional partisanship. now, as far as the process of impeachment is concerned, this vote triggers a trial in the us senate, where, of course there is a very different political makeup with the democrats in control and it requires a two thirds majority for an impeachment to be successful. in other words, for an individual to be found guilty and removed from office, and in this case, with the current political makeup,

that seems extremely unlikely. united nations officials have issued warnings against israeli ground offensive in gaza's southernmost city of rafah, saying it could lead to �*a slaughter�*. over a million palestinians are crammed into rafah and have no other place to go. a un spokesman told the bbc the united nations would not participate in any forced evacuation, and had not seen any israeli evacuation plans. a day of negotiations in cairo on a new ceasefire deal between israel and hamas has ended without a breakthrough. we can now speak tojotam confino, who is the foreign editor of thejewish news and is based in tel aviv. thank you forjoining us. let's start off first, i run that with these warnings from the united nations, what reaction

has there been from mr netanyahu and that? mr netanyahu _ netanyahu and that? ii netanyahu and that? ii netanyahu and the rest netanyahu and that? i netanyahu and the rest of the government insist that going into rafah is crucialfor israel's overall goal, which is to get the hostages back and to destroy hamas. we know there are 412 tacro battalions in rafah. that means there are several hostages in rafah. despite the warnings come israel is insisting it will continue to go through with it, but they are currently waiting for a plan to be drawn up by the military that would see the evacuation of these 1.3 million palestinians. this is complicated because the united nations says they will not participate in helping with evacuating these people, so it is a logistical nightmare that is a logistical nightmare that is waiting. but i don't think we will see israel calling off this operation. i

we will see israel calling off this operation.— we will see israel calling off this operation. i want to turn very quickly _ this operation. i want to turn very quickly to _ this operation. i want to turn very quickly to some - this operation. i want to turn very quickly to some work. this operation. i want to turn. very quickly to some work you have been involved in. and that is, as we are talking about the united nations, the unrwa accusations.— accusations. this is one of many scandals _ accusations. this is one of| many scandals surrounding unrwa, the united nations agency for palestinian refugees. what we have seen since october the 7th is his allegation that a number of them, 12 in fact, took part in them, 12 in fact, took part in the massacre on october the 7th in one way or another, leading to the dismissal of nine of them. but we have also seen, i went into one of their telegram groups, where 3000 people are somehow involved in unrwa and they were discussing the work of unrwa, but if you scroll down to october the 7th you can see plenty of them were

celebrating the massacre that took place, they were inciting the violence, they were calling for the slaughter of settlers and in generaljust cheering hamas on and that is one of many scandals and we know the european union has condemned unwra for their textbook material, which is glorifying jihad, inciting to violence and anti—semitism. i think this scandal is a scandal that continues to roll. of course, it picked the other day when israeli soldiers and journalists discovered the tunnel underneath unwra's headquarters in gaza. it doesn't know anything about this, but still it is a massive problem, of course.- this, but still it is a massive problem, of course. thank you very much _ problem, of course. thank you very much indeed, _ problem, of course. thank you very much indeed, of- problem, of course. thank you very much indeed, of the - problem, of course. thank you | very much indeed, of the jewish very much indeed, of thejewish news, thank you. in india police have fired tear gas at hundreds of farmers and supporters on a protest march to the capital delhi to demand betterprices for their produce.

the latest round of farmer protests comes just months before the next general election. farm union leaders are seeking guarantees, backed by law, of more state support or a minimum purchase price for crops. let's speak to our correspondent nitin srivastava who's in delhi for us. just take us through the latest with these protests? the latest is i have been _ with these protests? the latest is i have been speaking - with these protests? the latest is i have been speaking to - is i have been speaking to farmers who spent last night on tractor trolleys to come from punjab near the borders of delhi and they say that last night was very peaceful, but i just spoke to a few of them, they were having breakfast. there are 100 of them and they expect thousands of them to join them today. they will come to the borders of delhi between today and tomorrow. that is a big worry for the

administration, for the local authorities because they really don't want the farmers to get inside delhi and see a repeat of the situation that happened in 2021, when it lasted for more than a year, resulting in dozens of deaths.— more than a year, resulting in dozens of deaths. what can you tell us about _ dozens of deaths. what can you tell us about the _ dozens of deaths. what can you tell us about the security - dozens of deaths. what can you tell us about the security and i tell us about the security and police handling of these protests? have there been any problems with how it has been done? , , �* , problems with how it has been done? , , �*,,. , problems with how it has been done? , , , ., done? yes, delhi's borders have been fortified _ done? yes, delhi's borders have been fortified and _ done? yes, delhi's borders have been fortified and there - done? yes, delhi's borders have been fortified and there is - been fortified and there is heavy personnel security along. there are barricades and barbed wire fences which have come up in the last few days. yesterday's clashes were a bit ugly, where in some cases the police also used drones to drop tear gas shells on the protesters. there were clashes and water canons were used yesterday. some estimates suggested around 70 to 80

farmers were injured and yesterday's clashes. but the administration is apprehensive that the intensity of the farmers to try and enter the city of delhi, to mark their protest, to get into a protesting site might intensify between today and tomorrow, so there is more chaos on the borders are more security on the borders.— borders are more security on the borders. very quickly, how important _ the borders. very quickly, how important is — the borders. very quickly, how important is the _ the borders. very quickly, how important is the agricultural i important is the agricultural vote for narendra modi? it is indeed very _ vote for narendra modi? it 3 indeed very important, indeed, as we know it is a growing economy still at the protests are notjust being supported by farmers in the northern states of punjab, but there is a decent amount of support for these farmers over the issues of minimum support price for their annual crops from the southern states and the eastern states. this could be a big headache as india heads into the elections in the next few months on the ruling party, of

course, is very upbeat about the chances in the upcoming elections. the chances in the upcoming elections-— the chances in the upcoming elections. :, ,, , ., , . elections. thank you very much indeed, thank _ elections. thank you very much indeed, thank you. _ around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. labour is facing renewed questions over how it handles party discipline. a second parliamentary candidate was suspended from the party last night, over comments he made about israel. some members of the party say it appears people on the left of the party are treated more harshly than those on the right. the prison service says it's taking action, after a report said conditions at bedford jail were some of the worst that had been seen by inspectors. the chief inspector of prisons, charlie taylor, said there were rats, cockroaches, and mould in the cells, and the underground segregation unit was a disgrace. a survey by the british retail consortium suggests that violence and abuse against shop staff soared last year. the brc says the number of incidents rose from almost

870 incidents a day the previous year, to 1,300 a day. it also says the cost of theft doubled to £1.8 billion. you're live with bbc news. with big elections arond the world in the next 12 months, there's plenty of concern about the way artificial intelligence and deepfakes could be abused and used to spread mistruths. in fact it has already happened. last year an ai generated, fake, audio clip of the london mayor sadiq khan was shared hundreds of thousands of times online. the clip was so convincing that it enflammed protests in the real—world. our disinformation and social media correspondent marianna spring reports. last november, sadiq khan was the target of a deepfake audio recording. i control the met police. they will do, as the

mayor of london tells them and obey orders. it was deliberately made to give the impression that i'd said what i hadn't said, but it looked and sounded so authentic. you know, we did get concerned very quickly about what impression it may create. the timing explains why the clip went viral, whether or not a pro—palestinian march should take place on saturday, the 11th of november, armistice day, was a source of political tension. the march went ahead, but there were concerns the faked clip fanned tensions at a counter—protest. we almost had serious disorder at that weekend. as it was, were elements of the far right there, police officers were injured, arrests were made. butjust imagine in a different scenario where there's more toxicity or, for example, in a close election, close referenda, times where there's disharmony in a community, the impact a deepfake audio, an ai generated audio video

could have. i hunted down the suspected creator of this deepfake, an account named hjb news, the man behind the profile, henry called me on the phone. he refused a recorded interview, but he did allow his words to be voiced up by an actor based on my notes. all of the evidence i've found on social media suggests you were the first person who posted it, and if you weren't the first, then at least you were one of the very first. no comment. i'm trying to report just real news. well, except for the fake clip of sadiq khan. well, yeah, but it's not all fake clips. it's not all fake clips. we post news that could be real with a sense of humour. other social media users who played a part in making the clip go viral did show remorse, though. foolishly, and to my. detriment, you know, and and shame i put it out. what was the reaction when you first shared it? well, within an hour, - 200,000 people had seen it.

the metropolitan police, who initially said they were investigating the case, dropped it, stating that the faked audio does not constitute a criminal offense. a clip like this one has both a personal impact and wider repercussions. you've got friends and family who see this stuff and it's deeply upsetting to you. i've got two, two daughters, i've got a wife. it's far too easy now for people to use technology to cause problems. and i criticise my profession for not evolving fast enough to address some of the challenges that this brings. the current laws we have around copyright, ip, the criminal law aren't fit for purpose. and that will be the worry of some politicians as elections unfold across the world this year. how ai technology can be easily manipulated to spread something you never even said. marianna spring, bbc news.

tributes have been paid to one of britain's best—loved broadcasters, the bbc dj steve wright, who's died at the age of 69. he delighted listeners of radio 2 and before that, radio i, for more than 40 years. his final programme — a special valentine's day edition of his love songs programme, was broadcast on sunday. david sillito looks back at his life. steve wright! # steve wright in the afternoon. all right, now, just after 2.00. now today, have we got a lot of stuff for you! steve wright in the afternoon, a programme that spanned more than 40 years of radio history. standby studios, action! it was only over a year ago that it came to an end, but this afternoon, radio 2 was the bearer of some sad news. it's really hard to know i what to say about the news of steve wright's passing, except we are all - absolutely devastated. it is a shock. it was only days ago, listeners heard this sign off from his sunday love songs. and i'm back for more love songs next sunday.

are you a milkman? oh, great! and for those who've worked with him over his years at radios 1 and 2, he was more thanjust another dj. from my personal experience, he was a very warm, genuine man who was concerned about the people he worked with. but an extraordinarily creative presenter. i mean, he was a real one—off. there was no—one else who sounded like steve wright. a lot of us tried to be as good as steve wright but no—one, no—one was that good. # steve wright... that style, the posse, mr angry, voice—over man, it was zany, funny and at its peak, it had 7 million listeners a day. and the bride is 107. all: yes, yes, yes! i think it wasjust because it was something different. it was slightly subversive. there was a little bit of satire in there and it wasn't like, "there you go, that's the great sound of..." behind the fun and laughter was a radio perfectionist. he was, for so many,

just a part of daily life. he wasn't necessarily. the character you head on the radio — full of lifel and effervescent and this frantic, frenetic delivery. he was a quieter person. i would say almost i an introvert, quite shy. and that meant that when you | felt you were friends with him, it was very, very real. this cacophony of sound that was his show was . so, so full of life. i think that's why we're all finding it so hard, . because we can't believe that that life has gone. _ hello, good evening and welcome to top of the pops. he did present top of the pops and a few tv shows but his real home, and where he shone, was behind the microphone. steve wright — professional, slick, funny, a master of the art of radio. steve wright, who has died at the age of 69. it's almost five years

since the spire on notre dame cathedral in paris, collapsed during a devastating fire. since then the cathedral has been obscured from view — covered in scaffolding as restoration work was undertaken. now, a section of the spire is finally visible once again, as hugh scofield reports from paris. it's like the beginning of the end. for the first time in five years the scaffolding on notre—dame is not going up but coming down, revealing, for now, just the very pinnacle of the new spire, surmounted by a cross and a statuette of a golden cockjust like the one that disappeared in the blaze. translation: so, it's five years since i saw the fire. i it was a terrible thing for france. when i open the window in the morning now, i can see the spire — it's beautiful, and much better than before. the spire is made of oak beams, and for the craftsmen and women the last task before the scaffolding comes down is cladding the wood in lead, the soft metal malleable enough to show the beauty of what lies beneath.

after this phase, it's the rest of the roof that will need to be covered, with new safety mechanisms to cut the risk of another fire. when they said after the fire that they would have the cathedral restored and operational again within five years, there was a great deal of scepticism. well, it's now 2024, and fair�*s fair, everything does seem on course for the planned opening in december. they're very aware here that the eyes notjust of france but of the world are on the cathedral — its resurrection a much—needed sign of hope. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. just an update on the story we have been watching very closely. we understand within the past few minutes the planned launch for what was hoped to be the first successful nasa mission to touch down on the moon for more than 50 years has been postponed. we understand it is now set to launch on thursday. the privately owned land is to

carry instruments study precision landing space weather and other phenomena. the mission is part of nasa's commercial payload programme to explore the lunar surface whilst the us space agency itself focuses on returning astronauts to the moon. thursday then, it is a date. i will be back shortly with the business. hello. it's wet, it's mild. if anything, it's going to get even milder across some parts of the country. but this story is not true for scotland — it's been quite the opposite. at the moment we've got clear skies. it's very cold in the highlands. and early on wednesday morning, temperatures in some spots could be as low as —8 degrees celsius — but not in northern ireland, england and wales. the air current is coming in from the southwest. weather fronts are crossing us here. a lot of cloud and

outbreaks of rain. so the clear skies will be across scotland through the early hours, and this is where we've got also light winds. we recently had some snow showers, as well, in the last 24 hours. so hence the temperatures are pretty low, close to the ground. but just to the south of that, we have the weather fronts, that thick cloud, layers of cloud, outbreaks of rain. 10 degrees in the south, around about 6 by the time we get to belfast, and a couple of degrees above freezing in the morning in glasgow and edinburgh. so here's the forecast for wednesday. now, these weather fronts or rain—bearing clouds will be shifting northwards through the course of the day. again, some wintriness across the highlands. i think to sum up wednesday, rain possible almost at any time, almost anywhere across the country. but also one or two glimmers of sunshine. temperatures should reach 14 or 15 degrees celsius, i think, across parts of england. and then on thursday, a more substantial area of rainfall crosses scotland. this is actually a cold front, so the air behind it is slightly cooler. ahead of it, here around east anglia, lincolnshire,

the south east, where the sky's clear with a bit of sunshine, it is possible that temperatures may reach 16 or 17 degrees celsius. not unheard of this time of the year. in fact, it's happening more and more often. so, why so mild? well, if we track this airstream, you can see the air�*s coming in all the way from portugal and spain, in fact, the canaries. and you can even trace it back all the way into the subtropical atlantic — a really mild air mass streaming our way over the next few days. but i mentioned something about a cold front. here it is, as it moves over the uk during the course of friday and then introducing something a little less mild. it's not going to get cold, it'sjust not going to be as mild. let's have a look at the outlook, then, over the next few days. so, the peak of this mild spell will be around thursday. but after that, it looks as though those temperatures will ease a little bit. staying on the mild side, and overall, the weather very changeable with rain at times.

live from london, this is bbc news. millions of indonesian voters head to the polls under a backdrop of major concerns over youth unemployment. we'll be live injakarta. the price of our shopping basket is still rising, but how fast? we'll look ahead to the latest uk inflation figures. a severe drought triggers a state of emergency in spain's catalonia region. we'll hearing how it's

affecting the local economy. and we'll be live at europe's highest ski resort to explore the impact of climate change on winter sports. welcome to our look at the top business stories on bbc news. in indonesia more than 200 million voters are headed to the polls, in what some consider to be the world's largest single—day election. the candidates have set ambitions growth targets of up to 8% annually in the world's 16th largest economy. but there are several roadblocks. at home — there are major concerns over youth unemployment. and beyond its borders, geopolitics and global economic uncertainty may get in the way of indonesia's lofty goals.