$350 million. trump to pay more than $350 million. mr trump says he will appeal. in the past few minutes, supporters of alexei navalny have confirmed his death in prison. a spokesperson said an official note had been given to his mother. the spokesperson demanded that mr navalny�*s body be handed over to the family immediately. as vigils continue, more than 100 people are reported to have been detained in cities across russia. shrines in honour of mr navalny have appeared across russia, in defiance of the authorities. alexei navalny was 47 years old and was president vladimir putin's most prominent and outspoken opponent. in the us, presidentjoe biden said that mr putin was responsible for mr navalny�*s death and that it was yet more proof of his brutality.

the bbc�*s sarah rainsford has this report for us. alexei navalny was a man who dared to speak out in a country where dissent is dangerous. as news of the opposition activist�*s death spread, russians gathered to remember him. no mass protest or public fury, just silent tribute at monuments to victims of public repression. there were a handful of arrests. shouts of "shame" as this man was dragged off by police. but mostly people seemed stunned. i was seeing the news on my phone. my first reaction was, like, "it'sjustajoke." but the news came more and more and more. and i was crying for one hour. i was with my friends and i was broken. i really thought that

it couldn't happen. like, never. for alexei navalny�*s wife, this news had long been her worst fear. translation: if it's true, i want vladimir putin, - his entourage, his friends and government to know that they will be held responsible. navalny knew his politics put him in the firing line. his campaign against corruption could really big crowds. he denounced vladimir putin and his team as "crooks and thieves". arresting him became almost routine. then three years ago, navalny fell desperately ill on a plane. tests in germany revealed he had been poisoned with novichok, a nerve agent. when he recovered, he returned to russia and was sent to prison.

the criminal charges started to pile up to keep him there. navalny had been in courtjust a day before his death was announced, appearing via video link from prison. his persistent cheer was, in itself, an act of resistance. there was no obvious sign of any sickness, but the prison service say he was out walking the next day when he collapsed and died suddenly. for vladimir putin, it was just another day. he spent it meeting factory workers with lots of smiles and no mention of navalny. but beyond russia borders, there was condemnation. make no mistake — putin is responsible for navalny�*s death. putin is responsible. what has happened to navalny is yet more proof of putin's brutality. no—one should be fooled, not in russia, not at home, not anywhere in the world. journalists used to ask navalny constantly whether was afraid

for his life and he'd brush the question off. then, two years ago, he was asked for his message to supporters if he were killed. for the situation when i am killed, it is very simple — not give up. without navalny, though, the future for all russians who hoped for change has never looked bleaker. mariana katzarova is the un special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the russian federation. she told me the charges against mr navalny were "nonsense" and that she'd been calling for him to be released. i am an independent expert but it is a system of the united nations and it is the government, members of the un, that actually vote for any mandate, including mine.

so i am the first ever special rapporteur of the united nations of human rights in russia. it is an important step forward for the united nations and this is the first mandate to monitor the human rights situation and this is a huge step for the un. in terms of navalny, i have made repeated statements, calling on the russian government. i took office on may the 1st last year, and all this time we've called for the immediate release of alexei navalny, to give him medical care, to release his lawyers who were detained in october last year. you know, to immediately release him and not to charge him with this nonsense, the charges of extremism, together with his defence lawyers. and i think that was important calls, but, of course, they fell to deaf ears with the russian authorities. we should definitely remember

it's notjust navalny. navalny is really the iconic figure of the russian descent, and the most i would say brave political leader who dared speak years ago, and all this time, against the policies of the russian authorities, against the corruption of the ones in power. and for this, he paid with imprisonment of 19 years that he was sentence. two years ago, the documentary film "navalny" was released — it went on to win an oscar. in it, alexei navalny was asked the question — if he were to be killed, what message would he want to leave? my message for the situation when i am killed is very simple — not give up. do me a favour, answer

this one in russian. in russian: if viewers in the uk want to see more about alexei navalny and his extraordinary life, they can watch that storyville

documentary on the bbc�*s iplayer. world leaders and diplomats are in munich for high—level debates on the world's most pressing security challenges. among those attending today's session are the european commission president ursula von der leyen and china's foreign minister wang yi. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky addressed the conference earlier and called on europe to respond to the russian president putin. he now openlyjustifies hitler, absolving him of responsibility for world war ii. and he has made the genocide of our people just an ordinary part of his policy. putin kills whoever he wants, be it an opposition leader or anyone else who seems the target exactly to him. after the murder of alexei navalny,

its absurd to perceive putin as a supposedly legitimate head of the russian state. on day two of the conference, the death of putin critic alexei navalny and the war in ukraine are some of the main topics, as well as the situation in gaza — in particular, israel's ground operation at the rafah crossing. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, is in munich for us. what's the latest from the conference?— what's the latest from the conference? ., �* , ., conference? you've been mentioning ukraine which — conference? you've been mentioning ukraine which is _ conference? you've been mentioning ukraine which is very _ conference? you've been mentioning ukraine which is very much _ ukraine which is very much dominating the agenda here, particularly after the killing of the russian opposition figure alexei navalny, but equally, the war in gaza and efforts to try to bring it to an end are high on the agenda. many key players who have been involved in those talks in cairo and paris to try to bring about a

hostage and prisoner exchange and a temporary ceasefire which could lead to a permanent truce are here, including the egyptian foreign minister. a lot of attention is on egypt now amidst reports confirmed by satellite images that egypt on its side of the border across the rafah crossing in gaza is building a walled enclosure as israel speaks of plans to conduct a ground operation very close to egypt's border. so what is egypt planning now? everyone wants to know what egypt is building. seven metre high walls, eight square miles, what is it, a buffer zone? fix, eight square miles, what is it, a buffer zone?— eight square miles, what is it, a buffer zone? �* , buffer zone? a new camp? there is nothin: buffer zone? a new camp? there is nothing new— buffer zone? a new camp? there is nothing new about _ buffer zone? a new camp? there is nothing new about it, _ buffer zone? a new camp? there is nothing new about it, not _ buffer zone? a new camp? there is nothing new about it, not at - buffer zone? a new camp? there is nothing new about it, not at all. - nothing new about it, not at all. these _ nothing new about it, not at all. these are — nothing new about it, not at all. these are fortifications on our border, — these are fortifications on our border, separation between egyptian and gaza _ border, separation between egyptian and gaza territory that have been in place _ and gaza territory that have been in place for _ and gaza territory that have been in place for some years, they have been forced _ place for some years, they have been forced to— place for some years, they have been forced to fight over the last three

years— forced to fight over the last three years in_ forced to fight over the last three years in our efforts to eliminate the tunnel— years in our efforts to eliminate the tunnel system is that the terrorist _ the tunnel system is that the terrorist organisations operate with on our— terrorist organisations operate with on our territory and we continue to maintain _ on our territory and we continue to maintain those border facilities, also maintain those border facilities, atso to— maintain those border facilities, also to keep the flow of humanitarian traffic. there are miles— humanitarian traffic. there are mites and _ humanitarian traffic. there are miles and multitudes of tracks that are awaiting the border —— at the border— are awaiting the border —— at the border and — are awaiting the border —— at the border and need facilitation, a road system _ border and need facilitation, a road system that can support the activity _ system that can support the activity. so on our part of the border, — activity. so on our part of the border, there is no activity other than _ border, there is no activity other than the — border, there is no activity other than the normal maintenance of our facilities _ than the normal maintenance of our facilities. but than the normal maintenance of our facilities. �* , ., ., ., ., facilities. but these are not normal times. is facilities. but these are not normal times- is it — facilities. but these are not normal times. is it your _ facilities. but these are not normal times. is it your fear _ facilities. but these are not normal times. is it your fear that - facilities. but these are not normal times. is it your fear that israel - times. is it your fear that israel will push palestinians across the border into egypt or that palestinians will push themselves when israel launches that ground operation as is widely expected? we've been clear that we totally refuse _ we've been clear that we totally refuse displacement, internal or

external. — refuse displacement, internal or external, is a clear violation of humanitarian law and we do not accept — humanitarian law and we do not accept the — humanitarian law and we do not accept the removal of palestinians from their— accept the removal of palestinians from their territory as a matter of liquidating — from their territory as a matter of liquidating the palestinian cause, that maintains to be our position in relation _ that maintains to be our position in relation to— that maintains to be our position in relation to gaza or the west bank, but we _ relation to gaza or the west bank, but we also — relation to gaza or the west bank, but we also recognise and appreciate the international community, the united _ the international community, the united states and our friends in western— united states and our friends in western europe who say that they refuse _ western europe who say that they refuse this displacement. it is the actions _ refuse this displacement. it is the actions that must also be supportive of maintaining the palestinians on their territory and providing them with the — their territory and providing them with the assistance that is necessary. ceasefire assistance and no displacement are the elements that must— no displacement are the elements that must be observed. huge pressures. — that must be observed. huge pressures, more _ that must be observed. huge pressures, more than - that must be observed. huge pressures, more than half. that must be observed. huge | pressures, more than half the population of gaza is now squeezed into rafah on your border. there have been riots in recent days. how strong is the possibility that people will push themselves across

the border? ~ . �* , people will push themselves across the border?— people will push themselves across the border? ~ . �*, ., ., , the border? what's more important is what action should _ the border? what's more important is what action should be _ the border? what's more important is what action should be taken _ the border? what's more important is what action should be taken to - the border? what's more important is what action should be taken to avoid i what action should be taken to avoid these _ what action should be taken to avoid these circumstances. but what action should be taken to avoid these circumstances.— these circumstances. but is it your fear that peeple — these circumstances. but is it your fear that people will _ these circumstances. but is it your fear that people will break - these circumstances. but is it your fear that people will break down . these circumstances. but is it your i fear that people will break down the barriers? . �* , , , barriers? that's why it is imperative _ barriers? that's why it is imperative there - barriers? that's why it is imperative there is - barriers? that's why it is imperative there is no i barriers? that's why it is - imperative there is no military activity— imperative there is no military activity targeting rafah, and the assistance and shelter that is provided _ assistance and shelter that is provided to those civilians in rafah is extended on that territory. the palestinians don't want to leave their— palestinians don't want to leave their territory and should not be pushed — their territory and should not be pushed out. they will only be pushed out by— pushed out. they will only be pushed out by actions that induce displacement and hoovered perpetrate such activity should be held accountable for those actions. but it has been _ accountable for those actions. emit it has been made clear by benjamin netanyahu that there will be a ground operation in rafah. timer;r netanyahu that there will be a ground operation in rafah. they will have to live — ground operation in rafah. they will have to live with _ ground operation in rafah. they will have to live with the _ have to live with the consequences, but its— have to live with the consequences, but it's a _ have to live with the consequences, but it's a catastrophic humanitarian situation, _ but it's a catastrophic humanitarian situation, this might be the only

situation — situation, this might be the only situation the 21st century where there _ situation the 21st century where there has— situation the 21st century where there has been a reluctance to call for a _ there has been a reluctance to call for a cessation of hostilities. i believe — for a cessation of hostilities. i believe that we have to adhere to principles — believe that we have to adhere to principles and rules of international humanitarian law and actions _ international humanitarian law and actions that are contributing that should _ actions that are contributing that should he — actions that are contributing that should be found for what they are. -- actions — should be found for what they are. —— actions that are contravening that— —— actions that are contravening that should _ —— actions that are contravening that should be seen for what they are. �* ., y ., that should be seen for what they are. �* ., ,, . , that should be seen for what they are. �* ., i. ., , ., are. but do you agree there is a risk that thousands _ are. but do you agree there is a risk that thousands could - are. but do you agree there is a risk that thousands could cross | are. but do you agree there is a - risk that thousands could cross your border? we are told this new accommodation can accommodate thousands of people. we accommodation can accommodate thousands of people.— accommodation can accommodate thousands of people. we have made efforts to provide _ thousands of people. we have made efforts to provide shelter _ thousands of people. we have made efforts to provide shelter for - efforts to provide shelter for palestinians on their territory. there — palestinians on their territory. there is— palestinians on their territory. there is speculation that exists and that's— there is speculation that exists and that's why— there is speculation that exists and that's why we emphasise the need for israel— that's why we emphasise the need for israel not _ that's why we emphasise the need for israel not to _ that's why we emphasise the need for israel not to take military action, not only— israel not to take military action, not only us— israel not to take military action, not only us but that has also been declared _ not only us but that has also been declared by the united states, by our friends in western europe, that they all— our friends in western europe, that they all see — our friends in western europe, that they all see the dangers associated.

the un _ they all see the dangers associated. the un secretary—general has been clear in_ the un secretary—general has been clear in morning there would be a catastrophe if there was extensive military— catastrophe if there was extensive military action against rafah in the case of— military action against rafah in the case of the — military action against rafah in the case of the 1.3 million civilians that— case of the 1.3 million civilians that have _ case of the 1.3 million civilians that have been crammed into such a limited _ that have been crammed into such a limited area. that have been crammed into such a limited area-— limited area. could put your peace trea at limited area. could put your peace treaty at risk? _ limited area. could put your peace treaty at risk? are _ limited area. could put your peace treaty at risk? are a _ limited area. could put your peace treaty at risk? are a peace - limited area. could put your peace treaty at risk? are a peace treaty. treaty at risk? are a peace treaty has continued _ treaty at risk? are a peace treaty has continued for— treaty at risk? are a peace treaty has continued for four _ treaty at risk? are a peace treaty has continued for four decades i treaty at risk? are a peace treaty i has continued for four decades and continues— has continued for four decades and continues to be beneficial to both sides— continues to be beneficial to both sides -- — continues to be beneficial to both sides -- our— continues to be beneficial to both sides —— our peace treaty. it allows us to— sides —— our peace treaty. it allows us to maintain conflicts as we have done _ us to maintain conflicts as we have done in _ us to maintain conflicts as we have done in previous conflicts between hamas— done in previous conflicts between hamas and israel. it is up to both egypt _ hamas and israel. it is up to both egypt and — hamas and israel. it is up to both egypt and israel to implement the peace _ egypt and israel to implement the peace treaty in all of its articles. there _ peace treaty in all of its articles. there have — peace treaty in all of its articles. there have been discussions here about trying to close the gaps between hamas and israel. how much hope do you have they can conclude a dealfor a temporary hope do you have they can conclude a deal for a temporary truce which could lead to a permanent ceasefire and an exchange of hostages and

prisoners? haste and an exchange of hostages and risoners? ~ ., ., , prisoners? we are doing everything ossible in prisoners? we are doing everything possible in coordination _ prisoners? we are doing everything possible in coordination with - prisoners? we are doing everything possible in coordination with our i possible in coordination with our friends _ possible in coordination with our friends for— possible in coordination with our friends for the purpose of alleviating the suffering of the palestinian civilians but also in trying — palestinian civilians but also in trying to— palestinian civilians but also in trying to resolve this conflict and reach _ trying to resolve this conflict and reach a _ trying to resolve this conflict and reach a release of hostages and a pause _ reach a release of hostages and a pause in — reach a release of hostages and a pause in military activity, leading to a full— pause in military activity, leading to a full cessation of hostilities, a permanent cessation of hostilities. we are engaging and will continue to do so. these are sensitive — will continue to do so. these are sensitive discussions sol will continue to do so. these are sensitive discussions so i will not enter— sensitive discussions so i will not enter into — sensitive discussions so i will not enter into any definitive comments on where _ enter into any definitive comments on where they are. we will continue to evert— on where they are. we will continue to exert every effort that they are successful. to exert every effort that they are successful-— to exert every effort that they are successful. ., ,, , ., ., ., , successful. thank you for “oining us at what is a — successful. thank you for “oining us at what is a very h successful. thank you for “oining us at what is a very critical _ successful. thank you forjoining us at what is a very critical time - successful. thank you forjoining us at what is a very critical time in - at what is a very critical time in the war on the ground in gaza and in the war on the ground in gaza and in the negotiations which hope to bring it to an end.

lyse will be back throughout the day with updates from the conference. ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the eastern town of avdi—evka, because of a shortage of weapons and ammunition. the area — which is on the front line of russian advancements — has been devastated by months of fighting and is now almost completely destroyed. the country's new military commander said he'd acted to preserve the lives of his soldiers. the withdrawal is being seen as the biggest change on the front line since the fall of the nearby town of bakhmut last may. donald trump has been fined more than £350 million and barred from doing business in new york for three years. thejudge in his civilfraud trial found that mr trump had unlawfully inflated the value of his wealth to secure more favourable loans and insurance terms. mr trump's lawyer called the ruling "a politically motivated witchhunt", and said he would appeal. will vernon reports from washington skyscrapers in new york. a beachfront estate in florida.

donald trump's property portfolio looks impressive, but how much is it all really worth? ajudge has ruled not as much as mr trump said it was. he must now pay a huge sum and will be banned from doing business in new york for three years. the former president reacted to the ruling with fury, and said he would appeal. it all comes down to biden — it's a witch—hunt against his political opponent, the likes of which our country has never seen before. you see it in third world countries, banana republics, but you don't see it here. mr trump has called the prosecutor in the case "corrupt" and "racist". we are holding him accountable for lying, cheating, and a lack of contrition, and for flouting the rules that all of us must play by. because there cannot be different rules for different people in this country —

and former presidents are no exception. this case cuts right to the very heart of donald trump's identity as the billionaire businessman and successful deal—maker. it was his property empire that he used to launch his entire political career. for donald trump, this was personal. donald trump's wallet was already feeling lighter after last month when he was ordered to pay more than £60 million to writer e jean carroll for defaming her. and he still faces dozens of charges in four other cases, including for alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election results. we'll see you on the trail! thank you much, everybody. mr trump is hoping his legal troubles don't harm his chances at the ballot box. so far, they only seem to have made him stronger. will vernon, bbc news, washington. here in the uk, the prime minister,

rishi sunak, has urged what he calls the "conservative family" to come together. it's following the tory party's defeats in thursday's by—elections. labour won two seats, overturning conservative large majorities. 0ur political correspondent charlotte writght explained what message the prime minister was trying to send to his party. well, i think he's trying to say, "stick with me." it was a bruising day yesterday for the conservatives. two big losses in those by—elections in wellingborough and kingswood. labour won both taking the seats off the tories. and many conservative mps are feeling despondent at the very least about it, about their experience and about their chances at the next election, which we know is due later this year. so rishi sunak took to the telegraph, which is a newspaper that is read by a lot of conservative party members, activists, and crucially, mps to say, "stick with me, stick with my plan." and he's calling for

the "conservative family", as he calls it, to come together and back his plan. it's clearly a message directly to conservative party members, but also his own mps in a week when, you know, they've been having a pretty tricky time. it seems like a bit of a kind of rallying cry to say, "support me, don't think about anything else. you know, stick with me and my plan." and charlotte, this comes off the back of the by—election defeats to labour and reform uk came third in both votes. yes, so labour won both by—elections, but reform uk are a party that the conservatives are worried about. they're the former brexit party, their honorary president is nigel farage and they came third in both of these by—elections. and it's the first example really that we've seen of this party taking support from the conservatives, something that many conservatives had been worried about. well, at this electoral test, these two electoral tests, the party of reform uk

did just that. we heard a little earlier from the deputy leader of reform uk. this is what he's had to say. kingswood is a particularly telling by—election because it was a seat in which we didn't expect to do well. it's quite a sort of liberal democratty area and we were expecting rupert lowe who stood not to do as well as he did, but to get 10% from a standing start in kingswood really tells you the small—c conservative vote in this country is extremely disillusioned with the conservative party. and, of course, in wellingborough, i did slightly better than rupert and i got 13% of the vote. the entire swing of the conservative voter basically was to reform uk to the extent that they came out, they came out for reform uk. well, you heard there, reform uk, the deputy leader, feeling very pleased about their performance in those two by—elections. it has prompted some conservative mps to to speak out, in particular mps who call

themselves the new conservatives, one grouping within the party, to say that the prime minister needs to go further on things like tackling immigration and bringing down taxes. crucially, though, there doesn't seem to be a threat, an imminent threat to his leadership at the moment. we have talked about that in previous weeks and months, but it seems that the judgement from conservative mps at the moment is that to have a leadership election right now wouldn't work this close to a general election. and in fact, lord howard, michael howard, the former leader of the conservative party, has also written in the telegraph saying a leadership election, now would be madness. so for rishi sunak, it doesn't seem like there's a threat to his authorityjust at the moment. but clearly the party is feeling very despondent about those by—election results and he's got a lot to do to bring them back around the table. a senior inspector has warned that "deteriorating mental health" and "boredom" among asylum seekers housed at a former military base in essex, could lead

to violent disorder. in a letter to the government, the independent chief inspector of borders, david neal, says ministers are not acting with sufficient speed to keep people in the town of wethersfield safe. the home office says it takes the safety and welfare of asylum seekers extremely seriously and disputes the findings. the japanese space agency has launched its new flagship h3 rocket on a two—hour test flight, after years of delays and two aborted attempts. the h3 had a successful liftoff from kagoshima on saturday and the space agency says the rocket has already released one micro—satellite. the agency hopes the h3�*s lower costs and greater payload capacity than its predecessor will help it win launch orders from global clients. stay with us here on bbc news.

hello. after a dry and mild start to the day, the afternoon for most of us isn't looking too bad, but clouds will be thickening through the afternoon and out towards the west, it will already be raining by early afternoon, i think, and if you look at the satellite picture, you can see a weather front sweeping towards the uk and that clearer weather just ahead of it, so i think some brightness along the east coast, maybe around the midlands, the south—east, too. this is around four o'clock in the afternoon. but out in the west you can

see it's wet. on top of that, it's going to be quite windy, as well. where you see the green splodges, that is where the rain is heavier, for example, around the lake district, south—western scotland, through northern ireland and into the western isles, but notice that around the north—east of scotland, actually, it's still relatively bright on saturday. those temperatures in the north about 10, but in the south, it's closer to around 1a or 15 degrees. now, all of us are in for some rain tonight. it will be quite heavy, particularly heavy in the south of the country through the early hours of sunday morning, and it's going to be a mild night. in scotland, in aberdeen, around 7 degrees, 10 expected in liverpool, that's the morning temperature on sunday, and 12 in the south. now, we are a little uncertain as to how soon this rain is going to clear from east anglia and the south—east, so, yes, a wet start for many of us, for sure, but that weather front could drag its heels around this corner of the country. i think that by the time we get to around early afternoon, we should be all in mostly sunny weather,

and certainly the further north and west you are. temperatures 12 in glasgow, 13 in birmingham, in plymouth it will also be about 13 — add a degree on top of that, i think, in the south—east. now, monday, a weak weather front will sweep across the country, and then this high pressure will build. here is that weak weather front in the morning. that will produce some rain, some showers for a time, then i think the skies will clear a little bit later on in the day. temperatures about what we have been used to, maybe a shade lower, say 9 in stornoway, about 10 in liverpool and 13 or so in london. and if you're planning the week, it is looking unsettled. it's going to be often wet, windy at times. temperatures still into double figures and then at the end of the week ahead, it could turn a little bit colder. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: as demonstrations and vigils continue around the world, alexei navalny�*s spokeswoman confirms his death. human rights activists say police have detained more than a hundred people attending memorials in russia. in a landmark fraud case, a new yorkjudge orders donald trump to pay more than £350 million and bans him from doing business in the state for three years. mr trump calls the ruling a �*total sham' and says he will appeal. after months of fierce fighting, the ukrainian army says it has

withdrawn from the key eastern town of avdiivka to avoid being surrounded by russian forces. a cry for conservative unity from rishi sunak after his party's two big by—election defeats this week. the japanese space agency says its new h3 rocket has successfully ta ken off. it hopes to gain a foothold in the commercial satellite launching business. now on bbc news, russian prison authorities have announced the death of one of the country's most significant opposition leaders alexei navlany. leaders alexei navalny. now on bbc news stephen sackur who spoke to him in 2017 for hardtalk as he prepared to stand against putin in upcoming elections. welcome to a special edition of hardtalk from moscow. i'm stephen sackur. for 17 years, one man has dominated the politics of the russian capital, vladimir putin. externally, he's projected russian power from ukraine to syria