chances are both teams. already plenty riding on this one, but even more eyes are on palace, after roy hodgson stood down as manager earlier — that former eintracht frankfurt boss oliver glasner has been appointed as his replacement. he will be in charge for saturdays game against burnley. hodgson who's 76, was taken ill during training on thursday last week, amid reports he was going to be sacked. the club say that he is now out of hospital and doing well, but in the same statement announced that his second managerial spell at the club had come to an end. manchester united have made an official approach to newcastle united for their sporting director dan ashworth. earlier on monday, newcastle confirmed that ashworth had been placed on gardening leave after requesting his release. the newcastle chief, regarded as one of the best sporting directors in the game, is at the top of sirjim

ratcliffe�*s list to front up his new football operation at old trafford. girona are bidding to get their la liga title challenge back on track against champions league—chasing athletic bilbao. the catalan outfit suffered a 4—0 loss at leaders real madrid last time out, with the result leaving them second in the table. six points behind carlo ancelotti's side while athletic sit fifth, five points behind fourth—placed atletico madrid with a game in hand. and they are a goal up at the moment. harry kane says there can be no hiding from a tough week with bayern munich's performances, well below the level they expect of themselves. they've lost three games in a row for the first time in nine years. it started with that defeat to league leaders bayer leverkusen, then a first leg loss to lazio in the champions league before going down 3—2 at mid—table bochum on sunday. here's the german football writer and broadcaster rafael honigstein. to lose three games in

a row as a buyer and coach, usually it's curtains. i think the fact that he still there is a testament to bayern not having a mini raid —— ready—made replacement. their patients at this point would have run out. but they are desperate to finish the season with him and probably make a new start. no cohesion of the team. and sri lanka have made 187 from their 20 overs in the second of their t20 internationals against afghanistan in dambulla. afghanistan chose to bowl, but the home side were inspired by sadeera samarawickrama's 50. angelo mathews made 42 as well on their way to their total.

sri lanka struck first at the weekend, winning the first of these three matches after completing a 3—0 series win in the one—dayers. finally australian equestrian rider shane rose, who was stood down from competing after a wearing a mankini at a show at a show—jumping event where fancy dress is encouraged. he's been cleared after a review concluded he hadn't breached any code of conduct. rose wore the outfit in a competition near sydney earlier in the month. i thought i angered a fan and good friend _ i thought i angered a fan and good friend of— i thought i angered a fan and good friend of mine. he's quite a hairy man— friend of mine. he's quite a hairy mamend— friend of mine. he's quite a hairy man and he's worn a bayern before —— a mankini _ man and he's worn a bayern before —— a mankini we— man and he's worn a bayern before —— a mankini. we came in with music behind _ a mankini. we came in with music behind him — a mankini. we came in with music behind him there i am pretending to behind him there i am pretending to be nathan — behind him there i am pretending to be nathan. and i thought if i'm impersonating someone, i got to front_ impersonating someone, i got to front up— impersonating someone, i got to front up and do the same myself. i

didnt— front up and do the same myself. i didn't expect it was going to create the fuss _ didn't expect it was going to create the fuss that it has. and that's all the sport for now. we'll see later. israel has given the first indication, of when its forces might launch a ground offensive against rafah in southern gaza. a minister in the israeli war cabinet, benny gantz, said the assault on the city in the southern—most area of the strip would begin in three weeks — unless hamas released all the hostages. rafah is currently overcrowded with at least 1.4 million palestinians sheltering there, after the israelis made them move away from northern and central parts of the gaza strip, which have been already flattened by air strikes. gaza's hamas—run health ministry says more than 30,000 palestinians have been killed in gaza since israel launched its assault in october. mr gantz said the message was clear.

is, by ramadan, hostages are not home, _ is, by ramadan, hostages are not home, the — is, by ramadan, hostages are not home, the fighting will continue everywhere to include rafah area. we will do _ everywhere to include rafah area. we will do so _ everywhere to include rafah area. we will do so in _ everywhere to include rafah area. we will do so in coordinated manner facilitating the evacuation of citizens _ facilitating the evacuation of citizens to minimise these civilian casuaities— citizens to minimise these civilian casualties is as possible. let's speak now to? 7 dan arbell, who was? 7 deputy chief of mission at the embassy of israel in washington. i understand you're close to officials in the israel government. what are you hearing around the scenes about the offensive was yellow i believe that israel is using yellow i believe that israel is usin. ., ., ., yellow i believe that israel is usin . ., ., yellow i believe that israel is usina .. ,,

using rafah as a tool to pressure from us, using rafah as a tool to pressure from us. to _ using rafah as a tool to pressure from us, to agree _ using rafah as a tool to pressure from us, to agree to _ using rafah as a tool to pressure from us, to agree to a _ using rafah as a tool to pressure from us, to agree to a deal- using rafah as a tool to pressure from us, to agree to a deal for. from us, to agree to a deal for hostage release. in return, israel would agree to a cease—fire. clearly, the military has made plans to launch an offensive into rafah. it's not simple. yet is not going to happen right away. it is giving a chance to reach a resolution of the hostage crisis. right now, i do see it as more tactics than actually a strategy. if we reach ramadan, march the ten, and there are no hostages, i see israel considering if during rafah. your understanding at the moment is _ rafah. your understanding at the moment is that _ rafah. your understanding at the moment is that this _ rafah. your understanding at the moment is that this is _ rafah. your understanding at the moment is that this is being - rafah. your understanding at the | moment is that this is being seen rafah. your understanding at the i moment is that this is being seen as a last resort? it moment is that this is being seen as a last resort?— a last resort? it is something that certainl , a last resort? it is something that certainly. is _ a last resort? it is something that certainly, is seen _ a last resort? it is something that certainly, is seen as _ a last resort? it is something that certainly, is seen as a _ a last resort? it is something that certainly, is seen as a way - a last resort? it is something that certainly, is seen as a way to - certainly, is seen as a way to further achieve israel because my

goals. —— israel's goals. and to the release of the hostages. clearly, this is a card that israel is saving. it doesn't have any other option left, so it may other —— also use it. option left, so it may other -- also use it. ., , ., , ., use it. let me read you this from qatar's prime — use it. let me read you this from qatar's prime minister. - use it. let me read you this from qatar's prime minister. he - use it. let me read you this from qatar's prime minister. he said l use it. let me read you this from | qatar's prime minister. he said if it evolves, it would be a very dangerous time in the region. we also heard from the un last week saying the consequences of an invasion of rafa would be catastrophic. there are serious concerns about moving the 1.4 million people who are in rafah somewhere else. where would they go and what were the conditions be? indeed, it is serious, and i do understand the concerns and i think that what benny gantz said, they

would co—ordinate with egypt, with europe, the united nations to ensure that one operates in rafah, that there will be minimum number of civilian casualties. it's very hard with all the refugees there and the fact that hamas is deeply embedded in the civilian population, also surrounding itself with innocent civilians. it will be difficult, but israel, i believe, is going to conduct such an operation with utmost caution. but conduct such an operation with utmost caution.— conduct such an operation with utmost caution. but again, let me 'ust utmost caution. but again, let me just repeat _ utmost caution. but again, let me just repeat some _ utmost caution. but again, let me just repeat some more _ utmost caution. but again, let me just repeat some more of- utmost caution. but again, let me just repeat some more of those i just repeat some more of those concerns from the united nations. mr griffiths saying as well it will leave an already fragile humanitarian operation at death's door. there already countless people who are struggling for food and

medicine water and power. this would just make an already terrible situation far worse, according to him. i situation far worse, according to him. ~ . �* , situation far worse, according to him. ,, ., �* , , situation far worse, according to him. ~ . �* , , ~ situation far worse, according to him. ~' y~,' , him. i think that's why mr griffiths and others should _ him. i think that's why mr griffiths and others should send _ him. i think that's why mr griffiths and others should send a - him. i think that's why mr griffiths and others should send a clear - and others should send a clear message to hamas to agree to a deal. israel didn't want to be there in the first wait. —— place. hamas has the first wait. —— place. hamas has the ability to end this. there is still time, there still three weeks until ramadan, and anything can happen. i said just to mr griffiths to approach hamas, who he feels close to, and asked them to make concessions in order to prevent the israel attack. irate concessions in order to prevent the israel attack-— israel attack. we know that talks are stalling _ israel attack. we know that talks are stalling and _ israel attack. we know that talks are stalling and no _ israel attack. we know that talks are stalling and no deal- israel attack. we know that talks are stalling and no deal for- are stalling and no deal for any sort of cease—fire has yet been done. from your perspective, what concessions do you believe the

israeli side could make. i think first and foremost, it's the fate of the hostages. if there are none being returned, israel will not agree to a compromise. let's begin by the return of agree to a compromise. let's begin by the return 0— by the return of hostages, then i believe israel _ by the return of hostages, then i believe israel would _ by the return of hostages, then i believe israel would release - by the return of hostages, then i l believe israel would release some prisoners inside is reallyjails and agreed to a longer—term cease—fire. those are some of the concessions israel will be willing to make. i think the first and foremost, there has to be a release of hostages. dan, thank you very much for sharing your personal insights.— your personal insights. thank you, aood your personal insights. thank you, good night- _ around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. just two years ago, there were 34

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you're live with bbc news. david cameron's become the first british foreign secretary to visit the falkland islands in 30 years, in a high—profile demonstration of the uk's sovereignty over the contested territory. mr cameron said the archipelago's status was "not up for discussion". in a 2013 referendum, the islanders voted to retain their status as a uk overseas territory, but argentina's president javier milei has said he hopes to take control of the islands by diplomatic means. three falklanders and around 1,000 argentine and british military personnel were killed in a conflict in 1982 when buenos aires invaded the islands, now we go live to ione wells, our south america correspondent in sao paulo. ione, why first of all has mr cameron decided to go down? he has a

coule of cameron decided to go down? he has a couple of reasons. _ cameron decided to go down? he has a couple of reasons. the _ cameron decided to go down? he has a couple of reasons. the dispute - cameron decided to go down? he has a couple of reasons. the dispute over- couple of reasons. the dispute over sovereignty is nothing new. certainly, every argentine president has always wanted to assert that they believe that they are argentine rather than british. in terms of why now though, last year, i think this was dialled up a notch after argentina pulled out of an agreement that had been agreed with the uk. also, argentina used a g20 meeting in india last year with the then foreign secretary james cleverly. that was something that the uk flatly refused, but i think a paper, this is potentially the uk government wanting to reassert his position that the falkland islands are british. after that referendum that took place when david cameron was prime minister, where all but

three islanders who took part in the boat voted to stay part of the uk. just remind us of the history around these islands. ibis just remind us of the history around these islands.— these islands. as you touched on in our these islands. as you touched on in your introduction, _ these islands. as you touched on in your introduction, there _ these islands. as you touched on in your introduction, there was - these islands. as you touched on in your introduction, there was of - your introduction, there was of course a conflict that took place — a very violent conflict in which many lost their lives during the falklands war. since then, there has been discussions and debates over the sovereignty of the falkland islands ever since. i think why this is particularly interesting is there's kind of a little motivation for both sides in raising this debating —— political motivation. the decision to visit the falkland islands was first announced last year at the conservative party conference by then for attackers to secretary. —— by that then foreign secretary. i think this plays well with the voter base because of margaret thatcher's leadership during the war. i think from the uk

government perspective, going there and reasserting the government position is a way they see of reasserting strength at a time where they may be struggling domestically. i think from the argentine perspective, there is political motivation by this. calling the falkland islands isla malvinas, and something that hobby millet did say during his presidential campaign that he would work towards —— javiera. when he met david cameron, he said negotiations on the islands were something that he hoped to see in the near future. were something that he hoped to see in the nearfuture. home in the near future. ione wells, thank you _ in the near future. ione wells, thank you very _ in the near future. ione wells, thank you very much. - i'm joined by dr carlos solar, a senior research fellow

at royal united services institute, a think tank in london, where he directs its latin american programme. it takes for joining it takes forjoining us. ione touched on this a little bit. i want touched on this a little bit. i want to ask you why this is such an issue in argentina. javier milletjust recently took power. how does that change it? recently took power. how does that chan . e it? . recently took power. how does that chance it? . ., , change it? there are a few things that he's looking _ change it? there are a few things that he's looking at, _ change it? there are a few things that he's looking at, and - change it? there are a few things that he's looking at, and mostly i change it? there are a few things l that he's looking at, and mostly his number one priority is the economy. there are a few other items on the agenda that don't match the interests of javier millet and the economy. it is always been in connection with the status of the falkland islands. the way it's picked up now is mostly because javier milei has met with lord cameron in different international forums. the conversation would pick

up forums. the conversation would pick up from there, i thinkjavier dr is a pro—west type of... —— javier milei. it will have its own chapter in the sense that things between javier milei and the uk government or there's a new government in the future. constantly marred by either the problematic topic or a clash of opinions. the problematic topic or a clash of oinions. ~ �* ., ., ., opinions. we've heard from lord cameron at— opinions. we've heard from lord cameron at the _ opinions. we've heard from lord cameron at the weekend - opinions. we've heard from lord cameron at the weekend before | opinions. we've heard from lord i cameron at the weekend before he arrived at the falkland islands saying the sovereignty of the islands will not be up for discussion.— islands will not be up for discussion. . �* , , ., discussion. that's been the position ofthe discussion. that's been the position of the uk. lord — discussion. that's been the position of the uk. lord cameron _ discussion. that's been the position of the uk. lord cameron feels - discussion. that's been the position of the uk. lord cameron feels very | of the uk. lord cameron feels very warmly with the falklands issue. you have to remain 2013, a referendum has been doing his from your ship.

it also happened at the very end of 2016. so, he actually had the falkland islands on his foreign policy agenda, now we get to travel the world and get to see that part of south america in person. no other minister has visited the islands since 2016. this marks a new era for uk foreign policy. hour since 2016. this marks a new era for uk foreign policy-— uk foreign policy. how much is this an issue in — uk foreign policy. how much is this an issue in argentina? _ uk foreign policy. how much is this an issue in argentina? well, - uk foreign policy. how much is this an issue in argentina? well, the i an issue in argentina? well, the issue in argentina _ an issue in argentina? well, the issue in argentina now - an issue in argentina? well, the issue in argentina now is - an issue in argentina? well, the issue in argentina now is the - issue in argentina now is the economy. everyone is looking after what javier economy. everyone is looking after whatjavier milei can do in terms of inflation and trading jobs. as was mentioned before, this is a problem that would go on from generation to generation. politically, it doesn't make any good for any argentine president to say when they're going to deal —— they're not going to deal with the falklands any more. it will

be picked up either by the left or the right in argentina. what mattered to the zoo uk is how pragmatic that will be. the previous government to javier milei cut the corporation by surprise to the uk. this happened a day after senior representatives from the uk were in buenos aires. it's up to how pragmatic it will be ifjavier milei approach to what he calls a diplomatic claim over the islands. can you talk about the economy. this is a huge issue in argentina. how does this play into that? it’s does this play into that? it's alwa s a does this play into that? it�*s always a dispute about how well the government is doing in a variety of themes. 0bviously, dealing with inflation and having austerity measures by javier inflation and having austerity measures byjavier milei... you measures by javier milei. .. you don't measures byjavier milei... you don't want to add into a fire more discontent was not so, the islands

creates naturalism, patriotism, everyone feels together. —— nationalism. it creates a feeling of unity in the country whenjavier milei is creating disruption in this country. milei is creating disruption in this count . ., ., ., ., ,, country. doctor carlos solow, thank ou. a transgender woman's milk is just as good for babies as breast milk, according to a letter from the medical director at university hospitals sussex nhs foundation trust. the claim was made as part of a response against campaign groups. the trust referred to studies and world health organization guidance, including one case that found what it called "no observable effects" in babies fed by induced lactation. let's speak to kate luxion, who is a research fellow in creative global health at university college london and a lactation consultant trainee.

i wanted to begin by getting your reaction to what we heard from the hospital about this. fit reaction to what we heard from the hospital about this.— hospital about this. of course. it's actually rrot _ hospital about this. of course. it's actually rrot very _ hospital about this. of course. it's actually not very new _ hospital about this. of course. it's actually not very new in _ hospital about this. of course. it's actually not very new in terms - actually not very new in terms of the concept or an idea. as someone who works in lgbt pregnancy and reproduction, we've known this for quite a while. there are studies backin quite a while. there are studies back in the 90s that talk about the sameness of milk from the birth mother and the lactating mother in terms of ten days after birth. there's no dissident there. we looked at the research that's been done specifically about trans women. there's a case that was done and published last year where they actually found that the nutritional value was either at or above the nutritional value of the meta—analysis. using the sample of a larger sample of what we look for in breastmilk, it was seem to be at

least if not higher quality.- least if not higher quality. there have been _ least if not higher quality. there have been campaign _ least if not higher quality. there have been campaign groups - least if not higher quality. there have been campaign groups who have criticised this letter. 0ne policy exchange has said that the letter is unbalanced and naive. that the secretions produced by mail on hormones could nourish an infant in the way mothers' breastmilk can. what is your take? if the way mothers' breastmilk can. what is your take?— the way mothers' breastmilk can. what is your take? if we look at the evidence on — what is your take? if we look at the evidence on the _ what is your take? if we look at the evidence on the science, _ what is your take? if we look at the evidence on the science, the - evidence on the science, the baseline of what would be in a trans mother's blood it would be the same in a cisgender mother's blood. as someone who is on hormone protocol... so there's not going to be a quote unquote surge of male hormones. there's actually not of physiological difference in of people who are assigned mail at birth and assigned a female, so there are things that happened during puberty. a lot of these

concerns actually aren't in the evidence itself within the empirical studies. ~ . , ., , studies. what exactly are these dru . s studies. what exactly are these drugs doing _ studies. what exactly are these drugs doing biologically - studies. what exactly are these drugs doing biologically to - studies. what exactly are these i drugs doing biologically to ensure, as you are saying, the milk is effectively the same?- as you are saying, the milk is effectively the same? what happens is the way that _ effectively the same? what happens is the way that breast _ effectively the same? what happens is the way that breast tissue - is the way that breast tissue develops over time is that the ability to produce milk actually happens during pregnancy. so, the protocol is used under the direction of medical care with either reproductive health clinicians is it actually mimics the hormones that are pregnant within pregnancy. it then follows the completion of the breast tissue being able to produce milk, and there's also a reduction back again to baseline just in the same way that hormones change for childbirth to be able to move into having milk. there's nothing that's happening that is happening for somebody giving birth and creating

breastmilk. just somebody giving birth and creating breastmilk,, , ., ., breastmilk. just another thing i like to put _ breastmilk. just another thing i like to put to — breastmilk. just another thing i like to put to you _ breastmilk. just another thing i like to put to you from - breastmilk. just another thing i | like to put to you from critics of this letter. saying the nhs should not be indulging in this nonsense. a child's welfare must always take precedence over identity politics. just once again, you say that there is evidence in this.— is evidence in this. definitely, and even to the _ is evidence in this. definitely, and even to the point _ is evidence in this. definitely, and even to the point of— is evidence in this. definitely, and even to the point of there's - is evidence in this. definitely, and even to the point of there's been l even to the point of there's been research that's been done because testosterone has been used in cisgender women to treat anxiety and depression while breast—feeding. no different in the serum tesla tossed —— testosterone. so, the concern is for the infant and the child in their development, also not substantiated within the literature. kate luxion, at university college london and a lactation consultant training, thank you for sharing your thoughts. ma; training, thank you for sharing your

thou~hts. g , .,, training, thank you for sharing your thoughts._ that's - training, thank you for sharing your thoughts._ that's it. training, thank you for sharing youri thoughts._ that's it for thoughts. my pleasure. that's it for this hour. thoughts. my pleasure. that's it for this hour- i— thoughts. my pleasure. that's it for this hour. i will— be back after a short break. do stay with me. hello there. this week, but towards the end of the week, things are set to turn colder as we pick up north—westerly winds, with increasing chance of wintry showers on hills in the north. tomorrow, though, it's going to be another mild day, and we'll see a band of rain spreading southwards across the country. but tonight, many places will be dry, variable cloud, some clear spells. most of the cloud in northern and western areas, and then we'll start to see that weather front pushing into western scotland, northern ireland, bringing outbreaks of rain here and strengthening winds. so, temperatures lifting here, but some chillier spots further south and east under the clear skies. so, for tuesday then, here's this weather front moving its way southwards and eastwards gradually through the course of the day. ahead of it, it stays mild, rather cloudy, some glimmers of brightness here and there. but the rain, heavy at times, will spread across scotland

and northern ireland through the morning period, and then start to spread southwards and eastwards across england and wales as we head into the afternoon. but behind it, it brightens up for scotland and northern ireland. sunshine, some blustery showers — a few of these could be heavy — hail and thunder across north—west scotland. ahead of the rain band, it's going to be another largely cloudy day, but very mild — 13—14 degrees here. something a bit cooler further north. that weather front moves southwards, fizzles out. it's dry, clear and chilly for a while for the first part of the night. but then the next low pressure system hurtles in off the atlantic, and the increasing cloud, wind and rain will lift those temperatures, certainly across southern and western areas. so here it is, then, a more active system to move so, here it is, then — a more active system to move through for wednesday. more isobars on the charts, so it will be windy. we're looking at gales around coastal areas, particularly across northern areas, and a very wet start. some of this rain could be quite heavy, and in fact, it's falling on saturated ground, we could see some issues with localised flooding. but the rain mostly clears out into the north sea

into the afternoon. skies brighten up, although obviously there'll be some blustery showers to clear across northern and western areas. bit of a hangback of cloud for eastern england and the south—east. fairly mild again, 8—12 or 13 degrees, but that's the last of the mild days through this week. from thursday onwards, we open the floodgates to a north—westerly wind. you can see the blue colours taking over, so it will be turning chillier for all areas. and because low pressure will be nearby, it will tend to remain fairly unsettled, so temperatures dipping for all areas closer to the seasonal norm. some of the showers in the north could have a wintry element to them.

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news. translation: three days ago, vladimir putin killed my - husband, alexei navalny. putin killed the father of my children. putin took away the dearest thing i had. you could sense in those eight minutes the anger, the fury and the hatred for those people that yulia navalnaya believed killed her husband. she didn't want to get involved in politics, but it was the only true way. she is a very brave woman, and i think she will be a powerful political figure in future. on our panel tonight —

justine greening, former conservative minister, and wills robinson, assistant editor of politics at dailymail.com. a busy hour ahead here on the context. first, though, the latest bbc headlines. alexei navalny�*s widow, yulia, has vowed to continue his work to fight for a "free russia". in a video posted online, she says the family had been denied access to his body because of a cover—up by the kremlin and blamed president putin for his death. a minister in israel's war cabinet has warned that israeli forces will launch an offensive in rafah in southern gaza, unless hamas releases all of its hostages by 10th march. today, all eu states but hungary backed a halt in military operations in the area. a bbc panorama investigation has discovered that uk special forces

blocked former afghan special forces from settling in britain.