the qataris have accused both sides of refusing to negotiate in good faith. they're said to have told hamas that its doha office no longer serves its purpose. the former speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi, has partly blamed president biden for donald trump's election victory. she suggested the democrats would have fared better if he'd pulled out of the race sooner. she played a key role in convincing him to withdraw. it's been announced that queen camilla is to miss remembrance events being held in the uk this weekend. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision was made to allow the queen time to recover from a chest infection and to protect others from any potential risk. there are more than three million lost pension pots in the uk, worth around £30 billion, according to new research. the pensions policy institute

said they are pensions that have been paid into at work, but the scheme can no longer find the person who owns them. with me is our business correspondent marc ashdown. this seems to be a growing problem?— this seems to be a growing roblem? �* , ., ., problem? i'm sure we have all sat down _ problem? i'm sure we have all sat down and _ problem? i'm sure we have all sat down and had _ problem? i'm sure we have all sat down and had that - problem? i'm sure we have all sat down and had that chat - sat down and had that chat about paying into your pension nice and early and planning for retirement. people assume exactly dance, starting at various pension schemes with various pension schemes with various jobs and have lost track of some of some of these old schemes. some people can have up to half a dozen if they have up to half a dozen if they have had various jobs. have up to half a dozen if they have had variousjobs. the provider now say they are struggling to find these people. the pensions policy institute have served eight providers every two years and they say the average last pension pot is nearly 500... the biggest number of people

missing pensions of those age 65 to 74 missing pensions of those age 65 to 7a and the number of lost pots is 3 million, up i7% over the last two years. there are various things behind this, one issue this report flags up is automatic enrolment, since 2016, by law, employers have to make sure every member of staff if they qualify as on roads in a workplace pension. there to be aged between 22 and retirement age but they have to put them in some kind of scheme. it was designed with good intentions to make sure people do save for retirement but the consequence is it has led to people losing track. providers have an obligation to try to track people down and the city of tried but people may have moved house or change name and they are unable to find them. the government is bringing in changes, bringing forth a new pensions bill which they say will help people consolidate these pots into one

thatis consolidate these pots into one that is easier to keep track. they also trying to create a pensions dashboard, centralised database with all in the details about your private and state pension in one easy to access place. there is no timeframe on that at the moment so in the meantime you can go online to the gov.uk websites, look up pensions tracing and find contact details of owning your old providers there. there is £30 billion here missing, vital income for people's retirements. the metropolitan police has denied claims that farmers have been banned from protesting in london later this month. they are angry at the chancellor's plan to extend inheritance tax to land and assets worth more than a million pounds, which had previously been exempt. farmers, including the tv presenterjeremy clarkson, claimed they'd been prevented from holding a rally on november the 19th because of what they claimed was two—tier policing, which favoured pro—palestine protests. in a statement, the met said...

"at no point have we banned anyone from marching on this date." 0ur political correspondent harry farley gave us the latest. the nfu say it's not a protest, it's a mass—lobbying event, but there is a limit on places and so some poeple have been turned away, and that seems to have led to claims that the protest was being blocked. as you say, several well—known figures, including the tv personalityjeremy clarkson, saying it seems that if you're from just stop oil or protesting about gaza, you can do what you want but farmers are treated differently. the metropolitan police have completely denied that. they do have powers to place conditions on protests, such as where or when they can take place but the power to ban them completely is very rare and only if there is risk of serious disorder. the metropolitan police say the have not banned any protest and it does now appear there will be a separate rally going on at westminster for farmers to protest who can't get into this official event organised

by the national farmers' union. the metropolitan police manage where and when they can take place, they say that they apply the same legislative framework to each and every notification they receive without fear or favour and strongly deny any claims of two—teir policing. there is really deep—set anger among farmers at the changes announced in the budget. i've been speaking to farmers over the last few days, saying this will impact a much wider proportion of farmers than the treasury fear. the treasury say it will only impact the most valuable and most wealthy farmers and it's fair that they pay some inheritance tax. farmers argue that because many farms are large, even if they are cash—poor, they are asset—rich, so that's why they will be taxed. and there are fears from the farming community that will lead to many more farmers being taxed when they pass them on to their children. some breaking news — a british,

22—year—old man has been killed in ukraine. he is from cornwall and the parents of the man have told bbc spotlight, the colleagues in the region, that their son died in november to painting an observation point in an international battalion. a 22—year—old man from cornwall has died in ukraine. the parents have told bbc spotlight that there son died in november defending an observation point as was with an international battalion at the time. here in the uk, more than 30 firefighters, police officers and public servants who died in the line of duty have become the first to posthumously receive a new award in recognition of their sacrifice. among those honoured with the elizabeth emblem are police constables fiona bone and nicola hughes,

who were killed in 2012. nicola's father, bryn, led the campaign for people like his daughter to be recognised, as our reporter tim muffett explains. it's been a long, grief—stricken journey for bryn hughes. it's 12 years since his daughter nicola was murdered whilst serving as a police constable. he finds running can help. you're alone with your thoughts as a grieving father. to get through it, you've got to put one foot in front of the other. now bryn is doing precisely that along downing street. he's here with paul bowen, whose daughter fiona was murdered alongside nicola. the unarmed officers were shot and attacked with a grenade whilst attending what was believed to be a routine burglary in greater manchester. she was nice, friendly and liked people. she didn't anticipate dying the way she did, that's for sure. but you, know, she knew she had to do thejob.

what was she like, nicola? mischievous at times, very mischievous at times. very funny when she wanted to be. bryn and paul have campaigned long and hard for a posthumous award for public—sector workers killed in the line of duty. they've had widespread support from families of others who've died. in march, plans for the elizabeth emblem were announced, and today the news that nicola and fiona have been named amongst the first group of recipients. they go to work every day and they're serving the crown and wearing a crown on their uniform. and quite rightly so, they should be recognised by the crown, by the state. and i think that's important that they are recognised. and notjust police officers, but other public—sector workers who have been killed in the line of duty or have died doing the job that they're doing, serving the public, serving us. inside number 10, a meeting with the prime minister, who wanted to commend bryn and paul personally for their campaigning. getting it moved. on is always hard. takes a certain - degree of resilience.

in total, 38 recipients of the elizabeth emblem have been named today. 12 years after their deaths, formal recognition for the bravery and commitment of fiona bone and nicola hughes, whose lives were given in service. let's speak to rebecca lombard earl, recipient of elizabeth emblem award, following the death of her sister fleur, who was killed while in service of the avon and somerset fire brigade. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme-— thank you for coming on the rouramme. . ~ i. ., ., programme. thank you for having me. what does _ programme. thank you for having me. what does this _ programme. thank you for having me. what does this award - programme. thank you for having me. what does this award mean i me. what does this award mean for ou? me. what does this award mean for you? i _ me. what does this award mean for you? i been _ me. what does this award mean for you? i been asked _ me. what does this award mean for you? i been asked that - me. what does this award mean for you? i been asked that a - for you? i been asked that a lot this week. _ for you? i been asked that a lot this week. it _ for you? i been asked that a lot this week. it means - for you? i been asked that a lot this week. it means a . for you? i been asked that ai lot this week. it means a lot to my parents and myself because as i have discussed on several interviews, there is always been recognition for the military but not for emergency

services. we are all in extremely grateful to bring its use' campaigning to bring this to fruition, meaning that all the next of kin and families can have full recognition in the elizabeth emblem, to recognise the loss and what their family members gave while serving the public across all the emergency services. it also means a lot to those organisations because we found we lost a family member but gains an entire family in the fire service. i was speaking today with a man who lost his father, saying the same about the police, that he had become part of the police family. i think it's important the organisations have the chance to recognise the loss that was given by the individual and also the families have the chance to remember it. in future generations, when we're

all injust, if we future generations, when we're all in just, if we still have the internet in the future, people will be able to look it up people will be able to look it up and that sacrifices recorded forever. at up and that sacrifices recorded forever- a— forever. at and her sacrifice was doing — forever. at and her sacrifice was doing something - forever. at and her sacrifice was doing something that i forever. at and her sacrifice l was doing something that she really wanted to do, being part of the fire service. she really wanted to do, being part of the fire service.— of the fire service. she was very passionate _ of the fire service. she was very passionate about - of the fire service. she was very passionate about it, i of the fire service. she was. very passionate about it, she wanted to become a lawyer originally and then she was reading an article about female firefighters and decided that was what she wanted to do. at the time, its quite brave in itself because there is less a 120 female firefighters and 110,000 120 female firefighters and 40,000 men.— 120 female firefighters and 40,000 men. how difficult - i can't imagine _ 40,000 men. how difficult - i can't imagine the _ 40,000 men. how difficult - i can't imagine the difficulty - i can't imagine the difficulty — but going out to work, to do yourjob, even if it is something you love and are passionate about, do not come home, for the family it must have been unbearable? it is. this is what _ have been unbearable? it is. this is what my _ have been unbearable? it is. this is what my parents - have been unbearable? it is. this is what my parents and | have been unbearable? it is. | this is what my parents and i have been saying, these police officers, firefighters,

emergency workers, to to work that morning, and they don't know what will come up that day, and expect to come home for their tea and lots of them don't, as in the case of my sister fleur. congratulations on the award _ sister fleur. congratulations on the award and _ sister fleur. congratulations on the award and thank - sister fleur. congratulations on the award and thank you | sister fleur. congratulations i on the award and thank you for coming on to talk about it and your sister, thank you.- your sister, thank you. thank ou. an emperor penguin is being nursed back to health after it got lost and accidentally swam thousands of miles north to australia. the birds reside only in antarctica. the penguin, which has been named gus, showed up on a beach in western australia last week exhausted and malnourished. now on bbc news, newswatch. after the us election, the inquest. welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.

coming up, was donald trump treated differently from kamala harris byjournalists in the campaign? and did the bbc go over the top this week in its coverage of the presidential election? one of the more extraordinary campaigns in american political history has ended up with one of the more extraordinary presidents—elect heading back to the white house. the result was confirmed quicker and more decisively than many had expected, and in plenty of time for wednesday's bbc one bulletins. this is a magnificent victory for the american people, that will allow us to make america great again. yes, he's back. jubilant scenes as a donald trump was re—elected to

the white house one more time. as well as clive myrie, whom you heard there, other presenters from the uk such asjon kay and victoria derbyshirejoined the bbc�*s us—based team, as well as a number of reporters and support staff, and that prompted this message from shirley rhodes. anna shaw also got in touch with us on wednesday to say: and chris rogers objected to the tone of the coverage: meanwhile, you will not be surprised to hear that the many appearances on tv by donald trump this week evoked a strong reaction, for instance, from ross jackson on tuesday.

michael durkin put it like this: but over the course but over the course of the campaign, we have also heard a very different perspective, articulated last week by robert crowder. and joan fujimura emailed: we did also hearfrom a more

satisfied customer, a viewer called stephanie, who wrote: