if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news on tv, radio, online and socialcan find us on twitter, @newswatchbbc. you can call us on 3700106676, and do have a look at our website, bbc.co.uk/newswatch. that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello there. the weekend is getting off to a mild start. we will certainly stick with those mild conditions throughout saturday. there will be some spells of sunshine, but there will also be some pretty heavy and thundery showers around. for sunday, perhaps a little cooler for some of us and a little drier for a time as well. now, on the earlier satellite picture, we can see various clumps of cloud. the cloud has been bringing some showery rain in places and all of that cloud and those showers rotating around an area of low pressure, which will be dominating the scene for saturday. and this little frontal system wriggling its way up from the south, well, that will bring a pulse of more persistent rain up across southeast england and into east anglia. also, t

if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news on tv, radio, online and socialuk or you can find us on twitter @newswatchbbc. you can call us on 3700106676, and do have a look at our website bbc.co.uk/newswatch. that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello there. spring daffodils in full bloom now right across the country, but what we could do with is some spring like weather. well, for some, we had that today. in fact, in northeast england it was a mild and often quite sunny day as depicted by this weather watch watcher in northumberland. it was a different story, though, elsewhere. we did have some sharp thundery downpours, a rainbow in the sky across falkirk with some threatening looking skies here. now, if we take a look back at the cloud and the rain radar from recent hours, you can see just how widespread those showers have been today, but at the same time, there's also been some sunny spells as well. and that's the story as we go through the night, tonight and into tomorrow. with low press

if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and sociall newswatch@bbc.co.uk or you can find us on twitter at newswatch bbc. you can call us on 0370106676. and do you have a look at our website for previous interviews? bbc.co.uk newswatch. that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. hello. some subtle changes in our weather as we head through the weekend. it is going to start to feel just a little bit colder. it will often be cloudy. there will be some scattered showers. most of those showers will be falling as rain. but into the start of the new week, the changes become more dramatic. it will certainly feel much colder, particularly given the strength of the wind, and there'll be some snow and ice to contend with in places. at the moment, though, the really cold air is quite a long way away to the north of us, we do have this cold front sinking into the picture on saturday that will bring a band of cloud and some showers in north—east scotland and then slumping onto the east coast of en

if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and socialemail newswatch@bbc.co.uk or you can find us on twitter at newswatch bbc. you can call us on 0370106676. and do you have a look at our website for previous interviews? bbc.co.uk newswatch. that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. hello there let's take a look at the weather for the week ahead. so far the temperature has been above the seasonal average. that's about to change with some cold air for the whole of the uk with the potential for some disruptive snowfall to low levels and even towards the south of england. why? because high pressure is clearing away, allowing cold fronts to slip down from the north to introduce that chilly out together. still not too cold, on saturday, many western spots starting off with a touch of frost. temperatures below freezing here but it's really for western scotland, western england, parts of western wales where we will see the day was my best sunshine. further east, a few spots of drizzle from

if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and socialewswatch at bbc.co.uk or you can find us on twitter at newswatchbbc. you can call us on 0370106676. do have a look at previous interviews on our website bbc.co.uk newswatch. that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello. snow has been dominating the weather story over the past few days, and whilst it does turn milderfor many through the weekend, there is still snow in the forecast for some. and it's a cold, frosty, and icy start to saturday for a large swathe of the uk. the temperatures for some down to minus ten, minus 11 celsius, particularly where we have seen the snow. for many on saturday, it is mainly dry, particularly the further east you are. more snow moving into northern england and scotland, though, and for many, it will turn milder through sunday. so, this is how saturday shapes up, a good deal of sunshine for many through the morning, but you will notice the cloud gathering through northern ireland, wales, a

if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news on tv, radio, online and socialo.uk, or you can find us on twitter @newswatchbbc. you can call us on 0370 010 6676, and do have a look at previous interviews on our website, bbc.co.uk/newswatch. now we're off the air next weekend over easter, and when we return, our broadcast on the new news channel will be moved to a different, later slot at 11:30pm on friday nights. we'll still be on bbc one, too, though, at 7:1i5am on saturday mornings and available to watch on the iplayer. thanks for watching. goodbye. hello there. after a very dry february right across the country, march has more than made up for the lack of rainfall, certainly across england. in fact, in the south—east quadrant of england, some areas have seen more than three times the march average, and the latest met office stats for march suggest that england has been the wettest since 1981. that's all about to change, though, as we lose low pressure, start to see higher pressure for the start of april. this weekend and into next week, we'll see more drier

if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and socialatch at bbc.co.uk or you can find us on twitter at newswatchbbc. you can call us on 0370106676. do you have a look at previous interviews on our website bbc.co.uk newswatch. that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello there. let's take a look at the weather for the week ahead. some truly atrocious weather conditions early on friday morning, but it turned into quite a pretty day of weather with a lot of blue sky and sunshine developing, as you can see from our weather watcher pictures, northern ireland and from northern england, but still a lot of lying snow around. now, our weather system, the deep area of low pressure that gave us all of that snow, is now pushing off, it's spiralling off into the near continent. the winds are lightening behind, so on friday night into saturday, it's likely to be bitterly cold with icy stretches from the midlands northwards. temperatures where we have the lying snow could drop as low a

if you want to share your opinions on what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and socialn call us. and do have a look at our website. that's all from us. we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello there. the month of march has been a bit of a roller—coaster, hasn't it? and friday was no exception. look at these contrasting weather conditions — a beautiful afternoon in scarborough, north yorkshire. pleasantly warm as well. different story in wiltshire. in fact, there was just shy of an inch of rain by some torrential and at times thundery downpours that moved through the country. we have actually seen quite an unsettled month for many — some areas seeing double the amount of rainfall — and the month is not out with more wet weather to come before we move into april. now, as for the start of the weekend, we are going to see further showers, not quite as many as friday, but this little weather front will enhance the showers from time to time. it's going to be a mild start to the day. sunny spells and a few isolated showers d

if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news on tv, radio, online and sociall us on 0370 010 6676, and do have a look at previous interviews on our website, bbc.co.uk/newswatch. now we're off the air next weekend over easter, and when we return, our broadcast on the new news channel will be moved to a different, later slot at 11:30pm on friday nights. we'll still be on bbc one, too, though, at 7:a5am on saturday mornings and available to watch on the iplayer. thanks for watching. goodbye. hello there. after a very dry february right across the country, march has more than made up for the lack of rainfall, certainly across england. in fact, in the south—east quadrant of england, some areas have seen more than three times the march average, and the latest met office stats for march suggest that england has been the wettest since 1981. that's all about to change, though, as we lose low pressure, start to see higher pressure into the start of april. this weekend and into next week, we'll see more drier and brighter weather across the country. but in the short—term

bbc news, hamburg. talks between the bbc and gary lineker are said to be "moving in the right direction" after a second day of scheduling disruption on tv at this stage. presenters, pundits and commentators have pulled out of bbc football coverage in support of mr lineker, who was taken off air by the bbc for criticising government asylum plans. our media correspondent david sillito has more. reporter: have you spoken to tim davie yet, mr lineker? i'm going to walk my dog and i'm going to do my shopping, so would you mind letting me do it on my own? gary lineker was today not giving anything away but behind the scenes, talks have been going on to try to resolve a situation that has meant match of the day... cheering and applause. ..turned into this — no presenters, no commentary, just the sound of the match. however, there is hope on both sides tonight that talks are moving in the right direction and a resolution may be in sight — but they're not quite there yet. there are still questions about his tweets, which described government policy on migrants as "immeasurably "cruel," and the language being used "not dissimilar "to that used by

if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news on tv, radio, online and socialith the government. ethanol an amazing £30 million! more than £30 million has been raised for good causes in this year's comic relief. it could be the perfect st patrick's day weekend for ireland. on the final day of the six nations, they play england in dublin and are favourites to take the grand slam. good morning. this weekend is shaping up to a tale of two halves. today, it is a case of sunny spells and scattered, sharp showers but mild for all. tomorrow will be a little bit quieter, just that little bit cooler. all the details coming up shortly. it's saturday march 18th. our top story. president biden has said vladimir putin has "clearly committed war crimes" after the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for the russian president. the icc alleges he is responsible for criminal acts, and failing to use his presidential powers to stop children being deported from ukraine to russia. our correspondent helena wilkinson reports. it is a war that he ordered. a war that

talks between the bbc and gary lineker are said to be moving in the right direction after a second day of scheduling disruption on tv and radio. bbc newsff air by the bbc for criticising government asylum plans. our media correspondent david sillito has more. on bbc one we are unable to show normal match of the day including commentary but here is the best action from the premier league matches. this was the beginning of last night's match of the day two, no centre, no pundits, no commentary. it has been a weekend of disruption for the bbc as marrow —— marrow —— pratt macro to's colleagues downed microphones after match of the day, he set out the match for leicester as a fan not as a sports presenter. there are signs the dispute with the bbc are as politically charged treats are moving towards a resolution, a dispute that has divided opinion is affected by these comments from outside old trafford. in outside old trafford. in presenter who went with him is absolutely right. i presenter who went with him is absolutely right.— absolutely right. i don't think olitics absolutely right. i don't think politics and _ absolutely right. i don't

if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and socialion on help with bills, with the government's energy price guarantee scheme expected to now last until the summer. inches from tragedy. . .a fresh warning over level crossing safety, after a heart—stopping near miss. chelsea host leeds this afternoon. some fans calling time on boss graham potter. there will be a few showers this weekend, next week it will be colder. snow and ice in the forecast. join me later for more details. it's saturday the lith of march. our top story. three unions representing up to 115,000 health workers in england have suspended a series of strikes after a government offer for talks on pay. the next walkout was due to happen on monday. the welsh ambulance service has also agreed to suspend action for further talks. our health correspondent catherine burns reports. nhs staff started striking in december but things have scaled up recently. this is what we were expecting an england next week. more other nhs workers working out over two days. one union, gmb, said i

and the bbc drama this is going to hurt and the responder lead the way with six nomations each, at this year's bafta tv awards. and coming up on the bbc news channel: chelsea earn a first leg lead against the holders, winning 1—0 at lyon in their champions league quarterfinal. good evening. former prime minister borisjohnson has been fighting for his political life, questioned for three hours by a committee of mps, investigating whether he lied to parliament about gatherings in downing street during lockdown. they're investigating whether misleading statements, where he denied to the house that covid rules or guidance were broken, were "inadvertent, reckless or intentional". he said, "hand on heart", that he hadn't lied to the commons about the events in number 10, and that he believed at the time the gatherings were necessary for work purposes. he added that, despite ten months of investigations, the committee had no evidence against him. he did however concede that social distancing had been "imperfect". with the latest, here's our political editor, chris mason. one after another, the revelations came. the evidence stacked up, the defenc

if you want to share your opinions on what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and social" as the prime minister prepares to set out a package of measures to tackle anti—social behaviour, we look at what's being done to keep young people off the streets. catch us if you can. the gap is narrowing in the women's six nations, with the challengers to england's crown promising the most competitive tourament ever, when it kicks off today. this remains the toughest job interview around. and we're joined by the winner of the apprentice, on a mission to improve mental health with boxing. good morning. and it's another day of sunshine and showers today. the showers won't be as frequent or as heavy as they were yesterday and those really blustery winds will be easing. i'll have all the details here on bbc breakfast. good morning. it's saturday the 25th of march. france is braced for more protests in the coming days over pension reforms — following the cancellation of king charles' state visit to the country. the king and queen consort camilla were due to arrive in paris tomorrow but

if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and socialo tom cruise and i said, "hi, tom. my name is lesley paterson, writer of all quiet on the western front." he said, "i know your story," he said, "how many hourdid you train?" it�*s a defining weekend in the six nations. both england and france have to win to keep alive their title hopes, while wales hope to avoid a new low in rome. it�*s saturday the 11th of march. tonight�*s episode of match of the day will take place without presenters, pundits or the regular commentators, amid a wave of protests in support of gary lineker, who has stepped back from presenting the programme after he criticised the government�*s immigration policy. a number of players are also understood to have said they won�*t be giving post—match interviews. the bbc has said the programme will go ahead, but focus on match action. with more details, here�*s our media correspondent, david sillito. we�*ve got big games at both ends of the table. gary lineker, the face of match of the day for more than 20 years, but no

bbc news. you may have seen this last night. sir david attenborough's new bbc documentary, wild isles, focusing on british wildlife for a change, was the most watched programme on tvkingfisher diving in a chalk stream in southern england. but the documentary warned that nature in the uk is under threat. for the first time, the three biggest conservation charities in the uk — the national trust, wwf and the rspb — have come together to call on everyone to act now to protect the natural world by planting wildflowers, eating less meat or getting involved in a comunity project. you can see that programme on the iplayer and some more extraordinary images. these are from a site near leeds where skeletal remains a high status in women are among dozens to have been unearthed in what is thought to be the first anglo—saxon cemetery found in west yorkshire. the skeletons date back 1600 years and are believed to include both late roman and early saxon men, women and children. they have been described as a once—in—a—lifetime find. everything, everywhere, all at once — it's a good name for a film that has scooped most of the major awards at the oscars last night — seven in tota

bbc news at one. tributes have been paid to the tv presenter and comedian paul o'grady, who has died at the age of 67. his husband said he died "unexpectedly but peacefully" yesterday evening. paul o'grady rose to fame in the 1990s with his drag queen persona lily savage and went on to present several programmes on tv and radio including blankety blank and a sunday show on radio 2 for m years. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba looks back at his life and career. lolly... it's a tribute to his incredible versatility that paul o'grady was equally at home as the warm and gentle presenter of shows like for the love of dogs... hiya. hi, paul. how you doing? i'm all right. this little one isn't doing so well. and as the acerbic, acid—tongued lily savage. so i'm stood up and i looked over and ulrika walked in the door wearing the same frock as me. i didn't know she had a littlewoods catalogue. iwas flaming. it was as lily that he first found fame hosting some of television's best known shows... it's thursday at 7:00. it's top of the pops! ladies and gentlemen, miss lily savage. ..with her trademark

of a resolution soon, but not all issues fully resolved at this stage is according to bbc news football coverage on tve on tv. radio was hit across the weekend as pundits walked out in solidarity with lineker after he was taken off after criticising easing government asylum plans . government asylum plans. sunday's edition of match of the day will run for just 15 minutes without commentary or . analysis. without commentary or. analysis. former bbc executive roger bolton says the controversy is diverting attention away the real issue. it's this argument about what is impartiality and who must be impartial. that is a wider question. of course, the other things happening is the political parties , particularly political parties, particularly the government governing parties . see, this is a wonderful opportunity, the culture wars, to create and divert attention from the fundamental issue here, which is illegal immigration is extraordinarily difficult to with . the prime minister is on with. the prime minister is on his way to california to confirm plans to supply australia with nuclear powered submarines

of a resolution soon, but not all issues fully resolved at this stage is according to bbc news football coverage on tv tv. radio was hit across the weekend as pundits walked out in solidarity with lineker after he was taken off after criticising easing government asylum plans . government asylum plans. sunday's edition of match of the day will run for just 15 minutes without commentary or . analysis. without commentary or. analysis. former bbc executive roger bolton says the controversy is diverting attention away the real issue. it's this argument about what is impartiality and who must be impartial. that is a wider question. of course, the other things happening is the political parties , particularly political parties, particularly the government governing parties . see, this is a wonderful opportunity, the culture wars, to create and divert attention from the fundamental issue here, which is illegal immigration is extraordinarily difficult to with . the prime minister is on with. the prime minister is on his way to california to confirm plans to supply australia with nuclear powered submarines ami

bbc tv studio live on air. they were protesting against the introduction of new uk laws to limit lgbt rights.ple was one of those demonstrators. announcer: six o'clock news from the bbc with sue lawleyl and nicholas witchell. inaudible. in the house of lords, a vote is taking place now on a challenge to the... shouting. rebels have said that the... we're protesting about rights for lesbian and gay people. in general, britain was quite a hostile environment in the 1980s for the lgbt community. about 75% of people when surveyed said that it was mostly or always wrong to be gay. simply by walking down the street, if somebody identified you as lesbian or gay, you could get abuse and you could be violently attacked just for being. there was a sort of catalyst moment where a book was published about a girl who lived with her two dads, and it kicked off a moral panic in parliament. section 28 banned local authorities from promoting homosexuality. the second part of it banned the teaching of the acceptability of homosexuality in schools. basically it meant the closing down of services. so young peopl

programme �*predator: the secret scandal ofj—pop' is coming soon to bbc world news tv, or if you're in the uk, you can watch it now onnter sir david attenborough is returning to the screens, and for the first time his focus is on the british isles. filmed over a three year period, it's the first time we've seen sir david on location in several years. it promises to reveal a previously unseen side of british wildlife. here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. welcome to a place that is astonishing. nature in these islands can be extraordinary. it rivals anything i've seen elsewhere. it's not far. it's home. at 96 years old, sir david attenborough is back on location to bring you the british isles as you have never seen them before. scenes like this. orca killer whales hunting a baby seal off the coast of scotland. their strategy is one of surprise. these programmes cost the same as a major international wildlife series, and the sequences they capture are as spectacular as anything you could see anywhere on earth. the orca takes its catch out into open water, and there shows younger members of the pod how to drown it.

programme �*predator: the secret scandal ofj—pop' is coming soon to bbc world news tv, or if you're in the uk, you can watch it now on 95th academy awards — or the oscars — and one of the films shortlisted for best short documentary is the indiam film, the elephant whisperers. the film follows a couple, bomman and bellie, who devote their lives to caring for an orphaned baby elephant guneet monga explained how the director, kartiki gonsalves, came to make this film. she has a really cute story about one day driving down from her house and meeting this really cute little baby calf and bonding with it in the calf was so tiny, she got curious, followed them and made friends. and what was your intention about making this documentary? intention was to let people around the world know about coexistence, the emotional bond between the wild anime, the nature and the human. it was definitely to lead into the emotions and know there is a world where we can live together. world where we can live together-— world where we can live touether. ., ., ., together. you can't go wrong with baby — together. you can't go wrong with baby

programme �*predator: the secret scandal ofj—pop' is coming soon to bbc world news tv, or if you're in the uk, you can watch it now ony into friday could be very interesting. more on that later on. but we're going to find a bit more snow across more of the country in the next few days. so far, most of it has been falling across northern scotland and the snow is continuing to pile up here. cold start to tuesday, icy conditions as well. temperatures not quite so low for the south where we've got more cloud. we are continuing to see mostly rain but there could be a little bit of sleet and snow in there as well. it petered out a little bit more through the day. there will be a few wintry showers though developing further north as you continue northwards. we are seeing some sunshine, that snow continuing to push into northern scotland. on a chilly wind all the way from the arctic. whereever you are whether you've got the sunshine in the north or the cloud in the south, it's going to be a cold day, temperatures about four, five degrees. we are seeing this weather front sliding slowly in from the atlantic and those fronts r

bbc tv studio live on air. they were protesting against the introduction of new uk laws to limit lgbt rights.s. six. of the demonstrators. six o'clock news _ of the demonstrators. s o'clock news from the bbc news. in the house of lords... about taken — in the house of lords... about taken place now... in the house of lords... about i taken place now. . ._ it taken place now... shouting. it is about right _ taken place now... shouting. it is about right for _ taken place now... shouting. it is about right for lesbian - taken place now... shouting. it is about right for lesbian and - britain was quite a hostile environment in the 1980s for the lgbt community. about 75% of people when survey is that it was mostly or always wrong to be gay. embley by walking down the street, if somebody identified you as lesbian or gay, identified you as lesbian or 93)’, w“ identified you as lesbian or gay, you could be getting abuse or violently attacked. this catalyst moment where a book was published about a girl who lived with her two dads, and it kicked off a moral panic in parliament. section 28, and local

tv shows including blind date and blankety—blank. his partner said he would be greatly missed by all those who enjoyed his humour, wit, and compassion. stay with us on bbc news— aimed at cleaning up the river thames. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can, at worst, produce a meltdown. in this case, the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of— the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. - a small crowd outside| included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: police in the us say the suspect involved in a mass shooting, at a school in nashville had legally pu

bbc news. as we mentioned, as well as the tv commentary, bbc radio's football commentary has also been impacted by the row here's how ian dennis, introduced this afternoon's football coverage on ian dennis and this is bbc radio 5 live. a very difficult time for bbc sport for those who work in the department and we all hope that that gets results. personally, ifound we all hope that that gets results. personally, i found today very difficult. but i am a bbc staff member, radio commentator and today, like every saturday afternoon, we provide a service to you, the audience. the impact of the gary lineker row spread to scotland where coverage of sport on radio and television was affected. bbc scotland say "sportscene will run this evening on bbc one scotland and bbc scotland, with an amended format similar to current plans for match of the day. some of the sportsound slot on radio scotland was replaced by pre—recorded material." prime minister, rishi sunak, has just issued a statement about the row. he says "as prime minister, i have to do what i believe is right, respecting that not everyone will always agree. that is why i have been unequivocal in my approach to stopping the bo

the tv star, also known by his drag queen personality, lily savage, hosted a show on bbc radio two for nearly 14 years before leaving last august. for more, stephanie prenticejoins me now. the newstner, andre portasio. what more do we know? it was a shock and _ what more do we know? it was a shock and a _ what more do we know? it was a shock and a lot _ what more do we know? it was a shock and a lot of _ what more do we know? it was a shock and a lot of tributes - shock and a lot of tributes pouring in, people expressing shock and sadness after his partner confirmed on instagram he passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at the age of 67. he added people could at this time celebrate his life but please respect the privacy of his family as they came to terms with that loss and they said he would miss his humour, his wit and his compassion. paul o'grady has been open in the past about struggles with his health, he got parkinson's after struggling with cardiac arrest, he said he had had to make some healthy lifestyle choices full stop did your life flash before you? i wish it did, i was so whacked out of my mind on morphine. i was in 7th heaven, i didn't care what happened. heaven,

but look, i still think you should be on prime bbc tv, but thank goodness your news thank goodness haves straight and every now and then hair on gb news. bbc legend jim davidson. thank you so much, jim. bbc what a thing to say. love you, dan. always have. always will say, jim . now, always will say, jim. now, coming up is rishi sunak wrong to refuse to step in as a parliamentary witch hunt again ? parliamentary witch hunt again? as far as johnson rumbles on my superstar panel, we're going to tackle that. plus, we'll have the first the tories news front page newspaper, front page is just after but first as the just after ten, but first as the home secretary slams out—of—touch for out—of—touch lefties for opposing bill will opposing the illegal bill will soon finally stop the small boats. nigel farage, he's unmissable analysis. plus, we've got latest on donald trump to straight the . break time now for what the farage and an afghan migrant who was deported from the uk four years ago after raping a 12 year old girl has been found on the french coast trying to return to the country by the t

but look, i still think you should be on prime bbc tv, but thank goodness your news thank goodness haves straight and every now and then hair on gb news. bbc legend jim davidson. thank you so much, jim. bbc what a thing to say. love you, dan. always have. always will say, jim . now, always will say, jim. now, coming up is rishi sunak wrong to refuse to step in as a parliamentary witch hunt again ? parliamentary witch hunt again? as far as johnson rumbles on my superstar panel, we're going to tackle that. plus, we'll have the first the tories news front page newspaper, front page is just after but first as the just after ten, but first as the home secretary slams out—of—touch for out—of—touch lefties for opposing bill will opposing the illegal bill will soon finally stop the small boats. nigel farage, he's unmissable analysis. plus, we've got latest on donald trump to straight the . break time now for what the farage and an afghan migrant who was deported from the uk four years ago after raping a 12 year old girl has been found on the french coast trying to return to the country by the t

and david attenborough is also in trouble for things he's put slug on the bbc date wild isles. this is the new tv animal sex scenes in david afterwards new bbc series as a fact of life because as they say in previous series , seen love hunting and series, seen love hunting and the predator stuff and killing and whatnot, but they because this is a solo show, it's shot in the uk, there's not much of that going on. we don't have those, those kind of species here. and so they've had to sort of focus on other stuff, including adam's the first time you've ever been to see you've ever been able to see adam's going at it and adam's going going at it and that's the scientific best and supposedly they've got to hook hooked something hooked willy something like that and woman like the guy and they the woman like the guy gets hooked in and then the lady ad i believe that's the technical term like swings them around we didn't ask you to do all this research. yeah it was all this research. yeah it was all yes it back to my wedding night from hunting to hunting. that's the point. i think i think i think they ra

and david attenborough is also in trouble for things he's put slug on the bbc date wild isles. this is the new tv animal sex scenes in david afterwards new bbc series as a fact of life because as they say in previous series , seen love hunting and series, seen love hunting and the predator stuff and killing and whatnot, but they because this is a solo show, it's shot in the uk, there's not much of that going on. we don't have those, those kind of species here. and so they've had to sort of focus on other stuff, including adam's the first time you've ever been to see you've ever been able to see adam's going at it and adam's going going at it and that's the scientific best and supposedly they've got to hook hooked something hooked willy something like that and woman like the guy and they the woman like the guy gets hooked in and then the lady ad i believe that's the technical term like swings them around we didn't ask you to do all this research. yeah it was all this research. yeah it was all yes it back to my wedding night from hunting to hunting. that's the point. i think i think i think they ra

tv schedules for almost 60 years... welcome to match of the day! ..and one of sport's most famous brands, ensuring the most controversial episode to date. dan roan, bbc news accused of caving in to political pressure by taking gary lineker off match of the day. a former director general, greg dyke, says the corporation has made a mistake and undermined its credibility. but the incumbent dg tim davie says impartiality is a founding principle of the bbc. here's our media correspondent, david sillito. as gary lineker left home today, it was clear an issue he thought was two days ago blowing over, isn't. and a previous director general of the bbc, greg dyke, who himself left the corporation after a run—in with the government of the time, thinks the bbc has made a big mistake. there is a long established precedent in the bbc that if you are an entertainment presenter, oryou're a football presenter, then you are not bound by those same rules. and i think what the bbc has done is, actually, the real problem of today, is that the bbc has undermined its own credibility. for those running the bbc, this isjust a question of impartiality. however, the corporation's r

develop the bbc political coverage was run by lefties, and now goes off to work for theresa may and goes off to set “p for theresa may and goes off to set up one of these new right—wing tv bbc. he would uphold the values and integrity if he made way for someone else. the and integrity if he made way for someone else.— and integrity if he made way for someone else. �* �* . , ., ., someone else. the bbc has had labour aned someone else. the bbc has had labour linked chair people _ someone else. the bbc has had labour linked chair people the _ someone else. the bbc has had labour linked chair people the past _ someone else. the bbc has had labour linked chair people the past two, - linked chair people the past two, and that's the whole problem, some people say, that the government appoints the chairman, the government determines the licence fee. when you look forward to the statements we have seen agreed, is there anyone who is independent enough to actually produce a review that will have trust across the political spectrum, across the journalists spectrum? i political spectrum, across the journalists spectrum?- political spectrum, across the journalists spectrum? i hope

tv schedules for almost 60 years... welcome to match of the day! ..and one of sport's most famous brands, ensuring the most controversial episode to date. dan roan, bbc newst's get some of the day's other news. the authorities in the us state of texas have advised american citizens against travel to mexico during the spring break for security reasons. the texas department of public safety said that drug cartel violence represented a significant threat for anyone crossing into mexico. hundreds of thousands of israelis have taken part in the latest protest against government plans to overhaul the judicial system. opponents of the reforms say they're a threat to israel's democracy. supporters of the laws say they will make the supreme court more accountable. in italy, the coastguard has rescued more than 1,200 migrants from boats in the mediterranean sea. three vessels, each carrying hundreds of people, were taken to southern italian ports after getting into trouble in rough seas. the un believes 300 refugees have died in the central mediterranean so far this year. french senators in the upper house of parliament have overwhelmingly passed a bill that will r

bbc world news. the latest headlines: president biden calls on the us congress to ban assault weapons after a mass shooting at a school in nashville kills six people, including three children. tributes pour in for the british tvage of 67. he was also known for his drag queen persona �*lily savage'. the us vice president kamala harris continues her three—nation tour of africa. today, she arrives in tanzania after meeting with officials in ghana yesterday. according to the official white house statement, this trip is a sign that the biden administration wants to build on december�*s us—africa summit. this visit by the us comes at a time escalating competition between the us, china and russia. access to africa's mineral—rich continent will be important for trade and manufacture for all three of these economic powerhouses. rosa whitaker joins us now on bbc news. rosa was the first ever assistant us trade representative for africa under the administrations of presidents george w bush and bill clinton. she is now the president and ceo of the whitaker group which advises clients on trade and investment projects across africa. welcome to the programme, ms whitaker. how important is this opportunity for african nation

well as some small you tv vehicles as well they can go into the neighbourhood we're deploying of those resources at this time —— utvs. thank you very much for your time here on bbc news commander from the salvation well, divisional commanderfrom the salvation army. apologies for any of the technology breakup during that interview. russian president vladimir putin has announced plans to station tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of its neighbour belarus. he indicated a few months ago that some belarusian military planes were being re—equipped to potentially carry nuclear missiles. translation: we have already transferred to belarus are very well known complex iskander it can be a delivery vehicle as well. on april three we will start training the cruise. on july one we will finish construction of the special repository to store the tactical nuclear weapon in belarus. asa as a significant development and for how it is seen in belarus, we spoke earlier to anneka libby cokerfrom belarus, we spoke earlier to anneka libby coker from the atlantic council. it isa it is a significant development but i think what russia wants to do is blackmail the west. they want to sc

on tv. how often are they female just a quick pool life do sat from bbc clarissa ward from cnn sabrina traverse from the new york times. there's not a lot of female faces still it's still is predominantly male. so when you talk about someone like martha gelharn her story is unique and it's still unique today to be a prominent wartime correspondent during a major conflict. during world war two there were about a hundred registered work correspondents who were female but none of them had the notoriety as martha did. now her more time career spanned from 1937 to 1989. she covered some incredible conflicts not just world war two the spanish civil war. she covered the arab israeli conflict. she covered vietnam. she also covered the different revoluono are happening in central in south america and her stories were not just about the battle logistics one of the things that made her unique was she looked at ordinary life? what was it like for the soldier? what was it like for the civilians? you'll hear later on during world war two she focuses on the experience of teenagers in england in a few of her articles. and

tv series. you're watching bbc news. a little bit more sunshine out there today on what has been a pretty wet month so far especially forimes its normal march rainfall, contrasted with lerwick in shetland where we have onlyjust seen barely over a third of the rain. however, this will be one of the wettest spots for the rest of the day, sitting under this zone of cloud. most are in the gap between that cloud and what will come in later this afternoon and tonight. that's already approaching northern ireland as we head into the afternoon, it will turn wetter here by the time we finish the afternoon and hit the evening. rain easing eventually from shetland but in between sunshine and showers. lines of showers from the south—west to the north of london, some through the north midlands and a view through northern england mean some of you will see more showers than others. one or two staying dry this afternoon to stop a brisk south—westerly wind, not desperately strong at this stage but it's a very mild one. 15 degrees possible in eastern scotland. 15 or 16 possible through central and eastern england, significantly above wher

good evening and welcome back to neil oliver live on gb news tv and on radio tonight on the second out of the show. it's been a tumultuous week at the bbcdenied that, decided not to air an episode of a new david attenborough series due to concerns right wing concerns about right wing criticism . we'll be discussing criticism. we'll be discussing that. criticism. we'll be discussing that . looking after our criticism. we'll be discussing that. looking after our animals is one of the prime jobs of a developed society, but we'll be joined by an artist ticket inspector will tell us of a truly shocking case of dog neglect. we'll ask what the moving of three parts and on fragments from the vatican orphans means for other relics, such as the elgin marbles, all of that plus my weekly great britain and plenty more chat with my panel of emma wave and jacob reynolds. but first, an update on the latest news from tatiana sanchez . neal, thank you tatiana sanchez. neal, thank you and good evening. this is the latest from the gb newsroom. the prime minister says he the bbc can resolve its row with gary lineker in a timely manner, but the dispute is no