you are alive with bbc news. _ to the bbc news website. you are alive with bbc news.live with bbc news. a new category at the oscars will be recognised for best casting. it is the first new competitive category since best animated feature was added in 2002. casting directors have campaign to be recognised in the way of other film cross like sound, costume and here but speak to a casting director whose work on films like napoleon and house of gucci as well as tv shows like house of dragon. thank you for being with us. finally recognition at last was that what fascinates me about the job you do is if you get it right people don't notice. if you get it wrong they will. that is a secret, isn't it? that's exactly how our lives work. it's an incredible achievement what's happen for that we've been campaigning for 12 years. it is petsaurus a creative job, campaigning for 12 years. it is petsaurus a creativejob, it's campaigning for 12 years. it is petsaurus a creative job, it's an entirely creative job. as you said, we do ourjob brilliantly no one will know what were doing.

tom brook, bbc news, new york.c news website or app. you are watching bbc news. ijust want i just want to bring you ijust want to bring you a line of breaking news we are getting on that attack that happened in south london overnight using a corrosive substance. the metropolitan police have just given us quite a lengthy update. they have confirmed that the corrosive substance that was used in the attack was an alkaline substance. they also said in their update they believe the man and woman are known to each other. our investigation, they say, is in the early stages and we are working to establish why this awful incident has happened. a man hunt continues. you will remember nine people were hurt by that attack using a corrosive substance in clapham. witnesses described an horrific scene as her mum —— a mother and her two daughters were doused with a harmful substance in her car. police have given more details on the condition. the woman aged 31, and the two daughters aged eight and three, all remain in hospital. th

for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. are stuck on hidden waiting lists, potentially running into millions. people who are referred to a specialist for treatment for cancer or heart failure for example are no longer counted on the main waiting lists. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes has more. rigby! sit. good boy. margaret is living with the knowledge she has skin cancer, and yet has not had any treatment for years. good boy. she was diagnosed and referred to see a specialist, then nothing. you can hit really low spots. i think my kids and my grandchildren, and my husband as well, they're what keep me going, cos i think i would've given up before now. you think, "i can't do any more." every month, we report on the latest waiting times for non—urgent treatment in the nhs in england. currently, that figure is around 7.6 million people, but once you've been referred to a specialist, you're no longer counted on that main nhs waiting list. and you could end up like margaret, one of potentially tens of thousands of peopl

you are live with bbc news we will — news website.nue _ news website. you are live with bbc news we will continue to _ news website. you are live with bbc news we will continue to bring - news website. you are live with bbc news we will continue to bring you l news we will continue to bring you “p news we will continue to bring you up to date with both those big significant stories in the us and in russia. turning to another significant story of when it comes to the future of democracies and elections. the future of democracies and elections. technology giants have announced a new industry accord to fight back against what they call "deceptive artificial intelligence election content" that is threatening the integrity of major democratic elections across the world this year. the tech accord was announced at the munich security conference and include companies that are building generative ai models used to create content, including 0penai, adobe and microsoft, as well as social media platforms including tiktok and x. let's hear from mi

daniela relph, bbc news. it's not the first health problem the king has had in recent years — it's been a week since the king left hospital after undergoing the procedure for an enlarged prostrate. in 2020 and 2022 he caught covid twice, but only experienced mild symptoms. in 2008, he had a minor surgery for a growth in the bridge of his nose. and in 2023 he underwent a routine surgery for a hernia. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh is outside the london clinic where charles had his treatment, and doctors diagnosed his cancer. the king spent three nights here and it was during that time that he had diagnostic tests that picked up the cancer. the palaces and seeing what form of cancer the king has, only that it isn't prostate cancer. nor are they saying how early it was caught. —— palace isn't saying. clearly the palace doesn't want to invite speculation. they have said that he began today a series of scheduled regular treatments for the cancer and he is being treated as an outpatient, and most cancer therapy th

please do keep watching bbc news. live from london. this is bbc news.most recent court appearance on thursday. there has been international condemnation and we will bring you full analysis and reaction. it’s full analysis and reaction. it's confirmed — full analysis and reaction. it's confirmed this _ full analysis and reaction. it�*s confirmed this would be a further sign of putin's brutality. irate confirmed this would be a further sign of putin's brutality. we should hold him accountable _ sign of putin's brutality. we should hold him accountable for _ sign of putin's brutality. we should hold him accountable for this - sign of putin's brutality. we should hold him accountable for this and l sign of putin's brutality. we should. hold him accountable for this and no one should — hold him accountable for this and no one should be in doubt about the dreadful— one should be in doubt about the dreadful nature of his regime in russia — dreadful nature of his regime in russia after what has just dreadful nature of his regime in russia after what hasjust hap

music mark savage, bbc news. ys, there are plans to designate 27 new clean sites for bathing in england. they'll be in rivers and lakes, and regularly monitored for pollution. people who use them hope this official designation will keep them clean as our north of england correspondent, danny savage, reports from one of those new sites. it's an idyllic—looking spot, a large area of open water popular with hardy souls who like a dip. huge mental health benefits. huge physical health benefits. it gets your blood flowing. but if you search swimming in the river nidd in knaresborough online, lots comes up about sewage pollution and even people getting sick after being in the water around here. we'll all agree we won't put our faces, our heads in the water and we'll try not to ever swallow any water. lucy has four sons. three out of the four have had a case of nidd belly. is that what you call it? yeah, belly puking, diarrhoea. sadly, they go under the water, they swallow the water and they are ill. i would say eight ti

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. has confirmed that it believes russia is developing a new anti—satellite weapon. it could be a space based nuclear weapon, that is neither confirmed nor denied. he says the weapon is not yet active and doesn't pose a threat to anyone on earth was yellow i can confirm that it is related to an anti—satellite capability that russia is developing. i want to be clear about a couple of things right off the bat. about a couple of things right off the bat-— off the bat. first, this is not an active — off the bat. first, this is not an active capability - off the bat. first, this is not an active capability that - off the bat. first, this is not an active capability that has| an active capability that has been deployed, and there is no immediate threat to anyone's safety. we are not talking about a weapon that can be used to attack human beings or cause physical destruction here on earth. that said, we've been closely monitoring this russian activity and we will continue to take the safety very

around the world and across the u.k., this is a bbc news. take aook at some of the other stories making the news. police say the father of a missing two-year-old who fell into a river in leicester yesterday enter the water to try to rescue his son. additional specialist teams have joined the search for the missing boy. emergency services were called to the river late yesterday afternoon. the berdych museum has turned f comments on one of its social media posts because of a campaign demanding the return of stone monuments to easter island. muum in london has two statues taken from the chilean territory in the 19th century. the statues are hundreds of years old and are said to embody the spirits of prominent ancestors. jr. doctors in northern ireland are to go on strike next month overpay. the 24 hour walk out from 8:00 a.m. on the sixth of march is their first strike. the union claims doctors pay has been eroded over the last 16 years. and with the government is offering is unacceptable. your live with bbc news. now to some developing news fro

tom symonds, bbc news.trictly come dancing, has died aged 44. he appeared on the bbc one show from 2010 until 2013, partnering with celebrities patsy kensit, anita dobson, lisa riley and deborah meaden. windsor�*s cause of death has not yet been confirmed. lizo mzimba looks back at his life. the former dance champion joined the strictly family in 2010. robin windsor. applause and together with his first dance partner, patsy kensit, he salsad and sambad his way into the hearts of millions of viewers. taking part in strictly to me is the bestjob in the world. there are two things that i love to do and they are perform and to teach. and i think this is the onlyjob in the world where i actually get to do both of the things i love at the same time. over the next three years, he was partnered with former eastenders star anita dobson. # bring me sunshine.# emmerdale actress lisa riley, who he reached the semifinal with. and dragons den star deborah meaden. members of the strictlyjudging panel, past and present, ha

this is bbc news.le child rapist and murderer — colin pitchfork — will face a fresh hearing after challenging a decision to keep him behind bars. pitchfork was jailed for life for raping and strangling two 15—year—old girls in the 1980s. he was granted parole but this was challenged by ministers and the parole board denied his release in december. schools are spending tens of thousands of pounds more a year, to meet rising costs of contracts with private firms. these private finance initiative schools, are locked into 25 to 30—year contracts, in which charges rise more than at other schools. pfi investors say the contracts give, long—term value for taxpayers' money. police say they will take no further action against the conservative mp — andrew rosindell — after he was arrested on suspicion of rape, sexual assault and misconduct in a public office. scotland yard said the evidence threshold for criminal prosecution had not been met. you're live with bbc news. labour has defended its decision to continu

sara smith, bbc news, new york.e to new york to speak to pollster and politicasl strategist john zogby. thank you for your time here on newsday. i would like to start by asking you, donald trump made the statements right after the decision, called and it's a disgrace, how do you think perspective trump voters are likely to see these developments? are likely to see these develoments? , . , developments? prospective trump voters are just _ developments? prospective trump voters are just fine, _ developments? prospective trump voters are just fine, they - developments? prospective trump voters are just fine, they are - developments? prospective trump voters are just fine, they are with l voters are just fine, they are with their man 100%, and that is exactly who he is talking to a stop especially during this primary season where we see he is racking up victories and has solid support among republicans when he goes head—to—head againstjoe biden. that piece of it is working just fine for mr trump. piece of it is working

coming up on bbc news...nly british team left in the competition and chelsea women have drawn ajax in the champions league quarterfinal. it is the only trophy to have eluded manager emma hayes in her 11 years of the club. more than 50,000 people died a year ago in the devastating earthquakes that hit parts of turkey and syria. early this morning people gathered in what remains of the turkish city of antakya to mark the moment the first quake struck. our correspondent anna foster reported from southern turkey a year ago, and joins us from there now. anna. sophie, it isn'tjust the anna. sophie, it isn't “ust the landscape * anna. sophie, it isn't “ust the landscape that h anna. sophie, it isn'tjust the landscape that remains - anna. sophie, it isn'tjust the - landscape that remains devastated here. the people are as well, still living in fear whenever the ground shakes after lee thousands of aftershocks they have had in the last i2 months, but having endured a freezing turkish winter, many are living just in te

voice—over: this is bbc news. after this programme. in september, 43 students disappeared from passenger buses in the mexican town of iguala, guerrero. they were in police custody, and then they're just gone. how do you disappear 43 people? it helps if the government tasked with investigating that disappearance is involved in carrying out that disappearance. carrying out that disa earance. q; carrying out that disa earance. x: ., , . disappearance. 43 were abducted accordinu disappearance. 43 were abducted according to _ disappearance. 43 were abducted according to the _ disappearance. 43 were abducted according to the municipal- according to the municipal police. they were members of the drug cartel.— the drug cartel. you're constantly _ the drug cartel. you're constantly asking, - the drug cartel. you're i constantly asking, "what the drug cartel. you're - constantly asking, "what part of the evidence can you trust?" there have been cases of tampering with evidence. the mexican government was officially stating t

samira hussain, bbc news, punjab. life on parts of the frontline was extremely difficult. general syrskyi called the situation �*extremely complex and stressful�*. the comments came just hours after ukraine�*s military said it destroyed another russian warship, off occupied crimea. these are the pictures released by ukraine�*s the military — showing the moment the warship was hit. moscow has not commented on the incident — although it did say, that its forces had shot down six aerial drones over the black sea, as well as another three over russia. staying in ukraine — next week it will be two years since russia invaded the country — uprooting ten million people from their homes. at the start of the conflict our special correspondent fergal keane reported from the western city of lviv — as huge numbers of refugees the largest in europe since world war two — tried to cram onto trains and escape. fergal has returned to lviv to find out what happened to some of the people he met. people shout. they were fleeing europe�*s

and that's bbc news at six. ye. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening: the first 99 brought some of english cricket's greatest moments. we look ahead to ben stokes reaching a century of tests. harry kane's serach for silverware takes him to rome, for bayern munich's champoins league last—16 tie against lazio. a new season with new hopes... the netball super league enters a crucial campaign... also coming up on sportsday... we speak to oscar piastri, the mclaren driver his boss thinks will be a future formula one world champion. and torvill and dean return to the scene where they achieved skating perfection four decades on. it sort of sent chills up my spine just being there again and just taking in the sights and sounds of the city. it conjures up so many memories of a0 years ago. there are few people as central to their sport right now as ben stokes is to cricket. the england test captain will walk out tomorrow for his 100th match

we did ask bbc news to provide a senior editor to be interviewed on this week's programme, but no oneead, we received this statement. "the news of king charles's cancer announcement is a significant moment for people in the uk and across the world. "the bbc has a duty to ensure people are informed and up to date with this news and its possible implications. "we know from our own audience research that people come to the bbc for news on the royal family and expect us to provide timely and trusted information. "with this in mind, we have to ensure that the most significant stories are given the attention they deserve, reaching as wide an audience as possible while providing important context. "the news has further opened up conversations about cancer, the importance of early checks, and the impact it has on those suffering and those close to them. "we always aim to cover stories like this with the utmost sensitivity". just time for a couple more of your reactions to coverage of other recent stories, starting with the decision a couple of weeks ago to begin a 1:00 news bulletin like this

news content. meanwhile, david mcdougall wrote... we asked bbc scotland if somebody could come on newswatch to discuss these changes but were told no one was available. however, the head of news and current affairs for bbc scotland, gary smith, did give an interview on tuesday about the ending of the nine on the nine. the audience for the nine has halved in five years, and we've got to take that seriously. audiences want to get their news in different ways, and linear tv news is suffering, notjust the nine other programmes too, but those figures have made us think as we've seen them go down, that we we're going to have to look elsewhere for our news content or the package we've put together that we're putting to ofcom i think makes up a good deal for the channel. still it's different because we've got to do different things to attract audiences and to be able to do a podcast on the channel, but also on sands and on bbc one late at night. i think it's a really good offer which should increase our audience reach overall. do let us know your thought

iain watson, bbc news. the bodies of a sydney couple allegedly murdered by a serving police officer. last week authorities in the state of new south wales said luke davies and jesse baird were shot with a police handgun. they say the officer, beau lamar—condon, later allegedly took the men away in a van. police have confirmed that divers have been sent to a remote rural property, two hours south—west of sydney. mr lamarre—condon handed himself in on friday. police says he has made a partial confession, but is not co—operating in the search for his alleged victims. the former brazilian president, jair bolsonaro says he's been the victim of tireless political persecution since leaving office just over a year ago. addressing tens of thousands of his supporters at a rally in sao paulo, he denied police allegations that he plotted a coup to stay in power after losing the 2021 election. our south america correspondent ione wells is in sao paolo. this rally was called into an ongoing investigation into mr bolsanaro

this is bbc news. ve had a wonderful turnout, despite all of these problems. thank you so much forjoining us on newsday, and of course, we will continue to wait for that result from the election in pakistan. ukraine's top military commander has been removed from his post. general zaluzhny, the commander in chief of the armed forces, has overseen kyiv�*s military response throughout russia's invasion. in a statement, president volodymyr zelensky said it's time for some urgent changes in the military. the ministry of defence echoed that line, saying that new approaches and new strategies were needed. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. bbc news analysis reveals that cancer waiting times in england last year were the worst on record. only 64% of patients started treatment within 62 days of cancer being suspected, meaning nearly 100,000 people waited longer for life—saving care than they should have. the waiting periods have worsened every year

this is bbc news. the headlines: the united states puts forward a draft un resolution calling for a temporary ceasefire as soon as feasible. service as soon as feasible. as it has arrested a russian—american service as it has arrested a russian—american dual citizen accused of treason and raising funds for ukraine. and scientists in australia say they've identified the brightest object ever recorded — a quasar more than 12 billion light years away. the former strictly come dancing fan robin windsor has died at the age of 44. the professional dancer appeared on the show between 2010—15. his management announced his death this morning and described him as the embodiment of passion, grace and sheer talent. we can speak to our entertainment correspondence. strictly a hugely popular and long—running tv show. just to remind us a little more about robin windsor�*s part in it. he us a little more about robin windsor's part in it. he “oined the show in 2010 h windsor's part in it. he “oined the show in 2010 but

frank gardner, bbc news. aine. both sides have sustained terrible losses — russia has lost around 110,000 people, according to the latest bbc estimates. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports on the many changes russia has gone through since the war in ukraine began. bell tolls they are two years that have changed russia and set the country on a darker path. two years of war and heavy casualties, mobilisation and mutiny, and repression — alexei navalny, dead in prison. (fanfare) but the president is looking confident. vladimir putin senses the tide may be turning in his favour. but what is his goal? he wants the world to live on his own terms. i don't think that he wants some kind of a takeover of poland or the baltic states or western europe. he needs ukraine, but this is not enough for him. what is enough for him? this world must accept his rules, must accept his vision of the world. how things have changed. there was a time when russia and the west were talking about cooperation, partnership. the putin

for more stories, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. striking doctors and the government are locked in a stand off over staff shortages. doctors walked out last week in protest against the government's plans to increase the number of people admitted to medical school each year. they argue that more recruitment won't deal with the fundamental flaws to the system. but the government isn't backing down, and has accused them of putting patients' lives at risk. it has told them to return to the work or risk losing their licenses. translation: isn't your job to cure patients? - doctors exist for patients, and the patients are anxiously awaiting for you. if you want to oppose the government, leaving your patient is not the right way to do it. doctors have hit back, saying that issues such as poor pay and working conditions should be dealt with first. with tensions high, some of them feel victimised by the government. here's the view of one doctor. translation: please stop insulting trainee doctors by treating _ them like criminals. patients ar

hugo bachega, bbc news, baghdad. nbc news, the us national security adviser, jake sullivan, said there will be more steps in the us response to the deaths of those soldiers. it began with the strikes on friday night, but that is not the end of it. we intend to take additional strikes and additional action to continue to send a clear message that the united states will respond when our forces are attacked or our people are killed. to discuss all of that — we can go live now to dr matthew kroenig, vice president of atlantic council's scowcroft centre for strategy and security. welcome to bbc news, dr matthew. i would like to start off by looking at the houthis�* capabilities. what does the us or coalition know about what they have in their arsenal? there like these other groups in the region, backed by iran, so they are providing them with missiles and drones, not that sophisticated, but enough to attack and harass ships in the region. it is really disrupting international trade, so the purpose of these us strikes is i

sara smith, bbc news, new york. john zogby is a pollster and us political strategist.sked him how prospective voters for the former president will view these developments. prospective trump voters are just fine, they are with their man 100%, and that is exactly who he is talking to, and especially during this primary season where we see he is racking up victories and he has solid support among republicans when he goes head—to—head againstjoe biden. that piece of it is working just fine for mr trump. john, the trial is expected to last about six weeks, donald trump says he will campaign each evening after attending court during the day, how feasible is that and how do you see that campaign working? he is a 77—year—old man and that is a sort of thing that can be exhausting to anyone of us. i can't imagine doing it myself and i am almost there. that part aside, we know that he is very vigorous and he is energised when he is on the road campaigning, so it could very well be that it helps them. and he is seen then as being active in his defence. but we do also know that if

justin rowlatt, bbc news, the scottish highlands. d jet labouratory. nuclear fusion is considered the holy grail of energy because it could potentially produce vast amounts of clean power. here�*s our science reporter esme stallard with more. the power plants that currently generate energy. for us, they�*re called nuclear fission. what we�*re talking about here with fusion is when we try and bring two particles together and that process releases energy, which potentially we can use. now, as you said, that in this experiment, not a lot of energy was created. it�*s a really, really hard experiment to do. it�*s the process that powers the sun. so we�*re talking about very high temperatures and very high pressures to get these particles to come together. so no mean feat. so complicated and difficult to do, but achieved today even in that small way. it does, though, mean, doesn�*t it, that we�*re still a very long way off from being able to develop this sort of thing into a power station for unlimited clean energy? yeah, we�*re still takin

let me just remind you, you are watching bbc news. ed later for the afternoon that the two teenagers to be sentenced laterfor the murder of brianna ghey who was fatally stabbed in a frenzied attackjust under one year ago have been named. thejudge justice yip has publicly named the pair as scarlettjenkinson and eddie ratcliffe. well, let's get more now from a retired judge and an author and has a long experience of hearings involving teenager prosecutions. ghee thank you very much forjoining us. first of all, let's look at the naming of these two teenagers. is it a good 88 in the child killers? it is a a good 88 in the child killers? it is a balance, a good 88 in the child killers? it is a balance, isn't a good 88 in the child killers? it is a balance, isn't it, a good 88 in the child killers? it is a balance, isn't it, between a good 88 in the child killers? it is a balance, isn't it, between the right for open justice of all hearings, and at the same time the necessity for courts to protect vulnerable people. vulnerable people can be

for more stories head to the bbc news website. - you're live with bbc news. as a bit more on this. last year we found that drax took about 50,000 tonnes of whole logs from 30 sites that were old—growth in british columbia. when we axed drax about that they admitted they had taken wood from old—growth sites but said that 77% of the material for the canadian wood pellets came from sawdust and sawmill residue, with the remaining coming from forestry residues and what they call low—grade logs. drax says it regularly reviews its sourcing policies and they said they took the decision in october last year to stop sourcing logs from priority deferral areas. those with a special bits of old growth that i described before. they say that the work to implement that decision is still going through their supply chain. however they don't dispute that they are continuing to take wood from old—growth forest that aren't priority deferral areas in british columbia. joe, thank you. around 7 million people visit the sistine chapel every year — making it the third busiest museum in

bbc news website to find complete coverage of this, or the bbc news app. speak to olga ivshina, from the bbc russia service. tell us about the speech today, what are we expecting? fine tell us about the speech today, what are we “petting?— tell us about the speech today, what are we expecting? one thing has been stable over the _ are we expecting? one thing has been stable over the years _ are we expecting? one thing has been stable over the years for _ are we expecting? one thing has been stable over the years for putin's - stable over the years for putin's addresses and press conferences. this year is no exception. he is late, but according to his standards, five or ten minutes is nothing, sometimes even late hours. this year, it is important because as you rightly said, the presidential elections, which no doubt will secure putin another term, are due in a few weeks. but the kremlin like to see things go smoothly, that is why everybody is on high alert and will be listening to the address at the address itself will be broke out in cinemas in russia for t

you are watching bbc news. let's go back to — story. you are watching bbc news.e of our- story. you are watching bbc news. let's go back to one of our top - let's go back to one of our top stories, one of britain's best loved broadcasters, the bbc dj steve wright has died suddenly at the age of 69. he delighted listeners to radio 2, and before that, bbc radio 1, for more than 40 years. his final programme, a special valentine's day edition of his love songs programme, was broadcastjust on sunday. let's speak to tony blackburn. welcome to you. really sad news today. your thoughts? i welcome to you. really sad news today. your thoughts?— welcome to you. really sad news today. your thoughts? i was actually shocked, i heard _ today. your thoughts? i was actually shocked, i heard about _ today. your thoughts? i was actually shocked, i heard about it _ today. your thoughts? i was actually shocked, i heard about it this - shocked, i heard about it this afternoon, and ijust cannot believe it. he was such a great broadcaster, a very good friend as well, and we got along s

you are live at bbc news. let's take - news website. you are live at bbc news. e are heading to the polls to elect the companies next president. we can get you live pictures of a polling station in indonesia where polling is currently under way. voters casting their ballots in jakarta. under way. voters casting their ballots injakarta. for more on all of that let's cross over the steve lai who joins us from jakarta. steve come over to you. jakarta. steve come over to ou. �* , jakarta. steve come over to ou. ~ , jakarta. steve come over to ou. a , ., , jakarta. steve come over to you. as you show they are ollin: you. as you show they are polling stations _ you. as you show they are polling stations are - you. as you show they are polling stations are up - you. as you show they are | polling stations are up and running today. they will be open to 1pm local time. just to give you a sense of the scale of what's involved with a 17,000 islands that make up the entirety of the indonesian archipelago. the logistics are incredibly challenging. indonesia is the third large

andy verity, bbc news, ramgsgate. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.es from across the uk. transforming textiles into unique pieces of clothing. the aim of this charity in haverfordwest is to prevent waste and cut fast fashion by promoting sustainable fashion, which they say is on the rise. we have donations from the community. so we take them, and then we upcycle them. people want to be bespoke. they want to look unique. and we've had, like, i would say, a 300% increase in profits on actually why it is good to shop here and the amazing quality that you can get from charity shops. pre—covid, the charity's waste was around 20%. recent records show it's now 5%. a 15 point reduction in items that end up in landfill. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. it's been a season of discontent for farmers around the world — in recent weeks we've seen protests in countries including the czech republic as you can see in these pictures, france, germany and spain. in a moment we'll be taking a look at the latest as farmers take to the str

alison holt, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.e uk. - with its origins in the street football of south america, futsal bounds into play at a salford sports centre. wearing kits to match theirsurroundings, pupils form the city have been giving it the thumbs up. it's a bit better than football in a way because in football, you mostlyjust blunder up the pitch but here you have to use the ball and your feet a bit more to get round players because it's so much smaller. the brand—new futsal court has been paid for by the fa, premier league, football foundation and salford city council, who are putting in £127,000. how much of something like this needed in a place like this? everybody knows that sport helps to increase physical and emotional well—being. and just to get people together in the community, doing things that will benefit them. for more stories from i across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. it's valentine's day — and whether you're the kind of person who goes all out or — like the people i saw i

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. an er doctor who works at al shifa hospital in north gaza. he was at al rasheed street when israeli troops opened fire and told the bbc what he saw. this morning, i witnessed the horrible catastrophe hundreds of people dead everywhere and many more injured and that was horrible. a lot of people are dead around me and injured in rationing right now. i forget what i went there and stopping the bleeding and they said to the other people. as we've heard, the hamas—run health authorities in gaza say more than 30,000 palestinians have been killed since israel started its military action in october. bbc verify has been examining how many of those killed were members of hamas. here's frank gardner. they have been covering this war ever since the october the 7th raid on israel. it is a war that is ravage one of the most crowded places on earth and home to over 2 million people. the red arrows on this map so all the parts of because of that have been destroyed since the start of the campaign. al

yunus mulla, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.ews. a major search operation is under way after a child fell into the river soar in leicester. police say the two—year—old boy was with his family when he fell into the water on sunday afternoon. a man was taken to hospital. in bristol — two 15—year—old boys have been charged with the murder of another teenager. 16—year—old darrian williams was fatally stabbed in rawnsley park play area in the easton area of the city. the two attackers were wearing masks and fled the scene on bicycles. they have also each been charged with possessing a knife in a public place. the business secretary kemi badenoch will make a statement to mp5 today, after accusing the former chairman of the post office of misrepresenting the circumstances of his departure. it follows a newspaper interview in which henry staunton claims he was told by a senior civil servant to stall compensation payments for victims of the post office scandal. you're live with bbc news. let's look at ukraine now. this week marks the sec

fergus walsh, bbc news.hat's — �*alzheimer s: a turning point?�* on bbc1 at 8pm. it's also available on the bbc iplayer. the labour party has defended its decision to continue campaigning for its candidate in the rochdale by—election despite what it called his �*unacceptable' comments about israel. azhar ali has apologised after being recorded appearing to suggest that israel had �*allowed' hamas's deadly attack in october so it could do whatever it wanted in response. our political correspondent, hannah miller, joins us from westminster. hannah, what s the labour party s justification for continuing to campaignfoerali? the official line is his unreserved apology shows he understands the scale of offence his comments have caused but i think what you cannot get away from illness is the presence of george galloway, the former labour mp and former respect mp now standing for the workers party and essentially framing his entire campaign as a protest on the labour party stance in gaza. that is why organisations l

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this is bbc news.ews in the uk. a body has been found in the search for a boy who went missing at a lake in staffordshire. emergency services were called on saturday, after three boys were spotted in the water. two of the boys managed to get out and were taken to hospital — but the body of a 17—year—old boy was found on sunday. the post office has hired criminal investigators to look at how its own staff previously pursued subpostmasters caught up in the faulty horizon it scandal. some of those falsely accused of fraud have told the public inquiry they were bullied or intimidated by post 0ffice investigators. more than 900 sub—postmasters were wrongly prosecuted due to faulty software. liverpool have won the football league cup for a tenth time, extending their own record of wins in the competition. they beat chelsea 1—0 in the final, with their winner coming in the final two minutes of extra time. with that defeat, chelsea have secured an unwanted record, they have lost their last six cup finals. you'

this is bbc news.a nervousness and an unpredictability around every public event they currently do. buckingham palace announced the death of thomas kingston, the husband of their daughter lita gabriela. there are guests of the thanksgiving service in windsor today. in the statement, the king and queen and queen sent their heartfelt thoughts and prayers. is not thought to be suspicious. this is been the period reset and make where she is at to step up. grappling among a number of challenges. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making the news in the uk. the post office has confirmed that its current boss, nick read, is under investigation, after it was revealed by henry staunton its former chairman. mr staunton was at a hearing to discuss compensation payments to sub—postmasters at the centre of the horizon scandal. the post office confirmed the revelation in a statement saying there were complaints against mr read and other staff. mp lee anderson has r

forjoining us on bbc news. has found the national rifle association liable for financial mismanagement. the jury found that the nra's long—time leader, wayne lapierre — seen here — took millions of dollars from the organisation and spent it on lavish gifts and private flights. lapierre resigned as ceo last month before the trial. the prime minister of hungary has given the green light to sweden's nato membership. viktor orban addressed this issue during a meeting with his swedish counterpart in budapest. mr orban's support ends a months—long standoff over the expansion of the military alliance. it also follows a decision by sweden to provide hungary with four swedish—made fighter jets. police in spain have recovered nine bodies from two burnt—out apartment blocks in valencia and say they're still looking for one more missing person that may be among the rubble. police are investigating what caused the blaze, though experts believe flammable cladding may have helped the fire spread rapidly, meaning residents were

this is bbc news. running her campaign from prison, charged with inciting violence on the 9th of may that she denies. her husband of 55 years visits her most days. it's nine months now. it's...not easy, i tell you, especially for our children who are not in pakistan. for them, it's a torture. her brother—in—law has been organising her campaign. you know, our people have been sometimes removed from the scene, sometimes at night their houses are being raided. we are not being provided a fair level playing field. the authorities deny any campaign against the party, calling the allegations baseless and absurd. many see a repeat pattern in pakistan's politics. ms rashid is running to win a seat from the three time prime minister nawaz sharif. his party is now seen to be the one in favour. he was in prison last election when khan won. on the eve of the elections, pakistan is facing questions about its future. many fear the result will still not answer them. caroline davis, bbc news, lahore. around the world a

you watching bbc news. o mzimba looks back at his life. the former dance champion joined the strictly family in 2010. robin windsor. applause and, together with his first dance partner, patsy kensit, he salsad and sambad his way into the hearts of millions of viewers. taking part in strictly to me is the bestjob in the world. there are two things that i love to do and they are perform and to teach. and i think this is the onlyjob in the world where i actually get to do both of the things i love at the same time. over the next three years, he was partnered with former eastenders star anita dobson. # bring me sunshine.... ..emmerdale actress lisa riley, who he reached the semifinal with... ..and dragons den star deborah meaden. members of the strictlyjudging panel, past and present, have been paying tribute. craig revel horwood said he was one of the kindest, gentle, honest, funny and caring people i've had the pleasure of knowing and working with. bruno tonioli said, it was a pleasure working with robin for m

you're live with bbc news.tical parties in pakistan have confirmed that they are in talks about whether to form a coalition government, after the general election provided no clear winner. the move has angered supporters of the jailed former prime minister, imran khan, who have been protesting against the results, calling them "rigged". independent parliamentary candidates affiliated with mr khan's party won the most seats, and courts are now hearing their legal challenges. let's have a look at the results. with 336 seats in the national assembly up for grabs, parties need to get a simple majority of 169 to form a government. imran khan's pti came in first with 93 seats, but won't benefit from additional seats available for large parties, since their candidates were forced to run as independents. this is closely followed by 75 seats won by pml—n, the current government party. but the question remains who's going to win the support of the pakistan's people party, or ppp, and their 55 national assembly members —

jeremy ball, bbc news. d you today it is the new lunar year, these are live pictures now from hong kong. let us take a quick listen. as you can see, those festivities there in hong kong, colourful as ever, this is the year of the dragon. we were hearing from an astrologist earlier who told us there is seen as a year of prosperity and great luck. as tradition goes this is the time when people try to have their babies at this time of year. this is a powerful year, according to chinese astrology, to have a child. a celebration that will be happening in many countries across asia but also other parts of the world with chinese communities. lunar new year celebrations in hong kong. police have begun searching the river thames this morning for the body of a man suspected of carrying out a chemical attack on a mother and her two daughters in south london. officers have been searching for abdul shokoor ezedi for nearly ten days — but say they now believe he went into the river hours after the attack as sean dilley re

victoria gill, bbc news.ast africa, an international charity that protects and improves the lives of horses, donkeys and mules around the world. he's been giving me his reaction to a potential ban. if a ban is implemented by africa, it will be unprecedented because then we've seen there is a whole direct relationship between the illegal slaughter and the illegal slaughter. i'll give an example. when there was legal slaughter in kenya the numbers of donkeys that were stolen ran through the roof when the country decided to ban that. we saw the numbers of donkeys stolen, really dropped dramatically, dramatically. so this is going to be a great decision by african union and we believe it's going really to go a long way in curtailing this trade all over the world. but do you think it perhaps might not fully solve the problem? because i understand some countries, such as kenya, have already made it illegal to slaughter donkeys, and yet there's an illegal trade there. yes. yes, i think the ban will not actually fini

this is bbc news, the headlines... ent biden says a ceasefire could happen as early as monday. and how the covid pandemic affected wales — that inquiry gets under way in cardiff shortly. according to the hamas run health ministry, nearly 30,000 people have been killed in gaza since the start of the israeli military campaign in the territory following the hamas attack on israel on october the 7th. and in gaza city an attack last december is thought to have killed 103 members of the same family. middle east correspondent lucy williamson has been speaking to one of the surviving family members — who lost his wife and three young daughters. it took ahmad al—ghuferi a decade to build the family he loved. it took a split second one winter evening to destroy it. ten—year—old tala, five—year—old lana, and najla, not yet two, killed with ahmad's wife in a powerful strike on a residential building in gaza city.

this is bbc news. the headlines. aid agencies say hunger and disease are spreading in gaza , as uk aid supplies are air—dropped into the strip for the first time since the war began. a warning from police about drivers under the influence of illegal drugs. and london's iconic bt tower will become a hotel after being sold welcome to the programme. police in some areas say they're now catching more drivers under the influence of illegal drugs than of alcohol — with one force describing what they called an "epidemic" of drug driving. senior offers say some motorists seem to view drug—driving as more acceptable than drink—driving. our transport correspondent katy austin reports. 9am on a tuesday morning and merseyside police are out in central liverpool. today, they're particularly looking out for drink and drug driving. officers have been pulling over any vehicles that look like they're unsafe in some way or are being driven in an unsafe manner. and already, within half an hour this morning, they've made three arrests a

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. man has been bailed in connection with the death of a grandmother who was killed after being attacked by dogs. esther martin was fatally injured inside a home injaywick, near clacton—on—sea, on saturday afternoon. a 39—year—old—man — arrested on suspicion of dangerous dog offences — has been released on conditional police bail until march. a reward of up to £20,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a man suspected of carrying out a chemical attack on a mother and her daughters in south london. police say they believe people who know where abdul ezedi is have yet to come forward. worsening health among the under fives in the uk needs to be urgently addressed — experts say. the academy of medical sciences highlights what it says are "major health issues" like infant deaths, obesity and tooth decay. it says society is betraying children and the problems are limiting their future and damaging economic prosperity. you're live with bbc news. to el salvador next. nayi

thank you so much for joining us here on bbc news. l joining us here on bbc news. nwhile, republicanformer south carolina governor nikki haley remains in the race against former president donald trump despite losing the primary in her home state over the weekend. cbs news projecting that she will lose the primary in michigan today as well. mr trump has largely ignored haley in the days since, and did not appear publicly in michigan today. instead, he took to social media, showing off new polling data that suggests he holds a slight advantage over president biden in november's general election, including in michigan. donald trump has about 65% of the vote while azaleas receiving about 31% and that is just with 10% of the vote so far counted —— ms haley. yet ms haley, speaking in michigan tuesday before polls closed, remained defiant in her position that mr trump is a losing candidate. if donald trump is the candidate, republicans will once again lose the election, we will lose the swing states, lose the house, lose the senate, we won't take anything with us. the repu

for more stories l from across the uk, head to the bbc news _ from across the uk, head to the bbc newsuk's biggest renewable power plant which has received 6 billion pounds in uk green subsidies has been burning wood from some of the world's most precious forests. drax a converted coal plant near selby in north yorkshire now burns over 7 million tonnes of wood pellets each year to produce 5% of the uk's electricity. 80% of those wood pellets come from america. but the company has also taken timber from rare forests in canada that it had claimed were "no go areas". on monday we asked the us climate tzarjohn kerry on this programme whether subsiding a plant like drax was an effective use of taxpayers money? it burns 27 million trees a year, nearly all of it imported from your country. the cost of capturing 8 million tonnes of the 12 million tonnes of the carbon that it emits will add more than £1 billion a year to taxpayers�*s bills. surely there are cleaner ways to invest than that? there are. but you are an advocate of carbon capture? i am an advocate of carbon capture, because the sci