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you live with bbc news. some royal book news _ website. you live with bbc news. s estimated the book sold more than 3 million copies in its first week of publication. his father king charles won in 1994 for his children's book the legend of lochnagar. people around the world have been marking international women's day select show you some of the pictures we've been getting in. hundreds of people joined a march in bangkok in thailand walking from the monument to democracy and finishing at the office of the prime minister they were calling for improvements to the kingdom is low maternity leave. meanwhile in pakistan people walk through the streets of the capital islamabad where many also used the occasion to stand in solidarity with women in gaza. and he the scene in roman italy this morning with feminist groups organised a march through the city. the french president emanuel macron wants women around the world to have the right to an abortion. he also says he wants it incorporated into the european union charter of fundamental rights. mr macron was speaking at the

this is bbc news. the headlines: in his state of the union address, president biden makes an impassioned pitch for a second term, while taking swipes at his rival, donald trump. here's the simple truth. you can't love your country only when you win! cheering. the us has approved a bill, forcing tiktok�*s china—based company to sell the app or face a ban. and a shock for police pulling over to a suspected stolen car and caravan, they find an 11—year—old boy behind the wheel. and coming up it's international women's day — a time to reflect on the achievements of women and progress towards gender equality. a us congressional panel has approved a bill that would force tiktok�*s china—based parent company to sell the app within six months or face a ban. tiktok says the proposed legislation would hurt free speech and small businesses relying on the app, urging its users to call members of congress to voice their opposition. let's speak to cbs correspondent, scott mcfarlane. tell us more about this possible b

stay with us on bbc news, _ news. thank you so much. stay with us on bbc news, we _ news. up very shortly. live from london. this is bbc news. the syrian government blames israel for deadly airstrikes near the city of aleppo, which killed at least 42 people. rishi sunak faces criticism after giving a knighthood to the largest conservative party's donor. calls for a police investigation after the bbc revealed the post office knew of flaws in the it system used by branch managers. and beyonce is back with herfirst country album. hello. we start this hour in the middle east. syria has blamed israel for air strikes on the northern city of aleppo which have killed at least 42 people and wounded many others. they include syrian soldiers and some fighters from the lebanese group hezbollah. in gaza israel has said it's looking at ways to increase humanitarian aid being sent to the gaza strip and has denied that it places any limits on the amount getting in. on thursday the un's top court ordered israel to take all necessary and effective action to ensure basic food supplies reache

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eleanor lawrie, bbc news. nour. the elizabeth emblem is the civilian equivalent of the elizabeth cross, which recognises members of the uk armed forces who die in action or as a result of a terrorist attack. the honour is the result of years of campaigning by bryn hughes and paul bone, whose daughters, both police officers, were murdered in 2012. our reporter abi smitton has more. why was its local mp jo cox shot and stabbed? doing what they dread, - investigating the death of one of their own. more than 100 nhs and care staff have now died with the coronavirus. they dedicated themselves to public service and all lost their lives doing their duty. now, their families will be able to celebrate them with a posthumous award. the elizabeth emblem comes after years of campaigning from bryn hughes. i am absolutely overwhelmed, fantastic, elated. humbled. all those rolled into one. hard to sum it up and describe it in one word. it is a massive achievement for everybody involved. his daughter, pc nicola hughes, was mur

thank you so _ us on bbc news. thank you so much. thank you so much - us on bbc news. much for having us- — back here in the us, in new york, the founder of the bankrupt crypto currency exchange ftx, sam bankman—fried, was sentenced to 25 years in prison. a federaljudge at manhattan court house ruled that the 32—year—old knew he acted criminally but had shown no remorse. mr bankman—fried, who's expected to appeal the sentence, apologised for his actions but did not admit to criminal wrongdoing. he was found guilty of fraud and money laundering last year. before his firm's collapse in 2022, the former billionaire became a celebrity atop a crypto empire. prosecutors said he raided customer accounts for bribes, illegal political donations and risky investments. our business correspondent, michelle fleury, has more. thejudge had to decide a couple of things and took into account age, losses involved an impact on the victims and also the message of deterrent and he settled on 25 years for sam bankman—fried, sending him to prison for that time. it was less than lawyers who ha

pallab ghosh, bbc news. of the victims of the post office scandal are seeking compensation for the impact their parents' wrongful convictions have had on their lives. the new group is led by katie downey, whose family fled to france when she was 11 after her father tony was made bankrupt. she's been speaking to our business correspondent emma simpson. katie downey is stepping out to tell her story. her dad ended up bankrupt trying to make up for the huge shortfalls at its post office. nice to meet you finally. of course, i have met your dad. yes. she had an idyllic life until one day they suddenly fled abroad. she only found out the truth six months ago. i wasn't able to say goodbye. i wasn't able to finish my sats in year 6, and ijust had to go to a country where i couldn't speak the language. for 15 years, i have blamed my parents, which really upsets me. i feel guilty saying that now. but it's not the case, the post office did that to my family, and that's why our family unit was destroyed. she has formed

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. s 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. 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 has ravaged one of the most crowded places on earth, home to over 2 million people. the red areas on this map are all the parts of because of that are all the parts of gaza that have been destroyed since the start of the campaign. how has this figure been arrived at? based on the number of dead bodies brought to hospitals and then identified in the world health organization is previously endorsed gaza health ministry casualty figures as being credible. if anything, 30,000 could even be

hannah miller, bbc news. to bbc breakfast this morning, the post office minister, kevin hollinrake, said he would accept another £10 million donation from frank hester — — and that he is not a racist. we are not a racist party. i have never met mr hester. i don't think he is the racist person. i think he said something stupid, completely inappropriate. we all say stupid things at times. i don't think people generally say something as stupid as that. but he has apologised. i think we should try and move on from that and i would reiterate to people that the government has the most diverse cabinet in history. we have got the first british asian prime minister in history. we have a proud record in terms of diversity and equality. that is what we stand for. that is what people should have the confidence in us that that is the case. let's turn to the latest on the post office it scandal here in the uk. the government is introducing new legislation to automatically quash related convictions. a compensation scheme wi

you're watching the context on bbc news. swedish troops are taking part in a significant nato exercise — aimed at defending the alliance�*s eastern flank. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's here is. premier league clubs have rejected a proposalfor a £900 million settlement for the football league, following a shareholders meeting on monday. a new deal might be now be imposed on them by the uk government. premier league sides also agreed to prioritise changes to the rules around profit and sustainability which could see clubs allowed to spend approximately 85% of their turnover on costs like transfer fees and wages. one game in the premier league to update you on, which is under way — newcastle can move back into the european places, if they can get a result at chelsea at stamford bridge... it's the home side that's 1—0 up in the first half. nicholas jackson with the goal. chelsea are winless in two league games.. a blow for manchester city — goalkeeper ederson is set to miss up to four weeks, aft

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. works at al—shifa hospital in north gaza was at the street when israeli troops opened fire, and told the bbc what he saw. at 4:00 this morning, i witnessed a horrible catastrophe f about 100 people dead everywhere. and about 12,000 or maybe more injured patients. that was horrible. lots of people dead around me. and i had a gunshot in the left thigh. i'm injured right now. iforget gunshot in the left thigh. i'm injured right now. i forget food and i forget the reason why i went there. and i stopped my bleeding and make first aid for 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. bbc verify has been covering this war ever since the october the 7th raid on israel. it's a war that has ravaged one of the most crowded places on earth — home to over 2 million people.

noor nanji, bbc news. d as wells's first minister. he was born in zambia and will become wells's first black leader. once again, if you want to listen to his acceptance speech, it is on our bbc news website and there will be plenty more reaction to his election victory as we go through the day here and bbc news. now time for a look at the weather with helen. hello. there was plenty of sunshine to start the day, although it was frosty with some isolated freezing fog as well. but all is to change because we've got rain already getting into western areas that will linger overnight and into the start of sunday before we see a little sunshine come back. but some showers as well. this is yesterday's area of low pressure. a brief ridge of high pressure brought the cold weather through the night, allowed temperatures to fall to freezing, but already the cloud sweeping in off the atlantic. low pressure with it will mean the winds will pick up as well through the day ahead. so lifting the mist and the fog and the fro

there is more on the bbc news website. if you want to | the bbc news website.atch the documentary called egg freezing and me on the iplayer. bbc analysis has found 41 clinics offering this privately could be breaching advertising guidance. we have many case studies and please read. you are watching bbc news. she rose to internationalfame as one fifth of the spice girls — but despite selling millions of records, singer mel b later found herself penniless and living back with her mum. citing the breakdown of an abusive relationship for her troubles, mel now hopes she can use her own experience to help others reclaim their lives. charlotte gallagher went to meet her. mel b made millions from the spice girls. but a few years ago, after leaving an abusive marriage, she was left with almost nothing, and had to move in with her mum in leeds. her ex denies the allegations. it's embarrassing, it's shameful. i'm all about girl power. yeah, look at what i'm just leaving, which is a complete girl powerless situation. i was doing a spice girls tour in 2019 here, then i live

pallab ghosh, bbc news.r together. prince william was at the diana legacy award ceremony in london whilst harryjoined later via video call, after his brother had left the building. in his speech, william focused on his mother's legacy, saying it was something which had inspired both him and his wife in their work. she taught me that everyone has the potential to give something back. that everyone in need deserves a supporting hand in life. that legacy is something that both catherine and i sought to focus on through our work and have their 50,000 young people who received the diana award over the past 25 years. i'm incredibly proud to see this manifested in the amazing young people receiving the legacy award tonight. that was prince _ the legacy award tonight. that was prince william _ the legacy award tonight. that was prince william speaking last night, before we go, we will show one of the believing stories on bbc news and that is a three day presidential election currently being held in russia, a vast el

emma vardy, bbc news, new mexico. now, meet leo the labrador.ound that a genetic mutation makes a quarter of labradors like leo constantly hungry, while also burning fewer calories. this double whammy effect means dog owners like kathryn, must pay special attention to keeping their pets slim. he is a lovely, sociable, extremely friendly labrador. he loves children but i think that's often because they have food. so if we are out for a walk he has to be kept on a lead because if he hears children he is off to find them. once he swam across a river to see someone on the other side who was having a picnic. that took a bit of getting him back. we found a mutation in a gene called pomc, which is normally an integral part of the system that controls body weight. when it is broken, as is caused by the mutation that these dogs carry, it means that they dial up their hunger and dial down their energy use in response to what is essentially a starvation signal. leo. he can be a nightmare in our vegetable garden. he can be very sneaky as well. if you are wa

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john sudworth, bbc news, new york. as calling for a ceasefire, the un is also warning that northern areas of gaza could face famine within weeks. israel says it's opening new routes to let aid through, and the israeli army chief in charge of aid coordination says there's no shortage of food. i should warn you that this report from our middle east correspondent lucy williamson contains some distressing images from the very start. gaza's border fence divides more thanjust land. on one side, food supplies. on the other, sick, malnourished children. agencies say israel is blocking aid. israel says the only holdup is the agency's ability to deliver it. a ceasefire could help get aid in. but israel has said it won't work with the un's main relief agency, unwra, accusing it of links to hamas. unwra's chief said the ban was outrageous. gate 96, a newly opened crossing point, takes trucks straight to gaza city, where the un says people are weeks away from famine. on the night we were there, the army said 20 trucks were approved

sarah smith, bbc news, new york. e capital, kyiv, but that falling debris injured at least five people. a bbc documentary brings home the stark reality of the bitter fighting taking place. it follows a single ukrainian infantry batallion, whose troops, led by commander vovan, wore body cameras, showing their efforts to defend a railway line in the kupyansk forest. if the russians were to seize the line, they could use it to launch an attack on the major city of kharkiv. you may find some of this report distressing. a fascinating documentary — do have a watch. it's ukraine: enemy in the woods on the bbc iplayer. the father of a woman murdered by her abusive partner has told bbc news that a mistake by the probation service "probably signed her death warrant". michaela hall was killed by her partner weeks after he was released from prison and wrongly categorised as posing a medium risk. in his first broadcast interview, peter hall says the system designed to protect victims of domestic abuse is "bankrupt", as angus crawf

matt mcgrath, bbc news, cardiff. with a new multi—million pound attraction. the museum, called �*show town', will open to the public on friday ? and our arts correspondent david sillito has been for sneak preview. # every year when - summer comes round. # off to the sea i go. hello and welcome to blackpool. showtown. a celebration of blackpool culture and a tour with a blackpool connoisseur. go on, do a bit of the buddy holly! i love him doing this. go on, do buddy holly! ..syd little of little and large, in the �*70s and �*80s, top of the bill. 1979. wow. your heyday. two shows a day — look at that — 6:10 and 8:50. ali bongo, norman wisdom! frank carson — look at that. and it would be fair to say he was loving these memories of the hundreds of performers he had worked with over the years. you're enjoying this, aren't you? iblinkin' am! keith harris and orville. he hated... he hated that green duck. however, blackpool these days isn't quite what it was. it is a familiar story in seaside towns of britain, but this is a

this is bbc news.t operating this weekend to try to ease the humanitarian situation there. it will be a joint operation between the eu, us, uk, and united arab emirates. meanwhile, the united states says it could take up to 60 days for a temporary port to be built, as the un warns a quarter of people in gaza are on the brink of famine. in england, the health ombudsman says cancer patients are being put at risk because the health service is overstretched and understaffed. the situation in haiti continutes to deteriorate. heavy gunfire has been heard near what remains of the presidential palace in the capital, port—au—prince.

azeezat olaoluwa, bbc news. n watch bbc africa eye's full film, trapped in oman, on the bbc africa youtube page. as the world looks to move away from using fossil fuels, as the world looks to move away from using fossilfuels, demand as the world looks to move away from using fossil fuels, demand for deep sea mining permits is increasing. there are tens of billions of pounds worth of metals and minerals lying on the ocean's seabed, which could be used in renewable technologies. but what impact could mining have on marine life and coastal communities? our climate editor, justin rowlatt has been exploring the issues. in november last year, a research vessel chartered by a mining company is assessing the impact of mining on the abyssal plain, the sea bed of the deep ocean. protesters from greenpeace board the vessel, hampering the research, according to the mining company. you might think this is the usual conflict between industry and activists, except that in this case the miners, like the greens, claim to be actin

this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. israel forjewish settlers to return to gaza — where israel had settlements until 2005. the idea has support from ministers in israels hard—right government including the ministerfor public security itamar ben gvir. a prominent settler leader has told the bbc that she already has 500 families "signed up who are ready to move immediately". there are 700,000 jewish settlers in the israeli occupied west bank and east jerusalem.settlements are considered illegal under international law. israel disputes this. from the west bank, our senior international correspondent, orla guerin sent this report. the hills of the west bank, palestinian land eaten away for decades by illegal israeli settlements. they are an obstacle to peace, the un says. but now, many on israel's far right want to bring settlements back to gaza. like yehuda shimon, who has raised ten children in this settler outpost in the west bank. he lived in gaza in the past and claims a god given right to return. do you want to go bac

live from london, this is bbc news. id directly to gaza. president biden gives his state of the union address and makes an impassioned pitch for a second term whilst taking swipes at his rival donald trump. here's the simple truth. you can't love your country only when you win! cheering. the nigerian army is searching for gunmen who seized more than 280 schoolchildren. and coming up, it's international women's day — a time to reflect on the achievements of women and progress towards gender equality.

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bbc news. —— you are alive with bbc news.ket, the hundred competition has its auction of top players at the shard in london. it's a competion that perhaps the purists are a bit snobby about, with its fireworks and bands, but the action—packed format of 50 balls a side, the most runs wins has proved popular with younger, neweraudiences. and who will be the most sought after players in the draft today? in the men's game, teams will be keen to get west indies�* nicholas pooran. and in the women's game, australia's meg lanning will peak the interest of teams picking first. let's speak to tim wigmore, cricket journalist at the telegraph and authour of crickonommics: the anatomy of modern cricket. welcome here to the programme. a real flurry of excitement around this draft. just tell our viewers a little more about how it actually works. . little more about how it actually works. , ,., ., , little more about how it actually works. , ., , ., works. yes, so the draft is at 5:30m works. yes, so the draft is at 5:30pm today _ works. ye

coming up on bbc news... ned to keep their celebrations on land after organisers issued new safety guidance for saturday's race. high levels of e coli bacteria have been found on the river thames course. the vast majority of the public think the national health service is not working in the uk. a survey — which questioned people in england, scotland and wales last autumn — showed satisfaction with the nhs has dropped to a record low. just a quarter of those asked said they were happy with it. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, is here and has been looking at the results, and it's a pretty grim picture. yes, sophie. the british social attitudes survey is seen as the gold standard tracking public opinion on the nhs for more than 40 years. this chart shows satisfaction with nhs services. early on, there wasn't data for every year. but you can see, sometimes, the satisfaction rate was well above 50%. but that has fallen sharply in the last couple of years to just 24%. the survey methodology changed slightly during the p

while here in the studio is james stephenson, the news editor for bbc news. both for coming on newswatch. so david, lots of news organisations felt that altering the photo was a big news story. did you? it was a story. it wasn't a big news story as far as i'm concerned. it's an amateur photographer, not a professional photographer, and it was a joyful family photo. i've done it myself with family photos, do a little bit of alteration. but what has been taken up by the media, and i watch the bbc a lot, and certainly the bbc all day monday, to have the the lead article with a forensic dissection of that photograph, looking at every aspect of it, to me, was was over the top when there so many more important things going on around the world. james, the story took up eight minutes, pretty much, of all three main bbc bulletins on monday, nearly a third of the air time. wasn't that excessive? i don't think it was. and i think we've seen from your introduction that the picture was already a story on sunday because of the decision by the princess of wales to release it

you are watching bbc news. my name _ hasjust concluded. you are watching bbc news.ing bbc news. my name is lewis - hasjust concluded. you are watching | bbc news. my name is lewis vaughan jones, just taking over from bbc news. my name is lewis vaughan jones, just taking overfrom my colleague luxmy. these are live pictures from moscow. we are seeing pictures from moscow. we are seeing pictures of the service outside the church, heading on to proceedings there and you can see hundreds of people out to mark the funeral of alexei navalny. we will be staying on these pictures as they move now towards the cemetery for the burial. we have various keeping a cross to try to get a sense of exactly what is happening, and this will be the focus in half an hour or so when they arrive there if all those people we are seeing outside the church to make that short walk across moscow. let me also show you the youtube channel of alexei navalny's team. just so you know and you are where we will be using that feed as well. they have their own production and teams on the ground so we are

sarah smith, bbc news, new york. ohtani has denied betting on sports, saying his former interpreter ippei mizuhura had stolen money from his account to fuel a gambling habit. the dodgers fired translator mizuhara last week after claims of "massive theft" emerged. at least $4.5 million was reportedly transferred from ohtani's bank account to a bookmaker. ohtani says he found out about the alleged theft in a meeting last week. homeland security rudan saraid of the los angeles home of music mogul sean �*diddy�* combs in connection with the sex trafficking investigation. last year the r&b singer cassie sued the founder of bad boy, alleging years of abuse with the parent agreeing on a settlement the following day. —— the pair. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. president putin has conceded for the first time that the deadly attack on a concert hall in moscow on friday was carried out by islamist extremists — but he maintained that it was likely that ukraine was behind the it —

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. ing the news in the uk. unions representing senior doctors in england have given their backing to an improved pay offer to stop the deal includes an extra £3000 for those few years into the consultant creates. the proposals will now be put to union members to see if they are ready to accept. consultants have staged for strikes in the pay dispute so far. a toxic environment in swim clubs in england is able bullion to just four years according to a review. it is extreme competitiveness led to an ongoing and systemic cultural fear at all levels of aquatic sports and was a major threat to its future. sports governing has apologised. heroes are introduced in northern ireland to restrict the ownership of excel bully dogs, the have to be muzzled and on a leading public. new legislation will also require owners to get an exemption form for the excel bully. the breeding and selling of the dogs will be banned. you are live with bbc news. speculation is growing about what measures the chancellorj

this is bbc news.as suffered five defeats in the house of lords over its bill to revive its proposed rwanda deportation scheme. the legislation would deem rwanda a safe country to send asylum seekers to, in a bid to stop removals being derailed by appeals. the bill will continue its passage through the lords on wednesday, when opposition peers could inflict further defeats. a woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 10—year—old girl was found dead at a property in rowley regis. west midlands police say officers attended an address in robin close in the town where the child was pronounced dead at the scene. a woman, believed to be known to the girl, has been arrested and taken into custody for questioning. george galloway has been sworn in as rochdale's new member of parliament. the controversial politician is representing the workers party of britain. his by—election campaign tapped into public anger over the war in gaza, and lobbied against israeli military action. the prime minister cal

will grant, bbc news.cin, a journalist in the capital port—au—prince, and asked him what the situation on the ground is like. in 2023, over 3,000 people had to flee their homes in haiti. now 80% of the capital of haiti, port—au—prince, is under the control of gangs. at the end of the last month, february, two largest prisons in haiti have been emptied. nearly 4,000 prisoners escaped — amongst them, there are notorious gang leaders. the largest hospital in the country is not functioning now. the international airport, businesses, schools remain closed. the ports and main wards are blocked now, and people are confronted with a highly challenging situation. and as the international media reported since the last days, there are a lot of people that are leaving their homes that are forced to leave their homes because of gang harm. so i think that haiti is facing a very difficult situation now. it sounds like it could be chaotic for people living in port—au—prince. you yourself are there, can you tell us what yo

laura scott, bbc news.taxpayers' money to settle a legal dispute between the science secretary michelle donelan and an academic. the government has paid £15,000 in settlement to a professor who ms donelan falsely suggested supported hamas. here's our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. just to rishi sunak�*s right, michelle donelan in the pinkjacket with a £15,000 legal bill. the prime minister says it's right taxpayers should pick up the cost. there's a long—standing convention stretching back many years over different governments of all different parties, including labour, that the government will fund those legal disputes when it relates to government ministers doing their work. so was it work? this is professor kate sang. last 0ctober, she tweeted a newspaper article about hamas. michelle donelan misinterpreted that. the minister wrote to the research body, where professor sang was an adviser, expressing disgust and outrage. she said hamas is a proscribed terrorist organisation. it's unacceptab

james cook, bbc news.rash in the north east of the country. the department for transport says the vehicle plunged off a high bridge into a ravine after colliding with the crash barrier while travelling from botswana to the limpopo province. the bus then burst into flames when it hit the ground. local media is reporting that an eight year—old girl was the only survivor. the boss of the uk's biggest water company, thames water, has told the bbc that customer bills need to rise by 40% by 2030 to pay for improvements. chris weston also said it is eventually possible the company could be nationalised if it fails to secure fresh funding from investors. earlier today, shareholders announced they would not be putting £500 million towards a rescue plan. our business editor, simonjack, reports in the village of lambourn in west berkshire, drains have overflowed regularly, pouring raw sewage onto the streets and straight into the local river — a protected chalk stream. thames water says high rainfall has overwhelmed

yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem.r whether or not he will be extradited to the united states — after the high court in london gave us authorities three weeks to provide assurances that he would not face the death penalty if sent there. mr assange faces extradition over an alleged conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information, after the publication of thousands of leaked documents relating to the afghanistan and iraq wars. here's our correspondent ellie price. free julian assange! through every legal twist and turn, and there have been many, his supporters make their voices heard. althouthulian assange will not be immediately extradited, today was not a victory either. thejudges dismissed mr assange's attempt to appeal on the grounds that the us was trying to extradite him for his political opinions. what the courts have done has been to invite a political intervention from the united states, to send a letter saying it is all ok. i find this astounding. in 2010, through his wikileaks site, julian assan

this is the world today from bbc news. our latest headlines. a bbc documentary gives a first person view of the bitter fighting on ukraine's eastern front. four gunmen accused of carrying out the moscow concert hall attack are charged with terrorism. two men are found guilty of murdering a 23—year—old footballer — two days after he brushed past a new bbc documentary brings home the stark reality of the bitter fighting taking place on the front line. it follows a single ukrainian infantry battalion whose troops, led by commander vovan, wore body cameras, capturing in detail their efforts to defend a railway line in the kupyansk forest in the east of the country. if the russians were to seize the line, they could use it to launch an attack on the major city of kharkiv. you may find some of this report distressing. quite an extraordinary documentary. i wasjoined earlier byjamie roberts who directed the documentary. he spoke about how he filmed this intimate viewpoint of the frontline in ukraine. i filled with several different brigades. really look

this is bbc news.after major picture, pulled the photo, saying it had been manipulated. the headlines have been dominated not by the commonwealth but by questions over photo editing. the former conservative party vice chairman, lee anderson, defects to the populist party, reform uk, he talks to the bbc�*s political editor. fortu nately, fortunately, the conservative party and the labour party won't fight back. this party will fight back. ibis back. this party will fight back. as the crisis in haiti deepens regional leaders meet injamaica for emergency talks. leaders meet injamaica for emergency talks. and ken steals the show at the oscars, but its oppenheimer

helen catt, bbc news.t global warming has brought the date earlier and earlier with no sign of stopping. sofia bettiza reports. cherry blossoms are a symbol of spring — and the most famous cherry blossom spectacle in the world is undoubtedly in japan. now normally, peak season is at the end of march, beginning of april — but this year, they've started blooming sooner than ever before. and as you can see here, people are in the streets of tokyo admiring the flowers and taking lots of pictures. and this is a really big event in the country — the cherry blossoms only appear for 11 days. and, because of that, an estimated 63 million people travel to and withinjapan every year. and it's big business — it adds about $2.7 billion to the japanese economy every year. now unfortunately, the reason why the flowers are blooming so early is worrying, according to experts. japan has seen record—breaking high temperatures in february and march. the world is getting warmer because of climate change, and the climate crisis

live from washington, this is bbc news. two bodies are recovered from a maryland river, where a major bridge collapsed. us investigators have also revealed more about the cargo ship that struck the bridge, and the dangerous material onboard. that is 764 tonnes of hazardous materials, mostly corrosive, flammable is. haiti inches towards the formation of a transitional government. the bbc speaks to haitians about what's at stake in the future of their country. the white house says israel wants to reschedule a cancelled meeting in washington, to discuss its plans for a major southern gaza ground offensive. hello. i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. authorities in the us city of baltimore say the bodies of two construction workers have been recovered, following the collapse of the francis scott key bridge, when it was struck by a cargo ship. four workers remain missing, and divers are unable to safely reach the area where it is believed they may be located. the search for the men has been suspended, due to bad weather con

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. government has released a new definition of extremism, in order, it says, to try to stop organisations which promote hatred, violence and intolerance. the new terminology will be used to assess whether groups are eligible to receive public funding or support. but critics say the measure threatens freedom of speech and public protest. our political correspondent peter saull has this report. was has become a regular side, thousands _ was has become a regular side, thousands of _ was has become a regular side, thousands of people _ was has become a regular side, thousands of people taking - was has become a regular side, thousands of people taking to the streets in protest of israel's actions in gaza. the current conflict in the middle east has prompted a political debate notjust about the fighting there but about the impact on community cohesion here. in the impact on community cohesion here. . ~', the impact on community cohesion here. . ., ., , here. in recent weeks and months, we've s

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, just straight after this programme. was there too much speculation before the budget about what might be in the budget? welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up — we all found out what was in the chancellor's red box on wednesday. couldn't bbc news have held off reporting on it till then? and... this is the starting gun for the next general election. the polls don't look good for your party, do they, particularly...? was it really possible to analyse jeremy hunt's announcements amidst all that background noise? it's been a big news week on both sides of the atlantic — with the budget dominating the domestic agenda, and in the united states, the president's state of the union address and super tuesday. the latter, a series of primary votes in 15 states and one territory, crucial in selecting the candidates for this autumn�*s presidential election, pretty much confirmed what we already knew — that we're heading for a

live from london, this is bbc news. ative interest rate policy. nvidia's new super chip. we'll have more on the product promised to be twice as powerful as the current market leader. how a water crisis is threatening a city known as the silicon valley of india. and how do you prepare a city for a sudden influx of 35 million visitors? i'll speak to the woman partly responsible for making rome fit for the 2025 jubilee year of hope. i'm sally bundock with the top business stories. and we begin injapan, where today marks the end of an era. the bank ofjapan has raised interest rates for the first time since 2007, making a historic shift away from a focus of reflating growth with decades of massive monetary stimulus. the widely expected move comes as workers at some ofjapan�*s largest companies secured their biggest pay rise

thank you for - joining us on bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. hello.s, clouds they form when the air is very turbulent, very unstable. and you can see that unstable air, all driven by an area of low pressure, allowing these big storm clouds to bubble up. a brisk northwesterly wind blowing those showers and storms through. the center of our area of low pressure moving out into the north sea overnight. that's still quite windy for eastern scotland and eastern england. still some showers in northeast scotland, which will be wintry over high ground, clear spells elsewhere. because of the strength of the wind it's not going to be a particularly cold night, but still getting down to between three and six degrees. so all area of low pressure sliding away eastwards. very briefly, a ridge of high pressure, you can barely see it here on the chart. there is another weather system then approaching from the west. so for sunday, it's really a window of fine weather with some showers and still some brisk winds down this east coast. still some showers at times in nort

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. ve been found guilty of killing 16—year—old mikey roynon. mikey from kingswood, in bristol, was stabbed with a large zombie knife during a row at a house party in bath last year. jurors found one boy guilty of murder, and the other two guilty of manslaughter. they can't be named for legal reasons. a committee of mps has concluded that the post office is not fit to run the compensation schemes for sub postmasters wrongly convicted because of the horizon it scandal. the business and trade committee said it was a disgrace that 80% of the money for redress payments still hadn't been spent. the nationwide building society has reached an agreement to buy virgin money in a £2.9 billion deal — which would see the brand eventually disappear. it would create one of the uk's largest mortgage and savings groups. nationwide said it would not make any material two virgin money's 7300 employees. you're live with bbc news. ten years ago today, a malaysian airliner carrying 239 people on a flight from

faisal islam, bbc news. political editor chris mason — will today's news help placate the prime minister's critics? straight from that meeting with faisal islam and that conversation we just heard, the faisal islam and that conversation wejust heard, the prime minister came down to parliament for a private meeting with his own backbenchers. i was loitering outside the room, the meeting broke up outside the room, the meeting broke up in the last few minutes on the banging on the desks and applause as the prime minister arrived, if he had arrived from pluto this morning you might imagine rishi sunak had just won a landslide election, not as the polls suggest on the wrong end of labour achieving just that. there are conservative mps who need persuading that rishi sunak is the right man to take them into the general election. the economic news definitely helps. he can make an argument that he is the author of an element of economic stability and steady improvement and there are conservative mps who openly regard

live from london, this is bbc news. the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees says israel has told him it will no longer approve its food convoys to enter northern gaza. russia's president putin lights a candle for victims of the concert hall attack where 137 people were killed. ireland is set to have its youngest—ever prime minister, with 37—year—old simon harris declared as fine gael leader. hello. i'm nicky schiller. welcome to the programme. we start this hour in the middle east. the head of the united nations agency for palestinian refugees says israel has told him it will no longer approve its food convoys to enter northern gaza. in a post on social media, unrwa's head, philippe lazzarini, described the move as "outrageous". he said israel's decision meant many more people would die of hunger, dehydration and lack of shelter. there's been no word from israel. it comes as the country's defence minister, yoav gallant, is set to travel to washington, with israeli leadership under increasing pressure from the

coming up on bbc news.qualifying group it's tough but exciting. defending champions england have been drawn with france, sweden and the republic of ireland. millions of voters across the united states are heading to the polls in the contest to choose the candidates for november's presidential election, in what's known as super tuesday. 15 states and one us territory are taking part. the ones in purple are holding republican and democrat primaries. red is republican only and blue is democrat only. and it does look like president biden, for the democrats and donald trump, for the republicans, are heading towards a re—run of the 2020 presidential election come november. our north america editor sarah smith joins us from washington. iam in iamina i am in a polling station where they are voting on democratic and republican primaries. donald trump already today has said he expects to win all 15 states where republicans are voting and on this occasion, that's probably not an idle boast and is correct. there are ev