our pakistan correspondent, caroline davies, reports. a public return.m self—imposed exile last year, he's looking likely to win a fourth. in 2018, he was the one in prison when imran khan won. the tables have turned. this time these elections are overshadowed by allegations that the state is turned against imran khan and his party. some of his candidates have found new ways to campaign. atif khan conducts rallies on a screen — he's hiding from the police. surreal as this is, this isn't the only one of the candidates backed by imran khan's party that are running their campaign remotely. others are also doing it from hiding, whether that's online, social media — some are even running their campaign from prison. many see this as a reversal of what happened last election. your opponents will say that you celebrated when they were being targeted, when they were being put in jail. do you regret that now? should you have done more? no—one should celebrate anyone's conviction. we also have made mistakes. i hope we learn from those mistakes and hope that we don'

caroline davies, bbc news, rawalpindi.to samina yasmeen — a professor at university of western australia's centre for muslim states and societies. i think there were different possibilities. the structure created before the elections is becoming more obvious what's likely to happen with ppp and pml(n) with some smaller parties. and some independents who got seats could join the coalition. already, one of the endorsed candidates hasjoined pml(n). the numbers for two parties, ppp and pml(n) could increase and form a coalition government. but the sticking point would be who is the next prime minister, what would be the division in terms of the president's position. but also within the different provinces. but there's another possibility that pti has been exploring and suggesting it would go for that. that is that while they have been elected as independent candidates with separate electoral symbols, they could join a party that's got already even one or two seats and then claim the right to have extra seats from others. that

caroline davies, bbc news, lahore. "my memory is fine." cleared him of mishandling classified documents, but accused him of forgetting key dates, including the year his eldest son died. with the us presidential election just nine months away, our north america correspondent john sudworth has been finding out what voters in washington think. a warm welcome for the german chancellor at the white house today, but the questions were all about his host's health. thank you all very much. reporters shout the president smiled them away. overnight, the president defended his handling of classified information and his memory. but for the us news networks, the mental capacity of the commander—in—chief is now the story... but took devastating aim i at his mental competence, labelling him an "elderly man with memory problems". - ..putting front and centre stage the concerns that have long lingered. and i don't want to, i don't want to... i'll maybe choose my words. ..over moments like this. even in america's most democrat leaning city, in places where

caroline davies, bbc news, rawalpindi.r league, where arsenal have thumped west ham at the london stadium. it finished 6—0. among the scorers, bukayo saka got two, taking him past his 50th for the club. former west ham player declan rice got the sixth, although he didn't celebrate. west ham are winless in six matches in all competitions. it's fifth versus sixth as aston villa take on manchester united. a win for villa would put them back into the top four, but united manager eric ten hag says he's told his players they need to adjust their mentality. i've said to the team from the start of january, every game is now final. there's also the approach to west ham united, one point behind them. we have to take this challenge, see it as a final, and that will be every game from now on for us. we are already in that mood. we'll find out the winner of the africa cup of nations later, as hosts ivory coast take on nigeria in the final. it comes 2a days after both former winners met in the group stages of the competition, when niger

caroline davis, bbc news, multan.s than an hour for an election that's been dominated by president nayib bukele's war on gangs. he's credited with slashing the country's homicide rate and making el salvador one of the safest places in latin america — but critics have described his two year crackdown on street gangs as draconian. for more, let's hear from our latin america correspondent will grant who is in el salvador�*s capital, san salvador. good to see you. tells more about theissues good to see you. tells more about the issues that people will be voting on and the candidate they can choose from. it is voting on and the candidate they can choose from-— choose from. it is almost certainly auoin to choose from. it is almost certainly going to translate _ choose from. it is almost certainly going to translate to _ choose from. it is almost certainly going to translate to a _ choose from. it is almost certainly going to translate to a very - choose from. it is almost certainly going to translate to a very big - going t

caroline davies, bbc news. facebook is marking its 20th anniversary today.forms in the world, but has come under increased pressure from regulators and rival companies. it helped usher in the era of social media but has also triggered concerns about fake news, the mental health of young users and the foundations of democracy. steven levy, author of the book facebook: the inside story, spoke to us earlier. he started by telling us about the other four founders of facebook. mark really was the person who authored the programme and released it. he was working with people in his dorm room. one worked for the company for a few years hence started his own company. chris hughes went into politics. 0ne started his own company. chris hughes went into politics. one of them gave some funding and became a co—founder and wound up in legal issues when mark zuckerberg basically cast them out. i think there was a movie about that. ultimately, it is one person, mark zuckerberg. he has total control over facebook. he can't be fired, he has a majority of voting stock. facebook

caroline davies, thank you.ruption damaged key hot water pipes. thousands of people in the south—west of the country have been urged to limit their hot water and electricity use, as the pipes could take days to fix. it's the third time the volcano has erupted since december. there's concern about about a spike in cases of a disease which affects dogs known as alabama rot. more than 300 dogs have from died from it since it was identified in the uk in 2012. it causes sores and can lead to kidney failure. duncan kennedy has the story. betsy by name, bouncy by nature. the golden coloured pet who was the beating heart of family life. she was just a lovely, lovely dog. a two—year—old cocker spaniel who had bundles of energy. it was last november that betsy's owner, hannah povey, took for a walk near her home in hampshire. so this was her normal standard walk, as we do every time, really. and then just that one day seemed to be the disaster. that disaster was alabama rot, a mysterious disease that dogs like betsy can p

caroline davis, bbc news, multan.east 51 people have been killed and dozens more have been reported missing in the deadliest wildfires on record in the country. chile's interior minister told reporters that the bodies of five people had been found on public roads — but that there were likely to be many more deaths in the coming hours. they also said the situation in the seaside city of valparaiso was the most delicate, as residents deal with encroaching flames driven by strong winds and temperatures of up to a0 degrees celsius. fernanda paulfrom bbc mundo has been following this for us. it's really very bad there in the centre of the country, is completely unprecedented. i mean, there's more than 50 dead, around 4000 homes affected, still many areas, the fire is not controlled and many people lost everything completely. they're left completely homeless. so it's very critical the situation. and has this happened before? i mean, chile has been affected by fires a few times in the last few years. for example, last year,

our correspondent caroline davies reports from rawalpindi.s still no new government. both need more seats to get a majority. this is part of imran khan's pti party's plan — protests like these in karachi. accusing the authorities of rigging the vote, they are challenging them in court and on the streets. this is the road outside the election commission here in rawalpindi, and a few hundred protesters have gathered. this is not a mass level at the moment, but the idea is it keeps pressure up while the pti try to work out what to do next. in the crowd was aftab alam from oxford. this country has been in this situation for the last decade, and it's been going on like this. imran khan is the only hope now for this country to get out of this mess. why did you want to come down here today? it's just to aid our peaceful protest that we need to have a respect for the people's mandate. the people have shown their desire, they want imran khan. meanwhile, imran khan's political rival nawaz sharif is publicly looking for alliances. today, his brother met

caroline davies, bbc news, rawalpindi. holder, kelvin kiptum, has been killed in a car accident. the kenyan athlete died along with his coach when their vehicle came off the road in western kenya late on sunday. kiptum set the world record in the chicago marathon last year with a winning time of two hours and 35 seconds. the president of world athletics, sebastian coe, described him as an incredible athlete who'd left an incredible legacy. let's get some of the day's other news now. the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, is back in hospital with symptoms that suggest he has a bladder problem. a pentagon statement said he had transferred his duties to his deputy, kathleen hicks. late last year, mr austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer, but did not immediately inform president biden of his condition. he apologised to the president and said new departmental procedures were in place to avoid a similar mistake. two off—duty law—enforcement officers have killed a woman who opened fire at a houston megachurch on sunday. two

caroline davies, bbc news, lahore. to the us next.t kamala harris has hit out at an official report that described president biden as an elderly man with a poor memory. she accused special counsel robert hur of making a gratuitous and politically motivated attack. mr hur, who is a republican, said the 81—year—old president struggled during interviews about his handling of classified documents at his home to recall key life events. here is what the vice president had to say. so the way that the president's demeanour in that report was characterised could not be more wrong on the facts, and clearly politically motivated. gratuitous. and so i will say that when it comes to the role and responsibility of a prosecutor in a situation like that, we should expect that there will be a higher level of integrity than what we saw. with the us presidential election just nine months away, our north america correspondent john sudworth has been finding out what voters in washington think about mr biden�*s age. a warm welcome for the german chancellor

caroline davis, bbc news, lahore. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.l election. an official annoucement will be made on thursday. it marks a major u—turn and it is expected labour will argue that they have to focus on being fiscally responsible. germany�*s main airline, lufthansa, has had to cancel at least 80% of its flights on wednesday, due to a strike by ground staff in a salary dispute. the company says more than 100,000 passengers have been affected. it�*s the latest in a wave of protests and industrial action in germany since the start of the year. the family of murdered teenager brianna ghey is being invited to a meeting about online safety with the prime minister rishi sunak. it comes as brianna�*s father said mr sunak should apologise for a jibe about sir keir starmer�*s position on trans people at prime minister�*s questions. the pm ridiculed the labour leaderfor u—turning on the "definition of a woman". you�*re live with bbc news. in the uk the prince of wales has spoken publicly for the first time since the king was diagnosed with cancer.

caroline davis, bbc news. substantial aid to ukraine to help in its war with russia. $54 billion package has been approved after being held up because of objections from hungary. the eu has nanima slipped past the deal, us presidentjoe biden has phone european commission president to congratulate her on steering the deal through. she said this funding sent a powerful message to russian leader vladimir putin. ., , ., , putin. today is indeed a very s - ecial putin. today is indeed a very special day- _ putin. today is indeed a very special day. the _ putin. today is indeed a very special day. the european i special day. the european council reconfirmed that europe's unwavering commitment to stand with ukraine, we will know that ukraine is fighting for us so we will support them with the serey funding and provide them with a much needed predictability and they deserve. and i think he is 50 billion euros forfour deserve. and i think he is 50 billion euros for four years, also sent a very strong message to put in.

caroline davis, bbc news, lahore.ons. a day after president biden clinched another win on the democrat ballot, one of his long—shot rivals, author marianne williamson, has announced she's suspended her presidential campaign. meanwhile on the republican side, presidential candidate nikki haley suffered a stinging defeat in nevada. ms haley won just 31% in tuesday's contest, well behind the 63% of the ballots cast for "none of these candidates", which observers saw as a symbolic vote for donald trump, whose name did not appear on the ballot. the former president — and current frontrunner for the republican nomination — will instead be running unchallenged in thursday's caucus. regardless of the result, the nevada gop has chosen not to recognise the primary, and will instead award all 26 of its delegates at the state's upcoming caucus. take a listen to one nevada voter who explained his choice in tuesday's primary. i actually voted for none of the above here because the primary here didn't include all of the people, and

caroline davies, bbc news, rawalpindi. now it's time for a look at today's sport with lizzie.l is under way, as hosts ivory coast take on nigeria. it is goalless at the moment. the super eagles are looking for a fourth title, while the ivorians have won it twice. just under 15 minutes gone in the match in abidjan — it's currently 0—0. there was a record breaking score for arsenal today — as they thrashed west ham 6—0 for their biggest away win in the premier league. amongst the scorers, england's bukayo saka got two, taking him past his half—century goal tally for the club. former west ham star declan rice ignored earlier boos and scored arsenal's sixth, although he didn't celebrate. the result leaves arsenal still in third place butjust two points behind leaders liverpool, while the pressure is mounting on west ham, who are winless in six matches in all competitions. it shows the consistency that we have two hits and we had to demand of ourselves and today we have done it. and now we have to do it again against burnley. really pleased the way we performed, the way we played,

caroline davies, bbc news, rawalpindi.na yasmeen, a professor at university of western australia's centre for muslim states and societies. thank you for your time on bbc news. there has been uncertainty over what would be the final outcome. what are you hearing, is the picture finally getting clearer about a possible coalition government or there could be more surprises in store? i coalition government or there could be more surprises in store?- be more surprises in store? i think there were — be more surprises in store? i think there were different _ be more surprises in store? i think there were different possibilities. l there were different possibilities. the structure created before the elections it's becoming more obvious what's going to happen with ppp and pml(n) with some smaller parties. and some independents who got seats could join the coalition. inaudible. the numbers for two parties, ppp and pml(n) could increase and form a coalition. but the sticking point would be who is the next prime minister, what would b

caroline davies, bbc news you election bbc news.t the end of this season and enjoy informal on —— formula 1 ribose ferrari. let's go to normandy to speak with joe. how surprised where you by this news? the lewis hamilton to ferrari rumours have been fairly regular over the last two years so one tends to avoid them, this morning for some reason i didn't pay attention to them and then i thought, i had a phone call from someone saying it was true. and i thought i should look into it and about five minutes later i went" old, is true" it would happen. i was surprised and i think everybody was surprised, i understand it was only signed yesterday, so a quick deal. 50 understand it was only signed yesterday, so a quick deal. so why now, yesterday, so a quick deal. so why now. lewis — yesterday, so a quick deal. so why now, lewis hamilton _ yesterday, so a quick deal. so why now, lewis hamilton is _ yesterday, so a quick deal. so why now, lewis hamilton is already - now, lewis hamilton is already committed to mercedes for the next two years

caroline davies. second round of its presidential poll. the election is the first since the countryjoined nato last year, following the russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine. the run—off sees the centre right former prime minister, alexander stubb, taking on the green party member and ex—foreign minister, pekka haavisto. both take a hardline approach towards russia. the winner will be finland's first new head of state in 12 years. two huge sporting events will get underway tonight — the superbowl — we'll have plenty on that in a moment — and the final of the africa cup of nations, to be held in a 60,000 seater stadium, where hosts ivory coast take on fellow former champions, nigeria. the super eagles are aiming for a fourth afcon crown in abidjan while the ivorians are looking to add to their triumphs in 1992 and 2015. in saturday's third place play—off final south africa beat the democratic republic of congo 6—5 on penalties. we're nowjoined by the ivory coast ambassador to the united kingdom, sara

caroline davies, bbc news, rawalpindi.n sandringham — the first time he's been seen in public since buckingham palace announced he'd been diagnosed with cancer. the king and queen camilla walked to st mary magdalene church. last night, he thanked the public for the support he's received since news of his illness emerged. millions of people around the world will soon tune in to watch the super bowl — pitting the kansas city chiefs against the san francisco 49ers. these are live pictures from las vegas, where the match is taking place. you can see some people are rolling in right now. our correspondent, nesta mcgregor, has been soaking up the atmostphere ahead of the match. not long to go until kick—off. 65,000 fans are expected today. feels like most are already inside the compound. tickets are very pricey for this one, this morning they were still selling for £6,500 or thereabouts. they were still selling for £6,500 orthereabouts. i'm they were still selling for £6,500 or thereabouts. i'm going to speak to some people luck

caroline davis, bbc news, lahore.he holiday sets off the "largest annual human migration", as millions in china travel to their home towns. however, snowstorms and freezing rain have disrupted transportation in large parts of the country — potentially ruining plans for many. saturday marks the lunar new year, which is the beginning of a new year in the lunar solar calendar. it's also known as the spring festival and it's celebrated by millions across the world. and in countries like singapore, thailand, vietnam, japan and china. streets are i will —— illuminated with grand, colourful displays. in indonesia, displays have already been set up to usher in this year of the dragon. in china, the 15—day holiday creates what many call the largest annual human migration. now, that's because millions will be making journeys to their home towns in order to celebrate with their families. it's estimated that 480 million journeys are set to be made this year. that's 40% higher than last year. however, it's proving very difficult,

our pakistan correspondet caroline davies has the latest from islamabad. images on social media show the force of the blast. there are pictures of cars and motorbikes blown apart by this explosion. now, the first explosion happened in pacini district in baluchistan. we understand from officials that this was outside the offices of someone who is an independent candidate running in tomorrow's general elections here in pakistan. and we understand that he was taking a meeting with other party officials at the time. then within the course of not so much as an hour, we heard of another explosion 150 kilometres away in saifullah, a different district also inside baluchistan. now, this time, this explosion took place at the party offices of a religious party known as thejui. at the moment, the police have not revealed the causes of the blast and we have not heard of any group claiming responsibility for them. we have seen an increase in violent incidents, particularly in baluchistan and in kp provinces in pakistan in the run up to the general election. now, this

let's get more on this with our correspondent in islamabad caroline davies. ough what's happening. ? challenges. talk us through what's happening- ?_ challenges. talk us through what's haueninu. ? ., ., ., ., happening. ? from around midday on saturda , happening. ? from around midday on saturday. this — happening. ? from around midday on saturday, this seems _ happening. ? from around midday on saturday, this seems like _ happening. ? from around midday on saturday, this seems like the - saturday, this seems like the direction of travel, imran khan's backed candidates got the largest number of seats, and now we have the final results. we can see that's definitely the case, a 93 candidates backed by imran khan's party. this is far higher than the number of seats that the other has at 75. what happens next? the moments these aren't finalised because there will be court challenges and will not be an absolute definitive finalised total of number. that's what we will be watching now, lots of candidates from imran khan's backed pti party. they think it is vote rigg

caroline davis, bbc news, lahore. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.rent stories from across the uk. a couple from manchester with a special place in their hearts for cumbria. secondhome owners like howard and mandy are due to get clobbered with a doubling of council tax from next april. we tried to put as much as we can into the community and to be involved in the local area when we're here. so we don'tjust come and sort of bring all our stuff and then go. a short drive away, don says villages in the above derwent parish have seen a dramatic rise in second homes, and he thinks second home owners should pay more council tax. in this parish, we have a lot of holiday lets also and this is having a knock on effect of young people being able to afford a house to live in the area. cumberland council says the second home council tax premium would still raise £5 million, some of which could be used to tackle the housing crisis in beauty spots like this. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. in the uk the

that was caroline davies reporting from pakistan.way, in against houthi targets in yemen under way, in addition to the self—defence strikes mentioned that we have heard. and the strikes of course in iraq and syria that we have been reporting on today. part of a commitment by the us to exact these strikes, in order to compromise the abilities of these groups within these countries to attack us forces. we week ago, five days ago, forces were killed, three american soldiers were killed in jordan. this is in retaliation for those attacks. this is bbc news. hello. despite the sunshine we've seen across scotland and northern ireland, it was a slightly cooler day than friday, when we had temperatures up to 15. that's what we've seen further south today. and that milder air is nudging its way northwards. blustery still and some more rain to come. this is the weather front that's been straddling the uk. that chillier air to the north, with showers, milder to the south. but you may have noticed behind, there's another weather front on the way.

caroline davies, bbc news, multan. where is abdul shokoor ezedi?for information that could lead to his arrest. simonjones reports. where is abdul shokoor ezedi? 0n the fourth day of their manhunt, police have released these cctv images of him at a tesco in north london. he has serious injuries to his face. this isjust over an hour after a mother and her two children were attacked. that took place at 7:25 on wednesday evening on lessar avenue in clapham. police say mr ezedi then took the tube to king's cross underground station, where he was seen just before 8:00. he was next caught on camera at the tesco in caledonian road at 8:42. he went into king's cross underground station again at precisely 9:00pm. and officers have now revealed the last confirmed sighting was just after 9:30 when he comes out of tower hill tube station opposite the tower of london. the metropolitan police is offering a reward of up to £20,000 for information leading to the arrest of abdul shokoor ezedi. 0fficers believe there are people who know where he is who are yet to com

caroline davies, bbc news, lahore.th asia programmes at the us institute of peace, and i asked her if it was unusual to not yet have the election results. it's not absolutely unusual not to have the full results. i monitored elections several times in pakistan, and often it was a day or two before you had the full final results. but this level of uncertainty is unprecedented to have so few official results out and the ecp is not continuing to release data. i think that is unusual. it is a big surprise to people, i think, who are watching these elections. as your commentator said before, most people thought that these were a done deal and that prime minister nawaz sharif, former prime minister nawaz sharif and his party would have a pretty clear path to victory with the unofficial results that news news is reporting. pakistani press is reporting it's much more unsure. and so we will probably have to wait till tomorrow at least to see the final results. indeed, a lot of speculation and allegations made about made about t

let's go live now to our pakistan correspondent caroline davies. bring us the very latest.te — bring us the very latest. this is always quite an _ bring us the very latest. this is always quite an extraordinary l bring us the very latest. this is - always quite an extraordinary moment with imran khan, he is currently in prison and all of this court case happening was happening insidejail, so the times when he decides to speak to reporters happen inside jail, inside a courtroom, yet he is still able to get messages out, international media has not been allowed inside the jail to witness any of the trials but local media has and we understand that when they came into court, mr khan directly address them, much to the continued consternation of the jail authorities. he still literally seems to be able to hold court in court. during the process he talked about the fact that it was not thinkable but they would form a coalition with nawaz sharif�*s pml—n party, or with the ppp, and she also spoke about the fact that no government officials had come into jail to be ten, that has be

from lahore, our pakistan correspondent caroline davies has more.stan's general election are now starting to come in. and it seems pretty clear that imran khan's backed candidates are in the lead, followed by mr nawaz sharif�*s party's, the pmln's, candidates. they have the second largest number of seats. it is not clear at the moment who is going to form a government, but we are starting to see international reaction about this vote. we have heard from the eu who have said they note a lack of a level playing field. from the us, who said there were undue restrictions and from the uk who expressed concerns about the fairness of this election. today, we have now heard from the foreign office here in pakistan. they have said they are surprised by the negative tone of some of these international statements, which would neither take into account the complexity of the electioral process, they say, nor acknowledge the free and enthusiastic exercise of the right to vote by tens of millions of pakistanis. that is quite a firm push back against some of these

heard more on the long awaited results of this election from our correspondent in islamabad, caroline daviesan khan's backed candidates had got the largest number of seats and now we've got these final results, we now can see that that is definitely the case. as you say, 93 of these candidates are backed by the pti. that's imran khan's party. out of all of those remaining independents, which is far higher than the number of seats that the pmln, nawaz sharif�*s party, have at 75. now, what happens next? at the moment these results aren't finalised because there will be court challenges. they will be very and until those have worked through the system, there will not be an absolute definitive finalised total and number. so that is what we're going to be watching now. lots of different candidates from the imran khan's backed pti party are saying that they think that there was vote rigging, they think that they were ahead at certain points and then suddenly something happened and then the vote seemed to go in the other person's favour. now, of course, the authorities here deny that that has happ

caroline davis, bbc news, lahore.uest who is a foreign policy fellow at the brookings constitution. very good to have you back on bbc news. thank you forjoining us. i first want to start with the) two bomb explosions. what does that tell us about the security right now with the elections taking place? the security situation in pakistan has been getting increasingly dire. and this, you know, is part of an increasing spate of attacks that began after august 2021 when the taliban took over in neighbouring afghanistan. and certain groups, like the ttp, were emboldened by this. they have sancturies and sort of a logistical base in afghanistan, which they can operate from. the rise of the afghan taliban also emboldened the isis—k group, which is in opposition to the afghan taliban and has undertaken attacks both in afghanistan and in pakistan. so this is part of that. and in seeing the election come up, gives these groups an opportunity to attack at an even greater rate. and they've done so increasingly in balochistan in th

caroline davies, bbc news, lahore.female records. parkrun insists the move is simply about making the free 5k runs less off—putting to new entrants. thousands of people take part in parkruns in hundreds of parks across the uk every saturday morning. but the move follows criticism for allowing transgender women to compete in the female category. natalie pirks reports. it started 20 years ago as friends running together on a saturday. now, more than 9 million people take part globally, many of whom love breaking parkrun�*s records, like 0llie. go on, 0llie. but now he, like thousands of others, has suddenly seen those records disappeared from parkrun�*s website. i very proudly had the most first finishes as a man in the world. being part of that list was quite a proud moment for a lot of people who were never going to be 0lympians, we�*re never going to be world champions, we�*re never going to be that pinnacle of sport. and now kind of being off that list, it�*s all a bit of fun but it�*s a shame, right? ready, go. so w

let's speak to our pakistan correspondent caroline davies who is in lahore. give us an update? we are waitin: can you give us an update? we are waiting for— can you give us an update? we are waiting for the _ can you give us an update? we are waiting for the final _ can you give us an update? we are waiting for the final official- waiting for the final official totals from the electoral commission in pakistan. last night we already saw several of imran khan supported candidates claiming victory in their different constituencies and resell the party come out and say they thought they had won enough seats to be able to claim and form a government here. but we have also heard from the party of nawaz sharif who said the same thing. they are both trying to capture the narrative and the fact we haven't got the results yet from the electoral commission means there is space for them to start doing that on social media. we haven't heard from nawaz sharif, there's been talk that he might appear to give some sort of speech but as yet he has not appeared in public today.

caroline davies, bbc news, rawalpindi. stay with us here on bbc news.reak. hello there. those of you who were up hello there. those of you who were up early enough will have started sunday on a misty and murky note, but the story has improved. some sunshine coming through, a pleasant morning across st albans in hertfordshire. you can still see a pretty soggy puddles out there. there is still some rain, it is gradually easing away. this has been the story so far. you can see the breaks in the cloud with the sunshine developing, a few scattered showers out to the west. as we go through the afternoon it is a case of sunny spells and scattered showers for many of us. the showers should be fairly isolated and in the sunshine pleasant enough with the wind is quite light. so temperatures will peak in scotland between five and 9 degrees, much higher than it has been of late. 9—11 elsewhere. as we go through the rest of the night, it looks likely those showers will tend to fade away in one or two spots. where we've got the clearer skies temperatures will fall aw

caroline davies, bbc news, lahore. the biggest mass migration in the world is under way in china.he new year. some new year wishes need spiritual intervention. many young people in beijing come to the lama temple to pray for a job. a slowing economy means millions of graduates are out of work. this dragon year, they're clinging to the hope that will change, as well as dressing up for the occasion. translation: the economy has been sluggish. _ you need to have good ideas and back yourself, but praying to the buddha and the burning incense, that will also help. all: happy new year! even the very young have theirfuture in mind. "i want to get top marks in my exams every time," says this ten—year—old. at beijing train station, families are bundled up and loaded up for the long journey back to their hometowns, and with good reason. the sun may be shining in the capital, but heavy snow and ice brought some highways in the south of china to a standstill. thousands were stranded in their cars, dozens of trains were delayed or suspended, and passengers were stuck at wuhan railway station f

caroline davies, bbc news, lahore.tival that sees millions of travellers to the country. the party has been soured by an unwanted guest. hundreds of party—goers have flooded the streets of rio dejaniero despite a surge in dengue fever. 53 people have died from the mosquito—borne disease, prompting a public health emergency. on friday, brazil became the first country to provide a new vaccine against it, though it will initially only be given to children aged 10 and 11. despite the rise in cases, residents say they're not shying away from the big party. i got dengue fever twice last year. it isn't easy, but what we can we do? we can just care about the water, our houses, but here at carnival, it isn't a big problem, because it is just about the party, and the mosquitoes — what can we do about it, right? the party goes on. russian president vladimir putin's highly anticipated interview with conservative us media personality tucker carlson aired on thursday. the interview, which was recorded tuesday, marks the first time t

caroline davies, bbc news, lahore. let's turn to some important news around the world...d its most violent month in more than two years of conflict injanuary. more than 1,100 people killed, injured or kidnapped last month. armed gangs now control many parts of the country. there were close to 5,000 murders last year in haiti, where there's been political paralysis since the assassination of president jovenel moise in 2021. the economy and public services have been in crisis for years. prince harry settled forfurther damages in his case against mirror group newspapers in the uk. ajudge ruled in december that the publication made extensive use of hacking. the duke of sussex said the mirror had acted in a shockingly dishonest way for many years, then had sought to conceal the truth. the amount awarded has not been made public. the mirror said it was pleased to have reached a deal over events for which it had apologised. russian president vladimir putin's highly anticipated interview with conservative us media personality tucker carlson aired on thursday. the interview, which

and the voting comes at a time of economic instability, as caroline davies reports.s, this man with a dynasty behind him. his grandfather, his mother, former leaders of pakistan. bilawal bhutto is running to be prime minister for the first time. this site is the place where blood was spilt. this is a significant moment for bilawal bhutto. it is the first occasion he is addressing an election rally at the same location where his mother, benazir bhutto, was assassinated in 2007. so when my mother delivered her final speech in liaqat bagh, she provided a sense of hope at a time when pakistan was at crisis point. i believe once again today we are at a crisis point. bhutto says he can keep his expensive manifesto promises at a time when pakistan's economy is on the edge. there are questions about the election he is running in. imran khan is currently in prison, unable to contest. yes. the bti are not on the ballot. yes. is this a free and fair election? these elections are just as free and fair as the 2018 and the 2013 elections. democracy is not a switch that you flick o

our pakistan correspondent caroline davies is in islamabad with more details. in the course of a week. the backdrop to all of this is, of course, there are general election scheduled to be held this coming thursday. as you mention, he has had these previous two cases, the first he was given a ten—year jail sentence, the second ia, this one 7. we think these are all running concurrently, at the same time, rather than adding on top of each other but this is still a very lengthy period of time that imran khan would have to spend injail. this particular sentence has been given because he has been found guilty, as you say, it's relating to his marriage to his wife bushra bibi. this is his third wife. this case is brought by her ex—husband that she was married to for around 30 years. and he says that bushra bibi and imran khan did not wait the designated period of timein between his divorce from bushra bibi and imran khan's marriage that is mandated by islam. that is why, in the course of this judgment, the judge has also talked about it being un—islamic as well as b

caroline davies, bbc news, rawalpindi.ing. the suspects are in police custody and the victim is being supported by specialist officers. here, labour's candidate in the forthcoming rochdale by—election has apologised for what he's called "deeply offensive" comments, having reportedly said israel had allowed hamas to carry out its october 7 attack in order to provide justification for invading gaza. according to reports, azhar ali was recorded making the comments at a community meeting. he remains the party's candidate for the by—election, which was triggered by the death of sir tony lloyd. the rochdale by—election is on the 29th of february — a full list of candidates can be found on bbc news online. so, please do go check it out. here in the uk, a vigil has taken place in warrington to remember the murdered teenager brianna ghey. her family, friends and teachers were among those in attendance. brianna, who was 16, was stabbed to death in a park near the town a year ago today. two teenagers have beenjailed for life for her

candidates his party backed won more seats than their rivals in the election. 0ur correspondent caroline daviesere have been a flurry of announcements this afternoon which means we are starting to see what the shape of the pakistan parliament might look like. to start with, we've heard from imran khan's party. they have said they are planning on making an alliance with the religious party for the national assembly. now this religious party currentlyjust has one seat, but there is a big advantage for imran khan's party here. if they are joining up in this alliance, it means all of these people who are independent candidates at the moment for imran khan's party, it means they will then be part of a party. the big worry before was that the independents could potentially get picked off one by one by other parties coming in and trying to get them to switch loyalties. the fact that they are now part of this religious party means they cannot change loyalties without potentially risking losing their seats. what this doesn't do for imran khan's party is get him to a majority. now, what is shaping up to