shelley phelps reports.is took to the streets of tel aviv on saturday as protests against government plans to overhaul the justice system entered a 12th week. we all have to fight for our rights because of the plans of benjamin netanyahu that want to turn this nation into a dictatorship. what we're doing here tonight is protesting against the government who wants to get all of the power for itself and take all the rights from our citizens. and this is why we are here, fighting for our democracy. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says the reforms will stop the courts overreaching their powers and that the public voted for them at the last election. proposed changes include enabling parliament to overrule decisions made by the supreme court. but critics of the plans say they risk undermining thejudiciary�*s independence and could be used for political ends. now, israel's defence minister has broken ranks and is calling for the plans to be paused. translation: but now - i declare loudly and publicly

shelley phelps, bbc news.sity boat race' crew — it's been quite the journey for 21—year—old noam mouelle. on sunday, he'll become one of a very small number of non—white oarsmen — yes, still, in 2023 — to take part in the historic annual contest on the river thames. he's been speaking to our sports reporter, james burridge. je m'appelle noam mouelle, etje prepare la boat race avec cambridge. it's quite something, i would say, it's very challenging. there is a lot of pressure, obviously. i've never been that stressed, stressed out about rowing in my entire life. noam mouelle's mum wanted him to do an outdoor sport. little did she know how far that sport would take him — from the suburbs of paris to the wild and lonely great ouse, for one of rowing's biggest endeavours, the boat race. when you tell people in france, so people who don't do rowing, that you're doing the oxford—cambridge boat race, it's a bit like... it's hard for them to imagine, right? because it's something that seems very old—school and very uk

shelley phelps. a reminder of our top story.kerry sanderson is seeking damages of $300,000 after he says the accident left him with life—changing injuries. when this culture has countersuit, testifying she thought she was being assaulted and was distracted by her children on the scopes when the incident occurred. the case will continue on monday. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbcvishalasp and thank you for watching. hello there. the month of march has been a bit of a roller—coaster, hasn't it? and friday was no exception. look at these contrasting weather conditions — a beautiful afternoon in scarborough, north yorkshire. pleasantly warm as well. different story in wiltshire. in fact, there was just shy of an inch of rain by some torrential and at times thundery downpours that moved through the country. we have actually seen quite an unsettled month for many — some areas seeing double the amount of rainfall — and the month is not out with more wet weather to come before we move into april. now, as for the start of the weeke

shelley phelps. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @bbcvishalasp. i'm also on instagram. hello there.no exception. look at these contrasting weather conditions — a beautiful afternoon in scarborough, north yorkshire. pleasantly warm as well. different story in wiltshire. in fact, there was just shy of an inch of rain by some torrential and at times thundery downpours that moved through the country. we have actually seen quite an unsettled month for many — some areas seeing double the amount of rainfall — and the month is not out with more wet weather to come before we move into april. now, as for the start of the weekend, we are going to see further showers, not quite as many as friday, but this little weather front will enhance the showers from time to time. it's going to be a mild start to the day. sunny spells and a few isolated showers during the morning become a little bit more widespread into the afternoon, but there will be some drier, brighter interludes and favoured spots for that is where we had the wettest of the weather, actually, on friday, so across southern and south we

shelley phelps, bbc news. the �*city killer', because of its size, is passing between the earth and the moon this weekend. experts say the asteroid will pass by safely and can be seen through binoculars and telescopes. i've been speaking to dr ashley king who is a planetary scientist with the natural history museum. he explained how far the asteroid is away from us, and what this pass by will mean for us and researchers like him. we shouldn't be worried. it is definitely not going to hit us. but it is close. so, dizzy, the asteroid you mentioned that was discovered about a month ago, is going to pass just under 200,000 kilometres from the earth, about halfway to the moon. it will be nearby, but it is definitely not going to hit us. this asteroid was discovered around a month ago, is this normal, do we often find out about a month in advance that an asteroid is quite close to us? so, most asteroids are relatively small, and they tend to be very dark. they are actually quite difficult for us to detect. the big o

shelley phelps, bbc news.ng mass protests in the centre. people gathering against moves by the government to overhaul the judicial system. we are hearing of clashes between people and police. police using water cannon to try to disperse rallies, notjust in tel aviv, but in other areas around the city. if you want to catch up on that or any other stories we have been talking about this half—hour, head to the bbc news website. i am also on twitter if you want to get in touch. hello. tomorrow marks the start of british summer time. 0ver hello. tomorrow marks the start of british summer time. over the next few days, things will turn briefly colder again. few days, things will turn briefly colderagain. more few days, things will turn briefly colder again. more on that in a moment. back to this evening, this has been a picture through today. a fairly messy picture with showers or longer spells of rain in places. now our eyes are drawn to the system approaching from the south—west, which will bring rain into south—we

shelley phelps, bbc news. among those to be recognised in a special honours list. king charles honoured royal aides and military personnel for the roles they played during the period of national mourning. angela kelly, the queen's dresser, who worked with her for more than 25 years, also received one of the special �*demise' awards. from the suburbs of paris, to the cambridge university boat race crew — it's been quite the journey for 21—year—old noam mouelle. on sunday, he'll become one of a very small number of non—white oarsmen to take part in the historic annual contest on the river thames. he's been speaking to our sports reporter, james burridge. je m'appelle noam mouelle, etje prepare la boat race avec cambridge. it's quite something, i would say, it's very challenging. there is a lot of pressure, obviously. i've never been that stressed, stressed out about rowing in my entire life. noam mouelle's mum wanted him to do an outdoor sport. little did she know how far that sport would take him — from the sub

shelley phelps, bbc news. time to say goodbye.he start of british summer time. over the next few days, things will turn briefly colder again. more on that in a moment. back to this evening, this has been a picture through today. a fairly messy picture with showers or longer spells of rain in places. now our eyes are drawn to the system approaching from the south—west, which will bring rain into south—west england and wales to this evening and overnight, and also in the central southern and south—east england, east anglia, may be part of the midlands. further north, may be dry but cloudy. clear skies across scotland, wintry showers feeding in from the north. here, temperatures at or below freezing. similar temperatures for the far north of england. further south, something a bit milder. lows between four and seven celsius. the clocks move forward one hour through the early hours of sunday morning. it's a wet start to sunday across the southern half of the uk, thanks to this area of low pressure. as it moves eastwards, it opens the

our reporter shelley phelps is with me. shelley, tell us more about those recognised in this list?re involved in the queen�*s lying in state, i�*m sure we can remember those hundreds of people queueing to see the queen and pay their respects. you mentioned the eight grenadier guards, they have been awarded the royal victoria medal. they played such an important role in the queen�*s funeral, if you think of some of those poignant scenes as they carried the queen�*s often draped in the royal standard with the crown out of it, and they were watched by millions of people around the world. some viewers actually reported holding their breath as the pallbearers carefully carry the queen�*s often into st george�*s chapel. also being recognised are members of the royal air force flight who transported the queen from scotland to london, as well as some of her advisers like angela kelly, who worked with the queen as hairdresser for 25 years. she is said to have ensured that the queen look stylish and modern and that she always had a bit of sparkle. and another of her advisers, one of her aide

our reporter shelley phelps has more three more parthenon fragments are now being displayed at the acropolisceremony attended by representatives of pope francis and the greek orthodox church. the gifting of the fragments of the parthenon which have been held at the vatican museums more than two centuries shows itself as social gesture of friendship and solidarity with the people of greece. the decision to return the frangments was announced by pope francis last year. my my personal heartfelt wishes that this issue is mmx by others. pope francis shows that this is possible and significant. it's hoped the move will spur other overseas insistituitions holding parthenon sculptures to return them. translation: the ceremony today which completes the incredibly generous gesture from pope francis, similar to the government of sicily and republic of italy a few months ago, so that everyone can follow, in orderfor the ago, so that everyone can follow, in order for the unity of the parthenon to be restored, in the place where this should happen. greee is continuing calls for brtain to return marbles ta

britain's longest—serving monarch, died in september last year, aged 96. 0ur reporter shelley phelpsist _ tell us more. the special honours list following - tell us more. the specialj honours list following the death of queen elizabeth include scores of members of the royal household and military personnel who were involved in the queen's funeral. you mention the pallbearers there. have been awarded the medal and have played a hugely important part in herfuneral. thinking of many of the poignant moments during the funeral as they carried the queen's coffin as it was draped with the royal standard in the crown the top of it. it was watched by millions of people around the world and many viewers reported how they actually held their breath as the pallbearers carried the queens coffin carefully up the steps into st george's chapel. also on the list are members of the royal air force flight who transported the queen from scotland to london as well as advisers including angela kelly, and entrance to the queen for 25 years, her trust her. she'd like to keep the queen looking stylish in mod

shelley phelps, bbc news. this is bbc news.tornadoes to have ever hit the southern us state of mississippi. at least 25 people have died. vladimir putin has said russia will station nuclear weapons in belarus. the us department of defence said it was monitoring the situation but did not currently see any reason to adjust its nuclear posture. the british government is preparing to announce the use of ferries to accommodate migrants who have crossed the channel on small boats. the announcement could come as soon as next week. 0ur political correspondent iain watson has the details. some of the people coming here in small boats will then be housed in anotherform of vessel, on ferries, but in addition to that, the government possibly by the end of next week will confirm the use of two military bases to house migrants as well. at this stage, the thing is there are around 50,000 people in hotels who have come to the uk. the military bases between them will accommodate between 3000 and a000 people, as you can see this will not be a so

shelley phelps, bbc news.rk forces he says are lined up against him. at a rally in the us state of texas, mr trump claimed multiple legal investigations into his conduct and finances were straight out of a stalinist russia horror show. district attorney of new york out the auspices and direction of the department of injustice in washington, dc was investigating me for something thatis investigating me for something that is not a crime, not a misdemeanour, not an affair, not an error, not anything. they have nothing and yet, it went on and on and on and continues to. joining me from washington, dc is political analyst calvin dark. thank you very much for joining us here on bbc news. the choice of the venue and the timing is contentious, isn't it, so what can you tell us about the rally so far and why you think mrtrump about the rally so far and why you think mr trump decided to haveit you think mr trump decided to have it there and then? yes, good to be here. i think that there were two main reasons why former