let's listen into a ursula von der leyen, we are expecting her to speak shortly and cyprus. the moment, this is the separate ministers there, who are building up to the speech from ursula von der leyen who will speak at this event in cyprus. it is all part as you can see, the cyprus maritime corridor, behind there. it was announced by presidentjoe biden that the us was going to build a temporary peer of the coast of gaza and in the last hour we have that tweet from the british foreign secretary lord cameron saying the uk will be one of those partners that will be one of those partners that will help build the maritime college and now we are seeing is part of this coordinated effort, very shortly ursula von der leyen will speak in cyprus but first let's listen to our president biden said about building the pier in his state of the union address last night. protecting and saving innocent lives has to be a priority. as we look to the future, the only real solution to the situation is a two—state solution over time. applause. and i say this. as a lifelong supporter of israel, my

ursula von der le en be launched today. ursula von der leyened gazan says that what the palestinians really need is an end to the violence and death. translation: instead of telling us l they will build a port to help us, l stop providing the weapons to throw at us. all these american weapons are killing our kids and killing us wherever we go. we don't need aid from them. we need them to stop the killing, stop the death. wherever we go, we find death. let's hear now from our correspondent tom bateman, who is in washington. what we heard from president biden in his state of the union address last night was the establishment of this sea port, a floating port to be constructed by the us military off the coast of gaza. that would then be floated to shore and that would allow, you know, a very large amount of aid to be delivered. the problem being that nobody seems to know yet. once it gets onto the beach how it would be secured, and you're back into the same problems that security has collapsed around aid convoys, especially in the north of gaza. a

on a visit to cyprus, the head of the european commission ursula von der leyen said the new maritimeegin operating very soon — hopefully by sunday. today, the republic of cyprus, the european commission, the united arab emirates and the united states, of course, supported by other critical partners, announced our intent to open the maritime corridor to deliver much—needed additional amounts of humanitarian assistance by sea. together, our nations intend to build on this model to deliver significant additional aid by sea. we are launching the cyprus maritime corridor together, cyprus, the european union, the united arab emirates, and the united states, and it is your relentless work to get this corridor up and running, despite all the challenges, and this is truly inspiring. we are now very close to the opening of the corridor. hopefully this saturday, the sunday. and i'm very glad to see that an initial pilot operation will be launched today. let's get the perspective now from washington and jerusalem — from our correspondents, tom bateman and wyre davies. what we heard from presiden

concern about the events in gaza by issuing a statement and called for an end to the war became ursula von der leyen, the head of the european commission , stated that gaza is on the brink of death and said that at least 500 aid trucks should enter the gaza strip every day. funderlein said israel is preventing humanitarian aid from reaching gaza residents by continuing the attacks. charles michel, president of the european council. pointing to the need for an immediate ceasefire in gaza, he said: the zionist regime should stop the attacks and not hinder the provision of aid to the residents of gaza. the un secretary general called for an equal view of the humanitarian crisis in gaza and ukraine. guterres made these statements on the sidelines of the european summit. you sat down to help to ukraine was one of its subjects. we condemn what we are witnessing in the civilian victims of gaza, which is unprecedented during my tenure as secretary-general and is a fundamental principle of international humanitarian law to protect civilians. we must adhere to these principles without double standards in ukra

ursula von der leyen, the head of the european commission, stated that gaza is one step away and said that at least 500 aid trucks should enter the gaza strip every day. fonderlein said israel is preventing humanitarian aid from reaching gaza residents by continuing the attacks . charles michel, the president of the european council, pointed out the need for a ceasefire. in gaza, he said: the zionist regime should stop the attacks and not hinder the provision of aid to the residents of gaza. after three vetoes of resolutions calling for a cease-fire in gaza, the united states presented a draft resolution in which, according to al-jazeera, it was satisfied only with the necessity of a ceasefire. the american draft did not ask for a ceasefire and an end to the israeli attack on the defenseless people of gaza. as al jazeera reports. many member countries of the security council opposed the us draft. it is said that the us draft is a preemptive action in response to the draft prepared by 10 non-permanent members of the security council, which explicitly called for a ceasefire in gaza. chi

is expected to open the the first time in the next few hours, european commission president ursula von der leyen said yesterday that they expected everything to be ready. it would take several days for the ship to actually make the journey to gaza. it was announced yesterday, and as you can see, they are continuing to loaded ready for departure. the aid is urgently needed — the hamas—run health ministry in gaza said 23 people have died from malnutition injust ten days. the un says a quarter of gaza's population is on the brink of famine, and children are starving to death. the sea corridor i was mentioning earlier is a joint venture, the us, the uk, united arab emirates as well, who have been responsible for some of the airdrop aid happening so far, and of course cyprus have been playing their part as well, because thatis playing their part as well, because that is the place that the ships will come from. just want to shoot these pictures as well of a fresh airdrop that has happened in the last hour or so. thejordanian air force have been dropping aid into gaza for a little while, but of course

it was announced yesterday by ursula von der leyen and is expected to become operational in the nextew hours. it would be a new way to get large amounts of aid into gaza and is considered absolutely crucial to change the situation for people in the gaza strip, many of whom the un has warned are facing famine, and they say a quarter of the population at the moment in gaza, especially women and children, are finding themselves at risk of famine, starvation, and the hamas run health ministry says 23 people have died from malnutrition in the last ten days. the new maritime aid convoy the new maritime aid convoy could possibly move the dial on the humanitarian situation. this is the scene live in larnaca in cyprus where, as you can see, the 200 tonnes of food and medical supplies are being loaded onto a ship. it will be towed by a spanish ship to gaza. there are questions over how it will be distributed because we have seen how desperate people are in gaza. we have seen aid convoys being mobbed by people who are desperate to get their hands on the dwindling numbers of supplies in gaza. th

the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, welcomed the news.efits millions of eu citizens across europe, making the schengen area even stronger." last month, the eu's border agency said it would triple the number of its officers in bulgaria to help stem the amount of people crossing into the bloc from turkey. both bulgaria and romania hope to complete the process for full membership by the end of the year. many of us have seagull horror stories — from having our chips nicked at the seaside, to being dive—bombed by adult birds protecting their young. but scientists say gulls should be seen not as pests but as clever, adaptable birds which are being forced into cities by the loss of their natural spaces. here's our environment correspondent, helen briggs. seagulls showing off their flying skills on a winter's day. they may be a common sight near the coast, but, hit by bird flu and the loss of wild spaces, some populations are in trouble. i don't think people realise that the numbers, especially of our breeding gulls, have been declining. perhaps

the president of the - european commission, ursula von der leyen, welcomed the news, posting on x...icers and bulgaria to help stem the amount of people crossing into the block from turkey. both bulgaria and romania hope to complete the process for full membership by the end of the year. the pope has delivered his traditional easter mass in the vatican, where he renewed his call for a ceasefire in gaza and the release of hostages being held there. pope francis also used his easter sunday message to warn countries against re—arming themselves. here's our religion editor aleem maqbool. when pope francis pulled out of some easter events, concerns about his health intensified. but the vatican said it was to conserve energy for today. and that seems to have worked. though a little out of breath, easter mass went smoothly. after which the 87—year—old went on a drive about, to greet what police estimated to be around 60,000 people who'd come to saint peter's square. events culminated with the pope's easter message. in he renewed calls for access to aid in gaza, for the return of hostages he

the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, welcomed the news.ope, making the schengen area even stronger." last month, the eu's border agency said it would triple the number of its officers in bulgaria to help stem the amount of people crossing into the bloc from turkey. both bulgaria and romania hope to complete the process for full membership by the end of the year. stay with us here on bbc news. i'm tanya beckett and it's good to have you with us. hello there. well, this easter weekend, the amount of sunshine we had across the uk varied quite a bit. some of us didn't have any sunshine at all. if you look at the satellite picture, you can see the thicker cloud across parts of england and wales and the brighter skies earlier on across scotland and northern ireland, all part of a much larger rugged area of cloud shrouding many parts of europe. it's a big area of low pressure that's dominating the continent right now. and in the next few days, we are expecting a fair amount of rain. smaller areas of low pressure will come sweeping our way. and wi

and when ursula von der leyen was here some days ago, she said this is the high—priority project.ntries on board and lots of countries expressing interest in being part of the scheme, so i understand once we see it getting moving, it will become quite a flawed channel of communication and aid between cyprus and gaza. but as to the numbers, i don't know what they would be. that is nathan morley, a freelance journalist in larnaca in cyprus. we have seen aid come again by road, but the amount of trucks coming in off are reduced from what was happening before the war began. also a limited number of age drops by the jordanian air force, the us military havejoined them as jordanian air force, the us military have joined them as well. but the scale is not what is required. and people are wondering of course why new routes like the sea route are being opened up when the land routes are still available. it is mired in the politics around this conflict. i spoke to jane kinninmont — who is the policy and impact director at european leadership network. this is new territory really for the us

the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, welcomed the news.urope, making the schengen area even stronger." last month, the eu's border agency said it would triple the number of its officers in bulgaria to help stem the amount of people crossing into the bloc from turkey. both bulgaria and romania hope to complete the process for full membership by the end of the year. the pope has delivered his traditional easter mass in the vatican — where he renewed his call for a ceasefire in gaza and the release of hostages being held there. here's our religion editor, aleem maqbool. when pope francis pulled out of some easter events, concerns about his health intensified. but the vatican said it was to conserve energy for today. and that seemed to have worked. though a little out of breath, easter mass went smoothly. after which the 87—year—old went on a drive about, to greet what police estimated to be around 60,000 people who'd come to saint peter's square. events culminated with the pope's easter message. in he renewed calls for access to aid in gaza,

cyprus for a new maritime aid corridor, confirmed yesterday by european commission president ursula von der leyen, is due to come into operation in the next few hours. this will be the first time this corridor has been used, and the aid is urgently needed. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza said 23 people have died from malnutition injust 10 days. the sea corridor is a joint operation between the eu, us, uk, and united arab emirates, aiming to take supplies from cyprus to the gazan coast. the un says a quarter of gaza's population is on the brink of famine, and children are starving to death. 0rganisers hope the plan could allow additional aid to be brought in, but they continue to press israel to allow more deliveries by road. these are the latest pictures from larnaca in cyprus where, as you can see, aid is being loaded onto a ship. paid drops happening now by the jordan military and also the us, but the pressure continues on israel particularly from world leaders to try to allow more aid in the road, because that is the way to get a bulk in as quickly as they possibly can, and the situation

the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, welcomed the news.llions of eu citizens across europe, making the schengen area even stronger." last month, the eu's border agency said it would triple the number of its officers in bulgaria to help stem the amount of people crossing into the bloc from turkey. both bulgaria and romania hope to complete the process for full membership by the end of the year. one of largest telecoms companies in the us — at&t — says personal data from more than 7.5 million current customers was leaked onto the dark web two weeks ago. in a statement, the company said more than 65 million former account holders had also been affected. at&t says it is still investigating the source of the data. it is not known whether it came directly from the company or a third party. the company said it does not have evidence of unauthorised access to its systems. it has contacted customers affected by the breach. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. well, this easter weekend, the amount of sunshine we had across the uk varied quite

ursula von der leyen said the war in ukraine, the crisis in gaza and the rise in china which key challengese have been killed at an explosion in an oil refinery in the south of the country. one of the surviving furnaces in this city have were said to have caught fire. several people were injured in the blast. the refinery is one of the biggest in iran. malaysia's prime minister has warned against attempt to block china... will come back to that, i want to take you straight to berlin because lord cameron and his counterpart are speaking. she speaks in german. don't worry, it hasn't escaped our attention that is not happening in english at the moment. so while we wait for a translation and wait for lord cameron to speak, we willjust leave that there will be moment. but we will come back to it. this is a press conference that is happening in berlin right now because angelina bear bock, who can see there, the german foreign minister, and the uk foreign minister, lord cameron, are speaking, updating the foreign media after the talks they have had today, strategic talks about defence cooperation

can you imagine the shock when i got that from ursula von der leyen, values? i would also add the protection of the evidence-based truth. because the destiny of the society which stops valuing the truth is to live in lie, and this is what we do not want in europe. >> absolutely. that particularly pertinent and potent for anyone emerging from east europe, east european countries. i am just curious, before i turn to maria, have you been the victim of misinformation yourself? any attacks? >> oh my god, i see the attacks. our attackers just combine. yes, we have been under incredible tax. >> yes, i am under attack many years. at the end of the year, i might get out of politics totally. i am now return to instagram. yes, i am under permanent tech. i was one out of does permanent attack. i was what -- permanent attack. i was one out of two women attacked in czechia, the other was in america. as for ai, i have no complaints because there was just one case of me having a lot of lacrosse buddy. i liked it. may be we should not make jokes about that. because we see a lo

situation in gaza became more critical, it suddenly came to the fore again last week and when ursula von der leyene said this is the high priority project. there are lots of countries on board and lots of countries expressing interest in being part of the scheme so i understand once we see it getting moving it will become quite a flawed channel of communication and eight between cyprus and gaza but are the numbers, i don't know what they would be. that is nathan morley, a freelance journalist in larnaca in cyprus. it is worth saying there reason these additional aid rates are being set “p additional aid rates are being set up is because they need of the civilian population, the humanitarian need is so great and not enough aid is getting into gaza via the roadworks. we have seen world leaders in the international community saying openly that they have been putting pressure on israel to allow all supplies in barker road because that is the most efficient way of bringing aid in at school. i spoke earlier to a representative from the european leadership network about that and about the fact this press

ursula von der leyen is in cyprus and said the corridor should be operating within days.e republic of cyprus, the european commission, the united arab emirates and the united states, of course supported by other critical partners, announced our intention to open the maritime corridor, to deliver much needed additional amounts of humanitarian assistance by sea. we are launching this cyprus maritime corridor together. cyprus, the eu, the united arab emirates and the eu, the united arab emirates and the united states. it is your relentless work to get the squad are up relentless work to get the squad are up and running despite all the challenges and this is truly inspiring. we are now close to the opening of the corridor, hopefully this sunday, and i'm very glad to see that an initial pilot operation will be launched today. joe biden confirmed he had ordered the military to build a temporary peer of the coast of gaza to ensure a massive increase in aid for palestinians and warned israel that humanitarian assistance should never be used as a bargaining chip. sensing be used a

and when ursula von der leyen was here a few days ago, she said that this is the high—priority projects on board and lots of countries expressing interest in being part of the scheme, so i understand once we see it getting moving, it will become quite a fluid channel of communication and aid between cyprus and gaza. but as to the numbers, anna, i don't know what they'd be. that sea route is one of the new options being looked at to get aid into gaza and we have seen military airdrops as the us have joined the jordanian air force and doing that. but i think all parties agree, and the international community has been very clear that in the absence of an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, the best way to get in aid it scale is to do it the way it was done before the war started, by road. but one of the issues is the continuing fallout from what has been a long and protracted conflict here in the middle east. i spoke to jane kinninmont — who is the policy and impact director at european leadership network. this is new territory, really, for the us to be embarking both on this floating port

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on a visit to cyprus, the head of the european commission ursula von der leyen said the new maritimein operating very soon, hopefully by sunday. today the republic of cyprus, the european commission, the united arab emirates and the united states, of course, supported by other critical partners, announced our intent to open the maritime corridor to deliver much—needed additional amounts of humanitarian assistance by sea. together, our nations intend to build on this model to deliver significant additional aid by sea. we are launching the cyprus maritime corridor together. cyprus, the european union, the united arab emirates, the united states. it is your relentless work to get this corridor up and running, despite all the challenges, and this is truly inspiring. we are now very close to the opening of the corridor. hopefully this sunday. and i'm very glad to see that an initial pilot operation will be launched today. military access to northern gaza by road makes much remains essential. we hope it will make a significant difference. we need to look it all the alternatives available t

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been keeping an eye on these pictures from brussels, we just heard from someone recently, ursula von der leyen with glimpses of sunshine, in fact, in london once again, we had temperatures into the mid—teens so you could get out and enjoy the beautiful cherry blossom that we've got at the moment. it was a different story, however, further north and west, the rain not too heavy, but it was a nuisance, as you can see from lancashire just a few hours ago. now, this weather front will continue to sink its way south and east, clearing the south—east during friday and then behind it under this influence of low pressure. a cooler story is set to dominate, so it will be a rather murky start with some light, drizzly rain pushing its way south—east behind it somewhat brighter with a rash of showers and gale force gusts of winds to the far north. so, we could see that frontjust lingering across the kent coast during the afternoon. but a brighter story across england and wales, few isolated showers, but look at the difference in the temperature. notably cooler feel out there. further showers into northern

fr>>> ursula von der leyen's nomination as the lead candidate comes ahead of the parliamentary electionsappening in june with the epp is expected to remain the biggest party. silvia has a little bit more on this one. a good place to head up the european commission? >> it does look like she is well positioned to continue as president of the european commission. let's see what happens at the parliamentary elections in june. what we are seeing is gearing up for the big vote across the european union. we are gearing to see more and more of the parties putting food the lead candidates. now latest one is the confirmation that she is the main candidate for the conservative party. it is a good time to look at her legacy. the coronavirus pandemic and the russian invasion of ukraine dominated the first five years as president of the european commission. going forward, what can we expect from von der leyen and the eu? the speech stated she will focus on defense policy as they are dealing with the aftermath of the russian invasion of ukraine. there is the question mark of the european union that is

it was announced by ursula von der leyen during the trip to cairo with leaders from italy, greece, andyprus. it marked the latest push to buoy egypt which is seen as vital to regional stability. switching focus to israel and gaza, the israel military has made it steeper -- deepest incursion targeting a hospital citing hamas activity as prime minister benjamin netanyahu vowed to continue the work and pushback by comments against senate majority leader chuck schumer who last week called for elections in israel. >> it is totally inappropriate. it is inappropriate to go to a sister democracy and try to replace the elected leadership of their. that is something that is something the israeli republic does on its own. tom: let's bring in israel's euro chief. to what extent this division and it seems like increasing division between the u.s. and israel could shift or will shift policy. on one level it seems like the policy has not shifted in letter pressure from the u.s.. is that likely to change or is it changing under the surface? >> i do not think is really policy will change but the bigger

president ursula von der leyen, "you need to understand that if europe is under attack, we will never help you and support you." never come to help you or support you. you know what? that's actually kinda sweet. he quoted his wedding vows. speaking of which... [cheering] speaking of which, trump was in south carolina this weekend and used the opportunity to go after nikki haley's marriage. >> then she comes over to see me at mar-a-lago. "sir, i will never run against you." shebrought her husband. where's her husband? oh, he's away. he's away. what happened to her husband? [shouting] what happened to her husband? where is he? he's gone. >> stephen: to be fair, trump struggles with object permanence, so this is what he sounds like when anything leaves his field of vision. "the ball rolled behind the couch. where is ball? ball is away. what happened to ball? [shouting] what happened to ball? ball gone." all gone. [applause] where ball? peekaboo. fun fact: nikki's husband, michael haley, is away because he's a national guardsman serving a voluntary yearlong deployment in djibouti. ooh. tu

today, the european commission's president ursula von der leyen inspected preparations at larnaca, ins. she said it's critical to act now. >> the humanitarian situation in cap gaza is dire, with innocent palestinian families and children desperate for basic needs. this is why europe is financing a major humanitarian aid effort for palestinians in gaza and in the region. amna: president biden announced plans last night to build a temporary pier to move more aid into gaza. the pentagon said today it will take several weeks to get the facility up and running. a u.n. report blamed iran today for crimes against humanity in the death of mahsa amini and the unrest it sparked in 2022. the investigation found physical violence led to amini's death for allegedly violating rules on wearing headscarves. nationwide protests erupted as thousands surged into the streets. the report found the ensuing crackdown used everything from shotguns to sexual assaults. more than 500 people were killed. today's international women's day was marked by celebrations and calls to action. supporters of women's right

up to two months and one troops to build the pier in cyprus, european commission president ursula von der leyen toured the staging area for a new maritime aid corridor into gaza. cyprus is the closest eu member too. gaza, it says it bears a moral duty to help ease the humanitarian crisis. but aid group mid-sized songful don't yell says, instead of trying to create a work around, the us, should insist on immediate humanitarian access using the roads and entry points that already exist. meanwhile, one, a drop of aid has had a fatal outcome. a journalist on the scene tells cnn that at least five people were killed when airdropped packages hit them. this video obtained by cnn shows the moment things went wrong, you can see a parachute malfunctioning and the pallet it was holding rapidly falling it's not clear which country conducted this aid drop israel says it welcomes the eu plan for a new maritime aid corridor into gaza cnn's nada bashir went to cyprus to get a firsthand look at the project and talk with some of the people making it happen. >> the port of larnaca, cyprus preparations are underwa

the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, welcomed the news. making the schengen area even stronger." last month, the eu's border agency said it would triple the number of its officers in bulgaria to help stem the amount of people crossing into the bloc from turkey. both bulgaria and romania hope to complete the process for full membership by the end of the year. everyone likes to take home a souvenir when they travel. but it seems that journalists invited onto the us president's plane, might have gone a bit too far. after a recent trip on air force one, an email was sent to the entire press pool, warning them that taking souvenirs from the plane is forbidden. items that have gone missing are said to include branded glasses, an embroidered pillow case and gold—rimmed dinner plates. the pope, who was not party to any of this, of course, has delivered his easter mass in the vatican, where he renewed his calls for a ceasefire in gaza and the release of the hostages being held there. here's our religion editor, aleem maqbool. when pope francis pull

the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, welcomed the news she posted on x. millions of eu citizens across europe, making the schengen area even stronger." last month, the eu's border agency said it would triple the number of its officers in bulgaria to help stem the amount of people crossing into the bloc from turkey. both bulgaria and romania hope to complete the process for full membership by the end of the year. let's show you some pictures coming into us from israel of protesting the streets there against the prime minister benjamin netanyahu. some protesters calling for removal of netanyahu, but they've also been joined by families of hostages also worried that not enough is being done to retrieve their loved ones who were taken hostage on the october seven attacks. we also know 0ctober seven attacks. we also know the prime minister is due to have surgery for a hernia, and that was discovered during a routine examination, and we are expecting a news conference from israel on that shortly. the deputy prime minister and justice minister will serve as acti

centre, right, especially governments across the region , and also across the region, and also ursula von der leyenpean commission, they are looking into this. >> australia worked. >> australia worked. >> did not it did not. let me >> it did not it did not. let me tell you what happened. instead, in following the in the 12 months following the introduction this policy of introduction of this policy of offshore meaning offshore processing, meaning that everyone who arrived to australia be sent to australia would then be sent to the islands to be the other islands to be processed. the numbers processed. actually, the numbers increased and then what happened increased and then what happened in australia that allegedly worked is that there were some what we know are illegal pushbacks, meaning the military took boats and then sent took the boats and then sent them back , which can't happen them back, which can't happen here or it cannot happen. the royal said they will royal navy has said they will not to it because not agree to it because it's against international and humanitarian law. right. so what

recently , in process of the recently, in process of the punitive measures put forward by ursula von der leyen in canterbury. we've seen them in doven canterbury. we've seen them in dover. we're also seeing movements in cumbria and there we see those protests in wales . we see those protests in wales. will it take a french style revolution? will it take major disruption before the government wakes up? it feels like we're playing queensberry rules at the moment in britain. >> well, there is a real incentive for the government to change the course they're on at the moment. we saw a poll last week showing support sliding away and historically strong areas conservative areas for the conservative party. we know the numbers party. so we know the numbers are there. there is a real danger here. if the party losing support these areas. farmers, support in these areas. farmers, although they make up small although they make up a small percentage the population , percentage of the population, they footprint on they have a huge footprint on their local communities, producing that high quality food produci