Is deepening this hour. It all began when a minister in president erdogans government was blocked from addressing a rally in rotterdam. That prompted mr erdogan to describe the dutch government, led by mark rutte, as nazi remna nts. A second Turkish Minister has now been stopped from entering the netherlands, and in ankara, the dutch ambassador has been told he isnt welcome. Mark lowen reports. They love his nationalism, his bluntness, his standing up to the west, and today Recep Tayyip Erdogan doled it out. After his Foreign Minister was blocked from landing in the netherlands, president erdogan hit back at the dutch, his diplomacy typically undiplomatic. Translation they dont know anything about politics or international diplomacy. They are very nervous and cowards. They are nazi remnants, they are fascists. The Foreign Minister had wanted to rally turkish voters in the netherlands before a referendum on boosting mr erdogans powers. But with the dutch election next week, the government there feared it could provoke tension and feed the anti immigrant geert wilders. On the campaign trail, the dutch Prime Minister said he wouldnt give in turkish blackmail. This morning, on television, he made clear that he threatened the netherlands with sanctions, and of course we cannot negotiate under such threats. So then we decided, the Foreign Minister, the flemish Prime Minister and myself in a conference call, that it was better for him not to come to the netherlands. His country having been occupied by the nazis, mr rutte reacted bluntly to the fascist comparison. Its a crazy remark, of course. I understand theyre angry, but this is of course way out. Germany too was branded nazis by mr erdogan after it blocked turkish rallies unprecedented language among nato allies. President erdogan has an advantage with europe, turkey the most active route for migrants, and its role crucial to stemming the flow. Hes used it as a bargaining chip, but the eu is getting increasingly frustrated with the turkish strongman. This is a Classic Erdogan Political tactic painting turkey as the victim of Western Oppression and himself as the protector of national pride. He thrives when he and his country are seen as the underdogs, and this growing stand off with europe will rally his nationalist support base, which he needs for a referendum victory. So vintage erdogan, pleasing his supporters, horrifying his opponents, and reiterating the sense that polarised turkey is drifting everfurtherfrom europe. Mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul. So why are turkish officials taking these Referendum Rallies in europe so seriously . Well, the numbers say it all. Over 6. 5 million turks live in europe. Around 3. 5 million of them live in germany, and around 500,000 live in the netherlands. And the Turkish Election Commission says that in the most recent election, over 2. 8 million turkish citizens were eligible to vote at a Turkish Embassy abroad. That may prove crucial in winning president erdogan the powers he seeks. So with so much at stake, is president erdogan being deliberately inflammatory . A question i put to a turkish academic based in europe. Oh, for sure, he is a master of provocation, both at home and abroad, and this is pre election mode in turkey, and also abroad as well, in a lot of the countries where the turkish officials are travelling to, so it is a heightened mood of political polemic, if you will. And erdogan is quite expert in making sure that these type of tensions do fit his political discourse and agenda, and this is another example of it. You mentioned the election that present anyone is holding next month tell us about that election and why its significant. Sure, this is. There will be a referendum on the 16th Of April on a far reaching constitutional change which, if accepted by the electorate, would effectively replace turkeys existing system of parliamentary democracy with a strong executive presidency, president ialism. So a lot is at stake, it is a major Turning Point for turkey. Turkey has been governed with a parliamentary democracy for many, many decades, and so this would be a major watershed. So theres a lot on the line, and the government of president erdogan is campaigning heavily, of course aided by the benefit of Emergency Laws that are in place at the moment, and part of the opposition that is muted or being in prison. Therefore, it is a very tense moment to go to the election. Karabekir akkoyul. And for more analysis on this diplomatic spat, and whats behind it, you can go to our website. At least a0 people are reported to have been killed in twin bomb attacks in the heart of the syrian capital damascus. The bombs targeted buses carrying iraqi pilgrims to the citys ancient cemetery, which houses shia muslim mausoleums. 0ur correspondent Richard Conway is at the scene. This is the largest attack to hit damascus in some time. A Suicide Bomber detonated his device in this commercial district in the centre of damascus, killing at least a0 people, injuring dozens more. The target was shia pilgrims visiting a nearby cemetery. President assad wants to present his country is returning to normal, but as you can see from the destruction, thats a long way off from happening. Richard conway in damascus. Its the largest humanitarian crisis since the end of the second world war. Now the United Nations is pleading for help to avoid catastrophe. 20 Million People are facing starvation in four countries including nigeria, somalia, south sudan and yemen. Our World Affairs correspondent Richard Galpin has more. For months now, its been known that millions of people, including this young baby in yemen, have been starving. She was just four months old when a bbc team met her in december. Across yemen, Hundreds Of Thousands more children have so little to eat they are struggling to stay alive. And the threat of Mass Starvation is affecting three other countries. This is a refugee camp in south sudan, which, like yemen, has been torn apart by conflict. Families forced to flee their homes and left with little to eat. Already, a famine has been officially declared here, with almost half the population in urgent need of help. We stand at a critical point in our history. Already, at the beginning of the year, we are facing the largest humanitarian crisis since the creation of the United Nations. Now more than 20 Million People across four countries face starvation and famine. Without collective and coordinated global efforts, people will simply starve to death. Of the huge number of people the un says are now in danger, almost 2 million are in nigeria, nearly 5 million in south sudan, nearly 3 million in somalia, and more than 14 million in yemen. The un is predicting that, without serious help, 1. 4 Million People could die before the end of the year unless more aid money is found. Theyre calling for 5. 6 billion to tackle this crisis. Aid agencies on the ground say at the moment they do not have enough money to deal with the rising demand for help. Apart from conflict, the other because of the crisis is drought. Somalia has been hit hard. In this hospital alone, almost 50 children have died in two months, most from dehydration. People have travelled almost two miles to get medical help. Most of the cases, the death is caused by dehydration. We are doing rehydration and giving antibiotics as well. While some basic aid is reaching those in need, its nowhere near enough, so its possible famine could be declared in all four countries unprecedented in modern times. Richard galpin, bbc news. A look at some more top stories this hour. An intruder carrying a backpack has been arrested by Us Secret Service agents as he entered the grounds of the white house. The suspect gained entrance on the south side, near a portico from which president s often address the public. The backpack carried by the intruder was screened and searched, and no Hazardous Material was found. Italian police and protesters have clashed in the Southern City of naples. Its where thousands were demonstrating against the leader of the anti immigrant Northern League party. Italian media says violence broke out when a group of Masked Anarchists hurled molotov cocktails. Huge Rival Rallies have been taking place in the south korean capital, seoul. The protests were for and against the countrys disgraced president. Park geun hye is said to be in a State Of Shock following her impeachment, as her opponents press for criminal charges. Despite Fridays Court ruling confirming her impeachment over a corruption scandal, she remains inside the president ial compound. A femalejudge here in the uk is causing controversy, after Warning Women who get drunk that they are putting themselves at risk of being targeted by rapists. Her comments have been described by campaigners as outrageous and misguided. Frankie mccamley reports. Jailed for six years for what police described as a horrifically prolonged attack. But, sentencing, judge Lindsey Kushner used herfinal words before retiring to issue a rape warning to women. She said girls are perfectly entitled to drink themselves into the ground but should be aware of potential defendants to rape gravitate towards girls who have been drinking. If push comes to shove, a girl who has been drunk is less likely to be believed than one who is sober at the time. While many might see her comments as useful advice, others believe this is a backwards step. Im very anxious that whatever message she meant to send, its very clear that what it has sent is the message there is not much point in reporting. Thats wrong. Whatever amount of drink youve had, do report you will be treated better than this suggests. A Rape Survivor herself, this woman now helps others through the ordeal. It makes all of us really quite angry, and not just because theyre arrogant, factually incorrect comments, but its one thing to go around making these comments when you sit in a court room all day, and you are engaging in one aspect of Society Without engaging with the women who are experiencing this. Judge kushner is not the first to comment on this sensitive subject. 0therjudges have faced criticism in the past. Campaigners, though, hope this will not stop other Rape Survivors from coming forward in the future. Frankie mccamley, bbc news. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come some flipping good news from florida, the sea turtle returning to the ocean after an unhappy accident. The numbers of dead and wounded defied belief, this is the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. In less than 24 hours, the soviet union lost an elderly leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. Replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years hisjunior. We heard these gunshots from the gym, they came out ofa gunshots from the gym, they came out of a fire exit, we will all petrified. James ellroy, aged 41, sentenced to 99 years. He travelled from memphis to nashville in an eight car convoy. What does it feel like to be married at last. It feels fine, thank you. Is it going to change your life much . fine, thank you. Is it going to change your life much . I dont know, ive never been married before. This is bbc world news today, im alpa patel. The latest headlines the turkish president attacks the dutch as nazis for blocking a campaign visit by the countrys Foreign Minister. And the un warns its the largest humanitarian crisis in more than 70 years, with urgent action needed to counterfamine in parts of africa. The indian Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and his bjp party are celebrating after a Landslide Victory in elections in Uttar Pradesh. The state is the countrys most populated and influential. Its a decisive victory for mr modi, especially after his blunder over withdrawing high value banknotes. From delhi, Sanjoy Majumder reports. The man who is on everyones lips. Modi, modi, modi and whose control over india is now absolute. Prime minister Narendra Modi has just delivered a stunning victory for his party in the countrys political heartland, Uttar Pradesh, and at the bjp headquarters, its time to celebrate. The party now controls more than half of indias state governments, leaving the Opposition Trailing in the dust. Translation this is a historic win. The people of Uttar Pradesh have put their faith in Prime MinisterNarendra Modi. Translation his hard work speaks for itself. Hes always working for our countrys development. How could you not trust him . These mightjust be local elections, but theres a reason why the bjp and its supporters are so pleased with this victory. It means that Narendra Modis Grip Over India has consolidated after this victory. It means that he has very few challengers looking ahead to the next general elections in 2019. And most of all, it means that he can take risky political decisions and win. Late last year, indians faced massive cash shortages after mr modis Shock Decision to ban high denomination banknotes. It effectively sucked out more than 80 of the total currency in circulation, creating hardship for many, especially in rural areas. But as these Election Results have shown, it has had little impact on the fortunes of indias Prime Minister. Sanjoy majumdar, bbc news, delhi. A giant Green Sea Turtle has been returned to the sea off the florida keys, a month after becoming tangled in a crab trap. Its a triumph for workers at a Turtle Hospital whove worked hard to get the creature whos at least 50 years old back in the wild. Janey mitchell has more joy, as jolly the female turtle is released back to the wild off the city of marathon, florida. Jolly was named after the Wildlife Officers who helped rescue her from multiple crab trap lines last month. Weighing in at 150 kilos, she made a quick recovery from the partial amputation of her right rear flipper. The release is timely. The nesting season in florida keys starts in april. So she being a mature female, she can get out there in time to date and hopefully lay some eggs. Breeding is all the more crucial in view of the Green Sea Turtles listing as a threatened species in the atlantic ocean. Its really important to get a turtle this mature back out into the wild they are sexually mature, which means they are reproductive, and sea turtles arent reproductive until they are 20 or 25 years old. Jolly is probably 50 plus years old, so thats when we want to make sure she gets out so she keeps making baby turtles. Jolly could live to 100 or more, so Well Worth Shelling out for her treatment and care. Janey mitchell, bbc news. Jolly looking in good health there now the sport with jessica, jolly looking in good health there now the sport withjessica, big day in rugby. Yes, huge day over in england, and that is where we are going to start. England have retained their six nations title with an emphatic 61 21win Over Scotland at twickenham. The victory secures them the calcutta cup and equals new Zealands Record of 18 straight test wins. It finished 61 21, joe wilson reports from twickenham. At the start of this game, we were expecting a tight match, even the prospect of scotland winning here for the First Time Since the 1980s. They have risen to third in the rankings, but at half time in this match we knew the game was up. Scotla nd match we knew the game was up. Scotland suffered from their own lack of discipline, one man in the sin bin in the second minute of the game, and they struggled with injuries. But above all that, there was Jonathan Joseph for england, exploiting any gaps with his skilful, powerful running, and when he is in full flow, it is a site to match any twickenham has seen in over a century. From that point on, scotla nd over a century. From that point on, scotland is never game up, they came back with tries in the second half, but the margin of victory made it a record in the fixture that goes back to the 1870s. Now, england have the six nations, but they are not done. Another win in ireland in a final game of the six nations sets a record for consecutive test wins, but coach eddiejones, never to lose with england, says his sights towards the world cup in 2019. We are onlyjust beginning, is what he said at the conclusion of this game. The boys, today, fantastic, did it in style, clinical, ruthless performance. We asked the team to make a decision, and as a team we took a step forward today, but all eyes a re next took a step forward today, but all eyes are next week now, i suppose. Earlier, france ended their dismal six nations away form with a bonus point 40 18 win against italy in rome. France will host wales in paris next saturday, and they must concentrate on finishing in the top three for the First Time Since 2011. Lincoln citys fairy tale fa cup run has come to an end at the quarterfinal stage. They were the first non league side to reach the last eight of the competition since 1914. But their brave efforts werent enough against premier League Arsenal at the emirates. They held off their illustrious opponents until almost half time. Theo walcott opened the scoring, and the gunners scored four more after the break, to secure their place in the semifinals. Earlier, Manchester City cruised passed middlesbrough at the riverside stadium. David silva scored after three minutes, and Sergio Aguero sealed the victory in the second half. Hull city boosted their chances of premier League Survival with a 2 1win over swansea city. Substitute 0umar niasse scored twice to help hull take an important three points. Swansea got a goal back but remain in 16th place. Everton continued their push for a top six place with a 3 0 win over west brom. Bournemouth finally have their First League Win of 2017, thanks to a hat trick from joshua king. The first masters 1000 tournament of the year is under way in indian wells, california. After the grand slams, these are the most prestigious events on the tour. Is up against canadian Vasek Pospisil in the second round. He will avoid some of the top players until the latter stages of the competition. I would say, you know, i have an opportunity to do well, you know, the bottom half of the draw is unbelievably strong, you know, the bottom quarter is probably one of the toughest that you will ever see you know, and i am playing well, i feel fresh, i had to take a decent break feel fresh, i had to take a Decent Brea K after feel fresh, i had to take a decent break after melbourne and, yeah, hopefully i can play some good stuff. It is a place i have struggled in the past, my results have been inconsistent, hopefully i can doa bit better this year. That is all the sport for you, back to you, al. The novels of jane austen are read all over the world. The author died young in her 40s, but until now, little has been known about what ended her life. Tests carried out on austens eyeglasses show the medicine shed been taking could have contained arsenic, which may have contributed to her. Ben moore has this exclusive report. For one of historys greatest writers, just reading her own novels would have been very difficult without these. Jane austens specs have been at the British Library for 20 years, but only now can they bring focus to her life. Back in the early 19th century, there were prescriptions similar to what we have today. So what we did was have somebody bring in a portable lensmeter so we could very, very carefully have it examined. Austen was longsighted. The first pair are low perception, but her eyesight deteriorated. The final pair revealed that she would have had great trouble reading and writing. This could help reveal the mystery of why she died so young. The possibility of her being poisoned accidentally with a heavy metal such as arsenic. We know now that Arsenic Poisoning can cause cataracts. Arsenic was often put into medication for other types of illness, so potentially for rheumatism, which jane austen suffered from. Using modern optometry, we are able to see just what jane austens eyesight would have been like. That is 4. 75. I cannot see your face at all. I can only see my hand when its about there. So thats what she needed, to correct her vision. The British Library wants optometrists to get in touch and offer their professional opinions. A rare chance to see things through the eyes of one of our best loved authors. Now to a cute and hungry panda. During feeding time at this chinese zoo, one little panda just cant find its snack. After a few prods with a stick, and some heavy coaxing, the panda finally discovers it and has a good old munch. That is it from me, bye bye. Good evening. We had quite a bit of sunshine in the north west and the south and east today, where the sunshine, it was lovely and warm. This Sunshine El Arabi temperature to spring up to 18 celsius. Alaba and the temperature. The warmest day of the year so far in Northern Ireland. This was in essex, in that sunniest slot in the south and east, some sunshine in guernsey. 0f course, quite a lot of sea fog around the Channel Islands recently, this was earlier in the day, you can just about see the haze remaining. That will fill back in overnight, because the Weather Front has been giving damp and cheery conditions, 110w giving damp and cheery conditions, now pepping up to bejoined by another Weather Front coming into Northern Ireland late in the night. With all the cloud around and a patchy rain, it looks like a fairly mild night. However, it will be great and misty first thing in the morning with coastal fog and hill fog as well. Because we are sandwiched between those two Weather Fronts, a different day for eastern parts, but between them a decent day. Further west, a new Weather Front advancing into the south west and wales, but initially the east of wales doing well. Morning rain for Northern Ireland soon clearing away, rain in the south west of scotland, but the rain in the east of scotland hanging off the coast, a good deal of dry and bright weather for much of dry and bright weather for much of the day. The Weather Front from the west really staggers slowly eastwards and fizzles out, as It Doesin Eastwards and fizzles out, as it does in the east as well, so still a lot of dry weather on offer, Just A Little Bit of patchy rain and drizzle. After a murky start, things will brighten, but not as mild 1014, will brighten, but not as mild 10 14, temperatures dipping behind the second Weather Front, around average for the time of year. Under Clearing Skies tomorrow night, a cold night, as we start monday morning, temperatures could fall close to freezing in some parts of scotland, particularly Northern England as well. A chilly start because we have a ridge of High Pressure at this time of year bringing dry, brighter weather. Pressure at this time of year bringing dry, brighterweather. 0n the monday chart, the north and west, sinking further south to introduce more cloud, but still dry. The latest headlines from bbc news. President erdogan has accused the dutch government of acting like nazis after it refused to allow his Foreign Minister to land in rotterdam to address a rally. The dutch Prime Minister said the comments were way out of line. The United Nations is calling for urgent action to counter famine United Nations is calling for urgent action to counterfamine in parts of africa and the middle east. It says more than 20 Million People in yemen, south sudan, somalia and nigeria are facing starvation. Two Bomb Explosions in the heart of the syrian capital are reported to have killed at least 40 people. The blast occurred near a damascus cemetery. The party led by the indian Prime Minister van rhijn the modi as won elections by a landslide. Nurinder dhami 0bi