good afternoon. the bbc has cancelled two of its football shows, football focus and final score, after a number of presenters and pundits refused to take part, as controversy continues over the corporation s decision to take gary lineker off match of the day. the presenter will not be hosting the programme tonight after criticising the government s language about migrants on social media. former bbc director general greg dyke said the corporation had made a mistake and undermined its own credibility. last night the bbc said that gary lineker would be stepping back until there is an agreed and clear position on his use of social media. our media correspondent david sillito reports. when gary lineker left home this morning, it wasn t his normal saturday schedule. morning, it wasn t his normal saturday schedule. morning, it wasn t his normal saturda schedule. . ., ., , saturday schedule. have you had any discussions. saturday schedule. have you had any discussions. the satu
tory mp5 acting impartially by caving in to tory mps who are complaining about gary lineker. they have got this one badly gary lineker. they have got this one badly wrong gary lineker. they have got this one badly wrong and now they are very, very exposed, as is the government. banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis. us regulators shut down silicon valley bank in the biggest banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis. and we ll catch up with lesley paterson the triathlete who s nominated for numerous awards at this weekend s oscars for her screenplay of a german first world war epic. i went iwent up i went up to tom cruise and i said, hi, tom, my name is lesley paterson, he said, i know your story, how many hours a day do you train? the bbc has apologised for its limited sports programming this weekend after several tv and radio shows have been cancelled, as controversy continues over the corporation s decision to take gary lineker off match of the
and of course, computers. and now, the dutch government has announced that it will impose new export restrictions on advanced chips being sold to china. the dutch have some of the most significant companies in the field and china is keen to buy them but the us have been putting pressure on european countries to curb exports of sensitive technology to china on national security grounds. our correspondent anna holligan is in the hague. one of europe s smallest nations has found itself in the middle of a battle between the world s two biggest superpowers. and at the heart of it, microchips, that power everything from our mobile phones, to military hardware. and the us has been applying political pressure on countries to limit exports. the netherlands is home to asml, until recently, a relatively obscure company, but it makes the most advanced machines used in the manufacturing of microchips. in fact, it s europe s most valuable tech company. in a letter to parliament, the countr
for the uk in this year s eurovision song contest mae muller will be heading to liverpool in may. on bbc london: more than 200 people arrested by the met police and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news. four days after their 7 0 thrashing at anfield, how will manchester united respond in europe? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the cost of childcare is rising making it increasingly difficult for many parents to go to work. one children s charity found the average cost of childcare for under twos in britain is almost 15,000 pounds a year though that varies greatly depending on where you are. (ani look at the difference in the amount of your wages you ll spend roughly 44% for full time workers on average pay but in scotland it s around 35% and more than 50% in london. the government says its invested £20 billion over five years to help families with childcare. labour says it would completely overhaul childcare calling the current sys
demonstrations against proposed reforms to the digital system in israel. tens of thousands of people take part in demonstrations across israel against proposed reforms to the judicial system. and bbc presenter gary lineker says he stands by his comments attacking the uk government s latest immigration policy. hello. the head of the un nuclear watchdog has demanded immediate action to prevent a disaster of the russian occupied zaporizhzhia in ukraine. remarks come after at least nine people were killed. at least nine people have been killed as the country has again come under sustained russian missile attack. ukraine s military says russia fired nearly 90 missiles and drones. and many people including in the capital kyiv remain without power. the areas on this map show some of the locations hit by the strikes. also hit was the only functioning power line used for electricity to cool the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which is occupied by russia. power has since been restored.