humanitarian aid into gaza and allow for talks on an "enduring resolution" to the conflict. the issue is hamas, the issue is whether hamas will decide or not to have a cease—fire that would benefit everyone. the ball is in their court. we are working intensely on it, and we will see what they do. but there's no doubt in my mind that getting to the cease—fire with the release of hostages would be a profound benefit to everyone involved. ., ' . ., involved. how difficult would it cease-fire _ involved. how difficult would it cease-fire be _ involved. how difficult would it cease-fire be to _ involved. how difficult would it cease-fire be to reach - involved. how difficult would it cease-fire be to reach right - involved. how difficult would it i cease-fire be to reach right now, cease—fire be to reach right now, seeing as many agree they have in fact stalled? the former un undersecretary general jamal benomar gave me an update on ceasefire negotiations. there is pressure on the us internationally, since the us has been blocking a cease—fire resolution in the security council, and there is pressure domestically as this is an election year, and we've seen a number of swing states, many americans are really demanding a permanent cease—fire. so the us is motivated to see whether or at least a little can be worked out. but frankly, the israelis have a strange way of negotiating through intermediaries — they are asking hamas to give up the hostages, and then, they will get wiped out, that's what the israelis have been saying, "give us the hostages so we can finish off hamas." hamas has this leverage, they won't give it up very easily. so what really dictates what will happen is the balance of power on the ground, the military balance, the is really think they have the upper hand. so balance, the is really think they have the upper hand.— balance, the is really think they have the upper hand. so where does that answer— have the upper hand. so where does that answer like? _ have the upper hand. so where does that answer like? because _ have the upper hand. so where does that answer like? because the - that answer like? because the continuation of this campaign is by all accounts, continuation of this campaign is by allaccounts, if continuation of this campaign is by all accounts, if you listen to aid agencies and he mentoring agencies, is having such a devastating impact on gaza — surely it can't carry on? absolutely, this catastrophe has been very well documented. the pressure will mount on the united states, who provided the dramatic cover and support. many palestinians have been killed, thousands have been killed with us weapons. and this is something that americans�*s various constituencies who support biden, their waking up to it. they believe this cannot continue and it's likely they will withdraw their support when it comes to the elections in november. so the ministration is domestically, for domestic electoral reasons, motivated to see whether a way out can be found without giving up their total support for the netanyahu total support for the meta nyahu government. total support for the netanyahu government. —— so the administration is domestically. today is the tenth anniversary of the disappearance of malaysia airlines flight 370, one of the aviation industry's greatest mysteries. the boeing 777 airliner carrying 239 people vanished on a routine flight to beijing. radar and satellite data showed it veering off route and heading to the southern indian ocean. the families of those on board have been campaigning for a search for mh370 to be resumed. jonathan head reports. for ten years, li eryou and his wife, liu shuang fong, have been waiting for news of their son, yan lin. they've come back to malaysia from their small village in china to mark the tenth anniversary of his disappearance on board flight mh370. translation: the airline said they had lost contact. - all these years, i keep asking, "what does that mean?" i've been searching for my child for the past ten years, and i think that if you lose contact with someone, surely you should be able to reconnect with them? the search for mh370 was the largest and most expensive in aviation history. all communications on the plane had been cut, but rudimentary satellite data suggested it had turned back and flown to the remote southern indian ocean, where it's presumed to have crashed. a few pieces from the plane were eventually discovered on beaches in east africa. but six years ago, the search was suspended. now a retired british aerospace technician thinks he's pinpointed a much smaller search area by analysing signals sent out by short wave radio enthusiasts. you can imagine a huge fisherman�*s net across the globe, full of radio signals. and every time an aircraft passes through this net, it sort of breaks a hole, and you know exactly where the aircraft was because you know you've now got a hole in the net at a particular point. the families badly need a breakthrough. they hold events like this every year to remind us that their loss is still unexplained. mr li's message was to his son, yan lin. "your mum and i have come to take you home," he wrote. these battered fragments are some of the very few pieces ever recovered from mh370. the lack of answers after all this time is a source of enduring pain for the families of those on board, and there's a lot of frustration, too, over the lack of progress in the search for the missing plane. this year's event was attended by malaysia's transport minister, after complaints that his government's been dragging its feet. "we are already negotiating a new search," he promised. there's no reluctance on the part of the malaysian government? no reluctance. as i've mentioned numerous times, as far as the malaysian government is concerned, we are committed to the search, and the search must go on. # when you feel so tired but you can't sleep... - mh370 is an unfinished story, with aviation safety lessons yet to be learnt. and for all the families, it is an unending tragedy. jonathan head, bbc news. and if you're watching in the uk and you'd like to learn more about this story, you can watch why planes vanish: the hunt for mh370 on the bbc iplayer. donald trump has posted a $91.6 turning to the us now — in the last few hours we've had some news concerning former us president donald trump. he's posted a $91.6 million bond as he appeals a judgment against him a defamation case against the writier ejean carroll. our correspondent nada tawfik gave me this update earlier. yell like a jury ordered him to pay $83.3 million injanuary, saying he had defamed her when he was president by calling her a liar. now in order to appeal that verdict, donald trump had to put up a bond — 110% of the award value with the court. so he has done that today. there was always many questions around donald trump's financing, he has said he has plenty of money to fight his legal battles and to pay the awards. so today, he has put with the court $91.6 million — that will be held with the court, that won't go to ejean carroll yet, that will be pending the outcome of his appeal, he'll get that money back. if he wins on appeal, ejean carroll will get that money. if he fails in his appeal. still to come on the world today — we take a look at the world of illegal raves in the islamic republic of iran, and talk to one iranian female dj breaking the mould. and it's nearly time for the oscars, where the nominations for barbie have poured in. we'll be hearing from the chief executive of warner brothers. around the world and across the uk, this is the world today on bbc news. bbc news — bring you different stories from across the uk. for many of us, artistic swimming is something we only see at the olympics but across the country, it's very much alive and kicking. here in cheltenham, sisters sam and sarah, they've been involved in the sport for most of their lives, winning competitions and now setting up this new club. just really passionate about the sport of artistic swimming and we want to share that with as many people as possible. so, from the age of seven all the way up to, we've got swimmers in their 50s, we're just trying to make possible for as many as people to come and do the sport as we can. it's the fun aspect. i think, when anyone goes swimming, they're always doing handstands and throwing each other out the water. and we do that but without touching the bottom. it's really hard, it's very technical, there's a lot to things you have to learn as a new starter. but it'sjust really good fun. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. officials in australia say the great barrier reef is undergoing another mass bleaching event. sea temperatures have approached record levels in recent weeks, putting coral under greater stress. it is the fifth such event in eight years. there have been similar reports at reefs around the world, as sea temperatures are raised by climate change. we see a lot of these reefs bleached, a lot of the corals might die and will have to follow them through several years of recovery. yeah, it'sjust really through several years of recovery. yeah, it's just really quite heartbreaking. earlier, i spoke to marine biologist elizabeth mills, who explained a little more. so mass—bleaching events have become a much more common occurrence in the last few years, and it's is basically simply because of the greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. we are increasing the atmospheric temperature, and actually, the sea is taking about 90% of the additional heat that humans are placing up on our planet into the waters, and its causing these large temperature increases, which are stressing the corals and causing the coral bleaching we are seeing. why's it so important coral retains its colour? what does coralo do for the world, basically? coral is incredible environment it only covers about 0.1% of the actual ocean floor, but is home to over one quarter of all fish species, and a quarter of the fish species rely on having healthy coral reefs to survive, and as well as fish, it's home to an incredibly diverse amount of creatures. over 9,000 species live on the great barrier reef. one of the reasons it is so amazing it'd forms these very distinctive skeletons, which are bright white when the algae, the little plants that live within coral, leave, which cause these mission events. —— these bleaching events. itjust provides such wonderful home for things. it's heartbreaking to see when they are put under stress and these events occur. for the past 45 years, clubbing and partying have been illegal in iran — but in the late �*90s, with the introduction of satellite dishes, yet another illegal thing the youth were introduced to electronic dance music, and with it, an underground party scene started emerging. now, more and more iranian female djs are joining the illegal dance floors of iran — and some are even touring the world. bbc�*s faranak amidi met two of them. translation: because in iran most of the things we are interested - in are either taboo or banned, when we start doing those things, those acts become acts of protest. anyone like me who has grown up in iran knows that consuming alcohol, mingling and dancing with the opposite sex, and general partying can get you in serious trouble. you can get fined, jailed or even lashed. so wanting to be a techno or house dj, especially if you're a woman, wouldn't be easy. translation: the first time i went to a party outside of tehran. - i was looking at the dj all the time and thinking to myself, i would like to have that same job. nesa azadikhah is one of the first female djs in iran. she built her career djing at underground raves in tehran in a scene that women weren't always welcomed. translation: | remember. reactions weren't that great. people looked at me as if there was something wrong with me. some men even thought because of what i was doing they could easily touch or kiss me. thousands of miles away from iran's restrictions, the dance music industry is still very much male dominated. based on the international music summit's 2023 report, women make up only 15% of the top 100 dj bookings at festivals and clubs globally. paramida is an iranian—german dj. she lives in berlin and is a resident dj at one of the most famous clubs in the world. as a woman you get judged twice. first, your appearance, and then your skills. for her, djing is more thanjust playing music. the fact that i'm able to do what is forbidden for so many women in iran makes me actually a living protest. all these restrictions led to nesa deciding to leave iran. she is now in france and plays across europe. translation: playing outside iran for me is liberating. _ i feel relaxed and don't worry about being arrested or the event getting cancelled. but for me, nothing beats the vibe of iran's underground parties. and for paramida, there's still one place she hasn't played yet. one of my biggest dreams is being able to go back to tehran or iran, and even do a love on the rocks night there. how amazing would that be? faranak amidi, bbc news. it's the oscars this weekend — and while the blockbuster oppenheimer leads the way for nominations, its rival barbie has eight and was the highest—grossing film of last year. barbie was made by warner brothers, and its chief executive pamela abdy has been speaking to our culture editor katie razzall about barbie, oscar snubs, and the state of the film industry. we are in full production right now... i'm on a private tour on a lot at warner brothers. casablanca... casablanca was filmed right here. we see rick and ilsa sitting outside a parisian cafe. these are some of hollywood's most famous streets. well, my work is done here. the dream house is in there. ken's mojo dojo casa house was inside there. this is where i live... barbie was the biggest grossing film of the year, but greta gerwig wasn't nominated for a best director oscar... what happened here? and margot robbie isn't up for best actress, which has got to hurt if you're pam abdy, one of hollywood's most powerful women. of course it does. you know, of course i want to see all of them get recognised. they deserve it. do you think the academy voters are sexist? i do you think the academy voters are sexist? ., �* ., ., ,._ , do you think the academy voters are sexist? ., �* ., ., , ., sexist? i don't want to say they are sexist. sexist? i don't want to say they are sexist- we — sexist? i don't want to say they are sexist. we are _ sexist? i don't want to say they are sexist. we are grateful _ sexist? i don't want to say they are sexist. we are grateful it _ sexist? i don't want to say they are sexist. we are grateful it ignited i sexist. we are grateful it ignited audiences around the world, and it's made $1.1; billion, smashing so many records. margot robbie now has a key to the lot — an old warner tradition revived by abdy and co—chair michael deluca. he found a couple of the old keys on ebay, actually, and we bought them. and margot�*s is actually marilyn monroe's key. i love it, i love walking around the lot. abdy and deluca were hired two years ago with a mission to restore the studio to its glory days. warner brothers hasn't won a best picture oscar since argo in 2013. that's a while ago. it is. what are you going to do to change that? pick some movies and hopefully win best picture! is that always the aim? you know, it's the academy. it's like the dream. they've lured big names, including tom cruise, christopher nolan spent most of his years at warner bros. , but the director walked away in 2020, furious at the decision to put movies on the streaming service. do you think warners got that wrong with christopher nolan? we you think warners got that wrong with christopher nolan?- with christopher nolan? we can't 'udue with christopher nolan? we can't judge where _ with christopher nolan? we can't judge where they _ with christopher nolan? we can't judge where they were _ with christopher nolan? we can't judge where they were doing, - with christopher nolan? we can't judge where they were doing, we were in the middle of a global pandemic. but they lost their biggest star. yes. they've lured big names, including tom cruise, telling them the studio wholeheartedly believes in the big screen cinema experience. but for many audiences, there's just one question. are we going to get a barbie 2? i mean, we'd love to. are you talking to greta about barbie 2? yeah, we're always talking about it. right now, we're just so right now, we'rejust so happy right now, we're just so happy this week to be celebrating barbie's success. oscar night success for barbie looks uncertain. a surer bet that these streets, this lot will be coming soon to a cinema near you. katie razzall, bbc news, los angeles. now what have these two got in common? the duke of sussex, prince harry and britney. well, it is that both of their memoirs have been shortlisted for the british book awards book of the year. prince harry's spare, the bestselling book of 2023, is nominated in two categories. britney spears' much—hyped autobiography, the woman in me, which went on sale in october 2023, was also one of the bestselling memoirs of the year. so why are these tell all books so popular? philipjones is the editor of the book—seller and chairman of the british book awards. he told us more about this trend. it changes every year what drives people's attention. but i think this year in particular, people liked the real life stories that prince harry and britney spears told. these were stories in many ways they hadn't been told before, were uncovered partly through newspaper headlines and tv interviews and other other kind of media. but really, it was the book where the true story was told. and you could only read that by buying the memoirs. that's why both these books were popular. other memoirs are popular for different reasons, but i think these ones were for their authenticity and the storytelling. i can't let you go without asking you what book you would recommend to people watching this at home. what's the book that you've read recently that you saw? "oh, my goodness, this is the one, mariam. "you need to go and buy it and read it on your holiday." not that i get holidays, but anyway... you know the 72 books on this list. i would say this last week ijust started reading in memoriam by alice wynn, which is fantastic. a few weeks ago i read yellow faced by rf kwang, which is a satire on the publishing business. so right up my street, that's fantastic. but equally, i've read some children's books — black and irish, which is fantastic about immigration to ireland. so i think essentially there's a book for everybody on this list and i recommend that people look at it and head into their book shops and pick their favourite. great recommendations there from philip of books he loves to read, and you may love to read too. we love dogs, don't we? the world's biggest dog show is under way at the nec birmingham arena this weekend. more than 211,000 dogs from 220 different breeds are taking part in crufts 2024, in categories ranging from ability to flyball and, of course, best in show. but the competition has had some criticism in recent years, with some questioning the health and welfare of the breeds taking part. a row erupted yesterday when the winner of the best utility class — a french bulldog called elton — raised concerns among some experts that his short muzzle would make it difficult to breath. you can't see him there against the dark dress. elton will now go on to compete in best in show on sunday, with some expressing disappointment at the dog's inclusion in the competition. let's speak to charlotte mcnamara — crufts spokesperson, who is live at the nec, in birmingham. and you've also brought a very special guest with you, and i think this guest is named after my friend and colleague, who is one of the best presenters at the bbc, what's he called? 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because obviously these dogs are on show, aren't they, at crufts? thea;r show, aren't they, at crufts? they are, and show, aren't they, at crufts? they are. and we _ show, aren't they, at crufts? they are, and we set _ show, aren't they, at crufts? they are, and we set our— show, aren't they, at crufts? tie: are, and we set our expectation out to exhibitors really clearly, we have lots of advice on what are good confirmations in traits, but we also have lots of health testing available for breeders and exhibitors, and we are really please that we have breathing exercises and tests for dogs. we have a hundred dogs taking breeding tests on thursday. we dogs taking breeding tests on thursda . ~ ., ~ dogs taking breeding tests on thursda . ~ . ~ ., ., thursday. we talked about elton, the bulldo: , i thursday. we talked about elton, the bulldog. i don't— thursday. we talked about elton, the bulldog, i don't know _ thursday. we talked about elton, the bulldog, i don't know if _ thursday. we talked about elton, the bulldog, i don't know if we _ thursday. we talked about elton, the bulldog, i don't know if we have - bulldog, i don't know if we have a picture to show — people are critical because look at that photo, it doesn't look like elton has a lot of breathing apparatus there. that is a breathing _ of breathing apparatus there. “twat is a breathing scheme called the respiratory functionary grading scheme, supported by the kennel club and the university of cambridge, we have specialist vets training, and we are pleased to say that elton, his father and grandfather have all been tested, and elton is a grade zero. ., ., ., zero. now tell me about all the different dogs _ zero. now tell me about all the different dogs on _ zero. now tell me about all the different dogs on show. - zero. now tell me about all the different dogs on show. my - zero. now tell me about all the - different dogs on show. my favourite breeds are staffordshire bull terriers, i'm the former owner of one — they don't ever seem to do that well, what are the breeds that do best at crufts throughout all the years? we do best at crufts throughout all the ears? ~ . ., do best at crufts throughout all the ears? ~ .. ., �* , years? we can never tell, that's the wonderful thing _ years? we can never tell, that's the wonderful thing about _ years? we can never tell, that's the wonderful thing about crufts, - years? we can never tell, that's the wonderful thing about crufts, you i wonderful thing about crufts, you never know. we have over 200 breeds, and i discovered dogs at crufts, people get to meet over 200 breeds and their owners, and they're all about them. and that's the wonderful thing about them, you never know who will win. so each night you can see which dogs you like, get behind your favourites, and our main thing is having really happy dogs and owners, and everybody really enjoys being here together. and everybody really en'oys being here together.h here together. charlotte and christian. — here together. charlotte and christian, thank _ here together. charlotte and christian, thank you - here together. charlotte and christian, thank you so - here together. charlotte and | christian, thank you so much here together. charlotte and - christian, thank you so much for joining us here on the world today. i also want to show you the video that's been most—watched on our website today. look closely, and you can see one of the wheels fall off the main landing gear seconds after take off. the united airlines flight was heading to tokyo — it soon diverted and landed in los angeles. the wheel? well, that was found back in the staff car park nobody was hurt, but a bit of damage to the car, may be the pilot's self—esteem as well. i'm marry a missionary, you've been today hello there. another rather chilly—feeling day again today, mostly dry. some areas of cloud around at times with the brisk easterly wind, the sunshine best in the west. but it also brightened up rather nicely across the south of england, unlike yesterday. it's not set to last, though. over the course of the weekend, it will turn a lot more unsettled, more cloud, rain at times, and still that cold, brisk easterly wind blowing in from the north sea. some rather chilly feeling air at the moment. low pressure to the southwest. high pressure to the northeast. and we're still drawing in more cloud from the north sea as we head through tonight. in fact, it's going to be a lot cloudier than last night. so therefore, the temperatures will be higher with this area of low pressure gradually lifting its way further northwards, bringing along with it some outbreaks of rain. possibly still a touch of frost underneath any clear spells across the shelter glens of scotland, but elsewhere it will be a frost free start to the day on saturday. now the area of low pressure continues to roll its way northwards and eastwards, and it will bring with it some spells of rain. so some outbreaks of mostly light, patchy rain across parts of south west england into wales, the midlands, pushing further north into northern england and northern ireland a bit later on through the day. but it's mostly dry across much of scotland. we've still got that easterly wind, but blowing a bit more from the south easterly direction across the south east of england. here some brighter spells and it will feel a bit warmer, 13 or 14 degrees, but still cold for north sea facing coasts in particular, added wind chilljust six degrees celsius in aberdeen. and that rain will continue to push its way further northwards and eastwards as we head through sunday. so many of us seeing some wet weather throughout the day for mother's day. if you're out and about, just bear that in mind. there will be spells of rain across the south of england pushing through into eastern wales, at least possibly reaching the rest of wales and north west england by the time we get to the end of the day. some rain, too, just spreading in from the south across parts of scotland. but it won't be raining all the time. still cold for these north sea facing coasts. temperatures just ten or 11 degrees celsius underneath the cloud and the rain. but then the winds lighten as we head into the start of next week as that low pressure pulls its way further eastwards. so there will be a lot of dry weather around on monday and tuesday. and although it could be quite cloudy for many of us, it won't feel so cold because the winds will be that bit lighter. temperatures are set to climb, though, as we head through the week. bye— bye. hello, i'm lucy grey. you're watching the context on bbc news. the amount of times that democrats were on their feet, they were cheering this, i think it was absolutly clear that there was a sense that he had punched through on that. we need more aid to go in, in the last few days we've averaged about 120 trucks of aid going in. we need more like 500 a day, not 120. and it is your relentless work to get this corridor up and running, despite all the challenges, and this is truly inspiring a maritime corridor to gaza could begin operating this weekend to boost aid to the territory, according to the european commission chief ursula von der leyen.