welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in cyprus, where a spanish charity ship carrying vital supplies is preparing to set sailfor gaza — along a new maritime aid corridor. it's been loaded with around 200 tonnes of food and medical supplies. but, without a working port, it's not clear yet where the ship will actually dock — or how its cargo will be distributed inside gaza. 0ur middle east correspondent quentin somerville is in the port city of larnaca in cyprus — and sent us this report. it's a drop in the ocean of gaza's need, but this is the first direct aid shipment by sea about to leave cyprus. the spanish ship the open arms, seen here in larnaca port, getting ready to set sail. it has a long journey ahead of it. the barge has 200 tonnes of desperately needed essentials — rice, flour and pre—prepared meals. this has taken months in planning. the cargo was loaded all weekend. the final security clearances from israel came through in the last few hours. well, we've done truckloads of food through the rafah crossing. we've done airdrops with thejordanian army. this is the next step into providing food aid into gaza. but this is only a small breakthrough. imagine what kind of help we can give to the people in gaza who are suffering. and really need this food aid. but this is only a small breakthrough. israel's offensive has led to a collapse in civil order. few aid organisations dare risk delivering to the north. gaza is on the brink of famine. world central kitchen, the us charity, provided the speeded—up footage of preparations under way to build a pier to receive the aid. gaza has no functioning port. and israel will be watching. this aid will be allowed to pass, says its defense minister. translation: we will bring the aid through a maritime l route that is coordinated with the us on the security and humanitarian side with the assistance of the emirates on the civil side and appropriate inspection in cyprus. we will bring goods imported by international organisations with american assistance. at the operations centre here in cyprus, they're mapping its route. we'll be tracking it on the screens, it normally takes 15 hours for a vessel to get from larnaca to gaza, but the type of vessels involved and the cargo, it could take as long as two days. so starting point is larnaca port, and the landing zone is somewhere in the gaza strip — the open arms is on a journey that should be unnecessary. all the food that the hungry of gaza need is right by their border in israel and egypt, but the politics of war keeps it from their grasp. quentin somerville, bbc news, larnaca. the stakes are high. the hamas—run health ministry says more than 31,000 palestinians have now been killed since israel began its military action following hamas's attack on october the 7th. around 1,200 people were killed, and more than 250 people were taken hostage. with the latest — here's our senior international correspondent, orla guerin — and a warning, her report contains images you may find distressing. from the skies over gaza, aid comes dropping. but so little, and so late. on the ground, a desperate rush. many come away empty—handed. like this woman. "i'm taking care of orphans," she says. "i want to feed them." and here, some of the most vulnerable, born prematurely into war and man—made hunger. staff say all the babies delivered at this hospital in rafah since december have been underweight. struggling from their first breaths as many mothers have struggled. dr ahmed al—shair says there's been no proper food for pregnant women for the past four months. no meat, milk, eggs, fruit or vegetables. barak is fighting to keep her children alive. she can't hide the bullet holes, and she can't hide her despair. "i'm feeding my baby with water," she says, "just so she doesn't die. i shouldn't be giving her this at her age. but i have nothing else." after five months of war, much of gaza is in ruins, and hunger is killing now as well as israeli missiles and bombs. this man was buried alive after an israeli air strike. palestinian civil defence prised him free. but they say nine people were killed here in this residential building, crushed as they slept — the fate of many palestinian civilians. in gaza, the muslim holy month of ramadan will be marked in the rubble, amid grief and burials and a looming famine. whatever aid may trickle in by air or sea won't be enough, and won't stop the war. beijing is preparing for the final day of the national people's congress. the annual political extravaganza held each spring allows the chinese government to review the past year, and set goals for the upcoming 12 months. high on the agenda this year — economic stablisation, defence spending, and tensions with taiwan. earlier i wasjoined by drew thompson, he is a former pentagon official, now a seniorfellow at the lee kuan yew school of public policy at the national university of singapore. this npc will probably go down in the history books for what hasn't happened. xijinping is not going to give a final speech today to close the session. the premier didn't have a press conference, which is unusual and has been precedent for many years. we haven't had a new foreign minister announced or any other personnel moves. and i think also, importantly, we haven't seen any significant economic proposals that would dramatically change the current economic dynamic, which is facing significant headwinds. so this is really a very status quo npc. ok, let's take those first two things you mentioned together. no speech by xijinping and no press conference by li xiang. what do you put that down to? so obviously, the tenor and approach for the communist party and the government of china is changing. they�* re less accountable to the people and to the media. there is obviously, i think, also a major shift in the communist party's consolidation of control underxijinping. so the party really leads in all things, as they say, and the government is increasingly taking a back—seat. it's an administrator. it's not a decision maker, it's not a policy maker. so i think that kind of reflects the real shift in power from the state to the party. and what does that mean for countries dealing with china, like the us, for example? where do they look to sort of gauge which direction china is going to be taking? well, i think if you look at, actually, what xi jinping said last year at the npc, he made it very clear that they have to balance security and development. and it's really that struggle between letting economic forces and free market forces drive innovation and drive economic growth versus control. and i think xijinping is very concerned about maintaining control. so the new catchphrase is "stability is the requisite for development and prosperity". so i think the message is going to be clear that that economic development is dependent on the party's confidence in itself and the security that it can guarantee for itself. so economic development is going to be placed in a second priority tier over security of the party itself. 0k. so let's talk about the economy then. the target was set at 5% for gdp growth. that's a fairly modest target, same one as the year before. does that tell us anything about the situation that china is in? well, i think if you look at all the economic targets that were set, the economic growth, the bailout funds for local governments at about $500 billion, this year is about the same as last year. defence spending, also about the same. so i think it's been very status quo and consistent and it's not really addressing the fairly significant challenges that it's facing with an imploding property bubble, high unemployment, particularly amongst youth and really a lack of confidence in consumer spending, which is harming the economy. and there's limits to how much they can grow through investment in infrastructure. they're reaching saturation point in many areas. so so i think they're not really addressing the challenges. they are... they're kind ofjust running to stand still at this point. let's turn to the us now — where president biden and donald trump, are expected to clinch their party's nominations this week, for november's presidential election, and both men have been campaigning in the swing state of georgia. joe biden won it four years ago but with a majority of fewer than 12,000. now there's a fear among democrats, that african americans may be turning away from the party. gary o'donoghue, has more from the state's capital, atlanta. victory here in november could turn on just how many african americans decide to vote. are you going to vote this upcoming election? i wasn't looking at doing it. wasn't? 0k. it's an attitude voting advocates are trying to combat and they're finding frustration with the democrats on the doorstep. the republicans, they can say one thing and people will catch on to it, you know, and it sticks. and so i want us to have more one—liners. i do want more aggression. 88% of black voters supported joe biden in 2020, but some surveys show that as many as one in four could now back donald trump, with the cost of living a big factor. with eight months to go until the election, this race is going to be a long one, and few seem excited about the trump—biden rematch. a lot of people in my community kind of feel like we're stuck between a rock and a hard place. biden is a good president. he's not a great president. and a lot of us are concerned about his age. look, i'm not a young guy. that's no secret. the biden campaign has sought to address the age issue head—on. here in georgia, his focus was squarely on voters of colour. and we're here to say a simple thank you, thank you, thank you. 2020 was the first time in more than a quarter of a century that democrats won the presidential election here. and with more than a third of georgia's voters coming from the african—american community, joe biden knows he needs that support to win and cannot take it for granted. 70 miles up the road, it was a very different looking crowd for donald trump, who's facing 13 criminal charges in the state connected to the last election. his message to black voters was blunt. i did more for black people than any president other than abraham lincoln. it's true. the road to the white house runs through battlegrounds like georgia, and joe biden will take comfort that despite doubts, some african americans still want to be seen with him. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, atlanta. we shift focus now for a moment from the current us president to the former us president bill clinton, who has been visiting prague to mark the anniversary of the 1999 nato expansion, which included the czech republic, poland, and hungary. he's due to speak at the security conference at prague castle on tuesday — but on sunday he stopped by the reduta jazz club where 30—years ago, he gave an impromptu saxophone performance, using an instrument which had just been given to him by the then czech president, vaclav havel. the german foreign ministry has said its embassy staff in haiti along with other european union representatives have been evacuated from the capital, port—au—prince, as the country spirals into gang violence. the diplomats were flown by helicopter to neighbouring dominican republic. earlier, the united states said it had airlifted its nonessential embassy staff out of the country and reinforced security around the diplomatic compound. the humanitarian situation in the capitla, port—au—prince, continues to worsen. the un has warned that the escalation in violence could soon cause issues with the food and water supply to the country. sister paesie is a french nun who works with impoverished children in haiti. she described the current climate in the country to the bbc. most of the people here very much living one day at a time, people from the international community send messages like they have to organise election as soon as possible, this shows a lack of knowledge of the reality here because the country has to be pacified and stabilised before there can be any election, it's total chaos. exit polls from the country's parliamentary election put the centre—right democratic alliance in the lead — but as expected, no party looks set for an outright majority. in the snap vote, which was triggered by the socialist prime minister resigning over a corruption investigation involving his staff. support for the far—right chega party appears to have surged — though the centre—right leader luis montenegro has ruled out any deals with them. results are expected in around an hour's time. antonio costa pinto, professor of political sciences at lisbon university, told us more. probably with a 20—21% of parliament is going to be a serious problem, and at the same time a serious threat to the stability of the centre party. but clearly, after eight years of socialist government there is clearly a conservative turn, although of course being sort of an elephant in the room, making it very difficult to have a stable majority or cabinet of the right. several news agencies have withdrawn a photograph of the princess of wales, and her three children — saying it appears to have been manipulated. kensington palace on sunday. it's the first image of princess catherine since her surgery, injanuary, and was taken by her husband, prince william. it appears to show some inconsistencies in the alignment of the hand of their daughter, princess charlotte. the palace has not commented on the retraction of the photo by the news agencies. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. also in the news this hour... a man and a woman have been arrested in hull, in connection with an investigation into a funeral director. they were arrested after reports of "concern for care of the deceased". humberside police said they removed 3a bodies from legacy independent funeral directors and took them to the mortuary. the metropolitan police has confirmed that more than 30 current and former officers are suing it "for personal injury and losses following their role in the grenfell tower fire". 72 people died in the fire in a tower block in west london in 2017. victims of islamist—inspired terror attacks have signed a joint letter against what they describe as anti—muslim hate. signatures warn its "irresponsible" for some politicians to equate extremists with " the majority extremists with "the majority of british muslims who strongly deplore such violence". it comes as the government prepares to set out a new definition of extremism. it says it will make it easier to ban funding and engagement with islamist and far—right groups. you're live with bbc news. it's hollywood's big night — the oscars. da'vine joy randolph was the first winner for the night, scooping the award for best supporting actress for her role in the holdovers. christopher nolan's oppenheimer, which has 13 nominations, is expected to sweep up many of the top awards. then there's barbie — last year's biggest hit at the box office — which has eight nods. let's speak now to my colleagues peter bowes and tom brook who've been soaking up the atmosphere in los angeles. peter, what have you got for us? ~ .., , ., us? well, i can tell you the -a us? well, i can tell you the party is _ us? well, i can tell you the party is in _ us? well, i can tell you the party is in full _ us? well, i can tell you the party is in full swing - us? well, i can tell you the party is in full swing as - us? well, i can tell you the party is in full swing as you j party is in full swing as you can probably see behind me at this watch party which is taking place right across the road from the oscars ceremony, at the hollywood roosevelt hotel. this is the room were the very first oscars took place in 1929 and i've got to tell you a lot of excitement because this is turning into one of those oscars ceremonies that's quite unpredictable, and a lot of people hoping for a surprise at the end of the night. poorthings surprise at the end of the night. poor things is actually in the lead at the moment, that's a movie about a woman brought to life by an unorthodox scientist, it's nominated for best makeup and hair styling and best production design. nothing as yet for oppenheimerfrom production design. nothing as yet for oppenheimer from its 13 nominations but we are still quite a long way to go. let me introduce you to my guest this hour. april is an advocate, backin hour. april is an advocate, back in 2015 you created the hashtag oscars is so white, and what is interesting about the oscars this year as there is a lot of diversity amongst the nominees. take us to the last nine years from creating got hashtag to the present day. how do you see things changing in hollywood?— do you see things changing in hollywood? fortunately, ifeel it's 2-step _ hollywood? fortunately, ifeel it's 2-step forwards _ hollywood? fortunately, ifeel it's 2-step forwards and - hollywood? fortunately, ifeel it's 2-step forwards and one i it's 2—step forwards and one step— it's 2—step forwards and one step back, every now and then we see — step back, every now and then we see a — step back, every now and then we see a lot of diversity but at this— we see a lot of diversity but at this 9 _ we see a lot of diversity but at this .9 years into oscars so white. — at this .9 years into oscars so white. we _ at this .9 years into oscars so white, we have to talk about what — white, we have to talk about what happens at the beginning of the — what happens at the beginning of the reduction in the end. the — of the reduction in the end. the oscars are at the end of the line _ the oscars are at the end of the line. we need to be talking about— the line. we need to be talking about the — the line. we need to be talking about the films that are actually green lit they give the opportunity to make it to the opportunity to make it to the great big screen. one the opportunity to make it to the great big screen.- the great big screen. one of the great big screen. one of the winners _ the great big screen. one of the winners so _ the great big screen. one of the winners so far, - the great big screen. one of| the winners so far, american fiction which is one of those films both of us who have seen it, it's a really great story in terms of diversity it has to be high up there on the list, hasn't it?— hasn't it? absolutely, and i thinkjefferson _ hasn't it? absolutely, and i thinkjefferson who - hasn't it? absolutely, and i thinkjefferson who was - hasn't it? absolutely, and i l thinkjefferson who was both hasn't it? absolutely, and i i thinkjefferson who was both a thinkjefferson who was both a writer— thinkjefferson who was both a writer and director, first—time director, _ writer and director, first—time director, 40 years old, there's definitely— director, 40 years old, there's definitely a wonderful story to tell there. and it's a film that— tell there. and it's a film that talks about the issues that— that talks about the issues that we _ that talks about the issues that we have in the publishing genre — that we have in the publishing genre and the entire industry and those also unfortunately spitt— and those also unfortunately spill over into the entertainment industry as well. let me — entertainment industry as well. let me bring in paul. paul was a box office analyst, veteran in the business. you've been counting box office numbers i know in this town for a very long time, and i've got to take you back to that day during the summer when we have these very two different movies, oppenheimer and barbie released on the same day. a shock to everyone that they should both 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world. it felt like the — was all over the world. it felt like the entire world was pink for a — like the entire world was pink for a couple of weeks there. so i for a couple of weeks there. so i hope — for a couple of weeks there. so i hope it— for a couple of weeks there. so i hope it receives the attention and rewards that it is due — attention and rewards that it is due. . , . attention and rewards that it is due. ., , ., ., ., is due. that is a lot of speculation, - is due. that is a lot of speculation, paul, - is due. that is a lot of i speculation, paul, when is due. that is a lot of - speculation, paul, when the nominations came out. the disappointment regarding barbie, and there was someone who said that might actually backfire in a way. it might actually garner more attention. it is in the list of potential best pictures, do you think that could be the surprise of the night?— the night? well, i think that for barbie. _ the night? well, i think that for barbie, it's _ the 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by the way. terms of oppenheimer, it's something unusual in that you've got a historical drama here which, on paper, a three hour movie, and even though people have been talking about it a lot today, almost always people say, yeah, it was great, but it was too long. yet, there it is taking the box office by storm, which seems to go against all the rules in the book. ., �* ., , book. you're right, on paper ou book. you're right, on paper you would — book. you're right, on paper you would say _ book. you're right, on paper you would say oppenheimer| book. you're right, on paper. you would say oppenheimer is not the — you would say oppenheimer is not the most _ you would say oppenheimer is not the most commercial- you would say oppenheimer is . not the most commercial movie, but it's— not the most commercial movie, but it's christopher— not the most commercial movie, but it's christopher nolan, - not the most commercial movie, but it's christopher nolan, and l but it's christopher nolan, and he and — but it's christopher nolan, and he and his— but it's christopher nolan, and he and his wife _ but it's christopher nolan, and he and his wife emma - but it's christopher nolan, andl he and his wife emma thomas, they— he and his wife emma thomas, theyjust — he and his wife emma thomas, theyjust but _ he and his wife emma thomas, theyjust put together- he and his wife emma thomas, theyjust put together this i theyjust put together this incredible _ theyjust put together this incredible cast, _ theyjust put together this incredible cast, many- theyjust put together this incredible cast, many of l theyjust put together this i incredible cast, many of whom were _ incredible cast, many of whom were being _ incredible cast, many of whom were being recognised - incredible cast, many of whom| were being recognised tonight, and i_ were being recognised tonight, and i think— were being recognised tonight, and i think the _ were being recognised tonight, and i think the fact _ were being recognised tonight, and i think the fact that - were being recognised tonight, and i think the fact that a - and i think the fact that a historical— and i think the fact that a historical drama - and i think the fact that a historical drama did i and i think the fact that a historical drama did so. and i think the fact that a i historical drama did so well, never— historical drama did so well, never underestimate - historical drama did so well, never underestimate the i never underestimate the audience _ never underestimate the audience because - never underestimate the audience because they . never underestimate the i audience because they are all in on — audience because they are all in on a — audience because they are all in on a movie _ audience because they are all in on a movie like _ audience because they are all in on a movie like that, - in on a movie like that, particularly— in on a movie like that, particularly from - in on a movie like that, particularly from a i in on a movie like that, i particularly from a director tike — particularly from a director like christopher— particularly from a director like christopher nolan. i particularly from a director like christopher nolan. byl particularly from a director i like christopher nolan. by the way, — like christopher nolan. by the way, the _ like christopher nolan. by the way. the dark— like christopher nolan. by the way, the dark knight- like christopher nolan. by the way, the dark knight is- like christopher nolan. by the way, the dark knight is the i way, the dark knight is the reason _ way, the dark knight is the reason they— way, the dark knight is the reason they went _ way, the dark knight is the reason they went to - way, the dark knight is the reason they went to ten i reason they went to ten nominations _ reason they went to ten nominations for- reason they went to ten nominations for best i reason they went to ten i nominations for best picture tonight _ nominations for best picture toniaht. �* , nominations for best picture toniaht. v . ~ nominations for best picture toniaht. �*, ., ~ ., __ tonight. let's talk about joy randolph — tonight. let's talk about joy randolph winning _ tonight. let's talk about joy randolph winning best i tonight. let's talk about joy i randolph winning best actress. that was the most predictable win of the night, a stunning performance, wasn't it? from one awards — performance, wasn't it? from one awards to _ performance, wasn't it? from one awards to another, i performance, wasn't it? from one awards to another, that l one awards to another, that there — one awards to another, that there are _ one awards to another, that there are truly predictable, but she _ there are truly predictable, but she swept them. the stock awards. — but she swept them. the stock awards, the golden globes, so this one — awards, the golden globes, so this one was rather predictable in that— this one was rather predictable in that sense. i'm absolutely a fantastic. _ in that sense. i'm absolutely a fantastic, fantastically excited that she won. it speaks to the — excited that she won. it speaks to the softness of her character which was really important. the fact that her character— important. the fact that her character wasn't trying to heal, _ character wasn't trying to heal, and in part heal others, so it— heal, and in part heal others, so it was— heal, and in part heal others, so it was a _ heal, and in part heal others, so it was a wonderful role. we will continue _ so it was a wonderful role. - will continue talking, the oscars almost halfway through, nothing yet for oppenheimer, but the night is still young young. but the night is still young ounu. . but the night is still young oun. _ ., , but the night is still young ounu. . , . but the night is still young ounu. .,~, , . ., young. thanks very much for that, and _ young. thanks very much for that. and you _ young. thanks very much for that, and you stay _ young. thanks very much for that, and you stay with i young. thanks very much for that, and you stay with us i young. thanks very much for| that, and you stay with us for more right here on bbc news. our live page with the oscars is up and running if you want more there as well, bye for now. hello there. march so far has been quieter but colder, and the wind direction has played its part. we've seen an easterly wind so far, and in the last few days, it's brought a lot of cloud in off the north sea and temperatures struggled along those exposed coasts — only around six degrees. but the story is set to change as we go through the next few days. with the wind direction swinging round to a south—westerly, temperatures may well peak into the mid—teens, but there's still a chance of seeing a return to some showers or longer spells of rain. monday, however, will be a quieter story. this weakening weather front still producing cloud thick enough for some drizzle first thing monday morning — a lot of cloud and some fog around as well early on. some showery outbreaks of rain moving out to the far north of northern ireland, into the far north—west of scotland. and still, the wind direction coming from an easterly. here, always that little bit cooler, 8—9 degrees. but out to the west, with the best of any brightness, we could see temperatures peaking at 12 celsius. now, as we move into tuesday, this weather front could bring some showery outbreaks of rain into wales and southern england for a time. it's a really messy story on tuesday. there'll be outbreaks of rain drifting their way steadily east, there'll be further drizzle as well a little bit further north. but the far north of scotland could cling onto some sunshine. here, not quite as warm, around 6—8 degrees, but further south, we'll see temperatures peaking at 13 celsius. low pressure will sit to the north by the middle part of the week, and this trailing cold front will introduce the risk of more rain. but the south—westerly winds starting to pick up, the milder air moving in, so despite a lot of cloud around potentially on wednesday, there should be some breaks in the cloud. temperatures will start to rise — highs of 16 degrees. brighter, with a few scattered showers, into the far north and west. so as we move into thursday and friday, weatherfronts will continue to bring the threat of showers or longer spells of rain and some of the showers could be heavy and thundery, but the wind direction will continue to push this milder air across the country, so temperatures on the rise, particularly in comparison to march so far. so, yes, there is a risk of some showers or some heavier rain from time to time, but it will be mild with it, with highs of 16 celsius. hello and welcome to asia business report. wrapping up its annual parliamentary meetings and the second largest economy. plus talks to secure a cease—fire in gaza stall, raising the prospect of more disruption in the red sea. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm steve lai. in china, after week of meetings, the parliamentary gatherings come to an today during this years congress, they promise to turn things around the world second largest economy and so the growth time at around 5% of this year, similar to last year school. lawmakers want to modernise chinese economy and the artificial intelligence and other technologies such as

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