hello, i'm lauren taylor. an aid ship towing 200 tonnes of humanitarian assistance has has left cyprus�*s larnaca port and set sail for gaza. a spokesperson for the spanish charity open arms said the ship had left portjust before nine in the morning local time. this is the first shipment along a maritime corridorfrom cyprus aimed at carrying aid to desperate palestinian civilians in gaza. the journey time could take as long as two days. the united nations has warned that gaza is on the brink of famine. let's go live now to our correspondent, quentin sommerville. it has been a while until it left but they resolved all the problems in the end? , but they resolved all the problems in the end?— in the end? they resolved all the roblems in the end? they resolved all the problems this — in the end? they resolved all the problems this ends _ in the end? they resolved all the problems this ends but there - in the end? they resolved all the problems this ends but there are i problems this ends but there are still considerable problems on the other end. at the weekend they loaded up the ship which had been here for about three weeks, they finally got security clearance and today they left just before finally got security clearance and today they leftjust before 9am local time. as you said in the introduction, it will take a while to get there, perhaps 50 hours, two days, and the difficulty they face when they arrive is that gaza, which is in a state of war and under israeli bombardment, has no infrastructure and no functioning port. so while the ship is at sea they are busily building a jetty to receive this, they are using rubble from some of the destruction to create that. whether that is ready in time, we don't know, but this ship is on the journey and that aid including flower and preprepared meals, is on the way to gaza, but a tiny amount in relation to gaza's need. ~ ., tiny amount in relation to gaza's need. ~ . . tiny amount in relation to gaza's need. . , . ., need. what about security? how difficult has _ need. what about security? how difficult has it _ need. what about security? how difficult has it been _ need. what about security? how difficult has it been to _ need. what about security? how difficult has it been to ensure . need. what about security? howl difficult has it been to ensure that this sack is not looted or taken by hamas fighters?— hamas fighters? world central kitchen, the _ hamas fighters? world central kitchen, the charity _ hamas fighters? world central kitchen, the charity behind - hamas fighters? world central. kitchen, the charity behind this, wants to get the sack to northern gaza. there has been a collapse of everything there, there is no authority, no policing. aid groups had stopped delivering aid to that person —— that part of gozo because it believes it is too dangerous. world central kitche believes it can get by, it has a network of about 60 kitchens across the gaza strip and believes it can get the desperately needed food to the people of gaza. how are the organisations running this operating, how do they do this? they have been receiving aid supplies by truck and using air drops too. this is the first time the maritime corridor has been opened and the expectation is that will be many more ships after this, notjust world central kitchen. they have these 60 functioning kitchens across gaza, they are operated by palestinians and they have been providing aid. world central kitchen does this notjust in gaza but in ukraine, haiti and elsewhere. they are quite nimble and practised at getting this kind of aid to very hard to reach places. but the amount of aid, your average container truck holds about 20 tonnes of aid so doing a quick back of the envelope calculation that would mean that to meet gaza's needs by sea, 50 barges would need to leave every day. you mentioned — would need to leave every day. you mentioned that _ would need to leave every day. you mentioned that more might follow if the route has been tried and it works, but how quickly could that happen? works, but how quickly could that ha--en? , works, but how quickly could that ha en? , . ., works, but how quickly could that hauen? ,., ., , , happen? there is another ship here, we believe. — happen? there is another ship here, we believe, being _ happen? there is another ship here, we believe, being prepared - happen? there is another ship here, we believe, being prepared to - we believe, being prepared to deliver aid if this one is successful and also the united states has a separate maritime corridor initiative where they will be delivering aid, they are sending a ship from the united states which will build a pier offshore gaza, presumably one much bigger and one which can handle much more cargo than this little ship which is disappearing over the horizon as we speak. there is a big effort is going on by international aid groups, the united arab emirates, the united states, europe, cyprus and others. israel as the occupier of gaza and the west bank should be responsible for ensuring the people i have enough food, water and electricity. clearly that is not happening at the moment and in some respects the responsibility is being passed on to others but it remains israel's responsibility under the chin even —— under the geneva council, that the people of gaza have enough to eat. the bbc has seen evidence that doctors, nurses and other hospital staff were detained, beaten and prevented from carrying out vital medical duties when israeli forces overran the nasser hospital in gaza last month. we've also heard accusations that some detainees were stripped and kept in stress positions for several hours. israel said it occupied nasser believing it was used by hamas and several released israeli hostages have said they were held there. wyre davies reports — and you might find some parts of wyre's report distressing. not for the first time in this war, israeli soldiers have been filmed standing over stripped and kneeling detainees in gaza. but these are medical staff, detained after the israeli army overran the nasser hospital in khan yunis. most of them are still held captive. for weeks, the medics had witnessed israel's military advance closing in around their hospital. the fighting in khan younis was fierce. thousands of people who'd sought refuge in the grounds, fled under gunfire. what should have been a place of safety was completely the opposite. 0ne nurse was shot inside a hospital operating theatre through a window. another person shot at the main entrance. the hospital was under siege. on february the 15th, after giving warnings, israeli tanks overran the hospital. there were chaotic scenes as troops took control. patients who'd been unable to evacuate were moved by medics from collapsing wards. israel says it found hamas weapons, also medication which they say supports accounts from israeli hostages that they were held there. in the idf�*s own footage, you can see that hospital patients had their hands zip tied, detained outside in their beds and wheelchairs. this was when troops also detained the medical personnel, more than 50 of them forced to leave their posts and remove their surgical clothing. israel says it did so in case there were concealed weapons, and that among the 200 arrested at nasser were terrorists posing as medics. dr amira assouli had remained at nasser throughout the siege, before the israeli incursion, risking her own neck to save lives, as people were shot inside the grounds. she later witnessed what happened to her fellow doctors. | translation: it was tough for us to | see how the doctors, who had bravely stayed at the hospital despite the dangers, were stripped and beaten. their hands were tied behind them and they were left in the sun for hours. his hand broken in captivity, dr ahmed sabha is one of the very few medics to have since been released. he shows the positions they were forced to adopt for hours, and says they were also tortured. translation: they forced us to kneel down with our eyes blindfolded. - there was a pit in the ground, and we thought they would execute us and bury us there. we said our prayers, but they were just intimidating us. israel says any abuse of detainees is against idf orders and is strictly prohibited. but crucially, according to the hospital manager who dealt with the israelis during the raid, the detention of so many of his staff left his hospital woefully short of doctors. translation: eight doctors and 15 nurses were left - treating 250 patients. you can imagine the level of care we could give with no water or electricity in the hospital at that point. during this time, 13 patients and injured people died. the israeli army says it operated within nasser in a precise and focused manner, and says it provided equipment enabling it to function and treat patients. but with the war continuing, and at least 46 medics still detained or missing, the hospital has been closed for weeks. wyre davies, bbc news. the prime minister of haiti, ariel henry, has agreed to resign and make way for a transitional authority as his country wrestles with growing anarchy. he's been stuck in puerto rico, unable to return. us officials say he's welcome to remain on us soil if he wishes. mr henry has held the unelected role since the assassination in 2021 of the country's last president. armed groups have been calling for mr henry to step down, leading to widespread violence. news of his resignation came during a high—level meeting of the caribbean community injamaica. we're pleased to announce the commitment to a transitional governance arrangement which paves the way for a peaceful transition of power, continuity of governance, an action plan for near—term security, and the road to free and fair elections. it further seeks to assure that haiti will be governed by the rule of law. this commitment reflects hard compromises among a diverse coalition of actors who have put their country above all differences. to that end, we acknowledge the resignation of prime minister ariel henry. speaking at the caricom talks injamaica, the us secretary of state, antony blinken, announced a multi—million dollar aid package for haiti. what we've seen in recent days, again, should remind us that the already challenging and difficult security situation has now deteriorated even further and makes the multinational support mission even more important than ever. the united nations security council has reaffirmed that, and reaffirmed a collective commitment to deploy it as quickly as possible. given this increasingly urgent need, i'm announcing today that the united states department of defense is doubling its approved support for the mission from $100 million to $200 million, and that brings the total us support to $300 million for this effort. i'm also announcing additional humanitarian assistance for the people of haiti. $33 million to further support their health and food security. now, all of us know that only the haitian people can — only the haitian people should — determine their own future. dr christopher sabatini is senior fellow for latin america at international affairs at the think tank chatham house. he gave this assessment of the situation in haiti. it's difficult. right now, you're looking at gangs that control almost all of port—au—prince. they control all the major... most of the major routes outside port—au—prince, which will make delivering humanitarian assistance almost impossible. already, about 60% of the humanitarian assistance that had been delivered to haitians in the interior of the country was controlled by the gangs, was delivered by the gangs, seized and then delivered. and in this case, too, you've got a unified group of gangs that are threatening to topple the government, they've attacked the airport. they prevented henry from landing. they had attacked police stations, the interior ministry, and even thrown molotov cocktails at the presidential palace. so they have to establish some control even before they can begin to create this transitional council and deliver humanitarian assistance. the former prime minister of haiti, ariel henry, who, as you heard, has resigned, has called for calm and a return to stability in haiti as he announced his resignationjust hours after the regional leaders met in jamaica to discuss a picture —— a political transition aimed at restoring security and haiti. mr henry has been stuck in puerto rico after his plane was prevented from landing in the airport at port—au—prince by armed gangs who control most of the capital and he is calling, as i say, for calm and a return to stability after submitting his resignation. we will keep you up to date with haiti during the day. reports from romania say the controversial influencer andrew tate — and his brother tristan — have been arrested on uk sex abuse charges. tate, a self—proclaimed misogynist, and his brother, deny all the allegations. they also face separate rape and human trafficking charges in romania — which they also deny. let's speak to our europe correspondent, nick beake. do we have more detail on how the arrests came about? we do we have more detail on how the arrests came about?— arrests came about? we have confirmation _ arrests came about? we have confirmation from _ arrests came about? we have confirmation from the - arrests came about? we have i confirmation from the romanian authorities and representatives for the tate brothers. police and the romanian capital, bucharest, said they arrested the pair last night at just after 11 o'clock local time and they say that was because of concerns over alleged sexual offences committed in the united kingdom. apparently a european arrest warrant, a request for one to be carried out, was issued by british authorities. what happened was a prosecutor in romania decided that the brothers be detained for 2h hours. that is what authorities are saying. in terms of representatives for the tate brothers they have put out quite a lengthy statement today saying these charges relate to between 2012 and 2015 and these representatives are claiming they were previously considered by british police and the british authorities, british prosecutors, and no action was taken. that has not been confirmed but that is the two sides of the story, what the two key players are saying. d0 two sides of the story, what the two key players are saying.— key players are saying. do we know what will happen _ key players are saying. do we know what will happen next _ key players are saying. do we know what will happen next in _ key players are saying. do we know what will happen next in terms - key players are saying. do we know what will happen next in terms of i what will happen next in terms of being deported or what will happen next? it being deported or what will happen next? , ., ., next? it is hard to say with certainty — next? it is hard to say with certainty but _ next? it is hard to say with certainty but certainly - next? it is hard to say with certainty but certainly the l next? it is hard to say with - certainty but certainly the legal system in romania will now play out. what we think will happen today is basically an appeal court in the capital, bucharest, will consider the request that has been made by the request that has been made by the british authorities for extradition. it does not seem that this will be an open and shut decision made in a matter of hours today. even if it went against the tate brothers it would seem they have the right of appeal and one legal expert in romania says that can take up to 60 days, so it will not be swift, but some background that quite few viewers might recall, there have been a number of allegations made against both brothers, they have been injail in romania over alleged trafficking and sexual offences there, they will move to house arrest and they were basically told they had to stay within the country but will not be monitored all the time. what is significant and new as this relates to alleged offences took place in the united kingdom. representatives for the two brothers have said these are dated old charges and they strenuously deny they committed them and said they have not done anything wrong at all and they have faith in the legal system, but as you were saying, the legal process is one that will play out in romania even though this latest development seems to have come from the united kingdom and possible investigations the british police have been carrying out. ., ~ , ., british police have been carrying out. ., ~' ,, x' british police have been carrying out. ., ~ �* ., ~ around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. the competition and markets authority says it will launch an investigation into the veterinary industry. they says pet owners may not be getting enough information about treatment costs and say the regulatory framework is outdated. the average one off trip to a vet currently costs almost £400 — with growing calls for more transparency around pricing. the rate of unemployment rose to 3.9% in the three months to january. that's up from 3.8% in the previous three months. the new labour market figures, released by the office for national statistics, also showed that more than a fifth of 16 to 64—year—olds in the uk were not actively looking for work. more than 900,000 people in england who did not get their measles, mumps and rubella jab as children are being invited to take part in a catch—up campaign. mmr vaccine coverage is now the lowest it has been for more than a decade. the campaign has been prompted by rising numbers of measles cases in parts of england. lies bbc news. —— you are live with bbc news. the uk government is backing a new generation of gas—fired power stations — which they say will help prevent the risk of blackouts. the new plants will replace stations that are due to expire. but environmentalists say it's a backward step. let's speak to our climate editor, justin rowlatt. how much of a surprise is this? i think it was expected the uk would replace its existing gas foetus at risk —— as they reach the end of their lives. it has been confirmed these will not be fitted with carbon capture and storage as standard so they will not be capturing the co2 emissions to prevent climate change, and some environmentalists say that will make it difficult to achieve net zero ambitions. that is something the government has pushed back quite hard on, they say they are doing very well cutting carbon and believe they will continue to meet the targets and this will not be a bump on the road in terms of cutting emissions.— be a bump on the road in terms of cutting emissions. what is the main justification? _ cutting emissions. what is the main justification? energy _ cutting emissions. what is the main justification? energy security? - cutting emissions. what is the main justification? energy security? as i justification? energy security? as we justification? energy security? sis we switch justification? energy security? s we switch increasingly justification? energy security? sis we switch increasingly to renewable power, obviously they are more intermittent, renewable power only delivers energy when the sun is shining or the wind is blowing. it has always been recognised that there need to be other sources to fill in the gaps and at the moment thatis fill in the gaps and at the moment that is predominantly done by gas power and the ageing gas fleets. gas power and the ageing gas fleets. gas power stations need to be replaced, the government say they will replace them with more flexible ones, ones that are capable to meet the peaks and troughs of demand to operate for and troughs of demand to operate for a single hour if necessary to fill in behind renewables. they say they will change the law so they can be retrofitted to burn hydrogen perhaps or maybe with carbon capture storage in the future. it is interesting speaking to the labour party, they accept they were to adopt a similar policy, introducing unabated, they call them, without carbon capture and storage, new gas plants as the existing fleet agents, and accept there will be a limited use only of hydrogen and carbon capture storage, those low carbon options. the point both parties would make it increasingly as we move towards the renewable future, less and less gas will be needed, it willjust fill in the gaps where we do not have enough wind or solar and therefore become an increasingly small part of the uk's energy mix.— uk's energy mix. what is the timescale — uk's energy mix. what is the timescale for _ uk's energy mix. what is the timescale for this? _ uk's energy mix. what is the timescale for this? this - uk's energy mix. what is the timescale for this? this will. uk's energy mix. what is the - timescale for this? this will happen eriodicall timescale for this? this will happen periodically as _ timescale for this? this will happen periodically as gas-fired _ timescale for this? this will happen periodically as gas-fired power- periodically as gas—fired power stations come up for renewal, they will end their life, there is very little detail about the scale of the rebuilding of the gas fleet and they will be saying that this was government policy. they have been specific about how much total gas capacity they need. figures will not mean much to people but they are saying between ten and 30 gigawatts of power will need, flexible power, will need to be available from gas to ensure that britain can keep the lights on when renewables are not developed —— not delivering at full capacity because the wind is not blowing all the time the sun is shining. blowing all the time the sun is shininu. a, ., blowing all the time the sun is shininu. s, ,, n blowing all the time the sun is shininu. a, ,, g , s, s, shining. thank you, justin rowlatt. there has been _ shining. thank you, justin rowlatt. there has been a _ shining. thank you, justin rowlatt. there has been a long _ shining. thank you, justin rowlatt. there has been a long feared - there has been a long feared developments in the worldwide spread of bird flu. for the first time it's been found in penguins in sub antarctica. the virus has been discovered in gentoo and king penguins. hundreds of thousands of them live in south georgia — an island teeming with birdlife. our science editor rebecca morelle has more. they come to the islands of south georgia to nest and raise their chicks. gentoo penguins are a vital part of a wildlife haven. but now avian flu has arrived and five gentoos have tested positive. five more cases have been detected in a separate king penguin colony, too. it's the first time this deadly virus has been confirmed in penguins in the sub—antarctic. south georgia is a spectacular island. there are so many unique concentrations of wildlife, most of which are globally important. so if bird flu were to take ahold and cause very high mortalities across the island, it would would be of conservation concern. scientists think migratory birds — skuas and giant petrels — brought avian flu from south america. but these birds also migrate to antarctica, and the fear is they'll carry the virus to this pristine wilderness and infect more species there. like emperor penguins — already under threat from climate change as the sea ice vanishes. but there are still many unknowns about how the virus will spread. penguins do form colonies and live in very close proximity to each other so that in itself would lend itself to the idea that they might spread the virus rapidly between each other. but we don't know how susceptible penguins are. we know that there have been die—offs in penguins, but we don't know how easily the virus can get into different penguin species. avian flu has already devastated wild birds around the world, including tens of thousands in the uk. it's crossing over into mammals too. with a virus so widespread, it's been a question of when, not if, it would arrive in the south polar region. so far, it's only had a small impact on the penguins there, but scientists will be monitoring the colonies closely. rebecca morelle, bbc news. singer—songwriter eric carmen, known for the hit song all by myself, has died. that song — of course — became one of canadian singer celine dion's most iconic hits when she covered it — let's take a listen to the original. # all by myself. # all by myself. # jones wannabe all by myself any more. —— don't want to be all by myself any more. born in ohio, carmen rose to fame with the power pop group the raspberries before establishing himself as a solo artist. hungry eyes, one of his huge solo hits, featured in 1987 cult movie classic dirty dancing. he died yesterday aged 7a. his wife amy said, "our sweet, loving and talented eric passed away in his sleep. it brought him greatjoy to know, that for decades, his music touched so many and will be his lasting legacy." stay with us here on bbc news. hello again. today's turning out to be fairly cloudy and also wet, the heaviest rain across england and wales, and that will be quite slow to clear. and as we go through this week, although it's turning milder, there will be spells of rain. now, if we take a look at the rainfall accumulation chart, you can see the key is here. we've got a lot of dark blues in the chart, meaning 20 to 30 millimetres of rainfall. but locally we've got the bright greens, which is even more than that, and it's falling an already saturated ground, exacerbating the risk of localised flooding. so a lot of cloud on the cards today. for most of us it's been producing some rain. but even as the rain pushes steadily eastwards behind it will have a legacy of cloud, murky, damp conditions, hail and coastal mist and fog. the brightest skies with some sunshine will be across the far north of scotland. temperature wise, seven in lerwick to 13 in belfast, birmingham, london and plymouth. now as we go through the evening and overnight, we start off on a largely dry note, but we've got two weather fronts. here's the first one pushing eastwards, taking some rain. here's the second one moving south—eastwards, bringing heavier rain across scotland and northern ireland, eventually into the far north of northern england. the wind picking up behind it, but a very mild night ahead of it. so tomorrow we start off with this rain again, slowly sinking southwards. there will still be a fair bit of cloud ahead of it, but we'll see some breaks in the cloud tomorrow with some sunshine. whereas for scotland and northern ireland it's going to be windy with sunshine and showers, gales across the far north, temperatures 8 to 15 degrees. but in the sunshine in the south—east, we might see a little bit higher than that. wednesday night into thursday, our weather front retreats northwards once again taking its rain with it. there's another one coming in from the atlantic as well. so thursday is looking fairly cloudy, wet as the rain moves northwards. showery rain coming in from the west pushing eastwards. these are the temperatures — eight to about 16 degrees north to south. again, in any breaks in that cloud, we might see a little bit higher. and that's illustrated here. we've got this south—westerly wind coming in across much of the country, but not how we've got more of a north—westerly in the far north. so here temperatures will dip temporarily. so the outlook remains unsettled with rain or showers. this is bbc news, the headlines... a ship loaded with two hundred tonnes of humanitarian aid has left cyprus's larnaca port for gaza. the bbc sees evidence that staff at nasser hospital in gaza were mistreated by israeli forces — we will bring you a special report. the prime minister of haiti, ariel henry, resigns as gang violence plunges the country into chaos. as sweden officiallyjoins nato — we visit the arctic circle to see what this new addition will mean for the alliance. one of the conservative party's biggest donors has been accused of making racist remarks about the mp, diane abbott. # s diane abbott. # ~ _ dianeabbott. and the american singer—songwriter, eric carmen. known for the hit single �*all by myself' has died at the age of 7a.