and could face restrictions. us senate majority leader chuck schumer says benjamin netanyahu is a major obstacle to peace, as israel vows to push ahead with rafah offensive. the spanish parliament approves a controversial amnesty law that exonerates catalonia separatists. new figures show the number of middle—aged people dying from cancer in the uk is at a record low. sport now from the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. two—time uspga champion justin thomas insists that the players championship — which is under way in florida — still has a really strong field, despite many of golf�*s big names being absent because they've joined the saudi backed liv tour. rory mcilroy�*s raised concerns that fans are losing interest because of the fragmented nature of the sport. here's our golf correspondent, ian carter. it does feel different. certain of the build—up to the tournament has been dominated by the ongoing controversies that surround men's professional golf and the split that is there because they are of our arrival of liv. now we are under way, it feels like a players championship, it is a glorious day here, some of the big names that are here, some of the big names that are here are out on the goal course and faring very well so they backdrop kind of false away for the next four days and we are set fair for what should be an absorbing championship. and in the early stages, this is how the leaderboard looks at tpc sawgrass. rory mcilroy has a one shot lead at the moment, five—under through ten. i draw your attention to ryan fox, two off the lead and has just hit a hole in one it to be in contention at the moment. you also see the defending champion scottie scheffler yet to tee off. gareth southgate has named his squad for england's friendlies against brazil and belgium this month. brentford striker ivan toney is back for the first time since his eight—month ban for breaching fa betting rules. there are also first—time call—ups for newcastle forward anthony gordon — the 23—year—old has scored ten goals in all competitions this season for his club — and for 21—year—old defenderjarrad branthwaite, who's impressed for everton this season. the england manager is looking forward to working with him. with england, we have to experiments, play young players, as do well, win and do all those things but were happy with that, that's not a problem. definitely for us, there are lots of learning such a really important for us. meanwhile, manchester city midfielder kevin de bruyne hasn't been included in the belgium squad for their upcoming friendlies against the republic of ireland and england because of a groin strain. the 32—year—old has also been ruled out of city's fa cup quarterfinal with newcastle on saturday. de bruyne was substituted midway through the second half of city's premier league draw with liverpool on sunday. thursday sees the final round of last 16 matches in the europa league and conference league. nobody scored more first—leg goals than liverpool, who take a 5—1 lead into their match against sparta prague at anfield. mohammed salah hasn't started a game for them since the first of january but, according to managerjurgen klopp, is ready to start now. in this game, changing at half—time was not necessary or possible. but we have to deal with changes really carefully. so, yeah, he's ready. ready for 90 minutes, everything's good now and we don't have to deal with this kind of thing any more. liverpool against sparta prague is one of eight europa league second legs to be played later. rangers and benfica are level at 2—2 going into their game at ibrox. eight week to the cheltenham festival, head to the bbc sport website because the hurdle is to conclusion and the sir alex ferguson owned protectorate won the ryanair firm chase. will have more regulators but that is all for now. the lower house of parliament in spain has approved a controversial amnesty law which exonerates separatists in catalonia, who held an independence referendum in 2017 in defiance of the national government. legislators narrowly voted in favour of the amnesty by 178 to 172. the law has been starkly divisive. let's go live to madrid and our correspondent guy hedgecoe. this has been hugely divisive and you can see by the numbers that things are split right down the middle. , . , things are split right down the middle. , .,, i. _ things are split right down the middle. , .,, i. ., things are split right down the middle. , ., , middle. yes, as you say, a very tiuht middle. yes, as you say, a very tight vote _ middle. yes, as you say, a very tight vote and _ middle. yes, as you say, a very tight vote and that _ middle. yes, as you say, a very tight vote and that was - middle. yes, as you say, a very tight vote and that was very - middle. yes, as you say, a very i tight vote and that was very much expected. but it is seen as a victory for the government of pedro sanchez. this is a very important vote, a crunch vote, if this amnesty is to be implemented. the next step for it is it is expected to go to thenit for it is it is expected to go to then it and will spend two months there before coming back here to congress for a final vote, probably sometime in mid may. what this bill does is it will remove pending legal action against catalan nationalists for their separatist activity. most of that being linked to that failed bid for independence in 2017 which included a referendum that was deemed illegal by the courts. they will no longer face those charges were stopping among those who will benefit from this in theory is they puigdemont, the former president of catalonia who led the 2017 bed for independence. has been out of the country living in belgium ever since. the government is hoping that this is the beginning of the implementation of this bill. i5 this is the beginning of the implementation of this bill. is the sleein: implementation of this bill. is the sleeping hours — implementation of this bill. is the sleeping hours out _ implementation of this bill. is the sleeping hours out of— implementation of this bill. is the sleeping hours out of it? - implementation of this bill. is the sleeping hours out of it? you - implementation of this bill. is the sleeping hours out of it? you talked about how it has been controversial for such a long time, will this draw a line under it? i for such a long time, will this draw a line under it?— a line under it? i don't think it will. if a line under it? i don't think it will- if the _ a line under it? i don't think it will. if the bill— a line under it? i don't think it will. if the bill does _ a line under it? i don't think it will. if the bill does come - a line under it? i don't think it will. if the bill does come intoj will. if the bill does come into effect in may i don't think that will be the end it. the government says this will reduce social political tensions in catalonia, the opposition says the opposite, that 0pposition says the opposite, that it won't do that at all, that it is divisive both in and in spain, that it's unconstitutional and the only reason pedro sanchez is pushing it out through parliament is because he needs the support in parliament of catalan nationalists. i think we are likely to see more of the big street protests against the amnesty and against mr sanchez in the coming weeks and months that we've already been seeing in the last few months. thank you. police in zimbabwe have rescued 250 undocumented children from the compound of a man who claimed to be a religious prophet. police say the man led a sect with more than a thousand members at a farm in the capital, harare, with the children allegedly used as cheap labour. let's get the details from our correspondent shingai nyoka. what do we know about these children, how did they come to be at this form? ~ . , ., ., this form? what we understand from the olice this form? what we understand from the police is — this form? what we understand from the police is that _ this form? what we understand from the police is that these _ this form? what we understand from the police is that these children - the police is that these children are children of some of the women that were part of this religious sect but it's not really clear because they say that of the 251 children that they found, the majority of them didn't have birth certificates so it's really difficult to identify who they really are and where they came from. they say also that they found about a dozen graves on that particular farm northwest of harare and about seven of those graves had children. so the ribbet is a concern, the police saying they were being used for cheap labour but that leads are whose name is ishmael chokurongerwa appeared in court with seven other leaders of that particular sect charged with a variety of charges including child abuse.— including child abuse. where are those children _ including child abuse. where are those children now? _ including child abuse. where are those children now? the - including child abuse. where are those children now? the police i those children now? the police removed them _ those children now? the police removed them and _ those children now? the police removed them and this - those children now? the police i removed them and this pre-dawn those children now? the police - removed them and this pre-dawn raid removed them and this pre—dawn raid conducted on monday was conducted with the social welfare office and saudi children were taken away to places of safety, children's homes. we'll leave it there but thank you. let's return to our top story in the middle east. while a ship with 200 tonnes of desperately needed food is en route to gaza from cyprus, the un says this cannot replace the delivery of aid by land, as they warn of mass starvation across gaza. only a few organisations with aid trucks are being let in. one of them is global empowerment mission, seen here distributing water, food and blankets with the hopes to set up a water distribution site in khan younis. with their supplies, they are also helping provide for children like these to continue some form of education in these makeshift schools. the charity has dispatched another convoy of 70 trucks in hopes to have new supplies for ramadan. we can speak to global empowerment mission's gaza lead, ben grant, whojoins us from rafah. thank you so much forjoining us. it just bring us right up to date with the situation, where you are and the practical difficulties of getting aid into gaza at the moment. we're in rotherham _ aid into gaza at the moment. we're in rotherham at _ aid into gaza at the moment. we're in rotherham at the _ aid into gaza at the moment. we're in rotherham at the moment - 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it is. it's satisfying to know the hours of hard work they've put | it is. it's satisfying to know the l hours of hard work they've put in comes to fruition. we've got three qualified this year and hopefully we can keep that going. you're live with bbc news. the united nations is evacuating non—essential staff from haiti as the situation there continues to deteriorate. only those doing what the un says are life—saving activities will stay. the un has also announced it's setting up an air—bridge from the dominican republic to deliver aid to haiti. it's as talks are continuing to try to form a new leadership councilfor haiti after the prime minister ariel henry said he would resign. gangs now seemingly control much of the country. the us secretary of state antony blinken says he hopes an international peacekeeping operation, which would be led by kenya, could be in place soon. but the powerful gangs are strengthening their hold on the country. one of the most powerful gang leaders in haiti, jimmy sherizier, who is also known asjimmy barbecue, says he will continue to fight for what he called haiti's liberation. he didn't indicate any willingness to work with any other party, whetherfrom haiti or overseas. meanwhile, the government of the dominican republic, which shares the island of hispanyola with haiti, has increased security. 0ur correspondent will grant sent this update from the border between the two countries. even at haiti's lowest ebb, migration trucks keep coming to this border crossing. with barely a word, scores of undocumented haitians, some of whom have spent years living in the dominican republic, are deported. men, women and children returned to a nation in turmoil. these people are notjust being deported to the poorest country in the americas, it is happening at the worst possible time, as it is facing its deepest, most acute humanitarian crisis since the 2010 earthquake. these men say they spent at least three years as construction workers in the dominican republic before the authorities detained them in their homes. in essence, the dominican government is sending a message — no matter how bad things get in haiti, its people should not expect to find refuge there. and things are very bad. gangs continue to control the capital port—au—prince, bodies left in the streets, no—one able to grant them a little dignity in death. foremost, life has become a critical struggle to find enough food, to work, to make ends meet. what we're seeing is an increase in violence. we're seeing is an in population displacement. 15,000 newly displaced people over the first weekend of march, bringing the total number of displaced people in haiti to above 360,000. regional diplomats see the solution of starting with prime minister ariel henry's resignation, something he confirmed on monday. few haitians are sad to see him gone. "ariel henry's resignation is a good thing," says this stallholder. "he wasn't doing anything good for the country. now we must unite to pull haiti out of this situation. "ariel henry was the biggest obstacle we had, he had to go," said this man, "but we should have had a proper plan in place to replace him". with the airport still closed, the land border between these two nations which share an island is increasingly the only route out of haiti. only a handful with the right papers can leave. and those who are returning face an uncertain and dangerous time. the number of middle—aged people dying from cancer in the uk is at a 25—year low, according to new figures. a study from cancer research uk found deaths among those aged 35 to 69 have fallen, thanks to screening, better treatments and policies aimed at reducing smoking. let's speak to malcolm clarke, senior prevention policy manager at cancer research uk. thank you forjoining us. it's nice to have some positive news. some of the falls in a number of people dying are really quite significant? absolutely, this is good news. cervical cancer cases are followed by a half in the last 25 years amongst this age group, due to the hpv vaccination and screening programme. lung cancer deaths in men have fallen by over a half thanks to smoke—free legislation and extra support to people who want to quit. and in bowel and breast cancer, deaths in this age group, significant decreases thanks to screening programmes. ifeel it, i'm squarely in this age group and these are friends, work colleagues, family who are seeing a reduction in terms of premature deaths from cancer. this is important and there is also another reason this is a good news story because we know what works. if you said it was thanks to smoke—free legislation and decision support thanks to early detection programmes, thanks to effective treatment options, and more research into what causes cancer, these are the things that have made that a difference and i think that now we are calling, council research uk, is calling on the uk government and all uk nations to invest more in the things that work to help people live longer lives. things that work to help people live longer lives-— longer lives. with all these things it is not all— longer lives. with all these things it is not all good _ longer lives. with all these things it is not all good news, _ longer lives. with all these things it is not all good news, when - longer lives. with all these things it is not all good news, when you | it is not all good news, when you talk about lifestyle factors, you are looking at the cancers that are seen smaller but definitely significant increases. tech is behind the recent in those increases.— behind the recent in those increases. , ., ., increases. absolutely. that are warninu increases. absolutely. that are warning signs. _ increases. absolutely. that are warning signs, cautious - increases. absolutely. that are warning signs, cautious note i increases. absolutely. that are warning signs, cautious note isj increases. absolutely. that are - warning signs, cautious note is that we have to give from this data that if the rights of cancer cases amongst 35 to 69—year—old have seen an increase and if you look at some of the reasons why, beyond the fact that there is an increased population and our population as a whole is ageing, what your looking for this age group is the continued prevalence of overweight and obesity, alcohol drinking at record levels, uv exposure because over the last few decades people are taking more holidays in sunny destinations — that but we are seeing the rates of cancer incidence amongst certain types of cancers increase and this is where we now need further action from governments to put in place better prevention measures and support people look to maintain healthy weight and live more healthily. but also that investment in cancer research so we keep having a pipeline of new treatments, better treatments that is, again, can help there be fewer cancer deaths in future. , �* ., ., ., ~',, future. this binotto talk about ressure future. this binotto talk about pressure on — future. this binotto talk about pressure on the _ future. this binotto talk about pressure on the nhs - future. this binotto talk about i pressure on the nhs particularly after the pandemic and people who perhaps took a little longer to get there were some lumps and bumps checked out. is concerned that all this effort, these huge drops, the number of men are dying from the disease dropped by 37%, its worries this could be reversed because the pressure on the system at the moment is? i pressure on the system at the moment is? ~ , ,., , pressure on the system at the moment is? ~' is? i think everybody across all levels of the _ is? i think everybody across all levels of the nhs, _ is? i think everybody across all levels of the nhs, public - is? i think everybody across all i levels of the nhs, public health, is? i think everybody across all - levels of the nhs, public health, in our own lives are conscious of the pressures and one of the things that is really striking is that it's not just about the investment support in new detection treatment and diagnostics that supports the immediate impact on our cancer cases but it is about every £1 immediate impact on our cancer cases but it is about every e1 of research in cancer research brings £2 80 pennies in to our economy. this is something the treasury should be looking at when they look at how to grow our economy to support people to have productive lives and there is a real impact from both an economic and human aspect as to why these things are really important. but come down ultimately to ourselves and what we can do and i'm really pleased the government is supporting people, supporting young people not to take up smoking by hoping to bring in the smoke—free generation legislation to stop young people born after 2009 from being legally able to be sold cigarettes. that's really important because tobacco is the number one cause of cancer, is a really important that legislation goes through across all four nations legislation goes through across all four nation— four nations malcolm clark from cancer research _ four nations malcolm clark from cancer research uk, _ four nations malcolm clark from cancer research uk, really - four nations malcolm clark from | cancer research uk, really going four nations malcolm clark from - cancer research uk, really going out to have a good news story about cancer deaths falling but we can't rest on our laurels. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. you may have noticed things feeling a little milder out there today. certainly temperatures have been on the rise, but we're paying for it because it's another fairly cloudy day for many of us with outbreaks of rain, too. this is the picture in bedfordshire. we have had some spells of hazy sunshine in the south and the east, but really through the rest of today, showery rain affecting much of the uk. but it is certainly feeling mild, particularly in the south. that's down to the fact that we've got the air coming in from the southwest, this warm front sitting across parts of scotland in particular. a cold front does follow on behind, so something a little cooler and showery later in the day, particularly out towards the west. but we could see 16, possibly 17 degrees in the warmest spots across parts of eastern england, butjust single figures across scotland. and that's because we're sitting in the slightly cooler air and more persistent rain here across central scotland. some patchy rain for northern ireland, northern england and wales just drifting slowly eastwards as we head through the evening hours. so you may well catch a shower almost anywhere through this evening and overnight as well. the next band of showery rain moving into the south—west for the early hours of friday. for most of us, it's mild night, certainly frost free, but a little bit chillier across central and northern parts of scotland first thing tomorrow. so we've still got that more persistent rain across scotland. nothing particularly heavy, and it'll turn to snow for a time, just on top of the highest peaks. should tend to dry up a little bit tomorrow for northern ireland into wales, the south—west as well. so some sunnier spells, still a few scattered showers elsewhere working their way eastwards on that breeze. and top temperatures, 15, possibly 16 degrees, so a degree or so down on what we've got out there today. but friday night now we're looking at heading into saturday morning, it's quite a cold night, particularly in the north. certainly a chance of some frost around here. could be some mist and fog patches for parts of southern and eastern england, for instance, as well. more cloud on saturday, than starts to work in from the south—west. so we'll see some showers, potentially northern ireland, wales and south—west of england, whereas further north and east you're more likely to stay dry through the day. and temperatures for most of us, ranging between around six in lerwick to 13 in norwich. heading through the second half of the weekend, then, into sunday, this frontal system makes its way further east. so, yes, it will bring a spell of rain around. it could be lingering for some eastern areas first thing on sunday. but then it does look like we see a return to sunny spells and a few scattered showers moving in on that breeze. not a bad day, actually, for many of us. some sunshine looks like it could break through. and, again, we're in that milder air with temperatures up to around about 14 to 16 for most of us. live from london, this is bbc news. a new definition for extremism — the uk government names groups that are a "cause for concern", and could face restrictions. us senate majority leader chuck schumer says benjamin netanyahu is a �*major obstacle to peace', as israel vows to push ahead with rafah offensive. benjamin netanyahu, who has all too frequently bowed to the demands of extremists. fist frequently bowed to the demands of extremists. �* . , frequently bowed to the demands of extremists. �* ., , ~:: ., , ., extremists. at least 60 migrants are feared dead after— extremists. at least 60 migrants are feared dead after an _ extremists. at least 60 migrants are feared dead after an overloaded - feared dead after an overloaded dinghy breaks down trying to reach europe from libya. and an anti—corruption hotline to root out dishonest police officers in britain leads to more than 700 investigations. hello, welcome to verified live, 3 hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. here, the government has set out a new definition of extremism. it's part of its promise to tackle what is says is an �*increased threat�* since the hamas attacks in israel last october.