observers is "unacceptable". israel denies involvement. tensions along the unofficial israel—lebanon border are rising. israel and the lebanese armed group hezbollah trade strikes across the frontier almost every day. andrea tenenti, a spokesperson for the united nations interim force in lebanon, explained more about the investigation. three ogl observers, military observers, unarmed, were in the area together with their language assistants and they were injured. luckily, they are stable at the moment, so we have launched an investigation to look into this incident and into the explosions. i know there are a lot of speculations at the moment, but in relation to what we do as an organisation, we need to verify the information through our own investigations. so i hope we will be able to find out more shortly. we have been in touch with everyone, with both sides, and we have been in touch even when we are doing patrolling. we informed the parties that we are going to different locations. and unifil, we are very visible, we have white vehicles with the un written on it, big blue flags. so very difficult to think that we are somebody else. so we have been informing the parties, we are working with them and we are coordinating also during this investigation. in recent days, we have seen more lethal targeting, and this of course is worrying. and this can create a scope for miscalculation, escalation can create miscalculation that could not be controlled and open for a wider conflict. and no—one wants it, because a wider conflict would not only be between lebanon and israel, it would be a regional conflict. that is why it is important for the parties to understand that, cease the fire, and to think about the political and diplomatic solution. meanwhile, a three—ship convoy carrying hundreds of tonnes of humanitarian supplies to the gaza strip has set sail from cyprus. it's the second shipment along a maritime corridor. however, aid agencies say the safest and quickest way to deliver aid is by land. this has proven difficult due to israeli restrictions and security issues, causing the international community to use sea and airdrops to help the millions at risk of famine. our middle east correspondent lucy williamson was onboard a us military flight dropping crates of aid and sent this report. aid drops into gaza are expensive, inefficient and increasingly controversial. these ready prepared meals from the us army are being flown more than 1,000 miles from a us air base in qatar. there is plenty of food just a short drive from gaza's borders, but this american aid is being flown right across the middle east. 80 crates of food on board two c17 transport planes, dropped into a population the un says is on the brink of famine. it's not perfect, we know that there's upwards of 2 million people who need food on the ground and who are hungry, innocent civilians, who didn't ask for this conflict, and we are dropping meals in the tens of thousands. but at least it's something, so does it feel like a drop in the bucket? maybe a little bit, but if you are family on the ground who got some of this aid, it can be a life—saver. 12 people were reported to have drowned this week trying to retrieve packages from the sea, six others crushed in a stampede. what are you doing to try and mitigate those risks? literally everything we can. i know you spoke with the colonel earlier. we use a chute that falls at a slower rate to give the gazans more time to see the parachute and make sure they are out of the way. we also have assets overhead that clear the drop zone so we will not drop if there is any sort of groupings of people there. after three hours in the air, the ramp opens on gaza's devastated coastline. they have just opened the hatch, ready to release the aid down into gaza. there is no organised distribution system down there. there it goes. a drop of aid in an ocean of hunger. two of the parachutes don't open. we watch as the parcels crash into the sea. 0n the ground in gaza city a journalist working with the bbc was watching. he counted 11 separate aid drops yesterday. ahmad was one of those trying to get some of the parcels, but there isn't nearly enough to go around. translation: we have tried without luck to find _ aid twice this morning. if we can at least get a can of beans or hummus that will help. for most people hunger has consumed them. we have no energy any more. american aid is falling where american weapons have already left their mark. with demands for action growing in the western and arab capitals, how much do these eye—catching flights relieve pressure on gazan civilians, and how much the pressure on governments elsewhere? lucy williamson, bbc news, qatar. speaking to the bbc from gaza, unicef spokespersonjames elder shared his thoughts on efforts to drop aid from the skies. there is an argument any aid is good aid, but the reality is we cannot be distracted. the fastest, safest way to get aid in is across the roads. and there is a road network here. i have literally sat with parents in tears with babies that are paper—thin, that i don't know if they would still be alive now, three days later. and there are aid crossings that used to be open ten minutes away, 15 minutes away, so we have to look at what is the safest and quickest way, and it is roads, roads, roads. we've seen people killed from airdrops. yes, some aid gets to people, but we risk this being a distraction right now but we can't afford that distraction because the situation is getting so grim. there are hundreds of trucks not far from me, they are ones that need to get the aid across, they are the ones that will ultimately save lives in the sheer number and volume that we need right now. some breaking news, a car bomb in a busy market in northern syria has killed seven people and injured many others. the syrian 0bservatory for human rights, a conflict monitoring group, says it took place in aleppo province. the area is controlled by pro—turkish forces. we will bring you more as soon as we can. global food experts have warned that a year of civil war in sudan, and a failure to deliver aid, have left millions of people facing imminent famine. a un—backed food authority, the ipc, says there must be a ceasefire and immediate action, to avoid widespread death. children underfive are most at risk. mohamed gamal is a spokesperson for the world food programme in sudan. he explained the scale of the emergency. it is unimaginable. we have nearly 18 million people who are severely food insecure. 5 million of these are in an emergency situation. sadly, around 90% of those are in areas that are inaccessible to humanitarian actors. that is the major problem we are facing. not only that, but sudan is currently witnessing the largest displacement crisis in the world. and the problem is that most of the people who flee the conflict areas are going to countries that are already suffering. these are south sudan and chad, for example. i spoke to the senior advocate of east, horn and southern africa with refugees international, abdullahi halakhe. can you explain to us the most urgent challenges that are facing people in sudan right now? thank you so much. i think the most frequent need right now is an acute, man—made, acute, food insecurity, because of the conflict. 4.9 million people are at the doorstep of famine, the ipc fell short of making that declaration, because they do not have similar access that humanitarian aid agencies do not have because of parties in the conflict, the sudanese army and the opposition forces are denying people access to these communities. i want to make it very clear that this is not the first time that sudan is experiencing feminine. �*88, �*8a, so it is important that parties to the conflict, they should realise the could be held accountable for the man—made caused famine. where are we seeing the most acute humanitarian and security emergencies in sudan right now? once you lay on top of the conflict map, those are the areas that are experiencing this, this is khartoum, so let me make this clear. the reason why khartoum is so critical, even though sudan has had conflicts, and there wasn't famine, is because khartoum i the hub for transportation and processing of food, but now because for the first time in the history of sudan, the conflict is coming to khartoum and it is now also facing food insecurity. it is one of the county's breadbaskets, and the other one is darfur, if the situation is not arrested, we would have famine and genocide going on at the same time incident. now, a un—backed report says action is needed to prevent widespread death and total collapse of livelihoods and avert a catastrophic event in sudan, what do you think it would take to bring relief to people in sudan and what prospects are there for negotiation between sudan's government and the rapid support forces? we need to understand that access of that access of humanitarian aid is not contingent on the ceasefire, that the parties to the conflict need to understand, because we have seen conflict go on around the world but access is allowed by parties because it is their obligation to do that, but to your question, the parties need to allow the aid to come in across the border, that can be delivered, it was done a couple of decades ago when sudan and south sudan were fighting and many lives were saved, at the same time aid across the lines, meaning some areas are controlled by rsf, rapid support forces that aid needs to go from one point to the other. humanitarian aid agencies know how to deliver aid and even some of the most desperate situations, where logistics are difficult, but if the parties do not allow them, if the parties obstruct them and use the aid to prosecute this conflict, they are putting a lot of lives at risk. again, the use of siege, the use of food as a weapon of war, is a crime that one could be taken to court for, but united states, european union, united arab emirates, all of them need to lean on the parties to allow the access of aid, either through chad, south sudan, on the way through western part of the country and the areas in need. abdullahi halakhe, thank you so much. since the collapse of a bridge in baltimore after being hit by a container ship, it's emerged that most bridges in the united states do not have impact protection that could prevent similar incidents. our us news partner cbs news says it's found thatjust over a third of the more than 4,000 bridges that allow ships to pass under them are vulnerable. bridges built after 1991 have increased protection, but the rules didn't require upgrades for older ones. we are looking at live pictures of baltimore, you can see the cranes and the recovery efforts under way. i spoke to dan su, the associate professor of civil engineering at embry—riddle aeronatuical university. it can be said that accidents happen quickly and recovery is so slow, talk to us about the barriers facing people before they try to rebuild. i think there are some barriers, i wouldn't even say barriers but some issues that need to be taken care of before rebuilding. first of all, we have to get to the bottom the experts need to do forensics of the data, to understand what happened. we know there's some power issue that may have caused the collision but from a structural point, what exactly happened, what we can learn from this tragedy. that's the first thing, and secondly we need to all the data, everything needs to be studied before being rebuilt. things to take care of before we do the actual rebuilding and actual work. the issue of hazardous material being contained on the ship, can you tell us how big of a challenge that is before beginning the recovery effort? that is a huge impact, a hindrance before doing anything, to clear out. all the environmental impact because of this collision. i am not that environmental engineer, but from my point of view they are definitely lots of work that has to be done to make sure that there won't be further contamination, further detrimental impact, to that area. and what needs to happen with the reconstruction of a bridge as big as this one? it would take a lot of effort, especially after this tragedy, they have to consider lots of things they haven't been considering. so it would take some time and effort, actualfunding, to be able to even talk about able to even talk about rebuilding, but i am sure plans are put together they would a bridge that will fit the requirements in the area, that transportation harbour area, and meet the needs. you talk about the amount of effort it will take, but what about the amount of money, what size of a sum are we even looking at? i'm sure it would be a huge number, but in terms of the exact number, it really depends on what kind of bridge they will build. all of the different studies that have to be done, and also the substructure and all the different components that will come into play, so it will be a huge number, for sure, especially if we want to ensure the safety and integrity and performance of the bridge in the long run. currently, in the us, the usual service life of a bridge is 75 years, but probably we need to consider, we are considering, for some bridges to extend the service life into hundreds of years, so taking this into consideration, it would be a huge number and need federal support, local support, everybody chipping in to be able to rebuild it. thank you very much. donald trump has been criticised byjoe biden�*s campaign team for sharing a video on social media featuring a truck bearing the image of the us president with his hands and feet tied together. a trump spokesman said it was just a picture on the vehicle's tailgate, filmed as it travelled down the highway. but a biden election campaign spokesman accused mr trump of inciting political violence. 0ur news reporter in washington, will vernon, has more. this was a video that donald trump posted on his truth social channel yesterday, a 20—second clip, and what it shows is two pick—up trucks driving along the highway and they are absolutely plastered in pro donald trump images and flags but one of them on the tailgate of the pick—up truck has an image ofjoe biden, in a mocked up picture that shows the president with his hands and feet tied, and it kind of looks as though mr biden has been kidnapped and put in the truck. this image has caused controversy here. the biden campaign in a statement said that trump is regularly inciting political violence and it is time people take them seriously, but the trump campaign has hit back at the allegations, saying the image was us a truck travelling along the highway and that it is democrats that have called for despicable violence against president trump and his family. trump supporters regularly use pretty radical, extreme you might say, images and language during rallies, most well—known, of course, on the january 6th attack on the capitol. a gallows was erected outside congress when supporters were chanting "hang mike pence", the former vice president. donald trump himself has been accused of using extreme language, during campaign speeches he said immigrants were poisoning the blood of the country, which shows yet again that american politics is becoming increasingly divisive and aggressive in tone, and when i talk to people here, especially young people, about the upcoming election, they say this kind of thing makes them increasingly disillusioned with american politics and unhappy about how polarising the political atmosphere here has become. senior leaders across the political spectrum have vowed to ensure stability at stormont, following the shock resignation of the democratic unionist party leader sirjeffrey donaldson. he quit after being charged with rape and other historical sexual offences. he says he will be strenuously contesting the charges. the police investigation is understood to have started after two women came forward with allegations. a stern statement from the police service of northern ireland directed at those it said are speculating about this case online. and a warning too that anyone publishing information on social media, online, that could lead to the identification of any alleged victim in this case, they could find themselves under police investigation. there has been more political reaction trickling out today too, we heard from the first minister of northern ireland, sinn fein�*s michelle 0'neill, who said political stability in stormont is her priority. a lot of concern that yesterday's news might affect this place. critical institutions and power—sharing in northern ireland can be quite delicate at the best of times. we have heard from the dup as well, northern ireland's largest unionist party, and the second biggest political party in stormont behind sinn fein. we heard some the deputy first minister emma little—pengelly who said she is determined to ensure political stability. her words mirroring what we know was in an internal message sent to dup members by the interim leader gavin robinson. political leaders in northern ireland, across the spectrum, really at pains today to show, to emphasise they are singing from the same hymn sheet when it comes to devolved government in northern ireland, for now at least. but the dup is in crisis. there is no doubt about that. the management will get its first big test in just over a week, when stormont returns from easter recess. unheard recordings of the american soul singer marvin gaye — who died a0 years ago — have been found in belgium. the musician worked in 0stend in the 1980s. now a lawyer representing the people he lived with says they have a huge collection of his belongings, including costumes and audio cassettes, which could be released if agreement can be reached with his children. kevin connolly reports. # ..to make me blue. # with some other guy that you knew before... marvin gaye, seen here in the legendary performance at montreux, made some of the greatest records in pop history. but what if there are more songs, maybe more classics, that no—one has ever heard? these are the tapes that we found... this belgian lawyer says there is just such a track, although he's keeping it under wraps for now. he'll describe it to us but he won't play it to us. it's an amazing song, a great tune, great lyrics, catchy, and i thought, "this is a planetary alightment moment". i'm interested to hear them. the jazz musician and marvin gaye expect gary crosby is looking forward to hearing any new songs. because we don't know — until we hear the tapes, we actually don't know. but we are talking about marvin gaye, one of the greatest artists of all time. there's bound to be something of value in there. we did hear a sample of hours of private recordings. and there is a lot of unheard marvin gaye material. a vast collection of audio cassettes, stage costumes and documents has turned up in belgium, because in the early �*80s, marvin gaye lived in 0stend and gifted his landlord's family a treasure trove of memorabillia which they now propose to sell. the clothes and the accessories, they will be sold. any new music, though, could only be sold with the permission of marvin gaye's children. compromise is called for, says alex trappeniers. i want to reach my hand to the family because when you exploit the copyright which is in the tapes, you can't do that without the authorisation of his three children. if there are to be negotiations over any new material, they have yet to start. but there is at least a chance that another pop classic could emerge from this unexpected source. kevin connolly, bbc news, 0stend. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. we've had some sunshine. not a bad day overall, just a few showers here and there. i think easter sunday is going to be a little more overcast, particularly across england and closer to the north sea coast. quite a chilly breeze off the north sea with some drizzle at times. now, the satellite picture shows that gap in the weather that's over us right now. so things set fair for the moment. but this thicker cloud towards the east will shroud the uk during the course of sunday, particularly eastern areas of the uk. now, through the course of tonight, yes, there's a bit of rain in the forecast for some southwestern areas, perhaps just around the irish sea, and into northern ireland. but the bulk of the uk should have predominantly clear and dry weather. chilly in the north of scotland, a touch of frost and some mist and fog forming, particularly across central parts of england. so the morning is looking bright for many of us, particularly across the north and the west of the uk. a few showers there in northern ireland, but then this thick cloud invades off the north sea, a chilly breeze, fleeting rain possible from parts of the southeast through east anglia, lincolnshire and really all along that north sea coast. the best of the sunshine will be out towards the west tomorrow around the irish sea, southwestern scotland, northern ireland, the western isles. and then sunday night into monday, a weather front moves in from the south. this is going to be more substantial rain, a more prolonged spell of rain to come for many of us on easter monday. really not looking particularly pretty across england and wales. your best bet for fine weather is the north of northern ireland, also northern and western scotland away from that weather front, temperatures around nine degrees in aberdeen, but in the south, despite the cloud and the rain, still getting up to 1a, though, i don't think it's particularly going to feel like it. and then the outlook for the week ahead will see a series of low pressures aligning themselves up in the atlantic. heading our way, one weather front after the other, after the other. and that basically spells rain. so whether you're checking the website or looking at the app, an indication here with these rain symbols that the weather is going to be predominantly unsettled. rain at times, certainly possible almost anywhere in the uk. and before i go, there'sjust a quick message that british summer time begins tonight. bye— bye. this is bbc news, we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. a warning, it gales with distressing things and references to suicide. japan is reeling from the biggest child sex abuse scandal in its history. last year, we revealed howjohnny kitagawa, the godfather ofj—pop, had spent a lifetime sexually abusing some of the young boys in his talent agency, boys that dreamed of becoming pop stars. loud cheering since then, almost1,000 men, ranging in age from 20 to 70, have come forward as survivors of kitagawa's abuse. in the aftermath of the scandal, the ceo resigned and the company, johnny & associates, was dissolved. japan's age of consent has gone from 13 to 16 and the prime minister is under pressure to strengthen sexual abuse laws. senior figures at the company have apologised publicly, but beyond the pr and the press conferences, there's

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