live from london. this is bbc news. four gunmen charged with the moscow terror attack are charged with terrorism. intense fighting is reported around three hospitals in gaza. aid agencies say dozens of doctors and patients are displaced or detained. the british parliament will be briefed on cyber threats from china, which is believed to be behind a wave of attacks. and comedian kevin hart is honoured with a lifetime achievement award in, there. —— in,

there. comedy. in russia, authorities have charged four men it says attacked a moscow concert hall and killed at least 137 people. three were marched, bent double, into a moscow court while the fourth was in a wheelchair. the kremlin has refused to comment on reports that the suspects were tortured. all were charged with committing an act of terrorism. they've been ordered into custody pending a trial in may. media reports have named all four men, saying they are nationals of tajikistan. three have reportedly pleaded guilty. these live pictures show tributes to the victims placed outside the concert hall. the islamic state group says it carried out the attack and it's uploaded graphic vidoes of it. the chairman has said it is not appropriate to comment on this claim. —— the kremlin has said. anna aslam reports. handcuffed and blindfolded, four suspected gunmen were brought into court. they all appeared injured. one man arrived in a wheelchair and sat in the dock with his eyes closed throughout the proceedings.

all were charged with committing an act of terrorism. the four men are reportedly tajikistan nationals. russia says they were caught fleeing to ukraine and had contacts there. kyiv fiercely denies any link to the attack. the islamic state group says it was behind the shooting. this is how the attack had begun, with gunmen in the foyer and desperate attempts to take cover. the attackers moved on to the auditorium. by the end of this, more than 130 people were dead. across russia, flags flew at half mast for the victims of the concert hall attack. and at the scene of the attack, crocus city hall, the crowds grew longer on a national day of mourning. an outpouring of sympathy, a mountain of tributes to the dead. as president putin lit a candle for the victims, russia will be praying there will be no more attacks. anna aslam, bbc news.

earlier, spoke to our russia editor steve rosenberg in moscow. i asked him what happened in a court appearance and what we know about these men. it was a late—night court appearance, the four men were put in, charged with an act of terrorism, remanded in custody for two months. they are reported to be citizens of tajikistan, according to the russian tass agency. from the rapid as they looked as if they had been beaten, they had black eyes, swollen faces, one of the men was brought in in a wheelchair, in a hospital gown and looked at one point as if he would lose consciousness. as for the casualty figures, the latest, 137 people were killed in that brutal attack on the concert hall on friday, but officials are warning that that may not be the final death toll. the figures could rise.

what more about the government response? initially vladimir putin came out quickly to blame ukraine despite islamic state claiming responsibility. what is the latest from the government? russian officials and the pro—kremlin media continue to promote the notion that, in some way, somehow, ukraine was behind this. yes, vladimir putin suggested that in his television address at the weekend. there is some extraordinary commentary in the pro—kremlin and newspapers this morning. one of them says that there are plenty of reasons for thinking that kyiv did this, there are basic truths, fire burns, wind blows, the and the kyiv regime are murderers and terrorists. there is no evidence were coming out with something like that, and another newspaper quotes a russian mp saying that the best and only response to this

will be our victory. we simply must take kyiv, and crush this terrorist beast. you get the feeling that moscow is trying to use this devastating attack on the crocus city hall, the concert hall, as a pretext to escalate this war in ukraine. just looking at pictures of people continuing to lay flowers outside the concert hall. what has the public reaction been? obviously an outpouring of grief, but in response to these claims by the government that ukraine has something to do with this. it is interesting. i was there yesterday talking to people outside crocus city hall. lots of people. it is a national day of mourning yesterday, huge crowds have come out to lay flowers at this makeshift shrine by the side of the building. i asked people who they thought was behind this. most people hadn't come to a conclusion.

they were still very much in shock at what had happened on friday, so many people killed. there was a sense if not of fear but certainly of deep concern about the possibility of another attack, and that is what is worrying people. iamjoined by i am joined by the russia editor of bbc monitoring. in the past 30 minutes a kremlin spokesperson has been giving an update, what did he say? been giving an update, what did he sa ? . ., been giving an update, what did he sa ? ., ., ., been giving an update, what did he sa? ., ., ., say? the main takeaway for most eo - le is say? the main takeaway for most peeple is that _ say? the main takeaway for most people is that is _ say? the main takeaway for most people is that is no _ say? the main takeaway for most people is that is no definitive - people is that is no definitive single version, which would explain what happened on friday. so, that seems to suggest that the kremlin is keeping the door open for anything, pretty much, and it would be a pretty much, and it would be a pretty sure attempts to blame ukraine, that is the mood music i have been picking up in the russian media but the official kremlin

spokesperson for president britain refused to comment on the version that there was isis. —— president putin. in a way, the president is spinning the story already. the claim was made that is no cooperation between russian secret services and western secret services, despite the need to fight terrorism. that is what we are hearing from the kremlin. the foreign ministry in moscow is much more plugged in blaming ukraine. a spokeswoman for the foreign ministry wrote an article for russia's biggest, most popular tabloid, wrote an article for russia's biggest, most populartabloid, in which she dropped dark and heavy hints at ukrainian involvement, she spoke about ukrainian terrorism and how it is sponsoring it, and how isis is unlikely to have been

involved in all of this. so, this is the line that we are seeing from moscow at the moment. what the line that we are seeing from moscow at the moment. what do you think we can — moscow at the moment. what do you think we can expect _ moscow at the moment. what do you think we can expect in _ moscow at the moment. what do you think we can expect in response - moscow at the moment. what do you think we can expect in response to i think we can expect in response to these claims? figs think we can expect in response to these claims?— think we can expect in response to these claims? ~ , ., ., ., these claims? as to the four men who a- eared these claims? as to the four men who appeared in — these claims? as to the four men who appeared in court _ these claims? as to the four men who appeared in court late _ these claims? as to the four men who appeared in court late yesterday, - appeared in court late yesterday, the acquittal rate in russian courts is minuscule. so we can expect them to be convicted. and also, the fear is that the kremlin might use this as a pretext to attack ukraine yet again. in fact this morning there was an explosion in kyiv, the ukrainian capital, apparently caused by a ballistic missile, so more of the same if not worse, for ukraine. 0k, the same if not worse, for ukraine. ok, vitaliy, thank you.

the palestinian red crescent says israeli troops have been firing smoke bombs around a hospital in khan younis in gaza to try to force staff, patients and displaced people to leave. these images from this morning show the skyline looking over southern gaza in the direction of khan younis. you can see the plumes of smoke from airstrikes. the israel defence force also released this video of strikes over khan younis. it says they are targeting what it calls "hamas infrastructure" there. further north, medics say ten people have been killed at al—shifa hospital in gaza city, and dozens of doctors and patients have been detained. a week of fighting is continuing at the territory's largest hospital where israel says it's captured 500 hamas and islamichhad members. idf spokesperson daniel hagari gave this briefing on the operation there. 170 terrorists were neutralised in or around the shifa hospital compound, while firing at ourforces. the idf apprehended hundreds of terror suspects with confirmed ties to hamas or islamichhad, making this one of the most

successful operations since the start of the war. the un security council is set to vote on a new draft resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire and the unconditional release of all hostages. the secretary general is injordan — he had this message on aid. the decision to not allow those convoys to go to northern gaza, where we have a dramatic starvation situation is totally unacceptable. and those that took that decision must assume the responsibility, facing history, of the consequences of the decision in relation to the dramatic situation of the people in

northern gaza, where, as i mentioned, we have already children dying of hunger. i mentioned, we have already children dying of hunger-— dying of hunger. i have been speaking _ dying of hunger. i have been speaking to _ dying of hunger. i have been speaking to the _ dying of hunger. i have been speaking to the bbc- dying of hunger. i have been - speaking to the bbc correspondent yolande knell injerusalem. there are two hospitals in khan younis affected. and you have the israeli operation going on at al—shifa hospital in gaza city, gaza's biggest medical complex. the palestinian red crescent says that in one hospital the israeli troops have moved back, tanks have advance, it talked about how one of its medics have been killed in the past couple of days and a displaced person who was in the hospital grounds was shot and killed, and it says that the israeli military has ordered people, whether they are medics, patients or

displaced people out of the hospital grounds, and has been using smoke bombs to drive them out. the israeli military has not commentated directly on that but it says that hamas has been using civilian infrastructure in that area, and that is what it is acting on. this has been a consistent claim from the israeli military that hamas uses civilian sites, particularly hospitals, and has fighters based there. hamas and medics have been denying that. in the al—shifa hospital, in the latest statements the israeli military spokesman was talking about how there were gunmen based in the emergency and maternity wards at al—shifa hospital who had been shooting, we have also heard that something like 800 people have been detained. now, palestinians say that there are many innocent people detained, as well as five patients who they say were killed, according to the hamas—run authorities, and also five doctors killed in the ongoing

operations there. for the israeli military, this is a major operation, as we have heard, they're calling it one of the most successful and important of the war so far. the israeli defence minister yoav gallant is heading to washington, after the vice president kamala harris said it would be a huge mistake to move into rafah with any military operation. tell us what to expect from his visit. this comes at a time when us — israel relations are strained. the defence minister will be asking for continued us military assistance to keep fighting the war in gaza and also to prepare, we understand, for any possible escalation with the powerful armed group hezbollah in lebanon, but he is going to meet different american officials and criticism for a full scale military

offensive in rafah in the south of the gaza strip where you have about 1.5 million people displaced by the fighting crammed against the border with egypt, with deteriorating conditions in that area. kamala harris has come out with some of the strongest comments yet and says the white house is ruling out nothing, if israel does not heed american concerns about all of this, and continues with its plan to go into rafah. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu was speaking last night on what was a jewish holiday and sounded adamant that israel is considering this offensive, to go after hamas battalions that it says are in the rafah area, he says that it is impossible to defeat the sheer evil, meaning hamas, by leaving it intact in rafah, we will ensure total victory. let's listen to what kamala harris the us vice president had to say.

we have been clear in multiple conversations and in every way, that any major military operation in rafah would be a huge mistake. let me tell you something. i have studied the maps. there's nowhere for those folks to go. talks continue in qatar around a possible ceasefire deal and hostage release, what is going on there? there are direct talks going on in doha between hamas and israel, the americans and the qataris involved as well, the americans have come up with a proposal to solve one of the sticking points in the talks, involving palestinian prisoners held in israeli jails, in exchange for israeli still held by hamas in gaza.

there is no sign of a breakthrough in those talks, but we are told that they are waiting for hamas to give its response to that latest proposal, and there are some reports also that israel has softened its stance when it comes to another hamas demand, that displaced people should be allowed to return to their homes in the north and it is now saying in these talks although this is not official, that some of those displaced people will be allowed to return to the north of the gaza strip. there are pictures just coming in to the bbc of aid, we believe, being dropped into northern gaza. the un secretary general is injordan, and has been speaking about the desperate need for aid, especially in the north of the territory. we have seen these kind of airdrop is increasing over the past few weeks. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

the uk's deputy prime minister, oliver dowden, is to brief mps today on the cyber threat from china. he's is expected to tell parliament that china is behind a wave of cyber—attacks against mps and peers. a number who have been critical of beijing are thought to have been targeted. the bbc understands other western nations will set out similar concerns. what is expected to say? he will talk about an _ what is expected to say? he will talk about an attack _ what is expected to say? he will talk about an attack on - what is expected to say? he will talk about an attack on the - talk about an attack on the electoral commission in 2021, in which millions of voters' records were accessed although the electoral commission said at the time it did not have any material impact on our democracy or electoral process. nevertheless, because of a major concern. they talk at the time about hostile actors being behind this attack. we are expecting as you say the deputy prime minister oliver dowden, when he gets up in front of

the house of commons later this afternoon, to say that is behind the attack on the electoral commission and also there is a on piers, had links to china. quite what he means by "lankester china", not clear, they will not necessarily lay the blame quite at the door of the chinese state but it is interesting, diplomatic relations between britain and china, former prime minister david cameron spoke of a golden age in uk china relations, he is now foreign secretary and will address conservative mps later on this afternoon, many of whom have been sounding the alarm for some time about what they see as the growing threat from china. we have had some reactions from beijing. this is a foreign ministry spokesperson in beijing, who says more widely about the impact of cyber attacks, this is a global challenge, china itself has been subject to lots of cyber attacks, and there is sufficient

objective evidence rather than smearing other countries without factual basis for politicising cyber security issues that go on, and hope that all parties stop spreading false information. a strenuous denial from false information. a strenuous denialfrom china false information. a strenuous denial from china that they had any involvement in this hacking of mps and peers' phones and on the electoral commission also but britain has a difficult balancing act like all countries, on the one hand,it act like all countries, on the one hand, it has got to maintain trade relations with the global economic superpower. there is talk about china investing in new electric battery plants in the uk, important to the british motor manufacturing industry but at the same time they have got to call out what they see as potential attacks on our democracy and way of life. we will hear more from the deputy prime minister oliver dowden, later, and some suggestion he could impose sanctions on some individuals in china. �* , , , ., sanctions on some individuals in china. , , , ., ., sanctions on some individuals in china. i, , ., ., ., china. any suggestion as to what china. any suggestion as to what china would _ china. any suggestion as to what

china would have _ china. any suggestion as to what china would have to _ china. any suggestion as to what china would have to gain - china. any suggestion as to what china would have to gain from i china. any suggestion as to what | china would have to gain from the cyber attacks?— china would have to gain from the cyber attacks? with countries that are not close _ cyber attacks? with countries that are not close to _ cyber attacks? with countries that are not close to the _ cyber attacks? with countries that are not close to the uk _ cyber attacks? with countries that are not close to the uk in - are not close to the uk in diplomatic terms it is about destabilising the electoral processes we have. there are lots of elections happening all over the world. united states, brazil, india, potentially at risk of this kind of thing. there has been talk of russia meddling in electoral processes all over the world also but as far as china is concerned, that is complete nonsense. they have issued a very strong denial about it. we will wait to see what evidence oliver dowden the deputy prime minister provides later. three mps including former conservative leader iain duncan smith will get a briefing from security services later, we will hear from them afterwards and might hear from them afterwards and might hear more about the specifics of these alleged attacks.

supporters of the main opposition candidate in senegal�*s presidential election have been celebrating as provisional results show him in the lead. several other opposition figures have conceded. what is the latest regarding the vote count? the what is the latest regarding the vote count?— vote count? the results are currently — vote count? the results are currently being _ vote count? the results are currently being transmitted j vote count? the results are i currently being transmitted to vote count? the results are - currently being transmitted to the vote counting commission. lfiss currently being transmitted to the vote counting commission. loss of sound. vote counting commission. loss of sound- the — vote counting commission. loss of sound. the line _ vote counting commission. loss of sound. the line has _ vote counting commission. loss of sound. the line has risen - vote counting commission. loss of sound. the line has risen to - vote counting commission. loss of sound. the line has risen to daka, | sound. the line has risen to daka, we will attempt to return to thomas shortly. the captain of a royal navy warship in the red sea has told the bbc that the attacks are becoming more deadly — with the houthis in yemen launching more ballistic and cruise missiles —— which are harder to defend

against.the houthis say they're targeting merchant vessels and warships in solidarity with palestinians in gaza. our defence correspondentjonathan beale is the firstjournalist tojoin the destroyer, hms diamond, while facing the threats in the red sea. security, security, security. this is coalition warship listening channel one—six. the royal navy's hms diamond, sailing in the red sea towards danger. they're here to protect merchant shipping and, for this mission, to escort a naval task group. and they're armed and ready. this task group has now entered the high threat area. and, as you can see, they're preparing to run the gauntlet with the houthis. in the operations room, the ship's nerve centre, they've already donned fire—protective clothing. with their powerful radar, they can track multiple objects from hundreds of miles away. and this is what happens when they identify a threat. firebomb, 293 at 165! siren sounds

the drills they've rehearsed many times before. air threat warning red, air threat warning red. | missile inbound to the ship, starboard quarter. - time to go, two minutes. but now it's deadly serious. this, one of two occasions we witnessed when the houthis fire ballistic missiles, travelling at more than three times the speed of sound. the missile has splashed the water north of the task group, therefore air threat warning now yellow, air threat warning now yellow. between the time it's fired and by the time it impacts, you've got about two minutes to react. that's why we're in state two, that's why we're wearing our clothing all the time, so that within that timeframe, we'll be in absolutely the right posture to be able to deal with those. but yeah, it can feel a bit intense. obviously, someone's trying to potentially shoot something at you. houthi drones are the other danger. that's a uav, faring 350 range. it's now got two airborne in the north. obviously, our position now, we anticipate they may come south.

air threat warning is... it's a potentially deadly version of hide and seek, but the drone doesn't spot them. this time, diamond hasn't fired its main sea viper missiles, but it's already shot down nine drones — seven of them injust one night injanuary. diamond's captain believes they have saved lives, but they haven't stopped increasingly sophisticated houthi attacks. it seems to me that they're using more advanced and more lethal weapons than they were in the earlier parts of the operation. and where are they getting those from? i couldn't tell you that, i'm afraid. i guess they're smuggled in from somewhere, but i'd be speculating. but diamond is looking out for suspicious activity. they board a dhow. it's declared stateless, but it's flying an iranian flag. the search finds nothing illegal. it's proving just as hard to stem the flow of weapons as to stop the houthi attacks.

jonathan beale, there. stay with us on bbc news. hello again. the weather this week are certainly going to be changeable. we will often have windy conditions. we will see spells of rain. and we are looking at some significant snow on the scottish hills, which could lead to some disruption on higher routes. in terms of the rainfall, you can see how much we are expecting in the next five days, with the lighter green colours indicating up to 80 millimetres possible in parts of south—west england. and at the moment we have this band of rain pushing north, bumping into the cold air in scotland so some snow the weather front bringing in some further rain later. in between, quite a lot of cloud with a scattering of snow showers in the north,

temperatures around 5—7 here, further south, 10—12. breezy through the irish sea. this is the weather front moving northwards as we go through the evening and overnight. some persistent rain with it, but on higher ground we will see that significant snowfall. about 300 metres or so, we could have 10—20 centimetres of snow, at lower levels, more likely to be rain and sleet, at sea level. this evening and overnight we have a weather front producing rain and snow. come south, we have another weather front producing rain. we will see some clear spells, quite a bit of cloud around, but for england, wales and northern ireland, overnight lows between 5—7, colder in scotland with temperatures closer to freezing or just below. tomorrow, that snow will eventually start to

peter out, windy in the north, quite a bit of dry weather, with that weather front still slowly pushing north eastwards through the course of the day. temperatures between 5—11 celsius. into wednesday, another area of the pressure comes in from the atlantic, windy across southern counties, especially the south—west approaches, this weather front pushing north, taking rain with it, and it'll be a blustery day, temperatures six in the north, to 10—11 in the south. as we head towards the end of the week and easter weekend, it will remain unsettled with showers at times, it will not be a wash—out, with temperatures rising a little bit.

live from london, this is bbc news. four gunmen accused of carrying out the moscow concert hall attack are charged with terrorism. intense fighting is reported around three hospitals in gaza. aid agencies say dozens of doctors and patients are displaced or detained. the uk home office launches a new international campaign to deter migrants from crossing the english channel in small boats. and in the west end sheridan smith on bringing her own life story to her latest role as a drunken legend on the verge of a breakdown. i have had that crisis _ on the verge of a breakdown. i have had that crisis and _ on the verge of a breakdown. i have had that crisis and the _ on the verge of a breakdown. i have had that crisis and the light - on the verge of a breakdown. i have had that crisis and the light before l had that crisis and the light before so there are definitely parts of myself, that i can bring to the

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