staff vetting and transparency. the report was led by the former french foreign minister, catherine colonna. she also concluded that israel had yet to provide evidence to support its allegations that many unrwa staff belonged to the hamas militant group. ms colonna also said unwra played a unique and indispensable role in helping millions of palestinian refugees, and expressed confidence that the agency will accept the findings. what needs to be improved will be improved and i repeat, i am confident that implementing these measures will help deliver its mandate. i strongly encourage again the international community to be side—by—side with the agency so we can perform its mission. the report was met with critisicm by the israeli government. foreign ministry spokesperson oren marmorstein said the report "ignores the severity of the problem, and offers cosmetic solutions that do not deal with the enormous scope of hamas�*s infiltration of unrwa."

mr marmonstein went to call on donors not to give money to unrwa, but to fund other humanitarian organisations in gaza. the war has prompted protests on university campuses in the united states. in the last few hours there have been arrests at new york university after warnings from police. that follows protests at yale where dozens of students were also apprehended and also arrests that colombia university in new york which cancelled in—person classes on monday to ease tensions after a senior rabbi told jewish students it was not safe for them to be there. the white house issued a statement in light of the protests saying that while every american has the right to peaceful protest calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting jewish students and thejewish students and the jewish community students and thejewish community are blatantly anti—semitic, unconscionable and dangerous. they have no place on a college campus or anywhere in the united states of america. students on both sides say there has been a rise

in anti—semitic and islamophobic incidents since october seven. to haiti now where armed gangs launched fresh attacks on parts of the capital over the weekend. the traditional transitional presidential counsel could be sworn in as early as this week and that counsellors had to usherin and that counsellors had to usher in a new government and it is hoped stability for a country that has been marred by violence. the capital has seen a surge in violence since gangs launched co—ordinated attacks in february and stormed into haiti's two biggest prisons releasing more than 4000 inmates and some 90% of the capital is now undergoing control. the prime minister has been locked out of the country and the united nations say over 360,000 people are currently internally displaced. key ports and supply routes are blocked and supply routes are blocked and millions are going hungry.

we spoke about... did you have we spoke about... did youhave have just returned from haiti we just spoke to troops on the ground. could you describe what you saw? it ground. could you describe what ou saw? , . ., you saw? it is a devastating crisis and — you saw? it is a devastating crisis and complex - you saw? it is a devastating crisis and complex crisis - you saw? it is a devastating l crisis and complex crisis with a massive humanitarian impact. a report on full security shows 5 million people are acutely food insecure and more than i million of those in one of the highest sector which means they are not eating every day and it is a serious humanitarian crisis. it is centred in the capital, of course, but the crisis has implications beyond with an economic collapse, inflation, disruption to trade. indeed, a massive humanitarian crisis in the western hemisphere.- crisis in the western hemisphere. crisis in the western hemishere. , ., crisis in the western hemishere. , , hemisphere. did you get a sense of how peeple — hemisphere. did you get a sense of how people are _ hemisphere. did you get a sense of how people are coping, - of how people are coping, everyday haitians are coping?

many are not coping. and that is why we also have serious issues around malnutrition not least among children and people are suffering. i met women and girls in the north who had left the capital in the past few months and they left everything behind. they left with nothing and they have nothing and, of course, there are serious protection risks not least for young girls. they could be subject to trafficking and prostitution and it is important that we step in, not only on security and political front but also delivering a robust unitarian response to this crisis.— this crisis. and that is what the world _ this crisis. and that is what the world food _ this crisis. and that is what the world food programme this crisis. and that is what i the world food programme is doing on the ground. ifound it interesting that you had written that the world food programme only has enough food in the country to feed 175,000 people for a month. what are the difficulties right now? we are the difficulties right now? - are delivering still to around 500,000 a month but you're your

numbers are pointing to that we are running short. we have challenges in getting the port functioning and we need to bring in more staff via cargo flights and we don't have funding for that. so we're putting together a logistics package that hope will solve some of those constraints but we also hope that not only the airport in port—au—prince but also the seaport could open soon so we can begin using that. we cannot count on that so we need to diversify and find other ways. fix, so we need to diversify and find other ways. a transitional council may — find other ways. a transitional council may actually _ find other ways. a transitional council may actually start - find other ways. a transitional council may actually start at l council may actually start at some point this week, possibly. do you think that may bring stability? do you think that may bring stabili ? ., ., . , do you think that may bring stabili ? ., , ., stability? too early to say but, obviously, _ stability? too early to say but, obviously, that - stability? too early to say but, obviously, that is - stability? too early to sayj but, obviously, that is the political track that the international community needs to invest in. parallel to that to invest in. parallel to that to bring in the multinational force will be important to provide some relief on the security side. then again, none

of those two processes, legal or security will be successful unless we can deliver to the people through a robust humanitarian response and frankly also to do developmental work. the security crisis is intense in the capital but elsewhere you can do a different kind of work. we visit school projects where we not only provide food for children and children are returning to school we are also injecting resources into local economy and women are working in the kitchens and in the processing and we procure the food locally, to support local farmers. those kinds of concepts that go beyond only providing a meal a day to people but also providing self—reliance and also creating sustainability and economic activity are key. i sustainability and economic activity are key.— sustainability and economic activity are key. i want to ask ou as activity are key. i want to ask you as well — activity are key. i want to ask you as well about _ activity are key. i want to ask you as well about gaza - activity are key. i want to ask l you as well about gaza whether world food programme is also working i read that two convoys crossed into the territory last week and the organisation has said that a delivery is a soon expected to happen every day.

how much is this alleviating some of the suffering, the humanitarian suffering that we are seeing?— are seeing? the situation in the north — are seeing? the situation in the north is _ are seeing? the situation in the north is catastrophic - are seeing? the situation in| the north is catastrophic and we expect 300,000 people to be stuck there and starving on the verge of famine. we predict famine to be around the corner unless things change substantially. in the next few weeks. over the past three weeks. over the past three weeks we have been able to get more into the north. we are using a route along the fence where we have been able to get approximately ten trucks may be every other third or every third day into the north and distributed in an orderly and controlled way. we've also been able to open up four bakeries in the north ringing in fuel and gas to have them run and the wheat they need to bake. but we need to get to completely different volumes. we need at least 30 trucks a day and we are now operating ten every third day we need 30 trucks a day in order to avert a looming famine.—

trucks a day in order to avert a looming famine. with that, what then — a looming famine. with that, what then is _ a looming famine. with that, what then is your _ a looming famine. with that, what then is your message i a looming famine. with that, | what then is your message to the international community on what needs to be done? irate the international community on what needs to be done? we have the food we _ what needs to be done? we have the food we have _ what needs to be done? we have the food we have the _ what needs to be done? we have the food we have the capacity - the food we have the capacity and we have the logistics but we just need access. you need to open the ashdod route. we need to use more and more regularly this route to the north and we need to find a more sustainable solution to the situation across the strip. we are worried of course about the prospect of an operation in rafah and that is where we operate from in terms of all humanitarian is based there but also the people still there. we need to come to an end of this conflict and find peace.- conflict and find peace. thank ou so conflict and find peace. thank you so much _ conflict and find peace. thank you so much for— conflict and find peace. thank you so much forjoining - conflict and find peace. thank you so much forjoining us - you so much forjoining us today on bbc news. the first criminal trial

of a former us president is now under way in new york as the jury heard on opening statements on monday. the results of this could upend special counsel's jack smith case against the president. it is part of a busy week for justices who on monday grappled with the nation's homelessness crisis weighing up a ban on sleeping outside on in public being cruel and unusual punishment. a decision there is expected this summer. on tuesday the court will hear arguments will hear arguments on a case regarding whether starbucks will have to rehire fired union activists. they will also hear a case on a near total abortion ban in ashlee good. let's have a look now at some of the stories making news. the world health organization says contaminated cough syrup sold in several african countries is no longer on the market, and presents no �*immdiate public health risk.�* it follows a recall by nigeria

after testing found a batch of the benylin paediatric syrup contained unacceptable levels of the toxin diethylene glycol. kenya, rwanda, tanzania, zimbabwe and south africa also pulled the product from shelves. taiwan's east coast was struck by more than 80 earthquakes monday night into tuesday morning. the strongest: a 6.3 magnitude quake that rumbled buildings in the capital taipei, alsojolted rural hualien where at least 14 people died april third from a strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake. and a video shot by a driver in london, ontario, in canada, captured a train with several of its cars on fire late sunday night. no—one was injured, and the fire was extinguished within in an hour and twenty minutes, according to reports. authorities believe the blaze erupted after wooden railway ties inside of the cars caught fire. you're live with bbc news. returning out of the legal troubles donald trump is currently facing. the manhattan jury currently facing. the manhattan jury heard opening statements

in his criminal trial on monday. donald trump is accused of trying to cover up a $130,000 hush—money payment to adult film star stormy daniels leading up to his 2016 election win. he pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records and also denies having an affair with ms daniels. the prosecution alleges the payment was, quote: �*election fraud, pure and simple.�* the defence says that the former president had no personal involvement in the payments, adding that �*there�*s nothing illegal about trying to influence an election.�* mr trump spoke outside the courtroom after the trial wrapped up for the day. this is a biden witch—hunt to keep me from the campaign trail. so far it is not working because my poll numbers are higher than they ever been because the public understands that it is a witch—hunt. gary o�*donoghue followed monday�*s proceedings in new york. day one of the first—ever criminal trial of a former

president of the united states it opened with statements from the prosecution and the defence. the prosecution effectively saying that donald trump had cooked the books, that he covered up payments to stormy daniels in order to effect and bring about election interference before the 2016 election. the defence says no, nothing at all. there was no affair and also that he was not involved in that accounting process that brought about these falsifying business records. ourfirst these falsifying business records. our first witness on the stand, the man formally in charge of the national enquirer and a longtime friend of donald trump and someone who was involved in pain people who had negative stories about the former president effectively to stop them being published. to stop them being published. to stop them being published. to stop the damage being done. he will return to the stand but also before that happens the judge will rule on a gag order that the prosecution says donald trump has repeatedly,

repeatedly broken. and that is not to criticise people such as witnesses, jurors, family members and members of the court. today, donald trump also had another go at michael cohen, his former lawyer who is one of the star witnesses for the prosecution in this case and we will see whether or not donald trump is find for those alleged reaches of the gag order. there are big witnesses to come in this case not least stormy daniels herself. and whether or not the defence decide to put donald trump himself on the stand. that was very o�*donoghue reporting there. to hear more about how there. to hear more about how the trailers seen outside american borders i spoke to pascal fletcher, latin specialist at bbc monitoring. those courtroom sketches of donald trump has have gone right around the world. what reaction have

you been seeing in latin america? there is considerable interest across the continent right from mexico which you would expect right down to argentina in places like cuba. and the things we have seen, the prosecutors argue about orchestrating a criminal scheme to disrupt the presidential election in 2016, references to election fraud that made a lot of headlines today through the continent. other stories i have referred to this being a trial about for bribery and that is another term that resonates in latin america. it�*s not forget that over the years latin america has been quite sensitive about being lectured by us governments about things such as democracy in government and political propriety. so to see this cropping up in a trial in new york with such a public and controversial figure as donald trump, i think it generates a lot of interest and there is a sense it is notjust us. it happens in the

united states as well. there are other angles as well. the very fact that the judge in trial is of colombian origin has attracted a lot of interest and we have seen profiles of him and references to that. on all angles really a lot of interest in latin american media quite continuous interest over the last week and since the beginning ofjury selection. of course, all this coming in the run—up to and the presidential election. i wonder in regards to latin american leaders, for example, what do they feel about the prospect of another trump presidency? i think it depends on the ideological affiliations and viewpoints. again let�*s not forget that many major latin american governments, brazil, colombia, chile, venezuela, you have a left—wing government so they would probably not really want to see trump back in the presidency.

some have made it very clear, the brazilian president has said quite clearly a few weeks ago that he hopes biden wins. he has made it absolutely clear. on the other side of the political spectrum, the argentinian rightwing president has been, has made no secret of his friendliness towards donald trump. they met in february and the united states at a conservative event and they embraced and exchanged compliments. from other parts of the continent it has perhaps been slightly different reactions to the trial. the mexican president, while he would probably prefer to not see donald trump in the presidency is actually making it clear he does not agree with what is happening in this trial and he does not think, he said he thinks the legal and judicial consideration should not be used for political purpose. it is his own words. we�*ve also seen other presidents such as the el

salvadorian president questioning why this is currently happening and saying imagine if you saw the leading opposition presidential candidate in el salvador facing charges. what would people think? there are mixed reactions. it sometimes depends on the ideology blot being shown in this case and the possibility of another trump residency. it is interesting that you have a mixed reaction and consternation but despite that if you look at the latinos voters here in the united states for example in the polls, increasingly donald trump appears to be performing well. certainly that is something that pollsters in the united states have been picking up on and there is a lot of suggested reasons for that. we should start by saying that latinos in the united states are not a homogenous single group. there are many variations for example here in florida i think people there are more people who have an origin from venezuela and cuba and on the other side

of the us perhaps in the west in california they come more from mexico and central america. there are a lot of different views in the mix but traditionally latinos are perceived to lean towards democrats but there is a sense in the last few decades that that has been switching somewhat and this may have to do with different topics as well. again, pollsters still think democrats score highly on themes like healthcare and education but on other themes such as the economy or immigration or foreign policy it is a little bit more up for debate. a sense that perhaps president trump will make more ground among latinos and there is a perception perhaps that latinos are more conservative than other voters or have more conservative views so they may be less swayed on issues that appeal to democrats such

as abortion rights or climate change. what is certainly not in doubt is that the latino vote is definitely up for grabs and there will be a lot of further debate and work around this as we move towards the election. fascinating insights there. good to talk to you, pascal. dangerous floods across southern china are being blamed for at least four deaths, according to reports. ten are still missing. the area dubbed the "flood factory of the world" typically experiences summer flooding but the unusually heavy rainfall and raging storms started earlier than expected. scientists say the unpredictable and destructive storms are caused by climate change. the bbc�*s china correspondent laura bicker has more. powerful storms across southern china turned rivers into raging torrents. roads became fast flowing rapids cascading down village streets as hail the size of golf balls fell from the sky. watch the right hand corner

of the security camera. the bridge simply couldn�*t withstand the sheer force of the flood. the destruction became clearer in daylight, as did the number of people left stranded. some almost managed to sleep through their rescue, cradled from the worst of the rising floodwaters. but others cried for help as their streets were submerged. rescuers had to navigate their boats through a flooded urban landscape. tens of thousands of people were evacuated across the province. several regions stayed on alert as water levels rose over the weekend, drowning dozens of crops. 61—year—old huangjing rong couldn�*t save his farm from being swamped. translation: it was my home. everything is gone, all the seedlings are gone. i lost over 13,000 us dollars.

our fields over there are all flooded. guangdong is prone to floods, but not this early in the year. weather events in china have become more intense and unpredictable due to global warming. in guangdong, the clean—up can begin. officials will continue to monitor water levels in the hope that for now the worst has passed. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. lucy letby, the british nurse found guilty of the murder and attempted murder of babies in her care has applied for permission to appeal against her conviction. the 34—year—old was told last year she would spend the rest of her life in prison after she was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill a further six at the countess of chester hospital between 2015 and 2016. the application is considered by a panel ofjudges at the court

of appeal in london. one of the bbc�*s most prominent news presenters has resigned, nine months after newpaper reports emerged claiming he paid a young person for sexually explicit images. police said there was no illegality. the bbc says he is leaving on advice of his doctors. that�*s all from bbc news at ten here in edinburgh... this was the last time huw edwards appeared on air, back in july last year. he�*d been at the helm of the bbc�*s flagship news at ten for more than two decades. good evening. it�*s been a day of turmoil on the world�*s money markets. and we�*re live in washington, as donald trump celebrates a stunning victory over hillary clinton. tonight at ten, one of the biggest military operations of the past 20 years... today, the presenter resigned and left the bbc, nine months after allegations about his private life made headlines.

the bbc said: "after 40 years of service, huw has explained that his decision was made on the basis of medical advice from his doctors. the bbc has accepted his resignation, which it believes will allow all parties to move forward." the moment of crowning has arrived. huw edwards was more than just a regular presenter. he�*s been the face of the bbc through some of the nation�*s landmark moments. for the fourth time in the space of five years. he presented elections... and we�*re live in downing street, where borisjohnson... ..and held our hands through royal and state occasions, even announcing the death of queen elizabeth. the palace has just issued this statement. but a newspaper headline changed everything. last summer, the sun published a series of articles alleging that an unnamed bbc presenter had paid a young person to send what the paper described as "sordid images". within days, lawyers representing that person said it was totally wrong

and there was no truth in it. but speculation about who the unnamed bbc presenter was ended when huw edwards�* wife issued a statement revealing his name. she said he was suffering "severe mental health issues". police said there was no evidence anything illegal had taken place. but huw edwards remained suspended, and the bbc said its internal investigation into the presenter�*s behaviour would continue. there are 650... resolving the issue of whether he would return to screen has taken months, during which, it�*s believed huw edwards — the bbc�*s highest paid news presenter — continued to receive his salary, around £440,000 a year. welcome to windsor for this celebration... today, his 40—year career at the bbc is over. from reporting on politics for bbc wales to his prestigious role bringing the news to the nation, this is now the end of an era. coming up on newsnight, that�*s on bbc 2 right now. katie razzall, bbc news

this is bbc news. our colleagues in london will take overfrom here. iwill see colleagues in london will take over from here. i will see you soon. hello, there. we had some big weather contrasts across the uk on monday. now, for central and eastern parts of england, it was a cloudy day, with outbreaks of light and patchy rain around. it was a cold day, temperatures just seven or eight degrees, well below average for this time of the year, and, actually, these kind of temperatures are much closer to the averages you�*d see in february. so, if you thought it felt a bit wintry, well, you weren�*t too far off the mark, but it was a different story, further north. in scotland, we did have some brighter skies and some sunshine, and we had temperatures 16, 16.5 degrees or so in glasgow, so it was actually warmer than average here. now, the reason we�*ve got these kind of contrasts at the moment

is we do have some slightly milderair, coming in off the atlantic into generally western areas of the uk, but this trough in the jet stream across europe is dragging in cold, northerly winds across a good part of central and eastern england. really, there�*s not going to be a huge amount of change in that over the next few days. for many areas, particularly in the east, the weather is going to stay on the cold side. the next few hours, we�*ve got some clouds and patches of rain drifting southwards across england and wales, nothing too heavy, there might be a few mist patches along with that. clearing skies further north for scotland, northern ireland and northern england means it will be a bright, sunny and cold start to the day on tuesday. now, through the rest of the day, there�*s patchy rain slowly fizzling, as it works its way southeastwards. plenty of sunshine across the northern and western areas of the uk, and again, it�*s probably west scotland, through the central belt, into northern ireland and western fringes of england and wales, that will do the best for the temperatures, highs probably reaching 16 or 17, but cold for eastern scotland, central and eastern parts of england once again. now, for wednesday, probably a bit more cloud coming in off the north sea, maybe bringing a few patches of rain, the winds a bit stronger,

as well, so that will make its impact felt across the east coast of scotland and england. temperatures, nine degrees, but with those winds, it will feel cooler than that. again, some of the highest temperatures and some of the sunniest weather will be out west. now, heading towards the end of the week, and into the weekend, it looks like we will see something of a change, in that an area of low pressure looks set to move up from the south. so, this is going to be bringing more general outbreaks of rain. so, for those that have got quite chilly weather at the moment, we�*re swapping the chilly weather for wet weather, as we go into the weekend. maybe something drier and warmer next month.

voice-over: this is bbc news. we�*ll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. i�*m stephen sackur. acting is both an art and a craft. the words are written elsewhere, the action is directed by another but, ultimately, the power of the performance rests on the actor�*s ability to inhabit the role. so, what does it take to succeed in this precarious profession? well, my guest today, eddie marsan, is one

of the uk�*s most recognisable and popular actors across stage and screen. his roots are genuinely working class and that is something of a rarity in the performing arts. why? eddie marsan, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. nice to be here. you do seem to be that rare breed as an actor, a guy who is constantly, permanently busy. how do you manage it? i just... i think when i first started in drama school, i was always the guy who played the old man in the chekhov piece.

if there was a young, attractive young man played