:00:00. > :00:00.broadcasting in the UK and around the world.
:00:00. > :00:10.The headlines: The Turkish President attacks the Dutch as Nazis,
:00:11. > :00:12.for blocking a campaign visit by the country's Foreign Minister.
:00:13. > :00:18.The UN warns of the largest humanitarian crisis
:00:19. > :00:34.20 million people face starvation in parts of Africa.
:00:35. > :00:40.as his BJP party wins a landslide in key state elections.
:00:41. > :00:42.And a record equalling 18th successive wins for England's rugby
:00:43. > :01:09.team as they thrash Scotland to retain their Six Nations title.
:01:10. > :01:11.An extraordinary diplomatic row between Turkey and the Netherlands
:01:12. > :01:14.It all began when a minister in President Erdogan's government
:01:15. > :01:16.was blocked from addressing a rally in Rotterdam.
:01:17. > :01:19.That prompted Mr Erdogan to describe the Dutch government,
:01:20. > :01:20.led by Mark Rutte, as "Nazi remnants".
:01:21. > :01:22.A second Turkish minister has now been stopped
:01:23. > :01:26.and in Ankara, the Dutch ambassador has been told he isn't welcome.
:01:27. > :01:48.and today Recep Tayyip Erdogan doled it out.
:01:49. > :01:53.After his Foreign Minister was blocked from landing
:01:54. > :01:55.in the Netherlands, President Erdogan hit back
:01:56. > :02:00.at the Dutch, his diplomacy typically undiplomatic.
:02:01. > :02:02.TRANSLATION: They don't know anything about politics
:02:03. > :02:12.They are Nazi remnants, they are fascists.
:02:13. > :02:17.to rally Turkish voters in the Netherlands
:02:18. > :02:21.before a referendum on boosting Mr Erdogan's powers.
:02:22. > :02:23.But with the Dutch election next week,
:02:24. > :02:29.the government there feared it could provoke tension
:02:30. > :02:31.and feed the anti-immigrant Geert Wilders.
:02:32. > :02:33.On the campaign trail, the Dutch Prime Minister
:02:34. > :02:36.said he wouldn't give in Turkish blackmail.
:02:37. > :02:44.he made clear that he threatened the Netherlands with sanctions,
:02:45. > :02:46.and of course we cannot negotiate under such threats.
:02:47. > :02:48.So then we decided, the Foreign Minister,
:02:49. > :02:51.the Flemish Prime Minister and myself in a conference call,
:02:52. > :02:54.that it was better for him not to come to the Netherlands.
:02:55. > :02:57.His country having been occupied by the Nazis,
:02:58. > :02:59.Mr Rutte reacted bluntly to the fascist comparison.
:03:00. > :03:05.I understand they're angry, but this is of course way out.
:03:06. > :03:08.Germany too was branded Nazis by Mr Erdogan
:03:09. > :03:15.unprecedented language among Nato allies.
:03:16. > :03:17.President Erdogan has an advantage with Europe,
:03:18. > :03:20.Turkey the most active route for migrants,
:03:21. > :03:23.and its role crucial to stemming the flow.
:03:24. > :03:25.He's used it as a bargaining chip, but the EU is getting
:03:26. > :03:30.increasingly frustrated with the Turkish strongman.
:03:31. > :03:32.This is a classic Erdogan political tactic -
:03:33. > :03:34.painting Turkey as the victim of Western oppression
:03:35. > :03:37.and himself as the protector of national pride.
:03:38. > :03:39.He thrives when he and his country are seen as the underdogs,
:03:40. > :03:41.and this growing stand-off with Europe will rally
:03:42. > :03:46.which he needs for a referendum victory.
:03:47. > :03:47.So vintage Erdogan, pleasing his supporters,
:03:48. > :03:49.horrifying his opponents, and reiterating the sense
:03:50. > :03:51.that polarised Turkey is drifting ever further from Europe.
:03:52. > :04:08.So why are Turkish officials taking these referendum rallies
:04:09. > :04:16.Over 6.5 million Turks live in Europe.
:04:17. > :04:20.Around 3.5 million of them live in Germany,
:04:21. > :04:24.and around 500,000 live in the Netherlands.
:04:25. > :04:29.says that in the most recent election,
:04:30. > :04:30.over 2.8 million Turkish citizens
:04:31. > :04:33.were eligible to vote at a Turkish Embassy abroad.
:04:34. > :04:39.in winning President Erdogan the powers he seeks.
:04:40. > :04:45.is President Erdogan being deliberately inflammatory?
:04:46. > :04:48.A question I put to a Turkish academic based in Europe.
:04:49. > :04:53.Oh, for sure, he is a master of provocation, both at home
:04:54. > :05:01.and abroad, and this is pre-election mode in Turkey,
:05:02. > :05:03.and also abroad as well, in a lot of the countries
:05:04. > :05:05.where the Turkish officials are travelling to,
:05:06. > :05:13.so it is a heightened mood of political polemic, if you will.
:05:14. > :05:18.And Erdogan is quite expert in making sure that
:05:19. > :05:27.these type of tensions do fit his political discourse and agenda,
:05:28. > :05:33.You mentioned the election that present anyone
:05:34. > :05:36.is holding next month - tell us about that election
:05:37. > :05:45.There will be a referendum on the 16th of April
:05:46. > :05:51.on a far-reaching constitutional change which, if accepted
:05:52. > :05:55.by the electorate, would effectively replace Turkey's existing system
:05:56. > :05:57.of parliamentary democracy with a strong executive
:05:58. > :06:07.So a lot is at stake, it is a major turning point for Turkey.
:06:08. > :06:09.Turkey has been governed with a parliamentary democracy
:06:10. > :06:12.for many, many decades, and so this would be
:06:13. > :06:22.So there's a lot on the line, and the government of
:06:23. > :06:26.President Erdogan is campaigning heavily, of course aided
:06:27. > :06:29.by the benefit of emergency laws that are in place at the moment,
:06:30. > :06:31.and part of the opposition that is muted or being in prison.
:06:32. > :06:48.Therefore, it is a very tense moment to go to the election.
:06:49. > :06:54.And for more analysis on this diplomatic spat,
:06:55. > :07:04.and what's behind it, you can go to our website.
:07:05. > :07:07.At least 40 people are reported to have been killed
:07:08. > :07:10.in twin bomb attacks in the heart of the Syrian capital Damascus.
:07:11. > :07:12.The bombs targeted buses carrying Iraqi pilgrims
:07:13. > :07:14.to the city's ancient cemetery, which houses Shia Muslim mausoleums.
:07:15. > :07:28.Our correspondent Richard Conway is at the scene.
:07:29. > :07:31.This is the largest attack to hit Damascus in some time.
:07:32. > :07:34.A suicide bomber detonated his device in this commercial district
:07:35. > :07:36.in the centre of Damascus, killing at least 40 people,
:07:37. > :07:39.The target was Shia pilgrims visiting a nearby cemetery.
:07:40. > :07:41.President Assad wants to present his country
:07:42. > :07:43.is returning to normal, but as you can see
:07:44. > :07:51.from the destruction, that's a long way off from happening.
:07:52. > :07:54.It's the largest humanitarian crisis since the end
:07:55. > :07:58.Now the United Nations is pleading for help to avoid catastrophe.
:07:59. > :08:00.20 million people are facing starvation in four countries
:08:01. > :08:01.including Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen.
:08:02. > :08:12.Our world affairs correspondent Richard Galpin has more.
:08:13. > :08:15.For months now, it's been known that millions of people,
:08:16. > :08:22.including this young baby in Yemen, have been starving.
:08:23. > :08:29.She was just four months old when a BBC team met her in December.
:08:30. > :08:32.Across Yemen, hundreds of thousands more children
:08:33. > :08:43.And the threat of mass starvation is affecting three other countries.
:08:44. > :08:45.This is a refugee camp in South Sudan,
:08:46. > :08:49.which, like Yemen, has been torn apart by conflict.
:08:50. > :08:52.Families forced to flee their homes and left with little to eat.
:08:53. > :08:56.Already, a famine has been officially declared here,
:08:57. > :09:03.with almost half the population in urgent need of help.
:09:04. > :09:06.We stand at a critical point in our history.
:09:07. > :09:08.Already, at the beginning of the year,
:09:09. > :09:12.we are facing the largest humanitarian crisis
:09:13. > :09:18.since the creation of the United Nations.
:09:19. > :09:20.Now more than 20 million people across four countries
:09:21. > :09:23.Without collective and coordinated global efforts,
:09:24. > :09:32.Of the huge number of people the UN says are now in danger,
:09:33. > :09:41.nearly 3 million in Somalia, and more than 14 million in Yemen.
:09:42. > :09:44.The UN is predicting that, without serious help,
:09:45. > :09:48.1.4 million people could die before the end of the year
:09:49. > :09:58.They're calling for ?3.6 billion to tackle this crisis.
:09:59. > :10:01.Aid agencies on the ground say at the moment they do not have
:10:02. > :10:03.enough money to deal with the rising demand for help.
:10:04. > :10:06.Apart from conflict, the other because of the crisis is drought.
:10:07. > :10:15.In this hospital alone, almost 50 children have died in two months,
:10:16. > :10:28.People have travelled almost two miles to get medical help. Most of
:10:29. > :10:32.the cases, the death is caused by dehydration. We are doing
:10:33. > :10:36.rehydration and giving antibiotics as well. While some basic aid is
:10:37. > :10:43.reaching those in need, it's nowhere near enough, so it's possible famine
:10:44. > :10:46.could be declared in all four countries - unprecedented in modern
:10:47. > :10:48.times. Richard Galpin, BBC News. A look at some more
:10:49. > :10:51.top stories this hour. An intruder carrying a backpack has
:10:52. > :10:54.been arrested by US Secret Service agents as he entered the grounds
:10:55. > :10:56.of the White House. The suspect gained entrance
:10:57. > :10:58.on the south side, near a portico from which Presidents
:10:59. > :11:04.often address the public. The backpack carried by the intruder
:11:05. > :11:07.was screened and searched, Italian police and protesters
:11:08. > :11:15.have clashed in the It's where thousands were
:11:16. > :11:18.demonstrating against the leader of the anti-immigrant
:11:19. > :11:20.Northern League party. Italian media says violence broke
:11:21. > :11:22.out when a group of masked Huge rival rallies have
:11:23. > :11:29.been taking place in The protests were for and against
:11:30. > :11:34.the country's disgraced president. Park Geun-Hye is said
:11:35. > :11:36.to be in a state of shock as her opponents press
:11:37. > :11:41.for criminal charges. Despite Friday's court ruling
:11:42. > :11:43.confirming her impeachment she remains inside the
:11:44. > :11:51.presidential compound. A female judge here in the UK
:11:52. > :11:54.is causing controversy, after warning women who get drunk
:11:55. > :11:56.that they are putting themselves at risk of being
:11:57. > :11:58.targeted by rapists. Her comments have been
:11:59. > :12:05.described by campaigners as "outrageous" and "misguided".
:12:06. > :12:09.Frankie McCamley reports. Jailed for six years
:12:10. > :12:12.for what police described but, sentencing,
:12:13. > :12:19.judge Lindsey Kushner used her final words before retiring
:12:20. > :12:26.to issue a rape warning to women. She said girls are perfectly
:12:27. > :12:28.entitled to drink themselves into the ground but should be aware
:12:29. > :12:31.of potential defendants to rape gravitate towards girls
:12:32. > :12:38.who have been drinking. If push comes to shove,
:12:39. > :12:41.a girl who has been drunk is less likely to be believed than
:12:42. > :12:44.one who is sober at the time. While many might see her comments
:12:45. > :12:47.as useful advice, others believe
:12:48. > :12:50.this is a backwards step. I'm very anxious that whatever
:12:51. > :12:53.message she meant to send, it's very clear that what it
:12:54. > :12:55.has sent is the message there is not much point
:12:56. > :12:58.in reporting. Whatever amount of drink
:12:59. > :13:03.you've had, do report - you will be treated
:13:04. > :13:08.better than this suggests. this woman now helps
:13:09. > :13:13.others through the ordeal. It makes all of us really
:13:14. > :13:17.quite angry, and not just because they're arrogant,
:13:18. > :13:22.factually incorrect comments, but it's one thing to go around
:13:23. > :13:24.making these comments when you sit in a court room all day,
:13:25. > :13:29.and you are engaging in one aspect of society without engaging
:13:30. > :13:31.with the women Judge Kushner is not
:13:32. > :13:42.the first to comment Other judges have faced
:13:43. > :13:45.criticism in the past. Campaigners, though,
:13:46. > :13:47.hope this will not stop other rape survivors from
:13:48. > :13:49.coming forward in the future. Stay with us on BBC News,
:13:50. > :13:53.still to come: Some flipping good news
:13:54. > :13:54.from Florida, the sea turtle returning to the
:13:55. > :14:15.ocean after an unhappy accident. The numbers of dead and wounded
:14:16. > :14:19.defied belief, this is the worst terrorist atrocity on European soil
:14:20. > :14:25.in modern times. In less than 24 hours, the Soviet
:14:26. > :14:31.Union lost an elderly leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure
:14:32. > :14:36.20 years his junior. We heard these gunshots from the gym, they came out
:14:37. > :14:44.of a fire exit, we will all petrified. James Ellroy, aged 41,
:14:45. > :14:53.sentenced to 99 years. He travelled from Memphis to Nashville in an
:14:54. > :14:58.eight car convoy. What does it feel like to be married at last. It feels
:14:59. > :15:00.fine, thank you. Is it going to change your life much? I don't know,
:15:01. > :15:07.I've never been married before. This is BBC World News Today,
:15:08. > :15:10.I'm Alpa Patel. The Turkish President
:15:11. > :15:14.attacks the Dutch as Nazis for blocking a campaign visit
:15:15. > :15:19.by the country's Foreign Minister. And the UN warns it's
:15:20. > :15:22.the largest humanitarian crisis with urgent action needed to
:15:23. > :15:32.counter famine in parts of Africa. The Indian Prime Minister
:15:33. > :15:34.Narendra Modi and his BJP party are celebrating
:15:35. > :15:36.after a landslide victory The state is the country's
:15:37. > :15:43.most populated - and influential. especially after his blunder over
:15:44. > :15:50.withdrawing high-value banknotes. And whose control over
:15:51. > :16:03.India is now absolute. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
:16:04. > :16:08.just delivered a stunning victory for his party in the country's
:16:09. > :16:12.political heartland, Uttar Pradesh, and at the BJP headquarters,
:16:13. > :16:20.it's time to celebrate. The party now controls more than
:16:21. > :16:24.half of India's state governments, leaving the opposition
:16:25. > :16:28.trailing in the dust. The people of Uttar Pradesh
:16:29. > :16:32.have put their faith TRANSLATION: His hard work
:16:33. > :16:38.speaks for itself. He's always working for our
:16:39. > :16:40.country's development. These might just be local elections,
:16:41. > :16:48.but there's a reason why the BJP and its supporters
:16:49. > :16:58.are so pleased with this victory. It means that Narendra Modi's
:16:59. > :17:00.grip over India It means that he has
:17:01. > :17:04.very few challengers looking ahead to the next
:17:05. > :17:07.general elections in 2019. And most of all, it means
:17:08. > :17:09.that he can take risky Late last year, Indians faced
:17:10. > :17:17.massive cash shortages after Mr Modi's shock decision
:17:18. > :17:22.to ban high-denomination banknotes. It effectively sucked out
:17:23. > :17:25.more than 80% of the total currency in circulation,
:17:26. > :17:28.creating hardship for many, But as these election results
:17:29. > :17:34.have shown, it has had little impact
:17:35. > :17:36.on the fortunes A giant green sea turtle has
:17:37. > :17:53.been returned to the sea off the Florida Keys,
:17:54. > :17:55.a month after becoming It's a triumph for workers
:17:56. > :17:58.at a turtle hospital who've worked hard to get the creature -
:17:59. > :18:02.who's at least 50 years old - Joy, as Jolly the female turtle
:18:03. > :18:13.is released back to the wild Jolly was named after the wildlife
:18:14. > :18:20.officers who helped rescue her from multiple crab trap
:18:21. > :18:25.lines last month. Weighing in at 150 kilos,
:18:26. > :18:28.she made a quick recovery from the partial amputation
:18:29. > :18:30.of her right rear flipper. The nesting season in
:18:31. > :18:36.Florida Keys starts in April. she can get out there in time
:18:37. > :18:42.to date and hopefully lay some eggs. Breeding is all the more crucial
:18:43. > :18:45.in view of the green sea turtles' listing as a threatened species
:18:46. > :18:50.in the Atlantic Ocean. It's really important
:18:51. > :18:52.to get a turtle this mature back out into the wild -
:18:53. > :18:55.they are sexually mature, and sea turtles aren't reproductive
:18:56. > :19:00.until they are 20 or 25 years old. Jolly is probably 50 plus years old,
:19:01. > :19:04.so that's when we want to make sure she gets out so she keeps
:19:05. > :19:07.making baby turtles. so well worth shelling out
:19:08. > :19:30.for her treatment and care. Jolly looking in good health there!
:19:31. > :19:34.Now the sport with Jessica, big day in rugby. Yes, huge day over in
:19:35. > :19:35.England, and that is where we are going to start.
:19:36. > :19:36.England have retained their Six Nations title
:19:37. > :19:39.with an emphatic 61-21 win over Scotland at Twickenham.
:19:40. > :19:40.The victory secures them the Calcutta Cup
:19:41. > :19:44.and equals New Zealands record of 18 straight test wins.
:19:45. > :19:50.It finished 61-21, Joe Wilson reports from Twickenham.
:19:51. > :19:56.At the start of this game, we were expecting a tight match, even the
:19:57. > :20:01.prospect of Scotland winning here for the first time since the 1980s.
:20:02. > :20:04.They have risen to third in the rankings, but at half-time in this
:20:05. > :20:08.match we knew the game was up. Scotland suffered from their own
:20:09. > :20:11.lack of discipline, one man in the sin bin in the second minute of the
:20:12. > :20:16.game, and they struggled with injuries. But above all that, there
:20:17. > :20:20.was Jonathan Joseph for England, exploiting any gaps with his
:20:21. > :20:25.skilful, powerful running, and when he is in full flow, it is a site to
:20:26. > :20:28.match any Twickenham has seen in over a century. From that point on,
:20:29. > :20:32.Scotland is never game up, they came back with tries in the second half,
:20:33. > :20:37.but the margin of victory made it a record in the fixture that goes back
:20:38. > :20:43.to the 1870s. Now, England have the Six Nations, but they are not done.
:20:44. > :20:47.Another win in Ireland in a final game of the Six Nations sets a
:20:48. > :20:50.record for consecutive test wins, but coach Eddie Jones, never to lose
:20:51. > :20:55.with England, says his sights towards the World Cup in 2019. We
:20:56. > :21:01.are only just beginning, is what he said at the conclusion of this game.
:21:02. > :21:05.The boys, today, fantastic, did it in style, clinical, ruthless
:21:06. > :21:10.performance. We asked the team to make a decision, and as a team we
:21:11. > :21:14.took a step forward today, but all eyes are next week now, I suppose.
:21:15. > :21:17.Six Nations away form with a bonus-point 40-18
:21:18. > :21:28.France will host Wales in Paris next Saturday, and they must concentrate
:21:29. > :21:32.on finishing in the top three for the first time since 2011.
:21:33. > :21:36.has come to an end at the quarterfinal stage.
:21:37. > :21:38.They were the first non-league side to reach the last eight
:21:39. > :21:42.But their brave efforts weren't enough
:21:43. > :21:53.against Premier League Arsenal at the Emirates.
:21:54. > :21:58.They held off their illustrious opponents until almost half-time.
:21:59. > :22:02.and the Gunners scored four more after the break,
:22:03. > :22:04.to secure their place in the semifinals.
:22:05. > :22:05.Earlier, Manchester City cruised passed Middlesbrough
:22:06. > :22:08.David Silva scored after three minutes,
:22:09. > :22:12.and Sergio Aguero sealed the victory in the second half.
:22:13. > :22:14.Hull City boosted their chances of Premier League survival
:22:15. > :22:19.Substitute Oumar Niasse scored twice
:22:20. > :22:22.to help Hull take an important three points.
:22:23. > :22:27.Swansea got a goal back but remain in 16th place.
:22:28. > :22:29.Everton continued their push for a top-six place
:22:30. > :22:34.Bournemouth finally have their first league win of 2017,
:22:35. > :22:39.thanks to a hat trick from Joshua King.
:22:40. > :22:42.The first Masters 1000 tournament of the year is under way
:22:43. > :22:47.these are the most prestigious events on the tour.
:22:48. > :22:57.is up against Canadian Vasek Pospisil in the second round.
:22:58. > :23:00.He will avoid some of the top players until the latter stages of
:23:01. > :23:08.the competition. I would say, you know, I have an
:23:09. > :23:14.opportunity to do well, you know, the bottom half of the draw is
:23:15. > :23:21.unbelievably strong, you know, the bottom quarter is probably one of
:23:22. > :23:25.the toughest that you will ever see! You know, and I am playing well, I
:23:26. > :23:32.feel fresh, I had to take a decent break after Melbourne and, yeah,
:23:33. > :23:36.hopefully I can play some good stuff. It is a place I have
:23:37. > :23:37.struggled in the past, my results have been inconsistent, hopefully I
:23:38. > :23:38.can do a bit better this year. That is all
:23:39. > :23:48.the sport for you, back to you, Al. The novels of Jane Austen
:23:49. > :23:50.are read all over the world. The author died young
:23:51. > :23:53.in her 40s, but until now, little has been known
:23:54. > :23:55.about what ended her life. Tests carried out on Austen's
:23:56. > :23:57.eyeglasses show the medicine she'd been taking could have contained
:23:58. > :24:00.arsenic, which may have Ben Moore has this
:24:01. > :24:05.exclusive report. For one of history's greatest
:24:06. > :24:07.writers, just reading her own novels would have been very difficult
:24:08. > :24:12.without these. Jane Austen's specs have been
:24:13. > :24:17.at the British Library for 20 years, but only now can
:24:18. > :24:20.they bring focus to her life. there were prescriptions
:24:21. > :24:26.similar to what we have today. So what we did was have
:24:27. > :24:29.somebody bring in a portable lensmeter so we could very,
:24:30. > :24:33.very carefully have it examined. The first pair are low perception,
:24:34. > :24:41.but her eyesight deteriorated. The final pair revealed
:24:42. > :24:43.that she would have had great This could help reveal the mystery
:24:44. > :24:47.of why she died so young. The possibility of her being
:24:48. > :24:49.poisoned accidentally We know now that arsenic poisoning
:24:50. > :24:56.can cause cataracts. Arsenic was often put into
:24:57. > :24:58.medication for other types of illness, so potentially
:24:59. > :25:01.for rheumatism, Using modern optometry,
:25:02. > :25:08.we are able to see just what Jane Austen's eyesight
:25:09. > :25:12.would have been like. I can only see my hand
:25:13. > :25:20.when it's about there. So that's what she needed,
:25:21. > :25:22.to correct her vision. The British Library wants
:25:23. > :25:25.optometrists to get in touch and through the eyes of one
:25:26. > :25:37.of our best-loved authors. During feeding time
:25:38. > :25:42.at this Chinese zoo, one little panda just
:25:43. > :25:48.can't find its snack. After a few prods with a stick,
:25:49. > :25:51.and some heavy coaxing, the panda finally discovers it
:25:52. > :26:11.and has a good old munch. Good evening. We had quite a bit of
:26:12. > :26:15.sunshine in the north-west and the South and east today, where the
:26:16. > :26:18.sunshine, it was lovely and warm. This sunshine El Arabi temperature
:26:19. > :26:19.to spring up to 18