sirjeffrey donaldson — the leader of the democratic unionist party in northern ireland — resigns after being charged with rape and other historical sexual offences. it's one year since the wall street journal reporter, evan gershkovich was detained in russia. his sister is spoken to the bbc. the uncertainty is very hard to deal with, but we just see evan and how strong he is. and a gown worn by marilyn monroe sells for over 300,000 dollars — eight times the estimated auction price. relatives of the wall streetjournal reporter, evan gersh—kovich, reporter, evan gershkovich, are marking the anniversary of his detention in russia. he is the first american to be charged with spying by the russian

authorities since the end of the cold war. the us government and the wall streetjournal have dismissed the charge — saying he's being used as a bargaining chip by moscow. we've been speaking to evan's sister danielle. it's really hard for him, but we're so proud of him. he's very resilient and he is working really hard to stay strong. he worries about us. we try to make sure that he knows that we're doing well. and he even recently sent women and his life some bouquets in his life some bouquets for international women's day, march eighth, which is really nice. paul, i want to ask you, his detention was extended for a fifth time this week. what can you tell us about that? it's a pattern we've seen since start of this. every two or three months, the russians produce him in court and ask for more time to investigate. we haven't seen any evidence through that whole process now.

it's been extended for another three months, which means we don't know when there will be a trial. so really, it's pretty foggy when you look forward and thatjust increases the urgency of bringing him home and increases the urgency of the us and russian governments and the other government that can be helpful figuring out a way to get him back. and paul, last time we spoke, we discussed also the prospect of a possible swap for evan. where do those discussions stand right now? well, we saw in early december the state department said that they made an offer for evan and for paul wieland, who's been there for five years, and the russians rejected it. since then, we saw president putin mention evan twice, once in his annual press conference and then at the end of his interview with tucker carlson. so we know there are conversations going on. obviously, it's appropriate that those happen quietly

and in secret. and we're not privy to them, but we're confident that they're happening and we just hope that they bear fruit soon. danielle, can i ask you about that as well, what the communication has been like with the white house as this process has been ongoing? well, we have heard several times the white house has made statements that they're serious about getting evan home, which is wonderful to hear. but we know that this is a conversation that's happening between governments. but we're very grateful to have contact from speaker team. and we were able to meet and speak with president biden and he personally promised our family that he's going to get evan home. earlier we spoke to gordon fairclough, world coverage chief at the wall streetjournal — where evan worked — about the moment he realised something was wrong a year ago.

it's just that awful feeling in the pit of your stomach, you feel like something's gone wrong but you don't know what it is. evan had missed a check and call and that set off a pretty frantic overnight search to try and find out where he was and what it happened to him, and ascertain whether he was safe and we didn't find out until the next morning when the russian security service announced that they had arrested him and were accusing him of espionage. find arrested him and were accusing him of espionage-_ arrested him and were accusing him of esionaae. �* , ., ., of espionage. and we understand from what the us ambassador _ of espionage. and we understand from what the us ambassador to _ of espionage. and we understand from what the us ambassador to russia - of espionage. and we understand from what the us ambassador to russia hasj what the us ambassador to russia has said that he is managing and he's in good health. from what you know about what he's like, his tenacity as a journalist, how do you think he's faring? i as a journalist, how do you think he's faring?— he's faring? i think he is, as his sister said. _ he's faring? i think he is, as his sister said, an _ he's faring? i think he is, as his sister said, an incredibly - he's faring? i think he is, as his i sister said, an incredibly resilient quy- sister said, an incredibly resilient guy. we can tell from the letters that he sending out that he certainly has retained his sense of humour which avoid all of our

spirits when he was with us in the london newsroom, so i hope that... it's obviously a terrible ordeal, he is a very strong person and i'm sure he'll come through it. find is a very strong person and i'm sure he'll come through it.— he'll come through it. and one of the thins he'll come through it. and one of the things his _ he'll come through it. and one of the things his sister _ he'll come through it. and one of the things his sister mentioned i he'll come through it. and one of| the things his sister mentioned in that clip, which he referred to is the fact that the kremlin said on thursday that there are discussions taking place over a possible exchange involving him. how much does that give you hope? we certainly try _ does that give you hope? - certainly try to be optimistic. there have been conversations going for a year now, and until he's home, we will not have done enough. but i am, i am optimistic. we will not have done enough. but i am, iam optimistic. we we will not have done enough. but i am, i am optimistic. we know that the two sides are talking, we know the two sides are talking, we know the russians have expressed multiple times and officials from president putin on down they are hoping to do some kind of a swap. find putin on down they are hoping to do some kind of a swap.— some kind of a swap. and the us has said that they're _

some kind of a swap. and the us has said that they're calling _ some kind of a swap. and the us has said that they're calling for _ some kind of a swap. and the us has said that they're calling for his - said that they're calling for his immediate release, that's something that's been said by antony blinken. are you satisfied with how much is being done to try and secure his release? i being done to try and secure his release? ~ , ., being done to try and secure his release? ~' , ., ~' ., being done to try and secure his release? ~ , ., ~' ., , ., release? i think, you know, everyone is doinu release? i think, you know, everyone is doing everything — release? i think, you know, everyone is doing everything that _ release? i think, you know, everyone is doing everything that they - release? i think, you know, everyone is doing everything that they can - is doing everything that they can possibly make of to make it happen. there are aspects of this, obviously negotiations between the governments that we are not privy to, but you know, i do take president biden at his word that this is a top irony for his administration. find his word that this is a top irony for his administration. and gordon, i have to for his administration. and gordon, i have to ask. _ for his administration. and gordon, i have to ask, does _ for his administration. and gordon, i have to ask, does this _ for his administration. and gordon, i have to ask, does this make - for his administration. and gordon, i have to ask, does this make you l i have to ask, does this make you pause and take stock that this is something that has happened to someone in your industry? it absolutely does, and i think it is frightening in two respects, it's a really brazen assault on press freedoms, it's also a really chilling example of the rise of false diplomacy where you see countries like russia taking captives to use for geopolitical gain, and it putsjournalists

gain, and it puts journalists all over the world at risk. find gain, and it puts journalists all over the world at risk. and 'ust finall , i over the world at risk. and 'ust finally, i knowi over the world at risk. and 'ust finally, i know you i over the world at risk. and just finally, i know you mentioned l over the world at risk. and just . finally, i know you mentioned that his letters kept his sense of humour. is there anything else in there that gave you something to smile about?— there that gave you something to smile about? ~ ., �* ~ ., smile about? well... i don't know if i would smile about? well... i don't know if i would say — smile about? well... i don't know if i would say smiling, _ smile about? well... i don't know if i would say smiling, but _ smile about? well... i don't know if i would say smiling, but certainly i i would say smiling, but certainly we know that he's meditating, he's reading, he's keeping himself busy. he's an incredibly curious, and thoughtful man and we just, we wish him the best and we want him back home with us as soon as we can. next, to one of last summer's big blockbuster movies — which swept the board during awards season. up until now though, people injapan haven't been able to see the film "oppenheimer". but today, that changed as it finally opened in cinemas there. the film tells the story of the scientist, j robert 0ppenheimer. he created the first atomic bomb,

which was later used against japan during the second world war, killing more than 200,000 people. it was seen as too controversial and sensitive a topic for the people of japan. well, our tokyo correspondent shaimaa khalil spoke to a hiroshima survivor who'd watched 0ppenheimer — and who said he was struck by the fact that the horrors inflicted injapan by the bomb weren't depicted in the film. translation: | thought _ the devastation of hiroshima would appear somewhere in the storyline of the film, but it didn't. there were only scenes in the united states. i wanted them to show and tell what happened in hiroshima. i wish they had shown the burnt ruins of hiroshima. the museum here has displays of how the children's heads were burnt, how their clothes were burnt. i wanted people in the us in particular to be able to see this. 0ne anti—nuclear campigner from hiroshima gave her thoughts on the film.

i was almost, like, offended in some scenes, like they are talking about hiroshima again and again, but in the meeting room, not thinking about people. let's hear more now from our correspondent shaimaa khalil in hiroshima. no location, no place is eerily more relevant to the 0ppenheimer story than here in hiroshima. the first atomic bomb fell nearly directly above the building behind me, known as the hiroshima peace memorial or the a—bomb dome. and for years, it has been meticulously preserved to be in the state it was in during that bombing. and over here is the motoyasu river. this is where thousands of people whose skin was burning at the time jumped in for refuge. 80 years on, the legacy ofj robert 0ppenheimer is felt here deeply here in hiroshima, and for months, people injapan couldn't see the film. not because it was just sensitive, it was very controversial,

and it may be one of this year's most celebrated motion pictures, but for the people here in hiroshima, it's felt much, much more deeply. the initial releasing of it worldwide coincided with the film barbie, and there was this cross—promotion called barbenheimer, if you remember, where people were dressed for barbie and dressed for 0ppenheimer and saw the films back to back. and for people here injapan, they thought this was insensitive. still to come on the world today ? after chinese e—retailer temu, does a u—turn on a cash �*giveaway�* offer —we talk to someone who enters we talk to someone who enters up to 50 competitions a day. star wars actorjohn boyega speaks for the first time about how the killing of his childhood friend — damilola taylor — shaped his life. around the world and across the uk, this is the world today on bbc news.

chinese e—retailer temu has significantly changed the terms of a cash giveaway after customers expressed concerns. participants in the promotion, which had gone viral on social media, were to receive up to £50, but by doing so had to agree to permanently hand over considerable amounts of personal data. the data regulator says it is considering such concerns, but temu insists what it is doing is standard industry practice. e—commerce director at the retail practice, eva pascoe, described what the original terms and conditions of the competition were. it says that you have to sign off the rights to your voice, likeness, biographical data, where you live, your behaviour in perpetuity, which is quite shocking because in gdpr circumstances, we have a law that retailers should not keep data more than necessary,

should limit holding the data, only use it for the specific purposes, and also the customer has got a right to withdraw consent. i'm not seeing on temu the right to withdraw consent, so if i was a parent of a young girl who just signed off her data for life, i would definitely request electronic output of what temu is holding and request to delete it because that's our right in europe. staying with competitions now, a couple in wales say they have scooped up nearly £80,000 worth of prizes, including luxury holidays, by entering up to 50 competitions a day. let's speak to one of them, kazzy minton. since march 2021, she and her husband lee have won 857 prizes worth £77,000. thank you so much forjoining us. i

got to ask, do you have the most amazing strategy, or are you just really, really lucky? i amazing strategy, or are you 'ust really, really lucky?i really, really lucky? ithink it's a bit of both _ really, really lucky? ithink it's a bit of both probably. _ really, really lucky? ithink it's a bit of both probably. but - really, really lucky? i think it's a | bit of both probably. but i belong to a community called lucky learners, i also subscribe to a magazine called commerce news, and those communities and those two places just give me everything i need, really. they advertise competitions you can enter, they tell us sort of things we can buy, and we just are really supportive joyful group of people to belong to. now i'm going to ask you, about the temu competition injust a moment, i've never won anything in my life, so to make us alljealous what are your favourite things that you won? 0ne your favourite things that you won? one of my favourite thing to something my husband one, actually, and that was a vacation to qatar, we were on an island off the coast of

qatar, having all our needs catered for. and i also had a fabulous trip to norway last year, we'd visit norway. they took me over there, treated me beautiful and i lived for a week without a watch or a phone, under the midnight sun. it was wonderful. under the midnight sun. it was wonderful-— under the midnight sun. it was wonderful. , , ., , , , wonderful. 0h, 'ust stop it. this is 'ust too wonderful. 0h, 'ust stop it. this is just too much. — wonderful. oh, just stop it. this is just too much, i— wonderful. oh, just stop it. this is just too much, i can't _ wonderful. oh, just stop it. this is just too much, i can't deal- wonderful. oh, just stop it. this is just too much, i can't deal with . just too much, i can't deal with this, the megabytes is too much. but i'll bring you back to the temu competition, would you have ever enter that?— competition, would you have ever enterthat? ., , ., ., enter that? that competition to me sounds more _ enter that? that competition to me sounds more like _ enter that? that competition to me sounds more like a _ enter that? that competition to me sounds more like a pyramid - enter that? that competition to me | sounds more like a pyramid scheme sort of thing, that's nothing that we would get involved in in the group i'm with. we wouldn't be doing to competitions either. it's much more about buying a product that has a competition in it and entering that way, or making a little video or writing something creative, it's much more the brands we know and love, certainly would never have

entered temu, i've never bought anything off them either. in a coule anything off them either. in a coople of _ anything off them either. in a couple of sentences - anything off them either. in a couple of sentences then, give us your advice. couple of sentences then, give us youradvice. if couple of sentences then, give us your advice. if someone wants to be as lucky as you, what your tactic? the tactic would be to join a group of supported, like—minded people, like lucky learners, gather a tribe of people around you that think the same, feel the same, and hope some lovely prizes pop in. i same, feelthe same, and hope some lovely prizes pop in.— lovely prizes pop in. i couldn't have ut lovely prizes pop in. i couldn't have put it — lovely prizes pop in. i couldn't have put it better— lovely prizes pop in. i couldn't have put it better myself, - lovely prizes pop in. i couldn't have put it better myself, the| have put it better myself, the luckiest woman in the world, thank you. luckiest woman in the world, thank ou. . ~' luckiest woman in the world, thank ou. . ~ , ., a dress worn by marilyn monroe has sold for eight times the estimated auction price. the pink pucci long—sleeved gown of silkjersey, which has a rope and crystal tassle belt, was sold for $325,000 us in los angeles, california. it was made for the us department store saks fifth avenue in new york by the italian fashion designer emilio pucci.

the auction also saw a burgundy smoking jacket with black silk pyjamas and slippers owned by playboy founder hugh hefner sell for more than 15 times the estimate. thanks for wit being with us here and watching the world today. ten—year—old damilola taylor had moved to london from nigeria with his mother and siblings, but on his way back from a library, he was attacked and slashed with a broken bottle on a stairwell in peckham, south london. now the star wars actorjohn boyega has spoken publicly for the first time about how the death of his childhood friend damilola affected him, calling it "life—changing". he's told the bbc that the recent death of damilola's father, the campaigner richard taylor, had "motivated" him to speak about his experience. he says the tragedy has "shaped" him through the years. he was one of the last people to see ten—year—old damilola alive before the fatal stabbing in november 2000. he's spoken tojohn wilson

from radio 4's last word podcast. let's listen to what he had to say. ijust remember damilola with a silverjacket... he chuckles ..running through the playground of oliver goldsmith primary school, already sweating as if he just had to run a marathon. and it's near enough 9am in the morning, drinking from the water fountains, flirting with my bloody sister... he laughs ..and just being around us and cracking jokes and being flamboyant and charismatic. and ijust remember him being a big personality. i mean, it was such a short time, but everybody knew he was this new kid in school and he came straight from nigeria. so there was something about that energy that, you know, in the nigerian community, especially in the yoruba community, is like, protect this guy and make sure he's good. that's your brother. that was kind of a language that was used at the time. i don't think you've really ever spoken publicly about your relationship with damilola. no, i haven't, you know, on purpose too. i'm quite private in general, but on richard taylor's passing, ijust was so kind of motivated

to speak up because now, now he's gone. if i don't speak out now, when am i ever going to speak up? myself and my sister was one of the last people that was with damilola taylor on the very day. and ijust think from the hours we left him in peckham to the hours for when i went home and then the police was at our door was definitely life—changing for me. he had been at the library, i think, before heading home. were you with him there? we were literallyjust with him right before he went to the library. it was me, grace and damilola, and damilola basically went one route and so we kind of split paths. and once i got home a few hours from then, the police was at our door. and what was your reaction when you heard? i was so young, but ijust remember thinking i didn't know that mortality worked that swiftly, that the days kind ofjust went on and then somebody was gone instantly. somebody that i just saw, somebody that i just spoke to. but it was definitely hard. we talk on the memories. we talk on the trauma, you know,

and try and get over it. because to be involved in that way, even in passing, it makes you feel like you're inches away from something so, so tragic. but also to keep the memory of damilola taylor alive, because that was a funny, very energetic guy that everybody really, really loved in the community. and if you're in the uk and would like to listen to that full interview betweenjohn boyega and john wilson, visit radio 4's last word on the bbc sounds app. stay with us here on bbc news. beyonce has released her newest album today, and her first ever country album, titled cowboy carter. across her previous albums, she has already sold over 200 million records whilst racking up 22 top ten singles

on the billboard charts. and that includes nine number—one hit singles. she's also accumulated great critical acclaim, having last year achieved the record for individual grammy awards at 32. earlier, i spoke to? ?julie williams, a country singer and songwriter in nashville, for her reaction to beyonce's new album. i am ecstatic. i mean, the energy here in nashville, especially in the black country music scene, is electric. we are just excited for people to discover a side of country music that they haven't heard before. yes, and beyonce has said, hasn't she, that she was moved to do this. part of the reason for it was that she had felt previously not welcomed. how marginalised have black women been in country music? i mean, black country women, you can just look at the stats, are played less than 1% on country music radio. black folks built country music.

the banjo was an instrument that was created by enslaved people, and much of the sound that we think of as early country music actually came from minstrel shows. so black folks were part of the creation of it, but have not been seen or uplifted or given the time of day by the industry in many years. so we're really looking forward to this album for people to just have a spotlight who haven't before, but also to just dive into the rich music history that she covers in this album, from featuring linda martell, the first black woman to sing at the grand ole 0pry, to featuring some of the up—and—coming black artists that are out here doing the work. so just so excited for everyone to hear it and to dive in. are you surprised, julie, at the criticism, even backlash that beyonce previously received from mainstream country music community? i am disappointed, but i am not surprised. i can't tell you the amount of times

that i've come into writers rooms here or have been on stages where people have said, "why are you doing country music? why country? " and i don't think that question is being asked to other people when they say that they're a country music artist. so i'm not surprised by it at all, and, you know, i think it takes someone with extreme strength to turn a moment of hurt and of sorrow into something as beautiful as this album. and ijust... if you like this album, i really encourage you to dive into the rich world of black country music because you'll find a lot of stories that you haven't heard, that even if you're not a country fan, you might find yourself listening along and really enjoying it.

this town is set in the west midlands of the 1980s as the two tone music scene was exploding into the pop charts are against a backdrop of civil unrest. they began to fund their voices. harminica music. a new musical movement dominated the charts, 2—tone. this set in birmingham and covering tree in 1991, uses music as a backdrop to the social upheaval. we stayed out all night, get caught up we stayed out all night, get caught up in our riot, talk about some girl, i'm in love with her.

growing up in birmingham you're kind of exposed _ growing up in birmingham you're kind of exposed to it very early on, you know _ of exposed to it very early on, you know it _ of exposed to it very early on, you know it through your parents and through— know it through your parents and throughjust going to know it through your parents and through just going to the know it through your parents and throughjust going to the pub. of course what they really hope is that this will be as successful as the last programme that the same people made set here in birmingham and that was peaky blinders. the man behind both that and this is stephen knight, he has also bought a news film studio in his home city. i want this to be a — film studio in his home city. i want this to be a city — film studio in his home city. i want this to be a city of _ film studio in his home city. i want this to be a city of choice - film studio in his home city. i want this to be a city of choice for - this to be a city of choice for people making anything, it's very much birmingham and coventry are characters in it, if you like. so we're shooting it here, shooting what's left of what was there then. the west midlands has changed massively since the early 80s but some things have changed the same.

the tower blocks and the region's musical heritage. that drama on bbc one on sunday, thanks for keeping me company here on the world today, luis is coming up next with the context, stay with us here on bbc news. hello there, good evening. it's been a day of sunshine and showers. some of the showers heavy and thundery, even some hail mixed in at times, too. some beautiful rainbows, though, spotted by our weather watchers from across the uk. and for the rest of the bank holiday weekend, still sunny spells and showers, but fewer showers than we saw today. and it will feel warmer, more sunshine and lighter winds.

but watch out for some more rain towards the south as we head through bank holiday monday. i'll have more on that injust a moment. now, overnight tonight, still breezy for a while across england and wales, but the winds will ease down. we'll see a scattering of the showers out towards the west, perhaps a bit more cloud for eastern coastal areas, but with clearing skies, there'll be some patches of frost around and maybe a bit of mist and fog into tomorrow morning. so a cold start to the day on saturday. now, our area of low pressure is gradually pulling away towards the west, so the wind is lightening, but it does allow for this weather front to graze parts of east anglia and kent, as well, as we head into saturday morning. so maybe a little bit of patchy rain here and probably more cloud, but it will brighten up as we head through the afternoon. there will be a lot of dry weather around on saturday and plenty of sunshine as well, but more showers could develop through the afternoon. they're most likely out towards the north and the west. it will feel a bit warmer. highs of around 12—14 celsius, locally i think we'll probably see 15, too. as we head through saturday night and into sunday morning, don't forget the clocks spring forward, so we'll see some dark mornings for a while, but much lighter evenings of course. into sunday morning,

and we could start off with some patches of mist and fog from the midlands up to the vale of york. a lot of dry weather around and plenty of sunshine on sunday, but cloudier and cooler with more of an easterly breeze blowing towards north sea—facing coasts. again possibly some more showers for western wales and down through the south—west of england. temperatures again 12—14 degrees celsius, but then we look towards the south as we head into bank holiday monday to see this area of low pressure bring some outbreaks of rain across england and wales. now still some uncertainty in the forecast, so do keep checking. but it could be quite wet for england and wales on bank holiday monday, but drierfurther north, with the best of the brightness perhaps across parts of western scotland and northern ireland. again, it's cloudier and it's cooler with that easterly wind for north sea coasts. bye— bye.

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the context on bbc news. trying to come to terms the political significance that donaldson has resigned as party leader and has been suspended. nobody at all saw this coming until we had a statement from the police service of northern ireland this morning, saying that a 61—year—old man had been arrested and charged over those offences. it has caused tremendous shock not just myself personally— or my colleagues within the dup, but for the community right - across northern ireland. it came as a great shock. sirjeffrey donaldson has been charged with rape other historical offences. he's resigned as leader of the dup. what now for unionist politics in northern ireland? also, americanjournalist evan gershkovich has been held in a tussian prison — accused of spying —

also, americanjournalist evan gershkovich has been held