minister resigns, m1 minister resigns, m minister resigns, throwin . the feature minister resigns, throwin the feature of _ minister resigns, throwing the feature of the - _ minister resigns, i throwing the feature of the scottish nationalists government into doubt. i am not willing to trade my values and principles or do deals with whomever simply for attaining power. the race is on in india, as the world's biggest election gets into full swing. and jet—setter cuddlies take to the skies — a plane full of hundreds of toy giraffes hopes to raise money for great ormond street hospital. time for a look at the business news now with ben thompson. how do i follow those giraffes? i'm sure you can try! let's start with tesla — the company's boss, elon musk, has left beijing, where he was on a surprise visit. in his second trip in less than a year the tech billionaire met with china's number two official, premier li qiang, who is reported to have described tesla's business in the country as a "successful example"

of economic co—operation. mr musk said tesla is looking for "more win—win results". according to reports, he has won approval from the chinese authorities for the enabling of a self—driving feature on tesla cars in the country. the news has sent shares up as high as 13% in early trading in new york. let's get the details from michelle, who is standing by in new york. that is the issue, one of those self driving features on the car with a sort of holding them back by not being able to deploy it. the news that elon musk once that they can roll that out in china. it is that elon musk once that they can roll that out in china.— roll that out in china. it is all to do with chinese _ roll that out in china. it is all to do with chinese data _ roll that out in china. it is all to do with chinese data security i do with chinese data security requirements. overthe do with chinese data security requirements. over the weekend, we saw the authority that kind of grants permissions when it comes to data security... remember, these cars are basically computers on four

wheels, they collect a lot of information when you are using the self driving systems. how you park, where you go, all of that data is captured by the car—makers. the chinese government has a body in place that kind of gives licences or permissions and two of tesla's cars were granted that permission over the weekend, along with several chinese car—makers as well. this is a big step for the company because it allows some of the restrictions currently in place on its full self driving technology to kind of be lifted and for all of those, if you like, advancements to be fully available to chinese consumers. testable be hoping this sets them apart from some of those cheaper chinese rivals who were stealing some of the market from tesla. it is a win that tesla _ some of the market from tesla. it 3 a win that tesla could use right now. if you look back at the most recent quarterly sales, it was the worst figure they had put out there

in several years. a big part of that story is the chinese market, where competition is extremely fierce. we saw recently, although be wide deep, a chinese electric vehicle maker, posted some poor results recently, they did surpass tesla as the well�*s biggest seller of electric vehicles. that gives you an idea of how far the chinese market has come in recent years, but also how fierce the competition is locally. given the competition is locally. given the importance of that market to tesla, it is a win that tesla needs. thank you for that. let's head to turkey, where the national airline has announced that it is negotiating with both airbus and boeing about buying over 200 aircraft as part of its expansion plans. turkish airlines has also signed an agreement with rolls royce for the domestic manufacturing of aircraft components, valued at approximately us$20 billion. let's head live to ankara and speak to the independent

journalist victoria craig. victoria, it is all about that strategic partnership, but this feels more about economics than anything else. just feels more about economics than anything else-— anything else. just explain. it is alwa s anything else. just explain. it is always about — anything else. just explain. it is always about economics - anything else. just explain. it is always about economics here i anything else. just explain. it is always about economics here ini always about economics here in turkey. that is exact right, the turkish airlines chairman today at a press conference, one of the first things he said is that part of this increase in strategic partnership with these two companies is aimed at bringing in more foreign currency into turkey, that is helping to reduce the account deficit. basically, the country spends more money bringing in goods than exporting them. this is a long burning issue here in turkey, so turkish airlines sees its role in helping that process. he also talked about how the strategic partnership will produce jobs and skills by

bringing more manufacturing here, bringing more manufacturing here, bringing those partnerships with airbus and rolls—royce to domestically produce more of the area craft components. as you say, this is reported to be worth about $20 billion, but executives at the press conference today make sure to stress that that is economic value that this could create here in turkey, and that number could be significantly higher depending on how all sides perform, could also be lower. that is a number that we will have to wait and see how it plays out. , ., , ., out. this involves both boeing and airbus, out. this involves both boeing and airbus. and _ out. this involves both boeing and airbus, and those _ out. this involves both boeing and airbus, and those allies _ out. this involves both boeing and airbus, and those allies have - out. this involves both boeing and airbus, and those allies have been struggling to get the planes that they need and also boeing facing those documented problems. did they refer to that, about whether they can get to what they want, and any concerns about boeing being a supplier? concerns about boeing being a su lier? , supplier? they did. the turkish airlines chairman _ supplier? they did. the turkish airlines chairman again - supplier? they did. the turkish

airlines chairman again saying i supplier? they did. the turkish i airlines chairman again saying that he hasn't close the door, the company hasn't close the door on any bids from boeing to acquire more jenz, despite the safety concerns that have been plaguing the company for the last several months. normally he said that the company would split how manyjets it has between airbus and boeing. obviously, airbus would be happy, i think, to increase their numbers. boeing declined to comment on the turkish airlines boss's comments today. but they do not want to book all of their eggs in one basket, they open to proposals from boeing for more aircraft acquisitions. he is watching how they tackled the safety concerns that have been going on, but also watching erebus closely because they have been having their own manufacturing problems, difficulties in like in supply chain

issues that have been plaguing several industries for the last several industries for the last several years. several industries for the last severalyears. both several industries for the last several years. both aircraft makers have their own manufacturing issues, two very different things. but the companies are not ruling anything out. ., ~ , ., now, a bit of a roller coaster for the japanese yen. the value of the currency fell against the dollar to its lowest level in over 30 years. it slipped past 160 yen to the dollar for the first time since 1990, before rebounding in a move currency traders suspect was a result of official intervention. japan's top currency diplomat masato kanda declined to comment when asked if authorities had intervened. i asked kathleen brooks, research director at xtb, whether she thought there had been an intervention by the japanese financial authorities. oh, absolutely. i mean, it's got all the hallmarks of it. it is the national holiday injapan today. so there were no fundamental

drivers, no economic data. we had the bank ofjapan meeting on friday where they said that they wouldn't hike interest rates for some time. that's what's driving the weakness in the yen. so hence today's volatility has very much got the sign of intervention all over it i think. yeah. and interesting, even though that currency official declined to comment, what he did say was that the declines in the yen since late last week are excessive volatility driven by speculative trading. so they were very conscious of it and it seems they have done something about it. the yen down about 11% so far this year. yeah, absolutely. i think, you know, whilst the bank of japan last week actually played down a bit of the yen weakness and the significance on the economy, because obviously it has some benefits to the economy. it's a great time to visitjapan, it's quite cheap for us. tourism is booming there. exports are doing quite well as well. you know, the very fact that the official wouldn't officially comment, well, that is a comment in itself, in my view. and, you know, the the general weakness of the yen is probably justified.

there's a big interest rate differential betweenjapan and the us. that's why the yen is weakening. but when you see moves of about 1%, it may not sound like a lot, but that is really huge in fx terms. so this, i think i think we would expect a bit more volatility to come. if the market tests the bank of japan's resolve again or the ministry of finance's resolve again and actually tries to push that yen up, i think it's going to be a very volatile currency for some time. it is interesting to see this play out in real time, isn't it? their policy responses pretty limited, because reminders about the state of japan's economy. they are heavily in debt, so they have to be careful, so their options are few and far between. their options are few and far between-— their options are few and far between. ~ ,,., , ., ., ., between. absolutely. you are dead ri . ht between. absolutely. you are dead right there- — between. absolutely. you are dead right there- in _ between. absolutely. you are dead right there. in traits _ between. absolutely. you are dead right there. in traits are _ between. absolutely. you are dead right there. in traits are between i right there. in traits are between 0% and 0.1%, having just left negative interest rates. higher rates are unlikely. they are

unlikely to hike interest rates any time soon, which will not bolster the yen in anyway. what they do have is over $1 trillion in fx reserves, so they could buy the currency to support it in the market in the next few months. they have the firepower to do that, but it is whether it has that big influence. the fx market is huge, it is well over $4 trillion a day turnover, so the market can always fight the bank of japan. they may not be fighting the fed any more, it might turn its attention to the bank ofjapan. those are your top business stories.

mps in the uk will soon start debate assisted dying for the first time in almost two years today, after a petition — backed by dame esther rantzen — secured more than

200,000 signatures. our correspondent graham satchell has the background. esther rantzen's daughter, rebecca wilcox, in downing street, delivering a petition with 200,000 signatures demanding a change in the law to allow assisted dying. dame esther has terminal lung cancer and wants the choice to have what she calls a dignified death. the peace it would give ourfamily and my mum to know that her future has a dignified, pain—free end, it's huge. i know i keep saying the word huge, but it's just so massive that it's beyond words. campaigners say any new law would have strict safeguards. assisted dying would only be available for mentally competent adults with a terminal illness and would require two doctors to confirm the person is expected to die within six months.

opponents of assisted dying say however the law is constructed, it could put unbearable pressure on the more vulnerable. disability campaigner baroness tanni grey—thompson fears changing the law could see some people being coerced into pursuing assisted dying. there's a huge number of people who aren't vocal, who don't feel they have choice, who feel they're a burden and are really worried, certainly around disabled people, are worried that if the law does change, then they will be encouraged to end their lives, whether they've got a terminal diagnosis or not. today's debate in westminster hall comes as otherjurisdictions in the british isles are actively considering a change in the law. scotland, the isle of man and jersey are all currently debating whether to legalise assisted dying. graham satchell, bbc news. let's get more from our correspondent, ellie price.

that debate has just got under way in the house of commons, i believe, in the house of commons, i believe, in the house of commons, i believe, in the last few minutes. it is something that will have to be handled incredibly sensitively, but where do you think the politicians are on the two sites that resort outlined in graham's report? those who are concerned that vulnerable people may be coerced into taking this route. the honest truth is that the debate today will bring the issue back into the headlines again, but it won't make any real difference to legislation. there will be no vote at the end of it. as you say, it is an opportunity for politicians on both sides of the debate to talk about the issues and exact what it means. i think it is quite interesting that the debate itself was opened with an mp explaining that there is a shift, as she sees it, in the public opinion on all this, and it is certainly something that has been talked about more in the newspapers, by the media in the

uk in the last couple of years. as to exactly what the uk's position should be. you heard that in grandpa's's peace there that it is still illegal here in england, as well as wales and northern ireland, but in scotland there is some movement by the scottish parliament, a bill was brought forward. it hasn't been voted on there, but a suggestion that there is movement there. there is also a debate in jersey and the isle of man. if the rules change there, how may it change here? for what it is worth, todayis change here? for what it is worth, today is more about talking about it, but how that shifts the political dial remains to be seen. keir starmer, the labour leader has said that if labour win the next general election, which could be in the next year or so, labour would offer a free vote on it. downing street, so the conservatives, are a

bit more reticent to see what the position would be. but the political position would be. but the political position on both of the major political parties here is that it would be a free vote, should it come to parliament. it would need to get parliamentary time, so there our political muscle nations going on which getaway from the nitty—gritty of the actual argument. which getaway from the nitty-gritty of the actual argument.— the bbc is on the road covering the indian elections, the world's biggest election. prime minister narendra modi hopes to win a third successive term, but opposition parties says indians face the loss of many of their freedoms if he stays in power. three years ago, covid ravaged india. and while it made the state of health care in the country a part of the political discourse back then, in this first general election since the pandemic, health care does not seem to be a major issue on the campaign trail. a short time ago i spoke to our south asia correspondent, samira hussain, about this issue of health care. we went to two states. we're here in the state of bihar, and we also went to the southern

state of kerala. now these two states are on polar opposites when it comes to the level of health care that they offer the people within their state. and we went there specifically look to look at the issue of health care overall in the context of these elections. more than 600 days of protesting and still no change. blocking traffic, desperate to be heard. even after the deadly pandemic, the state of health care in this part of rural bihar remains in shambles. covid was so bad that people were dying like stray dogs. there were no facilities. private doctors had fled. we were told to take the patient home. there was no treatment available. three years ago, covid brought the world to its knees. india's healthcare system was pushed way beyond capacity. an unimaginable number of dead.

this man's grief is only bearable when praying. he blames himself for his wife's death. she was my wife. protecting her was my responsibility. what can i say? if a doctor saw her, if she had oxygen, she wouldn't have died. this is my trauma. the feeling here is that no lessons were learned post—covid. take a look at these empty, dusty beds. this entire building was meant to be a trauma centre. but look, the operating theatre — locked. over here, x—ray machine area — also locked. it has not been working as a trauma centre since it was built in 2004. in fact, right now it's being used partly for primary health care. move from the north to india's southern states and not even kerala, with its superior health care, was spared the wrath of covid.

since the pandemic, this rural community health centre has made significant upgrades, new isolation ward, lab, and revamped outpatient clinic. a noticeable difference in the level of care. the facilities in the centre are good, but some antibiotics are usually unavailable and this needs to be sorted out for the hospital. the waiting times have come down drastically. other facilities are also available. the infrastructure has also improved. such is the divide in india, where parts of the country were able to rebuild while others could not. we will keep all of this in mind when we are voting. whichever political party works on this will get our vote. the pandemic brought the dire state of health care into the spotlight. and even after its

devastating impacts, health care remains absent as a major issue on the campaign trail. samira hussein, bbc news, bihar. both the political parties are putting health care in their political manifestos, but it doesn't really appear as a major issue when you go to rallies, be it for whichever political party. and it's an interesting thing to look at, givenjust how badly india was hit by covid. and even though so many people were talking about health care at that time, it's really noticeably absent from the political discourse right now. you're watching bbc news. the uk government is proposing major

changes to disability benefits. they would mean that people suffering from depression or anxiety could stop getting cash payments. the government wants the personal independence payment or pip as its known to be more targeted. but the disability charity scope says the proposals are "a reckless assault on disabled people." here's our disability correspondent, nikki fox. the main thing i use my pip for is my wheelchair accessible vehicle. pip helps me pay for our easy cook and ready meals. it enabled me to get my powered wheelchair because i didn't - qualify for motability. i use it every day. it's given me so much more freedom. life for disabled people is expensive, with many using personal independence payments, or pip, to help cover the extra costs that come with having a disability. 2.6 million working age disabled people, or those with a long term health condition, receive it. but now the government wants to bring those numbers down. with a particular focus

on mental health. paul has been receiving pip since 2016, when he was diagnosed by his gp with anxiety and depression. i had a lot of negative thoughts. i used to call myself zero because i had zero money coming in. i had nojob. more than 5,000 people a month receive pip for conditions like paul's. the government says as a result, the benefits bill is rising at an unsustainable rate. i have done counselling. i mean, the problem is that i've sort of exhausted what the nhs can offer. so we are sort of reliant on trying to find ways of managing my mental health. it does just help a little bit. it doesn't solve the problems, it's not a miracle cure. it doesn't mean that we can go off on holidays and live this frivolous lifestyle. the government says spending on tip is suspected to grow to 52.8 billion in four years' time.

we are also going to make sure our pip system is supporting people it needs to in the right way and that in particular it deals with mental health conditions in an appropriate way and whether those people are getting the support that they actually need. any plans to change the way pip is delivered has angered disability charities, like scope, who described the proposals as a reckless attack on disabled people. i think yet again the government. have highlighted that they believe disabled people are i an expensive problem. i don't think they have really offered anything in the way. of a credible solution. i think we are also extremely worried that the governmentj are conflating an extra cost payment, pip, with- out of work benefits, they are completely different things. l pip is a lifeline for- many disabled people. paul will wait to see what this means to him when the consultation closes on 12 weeks' time. labour says it wants to see a system that allows disabled people to live independently.

nikki fox, bbc news. finally this half hour, i want to show you the most—watched video on the bbc news website and app. a plane full of hundreds of toy giraffes has ta ken to the skies to raise money for great ormond street hospital. we hopped on board to find out more. did at any point you think it was real giraffes that you were going to be...? no! no, luckily the whole connection came about because i noticed they were flying the same cuddly giraffe as i was flying with my daughter, so actually, there was never any doubt that it was cuddly giraffes. i love having these guys with me when we go flying, making everyone smile as they've seen us around the voyage building with all these giraffes. it's nice to lift everyone's spirits and give everyone a nice event to watch. this is definitely the most unusual flight. usually the passengers are asking a lot more questions. they've not asked any yet but we'll see how the night goes. the reason we're flying all these giraffes, it set out from one - giraffe that my daughter, louise,

had when she was very _ unwell at great ormond. sadly, louise passed - away and her best friend was geoffrey the giraffe. so in her legacy, we've got a little giraffe going on adventures. - as much as geoffrey is travelling, louise is travelling with him. - it means a hell of a lot _ to have the support from so many amazing people, especially from the royal air force. l yeah, it's heart—warming. before we go, a reminder of our top story — scotland's first minister, humza yousaf, has announced he's resigning after 13 months in office. he'd been facing no—confidence votes after ending a partnership with the scottish green party. mr yousaf had hoped his move would let him focus more on the economy and less on issues such as gender and the environment. he will stay on as first minister until his scottish national party finds a new leader. you can see more you can see more on you can see more on that story on

our live page on the bbc news website. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. the good news is that this week is going to be warmer, but it's not always going to be dry. the warmer weather certainly today has been noticed across south—east england and also in east anglia, where we've got the sunniest of the skies. out towards the west things are looking a little different. we've seen this area of low pressure pushing in this band of cloud and that's been bringing with it the outbreaks of rain. so for western parts of the uk temperatures haven't really changed a great deal. it's across these eastern areas that it is certainly warmer and drier and the highest temperatures are where we've got the sunnier skies more towards the south—east. that's how we end the day here. this is cloud, though, affecting other parts of england and wales that will continue to bring some outbreaks of rain through the rest of today and into tonight. after it dries off in northern ireland for a while, we'll get more rain arriving by the end of the night. we've got some showers in scotland. lowest temperatures are going to be

six or seven degrees. heading into tomorrow, then, and we'll see this heavier rain pushing its way back across northern ireland and we'll see it getting wetter for a while in wales and the south—west. some rain across the far western side of scotland, but otherwise we'll see some sunshine here. across many eastern areas it will be drier. there will be more cloud coming into east anglia and the south—east, threatening the odd light shower. probably the highest temperatures will get pushed further north. it be a lot warmer in the midlands, northern england and 16 or 17 is possible in scotland, as well. we've still got low pressure out to the west of the uk. this weather front hanging around into wednesday as another area of low pressure developing further south across europe that will thicken the cloud across england and wales and starts to bring some rain from over the english channel. further north, some sunshine, maybe, just the odd shower around, as well. temperatures still getting up to 16 or 17 degrees in scotland and widely similar sort of temperatures across the midlands and eastern parts of england. we could well see some mist and fog affecting coastal areas of eastern scotland and north—east england

because we're getting an easterly wind coming in by the time we get to thursday. that is bring in some warmer air, but it's coming in over the cold north sea. we should get some sunshine for scotland, northernmost parts of england. a bit more cloud around elsewhere. maybe some rain around too. always going to be a bit cooler more towards the south—west of the uk on thursday, with the highest temperatures not in eastern scotland but in western scotland — 20 degrees in the highlands.

live from holyrood, this is bbc news. scotland's first minister, humza yousaf, says he's stepping down after his power—sharing deal with the green party fell apart last week.

i am not willing to trade my values and principles or do deals with whomever, simply for retaining power. so, what now for the snp and for politics in scotland and around the united kingdom? we'll get analysis from our correspondents. and our other main story this hour on bbc news — america's top diplomat calls on hamas to agree a ceasefire deal with israel, as hopes rise of a breakthrough in talks in cairo. welcome to holyrood — where, in a dramatic day of political events, scotland's first minister, humza yousaf, has announced he's to resign.