this is bbc news. the latest headlines: police investigating the uk nerve agent attack say the victims first came into contact with the poison at their home, possibly on the handle of theirfront door. south korean officials are meeting their north korean counterparts to discuss denuclearisation ahead of next month's historic summit. let's return to the korea story. gary samore is in massachusetts right now — he is director of research for the belfer center for science and international affairs. gary you served president 0bama for four years as co—ordinator for arms control and you attended two nuclear security summits. there are, essentially, as you know, very significant things happening. why do you think they are happening right now, how do you expect it all to turn out? i can't predict how it will turn out, but i think kim jong—un has clearly decided to pursue a charm offensive to try to negotiate something with the united states, as well is south korea. and as part of preparation for that, he

catriona renton, bbc news. around the uk several thousand homes are without power and electricity and thousands of schools have remained closed. i have been looking at how other parts of the country have been affected. it was carnage on the m62 near rochdale. vehicles colliding with each other in heavy snow and blizzard conditions. drivers trapped in cars and lorries for as long as 11 hours overnight. in worcestershire, teams have been trying to clear roads and shovelling snow off pavements, laying down as much salt and grits as fast as they can. few people are daring to venture out, streets are empty. in shropshire, there are huge snowdrifts, as there are in many parts of the country, with snowploughs doing their worst to clear a way. in the west midlands alone 1500 schools are closed and thousands more across the uk. here in alnwick in northumberland they have been pulling cars out of the snow. northumberland county council says these are the worst conditions for eight years but the community is pulling toget

this is bbc news. our latest headlines: moscow more than doubles the number of british diplomats it plans to expel in the continuing row over the salisbury poisoning two british men — believed to have been members of the notorious islamic state cell known as the beatles — complain they can't have a fair trial, because the government has stripped them of their citizenship. a private funeral service is being held in cambridge for stephen hawking. the astronomer royal, lord rees and actor eddie redmayne will give readings at the service. clashes in gaza — the head of the un calls for an investigation after 16 palestinians are killed by israeli forces on the gaza border. britain's most senior police officer blames social media for normalising violence and leading more children to commit stabbings and murders. now on bbc news, it's time for a special audience edition of brexitcast. hello. it is adam fleming. i'm in london. only with chris mason. we thought we would do our usual little nerdy podcast. i

lebo diseko, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: holding talks on trade and security. crown prince mohamed bin salman is in downing street amid protests by the opposition labour party about saudi involvement in the war in yemen. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 2a hours then the soviet union lost an elderly sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard these gunshots in the gym. then he came out through a fire exit and started firing at our huts. god, we were all petrified. james earl ray, aged 41, sentenced to 99 years and due for parole when he's 90, travelled from memphis jail to nashville state prison in an eight—car convoy. paul, what's it feel like to be married at last? it feels fine, thank you. what are you going to do now? is it going to change your life much do you think? i don't know really. i've never been married before. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a nerve agent w

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00 — a former russian spy is one of two people critically ill after a suspected poisoning in wiltshire. police investigating the scene have closed a restaurant in the town. sir bradley wiggins tells the bbc he is not a drugs cheat after mps accuse him of crossing an ethical line. and thousands of people in england and wales have faced disruption, this time from rising temperatures as burst pipes drain water supplies. a russian man who spied for britain lies critically ill. we asked a former mi6 officer what they think is going on. good evening and welcome to bbc news. could this be another example of a russian being poisoned on uk soil? the bbc understands that a man in hospital tonight, sergei skripal, a russian convicted in moscow for spying for britain and now living in the uk, is in a critical condition. he and a young woman were found unconscious on a bench in a shopping centre in salisbury. she is also critically ill. a number of locations in the city centr

yes, brexit certainly featured on bbc news this week, as did syria. but paul pointed out that the extensive weather coverage meant less time given to that unfolding crisis. you may have noticed it's been snowing in the uk, there's been a lot about it on the news. i've been prompted to contact newswatch because i watched the bbc 6pm news on tuesday, i think it was, and we went through the entire show without once mentioning the huge, emerging humanitarian disaster that is eastern ghouta in syria. there was lots of footage of children playing in the snow, of reporters standing by motorways with abandoned vehicles and lorries trapped in snowdrifts. but while children are playing and tobogganing in the uk, they are playing in bunkers and underground in syria. plenty to talk about there with the controller of bbc news channels, thank you for coming on newswatch. no—one is saying that snow wasn't a big story, but in the grand scheme of things, there's a strong concern it came at the cost of a lot of serious news coverage that should have had more prominen

vicki young, bbc news, westminster. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: capturing america's turbulent past: the new york gallery putting protest in the picture. let there be no more wars or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. with great regret, the committee have decided that south africa should be excluded from the 1970 competition. streaking across the sky, the white—hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers on fiji. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: john bolton's set to become the next us national security adviser, replacing general hr mcmaster. china's vowed to fight to the end to defend its interests after president trump announced plans to impose trade tariffs worth $60 billion. let's get more on the latest personnel changes at the white house. michael carpenter is former us deputy assistant secretary of defence. he was also director for russia at the national security council wherejohn bolton will be taking charge. he's in washington for us. thanks forjoining us, michael. the first question i want to ask, from what i

hugh pym, bbc news. and you can see more from that documentary — hospital — on bbc 2 at 9 o'clock on monday 26th march. the latest aid convoy due to take desperately needed supplies into the syrian rebel—held enclave of eastern ghouta has been postponed. the international red cross told the bbc it was simply "too dangerous" to deliver the aid. the syrian army claims it has virtually sliced the rebel—held suburb in two. two 17—year—old boys have died, and seven people have been injured, in an accident involving three cars near thirsk in north yorkshire. police say the vehicles collided on the a61 shortly before 9:30pm last night. five adults and two children were taken to hospital. a jury at the old bailey has seen the moment a bomb partially exploded on a tube in south west london. some of the passengers on board have been describing how their hair and clothes caught fire when it went off in a packed carriage last september. 30 people were injured in the incident at parsons green station. 18â

laura kuenssberg, bbc news. the referendum result was, of course, a close one, and left divisions between leavers and remainers across the country. we've been speaking to people all over the uk about what they think of brexit now with a year to go, starting in a market in bolton. i voted to leave because i wanted, and knowing that having a global market, and being able to trade with the rest of the world, is right for the rest of the world, is right for the uk. i voted to remain in the eu, because i could see some of the problems that could be forthcoming. we might not have had all the information to make a proper judgement. to me, i think, welll don't know how many years this country has been going downhill and we have been in europe. 50 country has been going downhill and we have been in europe. so long as we have been in europe. so long as we got what we voted for, to take back control, i would say yes. i think there will be bums on the road, but i think we will get there. lam road, but i think we will get th

david shukman, bbc news. north korea‘s leader, kimjong—un, has left beijing after talks with the chinese president. it‘s his first known foreign trip since he came to power in 2011, and comes ahead of planned summits with south korea next month, and with donald trump in may. from beijing, robin brant reports. there were mystery motorcades and a distinctive but unknown train sitting in beijing‘s main station. but it was only well after he left, that china revealed it was kim jong—un who had journeyed west to meet president xi. starting with a guard of honour, mr xi ensured that his guest, 30 years hisjunior, was given a substantial welcome. we usually see pictures of others taking notes as kim speaks. this time though it was different. china is north korea‘s only big benefactor. it accounts for the vast majority of its trade. but the relationship has soured significantly over kim‘s nuclear weapons programme. this was about telling the world they are repairing the friendship. in recent years the d

hello and welcome to bbc news. president trump has stepped up his war of words on trade tariffs, suggesting he would "apply a tax" on imports of cars from the european union. it comes two days after he promised hefty tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. in a tweet, he said other countries had taken advantage of the us for years. andrew plant reports. the white hot glow of steel. this multibillion—dollar global industry has sparked heated threats of trade tariffs and friction between the us and europe. it's disgraceful. and when it comes to a time when our country... on thursday, donald trump announced plans to levy a 25% tax on steel imports and 10% on aluminium. the current deals, he said, bad for the usa economy. european commission president jean—claude juncker said the eu could retaliate in kind with tariffs of its own on things the us sells to europe. we buy more steel from the united states than any other country... canada, too, opposed the idea, justin trudeau urging mr trump to reconsider. ..would be

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this is bbc news. the latest headline: america's national rifle association is taking legal action against a gun safety bill in the state of florida which was signed into law earlier. britain has drafted in the military, following the nerve agent attack on a former russian spy and his daughter in the city of salisbury. they'll help remove vehicles and objects from the scene which may have been contaminated. sergei and yulia skripal are still critically ill in hospital, while the policeman who tried to help them remains in a serious condition. tom symonds reports. it began with unprotected police officers dealing with an unexplained medical emergency. this evening, the military was called in at salisbury hospital. troops, trained to tackle chemical warfare, supporting a british police investigation. their mission includes securing possibly contaminated evidence — painstaking work. the stakes are high. as ministry of defence, we've been supporting the police in their investigations, through the work of

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a nerve agent was used to try to murder a former russian spy and his daughter. sergei and yulia skripal remain critically ill in a uk hospital. the white house says some countries could be excluded from president trump's planned tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, including canada and mexico. a grenade killed a man in sri lanka's central district of kandy on wednesday, after a fourth day of clashes between the majority buddhist community and muslims living in the area. more troops have been deployed to try to end the violence. there have been clashes since sunday when a buddhist man died in kandy after an altercation with a group of muslims. david campanale has more. sri lankan commandos patrol the streets of kandy‘s outline districts. all police leave has been cancelled but they have not been able to stop arson or sporadical religiously motivated assaults. arson or sporadic religiously motivated assaults. through wednesday, police used teargas to disperse

purepoint financial. >> and now, "bbc world news." laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. a fifth package explodes in texa is it linked to the bombs in austin? the present vows to trackonown those resible. these are sick people and we will get to the botta: of it. laur the saudi crown prince's welcome to the white house by the president. the two discussed rising tensions with iran. ale northern white rhino is gone, leaving his isghter and granddaughter the only ones of their kind. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe ismb a fourth xploded in a fedex facility near san antonio early this money, the fifth package explosion in texas this month. no one was injured in the latest blast, but the death toll from the previous bombings stand at 2. our correspondent gary o'donoghue reports. it is becoming an all-too-familiar sight in texas, another explosion, the fifth since the beginning of the month. police were called to this fedex distribution center around midnight after a bomb exploded on a c

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: 23 british diplomats are expelled from russia, its retaliation in the spy row with the uk, but that's not moscow's only move, as it closes a consulate and the british council. aid agencies say almost a quarter of a million syrians have been driven from their homes in the last week, fleeing fierce fighting and air strikes from two separate offensives. australia and south—east asian leaders are meeting in sydney on the final day of the two day summit of the ten country group asean. it's being hosted by australia which isn't a member. the leaders are discussing how to improve economic and security ties and deal with regional issues like north korea. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith is in sydney now. what has come out of the summit? what has come out of the summinm the first day we had the signing of an agreement, really all around terror and security laws stop in particular and agreement between the ten countries to work closely together and harmonise their laws a

"bbc news." >> let's take a lk at some of the other stories making the news. italy's political parties have held rallies ahead of the country's general election, despite each party promising victory and predicting that no party will have a majority. the five-star movement is likely to emerge as the biggest party. a tax on military headquarters and the french embassy in galled gad are now known to have killed at least eight and injured several more. the security minister says that an african-american regional meeting may have been the target onhehe attack on army side. he says a car bomb cause ised an explosion. -- caused an explosion. now the british prime minister theresa may has outlined her vision of britain' fure relationship with the european union. she warned that both sides would have to accept hard facts, that no one would get everything they wanted. u.k. so said that the would have to pay more money into the effort u. for some agencies to maintain access to them and said britain would not be part of theusms union. our reporter has more. reporter: wt a

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: votes are being counted in the first elections in colombia since a peace deal was agreed between the government and former farc rebels. myanmar‘s military has been accused by amnesty international of constructing bases in areas where rohingya muslims have been forced off their land. china's annual parliamentary gathering, the national people's congress, has approved the removal of limits on presidential terms. the constitutional change, passed almost unanimously, could allow the current leader, xijinping, to rule for life. 0ur china correspondent, john sudworth, was in the great hall of the people as the vote took place — he sent this report. china's parliament was preparing to hand unlimited power to its president, and there could be no doubting the outcome. should xijinping be president for life? "yes," they answer. and then she adds. please don't say that it is president for life. it is just that there is not a limit for the number of terms. but, whatever

this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at nine: the british company accused of influencing the us presidential election by using facebook data, suspends its ceo. meanwhile, mps have requested a face to face with facebook, calling on founder mark zuckerberg to answer questions about the use of its data. an raf engineer has died after a red arrows hawkjet crashed in anglesey. the pilot survived and is in hospital. heading home — 23 russian diplomats leave their embassy, ordered out of the uk in the wake of the salisbury poisoning. a bigger than an expected drop in inflation,. also in the next hour: the northern white rhino on the brink of extinction. the last surviving male has died — the survival of the subspecies will now have to rely on ivf. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the london—based company cambridge analytica has suspended its chief executive, alexander nix, as the row over use of facebook data deepens. it follows allegations from a whistleblower that information about 50 million facebook

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martin patience, bbc news, lebanon. stay with us on bbc news. violent, people living nearby are warned to wear hard hats. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this, the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard these gunshots in the gym. then he came out through a fire exit and started firing at our huts. god, we were all petrified. in an 8—car convoy. paul, what's it feel like to be married at last? it feels fine, thank you. what are you going to do now? is it going to change your life much, do you think? i've never been married before. this is bbc news. on imports of the metal. rifles to fire continuously. rick saccone. tolerance for dealers. during the course of his or her life! their families are destroyed. so you can kill thousands of people and go to jailfor 30 days. they catch a drug dealer, they don't even put them in jail! think of it. in many states. or you get life imprisonment. you — think of it. and they don't even put you in

this is bbc news. the latest headlines — donald trump's top economic advisor has resigned in a dispute with the president over his threats of steep import tariffs and a trade war. the us state department has confirmed that north korea used the nerve agent vx to kill the half—brother of kim jong—un in malaysia last year. more now on another of our top stories — the suspected poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter in southern england. earlier, i spoke to scott stewart, vice—president of tactical analysis for the geopolitical intelligence firm, stratfor. he was a special agent with the us state department for a decade and involved in many, many terror investigations. i asked him what he made of it. it is too early to know for sure. it is very strange for someone to have this kind of reaction in a public place. and not just this kind of reaction in a public place. and notjust a single man, but his daughter as well. it really does went to some sort of a poisoning rather than a heart at

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this is bbc news. the headlines at ten: thousands of crime suspects, some involving murder and rape, are being released without any conditions because of new bail rules. the failure to use bail conditions in many cases means that the victim can be vulnerable to being contacted, to being stalked, harassed or even suffering further violence. america says moscow has no justification for its tit—for—tat expulsion of 60 diplomats, as the daughter of the poisoned russian spy regains consciousness. nearly a0 labour mps and peers call onjeremy corbyn to suspend a senior official at the centre of the latest row about anti—semitism. personal details of 150 million users of a popular online fitness programme are compromised by a data security breach. also in the next hour: senior staff at some academy trusts are accused of taking "unjustifiably" high salaries. mps say the academies in england are using public money that could be better spent on children's education. and a special audience edition of brexitc

this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at ten: the french police officer who swapped places with a hostage in an armed siege at a supermarket has died. three other people died and 16 more were injured in three separate attacks — all carried out by a man who said he supported the group that calls itself islamic state. owen smith says he'll continue to argue against brexit, despite being sacked from the labour front bench over the issue. the views that i am reflecting the views of the vast majority of labour party members including those who supported jeremy corbyn in the leadership contest over the last few yea rs. sergei skripal wrote to president putin asking to be allowed to return home, a friend of the former spy told the bbc. also in the next hour, sport relief raises more than £38 million for charities. it's below the record 55 million pledged two years ago — but organisers are still hailing the event a huge success. and the travel show team visit one of australa's must see destinations, uluru. that

sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow. has been found dead at his home in south—west london. police say they are treating the death as unexplained. they became critically ill. daniel sandford has the latest. after being towed away from salisbury town centre. today that the complex operation in the city will last many weeks. exhibits so far. from russia on the afternoon of saturday, the third of march. drove into salisbury in this red bmw. that sunday to come forward. park to the mill pub. where they were between 2:20pm and 3:35pm. they were found desperately ill on a bench. was making good progress. special precautions because of the military grade nerve agent. still stable, which means they're not getting significantly worse. i understand that she is doing slightly better than he is. they wouldn't be making that public at this stage. daniel sandford, bbc news, salisbury. take that would scare the kremlin. stop any such actions. and stronger at home. it continues a narrative of russia under assault from the west. so there really isn't much the uk can do to stop it. with nato

marc ashdown, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: thousands of crime suspects, some involving murder and rape, are being released without any conditions because new bail rules. america says moscow has no justification for its tit—for—tat expulsion of 60 diplomats, as the daughter of the poisoned russian spy regains consciousness. nearly a0 labour mps and peers call onjeremy corbyn to suspend a senior official at the centre of the latest row about anti—semitism. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. australia's cricketers are back in action minus the three players that we re action minus the three players that were sent home following that ball tampering scandal in south africa that erupted during the previous test match. they were sent home from the tour. that included cameron ba ncroft the tour. that included cameron bancroft and former captain steve smith. both have given emotional press c0 nfe re nces smith. both have given emotional press conferences aft

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: professor stephen hawking — world famous physicist and author of a brief history of time — has died at the age of 76. in a statement, professor hawking's children said they were deeply saddened. they described him as an extraordinary man whose work and legacy would live on for many years. moscow has failed to respond to british demands to explain how a nerve agent made in russia was used to attack a former spy and his daughter. let's stay with that story. i don't think there's much the uk can do to make russia stop any such actions. russia has been under sanctions for quite a while and it's only made putin more popular and stronger at home. it continues a narrative of russia under assault from the west. so there really isn't much the uk can do to stop it. if the uk can't do anything on its own, how about collectively with nato or with eu allies, with the united states involved? surely that collective power will have some clout? russia is already under sanctio

on bbc news: sources tell bb -- the bbc that the headlines on bbc news: sources tell bb —— the bbc that traces of the nerve agent used to poison sergei skripal and his daughter were found on a table in the restaurant where they take last sunday and that table has been removed. police say that the sick police officer, detective sergeant nick bailey is in a serious condition. the chancellor says there is cause for economic optimism ahead of his bring statement on tuesday. it was an old firm classic as ten man celtic came from behind twice to beat rangers 3—2 at ibrox. it's all the leaders move nine points clear of second placed rangers in the scottish premiership. after three premier league defeat in a row, arsenal are heading for victory against watford at home, leading 3—0. they will still be ten points off the top. there have been two more british medals at the winter paralympics. a quick update from theirfinal winter paralympics. a quick update from their final match in the six nations this weekend china's people's congress has voted to approve a constitutional amendment abolishin

this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at four: the australia cricket captain steve smith has been banned for one match by cricket's ruling body — the icc — over the ball tampering scandal. the australian prime minister says he's shocked and disappointed. it seemed completely beyond belief that the australian cricket team have been involved in cheating. after all, our cricketers are role models. catalonia's former president carles puigdemont is arrested in germany after crossing the borderfrom denmark. an extra 3,000 midwives are to be trained in england — to ease staff shortages and improve care. in the next hour: france remembers the police officer and three other people killed in the terror attack on friday. a memorial service has been held in the tiny southern french town of trebes — led by the bishop of carcassonne. a new series of paintings and sculptures by damien hirst go on show for the first time at houghton hall in norfolk. and in half an hour: sex, lies and murder on the high seas — we t

andy swiss, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. the prime minister says the nerve agent used to poison a former russian spy in salisbury was a type produced by russia — and it‘s highly likely moscow was responsible. a teenager has been jailed for ten—and—a—half years for his part in a string of acid attacks on moped drivers in london. and, as we‘ve just heard, sky sports suspends tv football pundit jamie carragher — after he was seen spitting towards a 14—year—old girl. tributes have been pouring in all day for sir ken dodd, who‘s died at the age of ninety. stars from the world of entertainment have hailed him as a "professor of comedy" and an "all—time great" in a career that spanned six decades. something else set him apart. remarkably, doddy, as he was affectionately known, stayed and lived in the same house where he was born. he was an ambassador for the city of liverpool and locals admired and respected him for that. dave guest has spent the day in knotty ash with the people, who were tickled to have know

stefanie hegarty, bbc news, dapchi. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we travel to the remote indian state of nagaland to meet the woman taking on the region's male dominated political system. very good to have you with us. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the main trading partners of the united states have reacted angrily to president trump's announcement of plans to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. russia's president putin has unveiled a new range of nuclear weapons which he says could evade american missile defence shields and hit targets around the world. now to the second of our special reports from yemen. for three years there's been a civil war between the ousted government supported by saudi arabia, and houthi rebels backed by iran. the conflict has reached a stalemate with territory rarely changing hands. but the consequences have been devastating for civilians. the bbc‘s chief international correspondent lyse doucet has gained access to beihan in the south of the country — where yemeni government forces

tim allman, bbc news. more often than not, after a baby‘s born, the umbilical cord is thrown away, and along with it a vital source of blood stem cells. this blood can be a lifeline for people with genetic disorders and cancers like leukaemia, but there‘s been a steady decline in donations since 2014. steph mcgovern has been finding out more. now, when it comes to having a baby, donating the placenta is probably not something you‘ll have given much thought. but it is exactly what actress and my mate kellie shirley did. so, kel, why did you decide to donate the cord blood? i found out that lots of places just end up chucking the cord blood away. and anthony nolan actually keep the cord blood, and they can use it to harvest it for cells for people with blood cancer. so with my twins — i had a boy and a girl, so two placentas — and we think that louie, who had the bigger placenta, was a match for somebody, which was really, really amazing. he‘s a little legend, louie, and pearl is. 0nly ten hospit

this is bbc news. russian spy and his daughter. wife has been cordoned off. he and his daughter yulia remain in a critical condition in hospital. no more changes to exams and a reduction in teachers‘ workload. the school recruitment crisis. with kim jong—un. is in hospital after being repeatedly stabbed in london. and a british medal on day one of the winter paralympics. millie knight and guide brett wild take downhill silver in pyeongchang. i certainly was nervous, but i guess that means i cared about it. that means i cared about it. in the middle of birmingham. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the investigation into the poisoning of a former russian spy continues. were exposed to a nerve agent. both remain in a serious condition in hospital. sarah corker reports. and gather evidence in salisbury. some of the soldiers specially trained in chemical warfare. where sergei skripal‘s wife is buried. full protective suits and gas masks an unnerving sight here. by the army for decontamination. and we're learning more about the skripal family. who knew

dan roan, bbc news. two lorry drivers are facing jail tonight after eight people were killed when their minibus was crushed in a pile—up on the mi in august last year. they'd been on their way to disneyland. one of the lorry drivers, who was twice the drink—drive limit, was found guilty of dangerous driving. this afternoon the other, david wagstaff, was cleared of that charge but did admit eight charges of careless driving. helena lee is at reading crown court. it emerged after the trial today that one of the lorry drivers, rysza rd that one of the lorry drivers, ryszard masierak, had had his professional driving licence revoked before the crash, so he shouldn't have been driving the lorry at. the judge in this case praised the families who lost loved ones in the collision for their constant dignity in what he said has been a devastating case. the sheer force of the impact of the crash is clear to see. a crash that was entirely avoidable, the trial heard, with the most catastrophic and tragic of cons

this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at two: the australia cricket captain steve smith and vice captain the australia cricket captain steve smith has been banned for one match by cricket's ruling body — the icc — over the ball tampering scandal. the australian prime minister has expressed his anger. this is a shocking disappointment, and it's wrong, and i look forward to cricket australia taking decisive action soon. catalonia's former president carles puigdemont is arrested in germany after crossing the borderfrom denmark. an extra 3,000 midwives are to be trained in england to ease staff shortages and improve care. in the next hour: france remembers the police officer and three other people killed in the terror attack on friday. a memorial service has been held in the tiny southern french town of trebes — led by the bishop of carcassonne. the first scheduled non—stop flight between australia and europe has landed in london. the head of quantas describes the service as a game—changing route. and

coming up on sportsday on bbc news. we'll preview the penultimate weekend of the six nations, which could prove pivotal to ireland as they attempt to win the title again. good evening. these are the scenes that greeted the people of salisbury today as just under 200 military personnel arrived in the city and onto the streets. specialist troops, with training in chemical warfare, will be working in the area where the former russian agent sergei skripal and his daughter yulia collapsed on sunday. forensic examinations are also taking place at the cemetery at the gravestone of skripal‘s son, alexander, who reportedly died of liver problems at the age of a3. the home secretary will chair another meeting of the government's emergency cobra committee tomorrow. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, reports from salisbury. it began with unprotected police officers dealing with an unexplained medical emergency. this evening, the military was called in at salisbury hospital. troops, trained to tackle chemical warfare, su

but there was only limited mentions on bbc news. scores of people wondered why — with one of them, david, leaving us this phone message on tuesday morning. hi, i woke up this morning to the horrific stories about the child abuse in telford, so i thought i'd go on to the bbc app, which i use regularly. and lo and behold, there was nothing about it. you've got five stories in the website. there's one about pork pies and one about the danger of chinese takeaways. are you going to cover this scandal? the bbc was accused in the press of ignoring the story, and adam paulson agreed, writing... andrew e—mailed... well, on tuesday, the victoria derbyshire show interviewed a victim of child exploitation in telford. but it wasn't until wednesday that bbc one bulletins ran a report on the subject, from sima kotecher. night—time in telford. recent reports say up to 1,000 girls could have been sexually abused in the town over the last four decades. the police here say at the moment they are dealing with less than 50 cases. for many, the bbc

simon jones, bbc news. jane: four for more on this attacks, i spoke a short time ago to a fellow from the foundation for the defense of democracies. they knew about him. this often happet . how diffic it for the authorities to take the next step and stop people like this from doing something? >> this is part of a trend we are seeing around the world that there are so many people who are res.rnees or possible return how do you allocate resources to track all of these people, to make sure they are not on the path to radicalization or a out -- path to carrying out a terrorist attack? in europe the entire system is groaning under the weight of the isis problem as people have left d isis hasng fields lost territory. it is hard for me to imagi what the french authorities are going through right now as they try to reassess what their prrities are. if they didn't see this man is a priority, who is?ja : is this the new normal? s jonathan: i think ite new normal. riat we are lookingt is the end of the territoal phase

this is bbc news. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: president trump ups the ante on trade tariffs, with a threat to hike taxes on european car imports. a big step for football — video assistant referees are set to be used at this year's world cup in russia. the philippines government warned her not to investigate alleged police killings — the un investigator tells us she won't be intimidated. the threats have also been very sexist, misogynist, sexualised. but one thing is the shawl: there will not silence me. —— one thing is for sure: they will. and on the eve of the oscars we look at how film schools are trying to cut out gender discrimination. hello and welcome to bbc news. president trump has stepped up his war of words over trade tariffs with a threat to slap a tax on car imports from the european union. mr trump believes other countries have ta ken advantage of the us for years. the dispute began on thursday when the us president announced hefty tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.

this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 3pm: more than 3000 homes in parts of wales and england are without power as the uk struggles with the bitter winter conditions. people in cardiff have been describing the situation. that's my car there, so that's not going anywhere and then all the local trains and buses are cancelled, people are just going around on sledges on the main road, it's quite entertaining. several flood warnings have been issued for parts of england due to high tides and strong winds. continued disruption is expected on roads and railways. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, says the prime minister's "honesty" in her brexit speech yesterday helped bring together remain and leave supporters. the use of video assistant referees throughout world football has been unanimously approved by the body that sets the global rules for the game. and coming up, the dateline london panel discuss the brexit talks and weigh the political implications in china of indefinite rule for presid

lebo diseko, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come — five years after she was left for dead by the taliban, malala makes an emotional return to pakistan. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can, at worse, produce a meltdown. in this case, the precautions worked but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. a hundred years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: moscow says it's e

this is bbc news. our main headlines: security forces in france have shot dead a man claiming allegiance to the islamic state group after he killed at least three people in separate attacks. officers from the uk information watchdog have been searching the headquarters of the firm at the centre of the privacy row involving facebook data. at least 15 people are reported to have been killed and many more injured in a suicide attack in the afghan province of helmand. the explosion took place at a sports event in the town of lashkar gah. harvey biggs reports. the aftermath of a deadly car bomb attack in afghanistan's helmand province. a vehicle, packed with explosives, blew up outside a sports stadium in lashkar gah as spectators were leaving a wrestling match. investigators said the bomber tried to go inside the stadium but was stopped by police and detonated his explosives. the blast was very intense. children were also killed. several were children. the bombing of this bomb has not yet claimed responsib

jessica parker, bbc news. the family of the aid worker david haines, who was killed by the cell, said alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh had showed no remorse. in a statement they said... the funeral of renowned theoretical physicist professor stephen hawking has taken place in cambridge this afternoon. hundreds of people gathered to pay their respects. actor eddie redmayne was one of several speakers at a service at the university church, great st mary's. the professor's eldest son robert and astronomer royal martin rees also gave addresses to the congregation. as the funeral cortege arrived at the church, the bells rang out 76 times, once for each year of professor hawking's life. our correspondentjo black is in cambridge. jo. yes, professor stephen hawking, we know, was an international icon who brought a science to the masses, but home was always cambridge, and especially the university, where he studied and worked. we are standing outside the church, great st mary's, where the funeral has taken place t

robbie west, bbc news, hemsby. just a development on a story that has been around for most of the day. has been around for most of the day. consulting firm, cambridge analytica. analytica. to search the offices of cambridge analytica. analytica. various names on facebook for further political analysis. further political analysis. say cambridge analytica have denied any wrongdoing at this stage. any wrongdoing at this stage. of the executives of that company as well. well. cambridge analytica, and that will happen i am told on tuesday. time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. skies across many parts of the country button at the foster's back. country button at the foster's back. across scotland and northern ireland where skies are clearest. where skies are clearest. and sleet awards east counties in particular but most will stay dry. particular but most will stay dry. northern ireland with the two parts of temperatures down to minus eight. of temperatures down to minus eight. as today but it will bring in oc

martin bashir, bbc news. we keep on hearing about the rising concern about plastic — today a major study has warned that the quantity of plastic in the world's seas will treble in a decade unless we use or throw away less of it. in the first of a three—part series, we've set one family from bristol a challenge — to see if they can live without single—use plastic for ten days. jon kay has been to visit them. so, what's for tea in the evans household tonight? plastic, and plastic, and plastic. and more plastic. liz, andy and their girls want to live with less of this. but how? plastic, plastic, plastic... plastic, plastic. they're going to try living without single—use plastic for ten days. we're up for it but... i can't see how you can do it, as a modern family. the bottles of lemonade that we like. tomorrow is bin day. we're doing well at recycling. but where does it go from us? they were inspired by watching blue planet 2. it will take years, and years, and years. it will probably still be that sam

this is bbc news. our latest headlines: north korea's leader kim jong—un offers to meet donald trump face—to—face. the us president accepts. the south koreans say it is nothing short of a miracle. almost 200 military personnel are deployed in salisbury, as the grave of sergei skripal‘s wife is investigated. they deal to sell almost 50 warplanes to saudi arabia, despite growing criticism of the saudis military campaign in yemen. the old bailey hears from passengers who were on board this tube when a bomb partially exploded at london's parsons green. ina in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening and bbc news. we will have the latest on the attempted murder of the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter in salisbury. as the military moves in, we will be talking to a russian—american historian who wrote a book with former agent alexander litvinenko. from salisbury to korea and the news that donald trump will be meeting north kore