sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin ra mjaun. let's start with the footbal, and matches across on wednesday and matches across europe on wednesday starting with the second of the league cup semi—finals in england with liverpool hosting fulham, in an all premier league clash. fulham 1—0 up there at anfield in the first leg. willian with the goal after a virgil van dijk mistakejust over half an hour in. liverpool, undefeated in their last 23 matches at home in all competitions, on the hunt for a record—extending tenth league cup crown. liverpool's rivals everton have paid tribute to their former chairman peterjohnson who's family have announced his passing. he bought a controlling stake in the club in 1994 before selling it to bill kenwright five years later. peterjohnson who has died aged 8a.

lazio are into the semi—finals of the coppa italia after a narrow victory in in the rome derby — which had an ill—tempered finish. a penalty from mattia zaccagni just into the second half was the enough to beat rivals roma 1—0. three players sent off in stoppage time there, two from roma. who'll playjuventus or frosinone. they play on thursday. the other quarterfinal between milan and atalanta is underway. the winners will play fiorentina who beat bologna on tuesday. and in the semi—finals of the spanish super cup taking place in saudi arabia, we're into the second half of real madrid, against their city rivals atletico. four goals shared in the first half. antoine griezeman becoming atletico's all—time top scorer, with the equaliser to make it 2—2. the score remains 2—2. the winners face either barcelona or osasuna — who play on thursday — that match also taking place in riyadh. mark selby and robert milkens

are in action for the last of the first round matches, in snooker�*s masters from alexandra palace. earlier, mark allen got the better of two—time championjohn higgins. both launched comebacks of their own, higgins initially 3—1 up in theirfirst round tie. allen took the next four frames to lead 5—3, before higgins fought back to force a decider. the 2018 champion allen came through — the first time he's made it to the quarter finals, since winning the tournament back in 2018. since winning the we since winning the both had a lot of chances, is not a we both had a lot of chances, is not a normal mood much, we were both edgy i think because i've lost so many first rounds in a row. it meant so much more to me. i've tried to just stay clear mentally but ijust didn't perform today at all. that chance came along, could've made the most of it, that's not the way i want to be playing, i want to be scoring but itjust didn't come and you have to find a way to win. that's a match i would have lost a couple years ago. rory mcilroy says a "world tour" is his "dream scenario" amid ongoing talks aimed at ending the split that has dominated men's golf in recent years. golf's future remains uncertain

with merger talks between the pga tour and the public investment fund, which bankrolls liv golf, ongoing. he's been speaking in dubai, where he begins his 2024 season at the inaugural dubai invitational on thursday. i think everyone needs to start thinking more globally, but globally in a holistic way. not really like this to her, that to her, the other two are. what is the best structure for an elite men's professional golf? the top 70 or 100 guys in the world, what would that look like with mike especially if the game is going to look different going forward, everything is on the table. i think it's just worth having a conversation. steve smith will replace david warner as australia's test opener despite having never batted in the position during his career. the former captain will open alongside usman khawaja in the first test against west indies later this month. smith has never opened in 167 first—class games, which includes 105 tests. warner retired after the series

clean sweep over pakistan last week. and that's all the sport for now. will be back with more later on, see you then. welcome back, the ukrainanian parliament is about to consider new legislation on the draught. and it is an important piece of work. the army has asked for half a million new recruits. and currently conscription isn't working. it's not producing the quantity or quality of troops the ukrainian army needs for front line combat. the mobilization bill which is before committees proposes changing the conscription age from 27 to 25 years of age, it will exempt women and students, regardless of specialty. but there are many questions still to be answered. will the government mobilize whoever is needed for the army, or will companies and people who provide high value and pay taxes also be exempt? if you balance the needs of the army, the economy, and the government budget to finance the army, then surely it is the poor who will carry a disproportionate burden? all of which has an impact on morale.

let's speak to alyssa demus, associate international/defense researcher at the rand corporation. thank you for being with us tonight. how problematic has mobilisation been for the ukrainians in recent months? , . ., ~ , ., . months? christian, thank you so much for havin: months? christian, thank you so much for having me. — months? christian, thank you so much for having me. i _ months? christian, thank you so much for having me, i appreciate _ months? christian, thank you so much for having me, i appreciate the - for having me, i appreciate the opportunity. mobilisation is a very serious concern for the ukrainian government, as you mentioned, the head of ukrainian military came to zelinski a couple of years ago with a proposal to boost and mobilise around 450—500,000 ukrainians. this is in part facilitated by the ukrainian suffering substantial losses, certainly lower than russia we expect, but nevertheless the numbers are dwindling and that's required going forward. equipment is of course important, but the personnel to man the army are equally important.—

equally important. back in the second world _ equally important. back in the second world war, _ equally important. back in the second world war, here - equally important. back in the second world war, here in - equally important. back in the | second world war, here in the equally important. back in the - second world war, here in the uk, there were reserved for occupations. so if you are a coal miner, you stayed down to mine. farmers, train drivers, various professions that we were important to the economy? how do you make sure it doesn't impact morale? . �* , ., do you make sure it doesn't impact morale? . �*, . ., . morale? that's a delicate balance, the are morale? that's a delicate balance, they are trying _ morale? that's a delicate balance, they are trying to _ morale? that's a delicate balance, they are trying to navigate - morale? that's a delicate balance, they are trying to navigate it - morale? that's a delicate balance, they are trying to navigate it now. | they are trying to navigate it now. and had some of the debates in the ukrainian parliament. president zelinski has said so far he is not willing to lower the conscription age from 27 to 25, he stated that an art rationale there being the country when it's victorious needs to be able to have the next generation to rebuild the economy. and so hence the desire to not really plumb that age range. there are, of course, other ways of going about this. policies, for instance,

that need to be reformed within the mobilisation system where people are better matched at what their civilian occupations, to the occupation they would be serving in the ukrainian military.— the ukrainian military. there are certainly complaints _ the ukrainian military. there are certainly complaints about - the ukrainian military. there are certainly complaints about that. | certainly complaints about that. it's interesting you say he's ruled out dropping the h2 25, because in my introduction i said they had done that. it's very fluid, it's changing day today as it moves through the committees. what came out today, they've decided not to draught women when so many have volunteered. with; when so many have volunteered. why not? yes, i — when so many have volunteered. may not? yes, ithink when so many have volunteered. may not? yes, i think that when so many have volunteered. tne�*ig' not? yes, i think that that when so many have volunteered. "i1: not? yes, i think that that is a... a sticky subject i would say, because the ukrainian government thus far they have chosen not to. they haven't really talked about the rationale there, but but yes, there are many, many thousands of women who have volunteered for the ukrainian military thus far. some countries have _ ukrainian military thus far. some countries have a _ ukrainian military thus far. some countries have a lottery - ukrainian military thus far. some countries have a lottery draughtl countries have a lottery draught that gives everyone an equal chance

in the draw. that wasn't so well received in the discussions, but what was popular with a proposed increase in army salaries. so if it was poor people going to the front, there would be quite a shock rise in what they were paid. is that possible given the economic concerns at the moment within ukraine? certainly they could be challenging, right? we know of for instance, that his proposalfor 400—500,000 mobilisations would cost about $13 billion, that's pretty sizeable. at the same time, it's not clear to me from having spoken to many, many ukrainians on the front line that pay is a huge motivator. that said, there are of course always the folks back home, they have to support their own families, and if they are not getting enough wages to even support the families that's a major problem. i support the families that's a ma'or roblem. ., , ., ., ., problem. i mean you mentioned that obviously their _ problem. i mean you mentioned that obviously their casualty _ problem. i mean you mentioned that obviously their casualty figures - problem. i mean you mentioned that obviously their casualty figures are l obviously their casualty figures are lower than the russians. but they

are going to have to be lower again down what they sustained in 2023, given the pressures on mobilisation. clearly, they face hardships on the front line. the commander in chief, he says he wants those who are mobilised to know how long their service will last. what is an appropriate length of time to be on the front, and is that really dependent on the draught working properly? dependent on the draught working ro erl ? “ , dependent on the draught working --roerl? �*, ., , dependent on the draught working ”roerl ? �*, ., , ., properly? yet, there's actually two arts to properly? yet, there's actually two parts to that _ properly? yet, there's actually two parts to that question. _ properly? yet, there's actually two parts to that question. so, - properly? yet, there's actually two parts to that question. so, one, i properly? yet, there's actually two | parts to that question. so, one, the full length of time that someone is mobilised. there are are folks that have been mobilised volunteered early on february 22 that are still on the front lines, and the second portion of that is the rotation. so ensuring that the troops that are deployed to the front lines have sufficient rest recuperation, time away from the front, because that's an incredibly important portion of maintaining morale and the willingness to fight. alyssa, stay with us, because _

willingness to fight. alyssa, stay with us, because i _ willingness to fight. alyssa, stay with us, because i do _ willingness to fight. alyssa, stay with us, because i do want - willingness to fight. alyssa, stay with us, because i do want to . willingness to fight. alyssa, stay| with us, because i do want to talk about weapons. it“s with us, because i do want to talk about weapons. it's not with us, because i do want to talk about weapons. it“s notjust men as you mentioned that ukrainians, its air defence as we discussed on the programme last night. they“re running out of patriot missiles and they are facing an enhanced threat from the russians. just today, just today the united states and seven other nations, accused russia of exploiting its position as a permanent member of the un security council by acquiring north korean missiles and firing them into ukraine in violation of council resolutions. here's the us representative speaking earlier. this morning, the united states along with france, japan, malta, the republic of korea, slovenia, ukraine and the united kingdom issued a joint statement condemning the military cooperation that has now come to fruition between the dprk and russia. it“s abhorrent that a permanent member of the un security council is flagrantly violating counsel resolutions to attack another un member state — violations that further the suffering of the ukrainian people, support russia's brutal war and undermine the global nonproliferation regime.

let's speak to hazel smith, a north korea analyst who regularly advises the us and uk governments on north korea issues. how long has this been happening, that north koreans have been supplying these kinds of weapons? well, the evidence is coming from the united — well, the evidence is coming from the united states intelligence agencies and the south korean intelligence agencies in particular. and of— intelligence agencies in particular. and of course, they don't publicise their sources. but in terms of the circumstantial evidence that we can see, the _ circumstantial evidence that we can see, the russian defence minister met with — see, the russian defence minister met with north korean leaders in north— met with north korean leaders in north korea and in vladivostok which is near_ north korea and in vladivostok which is near the _ north korea and in vladivostok which is near the north korean border in the very— is near the north korean border in the very far— is near the north korean border in the very far east of russia. in the last six— the very far east of russia. in the last six months or so, and it looked like there _ last six months or so, and it looked like there must have been, he you wouldn't _ like there must have been, he you wouldn't have had the russia defence secretary— wouldn't have had the russia defence

secretary in north korea unless there's— secretary in north korea unless there's been some kind of discussion. from information that we know, _ discussion. from information that we know. and _ discussion. from information that we know, and we think that this statement said, fruition of discussion started to take place within— discussion started to take place within the last six months or so, certainty— within the last six months or so, certainly the us are saying that they are — certainly the us are saying that they are monitoring, their surveillance cameras are seeing suspicious— surveillance cameras are seeing suspicious shipments that have taken place over— suspicious shipments that have taken place over the last six months. so if there _ place over the last six months. so if there was— place over the last six months. so if there was anything before that, it doesnt— if there was anything before that, it doesn't look like it was on a very— it doesn't look like it was on a very large _ it doesn't look like it was on a very large scale. and what we've seen _ very large scale. and what we've seen in _ very large scale. and what we've seen in the — very large scale. and what we've seen in the last few months is a product — seen in the last few months is a product of— seen in the last few months is a product of a push factor from north korea _ product of a push factor from north korea which is economically destitute, which needs grain, food, hasic— destitute, which needs grain, food, basic food, — destitute, which needs grain, food, basic food, basic imports, and a pull factor— basic food, basic imports, and a pull factor from russia which is looking — pull factor from russia which is looking for basic support for its artittery— looking for basic support for its artillery operations in ukraine. with— artillery operations in ukraine. with that, _ artillery operations in ukraine. with that, and we see in the reporting today, there are these new

for highly sophisticated drones coming from iran. so the information you“ve coming from iran. so the information you've given us actually this trifecta of countries are being pulled closer together by the war in ukraine, is that right? ittrui’eiii pulled closer together by the war in ukraine, is that right?— ukraine, is that right? well it's a chicken and _ ukraine, is that right? well it's a chicken and egg _ ukraine, is that right? well it's a chicken and egg situation, - ukraine, is that right? well it's a l chicken and egg situation, because you do— chicken and egg situation, because you do have changing geopolitics over the last three or four years as russia _ over the last three or four years as russia and — over the last three or four years as russia and china have become closer and where _ russia and china have become closer and where there is been almost a track— and where there is been almost a hack to _ and where there is been almost a hack to the — and where there is been almost a back to the bipolar days of the cold war. back to the bipolar days of the cold war~ of _ back to the bipolar days of the cold war. of the 60s, 70s, and 80s. where you have _ war. of the 60s, 70s, and 80s. where you have the _ war. of the 60s, 70s, and 80s. where you have the united states versus what _ you have the united states versus what is _ you have the united states versus what is was the soviet union. in your— what is was the soviet union. in your terrible relationships between the united states and president trump — the united states and president trump and china, although as we know. _ trump and china, although as we know, there was some degradations about— know, there was some degradations about president trump's relations with russia, under president biden's

administration you're seeing some movement— administration you're seeing some movement towards china but nevertheless over all you'll see this geopolitical split between russia — this geopolitical split between russia and china, although they are not on _ russia and china, although they are not on the _ russia and china, although they are not on the same page on everything, and the _ not on the same page on everything, and the united states. it looks like given— and the united states. it looks like given the _ and the united states. it looks like given the sanctions on russia, it's more _ given the sanctions on russia, it's more or— given the sanctions on russia, it's more or less — given the sanctions on russia, it's more or less given up on having decent — more or less given up on having decent economic relations with the rest of— decent economic relations with the rest of the — decent economic relations with the rest of the world, and in north korea, — rest of the world, and in north korea, the _ rest of the world, and in north korea, the expended sanctions of 2016-17 _ korea, the expended sanctions of 2016-17 which korea, the expended sanctions of 2016—17 which banned all north korea exports _ 2016—17 which banned all north korea exports and almost all of its imports, _ exports and almost all of its imports, from that time, it was looking — imports, from that time, it was looking for— imports, from that time, it was looking for partners that were prepared to go against the un sanctions and that increasingly of course _ sanctions and that increasingly of course is — sanctions and that increasingly of course is russia, because russia has become _ course is russia, because russia has become even more estranged from the united _ become even more estranged from the united states after the uk more. | united states after the uk more. i can united states after the uk more. can see united states after the uk more. i can see that, but it's an interesting picture you paint. just coming back to you, alyssa, the nato allies have been meeting today with ukraine, and they made it pretty

clear that they'll continue to supply the country with major military aid, billions of euros of further capabilities as they said. in recent days, russia missiles have got through, notjust in recent days, russia missiles have got through, not just the in recent days, russia missiles have got through, notjust the north korea missiles, and it seems that this war is going to be won or lost on who can industrialise fastest. do you get a sense, when you look at the picture across europe, that we are industrialising quickly? we are replenishing and resupplying arms, or are we... replenishing and resupplying arms, orare we... are replenishing and resupplying arms, or are we... are we somewhat nonchalant about the threat we face? i think it's difficult to talk about europe as a whole. we“ve i think it's difficult to talk about europe as a whole. we've heard, for instance in the last couple of days, alex schultz has come out, leader of germany, and has been somewhat critical of european partners for not supporting ukraine enough with military aid and security assistance. so that's certainly sort of a bright spot. and it, as you said, with nato support, considering

the fact that us assistance continues to be rather uncertain, as were going into the new year. but certainly in terms of industrialisation and current mobilisation of defence industry, we are definitely seeing movement there across europe, for sure. qm. across europe, for sure. 0k, important — across europe, for sure. 0k, important summit _ across europe, for sure. 0k, important summit coming up on february one were some numbers will be laid out by the united nations. thank you so much for coming on the programme, really appreciate it. we'll go to a short break, to stay with us. don on the ashdown forest and immediately we spot followed year. trying to reduce the numbers of animals which he says have now unprecedented levels. we animals which he says have now unprecedented levels.— unprecedented levels. we are estimated _ unprecedented levels. we are

estimated to _ unprecedented levels. we are estimated to have _ unprecedented levels. we are estimated to have around - unprecedented levels. we are | estimated to have around 14.2 unprecedented levels. we are - estimated to have around 14.2 deer per square kilometre around the ashdown forest, in comparison to where we want to end up. scotland have suggested that five is a healthy number to be around. but shootin: healthy number to be around. but shooting the animals is very controversial. and some seat calling as a cruel and ineffective way of controlling numbers. the ashdown forest's own countryside manager agrees a dramatic increase in the deer population is affecting and numbers need to be sustainably managed. the un secretary—general says he is alarmed by the developing security sitution in ecuador. in the last 24 hours president daniel noboa has declared a state of emergency and ordered the military to neutralise the drug gangs amid a wave of nationwide unrest. mr noboa has condemned the violence.

translation: we are practically living in a state of— war against terrorism. these are not organised crime groups. they are terrorists financed by drug trafficking, trafficking in people, organs and arms. last night, gunmen stormed one of the main broadcasters in guayaquil, shooting one of the cameramen. 0vernight there were explosions, kidnappings, and murders. today the army has been deployed across the country, at times applauded by people on the streets. they are hunting for one of the top cartel bosses who escaped prison on sunday. but it's stunning how quickly this has spun out of control. live now to the capital quito to speak to maria sol borja, political editor at gk, an independent media organisation in ecuador. thank you for coming back to us tonight. it does still feel like a country on the edge. what if you made of the reaction today? today

the level of— made of the reaction today? today the level of violence _ made of the reaction today? today the level of violence is _ made of the reaction today? today the level of violence is lower - made of the reaction today? today the level of violence is lower than l the level of violence is lower than we had experienced yesterday or monday. last night the police reported that they managed to free three police officers who had been kidnapped during the most violent hours. however, today we have had the official number of guides, prison guides held in the country and there are 125 prison guards who continue to be held inside the prisons. we can see a lot of soldiers with their uniforms and their weapons inside shopping centres or on the streets. we have not seen such a thing before. and it's still shocking, but at the same time i think it generates a feeling that there is kind of control in the middle of that violence. we that there is kind of control in the middle of that violence.— middle of that violence. we are lookin: middle of that violence. we are looking at _ middle of that violence. we are looking at the _ middle of that violence. we are looking at the prisons - middle of that violence. we are looking at the prisons now. - looking at the prisons now. the guards, who you say are still being held hostage, not fully under control of the prisons although the

army are at some of these sites. is that the drug cartels that control what goes on inside these prisons? no. i mean the president finally appeared today in a radio interview which he really did not say that much and he did not give information about where the leaders of organised crime gangs may be, if they are, if they know where they are, we don't know still that. but what he did to ask for an investigation to the television channel that broadcast, i hope with the same for hemmens of will... i hope with the same for hemmens of will... ., �* «e ., i. hope with the same for hemmens of will... .,�* «e ., will... i don't know if you saw it today that _ will... i don't know if you saw it today that the _ will... i don't know if you saw it today that the white _ will... i don't know if you saw it today that the white house - will... i don't know if you saw it - today that the white house national security spokesmanjohn today that the white house national security spokesman john kirby said, security spokesmanjohn kirby said, we are committed to promoting the prosperity of the people of ecuador, where monitoring the situation and

we are willing to take concrete steps to improve cooperation. what does that mean, and how has that been received in quito? tote been received in quito? we don't know what _ been received in quito? we don't know what it _ been received in quito? we don't know what it means _ been received in quito? we don't know what it means because - been received in quito? we don't know what it means because we | been received in quito? we don't - know what it means because we don't have that information. but the president has also reported that help has been offered from other countries such as colombia, argentina, israel. ithink countries such as colombia, argentina, israel. i think right now, people welcome any kind of international support or cooperation. yesterday afternoon, when the ministers were entering to the security meeting with the president, the united states ambassador to ecuador also entered there. so we could think that there is a permanent collaboration with friendly government, and i think that people is kind to receive that kind of cooperation right now. maria, it“s lovely to talk to you again, we“re gratefulfor your time this evening, thank you very much. thank you. the first us space mission in more than 50 years that was intended to land softly on the moon won“t now reach the lunar surface. the six—foot—tall spacecraft, known as peregrine lifted off

successfully on monday, from cape canaveral, aboard the rocket that took it into space. but seven hours after launch, the company that operates it, that's astrobotic, said it had suffered a failure in its propulsion system and was leaking fuel. this was four hours ago, about 192,000 miles from earth. that's about 80% of the lunar distance, but as you can see, it“s nowhere near the moon. were it working correctly it would complete this loop, and swing around the earth bound for the moon. which would take about 15 days. unfortunately they have only around 30 hours of life left. and once the mission is abandoned, peregrine will become another piece of debris, floating in space. it will also be a floating coffin, as among its contents are capsules containing dna samples or portions of cremated remains. there are former us presidents, hairsamples from presidents washington, john f kennedy, dwight d eisenhower, and partial remains of the late "star trek" cast members —

nichelle nichols "lt uhura", james doohan “'scotty“' and deforest kelley "dr mccoy". let's speak to charles chafer in santa fe, new mexico. he is the ceo of celestis. so, i mean you... the mission was to put some of these remains on the moon for some of the people the remains of some of these people on board the spacecraft. that's not going to happen so what has the reaction be in from the families involved? ~ , ., ., _ involved? well let me start out by saying. you _ involved? well let me start out by saying. you name _ involved? well let me start out by saying, you name some _ involved? well let me start out by saying, you name some people i involved? well let me start out by i saying, you name some people that involved? well let me start out by - saying, you name some people that we had two missions flying on this rocket. and the mission with the star trek celebrities and the president's is a completely successful mission headed, reaching deep space 150 million km out, going into a permanent heliocentric orbit. so that mission is a great success. to answer your question, we don't quite know what is going to happen

yet because the peregrine spacecraft is reaching what's called a trans lunar injection that's already 80% of the way to the moon for our clients we told him we would get them successfully on that trajectory. we did not guarantee that they would land on the moon. most of our clients understand that, and they understand that they are having a memorial service and i'm sure that over time, they“ll relish the fact that there is spacecraft is slowly orbiting the earth and the moon. ., , ., slowly orbiting the earth and the moon. ., , , ., ,, ., moon. yeah, i suppose for the star trek cast its _ moon. yeah, i suppose for the star trek cast it's absolutely _ moon. yeah, i suppose for the star trek cast it's absolutely fitting, - trek cast it's absolutely fitting, that they are out there in posterior. —— posterity. it“lljust sit there, it won't drift further

and further into the space. it won't because of— and further into the space. it won't because of the _ and further into the space. it won't because of the gravity _ and further into the space. it won't because of the gravity of— and further into the space. it won't because of the gravity of the - and further into the space. it won't because of the gravity of the earth| because of the gravity of the earth and the moon, it“s because of the gravity of the earth and the moon, it's going to continue the orbit that it's in for some amount of time, we're trying to figure out the length of that time. all of this is kind of real—time to us, but we know that it will be out there orbiting the earth and the moon for a number of years. we are tiuht u- moon for a number of years. we are tight up against _ moon for a number of years. we are tight up against the _ moon for a number of years. we are tight up against the break— moon for a number of years. we are tight up against the break charles. l tight up against the break charles. just really quickly, have you got other orders, will you do this again? other orders, will you do this auain? ., _, , other orders, will you do this auain? ., , ~ other orders, will you do this auain? ., , . again? ch of course. we actually re-fly the — again? ch of course. we actually re-fly the folks _ again? ch of course. we actually re-fly the folks that _ again? ch of course. we actually re-fly the folks that were - again? ch of course. we actually re-fly the folks that were on - again? ch of course. we actually re-fly the folks that were on the | re—fly the folks that were on the lunar mission that want to try to reach the landing on the moon at no cost, and of course we have a lot of other people that are signing up for all of our services on a worldwide basis. . . all of our services on a worldwide basis. ., , ., , ., ., «e all of our services on a worldwide basis. ., , ., , ., .,~e ., basis. charles, lovely to talk to ou, basis. charles, lovely to talk to you. glad _ basis. charles, lovely to talk to you. glad we — basis. charles, lovely to talk to you, glad we made _ basis. charles, lovely to talk to you, glad we made touch - basis. charles, lovely to talk to you, glad we made touch with l basis. charles, lovely to talk to i you, glad we made touch with you this evening, thank you very much for coming on the programme. we are going to go to the break, on the other side will focus on a big night in the united states. we arejust four days away from the iowa caucuses and tonight is the last of the presidential primary debates. 0nly the presidential primary debates. only two on stage this time, nikki

haley and rhonda santos. we“ll talk about all that with our panel, do stay with us. hello there. it's been another very cold day wherever you are, whether you've had sunshine or whether you've had clouds and it looks pretty similar for the next few days, could see a bit more cloud around. generally, it will stay dry thanks to high pressure. and there will be some sunshine around, particularly towards southern and western areas. this area of high pressure has been feeding in quite a bit of cloud to eastern scotland, also eastern parts of england, the odd patch of drizzle at times too. the breeze is still a feature along north sea coast, but not as strong across southern areas as we head through this evening and overnight. where we have the clear skies it's going to be a cold one. central northern western scotland, southern england could be down to —3 to —5 celsius here, but a little less cold where we have the cloud. so tomorrow then we start off with some cloud across some eastern areas. again, eastern england seeing most of that cloud, it could run a little bit further

southwards into south east england into the afternoon. so the best of the sunshine towards this southwest corner, maybe northern ireland and plenty of sunshine across scotland after a cold start there with some early mist and fog. temperatures maybe up a degree, eight degrees, but it certainly won't feel like that. then as we move through thursday nights, we see plenty of cloud feeding into england and wales, clearer spells across scotland, northern ireland. so it's here where we'll see the lowest. the temperatures could be down to minus seven celsius. and there's also a threat of some dense fog patches developing as the winds will be lighter here, but less cold further south where we have the cloud. 0ur area of high pressure shifts a little bit a bit further westwards. it does allow a lot of cloud around for central, southern and eastern parts of the country. certainly rather cloudy for england and wales, could be quite gloomy all day in places best the sunshine scotland, maybe northern ireland, far north of england later in the day, maybe parts of wales too. but cold here after the very cold start, a little less cold

further south and east because of more cloud cover. then as we head into the weekend, although southern areas will see quite a bit of sunshine, we'll start to open the floodgate to an arctic northerly and that will start to feed in plenty of snow showers to the northern half of scotland. accumulations really mounting up by the end of the weekend here, but it'll be largely dry, i think, cold with some sunshine across most central and southern parts of the country. we hold onto the cold weather into next week as well. further snow showers in the north and there's just the chance of some more widespread snow developing across central and southern areas around the middle part of the week. so stay tuned to the forecast of uncertainty on this.

hello — i“m christian fraser. you“re watching the context on bbc news... they“re endorsing nikki haley — who does not have what it takes, by the way, i'm just telling you. i spent a lot of time with her. she does not have... i hope you enjoy her with her little quips. every commercial ron has put up there has been a lie.

god bless president trump, he has been a temper tantrum every day about me, talking about things and everything he's saying is not true. donald trump is running i for his issues, nikki haley is running for her donors' issues. i am running for your issues and your families' issues. and to turn this country around. good evening, there are just four days of campaigning left, before the polls open in iowa. and tonight, a make of break moment for nikki haley and ron desantis. the two will face off in de moines for the final presidential republican debate. maybe a chance to change the dynamics of the race. donald trump, still 30 points ahead, doesn't need to be there of course. and again he is skipping the debate tonight, in favour a town hall with fox news. but right now, nikki haley is riding a wave of momentum. a new cnn poll out yesterday suggests the gap in new hampshire,