what does the future hold for royal mail? its regulator is due to set out options this morning for changing the way the postal service operates. and coming up in business the cost to build britain's next nuclear power plant soars and it won't start delivering electricity until at least 2029. hello, i'm sally bundock. we have a very busy programme today. let's start in the us where donald trump is predicted to have won the new hampshire republican primaries

as he seeks the party's presidential election nomination. results with about half the votes counted give him more than 55%, with his last remaining rival, the former un ambassador nikki haley, winning about 43%. she has vowed to fight on. the contest for the republican presidential campaign will now move on to south carolina, where nikki haley is hoping to rally voters in her home state to slow down donald trump's momentum ahead of the year's largest primary contest, super tuesday in early march. addressing supporters at her campaign headquarters, nikki haley insisted she would not be dropping out of the race. i want to congratulate donald trump on his victory tonight. he earned it. and i want to acknowledge that. you have all heard the chatter among the political class. they are

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because i said wow what a great victory and somebody ran to the stage all dressed up nicely when it was at seven and now i went up and it was at 1a. she ran up when it was seven and we have to do what is good for our party and she was up and i said, well, she is doing a speech like she wanted. she did not win, she lost. live now to my colleague sumi somaskanda who's in concord, new hampshire. you have been following this throughout. wejust you have been following this throughout. we just heard from both donald trump and nikki haley. talk us through it. it has been such an interesting night. we are now two states officially into this presidential primary season and we heard nikki haley say in the sound bite you played that there are dozens of states to go but already after iowa and new hampshire we have seen so much transpired. look at the

moment victory donald trump had in iowa and at the moment donald trump is up by about ten points. a closerfinish new hampshire but it was all a game of expectations in new hampshire. about a month ago you had nikki haley and her campaign and surrogates like the governor chris sununu saying she could win, sweep the victory and be able to win over independent voters in the state to win over some of the republican voters as well. about a week ago it looked like according to polls we were seeing the us that nikki haley could lose this race. the expectations for the haley campaign has been downgraded but what is interesting to note is she said clearly this is the ticket out of new hampshire and into south carolina. it will be crucial for her. into south carolina. it will be crucialfor her. she into south carolina. it will be crucial for her. she sees the next few days as being decisive

for her. the reality is if you look at the cold hard numbers, still going to be a difficult path forward for nikki haley for her to be able to rack up the numbers. according to our partner in the us cbs news, donald trump will pick up at least 12 delegates and nikki haley on track to get at least nine. bringing donald trump �*s total to 32 and nikki haley 217. a lot of numbers but what we're trying to say is donald trump continues to build up the lead and ever stronger. d0 trump continues to build up the lead and ever stronger.- lead and ever stronger. do you think he picked _ lead and ever stronger. do you think he picked up _ lead and ever stronger. do you think he picked up a _ lead and ever stronger. do you think he picked up a lot - lead and ever stronger. do you think he picked up a lot of - think he picked up a lot of those votes that would have gone to ron desantis? that does a- ear gone to ron desantis? that does a - ear to gone to ron desantis? that does appear to be _ gone to ron desantis? that does appear to be the _ gone to ron desantis? that does appear to be the case. _ gone to ron desantis? that does appear to be the case. if - gone to ron desantis? that does appear to be the case. if you - appear to be the case. if you look at the type of photo ron desantis, the governor of desa ntis, the governor of florida desantis, the governor of florida who dropped out in a bit of surprise on sunday, we were at a nikki haley rally when we heard the news ron desantis was dropping out. those voters very much favour a lot of the similar policies,

the type of conservatism, type of movement donald trump is known for. they favoured donald trump movement as well. very likely according to the people we spoke to that ron desantis supporters did cast their ballots for donald trump. we did have one of those supporters with us tonight. a state representative in new hampshire and she did say she wanted to see ron desantis perform well and looking forward, not all of his supporters were definitively casting their ballots for donald trump in the general election for example. that was a boost certainly for donald trump. a boost certainly for donald trum -. , ., ., trump. interesting to hear their speeches _ trump. interesting to hearj their speeches afterwards. certainly on the part of donald trump. after iowa, he was quite conciliatory, was not particularly pointing out the two other contenders, talking about unity. where this time he really went for haley, didn't he? ., , really went for haley, didn't he? . , ., , ., he? he really did. it was a different _ he? he really did. it was a different speech _ he? he really did. it was a different speech was - he? he really did. it was a different speech was our l different speech was our correspondent gary o'donoghue

called it meandering, one where he was speaking for a bit of time on a number of topics, was not clear in which direction he was going but what was clear that the shots of nikki haley. seems like he was offended nikki haley had not dropped out of the race. interesting hoping to wrap up this nomination in new hampshire. nikki haley saying clearly this is not over, not so fast. that seems to be something donald trump was specifically reacting to directly. that being said, they are still quite confident going to south carolina and there is a reason for that. that is because he is up by about 30 points in the polls. nikki haley had to win in new hampshire or do very well in new hampshire, state with a lot of independent voters. these going forward will be more conservative. although donald trump sounded irritated and at nikki haley, his team is still looking quite confident going forward. ., ~ looking quite confident going forward. ., ,, , ., looking quite confident going forward. ., ,, looking quite confident going forward. ., ~' .

forward. thank you so much. let's go _ forward. thank you so much. let's go to — forward. thank you so much. let's go to washington - forward. thank you so much. let's go to washington to - forward. thank you so much. | let's go to washington to get more reaction. live now to rina shah, a political analyst and former senior aide to two republican members of congress. welcome to bbc news. your reaction in terms of how well trumpeted?— reaction in terms of how well trumpeted? what a night. the prejections — trumpeted? what a night. the projections were _ trumpeted? what a night. the projections were certainly - trumpeted? what a night. the projections were certainly that j projections were certainly that nikki haley could do badly opposed to trumpet. but she did not fare that badly. that is what we are hearing from her account, that if she had really become a non— factor tonight, trump would not be fortunate that her so much. i think that is really the name of the game here. how he will deal with her, this next month before the south carolina primary. many washington insiders are saying she is up for a real embarrassment in her home state, the state in which she was by all measures a successful governor. i say this, take a page out of what she said tonight in her speech.

gone up against the political establishment there before, all wind up against her at this time and she is vowing to fight. has money in congress to do so and as of tonight, it seems the stamina and desire as well. i seems the stamina and desire as well. ., ., seems the stamina and desire as well. . ., , seems the stamina and desire as well. ., ., _ , ., well. i have to say, she did a very strong _ well. i have to say, she did a very strong speech _ well. i have to say, she did a very strong speech as - well. i have to say, she did a very strong speech as the . very strong speech as the results were coming through. conceded nicely to trump. she said she will fight. you get the impression she is getting under his skin.— under his skin. without a doubt. under his skin. without a doubt- i _ under his skin. without a doubt. ithink— under his skin. without a doubt. i think her - under his skin. without a j doubt. i think her staying under his skin. without a i doubt. i think her staying in the race is driving him bonkers. he expects loyalty from everyone around him. the people he had on the stage behind on tonight, people like congelin marjorie taylor greene, a very right—wing member of the house of representatives and senate tim scott who stood on stage a few months ago talking about being in the race opposite trump. tim scott was not a huge credit, he is the lone black senator from the state of iowa, sorry, state

of south carolina and appointed by nikki haley 12 years ago. to become a us senator. talk about biting the hand that feeds you. if people are lining up because they don't want to get it wrong. if trump becomes a nominee, they really want to be in his good graces. also the bp stakes is under way. it has been said by trump what he is now seriously considering who his vpp will be and let's not forget people do not want to draw the ire of trump and his supporters. they note when they are in his crosshairs, he is relentless and will go for the jugular every time. something i don't think nikki haley did in her speech tonight. haifa don't think nikki haley did in her speech tonight.- don't think nikki haley did in her speech tonight. how far do ou think her speech tonight. how far do you think she _ her speech tonight. how far do you think she could _ her speech tonight. how far do you think she could go? - her speech tonight. how far do you think she could go? if- her speech tonight. how far do you think she could go? if it i you think she could go? if it is a really bad outcome for her in south carolina, what next? super tuesday follows. how far do you think she can go with this? it do you think she can go with this? , , ., do you think she can go with this? , ,. this? it puts an embarrassing defeat in south _ this? it puts an embarrassing defeat in south carolina, - this? it puts an embarrassing l defeat in south carolina, there is a strong chance she would

drop out. it would also mean those behind her right now, whether it is the mid—atlantic powerbrokers, whoever has money and power right now that is backing her, came to her in late last fall because they thought she had what it took to take out trump, had that attack dog mentality and was going to speak truth on kitchen table issues, be a practical and reasonable voice on issues such as abortion, those folks might not see that after south carolina. it becomes a question of money, desire and also stamina. along with the delegate map which gets complicated on super tuesday because a range of contracts coast—to—coast, much of them if not all are a winner takes all. that makes kunjin denomination almost impossible if she cannot perform well on super tuesday. she needs to go in with momentum. so she needs to go in with momentum.— she needs to go in with momentum. ., , ,, momentum. so far she looks like she is doing _ momentum. so far she looks like she is doing that _ momentum. so far she looks like she is doing that at _ momentum. so far she looks like she is doing that at the _ she is doing that at the moment. thank you so much, good to get your take on that.

just to say there is so much detail on our website. we have a life page with coverage on what happened in new hampshire and also keeping you informed with more reaction on bbc news. let's move other stories. onto other news now and the us military says it has destroyed two anti—ship missiles that were being prepared by houthi rebels in yemen to be launched at targets in the red sea. us central command said it determined the missiles presented an imminent threat to international vessels and american warships. let's get some of the day's other news 110w. the pentagon says that us forces have carried out strikes in iraq against facilities linked to iran—backed militia. the us action follows a weekend missile attack on the al—asad air base in iraq in which some us military personnel were injured. north korea has fired a number of cruise missiles into the sea off its west coast. the launches, made early on wednesday morning, are being analysed by south korean and us intelligence. it comes as the south korean

navy's special warfare unit is taking part in a training exercise in an area bordering the north. earlier this month north korea said it tested a hypersonic missile which was condemned by the us, south korea and japan. a man has been arrested in south africa after telling a public inquiry he started a deadly fire last august in a johannesburg building that killed 77 people. police said the 29 —year—old man confessed while giving evidence to the inquiry. he's expected to be charged with multiple counts of murder and arson. the danish government says it'll close a well—known drugs market in the heart of copenhagen this year. soft drugs such as cannabis and hashish, though illegal, are tolerated in the enclave, which is known as pusher street, and sits within the breakaway commune district of christiania. the decision to shut the local narcotics trade comes after it was linked to four fatal shootings in the past four years

in the next couple of hours the regulator, 0fcom, will release the findings of its review into royal mail. the document will outline some ways that the service could change to better meet the needs of its customers. 0ne focus is expected to be on the future of saturday letter deliveries. our business correspondent theo leggett reports. britain's postal network has been delivering letters for hundreds of years — but these days, royal mail is finding it harder than ever to maintain the service, and its customers are getting frustrated. among them is tina from south east london. in november, she told us about her experiences. i have multiple medical problems, and hospital letters are not getting here. and i've tried explaining to the hospital, but obviously they cover a large

area, so they don't take into account that su22 has huge problems and we don't always know that we've got an appointment. and i didn't get my bank card that was sent to me in august, and i had to get my bank to anceal that and resend it. my bank to anceal that and resend it— resend it. royal mail is required _ resend it. royal mail is required by _ resend it. royal mail is required by law- resend it. royal mail is required by law to - resend it. royal mail is i required by law to deliver letters six days a week at affordable prices that are the same throughout the country. yet with more and more people using digital communications instead, it claims the service has become far too costly. the company is clearly under pressure — it made an operating loss of 3 £319 million to in the six months to the end of september. last year, it was fined £5.6 million by 0fcom for failing to meet delivery targets. the regulator has been looking at what could be changed to protect the service. there's been plenty of speculation about whether saturday deliveries could be scrapped. earlierthis saturday deliveries could be scrapped. earlier this week, the government said it wouldn't support such a move. in

response, royal mail said it's simply not sustainable to maintain a delivery network built for 20 billion letters when we're now only delivering 7 billion. last year, royal mail settled a bitter fourteen—month dispute with employees represented by the communication workers union over pay and conditions. but now, the union's angry once again because it says it hasn't been consulted by 0fcom about its plans. with everfewer people sending letters, changes to postal services are widely seen as inevitable — but whatever 0fcom suggests, any major adjustment to royal mail's obligations will have to be approved by parliament. delivering a solution that suits royal mail, its employees, its customers and politicians is likely to be an uphill challenge. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. there are warnings that storm jocelyn could bring gusts of wind of up to 80mph to

the uk. it comes after storm isha wreaked havoc and left at least two people dead. up to 39,000 homes in the north of england, scotland and northern ireland remain without power because of the damage caused. parts of york have also been flooded. more detail on that in breakfast. a man who stabbed two 19—year—old students and a 65—year—old school caretaker to death has had his manslaughter pleas accepted. valdo calocane attacked grace o'malley—kumar, barnaby webber and ian coates in nottingham in june last year. the court heard how calocane had been suffering from serious mental health issues. grassroots music venues across the uk are under threat of closure. that's according to research by the charity the music venue trust. you're live with bbc news.

israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has described the deaths of 2a israeli soldiers in gaza as "unbearably difficult", but has vowed the fighting will continue until absolute victory. in gaza, the hamas—run health ministry says more that 25,000 palestinians have died there since the war started, as intense fighting continues around khan younis. from jerusalem our middle east correspondent lucy williamson reports. a nation's deadliest day in this war. a family's darkest. sergeant hada kapluk, a 23—year—old reservist serving on the gaza border, sent in on a mission without his family knowing. his brother, helpless

with grief, promised to look after mum and dad. he was at the border. he wasn't supposed to fight. he wasn't supposed to fight. he wasn't supposed to fight. he wasn't supposed to go in. we didn't know he went in. we didn't know we were supposed to worry about him. 21 we were supposed to worry about him. ' , , , him. 21 reservists died yesterday _ him. 21 reservists died yesterday in _ him. 21 reservists died yesterday in a - him. 21 reservists died yesterday in a rocket l him. 21 reservists died - yesterday in a rocket attack that detonated the mines they were laying. a new kind of loss for israel — a new kind of pressure at home. the wounds left by the hamas attacks here last october still haven't healed, kept raw by the daily reminder of hostages held inside gaza. these fresh losses have raised the price of a war many here support. translation: many here support. tuna/mom- many here support. translation: ~ ., translation: we are in the midst of an _ translation: we are in the midst of an unjust _ translation: we are in the midst of an unjust war. - translation: we are in the midst of an unjust war. in . translation: we are in the | midst of an unjust war. in this war, there are great achievements, including today,

in completing the encirclement of khan yunis. but there are also very heavy prices. the ci of also very heavy prices. the city of khan _ also very heavy prices. the city of khan yunis - also very heavy prices. the city of khan yunis is - also very heavy prices. the city of khan yunis is now. also very heavy prices. the city of khan yunis is now the focus of israel's offensive. its underground tunnels a refuge for hamas leaders. but yesterday's attack was outside the city, above ground, half a mile from the border. more than three months into its war in gaza, israel's army is still fighting for control. and as israel searches for hamas here, palestinians search for safety. residents and refugees in khan yunis driven south by the war. the city's main hospital submerged by patients, now surrounded by israeli forces. translation:— translation: most of the medical staff _ translation: most of the medical staff had _ translation: most of the | medical staff had evacuated, leaving only a few doctors to attend to the casualties. the situation is worse than a

disaster. with no way out, families bury their dead in the sand outside their dead in the sand outside the hospital. a war that feels close to home in israel has left gazans feeling there's nowhere to go. new satellite pictures have revealed four previously unknown emperor penguin colonies in antarctica. with hordes of emperor penguins relocating due to climate change, scientists have been able to track these colonies through the staining the penguins waste leaves on the white ice, as charlie rose reports. the emperor penguins — kings of a frozen realm that's slowly melting. experts fear for their future. in 2022, an estimated 10,000 vulnerable chicks perished when the an arctic sea ice underneath them melted and broke apart. the youngsters

hadn't yet developed their waterproof coats. scientists predicted 90% of emperor penguin colonies would be all but extinct by the end of the century. but extinct by the end of the centu . ~ , ., century. we will see movement as the sea _ century. we will see movement as the sea ice _ century. we will see movement as the sea ice becomes - century. we will see movement as the sea ice becomes less - as the sea ice becomes less tenable, less stable for the birds, and breaks up earlier. and that means that we have to continue tracking and continue monitoring all the emperor penguin colonies who move, to see what happens to them over time. �* ., �* , time. but now, the british antarctic— time. but now, the british antarctic survey _ time. but now, the british antarctic survey has - time. but now, the britishj antarctic survey has found time. but now, the british - antarctic survey has found four previously unrecognised nesting sites. using satellite images to track the birds' excrement as they search for more stable sea ice. however, all but one of the colonies has fewer than 1,000 emperor penguins, so this new discovery, scientists say, makes little difference to the overall population — which continues to face an uncertain

future. the oscar nominations have been announced — with the epic oppenheimer leading the way with a massive 13 nominations. they include best director for christopher nolan, and best picture. barbie, which took over a billion dollars at the box office last year, was nominated for best picture, but margot robbie and greta gerwig missed the cut for best actress and director respectively. katie razzall reports. countdown to the 96th academy awards. the world will remember this day. and christopher nolan's spectacular film about the father of the atom bomb looks hard to beat. oppenheimer is the juggernaut that's going through awards season at the moment — 13 nominations. i think on the night, it could well scoop best film, best director, best actor for cillian murphy, best supporting actor,

which would be robert downey jr, his first oscar. hi, barbie. hi, ken. but the "barbenheimer" rivalry continues. barbie has eight oscar nominations, including best picture and best supporting actor for ryan gosling. but there's no directing nod for greta gerwig and margot robbie isn't up for best actress. i think it's actually great that there are so many snubs and surprises in the actress category. itjust shows how many meaty roles there are for actresses this year, which is very unusual and heartening, i think. i am bella baxter. on that list — emma stone for her fearless performance in poor things. you talk too much. and killers of the flower moon's lily gladstone, who's made history as the first native american acting nominee. i cried a little. of course, it's a hugejoy for us. french directorjustine triet is the only woman nominated for best director. anatomy of a fall is about a woman accused of murdering her husband. stop. i did not kill him. triet is the first ever french female directing nominee. things are changing for women. so i'm really proud for me

and for all my team. and i'm not alone, of course, in this. any brits nominated ? yes. the british are coming again, storming down the red carpet. you've got carey mulligan and emily blunt. we've also got obviously christopher nolan up for oppenheimer, could win his first oscar. the holocaust drama the zone of interest is a british film with five nominations, and a brit designed the costumes for the fantastical poor things and is now up for her first oscar. amazing, yeah. thrilling. delighted. it's a very rare opportunity as a costume designer to be able to be so creative. i feel incredibly grateful for the opportunity. others that could steal the show on oscars night, the 19705 tear—jerker the holdovers, and the pointed satire about racism, american fiction. katie razzall, bbc news. it's business next. with storm isha still fresh in the memory, it has turned

into yet another stormy night of weather across many parts of the uk. this time, the culprit is storm jocelyn. you can see this swirl of cloud here on our earlier satellite picture, the centre of a deep area of low pressure. this met office amber warning enforced to start wednesday across northern and western parts of scotland. gusts of up to 80mph in exposed spots, bringing the risk of damage and disruption. but a windy start to wednesday across just about all parts of the uk, so those winds could cause problems if you are travelling early in the morning. low pressure then crossing to the north of the uk. all these white lines, all these isobars still squeezing together as we head into wednesday morning proper. so gales to start the day across parts of scotland and northern england especially. those winds will slowly ease as the day wears on, but i think it will stay particularly gusty into the afternoon to the eastern side of the pennines. some showers around,

particularly across scotland, northern ireland, northern england. many of those will fade. we will see a decent amount of sunshine through the day, albeit that sunshine turning quite hazy, with high clouds streaming in from the south. another mild day — 9 to 12 degrees. now, during wednesday night, we will see this band of cloud and some outbreaks of patchy rain pushing northwards and eastwards. ahead of that, some clear spells. could see some fog patches developing across parts of northern england and scotland, at least for a time. and some murky conditions developing across parts of wales, southwest england, around coasts and hills, as the air turns increasingly mild. those are the temperatures to start thursday morning. so on thursday, this warm front pushing its way northwards. outbreaks of rain with that, and this feed of southwesterly winds behind a wedge of really very mild air indeed. so a pretty mild feeling day on thursday, but with extensive cloud cover. some outbreaks of rain pushing northeastward, briefly some snow over high ground in scotland, but that won't last long, should mostly turn back to rain. a few brighter glimpses, particularly to the east of high ground, anywhere where you get some shelter from the winds. but those temperatures

easily 9 to 13 degrees. i wouldn't be at all surprised if somewhere got just a little bit higher than that. and then as we head towards friday and the weekend, it stays mostly mild, changeable, some rain at times, but not quite as windy. bye for now.

live from london, this is bbc news. the cost to build hinkley point c — britain's next nuclear power plant — are soaring, and it won't start delivering electricity until at least 2029.

streaming success: netflix adds another 13 million subscribers and announces a $5 billion deal for live wrestling. pick and remix! could woolworths return to the british high street? the german owner says the uk is on his bucket list for expansion. and as tinseltown prepares for the oscars, we look at the money—making machine behind it. hello. let's get down to business, and we start with england's next nuclear power plant — hinkley point c in somerset. it is facing a fresh delay to 2029 with the cost of the project rising by possibly a third to £46 billion. the plant was originally scheduled to open in 2025 —