junior doctors are to strike again walking out forfive junior doctors are to strike again walking out for five days from february the 20 forth. vladimir putin gives his first interview to western media for more than two years — saying russia cannot be defeated in ukraine. the red bull formula 1 team in the spotlight as boss christian hornerfaces a complaint of inappropriate behaviour. and — red, yellow...and blue? could there be another sanction for bad behaviour on the football pitch? and coming up in sport on bbc news. more brilliance from david warner helps australia beat west indies in hobart as the hosts take a 1—0 lead in their t20 series.

hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. in the last half hour, it's been announced that prince harry has settled the remaining parts of his phone hacking claim against mirror group newspapers — and has agreed what his lawyers have called "substantial" damages. hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. let's go straight now to the court and our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds. tom, what more can you tell us? this was a very complicated discussion about legal costs in this saga involving phone hacking. a brief mention of prince harry had made an offer to mirror group newspapers, the newspaper publisher that publishes the daily mirror, the sunday mirror and the people, that offer had been accepted. to rewind, prince harry took the company to court last year, he gave evidence in

the witness box about the distressing effect 33 newspaper articles had on him. thejudge, a judge ruling in this was unusual, founded in 15 of those articles, his privacy had been breached. but there were still 115 articles not considered as part of the trial. so prince harry has been fighting on in the courts to getjustice as he would see it. he has clearly made an offer to mirror group newspapers to settle that case, and that offer has been accepted. to give you legal jargon, there is a part 36 offer which harry makes but if mirror group newspapers don't accept, the consequences legal costs for the newspaper would be great. we have heard they will pay £2 million in costs relating to other parts of

this case. a significant victory for prince harry today. just expand and tell us more, you mentioned a big figure, how significant overall is what we are hearing? we are about to get a statement from david sherborne, the barrister who has led this case for prince harry. prince harry is not here, we understand he is not watching from his home in the united states. that statement is likely to again rhys tait prince harry's commitment to fight what he would say are the excesses of tabloid newspapers through the courts. he has cases against news group newspapers, the publisher of the news of the world, which has closed, and the sun newspaper, and associated newspapers which publishes the daily mail. it is likely prince harry will repeat what he said about the police possibly getting involved again in this saga, that is likely to be something he may say when we hear

this statement. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. junior hospital doctors in england have announced another strike for later this month, in their continuing dispute about pay. the action will run from 24th to 28th february — and means again that many routine operations and treatments are likely to be cancelled or postponed. the bma wants a 35% increase to make up for what is says were below inflation payrises since 2008. our health correspondent catherine burns is with me. so, another run of strike days. we are looking at five days of walk—outs, from 7am on the february until midnight. some background, junior doctors first walked out in march last year. since then they have had 3a days of strike action.

they want that 35% pay increase. they say it doesn't need to be in one go but they do want it. what they have had is a pay rise of 9% on average, there is talk of an extra 3%. there is a gulf between what they want and being offered. hunting recently the mood music has been —— until recently the mood music had been positive but not any more. the bma has talked about the progress of government. and one interesting thing here is the timing. the mandate forjunior doctors runs out at the end of this month. this action takes them through to just before that. already they are voting on whether to do an extra six months. the question is if this will be one last strike or one more strike. president biden has angrily rejected

suggestions that he has a poor memory and is unfit for office. he was responding to a long—awaited report which concluded he shouldn't face charges for mishandling official documents — but it questioned his ability to remember a nbumber of important events. senior republicans have seized on the report as evidence that the president shouldn't be seeking re—election. from washington, here's will vernon. tonight, no criminal charges for president biden... no criminal charges... tonight, no charges... the initial headlines seemed to be good news for the president. the special counsel recommended no charges be brought into his handling of official documents. a legal win for mr biden. but, politically, it was a devastating blow. the report made several claims over mr biden�*s mental competency. it described him as "a well—meaning elderly man with a poor memory".

in any future trial, it said, it would be "difficult to convince a jury that they should convict him of a crime that requires a mental state of willfulness". last night, president biden hit back at those allegations. my memory is fine. my memory... take a look at what i've done since i've become president. none of you thought i could pass any of the things i got passed. how did that happen? you know, i guess ijust forgot what was going on. butjoe biden has made a series of embarrassing slip—ups that have raised questions about his fitness for office. at a recent event, he said the current president of france was mitterrand, who died in 1996. and i sat down and i said, "america's back," and mitterrand from germany...i mean from france. donald trump, who is just three years younger than his rival, has mocked president biden on the campaign trail. i'll tell you what — i feel sharper now than i did 20 years ago. i really do. and i think anybody running for president should take an aptitude or a cognitive test.

mr biden will now be hoping allegations of wrongdoing over official documents will come to an end. but questions about his age and fitness for office are more difficult to avoid. will vernon, bbc news, washington. live now to our correspondent in washington, tom bateman. good news for biden that he won't be prosecuted. but bad news politically. this is an election year. president biden is absolved _ this is an election year. president biden is absolved legally - this is an election year. president biden is absolved legally but - this is an election year. president biden is absolved legally but it. this is an election year. president biden is absolved legally but it is| biden is absolved legally but it is the political damage that is the real problem for him now. well into an election year where his team have been trying desperately to fight off all these accusations about his age and ability to do the job because of that. his lawyers have written to the special counsel in no uncertain terms saying the fact he made

numerous references to mr biden�*s age and failing memory was in their words gratuitous, prejudicial and inflammatory, they are deeply unhappy because they know the impact it has. this was a republican appointed us attorney from the trump era when he was appointed special counsel by the democratic administration. in that damage limitation exercise mr biden mounted last night, you heard there how he said he was still perfectly capable of doing the job, said he was still perfectly capable of doing thejob, i know said he was still perfectly capable of doing the job, i know what the hell i am doing, he said. he went to walk out of the room, he was being thrown questions about the middle east, he returned to the podium and thatis east, he returned to the podium and that is where he described the president of egypt as the president of mexico. republicans are seizing on all this and a top strategist for donald trump says this shows mr biden has shown this is damning.

police have confirmed that two dogs that mauled and killed 68—year—old esther martin in essex were xl bullies. martin was visiting her 11—year—old grandson at a home injaywick, near clacton—on—sea, on saturday when she was attacked. ashley warren was arrested on suspicion of dangerous dog offences, but has been released on conditional police bail until march. president putin says the west needs to realise that it is "impossible" to defeat russia in ukraine. his comments came during a lengthy interview with the american broadcaster tucker carlson, in what was his first one—on—one interview with western media since 2019. -- 2021. but mr putin faced few tough questions and wasn't challenged about alleged war crimes or the supression of dissent in russia. let's hear one exchange from the interview.

can you imagine a scenario where you send russian troops to poland? translation: only in one case - if poland attacked russia. - why? because we have no interest in poland, latvia or anywhere else. why would we do that? we simply don't have any interest. our russia editor steve rosenberg is with me in the studio. what did we learn from this interview? the first thing is listening to vladimir putin there denying that russia has more plans to invade anywhere else, russian officials denied two years ago they had plans to invade ukraine. we have to be cautious. basically this interview was a platform for vladimir putin to put across his narrative about the war in ukraine, his worldview. that narrative says that russia is

innocent and it is the fault of the west everything happening, and he wasn't challenged on what he was saying by tucker carlson, this conservative, controversial commentator. a quick thought about anything mentioned about the wall street reporter. he mentioned about the wall street re orter. . , mentioned about the wall street re orter. ., , , ., ., mentioned about the wall street reorter. , ., ., ., reporter. he has been in “ailfor a ear on reporter. he has been in “ailfor a year on espionage h reporter. he has been injailfor a year on espionage charges, - reporter. he has been injailfor a year on espionage charges, the l reporter. he has been in jail for a | year on espionage charges, the us government denies he was a spy. there was a suggestion by vladimir putin a deal could be done if a russian assassin convicted and jailed in germany was released. our russia editor steve rosenberg. our top story this afternoon. prince harry has settled the remaining part of his phone hacking claim against mirror group newspapers

coming up: a spike in cases of alabama rot — the disease that's killed more than 300 dogs. coming up in sport on bbc news. no super bowl for him, but lamarjackson is named the most valuable player in the nfl as the baltimore ravens quarterback takes the league's top award for a second time. a national shortage of medication used to treat adhd is causing "real difficulties" for children and young people, according to the royal college of psychiatrists. it's calling for schools to make reasonable adjustments for students who are struggling. there aren't precise figures for the number of people in the uk with adhd, but it's believed that about 5% of children, and three to 4% of adults, have the condition. a national patient safety alert

was issued last september because of a shortage of three major drugs for the condition, and a problem with the supply of a fourth. the department of health and social care says an increase in global demand and manufacturing issues are behind the shortages. fiona lamdin has this report. i can't remember a thing for more than five seconds — then it's out of my mind. no—one sees what it's like for a girl to have adhd and be... no—one believing her. she needs the medication. and it's like now i'm running out and i'm scared. izzy! what? is this your uniform for tomorrow, yeah? yeah. laura is desperate. due to a national shortage of adhd medication, her 12—year—old daughter izzy has had to go without her prescription. she's missed a lot of school learning. suspended every day. she comes home, she's in tears. she does not sleep.

she cuts up clothes. she will make herself drinks. she will pour washing up liquid in the drinks. laura needs a new prescription but can't get any answer from the hospital. i ring this three or four times a day. i've left several messages. or it willjust ring, ring, ring and says "leave a message." like it's doing now? yeah. and that is what i get all day, every day. in devon, 16—year—old lox was diagnosed with adhd when he was seven. since then, he's been on strong medication. it does feel like there's two different people. one of them is on my meds and one of them isn't on it. but, this christmas, due to the shortage, lox temporarily had to go without his medication. i hate the feeling of being off them because it's something that i know can harm other people and has harmed other people. do you trust yourself when you're not on medication? not really, no. the shortage has been driven by an increase in demand,

combined with packaging production challenges, according to the main adhd drug manufacturer. the company told us supply issues are likely to remain into april. meanwhile, every month, his mum charlotte has to fight to find his prescription. one day... for last month, i rang 12 pharmacies in one day. you play much football? yeah. this is a really important year because he's got his gcses. how hard is that for you right now — not being confident that there is a steady supply of medication each month? i lose sleep. i stress, i cry. it's a frightening, frightening time. i'm a bird! back in london, izzy is hoping a new school will be a new chapter. if she hasn't got that medication, i don't know what i'm going to do. once i run out of these, i'm getting the wild child back, and i'm dreading it.

the department of health told us they have taken swift action to improve supplies. but since our filming, both izzy and lox have struggled, as they've had yet more time without their medication. fiona lamdin, bbc news. the future of the red bull formula 1 team is in the spotlight as its boss christian hornerfaces an internal hearing into a complaint of inappropriate behaviour. the 50—year—old, who's led red bull racing since its founding in 2005, is being questioned by an independent lawyer. let's go live now to our sports news correspondent, laura scott, who's outside red bull racing's hq in milton keynes. explain what's happening? christian horner has become _ explain what's happening? christian horner has become one _ explain what's happening? christian horner has become one of - explain what's happening? christian horner has become one of the - explain what's happening? christianj horner has become one of the most successful and recognisable figures in formula 1, having been team

principal of red bull racing nearly 20 years and starring, often with his wife, the former spice girl geri horner, in the netflix series drive to survive. at the parent company red bull has announced that it has launched an inquiry into what it called recent allegations against horner. it says it was taking those allegations extremely seriously. the bbc understands the claims report to allegedly inappropriate in controlling behaviour towards a female colleague. christian horner completely denies the allegations and is today being interviewed by the external barrister brought in to conduct the investigation. we understand that it's taking part in london. at the teen�*s headquarters at milton keynes, final preparations had to continue for next season because the first race is only weeks away. the team will hope to pick off where they left off, winning 20 of 21 grand prixs last season. but

todayit 21 grand prixs last season. but today it horner is very much fighting to save his career. thank ou, fighting to save his career. thank you. laura- _ a watchdog has warned the met police is not doing enough to tackle child exploitation, leaving vulnerable young people at risk. the metropolitan police has said it's taking significant steps to improve its record on tackling child sexual exploitation. the inspectorate of constabulary said scotland yard doesn't understand the "nature and scale of child exploitation" which is a "significant barrier" to the force being able to tackle the problem. the force, in its response to sexual and criminal exploitation of children, is not effective. in particular we have found that, when officers and staff are investigating offences, they often don't have the right knowledge and skills in order to make sure that the lines of inquiry are appropriately completed. in pakistan, the parties of two former prime ministers have both

claimed victory in the national election, despite official results being slow to emerge. political analysts had tipped nawaz sharif to win — but imran khan's party has maintained its popularity, even though mr khan is in prison and has been barred from standing. let's go live now to lahore and our pakistan correspondent caroline davies. tell us the very latest where you are. i tell us the very latest where you are. . . , tell us the very latest where you are. ., . , , ., ., are. i am currently standing at nawaz sharif's _ are. i am currently standing at nawaz sharif's party _ are. i am currently standing at - nawaz sharif's party headquarters, the crowds gathered, he is due to appear on stage. for all intents and purposes this looks like a victory parade but at the same time the final votes have not been counted, the final result is not an ounce. at the final result is not an ounce. at the same time as nawaz sharif's party is claiming victory we have also heard from imran khan's party,

they say they think they have enough seats to be able to form a government. what has been clear in the course of this election is despite all of the different things that have faced imran khan's party, the fact he is injail and disqualified, candidates are all standing as independent press rather than as part of his particular party because his party is no longer recognised by the electoral commission here, he still has been able to pull out a vote and there are still people in this country that support him. he seems wildly popular here. there are also lots of questions, those independent candidates will have three days to join a political party, it seems unlikely that imran khan's party, the pti, will get recognition in that time, and those candidates are being lined up by other political parties who would like to absorb them. plenty more complications to come in pakistan and with still some seats to be announced. caroline davies, thank you.

a state of emergency has been declared in iceland after lava from a volcanic eruption damaged key hot water pipes. thousands of people in the south—west of the country have been urged to limit their hot water and electricity use, as the pipes could take days to fix. it's the third time the volcano has erupted since december. there's concern about about a spike in cases of a disease which affects dogs known as alabama rot. more than 300 dogs have from died from it since it was identified in the uk in 2012. it causes sores and can lead to kidney failure. duncan kennedy has the story. betsy by name, bouncy by nature. the golden coloured pet who was the beating heart of family life. she was just a lovely, lovely dog. a two—year—old cocker spaniel who had bundles of energy. it was last november that betsy's owner, hannah povey, took for a walk

near her home in hampshire. so this was her normal standard walk, as we do every time, really. and then just that one day seemed to be the disaster. that disaster was alabama rot, a mysterious disease that dogs like betsy can pick up and which can lead to kidney failure. and then sunday evening, we got the call to say that's it. so we went over sunday evening and said our goodbyes. sorry... she'd gone from a happy, lively puppy to not here any more. it was so quick. alabama rot was first identified in the united states in the 1980s. this new interactive map shows how, year by year, its spread across the uk over the last decade. a total of 318 dogs

have died since 2012 — ten of those so far this year. this team of vets in hampshire have become the world's leading experts in monitoring this perplexing disease. what exactly is causing alabama rot? we simply don't know yet. work is ongoing all the time and we are continuing to research. we have many theories as to what could be going on. for example, a bacteria or a toxin potentially in the environment, that these dogs are exposed to, that then leaves the disease developing. the initial symptoms of alabama rot can be seen in skin lesions on the feet, legs, chest and abdomen, usually followed by problems with the kidneys. some cases of alabama rot seem to be associated with woodland areas, especially between november and may, when it's wettest. owners are asked to check the feet of their dogs after walks hannah still has bertie, who's not a replacement for betsy but is a comfort. losing betsy to alabama rot has brought heartache.

she was such a massive part of my life, of all our lives. and to lose her so young and in such a tragic way was really, really tough. betsy, just one of those companions lost to a disease as to vets as it's painful to owners. duncan kennedy, bbc news. in what could be a major shake—up to the way football is officiated, referees may soon have the option of giving players a blue card, in addition to red and yellow cards. a blue card would mean a ten minute sin bin punishment for offences such as dissent. football's lawmakers say trials will begin soon, although it's not yet clear at what level of the game this will be. the premier league has said it won't be part of it. andy swiss reports. commentator: and then it is going to be red... - they are what every footballer dreads —

the red card and also the cautionary yellow card — but soon there could be another colour. a blue card would mean a player would have to leave the field for ten minutes and would be a punishment for two things — blatant so—called cynical fouls, and also dissent towards referees. both are currently yellow card offences, but many believe a spell on the sidelines is a stronger deterrent. yes, i do think it's a good idea. if a player dissents a referee, the referee will show him what is at the moment a yellow card, but it would be a blue card in future, and he'll go to the sin bin for ten minutes. and that's good for the player, the player may cool down. the opposition will gain an advantage, clearly. so—called sin bins have already been trialled in grassroots football, and it's hoped they will improve the behaviour of players. no more surrounding refs, no more abuse. last year the fa launched a new campaign to tackle the abuse of officials, but it remains one of the game's biggest problems.

we have seen a lot of referees walking away from the game because of the amount of dissent and the abuse that they take during the course of the game, so if this blue card pilot does generate a better response to refereeing, a better response to that authority, then it's got to be worth trying and worth piloting. sin bins are already used at elite level in other sports, including rugby, and while blue cards won't be trialled in the premier league, one manager remains unconvinced. i think the current system works well, it'sjust got to be applied right. i think adding a blue card would just add more confusion, just in my opinion, so i'm against it. but for referees, the days ofjust yellow and red could be given its marching orders. another card may soon be on its way. andy swiss, bbc news. we return to our top story now, that prince harry has

settled the remaining parts of his phone hacking claim against mirror group newspapers — our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, is outside the high court in central london. we have had a statement from the barrister representing prince harry throughout these cases, david sherborne, who read out a statement from the prince in which he said the mirror group had finally conceded the rest of his claim, but everything we said, prince harry said, was happening at mirror group was happening and exceeded the extremely damning judgment last year from this quarter. a key phrase, i think, he said he is calling on the authorities to uphold the rule of law and prove no one is above it. i think a request to the police to investigate further. he calls out piers morgan, saying he knew perfectly well what was going on. he finishes, i believe in the positive change his mission, as he has described it, will bring for all of

us. it is the reason i started this and i will see it through to the end. studio: thank you, tom. this model of paris's famous eiffel tower is more than 20 feet high — and is made entirely from matches. but the man who'd spent eight years building it was rejected by the guiness book of world records — because he'd used the wrong type of matches, apparently! but today, richard plaud from western france is celebrating, after learning they've reversed that decision. hugh scofield in paris explains. he thought he'd done it. after eight years of work, and 700,000 matches, richard plaud was ready for the guinness book of records. but then the hammer blow. he had used the wrong kind of matches. instead of using shop—bought matches and scraping off the sulphur, he had bulk—bought matches from the manufacturer, without the sulphur tips, and for that, his tower was disqualified. translation: it has been | an emotional roller-coaster. i mean, for eight years, i always thought that i was building the tallest matchstick structure.

at the end of those eight years, the decision made by the guinness book of records, i found it too strict and cruel. it felt incomprehensible. but now, a new twist. the guinness book has relented. the condition that matches have to be shop—bought is now regarded as overly restrictive. like i say, we are happy to be able to admit that we were a little bit too harsh on the type of matches needed in this attempt, and richard's attempt truly is officially amazing. and so, all�*s well that ends well. effort is rewarded and this is the biggest ever matchstick eiffel tower. it is official. hugh schofield, bbc news in paris. eight years! darren bett has the weather. the focus has changed from snow to

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