as a large unexploded wartime bomb is moved out to sea. 10,0000 people have been affected as roads are cordoned off and trains stopped in one of britain's largest peacetime evacuations. this largest peacetime evacuations. is the scene now, i coast this is the scene now, live off the coast of plymouth, household energy bills in england, scotland and wales are set to fall to their lowest level for two years, as wholesale prices come down. in russia, alexei navalny�*s mother is given three hours to agree to a secret funeral, or he'll be buried in prison. shamima begum loses her latest attempt to get her british citizenship back. you calm down before you say something that you'll regret. a coronation street fixture for more than a decade, the actorjohn savident has died. 0n on bbc 0n bbc london, the mother of

0n bbc london, the mother back on the opening day of the fourth test against india. out to sea. 0ur correspondentjenny kumah has been watching it all and joins us live from plymouth now. it has been an extraordinary few days here in plymouth, first of all, around 3,000 people had to leave their homes in the property, in the community where the device was first found on tuesday. then this

afternoon, people were given two hours notice, that this device was being transported through the streets of plymouth to a slipway to be detonated at sea. they were told they needed to be leave their homes to be out of harm's way. a city on alert. four days after the discovery of a second world war device in the back garden, a decision on how to deal with it. this 500 kilo unexploded world war ii device has been causing havoc since it was reported on tuesday, in total 3,000 people have had to leave their homes in the area, one of the biggest peacetime evacuations this region has ever seen. this afternoon, this part of the city has come to a stand—still, as the military deal with this second world war device. 0ne as the military deal with this second world war device. one woman told us that to her it feels like hitler is reaching out from beyond the grave, and upsetting everyone. for days bomb disposal experts have

been assessing thousand deal with it. this afternoon, the authorities announced the device would be transported through these streets and taken out to sea. at midday hundreds living within 300 meet over the route were told to be out of their homes between two and five this afternoon. the manager of this pub opened his doors early to help those affected by the exclusion zone.— by the exclusion zone. i have opened earl , by the exclusion zone. i have opened early. they can _ by the exclusion zone. i have opened early, they can come in _ by the exclusion zone. i have opened early, they can come in for free - early, they can come in for free tea and coffee. somewhere warm to sit if they have nowhere to go, you can see we have had a bit of response and people have come in and it is nice to help. people have come in and it is nice to hel. ., , ., to help. people here have mixed feelings about _ to help. people here have mixed feelings about the situation. - to help. people here have mixed feelings about the situation. it is horrendous, we _ feelings about the situation. it 3 horrendous, we just want to get home. it is unfair on everybody, especially being ill but i understand the safety aspect of it. it is just a bit of a understand the safety aspect of it. it isjust a bit of a hindrance, a bit annoying having to leave your house _ bit annoying having to leave your house and — bit annoying having to leave your house and venture out and it is a bit frustrationing by i understand. this evening the device has been on

the move. after days of anxiety for this community, many are looking forward to returning home. well in the last few minutes we have heard that that device was transported safely through the streets, and on to a barge out to sea, so, many people now looking forward to being able to return home after some extraordinary days here in plymouth. jenny, thank household energy bills in england, scotland and wales are set to fall to their lowest level for two years from april, under a new price cap set by the regulator. the amount suppliers can charge for each unit of energy you use will be just over 12% down on the previous quarter. that means on the typical bill, a drop of around £238 a year. this is for bills in great britain but prices are also moving lower in northern ireland. the regulator, 0fgem, has however highlighted that energy debt has reached a record £3.1 billion pounds and people

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being added on to cover the cost of bad debt. because the latest figures show that round five million households in the uk are now in arrears with their energy bills. even though this is good news for households there are still many families who are struggling to pay their bills and we at 0fgem are cognisant of that and want to focus to make sure everyone is doing everything they can for those vulnerable customers. ilirui’itli everything they can for those vulnerable customers. with no more ener: vulnerable customers. with no more energy payments — vulnerable customers. with no more energy payments due _ vulnerable customers. with no more energy payments due from - vulnerable customers. with no more energy payments due from the - energy payments due from the government, april's price drop will be a help for those doing everything they can to the mother of alexei navalny — the prominent opponent of russia's president putin who died a week ago in prison — has been given an ultimatum by the russian authorities. after travelling to the far north of russia she has been told to decide within three hours on a "secret" burial — or he will be buried at the penal colony where he diedwell our colony where he died.

0ur russia editor steven rosenberg joins us from moscow now. steve, what do we know about these latest developments? this is what we know, according to a spokesperson for alexei navalny�*s family, a russian investigator telephoned mr navalny�*s mother who spent nearly a week now trying to recover her son's body and delivered this ultimatum. either she agree within three hours to her son being laid to rest without a public funeral, or he he will be buried in this remote penal colony where he died a week ago. the spokesperson added that she had refused to negotiate it, had demanded that investigators hand over her son's body, in accordance with russian law, insisting they were obliged to do that within two days of the cause of death being established and we know from what mr navalny�*s mother said yesterday, that a medical death certificate had been issued, she had signed that, it reportedly claims that mr navalny died of natural

causes, that is something which his friends and family, many of his supporters do not believe. thank you. shamima begum — who left the uk as a 15—year—old schoolgirl to travel to so—called islamic state controlled territory in syria — has lost her latest legal battle to get her british citizenship back. it was stripped on national security grounds in 2019 — a decision the court of appeal has now upheld. she is now 2a and still in syria. our home and legal correspondent dominic casciani reports. for nine years shamima begum has lived with her decision, voluntary or not, to leave home for syria's war zone. she was married to a self—styled islamic state fighter, the three children she bore died in the country's appalling conditions. since the murderous regime's collapse, she has been in a detention camp with other is followers. back in 2022, the bbc asked her what she would be doing in seven years' time. still be in this camp. really? yeah.

you don't think you will be home? nope. not at all? nope. why not? because isis was the worst thing of the 21st century and i was a part of it, and now i have to face the consequences of my actions, and this camp is the consequence of my actions. she says she was trafficked into sexual slavery — these pictures from when she and two friends first arrived in turkey. today, the court of appeal in london offered her no hope, ruling the home secretary had been entitled to deprive her of british citizenship. it could be argued that the decision in miss begum's case was harsh. it could also be argued that miss begum is the author of her own misfortune. but it is not for this court to agree or disagree with either points of view. this judgment is an emphatic victory

for the home secretary. it underlines the government's power to strip some terrorism suspect of their citizenship. all three judges face national security above credible suspicions of trafficking, and that means shamima begum might find it very hard to appeal to the supreme court. miss begum's lawyers said the ruling has left her stateless, because she can't in practise get citizenship from her parents' country, bangladesh. shamima begum is held unlawfully in indefinite arbitrary detention, which is banned by every international treaty. she and others are the women and children, in what is not a refugee camp but a prison camp. shamima begum's legal limbo is increasingly the exception, other countries have been repatriating citizens from syria,

to rehabilitate or jail them. the 24—year—old's lawyers say bringing her back would be the just thing to do. and there's more on this from the shamima begum story podcast on bbc sounds ? and a documentary of the same name is on bbc iplayer. a body recovered from the thames on monday has been formally identified as abdul shokoor ezedi. the 31—year—old was the suspect in a chemical attack on a mother and her daughters in london. he'd died from drowning. three young children found dead at a house in bristol died from knife wounds, a postmortem has revealed. fares bash, aged seven, three—year—old joury bash and 9—month—old mohammed bash were found by police in the early hours of sunday morning. a 42—year—old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder. in spain, ten people are known to have died, following a fire that ripped through an apartment block in valencia. emergency services are still at the scene, but police say they are no longer looking

for any missing people. 0ur correspondent mark lowen reports. a spark that became an inferno. it began in one apartment. these pictures shot by a passer by around 5:30pm. within ten minutes, it had engulfed the building, a ill—floor block shrouded in smoke, swamped in flames. by 6:20, it had spread next door, enveloping that tower too. the fire roared late into the night, gutting both buildings. the larger block had over 130 flats. for hours, teams battled to douse the flames. a heroic rescue cheered as a miracle. as the fire subsided, it revealed the horror left behind, blackened towers sucked of life. manuel says he lived on the 12th floor. when the fire began, he says, "i had to climb

down slowly by stairs as i was with an 80—year—old." a lot of firefighters, police, a lot of people crying. it was a horrible story, a horrible day. loretta tells me she lives at the top of a building metres away. "i felt really bad," she says, "because i realised it could happen to my block too. it would trap me up on the 14th floor." well, the stench of smoke still hangs in the air here. as the investigation gets under way, there's already a lot of speculation over the type of cladding used on the facades here and what role it played. that, combined with high winds fanning the flames, could have been why the fires careered through these buildings with such deadly speed. the type of cladding used was reportedly banned in 2019, but there was no move to strip it from older buildings across the country.

so spain's prime minister, visiting the scene, will be under pressure to find answers. a city in shock is coming together to help donating to those who lost whatever they had. translation: i brought everything, medicine, sweets for the kids. - i can't stop thinking about the kids who are without a house now. i don't even know anybody from there. but it breaks my heart. fire crews slowly pick their way through the charred debris, finding more who didn't make it when the blaze caught hold and homes became hell. mark lowen, bbc news, valencia. the charge shows here have become a grim news site drawing the crowds but the authorities will now try to establish why these plays are spread so fast and to secure other buildings. since the grenfell tower fire in london in 2017 where crabbing was also blamed for fanning

the flames there that cladding in london is being stripped from other buildings right across the country. spaniards will want reassurance that the grouting on these buildings will be identified and removed from buildings right across spain even if it is too late for the victims in valencia. studio: mark, thank you. the time is 18.16. our top story this evening. the city of plymouth is brought to a standstill as a large unexploded wartime bomb is moved out to sea. coming up, the new restrictions on american xl bully dogs which have come into force in scotland. coming up and support on bbc news we will be at marie field on the eve of the calcutta cup. can scotland make it four wins in a row against england in the six nations. for the first time a private spacecraft has landed on the moon.

a robot developed by an american company called intuitive machines touched down near the lunar south pole where it will study the moon's surface and look for signs of frozen water. 0ur science editor rebecca morrell has the details. we leave as we came, _ and god willing, as we shall return. the voice of nasa's gene cernan as the apollo 17 lander left the lunar surface in 1972. no one thought it would take more than 50 years for america to return to the moon. but now they're back, this time with a private company in charge. we've reached the expected time of landing, but now is the process of waiting for comms. and we are in standby mode. there was a tense time at intuitive machines mission control waiting for the lunar lander to call home. we are checking our antenna reception. but finally, a faint signal. we can confirm without a doubt, as our equipment is on the surface of the moon and we are transmitting.

and scientists say it's worth the return visit. there's still an incredible amount of science that we can get from the moon. but then the moon also is kind of that taking off point for exploration beyond earth and beyond earth orbit. being able to have a sustained presence on the moon is really our next step towards deeper space exploration. after troubleshooting their communications, the flight controllers confirmed the spacecraft is upright and sending back data. on board, there are six scientific instruments that nasa has paid the company to carry. it's the first ever commercial lander to reach the lunar surface and marks a return there for america. the spacecraft has landed close to the moon's south pole, further south than any lander has ever been. it's in an area covered in deep craters, some permanently in shadow. and scientists think frozen water could be there. it could be split into hydrogen and oxygen and used as a fuel. this and other resources are making the lunar surface an attractive place to go.

only a handful of countries have successfully landed on the moon. in the �*60s and �*70s it was the united states and soviet union. then in 2013, china, followed more recently by india and japan, and now intuitive machines with the first commercial landing. and there are many more of these to come. so why the moon rush? well, it's the start of a lunar economy potentially worth billions. the vision is a permanent base, with people constantly coming and going. even a staging post for going to mars and beyond. no one owns the moon. countries have signed up to the un's outer space treaty, but there are questions about how the lunar surface is governed. what happens if too many spacecraft want to go there? what's the equivalent of lunar air traffic control and so on? all these things, you know, they will be developed as they have been for air travel and for maritime travel. but it's just getting started and it's exciting but also quite worrying.

there's no doubt this is just the beginning of a new era of lunar exploration. but the future of the moon is in all of our hands and we have to get it right. rebecca morrell, bbc news. an australian police officer has been charged with the murder of the tv presenterjesse baird and his partner luke davies. the couple have been missing for the last four days and bloodstained clothes were discovered on wednesday. the accused is believed to be a former partner ofjesse baird. simonjones reports. this is the moment a serving police officer hands himself in to colleagues in sydney and is taken away for questioning on suspicion of double murder. his face has been blurred in footage released by new south wales police. that officer is beau lamarre, the former boyfriend of tv presenter jesse baird on the right who's missing, feared dead, along withjesse's partner luke davies. they are both much loved men

with a wide circle of loved ones, family and friends who adore them. luke, of course, has an enormously supportive workforce. 0n the network where jesse used to work, the news is far too close to home. our thoughts are with their loved ones, their colleagues, their friends and their families at this very traumatic time. looking beautiful. jesse was a presenter, entertainmentjournalist and red carpet host. luke davies, a flight attendant for qantas. these were their final posts on instagram last weekend at a pink concert. social media has been flooded with condolences and concern. police believe there is now enough evidence to charge one of their own officers with murder. the 28—year—old man facing these charges was in a relationship withjesse some time ago, which finished a couple of months ago. and so that would be an obvious line

of inquiry in relation to a domestic style incident. it's really important that we do locate the bodies not only for the cause of death, but also for the answers for the family, because they're still grieving and they're starting to grieve now. police fear the couple were killed insidejesse baird's house in this suburb of sydney on monday. officers say a cartridge case was found there, along with a significant amount of blood and upturned furniture. it's thought a van was then used to move the bodies to an unknown location. bloodstained clothes were found in a bin several miles from the house. beau lamarre was a celebrity blogger before he joined. the police officers say he has not been assisting with their investigation. simon jones, bbc news. restrictions on american xl bully dogs have come into force in scotland — bringing it into line with england and wales. owners of the breed,

which has been linked to a series of attacks, cannot now breed, sell, exchange or abandon them — and they must be on a lead and muzzled in public places. catrina renton reports. good boy. 0n you go. buster, an xl bully, is five years old. he became part of katrina gordon's family after they fostered him. he needs lots of exercise, which until today, he could get where he lives in the far north of scotland. i'm not saying my dog's not potentially dangerous. the only reason he's not dangerous is because he's well trained and well cared for and his welfare needs are met. and now they've introduced a law so that i can no longer meet his welfare needs. in recent weeks, two large bulldog type dogs have been shot dead by police in scotland after a number of people and another smaller dog were injured. the law had already changed in england and wales, and from today it is now an offence to breed, sell, exchange or abandon an xl bully. they must be muzzled and on a leash in a public place.

and from the 1st of august it becomes an offence to own an xl bully without an exemption certificate. i felt confident at the early stages that we i felt confident at the early sta -es i felt confident at the early stages that we had to i felt confident at the early stages that we had to control i felt confident at the early stages that we had to control and i felt confident at the early stages that we had to control and safety measures in place in scotland but unfortunately where we found ourselves into the new year we were forced into a corner where the uk government were not able to confirm whether or not it would be illegal for anyone from england and wales to bring up their excel bully dog to scotland so creating this loophole as such. yesterday, edinburgh dog and cat home got a late reprieve for this dog, kyra, by finding her a new home. but they fear more dogs will be left with them under the new restrictions. it's a win in a sea of many challenges, and we have to acknowledge the win and really delight in that moment. but does that mean that what's going to move forward is going to be easy to work with? no, we're going to come across more xl bullies and it's not going to be the ending like kyra had. and that's going to be a real challenge for us

to have to work through. the sspca disagrees with the changes. they say every accident could be preventable with proper education and proper responsible ownership. catrina renton, bbc news. thousands of people have attended a state funeral in kenya for the marathon world record holder kelvin kiptum. he was killed in a car crash two weeks ago aged just 24. figures from the world of athletics paid tribute, describing him as a unique and humble. 0ur deputy africa editor anna soy was watching. thousands paying their respects to a hero who defied poverty, ran in borrowed shoes and made a mark on the world at a young age. kelvin kiptum's achievements were extraordinary. he won race after race on his own country and in 1a months ago he competed internationally for the first time internationally for the first time in valencia and won. at the london marathon last year he set a new

course record and in october he broke the world record in chicago. he has crossed a world record. amazing finish. incredible. the ken an amazing finish. incredible. the kenyan president led mourners in honouring a national hero. it is kenyan president led mourners in honouring a national hero.- honouring a national hero. it is a very heavy _ honouring a national hero. it is a very heavy moment _ honouring a national hero. it is a very heavy moment for - honouring a national hero. it is a very heavy moment for us - honouring a national hero. it is a - very heavy moment for us because in kelvin we saw the future of athletics in kenya. he was ambitious, disciplined and focused. international and local athletes, led by the iaaf president, sebastian coe, attended the funeral in the small village in western kenya. for me to think and think deeply that kelvin kiptum is no more is hard _ that kelvin kiptum is no more is hard. ., , , that kelvin kiptum is no more is hard. . , , , , ., hard. he had set his sights on runnina hard. he had set his sights on running the — hard. he had set his sights on running the rotterdam - hard. he had set his sights on i running the rotterdam marathon hard. he had set his sights on - running the rotterdam marathon in april in under two hours but that

brilliant career was tragically cut short. he leaves behind a widow and two children. anne soy, bbc news. john savident — best known for playing butcher fred eliott in coronation street — has died. he was 86 and and starred in the itv soap for more than a decade. lizo mzimba looks back at his life. rovers return. fred elliott speaking. john savident�*s fred elliott was a regular on the street for more than 12 years. rarely softly spoken... he's at it again. lies, lies, lies. and that's the thanks i get for giving the lad a trade. beneath the character's bluster was a big hearted man who fast became a fan favourite. why don't we go and do it for real? what, the two of us together? why not the two of us on honeymoon? he was in some of the soap's tenderest moments, as well as being in some of its funniest. 0h!

the humour he brought became one of the show�*s trademarks. you've made me a laughing stock in this town. before his time on the cobbles, he had small parts in productions ranging from yes minister... silly boy. to big budget hollywood movies like bruce willis's hudson hawk. lot number 17. thought to be lost in the war and again last night. but it was coronation street that made him into a much loved household name. i'll neverforget you. his long time co—star sue nicholls today thanked him for being in her life. i will certainly never forget you. thoughts reflecting those of millions of coronation street fans across the country. the actorjohn savident who has died at the age of 86.

this return briefly to plymouth and the ongoing operation to move and are excluded on right out to sea. we have been told the bomb is now out on the water and thought some people have been starting to be allowed back into their homes. there will be an update on the bbc news at ten tonight at plymouth was formed heavily during the war because of the naval facilities. let's have a look at the weather with chris.— facilities. let's have a look at the weather with chris. over the last 24 hours with a — weather with chris. over the last 24 hours with a day _ weather with chris. over the last 24 hours with a day of— weather with chris. over the last 24 hours with a day of sunshine - weather with chris. over the last 24 hours with a day of sunshine and . hours with a day of sunshine and showers. this picture from cumbria shows a bit of snow on the tops of of the cambrian mountains. 0ne of the cambrian mountains. one thing that has caught my eye so far this february is how wet it has been across a large part of england and wales with many areas seeing double or more the february average rainfall. coventry had 112 millimetres of rain, the average is 47. parts of east anglia have had three times as much rain as a typical february. more rain in the

forecast. today has been a very showery weather picture. you can see all the shower clouds streaming and off the atlantic and there's quite a few more to the west that are still waiting and queueing up to come in. this evening and overnight there will be further showers particularly near to coastal areas. you'll probably find many central and eastern erasable scotland, england and wales will tend to become drier through the night with some clear spells. around freezing orjust below in places. expect one or two icy stretches as we start the weekend. further showers to come on saturday. the greatest risk of showers and frequent will be across parts of wales and southern counties of bring it where once again saw the showers could be accompanied by hail and thunder. 0therwise many areas will see some spells of sunshine and temperatures similar to today, highs of around 8—10. the second half of the weekend, quite a bit of dry weather but showers across northern scotland. in the south we have a band of rain and brisk winds. there

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