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iran, with the film awards season in full flow, today at 5pm — a royal marine commando from northern ireland pleads guilty to preparing acts of terrorism including bomb—making and storing stolen weapons. ciaran maxwell was arrested last year after police found two arms dumps in county antrim linked to dissident republicans. we'll have the full details in a moment. the other main stories on bbc news at 5pm: a french soldier guarding the louvre museum in paris has shot and wounded an attacker armed with a knife. the us imposes new sanctions on iran as president trump warns it's playing with fire over its ballistic missile test launch. a former sheffield council block has been jailed a former sheffield council block has beenjailed for 16 years a former sheffield council block has been jailed for 16 years for abuse. the energy supplier npower comes
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under fire after announcing plans to raise gas and electricity prices by nearly 10%. tadcaster‘s bridge re—opens, more than a year after it collapsed in the floods in christmas 2015. in this week's film review, we'll look at loving — a true story of one couple's fight to change interracial marriage laws in 1960s virginia. mark kermode will give us his take on this and the rest of the other new releases. it's 5pm. our top story — a royal marine has pleaded guilty to terror charges after he made bombs and stored weapons for dissident northern irish republicans.
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ciaran maxwell was arrested in august last year after police discovered two arms dumps containing mines, pipe bombs and mortars in county antrim. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. he was a member of the uk's elite royal marines unit a0 commando after passing the gruelling 32 week training course. but today, ciaran maxwell admitted that for five yea rs, maxwell admitted that for five years, he was also helping dissident republicans in northern ireland to build up hidden stockpiles of explosives, weapons, and ammunition. he grew up some 20 miles north of belfast, in a largely unionist town with some strong loyalist paramilitary links. a bmx fan who came from a catholic family, as a teenager, he was on the fringe of
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republican activity in the town. in the early 2000, there were a lot of attacks by loyalists in his town. in 2002, ciaran maxwell himself was badly beaten up and ended up in hospital in belfast with a frack should skull. but eight years later, despite his background, hejoined the royal marines, posting this footage of his training on his facebook page, leaving some politicians to suggest there was a failure to adequate check his past 01’ failure to adequate check his past or to monitor who he was mixing with on his strips backs home. once he was in the marines and had access to the training and the weaponry, there appears to have been no attempt to make sure that he wasn't using the opportunity available to him to help terrorists in northern ireland. last spring, police in northern ireland and covered to arms dumps near larne ina and covered to arms dumps near larne in a country park in a remote forest. hidden in plastic barrels in
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the woods were among other things claymore mines, capable of killing several people, type ones, ammunition, and armour piercing mortar. it was the most significant find for recent years but it was the two claymore antipersonnel mines, clearly stolen from the british and forces that caused the greatest alarm. the claymore mines led the police back to ciaran maxwell's barracks in somerset. further searches of his homes in nearby woods and covered electronic components and notes on making bombs. it was clear to detectives that they have found a serving royal marine who was at ugly helping republican dissident. —— actively helping. men who were targeting police officers and others. we can speak to daniel sandford who's at the old bailey now. these were pretty significant arms
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dumps. they work, the police were clear about that at the time, particular second one in the forest, upona high particular second one in the forest, upon a high plateau above larne where they found really very significant weaponry. explosively formed project file essentially a mortar round which is designed to cause maximum damage, it is armour piercing, it could have concentrate to please —— a police vehicle. it can throw ball bearings hundred metres, an arc of 60 degrees, they are designed for ambushes to be used by military forces for protecting their bases. you can imagine the kind of damage that could cause against a police car or against a prison officer's car, so a very nasty weaponry indeed. it rang alarm bells at the time and that is what ultimately led to the investigation
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that led back to ciaran maxwell's barracks in the west country and then to ciaran maxwell himself. what more do we know about maxwell's motivation and these questions being raised about whether there were failures to vet him? it is all a bit ofa failures to vet him? it is all a bit of a mystery. he was on the fringe of a mystery. he was on the fringe of republican activity in larne back in the early 2000. that was known but that doesn't necessarily then people from joining the armed forces. he appeared to have put it all behind him, he was a very successful marine, passing straight through the 32 week training course, there were no hiccups on the way, and he appeared to be a well motivated royal marine. but he was going home on leave each time party went back into the context of northern ireland, so some speculation that he was getting back in contact with people involved in the republican movement at that time. alternatively, it could be purely financial. he might have done for the money. we'll have to wait
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until the sentencing hearing which has been put off to other later date to see if his defence give any clues as to the motivation. it has raised questions about whether further checks should be done with people from certain back grounds, even after they have joined the armed forces, to make sure that somehow they are not being sworn back into they are not being sworn back into the communities they have come from and being involved in activities that are detrimental to it. the french president, francois hollande, says the soldiers who shot and wounded a man outside the louvre museum in paris prevented a terrorist attack. the man was wielding a machete and shouted "god "is greatest" in arabic. in the past hour, the museum, which had been evacuated, has reopened. 0ur correspondentjonny dymond sent this report. in the heart of the french capital, outside one of its greatest treasures, the louvre, an attack in broad daylight. translation: we heard gunshots.
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we didn't know what it was. then we evacuated the employees and we left. that is what happened. we were stressed. some colleagues were crying, and we were afraid, we were panicking. translation: it happened very fast. we saw death coming for us with everything that has been happening at the moment. we were very, very scared. the reason for the shots, a machete attack by a man on soldiers guarding the area, explained a police spokeswoman. translation: in the commercial area, the man threw himself at a soldier who was there, armed with at least one knife, possibly two, with the appearance of a terrorist. the soldier was injured, and his colleagues fired at least five rounds and one bullet hit the individual. he was very seriously injured in the stomach area.
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france has seen much like this, and worse, before. in attacks in 2015, first 12 then 130 were killed across paris. six months ago, more than 80 were killed in nice. both times, the attacks were claimed by islamist terrorists. before he launched his attack, the man called out "allahu akhbar" — god is great in arabic. the french prime ministers said it was a terrorist attack, as the louvre was closed. well, in the last couple of hours, president francois hollande has been giving his reaction and has praised the bravery of the french soldiers. translation: we should therefore
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paid tribute to the courage, the determination and the reaction of these soldiers, and at the same time, underlined the efficiency of the armed patrols that protect our fellow citizens in all public places, as was the case at the louvre museum. the armoured patrol, and it was the military that was targeted, prevented an act that was almost certainly terrorism. so it is 110w almost certainly terrorism. so it is now a matter for the law and the investigation continues. as i speak, ministers are the scene and we can confirm the incident is closed and under control. but the threat is real, it is here, and it is them is and why we allocated so many resources and will continue to do so for as long as is necessary. the trump administration has imposed sanctions on 13 people and a dozen
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companies in response to iran's recent ballistic missile test. earlier today, president trump continued his criticism of iran — saying on twitter that the country was playing with fire. mr trump said his predecessor, barack 0bama, had been "kind" in making a deal with tehran over its nuclear programme and warned that he would be taking a very different approach. it comes after tweets by the president yesterday, in which he warned iran they had been put on notice after their test of the missile at the weekend. iran's foreign minister javad zarif has responded, tweeting that his country is unmoved by threats and that they would never use their weapons except in self defence. let's speak to our correspondent in washington, kim ghattas. this war of words escalating. yes, a
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war of words not escalating into a full—scale war but we do understand that... there is always that danger that... there is always that danger that as the war of words escalates, countries could stumble into war by mistake but i think certainly the iranians are showing a lot of restraint. what we have from the trump administration today is delivering on this notice that they put iran on earlier this week, sanctioning 13 individuals and 12 companies, most of them in iran, some chinese, some in the united arab emirates and that is in re action to this ballistic tests missile that was carried out just a week ago. the united states did not say that missile test violate the un resolutions but it was in defiance of un resolutions. this is a way for the latin states to signal —— the united states to signal that unlike
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the 0bama administration, it is going to toughen up on iran in ways that 0bama didn't. it is important to put things in context. the 0bama administration did also sanction iran last year after it carried out a ballistic missile test but what is different today is that the trump administration is using beef —— words about their behaviour. wildly at mamma administration was focused in trying to keep the tension at a minimum with iran and focusing solely on the mementos of the nuclear deal, the trump administration is going to look at a much broader picture, look at iran's behaviour in the region, something that will please america's allies in the region, such as saudi arabia, and it is important to point out that a lot of people in the trump administration, including the national security advisor and the secretary of defence are very much
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focused on iran's behaviour. sheffield city council has apologised for failing to prevent one of its employees, a predatory sex offender, from abusing his victims in council offices over a period of two decades. roger dodds was jailed this afternoon for 16 years having admitted four counts of indecent assault. michael buchanan reports. 19 80, olympic gold. coke, celebrating in his parents trump room, a sexual predator. roger dodds was secretly abusing young men at the city council. justice has today finally caught up with the 81—year—old. in the 1970s, he used to work here, giving grants to sheffield students. he used thatjob to sexually assault some of those teenage applicants. decades later,
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his victims are speaking out. very gradually, his left hand started to feel its way towards my rightjeans pocket. this man was assaulted at his first meeting with dodds and subsequent visits to. he had a big bunch of keys with him and he opened the door to this type of classroom, for want of a better word. i went in in front of him and i remember turning around and looking at him with his big bunch of keys, locking the door, and that was horrifying. in1981, a the door, and that was horrifying. in 1981, a raft of allegations were made against roger dobson. the council launched an enquiry. this man told officials he had been repeatedly sexually assaulted by his manager over 18 months. sheffield city council simply moved dodds to anotherjob. within a few weeks, he was back in the department, and this
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job, whilst based in the department, it greatly took out to schools. and once i found that out, i was referred. a decade later, in 1993, another council employee was assaulted by roger dodds. kenny complained, the council acted, unbelievably, it gave dodds early retirement with an enhanced pension. i was the victim of a really horrible man, really horrible. what is your attitude towards sheffield city council? gosh, the council are so city council? gosh, the council are so responsible. they are so responsible. i even think at times that the council are more responsible than he was. they allowed it to happen. everyone knew. everyone in the council knew. but they chose to do nothing about it. an internal council report we have seen an internal council report we have seen says an internal council report we have seen says they were composite in allowing roger dodds to abuse
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stu d e nts allowing roger dodds to abuse students at the college. sheffield city council say they have accepted responsibility and would never defend the indefensible but they insisted they have now changed. let's speak now to our correspondent judith moritz in sheffield. yes, that sentencing happened within the last hour and i have to tell you from my position sitting in court, what really came through very clearly was an almost difference between the victims of roger dodds, who sat in the public gallery quietly, listening against the horrific detail of all of his offending. statements were read out about the effect it has had on them. they had to listen to it again, to the detail of years of anxiety and depression they have suffered as a
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result. and the relief on their faces when dodds was sentenced. contrast that with his response, he showed no emotion at all and in fa ct, showed no emotion at all and in fact, thejudge said showed no emotion at all and in fact, the judge said that he showed no emotion at all and in fact, thejudge said that he had made a point of noticing that dodds had showed no remorse either. the victims have told us how happy they are with the length of sentence that has been imposed. sheffield city council had representatives in court as well to hear what happened today and they spoke to us a short time ago. jayne ludlow miss from the council. we are deeply sorry that he committed these offences while working at the council. we are glad to see that finally, such cases of historic abuse are coming before the courts. justice is being done and victims are having their voices heard. despite the fact that this happened more than a quarter of a
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century ago, we have accepted responsible at a and would never seek to defend the indefensible. roger dodds is 81 years old and will be beginning a very long prison sentence. the court heard that if he does serve that for 16 year prison term, he will be in prison until he is 97, and that is a very important measure, say the family and victims of those who were affected by this, they will you need to see that justice happen today, they have waited so many years notjust to see the sentence passed but also for any kind of justice because the sentence passed but also for any kind ofjustice because there has been internal investigation after internal council investigation, failed prosecutions, decisions not to prosecute in the past, they have been turned down time and time again and today, they have finally seeing justice. this is bbc news at
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5pm — the headlines: the serving more royal marine commando has been how paying dissident republicans build up weapons and an new nation. a french soldier guarding the louvre museum in paris has shot an armed attacker. a former council boss who forced teenagers to do set acts for grants has been jailed for teenagers to do set acts for grants has beenjailed for 16 teenagers to do set acts for grants has been jailed for 16 years. in sport, parliament will debate the ways but —— football is governed and mps try to improve the way the sport is run. stoke's new signing serves an eight week fa ban. his former manager says he isn't a problem any more. it follows reports that he's failed and out of competition drugs test. and ina test. and in a few hours, dan evans will lead the davis campaign. they will
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ta ke lead the davis campaign. they will take on canada but they will be without british number one andy murray. more sports news later. european union leaders, who have been holding a summit in malta, have expressed concerns about some of the decisions taken by president trump. speaking after the talks, the maltese prime minister — joseph muscat — stressed the eu would engage with the united states but it wouldn't stay silent when important principles were trampled on. theresa may has been briefing the leaders about her meeting with mr trump at the white house. i was pleased to be able to visit president trump so early in his administration and, crucially, when i was there i was able to confirm with him his 100% commitment to nato — nato which has helped keep the security of notjust the uk but europe and is crucial in keeping that security in the future.
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but as we look forward to negotiations we will have with the european union, we will be looking to build a partnership with the european union which is in theinterests of both the uk and the eu. let's get the late hits. what has been the atmosphere at that summit? every positive, which is very interesting, and the reason that i have been told for that is not so much this offerfrom have been told for that is not so much this offer from reza may to be the bridge between the uk and the —— the bridge between the uk and the —— the eu and the us but more because she committed herself, saying that she, as you heard there, valued european union —— european unity. she aligned herself with the europeans with regards to the
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concern of what they are seeing in the us. they said though they value her offer of being some sort of mediator, they said that the uk leaves, the eu will have its own elation ship with the united states. in the future, we can count on the 27 because it is written. because of brexit. at our intention, and it was absolutely here for all of us, is what we need is as wrong transatlantic friendship and relationship as possible. the uk can, inside europe or outside europe, can be very helpful, and i have no doubt also after today's's discussions what to reza may, i have no doubt that today, we can feel
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some kind of spirit of solidarity. what european leaders were impressed by was to reza may‘s comments about europe. that is what matters to them. they don't want to be seen as anti—american. they said they have a critical interest in maintaining the transatlantic alliance but in a climate where there is uncertainty, they wanted to make a statement which was that europe will stand up for values it believes are important. back to you. britain's vegetable shortage is continuing with some supermarkets rationing the sale of produce. the shortage is due to bad weather particularly in spain where there's been snow and now the worst rainfalll for 30 years. tesco and morrisons are limiting customers to three iceberg lettuces and morrisons are reported to be preventing shoppers from buying more than three heads of broccoli.
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they are part of our staple diet and we have them with almost every meal. so for many, vegetables are not considered a luxury. but with poor growing conditions in southern europe, the iceberg lettuce is the latest vegetable to fall victim to the shortage. it was courgettes last month. so much so that supermarkets have been selling out and are now restricting the number we can buy to two or three. the rations are not targeting us when we go for our weekly shop. let's face it, who can get through three lettuce in a number of days? what they are trying to do is stop small businesses from buying in bulk when they are facing shortages. and for weeks some market sellers have struggled to get their hands on the lettuce. you cannot get it and whatever you can get is very expensive. and it's affecting aubergines, lettuce, courgettes, chinese veg has gone through the roof. when it goes like that i just back off.
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and this is the reason for the shortage, severe weather in spain. it's where the majority of the uk's vegetables come from through the winter months, but crops have been damaged which has meant a poor harvest. and if things don't change there, the prices of some vegetables may continue to rise here. what i do is buy what i can afford. £1.49 i thought it must be a9p, they must have marked it wrong, i did not question it, i did not realise there was a shortage. it is not clear how long rations on one of the country's favourite salad vegetables will last, but if things don't change, it could be for months. let's talk to tom hunt, and eco—chef at and founder of an award—winning
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restau ra nt at and founder of an award—winning restaurant in bristol and london. how worried should we be? rationing in supermarkets of letters and broccoli. well i'm incredibly worried. i think this is perhaps exposing the fragility of our feud system. —— our food exposing the fragility of our feud system. —— ourfood system. an area has been hit by bad weather and immediately, we see the impact on our supermarket shelves. are we too reliant on certain countries like spain to provide us with things like letters ? spain to provide us with things like letters? definitely. ithink our spain to provide us with things like letters? definitely. i think our own food security is in credit be important, and that means being able to produce enough of our own food to sustain our country. whilst supermarkets and big buyers are relying on international imports, that leaves us exposed, and kind of, i don't know, for me, brings into question our convention food system and its bias for this kind of
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industrial farming. what are the alternatives? give us your blueprint for how we should do things better. of course, it is incredibly compact issue with many front caveats. essentially, i'd chose to only use seasonal retention vegetables a number of years ago, after working with hugh fearnley would install and i now do that in my home and my restau ra nts. i now do that in my home and my restaurants. there is invalid benefits around that for the environment and for health. seasonal produce basically means local lodges, so it is growing within your area or at least country. can you get enough supplies of letters and broccoli? well, the argument would be don't kind of eat nonseasonal produce that has been imported from a longer distance. written is a very good grower of brassicas like
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broccoli. courgettes are not in season at the moment, i wouldn't use them. i only eat what is produced in season and i find that ends up with a much more nutritious and flavourful diet. 0ften, cheaper, depending on the abundance of that produce at the time. we can see at the moment that of course there is limited stocks of these vegetables and prices have tripled.|j limited stocks of these vegetables and prices have tripled. i hear what you say but at the same time, people are being told, it is good or your health to you things like broccoli, a superfood, and if you limit them to eating them in seasonal times when they are produced, that is tough, isn't it? some people might wa nt to tough, isn't it? some people might want to eat properly or letters all year round. that is a really good point. i think that actually, our own seasonal produce provides enough varied nutrition each time of year,
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and actually, following a seasonal diet, it means you bury your enquiry is more corrupt the year because i will eat asparagus by comes into —— when it comes into season injune andi when it comes into season injune and i will be thrilled to have it back on my site and really excited to eat it. but you got to know quite a lot about the various vegetables and when they are produced. a lot about the various vegetables and when they are producedm a lot about the various vegetables and when they are produced. it is now the norm to see all sorts of produce available on the supermarket shelves whenever we want them that is what have become used to. and, so, it is really easy to get confused and not know what is in season. you can look for the uk grown badge on the rodarte on the isle and that is an easy and simple way to find out. but it can be very limiting. good to talk to you. now for a look at the weather. helen
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isa now for a look at the weather. helen is a big fan of broccoli, as am i. i am buti is a big fan of broccoli, as am i. i am but i am not sure my children will be quite as bothered as they should either lack of it. i probably feed them far too much. it is a windy day. not a great deal of pleasa nt windy day. not a great deal of pleasant weather if you are heading onto the roads this evening. it is the wind and rain combined. we have had snow in amongst all of that. the worst of the conditions across wales and northern ireland. yesterday it was the western side of the uk where we saw the strongest wins. they are picking up in north east scotland. it does mean elsewhere it clears. that means there will be colder air across the uk and it will be a cold night with a few ice patches around first thing. notjust night with a few ice patches around first thing. not just tomorrow morning but potentially on sunday morning but potentially on sunday
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morning as well. getting colder temporarily this weekend. not as nice across scotland tomorrow the sunshine will return on sunday. a few showers in the west. 0therwise not too bad a day. see you later. this is bbc news at 5. the headlines... a royal marine has pleaded guilty to terror charges after he made bombs and stored weapons for dissident northern irish republicans. president hollande has said the french soldiers who shot and wounded a man wielding a machete outside the louvre in paris prevented a terrorist incident. the trump administration has imposed sanctions on 13 people and a dozen companies in response to iran's recent ballistic missile test. sheffield city council failed to prevent one of its employees, a predatory sex offender, from abusing his victims in council offices over two decades. it has apologised.
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theresa may has briefed eu leaders about her recent meeting with president trump, as well as trying to build up good relations ahead of brexit. we will be looking to build a partnership with the european union which is in the interests of both the uk and the eu. all the latest sport now. parliament will next week debate how english butler is governed as mps try to improve the way the sport is run. there will be a motion of no—confidence in the football association's ability to restructure itself. the fa has responded saying itself. the fa has responded saying it committed to working with the government. this is the culture, media and sport select committee,
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the body of cross—party mps who have had their patients warned slightly bent by the football association in recent yea rs. bent by the football association in recent years. there have been two reports into the governments of football. it needs to look at the make up of the board level. it thinks the power from the football league, the premier league, is too entrenched and there is not vary much diversity within that group. mark hughes says he sees no reason to exclude saido berahino from tomorrow's premier league meeting against breast harm. it has been confirmed he said an eight week suspension last year. it has not been confirmed by the club or the fa. he served a ban when he was here at west brom. i will not comment on the reason why. he did not play regularfor me because he the reason why. he did not play regular for me because he was regularfor me because he was not fit enough. sergio aguero was
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dropped in the win against west ham on wednesday that pep guardiola insists he is still the main man in attack. the club needs strikers. sergei remains one of the most important players in our squad —— sergio aguero. it was a tactical decision. the other games when he was not found he played and played good. newcastle united manager rafael dias has said he won't quit despite reports this morning he could be considering his future on tyneside. the club failed to make a single signing in the january tra nsfer single signing in the january transfer window. reports suggested
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that mike ashley had retaking control of transfers, instead of rafael dias. i will not leave because i am happy. —— bonito. iam ready to fight and get three points in the next game. so simple, so clear. dan evans will lead great britain in the first davis cup tie at 2017. they are taking on canada in ottawa. no andy murray, who is having a rest. canada will also be without their main man. evans plays the opening match. he is the most improved man in men's tennis and up to a5 in the world. improved man in men's tennis and up to as in the world. we have really good players who have a tonne of confidence. they are all playing really well. it is always difficult ina way really well. it is always difficult in a way ties. we expect the opposition to raise their game in front of a home crowd, so we have to
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be very much prepared for that. these four guys are playing very good tennis and are ready for it. that is all for now. sportsday at 6:30 p.m.. end power has announced big price rises. the company is blaming increases in wholesale energy costs and the cost of government policies like smart meters. the government and the regulator have both questioned the increases, saying sportsday customers will be paying more than they should be. 0ur business correspondent reports. life can be complicated. energy should not be. try telling that to the customers of npower. from next month, 1.a million are facing a big
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jump month, 1.a million are facing a big jump in energy tariffs. npower says it is the first major rise in more than three years and blames rising wholesale gas and electricity costs and government policies like the roll—out of smart meters. it means sportsday‘s jules fuel customers will pay an extra £109 a year, up 10%. there is a whopping 15% increase on standard electricity prices. this is a significant price rise which will cost more on energy. customers need, more than ever, to look around to get the best deal for energy. it is not the first of the big suppliers to move. edf customers will pay 8% more from the 1st of march today some warned other firms make policy would adding to pressure on household budgets. the energy regulator has criticised the move
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saying we do not see any case full significant price increases where suppliers have bought energy well in advance. npower must therefore justify its decision to its customers. the sportsday move could spark a political row. by highlighting the cost of government policy like subsidies for wind farms. where markets are not working, it is repaired to act. the defence secretary is saying that russia is preparing to use prolonged attacks in an attempt to destabilise nato. 0ur correspondent ports. the defence secretary has accused russia of carrying out a sustained
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campaign of cyber attacks against the west. we find ourselves dealing with a company which is weapon rising information. finally there is the use of cyber weapons to disrupt criminal infrastructure. the russians have engaged in cyber attacks against the united states of america. russia is accused of meddling in the presidential election. claims it was sanctioned at the highest level although that is denied by the kremlin. the defence secretary is warning about russia and that follows comments by the nato secretary general last week. i trust the reports we have seen week. i trust the reports we have seen from many national intelligence services, including germany and the united states, that russia is behind many of the cyber attacks. we have
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seen many of the cyber attacks. we have seen the same pattern with nato against all the cyber networks. an influential group of mps has warned the government leads to raids its game to counter cyber and terrorist threats. -- raise its game. if something goes down it could close hospitals could be a loss of important data for the serious things could happen with the skills of some of the hackers. the cabinet 0ffice of some of the hackers. the cabinet office says the government has acted with pace and ambition and the national strategy has been backed by a£1.9 national strategy has been backed by a £1.9 billion of investment. how the uk deals with cyber security has been transformed. the bridge in the north yorkshire town of tadcaster which collapsed at the height of the christmas floods in 2015 has been reopened. its destruction left the town divided in two with residents forced to take a long detour to get from one side to the other. andy moore reports.
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all the town's primary school children led the way as the people of tadcaster celebrated the reunification of their community. three, two, one... a huge sense of relief that the east and west of the town were now one again. it is amazing to walk across it. the bridge falling down has brought the community together. this is even better now. it is back together again properly. the destruction of the ancient crossing was one of the defining images of the 2015 winter floods. the force of the river caused it to collapse. it left the town completely divided. an 18 mile round trip was needed to get from one side of the river to the other. the footbridge had been put into place partially solving the problem.
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i think the footbridge is great. people talk to each other. instead of waving to each other from a passing car, people of tadcaster have stopped and talk to each other. it has been great. not so great for businesses. they have been desperate for the road bridge to reopen. to get us back as one community instead of divided isjust get us back as one community instead of divided is just amazing. get us back as one community instead of divided isjust amazing. the footbridge will soon disappear and residents hope the rebuilt road bridge will be strong enough to stand the force of any future flooding. this is bbc news at 5. the headlines: a serving royal marine commando has admitted former sheffield council boss who forced teenagers to engage
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in sex acts has been jailed for 16 yea rs. an update on the market numbers for you. here's how london and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states, this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. 0n on bbc 0n bbc news now, i look ahead to sportsday. plenty coming up tonight with the davis cup to look forward to. and we're live from twickenham as the six nations gets under way tomorrow. looking ahead to the weekend's premier league action. we hear the thoughts of matt elliot as the former leicester and scotland defender gives us his insight into the big games, in particular chelsea v arsenal in the lunchtime kick—off tomorrow. that's all on sportsday at 6:30pm. now though on bbc news, it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news.
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to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? well, we are in awards season. we have loving, and oscar—nominated drama. we have gold starring matthew

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