this is bbc news. the headlines at apm. president donald trump lashes out at the us intelligence community and the media after new reports of contacts between members of his team and russia. president trump will shortly meet israeli leader benjamin netanyahu — after a white house official suggested america may no longer be committed to a two state solution in the middle east. the us defence secretary has warned nato allies that washington will moderates its commitments to need to u nless moderates its commitments to need to unless they boost their spending. unions announce that tata steelworkers have voted to accept changes to their pensions, in order to safeguard jobs. a woman is arrested in malaysia in connection with the alleged poisoning of the north korean leader's brother. tara palmer tomkinson died because of a perforated ulcer, and did not have a brain tumour, according to her sister. in the next hour: fresh divisions in the church of england.

protests outside a meeting of the general synod as they debate the issue of same sex marriage. and harrison ford lands himself in trouble after flying his plane onto the wrong runway, narrowly missing a packed passenger jet. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. donald trump is coming under increasing pressure as questions continue about what he knew about the events surrounding the resignation of his national security advisor. there are calls for a formal investigation after claims that the trump team were in contact with russian intelligence officers during the election campaign.

the kremlin has since dismissed the allegations. president trump has hit back tweeting this, saying that the allegations are a cover—up for hillary clinton's campaign. he then has also effectively accused the intelligence agencies of collusion. and finally he has branded the intelligence leaks as "un—american". all this as he welcomes the israeli prime minister benjamin neta nyahu to washington, with one white house official saying a peace deal between israel and the palestinians may not come in the form of a two—state solution. if donald trump thought that by accepting the resignation of michael flynn he might have neatly wrapped up the first big crisis of his presidency, he will be frustrated to hear the growing clamourfrom leading democrats and some republicans for a much wider investigation into the former national security adviser's links to russia.

several respected figures in washington have expressed concern that someone so close to the president had several detailed discussions with senior russian officials before mr trump took office. if there is an investigation, i think eventually the trump administration is going to have to adapt its approach to russia. in his customary to eat the president bemoaned what he called the fake media's conspiracy theories

and accuse the intelligence services of illegally leaking to the media. the press is going to continue to write about it and the trump administration is leaking like a sinking ship. those tricky foreign policy issues come thick and fast after what can only be diplomatically described as the difficult relationship between israeli leaders and barack obama. benjamin netanyahu is meeting president trump today and israel's leaders are expecting great things from the trump administration. an official has said that a two state solution may not be the only option to achieve middle east peace. seeing such a line would be a dramatic departure from existing us policy, delighting right—wing ministers in israel who advocate expansion.

palestinian leaders would see this asa palestinian leaders would see this as a dangerous provocation and will be closely watching mr trump's every word and tweaked. these were early morning, between 7am and 8am, a flurry came, presumably as he woke up to the news reports in the media, particularly this one that accused the trump team of having contact with russian intelligence during the campaign. that seems to have really caused him to blow a gasket and accuse the fbi and other parts of the intelligence community of what he calls interfering in politics, which is enormously serious an accusation. some will raise an eyebrow at that because the fbi were accused exactly of the same thing during the campaign when they announced the reopening

of an investigation into hillary clinton's emails ten days before polling day. i was in new hampshire when that announcement came through and donald trump was delighted about that. some will question how consistent this is. the main thing is that the whole issue is broadening out much more broad than it was before which is a question of whether his national security adviser lied to the vice president. it is all about russia, its influence, its connections, and there will be pressure on capitol hill to ask tougher questions. conspiracy theorists, doesn't the president have a point? isn't it strange we can read verbatim what is supposed to be a private conversation? yes. the fbi it seems

and the intelligence service do seem to be leaking a lot at the moment. some people who have left those organisations who were involved last year perhaps. they are handing over to some senior people in the new york times and the washington post, handing over stuff that really ought not to be handed over in normal circumstances. that shows you there is a stand—off, that is the best way to put it, a war is the worst way to put it, between donald trump and his own intelligence services. it is not the first time, it flared up during the campaign and it has done again now. the fbi director, leading the investigation into russia's involvement in the election campaign, i wonder whether he will be feeling as secure in hisjob as he was a couple of

days ago. the us defence secretary has expressed support for nato but said members must pay more or the us will moderate its commitment and said no longer can the taxpayer carry a disproportionate share. speaking after talks at the headquarters the secretary general said the alliance must do more around the issue of spending. step-by-step we are moving in the right direction. but there is still a very long way to go. you know that the picture is mixed, some allies starting to increase, some still struggling with any increase of their defence budgets. only five allies need our guideline of spending 2% —— meet our guideline of

296 spending 2% —— meet our guideline of 2% spending on defence, so we discussed how we can sustain the positive momentum and speed of national efforts to meet our commitments. our defence correspondent has been listening to that at nato headquarters. he mentioned five spend 2%, britain and america are two of those. talk us through what he has been saying. it is quite striking. support on the one hand but pointing out the issue of money. absolutely. he came here to provide reassurance. many nato allies worried about some of the comments made during mr trump's election campaign. there was steel in his words. he has not made it clear exactly what america means about moderating its commitment to the alliance if european members do

not stump up more cash. it is a very strong and deliberate statement. he said it was a reflection of the new political realities in washington. it is interesting because the obama administration had been pushing nato allies in europe to spend more. many predecessors of the defence secretary have been trying to get them to spend more and it is slowly succeeding but progress has sometimes been ugly seal. clearly general matters has come here as a man as the former nato commander who knows the organisation well and has heard the excuses and he has laid it on the line. that is what michael fallon described it as, that he was putting it on the line stating clearly that there has to be changed in this problem which is known as burden sharing. the european allies

have to shoulder more of that burden. are his comments going to concentrate minds? will it have that sort of impact? i think it will concentrate minds are undoubtedly because minds are concentrated because minds are concentrated because of the concerns about this new and very unfamiliar and very unconventional american administration that has just taken office in washington. people will be concerned to know more about the potential consequences. as you heard from the nato secretary general spending is slowly going up but it is not going up any means fast enough. there are too many countries that do not meet the target and a lot of last yea r‘s that do not meet the target and a lot of last year's rise in the figures came from a single country, germany, increasing spending. the report card to nato is you have to try harder. our reporter at nato hq.

a woman has been arrested in connection with the death of the half—brother of north korea's leader kim jong—un. the authorities say they're hunting a number of other suspects believed to be involved in his suspected poisoning. south korea claims north korea is behind the killing, and says it shows the "brutal inhumane nature" of the regime there. kimjong—nam died at kuala lumpur airport, in malaysia, from where karishma vaswani now reports. is this one of the female assassins who carried out an audacious attack in the airport? authorities say a viatnamese woman has been detained as part of the investigation into the alleged assassination of this man, kimjong—nam. the strange half brother of the reclusive leader kim jong—un. he fell out of favour in north korea and has been living in excile ever since. how he may have died is still unclear.

the facts in this case are murky to say the least. there are a number of varying accounts of what may have happened. what we do know is that between nine and ten o'clock in the morning on monday, a man believed to be kimjong—nam was attacked in this crowded and busy airport. police say he was accosted by at least one woman who covered his face with a cloth filled with some sort of burning chemical. after that, he walked over to the information counter to ask for help and was taken to a medical clinic one floor down. how could an attack of this nature take place in broad daylight in the middle of this airport? i asked a number of people who work here but no one was willing to comment. the police are the only one who can give you updates about the investigation. south korea insist that the man who died was kimjong—nam, brutally

murdered on the north korean regime. translation: the government is certainlyjudging that the murdered person is kim jong—nam. since the case is being investigated we should wait for details until the malaysian government makes an announcement. the focus of the investigation now moves to the hospital where the man believed to be kimjong—nam is being autopsied. his identity may not be discovered until after the results of the autopsy are released. that may not happen for another day. the fallout from the sacking of president trump's national security advisor — calls grow for an enquiry into the administration's links with russia. the us defence secretary, james mattis, has warned nato allies that washington will "moderate its commitment"

to the alliance unless they boost their spending. thousands of steel workers have voted to accept changes to their pensions in a deal that includes £1 billion investment and no compulsory job losses. the women's world player of the year is heading to england, carli of the year is heading to england, ca rli lloyd is of the year is heading to england, carli lloyd isjoining manchester city on a short—term deal. joe root intends to call upon the expertise of his predecessors but insists he will be an instinctive england test cricket captain. greg laidlaw has been ruled out of the rest of the six nations with an ankle injury, the scotland skipper. i will have morejust after az30pm. tata steelworkers have voted to accept reforms to their pensions. agreements on changes to pensions

have been seen as essential to future investment, including £1 billion at the port talbot plant in wales over ten years. a government spokesman said it was an "important step forward" and it was "now vital that all parties work together to deliver on the agreed proposals." earlier our news correspondent explained the delay in the deal. i think what has been holding up the deal was this pension situation. a huge pension deficit in the british steel pension scheme and this change towards a fixed defined contribution scheme was seen as the best case scenario considering what else was available which was the scheme falling into the pension protection fund which was the worst case scenario. a few days before the ballot opened 17 days ago there was some suggestion that the union members may not be voting towards that but the unions urged their members to do so. we can cross to alan coombes from the community union. tell us why this was the last chance saloon. over time we have employed our own experts, financial, pension and industrial, and all the evidence pointed at the fact this

is the lesser of two evils. for the sake of the industry and the jobs and the terms and conditions this was the only alternative i am afraid. a cut on pensions but some sort of job security? yes. the thought of tata walking away and somebody else coming in was not going to put us in a better situation. we have been for sale for the best part of a year and nobody has come forward with any viable options and we had to take the advice we were given that this is the lesser of two evils and the way to secure the future of the steel industry not just port tolbot but in the uk. they had some big proposals on the table, £1 billion investment over ten years and no compulsory redundancy over five years. are you confident, considering a turbulent 12 months we've had here and across the uk, that tata are going to stick to those pledges? that is the major concern the workforce have got. now the workforce have made

the sacrifice, tata have to live up to theircommitment and the westminster government have to make sure they do. the workforce have made sacrifice after sacrifice and tata have to live up to their commitment, support the workforce, treat them with respect and i expect the government to hold them to their commitments. did you have shackles on because maybe you did not get the support from the government soon enough? yes. i would have liked the government to come out sooner. they were saying it behind closed doors but i expected something in writing. to say it is important that tata lived by their values and supported the industry and live to their commitment. it would have been nice to have had it earlier but i want them to look at the agreement that has been signed and hold tata to their commitments.

thank you to alan coombs from the community union. we have also had a statement from tata who acknowledge the result of the ballot and recognise it has been a difficult decision for its employees and it shows they are doing everything to develop a sustainable future for the business. similar rhetoric from the uk government, however the welsh government saying the uk government should be doing more to cut the energy costs. we will be talking to a welsh assembly member just after az30pm for his reaction. the sister of the socialite tara palmer—tomkinson has revealed that she died of natural causes. she was found dead in herflat in central london last week. a short time ago our correspondent richard slee, updated us on recent events. she was just 45 years old. there was much speculation about how she died. this afternoon in a series of tweets

her sister, an author, said she wa nts to her sister, an author, said she wants to put the record straight about some of those reports and makes reference to a coroner's report. it states that her sister died of natural causes, in particular a perforated ulcer and peritonitis, and she did not, as had been widely reported, have a brain tumour. last year tara palmer tomkinson said she had been diagnosed with a non—malignant brain tumourand diagnosed with a non—malignant brain tumour and had received treatment and she spoke about suffering with and she spoke about suffering with an autoimmune disease that causes tiredness and acute anaemia. last week her death notice announced that ta ra week her death notice announced that tara palmer tomkinson had died peacefully in her sleet which is what the family are saying happened. one to eat today, her sister said she had been in high spirits during the last few days, she was happy and had been feeling good and was making

plans for the future. there will be a funeral before the end of the month, a private family affair. one person is still unaccounted for after an explosion and fire in a block of flats in oxford. at least two people were injured when the blast ripped through the three—storey building. a0 firefighters fought the blaze in the south west of the city yesterday. two people were treated for minor injuries and one was taken to hospital. an investigation into what caused the explosion is underway. the family of a 10 year—old boy who died after an incident at a topshop store in reading have paid tribute to him. they said kaden was a loving, cheeky, energetic boy

whose death will leave a huge empty hole in the lives of everybody that knew him. our house feels empty without him. the prime minister theresa may is visiting cumbria, ahead of next week's by—election in copeland, which is, at the moment, held by labour. it was triggered by the resignation ofjamie reid who is taking a job in the nuclear industry. not least because of the 10,000 jobs or so that many people from this area have at sellafield and because of plans to build a brand—new nuclear power station down the road at moorside. we have had some uncertainty about that this week. some doubts about whether it will stick with the construction of that plant. theresa may came and visited a school and spoke to some children and met the headmaster and the local conservative candidate. it is rare for a sitting prime minister to visit the constituency for a by—election that has been vacated by the opposite party. even rarerfor a governing party to gain the seat, that has not happened

since the early 1980s. i think what you have here is the constituency that has been held by labour for as long as anybody can remember, since the early mid 1930s was the last time there was anything other than a labour mp for this part of the world. jeremy corbyn desperately trying to hold onto their seat. it becomes a test of his leadership in terms of his electoral appeal. interesting chatting to voters because while there has been discussion about the nuclear industry and jobs which the conservatives say the party will protect and accuse labour of not supporting the industry in the past, what people are saying is they are more worried about the health service and the roads and local train services and infrastructure, something labour says the conservatives have failed the area on. it is going to be a tough fight. we will get the result a week on friday. and the parliamentary by—election in copeland takes place on the 23rd of february.

there's a full list of the candidates on the screen and it's also available on the bbc news website. the hollywood actor harrison ford has been involved in a near—miss while flying his plane in california. he mistakenly landed on a taxiway where an american airlines jet was waiting to take off. us authorities say an investigation is underway. simon mccoy has this report and a warning, there's some flash photography coming up. it's not the hollywood star's first flying mishap. two years ago, the 74—year—old was seriously injured when his world war ii plane crashed on a los angeles golf course, when it lost power shortly after take—off. in the latest incident, harrison ford, who collects vintage planes, was just coming in to land atjohn wayne airport, to the east of los angeles. without naming him, the federal aviation administration confirmed that a pilot of a single—engined plane had been cleared to land and he had been correctly read back the clearance. but it appears the actor got a bit confused, and, instead of landing

on the designated runway, he touched down on a parallel taxiway. just before landing, ford is reported to have asked air—traffic controllers, "was that airliner meant to be underneath me?" the boeing 737 that was meant to be there had 110 passengers on board and took off safely a few minutes later. an faa investigation is now underway, and it could result in the suspension of ford's pilot licence. we can speak to a former raf pilot. does this happen a lot? no. very rarely. very few incidents in my time in flying that occurred of landing on the wrong runway or landing on the wrong runway or landing on the wrong runway or landing ona landing on the wrong runway or landing on a taxiway but it is not unheard of. we take a light-hearted view because of who is involved but potentially this could have been rather serious. yes, i suppose it

could have been, but it is very unlikely to occur to commercial airliners because they come down a beam for that landing system that ta kes beam for that landing system that takes them directly towards the ru nway takes them directly towards the runway and the pilot will rarely ta ke runway and the pilot will rarely take over controls from the autopilot until he is certain the aircraft is going to land straight ahead. if you are landing visually ona ahead. if you are landing visually on a light aircraft without these systems there is certain circumstances won with conditions and visibility you, your eyes could latch onto the wrong part of the ru nway latch onto the wrong part of the runway surface. runways tend to be quite dark because they are made of —— and the taxiway is of lighter material and in this case it was quite a few shades lighter than the actual runway. it is very easy for your item latch onto that and to be misguided onto the other runway. why he did not see the aircraft... as it

was preparing to take off, i am not sure. you are being charitable because he had mentioned there was a plane underneath him. a lot of pilots might have thought there was something up. absolutely. a commercial pilot would have been reporting that and asking if they knew there was an aircraft there and he would be taking the aircraft bound for another approach so i do not know why harrison ford did not appreciate that aircraft was beer and why he said afterwards wasn't meant to be there? any professional pilot would be questioning that. he got his licence in the 50s and is supposed to be very accomplished and good pilot. 7a years old, i have to ask, is it time to think about taking up driving or something? possibly. you are allowed to hold your private pilot's licence beyond the age you can retire from being a

professional airline pilot. i do not know when the american system how often checks are carried out on people. certainly in the uk ceu have regular checks to make sure you are still competent to do the job. how easyis still competent to do the job. how easy is it to fly one of these little planes? it is not the mullany falk on. how tough is it best to mark quite easy to fly. most people will be flying similar aircraft doing there are private pilot's licence. he good have got confused going into the airport. most people fly these into error fields in the countryside rather than commercial airports. if he climbed out of the plane and walked into you what would you have said? i would have said, did you not see that boeing 737? it is quite big! fantastic. british

understatement. some raining and flying motoring conditions. heavy downpour sent south devon. the rain in the midlands pushing through parts of eastern england and clearing this evening and the showers affecting south west england and parts of northern ireland. staying wet across west of scotland. away from that by the end of the night most places are dry, parts of england and wales could see fog. slow to clear. a few chilly spots in rural areas. the odd passing shower in england and wales tomorrow but most places will be dry. timing wetted in the day in northern ireland and the rain in western scotland easing along with the gale force winds. double—figure temperatures for some of us. that is going through the day on thursday. that will be realised on friday and

through the weekend. plenty of load. patchy rain affecting northern parts of the uk in particular. hello. this is bbc news. the time is exactly 430. president donald trump lashes out at the us intelligence community and the media after new reports of contacts between members of his team and russia. mr trump says the national security agency and fbi gave out information illegally. the us defence secretary, james mattis, warns nato allies that washington will "moderate its commitment" to the alliance unless they boost their spending. the remarks echo a demand made repeatedly by president donald trump. thousands of tata steelworkers back a deal from the company over the future of their pensions. tata's offer includes a 1 billion pound investment commitment at the port talbot plant and no compulsory job losses.

a woman is being held in connection with the death of north korean leader's half—brother in malaysia. police say she was arrested at kuala lumpur airport where kim jong—nam died following his suspected poisoning. tara palmer—tomkinson died of natural causes and "did not have a brain tumour", according to her sister. santa montefiore posted a series of tweets thanking people for their support but said she had wanted to "clarify" a few things. that's kept the sport at the bbc sports centre. hello. manchester city women have signed the usa captain and fifa world player of the year carli lloyd. the midfielder willjoin the club for the 2017 spring series. which begins in april. lloyd's short term deal will also take in games in the fa cup and women's champions league. she's scored 96 goals in 232 international appearances. including this hattrick

in the 2015 world cup final. completed in just 13—minutes. it is another challenge for me. i'm a lwa ys it is another challenge for me. i'm always looking to improve my game i'm always looking for the next big thing. to be to come over here, train with some of the world's best players, be at the world's best facility, play in the champions league, hopefully with an fa cup and win the spring series. there is so many goals that i want to accomplish. you can see the full interview on the bbc sport website. bayern munich boss carlo ancelotti believes arsene wenger should be immune from criticism. arsenal face ancelotti's side in the last sixteen of the champions league this evening, with constant speculation surrounding weger‘s future. arsenal have been knocked out at this stage in each of the last six years but ancelotti says the frenchman has given the club their identity. wenger has the experience to know that our in ourjob it is normal to be criticised.

so, i think that for this reason he has no problem. he has built a strong identity in this club. he has built a good style of football, so i have a lot of respect for his job at arsenal. root says he will ask former england skippers for advice before taking charge for the first time in july. he has only been skipper in a handful of games before but is promising to be an instinctive captain. it is very exciting. it is a busy year, but with that comes a lot of opportunities and i have been gifted a very talented team filled with a mixture of experience, raw talent, and a group of guys which are very ready to take on more responsibility and become clump of the two beat.

to ——— to become more difficult to beat. so, i'm very excited about everything. i hope that people are home excited about what we have got coming as well. scotland captain greig laidlaw will miss the rest of the six nations with an ankle injury. the gloucester scrum half was replaced in the first half of sunday's defeat against france in paris. earlier i spoke to our rugby union reporter chrisjones, about how big a blow will this be to scotland's championship which started so well with a win over ireland. he was instrumental in the win over ireland. it is a significant setback, he's out for the rest of the championship. he has an ankle ligament injury. the void will have to be filled at scrum—half. his composure, his experience, his leadership and his outstanding goal—kicking will be sorely missed by the scots. the welsh open confused today. a0

new welshman, lee walker has knocked out last year ‘s runner—up coming back from free frames to two down against the former world champion. he clinched the match with a break the hundred 30. great result for the man who was 9a the world. and the fairytale continues for 15—year—old jackson page — he got a wildcard entry to play in his first tournament, had to get permission to be off school, and now he's into the third round after a a—3 win overjohn astley. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour thank you very much, see you later. right now we will talk about that vote by carter still workers who voted to accept changes to their pensions. ——— by pat are still workers. that opening the way to

future investment and that promise of no compulsory job future investment and that promise of no compulsoryjob losses. a government spokesman says this is an important step forward and it is vital that all parties work together to deliver an agreed proposals. let's get reaction. he is in the assembly building nine cardiff. what do you make of this boat? what we're seeing today is steelworkers putting steel making above everything else. it is important that we welcome them and the trade to ensure that there sta ke and the trade to ensure that there stake in the industry is delivered on ——— their finlay and industry they are giving up quite a lot in effort to keepjobs they are giving up quite a lot in effort to keep jobs and to see future investment, how confident are you that the assurance that has been given around those issues is absolutely stuck to? it is important we make sure that part are still do stick to their commitment. they've

promised investment, five years... . the workers have spoken and it is time the tata to speak. what would you as the local assembly member do and what should government be doing more broadly to ensure that this absolutely goes ahead. this afternoon i have an urgent question here to ask the welsh government as to what action they will be taken to ensure that we have a speedy introduction of the investment and support for tata workers. it is important uk government to step up to the plate because to date we've seen very to the plate because to date we've seen very little from them. they need to start saying that steel is important we treasure it and we need it. what action would that be, because pat are still has to make the business function it is not a charity it is a business. ——— tata

steel. in concrete pounds watch the uk government signalled? the uk government have always been told that they want a level playing field equal to what is going on in europe which means that energy prices need to come down. the government can't do that and act on that. they need to ta ke do that and act on that. they need to take stock of what this decision has been made and the need to work with the workers and the industry to reduce the costs on the industry to make it a fair cost across europe. if this a positive day as far as you are concerned over all? is it a positive development or do you have deep—seated concerns was mugged at it is positive because what it does do is lift the uncertainty that has been hanging over my town. this gives is a bit more guarantee that the five years at least we will see

this working fully and living for the local people. what we need is, beyond that, which is where the uk government needs to comment. thank you for your thoughts. the labour welsh assembly member, there. there's more division in the church of england today — with claims that it has ‘betrayed' gay and lesbian christians in its stance over gay marriage. as its ruling body debates the issue — members of the general synod will vote on a bishops' report which says only a man and a woman should marry in church — and services should not be held to bless the relationships of same—sex couples. our religious affairs correspondent martin bashir has more. they sing a hymn amazing grace, sung by protesters this morning and almost certainly required this afternoon as the general synod prepares to debate the bishops' report on same—sex marriage.

a report that says marriage in church should "remain the lifelong union between a man and a woman." after engaging in three years of shared conversations, many lesbian and gay christians are angered that church doctrine is not falling into line with the law of the land which legalised same—sex marriage in 201a. we are talking about the national church being massively out of step with people. this is notjust saying we have to follow what society is saying but saying where people perceive love in relationships between one another, can the church of england simply not recognise that god is present in those relationships? bishops present acknowledged their own struggles with church doctrine on same—sex marriage. i would mislead you if i said i was not conflicted about what this report says. i am not alone amongst the wider church. our own history in dealing with these matters also explain, why people on all sides on the debate rarely find

themselves satisfied. today's debate will conclude at 7pm with a vote. members of synod will be invited to affirm or reject the report. if they choose the latter, then questions about the unity of the church of england and the global anglican communion are likely to surface once again. now we're going to talk about something entirely different. it may be the first phone you ever owned and now it is making a comeback may be. and featured the famed mobile game ‘snake'. it was released back in 2000, and had a battery life of up to a week. with me to talk about this further is the technology editor at the daily mirror, sophie curtis. why, i thought we had moved on and

wa nted why, i thought we had moved on and wanted friends that did a lot more than the little nokia?|j wanted friends that did a lot more than the little nokia? i think a lot of people don't want the bother of everything that goes along with a full featured smartphone with twitter, facebook, every new delivery you can think of constantly p°ppin9 delivery you can think of constantly p°pping up delivery you can think of constantly popping up with notifications. and co nsta ntly popping up with notifications. and constantly needing charging. quite an matter is one of the big excitements of these phones coming back they could have a weak battery like. we all feeling nostalgic even looking this advert for one of the... this is fantastic. i was laughed at by many brands, the many recent, but particularly because i held onto my nokia to such a long time and only moved to is not dashed

smartphone not that long ago. if that really the driver of it? i want to believe this is lovely and nostalgic but equally there is a pa rt nostalgic but equally there is a part of me that thinks i can't think ofa part of me that thinks i can't think of a single friend that would go for it. realistically it will be a niche market. it's still a room at the moment. if they do, it will probably bea moment. if they do, it will probably be a nostalgia item the people who had been ten to 15 years ago and wa nt to had been ten to 15 years ago and want to really that simple life. it is probably not going to be a mainstream device. it is interesting because nokia was so dominant that so because nokia was so dominant that so many years and then relatively quickly lost its way. it was overtaking a dividend see the smartphone revolution coming. and it is collapsed as a company. ——— it was overtaking as if it didn't see the smartphone revolution. iphone

basically blew it out of the water when it came out in 2007. this bone which came out in 2000 was overly dead by 2005. so yes it was slow to pick up on that and then what happened was they sold huge chunk to microsoft, said the nokia lumiere at which we think of now as nokia phones aren't owned by nokia any more. so, the company has changed a lot in the time that the phone came out and what is going to come out of this new company could be completely different. actually i wonder, having said that i couldn't think of many brands who wanted one, i wonder if it is affordable, people might have won as a back—up as a reserve, second bone when you want to phone someone second bone when you want to phone someone put your battery is dead. ——— a second phone. someone put your battery is dead. --- a second phone. that is the perfect example if you are going to a festival or on holiday. it will be

about £50, you can have as a back—up phone and you can leave your iphone at home or your android phone at home. you don't have to worry about at all. you don't have to worry about charging it why you're there for three days. you can forget about it. now, we have to have two phones! but i see the point of it. let's see whether it catches on. thank you, sophie. perhaps you will be back when we know a little bit more from nokia about what might be going on. used to be upscale into them and change the language when someone can the back. yes, you know how to have a good time. it is properly why they took it away. you're watching bbc news, we will have all the business news coming up but first a major new study suggest that is a link between head injuries and long—time brain damage. in the first study of its kind, researchers studied the brains of six deceased players known

for their skill at heading the ball. they all developed dementia in later life. the football association has welcomed the research as our health correspondent smitha mundasad reports. it is an integral part of the game but could doing this... over and over again lead to long—term brain damage. that is the question the family of former england player have been campaigning to have answered. he died in 2002 he suffered from degenerative pain braving disease. ——— degenerative brain disease linked to heading old, heavy footballs. if we can highlight it and push and push to get it recognise not just the dad but for all these other families that are relying on others. we will never give in and never stop fighting for them. now in the first study of its kind scientist looked at the brains of the six life long football who develop dementia. where we examined their brains

at autopsy we saw the sort of changes that we see in ex—boxers, so changes that are associated with repeated head injury. for the first time in a series of players who have shown that there is evidence that head injury has occurred earlier in their life which presumably has some impact on them developing dementia. the football association says that one question that needs to be answered is whether degenerative brain injuries are more common in professional footballers and they say they are determined to support that we service. but some experts footballers say the action from the fa has not come soon enough. with three surviving members from england's 1966 world cup winning team suffering from dementia some say this is more urgent than ever. so, what does this mean for people who like to kick a ball

around a few days a week. we shouldn't forget that exercise has a lot of benefits it reduces your risk of diabetes, obesity and indeed dementia in later life. that needs to be balanced against any risk that can come from doing that exercise. the researchers are clear, the study did not analyse the risks to children, but with us soccer already recommending that children under 11 shouldn't head—butt balls, and rugby taking action on brain health, the question is whether it is football's turn to do more about the long—term consequences of playing the game? i record number of people in the uk on work and unemployment south.

there has been at all in the number of workers in the eu. our economic reporter reports. this worcestershire—based manufacturer of machine tools for the car industry has a problem. it wants to expand to meet demand for its precision parts, but it can't grow without the staff to do the work. it has been able to draw on a supply of skilled workers from the rest of the european union who make up a quarter of its workforce, but now that supply is drying up. we are working with several recruiting agencies at the moment who have been trying to find me people for several months now. and the calibre of people that we require are just not out there. that is both indigenous population and overseas. the number of workers in the uk from the rest of the european union has been growing by hundreds of thousands per year, but to the right of this chart you can see how it stopped growing as quickly, and in the last three months of 2016

the number dropped slightly. workers from poland, for instance, who were working in the uk, can buy less goods for what they earn here in their country of origin. so, you only get say, 90% of a washing machine for the same money for which you could buy an entire washing machine. that clearly creates a disincentive to come to the uk and work in the uk, or to stay in uk. the official figures also break down where peoplejoining or leaving the workforce were born. the number of workers born in the uk dropped by 120,000. many people would argue that we can't carry on with the immigration numbers that we have had in recent years. the effect of that must be that we get better at retraining our own workers, reskilling our own workers and bringing into the employment market groups that were previously

not unemployed, but inactive. for more than a decade the economy has grown used to large inflows of migrant labour which has created jobs, owing to money the immigrants spend, and allowed companies to find skilled workers where otherwise they would struggle. for the many businesses who have become dependent for their growth on migrant workers, a big adjustment is underway. 30 years ago it was supposed to herald a revolution in personal transport — but the "sinclair c5" quickly became a by—word forfailure. part tricycle and part electric car, it was the brainchild of the computer designer, sir clive sinclair. you remember it? i do, actually. now his nephew has designed his own version which he believes will flourish where the c5 flopped. our transport correspondent richard westcott went along to take a look, and just a warning, this is how they did glitzy launches in the mid 1980s. after revolutionising home

computers, people could not wait for the next invention from the genius sir clive sinclair. but the c5 never lived up to the hype. who better to test the new trike than stirling moss? sales were slow. along with safety fears, there were other fundamental problems. it was at this point that the battery gave out. i have waited about 30 years to have a go in one of these! ask anyone under 30 and they have no idea what this is. to people of a certain age — my age — it was the defining cool invention. clearly testing this vehicle planted a seed with sir clive sinclair's nephew. grant sinclair helped his uncle trial the c5. he even had one at school. he's now designed his own, the iris. it combines pedals with an electric motor. you can drive it without a license from 1a years old,

but it is weatherproof, streamlined and made from the same material as ski safety helmets. it is about three times quicker than the sinclair c5. i can't keep up with grant. it didn't get the mass sales, the millions that were hoped for at the time, why do you think this is going to work this time? my product is a different concept altogether. it was a clever idea, the original item. i always wanted to do a fast e—bike, and a much safer one. one thing that people complained about was it was quite low down. 30 days after it disappeared, the sinclair name is returning to britain's roads. the same idea, a new design. a good job, really. my battery went! 0k,

ok, let's show you this scene in washington. you will recognise the building because it is outside of the white house. it is live. we're waiting to hear from the white house. it is live. we're waiting to hearfrom benjamin netanyahu waiting to hearfrom benjamin neta nyahu duke and waiting to hearfrom benjamin netanyahu duke and donald trump. they are about to hold a news conference following their first meeting. donald trump is said to be eager to facilitate a peace deal. we are taking you inside. this is going to be very interesting because a lot of discussion about the two state solution, is that still something the us is working towards, if not what? many questions will be for donald trump and benjamin netanyahu to. just setting up a news conference, there will be full coverage on that in our five o'clock

news coming up in the next few minutes. it is due to begin in about five minutes. as soon as it is will be their life for that. and it'll be interesting if there are questions to donald trump about issues, perhaps a little closer to home. that is done to come with quiet but now it is time for the weather, nicola has focused. hello temperatures has had up... and ice blue sky in cornwall. lots of blue skies in staffordshire. then the rain came in. this weather system then the rain came in. this weather syste m fro m then the rain came in. this weather system from south east england across the midlands and parts of north—west england. some heavy bursts in this as well. eastern england dry in some parts. heavy showers in south west england and wales. most places like up overnight but we will see outbreaks of brain

into western scotland, especially argyle with near gale force winds. temperatures will be lower than this. south—west england, close to freezing. low pressure in scotland. some outbreaks of rain especially in the north and west. gale force winds in places. shelter in nice, not too much rain. dry start in northern ireland. most places will be dry. you come further south and winds are lighter compared with what we saw in scotland. but patches around parts of southern england. where you have filed, some may be slow to clear. once they have gone england and wales may be dry. the art hit and miss shower. turning wet later in the day some of bricks of rain continuing into the evening. wind fading. temperatures back into double figures. things have

transformed since the weekend. friday, while around quite thick in places. by no means widespread. that is the thinking at the moment. once they have gone variable cloud. some sunny spells... rain towards the end of the day. average temperatures this time of year. on the male side looking very mouth at the end of the weekend at the start of next week. that mild side. temperatures above normalfor that mild side. temperatures above normal for this that mild side. temperatures above normalfor this weekend. that mild side. temperatures above normal for this weekend. one shown here and there. dry weather but some rain at times especially in the northern parts of the uk, is it ——— northern parts of the uk, is it ——— northern england, scotland. check the weather forecast on our website andi the weather forecast on our website and i will be back in half an hour. the weather forecas news ur website

later this evening, all the latest global stories at nine o'clock. followed by another chance to see tonight's newsnight. today at 5, donald trump welcomes, for the first time, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu to the white house. the visit comes as palestinian officials express surprise over suggestions by the trump administration that a middle east peace deal may not involve a two—state solution. this is the scene at the white house, where very shortly, the us and israeli leaders will be holding a news conference. meanwhile, the president has lashed out at us intelligence officials and the media, after new reports and allegations of contacts between members of his campaign team last year, and russian intelligence officers.. we'll have all the latest news from washington, including that news conference with the israeli prime minister. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: malaysian police have arrested a woman in connection

with the suspected poisoning of the half—brother of north korea's