today at 5: storm doris has hit the uk, with winds gusting up to 94 miles an hour. it's causing chaos to road and rail networks, with services suspended and speed restrictions on many lines. every train company in the uk is affected. virgin and advised passions just not travel. virgin and advised passions just not travel. —— virgin advise customers not to travel. —— virgin advise customers not to travel. a woman has died in wolverhampton after being hit by debris during high winds. on merseyside, one of the busiest call -- on merseyside, one of the busiest call —— ports in the country was forced to close with winds of over 100 mph. forced to close with winds of over 100 mph. we'll have the latest on storm doris and the travel delays this evening. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: overhauling the prison system — ministers unveil plans to transform jails and drive down re—offending rates. net migration to the uk falls to its lowest level but for two years, but it's still above the government's target figure of 100,000. ten a day to keep the doctor away. new advice says we should double our recommended intake of fruit and vegetables to live longer healthier lives. longer, healthier lives.

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victoria station is experiencing severe delays, and no trains are leaving manchester piccadilly. in northern ireland, thousands of homes are without power. let's get the latest from our correspondent, daniel boettcher. emergency crews in wolverhampton city centre, where a woman died shortly before midday. she had suffered what ambulance crews described as very serious head injuries after being hit by debris a p pa re ntly injuries after being hit by debris apparently dislodged by storm doris. one type when it said it looked like a piece of roof had fallen off a building. —— one eyewitness said. the storm has been sweeping across the country, this is the seafront at blackpool, there are severe weather warnings for parts of northern england, east anglia, north wales and the midlands, and london has been added to the list. forecasters described the storm as a weather bomb, an area of intense low—pressure, and this is some of the damage it has already caused. a car crushed by a fallen tree in west

london. and more damage, the this time in county fermanagh. trees have also brought down power lines, 2700 homes in northern ireland have been left without electricity. and here, footage of a lucky escape, taken by a driving instructor in sprawling, in lincolnshire. storm doris has been building up throughout the day, these are the latest satellite images from the met office. storm doris is an example of a weather bomb, a rapidly intensifying area of low pressure that had brought severe gales across large parts of the uk. when the gusts of over 90 mph, disruptions as power supplies and transport. those winds can easily knocked trees down and cause those problems. and problems for air travel, this plane was making its first attempt to land at manchester airport. and this was at leeds bradford airport. heathrow said it schedule had been reduced by 10% because the with some delays and

cancellations. and on the rails to the storm has cause some disruption, 50 mph speed limits have been imposed on several lines, including the west coast mainline. and virgin trains is advising its passengers to postpone journeys until tomorrow if they can. the centre of the storm will track towards the north sea, but the strong winds have continued throughout the afternoon. and in scotland, crews have been out clearing roads, with poor driving conditions caused by a combination of snow, sleet and strong winds. the biggest problems have been on higher routes, mainly in central and southern areas. in a moment, we'll speak to our correspondent fiona trott in merseyside. but first, let's cross to sarah bishop, in wolverhampton. and there have been tragic consequences to this. yes, we still have had no official identification

on this woman that was hit by the falling debris, but you can see behind me what hit her, you canjust about make out in that clump of fluorescent jackets, on about make out in that clump of fluorescentjackets, on the ground, below the starbucks coffee sign, a big piece of wood. about three foot 1'. we believe that is what hit her on the head. the ambulance service said she was struck and suffered severe trauma to the head and was confirmed dead at the scene. we still have had no official identification on this woman, the police still trying to reach her relatives. it seems now you can see behind me that piece of wood that hit this woman in this freak, tragic accident, is being taken away for forensic analysis. the health and safety executive have been here as well, no doubt wanting to find out exactly where it came off and under what circumstances. tonight, sudbury, very bad news for one. thank you. let's go to merseyside, it looks a bit,, but it or the brunt

earlier. absolutely, they are saying the worst storm to hit this area for ten yea rs, worst storm to hit this area for ten years, and the port of liverpool, one of the biggest in the country, was forced to close today. gusts of 100 mph, so they were closed for safety reasons and no trades today. in the north west, it has been the story of widespread travel disruption. you saw the cancellations at manchester airport and that plane had to make an emergency landing, a couple of attem pts emergency landing, a couple of atte m pts to emergency landing, a couple of attempts to land safely. the motorways, the m6, part of that motorway, was closed. the mc —— the 56. and on the regional trains, they we re 56. and on the regional trains, they were cancelled, services from london euston was cancelled, chaos at manchester big dili and liverpool lime street because of debris on the lines or signalling problems, or speed restrictions. there have been casualties here, a man in his 60s in

crosby was injured when a tree fell on him and a woman was injured in high tonne when a tree fell on her car. but today, there has been severe travel disruption and disruption to electricity supplies across the north west. you do get the impression now the worst is over, although 2,500 homes remain without power. thank you very much on merseyside. we will get the latest on the travel situation later. the murderer of the children's author helen bailey has been sentenced to life in prison, after being convicted of her killing. the judge said ian stewart would have to spend at least 3a years behind bars, saying it was "difficult to imagine a more heinous crime". stewart drugged and suffocated helen bailey, before throwing her body in a cesspit, hidden under the garage of their hertfordshire home. ministers are calling it the biggest reform of prisons in england and wales for a generation. for the first time, the government will state in black and white that a key purpose of prison is to reform offenders, as well as to punish them.

at the heart of the changes will be dealing with drugs and violence in prisons, and also cutting re—offending rates. here's our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. the last year has been one of the worst for prisons since the 1990s. as the staff cuts from five years ago started to bite and phones and drugs flooded in, violence soared. at the heart of the changes will be dealing with drugs somejails have been close to crisis point. but there are prisons like hmp onley in warwickshire which, despite their own problems of drugs and violence, still manage to prepare inmates for life on the outside. this man is coming to the end of a two—year sentence for violence and is training for a job as a bike technician at halfords. he told me his experience ofjail has been mixed. when i was in pentonville, before i came here, we were locked up 23 hours of the day, treated like animals.

we had to ask for toilet paper and basic common decency. so coming here now, it looks like a completely different prison. at the heart of the government's new proposals is the decision to define, for the first time in law, what the purpose of prison is, and that is not only to punish, but also to rehabilitate, to prevent criminals offending again. thejustice secretary, lizlltussr made by one of her tory predecessors, chris grayling. those cuts in the grayling era were a mistake, weren't they? i think it was always right to look at how we can be more efficient, but what i'm saying now is we need the right number of prison officers to be able to try those lives around.

in onley‘s training cafe, a reminder of why rehabilitation is important. a drug dealer serving seven years, who had been to prison before. it hadn't stopped him reoffending. once i got released, i tried to search for a job, but i wasn't qualified for anything. i had no know—how. therefore, i got back into old ways and i ended up back injail. today's bill also includes measures to tackle mobile phones in prisons, and new laws to help the prison service protect and intercept devices often used to deal drugs and organise crime from behind bars. labour said the proposals were an inadequate response to a prisons crisis that developed on the government's watch. let's speak to andrew coyle, an emeritus professor of prison studies at the university of london, and a former governor of four prisons. do you agree with this change of emphasis, a change of definition of what prison should be about? the secretary of strait‘s announcement as to being trashed the secretary of

state's announcement is to be welcomed because everybody accepts prisons in england and wales are in crisis. the chief inspector of prisons was asked what was wrong with our prisons and his reply was truncheon. they are unsafe, he said, the physical environment is appalling, they are rife with drugs, there are increasing numbers of aged prisoners, too many prisoners have mental health problems. these are radical problems which need to be dealt with. and what the secretary of state's announcement today, i hope, is the first step towards that. it is a huge gap to fill and many people said the 2010 was the moment things got a lot worse. many people said the 2010 was the moment things got a lot worselj moment things got a lot worse.|j think that was a tipping point. the problems had been coming. for a number of years before that. the increase in the number of prisoners, the overcrowding, the shortage of resources . the overcrowding, the shortage of resources. but certainly, there was a tipping point in 2010, right

through to a couple of years ago, things got dramatically worse. added to the fact that the prison budget was reduced dramatically. but a lot of viewers may wonder why it seems so of viewers may wonder why it seems so easy to get mobile phones, drugs, in and out of prison to such a large level as we are seeing at the moment. certainly, much more needs to be done to stop that. the chief executive of the prison service is the first to admit that. what he has said quite clearly is a reduction in staffing and resources have exacerbated this problem and made staff, made it much more difficult. to do their work. if the new emphasis is to be on their rehabilitation, do we begin on the basis that too many people are sent to prison in the first place?” think there is a debate to be had about who should be in prison and who should not be imprisoned. the secretary of state, as i understand

it, this morning, said everybody who is in prison has been convicted of a heenan is crying. i think that statement needs to be picked. —— has been convicted of a terrible crime. it cannot be worse people who should have been dealt with because of mental health problems or other issues. the overcrowding itself is not the key issue. it is the reduction of resources of many kinds which has been incremental over a number of viewers. proposals from the government, a wish list, they are one thing, but can they be delivered? that is the big issue, of course. introducing legislation is a very welcome first step, but that in itself will change nothing. and i am sure that the secretary of state will be looking, or i imagine she will be looking, or i imagine she will be looking at the resources which will be needed to deliver her

ambition. the people who work in the prison system want to present to be a place of reform and weird alliteration, but they need to be given the tools and the resources to deliver that. -- reform and rehabilitation. thank you very much. voters go to the polls today in two parliamentary by—elections in cumbria and in staffordshire. following the resignations of labour mps jamie reed in copeland and tristram hunt in stoke on trent central, voters will elect new members of parliament. polls are open until 10pm. the results are expected around 3am tomorrow. it's taken four years to get through parliament but, today, the go—ahead will finally be given for work to begin on the first phase of the high—speed rail link between london and birmingham. critics say the project is a waste of money, and will damage the environment. but supporters say it will boost the economy and the number of people be able to travel by rail. who will be able to travel by rail. phase one is due to open in 2026, at a cost of more than £55 billion. ben thompson reports. more of us are using the railways than ever before. it means busier stations

and busier trains. and so the government says hs2 is the answer. but is it? i'm taking a journey on the first stage of the route from london to birmingham to see what impact it could have. the biggest challenge is tackling overcrowding. our current tracks and stations cannot handle many more passengers. but as well as running more frequently, the trains will be faster as well, and that is good news for passengers. thank you. sometimes, you don't get enough carriages, which can be a problem, and it is really crowded on the trains. a lot of people standing up. i regard getting on the train as work time, so if you cannot sit down, you feel frustrated about that lost hour. it's notjust commuters who stand to gain from the new railway. we will average around 10,000 jobs over the first phase of construction, peaking at 25,000 jobs a month. and that is just during construction.

there will be tens of thousands maintaining and running it when we are in operation. that could mean even greater economic benefit. take this journey, for example. about one hour and 20 minutes. we are 50 minutes into the journey. but if this was an hs2 train, we would already be in birmingham. and that means spending less time travelling and more time working. and one estimate suggests that could add about £15 billion to the economy. but at what cost? the current price tag is close to £60 billion. but many say it could be much higher. 60 ancient woodlands would have to be bulldozed. 350 homes will have to be demolished. and thousands of businesses will be affected, like this farm in buckinghamshire. the land will be split in two when work begins. it is going to completely alter the way i farm. i would lose half of the grazing my calves can go out to. i'm not convinced hs2 is of any

necessity to this country at all. the first section to the west midlands is due to open by 2026. an extension to leeds and manchester will open by 2032. hs2 should make journeys faster and more comfortable. keeping the project on time and on track could prove more difficult, however. ben thompson, bbc news, in birmingham. this is bbc news at five. the headlines: high winds causing chaos, with every train company in the uk affected. virgin are advising passengers not to travel at all. prisons are to become places of rehabilitation, as well as punishment, under radical new government plans. net migration to the uk has fallen to its lowest level for two years, but it's still above the government's target

figure of 100,000. and in sport... ca ntata cantata and make it wins at wembley as they try to overturn a 1—0 deficit against gent and earn themselves a place in the europa league last 16? despite saying his mercedes f1 car is incredible and faster, lewis hamilton is not convinced it will make the sport any more exciting. johnny will play first six nations campaign time away with an injury. following time away with an injury. he will be back in at fly—half for island's match on saturday against francis in dublin. back with more of those at half—past. the iraqi army has captured mosul airport from fighters from self—styled islamic state. the battle for the western half of the city began earlier this month, and the capture of the airport will be seen the iraqi army has captured mosul airport from fighters

from self—styled islamic state. the battle for the western half of the city began earlier this month, and the capture of the airport will be seen as a major strategic victory in the fight for the country's second biggest city. our correspondent quentin sommerville is the only western reporter travelling with iraqi government forces, and has sent this report. you can hear gunfire in one of the last remaining villages between iraqi forces and mosul airport. these armoured columns are moving from various directions and you can hear coalition aircraft above. they have been hammering this area all night long in preparation for the attack. at the same time, the iraqi government have been dropping leaflets warning people to stay in their homes. yesterday, we were able to see in some of the areas to the north of us, the islamic state flag still flying. well, these men are going to try and change that because the attack on mosul airport is now under way. iraqi forces have made it to the perimeter of mosul‘s airport. just over here, you can see the airport stretching out.

it's about four kilometres wide, apparently. that sugar factory to the left of the picture, yesterday, the is flag was hanging from there. it's no longer hanging there. all around this area, there have been heavy air strikes. we can see massive craters. the village behind us, which was the last stronghold of the islamic state, was effectively taken last night. the men have been moving through the village. you can just see it there. we're now on the airfield of mosul airport. that's the iraqi flag you can see flying. those are federal police units. and in the distance, you can see burning and smoke from some of the terminal buildings. in the last few minutes, so—called islamic state have been mortaring this position. an armoured column of iraqi security forces were going down the road towards the airport when one of them hit a roadside bomb, an ied. a lieutenant was killed,

and we believe there were other casualties as well. you might be able to hear the helicopters ahead. they're going to press on with their attack on the airport to try and make it to the terminal buildings. that's the target. iraqi forces are now inside mosul airport. breaking news. we will bring you an update following the conviction and sentencing today of ian stewart, found guilty of secretly drugging and suffocating the author helen bailey. he has been sentenced to 3a yea rs bailey. he has been sentenced to 3a years and police said they would look into the death of his first wife, diane stewart. we have heard from herfamily, wife, diane stewart. we have heard from her family, who wife, diane stewart. we have heard from herfamily, who have said they support the police in their actions

after detectives announced a reinvestigation into her sudden death in 2010. at the time, she was thought to have died of an epileptic fit, but police are looking into that death as well. the bbc has learned that thousands of motorists we re learned that thousands of motorists were still driving despite having points on a licence. usually, they are banned after 12 points but magistrates are allowed to wave the rules. critics say bending the rules but other people at risk. from speeding to drink—driving, failing to have insurance or causing a collision on the road, penalty points are given to motorists when they break the law. 12 active points on a licence usually means a driver will be banned for a minimum of six months. but figures obtained by the bbc, showjust under 10,000 drivers are still on the roads, despite having 12 or more points. most are found in england, with the largest number being in greater london. although one driver in

west yorkshire is still on the road despite having more than 60 points on their licence. the law doesn't seem to be working at the moment. we've got people obviously being caught and going through the justice system but, actually, this whole points system seems to be making a mockery of that. drivers are getting away with repeatedly breaking the law. motorists with 12 points can appeal to a magistrates‘ courtjust as this one and claim that a driving ban would bring exceptional hardship upon their lives, meaning they'd lose a job or be unable to care for a family member. there is no definition in law, though, as to what exceptional hardship means. so one magistrate may decide if a driving ban would cause someone to lose theirjob, that is exceptional hardship. another magistrate may decide it isn't. every ban is considered on a case—by—case basis. the government says the vast majority of drivers with 12 points are automatically disqualified and only in exceptional circumstances can judges decide not to issue a ban. the fact remains, though, that there are drivers who have

continually broken the law, who are still on our roads. david rhodes, bbc news, bradford. net migration to the uk has dropped to 273,000 in the year to september. that's down 119,000 from the previous year. the fall is the first time net migration has dipped below 300,000 in two years, and the lowest level recorded sincejune 2014. but it is still well above the government's target figure of under 100,000. with me is our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. the real significance of these figures is political. yes, certainly, they do not have statistical significance according to the experts who compiled the data because it is drawn from a sample of passengers, with a margin for error. —— marginfor passengers, with a margin for error. —— margin for error. politically, the government is moving closer to its target of under 100,000 in some people might think it has something

to do with brexit and that vote perhaps is somehow encouraging people to leave the uk, stopping people to leave the uk, stopping people from coming to britain, and there is a sense perhaps that britain is getting control of immigration. so privately, ministers will welcome it, although publicly, they remain very cautious. we spoke to home secretary amber rudd a short while ago and this is what she had to say about the figures. we always said that we wanted to control immigration and what these numbers demonstrate is that there is a welcome from the non—city macro migration, so it demonstrates that we can reduce immigration where we can control it and i really welcome these figures. you mentioned brexit, what is interesting is the number applying for british citizenship. we can conclude that brexit has caused uncertainty among eu residents living in the uk, concerned about their status and what will happen after britain leaves the european union and they want to shore up their position. they are doing that into microwaves. some of them who

have been here six years or more are claiming citizenship, british citizenship, over16,000 claiming citizenship, british citizenship, over 16,000 people were granted citizenship last year, the second—highest annual figure on record. and 65,000 people from the european economic area, which includes the eu countries, were given permanent residence cards. these can be applied for after five yea rs of these can be applied for after five years of living in the uk, they are not legally required, but clearly, people are concerned they want to show they have been here that long and they have the right they are entitled to, so they are getting those cards, and that is again a record figure, or than three times the figure from 2015. thank you very much. zookeepers in china have taken a novel approach to combating an unusual problem — fat tigers. the overweight cats went viral earlier this month on account of their portly frames. but now keepers at the siberian tiger park in northeast china have been using drones, in a bid to excite the interest of the endangered

animals and get them to chase after the hovering aircraft. it's hoped that encouraging the tigers to run around more will mean they get some exercise and lose some weight. but it hasn't all gone to plan — footage shows one of the drones being swiped out of the air. so the tigers putting all the weight back on! time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz shafernacker. it is pretty grim. there has been a storm you went running earlier, not a good thing to do. a twig landed in my mouth, but anyway... it has been bad, we have had the delays and damage, this is in west london and is repeated itself across many parts of the country, and we

had pretty pictures, some snow across parts of scotland. this is its sweeping through, unfortunately with casualties. so, what can we expect over the next hours? the worst of the winds across this eastern portion of the country, but by eight p.m., the amber warning from the met office expires, so we are out of the woods in terms of the wind, but still feeling the effects and the problems in the wake of the storm. tonight, icy patches, clear skies, some showers, a quiet night, the storm not returning. tomorrow, nice sunny start across many areas, quite chilly, with rain into northern ireland and western scotland. but a much calmer day. this is bbc news. the headlines at half past five: storm doris brings widespread disruption and damage to parts of the country with gusts of wind up to 95 miles per hour recorded. snow in scotland closed roads and hundreds of homes are without

power in northern ireland. a woman has died in wolverhampton city centre after being hit by debris during high winds. rehabilitation as well as punishment, radical new plans are set to change the prison system in a bid to drive down re—offending rates. ministers also plan to release performance league tables. net migration to the uk has fallen below 300,000 for the first time in two years, this included the highest level ever recorded of romanians and bulgarians coming to live here. figures also show that a near—record number of eu nationals were granted british citizenship last year. iraqi forces recapture mosul airport — a key part of the offensive against so called islamic state in the city. despite heavy mortar fire from is positions within mosul, the operation tookjust four hours. and now let's go to the bbc sports

centre. news just centre. newsjust in, or wayne rooney centre. news just in, or wayne rooney is staying at manchester united. they alerted the two clubs in china dismissed rumours of a possible move there. she has just dismissed rumours of a possible move there. she hasjust released dismissed rumours of a possible move there. she has just released a statement saying he is staying at the club. tottenham are hoping to secure a place in the last 16 of the europa league, when they host gent in front of a sell—out crowd at wembley tonight. spurs are yet to officially confirm whether they'll play their home games at wembley next season. white hart lane is being redeveloped. they've lost 2 out of 3 games they've played at wembley this season. but harry kane isn't concerned, despite trailing gent 1—0 from the first leg. we have heard bad games in different stadiums against different teams also so people will use that as an excuse but we will not look at it

like that. we have played there will be last time so we have got to use that and try and play again like that. world champion constructors mercedes have unveiled their new car for the upcoming formula 1 season. a very blustery silverstone. hamilton said the car felt "incredible" but whether or not it will make the season anymore exiting. he's perhaps not convinced. the car looks cool, it looks more awesome than the past —— in the past. it will be faster but does that mean we'll overtake more? as far as the injury is tell me they do not think it will do so and so how does that reflect for the fans? fly halfjohnny sexton return's

to the ireland side for this saturday's six nations match with france in dublin. sexton missed ireland's first two games with a calf injury, but has been named in the starting 15, with paddy jackson dropping to the bench. captain rory best also returns at hooker — having missed the win over italy through illness. rob kearney is also fit and will start at full back. also in the six nations vern cotter has made five changes to scotland's side that will face wales at murrayfield on saturday. flankerjon barclay plays his rugby in wales with the scarlets and will captain the team in the absence of the injured vern cotter said he is the right man to lead out scotland. when he was involved with us it was obvious he said something about them so it is a credit to him for getting back in there, forcing his way back then and now he will run out as captain of

the team against wales, where he is playing his club rugby, so it is a great day. west ham united manager slaven billich has admitted that a series of niggling injuries are ruining andy carroll's england chances. the striker has been in great form for west ham when fit. he's currently sidelined with a groin strain and has only made 16 appearances for the club this season. when he is playing and that he is a top striker but i told him that it is those small things that are ruining or damaging or affecting his return and they are no good for him, nor good for us, no good for a cull up nor good for us, no good for a cull up to the england squad. —— col up. for the britain's mark cavendish won the first stage of the tour of abu dhabi.

the 189 kilometre course runs entirely through the desert, and cavendish took over four and half hours to get through todays stage. he won a sprint finish ahead of germany's andre greipel and italy's niccolo bonifazio. that's all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. mike bushell will have more in sportsday at half past 6. let's get more on the continuing travel problems caused by storm doris. storm doris has been causing widespread travel disruption. here to tell us more is our reporter kathryn stanczyszyn. it is affecting everything, isn't it? it was travel chaos across the country. we often get the feel the slightest bit of weather affects the trains but today is very serious. virgin trains have recommended passengers do not trouble at all, thatis passengers do not trouble at all, that is quite rare for them to say that. they are now running a very reduced service euston station and

euston station is a sea of people at the moment, similar at manchester piccadilly, all of our main train operators report cancellations and delays for safety in these high winds. they have speed restrictions on the wines in addition to individual problems such as flash flooding, trees on lines, power outages as well, liverpool lime street was without power earlier on today. the roads, dozens and dozens of incidents of trees down, some affecting main motorways. the motto mac 27 has a three down in the southampton area, the m1, the wind has dislodged something, close to the lanes, chaos on the m1 around

nottingham at the moment. that is in addition to all the smaller roads affected and councils everywhere are trying to sort that. at the airports, we have problems at heathrow which has had a knock on effect of cancellations there, some cancellations at manchester, we saw the extraordinary pictures of that plane trying to land in the wind. belfast and sta nsted plane trying to land in the wind. belfast and stansted also seen delays. the advice is to check before you travel tonight. catherine, thank you. in a week's time, the people of northern ireland go to the polls to vote in elections for a new assembly. it was triggered because of a row over a green energy scheme that went over budget. but if the dup and sinn fein are as expected the main winners in the vote, what are the chances of them being able to form a new power—sharing government? chris buckler reports. elections are a time when people come together, united in the task of making a choice, but often divided in their views.

sometimes it can be because of their age, background or beliefs. i will ask you a number of questions. we need you to be honest. who has been to the gym in the last week? there are the athletic, or at least the enthusiastic. the romantics who send valentines cards this year? and those prepared to admit... or perhaps forced to admit that they have been drunk in the last week. but it is shared experiences that could influence how individuals vote. who has waited four hours or more in accident and emergency to get treatment for themselves or someone else? waiting lists in northern ireland are among the i am an emergency nurse and there isn't

enough investment in primary care in the community. we have to move the politicians out of health, appoint someone in charge of it who will be responsible for all the operational these businessmen and farmers, students and senior citizens. who has a close friend or relative who is gay or lesbian? northern ireland is the only part of the uk where same—sex marriage is still illegal. it is a disgrace, everybody has the right to decide who to marry and who to love. i am not sure, i have always believed there should be a male and female to bring up a child. while many here feel they don't fit into the traditional boxes of nationalist or unionist, it is how the majority vote. who is proud of northern ireland? interesting that the split is right across the generation who never knew the conflict, yet they are not proud of their country. the reason it sucks is because there is so much we could be proud of but we

have an executive marked by scandal, crisis and falling apart consistently. different views will influence that election result when voters mark their preferences next week. our ireland correspondent chris bucklerjoins us from belfast. we are in the honesty cafe in the titanic quarter. you can see pictures of the northern ireland they want you to think of but the truth is we are back to the old days. when the two parties just cannot get along. we are at a defining moment and the argument is about we do not want to go back to the old days and this election is about the greatest scandal of our generation, possibly £500 million

lost to the public purse and i agree sinn fein had to act to bring down the government but it is also about attem pts the government but it is also about atte m pts by the government but it is also about attempts by the dup, if not the last century, the century before that. no equal rights for the lgbt community, so it is all about moving ahead, not going back. that was all about a botched in the scheme set up under arlene foster. our has rgfitf thiff i77if’f’ iffi ::: bad rgfitf tt5557 j5’if’f’ 5555 55 bad traffic (55555 755557 55755557 5555 555 bad traffic to foster, 551 traffic tlfff 5 5 755 foster, your traffic tf55 5 5 555 foster, your traffici but 55 5 5 555 arlene foster, your leader, but beyond that you are painting sinn fein as the old eminem —— enemy. i have a consortium —— outcome of your parties work together? we have certainly got over differences of the past and in the last two years we have had major issues with the

governments is widely working together can get us through this.” will let you catch your breath. you keep on talking about the botched green energy scheme. you could have stayed in government and solve that, some steps were taken towards that but you chose to walk away. that is not responsible, is it? it was a decisive moment and the call from the community was to take decisive action. it was not the £500 million loss it was a potentially £500 million. and steps were taken to solve that. that is wrong. there we re solve that. that is wrong. there were no steps taken when a martin mcguinness decided to end the government in january and just mcguinness decided to end the government injanuary and just past 5pm today another £85,000 has been lost from public funds because of the scandal. martin mcguinness, one of the greatest peacemakers from the

national side, felt there was no credibility left. i think we're getting an idea of how the election is proving. there have been ones that haven't felt on the border of sectarianism from your party, the dup fighting this campaign very hard. is sinn fein the enemy? it is a hallmark of immature government with things like that happen we try and find solutions. arlene foster said clearly would have an enquiry and find out what we nt have an enquiry and find out what went wrong but also was put in place of mitigations to prevent any more problems. she was willing to do that and in view we could have got through this if we talk about this and have sensible head and address the issues. you did not address the question, and in the enemy? that is how they are presented. gritters in

government —— this is a coalition government —— this is a coalition government and that is not always easy. in the uk government and the lib dems as conservatives did not always agree and we do not always agree. you can get a sense ofjust how divisiveness election is proving and there are different issues, not just that green energy scheme but also questions about education, irish language and brexit and they will all be discussed before people go to the polls next week. and at nine o'clock in the evening on tuesday the 28th we will bring you live coverage of the leaders debate. for years we've been told to try and eat 5 portions of fruit or veg a day — now researchers say we should double that. a new study, by imperial college london, claims boosting our intake to 800 grams a day could prevent thousands of deaths from heart disease and cancer. the report combined data from two million people's eating habits. with me is chef dale pinnock from the sano school

of culinary medicine. the a lot of people were struggling with the idea of five so how would you approach this? is less for chefs to deal with can people help themselves? i would say do not get too fixated on the number. the point of this report is this is a dose dependent thing, the more the better. some of the health benefits with five did amplified again at higher intakes. we have a basket here. each fruit gives certain health benefits, we know something about that. the more variety you get in the more spectrum of nutrients and active compound you get in your diet. and apple, for example, they say an apple a day, apples contain a certain fibre which has been shown to lower cholesterol. this is within

the framework of a good diet, obviously. that fibre will bind the cholesterol in the gut which can lower, —— cholesterol. carrots are good for the skin and the cardiovascular system. all of these have their own benefits. as a chef, how you cook them as crucial as well? there is nothing exciting about a plate of steamed broccoli which ever way you look at it. getting creative and making them the star of the show, experimenting with flavours and herbs and spices and just getting creative. if you like spaghetti bolognese tripe shoe being some tomatoes and red onion and red peppers and... for people who do not currently get five a.d., how would you persuade them to add one or two ingredients —— five a day. you persuade them to add one or two ingredients -- five a day. look at what you like to eat. if you like

pizza and spaghetti bolognese say to people you should be eating salad instead, that will not work. look at where you are and what you are prepared to beat and how you can give that a face—lift. if you like a pizza try and make the base from scratch, and more vegetable toppings and less of the cheese. all of these things will help. and there is the cost benefit, too. sometimes you have to shop around, some places put a high premium on fruit and vegetables, others are good value. i a lwa ys vegetables, others are good value. i always say to people look at what is in yourarea as always say to people look at what is in your area as if you rely on one place you do not know what is out there. budget supermarkets are worth looking at and hugh and london you can buy fruit and vegetable on every street corner. —— here in london. do not get fixated on numbers i think

you're never going to achieve this. the point is the more you can give them the better. lays for you to come and talk about this with us. thank you. the royal mint is set to release the new one pound coin in little over a month —— the first time the current in little over a month — the first time the current coin has been replaced in more than 30 years. the new 12—sided design features two metals, ‘micro—lettering' and hidden features which will make it harder for counterfeiters to fake. it'll be in circulation from the 28th march — with the old coins removed completely by october. buisnessman and entrepreneur mark cuban started trading when he was just 12 years old — selling bin bags door—to—door, now he's a multi—billionaire. he's also the star of an american reality tv show. sound familiar? you might think he has a lot in common with the new president of the united states, but in fact there is much that divides them. in a moment we'll be talking to mark about his hopes for america under the new administration — but first lets take a look at him in action on the us

version of dragon's den — shark tank. it's all nonsense, robert. it's all nonsense across the board. what percentage of time does it not work? it does not work if you do not want it to work. if you use it on sugar, after about three or four days on a cookie or tortilla chips you will start to notice the flavour changes. what is interesting about it... you start to notice the flavour changes? you are such a con artist. absolutely not. as for results, mark, more than 50% of our users break their habit in seven days or less. first of all. let's leave the scepticism out of it for one minute. you want to get a deal, explain to me why you're worth $14 million. mark cuban is here with me now. you get quite lively on that sure, i know. a lot of people in this country will not have heard of you but when the queue you are worth more than $3 billion they must think you do something right. so explain

how you got where you are.” you do something right. so explain how you got where you are. i have been good at staying ahead of technology trends. i started in networking company in my 20s and in the mid—90s we started the company that was one of the first streaming companies. all the streaming the bbc and everything, we had a company that basically developed that industry and i sold it to yahoo for $5.7 million. now, you know donald trump and have dealt with him in the past, which he a nswered dealt with him in the past, which he answered the phone to you at the moment? definitely not. during his campaign you said he was not the right man for president. when he first ran for president i thought he was different, not a traditional politician, he was not filtered or scripted and i thought that would be good for american politics and he

liked that idea. he took my quotes and put that on his book. he had his first rally in dallas and we had a good relationship but i would say to them at some point you have to start understanding the issues and when it got to the point he won the republican nomination i thought, are you going to get into the issues now and that is where we had a falling out. to be fair, he did not do that —— he did not do badly out of it. that is an understatement. he tweeted about you you were not smart enough to run for president. well, if donald trump says that it must be true. how do you think he is doing? it is only one month in zoo cannot reach any conclusions. the people who voted for him like what he is doing. it is like a team as opposed

toa doing. it is like a team as opposed to a president. from the temperament and communication perspective, a management and with this —— the leadership perspective he has been awful. what has he got wrong? in any country where you are taking over and obviously not everybody has voted for you it is incumbent on that person to try and be inclusive and communicate with the people who did not vote for you. you already have the support of the people who did vote for you how to get everyone else to support you and that is not something he is interested in. you only basketball team, the dallas mavericks. you know how to surround yourself with people who know what they are doing. have you done —— has he done that, do you think? there area he done that, do you think? there are a lot of people in his cabinet i am positive about but whether he listens to them i do not know

because he does not communicate that to others. she has his campaign positions and to send a message he is living up to his campaign promises but at the same time his cabinet, when they have given speeches, they have been in direct conflict with his positions. you do not know if he is listening and just saying, in america we call the hype man, the guy 40 team who does not —— says do not pay attention to what we're doing, pay attention to what we're doing, pay attention to what we are seeing. i do not know if that is donald trump or if he is actually involved in the issues. and what about his potter phenomenon? to the mac i kind of like it. in some respects you want to keep things to yourself if you are the president but with president trump i like the fa ct but with president trump i like the fact he is transparent. i would rather know what he is thinking than be scared my mind not knowing so i think there is a benefit their

because he is not a good communicator. when your primary means of communication to the american people and the media is an 140 characters as opposed to going out and seeing what you think, i guess it is better than nothing but i would rather have that than nothing at all. did you like him when you dealt with in? it is an interesting question because one on ones he is very personable and when you talk to him he is very personable. he will listen and look and shake your hand and asked you what you think. but he never gets an depth. you never get the sense of emotional attachment. i would call them what an acquaintance then someone you develop a deep friendship or business relationship with. there are some who see the next donald trump is mark cuban. you can see anything you want. it is a

free country. would you? it is way too early to decide. the comparisons are obvious from a business perspective and reality tv perspective and reality tv perspective so i understand why people ask. i think i am capable i just do not know from a family perspective. viewing the president there are certain things you can and cannot do —— and being the president. i think i have a lot of projects, the things i'm doing right now that contributes to with have to make that decision and i am not currently ready to do that.” make that decision and i am not currently ready to do that. i have never sat in a room with some worth $3.4 billion. it feels great. what keeps you awake at night?” $3.4 billion. it feels great. what keeps you awake at night? i have three kids. there are seven, ten and 13 and like any parent i do not want them to grow

—— i want them to be able to take ca re of —— i want them to be able to take care of himself. i have had my lights turned off, my credit cards cut up, sex remit any three—bedroom apartment, so i just cut up, sex remit any three—bedroom apartment, so ijust try cut up, sex remit any three—bedroom apartment, so i just try to appreciate and enjoy every day. —— six roommates. i know you're speaking to the oxford union and thatis speaking to the oxford union and that is why you're here, so thank you forjoining us today. now the weather. the storm is still ruffling our feathers but it is finally pulling out into the north sea. this is it at its peak. slamming into northern wales and north—west of england the south england. quite unusual to get gusts of 60 mph in london. rough conditions but these winds went inland so that is why we have all

the problems and delays and fallen trees. the other aspect has been the snow across scotland. nice pretty picture. the snow is just in the north whereas in the south we had those are very severe winds. i think for the next couple of hours or so we will still get some nasty the storm is out of the way. now, the storm is out of the way. for this evening, a a few showers coming through, turning chilly this evening and behind these storms we often evening and behind these storms we ofte n get evening and behind these storms we often get some colder air from the north and these black arrows are some of the gusts, much lighter, 20-30 some of the gusts, much lighter, 20—30 mph were. a couple of patches of ice tonight where the sky is

clear, the risk of showers coming through for pockets of rain and temperatures falling away. the chance of some slippy conditions first thing tomorrow. bear that in mind if you're travelling tomorrow morning. iam pleased mind if you're travelling tomorrow morning. i am pleased to see a nice, crisp, sunny start with slow and light winds. rain on the way which will reach belfast and glasgow later on. the weekend, we are not predicting any storms but it is turning quite windy once more, certainly across the hills and western coast. clouds, rain and much lighter winds. double—figure temperatures. we will keep those miles south—westerly winds throughout sunday with temperatures in double figures for most areas of the uk. a couple of more hours of nasty winds in the east and then it

was over. railway lines are blocked by fallen trees, an entire rail network is suspended. winds of up to 95 miles an hour close roads and bridges. this plane battled through the winds but many flights are grounded. there's chaos for commuters tonight trying to get home. we'll bring you the latest. also on the programme: migration figures are down — but some industries worry they'll be left without enough staff. rocket fire on the front line with iraqi troops as they make a major breakthrough against so—called islamic state.. what police found in an old nuclear bunker — almost a million pounds worth of cannabis plants. and never mind 5 a day — now scientists say double that