with a second class stamp increasing to 56p. the royal mail have said the increase is needed to ensure the sustainability of the post service. a woman who died after being hit by debris and wolverhampton city centre yesterday has been named as tanni, she was 29 and from stafford. winds of up to 94 mph were recorded at its height in the uk, causing power cuts, flights to be grounded and trains cancelled. time for a look at the weather. here's john hammond. some welcome tranquillity at last for some of us, a beautiful start to the day in cumbria. in cumbria the sunshine will not last long, as we see ina sunshine will not last long, as we see in a moment. doris has been hurtling its way across northern parts of europe, causing some problems. for us, a window of sunshine for many places this morning, there are further fronts lying in wait in the atlantic and there will be rain for many through there will be rain for many through the weekend. enjoy the sunshine

while it lasts, across many parts of england and wales it will be a fine afternoon with broken cloud and sunshine. lots of cloud across eastern counties at the moment, i hope that will break up to some extent. feeling cool after the chilly start, sixes and sevens but the winds are nothing like as strong as they have been. sunshine in cumbria, brightness and eastern scotland but all the west rain in northern ireland and into western scotland this afternoon. that rain will continue eastwards overnight. a period of snow over the highlands before it turns back to rain. rain will cascade its way down across many areas. reaching... very little reaching southern counties, it will be mostly further north. temperatures will be on the rise here. under clear skies it will be quite a chilly night. tomorrow morning does not look that chilly. lots of rain around the more northern and western areas. it will improve across scotland and northern ireland, things will brighten up through the afternoon. showers

across the far north—west, dribs and drabs further south, across england and wales at least. technically and mild today but with the wind and the rain it will not feel that pleasant, the wane —— the rain will be most obvious across parts of cumbria. some respite before it comes back on sunday. keeping our eye on rainfall through cumbria this weekend, the risk of some flooding. there are warnings in force, another weather system comes into sunday, especially to more northern and western areas with increasing winds. further south on sunday, mostly dry and bright, there will be some sunshine around commerce and increasing cloud but are largely fine enter the weekend, temperatures doing pretty well up and down the uk, into double figures in many places. that will be tempered by wind and rain. mild and blustery this weekend but nothing like as windy as it has been. some rain around, particularly across the more northern and western

areas. all the latest on the warnings can be found on the bbc weather website. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime... a historic night for the conservative party as it deals labour a major blow in the supposedly ultra—safe seat of copeland. copeland is very disappointing, i hope we would win, we did not. that's all from the bbc news at one — so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. hello, i'm jj chalmers with today's sports news from the bbc sport centre. we start with reaction to claudio ranieri's sacking by premier league champions leicester city. and former foxes striker and now match of the day presenter gary lineker has today told the bbc of his shock and sadness at ranieri's treatment by the club and criticised the harshness of the decision. given what he achieved, the

extraordinary success of last season, i suppose in many ways he's been a victim of that success because expectancy levels rise so much. but leicester are where leicester normally are, and should be, and last year was the inexplicable one, not this season. the fact that they managed to get in a recent opposition in the last 16 of the champions league with a 50—50 chance of getting through to the quarterfinals, and they are not in the bottom three, and given the magic of last season, surely they had some sentiment and empathy for him. ithink had some sentiment and empathy for him. i think the way that he handled everything this season, the fact that he gave leicester so much, the fa ct that he gave leicester so much, the fact that he made the whole country get behind leicester, a lot of that was down to no silly football so—called mind games etc, he was just genuine, he was just war, and the whole country warned that to him

and to the club. now, that will have evaporated today. the way that everybody got behind leicester last season everybody got behind leicester last season was just something that i never witnessed really in football before. and just to post that all away over a premature decision and a disloyal and in many ways a lack of gratitude, is quite gobsmacking. they have probably panicked in the circumstances. they get this kind of myth that the new manager comes in and everything is ok again. the fa cts and everything is ok again. the facts and statistics tell us that it doesn't really make that much difference. i think he deserved a little bit more loyalty and a little bit more time. they should be building statues to him, not sacking him. there are all sorts of different reasons why this has happened. ijust different reasons why this has happened. i just think different reasons why this has happened. ijust think it is a really sad day for leicester, in

many ways, that it's come to this. he deserved and bought himself a bit more time than this. i'm not ashamed to say that last night when the news broke, i shed a tear, for claudio, for football and for my club. manchester united have been drawn against russian side rostov in the last 16 of the europa league. it's not the draw that jose mourinho wanted. they face a 5,000 mile round trip for the first leg in russia, before a scheduled fa cup tie at chelsea a few days later. to rugby now, and centre ben te'o will make his first start for england in sunday's six nations match with italy. te'o has won five caps — all as a replacement, including scoring the winning try in this year's championship match against france. danny care makes his first england start in a year at scrum—half. elliot daly replaces anthony watson on the wing. the former great britain coach brian noble says he's certain rugby league can be a

success in north america. noble is now coach of the a new canadian team — toronto wolfpack — that has begun life in the third tier of british rugby league and they intend, in time, to reach the super league. the team will play and train for the early part of the season in the uk, before starting home matches in the spring. they'll have to fund their opposition's travel and accommodation. toronto wolfpack play siddal in the challenge cup tomorrow, live on the bbc sport website. i think north america is one of the markets that is tailor—made for our game. both canadians and americans will love it. free trial people last season down as far as jamaica so we are looking everywhere for talent and we will go everywhere for that talent. the limitations are the ones that they gain places on itself. if we are bit more courageous, we can certainly succeed in north america. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour.

some newsjust in: the woman who died yesterday after being hit by debris in wolverhampton city centre was 29—year—old tahnie martin from stafford. in another development, business secretary greg clark has been speaking about his meeting with the ceo of peugeot. he said the meeting has been constructive, and peugeot made clear their "approach is to increase market share and expand production, " rather than close pla nts". he was also told members of the vauxhall pension fund will be no worse off. plenty more to come in our business update. theresa may has hailed an "astounding victory" for the conservative party in the copeland by—election. the prime minister was speaking during a visit to the constituency in cumbria. it's the first time a governing party has taken a seat from the opposition in a by—election since the 1980s. the prime minister said it was a "fantastic result" for the tories and showed that her government was working for everyone and every part of the country. let's listen back. i'm absolutely delighted to be able to be here with the new member of

parliament for copeland, trudy harrison. this is an astounding victory for the conservative party but also for the people of dublin. labour have held the seat since the 19305 -- labour have held the seat since the 1930s —— the people of copeland. a party in government hasn't won a by—election from the, from a seat held by the opposition, for 35 yea rs. held by the opposition, for 35 years. and people were saying about this election, labour were saying, we're going to win it. experts were saying that labour would increase their majority. but all of you, the volu nteers their majority. but all of you, the volunteers who went out there, day in and day out to campaign, you have made sure that that didn't happen, and that this is truly a wonderful victory for the conservative party but also for the people of copeland.

i think what we have seen from this victory is that this truly is a government that is working for eve ryo ne government that is working for everyone and for every part of the country. and that is the message that we bring you to copeland, and that we bring you to copeland, and that we bring you to copeland, and that we will take across the country. that, of course, the reason that we won this by—election is also because we had such a fantastic candidate in trudy harrison. trudy isn't just somebody who talks about things. she actually rose up her sleeves and gets things done. and the people of copeland are going to see that they have elected a member of parliament who is going to listen to their concerns, razor boys to have the ear of government, and she will ensure that she delivers for the people of copeland. the conservative party will deliver for people across the country, a country that works for everyone, not just

the privileged few, and trudy is going to be a fantastic member of parliament, delivering for the voters of copeland. trudy, many congratulations on a fantastic result, a wonderful victory. please, i'm sure you would like to say something to the people here. cheering i would like to take this opportunity to thank the people of copeland for voting for me, for having faith in me and also for the volu nteers having faith in me and also for the volunteers that have travelled from all over the country to help us win this historic election. i'm really looking forward to getting on with the job. very much looking forward to going down to london on monday and making sure that we deliver on a plan that i have been pledging for the last four weeks. thank you very much copeland. malaysian police say a highly toxic nerve agent has been found

on the face of kim jong nam — the murdered half—brother of north korea's leader kimjong un. the nerve agent, vx, is classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the united nations. 0ne drop on the skin can kill within several minutes. kimjong nam died after apparently being attacked at malaysia's kuala lumpur airport last week. cctv footage showed two women briefly holding something over his face. four people are currently being held by police investigating the killing, including one north korean man. 0ur correspondent rupert wingfield hayes has more details on kimjong nam's movements within the check—in hall at kuala lumpur airport. this is where this bizarre story began, when kim john nam walked into this check—in area for the budget airlines just across here. it was at this spot that he was attacked from behind. now we knew what was used to call

him, vx, probably the most deadly nerve agent ever invented. 100th of a gram would have been enough to kill him. and yet somebody decided to use it in this busy departures hall. the government said that they we re hall. the government said that they were going to decontaminate displays but there is no sign of that yet. in the short space of time it took to get to the information desk here, he was complaining of irritated feeling on his face. he was taken downstairs the medical clinic. this is the medical clinic. that walk, from the information desk has taken no more than three or four minutes. he was taken in here, a few minutes later, had convulsions and collapsed and died on the way to hospital. i've been in there and asked, and nobody has been to check, no decontamination was done.

former british army officer and chemical weapons expert hamish de bretton—gordon says vx is considered a weapon of mass destruction. vx is the most deadly chemical weapon ever produced. it is a nerve agent which destroys nerves which come originally from organophosphates, pesticides developed by the nazis in the second world war. sarin, which was used in syria by the assad regime to kill over 1,500 people back in 2013. it is incredibly toxic. as rupert said, just a tiny dot can kill. i think, this is undoubtedly a state—sponsored assassination here, looking very much at north korea. we always suspected they had a chemical weapons programme and that proves it. it is a huge concern because it

appears that their chemical weapons might be more advanced than their nuclear programme which we have heard so much about over the last 12 months. we have seen assassinations like this. georgi markov in london, and litvinenko killed in london with polonium. it's a classic assassination tactic. i gather that one of the assassins was injured but you would expect to see many more casualties with a toxin like this. the way they used it was very strange, as well. but the key thing is, you only need a tiny drop. that is presumably what he got which was enough to kill him. back to the news we were just

bringing you about the woman who died just a day after being hit by debris in wolverhampton city centre. she was a staff member of the university of wolverhampton. she was with the number of colleagues. the university vice chancellor has said, "we are all deeply saddened by this tragic loss. she had only been at the university is short time but had made a real impact in a personal and professional capacity. she was a popular member of the team and highly valued. the woman who died in wolverhampton, a member of staff at the university of wolverhampton. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour but first the headlines. labour suffers a humiliating defeat to the conservatives in the copeland by—election in cumbria.

but the party sees off the threat from ukip, and wins the stoke by—election. kim jong—nam, the half—brother of north korea's leader, was killed by the highly toxic vx nerve gas, according to malaysian authorities. now the business news headlines — royal bank of scotland has reported another massive loss for the ninth year in a row. the bank — which is 72% owned by taxpayers — lost £7 billion in 2016 — three times more than they lost the year before. rbs says it has put aside more money to deal with legal action and published plans to cut costs by £2 billion over the next four years, meaning branch closures and substantial job losses. airline group iag, which owns british airways and iberia, has reported a rise in profits despite being affected by last year's fall in the pound. pre—tax profits at the company rose by nearly a third last year to £2 billion, but weak sterling cost them £338 million. and heathrow airport — the biggest in europe in terms of passengers, and the third biggest in the world — says it served a record number

of passengers last year. 75.7 million people passed through its gates in 2016, a rise of 1% on the previous year. cargo volumes were also up, as was revenue. royal bank of scotland has just reported their ninth annual loss in a row. it is planning cost savings which will meanjob it is planning cost savings which will mean job losses and bright touch closures. it hasn't been a profit for nine years although it is expected, next year. it has set aside more money to deal with legal action in the us. it abandoned plans to sell their williams & glynn business which they were supposed to sell, but can't. the government spent £a5 billion bailing out rbs at the height of the financial crisis, but the treasury is unlikely to be able to sell its majority stake any time soon.

this morning boss ross mcewan said this. ten years ago, we were the largest bank in the world. my aspirations not to be a global bank but to be a great bank here in the uk and republic of ireland. we have sold businesses and divested ourselves of assets around the world. we are coming back to the uk. 85% of assets are now here. there will be job losses. we are reshaping the business back to the uk and eire to serve customers here and we are doing a pretty good job. that is what they are telling us to be the survey is now. but also, there are big changes going on in banking itself. people are using digital channels much more than i anticipated even three years ago when i took over. 35% of sales now through personal banking are being done on mobile phones and on the laptop. that is a big change of how customers want to interact with a bank. waymo, set up by google owner alphabet, is taking legal

action against 0tto, uber‘s self—driving vehicle unit that it bought last year for $700 million. it's over technology and trade secrets — google say a former employee who now works for uber took with him confidential information. joining me now from the new york stock exchange is samira hussain. what more do we know about this case? google is alleging that a former google employee downloaded millions of documents, trade secrets, basically, that he took with him, when he went to uber. with talking about specific technology that deals with driverless technology. what this move signals is how competitive the driverless technology space is. remember that google and uber used to be friends. google and uber used to be friends. google was an early investor in uber

when it was just a start up. there was someone from google sitting on the board of uber. as uber continue to go into other realms like developing its own mapping technology and even trying to get into food delivery systems, these are areas in which google is quite competitive. so the two company started to split and now we are seeing that they are really battling each other. it's notjust with the technology, they are taking it into the court system. a fine line between love and hate, isn't there? in terms of uber, it has not been a great week for them, there has been news of a sexual harassment case against management. what can they do to manage the damage to their reputation? it is tough for uber these days. the sexual harassment allegations made by a former uber

worker in 2000 word blog post earlier this week we hit company. there are a few things. silicon valley has a reputation as being very much a bro's club, and it is trying to combat these issues are being a sexist realm in which to work. the head of uber is trying to get ahead of this and has hired the former us attorney general to investigate these claims of sexual harassment. so, yes, it's damaging to the reputation but at the same time, the company is trying to get ahead of them. a quick look at the markets before we go. really dragging down the ftse 100 markets before we go. really dragging down the ftse100 are those royal bank of scotland and standard chartered shares. i'll be back soon with some more business news. there are growing calls from patients, experts and nurses for better training and awareness of sickle cell disease.

it's an inherited blood disorder that affects thousands of mostly african and caribbean people in the uk. during a so—called sickle cell crises or episode, red blood cells change shape, causing intense pain and organ damage — and sometimes even lead to death. and as noel phillips reports, just having the condition can make other illnesses much worse. kavele was six when he died from organ failure, sepsis and sickle cell disease in 2015. he just kept saying "mum, i just want to lie down." simonne called 999 and told operators her son was vomiting, had a temperature, as well as sickle cell. over the next hour, his condition worsened. what happened on that day... i...i don't feel it was treated urgently enough, when that person on the phone told me i'd have to probably wait up to 45 minutes for an ambulance. two ambulances and a rapid response unit were dispatched, but then cancelled and sent

to more urgent cases. but shortly after paramedics arrived, kavele went into cardiac arrest. i was a little bit panicked, but i wasn't trying to show that i was panicked. but i was... it was serious then. lola 0ni is one of the country's most senior sickle cell nurses. you combine the vomiting, the diarrhoea, the fact that the mother said the child had a fever, 0k? you combine those things together with the fact that the child has sickle cell disease, and that should be a trigger sufficient to say that that child needs attention. in a statement, the london ambulance service apologised for the delay in getting to kavele. the medical director added that over the last few years they had worked closely with the sickle cell society to improve care to patients. they regularly audit the care they provide, and sickle cell training is given

to all their ambulance crews. it's like you're getting stabbed all over your body, and while you're getting stabbed, someone's pouring acid on you. kehinde is one of 15,000 people in britain living with sickle cell disease. it causes crippling pain, but kehinde claims he has had to wait hours in hospital for treatment. sickle cell patients can't be waiting in a cubicle for two plus hours, while under a sickle cell crisis episode, to get treated. jo howard is a sickle cell consultant. in a recent report she says that staff shortages mean patients are not getting the right care. patients shouldn't be left in pain. patients should be treated within 30 minutes. i think that is an absolutely reasonable thing that we should be doing for every patient. i think all trusts, really, should be aiming to do that. growing up with it, i've had to teach the doctors about it. davinia has been living with the disease for 30 years. the understanding and

the care is not there. nurses don't learn while they are training, they learn it on the job. nhs england told us they are committed to providing patients with the highest standards of treatment, care and support. but davinia says the condition remains largely overlooked and life for sickle cell sufferers will remain difficult. time for a look at the weather. let's join john hammond for the forecast. much quieter weather across the uk compared with yesterday, i'm sure you'll agree. lovely scenes in cumbria. this was one part of the world well that will not last much longer. train heading into the north—west of the uk this weekend. there goes storm doris heading across northern europe and having some impact there, but clear skies

and sunshine here, and in front lined up my shoulder eventually bringing rain. for most of england and wales, and nice afternoon to come. beginning to cloud over in westernmost areas. quite cloudy across some eastern areas this lunchtime but that cloud should break up. not exactly were at around seven celsius. the wind not as strong as it has been so in the sunshine, feeling pleasant. east of scotla nd sunshine, feeling pleasant. east of scotland hanging on to the brightness. rain pushing into northern ireland now and heading into western scotland later this afternoon. as it heads across the high ground of scotland, some snow as we go through this evening. turning back to rain again. a wet and windy night to come. that rain dropping england and wales. mostly further north and, windy night to come, as well. temperatures rising steadily but under this clear skies in the south east it will be quite chilly. 0n

in the south east it will be quite chilly. on saturday, some wind and rain around across northern and western areas. scotland and northern ireland, perking up. some showers across the north—west highlands. very little rain across the south—east. some dribs and drabs. the main part of the rain will be across the midlands and north—west wales. i will focus on cumbria. running that sequence, we can see there is a bit of a lull in the rain for a there is a bit of a lull in the rain fora time, there is a bit of a lull in the rain for a time, but by the end of the weekend, more rain coming in, with the risk of some flooding into south—west scotland were a warning is in force. here is the chart for sunday. again, rain affecting north—western parts of the uk and thatis north—western parts of the uk and that is where we will see most of the rain. to the south and east, some sunshine although cloud might increase through the day, and the breeze, it will be a nice enough the day with temperatures widely up into double figures, tempered by the wind and rain further north and west. so

the summary for the weekend, mild, blustery but nothing like as windy as it has been, and rain across north—western parts of the uk. i will be back with more weather in half an hour. this is bbc news. the headlines at two. the conservatives celebrate victory in the copeland by—election — an area labour represented for more than 80 years. theresa may says she is "delighted" with the result. this is an astounding victory for the conservative party but also, for the conservative party but also, for the people of copeland. but labour sees off a threat from ukip, and holds onto stoke. jeremy corbyn says the politics of hope overcame the politics of fear... it's a day full server breach in stoke and a day of disappointment in copeland. we defeated ukip in stoke despite all of the predictions they would prevail with the politics of hope up rebelled over the of hatred. gary lineker says he "shed a tear"

for claudio ranieri, who has been sacked as leicester's manager nine months after winning the premier league.