this is bbc news. they had lines at two o'clock. sex education is to be made compulsory in england. do we need to have boyfriends and girlfriends at this age? children as young as four will be taught about safe and healthy relationships and atan safe and healthy relationships and at an appropriate age about sex. children will still have the right to withdraw children from the classes. there could be defeated in the lords of the brexit bill. some peers want ministers to guarantee the future rights of eu citizens living in britain. more than 1000 jobs are at risk at the ford plant in bridge and according to the document. no trains will run in or out of liverpool lime street station for several days after a wall collapsed onto the railway. in the next hour, we look at new rules to tackle water is to use their phone while driving. from today, offenders will receive double the penalty, a

200 pounds fine and six points. and the drive to shake up the game of golf. good changes to make the golf quickerfor golf. good changes to make the golf quicker for a golf. good changes to make the golf quickerfor a fairway to golf. good changes to make the golf quicker for a fairway to make the game quicker ——... sex education is to become compulsory in all schools in england. the education secretary justine greening says that children as young as four will be taught about relationships and secondary school pupils will learn about both sex and relationships. there will be a particular emphasis on the dangers of sexting, online pornography and cyber bullying. 0ur education correspondent, gillian hargreaves, reports. we must always make sure that nobody

ta kes we must always make sure that nobody takes embarrassing pictures of us. at this school in dunstable, even the youngest children are taught about their own bodies and relationships with other people. soon, such lessons will be compulsory in all schools in england. sex and relationship education updated for the cyber age. the widespread use of sexting, with images of each other posted on social media, sexual bullying of girls in secondary school and the ready availability of hard—core online pornography have made mps call for new, compulsory lessons. the guidance that schools are looking to him how the teacher relationships and sex education was developed in the year 2000 and britain is a very different place. it is very important that we have an updated approach that means our children are safe and protected and that they are prepared for life in modern britain. all children from each of four onwards will be taught

about relationships with older children will also be taught age appropriate sex education. previously, such persons were only compulsory in council run schools, academies. teaching unions and the church of england have welcomed the announcement, but others are not impressed. children are being introduced to things at school that they haven't seen before, sometimes topics are introduced to young that they have not yet seen and we need to be aware of this. it is not a lwa ys to be aware of this. it is not always about protecting them. we are sexualising them through state programmes. this cannot be a good idea. we have to care for our children. parents will have the right to withdraw children from lessons if they wish. the former british cycling coach who delivered a ‘mystery‘ package to sir bradley wiggins at a race in france in 2011 will shortly give evidence to mps on the culture, media, and sport select committee. uk anti—doping chief nicole sap—stead will also appear before the inquiry. the former team sky medic dr richard freeman pulled out through illness yesterday. let's talk to our sports news correspondent, richard conway, he's in central london.

what are we expecting? we are expecting difficult questions about that package that was in a jiffy bag. what was in it? did he know what was in it? he asked them to bring it? key questions to this mystery about what was in it. david brailsford, the former head of british cycling, still at team sky, he gives evidence to mps that last year when he said he was told it was a decongestant that was handed over. there has been so much scrutiny and examination of what was in this package. today we will hear from simon cope who broke from the british cycling headquarters in manchester. the product to the race

in france in 2011. we will hearfrom the head of uk and it open. her organisation has been leading this investigation and we battled she will be at liberty to provide mps with an update about what she has uncovered so far. thank you very much. the government faces its first defeat over the brexit bill in the house of lords. 0pposition peers want the legislation amended to guarantee the rights of eu nationals to remain in the uk. 0ur assistant political editor, norman smith, has more. so far, let's be honest, theresa may has pummelled her opponent in the dust when it comes to brexit, but tonight, it is she who will be on the receiving end in the house of lords. despite the fact she went in there at the start of the debate to give peers a killer death race there. this even they are almost certain to defy her and food to guarantee the right of eu nationals

living here. why? they think it is morally unacceptable to leave these people in limbo. they argue it is better for britain to seize the moral high ground in these negotiations. that said, it is unlikely to happen, because theresa may will overturn that result in the commons because she insists she cannot guarantee the position of eu nationals until the position of british nationals elsewhere in the eu is also guaranteed. here is the rub, that i do not happen for some time because of eu countries are not willing to discuss it until negotiations get under way. it might ta ke negotiations get under way. it might take many months to come up with an agreed position and the danger is the whole issue gets mashed up into the whole issue gets mashed up into the argy—bargy of the brexit negotiations were eu negotiators say you want to talk about eu migrants, we wa nt you want to talk about eu migrants, we want to talk about your brexit bill? that means it could take some time to get a deal. police investigating the disappearance of raf gunner

corrie mckeague have arrested a man on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course ofjustice. mr mckeague, aged 23 and from fife, vanished on a night out with friends on september 2a in bury st edmunds in suffolk. police said the 26—year—old was arrested on wednesday and is being questioned over ‘information provided to the investigation‘. let's talk now to our correspondent ben ando who's in cambridge, where a police operation is continuing. still no sign of him. that is right. cory mckeague who was 23 and paste ita cory mckeague who was 23 and paste it a few miles north in suffolk disappeared on september 24. he had been on a night out with friends. they were drinking, they had been the various bars and clubs. he left to go and get a pizza and he slapped briefly in a shop doorway before heading into an area, a service bay, at the back of some buildings that has been dubbed the horseshoe. he

never came out from there. that is the last sighting of him and there has been no sign. an enormous investigation, searching, has drawn a blank. the development around the rest of the mountain suffolk is linked to information provided to the investigation and the mind, who is aged 26, is being questioned on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. 0fficers suspicion of perverting the course of justice. officers are suspicion of perverting the course ofjustice. officers are not so much else other than to confirm he is not the driver of the bin lorry that was recorded on cctv in the area where mckeague disappeared in the early morning of saturday 24th of september. that bin lorry came here in cambridge. police say records and frantic in cambridge. police say records and fra ntic tests in cambridge. police say records and frantic tests showed that beans that we re frantic tests showed that beans that were emptied into the lorry had barely anything in it. nevertheless, they are preparing to carry out research. at the moment we are having preparatory work, clearing carriers, gripping a password into the area that is of particular

interest. the full search is expected to start in about a week. drivers caught using handheld mobile phones will face tougher penalties from today, in england, wales and scotland. the fine has doubled to £200, and the number of penalty points has also doubled to six, meaning that new drivers could lose their licences after one offence. police have pledged to put an ‘increased focus‘ on catching offenders. robert hall reports. 0na on a busy main road in cambridge, police cameras catch another offender. the evidence from around the uk is crystal clear, we have been warned, we are not listening. the most recent report from the rac and 31% of drivers admit to using a hand—held phone at the wheel can pack with its two years ago. texting 01’ pack with its two years ago. texting or doing whatever with both thumbs. can you follow me please. this

driver was found within her phone to plot a route. you had your phone in both hands. six points. £200 fine and no option of any education course at all. it is just how she was using her phone that makes it an offence. it is more thanjust was using her phone that makes it an offence. it is more than just making a phone call. we can do more and more without mobile phones and the temptation to use them on the move has proved irresistible. from today there will be no more driver awareness courses, new licenses can be revoked and bass and lorry drivers could face suspension, while underlying a simple message, your mobile phone belongs in the glove box. thomas ignored that advice. he is serving ten years for causing the deaths of four people when he ploughed into stationary traffic. 0ne ploughed into stationary traffic. one of those seriously injured has welcomed tougher penalties. we are all going to learn this lesson and

we can the easy way or the hardware. idid the we can the easy way or the hardware. i did the hard way but it is an easy problem to solve because you just have to put your phone away. back in cambridge, a two—minute call will have serious consequences for this hgv driver. you were on your mobile phone. i have seen people with laptops, the phone in one hand, a laptops, the phone in one hand, a laptop on the knee. that was a minor indiscretion in relation to the skill of things, but i should know better. there has been an accident. police operations will run alongside a media campaign centred on the family of another victim. penalties are only part of the answer. we must be conscious of the lads who put at risk. there is nothing so important it cannot wait. do not use your phone whilst you are driving. no trains will run in or out of liverpool lime street station

‘for several days‘ after a wall collapsed on to the railway. a section of trackside wall loaded with concrete and cabins fell, blocking all four lines into the station. the collapse, which happened on tuesday evening, left rubble strewn across the tracks and overhead wires damaged. commuters and travellers are being urged to seek alternative routes. well our correspondent, danny savage, is live for us at lime street station in liverpool. what‘s the latest? i was going to say what is happening there, but presumably for passengers, not very much?m there, but presumably for passengers, not very much? it is very quiet. it is a station that usually handles 15 million travellers a year or so today it is deserted. the electric boards and departure boards say everything is cancelled, no trains coming or going and it is because the landslip about one mile up the track here in central liverpool where a very high retaining wall gave way at about a

quarter to six yesterday evening. thankfully, in a way, as the rubble fell down, and that is a lot of that, following into a deep cutting, it triggered sensors and overhead ca bles it triggered sensors and overhead cables and that cost the trains to stop so there were no more services allowed up and down the railway line. luckily, no trains that debris along the track, but there were trains stranded for up to two hours and people had to be evacuated from them. that is what happened yesterday evening. come daylight today, engineers and the rail accident investigation branch are assessing what happened. it appears thatis assessing what happened. it appears that is a lot of de vrij, some containers, washing machines and mobile offices on top of that wall and they say that might be a contributory factor along with heavy rain as to why it gave way. it means

the railway line is completely shot. liverpool is cut off by real. if you are going to liverpool you have to get a bus. it is adding a lot of time to journeys and it is a big inconvenience for a lot. thank you. joining us now from our studio in birmingham is simon is head of communications at network rail. are you able to shed any light as to why this will collapse and how this happened? what i can tell you is that our focus today is very much making this location safe so there is not any further slip. then we will begin the task of clearing the debris of the tracks and repairing it and getting people on the move again because that is ourjob. we like to get people from a to b. at this location we can‘t. going back to your question, why did this happen? we don‘t know yet, it is too

early to say. your correspondent said there is heavy material at the top of the sub and there was some bad weather. we are not speculating. that is a conversation for another day. how long will it take for you to get things back to normal? right now we are trying to figure that out. we have got structural engineers who have got as close as they can, as close as they safely can, to this location and they are figuring out what they need to do to sort this problem out and it comes in three phases. making the location safe, there has been a slip and we need to make sure there isn‘t any more. we need to remove the heavy materials from the top of the cutting to make it safe. then we have to go about clearing the detritus of the bottom. we are talking tens of tonnes of stuff on the tracks and we will begin the task of repairing the infrastructure which is cabling, overhead wires, signalling equipment. right now, we

are seeing several days as an estimate. that is not helpful to many people, but we don‘t want to guess. at this stage we do not know how long this will take but i would ask people to bear with us and estimate upwards of the several days, rather than downwards. simon evans from network rail, we are grateful for your time. president trump has used his first speech to congress to declare ‘a renewal of the american spirit‘ and a ‘new chapter of american greatness‘. he adopted a more measured tone than in his inauguration address, condemning the recent vandalism ofjewish cemeteries and the fatal shooting of an indian man in kansas. here‘s our washington correspondent, laura bicker. 0urforeign policy 0ur foreign policy calls for a direct, robust and meaningful engagement with the world. it is american leadership based on vital security interests that we share

with our allies all across the globe. we strongly support nato, an alliance forged through the bones of two world wars but dethroned fascism and the cold war and defeated communism. but our partners must meet their financial obligations and now, based on our very strong and frank discussions, they are beginning to dojust discussions, they are beginning to do just that. discussions, they are beginning to dojust that. in discussions, they are beginning to do just that. in fact, discussions, they are beginning to dojust that. in fact, i can discussions, they are beginning to do just that. in fact, i can tell you, the money is pouring in. very nice. joining me now is the democratic congressman, jeremy meeks, who represents the fifth congressional district in europe. and much more

measured tone from the president. district in europe. and much more measured tone from the presidentm you listen to his other speeches it was either a campaign speech or an inauguration speech which was very dark. this was a different kind of speech. it was more upbeat, uplifting, it makes you wonder whether mr bannon and mr miller were the ones involved in writing this speech but it was a much better speech, even though the bar was very low. they call for unity that you welcome. yes, democrats have always tried to see how we can work together. it has been spin from his lips which has divided the sub even when president 0bama was president we had to ask a republican collea g u es we had to ask a republican colleagues to work together. when you look at, there is no perfect bill, but if you get the affordable ca re bill, but if you get the affordable care act or the. frank built, would have always said we were willing to sit down to make it better. president said no to fixing it and

said it needs to be repealed. he is learning that it is not that simple because of the number of individuals who didn‘t have health care female have health care. if he is going to be in have health care. if he is going to beina have health care. if he is going to be in a more conciliatory mood, ready to sit down and work and not say that he will tell us what to do, because we are independent, then we will sit down and work. as a senior member of the house financial services committee, what did he make his priorities in terms of spending? huge spending on infrastructure defence. i think his mathematics will not add up. he will run into problems with his own republican members on that because when you think about $54 billion in additional defence spending, you think about £21 billion —— $21 billion plus on a fence on the mexico border that the mexicans will

not pay for, the tax cuts he is talking about, which would be tremendous, and at the same time talking about reducing the deficit. 0ne talking about reducing the deficit. one and one is still too and i don‘t see how we get there. what he said and where the money will come from is another thing. what concerns me from the initial statements, because isaid in from the initial statements, because i said in the financial services committee, are among the foreign affa i rs committee, are among the foreign affairs committee, i am the ranking democrat on europe so when you talk about cutting the state department, that really concerns me because above and beyond military spending, how you have peace in the world is through diplomacy and that is what the state department represents. you must have been relieved to hear what he said about nato last night, given what he said in the past. absolutely. we can all take a deep breath because what he said in the past was very concerning. in fact, i

came back last week from germany where they were still very nervous about whether or not the president, what his feelings were regarded nato. we hope that he is sincere in what he says in regards to nato. u nfortu nately, what he says in regards to nato. unfortunately, at this early stage we know he has said or nothing at times and done something else. at other times he says one thing one day and comes back and does something else the next day. we hope he stands true to his commitment to nato because nato is valuable to the united states and to the world. we just got to stick together stronger than ever with threats around the world. one thing he did not talk about last night, was russia, was syria, was iran also those are issues that are tremendously important and issues that are tremendously importantandi issues that are tremendously important and i would like to hear more about his positions on those.

given the controversy surrounding his inauguration address and how a lot of people felt about him after that, do you feel now that there is a president of the united states worthy of that title, a criticism that was made at the time by others in your party? again, he has a tough road, he still has to prove himself based upon his words that he has said during the campaign. a lot of times folks are looking at democrats and saying democrats are calling his —— calling him names. in the republican primary, the 17 other candidates and each and every one of those 17 candidates, including the speaker of the house, were very critical of donald trump and what his position is worth and what he stood for and what he represented us all of the sudden they are with them and they have been silent. those things still stand under the attempt to do what he says he was going to

do, then it is still troublesome. we have the see the devil is in the details. 0ne speech doesn‘t make a president. 0nce speech doesn‘t set the policy. we have to see what ta kes pla ce the policy. we have to see what takes place going forward and then i will tell you where we are and what is happening as far as government is concerned. thank you for your time. if you want to watch the speech to congress in full you can watch it on the bbc i player. we want to take you to brussels with the president of the european commission is addressing the european parliament and he is outlining a series of scenarios for the future of the european union. he said that the eu needs a new chapter after the

departure of the uk in 2019. he is outlining five scenarios, of pathways for europe by 2025 and the idea is that the eu leaders will ta ke idea is that the eu leaders will take his proposals away, how they ponder, have a think and come back and give their thoughts and reactions to the key summit which is being held in rome later this month, which is to mark the 60th anniversary of the european union. let‘s listen to what he has got to say. if we simply stopped brussels bashing, eu bashing, because this nationalistic concern. we can continue and focus all our energies

in achieving results in important areas. focusing on the positive agenda, completing the single market, the digital single market, capital markets union and defence union. this is what we do. is that sufficient? i think that question can be asked and we could take the opposite path and, as the eu 27, we could focus exclusively on the internal market, permit ourselves to that. if the member states simply cannot agree on a common position in more and more policy areas, if more and more governments want to reduce the commission to izmir administrator of the internal

market, that would probably be the only solution. that is not our solution. the european union is more than a free—trade area. europe is more than markets, gives and money. so, that is the president of the european commission, jean—claude younger. revealing his scenarios for the future of the european union. more on that during the course of the afternoon. we just want to take you to the house of commons with the issue of doping in cycling is being discussed at the culture, media and sport select committee. the anti—differing chief is due to appear before the committee, but given evidence at the moment is

simon cope and he hasjust given evidence at the moment is simon cope and he has just told given evidence at the moment is simon cope and he hasjust told mps that, in effect, we all try to fiddle expenses, don‘t we? he was being questioned about his role. he is being questioned by the chair of the committee and he tells them, i might have been trying to fiddle my expense claim, but we all do that. so, we will keep an eye on that, because that is the start of the evidence and suggests the hearing might reveal some more interesting suggestions that are on. we will keep an eye on that. and it used we will return with that. the bbc has seen documents which suggests that ford is to have around 700 jobs at its car park in bridgend. the first minister of wales said the job losses are a worst—case scenario. 0ur welsh respondent, thomas morgan, is in bridgend for us. why so many under threat here? in this leaked

document what it outlines is that this place is underperforming in comparison with its sister site in dagenham. the overtime rates here at double competitive dagenham and without any future investment in the future engines to be built here, the potential job losses future engines to be built here, the potentialjob losses could happen. this place employs 2000 people at the moment, it great around 700,000 patients per year, 500,000 of those are engines for ford of themselves, others they create forjaguar land rover. those contracts come to an end in 2018 and the only other contract they have was cut in half in september. the investment was also cut. now the unions were wondering and have been saying for some time, if the numbers have been cut so dramatically, how are the jobs going to stay in place and had been questioning that fact when the announcement came in september. to

they are calling on the uk government to provide some sort of investment to protect the jobs and the work that is going to be happening here. the first minister, as he said, said thesejob happening here. the first minister, as he said, said these job losses would be the worst case scenario but the welsh government has been working alongside ford and have pledged a £15 million support package ifjobs could be secured. theresa may in the minister ‘s questions today also said she had beenin questions today also said she had been in discussions with forward to guarantee what the future is for bridgend. we did get a statement from ford. in their statement it said that at the moment there had been a healthy volume of work here occupied the current workforce for the next two or three years, but added that it goes without saying, without attracting new business, bridgend will also need to address some of its current concerns relating to efficiency. that related to the leaked document we heard to begin with. this plant has been here

since the 1980s and over the years it has attracted about £2.3 billion of investment, but without any more, the future of this manufacturing powerhouse in south wales will certainly be diminished. thomas morgan in bridgend. drivers caught using phones behind the wheel will face tougher penalties from today. the fine has doubled to £200 in a bar penalty point has also doubled to six. joining us now is neil davis, senior partner who can tell us a little more about the legal implications of this. your reaction first of all to what has been announced today. the reaction is largely a reaction in general terms to the dangers of mobile phones. many people do consider using a mobile phone while they are driving is potentially far

more serious than other possible motoring offences such as speeding. because, of course, mobiles are known to destroy drivers from the hazards of the road. so i think this is very much a reflection of that and the law very much getting more serious when it comes to the penalties imposed. how enforceable is it? and as a lawyer, will you be kept busy by its? with regards to enforce ability, as the majority of road traffic offences, they will be enforced by police officers on the lookout for people using their mobiles and when we talk about using them, we are talking about people holding them in their hand and not just speaking on them, but also using other interactive features that sometimes catch people out, so just looking at texts or using your smartphone as a sad now. in general terms, it will be much as before, with police officers looking out for people committing these offences,

but of course, with the penalties be far more serious. that is worth clarifying. so if you press one button to reprogram your sign up if you‘re using your phone for that reason, that will now be a breach of the law? when we talk about using a phone, we are taking a common sense approach in law. if you are using an interactive process, so if it is something involving data and your pressing buttons, any interactive action, then that will constitute using your phone. do you think these measures will go some way to stop people using their phones in cars?|j think it will, because to a substantial extent, it is perhaps an educational issue and of course, there are not that many motoring offences that immediately attract six penalty points. six penalty points is a substantial number of points. if you‘re a new driver within the first two years pass on your test and you are caught using

your test and you are caught using your phone and get the six penalty points, and the consequence will be the immediate revocation of your driving licence. in similar terms, all motorists are allowed up to 12 points within the three year period and of course, six points is relatively substantial way to that 12 points and therefore, i think it puts motorists on notice that they must be more careful and not commit these acts. thank you. now for the weather. summer sunshine and showers this afternoon, before for southern england and south wales, cloud is increasing. not particularly heavy rain at the moment, cloud increasing ahead of that in north wales and across the midlands. winds picking up across the midlands. winds picking upfor across the midlands. winds picking up for the southern parts of the uk.

strong, gusty winds. south wales, bristol channel, coastal southern england could see gusts of up to 50 mph. this rain and hill snow coming into the north into the pennines, there may be some sleet and snow at lower levels also. north—east england and scotland, cold and frosty, a few wintry showers continuing in north and north—west common. a wind start tomorrow. rain. hill snow. showers feeding into northern scotland. but actually, many places have a fine afternoon. the best of such an essential, eastern areas. a little less cold in the south. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the government

is making it compulsory for all schools in england to provide six education. children as young as for will be taught about relationships. it‘s really important that we have an updated approach that means our children are safe and protected and that actually they‘re prepared for life in modern britain. british cycling coach who couriered a ‘mystery‘ package for sir bradley wiggins gives evidence to the culture, media and sport select committee‘s doping inquiry. the government‘s facing its first defeat over the brexit bill, in the lords today. 0pposition peers want an amendment to protect the rights of eu citizens living in britain. police investigating the disappearance of raf gunner corrie mckeague have arrested a man on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course ofjustice. it is time for the sport.

the culture and media and sport select committee ‘s hearing this afternoon from former british cycling coach simon cope who delivered a mystery package to assert bradley wiggins in a race in france in 2011. the committee were told the package contained an over—the—counter decongestant. uk anti—doping chief will also appear later today. former team sky medic doctor richard freeman has pulled out through illness. bradley wiggins and team sky deny any wrongdoing. leicester city have held informal talks with former england manager roy hodgson about the vacant manager‘s position. the bbc understands that there is just one potential candidate and that they have spoken to him, however, it

remains likely that craig shakespeare will remain in charge until the end of the season. proposals have been unveiled that if adopted, will be the biggest shake—up to the rules of golf in a generation. they include easier ways to ta ke generation. they include easier ways to take free and penalty drops and reducing the time allowed to search for a ball. all sports correspondents report. bye—macro there are fewer sports are steeped in tradition as golf. its laws they back to 1744 and although the game has evolved, its rules remain notoriously difficult to navigate. you need a degree in law to the rules. anything that will make the game quicker has got to be a bonus. today, we need to be more mindful that people are new to the game and need to understand the rules quicker and stop playing immediately without worrying about being penalised. even the professionals find it tricky. last year‘s masters, confusion over a

ruling overshadowed dustinjohnson‘s first major triumph. i think it's a two shot penalty. he made the ball move. . . are two shot penalty. he made the ball move... are you kidding me? it is a situation is like this that golf authorities wants to avoid.“ situation is like this that golf authorities wants to avoid. if it is too intimidating for people, then we need to look again. and nothing that was the circumstances that we faced. these proposals have been described as the biggest set of changes to golf ina as the biggest set of changes to golf in a generation. the aim is not just to simplify the rules, but to make it more accessible and remove male only references and to speed the game up. we've also got the 42nd rule to play next shot. you have to play 40 seconds. that will help speed things up. then we have a drop rule whereby you do not have too typically drop from shoulder height like this but dropped it on the ground like this. that's quite a big

change. it is. then also, putting with the fly game. there‘s no penalty if i hit the flag. the change of pace has been inspired by other sports. golf has often seemed resista nt to other sports. golf has often seemed resistant to change. these new rules should come into effect in 2019, a significant attempts to move with the times. budapest city council has ratified the decision to withdraw hungary‘s capital‘s bid to host the summer 0lympics hungary‘s capital‘s bid to host the summer olympics in 2024. opinion appears to have been divided with a new political movement collecting over a quarter of a million signatures to force a referendum on hosting. elite at the los angeles and paris computing to host the international olympic committee ‘s so decide this september. that is all for now. john ac milan is making a speech to

the european parliament what has he been saying? this is an interesting moment in the history of the european union. at the end of march, it celebrates the 60th anniversary of the treaty of rome, its founding document and of course, what the commission does not want is for the dominant headline of what should be a year of celebration for europe to be brexit. what they are trying to do now is come up with a new vision for the europe which will be left a 27 member europe after the united kingdom leaves. what is being done this afternoon is outlining various possible visions of the future. one in which almost 27 states become much more integrated

and another alternative vision is one in which very little change on a muddle along as they are. it‘s very important for the european commission to look like it has a kind of vision for the future, because what they can‘t afford is to have the dominant theme of european political life being the shrinking and diminishing of a european union which is of course what brexit means on this side of the channel. there isa on this side of the channel. there is a financial impact is obviously of brexit and that is something they must take into account as well. of course. the united kingdom is a fairly substantial net contributor to the european union budget and a money will be gone, so they have a difficult decision to take there. do you ask other large contributors like germany to put more money into the european coffers? 0r like germany to put more money into the european coffers? or do you tell poorer countries that to benefit

from european membership, there will be less money to play within the future. all of those decisions must come up. looking from the british point of view, everything is about brexit and the terms of those exit negotiations, but it is important to remember that those european countries that remain in the eu after brexit, they will have to keep going and decide what to do in the light of that. the big question is, do you integrate more all the things more or less as they are, because brexit is going to be enough of a shock without trying to push for further integration? that is the kind of issue they are wrestling with. there will have to listen to what the member governments say. the turn of all this is so important. in terms of his speech today and what you‘re hearing is the bitterness,

resentment and got? the plain fact is, most european politicians you speak to think that britain‘s making a huge mistake with brexit. they fit britain is wilfully uncoupling itself from one of modern history‘s great drivers peace and prosperity, which is all supporters of the european union see it. but alongside that prevailing mood, there‘s also an acceptance that the europeans have to come up with a vision for what the eu will look like without britain, because, quite often in these adversarial arguments, there been arguments in the past about defence cooperation, the uk‘s portrait of the blocker, the country that has made it impossible for the eu to integrate further. sometimes, i think the uk has been used as an excuse in those kind of arguments. 0nce excuse in those kind of arguments. once the uk has gone, in theory, there is nothing to stop countries that want a lot more integration from simply going ahead and having it. one thing they will discover now

is whether there are other countries where there is a bit of your scepticism as well and whether perhaps other countries in the future will role that europeans would have said the uk used to play the past. thank you. the french presidential candidate francois fillon has refused to stand down, despite being told by magistrates that he will be put under formal investigation. the centre—right politician has repeatedly denied allegations that he paid his wife and children public money for work they didn‘t do. with me is dr rainbow murray, an expert on french politics at queen mary university of london. what is your assessment of what francois fillon had to say? he was very defiant, wasn‘t he? francois fillon had to say? he was very defiant, wasn't he? yes, he was almost righteously indignant. he wa nted almost righteously indignant. he wanted to take the stand is that the system was out to get him, that he was the victim and that it was a

political set up designed to undermine his campaign, rather than a criminal investigation into his own wrongdoing. he came across as very defiant and took a fairly berlusconi approach to the whole thing. will voters be convinced? i doubt it. i think people will vote for him regardless though, because they support his policies and product at a high premium than caring about his personal misdemeanours. but i do think he will be in a difficult position from here on in. what does this mean for his party? it is a bit of a disaster for them. only a couple of months ago, he looked like the guaranteed next french president. now, there‘s a significant question mark over whether he can even qualify to the second round. there was a lot of speculation today as to whether he would be replaced by another candidate from his party, in fact, most people thought that would be the case. that it wasn‘t

suggests there is difficulty within the parting unify behind another candidate, which suggest they are in big trouble. i think it is worth reminding us of the timeline of this friend election. —— french election. yes, it is held over two workarounds. the top two qualifiers of the first—round go on to the second round which has held a fortnight later. and, the moment, the two most likely qualifiers of the two most likely qualifiers of the far right candidate marine le pen and the centrist candidate. that is remarkable, because normally, the second run is a stand—off between two traditional parties of the left and right. this is the first election in living memory weight it looks different. do the first and second round of voting work in the same way? in the first round, there are many candidates. in the second, you have to have an absolute majority, because there are really two candidates. 0nly majority, because there are really two candidates. only the top two can qualify for the first round. the difference between the rounds is that in the first one, it is each

for their own, in the second, it is building alliances and tried to persuade the voters of the defeated candidates to come over to your camp in order to get that absolute majority. i'm going to put you on the spot now, wages in we will be at the spot now, wages in we will be at the end of all this? there are still too many unknowns in what has been an unpredictable election. i would say right now, the continued candidacy of francois fillon is good. he‘s in a weakened state and easy to beat that if he had ceded to the centrist candidate. i don‘t think at this stage marine le pen can win in the second round, even though she‘s looking stronger first—run, because she isjust though she‘s looking stronger first—run, because she is just too toxic to too many voters. it is the most unpredictable election we have seen. thank you. tomorrow, voters in northern ireland go to the polls for the second time in ten months. the election was triggered

when the deputy first minister, sinn fein‘s martin mcguinness, resigned over a row with the democratic unionist party about a green energy scheme. that scheme remained the hot topic last night as party leaders again clashed over the issue — in the second tv election debate. 0ur ireland correspondent chris buckler reports. every election is a test of leadership and northern ireland, these are testing times. the colla pse these are testing times. the collapse storm on‘s power—sharing government has led to a second election within a year and the breakdown in the relationship between the dup and sinn fein feels personal as well as political. what about a bit of respect, michelle? i‘m just saying. about a bit of respect, michelle? i'm just saying. what about respect for the public? the dup leader arlene foster has been on a personal pressure. this is over a financial scandal linked to a botched energy

scheme. that has not been the cause of this election. the cause of this is the wish of sinn fein to implement a radical republican agenda on northern ireland. implement a radical republican agenda on northern irelandm implement a radical republican agenda on northern ireland. it is about how the dup have handled the issue and that arlene could not be humbled to accept she has made a mistake. we will get to the bottom of the issues and there are some things we do not have the facts and thatis things we do not have the facts and that is that arlene did strip out the cost controls. early months ago, they were talking about a shared future. the dup have spent his campaign warning potential dangers posed by sinn fein‘s success at the ballot. the only thing that will change is that the dup‘s ego will be wounded. i do not the cares about that. they care about education. ultimately, just like ten months ago, getting the government back at stormont depends on a power—sharing deal after the election. people vote of the martin mcguinness and he

wrote your resignation letter! won the ulster unionist party and the nationalist sdlp are trying to present themselves as an alternative to the last coalition. this is an opportunity to bring about change away from tee—macro parties who will share space, power and responsibility because the law says they must. the sdlp leader challenged arlene foster over the dup's challenged arlene foster over the dup‘s decision to block the introduction of same—sex marriage in northern ireland. will arlene commit to not using the position of consent on equal marriage? there are many challenges for all of the parties if power—sharing is to return to stormont. we have a very balanced argument —— audience into night. the whole electorate will have their say tomorrow. for a full list of candidates taking part, go to the bbc website.

two women have been charged with the murder of kimjong nam, the half—brother of north korean dictator kim jong un. they face the death penalty if found guilty. malaysian police believe they wiped the deadly nerve agent vx on his face in kuala lumpur airport just over a fortnight ago. the women claim they thought they were taking part in a video prank. steve evans reports from seoul. ina in a phalanx of heavily armed police, the two women were taken to court. the fear what they were vulnerable to attack because they know who ordered the assassination. kimjong nam, know who ordered the assassination. kim jong nam, the know who ordered the assassination. kimjong nam, the exiled half brother of north korea‘s leader, kim jong un, was murdered on february 13. the accused are alleged to be the women who jumped kim jong nam at kuala lumpur airport and smeared his

face with a deadly ordeal. the alleged assassin, one from vietnam and one from indonesia and claim they were duped into thinking that they were duped into thinking that they were duped into thinking that they were taking part in a reality tv show prank. in court today, the charge was read out to them. one said she was innocent. she was perfectly all right and she was perfectly all right and she was perfectly calm. but she would definitely be stressed, because she‘s facing the death penalty! definitely be stressed, because she's facing the death penalty! at the malaysian authorities are sceptical. if the attackers thought the jail that they were smearing on the jail that they were smearing on the victim was harmless, why did they keep it off their own hands? north korea denies being involved. it sent diplomats to malaysia to try to get the body sense to north korea. malaysia is saying no. there is more investigation to be done yet. we have to make a decision in time. in this case we must do it as

a government and take into consideration the international system. the two women accused today face the death penalty if found guilty. the ultimate price for being pawns in a bigger political game. the tv licence fee is going to rise from £145.50 to £147. surgeons believe the operator the youngest patient ever to undergo and survive major abdominal surgery. st george‘s hospital in london operated ona george‘s hospital in london operated on a premature baby who was born at just 23 weeks and was just six days old. the patient, abigail peters, weighed only £1.3. earlier, on the

victoria derbyshire programme, the presenter spoke to the mother of the baby who explained the background to the story. i wasjust over halfway through my pregnancy and i was at home on a monday and my waters broke andi home on a monday and my waters broke and i was not sure what was happening, to be honest. i was hoping it wasn‘t what it was, so i had to get an ambulance to the hospital and when i got there, they said that is what had happened and i ended up two days later going into labour and she was born at 23 weeks three days. how was she? 0h, absolutely tiny. probably about the size of my hand. she was a very strange colour, translucent almost. they immediately had to put her on life support, put a tube down her throat, which took them a while to do, so wejust

throat, which took them a while to do, so we just sat there waiting for an update on how she was, because they said she could either, looking very ill and probably would not survive, or, if she looked pretty strong, they would work on her and rush her off to help her. fortu nately, rush her off to help her. fortunately, they were able to help her, but it was very scary. you can watch the full interview on the victoria derbyshire programme page. the programme is on each weekday morning at 9am on bbc two. you‘re av morning at 9am on bbc two. you‘re a‘s most active volcano has erupted ina a‘s most active volcano has erupted in a fiery show of lava. mount etna has been largely dormant for the past two years. the latest eruptions began on monday evening and authorities have reported no danger to the nearby towns and there‘s been no disruption to a traffic. the eruptions can last for days or even weeks. the last major one was in

1992. that is a fiery show! lots of daffodils in your pictures today. looking gorgeous. some sunshine and outbreaks of rain at the moment. so this poll is continuing in northern england, northern ireland and scotland. a fewer showers and it is still wintry on the hills. the most active weather site will be in england and wales. really gusty winds—macro across south wales on the bristol channel on the coast of south west england. maybe inland, some gusts up

to 40 miles wind and rain, sleet and hill snow producing its way northwards into northern england and that will accumulate on the welsh hills, the peak district, the pennines and maybe a little sleet and snow at lower levels also. if you are driving overnight, that wet and all windy weather will not be pleasa nt and all windy weather will not be pleasant and it may disturb sleep as well overnight. to the north of this area of wet weather overnight, northern ireland dry for a time, but some hill snow feeding it later. frost of the north east england and scotla nd frost of the north east england and scotland and wintry showers in north—west scotland at the risk of ice here. tomorrow, a windy start. especially in east anglia and the south. wet weather in northern ireland and northern england and east anglia will gradually is. showers around in the north and north—west of scotland. the best of the afternoon sunshine is central and eastern areas and little less cold in the south as some of us get into double figures. into thursday

for many, northern ireland will see a spell of wet weather. sleet and snow on the hills of that pushes into scotland. by the end of the week going into friday, low pressure is close by and that will push up another area of rain into england and wales. some of that rain could be on the heavy side. cloud ahead of that, but look enjoy northern ireland, sunny spells in scotland, quite chilly to the north of the rain band. forthe quite chilly to the north of the rain band. for the weekend, just a taste. they will be unsettled, most of us will see wet weather at some stage over the weekend. the first weekend of a metrological spring, we‘ve put a video together explaining why meteorologists change this is not the first of the month, but you might be waiting for the equinox or the solstice. you can also watch our weather for the week ahead. i will be back in half an hour. this is bbc news. i‘m rebecca jones. the headlines at 3pm:

sex education is to be made compulsory in all schools in england. do you have boyfriends and girlfriends at this age? no. children as young as four will be taught about relationships and at an appropriate age about sex. the house of lords seems set to inflict defeat on the government over the brexit bill. some peers want ministers to guarantee the future rights of eu citizens living in britain. it comes as the president of the european commission unveils plans for a new chapter for the eu after brexit. i‘m simon mccoy. in the next hour, we‘ll look at the new rules to tackle motorists who use their phone while driving. from today, offenders will receive double the penalty, a £200 fine and six points. the drive to shake up the game of golf.