will feel vll fr," runn— it will feel quite chilly, especially over northern parts of the today at 5pm, two british trainee doctors have been killed while fighting for islamic state in the iraqi city of mosul. they were part of a large group of students who abandoned their studies in sudan to join the radical islamic group. we'll have the latest. and we'll be talking to the leading islamic scholar, tariq ramadan. the other main stories on bbc news at 5pm: the government faces its first defeat over the brexit bill in the house of lords as peers demand guarantees over the rights of eu nationals living here. president trump promises a "renewal of the american spirit" in his first address to congress. sex education is to be made compulsory in schools in england. a new crackdown on drivers caught using hand—held mobile phones — they'll face tougher penalties from

today. it's five o'clock. our main story. two british medical students who travelled to join so—called islamic state almost two years ago have been killed in fighting in the iraqi city of mosul. they were pa rt of a group of british medics, many of them of sudanese origin, whojoined is in 2015. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. the —— young british medic who travel to join so—called islamic state, then made a propaganda video to encourage others to follow. ahmed sadi khider was seen in 2015

a p pa re ntly sadi khider was seen in 2015 apparently pitching is medical stu d e nts apparently pitching is medical students anatomy and appealing for other doctors tojoin the self—declared caliphate. other doctors tojoin the self-declared caliphate. all the people who specialise, surgeons, anything where you can help would be great, there will be great reward. and this isjihad. he was one of a group of around a dozen british students, mostly from sudanese families, who all studied at the same private medical school in khartoum and were radicalised and went tojoin is khartoum and were radicalised and went to join is without their families knowing. friends have told the bbc that this weekend as iraqi government forces closed in on mosul, he was in a convoy try to leave this idiot was killed in a firefight. his friend hisham fadlallah, also a british medical student, was killed as well. as the is- student, was killed as well. as the is— controlled city of mosul falls, and there are other stronghold,

raqqa, comes under pressure it is likely that some british muslims will try to flee back to britain, bringing more security problems for security services here. the first seven british medical students travelled from khartoum to syria in january 200015. five travelled from khartoum to syria in january 2000 15. five followed in june. four of them are now dead. they were clever young men and women who all went through the british school system, but still travel to join is. now, they are dying for the so—called islamic state. daniel joins me now. we said they were part ofa group. joins me now. we said they were part of a group. how many more were there? 12 british medical students who had been at school here in england, mostly of sudanese parents, but who had studied in england and

had uk citizenship and went to this university in khartoum. seven other canadians and americans were part of that group. 19 radical students to travel together. ahmed sadiq eider, his sister, who is also a medical student, is still in raqqa. she was one of the people who first heard about his death. of course, beyond that, some 850 british people went to so—called islamic state and of those, only about 400 have come back, with 130 killed. about 300 or so back, with 130 killed. about 300 or so british people are still in the islamic state and they are under extreme pressure, so islamic state and they are under extreme pressure, so the death toll of british is supporters is likely to rise very fast in the next few months. 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 chief political correspondent vicki young is in westminster. yes, it is a packed chamber in the

house of lords today. a very contentious issue about the rights of the 2 million eu citizens living in this country. theresa may says there's hope and expectation that she will be able to guarantee their rights to stay here, but she says she can't and won't do that until the negotiations start. the reason for that is, she thinks it would be wrong for her to act unilaterally, because that would leave of the british people living abroad in limbo, because it would not be a reciprocal agreement. she said up until now a couple of eu countries have refused to talk about this until she formally triggers the start of those talks article to be, and that is, of course, what this bill is about. some labour and lib dem peers and some crossbenchers and tories have all been talking about this today. urging her to act, many of them. and she is under fire from several sides. these people need to

know now, not in two years' time or even 12 months' time. basically can't put their lives on hold. some have planned schools for their children and a moving jobs, renting or buying a home, or acting as carers. some are receiving health care. many more are working in our health service. all should have their uncertainty removed. how can we best help you nationals who are resident in this country? —— the eu nationals. the best way that we can help them is to bring the uncertainty of their position to an end, as quickly as possible, and the best way of bringing that uncertainty to an end as quickly as possible is to pass this bill as quickly as possible and to activate article that the as quickly as possible. peers also heard from the

former tory cabinet minister douglas hogg. he urged the prime minister to ta ke hogg. he urged the prime minister to take the moral high ground in all of this and guarantee eu citizens their rights, now. in the last few minutes we have been hearing from a former tory cabinet minister, lord tebbit. he had a different view. my lords, it seems to me that the first duty of this parliament, of the united kingdom, is to care for the interests of the citizens of this kingdom. if we are to be concerned about anybody's rights after brexit, to live anywhere on this continent of europe, it should be our concern for the rights of british people to live freely and peacefully in those other parts of europe. somehow all the other, today, we seem to be thinking of nothing but the rights

of foreigners. my lords, my lord stodel. —— my lords. people of nationalities of the other countries of the european union are foreigners. the house of lords is normally more sedate than the house of commons. this debate is going on. there will be a vote in the next hour or so. the lib dems and labour are predicting a clear victory for the opposition. if that were to happen the issue would go back to the house of commons where mps would be asked to think about it again and the pressure on theresa may would continue, but she is adamant she would stick to her timetable and trigger article 50 by the end of this month. sex education is to become compulsory in all schools in england. education secretaryjustine 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. so 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, when images of a child are 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 in terms of how they teach relationships and sex education was developed in the year 2000, and britain is now a very different place.

so it's really important we have an updated approach that means our children are safe and protected and they are prepared for life in modern britain. all children from the age of four onwards will be taught about relationships, while older children will also be taught age—appropriate sex education. previously such lessons were only compulsory in council—run schools, not academies. teaching unions and the church of england have welcomed the announcement, but others are not impressed. i thnk very often children are being introduced to things at school they have not seen before. sometimes topics are introduced far too young that they have not yet seen. we need to be aware of this. it's not always about protecting them, we are actually sexualising them, and sexualising them through state programmes. this can't be good idea. of course we have to care for our children. parents will still have the right to withdraw their children from lessons if they wish. with me is the nspcc‘s lead on lead on tackling sexual abuse, jon brown.

you have been pushing for this for a long time. the last time the government talked about this was in 2000 when smartphones were not even being used, so this organisation and others have been pushing and lobbying and cajoling government to have compulsory sex and relationship education, so we're pleased to see this in place. some parents might feel that this sexualise children at too young an age. this is not about that, this is about age—appropriate sex and relationship education. all the evidence shows that if you can engage and speak with children from the age of four and upwards, to talk to them about healthy relationships in an age—appropriate way, that is the best way to ensure that they are best equipped to deal with life, best equipped to deal with life, best equipped to be able to speak out if they have worries or

concerns, and oui’ out if they have worries or concerns, and our experience is that this is a crucial plank in prevention of child sexual abuse. and parents have a role. absolutely. also, parents can be enabled and encouraged to have that conversation with children if they know that it is going on at school. we have heard from so many children at the nspcc that the first time children learn about sex and relationships is when they are into the real thing, which is way too late. they need to be finding out about it in a more appropriate way. some schools are already doing something along these lines. you see what happens at the sharp end when children are not properly equipped. we see children who are at a loss in terms of how to have appropriate relationships, who are ill in relation to consent, they have a poor understanding of consent. those sorts of concerns. whilst we are delighted with this announcement, the devil is in the bpl and we are keen to see appropriate funding coming from the

government in the budget to make sure that teachers get the necessary training to ensure that there is good quality sex and relationships education taught in all of our schools, and that it is rolled out ina schools, and that it is rolled out in a consistent way, and that the good practice that is present in some schools across the country can be rolled right out. you appear quite optimistic. we are pleased about this. we have been lobbying government for 17 years, since it was last discussed. the devil is going to be in the detail. we will not take our foot off the gas. we will continue to push the government to make sure that the detail is right and that teachers are supported in training and to ensure that now, we have got that promise guaranteed and deliverable across the country. it is crucial in preventing child sexual abuse. president trump has used his first speech to congress to declare "a renewal of the american spirit" and a "new chapter of american greatness." president trump has used his first speech to congress to declare 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. donald trump's trip to congress gave him a few last moments to practise his speech. the president of the united states. yet again, the president delivered what few had expected — the most presidential of speeches. what we are witnessing today is the renewal of the american spirit. 0ur allies will find that america is once again ready to lead. he softened his tone on immigration, talked of reform and a new merit—based entry system — a slight shift in policy. but he said it was still important to keep out those who would harm america. those given the high honour of admission to the united states should support this country and love its people and its values. we cannot allow a beachhead of terrorism to form inside america.

we cannot allow our nation to become a sanctuary for extremists. then the announcement the republicans were waiting for. tonight, i am also calling on this congress to repeal and replace 0bamacare. cheering still, no detail on how health care would be reformed for the millions who rely on it. there was also little mention of foreign policy. president trump stuck mostly to his "america first" mantra. but there was this reassurance for nato, which he once called obsolete. we strongly support nato, an alliance forged through the bonds of two world wars, that dethroned fascism, and the cold war, and defeated communism. there was much in the speech for democrats to like, a trillion—dollar investment in infrastructure, talk of

paid family leave, but most stayed stony—faced throughout. 0thers showed their displeasure and dressed in the white colours of suffrage, despite the president's calls for unity. we all bleed the same blood. we all salute the same great american flag and we all are made by the same god. democrats decided to focus their message on the division they feel president trump has caused. real leaders don't spread derision and division. real leaders strengthen, they unify, they partner and they offer real solutions instead of ultimatums and blame. the speech was prime—time television and his supporters loved it. really overwhelmingly positive. it was a fantastic speech. but i didn't expect anything less. when he spoke about the economy,

when he spoke aboutjobs, harley—davidson, i had my biker hat on, bikers for trump. i like to ride once in awhile, go out west. i thought it was pretty cool. let's make america great again. he was presidential, calm. uh, he's great! i get goose bumps, the hairs on my back stand up every time he speaks. after such a rocky first month, republicans will be delighted their man delivered. there were a lot of big promises and very few real details. but the speech was inclusive, optimistic. how long will this good feeling last? all eyes will be on twitter for that answer. and if you want to watch president trump's speech to congress in full,

you can on the bbc iplayer. this is bbc news at five — the headlines: two british medics, part of a large group of students to join so—called islamic state, have been killed in iraq. the government faces its first defeat of the brexit bill in the house of lords as peers demand guarantees over the rise of eu nationals living here. the vote is due to happen this hour. sex education will be made compulsory in all schools in england. children as young as four will be taught about sick relationships. and coming up on bbc news british cycling has more questions to a nswer as the head of uk anti—doping slams the organisation's medical record—keeping. it was goalless first time round but it could take extra time or penalties at the etihad stadium

tonight, as championship high—flyers huddersfield take on manchester city in the fa cup for a place in the quarterfinals. and golf will become simpler and quicker, the r & a hopes as it puts forward proposals to radically change the rules of the sport. i will be back in 15 minutes with much more. the fine has doubled to £200 on the number of penalty points has also doubled to six, meaning that new drivers could lose their licences after one offence. there was an increased focus on catching offenders, as robert hall reports. 0na offenders, as robert hall reports. on a busy main road in cambridgeshire, police cameras catch another offender. the evidence from around the uk is crystal clear. you have been warned, you said we are not listening. the most recent

report from the rac found that 21% of drivers admit to using a hand—held phone at the wheel compared with 8% two years ago. hand—held phone at the wheel compared with 896 two years ago. can you just follow me, please? this driver was spotted holding her phone to plot a route. you had your phone in both hands on top of your steering wheel. you may or may not be aware it is going to change. six points. a £200 fine and no option of any sort of education course at all. just how she was using her phone, that makes it an offence. it is not just making a phone call. we can do more and more with our 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 bus and lorry drivers can face suspension, all underlining a very simple message, that your mobile phone belongs in the glove box. this man

ignored that advice and is serving ten yea rs ignored that advice and is serving ten years for causing the deaths of four people when he ploughed into stationary traffic. 0ne four people when he ploughed into stationary traffic. one of those seriously injured has welcomed tougher penalties. we got to learn this lesson, and we can learn it the easy way the hard way. i have learned it the hard way. it is an easy problem to solve because all you have got to do is put your phone away. back in cambridgeshire, a two—minute call will have serious consequences for this hgv driver. you're on your mobile phone. are you aware that that is an offence? i've seen people with food in one hand, laptop on the other, knees on steering wheel. that isjust a minor indiscretion in relation to the scale of things, but i should know better. there's been an accident. u nfortu nately better. there's been an accident. unfortunately your mum has been killed. police operations will run alongside a media campaign centred on the family of another victim. higher penalties are only part of

the answer. in the end, we must all be conscious of the lives that we put at risk. there is nothing so important that it cannot wait. don't use your phone while you're driving. 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. speaking earlier, he delivered a defiant message to the french electorate. translation: france is bigger than us. france is bigger than my mistakes. it is bigger than a big number of the press. it is bigger than the opinion polls and it is because i am totally decided to serve this france that i will impose with all my force that hazard or the calculations and decide of the future and the fate of the french,

during a very decisive choice. i'm telling you, with gravity, do not let yourself be abused. don't let anybody deny you your choice because your voice and your voice alone should decide your future and because my will to serve is bigger than the accusations levelled against me. lots of candidates are vying for the attention of french voters ahead of the presidential election on 23 april. let's take a look at the three most prominent. francois fillon is the republican party candidate. the 62—year—old beat rivals nicolas sarkozy and alainjuppe to be his party's nominee, but in the last few months his campaign has been rocked by a series of claims in the media, beginning with reports that his wife was paid for parliamentary work that she didn't do. a french magistrate is going to investigate payments made to fillon‘s family. despite this the centre—right candidate is refusing to stand down. he is currently third in the opinion polls. emmanuel macron is the youngest candidate in the race.

he's 38—year—old — and in second place in the polls. mr macron was president francois hollande's protege, rising through the ranks to economic minister. last april macron set up his own political party — en marche — meaning 0nwards — which he describes as "neither left nor right". he is an economic liberal and pro—business, who has backed ending france's 35—hour week for younger workers. and currently ahead in the polls is marine le pen, the leader of the far—right front national. she's been the party leader since taking over from her father in 2011. her proposals included slashing legal immigration from 200,000 to 10,000 entries per year, deporting illegal immigrants, and holding a referendum on exiting the eu and euro. 0ur paris correspondent hugh schofield joins me now. many people thought francois fillon would be pulling out. he read out this

declaration at the conference where he said he was not standing down. and in fact he was going back on the offensive, to accuse the people he says are behind a plot to bring him down or basically tampering with the judiciary. it was a strong counterblast by him. as the noose has got tighter and tighter around them, this morning, he learned that he is to be summoned on march the 15th to appear before the examining magistrate and their, he will be placed underformaljudicial magistrate and their, he will be placed under formal judicial notice. this is the key moment because at the end of last year he made a well—publicised speech in which he said, can you imagine a candidate being placed under examination and continuing to stay a candidate? back then, his eye was on nicolas sarkozy, his rival on the right, who had been based under investigation

on another matter. he was making the point that he was honest and incorruptible point that he was honest and incorru ptible and you point that he was honest and incorruptible and you could not imagine that happening to him. now has happened to him and places in an extraordinarily embarrassing position. his response is to say that the whole thing has been cooked up that the whole thing has been cooked up by that the whole thing has been cooked up by his enemies on the left and in the judiciary with up by his enemies on the left and in thejudiciary with their up by his enemies on the left and in the judiciary with their political masters pulling the puppet strings. and that is why this is all happening now. it is a strong defence. he can rely on a certain degree of support from people who are committed to the right, and the judiciary in france is not entirely apolitical, but it does not answer the heart of the problem which is still, did he, or did he not, do what he is accused of doing? no trains are living —— running out of liverpool lime street station, and will not buy several days, after a wall collapsed onto the tracks. commuters and travellers have been urged to seek alternative routes, as danny savage reports. liverpool

should have been bustling in the early spring sunshine today but in terms of trains, it was cut off. 15 million people each year use liverpool lime street, but it is now silent, virtually deserted, and everything is cancelled. about one mile down the track is the reason why. a wall has given way, and tonnes of debris has fallen into a deep cutting. it is proving difficult to reach, and there are concerns about further collapse. difficult to reach, and there are concerns about further collapsem was around 40 tonnes of debris, spreading across all four lines. we are still assessing the site. the priority at the moment is to make the site safe and secure. we have engineers making an assessment of what needs to be done. pictures taken last night showed the scene shortly after the war collapse. frankly, all services. when the falling masonry triggered sensors on overhead wires, alerting signal

so so not anything that the accident. so not anything that the , company could accident. so not anything that the . company could do about it. you train company could do about it. you we re train company could do about it. you were caught up in it? yes, all the trains stop. not very much information. a number of heavy containers on top of the war will have to be removed, before clear up work can begin. it could be several days before the line reopens. time for a look at the weather. here's john hammond. we have to prepare ourselves for a bumpy ride over the next few days. expect some rain and wind over the next few days. and a very windy night to come. some lively gusts

inland, and some rain and snow in there, as well. parts of wales, northern england and the midlands, snow to some low levels in places, so it could some impact. further north, northern ireland and scotland having a cold night with wintry showers across the north—west of scotland. quite cold everywhere, with the chill access during could buy the strength of the wind, further south. the gale force winds will ease. it will be blustery. the rain and snow will die away from central areas and many of us can look forward to a fine day with increasing amounts of sunshine. eventually clouding over across northern ireland with the next batch of rain not too far away. still chilly in the north but temperatures a bit higher than today, across the south. this is bbc news at 5:00pm — the headlines: two british trainee doctors have been killed while fighting

for islamic state in the iraqi city of mosul. the pair were part of a group of students who abandoned their studies in sudan tojoin the radical islamic group. the government is 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. us president donald trump has promised a renewal of the american spirit in his first address to congress. the president spoke of a new chapter of american greatness. the government is making it compulsory for all schools in england to provide sex education. children as young as four will be taught about relationships. and drivers caught using hand—held mobile phones will face tougher penalties from today in england, wales and scotland — as police pledge to put an increased focus on catching offenders. let's cross to the sport now. british cycling has been heavily

criticised. the allegation into wrongdoings is said to have been hampered by nonexistent or incomplete medical records. in particular, british cycling doctor failed to keep it bradley wiggins's records up—to—date. he has been giving it evidence to a committee today. questions have been asked relating to a mist of a package that was the limit to bradley wiggins. tea m was the limit to bradley wiggins. team sky and wiggins deny any wrongdoing. the man that delivered the package said that he didn't know what was in it. i've listened to the

evidence here today. i think you've been stitched up and left to dangle by the people that may or may not be collea g u es by the people that may or may not be colleagues or friends. by the people that may or may not be colleagues orfriends. he's been left in a very difficult position. do you feel that? yes. is there anything else you would like to tell the committee? i don't know. i've talked to anything that i know. i wasjust asked talked to anything that i know. i was just asked detectives. talked to anything that i know. i wasjust asked detectives. i was in a position that i was trying to secure a job. any little job asked to do secure a job. any little job asked todoi secure a job. any little job asked to do i would do. that was it. do you think your repetition of‘s been damaged because of this? potentially, yes. it'sjust very clear from the investigation that there is no audit trail as to what is going in and out of a comprehensive supplier of medical products. what you say is obviously

it serious matter. there are laws prevent dispensing medicines. it certainly seems that doctor freeman is not complying with the guidelines. neither is british cycling. yes. football tonight, manchester city and huddersfield are playing for a place in the quarterfinals. the first match was goalless. middlesbrough are waiting for the winners. every competition and every game that we play we try to bring. —— we try to win. that's why it's important. i don't debate,

this game is more important than the other one, no. we have to make it clear, everybody knows that we are planning against one of the best teams in the world. we are very humble, we are still huddersfield town. 0n the other side, it is suitable. this is by everybody loves food for because nobody knows the result before the game. —— this is why everybody loves football because. we will be a civic competitor. coverage is on bbc one from 7:30pm. andy murray is into the quarterfinals himself. he won his second game at the dubai open. he needed just under an hour and a quarter to win. it is his first tournament in five weeks since his fourth—round defeat at these drilling open in january. fourth—round defeat at these drilling open injanuary. he had a bout of shingles in that time.

that's the sport. i'll be back straight after the 60 years. republican at the dcs committee today. —— we will be looking at the dcs committee. this is london a religion of the west? —— is a slam a religion of the rest? welcome to you. thank you for coming on. we have this breaking story about two british doctors that have been killed while fighting for islamic state. how easy is it to argue that these two cultures... it will take a long time for these issues to be involved. -- to be

resolved. there are millions of european muslims. they speak the language as well as you. they nor the law of the country and apply to it -- the law of the country and apply to it —— and applied to it. there are some that have a distorting idea of islam. they are going to support islamic state. this has nothing to do with our religion. we need to be clear that this is not us. let's talk about what is happening at the grassroots level. so many western muslims in america, the uk, europe. they are putting the future of our countries. my culture is a european culture. that's the positive. you yourself are a controversial figure, with links to the muscle by —— to

the messi brotherhood. you are part of the problem. you can never be pa rt of the problem. you can never be part of the solution? i don't think that there is a problem. i was never a member of the muslim brotherhood. why aren't i controversial? two reasons. first, iam banned from nine muslim majority countries. i am banned because i don't say that i will support the readers, i say that i will not support states where there is no freedom. —— that i will not support the leaders. dictators, this is were we have to speak of. at the same time, i am talking to my government in switzerland and other governments to say that if they are

serious about us coming together, why are they not speaking out? why i see a green with saudi arabia? because they have money and influence. i am because they have money and influence. iam not because they have money and influence. i am not on both sides. when you are in between and not liked on both sides, maybe you are right. there is a strong element of islamic people that don't like it. are you the one that can go ahead and say, i can help you?” are you the one that can go ahead and say, i can help you? i am threatened by daesh that says that i am more dangerous for islam than non—muslims might. if i am criticised by them, i am on the right side. when it comes to muslims around the world, you can see that what i am trying to say today is the

mainstream discourse about west midlands. in muslim majority countries you have women and men trying to get the best. i am talking about an intellectual silent revolution. i might be part of the solution is only my own government and people in my country stop putting muslims on the defensive and try to ask as to tell them what if one is not. i wrote this book about trying to see what is landis. we have a spirituality is. —— trying to say what islam is. why don't we come together? let's say to muslims in the west to stop talking about islam. let's come together with black lives matter. i wanted people to understand that as americans, as

westerners, we are challenging trump. i don't think it will work. and yet you are in this country reporting yesterday about the atrocity in tunisia. this was by emerson. yes, he has a distorted understanding of islam. any a few days before he was dancing and drinking and he was high on cocaine when he was doing the attack. are you saying that he is not a temperature? no, of course it is. we must condemn this. i am condemning this and supporting this. although my sympathy is with the family. as a muslim, we have to stand up for this. not only the voices of the

people making the headlines, the people making the headlines, the people at the grassroots level building the future. at a local level, is there a different reaction than at the national level to what you're saying? it's as if we are foreign citizens. there is a new category. at the grassroots level, however, throughout europe and united states and canada, we see citizens coming together and working together, are lying along the basis of —— are coming together along the basis of commonality. this is struggling against poverty and supporting some of the rights that we want. but is it fair to say that this is a western religion? wouldn't it be favoured to say that this is a

religion that the west accepts. —— would it be better to say that this isa would it be better to say that this is a religion that the west accepts? yes, iam is a religion that the west accepts? yes, i am a european by culture and a muslim by religion. a western religion means that you have citizens that are muslims and at the same time they are westerners. it is not a problem. same time they are westerners. it is nota problem. in same time they are westerners. it is not a problem. in my culture, i can't prefer to french poets and british roberts. —— i can't refer to french poets and british poets. you can keep on asking me, would you come from? —— where do you come from? the right question is where we go green? —— where are we going together? i am always asking journalists not to be in the situation i have to defend islam.

letters co m e situation i have to defend islam. letters come together and understand that there is something which is positive. -- let us come together. do you understand that some in the west might feel threatened by this. of course, because of the media coverage as well as the actions of some. this is stopping the positive contributions of so many. we are happy with muslims when they are on the pitch, sport, music. let us talk about the intellectuals, the artists, let us work with people out of the grassroots level, citizens like you and be that we put in the country. my point is that one day we have to come and to get a deeper understanding of this religion, not the negative perception, 75% of the europeans have a negative perception of islam. but there is spirituality,

mysticism, there is also the reality ofa mysticism, there is also the reality of a religion that helps millions of people to be dignified and contribute. i am contributing. people to be dignified and contribute. iam contributing. have you thought of going into politics? iam doing you thought of going into politics? i am doing this. that is what i am doing now. well, nice to me too, thank you very much. just want to bring you some breaking news. boots is planning to close 220 of its photo labs. that split 400 —— that puts 400 jobs at risk. the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse in england and wales has been hearing evidence into the abuse of children in care sent abroad until the 19705. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has been at day three of the hearing in central london. prior leaving been told today?

another harrowing day of evidence. we heard from two witnesses who were shipped out to australia from children's homes in this country because their parents had put them into care. both were put in the care of the infamous christian brothers, a catholic order that had a number of children's homes in western australia. 0ne against evidence anonymously, just his voice from the room where the enquiry was being held. it ought to beatings and 60 will appears. he said that he was sexually abused twice. he said that it was run like a legal paedophile ring. he said that it still haunts them. what is striking is the physical labour that the children had to do. these are children as young as ten that are pulling down large trees, cleaning out swimming pools. they were told that if they

didn't do the work, they didn't get fed. they were given a bad closing and —— clothing and often will bear fruit. another witness gave evidence of saturn. this time we could see his face. he was also shipped out to a stroller. he was the son of a priest and was also sexually abused. what struck me with him was the description of the long—term psychological damage. he gave evidence to the australian royal commission. as part of that, he written documents that gave him a flashback to some of the abuse he suffered. he ended up having something of a millstone. —— of a meltdown. the memory of this caused me... caused me to have several days of sobbing in my apartment. and the apartment walls are not very thick.

i used to drive down to a riverside reserve, which is nearby, and just sob for... several hours in the night. and on the 30th of august i was in one of these sobbing and i was so overcome that i crashed my car into a lamp post. the enquiry is even these stories to give it a flavour of the kind of widespread sexual abuse that there was in those days. what it is trying to do is understand how institutions responded to the sexual abuse, in australia and the uk. that will emerge as the enquiry continues. thank you very much. this is bbc news at 5:00m — the headlines: two british medics, part of a large group of students who joined so—called islamic state, have been killed in iraq.

the government faces its first defeat over the brexit bill in the house of lords as peers demand guarantees over the rights of eu nationals living here — the vote is due to happen shortly. sex education is to be made compulsory in all schools in england. children as young as four will be taught about safe relationships. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow all in positive territory. the bbc is seen documents that suggest that ford is to lay off some employees. obviously we demanded from the company that we wanted to know what the five—year plan was by the end of

february. they have confirmed that by the year 2020, gone into 2021, they only have a product of the new dragon engine, which will secure around 600 jobs. they have confirmed that two thirds of the current workforce will leave the planet. my members met today and are extremely angry, they feel betrayed and let down. i want to make this a call to the company, stop blaming the workforce at bridgend. there is this drip feed that they are not competitive enough. are they lying about this? they are absolutely distorting the truth. when you compare plans, you have to compare the investment and machinery. it is said that there is too much overtime. the workers don'tjust decided over time, this is the

manager is that service of the high—class workforce, they need to be treated better. we need to be treated with respect. we both consult with our members. we started the consultation. the only good thing is that it what happened next week or next month. we will be looking at options. these will have demands that we want from mcwhorter. this is sizeable. —— the demands that we want from ford. they said that we want from ford. they said that they intend if that happens to close most of the factory, to put it into multiple. instead of a large engine plant, it would be much reduced. the reality is that there

isa reduced. the reality is that there is a lot of questions that we have. i will members will be involved in getting information and looking at options. they will give us guidance. i will take a personal involvement in this. i will make certain that we fight for the continued residence of ford at bridgend. it's important for the local community and the south wales economy. the one thing that you mentioned earlier today was that you mentioned earlier today was that you were calling on the uk government to take a considerable step in this. what would you like to see them do? what can they do? governments can do so much. the welsh government is being supportive. governments are powerful. in europe, governments are a lwa ys powerful. in europe, governments are always entering into the sport

industry. i will call an arbour prime minister to do the same. this isa prime minister to do the same. this is a key plant within the welsh economy. it must be protected. governments can do all kinds of things. 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. in a phalanx of heavily armed police the two women were taken to court. the fear was that they were vulnerable to attack because they know who ordered the assassination. kim jong—nam, the exiled half—brother of north korea's leader kimjong—un, was murdered on 13th february. the accused are alleged to be the women who jumped kim jong—nam at kuala lumpur airport and smeared his face

with a deadly oil. the alleged assassins, one from vietnam, one from indonesia, claim they were duped into thinking they were taking part in a reality show prank. in court today the charge was read to them. one said she was innocent. she was perfectly all right and she was calm. of course, she definitely will be stressed because she is facing the death penalty here. but the malaysian authorities are sceptical. if the attackers thought the gel they were smearing on the victim was harmless, why did they keep it off their own skin? north korea denies being involved, but it has sent diplomats to malaysia to try to get the body sent to north korea. malaysia is saying no. there is more investigation to be done. after a certain period of time we will have to make a decision on what to do. in this case we have

to do it as a government, taking 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. tomorrow voters go to the polls in northern ireland for the second time in ten months. the vote follows the collapse of stormont‘s power—sharing government and the last month has seen a bitter election campaign. our ireland correspondent chris buckler has been looking at the issues and the state of the parties. stormont‘s power—sharing government collapsed in january, forcing this election. the democratic unionist party and sinn fein fell out over a range of issues. including the financial scandal surrounding what is known as the rhi. the renewable heat incentive. a botched green energy scheme which was at one stage projected

to cost the taxpayer around half a billion pounds. it has at times been a bitter campaign and it's certainly felt more divisive than the last election, which was held less than a year ago. we can see the results from then in our virtual assembly chamber. the dup returned as the biggest party with 38 of the 108 assembly members. sinn fein were in second place with 28 seats. the opposition parties, the sdlp, the ulster unionists and the alliance, will all be hoping to increase their share of the vote after the way that coalition fell apart — and that's true for the smaller parties, too. but some politicians will definitely lose their seats. that's because the number of assembly members is being reduced from 108 to just 90. and there one other number to watch. the size of the dup in the last assembly gave the party what is known as a position of concern. in effect, that's a veto to prevent any legislation they don't like. for example, they used it to block a vote in favour of the introduction

of same—sex marriage, which is still illegal in northern ireland. they need to hold onto 30 seats to keep that we do. —— they need to hold on to 30 seats to keep that veto. even with all of the votes finally counted, there will need to be a deal between the parties to get this assembly up and running again. and most people are predicting that those negotiations could be difficult. for a full list of candidates taking part, go to the bbc website. time for a look at the weather with john hammond. we will see some wind and rain at times. things are livening up as we speak across parts of southern england. strong wind is setting in overnight tonight. there will be some rain and snow in england and wales. deals are already battering the cornish coast. strong gusts

inland as we head into the night. some of the rain will turn to snow. even at low levels across parts of wales, northern england. it could cause issues locally. quieter further north. lighter winds in scotla nd further north. lighter winds in scotland and northern ireland. went to be showers across the north of scotland. it will feel very raw indeed because of the wind. the wind should submit subside. many of us will settle into a half decent state. it would be passed but there will be plenty of sunshine. temperatures higher than they were today. double figures in a few places. the spring sunshine should feel quite nice. in marked improvement across northern parts of england and wales after a winter

resort. the sun should come out. the rain should hold off in most places. a scattering of wintry showers in scotland. the best of the sunshine in the east. head to the side for the next phase of the weather. it put on a wet across england and wales on friday. a? as to how far north the rain will go. it will be chilly in scotland. there will be areas of rain spoiling around. another bundle come from the atlantic. you get the gist. the weekend will not be the best on offer. expect some rain and blustery winds. inevitably, it will feel quite chilly. keep up to date with

developments were you are on the bbc website. peers from all parties are expected to allow eu citizens who live here to allow eu citizens who live here to stay in the uk. we will bring you the result if it comes while we are on there. also tonight, plans for children to be taught about relationships in all schools in england. it is nice to know that kids are being taught about sex and relationships at school by a qualified teacher. they are too young for this. at this age they cannot process information. the president of the united states! donald trump promises a new chapter of american greatness in his first address to congress. disruption