but generally speaking people are really aware, they go, "oh, no, i hadn't thought of that, 0k," and they turn it off. let's hope they remember. admittedly, this is a drop in the ocean, or a particle in the air if you like, when compared to the global problem of air pollution, but new research shows changing habits, switching off engines, can make a difference in protecting our most precious resource. time for a look at the weather. hello. most of us have got away with a decent start to the new week as ca ptu red a decent start to the new week as captured by one about weather watchers. this beautiful picture sent into us from douglas on the isle of man. beautiful blue skies and sunshine. that was not the case for all. this was the scene in north somerset. pretty breezy as well. it could've been a whole lot worse for the look at this area of low pressure diving just to the south of us pressure diving just to the south of us and the very tightly squeezed isobars that developed earlier this month. that brought some

exceptionally strong winds into coastal parts of north—western france. the wind gusts of 190 miles an hour. they are not too far away from the west of the weather. the worst for us were clouds, blustery winds and rain across the south—west. still rain here and more clouds bringing across northern ireland as well. that will bring heavy downpours of rain and showers merging it long spells of rain at times. pretty hefty shasta northern and eastern parts of scotland. in western scotland and northern england, one or two showers and sunshine as well. better afternoon the west wales and south of england. a scattering of showers in the east of england is sunshine between the temperature is about where they should be for the time of year. through this evening and overnight we will keep some showers for eastern scotland, perhaps fringing into eastern england. northwest got them keep the showers as well stop as whether showers will tend to fade away with light winds and clear skies. it would be quite a chilly night. temperature is low enough for

a touch of frost, especially across northern england, northern ireland and scotland. a chilies start to tomorrow. a few showers in the east. —— a chilly start. we will see rain throwing its way across northern ireland, west of scotland and into wales, eventually the midlands for the temperatures around nine to 11 degrees. the band of rain associated with the frontal system could give some hill snow for a time to stop generally speaking, as these weather fronts, bands of rain continued to move towards usjoin fronts, bands of rain continued to move towards us join the middle part of the week, they will also bring a south—westerly wind i have some pretty mild air. mild weather does not waste means sunny weather. that will not be the case on wednesday. a lot of clout with areas of rain moving through quite breezy. heavy showers and blustery and on the cold side. in the south east, 15 degrees in london. we will stick with the milder theme as we get towards the end of the week. to sum things up we

will see some rain at times but try spells and sunshine. the milderfeel for a time. as we get into next weekend and beyond, things. to cool off again. as i said at the start clashes with the start, compared with the winds across france today, things could be a lot worse. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. fears ofjob fears of job cuts fears ofjob cuts at uk plasma vauxhall plants as they are sold to a french owner. hello, you are watching bbc news this is the latest on the bbc sports centre this lunchtime. the arsenal manager arsene wenger has denied striker alexis sanchez was involved in a training ground row with his team mates in the lead up to saturday's premier league defeat to liverpool. the player took part in full training this morning having only featured in the second half of arsenal's 3—1 defeat. the pair shared a handshake at the club's training ground it's believed the incident was behind his omission from the first team,

wenger claimed it was a tactical one. com pletely completely false, but i understand that you have two feed the newspapers and we respect that. when you do not win the games, it is not a lwa ys you do not win the games, it is not always down to real stories. we have to a cce pt always down to real stories. we have to accept that. alex sanchez has 15 months on his contract, said the decision about whether he is here or not depends on arsenal football club are not on arsenal football club and often anybody else. there'll be no champions league football on terrestrial tv from the start of the 2018 season, as bt sport have secured exclusive rights for both live matches and highlights. it has cost bt, £1.2 billion for a three—year deal, and includes all champions league and europa league live games, highlights and in—match clips of both competitions. the bbc has secured the rights for the 2019 women's world cup

which will see them broadcast coverage of every game. england came third at the tournament in canada two years ago — after they beat germany in the play—off. that tournament reached more than 12 million people on bbc tv last time round. england will attempt to succeed the usa as champions in two years' time. after beating david haye on saturday, world cruiserweight champion tony bellew says he's not sure whether he'll fight again. he came through their all—british heavyweight fight, a bout that was built on some real animosity between the pair. speaking this morning, bellew was asked if he would take up the chance of a rematch against haye if it came about. i don't know. i hope he gets healthier as soon as possible. i will take some time out to recover and spend time with my family. and then we will see. i'm not sure if i can go to this any more, i will be totally honest, i'm not sure of my body can go through with it. i have far exceeded what i set out to do in business and game. they really have.

so, it will take take something special to bring me back out. i am being totally honest enough. special to bring me back out. i am being totally honest enoughm special to bring me back out. i am being totally honest enough. it was a special achievement on saturday, was the? and scottish middle distance runner laura muir announced herself on the international stage this weekend with her first medals at a major championship. she produced two record—breaking performances to win double golds at the european indoors in serbia. having broken dame kelly holmes' 1500 metre record on saturday, this was her setting a new championship record in the 3000 metres yesterday. she wasn't even born the last time a british athlete won two individual golds at the championships, that was 23 years ago when colinjackson did it. i've do not know what the legs will did today, sol i've do not know what the legs will did today, so i am trying to hang in there. i was feeling tired but i'm so there. i was feeling tired but i'm so glad i could come away and do theirwin so glad i could come away and do their win today. did it go according to plan? yes. it went well. i tagged

onto another athlete. we crossed the line. that's all the sport for now.you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website and i'll have more in the next hour. as we've been hearing, there's trepidation at the uk‘s vauxhall plants after the confirmation this morning of a take over by peugot. we can get another update now from our assistant political editor norman smith at westminster, on the reaction there to the news. what are you hearing? well, mps will get a chance to press the business secretary in the commons this afternoon after labour were granted an urgent question on vauxhall. i have to say, so far the government is striking a bullish note, underlining the economic case with keeping production in the uk, which blu ntly keeping production in the uk, which bluntly is so many vauxhall cars are sold here. i'm joined bluntly is so many vauxhall cars are sold here. i'mjoined by bluntly is so many vauxhall cars are sold here. i'm joined by the shadow business secretary, are you similarly hopeful about the

prospects that keeping vauxhall in the uk? we welcome assurances from psa that they will want to renew existing contrasts. but once know what will happen beyond 2020. they alluded this morning that the future of plants in the uk rested on the shoulders of workers and their ability to enhance productivity. that leads me to believe that the company requires support throughout the brexit process so we would like to see assurances from government as to see assurances from government as to the level of support they will be granted. will they get similar deal to nissan, will there be incentives and investment in reassuring uk supply chains. there are a number of different issues we would like the government to address. so far, ministers have played down the brexit could determine whether vauxhall continues after 2020, do you think it is about the?” vauxhall continues after 2020, do you think it is about the? i think it certainly is. you have to plan for all eventualities which is why the government has to have a number of different ones on the table. if

we do not get the access to the single market that we require a need to provide assurances to companies in the automotive sector that they will support the industry. ensuring there is investment in skills to fill any skills gaps will stop if thatis fill any skills gaps will stop if that is not sufficient to safeguard vauxhall, would you favour nationalising it? ithink vauxhall, would you favour nationalising it? i think the government needs to firstly look at its ability to intervene in corporate takeovers. there was a lot of discussion by the prime minister in relation to other deals, where she talked about strengthening of the government's powers to intervene on certain issues of the national interest. we would like to see legislation that would allow the government intervene in matters like this so we could ensure that british industry is kept within britain. to be clear, you think there could be well the state ownership if fox or wasn't allowed to continue postie

thousand 20 ? wasn't allowed to continue postie thousand 20? that is something that the government should look at that one is it to many options. the options on the table at the moment involve brexit negotiations and the support they will give to the sector asa support they will give to the sector as a whole. i'm struck that mr coburn has said that he would be in favour of nationalising failing care homes, tater still, the railways, it would seem logical that labour in this situation would also bat nationalising vauxhall if there was no other alternative. the sector was not failing it is doing well, i may think the businesses in that sector needis think the businesses in that sector need is much support as possible and it is up to the government to provide those businesses with that our business environment, invest in the skills they need and provide them with the support they need post brexit. what would be the implications if vauxhall did not continue producing cars in britain? what would be the knock on implications? there are over 40,000 people employed in ellesmere port

and luton, ithink people employed in ellesmere port and luton, i think it would be absolutely devastating it is a matter of national interest and there are a lot of people who will have sleepless nights into leahy of the finer details of this detail. —— intel they hear the finer details. we wa nt intel they hear the finer details. we want assurances as quickly as possible. we had len mccluskey, the leader of unite, who said it was it crucial but they were around the table with the french and germans. but went the french and germans want to protect jobs but went the french and germans want to protectjobs in the eu? but went the french and germans want to protect jobs in the eu? yes, and the french government also owns a sta ke the french government also owns a stake in peugeot and many industry a nalysts stake in peugeot and many industry analysts are worried about the impact that might have on the treatment of british workers. we are asking the government to press psa to ensure that plants in the uk are not treated any different by psa to the operations in france, germany and the rest of the eu. we will be

pressing the government, may bring today. thank you, very much indeed. we will have more on this the comments probably about 3:30pm. we will be back to dan and presumably before that. let's get more now on north korea's firing of more ballistic missiles — as we've been hearing, this latest launch saw the missiles reach around a thousand kilometres into a japanese economic zone. 0ur correspondent in seoul, stephen evans, has been following developments. there has been very strong condemnation from seoul and from prime minister abe injapan and from washington. analysts are trying to work out if these missiles were a significant improvement in north korean technology. the country continually flaunts its missiles in parades but nobody quite knows what they can do. its ambition is to have intercontinental missiles that can strike the united states. there is a bit of a ritual

to all of this, in that at the moment south korean and us troops are engaged in joint exercises which north korea says are practising for an invasion. it signals by letting off missiles. if these missiles are a technological development, that increases the pressure on president trump to do something. he says he has ruled out no options, the implication being including the military option. that, though, is a lot easier to say than to do with reliability and assured success. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour but first, the headlines on bbc news... the french car—maker, psa plays down

fears ofjob cuts. a new travel ban from president is expected later today, but this time a rack will not be on the list. 13 potential uk terrorist attacks have been prevented in almost four years sake counterterrorism police at the public is urged to be vigilant. —— as the public. in the business news... the business secretary greg clark has said he's "cautiously optimistic" for the future of vauxhall‘s factories in the uk. he's given the sale of vauxhall to the psa group the thumbs up. psa own peugeot and citroen. fund managers aberdeen asset management and standard life have agreed the terms for a merger. the move will create one of the uk's largest fund managers, overseeing assets worth £660 billion. and returning to cars, car sales registered their first february fall in six years according to new monthly data from society

of motor manufacturers and traders. analysts predict that the market could be feeling the pinch from early signs of a consumer spending slowdown in the british economy. february is typically one of the quietest months of the year for the car market. the french company that owns peugeot and citroen has struck a £1.9bn deal to buy general motors' european unit, including vauxhall. the group's chief executive carlos tavares said that the future of vauxhall workers in the uk would depend on their performance. well general motors is an american company, joining me now from the new york stock exchange is michelle fleury. michelle, do you think gm will be pleased to have psa off their books? we're going to go to a clip now on an interview about general motors. i trust my vauxhall employees in the uk, and a. i trust that they will be

ina very uk, and a. i trust that they will be in a very good position by working ina in a very good position by working in a constructive and open manner with the psa group colleagues to improve the performance. as long as we improve the performance and become the best, there is no risk they should feel. that is the chief executive of general motors. michelle, do you think gm will be pleased to have psa off their books? i think it will be a mixed feeling, on one hand the company has been a global fixture begins and years, on one hand the company has been a globalfixture begins and years, one of the world's largest car producers. people talk about bw or toyota, these days. exiting a region which is effectively what is happening here will be a bit of a blow but the company. at the same time, this has been an unprofitable

pa rt time, this has been an unprofitable part of the business, and it is a goodidea part of the business, and it is a good idea to try and get rid of it when the market is steady and stable. it will allow the company to focus on the two markets where it is very strong, north america and china and allow it, the it up to invest more in things like autonomous vehicles and other future technologies. do think the future lies in america? president trump has made it clear that he wants us carmakers to locate the factories in the us? it is hard to know how things will shake up with the administration. there has been lots of talks with car—makers to make sure that cars destined for the us market should be made there. there's been a lot of talk about that, announcements of jobs. these tend to have been a long time in the planning so the actual impact is too soon to tell on the industry. there are other things,

the talk of deregulation will benefit the car industry, there's lots of speculation that fuel mileage standards may be reduced, that would make it easy for the car—makers. at the same time, they are investing in all of this technology to produce cleaner cars, electric vehicles or other forms of transport, so, it is hard to tell. north america and china, certainly the two key and most lucrative market of the company which is under pressure to try and attend more money to shareholders. thank you very much. here's a look at some other stories we're following today. shares in deutsche bank fell 5% in early trading on news it plans to help its finances through selling new shares. it plans to raise about £6.9bn through the sale. its due later this month and is part of a wider shake—up. bt sport has extended its tv rights for the champions league and europa league until 2021. the deal is worth £1.2bn. if you're not familiar

with bt sport, it's a paid subscription service. but its now going to make clips, weekly highlights, and both finals available to watch for free on social media. the new deal gives bt sport exclusivity across all live games and highlights for the first time which means there'll be no and one of life's biggest regrets is not spending more time sorting out money and finance. that's according to new research by life insurance comparison website compare. two thousand people were quizzed about what they wish they had invested more time in and just under a third said it was money and finance. a quarter regretting not taking time to develop their careers further. let's check in with the markets, the ftse 100 let's check in with the markets, the ftse100 has edged down, a fall in mining stocks outweighing the positive impact of the merger. if it went through it with cd creation of

one of the world's industry powerhouses. the backs in frankfurt is lower after it saw the shares in deutsche bank all after the announcement it would raise £7 billion to issue new shares to help its finances. shares in the bank falling about 6%. that is it from me i will be back in an hour's tie with more business news. thank you very much indeed. the former boxer michael watson says he hung on "for dear life" as he was dragged several hundred metres along a road during a violent carjacking in east london. watson, who suffered a near—fatal brain injury during a fight with chris eubank in 1991, spoke to the bbc‘s crimewatch programme about the attack last month. it came like a nightmare. i couldn't believe it, that it could actually happen. i was just hanging on for dear life. evil thugs, that's what they are. they are evil and senseless. they have no heart. and you can see that interview in full on crimewatch tonight at 9 o'clock on bbc one.

hospital attendances in england for children under 14 with sleep disorders have tripled in 10 years. that's according to nhs data analysed by bbc panorama, which also found there were ten times as many prescriptions for the sleep medication, melatonin, over the same period. lack of sleep in children can lead to a greater risk of obesity, mental health issues, and poor school performance. and the reason our kids aren't getting enough sleep is often children using smartphones and tablets in their bedrooms, and the blue light they emit reduces the natural production of the hormone that makes us sleepy. here are some of the findings from tonight's panorama. sheuey shelley galba done as an? and you can watch that panorama special tonight. that's ‘sleepless britain' at 8.30 on bbc one. the victoria derbyshire programme has found that nearly 80% of gcse students who are forced to re—sit maths and english, fail the exam. since 2013 it's been compulsory

for students in england who fail to get a c grade to keep trying in further education until they turn 18. schools and colleges are warning it's putting teachers and their budgets under too much pressure. here's james longman. english and maths — some would say the building blocks of a good education and in 2013 the government made it compulsory for gcse students in these subjects to get at least a c grade. the problem is a lot of people find that quite hard. they don't make the grade and have to resit. the majority aren't getting there. incredibly, last year in england nearly 80% of students taking these gcses in last year didn't manage to make the grade even after four or five attempts. i failed my maths gcse about four times. it's horrible because you feel like you're stupid. i'm 18 and i'm being put into a class of 15—year—olds. if all these students aren't making the grade, doesn't that just mean

that the teaching isn't good enough? some might say perhaps the teaching is not up to scratch, but i refute that. in some cases, i think fundamentally, they are the wrong sort of course because a different pathway is required for them. lots of students prefer vocational subjects to academic ones and because they are now required to stay in school or training until 18, sixth form colleges are left with thousands of students who still don't have the grades. city college in norwich has so many students that need to take their gcses they need to rent this space to fit them all in. this is norfolk showground, one of the biggest indoor spaces in the county and it's not the only place being rented out by colleges needing more room. the association of colleges says that in england last year, one in five plans to hire external venues to cope with the numbers, two thirds were forced to take on extra short—term staff. the costs are almost incalculable.

the cost of the transport, first aiders, catering. we receive no additionalfunding for that whatsoever. is that because of the new 2013...? absolutely. we have in the numbers of students taking gcses. we have gone up by something like 440% in the last few years. what would you like the government to do? we've seen what works and what doesn't and what we need is alternative level to gcse qualifications which are accessible for the hundreds of other students each year who have already failed something that was, to a degree, designed for them to fail. and you can see more on this story if you go to the victoria derbyshire programme page at bbc.co.uk/victoria. time for a look at the weather... we canjoin band. good afternoon,

most of us have got away with a decent start to the new week. some sunshine, a decent start to the new week. some sunshine, a scattering decent start to the new week. some sunshine, a scattering of decent start to the new week. some sunshine, a scattering of showers but this morning across the south—west things were not quite so bright. captured here by weather watch in cornwall. however, it could been worse. this area of low pressure came close to the south of the british isles, how ever the strongest winds on its southern flank went to the north—west of france, where here in one very exposed spot we saw wind gusts of a mph this morning. that spared us the worst but did bring some way into the south—west of england. more cloud into wales and more cloud rolling in across northern ireland where we will see some pretty heavy shower rebirths of rain this afternoon. cold there as well. if you are stuck in the brain all afternoon it will be cold. a mixture of sunshine and showers by the west

and that is the story across england and that is the story across england and wales. a must buy the afternoon across south—west of wales and england where it started wet and frustrate the season... tempted about whether you should be for this time of year. through this evening and to night many places will see those showers fading away. some the north—west of shower b00|ng scotland. some printing in eastern england, elsewhere whether sky is clear it will get cold enough for a touch of frost, addictively the further north you are. chilly but a bright start tomorrow morning. sunshine shine, some showers in extreme eastern areas and then a change, cloud from the west, eventually... temperature about eight 11 degrees. this band of rain associated with a set of weapons, that should be some wind, snow in north wales. generally

speaking at the weapons continue in from the south—west, they will also bring us some other air. mild weather does not always mean sunny weather does not always mean sunny weather by any stretch of the imagination. but many on wednesday, it will be cloudy with splashes of brain. different the northern scotland, brighter skies, sunshine, heavy showers and windy. look at that, down towards the south east 15 degrees in london. then as we look towards the end of the week we keep that mix, the at least the time will time out there. this is bbc news. the headlines at two. fears ofjob cuts at vauxhall‘s uk plants as they're sold to a french car maker. unions demand ministers take action to help safeguard 4,000 posts. i'm asking our government to make certain that they're at the table because the french and german governments will be, batting for our british plants, and making certain

that peugeot are committed to us. a new travel ban from president trump is expected later today but this time iraq won't be on the list. 13 potential uk terror attacks have been prevented in almost four years say counter—terrorism police as the public is urged to be vigilant. in the next hour. a zoo in cumbria loses its license after almost 500 animals died in the last four years. inspectors had criticised south lakes zoo for overcrowding, and a lack of proper welfare for animals.