this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:003m: a plea for help from the un — which says the world faces its largest humanitarian crisis since 1945 — millions of people face famine in parts of africa and the middle east. prison staff assess the damage caused by a fire at guys marsh jail in dorset after an inmate climbed on to the roof, and set his clothes on fire in protest against conditions. former professional cyclist jess varnish says she is relieved the truth is finally coming out as a draft report is leaked in which criticises the dysfunctional and inept leadership of british cycling. also in the next hour: a crackdown on ticket touts. computer software which buys hundreds of tickets within seconds is to be made illegal with law breakers facing an unlimited fine. in half an hour: dateline asks how much if anything should britain

pay to leave the eu. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the united nations has issued a stark warning saying the world is facing its biggest humanitarian crisis since 1945, with more than 20 million people at risk of starvation and famine. the un's humanitarian chief has issued an urgent plea for help for people in yemen, somalia, south sudan and nigeria. unicef has already warned that 1.4 million children could starve to death this year. andy moore reports. a child called fatima. she lives in yemen, where two thirds of the population need food aid,

and seven million are hungry. the united nations has been told the famine across four countries is now the biggest crisis for the organisation since it was founded in 1916. we stand at a critical point in our history. already, at the beginning of the year, we are facing the largest humanitarian crisis since the creation of the united nations. now, more than 20 million people across four countries face starvation and famine. in south sudan, more than one million children are acutely malnourished, and there is a cholera outbreak to deal with as well. the un says billions of dollars is needed from the international community to feed the hungry, but so far only a fraction of that money has got through. the overall requirement for south sudan this year stands at $1.6 billion us dollars. as of now, we have received 9.3% of that amount, and more funding is urgently needed.

some food aid is being delivered. the united nations says famine can be averted, but the world needs to dig deep into its pockets, right now. around 60 inmates were evacuated after fire at a prison near shaftesbury in dorset. it is understood a prisoner clambered on to the pitched roof of one of the house blocks at hmp guys marsh, took off his clothes and set fire to them. the blaze is believed to have damaged the roof and inmates in the block were taken to a secure area. the prisoner has been brought down from the roof and the prison service said there was no risk to the public. our correspondent roger finn is outside the prison for us. what happened last night? well, i can tell you first of all

that in the last few minutes for five engines have now left the prison and the incident is now under control. it began at five o'clock yesterday when a prisoner started a process. we understand that he was drunk and that he was angry exchanges in the prison regime. he climbed up onto the prison roof. he started ripping off tiles and took off his clothes and set fire to them. at about eight o'clock last night the emergency services were called, a prisoner was brought down from the roof. he was seen by paramedics and he was not arrested, though. we understand that 64 prisoners were evacuated from one of the blocks here. there are seven blocks in all. and they were kept in a secure zone within the prison overnight. we have been told by the police that this was an isolated incident. they are now investigating and they wanted to reassure members of the community that there was no immediate risk to those living in

the surrounding area and the incident is now under control. tell us a bit more about the prison itself. the prison holds about 600 prisoners. it is a category c prison which means that many of the prisoners here have got light sentences. 0thers prisoners here have got light sentences. others are here on drug rehabilitation programmes. it was last inspected in 2015 and amongst thejudgments that last inspected in 2015 and amongst the judgments that were made there, prison staff ‘s were said to have all but lost control and the prison was said to be in crisis. with gangs operating openly. apparently, there was a very high risk. mask very high levels of violence linked to drugs, advice and alcohol use. the cyclistjess varnish has told the bbc she feels she was "thrown

under the bus" after making allegations of sexism in the sport. a leaked report, published in the daily mail, claims british cycling sanitised its own inquiry into the claims. the olympian told the bbc‘s sports editor, dan roan, she believed the truth was finally coming out. representing great britain, jess varnish! she is the medal winner who became a whistleblower. jess varnish‘s allegations of sexism last year plunged british cycling into crisis. it has been really hard. i've been really low. nothing has been in control, everything has been out of control. out of my control. i had nobody to turn to within the organisation. i was just sort of left on my own. coach shane sutton, who dropped varnish from the squad for the rio 0lympics last year, was found to have used sexist language towards her, but was cleared of eight of nine allegations against him. he resigned, but denies wrongdoing. according to a draft report of an investigation leaked to the daily mail, findings of an internal review into varnish‘s allegations were reversed by british cycling's board. i am relieved that the truth is coming out.

i have been pulled from pillar to post just to get this, and to see that it was a cover—up is huge. in a statement, british cycling admitted it did not pay sufficient care and attention to the well—being of staff, but it said that reforms were under way. those people who say it is sour grapes because you weren't selected for rio, you will have heard those arguments, what's your response to that? when people say it's bitterness, that's all they have to say about me. if people knew me and saw what i was doing with my life and how i have turned things around, they would know the truth. they would know that i'm not bitter at all. should shane sutton work in cycling coaching again? from my experiences, no. varnish says she is now considering whether to sue british cycling for unfair dismissal. her fight for justice continues. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. pope francis has said

the catholic church should consider allowing married men to become priests. speaking to a german newspaper, he said lifting the ban on married men being ordained would only apply in specific circumstances, like remote areas of the world where priests are in short supply. a judge who last month stopped president trump from implementing a controversial travel ban has said he needs more time before ruling on a revised version. washington state had tried to get the new proposals stopped, butjudgejames robart said more papers needed to be filed before he could make his decision. iraqi special forces say resistance among so—called islamic state fighters is weakening in the northern city of mosul. iraqi government troops now control about half of western mosul and are closing in on the densely populated old city. but iraq says it's found no evidence that i.s. fighters have used chemical weapons. earlier this month, the un said twelve people had been treated for possible exposure to chemical agents in the city. the conservative former chancellor,

lord lamont, has criticised plans to increase national insurance for more than 1.5 million people. the peer said the proposal announced by the chancellor, philip hamond, in the budget was a "rookie error" and a "tax raid". ministers insist they haven't broken a conservative election pledge because the promise not to increase national insurance only extended to employees. lord lamont says he's concerned about future taxation policy: well, i think it's a dangerous error to increase national insurance contributions for the self—employed. they do get less benefit, that's why they have lower rates. most of them prefer to leave it that way. this includes people like white van men, plasterers, plumbers, self—employed people like taxi drivers. this is going to be very unpopular, but also, the chancellor indicated that this was just the first increase and

there might be other increases later. given the very, very strong reaction, that, ithink, would be a profound mistake to prolong this controversy. basically, i think he ought to think again about all this. you can't please everyone, and people think that there is a box just full of money and the chancellor can give it away, but you've got to be very, very careful when you put up taxes on a particular group, particularly when it is one that is as entrepreneurial as the self—employed. the whole point about this measure is that 15% of the labour force in this country are self—employed. it's one of the reasons that we have such a flexible economy. these are people who don't have the same welfare benefits. they have to knuckle down, get on with it, whatever the conditions. really, this will be much resented. i think in the interest of the government and the interest of themselves, it would be

better to rethink it and certainly not go on putting more tax increases on the self—employed. 0nline touts, who bulk buy tickets and sell them for inflated prices, will face unlimited fines under government plans. an amendment to the digital economy bill means it will be illegal to use software to buy thousands of tickets, as holly hamilton reports. tickets to see some of our favourite artists can sell out in just a matter of minutes. but thousands of those tickets will not be going to fans. instead, they're being purchased by bots. used by professional touts, the software can grab hundreds of tickets in one go. within hours, they end up on secondary websites for hundreds if not thousands of pounds more than face value. this is currently legal, but now the government is taking action.

now touts who use this software will face unlimited fines, while resale sites will face harsher measures if they do not prove they are taking action to deal with the touts. it is hoped these measures will curb the growing power of secondary websites and make it easier for genuine fans to get their hands on a reasonably priced ticket. supporters of the ousted south korean president, park geun—hye, have clashed with police for a second day following ms park's removalfrom office. she's been linked to a corruption scandal involving some of south korea's top businesses. there have also been demonstrations in favour of the court decision to impeach her. the two sides are being kept apart by barricades patrolled by police officers dressed in riot gear. three people died in scuffles. stephen evans sent this from the capital, seoul. supporters of the ex—president have been out demonstrating their anger. they say the judges who dismissed park geun—hye were motivated by politics.

this is the centre of seoul. this is one of the main streets in the centre of seoul. that's the police barrier right down the middle of the street. what you can't see is that right behind that barrier, there are hundreds of police and vehicles and then beyond that, anti—park people. they've set up effigies of the disgraced ex—president and the others like the head of samsung, facing corruption accusations. a left—of—centre government may well win here. in washington, the white house was unperturbed. it's a domestic issue, in which the united states takes no position in the outcome of that election. it's up to the korean people and their democratic institutions to determine the future of their country. in north korea, people, probably speaking under supervision, have voiced pleasure at park geun—hye's demise. he says, "during the last four

years, park geun—hye has brought suffering to our people. she should be punished very severely." in north korea, leaders are not elected. the news from the south may play two ways there. it shows disarray in the south, but also that leaders can be removed. stephen evans, bbc news, seoul. the headlines on bbc news: in the hope from the un which says

the world faces its largest humanitarian crisis in 1945 as millions of people face famine in parts of africa and middle east. ifi parts of africa and middle east. if i has caused damage to a prison in dorset after a prisoner started a blaze on the roof. more than 60 prisoners have been moved to safety. the former professional cyclists jess varnish says she is relieved the truth is finally coming out as a report comes out which criticises the inept leadership of british cycling. the us defence secretary has promised a full investigation into military personnel who shared nude photographs of female colleagues on social media. in a statement, james mattis said the practice was unacceptable, showed a lack of respect and undermined cohesion. andy beatt reports. the pentagon's been shocked and embarrassed by revelations of servicemen posting naked images of servicewomen online. reports last week uncovered widespread photo sharing and cyber bullying

by current and former marines on facebook. fire in the hole! now the bbc has seen evidence that the problem's far more extensive, involving personnel from other branches of the us military. in some cases, names, ranks and contact information were also posted, together with a welter of offensive and demeaning comments. you know, we claim that being a marine is a special title and something that you earn. there's honour here. but there is no honour in denigrating a fellow marine in any way, shape orform. we're going to be self—critical, self—analytical. we've got to recognise that there's a problem and we've got to figure out how to solve it. victims say the posting of photos is notjust a violation of trust, but a threat to their safety.

multiple victims recently began speaking out about those unauthorised posts, but they received if threats and backlash in an attempt to quiet them. we will not be silenced. i can tell you that this exact behaviour leads to the normalisation of sexual harassment and even sexual violence. a facebook group called marines united with 30,000 members has been shut down. the naval criminal investigative service has launched an investigation. it's asked more whistle—blowers to come forward with information. only then, will the full scale of the problem be known. the netherlands has borrowed a plane. —— part of.

the turkish prime ministers that he would fly to rotterdam anyway and that turkey would impose heavy sections on the netherlands if they tried to block the visit. the dutch prime ministers said in a facebook post that the visit would be a threat to public order. experts have revealed that the author, jane austen, was virtually blind towards the end of her life, possibly because of arsenic poisoning. tests on her glasses show that medicine she had been taking could have contained arsenic, which may have contributed to her early death. ben moore has this exclusive report. for one of history's greatest writers, just reading her own novels would have been very difficult without these. jane austen's specs have been at the british library for 20 years, but only now can they bring focus to her life. back in the early 19th century there were prescriptions,

similar to what we have today. so what we did was have somebody bring in a portable lensmeter so we could very, very carefully have it examined. austen was longsighted. firstly low perception, but her eyesight deteriorated. the final pair revealed that she would have had great trouble reading and writing. this could help reveal the mystery of why she died so young. the possibility of her being poisoned accidentally with a heavy metal such as arsenic. we know now that arsenic poisoning can cause cataracts. arsenic was often put into medication for other types of illness, so potentially for rheumatism, which jane austen suffered from. using modern optometry, we are able to see just what jane austen's eyesight would have been like. that is 4.75. i cannot see your face at all. i can only see my hand when it's about there. so that's what she needed,

to correct her vision. the british library wants optometrists to get in touch and offer their professional opinions. a rare chance to see things through the eyes of one of our best—loved authors. a specialist nanny has been called in to help look after three malayan tiger cubs at an american zoo. blakey is a six—year—old male australian shepherd. according to keepers at cincinatti zoo he provides snuggling, warmth and a climbable body to the cubs after their mother rejected them. he also helps with their behaviour by checking them when they get too rough or aggressive. it's not the first time blakely has been a nanny for other animals, he has previously helped raise baby cheeta hs, wallabies, bat—eared foxes, and an ocelot. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. the six nations title

is england's for the taking today, thanks to wales. it was an important night for the welsh, who needed to bounce back after 2 defeats, and george north, was unstoppable, scoring 2 of 3 welsh tries, and after holding off an ireland fight back, jamie roberts rounded off the win late in the second half, making the most of some tired irish defending, to make it 22—9 in the end in cardiff. you have to play like that with and without the ball. they are delighted and very proud of the players. they deserve that. they have taken a lot of stick, the coaches and the players alike, and we beat a very good irish side today and i thought we beat them emphatically as well. france play italy in the first of today's six nations games, and after that attention, turns to the calcutta cup. thanks to that wales win,

england could pick up the title with victory, while scotland can go top, and claim pole position, if they can get a first win at twickenham, in over 30 years for england, 0wen farrell remains a doubt, after apparently falling over the coach's small dog. england have, up to an hour before kick—off, to finalise their team, for what both coaches know, will be a hard fought game. we're just concentrating on ourselves. we have had a great two weeks preparation. we had a fantastic week at oxford, trained well. we've had two good days of training here. we're really well prepared and we're looking forward to playing in the historic calcutta cup. it is going to be about the players on the field and we know, our players know that we will have to be on our best performance. on that day, during that 80 minutes we will have two string together a number of excellent plays with attack and defence and think clearly to get

them to start adapting to our play. they are a very good team. coverage of england vs scotland will be live on bbc radio 5 live from 3 o'clock this afternoon. kick—off is at 4. the fa cup fairytale continues today, for lincoln city. they're the first non—league side in the quarter finals since 1914, and they've already beaten teams from league one, the championship and the premier league in this year's competition. now they are hoping to heap more misery on arsenal, whatever the odds against them, and their manager danny cowley, who a year ago was a pe teacher. it has been gradual steps for us which is always important whenever you are trying to make progressions and move forward. and we're going to look forward. for us, we have to have a belief that we can win the game. we respect the fact that might be won in 1000 but if that is what the odds are then we go there expecting it to be that one time. yohanna konta has won the battle

of the brits, at the indian wells tournament in america. it's the first time, konta, has met her fed cup team—mate, heather watson, in a w.t.a tournament — konta struggled at times in the hot california sun but took the first set 6—4. the second set was easier for konta, frustrating for watson — and there are now 97 places between them in the world rankings, so konta the world number 11, moves into round 3. that's all sport for now. now the weather. it has been a male started the weekend but a lot of cloud around and the cloud for some of us big enough for the odd spot of drizzle and poor visibility as depicted in this picture in cumbria. there is a weather front that has been spilling

out of scotland and that will continue to move to the north—west of england and wales. drizzly afternoon but either side not bad with some sunshine coming through. but the fog of northern ireland and northern scotland a better afternoon in comparison to how you started the day will stop 13 degrees is pleasant enough. maybe close to the borders begin some cloud and poor visibility, not bad into northern ireland. she is a drizzly rain on that weather front. maybe the cloud being a bit of a nuisance into the midlands but south of that with some sunshine temperatures will respond. 16 or 17 degrees not out of the question in london. that is 63 fahrenheit. that bodes well for the arsenal lincoln city match with 15 degrees. i'm shortly consider bans will not care what the weather is going to do but for middlesbrough it could be overcast with a little bit of drizzle. believe it or not for putting, several conditions. —— for twickenham. as we go through the neither is the potential for more

cloud and outbreaks of drizzly rain to continue to move in from the west. in a lot of low cloud and poor visibility. some coastal and hill fog overnight this weather front moves in. those is weapons will merge together and bring more in the way of rain. a disappointing second after the weekend. some of the rain could be quite heavy and it will ta ke could be quite heavy and it will take its time to clear as well. slowly improving from the west for northern ireland, western scotland, wales and south—west england, not a bad afternoon in prospect with some sunshine coming through. much of eastern england in particular south—east england after the mild state, that will feel pretty disappointing. 11—13d day high. things will quieten down on monday and tuesday. at the beginning of the new working we did see is that will feel pretty disappointing. 11—13d day high. things will quieten down on monday and tuesday. at the beginning of the new working we did seize this little ridge of high pressure building allowing a good deal of dry weather, even this weather front not causing too much ofan weather front not causing too much of an issue. cloudy start from many on monday but still quite mild with

some drizzly rain for tuesday. hello and welcome to dateline london. how much, if anything, should britain pay to leave the european union? how bad is the military situation facing the group calling itself islamic state? and is wikileaks a good or a bad thing? my guests today are greg katz of associated press. abdel bari atwan who is a writer and commentator on arab affairs. maria margaronis of the nation. and david aaronovitch of the times. good to see you. when britain leaves the eu, we should be faced with a stiff bill for the divorce. or the alternative metaphor is that it is like leaving a golf club — we stop paying when we stop playing. which is it? and how much is the chancellor of the exchequer trying to save money to pay for what he knows will be an expensive few years ahead? what should we pay? what is the tariff for leaving? does anybody have any idea? no, since we think

she will do the triggering on tuesday, and therefore the big discussions, it seems likely, there are things that have to be done before that. the ides of march our report us. then the discussions happen about in principle about these things. it was interesting listening to some of the europeans this week because it suddenly occurred to the media in britain it was time we found out what those people on the other side of the consulate thought —— continent thorton believed. they exist in terms of the council and the commission and in terms of the parliament and in terms of 27 other nations, all of whom have to ratify what deal is done. this question of how much britain should pay as part of the divorce is only one thing they have too discussed and it is in

with all the others and it seems obvious that we have incurred some degree of liability and responsibility for whatever the separation costs will be and ongoing costs of the eu. you do notjust walk away at this point