this is bbc news. i'm nicholas owen. the headlines at midday... two teenagers are held on suspicion of dangerous driving after five people die when a stolen car crashes in leeds. drone users will be required to take safety awareness tests as part of plans to tackle rogue operators. ireland's eu commissioner says dublin will play tough to the end over its threat to veto brexit talks moving on to discuss trade. that is unless the uk comes up with plans to prevent a hard border. a warning is issued to airlines about the danger of volcanic ash in the skies close to the indonesian island of bali. also in the next hour... for the first time, sailors from the royal navy are performing the changing of the guard ceremony outside buckingham palace. 86 sailors from 45 ships and establishments have spent a month learning their intricate routines. and in cricket, australia are on the verge of victory at the end of day four in the first ashes test in brisbane.

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a 12—year—old boy is among five people who died when a stolen car collided with a tree in leeds last night. officers were called to stonegate road in the meanwood area of the cityjust before 10pm yesterday. alison freeman joins us from leeds. yes, when officers arrived here last night they said they faced a scene of company to carnage. you can still see some of the debris from the crash in the road behind me. it was, officers say, a stolen renault clio that crashed into a tree, leaving five people dead. as you say, the

youngest was a 12—year—old boy, two 15—year—old boys also died, as did two men aged 2a and 28. (inaudible) whether all of them were passengers in the caror whether all of them were passengers in the car or some words walking along the road at the time the car crashed into the tree. officers are on the scene trying to establish what happened, there is an appealfor establish what happened, there is an appeal for witnesses to come forward to what officers have described as a tragic accident. no names, presumably, given out yet? no, we have not managed to find out the names. we have been told nextel ‘s kin have been informed that we do not know who the victims. this is a quiet area and nobody has been able to tell is very much more apart from what west yorkshire police have told is that the time —— we have been told next of kin have been informed. thank you. drone users in the uk will be required to take safety awareness tests as part of planned

new legislation on their usage. police will also be given new powers to crack down on illegal use of unmanned aerial vehicles. the government hopes to harness new drone technology to make britain a centre of excellence. joe lynam reports. they are getting bigger, and yet lighter. they can carry heavier items and fly even further. they will soon fly into water and go back out again. the government wants to tap into these new technologies but also prevent abuse of drones. the proposed drone bill could mean that owners of drones weighing more than 250 grams will need to register and do a test. they'll be banned from flying near airports or higher than 120 metres. police will get new powers to seize unmanned aerial vehicles. and the new aviation minister also wants britain to tap into the wider benefits of drones. we've looked at the drones today which can help in the construction industry, in the mining industry, on offshore oil rigs. and what's really exciting is that they can do jobs

which actually put people at risk, and so hopefully it will help with safety as well. and the safety concerns were highlighted in july when gatwick airport had to close when a drone was flown under a plane about to land. there have been a few near—misses at leeds, bradford, cork, and manchester airports since 2015. joe lynam, bbc news. earlier i spoke to dr steve wright, a senior lecturer in avionics and aircraft systems at the university of the west of england. i asked him if the proposed legislation would affect people perhaps getting drones as christmas presents. there is a limit of 250 grams you are allowed to have with your christmas toys. it would not be in everybody‘s interest to log everything. in the last five years, suddenly enormous numbers of drones around, we use them in the tv business a lot, which is fine, but they can be very dangerous in the wrong hands, or irresponsible hands?

there is no new science that has come with these drones, it is amazing how they have come out of nowhere. nobody has invented an anti—gravity machine, it is a series of technologies, mostly from mobile phones. in many ways these things are flying mobile phones and that is why they have evolved so quickly atjust the same time as that. the threats are all out there, they are real, that they are not malicious, they are usually what we call reckless users and things like that. the sad fact is there are more well—meaning idiots in the world than evil geniuses. but there are some criminal activities going on here? drones used to fly drugs into prison and so on. it can be very serious. the regulations proposed, what do you think of them? can they work and are they reasonable? yes, i think so. it does not sound like a researcher advocating more regulation but the way i always

describe it is me and all my excellent colleagues in the aerospace business are in the wild west. it is like 1917, as it were, for aeroplanes. we want to make sure things happen smoothly and easily and we cannot afford to have accidents. thedeneeztmg'reft gatwick airport had to shut down and a plane was put at risk, that is serious? not as bad as it sounds but it is one of those things where we just want to clear the skies, keep things moving smoothly. it makes things smoother, safer, more predictable. whenever it comes to flying, of course we are all slightly nervous, it is really important to make people feel safe as much as they really are safe as well. where do you think this

technology is leading us? drones delivering parcels, drones picking up people and carrying them from place to place? what will the next steps be? the next step people really hope for is, yes, carrying firstly parcels, absolutely, and eventually people as well. there are lots of people working very hard on that. there is all sorts of possibilities. there is a huge number of technological problems to overcome to make these things safe. at the moment we can fly a drone for maybe an hour before we have an accident or something, the sort of drones we are looking for in the future it will be more like a million hours before we have an accident, things like that. those are the numbers we will have to deal with, the gaps in zeros, i describe it as. that avionics expert was speaking to

me earlier. ireland's european commissioner has urged the uk not to leave the single market and customs union. phil hogan told the observer that it would be the best way to avoid stringent border controls between northern ireland and the republic. theresa may hopes the eu will agree to move the brexit talks onto trade at next month's summit. but mr hogan warns ireland will use its veto to stop progress if it is not satisfied. our political correspondent chris mason explains. the government is desperate to move these brexit talks on to the future relationship to talk about trade. but, in order to do that, they have three big issues they have got to be seen to be making significant progress on. talk of a divorce bill, talk of citizens‘ rights, that is brits elsewhere and european citizens in the uk, and then this issue which is becoming a really big sticking point, the irish border, the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. at the moment it is

almost invisible. but when the uk leaves the european union, that will be the frontier between the uk and the eu. now, the argument is it cannot be a hard border, something that is very physical and very obvious to see. but how does the uk achieve that if it is leaving the single market and the customs union? in other words, we'll be operating economies under different rules to the european union. there is a lot of talk trying to find a technological solution, but there is very little talk about precise details. and ireland wields a huge amount of power at the moment as they can veto, they can stop, the uk being able to move on to the second stage of the brexit talks. and as if this was not all complicated and involved enough, there's even the potential for an irish general election before christmas because of political turbulence there. and there is plenty of political turbulence here, and it's happening

elsewhere in europe, right at the heart of these brexit negotiations. the international trade secretary liam fox, speaking on sky, said that it wasn't possible to get an answer to the irish question until the end of the negotiations. well, we have put forward some ideas to the european union as part of negotiations, and actually you wouldn't expect me to say what they are. but we made very clear what the outline is of our interests, that we do not want a hard border but the united kingdom will be leaving the customs union and the single market. we have had exceptions for ireland, whether in voting rights, rights of residence in the uk, we have always accepted a certain asymmetry, and that will have to be part of whatever agreement to become too with the european union. but we can't get a final answer to the

irish question until you get an idea of the end state, and until we get into discussions with the european union on the end state that will be very difficult. the quicker we can do that the better, we are still in the position that the european union does not want to do that and we are getting quite close to 2018, when we will talk about next year when we leave the european union. for all the reasons, international and european, we have to get there faster than at present. international trade secretary liam fox. also on the irish border issue, the shadow chancellor john mcdonnell, speaking on peston on sunday,on itv, said the government had to strike a delicate balance and not rule anything out. we have said keep everything on the table in the negotiations. what i said before was that membership of the customs union might be one of those options, but i don't want to exacerbate the problems. we have to be very, very careful about not losing any of the gains from the peace process. we have said all the way along by customs union, single market, these options

have to be on the table as part of negotiations. through the negotiations, see what security people feel we can give them as a result. could you envisage a moment during the negotiations where labour would have a hard decision... you say the option should be retained, at what point might you say that is the preferred option of the labour party? it is difficult for us, we are not at the negotiating table. if we were, throughout the negotiations, we could give you a clearer view but we are not at the table. i am worried about the news from liam fox this morning, one thing we do not want to do is jeopardise any movement quickly, because we need movement to enable us to get into the proper trade negotiations, so i hope that is not a downing street sanctioned statement that he has made. shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell. police in belgium have made about 50 arrests in the capital, brussels,

after a demonstration turned violent. some of the protestors, who were demonstrating against slavery in libya, attacked police officers and damaged shops near the city centre. it's the third such outbreak of violence in brussels in recent weeks. a police officer has been seriously injured after a van was driven at him in liverpool. it happened in the norris green area of the city after a number of officers tried to stop the vehicle. merseyside police have called the incident a despicable attack and say a man has been arrested. indonesia has warned airlines to avoid flying near a volcano on the island of bali, which is spitting ash and smoke high into the air. at least 100,000 people on the island have left their homes for temporary shelter after mount agung started spewing smoke and steam. andrew plant reports. plumes of black smoke as people on the indonesian island of bali look on from a distance. thousands have now been told to move away from the area. airlines have been warned

about volcanic ash in the air from the billowing smoke. many flights here have now been cancelled. it's really kind of inconvenient, but there's not much you can do, it's a natural disaster. so, umm, yeah, it's... yeah, one of those things. it's kind of difficult. they lost my bag as well, so i have been waiting for my bag, but now i'm just going to go back to the hotel and come back tomorrow, i guess. the volcano has been showing signs of unrest since september, with many leaving their homes for temporary shelters. now, people within eight miles have been told to evacuate, with more than 120,000 displaced, scattered in camps across the island. the mountain is sacred to people here. no one is taking any chances. andrew plant, bbc news. it is quarter past 12. the headline

sta rc two it is quarter past 12. the headline starc two 15—year—olds are in police custody after five people died when a stolen car crashed into a tree in leeds. drug users will be required to take safety awareness tests after a number of near misses with aircraft. i'll's number of near misses with aircraft. i'll‘s european union commissioner says dublin will play tough to the end over its threat to veto brexit talks due to move on to discuss trade —— ireland's european union commissioner. richard askam is in the bbc sports centre. hello. england's chances of winning the first ashes test have completely gone. after england were bowled out for 195 in their second innings, the aussies needed just 170 to win, and they're making short work of it. the home side finished day four on 114 without loss needing just 56 for victory.

andy swiss reports from brisbane. well, the first three days of this test match were so evenly balanced, but barring miracles australia will surely take a 1—0 lead in the ashes series. england began the day knowing they had a chance if they batted well, but they lost early wickets, most crucially captainjoe root just before lunch. moeen ali batted well for a0 but was controversially given out stumped. it looked very marginal. from there, england capitulated, losing their last four wickets for just ten runs to set australia a target ofjust 170. england bowlers tried their best but cameron bancroft and david warner were in superb form, they both scored unbeaten half centuries before the close. australia now need just 56 on the final day to go 1—0 up in the ashes. england knew they always faced a really tough task in australia. 1—0 down, it seems, it

will be even tougher. obviously very disappointed. i thought the first three days we played well and were in the game, today we let ourselves down, with the bat especially we got in and never really got on to get the big score we needed. in this afternoon's premier league matches leaders manchester city will be aiming to restore their eight point lead at the top of the table. city travel to huddersfield. before that sixth placed arsenal are at burnley, who are a place below them due to goal difference. managerless everton are looking for their first away win in 1a league matches at southampton. interim manager david unsworth says the players need to just focus on trying to pick up three points. going to any game, i think it is important that we perform and to climb up the table, no matter who is in charge.

the sooner it is sorted, the better. i think that would be a fair comment. but i have to say i think the players must focus on playing the game and performing. southampton are a good team, they pass really well, we must see a reaction, our players must stand up and have the courage to get a result. british olympic pilot lamin deen secured the first major medal of his career with silver in the four—man event at the bobsleigh world cup. gb's deen, ben simons, toby olubi and andrew matthews led the standings after setting a track record in their opening run in whistler. but russia's final run was enough to take gold, with gb's combined time 0.28 seconds slower. iamso i am so proud of this team, i am the senior guy at the moment and have never seen senior guy at the moment and have never seen the team in such a good place. we have had a very difficult summer place. we have had a very difficult summerand it has place. we have had a very difficult summer and it has given us new

confidence. we all knew we were capable. we just had to lay down, thatis capable. we just had to lay down, that is what we said. we were not fazed by anything. it was just like another run for us, we were doing our best and the results came. england have been beaten 1—0 by korea in their bronze medal match in the women's hockey world league in auckland. korea scored from a penalty corner in the opening 15 minutes and that proved to be enough as the koreans claimed the bronze medal. the netherlands beat new zealand in the final. european number one tommy fleetwood finished two shots off the lead, tying for sixth place at the hong kong open. the race to dubai winner hit a closing round of 69, managing just this solitary birdie on the 17th. australia's wade ormsby won his first european tour title at the 26ath attempt. lewis hamilton will have his work

cut out trying to win with a win. va ltteri bottas starts cut out trying to win with a win. valtteri bottas starts the abu dhabi grand prix on pole position after smashing the record yas marina, his fourth pole up the second. the finn has an outside chance of finishing second. he needs to win the race and hope sebastian vettel ferrari finish is no higher than mine. that is all your sports, now a little later. thanks, richard. sailors from the royal navy are performing the famous changing the guard ceremony outside buckingham palace in london for the first time in its 350 year history. the manoeuvres outside the queen's official residence are usually carried out by a regiment from the army. joining me now from central london is our correspondent, jane frances—kelly. good afternoon, jane. a big day? yes. people from all around the world to witness this historic event. the royal navy for the first

time undertook the ceremonial duties, normally undertaken by one of five foot guard regiments that form part of the army's household division. lieutenant commander steve elliott is believed to be the first captain of the queen's guard from the royal navy since sir walter raleigh during the reign of elizabeth the first. he explained why they are undertaking these duties now. it isa duties now. it is a great opportunity for the royal navy in what has been termed the year of the royal navy, to add to the capstone is in everything we have had on to coincide with the formal commissioning of hms queen elizabeth. my team have worked really ha rd elizabeth. my team have worked really hard to get ready for it. it is not something we are perhaps traditionally famous for, but the guys have worked really hard and hopefully we will put on a good show. able seaman alex stacey, who only

joined the service injanuary, said it was an extremely proud moment. i onlyjoined it was an extremely proud moment. i only joined up it was an extremely proud moment. i onlyjoined up injanuary, i finished all of my training injuly. still very new in the navy, so it is definitely a great honour and privilege to do something like this. they will be undertaking further duties at st james they will be undertaking further duties at stjames palace, the they will be undertaking further duties at st james palace, the tower of london and tomorrow at windsor past —— at windsor castle. of london and tomorrow at windsor past -- at windsor castle. thank you, jane francis kelly. officials in china say two people have been killed and dozens injured in a big explosion at a factory. it happened in the port city of ningbo, south of shanghai. windows more than a kilometre away were reportedly shattered by the blast. robin brant reports. local reports on social media say gas canisters may be to blame. pictures emerged showing construction workers carrying people away with blast damaged buildings behind them.

police say they do not know what the cause was, and they are investigating. the port city of ningbo is best known for its automotive manufacturing, and is home to the chinese owner of volvo. the explosion happened in an area which is mostly industrial and nonresidential. pakistan's of mike has called on the army to restore peace in islamabad. the demonstrators want a government minister they accused of blasphemy to be sacked. the violence has reportedly led to several deaths and people being injured at a key highway in the city. islamabad, the capital city of pakistan, turned into a battle zone. police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the islamists. but they came prepared and responded

with stones and bricks. several police vans were set on fire. many injured were taken to hospital. at one point the police had to retreat as hundreds more demonstrators turned up. after failing to disperse the islamists, the government has asked the military to restore order in islamabad. the islamists have been blocking a key highway for weeks, demanding the sacking of a government minister whom they accuse of blasphemy. the protesters are defiant. we're protesting against the operation, the cruel action the government is carrying out against the lawful demand of our holy prophet and our leaders in islamabad. we curse the government, and demand is that the operation

should be stopped with immediate effect. as the protests spread, they represent a direct challenge to the governing pakistan muslim league. they also illustrate the government's difficulty in dealing with the gaining popularity of religious extremism among some sections of society. the people of honduras will cast their votes to decide who will be elected as president of axel years. the current president is the first candidate in the recent history of the country to run for real action after a law prohibiting a president serving more than one term was co ntroversially serving more than one term was controversially changed two years ago. it has led to fears of unrest on polling day, as catherine armstrong reports. heavy security as ballot

boxes begin to arrive with people heading to polling stations to pick the next president. soldiers overseeing an election day where one candidate has proved divisive. the current president has held the post since 2014 and is the favourite for re—election. but the election has been controversial. until recently president could only serve a single term. then a year after you took office, the hondurans supreme court change the rules. his main rival is 80 they anchorman turned politician. he campaigned hard against overturning the one to rule —— his main rival is a television anchorman turned politician. but the opposition suggests that the president could be elected for a second term. his stance on violent crime has been widely popular. last year he sent gang leaders to newly built prisons, part of a wider plan

to ta ke built prisons, part of a wider plan to take control of honduras' jails ina to take control of honduras' jails in a country with one of the highest murder rates in the world. more than 6 million people are eligible to vote in a system which sees the winner decided afterjust a single round. ten years ago on the andrew marr programme, archbishop of yorkjohn sentamu cut up his dog collar in protest at the behaviour of zimbabwe's president robert mugabe. the archbishop said mr mugabe had ta ken people's identity and cut it to pieces, prompting him to do the same. on tuesday this week the president resigned after 37 years in power. on this morning's programme, andrew marr presented the archbishop with his former collar. do you know, andrew, i could attempt to put this one back. or i could try and put them all together using superglue. it would be a pretty ropey collar, archbishop? ropy

collar. i think the lesson for zimbabwe is the same. they can to stitch up. something more radical, something new needs to happen in in terms of the rule of law, allowing people to getjobs, because 90% of people to getjobs, because 90% of people are out of work. so they can't just stitch it people are out of work. so they can'tjust stitch it up. i need a new collar. here is the million—dollar question, will you put a comma back on now?|j million—dollar question, will you put a comma back on now? i promise that when mugabe goes, i will put my collar on. i have no choice but to put it back on. it is your promise. absolutely. mugabe is gone but the new president needs to run the something more new than simply stitching up a single work. the archbishop of york speaking to andrew marr. time for the weekend weather prospects. did i say the weekend weather prospects? i think i mean the week

ahead. ben rich as the details. the cold we can and essentially the week ahead looks cold. there will be a brief interruption because after a chilly sunday, things turn wet and windy and then briefly it will become milder, but it will not last very long. for the rest of today, central and eastern areas are largely dry with crisp sunshine, some showers in the west and thickening cloud into northern ireland with persistent rain late in the day. as temperatures might creep up by a degree or two compared to yesterday. they were keeping for northern ireland, rain spreading across scotla nd ireland, rain spreading across scotland with hill snow. very wet weather the northern england, wales and the midlands. gail is likely in places but very mild towards the south. that's called air returning to northern and central areas. at your wet start in the south, we go gradually back into the cold air. sunshine and showers, wintry showers in the north, windy with gales in

places and highs of four to 10 degrees.