this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 103m: theresa may abandons plans to give mp5 3 vote on over—turning the ban on fox—hunting in this parliament. if happened, the messages we got the election, one of the clear messages we got was that people were concerned in a number of areas about what we were proposing. the prime minister will carry out a cabinet reshuffle tomorrow. there are reports that up to six ministers could either lose theirjobs or be moved. some of the uk's largest retailers agree to stop selling acids and corrosive substances to customers under 18 years old. german chancellor angela merkel is to begin a new round of coalition talks in a bid to end the country's political stalemate. also in the next hour, plans to plant 50 million trees to create a northern forest between liverpool and hull. the government is providing nearly £6 million, with planting planned over the next 25 years. england face another defeat

in the final ashes test after australia once again dominated on the fourth day in sydney. and the story of a kenyan woman who celebrated her 117th birthday last year — told by her own great granddaughter — that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. theresa may will abandon plans for mps to get a vote on fox hunting before 2022 when the next general election is due to be held. in an interview on the bbc‘s andrew marr show, she confirmed she would be going back on the pledge she made in last year's manifesto.

our political correspondent eleanor garnier reports. it has been illegal to set a pack of hounds on a fox for more than a decade in england and wales. instead, hunts have had to follow specially laid trails of scent. many conservatives and campaigners would like the hunting act to be scrapped to allow horses and hounds to go back to the way things were. but having lost the tories their parliamentary majority in last year's general election, theresa may's plans to give mps a vote on the issue were pushed back to 2019. now, in an attempt to improve her party's fortunes, the prime minister has gone one step further. one of the clear messages we got on a number of areas was when people are concerned about what we were proposing. just as we have looked at issues on school funding and tuition fees and housing, we are taking forward approaches in relation to that. on this issue of fox hunting, what i can say is that there will not be a vote

during this parliament. for now, then, there is little chance the law on fox hunting will be changing any time soon. the prime minister is to carry out a cabinet reshuffle tomorrow. it's not known yet what changes and appointments theresa may will make, but it's being reported that several ministers could either lose theirjobs or be moved. a downing street source has described such stories as "pure speculation" and "guesswork". let's ta ke let's take you to paris. president macron is due to lay wreaths at the offices in paris of the satirical magazine charlie hebdo, to remember

victims of the islamist attack their own the third anniversary. 12 people, including several cartoonists, died when two gunmen burst in to an editorial meeting at the satirical magazine charlie hebdo, the french equivalent of private eye. the president is also going to be visiting a jewish supermarket in paris where four hostages were killed by another islamist two days later. so this is president macron joining those commemorations in paris on the third anniversary of the islamist attack on charlie hebdo. france have been no stranger to attacks by radical

islamists. this was really an escalation. tens of thousands demonstrated in paris in defence of free speech under the slogan, i am charlie. people saying they were all incomplete solidarity with the satirical magazine, charlie hebdo. hundreds of people gathering now in paris for those commemorations for the victims of the attack on charlie hebdo. people saying they want to keep alive the spirit of charlie. republican and anti—racist groups

have organised several events on this third anniversary to remember the 12 people who died in the attack. today, the president has asked the army to participate in making secure sensitive points around france because of the continued terror threats in france. and here is president macron stepping forward and laying that reached. in memory of the 12 victims of those attacks. they burst into an editorial meeting and shot dead 12 people. many of the dead were those

famous cartoonists, very brave cartoonists, who had been threatened previously and who had lampooned radical islam. the mayor of paris is beside the president of france, emmanuel macron. sombre scenes to commemorate the victims of charlie hebdo in paris. let's ta ke victims of charlie hebdo in paris. let's take you back to political events at home. our political correspondent

susana mendonca is here. the prime minister has to keep the brexit balance in her cabinet. what are we expecting tomorrow? downing street are making sure the speculation we are killing in the newspapers about various names is very much speculation and they are not confirming who is being moved. but we do know there will be a reshuffle. tomorrow, the more senior posts will be reshuffled and then on tuesday the more junior ministerial roles. the reason it is happening is essentially because damian green got sacked before christmas and that was over breaches of the ministerial code and not being upfront and honest about accusations around pawn

being found on his computers. he obviously that post and theresa may says she has to have this reshuffle —— pornography being found on his computer is. we're hearing greg clark might be moved. in terms of the big posts, the home secretary, the big posts, the home secretary, the chancellor, borisjohnson and david davis, we understand they will probably stay in their positions. one of the things theresa may has been encouraged to do is to promote some of the newer mps and some of the rising talent. they want to get people into some kind of ministerial roles. want to look out for i think is what happens withjeremy hunt. there is a lot of speculation because damian green has left and he was effectively deputy, perhaps

jeremy hunt or chris grayling might fill that post. but of coursejeremy hunt is in the midst of the nhs winter crisis. so it might be a difficult move to justify. labour have already been making their views known. they are saying that if jeremy hunt were to be promoted, that would be sending out the wrong message. we have not had a winter crisis in the nhs on this level for years. it is because of the cuts and the lack of management. theresa may makes an apology but actually change her plan, she hasn't got a plan to get these people off the trolleys and corridors, elderly

people injanuary the trolleys and corridors, elderly people in january being treated the trolleys and corridors, elderly people injanuary being treated in ambulances, her only plan is to promote this health secretary. they should be demoting him. if he is promoted tomorrow, it is a betrayal of those 75,000 people treated in the back of an ambulance. what about toby young? he a controversial person. theresa may has spoken about his behaviour on social media? toby young has been appointed to this position. he is involved in the

establishment of free schools. he is a writer and has quite controversial views. since his appointment, people have been trawling through his social media and have found various things which have been deemed to be misogynistic and homophobic. he has said people are out to get him and it doesn't reflect his views now. theresa may was asked about this and she has made it clear she was not aware of this, was not happy, but for the moment he is staying in his post. toby young has done exceedingly good work regarding free schools and that is what led to him being appointed. i was not aware of these comments he had made. i am being appointed. i was not aware of these comments he had made. lam not at all impressed. he is now in public office and as far as i'm concerned, if you was to continue to use that sort of language and talk in that sort of way, he would no

longer be in public office. he has apologised. if he continues to use that sort of language, he will no longer be in public office. clearly theresa may putting him on notice. it is not what she needs at a time when she was trying to establish a new team. in the next few days, we will find out who will be in that. thank you. some of the uk's largest retailers have voluntarily agreed to stop selling acids and corrosive substances to customers under 18—years—old. ministers hope the measure will help stop the rise in attacks until new laws are considered by parliament. here's our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani. the human cost of an acid attack. where's it hurting, mate, your eyes? police officers pour water over the victim lastjuly. thieves wanted the london delivery driver's moped. his helmet saved him from serious injury. police recorded more than 500

attacks involving corrosive substances in england and wales in the year to last april. officials think the true figure could be twice as high. ministers have launched an acid action plan to cut attacks. today the first part of that plan, a voluntary ban by diy chains, including b&q, on selling harmful chemicals to under—18s. waitrose and the co—op are also involved, agreeing to challenge underage customers, just like they would if they were buying alcohol. acid attacks are most horrific crimes, and what we want to do is make sure that we restrict access, support victims, police these attacks really effectively. it isn't just major retailers who are signing up to secure their shelves. the association representing hardware shops urging them to play their part as well.

this one in london says the move is long overdue. definitely a good idea. we have always checked id for acid. same thing, if you go to a supermarket and you go to buy alcohol, you are asked for id. it should be the same thing here. this measure may be a stopgap. ministers want a full ban on sales to under—18s, and have asked parliament to create a new crime for carrying acid without a good reason. we arejoined by we are joined by a journalist who himself was a victim of an acid attack three years ago. we've agreed not to show his face because of the work he does, which is writing about organised gangs. start off by telling us what happened to you. just before christmas, the doorbell rang andi just before christmas, the doorbell rang and i answered the door to what

appeared to be a postman was a royal mail uniform. he got me to sign for a supposedly delivery. as i did so, he threw sulphuric acid in my face. he also had a knife. he was overpowered and detained at the scene and then police arrested him. one of my neighbours fetch somewhat and got that on my face very quickly. that was perhaps the difference between the outcome of suffering no permanent injuries, and i could have lost my sight or even my life. i was very fortunate. what do you think of this new voluntary code by the retailers not to sell

acid and corrosive substances to people under the age of 18?|j acid and corrosive substances to people under the age of 18? i think it is easy to be cynical and dismiss this as a gesture of tokenism, but i think it is a good thing. good on the retailers for signing up to it. i think the people who perpetrate such attacks are not going to be put off bya such attacks are not going to be put off by a slight difficulty in getting it on the high street store, but it is a good thing. about a fifth of known attackers are under the age of 18, so it is a sizeable chunk, but only about 20%? that's true. but if you're able to acquire alcohol and cigarettes whilst underage, cleaning products will be just as easy to get hold of. but

having one needs to be done more than simply this measure is legislation. not just than simply this measure is legislation. notjust in terms of the sale and control of the products, but sentencing. i think the message needs to get through to young people who are mostly carrying out these attacks. that serious prison time awaits. there is one school of thought that the unintended consequence of the success of clamping down on knife crime is that it is leading people towards using these assets. the other thing that leads to happiness young gang members need to be made to realise how cowardly and craven these acts are and how despicable and life changing the cabbie to so many of the victims. very good to

talk to you. thank you for being with us. the german chancellor angela merkel‘s christian democrats are to begin five days of talks — to see whether they can form a coalition government with the social democrats. no new government has been formed since the election in september, when her party lost more than 60 parliamentary seats. ahead of the talks mrs merkel said she is ‘optimistic‘ a deal can be reached. our correspondent damian mcguinness is in berlin. she is optimistic. do you think they can doa she is optimistic. do you think they can do a deal? this will be and drawn out process. this first set of talks are cold explorative detox. what comes out of that will be put to the social democrats centre—left party. if the except to go to the

next stage, the official coalition talks will begin. if all goes well, there could be a government in place by easter. so we are talking quite a long and drawn—out process. there has not been a full—time government in place since the election. there is pressure building to form a government. party leaders have said they are keen and they want to form a government because they know the alternative would be either an u nsta ble alternative would be either an unstable minority government or fresh elections which would draw this process out even longer. the problem is that party members and voters are less keen because over the last eight out of 12 years is a ce ntre—left the last eight out of 12 years is a centre—left coalition and both sides have drifted to the middle. for party members, they have betrayed

the ideological principles, so the tricky thing now the party leaders have to do is to somehow strike a deal, come to a compromise and persuade their grassroots that they have not betrayed their ideological values. thank you. sport now, and time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. if you are an england cricket fan, perhaps you should look away. they're heading for a 4—0 defeat. it has cooled considerably now, but this was a day of unforgiving heat. joe root is digging in. the day

started in the ever climbing temperatures. shaun marsh went to his 100. and emotional celebration with his brother. they freed up the remaining australians to really attack england. 6119—7 before they decided to put them out of their misery and declared. the temperature in parts of sydney was climbing to a record high. england had a nightmare start. alistair cook bowled by nathan line for ten. he edged to slip. there was a real prospect it might be over in four days, butjoe

root and johnny bairstow fought hard and got england through to the close. plenty of determination and effort in the england side, put this underlines the quality difference between these teams. sean and mitchell marsh became the first brothers since 2001 to score centuries in the same innings. to have him out there for mine, i was really nervous, but it is something we will look back on in a few years and cherish it. stoke are the only premier league side knocked out of the fa cup third

round by lower league opposition so far... and they promptly sacked their manager. they were already in relegation trouble before losing 2—1 at league two side coventry... and mark hughes lost his job just hours later. it was also a day where manchester city safely went through... but chelsea were taken to a replay by norwich. joe lynskey rounds up the action. this result meant the inevitable. when a premier league side goes out toa when a premier league side goes out to a lower league team, it is not what you want. jamie vardy got a warm welcome back to fleetwood. leicester bottom from here for £1 million. now here's an england international. but the 0—0 draw never maxes quality. manchester city are going for glory. even when they fell behind to burnley, the comeback

was always coming. they have turned the tide around. pep guardiola's side other giants nobody wants to take on. there was merely an upset at bournemouth. wiggin led 2—0 before things slip away. bournemouth fought back to force a replay. extra games at this time of yearcan force a replay. extra games at this time of year can feel like a headache. the linesman did recover. peterborough fought back to win 3—1. this was a january day for the blues and the cup. proof that magic still matters. three premier league teams are hoping to avoid an upset today...

west ham are away at shrewbury town, where david moyes lost with everton in 2003... that game is live on bbc one... tottenham host afc wimbledon and holders arsenal are away to nottingham forest... while the early kick off between newport and leeds is on bbc one in wales at noon... that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. more coming up in the next hour. plans to create a new northern forest stretching from liverpool

to hull have been announced by the government. it's providing £5.7 million to increase tree cover along a belt spanning manchester, leeds and bradford. the woodland trust is running the project, which will cost £500 million over 25 years. most of that money will need to be raised by the charity itself. our correspondent roger harrabin has more. the bare hills of the north. one of the most denuded parts of a country which itself has less woodland than almost anywhere in europe. the land stripped over centuries fortimberand farming, scarred by industry, overgrazed by sheep farming. at smithils near manchester, things will be different. planting has begun for what will be known as the northern forest. we think the northern forest will be a pathfinder for extending forest and woodland right across country. we think trees and woods can add value in many different landscapes. we just want to do it here first and do it big. it isn't really a forest. the project will create new woods near towns, and plant river valleys liable to flooding. but money is tight, and many of these hills will look just as bleak in 25 years. what's more, the woodland trust expects some of their cash to come from environmental funds linked to the hs2 rail line. the supreme irony is that the government is giving with one hand and taking

with the other, and i'm referring to the route of h52. north of birmingham, to manchester, threatening ancient woodlands. why can't the government give with both hands and stop threatening ancient forests? here is what some ambitious planting can do. this is the national forest in the midlands. begun in the 1990s, now delighting local people. acorns grow. film awards season gets under way with the golden globes later — the first major ceremony since hollywood was hit by sexual harassment scandals. stars are expected to wear all black on the red carpet in a protest against misconduct in the industry. our north america correspondent james cook reports from los angeles. in hollywood, they are getting ready to put their best foot forward.

but this your‘s awards season may be more protest than party. the dirty secrets of the movie business have been exposed in recent months and now scores of stars say they will wear black to the golden globes to promote a campaign called time's up. i never thought it would happen in my lifetime. tomorrow people will be in black, i don't think it will be funereal, it'll be a celebration of all of us saying it is time to deal with this, time to deal with this and not put up with it any. and not put up with it any more. we are wearing black to stand in solidarity not just with women and what is happening in hollywood but to represent and stand for all women across all industries and support them, and also to support equality in all its forms. i have suffered all of that and worse. by the time i got to the music business, i was not having it.

but i feel for those women because they have secrets and i know about secrets. i know about carrying secrets. now the secrets are exposed and they are being set free so i'm happy for them. the cleansing has already begun. kevin spacey, facing multiple allegations of sexual assault, was cut out of this film just weeks before the release. christopher plummer took over the role of oil tycoonj paul getty. co—star michelle williams told me she re—shot her scenes for free. films are larger—than—life and they glorify people. i could not bear the thought of being in a movie that glorified somebody who had hurt people. in these ways. i did not want to have anything to do with it. i would not have gone to promote it, i would not have talked about it,