hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy, today at 2pm. theresa may tells world leaders in davos that a post—brexit britain will be at the forefront of global business. as what we leave the european union, the uk will continue to be an advocate of free trade. right now she's meeting us president donald trump — saying the uk‘s relationship with america is as strong as ever. a surge in recorded crime in england and wales. it's up 14% per cent last year — with the highest number of killings and murders for a decade. rough sleeping in england has increased for the seventh year in a row — it's now more than double the figure recorded five years ago. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with katherine downes. there's disappointment at the australian open... yes it is over and out for kyle edmund in australia. he lost the semifinal down in melbourne but what a remarkable run he's been on. more in halfan a remarkable run he's been on. more in half an hour. a remarkable run he's been on. more in halfan hour. in a remarkable run he's been on. more in half an hour. in the weather, the

calm after the storm, lucy? it certainly is. a quieter day on the cards. but there are heavy showers to look out for. i'll have more of the detail also on extreme weather temperatures across the globe. also, water on tap — plans to set up thousands of free water refill points — in a bid to cut the number of plastic bottles that we use. hello everyone, this is afternoon live. i'm simon parole board coy. just a couple of hours ago — in a bbc interview — theresa may said the uk's relationship with the united states was "as strong as it ever has been" — and right now, she'll be finding out if that's true — as she talks to donald trump for the first time since their transatlantic twitter spat over extremism. they're both in davos in switzerland for the world economic forum. she's just finished a speech there — telling her audience that britain

is at the forefront of digital business and ai. she also told the big tech companies to clean up their act.. we need to go further, she said, to prevent the spread of harmful and illegal content online. she wants firms like twitter and facebook to do more to identify and take down extremist content. investors and shareholders, she said, have a responsibility too. and, of course, there was brexit — and criticism of the world trade organisation. and as we leave the european union, the uk will continue to be a global advocate of free trade, pushing for progress on wto discussions, seeking to bring new partners to the table and of course, after we have left the eu, developing new bilateral deals with countries across the world. but there is much more to be done by the whole international community, and frankly, too often, our rhetoric in support of free trade here in davos is not matched by our actions. the commitments on steel

must be implemented. like the uk, other big aid donors should support developing countries to ensure they can harness the benefits of global growth. and the world trade organisation still needs to go much further in its reforms, ensuring its rule book keeps pace with developments in the global economy. for example, services made up 64% of global gdp, yet while some recent trade negotiations are achieving more ambitious outcomes on services, the trade in services agreement remains stalled. and while the likes of ebay, amazon and alibaba have grown into global giants, taking on a central role in the lives of billions around the world, the wto has been struggling to remove barriers to e—commerce trade for almost 20 years. progress on these issues really matters, because technological advances continue to revolutionise the possibilities for humanity. and we must have the international

frameworks in place to ensure everyone can benefit from them. our business editor simon jack is in davos for us now. that's what she said but were they listening? well, it depends on the pa rt listening? well, it depends on the part of the speech you are talking about. she wanted to talk about technology, responsibility, making the internet a safer place, and she did that but the real focus is on the meeting with donald trump and what happens to the future of brexit and trade. a couple of interesting things, how keen she was to do trade deals. there has been positive noises from ministers from washington and from the government about the enthusiasm to do that trade deal once they are outside of the eu and the question this afternoon is how special is the special relationship. it has been

strained over the last 12 months, since going to washington after the election, the famous pits of them holding at the white house, there have been twitter clashes of trump tweet on far right material from britain first and him not deciding to show up at the us embassy. and on things that matter, trade, defence, intelligence, are the relationships still as secure as ever? and in terms of the chatter, when you are having the post match debriefs in the coffee bars, where does brexit feature 7 the coffee bars, where does brexit feature? is it still a major topic of conversation? i would say it is not as high up the agenda as you think. people are thinking that is fine, the uk is going its own way, we are intrigued as to see how the process goes. the uk will be a guinea pig to see if you can leave the eu and not damage your economy. but i think that britain's role in

europe is changed. for example, the relationship it is hard to overemphasise, just how good a davos, macron has had. the us business leaders are cueing over him. donald trump saying he gets a state visit, before theresa may. and the feeling that macron is emerging asa the feeling that macron is emerging as a new interlocketer between the us and europe. remember the famous expression, when speaking to europe, who do you call? the answer would be the uk, up but i geta who do you call? the answer would be the uk, up but i get a sense that is shifting and the answer may not be the same henceforth. and theresa may's call for the internet giants to clean up their act. what would be the response to that? they have realised that they have to do something about this. in the early days they would say that they are just a platform but they have lost that argument, they have to beef up efforts on that. but it poses interesting questions about

who inside facebook is deciding what is acceptable and not? do they have star chamber to decide? basically, these companies have more power than possibly any power an individual could ever responsible wield. so some philosophical questions at sta ke some philosophical questions at stake here. and the other thing about theresa may's speech, it was like when she came into office in the uk, wagging herfinger at business, and scaring them off but there is a softer tone. but it is a balance, you have to be responsible, more socially aware, and spread out the awards and the benefits but still asking them to come to britain, we love you. it's a tricky one. we will see if the business leaders have thought that she has trod that path,if have thought that she has trod that path, if she has achieved that balance. and pend hammond has been talking about the role of the city, the financial services in a post brexit deal. that is important. that will bea deal. that is important. that will be a feature of many conversations

there —— phillip hammond. i was speaking to the chief executive of goldman sachs. he has been saying that they have 90% of people in europe in london, although less tha n people in europe in london, although less than a third of business is in the uk, it suits them. they are doing things that are expensive, and they don't know how far they will have to go, he was meeting with theresa may this morning, saying that they are hoping to get a basis ofa that they are hoping to get a basis of a transition deal done by march. he says that will be helpful. but that every month that goes by, there are things they must do, rewriting contract, hiring people, renting floors in frankfurt, and each month that goes past, it makes it harder to undo. so it is not at the point of no return but each day, we are getting closer to, they have done that stuff, once it is done it is harder to undo. simon, where is your coat? so keen i

was to talk to you, simon, i have left it behind! go get warm. thank you very much! there's been a sharp rise in recorded crime in england and wales. it rose by 11! per cent last year, with even bigger increases in knife crime, robbery and sex offences, and the number of cases of murder and manslaughter is the highest for almost a decade. however the crime survey — separate figures based on people's individual experiences — suggest that crime has actually fallen. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has this report. knife crime can in an instant take, ruin and change the lives of young people, like these students at coventry college. so this morning, they are being given it straight. their choices in life are what matter. he said, "i didn't mean to kill him, that wasn't my intention, ijust wanted to slash him, cut him across the arm, take photos and upload it to social media." she's talking about the youth who murdered her 18—year—old son, josh ribera, who performed as the grime artist depzman. armani mitchell is now serving life in a category a prison

because of that one choice. for these students, an unvarnished description of a murder was not easy to listen to, but the countless choices of young people who carry knives are reflected in the figures today. overall crime recorded by police was up 14%, knife crime went up 21%, and violent crime overall up by 20%. on new year's eve in london alone, there were four knife murders. police are facing the reality that falls in violent crime are being reversed. police officer rob pedley, also speaking today in coventry, believes we need to start thinking about it differently. i see similarities with contagious disease, that kind of thing. it's contagious, so we need to prevent it, cure it. the cure is prison, but prevention is massive too. recently, the government has emphasised the role of law enforcement to tackle the problem. tougher policing, stop and search, making it harder for young

people to buy knives. but this morning, ministers promised to change tack and increase the work done to persuade young people that their actions have consequences. we have to get to the root causes and we have to work as a society, government, police and civil society, to get the root of this cultural issue and try to steer young people away from violence, from feeling it is normal and necessary to carry a knife. here, at least, the message got through. if you know someone is doing something, take a step back, think about it and make the right choice. you don't listen to what your friends say, you do what you think is best, not what your mates think is best. while they are thinking something bad, you could be thinking something good, so go with what you think. but this is a problem that will require changing minds one by one, an enormous task.

joining me now from our westminster studio is paddy tipping, labour police and crime commissioner for nottinghamshire. the figures seem to be contradictory, depending on the figures that you look at but is your sense that the public is safer or less safe than a year ago? well, the public say to me that they feel less safe. we know that there are areas where crime is coming up. we have spoken about knife crime, how we tackle that. the public are reporting more serious sexual violence and rape, so that is happening now. some of it is historic. but i do think that the public are concerned and concerned about whether the police have the resources to tackle these problems. do you think that they have? the figures speak for themselves? since

2010, the amount of grant from government has gone down by £2.3 billion. that is a 25% cut. that is borne out by the fact that since 2010, 20,000 police officers have disappeared and police numbers are at the lowest level for 30 years. the persistent complaint to me is that we never see a police officer. i don't think people are asking too much to say they want to feel safe and secure in their homes and streets. figures like this really don't help. at what level do you think that the officers are required? is it the bobby on the beat, the community officer, where you create a relationship, where knife crime does not happen further down the line? or living in a more hi—tech world? the police are saying that they need more money to tackle that side of crime? it's a variety of things. tackling knife crime, we have to work with young people in schools,

colleges and youth clubs and youth provision has been drastically removed. but of course the big frontier is online. your child has more chance of being abused online, with a computer in the bedroom, than they have on the streets these days. so we have to invest in that. we have to recognise that the nature of crime has changed. it's online, terrorism, it is a real and an immediate threat. and as i say, child sexual exploitation and sexual violence is something that's been reported more and we have to have resources to devote to them. they are complex and difficult cases. and you believe that the money that goes into the police service and the level of crime, that there is a correlation? i think that all forces are looking forward to the financial

settle m e nt are looking forward to the financial settlement from the government next year. in fairness to the minister who you have just interviewed, he's putting more money into police forces next year, £450 million. £330 million is directly going to police forces. that's a welcome step. it will help us to reverse some of the cuts or slow some of the cuts. but let's be clear, some of the big force, the met police, the west midlands, the greater manchester police, they face difficult decisions about priorities going forward. i hope that crime figures released today will at least make people think a little more about what our priorities are. keeping people safe and sound in their homes and on the streets, i don't think it's a lot to ask. paddy tipping, thank you very much for joining paddy tipping, thank you very much forjoining us. paddy tipping, thank you very much forjoining us. the number of people sleeping rough in england has increased for the seventh year in a row.

official statistics show there were four thousand seven official statistics show there were 4,750 people sleeping on the streets in england last year, that's up 15 per cent on 2016. the government says it's investing 550 pounds million by 2020 to address the issue. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. this is the daily struggle of a homeless man. tony is 72 and lives near milton keynes railway station. he says he was evicted from his flat last february, but won't give the exact reason why. a concrete underpass in milton keynes is no place for a 72—year—old to be sleeping. no, no, iagree, it's not, but i mean, what can i do? every time i wake up, i class it as a bonus. it's another day i've got to get through. homelessness has risen sharply in milton keynes in recent years, the town's booming economy making housing unaffordable for those with little. the growing problem here is replicated across england.

rough sleeping increased by 15% last year. that amounted to more than 4,700 people with nowhere to sleep, a figure that's risen by 168% since 2010. this man, who wants to remain anonymous, is homeless but working. he's a painter and decorator, earning £50 a day. i still can't manage to get enough to put deposits down. the prices are just far too high at the minute. it's awful. a bedsit flat, £580 a month was the cheapest one i found. this tour bus will become an innovative solution to milton keynes' rough sleeping problem. once used by robbie williams and rod stewart, it's been converted into 16 bunk beds. the first homeless people will move in next month. the accommodation is of course quite cramped, but for the lucky people who are going to be coming here, it's better

than being on the street — and crucially, of course, as well, they are given some hope. it's an impressive idea, this. tom davies, once homeless himself, came up with the idea. the bus will offer people hope, opportunity, some support, a postal address for being able to register with a gp, doctors, being able to acquire their id and have somewhere safe to store their personal belongings, basically, all the fundamental things anyone requires to actually live. rough sleeping is often a sign that people are struggling to get help with mental health and drug and alcohol problems, as well as having no home. ministers say they are committing to ending the problem by 2027. it's going to be difficult. michael buchanan, bbc news, milton keynes. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines theresa may is meeting

president trump — and is insisting the uk's so—called "special relationship" with the us is as strong as ever. there's been a sharp rise in the number of violent crimes recorded by police in england and wales. the number of people sleeping rough in england has increased for the seventh year in a row. in sport, kyle edmunds run is over in the australian open. beaten by marin cilic. and the world number one is facing caroline wozniacki in the final. and in the golf, rory mcilroy and more on the stores after 2.00pm. now to davos, where theresa may has

been speak being the positives, that technology brings to our lives but also warned the big firms to protect users. technology themselves, investors and all of our international partners must play their part. technology companies have to do more in stepping up to their responsibilities for dealing in harmful and illegal online activity. companies cannot stand by while their platforms are used to facilitate child abuse or modern slavery. that was theresa may a few minutes ago. right now she is meeting president trump. there was a false rumour out there, i wanted to correct it. we have

great respect for everything you are doing. we love you, we really do. we are working on transactions and in terms of economic development, trade, maybe most importantly, military. we are very much joined at the hip when it comes to the military. we have the same ideas, the same ideals, and there's nothing that would happen to you, and we won't be there to fight for you, you know that. i just want to thank you so much. it's a great honour to be with you. thank you very much mr president. we have had a great discussion today and we continue with the really special relationship between the uk and the us. standing shoulder to shoulder and working together a on challenges. and working alongside a

good trading relationship for the future, to both of our benefits so that the uk and the us both do well out of this. and it's been great to see you. and great to see you. and one thing that will be taking place over the yea rs that will be taking place over the years is trade. trade is going to increase many times. we look forward to that. but the trade concepts and the discussions and the discussions, really, i think that i can say, that will be taking place, they are going to lead to tremendous increases in trade between our two countries. which is great for both in terms of jobs and we look forward to that, and we are starting that process pretty much as we speak. so thank you all very much for being here. thank you. all speak at once. thank you very much, everyone.

well, that was comfortable. obviously questions about the state visit, which were unanswered were staged. they have yet to be answered yet. and we were talking about theresa may earlier, and the internet companies, and helping out in the battle against extremism and others. with me is our media editor. the point of what she had to say has been said before. but are they listening? well, you are absolutely right, simon, lots of people have said for a long time we have to take on the tech giants. the competition commissioner, saying that in brussels, and others saying we have to ta ke brussels, and others saying we have

to take responsibility for breaking up to take responsibility for breaking up the tech companies and taking responsibility online. and the prime minister moved on the debate. but the debate whether or not facebook, google, twitter are responsible for what is online on their platforms has been trapped as to a conversation whether they are platforms, to doing what you like on online and letting the community or the editors to take it down, or for the editors to take it down, or for the platforms to have legal spoilt for what goes online. theresa may spoke about moving to a situation where the tech companies ta ke situation where the tech companies take responsibility for what goes on their platforms and can't wash their hands off it. and she mentioned share holders and investors, that was interesting? and she mentioned share holders and investors, that was interesting7m is. the idea that the companies are thinking behind that, i have spoken to people in westminster, to get to the companies you have to get them concerned, you need the share

holders on side, to see the consequences and the pinch. a framework is in germany, where they are using hate speech ledge south asian to say if a social media does not take down extremist material after 48 hours, they are talking about a huge fine, 50 million euros. that is a very, very big sum. and where is the pushback on this. companies like twitter and google employ thousands of people to look at this sort of thing. what is the problem? do they need more? they are hiring many more. facebook are up to 10,000, and twitter are hiring more moderator but there are two, principle and practicality. on practicality, 400 hours of content goes up practicality, 400 hours of content goes up on practicality, 400 hours of content goes up on you tube every minute. 2 billion people are on facebook, over 300 million on twitter. there is so

much stuff out there, it is like the newsroom behind you, it is full of people thinking about what should and should not making to air. you cannot do it with facebook and twitter. it is the practicality of it. so there is a practical problem, how to control that volume of material? the second is principle, there is a principle that is underlined and some say undermining the web, that basically everyone is free to say what they want and if it isa free to say what they want and if it is a problem, the community of users ta ke is a problem, the community of users take this down. if you ask the likes of facebook and twitter, google, to preedit material to decide what goes up preedit material to decide what goes up before it is published it change what is the internet is. it is an extraordinary forum, where anyone and everyone can say stuff and once it is said, then the law kicks in. what theresa may is saying is that is not good enough. that the social media platforms have to take responsibility for the stuff that

goes up responsibility for the stuff that goes up on responsibility for the stuff that goes up on the platforms, not to just say you can take free reign and if is offensive, then to take it down later. but this is global. that is the difficulty. but these are new challenge, and there is a danger. people have spoken about how google and you tube could be regulated like and you tube could be regulated like a broadcaster, the bbc, everything that i say, you say, it is regulated by ofcom. but you can't necessarily apply the old frameworks to new companies, partly as the people running the new companies, find this difficult to control. a few years ago we were not talking about fake news. so there is a danger to apply 20th century law, frameworks and models to 21st century challenges, where even the people responsible for the companies don't fully understand. thank you very much. the prime minister has condemned the men—only charity dinner where there were allegations

of hostesses being groped and harrassed. theresa may says the event was appalling and objectified women. downing street has reprimanded the government minister downing street has reprimanded the government minister nadhim zahawi who said he attended the the presidents club fundraiser, but left early because he felt uncomfortable. richard galpin has the latest. today, the repercussions for those who attended the scandal—ridden dinner continue. this is nadhim zahawi, minister for children and families. he says he left early because he felt uncomfortable and has condemned what he described as the horrific events reported by the financial times. and now the bbc has testimony that the alleged sexual harassment of women working as hostesses at the event last week was not something new. we spoke to a woman who worked at the event four years ago with her sister. we were made to line up in two lines heading onto the stage, and we walked out basically

like pieces of meat, really, onto the stage. my sister met this older gentleman who had a daughter around her age, so she felt really safe with him but later in the evening after a few drinks, he grabbed herwaist and leaned in for a kiss. at that point, i witnessed it, went over and decided it was time to go. some of the men who say they were attending the charity event for the first time have also been speaking out. a leading businessman who was invited by a friend but left early said there had been a warning about inappropriate behaviour. the presenter did make an announcement that "you have got young girls coming to look after you. make sure you remember they are somebody‘s daughter and sister, so don't misbehave". this morning at the world economic forum, there was further condemnation of what happened at the presidents club dinner from the prime minister.

at the presidents club dinner when i read the report of that event that took place, i was appalled. i thought that sort of approach to women, objectification of women, was something we were leaving behind. we have made progress, but it is clear there is a lot more to do. although the presidents club has now been disbanded, there are still many questions to be answered, not least whether what happened here is also happening at other men—only events and venues. this is afternoon live. we have the latest official figures for flu. it appears that the winter flu outbreak has peaked. the flu rates are continuing to rise but the rate of the increase has begun to slow. last week, the gp consultations hit 54.1.

over 100,000. and still higher than 2011. rates have fallen in northern ireland and scotla nd have fallen in northern ireland and scotland and the number of people admitted to hospital has fallen. the estimates last week were 4,000. they are still high. so bad news it is still around and people affected by flu but the good news is that the rate of increase is slowing. we are analysing more on the figures with our health correspondents later on. now, sort of weather—related, a weather output date with lucy. you are talking about an area where it is really cold? yes, some noticeable to grant —— temperatures in tokyo. but you are going to bring some warmth. yes. if thatis

going to bring some warmth. yes. if that is too cold, at the other end of the spectrum, australia are experiencing really warm temperatures. melbourne has had 38 celsius recorded. they have the tennis finals coming up this weekend and it looks like it is going to stay scorching. are the events related? if one half of the globe is cold, does it mean the other half might be warmer? there is not one contributing factor, really. also, we have got new zealand, who are having similarly very warm temperatures. they are set for their warmest record month. so there is not just one warmest record month. so there is notjust one factor, but warmest record month. so there is not just one factor, but there warmest record month. so there is notjust one factor, but there are some real differences. so we are here! tell us what we are facing. we are maybe better off here. today, we are maybe better off here. today, we are seeing the calm after the storm has pulled out towards the east. we

are seeing shower clouds, but also a bit more brightness. this cloud here isa sign bit more brightness. this cloud here is a sign of things to come, but not eve ryo ne is a sign of things to come, but not everyone is seeing the brightness. the cloud was sent in earlier from a weather watcher in perthshire. there are blue skies to be seen in leicestershire. the showers are largely focused around this feature and gradually working eastwards as we move through the day. they are heaviest in the west, but they will slowly spread eastwards. some of them fall as snow over high ground. but there is more brightness the further east you are. those showers will continue to work eastwards as we move through tonight. they are starting to fizzle out in the west and with clearer skies, that will allow temperatures to fall away. a touch of frost is not out of the question in the west. a few patches of ice as well. with more clout in the east, it will not be quite as cold. as we move into friday, high

pressure is pushing it and that will settle things down. we have also got more of a northerly wind. we start tomorrow bright, with some wintry sunshine, but also cold temperatures inafew sunshine, but also cold temperatures in a few spots. a touch of frost first thing and some ice to begin, so take extra care. always more cloud the further west you are. and also one or two showers through the morning. but it will brighten up quickly. many of us will see some wintry sunshine. light winds thanks to high pressure, but it is not going to feel warm. the cloud will start to increase from the west into the late afternoon, with a bit of light rain for northern ireland. and thatis light rain for northern ireland. and that is a sign of things to come as we move into the weekend. those weather front edge their way in from the west. the wind is coming from more of a south—westerly direction, which means it will be a bit milder. outbreaks of rain, fairly windy as

well. heaviest in the north, but temperatures are recovering thanks to the milder air. that air will continue to push in as we move into sunday. a lot of moisture around as well. so for sunday, some outbreaks of rain in the north and temperatures again in double figures. this is bbc news — our latest headlines: theresa may hazmat donald trump at the world economic forum in switzerland. as the first time the pair met privately since the president cancelled a uk visit last month. the president said trade was sure to grow between the uk and the us. one thing that will take place over the years will be trade. trade is going to increase many times. the number of violent crimes and sex offences recorded by police has risen sharply over the past year, according to the latest recorded figures for england and wales. however, a survey based on interviews with 35,000 households suggests crime is falling. rough sleeping has increased for the

seventh year in a row. theresa may has said she is "appalled" by the reports of a men—only charity dinner where hostesses were allegedly groped, and is "not happy" that an event like that took place. attendees at the dinner included ministers, business leaders and celebrities. sport now on afternoon live, with katherine downes. the dream is over. yes. it seems a bit ofan the dream is over. yes. it seems a bit of an anti—climax and it is a shame, because we put so much expectation on the likes of kyle edmund when perhaps, he wasn't white ready to take on, let's face it, the sixth best in the world, marin cilic, in the semifinals of the grand slam, the first time kyle edmund had got through to the semifinals of the grand slam. perhaps it was that sense of occasion plus the player on the

other side of the net that proved a little too much for him. the dream run is over for great britain's kyle edmund — he was beaten in straight sets by world number 6 marin cilic. it was edmund's first grand slam semi — and despite the defeat, he showed signs that he has what it takes to mix with the world's best. asa as a professional sports person, you have to have that belief that you could win, never mind the odds. but i think he will get over that disappointment and he will be very proud of what he achieved over the last couple of weeks. as he should be, because to reach that level of any tournament is quite something. particularly if you look at the players he beat along the way. kevin anderson, the 11th seed from south africa, was a us open finalist last year. and then kyle edmund dispatched him in scorching heat, temperatures reaching up into the 40s. and then there was that

quarterfinal win over the world number three, grigor dimitrov. that is something we will not forget in a hurry. but this time, it was a little too much. from east yorkshire to melbourne. kyle edmund, in every sense, has come a long way. his arrival so seen has been a surprise for some. now, could his extraordinaryjourney continue? well, to go further, edmund would have to stand his ground against marin cilic. that is anything but easy. the travails of this tournament seemingly now taking their toll, edmund was outplayed from the start. the first set lost, there was to be a little encouragement, first from his coach and then from frustration. disputed line call, a lengthy rant for a moment, it seemed like the spark needed. that took him towards a tie—break. but once again, the

challenge of cilic was proving all too much. having come so far, for edmund, there was no coming back. the croatian was at times quite brilliant. the young brit'sjourney was at an end, but everything suggests there is plenty still ahead. in the short—term, i'm disappointed andi in the short—term, i'm disappointed and i have to accept that. i didn't get my best out on court. but there are so many positives that override the whole two weeks. i have to focus on that and be pleased with what i have done. the women's trophy will have a new champion — because neither simona halep or caroline wozniaki have won a grand slam before. halep — the world number one — came through a cracking semi against 2016 champion angelique kerber, winning the decider 9—7.

i tried to be very calm, but today was like a roller—coaster, up and down. but i didn't give up. that is what matters. if you don't give up, you can win the match in the end. so idid it you can win the match in the end. so i did it and you can win the match in the end. so i did itand i am proud of you can win the match in the end. so i did it and i am proud of myself. england's david horsey has a two—shot lead after the first round of golf's dubai desert classic. he set the early pace with a nine under par round of 63 on an impressive first day. the field also includes two—time winner rory mcilroy, who is only two shots back on seven under par. englishmen chris paisley and tyrrell hatton are also on seven under. ahead of the fourth odi in australia, england's moeen ali has been talking about the determination in the camp. england are looking to avenge their ashes defeat with a series whitewash in the one dayers: this is one series we really want to

whitewash. especially in australia, i don't think we have ever been 3—0 up i don't think we have ever been 3—0 up before. after the ashes, even the one day boys are really keen to reach 5—0. england will be without bowler liam plunkett for the remainder of the od! series, having pulled up with a hamstring injury during england's16—run win over australia in sydney on sunday. paula radcliffe's "mixed—gender" race world record could be broken by kenya's mary keitany at this years london marathon. the record of two hours, 15 minutes and 25 seconds has stood for 15 years — but keitany will aim to beat it using use male pacemakers. athletics' world governing body recognises two world records — mixed—gender and women—only — and last year, keitany broke radcliffe's women—only world best in a time of 2 hours, 17 minutes and one second. not bad running, simon. you're

absolutely right. theresa may hazmat president trump for the first time since that twitter spat over extremism. they are both in davos in switzerland for the world economic forum and mrs may has said the special relationship is strong. the president told her he loves britain. there is a false rumour out there andi there is a false rumour out there and i wanted to correct it. i have great respect for everything you are doing. we love your country. it's really good, and we are working on transactions in terms of economic element, trade and most importantly, military. we are very much joined at the hip when it comes to the military. we have the same ideas, the same ideals. there's nothing that would happen to you that we won't be there to fight for you. you

know that. and ijust want won't be there to fight for you. you know that. and i just want to thank you very much. it's a great honour to be here. thank you berry much, mr president. we had a great discussion today and we will continue to have that special relationship between the uk and the united states. we are facing the same challenges across the world and that you say, we are working together to defeat insurgents. alongside that, while working for good trade relationships which would be to both our benefit. so the uk and the us both do well out of this. it is great to see you. one thing that will be taking place over a number of years will be trade. trade is going to increase many times. we look forward to that. trade discussions which will be taking place are going to lead to tremendous increases in trade, which

is great for both in terms ofjobs. we look forward to that and we are starting the process pretty much as we speak. thank you all very much for being here. we have been keeping an eye on twitter for reaction to that. let me show you one tweet from david axelrod, a correspondent on cnn and also a former adviser to the obama administration. he says, talking about a false rumour we heard donald trump talking about, he said, let's face it, it starts from the president tweeting the views of britain first and deputy leader. it follows a cbs correspondent outlining how this relationship between donald trump and theresa may seems to be going through a

roller—coaster ride. we will keep an eye on twitter. holocaust and genocide survivors, along with politicians, religious leaders and dignitaries are joining together this afternoon in westminster for a national service to commemorate holocaust memorial day. on saturday, people will attend events across the country to remember and honour the millions of people murdered in the holocaust and in subsequent genocides. let's speak to our religion editor martin bashir, who is at the event in westminster this afternoon. yes, good afternoon from the qe2 conference centre here in westminster, where we are about to have a commemorative event to mark holocaust memorial day as you said. that will be celebrated on saturday, with thousands of events across the country. i was at an event at the foreign office on tuesday when the chief rabbi said, quoting the book of ecclesiastic the old testament" there is a time to be silent and a

time to speak". and he said that our silence should be to mourn the loss of those 6000 jewish men, women and children and then to speak out against bigotry. sajid javid, the secretary of state for housing, local government and communities, will be speaking in the main auditorium this afternoon, as will the chief rabbi. but i would like to introduce you now to a guest on afternoon live, sarah pollock. susan pollack. susan pollack, who is a holocaust survivor. tell me about your journey from hungary. holocaust survivor. tell me about yourjourney from hungary. we were the last ones to be transport during late 1939 and 1940. why was that? because we can assume that there would not have been any problems for the hungarians to let us go. that

was the situation. 6 million of us we re was the situation. 6 million of us were destroyed. and you were taken to auschwitz! i was taken to auschwitz, together with my family and my extended family, because we had been told we were going to be resettled somewhere. and no one was giving any information about how that was going to happen. by then, the situation was so terrible that we were, in a way, relieved. and what happened to your family? my father was taken away and murdered, together with all the other men in that little village where we lived. my that little village where we lived. my mother was gassed on arrival,

because she was very sad and lifeless, and we had a terrible time on the trains. what's the value of holocaust memorial day? very important. voices have to be used again and again so that we make a commitment that we shall stand up against any form of hatred, racism and anti—semitism. never again. susan pollock, a holocaust survivor, thank you forjoining us. in a moment, the business news. first, a look at the headlines on afternoon live. theresa may insists the relationship with the us is now very special. there's been a sharp rise in the number of violent crimes recorded by police

in england and wales. the number of people sleeping rough in england has increased for the seventh year in a row. hello. the boss of the leading us bankjp morgan has told the bbc it could cut its 16,000 uk workforce by more than a quarter if financial rules diverge after brexit. speaking in davos, jamie dimon said thousands of jobs could go if brexit talks failed to produce an outcome close to the current arrangements. sky plans to offer all its channels and content available online, meaning customers will no longer need a satellite dish on their property. the pay tv broadcaster already offers some channels online on its now tv platform as well as catch—up services. it comes as its operating profits were up 24% in the second half of last year after it attracted 365,000 new customers. the number of mortgages given out by uk banks has dropped to its lowest level for nearly five years. uk finance said there were just over 36,115 mortgage approvals in december, the lowest number since april 2013. the drop occurred despite a reduction in stamp duty for first—time buyers,

which took effect in november. now, we have had a lot of retail results recently, not all good. but asos are doing ok. they are. it is a really interesting story. they launched in 2000. there were called as seen on screen, and they originally sold stuff you had seen on screen. so utensils from cookery programmes and cuddly toys, and alongside that there were clothes. thenin alongside that there were clothes. then in 2003, the listed on the investment market which is part of the ftse, but they focus more on international companies which need to raise money for expansion. then they started to rebrand themselves from as seen on screen to asos. and

our focus switched just to clothes. they have been a huge british success story in their figures are in stark contrast to some of the other figures we have seen from retailers over christmas. total sales last year rose by 30% to £790 million. sales in the uk climbed 23%, the retailer said its uk sales benefited from the launch of same—day delivery and "try before you buy". sofie willmott is senior retail analyst at global data — she says she can see this growth continuing too. we have had such a strong run of growth, continuing to deliver double—digit growth every time they report their results. it's clear that their investors still see opportunity for the retailer, as it now has a higher market value than m&s, despite it having a much lower share of the clothing market. in the last few minutes, president trump has been talking about a tremendous trade deal with britain that is going to come, but we already heard from the us treasury secretary. the mood music is good for this. from the us treasury secretary. the

mood music is good for thism sounds good for the uk, especially when you contrast it with before the brexit vote. president obama said we would be at the back of the queue. the current administration is saying front of the queue, but what does that mean? yogita limaye joins us from new york. there had been concerns that britain's "special relationship" with the us had cooled — that doesn't seem to be the case? no. any awkwardness that might have been there, especially with that meeting today between president trump and prime minister may seems to have been laid to rest. both of them were making statements, with mr trump particularly so in trade between the two countries could increase many times. and we had the treasury secretary also say it is a special relationship. we also have the national security adviser a few days ago saying that this is a special relationship and they intend to keep it that way. so despite the awkwardness with president trump

having cancelled his visit to the uk over where the us embassy will now be in london, and he also tweeted or re—tweeted these far right videos andi re—tweeted these far right videos and i minister may criticised him for that, but they seem to have put that awkwardness to rest. while this front of the queue sounds like a good dealfor the front of the queue sounds like a good deal for the uk, front of the queue sounds like a good dealfor the uk, the us is a much bigger player than the uk in the world markets. will this be a fair deal for the the world markets. will this be a fairdealforthe uk? the world markets. will this be a fair deal for the uk? well, the world markets. will this be a fair dealfor the uk? well, you can see that president trump is playing ha rd ball see that president trump is playing hardball with pretty see that president trump is playing hard ball with pretty much see that president trump is playing hardball with pretty much all of the countries he has free trade agreements with, whether it is can the, mexico or south korea. he wants to renegotiate all of that. and with prime minister may being in a position where she wants a deal to re—establish with some countries, particularly in a post—brexit world, it would be difficult for

negotiations from the uk, you would imagine. there would also be sticking points. we know chlorine washed chicken has been a big issue in the eu. genetically modified foods have been a big issue in the eu. us health—care firms might want access to the nhs, and those could be sticking points even though both of them are saying this is a special relationship and trade could increase. let's remember that trade has been about $100 billion for a few years now and there hasn't really increased beyond that point between the two countries. yogita limaye, thank you. let's look at the markets. the ftse is down, but the pound is still strong. yesterday at davos, the us

treasury secretary was saying a weak dollar is good for the economy. the euro is also strong. we had the ecb talking today. mario draghi didn't really say anything to pamper your growth, and that is an ongoing thing because it could push down inflation in the eurozone, which is already thought to be a bit too low. thank you. a olice force has referred itself to the police watchdog, over its handling of a case involving a man thought to have frozen to death. concerns were raised by suffolk police about the welfare of a man after he was spotted sitting outside his home in lowestoft in december. the ambulance service decided at that stage, no ambulance was required, but the following morning he was found dead. nikki fox is in norwich. a distressing case? it is, and it reflects how busy all the emergency services were over the christmas period. this case was raised in

prime minister's questions yesterday by the mp peter aldiss. he an independent investigation, —— he wa nts independent investigation, —— he wants an independent investigation because it was 16 hours before any of the emergency services responded to this man. and despite neighbours raising the alarm, he was found dead in the back garden in lowestoft. so the police have referred themselves to the complaints commission. what happens now? that's right. they will investigate. we don't know what the involvement was of the other services, such as social services. the ambulance service has been in the spotlight so far. this was one of 40 cases raised by a whistle—blower earlier in the week because of delays to the ambulance service call—outs. and this man had to wait 16 hours, but we now know that the police could be at fault here. that is why they have been

referred to the independent watchdog. the ambulance service themselves that they couldn't attend this man because he had no obvious injuries. he was still conscious and he was breathing. so even though a neighbour raised the alarm, they didn't send anyone. so the question was, should they have sent anyone? they say in these kinds of insta nces, they say in these kinds of instances, when they have so many calls to prioritise, they had 4000 calls to prioritise, they had 4000 calls injust one calls to prioritise, they had 4000 calls in just one day over that period, they can't send an ambulance out to everybody. thank you. time for a look at the weather... here's lucy martin. with storm georgina out of the way, a quieter day in the weather today, a mixture of sunny spells and showers. the best of the brightness is the further east you have been this morning. lots of blue skies sent in by our weather watcher in leicestershire. further west, we see more clouds and showers working their way in.

the showers are largely centred around this feature that is gradually working its way eastwards as we move through the day. showers are heaviest in the west, gradually spreading eastwards this afternoon and tonight before they start to fizzle out in the west, becoming drier with clearer skies, allowing temperatures to fall away. but with more cloud in the south and east, temperatures are not falling away so much. as we start the day tomorrow, we have high pressure firmly in charge. a more northerly wind direction means it will be a cool feeling day, but with lots of dry weather. you're watching afternoon live. today at three: theresa may meets donald trump at the world economic forum. the leaders said traders top of their agenda. one thing that will be taking place over a number of yea rs be taking place over a number of years will be trade. trade is going

to increase many times. we will continue to have that special relationship between the uk and the united states. we stand shoulder to shoulder, because we face the same challenges across the world and we are working together to defeat the same challenges. and alongside that, while working for a good trade relationship for the future. a surge relationship for the future. asurge in relationship for the future. a surge in recorded crime in england and wales — it is up 14% last year, the highest number of killings and murders for a decade. rough sleeping in england has increased for the seventh consecutive year. it is now more than double the figure recorded five yea rs than double the figure recorded five years ago. and coming up, we have all the sport, with disappointment for a brit in australia. yes, kyle edmund has admitted he is disappointed, but says he will look back on his run in melbourne with pride. there will be more from me in half an hour. there are showers to contend with. i

will be here with what to expect over the next few days. also coming up, speed doesn't always equal success singer that the new research suggesting that as big cats go faster, their prey become more agile to help them flee. theresa may has met donald trump for the first time since she criticised him for retweeti ng since she criticised him for retweeting videos posted by britain first. after, the us president spoke of the tremendous trade growth i just want to thank you very much. thank you, mr president. we stand shoulder to shoulder, because we face the same challenges across the world. and as you say, we are working together to defeat those challenges. and alongside that, we are working for a good trade relationship in the future, which is to both our benefits. the uk and the

us both do well out of this. to both our benefits. the uk and the us both do well out of thism to both our benefits. the uk and the us both do well out of this. it is great to see you. one thing that will be taking place will be trade. trade is going to increase many times. we look forward to that. trade discussions are going to lead to tremendous increases in trade, which is great for both in terms of jobs. we look forward to that and we are starting the process as we speak. thank you all for being here. earlier in her speech to the forum, mrs may said britain would remain a champion of free trade after brexit. as believe the european union, the uk will continue to be a global advocate. and as we leave the european union, the uk will continue to be a global advocate of free trade, pushing for progress on wto

discussions, seeking to bring new partners to the table and of course, after we have left the eu, developing new bilateral deals with countries across the world. mrs may also challenged technology companies to do more to step up to their social responsibilities. when technology platforms work across geographical boundaries, no one country and no one government alone can deliver the international norms, rules and standards for a global digital world. technology companies themselves, investors and all our international partners need to play their part. first, technology companies still need to do more in stepping up to their responsibilities for dealing with harmful and illegal online activity. companies simply cannot stand by while their platforms are used to facilitate child abuse, modern slavery or the spreading of terrorist and extremist content. we've made some progress. last september at the un,

ijoined president macron and prime minister gentiloni in convening the first—ever un summit of government and industry to move further and faster in reducing the time it takes to remove terrorist content online and to increase significantly their efforts to stop it being uploaded in the first place. but we need to go further so that ultimately, this content is removed automatically. these companies have some of the best brains in the world. they must focus their brightest and best on meeting these fundamental social responsibilities. let's espeak to jonsopel. it let's espeak tojonsopel. it is amazing. it is no longer a special relationship but a "really special relationship"? the most special relationship, that there has ever been. it is music to the ears of theresa may and many in the british

government who have been uneasy about where the relationship was with the united states. you have to go back a few months to the retweet of donald trump of those from the far—right group, britain first, of the anti—muslim videos, theresa may criticising donald trump tor doing that, and him saying to mind your own business, to sort out our problems with radical terror. that they were doing fine. then donald trump cancelled his visit to the uk to open the new us embassy, so a good deal of unease. a lot rides on the relationship as far as theresa may is concerned because of course, a trade deal with the united states of america is going to be absolutely vital when britain leaves the european union. the mood music looks good. but when it comes to the broader, who does donald trump call when he wants to speak to europe, everyone is talking

about the relationship with emmanuel macron? who has a state visit to america coming up. yes. it was the case under obama it was more likely to be angela merkel, now with donald trump in the white house it seems emmanuel macron. you look at domestic problems that theresa may has had, and that angela merkel has had, it is obvious therefore, that the american president is going to go with where he senses the power lies. but in terms of atmospherics, the british will be satisfied. the mood music was good. and the americans are talking very, very tostively about a trade deal that could happen. now, the devil is in the detail but this is a step forward from a rocky period and donald trump keen to correct what he called a false rumour. not fake news, just a false rumour. do you think that the two get on? a p pa re ntly do you think that the two get on? apparently when they are in a room

together, he does all the talking and she struggles to get a word in edgeways, that is what i hear? there are many stories that emerge about what the relationship is. it's absolutely true, one of the things that donald trump says is that the militaries arejoined at that donald trump says is that the militaries are joined at the hip. there is a huge integration between the military and the intelligence services between the us and the uk. so there is a lot of common interest there. whoever the american president is, whoever the british prime minister is, they tend to think it is for the best to get on well. who know what is the personal dynamics are? it has been striking to me over the months how little donald trump and theresa may have spoken. they put on a show for the cam regent's parks that make the british feel better. but remember in america, people don't talk about the special relationship, it is something that the british obsess about, taking the temperature every 20 minutes, is it up, down, or ok? this is a british obsession. i think

that they will think, "thank goodness, donald trump has said some really nice things about us." it has been too long, jon. it's been a pleasure. simon, we should do this more. a daily slot, jon. you're on! and tonight you can see katty kay in a special, 100 days live, from davos. now breaking news we are getting from the west midlands police. 13 people have been arrested on suspicion of modern slavery, following a series of raids this morning by the force. and simultaneous whoops on the residential premise in hounds worth as part of the exploitation of eastern european workers. and acted on intelligence that people were brought into the uk and offered out to work for low pay as gangmasters

received a cut of their low pay. more on that later on. now, there has been a rise in recorded crime in england and wales. it rose by 14 per cent last year, with even bigger increases in knife crime, robbery and sex offences, and the number of cases of murder and manslaughter is the highest for almost a decade. however the crime survey — separate figures based on people's individual experiences — suggest that crime has actually fallen. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has this report. knife crime can in an instant take, ruin and change the lives of young people, like these students at coventry college. so this morning, they are being given it straight. their choices in life are what matter. he said, "i didn't mean to kill him, that wasn't my intention, ijust wanted to slash him, cut him across the arm, take photos and upload it to social media." she's talking about the youth who murdered her 18—year—old son, josh ribera, who performed as the grime artist depzman. armani mitchell is now serving life in a category a prison because of that one choice.

for these students, an unvarnished description of a murder was not easy to listen to, but the countless choices of young people who carry knives are reflected in the figures today. overall crime recorded by police was up 14%, knife crime went up 21%, and violent crime overall up by 20%. on new year's eve in london alone, there were four knife murders. police are facing the reality that falls in violent crime are being reversed. police officer rob pedley, also speaking today in coventry, believes we need to start thinking about it differently. i see similarities with contagious disease, that kind of thing. it's contagious, so we need to prevent it, cure it. the cure is prison, but prevention is massive too. aféigei%££e era—ease; eegzseggg;fle .,, 7” ,.,,,

tougher policing, stop and search, making it harder for young people to buy knives. but this morning, ministers promised to change tack and increase the work done to persuade young people that their actions have consequences. we have to get to the root causes and we have to work as a society, government, police and civil society, to get the root of this cultural issue and try to steer young people away from violence, from feeling it is normal and necessary to carry a knife. here, at least, the message got through. if you know someone is doing something, take a step back, think about it and make the right choice. you don't listen to what your friends say, you do what you think is best, not what your mates think is best. the root of this cultural not what your mates think is best. while they are thinking something bad, you could be thinking something good, so go with what you think. but this is a problem that will require changing minds one by one, an enormous task.

we can now speak to james treadwell, professor of criminology at staffordshire university — hejoins us from our stoke newsroom. it's a bit confusing, one set of figures saying that crime is going up, and going up dramatically, and yet the crime survey, suggesting it is going down. which is it?|j yet the crime survey, suggesting it is going down. which is it? i think it is confusing. people will rightly think what is going on here? what we often don't understand is that the figures are slightly different. we have figures from police records, which are often seen as less reliable than the data from the crime survey from england and wales. the crime survey from england and wales in contrast is a household victimisation survey, where the people are asked about their experiences of crime and victimisation and that is seen as giving a better indication. the police recorded figures are showing a rise in crime. the crime survey is

showing a fall. that is why there is a disparity. the problem is that in many ways we don't know. the picture is complex. i think don't know. the picture is complex. ithink in don't know. the picture is complex. i think in one hand, one of the things that we should acknowledge is that just the survey things that we should acknowledge is thatjust the survey methods alone, capturing levels of violent crime, what is going on outside in our communities, well, that is one of the problems. it is confusing, you have to find out in terms of what is a crime. you sometimes hear that police no longer treat things as crimes and give an insurance number as that is what they are there to do but not there to investigate the crime. and that is part of the problem. crime is not static. it changes over time. some of the things we have seenin time. some of the things we have seen in terms of crime shifts, cannabis used to be imported but it is cultivated domestically. the whole violence and burglary and

robbery that goes on around that is unlikely to come to the police attention, yet there is a huge organised crime market and we don't hear about levels of criminal victimisation in crime surveys, which the household victimisation surveys , which the household victimisation surveys, they are showing homeless and they are showing them receiving high levels of seem victimisation, so there are problems with the data on the basis of those who say this is what crime is like. and the problems, the question that we ask about the crimes and the crimes that we per, they have been grouped under —— we measure, they have been grouped under violent offences and under the categories, as the crimes shift and change, that measurement over time is problematic and difficult. is it difficult. isita difficult. is it a given with more police on the streets crime will go down?|j don't think it is as simple as

saying that. although there are complex pictures. in many ways when you have the police on the street for example, for a police recorded crime, more police officers, more arrest, it is an alternative way of seeing that. what we can say is that to some extent, and again, this is complex, the crime is by and large driven by factors such as economics, the amount of alcohol that people are consuming for violent crime, and both austerity and prosperity can be drivers of crime but different types of crime. austerity is people not going out so much but then you might see levels of domestic violent crime rise and the type of alcohol fuel violence you see in the city centres falling away as people have less expendable cash, so the picture is very, very complicated. but we

should say, and what the criminalogists say, is that levels of policing are but one part of the picture. 0k, picture. ok,james, thank you picture. ok, james, thank you very much. james treadwell there. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines: theresa may meets president trump — and is insisting the uk's so—called "special relationship" with the us is as strong as ever. there's been a sharp rise in the number of violent crimes recorded by police in england and wales. the number of people sleeping rough in england has increased for the seventh year in a row. in sport, kyle edmunds' run is over in the australian open. beaten by marin cilic. and the world number one is facing caroline wozniacki in the final. and wales' jamie donaldson has a lead after the first round of the desert classic in dubai.

more on those stories at half past. and a quick line coming from westminster, we are hearing that the leader of the brexiteer group, jacob rees—mogg is to strongly criticise the government's approach to the brexit negotiations. saying that the tone needs to change and will warn that no—one voted for the management of decline, that is the phrase he is expected to use. that for too long the negotiators have been cowed by the negotiators have been cowed by the eu the i approach seems that we must accept what the eu allows us to do and build from there but at that is no way for us to negotiate or to behave. and david davis will be outlining the government approach to the next phase of the brexit talk, a shot across the bow from jacob rees—mogg. from jacob rees—mogg. the number of people sleeping rough in england has increased for the seventh year in a row. official statistics

show there were 4,750 people sleeping on the streets in england last year, that's up 15% on 2016. the government says it's investing 550 pounds million by 2020 the government says it's investing £1 billion pounds by 2020 to address the issue. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. this is the daily struggle of a homeless man. tony is 72 and lives near milton keynes railway station. he says he was evicted from his flat last february, but won't give the exact reason why. a concrete underpass in milton keynes is no place for a 72—year—old to be sleeping. no, no, iagree, it's not, but i mean, what can i do? every time i wake up, i class it as a bonus. it's another day i've got to get through. homelessness has risen sharply in milton keynes in recent years, the town's booming economy making housing unaffordable for those with little.

the growing problem here is replicated across england. rough sleeping increased by 15% last year. that amounted to more than 4,700 people with nowhere to sleep, a figure that's risen by 168% since 2010. this man, who wants to remain anonymous, is homeless but working. he's a painter and decorator, earning £50 a day. i still can't manage to get enough to put deposits down. the prices are just far too high at the minute. it's awful. a bedsit flat, £580 a month was the cheapest one i found. this tour bus will become an innovative solution to milton keynes' rough sleeping problem. once used by robbie williams and rod stewart, it's been converted into 16 bunk beds. the first homeless people will move in next month. the accommodation is of course quite cramped, but for the lucky people who are going to be

coming here, it's better than being on the street — and crucially, of course, as well, they are given some hope. it's an impressive idea, this. tom davies, once homeless himself, came up with the idea. the bus will offer people hope, opportunity, some support, a postal address for being able to register with a gp, doctors, being able to acquire their id and have somewhere safe to store their personal belongings, basically, all the fundamental things anyone requires to actually live. rough sleeping is often a sign that people are struggling to get help with mental health and drug and alcohol problems, as well as having no home. ministers say they are committing to ending the problem by 2027. ministers say they are committed to ending the problem by 2027. it's going to be difficult. michael buchanan, bbc news, milton keynes. the prime minister has condemned the men—only charity dinner where there were allegations of hostesses being groped and harrassed. theresa may says the event

was appalling and objectified women. downing street has reprimanded the government minister nadhim zahawi who said he attended the presidents club fundraiser, but left early because he felt uncomfortable. richard galpin has the latest. today, the repercussions for those who attended the scandal—ridden dinner continue. this is nadhim zahawi, minister for children and families. he says he left early because he felt uncomfortable and has condemned what he described as the horrific events reported by the financial times. and now the bbc has testimony that the alleged sexual harassment of women working as hostesses at the event last week was not something new. we spoke to a woman who worked at the event four years ago with her sister.

we were made to line up in two lines heading onto the stage, and we walked out basically like pieces of meat, really, onto the stage. so she felt really safe with him but later in the evening after a few drinks, he grabbed herwaist and leaned in for a kiss. at that point, i witnessed it, went over and decided it was time to go. some of the men who say they were attending the charity event for the first time have also been speaking out. a leading businessman who was invited by a friend but left early said there had been a warning about inappropriate behaviour. the presenter did make an announcement that "you have got young girls coming to look after you. make sure you remember they are somebody‘s daughter

and sister, so don't misbehave". this morning at the world economic forum, there was further condemnation of what happened at the presidents club dinner from the prime minister. when i read the report of that event that took place, i was appalled. i thought that sort of approach to women, objectification of women, was something we were leaving behind. we have made progress, but it is clear there is a lot more to do. although the presidents club has now been disbanded, there are still many questions to be answered, not least whether what happened here is also happening at other men—only events and venues. the winter flu outbreak appears to have peaked according to health officials. while flu rates are continuing to rise, the rate of the increase has begun to slow. last week gp flu consultations hit 54.1 per100,000 in england, the highest figure seen since 2011. rates have also risen in wales, but fallen slightly in northern ireland and scotland. figures out this morning from nhs england show a slight easing of pressure on the system as whole

with a reduction in the number of delays of ambulances handing over patients at hospitals. at least three people have died after a train derailed near the italian city of milan. hundreds of commuters were on board the service heading to milan from cremona in northern italy, when it came off the tracks just before 7am this morning. footage released by firefighters shows them working to free several people trapped in one of the carriages. plans are being announced today to set up tens of thousands of free water refill points across england. water uk, which represents water companies and suppliers, says it wants to expand a refill scheme first launched three years ago. it hopes that will cut pollution by reducing the amount of water sold in plastic bottles. tim muffett reports. across bristol, since 2015, businesses have been inviting people in — not to spend money, but to refill water bottles for free. people want really practical ways of how they can stop using as much single—use plastic in their lives

and refill is a really obvious way of doing that. natalie fee set up the scheme. an app tells people where refills are available, as do these signs. i think it's great as a way of not using as much plastic. it's a nice, easy thing to do, increases foot fall to the cafe. there are now 200 refill points across bristol. the scheme's spread to other places including durham, norwich and brighton, but it's about to get much bigger. every water company by september this year is going to draw up what they can do to sign up more businesses to provide free refill points. we want tens of thousands of refill points by 2021. we think we can take tens of millions of plastic bottles out of the waste stream. so more of this. less, it's hoped, of this. it's just horrible down here, along the banks of the river avon. there are hundreds of plastic bottles down here. it's disgusting.

so many of them are drinking water bottles. your project, your initiative, is going to be run on a national scale. that must be very exciting? it is. for this to really work it needs to be on every high street, in every shop and cafe. in the uk, we buy more than 1.7 billion litres of plain bottled water every year, according to the grocer magazine. for the first time sales are outstripping that of cola, but if soon it'll soon be far simpler to refill a bottle with tap water, what effect will that have on demand for these? i don't think it's going to have a significant impact. kinvara carey runs the natural hydration council, set up and supported by companies that produce bottled water. bottled water is different to tap wata senior american diplomat, bottled water is

different to tap water. the bottles are 100% recyclable. whether it is recyclable or not is not really the point. half of the plastic bottles in the uk are not being recycled and the majority of them ending up in places like these. ending the use of plastic bottles is still going to need some change. let's have a look at the weather now with georgina martin. lots of blue

skies here in leicestershire. the showers are featuring through the day, though, the heavier in the west. through the evening they will edge to the east. fizzling out in the west, the clearer skies, allowing the temperatures to fall away. frost in the morning foreign scotla nd away. frost in the morning foreign scotland and northern ireland. cloud in the south and the east, though, and the temperatures not so cool. friday, and there is an area of high pressure. that keeps things dry and settled and with the northerly wind direction, not feeling so warm. a touch of frost in the north and the west. the cloud breaking up to allow for brightness. plenty of sunshine, and with the light winds, not feeling so bad, although not feeling as warm. this is bbc news — our latest headlines: theresa may has met donald trump at the world economic forum in switzerland.

it's the first time the pair have met privately since he cancelled a visit to the uk next month. one thing that will be taking place over the next few years will be trade. trade is going to increase many times. we continue to have that special relationship between the uk and the united states. we stand shoulder to shoulder, because we face the same challenges across the world. and while working together to defeat those challenges. and alongside that, we are working for a good trade relationship in the future. there has been a surge in the number of violent crimes and sex offences recorded by police over the past year, according to the latest recorded figures for england and wales. however, a survey based on interviews with 35,000 households suggests some think crime is falling. rough sleeping in england has increased for the seventh year in a row — it's now more than double the figure recorded five years ago. sport now on afternoon live

with katherine downes. the fairytale is over for kyle edmund at the australian open? i hope my dream is not yet over at the age of 34! we are talking about kyle edmund here and the fact that he lost his semifinal at the australian open. he has gone up to 26 in the world after his remarkable run of form at melbourne. but it turned out that marin cilic, who was sixth in the world, was just one step too far. he did give a good account of himself in the semifinal. he lost the first set 6—2. the second set, he lost again, and then 6-2 second set, he lost again, and then 6—2 again in the third set. but lots of people in the game are saying that kyle edmund has what it takes to get into the top ten and really mix with the big names of tennis and perhaps even win a grand slam

himself one day. he has a lot to be proud of. he really does. the problem for us in the media is that we tend to hide these things up. we think he could do it if he hits his very best game. but taking on one of the top seeds like marin cilic is a very tough task. and although he did beat the us open finalist kevin anderson in the first round and got through physically and mentally in the scorching heat in melbourne, and then beating world number three grigor dimitrov in the quarterfinals, that wander into four sets with edmund completely dominant, he has plenty to be proud of. but today was just not his day. from east yorkshire to melbourne. kyle edmund, in every sense, has come a long way. his arrival so soon has been a surprise for some. now, could his extraordinary journey continue? well, to go further, edmund would have to stand his ground against marin cilic.

that is anything but easy. the travails of this tournament seemingly now taking their toll, edmund was outplayed from the start. the first set lost, there was to be a little encouragement, first from his coach and then from frustration. a disputed line call, a lengthy row and for a moment, it seemed like the spark edmund needed. that took him towards a tie—break. but once again, the challenge of cilic was proving all too much. having come so far, for edmund, there was no coming back. the croatian was at times quite brilliant. the young brit's journey was at an end, but everything suggests there is plenty still ahead. in the short—term, i'm disappointed and i have to accept that. i didn't get my best out on court, for sure. but there are so many positives that override the whole two weeks. i have to focus on that and be

pleased with what i have done. the women's trophy will have a new champion — because neither simona halep nor caroline wozniaki have won a grand slam before. halep — the world number one — came through a cracking semi against 2016 champion angelique kerber, winning the decider 9—7. i tried to be very calm, but today was like a roller—coaster, up and down. but i didn't give up. that is what matters. if you don't give up, you can win the match in the end. so i did itand i am proud of myself. wales' jamie donaldson has a one shot lead. he is ten under par, one

ahead of england's david horsey. a bogey on the ninth was the only blemish. rory mcilroy‘s encouraging start of the year also continued as he lies in fifth at the moment. ahead of the fourth odi in australia, england's moeen ali has been talking about the determination in the camp. england are looking to avenge their ashes defeat with a series whitewash in the one dayers: this is one series we really want to whitewash. especially in australia, i don't think we have ever been 3—0 up before. after the ashes, even the one day boys are really keen to reach 5—0. england will be without bowler liam plunkett for the remainder of the od! series, having pulled up with a hamstring injury during england's16—run win over australia in sydney on sunday. that is all the sport for now. john

watson will take over for the rest of the afternoon. so maybe the dream is over. the dream is not over! i have been told off for a quick throwaway remark. i was just talking about the dream that you and i once had. that we work together lots. well, oh, dear! that has not yet come true. that went well(!). you're watching afternoon live. a senior american diplomat, asked by myanmar to join a panel investigating alleged crimes against rohingya muslims, has resigned, calling it a whitewash. bill richardson was especially critical of aung san suu kyi — the de facto leader of the country. he accused her of lacking moral leadership. myanmar has dismissed mr richardson's words as a ‘personal attack.‘ jonathan head reports from yangon. bill richardson clearly felt that the panel that he was a part of was ineffective.

he's described how he felt it didn't have a mandate, it wasn't addressing the real issues, but he could have resigned more quietly. he's somebody who used to visit aung san suu kyi as far back as the early 1990s, when she was under house arrest, and has remained engaged, deeply engaged, in myanmar, with a lot of projects here as well. it's a very detailed statement. he describes her as having an arrogance of power, of being trapped in a bubble, surrounded by sycophants and psychopaths telling her what she wants to hear. he said he was taken aback by the hostility that she and other officials showed towards international organisations, the media, the un, human rights groups, blaming them for the trouble in rakhine state, and felt in all conscience, he said, he simply couldn't continue in his role. he's actually said that she is in effect parroting the generals, that she's speaking their language, and not speaking up at all for the things she once said she believed in. that's why he said he is so disappointed, that he expected her to show some moral leadership. he accepted that she's in a difficult position, but he said there's no excuse for not showing any leadership at all. so the picture he paints is of a very isolated leader, of somebody stubbornly sticking to her views, and more than anything else, parroting the military.

in particular, you referenced those reuters journalists. he came here perhaps mistakenly believing that his influence might help to get them released. he raised their case consistently with aung san suu kyi. a lot of people feel they were set up, that they're being targeted by the military for their investigation into rakhine state. her response, he said, was to insist that they'd broken the official secrets act and to get so angry, he said, that at one point he thought she might hit him. now, two sets of crime figures published today seem to point in different directions. data on offences recorded by the police suggests that violent crime is sharply up, by 14% last year. but the crime survey — separate figures based on people's individual experiences — suggest that crime has actually fallen. so what's going on? our resident numbers man, the bbc news head of statistics robert cuffe, is with me here to explain. i hope! why are they different?

well, let's look at the numbers from each of these series. the first thing you notice when we pull them up thing you notice when we pull them up is that they are measuring very different things, so they look different. the police recorded data are at the bottom and the total number of crimes is way lower. why is that? that is because not all crimes get reported to the police. if somebody tries to rob you and they don't take anything, you're not going to go to the bother of reporting it. not all crimes get recorded, whereas the survey is different. it goes to about one in 700 houses in the uk and asks them, did you experience any crime last year? that is going to catch all the unreported crimes. but if you are only asking a small number of houses, if crimes are rare, you might not pick them up. so which one should we believe? it is horses for courses. if crime is down, or is flat, or there are fewer computer viruses but loads more murders, i'm not going to be happy. you need to go into each individual crime to

understand the picture. so for burglary, where if your house gets burgled, you need an insurance claim, you are pretty much guaranteed to report it. you would think the police recorded data would give you a good picture of the crimes. but for other things which are not so good, the picture for violent crime in particular is very complex. should we be worried? the headlines are concerning. for the broad category of violent crime, which includes a bit of argy—bargy outside of a pub at closing time, or the way up to the most serious crimes like murder, that trend is broadly flat in the survey. it is up in police recorded data, but there are reasons to suspect it might be caused by an improvement in recording. but when you get to the really serious crimes, the most high harm crimes like knife crime, gun crime and murder, they are all up. and more people are being admitted

to hospital with stab wounds or salt —— assault wounds. but even if you add up all those very serious crimes, they may affect maybe 50,000 people in the country. so they are very rare and the survey will not see them. and the police recorded data suggest there is something going on. thank you very much. a police force has referred itself to the police watchdog over its handling of a case involving a man thought to have frozen to death. concerns were raised by suffolk police about the welfare of a man after he was spotted sitting outside his home in lowestoft in december. the ambulance service decided at that stage, no ambulance was required, but the following morning he was found dead. nikki fox has more detail. it reflects how busy all the emergency services were over the christmas period.

this case was raised in prime minister's questions yesterday by the mp peter aldiss. he wants an independent investigation because it was 16 hours before any of the emergency services responded to this man. and despite neighbours raising the alarm, he was found dead in the back garden in lowestoft. so the police have referred themselves to the complaints commission. what happens now? that's right. they will investigate. we don't know what the involvement was of the other services, such as social services. the ambulance service has been in the spotlight so far. this was one of 40 cases raised by a whistle—blower earlier in the week because of delays to the ambulance service call—outs. and this man had to wait 16 hours, but we now know that the police could be at fault here. that is why they have been referred to the independent watchdog.

the ambulance service themselves said they couldn't attend this man because he had no obvious injuries. he was still conscious and he was breathing. so even though a neighbour raised the alarm, they didn't send anyone. so the question was, should they have sent anyone? they say in these kinds of instances, when they have so many calls to prioritise, they had 4,000 calls injust one day over that period, they can't send an ambulance out to everybody. just a line of breaking news coming from the mayor of london's office concerning the rapistjohn worboys, the black caps rapist. the mayor of london sadiq khan has put out a statement saying that he has lodged an application for judicial statement saying that he has lodged an application forjudicial review of the decision by the parole board to release worboys. sadiq khan says, it was an astonishing and concerning decision that simply cannot go

unchallenged for victims and all londoners. it must be properly scrutinised in the courts. the chair of the parole board has welcomed this scrutiny. he says, londoners need to know that those in authority are doing all they can to keep them safe, and that means keeping dangerous individuals off our streets. worboys, who is 60, was jailed for a streets. worboys, who is 60, was jailed fora minimum streets. worboys, who is 60, was jailed for a minimum term of eight yea rs jailed for a minimum term of eight years in 2009 for dragging and having sex with cinders and raping one of them. the parole board decided to free him after a decade behind bars. so that story is developing. more on that as we get it. in a moment, the business news. on afternoon live: theresa may meets president trump — and insists the uk's so—called "special relationship" with the us is as strong as ever. there's been a sharp rise in the number of violent crimes recorded by police in england and wales. the number of people sleeping rough in england has increased for the seventh year in a row. here's your business headlines on afternoon live:

britain is still at the "front of the queue" for a bilateral free trade deal following brexit, according to us treasury secretary steven mnuchin. he's said that as soon as the uk is ready, the us we will be prepared to negotiate an attractive trade deal. it follows worries that britain's "special relationship" with the us had cooled. sky plans to offer all its channels and content available online, meaning customers will no longer need a satellite dish on their property. the boss ofjp morgan has said it could cut its workforce by more than a quarter if financial rules dived after brexit. speaking in davos, he said thousands of jobs after brexit. speaking in davos, he said thousands ofjobs could go if brexit talks failed to produce an outcome close to the current arrangements. sky plans to offer all its channels and content available online, meaning customers will no longer need a satellite dish on their property. the pay tv broadcaster already offers some channels online on its now tv platform as well as catch—up services. it comes as its operating profits were up 24% in the second half of last year after it attracted 365,000 new customers. the number of mortgages given out by uk banks has

dropped to its lowest level for nearly five years. uk finance said there were just over 36,115 mortgage approvals in december, the lowest number since april 2013. the drop occurred despite a reduction in stamp duty for first—time buyers, which took effect in november. so there's a big drugs deal going on in canada? it's not what it sounds like — canada is aiming to legalise recreational marijuana use byjuly — making it only the second country to do so after uruguay. unsurprisingly, that has seen a lot of people looking for business opportunities and we are now seeing these two growers agreeing to merge and create a $6bn company. aurora cannabis is buying smaller producer cannimed therapeutics — creating the world's most valuable marijuana company. why are they legalisng it and isn't it legal in some us states? canadians, especially the young, are among the world's

medical marijuana has been legal in canada since 2001 and is grown by 40 federally licensed producers. canadians, especially the young, are among the world's biggest users of marijuana. canada's prime ministerjustin trudeau vowed to "legalise, regulate, and restrict access to marijuana" in order to reduce access to young people and to displace the illegal market. it would only be available to people over 18 to use it recreationally. they could only carry a small amount themselves. the legislation has not been hammered out yet and will probably be introduced in april to legalise it. in the us, nine states have legalised marijuana for recreational use, but it remains illegal

at the federal level. canada will be the second country after uruguay to legalise it at a recreational level. we would talking earlier about asos, doing all right. doing very well. asos used to be known as as seen on screen. they we re known as as seen on screen. they were launched in 2000 and used to sell items that had been seen on screen, everything from cooking utensils on jamie oliver's programmes to items you might see in a home improvement show. they did also sell clothes. by 2003, they floated on the alternative investment market as part of the ftse, for smaller international companies. and they shifted their focus to clothes. they rebranded themselves to asos and they have

been doing phenomenally well. their total sales last year rose by 30% to 790 million. sales in the uk are up 22%. they put this down to a few factors including same—day delivery and a try before you buy policy. for clothes ? and a try before you buy policy. for clothes? yes, so you order it, it comes to you, and you send it back if you don't like it. i haven't done it myself. we have had such a strong run of growth, continuing to deliver double—digit growth every time they report their results. it's clear that their investors still see opportunity for the retailer, as it now has a higher market value than m&s, despite it having a much lower share of the clothing market. and a quick look at the markets. the

whole discussion on currency is that the dollar is weak. the euro is rising in strength. sterling seems to be the strongest of the three of them at the moment. and brent crude is upfor them at the moment. and brent crude is up for the first time in three or four years. thank you very much. you're welcome. more in an hour. four years. thank you very much. you're welcome. more in an hourlj shall say hiya, as that is what they do in canada. now, it's robert burns as he's never been seen, or heard, before. on this 259th anniversary of his birth, scotland's national bard has been "reborn" in digitalform. scientists from liverpooljohn moores university have made a unique "talking" animation of the poet's head. williejohnston reports. wee, sleekit, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie, 0, what a panic‘s in thy breastie! it's one of burns' most famous poems, and here he is, apparently reciting it. this animation is the best attempt so far at replicating how burns might have looked and sounded

in the flesh. the idea came from fellow ayrshire poet rab wilson, whose voice rabbie has been given. an'lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, for promis'd joy! this is the closest we have got to how burns would have looked in the life. you know, people say, well, he doesn't look like the portraits or the images we know of burns. well, this is the real burns. it's based on science. for more than 230 years, this has been the accepted face of robert burns, frozen in time by alexander naismith in 1787. now, 21st century science and technology has enabled new life to be breathed into the bard. the starting point was a skull cast taken from burns when his body was exhumed at the time of his wife's funeral. from the cast, a 3—d

head was constructed. then came the complex task of adding the fourth dimension of speech and movement. that's quite a difficult concept. we wanted to keep it as realistic as possible, to take real speech and movement and map that onto the burns head. it's only really been in the last few years that technology has allowed us to do that. this is an amazing leap forward. it has so many possibilities now. burns can come alive and read his poems for kids in schools. it's got endless possibilities. thou art blest, compar'd wi' me the present only toucheth thee: but, och! i backward cast my e'e. on prospects drear! an' forward, tho' i canna see, i guess an' fear! it's one of nature's most dramatic battles —

the big cat pursuing its prey. well, now, scientists from the royal veterinary college have analysed in minute detail how the predators catch the animals they hunt — and it's notjust about speed. they've fitted tracking collars to wild cheetahs and lions, with some surprising results. our science correspondent victoria gill explains. the fastest land animal on earth. cheetahs are built for speed and acceleration. but with a sprint they can sustain for less than a minute, every twist and turn of the hunt is critical — a high—speed battle. and these veterinary scientists have now studied it at the finest scale. so we see the spectacle of hunting on wildlife documentaries. but here we're capturing thousands of runs, and they're actually showing what they do — all the things we don't see when they hunt at night, when they hunt in denser cover,

and building up a full story, which means you can then create a computer model that can actually tell us what the effect on hunt outcome is. scientists fitted tracking collars to cheetahs, lions and to the prey they pursue, recording their position more than 200 times every second. that captured every moment of the chase, revealing just how closely predator and prey match in their athleticism. but it also demonstrated that the hunt is about much more than speed. by outmanoeuvring a predator, turning at the very last minute, an antelope can control the chase and evade capture. only about 50% of cheetah hunts actually end in a kill and this research has really unpacked that co—evolution between predator and prey, the delicate balance between the survival of these big powerful cats and the animals that they eat. lions and cheetahs are both known to be vulnerable to extinction and this study also reveals how fine that line is between life and death in the wild. if you're going to protect them, having an in—depth understanding

of their requirements in their natural habitat is so, so important. research into the kind of prey they eat, how much sort of home range they need, it all links in to their conservation. these are the extreme athletes of the animal kingdom, and it's meant tracking their every step to really unravel the drama of each chase. victoria gill, bbc news. you can see more from the scientists tracking the world's fastest cats — that's on big cats on bbc one tonight at 8pm, except in wales. the owners of a cat made famous online because of its permanent scowl have been awarded half a million pounds in a case by a california federal court. grumpy cat limited sued the owners of us coffee company grenade for exceeding an agreement over the cat's image. the company only had rights to use the cat

to sell its "grumppuccino" iced drink, but sold other grumpy products. the cat, real name tardar sauce, went viral in 2012 after photographs of her unique expression emerged online. if you want to see grumpy, you watch at five! time for a look at the weather. here's lucy martin. with storm georgina out of the way, a quieter day in the weather today, a mixture of sunny spells and showers. the best of the brightness is the further east you have been this morning. lots of blue skies sent in by our weather watcher in leicestershire. further west, we see more clouds and showers working their way in. the showers are largely centred around this feature that is gradually working its way eastwards as we move through the day. showers are heaviest in the west, gradually spreading eastwards this afternoon and tonight before they start to fizzle out

in the west, becoming drier with clearer skies, allowing temperatures to fall away. but with more cloud in the south and east, temperatures are not falling away so much. as we start the day tomorrow, we have high pressure firmly in charge. a more northerly wind direction means it will be a cool feeling day, but with lots of dry weather. a cold start in scotland with widespread frost. one or two patches of ice are not out of the question. you could see patches of mist and fog in northern ireland, and more brightness the further west you are for north—west england, wales and the south—west of england. but with more cloud, the temperatures are not as cool. as we move through the day, that cloud will break up, the showers fizzling out. there is a lot of dry weather around. plenty of wintry sunshine

and with light winds, it will not feel too bad despite the temperatures not been particularly warm. as we move into the weekend, you can see our next weather front waiting in the wings. it will edge its way eastwards as we move through the day on saturday, but with more of a south—westerly wind direction, it does mean we will see milder temperatures. a bit of early brightness for the south—east, but that wet and windy weather will spread eastwards through the day. temperatures in double figures, though. that takes us into sunday. we will continue to see the milder air spreading up from the south—west, so another milder day to come. but with plenty of moisture in the air, there will also be some rain, particularly heavy in the north. plenty of cloud around and it will be windy with gales in the far north of scotland. hello, you're watching

afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. today at four: theresa may meets donald trump at the world economic forum — the leaders said trade is top of their agenda. we have had a discussion today and we continue to have that really special relationship between the uk and the united states, standing shoulder to shoulder because we are facing the same challenges across the world and we are working together to defeat those challenges. alongside that looking for a good trade relationship in the future. one thing that will be taking place over the years is trade.

a surge in recorded crime in england and wales, it's up 14% last year with the highest number of killings and murders for a decade. rough sleeping in england has increased for the seventh consecutive year — it's now more than double the figure recorded five years ago. coming up on afternoon live all the sport, john watson. kyle edmund's run in the australian open comes to an end as he is knocked out by cilic. sunny spells and heavy showers, i will be here with the detail and also some extreme temperatures from around the world. also coming up — shops, cafes and businesses are to offer free water refill points in every major town in england within three years. hello, everyone, this

is afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. theresa may has been meeting donald trump this afternoon — the first time the two have met since mrs may criticised him for retweeting videos posted by the far right group, britain first. since then president trump has cancelled a scheduled visit to london. ahead of their meeting, the prime minister insisted the special relationship between the uk and the us was "as strong as ever". following their discussions, the us president spoke of the tremendous trade growth that was bound to develop across the atlantic. richard lister reports sweeping in across the mountains, the first sitting us president to come to davos in almost two decades. it was the softest of landings for donald trump but his first year in office he is befriended as many friends as enemies and the path ahead could be a slippery one. even the so—called special relationship with the uk has cooled in the years

since he held hands with theresa may outside the oval office. in november the president retweeted of far right hate video. the prime minister said he was wrong and the president responded curtly, theresa may don't focus on me, focus on islamic terrorism in the uk. so is there a risk to heal in davos? the prime minister and myself have had a really great relationship. some people don't necessarily believe that but i can tell you i have tremendous respect for the prime minister and thejob tremendous respect for the prime minister and the job she's doing. tremendous respect for the prime minister and thejob she's doing. i think the feeling is mutual from the standpoint of liking each other a lot. we continue to have that really special relationship between the uk and the united states, standing shoulder to shoulder because we are facing the same challenges across the world and as you say we are working together to defeat those challenges. alongside that, working for a good trade relationship in the

future. but britain needs more than handshakes from the us. theresa may once a us trade deal at some point and in her speech she stressed the need for fewer trade barriers. there is much more to be done by the whole international community, and frankly too often our rhetoric in support of free trade in davos is not matched by our actions. this week the president signed new protectionist measures against foreign goods, ta riffs of measures against foreign goods, tariffs of up to 30% on chinese solar panels and up to 50% on south korean washing machines. mr trump has also threatened to pull out of the north american free trade agreement with canada and mexico. it is worth $1.2 trillion. the stakes are high. china canada and mexico are high. china canada and mexico are the us's top three trading partners. the president already overshadowed talks about trade by talking about the palestinians. he

is already setting the agenda at davos. our north america editorjon sopel is in davos and says after watching the prime minister and the president speak, it's no longerjust a special relationship. it's the most special relationship there has probably ever been, that is music to the years of theresa may and a lot of people in the british government who have been very uneasy about where the relationship was with the states. about where the relationship was with the - states. you just with the united states. you just have to go back a few months to the retweet of donald trump from the far right group britain first and anti—muslim videos, theresa may criticising the president of doing that and donald trump the next day tweeting mind your own business, theresa may, we are doing just fine. then donald trump cancelled his visit to the uk next month to open the new us embassy, so you could see

there was a good deal of unease and an awful lot right on this relationship as far as theresa may is concerned because a trade deal with the united states of america is going to be absolutely vital when britain leaves the european union. the mood music for that looks good but when it comes to the broader who does donald trump call if you want to talk to europe, everyone is now talking about his relationship with emmanuel macron. who has a state visit to america coming up, yes. it was the case that under obama it was much more likely to be angela merkel, now with donald trump in the white house it seems to be emmanuel macron. you look at the domestic problems theresa may has had and the domestic problems angela merkel has had and it's therefore obvious the american president is going to go to where he senses most power lies. in terms of atmospherics today, the british will be satisfied, the mood music was good and you've also got

the americans talking positively about a trade deal that could happen. the devil will be in the detail but at least this is a step forward from a rocky period, and donald trump keen to correct what he called a false rumour. didn't call it fake news, just a false rumour. do you really think these two get on? because apparently when they are ina room on? because apparently when they are in a room together, she struggles sometimes to get the wording edgeways, that is what i hear. there are all sorts of stories that emerge about what the relationship is. it is absolutely true and one of the think -- is absolutely true and one of the think —— things donald trump says is the military isjoined think —— things donald trump says is the military is joined at the think —— things donald trump says is the military isjoined at the hip. there was a lot of common interest there, and whoever the american president is and whoever the british prime minister is, they tend to think it is for the best to get on

well. who knows what the personal dynamics are. it has been striking to me over the past few months how little donald trump and theresa may have spoken. they have put on a good show for the cameras, that will make the british feel a whole lot better. in america people don't talk about the special relationship, it is something the british obsess about. this is a british obsession and i think they will think, thank goodness, donald trump has said some nice things about us. jon sopel. there's been a sharp rise in recorded crime in england and wales. it rose by 14% last year, with even bigger increases in knife crime, robbery and sex offences, and the number of cases of murder and manslaughter is the highest for almost a decade. however the crime survey — separate figures based on people's individual experiences — suggest that crime has actually fallen. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has this report. knife crime can in an instant take, ruin and change the lives of young people, like these students at coventry college.

so this morning, they are being given it straight. their choices in life are what matter. he said, "i didn't mean to kill him, that wasn't my intention, ijust wanted to slash him, cut him across the arm, take photos and upload it to social media." she's talking about the youth who murdered her 18—year—old son, josh ribera, who performed as the grime artist depzman. armani mitchell is now serving life in a category a prison because of that one choice. for these students, an unvarnished description of a murder was not easy to listen to, but the countless choices of young people who carry knives are reflected in the figures today. overall crime recorded by police was up 14%, knife crime went up 21%, and violent crime overall up by 20%. on new year's eve in london alone, there were four knife murders. police are facing the reality that falls in violent crime are being reversed. police officer rob pedley, also speaking today in coventry, believes we need to start thinking about it differently.

i see similarities with contagious disease, that kind of thing. it's contagious, so we need to prevent it, cure it. the cure is prison, but prevention is massive too. recently, the government has emphasised the role of law enforcement to tackle the problem. tougher policing, stop and search, making it harder for young people to buy knives. but this morning, ministers promised to change tack and increase the work done to persuade young people that their actions have consequences. we have to get to the root causes and we have to work as a society, government, police and civil society, to get the root of this cultural issue and try to steer young people away from violence, from feeling it is normal and necessary to carry a knife. here, at least, the message got through. if you know someone is doing

something, take a step back, think about it and make the right choice. you don't listen to what your friends say, you do what you think is best, not what your mates think is best. while they are thinking something bad, you could be thinking something good, so go with what you think. but this is a problem that will require changing minds one by one, an enormous task. paddy tipping, police and crime commissioner for nottinghamshire told me the reaction he's had from the public about crime figures. the public say to me they feel less safe and we know there are areas where crime is coming up. we have just talked about knife crime and how we tackle that. the public are reporting more serious sexual violence and rape, some of that is

happening now, some of it is historic, so i do think the public are concerned, and concerned about whether the police have the resources to tackle these problems. do you think they have? the figures speakfor do you think they have? the figures speak for themselves. since 2010 the amount of grant from government has come down by 25% and that is borne out by the fact that since 2010, 20,000 police officers have disappeared. police numbers are at their lowest level for 30 years. the persistent complaint to me is we never see a police officer and i don't think people are asking too much to say we want to feel safe and secure in our homes and streets. figures like this really don't help. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, said londoners

need to know those in authority are doing everything possible to keep them safe and filed an application for judicial review of the decision to release john worboys. he called the decision to release john worboys who in 2009 was jailed for eight years for drugging and sexually assaulting passengers in his london taxi "astonishing and deeply concerning." the number of people sleeping rough in england has increased for the seventh year in a row, according to figures just out. official statistics show there were 4,000 seven hundred and 50 people sleeping on the streets in england last year, that's up 15 % on 2016.

the government says it's investing £1 billion to tackle homelessness. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. this is the daily struggle of a homeless man. tony is 72 and lives near milton keynes railway station. he says he was evicted from his flat last february, but won't give the exact reason why. a concrete underpass in milton keynes is no place for a 72—year—old to be sleeping. no, no, iagree, it's not, but i mean what can i do? every time i wake up i class it as a bonus. it's another day i've got to get through. homelessness has risen sharply in milton keynes in recent years. the town's booming economy making housing unaffordable for those with little. the growing problem here is replicated across england. rough sleeping increased by 15% last year. that amounted to more than 4700 people with nowhere to sleep, a figure that's risen by 168% since 2010. this man, who wants to remain anonymous, is homeless but working. he's a painter and decorator, earning £50 a day. i still can't manage to get enough to put a deposit down. the prices are far too high at the minute. a one—bedsit flat, £580 a month, the cheapest one i found. this tour bus will become

an innovative solution to milton keynes' rough sleeping problem. once used by robbie williams and rod stewart, it's been converted into 16 bunk beds. the first homeless people will move in next month. the accommodation is of course quite cramped, but for the lucky people who are going to come in here it's better than being on the street and crucially of course, as well, they are given some hope. it's an impressive idea. tom davies, once homeless himself, came up with the idea. the bus will offer people hope, opportunity, some support, from a postal address and being able to register with a gp, doctors, being able to acquire their id and have somewhere safe to store their personal belongings. basically all the fundamental things anyone requires to live. rough sleeping is often a sign that people are struggling to get help with mental health and drug

and alcohol problems, as well as having no home. ministers say they are committed to ending the problem by 2027. it's going to be difficult. michael buchanan, bbc news, milton keynes. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines: theresa may meets president trump and insists the uk's so—called "special relationship" with the us is as strong as ever. there's been a sharp rise in the number of violent crimes recorded by police in england and wales. the number of people sleeping rough in england has increased for the seventh year in a row. in sport kyle edmund was beaten in straight sets in the semifinal of the australia opened by the world number six, the australia opened by the world numbersix, marin the australia opened by the world number six, marin cilic. there will bea number six, marin cilic. there will be a new name on the women's title after simona halep beat angelique kerber. she will face caroline

wozniacki in saturday's final. neither have won a grand slam title before. jamie donaldson has a 1—shot lead in the dubai desert classic. i will have more on those stories at around half past. the prime minister has condemned the men—only charity dinner where there were allegations of hostesses being groped and harrassed. theresa may says the event was appalling and objectified women. downing street has reprimanded the government minister nadhim zahawi who said he attended the the presidents club fundraiser, but left early because he felt uncomfortable. richard galpin has the latest. today, the repercussions for those who attended the scandal—ridden dinner continue. this is nadhim zahawi, minister for children and families. he says he left early because he felt uncomfortable and has condemned what he described as the horrific events reported by the financial times. are you going to lose yourjob?

and now the bbc has testimony that the alleged sexual harassment of women working as hostesses at the event last week was not something new. we spoke to a woman who worked at the event four years ago with her sister. we were made to line up in two lines heading onto the stage, and we walked out basically like pieces of meat, really, onto the stage. my sister met this older gentleman who had a daughter around her age, so she felt really safe with him, but later in the evening after a few drinks, he grabbed herwaist and leaned in for a kiss. at that point, i witnessed it, went over and decided it was time to go. some of the men who say they were attending the charity event for the first time have also been speaking out. a leading businessman who was invited by a friend but left early said there had been a warning about inappropriate behaviour.

the presenter did make an announcement that "you have got young girls coming to look after you. make sure you remember they are somebody‘s daughter and sister, so don't misbehave". this morning at the world economic forum, there was further condemnation of what happened at the presidents club dinner from the prime minister. when i read the report of that event that took place, i was appalled. i thought that sort of approach to women, objectification of women, was something we were leaving behind. we have made progress, but it is clear there is a lot more to do. although the presidents club has now been disbanded, there are still many questions to be answered, not least whether what happened here is also happening at other men—only events and venues. an update on that story because

great ormond street hospital said they would hand back the money that they would hand back the money that they benefited from that presidents clu b they benefited from that presidents club dinner, £20 million, said they have now received a number of donations in the last 24 hours. they said they did not take the decision to repay the money lightly. they said they have received a number of donations from generous supporters in the last 24 hours. the care children receive at the hospital will not be affected by the return of this donation. the charity will ensure all funds committed to the hospital will be on it. so that updates just coming from great ormond street hospital. the leader of the influential tory brexiteer group, jacob rees mogg, will strongly criticise the government's approach to the brexit talks in a speech tonight, warning that the tone needs to fundamentally change. his comments will come ahead of the brexit secretary's speech

tomorrow, where david davis is to outline the government's approach to the next phase of the brexit talks. in his speech this evening, jacob rees—mogg will say, "for too long our negotiators seemed to have been cowed by the eu. their approach seems to be they must accept what the eu will allow us to do and build from there. this is no way to negotiate and it is no way for this country to behave." our political correspondent leila nathoo has the latest on this. it isa it is a shot across the bows but will it make any difference?” it is a shot across the bows but will it make any difference? i think it isa will it make any difference? i think it is a significant intervention on the eve of david davis' speech, and david davis and jacob rees—mogg clashed yesterday in a parliamentary committee hearing on the subject of transition which is what david davies will be talking about tomorrow. rememberjacob rees—mogg is an influential backbencher and this is a bit of a flexing of muscle

i think on the eve of the speech by david davis with pretty strong language, as you said, talking about negotiations seeming to have been cowed by the eu, talking about a fundamental shift in tone being needed, saying the british public did not vote for the management of decline. i think this is showing some teeth now to the government's approach on brexit as we head into this next stage, as the government tries to get transition period nail down before march, before only then getting onto the main item on the agenda which is the future relationship. the problem for david davis is jacob rees—mogg is popular with many of the grass roots and speaks for many of those who voted for brexit. yes, he's been very vocal person on that side of the party and he has recently been elected to this role as chair of what is called the european research group, a grouping within the conservative party of eurosceptic

backbenchers. he will be making a speech on behalf of those backbenchers. this will be to put pressure on the prime minister, put pressure on the prime minister, put pressure on the government to get what they see as the best brexit outcome. there is concern about the transition period now, about how closely britain will be aligned to the eu in these two years, the transition period, that match will stay the same and there is concern among brexiteers that this means we will only be accepting eu rules and will have no power to make rules during this transition period which theresa may has promised will last no longer than a couple of years. there is concern about what the status of britain will be in these two years, status of britain will be in these two yea rs, how status of britain will be in these two years, how constrained we will be, and that this is possibly a sign of what's to come in terms of the final deal, the new relationship agreed with the eu. jacob rees—mogg

is talking about close alignment, saying this is not something the government should be setting in its size. it's a risk he says we will be aiming forto size. it's a risk he says we will be aiming for to close alignment with the eu after brexit and this is something brexiteers in the party are adamant they don't want. thank you. thank you. the winter flu outbreak appears to have peaked according to health officials. while flu rates are continuing to rise, the rate of the increase has begun to slow. last week gp flu consultations hit 54.1 per 100,000 in england — the highest figure seen since 2011. rates have also risen in wales, but fell slightly in northern ireland and scotland. figures out this morning from nhs england show a slight easing of pressure on the system as a whole, with a reduction in the number of delays to ambulances handing over patients at hospitals. at least three people have died after a train derailed near the italian city of milan. hundreds of commuters were on board the service heading to milan from cremona in northern italy, when it came off the tracks just before seven o'clock this morning.

footage released by firefighters shows them working to free several people trapped in one of the carriages. just getting some news coming from chris mason, our political correspondent in westminster, saying a downing street spokesman said the prime minister has reiterated the importance of jobs in prime minister has reiterated the importance ofjobs in northern ireland, the prime minister and president discussed iran and the need to stop activity including ballistic missile development. the statement goes on to say they also agreed on the importance of continuing to stand by —— side by side and the prime minister updated the president on good progress made

in the brexit negotiations so far. they reiterated the need for a good trade relationship. the prime minister has asked officials to work on a date for the us state visit for later in the year. that is the latest from downing street. plans are being announced today to set up tens of thousands of free water refill points across england. water uk, which represents water companies and suppliers, says it wants to expand a refill scheme first launched three years ago. it hopes that will cut pollution by reducing the amount of water sold in plastic bottles. tim muffett reports. across bristol, since 2015, businesses have been inviting people in — not to spend money, but to refill water bottles for free. people want really practical ways of how they can stop using as much single—use plastic in their lives and refill is a really

obvious way of doing that. natalie fee set up the scheme. an app tells people where refills are available, as do these signs. i think it's great as a way of not using as much plastic. it's a nice, easy thing to do, increases foot fall to the cafe. there are now 200 refill points across bristol. the scheme's spread to other places including durham, norwich and brighton, but it's about to get much bigger. every water company by september this year is going to draw up what they can do to sign up more businesses to provide free refill points. we want tens of thousands of refill points by 2021. we think we can take tens of millions of plastic bottles out of the waste stream. so more of this. less, it's hoped, of this.

it's just horrible down here, along the banks of the river avon. there are hundreds of plastic bottles down here. it's disgusting. so many of them are drinking water bottles. your project, your initiative, is going to be run on a national scale. that must be very exciting? it is. for this to really work it needs to be on every high street, in every shop and cafe. in the uk, we buy more than 1.7 billion litres of plain bottled water every year, according to the grocer magazine. for the first time sales are outstripping that of cola, but if soon it'll soon be far simpler to refill a bottle with tap water, what effect will that have on demand for these? i don't think it's going to have a significant impact. kinvara carey runs the natural hydration council, set up and supported by companies that produce bottled water. bottled water is different to tap water in the sense that it's naturally sourced, it's not chemically treated and a lot of people choose it for those reasons or for taste reasons. the natural hydration council says

it backs the refill scheme as it wants more people to drink water, but it believes disposing of bottles responsibly is a bigger issue. the bottles themselves are 100% recyclable. it's the bottle, the label, the lid. whether it's recyclable or not isn't really the point. half of the plastic bottles used in the uk aren't getting recycled and the majority of them are escaping the waste system and ending up in places like these. ending plastic pollution will require major change. natalie hopes that's one step closer. tim muffett, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's lucy martin. you are highlighting tokyo because for them they have been very cold weather. yes, the coldest overnight low they

have seen in almost 50 years, minus four. normally it is the other side of freezing so that dip you will certainly know about. a lot of snow around and more to come as well, certainly feeling cold. whilst that has been happening there, it is so hot in australia, what's going on there? they have seen highs of 38 celsius in melbourne, with temperatures rising into the weekend. similar story over in new zealand as well, on track for the warmest month on record. similar temperature, about 37 celsius yesterday and that's the one this day they have recorded in seven yea rs. it makes what is happening here rather dull but rather nice. yeah. it has been a mixed bag today. some have seen beautiful blue skies but there have been heavy showers.

this photo from herefordshire earlier. those showers are is largely in the west. they have been really very heavy for a part of wales. you can see the brighter the cobra on the radar, the heavier the rain. some of them falling as snow- of