this is bbc news. the headlines: police say a car involved in a fatal crash which killed three teenagers at a bus stop in west london last night, is believed to have been travelling at high speed. all current rape cases to be urgently reviewed to ensure evidence has been disclosed. there is a need for more training for police officers and prosecutors. but disclosure is not new. it has been there since 1996. police and prosecutors should know what they have to do. at least 95 people have been killed and 150 injured in a bombing in the afghan capital, kabul. the taliban say they carried out the attack. also in this hour, paris is on high alert for flooding. record rainfall has caused the river seine to burst its banks, in one of the wettest januarys in paris in more than a century. and a first grand slam title for caroline wozniacki,

after she beats simona halep in the final of the australian open. good evening and welcome to bbc news. three teenage boys have been killed after they were hit by a car in west london. it happened last night in hayes. a man aged 28 who was in the vehicle is under arrest in hospital. the police say they're investigating an altercation that is believed to to be linked. ben ando reports. friends, classmates, mourners grieving together — an improvised memorialfor a tragedy as shocking as it was unexpected, to mark the deaths of

teenagers struck by a speeding car in hayes, middlesex yesterday evening. the teenage boys have not been formally identified, but named locally as george, harry and josh. two were 16, the other 17. earlier their families had visited the bus stop where the boys had lost their lives. jake webb was one of the first on the scene immediately after it happened. i could see the incident in front of me. i had called them at that point. there was a bus driver in front of us. he came over and said, there is someone dead in the road. at that point i relayed that to 999. within five minutes, an ambulance arrived. friends of the boys say they were walking on the pavement in this direction, going to a party, when a car struck the pavement about here. seconds later, it hit them. the car, a black audi, smashed into a lamp post before coming to a halt in the road. this image shows the force of the impact. eyewitnesses said afterwards a man who had been in the car was attacked in the garage forecourt nearby.

some witnesses say speeding cars here are nothing new. it isa 60 it is a 60 mph road. cars and vehicles drive up and down here sometimes like it is a speed trap. this road is busy 24/7. if i'm totally honest, i'm surprised there has not been more accidents along it. police believe two men were in the crashed car, heading to the same party. they want any witnesses to contact them. the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, has said all current rape and serious sexual assault cases in england and wales are to be reviewed "as a matter of urgency", following the collapse of several recent trials because evidence was not disclosed to defence lawyers. but the government's chief legal adviser says there is no evidence of

widespread malpractice or dishonesty in the prosecution system. clive coleman reports. disclosure of evidence in some recent highly publicised rape cases has gone badly wrong. but how widespread is the problem? in december liam allan was acquitted of six counts of rape and six of sexual assault when it emerged evidence on a computer disk which police had examined showed messages from the alleged victim pestering him for casual sex. and the number of prosecutions in england and wales that collapsed because of a failure by police or prosecutors to disclose evidence has increased by 70% in the last two years. now the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, has ordered an urgent review of all rape and serious sexual assault cases, and conceded it's likely a number will be dropped. one of the major problems is the amount of evidence on digital devices, such as mobile phones and social media. it's very apparent that in some cases mistakes have been made that simply shouldn't have been. it is important that when you look

at that kind of case that the prosecutors and investigators look at social media traffic, look at text messages that have passed between the two individuals, because they can put what's happened in a very significant, different light. a national disclosure improvement plan has been published. it includes a review of disclosure training, developing a group of specialists in every police force, and all multimedia evidence to be provided to the defence digitally. yesterday, here, a people—trafficking case — not a rape or sexual assault trial — collapsed because prosecutors failed to disclose critical evidence to the defence. thejudge has demanded an urgent explanation in a case made even more shocking by the fact that one of the young female defendants was held in prison for 13 months, during which time she gave birth. this problem is systemic and endemic throughout the criminaljustice system. it's been known about for many years and it's a result of chronic underfunding of police,

the prosecution service and particularly defence lawyers who have suffered years of cuts to legal aid. if public confidence in our fair trial system is to be maintained, fixing disclosure is now the criminal justice system's biggest challenge. clive coleman, bbc news. earlier i spoke to make gradwell, former detective superintendent with lancashire police. i asked about the duty of disclosure police had towards legal defence team. it comes from the criminal procedures and investigations act of 1996, where the police must list all unused material and hand that to the crown prosecution service so that a decision can be made, what should be evidence and what should be supplied to the defence in any case. the prosecution effectively makes a decision on what should be passed to the defence rather than the police? it is that.

the police list things on different schedules and they will make an initial assessment. it is up to the cps lawyer to make a final decision. often there would be discussions between the prosecution and the defence. but in effect it should be a team approach between the police and the prosecutors. is there ever a disagreement between the police and prosecutors about what evidence should be put forward to the defence team? yes, there is. sometimes there is covert material and other information that does not want to be disclosed. there have been occasions when prosecutors have actually stopped cases going ahead. a lawyer, a barrister who defended a client against rape charges, suggested there was a culture of trying to build a up a case rather than trying to investigate objectively from the off by the police. do you accept that comment? it varies from the different skills of the disclosure officer.

there may be some people who don't understand the full duty of their role. that is why the lawyer needs to review the evidence, so they can assess evidence to see if it will assist the defence case. if we look at the recent cases which have garnered a lot of publicity because they have collapsed, in each case has been a failure to share digital evidence, do you think there is a need for greater training, for greater manpower, to actually trawl through this sort of evidence? yes. people certainly need to be trained, the police need to work in partnership with the prosecutors. but they need to be given the time to trawl through social media, digital media material. it is key in every case. that takes time. i think because of the under resourcing, underfunding, that may not necessarily be happening in some of these very important cases. former detective

superintendent mick gradwell. a bomb in the afghan capital kabul has left 95 people dead and more than 150 injured. the taliban say they carried out the attack. an emergency vehicle, packed with explosives, was blown up at a checkpoint. from kabul, zia shahreyar reports. an ambulance packed with explosives driven into crowds on their way to work. the force of the blast shook the windows off buildings at least a mile away. some lower rising structures collapse. a plume of smoke visible across the city. the attacker had driven his vehicle past the police checkpoint, claiming to have a patient inside. when guards at a second checkpoint became suspicious, he detonated the bomb. translation: i was in an armoured plated vehicle when suddenly there was an explosion.

i was in the back seat, my driver was blown out on to the ground and injured. the area of the attack is home to foreign embassies and the city's police headquarters. the road had been closed to public transport. the taliban claimed responsibility. this is their second deadly assault on the city in the space of a week. 20 people were killed in an attack on the intercontinental hotel last week. this evening, work was continuing to clear the scene of the latest bombing. this is a very secure area and security is very tight here usually and the question will be how they got through this far. the afghan military, backed by us air power, has intensified its campaign to drive out the taliban from its rural strongholds. but, as today's strike proves, they're still able to mount deadly attacks against civilian targets in the heart of the country's major cities. paris is on alert as the level of the river seine has

continued to creep higher, with forecasters warning the river could stay high throughout next week. leaks have started to appear in some basements, while many residents on the city's outskirts have been forced to travel by boat through waterlogged streets. our correspondent, kevin connolly, reports. on patrol on the rising waters of the river seine. a police launch on the front line of the flood defences of paris. water levels are expected to peak this weekend. tourist boats are tied up. they can't pass under the bridges on the swollen waters, leaving tourists to make the best of things. it's scary, because you don't know when it's going to stop. i'm not really worried. i think we have reached the maximum for the moment. i mean, it's natural, for the moment you have strange things going on on the planet.

for me, that's natural and i don't think it will go to a higher level. parisians have been bracing for this high water mark for weeks. it's only rained this heavily over the new year period in france three times in the last 100 years. they measure the river level here by this statue of a soldier that commemorates the crimean war. in the worst flooding in history, it reached up to his beard. it's been raining relentlessly in france for weeks, but it's eased off today. and it does now seem that there's a chance that the river seine will reach its peak without quite flooding into the streets of paris around it. we should know by the end of the day. kevin connolly, bbc news, paris. the release of the black cab rapist, john worboys, from prison has been put on temporary hold,

following a legal challenge by two of his victims. the 60—year—old was jailed for a minimum of eight years in 2009, for the rape and sexual assault of women across london. lawyers representing the women were granted a stay on his release, after making an urgent application to the high court. the prime minister of ireland has told the bbc he will campaign for the country's near total ban on abortion to be liberalised. leo varadkar had previously said the laws were "too restrictive". a referendum will take place this summer on whether to repeal a constitutional amendment that effectively bans terminations. one of the world's richest men held an anti—corruption drive, has been freed. meanwhile, saudi billionaire prince alwaleed bin talal, who was also detained in the crackdown says he too expects to be cleared of wrongdoing and released. it is believed a financial

settle m e nt it is believed a financial settlement was agreed in return for his release. the prime minister has welcomed a landmark ruling by trade authorities in the us, overturning a decision to impose huge tariffs on planes which are partly built in the uk. the aerospace firm bombardier won a surprise victory in its dispute with the american company boeing, about selling its passenger jets to us airlines. the wings for the planes are manufactured in belfast, as our ireland correspondent, chris page, reports. workers, politicians and business leaders had feared one of bombardier‘s biggest projects would be grounded. the firm in belfast has 4,000 employees and a quarter of them work on the c series jet. but the programme was under threat after boeing claimed it was unfairly subsidised because of financial help from the canadian and british governments. the authorities in washington initially proposed to impose tariffs ofjust under 300% on imports of the c series. but last night, the us international trade commission

decided not to go ahead with the tariffs. the four commissioners all voted in bombardier‘s favour. workers and their representatives were surprised but very pleased. the workforce has stood squarely behind this, put their shoulder to the wheel. we've seen politicians nationally give up the ghost saying this is something that can't be overturned, but we've demonstrated tonight the power of trade unionism globally, we worked with our colleagues in canada and the us and this is a victory for workers tonight. the prime minister spoke about the dispute to donald trump at the world economics summit in davos this week. theresa may tweeted she welcomed the decision as good news for british industry. people here had been prepared for more bad news from across the atlantic but are delighted with this unexpected result. after months of worry, bombardier‘s victory in this trade dispute has brought a great sense of relief. chris page, bbc news, belfast. our northern ireland business

correspondent, john campbell, has been telling us how the news was received in belfast. i think there is just an overwhelming sense of relief here because a lot of the commentary around this decision was that it would just ratify those tariffs. as chris said in his package, the panel ruled unanimously that it would remove these tariffs, so there was a plan that bombardier had, if it lost, it would, through its partnership with airbus, still try to sell the planes into the united states, that would have been very complicated and more expensive and open to fresh legal challenge but now they can get on with building these planes and selling them to their big american customer and that releases a huge weight from the shoulders of the belfast workforce. but is bombardier really out of the woods altogether? this is a company which has been through the wars. it teetered on the edge of insolvency a couple of years ago, it had to be bailed out by the state government in quebec and i was speaking to a union leader who said there is a great sense

of relief, it means we can crack on with the c series, but it is still a company which is still seeking to cut costs all the time, there were redundancies announced in belfast last year, they will still go ahead, so this is a company which now has some stability for the medium—term but it still needs to secure its long—term future and sell a lot more of these planes. one thinks of belfast in historical terms as a great shipbuilding place but those days presumably are in the past now so bombardier is central for providing a lot ofjobs. it is, bombardier is at the centre of northern ireland manufacturing. it's the biggest manufacturing employer, it pays very well, it spends a lot of money on research and development, and also has very wide supply chains, notjust in northern ireland but across the whole uk, so it's hard to overemphasise just how important this company is to the northern ireland economy as a whole. john campbell reporting

from belfast. the headlines: three teenage boys have been killed when they were hit bya car have been killed when they were hit by a car in west london. a man has been arrested. the attorney general has acknowledged that very serious m ista kes has acknowledged that very serious mistakes over the disclosure of evidence by prosecutors have led to the collapse of recent trials in england and wales. at least 95 people have been killed and more than 150 wounded in one of the deadliest attacks on the afghan capital, kabul, in recent months. new research suggests that plastic found in many second—hand toys could pose a risk to children's health, as it doesn't meet current safety standards. scientists tested 200 used plastic toys they found in nurseries, charity shops and homes for nine hazardous elements. 20 toys had traces of all nine elements, with some concentrations high enough to fail european standards.

earlier nick owen spoke to dr andrew turner, who was behind that research. he started by asking him what kind of toys we should be concerned about. we are talking about toys which were manufactured before the original european toy safety directive, which was 1994. we are looking at chemicals which have toxicity over a sustained period of time. the risk is ingesting or exposure to these very small quantities over a long period of time. you wouldn't have any immediate physical signs, but the sort of impact affects you later in life. years ago people talked about lead in toys and pencils. we have come a long way since then. is there any evidence that people have has been affected by this? the last studies have shown that lead does have an impact, that was through petrol.

for example, with respect to lead, no amount of lead is actually safe. that is a general consensus. we should try to minimise all sources of exposure. people have asked me about the dangers of some of these toys. they are not dangerous necessarily handling them. it is really when you are chewing them etc. particularly for younger children. what would your basic advice to parents be? first of all, old bits of kit, probably best to throw them out? it depends what it is used for and the age of the child. the ones to look out for are older ones which are brightly coloured red and yellow. they tend to contain a known carcinogen. also, older figures like dinosaurs and animals that appeared to have a thin layer of paint or plastic are quite hazardous. also, something to look out for is black plastics.

more recently, they tend to be made from recycled waste, which contain some nasty chemicals. bear in mind it is mouthing and chewing which is the hazard, not necessarily handling these things. dr andrew turner. how worried should parents be? earlier we had from an expert. we have had a hunt through our toy box this morning and we found lots of old toys that i had when i was a child that don't meet safety standards. but i think with these kind of things i'm not giving them to the children when they're little. life i have hung on to them when they —— for 30 years, i don't want them to get hold of them. don't let children put things in your mouth. that is really important. we are finding out more things that are toxic every day. in future we may

find out more things. as a parent you have to be sensible. the main danger is in the things that you buy and sell. they tend to be relatively new. but when you go to grandma's house and the box comes down from the loft of old childhood toys, those are the ones where the real danger is. in the czech republic, a tightly fought presidential election has been won by the incumbent. president milosh zeman is known for his strident anti—immigration views and for his opposition to eu sanctions against russia. he won with just over 51 % of the vote, defeating the pro eu academic, jiri drahos. the entire us gymnastics board is to resign because of its handling of the sex abuse scandal involving the former team doctor, larry nassar. the country's olympic committee had threatened to strip the organisation of its powers if the directors failed to stand down. nassar has been given a prison sentence of up to 175 years for abusing more than 150 female gymnasts. peter bowes reports.

as larry nassar begins to what amounts to a life sentence, the fallout from the abuse scandal has been swift and decisive. the entire board of usa gymnastics has gone and there have been other resignations too. mark hollis was the athletic director at michigan state university when nassar worked there. he and another official have decided to quit. it's been an absolute honour to guide the athletic department for the last decade. that being said, today i'm announcing my retirement. i'm not running away from anything, i'm running towards something. comfort, compassion and understanding for the survivors in our community. togetherness, time and love for my family. there have been reports that michigan state university and usa

gymnastics knew of the abuse claims but failed to take action. they've both denied there was a cover—up. with several investigations into abuse in us sport now under way, the recriminations are onlyjust beginning. peter bowes, bbc news. a couple and a five year—old child have been rescued after becoming lost in freezing conditions in snowdonia last night. the family is understood to have become disorientated in the dark in the area known as the devil's kitchen. the ngen valley rescue team used a special smartphone app to locate the family'. a mural by the world famous graffiti artist banksy has appeared in hull. hundreds of people have been turning up to see it on a disused bridge in the city. the artist has appeared to confirm it's his work on social media. not everybody is happy about it — one city councillor said today, it's vandalism and should be rubbed off. matthew bone has the story. the bankside area of hull is no stranger to graffiti, but this latest addition is

a little different. the artwork certainly looks like a banksy, and the artist seemed to confirm its identity on social media. it has caused a lot of interest. this is a quiet, old industrial part of hull, but ever since rumours of the banksy appeared last night, a steady stream of people have come here today to check it out for themselves. it's really good. fantastic. i like the way that the writing on that is like on a chalkboard or a school. i like his shoes. he has got a nice pair of shoes on. you've got to wear a nice pair of shoes. of the hundreds of people who have come along to see it, gavin is more excited than most. a lifelong banksy fan, he walks around the corner. for me, the culture i grew up with, it is a dream come true. what does the mural mean? it depends who you ask. the bridge is raised. it is the drawbridge.

for me, hundreds of years ago we never let the king into hull. sort of defiance, a sort of challenge. it could have been to do with us voting out, for brexit. it is all about pulling up the drawbridge again. not everyone is happy to see the graffiti appeared. one conservative councillor has an idea of what to do. record banksy‘s contribution to that piece of work. then clean it off. it is graffiti. all graffiti is damage. if banksy wants to create real art, and i'm sure he does, then perhaps it might be a good idea to buy some canvas. the graffiti has already been graffitied, with some green spray just nicking the toe of the mural. this afternoon, new fencing was put up to officials in cape town are urging

people to limit flushing their toilets to conserve water as the city continues to battle a severe drought. water supplies in the south african city are due to run out in early april after three years of exceptionally low rainfall. residents have been advised to limit showers to twice a week and save water as if their lives depended upon it. a funeral has been held for the veteran chef, paul bocuse, who was known as the pope of french gastronomy. as richard forrest reports, the ceremony at lyons cathedral brought mourners from around the world. they came in their hundreds, the great and the good of the gastronomic world, dressed in their whites to pay tribute to the man credited with changing the taste of french cooking. as his coffin was brought into church, the chefs stood in the aisles. they had come from around the world to say goodbye to a man who had been an inspiration and in many cases their teacher.

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having a lot of fun in the snow. heavy snowfall has made him very happy. you can tell by the rather exuberant rolling around. the four—year—old has been displaying her gymnastic skills at the wildlife park where she lives, performing a series of forward rolls and then —— downhill slide is, all the while chewing on some bamboo. nothing keeps a panda from their bamboo. now it is time for the weather. here's ben rich. hello. the favoured few got to see some brightness today. but for many more these guys have been quite dismal, overcast and grey. outbreaks of rain as we saw here in newquay. the weather —— that weather will move away from the south—east this evening. it will turn chilly. very windy this evening across northern scotland and particularly the northern isles. 70 to 80 mph. as the night goes on, we

will bring more cloud in from the south—west, outbreaks of rain, exceptionally mild air. sunday get off to him i'll start. we will have this slow—moving weather front in central and southern scotland. outbreaks of rain. to the north of it, brighter skies and showers. to the south, mild air. if you break the south, mild air. if you break the cloud up you could get a 14 or 15 degrees. that won't last. rain pushes south on monday, leaving cooler weather behind it in the middle of the week. our latest headlines: the attorney general has acknowledged that serious mistakes over disclosure of evidence by prosecutors have led to the collapse of recent trials in england and wales. at least 95 people have been killed and more