concert in manchester. # if i saw you in heaven... eu ministers agree britain's brexit transition until december 2020. over theresa may's # the face of liberty starting to crack... performance. to current immigration issues in helpful at the moment, and i don't america. he had a long—time fear of being poisoned. support that. but i do think the window is closing. of president trump's administration. the grammy‘s in the bag? paying bosses‘ bonuses. in the mainstream awards, but it wasn't. nominated for the big the #timesup and #metoo prizes. campaigns. coming up on afternoon live all the sport. reflect the huge diversity of this industry. phil neville faces thank you, guys, so much. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in new york.

time for a look at the weather — here's ben rich. the press. to his time as the women's team head coach. he told the bbc he was not sexist. sexist. too used to it because things are changing in the next few days. changing in the next few days. this day and age and he has rejected criticism of his experience as well. criticism of his experience as well. 15 degrees, way above average for the time of year. the time of year. cold wind as well, so it could feel even colder. even colder. especially of higher ground in the north, to give snow showers. north, to give snow showers. clear quite smartly from the south this afternoon. this afternoon. continue to drop from the north as we had through the rest of the day. we had through the rest of the day.

central and southern areas where the wind will be like. wind will be like. far from freezing in towns and cities. cities. in the countryside, lows of up to —5 in the most prone spots. up to —5 in the most prone spots. ingot, east anglia and the midlands and a good part of wales. and a good part of wales. fairly bright for much of northern england. bright for much of northern england. the far north—west seeing more cloud, and also in northern ireland. cloud, and also in northern ireland. the day largely dry but showery rain affecting north—west scotland. affecting north—west scotland. flooding across parts of western scotland as we go through tomorrow. scotland as we go through tomorrow. also some patchy rain and murky weather in the south—west. weather in the south—west.

bad looking day with temperatures around six i content. around six i content. moving south through the middle part of the week. of the week. wednesday, a renewed surge of cold air. air. strength of the north—westerly wind with gales in some spots. with gales in some spots. clearing from the south, the skies will brighten with sunshine. will brighten with sunshine. wintry showers, especially over northern high ground. northern high ground. lower levels in scotland as well. in scotland as well. rain spanning from the west on friday. friday. but it's something colder for this week. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime... of mounting tensions among conservative mps. and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are.

stories here on bbc news. football team, phil neville. after it emerged he had previously sent sexist tweets. he reiterated that view earlier today. the words were wrong and i apologise for the problems it has caused. for the problems it has caused. is not a reflection on my character and the type of person i am. and the type

of person i am. winning the world cup, away games and the european championships. and the european championships. i have had to work for this. have had to work for this. seven our interviews with the fa, profiling. profiling. it was a long process and they put me through it. they put me through it. ultimately, i am the best person for the job. ultimately, i am the best person for thejob. i am the best person for thejob. have been in the fa system for a number of years. number of years. i have been working closely with dan ashworth. closely with dan ashworth. notjust been plucked from the top of a tree. from leicester city until the end of the season. years after leaving to join leicester in 2014.

has joined french top division side rennes in a permanent deal. news from the club. after he admitted spitting at an opponent. defeat at wigan in the fa cup on saturday. at the liverpool echo arena on 21 april. it'll be khan's first bout for almost two years. a wbc middleweight title bout in 2016. who can prove they are clean, will be allowed to compete as neutrals.

the games start in pyeongchang on the 9th of march. in august 2016 after details of state—sponsored doping emerged. taskforce, were met. will inspire the russian authorities to take a different approach. to take a different approach. there has to be an acknowledgement. has to be an acknowledgement.

who compete will have met the criteria. criteria. others can't reapply and the board will assess them. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. i'll have more for you in the next hour. it is no longerfailing. a period of 15 years in the south yorkshire town. sangita myska reports. and of all of its functions. for widespread systemic failures. ofsted has said the service is now fit for

purpose. social workers and managers. people has been transformed. care was outstanding — the highest rating possible. still requires improvement. from the labour mp for rotherham, sarah champion. to hear some good news regarding the problem is great.

work of the staff at rotherham council. council. what has changed? is it the strategy? for me it the biggest thing, which is the culture of there. and intimidating, very macho. it wasn't a supportive and nurturing environment, which children need. towards changing the culture. they can best serve children. before, it was reaching targets, budgets and keeping your head down. there has been a seismic change. that 1,400 girls have been groomed, raped or trafficked. it was in the national headlines.

if the services have improved? child exploitation is going on in every town. it was quite shocking. resources for children services. there just isn't the money to provide the right services.

resourced children's services is that tensions will begin to paul. this is just a demand for more money, isn't she? we need to protect the most vulnerable in our society. children, the elderly, people with learning difficulties. has shown they are doing in rotherham and i am proud of that. from some vegan activists. through holding regular protests outside farms and abbattoirs. but farmers say they're also facing regular harassment and abuse. amber haque has been investigating.

vegan —ism is one of the fastest—growing lifestyles. fastest—growing lifestyles. don't eat or use any animal product or dairy. or dairy. that we should not kill animals at all. all. waiting at slaughterhouses, stopping trucks of animals. trucks of animals. further and trespassers on the property. you are on private property. how dare you!

you can hear the peaks squealing. the peaks squealing. they deserve respect at the end of their lives. their lives. that battling vigo and activism is one of the main challenges for 2018. one of the main challenges for 2018. individuals are threatened and it's not ok. not ok. which is ironic as it comes from people who want peace. people who want peace. happening to these animals is extreme.

extreme. public will be helping us to stop those trucks. derbyshire programme page. earthling ed, joined victoria to discuss the issue. farmers are using the fear of trespass is a distraction. trespass is a distraction. trespass is a civil offence, we are showing a hidden industry. showing a hidden industry. mutilation and slaughterhouses are not transparent. not transparent. and male calves been separated from their mothers. on my farm we are transparent. transparent. we show people what

we do on social media. do on social media. sunday where the local community can come and look at what we are doing. come and look at what we are doing. activism is discouraging farmers from this. from this. we do provide this, but the counter effects are distressing. effects are distressing. people coming to your farm things like artificial insemination? like artificial insemination? a time where they can't see their mothers or socialise? mothers or socialise? that the hidden or do you just show animals grazing? animals grazing? we show everyone the full spectrum. do you? you do or you don't. i would like to think we do.

do. to the dairy calves when they are taken from the mother? taken from the mother? should be looking at is showing people what really happens. people what really happens. cheese and dairy products need to see how it is produced. see how it is produced. show everyone how we produce food in our country. our country. we forget we all need a farmer three times a day. farmer three times a day.

properly done and i would encourage anyone to do so. anyone to do so. events i have suggested following farmers on social media. farmers on social media. see what is really going on at your local farm. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour. theresa may's approach. of three teenagers in a car crash in west london. jailed for six—and—a—half years for over 200 terror offences. welcome to the business news.

in auditing carillion's account. despite issuing several profit warnings. uncertainty and a stronger dollar. talks with brussels. so how do we consumers feel now that christmas is a distant memory? not too bad according to consultancy deloittes.

is at its lowest level since 1975. less optimistic. health and wellbeing. joining us now is ben perkins, head of consumer research, at deloitte. things are a little better than they work? work? well, fairly flat instead of going down. going down. year people are aware of spending after spending at christmas. after spending at christmas. also aware of our well being after overindulging at christmas. overindulging at

christmas. are not as bad as some would have us believe. believe. problem, wages aren't increasing at the same speed as inflation. the same speed as inflation. spending on essentials were up, things like grocery shopping. things like grocery shopping. that's all about inflation. all about inflation. consumers weren't buying more, they were charged more. were charged more. forward into 2018, inflation will start to recede. start to recede. labour market with low unemployment, we would expect wages will increase. we would expect wages

will increase. the outlook is a bit more positive. and debt, is the threat of higher interest rates? the arrears. -- there is. there is. potential interest rate rises could cause consumers more problems. cause consumers more problems. thank you very much indeed. more on the collapse of carillion. shareholder dividends and bosses‘ bonuses. investments were managed at the collapsed outsourcing giant. the schemes overall have a big black hole.

the firm's finances. contributed to the survival of the business. business. try and help the business to refinance to shore up the company. refinance to shore up the company.

should be slow to criticise the trustees are making that decision. trustees are making that decision. come off, it would've been a great decision. to counter the threat of china spying on us phone calls. 5g wireless network. five months in the role. said in a statement. including its import business. of the world's top ten arms exporters over the next decade. increase sales could create tens of thousands of jobs.

a brief look at the markets. is down because the boss has agreed to take a pay cut. to take a pay cut. the euro against the pound is pretty stable. the pound is pretty stable. movement has been the dollar, which is looking stronger. is looking stronger. that is all your business news for now. your business news for now. remaining states of the eu meeting this afternoon. this afternoon. there has been a

tweet from mr garnier. tweet from mr garnier. the 27 member states have approved the directive. states have approved the directive. the general affairs council will provide an update. provide an update. that was tweeted a short time ago. a short time ago. i am sure there will be plenty more on brexit later. will be plenty more on brexit later. for now, let's take a look at the weather. weekend, we will be looking at temperatures of around 5 degrees. temperatures of around 5

degrees. has already begun, thanks to this cold front. cold front. rain hanging around in southern areas. particularly in central and southern areas. areas. a frost in some places with towns close to freezing. close to freezing. tomorrow morning bought the south west and wales. west and

wales. northern ireland and parts of scotland. scotland. is coupled with melting snow, it will be quite treacherous. will be quite treacherous. spells of sunshine to be had is further south. sunshine to be had is further south. frontal system coming from the north—west. north—west. behind it a renewed surge of cold air across the country. air across the country. cold, particularly when we add on the strength of the wind. the strength of the

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