student funding in england. the government prepares to launch a review into the entire system for over 185. the cost of university courses and the way they're paid for will be looked at, amid calls for maintenance grants to be re—introduced. they probably need to come back on a means tested basis and they need to come back at a level enough to allow students to focus on their studies and pay their way on a day to day basis. we'll be looking at the political battle over education, after labour's election pledge to scrap tuition fees. also tonight: the family of the murdered mpjo cox pledge to support her husband brendan, after he admits to inappropriate behaviour with women. and the bafta goes to three billboards. at the baftas — three billboards outside ebbing missouri is the big winner of the night. and — heading for wembley. rochdale stun spurs with a last

minute fa cup equaliser. good evening. theresa may says the government will look at "the whole system of student funding" as part of a review into education in england for those over 18. in a speech tomorrow, the prime minister will acknowledge concerns over tuition fees, and say they leave many graduates "questioning the return they get". the focus on the cost and scope of higher education comes after labour's election pledge last year to scrap tuition fees in england. our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys reports. this is one of two jobs myra kesh is holding down. she's in herfirst year of university. the loan for living costs isn't enough.

throughout the process of applying to uni i was thinking this is so unfair, i'm getting a lower maintenance allowance and i'm going to have to work several jobs in order to live. sheffield hallam has lots of students from ordinary families. for alice, that means she worries less about tuition fees and more aboutjust getting by. last year, i budgeted for about £50 a week and that was still too much to live on, so i had to bring that down to about £30 and that is still not enough. every so often i might have to ask my parents for help. if they can just give me £20 for food, for basic food. up to 6.1% interest is charged on student debt. an average £5,800 of interest charges before leaving university. in total, it's about £57,000 of borrowing for the poorest students. after 30 years, any unpaid loan is written off. but by 2021, there could be £160 billion of outstanding student debt.

it's the poorest students in england who end up borrowing the most. because they can't rely on the bank of mum and dad for living costs. so altering the system isn't simple. if you just lower tuition fees, you help the richest, unless you also put more money into maintenance support. in his first interview, the new education secretary gave little away. this review will also be technical. theresa may will be critical at using the fields at the cost of shorter degrees of. the government also wants more short time study, but university say graceful living cost are a priority. they need to

come back on a means test basis and come back on a means test basis and come back on a means test basis and come back enough so that students can focus on their studies and pay their way on a day—to—day basis. can focus on their studies and pay their way on a day-to-day basis. in wales, young people face a different prospect, they will have two borrowed an arthouse impound tuition fees but from this autumn, poorer stu d e nts fees but from this autumn, poorer students get generous living support, at least £8,000 a year they won't have to repay, making their future debt look quite different from england. for the poorest stu d e nts from england. for the poorest students in england the average level of debt will be around £50,000. in wales the average level of debt will be closer to 27,000 two £30,000. that is a very significant difference. universities in england wa nt to difference. universities in england want to secure future, students a fairer deal. but with economic uncertainty and had the governance review has little wiggle room. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth is here with me.

we are in the middle of an intense period of brexit, why talk about education? theresa may is under pressure on two fronts, labours pledge to scrap fees but she has also faced criticism from her own mps about a lack of basic policy, not demonstrating enough vision beyond brexit. tomorrow we are getting this big speech at the education. theresa may will talk about the need to increase vocational and technical training but crucial issue announces big review of the whole system of student funding. she will acknowledge very serious concerns about value for money, student debt. she will have seen the market between two universities isn't working. most charge maximum fees and the prime minister will say that has created one of the most expensive systems in the world. question is, what can the government do about this? it won't match labour‘s fees to scrap fees because they believe graduates that benefit

from degrees should pay towards them. the risk is, whatever this review comes up in a years time, short courses or different fees for different courses or by comparison that could look like tinkering. thank you. the family of the murdered labour mp jo cox, have pledged their support for her husband after he admitted behaving inappropriately with women and stepped down from two roles at organisations set up in her memory. brendan cox has denied assaulting a woman in the united states in 2015, but admitted behaving in a way that caused women ‘hurt and offence' when he worked for the charity save the children. its confirmed that he was suspended from his role there in 2015, and resigned before a disciplinary process was completed. robert hall reports. jo cox, labour mp and mother of two, was murdered in her constituency during the run—up to the 2016 eu referendum, shot and stabbed by a far right extremist. in the months after her death, the public rallied in support of herfamily and in particular, her husband, brendan, who set up two charities, thejo cox foundation and more in common. today he announced his

resignation from both of them, following allegations of inappropriate behaviour a year before his wife's murder. the claims are reported in a sunday paper. they're linked to alleged incidents at harvard university in massachusetts, and whilst mr cox was working for save the children. in this case, he's said to have pinned a staff member to a wall while making sexual comments. mr cox says the claims are a massive exaggeration. his statement continues... labour backbencher jess phillips, a friend ofjo cox, said her widower was right to stand back from the charities. i'm not defending his actions, i am trying to think about this person who i know, and my friend, who isn't here,

and make sure that there is a change in the future. i don't defend any of this behaviour. jo cox's sister, kim leadbeater, stood with brendan cox at the end of the murder trial. today she said it had been another very difficult day for the family but they would support brendan cox and they respected him for admitting past mistakes. no one from save the children was available to speak to us today, but in a statement the charity said staff safety and welfare were priorities and that all complaints were dealt with in accordance with its internal procedures. that was what had happened in 2015, when mr cox was suspended and the disciplinary process began. he had resigned before that process was complete. this statement does not say whether the save the children foundation

told police. this investigated but said he believes things need to change. -- investigator. there should be a legal requirement on the pa rt should be a legal requirement on the part of any employer to report any allegations of sexual or indecent nature to the authorities. that way they can be properly investigated with and dealt with. tonight, jo cox's family say they are supporting each other and on —— and are unwavering in saying that nothing will think her legacy. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has launched a scathing attack on iran, calling it the ‘greatest threat to our world'. in a speech in munich, he accused the iranians of seeking to dominate the middle east through terror, and warned that israel would act if tehran tests its resolve. iran's foreign minister dismissed the speech as not worthy of a response. lyse doucet reports. ina

in a volatile middle east, hostility between iran and israel has been a fault lines. israel uses iran as it latest enemy, declaring landmark nuclear deal with world powers. 0ut 110w nuclear deal with world powers. 0ut now it's stand—off runs along syria, where iran holds growing sway. prime minister netanyahu came to munich to use this preeminent security conference as his stage. no doubt mr isa conference as his stage. no doubt mr is a reef will brazenly deny iran's nefarious involvement in serious. iran also denies that it committed an act of aggression against israel last week that it sent a drone into oui’ last week that it sent a drone into our airspace to threaten our people. well, here is a piece of that uranium and drone, or what is left of it after we shot it down. these we re of it after we shot it down. these were the first images of the drone iran is accused of sending into israeli airspace last week. israeli jets retaliated. targeting iranian

assets in syria for the first time. but syrian fire brought down an israeli warplanes, the first time in decades its combat aircraft was shot down by enemy fire. today when iran's foreign minister took to the stage in munich, he didn't mention the israeli leader by name. you are the israeli leader by name. you are the audience for a cartoonist circus. then he fired back with barbs of his own. israel uses aggression as a policy against its neighbours and once somebody, the syrians have the guts to down one of its planes, it is as if a disaster has happened. this disaster does mark a dangerous new turn in syria's district of conflict and tensions

have been multiplying in recent weeks. russia, the united states and turkey all have their own forces on the ground, all fighting on different front lines. even before this dramatic war of words, this is security conference was overshadowed by fears there could be an all—out war in the middle east, drawing in powerful players like israel and iran. no one wants to see a confrontation but the risks are clearly great and growing. survivors of wednesday's shooting at a florida school are organising a national march on washington to demand tighter restrictions on gun ownership. they say they're determined that the shooting will be a turning point in the us national debate on guns. fourteen students and three members of staff were killed in the attack. it was carried out by a nineteen year old using a semi—automatic rifle he'd bought legally. two cars drove into a pedestrianised part of leeds city centre today during an attempted robbery.

one was used to ram the front of a shop, believed to be part of an attempt to steal rolex watches. no—one was injured in the attack, which was filmed by passers—by. the suspects, wearing balaclavas, did not manage to break in to the premises and drove off shortly afterwards. the home office has said it can't issue a medical cannabis licence for a six year old epileptic chid, despite calls from his family and a group of mps. alfie dingley, who's from warwickshire, regularly suffers violent seizures. a cannabis based treatment he received in the netherlands improved his condition — but it's illegal in the uk. charlotte gallagher has the story. this 6—year—old boy has a rare form of epilepsy and suffers a 230 violent seizures every day. to go through it once is traumatising

however we go through it every seven 01’ however we go through it every seven or ten days. it is absolutely horrendous. last september the family moved to the netherlands so alfie could be prescribed medical cannabis oil. his parents say he went 2a days without having a seizure. they have now returned to the uk however cannabis oil is illegal in the uk so they want the home secretary, amber arrived, to give alfie a licence to use the. it is thought the drug works with nerve receptors in the brain to help control seizures. the home office has ruled it out. they say they recognise that people with debilitating illnesses and chronic pain are looking to alleviate their symptoms to however, it is important to ensure that medicines are thoroughly tested to meet rigourous standards before they are placed on the market. they want an exception to be made for alfie. if we can find a way for her around the regulations

that exist and we believe we can, she could issue a licence to make sure alfie can get the medicine. alfie's family have vowed to continue their battle, saying you need to fight for your children and we wa nt need to fight for your children and we want to know we have done everything we can. with all the sport, here's 0llie foster at the bbc sport centre. tottenham are the form team in the premier league and just a few days ago drew againstjuventus in the champions league but today, in the last 16 of the fa cup, they were held by the lowest ranked team left in the competition, rochdale. holly hamilton reports. the life of a spurs fan. after the intensity in turin and the wonder of wembley, the back drop to their fifth round fa cup, rochdale. and while they did not roll out the red carpet for the inaugural meeting, they did roll out a brand—new pitch. the hosts were out of the box

quickly. the first chance from ian henderson was easily gathered by the spurs keeper. the top of goal scorer for rochdale was not going to miss the opportunity of scoring a goal against the premier league giants. putting his side 1—0 up before half—time. after the break, spurs showed why they were willing to pay $25 million —— pounds the venue recruit. a draw here would mean a replay. step up, harry kane. the premier league's top goalscorer caves the visitors a few moments of relief. this was not the end of the journey for rochdale. an equaliser was scored with a few seconds left on the clock. what was, until a few days ago, a field of mud is today a field of dreams. england's cricketers have

finished their t20 tri—series with a win against new zealand but it wasn't enough for them to reach wednesday's final against australia. it was a thriller in hamilton as they won by two runs but they needed a bigger margin of victory. day ten at the winter olympics sta rts day ten at the winter olympics starts in the next hour or so. we could not increase our medal haul, however we came close. from a dry ski slope in sheffield to an olympic final. james woods has long made the extraordinary seem effortless, and once again how he rose to the occasion, as he tricked, flipped and leapt his way right into contention. commentator: what's he got for us? cheering. you can hear what the crowd think of that. what a run by james woods! he came here with such high hopes for a medal, will that be enough? well, it seemed it might be. second place for woodsy. .. and with just a few left to go he was still in bronze, before america's nick goepper snatched away his medal.

so close. it's a game of perfection, and it's notjust that, you've got to go above and beyond technical difficulty. that was insane. meanwhile, it's emerged speed skater elise christie suffered soft tissue damage in her crash yesterday. her boyfriend posted this... with her next event on tuesday, it's a race against time. but for others, there was celebration. lizzy yarnold receiving her skeleton gold medal. her historic success, she told me, was still sinking in. it was a big goal four years ago to try and be the first british winter 0lympian to retain my title. it was scary to say it, but now it's rolling off the tongue a bit more. i'm just so proud that it all came together. and with team—mate laura deas collecting her bronze, a picture—perfect podium for british sport. andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. day ten starts in the next hour or so, skating, sliding and skiing across the bbc of course but the bbc sport website

will guide you through the night the best of british film—making talent has been honoured at the baftas this evening, with many of the stars using the spotlight to highlight the sexual harassment scandal which has gripped the industry in recent months. the big winner of the night was three billboards 0utside ebbing, missouri which won in five categories, while gary 0ldman was named best actorfor his portrayal of winston churchill in darkest hour. here's our arts editor will gompertz. his report contains some flash photography. the baftas 2018. part award ceremony, part platform for protest. the wear something black dress code represents a collective stand against harassment and inequality in the workplace. there is definitely a different feel to the baftas this year. people are still coming to celebrate filmmaking at its finest but it is a sombre and serious mood

with the time's up campaign and it does change the emphasis of the awards. it is notjust a case of who will win want but who will say. who will win want but who will say. who will capture the mood and spirit of these times as 0prah will capture the mood and spirit of these times as oprah winfrey did at these times as oprah winfrey did at the golden globes? the answer turned out to be france's mcdormand who gave a mischievous, witty, potent expert in speech. i have a little trouble with compliance. but i want you to know that i stand in full solidarity with my sisters denied in lack. —— tonight in black. i also wa nt to lack. —— tonight in black. i also want to say that i appreciate a well—organised act of civil disobedience. power to the people. she won for her role in three buildings outside ebbing misery. —— three billboards. as soon as he did

something wrong, cross—referenced it and make 100% certain it was a correct match and then kill him. the american film was a big winner. correct match and then kill him. the american film was a big winnerlj correct match and then kill him. the american film was a big winner. i am humbled. best original screen play for the film's london born irish director. and the top award. what we are most proud of about this film, especially in this time's up year is that it especially in this time's up year is thatitis especially in this time's up year is that it is a film about a woman who refuses to take any... any more. played by a woman who has always refused to take any.... played by a woman who has always refused to take any. . .. and then there was the leading actor award, com plete there was the leading actor award, complete with a dig at last you's —— last years 0scars. complete with a dig at last you's —— last years oscars. the winner is france's mcdormand. .. kidding, last years oscars. the winner is france's mcdormand... kidding, gary 0ldman. him announce that this

portrayal of winston churchill in the film darkest hour work. you cannot reason with a tiger when your headis cannot reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth. an incredible honour. thank you. alisonjani won best supporting actress for playing the mother in a tonia. how old are you? guillermo deltoro won best director for his film the shape of water on what was a slightly disappointing night for this hotly tipped movie. perhaps it will be a different story at the oscars in a fortnight you can see more you can see more on oui’ you can see more on our stories on oui’ you can see more on our stories on our news channel. and now it is time for the news wherever you are. this is bbc news. church spires will be used to help people in rural areas gain better access to mobile

networks. a deal between the government and the church of england aims to make it easier to poor communication masts in spires and towers. a church spire can often be the highest point of a village and given that the church of england has over 16,000 buildings of different kinds, government ministers hope that these will give the perfect infrastructure to assist more parts of the uk receive a better signal. they say this deal will make it easierfor they say this deal will make it easier for vickers they say this deal will make it easierfor vickers and they say this deal will make it easier for vickers and bishops to get the technology installed and there is cash to be made. the rental is typically between five and £10,000 which can be equivalent, or more, to a normal income for a church for one year. conservationist may not like the idea of a mobile phone mast being bolted onto their local church however the government argues in many cases the technology can be hidden within this fire. they will be rolled out over the next five years and both parties will

hope this signals better mobile phone coverage and internet for more parts of the uk. time now for the weather. good morning. it looks like the weather pattern will change quite significantly over the week ahead. the last few weeks or so we have had fast moving weather with a strong jet screen eight stream across the atlantic. 0ver jet screen eight stream across the atlantic. over the next few days everything will slow down and the jet will become weaker and it will change position. much more undulation in the jet stream that will induce this area of high pressure for midweek onwards settling things down. at the moment, pressure is low and we have weather fronts on the same. a lot of cloud and rain or round from the first weather front up there. no frost at the moment. and an envelope of mild air between those two weather fronts. so some sunshine in the west that could be quite mild. a change of fortu nes that could be quite mild. a change of fortunes for eastern scotland and eastern england. dull, drams and dreary. brighter with a little

sunshine, especially around the coast and northern ireland ahead of the next weather system arriving later in the day. sunshine and 13 degrees. those in an band of rain joined forces to bring rain to the eastern parts of england. a little heavy at first, the rain will peter out during the day. strong wind will push the cloud further across the midlands the west country, further west and north will have clear skies. more sunshine on the way and still some decent temperatures. with the clear skies and not much of a breeze towards the north—west, those temperatures will drop away quite quickly. the rain in the south will peter out and we will hang on to be more clouds are not as cold but we will a frost elsewhere. this is the first of a few frosty nights to come. a cold start on wednesday but a bright start with plenty of sunshine around. more cloud filtering into the wales and the midlands. is the sunny skies will be

further north. by this stage on wednesday the wind will be light with some sunshine it will feel pleasa nt with some sunshine it will feel pleasant however the temperatures will be around six, seven or eight degrees. some weather systems are trying to push into the north—west, threatening to bring back the sort of whether we have seen recently. high pressure is blocking everything off. thursday and friday should be dry. we begin the week on a mild mode, 13 degrees and it will turn colder as the week goes on with high pressure building in. it should be dry and cold at night. hello. this is bbc news with martine croxall. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. first, the headlines: the education secretary says there should be more variation in the cost of university courses, ahead of a review of funding in england. brendan cox, the husband of the murdered mp, jo cox, resigns from two organisations set up in her memory, after claims of sexual misconduct in the past. and ‘three billboards 0utside ebbing, missouri' is the biggest success of tonights baftas, taking a total 5 awards including best film, best supporting actor and best leading actress. gary 0ldman scooped best

actor for his portrayal of winston churchill in the film ‘the darkest hour.‘ thank you, sir winston, thank you, sirwinston, i thank you, sir winston, i thank you, the churchill family and of course, once again,