a him. people talking about him as a hero but also a decorated officer. it turns out he was already a legal policeman before this, what on a important case and now appears to have been first on the scene when this happened and has injured himself pretty badly in the process. it sounds from the report that he domains conscious and speaking, perhaps not in a very good read but it is the human angle of this incredible story we will be talking about for the rest of the year that the sky was on the front line. about for the rest of the year that the sky was on the front linem gives another dimension. there will people watching this to think that is the russian former spy but this is the russian former spy but this is one of our guys, a cop doing his duty and that emphasises how the rush into situations without a clue what they are facing. and nick bailey was so brave to do so. it is an important human development because 21 people are being treated

for possible poisoning and he gives a face notjust for possible poisoning and he gives a face not just to the forces who are rushing to the situations but those who are not being named. these are people who are suffering because ofa are people who are suffering because of a terrible attack and they think usually helps to give the impression and our thoughts should be with him. living to the story and the times, a different angle, traitors are not safe on british soil says russia. state tv mocking britain and saying you should not go there because it is not a safe place because the people who keep dying. there the famous by street investigation which liked 14 famous by street investigation which liked 1a different deaths on british soil to russian assassinations which is astonishing when you think about the country we think we live in and amazing that this is happening here with apparently such frequency. it is pretty black and white when you have someone on russian state tv

making the sort of comments. the times says theresa may is expected within days to name moscow as the chief suspect in this and i do not think that will come as much of a surprise to anyone. amber road more careful today than boris johnson about making the link to my school but saying if it is proven that moscow is behind it then that will bea moscow is behind it then that will be a robust action and retaliation, what can they do? with the use of a nerve agent we're talking about a chemical attack and the fact it has jeopardised notjust people they we re jeopardised notjust people they were trying to attack but lives around them, this has to be taken very seriously. if there were guidelines when chemical weapon attacks were taking place in syria then surely in the uk as well. but it looks to be in talks with the united states and need to about a co—ordinated response. russia has shown its aggressive side and this can be building up to a boiling point. it is hard to see whether it

will go and i do not think anyone wants to directly engage with russia and such a hostile way but these kinds of attacks cannot be acceptable. it is difficult. president putin knows he can push things and is anyone wants to go to war with russia? things and is anyone wants to go to war with russia 7 of things and is anyone wants to go to war with russia? of course not and he knows that very well which is why he knows that very well which is why he has been able to get away with so much of the last five or ten years. i suspect we will see the same thing again, more sanctions, expel some diplomats but is that really going to have an impact on the president? i doubt it. it is difficult for britain at a time when we're pulling away from our closest allies politically, a united states president involved in a russian scandal, it is a difficult time for something i was to be happening. one conservative former minister said we should cut off diplomatic ties with russia but that is just not going to happen because an ideal world it has toa happen because an ideal world it has to a relationship doesn't sand wedge and we do not cut off diplomatic

ties with fire dictators. despite the political turmoil with brexit and the very bombastic nature of the president of the united states i would think these talks they are holding would be very serious and no one is going to want these kind of attacks to continue. talking of the present we can move on to the telegraph and the story about steel and president trump delivering on what he promised during the election to bring in tariffs to protect the american steel industry. he is talking about exemptions, we don't know that will include the uk but maybe mexico and canada. he is delivering on what he said he would do to voters. i understand why people do not like the policy but i went to a couple of rallies during the election campaign in america and he was absolutely all over this, this is what he was going to do and he won the election. this applies is that it he won the election. this applies is thatitis he won the election. this applies is that it is a surprise. he doesn't

a lwa ys that it is a surprise. he doesn't always done on his promises. the interesting thing is not so much she has signed this body has given the indication that there may be exemptions initially he has mentioned canada and mexico but he seems to bill and king at two defence spending which is interesting how he is going to put pressure on countries he thinks are not pulling theirfair pressure on countries he thinks are not pulling their fair share and nato. the sense that the gdp is supposed to be the aim the uk does deliver that could if we... supposed to be the aim the uk does deliver that could if we. .. the president has a funny way about going about negotiations. he slams on the tariffs on steel and aluminium and if you days later he figured out what he really wants other looks like eagerly is willing to grab lots of exceptions, for canada and mexico on the condition that they really go see at the north american free trade agreement more to his liking. he is suggesting you will do it for other countries if they step up to that 2% so he could

end up with a situation where these tariffs are mostly china which is probably what he mostly wanted to do but wait about in an aggressive way that threatened to slap tariffs on his allies. i think you will find countries like canada and not responding well to that very upfront blackmail approach, it is not how you do diplomacy. the front page of the financial times has the same story talking about fears mounting ofa story talking about fears mounting of a global trade war but the point you're making is that it is at china it might be quite targeted. you're making is that it is at china it might be quite targetedlj you're making is that it is at china it might be quite targeted. i think it might be quite targeted. i think it is going to be wider than that. some does not like the eu and he has made the point he feels he has been ha rd made the point he feels he has been hard done by by europe who have not been very friendly towards him since he has, and, he does not much like angela merkel and i would be very surprised if he made an exception for the whole of the eu. once britain pulls out of the eu of these ta riffs britain pulls out of the eu of these tariffs were to stay in place for

some years after brexit and that is another story potentially quite a long way away and there are a lot of water to go under the bridge before that. another story about the brexit divorce payments. we have had about £39 billion it may be over decades, said to be made public next week by the chancellor. the goal may be layered to the payments over the yea rs ? layered to the payments over the years? for the first time for the effect of the eu divorce payments on public finances will be delivered by the chancellor which is essentially a mini budget review will promises he will not propose anything radical. i think what is new about the study as many people have been wondering where the money will come from for that upfront payment every do not have enough in the public finances to be putting more into welfare of the nhs, with his coming from? what this lays out as the uk plans to continue to make these

payments of years and actually the very end of the article some of it may never be paid, admitted so long. which will make if you brexiteers feel pleased about that. the highest level in any years would be the summer level in any years would be the summerspent level in any years would be the summer spent the country have won the eu summit is already taken into account. there's another dimension which is that theresa may said he would end this thing of making big payments to the eu every year whether to looks like next week, going to get a document that says britain is going to be paying to the eu for many years after brexit. people are confused about what is going on. the divorce bill terminology has never been quite right, it is was been a series of payments but the idea we're severing ties that has not been quite borne out by this. the public willingness to accept the arrangement will make them more understanding about these two full years of the big payments at. let's go on to the guardian because it is a story not about

brexit but nhs set to be offered a 6.5% rise over three years if they give up the day's holiday. 6.5% rise over three years if they give up the day's holidaym 6.5% rise over three years if they give up the day's holiday. it is honestly a huge row about public sector pay dominating last year domestically and it seems the guardian have got the scoop on what the government is going to offer. we have a reaction yet from the health unions as to what they make of this but it is worth remembering that is over three years and inflation is currently 3% a year so it looks like a below inflation offer to me on the face of it all i am not a genius at maths. it is not a huge thing but it is certainly a lot better than what nhs staff have been getting so you mightfind nhs staff have been getting so you might find this is somewhere very end up. it will be good news for people who feel in the public sector their pay has been kept very much

pretty low over the years. the public sector pay cap has not been popular and people having to campaign outside westminster and go on strike to get a pay raise as to be popular. i on strike to get a pay raise as to be popular. lam on strike to get a pay raise as to be popular. i am disappointed we are notjust be popular. i am disappointed we are not just lifting be popular. i am disappointed we are notjust lifting the be popular. i am disappointed we are not just lifting the public sector pay cap and sugar looking and more flexible with sitting by the seems to be cautious optimism here from health unions hoping they can get the members to endorse it. some employees particularly in the lowest bands of people see the biggest reason i think that will help. bands of people see the biggest reason i think that will helpm bands of people see the biggest reason i think that will help. it is important to see that 20 public sector pay cap was blocked and we we re sector pay cap was blocked and we were ina sector pay cap was blocked and we were in a different world, posterity and britain had the budget deficit and it was necessary to avoid massive job losses. we and it was necessary to avoid massivejob losses. we now and it was necessary to avoid massive job losses. we now know the deficit has been closed, the budget is going back into surplus for the first time and that is no way the government will be able to justify. they have two shift on this and will be hoping to get some positive headlines. finally, fake news

travels faster than the truth, is that because it is more interesting? basically. scientists noted that sentiments were likely to include supplies and discussed with fake news whereas the truth was characterised with sadness and anticipation. fake news has been around for centuries, it is not particularly new. my deepest concern is that the institutions that used to be considered to be credible so you knew whether or not in use was a real consistently being undermined for people like the president of the united states to many others and i think that is where it is getting so dangerous. anyone who spends too much time on twitter which a few other journalist you are forced to go now that is, things being retreated and you know that is not true because people wanted to be true because people wanted to be true of the think it is amazing because it is not true, this is the stuff that gets shared and it is a perpetual problem with social media.

no fake news from you too. that's it for the papers tonight. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you — seven days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. thank you and goodbye. over the next few days we say goodbye to the vast majority of the snow and hello to some higher temperatures. snow cause problems in parts of northern england today, beautiful scenes as well but the snow probably will not last too long because milder spreads from the south. at times some sunshine as well as we saw today. but we had the sunny skies it is going to turn chilly overnight, a widespread frost with temperatures widely getting down below freezing and maybe down

to minus fourand down below freezing and maybe down to minus four and some spots and the countryside. wintry showers across the north—west of scotland, extra cloud in the channel islands and south—west of england so not as cold here and as you go through tomorrow this area of cloud spreads north into parts of wales and the midlands and eventually in the south outbreaks of linda later than the day. further north mist patches first thing but then that good spells of sunshine and showers to the north—west of scotland with temperatures are around eight and 11 degrees. enter friday evening, a 5°99y degrees. enter friday evening, a soggy end to the day across some southern parts of england, wales and the midlands as well, rainer pushing through and initially liked and patchy but turning heavier as the evening draws on. through friday night, the frontal system pushes northwards driven by the low pressure but as that sits to the south—west it allows us to draw and a mildly from the south so into the

weekend you can expect temperatures to climb, some sports up to 15 or 16 degrees. with that we will see some rain at times, so visitors a day by day. on saturday the right wet weather pushing into scotland, snow on high ground but rained on low levels, milder the pumping from the south. by this towards the south—east where we could get 15 or i6 south—east where we could get 15 or 16 degrees. enter sunday, wet weather clearing from the north of scotland then they feel about dry weather and sunshine after the la fog has cleared and a lot through the morning. some showers pushing through southern areas, some on the heavy side and still relatively mild, highs of between eight and 12. this is bbc news.

the headlines at 11:00: donald trump signs off on higher tariffs for aluminium and steel imports, sparking fears of a global trade war. the actions we are taking today are not a matter of choice. they are a matter of necessity for our security. wiltshire police praise the bravery of an officer, who went to the aid of the russian former spy and his daughter, poisoned by a nerve agent. tonight the area in salisbury where the attack took place, remains cordoned off. new figures show tens of thousands of patients had non urgent operations cancelled, as the nhs struggled to cope with the winter crisis. and on newsnight tonight harrassment, bullying and intimdation inside the palace of westminster — we have an exlcusive report and testimonies from the women at the centre.