hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2. a face to face with facebook. mps ask founder mark zuckerberg to answer their questions about data breaches. we need to get to the bottom of what happened with this personal data affecting citizens across the world and we are going to proceed with a warrant to be able to search the servers and the premises. heading home — 23 russian diplomats leave their embassy — ordered to leave by the prime minister, in the wake of the salisbury poisoning. a 2—year—old girl dies — after being pulled from a car in a river in cardigan in wales. and coming up on afternoon live, we have got all the sport and the fallout from the six nations? the leading pundits have had their say and now danny care has omitted we let the fans down. and tomasz

schafernaker has the let the fans down. and tomasz schafern have. as the let the fans down. and tomasz schafern have. today is the spring certainly have. today is the spring equinox. and the snow continues to certainly have. today is the spring equinox. aniliége snow continues to good afternoon, i am simon mccoy. it's not the most friendly request mark zuckerberg will have received... mps want the founder of facebook to answer questions regarding a growing scandal about user data. damian collins — chair of the culture committee — accuses facebook officials of already having mislead them. all this as the uk's information commissioner is to apply to court for a warrant to search the offices of london—based

political consulting firm, cambridge analytica. they're accused of using the personal data of 50 million facebook members to influence the us presidential election in 2016. keith doyle reports. cambridge analytica is a british company normally behind the headlines not in them. it says it can provide data and insights to drive your voters to the polls and win the campaign. but it is the role it had on donald trump's presidential campaign that has caused the information commissioner to launch an investigation. cambridge analytica is accused of using the personal data of 50 million facebook users to target voters, using that information in this way may be a breach of privacy laws. these allegations are very serious. they came to the attention of our office some months ago. on the 7th office some months ago. on the 7th of march i issued a demand for information to cambridge. they did

not comply with that so i am seeking a warrant to search servers and data. mps also want to know how facebook users information and it up in the hands of cambridge and alan cambridge analytica. we want to know why they acquired this information and why they denied they had received this information. what is this data and why is it so useful? was willingly given by millions of facebook users when they answered a quiz to find out their personality type. but it allowed cambridge analytica to end up with not only the user data of the person taking pa rt the user data of the person taking part in the quiz, but also the data of all of theirfriends. part in the quiz, but also the data of all of their friends. if you are being invited to take part in a psychology test have to find out what your personality is like, you

would not hand that data over to somebody in the street if they ask you for your name, location and date of birth, take a step back and see if it feels legitimate? cambridge analytica executives were secretly filmed by channel 4 news, seemingly to suggest they were using underhand tactics. the company says it was grossly misrepresented before the issuing of the channel 4 report, the chief executive spoke to newsnight. i have a huge amount of regret that we maybe undertook this meeting and spoke with a certain amount of hyperbole about the things we do. cambridge analytica says it followed the correct procedures in obtaining and using data. facebook insists it has done nothing wrong and has suspended cambridge analytica from its site. new data protection laws will come into force soon, but for now the relationship between

technology, ethics and the law remains strained. our technology reporter zoe kleinman is here. first of all, mark zuckerberg being called before mps, what questions does he have to answer?... interestingly, facebook has been called before committees before in the uk and it has never answered questions properly. we want to know what happens with the data it acquires. by taking part in games in your news feed you are giving permission to share your information with anyone who has created them. that is their defence. isn't there a point that if you go onto facebook and signing, can you not be surprised that your information does go elsewhere? i think there has been a moment of enlightenment that a free service is not free. this is a

multi—billion dollar business. the reason why it has made so much money is because it is using your data, all of its members data to not only sell advertising at them, but also to impart to other people who work with it. that is very clear in the terms and conditions if you can get through them, they are not exactly page turners. if you did read through it all you might think i am not sure i want to do that. they have also simplified the privacy settings which are a lot less com credit than they used to be and you can deselect things you don't want but it might limit things on facebook that you do want. you can click to download a copy of all of the data that facebook has about you. if you are curious to know what it has been harvesting for all the time you have been on the site, you can see. the confusing aspect is it gives access to the data of all of

your friends. that is something people are not aware of. that is less common now. at the time the cambridge analytica data was taken, it was common. anyone who created something, they would get access fairly automatically not only to the person who do part but also to their friends. that has now been locked down. but the onus is on each user to lock down what people can see. there are different settings, friends, friends of friends, everybody, public. you need to decide which bits you want to make more acceptable. what data are we talking about? what is it they are finding interesting about you or me that will help them with things like the presidential campaign? you might think putting a picture of your kids in the park on facebook has no value to anybody at all. what you are sharing over time is a detailed

profile of who you are, how old you are, what interests you have and what you believe in. cambridge analytica were really drilling down into this. let's say you and i, you are into this. let's say you and i, you a re interested into this. let's say you and i, you are interested in transport and i am interested in education. those things will appeal to us. that gets worked out by the companies and we get targeted in the same way. you get targeted in the same way. you get a message saying vote trump, transport will be great. i get a message saying vote trump, education will be good. there are other companies who have been named to do with political campaigns, not just in america but other campaigns as well. this is a wide—ranging issue? data analytics is a well—known profession. there is good money in it. i think what stands cambridge analytica apart are these claims. they called it psycho graphics and say they go one step further into drilling down not only your gender but your location and drooling down into your hopes and fears. they have

come back and said it is hyperbole, we we re come back and said it is hyperbole, we were doing a sales pitch but that remains to be seen. it does feel like a much more personal approach to the standard data you would normally get from somebody. thank you. 23 russian diplomats and their families are leaving the uk today, after being expelled in the wake of the salisbury poison attack. removal vans and diplomatic cars have been seen leaving their embassy in london. the prime minister theresa may has said russia is culpable for the poisoning of the double agent sergei skripal and his daughter. paul adams has the latest — his report contains some flash photography. diplomats and their families leaving the russian embassy this morning. the government says the 23 are all undeclared intelligence officers. but with partners and children, it is thought around 80 people are on the move. the largest such expulsion since the cold war, a measure of the depths to which anglo russian relations have descended. this morning the embassy released these pictures of a send—off

last friday for the departing staff. the ambassador thanking them for their service and wishing them well in the future diplomatic couriers. what is our next move against the russians? across town, ministers gathering to figure out what to do next. no strong clues yet, the government is pleased with the level of international solidarity so far, it seems it will reserve the right to take future action in the future. in salisbury, no sign of a letup in a complex painstaking investigation. the police relying on the patience and co—operation of the local population, making progress, they say, but slowly.

we have 4000 hours of cctv footage so far, we have digital media, almost 800 exhibits. this will be slower than perhaps people are expecting. as government scientists share their findings with international inspectors, russia continues to insist it is entirely blameless. borisjohnson has called the kremlin's responds a haystack of lies and obfuscation. will the tit—for—tat continue? the risks of action and inaction mean theresa may has plenty to think about. back here, remaining russian staff bid farewell to their departing colleagues, this bitter dispute disrupting lives and severing ties. how long will the damage last? paul adams, bbc news. our correspondent, jane—frances kelly is at the russian embassy in london. i think most of them have headed off. we are talking about a large number, a percentage of embassy staff? yes. the russian ambassador

in the uk said they accounted for about 40% of the embassy. it was in total around 80 people, he told russian state media that they would be leaving today. and he very visits risley denied that the diplomats we re risley denied that the diplomats were undeclared intelligence officers. he called it in bensham, he called that nonsense, and these claims by the british government were a severe provocation. “— claims by the british government were a severe provocation. —— he 535 gag—é 71; l—egg’aaigéiz‘ékzé. w... 535 gag—é 71; 5e§§7335§5522522. ..... have 5575 55555 55 5555555555555255. ..... have it. at three return at three measures. they are also telling 23 british diplomats to leave moscow. they are also closing down the british consulate in saint

petersburg and the british council. this lunchtime, theresa may and her ministers are holding a national security council meeting, which might have ended about now. they have to decide what they will do next, whether they will escalate this, which will inevitably mean 84 that. whether they are going to do nothing and they risked looking weak, or whether they are going to reserve the right to take action at a later date after the investigation by the chemical experts. they went to porton down yesterday to take samples of the nerve agent and we have been told that their report will come out, it will take several weeks for the report to come out. but after this, if it is conclusive evidence, the government can go to its allies who have pledged solidarity, nato, the eu, america,

and maybe take concerted action against the russians. thank you. a 2—year—old girl has died after being rescued from a car found in a river in cardigan. kiara moore died in hospital after being pulled out of the car in the river teifi. tomos morgan reports. kiara moore, just two years old, had it not been for the tragic events of yesterday afternoon, she would have been celebrating her third birthday a week today. mid—afternoon on monday, dyfed—powys police were contacted about a missing silver mini in cardigan, west wales. it had been last seen in the centre of town near the river around 3.30pm. police issued an appeal for witnesses. later they found the car in the river teifi outside the offices of the family business. it later transpired kiara was in the back of the car as it went into the river, around 30 emergency service personnel were involved

in the rescue operation, she was flown directly by air ambulance to cardiff university hospital of wales, but doctors were unable to revive the toddler. she was a very lively little girl, smiley, cheeky little smile all the time, her and her mum were always together, fun days out, she had a happy little life. short life but a happy little life. commenting on facebook, kiara's father, jet moore, thanked the endeavours of the emergency service that, while also paying tribute to his daughter. describing her as, "an incredible happy young girl who lived, i hope, a great adventure fun life. she may have done more than most people. " a search of the river teifi continued into the evening, even after kiara was found. today it is still unclear how the mini came to be at the bottom of the river. you're watching afternoon live. these are our headlines:

the information commissioner is to apply for a warrant to search the offices of london—based political consulting firm, cambridge analytica. a convoy leaves the russian embassy in london as the deadline approaches for 23 russian diplomats and their families to leave the uk. a two—year—old girl has died after being rescued from a car found in a river in cardigan in wales. in sport, we let the fans down. england's danny care admits the team need to change their approach following their worst ever finish to a six nations campaign. there's been a bigger than expected fall in inflation.

figures from the office for national statistics show consumer prices rose at an annual rate of 2.7% in february, down from 3% in january. a small drop in petrol prices is one of the factors behind the fall, as our economics correspondent andy verity reports. at this kent—based maker of healthy juices, slicing a little off your cost can make a big difference. it's selling point is a product that is fresh with nothing added, not preservatives nor water, so it is essential to get it to the shelves quickly. the young entrepreneur in charge has said that the service has been getting cheaper. things that are easing off in terms of cost include distribution, we're finding distribution costs have gone down, it is more cost—effective to move stuff from a to b. other aspects of cost easing, digital technology is becoming more cost—effective for us, we have seen the cost of that come—down. the cost of living is still rising,

but not as quickly as most economists expected, up by 2.7%. little sign of further inflationary pressure coming down the pipeline, with prices leaving the factory up 2.6% and prices of raw materials up byjust 3.4%. that is a much softer rise than in the wake of the brexit vote when the price of raw materials jumped by a fifth. the devalued pound meant companies needed more pounds to buy the imported goods, an effect which took months to feed to supermarket shelves. now the pound is stronger and inflation driven by import prices is much less of a threat. the impact of the fall in the pound meant that import inflation was quite high. that effect is fading and increasingly inflation is coming from domestic sources, higher wage growth in particular driving up costs. while the cost of some services like communications has fallen, the bank of england still expects

to raise interest rates in may to head off the risk of inflationary pressure at home. the latest figures on pay rise show that wages are not keeping up with prices, a phenomena leading to the worst squeeze in living standards in 200 years. but if inflation continues to slow, the squeeze should soon begin to feel less uncomfortably tight. andy verity, bbc news. just to bring you some news coming in from wales. we are just hearing that ambulance crew have been called after an aircraft is reported to have crashed. this is at raf valley at holyhead. there is an air ambulance at the scene. this is all the detail we have. the emergency services were called at 1:30pm to report an aircraft had crashed at raf valley in holyhead. as soon as we get more on that, we will bring it to you. the government says

it's "disappointed" that the european union will continue to set quotas on how much fish can be caught in uk fishing waters during the "tra nsition period" after brexit. some conservative mps are threatening to rebel over the issue, saying britain will still be part of the common fisheries policy until the end of 2020. our chief political correspondent vicki young is in westminster for us. this is an issue many tory mps got very hot under the collar with throughout the campaign? that is right. from cornwall to scotland there are fishing communities who very much resent the common fisheries policy. that is the thing that sets the quotas and allows other countries to have access to our waters. one of the promises during the referendum campaign is that control would be taken back from all of that. we had the prime minister travelling around the country meeting fishermen, talking about that. the fear among fishing

communities has always been that with negotiations with brothers billy mac pro brussels, lucrative access to our waters could be traded away —— negotiations with brussels. today, michael gove, the environment secretary of state and a leading brexiteer himself, found himself facing a lot of criticism from across the house. there is a significant prize at the end of the mentation period, and it is important that all of us accept that the intimidation period is a necessary step to securing that rise. for our coastal communities, it is an opportunity to revive economically. for our marine environment, it is an opportunity to be maintained and it is important that all of us keep our eyes on that prize. mr alistair carmichael. the

problem he has is that as recently as two weeks ago, the prime minister did not see this as a necessary step at that point. i have to tell him, if you does not already know it, that the mood in fishing communities todayis that the mood in fishing communities today is one of palpable anger. this is not what they were promised. and the basic strength that the secretary of state has too answered todayis secretary of state has too answered today is this. if they can let us down like this over a deal for a transitional period, how do we know that they will not do it again when it comes to the final deal? michael gove said he himself was disappointed but he found it a little bit rich listening to the snp, the liberal democrats and the labour party, because he said none of them had a policy to leave the common fisheries policy. it was only the conservatives who would deal with that. it was interesting that several scottish conservatives were

getting up and demanding an assurance from mr gove that when it comes to the final settlement, the final deal, that there would be no backsliding on this. but in the end, the uk would have an independent fisheries policy where it could set its own terms. thank you, vicki young in westminster. the fbi is investigating whether a parcel which exploded at a warehouse in texas is connected to a serial bomber in the state. the package, containing nails and shrapnel, left one person injured. it follows a series of bombings in texas in which two people have been killed. the authorities have no clear idea who is behind the attacks. gary o'donoghue is in austin. do they have any idea what is going on? no, they don't. they don't have a suspect that this stage in time. certainly, that is what they were saying yesterday. they do have a motivation at this stage in time. and they also don't know what to look for next, because the bomber or the bombers have changed their

tactics several times in the past months. the city explosion since the beginning of the month. the first three were parcels delivered to individuals' addresses. the first two killed two men, two african—american men. the fourth one on sunday was a tripwire across the pavement which two white men triggered and they are in hospital with serious injuries. now we have this one in san antonio, an hour south of where i am in austin. we are told that package was destined foran are told that package was destined for an address here in austin. the police are scrabbling to try and find some leads on this. there are something like 500 fbi and other agents, as well as local police working on this. they are sending all the various bits of bombs to the fbi headquarters to get them analysed. at this stage, they don't seem to have a lot by the way of leeds. the use of the tripwire changed the sense of this

investigation, because initially they were expecting some sort of racial motive? yes, they were, because the first two people who we re because the first two people who were killed were two african—american men. the third person to receive a bomb was an elderly his banning woman. we are not entirely sure she was the intended target. that is why there was a lot of talk about a racial motive, hate crime. but the one on sunday seemed to be random, it indiscriminate, set up to injure whoever happened to be passing by at that moment in time. it has really flummoxed the authorities here to try and work out what the mindset of these people are. they are offering something like $115,000 to information leading to an arrest, and they have also made an appeal to those responsible, the people responsible to say, we want to hear what you have the save. if you have gotan what you have the save. if you have got an issue, come forward. that does not seem to be working. now

they have started to use the postal system to deliver bombs, or to try and deliver bombs, now everyone is on edge in this city, wondering how they will try and do it next, what will be the next method of delivery. it is creating a great deal of anxiety as you can imagine. yes, thank you. just to bring you more on that plane crash being reported in wales, this is at the base at raf valley in holyhead. the raf have just issued a statement saying, we are aware of an incident at raf valley involving a walk aircraft. that is the type used by the red arrows. there were reports that an aircraft had crashed at raf valley. there is an ambulance and an air ambulance at the scene. the raf say

they are looking at an incident involving a hawk aircraft. the last remaining northern white rhinoceros has died. two females are left. joining me now from kent is cathy dean, chief executive officer of save the rhino international. this is incredibly sad news. this is incredibly sad newsm this is incredibly sad news. it is, but we have been seeing it coming for a long time. for the last ten yea rs we have for a long time. for the last ten years we have been counting seven left, six, five, now it isjust years we have been counting seven left, six, five, now it is just the two females. it is really bad news. but given where the northern white rhino used to rome and the problems in the democratic republic of congo and south sudan. so this extinction

is down to human beings? absolutely. war—torn countries, anyway you have a breakdown of political order, social unrest, i am afraid it is the wildlife which suffers. in the drc you had the lord's resistance army, and the other resistance who were shooting animals for bush meat and killing elephants for ivory and the northern white rhino for that want to sell to buy weapons. the animal's daughter and granddaughter survived. there were talks about using ivf, realistically, are we talking about the extinction of this species?” think it will be another ten years before scientists can do ivf or other reproductive methods for rhinos. it is used for cows and horses but it is not understood with rhinos. they will practice with the

genetic material they can harvest from the southern white rhinos, rather than use a precious eggs from the northern white samples. you also have to ask the question, i have seen figures of $9 million spoken about, whether that is the best use of funds, when there are three other species of rhino, the black, the sumatran and javan, which are classified as critically endangered. they face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. there is still a chance to do something with those species. javan, we have 67 animals left. sumatran, fewer than 80 animals left. once you get below 20 animals, the genetic diversity, interbreeding, they all become very problematic. i would ask whether resources would be better spent working with the species where there is still hope. most people watching

right now would love to see these species survive, they do not want to see the extinction of rhinos or any of the animals we report on in africa, but everybody feels a bit helpless because at the moment you hear about the poachers and it is very difficult to tackle than?” think there are really good efforts being made on the ground in africa and asia, but also demand reduction programmes in vietnam and china. i am afraid conservation takes cash. it is all throw well wring our hands and being sad when a particular animal dies but it takes hard work. the previous poaching crisis ended in 1994 the previous poaching crisis ended in1994 and the previous poaching crisis ended in 1994 and for the next ten years there was slow gradual recovery of all rhino species. it is not like pandas where you have to try and make them interested in mating. given the right habitat and plenty of protection, they willjust get on with it and breed, and 5%, even 10% population growth a year, the risk of extinction is entirely down to

humankind. that is why we need to put our hands in our pockets to support the efforts at all of the world to save them. thank you talking to us. maura ladd plane crash in wales. it isa maura ladd plane crash in wales. it is a red arrows jet that has gone down. —— more now on that plane crash. two crew on board. no further details at present. confirmation from the police, who say they were called at 1:50pm. they are in attendance. they are not able to give any or further information. it isa give any or further information. it is a red arrows plane that has gone down. now the weather with thomas. it is spring. it is, technically

speaking. yesterday it was still winter but today we have the spring equinox. what does that mean? it means that the tilt of the earth is such that the equator is directly facing the sun. in other words, the sun is directly over the equator. the day and night is of equal length. temperatures start to rise across northern part of the hemisphere at this time of the year, when we get the clash between hot and cold. the atmosphere turns volatile. here are some pictures from texas. tornadoes and thunderstorms. hailfalling from texas. tornadoes and thunderstorms. hail falling on from texas. tornadoes and thunderstorms. hailfalling on the ca rs. thunderstorms. hailfalling on the cars. we are talking about it being spring in the northern hemisphere. this is the north sea. this is the coast of denmark. the sea has frozen onto the wall and onto the house. remember, because it is sea ice or

water, it has to be low—temperature forehead to freeze. the energy bill is going to be huge ona the energy bill is going to be huge on a house like that. what is going on? is this unusual? the two beasts from the east that we had in quick succession is unusual. we have seen the drifts in the north as well. but this time of the year we do get snow. easter is around the corner. we could even have some snow this easter. cold winds forecast from the north. i would say it is definitely quite unusual to have so many cold snaps. let's look at the forecast for the next few days. at least in the short term, for the next week are two, the short term, for the next week a re two, let's the short term, for the next week are two, let's call it a week and a bit, the weather is going to be mild. certainly the next few days we are going to feel those temperatures rise across the country. let's see what is happening on the atlantic

satellite picture. we have seen whether systems coming out of the east. now we are seeing these weather systems from the west making progress. they will move in our direction. usual low pressures, weather fronts that screen in. by the time we get to wednesday, thursday, we will feel the temperatures picking up. up to 13 degrees in some part of the country. it could turn a little bit colder later in the week. a harsh frost tonight. that cold weather still hasn't completely gone. in fact, clear skies across the country. temperatures dipping away. on wednesday morning we are talking about —1 to minus four. notice the clouds to the north—west. some rain. these are the westerlies moving in. no longer do we have the easterlies.

wave goodbye to the beast from the east. now it is milder weather coming out of the west and the south west. many parts of the country will actually have a bright day on wednesday. temperatures macro up to 10 degrees. we want to see 11s, 12s and even 13s. here is thursday's forecast. outbreaks of rain. this will be the mildest day. it could get up to 13 degrees in western areas where the sun comes out. from friday looks like slightly colder air comes back in again. not an awful lot colder. that is the weather forecast. thanks forjoining me. thomas, thank you. i want to take you to sta nsted thomas, thank you. i want to take you to stansted airport. the plane returning the expelled russian diplomats on the ground awaiting the arrival of those who have been

expelled. diplomatic car is leaving the embassy in london. —— cars. 23 diplomats expelled by theresa may after she said that russia was culpable for the poisoning of sergei skripal and his daughter yulia. the government will today decide whether to impose further sanctions on russia as a result of their response to the initial expulsion. theresa may chairing a meeting of the national security council. moscow has denied all involvement. it is expelling 23 british diplomats in response. they were given one week to leave. the kremlin also closing down the british council in russia, which promotes cultural ties, and the consulate in st petersburg. that is the plane that will return those

diplomats and their families. a small crowd gathering outside the embassy waving farewell. that is the scene at stansted the latest part of the diplomatic spat on going. let's get the sport with jess. we are talking about the six nations and the fallout continues? it does. england were defending champions. expectations were high. the six nations ended with their worst everfinish. the six nations ended with their worst ever finish. fifth the six nations ended with their worst everfinish. fifth in the six nations ended with their worst ever finish. fifth in the table and they lost three matches, which they haven't done in the six nations campaign since 2006. it wasn't just the loss. nations campaign since 2006. it wasn'tjust the loss. it nations campaign since 2006. it wasn't just the loss. it was nations campaign since 2006. it wasn'tjust the loss. it was the manner of the defeat. key players we re manner of the defeat. key players were not performing. we have already seen top pundits and analysts

criticise england, likejeremy guscott, who said england had made no progress. now a player has come out. danny care has admitted that they let the fans down but said perhaps that was the jolt they needed to turn things around. we know we have been disappointing. we know we have been disappointing. we have let ourselves down and the fa ns we have let ourselves down and the fans down. but we still think, hopefully, this will be the best thing for us. this could be the boost we need to go on and do what we wa nt boost we need to go on and do what we want to do in 2019. if we had won another six nations and won all the games, we would still be in this cloud where everything is great and spoiled with the manner of the winds we have had. now we have to look at ourselves and work out how we get better. a former top tennis player has described the seeding rules in women's tennis as "punishment" for players like serena williams, who return to the sport after having a baby.williams ranking dropped from world number one to 491 during her 13 months' maternity leave,

and james blake, who is currently tournament director of the miami open, says williams needs to be "protected". williams will play in the first round in miami this evening, and due to her low ranking, she can't be seeded and so will play a tougher opponent earlier on in the tournament. blake said: the women's tennis association said recently that the rules could be "further reviewed." some athletics. christian coleman will race at the anniversary games in london this summer. he holds the world record over the indoor 60 metres distance, rose to prominence last year when he beat usain bolt. liverpool right—back trent alexander arnold has been invited to train with the england team today. the 19—year—old has been named in the under 21 squad, but whilst he hasn't been called into the senior set—up

for the friendlies against holland and italy. he has joined them for training at st george's park this afternoon. i have a contenderfor the most blatant dive of the year in football. this is in the chop flight —— top—flight in chilly. you will see a better after the replay. the yellow player is the attacker, beats the defender, could have scored, surely. but decides, no, iam going to throw myself on the floor and get a penalty. and actually, the referee did give him a penalty. the match was 1—1. and because of the penalty they went on to win. never trust anyone in yellow, jess! jessica, morph emulator. —— more from you later. let's keep you updated with the

situation at raf valley. a plane, an raf hawkjet, situation at raf valley. a plane, an raf hawk jet, has situation at raf valley. a plane, an raf hawkjet, has crashed. one aircraft involved with two crew on board. no further details at the moment. we understand an ambulance and an airambulance moment. we understand an ambulance and an air ambulance are at the scene. the raf just and an air ambulance are at the scene. the rafjust confirming. the incident is being investigated. it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage, say they raf. ambulance and police are in attendance. police are urging the public to become ‘counter—terrorism citizens' — and report any suspicious behaviour or activity to help prevent a terrorist attack. they say one in five reports made to counter—terrorism police last year contained useful intelligence. police say people should trust their instincts, and let the authorities know when something doesn't seem right. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. the police need the public‘s

help to tackle terrorism. they want people to become there is and eyes, to be on the lookout for unusual activity or and report it. the message is, trust your instincts, just as officers trust theirs to spot something that doesn't feel right. i may see someone paying attention to security operations. a car going past the same location numerous times. a person with no direction or purpose. the list is not exhaustive. it says very much what the business is of that person. —— what is suspicious to that person. the purpose of this police exercise is to deter crime, engage with people and remind them about the importance of looking out for suspicious behaviour. the public‘s help has already proved to be crucial in tackling terrorism. last year, the public contacted counterterrorism police almost 31,000 times. around 6700 calls and messages contained useful information.

tip—offs were used to help investigations and build up intelligence on possible suspects. one of those arrested after a tip—off was a self—confessed neo—nazi, ethan stables. stables had posted a facebook message saying he was going to war and planned to slaughter people at a gay pride event. a member of a far right group contacted police. at his flat they found weapons and evidence he researched how to make a bomb. stables was found guilty of preparing an act of terrorism, threats to kill and possessing explosives. every good police officer should be a counterterrorism officer. i want every citizen to be a good counterterrorism citizen and this is how they can do just that. as part of the campaign there is a short film showing people the kind of things they should report. police say don't be worried about contacting them if it seems trivial.

it might be the missing piece of the jigsaw they need. the taxi—hailing service, uber, has suspended testing of its driverless cars in the us after a fatal accident. a 49—year—old woman was hit as she walked her bike across a street in arizona. while self—driving cars have been involved in several crashes, it is thought to be the first time a self—driving car has been involved in a fatal collision. the former french president, nicolas sarkozy, has been questioned by police about allegations that he received campaign funding from the late libyan leader, colonel gaddafi. detectives are investigating alleged irregularities in the financing of his 2007 presidential campaign. mr sarkozy has consistently denied any wrongdoing. the film studio set up by harvey weinstein and his brother 13 years ago has filed for bankruptcy. the weinstein company's future had been in doubt since dozens of women publicly accused the producer of sexual harassment, assault and rape. mr weinstein denies all allegations of non—consensual sex. the studio says it will cancel

non—disclosure agreements which had been used to stop women making accusations against mr weinstein. in a moment the business news with jamie robertson. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live. a committee of mps asked facebook founder mark zuckerberg to give evidence following the latest allegations about the harvesting of users' data. russian diplomats and their families leave the london embassy — they've been expelled by the prime minister over the nerve agent attack in salisbury. a two—year—old girl has died after being rescued from a car found here's your business headlines on afternoon live. inflation in the uk has fallen. consumer price inflation fell from 3% to 2.7% in february, the lowest figure since july 2017.

inflation jumped after britain voted to leave the european union in 2016, hitting a six—year high of 3.1% last november. britain's data protection authority is seeking a warrant to search the offices of london—based firm cambridge analytica. it's part of a wider investigation that the political consultancy improperly gained access to data on 50 million users from social media giant facebook. the tech giants shares dropped almost 7%. fathers wanting to take an equal share of looking after young children are being failed by workplace policies. that was a warning to the government from the women and equalities committee. they say the right to request flexible working and the government's flagship shared parental leave scheme are not working for most fathers. nowjamie,

now jamie, inflation has nowjamie, inflation has come down. down to 2.7% from 3.1. quite a drop. we may get interest rates going up later this year to fight this. but the most important thing, and kamal ahmed has done a good blog on this, the real problem is the difference between wages and inflation. as long as you've got that wage growth below the inflation level, you will have a problem because people will feel more and more squeezed by it. this last set of figures seems to suggest we're going in the right direction and that the next lot of wages figures we get may see them coming back up towards that level. also in the new tax year will allow the national minimum wage going up. that will go up 4.7%. does that put pressure on the interest rate

decision? it could do. if the inflation level comes down a bit, it is less likely for them to increase interest rates but i think they probably will at some point this year. it is a question of how many times, not whether they are going to do it. facebook under considerable pressure and their shares have been hit? yes, they started off fairly even. later this morning in america they fell by 2.5%. the real worry, and i think this extends beyond facebook, there are real worries about the whole tech boom that has been going on in the united states, the big rise we have seen in the american stock markets over the past year, further back even, has really been motoring because of the tech stocks. now people are beginning to see the restrictions which are going to be put on those tech stocks. what are going to be the result of what

happens in facebook? we have the gdp coming out of europe. that is going to be tough on data protection in the european union. it will extend to companies who operate outside the eu if they have an effect on people in the eu. shares in uber dropping as well. yes, it comes at a point in america were the auto drive companies are looking to put these things into the public. this could bea things into the public. this could be a real damper on that. we will talk tojoe be a real damper on that. we will talk to joe mellor be a real damper on that. we will talk tojoe mellor in the united states at the new york stock exchange. —— joe mellor. what is the reaction to this accident? it is a blow to uber? you are talking about tech stocks. cobra is one of those

companies that is still a private company. —— uber. with plans to list in the coming months on wall street. still private nonetheless. we have to rely on what we are hearing from them. this shook the company yesterday, and not just them. this shook the company yesterday, and notjust the company, but the broader self driving car industry. essentially the raison d'etre of this industry, the reason scientists have been going around the world touting it as the future of driving is that it is supposed to be safer than cars being driven by humans. yesterday we had an incident that was never supposed to happen. it is bound to cause a rethink in the united states and across the world when it comes to testing these vehicles and rolling them out into cities as taxi services. i was saying earlier that tech stocks have been the backbone of the boom in american shares in recent

yea rs. boom in american shares in recent years. do you think faith in technology is beginning to be questioned, bearing in mind what we have just been talking about and what we have seen happening with facebook? yeah, absolutely. the uber and facebook stories are connected. we are seeing a backlash against big tech and a call for more regulation. uber is worried its driverless cars we re uber is worried its driverless cars were come under more scrutiny, but it won't be able to try all these things as it has done on major cities, and pedestrianised streets. facebook is worried it will be able to do with it has been doing for years, using our data to sell '5 stuff. —— years, using our data to sell '5 stuff. — — to years, using our data to sell '5 stuff. —— to sell '5 stuff. there is a feeling on wall street that we are getting to the point where the tech industry is becoming too big to be allowed to be unregulated. and we're reaching a moment where they will be cross—party reaching a moment where they will be cross— party consensus that

reaching a moment where they will be cross—party consensus that there needs to be tighter rules and restrictions put on these companies and that will hurt their bottom line. that is the panic. thank you. jamie, thank you. i want to take you to sta nsted. this jamie, thank you. i want to take you to stansted. this is the scene life. —— live. the first of those minibuses carrying the 23 expelled diplomats, arriving at stansted. nearly two dozen diplomats heading home after theresa may ordered them to leave because of the nerve agent attack in salisbury. several dozen people including children emerged from the russian embassy earlier today, carrying suit bags —— suitcases and bags. some hugging former colleagues before they boarded vehicles, including this minibus, which was then driven away. this is the scene as they arrive at sta nsted. theresa may

this is the scene as they arrive at stansted. theresa may giving the 23 diplomats, who she said were undeclared intelligence agents, a week to leave britain. that prompted russia to retaliate with its own expulsion, 23 british diplomats. they are expected to lead in the coming days. this is the moment the diplomats board the flight home to russia, as tensions between russia and the united kingdom rise after that poisoning of the former russian double agent sergei skripal and his daughter, yulia. they remain in critical condition. britain saying they were poisoned with a soviet developed nerve agent, novichok. a number of other countries, germany, france and the united states, backing britain in pointing the finger at russia. russia denying any involvement. vladimir putin insisting today that russia is no

stocks of chemical weapons of any kind. he was asked why russia is not showing proof of its innocence. he said, "let's stay sober minded and first of all wait for proof from britain." the national security council meeting today to consider further possible measures against russia. theresa may and other european leaders due to discuss the poisoning at a summit later this week, thursday, in fact. that is the minibus. those on board that minibus will not see britain for quite some time. let's get more on the developing story about a red arrows hawkjet that has crashed in holyhead. two members of crew on board. police and ambulance are on the scene. chris did is in bangor. what are you hearing? very few details. there was a crash at raf valley, which is a

training air basejust a crash at raf valley, which is a training air base just outside the town of holyhead in the extreme north—west of wales. the crash involved a hawk jet north—west of wales. the crash involved a hawkjet from the red arrows. we have heard that emergency services are on the scene. eyewitnesses have described how they saw somebody a jet from the plane by parachute just before it hit the ru nway parachute just before it hit the runway and burst into flames. those reports have not been confirmed. there is a rescue effort going on. we have not got many more details. other than it seems that one person did reject from the plane before it came down. it seems to have come down on the runway at raf valley, a training base for the ministry of defence, where they train people to fly aircraft. i'm hearing from jonathan beale who says the harrow hawk was flying from ore of ali bacher raf scampton, the base for the red arrows. but at the moment we

don't know the fate of the crew? in general, this aircraft is single man. single crewed. witnesses have seen one person parachute out of the aircraft. that would be a good sign at least in theory. it is always difficult to know. it is a training base. a lot of different activities go on. people training to fly hawk jets, not just the go on. people training to fly hawk jets, notjust the red arrows, but the red arrows because of they need to stay on top of the game would be regular visitors, as would be a number of people refreshing their skills. chris jordan, thank you. any more on that story and we will bring it to you. time for the weather. here is thomas ruffenach. in the last 24 hours there has been a change. we have moved from astronomical winter into astronomical winter into astronomical spring. today the 20th of march marks the spring equinox.

that is in the northern hemisphere. what is the first day of spring bringing us? a lot of fine weather. a shift in the wind direction. for a time we have got winds coming out of the north and north—east, particularly across eastern areas. increasingly these weather systems and winds will be coming off the atlantic. there will be a marked change to how things feel outside. as far as this evening is concerned, still pretty chilly. winds affecting eastern part of the country. the winds will be light. these guys will be clear. a sharp frost tonight. —— the skies will be clear. in the atla ntic the skies will be clear. in the atlantic those weather fronts lining up. thicker cloud, south—westerly winds. by the time we get to wednesday, thursday particularly, we start to feel the milder air. you can see it moving across the uk

during thursday. then we got slightly colder air towards the end of the week. there is a lot of blue. the key is that direction in the wind. rather than cold air sweeping out of the east, anything that comes out of the east, anything that comes out of the atlantic is not going to be anywhere near as cold. on wednesday, westerlies across scotla nd wednesday, westerlies across scotland bringing some cloud and rain. temperatures at eight to 9 degrees. ten in london. some sunshine. not a degrees. ten in london. some sunshine. nota bad degrees. ten in london. some sunshine. not a bad day. thursday's weather forecast. a bit sunshine. not a bad day. thursday's weatherforecast. a bit of sunshine. not a bad day. thursday's weather forecast. a bit of snow on the continent. eventually the south—westerly winds will not only involve the british isles, but that milderair involve the british isles, but that milder air will be reaching other part of the continent as well. 12 degrees in london. that will feel barmy. friday, low—pressure moves through. these atlantic weather systems pushing through, bringing

milder conditions. it will still feel fairly brisk and fairly chilly because we will have some showers. that is it. bye— bye. hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. today at 3: a face to face with facebook. mps ask founder mark zuckerberg to answer their questions about data breaches. as a warrant is sought to search the offices of political consulting firm, cambridge analytica. heading home: 23 russian diplomats leave their embassy — ordered to leave by the prime minister, in the wake of the salisbury poisoning. theresa may is chairing a national security council meeting to decide whether further action should be taken. a red arrows hawkjet crashes at raf valley in anglesey — with two crew members on board. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport — with jessica creighton.and the fallout from england's disappointing six nations campaign continues? many of the leading pundits and

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