this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 8:00pm. the hospital treating the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia says she is improving rapidly, and is no longer in a critical condition. meanwhile, russia is to expel 60 us diplomats, the same number as america's expelled in response to the salisbury nerve agent attack. with a year to brexit, theresa may visits all nations of the uk and promises there'll be more money for the nhs and schools. i think there's a bright future out there, and, yes, i think brexit is going to deliver a country that will be different, but i think there are real opportunities for us as an independent nation for the future. britain's biggest engineering group, gkn, is taken over by melrose, and the unions say it's bad news for the workers. also this hour, the nobel peace prize winner malala yousafzai returns to pakistan, six years after she was shot by taliban militants.

in an emotional speech she said it had been her dream to return to the country "without any fear". 0n meet the author, i'll be talking to the actor and writer, sir anthony sher, whose new book charts his preparations for playing one of shakespeare's greatest preparations for playing one of sha kespeare‘s greatest roles, preparations for playing one of shakespeare's greatest roles, king lear. good evening and welcome to bbc news. there are several significant developments in the story of the poisoning of the russian spy today. sergei skripal‘s daughter is said to be improving rapidly, she's conscious, she's talking — and her condition is said to be stable. that's given rise to the hope that yulia skripal may at some point be

able to give evidence. meanwhile moscow has announced its response to those countries around the world that have expelled russian diplomats. and in salisbury itself, where the attack happened, police have had to cordon off a children's play area. skripal and his daughter were poisoned with the nerve agent novichok four weeks ago. the government says russia was responsible. daniel sandford sent us this update from the scene. this has been an incredibly significant 2a hours in this investigation. first came the news that the front door of gay skripal‘s house had become most likely original source for the nerve agent —— of sergei skripal‘s house. the news came that julia —— of sergei skripal‘s house. the news came thatjulia skripal was reporting well to treatment and no

longer in a critical condition, described as being in a stable condition. i understand that she is conscious and talking, meaning that she can talk to counterterrorism detectives, can get a first—hand account of what she experienced on that one day three and a half weeks ago when she became contaminated with the nerve agent. whether she can shed any light on how she became contaminated is unclear. the key thing is whether the contamination came from the front door, from the door handle where perhaps a gel containing the novichok nerve agent was smeared. i understand yes, her left hand certainly had some contamination on it and herfather‘s right hand had some on it. that adds to the weight of the current very. moscow is expelling 60 american diplomats as a direct tit—for—tat

reprisal for the us government kicking out the same number of russian diplomats in the wake of the poisoning of sergei skripal. the foreign minister sergei lavrov has summoned the us ambassador to moscow. washington expelled 60 russian diplomats at the start of the week, one of more than 25 countries to announce expulsions. let's talk to paul adams our correspondent in moscow. of course we knew these expulsions we re of course we knew these expulsions were coming but even so, it is such a large number of diplomats being kicked out all stop yeah i think it was inevitable that we would the like—for—like expulsions. was inevitable that we would the like-for-like expulsions. the russians had hinted as much and it's simplya russians had hinted as much and it's simply a question of when and how it would play out. i thought it was likely that the americans would get it first because of that rather

dramatic nature of the expulsions we shall at the start of the week, the americans, the largest contingent —— expulsions we saw. two from the consulate in ekaterinburg. and the closure of the consulate in st petersburg, mirror in the closure of the russian consulate in seattle. interestingly the russians, when the news came through about seattle, said they would crowd sourced the russian reply. they asked the russian reply. they asked the russian people which of the us consulates in this country they would like to see closed and a p pa re ntly would like to see closed and apparently saint petersburg was top of the list. that's where we are this evening. the russians are talking about other countries. many of them expelled smaller numbers. we will see those expulsions coming also, i'm guessing, in the next couple of days. you mention the response. the kremlin almost treating some of this as a joke, really? that has been a common

thread through this three weeks or so thread through this three weeks or so of the crisis. in press conference after press conference, i saw one today that went on for a long time involving the foreign ministry spokeswoman. she was sarcastic, a lot of attacks at boris johnson, she was quoting dostoevsky. she said that in 1936 at the berlin 0lympics, which boris johnson referred to the other day, comparing vladimir putin to adolf hitler with the world cup, but she trotted out the world cup, but she trotted out the names and had pictures of certain british lords and high—ranking officials who attended the 1936 olympics and called it a triumph. it is hard to keep up sometimes with the breadth and extent and tone of the russian handling of this. one other element

thatis handling of this. one other element that is being quoted by bbc monitoring, i think this is from the foreign ministry website. apparently moscow has warned the us ambassador that should us authorities seized any more russian territory, property in the united states, then that would be regarded as a further deterioration of the crisis and would have" grave consequences for global stability." in would have" grave consequences for global stability. " in late would have" grave consequences for global stability." in late 2016 after donald trump was elected, when some of the russian meddling was starting to become apparent, the then president 0bama seized two russian properties, one of them on long island and the other in chesapeake bay. both of them are the subject of some legal wrangling. the russians seem concerned that we may see more actions of that kind. all of this means that russia's relations not just of this means that russia's relations notjust with the uk but

many other western countries including the us are probably at the lowest e b b including the us are probably at the lowest ebb almost since the collapse of coming is. it is beginning to look that way —— the collapse of communism. you do hear the phrase, a new cold war, being banded around with some regularity. especially since monday, since this stopped being a purely bilateral issue between russia and the united kingdom but became a global issue involving very prominently the united states. that, to russian eyes, feels like a return to the bad old days in which the west ganged up on russia and so we are seeing that kind of rhetoric but it's worth emphasising that no one here is talking in terms of wanting to see the crisis get any worse. but of course at the same time we're not seeing anyone here or in washington 01’ seeing anyone here or in washington or london advancing a very credible path for a way out of this. thank

you forjoining us. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 this evening in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are kate proctor from the london evening standard and giles kenningham a former conservative adviser. in exactly one year's time, the united kingdom will leave the european union. today the prime minister has been on a tour of all four nations and pledged to make brexit a success for everyone — whether they voted to leave or remain. theresa may told the bbc that leaving will mean extra money will be available to spend on the nhs and schools. but she refused to rule out tax rises to help fund the nhs in the coming years. labour has warned that time is running out to negotiate a good deal with the eu. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. north, south, east and west.

a year left on our planned journey out of the european union. it will change the country, every corner of it. the prime minister hasn't exactly wowed everyone with her handling of brexit so far. so can she turn the page? if you think about the children i have seen at this school, it is a bright future. there is a bright future out there for us. we want to grasp the opportunities that brexit provides and ensure that we strengthen the bonds of this, the most successful union in the world. a group of voters in coventry told us this week they felt they had been made big promises in brexit about the nhs and immigration, what do you say to our viewers, some of whom are frustrated at nothing seems to be changing yet? i understand. i understand why people voted for leaving the european union. for a lot of people, immigration, taking back control of our borders was part of it, taking back our laws

and control of our money. this is all part of why people voted to leave the european union and we will have to deliver on that. it means people having to be patient? it means a smooth process. we will leave the european union on 29th of march 1919, that's a year's time. there will be a period of intimidation as we put in place the changes necessary for our future economic partnership. but what is important is that gives certainty to business. it gives certainty to people about what the arrangements are going to be. there are so many unresolved arguments though. will power we get back from brussels be fairly spread around the uk? in scotland, there are fears westminster will grab it and won't let go. we are absolutely committed to ensuring there is no hard border. how will the border between northern

and southern ireland work when we leave? the answer will not be found in a barn in bangor, that quandry could upset the whole process. and what are the real chances of the eu accepting the prime minister's plan for trade? will there be different rules for different parts of the economy? whether that is for this factory in wales or worcester or westminster, her rivals don't believe she has the answers yet. today is perhaps the end of part one. the decisions that the prime minister makes in the next 12 months will have an impact, notjust for her, but for all of us for many years to come. you have made a big promise on the nhs. some of your colleagues believe the extra cash could come from the so—called brexit dividend. do you believe there will be a brexit dividend or might there have to be tax rises for the nhs?

that is what some people are calling for. of course, when we leave the european union we will no longer be spending vast sums of money year in, year out, sending money to the eu so there will be money to spend on our priorities priorities like the nhs and our schools. would you call it the brexit dividend? there is going to be money that we would otherwise be sending to the eu that we could spend in the uk. so you will not rule out tax rises? as part of our normal processes we will look at the funding. we must look at the long—term plan. you don't say this is what we are going to spend, we say actually, let's look at that long—term plan. we already putting extra money into the nhs, let's look at what is needed. do you think brexit will be worth it? i think there will be real opportunities for the uk. i think there is a bright future out there and yes, i think brexit will deliver.

a country that will be different but i think there are real opportunities for us as an independent nation in the future. whether she is right will determine future and ours. to nothing yet determined about the cost or the benefits. a decision made nearly two years ago now but what is ahead cannot be known. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. the referendum result opened divides across the country, and today we've been speaking to people all over the uk about what they think of brexit now with a year to go — starting in a market in bolton. i voted to leave because i wanted, being able to trade with the rest of the world, is right for the uk.” voted to remain in europe because i could see the problems. i think we

may not have had the information to make a proper judgment. may not have had the information to make a properjudgment. to me, i don't know how many years, this country's been going downhill, and we've been in europe. as long as we get what we voted for, take back control, yeah. ithink get what we voted for, take back control, yeah. i think there will be bumps in the road but i think we'll get there. i'm absolutely sick and fed up of listening to brexit and i don't want to hear any more about it! brexit, yes! we want brexit! absolutely. when do you want it? now! is going to take time and we have to be patient. anything our government do, we need to be patient. and we've got to sit tight, be strong as a country, and be positive on the outcome. be strong as a country, and be positive on the outcomelj be strong as a country, and be

positive on the outcome. i think i'd vote to stay in now. if i could rewind the clock and go back to how it was, we should have stayed in and left it at that. the sooner we get out, the better, even if it'sjust a transition. i'm against that. because of the fishing rights. we still have to do what they want us to do and we have no say. as far as i'm concerned, the sooner we get out, the better. upset. because! out, the better. upset. becausel wa nted out, the better. upset. becausel wanted them to stay in.|j out, the better. upset. becausel wanted them to stay in. i think we we re very wanted them to stay in. i think we were very poorly advised at the time, it was very badly put. a lot of people told a lot of lies, not that that's unusual for politics. things are struggling, prices have gone up, wages have stayed the same, i think this is the biggest mistake we've done. i wouldn't say that we're worried, i think we're a resilient nation. i think if there is less centralisation and all that, it's going to have to be ok, isn't

it? i'm sick to death of hearing about it, i wish they'd just get on and do it if they are going to do it. because, well, it's boring! i'm over it. i sat down and spoke to my children and they thought we should stay because they have their travel and they have their futures. i would have liked to remain but now we're coming outcome we've got to go with whatever theresa may gets for us. coming outcome we've got to go with whatever theresa may gets for us! couple of days after the rough brendan reilly had a celebratory tattoo put on. i think we'll have the worst of both worlds, the government will keep rolling over and told the eu get their way and we'll end up being out of europe but with numbing of the bondage is —— without any of the advantages of being in or having a clean brexit. the views of some of the voters around the country. the headlines on bbc news:

the hospital treating the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia says she is improving rapidly , and is no longer in a critical condition. with a year to brexit , theresa may visits all nations of the uk and promises there'll be more money for the nhs and schools. britain's biggest engineering group, gkn, is taken over by melrose, the unions say it's bad news for the workers. sport now. a big day in terms of the fallout from the ball tampering. it's been another tearful day for australian cricket as the three players caught up in the ball tampering scandal arrived home. steve smith, cameron bancroft and david warner have all apologised for their roles in the saga as the consequences start to take their toll. all three of them spoke to the media

earlier. i made a serious error of judgment and i now understand the consequences. it was a failure of leadership, of my leadership. i'll do everything i can to make up for my mistake. and the damage is caused. i understand i have let many people down and i understand the disappointment in the broader community. words don't mean much in these circumstances so i'll focus on my actions and conduct going forward. as you understand it has beena forward. as you understand it has been a tough and emotional time for my wife and kids you'll hear from me ina my wife and kids you'll hear from me in a couple of days. and the moment my priority is to get these kids in bed and rest up so i can fall to you

ina bed and rest up so i can fall to you in a couple of days. thank you. australia's head coach darren leeman remained in south africa preparing for the final test against south africa. he's been cleard of any wrongdoing but watched those emotional interviews from his players as they start their bans and that lead to him announcing he'll quit his job after this final test. i had no prior knowledge of the incident and i do not condone what happened, but good people can make mistakes. my family and i have got a log of abuse over the last week and it's taken its toll on them. life on the road means a lot of time away from our loved ones and after speaking to my family at length over the last few days, it's the right time to step away. england facing

new zealand later today and they'll have to do it without knowing ali and chris woa kes, have to do it without knowing ali and chris woakes, who have been dropped. it is the first time that mowing ali has missed out in three yea rs mowing ali has missed out in three years as joe mowing ali has missed out in three years asjoe root‘s team try and recover from their heavy defeat in auckland. the carrot of winning a test match is a great motivator. the quys test match is a great motivator. the guys have been through occasions when we have won fantastic test matches and reliving those victories in your mind can be a strong motivator for the group and for you as an individual. that's something we have to harness this week and ta ke forward we have to harness this week and take forward into these five days. the build up has been lengthy, but the talking is almost done. we're just over 48 hours away from anthonyjoshua's world heavyweight unification title fight againstjoseph parker in cardiff. the fighters have had a day off from the media butjoshua's promoter, eddie hearn, is never

short of things to say. he believes this is the next step in his fighter‘s bid to hold all four of the heavyweight titles. the aim for anthonyjoshua is to be the undisputed heavyweight champion and win all the belts. he is two away and saturday night is a chance to click one of the boxes. the big fight for his career, his own belts along the line as well. this is why people love watching heavyweights because when they fight like these quys because when they fight like these guys do, anything can happen and i wouldn't be surprised to see some klitschko style drama. there will be no british referee at the world cup this summer for the first time since 1938. fifa has chosen 36 officials for the tournament in russia with none coming from england, scotland, wales or northern ireland. mark clattenburg was the only briton on fifa's long list of officials, collated two years ago, but he left his job with the premier league and forfeited his place. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at 10.30.

there will be some or tears as well. aww! some breaking news in terms of the reaction to the news that the kremlin are kicking out 60 american diplomats as reprisal for the kremlin are kicking out 60 american diplomats as reprisalfor the united states expelling 60 russian diplomats as punishment for the nerve agent attack in salisbury, which has left get skripal and his daughter yulia in hospital. we hear that yulia skripal is no longer in serious condition and that her condition is improving. the russians are kicking at 60 americans. the us state department in washington has said that in response america is reviewing options in terms of a further response to the russian action so it could be that there is further tit—for—tat action on the diplomatic front. the spokesman said

that the adult thing russia should have done is to take its punishments for breaking the chemical weapons treaty. russia says the state department should not be acting "as a victim." the only victims of the two people in hospital in the united kingdom, it says. 0ne two people in hospital in the united kingdom, it says. one other item of breaking news, an earthquake around the solomon islands in the south pacific, magnitude 5.8 fixing the solomon islands, a depth of ten kilometres, we hear from solomon islands, a depth of ten kilometres, we hearfrom the us geological survey. a 5.8 magnitude earthquake, ten kilometres down, around the solomon islands in the south pacific. one of britain's oldest engineering companies , gkn,

which built the spitfires that defended britain in the second world war , has been taken over. shareholders have accepted a hostile takeover bid from the investment company, melrose industries. 0ur west of england business correspondent dave harvey sent us this update from outside the gkn aerospace plant at filton. here at the gkn aerospace plant the news has been taken very badly. workers had been very anxious. in the plant behind me they make the sophisticated parts for the wings on the airbus aircraft, the bits that get airbus planes up in the sky. let's talk to some of the workers here. news coming in, what did you think? not the result we were hoping for but as you said, they must make good on the commitments they've made over the last couple of days. what is the mood in the factory? it is early days yet, not everyone i think is aware of what's happened but over the next five or ten minutes they will be. it is a land of

uncertainty, isn't it? we carry on, we keep going. what is the concern, foran we keep going. what is the concern, for an outsider, because this is a very profitable plant, you make vital plants and without them, airbus planes wouldn't get up in the sky. what's the problem with the new owners? the problem is that we are quite expensive, we are specialists but expensive and this can be outsourced, which is currently happening. i think the view is that it could be much faster, leaving us any more vulnerable position. do you agree? badu, our charge rate is be too high but the reality, we talk about technology but there has been about technology but there has been a lack of investment on the site. —— i do. it takes a lot of people to build aircraft which involves high wage bills. the new owners melrose have said explicitly that they look forward to working with the workforce and investing, they say they will put more money into make

it better. we hope that's true but we'll have to see how it unfolds, really. would like to see some sort of commitment, perhaps something in writing from them. five years isn't enough. thanks rory much, we watch and wait. the new owners melrose have made a specific pledge to the business secretary that they will stick with gkn for at least five yea rs. stick with gkn for at least five years. this factory has been here for 100 years, so five years isn't very long. that was our west of england business correspondent, dave harvey. thejustice secretary, david gauke, has ordered a review of cases where prisoners have been released directly from high securityjails. it comes after the high court overturned a decision by the parole board to release the serial rapist, john worboys. the chairman of the parole board, nick hardwick, was forced to resign but he's said that the justice department should also take responsibility for failings in the case. the nobel peace prize winner

malala yousafzai has returned to pakistan for the first time since she was shot by taliban militants in 2012. malala, who is now 20, was shot in the head because she was campaigning for girl's education. alison freeman has more details. under the cover of darkness and amid tight security malala yousafzai returned home to pakistan. it was the first visit by the human rights activist since she was shot by the taliban in 2012. malala met the prime minister, and went on to take the stage at his office to give an emotional speech, often wiping away tears. it was broadcast on state tv. i still can't believe it, that this is actually happening. malala was shot in the head by gunmen five and a half years ago. she has been campaigning for girls' education in the swat valley which at the time was a militant stronghold.

now an oxford university student having lived in the uk ever since, in 2014 she became the youngest person to win the nobel peace prize. but today she recognised the changes in her home country. from growing up in the swat valley, from 2002 2009, seeing the extremes, seeing how many difficulties women and girls face in our society and how we can fight against those challenges, i can move on the street and meet people and talk to people, and it is my old home again, the place i grow up. her trip is expected to last four days but it is not clear if she will visit her home town of swat. now, you might struggle to get the kids

to tidy away their toys, but one youngster called paul is here to set a good example. and here he is. yes, paul is a piglet, and his trainer nicolle muller posts videos of her productive porker doing all sorts of chores. at her request, paul walks back and forth across the room, picking up his plush dolls and depositing them into a box. according to muller, cleaning up isn't the only trick the paul knows. laughter there you go. good job, well done. and now the weather. a band of rain

is moving north across the country this evening and overnight, reaching the far north of england and northern ireland and the far south of scotland, and there will be wintry showers over the high ground. to the south of the uk, it should be dry by the end of the night, cool but not as cold as yesterday night. into good friday, we start off with a band of rain and cloud, and some wintry showers over the high ground, and in the north—east of scotland. try and bright weather for england and wales before the next area of rainy weather arrives. saturday looks wet for england and wales, long spells of rain. wintry showers in the north of scotland but elsewhere in scotland and northern ireland, the best of any dry and

bright weather with some sunny spells. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. the hospital treating the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia — says she is improving rapidly — and is no longer in a critical condition. meanwhile, russia has announced that 60 us diplomats are to be expelled from the country — the same number that washington ordered to leave over the salisbury attack. with a year to brexit — theresa may visits all nations of the uk and promises there'll be more money for the nhs and schools. britain's biggest engineering group, gkn, is taken over by melrose — the unions say it's bad news for the workers. with exactly a year to go until the uk leaves the european union, theresa may has been visiting england, scotland,

northern ireland and wales. the prime minister said she believed the uk would have a bright future after brexit. but, the first minister of scotland nicola sturgeon, speaking to the bbc earlier, said mrs may was taking the people of scotland out of the eu against their will. she made a very quick visit to scotla nd she made a very quick visit to scotland today, a country that voted by more than 60% to remain in the eu. she can answer any questions about the future relationship with the eu, talked about the unity of the eu, talked about the unity of the uk, but she's the prime minister thatis the uk, but she's the prime minister that is about to take scotland out of the european union against its vote in the referendum and whether the uk stays united or scotland opts for independence in the future, frankly is not up to theresa may or up frankly is not up to theresa may or up to me, it is up to the people of scotland, and there are many people in scotland like i do despair at the direction that theresa may is

leading the uk at the moment. the former leader of ukip and leading brexiteer nigel farage said while he doesn't like the concessions the government has made to the eu in brexit negotiations, he's still happy the uk is leaving. 0ne one year 0ne yearfrom one year from today at 11pm on the 29th of march 2019, we will leave the european treaties after a period of 46 years and we will be an independent free self—governing nation and that is a big day in this nation's history. 0ne nation and that is a big day in this nation's history. one thing for certain, ifelt at nation's history. one thing for certain, i felt at the first time, i listened to people talking about wanting a second referendum, but they are beginning to look ridiculous because the polling is quite clear, 65—70% of people say to the government, just get on with it, we don't want another vote. labour has warned that time is running out to negotiate a good deal with the eu. the parties shadow northern ireland minister tony lloyd warned that the his party will hold the government to account in parliament over the future

relationship with the eu. what we want is a brexit the jobs and for our economy and what we can't see at the moment... 0ne and for our economy and what we can't see at the moment... one year on, but not a year to go, the vote in parliament by which time we have got to know what this government is doing, will take place in a lot less than a year. we are nowhere near there yet. actually that should worry the public, but they should know that labour won't let this simply drift into a no deal brexit, through incompetence or inertia, we will hold their feet to the fire and we will do the six tests we have put forward which are in the national interest. so with one year to go — how far have we got, and what still needs to be done? chris morris from reality check reports. so just one year to go until the united kingdom is due to part company with the rest of the european union. it's also one year since theresa may

triggered article 50 of the lisbon treaty, marking the formal start of the brexit process. and in accordance with the wishes of the british people, the united kingdom is leaving the european union. this is an historic moment from which there can be no turning back. this is about damage control. 0ur goal is clear, to minimise the cost for the eu citizens, businesses and member states. we are ready. thank you and goodbye. well, after a stuttering start, negotiations on a withdrawal agreement have made progress. legal text has been agreed on a financial settlement, the divorce bill. the government says the uk will pay the eu up to £39 billion to cover things like outstanding

bills and pensions. there is also broad agreement on the rights after brexit of eu citizens here in the uk and uk citizens elsewhere in europe. and crucially, on the terms of a 21—month transition period after brexit when the uk will continue to abide by all eu rules and regulations. the transition will give governments and businesses more time to get ready for a new relationship in the future. but there's still an awful lot to do in the next 12 months. both sides have promised no return to a hard border in ireland. there are intensive talks on how to guarantee that once the uk leaves the single market and the customs union. there is also no full agreement yet on the role of the european court ofjustice after brexit. while elsewhere, spain, for example, is insisting that it must be consulted on the future status of gibraltar. as for a new trade deal between the uk and the eu, talks on that haven't yet begun.

the eu says the uk's red lines limit what can be achieved. but the uk still wants the most ambitious free—trade agreement in history. customs is one obvious challenge. the future of fishing another. the aim is to reach a broad political agreement by october. but detailed trade negotiations will have to continue long after the uk has left. so, is brexit on track? well, there are two big warning signs. firstly, nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. in other words, failure to reach agreement on one issue could bring the withdrawal deal crashing down. and secondly, it is far from clear whether the government has a majority in the house of commons to win approval for the brexit it wants. there's just one year left, but there is still a long way to go. with me now is stefanie bolzen — the uk correspondent for the german newspaper die welt. what is the german perspective on

the brexit process with one year to go? do people in germany care about how britain leaves? yes, people in germany care very much about the uk leaving the european union. i have looked at the german media and there was not very much coverage about one year after article 50 and one year to go until the day of brexit. but we have more coverage about the german business community warning what damage brexit could do to both sides, calling political leaders to find a good dealfor both sides sides, calling political leaders to find a good deal for both sides so there is a lot of awareness that brexit is going to happen but the public still thinks maybe it doesn't happen, there was a lot of coverage about the possibility of a second referendum. the public is still in denial about it in germany. but

business is preparing for it. in the referendum campaign many people spoke about german car—makers, saying they will still want to sell their vehicles in the uk, so are they beginning to get worried as the time gets nearer that maybe that market will slip away? yes, they are worried about it, but they are helpless because in the end it is the decision of the british government, what they want to do, what kind of future relationship the british government wants to have with europe and there are red lines given out by theresa may, as we know, leaving the single market and the customs union and this makes it very difficult in the future in the short term in terms of the supply chain, to not have any tariffs and borders, so there will be disruption and german car—makers are very worried about this. the truth is

they can't do much about it. on an emotional level, do many people in germany mind losing britain from the european union? it is not on everybody‘s mind every day in germany, but i remember a year ago when article 50 was triggered there was a lot of bereavement in germany looking at the fact that the legal process had started of the uk leaving the european union and i'm sure ina leaving the european union and i'm sure in a year when it becomes clear that this is the reality, there will be shock and disbelief, but then life goes on. thanks forjoining us. and stefanie was one of the people in the audience to see a live recording of the hit bbc podcast brexitcast. and you can see it tonight as well — that's brexitcast from the bbc radio theatre — with chris mason, laura kuenssberg, katya adler and adam fleming. well worth watching.

the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has written to mps to say the party has a "zero tolerance" policy on anti—semitism. his email followed the resignation of the head of the party's disputes panel, christine shawcroft — who despite that still remains a member of labour's ruling body, the national executive committee. 0ur deputy political editor john pienaar reports. off to another tough day at work. good morning. no time to talk. jeremy corbyn's critics say he's not saying or doing enough to fight anti—semitism in his party. today there is no escaping this row. this is what an internal row looks like out in the open. this weekjewish demonstrators accusing the leadership of failing to confront anti—semitism on one side... this is political. 0n the other, jewish

protesters condemning the demo as anti—corbyn treachery. some of the labour mps turned up demanding more action against anti—semitism are being called to account by their local parties. and now a new row, christine shawcroft quit as chair of labour's disputes panel after it came out she had opposed the suspension of a council candidate accused of holocaust denial. angry mps want her off labour's executive too, despite her apology. labour's shadow chancellor admits the controversy could hurt labour's chances of winning power. we want to eradicate anti—semitism wherever we found it. it will not exist within the labour party. the question is, is he brave enough to take on his own allies because they are the people causing this problem and get rid of some of them. that's never easy, taking on people who claim they are close

to you and who are using your name but he has to do that. he has to deliver if he's going to be believed. and therefore seem to be sincere. mr corbyn's new devoted followers are his strength, he wants to show unity, but today in an e—mail to members he's had to promise zero tolerance of anti—semitism. some are blaming among others far left members and factions, vociferous supporters of palestine, fierce opponents of israel, who came into the party fold whenjeremy corbyn took the leadership against all the odds. they may be loyal supporters of their leader but they are also hurting him and his party. now you might think there's enough chocolate in the shops at easter, but a city in belgium has gone one better. enormous chocolate statues have sprung up in durbuy, south east of brussels, as part of the chocopalace festival. it's already attracted

30,000 visitors to its chocolate zoo, its chocolate river and its chocolate sculpting sessions. a0 chocolate artistes have produced giant models of gorillas, elephants and flamingos all crafted from belgian chocolate, with some up to three metres tall. it's time for meet the author with rebecca jones. sir antony sher‘s portrayal of king learfor sir antony sher‘s portrayal of king lear for the royal shakespeare company was acclaimed as a crowning achievement in a major career. the role is so demanding it is often described as the arrest of acting, and in his new book he captures every step of the journey, in a