it "a ' “ar it'-‘a:*'a::§ sn’f thing of all. british thing of all. kevin connelly, bbc news. let's get a look at the weather with darren bett. moving into a spell of wild weather, we will find is in windy conditions developing across the uk and some spells of heavy rain, and it will all add up to some travel disruption. the main culprit is the first named storm of the season, developing from this area of clouds, thatis developing from this area of clouds, that is storm ali. that will steam to the uk. we have broken up the cloud from this morning and have more sunshine this afternoon, feeling pleasant in the sunshine, showers coming in, blustery winds, particularly across england and wales, but a south—westerly wind, showers from the west, sunshine around and temperatures still healthy for the time of year, like they were yesterday in scotland and northern ireland, perhaps into the mid—20s towards east anglia and the

south—east. into tonight, showers pushing eastwards, likely for a while. gusty winds and clear spells and later in the night the cloud and rain arrives in northern ireland and the wind picks up as ali approaches. drawing in warm air ahead of that, temperatures no lower than 11 to 14. we picked up fares, the first named storm of the season, that will sweep across northern ireland and bloke damaging winds into scotland. we have a met office down the wind warning for tomorrow morning, where we expect the peak gusts. with those numbers there will be travel disruption and damage. it will be windy everywhere, gusty conditions across the uk, but together with those damaging winds across scotland and northern ireland we will see heavy rain in the morning and then through the afternoon ‘s frequent and heavy showers, winds easing through the afternoon, we will push a band of cloud and showers eastwards into england and wales,

limiting the highest temperatures across east anglia and the south—east, still 22 to 24. woman of the england and wales, temperatures the england and wales, temperatures the least of our worries for scotla nd the least of our worries for scotland and northern ireland. —— warm enough for england and wales. the weather fronts are still producing rain by wednesday night, stopping across england and wales. some uncertainty how far it will get. for most of thursday east anglia and the south—east may well be dry, we might get rain overnight, but wet weather develops elsewhere. some heavy rain over the hills of wales in north—west england, not far from southern scotland and northern ireland. there will be warm sunshine for one more day across the south—east and east anglia. simon. the main story is this lunchtime... a new report says eu national should be subject to the same immigration rules as everyone else after brexit. the problem with free movement is

you don't have control over the number of migrants and you don't have control with a mix of migrants. if migration is managed there is a way in which it can accentuate the benefits and mitigate the costs. that's all from us, on bbc one rejoined good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. there's a big change at the top at arsenal, after 9 years at the club, the chief executive ivan gazidis will leave the club at the end of the month and take up a similar role in italy at ac milan. gazidis was instrumental in recruiting unai emery to replace arsene wenger as manager and he has been behind a change in management structure. he won't be directly replaced. raul sanllehi —

previously at barcelona — has been promoted to head of football and the chief commercial officer vinai will become managing director. the bolton defender stephen darby has retired at the age of 29, after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease. darby came through the youth ranks at liverpool before moving to bradford in 2012 and joining bolton last summer. he hasn't played since december. manager phil parkinson said "this is heartbreaking news for stephen and his family. he's an outstanding professional and a fantastic person". the champions league returns tonight — liverpool face paris st—germain at home. managerjurgen klopp says defeat in last season's final to real madrid didn't damage his side at all. klopp believes that their run last year will have earned them a lot of respect. they have won their last 5 matches of the season just like the french champions, who rested star players

neymar and kylian mbappe with tonight's game in mind. red star belgrade and napoli are the other teams in that group. kick off at anfield is at 8. i like these challenges, but only because i have a good football team. so that is why i say, last year a few times, but i would not be the manager, i would watch this game. i would watch it. games are staggered on match days now — tottenham kick off against inter milan at the san siro at 5:55pm. spurs won their group last season, but this is another tough one, with barcelona and psv eindven the other two teams in the group. the spurs manager believes his side and inter are pretty evenly matched. i have seen both team. we arrive in a similar situation, similar level

state. sorry, mentalstate. and, of course, both team were going to fight to try and change that feeling, that emotion. it is so important to win games. the british wbo middleweight world champion billyjoe saunders has been charged with misconduct by the british boxing board of control over a social media video that police described as "sickening". saunders has apologised for the video, in which he encouraged a woman to carry out anti—social acts. nottinghamshire police have started an investigation and the boxing board of control will hold a hearing next week. unbeaten saunders is due to defend his title in boston on 20th october. formula one‘s new owners have secured a deal to sell sponsorship to betting companies — something the old fi boss bernie ecclestone always refused to allow. he thought it would tarnish the sport's glamourous image. liberty media have reached an agreement thought to be worth ioo—million dollars with a london—based marketing agency, who'll set up the deals, allowing sponsors to advertise

on electronic boards at race tracks and display graphics on screen. the news comes at a time when sport is increasingly looking at its relationship with the gambling industry. johanna konta enjoyed a quick and straightforward win at the pan pacific open in tokyo, dropping only two games against the canadian qualifier gabriela dabrowski to reach the second round. dabrowski is ranked at over 500 in the world to konta's 43, and the match was over in little more than an hour. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. you'll find that in the usual place. thank you. breaking news. we have heard from bmw, the car—maker. they had to shut the cowley centre. immediately after

brexit. the company says this is a plan that annual shutdown would normally occur over the summer but it has been brought forward as part of the brexit contingency planning. the company believes that there is no deal, there is a real possibility of disruption of parts shortage after brexit on that basis it is bringing forward the plan of shutdown, where any disruption would probably be at its worst, says its scheduling, next maintenance period to start the ist of april, to minimise the risk of any possible short time at parts and supply disruption. while they say while we believe this outcome is unlikely, we have to plan for it. that news coming from bmw. more now on brexit. this week the bbc is marking the start of the six month countdown until the uk is due to leave the european union. this morning our correspondent catriona renton was in glasgow to get the view from scotland on how people feel the situation is now, more than two years on from the vote. it is lunchtime here in princes

square. we're right in the heart of glasgow city centre. now, the city voted more than 66% to remain in the eu. that is even higher than the nationalfigure of 62%. eu. that is even higher than the national figure of 62%. i eu. that is even higher than the nationalfigure of 62%. i have been out and about this morning, talking to people on the streets of glasgow to people on the streets of glasgow to ask them what their views are with six months to go to brexit. for me, they're talking absolute gobbledygook and i do not understand one word of it. are we in or out? if we're out, do we still get a deal? or are we out and still get part of a deal? clueless, absolutely well and truly clueless. i think that the government are pulling the wool over everyone's eyes in relation to what's going on behind closed doors. why do you think that? because people can't be honest and i think the uk and the scottish government, everybody needs to come together and just start telling the truth.

a range of views. anthony and doctor craig mccandless. loads of things out there. first of all, the big picture, anthony, can you tell us, when you are thinking about the idea that scots voters more overwhelmingly to stay in the eu than any other part of the uk, why is that? i think one aspect of why people would want to support eu membership is clearly the benefit eu membership is clearly the benefit eu membership brings. clearly scotland is dependent on the eu to sustain its population and economy. scotland also at risk is a lot of money for research and development for universities. being part of the eu is about working with other

countries and i think that resonates perhaps more in scotland than in the rest of the uk. 66% of people decided to remain, why do think that is? what you will find in england as people fit who feel much more english are more likely to vote for brexit, whereas in scotland, people who feel more scottish are less likely to do so. and honestly in scotland, you have the vehicle and the cause of scottish independence, which really changes the dynamics as how brexodus seen, and the relationship with the eu is sin from a scottish perspective. today is the anniversary, before the anniversary of the scottish independence referendum. there have been lots of arguments about why no one? there is one be that you stayed in the uk then you will be staying in the eu, clearly that is not the case of dodgy thing people feel misled? not necessarily. i think it is quite

funny how a lot of change in the la st funny how a lot of change in the last four years but then in many respects it very little has changed. the relationship between scotland and the westminster government, if you like, has changed massively, because of brexit. the underlying issues as to how the uk is governed and how pulling out of things like the common fisheries policy, the common agricultural policy are questions which remain to be answered. but in a lot of ways not a lot has changed in scotland regarding public opinion towards independence. there has been a slight shift towards independence but very little. and it doesn't see much of a public attitude of or the overwhelming public attitude for another independence referendum, but it remains to see what happens once brexit happens. but brexit hasn't happened yet. so much uncertainty on the streets. is people saying, is it going to cost me more money to go abroad? will i be able to get a job?

these are big questions. people are very unclear. how can we get the message is more clearly as to what this will mean to people?” message is more clearly as to what this will mean to people? i think those uncertainties, fears are justified. brexit is obligated. i think it is important to remember that when we get to the brexit date, we hope if there is a deal, we will not know what brexodus like until days after the uk has left the eu. the substantive negotiations will not happen until that planned transition period. well during the transition period. well during the transition the uk will largely remained with the institutions and policies of the eu without having a formal say, we really went to know what brexit looks like until the uk has left. thank you so much indeed for talking to us this lunchtime. and you can see of course we are right in the heart of cafe culture here so i think we will be going to enjoy some continental style lunch. social media sites and the internet

have caused harm to one in five people in the uk, according to the head of the broadcast watchdog ofcom. sharon white wants online firms to be subject to proper state regulation, to end what she calls the "standards lottery". jane—frances kelly reports. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news... the government is told eu migrants should be given no preference over those from the rest of the world and the cap on skilled workers should be scrapped by its migration advisory committee. two sas members questioned. the trade war intensifies between the world's two biggest economies. the us imposes new tariffs on chinese products. more on that coming up. the mini factory in oxford

will shut down for a month after brexit at the end of march to minimise the risk of no—deal disruption. more on this in a moment. german car—makers bmw, daimler and volkswagen are to face an eu inquiry for allegedly conspiring to restrict diesel admissions treatment systems. it said that if proven, this could mean that consumers had been denied the chance to buy less—polluting cars. as we've been hearing — eu workers should not be given preferential treatment for getting a uk visa after brexit over workers from elsewhere. that's the recommendation of a new report from the migration advisory committee — which also recommends making it easier for higher—skilled workers to come here. it's called on the government to scrap a limit on high—skilled workers altogether. cars are our top stories today in business. bmw is to shut its cowley mini plant for maintenance for four weeks immediately after brexit.

however, in reality, it is bringing forward an annual planned maintenance shutdown which would normally have taken place over the summer because of concerns about the possible impact of a no—deal scenario which might lead to blockages at the ports. meanwhile, the diesel emissions scandal has taken another twist. you will remember that volkswagen and then a number of other german car—makers were found to have cheated when it came to testing their vehicles for harmful emissions. well, now the eu is looking at whether bmw, daimler and volkswagen actually colluded, not just to cheat, but to rein in development of the kit that reduces those emissions. joining us now is david bailey, professor of industrial strategy at aston business school. can we start with oxford and the mini that? is this a problem, do you think for bmw? what i think they are

doing is basically trying to prepare for the worse case scenario, as the ceo ofjaguar for the worse case scenario, as the ceo of jaguar land for the worse case scenario, as the ceo ofjaguar land rover said last week, he does not know calm 30th of march know what kind of plants you will use, if lorries are stuck in lorry traffic jams. we will use, if lorries are stuck in lorry trafficjams. we could have a ha rd lorry trafficjams. we could have a hard brexit, it could be messy, we properly need a month out to get things going again, that is what they are probably thinking. when you are doing the annual stoppage, as it while... they may be a small cost but marginal at that. usually planning to have some sort of maintenance shutdown in the summer. they have pulled that forward as pa rt they have pulled that forward as part of their brexit contingency planning. sensible approach, i think. now, this collusion investigation. this is of a slightly different nature, isn't it? before it was the idea they were cheating on emissions, now they are saying they were actually colluding to restrict the development of the kit that reduces those emissions? that's right. this is a competition policy

investigation. anti—trust as the americans with a full bid is about whether the fans colluded to limit technological development. if found guilty, that would breach article 101 of the treaty of the functioning of the european union and that could potentially be very serious financial penalties for the firms involved. there is also something pretty u npleasa nt involved. there is also something pretty unpleasant regarding the fact of ordinary consumers having been denied of buying the best technology available. that's absolutely right. if you think about the possible implications, it may not only be financial penalties, but you could also see if other shift away from diesel taking place, make massive shift taking place anyway, consumers may now think actually you didn't even sell as clean cars, you may see father political action at city levels to further restrict older diesels. and also there may be the possibility of class action from consumers if they think actually they we re

were not solve the cleanest possible car but they could have been. what is happening to diesel and industry at the moment? is being given up on? saying we had so much trouble with it, let's just go electric, stick with petrol? car companies are having to reorientate very quickly. companies like. and, jaguar, land rover pouring huge amount of money into development of electric vehicles. they are playing catch up with the likes of tesla and bmw. at the same time they are pushing diesel technology but consumers are switching from it. they do not know if the diesel castle today as clean not in the car companies themselves have failed to bring across a consistent message, effectively shooting themselves in the foot. thank you. eu workers should be given no preference for visas to come to the uk after brexit — that's the recommendation of the migration advisory committee, which also recommends that it should be easier for higher—skilled workers to migrate to the country. it has called on the government to scrap how many high—skilled workers it grants visas to — that's currently 20,700 a year for those from non—eu countries. earlier, we spoke to anna mccaffrey,

an employment lawyer at taylor wessing. this will probably be welcomed in certain quarters, in that there has been pressure for a while to relax the rules in relation to highly skilled workers. so i think this will probably be good news that the cap is proposed to be lifted for everyone. obviously, there's the other key part of the recommendations that if we exit and free movement for eu workers comes to and end, that eu workers would have to apply for a visa the same as anyone else and wouldn't be given any special treatment. so it would be a level playing field for all, which theoretically should make it easier to have migration from countries where perhaps we currently only have a small amount. the markets: figures for mercado, shares of 1/2%. itv worries about

its future at the moment. there were comments about taking over... bureau is level at 112. pretty much the same as that was when i was here yesterday. that is the business news. thank you. elon musk‘s company spacex has revealed the first private passenger it plans to fly around the moon. japanese billionaire yusaku maezawa will take off on the big falcon rocket, which was announced by spacex in 2016. our north american technology reporter dave lee has more. finally i can say, i'm very glad to be here. i choose to go to the moon! cheering. this is japanese billionaire yusaku maezawa. he made his fortune with music, retail and fashion, and more recently has become one of the world's most lavish collectors of art. in 2023, he may become the first private passenger to go into space. he said he hopes to bring

six to eight artists with him on thejourney. they won't actually land on the moon's surface, but will instead travel around it, like nasa's apollo 8 mission of 1968. and this is the craft that might take them there — the bfr. which spacex says stands for big falcon rocket. it isn't built yet and there will need to be several test flights first. this is dangerous. this is no walk in the park here. you know, this will require a lot of training. mr maezawa has paid an undisclosed amount to be the first on the trip. the total project will cost around $5 billion, mr musk said. also looking to do commercial space travel is a company run by amazon founderjeff bezos, and also richard branson with his virgin galactic programme. elon musk thinks he can get there first. although this is a man with a rather cavalier attitude towards his own deadlines. but he might get there one day.

an 85—year—old great grandfather who tackled would—be robbers has become an internet sensation. this is the moment denis o'connor fought off the men after they raided a bookies in glanmire, county cork. the men were armed with a sawn—off shotgun and hammers. now — is this the transport of the future? billed as the world's first trains to be powered by hydrogen, two have entered service in northern germany. they offer an alternative to diesel energy, often criticised for its pollution levels. caroline rigby reports. the arrival of a new blue train, signalling the greener future for rail travel in germany. two have entered the service in the north of the country. believed to be the world's first hydrogen—powered passenger trains, they offer a more eco—friendly alternative to polluting diesel

engines on non—electrified railway lines. a positive move for the environment, but how about commuters? translation: nowadays, you can never do enough for the environment. in that sense, it's very, very nice. i would be happy if more trains like this could run. it looks better, but it wobbles more than the older ones. so how do they work? the trains are equipped with fuel cells which produce electricity by combining hydrogen and oxygen. it is a process which leads steam and water as the only emissions. and any excess energy is stored in batteries on—board. according to the manufacturers, the trains need only a single tank of hydrogen to travel a thousand kilometres. and on that, they can reach speeds of up to 140kph. they're more expensive to buy,

but being lighter and cheaper to run, german authorities believe they are a cost—effective way of tackling noise and air pollution. translation: if we launch a globally unique project here, a hydrogen—powered train, then this will be an introduction to the energy revolution in germany. it's clear germany is very much in the driving seat when it comes to embracing the technology. but other countries, from italy to canada, have also expressed an interest, with france on track to see its first hydrogen train hit the rails by 2022. now it's time for a look at the weather. some very rough seas over the weekend. we are moving into wild weather over the next few days, really strong winds around, spells of heavy rain. it will all lead to

some travel disruption, maybe some damage around also. main, comp culprit yet arrived. that area of cloud developing into this last named storm of the season, storm ali. we have broken up the cloud a bit more and to allowing sunshine to develop over the next few hours. blustery winds but a few showers. some sunshine coming in. gusty winds still there, particularly across england and wales. a warm wind, those temperatures similar to yesterday. quite warm for england and wales, cooler for scotland and northern ireland. this evening, bands of showers coming in from the west, could be lively for a while. clear spells for a while will stop later and then the night we see rain arriving, winds picking up another island. the start of storm ali. we have a deepening area of low pressure from storm ali sweeping

damaging winds across northern ireland, sweeping into scotland in the morning, it should clear away and the wind eased off. but this is where we expect the core of the winds. an amber warning from the met office, with those sort of numbers there is likely to be some damage and travel disruption. we've also got some rain coming in with those really strong winds across northern ireland, swooping into scotland in the morning to be replaced by some freaking showers and still windy conditions in the afternoon. we will also see a band of rain narrowing, patchy rain moving into england and wales. it means a higher temperatures will get squeezed down towards east anglian the south—east. still likely to get to 22, 20 through 4 degrees. it will be a bit chilly for scotland and northern ireland. the least of our worries though given the strength of wind and outbreaks of rain. the storm should be out of the way as we head into the evening and overnight. but we have this rain pondering its way across england and wales where it grinds to a hot. where, we are not

sure yet. it may well be dry for most of the day in the south—east of england and east anglia, but you can see how rain develops elsewhere. heavy rain over the hills of wales into the north west of england. rain not far away. under the rain it will not far away. under the rain it will not feel pleasant. cooler than the last few days. winds will not be strong on thursday, we may have from sunshine and the last of the warmth in the south—east corner of england before it turns cooler and fresher with blustery winds and sunshine and showers by the end of the week. hello, everyone. this is afternoon live. i'm rebecca jones.

today at 2. making it easier for highly—skilled workers to move to the uk after brexit — the recommendation of a report for government. bmw's mini factory in oxford will close for a month after brexit — the german owner says its bringing forward the annual shutdown to minimise any disruption lib dem leader sir vince cable will call for a ‘movement of moderates' to sink theresa may‘s brexit plans. we'll bring you his speech live. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport — with chris and football making the headlines.