hello. you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. today at 2pm: a global data blackout for 02. millions of customers are affected as the network struggles to recover their data services. a whistle to whistle ban — britain's biggest betting companies strike a deal to stop adverts during live sports broadcasts. the brexit vote countdown — philip hammond says theresa may's deal is the best that can be negotiated with the eu. this deal is the best deal to exit the eu that is available or that is going to be available. coming up on afternoon live. all the sport: we will be hearing from the premier league's newest manager, who has been speaking to the press for the first time at southampton. i will bring you the latest on what he has got to say in about half an hour. ben has the weather.

a bit miserable today. some rain already around, some strong wind in the next 2a hours, but if you were lucky enough to see the sunrise this morning, the sky looked a bit purple, and i will be trying to explain why. also coming up — they'd only just begun. karen carpenter was just 32 when she died. now the music she and her brother richard made famous has a new sound. we'll talk to richard, who's returned to london's abbey road studios to re—record some of the songs that brought the carpenters global fame. hello, everyone. this is afternoon live. we begin afternoon live with breaking news and investigators havejust said that the helicopter involved in a crash at the home ground of leicester city in october lost control after a mechanism

linking the pilot's pedals with the tail rotor blades became disconnected. the club's owner was among those killed, along with two members of his staff, the pilot and co—pilot. we have just received a copy of the report. this is one diagram that investigators have released. the mechanism connecting the helicopter‘s tail rotor had become disconnected from the controls. the failure would have prevented the pilot from controlling the aircraft. the news comes as a memorial service is held in guildford for the pilot and his co—pilot partner. we'll be taking you there shortly, joining our correspondent who's at the memorial. if you got up this morning and found your mobile phone's data wasn't working,

well you're not alone. just before five o'clock this morning, a massive technical fault hit the 02 network. now millions of users around the world are without access to the internet. the network has launched an urgent investigation but so far no joy. 02 has 25 million customers and also provides services for other networks. it's made life difficult for all sorts of businesses, from uber to food delivery services — anyone who relys on an app. for them this isn't just inconvenient, it's a big and serious problem. our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones, is with me. no sign at the moment that this has been sorted. no, and it is a very long outage. we hear now and then about networks going down for an hour or two and getting fixed. it causes a lot of destruction. this has been going on since five o'clock this morning and it's having a huge

impact. we have learned a bit more about what may be behind it. 02 have revealed that ericsson, which makes equipment for mobile phone companies around the world, has apparently had some issue with its software. the swedish firm has told us they know there is an issue and they are investigating. it is affecting some of their other customers. we have heard reports from japan and across europe as well. this is where 02 also operates. but a very serious problem having a big impact. as you say, all over the world, and itjust shows how reliant many of us, in particular small businesses, are on this service. people say, get over yourself, you can't update twitter, it is not a big issue, but i have been hearing from all sorts of people about their work. amazon.com for example, drivers there have been unable to do their shift. they have

lost money because they can't make the connection work. we talk about goober drivers. a care organisation which organises carers to go out and visit patients, they have been scrambling to try and connect with these people who are all organised via a mobile app. it underlines how this technology, which is really only ten or 15 years old, has become the bedrock of a lot of the economy. inevitably, it hasn't been sorted yet, but this is going to cause reputational damage to 02 and at some point people are assumedly going to say compensation. yes, it is coming up to christmas, and i going to get the money back? we will have to see. i am sure they will push back against that and if there is any compensation to be paid, they will be trying to pass that on to

whoever is responsible for this fa u lty whoever is responsible for this faulty software upgrade. as soon as it is re—established, when rather than if, presumably, you will be back. thank you very much. some of britain's leading gambling firms have agreed to a ban on television advertising during live sports broadcasts. the group, which includes bet365, ladbrokes and paddy power, had been under pressure to act, because of fears the adverts were contributing to problem gambling. the ban won't cover horse racing because of its reliance on betting. 0ur sports correspondent richard conway reports. think fast, act faster, in play! the worlds of betting and sport have long been intertwined, but that relationship has always been controversial. now britain's biggest bookmakers have agreed a whistle—to—whistle ban on tv ads around live sport, with the industry seemingly listening to public opinion and political pressure. when adults and children feel that they need a financial stake in the outcome of a football game

to feel that they're real fans, that's a problem, and that's what the marketing, the advertising, the bombardment of these adverts has done, and i think even the gambling industry recognise that. it will blow your mind. this move seeks to pre—empt potential future legislation. ratification and the fine details await, but betfred, one of the companies involved in decision, said, we included in our last consultation to the government back injanuary that we supported changes to tv advertising, especially around football. the proposals are a step in the right direction." the current debate has echoes of the total ban on tobacco sponsorship in sport. gambling companies have been increasingly minded to self—regulate though and promote responsible betting, something the government welcomes. the industry is rightly coming to the table, seeing the fact that they are benefiting by more opportunities to be out there,

but that gives them a responsibility to make sure they are doing things the right way. shirt sponsorship, perimeter advertising and gambling's online presence are all unaffected by the proposals but, with over 400,000 people in the uk with identified betting problems, charities think more could be done. it is important that the industry pays attention to growing public concern with regard to marketing around sport. we are pleased that the gambling businesses are recognising this but there is more to be done. please, gamble responsibly. responsibility has been a buzzword in betting of late, but such is the co—dependence between the gambling and sport industries that the stakes are high in the quest to find the right approach. and richard is with me now. you have seen markets reacting to

this news. i think that might be in context but certainly the markets down for the bookmakers listed in london. i think that shows the importance of football and gambling, that co—dependence between them, and also other sports too. so these proposals, they need to be verified by an industry body, but by virtue of the fact that all british companies involved in marketing on television have agreed to this, that is my understanding. they have had a meeting? there was a conference call in the last few days in which they all said, yes, this is a good thing, we need to press on, because if we don't do it, the government might do it for us all a future government might do it for us. in a wider

context, their sponsorships, they should branding, the perimeter advertising, the sponsorship of leagues and club competitions, is very big, so unless they do something on a grand basis, a grand gesture, like giving up this tv advertising, which is lucrative and valuable, then they may in the future lose more than that. they wa nt to future lose more than that. they want to be proactive, they want to be seen to do the right thing. this shows that they are listening. be seen to do the right thing. this shows that they are listeningm will be seen as a positive move, particularly among parents, and it is going to be costly for them because football matches, during half time, you see the adverts, there is a certain actor that springs to mind. they make money out of these things. huge money. if you think about how the market has changed in recent years, gone are the days when you had to go down the high street bookies and hope they are over. through mobile phones, we all have a number of bookmaking apps

at our disposal. you can put a bet on anything at any time. unless you have got a 02. yes! these gambling companies have capitalised on the ready availability of being able to better in game or pre—plague, or looking at the next event as soon as the last one has finished. my feeling is perhaps the legislation hasn't caught us and they are self regulating to minimise the impact. they have been lots of reports suggesting the government has been urged to act but was there any suggestion they were about to?|j think the government was taking an active look at it. labour were a step beyond that insane, we need to do this, the industry needs to act, all we need to think about doing this if and when we come into power. they have also looked at things like credit cards and a raft of measures there. so there was pressure, but

also public opinion has been weighing heavily on companies and i think they realise this needs to happen. again, that verification does need to take place. but company chief executive ‘s have all got together and say, this must be done. you have a long morning but congratulations on picking up this story. thank you very much. this the helicopter involved in a crash which killed the owner of leicester city football club lost control after a mechanism linking the pilot's pedals with the tail rotor blades became disconnected, investigators have said. 0ur news correspondent duncan kennedy can tell us more about this from guildford, where he is at the memorial service for the helicopter pilot eric swaffer, and his co—pilot and partner izabella lechowicz. is what has happened so far, duncan? we have just had that report from the area —— a resident investigation branch and what they call a special

bulletin, in other words an interim report on what happened in that helicopter crash in october report on what happened in that helicopter crash in 0ctoberjust outside the leicester city football ground. what they are saying, as you just paraphrased, is that there seems to have been some sort of mechanicalfault, a seems to have been some sort of mechanical fault, a disconnect between the pedals of the pilot, eric swaffer, and the rear rotor blade. this report, there is a lot of technical language in it, a lot of technical language in it, a lot of technical language in it, a lot of technical diagrams, but they are saying there was some sort of issue with the bearing on that mechanism, so with the bearing on that mechanism, so something has gone wrong between the foot pedals of eric swaffer and the foot pedals of eric swaffer and the rear tail rotor blade. they also say they are looking at other matters connected with this crash, talking to other agencies, but this is there interim finding. there was a day when five people lost their lives. it wasn't only eric swaffer, but also his co—pilot and partner in life, izabela roza lechowicz, and

also the club chairman, vichai srivaddhanaprabha, as well as two colleagues, so five people in total died in the crash. that led to the huge outpouring of grief and committed oration —— commiseration outside the stadium and also in thailand, where people were so intimately connected with that story. a lot of people couldn't quite understand why that helicopter came down. this interim report at least points in the direction of a mechanicalfault as least points in the direction of a mechanical fault as to what happened on that day. and would suggest there was nothing the pilot could have done. he was an experienced pilot. what has been happening at the memorial service today? he was a very experienced pilot with 20 years experience and it does seem to be pointing to a mechanical area —— error rather than a pilot error. what we have today in this imposing cathedral behind me is a memorial service to eric swaffer and izabela

roza lechowicz and they are using the cathedral because so many people wa nted the cathedral because so many people wanted to come and pay their respects to this couple, not only leicester city fans but many people in the aviation industry. we reckoned they could be as many as 1000 people in the cathedral today to pay their respects. there will be music ‘s and readings by family members and friends and also displayed just by the altar, the pilot's uniforms that eric swaffer and izabela roza lechowicz had. and also in attendance are members of theirfamily, including also in attendance are members of their family, including eric swaffer's mother. speaking for the very first time since the accident in october, she told me what the impact of his death has had on her and her family. ijust couldn't and her family. i just couldn't believe and her family. ijust couldn't believe it and i

ke pt ijust couldn't believe it and i kept trying to ring him, he didn't answer his phone, then i tried to ring isabella, and she wouldn't answer her phone, and i knew every timel answer her phone, and i knew every time i try to get hold of him, he would always respond very quickly. when he did not respond, and sometimes eric could not respond, so she would respond and say, we will be in touch, we will renew in half an houror be in touch, we will renew in half an hour or whatever, but nothing happened. i knew before i was told, before the police arrived, i knew what had happened. it has left an enormous hole in our lives. and enormous hole in our lives. and enormous hole in our lives. and enormous hole in our lives. she went on to say that they were getting support and sustenance from leicester city football club, but they were completely overwhelmed by they were completely overwhelmed by the reaction from fans and friends to what has happened to them. the

service itself will be going on for about another hour or so and somewhat in character, both were a very humorous couple, they lived life to the full, the ceremony will end with a number from life to the full, the ceremony will end with a numberfrom frank sinatra, singing come cap —— come fly with me. you're watching afternoon live. these are our headlines. as we've just been hearing — a pedal fault led to the crash which killed five people including the owner of leicester city. the pilot lost control when his pedals became disconnected from the tail rotor. millions of smartphone users have lost access to data services, as a result of technical problems with the 02 network. some of britain's leading gambling companies have agreed to a ban on television advertising during live sports broadcasts. and in sport, sexism is a big problem, according to the female

footballer of the year. the new southampton manager speaks to the press for the first time. and the latest from the last 16 tie is at the uk snooker championships, wherejudd is at the uk snooker championships, where judd trump has is at the uk snooker championships, wherejudd trump has an early lead overjoe perry. i will have more on those stories just after 2:30pm. this theresa may has said she's talking to colleagues ahead of the brexit withdrawal vote next tuesday to try to address concerns over the northern ireland border issue. she suggested mps could be given some role in deciding whether to activate the so—called backstop, which is designed to stop the return of a physical border on the island of ireland. let's talk to our chief poitical correspondent vicki young. i don't think we have had 15 minutes without reference to brexit in a bulletin in a long time but that is partly because we don't know what is going on at the moment ahead of this vote. the quest continues for theresa may to find enough people

tobacco deal and we are in the build—up to that vote next tuesday andi build—up to that vote next tuesday and i think a recognition from her today that at the moment she simply doesn't have the numbers because she is trying to speak to colleagues to try and alleviate some of their concerns. the broad idea is to give mps and parliament more of a say in the process, particularly about when we might enter this backstop arrangement. now, this would be at the end of 2020 after a transition period and then there is a choice, if the trade deal isn't ready, the choice would be about whether you extend the transition period or go into this controversial backstop arrangement. people are already saying there is various issues over this. one being the decision at what happens at that point is done by a joint committee so it is unclear whether the uk could decide even to go in of its own accord. and one former cabinet member said the whole thing is meaningless and won't make

any difference to the vast majority of conservative mps. but that isn't stopping members of the cabinet getting out there, making the case, and today it was the turn of philip hammond. i have observed this process at close quarters for two and a half years and i am absolutely clear about one thing. this deal is the best deal to exit the eu that is available or that is going to be available. the idea that there is an option of renegotiating at the 11th hour is simply a delusion. those harsh words were directed not just at his own side, those who say that if theresa may loses she has got to go back to the eu and ask for a better deal, but directed to the labour benches. a lot of frustration on the tory side with criticism coming from the labour front bench, turning it around and saying, your ideas aren't credible either. there's no doubtjohn mcdonnell, the

shadow chancellor, he does not feel the deal is capable of bringing the country together. the government threatening members with the prospect of a no—deal brexit to engender support for its owi'i brexit to engender support for its own deal serves only to reveal a desperation in government. this and it is proving to be completely counter—productive. there was also a pretty sombre speech from nicholas soames, a real vetera n speech from nicholas soames, a real veteran of the house of commons, saying today he is coming to the end of the parliamentary career but this isa of the parliamentary career but this is a huge moment. he said he was a committed remain, very pro—eu, but he did accept the referendum result, but he also said it was time for mps to think very carefully about their duty and the national interest. i feel very strongly that we really must not reject this agreement and

must not reject this agreement and must go back to square one, which would mean perhaps another deeply divisive and unhappy referendum. in turn that would mean the most damaging uncertainty, economic league, continuing division which will inevitably threaten theirjobs and lives of our constituents, and investment in our economy. and i am above all afraid that in this house, the undying contempt of the british people, for not having the courage and the vision to grasp this deal, however we may feel about it, in the interest of the greater good. we will have to see whether speeches like that make any difference to the numbers. philip hammond had to leave the chamber. it felt a little bit early. he said he had to go to a cabinet committee meeting. we understand seven cabinet ministers have gone into number ten to discuss the vote next week. we will wait to see what comes out of that. thank you very much. and at 2:30pm today we'll be

answering your brexit questions in today's edition of bbc ask this. so if you have a burning question about the future of the uk economy after brexit, which is the main theme of today's debate in parliament, and you would like to hear it answered by our expert guests, you can text 61124, or email us using the hashtag bbc ask this. we'll be picking out a selection this afternoon. that's at 2:30pm on bbc ask this. two former directors of tesco have been cleared of committing a £250 million fraud after their trial collapsed. they were accused of orchestrating a false accounting scandal which saw the supermarket chain overstate its profits four years ago. chris bush and john scouler were charged in 2016 and had been on trial for eight weeks. the judge said the prosecution's case was so weak the jury shouldn't have to consider it. let's talk to our correspondent andrew verity, who's followed this long and complex case at southwark crown court. so they are free? yes. after a

four—year ordeal, as these things a lwa ys four—year ordeal, as these things always are. this goes back to september 2014 when we heard on the news that bombshell that tesco had a £250,000 coal in their accounts. and they had inflated their profits by bringing forward income when they shouldn't have done. for example, they had supply contracts when supply is so keen to be with tesco that they were willing to pay for the privilege, that income was supposed to come over five years, they pulled it forward, they had a policy of doing that, so they recognise that income this year. it is like new signing a contract with the bbc for five years and saying, i have taken all that income right now and put it in your accounts. the allegation was thatjohn scoular and chris bush, these not top ranking but senior executives, knew what was going on and knew it was wrong, but

the defendant's lawyer said there was no evidence of that and the judge agreed. they went to the appeal court yesterday and the appeal court yesterday and the appeal court yesterday and the appeal court agreed there simply wasn't evidence to show that they knew anything unlawful was going on. these cases are incredibly expensive to bring. this is embarrassing, isn't it? it is one of the highest profile fraud cases they have tried to launch and it comes with other modest successes or failures that have gone on. but here is what chris said —— chris bush says about it. while i am delighted my innocence has been is established, it is troubling. these charges should never have been brought and serious questions should be asked about the way the sfo has conducted the investigation. the sfo has pointed out that tesco has acknowledged responsibility for false accounting ina responsibility for false accounting in a deferred prosecution agreement and paid more than £120 million in

fines. so we have this confusing situation. there must be someone who knows what went on. so on the one hand, tesco fessed up to something, because it appears the sfo has gone after the wrong people. should they have gone after someone else? should this case never have been brought at all? should tesco never have fessed 7 all? should tesco never have fessed it all? should tesco never have fessed up? it looksa all? should tesco never have fessed up? it looks a mess. we haven't heard more comment from the sfo as yet but the defendant's lawyers are very cross that they defendant have been through four years of ordeal over a case that was never put before a jury. over a case that was never put before ajury. fessed up? you have been spending a lot of time with police officers. what is the sfo... is that it? there is a third defendant who the sfo now have to decide whether or not they want to go ahead with his retrial or not, but it looks like that will be difficult, given what's happened in this trial. they are now considering

that. and we can't tell you the details but at some point presumably they will be made public. and the tesco figures, at the time i remember, you wonder i were talking about it, is this now seen as a blip in theirfinances about it, is this now seen as a blip in their finances or is about it, is this now seen as a blip in theirfinances or is it about it, is this now seen as a blip in their finances or is it still something that is affecting the company? tesco admitted back in 2014 that they were doing it wrong and they should not have been booking five years income this year and it is unsustainable. you can do it once but you can't do it more than five times. that is what eventually they had to admit. the chief executive officer at the time who said that profit margins should be maintained was named by thejudge profit margins should be maintained was named by the judge today as philip clarke and the judge said this was being driven from the top, this was being driven from the top, this policy of making sure profit margins were maintained, which resulted in this fiddling of the numbers. so there are questions to be asked of the sfo over whether they have been after the right people. thank you very much. a search and rescue

operation is underway for the crew of two us warplanes, which have crashed off the coast of japan. the incident happened during a routine mid—air refuelling exercise. two servicemen have been found and is thought to be in a stable condition at an army hospital in the west of the country, but five other marines remain missing. time for a look at the weather. that is a sunrise? i would call that a purple sunrise. that's convenient because that is what i am here to talk about. our weather watchers saw scenes like these this morning. they are stunning. and that is all over the country? we had some rain in some sports but many eastern areas got to see one of these sunrises. the question is, why

does it look like this? what you might be more familiar with, and you can see it in this picture, is sunrises that are orange and pink and red. you can see a bit of that. if you filter the clouds out of eurovision. .. if you got out of the way it would help. the reason that happens is because the sun is low in the sky and essentially it is shining through a lot of atmosphere, so if it is coming straight down, it has not got a lot of atmosphere to come through, but coming from a steep angle, a lot of particles and molecules, and that scatters the light into all its different colours. so our eyes see more of the reds, pinks and oranges. so why purple? this has been the topic of discussion this morning. you do have fun at the! i bet there

are eight of you all crowded around. they have been four or five of us working on this this morning. there area working on this this morning. there are a few different factors at play. you could join in! whatever particles in the atmosphere make a difference to exactly how the light is scattered and we think there might bea is scattered and we think there might be a lot of sea salt particles in the atmosphere because our weather is coming from the atlantic, sucking a lot of sea salt into the air, but also, look at it closely, there is blue sky in the background, grey clouds as well, there is an element of optical illusion going on. you have got the red colour is merging with those and blues to make purple. we have got no time for the weather, have we? much more turbulent weather, not so attractive, over the next couple of days. this is the summary for the next 24 hours really. heavy rain and

gales. your bbc local radio station will keep you updated with any travel disruption. i mentioned our weather is coming from the atlantic. this lump of cloud is a developing area of low pressure. that will bring strong winds tomorrow. already a lot of cloud across the country. this is the radarfrom earlier on. the rain has become more fragmented. that process continues into the afternoon. a fair amount of dry weather. the further north and west you are, the better chance of sunshine. through this evening and to night, the first batch of rain clears but this wet weather really does mean business. very heavy rain pushing into the south west of england and south wales. that could bring disruption and even localised flooding. the winds will be picking up. this area of low pressure deepening all the while. look at all theice deepening all the while. look at all the ice up as, squashing together. —— isobars. a bit stronger winds

unexposed coasts. coastal areas could see 70 or 80 mph gusts. that could see 70 or 80 mph gusts. that could drive some big waves crashing into the shoreline. that could cause some disruption. in the south—east, a soggy start of the day. that rain should clear. a mixture of sunshine and blustery, thundery showers and it will be turning chilly as the day wears on. we might see some wintry weather developing over high ground in scotland. staying windy into the afternoon and on into the evening. 20 of showers to come. saturday, it might bea 20 of showers to come. saturday, it might be a quiet start to the day but those showers will race back in from the atlantic, blown on a brisk westerly wind. a bit of a script temperature wise. very windy weather again on saturday night. a lot of isobars. sunday, high pressure gets

a little bit closer. that means by this stage we should not see quite as many showers. the weekend will be windy, showers on sunday. but a little bit chillier. there are weather warnings in force from the met office and you can check those on the bbc weather website. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: investigators say the helicopter involved in a crash which killed the owner of leicester city lost control after the pilot's pedals became disconnected from the tail rotor. millions of smartphone users have lost access to data services, as a result of technical problems with the 02 network. the brexit vote countdown. philip hammond says theresa may's deal is the best that can be negotiated with the eu. this deal is the best deal to exit the eu that is available or that is going to be available. some of britain's leading gambling companies have agreed to a ban on television advertising during live sports broadcasts. sport now on afternoon live

with katherine and we've been hearing from the women's world footballer of the year about sexism in sport. yes, you will remember this story earlier in the week. ada hegeberg, winner of the inaurgral women's ballon d'0r, has again played down the fact that she was asked if she could twerk when she won the award, but says sexism is a big problem in sport. french dj martin solveig apologised for the question and hegerberg says she appreciates the support of stars like andy murray. she says she didn't feel affronted.

she says she didn't feel affronted. she says she does not feel it was a sexist moment from him either. but she has been given a couple of days to reflect on that and bbc radio five live caught up with the earlier on today to ask about how she feels about the situation now. she said, you know, she still says that was not an incident of sexism, but at the same time, she says that it is a big problem. it is important. it makes a difference. in this case, i was not offended at all. i did not ta ke was not offended at all. i did not take it as a bad thing. it is an issue today. and you have to speak about it. that is why it is a bigger profile.

those bigger profile people she is referring to are the likes of andy murray who took to social media to express his outrage that women still have to put up with this level of sexism, he said, and that it is outrageous. that is who she is referring to. she says she appreciates his support. southampton have named their new manager. i don't think i can! i don't think i can! ralph hassenhuttl has been formally announced as southampton's new manager and we've been hearing what he's going to do to turn the club's fortunes around. they're in the relegation zone. they were beaten by tottenham hotspur 3—1 last night. not going well for them. ralph hasenhuttl says he's not frightened by the challenge of turning season around. it is a big challenge for me but it is the logical next step in my career. it is my goal to get my name known here in the premier league. i had a few

successful yea rs in the premier league. i had a few successful years in germany. and when i left in the summer i was thinking about my next step. reading have sacked paul clement after nine months as their manager. he took over in time to help them secure their place in the championship at the end of last season, but now the club are just outside the relegation zone on goal difference, having managed only 5 wins from 22 league and cup games so far. us gymnastics has filed for bankruptcy, so it can pay for lawsuits brought by nearly 160 women who accused former team doctor larry nasser of sexual assaul. nasser was jailed for up to 175 years after the women, including four times 0lympic champion simone biles, came forward. us gymnastics says filing for bankruptcy will help them resolve the claims and continue to support their athletes. let's go live to the barbican theatre in york, and the uk snooker championships.

england's martin 0'donnell is up against china's ding junhui. judd trump is playing joe perry in the last 16. it is the best of 11 frames. judd trump with a 3—1 lead. 0n the other table, martin 0'donnell against ding junhui. martin 0'donnell leads there. full coverage right now on bbc two. and on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. now throughout the day we've been asking you for your brexit questions on the uk economy to reflect the theme of today's debate in parliament. joining me isjonathan portes, professor of economics and public policy at king's college london. and we also have anna isaac, economics and trade correspondent at the telegraph.

welcome to you both. i will dive straight in with the first question from john 0'brien. how will the uk's net financial contribution to the eu change after brexit? well, at the moment, it is about 8.4 billion a year, once you take account of the rebate we negotiated. the final day we will have to pay each year is difficult to work out because it is all about the market access we want to have and we have said we will sign up for some science and technology projects, for example, costing all of that out needs as to be taken a lot further down than the political declaration refers to. we really don't know what our annual contributions are going to be, it really depends on the final relationship. we are

possessing with the withdrawal bill but this is part of the next bit. possessing with the withdrawal bill but this is part of the next bitm is exactly that. norway for instance pays several billion each year to the eu. it depends if we go down the norway route or the canada plus route, all those kinds of things, different projects we participate m, different projects we participate in, it is variable. an important question because for so many people who voted brexit said this was an issue, how much money was paid to the eu. yes, and assuming tracks it goes ahead as planned, for the first couple of years, we are going to be paying almost exactly what we pay now but over a time, that will come down. we will pay considerably less overtime, but how much less depends on which of these european programmes and what our relationship is with the eu in the long—term, which we haven't worked out yet. we have years of negotiations ahead

whatever happens. we have another e—mail. will there be tariffs on uk goods going into the eu? well... everything starts with that word! we don't plan to levy tariffs on eu goods coming in, say we don't manage to negotiate a solution, we have said we're not going to charge tariffs on eu goods. that is not a sustainable long—term situation if you look at trading rules. it is great for exporting stuff. yes and no because there are other conditions that apply. under the single customs territory arrangement, you would not see ta riffs arrangement, you would not see tariffs being charged by either side. if that does progress forward uncertainly through the transition period, no, if we are sending a good to the eu, we won't for that time be

being charged a tariff. there are lots of other no tariff barriers as well that we need to think about. it is not just well that we need to think about. it is notjust thinking about well that we need to think about. it is not just thinking about the well that we need to think about. it is notjust thinking about the taxes you might have to pay at customers, it is where do all the parts of the good come from? the rules of origin issues. that means you are saying a certain amount of this has to come from the uk or have had a value added to it in the uk. there are lots of other convex issues that need to be given slightly more clarity but under the single customs territory arrangement, which looks awfully like a customs union, no. jonathan, there will be a sigh of relief for many businesses. it is the bureaucracy that everybody has been criticising. yes, the prime minister '5 deal means that for a couple of years, everything stays the same but after that this backstop arrangement, the single customs territory, means that there will be no tariffs but there would be other regulatory nontariff

barriers and it is really important to note that the prime minister has been going on for a long time about frictionless trade. and the words frictionless trade. and the words frictionless trade. and the words frictionless trade do not appear either in the withdrawal agreement orany either in the withdrawal agreement or any political declaration because the eu has been very clear, if we end free movement and leave the single market, frictionless trade is not on offer. the prime minister has said she did not want to use the backstop. presumably these future negotiations on trade, could that result in frictionless trade? well, the eu has ruled that out. the prime minister has ruled it out really because the prime minister has said ending free movement is her one absolute priority and that is in the political declaration. she says the uk has decided to end free movement once and for all. the eu has said if you are out free movement, you are out of the free—market, it is not in

the political declaration, we're not going to be talking about it, if you, the uk, insist on ending free movement, it will not be frictionless. despite what the prime minister says, if the policy, if her title brexit is going forward, that will not happen. let's move onto the next question from stewart. will the uk have sovereignty over its own fishing waters? this is such a hot topic. the fishing contingent... we have been hearing a lot about this recently, particularly scottish constituencies, more old parts of scotland, sometimes we need to look at these communities, rather than the net share of gdp, to find out how passionate people are but this. southern european countries are also pretty passionate. we want to be

able to sell fish to the eu, as well as being able to catch it in our waters. this issue about sovereignty gets a bit muddled sometimes. 0ne waters. this issue about sovereignty gets a bit muddled sometimes. one of our biggest catches is macro. 81% of our biggest catches is macro. 81% of our macro is sold into the eu. a french fishermen might go into uk waters and land his catch back in normandy. however, if you want at the same time to be able to catch fish, sometimes not in our seas, land it in the uk and then sell it into europe, particularly if you wa nt to into europe, particularly if you want to chop it up and send it into europe, then that is the trade. that is why it is so contentious and this whole issue overfishing has been carved out from the withdrawal agreement itself. this is too hot for the withdrawal agreement, we are going to have to have a little side chat about this. that is because of the phrase, trade—off. the suspicion is with fishermen we are going to

become a pawn in this battle. i nearly said a prawn! and that is the suspicion. i think that is right. the answer to the question is that under the deal, yes, we will have sovereignty, we will get our fish back. initially. and legally, for the future. but that does not mean we are just going to have all the fish in our waters will stop inevitably there are going to be trade—offs and we are going to be as a sovereign country outside the eu, trading away some fishing rights in future in return for both the right to sell our fish to continental europe and also possibly for other things because there will be other fish to fry... very good, we are on a roll with this! there will be a lot of trading. hard

hat time. what will be the impact on the eu ‘s economy in the event of a no—deal brexit? deep breath. the eu ‘s economy in the event of a no—deal brexit? deep breathm depends on what no—deal brexit looks like. this was a massive story last week with the things that were not forecast according to the bank of england but instead scenarios of what could happen. we have a manage no deal, a really disorderly no arrangements, crashing out... the bank of england, they said that 8% of uk gdp would be wiped out within just over a year. that is very, very severe effects we re just over a year. that is very, very severe effects were macro recession, worse than the financial crisis, however there is a lot of debate about how accurate or otherwise that has been and i am actually going to pass over to jonathan. has been and i am actually going to pass over tojonathan. you have done a lot of modelling in this area. in terms of the impact of a disorderly

no deal, i think to try to come up with numbers or models really does not work. and the bank to be fair was not trying to do that. they are saying, let's imagine the worst that could happen, what might it look like? they are not necessarily saying it would be 8%. a disorderly no deal would have, i think, saying it would be 8%. a disorderly no deal would have, ithink, the banks still being quite pessimistic. but there is no doubt a disorderly no deal would be very bad indeed for the uk economy. it would be bad for the uk economy. it would be bad for the eu economy, which bob was asking about, but i think the important thing to remember is the eu is far less dependent and we are far more dependent on them. they will be considerably less damage done as, with the possible exception of ireland, which is very exposed indeed. we are out of time. we will

have you back next week. thank you for coming in. elvis, aretha franklin and the beach boys have all had the royal philharmonic treatment. now, the carpenters have had some of their biggest hits re—worked with the orchestra, 35 years after karen carpenter's death. her brother richard, worked on the new album, which was made in her memory and recorded at abbey road studios. peter bowes went to meet him at his home in los angeles. it starts again with just piano and karen, so... then the vibe comes and then karen just... # why do birds suddenly appear? the song that started it all. # every time you are near.... the rest is history. # rainy days and mondays always get me down... # on top of the world, looking down on creation...#. richard

and karen carpenter had hit after hit in the ‘70s but their career was cut short when karen died in 1983. she had the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. she was only 32 when she passed away. heck, she was just maturing. i try not to at times think of all the different things that we could have done. i'll hear a certain song or an old song and think, "heck, if we'd onlyjust done this, just for fun," you know? but, you know, didn't know and that's just the way it is. now four decades on from their heyday, richard carpenter has rearranged some of the duo's biggest hits. it's the latest project for the royal philemonic 0rchestra, putting a different spin on recordings of music legends. for the first time, working closely with one of the original artists. there are certain things i heard through the years as i listened to our old songs every now and again

and i think, "boy, i'd like to have another crack at that." to record at the abbey road studios, of course, i'd worked there once before, and it was a treat to work there again. it's quite an experience to step up in front of a group that big. for richard carpenter, it was an emotionaljourney, reliving those heady days when he and karen took the world by storm. now there's a new 18—track album to showcase his sister's extraordinary voice. # follow you all around... this project is something different indeed and it's more than i ever expected it to be. the result is something i'm terribly proud of for my sister and for me. # and yes, we'd just begun...

the evergreen appeal of the carpenters. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. in a moment, we'll have the business news. first, a look at the headlines on afternoon live. as we've just been hearing, investigators say the helicopter involved in a crash which killed the owner of leicester city lost control after the pilot's pedals became disconnected from the tail rotor. millions of smartphone users have lost access to data services, as a result of technical problems with the 02 network. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. china has urged the us and canada to clarify the arrest of meng wanzhou, huawei's chief financial officer. the daughter of the founder of the chinese telecoms giant was arrested in vancouver on the 1st december and could face extradition to the us.

uk shares have fallen sharply today, dragging the ftse 100 index to its lowest level since december 2016. both london and major european markets were down more than 2% as a sell—off that started in asia gathered pace. analysts said the arrest of chinese telecoms giant huawei's chief financial officer in canada had revived worries over us—china trade tensions. the implications are global and huge. yes, that is why this lady is so important. she is the daughter of the founder and chief financial officer. she was arrested in vancouver and is now facing extradition to the united states. there are not many details on why she was arrested, however there is

some news that it could be to do with sanctions against iran. let's talk to one person who knows more about the story than you and i. good to see you again. explain to me why exactly to see you again. explain to me why exa ctly s he to see you again. explain to me why exactly she was arrested, meng wanzhou, because exactly she was arrested, meng wa nzhou, because it exactly she was arrested, meng wanzhou, because it is still unclear even now what the reasoning is. you are up 100% correct, it is really unclear about what this exactly about. the usjustice department has not made any comment and canadian officials are saying we cannot really disclose what it is that she has been arrested for. that said, what a lot of people are sort of speculating is that it likely has to do with the company 's dealings with iran and that it violated american sanctions against that company. the united states had started investigating its dealings with iran this year and that was in addition to some investigations that

it was launching with regards to the sum of its dealings with other countries like iran and cuba and other countries that the united states says you cannot do business with. the key thing is, the thing thatis with. the key thing is, the thing that is spooking the markets, they are worried that this could put a dent in already tentative moves to fix that trade relationship between the usa and china. talk about a lot of really mixed messages. we saw a few days ago at the end of the 620, we saw, locke, there is good to be progress between the united states and china and then we see tweets from president donald trump suggesting that maybe those talks we re suggesting that maybe those talks were not going to be as fruitful. and then we saw more backtracking by the united states and by the president, who took to twitter on wednesday to again talk about moving forward to try and ease this trade discrepancy, now enter this, with the arrest of the cfo of a prominent chinese company, that is re—more

fears amongst investors. if you look at trading, just started trading in new york about 20 minutes ago. it was already falling and you can see there is a lot of energy around me. people here just aren't sure what is going to happen. i was going to ask you about the us markets but you a nswered you about the us markets but you answered my question without me even asking it. let's take a quick look at the market. no one knows what is good to happen about anything! we don't, do we? the london market is down nearly 2.5%. the markets are worried what this will mean for us china trade relationships. really, it is not looking particularly good right now for investors in the city. we shall talk more later. time now for the weather forecast. many of us have had some wet weather

already today. as we go through the next 24 hours, we will add some strong winds into the mix. heavy rain and gales in the forecast and the potential for travel disruption. stay tuned to your local bbc radio station. this weather system is piling in from the atlantic. this area is expected to spin into a deep area is expected to spin into a deep area of low pressure. already we have a lot of cloud. that has brought outbreaks of rain and that rain continuing to slide south eastwards as we close out the afternoon. in scotland, it will turn afternoon. in scotland, it will turn a little bit chilly by the end of the day. as we go through the ceiling and tonight, things really step upa ceiling and tonight, things really step up a year and some very heavy rain pushing in, particularly across the south—west of england. we could have some localised flooding and with that, the winds will strengthen around this area of low pressure. look at all the isobars. squeezing together. that shows we will see some very strong winds indeed,

particularly through the first part of the day across northern ireland and a good part of scotland. we could see gusts of 50 to 60 mph. for exposed costs, dutch coast, we could have some disruption. also wet weather to start some heavy rain. a mixture of sunny spells and heavy blustery showers. some snow mixing in over the high ground in scotland. as the day wears on, it will be turning chilly. temperatures of eight to 10 degrees. staying wet across northern scotland. windy for all of us. still some further showers around and that takes this into saturday. showers racing in once again from the west. some of the showers will be heavy. it will be another windy day. that bit chilly across northern areas. as we head into the second of the weekend,

a windy saturday night. but the sunday, high—pressure looks like it is building its way in. it is going to be pretty windy as we go through this weekend but saturday will bring quite a few showers, by sending things should start to calm down and it will turn dry but a bit chilly. hello. you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. today at 3pm: investigators say the helicopter involved in a crash which killed the owner of leicester city lost control after the pilot's pedals became disconnected from the tail rotor. a global data blackout for 02. millions of customers are affected as the network struggles to recover its data services. a whistle to whistle ban — britain's biggest betting companies strike a deal to stop adverts during live sports broadcasts. the brexit vote countdown — philip hammond says theresa may's deal is the best that can be negotiated with the eu. this deal is the best deal to exit the eu that is available or that is going to be available.

coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. ralph hasenhuttl says he is not afraid of the challenge awaiting him at southampton. and we'll be joining you for a full update just after 3:30pm. ben rich has all the weather. many of us have already seen some wet weather today. 0ver many of us have already seen some wet weather today. over the next 24 hours we is throw some strong winds into the mix. also coming up, the story of how a dubai princess escaped from her family, and was recaptured, is the subject of a bbc two documentary tonight. we'll be speaking to princess latifa's best friend and also the producer of tonight's programme, later this hour. hello, everyone.

this is afternoon live. in the last hour, investigators have said that pedal fault led to the helicopter crash which killed five people at the home ground of leicester city in october. the club's owner was among those killed, along with two members of his staff, the pilot and his co—pilot who was also his partner. and we've received a copy of the report. this is one diagram that investigators have released. they say the mechanism connecting the helicopter‘s tail rotor blades with the pilot's pedals had become disconnected. this failure would have prevented the pilot from controlling the aircraft. the news comes as a memorial service is held in guildford for the pilot, eric swaffer, and his co—pilot and partner izabella lechowicz. 0ur news correspondent duncan kennedy is at the service in guildford. this report would suggest that there

was nothing he could have done. exactly, simon. it is pointing to a mechanical error rather than pilot error. at least in this initial report from the air accident investigation branch, what they call a special bulletin. they get these things out very quickly after an accident to make sure other operators know what is going on and what the initial conclusions are. there seems to have been a mechanical disconnect between the pedals of the pilot, eric swaffer, and the tail rotor blade. it is not quite clear what caused that disconnect but this is there initial findings on this helicopter. it will help other investigators and the tea m help other investigators and the team itself to point the finger at the mechanicalfault team itself to point the finger at the mechanical fault that caused this rather, at the moment, than at the pilot. ten five mac was among

five people to die in that accident in october. —— eric swaffer. also, izabela roza lechowicz, his partner in life, and the owner of leicester city football club, vichai srivaddhanaprabha, and two other people. that led to that huge outpouring of grief by leicester fa ns outpouring of grief by leicester fans at the stadium in leicester and also in thailand, where the family of the owner come from. huge implications for this. lots of people wanting to know as quickly as possible how could this helicopter have come down next to this football stadium. at least initially we had the conclusion that it was mechanical rather than human error in this case. eric swaffer, an experienced pilot, and also described as full of life and a vivacious character. absolutely.

that has been reflected in this memorial service at guildford cathedral behind me today. pretty much everybody you speak to describe eric and izabella as two soulmates who loved life, were incredibly friendly. they had friends all around the world who turned up to this congregation today. we think somewhere in the region of 1000 people, they could not hold it in their local church in crawley, they had to hold it in the cathedral to get everybody in. and it is not only leicester city fans who turned up today but many people from the aviation industry as well. they have been listening to him is, music from elgar, and readings from family and friends, and they have also been looking at the pilot uniforms of eric and izabella that have been laid out in front of the congregation. and among the congregation, among the family, the

mother of eric, her name is deborah sutton, and speaking for the first time since the accident in october, she told me what impact this has had on her and her family. ijust couldn't on her and her family. i just couldn't believe on her and her family. ijust couldn't believe it and i ke pt ijust couldn't believe it and i kept trying to ring him. he did not answer his phone. then i tried to ring izabella and she did not answer her phone. i knew that any time i try to get hold of him, he would always respond very quickly. when he didn't respond, this is strange, and sometimes eric could not respond so izabella would be there and she would respond and say, we will bring you in half an hour, or whatever, but nothing happened. i knew before i was told, before the police arrived, i knew what had happened. it has left an enormous hole in our lives. an enormous hole.

a very dignified and poignant interview there with her. she said this has seen a tremendous impact not only on her and her husband but the whole family. but they have been getting lots of support and comfort from leicester city football club. they have not seen today's report so they did not comment on that but i think as far as fans and friends are concerned, at least it puts and gives some answers as to what happened on that day, not only for the families involved but for the clu b the families involved but for the club itself. thank you very much. now we can talk to former pilot and aviation expert david learmount. this report would suggest mechanical rather than anything the pilot did. those of us in the industry knew right from the start that it was

going to be thus. there was absolutely nothing that the pilot could have done to have prevented this, to have controlled the aircraft. once the tail rotor mechanism was no longer working as it should and the pilot had no control over it whatsoever. as we have seen, and anybody who has seen the video, the helicopter was doomed to spend to the ground. and if there is no control over the rotor blade, the helicopter spins out of control. yes, it does. the rotor at the rear of the helicopter is intended to stop the helicopter body from rotating in the opposite direction to the main rotor, the lifting rotor. if you think about it, the action and reaction idea, if you don't have anything to keep the

fuselage of the helicopter pointing you wanted to point, as soon as you apply power to turn the big lifting rotor on the top, then the helicopter it self underneath will start rotating in the opposite direction. what happened was, the drive to the rotor, the actual physical drive to the rotor, kept on turning the rotor but the thing which snapped was the control cable which snapped was the control cable which went from the pilot's rudders, the rudder control, which allows the pilot to direct the helicopter in the direction he wants to, that failed. it physically failed and the pilot suddenly had no control whatsoever of the direction in which the helicopter was pointing. there was a service instruction sent out to operators shortly after the accident. the concern will be that

this is something that will affect other aircraft. what is the likelihood of that? it is pretty common if something goes wrong for everybody who is operating the same type to look into what it might have been, even when we don't really yet know. i think, been, even when we don't really yet know. ithink, as been, even when we don't really yet know. i think, as i said, in the industry, just looking at it, we knew that something physically had broken and we had to find out what it was. the operators of this helicopter and possibly others, but certainly of this type, they would immediately have looked into the tail rotor control and the tail rotor drive to find out whether there was anything wrong. as soon as there was anything wrong. as soon as the air accident investigation branch investigators found that that is indeed what had happened, although they did know exactly the detail of why and how, but they did

know it was mechanical, they warned the industry and the industry knew then where to start looking. this is standard procedure. david, thank you. theresa may gearing up for that daunting task of trying to sell that brexit deal to parliament next week, we arejust brexit deal to parliament next week, we are just hearing from michel barnier. he has been talking to a group of regional representatives in brussels today and he has issued a rather stark warning in not too coded language to the british. he said that if there is no treaty, there is no transition period, nor is there the basis of trust with the british that we need to build the future relationship. he has been involved in two years of negotiations with the british over the brexit proposals. and he was speaking at that meeting with regional representatives in

brussels. it is worth repeating that, if there is no treaty, there is no transition period, nor is there the basis of trust with the british that we need to build future relationship. upping the ante. i don't know if he is trying to be helpful or not. that is the latest from brussels. this if you got up this morning and found your mobile phone's data wasn't working, well you're not alone. is just before five o'clock this morning a massive technical fault hit the 02 network and now millions of users around the world are without access to the internet. the network has launched an urgent investigation but so far no joy. 02 has 25 million customers and also provides services for other networks. it's made life difficult for all sorts of businesses, from uber to food delivery services, anyone who relys on an app. for them this isn't just inconvenient, it's a big and serious problem. our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones, is with me. let's speak now to william webb, former directorfo ofcom and now a tech consultant this is a big deal, isn't it? it is,

because so many people rely on the networks and when it goes down it is a major issue for millions of people. if this happened at five o'clock and we have still got a problem at three, we are talking about a serious technical problem. it certainly is unusual for it to ta ke it certainly is unusual for it to take this long to resolve. the scale of this problem in this country and other countries suggests it is probably some kind of software update that one of the suppliers has issues that proved incompatible or failed. now they are going to be looking if they can fix that. it is quite unusual. it is relatively new technology but one assumes it is fairly robust normally. this is going to frighten a few people. fairly robust normally. this is going to frighten a few peoplem will, but the assumption of robustness is one that we should question from time to time. this is a hugely complicated computer with a

number of radio transmitters around it. and it is not surprising, given the scale of complexity. especially when new features are introduced. this is testimony to the quality of the networks that by and large they keep them running pretty well. i think we can expect this sort of thing to happen in the future as well. the impact, and i have mentioned a few companies. london buses use it for arrival screens on the bus stops. there will be a moment where this is going to cost people a lot of money. absolutely, and it is interesting, you mentioned the transport for london case, these networks are being used to deliver things as conductivity increases. not only will it cause a lot of inconvenience for individuals, it will start to take down systems like bus networks and other systems. we need to look at how robust they are

and what backers we can use when this sort of thing does happen. the damage financially? who knows. there may be a compensation issue down the road, but repetition rate, what does this do? it is not great to have your name plastered across the headline and if it were to be repeated on a frequent basis, that would be fairly disastrous for the reputation of the country. what we have seen in other countries. in australia, for example, it can take many years, australia, for example, it can take many yea rs, once australia, for example, it can take many years, once the reputation ta kes a many years, once the reputation takes a hit, it can take a long time to recover. i don't think this will be enough to cause severe problems but it will not want to repeat this kind of thing in the nearfuture. but it will not want to repeat this kind of thing in the near futurem has been ten and three quarters hours now. if we are still talking about this tomorrow, that might be a wider issue. that would be very serious. don't take this the wrong way but i hope we don't see you tomorrow. thank you very much. some of britain's leading gambling

firms have agreed to a ban on television advertising during live sports broadcasts. the group, which includes bet365, ladbrokes and paddy power, had been under pressure to act, because of fears the adverts were contributing to problem gambling. the ban won't cover horse racing — because of its reliance on betting. our sports correspondent richard conway reports. think fast, act faster, in play! the worlds of betting and sport have long been intertwined, but that relationship has always been controversial. now britain's biggest bookmakers have agreed a whistle—to—whistle ban on tv ads around live sport, with the industry seemingly listening to public opinion and political pressure. when adults and children feel that they need a financial stake in the outcome of a football game to feel that they're real fans, that's a problem, and that's what the marketing, the advertising, the bombardment of these adverts has done, and i think even the gambling industry recognise that. it will blow your mind. this move seeks to pre—empt

potential future legislation. ratification and the fine details await, but betfred, one of the companies involved in decision, said, we included in our last consultation to the government back injanuary that we supported changes to tv advertising, especially around football. the proposals are a step in the right direction." the current debate has echoes of the total ban on tobacco sponsorship in sport. gambling companies have been increasingly minded to self—regulate though and promote responsible betting, something the government welcomes. the industry is rightly coming to the table, seeing the fact that they are benefiting by more opportunities to be out there, but that gives them a responsibility to make sure they are doing things the right way. shirt sponsorship, perimeter advertising and gambling's online presence are all unaffected by the proposals but, with over 400,000 people in the uk with identified betting problems, charities think more could be done.

i think it is important that the industry pays attention to growing public concern about the way that gambling related marketing around sport particularly is playing out. we are pleased that the gambling businesses are recognising this but there is more to be done. please, gamble responsibly. responsibility has been a buzzword in betting of late, but such is the co—dependence between the gambling and sport industries that the stakes are high in the quest to find the right approach. you're watching afternoon live. these are our headlines: investigators say the helicopter involved in a crash, which killed the owner of leicester city, lost control after the pilot's pedals became disconnected from the tail rotor. millions of smartphone users have lost access to data services, as a result of technical problems with the 02 network. some of britain's leading gambling companies have agreed to a ban on television advertising during live sports broadcasts.

the new southampton manager, ralph hasenhuttl, has said he wants to make his name known in the premier league. sexism is a problem in sport, according to the winner of the female footballer of the year. she has been speaking about the night she won the award. and judd trump is in action at the uk snooker championship in york. joe perry is fighting back. it is 3—3. i will have more just after 3:30pm. theresa may has said she's talking to colleagues ahead of the brexit withdrawal vote next tuesday to try to address concerns over the northern ireland border issue. she suggested mps could be given some role in deciding whether to activate the so—called backstop, which is designed to stop the return of a physical border on the island of ireland. let's talk to our chief poitical correspondent vicki young. it may be fine for her to say that

but one wonders what the eu would say. there are various issues with all of this and we don't know the full details of what they are proposing, apart from parliament having more of a say on when we might go into that backstop arrangement. there will come a point, if this withdrawal agreement goes through and there is no trade deal in place, we get the transition period and then there will be a decision to be made if there is no sign of that trade deal being signed off, whether to extend the transition period will go into the backstop. it is at that point the prime minister might be suggesting parliament could have a say, but for many brexiteers, that is no choice at all, the idea that you effectively stay in the eu or go for a backstop, which they hate the idea of. they don't see that as much of a concession and one former cabinet minister told me this afternoon it was meaningless. they has been a meeting of cabinet ministers coming

and going from downing street today. they were discussing the meaningful vote set to take place on tuesday next week but there is no more details about that, apart from downing street reiterating that they are pushing ahead with that, even though many people feel the prime minister can't win it and even some of the senior colleagues suggesting she should hold a vote altogether. that idea of a compromise, let's hear what some of the eurosceptics have to say about that. this was one speeding in the debate earlier. what i find more difficult to stomach is a backstop in which we could be permanently entrap and suspended animation whilst, and could only leave at the behest of the eu. it is like entering a contract the eu. it is like entering a co nt ra ct of the eu. it is like entering a contract of employment which only gives the employer at the right to terminate the contract. nobody in reality would enter that with their eyes wide open. it is completely wrong. but there are others who are

supporting the prime minister. the very experienced sir nicholas soames, who said today he is coming to the end of his parliamentary career but he really wanted to focus people's minds on the choice they will face next tuesday. he said he had been a very ardent remain, he is very pro—european union, but he said he did accept the referendum result and that is why mps have to think carefully about what they do next week. i feel very strongly that we really must not reject this agreement and must not reject this agreement and must go back to square one, which would mean perhaps another deeply divisive and very unhappy referendum. in turn, that would mean the most damaging uncertainty, economic lee, continuing division which will inevitably threaten the jobs and lives of our constituents, and investment in our economy, and i am above all afraid in this house the undying contempt of the british

people for not having the courage and vision to grasp this deal, however we may feel about it, in the interests of the greater good. so not an awful lot of good news for the prime minister today as she continues to make the case. maybe one tiny bit, the liberal democrat mp stephen lloyd has resigned from the parliamentary liberal democrat party in order to vote for the prime minister's deal. he says he campaigned for revealed —— remain but he promised his constituents he would support their decision and will back a deal so the prime minister can rely on him. the labour party in wales has elected a new leader — mark drakeford won a leadership vote which means he'll suceed carwyn jones as first minister of wales our wales reporter, tomas morgan is in cardiff. the question many people will be asking is, who is he? well, that is

exactly right. mark drakeford has been part of welsh politics since the start of the national assembly for wales. he was the senior adviser to former first minister rhodri morgan and took over rhodri morgan's cardiff west seat when he stood down in 2011 and by 2013 he came straight into the cabinet at senior cabinet level, taking over as health minister, and most recently he has been looking after the finance and local government portfolio, and taking over some brexit responsibility. this vote went to a second round of voting, fending off vaughan gething, the health minister, and baroness eluned morgan, the welsh language minister. in his victory speech, mark dra keford in his victory speech, mark drakeford did in his victory speech, mark dra keford did reference in his victory speech, mark drakeford did reference those politicians, the labour politicians, socialist politicians that had such

a big impact on his career. he referenced michael foot and rhodri morgan, who he said was a medal to him, and closed his speech by referencing jeremy corbyn's slogan, for the many, not the few. there will be many things in mark drakeford's in tray when he takes over as first minister, when there will be a vote in the welsh assembly on wednesday, where labour have a majority. one of them being the decision over the m4 relief road, a new road needs to be put in place around the city of newport to help congestion there, but he will need to unite the party in terms of its approach to brexit as the negotiations come to a close in london and in brussels and make sure that wales has some sort of releva nce that wales has some sort of relevance in those discussions. thank you very much. two former directors of tesco have been cleared of committing a £250 million fraud after their trial collapsed.

they were accused of orchestrating a false accounting scandal which saw the supermarket chain overstate its profits four years ago. chris bush and john scouler were charged in 2016 and had been on trial for eight weeks. the judge said the prosecution's case was so weak the jury shouldn't have to consider it. our economics correspondent andrew verity has been following this long and complex case at the southward crown court and told me why the case was taken to court. this goes back to september 2014, when you may remember announcing on the news that bombshell that tesco had £250,000 hole in its account. and they had inflated their profits by £250,000 by bringing forward income where supply is so keen to be suppliers of tesco they were willing to pay for the privilege. they had a policy of doing that. they recognise

that income this year. it is a bit like you signing a contract with the bbc for five years and saying, i am taking all the income right now. the allegation the sfo was making was thatjohn scouler and chris bush, these are not top ranking but senior executives, knew what was going on and knew it was wrong, but the defendants' lawyer said there was no evidence and the judge agreed. they went to the appeal court yesterday and the appeal court agreed there simply wasn't evidence to show that they knew that anything unlawful was going on. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. most of us have already seen a bit of rain today. as we go through tonight and tomorrow, we add some strong winds into the occasion. there is some potentialfor some travel disruption. through the late afternoon and into the evening, today's rain clears away. the skies

clear for a today's rain clears away. the skies clearfor a time across today's rain clears away. the skies clear for a time across scotland but then we see more rain for the west. particularly wet across the south—west of england. and the wind will be strengthening as well, particularly across ireland and scotland. close to 80 mph for some exposed coast. some heavy rain as well. a soggy start across the south—east. for most of us, friday will be a day of sunny spells and heavy showers. some snow mixing in across scotland because things will be filling chillier as the day wears on. it will be windy for all of us and it stays windy into the weekend. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: a pedal fault led to the crash which killed five people including the owner of leicester city. the pilot lost control when his pedals became disconnected from the tail rotor blades. millions of smartphone users have

lost access to data services, as a result of technical problems with the 02 network. the brexit vote countdown. philip hammond says theresa may's deal is the best that can be negotiated with the eu. this deal is the best deal to exit the eu that is available or that is going to be available. some of britain's leading gambling companies have agreed to a ban on television advertising during live sports broadcasts. sport now on afternoon live with katherine and southampton's new manager has been speaking about his first job in the premier league. what's he been saying? are you going to be giving his name a clap? —— crack. apparently his name means rabbit hutch in german.

ralph hasenhuttl says he's not frightened by the challenge of trying to get southampton out of the premier league relegation zone. after replacing mark hughes, the austrian has signed a two and a half year deal at the team who are third from bottom, after only one win so far this season. speaking at his first press conference this afternoon, hasenhuttl claims that his goal is to get his name known in the premier league and that the history and philosophy of the club fits his nearly perfectly. glee it is the logical next step in my career. it is my goal to get my name known here in the premier league. i have had a few successful yea rs league. i have had a few successful years in germany. when i left in the

summer, i was thinking about my next step. so, there he is, ralph hasenhuttl. this sexism row is continuing. ada hegerberg, winner of the inaurgral women's ballon d'or, has again played down the fact that she was asked if she could twerk when she won the award, but says sexism is a big problem in sport. french dj martin solveig apologised for the question and hegerberg says she appreciates the support of stars like andy murray. i love that bigger profile care so much about this theme. it is

important and it makes a difference. in this case, i was not offended. at all. i did not take it as a thing. but it is an issue today. you have to speak about it. that is why it is cool that bigger profile people have got into it when things like this are around. meanwhile, there's bad news for west ham fans. striker marko arnautovic will miss the busy christmas period. he's been ruled out for a month, after suffering a hamstring injury in tuesday's 3—1win over cardiff. arnautovic has scored 5 goals in 13 league matches this season. let's go live to the barbican theatre in york, and the uk snooker championships. the last 16 is under way. judd trump is playing joe perry in the last 16. best of 11 frames. the score is 4—3, judd trump the 2011winner best of 11 frames. the score is 4—3, judd trump the 2011 winner has his nose in front. on the other table,

martin o'donnell against ding junhul martin o'donnell against ding junhui. dingjunhui martin o'donnell against ding junhui. ding junhui at the table at the moment, a 3—2 lead for him. full coverage right now on bbc two and and bbc sport website. british bobsleigh teams will not compete at the season—opening world cup races in latvia this weekend because of funding cuts. the sport received more than £5 million in the run up to the pyeongchang winter olympics, but lost that after failing to win a medal. a small amount of funding has been provided to help gb compete at the world championships in march. and the referee in the tyson fury — deontay wilder draw insists his 10 second count in the final round, when fury had been knocked down, wasn't slow. the british boxer beat the count, which has been debated heavily in the days since. jack reiss has admitted he wanted to give fury ‘every opportunity‘. he said, "i took my time, but that's not to say i stalled it, like these knuckleheads are saying." that's all the sport for now. the intrguing story of how

a dubai princess escaped from her family and was recaptured will tonight be the subject of a bbc two documentary. princess latifa, the daughter of dubai's ruler has not been seen for nine months. her attempt to escape in march failed when she was captured and returned to dubai. her family claim she is safe, but she hasn't been seen for the past nine months. before her disappearance, princess latifia recorded this video in which she talks about her life and determinaton to be free: hello. my name is latifa. i was born on decemberfive, hello. my name is latifa. i was born on december five, 1985. hello. my name is latifa. i was born on decemberfive, 1985. i have to remember to say everything because this could be the last video i make. they will for sure try to discredit this video and say it is a lie, it

is an actress. but it is going to be leaving somehow... i'm not sure of the outcome. but i am 99% positive. somehow... i'm not sure of the outcome. but i am 99% positivelj didn't outcome. but i am 99% positive.” didn't hesitate. i was like yes, of course, that would be a great adventure for both of us. she said that she preferred to be killed on the boat, rather than going back to dubai. i can talk about a lot of things. but i have seen in my life. it is not what has been portrayed by

the media. there is nojustice here. they don't care. especially if you are female. your life is so disposable. and if people are watching this video, it is not such a good thing was either i am dead or iam a good thing was either i am dead or i am very, bad situation. and i am pleased to say that tina jauhiainen, princess latifa's best friend, who you saw in that videojoins me now. we also have the producer of tonight's programme jane mcmullen. ijust want i just want to pick up those last words, what we think has happened to her? the answer is we don't know. none of herfriends her? the answer is we don't know. none of her friends have her? the answer is we don't know. none of herfriends have made... have been contacted by latifa since the 4th of march. we don't know whether she is alive or whether she is no longer alive. the government

of dubai issued a statement yesterday saying that she is alive and with her family. a lotta people will look at this, here is a princess, her father, will look at this, here is a princess, herfather, one of the most powerful men in the world, she an amazing lifestyle, but... what is that, what made her so unhappy? obviously, if you look at the skydiving pictures, you will think her life is incredible but there is a dark side to it. she had tried to escape the first time in 2002 and as a result, she spent three and a half years in prison. and she was actually tortured. she had a lot of restrictions put upon her. in terms of cu rfews, restrictions put upon her. in terms of curfews, places she was allowed to go. and it was her family doing this. yes, she was not allowed to study or go to another emirate.

she was in solitary confinement in prison. sometimes left in the dark days. sometimes the light was on for days. sometimes the light was on for days. she had nothing to wash your body. she was tortured and beaten up. at a time when dubai is selling itself globally as... reinvented as a tourism attraction for many people, what does it say about what is going on there at the moment that this happens? that is exactly why we wa nted this happens? that is exactly why we wanted to make the film. we have this image of dubai as a place, winterson, a lot of brits go on holiday there, it is a hyper wealthy financial hub, a lot of banking goes on there. we wanted a really explore this darker side to it. one of our interviewees causing one of the most repressive countries in the region. it isa repressive countries in the region. it is a place where family law allows men to lock up and beat their

wives. we wanted to explore that side of it. obviously, we have with latifa, an extraordinary video, 40 minutes, she tells the entire story of her life and yes, that is backed up of her life and yes, that is backed up by of her life and yes, that is backed up by all the friends who knew her as well. and your evidence is central to this. tell us about the escape attempt that ended with her reca ptu re. escape attempt that ended with her recapture. basically, we met early in the morning and we drove from two by two oh man, it was a very risky mission. then we took a dinky off the coast, about 15 miles off, we we re the coast, about 15 miles off, we were met by the captain of a ship who took us with jet skis to the boat. and we spent about eight years, sorry, eight days at sea, before the attack happened and it

was a brutal military attack by both indian and uae military forces. there was indian coast guard ships. military vassals. helicopters. commandos. we were unarmed. how'd you get out? i was taken to uae. i was basically missing for about three weeks. and thanks to the media pressure, they managed to create, i was released. she knew what the risks were, didn't she? we were both aware of the risks. but because she is really my best friend and like my family, i was willing to take the risk to help her. what is it say about dubai ‘s treatment of women... this is an issue about the treatment of women, isn't it? they are trying to portray equal rights but the reality is completely opposite. even

male guardianship still exists over there. and women can be jailed for being raped victims because over there, that means sex outside marriage. on a personal level, you say you are her best friend, what sort of conditions do you think she's in right now? i think she is probably somewhere locked up, drugged, because latifa is a fighter, she would not give up easily. when you first heard this story, were there any feelings of, oh, this could be a bit risky, in broadcasting what are quite strong allegations about how her family have treated her? absolutely. we have treated her? absolutely. we have had in making this documentary seven months of investigative journalism to stand up the

allegations latifa makes in the video and the story that tina and the other witnesses tell of what happened after they left and sailed across the indian ocean and were caught. we have spoken to friends, we have spoken to experts, i have had a whole team working on this for seven months, standing this up so that we can broadcast the documentary. what were the last thing she said to you before she was taken away? the last words of latifa were, shoot me here, before you take me back to the uae. obviously i was. . . me back to the uae. obviously i was... i was paralysed, sol couldn't say anything. when i saw her screaming and kicking and she was her screaming and kicking and she was being taken away, i wish i had told her something. but i was completed paralysed. thank you so

much for coming and talking about it. and this is on at nine o'clock tonight, bbc two. thank you very much, both of you, for coming to talk about it. hundreds of new homes have been built using weak mortar that does not meet recommended industry standards, an investigation for the victoria derbyshire programme has found. there have been reports of faulty properties on at least 13 estates up and down the country. the full extent of the industry—wide problem is hard to measure though as some homeowners have been asked to sign a gagging order to claim compensation or get the problem fixed. reporterjim reed investigated. the last year and a half has just been a living hell. i went out to put stuff in the bin in the morning and opened the bin led and stuff fell on my head. it was sand. there we re fell on my head. it was sand. there were bigger bits of sand and i

looked up. that is when i see what i seem. the water was falling out —— the mortar was falling out. the mortar has completely disappeared and you can see the installation in here. this is my house. i am installation in here. this is my house. iam retired. it is installation in here. this is my house. i am retired. it is supposed to bea house. i am retired. it is supposed to be a happy retirement. if it is too weak, it is not going to be durable, it is not going to withstand erosion, it is not going to withstand the weathering that is going to come across it. if i were that owner, my concern is if i ever wanted to sell that house and a search was done and it was found out bya search was done and it was found out by a surveyor that it had this issue, the property value could be significantly reduced.”

issue, the property value could be significantly reduced. i think it would be better for the significantly reduced. i think it would be betterfor the whole significantly reduced. i think it would be better for the whole of the nation if agreement is of that kind we re nation if agreement is of that kind were not allowed in any industry. nondisclosure agreements should be banned nonstop, ithink. it is nondisclosure agreements should be banned nonstop, i think. it is not ina public banned nonstop, i think. it is not in a public interest to have an existing. if it is all covered up, more victims are likely to be drawn into the net. do you regret ever buying this place? yes, i do. iwish i were still in my old house. i would never buy a new—build house again. i would never buy a new—build house again. in a moment, the business news. first, a look at the headlines on afternoon live. investigators say the helicopter involved in a crash,

which killed the owner of leicester city, lost control after the pilot's pedals became disconnected from the tail rotor. millions of smartphone users have lost access to data services, as a result of technical problems with the 02 network. some of britain's leading gambling companies have agreed to a ban on television advertising during live sports broadcasts. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. china has urged the us and canada to clarify the arrest of meng wanzhou, huawei's chief financial officer. the daughter of the founder of the chinese telecoms giant was arrested in vancouver on the 1st ofdecember and could face extradition to the us. uk shares have fallen sharply today, dragging the ftse100 index to its lowest level since december 2016. both london and major european markets were down more than 2% as a sell—off that started in asia gathered pace. analysts said the arrest of chinese telecoms giant huawei's chief financial officer in canada had revived worries over us—china trade tensions. two former tesco directors have been

cleared of false accounting. the case related to an alleged hole in tesco's accounts. in 2014, the company told the stock market it had overestimated profits. the announcement wiped £1.5bn off the value of tesco in one day. ted baker still in the news. yes, todayit ted baker still in the news. yes, today it has said it is business as usual. it is in the middle of a very difficult time. this is all regarding the boss of ted baker who is going to continue working in the business despite the fact there is good to be an investigation forthcoming. it is his business, he said it up 30 years ago. it is a huge global brand to the uk. he has been accused of misconduct, various

things. these allegations are being investigated by the company. they also came out and told the city that trading has been a bit difficult. there has been a 3% fall in sales over the past few months. not such good news. ted bakercan good news. ted baker can normally be relied upon to report consistently good results. for the last few years they have been delivering double—digit sales growth. this year it has started to slow down. they are being impacted by weak demand in the uk. tough times regarding these allegations of misconduct. what have ted baker had to say about all of it? they announced this morning it will be conducting a full investigation, carried out by an

external law firm. they have taken the right steps to show the staff and customers that they are taking these allegations seriously and they are going to fully investigate. there has been a huge wad of damage done, particularly its share price, it has fallen by a fifth since sunday. we have seen some recovery today. yes, the announcement today of the investigation by the law firm will have helped the share price this morning. investors feeling slightly more confident. i think investors have been worried that the brand 's reputation will be permanently damage and also has —— worried that he may have to leave the company. we have been told it is business as usualfor have been told it is business as usual for ted have been told it is business as usualfor ted baker, have been told it is business as usual for ted baker, he's have been told it is business as usualfor ted baker, he's going to be staying on board. it is reassuring for investors because he has built up the company from scratch and is a huge part of the business and they are reliant on his creative input. thank you so much.

let's ta ke creative input. thank you so much. let's take a look at what the markets are doing. i want to show you what the us market are doing. it is not looking good at all across the board. mainly off the back of the board. mainly off the back of the arrest of the cfo of huawei. this could be indicative of the direction in which the china us relations are going. don't forget over the weekend at the g20 we had some sort of talk of a truce between the two countries. the us not sapping even more tariffs. this could put a hole through that. we don't know what the reasoning behind his arrest, the reasoning, that we know the chinese are not happy with it. it could put a spanner in the works in this trade war. that is the reason this is as it is. it has had a huge impact. i shall see you when an hour. it's six years since

university tuition fees were trebled to £9,000 a year in england, but today a survey suggests it's student accommodation that's rocketed in price. the study says that half of the rooms available to students across the uk are owned by private landlords. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. two students in leeds, living very differently. flats in amy's block cost up to £450 a week. this is a king—size bed, which is so nice to come to, because when i come here i feel so comfortable. i don't feel like i'm losing out on any of my home comforts, because i know a lot of accommodations have single beds. eleanor is paying a quarter of that. everything you need in here though, bed... bed, desk, plenty of storage space. it's bigger than most. the average rental bill now eats up 73% of the full student loan. six years ago it only took up 58%. that's an increase that's being felt by students living in all types of halls. i get the full loan and a huge chunk

of it is just accommodation. like more than half. look at some of the houses next to you, some are £92, some are in the hundreds. it's quite a lot. it seems a bit unfair on us. half of all student accommodation is now owned by private developers, like naveen. i think the universities are understanding that they need to up their game, or get out of it, basically. you know, they're primarily about education. the housing is something as default they sort of did. there have been big changes in standard student digs too. the vast majority are now en suite, with prices up 6% in university owned halls in the last year alone. and the organisation which carried out the survey is worried lots of students will be priced out. there needs to be an expansion of accommodation in the middle market and at the lower end so, you know, we need more premier inns and travelodges, rather than claridge's and hiltons. whether by choice or necessity, students are splashing out more

on a home away from home. colletta smith, bbc news, in leeds. it's been a big day for british television at the golden globe nominations. bodyguard and killing eve and a very english scandal have all been nominated. the stars of all three shows have also been nominated for their performances. british talent on the big screen has also been recognised, with olivia coleman nominated for her performance in the favourite, and claire foy for her supporting role in first man. iamjoined by i am joined by caroline frost, entertainment journalists. i am joined by caroline frost, entertainmentjournalists. it does seem to be an amazing year for british television. let's start with hugh grant, his renaissance in this programme aboutjeremy thorpe was amazing. we saw him on the big screen last year in paddington. a tear dropping performance. but a

very british scandal has done very well. hugh grant in leading man status. and also the series itself. u nfortu nately, status. and also the series itself. unfortunately, this always happens, where benedict cumberbatch is up against hugh grant. i hope this doesn't divide the anglophile vote overin doesn't divide the anglophile vote over in la. downton abbey was that juggernaut, year after year. that finished and we thought, what is next? the answer is, all of this. yes, that tussle between killing eve and bodyguard, killing eve is something else. bodyguard, prime—time, mainstream, broke records and has been rightly applauded. but yes, killing eve,

girl power, all over the screen. all of these things are proof that television is where it is at. it is very difficult to take your eyes off this programme. she has one of those faces that is thrillingly addictive. took the words right out of my mouth. let's talk about olivia coleman. everyone's favourite. national treasure status. she was a comedic tv actress and then with that one role, she sort of rebranded herself and showed what she was capable of and that is thanks to her screenwriter, paddy considine. she has always said without him taking that bet on her for the stunning role of an abused wife, she would not be in the position she is in now. she is about to take over the role of the queen. and i saw it yesterday, i can only say it is glorious. it is the faint—hearted. there is some crisp language in this

very rumbustious period drama. emma stone is also in it. it is breathtaking. and she has quite rightly been held up for great things. there is lot of oscar talk about her. let's talk about the oscars. the appearance of a star is born in there. what does that tell you? we all expected to see a star is born given recognition in this country and for the rest of the awards season. they put it up for consideration in best drama but clearly it is a musical. it is seen as giving it a bit of oscar heft to put it in the drama category. that isa put it in the drama category. that is a technical term. bradley cooper is a technical term. bradley cooper isa is a technical term. bradley cooper is a paul best director. and lady

gaga best actress. of course, we have two mentioned mary poppins. probably a shoe in for best musical. we will have to wait and see. vice, we have not mentioned that. christian bale as dick cheney. he has disappeared into the role, as they say. any surprises for you? game of thrones will not be there. they were not valid for entry because no new episodes this year. no game of thrones, no downton abbey, what has happened? it has been quite a year. it has. the announcement made today as they are going to introduce a brand—new award, tv outstanding contribution. meryl streep is a previous recipient

of the film equivalent. that is saying the standards, the qualities and very popular. somebody who is on for a couple of hours a day could be up for a couple of hours a day could be upfor for a couple of hours a day could be up for that. no one agreeing at all! let's have a look at the weather forecast. most of us have seen a little bit of rain today. as we go through tonight and tomorrow, we add some strong winds into the equation. gales in fact some. there is the potentialfor some. there is the potentialfor some travel disruption. stay tuned to your local radio station. through the late afternoon into this evening, the rain clears away and

the sky is clear for a time but then we see more rain pushing backing from the west. a wet night across the south—west of england. that could cause disruption. the winds will be disrupting things in northern ireland and scotland. some heavy rain with that as well. a 5°99y heavy rain with that as well. a soggy start in the south—east. friday will be a day of sunny spells and heavy showers. some snow mixing in across scotland. things will be turning chilly as the day wears on and it will be windy for all of us. staying windy into the weekend. hello, you're watching afternoon live. today at 4... investigators say the helicopter involved in a crash,

which killed the owner of leicester city, lost control after the pilot's pedals became disconnected from the tail rotor. the brexit vote countdown — philip hammond says theresa may's deal is the best that can be negotiated with the eu. this deal is the best deal to exit the eu that is available, or that is going to be available. a global data blackout for o2 — millions of customers are affected as the network struggles to recover its data services. and we have the sport with katherine downes. they are in the relegation zone with only one win so far this season, but new southampton ‘s new manager says he is not afraid of the challenge ahead of him. and ben rich is all at sea? not quite, but the weather is. it is going to deliver very wet and windy conditions over the next 24 hours. it could potentially cause some travel

issues. all of the details on that, but also some purple sunsets coming up but also some purple sunsets coming upjust but also some purple sunsets coming up just before 4.30. but also some purple sunsets coming upjust before 4.30. i look forward to that. we'll be hearing from bbc look east over the disappearance of a 22—year—old backpacker from essex, who's gone missing while in new zealand. and we'll be hearing from a leicestershire woman who's raising awareness of the dangers of lip fillers. that's all in nationwide later this hour. investigators say the helicopter which crashed killing leicester city's chairman and four others, spun out of control after a mechanism became disconnected. the helicopter was climbing normally for about 40 seconds before it started to go into a downward spin — crashing near the king power stadium. it burst into flames on impact killing all five people on board. investigators have

released this diagram showing that the mechanism connecting the helicopter‘s tail rotor blades with the pilot's pedals had become disconnected. this meant the aircraft turned uncontrollably to the right. the news comes as a memorial service is held in guildford for the pilot, eric swaffer, and his co—pilot and partner izabela lechowicz. our correspondent, duncan kennedy, was there. it is pointing to a mechanical error rather than pilot error. at least in this initial report from the air accident investigation branch, what they call a special bulletin. they get these things out very quickly after an accident to make sure other operators know what is going on and what the initial conclusions are. there seems to have been a mechanical disconnect between the pedals of the pilot, eric swaffer, and the tail rotor blade. it is not quite clear what caused that disconnect but this is the initial findings on this augusta helicopter.

it will help other investigators and the team itself to point the finger at the mechanical fault that caused this rather, at the moment, on initial conclusions, than at the pilot. eric swaffer was among five people to die in that accident in october. izabela lechowicz, his partner in life, and the owner of leicester city football club, vichai srivaddhanaprabha. he died with those four other people. that led to that huge outpouring of grief by leicester fans at the stadium in leicester and also in thailand, where the family of the owner come from. huge implications for this. lots of people wanting to know as quickly as possible how could this helicopter have come down next to this football stadium. at least initially we had the conclusion that it was

mechanical rather than human error in this case. swaffer, an experienced pilot, and also described as full of life and a vivacious character. absolutely. that has been reflected in this memorial service at guildford cathedral behind me today. pretty much everybody you speak to describe eric and izabela as two soulmates who loved life, were incredibly friendly. they worked all around the world. they had friends all around the world who turned up to this congregation today. we think somewhere in the region of 1000 people, they couldn't hold it in their local church in crawley, they had to hold it in the cathedral to get everybody in. and it is not only leicester city fans who turned up today but many people from the aviation industry as well. they have been listening to hymns, music from bach and elgar, and readings

from family and friends, and they have also been looking at the pilot uniforms of eric and izabela that have been laid out in front of the congregation. and among the congregation, among the family, the mother of eric, her name is deborah sutton, and speaking for the first time since the accident in october, she told me what impact this has had on her and her family. ijust couldn't believe it and i kept trying to ring him. he didn't answer his phone. then i tried to ring izabela and she didn't answer her phone. i knew that any time i try to get hold of him, he would always respond very quickly. when he didn't respond, this is strange, and sometimes eric could not respond so izabela would be there and she would respond and say, we will bring you in half an hour, or whatever, but nothing happened. i knew before i was told, before the police arrived,

i knew what had happened. it has left an enormous hole in our lives. an enormous hole. a very dignified and poignant interview there with her. she said this has seen a tremendous impact not only on her and her husband but the whole family. but they have been getting lots of support and comfort from leicester city football club. they realise the extent of this story. they have not seen today's report so they did not comment on that but i think as far as fans and friends are concerned, at least it gives some answers as to what happened on that day, not only for the families involved but for the club itself. if you got up this morning and found your mobile phone's data wasn't working — well you're not alone. just before five o'clock this

morning a massive technical fault hit the 02 network and now millions of users around the world are without access to the internet. the network has launched an urgent investigation but so far, no joy. 02 has 25 million customers and also provides services for other networks. it's made life difficult for all sorts of businesses — from uber to food delivery services — anyone who relys on an app. for them, it's not just inconvenient, it is a big problem. william webb, former director of ofcom and now a tech consultant, explained to me how serious the issue is. it certainly is unusual for it to take this long to resolve. the scale of this problem in this country and other countries suggests it is probably some kind of software update that one of the suppliers has issues that proved incompatible orfailed. now they are going to be looking if they can fix that. to ta ke to take this long is quite unusual.

it is relatively new technology but one assumes it is fairly robust normally. this is going to frighten a few people. it will, but the assumption of robustness is one that we should question from time to time. this is a hugely complicated computer with a number of radio transmitters around it. and it is not surprising, in a way, given the scale of complexity. how rapidly it evolves, new features are produced, so it is a prize in this does not happen more often. this is testimony to the quality of the networks that by and large they keep them running pretty well. i think we can expect this sort of thing to happen in the future as well. the impact, and i have mentioned a few companies. one thinks of uber and delivery services. london buses use it for arrival screens on the bus stops. there will be a moment where this is going to cost people a lot of money. absolutely, and it is interesting, you mentioned the transport for london case, these networks are being used to deliver things called internet of

things connections. not only will it cause a lot of inconvenience for individuals, it will start to take down systems like bus networks and other systems. we need to look at how robust they are and what backups we can use when this sort of thing does happen. the damage financially? who knows. there may be a compensation issue down the road, but what does this do in terms of reputation? it is not great to have your name plastered across the headline and if it were to be repeated on a frequent basis, that would be fairly disastrous for the reputation of the company. what we have seen in other countries, in australia, for example, it can take many years, once the reputation takes a hit, it can take a long time to recover. i don't think this will be enough to cause severe problems but it will not want to repeat this kind of thing in the near future. claire allen says that the phone

service is down as well. as she tweeted that, 02 has released a statement, saying that it is a top priority and they are working to fix the issue. all technical teams are working closely with one of our third—party suppliers, who has identified a global software issue ina identified a global software issue in a system that has impacted data services. as a result of this incident, we are experiencing a high demand on our network, which means customers may have issues making and receiving voice calls. there is an a nswer receiving voice calls. there is an answer for claire receiving voice calls. there is an answerfor claire allen. receiving voice calls. there is an answer for claire allen. we receiving voice calls. there is an answerfor claire allen. we believe other mobile operators around the world a re other mobile operators around the world are also affected, and we apologise for any inconvenience. no indication as to whether an imminent fix is likely. we will keep an eye on that story, and if there is any

change we will let you know. some of britain's leading gambling firms have agreed to a ban on television advertising during live sports broadcasts. the group, which includes bet365, ladbrokes and paddy power, had been under pressure to act, because of fears the adverts were contributing to problem gambling. the ban won't cover horse racing — because of its reliance on betting. our sports correspondent richard conway reports. think fast, act faster, in play! the worlds of betting and sport have long been intertwined, but that relationship has always been controversial. now britain's biggest bookmakers have agreed a whistle—to—whistle ban on tv ads around live sport, with the industry seemingly listening to public opinion and political pressure. when adults and children feel that they need a financial stake in the outcome of a football game to feel that they're real fans, that's a problem, and that's what the marketing, the advertising, the bombardment of these adverts has done, and i think even the gambling industry recognise that. it will blow your mind.

this move seeks to pre—empt potential future legislation. ratification and the fine details await, but betfred, one of the companies involved in decision, said, we included in our last consultation to the government back injanuary that we supported changes to tv advertising, especially around football. the proposals are a step in the right direction." the current debate has echoes of the total ban on tobacco sponsorship in sport. gambling companies have been increasingly minded to self—regulate though and promote responsible betting, something the government welcomes. the industry is rightly coming to the table, seeing the fact that they are benefiting by more opportunities to be out there, but that gives them a responsibility to make sure they are doing things the right way. shirt sponsorship, perimeter advertising and gambling's online presence are all unaffected by the proposals but, with over 400,000 people in the uk with identified betting problems, charities think more could be done.

i think it is important that the industry pays attention to growing public concern about the way that gambling related marketing around sport, in particular, is playing out. we are pleased that the gambling businesses are recognising this. but there is more to be done. please, gamble responsibly. responsibility has been a buzzword in betting of late, but such is the co—dependence between the gambling and sport industries that the stakes are high in the quest to find the right approach. theresa may has been talking to colleagues ahead of the brexit withdrawal vote next tuesday — to try to address concerns over the northern ireland border issue. she suggested mps could be given some role in deciding whether to activate the so—called backstop, which is designed to stop the return of a physical border on the island of ireland. let's talk to our chief poitical

correspondent vicki young. she is not at the school gates, she is at downing street. this is the annual turning on of the christmas lights. theresa may will be out in an hourorso to lights. theresa may will be out in an hour or so to do that. there is going to be singing from the military wives quires, and there are even people drinking mulled wine. but of course, no one here who is working is doing that. yes, that was convincing(!) in terms of brexit... ijust want convincing(!) in terms of brexit... i just want to ask what the eu would have to say about her suggesting the parliament might have a view on the backstop. i thought the eu had said quite clearly it is this or nothing? a bit of confusion about this. this suggestion that mps could have a greater say before we go into that potential backstop arrangement. now, at the end of 2020, if we get that

far with the transition period and the rest of it, there is a choice between extending the transition period, if the trade deal isn't ready, or going to the backstop. it seems to be at that point theresa may is saying that mps could have a vote of some kind. as you say, i think eu sources are already making it clear that is a joint decision, a committee that makes the decision. so it is hard to see that mps can have any kind of veto over that. downing street say they are working on other things as well, but are very much speaking to eurosceptics and those in the party that are happy with things as they stand. now, we have also been hearing from so graham brady. he is the man who is the chairman of the backbench committee, that knows what is going on amongst mps. he has been speaking to my colleagues, nick watney. given a clear strength of feeling on the conservative benches about this, against this deal, do you think it would be wise for the prime minister to perhaps pause and think about whether there should be a vote? i think the most important thing

is to have clarity about how we might remove ourselves from a backstop, northern ireland protocol situation, if we were to enter into one in the future. it's having the answer to that question of substance that is most important. not the timing. so, if that question can be answered in the course of the next few days, then all well and good. if it can't, then i certainly would welcome the vote being deferred until such time as we can answer that question. interview will be on newsnight later. it's interesting, lots of people talking about the suggestion that the vote won't go ahead. downing street insisting today that it will go ahead on tuesday. i think thatis it will go ahead on tuesday. i think that is because most people around westminster feel it would be totally unprecedented to going into a boat like that like that knowing that you are going to lose by a huge amount, if that is the case come tuesday. there is all sorts about how they

can avoid that, if they can't convince people buy them. it is clear that the eurosceptics are not convinced by this suggestion they have just got there, one former cabinet minister saying what she is offering at the moment is completely meaningless. ijust offering at the moment is completely meaningless. i just wanted to offering at the moment is completely meaningless. ijust wanted to put something to you. he says, hark, he doesn't actually say that, i am just trying to get into the spirit, if there is no treaty, no transition period, no basis of trust with the british that we need to build the future relationship. the pressure just ratchets up? that is true. if the withdrawal agreement doesn't go through, we don't have the transition period, which many people including the chancellor today were talking about, saying it is absolutely essential for businesses. there is only three and a half months to go before we leave, so they need that time to get ready for what happens afterwards. the point about trust, it is the same on both sides. a lot of the problems for mps

is that they feel it is down to trust, trusting the eu, that they will proceed quickly to deliver and help negotiate a trade agreement, the long term relationship. they just don't feel the eu would have an incentive to do that. when people go back and say, and on, it is good for them that we get a deal, good for us, there is and that trust among some people. i suppose that is part of the problem. if it is breaking down, i'm not sure where that leaves us. are we near the lights being switched on, or will we have to go back to you later? very nice. gets you into the spirit. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines... investigators say a pedal fault led to a helicopter crash, which killed five people, including the owner of leicester city. millions of smartphone users have lost access to data services, as a result of technical problems

with the 02 network. some of britain's leading gambling companies have agreed to a ban on television advertising during live sports broadcasts. sport and in sport... the new southampton manager ralph hasenhuttl has spoken for the first time. the austrian says he wants to make his name known in the premier league. liverpool's joe gomez has fractured his leg — it happened during a heavy tackle at burnley last night. managerjurgen klopp said some of the challenges in wet conditions were "like ten—pin bowling". and its getting tight at the uk snooker championships — judd trump is down by one frame againstjoe perry, judd trump is down by one frame against joe perry, 4—5. two former directors of tesco have been cleared of committing a £250 million fraud after their trial collapsed. they were accused of orchestrating a false accounting scandal which saw the supermarket chain overstate its profits four years ago. chris bush and john scouler were charged in 2016 and had been on trial for eight weeks.

the judge said the prosecution's case was so weak the jury shouldn't have to consider it. our economics correspondent andrew verity has been following this long and complex case at the southward crown court and told me why the case was taken to court. this goes back to september 2014 when we heard on the news that bombshell that tesco had a £250,000 hole in their accounts. more specifically they had inflated their profits by bringing forward income when they shouldn't have done. for example, they had supply contracts where suppliers are so keen to be with tesco that they were willing to pay for the privilege, that income was supposed to come over five years. they pulled it forward, they had a policy of doing that, so they recognised that income this year. it is like new signing a contract with the bbc for five years and saying, i have taken all that income right now and putting it in your accounts. the allegation the sfo was making

was thatjohn scoular and chris bush, these not top ranking but senior executives, knew what was going on and knew it was wrong. but the defendant's lawyer said there was no evidence of that, you can't prove that, and the judge agreed. they went to the appeal court yesterday and the appeal court agreed there simply wasn't evidence to show that they knew anything unlawful was going on. these cases are incredibly expensive to bring. apart from the personal impact on the two men involved, this is embarrassing for the sfo, isn't it? highly embarrassing, yes. it is one of the highest profile fraud cases they have tried to launch and it comes with other modest successes or failures that have gone on, for example the libor trials. but here is what chris bush says about it. "while i am delighted my innocence has been is established, it is troubling we were ever charged. these charges should never have been brought and serious questions should be asked about the way in which the sfo has conducted the investigation.

the sfo has pointed out that tesco has acknowledged responsibility for false accounting in a deferred prosecution agreement and paid more than £120 million in fines. so we have this confusing situation. i can see your bewilderment. there must be someone who knows what went on. so on the one hand, tesco fessed up to something. should it have? because it appears the sfo has gone after the wrong people. should they have gone after someone else? should this case never have been brought at all? should tesco never have fessed up and paid over £120 million of shareholder's money? it looks a mess. we haven't heard more comment from the sfo as yet but the defendant's lawyers are clear, they are very cross that they defendant have been through four years of ordeal over a case that was never put before a jury. the labour party in wales has elected a new leader. mark drakeford won a leadership vote which means he'll suceed carwyn jones

as first minister of wales. the cardiff am has pledged to extend the smoking ban to town and city centres, and give the parents of newborn babies a bundle of essential items. lets cross over to cardiff and our wales reporter. tomos morgan. like it was slightly closer than many people predicted. almost certainly on wednesday he will become the new first minister. what will be your top priority when you begin that role? for us in wales it will be brexit and austerity. the twin impact that has an public services and the lives of welsh citizens. you have held a ministerial post that included brexit, but you have been criticised during the leadership campaign for

your stance on brexit. what more do your stance on brexit. what more do you think it will bring in terms of what you can bring from brexit for wales ? what you can bring from brexit for wales? my stance on brexit is the labour party stance. i believe, and mrs may must put her deal to the house of commons, and if she cannot command a majority there should be a general election. in any other circumstance, a government that fails to deliver a majority for the most important responsibility it will ever discharge will make way and allow people to elect another government in its place. if we are denied a general election and there is an impasse on the floor of the house of commons, the decision will have to go back to people in a second referendum. what about a people's vote? that is what i mean. the real answer is a general election. that is the way that people in wales get notjust a new government that will deal with brexit differently, but we'll get a labour government that will deal with austerity differently, will give the resources that we need to

invest in public services. that is a much bigger win for wales. that is why i believe a general election is the answer. but we know that the tories can deny a general election, even as they make a dismal failure of brexit. when there is an impasse, a public vote may be the only way to resolve the situation. many pundits have predicted that wales will hugely lose out as part of brexit. what can you do to convince theresa may to get a strong deal for the people of wales? what she needs to do is to put a deal that puts the needs of the economy and jobs first. that is what she has failed to do. that is what she has failed to do. that has not delivered by the withdrawal agreement or by the prospect is for the future. if she had focused on that from the beginning, i think she would be in a much stronger position today. if she had taken the advice that we and others, including business leaders, had provided for the government, they would have negotiated with the

european union and said, what do we need? we are leaving the european union politically. how do we stay in a strong economic union with them in a strong economic union with them in a way that delivers for people right across our country? that is what she should have done. it is still not too late to do it. a labour government would deliver that. thank you, mark dra keford, government would deliver that. thank you, mark drakeford, the new welsh labour leader. the process now will be that carwyn jones labour leader. the process now will be that carwynjones will hand his resignation letter to the queen on monday night, that will be accepted and there will be a vote in the assembly on wednesday, where more than likely this man will become wales's first minister. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. you were saying you would show me pictures of a sunset, that is a sunrise! it was a live tv issue, where i used the wrong word. i said sunset and i meant sunrises. this is

the kind of thing i do all the time. but when you live, you try to catch yourself. that slipped out. i have frantically been looking through pictures from the weather watchers for sunsets. to get yourself out of the hole? but it is purple. like how beautiful. purple sunrises, and we have had a view of these pictures, particularly from eastern parts of the country and this is from sheffield. i guess the question is, why do we get colours like this in the sky? why do we get colours like this in the sky? well, i'll tell you! at sunrise and sunset, that is why i get mixed up, the sun is at quite a low angle. that means it is shining through a lot of atmosphere. if you think about it, the atmosphere is only so thick. if the sun is shining straight down, it

doesn't have to get through as much of it as it has to when it is coming in atan of it as it has to when it is coming in at an angle. there are lots of particles and molecules that separate the late into the spectrum. the blue area gets scattered, so our eyes see more pink, orange and red. so why purple? well, we think this is probably an optical illusion. you have to think of all of those different things in the sky. you've got orange, pink colour from the sunrise, you have grey looking clouds. in some of the pictures you have got a dark blue sky. that combination of blue, grey and pink, it is the kind of combination that will make you see purple. i think thatis will make you see purple. i think that is the main reason. the particles in the atmosphere, the composition of the atmosphere, it scatters the light in different ways. i think there is quite a lot of sea salt in the atmosphere as well, because the weather is coming from the atlantic, low pressure is

sucking up the sea. i feel i have had a half—hour geography lesson. let's look at the forecast. your school days are long behind you. yeah, all right! looking pretty turbulent over the next 24 hours. heavy rain and gales with the potential to cause some travel issues. stay tuned to your bbc local radio station for the very latest on that. the satellite picture shows this area of cloud, this is the one we are watching at the moment. this is spinning up and is likely to become an area of low pressure that will bring some really strong winds during tomorrow. for today, we have already seen outbreaks of rain, that is the earlier radar picture. it is becoming quite sporadic. further showers breaking out across north wales. much of that rain is clearing away. as we had through the night, more pushing in from the west. for the south—west of england and the

south of wales, the rain could be heavy and persistent enough to give flooding issues, some disruption as well. a pretty mild night for most, but an increasingly windy one. our area of low pressure will be really winding itself up by this stage tomorrow morning. look at the white lines on the chart. the isobar squeezing together. the north coast of northern ireland and scotland, thatis of northern ireland and scotland, that is where we will see the strongest wind. inland, 50 or 60 mph on the coasts, 80 mph. the westerly wind, driving big waves across western scotland. that could cause some coastal flooding issues that will also be bringing a lot of rain. that could cause some disruption. the south—east corner also starting off on the south—east corner also starting offona the south—east corner also starting off on a soggy note. that rain will pull away to leave sunshine, blustery, squally, perhaps thundery showers into the afternoon. through the day, things will turn increasingly chilly. so much so that over high ground in scotland we may well see something a little that winter is starting to mix in. it

stays wintry during friday night, quite showery as well. on saturday, we might have a chance to draw breath first thing. but the showers returned through the afternoon. again, some of them heavy, some thundery. the showers blown in on a brisk westerly wind. a little bit cooler further north. 9 degrees in aberdeen. saturday night, another potentially very windy spell of weather, especially across the far south—west. for sunday, high—pressure starting to nose in. two some things for the weekend, a showery day on saturday, something drier but more chilly on sunday. before we get there, wind and rain tomorrow could call some problems. there is a met office warning and you can read about those on the bbc weather website. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. a pedal fault led to the helicopter crash which killed five people including the owner of leicester city. the pilot lost control

when his pedals became disconnected from the tail rotor blades. millions of smartphone users have lost access to data services, as a result of technical problems with the 02 network. 02 says some customers are also having issues making and receiving voice calls. the brexit vote countdown: philip hammond says theresa may's deal is the best that can be negotiated with the eu. this deal is the best deal to exit the eu that is available or that is going to be available. some of britain's leading gambling companies have agreed to a ban on television advertising during live sports broadcasts. also coming up — "the carpenters" have had some of their biggest hits re—worked with the orchestra — 35 years after karen carpenter's death. we'll talk to her brother richard, who worked on the new album. sport now on afternoon live with katherine downes.

and the new southampton manager has been speaking for the first time? are you going to get it right before the end of the programme, simon? a p pa re ntly the end of the programme, simon? apparently in german it means" rabbit hutch", hasenhuttl, he has been announced formally as the new southampton manager. speaking at his first press conference this afternoon... hasenhuttl claims that his goal is to get his name known in the premier league... they were in the relegation zone, one win this season. and that the history and philosophy of the club fits his nearly perfectly... it isa it is a big challenge for me, but a

logical next step in my career. it is my goal to get my name known in the premier league after a few successful yea rs the premier league after a few successful years in germany, i am thinking about my next step. they will be thinking about getting his name and their name known in the premier league. and some bad news about the game last night? jurgen klopp said the tackles going in last night at burnley were "like ten—pin bowling" — and it turns outjoe gomez — who was carried off in the first half after this challenge — has fractured his leg. liverpool guess he'll be out for six weeks — depending on how he recovers. klopp said after the game that the referee could have done more to put a stop to such challenges: the challenges from the beginning, the sliding tackling on the ground,

the sliding tackling on the ground, the wet ground, stuff like that, i really think the referee should have said something earlier. if you do not say be careful, they do it until something happens and that was what happened. i don't know if it's anyone's fault or not but it was a challenge. on wet grass you cannot do that, the injury threat is massive. meanwhile... bournemouth‘s lewis cook will be out for the rest of the season. the england midfielder ruptured a ligament in his knee during bournemouth‘s 2—1win over huddersfield on tuesday. it's throught he will be out for between six and nine months. championship side reading have sacked paul clement after nine months as their manager. clement took over in time to help them secure their place in the second tier at the end of last season — but now the club are just outside the relegation zone on goal difference, having managed only five wins from 22 league and cup games so far. now to the uk snooker championship in york and there's been a surprise exit in the last few minutes.

former champion judd trump has been knocked out. trump came in as one of the favourites but was beaten byjoe perry six frames to four. on the other table it's england's martin o'donnell against china's ding junhui. o'donnell has the edge 5—3. that one nearing its closing stages with o'donnell in front. full coverage right now on bbc 2, and the bbc sport website. british bobsleigh teams will not compete at the season—opening world cup races in latvia this weekend because of funding cuts. the sport received more than five million pounds in the run up to the pyeongchang winter olympics, but lost that after failing to win a medal. a small amount of funding has been provided to help gb compete at the world championships in march. and the referee in the tyson fury — deontay wilder draw insists his ten second count in the final round, when fury had been knocked

down wasn't slow. the british boxer beat the count... which has been debated heavily in the days since. jack reiss has admitted he wanted to give fury ‘every opportunity‘. he said... ‘i took my time‘ but that‘s not to say "i stalled it, like these knuckleheads are saying." that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll have more for you in the next hour. before you go, i‘m going to take us to downing street because we are just a theresa may‘s departure from the famous door. she will switch on the famous door. she will switch on the christmas lights. i‘ve no idea how long this is going to take, what do you think of that tree? we have some great ones here at mediacity, a big one on the key and some huge ones on the piazza. keep talking,

she still hasn‘t appeared! i will not tell you what this reminds me of but talking about something where nothing is happening whatsoever! you have a rich history on this. if anyone should be doing it, it‘s you. you are the best in the business. so long as i do not have to sing! in a moment you will make vicki young sing hark the herald angels sing!” am talking a load of baubles, the tree is fully decorated. a lot of schoolchildren with their parents waiting for theresa may who was scheduled to come out at about 4:30pm and hasn‘t. i don‘t know what we are going to do! what we will do, catherine, you are released, i think! i can see the relief on your face. we will leave that and i will speak to you tomorrow. we will give downing street five more seconds, if they are watching, they will be putting us through misery and enjoying it so they will not come out to put us out that misery. we

will leave downing street and take you back there later on and let you know what it looks like when she puts on the lights. now, we are going nationwide. now on afternoon live — let‘s go nationwide — and see what‘s happening around the country — in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. let‘s go to amelia reynold in norwich where look east have been following the growing concern around the disappeaance of 22—year—old essex backpacker grace millane, who has gone missing while in new zealand. anne davies is in nottingham where east midlands today have been speaking to a leicestershire woman is raising awareness of the dangers of lip fillers. after receiving an injection at a friend botox party, and was told she could have lost her entire bottom lip. ata at a botox party? is that right? yes, she is only 29. don't spoil it

yet! i will come to you in a moment. we can‘t keep you off the television. amelia, grace has been missing a while and her parents and family are very worried? she disappeared five days ago, hours before her 22nd birthday. we have the last image that police have of her, it was taken on cctv in the centre of auckland. as i say, she has not been seen of or heard from since. grace had onlyjust graduated from lincoln university and was excited, as many people were, setting off on a big backpacking trip and her first stop was south america where shejoined trip and her first stop was south america where she joined a tracking group. she went on to new zealand and she had been keeping in touch with her family. we and she had been keeping in touch with herfamily. we understand pretty much on a daily basis, online and through social media. this is why people are so concerned that nothing has been heard of from

grace. she went missing on saturday the 1st of december, it was her birthday on the second and to not contact herfamily birthday on the second and to not contact her family on her birthday is completely out of character. has anybody from the family spoken to her? her family in essex are said to be distraught, her father david is flying to new zealand now and is due to land in the next hour. grace also has two brothers, declan and michael and it was michael who spoke to bbc essex earlier today. when communication stopped, it wasn‘t until her birthday, and we still haven‘t heard from her. we usually talk quite regularly between us. that was unusual, which caused more concerned to us. awful for the awfulfor the family, awful for the family, and what our police saying on this? police say at

the moment they do not have evidence of foul play but obviously they say that the longer grace is missing, there‘s more concern growing. they are looking at cctv, we saw that image earlier, and speaking to people staying in the backpackers hospital that —— hostel that grace was staying at in auckland and they agree that her disappearance is out of character. it is making headlines in new zealand, social media, press, and detective inspector scott beard from auckland police gave this interview to tv new zealand. the police investigation today has concentrated around her movements and activities in auckland since she arrived in new zealand. a large part of that focus has been around cctv footage, throughout auckland. obviously, grace‘s father david is due to arrive in the next hour. he will be hoping for an update from

police and we will have more on the programme at 6:30pm, and at half past ten this evening went to the new zealand day will be well and truly under way. if there are any develop an siu will bring them to —— if there are any developments, you will bring them to us. now, this lady goes to a botox party and got more than she bargained for? u nfortu nately, yes. more than she bargained for? unfortunately, yes. it was a friends party, glass of per seco, have a facial filler party, glass of per seco, have a facialfiller and some party, glass of per seco, have a facial filler and some botox. party, glass of per seco, have a facialfiller and some botox. she was 29 and had had fellows before, because apparently she has a mark on her lip which she is about embarrassed about. on three occasions over three years she had fellows by a qualified nurse. she spent £400 and had botox, she went to have the fella but she said when the injection went towards her nose,

it really hurt. —— have the filler. she didn‘t think anything more of it but when she woke up her lip was horrendously swollen. it had hit an artery and when it hits an artery, this can lead to a blockage which leads to necrosis. that is when the soft tissue essentially dies in the left and if you do not get something done, it is completely repairable, which means she could actually have lost her top lip. —— you cannot repair it. making it better was pretty horrendous. i think you have some words from her? my lips had swollen to three times the size, and the pressure was unbearable. it was extremely painful. i had to have three rounds of quite painful dissolving treatment, to remove the filler that was in my top lip. amelia is watching this at the same time, looking at herface, she is

staggered by this. this is horrendous. what does she want to change about the practice? she wants a lot changing. she is never going to do it again. the first time i watched it, i was like that. it is awful. but what she does want to see is that only medics are able to put injections in peoples faces. i think that botox is more regulated than these fellas. you can go on a course and some of these are only half a day long —— fillers. one of the interesting things is that she would like an emergency protocol in place so if you have something done, you make sure, you say to the person doing it to you, what happens if this goes wrong, do you have a doctor‘s number or an emergency number? as ever, ask questions, do your research, she says to make sure that you ask the person if they have qualifications and how long they‘ve been doing it. if in doubt, have another glass of per seco and wait

until the morning before you do it and do it with someone qualified. sound advice. obviously! i cannot believe what i have seen. plenty more on that later tonight. if you would like to see more on any of those stories, you can access them via the bbc iplayer and we go nationwide every weekday afternoon at 4:30pm here on afternoon live. i know you are dying to know what is happening in downing street done nothing has changed. this is the christmas tree, still not let up. theresa may still hasn‘t come out the door and katherine downes is hugely relieved that we still are

not talking about it! that is the situation in downing street. it almost looks as though they‘ve been told to stand down a bit. everyone was on tenterhooks, expecting the prime minister to come out that famous door, and she hasn‘t. she is scheduled to put the lights on rented minutes or so ago. we will keep and i getting into the festive spirit here on the programme with the prime minister who has got other things on her mind just now dot a welcome break from those in a things on her mind just now dot a welcome breakfrom those in a moment but we will return. may be she is just busy? getting rid of some important things. the tree will be let. we can always start, wait, we have action! let's go over to downing street. hello, everybody.

it's downing street. hello, everybody. it‘s great to see you all here, putting on the christmas tree lights, iam pleased putting on the christmas tree lights, i am pleased that dexter, emily and chloe are with me, they designed my christmas card this year, three different christmas cards. well done to them, they won the competition! it is a great opportunity to wish you all a very happy christmas, we have had some great singingi happy christmas, we have had some great singing i know, thank you very much to the choir who have been singing for us and we‘ll be later. i think the moment has come for the switching on of the lights and i going to have some help here. we are going to have some help here. we are going to have some help here. we are going to get ready but i want to, don‘t press it yet! let‘s count down from five, everybody! five, four, three, two, one! cheering clapping studio: the comfort and joy gets

under way in downing street. let‘s bring you a bit of music, because we can! #oh can! # oh come all you faithful # oh come all you faithful #joyful and # oh come all you faithful # joyful and triumphant # joyful and triumphant #oh # joyful and triumphant # oh come ye, oh come ye to bethlehem # come and behold him # come and behold him # born the king of angels # born the king of angels #oh # born the king of angels # oh come, let us adore him # oh come, let us adore him #oh # oh come, let us adore him # oh come, let us adore him # oh come let us adore him # oh come let us adore him #oh # oh come let us adore him # oh come, let us adore him! # oh come, let us adore him! # christ the lord! studio: i suspect there are more

than two verses so we will pull away from that. theresa may enjoying the only moment of peace and joy at the moment, given what is going on in the political world but that is the scene live in downing street, she switches on the christmas lights this year. i didn't see much difference in the tree pre—and post—lighting. difference in the tree pre—and post-lighting. that is austerity. no, there are lots of lights there. before i get into trouble! plenty of light, quite a festive scene. it isn't looking good on the markets. these quys looking good on the markets. these guys are completely stressed. see the stress in their eyes! they are

not singing hymns today! the fact of the matter is we had a number of problems. huawei‘s chief financial officer was arrested and she has now been extradited from canada to america. she is the daughter of the main guy and the financial officer. this could have an impact with china‘s relationship with the us, at a key stage here because over the weekend during the gzo because over the weekend during the 620 at because over the weekend during the g20 at argentina we saw some sort of mini truce between the countries regarding trade and the ongoing trade war which has an impact around the world. let‘s speak to emily montgomery. the markets are torrent everywhere. yes, that‘s the case across the

globe. it is all to do with the issue with the arrest and possible extradition of the chief financial officer of huawei. it is important and causing problems because only days ago we thought we had a trade world truce between china and the us. the worry is if it starts up other issues, will it cause more trouble for investors? another barometer of how the economy is viewed as the price of oil, we saw that falling significantly earlier. it has regained some losses, hasn‘t it? it has, oil has regained some ground, but is still hovering at $60 a barrel. it has gone up slightly, because of the agreement between opec to cut production. we do not know how much production will become by because it has to wait until friday when non—opec members,

including russia, also get to hear what is going on. the important thing there is if production is cut, it should do what donald trump is trying to resist, which is keeping prices down, we can only hope he will carry on doing that. and ted baker, ted baker has been in the news for the wrong reasons. we have had controversy over the bus and allegations surrounding him. today they came out with sales figures. interestingly, ted baker‘s share prices are up in spite of those issues over allegations of misconduct. why have we seen the share price improving today when it has lost ground in recent days?m is half what it was in recent years. we are focusing on results, sales have come in and overall they are down but the difference from other retailers is that online sales have gone up 8% in this quarter and high

street sales up 2%. it isn‘t bad, everything has taken —— it took a slight downturn. they were talking about the winter not been cold enough, and not enough coats and jumpers being sold, people are thinking, this isn‘t as bad as it could be in terms of sales for the retail sector, for sure. thank you. complaining about the cold and the heat and the beast in the east what can you say when you are faced with a sea of red like this. lets see what they are like tomorrow, tomorrow is another day, hopefully! the markets are still open. thank you for that, marion. we had a christmas tree cheer and we

have had marion. that is all from the afternoon live team today, time to catch up with the forecast now. good afternoon, many of us had wet weather already today. as we go through the next 24 hours they will add strong winds into the mix. with heavy rain and gales in the forecast we have potential for some travel disruption, stay tuned to your bbc local radio station, this is the satellite picture, these systems piling in, spinning into a deep area of low pressure which will affect us tomorrow. we have cloud bringing in outbreaks of rain eastwards, which continues to slide south—eastwards as we close out the afternoon. eventually, sky is clear across scotla nd eventually, sky is clear across scotland and here it turns chilly by the end of the day. through the evening and overnight, things step up evening and overnight, things step upa evening and overnight, things step up a gear. evening and overnight, things step up a gear. heavy rain pushing in. particularly across the south—west of england, disruption and localised

flooding here. with that committee when strengthen around this area of low pressure. these white lines, the isobars are squeezing together. it shows we will see strong winds indeed, especially in the first part of the day, across the north coast of the day, across the north coast of northern ireland and a good part of northern ireland and a good part of scotland. inland spots could see 50-60 of scotland. inland spots could see 50—60 miles an hour, in western scotla nd 50—60 miles an hour, in western scotland we have 70—80 miles an hour which could cause disruption, particularly when coupled with heavy rain and wet weather to start the day in east anglia and the south—east which will slide away. a win today for all of us, sunny spells and heavy and blustery showers. some snow mixing in over higher ground in scotland. as the day wears on, it will be turning chilly. by the afternoon, temperatures of 8—10d. it‘s wet across northern scotland on friday night, windy for all of us, further showers around and that takes us into saturday, mostly a fine start but showers race in from the west,

some of those heavy. another windy day, mild in the south, but always that bit chillier in northern areas. as we head into the second half of the weekend, a windy saturday night, to killy in the south—west but on sunday, high—pressure looks like it is building its way in. it will be windy as we go through the weekend. saturday will bring showers, but by sunday, things will calm down. turning driver to bocelli. —— turning dry and a bit chilly. today at 5pm: millions of people are unable to get online on their phones — after a global data blackout on the 02 network. o2 apologises to customers unable to use their data — saying engineers are working "extremely hard" to resolve a software issue. it's it‘s just been impossible to get

through to any of my customers. even using the sad enough to get around the places doesn‘t work. we‘ll have the latest on the technical problem, and discuss how it‘s been affecting businesses. the other main stories on bbc news at five. investigators reveal that the leicester city helicopter which crashed and killed five people span out of control — after the pilot‘s pedals became disconnected from the tail rotor. the government promises an overhaul of mental health services — after a review finds "traumatic" and "damaging" treatment of patients.