this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm. a murder investigation and manhunt is under way, after a man was fatally stabbed in front of his teenage son onboard a train in surrey. traumatically, the victim's son would have been nearby when his father was fatally wounded. this would have been an horrific and hugely traumatic event witnessed, and we are providing him with as much support as possible. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, warns russia not to use uk citizens as "diplomatic pawns", after a british national is held on suspicion of spying. police say there's evidence members of organised criminal gangs are seeking prisonjobs in order to smuggle in drugs. new guidance says there is little evidence to suggest screentime is harmful to children, and parents are the bestjudge of how long they should spend on smartphones and other devices. cheering.

the couple who hit the jackpot! they plan to share their good fortune after winning the £115 million prize. all the conversations about, "what would you do if...?" went out of the window, we sat there staring for ten minutes, we literally said nothing. has bbc news bought into a government narrative about a migrant crisis that does not really exist? in the past half hour, police have said the 51—year—old man stabbed to death on board a train in surrey was killed in front of his teenage son.

a search is now under way for the murder suspect who got off the train in the clandon area. officers say it's not belived that the attacker and the victim knew each other. our correspondent, richard galpin, reports from horsley station, where the train came to a stop. throughout the afternoon, police have been searching an area just a few miles from guildford to try and find the murderer who carried out this brutal attack. forensics teams have also been searching the train itself where a man thought to be in his 50s was stabbed two death in what the bbc understands was a vicious fight. the men had boarded the train at london road station in guildford just after 1pm this afternoon. a few minutes later at clandon, the next stop on the line to waterloo, the murderer is believed too have got off and fled. the train went on to horsley station, where ambulance

crews found the victim dead. in a statement, detective superintendent gary richardson of british transport police said this was a shocking and violent attack which took place on board a train in broad daylight. he went onto say that we know this was an incredibly frightening incident for passengers travelling on the train. as the police continue their investigation this evening, the man who carried out this fatal stabbing is still on the run. a short time ago, paul langley from the british transport police gave a statement from horsley. by by now, you will be aware that british transport police and holy police were called at 1pm today after a serious stabbing alongside the western railways train. it

happened on the 1258 station to guilford. tragically as a result of the stabbing, a man believed to be 51 yea rs old the stabbing, a man believed to be 51 years old was pronounced dead on board the train. early indications suggested he sustainable. words to his body. what we know at the moment is the victim boarded the train around 1pm at london road station in guilford, along with his 14—year—old son. traumatically, the victim's son would have been nearby when his father was fatally wounded. this would have been an horrific and hugely traumatic event to witness, and we are providing him with as much support as possible. we know that the suspect boarded the service at london road station, but at this time we do not believe they were known to each other. we also know that the suspect left the train service at clingan station and headed in the direction of dead world drive. there have been a number of sightings in the area for members of the public. we have a

number of officers in the area working hard to trace the man responsible for this violent and deadly attack. we are working closely with surrey police and the national police air service who are helping us locate him. the suspect isa helping us locate him. the suspect is a black man in his 20s — 30s, approximately six feet tall, and a slim build with a beard, believed to be dressed in all black with white trainers. at this moment, i would ask the public to please contact police urgently by calling 999 if they see anyone matching this description. please do not approach them. our major investigation continues and we are appealing for witnesses to get in touch. if you we re witnesses to get in touch. if you were on board the train, we need to hear from you as soon as possible, regardless if you saw what happened 01’ regardless if you saw what happened or not. please text us at finally, i'd like to reassure the public that events like this are extremely rare.

over the course of the evening and tomorrow, we will have extra officers out on duty in the local area to reassure any concerned passengers and railway staff. thank you. our correspondent ashley john—baptiste is at the scene in horsley, where the victim was found deceased by emergency services. i've been watching the scene behind you, and you can see the police officers coming and going. just set the scene for us, what is the atmosphere like? well it has been a busy, busy time here at the station here. this area was cordoned off in the last hour, the train has left the last hour, the train has left the station. and also in the past hour, the body of the victim was carried over the footbridge, which you may be able to see, and taken away. and of course, wejust heard

from the british transport police superintendent paul langley. i should say that the british transport police is now working closely with surrey police in the clinton area to try and get more information and try to track down the suspect. the investigation continues, officers are going door—to—door, trying to get more information and find out about public sightings. this investigation continues. we will leave it there, ashley. lots of activity taking place at horsley station. the new details we've learned so far is the age of the man who died, 51 years old. he had boarded the train with his teenage son who witnessed the attack. we have the suspect‘s details, the description also given to us now. we understand he is black and in his 20s or 30s, dressed in black, very slim build with a beard,

and wearing white trainers, and ran in the direction of debts will drive and clinton. investigations continue around the horsley area as we just saw there, speaking to ashley. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:a0pm and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are kevin schofield, editor of politicshome, and the guardian and the guardian columnist, dawn foster. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has said russia mustn't use british citizens as "pawns in diplomatic chess", after the arrest in moscow of a joint us—uk national, on suspicion of spying. paul whelan's family say he was simply attending a wedding. british diplomats are asking for access to mr whelan in moscow. here's our correspondent, sarah rainsford. this is paul whelan. just charged in russia as a suspected spy. a former us marine, the 48—year—old

is also a british citizen. he arrived in moscowjust before christmas for a friend's wedding. the guests were staying at this prestigious hotel. on the day of his arrest he had been showing them round the kremlin just metres from here. his twin lives in canada where the two brothers were born to british parents. it's very hard for me to understand how anyone would consider paul to be someone who would be a lawbreaker and take those sorts of risks, particularly in countries where they are less maybe flexible about lawbreaking. paul whelan has run this russian social media page for over a decade. he last checked in on the day he was detained. some friends have military connections like him. this post congratulates them on defenders of the fatherland day. but all those we have spoken to say his behaviour was never suspicious. mr whelan's lawyer says he is now in solitary confinement in this former kgb prison. ever since paul whelan

was detained and brought here, russian officials have given very few details of what he is actually accused of. the fsb security service his implied only that he was caught red—handed carrying out what it called spying activities. outside russia is increasing speculation that this arrest is part of a far bigger political game. one theory links his fate with that of this woman. last month, maria butina admitted to conspiring to act as an agent of influence in america for the russian government. president putin is among those protesting her innocence. so is russia trying to negotiate a swap? for now, the british government is ruling nothing out. we need to see what these charges are against him, understand whether there is a case or not. we are giving every support that we can, but we do not agree with individuals being used in diplomatic chess games. this arrest is bound to cool relations between russia

and the west even further. the charge of espionage against mr whelan carries a possible sentence of up to 20 years. sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow. a fire has broken out at manchester's ivy restaurant. this video shows flames sweeping across the roof terrace as firefighters try to tackle the blaze. it's believed the fire in the three—storey building started from a patio heater on an outside terrace. the multi—million pound restuarant in the spinningfields area of the city centre opened in november. police say there's evidence that members of criminal gangs are deliberately getting jobs in prisons to bring in drugs. the warning comes after leeds prison introduced an "x—ray" body scanner to detect illegal substances. but prisoners are finding new ways for them to be smuggled in, including being given clothes soaked in drugs, so they can cut the material up and smoke it.

our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, reports. stand up on to the two black marks. that's it. spin around and face me. just place one hand on to that. using x—ray technology to make prisons safer. this is a demonstration of the first body scanner to be installed as part of a government programme to reduce drugs and violence in ten of the worst affected prisons in england. nearly finished. it is used on prisoners if there is intelligence they've hidden a package inside them. this is an image of an inmate found with concealed drugs on the first day the device was deployed. you can see the straight edges, which shouldn't be in the human body. the scanner operates in a similar way to a standard hospital x—ray machine, but the level of radiation is 400 times lower. that is a photograph of a normal—sized felt tip pen, that is a mobile phone alongside it, which is about the size of your thumb.

this phone was smuggled into the jail, prisoners use mobiles to order drugs. there is no limit to the techniques they come up with to get drugs in. they've been soaking clothes in drugs, and then either smoking bits of cutup clothing or then using kettles, boiling drugs out and impregnating them back into paper. the prison market for drugs is highly lucrative. one inmate, locked up for armed robbery, told me when prisoners get into debt, but he wasn't involved himself. lads are getting themselves into debt, can't pay their debt, they get beaten up for it. get yourself into drugs, buying drugs all the time, you can't pay, and the other lads can beat you up to show that if you don't pay that is what is going to happen. leeds is one of ten prisons where the government has promised to reduce drug—related violence by this summer, assaults have been rising since 2014, and were projected to increase in eight of the jails last year,

though the final figures have not yet been compiled. a lot more availability, a lot more access to them. at the st george's crypt centre in leeds, i asked former prisoners if they thought the government plans would work. if they want to solve the problem, they need to work with the social issues, the problems that are making people want to use substances in the first place. the drugs trade is controlled by organised crime groups, and now there is evidence some criminals are deliberately getting jobs in prisons to bring contraband in. the government minister who staked his political career on the prison reforms admits this type of corruption is a problem. it can happen, and the answer to that is searching, searching notjust in terms of finding a bad apple but also, if you have very good search procedures in place, it's much more difficult

for a prisoner to put pressure on a prison officer. at leeds they've blocked off windows to stop drugs getting in. packages were dropped by drones or thrown over walls. the new scanner will help, too, but there's a long way to go. the headlines on bbc news. a murder investigation and manhunt is under way, after a man was fatally stabbed in front of his teenage son onboard a train in surrey. the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt warns russia not to use uk citizens as "diplomatic pawns", after a british national is held on suspicion of spying new guidance says there is little evidence to suggest screentime is harmful to children, and parents are the bestjudge of how long they should spend on smartphones and other devices sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre,

here's lizzie. good evening. and it's fa cup third round weekend, when the big clubsjoin—in and the lower league teams dream of a big cup shock. tranmere have got things started thius evening, hosting tottenham, it's goalless so far at prenton park after 30 minutes. spurs are training is playing this like a spurs are training is playing this likea training spurs are training is playing this like a training game. here's a pick of some of the other ties this weekend. it might be a bit of a ghosttown at bloomfield road for blackpool against arsenal because of an ongoing boycott from the home fans. chelsea have had a bit of blip in the premier leage recently, and they'll be keen to get back to winning ways at home to nottingham forest. frank lampard's derby will be hopeful of an upset with his championship side at home to southampton. and can ole gunnar solskjaer make it five wins from five? his side are at home to reading tomorrow. and assuming they can avoid an upset, former england striker ian wright says all the premier league clubs should be out to win the fa cup.

you have to say to yourself that the fa cup is the next best thing to winning. i don't think any of those teams should be looking to rest players. i think they will probably be ok, those teams in regards to their fa cup survival. the cup is not only for brilliant players, but for the fans it is magnificent to be able to lift the fa cup. so i think those clubs i've got a great opportunity of maybe doing that, depending on the team they put out. we will see what their admissions are in the competition. now they may still be licking their wounds after defeat by manchester city last night, but liverpool have been busy in the transfer market today, selling striker dominic solanke to bournemouth for 19 million pounds, and also loaning out defender nathaniel clyne to bournemouth until the end of the season. the england right—back has struggled with injury and played only five games last season, saracens can go top of rugby union's premiership tonight with a win at sale.

but as it stands they're losing 15—10, sarries had taken the lead with a try from england's billy vunipola who is back in the side after his broken arm. it is now 15—13, 30 minutes on the clock. the head of the united states anti—doping agency, travis tygart has repeated his call for russia to be suspended from competition, after officials refused to grant investigators access to a moscow laboratory amid the doping scandal. tygart says the situation is a "total joke", and has urged wada, the world anti—doping agency, to reverse a recent decision that would potentially allow russian athletes to compete in international competition. when are we going to wake up, stop getting played by the russians who perpetrated this scheme, and put an end to it, and at least give clean athletes a clear message that we have their back, and their decision

to compete clean is the right decision was mac and we are sorry the russians did this. make no mistake, it was nobody‘s fault but the russians that they attempted to pull this original scheme off to begin with. they got away with it, but now is the time to hold them accountable, that is what the olympic values absolutely demands. that is what the rules, when enforced fairly but firmly, that is what it demands. london 2012 gold medallist katherine copeland is retiring from rowing after an 11—year career. the 28—year—old, seen here on the left, competed at two olympics and secured gold alongside lightweight double sculls partner sophie hoskings at london 2012. copeland also claimed a european title and a world silver medal in 2015. that's all the sport for now. you can follow all the fa cup action this weekend as well as all our other stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc. c0. uk/sport. i will have more for you and ourtime. new guidance on children's use

of screens, recommends that parents should set time limits, and a one hour ban before bedtime. but it says there's little evidence that using devices, is in itself harmful. the report by the royal college of paediatrics and child health, says parents should worry less about screentime being "toxic" to health. but it has drawn up a check list to help parentsjudge if their children are using screens in a healthy way. some have criticised the research, saying the advice doesn't go far enough. here's our medical correspondent, fergus walsh. how much screen time via smartphones, computers or tv is ok for kids? these children from beckenham in south london have strict limits set by their mum, including no screens before bedtime. i think that's really fine, because i play on it. i always play on it, really. i have a computer upstairs, and that's where i do a lot of my homework on. but, like, in my free time, when i'm not doing, like,

homework and training, it's calm too just chill on my phone. if i think back too when i was younger, i think the thing for us was tv. you know, we were on tv too much, we watched tv. what was it going two do too us? i think it'sjust a new medium. i think tablets a new medium, it's this generation and this is how they spend their time. i don't think it's bad. nothing is bad in moderation. today's guidance says as long as children are active and healthy then parents are best placed to decide what screen uses appropriate and there's no need for a set time limits. there's not good enough evidence for a particular threshold and it's really difficult two pick a number here. the second is actually applying a threshold is very difficult. what about homework? what about educational things? what about piano practice with your music on an ipad? it's very difficult to actually put these things in practice. and often what happens is itjust makes people feel bad about what are quite normal activities. many studies have shown an association between high screen use and obesity and depression.

but the royal college says there's simply not enough evidence to show a direct causal link. it might be that children with those issues are more likely to use screens excessively. in its guidance, the royal college recommends families ask themselves four questions. is screen time in your household controlled? does it interfere with what your family wants to do? does it interfere with sleep? and are you able took control snacking during screen time? the child health experts say there is a need for better research, especially on the effects of social media. so this guidance could change in years to come. one thing they are sure of is that children should not use screens in the hour before bedtime because the light can slow the release of the sleep inducing hormone melatonin. a child killer, who was released from prison in 2002,

has been sentenced to life for the attempted murder of a woman in peterborough. stephen chafer, who's now known as stephen leonard, will serve at least 17 years for attacking the woman last year, after a row about a garden rake. he sexually assaulted and killed 3—year—old lorraine holt in derby in 1979. the prime minister theresa may has spoken to the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, as she tries to win support for her brexit deal. she's seeking written assurances on the controversial "backstop" arrangement to avoid a hard irish border. the house of commons is due to vote in the next fortnight on mrs may's proposals. and as our political correspondent, chris mason explains, the mood amongst mps over the prime minister's deal hasn't changed. the democratic unionist party, the northern ireland party that props up theresa may in government did not like the withdrawal agreement before christmas and guess

what, they still don't like it and neither do a shed load of conservative mps, they don't like the so—called backstop, the insurance policy to ensure that the border between northern ireland and the republic remains open under any circumstances. the prime minister has spent christmas making telephone calls, on the call to jean—claude junker of the european commission this afternoon, but does not seem to have secured enough from them to persuade enough people here to change their minds and so still it looks like she will lose this big boat coming up in a couple of weeks' time. mps comeback on monday, they will start debating we expect the vote to be one week on tuesday. one final fact, brexit is due to happen 12 weeks tonight. france is increasing security along its northern coast, around calais, after a recent rise in migrants attempting to cross the channel in small boats.

the british government has also announced that a navy patrol vessel, the hms mersey, will monitor the waters until two border force cutters currently working abroad can arrive in the channel. now what a great way to start the new year, matching seven numbers, and finding yourself nearly 115 million pounds richer! that's what happened to frances and patrick connolly, from county down in northern ireland, who say they've drawn up a list of 50 people, whom they intend to share their euromillions win with. here's chris page, and there are some flashing images in his report. it's the time of year when lifestyle changes do happen. but there are very rarely as dramatic or unexpected as this. huge, £1143 million! on new year's day, frances

conneuy million! on new year's day, frances connelly was knitting a jumper at home when her husband, patrick, looked up the lotto results online. i check my numbers, and they were all ticked. and i'd wondered if that made us win? i checked on the bbc website, check the numbers there, and again! website, check the numbers there, and again i match. on the third website, i checked again, and they matched. so i turned the computer to france's and told her i think we have good news. and i said something that shouldn't have said. and i accused him of lying to me, and... he said he wouldn'tjoke about something like that, and he was shaking by the stage. welcome to tonight... francis and patrick were not dreaming. this machine had bestowed sudden and some wealth on the couple from the village of moira. it is the fourth biggest lottery prize ever won in the uk. how different do you think life will feel like for you? we are fairly

well grounded. we aren'tjoining the jet set life, we want to help people and share the money. when we've had and share the money. when we've had a bit of fun and a bit of travel, we will come back and do some good. but at their news conference, one reporter asked if they had a new worries about personal security? i've never met anybody i wouldn't ta ke i've never met anybody i wouldn't take down myself. they become fabulously rich in just a few seconds. but the convoys are most looking forward to giving away money and making s'more millionaires. chris page, bbc news, belfast. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. some of us got to see quite a lot of sometime today, but for many more, the skies were grey and overcast. i think aloud will tend to went out this weekend, able stable largely

drive a cloudy. cloud feeding its way across the british isles tonight. here we could see a touch of frost, maybe also for eastern scotla nd of frost, maybe also for eastern scotland in northeast england. that else are generally a lot of cloud, and the mildest weather across the far northwest of scotland with a feed of winds coming in off the atlantic. we start off saturday on a chilly know, but the best chance of a sunshine is across the west country early in the day. also for northeast scotland and down the east coast of england. temperature wise, we will struggle a bit, 5—8d at best. a bit of rain to move through saturday night in the north. sunday isa saturday night in the north. sunday is a largely cloudy day, largely drive, but those temperatures just a little bit higher. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: a murder investigation and manhunt is under way, after a man was fatally stabbed in front of his teenage son onboard a train in surrey. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, warns russia not to use

uk citizens as "diplomatic pawns", after a british national is held on suspicion of spying. experts say parents are the bestjudge of how long their children should spend on smart phones and other devices, but do recommend no screens for one hour before bed.? police say there's evidence members of organised criminal gangs are seeking prisonjobs in order to smuggle in drugs. congressional leaders in the us have been meeting with president donald trump in an attempt to end a partial government shutdown. mr trump has said he'll reject any new budget that doesn't provide funding for his proposed us—mexico border wall. the democrats have refused that funding so far, with new house speaker nancy pelosi calling the wall ‘immoral‘. we just completed a lengthy and

sometimes contentious conversation with the president. we agreed we would continue our conversations but we recognise on the democratic side that we can resolve this until we open up government and we made that very clear. to the president. services are being withheld from the american people, paycheques are being withheld from people who serve the needs of the american people and our border security will suffer if we do not resolve this issue, we are committed to keeping our borders safe, that has always been our principal to honour the oath of office that we take to protect and defend our country and our constitution. we can do that best when government is open, we have

made that clear to the president. the senate democratic leader chuck schumer also spoke after the meeting. here's what he said. we told the president we needed the government open, he resisted, in fa ct government open, he resisted, in fact he said he would keep the government closed for a very long period of time, months or even years. the discussion, we discussed a bunch of issues as leaders said there was somewhat contentious and we will continue discussing of course but it's very hard to see how progress will be made unless the open of the government. president trump meanwhile said that the meeting had been very productive, and re—stated why he thinks a border wall is needed. these coyotes and the human traffickers, they make a right turn before they get to the port of entry, they go as far as the wall is and as faras entry, they go as far as the wall is and as far as the barricade is and then they make of that, welcome to

then they make of that, welcome to the united states and what they do with usually the woman, sometimes children that they are trafficking with an and you don't want to know about. so the only way you're going to stop that is by having a solid steel structure were concrete structure, whether it's a wall or some form of very powerful steel. this view is actually more expensive than the concrete. but i think we're probably talking about steel because i really feel the other side feels better about it and i can understand what they're seeing. it is more expensive. we mentioned the price that we want, $5.6 billion very strongly, to .6, 215, this is national security we are talking about. we're not talking about

games, we talking about national security. personal data and documents from hundreds of german politicians and public figures, including the chancellor angela merkel, have been published online. hackers posted data including credit card details and mobile phone numbers from a twitter account. politicians from all major parties have been affected apart from the right—wing alternative for germany. a government spokeswoman said that no sensitive material from angela merkel‘s office had been released. our correspondent in berlin, damien mcguinness, says the large—scale hack targetted very personal information and chats of high—profile people. this is the largest breach of personal data that germany has ever seen, hundreds of politicians have been hit by this attack including german chancellor angela merkel and germany's president. also top celebrities have been affected

including an actor, a tv comedian, various singers and rappers, what they all have in common is that they are all vocal in politics. they're all politically active in some way. many of them have been very critical of right—wing extremism. that has meant that many people are now thinking that possibly the people behind the attacks are indeed right—wing extremists. the other reason for that supposition is that the only political party not to be affected by this hack is the right—wing, the populist right—wing afb alternative for germany. some people are saying well, what does this mean? possibly that right—wing extremists are behind this league of data. however there is no concrete roof for that and another theory is that actors or individuals from russia or china could be behind this attack. again, no proof of that so far. what we do know though is that there's a serious breach of personal

information and it could be a security risk people involved given the sensitivity of this information, there is no sense of political documents that have been released so far but there is a fear that more documents could still be released and that this is not the end of this particular breach of data information. the total number of people living with dementia in the uk — is likely to exceed 1 million people by 2021 — but at the moment there are no long—term cures. the cost of treating the condition is also rising. that's paved the way for a rise in more innovative methods to help patients tackle dementia. lucy vladev reports. henry is in the late stages of dementia, can barely remember his ca re rs dementia, can barely remember his carers name. want to listen to your music now? but this is his reaction when he hears his favourite songs. it's a video which has been viewed

online millions of times. now the company behind this type of therapy is in sussex helping to create memory playlists for dementia sufferers like joan memory playlists for dementia sufferers likejoan with a bit of help from her husband who visits her every day. the very best favourite isa every day. the very best favourite is a song by barry white called the first, the last, my everything. actually i helped her compiled a playlist and i added one or two of my favourite stoner playlist to try and educate her and improve her taste in music. did it work? she probably skips those. the effective

music on dementia patients is a research area which is growing but studies have found that music to be able to help with symptoms such as depression, anxiety, or regression. this type —— despite that is estimated across the uk only 5% of ca re estimated across the uk only 5% of care homes provide good quality music for residents even the nhs into an point of it to be made available at very low cost. music can connect your emotions and your memories together and those pathways are still intact. so memories that may have been completely lost by somebody and be revisited with the music, re—enlivened. somebody and be revisited with the music, re-enlivened. for the people here knowing they have the chance to hold onto their stories that it's a bit longer is everything. thousands of people in southern thailand are fleeing the path of the worst tropical storm to hit the area in 30 years. storm pabuk made landfall in the early hours of the morning local time, sending trees crashing into houses. thousands of people have left the islands of koh samui and koh phangan.

the storm is now moving across the south of the country, affecting popular tourist spots. over one million british tourists visit thailand each year. our world affairs editor, john simpson, reports from the north of koh samui island. his report contains flashing images. this was just the start of it. super storm is in the words of time and cost us meet your logical head, simply huge. it hit the two northerly islands hard early on in the date, by noon it was starting to close down the island of koh stambouli as well. the roads were empty of traffic and winds of 50 miles an hour were blowing down trees close to the seat. the emergency services were out in

force, though in the hours of daylight, a number of injuries was still quite small and only two deaths have been reported. yesterday thousands of visitors tie as red as farand thousands of visitors tie as red as far and try to get off the island while we still could. but some state, i do because they could not leave, or perhaps because they wa nted leave, or perhaps because they wanted to see what was going to happen. sam and miranda from chester came to celebrate his 30th birthday. gale we were able to get out and stuck up pretty quickly, so he filled the room with food and got mattresses and its windows and do everything we can to keep the room safe and really just everything we can to keep the room safe and reallyjust writing it out. to be honest, no one really knows what's going to be happening here in the next few hours. the weather seems to be changing all the time. the rain which was trenching just a few minutes ago has suddenly stopped. but the wind has come up

pretty fiercely. tonight though, the storm is just about it. what is certain is that this super storm is highly unusual for this time of year. an mp who was found guilty of lying to avoid a speeding fine, and could face a prison sentence, has been expelled from the labour party. fiona onasanya won peterborough byjust a few hundred votes at the 2017 election. she's indicated that she won't resign as an mp. house prices last month rose at their slowest annual rate since february 2013, according to the nationwide building society. the average home was worth 212,000 pounds, 0.5% more than the year before. the lender says uncertainty over the economic outlook appears to be undermining confidence.

it's the start of a new year, the weather is cold, and many of us are back at work after the break, invariably this is the time we start trying to plan a holiday in the sun. this though is a year with a big difference, with the uk due to leave the european union on march 29th. so, what impact is brexit likely to have if you want to book a holiday abroad? our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has been finding out. back home and back to work after christmas. this is the moment people's thoughts turn to the next getaway, but this year is going to be different. it is a worry that flights will become too expensive, you know? do try to come home and see family and stuff three or four times a year and if that gets too expensive it is a bit of a worry. i think people will be worried about whether they are going to need a visa but that doesn't stop them travelling to other parts of the world. i don't know about brexit in honesty.

does anybody understand brexit? because i definitely don't. the government say passengers can book their trips with confidence and the european union have confirmed even if there is no deal we will not need a visa to travel to europe. one of the biggest brexit impacts on holidays, whether or not there is a deal reached, will be on the price of them. the pound has bounced around loads over the last couple of months on brexit news and that makes it really hard to plan in advance, to plan ahead exactly how much value you're going to get for the pound when you get on holiday. one impact could be on flights. they are likely to increase in price because most airlines buy fuel in dollars. and even if you have paid ahead for your holiday and bought my advice to customers would be to wait until they are ready to buy, just before they go away, and check the rate then. i cannot see it being any great increases in the rates like they used to be. so if you are going on holiday this summer it's about holding your nerve, then?

yes, unless they have to go away immediately and you need your currency, then of course you need to purchase it. otherwise if you are not going until the summer i would wait. the easter break is just a few weeks after the brexit deadline and if there is no deal you will need at least six months left on your passport to travel to europe. you may need an international driving permit to hire a car. for now it is political details on the ground in westminster that will decide. the headlines on bbc news. a murder investigation and manhunt is underway, after a man was fatally stabbed infront of his teenage son onboard a train in surrey. the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt warns russia not to use uk citizens as "diplomatic pawns" after a british national is held on suspicion of spying new guidance says there is little evidence to suggest

screentime is harmful to children, and parents are the bestjudge of how long they should spend on smart phones and other devices now it's time for newswatch, with samira ahmed. under the spotlight this week, reporting on migration. hello, and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. on our first programme of 2019. has bbc news bought into a government narrative about a migrant crisis which doesn't really exist? and what would you like bbc news to do in the year ahead? the tradition of making new year's resolutions can be useful, though those january exercise regimes often don't last until the end of the month. so it's easy to make promises on behalf of others,