tributes are paid to a man stabbed to death on a train, in front of his son. lee pomeroy should have been celebrating his 52nd birthday today. his family say he was an honourable man, and call his killing "horrific and pointless". police have arrested a man, on suspicion of murder. there was some conversation between the two men. they have continued that conversation for about three to four minutes, first in one carriage, and then have moved through to a second carriage. at some stage then, violence has then ensued, resulting in this tragic death. the police watchdog begins an investigation, after a 31—year—old man is shot dead by armed officers in coventry. we have a special report, on the plight of children, in the central african republic, devastated by war. no end in sight for the us government shutdown. talks at the white house end without a deal. commentator: and jonah holmes is through them all! and leicester tigers continue their resurgence,

with a win over gloucester. good evening. the family of a man who was fatally stabbed on a train yesterday, say he was honourable and would always help others in trouble. lee pomeroy, who was 51, was attacked in front of his teenage son, just after they boarded a train in guildford in surrey. a man has been arrested, on suspicion of murder and a woman detained at the same time, is being held on suspicion of assisting an offender. our correspondent chi chi izundu has the latest. today should have been lee pomeroy‘s 52nd birthday. but instead, his family are mourning his sudden death, witnessed by his 14—year—old son. in a statement, they said, "lee

took his son on a trip to london, hoping to spend some quality time with him, which was cut short by a horrific and pointless attack. he was an honest, and bright person who loved music very much. he knew history and art and he was a bachelor of science and maths. he was an honourable man and would always help somebody who was in trouble. he was a loving husband and father. he will be deeply missed by all his family." after a 17 hour manhunt, at 6am this morning, at this property in farnham police arrested a 35—year—old man on suspicion of murder. a woman was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. police removed a vauxhall corsa. forensic teams and officers have been here searching the house. we understand no weapons had been found. i heard the police shouting the usual stuff, you know, put your hands up, turn around, all that sort of thing. then it went quiet. they led her out first, put

her ina quiet. they led her out first, put her in a police wagon over there and a few minutes later, they brought him out, handcuffed, put him in a police wagon here. there were armed police wagon here. there were armed police everywhere, lots more police turned up and that was it. it was yesterday at around one o'clock in the afternoon that lee pomeroy and his son got onto the train at the london road station in guildford to waterloo. today, police described the confrontation. both menjoining the confrontation. both menjoining the train at guildford. more or less straightaway there was an conversation between the two men. they continued that conversation for about three or four minutes, first in one carriage and then in a second carriage. at some stage, violence that ensued resulting in the tragic death of the man yesterday afternoon. specialist officers are supporting his son. police have expressed concern for those who witnessed this incredibly frightening attack. police and forensic teams have been coming in and out of the block of

flats behind me, concentrating their effo rts flats behind me, concentrating their efforts on the ground floor flat behind that police canvassed neighbours here say they were shocked at the dawn raids that occurred this morning. this place is about 20 miles away from where the incident actually took place. detectives haven't released any further information about the 35—year—old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder or the 27—year—old woman who was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. police say this fast paced investigation has been helped with cctv and eyewitness accounts. however, they are urging anyone that was on the train who may not have even seen was on the train who may not have even seen anything, to come forward and speak to them. thank you. an independent investigation has begun, into the fatal shooting of a 31—year—old man by police, during a raid on a house in coventry.?sean fitzgerald died at the scene on burnaby road last night, and two other men are being questioned on suspicion, of being involved in the production of cannabis. sarah campbell reports.

this is the man shot dead by police. 31—year—old sean fitzgerald, who a friend today said was the kind of person who went out of his way to help people. no matter how nice a guy is or how bad a guy he is, nobody deserves to get killed. that's number one. and especially from the police, the people who are supposed to protect us and keep us safe. few details have been confirmed by the police about last night's raid, other than it was part of a long—running intelligence led operation. two men, both aged 26, were arrested and are being questioned about involvement in cannabis production. investigators from the independent office for police conduct have spent the day at burnaby road. contrary to initial reports, the watchdog has said there is no indication that mr fitzgerald was shot in the back. body—worn video has been examined and there will be a full forensic postmortem, and the findings of that will form part of the independent iopc investigation. neighbours have expressed

their shock at what's happened so close to home. i've lived here for 21 years, i've never seen anything like this, that bad. you always think, "it's never going to happen where i live", and when it does, it's a bit of a shock. the house in which sean fitzgerald was shot continues to be searched. close by, there are a growing number of tributes to him. sarah campbell, bbc news. two british special forces soldiers, have been seriously injured in an attack in syria by fighters from so called islamic state. it's understood they were wounded by a missile, which exploded near the syrian town of deir ezzor in the east of the country. a chief executive of the firm awarded a controversial government contract to operate cross—channel freight ferries after brexit, insists the company will provide a good service, despite never operating ferries before. seabourne freight, which has no trading history, told a french website it would be ready to make four round trips daily between ramsgate and 0stend, in time for britain leaving the eu,

at the end of march. the un childrens agency unicef, says the central african republic, already one of the most dangerous countrys on earth, is also the worst place in the world to be a child. after six years of civil war, rival armed groups control most of the country, and the conditions for children are desperate. 1 in 2a newborns doesn't survive beyond their first 28 days, and just three in five of children, complete their primary school education. 0ur correspondent anna foster reports from kaga bandooro, a remote area around 250 miles from the capital bangui. in the heart of africa, a ribbon of water winds its way from north to south. 400 kilometres from the nearest proper road, kaga bandoro is a difficult place to reach. but no matter how far the journey, how long it takes you to arrive, nothing can prepare you for this.

no incubators — babies wrapped in kitchen foil to survive. translation: we have nothing. my daughter, that's all i've got. we were attacked by rebels. i was pregnant. what do i do now? i hope things are better for her. six years of fighting, and health care in kaga—bandoro is almost nonexistent. 0ne hospital, one doctor, nearly 200,000 patients. medics afraid to work here because of the threat of attack. when there's security, you can have access to the population. you will see sometimes they try to recruit people, but they refuse to come in this area. so this is a very, a very big problem. security is the umbrella, and then everything will follow. in a town where ammunition is on sale at the local market, there's no security. makeshift camps beside a united nations compound are the only place

where people feel safe. just outside the safe zone, we found this abandoned village — ransacked by rebels on a killing spree. at least 26 people were murdered. those who survived won't return. kaga bandoro is a city divided by this bridge across the river. behind me is that muslim area, in front is the christian area. as you can see, they are separated by huge curls of barbed wire and a heavily manned un checkpoint. and, in many ways, this bridge is a symbol of the division that's affecting the whole country. with most men fighting, these muslim women fled to neighbouring chad. they thought it would be safe to return, but there's little here for them now. translation: when we came back, we were treated like strangers. we, the women, have suffered most. men come for our daughters. they take them away. many of us have been raped. everything they could do to a woman, they did.

singing. schools in kaga bandoro aren't just here to educate, there are also to keep children in classes and off the battlefield. 15—year—old justin watched seven members of his family being murdered. he wanted revenge and was welcomed into a rival armed group. translation: me and my friend would cut up the bodies and take whatever they had on them, their belongings and everything. i really didn't like being in a group and was very glad when i was released. now, he's being looked after and is training to be a carpenter. most of the central african republic is under rebel control. the government is in no position to take over. jeanette ngaindiro told me she wanted her daughter to grow up and make a difference. ten days after we filmed her, the baby girldied. in a country where young lives stand little chance,

what future can possibly lie ahead? anna foster, bbc news, in the central african republic. talks at the white house have ended without agreement, to try to end the partial us government shutdown, that's left hundreds of thousands of federal employees without pay for almost two weeks. congressional leaders held discussions with the vice president mike pence, over president trump's insistance that any new federal budget must include $5 billion for a wall on the border with mexico. but democrats refuse to sign off on the money, so parts of the government remain closed. 0ur correspondent david willis has the latest from washington. no agreement so far today but signs they are going to meet tomorrow? yes, and no rake through in the budget row that has paralysed parts of the us government for the past two weeks. white house officials and

congressional staff members met for about two hours today. they couldn't reach agreement on the issue at the centre of this dispute, a wall along the us border with mexico. president trump has said a wall is vital to america's national security interests. the democrats, though, who now have the majority in the house of representatives, disagree and are refusing to provide funds for it. in return, president trump says he won't agree to any legislation that would end the current shutdown and that it contains funding for the border wall. the two sides meet again tomorrow and in the meantime, museums are closed, national parks have seen rubbish piling up and 800,000 government workers are currently working without pay. david, thank you. david willis in washington. sir billy connolly, has reassured fans that he's "not dead," after a bbc programme showed him describing how his life was "slipping away." the actor and comedian was diagnosed with parkinson's disease back in 2013.

his wife, pamela stephenson, posted this video message from him on twitter. # not dying, not dead, not slipping away, # sorry if i depressed you # maybe i should have phrased it better... plays banjo. now, with all the day's sport, here's lizzie greenwood hughes at the bbc sport centre. thanks very much, clive. good evening. a busy day of football with the third round of the fa cup — that's when the premier league teams join in and a few shocks to tell you about. match of the day follows the news, so if you don't want to know what happened, you know what to do. cardiff city have been knocked out by gillingham, who play 45 places below them in league one. huddersfield were another premier league side to go today, they lost at bristol city, from the championship. no problems, though, for cup holders chelsea or manchester united, both comfortably through to the fourth round. exeter are back on top of rugby union's premiership table. worcester and harlequins were also winners, today. and at welford road,

jonny may became the league's top points scorer, helping a resurgent leicester beat gloucester, as adam wild reports. the too much of the season, the tigers have appeared toothless. now, against gloucester, a moment for leicester to rediscover their roar. quick to attack, england'sjonny may the 1st to pounce against his former club. with so much talent, many might wonder quite why a club of le i ceste r‘s might wonder quite why a club of leicester's side have struggled this season. leicester's side have struggled this season. international team—mate george ford extending their lead. just one win in ten before today that now the returning confidence was clear for all to see. even if some chose not to look. here playing and jonah holmes without a backwards glance. too much power and too much pace, jonny may's second try should have ended gloucester‘s hopes. in a disappointing display, gareth evans's try offered them just a

fleeting moment of optimism. but with ford's sleight of hand, it was snatched away again. they secured the win and for leicester, a welcomed bonus point. the tigers finally showing some bite. there were six games in the proili, where a cagey south wales derby went the way of 0spreys. where a cagey south wales derby went they beat cardiff 20—11, extending cardiff's losing streak at the liberty stadium to 11; years. elsewhere, glasgow were stunned by treviso. scarlets' beat the dragons. edinburgh thrashed the southern kings and connacht lost to munster. it's the opening day of netball‘s superleague season, with all the games on the same day in the same place. and last year's champions, wasps, got—off to a perfect start in birmingham, with a huge 72—42 win over loughborough lightning. there were also wins for team bath over the keltic dragons and new side london pulse, who beat the severn stars on their superleague debut. that's it from me. there's plenty more on the bbc sport website, including details of rory mcilroy three shots

off the lead in hawaii, going into the 3rd round. but from me, goodnight. thank you. that is it, have a very good night. hello, this is bbc news. donald trump says that the partial us government shutdown, now entering its third week, could last months or even years. democrats are refusing to fund mr trump's wall along the border with mexico. officials from the white house and congress are meeting again now. mr trump says he is considering declaring a national emergency in order to build the wall — without congressional approval. amy pope is associate fellow at the us and americas programme at chatham house — she says president trump's threat to extend the partial shutdown is not credible. pa rt part of the government that are shot

down now are responsible for things like processing federal tax, income tax, right? that means millions of americans won't get their tax refunds and when that happens, the political pressure on the resident to act will ratchet up considerably. soi to act will ratchet up considerably. so i don't see it as a real threat. we are hearing talks are going on this evening between the two sides but both sides appear to be at salute league —— absolutely digging m, salute league —— absolutely digging in, that is like a prospect about breakthrough? i suspect at some point the president will feel the heat and declare victory regardless of the actual substance of the deal. i don't see another way forward for him. the democrats are in a better place now than they were a week ago. if he can't get through the deal he wa nted if he can't get through the deal he wanted with both houses of congress controlled by the republicans, he will never get it at this point. he is talking now, the president, about

declaring a state of national emergency so he can draw on funds to get this wall built, is that a realistic option? not really. if you look at the laws that govern this particular part of the funding, he just doesn't really have the option. you have to have a state of emergency, there is nothing like that at the border right now, a situation where you have women and children seeking asylum at the border certainly would not qualify. it puts federal workers at risk of violating an act which means you cannot use money for projects that congress has not authorised. it puts people who would be responsible for inventing this funding in a very precarious position that they will not be willing to take. and yet the president seems determined to find a way to get the funding for this project which was so central to his campaign. i think that goes back to

my initial observation that ultimately what he will do is declare victory, regardless of what deal is actually negotiated. i don't see another way forward for him. because he does seem absolutely intent on ensuring that is somehow delivered and it certainly doesn't look as if mexico will pay for it. it doesn't, and more importantly, when you look at border security in the first place, the number of people crossing the border through unauthorised channels is far lower thanit unauthorised channels is far lower than it has been an years. it is a tough a0 year low so we don't have the state of affairs that would warrant using a law. —— a wall. secondly, in deterring deterrence —— criminals, or wall is not up up a deterrent. both democrats and republicans are willing to front other solutions but a wall is politicking, it is not a solution. so when donald trump claims he has

public support for this, is it true? i suspect he does have support with some members of his base but it is important to remember that his base does not compose even half of the american people or of the elect to read. so i would not imagine that a majority of the american people support the wall as a solution. so, while the political manoeuvring go on, this impasse continues. how serious is this shutdown, in terms of the effect it is having? well, at the moment, there are about 800 hours and federal workers who were not getting a pay cheque and it is occurring mostly in agencies like the department of the interior so federal parks, they don't have to trash service, many visitors seven —— centres are not funded or serviced. the national museums closed. so is is really effective. we will see the pain in the next couple of weeks if this continues. food stamps might be affected.

people who rely on government aid to buy food or paid they went might not get the money they need so that is where it will become much more harmful. i think if it continues at that point, he will see much greater outcry from the public to end the shutdown. at that stage, there will be more public pressure on both sides to find a solution. yes, and what is interesting is the president had on his desk a measure to front the government to come up with the compromise but he rejected it. i imagine it will have to go back to something like that if he can't get it through in the next couple of days. mountaineering experts say the risks of winter climbing should not be underestimated following the deaths of two young climbers on ben nevis in recent weeks. a student from germany died on new year's day while another young climber, 21—year—old patrick boothroyd from west yorkshire died on the mountain in december. here's our scotland correspondent, james shaw. ben nevis, the highest mountain in the british isles and,

for that reason, extremely popular with walkers and climbers. but the paths across its north face can be dangerous. this is what's known as the ledge route. on new year's day, a student from bristol university fell 500 feet down the mountain from this path and was killed. her three companions were rescued by a coastguard helicopter. the actual helicopter managed to winch them off the crag from where they were and i was below the crag, which was carn dearg buttress, where, unfortunately, she'd fallen. it was the second death in recent weeks. patrick boothroyd, who was 21, died in december. tens of thousands of people climb ben nevis every year. most use this path to the summit, which is relatively straightforward, but some, including the two students who died recently, attempt the rock faces and gullies on the northside, which, even in the best weather, are never free of risk.

many new climbers use professional guides. this group is returning from the mountain after a training day. it's horrible to hear of accidents and fatalities in the mountains, especially because it's such a life—affirming thing to do. despite all of our best efforts, we can't control everything. it is a risky environment and sometimes things go wrong fairly randomly. experienced climbers know and accept the dangers of scaling britain's highest peak. those with less experience may not be so aware that this place can be beautiful and deadly. james shaw, bbc news, ben nevis. ryanair has been voted the worst short—haul airline for the sixth year running in a survey by the consumer group, which. the airline had to cancel scores of flights last summer — because of a series of strikes. rya nair has called the research irrelevant because it says it's carrying more passengers than ever. here's our transport

correspondent, tom burridge. ryanair is by far europe's largest low—cost airline. but the consumer group which said it was by far the worst rated short—haul airline in an annual survey, which asked nearly 8000 of its members about recent experiences on 19 different airlines. which said ryanair‘s overall score was dismal, with the airline was my reputation declining significantly over the past year. 2018 wasn't a good year for ryanair. multiple strikes by its staff across europe men huge disruption for hundreds of thousands of passengers over the summer. the airlines werejudged on criteria such as boarding, seating, customer service and value for money. thomas cook and wizz air also came out badly. easyjet was somewhere in the middle. and jet2 near the top. ryanair described in the ratings as irrelevant. it said it is now carried 1a1 million passengers each year. an increase of 78%

injust six years. a restaurant owner injapan has paid a record 3.1 million dollars for a single pacific blue fin tuna. the hammer came down on the winning bid during an auction at the world's largest fish market, in the country's capital, tokyo. from there, rupert wingfield hayes reports. many traders were expecting a new record to be set at this year's opening tuna auction — and they were not disappointed. the price paid by kiyoshi kimura for his 278 kilo prize was far higher than his own previous record. he is known as japan's tuna king and the price he pays at the annual new year's auction bears only a vague relation to the actual price of tuna. on a normal day a similar sized fish would sell for around £a5,000.

today's record is in part about status and it creates a lot of publicity for mr kimura and his sushi empire — but it is also a reflection of the scarcity of large pacific bluefin tuna. they are officially listed as an endangered species. last year catches off the coast ofjapan were significantly down and since the middle of last year, prices in tokyo have climbed by more than a0%. dashcam footage sent to police has led to more than 600 drivers being fined and prosecuted across wales over the past year. police received more than 2,000 films and the incidents caught on camera include having pets on drivers' laps. a similar scheme is now being set up in england, as rebecca john reports. dangerous overtaking.

a familiar theme in the footage being sent to police by drivers, cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians across wales. recorded on dashcams and mobile phones, more than 2300 films were sent to police over the last year. and action was taken in more than 650 cases. as well as dangerous driving and using a phone behind the wheel, two drivers were caught with dogs on their laps. it's working well and that it is letting us get more of what is out there. and resources that policing unit deal with many fatalities. i've seen quite a few submissions come through the stop so easily resulted in one of those fatalities. 0peration snap was rolled out in 2017 after a successful pilot scheme in north wales. it aims to tackle bad driving and reduce the time it's previously taken to process the footage. we are very proud of the fact that now we've got a few safe and secure

way the public can send us their footage, and that we are able to do it effectively. before 0peration snap was in place, there was a 28—point plan process for the police that meant they had to go through many steps in order to collect footage and bring it back to arrange interviews. by allowing the safety camera process, he has now got that down from about 16 hours of officer time to about half an hour to an hour and a half for more complex cases. so that is around 3000 officer hours saved across wales every month. depending on the seriousness of the motoring offence — drivers have been fined, sent on a awareness courses or prosecuted in court. a similar scheme is now being set up in england and police from hong kong and japan have also met go—safe staff to learn more about the project. more than 100 people a year die on welsh roads. 0peration snap aims to act as a deterrent, to encourage responsible driving and improve safety for all road users across wales.