you're watching bbc news at 9 with me, annita mcveigh. the headlines. the duke of edinburgh is recovering at sandringham after the car crash which left him shaken but unhurt. the local authority is considering reducing the speed limit on the road where the accident happened, as eyewitnesses say prince philip's land rover overturned during the collision. i saw a range rover on its side and a car in the hedge, six or eight ordinary cars all parked around with people helping, and just beyond that, a normal police car with the lights going, directing traffic. patients complain of delays in getting painkillers and anti—depressants, as pharmacists warn of shortages of common medicines. efforts to break the brexit deadlock continue today, with more cross—party talks expected ahead of monday's return to the commons. one of north korea's top negotiators arrives in washington for talks ahead of a possible second summit between kim jong—un and president trump. after two fires in four years gutted the iconic glasgow school of art, virtual reality technology makes it possible to walk round its famous

studios once again. and in tennis, defending champion caroline wozniacki is knocked out of the australian open by five—time grand slam winner maria sharapova. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. the duke of edinburgh is back at the queen's sandringham estate after he escaped injury in a car crash yesterday afternoon. prince phillip, who's 97, was driving near the grounds of the norfolk estate when his land rover collided with another car and overturned. it's thought he was pulling out onto a main road when the accident happened.

two women in the other car had medical treatment but have been discharged from hospital. the speed limit on the stretch of road where the crash happened is expected to be reduced at a council meeting later. norfolk county council was already due to discuss safety issues on the road before the crash took place. caroline rigby has this report. it's hard to believe someone could walk away from this unharmed. the royal land rover freelander is on its side. the duke of edinburgh had been at the wheel. buckingham palace said he was later checked over by a doctor, who confirmed he had escaped without injury. yet broken glass and a discarded wing mirror were further evidence of the force of the crash. according to one eyewitness, the duke had been conscious but appeared very shocked. i saw a range rover on its side and a car in the hedge, six or eight ordinary cars all parked around with people helping, and just beyond that, a normal police car with the lights going, directing traffic.

the accident happened on a busy road with fast moving traffic, close to the queen's sandringham estate. it's understood that shortly before 3pm yesterday afternoon, the duke had been pulling out of a private driveway onto the road when the collision occurred. emergency services were on the scene quickly. two women in the other vehicle were treated for minor injuries in hospital but have since been discharged. norfolk police says it's policy to breath test drivers involved in collisions. both have provided negative readings. the last time the duke and the queen were seen together at a formal occasion was in october at the wedding life, though he has remained active, at windsor castle or sandringham. both he and the queen enjoy driving on their private estates.

in april 2016, at the age of 95, the duke thveflto say i have never by a duke of edinburgh before. laughter. and i can report that it was very smooth riding. but this accident is bound to raise questions about whether it's wise for someone who is five months short of his 98th birthday to be driving on public roads. caroline rigby, bbc news. helena leejoins us now from the royal country estate at sandringham. she is at the scene of the crash. we can see some of the debris just behind you. how is the duke this morning and how are the occupants of the other car as well? we have not

had any further updates from buckingham palace but we wouldn't really expect to, they don't tend to give a running commentary, if you like. at the moment, all we know is that he has been recovering, not too farfrom that he has been recovering, not too far from where we are, which is where the crash happened yesterday. the duke has been recovering on the sandringham estate. we know the queen is there, and that is where they have spent much of their time since before christmas. they tend to stay here until the start of next month, then returning either to london or windsor. but as you rightly say, you can see some of what is left from yesterday's crash on the ground, just to the side of what is a very busy road. some of that smashed glass, we think that is from the windscreen of the duke of edinburgh's land rover, and also, pa rt edinburgh's land rover, and also, part of a wing mirror as well. we also think that has come from the duke's car. we know he is recovering still on the estate. perhaps reflecting, too, in the days to

come, as to whether he will want to continue driving. it is not unusual to see the duke of edinburgh driving. he is often seen around the estate here, and also in the grounds of windsor castle, driving himself. we think he may have had a close protection officer with him in the car when it was flipped over on its side yesterday afternoon. but he perhaps might be reflecting out on whether it is wise to continue driving on public roads. what we think happened was that he was coming out of a private driveway, close to where we are, trying to cfoss close to where we are, trying to cross over close to where we are, trying to cross over this busy a road onto the other side, to get onto the sandringham estate and that is where the car came towards him and the collision happened but incredible, if you look at the picture of the overturned, flipped over land rover, incredible he did not suffer any injuries at all. and i think the occu pa nts of injuries at all. and i think the occupants of the other car were treated briefly in hospital? yes,

they were. in the other car, there we re they were. in the other car, there were two women, a driver and passenger, who were taken to hospital, where they were treated for minor injuries, but we know they we re for minor injuries, but we know they were discharged fairly soon after that. as you heard in caroline's package, both the duke of edinburgh and the driver of the car were breathalysed. the results came back negative. but that is routine, norfolk police say, when an accident happens and they attend the scene. also just to point out, and happens and they attend the scene. alsojust to point out, and i think it was mentioned earlier, norfolk cou nty it was mentioned earlier, norfolk county council, coincidentally, are going to be holding a meeting later today to discuss the speed at the red because the limit at the moment, the maximum speed limit is 60 mph, and there have been concerns from local residents about the speed at which cars can go along. there is the aim of trying to reduce that or wanting it to be reduced to 50 mph and also, perhaps, to put in speed cameras on the road. but huge relief

for the duke, the queen and members of the royal family that he escaped com pletely of the royal family that he escaped completely uninjured from what was a pretty dramatic car crash yesterday. helen ellie, thank you very much, at sandringham, there. —— helena lee. good morning. good - we know the duke is fiercely independent but clearly the accident begs the question, should anybody be driving at the age of 97? what is your view? we have got something like 5 million drivers who were over the age of 70. we have got more than 250 drivers who are over the age of 100. there area who are over the age of 100. there are a couple of drivers who are 107. i don't think you can just put an arbitrary age, and say that you should not drive beyond that age. it depends on the individual. often, if you actually look at the statistics,

it is young men in their late teens who are more likely to have a crash than older drivers. having said that, the risk profile from insurance companies shows that over the age of 75, the risk profile does actually increase. i think the solution is, one of the things we would like to see is mandatory eye tests. currently, when you are 70, you have to renew your license and tick a few boxes. we would like to see, and this was backed by the older drivers task force, that you also have to show evidence that you have had an eye test, that your eyes are suitable for driving. that tends to be the thing that goes first. if thatis to be the thing that goes first. if that is done, that would be an indicator. and other things, you know, gps have guidelines on whether they should tell their patients to put the car keys away and stop driving. there are also guidelines about when they should inform the dvla about their patients. a

combination of those things and family pressure is perhaps the way to do it. but you can'tjust say... sorry, as long as a person over 70 renew their license and they have to do that every three years, there is nothing in law stopping them from driving for as long as they want? well, yes, if their eyesight isn't good enough, i mean, that is in law. —— isn't good enough. they wouldn't be fit to drive if their eyesight wasn't good enough. but there is no other testing and it is a tick box exercise, when you are 70. that certainly could be tightened up. but that self reporting, just to clarify on that point, if somebody‘s eyesight is failing but they don't actually admit to that, is there any way of ensuring that the driver is stopped from going out on the road? there is no way of ensuring it but if the person is stopped and it is found that they are not fit to

drive, you know, they can be prosecuted by doing that. but that is why we would like to see more evidence showing that they have had the eye test. you know, we did a survey on that, more than 80% support for it, and there was over 80% support amongst elderly drivers as well. i don't think that is much ofan as well. i don't think that is much of an imposition. the car is a lifeline for many older drivers. many of them self regulate. they will stop driving at night, they won't drive on motorways, they will only drive on roads they know because it keeps them in touch with family and friends. it is very important for many elderly drivers. cases like this are relatively rare, when you compare them with younger drivers. having said that, i think we could introduce more safeguards. there could be more assessment courses. any driver can go to a driving school and get your driving assessed. we offer things like

driving confidence causes, that elderly drivers do. that kind of reassures people that they are driving ok, or otherwise tells them or indicates it is about time to hang up their keys. and i guess with more younger drivers on the roads and drivers in the sort of age range that the duke of edinburgh is in, it is hard to compare statistics directly, isn't it? butjust a question on the conditions yesterday. there was a very strong winter sunlight, low sunshine, yesterday. there was a very strong wintersunlight, low sunshine, could that have been a factor? yes, lots of things could be factors. t junctions are particularly dangerous for older drivers. research has looked at that. winter sun. visibility, you know, if there are trees, and as your reporters have said, it is quite a fast road, there, even though it is a rural road, it has a 60 mph limit. and if visibility is not good due to vegetation... you know, obviously,

we are speculating and we don't know the cause, but those are often factors in that kind of collision, lack of visibility, bright sunshine, pulling out at slow speed when other vehicles are going at high speeds. those are all things, but i am sure the police will do a thorough investigation and it is good to hear that norfolk county council are also looking at improving that road in terms of road safety. i also think it says something for how safe modern cars are. you it says something for how safe modern cars are. you know, a five star safety rating for those cars. the fact an elderly person can get out of a very serious collision unscathed just shows that all of the safety features worked. that is a good thing. generally, older people, because of their age and frailty, they tend to suffer more injury accidents in collisions because their bodies are not up to it, like somebody in their 20s and 30s, say.

edmund king, president of the aa, thank you forjoining us. pharmacists say they're struggling to obtain some medicines, including common treatments for depression and high blood—pressure and are paying "vastly increased" prices. the royal pharmaceutical society describes the shortages as massive. they say stockpiling for brexit appears to be a factor. the department of health insists the vast majority of drugs are not in short supply. here's more from our health correspondent catherine burns. this is partly a question of supply and demand. when supply goes down, demand goes up and prices can increase, too. when this happens to vital medicines, the government agrees to pay a premium for them. the list of these temporary prices is published every month, and the bbc has analysed that data over the last three years. in england, there's been a sixfold increase in the number of medicines on the monthly list. in january 2015, there were 12 on it. the number started to climb in 2017, when it peaked at over 90. at the end of last year, there was a surge from 45 to 80.

another worry is that many of these drugs are very common, everything from anti—inflammatories and epilepsy drugs to blood pressure medication and antidepressants. for patients, obviously it's concerning if the medicine isn't available, and certainly, we'd advise patients to order the medicines in advance if they can do, so in case there are any problems, it gives the pharmacist more time to deal with it. there are many possible factors explaining this, from an increased global demand to problems with raw materials. the national pharmacy association says brexit appears to be a significant factor, because of what it calls "g-eea-zseiag-g gearll-giu-25'l, . .. .. ... 7 ..... . .. . everyone along the chain holding the department of health and social care says 2 million prescription items are successfully dispensed in england every day. catherine burns, bbc news. it's exactly 9:15am.

the headlines on bbc news. the duke of edinburgh is recovering at sandringham after the car crash which left him shaken but unhurt. the local authority is considering reducing the speed limit on the road where the accident happened. patients complain of delays in getting painkillers and anti—depressants as pharmacists warn of shortages of common medicines. efforts to break the brexit deadlock continue today, with more cross—party talks expected ahead of monday's return to the commons. and in sport: the defending champion is knocked out of the australian open, as caroline wozniaki is beaten by maria sharapova, in three sets. roger federer books his place into the fourth round in the men's draw, beating american taylor fritz. and "i still belong at the top". so sastose mourinho who has said he's too young to think about retirement. he has been speaking for the first

time since he was sacked by manchester united. we will hear what he has got to say at around 9:40am. theresa may will again spend the day meeting senior mps as she tries to break the brexit deadlock at westminster. to give you a sense of both sides of the argument, the daily telegraph this morning reports that a group of ministers warned the prime minister they would resign if there was a no—deal brexit. meanwhile, the guardian reports that jeremy corbyn could face up to a dozen resignations from the labour front bench if the party backs a second referendum. there is at least some clarity over the timetable of events. on monday, the government will set out the next steps in the brexit process. mps will then debate and vote on this on tuesday 29th january. but the clock is ticking down to the 29th march, the day the uk formally exits the european union. our political correspondent iain watson is in westminster for us this morning. a slightly more subdued day on the

face of it, but still lots going on behind—the—scenes. do we know who the prime minister is expected to talk to today? know, we don't. we will be staking out to downing street. i did ask and they won't tell us. there, we go, open and transparent as ever! she will be hoping to meet as many people as possible before next monday when the government has delayed this motion before parliament although the final debate won't take place until the following week. i think what is interesting at the moment, though, is two things. first, we have had, if you like, the prime minister still being all things to all people. those who have been pressing to come out of the european union without a deal, they say they have had a very interesting chat and they are very grateful for her time. some of those who went in yesterday, who have been pressing the so—called norway option, staying close to eu rules even though we come out, they say they were not previously given the time of day by the prime minister but now she is listening. a couple of labour mps who went in,

yvette cooper and hilary benn, came out and said they were pressing the case for her taking no deal of the table. i think she is in listening mode but she now has to move to activity mode. to give you some idea of what the thinking is in downing street at the moment, i think it is this, that if she is seen to be listening to people who are effectively saying, let's watered—down brexit, if you like, have a soft brexit, the norway option, or listening to people like the liberal democrats and the greens, who have gone in saying they wa nt greens, who have gone in saying they want another referendum, then the hope this applied some pressure to long—standing leave campaigners and indeed the dup, so that if a revised version of her deal was to come back before parliament, the threat of no brexit at all may seem rather more real, that downing street will be able to say to these people who voted against the prime minister before, "hang on, we have other options available and if you are not careful, parliament will take control of the process which will almost certainly mean delaying at the very least the brexit date". i

the very least the brexit date" thatis the very least the brexit date" that is at the the very least the brexit date" the but at the lot of lieteeieg she's a bit in listening mode but she‘sabit and when they come out, they delphic and when they come out, they are "c” " delphic and when they come out, they 1d — delphic and when they come out, they are 55 sure whether delphic and when they come out, they are £25 sure whether they are not sure whether they have persuaded her of their point ‘ not. white for those or not. white maggot for those labour politicians who want to jeremy corbyn to back another referendum. like mega yesterday in that speech, that seems to be fairly low down the list of options he was setting out, and as we mentioned, a report today suggesting that some of his frontbenchers would resign if he follows that route, so real tensions in the labour party as well. i think it shows there are no easy answers at all for politicians on brexit, at least leading politicians but equally, if there are no easy decision for them to take, with a clock ticking until we are due to leave on much the 29th, they may well have to take some hard decisions, face some resignations. it isa decisions, face some resignations. it is a fact that if the prime minister does not further down the line rule out no deal, she will lose

some of her government ministers. it isa some of her government ministers. it is a fact, too, thatjeremy corbyn is a fact, too, thatjeremy corbyn is under huge pressure to try to move towards declaring support for another referendum. i don't think thatis another referendum. i don't think that is his inclination in the slightest. i am slightly cautious about this idea that he would somehow face resignations from shadow ministers if he did so. firstly, i don't think he's going to move in that direction. secondly, many of them would be loyal to him in any case so when push comes to shove, i'm not sure they would necessarily follow through. but what is the case, having spoken to a shadow cabinet source yesterday, is this. they believe that even if the party were to get behind the idea of another referendum, and there are plenty of labour mps in leave areas who don't often come on the airwaves and say so publicly, but they would rebel against the labour nine in parliament, so in other words, simply byjeremy parliament, so in other words, b n parliament, so in other words, simply byjeremy corbyn pivoting towards another referendum, shadow cabinet sources say that wouldn't still necessarily guarantee the

numbers in parliament for it to happen. and some discussions today as the controversy over the speaker, john bercow‘s role in all of this in the house of commons, the controversy continues over that, some reports he might not be given a peerage when he retires because of the way he has handled this. tell us more. there has certainly been huge anger and we saw some of that in the chamber of the house of commons in recent weeks towards john bercow. they believe he has not been impartial on the issue of brexit. in fa ct, impartial on the issue of brexit. in fact, a rather derogatory sticker denouncing brexit in his wife's i was even raised by a couple of members of parliament as well. he had to distance himself from it. —— in his wife's car. in effect, what really annoyed people was the fact he allowed an amendment which cut the amount of time the prime minister had to respond to her defeat in parliament from three weeks, to just three days. they felt it was time for a shot across the

bow is before he takes more important decisions further across the line. but the health warning on this story is this, yes, definitely, a senior cabinet minister is advocating john bercow should not be rewarded with a peerage because of his current behaviour, but it is not downing street who are saying that. i think they are quite keen to not get involved in this particular controversy at all, to keep their eyes on the brexit ball, as it were. it would not be in the gift of the cabinet minister who is denouncing john bercow anyway, to either award or not award a peerage. i'm not sure this will necessarily happen. but it is, if you like, a signaland this will necessarily happen. but it is, if you like, a signal and a measure of how discontented long—standing leave campaigners are in the house of commons with the speaker's behaviour. thank you very much for that update. iain watson at westminster. a senior north korean negotiator has arrived in the united states jong—un and donald trump.

tt f'ft. tt.. t tt. ttt’.§77 from the north korean leader to mr trump. he's expected to meet the us secretary of state and the president later today. our correspondent in seoul laura bicker gave us this update. we understand kim yong—chol, who is thought to be kim jong—un's right—hand man, will meet with the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, when washington, dc wakes up. he is there, we understand, with a message from kim jong—un. you might remember last time, just before the singapore summit, kim yong—chol went to washington, dc with this huge letter from kim jong—un, so we are wondering exactly what he has been dispatched with this time. but certainly, sending a messenger of the calibre of kim yong—chol would suggest that north korea is serious about a second summit. we also understand that talks are taking place in sweden between north korea and the united states. it may well be that all of these meetings are to try to lay

the groundwork for a second summit. when it comes to the details of the proposed second summit, we are hearing from our reuters colleagues in vietnam that kim jong—un is planning a state visit there. that may give us a clue as to the location of a second summit. as to the details of what the two leaders may talk about, well, certainly, when it comes to north korea, they have been demanding sanctions, really, for some kind of concessions from the us. the us, on the other hand says, "look, we're not going to do anything until north korea shows concrete signs of giving up its nuclear weapons". it may well be that both sides have decided to take a step president moon has asked both sides and make bold moves, and perhaps this is the time they are prepared to do it.

time will tell. we've got the whole weekend ahead of us in washington. we've got that big meeting where kim yong—chol will meet the us secretary of state, and perhaps, we don't know, will go to the white house and that is when we will perhaps more details. staff shortages and growing waiting lists could threaten the long term plan for the nhs in england, according to a new report. last week, the government outlined how it would spend the extra £20 billion pledged for the health service by 2023. the national audit office warns there are issues that need to be addressed, to ensure the service remains financially sustainable. the department of health said it was working hard to put the nhs on a viable footing. i'm joined now by robert white, director of health at the national audit office, and author of that report. thank you forjoining us. the headline, i guess, from your report, says that the current picture for

the nhs in england is not sustainable. why not? we are looking at how things are now and we find that there are still too many organisations in financial deficit and debt from taking on loans. waiting lists have grown and the length of time people have to wait has grown. that is the picture we report on now. this isjust before the announcement of the long—term plan which sets out to address all of those things. just elaborate if you would on the key risks to delivering the long—term plan. you say the nhs has set out a prudent approach to achieving the targets that the government wants it to achieve but what are the risks getting in the way of that? the budget announced is for nhs england and that gets passed down to the local bodies that plan and pay for ca re local bodies that plan and pay for care and ultimately hospitals and other providers. but that is only pa rt other providers. but that is only part of the picture. there are still outstanding monies to be announced in the spring budget on capital money, so from equipment and new facilities, education budgets for

training new doctors and nurses, and public health and prevention monies. that is on top of the uncertainty that exists at the moment from a long—term social care funding settlement. until those things become clear, the the deliverability of the plan has some questions over it. picking up on the last things you mentioned, the long—term funding settle m e nt you mentioned, the long—term funding settlement or social care because as you say in this report, that is absolutely crucial to make everything else worked. that is right, the goal in both health and social care is to have people treated in the most appropriate setting. certainly, nhs england and the department of health would like to see less reliance upon acute hospital admission. only with very good social care and support in people's homes and in other places is that going to be able to happen. there is certainly a link between areas that have slightly unstable social care provision and the

emergency admissions that you see in hospital. that is not a new concept, is it? your report reinforces what we have heard previously and what it seems everyone involved in health ca re seems everyone involved in health care provision knows needs to be sorted out. that is right and of course the other dynamic in this is considerable shortages in the workforce. the long—term plan addresses a number of those things and sets out some ambitions for recruitment. but we report that currently, there are 41,000 nursing vacancies, 9000 medical vacancies and vacancies across a range of other medical professions. there is a slight risk where there is going to be more money put into the system but it may not be spent optimally because the people will not be in place to create the capacity. thank you forjoining us. robert white, director of health at the national audit office and the author of the report. in a moment, the weather, but first let's join chloe tilley to find out what she's got coming up on the victoria derbyshire programme at ten.

good morning, carter cookson isjust over three weeks old. his parents say doctors have given him only two days to live unless he gets a new heart. we will be talking to sarah and chris cookson who are briefly leaving his hospital bedside to appeal to other parents to think about organ donation. join us at 10am on bbc two, the bbc news channel and online. time for the weather. it is looking a little less chilly thanit it is looking a little less chilly than it will be today. a very cool start this morning, minus 11 in parts of scotland overnight with widespread frost which has quickly given way to cloud and rain across northern ireland, south—west wales and england. over the higher ground there could be good covering of snow. 2—4 centimetres. thundery rain

in the south west pushing into the southern uplands of scotland. you could see a slight sting of snow later. much of scotland stays dry. a bit easy. temperatures up to 10 degrees in the south—west. any snow we see over the hail is turning back to sleet and rain. occasional rain here and there. heavy and thundery rain towards the south coast. for the weekend, lots of clouds around, occasional rain on saturday, brightest in scotland but on sunday rain and brightest across central and eastern parts of england. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the duke of edinburgh is recovering at sandringham after the car crash which left him shaken but unhurt.

the local authority is considering reducing the speed limit on the road where the accident happened, as eyewitnesses say prince philip's land rover overturned during the collision. patients complain of delays in getting painkillers and anti—depressants, as pharmacists warn of shortages of common medicines. efforts to break the brexit deadlock continue today, with more cross party talks expected ahead of monday's return to the commons. the suspected mastermind of the al—shabab terror attack in nairobi has been arrested. local media have identified him as ali salim gichunge. police say 21 people died following the tuesday attack byjihadists at an upmarket office and hotel complex.

makes it possible to walk round its famous studios once again. time now for the morning briefing, where we bring you up to speed on the stories people are watching, reading and sharing. one of the stories that's still being talked about a lot online, and of course has made the front pages of the newspapers, is the car crash the duke of edinburgh was involved in yesterday. prince philip was not injured in the accident — which happened as he drove near the queen's sandringham estate. roy warne saw the incident — he told justin webb what happened. everyone will be telling him to slow down, from his wife, to his insurance, to the norfolk constabulary, to almost everyone you can think of. you know, old boy, it's time to hang up your keys and give yourself a break. he can afford a chauffeur, after all, and indeed the queen has several on the payroll.

but knowing him a little, i don't think he's likely to welcome advice to slow down. i mean, he's only 97. still walking without a stick, still driving, still living his life his way, and that's important. i'm sure this morning, as well as being grateful to have survived, he will be concerned for other people involved. he will be shaken by this experience and frustrated that after 80 years of driving he is likely now not to be driving outside of the private grounds of sandringham and windsor park. i am sure he will no longer be driving on the public roads. i imagine after this. he's possibly one of the generation who never took a test. you didn't have to until the mid—1930s and then some people who were in the armed forces, if that's where you learn to drive, you weren't obliged to take a test. but he has been driving, and quite fast, for many years. you think that even now he will not take kindly to people telling him that perhaps he shouldn't drive on the public roads? obviously looking at the pictures this was quite something and it could have ended up a lot worse. i've no doubt he will do as he is told.

he gave up flying, for example, a little bit reluctantly, and before he needed to give up flying. that was one of the great passions of his life. he enjoys speed. the independence for an older person of being able to get into their car and just go down the road is a wonderful thing but if you cannot do it any more you can't do it anymore and he is a pragmatist and a realist and i am sure he will accept that while possibly muttering under his breath. one of television's most popular double acts gets back together today. ant mcpartlin will be reunited with declan donnelly for the start of this year's britain's got talent auditions. last april, ant was fined £86,000 and received a 20—month driving ban after pleading guilty to drink driving. he took time out from presenting and entered rehab. brea kfast‘s naga munchetty and charlie stayt asked the entertainmentjournalist, caroline frost, for her reaction to ant‘s return to the small screen. are you looking forward to seeing

them back together? very much so. they are one of the country's premiere double acts and he has been off screen for a year. declan donnelly has proved he - go alone donnelly has proved he can go alone solo and with other collaborators but this is since childhood his best friend and their chemistry is unique and part of the magic of their tv offering so it will be interesting as well as good to see him back. the sentiment has to be something happened, a bad thing, and wrote de might literally he paid the price and stepped away so why not? why not be back on tv? there are critics who think should we give somebody such a huge chance again? he really messed up. it was dealt with in the courts. he paid a record fine which is a statement to cannot treat him like a normal person because he isn't and with privilege comes social

responsibility. this is his chance. it is up to him what happens. a wonderful reception by itv and hopefully the audiences at home. it will be up to him and the people around him how he responds and how he conducts himself going forward. now some other stories that many people are reading online. some passengers in another car at sandringham, a huge amount of interest in that. banksy artwork sold for six—figure sum. this appeared on the side of the garage. it has been sold privately for a 6—figure sum. it has been bought by a gallery owner in essex who says he will keep the graffiti

work in the town. 20,000 people are thought to have visited it in the last month. if you go down you can get a proper look at the artwork and some other links about what has happened to other of his works. and let's have a look at the most—watched stories. rory stewart talking about brexit. the happiest railway station in england? this is about rush—hour commuters that a station in the black country loving what has been done to steps going to and from the platform, positive messages have been written. you may be able to see that on the steps. everyone is loving it. it seems like a good idea. you are loving the story. maybe we'll will see that at other railway stations around the country.

that's it for today's morning briefing. the former ukip leader, and prominent brexit campaigner, nigel farage has said this morning that the uk is likely to delay brexit, and that another referendum is possible, so opponents of european union membership need to organise. we can talk to nigel farage now. do you think article 15 needs to be extended? no. we should leave on world trade organisation terms. that is what mps voted for when they voted for article 50 but i get the sense that they just do voted for article 50 but i get the sense that theyjust do not voted for article 50 but i get the sense that they just do not want to do that. i am hoping for the best but i am preparing for the worst. the extension of article 50 becomes the most likely outcome. it may be necessary and rejecting the prime minister's deal as we saw earlier this week makes it more necessary.”

did not say necessary. article 50 is very clea n did not say necessary. article 50 is very clean and says we have up to two years to negotiate a withdrawal agreement orfailing two years to negotiate a withdrawal agreement or failing that we leave. the withdrawal agreement has gone down and we should just leave. that would mean we genuinely would become an independent country but i do not see the well in from prime minister, to do that. i hope i am wrong but what i know is that if the decision is to extend article 50 that opens up is to extend article 50 that opens up all sorts of possibilities. one of them is they could fight the european elections and the other is that in the end a second referendum gets foisted upon the people. i know that the remains side are well funded and well organised and have been campaigning for two years for a second referendum and it would be negligent of those on the leaves side not to prepare, not to get ready, encased the worst happens.

you are working on what you describe as the new political vehicle to be ready for a possible second referendum on this question. what form would that take? in terms of the second referendum i am working together with leave group switches cross— party together with leave group switches cross—party but it is bringing in people from the world of business. last night we had prominent people from wetherspoon is and able tell grip, so we are trying to get ready and we are building structures across the country and i hope we never have to use what we are building but we are building it. when it comes to the european elections i am looking at various political options. if this happens i will make sure there is a political party with a list that i can be part of. you are talking about doubled to

go party as opposed to a campaign. a party with a campaign.” go party as opposed to a campaign. a party with a campaign. i am talking about both. a referendum is not something where political parties are very something where political parties are very useful. it is about people coming together from different walks of life. that work is already well under way. i have been in strasbourg this we can somebody from the secretary out of the european parliament said to me that brexit is dead and we think you are coming backin dead and we think you are coming back in may. i am finding the right political vehicle to fight those european elections if the happel. -- they happen. can you give us names of people who would be on board with you for that new political vehicle? not at this stage but a lot of people have said to me we are going to keep our faith people have said to me we are going to keep ourfaith in the people have said to me we are going to keep our faith in the existing political parties but if this goes wrong there is going to be huge demand for millions of people out there for something different. demand for millions of people out there for something differentm demand for millions of people out there for something different. it is

not the first time you have talked about the possibility of another referendum. in some ways would you actively welcome that? of course not. we had a referendum and everybody promised us it was our decision and it would be implemented. we backed it up with the general election and so 500 mps walked for article 50 and no piece by piece that brexit is being betrayed by our political class. do you think people voted to leave with no deal last time? they voted to leave the political structures of the european union for us to become an independent country. that is what they voted for and that at the moment it seems is what parliament is set to deny them. do you think people thought that involve leaving without any sort of deal with a massive trading partner? there is a deal, it is called the world trade organisation. they have a set of established roles that form the

basis of over 90% of global trade. what was cleared in the referendum was that every leading player on both the leave remain sides said that leave means leaving the single market, leaving the customs union, and we have theresa may in cross— party and we have theresa may in cross—party talks that potentially would keep us in both of those. do you think the terms could have been cleared first time round? i do not think any of us, politicians, the media, the public, really knew what all of this entailed. the rural lots of unknowns. unknown unknown is. there were lots of unknowns four two. on both sides. politics in the world is dynamic and it keeps changing for all sorts of reasons but i do not think there was any confusion about what leave meant. it meant genuinely taking back control of our lows, borders, and being an

independent south governing nation. nobody was confused about that. thank you. we will wait to see if this new political vehicle emerges. the headlines on bbc news: the duke of edinburgh is recovering at sandringham after the car crash which left him shaken but unhurt. the local authority is considering reducing the speed limit on the road where the accident happened. patients complain of delays in getting painkillers and anti—depressants as pharmacists warn of shortages of common medicines. efforts to break the brexit deadlock continue today, with more cross party talks expected ahead of monday's return to the commons. an update on the market numbers for you. here's how london and frankfurt ended the day. and in the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. sport now, and a full round up, from the bbc

sport centre. good morning. we start with the main upset today at the australian open, and defending champion caroline wozniacki has been knocked out by the five—time grand slam winner maria sharapova. sharapova, who returned from a doping ban in april 2017, provided a reminder of her ability with a three—set win. roger federer says there is nothing players can do about being asked to play in the early hours of the morning at the australian open. he was speaking after britain's johanna konta said was it a danger to players‘ health, following her defeat to garbine mugurtha, which finished at 3.30am. federer, the defending champion, is chasing a hat—trick of wins at the australian open. after his win over taylor fritz that puts him in the fourth round, he addressed the issue of playing into the early hours. is it ideal? no. but sometimes what

can you do? if you schedule a men's match before and that thing goes four or five hours, that match before and that thing goes four orfive hours, that can happen, great matches. i do not know what other choices you have. you could move them to an outside court but then the atmosphere might be quite sad. according to the pundits konta played her best tennis in 18 months. the former manchester united managerjose mourinho has spoken publicly for the first time since his sacking last month. he told be—in sports, that he still belongs at the top level of the game, and responded to questions about his man management, after reportedly falling out with several of his players. the balance has to be created in the relations between the players and the manager. the manager is there to coach them, the manager is not there to keep the discipline at any cost. the structure must be made, the structure must be there to protect the manager and for the players to feel that everything is in place,

and they are not going to arrive into a situation where they feel more powerful than they used to be. britain'sjo pavey has said she's targetting a record—equalling sixth olympics at tokyo 2020 — at the age of 46. the only other british track and field athlete to compete at that many olympic games is javelin thrower tessa sanderson. i spoke tojo earlier about how she's planning on doing it. with experience i know what times i need to head so i will do my best to hit those times and i enjoyed that thrill of trying to hit the targets in training. i have to listen to my body and be flexible with my training and think about what i am doing but it is fun to still push the boundaries and i think i am probably not in my prime anymore but i think it could be a realistic target. i am

i think it could be a realistic target. iam not i think it could be a realistic target. i am not complacent and i know it is a tough ask and there are really talented girls in the uk running really well to get a place on the team but it is something i would love to try to do. whether i achieve it or not i am going to enjoy the journey. what is the timeline? how realistic do you think it is? we are all behind you. ideally it is a two your process because you have to perform well at the olympic trials next year but the qualifying time window opens this year will any time counts as fun as the qualifying time. ideally i would love to try and achieve qualifying time this summer. let's have a look at some of this morning's back pages. "konta crashes out in tears". the telegraph lead with the end of british singles hopes at the australian open. that game going to into the early hours in austrailia. the sun look at that interview from jose mourinho

saying he will "be back on top" — after he was sacked by manchester united. and keeping with the manchester united theme — the mirror have "cashford" — the united striker marcus rashford is expected to be offered a big new deal at his boyhood club to avoid leaving. they also have a picture of spiderman training with leicester yesterday. well, not quite. who else, but jamie vardy dressed as the superhero. the striker surprised his manager and team—mates byjumping out from behind the bushes. it seems it was all a joke around the spying theme. vardy thenjoined his team—mates in full costume to carry on with training. coming up on the bbc, you can hear the latest from the australian open

on bbc radio 5live. and we will round it all up in sportsday, with all the sports news from 6.30pm on bbc news. that's all the sport for now. the world renowned glasgow school of art suffered two devastating fires in the space of four years. lastjune, the iconic building, designed by the architect charles rennie mackintosh, was gutted while it was still being rebuilt after a blaze in 2014. now, new virtual reality images have been released showing what the restoration will look like. our reporter lorna gordon has been speaking to the new director about her vision for the school's future. it was a building that was distinctive and defining to glasgow, butjust over six months ago, the mackintosh building at the glasgow school of art was engulfed in fire for a second time. now, shrouded in scaffolding, this is what remains. you can see part of it from here, and it's much more extensive than last time, of

course, that's true. a large part of the internal structures are gone. these pictures taken shortly after the second fire show the extent of the damage — hints of the world—renowned building, now just a hollowed—out shell. the investigation into what caused this fire is still ongoing, but within the next few weeks the hope is to start scooping out the debris from the bowels of what remains of the mack, tt t'ttt 2t tt t ttze what they can. this was a charles rennie mackintosh fiastérpi’éfé,’fiififi—r—5t" ”fuses? — : .—.——— :.—. i .. . and angles, its shadows and light, the distinctive wooden panelling, wooden furniture, unique as a working art school and a work of art. now, though, a chance to experience at least part of it, if not in the real world, the virtual one instead. i am in a studio at the mack. i know it doesn't exist any more, but through this headset,

it's like i'm there. this, a three—dimensional rendering of one of the studios, and the plaster casts like this one, the laocoon, which are traditionally used to teach drawing, that it contained. this virtual, augmented reality created using scans, archive images and film. genuinely, i think it's amazing, what you can do with vr technology and digital technology, especially obviously because of what happened with the art school fire. what kind of reaction have you had? it's actually very poignant. the people from archives were some of the first people to see it, and they were moved to tears, because they were seeing a studio space in the mack building that didn't actually exist anymore. some have been critical of the way the institution handled the aftermath of the fire. the new director of the school said communication could have been better. looking forward, she wants a rebuilt mack to stay faithful to the original, and for the community to play a part.

we feel we have an absolute duty and responsibility, for educational purposes, but also for the world, for glasgow and for the world, to bring that building back. this is the building that was designed to be here, and this is the building that will stay. determined that the mackintosh building will one day take its place on glasgow's skyline again. lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. in a moment the weather, but first let's look at some of the most striking images of the day. now, if there was ever a photo that the catchphrase "we're going to need a bigger boat" was made for, i think it's this one. divers in hawaii got the chance to swim with their very own jaws. this huge great white shark is nearly six metres long and weighs in at an estimated 2.5 tonnes. it is believed to be a 50—year—old female called deep blue. she's one of the largest sharks ever

recorded and this is only the third ever sighting of her. new research appears to have settled a long—running debate over the age of the rings of saturn. scientists have confirmed the planet's iconic rings are very young, no more than 100 million years old, and may have been formed during a time when dinosaurs still roamed on earth. the insight comes from the final measurements acquired by nasa's cassini probe, just before it drove itself to destruction in saturn's atmosphere in 2017. if your commute this morning looked a bit drab, it might notjust be the winter gloom to blame. and were 37% more popular last year.

now it's time for a look at the weather with simon king. i have an orange sunrise four review this morning following the theme of orange cars. it has been frosty this morning. you can see the frost on this wooden stump in norfolk, absolutely beautiful. minus two in eastern areas. this is current temperatures. minus ten in the highlands of scotland. we have more cloud and rain moving in at the moment. this weather front link to this area of low pressure and it is

pushing further east. we have cloud and rain and sleet and health snow following across the hills of wales which is moving eastwards. we may see some snow over the hills of the pennines through the west of scotland, the further east you are it is going to say dry and bright. temperatures 3—5d and further west 7-9d. temperatures 3—5d and further west 7—9d. tonight that band of rain will move the east that there will be some sleet and health snow but a lot more cloud and not as cold. many of us more cloud and not as cold. many of us will be frost free apart from the far north of scotland. into the weekend it is going to remain rather chilly with temperatures rising a touch but still pretty chilly. most places will be dry with a fair amount of cloud. saturday lots of cloud, still outbreaks of rain and a bit of wet over the higher ground for england and east wales. further

north you are it is going to be drier with spells across scotland and northern ireland. temperatures for— 8 degrees. much what we have got today. into sunday the cold front is going to work its way into scotla nd front is going to work its way into scotland and northern ireland bringing outbreaks of rain. nudging into an area of high pressure which will weaken as it moves further south and east with patchy rain and brighter skies coming through across scotla nd brighter skies coming through across scotland and northern ireland and for england and wales brighter skies throughout sunday. those temperatures 5—7 or eight celsius. into next week we are going to continue with this cold theme. the chance of sleet and snow. lots of uncertainties as we got through the week into the detail but it looks as if it will be sternly or north—easterly wind which will bring much colder air.

hello, it's friday, it's 10 o'clock, i'm chloe tilley. there's been a big increase in the number of commonly prescribed medicines that are in short supply, and pharmacists say they can only get them by paying "vastly increased" prices. we'd advise patients to order the medicines in advance if they can do so in case there are any problems, it gives the pharmacist more time to deal with it. some patients have told this programme they‘ re resorting to facebook to try to track down supplies of their medication. we'll find out what's behind the shortages. carter cookson is just over three weeks old. his parents say doctors have given him only two days to live, unless he gets a new heart. we'll be talking to sarah and chris cookson live from the hospital shortly.