hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm reeta chakrabarti. today at two... three men are jailed for life for murdering five people in an explosion at a shop in leicester a year ago — in an insurance fraud. it is still not real, if you know what i mean. we know she is gone but to see her walk out of the house and never see her again... the duke of edinburgh is recovering after a car crash yesterday left him shaken but physically unhurt — police say there was a baby in the back of the other vehicle and two women required hospital treatment. i helped him move his legs, which were a bit trapped. it was all a bit crushed and then i saw his face and i realised who it was. after a number of fatal crashes on this stretch of road, the local council today approve a cut in the speed limit and the introduction of speed cameras. patients complain of delays in getting painkillers and anti—depressants as pharmacists

warn of shortages of common medicines. yes, the defending champion is out of open. caroline of the australian 0p,er1._caloline wozniacki bitten by maria sharapova but no such problems for the big names in the men's draw today. all the latest that have passed. thank you. and the weather. it feels like winter is getting going. some cold weather and snow for some of us today. down under things could not be more different. all the details just before half past. thank you. also coming up... virtually restored — 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. hello. this is afternoon live. i'm

reeta chakra barti. three men who murdered five people, by setting a building in leicester on fire and blowing it up, have been sentenced to a combined total of 109 years in prison. aram kurd and arkan ali were each given a sentence of 38 years in jail, while hawkar hassan was sentenced to 33 years. they deliberately caused the explosion as part of a plan to profit from a false insurance claim. sima kotecha reports. her reporting contains images of the explosion. shortly after7pm, her reporting contains images of the explosion. shortly after 7pm, a massive explosion in the basement of a shop. its magnitude meant that it destroyed the entire building. it killed the five people inside it.

they were 46—year—old mary, her two teenage sons, one of the golfer and they were all enjoying a quiet sunday evening in their flat. it is still not real. we know she is gone, but to see her walk out of the house and never see her again. it hurts all the time. also killed in the polish supermarket below the flood, 22—year—old victoria. she had been conspiring with three men, hawkar hassan, arkan ali and aram kurd. they were all sentenced two decades in jail they were all sentenced two decades injailfor they were all sentenced two decades in jail for the they were all sentenced two decades injailfor the murder. they deliberately caused the fire as part ofa deliberately caused the fire as part of a plan to profit from a false insurance claim. the first time in my life that i have good head in my

heart, the first time. what they have done is incredible. —— got hate in my heart. it is very hard to sit and see them. the youngest son 15—year—old scotty was the only one to survive the explosion after being pulled out of the rubble. every day i cry. because everything you do, you think of them. every single thing you do, they think of them. this empty space is a constant reminder of what happened last february on but incredibly cold evening. this community still feels the shock of the fire, that resonated around this city. this was floored with fatal consequences. the

risk to life callously disregarded by the plotters. now starting long jail terms. we have live without her. our sentence began on the 25th of february. 5 for us shocking case. fine in shocking case. asine in which now. a shocking case. one in which on the night many local people got involved to help. yes, they did. scotty, who was the younger brother of sean and shane, and the son of mary, who died come up with in the flat at the time and he was pulled from the rubble of the shop of the building just before it collapsed and it was engulfed in flames. that was thanks to passers by. another passer—by who was injured by treated by some of the people out on the street. here is thomas committee suffered severe injuries and are still suffering from the explosion last february. they will be back in

court in the next ten minutes so judge can make emendations for bravery to members of the public who stepped into her but the time, as well as recommendations for awards to police officers who were involved in the investigation. it has been a very emotional day. yet again we have seen relatives, jose, who lost three members of his family that day, joe and john who lost their daughter, the girlfriend of one of the boys, has been in court, it has been a very tearful day. probably the most emotional moment of sentencing this morning was the victim impact statement which was % out byjo, she said the like read out byjo, she said the like product of their world forever and no parent should have to arrange a funeralfor the child. no parent should have to arrange a funeral for the child. she said we have a leah shaped hole in our

parts, which we can neverfill and wouldn't want to. there was a victim impact statement read out on part of natalia, whose daughter was killed in the shop, she was part of the plot, it was believed three men deliberately killed her so she wouldn't be able to tell on them later on. she also said that her thoughts go out the dummies of the only —— in sentencing them, life but with minimal terms of between 33 and 38 years, mrjustice holgate said they were highly manipulative and coming, and that none of the victims had shown any remorse for their wicked crimes. many thanks. our correspondent phil mackie outside leicester crown court. the duke of edinburgh is recovering at the royal family's sandringham estate, after he was left ‘very shocked' and shaken in a car crash yesterday on a busy road nearby. prince philip, who's 97, was in a land rover which overturned

after it was in collision with another car. police say a baby was in the other vehicle but wasn't injured and that the driver and the other passenger in the car have now left hospital after receiving treatment. after a number of serious accidents on the same stretch of road the local council today approved plans to cut the speed limit and introduce cameras there. our royal correspondent sarah campbell reports. that's not good. that is where the duke's land rover ended up, on its side. still trying to get them out. images from the aftermath showjust how serious the crash was. the other vehicle involved, a kia, contained two women nine—month—old baby. a passing motorist, who says he saw the land rover roll across the road, stopped to help. with another passer—by, we got the baby out and then i went to the other car, which was on its side. there was an elderly gentleman in there. i told him to move one of his legs which freed up room for the other leg. then i put my hands under his... arms and...

helped ease him out backwards. and then i saw his face. he didn't seem to be in pain. i think he wasn't particularly concerned, but obviously, very shocked. in the circumstance, it was a horrendous accident. it's just amazing people were not seriously injured. the emergency services were quickly on the scene and the duke was taken back to sandringham house to be checked by a doctor. he had no injuries. the incident will be investigated

and any appropriate action taken. the accident happened on the a149 which passes close by the sandringham estate, where the queen and duke based themselves over christmas until early february. it is a busy road and this morning, at a meeting planned before the crash, the county council agreed that the speed limit along this stretch should be reduced from 60 down to 50 mph. the 97—year—old duke, who retired from public duties a year ago, the duke got behind the wheel. past the age of 70, the driving licence must be renewed every three years but retesting is not required. the incident has already prompted road safety groups to call for a tightening of the rules. it is business as usual today for the rest of the royal family. the duke's daughter, princess anne, was in lancashire this morning. your royal highness, how was the duke of edinburgh this morning? no idea, do you know where i am? the same place as you.

the queen and the duke no doubt hugely relieved that neither the duke nor the passengers of the other car suffered serious injuries. sarah campbell, bbc news. our correspondent helena lee is at sandringham. clearly there were already concerns about this stretch of road. yes, there had been local residents who had been very concerned about this road. it is the a149, the main road that leads you to the norfolk coast and we have been standing here morning. the cars are going past at some speed. there are a lot of them. what we think happened, we understand happened yesterday, just before three o'clock, the duke of edinburgh was driving himself at the age of 97, but unusual, he is seen around the estate driving —— not unusual. he very much enjoys

driving. we understand he came out ofa driving. we understand he came out of a private driveway, tried to ci’oss of a private driveway, tried to cross over of a private driveway, tried to cross over this busy road, and that is when he got into a collision with the other car. you should be able ll. _u___ u. u... _i_.,_..j..,.l \ ..,._,u ,. seek some ll. .ll.. -.. u... _i_.._..j....l \ ..-_,|.n .. seek some of what is left of the seek some sf—whatis leftefthe seek some ef—whetris leftefthe from seek some sf—whstis leftefthe from the accident to the side debris from the accident to the side of the the of the a149, the glass shattered from we the of the a149, the glass shattered from we - the duke of from we think the duke of windscreen, also a edinburgh's windscreen, also a broken wing mirror and other bits broken wing mirrorrandrether bits pieces broken wing mirrorrandrother bits pieces from his broken wing mirroriandrother bits pieces from his vehicle or the and pieces from his vehicle or the other vehicle, we are not entirely sure. the police are now investigating what happened and that as sarah said in her report is usual when an injury has been sustained in a car accident, the police will investigate. they might be looking for dash cam footage or perhaps begin to eyewitnesses who were here at the time of the crash orjust before the accident. but they have said is they won't speculate of course as to the cause of the accident that this stage was dubbed

but not far away from where we are, reeta, the duke of edinburgh we understand is still here at the estate recovering, incredibly he wasn't injured toll in that accident yesterday afternoon, but still he will no doubt be suffering from and recovering here. thank you very much. borisjohnson has called on the government to focus on the issues that caused people to vote for leaving the european union. speaking at the headquarters ofjcb in staffordshire, the former foreign secretary said action needed to be taken to address the pay gap and immigration. meanwhile, the international trade secretary liam fox has said that staying in a permanent customs arrangement with the eu would "not be delivering brexit". our political correspondent iain watson joins us from westminster. —— jonathan blake joins us from westminster. one might say this is

liam foxman detaining the brexit pressure on the prime ministers. yes, it is no surprise to hear him a staunch brexiteer saying the uk should be leaving the customs union and the single market when we leave the european union at the end of march this year. but in the current climate, when the prime minister saw her brexit deal so roundly rejected by mps in the house of commons, it isi by mps in the house of commons, it is i think significant to have him restating the position and making very clear that the conservative party and the government is bound by its manifesto commitment. they were to leave the customs union and the single market when the uk leads the european union at the end of march this year. —— leads. this morning when i spoke to the international trade secretary liam fox he made clear that are still his position and that the leave a customs union is the only way to really deliver on brexit. they don't believe we could have an independent trade policy if we stayed in a customs union. the reason for that is a customs union with the european union, we would

have to apply european trade law without having a say in how it is made. we would also have to apply what is called the common external tariff which would restrict our ability to make agreements outside the european union's ability to do so. the european union's ability to do so. it would not be in my view delivering brexit. so a reminder if one were needed for the prime minister that liam fox, and there are others with him in the cabinet, think it is very important for the government to deliver on those two key promises that it made back in the general election. the prime minister is meeting with members of her cabinet this afternoon, individually and in groups, they are coming in and out of number ten, we are told she will be updating them on the discussions she had with opposition mps in downing street yesterday and to discuss the next steps. but she will i am sure be hearing what they have to say as well and taking soundings at this crucial time from senior members of the government, because as we know

as mps are divided on brexit, so too are the cabinet. , indeed, iwas just going to ask, she is under pressure from all sides, we read this morning that there are senior ministers who are threatening to resign if no deal is and ruled out. yes, that is something i put to the international trade secretary liam fox this morning in that interview as well. he made the point that the government simply can't rule out a no—deal brexit, because to do that would mean the house of commons passing a new act of parliament, effectively overruling what is already now written in law that the uk will leave the eu at the end of march, also the political point that it is important to keep it on the negotiating table in order for britain to have a strong hand in whatever negotiations may be left with the european union from here on in. but it is clear that those in government disagree and they see the risks of no—deal brexit being just simply too high to contemplate, and

so some are calling for a free vote where members of the conservative party and the government will be able to vote according to their conscience on that issue rather than along party lines, but it is just one of the many issues the prime minister is grappling with now as she tries to find a way forward. 0k, thank you very much. you are watching afternoon live, these are the headlines. three men are jailed for life for murdering five people in an explosion at the shop in leicester a year ago in an attempted insurance fraud. more details emerge about the duke of edinburgh's car crash near sandringham yesterday. police say there was a baby in the back of the other vehicle. one woman suffered a broken wrist and a collision. patients complain of delays in getting painkillers and antidepressants as pharmacists warm of shortages of common medicines. and in sport the defending champion is not that of the australian open. caroline wozniacki eaten by maria sharapova in three sets. rafael

nadal is through to the last 16, winning in straight sets against his australian opponent. and mark selby is againstjudd trump in the quarterfinals of the masters snooker. trump with the early lead. more on of those stories just after half past. pharmacists in england say they're experiencing shortages of many medicines, including pain—killers and anti—depressants, which is forcing them to pay shortages of many medicines, including pain—killers and anti—depressants, which is forcing them to pay "vastly increased" prices. they say there are a number of issues causing the problem — including increased demand and new regulations — and fears of uncertainty over brexit could make it worse. our health correspondent catherine burns reports. this happens two million times a day in england — when supply goes down and demand goes up, 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. the bbc has analysed that data over the last three years. 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. some of these drugs are among the most commonly prescribed. furosemide, which treats high blood pressure. fluoxetine, an antidepressant. and a widely used inflammatory, naproxen. it's awful. it's very difficult to describe to somebody, but it's depressing. you... on saturday, i literally could not sit still. i was crying. i actually managed to get some naproxen from a friend. they had some stockpiled and they very kindly offered me some. i wouldn't be here

today without that. some pharmacists say they are sending patients back to their gps to ask for a different prescription. others are giving as much of a drug as they can spare, and sending people away with iou notes for the rest. the advice for patients is that there is almost always an alternative. for patients, obviously it is concerning if the medicine is not available. and certainly, we'd advise patients to order the medicines in advance if they can do, in case there are any problems. it gives the pharmacists more time to deal with it. there are many possible factors explaining this, from increased global demand to problems with raw materials. there is no evidence that brexit is making the problem worse. people are putting two and two together because shortages generally are being spoken about. this problem of medicine shortages has been an ongoing problem, a fluctuating problem, for ten years. it is not the worst it has ever been. it may get worse, it may get better. the government says the vast majority of drugs are not in short supply, but it is working closely

with the industry to make sure patients get the medicines they need. catherine burns, bbc news. the old bailey has heard that the pilot of a vintage plane which crashed at the shoreham airshow — killing 11 men — made no apparent attempt to recover from a loop which had gone wrong until he was 100 feet from the ground. an airshow safety official told the court he felt the aircraft was not being controlled. our correspondent tom symonds is at the old bailey. what more has been said in court? this witness derek davies who is chairman of the shoreham flying control committee, effectively the man who has the power to stop an error display if he thinks there is a safety risk. on that day in 2015 he saw andrew hill, a former raf pilot, british airways captain, flying this loop and affecting to

pull out from the downward percent of the loop. he said he realised there was a problem at the top of there was a problem at the top of the loop, because the plane was flying quite silly. also he gave three reasons why he thought there was something wrong. the first was he couldn't hear any additional engine noise and he would expect the engines to increase in power as the pilot tried to pull out of the loop. he didn't hear radio calls from the pilot reporting a problem. and he said the pilot made no attempt to abort or escape from the plane by injecting. where does this fit into the evidence? the pilot andrew hill, his face —— cases he accepts he flew very badly that day, but he says he must‘ve been incapacitated by something he suggests he might have been affected by glis, the additional gravity you feel you do when you do a sharp manoeuvre, in aerobatics, draining the blood from the head. but he can't remember anything about

the crash because of the injuries and, he suffered after getting out of the wreckage and is part of the crash itself. so, what the prosecution say? they say that simply he was negligent, they are described him as somebody who had a few incidents of concern safety wise in his flying history. mr hill denies all of the charges against him and that is 11 counts of manslaughter through gross negligence, 11 men died that day. they were either driving through the area in the a27 in cars were they had gathered to watch the buyer display. thank you. -- error display. senior democrats say they'll investigate allegations that isifiiisnflérgh‘sfééqi’eqbt l enforcement officials — building irlmoscowl

president trump hasn't responded, but has previously denied ever directing mr cohen to break the law. in the space of four years, two separate fires have devastated the world—renowned glasgow school of art. the iconic mackintosh building was gutted injune last year while it was undergoing a multi—million pound restoration following a previous fire. as the investigation into the cause continues, our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has been finding out how virtual reality technology has made it possible to walk round the famous studios once again. 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, so experts can start sifting through it and salvage what they can. this was a charles rennie mackintosh masterpiece, with its curves 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. to the original, and for the commonity to play e—perb £st zaessslsf-ést setszez; s- lsi--’e--e l. ii; .l l.-. e

this is the building that was designed to be here, and this is the building _—7-.l77 determi neétbatthemsckisteeb= building will one day take its place on glasgow's skyline again. lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. thank a lot of the weather. here's ben rich. it is pretty cold here but not everywhere apparently. ben rich. it is pretty cold here but not everywhere appa re ntly.m ben rich. it is pretty cold here but not everywhere apparently. it feels like winter is just getting going here, but in the summer as the it is now much summer. it is felt like this in australia. not a lot of cloud in the sky. it gets hot in australia at this time of year. temperatures by day here have been in the mid to high 40s of some parts of the interior. night—time temperatures, thursday night inland parts of australia have got up to 36

celsius, i say up, they got down to 36 degrees, the overnight low. that isa 36 degrees, the overnight low. that is a record, the highest low temperature recorded on record. by day the heat builds even more. in canberra we have been up into the 405. i was surely the temperatures from the last few days in canberra. we have been up above 40 cel5ius, the last four days, the first time we have had such a long run since records began in the 19305. an exceptional 5pell records began in the 19305. an exceptional spell of hot weather. why is this happening? this is the big question. the simple answer to this is we have had a big area of high pressure that has parked itself down to the south of australia. in the southern hemisphere the cold air i5 the southern hemisphere the cold air is down here in the antarctica. with this high pressure in the way we have not had any of the cool air

towards au5tralia so we have been tracking heat from the interior towards the coastal path and that is where it has been persi5tent. why it has parked there for so long that is the question. we have been watching the question. we have been watching the sea temperatures in the pacific, we have been watching for el nino, where sea temperatures but the pacific affect the atmosphere, no conclusive evidence that is happening ju5t conclusive evidence that is happening just yet. we are keeping an eye on the ys of the situation but it looks like it is going to go on. perth on sunday, 36 celsius. while it goes off a bit towards the south—east, adelaide back into the 405 next week. south—east, adelaide back into the 40s next week. with the australian open going on as well, it is difficult. there are rules for how long they play and there are extra brea ks long they play and there are extra breaks and all of those things have been very much in place over the last few days. what is going on here? back to earth with a bump. temperatures heading downwards at home. it feels a winter has finally

arrived. thi5 home. it feels a winter has finally arrived. this is how it looked very weather watcher in temperatures well below freezing in many places. —11 across temperatures well below freezing in many places. —11acro55 some parts of scotland. into that killed there we have brought a weather front, of scotland. into that killed there we have brought a weatherfront, a band of rain but also some 5now mixing in especially over high ground but some of this has been relatively low levels. through the rest of the afternoon there is more of the same to come. north—east scotla nd of the same to come. north—east scotland staying dry and holding on some latecomers brightness. west of scotland, cloud, rain, the snow mostly over high ground but even crossed low parts of the central lowla nds we crossed low parts of the central lowlands we might see a bit of stuff at them. trying across northern ireland but in north—west england into wales, a mixture of rain, sleet and snow. mostly rented the bars at first because here it is turning milder. staying dry for much of the day across east anglia and the south—east. increasingly cloudy conditions here. through this evening and the night where we take the cloud and patchy rain, the likes of sleet and snow mixed in, we push it further east and some heavy showers race into the south—west. it

is not going to be as cold as it was last night. temperatures in many spots holding just above freezing. we get on into tomorrow and will tomorrow it is quite an uninspiring day. grey and damp weather. spots of light rain and drizzle. maybe the odd of light rain and drizzle. maybe the odd - of sleepiness. it will odd flicker of sleepiness. it will be utterly. northern scotland seeing seeing the highest cold wegathgecfthat takes us through . change igggtgegthat takes us through . change into ; .§ we change sunday. we change the wind direction bringing more of. easterly wind. bringing more of an easterly wind. drier air bringing more of an easterly wind. drierairare bringing more of an easterly wind. drier air are starting to move in from an continent. that cloud should break up. i am hopeful that sunday will bring a little bit more in the way of sunshine. apply in the ointment is band of drought and patchy rain and to store across scotla nd patchy rain and to store across scotland seeking further south—east but for most sunday brings some some spells of sunshine, still temperatures struggling, 5—8. and then next week, first do you

discharge. the pressure that. it shows us stay discharge. the pressure that. it shows us - stay unsettled. shows us things stay unsettled. bands of wet weather moving through at times. at the same time we stay in the cold air, particularly as later in the week we start to ship the wind direction and we pick up more of a north—easterly wind. this is the sort of recipe that will allow winter to continue. next week it looks like it is going to stay gold. snow map for all of us, but for some of us it is worth staying tuned to the forecast. in an attempted insurance fraud.

the duke of edinburgh is recovering after a car crash yesterday left him shaken but physically unhurt — police say there was a baby in the back of the other vehicle and two women required hospital treatment. i helped him move his legs which we re i helped him move his legs which were a bit wrapped. -- which were a bit wrapped. then i saw his face and i realised who it was. —— a bit trapped. after a number of fatal crashes on the same stretch of road— the local council today approve a cut in the speed limit and the introduction of speed cameras. patients complain of delays in getting painkillers and anti—depressants as pharmacists warn of shortages of common medicines. sport now on afternoon live with katherine. maria sharapova coming out on top in the day's big game at the australian open. it was a tasty match yes.

we start with the main upset today at the australian open and defending champion caroline wozniacki has been knocked out, by maria sharapova. the five—time grand slam winner — who returned from a doping ban in april 2017 — and has struggled with injuries since — took the first set 6—3. caroline wozniacki has also been dealing with her own injury caroline wozniacki has also been dealing with her own ii arthritis, what she said was a "really rewarding" victory. i thought it was as usual, as expected, a physical match. it didn't have to be in some ways but i feel like even in the longer

rallies i did a greatjob of winning those. i put a lot of pressure on her and those are the rallies i think many years ago that she used to win. i thought i did a great job of getting a higher percenage of wins on those. sharapova is still amongst the big names even if she is not at the top of the rankings any more. and birthday girl angelique kerber thrashed australian wild card kimberly birrell6—16—0, injust 58 minutes. the former world number one turned 31 today. what a way to celebrate. nadal is safely through? no problems for either of the big names in action today. nadal easily through. though there was lots of support for his opponent — 19 year old australian alex de minaur, who's one to watch for the future. despite the backing of the home crowd, nadal won in straight sets.

bell obey tomes bereysb on eemiee! defending champion roger federer is also through to the fourth round beating american taylor fritz. afterwards he addressed the issue of players having to play in the early hour of the morning — after britain'sjohanna konta said was it a danger to players‘ health. her defeat to garbine mugurtha finished after 3am in the morning. is it ideal? no. it's not. but sometimes what can you do? if you schedule a match, especially a men's match, before and that thing goes for five hours. it can happen, as we saw. they played a great match. i don't know what other choices you have. you could move them to an outside court but the atmosphere might be quite sad. britain'sjo pavey has been speaking about her decision to target 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. realistically, i want to try and get in the team and if i did achieve that, i'd give it my absolute best. of course, i'm probably at the stage where my fastest times are sort of long behind me but it is still a realistic goal. if i was lucky enough to be selected, i would put everything into it to perform the best that i could, because you just feel such an honour to represent your country. england women's boss phil neville belives the 2022 world cup in qatar could be one of the greatest tournaments ever. england are currently in qatar for a warm weather training camp ahead of this summer's world cup in france. el.i§§i§1fl§§$3§?fl:€§§3 (sailfim g

we're training in an unbelievable facility. the facilities, what we have seen, they are going to be amazing. i remember when they won the bid, and people were saying how are they going to put on the world cup? i knew from visiting the country it could be something really special. the proximity of the facilities here, the unbelievable warmth of the people, means it could be one of the greatest world cups of all time. judd trump and mark selby are currently battling it out for a place in the semi final of the uk masters snooker. they are currently in the first frame. in fact, they are in the third frame, judd trump leading a 2—0 at the moment.

that's all the sport for now. a senior north korean negotiator is in washington for discussions on a second summit between his leader; kimjong—unf-.. .., ,. ..-. the envoy, kim yong chol, is due to meet the us secretary of state mike pompeo before seeing the president. laura bicker has the latest from seoul. 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're wondering exactly what he has been dispatched with this time. but certainly, sending a messenger

of the calibre of kim yong—chol would suggest north korea is serious about a second summit. we also understand that the 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 ground work for a second summit. and when it comes to the details of a proposed second summit, we are hearing from our reuters colleagues in vietnam that kim jong—un is planning a state visit there. now, 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 relief or some kind of concessions from the united states. the united states, 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. laura bicker reporting there. the government's financial watchdog

has warned that the long term plan to improve the nhs announced last week could be threatened by growing waiting lists and staff shortages. the national audit office also says it will be difficult to make the nhs sustainable without a long—term funding settlement for social care. the warning threatens to undermine the prime minister's claim, that the government's ten year plan represents an ‘historic‘ shift for the nhs, as our health editor, hugh pym, explained. there was a lot of fanfare last week when the prime minister and the head of the nhs england simon stephens went to liverpool to unveil the plan, they went to alder hey hospital and they went to a children's ward, the ambitions were set out including the acceleration of cancer detection and more money for community health, but now cold water has been thrown on that by the official watchdog. in its report it says the ambitions are prudent given the money that has been allocated to the money that has been allocated to the nhs in england by the government but it says right now the big

question is about the sustainability of the service because of financial problems at some trusts, the government is bailing some out with emergency loans. workforce is a big issue, and they say some of the extra money allocated by the government might have to go to plugging gaps, hiring expensive agency staff, and to expand its services might be difficult for hospitals because they will not have the money to take on the staff to deliver these extra services. the government line is that they will come up with a workforce plan later in the year, that will spell out the future for the workforce in england. and they think that making the nhs sustainable is very much part of the plan, but i think what this watchdog report suggests is that the jury is still out on these ambitions. the department of health has insisted that the vast majority of drugs are not in short supply after some pharmacists in england complained of a shortage of several common medicines. pharmacies and patients in wales, scotland and northern ireland also

appear to be experiencing shortages. the national pharmacy association said it was having to pay vastly higher prices for drugs including painkillers and anti—depressants. it said stockpiling in case of no—deal brexit was also likely to be a significant factor. pharmacist anil patel joins me from northampton. is this a familiar scenario to you, are you experiencing shortages? yes, we are, quite a lot, mainly for medicine, we have had this for over six months, many drugs are in short supply for no reason. and then the prices go up to above what we will get paid by the government to dispense these products. we have to decide where we are going to source our medicines from, quite stressful for pharmacies at the moment. you have been operating over 30 years, how would you characterise this

period? does this happen from time to time? very rarely. sometimes you get a manufacturing problem or a shortage but this seems to be consistent with the many drugs across the board. something else will go out of stock. so maybe this is more than ever before in my career. how do you manage? we tend to spend a few hours each day trying to spend a few hours each day trying to find sources where we can get drugs at the right prices for dispensing and we may have to ring collea g u es dispensing and we may have to ring colleagues to see if they have any availability, spare stock, we sometimes ring doctors to get alternative prescriptions as a last resort if we can't get the medication from anywhere. getting different things in to meet the prescriptions, or prescribing a different brand, to meet the need for the patient. what does this mean for the patient. what does this mean for you financially? it is quite

serious, because sometimes we don't know what we will get paid for dispensing a particular drug, each month a new price will be set for a drug. they don't issue the prices until... this month i have not had the update for january until... this month i have not had the update forjanuary dispensing so ido the update forjanuary dispensing so i do not know what i'm getting for dispensing, it could be a serious loss, that could be serious especially with the cutbacks we have had in england. why is this happening with so many medicines? we don't have any real answer to the issues. we get told there's a shortage in terms of the supply whether it is coming from abroad or a manufacturing delay, but we don't know whether people are holding stock back because of brexit, but we are very frustrated because we are in the middle, between doctors and patients, trying to supply medication. brexit may be part of it

but we have no definite answer to why it is happening. but it is certainly happening more frequently than ever before. thanks forjoining us. jamie robertson is here — in a moment he will be telling us what's hot and what's not in the business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live... three men are jailed for life for murdering five people iii—4; gigs; vii iffeéééi . .. . . w — . $11st ‘gtf’ré’é fights fi§£fs ens enticeeeresseots es ebervfieeiete' of common medicines. here's your business headlines on afternoon live... rupert murdoch's the times and the sunday times newspapers

are asking the government for permission to share resources, including journalists, between the two titles in order to ease cost pressures. after the "most challenging" year in its history. founder elon musk said that while growth at the firm had been strong its cars were still "too expensive for most people". more on that shortly. ryanair says profits are going to come in below what it estimated and it's blaming lower—than—expected air fares. the airline's chief executive michael o'leary said there were too many planes flying short—haul routes in europe this winter.

probably 3000 people who this ‘and he ‘ and he has - that e—mail to staff and he has said that this last year was the most successful. in this last year was the most succes also - in i the most this last year was the most succes also year 1 i the most this last year was the most succes also year in | the most challenging year in their history. they have this which is but y realise is but y realise is not but y realise i is not 2 right i but they realise it is not the right? to to they realise it is not the right? to - to most people and the price to sell to most people and the of a re price to sell to most people and the of are willing to pay that amount of money for the electric car is going to dry up. in the background, and this is what is most worrying, the competition is coming through, all the big car—makers are beginning to gather around this idea of electric vehicles. first mover advantage is when a company comes to a market with a new idea and everyone sees the idea they recognise the company is being associated with the idea and that is the real advantage because you are the first on the

scene with the new product. that is what tesla has had and that is what is may be about to dry up, the advantage. let's talk to samira hussan, north america business correspondent. how has this been received on the market? if you look at the way it is trading right now, markets have just opened and the shares in tesla are down by almost 7%. clearly this is not news that investors are liking to hear. don't forget, injune last year tesla got rid of 9% of its staff and that was part of the reason why elon musk said 2018 was challenging. now they are starting 2019 by making this announcement that they will be cutting another 7% of staff, that is pretty significant. the fact that he says that electric cars are too expensive at the moment, isn't that worrying

for the industry? do you see many electric cars in new york? is it something where you think the enthusiasm is drying up? there have been hybrid cars and there are more people who are getting electric cars but with regards to specifically tesla, the model three was supposed to bea tesla, the model three was supposed to be a car that everyone could afford. the price tag they wanted to have was $35,000 but right now it costs $44,000 to get the model three, so that does not give it the approachability that elon musk wanted. part of the reason he says they are cutting the staff is because they want to be able to offer the car at a price point where everyone can access, or at least more people can access. thanks for joining us. we will start saving

now. now the markets. the ftse is looking pretty sharp, up 2%. we have also seen the pound against the euro, the pound gaining strength, after we have the wobble around the withdrawal agreement vote. —— after we had. since then the market has been looking positive because the market feels, and this is not a political comment, but they feel the no deal option is being pulled away from the table slightly. that is the market perception. i'm not saying thatis market perception. i'm not saying that is the truth, but that is the way the market is looking at things and that is what you have more strength coming into the pound and thatis strength coming into the pound and that is why you are seeing the ftse coming up sharply at the moment. easyj et coming up sharply at the moment. easyjet is doing well really on the back of the misfortunes of ryanair and its warning about its profits, and its warning about its profits, and also aig which owns british

airways, also doing well. fascinating. thanks for joining airways, also doing well. fascinating. thanks forjoining us. if you are a passenger on northern rail you are likely to have faced delays, disruption and ticket price hikes and nearly two years of strikes. tomorrow, marks the 45th day of action by the rmt union. jayne mccubbin has been finding out what impact the action has been having on rail users and businesses. morning! morning. we are setting off with the mad ramblers. mad by name and by nature. yes, we are the mad walkers — the manchester and district 205 and 305 ramblers group. the train strike? yes. mad about that as well? yes, it has been somewhat inconvenient. we have had real trouble getting out to go hiking on saturdays. because the trains don't run? precisely. we can't get there. this group is half as big as it used to be. it has been that way since northern's saturday strikes began last september. ijust want them to be over. edale train station, usually full of weekend

walkers, is empty today. only those who drive have made it out. walk up into the brisk air of the peak district and the rail strikes are notjust some distant city centre inconvenience. their impact is far—reaching. train there, not a passenger one, obviously. obviously. where do you normally start, ollie? manchester piccadilly, or picket—dilly. picket—dilly? yeah. we have worked around it an awful lot with car shares and what have you, but it is not ideal. we are rambling on, as it were. they are able to ramble on. good luck with the walk! but businesses in the area are limping on. it has had a really bad effect on us. how bad? thousands of pounds bad. we get a lot of ale trails, hen nights and stag nights, all doing the ale trail. they stop off at each village, have a couple of beers and then get on the train and go on again. we have missed all that this autumn.

a lot of local businesses, the cafes and fish and chips, are suffering because of the lack of people coming on the train on saturdays. but this strike dates back much further than last autumn. these pickets have been going on for almost two years now. this is the post at the centre of the strike. unions want to protect safety critical guards. northern say this post needs modernising. we will still have a driver on every service and a second member of staff on every service in the future, the same as we do today. what we are looking to do is change how we use them so we have more time with the customers for that person who is there in addition to the driver. northern say half of all journeys in the country operate under this system. the rmt believe they're being dishonest, saying this is about spending more time with customers instead. they say it is about cutting costs.

it's quite clear that the government are in cahoots with the train operating companies and they want a completely de—staffed railway. they don't want guards on services. they don't want staff on stations. talks have stalled. strikes will continue until at least the end of the month. northern have applied to the government to have the cost of these strikes reimbursed. these businesses, though, have no hope of recouping what they've lost. like commuters, they just hope it ends soon. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. it feels like winter has finally arrived, and some of us have seen a bit of snow today. this was how it looked in shropshire. we started today on a very cold note, down as low as —11 in parts of scotland, and we have brought a weather front into the cold air, and on the leading edge we have had snowfall in wales and the north west of england at the

western side of scotland. as we head into the afternoon and evening, the dying band of cloud, rain and snow staggers east. much of the snow will fall staggers east. much of the snow will fa ll over staggers east. much of the snow will fall over high ground but there could be some snow for a time at lower levels. for wales and the south and northern ireland, the wintry weather turning back . rain wintry weather turning back to rain because things are - milder because things are turning milder from the west.-. because things are turning milder from the west- east anglia and the from the west. east anglia and the south—east holding on to mostly for the rest of the day. conditions for the rest of the day. we continue to have the areas of cloud overnight. still with some sleet and snow mixed in. further east it won't be as cold as it was last night, especially down towards the far south—west. into tomorrow, a disappointing day for many, outbreaks of patchy rain on and off at times, the best of the sunshine will be found in the north and north—west of scotland. the many temperatures will struggle in single

digits but something milder in the south—west, 10 degrees in plymouth. su btle south—west, 10 degrees in plymouth. subtle changes into sunday, the weather front will fizzle away, and weather front will fizzle away, and we pick up the easterly wind which will bring the drier air in our direction and the skies were clear and sunday will bring more in the way of sunshine. one fly in the ointment, patchy rain, maybe he'll snow in the north, that will sink over north—western areas, temperatures on the low side between 5-8. temperatures on the low side between 5—8. going into next week, don't ta ke 5—8. going into next week, don't take anything here to literally but it looks like we will have unsettled weather, frontal systems pushing income and also cold weather, especially as we switch the wind direction around to a north—easterly, and it looks cold into next week, some of us are likely to see some snow. they had a regard for human life... you are watching bbc news. this is a

press co nfe re nce you are watching bbc news. this is a press conference held by families of those who loved —— lost loved ones and the leicester explosion will step it has been nothing short of remarkable. the lengthy sentences handed down today are not only reflective of the hideous crimes carried out by the defendants but also testament to the dedication and professionalism of all of those involved in bringing this case to trial. i would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank all of those involved in bringing the case to trial and for the sport offered by the —— support offered by the white admitted. i think the cps and barristers, david herbertjuicy and jonathan cox who prosecuted this case and his commitment has been unwavering. without the hard work of eve ryo ne unwavering. without the hard work of everyone involved it would not be here today. while today's sentencing will not bring the ones we loved so dearly back to as it has provided a degree of courage to assault. the

la st degree of courage to assault. the last 11 months have been the worst of our lives and listening through the trial only added to the try heartbreak but we will now try to move on as best we can together. never forgetting those we love so much we will always think about with every passing day. the support we have received from our family, friends, communities and leicestershire police have helped us to get through the toughest of years. my parents are extremely grateful to their employers for theircare and grateful to their employers for their care and compassion that they have been shown and they know that jose would like to also thank the school and the foundation for the support they have shown him as well as the community across leicester. on behalf of the family and jose and scotty i would like to thank our family liaison officers for care and compassion they have shown since that fateful night. their role was paramount and we will be forever grateful for having them on our journey. providing clarity to a process so alien to us and keeping us come

process so alien to us and keeping us come when it all got too much to bear. we are also extremely grateful to the investigation team led by dci michelle keane who helped bring these men to justice through their ha rd these men to justice through their hard work, dedication and determination. studio: those words spoken there by molly reek who was the sister of leah beth reek it was only 18 when she died in the explosion. the sentencing today of three men who murdered by people by causing a massive explosion at a shop in leicester. they included aram kurd and arkan ali who were each given a sentence of 38 years in jail while hawkar hassan was sentenced to 33 yea rs. hawkar hassan was sentenced to 33 years. the court heard they deliberately caused the blast as pa rt deliberately caused the blast as part of a plan to profit from eight false insurance claim.

shortly after 7pm, a massive explosion in the basement of a shop. its magnitude meant that it destroyed the entire building. it killed the five people inside it. they were 46—year—old mary ragoobar her two teenage sons shane and sean, shane's girlfriend 18—year—old leah beth reek. they were all enjoying a quiet sunday evening in their flat. it is still not real. we know she is gone, but to see her walk out of the house and never see her again. it hurts all the time. also killed in the polish supermarket below the flat, 22—year—old viktorija ijevleva. she had been conspiring with three men, hawkar hassan, arkan ali and aram kurd.

they were all sentenced to decades injailfor murder. they deliberately caused the fire as part of a plan to profit from a false insurance claim. the first time in my life that i have got hate in my heart, the first time. what they have done is incredible. it is very hard to sit and see them. the youngest son ofjose15—year—old scotty was the only one to survive the explosion after being pulled out of the rubble. every day i cry. because everything you do, you think of them. every single thing you do, they think of them. this empty space is a constant reminder of what happened last

last february on that incredibly cold evening. this community still feels the shock of the fire, that resonated around this city. this was flawed with fatal consequences. the risk to life callously disregarded by the plotters. now starting long jail terms. we have live without leah. our sentence began on the 25th febraury. the rest of our life. the duke of edinburgh is recovering at the royal family's sandringham estate, after yesterday's car crash which was said to have left him shaken. prince philip, who's 97, was in a land rover which overturned after it collided with another car. police say a baby was in the other vehicle but wasn't injured and that the driver and the other passenger in the car have now left hospital. following a spate of serious accidents on the same stretch of road, the local council approved plans this morning to cut the speed limit and introduce cameras.

our royal correspondent sarah campbell reports. that's not good. that is where the duke's land rover ended up, on its side. still trying to get them out. images from the aftermath showjust how serious the crash was. the other vehicle involved, a kia, contained two women and a nine—month—old baby. a passing motorist, who says he saw the land rover roll across the road, stopped to help. with another passer—by, we got the baby out and then i went to the other car, which was on its side. there was an elderly gentleman in there. i told him to move one of his legs which freed up room for the other leg. then i put my hands under his... arms and... helped ease him out backwards. and then i saw his face. he didn't seem to be in pain. i think he wasn't

particularly concerned, but obviously, very shocked. in the circumstance, it was a horrendous accident. it's just amazing people were not seriously injured. the emergency services were quickly on the scene and the duke was taken back to sandringham house to be checked by a doctor. he had no injuries. in the other car, the 28—year—old female driver suffered cuts to her knee and a 45—year—old woman suffered a broken wrist. the nine—month—old baby was uninjured. norfolk police said that both drivers passed a breathalyser test. the incident will be investigated and any appropriate action taken. the accident happened on the a149 which passes close by the sandringham estate, where the queen and duke based themselves over christmas until early february. it is a busy road and this morning, at a meeting planned before the crash, the county council agreed that the speed limit along this

stretch should be reduced from 60 down to 50 mph. the 97—year—old duke, who retired from public duties a year ago, has continued driving well into his 905. when the obamas visited windsor castle in 2016, the duke got behind the wheel. past the age of 70, the driving licence must be renewed every three years but retesting is not required. the incident has already prompted road safety groups to call for a tightening of the rules. it is business as usual today for the rest of the royal family. the duke's daughter, princess anne, was in lancashire this morning. your royal highness, how was the duke of edinburgh this morning? no idea, do you know where i am? the same place as you. the queen and the duke remain at sandringham, no doubt hugely relieved that neither the duke nor the passengers of the other car suffered serious injuries. sarah campbell, bbc news.

a little earlier i spoke to our correspondent helena lee, who's at sandringham for us. i started by asking her about the concerns there had already been, about this particular stretch of road. there had been local residents who had been very worried about this road. it is the liebestraum/after the ball, the main road that leads you to the norfolk we have been standing here all morning. the cars have been going past at some speed. what happened, just before three o'clock the duke of edinburgh was driving himself at the age of 97. not unusual, he is seen around the estate driving. it is something he very much enjoys. we understand became out of a private driveway, tried to cross over a long this busy road and that is when he got into a collision with the other car. you should be able to see some

of what is left from the debris from the accident, at the side of the liebestraum/after the ball. the from the windscreen and also the broken wing mirror and other bits and pieces from his vehicle or the other vehicle. we are not entirely sure. police are now investigating what happened. that is usual when an injury has been sustained in a car accident. the police will investigate. they might be looking for dash cam footage or speaking to eyewitnesses who were here at the time of the crash orjust before the accident. what they had said if they wa nt to accident. what they had said if they want to speculate as to the cause of the accident at this stage. not far away from where we are, the duke of edinburgh we understand is still here at estate recovering.

incredible that he wasn't injured a toll in that accident yesterday afternoon. still he will no doubt be suffering from shock and recovering here. pharmacists in england say they're experiencing shortages of many medicines, including pain—killers and anti—depressants, which is forcing them to pay "vastly increased" prices. they say there are a number of issues behind the problem, including increased demand and new regulations, and uncertainty over brexit could make it worse. our health correspondent catherine burns reports. this happens two million times a day in england — people collecting prescription medicines. but it's a question of supply and demand. when supply goes down and demand goes up, 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. the bbc has analysed that data over the last three years. in england, there has 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. some of these drugs are among the most commonly prescribed. furosemide, which treats high blood pressure. fluoxetine, an antidepressant. and a widely used inflammatory, naproxen. it's awful. it's very difficult to describe to somebody, but it's depressing. you... on saturday, i literally could not sit still. i was crying. i actually managed to get some naproxen from a friend. they had some stockpiled and they very kindly offered me some. i wouldn't be here today without that. some pharmacists say they are sending patients back to their gps to ask for a different prescription. others are giving as much of a drug as they can spare, and sending people away with iou

notes for the rest. the advice for patients is that there is almost always an alternative. for patients, obviously it is concerning if the medicine is not available. and certainly, we'd advise patients to order the medicines in advance if they can do, in case there are any problems. it gives the pharmacists more time to deal with it. there are many possible factors explaining this, from increased global demand to problems with raw materials. there is no evidence that brexit is making the problem worse. people are putting two and two together because shortages generally are being spoken about. this problem of medicine shortages has been an ongoing problem, a fluctuating problem, for ten years. it is not the worst it has ever been. it may get worse, it may get better. the government says the vast majority of drugs are not in short supply, but it is working closely with the industry to make sure patients get the medicines they need. catherine burns, bbc news. the international trade secretary liam fox says staying in a permanent

customs arrangement with the eu would "not be delivering brexit". the prime minister is being urged by some in her party to keep the uk in a customs union with eu. earlier boris johnson called on the government to focus on the issues that caused people to vote for leaving the european union. our political correspondent jonathan blake says the international trade secretary is continuing to put pressure on the government. it is no surprise to hear liam fox the international trade secretary, a staunch brexiteer, seeing the uk should be leaving the customs union and single market when we leave the european union at the end of march this year. in the current climate when the prime minister saw her brexit steel so roundly rejected by mp5 in the house of commons, it is significant to have him restating that position and making very clear that position and making very clear that the conservative party and the government is bound by its manifesto commitments. they were to leave the

customs union and the single market when the uk leads the european union at the end of march this year. this morning when i spoke to the international trade secretary liam fox he made it clear that is still his position and that to leave the customs union is the only way to really deliver on brexit. customs union is the only way to really deliver on brexitlj customs union is the only way to really deliver on brexit. i do believe we could have an independent trade policy if we stayed in a customs union. the reason for that is in customs union. the reason for that isina customs union. the reason for that is in a customs union with the european union we would have to apply european trade law without having a say in how it is made. we would also have to apply what is called the common external tariff which would restrict our ability to make agreements outside the european union's ability to do so. it would not be in my view delivering brexit. soa not be in my view delivering brexit. so a reminder if one were needed for the prime minister that liam fox, and there are others with him in the cabinet, think it is very important but the government to deliver on those two key promises that it made backin those two key promises that it made back in the general election. the

prime minister is meeting with members of her cabin this afternoon individually and in groups. they are coming in and out, we're told she will be updating them on the discussions she had with opposition mp5 in downing street yesterday, and to discuss the next steps. she well iam sure to discuss the next steps. she well i am sure be hearing what they have to say as well. also taking soundings at this crucial time from senior members of the government, because as we know as mp5 are divided on brexit, so too are the cabinet. indeed, i was divided on brexit, so too are the cabinet. indeed, iwasjust going divided on brexit, so too are the cabinet. indeed, i wasjust going to ask, she is under pressure from all sides, we read this morning that there are a senior ministers who are threatening to resign if no deal isn't out. yes, and that is something i put to the international trade secretary liam fox this morning in that interview as well. he made the point that the government simply can't rule out a no—deal brexit, because to do that would be meaning the house of commons passing a new act of

parliament, effectively overruling what is already written in law that the uk will leave the eu at the end of march. and also the political point that it is important to keep it on the negotiating table in order for britain to have a strong hand in whatever negotiations may be left with the european union from here on in. but it is clear others in government disagree and they see the risks of no—deal brexit being just simply too high to contemplate, so some are calling for a free vote, where rivers of the conservative party and government will be able to vote according to their conscience according to a tissue rather than party lines, but it is one of the many issues the premise is grappling with now a surprise to find a way forward. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines... three men are jailed for life for murdering by people in an explosion ata murdering by people in an explosion at a shop in leicester a year ago in an attempted insurance fraud. more details emerge about the duke of

edinburgh's car crash near sandringham yesterday. police say there was a baby in the back of the other vehicle and one woman suffered a broken wrist in the collision. patients complain of delays in getting painkillers and antidepressants as pharmacists warn of shortages of common medicines. and in sport, the defending champion is not doubt that the australian open. caroline wozniacki beaten by maria sharapova in three sets. rafael nadal is through to the last 16. he beat an australian teenager in straight sets. and it is mark selby againstjudd trump in the quarterfinals of the masters snooker. trump now with a two frame lead. more on the story is just after half past. a senior north korean negotiator is in washington for discussions on a second summit between his leader, kimjong—un, and the us president donald trump. the envoy, kim yong chol, is due to meet the us secretary of state mike pompeo before seeing the president. our washington correspondent

barbara plett usher is at the hotel where the us secretary of state will meet kim yong—chol. this is interesting because not much progress on the neutralisation has been made as it seems that some of the summer between the two presidents. —— denuclearisation. the summer between the two presidents. -- denuclearisation. no progress at all. the first step would be for north korea to hand over a list of nuclear missile asset so inspectors could start looking at dismantling them and has refused to do that and has said that it has taken some other confidence building steps so it wants sanctions eased for that reason before it moves on to any further steps in this process. this is the way it has been for the past seven months. talks have stalled. now suddenly the north koreans are proposing another summit. you might ask why. i think both leaders want a summit. president trump likes them. they are made for television. it is a very

strong personal belief that his relationship with kim is effective when he gets in the room as him. also mr kim wants to spend —— speak directly to mr trump to find out if he can get concessions on the things he can get concessions on the things he is asking for. years disregarded attem pts he is asking for. years disregarded attempts at working relationships and negotiations and wants to go straight to the mad the top. this is what is being discussed today. whether it can happen and when and where. it is said that the envoy is bringing a letterfrom kimjong—un himself, can you throw any light on that? you remember in june he also brought a letter, an unusually large sized letter, and gave it to the president. it was a message from kim jong—un. that led to the meeting we had in singapore. we understand it will be a similar process. he will bring a letter to mr trump that could lay the groundwork for another

summit. but he needs to meet mr pompeo first so that his protocol if nothing else because he is mr pompeo's counterpart. interestingly these kinds of meetings usually happen in new york, where mr pompeo last met him where he was in the united states before, because of the saxons in north korea, they usually need to stick close to the un. in this case he is the first senior north korean official to ever apply directly to the nation's capital. he is the first north korean official to have slept overnight here in 19 yea rs. to have slept overnight here in 19 years. this suggests the trump administration is taking is quite seriously and is doing what it can to facilitate this meeting. many thanks. our correspondent barbara plett—usher reporting for us in washington. the trial is continuing in sheffield of a bbc news editor accused of naming the victim of a sexual attack in a live broadcast about a court case. arif ansari, who works for the asian network, denies the charge. both he and the reporter involved believed they were using a pseudonym for the victim.

our correspondent danny savage has been following the trial at sheffield magistrates‘ court. tell us what was said in court today. this is the second day of this case is ongoing at sheffield magistrates at the moment. what is happening now is the districtjudge who has been hearing this, not a jury, just a sole judge, who has been hearing this, not a jury, just a solejudge, she has retired to consider her ruling and verdict on the case. earlier in the day we heard from arif ansari, who gave evidence from the witness box. he told the court he considered rickin majithia, the journalist involved in that report, where the victim of the rape in the sheffield court case was mentioned. he was considered to be an excellent colleague who was very driven. they also said he regarded rickin majithia as a loose cannon at times but he put that into context by saying only because of a lack of coordination about what he was doing sometimes and a lack of communication between jobs that he

was doing. 44—year—old arif ansari checked and approved the script on the day of the broadcast on the 6th of february last year. he was asked more about that. as you have already mentioned he believed the name being used in the broadcast was a pseudonym and was not the victim‘s real name. he said, i trusted rickin majithia‘s journalism, real name. he said, i trusted rickin majithia‘sjournalism, he was real name. he said, i trusted rickin majithia‘s journalism, he was a good journalist, this was not the complex legal issue, this was as basic as it gets. this is whatjournalists are taught that journalism school. gets. this is whatjournalists are taught thatjournalism school. it struck me as 100% accurate. victims of sexual offences are given lifelong anonymity and should never be named. that is why he trusted what the reporter was telling him, but it was actually convinced it was a pseudonym and not the person‘s real name that was being used. afterwards the reporter called him ina afterwards the reporter called him in a state of panic saying i have got the name wrong, it wasn‘t a pseudonym, it was her real name. later that evening the pair met at a pub in london where mr ansari says

he was shocked to realise that the reporter had never reported from court before. we have had the closing comments from the defence in the last few minutes here in sheffield. they said it was beyond mr ansari‘s ability to stop the mistake being made and detect it, because as reporter was convinced he wasn‘t using the victim‘s real name. it is now but the districtjudge to consider whether mr ansari is guilty or not guilty of the charge which is facing at the moment. he has been tried as an individual, this is not the case against the bbc, this is effectively the reporter‘s line manager who was mr ansari. we might well here this afternoon when the districtjudge ruling is. many thanks. the government‘s financial watchdog has warned that the long term plan to improve the nhs announced last week could be threatened by growing waiting lists and staff shortages. the national audit office also says it will be difficult to make the nhs sustainable without a long—term funding settlement for social care. our health editor hugh pym said

the warning threatened to undermine last week‘s launch of the government‘s 10—year nhs plan. there was all the fanfare last week when the prime minister and simon stephens went to liverpool to unveil the plan. they toured alder hey hospital, went to a children‘s ward. big ambitions were set out including accelerating cancer detection, money for mental health and community health. all of that. now a bit of cold water being thrown on it by the official watchdog, the national audit office. in its report it says the ambitions are prudent, given the money that has been allocated to the nhs in england by the government, but it says right now there are big question marks about the sustainability of the service, because of financial problems at some trusts, the government is bailing some of the mad with emergency loans. they have gone up. workforce is a big issue. they say some of the extra money allocated by

the government might have to go to budding gaps, hiring expensive agency staff and that sort of thing. and to expand services might be difficult for hospitals because they won‘t have the money to take on the staff to deliver these extra services. the government line is they are going to come up with a workforce planned later in the year, that will spell out the future for the workforce in england, and they think that making a nhs sustainable is very much part of the plan. i think what this watchdog report suggests thejury is think what this watchdog report suggests the jury is still out on all these ambitions. new research appears to have settled a long—running debate over the age of the rings around 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. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with ben rich.

good afternoon. it feels as if winter has finally arrived. some of us winter has finally arrived. some of us have even winter has finally arrived. some of us have even seen a winter has finally arrived. some of us have even seen a little bit of snow. a weather front pushing in from the atlantic bumping into some cold day. on its leading edge with little bit of the white stuff, some sleet and snow mixed in especially but not exclusively over higher ground. through the afternoon into the evening, that buying band of cloud, rain, sleet and snow works a bit further east. some heavy showers overnight into the south—west. generally quite a lot of cloud. it will not be as cold as it was last night. it leaves us tomorrow with a rather grey and uninspiring day in many places. some spits and spots of rain and drizzle, may still a bit of sleet over high ground. the best chance of sunshine tomorrow across the north of scotland. the highest temperatures across the per south—west of england. many spots will be languishing in single digits. iam hopefulwe will be languishing in single digits. i am hopeful we will see a bit more in the way of sunshine on

sunday. just a bit patchy rain at times towards the north—west. tbs nuts -l sink-“als- and two women required hospital treatment. it was all a bit crushed. then i saw his face and i realised who it was. after a number of fatal crashes on the same stretch of road — the local council today approve a cut in the speed limit and the introduction of speed cameras. patients complain of delays in getting painkillers and anti—depressants as pharmacists warn of shortages of common medicines. sport now on afternoon live

with katherine, and maria sharapova coming out on top in the day‘s big match at the australian open. yes, maria sharapova, five times grand slam champion. we have not seen her at her best in recent years after the doping ban. but she has beaten the defending champion, caroline wozniacki. was in the ackee was victorious in —— caroline wozniacki was victorious a year ago caroline wozniacki was victorious a yearago in caroline wozniacki was victorious a year ago in melbourne, you felt this would be her time, living up to her billing, but it has not been the year she wanted. she has not got past the last 16 of a grand slam since picking up a maiden title last year. she has been diagnosed also with rheumatoid arthritis which hampers her ability to play tennis

at times. sharapova edged a tight third set to secure what she said was a "really rewarding" victory. i thought it was as usual, as expected, a physical match. it didn‘t have to be in some ways but i feel like even in the longer rallies i did a greatjob of winning those. i put a lot of pressure on her and those are the rallies i think many years ago that she used to win. i thought i did a great job of getting a higher percenage of wins on those. better news for another former champion. birthday girl angelique kerber thrashed australian wild card kimberly birrell6—16—0, injust 58 minutes. the former world number one turned 31 today. nadal is safely through? yes, no problems for the 2009 champion. 2009 champion rafael nadal is through to the last 16, though there was lots of support for his opponent — 19 year old australian alex de

minaur, who‘s one to watch for the future. despite the backing of the home crowd, nadal won in straight sets. he‘ll play tomas berdych on sunday. defending champion roger federer is also through to the 4th round beating american taylor fritz. afterwards he addressed the issue of players having to play in the early hour of the morning — after britain‘s johanna konta, said was it a danger to players health — her defeat to garbine mugurtha finished after 3am in the morning. is it ideal? no. it's not. but sometimes what can you do? if you schedule a match, especially a men's match, before and that thing goes for five hours. it can happen, as we saw. they played a great match. i don't know what other choices you have. you could move them to an outside court but the atmosphere might be quite sad. england women‘s boss phil neville belives the 2022 world cup in qatar could be one of the greatest tournaments ever. england are currently in qatar

for a warm weather training camp ahead of this summers world cup in france. the camp has been planned partly to learn more about what players and fans can esoect if eooteoo egg the facilities, whatwe have seenr i remember when they won the bid, and people were saying how are they going to put on the world cup? i knew from visiting the country it could be something really special. the proximity of the facilities here, the unbelievable warmth of the people, means it could be one of the greatest world cups of all time. judd trump and mark selby are currently battling it out for a place in the semi final of the uk masters snooker. mark selby is preparing to take the

table. he is at the moment 4—1 down. you can watch the match on bbc two now — or via the bbc sport website. and the winner of this will face either barry hawkins or neil robertson, who play their quarter final later. that‘ll be on bbc two from 7pm. that‘s all the sport for now. us democratic politicians say they will investigate allegations that president trump directed his long—time personal lawyer to lie to congress. a buzzfeed news report alleges mr trump directed michael cohen to lie about plans to build a trump tower in moscow. mr trump has not yet responded directly to the report‘s allegations — but he has previously denied ever

directing his former lawyer to break the law. rajini vaidya nathan is in washington. what about these allegations then? this report was published in a buzz feed and it claims it has spoken to a couple of officials who say president trump directed his former personal lawyer michael cohen to lie to congress. michael cohen worked for the president for a long time, in trump tower, he once said he would take a bullet for the president, but things changed. he admitted recently that he lied to congress and he was convicted and sentenced and will begin a prison sentenced and will begin a prison sentence in march for lying to congress and the campaign finance violations. this is what it is all about. the report says michael cohen told congress initially that discussions about whether or not to build a trump tower in moscow had actually ended at the beginning of 2016, so at the beginning of the presidential election campaign.

michael cohen later said those discussions continued well into the presidential campaign, into when donald trump became the republican nominee, or close to that, in the summer of 2016, and this matters because donald trump said in the campaign he had no business interests in russia. the key issue with this is that the report is claiming that the donald trump directed michael karen to lie to congress about where those discussions ended. that is hugely significant because the report is claiming that president trump could have committed obstruction of justice which of course would be a huge bombshell if proven to be true but it is important to note that the white house is flatly denying this and the president said on twitter not long ago, that undermining michael cohen‘s credibility, pointing out that he is about to beginajail

pointing out that he is about to begin a jail sentence for perjury. worth remembering that this is all about the links or not between president trump and russia. this is all part of the ongoing investigation led by robert mueller, the special counsel, into whether or not the trump campaign colluded with the russians. the investigation has been going on for some time and we are starting to get more leaks coming out. there is speculation that the report might come out any time soon. we heard last week that the white house has hired more than a dozen new lawyers, and people say that could be potentially because the white house would like to limit what of that report is made public when it is released. what is interesting, as well, we now have the democrats in charge of the house of representatives, after the mid—term congressional elections in november, so now you have democrats

in light of this report saying they wa nt to in light of this report saying they want to hold committee investigations into these claims, so they are now putting the pressure in congress on looking into these allegations. the white house is flatly denying them, but the democrats hold one of the houses of congress and they say they want to step up looking into these allegations. thanks forjoining us. if you are a passenger on northern rail you are likely to have faced delays, disruption and ticket price hikes and nearly two years of strikes. tomorrow, marks the 45th day of action by the rmt union. jayne mccubbin has been finding out what impact the action has been having on rail users and businesses. morning! morning. we are setting off with the mad ramblers. mad by name and by nature. yes, we are the mad walkers — the manchester and district 205 and 305 ramblers group. the train strike? yes. mad about that, as well? yes, it has been somewhat inconvenient. we have had real trouble getting out

to go hiking on saturdays. began last september. ijust want them to be over. edale train station, usually full of weekend walkers, is empty today. only those who drive have made it out. walk up into the brisk air of the peak district and the rail strikes are notjust some distant city centre inconvenience. their impact is far—reaching. train there, not a passenger one, obviously. obviously. where do you normally start, ollie? manchester piccadilly, or picket—dilly. picket—dilly? yeah. we have worked around it an awful lot with car shares and what have you, but it is not ideal. we are rambling on, as it were. they are able to ramble on. good luck with the walk! but businesses in the area are limping on. it has had a really

bad effect on us. how bad? thousands of pounds bad. we get a lot of ale trails, hen nights and stag nights, all doing the ale trail. they stop off at each village, have a couple of beers and then get on the train and go on again. we have missed all that this autumn. a lot of local businesses, the cafes and fish and chips, are suffering because of the lack of people coming on the train on saturdays. but this strike dates back much further than last autumn. these pickets have been going on for almost two years now. this is the post at the centre of the strike. unions want to protect safety critical guards. northern say this post needs modernising. we will still have a driver on every service and a second member of staff on every service in the future, the same as we do today. what we are looking to do is change how we use them so we have more time with the customers for that person who is there in addition to the driver.

northern say half of all journeys in the country operate under this system. the rmt believe they‘re being dishonest, saying this is about spending more time with customers. instead, they say it is about cutting costs. it's quite clear that the government are in cahoots with the train operating companies and they want a completely de—staffed railway. they don't want guards on services. they don't want staff on stations. talks have stalled. strikes will continue until at least the end of the month. northern have applied to the government to have the cost of these strikes reimbursed. these businesses, though, have no hope of recouping what they‘ve lost. like commuters, they just hope it ends soon. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. relations between the us and cuba have grown cold since president trump took power two years ago. however, one important breakthrough hasjust been made — in sport. america‘s major league baseball and cuba‘s baseball federation reached a deal in december to let

cuban players sign for american teams without having to defect from the communist—run nation. officials say they hope the deal will end player trafficking from cuba. from havana, will grant reports. cuban baseball is on the verge of a breakthrough. this player is one of the best youth players on the island and spends hours a week practising his swing. now a new agreement could take him to major league baseball in the us and unlike the past, he wouldn‘t have to defect. there‘s going to be a complete change, 100%. if until now, we have been playing for the love of baseball, now they are going to be something extra, there will be scouts watching us from the stands and that is sure to make the players try harder. it‘s both exciting and tempting for hundreds of players in cuba who have seen many of their baseball heroes flee over the years, often on risky journeys

via people—smuggling gangs. the plus side of this new arrangement is pretty clear. for these players, if they are good enough, their prospects of playing major league baseball in the usjust grows exponentially, almost overnight. and cuba hopes it means the brain drain in baseball, of permanently seeing their best talent flee to the us is also over. the groundwork for the agreement was made during a period of much warmer relations between cuba and the us. in 2016, president obama made a historic visit to the island and took in a game with raul castro in havana. cuba certainly has the talent but lacks much of the infrastructure, something the government blames on the us economic embargo. many in cuban baseball hope the open

door will help the grassroots game. it‘ll be good for us too, we‘ll take it with register of adoration and be used for grassroots, for infrastructure, for baseball in general. despite the opportunity for young cu ban players, some still oppose the deal, particularly senator rubio from florida who wants the trump administration to overturn it. others simply regret it didn‘t happen sooner. honestly, i would have loved to play in the major league, not just for the financial side, although obviously that's attractive too, but i would've liked to have the chance to test myself by playing the very elite of world baseball. if it moves forward, the deal between cuba and the major league could be mutually beneficial and may finally stop cuba‘s talented youngsters risking their lives to defect. this generation may be the one that plays baseball in the us with cuba‘s blessing. jamie robertson is here — in a moment he will be telling us what‘s hot and what‘s not in the business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live.

three men are jailed for life for murdering five people in an explosion at a shop in leicester a year ago — in an attempted insurance fraud. more details emerge about the duke of edinburgh‘s car crash near sandringham yesterday — police say there was a baby in the back of the other vehicle and one woman suffered a broken wrist in the collision. patients complain of delays in getting painkillers and anti—depressants as pharmacists warn of shortages of common medicines. iii; fifi assists 'f—efff':’fii%;:i¥:’;" " """" ' to ease cost pressures. electric carmaker tesla has said it will cut jobs by 7% founder elon musk said that

while growth at the firm had been the airline‘s chief executive michael o‘leary said there were too many planes flying short—haul routes in europe this winter. you have been looking at something called the "side hustle" what is that exactly? an expression that is also fairly new to me. so was the gig economy in fa ct. new to me. so was the gig economy in fact. as people change their work behaviour, and the side hustle is the idea when you have your main job which you do 3—4 days a week, but the rest of the time you do another job which is possibly the job you really wa nt job which is possibly the job you really want to do, your passion, but which maybe doesn‘t make you much money, so you hold on to the original job money, so you hold on to the originaljob to keep you going. we

have an example. today we are talking to becci mae ford, who works 3 days a week in customer service and spends the rest of her time running her own diy/crafting business. what exactly is this idea? sorry? what exactly is this idea? sorry? what is the idea that you came up with? your own passion? my own passion has been making things so i wanted to make craft kits so other people could make stuff as well. one of the kits we made was turning people's selfies into custom cross stitch kits. you sell this online? yes. we sell them online, not on the high street, and our own website, we

do workshops, and through friends and family and also through instagram. how do you work that out with the company you work for, how receptive were they to the idea that you would work three days a week? they have been really supportive. they have been really supportive. they could not have been more lovely, basically. they knew from the beginning, iwas lovely, basically. they knew from the beginning, i was very upfront, thatis the beginning, i was very upfront, that is what i wanted to do, and they have been great. what is your ambition? my ambition is to do it eventually full—time, but i think i would still like to work with an office environment are notjust would still like to work with an office environment are not just at home because it can get a bit lonely. —— and notjust at home. evenif lonely. —— and notjust at home. even if i needed to have another side thing, i would volunteer, just to get out of the house. we'll be there for will there be a time when

you know you can do this full time? what will be the signal that will tell you you can commit yourself entirely? the signal would tell you you can commit yourself entirely? the signalwould be to tell you you can commit yourself entirely? the signal would be to a point where if i had so many orders that i could not fulfil it myself, at the moment it is a cottage industry but if i got to the point where i needed to take on help or i needed to rent premises, that would be the signal that that is the time to make the switch. you have found other people doing business through instagram, how has that worked for you? i have a big following on instagram andl you? i have a big following on instagram and i have met lots of other people who also run their own small businesses, illustrators and designers, but also a whole support network setup through facebook groups and other things, and it is predominantly women, hundreds of women who do similar things. thanks

for joining women who do similar things. thanks forjoining us. what about your side hustle? gardening, probably, but that won‘t make me any money. hustle? gardening, probably, but that won't make me any money. and other markets. the ftse, up the same amount it was an hour ago. this is detailed being wagged by the dog of new york. —— this is the tale. trade relations between the us and china seem to be improving and that is why new york is doing well and that is why the ftse is doing well on the back of that. that is the broad index. the oil price is looking quite sharp, well above $60 a barrel, and the pound is doing reasonably well. it is the market feeling at the moment that the idea of no deal brexit which they think would be bad for markets and bad for business generally in the uk, that

is what they feel, and when the idea that no deal is off the table the markets see that as a positive sign and the pound goes up. that is what is happening today. many needs a new heart — and doctors say they have just two days to find a donor. three—week old carter cookson has suffered three cardiac arrests and is on a life—support machine. doctors at newcastle‘s freeman hospital have advised the family that a new organ must be found in the next 48 hours. carter‘s father, chris cookson, stepped away from his son‘s bedside this morning to speak to the bbc‘s victoria derbyshire programme. he appealed to other parents to think about organ donation. by ten o‘clock at night, everything went downhill. they found something wrong with his heart, he was ventilated, he was rushed to the freeman hospital and when he was in the freeman, he nearly had three cardiac arrests. for any parent it‘s devastating.

they had to put a pacemaker into his heart because his heart was racing from zero to 300. when the surgeon went into his heart, the left ventricle was dead tissue, which means his heart cannot pump blood around his body. i am appealing to anybody out there who is in a horrible, horrible situation, and the consultants, or doctors, have been told that there is no chance of life. their son or daughter is not going to get better. it‘s a plea to join organ donation, and there is a chance their heart may keep my son alive. i hope somebody watching this... if they are in that position, to make the greatest sacrifice to put their child on the organ donation list, or get in touch with a consultant, somebody to say,

"i want to step forward." becauase if i do not win this fight to get my son a heart, i will be doing the same. forecasters in australia are warning that an extreme heatwave affecting the east of the country is yet to reach its peak. some areas of new south wales have already seen record temperatures of 48 degrees celsius, causing roads to melt in the heat. many parts of the country have been hit by unseasonably high temperatures in recent weeks. phil mercer sent this report from sydney. even in a land well used to nature‘s extremes, this heatwave is punishing. the roasting conditions are affecting much of eastern australia, but new south wales 2018 was australia‘s third warmest year on record, and 2019 has got off

to a scorching start. residents in white cliffs, 1,000 kilometres from sydney, have endured heat of 48.2 celsius. other parts of australia‘s most populous state have also set new temperature records. the beach and a soothing sea breeze have provided relief for many, eseéseéi—é seesseéees ‘e’hz eases/res "" straight to the pool. there was also relief for a distressed sheep found abandoned with a sore leg in the new south wales outback. it was rescued by a police officer and allowed to recover in an air—conditioned patrol car. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. time for a look at the weather.

here‘s ben rich. it feels like winter has finally arrived, and some of us have seen a bit of snow today. this was how it looked in shropshire. we started today on a very cold note, down as low as —11 in parts of scotland, and we have brought a weather front into the cold air, and on the leading edge we have had snowfall in wales and the north west of england and the western side of scotland. as we head into the afternoon and evening, the dying band of cloud, rain, sleet and snow staggers east. much of the snow will fall over high ground but there could be some snow for a time at lower levels. for wales, the south—west and northern ireland, the wintry weather turning back to rain because things'a'returnirm- -.- -, .- -- milder from the west.

east anglia and the south—east holding on to mostly dry conditions for the rest of the day. we continue to have these areas of cloud overnight. still with some sleet and snow mixed in. further east it won‘t be as cold as it was last night, especially down towards the far south—west. into tomorrow, a disappointing day for many, outbreaks of patchy rain on and off at times, the best of the sunshine will be found in the north and north—west of scotland. for many temperatures will struggle in single digits but something milder in the south—west, 10 degrees in plymouth. subtle changes into sunday, the weather front will fizzle away, and we pick up the easterly wind which will bring the drier air in our direction and the skies will clear and sunday will bring more in the way of sunshine. one fly in the ointment, patchy rain, maybe he‘ll snow in the north, one fly in the ointment, patchy rain, maybe hill snow in the north, that will sink over north—western

areas, temperatures on the low side between 5—8c. going into next week, don‘t take anything here too literally but it looks like we will have unsettled weather, frontal systems pushing in. and also cold weather, especially as we switch the wind direction around to a north—easterly, and it looks cold into next week, some of us are likely to see some snow. hello, you are watching afternoon live. i‘m - chakrabarti. hello, you are watching afternoon .t i-..-.-. use. see». r!—.-.i.-.--.!—.-..-.l! today at four... three men are jailed for life for murdering five people in an explosion at a shop in leicester a year ago — in an attempted insurance fraud. the victims‘ families welcome the court‘s decison. while today‘s sentencing will not bring the ones we love so dearly back to us, it has provided a degree of closure to us all. the last 11 months have been the worst months of our lives, and sitting through the trial only added to our pain and heartbreak. the duke of edinburgh is recovering after a car crash yesterday left him shaken but physically unhurt — police say there was a baby in the back of the other vehicle and two women

required hospital treatment. i helped him move his legs, which were a bit trapped. it was all a bit crushed and then i saw his face and i realised who it was. after a number of fatal crashes on this stretch of road, the local council today approve a cut in the speed limit and the introduction of speed cameras. patients complain of delays in getting painkillers and anti—depressants as pharmacists warn of shortages of common medicines. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport... the defending champion caroline wozniacki knocked out of the australian open by five—time grand slam winner maria sharapova. that was the big result of the day. pretty easy for rafael nadal and roger federer. all the latest for you from the australian open at half

past. and ben rich with the weather. winter has finally got its act together. somebody called whether at home. on the other side of the world down under a different story. a severe heatwave. all the details just before half past. also coming up... virtually restored — 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. hello, this is afternoon live. i‘m reeta chakra barti. three men who murdered five people, by causing a massive explosion at a shop in leicester, have been sentenced to a combined total of 109 years in prison. aram kurd and arkan ali were each given a sentence of 38 years in jail while hawkar hassan was sentenced

to 33 years. they deliberately caused the blast as part of a plan to profit from a false insurance claim. sima kotecha has this report, and i should warn you it begins with images of the explosion. shortly after 7pm, a massive explosion in the basement of a shop. its magnitude meant that it destroyed the entire building. it killed the five people inside it. shane‘s girlfriend, 18—year—old leah beth reek. they were all enjoying a quiet sunday evening in their flat. it is still not real. we know she is gone, but to see her walk out of the house and never see her again. it hurts all the time. also killed in the polish

supermarket below the flat, 22—year—old viktorija ijevleva. she had been conspiring with three men, hawkar hassan, arkan ali and aram kurd. they were all sentenced to decades injailfor murder. they deliberately caused the fire as part of a plan to profit from a false insurance claim. the first time in my life that i have got hate in my heart, the first time. what they have done is incredible. it is very hard to sit and see them. the youngest son ofjose, 15—year—old scotty, was the only one to survive the explosion after being pulled out of the rubble. every day i cry. because everything you do,

you think of them. test febfesflg on. that; this community still feels the shock of the fire, that resonated around this city. this was flawed with fatal consequences. the risk to life callously disregarded by the plotters. now starting long jail terms. we have life without leah. our sentence began on the 25th febraury. the rest of our life. leah reek‘s sister molly spoke outside leicester crown court following the sentencing. while today‘s sentencing will not bring the ones we love so dearly back to us, it has provided a degree of closure to us all.

the last 11 months have been the worst months of our lives, and sitting through the trial only added to our pain and heartbreak. but we will now try to move on as best we can together. never forgetting those we love so much, we will always think about with every passing day. the support we have received from our family, friends, communities and leicestershire police have helped us to get through the toughest of years. my parents are extremely grateful to their employers for their care and compassion that they have been shown and i know thatjose would like to also thank the english martyrs school and the foundation for the support they have shown him as well as the community across leicester. on behalf of the family and jose and scotty i would like to thank our family liaison officers for care and compassion they have shown since that fateful night. their role was paramount and we will be forever grateful for having them on ourjourney. providing clarity to a process so alien to us and keeping us come when it all got too much to bear.

—— keeping us calm. we are also extremely grateful to the investigation team led by dc! michelle keen, who helped bring these men to justice through their hard work, dedication and determination. the duke of edinburgh is recovering at the royal family‘s sandringham estate, after yesterday‘s car crash which was said to have left him shaken. prince philip, who‘s 97, was in a land rover which overturned after it collided with another car. police say a baby was in the other vehicle but wasn‘t injured and that the driver and the other passenger in the car have now left hospital. an investigation is now under way into what happened. following a spate of serious accidents on the same stretch of road, the local council approved plans this morning to cut the speed limit and introduce cameras. our royal correspondent sarah campbell reports. that‘s not good. that is where the duke‘s land rover

ended up, on its side. still trying to get them out. thestbezysbistejnyotveo. , with another passer—by, we got the baby out and then i went to the other car, which was on its side. there was an elderly gentleman in there. i told him to move one of his legs which freed up room for the other leg. then i put my hands under his... arms and... helped ease him out backwards. and then i saw his face. but obviously, very shocked. in the circumstance, it was a horrendous accident.