tonight at 10, the growing crisis in zimbabwe, as the president's forces are accused of a brutal crackdown. amid reports of opponents being rounded up, we report on the political tension at the root of the latest chaos. the president has been forced to return urgently to zimbabwe from a foreign trip to deal with the crisis. we'll have the latest from the capital harare. also tonight... after this 14—year—old girl took her own life, her father insists that dangerous material online affected her mental wellbeing and destroyed her existence. we have to come to terms with that. the hard thing is, that's all gone, with the help of the internet and social media. thousands ofjobs at the cafe chain patisserie valerie are at risk, after the company collapsed into administration. it's been confirmed that the premier league footballer emiliano sala was on a light aircraft which went missing over the channel islands last night. dearest queen, you are mad, giving me a palace. and the royal farce the favourite

and the netflix drama roma are leading the nominations for this year's oscars. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, the world anti doping agency says russia remains compliant and will face no punishment for delaying access to data from its moscow lab. good evening. we start tonight with the growing crisis in zimbabwe, where the president is under increasing pressure following reports of a crackdown by his security forces. president emmerson mnangagwa has been forced to return from a foreign trip to deal with the situation and he's promised that any wrongdoing by his supporters will be dealt with severely. but the opposition mdc,

the movement for democratic change, says the sharp rise in fuel prices has led to tension and violence. our africa correspondent andrew harding is in the capital harare and sent us this report. grey skies, and an edgy mood here in harare. we film discreetly as soldiers and police gather in the city centre, their crackdown still very much under way. suddenly, we stumble on a man in agony. a samaritan has brought someone called tatenda to us, hoping we can help him. we transfer him to our car to head to a clinic and hear his story. how long did they beat you for? two hours. it happened this afternoon. civilians simply rounded up and assaulted by soldiers. higaggfz’gfiefiies’g = 30 of you?

it fits a pattern — but today the government told us it had nothing to apologise for, that a tough line was needed against violent demonstrators trying to block necessary reforms. hard decisions are only made by a government that's committed to the future. this government is focused on the next generation. it is prepared to make hard decisions. hard decisions, so that your children may have a good future. the man promrising—te—deliver that our people should be concentrating on doing their work. 2-155;ifisiizif’é%%;?5€xrf’§féé§?f”r .... "fl ..

the headteacher joined last week's protests. she was hit and killed by an army truck. herfamily, in no mood to forgive and forget. we will continue protesting until things settle. so you're not afraid? i am not afraid to protest. even though your mother was killed? i don't care, because we are angry. you can understand in poor neighbourhoods like this one why so many zimbabweans are so frustrated, and why, when their new government tells them things are going to get even tougher before they get better, people are not inclined to be trusting or patient. and guess who's watching zimbabwe's agonies with particular interest? today, we heard that robert mugabe

may even be hoping to intervene. he's very sad about the killings. he is very sad about the internal chaos that is in the country. he is very worried that people are going hungry, that people are worse off than what they were in november 2017. as for the man beaten by soldiers, he's safe in a clinic now. his wounds likely to heal a lot faster than his country's. andrew harding, bbc news, zimbabwe. lets go live to harare and talk to andrew. do you see any prospect of an imminent lessening of this tension? i think the protests have certainly died down. what we see now isa certainly died down. what we see now is a pretty chaotic, pretty violent mopping up operation by the security forces. and i suspect that before long, yes, there probably will be a

lull. people have been very scared and bruised by this past week or so. it is not clear if the protesters, if the opposition, civil society, the unions, have the stomach for a fight, at least to continue that in the short term. we have seen the president today reaching out to the opposition, offering some sort of olive branch. i don't think that is going to happen, it's not going to work. the political atmosphere here is too poisonous. the question really is how determined is this government to push ahead with its reform programme? tonight, we heard the finance minister at the economic summit in davos still insisting that investors should come here, that it isa investors should come here, that it is a good bet, and that the protests of the last week or so are a sign that this government is doing the tough steps needed to fix the economy, that austerity zimbabwe is a good plan, and that the government will stick with it. the problem, of course, is time. it's going to be a year or two before we start to see the benefits of those reforms. that

isa the benefits of those reforms. that is a long time in a country that we are seeing, day by day, is really pretty u nsta ble. are seeing, day by day, is really pretty unstable. andrew, many thanks, the latest in harare, andrew harding, our correspondence. the government is urging social media companies to take more responsibility for harmful online content, which illustrates and promotes methods of self—harm and suicide. there's increasing concern for the impact of such content on vulnerable children and young people. molly russell was 1a when she took her own life in 2017. her family discovered that she'd accessed distressing material online about depression and suicide. and her father insists that one social media platform in particular, instagram, was partly responsible for his daughter's death. instagram says it does block and remove material which promotes self—harm or suicide. this report by our correspondent angus crawford includes some very upsetting content. this is the story of molly russell. molly was the youngest of three sisters.

at the time, she seemed to be a very ordinary teenager. she was 1a. she was enthusiastic. she handed her homework in that night. she packed her bags and was preparing to go to school the next day. and then when we woke up the next morning, she was dead. it's just very sad and... molly was one of around 200 children who take their own lives every year. since her death, we've been able to look back and just scratch the surface of some of the social media accounts that she'd been following. i remember this one. that picture. "this world is so cruel, and i don't want to see it any more." there are accounts from people who were depressed or self—harming. some of that content seemed to be quite positive.

perhaps groups of people that were trying to help each other out. but some of that content is shocking in that it encourages self—harm, it links self—harm to suicide. and i have no doubt that instagram helped kill my daughter. these are some of the posts molly had liked. dark, hopeless, relentless — and there is much, much more. # i tried so hard and got so far...# bleak music videos, posts, hashtags, take you to a world of self—harm. the imagesjust keep coming. most of them too graphic to show here, but easy for teenagers to find. and of suicide, images of nooses, pills, staged, stylised, romanticised. we couldn't believe that they wouldn't

do something about it. they're easy to find, they're not hidden. and i think tens of thousands of children in this country are looking at them. we didn't know anything like that could possibly exist on a platform like instagram... we took molly's story to the suicide prevention minister. what are your first thoughts on that? well... what a waste. she says social media companies have got to change. we're in dialogue with the providers. and rest assured, if they can't clean up their act, if they can't up their performance, we will look at regulation. certain hashtags and search terms monitored by instagram do trigger an automatic warning with links to help. but users can simply ignore it. instagram refused our request for an interview, but in a statement said... "we work closely with experts across the world to provide the instagram community with support.

we do not allow content that promotes or glorifies eating disorders, self—harm or suicide and will remove content of this kind." she left some notes. she tried to explain how she felt. "i'm sorry, i did this because of me." for her family, though, there are still too many unanswered questions about molly's death. bless you, molly. anyone who knew molly was looking forward to the way she would grow up, to the person she would become. she had so much to offer. and that's gone. with the help of the internet and social media. ian russell, speaking about the loss

of his daughter, molly. angus is with me. for those parents watching who may have their own concerns, what is the advice? parenting in the digital age is incredibly difficult. the advice is twofold. first, engage with their social media use, however difficult that may be. don't be silent. talk about these issues. if you think something is wrong, ask what is wrong. as for the government, you saw in this report, at the moment it is talking tough and sounding loud. but it is also carrying a big stick. the internet giants have been warned, the tripwire has been set, if you like. if they don't put their own houses in order, legislation may be on its way and soon. what about the social media companies? they say they take down harmful content if they can, if they are told about it, and they offer support. they could also tinker with their algorithms. at the

same algorithms that push bad content same algorithms that push bad co nte nt to same algorithms that push bad content to children also deliver good content, adverts, and, as a result, make the company fits. so, change really well not easy. once again, thank you very much. just to underline what angus was saying... if anyone is distressed and would like details of organisations which offer advice and support, go online to bbc.co.uk/actionline or you can call for free at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 066 066. in dublin, taioseach leo varadkar has suggested that if the uk leaves the eu without a formal deal they would have to work out a separate arrangement to protect trade and the peace process. the controversial backstop, the guarantee against a return to a hard border in ireland if there is no trade deal, is one of the main reasons that so many mps rejected theresa may's

eu deal in parliament last week. today mps have been putting forward more ideas on how to break the deadlock, as our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. morning, mr gove. another cabinet get—together today. none of them know how brexit will end up and, despite last week's crushing defeat in the commons, all of them say they are behind theresa may's search for a deal parliament might support. they are still backing her, for now. anyone in that house who wants to avoid no—deal as passionately as i do, wants to deliver brexit as much as i do, and wants to avoid a people's referendum, which i think would be another, you know, another extension of all of these really tough conversations, needs to come together and support the deal. but the deadlock goes on, and today, a blunt warning from brussels that britain leaving with no eu deal would end freedom from checks on the eu's irish border. if you would like to push me to speculate on what might happen

in a no—deal scenario in ireland, i think it's pretty obvious. you will have a hard border. the border‘s been a big obstacle to a deal. the so—called backstop plan says the uk could stay inside eu customs rules, and northern ireland closer, to avoid stops and checks, avoid a hard border, if no final trade deal is ready by the end of 2021 and maybe longer. brexiteers fear being stuck under eu rules for years. the democratic unionists demand the same treatment for the whole uk. we saw during the troubles that you couldn't close of every road you couldn't close off every road across the irish border. so if the eu think they can do what the british army couldn't do in a0 years, and they can do it in a couple of months, good luck to them. but i think that this is a lot of bluff. but in dublin, ireland's leader insisted staying under eu rules was the only way to avoid a hard border. we'd have to negotiate an agreement on customs and regulations that meant full alignment,

so there would be no hard border. the warning to westminster was clear. if the brexit deadlock isn't broken, it's notjust a threat to britain and the british economy. it threatens the border—free relationship that has helped underpin peace on the island of ireland. will the prime minister rule out no deal? a no—deal brexit is already a chilling thought to some and ministers are split. thejustice secretary wants mrs may to rule out leaving with no deal. amber rudd wants tory ministers to be free to vote to stop no deal happening. and rumours inside government suggest other ministers want the same. where is the plan b? now there are moves by mps on both main parties to stop the uk leaving with no deal. business needs certainty. it needs the no—deal taken off the table and it needs that now. and the point of our amendment is to demonstrate the strength of support in parliament for ruling out a no—deal brexit. will you have the labour leadership behind you? i'm confident from across parliament, across all parties,

there is a strong view we cannot crash out on the 29th of march without a deal. the labour leadership could swing behind the latest moves to force mrs may's hand. various mps putting down proposals to stop a no—deal brexit. could the leadership back that now? labour wants to stop a no—deal brexit because of the damage it will do. if a resolution comes forward, in principle, yes, we can back it. theresa may has been under constant pressure from her brexiteers on one side and pro—european tories on the other. now she's been warned that the no—deal brexit she has consistently refused to rule out could deliver the hard irish border all sides say they want to avoid. there is no clear way to reconcile these competing demands. time's running out fast. something has to give and so far, no one's giving an inch. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. the british technology company dyson is moving its head office from wiltshire to singapore.

last year, the firm announced it would make its new electric cars in singapore rather than the uk. dyson stressed the move had nothing to do with brexit. the number of people in work in the uk has reached a record high of 32.5 million. and the office for national statistics said the unemployment rate was now 4%, the lowest level since 1975. but tonight, thousands ofjobs at the cafe chain patisserie valerie are at risk after the company collapsed into administration. it's been struggling to survive since a big gap was found in its accounts last october. let's talk to our business correspondent emma simpson who is in central london. what is the position there tonight? it is incredible to think that this business was valued at £500 million just four months ago. it was supposed to be generating healthy

profits, selling cakes and croissa nts profits, selling cakes and croissants from around 200 stores, employing more than 3000 staff, but it really was plunged into crisis when these huge and potentially fraudulent accounting irregularities we re fraudulent accounting irregularities were discovered. last week, the company said it was much worse than it had initially expected. today, it failed to secure a financial lifeline from the banks and the administrators were called in. in a sign ofjust administrators were called in. in a sign of just how administrators were called in. in a sign ofjust how dire the finances were, 70 stores and concessions are closing immediately, which will affect about 900 jobs, including this one here. there is a sign in the window saying it is not going to be opening tomorrow. it is that quick. 121 profitable stores, we are told, profitable outlets, will still be trading as normal while the administrators look for a buyer. they are confident there will be interest. meanwhile, their shareholders who had once invested in this high—flying company are set

to be completely wiped out, including the largest shareholder, the executive chairman, luke johnson, one of britain's top entrepreneurs. lots of questions swirling as to why this potential fraud had not been detected. emma simpson, in central london, many thanks. the search for a small plane, whose passengers included cardiff city's new striker, emiliano sala, has been suspended tonight. all contact with the plane was lost over the english channel near guernsey yesterday. the 28—year—old argentinian signed for the club at the weekend, and was flying to cardiff after saying goodbye to his team—mates in france. the pilot is also missing, as our correspondentjon kay reports. hoping against hope. tributes at cardiff city for their new star striker. he only signed at the weekend, a £15 million club record. but tonight, emiliano sala is missing without trace. he was so happy tojoin cardiff city. we have a lot of fans and supporters

who is very concerned and we can understand the concern and we are, too. he's played for the french team nantes for the last four years and last night, he was the only passenger on board a light aircraft flying from there to his new club in cardiff. but the plane lost contact off alderney in the channel islands. the pilot has not been named. we have now searched over 1,000 square miles of sea by day and night. the search continues, using assets from the uk and from france, alongside our own channel islands search assets. rescue teams have spotted items floating in the sea but they don't know yet if they are from the missing plane. in argentina, the striker‘s father told a tv channel he was desperate for news. our thoughts are with his family, the pilot's family... while in cardiff, they'd hoped sala would bring much—needed luck. he looked the type of player

and the type of person that the fans would have taken to. they'd already started making up songs for him, to sing about him on the terrace. so you know, it's heartbreaking, really, really heartbreaking. just two months ago, leicester city played their first game here after that helicopter crash that claimed five lives. back then, cardiff city fans were offering comfort. tonight, the footballing world is sending thoughts to this club. in nantes, more affection for a much loved player. before he flew out of here last night, he tweeted a message to his old club. it means, "the last goodbye". jon kay, bbc news. the duke of cambridge has questioned why world leaders have taken so long to take action on environmental challenges. prince william was speaking during an interview with sir david attenborough at a gathering of international leaders and businesspeople in the swiss resort of davos. sir david told the prince it was difficult to overstate the urgency needed to tackle climate change.

david, recently, you were in poland and you spoke very powerfully at the un climate change conference there. tell everyone here, how urgent is that crisis now? it is difficult to overstate it. we are fiow so numerous, so powerful, so all—pervasive, the mechanisms that we have for destruction are so wholesale and so frightening, that we can actually exterminate whole ecosystems without even noticing it. so david attenborough speaking earlier today in davos. climate change is already having an impact on many communities across the world struggling to cope with extreme and fluctuating weather conditions. the effects are being keenly felt in mali in north—west africa, where droughts and floods have caused immense damage. 0ur chief international

correspondent lyse doucet has travelled to mali to report on the impact. the sahel, locked in a long war to hold back the desert. it's losing. and now, a new enemy, climate change, threatening the world's most vulnerable lands. mali fights on many fronts. un forces are on the ground here, the world's most dangerous peacekeeping mission, often under attack by extremist groups, including al-qaeda and islamic state. 63—year—old farmer bouia al—barakar has seen it all. a country of extremes now lurches from droughts to floods. last summer, there was more rain than anyone can remember. all his crops were washed away, his home flooded with water. a mud home, full of cracks, after an explosion nearby. so what is the biggest enemy now?

is it the conflict or the climate? translation: the conflict and the climate. everything is a problem here. mali has all the problems. and some families don't even have anything to eat. and for him, ten children to feed. life lived on the very edge, every generation more fragile than the last. these boys, forced to join armed groups. now this centre provides a refuge. translation: my family fled the violence. i stayed behind to take care of ouranimals, but there was no rain, then, nothing for them to eat. the animals died, one after the other. i had no choice but to join a group with guns. the desert has always dominated life here.

people have learned to live with that. but the power of climate change is changing everything, and making it much worse. poverty, extremism, and the conflicts over land and water people need just to survive. today, a call for help from the desert in mali. tuareg musicians belt out a big welcome to a visiting delegation, the president of the icrc, here to focus on this fight. it hasn't been on our radar screen. 0ur natural genetics is that we look at arms, at armed actors, at conflict, maybe at underdevelopment, but we didn't look too much at the natural environment. now we see that climate change, changing rain patterns, changing livelihoods of people, is leading to conflicts

amongst communities. almost all malians live off this land, their livestock, too. as temperatures rise, resources shrink and conflict grows, as time runs out in this largely forgotten corner of our world. lyse doucet, bbc news, northern mali. let's take a look at some of today's other news. the family of a woman who died in a speedboat crash have met the home secretary sajid javid to ask what is being done to catch her killer, who's been on the run since before his trial last summer. they say they've been assured that police are following a number of leads. the bbc has been told jack shepherd is in hiding in the georgian capital, tiblisi. in the georgian capital, tblisi. charlotte brown died in december 2015 after being thrown into the river thames from his boat. the scottish government has ordered an investigation into the queen elizabeth university hospital in glasgow, after the deaths of two patients who contracted

a rare infection linked to pigeon droppings. a postmortem examination confirmed that one of the patients, a child, died partly as a result of the infection. the met office has issued a yellow warning for most of the uk, as snow fell over much of the country. travellers have faced disruption, particularly in scotland, with some roads closed and flights delayed due to icy conditions. the met office says the warning will remain in place until late tomorrow morning. the royal farce the favourite and the netflix drama roma have led the nominations for this year's 0scars, with both films receiving ten each. two of the british stars of the favourite, 0livia colman and rachel weisz, have been recognised, and there was success too for actors christian bale and richard e grant. the academy aawards are held in hollywood next month. 0ur arts editor will gompertz has more details. did you just look at me? did you?

look at me! look at me! how dare you! close your eyes! olivia colman giving what might well turn out to be an oscar—winning performance as a potty mouthed queen anne in the favourite. alongside fellow british actress rachel weisz, who is shortlisted in the supporting actress category with co—star emma stone. i'm a servant. where would i get a horse? many of the scenes in the favourite were filmed here in the cartoon gallery at hampton court palace, which is now full of the costumes that featured in the film, including the one worn by olivia colman playing queen anne in her nightdress. now, queen anne also lived here in the early part of the 18th century when she was monarch, using this very space for her privy council meetings. the favourite has ten nominations, as does alfonso cuaron‘s roma, a memoir of his childhood growing up in mexico city. it gives streaming service netflix its first—ever best film nomination and, should cuaron win best director, a very public platform on which to give his opinion about president trump's proposed wall.

diversity is a theme amongst this year's nominations. black panther, a film celebrating black culture, is the first superhero movie to be shortlisted for best picture. along with two films exploring racism in america — spike lee's blachklansman, for which the director gets his first nomination in decades, and green book, an interracial road movie whose stars mahershala ali and viggo mortensen are both nominated. you never win with violence, tony. you only win when you maintain your dignity. dignity always prevails. almost every single person has told me they like the way i sounded but they didn't like the way i look. i think you're beautiful. lady gaga is in with a shout for best actress for her performance in the eight—times nominated a star is born. but she's got some stiff competition, not only from olivia colman, but also glenn close, who is on top