tonight at 10 — the man convicted of the death of charlotte brown, who was killed in a speedboat accident on the thames, has handed himself in. jack shepherd had been on the run in georgia. he'd been convicted of charlotte's manslaughter in his absence. charlotte died after being thrown from the boat during a date with mr shepherd in december 2015. her family reacted to today's development. he's almost acting like he's the victim. he doesn't seem to show any remorse for the fact that his actions have led to the loss of my daughter. we'll have the latest from tbilisi, as the metropolitan police prepare extradition proceedings. also tonight... this 14—year—old's family say she took her own life, under the influence of disturbing material online. we confront the owners of instagram. there is a picture of some slit wrists. that's from instagram. there is a picture full of blood. that's from instagram. those are all against your policies but they are all available on instagram. the search for a missing plane carrying a pilot and a premier league footballer has

been called off for the night. on the front line with the syrian democratic forces, as they face the remnants of so—called islamic state as us forces prepare to leave. are you ready for this? i've never been more ready for anything my whole life. and ahead of the oscars, we talk to the director of if beale street could talk, which chronicles the african—american experience. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, a late flurry of wickets brings england back into the first day of the first test against west indies in barbados. good evening. the metropolitan police is to start

extradition proceedings againstjack shepherd, a convicted killer who's been on the run in georgia for months. shepherd was found guilty in his absence last year of the manslaughter of charlotte brown, who died in a speedboat accident on the river thames in 2015. following an appeal from charlotte's family on the bbc this morning, shepherd handed himself in to the authorities in tbilisi. our correspondent sarah campbell has the latest. there had been rumoured sightings of him as far afield as turkey and thailand, but after months on the run, jack shepherd finally handed himself in in the former soviet state of georgia. a fugitive from justice, before speaking to police, he gave an interview to a georgian tv station. my name's jack shepherd. i was involved in a tragic accident in 2015, in which a lady called charlotte brown tragically died. charlotte was just 2a when she was killed. she was on a first date. shepherd had taken herfor a meal

and then on a trip out onto the thames on his speedboat. charlotte took this footage on her mobile phone. they had been drinking. he let her take the controls. the boat crashed and overturned. both were thrown clear of the speedboat, ending up in the thames, at this section of the river in south—west london. they were rescued but charlotte later died in hospital. neither of them was wearing a life jacket. shepherd, who's now 31, was arrested but fled before his trial at the old bailey even began. he was convicted in his absence of manslaughter by gross negligence and sentenced to six years in prison. since her death in december 2015, charlotte's family have campaigned for the fugitive to be brought tojustice. just yesterday, they met with the home secretary sajid javid, who told them all necessary resources would be available to find him. broadcast this morning, charlotte's father appealed for shepherd to hand himself in. you've caused our family a lot

of harm and devastation. but really, you need to look atyvhat youhavedoneagg 5225 222k ! ”we, ,,. ,. ,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,,,, adding that he found it hurtful there was a suggestion in the press that he had let charlotte drown, saying he pointed rescuers towards her. he doesn't seem to show any remorse for the fact that, you know, his actions have led to the loss of my daughter. charlotte was a beautiful daughter and she would still be here today. he doesn't seem to have grasped that fact, and he's still acting like the victim. after months on the run, jack shepherd is now in the custody of georgian police, with extradition proceedings set to bring him back to the uk. sarah campbell, bbc news. live nowtto the bbc‘s i

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,:r- ' he has s-oken to a local arrested, he has spoken to a local as we just television channel. awejusb television channel. aswej'osb in the report, and he mentioned in the report, and he protested his innocence. he described the events of december 2015 as a terrible tragedy and an accident. thank you very much again. the bbc has found adverts for popular companies, including dune and marks & spencer, appearing next to disturbing material on instagram about suicide and depression. yesterday we reported on the death of 14—year—old molly russell, and why her family blames the social media platform for her death. in a moment, we'll put some of these points to facebook, the owners of instagram. but first, this report from angus crawford which does contain some upsetting content. remember molly russell? we told you about her last night. i have no doubt that instagram helped kill my daughter. just 1a when she took her own life, her instagram account full of posts about depression and suicide.

our investigation found common hashtags and search terms lead to a world of self—harm — but that's not all. amongst the disturbing images and videos, adverts for some of britain's biggest and most reputable brands and companies. look, marks & spencer next to images of self—harm. and dune, a worldwide fashion brand. even charities like the british heart foundation. they told us... instagram is owned by facebook, this is its london headquarters. the company says it simply does not allow material that glorifies

suicide and self harm, and as for adverts, they are not targeted at individual pieces of content or videos. it is tragic, a really disturbing story. but the advertising industry is losing patience. brands do not want to see their advertising appearing in this context, which is why we need an independent oversight body funded by the industry, potentially international in scope, which stops the platforms from marking their own homework and can give confidence to the public, to politicians and advertisers that content is being properly, independently moderated. but it's instagram's algorithm that seems to be at the heart of the problem. like one image or video, and it recommends many many more. i would like to see that we're able to use those sorts of algorithms to promote more positive content. so actually when people are searching for certain things, what they are getting is lots of positive content

and support and that is what is flooding their pages. so what do these students at a college in leeds think? it does draw you in to have a look at the darker stuff on media because you are intrigued by all the new information. instagram makes you feel like you have to be perceived in a different way, like you have to be perfect in a way. people using it, if they see something like self—harm or whatever, they need to report it. molly russell's father thinks the tech companies have got to go much, much further. the truth is the internet is making money out of other people's misery and it should not be. that is just dreadful, it is immoral and it is not taking enough steps to prevent that. it is not taking enough steps to safeguard young people's lives. molly's death begs a question. instagram makes money from our children but is it really doing enough to keep them safe?

angus crawford, bbc news. facebook, the company which owns instagram, says any posts which glamorise self—harm have no place on its platforms, and expressed its regret to the family of molly russell. but the social media giant is also in the spotlight today, after reaching a legal settlement with the consumer campaigner martin lewis, who'd been suing the company for reputational damage after a series of fake adverts on the site using his name. 0ur media editor amol rajan spoke to facebook‘s vice president in northern europe and started by asking for his reaction to molly russell's death. the first thing i'd like to say is just what a difficult story that was to read and like anyone, i was deeply upset and i'm deeply sorry for how this must have been such a devastating event for theirfamily. there's a picture of some slit wrists. that's from instagram. there's a picture full of blood.

that's from instagram. those are all against your policies, but they were all available on instagram. well, we have to make sure that we look at these and ensure that those are taken down if they are against our policy. don't you think these should be against your policies? people with pictures of slit wrists which 14—year—olds can access? if people are posting in order to seek help, in order to seek support from communities, the experts in this area tell us that is a valuable thing for them to do and it can help with recovery, it can help with support. if it's there to sensationalize, of course it has no place on our platform. it shouldn't be on our platform. and if we need to work harder to make sure it isn't on our platform, we certainly will. how can brands trust facebook and trust instagram specifically to be a safe environment, when they're mixed up with this kind of material? they want to make sure that we're living up to the responsibilities that they have of us, and i think we can always improve. but there are definitely... there are areas where

we've made significant amount of investments, huge amounts of focus to try to get this right. but i think it is recognised that this is a complex area. at the heart of this is a simple question. how do you control the uncontrollable? social media now influences how we feel, who we vote for, even how businesses target us. but these platforms have so much content that ultimately, it will be faster machines and better algorithms, rather than more manpower, that will have to tackle the bad actors. on that score, facebook are taking action. this morning, the company settled its dispute with consumer rights champion martin lewis, whose face had appeared on scam ads, even though he doesn't do ads. as part of that settlement, the company is giving £3 million to citizens advice, and launching a button to allow users to flag potential scams. 0ur society needs to make a decision of who is legally responsible, both for adverts on a social media platform and for posts on a social media platform. i did this because i wanted to protect consumers. it is for the government

and our legislators to make policy, and frankly, i think they've been copping out. the clear thing that we hear, notjust from advertisers but from everyone, is they want to see us take responsibility, and they want us to act. whether that's working with experts, whether that is putting the right levels of investment into protection, integrity in our team, there is a way is going to be more that we can do. sadly, scam ads, fake news and pictures of self harm online may lf yee're distressed ebeeteny' ~ , , ~ ~ 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 — 0800 066 066. a leading brexit supporter, the conservative mpjacob rees—mogg, says he believes theresa may's deal could be "reformed" to win round opponents.

the long—standing deadlock has been over the future of the irish border, and the so—called "backstop" arrangement, the guarantee to maintain an open border, in the event that a future trade deal hasn't been agreed with the eu. but today's comments have fuelled speculation that some brexit enthusiasts could now be persuaded to support the prime minister's deal, as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. ready for a close—up or ready for a compromise? this band of brexiteers isn't suddenly backing the prime minister's deal, but after weeks of hardcore resistance, it's a definite maybe. a reformation of this deal could be achieved to make it acceptable. but ladies and gentlemen, it is not there yet, and until it is, people like me will vote against the deal. if you're wondering what all this fuss is about today, what's said at this meeting really matters.

because, like it or not, this group has a huge sway over dozens and dozens of tory brexiteer votes that the prime minister desperately needs if she has any chance of getting her deal done. the biggest frenzy here has always been about that backstop, the part of the compromise deal over northern ireland, the one this crowd fears would hold us too tightly to the eu. you see some of the conversations coming out of the european union, you see the prime minister has indicated some willingness to go back to the eu, and the eu clearly wants a deal. so, can i guarantee that the eu will do something? of course i can't. most, but not all, of the problems are in the backstop. would you be willing to swallow the other problems if the backstop goes? i haven't gone that far. there are nerves here, though. he even suggests shutting down parliament, if mps try to take control next week. but the wider arguments, yes or no to the deal, deal has to be reopened.

tweaks to the premises . .. ., ,, about the future won't be enough ready to sign up yet, but are maybe starting to play nice. if the uk now negotiates with conviction and if we really mean it this time, that we can secure the changes that we need. but there is no sign of compromise between the two main parties. a lot more shouting than talking going on. why doesn't he just come and talk about it? the door of her office might be open but the minds are closed and the prime minister is clearly not listening. he won't go, as long as the government says we might still leave without a formal deal. but plenty of other leaders are chipping in, even if in brussels, public willingness to budge remains in short supply. difficile...

their chief negotiator repeating, given the difficult circumstances and the complexity of brexit, this is the best possible agreement. and if there is just not enough willingness to be flexible, look who popped up at the swankiest of swanky political gatherings to predict this. at the moment, delay looks the most likely option because at least that gives some space to explore whether there is an alternative deal on the table. i doubt there is, but it's worth exploring. 0r indeed, whether we need to resolve this through a referendum. remember how that went for the last tory prime minister? maybe the final choice the current one wants to ever make. but westminster and the prime minister are on the clock. sooner rather than later, decisions must be made. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. a former tesco director has been cleared of fraud and false accounting at the supermarket chain. carl rogberg is the last of three former directors to be acquitted, in a blow to the serious fraud 0ffice. an investigation was sparked

by an announcement by tesco in september 2014 that its profits were overstated by £250 million. four former barclays executives have gone on trial accused of conspiracy to commit fraud. southwark crown court heard that the former chief executive john varley and his colleagues sought to raise capital by paying qatari investors £300 million in undeclared fees, in return for their investment. the men all deny the charges. the search for a missing plane, carrying a pilot and a premier league footballer, has been called off for the night. the cardiff city striker emiliano sala and pilot david ibbotson were in the plane that vanished from radar on monday near guernsey. police said an "intensive" nine—hour search found no trace of the missing aircraft, as our correspondent sian lloyd reports. a second day of searching the waters off the coast of the channel islands has now drawn to a close. by now, rescuers believe

there is little prospect that the two men on board could have survived. david ibbotson, in his 50s and from north lincolnshire, was piloting the plane — s single—engine craft, which is registered in the us, but thought to have british owners. this is a snapshot of how it looked inside when filmed by the bbc a few years ago as part of a report about light aircraft. on monday evening it was carrying the argentinian striker emiliano sala from france to cardiff, where he was about tojoin his new club. the 28—year—old was last heard on this voice message he sent to friends whilst on board. at home in argentina, his family will now have to wait

another day for news. translation: the hours go by and makes me think of the worst. i just want them to find him. the last thing they said is that the communication ended when they crossed the channel. emiliano sala had signed a £15 million deal to play for cardiff city, a club record. today, the management confirmed that the club had not booked the flight from france to south wales, explaining that the footballer had made his own arrangements. more flowers and messages they'd been looking forward we were so excited to see him. and he's obviously not here. so, yeah, we are very sad. he never wore the shirt for cardiff city, but once you're a bluebird, you'll always be a bluebird. and he signed on the dotted line as a bluebird. sala's former club, nantes,

have changed their twitter profile to include a picture of the star. and, at their ground, flowers for a player who was popular there. an inquiry by air accident investigators is under way or stop a decision about whether search and rescue teams will resume their efforts will be made tomorrow morning. sian lloyd, bbc news, cardiff. the so—called islamic state's once—vast caliphate that stretched across areas of syria and iraq has now been reduced to the area around one small town in eastern syria. it's thought around 2,000 fighters are now gathered at al marashida, on the banks of the euphrates, after the syrian democratic forces — backed by the us — made further advances today. but the mainly—kurdish?fighters of the sdf have suffered heavy losses in the battles with is, and following the?surprise?announcement that the us will be withdrawing its troops from syria they are facing life without their most important ally.

the bbc‘s middle east correspondent quentin sommerville and cameraman fred scott have been embedded with the sdf on the front lines. like an army from another age, syrian democratic forces are on the march to destroy a medieval caliphate. the so—called islamic state is cornered. and, with 21st—century airpower, their rule is almost over. explosion. we are just south of the village sousa. and this really is the very front line. now, the islamic state used to stretch all the way from libya to iraq, and across syria. well, it's been reduced to this tiny pocket, just 30 square kilometres. and south of here, there are only two villages remaining still under is control. america will soon withdraw its support from these fighters. utter ruin marks the

islamic state's retreat. in the hurry to get out, american air strikes have jumped by a quarter. this has destroyed their strongholds, but no—one here thinks they are truly gone. translation: we have defeated islamic state many times. but they are religious extremists. their ideology remains. fighters are trying to escape with the civilians. they have sleepers in syria, iraq and all over the world. so, is are retreating into the shadows and into the desert, west of here. there is still fighting to be done. under the cover of more air strikes, wejoin a night operation into the last islamic state territory ahead. there is a mixture of bravado and fear. the fighters are men and boys

from local villages and towns. they move at a cautious crawl, some 2000 is fighters remain, including at least 20 british extremists. with home—made grenades and their bedding over their shoulders, they swagger on. bit by bit, armoured bulldozers clear the way. but soon they get bogged down. they can go no further tonight. syria is a country of constant mourning and near daily funerals. the family of 25—year—old khalil gather to mourn him. he died on the front line last week. it's the kurds and arabs who fought this war against is, and died in the thousands doing so. and before the battle

is won, more will die. some fought for revenge, and is has been repaid in blood. islamic state is almost beaten. western troops will soon leave. these men and boys will then stand alone. it could prove to be a precarious victory. quentin somerville, bbc news, deir ez—zor, syria. president trump has released a statement recognising the venezuelan opposition leader as the country's interim president. his announcement came minutes afterjuan guaido declared himself acting leader, during widespread anti—government protests in caracas.

i this marks i - this marks a ratcheting up of i - this marks a ratcheting up mg against ratcheting up of pressure against the government of- maduro in the government of nicolas maduro in venezuela. it was interesting that donald today venezuela. it was interesting that donald - today said no options off the table. i think you have are off the table. i think you have to see this as being the start of a process , to see this as being the start of a process, not the end. america could be looking at increasing sanctions. i would think that is almost certain. possibly a military blockade of this vast oil exporting country. what you have had as well is this is in marked contrast to donald trump's original policy of saying, "we will stop racing to topple foreign regimes". i think there's a real fear venezuela topple foreign regimes". i think there's a realfear venezuela could implode as an economy and create a vast refugee crisis. venezuela has retaliated and is kicking out all american diplomats in the next 72 hours. many thanks for the update, jon sopel at the white house. in zimbabwe, a presidential spokesman has defended the continued role of the military in restoring order. it comes after a crackdown

by security forces on anti—government protesters, following a sharp rise in fuel prices more than a week ago. the country's human rights commission has accused the army of using systematic torture. the bbc has obtained footage showing government troops assaulting civilians in the capital, as our correspondent andrew harding reports from harare. exclusive footage of zimba bwe's rampaging army. soldiers have parked their trunk beside a busy road in harare. through the trees, you can see a man on the ground and a soldier dragging, kicking and whipping him. we're told there are 30 civilians being beaten here over a two—hour period. one makes a run for it. and here's another who finally got away. we met tatenda yesterday, soon after his ordeal and still in agony. today, we went to the spot where the soldiers had

rounded up their victims — a busy bus station. again, the army patrolling here. they're everywhere right now, but why?