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this is bbc news. the headlines. nissan is expected to announce next week, that it's cancelling plans to build its new model suv at its plant in sunderland. tens of thousands take to the streets across venezuela to demand that president maduro steps down. for the first time in years, venezuela's opposition feels optimistic. protesters here want to try to keep up their momentum to bring down the fall of a government they detest. russia joins america in suspending its involvement in a cold war nuclear weapons treaty. and at 10:30, we ll be taking a look at the papers withjoe twyman from the polling company, deltapoll and martin lipton, chief sports reporter at the sun. the japanese car—maker nissan
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is expected to announce that it is cancelling planned investment at its plant in sunderland. in 2016, the firm said it would build the x—trail sports utility vehicle in sunderland after its executives met theresa may in downing street and received what they called "support and assurances" from the government about the impact of brexit. david bailey is professor of industrial strategy at aston business school. i asked him if he was surprised that nissan seems likely to withdraw the investment. it was a surprise that they ever announced this model would be coming to the uk. back in late 2016 they said the next generation qashqai, which is a really important model, plus the x—trail was coming. they got these assurances from the government. we don't know what assurances were there. clearly since then the situation in the uk and
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europe has deteriorated markedly and there is of course massive uncertainty going forwards about our future trading relationship. nissan have basically decided it's not worth it anymore. you mentioned that previous meeting, the government assurances. there was a lot of secrecy around that at the time and people were thinking, did money change hands? is the government going to be on the phone saying, hang on, i thought we had a deal? i think there's very little they can do about it. those assurances, we don't know what was in the letter, it was kept secret at the time but those assurances really meant very little given that two years later, who would have thought we'd be ina situation where less than eight weeks away from the uk being scheduled to leave the eu, we still don't know what's coming next. this really is an unprecedented situation for the car industry to be operating under such extreme uncertainty. let's be clear, the big factor is the massive decline in diesel sales across europe, down by nearly one
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fifth last year, down by about 30% in the uk. this is a big suv that uses diesel engines, both basically decided the market is no longer there anymore. but brexit uncertainty also hasn't helped. they will be able to source these cars from japan, especially in the context of a free trade deal between the eu and japan, rather than making them here. clearly, as we were hearing, for local mps in sunderland this is a real blow, but we have to remember these are plans that we re cancelled rather than jobs that exist already being taken away. that's right, this is investment that was coming, newjobs that were going to be created but aren't any more. we don't know what the net effect is but what it does show is that the car industry in the uk, there are very dark clouds over it. diesel, brexit uncertainty, this is yet another indication of the pressure that it's under. a final thought, is this going to make other car manufacturers wobble? are we likely to see
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more changes to future strategies, companies working in the uk? we've already seen it. over the last three years, investment in the car industry in the uk is down by over 80%. the big multinational carfirms are sitting on their hands and waiting to see what will happen as regards brexit. the longer that goes on, the more the damage becomes. tens of thousands of people in venezuela have been taking part in protests aimed at forcing president nicholas maduro to call fresh elections, or see his rival, the self—declared interim president, juan guiado, recognised as leader. a high—ranking air force general in the venezualan military has switched his allegiance to the opposition leader, and called for others to do the same. earlier our correspondent james reynolds sent this report from the opposition rally. tens of thousands of opposition supporters are coming out to protest in the centre of caracas. the opposition wants to make this one of the biggest demonstrations
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in this country's history. they are all coming through here. they will end up looking at the stage there, where they hope to see their leader, juan guaido, the 35—year—old head of the national assembly who has declared himself the interim president of venezuela. and for these protesters, for the first time there is a sense of optimism, because they now find they have someone they can call their leader. mr guaido has been recognised by a number of countries in the west. but this movement still faces significant problems. president maduro, their enemy, their opponent, still controls the country. the high command of the armed forces is still loyal to the president, and government forces are celebrating their own gatherings at the moment.
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but nevertheless, for the opposition now, this is one of their most optimistic moments in years. james reynolds. russia has suspended its participation in a key nuclear arms control agreement, after the united states announced yesterday that it would do the same. the us and other nato countries say russia has violated the intermediate—range nuclear forces treaty, an accusation russia refutes. president putin insisted the door remained open for negotiations, but he instructed ministers not to initiate arms control talks. translation: our american partners have announced they are suspending their participation in the deal. and we are also suspending our participation. topic
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in a moment, viewers on bbc one willjoin us for a round up of the news with kate silverton. but first. the governor of the us state of virginia has denied being in a racist picture from his medical school yearbook and insists he will not resign from office. the virginian—pilot newspaper tweeted a picture of the page showing two people, one in blackface and the other dressed in a ku klux klan robe and hood. yesterday ralph northam apologised for the photo. but today he held a news conference to say he is sure he wasn't either of the people in the picture, and wasn't even at the party where it was taken. i recognise that many people find this difficult to believe. the photo appears with others i submitted on a page with my name on it. even in my own statement yesterday, i conceded that, based on the evidence presented to me at the time, the most likely explanation, that it was indeed me in the photo. in the hours since i made my statement yesterday, i reflected with my family and classmates from the time, and
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affirmed my conclusion that i'm not the person in that photo. translation: our american partners have announced they are suspending their participation in the deal. and we are also suspending our participation. we will wait until our partners have matured enough to conduct unequal, meaningful dialogue with us on this important topic. —— and my equal, meaningful dialogue. for venezuela's president maduro to stand down. thousands took to the streets of the capital, urging him to resign or call fresh elections. the opposition has gathered here in numbers. they believe that a process of change is underway in venezuela and that it won't be stopped. a blow to britain's car manufacturing industry as nissan
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looks set to cancel planned investment at its sunderland plant. the big freeze looks set to continue — parts of the uk could experience one of the coldest nights in years. and a stunning victory for england in the six nations against defending champions ireland. good evening. tens of thousands of people in venezuela have taken part in protests aimed at forcing fresh elections or the resignation of their president, nicolas maduro. he's been facing international pressure to step down following allegations of electoral fraud. at a counter rally in the capital, caracas, mr maduro has proposed bringing forward parliamentary elections scheduled for 2020 to this year, but pressure on him remains.
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today, a high—ranking air force general in the venezualan military switched his allegiance to the opposition leader, juan guaido, and has called for others to do the same. 0ur international correspondent, 0rla guerin, reports from caracas. the opposition calls and from early morning they came. that word, freedom, was on many lips in caracas today. and we met plenty who believed venezuela's opposition leader, juan guaido, will be the one to deliver it. we are very proud of him, because he has taken us through the right route to have liberty, democracy and what we have yearned for so many years. 20 years, more or less, yearning for this moment. well, there is a sense here of celebration, the mood is very
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relaxed, but the intent is serious. to send a message to president nicolas maduro that time is up. the opposition has gathered here in numbers. they believe that a process of change is under way in venezuela and that it will not be stopped. a military helicopter passed overhead, but the security forces kept their distance. speakers told the crowd this was a moment of history, a moment of hope for venezuela. on stage, the man many now look to as a saviour, juan guaido. already being called venezuelan‘s 0bama, he is a powerful symbol, but an untested leader. today he tried to court the military with what voice he had left. welcome to every officer that
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joins the side of the constitution, he said. we have amnesties, soldier of the nation, you have a role in the recovery of the nation of venezuela. these were the images broadcast by state tv. massive crowds that some claim were suspiciously large. president maduro offered to bring forward parliamentary elections to this year. that might sound like a concession, but the opposition already control parliament, so he is not given much. back at thejuan guaido rally, venezuelans literally throwing their money away. it is worth little or nothing anyway. the opposition has called for protests to continue until the maduro era is consigned to history. the divisions here were on display
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today with rival demonstrations. we had supporters of the opposition on the east side, supporters of president maduro on the west. a deadline is approaching at midnight on sunday night, european countries including britain, spain, germany and france have said they want to see presidential elections being called here by that deadline and if not, they willjoin in the nation is recognising the opposition leader, juan guaido, as the interim president. that would certainly increase his legitimacy and the isolation for nicolas maduro but it isolation for nicolas maduro but it is worth stressing that for now, president maduro retains the levers of power and he appears to still have the support of most of the armed forces and unless we see a shift in that, i think the struggle between the opposition and the president is likely to continue. 0 rla president is likely to continue. 0rla guerin, thank you. the japanese car—maker, nissan, is expected to announce that it is cancelling planned investment at its
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plant in sunderland. in 2016, the firm said it would build the new x—trail model in sunderland after its executives met theresa may in downing street and received what they called "support and assurances" about the impact of brexit. our business correspondent, rob young, has more. nissan runs britain's biggest car plant. the sunderland factory was due to get even bigger. after the eu referendum in 2016 the government gave nissan confidential reassurances about brexit. that secured a promise to build a new model, the x—trail 4x4, creating about 200 jobs and securing many more. we've been showing nissan and others that we are committed to getting the best possible deal from the future relationship that we'll be negotiating with the european union. part of that promised investment will not now happen. workers at the plant expect nissan to announce it's cancelling the plan to build the x—trail in sunderland.
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there is disappointment in the city. there's, you know, not a lot that's manufactured here these days, so it is a shame, yeah. it's not good news at all, not for sunderland, because it's a big employer for the region, you know, so it's bad news. nissan isn't saying anything but there are likely to be various factors at play. some will point to brexit and the uncertainty is created. but car—makers are also dealing with a rough patch within the european economies, with car sales falling. many drivers also seem to be less keen on buying diesel cars. nissan had announced back in late 2016 that the plan would come to the uk. since then, things have clearly deteriorated. a big shift away from diesels across europe has really kind of undermined the business case for the model. the car industry has long worried about potential border taxes or checks if there is no brexit deal. so this news has been leapt on by some. we've already had bad news coming out ofjaguar land rover and redundancies. again, brexit isjust one of several factors. in the case of nissan, it's probably the largest factor
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but there are others, too. there is not expected to be a big impact onjobs, but the decision is a blow to uk carmaking and will concern those already worried about its immediate future. rob young, bbc news. tensions between russia and the united states have escalated further, with moscow saying it will follow washington in suspending one of the key nuclear arms control treaties. president putin said russia would stop observing the cold war treaty — agreed in 1987 to hold nuclear ambitions in check — and now start developing new weapons. from moscow, steve rosenberg sent this report. at the kremlin, vladimir putin and his ministers sent a clear message to washington over the inf treaty — you intend to pull out, do you? well, two can play at that game. translation: our response will be symmetrical. our us partners announced that they are suspending their participation in the inf treaty.
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so we are suspending it, too. and there was more. moscow, president putin said, would develop new weapons, including a land—based version of this cruise missile, and missiles more than five times the speed of sound. it's a far cry from us—russian cooperation three decades ago, when presidents reagan and gorbachev signed the inf treaty. it eliminated a whole class of short and medium—range missiles and became a cornerstone of european security. but the chill in relations is palpable. it's beginning to feel like the cold war is back. president putin said that one thing he didn't want was russia being dragged into a costly new arms race. but with both america and russia now having suspended the inf treaty, that is a huge blow to east—west arms control.
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the inf treaty is breaking apart, and america blames russia. russia has jeopardised the united states' security interests, and we can no longer be restricted by the treaty while russia shamelessly violates it. america says these russian missiles violated the inf treaty. moscow denies it, and claims washington broke the agreement. a high—stakes blame game for the two biggest nuclear powers. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. parts of the uk could endure the coldest night in years this evening as the freezing temperatures continue to grip much of the country. the met office has issued warnings for ice in southern and eastern england and warned that temperatures could fall as low as minus 16 degrees celsius in eastern scotland. it comes after heavy snow brought widespread disruption across southern britain, as robert hall reports. it was a miserable night for so many. police and highways teams working
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to clear the aftermath of heavy snowfalls. this is the m3 in hampshire. scenes mirrored on the a96 south of keith. lorries just unable to cope with compacted snow and ice. in berkshire, two police officers rescued two children — one of them an eight—week—old baby — from a vehicle which had slid off the road near bracknell. fortunately, no one was hurt in the incident. we then managed to extract the two children from the rear of the vehicle and got them safely in our police vehicle to warm up. in areas where snowfall has been heaviest, daylight brought far better conditions. many roads here in aberdeenshire have been cleared, though minor routes over high ground remain closed. in kent, teams have been clearing roads at walderslade, where the weight of snow brought down a series of large trees. across england's southern counties, travel on major routes have been far easier. a relief for those who can't delay their journeys.
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the roads were a little bit icy. probably about the last hour, i would say, i have been amongst the snow. you can't get on with yourjob sometimes. you know? just deal with it and get on with it. but in this winter landscape, even the briefest detour can take the unwary onto untreated surfaces. today has seen some improvement in regions worst—hit by snowfall. tonight, though, temperatures have dived again. forecasters say they'll reach at least —12 in areas of scotland and in southern england. that means roads like this, which have been slushy but passable during the day, are once again hazardous during the hours of darkness. robert hall, bbc news at highclere in berkshire. with all the sport now, here's karthi gna nasegaram at the bbc sport centre. good evening, kate. we've had superb performances and some surprise results on the opening weekend of the six nations. today, england beat grand slam
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champions, ireland, while scotland defeated italy. our sports editor, dan roan reports. with these two teams dominating recent six nations, this promise to be an epic. grand slam winners and second in the world rankings, ireland were favourites but it was england who started fastest. the game had barely begun whenjonny may scored his country's first try here for eight years. it stunned the home crowd. ireland responded, qian healy borrowing over after sustained pressure. but england were forcing their opponents into uncharacteristic mistakes. jacob stockdale's blunder pounced on by elliot daly. the lead of seven points at half—time. ireland are not used to being bullied, this team beat the mighty all blacks in the autumn. but despite losing maro itoje to a serious injury, england's ruthlessness earned a famous win. the kick through was gathered by henry slade. before the centre
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scored his second and the decisive try. seizing on jonny scored his second and the decisive try. seizing onjonny sexton's desperate pass. ireland managed a late consolation but this was england boss mike day, theirfirst win here for six years and by a margin few predicted. ireland rarely lose here and so this is a hugely significant result for england and certainly this team bears little resemblance to the one that finished fifth in last year's championship. ina fifth in last year's championship. in a world cup year, it is hugely encouraging for eddiejones‘ side. meanwhile, earlier at murrayfield, the fans were in good voice of scotla nd the fans were in good voice of scotland managed a winning start to theircampaign scotland managed a winning start to their campaign against italy. blair kinghorn scoring the hosts' first championship hat—trick in 30 years. 0ur championship hat—trick in 30 years. our results scotland will look to build on next week when they welcome a bruised ireland. dan roan, bbc news, dublin. in the women's six nations, wales were beaten by france by 52 points to 3. to cricket and there was a dismal 10 wicket defeat for england, beaten by west indies within three
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days of the second test. it gives west indies their first test series win over england for ten years. adam wild reports. in the caribbean, the west indies could afford to take their time. england's fans still trying their best to enjoy theirs. but now what they needed was to speed things up. james anderson has rarely wanted for pace. all the while, the lead was growing. darren bravo moving leisurely towards his 50. bravo, indeed. but a sudden rush from him and it was all over. england's task was clear. 119 behind. it became a chastening experience. appearing to settle in until this rory burns shot settled him intoa until this rory burns shot settled him into a safe pair of hands. jonny ba i rstow‘s him into a safe pair of hands. jonny bairstow‘s demise was as swift as it was dramatic. now england could not slow things down quickly enough. if you blinked you would miss it. moeen
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ali did just that. anderson the last to fall for england's tourists there was no way back. west indies no longer needing to take their time. the winning shot, when it came, was as breezily emphatic as this series defeat. adam wild, bbc news. it's time to pop out of the room if you don't want to know today's football results as match of the day follows soon on bbc one. tottenham moved in to second place in the premier league after a 1—0 victory over newcastle. there were also wins for cardiff, chelsea, palace and wolverhampton wanderers. and in the scottish premieship, rangers beat saint mirren 4—0. motherwell and aberdeen also won. there's more sport on the bbc website. kate. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. goodnight. after friday's snow drama, a much
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calmer and sunnier day across much of the uk. plenty of blue sky but under the clear skies temperatures are dropping away very quickly. cold est are dropping away very quickly. coldest overnight where there is snow on the ground. some more wintry showers, rain, sleet and snow in the north—west of scotland. those in east anglia will fade away and skies will clear, may be some patchy fog and icy patches as well. the snow has been melting but the main story overnight is how cold it will become a widespread hard frost. snow on the ground in southern england, it may be —10, minus double figures in parts of scotland. we start with sunshine on sunday but you can see whether france from the west. through the day that is going to bring cloud, rain, preceded by sleet and snow, mostly on the hills in
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northern ireland and england come into north wales. south of that, cloud is going to increase. the south—east of englund will hold onto most of the sunshine. scotland brightening up with one or two showers the afternoon. northern ireland, cloud returns later in the south. temperatures, less cold. the far south of england and western wales may reach 10 degrees as the wind becomes south—westerly. you can see going into monday morning, wet weather pushing in with a strengthening wind and a likelihood of more snow into the pennines and the high ground is north of the central belt where it could be up to 15 centimetres of new snow, prolonged snow on much of monday, pulling away east. there will be some sunny spells around. temperatures on monday are going to be higher. a gap between the weather
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systems on monday night. high pressure pumping the isobars. frost on tuesday morning. weather systems gathering in the atlantic. they will come in and it will be unsettled in the week ahead. if you take one thing from the chart, the temperatures. turning milder. hello. this is bbc news with rachel schofield. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment, first — the headlines. nissan is expected to announce next week that it's cancelling plans to build its new model suv at its plant in sunderland. thousands of opposition supporters have taken to the streets across venezuela in a bid to force president nicolas maduro to stand down and agree to new elections. for the first time in years, venezuela's opposition they believe a protest is under way
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