this is bbc news. the headlines at six: nissan says brexit is causing uncertainty — as it confirms that its new suv won't be made in sunderland, but injapan — the government says it's disappointed. i've worked hard as the anti—workhorse has worked hard to secure it. it's a big blow to car making, to all of us. theresa may says she has new ideas on brexit ahead of her return to brussels for talks on the irish backstop. a new underwater search is taking place off guernsey to find missing cardiff city footballer emiliano sala and his pilot. the mother of missing libby squire has thanked people helping to search for the hull university student as the police hunt enters its third day. a man in his 50s has died in a light aircraft crash in belchamp water in essex. and victims of crime are to get new powers to challenge the release of violent offenders.

good evening and welcome to bbc news. the car maker nissan has confirmed that its scrapping plans to manufacture its x—trail 4 by 4 in sunderland — reversing a decision announced two years ago. the x trail will now continue to be made in japan instead. in a letter to staff nissan said a number of business reasons were involved but that uncertainty about brexit was not helping. the government's business secretary says it's a blow to the car industry and the region. our business correspondent rob young reports. the nissan x—trail, it will now not

all of the production lines in sunderland. britain was ‘s they car factory sunderland. britain was ‘s they car fa cto ry ha d sunderland. britain was ‘s they car factory had been due to start making for diesel 4x4 soon, it had been persuaded to build it here after receiving reassurances from the government over brexit back in 2016 but, nissan has nagged today confirmed its cancelling that planned investment. as a time when we are looking into future investments prosperity and good news for the sector, it's comedy rubber time. the x-trail will instead be built ina time. the x-trail will instead be built in a nissan's countryjapan. the company says a few factors are to blame including lower demand for the car and new vehicle emission standards in europe. sales of diesel vehicles in the eu fell last year by 1796, vehicles in the eu fell last year by 17%, sales of the... falling by 24% in europe. what happens abroad... big businesses tend to stay out

of politics, said the company's choice to highlight brexit means it's clearly a concern. the car industry has long been worried about potential changes to trading rules, after the uk leads the eu. its devastating news for the city and for the region. any loss of future production at the plant makes it less stable, but i can't say i'm that surprised. the uncertainty around brexit is always a factor now in any decisions made in manufacturing. after reassuring nissan in 2016, ministers hailed the you company's original decision. today there is disappointment. it's a significant blow, because this was a piece of really good news, and expansion of over 700 jobs in one of our most successful plants. i've worked hard, the workforce has worked hard

to secure it, and it's a big blow to carmaking, to sunderland and all of us who have lost it. its thought a few hundred jobs would need to be created to build the x—trail. they are not now materialised. but nissan is now investing in a new model and says sunderland's workers have the full confidence of the company. rob young, bbc news. the prime minister has said she's determined to end the brexit uncertainty, promising to return to brussels with new ideas and to make sure the uk leaves the european union as scheduled, on march the 29th. the ‘backstop' guarantee to keep the irish border open will be central to any fresh talks in brussels, after mps voted last week to seek ‘alternative arrangements‘. here's our political correspondent chris mason. after a week when parliament had its

say and mps voted to back theresa may's brexit plan, if she could change one key part of it, the prime minister has said she is ready to do just that. returned to brussels... but, what are the new ideas?” but, what are the new ideas? i asked of what it was months ago to advise me to look at what alternative arrangements are possible, and they have shown me quite clearly you can have shown me quite clearly you can have no hard border on the island of ireland and you can use existing technology is perfectly possible. the only thing missing is a bit of goodwill on the eu side. the sticking point is how to keep an open border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland under

all circumstances after brexit. the existing solution, the so—called backstop is deeply unpopular in parliament. its critics say it binds the uk and northern ireland in particular to close to the eu. the government says it is working hard to find a solution it can take back to find a solution it can take back to brussels, the prime minister could be back there by the end of the week. work is being done to find an alternative to the backstop and in addition, the attorney general, the comment was made most senior lawyer is looking at legal changes that can be requested to put a time limit on the backstop or to find a mechanism where the uk can leave it ata time mechanism where the uk can leave it at a time of its choosing. but, as things stand, publicly at least, the eu is opposed to all of these options. my concern is that when we talk about, when they talk about a generative arrangement, they are talking about revisiting things that have already been rejected. the prime minister and the british

government resigned from an agreement that they made with 28 other governments, demonstrated that he where we need a backstop. labour argued theresa may needs to shift her position in and keep closer ties with the eu. you must get a deal, through parliament that is acceptable. that means, you must change your red lines, about a customs union. it means you must look again at the way in which the future political framework it is so vacuous. brexit is just future political framework it is so vacuous. brexit isjust over seven weeks away. there is no sign yet of a break in the deadlock. the pope has just landed the pope hasjust landed in the united arab emirates for the first papal visit. he is the cause of this

visit is significant, because not only is it an attempt to build interfaith communication in an islamic country with the world's catholics but is also a country that has a liberal reputation so far in terms of... although politically, it isa terms of... although politically, it is a country that is often criticised for its human rights record in terms of how it treats those who dissent from the views of the ruling family, it is regarded as a religiously tolerant and indeed, the crown prince who is meeting the pope and treating him as x has invited him to take part in an interfaith dialogue. among the events taking place is an event in abu dhabi and it's going to be the

opportunity in what is being called the year of tolerance by the government in the uae. it's going to be an opportunity to take heed of some of the suggestions for a more economical relationship between the faiths. there will be a source of political contention, the popejust before he left this lunchtime told the crowd in st peter's square, let us the crowd in st peter's square, let us pray strongly, because the children in yemen are suffering. they are hungry, they are thirsty, they don't have medicine and they are in danger of death. he says the cry of those children and their pa rents cry of those children and their parents rise up to god and he says the uae has been one of the powers that has been most heavily involved. trying to restore the lawful government of that country which was under attack from rebels. but the humanitarian cost of that military occupation, incursion into yemen has

been heavily criticised by the pope and my human rights groups around the world. the highlight of the purpose might visit which was a very brief when, he will be leaving on tuesday, the highlight, is going to bea tuesday, the highlight, is going to be a mass held in a stadium which is expected to thousands of people will attend. so, there is pope francis to the right and that is the crown prince on the right. who has extended this invitation to pope francis, but it'll be interesting to see if anywhere during the public stage of this visit, the pope does make reference to yemen. it may be he made those remarks in rome, precisely so that they wouldn't overs ha d ow precisely so that they wouldn't overshadow the actual event or embarrass his hosts are herds of this event. the pope has arrived in abu dhabi for this first visit by a pontiff to the arab peninsula for an

opportunity to attend an interfaith dialogue which they are calling 2019 the year of tolerance. an underwater search has been under way for the plane that went missing over the channel two weeks ago, carrying the footballer emiliano sala. the striker, who'd just signed for cardiff city, disappeared with the pilot david ibbotson. daniela relph reports. off the channel islands, the search for emiliano sala and pilot david ibbotson has resumed. this vessel was commissioned by the air accident investigation branch to carry out a survey of the sea bed. working close by is this boat, the morven, paid for by the sala family after a campaign raised more than £300,000 to fund it. preparing to leave the harbour yesterday with the latest sonar technology on board, the morven‘s crew were hopeful of finding some trace of the aircraft. we tow the sonar just off the sea bed and it gives us a very high resolution picture.

we can pick out small objects, the size of a tyre from a car, so the resolution is really, you know, very, very tight. emiliano sala and pilot david ibbotson went missing after their aircraft disappeared onjanuary 21st, en route from nantes in france to cardiff. the official search was called off, but almost a week ago some seat cushions were recovered on a beach in northern france. with the sala family desperate for the search to resume. emiliano sala's club cardiff city played their first home game since his disappearance yesterday. they won in a crowded field of tributes to the footballer, with tears from the manager who said he felt his new star signing had been with them. the latest search will cover four nautical square miles and is expected to last for three days. president trump has repeated his intention to withdraw us troops from syria but says he is planning to keep a military base in iraq in order to watch iran.

he was speaking in an interview with the television network, cbs, during which he also said that sending the military to venezuela was "an option." 0ur washington correspondent, chris buckler, said mr trump was questioned in—depth about his foreign policies. this was a pretty wide—ranging interview on cbs programme. in which donald trump was asked time and time again about his foreign policy and that's not least because some in his intelligence agencies have been given very different messages from the white house itself. president trump made clear he did disagree with them on a number of issues for example he is determined to bring american troops back from the middle east, however they believe that might be premature in some cases. they are concerned about the concern from groups like i who may be rebuilding. he did say he would retain a presence in iraq and he said that is partly because of the

run and their nuclear ambitions. said that is partly because of the run and their nuclear ambitionslj run and their nuclear ambitions.” wa nt run and their nuclear ambitions.” want to be looking a little bit at a run, because iran is ever a want to be looking a little bit at a run, because iran is evera problem. that is knows, you are keeping troops in iraq because you want to strike ina troops in iraq because you want to strike in a run? no, because i want to be able to watch iran. we have an unbelievable and expensive military base built in iraq. it's perfectly situated for looking at all over different parts of the troubled middle east, rather than pilling up and this is what a lot of people don't understand, we are going to keep watching and we are going to keep watching and we are going to keep seeing and if there is trouble, if somebody is looking to do nuclear weapons or other things, we are going to know it before they do. and... and international relationship being closely watched as that between the us and venezuela. when guaido declared himself as interim president of the

country rather than nicolas maduro who proclaims he is the leader, we had trump come out shortly afterwards and said he was backing guaido and that he believed he was the only democratically elected figure in venezuela, certainly a member of the national assembly who he believed was important for taking the country forward and not nicolas maduro. he was asked about that as well and what america will do in the future, beyond just backing guaido. being asked several times, he refused to rule out the idea potentially, america could be involved militarily. what would make you use the us military in venezuela? it is something that is... it's an option. would you negotiate with nicolas maduro to convince him to exit? he is requesting a meeting, and i have turned it down, because we are very far along in the process. you have a young and energetic gentleman, but young and energetic gentleman, but you have other people within that same group that have been very, if

you talk about democracy, or democracy in action. a number of months ago, he wanted to make. but now, because you are at this crisis point, would you negotiate that?” would say this, i decided at the time, no. so many really horrible things have been happening in venezuela. , no desire to build a relationship with nicolas maduro. 0n the other hand, he is clearly keen to develop its relationship with kim jong un. he described his relationship with him, the north korean leader is really pretty good. saying, if they had great chemistry. he even suggested there was the potential that he could do a deal with him. if you look at iran and what president trump has being saying that, he has got clear concerns about their nuclear programme, but not as many concerns about north korea's nuclear ambitions. that is despite what many in his intelligence agencies have been saying. he said he planned to

meet kimjong been saying. he said he planned to meet kim jong un, been saying. he said he planned to meet kimjong un, he would reveal details of where and when that summit will take place by tuesday, thatis summit will take place by tuesday, that is when he gets his date of the union address inside congress. you heard president trump speaking about venezuela there. well, the uk and other european governments have given you heard president trump speaking about venezuela there. elections — otherwise they say they'll recognise his rival juan guaido as the country's leader. the political protests of the last few weeks come amid an ongoing economic crisis — with many people struggling to survive, as our correspondent james reynolds has been finding out in caracas. at the sunday market in this district of caracas, there is food — but not everyone can afford it. miriam has only managed to get a few vegetables for her mother and her son. translation: i'm trying to see what i can get a hold of. you have to work around so much to find affordable prices.

hyperinflation raises prices here every day. venezuelan money is useless says this man who runs a banana stall. what do you do when someone begs forfood, i ask him. translation: i can give out one or two bananas, there's not much more i can do. i can't give out my goods for free. a crowd gathers. this woman is desperate to tell us that she has lost almost 20 kilos. a commotion then begins. a man shouts praise for president marduro. "marduro, get lost," shoppers yell back at him. a few years ago, this would have been unthinkable — this was a pro—government district. but years of shortages have had their effect. access to food has become a vital part of this country's conflict.

the government controls what comes in and out of venezuela, so the opposition is now planning to set up food centres outside this country's borders. the day—to—day fight to get food and medicine has worn down much of this country. it's sent millions into exile. for those who remain — there is little else to think about. the pilot of a light aircraft has died, after the plane crashed near a landing strip in north essex. essex police says emergency services were called to a ‘serious incident‘ in belchamp walter, near the border with suffolk, at around midday. the next of kin of the pilot, who was in his 50‘s, have been informed. the mother of 21 —year—old libby squire has thanked her fellow hull university students for helping to search for her. libby went missing after a night out in the city on thursday — police say they are extremely

concerned for her welfare. megan paterson has this report. after anotherfreezing night in hull police searches have resumed for missing libby squire. her family says her disappearance has left them broken. she was last seen leaving the welly club at 11pm on thursday. she got into a taxi and travelled near to her home, but since then, hasn‘t been seen. cctv cameras last picked up images of libby squire here on the junction of beverley road and haworth street at quarter to midnight on thursday. but it‘s not clear which direction she then travelled. and this area remains a key interest to police. like, swarms of police coming here. yeah, they‘ve been in our back garden, looking in houses and stuff. and just, like, yeah, they‘ve looked through everything. more than 70 officers have been involved in searches so far. the taxi driver who picked her up and a man who spoke to her, as she sat on a bench, have both given help to police.

0fficers continue to appeal for witnesses. people have asked what they can do, to help. we continue to ask those living in that area to check their gardens and outbuildings, in case libby has taken shelter. and if anyone was driving around the area between 11pm on thursday evening and 3am on friday morning and has dash cam footage, we would urge them to come forward by contacting us on 101. on facebook, libby squire‘s mum, lisa, has thanked everyone who helped search for her daughter, saying it was a great comfort to know how much her daughter was thought of. thames valley police say they‘re very worried about a missing student from the university of reading. daniel williams, who is 19, was last seen seen in a student union bar in the early hours of thursday. he was reported missing after failing to return to his student accommodation. at a news conference this afternoon, police say they‘ve been searching around the university grounds and daniel‘s student house. his disappearance is said to be out of character, and they‘ve urged the public

to report any possible sightings of him. from the university of reading, caroline davies sent this update. this is the last place that daniel williams was seen around 1am on thursday morning here on the university of reading‘s campus. he is 19 years old. his parents have said this is very out of character for him. they have described him as a happy and normal teenager. when he left this club he was described as wearing black or blue jeans, a black hooded top and black shoes with a black t—shirt with a white motif on it. police today have renewed their appeal to find out where daniel might be. thames valley police have been searching the grounds of reading university and surrounding area and continue to do so until daniel is found. a lot of police officers on site over the last few days looking for daniel and also many more officers that you can‘t see carrying out investigation tasks behind—the—scenes. that search that the police were speaking about has been taking

place across these grounds and also in particular focusing on the woods just behind me. that‘s where the university lake is. he was on a path just next to the lake. it‘s still very cold here in reading. you can see that there is snow on the ground and the lake is at the moment frozen over. the police also appealed directly to daniel and they told him that he wouldn‘t be in trouble but to get directly in touch with them if he can see this appeal because many people want to know where he is. victims of crime will be given new rights to challenge the release of violent offenders, under a review of the parole system. the change follows an outcry last year over the planned release of the so—called black cab rapist john worboys. it will mean that victims will not have to go to court to contest parole board decisions. instead they‘ll be able to apply to the department ofjustice and present their objections. earlier i spoke to david greenwood, a lawyer working with the small print is that the same

criteria as are required forjudicial review which is an extremely high bar to overturn a decision would be required before this mechanism is invoked. it seems to add more layers of bureaucracy. there seems to be a filter whereby an individual who is unhappy with the decision has to write to the secretary of state within 21 days, he or she then has to decide whether or not that should be passed onto the parole board. the parole board then sends it to the judge, another filter, who can then send it through to the parole board for a review. it seems like there is more bureaucracy being brought into the system. i appreciate a judicial review by an individual victim or group

of victims is a challenging way to do things but to add more layers of bureaucracy to the system doesn‘t seem to be a solution. the solution would be to lower the bar ofjudicial review in these cases because the victims that i speak to are unhappy that the parole board allow offenders out early from their sentences. when they attend court and achieve convictions a sentence is given and they expect that that sentence has to be served by the offender. for parole boards to allow a person out early many people find to be an affront. so a change in the criteria to allow perhaps the secretary of state to intervene where it is not in the public interest to release early would have been a better solution. what thejohn worboys case did

was cause a shift in thinking. politicians seem at least to have engaged with that and we have had changes to the parole board itself and the way it operates. injohn worboys‘ case the decision was revoked and he will continue to serve time in prison. not something you can blame on the parole board. they are given parameters. yes. what i am talking about on behalf of survivors of sexual abuse is that their understanding, and it is borne out by the evidence, is that sex offenders do not tend to offend in isolation and tend to offend multiple times and so decisions on early release they see it as counter—productive and exposing individuals in society

to the risk of more harm. looking at the way in which the parole board looks at sex offenders is probably a better way of looking at things. most raffle winners walk away with a bottle of wine, a box of chocolates. or a gift voucher — but how about a six—bedroomed georgian manor house forjust a two pound stake? as increasing numbers of properties are sold via raffles, the advertising standards authority is receiving more complaints about prizes that were too good to be true. jon cuthill reports. this was dunstan low in 2017, announcing the winner of his house. i believe you‘ve just won a house. no way! dunstan owned melling manor in lancashire. but with no income and an increasing

mortgage, he was £600,000 in debt. my wife suggested that we give the keys back to the bank and i actually agreed with that, but i said "just let me try one last thing." dunstan gave people the chance to win his manor, selling tickets forjust £2 each. six months later, he gave away the keys. we just saw it take over £1 million and it was quite unbelievable, the moment — it was such a sense of relief. 0ne leading website that tracks competitions like dunstan‘s says there have been a0 similar ones since his. only two have actually given away a property. last year, this competition was offering the chance to win a £3 million huf haus on the hampshire dorset border for £25 a ticket. it was a dream, wasn‘t it? it was! i was sold the dream. quantity surveyorjohn black was one of many who bought a raffle ticket, hoping to win avon place.

it wasn‘t until afterwards when i read the ts and cs, it stated that if not enough ticket sales were made, then a cash prize would be given. you know, that wasn‘t in the headline on the website. the competition was being run by the property‘s owners, mr and mrs beresford, who sold around £750,000 worth of tickets. the prize fund given was 110k. you know, where‘s the rest of the money? the beresfords say huge amounts of money went on advertising, which failed to cover its costs. they say they calculated the price exactly as described in the ts and cs, which all entrants had to accept. but that hasn‘t stopped some disgruntled punters from going to the authorities. andrew bruce is the investigations manager at the advertising standards authority. the rules say that you need to offer the prize or a reasonable equivalent. the onus is on the promoter to make sure if you want to offer a house as a central prize in this promotion, you need to make sure

that you can deliver on that promise. the berefords have previously said they fully complied with all competition rules and would be filing their accounts in line with statutory requirements. they‘ve since told us they have nothing further to add. jon cuthill, bbc news. and you can see more on that story tomorrow night on bbc inside out south, at 7.30pm or on the bbc iplayer. rare snow rollers which look like wheels of snow have been spotted in a field near marlborough they look manmade but are in fact an entirely natural phenomenon. it‘s thought the bails are formed when wind conditions are ideal to blow chunks of snow along, which in turn pick up more snow along the way. brian bayliss photographed them as the sun rose on saturday now it‘s time for a look at the weather with mel coles.

hello there. through the coming week we‘re going to notice a big difference in the feel of our weather. it‘s going to be turning much milder as we look to the atlantic for weather systems and draw up milderair. through the rest of the day we have got outbreaks of rain and it‘s starting to push in to parts of northern ireland too, but it‘s certainly not been as cold as it has been recently. so overnight that rain continues its journey up towards the north and the east. some snow for the highlands. here we could see as much as ten centimetres and it will be accompanied by some blustery winds, particularly along western coasts. some exposed spots could have gusts of up to around 50 miles an hour and certainly not as cold as it was last night. so monday is a bit of a clearing up day. we‘ve still got outbreaks of rain, particularly down towards the south and the east and here, the rain and cloud will outstay its welcome.

elsewhere, the winds will ease down as the day goes on and we‘ll get to see some sunshine. still one or two showers feeding in on the breeze and temperatures, a big difference — some spots back up into double figures. hello. this is bbc news with me, shaun ley. the headlines: nissan says brexit is causing uncertainty — as it confirms that its new suv won‘t be made in sunderland, but in japan. theresa may says she has new ideas on brexit ahead of her return to brussels for talks on the irish backstop. a new underwater search is taking place off guernsey to find missing cardiff city footballer, emiliano sala, and his pilot. the mother of missing libby squire has thanked people helping to search for the hull university student as the police hunt enters its third day. a man in his 50s has died in a light aircraft crash in belchamp water in essex.

rebecca jones will be all the news this evening. now on bbc news, it‘s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. manchester city close in on liverpool. they beat arsenal, and are just two points behind the league leaders. celtic stretch their advantage at the top of the scottish premiership — thanks to two late goals against stjohnstone. and superbowl day is finally here — brady and belechick go for a sixth title as the patriots take on the rams in atlanta. hello and welcome to sportsday.

manchester city are back up to second place in the premier league after beating arsenal 3—1. they‘rejust two points behind liverpool who play west ham tomorrow city were looking to bounce back from their surprise defeat at newcastle and sergio aguero put them ahead afterjust 48 seconds. arsenal were going for a third straight league win, and with ten minutes gone, they were level through lauren koscielny. but aguero struck twice more to complete his hat—trick — his last carrying a suggestion of handball. its 10 games unbeaten now for manchester united, since 0le gunnar solskjaer took over as manager. a goal from marcus rashford saw them beat leicester 1—0 to move up to fifth in the table — their higest position since the first day of the season.

natalie pirks reports. nine teams had tried and failed to beat united since this man took over. the team look reborn, none moreso than paul pogba, pulling the strings once again. 21 and carefree, marcus rashford now the youngest united player since ryan giggs to reach a century of league appearances. but leicester started the second half with renewed purpose and vigour. de gea once again the saviour of united. jamie vardy‘s closing in on 100 goals for the foxes. today wasn‘t his day. to say united rode their luck is an understatement, but it‘s now an almost perfect ten without defeat. the 0le gunnar solskjaer express rolls on. if you like great saves and are

blocked and some headers. we defended really well, i think we could have done better defending higher up the pitch. when they put us under pressure, we put everything we had at the front of that goal and we had at the front of that goal and we deserved the three points, i thought. celtic are now 6 points clear at the top of the scottish premiership — two goals in the last 12 minutes gave them the win over stjohnstone — nick parrott was watching this one. hoping to follow in his father‘s footsteps, this is timothy weah, the son of georgia. at just 18, atjust18, he at just 18, he shows atjust18, he shows that he could bea game atjust18, he shows that he could be a game changer. celtic have struggled away from home this season. they battled to force an opening at stjohnstone but one wasn‘t forthcoming until weah came off the bench. 0n wasn‘t forthcoming until weah came off the bench. on loan from psg, the usa international took a few minutes

to make his mark, picking out forrest. limped off a few minutes later. a blistering counterattack launched by scott sinclair tookjust 12 seconds to result in a weah bus ‘s third goal sincejoining last month. it wasn‘t all smiles. red cards in the final minutes. but without, weah mart they might not be six points clear of the top of the table. the women‘s fa cup has reached the fourth round stage stage teams through to the fifth round include super league sides west ham, arsenal and holders chelsea. also through are championship sides manchester united, bristol city, london bees and tottenham ladies. you can see the draw for the fifth round live on sportsday, tomorrow evening. now, some cricket news — and west indies captainjason holder will miss the 3rd test against england in st lucia after being suspended by the icc because of a slow over rate in the second match in antigua. windies won the game inside three

days yesterday to take an unassailable 2—0 lead in the series. there‘s been more success for tom daley at the british national diving cup in plymouth. the two—time 0lympic medallist followed up yesterday‘s success in the 10—metre sychronised event by winning the men‘s individual platform today. and it was a big win too — his final dive scored over 100 points, and he finished 70 points clear of matthew dixon in second. daley‘s new diving partner matty lee finished sixth. i would say i was happy with it, obviously i am happy with a gold medal but there was a lot that could be improved on. i'm a perfectionist but i would fully be happy until it gets returns on everything. for this time in the season, i'm happy with where i'm at. looking to the world series event and then challenge it

later. and there was a shock result in the women‘s three metre final as millie fowler won herfirst individual national title. commonwealth gold medallist and european champion grace reid finished last, while kat torrance came fifth. there has been british medal success at the freestyle skiing and snowboard world championships. izzy atkin won bronze in the big air over in utah. the 25—year old, who is based in the united states, claimed third place 12 months after winning slopestyle bronze at the winter olympics. it was britain‘s second medal of the championships after charlotte bankes won silver in the snowboard cross. all the talk is almost over — its nearly time for the new england patriots and the los angeles rams to make their marks on the field, as super bowl 53 is just hours away now. the patriots are looking for a record—equalling sixth title, while the rams are hunting for their second — our reporter seth bennett is in atlanta for us. seth — there‘ll have been hours of discussion on this topic on us tv

over the past few weeks — who are the key players today? yes, it feels like it will never stop. there has been analysis upon analysis. when it comes down to it, you have to look at the two quarterbacks. for the rams is good to be gerry gough, and tom brady for the new england patriots, two players at different points in their career. brady has seen out and done it all before. he‘s been in the big spot and you know if he has the ball annual the last two minutes of the games, the pictures had every chance of winning it. on the other side, gough seems super relaxed, very exciting. a player who could make his mark on the game. if you‘re looking for any little signs, gough is only 2a, the same age as tom brady when he won his first super bowl title.

i don‘t think you heard that question. can the rams beat brady? i think that they are an exciting young side, that youth will be a big pa rt young side, that youth will be a big part of that. i‘ve been speaking to somebody who knows a lot about winning super bowls, jerry rice, probably the best wide receiver of all time when he was back with the san francisco 49ers. he‘s been giving me his points on how the rams can go on to win the super bowl title. it‘sjerry rice, super bowl xxiii mvp. the three keys for the rams to beat the patriots — offensive—wise they have to control the ball. they have to be able to run the football and keep edelman quiet and also anderson. what these guys are doing in the play—offs right now

is amazing and he‘s one of those guys who wants the football and he know he can make a play and there‘s a lot going around, is he a hall of famer, and all that? but you have to look at these players now and give them credit. you have to be able to stop tom brady. i think he‘s the greatest of this year. ——era. what he has accomplished, you will never see this again, for this guy to be 41 and still be able to do what he‘s doing is just amazing but you have to start looking at this guy and say he‘s one of the greatest quarterbacks of the game. my prediction is if they are not able to stop tom brady and edelman and bronk — the rams don‘t have a chance. the half—time time to almost get as

much coverage as the football itself. there has been controversy around it because of the politics surrounding nfl at the moment? yes, exactly. all of this has to do with common cabinet, the quarterback who decided to take a knee against a protest. it has been a huge topic for the nfl. some actors have decided they don‘t want to be involved, artists like rhianna who decided not to be part of this half—time show. instead, it will be maroon five and travis scott, a big sports fan. remember, there is a tv audience of overjust100 million in the us alone. it‘s a huge decision for these artists not to reach that

audience if they are given the opportunity. also a huge opportunity for businesses to reach that audience. how much is an advertising slot at half time? if you have a spare $5 million, that will buy you 30 seconds of time during the super bowl! it is a staggering amount of money. about ten years ago, it was 2.1 million which seems positively cheap in comparison. this is the data show that everyone wants to watch, that‘s why the advertisers are looking to cash in. they are willing to spend a big big bucs. are looking to cash in. they are willing to spend a big big bucsm willing to spend a big big bucsm will be a big night. that stadium behind you looked magnificent. i‘m sure we will speak to you later on. all the action between the patriots and the rams in superbowl 53 in atlanta will be live on bbc one. coverage starts at 10:45 tonight and goes right through until 4 in the morning. you can also follow the action on the bbc sport app and website. that‘s all from sportsday.

we‘ll be back with more at half seven. now on bbc news, its time for the travel show. coming up on this week‘s travel show: i know they said i‘m not going to feel the cold, but i‘m really nervous about my body going into some kind of shock once i get in the water. it‘s an icy plunge for me in the french alps. and we meet one lady making waves in the canary islands. the ski season is now in full swing in the northern hemisphere.

and so far, the snowfall has been somewhat unpredictable. i‘m in tignes, a ski resort in the french alps. it is part of the espace killy ski area, and home to the grande motte glacier, which rises to a whopping 3,450 metres. despite the resort‘s high altitude, like many others, it had to delay the start of its season by a couple of weeks, due to lack of snow. across the world, global warming is shortening the ski season, and starting to seriously affect the economy for lower resorts. it may be hard to believe given recent heavy snowfall in europe, but the bigger picture is looking bleak. the charity protect our winters has been collecting data from climate scientists around the world, all with similar predictions.

by 2050, the alps could see a reduction in snow by more than a0%. warren smith is an ambassador to the charity. so, lucy, tell me about your skiing background, what have you done so far? i‘m still very much in plough territory. he‘s also an international ski coach based in the alps. here we go. i‘ve noticed a massive difference, especially in the last 25 years that we‘ve been doing it, of the glaciers retreating, the glaciers getting smaller. in the winters, the winter season is getting shorter, it used to start in november very comfortably, sometimes now we are lucky if they start in december. the other thing that is quite scary and is actually really apparent right now is, because of these extreme changes in the temperatures we are seeing, so, you could have a snowfall injanuary, it could be —15 or —16, and four or five days later, it could be +10.

and what it does to the snow pack, it really weakens the way snow bonds together, and we have seen a big rise in the amount of avalanches. it makes free riding, for me as a free skier, a lot more risky, and obviously for everyone else trying that. here in tignes, the resort has been making plans to ensure its future, and one ambitious project is to open an indoor ski dome by the grande motte glacier. these artists impressions show what it would look like in the winter, and also in the summer, to guarantee year—round skiing, no matter the weather. in addition, tignes recently opened the world‘s first high—altitude cable car roof terrace. it‘s part of a multimillion—euro project called the altitude experience, designed to promote the beauty of the vanoise national park, and encourage off—season visitors. hello!

well, i am giving my ski legs a rest, to try something a little bit different. 0k! yes, that is a mask and regulator. i‘ve been persuaded into ice diving. so, once you are inside, we seal everything, and you‘re completely protected. for this, i‘ll be wearing a dry suit. we will put some talc inside, so the head will go easily into the protection. 0k...0ops! it‘s a girl! laughs. it‘s definitely a complicated process getting ready, which is just adding to my nerves. and you‘re sealed! the good news is i can‘t feel how cold it is out here, so...

the lake i‘ll be diving into is right in the ski village of tignes le lac, just a stone‘s throw from the lifts. bye— bye! the more i stare at that icy abyss, the more ijust want to stick my foot in, to get a taste for how cold it is. i know they said i will not feel the cold but i am very nervous about my body going into some kind of shock once i get in the water. i‘m sure it will be fine, but my mind is currently in overdrive. ijust want to get in now. you‘re in? perfect! dan will be staying above the ice, helping me and another instructor go under. it‘s not an activity you can do as a group, rather one person at a time with an instructor, for safety reasons. and we rotate into the water, now! my initial worries of freezing

to death quickly went away. perfect. bye— bye! but it didn‘t quite go to plan, and i had to surface. so, my mask started to fill with water... and i started to panic, so i was like, "0ut!" after a little reminder about what to do, namely don‘t panic — i was mentally prepped for another go. i‘m ready to go back in. i was only down there for maybe a minute or so, but it‘s so pretty down there, just being able to touch all the bubbles under the ice is really cool. 0k... this time my mask stayed put, but we decided not to stray too far

from the ice hole, and my confidence returned. it‘s an otherworldly experience under the ice, cut off from the noise and distractions above. and it‘s surprisingly relaxing. 0nly towards the end did my toes and fingers start to tingle a little, but otherwise the drysuit really did keep the cold out. for the really daring, it‘s possible also to free dive. probably not for me, though — i much prefer having the oxygen tank. finally, we‘re in fuerteventura in the canary islands, where one woman is making waves in the international kite—surfing scene. she shows us why her home is the perfect training ground for the sport. well, that‘s all for this week, but coming up next week, christa takes a peek at the back of the notre dame cathedral in paris...

..to discover fallen pinnacles and gargoyles. and she meets those trying to save it. in ten years, we could see the cathedral come completely down, if we were to do nothing. and in the meantime, don‘t forget you can follow us on social media. the links are on our website. for now from me, lucy hedges, and the rest of the travel show team, it‘s goodbye. hello there. the atlantic for our weather systems and begin to draw up mount out there. it won‘t be plain sailing, we

will see rain at times which could be heavy. we will have spells of windy weather too. throughout the day, there will be spells of patchy rain stretching foot like and yorkshire. rain will move into parts of northern ireland too. but it won‘t be as cold as it has been recently. into the evening, the rain will spread into western coast. some exposed spots could have up to 50 mph. here we could have as much as ten centimetres with the rain looking into the far south and east by the end of the night. certainly not as cold as it was last night, a big difference in the temperatures. through monday, it is a trading update, starting on a emiliano sala node but it will ease the day. that rain and cloud abstain it will come through the far south and east. look at the difference in the temperatures, many bots down to

the temperatures, many bots down to the south and west back into double figures. the original high pressure over night, monday into tuesday, means we are expecting a fast with light winds and clear skies. we could start to see some mist and fog, in the south in particular, which could be dense in places. we begin to see rain edge into the far south and west, it will be as cold, certainly not as cold as last night. ais certainly not as cold as last night. a is that for some on tuesday morning, a bright start. but in the early morning sunshine will give way to increasing amounts of cloud and outbreaks of rain, working their way up outbreaks of rain, working their way up from the south and west up from the south and west towards the north and east. it still mild, many spots in double figures or high single figures. that will continue be the trend as we head through this week. we will notice a big difference in those temperatures, many spots back up those temperatures, many spots back up into double figures, feeling more like spring. this is bbc news i‘m rebecca jones.

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