you're watching bbc news at 9.00 with me, carrie gracie. the headlines. accident investigators will send a submersible down to the wreckage of the plane carrying cardiff city footballer emiliano sala and his pilot. all i will say about the wreckage is that there is a substantial amount of wreckage on the sea bed. conservative mps on both sides of the brexit divide will begin talks to try to find a way out of the deadlock. parcel delivery firm hermes agrees to offer couriers paid holiday and guaranteed wage rates as part of what the gmb union calls a groundbreaking new pay deal. thousands of homes are flooded in the australian city of townsville which has been battered by once—in—a—century monsoon rains. we have never seen a we have never seen a years we have never seen a years worth of rain in less than seven days. you know, that's not exactly what we planned for. and it really is a new

parameter is that we are moving into. scientists say millennials are at greater risk of getting an obesity—related cancer than people born in the 1950s. and in american football, the new england patriots beat the los angeles rams 13—3 in this yea r‘s super bowl. quarterback tom brady became the first person ever to have been on the winning side six times. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9.00. air accident investigators are expected to expected to send a submersible to inspect the wreckage of the plane carrying the missing cardiff city footballer, emiliano sala and pilot david ibbotson, which has been found off the coast of guernsey. the plane was lost on the 21st january on its way from nantes in france to cardiff

between the islands of guernsey and alderney. cushions believed to be from the aircraft were found on a beach near surtainville on the french coast last week. an official search operation was called off on the 24th january after guernsey's harbour master said the chances of survival were "extremely remote" and the wreckage was founf and the wreckage was found by a private search team. ben ando reports has the latest. the search is over. this vessel chartered by the air accident investigation branch is now waiting above the spot where the plane carrying emiliano sala is thought to have come to rest beneath the waves. the wreckage was located by sonar on another boat paid for by the sala family after a crowdfunding campaign raised £250,000. carrying the latest equipment, it had set sail early on sunday planning to focus on a four square mile area of the english channel near guernsey. later, a remote submersible will be

sent down to the sea bed to make a visual confirmation that the plane is the piper malibu that was carrying emiliano sala and flown by pilot david ibbotson. both men are missing presumed dead after cushions from the doomed plane were found washed up on a beach in northern france. news of the find came in a tweet from david mearns, the marine biologist leading the private search. we found the wreckage with our side scan sonar, multi—beam mecca sounder. it was very close to the datum position. that's why we were able to locate it so quickly. effectively on our third sonar line within about an hour and a half of searching. all i will say about the wreckage is that there is a substantial amount of wreckage on the sea bed. the argentine footballer was being flown to cardiff from the french city of nantes, where he had gone to say goodbye to his former team—mates. he'd just signed for cardiff city for £15 million, becoming the club's most expensive player, and on saturday there were emotional

scenes as the team he should have been playing for won their first home game since he disappeared. manager neil warnock said afterwards that sala would have been with them. ben ando, bbc news. with me now is our correspondent john fernandez, who's in guernsey for us. what can you tell us about the search? well, we are expecting a statement later today from the air accident investigation branch. at the moment, the vessel, which you saw in that package just before, is at the spot where it is believed that the wreckage was found. they are trying to launch some kind of salvage operation, but i have been told by people in the aviation industry here that there is very little chance of that happening today for the fact that conditions out here in guernsey are really, really poor. gale force winds making

the sea very difficult to search in, s0 the sea very difficult to search in, so we the sea very difficult to search in, so we do know a submersible vehicle is going to be launched to lock down there, but now this is down to the aaib and how they want to continue because the private search launched on behalf of the footballers family is over. he said hisjob is over and he hopes the questions the family had can now be answered. looking ahead, the weather has to improve, in order to get the submersible down, but in order to bring the wreckage up, presumably you will need a crane, there's questions over whether there is a flight recorder. fill us in on the days ahead. well, exactly, i have been told by people who work in aviation that this could ta ke who work in aviation that this could take a who work in aviation that this could takea number of who work in aviation that this could take a number of weeks. at the moment it's not something which will happen overnight. it will be a very difficult operation. we heard earlier today that the plane was actually found very much intact conditions, it wasn't a field of debris, as he expected to find on the sea bed. now, the ocean three

boat is an 80 foot vessel, much larger than the private search vessel, so has a kit on board like a crane etc. i'm not sure whether it can bring up the missing piper malibu, 63 metres down in the sea at the moment, 28 nautical miles off the moment, 28 nautical miles off the north coast of guernsey so at the north coast of guernsey so at the moment, it is a wait—and—see kind of thing. i believe that this operation could be done in the next week, but the weather doesn't look like it's improving in the next few days and that will make life very difficult. thanks, john. a group of conservative mps, from both sides of the brexit debate, have agreed to work together in an effort to break the current deadlock. the alternative arrangements working group will meet the brexit secretary for three days of talks, which will include addressing alternatives to the so—called irish border backstop. let's take a look at the next steps in the brexit process for the government. as just mentioned, from today the brexit secretary, stephen barclay, mps and government officials will begin discussing alternative arrangements

to the irish backstop. theresa may will then head to brussels for talks. following the prime minister's discussions with mps, a round of parliamentary votes are expected on 14th february on her new proposed brexit plans. theresa may insists that she will deliver brexit on time on 29th march 2019. with me now is our assistant political editor norman smith. do you believe that? well, it's a timetable which will be tough to stick to in the sense that there is no sign of the eu giving ground on the backstop, which means the likelihood is when the prime minister returns next week there will be no new deal to put before mps. instead, ithink will be no new deal to put before mps. instead, i think it's properly quite likely mrs may will simply say i'm talking to the eu, in negotiations, could i have more time? in other words, negotiations, could i have more time? in otherwords, it negotiations, could i have more time? in other words, it will be a

continuation of what has been her strategy throughout this which is pretty much her plan a, and all the while, the clock is ticking down, the pressure mounts on mps, brexiteers are nervous brexit could slip through their fingers, remainers are nervous we could plunge towards no deal, and the calculation with theresa may is that eventually enough mps will think, well, we have better grab mrs may's deal as the only viable option and i think that has been her strategy pretty much from the start and she is still pursuing it, albeit she is allowing working groups to get together to look again at whether technology can be found as a way of getting round a hard border, to ask the attorney general whether he could come up with some sort of legal guarantees, but my sense is no one is holding out hope that that is going to unlock the deadlock. i think let's have a look at what those options are. i know this

working group will be working with officials to examine and test these articles to see if there was anything which we can pursue. as i say, the spirit of wanting to get things done, working constructively, is one that i welcome and we need to do that work and then proceed at an approach that can deliver. that was a justice secretary not exactly oozing confidence at the prospect this new working group will be able to come up with something thatis be able to come up with something that is palatable to the eu, because we heard from the eu's deputy chief negotiator overnight who said in a rather acerbic tweet, reality check on alternative arrangements, could they be an alternative to the backstop? short answer, they be an alternative to the backstop? shortanswer, not they be an alternative to the backstop? short answer, not anytime soon. i take it from that that the eu was unlikely to bite on this of relying on technology to get round the possibility of a hard border in

northern ireland. and so, in that case, norman, do you see any alternative players coming in with a brilliant new unicorn idea? well, we have been around this course for two yea rs have been around this course for two years now. you've had the best brains in whitehall, in the eu, trying to find some sort of alternative to the backstop, and frankly, so far, they have been unable to do it. the idea being looked at today of using technology like electronic customs data, a trading scheme, to get around that need for a hard border check, that was floated by david davies almost a year ago and was shot down as magical thinking by the eu. mrs may herself dismissed those proposals saying if border checks were carried out 20 miles, 30 miles from the border, they are still border checks, so it's very hard to see right at the death, suddenly some

ground—breaking new idea that will get everyone together and everyone will go look at that, we've certainly got a solution. it's hard to think that will emerge. a sombre norman. thank you very much. the government says it's been assured no jobs will be lost despite nissan dropping plans to build its new x—trail model in sunderland in a letter to workers, the company said continued brexit uncertainty wasn't helping firms to plan for the future. unions described the news as disappointing and said they were seriously concerned. with me now is our business presenter dominic 0'connell. the government saying they won't ask for their £60 million of grant back. no that's right. you can see why because the main reason nissan makes clear in its letter to employees, is because demand for diesel has just fallen. it's not really about brexit, although it does say brexit uncertainty does not help. the big question now is whether other big

employers like nissan will use no—deal brexit as an excuse or reason to withdraw investment in the uk. it's clear some cabinet ministers are thinking about this. the business secretary had this to say about it. it concerns me that they have noted the uncertainty around brexit and i think that is a serious signal to all of us in parliament that now is the time to resolve that uncertainty so it doesn't impinge it concerns me that they have noted the uncertainty around brexit on any decisions in the future. people can invest with confidence in britain. so it's clear that actually some people in cabinet are worried about other firms following nissan's example. an interesting personal footnote to this because the person who did the deal to bring the x—trail to sunderland who, after the referendum said it would be built in sunderland, was the chief executive of nissan at the time and where is

he now? he's injail injapan awaiting some kind ofjudicial process on allegations of him inflating his enumeration. if he had still be around i suspect nissan would have found this a much more difficult decision to make. yes, a tortured path of air. turning to another business story, quite an interesting one, her mayors, the gmb, an interesting new initiative on employment rights. this is irritating because hermes say they are self—employed careers are employed and it's a bogus date which allowed the company to stop paying thick pay, holiday pay and paye tax. hermes has had a few big winds against gmb include industrial tribunal but now they've come up against this halfway house, self—employed plus contract, where you are earning is guaranteed at £8 55 over the year, over the national

minimum wage, i should say, and also 28 days of holiday pay. the chief executive of hermes says workers would actually appreciate the choice. we want to make sure that couriers are retaining the benefits and flexibility of self—employment, but also give them the security of minimum earnings, of holiday pay and a strong voice represented by the gmb union. we want to do this because we think the flexibility is really important for people because ultimately there is a lot of self—employed people delivering parcels for hermes that really need the flexibly to even have a job in the first place. two issues with this. but the hmrc accept this because if the gmb and hermes have come to a deal that looks pretty much like actual direct employment, holiday pay and guaranteed earnings, then why aren't you paying tax? you're not self—employed any more. let's see what hmrc says. what about the

workers at hermes? will they sign up for it or stick with what they have and get the higher hourly rates of pay? very interesting. we will speak to hermes and phone of the hmrc and ask them, as well. thank you, dominic. ryanair has reported a £17 million loss for the third quarter of this financial year. the airline said it had seen a 5% decline in average fares. ryanair carried 32.7 million passengers compared with 30.1; million for the same period last year. searches are continuing for two university students who have been missing since thursday. the mother of a missing 21—year—old hull university student has thanked everyone who's been helping in the search. libby squire was last seen on thursday night, following a night out. hundreds of students joined in the search for libby over the weekend. searches are continuing for two university students who have been police say they're pursuing a number of leads.

in a separate incident, an air and land search for daniel williams will also continue in reading today. police say they're "extremely concerned" for his welfare. the 19—year—old was last seen leaving a student union bar in the early hours of thursday. his disappearance has been described as out of character. this is breaking news, and also the spanish government has done the same thing, of course, saying for days now that there was a deadline of sunday, yesterday, after which they would do that if the venezuelan president did not call new elections. he did not do so and instead denied his country was facing a humanitarian disaster. you blame the united states for instigating political crisis. and

the uk and spain are saying now that they recognise the opposition leader juan guaido as interim president. a deadline was rejected by those four european powers to call presidential elections. that's now passed and hence the action announced by spain and the uk. today no one could answer the question of a civil war with certainty. everything depends on the level of madness and aggressiveness of the northern empire and its western allies. it doesn't depend on us. western allies. it doesn't depend on us. we simply live in a country and we ask that nobody intervenes in our internal affairs. and we prepare ourselves to defend our country. nicolas maduro. thousands of homes have been flooded in the australian city of townsville, after it received a year's worth of rain

in just seven days. nearly 1,000 people have been evacuated, as floodgates are opened to take the pressure of already stretched defences. 0ur correspondent, hywel griffith reports. monday morning update. yeah, not so good. this is how people across townsville are starting the week, working outjust how much of their homes lie underwater. almost a year's worth of rain has fallen here in the last seven days, and more is coming, as a monsoon low sits over the city. it means it could be days before people can work out the full extent of the damage. we were warned to get out the night before last. yesterday it was still pretty safe. we sandbagged, but to no avail. it looks like we've lost everything. i can't get in there to have a look. yeah, family heirlooms that go back over 100 years and all that that we've lost. so pretty much lost all of our stuff. when townsville's dam reached nearly 250% capacity yesterday, the authorities decided they had

to open the floodgates. although it was planned, the results were unpredictable. there's persons in both of those units. it's where the gap is in the fence, apparently. the units are set back a little bit. emergency teams had to rescue some people from their homes. so far more than 1000 residents have been relocated. drivers have been told to keep off the roads. the risk of flash flooding means the situation is volatile. australia's insurance council has already declared a catastrophe. hywel griffith, bbc news. people currently aged in their 20s and 30s are at a far greater risk of getting an obesity—related cancer than people born in the 1950s. that's according to researchers in the united states. a study published in the lancet public health journal, shows an increasing number of younger adults are being

diagnosed with cancers linked to their weight. here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. evidence supporting a link between obesity and cancer has been growing stronger over the past few decades. with us obesity rates doubling in a 30—year period, there is concern over what this may mean for future cancer cases. now researchers in the united states have looked at cancer diagnoses from 1995 to 2014. they found an increase in the rates of six types of cancer related to obesity, particularly in people under 50. these included colorectal, kidney and pancreatic cancers. the increases were more marked in successively younger generations, particularly among millennials. we know that the number of younger people diagnosed with cancer is still relatively small, especially compared to older people, but it is concerning to see that the rates are going up, and this could be due to obesity.

the overall incidence of cancer remains higher in older people. but this study suggests that obesity among the relatively young could present a growing cancer challenge in the years to come. dominic hughes, bbc news. the atlanta rapper 21 savage has been arrested by immigration officials who say he is actually from the uk. officials say the rapper, also known as shayaa bin abraham—joseph, came to the us injuly 2005 aged 12 and failed to leave when his visa expired a year later. an immigration and customs enforcement spokesman said he was being held for removal proceedings. victims of crime are to get new powers to challenge the release of violent offenders. the move follows public anger when the convicted rapist john worboys was granted parole. under the new system, victims will be able to challenge the release of an offender directly through thejustice secretary, rather than going

through the courts. here's our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. known as the black cab rapist, john worboys was on the brink of being freed from prison last year when the high court overturned the parole board's decision to release him. the worboys ruling exposed flaws in the way the parole panel had dealt with the case and now a series of reforms are under way to make the parole board more transparent and improve the service for victims. in future, victims will be able to contest decisions to release prisoners without having to go to court. guidance will be issued to parole board members about how they should approach cases. and there is to be a review of the parole board itself to consider if it needs further fundamental reform. david gauke, thejustice secretary, says there aren't any profound deficiencies in the way the parole process works, but he wants to see improvements. the review will examine if the parole board needs extra powers or if it should be restructured.

one option will be for the board to operate like a tribunal or a court with every hearing headed by a judge. but the ministry ofjustice says it's currently not viable to hold parole hearings in public for security, privacy and practical reasons. danny shaw, bbc news. lets look of a story about venezuela. 0f lets look of a story about venezuela. of course, there was an eight day deadline, an ultimatum imposed by the four major european powers including the uk, which ended last night and that ultimatum was for the president nicolas maduro to call new elections. he didn't do so and, asa call new elections. he didn't do so and, as a result, let's have a look at the tweet sent by foreign secretaryjeremy at the tweet sent by foreign secretary jeremy hunt today. so, a predictable outcome there with

the european powers calling juan guaido the new interim president but also equally predictable, no movement from nicolas maduro. we will keep an eye on it. the bahraini footballer, hakeem al—araibi, has appeared in court in bangkok in the latest stage of his legal fight against extradition. al—araibi is wanted in bahrain for allegedly vandalising a police station but he says the allegation is revenge for his brother's political activities. the footballer fled bahrain for australia in 2014 and has been granted permanent residence there. he says he'll be tortured if he is returned to bahrain. jonathan head is following the story. hakeem al—araibi arrived in court today with his legs shackled, that's a lwa ys today with his legs shackled, that's

always true of male prisoners here, shouting he wanted to go back to australia, not to send him back to bahrain where he would be tortured. in court, his lawyers have asked for 60 days in orderfor him to repair —— i prepare the documents which they say will show the authorities why he shouldn't go back, giving the background of his detention, torture, his seeking and getting refugee status in australia. that's their main priority, to make sure that he doesn't go back but in the meantime, of course, he is stuck in prison here. we have seen delegations coming from a number of international bodies, the former australian international captain craig foster who's been a very vocal advocate in support of hakeem al—araibi but also representatives of fifa, representatives of the fifa professional association, and calls have come from the olympic committee international committee, from various governments, in particular australia, where hakeem al—araibi is living now, asking the authorities to release him and say they shouldn't have to wait for this very lengthy process to go through, this

is damaging to his reputation, and they should let him go. it's worth remembering, and people need to bear this in mind, that bahrain never sought and into pal arrest warrant until hakeem al—araibi and his wife applied for a visa to visit thailand for their honeymoon. that suggests strongly the authorities informed bahrain and then used the red notice to justify detaining him, bahrain and then used the red notice tojustify detaining him, so human rights groups are saying this simply isn't a legal basis for holding on here. the crime he is alleged to have committed in bahrain is a mockery, they say, and we are hearing from people like craig foster today, if thailand possess and he sent back to bahrain, they will go for sanctions which would ban them from holding any kind of international football events here. this is a football mad country. with a growing domestic football industry. and i think about it surely will make the authorities

reconsider. and wonder about the costs of persisting with this case against this bahraini and footballer. jonathan had. pope francis has arrived in the united arab emirates, becoming the first pontiff to visit the arabian peninsula. he was greeted on arrival by abu dhabi's crown prince, who escorted him to meet the grand imam of egypt's al—azhar mosque, one of islam's most prestigious centres of learning. ahead of the visit the pope made an impassioned plea to the warring parties in yemen, urging them to ease the plight of millions of people threatened by starvation. murad shishani of bbc arabicjoins us now from abu dhabi. tell us the significance of this visit. this is the first-ever visit of the pope to the arabian peninsula. it's a new area for the catholic church here. yes, there are about 2-3,000,000

catholic church here. yes, there are about 2—3,000,000 christians here in the gulf states, 1 million in emirates, but the vast majority of them are expats and foreigners. therefore, it seems the pope move is coming while people are talking about the catholic church looking for new areas, to reach out. but, however, on the other hand, these areas always has been a muslim majority, even sometimes the presence of other religions got attention at different stages of a country's history, so therefore, yesterday he was greeted hugely at the airport and yesterday in the presidential palace behind me. therefore, he will meet the grand imam, which will be the main headline here. the coexistence of religions and cultures. it will raise the issue of who speaks for home. it will be clear for the

catholic church, the pope speaking, but ina catholic church, the pope speaking, but in a muslim area, a muslim community, sunny and sheer islam, so that will be something to watch and to see how these things will be handled with the main headline. thank you very much i know you will keep a close eye on it and keep us developed. in a moment the weather, but first let's join letsjoinjohn a lets joinjohn a gosling letsjoinjohn a gosling and lets joinjohn a gosling and see what's coming up. hello, we got an exclusive investigation, we found victims of female genital mutilation getting younger. we have been told it's now being performed on babies as young as one—month—old. it's now being performed on babies as young as one-month-old. these girls who are only a few months old are not at school, not at nursery, and so it's very difficult for any public authority to become aware of the practice and so by performing a detached young age, they are evading the law and making sure the families

are not going to be subject to prosecution. this comes after the uk is first a successful conviction for fgm. join us at 10am for that full exclusive report on bbc two, the bbc news channel and online. back to you. thank you, so now let's go and talk to carol with the weather. good morning. this week it's going to turn much milder than last week. there will be rain at times with some sunshine and often it's going to be windy, as well. we still have the remains of a weather front pushing across the south—eastern corner taking rain with it and we've also got some snow falling at lower levels at times across northern scotla nd levels at times across northern scotland before it eases through the day. behind the weather front, a scotland before it eases through the day. behind the weatherfront, a lot of cloud left behind. in between, a lot of sunshine. temperatures in double figures, the further south you travel, but lower north. people feel cold. 0vernight, the dregs of that weather front taking the cloud away and then when it gets dark, temperatures will tumble and once

again there will be a widespread frost with a risk of ice on untreated surfaces. patchy fog which could be dance across southern areas, misty across other areas, and then we have a weather front coming in from the west which will introduce thicker cloud, patchy rain and drizzle and with as tomorrow the will be a milder air, eventually for us will be a milder air, eventually for us all. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: accident investigators will give more details this morning about plans to recover the wreckage of the plane carrying cardiff city footballer emiliano sala and his pilot. the uk has recognised juan guaido as

interim president of venezuela, according tojeremy interim president of venezuela, according to jeremy hunt. conservative mps on both sides of the brexit divide will begin talks to try to find a way out of the deadlock. parcel delivery firm hermes agrees to offer couriers paid holiday and guaranteed wage rates as part of what the gmb union calls a groundbreaking new pay deal. thousands of homes are flooded in the australian city of townsville which has been battered by once—in—a—century monsoon rains. scientists say millennials are at greater risk of getting an obesity—related cancer than people born in the 1950s. time now for the morning briefing, where we bring you up to speed on the stories people are watching, reading and sharing. as we've been hearing, within hours of a privately—funded search being mounted for the plane that had been carrying footballer emiliano sala and his pilot, wreckage was found. shipwreck hunter david mearns led the private search and he spoke tojustin webb on the bbc‘s radio 4 today programme about

the operation, a little earlier. well, we located the plane, the wreckage of the plane, on the sea bed, at a depth of about 63 metres, very shortly after we started searching, within the first couple of hours. and after that, we needed to identify the plane. at first, initially, we had to do that with our sonars, to make sure it wasn't any of the other wreckage, any other object on the sea bed. it is strewn with boulders and crab pots and all sorts of things. we made a series, a long series of high resolution passes, that were able to define that this was most probably a plane. then after that we called in the larger vessel, the one contracted by the uk air accident investigators,

and they do with their remotely operated vehicle, submersible with cameras and lights, and they confirmed that it was indeed a plane. they saw the registration numberand plane. they saw the registration number and the biggest surprise to both of us was that most of the plane is there. we were expecting to find a debris field. it is broken. but most of it is there. and the next step really is down to the aaib. they have contracted the vessel they are using for three days. yesterday was day one so they have at least two days under that contract. they wouldn't be able to recover it in that period of time, but that is probably what they are evaluating the next steps to do. if they can dive today, the weather is not great today, but they could handle the conditions better than our small vessel can, then hopefully

they will get some more information about how they would attempt that recovery. even if they bring in a different vessel with deep sea divers, we are still working in wintertime and we are getting one to two days of fair weather a week. what was really remarkable about yesterday was that it was the one good day this week to do that. and of course an enormously sensitive operation, the recovery. it is likely, presumably, that the bodies of the pilot and emiliano sala will be there. that is a possibility and they will be planning for that as well. there are a number of things the aaib have got to consider but their main role is the recovery... well, it is to conduct their investigation, what caused this crash? the decision to let the so—called black cab rapist john warboys go free was greeted with incredulity by his victims and calls for radical change to

the way the parole system operates. now it is being announced that crime victims are to be given new powers to challenge the release of violent offenders. and thejustice secretary david gauke is also announcing a root and branch review of parole. mr gauke told martha kearney on the bbc‘s radio 4 today programme why he's doing this, a little earlier this morning. it is important to note that for an arm's length body like the parole board, we should do a tailored review every parliament, so there is nothing unusual about that, but it follows on from a number of reforms we have already made in terms of improving the ability of victims to understand why a decision has been reached, and what we have also set out is we are introducing this reconsideration mechanism, which i think it is very important. what about present something like the john worboys decision happening again, do you think? yes, it should

do. just to explain the reconsideration mechanism, as until now, essentially once a decision has been made by the parole board, that decision is made, and the only option available to a victim if they don't like that decision is to seek judicial review, which is obviously quite an expensive and high—risk process. instead what they will be able to do is they will be able to raise their concerns with the ministry ofjustice. if the moj ta kes ministry ofjustice. if the moj takes the view that there is an arguable case that there has been something wrong with the process or the decision, it is then put back to the decision, it is then put back to the parole board, maintaining their independence, to look at this again. if the way it operates is that victims have got to go through you, in effect, three politicians, then how can that be regarded as fully independent? —— through politicians.

the point of the moj looking at it is asa the point of the moj looking at it is as a filter to stop the vexatious claims, the claims that don't have very much basis. the decision then goes back to the parole board, led bya goes back to the parole board, led by a judge, who will make an examination, similar tojudicial review terms, if you like, in the sense that they are not re—examining every aspect of the case and making the decision again. they are making an assessment as to whether there was something wrong with the process or whether the decision was unreasonable. what we saw with the john worboys case, once the decision was made, that was it and there was nothing more that the parole board was ina nothing more that the parole board was in a decision to do. the question of the independence of the system question of the independence of the syste m d oes question of the independence of the system does come up again and again as you yourself have faced criticism, haven't you, because a judge ruled it was unacceptable for you to force the head of the parole board to resign? nick hardwick did resign. in terms of that, it wasn't an issue so much in terms of the

particular decision that was made in this case, but i think there were wea knesses this case, but i think there were weaknesses in the system that needed to be addressed. you faced criticism, didn't you ? to be addressed. you faced criticism, didn't you? i did. do you regret that now? i don't. but i think in terms of the need to take the parole board forward, i think it was right that there be new leadership and i am pleased with the progress that the parole board has made in recent months. more importantly, i think the steps that we have taken to improve transparency and to ensure that victims are better informed than they were, in the past, and now this ability to have a reconsideration mechanism so that where there is something that looks as though it has gone wrong with the parole board, there is an ability without the cost of a judicial review to say let's have a look at this again. david gauke. now take a look at these extraordinary pictures.

they're taken by brian bayliss from wiltshire, who thought somebody had been hard at work rolling snow into huge wheels on his field. but so—called snow rollers are actually natural and, because they only form in the most perfect of conditions, are incredibly rare. earlier, louise minchin on bbc breakfast spoke to forecasterjohn keyes from the national weather service in idaho, who explained the natural phenomenon. we see a lot of these show up in idaho. i guess the way to put this as they are not rare that they are also not uncommon, if that makes sense. they are out there. i think they happen more than people think and itjust they happen more than people think and it just happens they happen more than people think and itjust happens that the viral videos and pictures for some reason have come from here, the state of idaho. you talk about perfect conditions and you do need perfect conditions, wet snow on the ground and what you need underneath that is almost an icy surface. whether it is

rain that has frozen or ice that has fallen on the ground, and what happens is you get a little push from the wind or gravity itself, and they started to roll up. sometimes they started to roll up. sometimes they are very small. we had some nl parking lot at my office a couple of weeks ago the size of golf balls, and that is a small version of a snow roller. but the ones you are seeing in pictures all over including the ones that occurred in your area, that can come from a whole lot of wind blowing that wet snow. it is wet and loose and it sta rts snow. it is wet and loose and it starts rolling and the momentum goes until the wind is not strong enough or gravity loses out, and you can get different sizes of snow rollers. small ones and ones the size of large tyres. you are right, you do have to have some pretty unique circumstances for those to happen. let's have a look at the most red and most watched on our app. the emiliano sala story, the plane wreckage, that is at number one and we have gathered that quite a bit. looking at number three, the super

bowl, fails to catch fire, according to one of our entertainment correspondence. this is a half—time show, maroon five, controversial because cardi b refused to take part, following the controversy following taking the knee in protest at racial inequality. too many songs, according to our entertainment correspondence. the gospel choir was nice, but it didn't make upfor gospel choir was nice, but it didn't make up for the absence of other expected characters. spongebob square pants, that was a short animation that they played, but did not play the ant and sweet victory. gladys knight was there and she did 90, gladys knight was there and she did go, that the super bowl is bringing its share of controversy anyway. and

most watched? its share of controversy anyway. and most watched ? sesame its share of controversy anyway. and most watched? sesame street. have a little look at that because it is its 50th birthday. laura trevelyan went to see them. they are talking about some of the things they are doing in the next half century. an arabic version and tell some of the world's harder, most difficult stories through a child's perspective. but at the end of the day, it is sesame street, so a lot of fun. that is probably all we have got time for. that is it for the morning briefing today. let's have a look at another serious story. breathing exercises, relaxation techniques and mindfulness sessions will be added to the timetables of nearly 400 primary and secondary schools across england, the government has announced. the pilot scheme is intended to boost children's mental health. tim muffett went to meet pupils at a school which already offers a similar programme. it's going to be about keeping our focus. go! cedar mount academy. maybe this cone is that big goal

we've set for ourselves. go! one of 31 schools across greater manchester trialling a new way of improving mental health. we're seeing a decline in young people's emotional well—being and we need to address that. it's a really, really urgent problem. tell me how you feel as you stood there waiting. excitement. tension. just pressure. we are using some different activities that help us to bring to life how you might feel when you're under pressure, but also what strategies and tools you might use to cope if with the pressure in that moment. the more and more things that we add to our day, the more pressure we feel. i feel like the physical activities almost help in a different kind of way because you don't realise when you're stressed that your body is tense and the problems it can cause, other things. i think in today's society there's a lot of pressures on what you need to do,

how you need to act. so coming to a quiet session like this, you canjust calm yourself down and be yourself in a safe environment. just try and keep that focus on that finger moving around your hand. as well as classes run by the youth sport trust, relaxation and counselling sessions are also available. student mental health ambassadors have been appointed who are there to help fellow pupils. many have experienced problems themselves. last year i had a really difficult time in my life. i struggled from depression. it got to a point where i didn't want to be there anymore. i didn't want to be alive. so this pilot project has given me the ability to know how to control the situation and how to help other people. this pilot project has been independently assessed by the university of manchester and the feedback seems positive. almost 90% of pupils said they'd enjoyed taking part. 96% of teachers said it had been

beneficial to their school. we've seen a change where there isn't really a stigma. it isn't classed as being different. it's ok to talk about it and we're all probably going to have moments in our life where that happens. today the government announced that more schools in england will take part in projects like this. 370 in total. no magic cure for what can be very complex problems. but for many, a big step forward. tim muffet, bbc news. sport now. and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's sally. good morning. now, it's the biggest night in the us sporting calendar, and one of the biggest in the world and history was made as the new england patriots continued their recent dominance in american football by winning a record—equalling sixth super bowl title,

all of them masterminded by coach bill belichick and quarterback tom brady. they beat the la rams 13—3. and of course the occasion always brings out the biggest names. england manager gareth southgate made the trip to georgia, seen here alongside david moyes and roberto martinez. sky cycling boss dave brailsford and tv presenter vernon kay, and tottenham striker harry kane, who's injured at the moment, seen here with brazilian legend ka ka. well, proceedings got under way with local hero gladys knight singing the national anthem in her home city of atlanta, despite many african americans criticising her decision. while the half time entertainment was provided by maroon 5. they accepted the invitation after a number of artists reportedly turned down the opportunity. they managed nine hits crammed into their 13—minute set. but on the field it was the patriots who just about got over the line to make a bit of history. 0ur reporter seth bennett was watching.

super bowl liii may not live long in the memory for many, but i think the implications of what happened here potentially well. you look at the new england patriots, and they really are a dynasty, a north american sports side that has built since 2002 when they won their first super bowl title to winning their sixth here in atlanta. an impressive turnaround for that club. may led by bill belichick, the coach, and tom brady, the most successful player in nfl history, and bill belichick continues to run this organisation and he has no plans to retire at this stage. you look back at the game and you have got to say that the patriots were the better of the two sides. when push came to shove,

they were able to use their experience in these big games to just get themselves over the line. tom brady with the big throw. gronkowski with a big catch. then it was the rookie who drove through the line of scrimmage and a little gap opened up and he was able to get into the end zone and get that vital touchdown. insurance came with a field goal but the new england patriots will feel that they were very much a job done in atlanta. they came to win the super bowl and they have done it really with a minimum offuss they have done it really with a minimum of fuss and they have shown that once again their coaching staff, led by bill belichick, was right up there with the very best that have ever guided teams through the game. new england is a great place to be if you are a sports fan right now. boston red socks are the world series champions in baseball and now the new england patriots are going to be heading back to the north—east with another super bowl title. of north—east with another super bowl title. of course that only happened in the last few hours. let's have a look at some of this morning's back pages. the daily star has gone with power surge, with a picture of sergio aguero after claiming his hat—trick yesterday.

the guardian says "on the surge" with the line that pep guardiola is declaring his team is back in the race. and the sun's back page is dominated by the picture of the ball crossing the line for aguero's third and their headline picks up on the fact that the gap between the top two is nowjust two points. so we've seen it there in the papers, the premier league title race is still on. let's have a look at that aguero hatrick. he scored his first inside a minute and then, after arsenal equalised, he put his side back ahead. he bundled in his hat—trick after the break as city bounced back from defeat to newcastle. later on liverpool go to west ham. that is a big game tonight. celtic are further clear at the top of the scottish premiership. their 2—0 win over stjohnstone means they're now six points ahead of rangers. and coming up later in sportsday from 6:30 this evening we'll have the draw for the fifth

round of the women's fa cup live from our studios here in salford. all the big guns, manchester city, arsenal and chelsea, in the hat. and we'll also look ahead to liverpool's crucial premier league fixture at west ham tonight. can they get the win to take their lead back to five points after city's win over arsenal yesterday? plenty to look forward to later on tonight. from all of us here, we have another bulletin at 11:15am and we will see you then. we look forward to it. thank you, sally. the united states is set to send an additional 2000 soldiers to its border with mexico over the next three months. it'll bolster the number of troops to 3750. the pentagon says they will carry out surveillance work and install 240 kilometers of razor wire. president trump is still fighting congress for funds to build a wall along the southern border. a us negotiator has arrived in seoul for meetings with north and south koreans ahead of a much—anticipated second summit

between president trump and north korea's kimjong un later this month. it's expected that during the president's state of the union address on tuesday, he'll announce the date and location of his second summit with north korea. of all the things fighter pilots must face, the negative effect from g—force is among the most challenging. but training to deal with it has always been difficult. until today. a brand new state—of—the—art flight simulator hasjust been unveiled at raf cranwell, where our reporter susannah streeter is for us this morning. preparing forflight. experienced typhoon pilot flight lieutenant john gwinnett tests the new centrifuge for the first time. he has to prove his ability to withstand very high levels of g—force acceleration, many times the gravitational pull of the earth. it's a formidable physical and psychological challenge. initially, before the gs come on, you need to strain the lower limbs,

so you're looking to try and reduce the pooling of blood in the legs and the lower extremities. and at the higher levels of g, you're also regulating your breathing. you're essentially pressurising your chest cavity, so imagine pushing against a closed throat to try and keep that blood and oxygen up in your brain, to try and keep your visual acuity, and obviously to try and keep yourself conscious. in just one second, this 39—ton centrifuge can accelerate from 0 to 9g, and can spin 34 times a minute. unlike the old kit, pilots also operate a virtual cockpit to replicate real missions. a lot of the training nowadays is done through simulators, which you just don't experience the g at all in it, because it's static on the ground, or at least not to this level, so this will really be able to complement that.

well, i've never flown in a fastjet before, but they are letting me take virtual control in this cockpit and fly the hawk t2 and experience the full effects of g—force acceleration. wish me luck. ok, if you're ready, if you just want to bring some muscle tensing on now. three, two, one, go. nice. mission completed. i experienced 4.5g, and it's incredible to think that fast jet pilots experience double that. it is exhausting, so intense. i think i really need a liedown now. she looks remarkably well on it now! fighter pilot susannah streeter. poland s first openly gay politician robert biedron has launched a political party called spring to challenge the socially

conservative government in domestic and european elections this year. he told supporters in warsaw that poland needed positive energy to fulfill the legacy of pawel adamowicz, the mayor of the northern city of gdansk, who was stabbed to death on stage at a charity event last month. 0ur poland correspondent, adam easton, attended the party s launch. beethoven's ode tojoy, the anthem of the european union, as robert biedron walked on stage to the cheers of many supporters. his pro—eu stance highlights the difference between his views and those of the eurosceptic and nationalist leaning government. the republic of poland is the republic of all citizens, with no exception. it can collaborate with the european union efficiently and get eu funding. we can introduce in vitro

fertility treatment and reliable sex education and we can separate church from state. the silver haired 42—year—old set out a programme that puts him at odds with powerful vested interests, including the coal—mining industry and the catholic church. he vowed to cut state funding to the church, legalise abortion, and close down all of the country's coal mines by 2035. robert biedron has been portrayed as poland's emmanuel macron, but he has also adopted some policies from the government's generous and popular social spending programme. what sets him apart for some here is his commitment to progressive ideas. i think that if we are to have a chance in the elections, this party is our only chance. robert biedron is clearly the rising star of polish politics. the question is whether his party can achieve broad—based appeal. adam

easton, bbc news, warsaw. now the weather with simon. hello. easton, bbc news, warsaw. now the weatherwith simon. hello. last easton, bbc news, warsaw. now the weather with simon. hello. last week it was all about the snow and ice and cold weather and this week we have very different conditions, much milder. it is already mailed out there and the snow is melting already in hampshire. the male there has been pushing its way in through the night and through the day to day and all of us under the influence of the yellows, the milder conditions, pushing away the colder air. with the male there comes some rain and it has been quite a wet night and that rain is continuing to edge into the south—east of england with further snow affecting the far north—east of scotland over higher ground mainly but down to lower levels as well. some showers in the far north west of scotland this afternoon. the rain will clear the south—east but there will be some cloud into the afternoon. elsewhere, sunny spells and temperatures up to eight or ten or 11 celsius. through

this evening, fog will form fairly quickly across central and southern areas in particular, and it could be dense across the south and the cloud will clear away. for many of us with the clear skies, it will turn quite cold actually, with temperatures dipping below freezing so a widespread frost expected into tuesday morning. as i mentioned, there will be fog patches to content with first thing. the fog should attend to clear away and for many of us attend to clear away and for many of us it will be a bright start to the date with plenty of sunshine. we keep the sunshine across scotland and the north—east of england but otherwise the cloud will increase from the south—west with rain moving its way in. it will be quite showery and heavy in places with maximum temperatures of up to six or 8 degrees in the east and 11 or 12 further west. for the rest of the week, we keep milder conditions with temperatures remaining at seven to 11 degrees and you can see there is a mixture for the rest of the week.

there will be some sunshine but also rain at times. goodbye. hello. it's ten o'clock. i'm joanna gosling. an investigation by this programme has heard that babies as young as one month old are being subjected to female genital mutilation. these girls were only a few weeks old, months old, are not at school, not at nursery, and so it's very difficult for any public authority is to be aware of the practice and so is to be aware of the practice and so by performing it at such a young age, they are evading the law and making sure the families are not going to be subject to prosecution. the head of instagram is due to travel to the uk this week to meet the health secretary amid growing concern about the number of young people taking their own lives after looking at harmful material on social media. in her first broadcast interview, we'll be talking to ruth moss, whose daughter sophie took her own life aged just 13 after seeing self—harm and suicide images on social media.