a body is seen in the wreckage of the plane carrying the footballer emiliano sale and his pilot. an underwater search reveals the plane fuselage at the bottom of the channel. we wanted to go out there and find the plane. we're pleased that that happened. it's going to be... you know, people use the word closure, this is just the first step. it's a long, long way. it's yet to be decided whether the wreckage will be raised from the sea bed, we'll bring you the latest. also tonight... how the government offered nissan financial support of ten of millions of pounds to build the car in sunderland that is now going to be built outside the uk. a coroner calls deaths linked to fake versions of the anti anxiety drug xanax "an escalating crisis". as desperate venezuelans cross the borderforfood, the uk recognises the country's opposition leader as interim president. and will promotion and relegation become a thing of the past in rugby union's premiership? and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news: who next for chelsea in the women's fa cup? we'll have the fifth round draw live. good evening and welcome

to the bbc news at six. a body has been seen in the wreckage of the aircraft carrying the footballer emiliano sala and pilot david ibbotson. an underwater search using sonar and a remote—controlled vehicle revealed the plane on the sea bed of the channel. it disappeared two weeks ago north of guernsey as it flew from nantes to cardiff. sian lloyd reports. the wreckage of the light aircraft, which was carrying emiliano sala and piloted by david ibbotson, resting on the sea bed in more than 60 metres of water. it was discovered, yesterday, by a vessel commissioned

by the footballer‘s family, following a crowdfunding appeal. we wanted to go out there and find a plane, we're pleased that that happened. it's going to be... you know, people use the word closure, but this is just the first step. it's a long, long way, but at least this is the route for people, for them, to have answers. the cardiff city striker was being flown to south wales from nantes in france by 59—year—old david ibbotson, when the plane lost radar contact. two weeks later, underwater cameras have identified that nobody is on board. that a body is on board. the wreckage was found 30 miles north of guernsey, following a search which covered an area of four square nautical miles. two ships, the fpv morven, the vessel paid for by the sala family, and the geo ocean iii, hired by the air accidents investigations branch, both combed this position. sonar underwater detection equipment carried on board the fpv morven

located the aircraft in 63 metres of water. the morven has now completed its part in the operation and will soon be returning to southampton. ross taylor was one of the team on board, during the search. the weather is very challenging, it's... to identify something on the seabed is not as straightforward as perhaps you might understand. you do need experienced personnel to interpret that data, to then develop a strategy to know what to do next, so even though we are obviously very pleased that the plane's been found, but we're also very surprised that we were able to do so quickly. much of the plane is still intact, with part of its registration number visible. it will now be for those leading the official investigation to decide whether the wreckage is recovered, once the families of the two men have been consulted.

all along the sala family have said this search was vital for them to find answers to the questions they had about what happened on board that flight. one consideration that could come into play is that the plane could become further damaged, during a recovery mission and it is important evidence. air accident investigators say that they will publish their interim findings, into what caused this plane to crash within a month. sian lloyd in guernsey, thank you. it's emerged that the government offered nissan around £60 million if it built new car models at its plant in sunderland — including the x—trail, which nissan said yesterday will now be made abroad. the offer was outlined in a letter from the business secretary to the then—head of nissan in october 2016, a few months after the eu referendum. our business correspondent coletta

smith is outside the nissan plant in sunderland. there's been another twist in this tale in the last half an hour or so? yes, straight after the referendum nissan was the first of the company is banging on the door of number ten to get reassurances about their position in the uk. but until then we didn't know the contents of this letter. the government said they dealt with nissan like they would any other company and now that things have changed, nissan will have to reapply for any funding they want. given that, the plant in sunderland now has different plans for the future. there was much speculation. a bribe, a bung, or just there was much speculation. a bribe, a bung, orjust an extra commitment. the government and nissan were tight—lipped at the time but this weekend, something shifted, nissan changed their mind. the new x—trail suv won't be built here but in japan. the company blamed falling diesel sales but said brexit

uncertainty was a factor, too. so, what did the government promised them two years ago? the letter says they were working on a package of support for research and development and that work continues but i understand this could amount to additional support up to £80 million. it goes on to say it is contingent too on a positive decision by the nissan board to allocate production of the kashkai and x—trail models to the plant. the minister who signed that letter letter two years minister who signed that letter letter two yea rs ago minister who signed that letter letter two years ago defended his position today. while i am pleased the decision in 2016 to build the kashkai and secure the sunderland plant is unchanged, is deeply disappointing to me and the workforce that the extra jobs that would have come from the x—trail no longer available. the x-trail is now going to be built on the other side of the world. at the end of the day shift, tensions are running high. who wants to buy a diesel car when

it is very low production car, who would want to buy it anyway when they are phasing out diesels? would want to buy it anyway when they are phasing out diesels7m that how it feels? that is how it feels in there. nothing to do with brexit. is it disappointing that they won't be working on that project for staff? possibly but there are plenty more projects that will be coming up. there's always a positive. it would be a big thing for this region, this place went. i mean, you can see the cars coming out, there's about 7000 people working there, at least in order of shots around the area. i would say there's hundreds of small places around here that supply nissan. whether changes of the plans were due to worries over the uk or the worries over diesel, the government say they haven't yet handed over any of that extra cash to nissan. colette smith, bbc news, in sunderland. mps on both sides of the brexit divide have been meeting for the first time to discuss ways to try to ensure there will be no need for border controls between northern ireland

and ireland after brexit. last week, the commons voted in favour of finding alternative arrangements for the irish border. theresa may is due to visit northern ireland tomorrow, to meet local business owners. walking the walk, brexiteers determined to make the prime minister talk the talk. minister talk their talk. i'm confident that as we work through these proposals, we are going to make our case so that we can rescue the withdrawal agreement. and leave successfully. and look, former tory remainers heading to the same place at the same time, pushing the same plan. a different way of leaving the eu, but how? this compromise plan would extend the transition or the status quo to 2021, costing an extra £10 billion. but during that time, the government would, in theory, prepare more intensely for leaving with no formal deal, and negotiate a new version of the controversial backstop.

this is the government minister, kit malthouse, who is trying to broker the peace between tory factions. there's a lot of hunger in the party for unity to re—emerge, and, certainly, the bonds of friendship and trust are starting to show again and grow, which is exactly what we need to present a united front. some of your colleagues think it is still a fantasy. i hope they will engage with it. but tories play nice won't mean much if the proposal itself can't find enough fans and one senior member of the government told me it was another unicorn, not realistic, at this late stage. so ministers are also working to try to revise the deal that has already been done. after meetings in brussels, senior mps believe the eu's negotiators won't tear up the deal but they might be willing to add more legal reassurance on that backstop, the guarantee against a hard border in ireland, whatever happens. they will not reopen the backstop

and the withdrawal agreement, but i got the impression that they might be prepared to consider some additional statement or legal protocol. but the big issue in their minds is, will anything get through the house of commons? eu official said almost immediately, nobody on that side of the channel was considering that but the channel was considering that but the german leader offered an ear. to solve the border issue we must listen and be creative, she said, but britain must say how they want to do it. next week, mps will vote once more on the government's brexit plan, but that plan is, again, i work in progress, to get parliament, brussels, and be public onside. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. meanwhile, the government has set aside £800,000 to pay lawyers if it's sued by eurotunnel following brexit. the company, which runs the channel tunnel, is angry that it wasn't considered when the government handed out contracts to ferry companies to ease any bottlenecks if we leave the eu with no deal.

lucy manning is here. what's this all about, lucy? simply come in the government but my own words, it thinks it is highly likely it will get sued by eurotunnel. seabourn freight didn't have any ferries but they got one of these contracts ferries but they got one of these co ntra cts if ferries but they got one of these contracts if there is no deal. eurotunnel angry that they didn't get these contracts that went to this company and other ferry companies. they think the government could have been acting illegally and the bbc discovered today on quite a ha rd to the bbc discovered today on quite a hard to navigate website that the government has set aside this money, a big amount of money for legal fees and said it could have to pay out significant damages if eurotunnel are significant damages if eurotunnel a re successful. significant damages if eurotunnel are successful. interestingly, those words have been removed from the website tonight. the department for transport says it does routinely seek legal advice but this is a significant sum on this ongoing story of the ferry issue. also, today, the government revealed details about what would happen at the ports in case there is a no—deal

brexit. that goods can come into the uk without companies telling customs and without paying duty as they enter. critics have said that could bea enter. critics have said that could be a safety issue. and that it could mean anything coming into uk ports. lucy, thank you. northern ireland's coroner has described deaths linked to counterfeit versions of the anti—anxiety drug, xanax, as an escalating crisis . joe mccriskin says he's now signing off close to one death a week related to fake versions of the drug bought illegally on the street or online. the latest figures for england and wales show the numbers of young people being treated for abuse of fake xanax has seen a significant rise. our correspondent, chi chi izundu, reports from belfast. it made you feel happy and it made you feel like a different person, as if, like, you know, all your problems were gone. it made me psychotic and stuff and then it made me not be able to control my anger. 20—year—old paul lives in belfast. that's not his real name, but he's trying to rebuild his life, so wants to stay anonymous. it was a friend who introduced him to a fake xanax at the age of 17. one night, i took 56 of them

and then didn't wake up. 56?! didn't wake up until the sunday, that was the friday, didn't wake up until the sunday. xanax is the brand name for the drug alprazolam, a highly—addictive tranquilizer used to treat anxiety. you can't get it on the nhs, but you can get a private prescription for it. the vast majority of counterfeits that are dealt on the streets, bought on the dark web or social media sites can cost as little as 65p per pill. 2015 in northern ireland, we had one death where alprazolam was linked to the death, with other drugs. in 2016, there were 16 deaths. 2017, we had 26 deaths and 2018, it's looking like that might double. that's an indication of not an emerging crisis but an escalating crisis. xanax is mentioned in music and us tv shows and medical professionals in the uk have called alprazolam's use the trendy drug of the moment. experts say that northern ireland has a particular problem

with prescription medication addiction and even though you can't get xanax on the nhs, they have been surprised by the swift uptake of abuse of the drug in cities like belfast. but they're not the only ones in the uk that are concerned. deaths linked to counterfeit xanax have also been reported in scotland, england, and wales and when it comes to rehab, for the first time, public health england said the number of under 18s being treated for addiction to tranquilizers has doubled in a year. anything you ever wanted to know about addiction, but was afraid to ask... primrose lodge is a rehab clinic. they've seen a rise in young people asking for help with tranquilliser addiction. xanax taken properly and under medical supervision works correctly. but fake xanax, mixed with other drugs, can have fatal consequences. alcohol, in particular, and xanax are both depressants. so, the effects physically on the body, it slows down... they both slow down the heart rate and they can shut down the respiratory system,

which can, ultimately, lead to comas or death. paul has now been clean forjust under a year, but says every day he sees kids as young as 13 either selling or taking fake xanax and worries they'll go through what he went through. people nowadays are playing russian roulette with tablets, they're just trying to see what the next hit is and trying to do it, but it's not worth it. there's too many young people dying from it and too many fake stuff going about. that report from our correspondent, chi chi izundu. our top story this evening: an underwater search has found a body in the wreckage of the plane carrying the footballer emiliano sala and his pilot at the bottom of the channel. coming up: the primary school in birmingham defending its decision to teach children about same sex relationships despite parent protests. coming up in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news, we'll look ahead to tonight's match in the premier league as liverpool

travel to west ham aiming to move five points clear again at the top of the table. the uk — along with several other european countries — has officially recognised the opposition leader, juan guaido, as interim president of venezuela. it comes after the country's serving president, nicolas maduro, defiantly rejected the eu's deadline to call snap elections and warned of civil unrest. venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world but during mr maduro's time in office the country's economic crisis has intensified. 3 million venezuelans have fled over recent years, blaming hunger, lack of medical care and rising unemployment. but the biggest problem facing venezuelans in their day—to—day lives is hyperinflation, with prices doubling every 19 days. james reynolds has been speaking to one family in the country's capital, caracas. the government's most die—hard

supporters lined up this morning to pledge their readiness to fight for their president. they dismiss europe's recognition of the opposition. translation: they are mad to endorse guaido. they have to respect our president maduro, that was elected by the people. translation: guaido is a sell-out and all his followers are. they don't believe in democracy. but, if you're not a loyalist, things look rather different. the castano—gonzales family is part of a venezuelan middle—class, which has fallen apart. they're living in a borrowed home and even struggle to prepare dinner. hyperinflation means that victoria often has no idea what she can afford to buy. does the price change every day? actually changes from one place to another and, like, for example, in the morning, you can find eggs at 4,500,

and the next day it's 10,000. the family is desperate to keep paying the £70 a month it costs to send two—year—old juan ignacio and six—year—old ca rlota to local private schools. but the fees rise all the time. for example, i get a message on my cellphone, saying, the school went up. it's like, ok, the school went up, and how am i going to pay it? do they go up by a little bit or a lot? oh, it's like 100%, or more, every month. the pressure keeps juan carlos up at night. translation: i wake up several times, i continue to think over and over what i can do to get the money that we need. how long do you see this lasting for? days. i hope it's days. i'm hopeful. not years? no, no, no, ithink it's going to be days. i'm very, very positive. i mean, we've been 20

plus years with this. i'm 34. i was 1a when this started. i want to live in a different venezuela. the dividing lines in this nation are now clear. the newly—recognised opposition wants to show that it's notjust a symbolic movement. it aims to prove it by getting supplies of aid, delivered to this, the country it hopes to govern. james reynolds, bbc news, caracas. the parents of libby squire, the missing hull student, have made an emotional appeal for their daughter to get in touch. hundreds of people have been involved in a four—day search to find the 21—year—old, who was last seen in hull on thursday. the health secretary, matt hancock, is to meet senior executives at instagram and other social media companies on thursday to discuss content which might promote self harm and suicide. it follows concerns raised by a number of parents of young people who've taken their own lives, including the father of 14—year—old molly russell who told the bbc how he believed instagram had helped

kill his daughter. our health editor hugh pym is here. how important is this meeting between matt hancock and instagram? the global head of instagram is in the uk all this week with a series of meetings, he is seeing mental health campaigners, he wrote a newspaper piece this morning, he said he was deeply moved by the story of molly russell, highlighted by the bbc, and he has acknowledged his company is not doing enough and he has set out a series of measures to restrict access to this kind of content, but charities already say his company and others need to do much more to actually protect vulnerable young people. when these bosses meet matt hancock this week they will be a challenge that if they will be a challenge that if they can take down content involved in inciting terror, why can't they do the same for material obviously linked to self—harm and suicide?

thanks forjoining us. a primary school in birmingham is defending its decision to teach children about same sex relationships, after 400 predomina ntly—muslim parents have signed a petition against it. the teacher, andrew moffat, who's been awarded an mbe for his work in equality education, claims he has been threatened. some parents say their concerns are not being listened to. sima kotecha has been talking to the school and parents. parkfield community school, a primary rated outstanding by ofsted. but now at the centre of a row, after its pupils are being taught about same—sex couples and gender identity, from as young as four. the majority of students come from muslim families and some aren't happy with the syllabus, like this mother, who doesn't agree with homosexuality. she asked to remain anonymous, over fears of being targeted. everyone's different and we accept it, but forcing it upon our children, to know at such a young age... if it was at secondary school, it would be, like, ok, fine. but they're in...

my daughter's in year three. and, you know, it's... i just... i don't agree with it at all. so, what would you say to those people who are watching this at home who might think that your views are homophobic? i've got gay friends, i know lots of gay people and i accept how they are, but it's just... i'm not against them. it's just not what we... what we are about. this all stems from a programme called no outsiders. through storybook characters, children are taught about same—sex couples. it aims to promote equality, diversity and british values. its architect is the school's assistant head teacher. this is a successful element of the work that we're doing in school. it's key for our community cohesion work and we will carry on doing it. there is an argument that you should, perhaps, be a bit more mindful of the children that you are teaching. of their faiths and what they perhaps believe at home. what would you say to that? i would say this work is about community cohesion, british values,

and some children might have two mummies, in which case they need to know they are welcome. even if they haven't got two mummies, they need to know that all families are welcome. many of the parents at the school are backing the programme but the critics are passionate and it doesn't seem as if this rail will subside any time soon. —— this row. sima kotecha, bbc news. the company says if the rules are not relaxed, extracting shale gas will be impossible and the country will face an energy crisis. fracking for shale gas fractures rocks and releases gases which can cause the earth to move. rugby union fans have enjoyed a weekend of top—class competition with the six nations under way. but at club level in england there's currently another clash taking place, but this one is not on the pitch but among the boardrooms of premiership clubs. tomorrow, club representatives

will meet to discuss controversial plans to scrap promotion to — or relegation — from england's top league. our sports editor dan roan has more. there seems little wrong with english rugby if the national team's impressive victory over ireland at the weekend was anything to go by. the entire six nations squad comes from the premiership where each season one of the site is relegated and replaced by the winners of the championship. but in bristol's billionaire owner has his way, all that could change. a three-year window, take relegation and promotion out of the equation, and after that window, a club should play off with the bottom window of the premiership to get in there. it allows us to play more english players and develop more english players and develop more english players and develop more english players and that has got to be good for the game. some clubs say ring—fencing would give them the time to invest when most are

struggling financially, exited the only club to turn a profit in the most only club to turn a profit in the m ost rece nt only club to turn a profit in the most recent results reached the premiership in 2010, becoming champions two years ago, but they fear such fairy tales are becoming extremely rare —— exeter chiefs. fear such fairy tales are becoming extremely rare -- exeter chiefs. the pressure financially is so vast, it has almost put the premiership beyond the reach of most championship clubs. but here at ealing, tens of millions has been spent pursuing the dream of promotion to the premiership, one of several second—tier clubs threatening legal action if they are excluded. this is based around 13 shareholders were attacked in their interests rather than what is best for english rugby. exeter and saracens are ahead of everyone but the competition everyone is enjoying is at the bottom. if there is no relegation you are killing the dreams of numerous clubs. the idea ring—fencing the premiership not

only robs clubs like this have the ambition but also it is contrary to the competitive traditions ofjewish sport. could climb through the ranks —— contrary to the competitive traditions of british sport. last night we had the super bowl, from the nfl which drives with relegation thrives without relegation and promotion. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. the weather is changing everything is going to be coming in from the atla ntic is going to be coming in from the atlantic and that will be bringing outbreaks of rain into tomorrow and wednesday. at the moment, we are in between those areas of cloud and it will get quite chilly, actually, so we have clear skies, like this, as

temperatures are beginning to fall away fairly quickly. we still have a few showers across the north of scotland, just for a while. we are going to find a frost on the way, for many parts of the country, and also fog, especially over southern england and through the vale of york. way from the south, temperatures down to just —2, not as bad as it has been, not as cold as it has been, —5 possible for northern scotland. we can see we are drawing in more cloud from the atla ntic drawing in more cloud from the atlantic and outbreaks of rain, as well. eastern england are not seeing much rain and eastern scotland probably still dry. the winds picking up and the temperatures are rising and we get some rain, the weather systems are pushed through overnight but that one is going to linger towards the south—east as we

head into wednesday. you can see the rain coming back towards central and southern england and south—east england and eventually into east anglia. way from here, sunshine, increasing numbers of blustery showers into northern ireland and western scotland, temperatures will bea western scotland, temperatures will be a bit lower, 6—8, but still double figures, and wet weather returning to the south—east, but over the weekend it is a change of weather type. milder conditions and the winds coming in from the west and south—west but this means we will see rain rather than snow. thanks forjoining us. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me , and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. this is bbc news. here are the headlines. an underwater camera has picked up images of the body of the plane that was carrying the body of football, emiliano sala and his pilot. nissan will have to reapply for

millions of government funding after it scrapped plans to build a new model in the uk. it has urged the country was told two years ago they would get the money if the car was manufactured in sunderland. the government has announced that lorries coming into the uk from mainland europe will be able to enter this country without breaking customs declarations in the event of a new deal brexit. the chief negotiator has reiterated that the withdrawal agreement signed by theresa may which includes the controversial irish backstop cannot be reopened. ina be reopened. in a moment, time for a sportsday but first what else is coming up this evening. in half an hour, beyond 100 days will discuss the political crisis gripping