this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top story: theresa may heads to brussels to push for changes on the brexit deal, but is the eu listening? a body's recovered from the wreckage of the plane that went down in the sea between france and britain, carrying footballer emiliano sala and pilot david ibbotson. bryan singer, the director of queen biopic bohemian rhapsody, has his bafta nomination suspended over allegations of sexual abuse. he denies the claims. in business — capital punishment. financialfirms to move hundreds of billions of dollars in assets out of the uk ahead of brexit, with $1 trillion already gone since the referendum. also in business briefing — poacher turned gamekeeper. president trump nominates an arch critic of the world bank to be its new boss. good to have you with us, it is a

packed programme as ever. we'll brief you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also in the programme, more advice for parents: don't assume a child is happy to have their photo published online. are you a serial ‘sharenter‘? that's a parent overusing social media to share content based on their children. tell us what you think. just use the hashtag, #bbcthebriefing. we begin with brexit today. theresa may will meet eu leaders in brussels today to demand a renegotiation of the brexit withdrawal agreement.

she will insist that the uk won't be trapped in the backstop — the guarantee that would prevent the return of border posts in ireland if there's no trade deal with the eu. nick eardley reports from westminster. what can theresa may achievement she returns to brussels today? prime minister notion it significant changes if she is to have any chance of getting a deal through parliament. the eu continues to say it won't revisit the legally binding pa rt it won't revisit the legally binding part of brexit deal, and yesterday, the european council president is not mincing his words. the european council president is not mincing his wordsli the european council president is not mincing his words. i have been wondering what that special place in hell looks like for those who promoted brexit without even a sketch of a plan how to carry it safely. that provoked some anger at home. the man has no manners, i think it is extremely regrettable, not at all helpful, but it is a matter for not at all helpful, but it is a matterfor him. not at all helpful, but it is a

matter for him. admits that controversy, europe was making clear it is not budging for now. we are repeating ourselves by saying we are sticking to the line stopped by the prime minister knows a trip he will not be easy but she does say she wa nts to not be easy but she does say she wants to work with europe to find a solution, what about working with labour too? jeremy corbyn has settled on five demands that could see his party back brexit deal. he wa nts see his party back brexit deal. he wants further talks to discuss them. today marks exactly 50 days into the uk is due to leave the eu, we are still working out exactly what that will involve and it is proving far from simple. joining me is cornelia meyer, ceo of mrl corporation, a business consultancy. lovely to see you, cornelia. good morning. so what do you make of the latest developments? you and i had discussed brexit since the referendum, and the day ahead to theresa may, how far will she get in

brussels, do you think? not very far. you saw in brussels, the tensions are going higher, the u nfortu nate tensions are going higher, the unfortunate comment of the eu council president. unfortunate comments, very strong words. donald tusk there, you're referring to there a special place in hell for no plan brexiteers. yes, but he did not say all brexiteers, he just said that ones who propagated without having a plan. but itjust shows that tempers are flaring, people are getting to the end of their tether, andi getting to the end of their tether, and i do not think she will get anywhere. they have made it very, very clear to her that she could not renegotiate the irish backstop, they did not say though she could not put a time limit on it, so that is interesting. and that is being suggested by the polish prime minister, who spoke to us actually really in davos, not the prime minister, the foreign minister, who

suggested there could be a five—year limit to the backstop. but i think a five—year limit would again not make the brexiteers happy, so it is really tough and we only have 50 days to go. i do not envy prime minister right now. no, absolutely not. we will talk some more about this because it is all over the papers, as can imagine, though strong words coming from donald tusk on the other issues coming from that, we will revisit but for now, let's move on. a body has been recovered from the wreckage of the plane which crashed into the english channel, with the cardiff city footballer emiliano sala and pilot david ibbotson on board. attempts to recover the aircraft have been hampered by what investigators called challenging conditions. jon donnison reports. three days after being spotted in the wreckage of the small plane, investigators say a body has now been recovered. the air accident investigation branch has not said whether it is that of emiliano sala oi’ whether it is that of emiliano sala or his pilots, david ibbotson.

specialist underwater equipment was used to locate the body, which will now be transferred into the care of the dorset coroner for formal identification. at the plan is lying under more than 60 metres of water and investigators said difficult weather conditions meant an attempt to recover the wreckage failed. and the air accidents investigation branch says the forecast poor for the foreseeable future, it has now taken what it called a difficult decision to take operation to a close. tributes to emiliano sala, who had only to sign for cardiff city, have continued to be made, but it has emerged that his former club, na ntes it has emerged that his former club, nantes in france, has demanded cardiff city pay a $15 million tra nsfer cardiff city pay a $15 million transfer fee for the player. cardiff city pay a $15 million transferfee for the player. a source at cardiff express surprise that the demand was made as effort is to identify and recover the body we re is to identify and recover the body were continuing. let's brief you on some of the other

stories making the news. rescuers in istanbul have been working through the night to search the rubble of an eight—storey apartment block, which collapsed. at least two people died and seven were injured, it's feared though that others are trapped under the debris. two people have been killed after a storm hit rio dejaneiro. they were killed by landslides, caused by torrential rains. people have been told to stay at home until the severe weather clearsm but there are already warnings of more storms this weekend. the french far right, populist leader marine le pen has told president emmanuel macron she'd like to see the dissolution of parliament and fresh elections, as well as a national referendum on social issues. both have become central demands of the yellow vest movement. she met the french president as part of the national debate he launched last month in an attempt to defuse the protests. the former brazilian president, luiz inacio lula da silva, has been sentenced to a further 12 years injail on corruption charges. he's 73, and is already serving 12

years in a separate corruption case. he denies all the charges and says they are politically motivated. president trump has predicted so—called islamic state will be defeated by next week, and territory held by the group in syria and iraq could be 100% liberated. the claim is at odds with the analysis of us military and intelligence officials, who say is could stage a comeback in the absence of sustained counter—terrorism pressure. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. once again, a prediction from donald trump that the islamic state group is on the verge of defeat. this time, the president was addressing members of the almost 80 strong us—led coalition fighting is. the united states military, our coalition partners, and the syrian democratic forces have liberated virtually

all of the territory previously held by isis in syria and iraq. it should be formally announced some time, probably next week, that we will have 100% of the caliphate. adding a note of caution, the president said he would wait for the official word, before declaring total victory over the islamic state group. he said he expected to hear soon from us generals in iraq. they'll be informing us very soon, officially, that it's100%. isis can no longer claim widespread ownership over local governments in syria and iraq. in december, mr trump shocked senior officials and coalition partners when he first said is had been defeated and that the withdrawal of us forces from syria was imminent. it prompted the sudden resignation of his defence secretary,

james mattis. us military and intelligence officials have said islamic state militants remain a threat and could stage a comeback withou —— without sustained counter—terrorism pressure. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, reassured coalition partners that the withdrawal of us troops from syria was not the end of america's fight. the draw down of troops is essentially a tactical change, it is not a change in the mission. it does not change the structure, design, or authorities on which the campaign has been based. it simply represents a new stage in an old fight. it's unclear what form that "old fight" will take in the months ahead, with no details on how the us will act to stop is militants from forming a comeback. peter bowes, bbc news. the director of the queen

biopic bohemian rhapsody, bryan singer, has had his name suspended from the film's nomination for a bafta award following allegations he abused underaged boys. he's denied the claims and described them as a homophobic slur. kim gittleson has more. this was supposed to be a victory lap for rami malek, the actor whose turn as freddie mercury in the movie bohemian rhapsody has earned him a series of nominations from some of film's biggest awards. # we will, we will... but his success at channelling the front man of the band queen is in danger of being overshadowed by allegations published by the atlantic magazine that the movie's director, bryan singer, had abused underaged boys. now, the bafta awards committee has suspended mr singer's name from bohemian rhapsody‘s nomination for outstanding british film. # galileo.

# galileo figaro! in a statement, the body said that: mr singer had been fired from the production three weeks before filming ended, but was still credited with directing the movie. while he hasn't commented on the suspension, in response to the allegations made against him in the atlantic article, he told the bbc that the story was a homophobic smear, that: bohemian rhapsody has also been removed from consideration for an award from the lgbt rights group, glad. now, there are concerns that the drama behind the scenes could put the film's chances of success at the oscars under pressure. kim gittleson, bbc news. still to come:

no phones at meals or bedtime. the latest advice to parents to protect children using the internet and social media. this is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. and the anc leader, nelson mandela, is to be set free unconditionally. four, three, two, one... a countdown to a critical moment. the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. and apart from its power, it's this recycling of the rocket, slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it a piece of cake. thousands of people have given the yachtswoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming in the cornish port of falmouth,

after she smashed the world record for sailing solo around the world non—stop. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: there's another brexit showdown in brussels, with theresa may preparing to meet the presidents of the european commission and council. a body's been recovered from the wreckage of the plane that went down in the sea between france and britain, carrying footballer emiliano sala and pilot david ibbotson. for the first time, the uk's most senior doctors have published their review into the impact of social media use in children and young people. they've also published advice for parents on how to help their children manage screen time. dominic hughes reports. learning about internet safety

sta rts learning about internet safety starts early. important lesson for these liverpool primary schoolchildren around information and identity. let's start with c. the dos and don't of the online world. consent! the issue of consent is one of the areas covered by new advice from the uk's chief medical 0fficer advice from the uk's chief medical officer is. it includes talking about safely sharing photos and information online, keeping phones at all bedrooms to help you sleep, and taking a break to get moving after a couple of hours on screen. advice designed to help parents navigate their way through a new and unfamiliar landscape. the advice we give is based on strong evidence about good, healthy development of children and young people. why have we given it? related to this issue. we have careful discussion among the chief medical 0fficers we have careful discussion among the chief medical officers and we believe that we should adopt in this country a precautionary approach to

protecting our children. how to police and balanced their children's use of screens can be a challenge for many parents, so for mum kate any guidance from expert is welcome. i feel like a parent you are co nsta ntly learning i feel like a parent you are constantly learning and getting the best help you can, so that's very helpful. i can imagine some parents feel they are told what to do and they might resent that. personally speaking i am glad someone is giving me some input. the advice also contains a voluntary code of conduct for industry, something that will no doubt be explored when health ministers meet bosses from instagram later today. dominic hughes, ministers meet bosses from instagram latertoday. dominic hughes, bbc news, liverpool. you have been very forthcoming on your views on that story. if you wa nt to your views on that story. if you want to know more detail about what was advised, it is all in the story, and there are useful links as well as you scroll through, there is molly russell, who took her life

last year, a tragic story, and they are looking into what she was looking into in social media in the run—up to that. so let's go through some of the responses. paul has said, i unfriend serial sharers, those who share everything about their kids. i am a father of three, 12, five and three. i take photos and put them in a good old—fashioned album for the family. and we have heard from others, mita has said, i checked with my grandson before i post. he is seven years old and he has an opinion on this already. we have also heard from other viewers who talk about the fact that they disagree with those who feel that hollywood stars perhaps picked out their children in a very irresponsible way, where they have their children in the public eye. 0ne viewer says i disagree with this view, hollywood stars can have very

good development when it comes to their children and how they manage their children and how they manage their children and how they manage their children in the public arena. lots of views. david taylor talks about donald trump, that isn't about sharenting. join in the debate, we will discuss it in the news briefing later. it is a hot topic. how do you feel about those pictures on facebook? does it get on your nerves? now, it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm marc edwards, and here's your thursday sport briefing. part one of el clasico copa del rey style finished 1—1 as barcelona and real madrid cancelled each other out in the 1st leg of their spanish cup semi final. lucas vazquez gave real an early lead in the sixth minute, to quieten the crowds at the camp nou, but brazilian summer signing malcolm drew the hosts leveljust before the hour mark. real madrid with a precious away goal. the second leg will be played

at the bernabeu on the 27th. in england, champions manchester city returned to the top of the premier league on wednesday night after winning 2—0 at everton. aymeric laporte broke the deadlock at goodison park on the stroke of halftime. and the win was wrapped up by when gabrieljesus added the second in the 90th minute. city to move ahead of liverpool on goal difference. the holders paris saint—germain are through to the quarter—finals of the french cup. they beat third tier side villefranche beaujolais 3—0, but all the goals were scored in extra—time, and bayern munich needed extra—time to recah the quarter—finals of the german cup. kingley coman scored their winner as they won 3—2 at hertha berlin. and on day twi of the alpine world skiing championships in sweden, italy's dominik paris won the gold in the men's super giant slalom. it's the first major title of his career, and comes six years after he won silver in the men's downhill. the nba's trade deadline is drawing ever closer.

the window shuts firmly at 2000gmt, with continued speculation that anthony davis will be leaving new 0rlea ns pelicans. davis, who's requested a trade, has been linked with several teams, including la lakers who are said to have offered six players in exchange. davis has missed the last eight games with a finger injury, but that's not the reason he didn't play at chicago on wednesday. we are not going to play until after the trade deadline. i think you can understand that, everybody can understand that. everything clears up after that, at least for a while and then you can go back to i guess what the new normal is going to be. it's just part of it, you know, it's part of the business and you deal with it like you would anything else. there's no shortage of spectacular golf courses on the pga tour,

but pebble beach in california is hard to beat. this is where the world's best players will be teeing off in a few hours from now. 12 of them have ten or more pga tour titles, including phil mickelson, dustin johnson and jordan spieth. professional sportsmen and women have a hard life, don't they? we're going to take you from the beautiful greens at pebble beach to one of the most spectacular cricket grounds. england cricketer sam billings posted this video on instagram of krishnagiri stadium in kerala, india. surrounded by misty peaks and untouched forests, it's the world's highest altitude stadium used exclusively for cricket. not a bad place to have a knock. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, marc edwards, and the rest of the sport team, goodbye. that is indeed. the lunar new year

is being celebrated around the world. one of the most popular ways to celebrate the holiday is the lion dsance, but the costumes performers wear in singapore are increasingly important. we went to meet the man who is likely to be the best lion dance costume maker in singapore. translation: when you hear the beat of the drums, in that moment, it sparks such excitement and it can really move your heart. to my knowledge, there isn't anyone still making lion dance costumes. i believe i am the last one persevering in making them the traditional way. when i was deciding if i should enter this profession, i thought to myself, this market already has more than ten masters, including a whole stretch of shops in chinatown. around the year 2000, a lot of

people started importing lion dance costu mes. people started importing lion dance costumes. these would come from china and malaysia. slowly over time, the number of local lion dance costu me time, the number of local lion dance costume makers grew fewer. his lines are really magnificent and they are better compare to imported ones.

are really magnificent and they are better compare to imported oneslj don't wish for my children to follow my part. of course, if it was for the pursuit of preserving culture, i would axe at that. if it was a career, my hope would be for them to study hard. and not be like me today, studying a lot of hardship. this work today is very labour intensive, though my hope is to find someone to carry on the tradition. that would be a good thing. now, if you have a spare few million dollars and are in paris on friday, this might be of interest to you. this is the star lot in the paris auction, a 1939 alfa romeo 8c, which has had only four owners from new, and its current owner a dutch architect has decided to put it up for sale. it's expected to sell for at least $20 million. and before we go, donald trump's daughter ivanka doing household chores isn't something you usually see, but an exhibit at a washington dc gallery lets you see just that. called ivanka vacuuming,

the performance features visitors throwing crumbs onto the carpet, as an ivanka lookalike elegantly clears up the mess. unsurprisingly, the exhibit hasn't gone down well with the trump family. i can't think why. i have no idea. i'll be back with the business briefing in just a few moments. we have lots to discuss, including news that huge amounts of capital have left the city of london since the referendum, so we are going to look at that and what that means any other business stories. will see very soon. “— other business stories. will see very soon. —— and the other business stories. i will see you very soon. good morning.

in simple terms, today's weather story is one of showers. however, we have strong winds across the uk first thing. for the morning rush hour, the core of the strongest winds will be across south—east england, the midlands and east anglia. the worst out of the way by then, hopefully, for the south—west of england and wales, but we could see gusts 50—60mph further east. notice the gusts are light of further north, there are the figures in the black circles. there will be snow across scotland. that could make for tricky conditions. we need to watch the back edge of the rain. it could bring snow across the pennines, a covering of a couple of centimetres. the whole system is set to roll off into the north sea through the day. come the afternoon, there is a lot of sunshine around, mild in the south. there will be showers packing into the north—west. through the evening, eastern areas remain fine. in the west, the cloud starts to build, the rain arrives. quite chilly in north—east scotland. frost here, perhaps ice,

as the system runs into the cold air and across cold ground. there will be snow for a time. elsewhere, a milder story by the time we move into the small hours of friday, because this area of low pressure is barrelling in from the atlantic. it is a deep low. the isobars are closely packed and the winds are the defining feature of the weather story for friday and into saturday once again. if anything, the risk of destructive winds is more widespread from anytime midday friday on into saturday, covering all but potentially the far—north of scotland. the rain should whip across england and wales fairly quickly. there will be sunshine following on behind it by friday afternoon. and it is a mild story. for scotland, the rain keeps swirling around the low centre, so the totals could really add up by the time we get on into saturday. the low also keeps the winds strong for the first half of the weekend, so again potentially problematic, especially if you have plans to travel.

northern ireland, scotland, northern england getting rain on saturday, and then it is eyes to the south on into sunday for the chance of heavy rain pushing into southern areas for the second half of the weekend. this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. capital punishment. financialfirms to move hundreds of billions of dollars in assets out of the uk ahead of brexit, with $1 trillion already gone since the referendum. plus — poacher turned gamekeeper? president trump nominates arch world bank critic, david malpass, as the lender's next boss. and on the markets, asian shares are muted, with china still on holiday. investors are waiting on developments in the trade war, after president trump offered little new to chew on in his state of the union speech.