this is bbc news. the headlines... deadlock in brussels — theresa may holds talks with eu leaders and says she'll deliver brexit on time — but they say there's been no breakthrough. the head of instagram pledges to "remove all graphic images of self harm" from the social media platform. i think we have an immense amount of responsibility. i think that it is clear that we are not yet where we need to be in the issues of self—harm and suicide. slowest economic growth for a decade — the bank of england downgrades its forecast and blames brexit uncertainty police investigating the disappearance of university student libby squire arrest a 24—year—old man. a 10% rise in energy bills is on the way — after the cap on what suppliers are allowed to charge was lifted. and a p—p—p—p—p—p pick—up for residents at a care home in windsor — from these two surprise visitors. it's been a frustrating day

in brussels for the prime minister, who's been holding talks with senior european union figures in a bid to break the impasse over her brexit deal. although an official statement said that the discussions had been "useful and constructive", european commission president jean claude juncker repeated that the eu would not re—negotiate the withdrawal agreement; and in particular the "irish backstop" — the insurance policy under which northern ireland would remain aligned to some eu laws, if no other way can be found to avoid a hard border between it and the irish republic. mrs may said she'd told eu officials that they had to be legally—binding changes to the backstop — but didn't set out what changes she wanted. and following the talks, she that she would still deliver brexit on time — by the 29th of march.

however, the head of the european council, donald tusk, said there was no breakthrough in sight. the two sides have though agreed to further talks to break the deadlock, with brexit secretary steve barclay set to meet the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier on monday. meanwhile, back at westminster, labour leaderjeremy corbyn has offered to support mrs may's brexit deal — if she agrees on five conditions, including a permanent customs union and close alignment with the single market. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports from brussels. the prime minister is well used to unexpected obstacles being thrown in her path. an anti—brexit protester, bundled away from her motorcade in brussels. after mps kicked out the deal she reached with the eu, her only choice is to try to keep going. here to plead with the eu for changes, knowing already they'd say no.

we must secure legally binding changes to the withdrawal agreement to deal with the concerns that parliament has over the backstop. and taking changes to the backstop together with the other work we're doing on workers‘ rights and other issues will deliver stable majority in parliament. the european union very firmly keeps saying no. donald tusk said some of your colleagues should be "sent to hell" in the end yesterday. aren't you stuck in some sort of purgatory? i've raised with president tusk the language he used yesterday, which was not helpful, and caused widespread dismay in the united kingdom. the point i made to him is that we should both be working to ensure that we can deliver a close relationship between the united kingdom and the european union in the future, and that's what he should be focusing on. behind closed doors, of course, both sides hope there can be a deal. they want this to work. but look at how her expression changes, once in front of the public. as a cabinet minister said,

this situation is grim. theresa may wants to change the deal they shook hands on before christmas because it can't get past mps. that's down to the so—called backstop, that guarantee against a hard border in ireland. brussels‘s top brass say no breakthrough. the eu 27 will not reopen the withdrawal agreement. the discussion was robust but constructive. despite the challenges, the two leaders agreed that their teams should hold talks. so, negotiations are back on. there'll be many more handshakes and hellos. but if brexiteers at home believe there'll be a farewell to the backstop, well... mrs may today in the meeting assured us that there will be a backstop. but is the way out of the hole back at home? labours infuriated

many of its own side by showing willing, publishing five demands for the deal. legal promises on security, the single market, free trade area, customs and workers' rights. jeremy corbyn‘s not about to sign up for the deal. he too wants to talk. a lot of our manufacturing industries are very frightened and very worried at the moment that on the 29th of march, there'll be a cliff edge. there cannot be a cliff edge. we will do everything we can in parliament to prevent this cliff edge exit. so, now labour says it wants to compromise, the eu wants to keep talking. but the truth is, theresa may at the moment won't budge to meet the opposition. the eu shows little sign of moving to meet her. so, as the clock goes down, the pressure on the prime minister goes up and up. and although just keeping going doesn't sound a cunning strategy, right now, perhaps, it's the only one she's got. all along, this has been a process of small, tricky, forward moves.

a grand finale could be a long wait yet. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, brussels. so has anything really changed today? our europe editor is katya adler. both sides took up their well rehearsed, entrenched positions. the prime minister's main declared aim here today was to get legally binding changes to the backstop guarantee on the irish border, and the eu once again said ‘no', that the withdrawal agreement signed off by the prime minister in november which contains the text on the backstop could not and would not be reopened. an eu officials very close to today's talks told me that the prime minister did not put any concrete proposal on the table today as to how she saw agreements going forward. in stark contrast, there was extreme excitement in the eu side about a proposal put forward byjeremy corbyn to try and find cross party support in westminster for a softer brexit... no surprise there.

the prime minister's plan may be to run down the clock in order to get some last minute concessions, a new round of eu uk negotiations have now been announced towards the end of the month, essentially kicking the can down the road. but if anyone is looking for concessions, it is the eu too. our political correspondent, nick eardley is in westminster. how encouraged should we be that the site involved have agreed to keep talking? i suppose you can look at it as talking? i suppose you can look at itasa talking? i suppose you can look at it as a good sign that there has not been a door closed. nobody is saying that there is no chance, no way, let's just call it a day. i think it is part of the process, and wants to get back to the negotiating table. they have got that far and officials will continue to talk over the next

few weeks. the prime minister plans to be jean—claude. but few weeks. the prime minister plans to bejean—claude. but we have not seen a significant movement. we had not seen any think that we have not seen not seen any think that we have not seen before. either that the uk site needs to look at that withdrawal agreement and get some legally binding changes on the most controversial part of that come at the backstop. you have a saying no, not happening, and if it is to get anything else on the backstop, it is going to get something not enough to get the uk parliament. yes, the uk government will be in some ways, encouraged by the fact that cops are going to continue, and that europe says that it is listening. also, look at donald tusk tonight saying that there is no break in sight. how

helpful itjeremy corbyn supporting the deal with those conditions attached? it is an olive branch. he is saying let's talk and get back to the table and see if there is something that can be thrashed out back it's the labour party on the side. it is still a far, far away from jeremy corbyn to be on the same side as the prime minister and telling his mps to go with whatever she comes back with. firstly, it gives some labour mps that wanted desperately back in labour deal some cover. it gives a chance to see that we are not miles apart in the talks that are going. so why don't we make some noise as on the other side. on the other hand, it is infuriating for those on the other side of the party who wants another referendum and saying thatjeremy corbyn is opening the door to get on board with something that the government

can come back with. they are looking at the proposals, they are encouraged by the fact thatjeremy corbett is engaging in a process, but they are also pointing out that there are significant deficits. in particular, the customs union, the debate thatjeremy corbyn has had so long. they are key on that because they want to make sure that the uk can have an independent trade policy when leaving that european union. on the european side and domestic front, there are positive signs that people are open such conversation, but we a long way away. we will find out how this story will be covered in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are the editor of politicshome, kevin schofield, and the evening standard's political correspondent, kate proctor.

the boss of instagram says all graphic images of self—harm will be removed from the social media platform — following the death of 14 —year—old molly russell. the teenager took her own life in 2017 after viewing images of suicide and self—harm. her parents told the bbc that instagram was partly to blame for their daughter's death. today, adam mosseri admitted that the company was ‘not where it needed to be on issues of self harm and suicide' but he said it would take some time to remove all such material. he's been talking to our correspondent angus crawford , who first highlighted molly's story. i've seen videos, i've seen pictures. nothing's blocked, nothing's blurred. i haven't seen anything blurred. meet grace, lucy, sharmie and julia. if you're searching, you are then suddenly guided to how to commit suicide, how to hang yourself, how to tie a noose. horrified by molly's story, and spurred into action, though their own families haven't been affected. this week, each set up a brand—new account. i suddenly started to get suggested accounts to follow. so, suddenly ijust followed one or two, and then

instagram was saying, ‘oh, you're interested in self—harm, would you like to follow these accounts that are also about self—harm?‘ they're putting in the newspapers that they're doing something about it, and yet actually they're not. and they have a message for the head of instagram. you can still go and read how to kill yourself successfully and you need to take a stand and you need to do something now. not look at it and leave it for months. you need to do something now because our children are dying and you have a moral responsibility. so, that's what a proportion of british society now feels about your platform. i mean, it's powerful, it's heavy stuff. i think we have an immense amount of responsibility. i think that it's clear we are not yet where we need to be on the issues of self—harm and suicide. because the concern from some of those mothers, and others, in effect, instagram, in the words of molly russell's father, has been monetising misery.

we're not looking to monetise misery. we look to connect people with their friends and their interests that they love and care about. we think that we create a lot of good in the world and we were not as focused as we should have been on the risks that came along with connecting so many people. but, moving forward, we are going to change our policy to not allow any graphic images of self—harm, whether or not it is admission or promotion. so you're going to take all self—harm images off of instagram? graphic self—harm images, yes. so i might have an image of a scar where i say i'm 30 days clean, and that's an important way for me to show my story. that sort of content can still live on the site, but actually the next change is it won't show up in any recommendation services, so will be harder to find, it won't be in search, it won't be in hashtags, it won't be in recommendations. but graphic imagery, we're going to take off instagram entirely. that's going to take some time, but we are committed to doing it. so in six months‘ time, if we go back to these mothers, get them to look again and they find similar content, will you resign?

in six months' time, if it's as easy for them to find problematic content as they have, then i will have done a poorjob at living up to my responsibility. and will you resign? i will certainly have a long thought about how well i'm doing in the role that i'm in. she said if i get over 2,000 likes, i will cut myself on a live feed. any success won't be measured in the boardroom or even parliament, but in homes and by families across the uk. angus crawford, bbc news. if you're upset about any of the issues raised in molly's story and would like details of organisations which offer advice and support, go online to bbc.co.uk/actionline or you can call for free at any time to hear recorded information 0800 066 066. the bank of england has warned that it expects the uk economy to grow at its slowest rate

for a decade. it revised its growth forecast for this year from 1.7 to i.2%. the bank's governor mark carney blamed it on uncertainty over the uk's departure from the eu, what he called the ‘fog of brexit‘, as well as a global slowdown. here's our economics correspondent darshini david. tell us why you came back to birmingham. i have a lot of history here, to be honest. lizzie is one of the record 32.5 million people in work. but, like many, she's not having an easy time. i don't even make 12 grand a year. i do have tips, which obviously helps. but without sounding dramatic, it's exhausting. it is. i constantly count my pennies, constantly trying to work out... it's really hard work. she is hoping for a betterfuture. but the governor of the bank of england doesn't have good news. the outlook for growth and inflation also depends heavily on the extent

to which brexit uncertainties evolve. uncertainty about the outcome of negotiations obviously has intensified since november, and it's now weighing more heavily on activity, predominantly through lower business investment and tighter financial conditions. when you look at the heightened uncertainty, it does suggest potentially quite a big knock on growth this year and next. how could that impact on households too? that uncertainty is affecting the economy at present. we see it across—the—board in businesses. we are starting to see it creep into the housing market, and we're seeing it in household spending. since the dip of the financial crisis, the economy has been expanding at a pretty decent rate. now, the bank says even if a brexit deal is struck, 2019 could see the weakest growth in a decade, before a pick—up. ten years ago this week, the bank of england cut interest rates to just i%, to deal with the financial crisis. the fact they haven't been back above that

level since is a sign of how fragile prosperity has been. now, the bank says growth could be slowing even further, thanks to prolonged uncertainty over brexit, and weaker demand from places like europe. in fact, it thinks there is a one in four chance the economy could actually shrink by the autumn. brexit is only part of the story. so, we are operating in a global economic environment where china is slowing down, where the us has been soft on interest rate policy. so has australia, so has canada, so has india. and there are a lot of uncertainties out there. but a disruptive brexit could be the biggest headache for business and the bank of england. it may have to choose between raising interest rates to keep a lid on prices or cutting them to protect spending and jobs. dharshini david, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... deadlock in brussels —

theresa may holds talks with eu leaders and says she'll deliver brexit on time — but they say there's been no breakthrough. the head of instagram pledges to "remove all graphic images of self harm" from the social media platform. slowest economic growth for a decade — the bank of england downgrades its forecast and blames brexit uncertainty. sport now...and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's lizzy. let's make an announcement about horse racing. there is a disease thatis horse racing. there is a disease that is contagious. that have been several reports since christmas, but this week, three horses which race to week in england test that positive from the yard. more than

100 training guides around the country have been placed on lockdown. one of four tracks to lose out today after that british horse authorities put a stop to this part. next wednesday at the earliest, the economic effects the ball is just five weeks away. we cannot say definitively that there will not be an impact. but in all previous farm where infectious diseases have broken out or in other countries around the wild, we learn from each time. the key thing to do is to frp both, stop the movement of horses because you are stopping cross—contamination and you can isolate the issues much more quickly. the danger would be to take a chance and allow horses to move, so we a chance and allow horses to move, so we have effectively locked that down and we have a clear position this week. i hope to be completely definitive next time we talk. i am

very confident that the action that we are taking in cooperation the rising industry connection it could be on. that is a big league game for the women's cup. it is half—time at meadow park. arsenal is leading 1—0. still love football and all 20 permit league clubs have meeting to discuss various issues. the biggest talking point has been about racism and how the premier league is going to combat the problem. the newly elected fifa president has been meeting, it is eight fight with global society. i think that is a problem in society globally with people telling and pilot to say things about white people are black

people are gay people at large. that has come with the power at the internet being able to say anything that has spilt over and set society. that is 110,000 or one and 100,000 people, that is not the majority of fa ns people, that is not the majority of fans or referees. i'll be neat to get 93)’ fans or referees. i'll be neat to get gay about seeking out people who ci’oss get gay about seeking out people who cross the boundaries. —— we need to get 93)’ cross the boundaries. —— we need to get gay about seeking out people who ci’oss get gay about seeking out people who cross the boundaries. despite scoring a hat trick last weekend, he has been replaced tommy keeping his place at the opposite side. one of five players coming and i'll for that game. he replaces robbie henshaw. chris is in for the injured

centre. that is all for sport. i am off to get some water. we will have more experts they later. —— we will have more later. the uk's most senior medical advisers have issued their first official advice for parents about screentime. they say children should be stopped from using mobile phones at meal times, and devices should be kept out of their bedrooms at night. children should also go no more than two hours without taking a break from screen—based activities. our health editor hugh pym reports. on average, i spend around three hours a day online, looking at a mixture of social media, entertainment, watching tv or tv series, and also using it for my homework. about two hours, and i spend on snapchat, instagram and social media, looking at my friends' photos. i use maybe half—an—hour each day, maybe looking up stats or watching youtube. schoolkids tell us what they think about social media and using their screens. here, they're taking part in workshops on internet safety, including storytelling.

he started clicking on everything that popped up on her screen. hoping for an upgrade, till it came to the point where she never read anything. just clicked ok. we took two of the pupils at the conference to meet england's chief medical officer, to talk about the new guidelines. how do you advise families, putting these recommendations into use? not taking your phone or smart device to the meal table is not a bad thing because then you've either got to talk about the food or something. so it's a way of improving interaction that helps development. no phones at bed time and regular screen breaks are also part of the new advice. the boy was curious and bored, and decided to create a social media account. he lied about his age, as he was only nine. however, he kept this a secret. ensuring that children don't lie about their age when they sign up for social media sites is essential according to the chief medical officer.

she wants to see the technology companies invest whatever‘s needed to bar those who are under 13. i don't accept that age verification isn't possible. it may require some investment, in order to do it effectively. but they have to come up with a proposal and they have to fund it. so, what's the reaction to all these guidelines? well, i think it is necessary but it will be difficult to enforce. unless you get the parents on board, so they are enforcing it within the household, it will be kind of a difficult thing to do. the report says the internet can do a lot of good for children when they're learning. the message is, precautions taken now will minimise risks in future. hugh pym, bbc news. janet read is a professor in child computer interaction at the university of central lancashire. how useful is this advice? it is

useful as much as it is brought to the floor to talk about. i think it matters because people are talking about screen technology. how useful it is for parents on ground on a day—to—day? that is a very different question. the fight is not useful if you can't act on it. how are parents effective in limiting screen time. it's green giant the main issue that we should be focusing on?|j it's green giant the main issue that we should be focusing on? i kind of analogize this the carbohydrates. so you can say do not eat carbohydrates, but you missed out the dead carbohydrates. it is not necessarily bad or good. so we say, the next it we get it at that reputation because we limit it.

actually, some screen time is good for children. what sort of screen time? educational games, if they wa nt to time? educational games, if they want to wind down they can look at stuff. we a re want to wind down they can look at stuff. we are not saying all the media is that for children. is that the conundrum because these days, so much of our life is online. i suppose talking about teaching our children to be discerning. children and parents. everything parents do get done effectively. so that they you have your baby, you are so fea rful you have your baby, you are so fearful that you did things wrong, you become scared parenting, a strange place to be. so parents had to worry about digital technology are what is right or wrong for my child, just another layer of complexity, almost like the food complexity, almost like the food complexity, what should ifeed my child? is billy hi to not get into

that space. —— it is a really hard not to get into that space. it does not to get into that space. it does not make any sense to just get rid of it all. there is a lot of great stuff, really great stuff. of it all. there is a lot of great stuff, really great stufflj of it all. there is a lot of great stuff, really great stuff. i suppose yea rs stuff, really great stuff. i suppose years ago, watching too much tv. it is the latest iteration of what pa rents is the latest iteration of what parents have to be concerned about, but what advice would you get on top of what we have heard from the chief medical officer? be careful about saying do not be on the screen but too long. you've got to understand the age and what is appropriate for your children at that age. you also need to look at helping parents said play with the spaces, include

physicality, played together in the devices, there are so many things that could be done, the tragedy is that could be done, the tragedy is that parents are lost in this space, they do not know where to begin. you can talk to any parent, they have fights with children. oh yes. or that they are hiding the charges. you have parents struggling because two the kaleidoscope of really entertaining technology is awaiting. if only there was an easy answer, we would be happy to share it. good to have you here. it is 28 minutes past eight.

a body seen in the wreckage of the plane carrying the footballer, emiliano sala, and the pilot david ibbotson, has been recovered, but hasn't yet been formally identified. the boat carrying the body arrived at portland in dorset this morning. the light aircraft was found on the sea bed in the channel on sunday, two weeks after it disappeared during a flight from nantes in france to cardiff. police investigating the disappearance of the hull university student, libby squire have arrested a 24—year—old man on suspicion of abduction. libby squire, who's 21, has been missing since last friday. from hull, our correspondent danny savage has this update. libby squire was last seen a week ago tonight, sitting on a bench by the roadside, just the other side of that traffic light junction behind me. a motorist stopped to check on her because they were concerned about her welfare at the time. she was last seen about 11:40pm last thursday night and then vanished at about ten past midnight. so a week on, this electronic billboard behind me will be driven around the area with hope tojog people's memories, leaflets will be handed out as well. one other development... that 24—year—old man

who was arrested at a house about half a mile from here from where libby was last seen is still being questioned by detectives. now, he has been arrested on suspicion of abduction in connection with this inquiry. police have until nine o'clock tonight to charge or release him or ask for extra time to continue to question him, but that is really only one part of this investigation. police officers are still searching parks, a river bank, and a pond as well. this is still a very broad investigation, but a week on, and still no sign of libby squire. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. web area, when the weather this morning. we are looking west now. this has been named storm eric. we must start to see brain associated with the weather system overnight tonight. ensuring a mild night for

most. temperature is 10 degrees below southwest england. friday, we are looking at wet and windy but there nationwide. westin scotland will have guys reaching 50—70 kph. airport disruption is a responsibility and speed will be invoiced across the bridges as well. we will have some strong glands followed by a bit of sunshine and fair the afternoon sours. temperatures —— showers. feeling colder —— collected that because of the wind. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... deadlock in brussels — theresa may holds talks with eu leaders and says she'll deliver brexit on time but they say there's been no breakthrough. the head of instagram pledges to "remove all graphic images of self harm"

from the social media platform. slowest economic growth for a decade, the bank of england downgrades its forecast and blames brexit uncertainty. police investigating the disappearance of university student libby squire arrest a 24—year—old man. a 10% rise in energy bills is on the way, after the cap on what suppliers are allowed to charge was lifted. and a p—p—p—p—p—p pick—up for residents at a care home in windsor, from these two surprise visitors. if you understood why i said it that way, you have dated yourself. let's return to our main story this evening, and after an intensive day of discussions in brussels, theresa may has insisted she can still deliver brexit on time. that's despite warnings from the eu that there is "still no breakthrough in sight", only 50 days before the uk is scheduled to leave the bloc. joining me in the studio is mo hussein, he's a former special

adviser to amber rudd, and is now a communications consultant. welcome and thank you very much for joining us. how do you think the talks went today. the house as a will carry on speaking. we have seen no, no, no and now we have gotten to know, no, no, but. it has been a long drawn out process and he said things like the different things but there are more talks continuing and there are more talks continuing and there are more talks continuing and there are further meetings with epn and the leadership towards the end of the month so there seems to be a pathway and the process at least that the government can point to. how likely is it that the breakthrough will happen in brussels rather than westminster? that is a key question, the element of both sides having to step up to the plate slightly. the brussels position is

clear but then you get lost in the technical withdrawal agreement political declaration and i think the substance of what might happen is more important and people in brussels will probably be looking at parliament next week to see where parliament next week to see where parliament is and if there is an appetite to extend article 50 or not and if there is you get to a position of a deal or very much no deal, which will focus. the more time goes by and the clock draws down, you are going to be in one or the other possession. that will again get people to think a bit more about let's remember this is how, we are not talking at the endgame are the final relationship that we want so the final relationship that we want so is it worth. the expression running down the clock has been used a lot and how feasible is that that thatis a lot and how feasible is that that that is theresa may's tactic? she is

waiting and waiting and waiting until the eu 27... waiting and waiting and waiting untilthe eu 27... given she lost the vote in her own deal by historic margins had no choice but to go back and the eu wants to know what the uk want. they had months of the mps saying what they do not want and chomping at the date to have their voice heard and now we get to the amendment that substitutes the backstop for all arrangements and she had to go back to the eu with that proposal and now the process needs to take place whether that is workable or not. there is a risk with that and certainly businesses, that i talk to are very concerned about the lack of certainty about having a no deal and they would want it to come quicker and if mps cannot decide then the extension of article 50 happen and there are different factors at play here, pulling on the prime minister but at the moment i

think she has to go with what parliament have actually shown a majority for. you have worked at the heart of government and what is going on behind—the—scenes? heart of government and what is going on behind-the-scenes? that is a million—dollar question. there will be a range of voices, there will be a range of voices, there will be a range of voices, there will be some people who may see there is a light at the end of the tunnel and most conversations behind the scene are not made public or not made public straightaway and certainly when you look at the eu, there is a readership that the prime minister met today but there are leaderships and all different countries who my sense is may not be happy with the statements yesterday and there can be difference between the different eu players and i think there will probably be some voices around the prime minister who will be looking at it and a much more pragmatic, if this is not going to get through, let's remember there is a lot of legislation to get through as well. and the time is now tight

and when you look at something not in an ideological way but a sensible way, to extend article 5a in an ideological way but a sensible way, to extend article sa a few weeks or a few months, i think there will be a range of voices that are cancelling different things. thank you. the number of fatal stabbings in england and wales has reached its highest level since records began in 19116. the office for national statistics says 285 people were killed with a knife or sharp instrument in the year to last march. 36% of victims were under 25 years old, and the number of victims who are black is also at its highest level. ray douglas is a gangs and serious youth violence practitioner, he works in schools and prisons aiming to reduce violence amongst young people. hejoins us from birmingham, what was your reaction when you read these figures? it was no surprise to

me, we have been working around this agenda for the best part of two decades now and you can go as far back as 2008 when you had the street weapons commission which was chaired which showed a increase in violence specifically around knives and it does not come as any surprise at all. that figure of 2596 of victims being black is a startling statistic. why is that figure so high? anywhere you see high levels of deprivation, whether white working—class communities or the inner—city communities, there is a correlation between deprivation and violence and i am beginning to see and my work and my colleagues is that in rural communities and white

working—class communities as well, an increase in violence. sale although that is something that needs to be addressed because no one is in denial, it is a systemic youth problem because it has become a dominant youth culture. where are the influences? hyper consumerism, the influences? hyper consumerism, the increase in media, music that promotes violence, even on the bbc there there is a radio station that we can recap music that supports this lifestyle. however what we are saying is that is what young people are listening to however not all of them are playing into the gangster lifestyle. it for me, what we have been saying for many years, if you ta ke been saying for many years, if you take away up to 300 millions of pounds across youth centres across the country, what is a side effect

of that? but we are starting to see now is as i mentioned earlier, none of what we call traditional families being affected by violence. wendy think of the knife prevention orders to stop people carrying?” think of the knife prevention orders to stop people carrying? i think like anything it is a punitive measure, if you read some of the comments coming from senior police officers, they said it would not work and use the retired police officer say you cannot arrest your way out of crime and gang violence. we need to have an organised effort around hearts and minds and start promoting, schools up and down the country, and some of them do their best, but they are not studied to reduce knife crime. what we want to see is a statutory response within the school so that they can work around the systems preventing violence of this nature. to hear you

speak it sounds like an overwhelmingly tall order.m speak it sounds like an overwhelmingly tall order. it is like any social issue where we are ina place, like any social issue where we are in a place, this is not something that is... we have been speaking about this for the best part of two decades and i am from birmingham, and a organisation individual and the local authority has been working really ha rd to the local authority has been working really hard to address this but now we have got to start addressing this issue, even further more not. because as i mentioned, we talk about dominant youth culture like you and i will leave our house and you and i will leave our house and you are talking about a generation that will leave the house with the keys, phone and knife. we appreciate you talking to us. thank you for your time. the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi was planned and carried out by saudi officials, according to an official report by the united nations.

mr khashoggi was killed inside the saudi consulate in istanbul last october, the un inquiry said he was the victim of a brutal and premeditated killing, which violated international law and the principle of diplomatic immunity. the report concluded that turkish efforts to investigate the journalist's death were seriously curtailed and undermined by saudi arabia, as our correspondent imogen foulkes explains. —— and undermined by saudi arabia. millions of households will see a 10% rise in energy bills from april, after the energy regulator, ofgem, raised the cap on what suppliers are allowed to charge. the increase comes only a month after the cap on their most expensive rates was brought in. the typical customer will pay an extra £117 a year, with the blame being put on rising wholesale prices. here's our personal finance correspondent, simon gompertz. cooking, lighting, heating. you can't avoid paying for it, butjackie, from south manchester, thought the price cap on standard variable tariffs would

protect her from increases. now, she finds, it doesn't. in my mind, if somebodyjust says to me we are capping your price, i would think, well, that's great, i don't have to worry about it, i don't have to think about it. but it isn't, is it? it's untrue. the danger in a price cap is that it creates a false sense of security. it does stop the worst increases, but prices can still go up, and that leaves millions, like jackie, facing a surprise hike in their bills. the maximum annual bill for the average energy user will go up to £1,254 a year, that's for people on the standard rate. it's an increase of £117, causing worries in this area about coping with higher prices. it's ridiculous, theyjust keep on and on with this. it'sjust crazy, you know? and this changing your supplier all the time, we shouldn't have to be doing that. we spend a ridiculous amount, to the point where we were struggling at one

point, we couldn't even afford it, could we? no... ..because of that, but i don't think they should put it up. they ask, are they having to pay more to protect the profits of the big suppliers? we are not protecting suppliers. the cost is driven by an increase in the wholesale price of energy, which, i'm afraid, we have to pass through. i know no customer likes a price rise, but i can assure them that there is no profiteering by any company. so how to get the costs down? ofgem says savings of £200 a year are for the taking, if you shop around, which jackie will do, before the higher price cap comes in. simon gompertz, bbc news, manchester. a diplomatic rift between france and italy is deepening, with france now recalling its ambassador to rome over what it calls an unprecedented series of provocations. the situation came to a head earlier this week, when the italian deputy prime minister, luigi di maio, met members of france's anti—government "yellow vest" movement near paris.

france is now accusing italy's populist government of making outrageous statements and interfering in the country's politics. the two governments have previously clashed on a number of issues, including immigration. an 80 year old man with motor neurone disease, who took his own life at the swiss clinic dignitas this morning, has left an open letter to mps calling for a change in the law. in his final days, geoff whaley spoke of his devastation after his wife ann was questioned by police and told she could be prosecuted for helping him travel to switzerland. the couple had been married for more than 50 years. before they set off yesterday morning, they spoke to our home editor mark easton. mind your head. assisting the suicide of another person is a crime, punishable by up to 1a years in prison. 80—year—old geoff whaley‘s advanced motor neurone disease made it impossible for him to make the final arrangements for his long planned

journey to the swiss clinic dignitaries. and so his wife ann has helped him take his own life. if he said, wring this hotel, wring this airline, which is what he did, of course i did it for him. because you are assisting geoff, obviously the police have taken an interest. i believe you had a visit from them. yes, literally they said they'd had the notification at 12 o'clock and by four o'clock they were knocking on our door. i became completely terrified that the control was going to be taken away from me. i've never seen geoff cry in 52 years of married life. but i found him with his head in his hand and he wasjust sobbing. the 1961 suicide act needs urgent revision. geoff and ann say there were so shocked at being treated like criminals that they've devoted the last few weeks of geoff's life to try to get the law changed,

taking their campaign to parliament. in 2015, mps voted decisively against legalising assisted dying, as demonstrators on both sides of the argument protested outside. among the crowd that day was nikki kenward, a christian campaigner who was once completely paralysed. the bottom line is it's too dangerous. they know from experience in other countries how badly it's going to affect other vulnerable people because it does. shortly before losing control of his legs, geoff marched in the armistice parade in whitehall. he had always been active and in control of his life. for the whaleys the issue was about helping him keep control of his death. when you've got a husband as brave as mine, you have to. hold it together. you have to support him.

he's the one who is being strong for me. hold it together. he really is. yes, i will. i wouldn't put an animal through what he would go through if he went to the end and ijust wish the law would allow me to have him for a little bit longer. i really do. the police have said they're not considering charges at the moment but have warned ann that if further evidence of assistance comes to light, the case may be reopened. this morning, in his wife's arms, geoffrey whaley took his life. mark easton, bbc news. you are watching bbc news. our headlines... deadlock in brussels — theresa may holds talks with eu leaders and says she'll deliver brexit on time but they say there's been no breakthrough. the head of instagram pledges to "remove all graphic images of self harm" from the

social media platform. slowest economic growth for a decade, the bank of england downgrades its forecast and blames brexit uncertainty. the uk—assembled rover that will be sent to mars in 2020 will bear the name of the scientist rosalind franklin. she played a key role in the 1950s in the discovery of dna. the six—wheeled vehicle will be equipped with instruments and a drill to search for evidence of past or present life on the red planet. divya persaud is from ucl‘s mullard space science laboratory. thank you very much forjoining us. how important it is a purpose rover is named after a female scientist?” think it is very important, space visions represents a lot of human

labour and imagination of notjust children but people of all ages and so children but people of all ages and so naming something that will not only go to another world but make incredible discoveries, whether it is evidence for life or not, it naming it after a woman is impactful and perhaps a woman who did not get and perhaps a woman who did not get afairdeal in and perhaps a woman who did not get a fair deal in history. how inspirational is she to you growing 7 inspirational is she to you growing ' 9 inspirational is she to you growing p. inspirational is she to you growing i grew inspirational is she to you growing up inspirational is she to you growing up? growing up, i grew up in a household with an engineer and scientist as my parents so learning about scientists who were like me, women scientists, it was very impactful and i decided very early to become a scientist. thinking about all the children who are going to learn about this rover makes me think of when i was a little kid and learning about their surgery and are rover and learning about her story.

they are great moments of exploration for humanity so i look forward to another generation learning that. female scientist have not had a high billing during school, how is that changing perhaps with the advent of social media?” think social media has especially resulted in a lot of conversations among female scientists across the planet, and i think sometimes we feel really isolated either in our la bs feel really isolated either in our labs or graduate school so we find other ways to reach out for each other ways to reach out for each other including internationally and for me as an american setting in britain, i maintain my network and largely women scientists and we have similar discussions on how we can work on the tension of women scientists especially and sharing resources and techniques so a lot of

thatis resources and techniques so a lot of that is very grassroots base. and we are starting to see those shifts in policy especially in britain with thejuno policy especially in britain with the juno awards policy especially in britain with thejuno awards and that helps universities reframe gender inequity and staff. how well is the united kingdom dealing and promoting and encouraging women in science compared with back home in the united states? i think it is pretty comparable. it is a little tough to say because i have not done schooling in the united kingdom but i think both countries are moving forward very well. i think especially with the science departments and both sides are having the exact same conversations and policies are going through and universities are looking... how important is it to a jazzman as part of this conversation, because if it is not careful it is women talking

to women? that is very important. there have been a lot of women only physic conferences —— physics conferences and men are invited so they can see the types of conversations we have in the spaces so conversations we have in the spaces soi conversations we have in the spaces so i think it is very important for many to realise the things that we ta ke many to realise the things that we take on that we might not necessarily express and learn how to be better allies. and that is something that is shifting especially in space science. and other are a lot of bystander awareness programmes that have invited men and teach you how to protect our peers and teach policies at university to be more welcoming. thank you very much for talking to us. this time last week, we brought you news of hundreds of motorists stranded in heavy snow on the a30 in cornwall. many were forced to abandon their cars to seek refuge and safety. as the hours unfolded,

the story of a team of heroes was emerging at the historic jamaica inn on bodmin moor. now, they've been recognised with a special welfare award. naomi dymond has the story. this was the a30 just last thursday, cars stuck and heavy snow and going nowhere. many had no choice but to hike through the night to safety and that is where the staff at the jamaica inn stepped up. you can see that it is very much a restaurant now. a little different to a week ago but we literallyjust cleared this area and all the chairs went and all the tables went and i went and grabbed mattresses from everywhere possible. a lot of the feds and the other hotel rooms, we took all of them out and made the floor a dormitory. a lot of the z bags from other hotel rooms. just a small token of our thanks for all the hard work you guys have put in.

today, sammy and her team recommended by highways in england and the first and the country to receive a brand—new award to services for the welfare of motorists. for us it really isjust about recognising the spirit, it is a community spirit. and i am really proud of looking after the region's network and that part of the award being presented for the first time in cornwall. now, we have come outside and to put into context how isolating it would have been for motorists stranded here on the a30 last week, over my shoulder is the jamaica inn in the distance there and it really is the only place around here for miles around that motorists could have headed to. everyone played their part, from the shafts, to the bar staff to the reception team. at one point i think i had about ten people just all turn up at once and a young lady that had walked with a little boy for about two miles and he was freezing cold. it was crazy, absolutely crazy. we are incredibly humbled to have

received that a word but credit really does go to the whole team and yes, i was here to implement it, but without them i, could not have done it. ready? residents of a care home in berkshire have been p—p—p—p—paid a visit by two very special guests. mountbatten grange in windsor opened its doors to, charlie and pringle, two humboldt penguins who'd come to see resident annie thelwall. the 92—year—old animal lover said it was her wish to see the animals up close. the flightless birds are often used in care homes as a form of therapy. need some light relief like that tonight, don't we? is it being whether chris? we will have that in

a moment but the weather has turned and we have seen some pretty stormy weather over the last 2a hours of this area of low pressure that span its way across the uk, bringing guests as high as 70 mph. and now we are looking at the next one coming into the west and that is going to be the next storm system. it has been named as storm eric and because the storm is bigger, it is going to bring strong winds across a large pa rt bring strong winds across a large part of the united kingdom. more blustery weather on the way and the first signs of rain associated with it arriving across western areas at the moment and pushing income the rain always patchy and nature across south east england and heaviest across northern and western areas and a blustery night at the end and 10 degrees in plymouth and that is warmer than it should be for the sum of the year. wet weather across western areas and that pushes

eastwards with time and it will be a very windy day. strongest winds will be across northern ireland in western scotland where guests could reach between 50 and 70 miles per hours and it is strong enough to bring down some tree branches. it is likely to be some speed restrictions on some of the scottish bridges as well. and there could be some problems out on the road in scotland for a time problems out on the road in scotland fora time and problems out on the road in scotland for a time and particularly as we go through metal parts of the bay to the afternoon. as we go through the night time you see the low pressure goes nowhere fast and is still with us as we goes nowhere fast and is still with us as we start off the weekend and that means more wet and windy weather and the heaviest rain across the north of the uk, and it lends getting stronger across scotland and northern england, guests 55—70 could bring localised destruction again. 20-30 bring localised destruction again. 20—30 mm, bring localised destruction again. 20-30 mm, 60 bring localised destruction again. 20—30 mm, 60 of the high ground and it is enough to cause concerns with localised surface water flooding. towards the end of the day with a

bit of blustery sunshine in between. for the next couple of days we didn't have the potential for some localised transport, due to the storm eric and bringing some outbreaks of rain. the weather forecast into the second half of the weekend and we have northwesterly winds across the country, a drop in temperatures and plenty of showers around and perhaps something a bit wet across england and next week looks much drier with high—pressure finally settling in. that is forecast. hello, i'm ros atkins in brussels,

where theresa may has been meeting eu leaders. one of them has described the process back of an old dell —— the prospect of a nobel brexit as an economic. this was the prime minister's take on it. i am going to deliver brexit. i am going to deliver it on time. that is what i am going to do for the british public. i will be negotiating hard in the coming days to do just that. and i'm kasia madera in london.