this is bbc news. the headlines at 7pm. the duke of edinburgh is to voluntarily give up his driving licence, buckingham palace has said this evening. no ships and now, no contract, the government cancels a controversial agreement for extra ferries, in case of a "no—deal brexit". the democratic senator, elizabeth warren, launches her bid to become the party's candidate for 2020 — promising to champion ordinary, working people. millions and millions and millions of american families are also struggling to survive in a system that has been rigged, rigged by the wealthy and the well—connected. counting the cost of knife crime, the number of young victims admitted to hospitals in england, has risen by more than 50 % in five years. staff at london zoo say they are devastated after an endangered sumatran tiger is killed by another tiger. and in the six nations, ireland beat scotland 22—13 at murrayfield.

we'll have more on that in sportsday at 6:30. in the last half hour, buckingham palace has announced the duke of edinburgh has voluntarily given up his driving license. lets speak to our royal correspondent, jonny dymond, hejoins me on the line. tell us more of what we know. this is just over three weeks since the collision between the duke of‘s car, which overturned and ended up on its side, and another car, just beyond the estate reading to adults injured

and the duke of edinburgh himself severely shaken and the news comes from buckingham palace that he has voluntarily given up his driver's licence, the palace as the decision was entirely his own. and that he surrendered the licence today, and would've gone back to the agency with the declaration of voluntary surrender. now, the duke of christ is reported to have said and we have no official confirmation yet on this, iam no official confirmation yet on this, i am a blood no official confirmation yet on this, iam a blood ill no official confirmation yet on this, i am a blood ill —— such a bloodied full, after he had the crash, which some people will see as an acknowledgement that the crash was his fault and that will lead on perhaps to the decision now made it three weeks later to hand in his licence. it's worth remembering as well that two days after that crash, he was seen at the wheel of a replacement car and there was a fair deal of criticism for the fact that he was driving so swiftly after the collision, that may have played a park in the public reaction in his

decision to give up his licence. johnny, interesting that this is an announcement from buckingham palace, he hasn't done this quietly. no, i think they probably wanted to draw something of a line underneath it, all set to hide the fact that he is aware of the fear —— anger against this and suggested perhaps that as a 97—year—old man he should be driving himself, i guess —— especially given the availability of drivers, he will not be driven from this point on. it's probably worth making a point as well, this will have been painful for him, he's a fiercely independent man for decades now, and enjoyed driving and and then a huge activity, this will have been a fairly painful decision for him i'll one that is said to have been entirely his own. and when he has come to seems to after a fair bit of thinking about. it's interesting you say that because at the time of the first crash, there was lots of talk

about how he enjoyed his independence and also i suppose drawing a difference between driving around the private royal estates and driving on a public road. that's correct, let's take the first thing, his independence, this is a man with enough energy yes he is still carriage writing, he is still determined clearly to lead a life of its own, and look back on the decades that he has spent before that when he was yachting, when he was in the royal navy, when he was flying his own plane, driving sports cars, this is a man who has enjoyed physical activity all of his life, so physical activity all of his life, so giving up his licence is no small thing. but certainly there was the criticism of the fact that he drove again so swiftly afterwards and this criticism he was perceived to be driving without a seat belt on public roads, something that the police said they had worked written about, again, ithink police said they had worked written about, again, i think you police said they had worked written

about, again, ithink you have police said they had worked written about, again, i think you have a combination of facing up to the reality of his age and yielding a bit at the criticism surrounding the collision he was involved in. bit at the criticism surrounding the collision he was involved inlj suppose you said earlier, the palace hopes that this will now draw a line under the affair, this is perhaps the palace trying to seize control of the situation, a situation in which, over the actual incident, they were criticised perhaps for handling not in the way they may have done. the palace as it is in -- entirely his own decision and unlike the palace to sort of spend this kind of story, if they say it was his own decision, it almost certainly was his own decision, it's the way at did. it may be that he had some time to think about the realities of it, perhaps chat with other members of the royal family as well and then came to the conclusion he wasn't aware of the facts any more. thank you, i royal

correspondentjohnny,. a company, controversially awarded a multi—million pound deal to ensure ferries would keep crossing the channel in the event of a no—deal brexit, has had its contract cancelled by the government. the original deal had attracted widespread criticism, after the bbc found that seaborne ferries did not actually have any ships, and had never run a ferry service before. our business correspondent rob young reports. preparations have been under way for weeks. dredging started at ramsgate port at the beginning ofjanuary. the work was meant to ensure the port would be ready at the end of march, should britain leave the european union without a deal. preparations have been under way for weeks. dredging started at ramsgate port at the beginning ofjanuary. the work was meant to ensure the port would be ready at the end of march, should britain leave the european union without a deal. the plan was for seaborne freight to run regular services to ostend in belgium once it managed to get it hands on some ships, but now the company has now been stripped of its contract. the government says seaborne freight‘s main backer has pulled out, meaning it could not mean its contractual requirements. we first flagged problems

with seaborne freight in april of last year, and we have been tracking it since then, both in terms of its attempts to find vessels, which have failed without exception. largely because this port is very small. the government has defended it, and they say the main funder backed out meaning they could not meet the contractual requirements at that point —— pay public money. fairies haven't operated here since 2013. the government hopes the port could offer extra capacity should dover become clogged after brexit. so it is still possible ferries will once again sail from here. but there is a big? whether ramsgate leaves if there is a no—deal brexit. the department for transport says it's in advanced talks with other companies to supply freight services. with less than two months to go until brexit timing is tight.

i don't know why they pulled out if it is appointment but i want to make sure the point is ready for brexit resilience. however the cash—strapped local authorities considering a cut to the funding which could prevent the service starting in the future. our political correspondent is iain watson is in westminster. what sort of reaction has there been to this move? to be honest when you're awarded a contract to a company that does not fairies of its own, it's always good to be politically contentious, chris grayling. .. they say that cancelling it was a communication notjust for him, but for the country, it was a communication notjust for him, but forthe country, he survived various controversies in the past, a vote of no confidence in the past, a vote of no confidence in the past, a vote of no confidence in the past, tonight downing street are the past, tonight downing street are the prime minister has full confidence in him, but we can expect

them to continue in his row despite what labour says, but interesting and if there chris —— criticism from elsewhere to jacob rees—mogg, was wondering whether irish government put pressure on the article that they had stood behind and that department for transport are making clear that that wasn't the case, and this is a commercial decision. i think the way of the question is what does the government do about no deal preparations and obviously this epithet is highlighted those and if you remember it recently, the bbc commissioned a report for the institute of government and felt that two things were causing concern, first if the uk was going to leave without a protector, and second displays westminster not being ready to post —— past legislation on time either. what's going to happen now in terms of the capacity in terms of a replacement

contract. the government says they are in advanced talks, but another thing for reassurance is of course 90% of the extra capacity and an event of no deal is pervaded by it to foreign countries, french and danish, dutch provided, they were a lwa ys danish, dutch provided, they were always going to be the two companies to try and relieve the pressure on dover, so any sense, the c—1 freight may partly be there because it's badged as a british company even though there's an irish company behind and it looks as though there was capacity in the country to help out as well and that no longer is the case now, but it doesn't leave much time to put something as a place, because as you know there is expressed either as to whether ramsgate will be ready in time and the dredging has to take place and also recently, doesn't charge at the point and other areas were saying they may not have capacity by that march of 29 for extra service as well so i think we see of course more emphasis on trying to get a dl

rather than ending up with no deal andi rather than ending up with no deal and i think they'll will be frantic event activity next week to try and bring it about. many thanks. the owner of topshop paid a female employee more than £1 million to keep quiet, after she accused him of kissing and groping her, according to the daily telegraph. the paper says the senior female employee, which it hasn't named for legal reasons, was one of five members of staff, who signed gagging orders after being bullied or harassed, by sir philip green. chi chi izundu has more. aggressive and intimidating. sexual harassment and racism. those are the accusations making headline news on the front of today's telegraph newspaper. details of the allegations against sir philip green, one of britain's best known businessmen involving five employees

were published in the paper after a judge allowed him to drop action against it, which lasted six months. the allegations include one senior female executive at the arcadia group, which owns shops including, topshop who was allegedly called "a naughty girl" by sir philip. he's accused of slapping her bottom and kissing her face. the telegraph reports how sir philip allegedly drew attention to the dreadlocks of a black employee, in front of other staff, and referred to him as "still throwing spears in the jungle". both are said to have received payments of around £1 million. the telegraph says the payments were dependent on the employee signing a non—disclosure agreement, which means they weren't allowed to talk about what happened or the money, and now sir philip is threatening legal action against them. in general confidentiality agreements can be legally binding, there are some circumstances in which they will not bite. for example, they can't prevent reporting a crime to the police, and in some cases they can't report other reports to other individuals, the media and regulators, but on the whole they may still be binding. sir philip says the newspaper has pursued a vendetta against him and his employees, and denies any wrongdoing. he told the paper he categorically denies any unlawful sexual behaviour and any unlawful racist behaviour.

the left—wing democratic senator, elizabeth warren, has announced that she's standing for the us presidency in 2020. mrs warren, a former law professor at harvard university, is expected to make the fight against economic inequality the centrepiece of her campaign. she's been speaking at a rally in the city of lawrence in her home state of massachusetts, at the site of a historic labour strike in 1912 that was led by women and immigrants. look at any other major issue in america, gun violence, student loan debt, the crushing cost of health care. mis—treatment of our veterans, a broken criminaljustice system. cheering

and immigration system that lacks common sense and under this administration, lacks a conscience. cheering overwhelming majorities of americans want action. huge crowds march on washington demanding change. letters, phone calls, protests, but nothing happens. nothing. why? because if you don't have money, and you don't have connections, washington doesn't want to hear from you. when government works only for the wealthy and the well—connected, that is corruption, plain and simple, and we need to call it out. cheering let's cross to washington and to our correspondent, chris buckler. chris, she's shown that's chosen a

symbolic site, what the she wanted to say about where she sits within the party? i think you've got a real sense even from that brief clip of what she said, in the speech, that she wants to be seen as said, in the speech, that she wants to be seen as someone said, in the speech, that she wants to be seen as someone who represents the working classes, and fighting against the work the —— wealthy and elite does in privileged positions, she wants to present herself as somebody who will carry on the fight, that once happened in lawrence, massachusetts, of those people who fought for workers' rights, popper workers pay, and there's no doubt she sits on the left at the democratic party but at the same time, she's also a senior senator, the same time, she's also a senior senator, someone the same time, she's also a senior senator, someone who is respected within the party and has a long political history, and she's trying to get that idea that she somebody who knows how the system works, and it wants to change it inside washington. i always like to listen to the music at the political rallies you see, it gives you more

ofan rallies you see, it gives you more of an idea of what they're trying to say more than anything else, two of the songs played where everyday people and another when she walked on stage was not working woman's aunt them, 9—5, that gives you a goodidea aunt them, 9—5, that gives you a good idea of what she's trying to say. excellent i see it all now, what sort of response is her candace —— candidacy like to get from the republicans? already heard a response from the trump campaign tea m response from the trump campaign team for 2020, they said what she was fighting socialist in their view, they say show raising taxes kill jobs view, they say show raising taxes killjobs and crush the middle—class. and that is what the republicans will probably say about some of the other candidates coming through on the democratic party, and it's a wide field at the moment, there is no established a front field at the moment, there is no established frontrunner, we've got senator harris is come forward, who pushed her campaign and launched her bed, cory booker booker, campaigning

in ila, and many others expecting to join the field tomorrow, you get a sense it's quite intense, some are watching to see that to see if the former vice presidentjoe biden throws his name into the ring and it could become even more crowded then, but it gives you an idea at the moment no one is quite sure who is going to be a challengerfor a trump in 2020. really interesting, thank you very much, chris. the headlines on bbc news... the duke of edinburgh is to voluntarily give up his driving licence, buckingham palace has said this evening. the government cancels a controversial agreement for extra ferries, in case of a ‘no—deal brexit‘. the democratic senator, elizabeth warren, launches her bid to become the party's candidate for 2020 — promising to champion ordinary, working people. the home office says it's concerned about the large increase in young people who are becoming victims

of knife crime. figures from nhs england show the number of people aged between ten and i9, who've been admitted to hospital with stab wounds, has gone up by more than 50% over the past five years. our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, reports. the youngest victim to die in a knife attack this year. jayden moodie was stabbed to death after being knocked off a moped. an 18—year—old man has been charged with murder. jayden was just 14. doctors say they're treating increasing numbers of people for knife wounds, and the victims are getting younger. what has changed is we are seeing a lot more adolescents and young people who have severe injuries. and that used to be an occasional occurrencem and that's now the norm. i expect to admit somebody of school age under the care of our service this week, as a matter of course. the figures for hospital admissions for injuries from knives or sharp objects show there were almost 5,000 people treated for stab wounds last year.

over 1,000 of them were aged 10—19 — that's a rise of 5a%, compared with five years earlier. another trend doctors have observed is that more girls are involved in knife crime. some victims face threats that footage of their stabbing will be posted online. there's a shift in what we're seeing. in that i'm seeing young women who've come in having had their mobile phones taken off them in an attack, and having their attack filmed, as part of a humiliation. "this is what's going to happen to you if you say anything, we'll put it on the internet." doctors say the rise in knife crime is putting extra pressure on emergency services. the home office has set up a serious violence strategy to tackle the problem and has launched a review of the links between violent crime and the trade in illegal drugs. danny shaw, bbc news. a protester taking part in the so called ‘yellow vest‘ mass demonstrations in the french capital paris is reported to have lost his hand in violent clashes.

thousands of people have been marching through paris for the thirteenth consecutive saturday and riot police hve been out in force. security forces e have used tear gas and engaged in baton charges, and protesters have thrown missiles. demonstrators are voicing a raft of grievances about the cost of living and the policies of president macron's government, and are demanding more direct democracy. in tunisia state prosecutors have loged an appeal against the acquittal of 27 suspects who stood trial for the 2015 terror attacks which killed 60 people, most of them british nationals. it comes as a court today sentenced seven people to life in prison for their involvement in the attacks. the first hit tunis' bardo museum. the second targeted tourists at a beach resort near the town of sousse. 0ur correspondent richard galpin reports. the mass trials here at the courts

in tunisia began more than a year ago. now, more than a dozen militants have been sentenced to prison, some for life. but many others, had been acquitted. it was backin others, had been acquitted. it was back in 2015 that tourists were targeted and to devastating attacks and claimed by the so—called islamic state. the attack here in a popular resort, the most deadly. a lone gunman armed with expenses running along the beach killing holiday—makers at random. and doing the same inside a large crowded hotel. 38 people, most of them british, were killed. police were nearby and failed to intervene until it was too late. three months earlier, they had been a similar attack of the national museum there, it's time to gunman rampaging through the building, killing more

than 20 tourists and a security guard. following this incident, there were many questions, why the authorities did not do more to ensure holiday—makers would be safe in the country. given a clear threat, from islamist militants. as a result, the country's vital tourist industry plummeted, and it was only 2017 they began to pick up again, after security at holiday resorts and other popular areas were improved. thousands of women in the uk are not receiving treatment for a debilitating and life changing condition because its being misdiagnosed. doctors and researchers say lipodema causes swollen limbs, pain and immobility but the treatment needed — liposuction — is wrongly classed as a cosmetic surgery and therefore rarely funded by the nhs. alexandra mackenzie has been speaking to one woman struggling with the disease. this is basically the bottom half of

my leg, it's also the and very cold it to attach and bruises easily. and noticed something was wrong when she was just 17. she's waiting for the ipo section on the nhs in scotland, it's a treatment for a condition that's really available you can less privately done. the estimate is about five and have excess fat removed. despite countless appointments, 30 years past, before she was finally diagnosed. appointments, 30 years past, before she was finally diagnosedlj appointments, 30 years past, before she was finally diagnosed. i think i have been overlooked, there is thousands of women with us who are overlooked and is seen as obese. these are typical images that show the condition progressed, legs become deformed by deposits of irregular and painfulfact. become deformed by deposits of

irregular and painful fact. experts say it's usually only women who are affected and not known how many, but they could say they say it could be thousands. researchers here at the hospital in london are working to discover what causes this genetic condition and it's believed it could be triggered during times of hormonal change, like puberty, pregnancy or menopause. doctors are also calling for more funding for life a section of operations at. for select patients will have the benefit and if it's —— it's incorrect to say that this is a cosmetic procedure, it's a treatment for disease. there is one nhs surgeon for disease. there is one nhs surgeon in the uk currently performing the procedure. and acknowledges he cannot help everyone. women are clamouring for treatment on nhs, and i don't think it has the resources to support that unfortunately, and i think women

have to understand only a small minority will be able to get the opportunity. as and waits for her operation ship smart can be done for the next generation of young landmen to prevent further lives being blighted. london zoo officials say they're devastated following the death of an endangered tiger, who was killed by what was hoped to be her "perfect mate". the tigers were brought together as part of a europe—wide breeding programme. helen mulroy reports. the endangered sumatran tigers were to meet as part and eight europe allied breeding programme despite being housed in neighbouring enclosures for ten days in an effort to get them accustomed to each other, the press meeting did not go well. a long—time resident, which you may be able to see behind my shoulder was killed yesterday after being introduced to a male mate. 0ne

charity said the incident was a result of trying to artificially create a bond between animals. but the lindens he disagrees. it's important that we move them around as part of a diversity we need to ensure the population is healthy, we are not trying to create an artificial bond were trying to make the best environment for our trike —— tigers to have a future. let not busy could not confirm about the specific investigation, but with only 300 tigers left in the wild, many question the viability and attempting to breed these critically endangered. animals in captivity. the british horseracing authority says there have been no further positive tests for equine flu, which has forced the cancellation of races across the country. in a statement, it said more tests would be made in coming days, and a decision about upcoming race—meetings will be made on monday. 174 racing stables across britain are in lockdown this weekend. six cases have been confirmed so far at a stables in cheshire, as the authorities work to contain

the highly contagious illness. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. i think we have had enough windy if not stormy weather and some parts of the uk, it's easing down now, in the north of the country, but in the wa ke north of the country, but in the wake of storm eric, we had some mixed weather on the way for a sunday and rain and sunshine and back to rain again, a bit like tonight really coming rain in the north, clear skies across some eastern and northeastern areas with a touch of frost i do need to clear skies but in the south, we had this complex wind and all the cloud and rain which comes and goes through the night, much milder, 7 degrees in landed 6 degrees implement. tomorrow, stocks of cloudy and damp

across central parts of the uk and then the sun comes out again i wish i was then the sun comes out again i wish iwas in then the sun comes out again i wish i was in the forecast for northern ireland increased windy here as well, actually made up the afternoon not looking too bad for most of us, but showers come packing through later in the day, here is summary for the recap had not looking bad with lots of dry weather around and chilly mornings but at least by the day it should be absolutely fine and good week ahead. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: the duke of edinburgh is to voluntarily give up his driving licence, buckingham palace has said this evening. the government cancels a controversial agreement for extra ferries, in case of a ‘no—deal brexit‘. the democratic senator, elizabeth warren, launches her bid to become the party's candidate for 2020 — promising to champion ordinary, working people. the number of young victims of knife crime admitted to hospitals in england has risen by more than 50% in the past five years. staff at london zoo say they are devastated

after an endangered sumatran tiger is killed by another tiger. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. the headlines this evening.... last year's grand slam champions are off the mark — as ireland beat scotland after a tough battle at murrayfield. a much—changed wales hold on to beat italy in rome, thanks largely to dan biggar‘s boot...