you're watching bbc news at 9 with me, annita mcveigh. the headlines... theresa may will urge mps to hold their nerve when she updates them on the brexit talks — as one of her senior ministers says it's up to the eu to show flexibility to get a deal done. it seems to me that the eu to the need to look very carefully at this. it is now extraordinarily clear to everybody what parliament will support. tougher criminal checks for taxi drivers in england. plans to give better protection to vulnerable passengers are set out by the government. getting rid of the rubbish — nearly two million complaints were made last year about bins not being collected the bereaved family of a nurse repeatedly given the all—clear for cervical cancer fight for a wider inquiry into her case. horse racing in britain will resume tomorrow after a six—day shutdown caused by an outbreak of equine flu. it may be more grass prix than grand prix — but lawn mower racing

is still going international. west indies fast bowler shannon gabriel is warned for language he used following an incident with england captainjoe root. good morning and welcome to bbc news at nine. theresa may will urge mps today to hold their nerve when she updates them on the latest developments in the brexit negotiations. number ten says the brexit secretary, stephen barclay, had a constructive meeting with the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, in brussels last night. but the european union is continuing to insist it won't re—negotiate the withdrawal agreement. later today, the prime minister will make a statement to mps, updating them on the brexit process as she continues to seek

backing for her deal. and later this week, on thursday, mps will again debate the next steps as the brexit deadlock continues. our assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster for us now. good morning. six weeks to go until the date the uk is due to leave the eu and the prime minister is again asking for more time to come up with asking for more time to come up with a deal. will mps give herridge?” think they probably are, because mrs may is making this plea to avoid the threat of votes on thursday when mps we re threat of votes on thursday when mps were poised to press amendments which may have given parliament a greater role in the brexit negotiations, might have enabled them to delay article 50. the signs are that mrs may will seek to avoid

that by saying to mps, i will give you another chance later in the months to table those critical amendments so you do not have to do it now. give me space to pursue the negotiations. she will argue that although the eu safari appears unwilling to reopen the withdrawal agreement and although so far the british government have not put a clear plan or alternative to the backstop, progress is being made nevertheless because the eu is at least engaged in talking to the british government about the backstop, in other words they have not slammed the door in theresa may's face. we heard from the leader of the, andrea leadsom, in very robust language, in effect accusing the eu of intransigence in the negotiations. this is a negotiation and it would be an extraordinary outcome if the thing that the backstop is seeking

to avoid, a hard border in northern ireland, if the eu were so determined to be completely intransigent about it that they incur the very thing they are seeking to avoid by pushing the uk into a position where we leave without a deal at the end of march. so it seems the eu need to look very carefully at this, it is extraordinarily clear to everybody what parliament will support. following last night's meeting between michel barnier, the chief eu negotiator, and brexit secretary stephen barclay, it is hard to see any weakening in the eu's reserve. although ministers repeatedly say it is just although ministers repeatedly say it isjust a although ministers repeatedly say it is just a negotiating although ministers repeatedly say it isjust a negotiating ploy, senior eu figures have stuck in a pretty united fashion to their position which is they are prepared to look at twea ks which is they are prepared to look at tweaks to the backstop in the so—called political declaration, in other words the next stage of the

brexit negotiation, but they are not prepared to reopen the existing withdrawal treaty as demanded by many brexiteers. this was mr barnier after his meeting with mr barclay. tonight we followed up on the meeting with theresa may last week, and we had constructive talks with the secretary of state. it is clear that we will not reopen the withdrawal agreement, we will continue our discussion in the coming days. thank you very much. blu ntly, we coming days. thank you very much. bluntly, we seem to be waiting for mr godot to turn up, so we wait until the end of the month to see whether they will try to force mrs may's hand. even then, there is a possibility that some of the tory remainers, tory ministers who have

threatened to resign in protest at the danger of no deal, may still bulk at the idea of actually quitting, and it is not clear that late stage if mps decided to try to put down amendments, putting parliament in the driving seat, whether they would have the numbers to defeat the prime minister. thank you, norman. anyone who has a serious criminal conviction will be barred from getting a taxi license under plans being set out today. the government wants to introduce stricter background checks in england and is even considering forcing cabs to have cctv to protect vulnerable passengers. our transport correspondent tom burridge has the details. hello, just from licensing, emma. how are you? spot—checks in newcastle. here, they have tightened the rules for issuing taxi licences, after private hire cabs were used by a gang over a number of years to groom and abuse girls and young women. 18 people were jailed in 2017, and 29 drivers have had

their licences revoked in the past year. four of them had been previously convicted of sexual offences. in response, newcastlejoined ten other councils in the north—east of england to create a single licensing body, so the same standards and checks are applied when issuing licences. i think the local authorities are all cognisant of the fact that vehicles and drivers will work across authority areas, and therefore it's vital that we share information between ourselves to ensure that any public safety issues that we identify with drivers are made available to all. now, the government wants a common rulebook so if someone is denied a taxi licence in one area, they wouldn't be able to get one from another council which is more lenient. that is still possible today. under the plans, criminal background checks would also be compulsory. mandatory cctv in all taxis

is being considered, but privacy is an issue. a government consultation will now run for several weeks. let's speak to steve wright, chairman of the licensed private hire car association. > good morning, thank you very much for your time. currently someone can be deemed unfit to drive a taxi in one local authority and the same person can go to another local authority and try to get a licence to drive a taxi. clearly that cannot continue? it is madness, and it has been like that since 1976 when an act of parliament was put in place to let every local authority except for london do their own thing, and the consequence has been good rules, badge reels and terrible rules. time for some change of thinking?

absolutely. watches your association wa nt to absolutely. watches your association want to see coming out of the consultation? i was on the committee thatjohn hayes, consultation? i was on the committee that john hayes, the consultation? i was on the committee thatjohn hayes, the secretary of state, invited to discuss this. we wa nt to state, invited to discuss this. we want to national standards, national enforcement, national rules. an enforcement, national rules. an enforcement officerfrom enforcement, national rules. an enforcement officer from birmingham, if someone from northampton turned up, could do nothing about that driver, and vice versa. the system isa driver, and vice versa. the system is a nonsense and the fact you can be crb checked and one authority and prevented from working and then the next day signing up to another authority, that is madness. does this have the support of all the good drivers out there? everybody in the industry, myself included and oui’ the industry, myself included and our trade association, has campaigned for this for a long time. we were instrumental in getting the

acting london with the safety group the suzy lamplugh trust. that safety group is on the committee that we are on and we are hosting a conference in manchester in april to bring the stakeholders together to discuss this. are there any negatives in this process? you mention cctv, we have done extensive work on this and there is a privity issue. taxes not flagged on the street are privately booked, because they want privacy. it is a difficult subject, there is a fine balance between getting safety in place for drivers and passengers and also making it very costly and expensive which would prohibit drivers from being able to afford it. i think the fa ct being able to afford it. i think the fact that eft has consulted on this isa fact that eft has consulted on this is a very good step forwards and we look forward to discussing this in april and take it much further, hopefully. cctv would protect drivers, and i

think the plan would be that anything recorded on it would only ever be seen if it was needed in a court case, but there must be concerned that despite that plan, images might leak somehow. the problem is data protection and he was monitoring the stuff, and the problem is privity. we used to have the england football team and my company many years ago and i can assure you they would not want to be videoed, neither would business leaders discussing private things in the back of the vehicle. i think a lot of conversation and dialogue is the way forward. the best so perhaps images rather than sound ? the way forward. the best so perhaps images rather than sound? who had got the images? where would they go? who will keep them? what would that cost? we are in favour of safety but we need to get the balance right and

i think the government consulting on this is the way forward. we will have a wide—ranging discussion in april in manchester and we will come with the proper outcome with the secretary of state. thanks for talking to us, steve wright, chairman of the licensed private hire car association. last year there were nearly two million complaints from people across the uk who said their rubbish wasn't being collected by the council. that's according to a bbc freedom of information request. responses from more than 200 authorities suggest the number of complaints has increased by a third since 2014. but the local government association says councils collect over 99% percent of bins without complaint, as david rhodes reports. piled high and going nowhere. life for residents on this street in leeds has been pretty grim in recent weeks. the bins haven't been collected for a while, it's been about three to four weeks. as you can see, it's overflowing. we've had this issue for a while and it's just really disgusting, we see rats everywhere. since we filmed here last week, leeds city council say they've been back to empty these bins but councils across the uk have seen

growing numbers of complaints about waste not being collected. last year, 1.8 million complaints were made to councils about rubbish being left uncollected and figures from over 200 councils across the uk show the number of complaints has increased by one third since 2014. waste collection teams go out in all weather and bad winters, coupled with councils making it easier for residents to complain online, can contribute towards a rising number of complaints. here in barnsley, the number of waste collection complaints has been falling but there are now warnings that budget cuts are now making the job harder. there is considerably less money. probably going back to around sort of 2008-2009, i think every year from that, we've been saving money. the local government association said over 99% of bins are collected without complaint, whilst the government said councils will receive £1 billion in extra funding in the coming year to provide all services. let's speak now to martin tett from the local government association.

good morning. you are saying over 99% of beans are collected without complaint, how do you square that with statistics which suggest complaints have increased by a third since 2014? waste collection is one of the most valued services residents have from local councils, we give lots of priority because it affects everyone's life. but as councils we collect something like 821 million single individual bins each year, excluding things like recycling, paper, cardboard, glass and someone. in proportion, although every complaint is serious and we ta ke every complaint is serious and we take it very seriously, it is a very small percentage total collections. besides the saving money aspect,

councils have made it much easier for individuals and householders to report complaints. so i think there will be a element of that. spending on waste collection in england has fallen by 17% since 2010 slash 11, which must also be an element in this? it is obviously an element, it is not the overriding elements but it is an element, councils are looking to drive greater efficiency, so we are putting a potentially full contract and looking for notjust the lowest price but the best value and good quality services. councils make sure that local councils are supervised and anyone who has a problem with a weight collection, i would advise them not just to weight collection, i would advise them notjust to complain to their

neighbour, as many people do, but to bring their local council, make them aware of the problem and get it rectified. councils will act when there is a problem. to what extent is the long—running dispute in birmingham and bin worker strikes contributing to these figures?” don't know that. birmingham is a very specific case going back a long way due to a particular financial problem in birmingham and a long—running industrial relations dispute which has specifically impacted on waste collection. it is a unique situation specific to birmingham. but if you live in birmingham. but if you live in birmingham and are impacted by the dispute it is very serious. martin, thank you. the headlines on bbc news... theresa may will urge mps to "hold their nerve", when she updates them on the latest developments in the brexit talks. tougher criminal checks for taxi drivers in england — plans to give better protection to vulnerable passengers are set out by the government. nearly two million complaints were made from people across the uk last year, about bins not being collected. in sport, the west indies fast

bowler shannon gabriel has been warned for language used following an incident with england captainjoe root on day three of the final test. the british horseracing authority says there will be a managed return to competitive action in the sport from tomorrow. arsenal and wales midfielder aaron ramsey has agreed a move to italian championsjuventus when his contract expires, and he is set to become the highest—paid british player ever. more on those stories in around 20 minutes. the government is being sued for its decision to charter firms to run extra ferries, including one with no ships, in the event of a no—deal brexit. channel tunnel operator eurotunnel said the contracts, revealed after christmas, were decided in a secretive and flawed procurement process. the move comes days after seaborne, one of the firms chosen, had its contract axed

after its funding fell through. we can now speak to our business presenter dominic 0'connell. this subject of a no deal scenario, ferry contracts, it is embroiled in controversy. tell us about the legal action because my killer eurotunnel was in the high court saying the first they heard about the ferry contract was when they were announced on the bbc. the government has awarded a contract to brittany ferries, wanted the fts and want to seaborne, the famous ferry company that had no ships. eurotunnel said there is a secretive and flawed process which might amount to unfair state subsidy. we did not get a decision yesterday, that has been put off to a four—day hearing in march, it should be out of the way

before brexit is decided. it is another embarrassment for transport secretary chris grayling and the department's attempts to cater for what might happen, disorderly brexit, what could happen to the short sea crossing between dover and calais which is very important for much british industry. studio: as you say, it raises wider questions about the government's handling of preparedness for brexit or a no—deal brexit? there was an interesting memorandum published for a common circulating by the national audit office which looked into the background of the ferry contract quite carefully, it showed the department for transport was quite worried about awarding these contracts at short notice and it sought legal advice at each step. it names the legal advisers who gave the advice and what the grounds were, and government departments, in times of urgency, they have quite wide discretionary powers. eurotunnel will aim to show those powers we re eurotunnel will aim to show those powers were not exercise properly and the award of these contracts was

not right. the judge and the award of these contracts was not right. thejudge has to and the award of these contracts was not right. the judge has to decide if the dft took the correct legal advice and executed these correctly. thank you, dominic o'connell. horseracing will resume tomorrow after an outbreak of highly infectious equine flu caused the sport to shut down. meetings have been cancelled since last thursday, and tomorrow's races will take place with strict controls. more than 170 racing stables had been placed in lockdown as a precautionary measure after ten horses at two different yards were found to be suffering from equine flu. the chief executive of the british horseracing authority — nick rust — told us about the additional biosecurity measures that will be in place. each trainer's yard will be categorised as to whether they are infected, and none of those horses

can go racing, and all clear yard where we have no reason to suspect those horses have gone into contact with potentially affected horses, they can race with some limited controls. and each other yard will have a certain risk profile allowing certain runners to come back so long as they had tested negative over the last few days. in addition, every horse must have had a flu vaccination within the last six months to give us the best chance to manage this virus. we are seeing an unprecedented level of the virus taking place in the general equine population. the animal health trust which surveillances for assays that had revealed another three cases in the non—thoroughbred population, there were only two last year so we are seeing lots of those about and u nfortu nately two horses are seeing lots of those about and unfortunately two horses were reported as dying from complications of this flu last week. this is serious stuff and it is important we got hold of it. a regulator should be appointed to oversee tech giants like google and facebook and prevent the spread of fake news, according to a government—backed report published today. it's one of several recommendations by dame frances cairncross, aimed at protecting local newspapers — 245 of which have closed since 2005 in the face of digital competition.

our media editor amol rajan reports. based in leeds, the yorkshire post is yorkshire's national paper. as editor you become acutely aware that you are merely a custodian. 100 years ago, people got their news from the local paper. today, many of us get our news online, while the internet has destroyed the market in classified advertising. according to the press gazette, 245 local newspapers have shut since 2005 alone. what we have is, essentially, a business model that's acutely challenged by declining revenues. but the dichotomy of more people demanding our content than never before. local papers have been asking government for help, particularly from what they see as the predatory behaviour of technology firms like google and facebook. the government response was to ask dame frances cairncross to publish a review on the future of high quality news. it suggests...

..and its impact on the commercial sector. i asked dame frances why she resisted lobbying from the industry to classify tech platforms as publishers and make them pay for news content. there's no way that the platforms are going to pay for content. i think they would rather stop carrying news directly, and that would do no good to any newspaper. there is, as dame frances says, no silver bullet. but while the presses are rolling, there is cause for hope, so long as people are willing to pay for news. amol rajan, bbc news. a nurse whose cervical cancer was repeatedly missed made a final plea before she died — to try to stop others having to go through the same thing. julie o'connor passed away in st peter's hospice last week aged 49. she'd been given the all—clear by southmead hospital

in bristol several times — and was campaigning for an inquiry into the treatment of other patients. matthew hill reports. i think it's disgusting. right up to the end, julie was keen to tell his story. this was recorded by herfamily in st to tell his story. this was recorded by her family in st peter's hospice just three days before she died. what is the prognosis now, julie? it was very emotional, it was full of love and happiness, she was

surrounded by the people that she loved. she said she does not want this to happen to anyone else. into thousand 14, she had a routine smear test. southmead's pathology lab gave her the all clear but the slides should have rung alarm bells as they were abnormal. the next year, julie was referred by her gp back to southmead gynaecology for investigation of persistent bleeding but was taken off the cancer pathway after a biopsy was reported as normal. over the next two years she percent back to southmead four times because her gp was worried about the bleeding. eventuallyjulie went private and was given the devastating diagnosis not only that she had cancer but that it had spread out of control. within 30 seconds of being examined by the consultant, he diagnosed me with cervical cancer. he took me in the week after and he could not even get the camera into the womb, it was com pletely get the camera into the womb, it was completely blocked. i was horrified. southmead have accepted that the

ca re southmead have accepted that the care thatjulie received southmead have accepted that the care that julie received was negligent and that had they correctly reported her smear, she would not have developed cervical cancer and would not have developed cervical cancerand died. would not have developed cervical cancer and died. an independent investigation is being carried out into her treatment, butjulie and her husband wanted a much wider report as they believed there was systematic failure. she was contacted on social media by ladies who had had similar experiences. they had signs, they had challenged it and been backwards and forwards. other concern is whether there are more victims and it is a systemic failure. i believe we need to go further back than 2014. in a statement, the trust reiterated apologies and condolences to the family, saying we are committed to fully understanding the circumstances of the care we provided so any lessons can be

learned. they said we will be publicly open about the overall findings of the investigation. julie a lwa ys findings of the investigation. julie always went for her smear tests, but with cervical cancer screening targets being missed, her other hope is to encourage other people to come forward. ina is to encourage other people to come forward. in a moment, the weather, but first chloe tilley with what is coming up on the victoria derbyshire programme. taxi and private hire drivers could have to undergo tougher checks before getting a licence. the idea is one of several measures in a new one to protect passengers. we will speak to sexual abuse survivor sammy woodhouse who was calling for cctv to be installed in all caps. and we will speak to one of the uk rap scene's biggest rising stars about his music, polytech, and the

recent death of his friend, the rapid cadet. —— about his music, politics. carol kirkwood has the weather. that morning. a chilly start with frost and fog, that is lifting and we will see sunshine. cloud will spill further south through the day. as the weather front brings closure rain across scotland and northern ireland will make progress into northern england and later north wales. for northern scotland and northern ireland will see sunshine. windy in the north west, busy elsewhere, sunshine in the south—east. temperatures range between nine and 13, maybe even 14. this evening and overnight, rain sinks further south, pivots around and goes back across northern ireland, scotland and northern england. a breezy night with a fair

bit of cloud, so we do not anticipate any problems with fog or fast. the first band of rain moves in to the northern isles tomorrow, eight week one comes into the west. lots of cloud across scotland, northern england, wales and the south—west. writers glasgow central and eastern england and temperatures into the low teens. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: theresa may will urge mps to "hold their nerve" when she updates them on the brexit talks, as one of her senior ministers says it's up to the eu to show flexibility to get a deal done. it seems to me that the eu need to look very carefully at this. it is now extraordinarily clear to everybody what parliament will support. tougher criminal checks for taxi drivers in england. plans to give better protection to vulnerable passengers are set out by the government. nearly two million complaints were made from people across the uk last year, about bins not being collected. that's according to bbc figures. the bereaved family

of a nurse, repeatedly given the all—clear for cervical cancer, fight for a wider inquiry into her case. horse racing in britain will resume tomorrow after a six—day shutdown, caused by an outbreak of equine flu. and it may be more "grass prix" than "grand prix" but lawnmower racing is still going international. time now for the morning briefing, where we bring you up to speed on the stories people are watching, reading and sharing. the prime minister is due to update mps on the brexit negotiations, and will urge them to "hold their nerve" as talks with brussels continue. she's trying to secure changes over the backstop, which would avoid checks on the irish border if there was no trade deal. the leader of the house of commons, andrea leadsom, told the today programme on bbc radio 4 that theresa may needed a little more time for talks with the eu. what is key for her message today is going to be that parliamentarians should hold their nerve,

that what the prime minister wants is a bit more time to be able to undertake what are now pretty crucial but delicate negotiations with the eu to try to make sure that we can sort out the problem with an unlimited backstop, which is what parliament very clearly said to her two weeks ago is needed in orderfor parliament to support the deal. so that work is under way and the prime minister needs a bit more time. you use the word delicate. you imply that there is something happening right now and yet one after another we hear the key people in the eu saying very clearly, michel barnier is the most recent to say this only yesterday after he met the brexit secretary steve barclay, we are not going to reopen the withdrawal agreement. well, you know, this is a negotiation, and it would be an extraordinary outcome if this thing that the backstop is seeking to avoid, which is a hard border

in northern ireland, if the eu were so determined to be completely intransigent about it that they actually incur the very thing that they are seeking to avoid by pushing the uk into a position where we leave without a deal at the end of march. it seems to me that the eu do need to look very carefully at this. it is now extraordinarily clear to everybody what parliament will support. you may believe that but it is not what is being said at the moment. yes, but as i say that is a negotiation. people are saying all sorts of things. they are not saying they are negotiating on the withdrawal agreement. they say they are not going to reopen it. do you accept that it is not going to be reopened? perhaps there might be changes elsewhere in the political declaration. what parliament has been very clear about is that it will support the prime minister's deal provided the uk cannot be held in a backstop against our will permanently. that is the problem that we are trying to solve.

there are two workstreams under way to try to address that. one is looking at alternative arrangements, being led by steve barclay, the brexit secretary, and the other is being led by the attorney general, which is seeking to time limit or have some form of unilateral exit for the uk. we know all of that. i am just trying to take stock of where we are right now. either we are in a position where there is a denial of reality, because what the government is saying so different to what the eu is saying, or the government is actually doing what its critics believe has been the case all along, which is running down the clock, getting to the point where the prospect of no deal is so frightening that people willjust have to vote for this deal. no, what the prime minister is doing is exactly what she has said she is doing and that is working closely to find a solution so that parliament can support her deal and that will be a good deal, ensuring that we leave the eu, but that we also protect jobs and our economy.

it will be good for the uk and good for the eu. there is this one further final hurdle that we have to get through and the prime minister is working flat out to make sure that we can do that. a report suggests a regulator should oversee tech giants like google and facebook to ensure their news content is trustworthy. the government backed cairncross review said sites should help users identify fake news. it also backed tax reliefs to encourage the provision of local journalism. the report's author, dame frances cairncross, told bbc breakfast‘s dan walker about her key recommendations. i think there are two things that i wanted to see by way of regulation. one is that the online platforms should talk to news publishers because they are very often talking past each other, and i want them, the platforms, to develop codes of conduct that they would talk to publishers about under

the auspices of a regulator. just to make sure that some of the main worries that the publishers have, some of their main anxieties and things that anger them about the platforms, are at least discussed properly between them. why would they do that? because these tech firms have a history of avoiding regulation, don't they? they do, but this is different from regulation in a sense in that what we're asking them to do is to put these codes of conduct together themselves. the regulator would work with them on this. i think they are sufficiently concerned about their public image now to be willing at least to give this a try. whether it will work i don't know but it seemed to me the best way of at least trying to make sure that there were some sort of dialogue going on, some sort of medium for dialogue going on, between the publishers

and the platforms. did you consider recommending that the likes of google and facebook and others should pay to post news articles? we considered this. we thought about it very hard because it's what a lot of publishers wanted, but we looked at two things. first of all we said to ourselves, this is basically a private commercial transaction and for the government to intervene and try to set the price, what's the price of an 800 word article by me or 20 lines describing, 20 words describing, what i say? it is very hard to set, for an outside body to set, these prices. the second thing we looked at is what happened in germany and spain when those countries tried to do exactly this. what happened was that google stopped carrying most of the news that it had been carrying in the form that it had been carrying before, and the result was that the publishers suffered, and in the end it was the publishers who decided that they did not want to go in this direction.

so we really didn't want a repeat of that and that's why we came up with the solution we did. it shows you the power of these huge firms. this is a suggestion from many, and i am sure you have looked at this, that social media firms we should treat them like publishers, so they become responsible for everything that is on their site. i don't think you can do that. i think they are not publishers and they are also not newsagents so their level of responsibility is not the same as that of a publisher and it can't be. what they would do if we had insisted on that probably would be to carry much less news and we thought that was a bad thing for the public. people want to be able to see stories online. it is what the consumer wants that is part of the problem at any rate. people want to read news in ways that are different from the ways they were reading it ten or 20 years ago. let's take you live to madrid where in the last half an hour

the trial of 12 catalan separist leaders involved in an attempt to break away from spain has started. continuing tensions between those supporting defendants and catalonia's right to secession and those calling for spain to remain united. the 12 catalan separatist leaders facing charges of rebellion and misuse of public funds for their role in catalonia's failed independence declaration. the first day of the trial is about regulation mainly but significantly it is getting under way today. iam sure i am sure you have your usual

suspect for the most congested roads in yourarea suspect for the most congested roads in your area but if you want to find out if it is the most congested many of you do because that is the number one most read, most congested roads in the uk revealed. the top three are all in london, perhaps not surprising. the worst offender is the north circular from surprising. the worst offender is the north circularfrom chiswick roundabout the hangar lane. if you are familiar with it you will know it is not easy at times to get around it. overall motorists lost the equivalent of a week to sitting in traffic jams the equivalent of a week to sitting in trafficjams in 2018. if you are on the road today i hope you get there smoothly. another story, desert island discs is the greatest radio show of all time, just beating the archers to the top spot. it has been going since 1942 and invites famous guest to share their

favourite musical choices. the most watched, number two, this has been around for a while, but be dull interested in story about a newborn baby who was rescued from a storm drain in south africa and a passer—by heard her crying and called the emergency services. you canjust called the emergency services. you can just see in the video the little baby being lifted out of the drain. there was a huge round of applause by the considerable crowd that had gathered to watch the rescue and the police are trying to find out how this little baby ended up in the storm drain in the first place. that's it for today's morning briefing. sport now and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre here's sally nugent. good morning. england have restored a bit of pride with an excellent performance on day three of the third test against west indies. they have already lost the series but a century from joe root has helped give them a big lead

in st lucia. his unbeaten 111 and england lead by 448 runs. during root‘s innings west indies fast bowler shannon gabriel was warned by the on—field umpires for the language he used. root was heard on the stump mic saying "there is nothing wrong with being gay", apparently responding to a comment from gabriel. after play, root refused to explain, saying the matter was closed. the british horse racing authority says there will be a "managed return" to competitive action in the sport from tomorrow. racing has been shut down for six days in britain following an outbreak of equine flu. our sports news correspodent richard conway joins us now. you have the very latest. yes. an early—morning press you have the very latest. yes. an ea rly—morning press conference

explaining their decision saying they had been analysing thousands of test results from thoroughbreds across britain to analyse just how much the equine flu virus had spread to all fully keep it contained by shutting racing down. they say they are cautiously optimistic that they can proceed with racing from tomorrow, that the risk is low enough that they can get it back under way. but there will be some restrictions in place. a number of trainers deemed to have horses that are deemed to have been exposed to the virus that are not 100% clear that the fai this is not in their yards will still face restrictions. there will be by security method that the course as well in terms of documents that needs to be presented unvaccinated certificates, no horses allowed to run that has not been vaccinated against fluid in the last

six months. we spoke to the chief executive of the british horseracing authority. we feel it was the right decision to lock this down and get a better picture and get the best chance of moving things on. there were pressures to put things back on but we went through the recommendations of our veterinary committee and on scientific evidence, rather than being pressured for the wrong reasons, but we are acutely conscious of the need to have racing in a clear space so the flagship meetings can go ahead. they are under a certain amount of time pressure with cheltenham and a couple of weeks. it is a month today until tilton gets under way, the big one, and everyone wants racing to be under way. a number of important races this weekend. there has been some criticism within the racing community about the shutdown about whether it was necessary and the right thing to do. as someone put it

to me yesterday, this is a serious case of equine flu and it could be very damaging to horses if it was left unchecked. the bha feel very justified in what they have done. racing gets back under way tomorrow and the hope is that early action is allowed with cheltenham and the grand nationaljust allowed with cheltenham and the grand national just a allowed with cheltenham and the grand nationaljust a few allowed with cheltenham and the grand national just a few weeks after but there will be taking every precaution going forward. the arsenal and wales midfielder aaron ramsey has agreed a move to the italian champions juventus when his contract expires in the summer, and he's set to become one of the highest paid british players ever. ramsey has been at arsenal since moving from his boyhood club cardiff 11 years ago, but he's agreed a pre—contract agreement in turin worth a staggering £400,000 a week. last night ramsey announced the move to fans on instagram, saying he leaves with a heavy heart and that he hopes to finish the season with arsenal strongly before heading on to the next chapter.

let's have a look at some of this morning's back pages. the back page of the sun is talking about aaron is talking about aaron ramsey's big money move. the mirror is looking ahead to the champions league tonight. there is no transfer fee which is why the big salary. joe root and his century. a great performance from

him yesterday. so as i mentinoned manchester united are playing tonight. they face paris saint germain in the first of the knockout matches, but things are very different at old trafford since they last featured in this competition before christmas. ole gunnar solskjaer has overseen ten wins out of his eleven matches in charge. we have given us the best possible opportunity from the way we have gone into this game now, because we're confident. i've found out what team we have. we're looking like a team, we're agreeing on how we should approach games. so, if there was ever a chance or any time to go into big games like this, it is now, for us. that's all the sport for now. more from the bbc sport centre at 11:15am. the headlines on bbc news: theresa may will urge mps to "hold their nerve" when she updates them on the latest

developments in the brexit talks. tougher criminal checks for taxi drivers in england. plans to give better protection to vulnerable passengers are set out by the government. nearly two million complaints were made from people across the uk last year, about bins not being collected. republican and democratic negotiators say they have reached an agreement in principle, on border security, that might avoid another shutdown of the us government. the current funding agreement runs out on friday, but talks had previously stalled on questions about the detention of undocumented migrants and funding for president trump's promised wall on the southern border with mexico. news of this latest development came as president trump addressed a political rally close to the mexican border at el paso in texas. gary o'donoghue is there. the slogan used to say build the wall, now it's changed to finish the wall. the president all too aware his supporters need to see progress on his biggest promise.

but there was no change in the other key messages about crime and illegal immigrants. in the last two years alone, ice officers have made 200, listen to these numbers, 266,000 arrests of criminal aliens, including those charged or convicted of approximately 100,000 assaults, 40,000 — 40,000 — larcenies, 30,000 sex crimes, 25,000 burglaries, 12,000 vehicle thefts, 11,000 robberies, 4000 kidnappings and 4,000 murders. murders, murders. another message that stayed the same was the constant attack on the media. that's where the collusion is, with the democrats and with russia and others. and, by the way, there's also collusion between the democrats and the fake news right here.

cheering and booing. and they know it better than anybody. during his speech, my cameraman was attacked by someone who got into the media area, shouting obscenities. are you all right? everything ok? moments later, the president seems to acknowledge what had happened. ok, thank you. an arrival rally less than a mile away, a possible presidential hopeful and darling of the democrats was hitting the president hard on the wall. with the eyes of the country upon us, all of us together are going to make our stand. cheering. here in one of the safest cities in the united states of america. cheering.

safe not because of walls, but in spite of walls. in washington, negotiators said they'd reached a tentative deal to avoid another government shutdown next friday. reports say it goes nowhere near the amount of money the president wanted, though. this was billed as a speech about the wall and, with a deal in dc, the president will get some more money to do that, even if it's only a quarter of what he asked for. but this was as much about the beginning of the next general election campaign, and if our experience is anything to go by tonight, that will be hostile, divisive and ill tempered, just like the last one. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, el paso. in the last few seconds we have

received news from stoke city football clu b received news from stoke city football club lighting is now that the legendary goalkeeper gordon banks has died. he was 81. he will be remembered as the only english goalkeeper ever to lift the world cup in 1966. the club say it is with great sadness that we announce that gordon passed away peacefully overnight. stoke city say that they would ask for the privacy of gordon banks‘ family to be respected at this time. andy swift looks back at his career. 1970, england against brazil, and that save. what a save. gordon

banks. the greatest ever from one of the greatest ever. gordon banks first made his name in the 1950s with leicester city. sheffield united attack but banks was safe in the goal. he attracted england's attention and by 1966 he was lining up attention and by 1966 he was lining upfor attention and by 1966 he was lining up for world cup glory. banks showing the form he has shown all along. thanks again gets the ball away. he did not concede a single goal before the semi—finals, his reliability pivotal to england‘s triumph. among the celebrations his sportsmanship towards his opponents shone through. i played him in two fa cup finals at wembley and lost on both occasions so i knew how the loser felt and i went over and tried

to lift him as best i could. although england fell short at the next world cup in 1970 banks was at his peak, famously against brazil, in what is being described as the save of the century. how he denied pele has dome founded everybody.” jumped and then i looked! his brilliance helped stoke city win the league cup in 1972, theirfirst major trophy, but later that year a car crash cost him his sight in one eye and with it surely his career. amid emotional scenes he retired and amazingly a few years later in the us he made a comeback. as it worked out the good eyes started to pick up the ball very clearly, much clearer, andi

the ball very clearly, much clearer, and i was able to react much quicker. i started to make saves again. the manager played me in one or two friendly matches and after a couple of years i was being asked to go out to america. although he retired in 1978 his fame and popularity proved in during, his achievements at stoke and his incredible feat with england. he carried the olympic torch at wembley stadium where decades earlier he had conjured such wizardry as a player, defying gravity and opponents, gordon banks, the man with the golden touch. stoke city confirming the news of gordon banks‘ death. it is with great sadness that we announce that gordon passed away peacefully overnight. we are devastated to lose him but we have so many happy memories and could not have been

more proud of him. let‘s speak to our sports news correspondent ricahrd conway. he was legendary. a monumental figure, universally respected. named fifa goalkeeper of the year six times. he lifted the trophy with england in 1966 instant they making him a legend but he was so much more than that, a gentleman as well, a great sportsmanship, on and off the pitch. any time people who came across him they would remark on how he carried himself and how he spoke of the game with a passion and love. that saves against pele will be the abiding memory of gordon banks. it seemed to defy natural physics the way that he manages to scoop the ball away. listening to pele in

later years, that respect between those two players took on a life of its own and that memory from the 1970 world cup. a great player for england and a great club player with leicester city and stoke city and we have heard from stoke city and their thoughts for gordon banks‘ family. a great player has been lost. much analysis of the skill that led to him being declared fifa goalkeeper of the year six times has been done over the years. what was it about him that made him special as a goalkeeper? looking back at the fitted from 1966 and those games with leicester and stoke city, it was the confidence he inspired among his fellow players, he was reliable, the man at the back, he had a presence under command of that defence that others of his generation did not have at the same

level and that is what marked him out and made him alf ramsey‘s number one choice to play in goal during that world cup. he spoke eloquently about goalkeeping, the art of goalkeeping, in his retirement. he talked warmly of his contemporaries. that is what he will be remembered for, a great figure within english football. gary lineker tweeting that gordon banks is a hero of his, he is one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time and such a lovely man. that reaction just all time and such a lovely man. that reactionjust coming in all time and such a lovely man. that reaction just coming in from gary lineker. it is sent to say goodbye to our viewers on bbc two. hello, it‘s tuesday,

it‘s ten o‘clock, i‘m chloe tilley. taxi and private hire drivers could have to undergo tougher checks before they get a licence under new plans to protect passengers. we‘ll be talking to rotherham abuse survivor sammy woodhouse — who‘s campaigning to have cctv installed in every taxi in the uk. a woman who had rectal mesh fitted — against key medical guidance — when she wasjust 15, tells us how it‘s still affecting her life five years on. i got igotan i got an infection somewhere in my body. when i went home i was in a lot of pain, i could not really walk. it comes as an expert leading a government review into mesh surgery says she‘s shocked by the stories of appalling suffering she‘s heard as she‘s toured the country talking