you're watching bbc news at 9:00 with me, annita mcveigh. the headlines: social media companies should be made to take more responsiblity for cracking down on content fuelling knife crime, the home secretary tells the bbc: we don't have the legislation for it. i have the legislation for tariffs content, i have it for illegal child sexual abuse imagery, but we don't have that legislation today for that kind of content. nine out of ten police officers say there aren't enough of them to meet demand, as the government is warned the public faces "increased risk" due to lack of front line staff the british chambers of commerce warns that firms are in danger of being "hung out to dry" over the prospect of a no—deal brexit. the brexit secretary denies there is a plan by government to force mps to either back a reworked withdrawl deal or accept a significant delay to leaving the eu. that's not the prime minister's plan. the prime minister is clear that we are leaving on the 29th of march. she is working hard on behalf of the country to secure that deal.

a ban on the use of young celebrities and sports stars in gambling adverts is to come into force to help protect children. one of the world's most trafficked and endangered animals, the giant pangolin, is captured on camera. and coming up in our sports bulletin: manchester united lose the first leg of their champions league match 2—0 at home to paris st germain. good morning. welcome to the bbc news at 9:00. social media companies should be made to take more responsiblity for cracking down on content that's fuelling knife crime, the home secretary has told the bbc. sajid javid says he wants measures to ensure technology firms clamp—down on gang—related material, in the same way they have targeted terrorist propaganda.

newsbeat‘sjim connolly reports. more people are being killed in england and wales by knives now than at any time since the second world war. rob was in a gang in east london but moved away to escape his violent past. he spent six years in prison but now goes around schools and colleges to try to stop others making the same mistake. i started carrying a knife when i was 12. a knife because everyone was doing it at the time. i wanted to fit in. i've stabbed quite a lot of people. if i was to say, count, i have lost count. there were so many years in the gang life. people remind me of people i stabbed i don't remember. the first person to be killed by knife this year died on this street in the early hours of new year's day. knife crime is becoming a grim daily reality. the government knows it has to do

something about it. just down the road at kings college hospital, the home secretary has come to see where victims end up. one of the ways he wants to stop people getting to this point is by restricting content that incites violence, like some drill music, a genre of highly aggressive rap often linked to street violence. i actually think you can do a lot more to police harmful content on the internet, because at the moment we don't have that legislation for it. i have the legislation for terrorist content, for illegal child sexual abuse imagery, but we don't have that legislation today for that kind of content. and we're changing that. asa as a parent i want my children to be able to walk around on any street and feel like they are safe and that quite a lot more needs to be done. you talk about your own children, do you, as a parent worry about it?” do. my daughter, our eldest daughter is going out a lot more, just part of growing up, you want them to go out

with their friends and enjoy themselves, but i do worry, and there are some nights i have actually stayed up, you know, quite late into the early hours of the morning just waiting to know that she is back home. life's looking brighter for robert, but many people he grew up with are trapped in a gang lifestyle. back in my day, if i listened to drill music, i'm riding out 21w. the way i am listening to it, the way it is now, i am definitely getting involved in crime. it is about people killing and stabbing each other, it is glamorising it. preventing getting involved is the new priority for the authorities. jim connolly, bbc news. the government is being warned that the police and the public are being exposed to increased risk, because more front line officers are having to work alone. that's according to a survey of 18,000 constables, sergeants and inspectors by the police federation of england and wales. the survey found that almost 90% of officers say there are not enough of them to manage the demand faced

by their team or units. nearly 80% say they have felt feelings of stress and anxiety at work within the previous 12 months. and there is an increase in lone working — three quarters of officers indicated that they are often or always single—crewed. let's speak now to che donald, who's national vice—chair of the police federation of england and wales. thank you for coming to talk to us. the first question is, to what extent is that exacerbated if officers are short—staffed or, as we mentioned, if they are working alone? hugely, is the short answer. policing, by its very nature is unpredictable and very pressured. but when you have less officers to

deal with the increasing demands on the service and exposure to repeated trauma, the problem becomes far worse and the impact on the mental health and well—being of those offices is impacted significantly. what we are seeing is this pressure cooker environment that is policing now, because of the lack of offices. the example on the bbc news website isa the example on the bbc news website is a police constable in hartlepool who was stabbed when he went to help a shopkeeper. if he hadn't been single—handed, might the situation panned out differently? might he not have ended up being stabbed and suffering from ptsd? that is a pertinent question. we try to mitigate risk as much as we can. if there are two officers dealing with an incident, bearing in mind the

unpredictable nature of policing, that risk may have been mitigated. by that risk may have been mitigated. by putting officers out on their own, you increase the risk of injury to themselves or the public. 0bviously, to themselves or the public. obviously, you can talk about this in training, it doesn't come near the reality of facing a traumatic situation or a dangerous person, but could the police be doing more to train officers to help cope with these scenarios? whether they are on their own or not? most definitely. u nfortu nately, their own or not? most definitely. unfortunately, policing is still behind the curve in understanding the impact of traumatic experience oi’ the impact of traumatic experience or exposure to traumatic experience on their mental health or well—being. work is being done, but it is not there yet. are there scenarios where officers are single—handed and they are not being sent to a situation because it is

thought it is too dangerous? no, i think officers will always run towards danger no matter what they are told. they have this inherent willingness to assist and protect the public. i think the situation we are seeing, there are more and more incidents which require a minimum of two officers to deal with, but there just aren't the numbers. two officers to deal with, but there just aren't the numberslj two officers to deal with, but there just aren't the numbers. i want to ask your response to what the policing minister as saying, he says we ta ke policing minister as saying, he says we take police concerns seriously and have invested £7.5 million in a new national police well—being service. is it helping? the government are listening, that is the first step in the process. but talk is cheap and we need action and investment. the money that has been invested into the development of the national police well—being service, is yet to roll out nationally and

officers on the ground are yet to rea p officers on the ground are yet to reap the rewards and benefits of such a system. having the ear of government is good but for the officers who are on their knees, for the officers who are falling down, they need to see real change. by that you mean more officers on the beat? more officers is one way of meeting the demand. what estimate do you think that will take? we have lost 80% of officers over the last few years so bringing back police officers is a step in the right direction. thank you very much for your time this morning. a ban on the use of young celebrities and sports stars in gambling adverts is to come into force to help protect children. the new rules, which cover social networks and other online platforms, will come into force in april. the advertising standards authority will be able to ban any adverts which fail to comply. zoe kleinman reports. a recent study by the gambling commission found that the number of children classed as having a gambling problem had quadrupled

in the last two years. it classed 450,00011 to 16—year—olds as regular betters — more than those who had taken drugs, smoked or drunk alcohol. despite strict rules about how gambling firms can advertise, there are regular examples of those who slip through the net. 13—year—old matthew spent his birthday money on a mystery box game after seeing it promoted by a youtuber. he had hoped to win a computer. i won a keyring and a pot of slime, but it never arrived. under the new standards, gambling operators will have to check that most of the followers of any social media influencers they work with are over 18. sports stars aged under 25 are also banned from appearing, along with certain animated characters from tv and film. the committee of advertising practice say it is online ads that need this new boost of regulation. this rule has been in place for

quite a considerable length of time. the industry is well used to the fact that there's a cut—off point. they shouldn't be using individuals who maybe have youth appeal, a professional footballer who has just sort of burst on the scene. so i think we don't see a massive amount of it. however, where we do, we take action. zoe kleinman, bbc news. you can find help and support on gambling issues on the bbc‘s actionline website. the headlines on bbc news: social media companies should be made to take more responsiblity for cracking down on content fuelling knife crime, according to the home secretary. nine out of ten police officers say there aren't enough of them to meet demand, as the government is warned the public faces "increased risk" due to lack of front line staff. the british chambers of commerce warns that firms are in danger of being "hung out to dry" over

the prospect of a no—deal brexit. in sport, it was a tough night for manchester united in the champions league. paris saintjermaine scored two crucial away goals at old trafford in the first leg of their round 16 tie. to round things off, paul pogba was sent off. goodbye to the banks of england, after gordon banks dies aged 81. la called him a goalkeeper of magic and said they had a great friendship. and after the caribbean tour of batting colla pses the caribbean tour of batting collapses and dropped catches, england's cricketers finally get it right in st lucia. more on those stories in the next half an hour. with 44 days to go until the uk is due to leave the european union, businesses are demanding answers on what a no—deal brexit could mean for them.

the british chambers of commerce, which represents hundreds of thousands of companies, says 20 key questions remain unresolved. they include how will businesses be able to move skilled staff between the uk and eu after march 29th, and under what conditions? will companies be able to fly people or goods between the uk and the eu or could travel be disrupted? and what trade deals will be in place? the government said it was focused on getting approval for its brexit deal. with me is our business presenter, dominic 0'connell. of course it is not the first time the british chambers of commerce has expressed concern about the lack of certainty around brexit but setting out these 20 questions crystallises how urgently they feel and highlights the lack of detail they say they are getting from the government? there is some good news,

they set out a similar list on the 1st of february and there were 23 questions. they have taken three. the number one which is quite surprising, what import tariffs will i have to pay if i am importing something into my factory from outside the uk? there is no list, with 44 days to go. it is such a fundamental question. uk exporters are importing some kind of raw material or even finished product, particularly the car plants who take a lot out of the eu, comes in and then get sent out again. if you don't know what tariff you are paying, it is difficult to plan. but what is reflected is the frustration of the unknown, unknown unknowns. tariff you can probably price for if eventually you get the price. but disruption you cannot price for and thatis disruption you cannot price for and that is an even bigger answer that

hangs over all of us. the brexit secretary said we had a meeting yesterday and they are saying this list of the schedule of tariffs will be out in the next few days, but it did not say when the next few days would mean. he said we are focusing ona would mean. he said we are focusing on a deal rather than no deal. there is no grand answer to these 20 questions yet. 44 days is looking closer for business? we were talking to companies who had sent stuff out not knowing when it arrives at its eventual destination. whether the people who are importing will have to pay tariffs at the other end. there is a great deal of uncertainty and companies have stopped shipping for that period of uncertainty because they don't know if the customers will turn round and say,

we wa nt customers will turn round and say, we want that 10% from you. customers will turn round and say, we want that 1096 from you. if we look at other business organisations, they have been issuing similar warnings and expressing concerns? there is a report this morning that ford has had a word with theresa may and they may have to move somewhere outside of the uk if there is a disorderly brexit. it would be boring if ford is looking at the scaling its uk presence. meanwhile downing street has refused to comment on reports that the government's chief brexit negotiator was overheard revealing the prime minister's plans in a brussels bar. 0lly robbins is report to have said mps will be presented with two options in march; either backing the prime minister's revised brexit deal or face an lengthy extension to article 50 process. 0ur assistant political editor, norman smith is at westminster. good morning, norman. an overheard conversation in a bar, gossip and

speculation. an insight into theresa may's real intentions, what do you think? it has sparked concern amongst tory brexiteers who have a lwa ys amongst tory brexiteers who have always been suspicious of 0llie robbins and his suggestion that mrs may could play this right to the wire and then say it is either heard deal or a lengthy extension of article 50. in other words, dilated brexit, has alarmed many of them. which is why stephen barclay this morning was trying to douse down those comments, suggesting it didn't reflect government policy and they we re reflect government policy and they were second—hand comments and it was a crowded, noisy bar and confirmed the government is committed to leaving on the 29th of march and there was no question of extending article 50. he said it would add to business uncertainty. and he said it was something some eu leaders were

also opposed to. but this is what stephen barclay said. no, the prime minister has been very clear that we are committed to leaving on the 29th of march. what came over in the conversation, and i think sometimes there is an overly parochial way of looking at this from a british perspective. because any extension is not a unilateral decision. that is the facts of the case. in the meetings with many other european leaders that david liddington and i had yesterday in strasbourg, what came over was, actually it's not in any one's interests to have an extension without any clarity. it's actually very disruptive to the european parliament. they have obviously elections for topjobs, they have a commission that will reform the european parliamentary elections at the end of may. so there is no desire on the european side to see, as one described it to me, as an extension in darkness where there is no clarity as to why we are extending. now, one of the significant parts of these comments is the suggestion mrs may could delay any vote until the

last week in march, so right until the last minute. that feels a growing fear in parliament that is indeed her strategy, which is now why we are seeing renewed efforts to try and force an earlier deadline. labour put down an amendment today to try to ensure mrs may had to bring her deal backed by the end of the month. that probably won't get through but there is another move by labour's yvette cooper to put a deadline down in the middle of march and stated the prime minister, if you haven't got a deal by then, he will either have to hold a vote to leave without a deal or, hold a vote to delay article 50. the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer this morning warned he feared mrs may was now intent on running down the clock. everybody observing has seemed that what the prime minister is up to is obvious. she is coming to parliament every other week, pretending there is progress and trying to buy another two weeks, edging away anothertwo weeks, edging herway

towards the 215t of march which is when the next eu summit is, to try and put her deal up against no deal in those final few weeks. and parliament needs to say, that's not on. so what we are saying is putting down an amendment that says on the 26th of february, you must either put your deal to a vote, if you are going to put it to a vote again. 0r, put a motion down so that parliament can take control. there are signs that european research group of tory brexiteers are about to kick off again ahead of tomorrow's brexit vote. because they are unhappy, the motion that has been brought forward by the government, basically backs the position the house of commons

adopted last month, which is to urge the prime minister to go back to brussels to get another deal. but it back to ruling out, at least in theory, the idea of no deal. tory brexiteers are up in arms about this because they do not want the government's official position to be opposed to the option of no deal. so there are dark murmurings that maybe they could vote against mrs may tomorrow, which means yes, she could be facing potential defeat. so it goes on. norman, thank you very much. meetings, meetings and so many meetings going on. with me is the leader of sinn fein, mary lou mcdonald. you will be meeting jeremy corbyn later today having met theresa may in belfast last week. what are you hoping to get from the meeting from jeremy corbyn? i am hoping to set out again, the case for ireland. i am conscious it is not our business

to second the democratic decisions of others for the future of their countries, their economies and their societies. that would be entirely improper. but i am here because brexit has an implication way beyond the shores of britain, right across the shores of britain, right across the continent, arguably globally. but particularly for the island of ireland. iam but particularly for the island of ireland. i am here, but particularly for the island of ireland. iam here, a crash but particularly for the island of ireland. i am here, a crash brexit, and no—deal brexit would be, in my view, not only disastrous for this country, but it will spell real, real dangerfor country, but it will spell real, real danger for ireland. i country, but it will spell real, real dangerfor ireland. i am here because brexit represents, in so many respects, a constitutional earthquake that puts a question over the good friday agreement, all the stability and institutions we have built up over 20 years and more. i am going to have that conversation with jeremy corbyn. am going to have that conversation withjeremy corbyn. i have spoken to him about these matters before.

jeremy corbyn understands ireland, understands irish politics and irish affairs. i will put it to him that mrs may has acted, in our view, in bad faith. she has taken the backstop, which has been much hyped, but represents in real terms, common—sense and necessary, basic protections for ireland. she has put that through the shredder and we find it unacceptable. we are looking to british politics and her, but beyond her, to act with honour. where is your head on this and where is your heart on this? many people will know that irish people have grave concerns about a no—deal brexit and a hard border between the republic of ireland and ireland. the impact on peace, the impact on trade. your head might say you are supporting their point of view, but your heart might say sinn fein wants

a united ireland and you have said if there is no deal, that increases the chance of a poll on the reunification of ireland ? the chance of a poll on the reunification of ireland? how do you square that circle? just to say, brexit was not our idea, brexit is not an irish idea. people in the north of ireland voted to remain, as did the people of scotland. we don't wa nt to did the people of scotland. we don't want to see chaos and catastrophe, i don't want to see economic hardship anywhere, i don't want to see it in this country for people who live in britain. 0n the issue of irish unity we are on the path to constitutional change in any event. the good friday agreement affords us the democratic mechanism to remove the borderfrom the island of ireland, a contested border since 1921 which has given rise to much conflict. there has been demographic and political

change. but what is your evidence that ireland is closer to reunification that would be acceptable? i can cite you three things outside of brexit. the unionist majority was gone. secondly, demographic changes, that evidence is publicly available and thirdly, social change. people increasingly have an appetite for modernity and progress. people in the north of ireland will not accept the north of ireland will not accept the dup version of events, which is you hold people back almost in the dark ages and deny them their rights. then along comes brexit. brexit puts a real question over the good friday agreement and the commitment of the british state, irrespective of who is in government, to honour their obligations to ireland and international law. i don't want to see a crash, time is very short and

mrs may continues to dither. she is, by our estimation, acting towards a studied hostility to irish issues, she is playing a game of chicken with us. i met her before christmas and she could understand fully and the necessity for the backstop and protections for ireland and now she has done a complete turnabout in a dishonourable way. he mentioned the dup, when you consider the influence and impact of dup mps in this brexit process so far, does it make sinn fein's policy of expansionism, your mps don't sit at once minster, looked like it is a mistake, look like it is the wrong decision for the times we are in? i would argue the times we are in? i would argue the contrary. anybody looking at the shenanigans at westminster and the house of commons, i think would have

their view confirmed that irish interests are their view confirmed that irish interests a re not their view confirmed that irish interests are not advanced in that chamber. would your interest be advanced with your mps being there? westminster is designed to advanced british interest, quite correctly. irish interests are advanced in dublin and by our partners in the european union. you are not going to convince me that we would be well positioned in the house of commons to advance irish interests. and the dup, their toxic relationship with mrs may, she is at key west to their backward —looking view and shame on her. that brings nothing positive to the people of britain and certainly in terms of protecting irish interest. the dup are advancing a

case that flies in the face of the democratic people. just a final question, from your description of the dup, it doesn't sound like we will see, any time soon, the reinstatement of the northern ireland assembly, which for more than two years now, northern ireland has been run by civil servants. the relationship isn't good at the moment, not helped by brexit? we have been clear, let me be clear again, iwant have been clear, let me be clear again, i want the assembly, i want the executive and i want it on the basis of real, sustainable power sharing. iwant basis of real, sustainable power sharing. i want it on the basis on the understanding of everybody, the tories, the british government and the dup you cannot stop people's basic and fundamental rights. 0nce the dup come into this century and millennium with the rest of us and once the british government are

prepared to act and indeed dublin and once there is a deal on the table that resolve the outstanding issues and gives us a credible basis for sustainable government, we will not be found wanting. thank you very much for your time today. all flights in and out of belgium have been cancelled today, because of strike action by the country's main transport unions. belgium's air traffic control agency decided late yesterday to close the air space across the country, because of uncertainty over whether enough staff would turn up for work. the action, over pay and conditions, is also affecting other public transport. shame and confusion surrounding the human papilloma virus, or hpv as it's known, could be putting women off having cervical screening tests, experts have warned. a survey of 2,000 women has found there are still stigmas around hpv, which can be passed on during sex and is linked to cancer. nearly 40% of people surveyed said they would be worried about what people thought of them if they were told they had hpv. a study suggests there is no connection between violence in video

games and violence in real life. the research surveyed 1,000 14 and 15—year—olds in the uk and found no link between playing computer games officially rated as violent, and aggressiveness. there are also similar studies which show an opposite correlation. in a moment the weather but first let's here's victoria derbyshire with what she's got coming up in her programme at 10: good morning. meet alexandra and colder. twins who have two different biological dad. they will be here with their dad. they are one of the few british couples who chose to fertilise one embryo each during the ivf process and then have both implanted into a surrogate. they are here in the first ever tv interview

to tell us their story and why they are calling for surrogacy laws in the uk to be changed. going to get milder over the next couple of days, patchy mist and fog around will lift, and then we will see increasing amounts of sunshine across the south across the uk, cloud across scotland and northern ireland with splashes of rain. temperatures widely on the mild side for february, looking at six in the north to highs of nine in the south. a new weather front shows it hand—sewn, coming in from west, introducing again thicker cloud, and also some rain. clearer skies further south, it will be cooler, you could see local patches of frost and also some patchy mist and fog. that will lift readily, still a breezy day, a lot of sunshine

around, even when we have cloud across scotland and northern ireland, brightening up through the day, rain across the northern isles, temperature wise, still in good shape, about 11 to 13, possibly higher. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: social media companies should be made to take more responsiblity for cracking down on content fuelling knife crime, the home secretary tells the bbc: we do not have the legislation for it, i have it for child sexual abuse imagery, i have it terrorist content, but for that kind of content, but for that kind of content, we do not have it. nine out of ten police officers say there aren't enough of them to meet demand, as the government is warned the public faces "increased risk" due to lack of frontline staff. the british chambers of commerce warns that firms are in danger of being "hung out

to dry" over the prospect of a no—deal brexit. breaking news for you now, the latest inflation figures, this is the consumer price index, it was 1.8% injanuary, down from 2.1% in december. those figures just in from the office for national statistics. the rate of inflation, 1.8 in january, down from 2.1% in december. we will get a little bit more analysis of that shortly. time now for the morning briefing, we bring you up to speed on the stories people are watching and reading and sharing. there's still no certainty on brexit. there's no clear idea what is going to happen to the nation, to businesses, to inviduals, after march 29th. complicating it all even more

is the fact that party loyalties for conservatives and labour have been shot to piece. reliable majorities for anything do not exist. the shadow brexit secretary keir starmer spoke to the today programme a little earlier about what labour wants to do now. front bench amendments can get support and have one, so when we we re support and have one, so when we were trying to get the impact statement out of the government last year, that was a front bench initiative, enough people across the house thought it was the right thing to do. the fact it is a front bench amendment does not mean it won't win or will not get support but there are other amendments. yvette cooper has drafted a bill which she has now published, which is intended, it is complimentary to what the front bench are doing, it is intended to say, if the prime minister does not have a deal through by effectively the middle of march, then she has either got to put up the proposition of no deal, and see if she can get anyone behind it, but she will not, so she has got to put that up. or, apply for an extension of article

50. can you confirm that the cooper amendment is going to be one the labour party officially backs? we will support that, there is growing support for amendment... three line whip. we will support it. sensed that this cannot go on, is growing, it is across the parties, it is obvious what the prime minister... 0n the cooper amendment, you supported it last time but a lot of labour mps abstained or voted against it; what punishment have they had? i don't know what the whip has said to them but it is obvious they have not resigned or been replaced. that sends out a signal: do what you like, vote as you will. i don't think it does, it is a question for the chief whip but i don't think it does, the most important thing as far as i'm concerned is that we work together to get these amendments through. more people are being stabbed

to death than at any time since the second world war. police say some of the violence is being fuelled online. now, the home secretary has called for new laws to make social media companies more responsible. earlier we heard from sephton henry on bbc breakfast, he is a former offender who now helps tackle gang culture. i was groomed to sell drugs at the age of eight, the older boys came to me and they said, here you are, take this, give it to the guy down the road. idid this, give it to the guy down the road. i did not know what was happening until one guy started overdosing, foam was coming from his mouth. mmm. and that is when i realised i was in a situation i didn't want to be in. when you realise, how did you get out, what impact did it have from you? and from the environment i came from, the upbringing i had, it was so hard, it was very difficult for me. i ended hard, it was very difficult for me. iended up hard, it was very difficult for me. i ended up running away and being on the streets, i slept on kitchen

floors, houses wherever i could, all boys would come, i would get kicked in the head to wake me up in the morning. you name it. on one occasion i got stabbed, i got stabbed in my lip and my ear. occasion i got stabbed, i got stabbed in my lip and my earlj occasion i got stabbed, i got stabbed in my lip and my ear. i know that you have said, is it right, you yourself never carried a knife, but how ingrained was knife culture into that life that you were involved in? knife culture, it was, like, you have your rucksack, you have your knife, you have your bag of weed, or whatever. it was a normal way of living, that is the way, because they did not feel protected, everyone feels fearful on the streets, so they carry knives. we can still see the scars, you had a really lucky escape, presumably. the home secretary is talking today to new spate about challenging online companies, particularly about drill music. targeting that and getting

social media companies to remove that content, is that helpful? well, i think it will make some sort of impact because, obviously, music can drive people to do things. but i also have to understand, drill music and other music, it is not the be all and and other music, it is not the be alland end and other music, it is not the be all and end all of the problem, the problem is a root cause, what is going on inside the young person, what they are doing in drill music is expressing how they feel on the streets. sometimes it is like a warning, don't come to my estate, but behind the scenes, they are scared. might it be possible to to identify peodophiles online through their hands? it is already being done to an extent, but an effort is being made to perfect the technique and it's something the public can help with. professor dame sue black is the forensic anthropologist leading the new research. here she is speaking on the today programme. we believe the human hand is

probably unique, we knowjust how useful things like fingerprints are but what we don't think about is the other part of the hand, looking at the back of the hand, a lot of the photographs we look at, unfortunately, when it involves child abuse, it is the back of the hand we see, not the front of the hand. there are so many anatomical features in there, we have been able to use those to help the police in the past, to compare images between suspects and offenders. we know it works. but it takes a long time to do, so we need to be able to train machines to do machine learning that extract the information that we see from the photographs and therefore creates for us an algorithm which will allow us then to search databases that police hold, and perhaps for the first time be able to link cases that they have not been able to in the past. for example, when you have a perpetrator who might be working out of malaysia, they may move to germany, they may move to the uk, different

police forces see these images but cannot necessarily connect them to the same perpetrator. we believe that if we machine bet use machine learning to speed up the process and trawl through these millions of images, not only do you have the opportunity to make those connections, but you are also saving the officers and the scientists who are exposed to these things. what you want people to do? we want a large enough database of hand images that we can train machines, we are looking for about 5000 volunteers, who will take photographs of their own hands, using their mobile phone, and submit to us those photographs. we will stripped out all of the information that identifies them, we will not be able to link that back to somebody's e—mail or name, we just want the images so that we can start to train the machines to recognise, when you look at an image, ami recognise, when you look at an image, am i looking at a pattern of

tendons or a pattern of veins, a pigment pattern which is a freckle, lama pigment pattern which is a freckle, i am a redhead, brand pigment pattern which is a freckle, lam a redhead, brand pigment, or, a loss of pigment, which is effectively what a scarf is. we just need to train the machines. number one in the most read stories, the story about hpv, and a survey of 2000 women which indicates there is still a significant statement around the infection even though four out of five people have it during their lifetime. it talks about concerns it is putting women off going for smear tests. a little further down, number eight, a small town with a dirty secret, this is about a town in malaysia, a small town that has become, malaysia has become one of the worlds biggest plastic importers and this small town is being really

affected by it, with local residents talking about sealing up windows to try to prevent the acrid smell of burning plastic and other waste coming in. the situation has become worse for them since 2017 when china banned the import of plastic waste. it isa banned the import of plastic waste. it is a really interesting read. many of you doing just that, having a look at it. the most watched section, picking at number three, drones. usually when we see then we see them used outside, but these are drones being used in offices, in japan. unfortunately we cannot show you the image now but there is a drone flying around inside an office, not monitoring whether people are still there, it is monitoring to check whether they are overworking. 0verworking is a big issue injapan... overworking. 0verworking is a big issue in japan. .. there overworking. 0verworking is a big issue injapan... there you go, we can show you now... a new law has capped over time at 100 hours a

month. these drones are checking whether people are still in the offices, when in fact they should have gone home. that is at number three on the most watched, and that is it for today's morning briefing. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sally nugent. it was a night to forget for manchester united. they lost the first leg of their champions league match 2—0 at home to paris st germain. it's their first defeat under caretaker manager 0le gunnar solskjaer. in this competition away goals can be crucial and the french champions scored two of them. kimpembay with the first and then kylian mbappe with what might be a crucial second. to make things worse, paul pogba got sent off late on. this is a level up from what we have

played against with the games we have had, we have had a great run, we came into this game in a great frame of mind, great form. but it was a big step up. they have quality from the keeper to the striker, there is a reason behind them being one of the favourites for the champions league. "he was a goalkeeper with magic", they were the words of pele paying tribute to england's world cup—winning keeper gordon banks who has died aged 81. banks was a member of the famous team of 1966 but is forever remembered for this save from pele's header four years later. the brazilian legend called it the best he'd ever seen. people say, was it the greatest save ever? i think, people say, was it the greatest save ever? ithink, certainly people say, was it the greatest save ever? i think, certainly in world cup history, yeah, saves made week in and week out and you think, how did the goalkeeper get that, but

that was, in a big game against the worlds greatest player at the time, and, certainly, one that is definitely going to be remembered and gordon will be remembered for that. it's taken three matches, batting collapses and lots of soul searching but england have finally won a test in west indies. the series had already gone but england dominated in st lucia. as everjimmy anderson got things going, with some help from moeen ali. and ben stokes finished it off with more than a day to go leaving west indian roston chase not out on 102. meanwhile the west indies bowler shannon gabriel has been charged with personal abuse of a player by the cricket authorities. it's after an incident which led to the england captainjoe root telling gabriel he shouldn't use being gay as an insult. it's not known what

gabriel said but root was recorded on the stump mic telling gabriel that ‘there was nothing wrong with being gay‘. it sums up how far sport has moved but for him, he showed real characteristics of leadership, being a role model in that scenario, standing up for what he believes in. we don't know what gabriel said but from the perspective ofjoe root, he has shown a positive light. horse racing gets going again today after a six day break because of equine flu but there will be strict measures in place to stop any chance of the disease spreading. trainers have to be assessed before they can enter runners and there are plenty of checks courses have to go through too. not everyone is supportive of the way the situation has been handled. we we re we were kind of in the air a bit as trainers and owners, knowing what we we re trainers and owners, knowing what we were supposed to do, knowing what we could not do. i felt they should have held an emergency trainers meeting in london, where we all could have attended and discussed the matter and where we are going in

future. instead, we did not know what we were doing. bad news if you're a fan of the england rugby union team. prop mako vunipola is going to miss the rest of the six nations. he's been in great form but suffered ligament damage during the win over france on sunday. vunipola will be out for ten weeks — which you can probably tell from the amount of ice they used on him. better news for wales fans though. full back leigh halfpenny has been out since being flattened against australia in november. he's now recovered from concussion and will be fit to play their next match against england. it is going to be an important one. and some of the back pages, lots of tributes to the infant growth, gordon banks, who passed away yesterday. the daily telegraph have used this image of him with the caption ‘the greatest‘. the guardian have a picture of that save against brazil's pele. they also show psg's kylian mbappe after he scored against manchester united in the champions league last night. and the daily star

give their assessment of united's defeat last night, saying that they are "red ‘n buried" especially after paul pogba's late sending off. and coming up today on sportsday this evening on the bbc news channel from 6:30pm, we will be looking ahead to the champions league match bwteen tottenham hotspur and borussia dortmund at wembley and we will have updates from the world of horse racing where racing resumes after the eqine flu outbreak that has affected the racing calander over the last week. that's all the sport for now. more from the bbc sport centre at 11.15. the headlines: social media companies should be made to take more responsiblity for cracking down on content

fuelling knife crime, according to the home secretary. nine out of ten police officers say there aren't enough of them to meet demand, as the government is warned the public faces "increased risk" due to lack of frontline staff the british chambers of commerce warns that firms are in danger of being "hung out to dry" over the prospect of a no—deal brexit. just days to go until more than 80 million voters go to the polls for presidential and parliamentary elections in nigeria. more than 60% of nigeria's population of around 200 million are below the age of thirty, and many of them won't be voting on saturday. the bbc‘s is'haq khalid went to find out why. last leg of presidential campaign,

the incumbent is vying for re—election. after the youth vote is crucial, roughly half of the electorate is under 35. many other young nigerians will not vote, as i have found out touring through the capital. across town, a hairdresser speaks with me, the 35—year—old so she has no confidence in the political process. for me, not for others, for my own

personal position, i have not voted, andi personal position, i have not voted, and i will not vote. 6096 of the population of roughly 200 million are below the age of 30, a significant number of them did not register to vote. here in nigeria, a lot of young people are suffering from poverty, a lack ofjobs and underfunded education sector, they feel neglected by politicians which has led to widespread disillusion among the youth. i am headed to the university of abuja, which should be full of students, but it is deserted. for over three months, these two friends have not attended any these two friends have not attended a ny classes these two friends have not attended any classes due to a nationwide strike by university lecturers which just ended. the first time voter is deeply frustrated but determined to vote. we are tired but we must

exercise our franchise. we vote. we are tired but we must exercise ourfranchise. we need vote. we are tired but we must exercise our franchise. we need to do something, we need to make a difference. that is why i need to vote. despite the widespread disenchantment, more than 42 million people under the age of 35 have registered to vote, hoping that those to be elected will address the chronic problems affecting the youth of nigeria. there's been a lot of focus recently on the brexit—related drama playing out in westminster and brussels. but how does all this uncertainty affect eu citizens living in the united kingdom? kasia madera has been discussing brexit with one of the most prominent members of the polish community in the uk. he has cooked for the british royal family, he promotes polish fine dining and he is close to getting his first michelin star, soon after the referendum he opened a restau ra nt the referendum he opened a restaurant in peterborough, cambridgeshire, which voted to leave the eu. so has he changed his mind

about making the uk his home? this country cannot be run without immigrants. so we are building this country, together with the english, and we should work as one nation, not against each other. i can't go. it took me 14 or 15 years to build what i have now, and the more beautiful things will start, and more beautiful things would happen. so i can't reallyjust leave this country because of some stupid referendum, you know, or some settlement status. ok, it's not nice to be asked twice to apply, and i said i will not apply, and i will not pay the fee. i didn't pay the fee, and the fee was scrapped, so, it's worth the wait! obviously i have this kind of love, to find food and good wine, and obviously do something which nobody can do, and serve food in a way that it looks interesting, and the polish grandmother would come, they would say, oh, my god. this is polish food, it doesn't look like polish food. you were quite vocal about the settled status. you said you are not paying the £65.

that has since been scrapped. are you going to apply for this? well, you see, what is the difference between a work permit i applied to legally work and live in the uk compared to the settlement status which gives me the right to legally live and work in the uk? what's the difference in two different projects? so you actually opened your restaurant just after the referendum result. what were you thinking about? to be honest with you, the last two years were the most successful yea rs in the business, ever. so we grow, the restaurant is busy, it's growing, everything is fine. i don't know — if you don't want to be successful, you can move. you are not packing. no, i need to cook more. rare footage of one of the world's most trafficked and endangered animals, the giant pangolin, has been captured by scientists from chester zoo. this report from helen briggs. a rare glimpse of the secret life

of the mysterious giant pangolin. baby clings to mum on a ride through the forest, and a grown—up tries to climb a tree. when scientists from chester zoo studied pangolins in the forest of uganda, they were amazed to see what happens after dark, and they say the race is on to protect the most trafficked animal on earth. illegally hunted for their meat and scales, smuggling is on the rise. there've been tons of pangolin scales intercepted recently, including this haul confiscated in uganda. and wildlife experts say we may have lost a million pangolins from the wild in the past ten years alone. pangolins are solitary, nocturnal, they're quite elusive, often found in dense forests, and historically we have not known a huge amount about them. however, what we do know is that they are being traded really heavily, that all its species are vulnerable

and threatened with extinction and, if we do not take action soon, that we could lose them. for the giant pangolin of uganda, this is one place they cannot be poached. protecting rhinos around the clock is keeping these mysterious scaly mammals safe too, and its opening up a completely new window into their behaviour in the wild. helen briggs, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. the scene towards spinnaker tower looking quite glorious, and indeed good news in the forecast for many parts of the british isles, notjust for the rest of today but for the re st of for the rest of today but for the rest of the week, staying very mild and for the most part it will be dry as well, for that we must thank high pressure over the continent, on the western flank, drawing in mild areas, from quite a way down towards north africa, quite a long sea track, no great surprise if you have

started off cloudy because we have weather fronts close by over night, rain across scotland to start the day, the last of that hanging on just for the next couple of hours. enough cloud across western spots for there to be the threat a bit of rain fora for there to be the threat a bit of rain for a good part of the day. northern ireland is quite cloudy, western wales, north of england, and it will be a breezy day. at least the breeze is from the south and south—west, that is why we see temperatures well above the seasonal norm. should be in seasonal figures. somebody will be getting 13 degrees or so, plenty of sunshine from the south during the course of the afternoon. through the evening and overnight, temperatures in the south will dribble away, where the front comes in to introduce rain, and you see what i mean about temperatures, 10 degrees somewhere in the north of scotland but further south, touch of frost, risk of fog to start the new day. not a great deal different than today, other than we are drawing in slightly drier air, and that will

mean we see less in the way of cloud particularly for the north of england, some spots on the eastern side. whether front pushed away, close enough to shetland for a spot of rain. for many of you, sumptuous day in prospect. 12, 13, possibly 13, 14 day in prospect. 12, 13, possibly 13,14 degrees and plenty of sunshine for many areas, can we keep it going? i gave the game away, yes we can! high pressure close enough by two just about keep the fronts at bay, but it is a close run thing, eventually through the day, western pa rt of eventually through the day, western part of scotland, northern ireland is beginning to cloud over. direction of the breeze is still crucial, still coming in from the south and south—west, so that is keeping temperatures above the seasonal norm. 13, 14, 15 degrees or so, just the chance of some rain up into the north—western corner. more, as ever, on the bbc weather website.

hello it's wednesday, it's 10:00. i'm victoria derbyshire. meet calder and alexandra — twins but with two different biological dads. in their first ever tv interview, we'll be talking to simon and graeme berney—edwards about how they managed to have two babies at the same time, who are only half siblings. rules which ban using young celebrities and cartoon characters in gambling ads are to be made stricter in an effort to stop the ads appealing to children. the law has been in place for quite a considerable length of time and the industry is well used to the fact there is a cut—off point. they shouldn't be using individuals who may be have that youth appeal. we're talking to an addiction specialist about what you can do to reduce the risk of your children getting into gambling.