good afternoon, you're watching bbc news at 5. the headlines: the prime minister denies that she is forcing mps to back her deal or face delays and brexit. theresa may faces the prospect of another defeat in parliament on the bigoted vote tomorrow as some conservative mps are fitting to rebel. we cannot vote for this as it is currently configured because it rules out no deal and negotiating leverage in brussels. we'll have the latest from westminster with just 44 days to go before britain is set to leave the eu. the other main stories. inflation has fallen to i.8%, the lowest level for two years. in nine has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of the men in their 80s and exeter. a bbc investigation finds that dogs are being bred and trained for a legal fight ina being bred and trained for a legal fight in a trade worth thousands of pounds. the pilot accused of causing

the deaths of ii pounds. the pilot accused of causing the deaths of 11 people has started giving evidence at his trial. he denies manslaughter by gross negligence. it's 5 o'clock. our main story is that theresa may is facing another potential parliamentary defeat on brexit when mps vote on her strategy tomorrow. a group of eurosceptic conservative backbenchers has said it won't support the government in the vote because it would in effect rule out the possibility of leaving the eu without a deal. ministers deny that's the case. the latest debate follows a report that mrs may's lead brexit negotiator was overheard suggesting there could be a significant delay implementing brexit if mps rejected her deal. our political correspondent nick eardley.

what is on theresa may's mind? what will she do if she can't get her plan through parliament? at the moment, things around westminster are on hold as the government seeks changes over the irish border but with brexit just over six weeks away... questions to the prime minister! some are worried the government is simply running down the clock. the prime minister must stop playing fast and loose. businesses are begging for certainty. the economy is already suffering. prime minister, you have come to the end of the road. he can give businesses certainty by voting for the deal. that is what gives business certainty. but could an overheard conversation in this brussels bar give a hint about strategy? itv news reports the pm's chief negotiator, ollie robbins, said the government might have to seek a significant delay to brexit day if it cannot get a new deal through parliament in the next few weeks. notwithstanding brussels barroom chatter, will the prime minister

rule out a delay of brexit beyond march the 29th? it is very clear, the government's position is the same. we triggered article 50. in fact, this house voted to trigger article 50. that had a two—year timeline that ends on the 29th of march. we want to leave with a deal and that is what we are working for. tomorrow mps will hold a series of votes. there won't be a new deal on offer, but even endorsing what has already been backed by parliament isn't easy. tory brexiteers might not back the government. we cannot vote for this as it is currently configured because it rules out no deal and removes our negotiating leverage in brussels. if the prime minister went through the lobbies for this tomorrow night would be voting against the guarantee she has given in the commons for months. it is madness. it is a sign of how fragile truce in the conservative party is. without the backing of brexiteers, theresa may's majority is extremely vulnerable.

a defeat tomorrow would only be symbolic but it would show once again just how volatile westminster is. so, it goes on. delicate conversations both home and abroad. the brexit debate is farfrom over, but leaving day gets ever closer. nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. lets go live to westminster to speak to the young. that look ahead to tomorrow, the way that you see the balance of opinion now shifting within westminster head of this vote ? within westminster head of this vote? what is intriguing is that we are ina vote? what is intriguing is that we are in a situation where parliament might not even be able to agree on something that they have already agreed on. i think if there were to bea agreed on. i think if there were to be a defeat tomorrow, but a binding vote, devote or not there is a's actual deal, i think it will send a wedding to brussels. this would be

very confusing and it would indicate that parliament isn't quite sure what it doesn't want. meanwhile, the other side are the amendments what are some mps want to make. it is about who will be making their move tomorrow. jeremy corbyn is under a lot of pressure from some of his own party to move towards another referendum, he doesn't seem to want to do that. he is trying to put pressure on the prime minister to what the labour party wants, a cross— party what the labour party wants, a cross—party consensus. she does not seem keen on that. others will be trying to force the vote to try and give an indication of where things might go. as tomorrow is concerned, it does feel as though the main action is shifting toward the end of the month. stay with us, just after 5:30pm, we will be talking with someone who worked closely with

theresa may. he will be talking about the tactics and leadership style of the prime minister. inflation has fallen to its lowest level in two years. the consumer prices index which tracks changes in the cost of living stood at 1.8 % last month compared with 2.1 % in december. economists say the fall is partly due to cuts to energy and petrol prices. it means pay rises are now outpacing inflation which as our economics correspondent, andy verity, explains means many people may feel their incomes now go a little further. we are used to inflation prices fuelling inflation. in the year to january, they drove it down. the energy price cap played its part but so did cheaper crude oil. that has helped consumers such as melanie gee and jason sharples in bolton. as a sales executive, jason has seen his wages rise faster than prices for five years. other elements of the cost of living are getting more manageable and not less.

petrol is cheaper than it was. it is still expensive and as a country we are charging too much for fuel, but petrol, i would say. i cannot think of much more that has gone a lot cheaper. certain foods. between december and january, gas bills fell by an average of 8.5% and electricity bills dropped by 4.9%. some of those bills may rise again in april, but for now they have helped give households a little more spending power. by seeing the real wage growth coming through with nine continuous months of increases in real wages and the last figure for a real wage increase being the highest rate of increase in the last ten years. pay rises have left behind house prices but now wages are rising faster. the weaker demand from around

the world doesn't just mean cheaper bills, it's also a sign of something else. the latest economic figures, the gdp numbers we had in the week, suggests the economy is in a softer patch. economic momentum has slowed. if it continues we could see a weakening in the labour market and that might put downward pressure on employment and it might lead to a downward pressure on pay grades. cheaper oil may have dragged bills down and helped lift living standards but it is a by—product of the global, economic slowdown. the silver lining of better living standards is accompanied by a big, grey cloud. with me is the senior economist from the institute of directors. why is

it coming down? there are a number of factors, the first driver is that gas and electricity prices have been pushed down by this cat implemented by the government injanuary. the second is that lower oil prices are now passing into lower prices out the petrol pump for a lot of consumers. also, we are seen as a feat that depreciation that sterling had on us importing at a higher cost, that has now fallen out of the figures as well. all in all, that is what has pushed inflation down recently. but think about the impact on household finances, what is the impact, how would you explain it? for the best part of two years, we have seen that wages have not been growing strongly and inflation has been high which means that the earnings that workers do get get eroded at a quicker right. however, with inflation falling, it means

consumers are likely to be less tight with their wallets. this might bea tight with their wallets. this might be a boom with the high street, who has been facing a lot of concerns around consumer confidence. we have recently been talking a lot about uncertainty because of the brexit process , uncertainty because of the brexit process, other areas too, spending and investing. just help us with the context looking out of the inflation figure, for the next six months, for example? we know from recent sectors, that growth has been subdued because uncertainty has meant that a lot of businesses have not been active investment decisions. it is also affecting consumers on the high street. last means that the mind in an economy is quite subdued, which means over a pressures on prices are pretty low. if there is uncertainty gets cleared after march 29 with annie withdrawal agreement, it is likely at this pent up agreement, it is likely at this pent up demand will clear on demand will

rise again. this will push the price levels back up. we are often focused on what is happening at home but it helps us to look at what is happening in other countries. looking at our performance, in terms of growth, how do we compare with the other main comparators? we are pretty low down the g7 table at the moment. it is notjust the brexit is a factor. there is also a slowdown in the chinese economy, european economies are also facing weaker growth. in particular, germany are facing a number of issues being such a high exporting nation. in the event this uncertainty does clear, there is a strong chance that the economy could grow rapidly by the end of the year. thank you for joining us. a man is being questioned on suspicion of murder after the bodies of 3 pensioners

we re found at two addresses in exeter. two of the victims are believed to be twins while detectives say all three men who were in their 80s had suffered similar injuries. 0ur correspondent lisa hampele reports. forensic teams have been at this house near exeter‘s main railway station all day. the body of an 18 80—year—old man was found here on thursday afternoon. yesterday, the bodies of 28a—year—old twin brothers we re bodies of 28a—year—old twin brothers were discovered about a mile away. police arrested a 27—year—old man yesterday. devon and cornwall police are appealing for witnesses, they say it is important to an open mind and avoid speaker wishing during a complex investigation. and avoid speaker wishing during a complex investigationlj and avoid speaker wishing during a complex investigation. i know this news will cause understandable a significant concern. this is an

unprecedented event in our city. i know everybody immediate concerns will be for the family and friends of the gentleman involved in this incident. police say they are trying to establish clear links, one thing connects them, the level of violence used. there are several significant common factors between the two addresses that we have mentioned. in terms of the levels of violence used, we have decided to link the investigations. originally, they we re investigations. originally, they were treated as two separate investigations, through the process of yesterday, the decision was made to make it into one investigation. officers are carrying out door—to—door enquiries with dozens of police on the street. neighbours described the twin brothers as quiet and private. they were so nice, i

just can't understand why somebody would do but to them. my wife and i we re would do but to them. my wife and i were walking past and thought it was quite unusual because the gates were open. you never see them open. it's actually the first time that we have seen inside a garden on the 30 years that i have lived here.|j seen inside a garden on the 30 years that i have lived here. i think they live there for years and years, being murdered in their own homes is quite frightening. it has not been revealed whether weapons were used or anything was taken. as the community begins to mourn three elderly men, police are working around the clock doing their best to reassure people that they are safe. let's go live to exeter to talk to our correspondent. sarah, what more can you tell us about what is going on today? they still have investigating teams on both

properties. the addresses are about a mile apart, very close to the main railway station in exeter. investigators have been here, they appear to have gone for the day but investigations are continuing. we heard from these senior bosses officers involved in the case and that dozens of officers across the force has been called in and what they call a fast moving and a fast paced investigation. we have heard a little bit more about the victims there. the alleged victims are two 84 yo men, neighbours had told us that they were twins. they have been named locally as dick and roger carter, we are told that they had a shopin carter, we are told that they had a shop in the area. we know very little about the gentle man who lived in the other property about a

mile away here. we do know that he was 80 years old, but apart from that, we know very little. the police say that they were thinking these three ds because of the similarities of the injuries like they had. the police were called to they had. the police were called to the property at bonhay road and found the bodies there. they found the two twins in this property. it was only then that they started to link the investigation. they say that they arrested a 27—year—old man at around half past eight last night. they are keen to try and make sure that people in the area are not too worried about what is going on. it is destructive for them but they say that they have people are just reassuring the public. we would like more information people have got it to come forward. this investigation

will carry on for a number of days. they say they would like information if anyone has some. the time is a and its past five, the headlines:. the prime there faces the prospect of another defeat tomorrow as some mps threatening to rebel. inflation has fallen by 1.8%, the lowest level in two years. a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the deaths of three men in the 80s in exeter. and sport, what a champions league tie. the england prospect has been labelled the best young player in german football as he and his team it's come to wembley to ta ke he and his team it's come to wembley to take on tottenham in the last 16 lead. west indies bowler will miss

for one day international against england for comments made in exchange with joe england for comments made in exchange withjoe root in the final test. there has been a big shock in the welsh open, masters champion, judd trump has been knocked out by the world number 72, dwaynejones. more on those at 530. a man has been found guilty of killing and mugging a 100—year—old woman in derby. artur waszkiewicz stole sofija kaczan's handbag last may and severely injured her in the process. she died from pneumonia days later which was brought on by those injuries. sima kotecha reports from derby crown court. she survived the horrors of the nazi prison camps and chose to make her home in derby. 100—year—old sofija kaczan possibly has life was cruelly ended by a senseless attack. the man responsible, artur waszkiewicz, a heroin addict who was desperate for cash so he could get his next drug fix.

today a jury convicted him of robbing and killing her. it was late may, just before nine o'clock in the morning, sofija kaczan was walking along here, making her way to church. she was approached from behind. artur waszkiewicz knocked her to the ground and snatched her handbag from her with such force that he ripped off its handling the process and then he left her bleeding on the road. she had suffered multiple injuries, including a fractured cheekbone and neck. herfriend visited her in the nursing home afterwards. she was a total mess, it was just terrible to see. she could not lift her arm, she could not feed herself, it was terrible really. i gave her risks by spoon because she was in such a bad state. she was just in a state of shock. how could somebody have done this to me?

really. artur waszkiewicz fled the city but was caught after the handbag he stole was found. it had his fingerprints on the receipt inside. a frail, vulnerable woman killed for a nasty drug habit. artur waszkiewicz will be sentenced tomorrow. we serve in the past hour, police officers had paid tribute to sofija ka cza n officers had paid tribute to sofija kaczan outside the court there. on the days prior to mrs kaczan passing way, she was told that her attacker had been arrested. there was again sense of relief and closure for her known that we had arrested the right patient. close friends of mrs kaczan had told that she had prayed for her attacker before she passed away, that was the kind of person that she

was. a pilot accused of causing the deaths of 11 people in a crash at the shoreham airshow in 2015 has started giving evidence at his trial. it's the first time andrew hill has spoken in public since he was pulled from the wreckage of his hawker hunter jet. he denies manslaughter by gross negligence. sarah, tell us more about today's event there. mr hill was seriously injured in the crash, including fractured ribs, facial burns, fractured ribs, facial burns, fractured spine. he was hospitalised but has gone on to make a full recovery. today from the witness box, it is the first time he has publicly spoken about it. the crash happened on the 22nd of august, 2015. mr hill was taking part on the short from air display, he was flying a vintage hawker hunterjet. he was performing a loop when evil men the plane crash onto the busy

road killing 11 people. theirfamily members were in court today to hear mr hill who is charged with manslaughter by gross negligence. today was the start of the defence, much of it was around his flying experience. first with ref fast jets, he had active service in iraq in the 1990s. he then left to join the atlantic in 1995 and then british airways. he was a captain with british airways at the time of the crash. it was the prosecutions case that although he was an experienced pilot, it was his negligent flying that caused the crash. this accusation was addressed directly by mr hill in court who said that he was one of the least people the word cavalier could apply to. he said that he believes he took a very structured and disciplined approach to display fine. he was not approach to display fine. he was not a question about the crash itself today but the jury had already been

told to expect from the defence that it will be that he was suffering from the effects of g force, when the brain has difficulty getting a supply of blood and that is what left him not in full control and able to fly as well as he otherwise would have done. mr hill will continue giving evidence tomorrow and he denies all the charges against him. the police and the public are being exposed to increased risk because more front line police officers are having to work alone that's the warning from the police federation which represents officers in england and wales. more than three quarters of front line officers who responded to a survey said they were "often or always" on duty by themselves. it was also found most had experienced stress and anxiety during the past year as our correspondent jon donnison reports. officers on a raid in sheffield, targeting organised crime. police work is often stressful, dangerous and traumatic.

pc daniel gaunt developed ptsd after joining the police aged just 23. i'd had 23 years of life where nothing really traumatic had happened. and then in a very small space of time i'd been exposed to things i didn't even know existed, let alone that i would have to deal with. today's survey says he is not alone. 79% of officers say they have had feelings of stress and anxiety in the past year. 62% say they have had a traumatic experience in the last 12 months. and 90% say the police are understaffed. that increasingly means officers are having to work on their own. pc mickjohnson was stabbed in the arm after confronting a man with a knife in hartlepool in 2017. he too has ptsd.

he was working alone. we are more on our own during the daytime, certainly. and occasionally on nights due to the lack of staff. that is the be all and end of it. if there is enough of us to be double crewed on night shifts, we are double crewed. if there isn't, one of us will be single crewed. we have seen sustained cuts to policing. 18% of the workforce is gone. and we have the same level of demand, if not more, for certain types of crime. and a reduced pot of officers to deal with that. the only way you can make ends meet is putting officers out on their own, trying to deal with the 999 calls. police! the number of police officers in england and wales has fallen by more than 20,000 since 2010. but in a statement, the government said it took the well—being of police officers and staff very seriously... police! ..and have invested £7.5 million in a new police well—being service. jon donnison, bbc news. ajury has been hearing evidence

in the trial of a 16—year—old boy accused of the rape and murder of a young girl on the isle of bute last year. the body of 6—year—old alesha macphail was found in woodland last july. the accused who cannot be named for legal reasons denies the charges and has lodged a special defence. he blames the death on the girlfriend of alesha's father. our correspondent lorna gordon is outside the high court in glasgow. tell us more about some of the things that were said in court today. this afternoon, the court heard from a detective who attended the accused's house after the police we re the accused's house after the police were contacted by the 615—year—old's mother. she said the code cctv footage after they took a witness statement from the teenager. he said that his mum had called the police because she had found his behaviour

suspicious. the 16—year—old said that he had left his house the night that he had left his house the night that alicia had disappeared to buy cannabis faces. he said it was only later that he realised that the six—year—old had disappeared. earlier on, the partner of alesha macphail‘s father had refuted claims in court that she had planted evidence to incriminate the teenage boy who is now on trial for killing the six—year—old, we cannot name him because of his age. he is accused of abducting and raping alesha last july. he has denied all charges. he has lodged a special defence blaming miss mclauchlan. she said that on occasion she had so sold him drugs. she was asked when she first learned she was being blamed for the murder, she was being blamed for the murder, she said monday of this week. the prosecutor asked her if she had anything to do with the murder of

alesha, she said, no. she was asked if she loved alesha, she said that she loved her to bits. a quick update on headlines coming up. in the meantime, here is the weather. temperatures are on the wise, a lot of sunshine on the way for the next couple of days. more of us will get the sunshine. we have seen a bit of patchy rain today, to the north west of scotland, that is still around tonight and if as part of tomorrow. we keep it for much of scotland, northern ireland and northern ireland. . will have clear skies in south—east england, temperatures falling just below freezing, the cold est falling just below freezing, the coldest spot could have a few mist and fog patches around. more of us

will get the sunshine tomorrow, initially for england and wales, then sunny spells developing for scotla nd then sunny spells developing for scotland and northern ireland. it has been quite windy today, tomorrow is still breezy out there. it is not quite as windy as today, but we will maintaina quite as windy as today, but we will maintain a breeze over the next few days. it is from a mild direction, temperatures in double figures. this is bbc news. the headlines: the prime minister faces the threat of another defeat in parliament on her brexit deal tomorrow, as some conservative mps threaten to rebel. we cannot vote for this as it's currently configured, because it rules out no deal and removes out negotiation in brussels. inflation has fallen to 1.8 %, its lowest level for two years. a man's been arrested on suspicion of murder, following the deaths of 3 men in their 80s in exeter, two of whom were believed to be twins. a bbc investigation finds that dogs

are being bred and trained for illegal fights, in a trade worth thousands of pounds. a pilot accused of causing the deaths of 11 people has started giving evidence at his trial — andrew hill denies manslaughter by gross negligence. sport now with will perry. 18 —year—old jadon sancho has been labelled the best young player in german football heading into borussia dortmund's champions league tie with tottenham tonight steffen freund who played for both clubs made the claim, a view shared by many. having made the move from manchester city to germany to boost his first team opportunities, he's dazzled in the top flight there, earning a call up to the england squad. and his team mates are all too aware of his growing reputation. ifeel a bit responsible, or responsibility, for keeping

underground because i know now we are here in england, you're world famous for hyping your young players so we try to keep it underground you because no doubt he has a big future in front of him. west ham midfielder declan rice couls be playing alongside sancho at international level, he's has decided to plege his future are a to england, despite having already featured for ireland the 20 —year—old has won three senior republic of ireland caps, all in friendlies, having turned out for his grandparents‘ country since under—16 level. manchester united and paris st—germain have been charged by uefa following their match at old trafford last night. way former united forward angel di maria had a bottle of water thrown towards him during the second half. psg have been charged with the setting off of fireworks, throwing of objects, acts of damages and crowd disturbance. united have been charged with the throwing of objects by fans and blocking of stairways. west indies fast bowler

shannon gabriel will miss four one day internationals against england following comments he made in the final test, he was charged by the icc for breaching their code of conduct. they didn't say if it was a homophobic slur, but based onjoe root‘s reaction — in which he said "don't use it as an insult, it's ok to be gay", the presumption is it was. and it was root‘s reaction which has been commended. i think it sums up how far sport has moved but i think it shows him showing real characteristics of leadership, being a role model in that scenario for standing up for what he believes in. we do not know what gabriel said but i think from joe root‘s perspective, he is shown in a positive light. there's been a big shock at the welsh open snooker. the masters championjudd trump has been knocked out by the world number 72 duanejones in their second round match in cardiff. trump has been the form player this season but struggled against his welsh opponent, losing the match by

four frames to two. next ronnie o'sullivan is through to the third round through. he was a four two winner against china's yuan sijun. the rocket fired off three breaks over 90 in the match. heavyweight boxing champion anthonyjoshua is set to fight in the us for the first time. it's been announced that he'll defend his wba, wbo and ibf titles against american jarrel miller on the 1st ofjune at maddison square garden, in new york. joshua, who's still undefeated, last fought in september, when he beat russian alexander povetkin at wembley. it's not the fight many hoped to see, but with deontay wilder and tyson fury set for a rematch he was running out of options. as we've been hearing racing has resumed following a six day suspension after the equine flu outbreak because of that, it was free entry at musslebrugh today — this was the first race of the day at plumpton. trainers and staff are having to follow strict criteria as the british horse racing authority look to limit

its spread further. england have released joe cokanasinga and dan robson back to their premiership clubs to play this weekend both are recovering from injury and have been given the chance to play in what is a rest weekend in the six nations. england head coach eddiejones has named a 25 man training squad that meets today for a three day camp ahead next saturday's six nations match with wales. the biggest first prize in golf will be on offer on the european tour this year, with the winner of the season ending world tour championship earning 2.3 million pounds. organisers hope the increase in money up for grabs will encourage the world's best to play more events on the european tour. justin rose missed last years event, as he stood no chance of overhauling tommy fleetwood and francesco molinario for the race to dubai title. katherine downes will have more for you in sportsday at 6.30.

let's get more now on brexit, and with 44 days to go before the uk is set to leave the eu on the 29th march, theresa may has played down reports that she could force mps to choose between backing her deal, or accepting a delay to eu withdrawal. it comes after the uk's chief brexit negotiator olly robbins was overheard in a brussels bar saying the eu was likely to allow an extension to the brexit process. here's what the prime minister told the house of commons this afternoon during prime minister's questions. in the first point let my honourable friend race, i'm grateful he has asked me that question rather than rely on what someone said to someone

else is overheard by someone else in a bar. it's very clear, the government because my position is the same. we trip we do we triggered article 50, this has voted for that, that had a two year timeline, that ends of the 29th of march, we want to live with a deal and that is what we are working for. joining me now from westminster is joeyjones, a former advisor to theresa may. thank you again for talking to us. this concept, that theresa may is basically showing the kind of characteristics that she hasn't shown before in ministerial life is that she is prepared to drive this to the wire. is that you're reading of itsmike certainly. when she was talking about holding her nerve the house of commons yesterday. in the update statement she made to mps, i think she might as well have been saying that to herself in the mirror. as much to colleagues on the conservative and indeed mps on the opposition side. she has part of her brand, if you like, is that sense of

steely resolve and she has been very dug over the past few months in pursuing the goal that she laid out again in the pram and i suppose my question is that he played a moment ago. i think one of the key elements of her brand that she is trying to exploit at the moment, is that quality of inscrutability. on the one hand, yes, she is offering reassurance to businesses that she does not want to see a no deal. many of those businesses are deeply alarmed by the state of play right at the moment, and yet central to the whole strategy that downing street has tried to take forward is the idea that just street has tried to take forward is the idea thatjust at street has tried to take forward is the idea that just at the street has tried to take forward is the idea thatjust at the back of people's mines, they don't quite know if push came to shove and she was voted down again and confronted with the prospect of no deal. it is that element of uncertainty, as

jeopardy and inscrutability that is pa rt jeopardy and inscrutability that is part of the way in which she has operated in the past that might be calculated, to try to get the european union to offer concessions, because they can't really read where she is coming from and also to try and get some of those people who are wavering to come on board. and get some of those people who are wavering to come on boardlj and get some of those people who are wavering to come on board. i may talk about inscrutability, the reported remarks of ollie robbins and brussels, the chief negotiator, have they in some way undermines the approach that she has taken?|j have they in some way undermines the approach that she has taken? i think that was the... on first reading i thought it was possible that that might be perceived by some as drawing back the veil on the prime minister was much true thinking. but the reality is and i think most people around westminster, is a very uncertain, volatile worrying time at the moment. it is that most people recognise that whether it is ollie robins, cabinet ministers, downing street advisers, whether it is you or me, nobody really knows what it's

running to the pram and is the's mind. you can be shouting —— met the prime minister's mind. you can be talking on the tv, or talking of the cabinet table, it is difficult to read what theresa may would do. one thing i would, it reminds me a little birds, years ago one of the emblematic decisions that theresa may had home secretary, was to block for hacking into the pentagon... nick timothy and fiona hill, one of the things they stressed was that they did not know what she was going to do on the very night right until the morning when she had support over those legal papers, came back to them, with a decision. actually, thatis to them, with a decision. actually, that is in some way, at the heart, the idea that nobody really knows which way she might flip at the last

moment. that is at the heart of why things feel so uncertain right at the moment. thank you. a bbc undercover investigation has revealed that dogs bred and trained for illegal fighting are being traded around the world, including britain, for thousands of pounds. they re trained for underground for thousands of pounds. being killed and seriously injured. our year—long investigation was based originally on evidence from the charity the league against cruel sports, which has now has called for stricter policing of illegal dogfighting and tougher penalties. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has this exclusive report, which includes some distressing images report, which includes some distressing images of animal cruelty. for more than an hour, this dog has fought for his survival... ..until this. he died the next day. they call this a sport, but it's illegal in most countries. the injuries are horrific. it's a very horrible crime.

this is an italian investigator, who's been working undercover for us for months. i can't understand how it's possible that people who work she was sent this video by one of the men who attended the fight. bulgarian ivaylo nikolov wants you to think he's delivering pets around the world, but one of his dogs chewed through the bars of its cage. we've been told he was involved in the trafficking of fighting dogs. the uk charity, the league against cruel sports, had been watching him. we found 29 countries across four continents where he is selling dogs. 29 countries? 29 countries, in four continents. that's big business. yeah, big business. bulgaria — this is where he lives, and where many fighting dogs are now coming from. our undercover investigator made contact, interested in buying one. he took the bait.

he said he could get us "tested dogs, match winners." we used specialist pedigree websites to examine which dogs had been bred from his. it turned out, ivaylo nikolov shipped one of his champions to britain, where it bred this dog. clues in the picture helped us identify its owner. a he is kerry evans, who was convicted of dog fighting offences in 2014. this video was filmed in his back garden. nikolov‘s bulgarian bloodline extends to britain. and now, he's keen to do a deal with our investigator. he's offered us a fully grown fighting dog. the price is 3000 euros, and we're on our way to meet up with him. the dog is tested, ready to go. previously, he said, "keep it private". but he seems to trust us. he's now sending voice messages. a very greatjoy for me, when i meet people with such a great desire. and i'm not talking about sales,

money or anything else, i'm only talking about the true, pure love for the game. but this is the game. he sent us this video. the lighter dog is the one we're buying. by the end, both are covered in blood and the men have blood on their hands. it's time to meet, on the way to picking up the dog. he's made preparations. in his car, there's a box forthe dog, and... but we're not about to give him money. so... we'd like to talk to you about your dogs business. the dogs you're trading around

the world, how much money do you make from that? how much money are you making from it? nothing. nothing? no. you're not making anything? you're not trading fighting dogs around the world? no. yes, you are. we've been watching you for some time, ivaylo. no. we know what you've been doing. is it right that the dogs you put into fight get injured and get killed? no. so, why do you do it? are you going to answer our questions? i don't know you, i don't want to talk to you. back in the uk, the scottish society for the prevention of cruelty to animals recently seized these dogs. with police under pressure when it comes to animal cruelty, charities lead the way. the crime is horrific and it leads to such dreadful injuries to the dogs. i think we've to get much tougher with their sentencing than where we are at the moment, with six months and a fine. as for ivaylo nikolov, we've heard nothing, butjust after we confronted him, his online social media profiles disappeared. it once held vast swathes

of territory in syria and iraq, but now the islamic state group's last few hundred fighters are confined to a handful of tiny enclaves. around the town of baghuz in syria, they're surrounded by the us—backed coalition, who've launched what they've called the final battle against the militants. a cbs news team is on the ground in the area, where is had been holding civilians as human shields. charlie d'agata reports. us led forces here and say they are advancing today against the last remnants of isis militants backed up by american air strikes and artillery. by the hour, those isis fighters are losing one of their last lines of defence: human shields. they've been pouring out of the last isis held a village in a number is no limit no one here had expected. the women and children,

so very many children, sons and daughters of isis members who are long gone, still fighting already dead. this woman' husband was killed in an air strike, leaving her to care for five children on her own. what does it mean to you to see the end of isis? they mean nothing to me. they're trash. they may have stayed with isis until the very end, but the families here say it wasn't out of choice. they were forced to become human shields. the more families that come flooding out of that village, the easier it is for us led ground troops to move in. there are estimated to be around 5—600 isis fighters left. and this top stf official reader says there is no escape. at some point, when it becomes unwinnable for isis, are you expecting that they may surrender? we know that most of the fighters inside are the toughest left.

and they may be looking for an escape route, but the only option is to surrender or die. families here told us there aren't many civilians left. the latest to flee from isis may be among the last. there are roughly 2000 american forces here and they have been a vital part of this fight. kurdish led forces won't allow us to film them, but we have seen them everywhere from front line fighting to screening out isis suspects who are trying to sneak out with those families. the headlines on bbc news: the prime minister faces the threat of another defeat in parliament on her brexit deal tomorrow, as some conservative mps threaten to rebel. inflation has fallen to 1.8 %, its lowest level for two years. a man's been arrested on suspicion of murder, following the deaths of 3 men

in their 80s in exeter, two of whom were believed to be twins. rare footage of one of the world's most trafficked and endangered animals, the giant pangolin, has been captured by scientists from chester zoo. our correspondent helen briggs has the story. 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 forests 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 have 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 haven't 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 don't take action soon, that we could lose them. for the giant pangolin of uganda, this is one place they can't 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. young celebrities and sports stars are to be banned from taking part in gambling adverts. the new rules are being introduced to protect children from adverts that could otherwise encourage them to gamble. the rules cover social media

and online platforms and come into force in april. the advertising standards authority will be able to ban any adverts which break the new rules, as our correspondent zoe kleinman reports. recent study by the gambling committee close to the number of children with a gambling addiction had quadrupled in the last two yea rs. had quadrupled in the last two years. 450,00011—16 —year—olds are regular betters. they also smoked or drank alcohol. despite strict rules about how gambling companies can advertise, there are many that slip through the net. 13—year—old matt, follows a user on youtube who recommended a mystery box game where players pay to open a box. it was more like a game than an actual gambling website. there was a box where you can actually win a gaming pc which i really expensive.

using his debit card, he spent his birthday money hoping for a big prize. i won a key ring and a pot of slime, which probably would have been worth £5 in total. under the new standards, gambling operators will have to check that most of the followers of any social media influencers they work with are aged over 18. sports stars aged under 25 are also banned from appearing, along with certain animated characters from tv and film. the committees 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 and the industry is well used to the fact there is a they shouldn't be using individual to maybe have that youth appeal, you know, a professional footballer who has sort of burst on the scene. i think we don't see a massive amount of it, however, where we do, we take action. the gambling industry will have to

tread a fine line when promoting itself, especially on the internet with the age—old ad viewers can be difficult to pinpoint. zoe kleinman, bbc news. two endangered tigers have died in a week, at different enclosures in the uk. a rare amur tiger died following fight with two other tigers at longleat safari park on monday nightjust a few days after an endangered sumatran tiger was killed by another tiger at london zoo. let's talk more about this now with wanda mccormick, an animal physiologist and senior lecturer in animal welfare. can you tell us about these incidents as we understand them and what he would consider to be may be out of the ordinary about them because much i think what is out of the ordinary is having those two events happened so close together. it is an oddity of situations. they occurred from different reasons, one was from an intentional effort to

try and makes a male and female tiger together for breeding. the other was a situation where animals we re other was a situation where animals were being moved around the enclosure were able to gain access toa enclosure were able to gain access to a paddock they wouldn't normally shed together. what does that tell us what questions do that raise?|j us what questions do that raise?” think it is important to be aware of the challenges people are facing when they are trying to manage big cats and cat to delimit captivity. a lot of effort goes into trying to pare animals together, group them together properly and to arrange things so that the situations don't happen. but the unpredictable nature of animals and big cats is that trying to mix them together will a lwa ys trying to mix them together will always have an element of danger. with an intentional mixing, keep will do everything they can, the unintentional, you can't predict what is going to happen. use the phrase big cat. on a basic level, what would you say about the kind of

concept of a personality that a big cat could have? what factors come into play that? personality in the animal world is quite a big topic that people are really interested in exploring, moving from our companion animals into exotic species and a lot of people are looking at it from a scientific basis. from a personal basis, the keepers that work every day with tigers, lions, other big cats were quite easily attest to the fa ct cats were quite easily attest to the fact that they have different personalities and they take that into account when they are trying to decide which ones will be moved together. then we have the concept of adding the fact that being in captivity and again, what then do we know about the impact of that on the personality and the behaviour? personality is something that is a product of the physiology of the animal, their genetic make—up, inheritance, the way they are raised and everything happening to them on and everything happening to them on a day—to—day basis. it's

complicated. so, is not an easy thing to say, something in captivity will make a difference to that. i think the important thing to remember is this aggressive behaviour from remember is this aggressive behaviourfrom tigers, directed remember is this aggressive behaviour from tigers, directed to other tigers is not something that would not be seen in the world. it's not a product of captivity. tiger is by nature a very solitary and only really co m e by nature a very solitary and only really come together during the mating season. so, it's quite natural if they feel their territory is being invaded by a foreign animal, they might react any more aggressive manner. thank you very much. researchers in central kenya have spotted the elusive black leopard. the team from san diego zoo set up camera traps to be able to record these pictures. the cats have ‘melanism', a genetic mutation a bit like albinism, except it leads to a surplus in pigment that turns the fur,

or skin, of an animal, black. hello, not so rare it is mild weather in february, but after the cold spell we have had, it may be a welcome change. temperatures already in double figures across the board in the uk. they are about to get higher as well helped by some sunshine. the channel islands were based on that today, more of us will be in based on that today, more of us will beina based on that today, more of us will be in a couple of days. coming in from the south, that is a one direction, warm colours across. not everywhere has had the sunshine today. as we take a look at things as we go into tonight, if that amount of cloud and there will be through northern england, northern ireland and scotland. patchy rain as well. still quite windy out there. range temperatures, a little warmer

weather temperature is holed up with the cloud, but cooler colours through parts of england and wales. for some in east anglia and south—east england, especially in rural spots, there will be a frost as we dip below freezing and if some mist and fog. reasonably light winds compared to elsewhere. went close tomorrow, a weather front close to northern scotland, but even that is going to pull away. just left across the shetland islands into the afternoon, but elsewhere, the cloud begins to break up and gradually we see some sunny spells coming through. the west of england and wales, there'll be plenty of sunshine around from the word go. temperatures going to respond. 13-14, temperatures going to respond. 13—14, maybe even 15 degrees. we are going to see the highest temperatures in scotland in the next couple of days. possibly 16 somewhere on friday. the extent of the sunshine is clearly on view.

arrows indicating there is a stiff breeze, northern ireland getting the cloud increase in the west and into north—west scotland. there will be some patchy rain moving in. more 14 showing up on the map. still, this is above normal for the time of year. still miles over the weekend, not as mild as more cloud is around on saturday bringing some rain, south across the uk but that some sunny spells coming back on sunday and miles out will stay with us even into next week. goodbye. three men in their 80s have been murdered in exeter in what police described as an unprecedented event. two of the men are twins. the third man was found a mile away with similar injuries. i can't understand why it happened to them. they didn't go out causing trouble or... you know, like some people. they just kept themselves to themselves. a 27—year—old man has been arrested and is being questioned by police

as they try to establish a motive for the attack. inflation falls to a two—year low, easing the squeeze on household budgets, as wages rise faster than prices. the shoreham air crash that left 11 people dead — the pilot speaks publicly for the first time as he gives evidence at his trial. the global trade in dogs bred for illegal fighting — we track down one of the dealers after a year—long undercover investigation.