this is bbc news, i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11pm: a schoolgirl from london, who travelled to syria to join the islamic state group, says she now wants to return to the uk because she's pregnant. lam i am scared that this baby is going to get sick in this camp, that is why i really want to get back, because i know it will be taken care of. a suspect‘s arrested on suspicion of murder after the deaths of three men in their 80s in exeter. two of the victims are thought to be twins. inflation has fallen to i.8%, its lowest level for two years. the ioo—year—old survivor of a nazi war camp who died days after a drug addict tried to steal her handbag. today, her attacker was convicted of manslaughter. commentator: in it goes towards song. spurs take charge of their champions league tie against borussia dortmund with a 3—0 win at wembley. and at 11:30pm, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, political editor of the daily mirror,

pippa crerar, and political correspondent at the times, henry zeffman. good evening. you are watching bbc is. —— you are watching bbc news. one of the three schoolgirls from east london who travelled to syria to join the islamic state group has been speaking of her experiences. shamima begum told the times newspaper that she didn't regret joining is, but that she was nine months pregnant and now wanted to return to the uk so that her bay could receive better care. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. pictured for the first time in almost four years in a camp in northern syria, shamima begum, one of the three schoolgirls from

bethnal green who left to join the islamic state group which by then already had a murderous reputation. just 15 when they went, she told the times about their arrival in is territory. she told the times reporter anthony loyd her friend kadiza she told the times reporter anthony loyd herfriend kadiza sultana was killed in an airstrike, but she said the third bethnal green girl, amira abase, was still alive two weeks ago, shamima begum doesn't except they made a mistake injoining the islamic state group. —— accept. did

you ever see executions? but she says that while she was with is she lost two children through malnutrition and sickness. she is nine months no with a third child and is now desperate to get back to the uk. though it is far from clear whether the british government will allow anyone who spent so long with the brutal islamic state group to return. daniel sandford, bbc news. a 27—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three pensioners were found dead in exeter. the victims were all in their 80s and police say the level of violence used against all three had led them to link the deaths. residents say two of the victims were identical twins aged 8a.

our correspondentjon kay has this report. in a quiet suburb of a cathedral city, the house where the 84—year—old twins were found dead. all day, police searched the large detached property, and a sprawling back garden. neighbours described the elderly brothers as private and eccentric. they've been named locally as dick and roger carter. they were such nice, quiet men. sylvia told me she'd known the brothers for nearly 60 years. she said they once ran a grocery shop and were always kind. they were so nice. you just... i don't understand why somebody would do that to them. no, i can't understand it at all. police found the twins‘ bodies at the house yesterday afternoon. we did think it was unusual for the gates to be open. moments earlier, colin summers had noticed the property was unlocked. my wife and i just walked past and we came down and thought, it's a bit unusual,

because the gates were open. you never see them open, you know. that's the first time we've actually seen inside that garden for the 30 odd years i've been here. a mile away, another house, another crime scene. 2a hours earlier, on monday afternoon, police were called to this terraced property where they've now erected an investigation tent at the front. here they found the body of an 80—year—old man. this note on the front door said a man of that age had been looking for new accommodation for himself and his pet cat. neighbours told us it had been on the doorfor weeks. police say at the moment the only thing linking the two attacks is the level of violence used against the victims. i know that this news will cause significant and understandable concern, given what is an unprecedented event in our city, which has shocked us all. i know that everyone‘s immediate concerns will be for the family

and friends of the gentlemen involved in this incident. a 27—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. jon kay, bbc news, exeter. in welcome news for households, the rate of inflation is at its lowest for two years, which economists say is a boost for real spending. lower energy and fuel bills have been major factors in driving inflation down. injanuary, the cost of living was up by i.8% below the bank of england's target of 2%. wages are now rising faster than prices, which means that wages are going further every month. but as our economics correspondent andy verity explains, there are some downsides, too. do you fancy some dinner? at home in bolton, melanie gee and jason sharples are among millions of households who benefited from cheaper bills. as a sales executive for a successful packaging company, jason's seen his wages rise faster than prices for five years now, allowing him to buy

more with his pay. and other elements of the cost of living are getting more manageable, not less. i do think that petrol has got a lot cheaper than it were. still expensive and i think as a country, we are charging too much forfuel. but petrol, i would say... and i can't really think of much more that's got a lot cheaper. food, certain foods. pay rises have been so weak for so long, the average rise now of 3.3% is the highest since 2009. but compare that with prices and spending power, the gap between the two, is growing faster than it has in two years. just don't like spending willy—nilly. you know, still spend carefully, but i'm living a comfortable life. there's also little sign of inflationary pressure from the rest of the world, with prices paid by producers for imported supplies, such as raw materials, rising only modestly.

while the energy price cap played a part in driving inflation down, there's another factor at play, the global slowdown. the more people around the world want to buy and sell and trade goods and transport them around the world, the more oil they need to do it. if there isn't enough to go around, those who want it most will pay more for it, and that pushes up the price. but when the world slows down, that goes into reverse, there's plenty of oil and the price drops, and with it, the price of energy. if cheaper bills are making life more affordable, then for now, at least, the global slowdown may have helped. but will it last? what boosted our spending power in the past was each worker producing more per hour than they did the year before, so businesses could afford inflation—beating pay rises. right now, that's barely happening. falling inflation means the gap between wages and prices is as big as it was on the eve of the eu referendum for the first time. that's great news but it can only be short—term. for that gap to get bigger,

what we are going to need is improvements in productivity, and those have been lacking forfar too long. cheaper oil and energy may have helped to boost living standards, but it's also a by—product of the global economic slowdown. the silver lining of better living standards is accompanied by a big, grey cloud. andy verity, bbc news. one of the biggest bills households face is council tax, and there are warnings tonight from a survey of councils in england that those bills are set to rise. just over a third of english councils responded to the survey, almost every single one said council tax would rise, and three quarters of them said it would rise by at least 2.5%. our home editor mark easton has been looking at the figures and says this shouldn't come as a surprise. the government in december trumpeted an increase of 1.3 billion pounds in

local authorities‘ core spending power, which sounds great, but that increase assumes that every council will raise council tax by the 3% maximum that they are allowed to do. local government has seen central government funding, the money it gets from whitehall, cut by 60% since 2010 and council leaders say that even with some of the extra money that was announced in the budget last year they are still facing a spending gap of over 3000 million, £3 billion shortfall. so even with putting council tax up they need to cart, 29% said they cut aduu they need to cart, 29% said they cut adult social care, 24%, they are going to cut children‘s care and more than half of them said they are going to have to dip into their reserves. now the government says that the councils have had £1 billion more this year they will be able to keep more of business rates and some other money too but all eyes a re and some other money too but all eyes are going to be on the spending review in march. will the chancellor listened to town halls who are saying right now that they are struggling to protect even the most

vital local services? mark easton reporting there. senior ministers including david lidington and stephen barclay have held talks with the shadow brexit secretary, keir starmer, to discuss labour‘s brexit proposals. the prime minister is facing a major challenge tomorrow in a key brexit vote in parliament because eurosceptic conservatives are threatening not to back her agreement. they say it would effectively rule out leaving the eu without a deal. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg explains what the day may bring. tomorrow is not meant to be a big deal in this very troubled journey towards our departure from the european union, it is not meant to be high noon, it is not meant to be a big showdown. it is meant to be a day whether prime minister permission from the parliament to keep the show on the road, to get going for anotherfew keep the show on the road, to get going for another few weeks, to keep going for another few weeks, to keep going with her pursuit to get a twea k, going with her pursuit to get a tweak, change to the brexit compromise she has done with the european union over such a long period of time. and in that way, well, mps will be putting forward all sorts of different ideas,

arguing for another referendum, arguing for another referendum, arguing to take the idea of leaving without a formal arrangement of the table. and it should in that sense really be at big event because none of those things as things stand necessarily have a majority on their own “— necessarily have a majority on their own —— shouldn‘t. but where the prime minister may come unstuck yet again is that those brexiteers, her trickiest customers in all of this, those mps on her own backbenchers, are threatening not to vote with her tomorrow, which could in the end result in another government defeat. why does that matter? i hear you ask, when this is not a big decision making moment. well, it matters because right now theresa may is in an evidence proving the session with the european union. her counterparts around the continent want to see that she can get parliament on her side, and if she can‘t tomorrow, well, that chips away at her credibility again, that credibility that she needs to show to her

cou nterpa rts that she needs to show to her counterparts in the european union if they are to give her the change that she believes she needs to get her deal through in the end in a few weeks‘ time. laura kuenssberg reporting there. a ao—year—old man has been found guilty of the robbery and manslaughter of a 100—year—old woman in derby. zofija kaczan who was born in poland, was a holocaust survivor, and died of pneumonia just days after being mugged for her handbag. her neck was broken in the attack. artur waszkiewicz, who‘s from london, had denied the charges. 0ur correspondent sima kotecha reports. she survived the horrors of the nazi prison camps and chose to make her home in derby, but 100—year—old sofija kaczan‘s life was cruelly ended by a senseless attack. the man responsible — artur waszkiewicz, a heroin addict who was desperate for cash, so he could feed his drug addiction. today, a jury unanimously 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. waszkiewicz knocked her to the ground, snatched her handbag from her with such force that he ripped off its handle in the process, and then he left her bleeding, on the road. her neck and cheekbone were fractured. days later, her condition deteriorated and she died from pneumonia, which was brought on by the injuries. it was just terrible to see. she couldn‘t lift her arms, she couldn‘t feed herself, you know... it was terrible, really. a frail, vulnerable woman, killed for a drug habit. waszkiewicz will be sentenced tomorrow. sima kotecha, bbc news, derby crown court. let‘s take a look at some of today‘s other news. new footage has emerged of the missing student libby squire from hull, on the night she disappeared. the cctv images show the 21—year—old near the welly club music venue in the city, just after 11pm on the 31st of january.

police are continuing to search an area close to 0ak road playing fields, near the last known sighting. the girlfriend of the father of murdered six—year—old alesha macphail has denied being involved in her death on the isle of bute lastjuly. toni mclachlan — here on the right — was giving evidence in glasgow at the trial of a 16—year—old boy, who denies abducting, raping and murdering alesha. the teenager, who cannot be named because of his age, claims ms mclachlan killed alesha. the trial continues. a pilot accused of killing 11 people in a crash at the shoreham airshow in 2015 has dismissed claims that he had a cavalier attitude to flying as he begun giving evidence at his trial. it‘s the first time that 5a year old andrew hill has spoken in public since he was pulled from the wreckage of his hawker hunter jet. he denies manslaughter by gross negligence. the headlines on bbc news:

a schoolgirl from london, who travelled to syria to join the islamic state group, says she now wants to return to the uk because she‘s pregnant. a suspect‘s arrested on suspicion of murder, after the deaths of three men in their 80s in exeter. two of the victims are thought to be twins. inflation has fallen to 1.8% — its lowest level for two years. millions of children and young people are using social media everyday — everything from instagram to snapchat, facebook to twitter. the level of use has led to widespread and growing concern about the impact it has on their lives. the family of 14—year—old molly russell, who killed herself after viewing images of self harm and suicide, say they partly blame instagram for her death. her suicide has provoked a wider debate about social media. 0ur correspondent ashley john—baptiste has been talking to young people in birmingham. a group of people in their 20s.

they‘re from different parts of the country and have never met before. they‘ve come to birmingham to share their experiences of social media. how has social media enhance your life? for me, social media created what i am today. i run my own business, i‘ve been doing that since the age of 11. being so young and starting out, i didn‘t learn that from a textbook. i didn‘t learn it from being told by my family. it was all learnt online. i wouldn‘t be where i am without social media. it's introduced me to people from all over the world, and they can be from anywhere. i mean, i've got in touch with people from the philippines, i've got in touch with people from vietnam. tenika, you have multiple sclerosis. how has social media helped you with your condition? it‘s helped me a lot. for example, on instagram all i have to do is type in hashtag ms and so many things pop up, and people. i can find out about diets, what‘s worked for certain people, what sort of things trigger their symptoms.

i think when you use social media properly, it can be really good. it can support you in, you know, different ways. for me, i was exposed to a lot of content of self harm images. ididn't even i didn't even have to seek these graphic images, they were posted by the people are followed. it became a habit for me to still view this content. i was in this mindset, this really dark place. eventually, i actually started self harming myself. so, i started cutting on my arms and on my legs. just like these photos had shown. i got to the point where ijust had to delete all of my social media. how‘s that been for you? i think it's unfair to say that social media caused me to feel really down and depressed, but it didn't help. i feel since deleting all of my social media, i feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. do you guys feel safe on social media? i feel totally safe on social media, just due to the fact that i only follow what i want to see.

for me, it's to do with the mindset. because if your mind is strong enough, then you can overcome anything. i think social media is doing enough. we don't get to see all the thousands of images they delete. some do slip through. if one person is abusing a platform to post an inflammatory image, that is that person's fault, not the platform 's vault. they doing a good job of scrubbing most of the content that should not on there. social media‘s got its good and its bad points. it‘s brilliant, people like yourself, who can then reach people all across the world, but then we‘re increasingly disconnected from the situation we‘re in right now. like, you go out for food with your friends and you‘re all on your phone are not actually taking in the atmosphere. can you relate to that?

yeah. i can't relate to that. you can‘t? yeah. go on. just due to the fact that if you're with your friends, it's a moment with all your friends, so there's no need to be on your phone, unless you're trying to capture a moment. while views differ on its impact, what they all agree on is social media cannot always replace the benefit of meeting face to face. ashleyjudd ashley judd baptiste, ashleyjudd baptiste, bbc news. if you‘re upset about any of the issues raised in tonight‘s report and would like details of organisations which offer advice and support, go online to bbc.co.uk/actionline — or you can call free at any time to hear recorded information 0800 066 066. a bbc undercover investigation has found that dogs trained for illegal fighting are being traded around the world, including britain, for thousands of pounds. a year—long investigation was originally based on evidence from the charity the league against cruel sports. tonight it has called for tougher policing of illegal dogfighting and tougher penalties.

a warning — this report by our correspondent tom symonds contains distressing images. for more than an hour, this dog has fought for his survival... ..nntil 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 with the dogs can do that. 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. 0ur 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. 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. we have friends who do dogs for many years. he‘s made preparations.

in his car, there‘s a box forthe dog, and... hello, ivaylo, we‘re from bbc news. 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. tom symonds, bbc news. will coming up: we‘ll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers political editor of the daily mirror, pippa crerar and political correspondent at the times, henry zeffman. that‘s coming up after the headlines at 11:30. a black leopard has been spotted in kenya, for what‘s thought to be the first time in a century. the footage was caught using hidden cameras at the laikipia wilderness camp in kenya, by researchers from san diego zoo. the black panther — a loose term for a black leopard orjaguar — is male and based on its size, thought to be around two years old. now it‘s time for a look

at the weather for the week ahead — with stav da naos. hello there. de marchi and is continuing this week. temperatures are rising day by day by a degree or so —— temperatures. totten britcher1li. it was considerably higher than the february average in scotland. as macae step to. the highest ever ever seen macae step to. the highest ever ever seenin macae step to. the highest ever ever seen in february was the 18th of february 1998. that was greenwich, in london. 0ver february 1998. that was greenwich, in london. over the next few days to be surprised if not two places touched 16 celsius. we are not making a february record, but it will not be that far—off. for thursday we are importing dre eire from the new continent, which should help break up the clouds across scotla nd help break up the clouds across scotland and northern ireland. ——

dry air. generally light winds, quite fresh across the north and west. widespread temp ridges into the low teens celsius. a few highs of around 15 or 16 for the north—east of scotland, maybe, in the north—east wales. 0nto friday, an area of high pressure over the new continent influencing the weather, generally keeping the weather, generally keeping the weather fronts at bay. they will try to encroach as the day wears on. for most of us, after a fairly cool start, it looks like we will see lots of sunshine. a breeze coming in from the south—west. tending to turn cloudy across scotland later on. the temperatures will be again, widespread13—1li, we could see 15 or 16 in ortwo widespread13—1li, we could see 15 or 16 in or two places. 0nto the weekend, the weather fronts off the atla ntic weekend, the weather fronts off the atlantic could spoil things across northern and western areas, introducing cloud atlas. the best of the same time will be across the south and eastern parts of the uk. it will continue to feed the winds

in from the south—west. again, a very mild day for england and wales, perhaps a degree also lower across scotla nd perhaps a degree also lower across scotland and northern ireland. very for the time of year. fossano, this weather fronts moving for the time of year. fossano, this weatherfronts moving in. could bring outbreaks of rain —— for sunday. it will fizzle out as it comes into the high pressure. it will bring thicker cloud for northern ireland, western scotland, at outbreaks of rain. the rest of england and wales should stay dry for most of the second part of the weekend. another mild one, temp ridges in the low teens celsius. spot—a little up on that. —— temperatures. 0n spot—a little up on that. —— temperatures. on monday, the weather front clears through. it will introduce something fresh from the west. it is a short lived cooler spell. it will interview shows to western scotland, northern ireland, maybe one or two across western england and wales. the majority of the country dry with sunshine and was coming in from the west. the temperatures will be done a degree

oi’ temperatures will be done a degree orso, temperatures will be done a degree or so, maybe 9—10, 11—13 england and wales. further in the week, we maintaina very wales. further in the week, we maintain a very weakjet stream which will be buckling, meandering deeply. we will see another area of high pressure building across the western side of europe, which will import fairly mild air and fairly dry airfrom the new import fairly mild air and fairly dry air from the new continent. which means we should see some sunshine. into next week, it should stay fairly mild particular out next monday and with high pressure building we should see sunshine. the notes will remain fairly cool with the chance of mist and fog.