this is bbc news — i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at five. as the family of shameema baygum ask the government to help bring her home — thejustice secretary says the main priority has to be the safety of the public. a 27—year—old man appears in court, charged with the murders of 3 elderly men in exeter. thousands of criminals are to be monitored 2a hours a day — using gps tracking technology. the funeral of footballer, emiliano sala, who was killed when his plane crashed into the channel, is taking place in argentina. good afternoon. thejustice secretary, david gauke, says the government's main priority has to be the safety of the public, when considering the case of shameema baygum.

the family of the pregnant teenager, who left britain to join the islamic state group, say they'd welcome a police investigation into her actions, but want the government to help bring her home. sophie long reports. this is the al—hawl camp in northern syria where the 19—year—old from east london is living as she awaits the birth of her third child. shamima begum says both her son and daughter died, and she wants to come back to britain so her unborn baby does not the same fate. herfamily, who had feared they would never see her again, have asked the government to help them get her home. but the justice secretary says there are risks to allowing people like shamima begum to return to britain, and they would look at her case very closely. what has to be the priority of the british government is ensuring the protection of the british people as a whole.

we do have a number of powers in this area. we have to act within those powers. but we need to make sure that the british people are not unnecessarily at risk. in a statement, shamima begum's family says as a british citizen she has every expectation to be returned to the uk, shamima begum's case is not unique. some 850 people left the uk to join so—called islamic state. around half have already come back. some working against extremism say there needs to be more focus on what caused her to go, to prevent others from doing the same. i realise that she is a bit of a poster girl of that phenomenon of those young girls going off tojoin daesh. but if we take stock of what is happening, we need to see how she got there and we can stop other people from going down that route. the home secretary has said he would prevent people in terrorist

organisations returning to britain. it is unclear what that will mean for shamima begum, who was just 15 when she left the uk for syria. nicola benya—he—ah is a psychotherapist, who runs a counselling service for families affected by radicalisation. she set it up in 2015 after her teenage son, rasheed, left the country and travelled to syria tojoin is. he was killed 6 months later. earlier, she told my colleague, sean ley, what factors the government should consider about shameema's case. i think the whole thing needs to be, it's a case—by—case situation with individuals who have made that choice to go over and join, i think a thorough assessment of the individual is required and again, to

process the investigation and possibly prosecution. a lot of people will ever read the times and heard the remarks that she made and will feel that look, she is showing no signs of remorse, it is too great a risk to have her back here, what would you say that? it is difficult to make that snap decision. a thorough assessment of her would be required because whether she does have remorse from the word she is saying, she could be suffering from the effects of ptsd or trauma and you have to remember, when somebody is out there, it is very much they suffer from paranoia and they fear people around them and i think that is what we need to bear in mind because actually, even with my sun, when he was out there, this is something that he was showing with this current paranoid thought and

again, people are watching and listening to everything they are saying so she also may be filtering which he is saying because of that fa ct. which he is saying because of that fact. what about the sort of practicalities of this, if she is brought back to this country and interviewed, debriefed, what about dealing with the kind of psychological effects of what she has experienced if she is to have any hope of resuming what most people would referred to as normal life? i would hope, they are equipped to deal with these interventions, so i would hope they would have a real wraparound intervention not just would have a real wraparound intervention notjust for would have a real wraparound intervention not just for her would have a real wraparound intervention notjust for her but herfamily. my intervention notjust for her but her family. my heart goes out to the family who is actually been experiencing this for many years and they are holding a life sentence themselves and i would hope that they will be supported as well. are you surprised that this seems to have come so unexpected to people? because he is not a large number of

fighters and supporters have gone to syria and we knew that islamic state was on the point of being defeated, do you think they should have been more preparation for this? certainly. we have been talking about this for a couple of years and the complexity about it and so i think it should not come as a shock to any of us because we have been talking about this. obviously, for the public, it is security and safety that is paramount, but we also have to think about how we are going to if we do decide to bring these people back. nicola benya—he—ah, speaking to my colleague, sean ley. a 27—year—old man has apeared in court, charged with the murders of 3 elderly men in exeter. alexander lewis—ra nwell was before city magistrates earlier today. our reporter, naomi dymond, gave us this update. alexander lewis—ra nwell appeared at exeter magistrates' court this morning during a short two—minute hearing. during that time the charges were read to him, he faces five, three of which are charges

of murder, and those are of 80—year—old anthony payne, who was found dead at his home in the city earlier this week and richard and roger carter, 84—year—old twins who were also from the city. the charges relate to incidents between the tenth on the 12th of february. he was facing a further two charges of grievous bodily harm with intent, and they relate to a further two incidents in goodleigh in north devon on the 9th of february, and exeter on the 11th of february. during the very short two minute hearing today, he was remanded in custody and will appear at exeter crown court on monday morning. a teenager has died, 2 days after being stabbed outside a sixth form college in birmingham. the 16—year—old boy had been on life support, since the incident in the highgate area on wednesday. another 16—year—old appeared in court, charged with attempted murder, before the boy died. a planned visit by the

chancellor to china, will now not go ahead. the news comes following reports that beijng pulled out of trade talks after the defence secretary, gavin williamson, indicated that the uk may be willing to deploy a warship in the pacific. earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent, jonathan blake, who told me cancellation of the trip was confirmed by the treasury this morning. philip hammond is not travelling to china as it stands and they also said that no trip was ever announced oi’ said that no trip was ever announced or confirmed and that is true. but there have been some plans in the works for him to make a brief visit to china and court trade talks with senior members of the chinese government and this is that a key time after brexit when the uk will be looking to boost it straight with the country. and it does seem clear

release from the chinese site that it is not going to happen for now, as you mentioned, this comes a few days after the secretary made that speech which some interpreted as hostile towards china, talking about sending a voyage to the pacific in the uk having a permanent presence in the region. also saying that china was developing its modern military commercial power. indications that that speech is caused china to pull the plug on this has been denied but it is fair to say that the comments did raise eyebrows and it has not helped. what does it say about the uk china relationships at the moment? on one hand you have a clear concern on china's growing military power, reach and influence in the world and the need to counter that or keep a check on it somehow. and the

importance that philip hammond is keen to pursue a close economic relationship with china. china is britain's fifth largest trading partner, our relationship is worth around £60 billion a year and after brexit, when the uk is able to do more bilateral trade deals, the government will undoubtedly be looking to improve on that and build on that. but this episode demonstrates that it's going to be a particularly sensitive relationship and at times, a difficult one to handle. thousands of criminals in england and wales will be tagged with gps trackers, to allow authorities to constantly monitor their wherabouts. the current tags, which are worn by around 60,000 offenders, are only linked to a fixed address such as an offender's home, with alerts generated if they are not there at certain hours. our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw reports. we have gps technology in our cars and smartphones. now it's being used

to track the movements of offenders and suspects on bail. this is a demonstration of how satellite tags are fitted, using an expert who has helped set up the scheme. sending an alert if somebody does do an area they are banned from or attending a rehabilitation course. gives us a very detailed information as to where that person potentially has been, where they have been tracked and it gives us evidence to be able to present to the justice agency, to ta ke to present to the justice agency, to take that appropriate action. the satellite tracking has been operating in three areas since last november. it will be rolled out across england and wales by the summer, tags are monitored for thousands of people every year and it will be used in cases of domestic abuse and stalking to keep offenders away from victims. david was the

first politician to tried satellite tracking, lodging the scheme when he was home secretary 15 years ago. the progress stalled due to contractual disputes, the government will be hoping that they will have more success hoping that they will have more success this time. the disgraced former catholic cardinal, theodore mccarrick, has been dismissed from the priesthood, over charges of sexual abuse. mccarrick, who's a former archbishop of washington dc, resigned last year and has been living in seclusion. he'd said he could not remember an alleged case of sexual abuse of a 16—year—old boy, which took place more than 50 years ago. archbishop charles sciclu na who has been appointed with addressing the abuse crisis, says the decision to defrock mccarrick, shows that bishops are not above the law. the decision to dismiss the bishop from the cleric as always a very

grave and serious decision that is never taken grave and serious decision that is never ta ken lightly. but grave and serious decision that is never taken lightly. but it is also very important signal that we are talking about accountability for bishops. we are actually doing it, it is not talk. we are walking the talk. it is also a very important signal that we are not above the law. we are servants and stewards of oui’ law. we are servants and stewards of our people. nigeria's president, muhammadu buhari, has appealed for calm, after the country's presidential elections were postponed. the decision to delay the vote for a week was announced just a few hours before polling stations were due to open across the country. electoral officials say the delay was down to the transportation of electoral material, and was not a result of external pressure. a short time ago, the chairman of the electoral commission addressed the media. the bbc s mayeni jones has more from yola in the north east of the country. waking up to disappointment.

voters across nigeria aren't happy, many people had to travel long distances to cast their vote. in president muhammadu buhari's hometown, they were surprised. i was not expecting the election was going to be postponed, because we have seen the president is in the town when we have seen many people are coming from far places to come to their hometown and cast their vote, so why aren't they accepting it? i couldn't believe it until i come out, i knowjust come out, people are just standing. others have vowed to show up again next week. it's important to me to do the vote, because if you don't do the vote, you will not, you are still... but if you do the vote, we will see change. a few polling stations we visited here in the northeast of the country are completely empty, no valid papers, and no people. and life seems to be carrying on as normal, nigerians are used to delayed elections, the last two poles in 2011, and 2015, were also postponed. the announcement of the delay came

in the early hours of saturday, when most people were in bed. following a careful review, of the implementation of the logistics and operational plan, and the determination to conduct free, fair, and credible elections, the commission came to the conclusion that proceeding with the election is no longer feasible. some offices of the electoral commission have been burnt over the last two weeks, and voting materials including ballot papers haven't made it to the polling stations late on friday night. turn out on election day is usually low in nigeria, and there are concerns many of these voters now won't bother showing up next week. the headlines on bbc news... thejustice secretary has said,

the government's main priority has to be the safety of the public, when considering the case of shameema baygum. a 27—year—old man has appeared in court, charged with the murders of 3 elderly men in exeter. thousands of criminals in england and wales will be tagged with gps trackers, to allow authorities to monitor them 2a hours a day. the government is considering forcing mobile phone companies to open up their networks to competitors, to try to improve reception in rural areas. ministers want 95 percent of the uk to have a mobile signal by 2022. more than 20 percent of the uk is without access to an adequate signal, for basic voice services from all mobile operators. earlier, i spoke gill bullock, who owns the swan brewery at leominster in herefordshire, and our news correspondent, rob young.

i can work at home, but our brewery is based about seven or eight miles away, and we really depend on broadband and the internet when we are based here, and at the very kind to do a host of activities, to do with our small business. and that can be anything from paying suppliers, processing our returns, doing our duty returns, it can be fermentation control, running our payroll. so really we cannot exist without the internet. it's good where we are at home, and it's good where we are at the brewery, that because we move around the county doing deliveries, we know where all the black spots are, where we can't get any internet access on our phone or ipad, and where we can even make voice calls either. has it significantly affected your business? it certainly can present in small significant ways. as i say, i do really want to stress that when we are based at the brewery, we have got really good broadband access,

but it could be something simple like if we are about to go into one of the pubs that's a customer, and we went to check some details about them, we looked on an app on our phone to see for example, did they have any payment outstanding to us? and then if we can't get access, then we can't report that, we can't go in and improve that cash flow situation so to say. there is another... where we can control our fermentation from home, using one of those dialling services, so if for example we couldn't check on that at ten o'clock at night, that would mean a trip back to the brewery person to go and sort that out. it's a lot of small things that might conspire against the smooth flow of the business. ok, don't go away, we've got our correspondent here in the studio, so we've got a great picture there of how it's impacting somebody‘s everyday life, and i'm sure that story repeated up and down the country, just take us briefly through what the government

is proposing. yes, so much of the modern economy is based on mobile and data connections, and it is for many people, incredible frustrating when you are in a rural area, where mobile signal is in great, or frankly in some parts of cities or industrial states as well, you get your mobile outcome and frustratingly, there is no signal. perhaps the person just a few meters away from you though does have a signal. these are called partial not spots, where some networks have reception and others don't, and that is what the government is hoping to try and tackle with this announcement. so at the moment, 77% of the uk is covered by the mobile networks, by 2022, they want that to be 95%. now it may well be that the roll—out of the next generation of mobile networks, 56, helps solve that, but alongside that, the government wants the communications regulator to look at what's called roaming. people will be familiar with that's when they go on holiday,

where your mobile phone seamlessly switches between networks as you travel around, and so they are asked to look at the costs in the benefits of introducing this in the uk in rural areas. than a fifth of the uk without access to an adequate signal wanting to push this through, why is that mobile operators are so opposed to it? and anecdote, that he try to make a telephone call to angela merkel and couldn't get a signal and asked officials to look at it and show that everybody at one time or another is affected by this problem. the industry says there are a number of potential problems with national roaming network, from it being complex and it could be a disincentive to build mobile towers in areas where they don't have them, because they can just piggyback off

of someone else. and it might impact this experience of others, it may lead to dropped calls and potentially lead to your battery draining as well. it is not a guarantee that this will happen, the government isjust guarantee that this will happen, the government is just asking the regulator to look at it instead of the consultations up people to give their views. this idea piggybacking in virtual networks does not resonate well, does it? the big four networks, or consumer brands that piggyback on this, that got off the back of those networks you look at those and others being able to use more individual network towers in the countryside, meaning that no matter who your provider is, he had to settle on one company. interests finally, we are hearing that there are fixes have you considered switching networks in order to get around the problem? that is a consideration but i am looking to

people like the government to release support small businesses and personal uses in general. it is quite a busy time in my hands are quite a busy time in my hands are quite full of running a small business, so to be constantly looking at switching providers, i think my provider is quite good but i would say that there are initiatives that can really help users of broadband, locally react faster and i would say to the commissioning government of this investigation, look to what gloucestershire councils are doing. they have made great steps forward. a few other stories. a few other stories in the news this hour one of britain's busiest railway lines will be closed for 9 days from today —— causing major disruption to passengers. network rail is carrying out major engineering work —— between three bridges and brighton —— a stretch which it says, is the cause of many delays.

child car seats which are illegal to use in the uk are still available to buy online, according to a consumer watchdog. which. says it found the seats, which are made of fabric, offer ‘almost no protection‘ in a crash and sell for as little as £8. hundreds of senior decision—makers from around the world are meeting at the 55th munich security conference. the failure of the intermediate—range nuclear forces treaty, brexit uncertainty and recent disunity in europe s foreign policy approach are only some of the security risks the high—level conference is meant to address. conference chief wolfgang ischinger has called it the "largest and most importa nt" munich security conference since its founding more than 50 years ago. speaking at that conference, us vice president mike pence pressed european countries to withdraw from a nuclear deal between iran and major powers. he also urged the european union to stop undermining the us sanctions on iran.

the time has come for all of us to act. the time has come for our european partners to stop undermining us sanctions against this murderous revolutionary regime. the time has come for our european partners to stand with us and with the iranian people, our allies and friends in the region. the time has come for our european partners to withdraw from the iran nuclear deal and join us as we bring the economic and diplomatic pressure necessary to give the iranian people, the region and the world the peace, security and freedom they deserve. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is at the conference, and she's been explaining what else is on the agenda, aside from iran. it has been interesting to see of

the years of the very concept of security is changing here. now you have panels about health workers, education, women and security and hunger. the world food programme is here, we arejoined by hunger. the world food programme is here, we are joined by the director. this is a security conference, what is the head of the world food programme doing your? one thing we are learning is that if you do not have food security, you do not have a teddy make any other type of security. there's so many complex, if we address the root cause, we will solve the problem of migration, bring stability to regions, we have seen that anecdote in and if we do not address it you will have

destabilized, fragile governments where groups will try to destabilise the end use food as a weapon of war, we use it as a weapon of peace and stability. and those where we need to focus on the root cause, so that is why we are here. and is it getting worse? yes it is. i believe they're beginning to understand that we must do more in africa destabilise the middle east, what is happening in yemen and syria and the greater region, every five to ten seconds, a child is dying from hunger. we have seen the severe hunger. we have seen the severe hunger rate and these are the people that are marching toward starvation. and has risen in the last two years to 124 million people. and that makes them vulnerable to these extremist groups, but if we can come in with stable programmes, effective programmes and to truly bring about

food security, you will see so many issues go away and it's a lot cheaper to do right on the front end. ithink cheaper to do right on the front end. i think a lot of the european leaders and americans are beginning to understand this must be addressed effectively upfront. on the brink of what the un because the worst famine in living memory, yemen. yemen is absolutely a catastrophe. leaders are saying it's about to become one, andl are saying it's about to become one, and i say no, it is a catastrophe. a nation of 29 million people, 20 million people are food insecure, 12 to 14 million people on the brink of starvation, we are now trying to scale up to ten to 12 million people. access, complexities, war, front lines, landmines, it is a very hostile atmosphere. the best solution is to end the war because thatis

solution is to end the war because that is what's driving the hunger rate around the world. very good to speak to you. emphasising their that even food, people's right to eat is now a weapon of war. one of the many powerful messages coming out from this year's security conference. friends and colleagues of the cardiff city striker, emiliano sala, are gathering in the town of progreso in northern argentina, where the footballer‘s funeral is taking place. he died, along with pilot david ibbotson, when their plane went down in the english channel, last month. cardiff manager, neil warnock and chief executive, ken choo, are expected to attend. from progreso, natalio cosoy, reports. from many of this town, it is too much to bear. a hometown hero returned to soon. without a doubt,

we would not have imagined everything we are seeing now. 3000 of us and we are still shocked and overwhelmed, but still trying to give him the farewell he deserves. he grew up playing football here until he left at age 14 to pursue bigger opportunities. after making his name playing in france, the 28—year—old was spotted by cardiff for £15 million in the 19th of january. just two days later, a plane carrying him in the pilot from france to the welsh capital disappeared over the english channel. after two weeks search, his body was found in the wreckage and the pilot remains missing. body was found in the wreckage and the pilot remains missinglj body was found in the wreckage and the pilot remains missing. i would like to find a person in authority who says to me that this happened but it seems just who says to me that this happened but it seemsjust like his death has led us to this. it was a shock where

his family and friends and shouted neighbours are now gathering to pay their respects. they are coming here to say their final farewells to the football player. later, there will be a religious ceremony and the body will be taken to be cremated as per the wish of his family. ahead of the service, they posted a message on social media saying: now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett hello there. it is staying mild throughout this weekend. the winds are still coming in from the south. they will strengthen overnight.

we will see the cloud thickening in western scotland and northern ireland to bring rain and drizzle at times. further east, a lot of that low cloud will get pushed northwards on the strengthening winds and out into the north sea. skies tending to clear. it should not get too cold because of the breeze. lows of four or five degrees. to the west we have ragged rain moving in. further east, sunshine. it will cloud over in the afternoon. as the rain clears the west, sunshine following in the afternoon. showers for northern ireland and western scotland. windier than today. still mild. 12—14 degrees. monday sees a lot of cloud for the south east and east anglia. a little drizzle for a while. elsewhere, brighter skies and sunshine. increasing blustery showers blown into scotland, north ireland and the northwest of england, some of them heavy. mild but not quite as mild. hello this is bbc news with lu kwesa burak.

the headlines. thejustice secretary has said the government's main priority has to be the safety of the public, when considering the case of shameema baygum. a 27—year—old man has appeared in court charged with the murders of three elderly men in exeter. thousands of criminals in england and wales will be tagged with gps trackers to allow authorities to trace them 24 hours a day. the funeral of footballer emiliano sala, who died in a plane crash in the english channel last month, as he headed for his new club cardiff city, is taking place in his native argentina. nigeria has delayed its presidential and parliamentary elections for a week, the decision came just five hours before the polls were due to open. now for sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's

cafe. >> hello, thank you very much. all eyes are on rodney prarad this eveing as arguably the fa cup game of the day is between premier league champion, manchester city and the side 83 places below them newport county — that game has just kicked off at rodney parade. lots of talks about the players and the pitch. they were knocked out of the pitch. they were knocked out of the opposition. it is still nil — nil. still time to be played. there was a great chance to reach the final eight of the fa cup for afc wimbledon and millwall. 1-1 1—1 victory. about their run to the fa cup final 15 years ago. john pakey reports after seeing off the premier league,

they fancied the chance to grab more headlines in the fa cup. it caused a shock for the barbara's in south london. the league1 host, running the woodwork behind the striker. it proved to be a frustrating mess, the championships i took the lead. murray wallace was had. they were not ready to let their high placed opponents walk away though, they show they are up for a battle, and kept piling on the pressure. it was more of the same as the second half started, this time andy asking questions in the defence. the spirit was there, and the football chances we re was there, and the football chances were lacking. their hopes for a penalty where ruled out for offsides. it was him who made a late run to try to seal the win, but gregory stopped just before he can apply the finish. the road to the back n button in the game, but it couldn't force a chance to force the game to extra time. the dream is overfor game to extra time. the dream is over for them, game to extra time. the dream is overfor them, but game to extra time. the dream is over for them, but millwall, game to extra time. the dream is overfor them, but millwall, the course awaits. brighton are in the draw for the quarterfinals

after they beat championship side derby county 2—1 at the amex stadium. brighton have been struggling in the premier league lately and hoped the fa cup would give them a boost, they went ahead in the first half thanks to this sharp finish by anthony knockhaert. they were 2—nil up by half time when yves' bissouma's shot was followed up byjurgen locadia. but derby got back into it thanks to a familiar name, 38 year old ashley cole who has won seven fa cups, heading in his first goal in england since 2012. brighton held on for a 2—1win and are into the last eight. it isa it is a year when avenue cuesta light of the premier league teams are out of the competition, and i think probably the likes of ourselves and others that are in there, you know, have that opportunity to progress one step further, and i think ultimately, you know, it's generally a premier league top six team that wins it.

but it opens the door a little bit more this season. constant change at the top of the championship recently (gfx) and it is norwich who are back at the top of the table after a 4—0 win over struggling bolton. that scoreline was matched by sheffield united who move up to second place after also defeating reading 4—0. west brom also controlled their game, a 2—0 win over aston villa to consolidate their position in fourth. rotherham are in the relegation zone and desperate for points but were denied all three when dominic iorfa scored in the 10th minute of time added on to earn a draw for sheffield wednesday. there were also draws for bottom of the table ipswich with stoke and preston and nottingham forest drew ni—nil. rangers have missed the chance to narrow the gap on rivals celtic at the top of the scottish premiership. steven gerrard's side were held to a goalless draw by stjohnstone at ibrox. they remain second, five points behind brendan rodgers's team, who play kilmarnock tomorrow. in a further boost to the league leaders, third—placed aberdeen also drew at home, 2—2 with bottom side st mirren. non—league altrincham town showed their support for the lgbt

community by wearing rainbow shirts in their league game against bradford park avenue this afternoon. the club claim to be the first senior side to do so as they showed their support for the sport's ongoing initiative against homophobia in football. jo currie was with the squad before kick off. what is the idea behind these traits? we are just trying to raise awareness for homophobia and the ball, and hopefully eradicate that and kick it out in some capacity. we wa nt and kick it out in some capacity. we want to cause a ripple effect where people take note of what we are doing, we've been a success today. you talk about a ripple effect, the clu b you talk about a ripple effect, the club announced you're doing this a couple of weeks ago. since then it's gone viral, are you surprised with how big the story has been? no, it's a huge thing. everyone is aware of equality and diversity, it's something they teach at the college will stop we are always trying to promote that kind of thing with children, so why shouldn't we do it? i think what people do on the pitch

and in the terrace reflects that society we are living in, and if we can sort of show that we are doing something positive, then hopefully like they kick it out campaign, it can have a positive outcome. you normally wear your usual red and white striped cat, what was the players reaction when you are told you're going to be wearing a rainbow can't? i was positive really. we have done something similar before, la st have done something similar before, last year we had that special diversity can't, and the breast cancer awareness kept in the past. so the fact that we are doing this is not something that is two different. it's all positive. what are the chances of you paying... playing in this kit every week from now on? i wouldn't mind that. i think you would have something to say, it willjust be a one office week. if you at home would like to get a hand ona if you at home would like to get a hand on a little bit of history, you can. at the end of today's game, the chance might be sweaty, but the clouds are auctioning them off for charity. if you want to make a bed, you can do, just head over to the

football clu b you can do, just head over to the football club website. to rugby union's premiership and saracens are back at the top of the table after an impressive 33 points to 10 win over leicester. the defending champions had to come from behind though, to get their bonus point victory over leicester tigers, as david strettle scored their fourth, keeping their hopes an unprecedented treble alive. and bath beat bottom of the table newcastle. harlequins are up to third place after scoring seven tries with seven different scorers to beat worcester 47—33. and northampton scored nine tries ending slaes' five game unbeaten run in the prmieership, wininng that one 67—17. and in pro 14 leinster beat zebre 40—24. bennetton scarltes kicked off 15 minutes ago. connacht against cheetas is just starting and cardiff blues face glasgow warriors at 7.35 britain's laura muir has set a new national indoor record over the mile at the birmingham indoor athletics.

muir won in a time of 4 minutes 18.75 seconds to beat kirsty wade's record which had stood since 1988. the time was also the fastest in the world this year and the third quickest of all time. the win is muir s final run before next month s european indoor championships in glasgow, where she will defend both her 1500m and 3000metre titles. i knew i was in great shape, and for me it wasjust i knew i was in great shape, and for me it was just about winning the race, but i was running fast, you know? and to get the opportunity to cover another record, yeah, i couldn't miss that. so i'm chuffed to see that. china bingtian su won the men's 60 metres in 6.47 seconds, the fastest time in the world this year. jamaica's olympic 100 and 200 metres champion elaine thompson narrowly held off britain's asha philip to win the women's 60 metres in 7.13 seconds. a british athlete did come out on top in the women's pole vault —

holly bradshaw going clear over 4 metres 81 to take the win. there was a world record for ethiopian teenager samuel tefera in the men's 1500 metres. he beat the mark set by hicham el—guerrouj back in 1997. england assistant coach paul farbrace is to leave his position at the end of their tour of west indies to become the sport director of warwickshire. farbrace will take up the position in county cricket in march, meaning he won't be part of england's coaching team for the world cup and ashes series this year. he will succeed ashley giles, who left edgbaston to become managing director of england men's cricket last month. sri lanka have pulled off a remarkable victory in the first test against south africa in durban. sri lanka started the day on 83—3 chasing a target of 304 to win, which looked unlikely when they slumped to 226—9. kusal perera then played the innings of his life, clearing the boundary five times on the way to an unbeaten 153.

fittingly he won the match with a four, with last man vishwa fernando hanging on to to help secure a memorable victory. it's quite the turnaround for sri lanka who were recently thrashed by australia. great britain's men have suffered their first defeat in the hockey pro league. they lost 2—nil to australia in perth, to drop down to third in the table, behind belgium and the netherlands. britain's next match is away to argentina in april. and gb women are still without a win, after they lost 3—nil to australia. they're bottom of the nine—nation table. now, we end with, perhaps, one of the sporting feats of the day. certainly one of the bravest! our very own mike bushell loves to give himself a challenge and this afternoon decided to see how he would fare against some of the fastest men in the uk at the birmingham indoor athletics. mike somehow managed to persude the organisers to allow him to compete against the best

of britain's under 23's in the 60 metres sprint. and this is how he got on...not the best start from mike in lane 4, and the middle and finish could use a bit of work too. but well done mike! you can see more about his day on breakfast tomorrow morning from 6am. that's all the sport for now. more in sportsday at 6.30 kathy that was fantastic, just trust trust mike to do that. brave man. thank you. this is of course let... abc news. lady falkender, who was political secretary to the former prime minister, harold wilson, has died at the age of 86. formerly known as marcia williams , she was a controversial and powerfulfigure.

she was the former labour prime minister's right—hand woman during his 2 periods in office, during the 1960's and 70's. the former labour mp, austin mitchell , who once interviewed lady falkender, said she was key to harold wilson becoming prime minister. she is certainly dedicated to have, people like donahue, his speech writer who came into contact with them through his course of his work, found a bit of a tourniquet, and too tough really, it was almost as if she had a married relationship with william. it was, i mean they would be together and wrecked together for so long, it was certainly an intense relationship, and she kept his feet on the ground, but i think the power went to her head when she was his political secretary, because she made contact with a lot of people, some of them tacky people, some of them business people, who she wouldn't

have normally come across. the headlines on bbc news... the justice secretary says the thejustice secretary says the main priority has to be the safety of the public when considering the case of shimmy that they come. at 27—year—old man has appeared in court, charged with the murders of three elderly men in exeter. thousands of criminals in england and wales will be tagged with gps trackers , to allow authorities to monitor them 24 hours a day. a group of american researchers has announced a plan to develop gene—edited animals to help poorfarmers in africa. they'll work alongside scientists in scotland, who are looking at ways to develop animals that are more resilient, productive and resistant to diseases. here's our science correspondent, pallab ghosh. just a few hours old, these are among the worlds first generated — — gene edited pigs.

they are immune to a lethal lung disease. the animals have been created from fertilised eggs, surgically removed from a peg. around 20 per animal are flushed out, the plan is to develop farm animals for subsistence farmers in africa, that are resistant to a range of diseases. engineering disease resistance into animals will have a huge impact ina farming community in africa, where people have much smaller population sizes, and the death of one or two animals is disproportionately catastrophic for that community. so how does it work? the virus latches onto a specific part of the pig ‘s cells. gene editing is used to cut out the section of dna and that's responsible for making that part of the cell. the virus now has nothing to stick onto, so the animals are immune. these pigs are likely to be

the first in a new generation of gene edited farm animals. and the technology can be used for more than just disease resistance. groups elsewhere are trying to create livestock that are larger, leaner, and more productive. this is gen—cell, a gene edited calf engineered by a us company. the firm and smartphone footage shows that she has a thinner coat, and sweats more, getting her a slick coat that makes her more resistant to heat. gen cells breed produces much more milk than african varieties. the embryo researchers are investigating whether the so—called slick team could be engineered into high milk producing western varieties. and introduced into africa, transforming the lives of these small holder farmers. leads the african genetic livestock project in edinburgh, he grew up

on a small farm in western cameroon, one year his father's animals were wiped out by african swine flu. fortunately, his mother had chickens to sell, enough to pay for his school fees for the year. this is what has driven me, i strongly believe that genetics and the innovations that exist here in the uk can actually be used in the context of driving livestock productivity, and resilience in smallholder findings, including the village where i come from. many campaign groups are opposed to the use of gene editing to boost production in large industrialfirms in the west, some though see that technology could be used to safeguard the futures of the very poorest in the world if there really is no other option. pallab ghosh, bbc, edinburgh. deep beneath the valleys of south wales, the rhondda railway tunnel took coal to swansea's ports for more than 70 years. it closed in 1968 , but now

campaigners are hoping to turn it into one of the world's longest underground cycle routes. tomos morgan has been to take a look inside. hidden away under the mist and green hills is a highway. an old rail track that once connected the coal towns of the valleys and the ports of south wales. and after 60 years of laying dormant, the rhondda tunnel could get a new lease of life as a cycle path. but at the moment, this is the only way down. it is a 60—foot abseil down into the heart of the tunnel. hello? hello. nice to meet you. i'm hugh. steve mackey has grown up with this lying on his doorstep. i started coming in here when i was ten and i would sit there marvelling at the work and the workmanship and the craftsmanship of the tunnel.

opened in 1890, for almost 80 years, trains ferried coal and also passengers through the hills to the port of swansea. after a temporary closure in the late ‘60s on safety grounds, it never reopened. its rebirth as a cycling footpath has become the rhondda tunnel society's full—time goal. i don't care how long it takes to open the tunnel, it needs to be opened because it is a magnificent structure. atjust over two miles long, this would be the longest cycling tunnel in europe and the second longest in the world. if it were to reopen. but the project is still in its infancy. although a recent survey concluded that most of the structure was in a good condition, the cost to rejuvenate the site could be as much as £10 million. yet one of the engineering consultants has already tested out the proposed new cycle track. the unique experience

was not being able to see your goal, because both ends are blocked up. there's no light, as you could say, at the end of the tunnel. gas monitor reading... the next stage is transferring ownership from highways england, who originally ran the railway, to local authorities here in wales. after that it will be full steam ahead to get the funds in place so that this old rail track can be what the heart of this community wants. tomos morgan, bbc news. talent shows have been a staple of the television schedules for years, haven't they? but in nepal there's one with a difference. ‘integrity idol‘ — is looking to "name and fame" the most honest and ha rd—working government officials. amelia martyn—hemphill, from bbc world hacks, explains. in this tv talent show, it doesn‘t matter if you can sing or dance, the

judges are searching for honesty. and want to make celebrities of government workers, don‘t take bribes. it is called integrity idol. in kathmandu in nepal, the red carpet is being rolled out for a big event, it is the final of the fifth integrity idol annual competition. the audiences surviving to see five government workers who have made it to the final round. the public votes have been counted, and the winner is... a government administrator. he was recognised for creating pop up government services for the poorest communities in his district to make sure they had access to health care and help with the paperwork. so, how did the competition start? narayan adhikari is the co—founder of integrity idol. people celebrate all kinds

of talents, singing talents and dancing talents and sportsmen, and i thought why don‘t we celebrate stars of the public service in the fight against corruption. he hopes the show will inspire other government workers to clean up their act. we have a big problem with corruption and lack of development and all kinds of problems, we need to bring individuals who are very honest and do amazing work and name and fame them and that helps to really build integrity rather than fighting against corruption. how does the competition where? first, candidates are nominated by their community. second is background checks and interviews to make sure they are not corrupt. third are a panel ofjudges picks five finalists to appear in the tv show and social media campaign and finally, public votes by text message or online. there isn‘t any prize money involved, so how does it

feel to win? translation: now i have gained confidence that i can do many things after winning this award. i'm feeling very excited to go back to my district and speed of my work and i will prove this with my success. the show is aiming to inspire a younger generation. i think integrity idol is a great idea. it makes the government know about the responsibility to actually please people. the competition is not been rolled out in pakistan, south africa, sri lanka, nigeria and mali. but critics point out there‘s no way of knowing if integrity idol has reduced government corruption. nepal has been named the third most corrupt country in the south asia region. in future, narayan hopes that will change. when the people of integrity begin to rise up, the corruption eventually falls. people like these idols, need respect, need support, need recognition, their voice needs to be heard it motivates

them and they feel good and continue to do good. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with darren bett hello there, still no sign for any real cold air heading our way. today we had a bit more cloud around across the uk, but throughout the weekend, it is staying mild. the winds are from the south, southwest. they will pick up a bit, and we will also season rain coming in from the atlantic. a look at the bigger picture, here‘s a satellite picture of the low—pressure out to the west. that weather front is bringing thickening clouds, and will bring rain and from the atlantic. ahead of it though, we‘ve had much more cloud across southern parts of england and wales, there will be mild, high cha pters wales, there will be mild, high chapters have been further north in northern england, where we see lengthy spells of sunshine. for this evening and overnight, that southerly wind will continue to strengthen across the country, we will see the cloud thickening in northern ireland and western

scotla nd northern ireland and western scotland to get outbreaks of rain and drizzle. i‘ll try, dry, and dry aircoming in on and drizzle. i‘ll try, dry, and dry air coming in on the southerly winds to push away all that low cloud, move it north, and out into the sea. so skies will be clearing, shouldn‘t get to college because of the breeze, for 5 degrees at the lowest. let‘s head into tomorrow, and we have that‘s ragged rain coming in from the west, signs of that rain just briefly effecting western fringes of wales, south west of england, a sunny start for the midlands, east anglia, much of northern england, patch of rain across northern island. have you ever western scotland over the hills. easton scotland still dry let‘s and sunshine. best of the what for the eastern side of the uk will be in the morning with some sunshine around, that sunshine will fade in the cloud pushing its way eastwards. many places still dry away from eastern scotland. the rain there‘s away from the last in the sunshine comes there, there will be blustery showers for northern ireland and western scotland. it will be a windy

day, temperature is still on the mild side 12—14dc. as we look at monday, we start with cloud across the south east and anglia, it will produce drizzle in the morning. brightest skies and sunshine, but blustery showers will get blown in and increasingly a christ scotland, northern ireland, and the northwest of england. heavy with hail and thunder. mild, but not as mild as it is over the weekend. we looking at those temperatures over tuesday and wednesday, it will be breezy, south and south—westerly winds. it rain in the northwest of the uk, but mostly dry and bright with sunshine at times in the southeast. this is bbc news, i‘m lukwesa burak. the headlines at six. as the family of shameema baygum ask the government to help bring her home — thejustice secretary says the main priority has to be the safety of the public. a 27—year—old man appears in court, charged with the murders of 3 elderly men in exeter. thousands of criminals are to be monitored 24 hours a day — using gps tracking technology.

the funeral of footballer, emiliano sala, who was killed when his plane crashed into the channel, is taking place in his native argentina. and coming up injust over half an hour — as this thumping header leads millwall to victory at afc wimbledon, sportsday has all of today‘s fa cup action