president appealed to new volunteers to help carry supplies over crossings next saturday. and he restated an ultimatum for the armed forces to back down. translation: once again, the message to the venezuelan armed forces, seven days for humanitarian aid to enter, a week for you to do the right thing and put yourselves on the side of the constitution. we are authorising the entrance of not only humanitarian aid but also humanity. us officials say venezuela is in the grip of an economic crisis, leading to widespread hunger and a critical shortage of basic medicines. according to the united nations, three million venezuelan migrants have fled the country since 2015. us aid drops are intensifying the stand—off with nicolas maduro, who has called the operation a disguise for an invasion. he continued this week

to stoke up hostility among the armed forces, saying, "yankee, go home!" juan guaido said he would announce further details on monday about his plan to get aid into the country, but it is a promise he could struggle to keep. maduro‘s still—loyal military have barricaded bridge crossings and show no signs of giving way. jon ironmonger, bbc news. in a few minutes, we'll be joined by viewers on bbc one for a summary of national and international news, read by tina daheley. first, the weather with tomas shafernaecker. and it was another very mild one across the uk today. 12—15 degrees, which is way above the average for this time of year, should be closer to around 8—9 at most. monday is going to be a little bit cooler. there'll be more clouds in the sky and also a chance of catching some showers. and the reason for it is a cold front is moving through. it's not necessarily that cold because it is actually

quite mild out there. but it is going to introduce cooler, let's say, air for monday. and it's already happening right now. we're seeing fresher conditions coming in off the atlantic. there are some showers around, but still overall, it is mild. these are the morning temperatures. 5—9 degrees in the south. so here's tomorrow's weather. breezy with showers, i think in the northwest of the country here, some hail and thunder is possible in scotland, maybe in northern ireland, too. and maybe one or two showers affecting southeastern areas. so some of us may need our brollies, at least for a time tomorrow. you can see those temperatures around sort of 10, 11, 12 at best. then as we head through tuesday, we're in between weather systems. one weak weather front moves away. it's still mostly high pressure across europe. another weather front tries to come through, but ahead of it, we'll see south—westerly winds, so we're still very much in that mild current of air which is going to bring some rain to northwestern parts of the uk later on tuesday and into the early hours of wednesday.

and we're talking about northern ireland and scotland, but to the south, it should be at least bright and again temperatures, ten maybe 12 celsius. then for wednesday, it really does tend to become a lot warmer. so this is wednesday's weather map here. you can see the jet stream here, and ahead of the jet stream, that milder air pushing in. so on wednesday, we say goodbye early in the morning to that weather front, those south—westerly winds set in and we'll see those temperatures climbing to perhaps the mid—teens again. 12—13, wouldn't be surprised if it gets up to 15 degrees again in the south of the country. and then thursday into friday, it turns brighter still, and the indications are that as we head through friday and into the weekend, in one or two places, temperatures could actually get up to around about 18 celsius. and the reason for it is this jet stream that's blowing up pretty much in the south and wafting up warm air in our direction. say she's given birth in syria. shamima begum says she wants

to return to the uk, after fleeing the last is stronghold. it comes as president trump calls on britain and other european nations to put captured islamic state fighters on trial. stranded flybmi passengers speak of frustration after the airline went into administration and cancelled all flights. millions could see ther take—home pay fall when the amount they have to put into their pensions goes up. driving forward for crystal palace. and the effort, in the back of the net. and crystal palace coast into the quarterfinals of the fa cup with a win over doncaster rovers. good afternoon.

the family of shamima begum, one of three british school girls who left britain to join the islamic state group, say they've been told that she's given birth to a boy. the 19—year—old is living in a refugee camp in northern syria, after fleeing the last is stronghold in the eastern part of the country. her family has asked the british government to help bring her home. it comes as president trump has called for the uk and other european countries to take back hundreds of members of is, captured in syria and iraq, and to put them on trial. daniel sandford reports. this morning came news from shamima begum's family she's given birth to a baby son in a refugee camp in northern syria. it adds another layer of complication to the case of the schoolgirl who joined is and now wants to come back. shamima begum first came to attention after leaving her home in east london with two school friends four years ago aged just 15. she married an is fighter in raqqa

and had remained with the group until fleeing the fighting two weeks ago. her family are asking the government to show compassion and help them get her home. the government has said that it won't hesitate to prevent people who went to join a terrorist group returning to britain. but concedes that people like shamima begum, who have only one nationality, may ultimately be allowed to come back. if you are dealing with a british citizen who wants to return to this country, and not a dual citizen, so their only citizenship is british citizenship, then we are obliged at some stage at least to take them back. that doesn't mean we can't put in place the necessary security measures to monitor their activities and make sure they are not misbehaving. today, president trump called on britain and other european countries to take back people who'd gone to fight for is and put them on trial. he said 800 fighters had been captured, and if they were to be released, they might permeate

europe, as he put it. raffaello pantucci, who has been studying violent islamists for years, says the government will probably have to shift its position of refusing to accept responsibility for any is fighters. the uk needs to establish some sort of a process of what to do with its nationals that are out there. i think frankly they are the uk's responsibility and some sort of resolution does need to be established, a due process they can be put through. is‘s last toehold in syria, baghuz, is slowly being reduced to rubble. there is a fledgling project in the uk for handling any women and children of is who make it from here back to the uk called the returning families project. so far, it's only dealt with a handful of cases and the funding runs out next month. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is here. in the case of shamima begum, how has her baby now changed the situation? i think ithink in i think in the immediate term it doesn't change the situation. the

british government have been fairly clear that they think it is too risky to help anybody in a refugee camp in northern syria at the moment andi camp in northern syria at the moment and i don't think they feel there is any rush. i think if the situation deteriorates in those refugee camps, very seriously, or if women and children in those camps are somehow turfed out children in those camps are somehow tu rfed out into children in those camps are somehow turfed out into the desert then the pressure might build. if on the other hand shamima begum was to make it to other hand shamima begum was to make ittoa other hand shamima begum was to make it to a place of safety like turkey, for example, and try to make it to a british consulate, the fact she has a very newborn baby might force the british government to act a little bit more quickly than they otherwise might have done. in the case of eu governments, how concerned might they be about donald trump's threats? donald trump seems to be suggesting the kurdish allies of the us government and us troops on the ground might set free the isis fighters in captivity. i think that seems unlikely, but i think this is a sign of the pressure that america is going to start applying on the

european governments to take some of the is fighters that have come originally from their countries and are now being held in captivity because certainly the kurds there do not want to deal with them, the americans don't want to deal with them, and someone will have to handle them and put those who can be put on trial, and otherwise deal with them in a way so they are not a threat to the public and i think this is a sign of the pressure the americans are starting to apply rather than a real threat to set them free next week, as it were. daniel sandford, thank you. the aberdeen based airline loganair has said it will take over some of the services provided by flybmi. hundreds of passengers were left stranded after the company filed for administration and cancelled all flights last night. in a statement, flybmi said it had struggled with higher fuel costs and uncertainty over brexit. thousands of customers have been affected as stuart flinders reports. it's a sign of how vulnerable small airlines are. 17 aircraft, 25 european destinations, not enough passengers.

john carney did use flybmi for business travel. after spending £1500 with them last week, he received a text message yesterday saying his flights had been cancelled. the phone line is now dead. it's annoying. obviously, they must have known on wednesday that they were not going to be in business for very much longer and they were still happy to take bookings on wednesday. it's just a shame that they didn't give us more warning. flybmi says it can't organise alternative flights or give refunds. flybmi has blamed rising fuel and carbon costs for its problems, but also uncertainty about brexit, which it says has prevented it from negotiating contracts to fly between airports within the eu. but you only have to look at the airline's own figures from last year. 18 was the average number of passengers on every plane.

and that's a lot of empty seats. this isn't really because of brexit. flybmi is not disappearing simply because of that. it's going because the brand wasn't strong enough and not enough people wanted to choose to fly bmi. also the balance sheet was weak. they simply didn't have the cash to keep going. so when you combine all of those you have a very turbulent melting pot for an airline. flybmi operated from small regional airports including bristol, newcastle and aberdeen. the route between the city of derry airport and stansted received a public subsidy to promote trade and travel between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. nearly 400 jobs here and elsewhere in europe are now also in doubt. flybmi are based here at east midlands airport. only one of their flights due out of here today, and of course that has been cancelled. the advice from the airline if you

have one of their tickets is not to go to the airport but look at your insurance documents and consult your credit card company. they will not make alternative transport arrangements for you, and if you are able to do that yourself, they say they will not be paying for it. studio: stuart flinders, thank you. a man whose brothers fought for a jihadist group in syria has been murdered in brighton. abdul deghayes, who was 22, was found with stab wounds in a car which had crashed. his twin, abdullah, and younger brotherjaffar were killed trying to overthrow bashar al—assad's government. another brother, amer, is still thought to be in syria. the prime minister has called on conservative mps to put aside "personal preferences" and support a brexit deal in the house of commons. theresa may's plans were rejected in a vote last week but today one of her senior ministers indicated that there might be a solution to the disagreements within the party, that doesn't involve reopening the withdrawal agreement. ben wright reports. the lobbying of eu leaders will continue apace this week

as theresa may tries to deliver on her pledge to secure legally binding changes to the irish backstop, the most contentious part of the brexit deal, there to ensure no hard border on the island of ireland. but today, one cabinet minister said changes could be made without reopening the whole agreement. if there are other ways of doing it that are just as effective, that perhaps we haven't explored... so you think a legal letter or codicil or something... ? well, as i say, i don't think it's the mechanism that matters, it's the objective. many brexit enthusiasts on the tory backbenches will not like that. they want the withdrawal deal rewritten or the backstop ditched altogether. well, the european union has said that it won't reopen negotiations at all, but that is what you would expect them to be saying until the government goes with a very firm plan. i think the ball is in the government's court. the ayes to the right, 258. the nos to the left, 303. last week, divisions in the tory party were on full display

when the prime minister lost another big vote on her brexit strategy. last night, she wrote to all tory mps appealing for unity, asking them to put personal preferences aside for the national interest. labour has divisions, too, and today, there was this appeal from the leadership to mps thinking of quitting the party. we are holding the party together on brexit. those who are saying, "well, we'll split if we don't get a people's vote," well, we've still kept that option on the table. it might come about. why split over that? meanwhile, businesses watch the political limbo with alarm. what we're concerned about is the prospects of a no—deal. there's no such thing as a managed no—deal. it is absolutely catastrophic for us. the prime minister's missive to her warring party warns that a no—deal brexit will disrupt the economy and damage jobs. and it is the default position if parliament doesn't approve the deal by the end of march. a deal by the end of march.

but will theresa may really let that happen? it's one of the biggest unknowns in this crisis. what is clear is that soon, some mps, maybe even some ministers will try again to shut down the option of a no—deal brexit and force an extension to the brexit talks if the prime minister can't get a deal through. and today, president macron echoed what other eu leaders have said all along — the withdrawal deal is not renegotiable. this week, again, the prime minister's room to manoeuvre looks very tight. ben wright, bbc news. a russian flag has appeared briefly on scaffolding outside salisbury cathedral. it was spotted by workers early this morning but has since been removed. john glen, the city's mp, called it a "stupid stunt" in light of last year's novichok attack in the city. millions of workers could see their take—home pay fall from april, when the amount they have to put into their pension pot increases. since 2012,10 million eligible workers have been automatically signed up to workplace pensions,

and from april, their contribution will rise from 3% to 5%. here's our business correspondent rob young. building up a pension pot, sacrificing part of our wages today to pay for a more comfortable retirement. since 2012, 10 million eligible workers have been automatically enrolled in a workplace pension. from april, many of those employees will have to put a bigger proportion of their pay into their auto—enrolment pension pot. according to an analysis of earnings, the annual take—home pay of someone earning £15,000 a year will be £49 lower, if they contributions on their entire salary. someone on £30,000 will take home £253 less. in a few weeks' time, many workers currently contributing 3% of their pay will have to put in 5%. this is quite a significant increase relative to what they've been paying to date, and this is going to affect up

to 10 million people who've been auto—enrolled in the last few years. so, the potential impact of this change is quite substantial. the reduction in take—home pay could have been bigger, but most earners will also benefit from a tax cut in april. some in the industry worry higher pension contributions could lead people to opt out of saving for a pension. but the minister in charge said she hoped that wouldn't happen. last year, we already increased the amounts that people have to contribute. and some people were nervous that once we did that, we might see saving drop off. it hardly happened at all. the government regards auto—enrolment as a huge success. it'll closely monitor what happens in a few weeks' time. some in the industry say contributions from both staff and employers may have to rise even further if workers are to have a decent pension pot. rob young, bbc news. with all the sport now, here's karthi at the bbc sport centre. good evening.

wolverhampton wanderers will be in the draw for the quarterfinals of the fa cup for the first time since 2003 after they beat bristol city 1—0 this afternoon. swansea cityjoin them in the last eight after defeating brentford 4—1 and crystal palace made sure to avoid a cup upset by knocking league one side doncaster rovers out of the compeition, as david ornstein reports. 63 years this club had been waiting for this day. doncaster rovers in the fa cup fifth round. for supporters of any age, a occasion not to be missed. it came off hopes with of a famous upset but quickly came with a dose of reality. crystal palace offered early evidence of their premier league pedigree. jeffrey schlupp aided by a deflection, changing the complexion of the tie. as palace continued to find their feet, with varying degrees of success, the key for rovers was to avoid conceding again

before half—time. the problem was they did exactly that. german international max meyer used his head to put palace further ahead. happily for roy hodgson, the gulf in quality was reflected in the scoreline. unbeaten at home since october, doncasterfinally scoreline. unbeaten at home since october, doncaster finally began to threaten, coming close through alfie may, but it would not be their day. palace may, but it would not be their day. pa la ce wa nt may, but it would not be their day. palace want a date at wembley and they are getting closer. david ornstein, bbc news. in the fifth round of the women's fa cup there was a repeat of last year's final with chelsea beating arsenal again. the score this time was 3—0. bethany england scored two of those goals as chelsea booked their place in the last eight. amongst the other teams through to the quarterfinals are manchester city, liverpool and championship side, manchester united. celtic have moved eight points clear at the top of the scottish premiership after a last minute goal from scott brown gave them all three points at rugby park. it was celtic‘s first away win over kilmarnock in three attempts. and motherwell beat hearts

2—1 after a terrible mistake from colin doyle, the hearts goalkeeper. that error allowed 19—year—old david turnbull‘s free kick to somehow end up in the net in the 93rd minute of the game. that's a sixth successive league win for motherwell. at the alpine world ski championships in sweden, there was a ninth place finish for great britain's dave ryding in the slalom. he was third fastest on his second run and his top ten finish is his best result at the event. gold went to austria's marcel hirscher for a record—equalling seventh title. there's more on the bbc sport website, including the athletes named in great britian‘s team for next month's euopean indoor championships and the latest from snooker‘s welsh open. that's it from me. i'll be back with the late news at ten o'clock. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello. this is bbc news. videos and photographs promoting animal cruelty and illegal blood sports are being shared on social media, according to a bbc countryfile investigation.

in response, facebook and youtube have taken down some of the content, but material celebrating illegal hunting and cockfighting is still accessible, as tom heap reports. from hare coursing to cockfighting, these are the cruelest of so—called sports with gambling at their heart. you may have thought these blood sports lived only in the past, but today, the power of the web has given them a new audience. we found evidence that some of the world's most popular internet sites, like facebook and youtube, are being used by illicit gambling rings to organise animal fights and also share disturbing and cruel images online with huge numbers of followers. it's about the money. it is purely about the betting. there's significant amounts of money made in this. we've got intelligence suggesting that dogs can be bought for £25—30,000, for a hare coursing dog with good bloodline. we've got hare coursers making

six figures annually purely from hare coursing. and they can livestream to their friends in the pub. we have infiltrated a number of closed groups on facebook, groups believed to be sharing illegal blood sport material. they may not be publicly accessible, but they have huge numbers of followers. and it's notjust facebook. we also found videos being uploaded and shared on youtube. we showed them our evidence, and facebook did take down one profile that had been up for several years, but others remain. facebook told us that their content "must respect local laws" and that they "rely on reports from appropriate authorities so they can take appropriate action". youtube also removed some material and said it had clear policies that banned graphic content and animal abuse. tom heap, bbc news. and you can watch more on tom heap‘s report on countryfile this evening on bbc one.

that's at 7pm. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomas shafernaecker. and it was another very mild one across the uk today. 12—15 degrees, which is way above the average for this time of year, should be closer to around 8—9 at most. monday is going to be a little bit cooler. there'll be more clouds in the sky and also a chance of catching some showers. and the reason for it is a cold front is moving through. it's not necessarily that cold because it is actually quite mild out there. but it is going to introduce cooler, let's say, air for monday. and it's already happening right now. we're seeing fresher conditions coming in off the atlantic. there are some showers around, but still overall, it is mild. these are the morning temperatures. 5—9 degrees in the south. so here's tomorrow's weather. breezy with showers, i think in the northwest of the country here, some hail and thunder is possible in scotland, maybe in northern ireland, too. and maybe one or two showers affecting southeastern areas.

so some of us may need our brollies, at least for a time tomorrow. you can see those temperatures around sort of 10, 11, 12 at best. then as we head through tuesday, we're in between weather systems. one weak weather front moves away. it's still mostly high pressure across europe. another weather front tries to come through, but ahead of it, we'll see south—westerly winds, so we're still very much in that mild current of air which is going to bring some rain to northwestern parts of the uk later on tuesday and into the early hours of wednesday. and we're talking about northern ireland and scotland, but to the south, it should be at least bright and again temperatures, ten maybe 12 celsius. then for wednesday, it really does tend to become a lot warmer. so this is wednesday's weather map here. you can see the jet stream here, and ahead of the jet stream, that milder air pushing in. so on wednesday, we say goodbye early in the morning to that weather front, those south—westerly winds set in and we'll see those temperatures climbing to perhaps the mid—teens again. 12—13, wouldn't be surprised if it gets up to 15 degrees again

in the south of the country. and then thursday into friday, it turns brighter still, and the indications are that as we head through friday and into the weekend, in one or two places, temperatures could actually get up to around about 18 celsius. and the reason for it is this jet stream that's blowing up pretty much from the south and wafting up warm air in ourdirection. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7pm: the family of the british teenager who joined the islamic state group say she's given birth in syria. shamima begum says she wants to return to the uk after fleeing the last is stronghold. it comes as president trump calls on britain and other european nations to put captured islamic state fighters on trial. stranded flybmi passengers speak of frustration — after the airline went into administration and cancelled all flights. theresa may writes to every conservative mp, urging them to put

aside their personal differences over brexit and come together in the national interest. millions could see their take—home pay fall when the amount they have to put into their pensions goes up. and the moment wolves overcame resilient bristol city