three cabinet ministers demand brexit is delayed if parliament fails to approve a deal in the coming days. voting is under way this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 12. in nigeria's delayed presidential elections, three cabinet ministers demand with reports of militant attacks brexit is delayed if parliament in the north east of the country. fails to approve a deal the singer r kelly is due in the coming days — to appear in court in chicago some in the party say they should go. after being charged with ten counts of sexual abuse, some the rules on collective involving underage girls. responsibility are very clear and if ministers or cabinet ministers can't first—time buyers return support the government's position in greater numbers then they have to resign. to the property market, despite the soaring cost of deposits. nigerians go to the polls to choose in rugby — wales aim their president and parliament — for a record 12th win in a row in the biggest election when they face england in the six nations in in african history. cardiff this afternoon. the singer r kelly is due to appear in court in chicago after being charged with ten counts of sexual abuse, some involving underage girls. first—time buyers return in greater sport and for a full numbers to the property market — despite the soaring round up, from the bbc cost of deposits. in rugby — can wales make it sport centre. a record 12 wins in a row? they take on england in the six nations in cardiff this afternoon. it isa

and coming up at 12:30 — it is a huge weekend in the six click takes a look at an exo—suit nations championship with this afternoon match between england and helping disabled people to walk. wales in cardiff. we can look forward to scenes like this, the roof will remain open at england's request. both teams are unbeaten in their first two games and a win for wales would be their 12th in a row. we are on a good run, we have done well over the last 12 months but let good morning and us well over the last 12 months but let us not get ahead of ourselves and we welcome to bbc news. arejust us not get ahead of ourselves and we are just trying to keep our feet on three cabinet ministers have broken the ground and know this is a big ranks to demand that brexit should game for us but we're pretty about be delayed if mps fail to approve the prime minister's deal in the coming days. it. everybody wants to play these writing in the daily mail, games so it. everybody wants to play these games so when it comes to them and the work and pensions secretary, when it comes to the weekend i do amber rudd, thejustice secretary, david gauke, and the business not see any reason why you should secretary, greg clark, not see any reason why you should not enjoy it. you shouldn't love the said time was running out and leaving without a deal would be ‘disastrous'. occasion, love being part of it. you downing street insists theresa may is working hard to secure a deal, should allow it to bring the best. as our political correspondent that is at four 45 at bbc one. nick eardley reports. three ministers who have long had concerns about leaving without a deal, but their latest

scotla nd that is at four 45 at bbc one. scotland are in paris to take on intervention is significant — france who are yet to win in this upping the stakes ahead of the latest big week in parliament. yea r‘s france who are yet to win in this year's competition france who are yet to win in this yea r‘s competition but france who are yet to win in this year's competition but if anyone amber rudd, david gauke, knows how difficult it is too when and greg clark write it is scotland as their last victory in the daily mail: the government hasn't even came years ago and scotland went on to win the championship that year. the players cannot look at the big picture too much so coming to paris is an incredible stadium, we have played some good stuff over the first two games but there have been some inconsistencies in there as well so it is a big opportunity for confirmed there will be a new deal to vote on next week. theresa may still needs to secure us well so it is a big opportunity for us under the guys are desperate to changes to her original plan. get going. but this ups the pressure. scotland's women are also playing in france — it's also a warning and you can watch it live on the bbc to brexiteers in parliament — red button tonight. vote a deal through or brexit might be delayed — before that ireland play italy and that, these ministers say, with the build up starting at 20 would be their fault. downing street says the cabinet past six ahead of kick off should be focused on getting a deal delivered, but this latest at a quarter to seven. intervention sets the scene for a massive few days at westminster, and it suggests burnley are helping to make it eight cabinet ministers may be prepared to walk to prevent no deal. games unbeaten as they host spurs, nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. they are kicking off right now. their

i've been speaking to our political correspondent, susana mendonca, about the significance of this challenge to the prime minister's authority. we have got these cabinet ministers who behind closed doors, we know they have been concerned about this issue but here they are vocally coming out and giving an interview to a newspaper where they are outlining their concerns. basically suggesting that if the prime minister doesn't get agreement from parliament for her deal, that they might support delaying that deal. we know that this week theresa may has got a very difficult time ahead. even if she doesn't have the meaningful vote, there is no clarity from downing street on whether they will have a vote on the deal itself, but she will have amendments put forward, attempts to try and change the direction. we have an amendment being put forward again by yvette cooper and oliver letwin which is all about delaying brexit if a deal is not reached by mid—march. the suggestion here seems to be that these three cabinet

ministers might support that. what has been the reaction from downing street? they have said the prime minister is still working towards a deal and it is no secret that these ministers held these types of views. another thing is that today is that brexiteers feel as though they are being bullied by downing street, there has been a suggestion, certainly by andrew bridgen, who is a brexiteer in the erg group, that downing street are trying to coordinate this in some way to pressure them into supporting theresa may's deal. so the hidden hand of downing street is behind this? yes, suggesting a kind of conspiracy theory that they are behind this. downing street have not commented on this and point to the fact that theresa may is continuing to discuss the issue with the eu and try to get some tweaks that could get support for her deal. certainly this idea that you have got mps on all sides concerned about what's going to happen, this idea of conspiracy theories, shows just how fractious things are for the prime

minister at the moment. in a week where she also saw three of her own mps leave the party and join the independent group. i've been speaking to the conservative mp and prominent brexiteer, andrew bridgen, above the move by his party colleagues. i think the rules on collective responsibility are very clear and if ministers or cabinet ministers can't support the government's position then they have to resign. the government position is very clear, we are leaving on the 29th of march, i think something the prime minister has said, at the last count, 108 times in the chamber at the house of commons. we are leaving on the 29th of march with or without a deal. it is only keeping no deal on the table which gives us any leverage in the negotiations and is keeping the european union willing to renegotiate, the fear of leaving with no deal which would be less than ideal that we would get real concessions.

they say something stronger than less than ideal. they say the damage will be palpable from a no—deal brexit. do you mind if ijust quote? and by all means you can respond to it in your own words. they say, the economy will be damaged severely both in the short and long—term and they say to you and your colleagues, fellow conservative mps, some people in the party seem complacent about the consequences of leaving the eu without a deal. when wejoined the european union, food prices went up by io%. we severed historic trading links with the commonwealth countries and our allies such as australia and new zealand. i do not see anyone saying we crashed into the european union but suddenly we are going to be crashing out. we will not be crashing out, we will be cashing in. it took a decade of negotiations. it took us more than a decade to get into the then european economic

community but maybe that's a bit too much history for this morning. what about the future then in the coming days because this presumably is not just three cabinet ministers, it is others in government as well who have the same opinion. you are under no illusion, presumably, that there is a wider group in the party who think this? i think the big problem is there is probably only 150 mps out of 650 that campaigned for leaving the european union that really believe in the project. we have got a parliament that is completely out of step with the sentiment of the british electorate as expressed at the referendum and since. and this is leading to really parliament versus the people and ijust can't help but feel this is going to end very badly for this parliament. what about the essence of the argument that it is perfectly possible to delay brexit without preventing brexit, if you like. because after all the date which the prime minister holds to is the date of her

own choosing because she chose to trigger article 30 which has a two—year timetable that took us to the 29th of march. it would be possible, wouldn't it, to say actually by mutual consent, because it is not doing the eu any favours to have a no—deal brexit, as you yourself have said any more than us, to say delay it for six months and spent a bit more time on getting the thing done properly because we want it done once and we want it done well. that would have huge financial consequences to the uk taxpayer, that we would be remaining in the european union, continue to pay contributions, potentially going into a new spending round of commitments which could alter the already huge so—called divorce bill and how is that going to actually change? how is delaying six months going to change the make of the house of commons and the decisions that mps might vote for or might

not? i do not see how this gets us anywhere and the old adage is very true. those that fight and run away only live to run away another day. there is a bullet to be bitten. these negotiations will go down to the wire, that is the last week. we have got to hold oui’ nerve, keep no deal on the table so we can get real meaningful concessions from the european union, not run away. well a short while ago the leader of the liberal democrats sir vince cable gave his reaction to the brexit warning by those three prominent conservative front benchers — and he was in support of the move. i think the decision that these three cabinet ministers to revolt is good news for the country. it means we now have very good prospects of killing off this no deal which would bea killing off this no deal which would be a disaster for the killing off this no deal which would be a disasterfor the uk killing off this no deal which would be a disaster for the uk and killing off this no deal which would be a disasterfor the uk and do enormous damage to the economy and jobs and investment. these three people make it absolutely clear they will not tolerate it. i think there may be other ministers that will follow them so at last we are seeing

a bit of sense and i wish theresa may would wake up and realise that threatening a new deal is doing enormous damage to the country. the labour leader jeremy corbyn will address a party rally in broxtowe this afternoon — the constituency of the former conservative mp, anna soubry, who's resigned tojoin the independent group. mr corbyn will be joined by members of the shadow cabinet and labour s prospective parliamentary candidate for broxtowe. earlier this week, nine labour mps resigned from the party. the biggest election in african history is taking place in nigeria with more than 80 million people eligible to vote for a president. the ballot was due to take place a week ago, but was postponed only a few hours before polling stations were to open. poor weather conditions, security concerns and allegations of corruption were to blame. our correspodent peter okwoche has been speaking to voters in the capital, abuja —he sends this report. voting for these hundreds of

nigerians in the general elections is probably to be a pretty exhausting experience. many of them have been queueing in the sun for hours. officials say problems with the voters list is what is calling the voters list is what is calling the —— causing the delay but all are determined to stay in the line until they can build. how long have you been here? i came here 7am. so you have been here for almost three hours, why is it so important to cast your vote? it is important because it is my right. i am looking for someone to govern this country and a better way. what are the issues that will make you consider who you were vote for today? in a country like this we are facing a lot of problems in terms of infrastructure and in terms of peace that are not moving in the way it is supposed to be so that is why i want

to make my vote count and i want to exercise my voting right by voting who i want in this election. thank you very much. that is the kind of sense you get from most of the people you talk to during these elections. pulling closes at two o'clock local time and anyone who is still in the queue at that time will be allowed to vote and come late monday or early tuesday, we should be expecting the result to tell us who has been voted in as nigeria's president. a man and woman in their 70s have died, after a car they were in was hit by a van, being pursued by police in south—east london. officers say a van was being "driven erratically at speed" in eltham and failed to stop — before colliding with a car just after midnight. the driver of the van has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. the incident has been referred to the independent office for police conduct. victims of clergy sexual

abuse are gathering in central rome to demand justice on the third day of a vatican summit on the protection of minors. participants have gathered at one of rome's main squares and will be marching towards the vatican. pope francis is meet the presidents of bishops conferences from around the world to discuss the clerical sexual abuse crisis in the church. the musician r kelly has surrendered himself to police and been charged with a series of abuse and assault allegations. the singer, whose real name is robert sylvester kelly, denies all of the charges and is due to appear in court in chicago today. at one point he was the biggest name in r&b, but here r kelly is being is escorted by security as he handed himself into chicago police. # i believe i can fly... he has had massive crossover hits globally, through it all allegations and rumours of sexual abuse against underage girls were never far away.

and in 2008 he went to trial on charges of child pornography, after a tape surfaced allegedly showed him having sex with a 13—year—old. but he was acquitted when the jury decided the tape wasn't clear enough. some women were paid not to talk and others started to come forward to say what had gone on. i did realise that he had a problem and i couldn't fix it. now prosecutors feel they have enough evidence to press charges relating to four victims. earlier today, robert kelly was indicted before a cook county grand jury on ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. it appears a recent tv series speaking to alleged victims gave others the confidence to come forward, too, to try and getjustice against one of the biggest selling us stars — for abuse allegations going back more than two decades. monika plaha, bbc news.

the headlines on bbc news... three senior cabinet ministers threaten to defy the prime minister and vote for a delay to brexit, if a deal is not voted through the commons in the coming days. voters go to the polls in nigeria's delayed presidential elections — with more than 80 million people eligable to vote. american r & b singer r kelly is due in court in chicago after handing himself in to police to face sexual abuse charges. venezuela has said that its border with colombia has been partially closed, shortly after opposition leaderjuan guaido defied a travel ban to cross it. tensions have been rising over a row about the delivery of humanitarian aid. from venezuela, our correspondent katy watson explains what's likely to happen to aid stockpiled on the frontier. well if you speak to nicolas maduro he says it won't be coming in. he told his armed forces to be on high alert and not to let any unauthorised vehicles

cross the border. he has also closed the border with brazil, he closed that late on thursday night. and he said he would evaluate what he does with the colombian border. if you speak tojuan guaido and his supporters they say no matter what this aid will come through. there are informal routes, there are smaller routes. it is a porous border and it is a really big border and they will get their aid in no matter what, so i think the question will be, on saturday morning when the trucks start moving, how the relationship with the armed forces will be. juan guaido has been calling on the armed forces to let this aid in, saying that the most important thing is to look at your family, look at the fact they need medicines, food, everyone in venezuela needs these things to come into the country so that is what they are calling on, it is pulling on the hearts and minds of the officers but nicolas maduro remains firm, so it will be interesting to see exactly

what happens on saturday. security forces have been using tear gas to disperse protesters gathered at the venezuela—colombia border. this was the scene at the tienenditas border crossing earlier. reports suggest some were also trying to cross the border into colombia. we'll be watching that story to the afternoon and bring further developments to you once we get them. one of britain's most wanted men has been extradited from switzerland to the uk— after spending years on the run. mark acklom, who disappeared in 2012, allegedly posed as an m16 agent to con a gloucestershire woman out of her 850—thousand pounds life savings. he's currently in police custody and will appear at bristol magistrates court today. a 16—year—old boy stabbed to death in a park in birmingham has been named. abdullah muhammad was found in sara park in the small heath area on wednesday evening. he is the second teenager to be stabbed to death in the city in a week.

a murder investigation is under way but no arrests have been made. first—time buyers now make up the majority of home purchases bought with a mortgage in the uk, according to new figures. the last time that happened was 1995. according to the halifax, pendle in lancashire and copeland in cumbria are the most affordable areas for first time buyers. here's colin campbell. the number of first—time buyers has nearly doubled over the past decade, but with surging property prices it remains an uphill struggle for those trying to get on the property ladder. according to the halifax, the average price paid for a typical first home hasjumped by 39%, from £153,000 in 2008 to more than £212,000 in 2018. first—time buyers are putting down an average deposit of more than £32,000, rising to more than £110,000 in london. the figures show a london first—time buyer's deposit could almost buy a home outright in the north—east

of england or northern ireland. but it is in wales where first—time buyers are paying the lowest average deposit ofjust over £16,000. while there has been an increase in first—time buyers year on year across the uk, in scotland and wales numbers have fallen. terraced houses closely followed by semidetached properties continue to be the first time buyers' home of choice. despite a shortage of homes and challenges of raising a deposit, the halifax say the figures show healthy movement in the first buyer property market. colin campbell, bbc news. i've been getting the thoughts of lynda clark, editor of the first time buyer magazine. it is definitely the time for the first time buyer and the opportunities out there are quite amazing at the moment. there are lots of reasons why, bank interest rates are very good at the moment and have been for a while, so that is really great for anyone who wants to get a mortgage.

they have got really good deals out there. also i think a lot of people who have already bought a home already are not actually moving at the moment, they are holding fast, maybe improving their own home but not moving so the choice for first—time buyers is fantastic. the choice for first—time buyers might be good, a lot of young people say the thing they worry about is being able to scrape a deposit together, not least when they are still paying rents, the rents some youngsters are paying on properties are astonishing. absolutely, landlords are raking in the money and it is difficult, i know, to be able to save up any sort of money for a deposit or anything else in life at this moment. but there are some schemes out there, government schemes where you only need a 5% deposit which makes a massive amount of difference. a lot of first—time buyers are going for these schemes.

one is shared ownership and one is help to buy and both of these only need a 5% deposit so they are far more affordable. you have watched the property industry over a long period, notjust as the editor of your magazine, and it might be a strange question to ask given what you do now, but do you worry a bit that we are a bit too obsessed with owning property and not more flexible in this country, that there is not more of a mix as there is any a lot of other countries? yes, europe has a completely different outlook on it. it is not a big deal in europe to want to buy your home like we do. british people tend to really want to have that security of owning their own home. there is not quite anything like it than actually having the keys to your front door and opening something that is yours and it is security, and investment, but there are still lots of people out there that love renting and that is great if that is what people want to do. freedom of choice,

as far as i am concerned. it is very nice to have your own home but it doesn't always suit everybody. pagers are to be phased out from from the nhs within the next three years. the health secretary, matt hancock, has announced that staff will instead be asked to use mobile phones and apps — in a bid to cut costs and improve communication. more than one in 10 of the world's pagers are used in the nhs. india's first and only professional symphony orchestra is making its uk debut this week. its concert at the symphony hall in birmingham is the first of six, as satnam rana reports. orchestral music plays the symphony orchestra of india in rehearsal at the symphony hall in birmingham. it is one of six concerts they will be performing in their first uk tour. this, the berlioz roman carnival overture, part of the regular western repertoire.

personally and the orchestra after the sound check, because they haven't been here before, haven't... they have not played in a russelljohnson architect building like this before. and it is going to knock their socks off so to do the concert here and start of the tour in this house is a great moment of excitement for us. accompanying the 90 piece orchestra grammy award—winning musician zakir hussain. he has performed in the city since the 70s. this time though, the specially commissioned song, pushkar. i take the rhythm, i put a melodic element onto it so instead of da da da, you're hearing melodic notes. but they are doing exactly what the tabla is doing but now in four different layers. so the violin is doing one layer, the viola is

doing another and so on. so a harmonic element is established but the basic repertoire is a tabla repertoire. the orchestra was founded in 2006 in mumbai. since its inception 13 years ago it's performed 25 seasons and for international tourists. but its remit reaches beyond performance. based at the national centre for the performing arts it is training up the next generation of classical musicians. when many people think of india and music bollywood comes to mind, the indian film industry, equally famous for its soundtracks but this orchestra is a response to the growing appetite for western classical music in india and of course, with the long and strong connection between the uk and india this tour is a musical milestone. it's always exciting to hear any orchestra and finally the uk gets its chance with the symphony

orchestra of india. the luxury apartment block, which belonged to colombia's infamous drug lord, pablo escobar, at the height of his power and fame, has been demolished. the building in the colombian city of medellin had become a popular tourist attraction, which many local residents found offensive. a ceremony was held outside the building to honour the victims of the criminal organisation led by escobar. putting up quite a lot of smoke there, what a way to go out and take out a symbol of the country's corrupt past. let's look at the weather. we have had quite a mixed picture of weather so far today. some of us having low cloud and fog, particularly across southern and eastern areas of england. a weak weather front pushing into scotland, western most parts of england

and wales in the afternoon, leaving a good part of england and wales with sunshine. brightening up in northern ireland as well. temperatures are very mild for the time of year. highs of 18 celsius, 10 degrees above normalfor this late stage of february. the kind of temperatures we normally expect in late may. tonight, some low cloud, mist and fog patches reforming, perhaps further northwards as well. it will be a colder night generally, temperatures in towns and cities between two and five celsius, but in the countryside cold enough for patches of frost. on sunday, the low cloud, mist and fog will slowly lift. staying cloudier in northern ireland, but elsewhere plenty of afternoon sunshine. staying mild again. temperatures up to 16 celsius. the temperatures up to 16 celsius. weekend weather is