this is bbc news. the headlines: the family of a us student who died after he was jailed in north korea have criticised president trump for praising kim jong—un. otto warmbier‘s parents said... "no excuse can hello and welcome to bbc news. president trump has rejected claims that he failed to hold north korea's leader kim jong—un to account for the death of an american student. otto warmbier was sentenced by a north korean court to 15 years in 2016 after being accused of stealing a poster. he was in a coma when he was released 17 months later, and died soon after returning to the united states. his family rebuked president trump for praising kim jong—un and accepting his claim

that he did not know about oscar warmbier‘s mistreatment and failing health. despite the series of events that led to their son's death, they made a decision not to speak out during the process of the summit, they wa nted the process of the summit, they wanted that process to continue without them speaking and getting involved in it. but afterwards and after president trump return to washington they felt that they had to speak out, saying that mr kim and his evil regime bore responsibility for what happened to their son. but there has been response from mr trump today. he tweeted this.

he did say north korea, not kim jong—un. however, clearly his family are upset about the comments. and just to emphasise what they are again is what he told reporters, he, referring to mr kim, told me i didn't know about it and i will take him at his word. clearly otto warmbier‘s family feel that they cannot trust mr kim and do not take amat is word. to put it in context, it could be the start of something damaging to president trump as the election next year moves ever closer and he is accused, by some, of cosying up to, rather than standing up cosying up to, rather than standing up to, certain foreign leaders who do not espouse american values. you saw a short time ago that both

republicans and democrats are concerned about the way mr trump frees his comment that mr kim does not bear some responsibility. going into 2020 these are the kind of comments that democrats will seize on as this to trump runs once again for the presidency. chris buckler in washington. the canadian government has confirmed it will allow a us extradition case to proceed against the chief financial officer of the chinese technology giant huawei. meng wanzhou was detained last year at washington's request. she's accused of bank fraud to help her company break us sanctions against iran. she has denied the allegations. the next step will be a hearing on wednesday, that will be a chance for the dates to be set for the extradition proceedings to begin in full. we are expecting meng wanzhou to appear at that hearing in vancouver on wednesday morning, although it could be a brief appearance, just to hear when the full proceedings will get under way. after that point, that

could take several months, and what happens in that period is that a judge in canada will determine whether what meng wanzhou is alleged to have done would also be illegal in canada — and if that is the case, if the judge deems that to be the case, then she will most likely be extradited to face trial in the united states. now, where that becomes slightly more complicated is that the main defence of meng wanzhou at this point is that her defence team feels the charges would not be illegal in canada, because they relate to us—imposed sanctions on iran. but that will be the next stage, and if, after that initial proceeding is finished, there could be several appeals, so in reality, meng wanzhou could be fighting the extradition for potentially several years. but of course, with every day that this saga goes on, it is becoming more and more politically explosive. pakistan has released the indian fighter pilot captured two days ago, after his jet was shot down over

the disputed region of kashmir. the two nuclear powers have both claimed sovereignty over the area for 70 years, with tensions rising in recent days, after a0 indian soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing. the pilot was handed over in darkness, at a border crossing in the north indian state of punjab, from where rajini vaidyanathan reports. this was the moment india had been waiting for. as tensions have escalated with its nuclear neighbour, the fate of this pilot has taken centre stage. captured days ago by pakistan, today he was freed. wing commander abhinandan varthaman was flanked by a government official and members of the military at the border crossing with india. his release was expected in the early afternoon. after many hours of delays, the gates finally opened. the pilot who had fought for his country for 16 years was back on home soil. outside, the crowds erupted

as the news came through. many indians say it is nothing more than political propaganda. this all comes, of course, after weeks of escalating tension between the two nuclear neighbours. the events here will have dampened down some of those tensions, but it doesn't take away from some of the underlying issues between two nations. for decades, the two countries have clashed over the disputed area of kashmir. both lay claim to it, but both only control parts of it. two weeks ago, a suicide attack in india—administered kashmir claimed the lives of a0 indian soldiers. a militant group based in pakistan claimed responsibility. india accuses pakistan of harbouring terror groups, and at a rally ahead of upcoming elections, indian prime minister narendra modi said it would return the damage done by terrorists. today pakistan's foreign minister told the bbc any further escalation would be "suicidal."

tonight, celebrations continued after the return of a man being hailed a hero. the events of today might have brought india and pakistan back from the brink of war, but peace here remains fragile. for much more on this story — don't forget to check out the bbc website. there you'll get all the latest news and analysis — just log on to bbc.com/news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: bbc viewers have their say on brexit — with the deadline to leave the eu now less than a month away. the government has been forced to pay £33 million to eurotunnel, to settle a legal dispute over brexit contingency plans, in the event of no deal. the department for transport had given ferry contracts to three companies, including one with no ships and no port. but eurotunnel said the process had been "secretive and flawed". labour blames chris grayling,

the transport secretary, who oversaw the contract process, and says he should resign. our business correspondent joe miller is at the eurotunnel terminal in folkestone. the department for transport has already had to step back from one of its three controversial no—deal brexit vary contracts and today it spent tens of millions of pounds to avoid a trial which would likely have revealed how it went about awarding those lucrative deals in the first place. the beneficiary is eurotunnel, behind me, which is now secured public funding to upgrade its facilities. remember this? the brexit contract for seaborne freight, a company with no ferries, based at a port that isn't ready. and, in order to make sure these ferries are still sailing after a no—deal brexit, the taxpayer is now facing a £33 million bill.

rivals eurotunnel said they were unfairly treated, and sued the department for transport over what it called a secretive approach to awarding shipping contracts. the company, which has run ferries in the past, said it should have been considered as part of no—deal plans. the payout has put further pressure on the transport secretary, chris grayling. labour called it a disaster, and demanded he resign. the country cannot afford chris grayling. he's got to go, for the credibility of our nation. and, my goodness me, the people working for him must be pulling their hair out. he stumbles from catastrophe to disaster, and it's just gross incompetence on an industrial scale. enough is enough, and this man has got to be out of his post by monday. chris grayling was nowhere to be seen, at his house, or his office, or his department today. but the government says its £33 million deal with eurotunnel was necessary to ensure vital medicines get through after brexit. the contracts and the ferries that

are going to be available are critical for our contingency plans, so it's a good thing that the agreement‘s been made today. sources close to the case say the government felt it was being held over a barrel by the channel operator eurotunnel, and had it not settled, it could have faced seeing vital freight contracts being cancelled, and have to publiclyjustify why it only started no—deal planning late last year. today, eurotunnel agreed it would spend the money on improving its terminal facilities here in folkestone. but the scrutiny of mr grayling isn't over. his department will face an independent review, and there is no certainty that the matter won't be brought back to the courts. joe miller, bbc news, folkestone. the prosecutor's office in georgia has told the bbc it's received a request to extradite

jack shepherd, the man convicted of killing a woman in a speedboat crash in 2015 on the river thames. shepherd handed himself in to police in georgia in january, after months on the run. he's being held in the capital tbilisi, and our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg was given exclusive access to the prison. on the edge of tblisi, this is penitentiary number eight, a high—securityjail with around 3,000 prisoners. and one of them is british — jack shepherd. after months on the run, the convicted killer is behind bars in georgia, pending extradition proceedings. we are the first foreign tv crew to be allowed inside this jail. what we're not allowed is any contact with shepherd. and this is jack shepherd's prison cell — room 101. he shares it with two other inmates.

shepherd sleeps on this bed here. the prison authorities tell me that, for security reasons, shepherd is under 24—hour surveillance. jack shepherd surrendered to georgian police after ten months in hiding. he had fled britain to escape his trial for manslaughter. in his absence, he was sentenced to six years in prison for the death of charlotte brown. she had been on a date with shepherd when his speedboat crashed on the river thames. today, georgian prosecutors confirmed to me that they have now received the official request from britain for shepherd to be sent home. so how confident are you that jack shepherd will be extradited? i'm very confident that mr shepherd will be extradited to the united kingdom. to this end, we will do everything. we will take every measure to convince the georgian judge that this person deserves to be

extradited to the united kingdom. the authorities say that jack shepherd could be gone from here within a month. but until extradition is approved, this is where jack shepherd will remain — on remand in penitentiary number eight, under lock and key, in a georgian jail. steve rosenberg, bbc news, tbilisi. salisbury in wiltshire, has been declared decontaminated, almost a year after the novichok poisonings, which left sergei and yulia skripal seriously ill in hospital. military teams have spent 13,000 hours on the clean—up operation, including at mr skripal‘s house and 11 other sites. the army says it's been "the longest running" operation of its kind, on british soil. the bbc understands that the car firm jaguar land rover is preparing to make a major investment in advanced manufacturing in the uk. an announcement is expected in the next few weeks. injanuary, the company said it planned to cut 11,500 jobs over the next two years,

because of a decline in sales in china and a drop in demand for diesel vehicles. the high court has ruled that laws aimed at preventing illegal immigrants from renting property, are discriminatory, breaching human rights regulations. the right to rent scheme was introduced in england in 2016, and requires landlords to check the immigration status of their tenants. but the judges said there needs to be further evaluation of the rules, before the scheme can be rolled out, across the uk. five metropolitan police officers have been cleared of misconduct, over the death of a man who died at brixton police station more than a decade ago. sean rigg was being restrained

while in custody in august 2008. a police misconduct panel found "none of the allegations are proved", against the five officers. the metropolitan police says it's sorry about mr rigg's death, and that it had "fully scrutinised" all the facts. june kelly reports. sean rigg had mental health problems and hadn't been taking his medication. there was concern over the way he was behaving. he was arrested and officers restrained him, lying on his front for seven minutes. today, the disciplinary panel said this wasn't an excessive amount of time. one of the reasons why the officers were cleared of gross misconduct. for sean rigg's sister marcia, this was finally the end of a decade—long campaign to have someone held accountable for her brother's death. today's decision by the panel is the wrong decision. and my question is, if the officers apparently did the right thing, why is he dead? by the time sean rigg got to brixton police station,

his physical health had deteriorated badly. he collapsed and died from a heart attack. one officer had talked about him feigning unconsciousness. the country's biggest police force says it has learned lessons from this case, especially in dealing with those with mental health problems. that has transformed in the period, the 10.5 years, since sean rigg died. we now work very closely with mental health trusts, and with the ambition of making sure that if people have to be in police care and control, that that is for as short a time as possible. one of the officers, andrew burkes, has retrained as a church of england minister while waiting for the disciplinary process to get underway. the police watchdog has acknowledged it contributed to the delays. marcia rigg said that, by never giving up their fight, sean rigg's family were the winners in this case. june kelly, bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines:

the family of a us student who died after he was jailed in north korea have criticised president trump for praising kim jong—un. canada has cleared the way for the us to start extradition proceedings against huawei's chief financial officer, prompting an angry response from beijing. hundreds of pupils have been kept away from a primary school in birmingham by their parents today in protest over lessons on same—sex relationships. parkfield school, which has a majority of muslim pupils, says it is promoting diversity and inclusion. sima kotecha has the story. today, a quieter parkfield school, 600 fewer pupils out of a total of more than 700. it is being called a protest. some parents, most of whom are of muslim faith, are unhappy about the school teaching their children about same—sex relationships.

telling children as young as four that it's ok to be gay, if you're a muslim, if you're a christian, where does he — you know, itjust doesn't go with our beliefs, our rights. but there are same—sex couples in society, like there are people of different faiths and cultures, so why not allow your child to see what reflect society? i just don't think there's a need. it's not age—appropriate. through its no outsiders programme, involving storybooks, children are introduced to characters in same—sex couples. the school wouldn't talk to us today, but in a letter seen by the bbc, that has been sent to parents, it says at no point during any teaching with the school ever encourage children to become lgbt, and at no point promote this as a specific way of life. it goes on to say no outsiders is all about saying that everybody is different in many ways, and we should treat everybody equally, with dignity and respect.

the children are due back here on monday, but some parents tell us they will permanently remove them if the school doesn't change its syllabus. relationship education is always going to be a hot topic for parents. and parents have got a right to have their voice heard. there's lots of different ways in which you can teach the equalities act. ofsted has previously said that all children must learn about same—sex relationships, regardless of their religious background. let's get some of the day's other news: thousands of people have protested on the streets of the algerian capital, algiers, against president abdelaziz bouteflika's decision to run for a fifth term in office. police used tear gas to stop demonstrators reaching a central square. there were also protests elsewhere in algeria against the ailing president. ajudge in brazil has agreed to release from prison the former president luis inacio lula da silva to attend the funeral of his seven—year—old grandson.

the boy died of meningitis and will be buried in sao paulo on saturday. lula will leave prison for the first time since he was sentenced for corruption in april. flights to and from london's stansted airport were suspended for much of friday evening after an aircraft aborted a take—off due to an engine problem. the plane, which was bound for vienna, was evacuated using the emergency exits. with less than a month to go before the uk is due to leave the european union, there are still plenty of unanswered questions about how all our lives could change, with or without a deal. so throughout the day, we've been finding out what you want to know about the whole process, and right across bbc news, we've been giving viewers the opportunity to contribute to our coverage in a brexit takeover. our business correspondent emma simpson has been looking at some of your questions and concerns. meet molly, sheldon, and simone, our audience with some

questions on brexit. ok, i think a lot of people want to know about this. here's the thing. a third of our food imports come from the eu. if there is no deal, it is possible we may see delays at the ports, which could cause disruption for lorries delivering food. right now, our food supply chain is really efficient, any added friction, like doing customs checks will mean extra costs. the government's own impact assessments, released just this week, warn that some food prices are likely to increase, for instance fresh produce like lettuce and tomatoes from spain. what will also affect prices is what tariffs or taxes are applied when products cross the eu—uk border. now, the government could choose

to lower tariffs or lose them altogether, so that could mean cheaperfood coming in from other parts of the world. that said, you have to factor in things like a likely fall in the pound, which would make imports more expensive. if we leave with a deal, then things stay the same. that is because there will be a 21—month transition period as we try to figure out what our future trading relationship will be with the eu. first things first — with or without a deal, planes will still be flying to to and from the eu after 29 march. that is something both european leaders and the government have promised. ferries, cruise ships, coaches and the eurostar are also expected to keep going as normal, and if there is a deal, we will all be able to keep travelling as we do now for the duration of the transition period. but what if there is no deal? lots of people are worried that there could be hold—ups.

that is hard to predict. we won't be entitled to use the eu lane anymore when we get to passport control. as non—eu nationals, different border control checks will apply. on a driving holiday, no deal and the uk license may not be enough. you could need to buy an international driving permit to hit eu roads. using your mobile phone — now, british travellers won't automatically avoid roaming charges if there is no deal, although some networks have already said they are not planning to bring the fees back in. but perhaps one of the biggest changes will be to the european health insurance card, ehic, carried by round 27 million british people. it lets you access state healthcare in eu countries, but it won't be valid if there is no deal. the government is suggesting people make sure their travel insurance covers this kind of thing instead. scientists have begun the first

ever exploration below the surface of mars. nasa landed a robotic probe called insight on the red planet late last year, and after several months of checks and preparations, research is finally underway. our science editor david shukman reports. it is a mission to mars like no other. a fiery descent last november, that unfolded exactly as planned, in this nasa animation. it is a hazardous journey that others have made before, but this time, the spacecraft touching down on the surface has a uniquejob. so, for mission control, getting there was a huge relief. touchdown confirmed. amid all the celebrations, they had been checking that everything is working, so the science can begin. nasa is not the only team exploring mars. others are busy there, as well. amazingly, there are six spacecraft in orbit around the red planet,

taking pictures and gathering data. three from america, two from europe, and one from india. but only nasa has successfully got robotic missions down onto the ground itself, and the latest to touch down is very different from the ones that have gone before. called insight, here it is, it is getting its power from solar panels, like the others, but it has a completely new type of mission. not investigating the surface of mars, but what is inside it, instead, and it is doing it with some very clever instruments. a sensor placed on the ground is detecting seismic activity, tremors from volcanoes, for example, to build up a picture of the internal structure of the planet. and a special type of drill has another role — to burrow underground, the deepest ever attempted on another world, five metres down, to measure the heat flowing up from the interior. it is all part of trying to understand what has happened to mars, how it formed

at the same time as earth, but then ended up so very different. one of the key instruments, a seismometer, was designed and built in britain, at imperial college london and oxford university. a highly sensitive device that can pick up the slightest tremor, to help create a snapshot of the interior of mars. every time an earthquake goes off on earth, it's like a flashlight illuminating the interior of the earth. and you can use the same — imagine the same thing on mars. if there's a big enough mars—quake, we can see it ringing around the planet, that would be very exciting, because it can give us that quick flash of what the planet looks like. this is what the wind really sounds like on mars, the first time anyone has heard it, picked up by the spacecraft soon after it landed. the hope now is that,

with all the instruments ready, there will be a lot more discoveries to follow. david shukman, bbc news. hello. the record warmth of the past week has gone, but it still will not be cold for the time of year this weekend, but it will be wet at times and it will be very windy at times too, even stormy in places. one area of low pressure passes close by on saturday. another rapidly deepening area of low pressure will come in on sunday. so spells of wind and rain, but it's this second system on sunday, named by the met office as storm freya to raise awareness of potential impacts. it's going to pack the biggest punch, if you like, and we'll get to that in a moment. saturday starts still a little damp across eastern parts of the uk, with overnight rain clearing away. plenty of mist and fog, beyond a patch to the north—west initially. but remember that first area of low pressure. here comes the rain from it quite quickly into northern ireland, western scotland, parts of wales, and all of that will push further east as we go through the evening.

so if you're not wet by day, you will eventually see some rain out of it. now, the winds start to strengthen too. these are average speeds. gusts will be stronger for northern ireland and western and northern scotland, could see some gusts in excess of 60 mph here. now, going into saturday night, it's the western isles that could well see some gusts up to around 70 mph, rattling through north—west scotland, snow through the high hills, maybe some rumbles of thunder. whilst many other places will turn drier, the rain never really clears from southernmost counties of england, and this is as storm freya comes in on sunday. initially with some wet weather pushing northwards, though there is some uncertainty about how far north that will get. it may not be too much rain in northern scotland, there will be a few showers around, but all the while the winds are going to be strengthening as well. that's the second part of storm freya, first the rain,

then the wind, as the deepening area of low pressure takes a track across the uk, with the strongest winds on the southern flank. and that brings them really across parts of england and wales, where the met office has this yellow warning area. so it will be turning windier particularly towards the end of sunday into sunday night, initially around some irish sea coasts, the coast of south—west england, 60—70 mph gusts, maybe up to 80 in a few spots, and elsewhere through that warning zone, some gusts 50—60 mph as storm freya moves east. but there's still some uncertainty about the detail here, so keep watching if you have plans on sunday. all starts to push away on monday, just to a few showers and lighter winds.