you're watching bbc news with martine croxall. let's get more on the american ambassador in london urging britain to embrace us farming methods to help secure a post—brexit trade deal, saying fears over chlorine—washed chicken and hormone—fed stabbed to death in a london park — beef were myths. a teenage girl becomes in a newspaper article, the 18th person to be killed woody johnson compared food in the capital this year. production in the eu as jodie chesney‘s family appeal to a museum of agriculture. for help in finding her killer, local people express their shock. but the deputy president of the national farmers‘ union, i'm actually begging my community guy smith, told my colleague, to just come out and speak out lukwesa burak, that a bad trade deal about it because a 17—year—old girl could lead to lower food standards. should not die today. she should not die today. the us asks britain to embrace us farming methods — dismissing warnings for me, it is about two things, one, about chlorine—washed chicken and hormone—fed beef oui’ for me, it is about two things, one, as a smear campaign. our high standards. i am really proud of the fact that i have some three, two, one... of the highest animal welfare zero. standards in the world, and british ignition — lift off! consumers do not want to see the is this the launch that standards watered down in anyway could mark the next big leap because of a bad trade deal. it is in commercial space travel? about economics. if i have to bowled him! compete against farmers in america and england are thrashed that have different regulations that by the west indies in the final gives them different costs, if i do one—day international,

drawing the rollercoaster not have trade respect for that, i series 2—2. will lose because i am at a competitive disadvantage. how do we solve this? part of the argument is, britain needs these trade deals, customers will suffer. everybody is saying that things will be tough post brexit, we will need cheap food good evening. available for customers, so what is a 17—year—old girl who was stabbed your solution to this?” to death in a park in east london last night has been named asjodie chesney. available for customers, so what is your solution to this? i would argue she was identified by her that british farm produce is already grandmother on social media. very affordable, particularly she paid tribute to her because it is such a high standard, granddaughter and appealed so because it is such a high standard, soi because it is such a high standard, so i think it is a good dealfor for an end to needless violence after what she described as an british consumers. but you cannot expect me to have high standards and "unprovoked attack". the metropolitan police have begun a murder investigation. to compete against farmers in other no arrests have as yet been made. parts of the world that have lower the teenager becomes the 18th person to be killed standards because that gives them a in the capital this year. competitive advantage over me. our correspondent, economics tells you what will happen. it is like asking me to go jon donnison, reports. london's latest victim into a cage fight and abide by the of knife crime. rules, it will not end well. for us 17—year—old jodie chesney, described by those who knew her as british farmers we want our trade

as a bright and lovely girl. negotiators to respect the fact that we have high standards with higher this evening herfamily name to the teenager on social media costs but still a good deal to the as they appealed for information. british consumer. british consumers do not want chlorinated chicken or her grandmother wrote... beef raised with hormones, and our trade negotiators have got to respect that so we can continue to earlier, friends put affordable food on that shelf is came to lay flowers. wholesome and good value, but we among those paying their respects, a young, local councillor. stay at an economic advantage on a was i shocked about this today? level playing field. no no, because you are hearing about continuous crime that's negotiations, it is always about compromise. how do you meet in the happening, you're hearing of serious youth violence, and that's scary, the fact it didn't shock me. middle? —— in all negotiations. i'm a young councillor, 23 years old, the fact this didn't shock me, quite simply, i do not want to be that's quite sad. it shouldn't be... that shouldn't be our reality. compromised so i go out of business. that should not be young people's reality. police say no arrests have been made ido compromised so i go out of business. i do not want british consumers to be fed by anything other than and are appealing for information. british fahd produce. —— british a 17—year—old girl lost her life and i want to express my deepest sympathies to her family and her friends. food. i think as british farmers we her death is a tragedy. this afternoon forensic officers give british consumer is a good deal, but that's got to be respected

searched a nearby wooded area. as another murder investigation by our trade negotiators otherwise we cannot carry on. it is not is launched in london, the mayor sadiq khan encouraged anyone with information economically sensible to ask british to come forward. farmers to produce a high spot i've got a daughter aged 17 years standards that give them low costs old, many londoners, and people around the country from standard elsewhere in the would have children or will know world. obviously, we are talking people who are young, and but for the grace of god, here about chicken, that is what has it could have been one made the headlines along with this of our children who lost their life last night. there are people who know who's other foods, and we responsible and my message made the headlines along with this otherfoods, and we had made the headlines along with this other foods, and we had from the us to them is to please ambassador to london, what other contact the police. it's really important foods could we possibly be including that justice is done. tonight, a children's with these trade deals from the us? playground in a small east london park is a crime scene, something that for many is becoming all too familiar. beef because we know that american the murder rate is actually down farmers use growth hormones in their beef production, they use a lot of in london on what it was at the same point last year but in the last two gm, that is the technology denied to weeks there have been six fatal me as gm, that is the technology denied to stabbings in the capital. measa gm, that is the technology denied to me as a british farmer, so there are lots of ways they get the advantage. but i am not here to say american and behind each one, food is unsafe. you must ask that of grieving families, lives destroyed. jon donnison, bbc news, a feud scientist and regulator but i

am asked to go this extra mile with in harold hill near romford. these increased regulations and high the former lord chancellor, standards for good reason. —— food. lord falconer, has revealed that must be respected in the trade that he hasn't yet agreed to take up a new anti—semitism negotiation. would you consider the role within labour — despite the party's most senior idea... there are lots of arguments official saying he already has. that a lot of what we are hearing it comes after the party's deputy leader, tom watson, oui’ that a lot of what we are hearing our myths, us food is safe, and we challenged the party's handling of anti—semitism complaints. have heard from a number of our political correspondent, iain watson, is here. organisations that have said the what has lord falconer been saying? same, and the eu itself has agreed that there is no real concern over the parti's general secretary wrote the chlorine issue and hormones. would you like to see the ability to mps saying she was delighted that lord falconer, an eminent qc and for you to use hormones in farming, former lord chancellor, agreed to ta ke former lord chancellor, agreed to take up the role of surveillance all for you to use cold water to commissioner on anti—semitism cases but in fact he has not yet agreed. clea n all for you to use cold water to clean the chickens, do you use chlorine, would you like those he will be meeting her on monday to opportunities as well, those choices discuss the terms and he tells me he wa nts to more competitive? not discuss the terms and he tells me he wants guarantees that he will be able to look into whatever he pleases. for example, whether cases particularly. i like high standard agriculture and i am proud of the have been dealt with consistently standards i have, i like the fact we and whether there was any have made good progress in reducing

inappropriate interference. and he wa nts inappropriate interference. and he wants the resources to do the job. antibiotics, we use less than the this comes after tom watson's americans do. i do not want to see an erosion of british farming suggestion that the party is too standards and i do not think british opaque in its processes and people consumers want to either. but if it are losing trust. against this is not respected by our trade backdrop there is a story in negotiators, if they allow cheap tomorrow's mac observer newspaper producing and do not protect me as a that suggest over a three—month period last year a senior official in the general secretary's office high standard producer, we will be fed as a nation from other parts of overruled regulations to suspend the world where standards are lower party members accused of and costs are lower. you cannot have anti—semitism. a labour spokesman says changes have been made since it both ways, i'm afraid. so then and it is unfair to highlight essentially you are saying the eu is these cases but these interventions a better market than the us?” means this very difficult issue for labour still has not been essentially you are saying the eu is a better market than the us? i have detoxified. thank you. higher standards. i have higher regulatory regimes. i presume it is the eu's chief brexit negotiator, put the good reason, notjust for michel barnier, says he doesn t believe the uk has enough time fun orto wind to approve theresa may s brexit deal put the good reason, notjust for fun or to wind up my costs, so our and leave the european union trade negotiators have to respect as planned on the 29th march. the fact that the regulators have mr barnier said that a technical extension of up to two months may be necessary — imposed this greater level of but ministers have standard on british farmers, and i rejected the suggestion. am proud of that, i think it is the american ambassador in london has urged britain really good, i am a high standard

to embrace us farming methods, food producer and i just dismissing warnings really good, i am a high standard food producer and ijust want a bit of respect, i do not want to be put about chlorine—washed chicken into a cage fight and be told i now and hormone—fed beef as a "smear campaign". have two books by the queensbury in a newspaper article, rules. i want a high standard woody johnson compared food production in the eu agriculture. how likely do you think to a museum of agriculture. it is that the uk will stand up to downing street has repeatedly denied that it would accept what we are hearing at the moment, lower food standards. our business correspondent, saying they will not compromise their high standards? will they give rob young, reports. an order to secure this treaty with the trade landscape could be about to change. the us. —— two box. as brexit approaches, the uk is looking to do trade deals around the world. an order to secure this treaty with the us. -- two box. it is my challenge to make sure that they the way food is produced hear the farmer's voice very loud, and we also hear that british could become a sticking point. the united states says it wants to sell more american food in the uk. consumer's voice, and we were promised this would not happen, that currently there are eu—wide bans oui’ promised this would not happen, that on us chicken washed in chlorine our standards would be respected, and cattle given growth hormones. but we are getting concerned about this and we would like to see this writing in today's daily telegraph, in writing, we want this written down so we know that what we have the us ambassador in london, robert wood johnson, said... been promised can be backed up when "you have been presented it comes to what rules our trade with a false choice." "either stick to eu directives or find yourselves regulators work and when they go to flooded with american food at the lowest quality." trade negotiation. he goes on... the veteran us senator, "it is time the myths bernie sanders, has launched his bid

are called out." to topple donald trump in the 2020 "it is not sustainable for the whole us presidential election. world to follow the eu's museum of agriculture approach." he's been speaking at a rally in brooklyn, new york. the 77—year—old is amongst british farmers are unhappy. the favourites to secure they have rejected the call for them to adopt american farming the democratic nomination methods to help secure after falling at the final hurdle a transatlantic radial. to hillary clinton in 2016. we're asking our politicians in what he's just called to put their promises in writing a political revolution, he's campaigning for policies such as medicare—for—all that they will respect our high and a $15—an—hour minimum wage. standards and they won't sell us down the river by doing bad trade and i want to thank all deals that don't respect the fact we have higher standards and higher of you for being part of a campaign costs and make us compete which is not only going to win against farmers that have lighter the democratic nomination... regulation and lower cost. cheering the government has said it's clear that the uk's farming standards would not be compromised ..which is not only going in the pursuit of trade deals. to defeat donald trump... eu standards are due to be cheering enshrined in uk law. ..who is the most the american government has made dangerous president better access for its food products a key aim in various trade talks in modern american history. in recent years. so we can expect the us to push its case hard with the uk. but with your help, we are going the two governments‘ differing positions on the way some food is produced could mean reaching to transform this country,

a trade deal is more difficult. food experts expect there to be and finally create an economy a clash of food cultures. and a government which works the us argues that it's got a problem with salmonella for all of us, notjust the 1%. and campylobacter so let's throw chlorine all over it to clean up... let me put it politely... our correspondent in washington, chris buckler, clean up faeces that people explained why bernie sanders may find it difficult to secure would rather weren't there. the democratic candidacy the eu says, let's prevent the faeces being on the meat at the second time of asking. in the first place. that's what the argument is about. it is very difficult to say because if the uk leaves the eu on schedule, trade talks can start in earnest there is no realfront runner and it at the end of the month. is incredibly crowded with the the outcome of those democratic party, and it is only negotiations could affect how we farm and what we eat. getting more crowded. there are more rob young, bbc news. than a dozen candidates who want to president trump has renewed his secure that bid to challenge donald attack on robert mueller, who's investigating allegations trump, and that's before we even of russian interference discover whether or not the former in the 2016 us elections. vice president wants to join the in a speech to grassroots race and the person who emerged as a conservatives, mr trump said that the special counsel's star who challenged ted cruz, those forthcoming report on collusion people we are still waiting to hear claims was part of a wider plot by his opponents from. we are expecting whenever they to remove him from office.

have the first democratic debate to be scheduled over two nights, just a car carrying four people has to accommodate the number of plunged into a canal following a police chase. candidates there will be. but what officers were trying to stop bernie sanders is relying on is the fa ct bernie sanders is relying on is the the vehicle in leicester yesterday fact that he has been leading the evening but it collided with a fence way on some of the issues that the and entered the grand union canal. democratic party is focusing on, for four people were taken to hospital. three men and a woman have been example, tackling social inequality arrested on suspicion and this issue of people not having of failing to stop and theft access to health care and concerns about the price of tuition fees, and of a motor vehicle. he believes that sets them ahead of the pack. beyond that, he is also nasa and a private space company have launched the first astronaut making clear that he is determined capsule from us soil in eight years. to ta ke making clear that he is determined to take on president trump. you hurt the spacex falcon 9 rocket blasted and they're specifically talking off from the kennedy space centre about donald trump being in his view on an unmanned flight to the international space station — testing what's been described the most dangerous american president in modern history. it as a new astronaut taxi service. gives you a sense that already the spacex founder elon musk says it gloves are off on this 2020 election could be a major step campaign. towards opening up space travel now it's time for a look to commercial customers. pallab ghosh reports. at the weather with nick miller. many of us have already seen some three, two, one, zero... wet and windy weather so far this weekend, and there is more to come. ignition, lift—off. two areas of low pressure. the first keeps it very windy

up and away, spacex overnight in northern scotland. the second develops and strengthens mighty falcon rocket. and deepens rapidly as we go and on top, the dragon into sunday, bringing the strongest winds later in the day to parts space capsule. of england and wales. designed to take four astronauts this is how things are looking through the night. into space, but notjust yet. some gusts in northern instead, just a solitary scotland, up to 70mph or so. crash test dummy — heavy showers moving through, some snow to the higher hills. wired with sensors — we keep outbreaks of rain in southern england, is in one of the seats. but many other places will become dry. this uncrewed test is part a very mild night with of an ambitious nasa project to send that rain in the south. astronauts into space from us tomorrow, the strong winds and heavy showers we start soil once more. the day with in northern scotland gradually ease. then storm freya starts to move in, what today really represents first with rain pushing its way is a new era in space flight northwards across england and wales and an era where we are looking forward to being one customer, into parts of northern ireland as an agency and as a country. and southern scotland later it's been eight long years in the day and, secondly, since the country that won the space with the winds strengthening. south—westerly winds picking up. race has been grounded. these are your top temperatures. the shuttle was withdrawn fairly mild, but the wind is picking from service, because it was unsafe. up across england and wales. and nasa had to pay in terms of wind gusts, the russian space agency those strong winds in northern to send its astronauts to the space scotland will ease later, but they will be strengthening station on its soyuz rockets. around the coasts of wales

and western england towards the end but in 2014, nasa awarded spacex of the day, maybe up to 80 and boeing a combined £5 billion miles an hour in places. here is another look at storm freya, contract so that each this deepening area of low pressure. could build their own space craft. the strongest wind is on the southern flank of this, we believe in the future of space so through the night into early and i think it is important monday, it's england and wales in the target zone that we become a space exploring nation and be out for some disruption. there among the stars. 60—70 miles an hour, we want the things that these are the wind gusts out are in science fiction novels and movies not to be to the west, but there will be some science fiction forever. spots on the coast and some we want them to be real one day. hills with up to 80 nasa hopes to use the vehicles to send astronauts into space miles an hour in places. by the end of the year. elsewhere in england and wales, we are talking up to 65 mph gusts. some hill snow as well with all the sport now, in the pennines and northern here's katherine downes ireland for a time. at the bbc sport centre. storm freya will bring some good evening. disruption through the night and into monday morning england have drawn their one day with the risk of power interruption series with west indies in places as well and the chance after a crushing defeat in st lucia. of seeing some damage. they lost by seven wickets, do check the situation with the bbc which means the series local radio station as you head out finishes tied at 2—2. first thing on monday. the circulation of storm freya food for thought for england, is moving out into the with the cricket world cup north sea on monday. just three months away. patrick gearey reports. still windy to begin the day, but the winds slowly ease. byjuly, the odds say these men may be world champion. it stays breezy with sunshine

here was a reminder and showers on what will be that there is nothing definite a cooler day for monday. about being a favourite. it's a sign of things to come this was the sound of england as the week goes on. certainly cooler returning to earth. compared with last week. sun and showers to start sheldon cottrell prompted the first the week, but then another changing of the guard but english spell of wind and rain midweek. batsmen remained at ease, joe root among many who flew too close to the st lucia sun. the margin between being fearless and being careless is small but crucial, this is what happens when you are caught the wrong side of the line. a team that scored a18 in its last match, dismantled for 113. west indies opener chris gayle looked as though he had somewhere to be. this would be his last one—day innings on these islands — he retires after the world cup, so he released his greatest hits. banger after banger, 77 runs in 27 balls. they will never see another quite like him. when he was out, others grabbed the batting baton, west indies reaching their target in little more than an hour of power. series drawn, england have been warned. patrick gearey, bbc news.

roger federer has reached another milestone in his exceptional career. beating stefanos tsitispas in the final of the dubai tennis championship to win his 100th atp tour title. he's only the second man to break the 100 mark in the open era — jimmy connors leads the way with 109 titles. now match of the day and sportscene in scotland follow the news — so if you're waiting for today's football results, then now‘s the time to step out of the room... manchester city are back on top of the premier league — they beat bournemouth 1—0. liverpool could climb back to the top tomorrow when they play everton in the merseyside derby. meanwhile, manchester united are into the top four. some exceptional goals at old trafford saw them beat southampton 3—2 — romelu lukaku with two of those. and that result means arsenal have been pushed out of the champions league places — they were awarded a penalty in the final minutes of the north london derby, but it was saved by hugo lloris. the match ended

tottenham 1, arsenal 1. and in the day's other results, bottom side huddersfield were beaten by brighton while there were wins for crystal palace and wolves. caretaker manager neil lennon led celtic to a 2—0 win over his old club hibernian in the quarterfinals of the scottish cup, while in the scottish premiership, kilmarnock drew with motherwell, and st mirren‘s 1—0 win over livingston was their first in the league this year. england's women are facing the "ultimate test" this evening, according to their manager phil neville. they're playing world champions the usa at the shebelieves cup in nashville tonight. they've been playing for 20 minutes. its 0-0. england have already beaten brazil at the tournament — which is all part of preparations for the world cup, which kicks off in france injune. and at the european indoor athletics championships in glasgow there have been two more medals for great britain. defending champion asha phillip had to settle for bronze in the 60m — eva svoboda of poland

took the title. and chris o'hare finished strongly to win silver in the 3000m — catching norweigan henrik ingebrigsten on the line. his teenage brother, yakob ingebrigsten, won the gold. there more on the bbc sport website, including the latest from the track cycling world championships. there has been a bronze medalfor great britain on an otherwise very disappointing day. and that's all the sport. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from us tonight — bye for now.