hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow this is bbc news i'm bb. the headlines at 9:003m: mornings papers in a moment — the dutch husband of shamima begum, the teenager who has been stripped of her british citizenship forjoining the islamic state with the sun on sunday's political editor group, has told the bbc he wants david wooding and the business them to live in the netherlands. journalist john crowley — first the headlines. the dutch husband of shamima begum, it was acceptable for you to marry a 15—year—old girl? the teenager who has been stripped of her british citizenship it was her own choice. forjoining the islamic state group, she was the one who asked to look has told the bbc he wants them to live in the netherlands. for a partnerfor her. it was acceptable for you to marry a 15—year—old girl? then i was invited, and... it was her own choice. she was the one who asked to look for a partnerfor her. yeah, she was — she was very young. then i was invited, and... yeah, she was — she was very young. eight lawyers who back brexit — seven of them conservative or democratic unionist mps — set out the concessions they require from the eu to support the deal. rescuers hope to resume their search for british climber tom ballard who's been missing on one of the world's highest mountains rescuers hope to resume their search

for british climber tom ballard in pakistan for nearly a week. nhs england will offer free tampons and other sanitary products to every woman and girl in hospital from next summer. and david beckham has been honored with a statue outside his former football club la galaxy. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.30 five — this mornings reviewers are david wooding, political editor at the sun on sunday, and the businessjournalistjohn crowley. the husband of shamima begum — the teenager from east london who travelled to syria to join the so—called islamic state group — has told the bbc he wants to take her and their newborn son

to live in his native netherlands. yago riedijk fought for is, and is currently in kurdish custody in north eastern syria. he's been speaking exclusively to our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville. her husband paints a far darker picture of life with the islamic state group than she did. he describes attending stoning a woman who was being punished for what he called fornication. he talks about piles of body in the city. he says there are daughters starved to death —— make their daughters after death because they were so hungry. they eventually surrendered but only when the islamic state group were losing. this was a match made in extremism. made by the islamic state and i asked them about his marriage to shamima begum which was arranged by is. she moved over when she was 15.

you met in rucker. she was in the women's centre. he married her at 15. how is that acceptable? you were 23? and he thought that was ok? to be honest, when my friend came and said there was someone who was interested in marriage, i wasn't really interested, because of her age. but, iaccepted really interested, because of her age. but, i accepted the offer a nyway age. but, i accepted the offer anyway and we sat down and she seemed like a... she seemed in a good state of mind. so it was a cce pta ble good state of mind. so it was acceptable for you to marry a

15—year—old girl? acceptable for you to marry a 15-year-old girl? it was her own choice, she was the one who asked to look for a partnerfor choice, she was the one who asked to look for a partner for her. choice, she was the one who asked to look for a partnerfor her. then i was invited and yes, she was very young. and it maybe would have been better if i had to wait for a bed, she didn't, she chose to get married andi she didn't, she chose to get married and i to marry her. just as shamima begum's interview was problematic for her desire to return to the uk, this will cause problems for him, because he admitted he was an eis for shelter. he fought in aleppo. he was wounded and eventually though he was wounded and eventually though he was imprisoned by eye as as they suspected him of being a dutch spy, he was tortured while he was in prison and they said he tried to escape. this is a man whojoined the eis group, fought for them and was a die—hard supporter for many years. he says he no longer supports them. the truth is that shamima begum and

this man lost control of their fate when they joined this man lost control of their fate when theyjoined that extremist group and he might find this difficult for him to return home as his wife. eight brexit supporting lawyers — seven of them also mps — have set out what concessions are necessary if they are to back a brexit deal. the attorney general, geoffrey cox, has been trying to reach a deal with leaders in brussels in an attempt to secure a guarantee the northern irish backstop will be temporary. according to the sunday times, the group would like to see a legally binding clause that would override the current wording on the backstop, and they want a route out if trade talks with the eu fail. let's speak to our political correspondent nick eardley. patel is a bit more about what these lawyers and mps want. it's going to be whether the uk governments can

come back with something that is enough to persuade brexiteers. it's all about what geoffrey cox can get in ways of concessions or reassu ra nces in ways of concessions or reassurances on the irish backstop. we know that brexiteers have been concerned about elements of the deal, the backstop being the biggest ones. they set up this group of eight brexit supporting lawyers who will look at whatever geoffrey cox comes back with. they've been setting out some of their times in the sunday times this morning. i'll briefly run you through what they are calling for. the first thing is are calling for. the first thing is a clearly worded legally binding treaty level clause, that unambiguously and their words, overrides the withdrawal agreement. that means a reassurance that has a legal status. a new treaty could mean it would be accepted by both sides. it doesn't necessarily mean a whole new treaty that is written up.

they say that the language must go beyond simply re—emphasising or reinterpreting the nature of the backstop. this is about allowing the uk government to change as legal advice. you might remember that geoffrey cox warned before that the uk could be stuck in the backstop indefinitely, if talks broke down. that's the big concern. they want something. the sad thing is a clear and unconditional route out of the backstop and unconditional route out of the ba cksto p if and unconditional route out of the backstop if talks and future trade we re backstop if talks and future trade were to fail. a unilateral exit mechanism on an end date and that is the biggest stumbling block. that is the biggest stumbling block. that is the thing many eu leaders find hard, if not impossible to agree to and it means that there is still a fairly high barfor the means that there is still a fairly high bar for the attorney general to meet in the next two days. what does it all mean in terms of the prime minister trying to get her deal through the commentsthere's been quite a lot of talk about the brexiter wing of the conservative party perhaps fracturing a little

bit. some of the arg people like jacob rees mogg coming over to her deal, reluctantly. there are definitely signs of her softening when you look at the chairman of the 1922 committee, writing in the papers this morning, yet he still wa nts to papers this morning, yet he still wants to see the concrete changes we just spoke about but also he thinks everybody wants to get this over and done with. he's desperate to find a deal that he came back. there are a number of dema conservatives in that position. the drg as much as anyone wa nt to position. the drg as much as anyone want to get this over the line and get it delivered. there are, however, a group of 20 who we saw last week when they voted against the pamina is thetimetable who are still very the big question over the next ten days is whether geoffrey cox, the attorney general can deliver something concrete enough. that would hopefully, he thinks, if

he get something that says he is how we get out, give him enough time to get to the dup and this over the line. but don't sit there this morning thinking this is nearly there. there is still a lot of work to do, a lot of people to be persuaded and no guarantee the prime minister will get what she wants. thank you. the cbi says uncertainty over brexit is partly to blame for growth in private companies "stagnating" in recent months. the business group has surveyed 650 firms. it's urging politicians to agree a deal. here s our business correspondent rob young. britain's economy has been slowing down. in 2018, the uk grew at its lowest rate in six years. in december alone, the economy actually got smaller. the confederation of british industry has been taking the temperature of companies. it says economic activity was broadly unchanged in the three months to february.

that suggests uk plc didn't shrink over the three—month period, but it didn't grow either. the cbi says this is its survey‘s worst reading since 2013. it partly blames the ongoing uncertainty over brexit. the high street has continued to take a hit as shoppers remain cautious about spending. factory orders went up, but data suggests a lot of that is down to businesses stockpiling. despite the weak headline numbers, the nation's jobs boom has continued. data a few weeks ago showed wages had been rising at the fastest rate since the financial crisis, and the employment rate remained at a record high. rescuers hope to resume their search later today for a british climber who's been missing on one of the world's highest mountains for nearly a week. tom ballard and his italian climbing partner, daniele nardi, were scaling a peak in pakistan known as "killer mountain", when they last made contact. 0ur correspondent,

richard galpin is in islamabad. tell us what's going to be happening today in terms of the resumption of the search? it has not been easy so far. suddenly the weather hasn't been good enough. there's been low visibility, snowfall, overnight. so they haven't been able to do anything in the morning and we are waiting to see now whether the weather is going to improve. the forecaster suggested may improve but what we're hearing also is that the pakistan army is not going to be providing any more helicopters to fly over the area, to search for the missing climbers but what they are going to do is to a spanish climber who's on k to which is not so far away and flight him, to the killer mountain base camp. he has a number of high altitude drones and the idea

is that they will try and use those drones to search the mountain. a p pa re ntly drones to search the mountain. apparently he has three of them and that could be quite and effective way of scouring the mountainside to try and buy these two men. but of course we don't know, the drones would be affected by bad weather in particular, strung when so we are looking to see exactly what the weather conditions are and when this man will arrive to be able to put up the drains. tour is a bit more about tom ballard. how experienced a climber as he? he is a very experienced climber. he has done a huge amount in the alps. he has climbed all the famous north faces of the mountains in the alps. some of the mountains in the alps. some of those are extremely difficult and if you look at him on his facebook page some of the rock climbing he has done is extraordinary, really tough roots. he is very experienced, very talented climber but he has not spent that much time in the

himalayas and the big mountains. 0nly himalayas and the big mountains. only one previous expedition. so he has less experience there but he is with a very experienced italian climber also. but there mountain, a very tough mountain to climb. i was speaking to a leading mountain air and he described it as being one of the toughest of the 1a 8000 metre peaksin the toughest of the 1a 8000 metre peaks in the world. thank you. police in greater manchester say a seventeen—year—old boy died in hospital last night after being stabbed in the village of hale barns near altrincham. two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of his murder. the death follows the killing of a 17 —year—old girl who was stabbed on friday in a park in romford in east london. 0ur correspondent simon clemison sent this update from the scene. this city park where it happened. young people come to hang out here

and as you can see, there is a children's playground and as you can see, there is a child ren's playground here and as you can see, there is a children's playground here but in the foreground is the forensic tent from yesterday because this playpark, over the weekend that become the scene of a full forensic investigation. we now know victim wasjodie investigation. we now know victim was jodie chesney. investigation. we now know victim wasjodie chesney. a grandmother told people it was her own social media. she said it was an unprovoked attack and called it a needless violence. of course, there has been a huge focus on knife crime in london that follows a very high number of homicides last year in the capital city. but police say, the picture is improving, although, events such as this are a reminder for them of the need to carry on that work and of course, jodie chesney was not the only teenager to die over the last couple of days. a17—year—old boy has been stabbed to death in greater manchester in hale barns near altrincham. very few details about that case at the

moment. it's still very early days in the investigation we are told from the police but we do believe at the moment, to 17—year—old boys have been arrested on suspicion of murder. here, in romford, today police are saying they are doing whatever they can to bring whoever killed jodie chesney to justice, there will be extra patrols today here in london and in greater manchester but right now, here, there are no arrests so far in this case. the headlines on bbc news... the man who married british is militant shamima begum tells the bbc he wants to return to the netherlands with her and their newborn baby. 8 lawyers who back brexit — seven of them conservative or democratic unionist mps — set out the concessions they require from the eu to support the deal. rescuers hope to resume their search for a british climber — missing on one of the world's

highest mountains for nearly a week. new reserach suggests that 150 young men have died after going missing on a night out over the last nine years. that's according to figures analysed by bbc 5 live investigates. campaigners are calling for more patrols around waterways and for men to look after each other on nights out. megan paterson reports. charlie was in his first year at university in manchester when after a night out he got separated from his friends and drowned in a canal. if one person had just asked him, are you a? to you now to get home? it could have been so different. that's all it takes. just asking someone that's all it takes. just asking someone if they are ok. sadly, charlie's story is not uncommon. new research from portsmouth university found that between 2010 and 20 1850

men initially reported missing died after nights out where alcohol was involved. that's an average of 17 a year. and most end up in water. the number of deaths have prompted some towns and cities to set up volunteer groups to patrol waterways at night. in manchester plans for a fencing around the stretch of canal where charlie died have been submitted to the city council. south korea has confirmed that large—scale military exercises conducted jointly with the united states are ending. they'll be replaced by smaller scale drills. it's intended to foster a better climate for engagement with north korea, in spite of the failure last week of president trump's summit with kim jong—un. britain will boost its defences against chemical attacks with £11 million pounds of extra funding announced by the defence secretary. it's hoped the money will help prevent attacks like the one in salisbury, by deploying drones and robots into potentially hazardous areas

and identifying threats faster. the announcement comes on the eve of the anniversary of the last year's novichok attack. free tampons and other sanitary products will be offered to every female hospital patient in england who needs them — from this summer. nhs officials say women and girls will be able to ask for the products free of charge. the british medical association had argued it was inconsistent for some hospitals to give out razors and shaving foam, but not offer women sanitary products. andy moore reports. a study last month by the doctors' union, the british medical association, found that many nhs trusts were handing out free razors and shaving foam, but not sanitary products. at present, some trusts in england provide them, others don't. in some hospitals, sanitary products aren't even available in their shops. the new policy will make the products free of charge in all hospitals in england

from the summer onwards. the chief executive of the nhs in england, simon stevens, said it was absolutely right that everyone had access to the essentials of daily life during their time in hospital. the move has been welcomed by campaigners against period poverty. it's positive to see what is intended to be happening, but we would like to see more being done around this agenda, because we are way behind in terms of where we should be. the british medical association said it was pleased its campaign had culminated in such a successful result. the organisation said free products would bring an end to indignity on top of ill—health. and the bma doesn't believe the new policy will be expensive. it estimated the cost would be just over £500 a year to any hospital that wasn't already providing free products. seal—spotting is a popular pastime for tourists around scotland's coastline, but for salmon farmers, the animals are not always a welcome sight.

hundreds of seals have been shot dead in recent years to protect fish supplies — something that is completely legal if the farmer holds a licence. but farmers in shetland are investing in different nets, hoping to spare the seals. india grant reports. shetland's iconic landscape, but we are not here for the rolling, windswept hills or even the ponies, we are in the middle of a debate about seals and salmon and shooting. they have much more personality, the grey seal, than the common seals. here we look after sick and injured seals and otters. we keep them until they are well and ready to be released back into the wild. shooting a seal is legal, if you are licensed to do so. these seals were not shot, but they have lost their mums. we are seriously concerned about

the health of the seal population. there are many environmental challenges out there the salmon industry moved into the environment where the seals already were, and it is not really fair to move into an environment and just destroy the wildlife that is there because it is a threat to your industry. it would be great if shetland could set an example to the salmon industry around the world, and certainly in scotland, and there is absolutely no need for them to shoot seals. we are heading to a salmon farm in the waters just off shetland. each cage holds thousands of fish, and until recently, seals would try to break in and steal what they could. we found through interactions with seals over the years, that since we have installed this

netting on our site, the seals have left us alone. it is a small change, but could have ripple effects. the shooting of seals was always a last resort, because from time to time, a seal would actually attack the salmon, cause a lot of damage and stress and disturb the welfare of the fish. we would use other means to try to deter that seal from coming onto the fish farm but, ultimately, sometimes that was not possible and that seal may have to be shot. we don't want to shoot any seal, we would much rather be in a position where we do not have to shoot any at all, and if this is able to achieve that, we will be very happy with that. by installing these nets, salmon farmers can promote their product as being more ethical, while campaigners are happy that seals will not get shot and the population will not decline — at least not as a resul of the salmon farming. as for the seals, they will just have to work that extra bit harder

for their next meal. india grant, bbc news. and that report came from the new scottish news programme "the nine" which you can see every week night at 9pm on bbc scotland or on the iplayer across the uk. the second ever world pasty championships are taking place this weekend in cornwall. hundreds of people are taking part in the event which celebrates the popular cornish snack. david george reports. pasties, pasties, pasties. everywhere you look. they come from all over cornwall, the south—west and beyond. more than 200 assessed by a0 of us judges. it's a very, very tough work. but someone's got to do it. i've been training for years. they have six criteria theyjudge on and it all adds up to 100 and i basically say, the first thing is taste,

the second thing is the overall look and the third is crimping. 0n the basis of what we've tasted so far, it's been really, really good. as good as last year, if not, slightly better. a just one or two is a bit iffy. but, most of them are good. three, two, one, go. now how about this? speed crimping. the art ofjoining the pastry to cover the meat, potato, sweet and onion bits of the traditional cornish pasty. here, they are making 15 injust two minutes. three, two, one, stop! cheering and the winner is in the amateur traditional pasty category, billy deacon. standard ingredients. there's nothing funny about it. most types of pepper, white and black.

that's the real secret. so from arguably the worlds smallest pasty, and entry all the way from canada to a first ever attempt. it looks like the cornish pasty recipe is in good hands. david beckham has been honored with a statue outside his former club la galaxy. the former england captain joined the american side in 2007, helping the team to two cup titles wins. the statue shows the player taking a free kick — his trademark move that spawned the film "bend it like beckham" in 2002. speaking outsite the stadium mr beckham called la galaxy his family and thanked los angeles for embracing him sot) when i first moved to la, people turned around to me and said, la is a place where dreams come true. well, la, today, a dream came true. thank you very much.

now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello, we've already seen at some rain across many parts of the uk but the winds are really going to pick up the winds are really going to pick up this afternoon across england and wales. all because of storm freire. hidden underneath all of that cloud isa hidden underneath all of that cloud is a deepening area of low pressure, they went is continuing to strengthen and train is moving northwards. we have seen some of the strongest once move across the northern half of scotland. showers are becoming fewer and a bit more sunshine, but the rain is quite heavy at times pushing northwards towards the borders and into parts of northern ireland. behind it you may see things drying of a touch later in wales and the south—west of england at the temperature is 12-13d. england at the temperature is 12—i3d. by this england at the temperature is 12—13d. by this stage, they winds would be strung across northern scotland, the lightest of the winds are likely to be in northern ireland, the strongest of the whence the south—west of england and south wales. that is where we start to see the impact coming in from storm

freire. the track of the storm, that deep area of low pressure hasn't changed very much. the essentials of the forecast haven't changed an awful lot. so through the afternoon into the evening, the main cause of the winds are going to be across south—west england and wales, 60—70 miles an hour, could reach as high as 80 miles an hour. they went is done overnight, the struggles of the winds then push up through the midlands, into northern england, it was in heavy rain, and may be a bit of snow and tops of the mountains. some rain, which could be quite heavy here across southern parts of england. some clear skies developing elsewhere as the winds tend to ease down a little bit and those temperatures drop to three or 4 degrees. the warning for the met 0ffice runs from three o'clock in the afternoon to six o'clock tomorrow morning. there is likely to be some travel disruption, some damage as well. there is going to be windy tomorrow for the rush hour in the north west. we get some sunshine

behind, if you blustery showers coming into the west of the uk, taking all day reach eastern areas. too bad a day but temperatures back down to 8—10d. that is now normal for this time of year. those temperatures are likely to stay at those figures over the week ahead. mother and tuesday we've got sunshine and showers. for the middle pa rt sunshine and showers. for the middle part of the week, another area of low pressure, that is going to bring some heavy rain and strong winds.