hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. variations have on the data, today at 2pm: with the eu growing impatient, so that we can get to underlying the chancellor tells brexiteers true temperature they risk a delay to the uk's departure if they don't back the prime minister's deal. changes in the ocean. so generations on, the temperatures taken by old sailors and their buckets are helping if the prime minister's deal does to shape global decisions on climate change. richard wescott, bbc not get through on tuesday, then it news, southampton. they will have to be a consensus built across parliament for some the queen has passed something kind of way to go forward. there of a social media milestone posting an image on instagram will probably be an extension of for the first time. time. she was at the science museum as politicians in london formally opening and police link pupil school its new smith centre. exclusions to knife crime, the queen also met children taking the father of one of the 17—year—olds killed part in computer coding sessions, at the weekend speaks out. and was shown an enigma machine the ferocity of the attack, how violent it was — he meant to kill her, no doubt about that. from the second world war. it wasn't an accident. time now for a look at the weather. not a particularly pleasant afternoon. it is windy we have blustery showers and it is feeling chilly. this picture comes from one of our weather watchers, big cloud

round there, we have had hail and lightening, through the rest of the afternoon, it is going to stay windy where ever you are and things will feel colder too. we have still got plenty of shower, down to the fact that low pressure is in charge, so here is the area of low pressure bringing unsettled weather. it is drifting away to the east and as it does so, that will open the doors for more of this cold air to start to filter in from the north, so the winds turning northerly, moving through into this evening and overnight. a colder night than last night. back to the here and now, plenty of showers in central and eastern england. there is a bit of sunshine to be seen out there, sunnier skies in scotland through the afternoon, equally still wintry showers over the higher ground and the numbers in the black circle, thatis the numbers in the black circle, that is the wind gust, so up to round 50mph or more, blustery winds in northern ireland. outbreak of showery rain that, rain continues

through wales to east anglia, a bit more sunshine on the south coast but again we have blustery and fairly heavy showers to be seen. as we head through into the evening we will lose the showers to the east and the winds will start to east as well, so with clearing skies a colder night and we expect some frost, you can see the blue on the map. so particularly for parts of northern england, northern ireland and scotland, sub—zero temperatures in the towns and cities, could be a touch of frost further south. after that cold start there will be some sunshine to start the day for many of us, the skies will cloud over from the west, more splashes of rain in northern ireland, wales, western england and further hill snow across scotla nd england and further hill snow across scotland too. eastern england should stay brightest and drier but here only round ten or ii stay brightest and drier but here only round ten or 11 degree, we are looking at single figures again. another chilly and windy feeling day, that unsettled theme continues into the weekend too, so we have further weather fronts, lots of

isobars on the map and unsettled conditions moving in. so through the weekend there will be further heavy wintry showers, particularly in the north and north—west. your best bet of staying driest is in the south and south—east. it is go, no heat wave through the course of the weekend. thank you. a reminder now of the main story. as the eu urges the uk to table new proposals on brexit by tomorrow, to break the deadlock in talk, the chancellor tells brexiteers they risk delaying the uk's departure if they don't back the prime minister's deal. that is all, goodbye from me and on bbc one wejoin deal. that is all, goodbye from me and on bbc one we join the bbcs deal. that is all, goodbye from me and on bbc one wejoin the bbcs news teams where you are. hello, the latest from the sports centre. what is next for this man, ole

gunnar solskjaer, many calling for him to be made permanent manager of manchester united, after the best results in club history last night, beating paris st germain, hinging on a penalty after this handball in injury time. that caused controversy, they were behind a 3—2 on aggregate. marcus rashford stepped up to hammer the ball home to send manchester united through to the quarterfinals on away goals. away from the football, a first six nations start for england, the site has been named for the team on saturday. eddie jones has been named for the team on saturday. eddiejones has made a bold choice in midfield. after

bursting on to the international scene in november, but it is the selection of the midfield which catches the eye, as eddiejones opts foran catches the eye, as eddiejones opts for an enormous english back line. up for an enormous english back line. up front, there are starts forjoe launchbury and brad shields as england look to unleash their cardiff frustration on the italians. they have lost 20 in a row in the six nations and that man is sure to continue this weekend. rugby union, greig laidlaw will start on saturday against wales on the bench, ali price has been preferred at scrum—half, following defeat to france. callu m defeat to france. callum skinner has retired from cycling today, only 26, winning gold in the team sprint in 2016 alongside

jason kenny, he wants to focus on reforming sports governance. the week after she won the double double, retaining her 3000 the week after she won the double double, retaining her3000 and the week after she won the double double, retaining her 3000 and 1500 metres tidal, laura muir says her next goal is to win her first outdoor medal. you are embracing the pressure whereas in the past it would get athletes at your age, it may be got to you. you go in, being highly ranked, one of the faces, it can be a high pressured environment. i told myself, why do you train so hard? because you want to race and enjoy

competing. i found i because you want to race and enjoy competing. ifound i was more relaxed and i ran better. olympics, this year is crucial in building up, do you have ambitions 01’ building up, do you have ambitions or do you take one step at a time? for me, i try to focus on the world championships, then, after doha, i will look to tokyo. i can only do the best i can do. hopefully that is good enough to get a medal or to win. if my best is fifth, that is what happens in sport. for the moment, your life as a vet which keeps you on the ground is on hold. i have been focusing on running, hoping to come back to it and do some territory or voluntary work —— charity. i'm pleased i got my degree, as well.

more sport for you from tpm. —— from 2pm. longer trains, due to start carrying passengers to and from leeds, won't start running until two years later than planned, the bbc has learned. northern rail had hoped to begin operating the service into the city by the end of this year, but the platforms aren't long enough to accommodate the carriages. here's our transport correspondent, tom burridge. if there's any kind of trouble on the trains, it's cutting out time that i'm seeing my kids. there was one train recently where, instead of getting home for about 7.00, i got home for about 9.30. see you later, guys, love you. for commuting dad dom, a lot is at stake. if the trains carry on the way they're going, i could end up not seeing my children for days. every day he travels into leeds. a service he can't rely on. the only thing that seems punctual about them is the price rises every year.

and where space is in short supply. this is why northern says it's going to start running new, bigger trains from this spring, butjudging from how crowded it is this morning, they can't come soon enough. but we've learned that northern will not be able to run really long services into leeds station, as it had planned, from the end of this year. in fact, six—carriage services will not arrive here for an extra two years, at the end of 2021. it's because platforms at leeds will not be lengthened in time to accommodate much longer trains. we've learned that a letter, signed on behalf of the transport secretary chris grayling, was sent to the boss of northern last summer, confirming that leeds would not be available by december 2019. but the government insists northern knew the work was behind schedule a year earlier, in the summer of 2017. for some, it shows how

dysfunctional the system can be. there needs to be a systematic change in how it works and that it is letting down, notjust the passenger but the northern economy. passengers are frustrated. they're frustrated because they don't understand why, when they try to get to a train, it's full and they can't get on it. they don't understand why, when they try and get on a train, it's missed, it's cancelled, and they need to see greater accountability. and we all the time are getting the complaints from passengers, saying, what can we do to solve that? but at the moment, the power and the money is not in our hands. more local control of the railways is on the cards. a government—commissioned review will report in the autumn. meanwhile, northern is already testing its new fleet. it says it will start rolling them out from this spring. however, commuters into leeds will have to wait to travel on much longer trains. tom burridge, bbc news, in leeds.

four experimental drugs are being used to try to contain an outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of the congo. the new medicines have not been approved by regulators. our senior africa correspondent, anne soy, reports on the ways people are trying to care for ebola patients during this latest outbreak. a source of so much pride for this doctor, and a milestone in the fight against ebola. until now, the survival rates of expectant mothers who are infected with ebola and their babies had been almost zero. so, this is baby manuela, just a few days old, and her mother, josephine. this is arguably a miracle baby. that's becausejosephine caught ebola whilst she was pregnant. at the time of delivery, she was taken into isolation so that she could have the baby there, because nobody was sure whether the baby would have contracted ebola,

and a few days later, the baby was tested and is ebola—free. hello, baby. a reflection of how the level of care has improved since the last big outbreak in west africa where dr camara modet first treated ebola patients. translation: ebola treatment centres are now becoming modern and we are starting to use these cubes. they are transparent and that allows us to combat the rumours going around the community. and in terms of the medical care, they help in case of emergencies. ebola is obviously a very serious infectious disease, and it's essential to isolate confirmed cases like the woman in there, and these pods are the new way of doing that isolation, making sure that there's no contact between her and people who have never been infected. so now, people can safely visit and talk to the patients.

this patient tells me she's just received a good report from the doctor. she says that she will soon be discharged to go home and she's very happy about that. the survivors do some of the simple, but riskyjobs here. they are helping to make life easier for both patients and the medics. the health workers also have some protection. they are among more than 80,000 people who've been vaccinated. i think the vaccination has made a huge difference. if we didn't have the vaccine, maybe in this time, we would be talking about more than 20,000 cases. the vaccine is still part of an ongoing clinical trial, as are four new drugs being used to treat patients for the first time ever.

survival rates for patients who get to the treatment centres are improving. while it's not clear if that's a result of the new drugs or improved care, there will no doubt be more ways to save lives during future outbreaks of ebola. anne soy, bbc news. r kelly is back behind bars after a court appearance over unpaid child support. hours after an explosive interview on us television, denying separate charges of sex abuse, the singer was taken into custody for failing to pay more than $160,000 in child support to his ex—wife. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. another day in court for the singer who had earlier told american television he was fighting for his life. separate from the sex abuse charges r kelly is facing, he owes backdated child support payments to his former wife. they have three children together. a month ago, he was told by a judge

that he would go to jail if he failed to hand over more than $160,000. r kelly's publicist said he could not make the payments because he did not have the money. he can't pay, as you know, he hadn't worked in a long time. he can't book shows, can't do anything. there's been a lot of things going on in mr kelly's life. lawsuits, all the things that are happening. and he just didn't have the money. and so, he didn't have $160,000. so, we have tried to work some things out, it didn't work out. r kelly is now back behind bars, while on us tv the debate rages over the singer's lifestyle. before he was sent to jail, r kelly was present but out of shot as his two live—in girlfriends spoke out in his defence, denying claims that they were being held captive, and criticising their parents who had voiced concerns for their safety. when i first met robert, my parents told me to lie about my age. so, when i met him,

he thought that i was 18. my parents told me to lie about my age to him. everything that she is saying is true. our parents are basically out here for money. you are saying the same. both of our parents are basically out here trying to get money. r kelly will appear in court again in the child support case on wednesday. peter bowes, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. the eu demands fresh proposals from the uk to break the brexit impasse — as chancellor phillip hammond warns tory brexiteers to vote for theresa may's deal or face a brexit delay. the equality and human rights commission is considering taking action against the labour party after receiving complaints about anti—semitism. another knife death in london comes amid warnings over the links between school exclusions and stabbings. i'm ben bland.

in the business news. the european central bank has announced a fresh round of cheap loans for banks. it's being seen as a move to stem fears of a slowdown in the eurozone the bloc of countries that use the single currency. policymakers at the bank said interest rates would stay unchanged for the rest of year at minus 0.4%. john lewis has paid out its lowest bonus to staff since the 19505. they each gotjust 3%. it's after full year profits for the group which includes waitrose plunged 45 % to £160,000. it blamed poor sales in its home department, discounting, higher it costs and the cost of opening two new stores. a warning from vodafone, the phone network says if it's not allowed to use equipment from the chinese firm huawei, 5g will be delayed at huge cost to the uk. the us has been putting pressure on its allies to shun the telecoms giant, claiming it would spy on behalf of the chinese government. huawei rejects the accusation

and is suing the us government over a ban there. apprenticeships are something the government has really been pushing in recent years. in fact, their target is to get three million people into paid apprenticeships by 2020. to fund that, in april 2017 they introduced an apprenticeship levy. any employer with a total payroll of more than £3 million a year pays 0.5% to fund the on—the—job training programmes. but, through a freedom of information request, the training and skills group city and guilds says it's discovered that there is £400 million remaining unspent in the fund. let's talk to kirstie donnelly, managing director at city and guilds group. why has this money not been used? it is complex. the freedom of

information request we submitted it showed there was a 400 million in 2017 not used. the national audit office have released their report suggesting in 2018 there is a further 500 million underspend. the rules around the levy are rigid. the government agenda to create a responsive system is positive, apprenticeships are the answer to addressing skills issues, but the intractability around how employers can use the levy is causing a problem. what sort of things could that money be put towards? speaking to employers, many levy paying employers are looking for flexibility around helping recruitment, one locker many face has been to recruit new, young apprentices. if you look at the latest data, a lot of the funding is

going on existing, older workers, which is still a good thing, but it means the talent pipeline, of future apprentices coming through, isn't happening. employers are looking for more help in how they recruit young people. also, areas such as their ability to target skills areas, matching supply and demand. a range of collectability is could be applied which could see the system get going. the national audit office figures showing numbers are falling, how do you persuade people it is a viable option? for many people looking to start work, the cost of living is expensive, rent is high, they have ample opportunities in the gig economy to earn more than on an

apprenticeship. not necessarily. the good thing about apprenticeships, we need the opportunity to promote case studies and the variety of success, there was research by the sutton group suggesting an apprentice in their earning lifetime could earn £1.4 million compared to £1.3 million for a russell group university student. it provides social mobility and good career progression. apprenticeships are the kind of thing any young person should seriously consider. thank you for talking us through that. and some other stories today. shares in women's fashion retailer quiz have halved after the company issued another profit warning following a "significa nt shortfall" in sales. sales at the company's 240 uk stores and concessions fell more than 11% in the first two months of the year.

we've just been talking about bonuses forjohn lewis staff, which have ben cut. but one other firm has awarded its workers a cash windfall. some 10,000 staff at cardiff—based motor insurer admiral have been handed bonuses worth £3,600 each after the firm enjoyed record full—year profits in 2018. now, are you a meat reducer? the well—known brand quorn which produces a meat replacement using fungus says 75% of its customers are not vegetarians but "meat reducers" — people actively looking to reduce the amount of meat they eat. stock markets across europe have responded positively to the european central bank decision on interest rates. they were down most of the morning but the markets in frankfurt and paris have edged higher on the promise of cheap cash being made available to keep the eurozone from slowing down further. london's ftse 100 also moved higher but still in the red.

house builders and insurance firms are proving to be a drag. insurer admiral warning about economic disruption from a "hard brexit" including needing 14 days' notice to sort out driving permits in the eu if there's no deal. that's all the business news. haven shepherd was just a 14—month—old baby in vietnam when she lost her legs in a bomb explosion. her father detonated the bomb, intending to kill the whole family. haven survived and was adopted by an american couple. this is her story. i was the miracle child. i survived something so traumatic that i wasn't supposed to live. i lost my legs when i was 14 months old and the story that i know is that my parents had an affair and had me, and my biological dad

couldn't be with my biological mother, so they decided to commit a family suicide. they strapped bombs onto themselves and held me, and the bomb was around my legs, and they blew me up. i definitely see that circumstance as a real reason why you shouldn'tjust be moping around your whole life. with swimming, you cannot swim with your prosthetic legs on, so when i can take off my legs that means i have two hours to not be in my legs, not to be really uncomfortable. it makes me feel really empowered. i was adopted when i was 20 months old. i don't remember a lot about living in vietnam.

every adopted kid has a gotcha date. it represents the day the family chose you into their family. i have two brothers and four sisters, and 13 nieces and nephews. i think, after i made my first emerging time, that's for the paralympics, that is how they track you, that is when you get a little bit more serious. that is when it all started to come together. i went to italy over the summer and i got to swim with the us paralympic swimming, and i got to wear the usa across my cap. i took a picture over it and i was like, "it's real, "it's real." i hope, for my swimming career, i get to go to the 2020 paralympics. being in tokyo for the usa would be the peak of my life, honestly.

now, it's time for a look at the weather, with sarah keith lucas. we have a bit of everything in the weather forecast today. heavy showers and sunshine. it is blustery. this picture is from guernsey. clouds across the channel bringing hailand guernsey. clouds across the channel bringing hail and lightning. guernsey. clouds across the channel bringing hailand lightning. forthe afternoon, the showers will ease but it will still feel windy, chilly, and we have outbreaks of rain and hill snow. low pressure driving our weather. this area drifting into the north sea. into the evening, we will see the winds from a northerly

direction. cold air bringing a colder night than last night. plenty of showers across central and eastern parts, wales. sunshine along the south coast and further north. scotland, a mix of sunny spells, blustery showers. gus around 50 miles an hour. —— gusts. a few rain showers lingering over northern ireland and sunshine appearing. cloudy, with a brisk, gale force winds. the best of the sunshine is along the south coast but feeling cold and windy and showery. we lose the showers this evening. the winds will ease. under clearing skies, we will ease. under clearing skies, we will see a frost particularly in scotland, northern england, temperatures as low as —6 in the

countryside. wherever you are, there could be a touch of frost first thing. then some sunshine through the morning. the cloud moves in from the morning. the cloud moves in from the west and we will see more rain. across northern ireland, western england and wales. it will turn into snow. temperatures up to 11 degrees. still a significant wind chill. into the weekend, we keep that unsettled theme. more weather fronts the weekend, we keep that unsettled theme. more weatherfronts moving in from the atlantic bringing outbreaks of rain and hill snow. an unsettled weekend. still windy, feeling cool, some rain showers, hill snow, the best of the sunshine in the south and south—east.