this is bbc news. i'm geeta guru—murthy. the headlines at 2pm: breaking news — the bodies of two climbers who went missing on a mountain in pakistan have been found. briton tom ballard and italian daniele nardi last made contact two weeks ago. the home secretary, sajid javid, is facing criticism after the death of the baby son of shamima begum — the british teenager whose citizenship he revoked forjoining the islamic state group. a man charged with murdering jodie chesney has been remanded in custody. the 17—year—old was stabbed to death in a park in east london last friday. also this hour, the brexit secretary accuses michel barnier of trying "to rerun old arguments". he's been urged to agree to a "balanced solution" by stephen barclay, as talks continue between the uk and eu.

increased activity at a missile site in north korea — satellite images of a facility near pyongyang suggest the country may be preparing to launch a missile or a satellite. we begin with breaking news this hour. rescuers have found the bodies of two climbers who had been missing for almost a fortnight on a mountain in pakistan. tom ballard, who was british, was climbing nanga parbat with italian daniele nardi when they lost contact. a search operation had been under way this week after four spanish rescuers were flown to the area by military helicopter. the deaths were confirmed by the italian ambassador to pakistan. our correspondent sarah

campbell is with me now. we have just learned this news in the last few minutes. yes, the italian ambassador tweeted in the last few minutes, the tweet said with great sadness i inform the search for the two climbers is over. the search team have confirmed the silhouette spotted at about 9500 metres are those of tom ballard and daniele nardi. they set out on february the 22nd to climb nanga parbat, which is the ninth highest mountain in the world, it is in pakistan. they last made contact on february the 24th. at that point they were something like 6300 metres, so the bodies not far within 400 metres of where they were last spotted. a lot of people in that

mountain community, the climbing community, will be sad to hear this news. we know tom ballard came from mountain aristocracy, his mother was alison hargreaves, who died on katie when she was 33, just months after becoming the first woman to conquer everest unaided so sad news that her son has also died, he and the italian climber he was climbing with. i spoke to some of the scottish climbing community who spoke of the brilliant expertise of tom ballard who is mother was a mountaineer and tragic for two members of the same family. one tragedy and now a second one, he was an experienced climber himself, in 2015 he was the first person to solo

climb all six of the north faces of the alps in one winter so it was clearly in his blood as well as his mother but mountain climbing is notoriously treacherous and sadly this has ended in tragedy. thank you, sarah. the home secretary sajid javid is facing fresh criticism after shamima begum's baby son died in a syrian refugee camp. last month, he stripped miss begum of her british citizenship. it meant she was not allowed to return to the uk, where she was born and lived untilfour years ago. the shadow home secretary, diane abbott, said the child was "innocent" and described the government's decision as "callous and inhumane". 0ur correspondent chi chi izundu reports. babyjarrah, born in a camp used to hold isis fighters, their wives and children, pictured with his mum, 19—year—old shamima begum, less than three weeks old, now dead from pneumonia and buried at the same camp. more than 65,000, mostly women

and children, call this home. both a refuge and detention centre, those who chose to join isis and are now fleeing the fighting have ended up here. conditions at the camp mean little food and little warmth. last month, the home secretary, sajid javid, confirmed the boy was a british citizen and said he had considered the child's interest when deciding to revoke shamima begum's citizenship. criticism now at the uk government's door that the life of that child could have been saved. it cannot be right that this mother was stripped of her citizenship, when she was so vulnerable, she herself groomed as a child. and left britain, where she had been radicalised. she was british until stripped of her citizenship, which we think was completely the wrong approach. but crucially, whatever you think about the behaviour and choices of that mother, this is a newborn, the third child that this mother has lost. this child is clearlyjust one more innocent victim of war. labour's shadow home secretary, diane abbott, joined the criticism, calling the baby's death morally

reprehensible and a stain on the conscience of this government. but the conservative party chairman, brandon lewis, said on radio 4 this morning that the decision to keep shamima begum out of the uk was in the national interest. as somebody who has served in the home office, i can tell you factually the home secretary will have made a decision based on what he believes is the best interest of the security of the people of the united kingdom. the duty of the home secretary in this country is to keep british people safe and he made a decision based on the advice he had about keeping british people safe. meanwhile, shamima's family are still fighting for her to be allowed back into the uk. in bangladesh, just before it was revealed that her child had died, shamima's father, ahmed ali, begged for his daughter to be forgiven. translation: shamima was a teenager. she has done wrong and as her father, i apologise to everyone in britain. i'm asking the british people to forgive her and take her back. in a statement, the government says

the death of a child is tragic and deeply distressing for the family, but gave no indication that there were any plans to even consider its stance on giving shamima begum back her british citizenship. chi chi izundu, bbc news. this week crucial votes are due on brexit with the current deadline now just three weeks away. but both the government and the eu are still struggling to agree on changes to the prime minister's brexit deal, because of mps' objections to the irish backstop. yesterday, the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, said the britain would be free to pull out of the proposed single customs territory, designed to avoid physical checks on the irish border, as long as northern ireland remained within it. the government has rejected this. i'm joined by henry newman, the director of open europe, which is a think tank working the director of open europe, with the eu and the world. he's also former government adviser to ministers including michael gove. you worked for theresa may before all that. in terms of what we have

heard from europe, from michelle barnier, this proposition that there isa barnier, this proposition that there is a way forward, shouldn't the british government be shifting its position because if one side doesn't shift there won't be a deal? yesterday we saw a misstep from brussels, we are used to the government being clumsy and mishandling its presentation but i thought brussels must adapt because in their announcement they said the exchange of letters, commitments had been made by donald tusk and jean—claude juncker in january, they had made commitments to the you to —— the had made commitments to the you to -- the uk had made commitments to the you to —— the uk about how the backstop would work and these were rejected by people who said they were not legally binding enough and the eu said we will make those commitments legally binding, that was a significant move but that got

overshadowed by an announcement that they would offer to get rid of the uk wide bit of the backstop if you went back to the northern ireland bits and without getting confused in the details, they have been discussing this for months and it was rejected a year ago by the prime minister who said we would never accept a customs border down the rsc. every mp in parliament agrees with that, last summer all mps opposed this border and it is a total nonstarter. brussels are trying to show they are being flexible and the government cannot even negotiate within its own side, we are days away from theresa may potentially losing a vote again. we are days away from theresa may potentially losing a vote againlj think she is likely to lose a vote again because she hasn't enabled to persuade enough labour mps, 18% of parliament voted for article 50 ——

80%. you are not voting the labour party? both sides have a responsibility. the policy was brought about by the conservative party. labour voted to trigger article 50, they didn't have to vote that way, they could have said... most labour members and momentum members do not want this. we still haven't got a clear policy from labour but they voted for article 50 to years ago, coming up to the deadline now, what do they expect will happen? article 58 set in train a process where we would leave the eu with or without a deal. people will find it farcicalfor eu with or without a deal. people will find it farcical for you to say this is the labour party's problem because the conservatives cannot agree amongst themselves and resort from philip hammond today, he set

aside additional money for a new deal exit which isjust aside additional money for a new deal exit which is just three weeks away and if conservative mps come around to the government deal that money will be available for public services but doesn't that seem like a threat? it's a statement of fact that if we manage to move on from this impasse, trying to say there will be some money to loosen up public spending but i'm not trying to blame labour, i'm just saying parliamentarians on both sides who oppose the deal or pursuing different fantasy versions, that applies to conservative eurosceptics but also every labour mp, there is no other deal, you might be able to twea k no other deal, you might be able to tweak it but there are three choices, stop brexit, leave with no deal or leave with our version of the deal. you have been close to michael gove, one of the key architects of brexit, he said he

doesn't want no deal, what you think will happen in the next few days and weeks? the crucial thing is that to raise up mate said parliament would decide what happens so we will probably see her vote fall on tuesday, i'm sure michael will come into sight what he thinks, on tuesday there will be less meaningful vote, it may fail again, hopefully buy less of a merchant but it could still be a significant defeat. how big numbers wise? well into three figures. you are in touch with people who you think will not come in. i speak to backbenchers regularly and many are still unhappy with the deal, some have unrealistic expectations but i would also apply that to labour mps. all parliamentarians need to think carefully about this. where do you think it goes after tuesday? there

will be a vote on whether you want no deal, i think that will be defeated and then there will be a vote on whether to delight and whatever the government whips to do, that will also be a vote to delay. the question becomes for how long and we have to agree any delight with the eu and what to raise a mate said on friday is at that point we could lose control of the process. we have different groups pursuing fa ntasy we have different groups pursuing fantasy versions of brexit, some wa nt fantasy versions of brexit, some want something harder, some want no brexit, these groups cannot all get what they want. do you think there is any chance of a general election? it has been likely since there was a hung parliament in june it has been likely since there was a hung parliament injune 2017, for more defections from the conservatives may no working majority so how will you manage no

deal without any sort of government majority? this is fantasy. the only safe way out of the eu is to back the prime minister'sdeal. henry newman, thank you. it clearly is a big week for british politics. let's remind you of that timetable as it is changing. on tuesday, mps are due to vote for a second time on theresa may's withdrawal agreement — including any changes she has agreed with the eu. if they reject the deal again, mps have been promised a further vote on wednesday, on whether they support leaving the eu without a deal. and if that fails, then mps have been promised another vote on thursday, on requesting an extension to the two—year article 50 process, thereby delaying brexit beyond the 29th of march. if you want to find out more on all that, there is a full diagram of the

options on the website and it is worth a read ahead of this busy few days. let's move on now to the rest of today's news. a man has appeared in court, after being charged with the murder of 17—year—old jodie chesney. jodie was stabbed in a park in east london last friday. 20—year—old manuel petrovich was arrested in leicester on tuesday. another man, who was also arrested, remains in custody. 0ur correspondent jane—frances kelly gave us an update from outside court. well, manuel petrovic appeared before magistrates. he confirmed his name, his age, which is 20, his address, which is highfield road in romford. and he is charged with the murder ofjodie chesney, who died on the 1st of march. she was stabbed in a park while listening to music with friends. police say that she died about an hour later. a postmortem has revealed the cause of death to be trauma and haemorrhage. mr petrovic, who confirmed that he is a croatian national,

is to appear at the old bailey on the 11th of march. a second man also remains in custody, on suspicion ofjodie's murder. a 15—year—old boy has been charged with the murder of a teenager who was fatally stabbed in west london. ayub hassan, aged 17, was found with wounds to his chest in lanfrey place in west kensington on thursday afternoon. he died later in hospital. scotland yard said the 15—year—old boy is due to appear before westminster magistrates' court today. the supermarket chain asda has said it will remove all single kitchen knives from sale because of concern over the use of knives in violent atacks. 41 people have been fatally stabbed so far this year and asda says the most frequently stolen knives are the single—use style. the company says it has a responsibilty to try to help in the work to bring violent crime under control. the headlines on bbc news:

breaking news — the bodies of two climbers who went missing on a mountain in pakistan have been found — briton tom ballard and italian daniele nardi last made contact two weeks ago. the home secretary, sajid javid, is facing criticism after the death of the baby son of shamima begum — the british teenager whose citizenship he revoked forjoining the islamic state group. a man charged with murdering jodie chesney has been remanded in custody. the 17—year—old was stabbed to death in a park in east london last friday. for the second time this week, us analysts have reported activity at a military site in north korea. commercial satellite images of a facility near the north korean capital, pyongyang, suggest there are preparations to launch a missile or a satellite. a summit between the north korean leader, kim jong—un, and president trump to discuss pyongyang's nuclear weapons ended last week without agreement. the bbc‘s correspondent in seoul,

laura bicker, has been explaining what had raised analysts' suspicions. the latest activity is at a site known as sanum dong, just outside pyongyang. it is where north korea makes most of its intercontinental ballistic missiles and most of its rockets for satellite launches. the activity is large trucks, which they have seen going in and out. doesn't sound like much, but it is activity that many believe is consistent with that of preparing for either a missile or a rocket launch. this goes in conjunction with the satellite images which suggest their main rocket launch site is now fully operational. work stopped last year but now seems to have been started again and in fact it seems to have been rebuilt at a rapid pace. all eyes will now be on that site. it seems that trucks have now left sanum dong, and a train.

all eyes will now be on the main rocket launch site to see if it arrives there for launch. it is unlikely, i'm told by analysts, at this stage that it may be a missile. they believe it is more likely to be a satellite. but that would still breach the agreement reached between donald trump and kimjong—un, according to the us state department spokesman who gave a briefing this week. they would see that as a violation, even if it is a satellite launch. so this is a tense time and one of those times where both kimjong—un and donald trump have difficult decisions to make. if they launch a satellite in north korea it could break all agreements and cause a breakdown of the talks between the united states and north korea. the united states may turn a blind eye and just say it is a satellite, or they may also say that this is a breach of the trust reached between donald trump and kimjong—un. so it is a tense time and everyone is wondering exactly what is going on. i think the best thing we can do

is keep an eye on the situation. laura bicker. the us actorjussie smollett is facing a series of new charges following claims he falsely reported that he was a victim of a hate crime. he has consistently denied the charges. the former star of the tv show empire has been indicted by a grand jury in chicago. venezualans are bracing themselves for another day of rival demonstrations by supporters of president nicolas maduro and the opposition leader trying to force him from power, juan guaido. the protests come after much of the country has been without power for more than 24 hours. from caracas, will grant, reports. even for people accustomed to blackouts, this was the worst anyone could remember. almost all 23 states in venezuela, plus the capital city, plunged into darkness for more than a day. the chaos it caused was huge. for an already creaking public transport system, some faced little choice

but to walk, even with their children under their arms. "i've been walking from plaza venezuela, which is almost 3km away," said this young mother. "i still have a bit more to go." the power cut came amid high political tension in the country with the opposition leader juan guaido trying to force president nicolas maduro from office. both men tried to blame the other. the maduro government said the blackout was an act of sabotage by the opposition, while mr guaido's camp blamed government incompetence, corruption and under—investment. translation: i am worried for the people who face difficulties in getting home, for the food that's beginning to rot, for the patients who are hospitalised, about whom we are very concerned because of the lack of electrical power. beyond the accusations of either sabotage or incompetence, most venezuelans are just caught in the middle, unable to go to work or lead relatively normal lives.

the blackoutjust adds to the growing sense of anxiety across venezuela. translation: i came out looking for water and food for my family, but because of the electrical blackout, the traffic lights aren't working and someone crashed into our car. now we are stuck here, as you can see. now attention turns to saturday's planned marches. two opposing demonstrations planned — one pro—maduro, the other calling for him to go. the long blackout has left people exhausted, but many will still take to the streets to show where their loyalties lie. it seems power — and the lack of it — will be the key questions facing venezuelans for some time yet. will grant, bbc news, caracas. let's take at look at some of today's other stories on bbc news. research by the bbc has found only one in ten of the nurses working within the nhs in england are men.

figures suggest that last year there were just over 36,000 male nurses compared to more than 285,000 women. the department of health said it had seen a 9% increase in men applying for courses in the past 12 months. america's commercial astronaut capsule, the spacex dragon, has successfully completed its six—day test mission into space. the craft, which had a robot on board, re—entered the earth's atmosphere and touched down in the atlantic ocean. the us space agency nasa says that for the first time in eight years it could now consider sending astronauts back into orbit. more than 200 items from george michael's personal art collection are to be auctioned this week in london. the singer — who died in december 2016 — built up his collection by visiting galleries and artists' studios. any money made will go to charity. internet users should have greater control over personal data to ensure their own safety online. it's part of a proposal to change the way big tech companies are regulated.

it follows a report from the house of lords communications committee which says companies are failing to regulate themselves effectively. our business correspondent rob young has more. molly russell was 14 years old when she took her own life in 2017. she had viewed graphic images about self harm online. molly's father has said he believes social media was partly to blame for her death. there have been growing concerns about content and behaviour online, and calls for companies to do more. i think that lots of people feel powerless in this situation, but of course we can act. we are a nation state, parliament is sovereign, as we are discovering in the brexit process. we can legislate if we need to. it would be far better to do it in concert with social media companies, but if we think they need to do things that they are refusing to do, then we can and we must legislate. the house of lords communications committee says the industry's response has been piecemeal

and inadequate, so the committee is calling for big tech to be reined in. there are more than a dozen uk regulators covering the digital world, but no one body has complete oversight, so the lords recommend the creation of a new digital authority. it also wants protections given to people in the real world to apply online. one key principle for regulation would be respect for privacy, to keep our growing volume of online data safe. there's also a call for a classification framework, similar to that for films. the government is currently working on its own plans to more strictly regulate web companies. internet firms say they work hard to keep their services free of some of the most serious issues people are concerned about, but they say they recognise that more needs to be done to address potential online harms. rob young, bbc news. she's a cultural icon of the 20th

century, she turns 60 today. barbara millicent roberts, or barbie, was unveiled to the new york toy fair on the 9th of march 1959. laura miller reports. # barbie, you're beautiful... despite her image as the all—american girl, barbie was actually inspired by a rather saucy german adult doll called build lily based on a comic book character of the same time. when toymaker mattel acquired the rights to the doll, production of the german version stopped. barbie has been the source of much debate, her proportions are seen as unrealistic. in real life she would be 59" — that's about six inches taller than the average british woman but her weight would be a tiny 20 inches, the average being around 35.

style barbie's hair instantly with a curler or brush it into a flip and it stays. so in 2016 mattel finally gave barbie's image an overhaul. she got three new body types, seven different skin tones and 24 hairstyles. later this year they're releasing a barbie which uses a wheelchair and one with a prosthetic leg. crystal barbie, you're so beautiful! she'll shine at the dance. barbie, as you might expect, is high maintenance. a team of 100 people including make—up artist and couturiers designs each doll and the whole process can take up to 18 months. in her 60 years barbie has had a fairfewjobs, in fact she's had more than 200 professions, from builder to astronaut to hip hop singer to even

presidential candidate, and with a cv like that there is bound to have been some controversy. she's been banned at different times in a number of countries including malaysia, iran and saudi arabia. barbie has also encountered the wrath of the kremlin. in 2002 president putin placed her on a watch list, claiming she was awakening sexual impulses and encouraging consumerism russian children. sales of barbie dolls have struggled a bit in recent times but after some soul—searching and a new marketing strategy, last year profits took a jump. around 58 million barbie dolls are sold annually in 115 different countries. in 1959 you would have paid £1 for a barbie doll but now an original first edition could fetch you up to £20,000 at auction. though she is a child of the ‘50s

she has moved with the times and she's now been styled as something of a social media influencer. she has 1.3 million followers on instagram, 14 million on facebook and is a vlogger with her own youtube channel. so at 60, barbie's not slowing down. will her reinvention as a modern role model keep her relevant to future generations of children? laura miller reporting there. the world's oldest living woman has been recognised by guinness world records. she is a 116—year—old japanese woman, kane tanaka and lives on the southern island of kushu. she's in a nursing home, where staff organised a party to celebrate the recognition. tanka says the secrets to her long life are family, sleep and her shinto faith. still in good health, her hobbies include board games and calligraphy but she also confesses to a weakness for sweets and canned coffee drinks. so obviously all working wonders for

her. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. turbulent weather in the forecast. some of us have seem in the forecast. some of us have seem some snow in in the forecast. some of us have seem some snow in the form of showers. sunshine in between. the showers. sunshine in between. the showers with north and north—westerly winds. they will fade as the day wears on. the next atla ntic as the day wears on. the next atlantic system comes into this evening and overnight. through the rest of the weekend it will stay windy, quite cold, especially across northern parts of england, summer rain, further snow and also spells of sunshine. cloud and rain pushing its way north and eastwards across much of england and wales. hill snow in wales and also snow later in the night in northern ireland in western scotland. clear skies after this and a clear and cold