hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the bodies of british climber tom ballard and his italian partner have been found in pakistan, two weeks after they last made contact. this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the home secretary, sajid javid, the headlines at 7pm. is facing criticism for revoking the citizenship the bodies of british climber, tom ballard and his italian partner of shamima begum, whose baby son have been found in pakistan — two weeks after they died in a camp in syria. last made contact. a man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder the home secretary, sajid javid, is facing criticism for revoking the citizenship of shamima begum, whose baby son died in a camp in syria. a man has been remanded in custody, charged with the murder ofjodie chesney in east london earlier this month. the brexit secretary accuses the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, of trying "to rerun old arguments", as talks continue between the uk and eu. and in the six nations — england score eight tries against italy and keep up the pressure on wales. we'll have full details of that and today's other sporting events in sportsday at 7:30.

rescuers have found the bodies of the missing british mountaineer, tom ballard, and his italian climbing companion, daniele nardi, in pakistan. contact was lost with the pair almost two weeks ago during an ascent of one of the world's highest mountains — nunga parbut, in the himalayas. mr ballard is the son of alison hargreaves, who died on the mountain k2 in 1995 — the same year she became the first woman to conquer everest unaided. sarah campbell reports. tom ballard was among the world's

best and most fearless climbers. he specialised in taking on the most dangerous ascents in winter. joining him on what would be his final challenge — italian climber daniele nardi. they had waited weeks for a later window before setting off to climb nunga parbut, also known as "killer mountain". an international search was launched after contact was lost, with the pair two thirds of the way up a particularly threat to the treacherous route. almost two weeks after they went missing came news that their bodies been spotted. tom, as a youngster,

looking for a reassuring cuddle from his mum, alison hargreaves. in 1995, she became a first wanting to climb everest without oxygen or assistance. when we go climbing, we obviously minimise the risks. and if we thought it was that risky, we wouldn't go climbing. anybody who went off thinking that it was a very high chance they would come back, i think it's very unfair thing to do, especially with a young family. that same year, she died. while descending from the summit at k2, the world's the second highest peak. his fellow climbers, friends and family are now having to come to terms with tom's death at the age ofjust 30. remembering his mum as well. it was died, but he was aware of what a great lady she was and what a great climber she left her cell. i have to say, i'm not that religious, but if i wind i would like to think time has gone up to meet his mum. this is just so sad, tooth repeating. he was just a fine young man, really, mum. daniele also knew the risks. his family released a written statement today which included a message he had left for his son, should he not return.

"don't stop", he told him, "don't give up". climbing was all tom ever wanted to do. he died doing what he loved. sarah campbell, bbc news. simon hare is a bbc journalist who made a film with tom ballard in 2010. hejoins me on the line now. first off, you found with tom. this is terrible news. take us back to when films with him and described to us when films with him and described to us when was like. it is so sad. i found with tom in 2010, he had gone to switzerland to start his mountaineering education. he wanted to climb the biggest mountains in the world so he had to start on small amount since, in the alps. he did that. he climbed the six big north faces of the alps in a single season north faces of the alps in a single season of winter and was the first climber to do that. i went to switzerland in 2010 to talk about how he wanted to follow in his mother's footsteps. of course now he had a last mountain, and tragically 110w had a last mountain, and tragically now tom has his own last mountain. what drove him to follow his

mother's footsteps? he would know all too well the dangers that would entail. as the report, sadly he lost his mind at such a young age. that is why i wanted to make the film with him, what would drive him to do that. he said it was no different to if she had died in a car crash, that he would still getting the car. i said well, we all need cars. we don't all need to climb mountains. he said "i need to climb mountains". he said "i need to climb mountains". he said "i need to climb mountains". he said it was in his dna. that is something that his dad jen said, he hadn't encouraged tom to follow in allison's footsteps. but it was within him. he quite clearly wanted to climb k2 where his mum had died. but he wanted to climb it in winter which was obviously going to be a lot harder. she died climbing it in summer. lot harder. she died climbing it in summer. he wanted to climb it in winter. he was building up to that, and that's what this last expedition

was clearly pa rt and that's what this last expedition was clearly part of. it is just so sad. he spoke there of his climbing ambitions and he was building up to greater challenges. did he say what he wanted to do next and why, and where it was taking him? when i spoke to him, he was only 21. he was still quite young and getting used to dealing with the media. he has done a lot more sense. he has become a bigger star in the climbing world. but for him, it was always about the line. i know nothing about mountaineering, i couldn't do it myself. i thought the elation would be when you got to the top of the mountain and surely that is the moment that you feel the most acceleration. but for tom he said it is when he got down to the bottom and he looked at the line he had climbed, and that is what he was trying to do on this mountain, he was attracted to a particularly tough route with danielli nartey.

and they knew the dangers. they talk about in the days before. i expected him just a couple weeks before on facebook. it is just so sad. him just a couple weeks before on facebook. it isjust so sad. thank you so much. the government faces mounting criticism over the decision to revoke the citizenship of shamima begum following the death of her son in a syrian detention camp. ms begum left london tojoin the islamic state group when she was 15 and, now at 19, had wanted to return to britain. labour said the decision to prevent herfrom doing so was "callous and inhumane" — while charities say the life of the child wasn't sufficiently taken into consideration. but the government insists it was acting in the national interest. 0ur political correspondent, chris mason, reports. babyjerrah and his mum, 19—year—old shamima begum. she gave birth in a camp used

to hold islamic state group fighters with their wives and children. at less than three weeks old, her son has died from pneumonia and is buried here. the shadow home secretary diane abbott said leaving the two of them in a syrian refugee camp was morally reprehensible, and a stain on the conscience of this government. shamima begum is one of around 50,000 people, mostly women and children, living in this camp in northeastern syria. both a refuge and detention centre, those who chose to join is are now fleeing the fighting and ending up here. charities say the government had an obligation to step in. today is a national tragedy because this is a shared sorrow about the death of a british newborn child. so whatever we think about the behaviour and choices of the child's mother, a baby not yet three weeks old has died of pneumonia. last month, the home secretary sajid javid confirmed that the baby was a british citizen and said he had considered the child's

interest when deciding to take away ms begum's british citizenship. but the central question now is could the life of an innocent child have been saved? as somebody who has served in the home office, i can tell you factually the home secretary would have made a decision based on what he believes in the best interest of the security of the people of the united kingdom. the duty of a 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 begum's family are still fighting for her to be allowed back to the uk. just before it was announced his grandson had died, ms begum's dad, who lives in bangladesh, 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. being in government often means making difficult choices. ministers could have allowed shamima begum and herson to return to the uk.

but that could have proved deeply unpopular. in a statement a spokesman said the death of any child was tragic, but said that for the last eight years the government has consistently advised against travel to syria. the case of shamima begum and her son is but one of thousands, and a dilemma for many governments around the world. what to do about those who left home to join an enemy, and now want to come back? chris mason, 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, because of mps' objections to the irish backstop. yesterday, the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, said that 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. we can cross to brussels and talk to our correspondent, adam fleming. it is no longer about hard brexit or soft brexit, it just it is no longer about hard brexit or soft brexit, itjust seems to be an place down at endless brexit. over the weekend that is one official civil service from both sides of sat around the table into the detailed technical work. it is not ministers 01’ technical work. it is not ministers or the prime minister coming to do a deal. what they are looking at is the three work streams going on at the three work streams going on at the moment. the first one is coming up the moment. the first one is coming up with a plan to explore alternatives to the backstop. that will happen after brexit transition period. then there is the plan to get more legal reassurances about the backstop and the fact that it will be temporary if it ever comes into force. the uk would like some clarification about how the uk could leave it. that is what discussions we re leave it. that is what discussions were about yesterday. michel

barnier‘s now infamous tweets. week. he targets changes to the political declaration. that is a separate documents that will sketch out the shape of the future relationship. that sits alongside the brexit deal, the divorce treaty. the end product will presumably be something that wraps up all the work on those three work streams. they are going to have to come up with something either tomorrow or monday, or at the very latest on tuesday. mps will want to see it before they felt on the deal on tuesday evening. that is the first of potentially three votes this week taking place in the uk. i wa nt to this week taking place in the uk. i want to touch on the extension, the proposal that you put forward, that they could accept an extension. even if the uk agreed to that, they still need unanimous agreement from off eu 27. what is the talk in brussels over that? the talk is very much behind the scenes. there has not been a formal discussion amongst the

27 other countries yet about the extension, because they say the uk would have to ask for one and that would have to ask for one and that would kick the process. because there has been no formal discussion, there has been no formal discussion, there isn't a formal position from there isn't a formal position from the eu beyond what is in the eu treaties, which says that if a departing member country and all the remaining countries want to extend the two—year process for exit negotiations, that is possible if eve ryo ne negotiations, that is possible if everyone agrees. there isn't a formal position. that means you get lots of different positions when you speak to people. some people say we could get the uk a three month technical extension, just so that we have got time to put the necessary legislation in place, westminster, to make brexit happen. then you get some people saying maybe it should be nine months to be longer to have a debate to have a settled position and then put the legislation in place. and you even speak to some people say may be the extension should be 21 months long, and last as long as the transition period will last and take you up to december 2020. and get rid of that transition period and have a longer

period of british membership. you can imagine all sorts of implications flow from all those positions. the one big thing both sides are worried about is if there are european parliament elections, all across europe, on the 23rd to the 26th of may. that you have a situation where the uk is still technically in the eu and not taking pa rt technically in the eu and not taking part in those elections? could you have a situation where the uk does not take part in the elections, but thatis not take part in the elections, but that is ok because the new members at the european parliament don't actually take up those seats until the 2nd ofjuly? 0r actually take up those seats until the 2nd ofjuly? or could you have a situation with the uk stays in, doesn't have to elections, and it doesn't have to elections, and it doesn't have to elections, and it doesn't have members of the european parliament. already that is making my head hurt. that is going to be of discussion that will happen over the next couple of weeks, if theresa may does come into brussels and say guys, does come into brussels and say guys, i need more time. i'm going to do one more question that you. so many questions to raise there. the feeling here in britain is that brexit isn't going to happen on the 29th. what is the feeling in

brussels? how are you reading the landscape coachella since the start of the year, people have been quite openly discussing the idea of an extension of article 50. that means that brexit today is no longer the 29th of march at this year. people have got quite used to that happening. they look at the situation in the uk, and also they have been told by the uk government in negotiations all along that it would take about three months from mps actually voting for the deal to get all the other necessary legislation in place, and also for the withdrawal agreements to be ratified as an international treaty. the eu has been saved well, you told us the eu has been saved well, you told us it would take you three months from the date that the veldt went through, if he felt hasn't gone through, if he felt hasn't gone through so you are going to need at least three months from the date of when it does happen. we have still got all of us discussions about what is an extension really mean, what is the purpose. i would to be active at brexit being cancelled altogether because there is going to be another

referendum in the uk votes to remain, people have pretty much given up on that happening. you're right, my head is hurting. thank you so much. you're watching bbc news. staying with brexit, british vets have seen a spike in anxious pet owners seeking brexit travel advice in the last three months, according to a survey by the british veterinary association. currently pets can travel with their owners throughout the eu thanks to the ‘pet passport‘ scheme. but without a brexit deal, the uk will become a "third country", which could mean extra checks. we can cross to our belfast newsroom and speak to the president of the british veterinary association, simon doherty, now. thank you for speaking to us. what are pet owners saying to you, or to their veterinarians? as you mentioned, based on our press release, we are seeing a lot more

pet owners now asking us for more information as to what is going to happen going ahead. as things stand at the minute, the pet travel scheme as you mentioned covers dogs, cats and ferrets. there is a separate legislation for other kinds of patent that will be potentially moving, but certainly dogs, cats and ferrets are the ones that are most likely to be taken on holidays for example. and throughout europe. the changes that are coming in extend the whole process out. at the minute, it is a case of making sure that the pet has a microchip. then it gets rabies vaccination. it needs to wait for about three weeks before it is able to travel. post brexit, if we ended up in a complete mobile situation and we were initially an unlisted country —— if we ended up ina unlisted country —— if we ended up in a complete no—deal situation. that process extends until about

four months, and there are additional steps added and so once they the vaccine they have to get blood sample ta ken they the vaccine they have to get blood sample taken and there is a waiting period. the blood sample has to go away to a laboratory and detect, the results come back from that, there is a further waiting period before certification can be generated as well. it is a much more obligated procedure. the problem is, based on your previous story, we don't quite know where we are at the minute. it is very difficult for veterinarians to get sound advice for people that want to be able to ta ke for people that want to be able to take their pets and travel with them over the next few months. that whole process basically, if you wanted to travel to the eu after the 29th of march, to be on the safe side, you need to start thinking or what have had to start thinking about this three to four months ago. is that right click ellyes. he would have to have started the around november.- check that there was a chip there and to get the first vaccine, to get

the blood sample taken and then wait for the three months period before you can then ask your veterinarian to carry out the actual certification process. how much with this all cost pet owners? this is an additional cost, isn't it? at the minute, certainly to apply for a pet passport can be anywhere between maybe 150 and £250. because of those additional steps, there is more of a delay in terms of time. certainly in terms of the extra steps in terms of the laboratory testing, maybe talk about another £50 or £100 by the time you had everything in. about another £50 or £100 by the time you had everything inlj about another £50 or £100 by the time you had everything in. i had a look at the guidelines given on the website. they are not final. the information that it has given us not final. in terms of the third country status, they detail three different types. that is right. we have some idea of how the eu might list us.

0nce idea of how the eu might list us. once we actually reach brexit today. as you said in the previous story, we don't actually know whether that is going to be the 29th or 30th of march, or if that is going to be delayed. it is that uncertainty that cannot be firmed up. and until we have those conversations, we won't actually know what our listing status is. but you do need to give advice. so what are you telling these pet owners to do? the advice that we are getting pet owners just 110w that we are getting pet owners just now is talk to your veterinarian at the earliest opportunity, start this process off. it is a difficult one because in some ways we don't want to be advising our pet owners to carry out additional testing or go through additional expenditure that they don't need to be doing. at this point in time, because we just don't

know where the advice that we are getting is that if you are intending to travel, you need to bear this in mind. it is because in fact three or four month window, and a potential mobile situation that really if you are talking about travelling in during the summer you would need to be having that conversation and getting the ball rolling on some of the vaccination and the laboratory testing right now. thank you so much for that. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages ff at 10:30 and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are john rentoul, the chief political commentator at the independent, and ruth lea, economic adviser at arbuthnot banking group. a man has been remanded in custody by magistrates in east london, charged with murdering the teenager jodie chesney last week.

the 17—year—old was stabbed in the back while listening to music with friends in a park in romford. manuel petrovic — who's twenty — will appear at the old bailey on monday. a second suspect remains in custody. 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 west kensington on thursday afternoon. he died later in hospital. a teenager is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed in the chest whilst on—board a bus in north london. the incident happened on the route 134 bus in the muswell hill area just before quarter to five this afternoon. the 19—year—old man was flown by airambulance to an east london hospital. no arrests have been made. 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 single knives are the most frequently stolen. the company says it has a responsibilty to try to help in the work to bring violent crime under control. thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of venezuela in rival demonstrations for and against president nicolas maduro. in the capital caracas, police used pepper spray against supporters of the opposition leader, juan guaido, who declared himself interim president in january. electricity is gradually being restored across the country after the longest blackout in decade. will grant has the latest from caracas. the first moments of confrontation over this protest actually took place the night before, when a team who were erecting

a stage forjuan guaido, the opposition leader, to address the crowd, had their materials confiscated and a number of them were arrested. that really set the mood for today's demonstration. people were already angry, of course, over the fact that this has been the longest power cut in living memory in venezuela. it reached almost all of the 23 states in the country. parts of caracas have been without power now for almost 48 hours. it's set an extremely febrile atmosphere on the streets and a lot of people are turning out to vent their anger at the authorities. i saw at least one member of the security forces use pepper spray against the crowd and one demonstrator faint as a result of it. translation: i'm retired and on a pension, i can't afford anything. we have gone more than 25 hours without electricity. there is no water, and when it does come, it is dirty and unusable.

we don't have rights to anything any more. elsewhere in the city, and elsewhere in venezuela, supporters of president maduro are turning out to lend him their backing. they say that the power cut is the result of efforts to sabotage his presidency, to push for him to be forced out of office, being managed by mr guaido and by washington. two climbers have been rescued following an avalanche in the scottish highlands. the pair were climbing on part of the three sisters ridges in glencoe and had been missing since yesterday. both men were suffering from hypothermia when they were found — and one has been taken to hospital by helicopter. us singer r kelly has been released from prison. the embattled star walked out of the cook county jail for the second time in two weeks, after paying more than $160,000 in overdue child support. the singer has previously spent three nights in jail after he was unable to post bond

after being charged in four sex abuse cases. allegations the singer denies. i promise you, we are going to straighten all this stuff out. that's all i can say right now, but i promise you. i love my fans. more thank you. i love you! please shake my hand. 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. nearly 90 ferry passengers have been injured injapan when the high speed boat they were travelling on collided

with an object in the water — thought to be a whale. the japanese coast guard said five people were seriously injured in the accident which occurred just before the ferry was due to arrive on sado island, following a short trip from the mainland. it is believed the boat collided with a whale, as both humpbacks and minkes are often found in the area. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. good evening. a blustery saturday but sunny spells and scattered showers for most of us. you can see from the satellite picture — best of the breaks were in sheltered eastern areas, more showers further west. by the end of the afternoon, the cloud and rain gathers into the southwest. that is a frontal system that will move through bringing some rain overnight tonight. behind it, we have got this little fellow here could cause issues. the cold air could bring some snow showers for tomorrow. for the next few hours, it will turn increasingly wet and windy. the rain pushing its way steadily northwards, perhaps grinding to a halt across northern england

and north wales. far north under clear skies, temperatures falling away. the blues tones denoting temperatures below freezing, maybe as well as “11 degrees and sheltered rural areas. that is important. that cold air is going to stay into scotland. first thing on sunday morning, we have got this range and a little bit of wet snow across the penines, flipping its weight steadily south and east. at the same time the next frontal system will bump into the cold air, and we could see some wintry showers. it will be a blustery start to the day. it is going to be snow falling to higher ground. we could see accumulation of a few centimetres. even at lower levels, there will be some slushy deposits, coupled with some pretty gusty winds at times. 40, 50 mph plus. it isn't going to be very pleasant out there. there will be some showers and yes, a little bit of wintryness mixed in there cost northwestern england and wales. for england and wales it will be a bright and sunny afternoon. for many, we keep the rest of a few wintry showers with slushy deposits threatening the further north

and west, maybe even the odd rumble of thunder and some hail mixed in there as well. cold with the cloud, wind, rain and showers around 5 degrees at the very best. a little milder further south with maximum of 11. into monday, a brief ridge of high pressure will quiet things down for a time. not for long. make the most of it on monday. it looks likely to be a relatively quiet start to our new working week. then another significant area of low pressure looks likely to threaten from the west. it is going to bring yet more wet and windy weather, with a spell of gales as well for a time. this may well develop into a name storm. into next week, it looks likely to stay pretty unsettled. there will be some rain and gales but also a little bit of sun at times.