this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 11:00: the bodies of british mountaineer tom ballard and his italian climbing partner have been found in pakistan — near the area where his mother died more than 20 years ago. i'm nota i'm not a religious, but if i was i would like to think tom has gone to meet his mum. this isjust so sad. he wasjust a meet his mum. this isjust so sad. he was just a fine young man, really, tom. the home secretary, sajid javid, is facing criticism for revoking the citizenship of shamima begum, whose baby son died in a camp in syria. much of venezuela remains engulfed by darkness amid one of the largest power cuts in years, raising tensions in a country already on the edge. a man has been remanded in custody, charged with the murder

ofjodie chesney in east london, earlier this month. and in rugby, wales beat scotland at murrayfield and edge towards the six nations title. all the details on that and today's other sporting action in the sports bulletin. and at 11:30 we'll be taking another in—depth look at the papers with our reviewersjohn rentoul, the chief political commentator at the independent, and ruth lea, economic advisor at arbuthnot banking group — stay with us for that. good evening. tributes have been paid to the british mountaineer tom ballard and his italian climbing companion, daniele nardi, after their bodies were found on the notorious nunga parbut —

one of the world's highest mountains. contact was lost with the pair in pakistan almost two weeks ago. mr ballard is the son of the accomplished mountaineer alison hargreaves, who also died in the himalayas in 1995 while descending the k2 summit. sarah campbell reports. for me it's very natural to be in the mountains. i mean, they're my life. i don't really see myself anywhere else. tom ballard was among the world's best and most fearless climbers. tom wants to try some wallhangings. wow, great, man. here he is, passing time in the himalayas as he waited for a weather window to start his ascent. alongside him, daniele nardi. they chose a treacherous route up a peak dubbed "killer mountain". a search was launched after contact was lost.

this is the spot. rescue was always going to be difficult as this is an area prone to huge avalanches. almost two weeks after they went missing, their bodies were spotted. daniele was a2. tom was just 30 years old. he respected mountains and he felt that a mountain would allow you to climb it, or not, and you had to read it. now, tragically, sadly in this case, i'm not saying he read it wrong, but the mountains are unforgiving things, and he knew that. he knew the deal. and he knew that he was always going to be at risk. yeah, take that with us. tom, as a youngster, looking for a reassuring cuddle from his mum, alison hargreaves. in 1995, she became the first woman 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, you know, there was a high chance they wouldn't come back,

i think it's a very unfair thing to do, especially with a young family. that same year she died while descending from the summit of k2, the world's second highest peak. 2a years later, fellow mountaineers and friends are mourning the loss of her son. he wouldn't have remembered his mum that well. he was five when she died, but he was aware of what a great lady she was and what a great climber she was herself. i'm not that religious, but if i was, i'd like to think tom has gone to meet his mum anyway, let's say. this is just so sad. it's repeating. daniele nardi also knew the risks. his family released a written statement today which included a message he 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. alan hinkes is a british mountaineer

who has climbed all of the world's 1a highest mountains. he knew tom ballard's mother, alison hargreaves, who died on k2 in 1995. tom was one of the world's best climbers. i mean, he was a fine young man with a super physique and a really an accomplished and technically proficient super climber. i have to say, i feel sad about his death, i really do, he was a fine young man. how do you feel, if you can just sum that up today? you have had warnings of this, it was coming, but how do you really feel? i think to be honest i was aware they were dead last weekend. to be frank, it has been a search for confirmation, shall we say, to put your mind at rest and it seems like they have found some bodies. i feel slightly despondent, i really do feel sad, tom was a fine young man and a great young climber. he knew the risks and had done some of the hardest routes in the world.

he really had climbed some difficult routes in his time. tell us about that mountain and what you know about it, why it's got that name? nanga parbat is known as the killer mountain, it was the first time mountain of these 8000s to be attempted in 1895 by a british climber called mummery and sadly he was killed on it. it did kill a lot of germans in the 19305. but it's not an easy or safe mountain, i climbed it injuly about 20 years ago and it was dangerous enough then. what do you think has happened to them, can you give us your guess? it is very difficult to at this point say exactly what happened to them. i would imagine they were probably avalanched or they could have been hit by big ice blocks, you get these cliffs which are some of them the size of the white cliffs of dover, and these lumps can be as big as cars, they can be as big

as an artic and they crash down and explode and shower you in shrapnel, essentially. but i would have thought it would be, like temperatures a0 below anyway. you will perish if left out in these temperatures, no matter how good equipment they have got, and tom and danielle were well equipped. you knew tom's mother, had using the death of his mother affected him? i do feel like this is poignant and tragic because alison, tom's mother was killed very close by on k2 which was the savage mountain. i guess tom wouldn't have remembered his mum that well, he was five when she died, but he was aware of what a great lady she was and what a great climber she was herself. i have to say, i'm not that religious but if i was, i'd like to think tom has gone to meet his mum. this is just so sad, he was just a fine young man, really, tom. and people might say, laypeople at home, why didn't they get to them quicker and what if they had found them quickly? would they still be alive? that's right, people do think why

didn't they get there quicker? the rescue teams and so on and so forth. well, they are a very remote, inhospitable place, there was this broader incident between india and pakistan which stopped helicopters getting up but at the end of the day, i think they were killed pretty quickly with an avalanche or whatever and there was probably little chance of rescue, to be honest. i mean, i couldn't have rescued them, i'd need three weeks to acclimatise before i could do anything at that altitude. as it happened, there were some other timers, i think russians and spanish, volunteered to be helicoptered from base camp to nanga parbat but sadly it was all in vain. british mountain near alan hinkes. the government faces fresh criticism over the decision to revoke the citizenship of shamima begum following the death of her baby 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 her child wasn't sufficiently taken into consideration. but the government insists it was

acting in the national interest. 0ur political correspondent chris mason reports. babyjarrah and his mum, 19—year—old shamima begum. she gave birth in a camp used to hold people from the islamic state group and their 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 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, 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 her son 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. 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 petrovitch, who's 20, will appear at the old bailey on monday. a second suspect remains in custody. 0ur correspondent jane—frances kelly gave us an update from outside court 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 — while on—board a bus in north london. the incident happened on the route 134 bus in the muswell hill area, just before a quarter to five this afternoon. the 19—year—old man was flown by air ambulance 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 attacks. 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 responsibility to try to help in the work to bring violent crime under control. there have been further violent protests in venezuela as supporters of the country's opposition leader, juan guaido, clashed with police in the capital caracas. mr guaido declared himself the interim president injanuary, with the country's current leader, nicolas maduro, calling it a coup against him. the latest demonstrations follow widespread power cuts which have affected much of the country since thursday. will grant is in caracas. it is venezuela's longest power cut in living memory. whole swathes of the country, including large parts of caracas, remain in darkness, more than 48

hours after the lights first went out. millions of families have been struggling without electricity, already coping with little to cook, now with nothing to cook it on. for those with serious health conditions like this woman, their lives are at risk. "without electricity i can't use my respirator," she explained. she is growing desperate for the power to come back. in fact, power is at the heart of the venezuelan conflict. opponents of president maduro want to see him out of it very soon and say the blackout is a result of incompetence and corruption by his government. his supporters say it was sabotage, part of a coup attempt being carried out by the opposition leaderjuan guaido, at the behest of washington.

either way, both sides are taking their grievances to the streets. these people are already furious at president maduro for a host of reasons, from hyperinflation through to the lack of products on the supermarket shelves. and now they have the blackout, still affecting much of the country, at the forefront of their minds. the feeling in venezuela is of a country in freefall. hunger, anger, frustration, with no electricity or many basic services, the tension is in danger of boiling over once again. will grant, bbc news, caracas. us singer r kelly has been released from prison. the embattled star walked out of the cook countyjail in chicago 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're going to straighten all this stuff out. that's all i can say right now. i promise you. i love my fans. thank you guys. the headlines on bbc news: the bodies of british climber tom ballard and his italian partner have been found in pakistan, two weeks after they last made contact. the home secretary, sajid javid, is facing criticism for revoking the citizenship of shamima begum, whose baby son died in a camp in syria. much of venezuela remains engulfed by darkness, amid one of the largest power cuts in years, raising tensions in a country already on the edge. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's holly. good evening. let's start with the six nations. wales remain on course

for their first grand slam since 2012, as they grind out a win over scotland. england, meanwhile, can still win the championship after a thumping win over italy. patrick gearey rounds up the day's action. it takes a lot of cuts and bruises to keep the six nations blemish free. whales are taking the assault course route towards a grand slam. again scotland, they started with a slow limb. josh adams, elusive in the shadows, whales in front. welsh clu b the shadows, whales in front. welsh club rugby has been involved in rows and rumours of mergers. the national side remains above it all. davies of the scarlets took them further clear. scotland's tournament has been one of unfulfilled promise. this move was the moment they finally blossomed. it ended with graham scoring on his first start. as against france, as against england, it seemed as though wales might break, only for them to find new reserves of strength. to see

what it takes, you need only look at the state of hadley parks‘ face. what it takes, you need only look at the state of hadley parks' face. the tea m the state of hadley parks' face. the team is enjoying each other‘s company, enjoying coming to training, working hard for each other. look, if next week, it is really exciting, it is going to be an amazing time for all of us in our careers. next week sees ireland's visit. a well swing brings a grand slam. anything else and england are lurking. it has been five years since two langley scored a test try but few can score tries quite like him. that was his third against italy, aside his weakness makes a bonus point a necessary step —— tuilagi. it came when tuilagi put shields for his first england try. it has been 20 matches since england last won the six nations, run interspersed with moments of hope like morisi's try, but far longer periods of chasing hopelessness. robson's first try for his country.

manchester city have extended their lead at the top of the premier league. they're now four points ahead of liverpool — who play tomorrow — after they beat watford 3—1. it wasn't without controversy though, raheem sterling opening the scoring at the etihad despite looking to be well offside. he went on to score a hat—trick. big defeat for spurs, but a big win for southampton at st mary's. ralph hasenhuttl delighted as his southampton side won 2—1. they remain outside of the relegation zone. spurs, though, are having a big wobble. that is their third straight away defeat. the goal of the day, though, came at selhurst park. have a look at this from brighton's anthony knockaert — cracker. that was the winner as brighton beat crystal palace 2—1. wins too today for cardiff, newcastle, leicester and

bournemouth. celtic were held to a goalless draw by aberdeen in the scottish premiership this afternoon. good wins today too for livingston, motherwell and hearts. a surprise sacking from the championship tonight. west brom have got rid of darren moore. they drew 1—1 with bottom side ipswich this afternoon, and have lost a couple of games recently, but they are still fourth in the league. the club's chief executive, markjenkins, thanked moore, but says they have to do everything they can to get promoted back to the premier league. ronnie 0'sullivan is through to the final of the players championship. the five—time world champion had time to showboat as he whitewashed northern ireland's mark allen by 6—0 in preston. he will face neil robertson in the final tomorrow. and there was controversy at sandown today. after this photo finish in the 1:50pm, the wrong winner was announced. 0fficials gave the victory to the 12:1 shot one for rosie, seen on the far end,

when it was in fact third wind who was the winner. it emerged that the photo was taken from the wrong finish line. it was later corrected, but not before many bookies had already paid out. that's all the sport for now. enjoy the rest of your evening. negotiators from the eu and the uk are continuing technical talks on brexit as the two sides struggle to break the deadlock over the issue of the irish border. the government has rejected a proposalfrom the eu's negotiator, michel barnier, that the uk would be free to leave a proposed customs union provided that northern ireland remained inside. 0ur correspondent adam fleming is in brussels and told us how they are getting on. the process has been incredibly tense and fraught at some

points this week. some of the diplomats you speak to from both sides are just relieved that the civil servants are still sat round the table today and they will sit round the table tomorrow. we've seen a memo that's circulating around the other 27 member states in the eu saying they are open to workable new solutions on the uk, so that's something. and we still haven't seen the last piece of this puzzle, which is changes to the political declaration, the separate document that will sketch out the shape of the future relationship that will sit alongside the divorce treaty. so we still haven't seen what they've managed to work out there. but, but, but — you talked about those proposals from michel barnier yesterday, the eu chief negotiator yesterday on the irish backstop, the most controversial bit of the deal, and they fell short of what some mps are looking for to change their mind and support the deal when it goes back to parliament on tuesday. 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. earlier i spoke to simon doherty, the president of the british veterinary association. we're seeing a lot more pet owners now asking us for more information as to what's going to happen going ahead. as things stand at the minute, the pet travel scheme, as you mentioned, covers dogs, cats and ferrets. so there's a separate legislation for other kinds of pets that would be potentially moving, but certainly dogs, cats and ferrets are the ones that are most likely to be taken on holidays, for example, throughout europe. and the changes that are coming in just extend the whole process out. at the minute, it's really a case of making sure that the pet has a microchip.

then it gets a rabies vaccination, and it needs to wait for about three weeks then before it's allowed to travel. post—brexit, if we ended up in a complete no—deal situation, as you said, we're initially an unlisted country. that process extends until about four months, and there are additional steps added, and so once they get there's a waiting period, then they have to get blood sample taken, and there's 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's a much more complicated procedure. the problem is, based

on your previous story, we don't quite know where we are at the minute. it's very difficult for vets to get sound advice 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 29 march, to be on the safe side, you need to start thinking or would have had to start thinking about this three to four months ago. is that right? yes, you would have to have started the around november. to 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 vet to carry out the actual certification process. and how much would this all cost pet owners? this is an additional cost, isn't it? yeah, so at the minute, certainly to apply for a pet passport can be anywhere sort of from maybe £150—250. because of those additional steps, there's more of a delay in terms of time. but certainly, in terms of the extra steps in terms of laboratory

testing, you're maybe talking about another £50 or £100 by the time you add everything in. 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. from glencoe, our correspondent morag kinniburgh sent us this update. the two men had been on a rock climb up stob coire nan lochan in the three sisters of glencoe. they'd been really high up all day yesterday when the winds picked up, the snow drove in, and there were avalanches nearby. attempts to rescue the pair had to be abandoned because of the danger to the rescuers themselves. the raf and coastguard helped 70 mountain rescue team members on the ground to locate the pair, one of the men described as walking wounded, the other in a much more serious condition. the rescuers we've spoken to have described the pair as being very

well—equipped and experienced, but conditions were very tough indeed. it seems they've completed the climb successfully, and they had been on the ridge. i think visibility may have been a factor in this situation, and they had got lost. it is quite technical ground higher up, easy to get lost in the mist. danger perspective for us, it's very easy in the dark to be avalanched. we can't see potential cornices, and how the snow is at higher levels. this has been one of the biggest sea rch—and—rescue operations in this area for many years, the men and women involved in the rescue team simply very relieved that they did manage to get those two men off the mountain. now it's time for a look at the weather. good morning. it could be a case of getting everything but the kitchen sink thrown at us today. we will see some rain, gales, sleet and even some rain, gales, sleet and even

some snow for some. 0ver some rain, gales, sleet and even some snow for some. over the last few hours we have seen some heavy rain and strong winds moving its way through england and where, and then this little weather front will bump into some cold air in scotland over the next few hours and bring some snow with it as well. so early birds may well across northern england see a little bit of rain and some snow across the pennines. that slips off into the north sea, but at the same time we see a greater chance of seeing some time we see a greater chance of seeing some snow. time we see a greater chance of seeing some snow. mostly to higher ground we will see several centimetres accumulating in scotland, accompanied by gusts of wind, 45—50 mph, not particularly pleasant. we could see some slushy deposits at lower levels as well for a time. wintry showers into northern ireland and north—west england as well. after a showery, damn start across ascending on, and improving picture as we go through the afternoon. should be dry with some sunshine coming through, but it will be windy weather. gusts of across england and wales, 50—60 mph and we keep the threat of some showers, with hail and snow further north. a cold afternoon here, 3—5d, highest values further south of 7—11, but you have to factor in the strength of the wind. it will perhaps feel

rather chilly as well. as we move out of sunday into monday, we have a ridge of high pressure building from the south. it will quieten things down briefly. monday will be a chilly start to the day. the blue tones denote where we could see some frost. we will see temperatures into low single figures first thing on monday morning, with a scattering of showers, and again with any elevation some of those could be wintry. 0n the whole monday looks likely to be a relatively quiet day. drier, with some sunshine coming through, but not particularly warm with it. by the time we move out of monday into tuesday, we see another deep area of low pressure pushing in from the atlantic. tightly packed isobars, rain went and gales for a time and some of that rain could really be quite heavy as it slips its way south and east across england and wales. behind it, it leaves a trail of wintry showers and some of those could be sleet and snow. so it will be a cool field to things on tuesday, with highest

values of 7— nine degrees. that's it, take care.