,to 10a ,to a brewery and finally, we travel to a brewery in rural somerset. what is actually going on in that machine? andrew cooper has invested heavily in his business, this new machine can process £6,000 an hour. he now sells his fear in almost 30 countries. he voted remain but he does see some opportunities. we are light on our feet, we find solutions to problems, that is kind of what you have to do, and we will, but it will take away. and i am sure there is going to be some great opportunities if and when it goes ahead, but there is definitely going to bea ahead, but there is definitely going to be a period of pain on the way there. so, above all, for those in there. so, above all, for those in the business of hops, along with cheese and chopped, they want things quickly to become clear. claire marshall, bbc news, in the west country. time for a look at the weather. thank you, good afternoon.

a turbulent weekend with rain, wind and snow in places, today it feels as though the weather has come down. some snow on the ground for this weather watcher in derbyshire, but blue skies ahead. but this is the calm before the next storm. through the rest of this week, various bouts of heavy rain and severe gales. really wet and windy weather to come. this is yesterday's weather system come. this is yesterday's weather syste m o n come. this is yesterday's weather system on the satellite picture, this is the clear gap bringing sunshine and a few showers, and look at this pushing in from the atlantic. a really intense and deepening area of low pressure which will bring very wet and very windy weather as we head to the next 2a to 48 hours. weather as we head to the next 24 to 48 hours. so let's get into the detail, through the rest of this afternoon, not looking too bad, most places dry with some sunshine, the best use, cloud beginning in the west, the winds are strengthening once and temperatures between eight and i2 once and temperatures between eight and 12 degrees. through this evening and 12 degrees. through this evening and tonight, outbreaks of rain

across northern ireland, west of scotland, really heavy rain, really strong winds, that wet and very windy weather heading south east into northern england and wales as tonight wears on. what about the wind gusts? widely 40 to 50 mph but may be 60, 70, 75 mph in exposed areas and temperatures through tonight 6—8d. tomorrow morning, if you start your day in northern england, wales, the south—west, expect really heavy rain, could be localised flooding and strong and gusty winds as the rain band moves into east anglia and the south east. behind that, things brighten up with spells of sunshine, the wind sees a little bit, plenty blustery showers and showers become quite widespread across the far north west with blizzards across high ground in scotla nd blizzards across high ground in scotland as we head towards the end of the day. this area of low pressure during tuesday has been named by the irish weather service storm gareth because of impacts expected in the republic of ireland, but we will feel the impact in the uk to but we will feel the impact in the uktoa but we will feel the impact in the

uk to a swathe across northern ireland, northern england, north wales, 60 to 70 to 75 mph during the first part of wednesday. the wind sees as the day wears on but it stays blustery, lots of showers, some of them heavy and thundery, sunny spells in between, temperatures of ten to 12 degrees. so as you can tell, there is a lot going on which could cause travel disruption, heavy rain and severe gales and the advice is to stay tuned to the forecast. thank you. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime: downing street says tomorrow's meaningful vote on brexit will go ahead, as the prime minister faces the prospect of another defeat in the commons. that's all from the bbc news at 0ne, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are.

good afternoon, it's 1:30pm and here's your latest sports news. some of the biggest names in english football have called for greater deterrents to stop football fans invading the pitch before a player or offical is seriously hurt. a birmingham city fan has pleaded guilty to attacking aston villa captainjack grealish on the pitch during the derby match yesterday. paul mitchell, from rubery, worcestershire, hit grealish from behind about ten minutes into the game at st andrew's. he admitted ‘assault‘ and ‘encroachment onto the pitch‘ at birmingham magistrates' court and will be sentenced later. when you're on the pitch and police like jack grealish or chris smalling today, because you're that much in the zone, you actually probably don't realise what is going on. and then you go home and you see the actual footage, and i just think that something serious will happen. and i am actually sort of a little bit scared because i think i hear it all the time, "oh, it hasjust got to happen, the death threats on social media, the homophobia, the racial chants, you've just got to put up with it." i actually don't think we need

to put up with that any more. absolutely disgusting. i think they should have the strongest possible punishment, which means points deduction. the birmingham one? absolutely. playing behind closed doors. because absolutely. playing behind closed dooi's. because someone absolutely. playing behind closed doors. because someone is going to get hurt. either a player doors. because someone is going to get hurt. eithera player oran official. if they don't stamp this out now, they have to come down heavy, then someone will get hurt in future. they have to do it, i don't see them having a choice other than the strongest possible points deduction and playing games behind closed doors. if england are to win an unlikely six nations title at the weekend, they'll have to do it without their influential forward maro itoje. the saracens lock isn't included in the 3i—man training sqaud ahead of the meeting with scotland at twickenham on saturday. he has returned to his club to continue his rehabilitation after two separate knee injuries have seen him sidelined

since the ireland game on the opening weekend of the tournament. wing tommy seymour has been ruled out of scotland's final six nations match against england with a rib injury. the same problem that's affecting his opposite winger blair kinghorn. both were injured on saturday against wales and join stuart hogg on the injured list. the scots haven't won at twickenham since 1983. olympic and commonwealth medallist anthony 0gogo has announced his retirement. his professional boxing career has been blighted by a serious eye injury. 0gogo won bronze at the 2012 london olympics but has not fought since fracturing an eye socket against craig cunningham in 2016. he has also endured shoulder and achilles injuries. athletic‘s world governing body, the iaaf, say russian athletes will remain banned from international competitions until further notice. the iaaf turned down russia's appeal for reinstatement, which is at odds with other sporting bodies such as the world anti—doping agency and the international

olympic committee. they banned russian athletes from competing back in november 2015 following evidence of state sponsored doping. ronnie 0'sullivan has become the first player to make 1,000 career century breaks, and he did it in style! have a look at this. 0'sullivan was closing in on the milestone in very relaxed fashion and decided to switch from right hand to left hand to pot the red that brought up the hundred. 0'sullivan achieved the feat in the final of the players championship in preston. his break of 134 also saw him win the title with a 10—4 victory against australia's neil robertson. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories and hear what pep guardiola has had to say ahead of the champions league meeting with schalke tomorrow on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport

we will have more for you in a afternoon live after two. the chancellor of the exchequer, philip hammond, is due to deliver his spring statement on wednesday. he's said there will be money for public services if a brexit deal is agreed. but the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, says mr hammond should be using his influence in the cabinet to ensure a no—deal brexit is taken off the table. no doubt the chancellor will celebrate a falling government borrowing on wednesday. but ijust want him to ask and consider, at what cost? because the chancellor hasn't eliminated the deficit, he hasjust shifted it onto the shoulders of others. the deficits have been passed down to nhs managers, council leaders, head teachers, and police commissioners. local government is on its knees. child poverty is rising. children are being stabbed to death on our streets. 87 people a day, on the latest

figures, are dying whilst waiting for social care. universal credit, sold to us as ‘making work pay‘, and rolled out in a way that is driving people to food banks and into poverty. we have had enough, i have had enough, and i believe so many others have as well. and it is time to call out those who are responsible. philip hammond was the shadow chief secretary of the treasury when george osborne devised this strategy. he is complicit in every cut, every closure, every preventable death of someone waiting for local hospital treatment or social care. and that will be this chancellor's legacy, whatever happens with the brexit negotiations or votes. that was the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell. the venezuelan government has told workers to stay at home today as the longest blackout in the country's history continues. many shops and businesses haven't

opened for more than three days, and patients are reported to have died in some hospitals. will grant reports. as the power cut hit its fourth straight day, things in venezuela are turning ugly. tempers that were already frayed are boiling over as hunger and desperation take hold. at one supermarket in caracas, a group of local mothers demanded to be let in in search of food for their children. turned away, by the afternoon some neighbours took matters into their own hands, sacking and looting the supermarket and clashing with police. dozens were arrested and taken away, prompting complete hysteria among their families. screaming. translation: i shouldn't have to do this at my age. we only did it because our grandkids are dying of hunger. they maybe eat once a day if we're lucky. who's to blame? we're not. we're not to blame for this. we're working people and live in a poor neighbourhood. the desperation of these mothers, whose children have been taken

because they were allegedly trying to break into a supermarket, is overwhelming. they are absolutely beside themselves. they say that they face no other choice but to try and get food, even if it was illegal. it was yet another sign of a city, of an entire country, in terminal decline. armed pro—government motorcycle gangs known as ‘colectivos' enforced order at gunpoint. and to add to the situation, the vast blackout shows little sign of ending. in those areas where power has been restored, its patchy, often lasting for only a few hours. in other states, hospitals, maternity wards, and homes for the elderly are said to be at breaking point. drivers are queueing for hours to fill up their cars amid fears of an all—out energy shortage. gradually, the dollar is becoming the most used currency — for those that have access to them.

translation: the really strong currency that is working at this moment is the dollar. 0ur currency, the bolivar, is worthless. who's going to charge 20 or 50,000 bolivars in bills? this all comes after a weekend of protests, too. president maduro says the entire blackout was part of the attempt to force him from office. his opponent, juan guaido, accused the government of failing to maintain the hydroelectric plants that keep the lights on in venezuela. but beyond the politics, ordinary venezuelans are just exhausted at the situation. their country feels like it's collapsing around them, and they fear that the weeks ahead will only get worse. will grant, bbc news, caracas. nearly 10,000 sheep were stolen across england and wales last year, but only one of the thefts resulted in anybody being charged. jon cuthill reports. seen from the sky, the iron age

hillfort maiden castle in dorset is spectacular. and it is also home to 2,000 sheep farmed byjohn hosking. gate taken off its hinges, back in, load up the sheep from off the castle. john has had sheep stolen from here every year, and he is losing more each time. last year was the worst we had in terms of what was taken, there were ewes with their lambs who were four weeks old. they were worth £200 a couple. could you put a figure on how much it has cost you? over the years, i suppose between £40,000 and £50,000. at least. it is demoralising, to be quite honest. and, as a family, we get really annoyed about it, very annoyed. and john is not the only one losing more sheep to thieves. the number of animals reported stolen across england and wales jumped from just over 6,000 in 2016 to nearly 10,000 last year. so you are looking out for livestock

traders in odd places, hidden behind hedges. with nearly 400 reports of sheep theft, only one resulted in anybody being charged. dorset saw the second highest increase in animals stolen. so i am on patrol with the force's rural engagement officer, tom. so there are two of you for the whole of dorset, i know there are other teams but there are two dedicated people. do you think there is any frustration within the farming community? i think there is frustration within the community. due to previous budgets and cuts, we would all like to have more boots on the ground, but at the end of the day, we are constrained to what we've got. and that is where we need the public to help us as well as people reporting things. butjohn says he is tired of reporting sheep theft. how much more do i put up with this? do we get rid of the sheep and say forget it? you know, we're not going to provide illegal income for someone else. more on this on inside out

on bbc one in the south at 8:30pm tonight, and afterwards on the bbc iplayer nationwide. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. downing street confirms the vote on theresa may's brexit deal will go ahead tomorrow. a motion will be published later today. ethiopian airlines says the black box voice and data recorders have been recovered from the wreckage of the plane, that crashed on sunday killing 157 people. a 16—year—old boy is the second person to be charged with the murder ofjodie chesney, who was stabbed in a park in east london. in the business news... three piece suites are out and electric toothbrushes are in, that's according to the office for national statistics who have updated the list of items it uses

to calculate inflation. envelopes and washing powder are also gone, but baking trays, flavoured teas, and smart speakers are new additions to the list. the number of people visiting stores in february saw the biggest fall in five years. footfall fell by 2% year—on—year across high streets, retail parks, and shopping centres. it marked the 15th month in a row of falls, with northern ireland the only part of the uk to buck the trend. tesla is increasing the price of some of its electric cars after scaling back a plan to close stores and cut costs. but the price rise wont apply to the new mid—market model 3. it wants to keep the cost of a model 3 at £26,400 to boost demand. it will now close "about half as many" stores to make the necessary savings. for 15 months now, the number of people going out shopping has fallen.

last month's fall was the biggest in five years. these are not official government figures but from british retail consortium and springboard, yet they show an increasingly worrying trend. even the warm february weather could not tempt the shoppers out, and footfall, as it is called, fell by 2% year—on—year across high streets, retail parks, and shopping centres. the only bright spot is northern ireland where the numbers seem to the going in a positive direction. diane wehrle is insights director at springboard who put together the figures. there is something quite serious going on here because 15 months is a long time. it is something you would associate with the recession. but we are not in recession, what is happening? we are not, there is a long—term trend for decline in footfall pa rt long—term trend for decline in footfall part of which is the movement of some of our spend on to the internet. we have been tracking footfall at spring board for over a decade. 0ver that period, we have seen a decade. 0ver that period, we have seen a decline because our habits and patterns of activity around

going to high streets and shopping centres have changed, we go less often, we stay for more often when we go, we eat and drink out. those things are driving a decline in footfall. it is not surprising it is dropping. the magnitude of drop that we saw this february is much larger than last february, as you say, it is 296 than last february, as you say, it is 2% this february, it was a .5% last every. what is concerning the sudden drop. people are feeling less confident about spending because the growth in online is slowing as well. consumers are simply spending less money. why is that? is that brexit? he asked nervously! part of it is brexit. it is about the insecurity and uncertainty that people feel around brexit. a lot of people work for businesses that trade with the eu at her are concerned for their future prosperity and theirjobs. they don't know what's happening around the country is and what they are trying to plan. the easiest thing for them to do is simply spend less money, and that is what is happening. if you have the two

things going on, uncertainty, let's say hope will be temporary, on the other hand you have a sort of seismic change going on with the way we shop, the way we shop online, what do you think the high street is going to look like over the next 3—4 yea rs ? going to look like over the next 3—4 years? it is really interesting because a lot happens behind the bricks and mortar environments that we see. it seems fairly static, but those occupiers who trade in high street and in bricks and mortar environments are seeing really challenging trading periods. we are likely to see changes as leases and, as conventional retailers vacate, and more service industries may come through. we are particularly concerned and enthusiastic as consumers about experience. we want more and more experience. we bought so much over the last couple of decades, and a lot of people are living in small accommodations now or renting because they simply don't have space for a lot of products. we are looking to go out and eat and out to drink and the coffee. all of

these things will start play more and more in our high streets. a lot of our high streets can't accommodate those activities and it is those high street that will start to be even more challenged. it is a really challenging and difficult time for our high streets. we are starting to see the result of our changing habits and our changing lifestyles. thank you very much indeed for that. in other stories we've been following, bosses at fashion chain superdry have told co—founder julian dunkerton that he is not wanted back at the firm. mr dunkerton left the firm last year and oversaw its autumn/winter collection. superdry blamed his designs for poor sales. he has asked if he can return as a director and there's a shareholder meeting early next month to decide whether to say yes. turkey fell into recession at the end of last year, according to the country's official statistics office. it says the economy shrank by 2.4%

in the fourth quarter of 2018, from the previous quarter. that follows a 1.6% drop the previous quarter, making two quarters of falling growth — the definition of recession. royal bank of scotland is to pilot a biometric bank card which will allow customers to verify a purchase using their fingerprint. those taking part in the trial will not need to use a pin code to verify transactions of more than £30. the trial is due to start in april and last three months. a quick look at the markets. not a very large rise for the ftse. super dry down a little bit about the announcement. clarkson is the big shipping company, that is to do with the global geopolitics, the slowdown in global trade. it has seen its

profits full as a result. the pound spiked upa profits full as a result. the pound spiked up a couple of hours ago. that's all the business news. back now to brexit. as you've been hearing, downing street has confirmed that the vote on theresa may's brexit deal will go ahead tomorrow with more details to be released later today. well, bbc inside out south west has gone back to talk to people living on the route taken by vote leave's big red campaign bus. the bus spent most of its first day campaigning in cornwall, and jemma woodman has been retracing the route taken by boris johnson and his team. it was to become one of the symbols of the referendum campaign. vote leave deployed their battlebus for the first time here in truro on the 11th of may 2016. costing uk business about £600 million a week... so what do people here think now? i'm following the route boris and his team took, travelling through cornwall.

most parts of cornwall voted for brexit, despite the county receiving more than £1 billion of eu aid. when we first took over this building, it was a complete shell, it had been derelict for a long time, and we had eu funding to come in here and to renovate the building. we want to send brand cornwall everywhere that we can send it to, where people will want to buy it. do you think you can post—brexit? i have absolutely no idea. our next stop is charlestown, once a trading port, now often used as a film location. hello! hi, tim. one of the founders of cornwall‘s eden project owns the museum. the thing that has really depressed me and it's distresed me, it's not about losing the brexit vote, it's been the poverty of our politicians' inability to talk about sunny uplands. 0ur young people need to hear about a country that belongs to all of us, that's actually got a vision for how we can improve ourselves, and how we can be happier. we're making one extra stop — the fishing port of looe. anybody who voted remain and goes

against the democratic vote of the country are traitors. get out and pay 'em nothing! ijust want people to understand about the industry that i'm in. i think our country's great, everybody wants to come here. we want to build on our industry, build on other industries, but can't move forward because we don't know what's happening. so it's just stalemate all around. after its stay in cornwall, the vote leave battlebus headed off to campaign in the rest of the country. almost three years on, the brexit debate seems no nearer its final destination. jemma woodman, bbc news, cornwall. australia's only women—friendly ridesharing platform promises women safe transport without the fear of being harrassed. it has helped restore one disabled woman's trust in travelling after she suffered an accident and two sexual assaults. katy has been telling the bbc about the positive impact it has had on her life. hi, i'm katy, this is my guide dog.

i'm 33 with narcolepsy, albinism, and unstable pelvis, hips, complex regional pain syndrome. as a person who has low vision, there is a lot of trust that i need to give to others. lots of people have said the app is sexist, and they are right. it is. men can never worry about where they sit in a cab, women always have to think about where they are sitting in a cab. i have been sexually assaulted twice. the first was when i was with a group of girlfriends who went into a store to grab something and left me in the car with a nice grandfatherly figure who took advantage. i started shebah because my daughter was at an age where she was noticing that there was a big difference in the way she was being

she was being treated by cabs and ubers. one of her friends had had someone lock the doors, uber drivers had got enough information about them to find them on facebook. one of my friends had had her face grabbed. and i said, "well, why aren't you complaining? " and she said, "he knows where i live." i realised that i would actually have to start using taxis or rideshare, which i had been avoiding like the plague because it has never been a good experience for me. given my history of assault and the joy of rideshare apps, i was over it. and then one day i found the female rideshare app. i have been blessed to meet a lot of wonderful women. i have met sam, i have also met kerry and kim, they are all wonderful. my dog liked sam the minute he met her. i can feel the slightest wiggle from the handle which means he is excited. it feels a lot more like calling a friend and saying, "hey, can you pick me up,

and i will pay for petrol?" have you done your nails today? yes, i did my nails. i used the polish you got me. the grand vision is to be available to every woman who has ever felt scared in a confined space with a man. since the accident, my world was pretty grey and i had just about given up hope. shebah and the wonderful ladies that i have met have restored my faith in humanity, and they have given me my hope back. a nice positive message there from katie and the way that shared transport has changed things for her. good afternoon, a lot going on with our weather over the next few days, that comes after what has been a turbulent weekend. this is how it looks for a weather watcher in north yorkshire yesterday. skip to the day, and it seems that things have calmed down. this isjust the calm before the next storm. through the rest of this week, we are going to

see some heavy rain and some severe gales. there is the potentialfor some disruption. the satellite picture tells a story, he is yesterday's weather system. here is the clear gap we have been enjoying today with just a few showers, then look at this mass of cloud winding itself up in the atlantic. a deepening area of low pressure heading in our direction. this will bring heavy rain, very strong winds over the next 24—48 hours. let's go into detailfor the over the next 24—48 hours. let's go into detail for the rest of the afternoon, it is not looking too bad in many areas. the best of the sunny spells in eastern parts, further west of the cloud thickens. we will see rain later in the day. temperatures between nine and 12 degrees. as we go through the evening and tonight, particularly across northern ireland and western scotland, things will turn very wet and windy. then the heavy rain spreads to parts of northern england and wales. there is the potential for some localised flooding. the wind gusts widely 40—50 mph, some spots are 60—70 or even 75 mph in the most exposed spot in the north

west. a very windy end to the night. tebbutt is between five and 7 degrees in most places. it means that tomorrow morning, if you're starting your day in the midlands, wales, the south—west, you can expect some very heavy downpours of rain. along this rain band, some squally, gusty winds. gales are likely. behind that, it will brighten up. it was the sunshine and blustery showers which will come very widespread across the north west later in the day. as those showers turn over high ground in scotland, there are likely to be blizzard conditions. as we move from tuesday to wednesday, through the night, this area of low pressure diving its way across the british isles and that has been named storm gareth. that will bring wind gusts across northern ireland, southern is gone, northern wales with gust of 70 or 75 mph. some very heavy showers which will continue through the day on wednesday. the winds ease a little bit through the day but not a lot. there will be some spells of sunshine. given the strength of the winter, i think it is going to feel very chilly.

hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy, live at westminster. today at 2: downing street says tomorrow's 'meaningful vote' on brexit will go ahead — as the prime minister faces the prospect of another defeat in the commons. the stakes are now far too high to assume that she has this under control. time is running out and we cannot afford to stand back and wait. crash investigators say they've found the voice and data recorders from the ethiopian airlines plane which went down yesterday killing 157 people. a 16—year—old boy and a 20—year—old man appear in court in separate hearings charged with the murder in east london ofjodie chesney. coming up on afternoon live all the sport with hugh woozencroft. good afternoon a number of important

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