hello, this is bbc newsroom live. theresa may asks the eu the headlines: for another brexit delay, until the end ofjune. theresa may writes to the eu the prime minister writes asking for an extension to to donald tusk, saying the uk article 50 until the end ofjune. could still leave earlier — you're watching bbc newsroom live. if mps finally support the withdrawal deal. we still hope to leave the eu that is with the possibility of in the next couple of months. it's ham and these are the main taking part in european elections. that's our ambition. we don't have a majority stories this morning: leaf officials suggest —— eu in parliament, and that means that we have to have these theresa may writes to the eu and discussions withjeremy corbyn. asks for an extension to article 50 officials suggested donald tusk we'll be live at westminster could be offering the uk a year long and in brussels. until the end ofjune. also this lunchtime... extension, something the french bailfor sally challen, the woman whose conviction president emmanuel macron says is asks for an extension to article 50 until the end ofjune. possibly for murdering her husband until... donald tusk says he is premature. was quashed by the court of appeal. meanwhile, labour are meeting her family say they're delighted. with the government to see considering offering in the uk a if they can reach a possible it's a massive moment. deadline to the talks. year long extension... meanwhile a woman accused of killing her we're overjoyed that she's coming out. husband in a hammer attack after mind the gap... saying she suffered decades of abuse at many companies, labour are meeting with the the difference between men and women's pay has widened — in favour of men. government to see if they can reach pleads guilty to manslaughter after a possible deadline to the talks. a the england star who says her murder conviction was quashed. he can't wait to turn woman who killed her husband pleads fewer than half companies succeeded in narrowing the gender pay gap. guilty to manslaughter after her

conviction was quashed. less than one study says that even moderate to light drinking can increase the risk of a stroke. half of companies meet the gender we will hear from the author of the pay gap half of companies meet the gender paygap in half of companies meet the gender pay gap in the last year. danny rose study. now time for all of the sport. says he cannot wait until he quit due to racist abuse in football. one good morning to you. the england defender danny rose says the punishments handed out to the clubs study says that even moderate to whose funds are guilty of chanting light drinking can increase the risk racist abuse makes the game a farce. ofa light drinking can increase the risk there was racist chanting during the england euro 2020 win over of a stroke. montenegro last month and he told the bbc cannot wait to see the back of football. good morning, welcome to bbc newsroom life. at the minute, how i programme myself now, i just at the minute, how i programme myself now, ijust think at the minute, how i programme myself now, i just think that at the minute, how i programme myself now, ijust think that i have five or to six more years left in football and out will be glad to see the back of it, seeing how things are done in the —— live the prime minister's request game at the minute, it's just whatever, isn't it? for more time requests the extension isn't that sad because my yes, but i

have five or six more years left and till the 30th of june for more time requests the extension till the 30th ofjune this year. the ijust want have five or six more years left and i just want to enjoy football as extension period will be terminated much as i can and... early... at the uk is still a member there's so much politics and whatever in football and i can't of the european union on the 23rd of wait to see the back of it. may it will be legally obliged to lennon has described his celtic hold european elections. donald tusk players' behaviour as exemplary. could allow an extension for one year, that is according to a senior scott brown has been accused of breaching a rule which says players must act in the best interests of eu official. here, the attorney general geoffrey cox has said there football because of the celebrations is likely to be a lengthy brexit in front of rangers fans which led to the scenes in front of the pitch delay if it talks between government following the final whistle but neil and labourdo delay if it talks between government and labour do not succeed. let's go to westminster lennon insists brown has nothing to to speak to our political defend himself for. correspondent ben wright. dillian whyte clamis many moving parts, ben. yes, the he's being frozen out of a first world title fight. timetable is stretched again. in a new documentary for bbc newsbeat he says the world boxing council might be theresa may is writing to donald trying to freeze him out. whyte thinks he is not getting the money he is worth... tusk to ask the european council to what would you say to people watching if you think, you have been

offered a large chunk of money, if give brexit an extension untiljenny you believe you can beatjoshua and think you can become a great world 30th. that is the winter that the champion, y? prime minister is looking for. she what is a large chunk of money to me? it's a different to me. it might is clear that her ideal plan has passed name and part, has breast the sound arrogant but £a million... legislation. by merely 23rd. that is the moment that the uk would have to tyson fury is not three times me, i ta ke the moment that the uk would have to take part in those european elections, if that process has not know what value i bring. it is not about... of course i believe i can recover the championship but because happened. she has written to donald i believe it... i beat him and they tusk... cross party to the future. wa nted i believe it... i beat him and they wanted the lion's share of the rematch, which i didn't think was she talks about the conversations right. iam not she is having with labour and talks rematch, which i didn't think was right. i am not a journeyman and i have options. i know what i want. he about the indicative vote that she may hold on parliament to try to find some sort of consensus around is the next big one. her plan and she hopes this is enough to persuade the european now we talk to this reporter. union to grant an extension. it is out of her hands, it is a spending eight months with the making the documentary. heavyweight department's cans. any further extension is up to the eu to grant.

well, this morning the foreign boxers are supposed to be brash and secretary, jeremy hunt explained what the government was trying to mouthy in front of the cameras in the lead up to fights but what is he do. it's obviously not optimal to have any extension at all and we have a plan to leave like the rest of the time? the eu and deliver on the referendum the trash talk is a big part of result which we put before parliament a number of times. we still hope to leave the eu boxing but he is quite quiet and shy in the next couple of months, but really very friendly and good that is our ambition. fun. he is as serious as his we don't have a majority in parliament and we have to have these discussions withjeremy corbyn training, but constantly laughing and joking with everyone around him to see if there is enough and joking with everyone around him common ground to do that. and playing pranks on people. yes, could you, could cabinet, good spirits and a good laugh to be except that sort of extension, the long extension? around. white among our experience well, if we can't find a way of heavyweight boxing tends to be through with parliament then we have no choice. fighting... we don't necessarily get to see all of the difficult financial and soa so a very different tone from leading members of the government physical and mental preparations that go into not only the fight but now? ill very different tone from trying to plot a path to a world leading brexiteers. jacob rees mogg title. it is something dillian whyte has been going through. yes, we followed his training camp said that if we have to, we will up yes, we followed his training camp up to his rematch in december and restrict everything that the european parliament does and try to that was amazing to see, all of the make things difficult for the

physical work that went into commission. one member said that a preparing for the fight. the strength and conditioning are not just the boxing but the whites and long extension would be preferable that fitness behind all of it but as if that wasn't a full—time job, he toa long extension would be preferable to a long withdrawal agreement. there is possibly an acceptance across parliament and in the then had this added element of government that analog extension business and politics, the most amazing thing really that came might be necessary with the out of the course of filming the inevitability that taking part in documentary was just all of the the european parliamentary elections stuff that goes on has to happen and theresa may makes behind—the—scenes. boxing really is it clear in the letter that uk is a sport like no other. politics was now preparing to take part in those unbelievable so having to get fight elections, something she doesn't ready and get fit and focus and wa nt to prepare yourself for that and deal elections, something she doesn't want to see, but we may well be with all of this on top, you know, there. at the moment there is very little sign as to how she is going it was amazing. thank you very much indeed. we will to get deal through. it is not only keep an eye on that documentary and the meaningful vote, it is the also if we think dillian whyte has process of passing all the what it takes to have a world title legislation are required to it. the fight in future? of course, you can withdrawal agreement bill. that find bbc news beat on the website. could take quite a long time and could take quite a long time and could be a hard fight for the that is it for now. government, getting it through both houses of parliament. there is a more now on brexit and theresa may has asked the eu feeling here that we are looking at for a further delay to brexit. a much longer extension. on the she's written to the head question of the european elections, of the european council asking for an extension

the talk of avoiding taking part in untiljune the 30th. those a possible if we can come by may the 22nd etc. but people start there are some lines coming from her spokesman saying the key thing is to find a way forward that can command campaigning, it becomes difficult if you set a complex electoral scenario a majority in parliament. the prime minister has been clear she would only to dismantle it again? once suggest a short extension to the those parts that made it is 30th, i request in keeping with that difficult to stop. the deputy labour but the prime minister has not set a leader was saying that labour has firm deadline for talks. so the date begun the process of looking for candidates. and i'm sure the tories has already been delayed... are doing so too. once it's up and the date has already been delayed from march 29th to april 12th. but what happens now and where does running, and once the uk is the prime minister go from here? committed to taking part, i think the idea that suddenly the bricks could be slammed on feels unlikely our reality check correspondent, chris morris, has been looking at the different choices facing the government. to me. —— the breaks could be things are to put it mildly a bit slammed on deals unlikely to me. fluid. we know talks between the government this is also whether the european and labour party are not continuing. union agrees with this. there is they tried to find a last—minute also concern with britain taking compromise but there's not a lot of pa rt also concern with britain taking confidence they will succeed part in this and sending a raft of quickly. —— talks are continuing.

meps back and it could be a very they're supposed to lead for the votes in the house of commons to pick a winnerfrom divisive and bitterly fought votes in the house of commons to pick a winner from a votes in the house of commons to pick a winnerfrom a number of options, which could include the european election campaign. they will hear but jacob prime minister's deal with the european election campaign. they will hear butjacob rees—mogg said withdrawal agreement and political in that tweet, that obstruction that declaration as they stand now. and brexiteers will want to because if perhaps the option attracting the meps are sent back and they will most mps support on monday, a maybe ask themselves if that is a process they want to sign off. we permanent customs union, one suggestion for a closer economic know that emmanuel macron has deep relationship. another is membership reservations about allowing britain of the single market, the option a much longer extension, but that is known as common market 2.0. another a much longer extension, but that is a tussle going on amongst european leaders at the moment and will referendum to allow the people happen in brussels next wednesday. another say on brexit. but let's face it, nobody really knows where we will go to brussels any second. we are going to be by the middle of next week. there had been a hope just a reflection they must want that the house of commons would back one particular deal by then, or maybe it would once again vote against all options. it looks like the government is relying on signs of progress to persuade the eu it something concrete. my last question, any smoke signals emerging has a viable plan. whatever happens, at this point? now, the talks are all roads lead to the emergency eu summit next wednesday, which will continuing which suggests that both consider theresa may's request for a sides feel this is worth pursuing. further extension to the brexit

process. no—deal brexit on april 12 they haven't broken up yet, but is still a possibility but it feels expectations are quite low to three days ago, but the talks are increasingly unlikely. parliament has now legislated against it but continuing. we know where the the eu still has to approve an potential disagreements are and they are big ones, particularly around the idea that in the future, britain should be any customs union with the extension. the prime minister wants eu, something that labour incest and a short extension tojune the 30th but the option of getting up earlier something that theresa may always does not appear to be on offer. more likely is an eu offer of a longer insisted that she was not prepared extension to the end of the year at to countenance. talk of a... least which would mean the uk taking pa rt least which would mean the uk taking part in european elections in may. either way, any offer could come something theresa may insist she with a get out clause attached, will not. on paper the differences meaning that if some kind of deal he between them remain large, but both ratified before may the 22nd, the uk labour and the government agree that could still leave immediately and there needs to be a withdrawal agreement and both, as theresa may avoid those elections altogether. any further delay would mean the saysin agreement and both, as theresa may says in this letter, they accept european election would have to be that withdrawal agreement cannot be held and other options would come opened, the backstop cannot be into play. the government will still revisited, so all the focus needs to push to get a deal done as soon as be on what that new future political possible and make some kind of brexit happen. but politics is so partnership, the future declaration should include. that is malleable few broil that anything is possible. could a general election he few broil that anything is possible. could a general election be required to break the impasse? or might and there could be run there for

both sides to a new consensus stop campaigners for another referendum when more support, asking the and if it doesn't happen, the government says they are parliament electorate with more information now available and what brexit actually to vote and the government will be means, what do you want, leaving all bound by the results of those. remaining? if remain work to win, theresa may writing all of this in her letter down to donald tusk is brexit could be cancelled but unless hoping to prove to the eu that she or until a clear alternative has a plan. they may look at what is emerges, you still can't entirely going on here and the chaos rule out a no—deal brexit either. engulfing westminster day by day and ask if she has the political chris morris and on the website you stability and the authority to will find more detail on the deliver what she is writing in this nitty—gritty of the choices facing matter. thank you. all the different players in this increasingly complex game of many but first let's go parts. do check out the website for to brussels and speak to our correspondent adam fleming. details. now let's move on... talk of an extension, and there whether a small amount of alcohol is bad for you is an issue which has watching closely the events that been heavily debated for some time. have been described in westminster. now a new study conducted in china i cannot tell you exactly what is suggests even a couple of drinks a happening because of the 27 other day could significantly increase your chance of developing a stroke. country's eu ambassadors are in british and chinese researchers talks to snow. they are talking over followed around 500,000 people in

china over ten years and they were the proposal of donald tusk‘s researching people with a genetic extension. the letter which arrived variation common in east asian populations making them less tolera nt to in time for the brussel‘s machinery populations making them less tolerant to alcohol. the study found people who had one or two drinks a to start processing it before the day are 12% more likely to have a weekend. three things in your letter are being flagged up to me by uk stroke. dr iona millwood is author of the study and joins us now from officials. first of all they say that it addresses the eu's number sa lfo rd. of the study and joins us now from salford. thank you for talking to one concern, this idea that the uk us. good morning. explained to us if you can what is might say in past the 23rd of may so important and knew about the and not take part in the european study. our study looked at the health elections. the prime minister has now put in black and white that the effects of drinking alcohol for uk will put the necessary things in stroke and heart attack. as you place so if it is still in on that mentioned, previous alcohol research date, those elections can take suggested drinking one or two drinks place, even though theresa may wants a day could be beneficialfor your to do everything she can to avoid having them, which is a separate health and could give you a lower risk of stroke or heart attack. but issue. the next thing that is flagged up to me, is the words, our study used a novel genetic sincere cooperation. that is a big approach to try and look at the brussels diplomatic code for the uk cause and effect relationships, which hasn't been previously... we promising to behave itself is if it haven't previously been able to do this and what we found in our study

stays within the eu for a longer is drinking alcohol increases your blood pressure and also increases your risk of stroke in a uniform period. would you get a grumpy manner proportional to the amount obstructive uk putting a spanner in you drink. moderate drinking of one the works for big things, like the or two drinks a day has no vote on the next eu budget, or the selection of the next president of protective effect for stroke. the eu commission. that third point and obviously in the introduction we talked about the fact you were doing is thejohn the 30th of date. —— jun some of this work in china so can you explain in more detail the releva nce you explain in more detail the relevance of this? the 30th date. floating around yes, in chinese populations and other east asian origin populations, brussels a few months ago, a key there are genetic variants which are cut—off date when it comes to fairly common and which strongly affect your tolerability of alcohol, parliament elections is not voting day the 23rd of may, it is actually so if people have these genetic the 2nd ofjuly because of that is when the new members of the european variants, they just can't so if people have these genetic variants, theyjust can't drink alcohol. i am parliament go to strasbourg and take variants, theyjust can't drink alcohol. iam half variants, theyjust can't drink alcohol. i am half chinese and i have one of the key genetic variants up parliament go to strasbourg and take up their seats, so that the 30th of involved and i know this because if june date is not plucked out of the i try and drink alcohol, i go bright ether, it is one that is consistent red and i feel really uncomfortable, with some legal advice that was and alcohol drinking is really not floating around brussels. the big message from the uk sing to the eu is that we have listened to your enjoyable. so i abstain from concerns and here we are addressing

alcohol. in our study, these genetic them in black and white, please give variations allowed us to group our us them in black and white, please give us the extension we are asking for. chinese men and women according to dealing with what we had been which genetic variant they had and talking about a few moments ago, the that would predict different levels sense that some of the harder of alcohol drinking in a way that was not influenced by other factors such as smoking or underlying poor brexiteers might encourage others to sit in the european parliament to health or lower social class, which cause maximum disruption, is that have confounded previous research on something brussels is concerned about? you do hear people worried alcohol and health. so in alcohol and health. soina alcohol and health. about? you do hear people worried about that, particularly in the so in a way if alcohol and health. so inawayifi alcohol and health. so in a way if i understand you european parliament. and then they correctly, it is because you can hold the factors constant that you reveal their partisan reasons for can be more categorical and more doing it. the centre—right group in clear about your findings? the parliament, the e pp, that is exactly. these genetic variants determine alcohol intake levels but they do not affect the other factors the parliament, the e pp, that is the one that has angler merkel‘s involved, other lifestyle factors, smoking and so on, so you can really party in it —— angela merkel‘s party get to the direct cause and effect in it. there is nothing in it... you of alcohol in intake. speak to the liberals led by guy people might say, well, maybe it just applies to people in china? verhofstadt, they are worried that the use of genetic variance is a

you will get a load of very tool to explore the effects of eurosceptic people, you keep and alcohol itself, our study did not more eurosceptics than you kept coming in and mucking up the grand just assess the effects of genetically predicted drinking in china but we wanted to assess the plans for what is going to happen in health effects of alcohol which the next phase of the eu. then you would apply worldwide to other populations... and we think that speak to the social, the centre—left alcohol should behave in a similar group that the labour party are a physiological way in people from all member of and they are quite relaxed over the world, men and women. so because they think you could get 20 although our study was conducted in although our study was conducted in a chinese population, ourfindings labour mps because they think you could get 20 labourmps —— labourmeps because they think you could get 20 labour mps —— labour meps are returned. the european commission are returned. the european commission a re really of alcohol increasing blood pressure returned. the european commission are really worried about this. they are really worried about this. they are the guardians of the treaty and and alcohol increasing stroke risk have to make sure that eu law is should apply to other populations. so just working and eu functions correctly. should apply to other populations. sojust in terms should apply to other populations. so just in terms of behaviour, give they are the ones taking the hardest mea so just in terms of behaviour, give me a personal insight. if friends lines on when this extension could and family come to you and say, as a result of your research, should i be enter. they say that if the uk is in on the 23rd of may the absolute they not even drinking in a light to have to take part in elections and moderate way occasionally because i am increasing the risk of stroke? it is that voice, that legal advice what do you say to them? that the 27 leaders listen to. that we don't really want to tell people what to do and what to drink and how is how we ended with the cut update much to drink not drink. that is that make the cut—off date of the

really not our intention. we want to 22nd of may. yet the voices that provide evidence the health risks balance and say we have to give the uk in balance and say we have to give the ukina balance and say we have to give the uk in a space to come to a and health effects of drinking conclusion, on that you have donald alcohol so that people can take that tusk and on the other side you have knowledge and make their own informed decisions, and also consider alcohol in the broader present of france, macron who says context of the other factors at that possibly a shorter extension. play. very kind of you to come and explain all of this to us and we appreciate thank you. the boss of boeing has it. dr iona millwood... thank you. now let's unpick the figures in the study more closely with our top number cruncher robert cuffe. what interested you about this? said that he felt was part of the a fascinating study, dr iona millwood said, using genetic markers to unpick the things which have been bedevilling alcohol research for cause. decades is a great piece of work and chief executive dennis muilenburg, made the statement promising to fix the fault after a preliminary report genotyping people in order to do the into the crash found the pilots "repeatedly" followed procedures research is impressive. recommended by boeing that is this kind of scale of survey before the crash. as pilots have told us, erroneous activation of the mkas ofa that is this kind of scale of survey function can add to what is already of a demographic which i suppose, if a high workload environment. you've got a population as large as it's our responsibility to eliminate this risk. china, it helps? we own it and we know how to do it. it does but 160,000 people is a lot

of work to get blood samples and do the gender pay gap has widened all the work so amazing but the key in favour of men at nearly half thing for me in this study is trying of the uk's biggest employers over to put the risk into context. the researchers have found a 12% the past year, analysis increase in the risk of stroke and i don't think that is necessarily a by the bbc has found. reason to go teetotaljust overall, 78% of companies had a pay gap in favour of men while just don't think that is necessarily a reason to go teetotal just yet, don't think that is necessarily a reason to go teetotaljust yet, so about 20 people in 100 in the uk would expect to get a stroke over 14% favoured women. the course of their life so you increase that by one tenth and it is an extra two people if we switch lauren toure is with us today from a from going teetotal to drinking one or two glasses a day so not a big public health problem, but sometimes consultancy but that works with the armed forces and with harvard university. the news is that there science like black holes or the is not progress, in fact negative hadron collider will not change your progress in some companies, quite a life but it is still cool and interesting science and in this large number and other employers, place busting a myth about alcohol. does not concern you? it does concern is because, as you mention, deploying this technique of holding we are working with some of the people that you mention at the genetic factors constant and doing moment. and we are seeing the same this large—scale research, that can things crop up. what has been great be applied in other situations?

it gets us closer to the answers about the gender pay gap is that it which are difficult to find in other has brought this conversation into contexts which are difficult to find in other co ntexts a nd which are difficult to find in other contexts and that is what makes this the open and people have to not only research promising but it is rare acknowledge it, but to look into it. you get a perfect scenario like the researchers have in china where you this conversation is great because we think the problem is around get genetic markers to predict closely whether or not people can culture and we think it is about tolerate alcohol. thank you, robert. now we go over to actually providing flexibility and agility so that people can not have newport west where labour won a to work part—time, which is one of the reasons that women earn less. by—election we will look at what that they are able to develop and jeremy corbyn are saying on the platform. can move. . . the way to unite people whether they that they are able to develop and can move... women can move through voted leave or remain against a the workforce. a decision is made of government impoverishing so many people and denying young people... npr more transparent and open. if we can get the transparency of people ina talking about it and changing the people and denying young people... in a society which could deliver for culture, then great. it suggests all but which is so good at delivering for the very few, the that at the moment people just not taking the action that we need the wealthiest view. that is what labour moment. before we talk about some of was founded to achieve and what the things you alluded to, can you explain why this is even a problem? labour showed in wales and people some viewers may think that if men and women make different choices united together in determination of the social and economic and about their careers and, some of those men doing thejobs political agenda that the labour about their careers and, some of party is putting forward and we are

those men doing the jobs that are playing better, what is the problem with that? some people may say. that proud of the result you have achieved. is there a physiotherapist would be great if that was the case. it is an argument that is put in the house? very important that forward to as a lot. have actually you help to remove stress from got that choice, that is what it people and speak up in a real way actually is. actually there are main reasons why for our very precious national actually is. actually there are main reasons why women actually is. actually there are main reasons why women tend to fall out health service. you will be of the labour market or they tend to stop and stall with how much they challenging the privatisation of our are any. often that is around taking nhs and the contracting out and what is happening in our nhs and i know maternity or taking gaps and they you are going to be there to support are not being able to come back to us you are going to be there to support us and all the other agendas we are the samejob putting forward. for this today to are not being able to come back to the same job they are doing. actually, our employers offering the celebrate what you have achieved, samejobs they actually, our employers offering the same jobs they are doing that men andi celebrate what you have achieved, and i know you are going to be the have at the same level? things like most brilliant representative for the people of newport, as is pa rental leave have at the same level? things like parental leave has been absolutely jessica, because the people of crucial because they have allowed newport deserve that and newport men to step away and start making those decisions about how they work and that is obviously going to deserves our labour government to benefit women for the same reason. ta ke deserves our labour government to take away the misery of universal we do need to see that change, credit and the poverty and desperation that brings to so many moving forward. shared parental families. i'm here to say well done leave is one example of how and congratulations. i look forward employers can help, because they can to meeting you again next weekend improve their own paternal... you for the welsh labour conference. thank you very much and well done

know, southerly or shared parental everybody! leave provision. what are the other applause things that you think are the key the labour leader they are, not shedding much light on the brexit things that you think are the key things that... they are looking at negotiations progress thereof but the lack of progress this year and make progress next year? it all congratulation to the victorious comes down to culture. it is what is candidate for the by—election in newport west after the death of paul happening behind the scenes. it needs to be both a systemic and an flynn, and ruthjones on the individual approach. platform alongside him. now the headlines... needs to be both a systemic and an individualapproach. systemic, needs to be both a systemic and an individual approach. systemic, we need to make sure that the policies are correct, its not about theresa may writes to the eu and asks for an extension to maternity programmes or maternity article 50 until the end ofjune. leave, it is about shared parental she acknowledges the uk may need to developer programmes. how can they ta ke she acknowledges the uk may need to take part in european elections. a ta ke developer programmes. how can they take that into the rest of the clear, for both men and women. it is about making sure that development woman accused of killing her husband is there. policies and development. and whose son campaigned against her conviction was released on bail ahead of a retrialfollowing and actually provide women with the conviction was released on bail ahead of a retrial following the quashing of her murder conviction. flexibility, the agility and the access to the burdens that are still predominantly made up of white men. more than three quarters of the uk's biggest employers have a gender pay —— to the board rooms that are still gap in favour of men with fewer than prom ptly —— to the board rooms that are still promptly made up of white men. half succeeding in narrowing the distance over the course of the past

and the correct behaviours that year. should be going on and the great following of these processes. if we the milk you put can get this really great on your cereal or in your tea combination of transparency across this morning has almost certainly been pasteurised. but more and more people have taken the systems, and billy get those to drinking "raw" milk. readers out there, pushing the 3 million litres were sold last year, but there behaviours, then we should be able are concerns over its safety. to hit that sweet spot. just john maguire reports. imagine, another group that will benefit from the greater like his father and grandfather transparency is a different ethnic before him, jonny crickmore is a dairy farmer, but trying groups, because of the ethnicity to make money from milk these days pick—up is another issue. we do not has never been harder, have time to go into that now, but so at the moment around a0% thank you very much. of his production is focused on raw milk sold directly to the public. the headlines on bbc news. it's like the old days when you used to get really good milk at school. theresa may writes to the eu to ask that flavour is back with this sort of thing. foran theresa may writes to the eu to ask for an extension to article 50. i you can use it for all types of cooking as well. i tried it first in france when i was over there and the taste was phenomenal so to have somewhere local now is really, really good for me so i can get this. women who suffered decades of abuse the milk we buy normally pleads guilty to manslaughter. is pasteurised, heated to destroy

any harmful bacteria it may contain. producing raw milk means hygiene standards have to be high. analysis shows that many big the thing you do is you want employers have a gender pay gap in to have a visual look at the milk, favour of men. make sure it's the right colour and there's nothing, in sport, danny rose says he has had no infection in the cows' quarter. enough of racist abuse in the game. secondly you would use this surgery sort of disinfectant, that goes on the cow's teat and then celtic boss, newell lenin says that you go over it afterwards with this wood wool and that will get the teat scott brown has nothing to defend —— as clean as you could possibly get it before you put the unit on. neil lennon says that scotland has the past five years have seen nothing to defend against his an explosion in the demand for raw milk — a fivefold increase conduct at the old firm match. i'll from around 600,000 litres in 2012 to more than 3 million last year. have murphy later. in england, wales and northern ireland, raw drinking milk can only be bought by consumers directly a man accused of carrying out from the dairy farmers — a series of knife attacks last weekend in north london is appearing before magistrates today so no supermarkets, for example — charged with five counts and in scotland it's banned from sale. of attempted murder. now the food standards agency is undergoing a consultation looking at how the burgeoning industry should be controlled.

a corresponding is at highbury there is no reason why we shouldn't. magistrates' court. 29 jason kakaire if we go about the next few years and prove that we can confidently sell raw milk and it can be sold anywhere in the uk safe, appeared here and confirmed his we shouldn't be able to allow coffee shops or, like you say, name, age and nationality as retailers to sell raw milk british. he faces five charges of alongside other milks, but the great thing about it is it possessing an offensive weapon and a gives the farmer the chance to sell his products five charges of attempted murder. to the public again. the attacks he is accused of started on... four people were char the leg at the fsa headquarters dr kevin hargin points out the increase in the number attacked. if that person was of producers up to around 180. it is, though, treated as a risky product. attacked. if that person was attacked in the morning. the police say that it was in similar between 2015 and 2017 there were five outbreaks related circumstances. it was then that to raw drinking milk involving over 100 people and many of them were children, and we had quite jason kakaire was arrested. a a few hospitalisations from those outbreaks as well, 35—year—old women remains in hospital with a life changing embrace. she suffered a severed so it is a risky product. spinal cord. two other alleged direct farm sales mean raw drinking victims had been discharged. there milk is measured not in food miles

was no bail application made for but in food feet, but it's being allowed to travel jason kakaire, he has been remanded further afield to shops and larger retailers remains a fair distance away. in custody to appear at the old bailey on the 3rd of may. a woman accused now we go back to brexit. we are on of killing her husband in a hammer attack has pleaded guilty chelmsford high street this morning to his manslaughter after her murder in essex talking to local businesses about the current uncertainty over conviction was quashed our departure from the european union. just over half of people living in light of new evidence. there voted to leave the eu relating to her state of mind and during the 2016 referendum theissue relating to her state of mind and the issue of coercive control. she and a7.2% to remain. our business correspondent is there. over to you. appeared this morning by video link thank you very much. in the high to plead not guilty. she was street we have the market behind us and every friday we have the market convicted of murder in 2010 and this selling local produce and produce from around the world as well so was quashed by the court of appeal importand from around the world as well so import and export aspect to this. and a new trial ordered. she has but not just looking at pleaded not guilty to murder and the import and export aspect to this. but notjust looking at this but also taking a national look at the judge said she will be granted bail.

temperature in business and the she has been in prison for nearly a attitude towards brexit. i am joined decade, but she could be out ofjail by nicholas cooke, from a guild, the soon. i of this fresh trial to stop national organisation, and also many would—be familiar with this case. sally challen said that she aaron desmond, networking assets, a local organisation in touch with local organisation in touch with has not denied killing her husband, local businesses. we start with you but her lawyers say that she was nicholas. obvious question, what do under coercive control in this people think in your organisation about the delays on brexit? relationship, a severe form of the delays are making everything uncertain about what is hurting them emotional abuse. the court of is the fact that the existing appeal, when they were looking at this trial, said there was new market, a big market for export, evidence now that sally challen had been suffering from two psychiatric half £1 billion worth, is going to be affected by brexit in whatever form. at the moment we have 72% in disorders and this is what the jury will be looking at any fresh return. europe is made by people in the uk and that is at risk. three quarters of all of the gen? the man accused of a mass shooting at two mosques in europe is made by uk producers. in new zealand has appeared in court in christchurch to face what might happen, what is the best dozens of new charges. guess as to what will happen to the brenton tarrant — a 28—year—old australian national — is accused of the murders of 50 gin market? any obstacles put in your way people and 39 attempted murders. he's been ordered to exporting, whether that be undergo psychiatric tests as hywel griffith reports. relabelling or packaging or new

during friday prayers three weeks regulations or whatever, new tariffs ago, this mosque became will all affect someone's ability to the scene of a massacre. trade and to do what they are doing a terror attack that shocked today, and they may be prevented new zealand and brought the world's attention to this normally from doing it in the same way or as quiet, sacred place. efficiently if they do it tomorrow. the man accused of carrying out that is not good for experts and not the mass shooting has now been good for the companies on tax income formally charged with 50 murders for us in the uk from products sold. and 39 attempted murders. are in, your members, how did i 28—year—old brenton tarrant feel? you are more optimistic for appeared via video link some reason about people coping with from the high security prison where he is being held in auckland. this? i think we are an entrepreneurial... the judge ordered two routine mental health checks, to determine whether he is fit entrepreneurial nation... you put a wall up entrepreneurial nation... you put a wallup in to enter a plea. entrepreneurial nation... you put a wall up in front of businesses and they find a way around it. over the the al noor mosque is no la st longer a crime scene. they find a way around it. over the last years people have been striving to go forwards and i don't get the people are being able to return to pray, to try to recover, but some are still struggling feeling businesses are holding back asa feeling businesses are holding back as a result of brexit. i think they to deal with what they witnessed happening here. wa nt as a result of brexit. i think they want it done. one thing about holding back, some survivors, like faisal, national agencies, there is a have been taking food parcels slowdown in investment, real one, to bereaved families, what is happening in your area? sustaining them and processing his own feelings. i mentioned an investment company telling me they had the best month

i am trying to keep myself busy. call it survivor's guilt. ever this month somehow. they put this down to the fact people have they need help right now, been holding off. january and they need the love that kind february and march were slow. of missing, and that is, everyone has now decided they will get on with it. indecision in i guess, what's motivating everyone. parliament left them with no choice the shootings were but to keep stepping forwards. streamed live online. whites currently taking a risk to social media companies, put money into businesses which -- like facebook and youtube, have been criticised for failing to prevent extremist material from being shared. are they not taking a risk to put money into businesses which will not australia has responded have the ease of access to export with new laws, threatening markets? imprisonment and huge fines it isa markets? it is a much bigger risk to invest unless they act quickly. in companies. businesses take risks and this is just another risk. all the law the impact of the attack still weighs heavily in christchurch, as do the questions of how such changes to carry on through a violent, terrifying parliament that the government has that impact on businesses, you never attack could happen here. know one year to the next how you will stand so it is another hywel griffith, bbc news. challenge. i believe a challenge business might overcome. an english hospital has said it will no longer take the idea of a slowdown in investment in patients from wales, except in emergencies which we see nationally, it has not and maternity cases. the decision by the countess happened to gin, has it, or put off of chester nhs foundation trust the entrepreneurs? gin production

means gps in wales will no longer be has boomed over the last two years. able to refer patients for treatment this is during the whole period... over the border at the hospital. it has because gin has undergone an incredible renaissance and it is a popular spirit. obviously the new people coming to the industry want more on this from a health tojump people coming to the industry want to jump onto the bandwagon and they correspondent. why? this relates to are looking initially at local what the hospital trust described as markets. so the eu impact and brexit won't impact on that but it is the unresolved funding issues. it is established businesses, those that set up pre—2009, and through to 201a about payment issues from the health board that those have got big enough to make a big impact on exporting he will be about payment issues from the health boa rd that runs about payment issues from the health board that runs —— in accordance with the trust that runs the impacted by brexit. and businesses hospital. many patients that arrive using products from europe importing glass bottles from italy, or corks at that hospital come from north wales. last year we heard that they we re wales. last year we heard that they were missing out on around £4 from portugal or botanicals from europe, they will be affected, or million worth of funding because base spirits, they will be affected they felt those patients from north by brexit in some shape or form. wales were not being funded properly. the trust had taken the thank you very much to you both. one decision, today, after what is a of the things i think... briefly long ongoing discussion, with the from talking to two representatives

help at a north wales to stop of these organisations, local businesses and businesses around the patients from north wales are attending unless they are cancer country, is that brexit is going to be1 million stories of people patients, maternity patients or patients, maternity patients or patients with an existing appointment or emergencies. you affected in different ways, and it will affect virtually everyone. many would have thought that there was a way that they could sort this out? well, the government in wales has will affect virtually everyone. many will not benefit. a lot more on brexit in the next said that it is very disappointed with this decision and that it is hour but unacceptable and goes against the now the weather. a drier and spirit of ongoing discussions on how brighter and warmer day for many of us across the uk at the moment and to fund cross—border treatment. we we have some lovely sunny spells at the moment across scotland and know that there is this ongoing eastern areas of england. this is it treatment between england and wales in parts of scotland, looking fine. you can see from the satellite and the england and wales on how to fund these cross—border areas. it is imagery they have some sunshine across the east. in the west some very difficult. it also reflects clouds spilling up from the south, that cost in england, like the spiralling around an area of low pressure and that will continue to cou ntess that cost in england, like the throw up showers across south—west countess of chester, are facing very england and wales. brushing south—west scotland and across difficult financial circumstances. many are facing a big hole in their northern ireland through this afternoon. elsewhere it will remain largely fine and dry with kent and

finances and this is putting extra east sussex and east anglia in pressure on them. this is how trusts general, some sunshine and are now responding. the fossil of a temperatures around 13 or 1a celsius. she was moving across the west to be quite heavy at times, pushing north and west into northern ireland and much of scotland fine and dry. temperatures could be 40 are now responding. the fossil of a a0 million year old fossil with higher than this in the north—west with up to 13 or 1a celsius in the hooves and legs has been found. highlands. through tonight, we will continue with showers in south—west palaeontologists believe the marine mammal‘s four—metre—long body was adapted to swim and walk on land. wales and south—west england but more cloud starting to move its way researchers believe the discovery could shed light on the evolution in from the north sea and that could of the whale and how it spread. bring some showers in. temperatures now it's time for a look overnight generally about three up at the weather with simon. to six celsius. could be a touch of frost in the scottish clans. over idid the weekend it will be quite cloudy i did towards the west we have the with the best sunshine at least on zone of cloud over north—west saturday across western areas and there will be some rain at times as scotland. we have an area of low well, especially in the south—east pressure that is just swirling around out towards the west. it is of england. as we go through going to continue to throw up some saturday, the cloud moving its way in from the east and there will be showers towards western hours through the afternoon. for much of some showers moving in here, some scotland, down to the eastern side

of england, it was still largely sunshine across wales and south—western areas of england and fine and dry. some sunshine here and thatis south—western areas of england and that is where you will have the temperatures up to 12 or 1a degrees. highest temperatures, around those it will still feel chilly beneath coasts of the north sea, and here it will be a bit of chilly with that rain and with a fairly gusty temperatures perhaps trickling at wind. tonight, with those showers perhaps seven up to nine celsius, in gradually working their way south and westward, it will get drier. the west will see temperatures at more cloud will start to move into about 11 up 1a celsius. by sunday eastern areas. if your show is some sunny spells but the risk of moving in with that as well. those some sunny spells but the risk of some showers especially in the are the overnight temperatures. south—east, with weather thundery. overnight it will be quite cloudy goodbye. and the best of the sunshine will be to read the west of the uk. there will be some rain event, particularly on sunday when there could be some heavy showers. perhaps some sun thunderstorms across these. you're watching bbc newsroom live. these are today's main stories: theresa may writes to the eu asking for an extension to article 50 until the end ofjune. that is with the possibility of

taking part in european elections. eu officials suggested donald tusk could be offering the uk a year—long extension, something the french president emmanuel macron says is premature. meanwhile, labour are meeting with the government to see if they can reach a possible solution to the deadlock. a woman accused of killing her husband in a hammer attack after saying she suffered decades of abuse pleads guilty to manslaughter after her murder conviction was quashed. fewer than half companies succeeded in narrowing the gender pay gap. in sport, england defender danny rose says he cannot wait until he quits, due to racist abuse in football.

good morning, welcome to bbc newsroom live. theresa may has written to the european commission and donald tusk to request an extension. to suggest that should end on the 30th ofjune, but if all parties are able to ratify a deal before that date the term could be ratified early. she said that if the uk is still a member of the european union on the 23rd may, it will legally obliged to hold european elections. here, the

attorney general geoffrey cox has said there is likely to be a lengthy back set if talks between government and labour don't succeed. let's go to westminster to speak to our political correspondent ben wright. there is a huge amount riding on the talks between government and a now. there really is. theresa may writes in her letter to donald tusk about the work being done between labour and the government to break down the impasse. she says she is very keen to find cross—party consensus that will be able to make changes to the political declaration part of her deal that could finally get it through the house of commons. she said that if those talks don't go anywhere she will then back a process of the decorative votes in the house of commons as a way of trying to work out precisely what mps want. in this letter she is sketching out a process that we are familiar with and are sent to the eu, we have a plan, i have a strategy, please give us some time.

as you say, the uk are set to leave your opinion on april the 12th without a deal, because a withdrawal agreement has not been passed in the commons. the uk government is desperate for summertime, which is why they have written this letter again. it is a reminder that many of the cards with your opinion. it is up the cards with your opinion. it is up to them to decide whether or not to cut it extension under what terms and conditions. it's obviously not optimal to have any extension at all and we have a plan to leave the eu and deliver on the referendum result which we put before parliament a number of times. we still hope to leave the eu in the next couple of months, that is our ambition. we don't have a majority in parliament and we have to have these discussions withjeremy corbyn to see if there is enough common ground to do that. could you, could cabinet, except that sort of extension, the long extension? well, if we can't find a way through with parliament then we have no choice.

that was jeremy hunt, that wasjeremy hunt, the foreign secretary talking this morning, explaining why the government has asked for this extension to part. saying that they want the time until june the 30th to sort things out, but ideally the uk would be out on may the 23rd so they do not have to ta ke may the 23rd so they do not have to take part in european parliamentary elections. meanwhile going back to the government and labour, conversations, rather than sit down and face—to—face. conversations, rather than sit down and face-to-face. that is correct. they both have negotiating teams who are engaging. those talks are continuing and my impression is that they are going relatively well. they clearly have things to talk about, even though we know there are big disagreements on how both sides are approaching the future relationship between the eu and the uk. specifically on this question of whether there should be a customs union with the eu that forms part of the relationship. the government said this is unacceptable because

this limits the uk's trade policy. we will see. we know those talks don't go anywhere, there is this process the government has said the bill back on, allowing the house of commons in some way to express its view on alternative options and those will bind the government is it seeks to try and find a new way of rewriting the political declaration pa rt rewriting the political declaration part of the steel and then getting it through the commons ligament seems a long way to get to that point. to pitting the deal back in front of mps. there needs to be another meaningful but at some point, and if that goes through, and it has failed three times, the government then had to get to all the legislation to enact it. the withdrawal agreement pill. that could be a long process will stop even though the —— the withdrawal agreement bill. that clear long process. and emits about these complex calculations and dimensions and, getting back to the actual

timetable next week, european council summit next week on wednesday, the prime minister has to offer them a clear plan. do you think that the plan that she had set out in her letter is a clear enough plan? is that the can final offer that she is making to them in terms of the reasons for hair extension? which is offering the process. she is offering a strategy. she is not offering a solution or explaining how she is going to get parliament to do something which had so far has got to do. which is the core less of an her deal which is setting out in this letter is a process for how she hopes to get to that point. we know that the european union may as well say no. the last time she went to see brussels to ask for an extension tojenny 30th, see brussels to ask for an extension to jenny 30th, the see brussels to ask for an extension tojenny 30th, the european council said you can have too many 22nd instead. if you pass the withdrawal deal, if not it will be a pretty

chill. that resistance and that pushback was made by the french president emmanuel macon. until theresa may actually goes to the summitand explains theresa may actually goes to the summit and explains in person what she wants this extra time for, i think it's pretty hard to say what the eu's response will be. i think there is a hope on both sides that he no deal backset next week can be avoided. thank you very much ben. we will go to brussels shortly to hear the view from adam planning. many negotiations and discussions are going on there. we will now turn to other news. a 65—year—old woman has been released on bail after denying murder. sally challen was convicted of the murder of her husband richard in 2010, the court of appeal quashed the conviction in february and a retrial is due to take place. our correspondent, charlotte gallagher was in the old bailey this morning.

when appeared in this court via video link this morning to plead not guilty to her husband's murder. she was convicted of murder in 2010. that was quashed by the court of appeal earlier this year. in your trial was ordered. she has pleaded not guilty to murder and a judge today said she would be granted bail. she has been in prison for nearly a decade now, but she could be out ofjail very soon ahead of this fresh trial. many people will be familiar with his case stop sally challen has never denied killing her husband, she said she killed him in the kitchen of their home in surrey, but her lawyers say that she was under coercive control in this relationship, a severe form of emotional abuse. the court of appeal, when they were looking at this trial said there was no evidence now that sally challen had been suffering from tooth like a

tragic —— to make psychiatric disorders and that is what the jury will be looking at in this retrial. —— two psychiatric disorders and that's what the jury will be looking at. so we're looking at how this letter is going in brussels? the chief spokesman has said that any reacts to donald tusk‘s proposal to a flexible essential and any reaction to theresa may's letter will be firmly a matter for eu leaders when they gather at a special summit next wednesday. that is the only game in town, he said. he was also asked about those comments by jacob rees—mogg he was also asked about those comments byjacob rees—mogg who suggested com on twitter, that the uk should stay in the eu for a bit and be as obstructive as possible. the chief spokesman for the commission said he did not recognise that gentleman as their interlocutor. interlocutor bring

about that he is not, who this picture on the other side, and that is theresa may and the british cove na nt. as is theresa may and the british covenant. as to the tush does neck as to the task proposal and the letter, we a re as to the task proposal and the letter, we are sure to get some clues. there was can always keep their opinions to themselves. clues. there was can always keep their opinions to themselvesm will be very interesting. as the panellist is offering at the moment isa panellist is offering at the moment is a process. she has offered any process before and as we have been hearing endlessly everyone is exasperated and fed up. it is the process , exasperated and fed up. it is the process, at this point next week, at the european council summit is it going to be good enough for them? well, the european council and the leaders were quite canny when they drafted their last set of conclusions about this process. they set up by the 12th of april the prime minister would have to indicate a way forward. that is all they said a neighbour to

communicate. they let themselves a lot of wiggle room about what a way forward is. and what the criteria is forward is. and what the criteria is for it being convincing is. that will be a political decision for them. i imagine that what the government will be saying is that they are setting it in their letter, a process for way way forward. not necessarily the end product of that process , necessarily the end product of that process, but there's definitely a process, but there's definitely a process there with multiple steps and multiple options. they sleep thing and a panellist‘s letter are one, participating in the elections, number two, during the duty of... and number three they are setting out a process that would culminate in the uk leading by the 30th of june. the boss of boeing has admitted that a failure in the air

plane has caused the crash. we now speak with an engineer. what do you make of what boeing has said? ido do you make of what boeing has said? i do not think it was difficult in either of these actions, the one that occurred in october last year or the match one. i don't think it was hard to see very rapidly that there is still protection system had been at the root of the problem. and so for viewers who may not be familiar with the technicalities, canjust explain familiar with the technicalities, can just explain to us very briefly why that was clear to someone like you, that that system is a problem? well, the the flight data recorder very and got a successful regards.

so it would have been clear from there that there was a problem with there that there was a problem with the sensor signals so these are two sensors that detect the aircraft's angle of attack, that is, it's angle to the airflow. there were two of these, but very strangely only one is used to trigger this manoeuvring characteristic augmentation system. the still protection system. that will have a very powerful effect of pushing the aircraft's nose down. the idea of it is to prevent a stall where the angle of the nose is too high. apologies, i'm going to interview —— interactive for a moment as we had to say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. apologies for

viewers on bbc two. apologies for viewers on bbc two. apologies for viewers on the channel. you were talking about pulling the nose then. are you puzzled by why boeing did not make the statement that they have just made after the indonesian crash? i'm very surprised that they did not do something effective after the indonesian crash. they were quite a few months to do something and it must have been evident that the still protection system had caused the problem. if you go further back, as isaid, the problem. if you go further back, as i said, the system uses at the signalfrom only i said, the system uses at the signal from only one angle of attack sensor. this that is completely ridiculous to my way of thinking. every system on the aircraft has a failure assessment to determine what

the probability of failure, the very sorts of failure are stop and what the consequences are. and how the system the consequences are. and how the syste m got the consequences are. and how the system got through with using just one sensor, is quite beyond me, really. does it make you worry about the regulatory system and investigation system? i suppose we all used to thinking that air travel is very safe and is very tightly regulated, that the safety issues at every level are enormously closely scrutinised. i suppose that has been a knock to the confidence of the flying public? yes. statistically flying, commercially its image in a safe, far safer than being on the roads by many measures. as regards regulatory matters and aircraft type certification, it's long been the case i suspect, withjust

certification, it's long been the case i suspect, with just about every regulator around the world that they do not have the resources to look at every aspect of a new aircraft design in great detail. and that they do rely quite a lot on the manufacturers expertise, which sounds like marking your own homework, but it is a system that has worked pretty well over the yea rs. has worked pretty well over the years. maybe there has been a pre—indicator, if you like, with the boeing 787, which had problems with several battery fires, lithium ion batteries and that type was grounded for a while. you know, there had to be questions about how that situation had arisen. will have to leave it there, but thank you. the headlines on bbc news: theresa may writes to the eu asking for an extension to article 50 until the end ofjune.

that is with the possibility of taking part in european elections. a woman accused of killing her husband in a hammer attack after saying she suffered decades of abuse pleads guilty to manslaughter after her murder conviction was quashed. fewer than half companies succeeded in narrowing the gender pay gap. now for the sport. danny rose says that the punishment handed out to clubs of band who had racist abuse is a farce. he says he

cannot wait to leave football. racist abuse is a farce. he says he cannot wait to leave footballm should not be a big wake—up call. the racial abuse that we are co nsta ntly the racial abuse that we are constantly receiving for our black players. they need to decide on the appropriate action to take, but also to speak with danny and worry about his welfare. for someone as young as him, because he is still young, to consider the end of his career already, but not because of injury, not because of any other impact except he has been racially abused a number of times and feels let down by the game. hennessey has denied making the gesture in a picture posted on instagram by his german team—mate max meyer as the players celebrated their fa cup win against grimsby in january. the fa say a breach of the rules had been fournd not proven.

neil lennon has described his celtic player's behaviour is exemplary. brown has been accused of breaching a rule which says players must act in the best interests of football because of his celebrations in front of rangers fans which led to these scenes on the pitch. but lennon insists brown has "nothing to defend himself for". dillian whyte claims he's being frozen out of a first world title fight. in a new documentary for bbc newsbeat he says the world boxing council might be trying to hold him back, and whyte also thinks he is not getting the money he is worth. it's a large chunk of money to me. i'm not trying to sound arrogant or whatever, but i am one of the top four fighters. i know my value. i know what value i bring. it's not about... of correctly they can

become world champion. that is all your support for now. the gender pay gap has widened in favour of men at nearly half of the uk's biggest employers over the past year, analysis by the bbc has found. overall, 78% of companies had a pay gap in favour of men while just 1a% favoured women. earlier we spoke to lauren toure from frost included, a diversity and inclusion consultancy who have worked with clients like microsoft, the uk armed forces, kpmg and harvard university. what has been great about the gender pay gap is that it has brought this conversation into the open and people are not having —— people having to acknowledge it, not only by publishing, but by looking into it. we believe the problem is around culture and we think it is about actually providing flexibility and agility so that people can do not

have to work part—time, which is one of the reasons for women earning less. that they are actually able to develop and can move, women can move through the workforce. and actually, decisions that are made around pay are more transparent and open. so if we canjust are more transparent and open. so if we can just get the transparency of people talking about it and changing the culture, then great. but it suggests that at the moment, people are not taking the action that we need at the moment. before at some of the solution that you alluded to, can you just explain very briefly why that is even a problem? some viewers may think, well, if men and women make different choices about their careers and some of those men end up doing thejobs their careers and some of those men end up doing the jobs that are their careers and some of those men end up doing thejobs that are paid better, what is the problem with that, some people may say? that would be great if that was the case. it is an argument that is put forward to as a lot. it is actually, have for the next they got that choice? actually there are main reasons for women tending to fall out of the labour market or they tend to stop and still with how they

are earning —— with how much they are earning —— with how much they are earning. often that is around taking maternity and taking gaps and not able to come back to the same job they are doing. actually, employers giving them the same opportunities to do the jobs that men at that level? parental leave has been crucial in this. it has allowed men to step away and start making those decisions about how they work and that is going to benefit women for the same reason. we do need to see that change moving forward. shared parental leave, that is one example of what employers can be thinking about doing to help, because they can obviously help their own paternal... father leave or shared parental leave division? what are the other thing that you think are the key thing is that employers could do? they are looking at the lack of progress this year, so they can work hard and make it better next year? it all comes to culture. and it's what's happening behind the scenes. it needs to be

both a systemic and an individual per approach. systemic, we need to make sure that the policies are correct and it is not about maternity programmes on maternity leave, it is not about maternity programmes and maternity leave comments about shared parental programmes. it is about making sure that development is actually there stop so that the policies and programmes and interventions, not only enable both men and women, but they actually provide women with the fix ability, the agility, the access to the boardrooms that i still predominantly made up of white men. it is transparent and open conversation mimicked by the leadership about the correct behaviours that should be going on in the follow—up in of those processes . in the follow—up in of those processes. let's get more on brexit and theresa may letter and reactions

to that. richard corbett, thank you for talking to us. your response to this request for an extension? i think the eu site will see that thatis i think the eu site will see that that is not long enough and there is no guarantee that a deal can be done in that time. the last thing we want isa in that time. the last thing we want is a series of pre—locations, a few weeks, a few months at a time. that is why donald tusk has been talking ofa is why donald tusk has been talking of a year—long extension, which is an extension of the deadline, remember. you can always reach an agreement earlier than a deadline if you manage to angeli earlier if you wa nt you manage to angeli earlier if you want to. but it means that you are away from this cliff edge. the prime minister may say two things in it, cliff edge is good to concentrate minds... she has tried that. it didn't work. that you answer to that one. the other thing she might say is that we do not want meps from the

uk giving the democratic mandate for leaving the eu. we do not want meps sitting in parliament, we want to be out before parliamentarian set in strasbourg. if we need a longer deadline, tales shouldn't my dogs. brexit and the potential problems it causes, especially if you get a very bad brexit are far more important than taking part in elections and after a ll than taking part in elections and after all allow people to vote. i think the prime minister is more afraid of what could happen to the conservative party in those elections than anything else. are you concerned about what might happen in those elections? there is a lot there is a lot of discussion and a battered section of the electorate who just want them to carry out —— a bitter section of the

electorate who just want them to carry out the results of that election. i think people should be allowed to have the right to speak. it should not be up to politicians to say whether they can speak. but brings up when the idea of whether we should have a confirmatory ballot. not allowing people to vote ona ballot. not allowing people to vote on a deal that will be very, very difficult to what was promised three yea rs difficult to what was promised three years ago, that is tantamount to saying to people, hah, you had your saying to people, hah, you had your say three years ago, now you have to shut up and accept whatever we come up shut up and accept whatever we come up with. that is rather undemocratic. thank you for giving us your view. now, undemocratic. thank you for giving us yourview. now, let undemocratic. thank you for giving us your view. now, let us hearfrom westminster because short time ago labour leaderjeremy corbyn said that talks are ongoing. there has been no obvious move on the side of the government yet. we are continuing talks. our position is that there has to be a market of relationship with europe, there has

to bea relationship with europe, there has to be a customs union and we have to be up to develop our own policies when we are in government, particularly competitions policy which i am concerned about. also what i would term a dynamic relationship on rights at work and regulations of consumers goods as well as our environmental protections. those are very important. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn full stop let's go to our political correspondent. theresa may is her letter to donald tusk, second in as many months, asking for an extension. you tory brexiteers of this? what do tory brexiteers of this? what do tory brexiteers think of this? what is your reaction to this letter?|j think your reaction to this letter?” think it is a mistake. we should be leading a week from today. we do not

need to ask for an extension to the 30th of june need to ask for an extension to the 30th ofjune or any other date, we should just leave the european union because that's what17.a million people voted for. that is what the polls show people now want. that is what overwhelmingly members of the conservative party aa, so let's not ofa conservative party aa, so let's not of a computer. let'sjust leave. the punisher said that she has no choice in this letter. because —— the prime minister said that she has no choice and letter because the premise of the knock—back deal —— the parliament did not back her deal. 40 members of her cabinet said we should live next week with no deal. that is majority her cabinet members. —— 1a members. it has been voted down three times. the speaker may not even allow it to come back. if he does allow it to come back, it

will almost certainly be voted down again. i'm afraid that the prime minister is any sort of bunker here and is not listening to her own mps, to her own party members or, indeed, to her own party members or, indeed, to her own cabinet. that is dangerous for the future. 24 a majority of any committee which involves talking to opposition parties as well? we are all getting e—mails flooding anything, why are we now consorting with a marxist? if you told me a few months ago that this would happen, i would never have believed it. we have been telling the country for two years thatjeremy corbyn is a threat to national security, he is a threat to the economy and now, the prime minister openly sits down and talks to him about our national destiny. lots of tory mps have written letters to sir graham brady and many more are going on over the weekend to ask for an unofficial index about

of confidence in the parameter let's see how many letters. the panellist is doing something utterly against the grain of her own party. i suspect her own party won't let her get away with it. energy loss of the leverage that you had? the prime minister is seeking cross—party consensus and is disregarding you in some ways? you had a chance to her leadership at the end of last year, you can't turn official one until the end of this year, until december stop you've completely lost your leverage, haven't you? your neck thatis leverage, haven't you? your neck that is before she ignored a0 members of her cabinet and sat down and negotiated with a marxist. i would argue that something has changed and many many people that like many many tory mps, notjust erg and the brexiteers, many tory mps across the spectrum are taking their head about about what the

panellist is doing. , particularly when we could if we had the moral courage, leave the european union one week from today. we do not need the 500 peace treaty. we could just leave the european union a week from today. we just need the moral courage to walk through the door. thank you. that is the default position, we are left to leave without a deal unless the eu agreed to an extension that is clearly not the government will happen. nice and clear down in westminster, but how about the rest of us? it will be a change of fortunes into the weekend but today we have got more cloud and rain up towards orkney. we have this zone of cloud across northern ireland in the far south—west of scotland and wales and south—west of scotland and wales and south—west england. rain pushing back across the channel into south—west england and wales and

rain easing off in ireland. sunshine further east and with lighter winds filling warmer than light. eventually in the south—west, rain in orkney pushes further into mainland scotland. in between clever skies temperatures very similar to what we had last night. tomorrow much better day for northern ireland and wales and west in england should be dry with sunshine. clouding over through the day in eastern england with a bit of drizzle and most rain will be pushing through in across scotla nd will be pushing through in across scotland where temperatures will be disappointing. i warmer day for many western areas where it is dry with sunshine. it might stay dry across many parts of the west on sunday as well but eastern areas more likely to have cloud and some showers. this could potentially be heavy and possibly thundery. slightly warmer airand possibly thundery. slightly warmer air and temperatures higher for england and wales. hello this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines:

theresa may writes to the eu asking for an extension to article 50 until the end ofjune. that is with the possibility of taking part in european elections. eu officials suggested donald tusk could be offering the uk a year—long extension, something the french president emmanuel macron says is premature. meanwhile, labour are meeting with the government to see if they can reach a possible solution to the deadlock. to the talks. it isa it is a third day of talks. a woman from surrey who killed her husband says she will plead not guilty to moor at a retrial. sally challen's moor conviction was quashed five weeks ago. —— murder conviction. fewer than half of companies succeeded in narrowing the gender pay gap. less than half of companies met the gender pay gap in the last year. still to come, a bbc investigation finds the video sharing app tiktok

is failing to suspend the accounts of people sending sexual messages to teenagers and children. more in the next half hour. labour has held onto its seat in the constituency of newport west, in a by—election triggered by the death of mp paul flynn. ruthjones won with a reduced majority. the conservatives also lost ground, while ukip tripled its vote share to 9%. tomos morgan reports. newport west remains in labour hands. and i hereby declare that the said ruth lorrainejones is duly elected as member of parliament for newport west. after 32 years in the hands of a welsh labour giant, the seat became vacant after the death of paul flynn in february. this by—election has taken place because of the sad passing of paul flynn, our friend. there have been many tributes to him over the weeks, but one thing stood out to me — everyone knew somebody helped by paul flynn.

these words have been an inspiration to me throughout the campaign. after all, that's what we're here for — to do our utmost to help others. newport as a local authority voted to leave in the referendum, and brexit was a common theme on the doorstep. by—election turnouts are usually lower than general elections. 67% voted here two years ago, but this time around only 37% of the constituency came out to vote. 11 candidates stood this time, with the conservatives coming in second and ukip third, increasing their share of the vote. tomos morgan reporting. a bbc investigation has found that social network tiktok is failing to suspend the accounts of adults sending sexual messages to children and teenagers. after receiving hundreds of reports of sexually explicit comments, tiktok only banned

a handful of users. our reporter has been working on this story. thank you for coming in, marco. what exactly is tiktok? it isa marco. what exactly is tiktok? it is a chinese social media app that focuses on video. it has over 500 million users around the world and the biggest market is teenagers. if you go on the app, what you can find our videos of teenagers lip syncing to their favourite artists and songs, dancing and comedy sketches. easy—going stuff. it has become a huge success. to have an idea, last year the application was downloaded more often than instagram. so what is the problem? lets zoning on the actual problem. what kind of m essa g es on the actual problem. what kind of messages because an issue? we found hundreds of sexually explicit comments, public comments that were posted on videos uploaded

by teenage girls or children as young as nine years old. so we are talking about really explicit material, and sometimes even threatening messages towards some of these kids. that was the case for insta nce these kids. that was the case for instance of chris's ten son who was sent some these messages. —— ten—year—old son. i have come home from work and obviously turned on the phone and looked at their messages, and then they were like, do not ignore me, i know who you are, but swearing. i know who you are and i'll come and get you. so, obviously, threatening a ten—year—old with them sort of messages... there were attempts to groom children and i came across adults trying to offer paid meals and weekends away to these children. commenting on their looks and talking about how aroused they were by particular videos. having seen the comments i wanted to find out exactly what the company was doing

to tackle this issue. i reported hundreds of these comments using some of the tools available to any user on the application and i went back 2a hours later to see whether the comments were taken down. the truth is, while tiktok did manage to ta ke truth is, while tiktok did manage to take down most of these comments, only a handful of users who posted these sexual messages were actually banned or removed from the application. very little visible action there had been taken. so when you pointed this out, what did they say about this? tiktok, we asked for an interview and they refused to give us one and sent us instead statements where they said that they are working hard to create a safe and positive environment on the app and they highlighted that the challenges that our investigation exposed are challenges that are faced by social media industry as a whole and not just a tiktok. they also say they have increasing amounts of

technology and human moderators working hard to take down that inappropriate content. is that it? is a basically voluntary or is there any enforcement action taken against them? i took my conclusions and findings to the children's commissioner for england here in the uk, and i told her about what we had found out. i asked her whether she would do anything about the findings and she said essentially that she will write to tiktok asking to meet with their executives. she wants to make sure they are meeting their responsibilities towards these children. in the physical world, we would come down like a tonne of bricks onto anyone who made the environment that we place ourselves in and children unsafe, and i think it's exactly the same online. so is that where it sits at this point? yes. one more detail, yesterday the bbc got confirmation from the

information commissioner's office, the uk data watchdog, that they are investigating tiktok. they would not tell us exactly why they are investigating tiktok but what we do know is that last february tiktok was fined over £a million over collecting illegally data from children under the age of 13, which is, by the way, the age from which you are allowed to join tiktok. an english hospital has said it will no longer take in patients from wales, except in emergencies and maternity cases. the decision by the countess of chester nhs foundation trust means gps in wales will no longer be able to refer patients for treatment over the border at the hospital. our health correspondent explained why. this relates to what the hospital trust described as unresolved funding issues. in other words, it's a dispute about payment from

the neighbouring health board in flintshire in north wales to this trust that runs the hospital in chester. around a fifth of all the patients, around 23,000 patients that was in 2017, who arrive at chester hospital come from north wales. last year we heard from the board that they were missing out on at least £a million worth of funding because they felt those patients from north wales were not being funded properly. so the trust had taken the decision today, after what is obviously a long, ongoing discussion with the health board in north wales to stop patients from north wales attending, unless they are cancer patients, maternity patients, patients with an existing appointment or emergencies. joining us now is thejoint chair of the royal college of general practitioners in wales, also a gp in wrexham near the border with england. what is your view on the row?

it seems to be something that should be avoided. if it will harm patients and harm health care in wales... you must look at the geography as well to understand that the border is very porous. lots of people pass via the border to do their business and go to work and get to school and have health care. chester hospital for a long time provided substantial amounts of services to patients on my side of the border. what has happened is that the nhs in wales is different from that in england. we have an integrated organisation with the health board both commissioning and buying services and providing them to the it runs and the health board also them to the it runs and the health boa rd also runs them to the it runs and the health board also runs services like me, gp services. in england there is a split between commissioners, the ccgs, and the hospitals. what the

health board in wales must do is negotiate with chester hospital and as dominic explained, these negotiations have broken down. it is a real shame for patients that they can't just have broken a real shame for patients that they can'tjust have broken down and agreed to talk more rather than one side saying, we will not see any patients any more. yes, andi patients any more. yes, and i suppose another grave concern doctors like you must be the other point that dominic was making about the pressure on resources which suggest that actually these kind of problems might crop up more rather than less. yes because the impact of this is that if it continues, and i hope it will not and they will get their act together and talk again, but if it continues it isn't that there is an used resource on the side of the welsh side of the border, if patients are directed to the welsh hospitals it will further exacerbate waste here and make it more

inconvenient for the patients because the transport tends to be... certainly from flintshire into chester... i was talking to one of the consultants at the hospital yesterday and he looks after children as a paediatrician, he specialises in respiratory conditions and he was very upset and saying, i have been told that the patients that i am following up, children with serious respiratory conditions that i have to see on a regular basis, that they are instead of being told that they can have an appointment to see him again in two or three months they are now being put on a waiting list to be held in limbo until this argument is settled. and that is really putting patients' well—being at risk. thank you, doctor, for explaining all of this and making it very real

in the case of those child patients. we do hope for everybody‘s sake it gets sorted out. thank you. the headlines: theresa may writes to the eu asking for an extension to article 50 until the end ofjune. that is with the possibility of taking part in european elections. our woman accused of killing her husband whose son has campaigned against her conviction has been released on bail ahead of a retrial following the quashing of her murder conviction. fewer than half of companies succeeded in narrowing the gender pay gap. less than half of companies met the gender pay gap in the last year. the man accused of a mass shooting at two mosques in new zealand has appeared in court in christchurch to face dozens of new charges. brenton tarrant — a 28—year—old australian national — is accused of the murders of 50 people and 39 attempted murders. he's been ordered to undergo psychiatric tests , as hywel griffith reports.

during friday prayers three weeks ago, this mosque became the scene of a massacre. a terror attack that shocked new zealand and brought the world's attention to this normally quiet, sacred place. the man accused of carrying out the mass shooting has now been formally charged with 50 murders and 39 attempted murders. 28—year—old brenton tarrant appeared via video link from the high security prison where he is being held in auckland. the judge ordered two routine mental health checks, to determine whether he is fit to enter a plea. the al noor mosque is no longer a crime scene. people are being able to return to pray, to try to recover, but some are still struggling to deal with what they witnessed happening here. some survivors, like faisal, have been taking food parcels

to bereaved families, sustaining them and processing his own feelings. i am trying to keep myself busy. call it survivor's guilt. they need help right now, they need the love that's kind of missing, and that is, i guess, what's motivating everyone. the shootings were streamed live online. social media companies, like facebook and youtube, have been criticised for failing to prevent extremist material from being shared. australia has responded with new laws, threatening imprisonment and huge fines unless they act quickly. the impact of the attack still weighs heavily in christchurch, as do the questions of how such a violent, terrifying attack could happen here. hywel griffith, bbc news.

whether a small amount of alcohol is bad for you as an issue which has been heavily debated for many years. a new study conducted in china suggests even just a new study conducted in china suggests evenjust a a new study conducted in china suggests even just a couple of drinksa suggests even just a couple of drinks a day could significantly increase your chance of developing a stroke. british and chinese researchers followed around 500,000 people in china over ten years and they also looked at people with a genetic variation common in east asian populations which makes them less tolerant to alcohol. the study found people who had one or two drinksa found people who had one or two drinks a day with 12% more likely to have a stroke. so is it definitely unsafe to have just one drink a day? earlier i spoke to the study‘s author, dr iona millwood, and robert cuffe, the bbc‘s head of statistics. previous alcohol research suggested drinking one or two drinks a day could be beneficialfor your health and could give you a lower risk of stroke or heart attack. but our study used a novel genetic approach to try and look at the cause and effect relationships, which hasn't

been previously... we haven't previously been able to do this, and what we found in our study is drinking alcohol increases your blood pressure and also increases your risk of stroke in a uniform manner proportional to the amount you drink. moderate drinking of one or two drinks a day has no protective effect for stroke. and obviously in the introduction we talked about the fact you were doing some of this work in china, so can you explain in more detail the relevance of this? yes, in chinese populations and other east asian origin populations, there are genetic variants which are fairly common and which strongly affect your tolerability of alcohol, so if people have these genetic variants, theyjust can't drink alcohol. i am half chinese and i have one of the key genetic variants involved, and i know this because if i try and drink alcohol, i go bright red and i feel really uncomfortable, and alcohol drinking is really not enjoyable.

so i abstain from alcohol. in our study, these genetic variants allowed us to group our chinese men and women according to which genetic variant they had, and that would predict different levels of alcohol drinking in a way that was not influenced by other factors such as smoking or underlying poor health or lower social class, which have confounded previous research on alcohol and health. so in a way, if i understand you correctly, it is because you can hold the factors constant that you can be more categorical and more clear about your findings? exactly. these genetic variants determine alcohol intake levels but they do not affect the other factors involved, other lifestyle factors, smoking and so on, so you can really get to the direct cause and effect of alcohol intake.

people might say, well, maybe it just applies to people in china? we use the genetic variants is a tool to explore the effects of alcohol itself, our study did notjust assess the effects of genetically predicted drinking in china but we wanted to assess the health effects of alcohol which would apply worldwide to other populations... and we think that alcohol should behave in a similar physiological way in people from all over the world, men and women. so, although our study was conducted in a chinese population, our findings of alcohol increasing blood pressure and alcohol increasing stroke risk should apply to other populations. so, just in terms of behaviour, give me a personal insight. if friends and family come to you and say, as a result of your research, should i be not even drinking in a light to moderate way occasionally because i am increasing the risk of stroke? what do you say to them?

we don't really want to tell people what to do and what to drink and how much to drink or not drink. that is really not our intention. we want to provide evidence of the health risks and health effects of drinking alcohol so that people can take that knowledge and make their own informed decisions, and also consider alcohol in the broader context of the other factors at play. very kind of you to come and explain all of this to us, and we appreciate it, dr iona millwood... thank you. now let's unpick the figures in the study more closely with our top number cruncher robert cuffe. what interested you about this? a fascinating study, as dr millwood said, using genetic markers to unpick the things which have been bedevilling alcohol research for decades is a great piece of work and genotyping people in order to do the research is impressive.

it was 160,000 people. that is this kind of scale of survey of a demographic which i suppose, if you've got a population as large as china, it helps? it does but 160,000 people is a lot of work to get blood samples and do all the work, so amazing but the key thing for me in this study is trying to put the risk into context. the researchers have found a 12% increase in the risk of stroke and i don't think that is necessarily a reason to go teetotal just yet, which i think is good news, so about 20 people in 100 in the uk would expect to get a stroke over the course of their life and so you increase that by one tenth and it is an extra two people if we switch from going teetotal to drinking one or two glasses a day, so not a big public health problem, but sometimes science like black holes or the hadron collider will not change your life but it is still cool and interesting science and in this place busting a myth, as well, about whether or

not alcohol is beneficial. researchers say the amount of new coral created on australia's great barrier reef has plummeted by nearly ninety percent as a result of ocean heatwaves. scientists warn the structure of the reef is likely to transform completely if more bleaching occurs because of climate change. kathryn armstrong has more. coral spawning on the great barrier reef — it's a natural wonder that is crucial for maintaining the most biodiverse world heritage site anywhere on earth. but scientists say unprecedented bleaching events in 2016 and 2017 which damaged two thirds of the reef system also triggered a collapse in coral regrowth. with such a large area affected, it was unable to replenish. and that has resulted in a massive 89% drop in the number of new baby corals. their ability to reproduce has declined, so that what we call the brooding stock of corals has actually declined, and they are now producing less little larvae, which are the new recruits.

research published in the journal nature blames the problem on rising sea temperatures, a result of sustained global warming from the burning of fossil fuels around the globe. but scientists say the reef might still be able to recover over the next five to ten years if there are no further bleaching events. but the likelihood of that, they say, is almost inconceivable. kathryn armstrong, bbc news. well, that is very grim. in a moment the1.00 well, that is very grim. in a moment the 1.00 news but first let's look at the weather. our weather shaped bya at the weather. our weather shaped by a large area of low pressure drifting away towards the south—west. around the low pressure we have spiralling bands of cloud producing some rain under earlier on in the week some snow as well. one band towards the far north of scotla nd band towards the far north of scotland and the other band of cloud feeding wet weather up from the english channel from northern france and into the south—west of england

and into the south—west of england and wales as well. here in bristol for example it is a cloudy picture still some rain as well. in between these bands of clouds, sun is out here in suffolk, a different picture. this is the story towards the end of the afternoon, this rain for the south—west of england and wales, heading towards northern ireland. eastern uk largely dry and still seeing sunshine. overnight we eventually see the back of the rain for northern ireland, wales and the south—west and the rain pushing back into scotland. in between clearer skies. not too cold overnight with the wind is coming in from the east or south—east and those temperatures very similar to last night. for the weekend it is a change of fortunes, really, and for the eastern side of the uk more likely to get rain at times. cooler and cloudier further west across the uk best of the dry weather and sunshine. there will be some sunshine for western parts of scotla nd some sunshine for western parts of scotland but a lot of cloud across

scotland. outbreaks of rain on the saturday and eastern parts of england are turning to cloud over quite gloomy in the afternoon, some drizzle. further west, quite gloomy in the afternoon, some drizzle. furtherwest, better quite gloomy in the afternoon, some drizzle. further west, better day for northern ireland, wales and the south—west of england, dry with some sunshine and temperatures 12 and up to 1a celsius. cooler around the north sea coast. into the night, more cloud and on east to south easterly breeze and not too cold. typically six up to eight celsius. some warmer air heading away to clearly across england and wales on sunday, but the chance of some rather beefy shower is coming in from off the north sea with a risk of some hail and thunder towards the south—east of england in particular. temperatures could get as high as 17 celsius. cooler around the north sea coasts will stop largely dry for the west and temperatures at 12 up to 15 celsius. heading into next week, still the chance of early rain and decent temperatures but a downward trend of the numbers, getting colder i think is the week goes on.