hello, this is bbc news with vicky young. one or two showers perhaps the headlines: for east anglia and the far sweden considers reopening an investigation into rape allegations made against wikileaks south—east of england, founderjulian assange which could have a bit of a wintry after his arrest over mix in there as well. conspiracy charges in the us. but elsewhere, some good spells of sunshine. still quite breezy they could've kept it going for northern ireland, the west coast of scotland, while he was inside the embassy. wales and down into the south—west they decided not to. of england, and still now, if they reopen it, then we'll deal with that when it comes to feeling cool. it. the chancellor, philip hammond, says he hopes that a brexit deal can be agreed in time to stop the uk taking part in next month's european elections. former ukip leader nigel farage this is bbc news. launches a new brexit party — and says it aims the to change headlines british politics for at good. 7. thousands of children in england are going to illegal, sweden considers reopening an unregistered schools — investigation into rape allegations according to the regulator 0fsted — made against wikileaks founder and it says julian sa njay after made against wikileaks founder julian sanjay after his arrest over conspiracy charges in the the conditions in some of them us. they could have kept it going when he was are "appalling". in the embassy, they decided not to. the liverpool football if they reopen it, we will deal with managerjurgen klopp that word comes to says anyone involved in racist abuse should be banned from that. chancellor philip hammond says he hopes a football for life.

brexit deal can be achieved in time it comes after to stop the uk chelsea prevented three people taking part in next month's european elections. clearly from entering the stadium nobody wants to fight the european for their europa league quarter—final match parliament elections. it in the czech republic last night, after a video appeared on social feels like media, appearing to show the men a pointless exercise. the only way singing an abusive song we can avoid that is by getting a about the liverpool deal agreed and done striker mohamed salah. david 0rnstein quickly. former has the ukip leader nigel farage story. launches a the latest high—profile incident of racist abuse new brexit party and says it aims to to bring shame on change british politics football. this video appeared on for good. thousands of children in social media yesterday ahead england are of chelsea's' europa league tie going to illegal unregistered schools, according to the regulator, in prague, a small group ofsted. it says the conditions in of supporters targeting liverpool's egyptian player mohamed salah with some of them are islamophobic abuse. appalling. and are three of those in the video the majority of guests were identified by chelsea and barred from last night's match. on programmes like question chelsea travel time opposed to liverpool this to brexit? weekend. it's disgusting. it's another example of something which should absolutely not happen,

and we should not see it as a chelsea thing or prosecutors in sweden say they're considering whether to a liverpool reopen an investigation, thing, it's another sign something is going wrong a little bit. into allegations of rape if you do something like that, against the founder you should not be allowed of wikileaks, julian assange. to enter a stadium again, he was arrested yesterday, following ecuador‘s decision from my point of view, in your life. here on sunday, to revoke his asylum at its embassy in london, after nearly seven years. it is hoped the focus the us wants him extradited to face charges of conspiracy to hack will be a government computer, on football as liverpool look but labour says he shouldn't be sent to take a giant step towards ending their long wait to america, for simply exposing to be league champions. evidence of us atrocities but 30 miles down in iraq and afghanistan. the road, titleholders manchester city will our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, reports. have something to say about swedish prosecutors have been pursuing julian assange for years that. about rape, city are two points behind liverpool, though coercion have a game in hand. and molestation and if pep guardiola's men win of their remaining matches matches, the trophy will be theirs. allegations. he took refuge in the to finish the premier league, ecuadorian embassy. that is what we are playing eventually, the prosecutors for and we are going to do stopped trying to our best. question him. 29 years since liverpool's but when the metropolitan last triumph, city desperate police dragged him into to retain their crown. custody, they got a second chance. the authorities will they have until next want their season to be

august to restart the rape remembered for sporting glory, investigation. assange fought not to go to sweden not prejudice and because he was worried sweden would bigotry. extradite him to the the england and saracens rugby player billy vunipola has been us. now britain is considering that. sharply criticised for liking a social media post he is obviously going to fight in which extradition and fight it hard. australian star this case raises significant issues about free speech. israel folau claimed we have been warning about the prospect of an extradition "hell awaits" request from the usa gay people. since 2010. vunipola's club and english after seven years inside rugby's governing body — the embassy, resolving the case will the rfu — have both said they do not mean answering some support his views. fundamental questions. the rugby authorities in australia say they'll terminate folau's isjulian assange a global contract campaigner who worked up a conspiracy to hack secret computer over systems, or is he a journalist, publishing leaked his information in the public comments. interest, something the courts might be more lenient about? in these modern times, he may well be a bit of both, but this is how he 0verall levels of violence in england and wales described himself appear to be falling, to the bbc in 2010. in spite of a recent increase we are a publisher. in knife and gun crime. we accept cardiff university's violence research group analysed data collected from a&e departments, information. minor injury units we vet it, we analyse and walk—in centres — it and publish it. and found that the number of people that is who'd been wounded in a violent incident dropped slightly last year.

what we our home affairs correspondent danny shaw has this report, which contains flashing images. do. every day, there are more but the american chargesheet against victims of knife crime. last year, more people were fatally him suggests he did more than just accept and publish. stabbed in england and wales it accuses him of requesting than at any time since records began information from chelsea manning, the us after the second world war, intelligence analyst, but does this mean we've become and of trying to crack a more violent society? a new study from cardiff a password himself. university suggests not. he is not accused of spying or treason, and the researchers used data from accident maximum sentence for and emergency departments these charges is less to calculate the number than the time he spent in the embassy. of victims of violence. but labour believes he is being it was estimated that 187,500 pursued for political reasons. people sought treatment last year for injuries after i think there may be human rights issues in relation to assange. being attacked. at the very least, he is that's down 1.7% in 2017, continuing a substantial a whistle—blower, and much of the long—term reduction. information that he brought into the public domain, it could be argued, was very much the study also found that fewer children and teenagers were treated in the public interest. in hospital after but wikilea ks leaked hillary clinton's e—mails and she wants him being assaulted. this really means that we don't, charged. all of us, need to be more it is not about scared than we used punishing journalism. to be. violence involving knives it is about assisting the hacking of the military computer to steal is localised, it affects information from the united states relatively government. small numbers of people,

but the bottom line is, so overall, the risk to us all has decreased. he has to answer for what he has according to the survey, done, at least there was a small increase in the number of women as it has been who were attacked and injured, and a rise of more than 5% among men charged. and women aged 51 and over. he has nine weeks to prepare his case against the reasons for that extradition. are unclear. overall, though, it seems hospitals the chancellor, philip hammond, are seeing fewer victims of violence but many more people who've says the uk taking been attacked with knives. part in the upcoming european parliament elections, feels like a "pointless danny shaw, exercise," and he's urged mps to pass a brexit agreement, bbc news. that would avoid britain as we heard earlier, having to go to the polls. the chancellor philip hammond talks to find a possible deal has said it's time to get brexit — between the conservatives in his words — "off the table" and labour continued today, so that britain can as nigel farage officially focus on other issues. he's been speaking to our economics correspondent, darshini david in washington — launched a new brexit party, where he's attending saying he wants to "put the fear world bank and of god" into mps. 0ur political correspondent, alex forsyth reports imf meetings. now what i will be telling my from colleagues is that the extension coventry. that's been look who's back. nigel farage on the agreed, the avoidance of a no deal campaign trailagain. exits, later today is a huge plus. of course what we now need to look who's back. nigel farage on the campaign trail again. now at the helm of a new party, and it's pretty do is get on with delivering brexit so

obvious what it stands that we can put the uncertainty for. we have behind us and had enough of that can being start building britain's future. there seems to be kicked down the road. someone has to stand very much consensus up down the road. someone has to stand britain's future. there seems to be very much consensus here a deal does up for democracy in this country. need to be agreed with urgency but this is preparation for elections to when you look at the discussions that are going on back the european parliament, which might home, how do happen in may. the brexit party wa nts a you actually reach consensus? you happen in may. the brexit party wants a full list of candidates. you have said passed the threat of a no might even recognise the name of one deal would focus minds. that hasn't of them. can i happened. is it now time to rev please welcome to the up all redlines and stage annunciator manifesto pledges. we are in discussions with the rees—mogg. of them. can i please welcome to the stage annunciator rees-mogg. yes, labour party, as you know. the sister of the tory that would not have been our preferred mp, jacob rees—mogg. the sister of the tory mp, jacob rees-mogg. i am here in sadness that route forward. we have negotiated a oui’ rees-mogg. i am here in sadness that our democracy has been package with the eu which i so betrayed. personally believe is naturally the man who made ukip synonymous good with brexit is now standing against passage for england. the truth is his old party. you will the house of commons has rejected see with his three times now so we have to find a new way forward, that means talking party a very cross section to the labour party, who agree with of this us to the labour party, who agree with us that brexit must be delivered, country passionate about is becoming an independent country, and i think who agree with this will become the us that freedom dominant brand in euro scepticism quickly. brexit of women must be and we don't agree has been betrayed. we have to with all the other arrangements for replace a government doesn't know making our way forward. we've got to what it is doing. barry

sit down around a table and discuss and diane those things, and their discussions are so what it is doing. barry and diane are so loyal to nigel farage they on going even now as i am standing came back from benidorm to be at this launch, but here back in london. ultimately we are realistically looking they have concerns. iam this launch, but they have concerns. i am still torn between the brexit at it party and ukip because customs union... no secret the i believe labour party have been talking about they are going to split the vote, this is a permanent customs union as one my worry. of their negotiating objectives, but coventry was they have other objectives as well, and we also have our chosen for the party launch. no coincidence that most people here own views on back to brexit. if these these things, so is not a question elections ta ke back to brexit. if these elections take place people will be asked to of sibley the labour party choose a candidate to represent them stating it. these things will be discussed in the european parliament. almost and negotiated in the usual way. the three years after the uk voted to prime minister has indicated that leave the eu. that's something she will make a decision on the the government did not end of her leadership once a want to happen. deal as agreed. as the clock ticks, that clearly no one wants to fight risk of us having to produce a bit in the european election the european parliament elections. it feels like a pointless exercise. and increases, surely that decision could be taken the only way we can avoid that is out of her hands —— having to by getting a deal agreed and done quickly. if we can do that participate in the european elections. surely nobody wants by may the 22nd, then of course we can to fight the european elections. it avoid fighting european seems like a pointless exercise and parliamentary elections. to the only way we can avoid that is by

that end, in westminster, talks between getting the deal agreed and done quickly for seven if we can do that labour and the government continued today as they see whether there by may 22, of course is any chance of a brexit deal that we can avoid fighting european parliament three both sides come back. we elections. but it in any case, we are trying to be as constructive and positive wa nt as we can, but we will see by the to elections. but it in any case, we want to ensure any british meps that end of next week how far we are elected never have to take their have got. back in coventry there seats in the european parliament by ensuring this is all done well is a general weariness among the staff at before the new european parliament this local garage. they wanted brexit to bring change but are convenes. not helpful. every time you turn on the darshini told us earlier the concern telly are up in the paper, all of those meetings you've got is in washington is uncertainty caused by brexit on the brexit. whatever the world economy. we are people seem to say, it doesn't make much difference. this man over 3000 miles away from the uk but the talk is also here is brexit. and the dampener disillusioned. none think new elections or political parties are thatis here is brexit. and the dampener that is putting on the uk the answer. they have had economy. two years the risk of an eminence no deal to sort it out and they have not may have gone but the concern done anything about it.|j to sort it out and they have not done anything about it. i don't think i would waste my time voting here is for anybody. whether we are that prolonged uncertainty may still have a cost, asked to vote in the european elections albeit a much hinges on finding a brexit fixed smaller one, on the economy. that could cost soon. so far that has proved us on one, on the economy. that could cost us on two different fronts. elusive. the european parliament elections

business. the chancellor tells me take place injust under the level of spending is about half six weeks time on the 23rd of may, of what he had expected. he is and if the uk does take part, confident that will bounce back if then officials will have very little we see a deal agreed. second, he is time to prepare for polling day. sitting on a war chest with tens danny savage has more of from york. billions of pounds that could be that is a very, very used to ease austerity. but he says dramatic map to show you. he cannot release that cash unless that is a map which tells he's confident he the story of ukip's advance. does not need remember this? it to help the economy out if there is the last european elections the uk took part in. no deal. the government is waiting if brexit had gone to plan, they were to see how much cash they have to never to be held again. spend on public services over the but it now looks like next few years. the chancellor the ballot boxes are admitted to me if his deal is not struck by the end of summer, he made coming to a sports to be much more limited and centre near you again. controlled in his spending in york, the local returning officer commitments. darshini david is no stranger to snap elections but admits there is a lot reporting there. of work now to be done. as concern grows over any short notice for any the impact of our throwaway election causes us problems. culture on it is around venues, booking venues, we normally do 18 the environment, months in advance. authorities staffing is also a problem, are short notice for staffing, getting people to work trying in the polling stations. and the count, which is a sunday count, is also a to challenge. do you think you will find

be able to do it? ways yes, we have to. if local elections are taking place to make waste disposal and recycling more efficient. where you live next month, you lessons could be learned will have already had one of these through the post. from one city in sweden — which sends very little domestic well, stand by for more waste to landfill and has come up correspondence through your letterbox, this time with a colourful way for the european elections. of sorting its rubbish. and as the parties dougal shaw has been hastily make their plans, to find out more. what do voters rainbow coloured rubbish. this is the colourful waste think? well, i do worry it is created by a swedish city with a unique recycling system. going to be a rehash of like many cities in sweden, the referendum. eskilstuna has an impressive but i am personally going to recycling record. it met the eu's 2020 vote. target of recycling 50% now, due to delays and unfortunate machinations that of waste many years ago. have been going on, but almost everyone who lives we are actually saying, no, here follows a strict we are running a european election, recycling policy at home. to what end? people are expected to sort do you think it is a waste their household waste into seven separate categories, of time? including food, textiles, absolutely. cartons and metal. this is time—consuming and requires i've lost the will to live, a bit of space in the kitchen. to be perfectly honest! but what really makes britain was such a proud country worldwide, and look at us now. this system a standout we are the laughing is the bright colour code. households are given stock of the world. a supply of rainbow coloured there will be around 39,000 bags to collect waste. polling stations popping up which also get recycled across the uk at the end of may. as part of the process. the reason for this becomes clear the cost to the government last time was at the city's recycling plant. around £109 the bags arrive alljumbled up million. because they are collected but eu election turnout all together once a fortnight from outside people's houses. but thanks to those bright colours, is traditionally low, just

the bags can be selected over 35% in and separated efficiently — though even these scanners 2014. can make political experts, though, say they have got to happen. some mistakes. the issue with the european elections is that if all member the food waste in green bags is processed on site states do not take part, into slurry to make then the parliament essentially becomes an illegal biogas, to power the city's organisation, an illegal body. buses. so all members of the eu who will one of the benefits of this method remain members of the eu after of recycling is that there is less cross contamination, the parliament has been so more of the recycled waste can constituted have to take part. actually be used to make new things. there is a chance the european we want to recycle elections still won't happen if a deal can be agreed much more materials than are in the next three weeks. recycled today. but this latest delay to brexit has consequences and we would like to change and this is one of them. people's behaviour to do that. danny savage, like the rest of sweden, eskilstu na is committed bbc news, to sending zero waste from its citizens to landfill. york. well, what will the launch waste that cannot be recycled is incinerated at a local plant of nigel farage's new brexit party mean for politics in this country, to generate electricity. and has there ever been a time this reduces reliance in recent years when the political on fossil fuels, but does create greenhouse scene was so turbulent? gases. to help answer those questions is the political scientist as countries around the world professor matthew goodwin, try to improve recycling rates, some may look to eskilstuna who's the co—author as an example to follow. of "national populism — the revolt against liberal as long as they think they can democracy". persuade their citizens to get

he joins busy sorting us live at home. from north london. now it's time for newswatch, the morning after the result i said presented this week by shaun ley. to nigel farage the result has put you out of a job, he said he was happy that it had. maybe how wrong i was. what do you think is the future for his new party? hello, welcome to newswatch you could argue with me, shaun ley. 0n the programme today, that in some respects there has never been more potentialfor are the majority of guests on discussion programmes like question time opposed to a populist anti—eu, anti—westminster brexit? party. i spend a lot a charge leveled by one of its panelists last week. of time looking at opinion polls and and the perils of presenting life when you think surveys. levers you've muted your mobile. how have are very disillusioned. 0nly at opinion polls and surveys. levers are very disillusioned. only a small percentage think theresa may and i done the government are managing brexit well. that? and i think more generally now after wednesday night's decision what we to delay, once again, can see is quite a strong the uk's departure date antiestablishment mood running from the european union, the brexit through britain's debate is likely to dominate tv news for a few months yet. brexit debate. question time is one nigel farage probably fancies of the bbc‘s main forums for his chances at the european parliament political debate.

elections next month. it's promote one of its own what do you for changing the venue for last week's programme with think about whether there is going only a couple days' notice. to bea think about whether there is going warren spencer bradley was not happy. to be a backlash generally against the political class? do you think it is the two main parties who could do pretty badly in these european well, the bbc said the elections if they happen? and decision to switch locations was so that those smaller parties, on both sides, the brexit party and mps who might have been required for last—minute votes in parliament on thursday also the change could still make it in time to the question time recording. uk, pro—eu parties, could they be the 0thers interpreted the decision ones who benefit? we could to move from leave—voting bolton see some really interesting things. we to a fee—paying school in remain—voting london as symptomatic, not will see i think for the first just of a metrocentric attitude, time in british politics and attempt to but also a bias on the programme — really mobilise a view articulated by one a pro—eu of last week's panelists, the newspaper columnist remain charles moore. electorate. we will he turned the tables on question time presenter fiona bruce. see change uk can i ask you a andi electorate. we will see change uk and i think labour go after that. question, fiona? because here i am, and i'm delighted that will be interesting. but on the and honoured to be here. other side we will see this big but there's a panel of five and i'm the only leave supporter. attempt to try to capitalise on and if you look at the... voter disillusionment with the you're the only person conservative party. i who voted leave. the government is wouldn't be supporting leave... surprised to see the conservatives i think i'm the only leave supporter as well,

drop into third place and have a as a matter of fact, but we can argue about that. very poor result at but i'm certainly the only these elections, person who voted leave. and of course, as your piece said, these elections are already crying for antiestablishment parties. some turn out in eu member states has fallen as low as 13%. i think the turnout rate will be interesting as well. the brexit party is still in competition with another party, ukip. these elections will also tell us ukip. these elections will also tell us which of those parties is going to become the primary home for disillusioned brexit voters. we've seen disillusioned brexit voters. we've seen everything going on in parliament for the last two or three months. how much anger is there in the country particularly in areas that voted for brexit that parliament has not been able to deliver on that referendum ? parliament has not been able to deliver on that referendum? and what kind of impact do you think that will have in those communities? we saw theresa may offering money to some of them, saying they are the places where funding needs to go to to improve things. do you

think there is real anger out there? absolutely there is real anger there. levers are disillusioned and fed up. the brexit vote was partly an expression of frustration with oui’ an expression of frustration with our social, political and economic settlement. a real sense that london and the south—east gets a lot but other regions get a little. and i think since the referendum over nearly three years, it is quite clear that a lot of voters have concluded that their voice in politics doesn't really matter. that's a dangerous place for a democracy to be, because we saw that voter turnout in 2016, nearly three quarters of people going to the polls to cast a vote. we need to think carefully about to what extent we are being responsive to those

voters, the consequences it might haveif voters, the consequences it might have if we don't... the european union at all. the thing traditional party loyalties have broken down more widely? de think it is with voters ? more widely? de think it is with voters? there is no question that oui’ voters? there is no question that our traditional loyalties to the main parties have become weaker, not just since the referendum but actually for the last 30 or a0 yea rs. actually for the last 30 or a0 years. some research shows that our identities with brexit are becoming just as important as our identities as party political voters, whether we are labour, conservative, liberal democrat. i think that's fascinating. it's also worrying because it points to a polarisation. a survey recently showed that 11% of leavers would feel uncomfortable if

one of their relatives married a remain. we also saw that 37% of remainders would feel uncomfortable with one of their relatives married a lever. there are little signs and clues that we can see in the data that we have some worrying levels of polarisation setting in. we need to think seriously about how we can to that and how we can bring these groups back together. we will hear from all the other parties as the election campaign gets under way. the headlines on bbc news... sweden considers reopening rape allegations against julian assange after his arrest at the ecuadorian embassy in london. chancellor philip hammond says he hopes a brexit deal can be agreed in time to stop the uk taking part in next month's european elections. former ukip leader nigel farage launches a new brexit party

and says it aims to change british politics for good. the schools watchdog, 0fsted, says councils in england have spent tens of thousands of pounds putting excluded children in centres that are not legally registered as schools. up to six thousand pupils have been found attending places suspected of operating outside the law including some religious centres. the government has promised to give 0fsted stronger powers to tackle the problem. here's our education editor, branwen jeffreys. two years ago, the inspectors arrived here. i went with them as they investigated, finding children excluded from mainstream schools. we agreed not to name it, to protect vulnerable children. we have cause to suspect that an unregistered school is being run at the premises here. 0k.

crumbling buildings, no facilities, no teachers, but still, the local council sent children here. thatjust means that children won't be having the learning they need. it means they won't be preparing for exams, which will affect their life chances, then and also throughout their life. in some religious tuition centres, even worse. not fit for any child. out of sight, and outside the law. ostead has spent three years looking into suspected illegal schools. 259 have been visited by inspectors. 71 were given warning notices. 15 have closed down as a result. one of the places that closed is not far from here in birmingham. i've found it and so did 0fsted. it was charging parents £1a0 per month. not much for a child's education, but then it didn't have any

qualified teachers. it was advertising 17 hours a week, just below the legal level where it needed to register as a school. these photos by inspectors led to the only court case so far. the learning centre in west london closed, those responsible find and put under curfew. some religious centres look like schools, but 0fsted says it is hard to prove. and what about excluded children? councils are sending pupils to places not registered or inspected. that is a very different situation from the kind of environment where we have concerns about fire safety, where we have concerns about the structure of the building, concerns about whether children are being kept safe and educated by people who know what they are doing. the centre i visited is now running legally, but inspectors fear there are many more, where children's welfare

and education is at risk. the pregnancy and parenting club, bounty uk, has been fined four hundred thousand pounds by the data watchdog, the information commissioner's office, or ico, for illegally sharing personal information belonging to more than 1a million people. it's one of the biggest fines the ico has ever imposed. our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones has been it isa it is a parenting and pregnancy club, they come into hospitals and offer various free samples of nappies and so on. and they are found by the data watchdog to have collected 3a million records over a period of time. they collected them both from their website and their app, and directly at

the mothers' bedside. they are then found to have illegally shared that personal data with a whole range of marketing and credit reference agencies and organisations, including sky. that is illegal. they are found to have broken the law, this huge fine has been imposed upon them. a german man remains under arrest in switzerland following the death of a british woman in a hotel. anna florence reed was found dead on tuesday in a room at the hotel on the banks of lake maggiore, near the north italian border, following reports of a noisy disturbance in the room during the middle of the night. the foreign office says its staff are helping her family and are in contact with the swiss and uk police. a 25—year—old man who murdered a woman described in court as a ‘prodigiously talented mathmetician' has been jailed for life with a minimum ofjust under 16

years. poppy devey waterhouse, who was 2a, was killed byjoe atkinson last december. the court was told that he was ‘fuelled by jealousy‘ when he murdered his former girlfriend with a knife. he had originally denied murder, but reversed his plea. the comedian ian cognito has died on stage during a performance in bicester. members of the audience said that towards the end of his show he sat down motionless on a chair for five minutes. audience members thought his silence was part of the act and continued to laugh, unaware he was ill. 0ther comedians have paid tribute, includingjimmy carr, who said ‘i'll never forget his kindness when i started out and how goddamn funny he was'. police have unveiled a new device which can detect when drivers might be using their mobile phones at the wheel. thames valley and hampshire forces are rolling out the technology — which can distinguish whether a phone is being used with a hands—free device or not. police hope it will enable them to identify hotspots where motorists

frequently use their mobile phones. peter cooke has more. kate goldsmith knows more than most the devastating consequences of someone using a mobile phone while driving. her daughter amy, amy's stepbrothers ethan and josh, and the boys' mother were all killed by this man on the a3a at berkshire in 2016. thomas croker had been scrolling through music on his phone when he hit a line of stationary traffic. he was jailed for ten years. thomas croker didn't go out intentionally to kill my daughter, but he's not the only one. he was driving a lethal weapon, effectively blind, because he was using his mobile phone. and many other drivers are doing that. it's not a soft crime. kate is now supporting a new initiative by thames valley and hampshire police.

theirjoint roads policing unit has become the first in the country to buy these devices to reduce mobile phone use. at the moment, the detector can identify when a passing motorist is using their mobile phone, but not on hands—free. the police will then use that information to target particular hotspots. those behind the technology hope that in the future, they will be able to record registration plates and issue people with fines. the system involves a sensor which detects vehicles where there are active 2g, 3g or ag phone signals. it will also recognise if people are using a bluetooth hands—free device and the warning sign will not flash. but it cannot record or distinguish if a passenger or driver of a vehicle is using a phone. tougher penalties for using a phone illegally were introduced in 2017. drivers now face six penalty points and a £200 fine if caught. figures from the rac show a0% of drivers admit checking

social media in traffic. statistics show that it's males aged between 26 and a5 are our targeted audience. this is a joint partnership working. i can't do it on my own. the mobile phone warning system is not a stand—alone. this is just one tool that we, the police, use. four people in that corsa and it had been reduced to the size of a lorry tyre. drivers caught using their phone were given the chance to hear kate goldsmith's story. her family's lives forever scarred by a moment's distraction. a fate she says we can all fall victim to if our mobile behaviours don't change. peter cooke, bbc news. in algeria, tens of thousands of people are again protesting on the streets, demanding a new government that's free of members of the old ruling elite. security has been stepped up in the capital, as the demonstrators,

many of them young, marched for the eighth friday in a row. they're angry at the appointment of abdel—kader bensalah as interim leader, saying he's too close to the former president, forced out of office 10 days ago, after yea rs of repressive rule. mr bensalah has promised free elections, but opponents say it's a ploy by the ruling elite, to cling onto power. 0ur correspondent 0rla guerin reports from the capital algiers, on another day of mass protests. they chant "the country is ours," they chant. "and we will do what we want." even the youngest are brought along. mass protest, now the friday routine. just a few months ago,

this seemed impossible. you could go to jail for posting on facebook. after decades of repression by a hated regime, it's just too much for some. "what do they want from us?" he says. "we ask god for revenge." well, more police are moving into position, the crowd is building here, and so is the anger. this is the eighth friday in a row that the demonstrators have gathered. and they say they will keep coming until all of their demands are met. they want a complete break with the past, a clean sweep. that means the new interim president, abdelkader bensalah, must go. protesters don't trust him to organise free elections. and some worry the powerful military is playing a double game, expressing support for the protests while trying to limit any change. in the main square today, police could not hold back the crowds, and didn't try too hard. the protesters believe the march

of history is on their side. so, i came from abroad and i'm very happy to be here with my family in order to march for democracy and in order to stop this corrupt government and to try to give the youth chance for tomorrow. do you believe you'll succeed? i think we will succeed, definitely, we're far too many not to succeed. many here now are standing up to the regime, like nisa imad, who confronted the police all alone. "i told them this is my country," she said. "we want the whole system to go. there's nothing for the young generation. i have five kids with nojobs and no homes of their own." small wonder there is fury against the familiar faces of the

old regime. they denied the young freedom and hope and left many without work. the gallows await the thieves, they say. here's what the protesters were up against today. the police stopped to water canon. no—one is sure where all this is headed, but algerians hope their uprising will be an exception in the arab world, a push for change that does not end in bloodshed. 0rla guerin, bbc news, algiers. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello there. a lot of dry weather in the forecast, sunny spells to look forward to particularly on saturday.

mcleod will drive back into the west. temperatures holding up, but elsewhere chilly. temperatures down to —a in some rural spots. some bright skies to start the day. the risk of isolated showers into the south—east corner. maybe some and sleet as temperatures struggle in afternoon. as we move into sunday, the only difference is there could be more in the way of cloud. temperatures could struggle further. chilly, but again largely dry.