but i think it would be good for the local area. it'd be great for the area, especially the job situation. if they're going to employ another 60 people, that's another 60 people that, you know, are going to benefit from it. it is a good idea, to be honest. and because it is... i know local, like... like cafes and all like that around here do think they're going to be affected, but because it is out the way sort of thing, i don't think they will... yeah, exactly. my kids do cricket, so late on a night when they are coming home from cricket, i can go to mcdonald's and grab them a burger or a wrap. if councillors give the go—ahead tonight, the last bastion of resistance in england will fall, and oakham will host one of the mcflurry of 300 new sites which mcdonald's aims to open in the coming years. john maguire, bbc news, rutland. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. another dose of wet and windy weather to come today, mainly affecting england and wales, where the winds have started to pick up in the winds have started to pick up in the far south—west. head to northern

scotland, a more traditional windy look, some snow and ice this morning on higher roads in northern scotland. still windy in the north—west, that area of low pressure is the storm brands and we had yesterday, but the wet and windy weather comes from this weather system weather comes from this weather syste m fro m weather comes from this weather system from the south—west, bringing in cloud, strengthening the wind and bringing the rain. more persistent rain in northern england, heading to seven scotland, wintry showers to the north. the rain to the south is rather more patchy, winds will continue to strengthen for england and wales, widespread guilt later this afternoon with the strongest winds in the south—west, still gusty in the north—west of scotland, nothing unusual for this time of year. cold in northern scotland, northern ireland, the far north of england, much milder further south across england and wales. the winds will ease tonight but the rain keeps going in the south—east and east anglia, it could turn heavier. clear

skies elsewhere, showers pushing into the north—west, it could be quite icy, and there could be a touch of frost for the far north of england and northern ireland. into tomorrow, rain early in the morning should push in from south—eastern areas, sunshine and if you showers on the breeze, most of them towards the north—west of scotland, snow levels rising through the day but still quite windy. elsewhere, breezy, a brief respite from the wet and windy weather. slightly cooler air covers much of the uk, temperatures of seven or 8 degrees. it is only a brief respite because in the atlantic there is another area of low pressure which looks a bit complicated and messy, it is gathering across the west of the uk. it will probably start dry further east end may stay dry until the evening, added to the west we get the weather action, winds picking up through the irish sea into western scotla nd through the irish sea into western scotland with gales quite likely. a southerly wind, meaning it will be mild, temperatures back into double figures for much of england and

wales. wet in 20 weather arriving on thursday, those weather fronts wales. wet in 20 weather arriving on thursday, those weatherfronts move away on friday, leaving behind some showers, and then something we have not had for a while, one of these, a big area of high pressure arriving just in time for the weekend. the weather will quiet down, winds dropping, lots of dry weather turning colder. thank you, darren. a reminder of our top story... borisjohnson says the international iran nuclear agreement could be replaced by a deal negotiated by donald trump that's all from the bbc news at one — so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon. here's the latest sports news. i'm hugh ferris. a tennis player says she was really scared that she would collapse on court in the poor air quality caused by the wildfires in australia.

dalila jakupovic was forced to retire, while also in melbourne an exhibition match involving maria sharapova was abandoned. jakupovic was involved in qualifying for the australian open, which starts next week. she was forced to stop playing, going on to suffer a coughing fit. 0ther practice sessions were delayed due to the polluted air from the bushfires. the slovenian eventually had to be helped off the court. the air quality was poor this morning. based on the radings on site, we have made the decision to suspend play and push back qualifying, and monitor air quality on site. dan evans tookjust 75 minutes to beat alexander bublik and progress to the last eight of the adelaide international. the british number one won in straight sets and will face either russia's andrey rublev or american sam querrey next. evans will be seeded at the australian open.

england spinnerjack leach has returned home from the tour of south africa to recover fully from the illnesses he has had over the last few weeks. leach has struggled to get over the sepsis he picked up in new zealand, while he's been unable to play at all in south africa because of a bout of gastroentiritis and then flu. he will leave the country on thursday after the england medical team decided it would be unlikely that he would get fit enough to be considered for selection for the remaining two tests. meanwhile, the mcc, who make cricket's laws, say they want test cricket to remain a five day game. there's a debate about whehter matches should be played over four days, with the icc considering shortening them for their world test championship. but the mcc have thrown their weight behind the traditional format. tyson fury has predicted a second round knockout of deontay wilder when they meet for their rematch in las vegas next month. their first fight for the wbc heavyweight title ended in a draw and fury says he won't be relying on the ringside judges this time, insisting that wilder will go to sleep in two because of a dream in which he keeps being dealt a two

while playing poker. i didn't knock him out the first time. i looked to get a decision. i wanted a decision, didn't get it. i'm going to knock him out this time. they won't be erecting him off the canvas and giving him a draw, that's for sure. i brought in a japanese sensei to help me with my focus and senses, training with blindfolds on, so i can feel the punches rather than seeing them. this is something i will finish. i will do exactly what i said i will do. i am going to knock him out, like i told him. i am the king of the jungle. come february 22, i am going to rip his head off his body. lam going i am going to knock you against the ropes, so i am going to knock you against the ropes, so you i am going to knock you against the ropes, so you can i am going to knock you against the ropes, so you can relive that wwe

moment in real life. barcelona have sacked their manager ernesto valverde in an attempt to reintroduce the club's famous playing style. valverde won the spanish league title in both his full seasons in charge. and they are top of the table half way through this campaign. but he's been replaced by quique setien, who's known for the kind of football used by pep guardiola and johan cruijff at the nou camp, but hasn't won any major trophies. the 61—year—old's lastjob was with real betis. he has signed a two and a half year deal. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. you can check in with the live snooker. that's bbc.co.uk/sport in the last hour, the foreign secretary dominic raab announced to the commons that the us, france and the uk had jointly accused iran of violating the nuclear deal, and triggered the dispute mechanism to deal with such issues here's what he had to say.

since last may, iran has left this asa since last may, iran has left this as a shell of an agreement. it is with regret that the e3 was left with regret that the e3 was left with no choice but to refer iran. the drm is the procedure set out to resolve disagreements. we will press iran to come back into line with its compliance. let's return to the news that the uk government has formally rejected a call from scotland's first ministerfor a second independence referendum. prime minister borisjohnson said a referendum would "continue the political stagnation scotland has seen for the past decade". michael gove, the chancellor

of the duchy of lancaster has been speaking about the issue. the first minister has applied for an order saying she wants to have a referendum. we already had a referendum. we already had a referendum. she and alex salmond both agreed that the 2014 independence referendum would be a once ina independence referendum would be a once in a generation event. it would be wrong to disrespect the result of that referendum and have a series of them. we are seeing now. she should concentrate on the dayjob because the scottish government is failing on health, education and crime. it's important that those across the uk 110w important that those across the uk now that those in office are concentrating on the important issues that matter to people every day. a report estimates that 8.5 million people in england and wales were abused or witnessed abuse when they were children. the study, which is the first of its kind from the office for national statistics, collated data from bodies including government ministries, the nhs, the national crime agency

and the nspcc. it looked at the emotional, physical and sexual abuse of children. let's have a look at the figures in more detail. the report found that about a fifth of adults in england and wales experienced some form of abuse when they were under 16. it also found that 3.1 million 18—74 year olds were victims of sexual abuse before the age of 16. that number equates to about one in 13, or roughly 8% of adults in england and wales. 52% of those who experienced abuse as a child went on to be abused as an adult, while four in ten adults who experienced abuse as a child experienced multiple different forms of abuse — be it emotional, physical, sexual or domestic. meghan elkin is head of the crime team at the office for national statistics and spoke to my colleague joanna gosling earlier. so the report today has been the result of collaborating with a range of organisations, as well as using the crime survey for england and wales and bringing that range of data sources together in order to produce a more rounded

picture about what can know about the extent and nature of child abuse. where does that leave us, with these figures. it is an extraordinary statistic that one in five children have experienced abuse before they are 16 years old. child abuse is an appalling crime but it is often not very well understood. the role of the 0ns is to bring all of these issues together, so we can support people who are working to improve the outcome for victims. it is notjust sexual abuse but also emotional abuse. that's correct. the one in five figure you mentioned covers a range of offences. emotional abuse would cover if someone was threatened with abandonment as a child, through to experiences of rape and physical abuse, so it's a very broad category

we look at for child abuse. it is an obvious thing that if someone has grown up in an environment where there are not normal boundaries, there are certain behaviours going on, they think that's normal and it perpetuates and that's something that also shows up in the figures. one of the things we've been able to highlight today is the nature of child abuse but also the impact. those who have experienced abuse as a child, 52% went on to experience domestic abuse as an adult, that is compared with 13% of those who are not abused as a child. what would you hope would be the result of this? is this ultimately about funding for organisations dealing with it? the role of the 0ns is to bring this together to fill the evidence gap, really, and we hope it supports those ongoing conversations about the actions that might need to be taken as people work to improve the outcome for victims.

obviously there are the organisations i mentioned that come up with the data you have looked at, including the nspcc. is it a surprise to an organisation like the nspcc the scale of this? what has been interesting is that lots of organisations hold part of the picture in their statistics and the value of today is bringing everything together to look at the bigger picture. we have heard before that people are not inclined to come forward to talk about this. there are more and more examples of issues around this being aired in the media, being discussed. it's perhaps becoming more easy for people to raise this as an issue?

is there a large historical nature to this, where people just haven't previously talked about this? is it more likely that people are open these days? one of the organisations we collaborated with was napac. they said that one in seven of the adults who told them about abuse had not discussed this with anyone previously. so that highlights your point that this is a hidden crime and is not something that in the past people have been comfortable speaking about. serious concerns have been raised about a company which runs mental health services, and was the subject of an undercover bbc investigation. the care quality commission looked into hospitals managed by cygnet health care, and found its patients were more likely to be restrained. the company says it is improving quality. the film director spike lee is to lead this year's cannes film festival jury, becoming the first black president of the event. the 62—year—old film—maker, whose film black—klansman took one of the festival's top awards

in 2018, said he was shocked, happy, surprised and proud after receiving the offer. the headlines on bbc news: the prime minister signals his desire for a new nucelar deal with iran, negotiated by donald trump, suggesting there has to be a new way of stopping iran's nuclear ambitions. manchester police and local authorities let down dozens of vulnerable children — a damning report says grooming gangs were operating in plain sight. and the government considers cutting air passenger duty flybe from collapse. borisjohnson has said the chances of the us handing over anne sacoolas, the woman suspected of causing harry dunn's death in a car crash, are very low. the uk government has made

an extradition request and will make every effort to secure justice for the teenager's family. the us state department has said the extradition request for the suspect charged in connection with the death of the teenage motorcyclist is highly inappropriate. in a moment we will speak to radd seiger, the spokesman for the dunn family. before we do, this is what the prime minister told the bbc earlier today. i think it is right we have made the appeal for extradition, i have been clear with you, dan, i think the chances of america responding by sending anne sacoolas to this country are very low. it's not what they do, but we will continue to make every effort that we can. at least 80 have been killed in pakistan as a result of avalanches and landslides, caused by unusually severe weather.

more than 50 bodies have been recovered in pakistani administered kashmir, with rescue efforts ongoing. secunder kermani reports from islamabad. there have been exceptionally high levels of rain and snowfall across pakistan in recent days. dozens of people were killed in an avalanche that took place yesterday. news of how serious it was has only really been emerging throughout the day today. rescue efforts are ongoing. a number of those injured had to be flown by helicopter to hospital for treatment. there have been deaths and injuries in other parts of the country as well. in a western province, a number of homes collapsed, killing or injuring those in sight. collapsed, killing or injuring those insight. in collapsed, killing or injuring those in sight. in afghanistan, at least 39 people have died in similar incidents. today in most places in pakistan the weather has improved, but many of the worst affected areas remain cut off.

uk scientists have issued a stark new warning about the fires in australia, and climate change. the met office hadley centre said they're an example of what would happen under normal conditions, in a world that had warmed by three degrees centigrade. nasa is tracking the smoke from australia's bushfires, which it says is travelling around the globe and will soon make a full circuit. plumes have changed the colour of skies in south america, and visibly darkened mountaintop snow in new zealand. rich preston has more. as australia burns, this new report draws a direct link between the fires and man—made climate change. experts at britain's met office say what we are seeing now will become the new normal. the earth's temperature has risen by more than one degree celsius since preindustrial levels. nations agreed to work to prevent temperatures from rising by more than 1.5 degrees but the evidence suggests we are on course for a rise of three degrees by the end of this century.

2019 was australia's hottest year on record. the researchers analysed the impact of man—made climate change on wildfires. the conditions in december, december temperatures in australia, are extreme at the moment but they are what we expect to happen on average in a world of nearly three degrees global warming, so it tells us what that future might look like. in other words, extreme scenarios, whether it's fires in australia or flooded islands or eroded coastlines, are things we will see with increasing frequency. these fires are a real wake—up call that we really need to start taking climate change seriously. australia has just experienced an extremely hot, an extremely dry year, and these are the types of inpacts that we can see in a climate where we have only had one degree of global warming so far.

as australians experience firsthand the effects of global warming, the message is one we have heard many times before — get emissions down and get them down fast, or what we are seeing in australia will no longer be the exception but the norm. rich preston, bbc news. what do you think of when you hear this sound? big ben chimes the hour. traditionally, it's chimed in the most important moments in british history at the palace of westminster. but big ben's bell is currently under restoration, and there are concerns that it won't ring on brexit day — that's january the 31st — because of financial and logistical issues. but borisjohnson says they're now looking at new ways to finance a £500 thousand plan that will see

big ben bong for brexit. my colleague victoria derbyshire spoke to paul kembery, a clock restoration expert and member of the british watch and clockmakers guild about this. it has gone up from 120,000 to £500,000 as the estimate but you have to remember this is an ongoing project. it has been going on forfour years. if you imagine the size of a normal clock mechanism, these are massive wheels and the bell itself has to be lowered down from the tower itself. as an ongoing project, the problem is that at the moment, it was put in on remembrance sunday for the bell to strike and for new year's eve but there is a platform that is required there. what they are doing at the moment is having a temporary electric motor that actually strikes the bell, the clapper as boris johnson called it. we tend to call it the striking hammer. so that needs to be in place.

the other issue i am told is the logistics, the two weeks that is needed now to do it is probably not enough to put this platform back in to put the electric motor there to make the hammer strike for the leaving and brexit on the 31st of january. so even if people did chip in some cash, probably two weeks is not enough time. how heavy is that bell? the bell itself is 13.5 tonnes. it is 2.7 metres in diameter. so in the victorian period when was cast, it was the largest it was byjohn warner and sons originally. this is a massive bell on a huge scale. 0riginally when it was cast there was problems with the casting, there was a crack through it so it had to be made again. it is such an iconic sight, it is the most photographed iconic landmark in london.

i understand it is a political thing, victoria, but it is a really important iconic thing. do you think it should chime on brexit day, so—called independence day? it's a 50—50 thing, if we work on the brexit vote. personally i would love to hear it strike. it was done for new year's eve and for remembrance sunday, so let us hope that there is crowdfunding and they pull out the stops and do it. i think if the mp5 do want to go up and do it, they will need ear defenders. i know they are used to a lot of noise in the house of commons but it will be a massive sound. as we've been hearing, a major volcanic emergency is taking place in the philippines. however, one couple decided not to let it get in the way of their wedding plans. chino vaflor and kat bautista palomar were booked to get married on sunday at a wedding venue only a short distance from taal, one of the country's

most active volcanoes. chino vaflor and kat bautista palomar were booked to get married on sunday at a wedding venue only a short distance from taal, one of the country's most active volcanoes. as the wedding got under way, the volcano began belching steam and ash many miles into the air. the couple went ahead despite ash pouring into the sky behind them. wedding photographer randolf evan, who captured the scene says everyone at the wedding remianed calm. surprisingly, not everyone is in a panic. everyone is like, enjoying the view instead of getting panicked. they are starting to take pictures and videos as the smoke turns first to fight and then red, yellow, until it became dark. i later found out that they had been planning for this day for eight years and two kids in the making. so it was going to be a special day for them, no matter what. when you think of superheroes, you probably think of characters like superman, batman and spider—man.

they wear capes or masks. usually they are men and usually they are white. but in nigeria a comic book company's trying to address that — with characters who are a lot more diverse. 0ur correspondent tim allman explains. meet dayo, a valiant warrior and an african superhero. he is the main character in a comic book called trials of the spear, mixing tribal traditions and so—called afro—futurism. it is part of the movement to put african comics on the map. the company behind it is called comic republic, based in lagos. they produce books and animation, their mission to create african heroes and icons. we are telling an international story about people who have the capacity to do good.

we are big on diversity. we are doing it from an african viewpoint. this is the lagos comic convention, a chance for superhero fans to come together but it is not just about buying books, it is about creating them as well. it's awesome, it's a big deal. lagos comiccon is able to discover new talent. people that come here might see what is possible and to go back and start their own company. the entrepreneurship might kick in and they might want to start something of their own. it seems comic books are booming, notjust in nigeria but all across the continent. a medium seen quintessentially american is being reborn in africa. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. we have another dose of wet and

windy weather. ston brendan is to the north of scotland. the next system is drawing in the cloud, strengthening the wind and we have already seen some outbreaks of rain which will continue over parts of england and wales. wintry showers continuing further north. they will strengthen later in the afternoon with gilles developing quite widely for england and wales. strongest gusts towards the south—west. still quite windy and the far north—west of scotland, nothing unusualfor this time of year. milder further south. 13 in the south—east of england. we will hang on to the rain for longer. it will turn heavy overnight. clear skies developed elsewhere. showers continue in the north—west, some icy patches for scotland, perhaps some frost for northern ireland and the far north

of england as well. tomorrow, rain in the morning will clear away. sunshine follows on buying. a few showers coming in on the breeze. most of the showers really affecting north—western scotland, snow levels rising a little. still quite windy here. elsewhere, the winds will not bea here. elsewhere, the winds will not be a strong. but it will be cooler. temperatures around seven or 8 degrees. brief respite on wednesday. then we have another era of low pressure coming in from the atlantic. some wet and windy weather in from the west. it will be towards the western part we will see the rain setting in. the winds will pick up. gilles running in from the rsc. it will be a mild winter. temperatures are back into double figures across many parts of england and wales. the rainband suites through overnight and after a few showers on friday we will see one of these developing in time for the

weekend. an area of high pressure will mean some colder nights but it looks like where there is going to be settling down, still quite windy in the north of scotland. turning dryer, but also turning colder day and night.

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2.00pm — borisjohnson says the iran nuclear agreement could be replaced by a deal negotiated by donald trump. he says there has to be a new way of stopping iran's nuclear ambitions. dozens of children, abused by grooming gangs, were failed by manchester police and local authorities, according to a damning report. the perpetrators appear to be operating in plain sight, hanging around in cars outside care homes and foster homes and returning young people to their care addresses. the government considers a rescue package for regional airline flybe including cuts to air passenger duty on domestic flights. don't bet on credit cards. gamblers are to be banned from using them from april 14th