but if you brought a pot into an art gallery somehow you were the pretentious next—door neighbour of art. what comes through these pots and plates, grayson, time and time again, is this sense of humour running right through. i think that humour is often dismissed as light and entertaining, when in fact i think it's one of the most profound qualities that we possess as human beings, the ability to laugh and to make jokes. i've always used humour, and as i get older i'm more moved by it now, the fact we have this amazing ability to reframe tragedy and the struggles and toils of life, and the darker it is the more we laugh, quite often. we laugh in the face of death. our arts editor will gompertz talking to grayson perry. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers

with our reviewers. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30pm. hello there. the weather next week is going to look and feel very different from what we had over the past week. the weather pattern is changing and it's turning more u nsettled. changing and it's turning more unsettled. prior to that, we still have an area of high pressure in charge of our weather and underneath that, still a few gaps in the cloud but on the whole, a lot of cloud around. aweak but on the whole, a lot of cloud around. a weak weather front on the scene, north of northern ireland. it was start to move northwards again of the western side of scotland. we may get some sunshine, perhaps north wales with the many parts of the country, a cloudy day. if you're living in the hills, misty and murky. a little lower compared with

thursday. we have the band of rain moving up. a little drizzle elsewhere. the rain across northern scott and we have stronger winds as well. there is saturday, the high pressure starts to decline towards continental europe, allowing a south—westerly breeze to development is that picks up, hopefully it will break the cloud up a little bit. the best breaks stability of high ground. western parts of wales. temperature 7—9d. that weather front moves slowly across the uk. the winds pick up. some stronger winds developing on sunday. we got this band of rain. still ragged rain, showery rain. showers wintry over

the hills of western scotland as the air starts to get a bit colder. we start with some colder air. we looked down to the south—west because there is a developing area of low pressure and that rings some certainty later on. wintering over the northern parts of the uk. driving rain in from the south—west. some computer models develop a deeper area of low pressure with the result that the winds will be stronger later on monday. we've got some stronger winds across the south—eastern parts of the uk. by the time we get to tuesday, that low pressure in one form or another, back into sunshine. colder at the northern parts of the uk. if we look

further ahead into next week, we see the colder air being replaced by milder air. as the wind direction changes. south—westerly to north—westerly. an indication that things are turning much more u nsettled. things are turning much more unsettled. changeable weather, stronger winds and you can see towards the end, looks mild for many of us. but what is well. we've got a stronger jetstream of us. but what is well. we've got a strongerjetstream driving of us. but what is well. we've got a stronger jetstream driving with affro nts to stronger jetstream driving with affronts to the north of the uk around the middle part of next week and driving them right way across the uk later in the week. don't take that too literally, it's an indication things are certainly changing. hello. this is bbc news with martine croxall. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines. the us has turned down the extradition request for anne sacoolas who was charged

with causing the death of teenager harry dunn by dangerous driving. the last few minutes the uk government has said it is deeply disappointed and it appears to be a denial ofjustice and they are urgently considering their options. 14 people in the uk have been tested for coronavirus — the respiratory disease which originated in china. it comes as three chinese cities are in lockdown tonight with citizens being told not to leave as the authorities try to contain the outbreak. a bbc news investigation uncovers several preventable baby deaths at an nhs trust in kent. the number of crimes that result in a charge or caution by police hits a new low — just one in every 14 cases. world leaders gather injerusalem to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz death camp in occupied poland.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcaster john stapleton and guardian political correspondent kate proctor. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. tomorrow's telegraph reports that police and prosecutors are being accused of undermining justice because some forces are not charging any thieves. thank you for staying for the second one, it's so much better when you have someone to talk to. the independent leads on the criminal investigation into maternity hospitals in kent, where it says more than 130 newborns were brain—damaged due to oxygen starvation. the metro reports on the killer coronavirus spreading across the world, with six people in the uk now in quarantine being treated for the disease. while the daily mail asks if the killer virus is here, claiming there are seven suspected cases in the uk. the times reports growing fears over the virus as tests begin in britain. and the i reports that specialists in the uk are saying we should expect cases. the guardian leads on a report

from the national audit office, which says the high speed rail project known as hs2 is late and billions over budget due to tory failures. we will come to that in a minute but first let's start with how a couple of the papers are reporting the coronavirus. the daily mail. as the killer virus here? we are told that 14 people have been tested, fibre negative and fully and nine are awaiting tests so we don't know yet. this number has risen throughout this evening. papers have had various different numbers and we seem to have gotten to this figure, 14. there is concern this virus might be in the uk, people are being tested for it. some of these tests appear to have come back very quickly and we have ruled out the third virus has an infected anyone but there are still these

outstanding cases. all eyes on this over the next couple of days. one of these cases is in hillingdon hospital in west london and people being screened in scotland and belfast as well and all of this just shows the speed at which these things can spread around the world, international travel into the uk being such a significant factor in the number of people travelling between china and the uk. the number of people travelling between china and the ukw the number of people travelling between china and the uk. it would between china and the uk. it would be incredible if we didn't get one case here. in edinburgh alone, apparently 2000 chinese students, more in dundee and aberdeen and i can imagine just as many more throughout the rest of the uk. all going backwards and forwards to china particularly at this time of year the lunar new year. and given the spread of this disease in china and country surrounding china, it

will be staggering if we didn't have more cases. they closed down six cities effectively. nearly 20 million people in china are effectively grounded. the railway stations have been closed. because of the fear of this spreading. we're not sure how long the period is. finish up in another part of the world and spread disease there. the biggest movement of people in the world, robert, the clever person in my ear, telling me that it is a bigger movement than the haj, chinese new year. so far it is only six cities. it could conceivably grow. people are moving to visit family and friends, different provinces. and you have students studying elsewhere and notjust stu d e nts studying elsewhere and notjust students but chinese nationals and

go home. it has been reported that some students that have been away mightfind some students that have been away might find they have to enter a period of quarantine before they are allowed back into the uk universities they are studying out. one fact about this which emerged during the course of the day, the sars virus which killed 800 people, this is apparently not as virulent so this is apparently not as virulent so hopefully the impact won't be as great. so far most of the people who have lost their lives sadly are elderly people with other underlying problems but it is arguable that the overall impact may not be quite so great. but it is a staggering situation and a very concerning one. the health secretary saying all the tests we are taking a precautionary. the reason for alarm yet there is a low risk. wide the matter has a picture which shows the extent to which the chinese authorities are going through. killer virus, uk

patients in isolation. it's a bit like ebola. people, pictures here with face shields and facemasks because the concern is this transmits human to human. the picture on the metro is from hong kong. hospital in hong kong. the facemasks, to try and protect yourself. we might end up seeing more of those being worn. they're not even sure how transmits. they are trying to work out the very nature of it. it starts in animals and it started in this fish market in the city in china. some people are saying from a snake. i read earlier today that fish market has been closed down for some time now. why did we know about that before it was known to be a cause of this problem. the independent. criminal probe over baby debts at maternity

unit. this follows on from the work that michael buchanan has been doing for bbc news. the preventable deaths of babies. michael buchanan has been oi'i of babies. michael buchanan has been on bbc news and is stuck with it heroically, many people would say. certain preventable deaths he is talking about. this report takes it a bit further because he's talking about more than 130 newborn children brain—damaged by oxygen starvation. a scandalous aspect. one of the contributing factors in all of these cases is the fact that senior doctors at this hospital trust, some senior doctors refused to work evenings and weekends which beggars belief quite frankly. one earth would a doctor refused to do that? being a doctor is about, you have to work shifts, you have to work nights and weekends surely. that is what

you accept when you sign up. there are particular branches of medicine we re are particular branches of medicine were its not done on a selective basis and people get ill and they need you when they need you. that is one of the factors that michael buchanan was reporting on his pieces well. and not just buchanan was reporting on his pieces well. and notjust in examination by the general medical council, this is gone further. it's a criminal investigation. doctors are being investigated and spoken to over their care and duty of care in relation to these patients. the report from the bbc earlier on today, it was the families in the absolute sadness of the families, the no answers and very poor communication. they were saying their children were ill in some cases. they weren't getting the response back that they felt that they needed. it was really upsetting, the report, a really sad story. and the fact these lessons

have not been learned. it would appear that little has been learned. the telegraph. police give up on charging thieves. not enough people to do the charging? it does appear that because of police cutbacks, staffing cutbacks, it is more and more difficult. you're going to have to help me... have some water. don't leave it to me, whatever you do. this report says that if you look at the numberof this report says that if you look at the number of people charged with an offe nce, the number of people charged with an offence, overall it is dropped from about 15% to 7.3% and it's particularly prevalent with regards to deft issues. there are four police forces which didn't charge anyone with personal theft through a three month period, even though there were 300 crimes of that nature reported to them. that sounds

scandalous and on the face of it, the police force is not doing their job. i would say and they would say possibly because they don't have enough people. in the last ten years or less than that, we've lost 20,000 police officers in england and wales alone. 6000 back in the short—term. eventually we are told, right, they've been given an extra £1 billion but all this is doing is replacing the police officers that this government got rid of. the damage has been done. effectively it says here that theft has been decriminalised. there is no faith now that if a crime is committed against you, if someone has stolen from you, that the police will be able to look into it. this is not some union official, it is the criminal bar association saying

that effectively theft has been decriminalised. so gloucestershire durham, these are the places where despite theft being recorded, personal theft, there have been no prosecutions. i think it erodes public trust. and the rule of law thatis public trust. and the rule of law that is being eroded! these are lower—level crimes but when it happens at this level it is an uncomfortable and worrying situation. let's have a look at the guardian and the times. hs two, late and billions of pounds over budget according —— due to tory failures. what this report says is that the politicians involved simply misunderstood or did not understand the complexity or the financial implication of it all and blames them for the situation we are in 110w. them for the situation we are in now. it is late, very late and will cost billions of pounds if it goes ahead. we read that dominic

cummings, the prime minister ‘s special adviser, and andrew gilligan, formerly of this parish, are among those strongly opposing the project. well if mr cummings is opposing it one has to say on the basis of what has happened in the past the prospects are not very good. the times says it is a decade later than do not know how much it will cost, supposedly 13.7 billion but revised up and up and up. will cost, supposedly 13.7 billion but revised up and up and upm could be one of the early sticking points for borisjohnson could be one of the early sticking points for boris johnson because you have a group of conservative mps who desperately do not want it to go ahead yet boris secured a lot of votes in the north, seats they have never had before and some of those communities are in theory, should be well served by a high—speed rail line. so he will face tension between mps, some in rural areas where hs two will cover the patches.

there is tension between those mps and the mps in the north who welcome it and desperately want for it to go ahead. as well as birmingham, it and desperately want for it to go ahead. as wellas birmingham, he is desperate for it to happen. there is a lot of political pressure but when something costs 100 billion pounds, is ita something costs 100 billion pounds, is it a prudent and sensible thing to do? how much have we spent so far? i know but that is the difficulty. just because it has gone so difficulty. just because it has gone so far does it need to reach completion? i know many people think the most important thing is to get journey times down and better services. capacity is the issue. in the north of england, cross—country. sure. but for london and manchester, the argument before is that you nocturnal 15 minutes off your —— you

ta ke nocturnal 15 minutes off your —— you take ten or 15 minutes of your train journey. travelling cross-country has always been hard. the daily express. brexit gets a double boost. how so? i am glad you got this one. every paperfor how so? i am glad you got this one. every paper for the last two years has been talking about brexit that here we are, we are hurtling towards january 31 and there is talk of a double boost and that is because the brexit will will go through and also donald trump and a potential trade deal with the us is on the card. so this is a front—page story for the express which is positively talking it up. a change of tune from yesterday. the us chancellor was suggesting that we were going to tax amazon and they reacted i threatening to tax the car industry. an hour suddenly it is all going to

be over! official said a trade deal could happen by the end of the year. that feels like a short timetable. very optimistic. we have had a lot of negativity around relations between the uk and the us. of negativity around relations between the uk and the usw of negativity around relations between the uk and the us. it is a probe brexit paper though isn't it? but it is difficult. huawei is a big issue, that chinese telecom giant, whether they are going to play hard on that issue. so there are all these background issues. this is extremely positive. i don't mean to be doom and gloom but it seems to be a slightly needy front—page story on brexit and the boost we will get. we should be looking at how parts of the country are marking brexit day here on the news channel. i'm going

toa pub here on the news channel. i'm going to a pub called the rising sun for a new dawn. i'm sure you could come with me. and that is it for the papers tonight. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you — seven days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers — and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. thank you to my guests and coming up next we have sport. good evening. here's your latest sports news. premier league leaders, liverpool survived a scare against wolves to win 2—1 at molineux. that takes them 16 points clear at the top of the table and continues their remarkable run with 22 wins from 23 games. our sports correspondent,

andy swiss, has all the details. how do you defeat the seemingly unbeatable? liverpool turned the tide will race into a victory procession this season and against walls they were proven right. ahead after just seven walls they were proven right. ahead afterjust seven minutes through jordan henderson and in decidedly knows nonsense style simple and hugely effective. the wolves had their own aerial threat and they should have equalised. but the culprit as the host trailed at the break to their obvious frustration. but come the second half, guess what? a sumptuous move and a stunning eliza for top human as sending molineux into mayhem as the wolves send something special. suddenly liverpool were hanging on. there are unbeaten run looked in real threat. but this is a team that

a lwa ys real threat. but this is a team that always finds a way to roberto firing liverpool to another victory and a 16 point lead. the wolves gave them a scare but the title is surelyjust a scare but the title is surelyjust a matter of time. well, while liverpool were in action it's been an even better night for another merseyside club. tranmere rovers have set up a home match with manchester united in the fourth round of the fa cup after beating premier league side watford 2—1 tonight in their rearranged replay. the initial match at prenton park was postponed last week because of the awful state of the pitch. but it was an aerial battle that helped the league one side take the lead in the first half. watford rested most of their big name players and made 11 changes from their last league match, but did find a second half equaliser through kaylen hinds. that took the match to extra time, but there tranmere stole it. paul mullin sending them

into round four with this header — and they don't have much time to celebrate. united will be on this pitch on sunday for a place in the last 16. scotland fly half, finn russell will not face ireland next saturday after leaving scotland's six nations training camp. it follows what's being called "a breach of team protocol," which is thought to be related to drinking alcohol. it's understood the rasing 92 player left the team's training camp in edinburgh of his own accord. scotland face ireland on the 1st of february and it's not clear if he will even be involved in the remainder of the tournament. russell has 46 caps for scotland. the former chairman and owner of saracens, nigel wray, has apologised for the "ill—considered approach" to salary cap compliance, which led to saracens' relegation. wray said he took "full responsibility" for saracens being described as reckless by the panel. but said he didn't deliberately breach the cap. he made reference to property investments and image rights.

premiership rugby announced saracens would be relegated at the end of the season. it comes after they were docked 35 points and fined 5.3 million pounds for breaching salary cap regulations. to cricket — as england captainjoe root has dismissed criticism from kevin pietersen about the way pace bowlerjofra archer is treated within the camp. this comes ahead of their final test against south africa, which starts tomorrow. the former england batsman, appeared to suggest that archer had been the victim of leaks in the squad, which reminded him of his own treatment in international set—up. there have been a number of learnings for him so far in this tour. we are keen on making sure we try to get the best out of him. we keep making it and creating an environment where he can learn and develop and not stand still as a player, keep growing in test cricket. much of the uk could not even manage

six seconds of blue sky was seems like this. weather changes at the end of the weekend but until then it is as you were with plenty of cloud in places. high pressure over the weekend eventually will give way to this weather front which on sunday is going to bring rain south across the uk for the colder brighter showery ms following behind. looking at how friday start and we have the cloud and with the cloud for the most pa rt cloud and with the cloud for the most part we are frost free. there is mist and fog, particularly in parts of england and wales. it is damp and drizzly in places with some outbreaks of rain close to the north coast of ireland which will run north across the western side of scotla nd north across the western side of scotland during the day. increasing cloud after early brightness in north—east scotland, still some sunny spells in north—east england, brightening a bit in northern ireland with glimmers of breitling that make brightness in the channel islands. we are talking about the exceptions and what is overall a

cloudy story. that continues over night into saturday morning, drizzly in places, still some area is of poor visibility with temperatures still not going down overnight with the blanket of cloud. the weather front is just slowly getting closer to north—west scotland on saturday but ahead of that still another day of cloud drizzle. there is a sign we may see something brighter running of the eastern side of england during the day, the same time a few showers running towards western england and wales, northern ireland and rain heading into the western isles. maybe it brighter, breezy on saturday ahead of this weather front which finally starts to move southwards going into sunday. a cold air mass following behind but within that month brett skies. you only get thoseif that month brett skies. you only get those if you see the rain clear on sunday and that will not be across the eastern side of uk. it is moving south—east, the rain, so it is early on towards the north—west that you brighten up later on in the far south—east so you stay great cloudy

and down for the afternoon. a breezy day across the uk, turning colder behind the rain. a few showers arriving as well, wintry on hills in scotland. a big change in the weather at the start of next week dominated by low pressure.

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: chinese authorities impose further travel restrictions in hubei province, where a previously unknown respiratory virus has killed 18 people. major lunar new year celebrations in beijing are cancelled to try to control the spread of the disease. i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. also in the programme: the government of myanmar dismisses a ruling by the un's top court ordering measures to prevent the genocide of rohingya muslims. hubei, and out of the devastation of the australian bushfires comes inspiration for a major work of art.