the world remembers the victims of the holocaust, 75 years after the liberation of the nazi death camp at auschwitz. a ceremony held here at the former concentration camp in poland has heard from world leaders and those who survived. translation: i can hear them screaming, i can hear it in my subconscious when i remember those events. more than a million people died at auschwitz, most were jewish. we speak to one survivor who played in the auschwitz women's orchestra, about how the cello saved her life. the other main stories

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good evening from southern poland, where we're on perhaps the most infamous site in europe, the former nazi death camp at auschwitz. world leadersjoined survivors here to keep alive the memory of the victims. six million people, mostlyjewish, were murdered by the nazis, more than a million of them in this camp. 75 years ago today, the soviet army liberated auschwitz, and it came to symbolise the horror of the nazi regime. today's ceremony had at its heart the survivors — who urged the world never to forget the suffering here. our world affairs editorjohn simpson was watching. each anniversary there are fewer survivors, yet even after 75 years there are still thousands of them left.

soon after dawn today, igor, prisoner number 188005, took part in a ceremony at the wall where tens of thousands were shot. nowadays auschwitz is protected and restored, so auschwitz is protected and restored, so the world won't forget the terrible things that happened here. the infamous gateway to auschwitz was covered over with a vast awning to protect the guests from the bitter cold of southern poland. royalty, world politicians, though no british ministers among them. religious leaders but above all the survivors themselves, many, many proudly wore the blue and white stripes of the pyjamas which the auschwitz inmates were forced to wear. rows upon rows of seemingly unremarkable elderly people, who are among the last living witnesses of

unimaginable cruelty, the worst crime in human history. here, in this great factory of death. translation: in auschwitz birkenau i remember naked women driven in trucks from the barracks to the gas chamber. i can hear them screaming, ican hear chamber. i can hear them screaming, i can hear it in my subconscious when i remember those events. as another speaker noted, nothing was done to stop the slaughter. translation: maybe i would like to cry, because only with tears i can tell you about this past. i hope you will all try to preserve the memory of this place, and other sites where innocent people died. i hope you will bear this responsibility, so that this terrible thing will never happen again. there were thousands of nazi concentration camps, but auschwitz was by far the worst. 1.3 million

people were brought here, and 1.1 million of them died. the plan was to use industrial methods to wipe out the jewish people. understandably, many ex prisoners are reluctant to come back, among them a woman who lives in israel. she was sent at the age of 20 with her parents and sister. now, though she has decided she has to show her daughter what it was like. with 70 others she was jammed into a railway truck like this for three days with no food or water. her mother and sister survived, with her. herfather her mother and sister survived, with her. her father was sent directly to the gas chamber. herfather, the gas chamber. her father, they took her father, he said, they said that the father was

not right side and that's it. they didn't see him any more. tonight, after the gathering at the auschwitz gateway, the guests went out and walked along the railway line, where dr middle england lay, the angel of death had once decided which of the new arrivals and that's it. they didn't see him any more. tonight, after the gathering at the auschwitz gateway, the guests went out and walked along the railway line, where dr middle england lay, the angel of death had once decided which of the new arrivals should live or die. —— mengele. they placed candles at the monument. this terrible death camp was planned to wipe out the jewish people. terrible death camp was planned to wipe out thejewish people. but failed utterly. john simpson, bbc news, auschwitz. one of those who did manage to survive her time at auschwitz was anita lasker wallfisch, who's now 94. she was destined for the gas chamber, but escaped death by saying she was a musician and — in this place of mass murder, torture and starvation — was signed up to play in the women's orchestra. i went to speak to the woman who came to be known as the cellist

of auschwitz at her home in north london. there's a funny picture of me sitting on the floor, with a children's broom and a comb, and i was scraping that thing, and i think my parents must have seen that and said "i think she wants to play the cello." anita lasker wallfisch arrived in auschwitz “119113, fearing she was destined for the gas chamber. prisoners sit and do the work of shaving your head and tattooing a number on your arm, so this girl asked me, "where do you come from? what did you do before the war?" and like an idiot, i said, "well, i used to play the cello." she said, "fantastic, you will be saved." ourjob was, every morning, to sit at the gate and play marches for all the workers who worked out into the factory, and in the evening we had to go again,

sit outside the camp, play marches again for the people who came back in, and we survived. like we knew very well, as long as they want music, we will exist. the cello saved my life. how on earth did you endure that environment? you lived from one day to the other. today, i'm alive. after the horrors of the war, her love of music dominated her life. she helped found the english chamber orchestra, trying to put the past behind you. what has been the effect on your life afterwards, of being a survivor? well, i think i have never lost my sensing of appreciation that i am alive, and i have a house, and i have enough food, and i have never lost being grateful somehow, and appreciate what i have got.

but the trauma didn't end. her daughter mia says she has been profoundly affected by being the child of a holocaust survivor. without a doubt, i absorbed, unconsciously, all of the trauma that my mother tried so hard to contain. so my parents, my mother, really could not understand why if i, and this is absolutely literal, if i wasn't about to be killed, and if i wasn't starving, what was my problem? have you ever been bitter? i am not bitter, i am sad that really nothing seems to have changed. people kill each other as we are speaking now — why? why?

the extraordinary anita lasker wallfisch. three—quarters of a century has passed since this camp was liberated, but there remains an eerie haunting chill here — many of the old buildings are still here, including those where so many met their deaths. today's event is possibly the last major gathering of the survivors — last time five years ago there were 300 who came, this timejust over 200. their message — in a world where anti—semitism is on the rise — the monstrous crimes committed here must never be forgotten. before we return to the studio, let me tell you that there's a special programme marking holocaust memorial day from westminster, presented by my colleague huw edwards, at seven o'clock tonight, on bbc two. now back to clive myrie in the bbc newsroom, with the rest of the day's news.

there have been tributes around the world for the retired basketball star kobe bryant, who died yesterday in a helicopter crash. the five—time nba champion was with his 13—year—old daughter, gianna, and seven others when the accident happened. all those on board died. investigators are still trying to establish the cause of the accident, but conditions at the time over southern california were foggy. from los angeles, here's sophie long. reverse! he was one of the greatest players of all time. the two decades, the fierce soul of the la lakers, his remarkable talent and absolute devotion to winning earned him devotion and inspired a generation of young players round the world. he burned so competitively hot and desire to win, he brought it each and every night on both ends of the floor. not too many guys can say that throughout nba history. he won

one of the first ones to leave high school and come to the nba, and do so school and come to the nba, and do so well. becoming one of the best scorers the la lakers has ever seen. celebrities paid tribute and world leaders. those present and past united in praise. his helicopter was travelling in in thick fog. it plunged into rugged hillside near calabasas, thick fog. it plunged into rugged hillside near cala basas, with thick fog. it plunged into rugged hillside near calabasas, with an impact that scattered debris over an area the size of a football pitch. nine people were onboard, no—one survived. with him was his 13—year—old daughter, gianna bryant was a basketball star in the making. keen to carry on her father's legacy, she has coaches say his spark and his determination. we are going to see both teams...- nba games across the country play was paused for 2h seconds, 2a the jersey he wore.

returning from a game in philadelphia lebron james wiped returning from a game in philadelphia lebronjames wiped away tea rs. in la people poured on to the streets to pay homage at his sporting homeches since news of crash broke thousands have made their way here to the home of the la la kers their way here to the home of the la lakers and their way here to the home of the la la kers and the their way here to the home of the la lakers and the place where kobe brya nt lakers and the place where kobe bryant played throughout the whole of his 20 year career. they come here to express their grief and to pay tribute as the world comes to terms with the loss of a sporting legend and his young daughter. what he stood for, i tried to embody, i embody it my whole life, asa embody, i embody it my whole life, as a basketball player, an entrepreneur, things i do in my life. off the court he was advocate for the city of la, he worked with the homeless, he was all for women's sports which is huge for us. kobe was their king but he was no saint. in 2003, he was accused of rape. the case collapsed, he said the sex was consensual. iran up and down every consensual. i ran up and down every court. since leaving the court the third highest

scoring player of all time with two olympic golds he has won an oscar for his animated love letter to the game. he was a living legend, he will always be and i conin the city of angels. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. scoring player of all time with two olympic golds he has won an oscar for his animated love letter to the game. he was a living legend, he will always be and i conin the city of angels. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. —— icon in. the firms that were involved in refurbishing grenfell tower before the fire which killed 72 people have been accused of failing to admit any responsibility for the blaze. the claims were made at the public inquiry into the disaster which reopened today, focusing on why the building ended up being covered in combustible cladding. tom symonds has more details. the grenfell inquiry is scrutinising this tragedy. the grenfell families are scrutinising the inquiry. a panel member resigned at the weekend because of concerns about the conflict—of—interest. so, the chairman sir martin moore—bick was flanked on only one side.

the senior barrister leading these hearings began with this.|j the senior barrister leading these hearings began with this. i invited the core participants not to indulge ina the core participants not to indulge in a merry—go—round of buck passing, reg retta bly, in a merry—go—round of buck passing, regrettably, that invitation has knots been accepted. he is talking about the companies and borough council behind the refurbishment, which ended in this. the new cladding and insulation they installed spread the flames according to stage one of this inquiry. stage two will examine why they were chosen, but it is going to be hard work, judging by early statements. any memberof any member of the public reading these statements and taking them all at face value would be forced to conclude that everyone involved in the refurbishment of grenfell tower did what they were supposed to do and nobody made any serious or causative mistakes. and so on the

first day of this inquiry companies have pointed the finger at companies. the architects said they did not have full control over the design of the clotting. that was the building contractor matt ryden, who said they relied on cladding experts forfire said they relied on cladding experts for fire safety advice. it suggested that the big american cladding manufacturer knew it was dangerous. the bbc has already revealed that a product certificate for the cladding did not include crucial information, that tests in france had given it port ratings for fire safety. grade e. port ratings for fire safety. grade e,ais port ratings for fire safety. grade e, a is best. today the inquiry heard about internal e—mails and technical managers who said that this product was too dangerous for the outsides of building. as he was writing, grenfell tower was having a product fitted which does this when exposed to claims. they said building designers must do their own safety tests. because no one is accepting blame, this will be a long

process. the families will have to wait. it has to be thorough and transparent. you need time for all this but we are here to ultimately get the truth and justice. these will be highly technical hearings. they will last until april 2021. tom symonds, bbc news at the grenfell tower inquiry. it is 17 minutes past six. our top story this evening... the world remembers the victims of the holocaust 75 years after the liberation of the nazi death camp at auschwitz. still death camp at auschwitz. to come... celebrations for england after a remarkable win against south africa in the fourth test. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news... we will have the draw for the last 16 in the women's fa cup. the holders manchester city are in the hat after they beat manchester united over the weekend. the government says people who've returned to the uk

from wuhan in china, the city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, should self—isolate, even if they have no symptoms. it comes as the number of people in china who've died has risen to 81, with around 3,000 needing treatment. our china correspondentjohn sudworth has the very latest. the eerie sound of a city in lockdown. shouting wu han's residents trapped in their homes, shouting encouragement to each other. ok, here we are, day five of the lockdown. bored. khan lambert is stuck here with his gran. nan, hello. hello. she was only meant to be visiting for a short break, and although there is enough food, her medication is running dangerously low, and there is no help in sight. why is it possible the american government, the french government, the japanese government can make these deals with the chinese authorities to get their

citizens out of the city, but the uk government can't? china's priority is to show it's getting a grip. alongside teams of army medics, the premier li keqiang was flown into wuhan, urging an all out national effort to contain the virus. even getting on a beijing subway train has become a surreal experience. workers in full hazmat suits, checking every passenger. anybody with a temperature of 37.3 or above is instantly isolated. but there are troubling signs. a man films a doctor telling him his mother probably has the virus, but there are no testing kits to confirm it. the man tells me that the hospitals that do have the tests have no spare beds. there are so many cases like ours, he says, wandering the city

in search of treatment. and on state tv, the mayor of wuhan has admitted information was not released on time, because he was waiting for higher approval. we don't know how this virus would affect a pregnant woman or... canadian lauren williams and her british husband tom are also trapped in wuhan. with their new baby due in a month's time, they too want more information from the uk government. just advice would be great, and very clear direction about, you know, what's going to be happening so we can make plans. the uk government says it is working on a plan, amid warnings that this national emergency is likely to become much more serious yet. john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. in the last hour a us prosecutor has revealed that prince andrew has

"provided zero co—operation" to thejeffrey epstein sex trafficking inquiry. our correspondent nick bryant is in new york for us this evening. we have been hearing from the us attorney heading up the ongoing criminal investigation intojeffrey epstein and his possible co—conspirators. he was speaking outside the leg but billionaires nelson just off fifth ave close to central park. he was asked if the fbi and federal prosecutors here had yet made any progress in trying to speak to prince andrew and he said so speak to prince andrew and he said so far there had been in his words, zero cooperation. you will remember when prince andrew stepped back from his royal duties last year amidst heightened attention on his relationship with jeffrey heightened attention on his relationship withjeffrey epstein, and in the aftermath of that bbc newsnight interview that was widely deemed to have been a pr disaster he said he would offer any appropriate help to law enforcement agencies

with their investigations if required. the americans are saying, that just has not required. the americans are saying, thatjust has not been forthcoming. thank you for that. nick bryant live in new york. the government insists a trade deal is possible by the end of the year, after the uk leaves the european union on friday, but eu officials are more cautious. ireleand's taiseoch, leo varadkar, has told the bbc in a rare interview, that the eu will be the "stronger team" when the talks begin. he's been speaking to our political editor, laura kuenssberg. of course, looking down at you. yeah, this is michael collins, one of the founding fathers of the country, and the founding father of my party. the past and the present have been part of brexit‘s haggling, with one of the leaders in the fight for irish independence supervising him from the office wall. leo varadkar has held many of the cards. yeah, i don't think the uk has yet come to terms with the fact that they are now a small country. he might claim that, but as one phase of brexit closes, another opens. so, does the eu or uk hold the power in round two?

we have a population and a market of a50 million people. the uk, it's about 60. so, if these were two teams up against each other playing football, who do you think has the stronger team ? so long as we're united. the next step, of course, is getting a trade deal. the uk wants it done in a year. is that realistic? i don't think it can be done quickly. we are going to try, and i am committed to trying, and the european union is as well, but it is going to be difficult to do this. this idea of doing things piecemeal, which has been suggested privately by some in the uk government as well. when i hear people talking about piecemeal, it sounds a bit like cake and eat it, you know, "let's have the trade "deal in the areas where we have an advantage but not "in the areas where we don't," and that's not fair, and that isn't something that will fly in europe. both sides have to roll up their sleeves if there's a hope of a deal by the end of the year. but look who popped up in dublin this morning. the eu's chief negotiator keen again to show the 27 countries stand together. i have lost count of the number of times i have been here over

the past three years. mr barnier, in round two, was the taoiseach correct to suggest that the eu has the upper hand? we are not ready to ask for concessions, we are not ready to give concessions. there is unease about the uk's desire to keep many of the perks without following all the rules, but will the tough talk soften? both sides do want a deal. the eu said time and time again, actually, "no, boris johnson, "we're not going to be able to reopen the withdrawal agreement," and then they did do that. yeah, and that is true, we did show flexibility on quite a few occasions. sometimes red lines are used for negotiating purposes and you make concessions around them. but you never really give up on your objectives. do you think at any point it might have been fair to suggest that ireland was being stubborn? i think some people felt that, they felt, "why "is this such a big deal? "they‘ re being stubborn. "they won't back down here. "just have a time limit, just have a tweak here or there." what would you say to that? a lot of people unfortunately, in westminster and in britain, don't understand ireland or know

much about ireland. you know, britain has a very powerful history, a very colonial history, and i think there are people in britain who thought that france, germany and britain would get together at a big summit and tell the small countries what's what, and that's not the way the 21st century works. it's certainly not the way the european union works. borisjohnson says he disagrees with his irish friend. leo varadkar faces an election and his influence may fade away. but ireland will have a voice, and when it comes to brexit, friends and opponents can be one and the same. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, dublin. england's cricketers have decisively beaten south africa, in the fourth and final test in johannesburg. they won by 191 runs to take the series 3—1. it's only their second overseas success in the last four years. joe wilson reports. to those who wait, the best things. joe root reckons it's his best achievement as captain. well, maybe he doesn't know his own strength.

early progress for the bowlers came easily enough. 0h, there's a wicket. but there was rassie van der dussen dodging and weaving. if the bowling was good, he managed to miss the ball and be thankful. and if the bowling was bad, well... england were getting frustrated. in various ways it was heated. here is faf du plessis, south africa's captain. well, there's been lots of language from both sides. but du plessis fell to stokes. when van der dussen was out for 98 england's reaction screamed the decisive moment. as the rest fell, england could recall they'd lost the first test, they'd lost players to illness and injury, yet they won the series. mark wood too quick. england too good. we are always looking to push each other forward, improve all the time, thenl other forward, improve all the time, then i do believe this guy is a limit for us as a group. series wins abroad are so special,

because they happen so rarely. it's sri lanka next, if you fancy it. joe wilson, bbc news. now, time for a look at the weather, and susan powell's here. a satellite picture like this can only mean one thing for the uk. one of those speckles indicating showers flooding their way into the uk courtesy of an area of low pressure with the centre to the north—west. this more persistent rain clearing away from eastern england. notjust showers pitching in, but colder air sinking south right the way across the uk overnight night. that means some of our towers will turn wintry and also ice could be a distinct possibility first thing tomorrow. some pretty potent showers through england and wales this evening and then into the small hours the focus shifts to more than and southern scotla nd shifts to more than and southern scotland and for the southern uplands some significant snow. up to five centimetres at lower levels. 10 centimetres across the hills. pretty widespread frost overnight. the greatest risk of ice where we have

the showers so probably towards the north and west. it could be a troublesome rush hour for the south and west of england with ice and also snow showers for the moors and the brecon beacons and snowdonia, the brecon beacons and snowdonia, the pennines and the antrim hills and these barons but scotland most likely to be impacted, particularly the southern upland and the central belt during the rush hour. this guy is on the east will clear as the day goes by but on the west were showers and possibly wintry, above 100 metres. for the south some sunny spells but a chillierfeel to proceedings. eight celsius in london and only four for aberdeen. towards wednesday things change, a ridge of high pressure creeps into the south of the uk and the weather front pitches in for the night. we cut the picture up into a fine day on wednesday for much of england and wales and some more persistent rain arriving into northern ireland and central scotland. mild in the south and still chilly for the night. thank you, susan powell there. that's it.

now on bbc one, let'sjoin our news teams where you are. have a very good evening.

world leaders on holocaust survivors gathered at auschwitz in poland to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the nazi death camp. the duke and duchess of cambridge attended a service in london in honour of the victims and survivors of nazi persecution. us prosecutor says prince andrew has provided zero cooperation in the jeffrey epstein sex trafficking enquiry. the government considers airlifting british citizens out of the worst affected area in china hit by the coronavirus. companies involved in