this is bbc news. i'm geeta guru—murthy. the headlines at 8pm: a us prosecutor says prince andrew has provided zero co—operation to thejeffrey epstein sex trafficking inquiry. the southern district of new york and the fbi have contacted prince andrew's attorneys and requested to interview prince andrew. and to date, prince andrew has provided zero, operation. —— zero cooperation. the government considers airlifting british citizens out of the worst—affected area in china, hit by the coronavirus. the family of harry dunn — who was killed in a car accident — have tonight met the foreign secretary. an american woman is wanted on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, but the us have refused an extradition request.

we were assured that the prime minister's angry, we've met other cabinet members who are angry. this is not going to be taken lying down, and he will absolutely continue to press the point. and i think this is number one on the agenda, frankly. companies involved in refurbishing grenfell tower have been accused of failing to admit any responsibility for the fire, which killed 72 people. two men have beenjailed for trying to smuggle £60 million—worth of cocaine on a yacht into britain — one of the largest hauls of the drug in uk history. world leaders and holocaust survivors gather at auschwitz, in poland, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the nazi death camp. and this evening, the duke and duchess of cambridge have been attending a commemorative service in london, in honour of the victims and survivors of nazi persecution. england surge to victory in the fourth test against south africa, to complete a 3—1 series win — only their second overseas success in four years.

hello. an american prosecutor has said the duke of york has "provided zero cooperation" to an inquiry into sex trafficking allegations against his friend, the billionaire financierjeffrey epstein. prince andrew — who stepped back from royal duties last year — said that he was willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency. buckingham palace is not commenting on the matter, but it is understood that the issue is being dealt with by the duke of york's legal team. our correspondent, nick bryant, sent this update from new york. we've been hearing from the us attorney heading up the ongoing criminal investigation into jeffrey epstein and his possible co—conspirators. he was speaking outside the late billionaire‘s mansion,

just off fifth avenue, close to central park. and he was asked if the fbi and federal prosecutors had yet made any progress in trying to speak to prince andrew, and he said, so far, there had been — in his words — "zero cooperation". now, ordinarily, our office doesn't comment on whether an individual cooperates, or doesn't cooperate, with our investigation. however, in prince andrew's case, he publicly offered — indeed, in a press release offered to cooperate with law enforcement investigating the crimes committed byjeffrey epstein and his co—conspirators. so, i think in that context, it's fair for people to know whether prince andrew has followed through with that public commitment. so, let me say that the southern district of new york and the fbi have contacted prince andrew's attorneys and requested

to interview prince andrew and, to date, prince andrew has provided zero cooperation. now, you'll remember when prince andrew stepped back from his royal duties last year, amidst 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 thatjust has not been forthcoming. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are the editor of politicshome, kevin schofield, and the deputy political editor of the guardian,

rowena mason. 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. 0ur china correspondent, john sudworth, has the 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 that 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.

here, the health secretary has said that people who have returned to the uk from wuhan in china should "self—isolate" — even if they have no symptoms of the deadly coronavirus. in a significant ramping up of the precautions in the uk around the virus, matt hancock said officials could not be 100% certain that the virus is not spread by people who are not displaying symptoms. around 1,500 people have returned from wuhan since january 10th. earlier, our health correspondent sophie hutchinson sent this update. what he is saying is that you should really just try to stay at home, don't go to work. try not to go out. try not to be around people if at all possible. i mean, obviously, you have to be as practical as you can be and if you're living in your family, then you just take the measures as best you possibly can. so, it isn't a stricter self isolating measure, if you like, it isolating measure, if you like, it is just to try and reduce the number of people who you expose, who might

be exposed to anything that you might catch in terms of the virus. and that is really as the health secretary was explaining because of this concern around the fact that the transmission of the virus might be even if the person doesn't have any symptoms, now, that makes it far, far harder to contain the virus. 0bviously, far, far harder to contain the virus. obviously, if somebody is sick, you can see that they are sick and you need to isolate them. if people are potentially able to transmit the virus and infect others when they are not sick, that is much, much harder. but earlier today, the chief medical officer chris whitty who is directing the government in terms of these measures said that this was really an ultra—cautious measure. they are taking this precaution just because of the possibility that there might be presymptomatic transmission, which is what it's called. but the government isn't at all sure at the moment if that is definitely the case and, if it were to be the case,

the chief medical officer says that he thinks that it is a very, very low risk of that kind of presymptomatic transmission. sophie hutchence in there with that report. 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 a 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.

i invited the core participants not to indulge 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 member of the public reading the state m e nts any member of the public reading the statements and taking them all at face value would be forced to conclude that everyone involved in the refurbishment of grenfell tower what they were supposed to do and nobody made any serious or causative mistakes. and so, in the first day of this inquiry, companies have pointed the finger at companies. the architects studio e—commerce said it did not have full control over the design of the cladding. that was the building contractor right in. they

said, yes, but they relied on hiding experts for fire safety advice and it suggested 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's tests in france had given it poor ratings for fire safety. grade e an is best. today, the inquiry heard about internal e—mails. a technical manager said this product was too difficult —— dangerous for the outside of buildings. as he was writing, grenfell tower was having a product fitted which does this when exposed to flames. arconic has said building —— buildings must do their own tests. this is a long process and families will have to wait. you need time for this, but we are here to get ultimately the truth and justice. these will be highly

technical hearings. they last until april 2021. tom simmons, technical hearings. they last until april2021. tom simmons, bbc technical hearings. they last until april 2021. tom simmons, bbc news, at the grenfell tower inquiry. let's speak now to the deputy editor of inside housing, peter apps, who is following the inquiry closely. tell is a bit more about the opening statement of the inquiry lawyer.|j mean, statement of the inquiry lawyer.” mean, he was very strongly birdied in his criticism of the corporations involved. he played some of the audio. he was essentially saying none of them had accepted even small errors, with the exception of the council, he did acknowledge that their building control services made some mistakes. but i think it goes to show what the rest of the inquiry has in store, which is a long chain of corporations each shifting the responsibility onto the next, the next link in the chain. and how

strong is the evidence we have seen put forward today and again, what does it tell us about what might come. the most interesting evidence to date was the internal arconic documents, which appeared to show that at senior level within arconic, there was awareness not only that there was awareness not only that the panels were dangerous, but they we re the panels were dangerous, but they were also below the standard to which they were described in the marketing of arconic and that opens up marketing of arconic and that opens up some very difficult questions for arconic to answer about why they we re arconic to answer about why they were marketed in the way they were. i think we will hear arconic tomorrow saying it was the responsibility of the contractors to make sure that the panels were safe. so you sort of see this circle of brain moving between the manufacturer and the contractor and then from the contractor to the subcontractor and so on. in terms of confidence in this inquiry going forward , confidence in this inquiry going forward, we have seen the resignation of a key member over the

weekend, michael mansfield qc i think talked about the fact there has been a stunning silence from government and whether there is going to be a replacement. yes, he did. andi going to be a replacement. yes, he did. and i think there is a real, there is a realfeeling of frustration and some anger from some of the survivors about this process. 0ne of the survivors about this process. one of the panellists was changed just before christmas and then it emerged the survivors themselves dug it out that there were some links between that panellists and arconic at the cladding firm, in that she had been present at the society that took a grant from them. so there was frustration about that and she resigned just before the start, but it leaves the inquiry without one panellist and starting under something of a cloud which i don't think anybody involved in the process would have wanted. many thanks indeed for your time tonight. the headlines on bbc news: a us prosecutor says prince andrew has provided "zero co—operation" to thejeffrey epstein sex trafficking inquiry.

the government considers airlifting british citizens out of the worst affected area in china hit by the coronavirus. world leaders and holocaust survivors gather at auschwitz, in poland, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the nazi death camp. sport, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's... sarah. good evening. we'll start with tonight's fa cup fourth—round tie between bournemouth and arsenal. arsenal have taken an early lead. one of their emerging talents, bukayo saka firing home after only five minutes. arsenal are still leading 1—0. the winners of that tie will face portsmouth in the fifth round. chelsea could meet premier league leaders liverpool, ifjurgen klopp's side get past league one side

shrewsbury in their replay, while wayne rooney could come up against his old side manchester united, that's if derby beat northampton in their fourth—round replay. the draw for the last 16 of the women's fa cup has also been made, with holders manchester city facing ipswich, who play in the fourth tier. there are also two all—women's super league ties. liverpool travel to chelsea, while bristol city host everton. much more information on those ties on the bbc sport website and app. england have won their test series against south africa 3—1, after wrapping up a comprehensive victory by 191 runs in the fourth test in johannesburg. they did it with a day to spare as well. chasing what would have been a world—record 466 to win, south africa started the day solidly, with rassie van der dussen leading the way, before being dismissed for 98. two more wickets fell before

mark wood got vernon philander, in what was his final test match for south africa. the remaining wickets went quickly — wood with the last of them, his ninth of the match. it is only england's second series win away from home in four years, and the first time they have won three matches in south africa in over 100 years. we have had a lot to deal with on and off the field as a group, we have stayed very tight as a unit. and we have showed a huge amount of courage as well. for a young set of players to take opportunities like they have and for the senior players to provide them an environment where they felt comfortable to do that is a sign of a growing team and a team that, for me, the sky is the limit. so many sports stars have paid tribute to kobe bryant following the basketball

star's death yesterday. we saw it at the austrlian 0pen today as the home favourite, nick kyrgios, took on the world number one, rafael nadal. the spaniard won in four sets to reach the quarterfinals. rob heath reports nick kyrgios's emotional tribute to kobe bryant put the australian's supposed feud with rafa nadal into perspective. sometimes, life really is too short. he cheekily impersonated rafa nadal‘s mannerisms early in the tournament, but he could not copy his stroke play. nick kyrgios's tennis can change like his mood, on a dime. he broke nadal in the second and went on to level the match. back came nadal — third set tie—break, all too much for kyrgios. everything seemed to be unravelling. the crowd probably would have preferred a new one, they didn't even get a broken one. at 2—1 up, nadal seemed anything but broken. kyrgios had one last goal. one last nod to kobe bryant.

he forced another tie—break but, in truth, he'd run out of steam. nadal powers on, in search of that record—equalling 20th grand slam. defending champions england will be without world cup—winning flanker marlie packer for the women's six nations. she's had an ankle operation and will miss the championship which starts this weekend. wasps back row harriet millar—mills returns after almost two years out with a knee injury, while the uncapped amelia harper and morwenna talling are both named in the squad. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday, at half past ten. lovely, thanks very much. donald trump's lawyers are addressing the us senate in washington, as the american president's impeachment trial continues. his defence against the charges of corruption and obstruction ofjustice has been hurt

by revelations from a forthcoming book written by his former national security adviser, john bolton. a leaked copy of the manuscript appears to confirm that president trump wanted to freeze aid to ukraine unless the government there agreed to launch investigations into his political opponents. 0ne republican senator, mitt romney, says some of his party colleagues may nowjoin democrats in voting to hear from witnesses. i think it is increasingly likely that other republicans willjoin those of us who think we should hear from john bolton. and whether there are other witnesses and documents, well, that is another matter, but i thinkjohn bolton's relevance to our decision has become increasingly clear. let's speak now to our washington correspondent, gary 0'donoghue. mitt romney making his views pain, are there others who mightjoin that side? there might be, there is one certainly he was on the verge of it, susan collins. she said this reinforced the idea that there should be witnesses this morning. and there are others like a senator

from alaska and alexander and others as well, currie gardner even from colorado who is facing real action. soa colorado who is facing real action. so a bunch of people could flip over and they only need four to do that. then we are into a completely different ball game. whether we hear from john bolton standing there in the well of the senate being asked questions, i don't know. one option would be to do depositions from any witnesses they voted to hear from and play video clips of those to the senators, that is what happened with bill clinton's impeachment. and when will this be decided, what is the time on this? well, it is a bit of a piece of string, but the president's defence team are on their second day today and they are expected to carry on tomorrow. we then get 16 hours of questions from senators, written questions from senators, written questions to both sides. i think that will be spread over two days, i

can't see them doing that in one day, so that is wednesday and thursday. and on friday, you will get the question of witnesses coming up get the question of witnesses coming up and possibly even votes on friday on that. and is there any sense that amongst the republican base, that opinion is shifting as a result of what we have seen in the last few days? in terms of out there in the wider world, the great american public, no sign at all. the polls have been pretty static on this. about half of people believe that the president should be impeached and removed, and that has been pretty much as it has been for the last few weeks. it is difficult to see whether they are reserving judgment, or whether see whether they are reserving judgment, orwhetherthey see whether they are reserving judgment, or whether they are just not watching and paying attention to that. but certainly, there is plenty of it to be absorbed if they are looking for it because it is on every news bulletin every day of the week. quickly gary, john bolton is the name that has been talked about so much, what is the key evidence that he could unveil that people

fear will be so damaging? well, we haven't seen this book, so this is a second—hand bit of information, but the claim is that his book talks about president trump directly telling him about the linkage between the aid to ukraine and the investigations into biden, in a meeting in august sometime last year. the thing the defence team had been relying on, the president's team, is there is no evidence of a linkage between the two and no one can point to when the president said this. welcome if this is correct, john bolton seems to be doing just that and that will worry the white house. gary o'donoghue, in washington, thank you very much indeed. the family of harry dunn have met with foreign secretary dominic raab, following the us secretary of state's decision to reject the request for the return of american suspect anne sacoolas to the uk. mr dunn was killed when his motorbike crashed into a car

outside a us military base in northamptonshire last year. the family spokesman, radd seiger, spoke after the meeting, which he described as ‘warm and positive'. the foreign secretary is every bit as angry as the parents are and, frankly, the whole nation now, and they are not going to take this lying down. so, we've come away from that meeting feeling really... really pleased is the wrong word, but satisfied that the foreign secretary is in there batting for harry, and we have no worries or concerns that this is going to be swept under the carpet. there is a special relationship here, but now is the time for both the americans and the british to prove that this is a special relationship. beyond that, i think there's a way to go yet to get anne sacoolas back, but we have no doubt that she is coming back. he couldn't tell us exactly what all of the options are because they are currently being reviewed.

this is a largely unprecedented case and there is a lot of work — particularly on the lawyers' part — to do, before they can come out and say exactly what they're going to do for us, but we are in no doubt that that's what they're going to do. radd seiger, there. ceremonies have taken place to commemorate 75 years since the liberation of auschwitz. at the former nazi camp itself, world leaders joined survivors to keep alive the memory of those who perished. six million people, mostlyjewish, were murdered in all, with more than a million at auschwitz — which 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. our world affairs editor, john 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 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 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, 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, this 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. her father was sent directly to 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 the so—called angel of death had once decided which of the new arrivals should live or die. they placed candles at the monument. this terrible death camp was planned to wipe out thejewish people. but failed utterly. john simpson, bbc news, auschwitz. this evening, the duke and duchess of cambridge have been attending a commemorative service in london in honour of the victims and survivors of nazi persecution. the event — at westminster‘s central hall — is part of international holocaust memorial day, where events across the world remember those who were murdered in the holocaust. now it's time for a look

at the weather, with chris fawkes. hello, for some of us, wintry weather overnight and into tuesday. with some snow in the showers expected across the higher ground of northern ireland, wales and northern england. in scotland, though, it is not just england. in scotland, though, it is notjust in the hills that we will see snow, the snow also pushes down to lower elevations, bringing a risk of some destructive weather. a cold night as well come up with patches of drug bringing a risk of icy stretches. these are the areas mostly at risk of lying snow. the high ground of wales, northern england and northern ireland, but scotla nd england and northern ireland, but scotland is where we are likely to see the biggest issues with five centimetres building in across lower elevations and perhaps more especially in the east of the country. more than that over the hills. if it is not the snow, it could be the ice that causes you to choose their skin. as far as the weather goes tuesday, it is an improving picture, a day of sunshine and showers. with the cold air continuing across the north, the showers continue to be wintry with

further accumulations of marquetry in highlands of scotland. hello this is bbc news with geeta guru—murthy. the headlines... a us prosecutor says prince andrew has provided zero co—operation to thejeffrey epstein sex trafficking inquiry. the government considers airlifting british citizens out of the worst affected area in china, hit by the coronavirus. the family of harry dunn — who was killed in a car accident — have tonight met the foreign secretary. an american woman is wanted on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving but the us have refused an extradition request. companies involved in refurbishing grenfell tower have been accused of failing to admit any responsibility for the fire, which killed 72 people. world leaders and holocaust survivors gather at auschwitz in poland to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the nazi death camp.

the uk government is expected to decide tomorrow whether to ban equipment made by chinese technology giant, huawei, from its 5g networks. it's under pressure from the us, who is lobbying the uk to ban it on the grounds of national security, on the grounds that the company is too close to the chinese state. there is speculation that mrjohnson will exclude huawei from the "core" parts of the networks only. he'll chair a meeting of the national security council tomorrow, at which the decision will be made. earlier today, borisjohnson wouldn't say what his decision would be, but promised to find a solution that would both deliver super—fast internet to uk consumers, and protect britain's security interests. look, i think there is a very, very important strategic win for the uk. the way forward for us clearly is to have a system that delivers for people in this country the kind of consumer benefits that they want

through 5g technology or whatever. but does not in any way compromise our vertical national infrastructure, our security, orjeopardise our ability to work together with other intelligence powers around the world. so the five eyes security relationships we have, we have to keep them strong and safe. therefore what are you going to do about huawei? you have to make a decision on it, can you give us any indication? come up with a solution that enables us to achieve both those objectives, and that's the way forwards. you've got to... there is no reason why we should not have technological progress here in the uk, and our consumers and businesses in the uk to have access to fantastic technology, fantastic communications, but also protect our security interest and protect our

key partnerships with other security powers around the world. but chair of the foreign affairs select committee, conservative mp tom tugendhat, warned against allowing huawei access to the uk's 5g network. when we see china making aggressive moves towards those un bodies that control the regulation of it, when we see these subsidies the way they are used to take control of important networks, i hope the minister will see concern the whole house feels towards huawei, and the idea that we should be nesting that dragon, the idea we should be allowing the fox into the henhouse when really we should be guarding the wire is one of those moments where i hope the minister will see his responsibility very clearly. the us has threatened to withhold intelligence from their british allies of mrjohnson gives huawei the go—ahead tomorrow. us secretary of state mike pompeo tweeted that "the uk has a momentous

decision ahead on 5g. british mp tom tugendhat gets it right". well, joining me now to de—mystify all of this is thomas seal, bloomberg's telecoms reporter. what is 5g, in terms of how does the technology were? 5g is basically a new standard of mobile internet. 4g is the one we are used to, it lets you stream netflix on the bus, and 3g lets you send mms messages. 5g will be ten or may be 100 times faster than that it will allow a lot of new technologies, smart factories with lots of robots, that sort of thing. and how quickly are we likely to see it? 5g is being rolled out now in the uk, it is in some of the cities, all four of the uk's mobile networks are rolling it out but we are networks are rolling it out but we a re really networks are rolling it out but we are really in the very early stages and it will get substantially faster and it will get substantially faster and more widespread over the next five years. when we see speculation

the government could ban while away only from the core technology 5g, what the cork tech lg and how affect —— core technology? what the cork tech lg and how affect -- core technology? the core is the brain of the network or like a post 0ffice sorting office, where you see the sensitive information, you have some control over what happens, and the rest of it is technologists and mobile companies say it is done, you can't learn anything from the antennas you see on the buildings around the city for example, so they draw that extinction between —— distinction between core and non—core and that is key to that the borisjohnson decision tomorrow. non—core and that is key to that the boris johnson decision tomorrow. but is it definitely clear that if huawei is kept out of the core that it is still safe to give them access ? it is still safe to give them access? that is the very big question, isn't it? and not one i am qualified to answer, but very qualified to answer, but very qualified people in m15 and gchq and technologists have been looking at huawei for 15 years will stop they have been in the uk already for 15 yea rs have been in the uk already for 15 years and they have not found any

reason, it seems, to exclude them. there is a special centre in 0xfordshire where they take apart huawei's equipment, the look of the software, they have found some flaws. not flaws that would prove the chinese state is involved or doing anything, more sort of bugs and low quality software. but the point is presumably what could happen in future? they might not have found anything yet, but giving china more and more access like this, that is what so many people are worried about, given china's politics. it is not a democracy, there are massive risks, aren't there? yes, this is the point the us and some others have been making that huawei is too close to the chinese government, it could be lent on by beijing to either spy on the british or allies or even sabotage some of these new technologies, smart factories and so on. huawei has denied all of this, it must be said. of course. in terms of why not using european competitors like

nokia and eriksen, how far behind huawei are they? they would argue they are not behind at all. —— and ericsson. but others in the industry say they are about a year behind. if you ban huawei, that isjust leaving two companies, it might give them not the capability to build enough so it raises new questions and new problems will stop why is the us not investing in this itself? it is a long—running industrial strategy problem. the us has had companies in this industry, they have been merged, they have collapsed, nokia is an amalgam of some old us companies. there are some suggestions may be the us confronts a more in the future. just finally, if huawei was to be kept out, as america wants, that would have an economic impact that only perhaps

delay progress by a few months or a year? yes, it is debatable, but it would be a surprise will stop it would be a surprise will stop it would cause the mobile operators to possibly have two ripped out a lot of the existing infrastructure. huawei is about a third of the current antenna estate you see around the country, thousands and thousands of masts, you might have to redo that, and it would delay the roll—out of 5g, which borisjohnson has said is very important by quite a long time, a year or more. thomas, thank you. 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. this is michael collins, one of the founding fathers of the country. and the founding father of my party. the past and present have been part 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. i don't think the uk has yet come to terms with the fact it is is now a small country. he might claim that, but as one phase of brexit closes, another opens. so does the eu or the uk hold the power in round two? we have a population and market of a50 million people, the uk is about 60. if these were two teams against each other play football, who do you think has the stronger team ? as long as we are united. the next step is getting a trade deal, the uk wants it done in a year, is that realistic? i don't think we can do it quickly, we will try, the eu will as well. where this idea of doing something piecemeal. when i hear someone talking about piecemeal, it sounds like cake and eat it, let's have the trade deal in

the areas where we have an advantage but not where we don't, and that's not fair but not where we don't, and that's notfairand but not where we don't, and that's not fair and not something that will fly in europe. both sides have to roll up their sleeves as there is no hope of a deal by the end of the year but luckily popped up in dublin this morning. the eu's chief negotiator keane again to show the 27 countries stand together.” negotiator keane 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 the eu has the upper hand? we are not ready to ask for concessions and we are not ready to give concessions full stop 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, the eu said time and time again actually no, borisjohnson, we will not be able to reopen the withdrawal agreement, then they did do that. that is true, we did show flexibility on quite a few

occasions. sometimes red lines are used for negotiating purposes and you make concessions of 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, why is it such a big deal, just have a time limit, just or there, what would you say to that?l lot of people unfortunately in westminster and in britain don't understand ireland or know much about ireland. you know, britain has 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. that is not the way the 21st century works, it is certainly not the way the european union works. borisjohnson the way the european union works. boris johnson says 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 of the same. laura kuenssberg, bbc

news, dublin. 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, but conditions at the time over southern california were foggy. reuters news agency is just reporting that three bodies have been recovered from the helicopter crash site where kobe bryant died, and the search continues for more remains, that is according to the la cou nty remains, that is according to the la county coroner, reported by reuters. let's get more from los angeles with sophie long. gets to the rim, reverse! he was one of the greatest players of all time. for two decades, the fierce soul of the la lakers. his remarkable talent and absolute devotion to winning earned him the eternal admiration of angelenos, 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 was one of the first ones to leave high school and come to the nba, and do so well. dominating the game, and becoming one of the best scorers that the la lakers has ever seen. celebrities paid tribute and world leaders. those present and past united in praise. his helicopter was travelling in 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 had coaches say his spark and his determination.

at nba games across the country play was paused for 2h seconds. 2a, the jersey he wore. returning from a game in philadelphia, lebron james, the current lakers superstar, wiped away tears. in la, people poured onto the streets to pay homage at his sporting home. since news of crash broke, thousands of angelenos have made their way here to the home of the la 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 try to embody, i embody in my whole life, as a basketball player, as an entrepreneur, as things i do in my life. off the court, he was an advocate forjust 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 court... since leaving the court the third highest scoring player of all time with two 0lympic golds he has won an oscar for his animated love letter to the game. he was a living legend, he will always be an icon in the city of angels. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. the headlines on bbc news... a us prosecutor says prince andrew has provided zero co—operation to thejeffrey epstein sex trafficking inquiry. the government considers airlifting british citizens out of the worst affected area in china hit by the coronavirus. world leaders and holocaust survivors gather at auschwitz in poland to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the nazi death camp.

two men are tonight beginning jail sentences totalling 33 years, after one of the largest ever hauls of cocaine was found on board a boat off the pembrokeshire coast. gary swift and scott kilgour, who are from liverpool, were arrested a mile from fishguard. rachael garside reports. neatly wrapped a kilo of blocks of cocaine stuffed into every available storage space on board the yacht. the drug was even found on board the boat pamuk fridge. in the drug was even found on board the boat pamukfridge. in one of the drug was even found on board the boat pamuk fridge. in one of the biggest hauls in welsh and uk history, 751 kilos of high purity cocaine was uncovered by officers from the national crime agency, after border force officers intercepted the boat as it travelled from south america to the welsh coast, just after mile outside fishguard harbour. it had a street value of around £60 million. 53—year—old gary swift here on the left and 41—year—old scott kilgour

we re left and 41—year—old scott kilgour were arrested on board the vessel and pleaded guilty last september to conspiring to import cocaine. today, the court heard the scale of the operation and planning involved. gary swift had conducted a dummy run from suriname in south america to the welsh coast in another vessel in 2017. that boat got into difficulties and had to be towed into fishguard harbour. there was this incident which alerted the authorities to swift's activities and meant that when he travelled on another boat more than a year later, again from suriname, this time with scott kilgour and with a cargo of cocaine, they were being tracked. 0fficers cocaine, they were being tracked. officers from the national crime agency were in court today to stress the importance of keeping such a large amount of drugs off the streets. this is serious organised crime at its highest level, and the impact around county lines is significant. you know there are young, vulnerable individuals who

will then have to distribute these drugs all over the country, and it is not just drugs all over the country, and it is notjust the impact on the people using the drugs, also the impact on for example the national health service who then have to deal with the fallout from that. so it is a real serious offence, especially with the issues around county lines. the court was told swift was the organiser and driving force behind the complex operation and expected a vast fortune from his actions. scott kilgour was told the enterprise would not have worked without his assistance. gary swift was sentenced to 19.5 years in prison, and scott kilgour to 13.5 years in prison. both men were told they would serve half their sentences before being released on licence. sentencing the men, judge paul thomas qc told them you each took a massive gamble and last. you must now pay the price. rachel gartside, bbc wales today at swa nsea rachel gartside, bbc wales today at swansea crown court. the match of the day presenter gary lineker,

says he believes the bbc licence fee should become a voluntary charge. in an interview with the guardian, he said the licence fee is our fundamental problem. the home office has rejected a proposal by nicola sturgeon for scotland to be allowed to run its own immigration policy to address a potential shortage of workers after the brexit transition period ends in december. nicola sturgeon said there were particular concerns about depopulation in remote parts of scotland, and the british government's plans to limit the number of low paid workers who would be allowed into the uk. david wallace lockhart reports. emmanuelle has been working in inverness for 15 years. he came here, like many migrants to scotland, and eu free movement moves rules and is concerned about what it

will mean for his industry when it ends. 5096 of our staff comes from europe, that we need them to work here. we need no unemployment in inverness and we need staff, we are looking for staff, and it is not only hospitality. but free movement will end after december 2020, with scotland's working age population projected to decline, the scottish government fears problems could be exacerbated by a new immigration system. nicola sturgeon's plans to address this? a separate scottish visa, allowing migrants the right to work in scotland but not the rest of the uk. there would also be a route to permanent settlement. this is about giving people who want to come to the uk, and to scotland in particular, an additional way of applying, so in addition to being able to apply through existing uk routes, they could apply for a scottish visa. that would mean they would be required to work in scotland, and we can do that because we already have a scottish tax code, so we can we already have a scottish tax code,

so we can tie visas to employment here in scotland, and it is an additional route, recognising that scotland has more of a need for migration than other parts of the uk. a separate scottish visa could involve powers coming from westminster to hear at holyrood, but is that something uk government ministers would consider, given they wa nt to ministers would consider, given they want to get overall migration numbers down? the uk government's immigration minister was at glasgow university today, looking forward to a brexit with fast track to visas for scientists and mathematicians. he insists immigration will remain reserved. there needs to be a system that works for the whole of the united kingdom, based on the needs of all parts of it, and it is not about creating visible or invisible barriers between england and scotland, which is what the snp wish to do. scottish universities welcome nicola sturgeon's to do. scottish universities welcome nicola stu rgeon's plans to do. scottish universities welcome nicola sturgeon's plans and uk government attempts to attract more scientists. we really hope the scottish and uk governments can both get behind the message that whatever the future is, of course brexit, it

has to be a future open to those people who want to bring their talents to this country and make it a better place. wade nicola sturgeon still plans to take their proposals to the uk government, looking for more flexibility for scotland in a post—brexit world. let's return now to the commemorations marking 75 years since the liberation of the nazi death camp auschwitz. more than a million people, mostlyjews, died at the camp, which came to represent the full horror of nazi genocide. one of those who survived 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. my colleague reeta chakrabarti 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 in 1943, 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." 0urjob 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. tomorrow, probably not. so that's what life was —

very short notice. yeah. after the horrors of the war, her love of music dominated her life. she helped found the english chamber 0rchestra, trying to put the past behind her. 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? lasker wallfisch, 94 years old and an auschwitz survivor talking to my colleague, rita chakrabarti. now it's time for a look at the weather.

some snow expected over the high ground. in scotland, it is notjust in the hills we will see is no. the snow will also push down to lower elevations, bringing a risk of some disruptive weather. it will be a cold might as well with some patches of rust bringing a risk of icy stretches. these are the areas most at risk of seeing some lying snow. the high ground of wales, northern england, northern ireland and scotla nd england, northern ireland and scotland is likely where we are to see the biggest issues, with five centimetres going on. the cross and lower elevations perhaps more in the east of the country, but more of that over the hills. if it is not the snow, it could be the ice that causes you some issues first thing in the morning. as far as the weather goes, tuesday, an improving picture, a day of sunshine and showers but with the cold air continuing to feeding across the north the showers will continue to be wintry with further accumulations of snow in the highlands of scotland.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is 0utside source. pressure is growing on the former national security advisor john bolton to testify in president trump's impeachment trial. the number of people killed in china by the new coronavirus has risen to 81, with almost 3,000 now confirmed to have contracted it. a us prosecutor says prince andrew has provided zero co—operation in thejeffrey epstein sex trafficking inquiry. the world remembers the victims of the holocaust, 75 years after the liberation of the nazi death camp at auschwitz. and the many tributes pour in for kobe bryant.