you're watching bbc news at 9 with me, annita mcveigh. the headlines: lawyers representing accusers of the convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein say they're outraged at claims prince andrew has not cooperated with american prosecutors. push has come to shove. this is a serious criminal investigation. there are dozens of women, i represent five of them, who allege they were the victims of sexual assault by this predator, jeffrey epstein. it is time for anyone with information to come forward and a nswer information to come forward and answer questions. borisjohnson will chair a meeting of ministers and intelligence chiefs today, to decide whether controversial chinese telecoms firm huawei can help build the uk's 56 network. china tightens travel restrictions,

as it confirms more than 100 deaths and 4,500 cases of coronavirus. a government fund is to be launched later to restore some of the historic railway lines closed more than 50 years ago under the so—called beeching cuts. a glacier the size of great britain is melting faster than previously feared. we'll have en exclusive report from the our chief environment correspondent and the scientist behind the biggest project in antarctic history, at 9:15am. and roger federer does it again, he saves seven match points to beat the american tennys sandgren at the australian open, taking him through to the semi—finals. good morning and welcome

to the bbc news at 9. lawyers who represent women who say they were abused byjeffrey epstein, have called for prince andrew to speak to investigators in the us about the case. it follows claims that he has failed to cooperate with the investigation into the convicted sex offender. the prosecutor in new york says the fbi has not received a response from the prince's legal team — despite repeated approaches. last night the lawyer lisa bloom said that the prince should agree to be interviewed and this morning gloria allred, who represents five women, said the prince should speak to law enforcement regarding the case. andy moore reports. speaking outsidejeffrey epstein‘s mansion, the american prosecutor said he did not normally comment on whether a witness was cooperating or not. but he would make an exception in this case, because prince andrew had publicly offered to help. 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. prince andrew says he did not see or suspect any suspicious behaviour when visiting the homes of his then—friend. now that prince andrew has stepped down from official royal duties, buckingham palace is not commenting. and there has been no response so far from prince andrew's lawyers. but there has been from some of the women who say they were epstein‘s victims. i am glad that he has gone public to try and embarrass prince andrew who made one statement and then behind closed doors is doing something very different. the five victims who i represent are outraged and disappointed at prince andrew's behaviour. virginia roberts giuffre claims that she was forced to have sex with prince andrew by epstein and his associates. andrew completely denies any sexual encounter with her. he knows what happened. i know what happened. and there's only one of us telling the truth.

in a now—infamous newsnight interview last november, prince andrew said he was willing to talk to american investigators, with some conditions. if push came to shove and the legal advice was to do so then i would be duty—bound to do so. in a statement a few days later when he stepped down from royal duties, his commitment was even clearer. he said, "of course i am willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency with their investigations, if required." american prosecutors have many questions to ask about his relationship with jeffrey epstein. so far at least, prince andrew seems unwilling to answer them. gloria allred, who represents five of epstein‘s accusers, has also said prince andrew should speak to law enforcement in the us regarding the case. these victims have been suffering

for years, so i always said about prince andrew, not words but deeds. go ahead and speak to law enforcement. and what is he going to do now? not respond to the press about it? just try to avoid and evade? this will not be acceptable. our news correspondent andy moore sent this update from outside buckingham palace. no word from buckingham palace, they are referring us to prince andrew's lawyers, and no word from them either. something like 15 others now after the american prosecutor made that statement in new york. we don't know if i has been a misunderstanding, if prince andrew might makea misunderstanding, if prince andrew might make a statement at some later stage all, as the american prosecutor suggests, it is a flat no, we can't help. from prince andrew's lawyers to the british media so far there has been zero

cooperation, you could say. from lisa bloom —— we have heard from lisa bloom —— we have heard from lisa bloom, the american lawyer representing some of epstein‘s alleged victims. she said it was time for prince andrew to give a statement to the fbi and said some of her clients were outraged and disappointed that he had not. she said there was no way at this stage because the investigation was simply in the inquiry stage, no way that prince andrew could be compelled to give evidence and even if somebody was charged, it would be very difficult. she repeated the claim that one of her clients saw prince andrew ina that one of her clients saw prince andrew in a nightclub with virginia roberts, virginia giuffre, and she would be willing to testify to that effect. prince andrew says he did not have sex with virginia roberts and was not in the nightclub that night. the american prosecutor says his investigation is moving at a

pace, his words, and that it involved co—conspirators, though he did not identify any of them. and timor reporting. borisjohnson will chair a meeting of ministers and intelligence chiefs today, to decide whether or not to allow huawei a role in building britain's 5g network. washington has warned that granting the chinese telecoms giant access to the system would jeopardise intelligence sharing between the us and britain. here's our security correspondent, gordon correra. this morning ministers and intelligence chiefs will gather for one of the most contentious and significant decisions the national security council has had to take: whether to let the chinese company huawei play a role in building the uk's new 5g telecoms network. the us has argued it's a security risk to let it in because it could be used by china for espionage or even sabotage — something the company denies. there are two options for government, the first is to exclude the company entirely, that's what the uk's closest ally, the united states, wants.

but it would come at a significant economic cost since it would require removing existing huawei equipment from the infrastructure and slowing down the adoption of improved connectivity, a priority for government. the second option is to allow huawei in, but with restrictions on where and how it operates in order to try to manage the risk, something intelligence and officials believe is possible. that's thought to be the more likely outcome, with the restrictions painted is particularly tough on the company's role. unless the divisions are deep, the decision is expected today — it's one with important consequences for security, prosperity and the uk's relations with its closest ally. gordon corera, bbc news. let's talk to our business correspondent dominic o'connell. good morning, dominic. let's begin with basics, when we talk about the

sg with basics, when we talk about the 5g network, what exactly do we mean? on the face of age, itjust sends a better mobile broadband, 5g must be faster than ag. but 5g is the gateway to a new connected economy, connected society, where your fridge, your car, your washing machine are all able to be connected with, talk to, controlled remotely. particularly when it comes to autonomous vehicles. 5g provides an a lwa ys autonomous vehicles. 5g provides an always on, high bandwidth connectivity that will shed this in, so connectivity that will shed this in, so it is much more than a better mobile phone, it is a whole new way of working and connecting, much greater bandwidth and speeds and many, greater bandwidth and speeds and any greater bandwidth and speeds and many, many more devices. why is that the concern about huawei's involvement in 5g in the uk when it is already involved in ag? it is the step to a greater range of devices and being everywhere, if 5g is everywhere than the concern is a

chinese company might have access to every pa rt chinese company might have access to every part of the uk economy, rather than just every part of the uk economy, rather thanjust providing every part of the uk economy, rather than just providing telecoms equipment. 5g builds in ag and huawei is already very well ensconced in ag networks across the uk. you mightargue ensconced in ag networks across the uk. you might argue why are we making such a fuss, given we are already here? there is a balance to be found, when the prime minister makes a decision after listening to advisers, between not making a decision immediately, delaying it further and the damage that might cause to the economy, versus an adverse reaction from the united states and how that might damage the economy? there are all kinds of political balances in these big commercial decisions, particularly when it involves a company from a potentially hostile foreign state. the conservative manifesto promised better broadband, without huawei equipment it will take longer and be more expensive. at the american say

do not allow this company into your secure networks because we might withhold security cooperation in the future. —— but the americans say. if huawei are allowed a more limited role, iam not huawei are allowed a more limited role, i am not sure it will satisfy the americans, who will say you cannot be sure about these safeguards, there is no 100% guarantee. thanks for taking us through that, dominic o'connell. in beijing, authorities have confirmed the first death from the new coronavirus in the chinese capital. more than a hundred people have now died from it, in total. in china there are no more than a500 confirmed cases. the bavarian health ministry has confirmed the first case in germany. let's talk to our correspondent robin brant, who joins me now from shanghai. still an upward trend both in the number of infections and deaths? and no sign we are anywhere near the peak. reported deaths yesterday were

81, two day 106, there has been a significant jump of over 50% 81, two day 106, there has been a significantjump of over 50% in one day of the reported number of cases of people affected, around a500. in the last hour also we are seeing significant moves by the politicians in hong kong, that semi—autonomous state that is part of china, they are cutting off access to the mainland by about 80%, no more visas issued for business people to come from the mainland to hong kong, they are cutting off various high—speed routes into the city, flights from the mainland into hong kong will be held, all of this is being done by hong kong's government with the approval and cooperation of the basin government. hong kong is essentially a place where the economy is on its knees after a long period of sustained protest, they are taking far more extreme measures, you might say, to protect the city from the spread of coronavirus. so significant moves

that within the last hour also. the chinese new year's break, the suspension of that, hopefully that can reduce movement and try to stop the spread of the virus. is there any sense it will have a real impact? they are trying to contain a virus that is already spreading relatively quickly and spreading slowly abroad. we have had the first reported cases in germany, nepal and sri lanka, news from japan in the last half—hour that there is a suspected case with somebody who has had no contact with wuhan, so that raises questions about how this disease is spreading. i think the move to extend the chinese new year break that we saw yesterday is basically an effort to give a few more days for the government to try to contain the spread, but the problem is it comes to a point where up problem is it comes to a point where up to half a billion people also,

half a billion, will return from their holiday, we'll get onto trains, planes and cars and return to big cities like shanghai, from where i am talking to you, meaning tens and tens of millions of people crisscrossing the country and the potential for this disease to spread that way. when you are talking about those sorts of numbers, although some people are adopting self—imposed quarantine, that can only go so far to try to contain this? how do you stop people moving around? this? how do you stop people moving around ? that this? how do you stop people moving around? that it's virtually impossible when in the imminent future you have all these people returning from their family holiday. it is akin to the christmas holiday in the uk where people stop and go and see their families, in the uk where people stop and go and see theirfamilies, think in the uk where people stop and go and see their families, think of that on a scale of la billion people where you have a huge number of people living cities like

shanghai, migrant workers going back to theirfamilies shanghai, migrant workers going back to their families and coming back several weeks later. that raises the prospect of an even bigger wave of potential to spread this virus. thank you, robin brant in shanghai. air accident investigators in the united states have begun to recover the bodies of the basketball player kobe bryant, his daughter gianna, and seven others who died in a helicopter crash on sunday. they have described the crash site as "devastating", and say that debris is spread over 200 metres. investigators are expected to focus on the foggy weather conditions. let's talk to cbs correspondent marin austin who's in los angeles now for us, where a vigil is taking place. one of many vigils, an outpouring of emotion that will last for a long time. kobe bryant, a huge figure in american society, notjust in the game of basketball, and the loss of his daughter and those other lives,

of course? exactly right, it can be felt across the country in terms of the moods that americans are feeling. it is 1am in los angeles, to put it in perspective, i will step out of the way so you can see some of the fans and mourners in los angeles. this is just some of the fans and mourners in los angeles. this isjust outside some of the fans and mourners in los angeles. this is just outside the sta ples angeles. this is just outside the staples centre, these people here for kobe bryant, people are leaving teddy bears, jerseys, candles, writing personal messages. the game tonight was postponed so players and fa ns tonight was postponed so players and fans can mourn. what more do we know about the status of the investigation, particularly why the helicopter was flying in those foggy conditions? the helicopter took off at about 9:06am california time on sunday, headed for a basketball tournament in nearby thousand oaks manager it ran into some thick fog.

—— when it ran into. lapd helicopters were granted due to the fog, but the pilot flew anyway. sorry, please continue? we are also told the pilot did not signal distress but told air traffic controllers he was climbing to avoid a cloud layer, to answer your question, just before slamming into a hillside, according to witnesses. we should add to their was no black box, which is pretty standard for helicopters, but investigators say they will comb through the pilot's ipad. there are several landmarks including the empire state building later in purple and gold tonight, along with many photos here at the sta ples along with many photos here at the staples centre of both kobe bryant and his daughter. thank you for that, marin. the headlines on bbc news... lawyers representing accusers

of the convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein say they're outraged at claims prince andrew has not cooperated with american prosecutors. borisjohnson will chair a meeting of ministers and intelligence chiefs today, to decide whether controversial chinese telecoms firm huawei can help build the uk's 5g network. china tightens travel restrictions as it confirms more than a hundred deaths, and four and a half thousand cases, of coronavirus. thwaites glacier — one of the biggest in antarctica — is roughly the size of britain. and it is melting faster than originally thought. if it disappears completely it could lead to a huge rise in global sea levels. as part of the bbc‘s our planet matters series, our chief environment correspondent justin rowlatt has travelled across west antarctica, to witness the biggest scientific field project in antarctic history.

here's his report. until this year, only four people had ever been here, the front of what they call the doomsday glacier. but understanding what is happening here is crucial for us all. this ice here is very accessible to change. if we are thinking about what is sea level going to be like in ten years, this glacier is the place to be and this is the location to ask these questions at. we are standing right on it. the chaos of broken ice at front is almost 100 miles wide, and is collapsing into the sea at two miles a year. it sits at the heart of the vast region of ice in west antarctica. the glacier is the size of britain, and contains more than half a metre of sea level rise. but if thwaites goes, much of the west antarctic ice sheet will as well, and there is three metres more locked up in that. it is enough to swamp many of the great cities of the world, and drive hundreds of millions of people

from their homes. getting here is not easy. it takes five weeks just to get the science teams and their equipment to the front of the glacier. this is a historic moment, the first time anyone has tried to drill down through this glacier. beneath the 600 metres of ice below me is the most important point of all, the point at which the ice meets the ocean water. it is difficult work, but deploying instruments under the ice is the only way to begin to understand the processes at work here, and to make accurate predictions of how sea level will rise in the future. this is a world first, the first time anyone has seen the place where this glacier goes afloat, the point where it begins to melt. i was yelling and screaming, like, oh, my god! we're there, we're there! you can see the water, the ice coming down at you, the sea floor coming up at you,

and it'sjust a huge rush of energy. the bed of glacier is a place we have never been and particularly here where it starts to float. and thwaites really matters because it is so vulnerable. strip away the ice from west antarctica, and look — most of this part of the continent is below sea level. that means the glacier, and indeed the whole region, could begin to retreat increasingly rapidly. this year's work has already confirmed the scientists' worst fears. the deep, warm ocean water that circles antarctica is flowing into the coast here. and because the seabed slopes downwards, as the ice melts, it willjust expose more and more ice to that water. it will take decades, maybe more than a century, for thwaites to melt. but it is melting, and we need to know how quickly if we're going to protect ourselves as the world's oceans rise.

let's cross to salford and speak to professor david vaughan from the british antarctic survey, who was travelling withjustin. professor, really good to have you with us to talk about this pretty epic research project, i think that isa epic research project, i think that is a third term to use. how important is this research?m is a third term to use. how important is this research? it is a whole package of research which will ta ke whole package of research which will take six years to compete but it is looking at the crucial glaciation antarctica and probably the most important glazier for the world. why is this glazier so important?m important glazier for the world. why is this glazier so important? it is massive, many antarctic ratios are massive, many antarctic ratios are massive but this one is already losing so much ice that it contributes a% of the sea level rise we are seeing around the world, that might accelerate in the future, we expect it to, the question is how much and how fast. you put this

robotic submarine, i think our audience are looking at some pictures, down into the ice, and if we can show an image on our bbc online piece as well, it is an image of the water and a swirling pattern, and described for the viewers what exactly we are seeing? this is the point at which the glacier goes afloat and first comes into contact with the warm water that has been drawn onto the antarctic continental sheu drawn onto the antarctic continental shelf by the winds around the antarctic. this is the absolutely crucial point at which the ice begins to melt, and although floating ace doesn't contribute to sea—level rise, it is how that change at the grounding line affects theice change at the grounding line affects the ice in land and allows the glacier to flow more rapidly towards the ocean, putting more ice into the ocean, which is the sea—level rise

connection. do we understand why the rate of melting is faster than thought? as i mentioned, the warm water is drawn towards the antarctic ice by the winds around the antarctic continent. they have changed, those winds, and increased and we believe, this is the research we will do with the data we have just collected, that the water is coming in greater quantities in contact with the ice and accelerating the melting. you mentioned a bit about the possible impact on the rise in sea levels, how does this rate of melting correspond to that rising sea levels ? correspond to that rising sea levels? and if you extrapolate into the future and it continues at this rate, what could the impact be on sea rate, what could the impact be on sea levels and parts of the world already threatened by rising sea levels ? already threatened by rising sea levels? over the coming decades we expect thwaites to contribute more

ice to see level rise, and the contributing glaciers are rented, thwa ites contributing glaciers are rented, thwaites is just one that is making that contribution. the question will be whether we get half a metre of sea be whether we get half a metre of sea level rise, or something close toa sea level rise, or something close to a metre, and that will mean storms that currently only come perhaps once every hundred years start coming every decade, and that would be a significant change in the risk to many coastal communities and cities around the world. is it too late to slow this down, let alone stop it? we can certainly affect how climate change pans out into the future, but sea—level rise is one of those things already locked into the system, we will see sea—level rise over the next centuries, the question is how much and how fast, and we had some influence on that,

but we will have to live with sea—level rise at some level and the predictions are what we are trying to improve by going to these places. that leads me to my final question, you are obviously a member of the british antarctic survey, you are used to these pretty hostile conditions, but how extreme was this? i think only four people ever had been to the front of this glazier and that was the forward tea m glazier and that was the forward team setting up the equipment for the experiment we have seen interest in's report, so what was it like taking part in the specific project? it isa taking part in the specific project? it is a major scientific project, the largest field science project ever conducted in antarctica, we have blown that number out of the water, there are about a0 scientists on the ace this year undertaking their work with a pyramid of logistics support from the us

programme and the uk natural environment research council programme hind them. this is a major effort and one that i have been waiting for several decades of my working life, but it is finally the opportunity to really make a difference and understand how this glacier is changing. professor david vaughan, thank you very much for yourtime, vaughan, thank you very much for your time, really interesting to talk to you. professor david vaughan from the british survey. you can find out more about the ground—breaking science on the bbc news website or the bbc news app. you can read all about the time justin spent with the scientists on the glacier. a big operation has begun to evacuate an illegal migrant camp on the outskirst of the french capital, paris. several hundred people have been living in the porte d'aubervilliers camp to the north of the city. since the closure of a huge migrant

camp in calais in 2016, many refugees have moved to paris, and the government has come under pressure to show it is cracking down on illegal immigration. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says he's withdrawn his request for parliamentary immunity from prosecution over a series of corruption allegations. the announcement came as the israeli parliament, the knesset, was due to open a debate on the matter, and while mr netanyahu was in the us for a meeting with donald trump and the unveiling of a us peace plan. mr netanyahu said he wouldn't let his political opponents use the issue to disturb what he called the historic move, and that he would not have got a fair hearing anyway. a report will be published this morning looking at proposals for the post—brexit immigration system. the government commissioned the report by the migration advisory committee that will include a review of the proposed minimum £30,000 salary threshold for migrant workers. the home secretary, priti patel, has said uk businesses need to change their apparoach to building their workforce when free movement ends.

ina in a moment the weather forecast, but first let's find out what victoria derbyshire has coming up attorney. intraday‘s exclusive story, a mother whose ex—partner is a convicted child rapist told her she fears for her daughter's safety after a family court said he should be allowed to have overnight access every two weeks. it is not a question of if he will do it again, it isa question of if he will do it again, it is a question of who he will do it is a question of who he will do it too. will it be my children or someone it too. will it be my children or someone else? you think there is a possibility he could rape your daughters? his daughters? yes. meanwhile the government has chilled us meanwhile the government has chilled us it's review, launched after a family court investigation last year into whether the courts are ordering u nsafe into whether the courts are ordering unsafe contact, has so far spoken to

1000 victims of domestic abuse. join us 1000 victims of domestic abuse. join us for the full story at ten m on bbc two, the bbc news channel and online. now let's take a look at the weather forecast, with some snow in the mix. that morning, carol? yes, we saw some snow at lower levels across parts of scotland and northern ireland, this is a weather watcher picture from omagh in northern ireland. as we go through this morning, the snow level will rise into the hills. but if you are travelling in the next hour also, watch out for ice on untreated services across scotland, northern england, wales and northern ireland. —— untreated surfaces. showers are being blown along unable stream winds, the strongest winter around the scilly isles, the english channel, devon and cornwall and the southwest. some of the showers will be heavy with hail and thunder.

although it might be 8 degrees in london on your thermometer, when you add on feels like it will feel more like a degrees, so wrap up warm. through the evening and overnight we carry on with the showers, still blustery and wintry on the hills, with the risk of ice on untreated surfaces with the risk of ice on untreated su rfa ces yet with the risk of ice on untreated surfaces yet again.

hello, this is bbc news with annita mcveigh. the headlines... lawyers representing accusers of the convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein, say they're outraged at claims prince andrew has not cooperated with american prosecutors. there are dozens of women, i represent five of them, who alleged they were the victims of sexual assault by this predator, jeffrey epstein. it is time for anyone with information to come forward and a nswer information to come forward and answer questions. borisjohnson will chair a meeting of ministers and intelligence chiefs today, to decide whether controversial chinese telecoms firm huawei can help build the uk's 5g network. china tightens travel restrictions, as it confirms more than a hundred deaths, and four and a half thousand cases of coronavirus. scientists discover a glacier the size of great britain is melting faster than previously feared. a government fund is to be launched later, to restore some of the historic

railway lines closed more than 50 years ago, under the so—called beeching cuts. time now for the morning briefing, where we bring you up to speed on the stories people are watching, reading and sharing. prince andrew has failed to cooperate with the investigation into the convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein — that's according to the prosecutor in new york geoffrey bermen. he says the fbi has not received a response from the prince's legal team — despite repeated approaches, and has now publicly called for the duke of york's cooperation. lisa bloom, a lawyer who represents five of the women who say they were abused by epstein, says it was the prosecutor's last resort. he really had no choice. he doesn't have the power to subpoena prince andrew merely as part of a criminal investigation. so what else can he do except use the power of the press

to come forward publicly and say, you know what? prince andrew, you said publicly that you would fully cooperate with law enforcement and you have not done it. we've gotten zero cooperation, push has come to shove. this is a serious criminal investigation. there are dozens of women, i represent five of them, who alleged that they were the victims of sexual assault by this predator jeffrey epstein. it is time for anyone with information to come forward and answer questions. he also spent a great deal of time with jeffrey epstein so it's time to stop playing games and to come forward, to do the right thing and answer questions. as we've been hearing, a decision is due on whether to allow huawei to help build the uk's 5g network. it's provoking strong opinions as it involves balancing complex technical risks with geopolitics and costs to the economy. alan burkitt—gray is a telecoms expert and editor—at—large at capacity media. speaking to the today

programme on bbc radio a, he addressed claims that the core could be separated from the rest of 5g. it's a difficult decision. it's becoming more and more integrated, especially with 5g than previous generations. it's very hard to say where is ag where is the core and where is ag where is the core and where is ag where is the core and where is the edge? crude question, very crude. if you're listening to this and think does it mean the chinese government will be able to listen to my calls or monitor my e—mails or steal my data? listen to my calls or monitor my e-mails or steal my data? while it won't operate networks, it supplies the equipment but if you want to think about people listening today to data, remember edward snowden some years ago, the scheme, the american security agencies were clearly listening in to what people we re clearly listening in to what people were saying and what they were doing on the internet. in a word, sounds as if you were at that meeting, you would say go ahead. as if you were at that meeting, you would say go aheadlj as if you were at that meeting, you would say go ahead. i would say be cautious, but go ahead.

but the conservative mp bob seely is one of a number of members of parliament who have expressed concern over huawei's involvement. he told the today programme that, while he appreciated the government was in a difficult situation, the risks of going ahead were too great. i think there are two issues, the personal issue, and i think people are going to be concerned when they fine china are collecting data. we can control his book on google because they are western companies that operate under western opera china isn't and i think there will be long—term concerns about the amount of leverage coming from china, they've achieved great things, we need good relationships but it's true china is building a surveillance state, the kind of which the world has not seen and i don't think we've thought through what that means for the next century in terms of human freedom and data privacy. the hashtag ‘snowing' is trending on twitter this morning, with some people posting their snowy pictures with others lamenting their lack of the white stuff. one of those with snow was lyn smith from dundee — a bbc weather watcher — who posted this view from her window.

but charlotte marshall from middlesbrough was wondering what all the fuss was about when she woke up this morning and there was no sign of snow. and if you're wondering what the weather has in store for you we will, of course, have a full update just before the top of the hour. let's look at what you are reading and watching on the bbc news app. the most read, the news that the death toll from the china virus outbreak of the coronavirus, has passed 100, as we heard from our correspondent in shanghai this morning. the number of confirmed cases and the death toll is growing all the time. at number five, cases and the death toll is growing all the time. at numberfive, let me point you to dad, journey to the domesday glazier. the story we've been talking about this morning, a massive expedition, massive expedition being carried out by scientists in the antarctic to find out why the glacier which is as big as britain is melting faster. than

was expected. away from the more serious stories, let me pop in this. coming in at number six. supermarket can't defiant tesco ban. it caught my eye. banned from entering his favourite supermarket is up to his old tricks and has been seen lounging in the self—service checkout. you can see it there in the image. pumpkin, gingertom. he's become an unexpected item in the bagging area at the norwich tesco branch, it says. have a look if you wa nt branch, it says. have a look if you want something lighter today. let me tell you what is number one on the most watched. the question posed as can anyone call themselves a therapist or a counsellor and this investigation has been done by our reporterjordan dunbar. he is found there are no laws against operating asa there are no laws against operating as a therapist, psychotherapist or councillor in the uk, lots of online courses, the investigation shows you can cheat on these online courses

and geta can cheat on these online courses and get a supposed qualification so have a look at that. that is it for the morning briefing today. right now... the morning briefing today. right now i've gone before the camera has moved. there we are. sport now and time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. are you starting with tennis this morning? a tennis player called tennis. i was absolutely thinking the same thing. but first, this. good morning... they're calling it the miracle of melbourne. roger federer saved seven match points against america's tennys sandgren to reach the semi finals of the australian open. watching the epic fightback in melbourne was our reporterjohn watson. it's classic roger federer, he never gives up. and we've seen why he is the champion he is. we saw him

produce the goods against top ten players, the world 's produce the goods against top ten players, the world '5 best but in those moments, saving seven match points we realise the determination that he has, the will to win and that's what underpins him as the champion that he is. extraordinary match, 2—1 sets down, the fourth set, he saved seven match points. he clinched it on the tie—break. just as he did in his third—round match. forcing the fifth and deciding set, he went on to win. it was a match which really had it all. we saw some obscenities from roger federer, we don't often see that, we saw him taking a medical time—out, don't often see that, we saw him taking a medicaltime—out, issue with his groin and tightness in his leg which needed treatment and we saw his opponent, from the united states, in that crucial tie—break in the third set, as they were changing ends, he was back in his seat, we saw a ball girl run into his leg which he said was extremely uncomfortable at the time but didn't affect the outcome of the match. as

i say, not like roger federer, bad language out on the court, he said in all of his years of playing it doesn't happen that often and he thought he could be afforded one bit of bad language this time! honestly, to be frustrated at one point, over 15 hours, and throughout this match, i think it's normal. i found it a bit tough, you know? it's not like unknown to throw around words or whatever, it's not like the whole stadium heard it either, but no problem, i will accept it. was it in english? it was a mix! laughter novak djokovic and roger federer next. it is indeed. you would say it's likely to be novak djokovic, not to write off the chances of milos raonic, he's beaten him in nine of their previous encounters.

milos raonic struggling with injury of late. such is the domination of novak djokovic, you would envisage it will be a novak djokovic, roger federer final. currently going with a serve at the moment, novak djokovic looking to break light in the first set which would give him a first set lead against the canadian. john watson in melbourne, thank you. and i'm joined onset now by british tennis player harriet dart. many thanks forjoining us. let's look at the women ‘s draw, roger federer taking all the headlines but ashleigh barty through to the semifinals, straight sets win for her over at petra kvitova and i know you know ashleigh barty well, she be due at wimbledon last summer. out of an opponent is she? extremely, especially in the women 's an opponent is she? extremely, especially in the women '5 again, incredible strength and depth, exciting draw, it will be interesting to see who comes out on

top. how do you think the draw is going? people were talking about serena williams, the possible win, record equalling with margaret court. she is gone, someone else doing well is simona halep, you know her well having played in the second round. is she one of the favourites? for sure. i think it's pretty much all set for a simona halep ashleigh barty final but everyone is there andl barty final but everyone is there and i think it's very exciting to see the level everyone is playing out and i think anyone can take the title. you played in the second round against simona halep. how do you write your australian open this year? it was a positive step forward for me. to win my first match outside of wimbledon was very exciting and i think overall, i played really well and i think it's all positive, really. how about the conditions? we know you were part of qualifying, talk of the bushfires that have devastated so many parts of australia. in terms of breathing difficulties you were saying it did not affect you directly but it had

an impact on lots of players. what was it like in those conditions?” think the tournament did a good job in terms of the organisers and the experts making sure it was safe to play. but yes, truly devastating what's going on in australia. but for me, personally, i was fortunate i think to play at late match. i wasn't affected as much. what do you get out of the experience that you've had? get out of the experience that you've had ? you get out of the experience that you've had? you played ashleigh barty. simona halep. what does playing players who are at the top of their game do for you at this age? i think the more exposed to that kind of level, with the big court, bigger crowd, the more it becomes normal and hopefully, in the near too distant future, i will be coming out on top of those matches. you heard it here first, you call it a possible ashleigh barty simona halep final. harriet dart, thank you. you can watch highlights from

melbourne on bbc two this afternoon. 3:15pm. you don't want to miss it, classic comeback from roger federer. saving seven match points to reach the semifinals. joe root quoted on many of the back pages this morning. coded on his disguise the limit mark. mark wood there, celebrating one of his nine wickets in the match the guardian show the whole team with their numerous trophies. "bring on australia", they say. the mirror focus on football, and claims that manchester united will be recalling alexis sanchez from inter milan injune, to give him a second chance. that's all the sport for now.

thank you very much. in the 1960s, hundreds of train stations and thousand of miles of track were closed across britain, following a report by the chairman of british railways, dr richard beeching. but now work will begin to see if any of those cuts can be reversed. our transport correspondent tom burridge has been to one town in lancashire to see if the line there, can be brought back to life. they have been renovating the railway their town lost for years — volunteers who want this, the only line into fleetwood, reopened. the railway corridor is here, and we are very passionate on getting it reopened. if it reopened to fleetwood, it would make the joined—up transport that we need in this area. work needed to bring it back to life will now be assessed, as well as the value a functioning

railway would bring. back in the day, you used to be able to get a train from fleetwood, half a mile in that direction, right down this track, direct into london euston. but for around half a century, it's been a challenge for people to even get to places nearby, like manchester or preston. the line was one of hundreds to close in the 1960s and ‘70s. dr beeching's new look for british railways is as sweeping as expected. richard beeching's plan was radical. more than 2,000 stations will be closed. scotland's rail network, before and after... ..wales. .. ..and the north of england. today, a commitment from the government that it will spend £500 million on bringing some lines, like fleetwood, back. a move to reverse those cuts is welcome news for those living and working in the town. how much does this town need it?

this town needs it a lot, to be fair. the train station, bringing the railway back into the town, would help a hell of a lot. and the high street has been forgotten, so all the shops that closed down on the high street don't seem to reopen. it's all empty stores. so having a train line coming back into the town might boost businesses, to get more into the high street. when you are a town of 25,000, tucked away on the lancashire coast, with only reminders of the links you used to have, it's a no—brainer. we've had enquiries about a three—day music festival here before, and we've had to turn it down, because there's just not the links for people to get here. and it would just be so amazing to have that on your doorstep, as a young person. connecting places like this is something the conservatives believe they have to deliver if they are to retain the support that won them the election. the people we met believe this line

will mean a brighter future. tom burridge, bbc news, in lancashire. earlier, the transport secretary grant shapps said that reversing the cuts made by beeching would connect left behind communities. we've got to build the entire network which is why that £a8 billion, working on the existing network is important. but i think things like reversing the beeching cuts is important as well. so we can connect up all of these communities, too many of whom get left behind because they were cut off from the railway network and nobody seemed to ca re railway network and nobody seemed to care all these years. well let's speak to andy mcdonald, labour's shadow transport secretary who joins me now from westminster. good morning to you. labour are calling this meaningless, why do you think it's meaningless? its drivel and i'm amazed that anybody is taken in by it. £500 million, if that sum

was devoted to restoring railways, it would cover about 25 miles. 3300 miles taken out by beeching. so you can readily see that this, to say that this marks the beginning of the reversal of the beeching cuts is disingenuous at the very least. and this is simply seedcorn money to look at some feasibility studies but to herald it as the reversal of the beeching cuts is frankly a sick joke. i'd be more interested if there was a real commitment to reversing some of the chris grayling cuts to the electrification programme supper cancelled over the last several years, i'd start to ta ke last several years, i'd start to take this government a bit more seriously. our correspondent was certainly in fleetwood, the fleetwood line in lancashire, the people he talked to in the local community were welcoming this. they see hopes of regeneration, of reducing congestion in the area. are

those false hopes, do you think? they may well turn out to be. i fully support the restoration of that line, i think we should have a rolling programme of investment in a ra i lwa ys rolling programme of investment in a railways over 30—a0 ear programmes so railways over 30—a0 ear programmes so the communities can see what is coming down the track, literally. and that the supply side of the industry, of the railway, can look at investing in skills and in plant and machinery to see that programme setting up before them. what exactly would the labour party do on that front? we are talking about some of the communities here who lost faith with the party in the last election. we've made that pledge to them, to have a fully integrated transport system whereby the railway system worked as one cohesive whole with a guiding mind, that talked to a local public transport network so that buses were in public ownership and control, so they were totally coordinated, that would be serving their needs. and yes, restoration of

lines but let's set that out in an honest programme of regeneration and redevelopment. and don't kid anybody that are re—announcement of £500 million which was promised prior to the election, let's have no bones about it, this is a rehash of the previous announcement and it doesn't go anyway towards restoring the 3300 miles of track that were lost. so we have to be honest about this. don't try to delude people and pull the wool over their eyes which is what this government is doing it again. the government says this will help connect in the words of grant shapps, left behind communities. how are you going to hold the government to account over this particular project? of course, we all want to see those disconnected communities reconnected. but there has to be some honesty over what is going on here. and i said this does not represent a reconnection of fleetwood or the skipton line, or

ashington to blyth. it's a stunt to simply distract attention to the colla pse simply distract attention to the collapse of the franchise system which is going on around our ears. high court litigation going on right as we speak. there will be an announcement tomorrow about the future of northern rail. the franchise fractured privatised system is collapsing and this is merely distraction of promises, way into the future, of restoring lines. they should be restored and i would wa nt to they should be restored and i would want to have a programme that would rule that out over the requisite number of years. but this is, quite frankly, a dishonest way of going about the business. andy mcdonald, thank you. a british endurance swimmer and climate change campaigner has become the first person to swim under an antarctic ice sheet wearing just trunks, a cap, and goggles. lewis gordon pugh, who's also the un's patron of the oceans, is now using his feat of endurance to encourage china and russia to create a network of marine protected areas in the southern ocean. karen morrison reports.

it's one of the most hostile places to swim on earth. the waters are freezing and the wind is a bitter —15 celsius. this is east antarctica. where british swimmer lewis gordon pugh is pushing himself to the brink of human endurance. the water had risen in the tunnel and, as i went in, i realised it wasn't possible to swim the crawl, because you are turning and turning around all of these corners, and it's very, very narrow. and then what was amazing were the currents. less than 3% of the ocean's surface is currently protected, but pugh hopes his extreme mission will raise awareness and change that by establishing marine protected areas. much like national parks on land, these designated regions in the water can protect wildlife and prevent damaging industries. the swim is just one

part of this campaign. the most important part is afterwards — coming to moscow, going to washington and london, going to beijing, and sitting down with world leaders and saying to them, this place needs protecting. it needs protecting because all of ourfutures depend on it. and sometimes you get pushed away, but you've got to go back and keep asking and asking, you've got to have that resilience. the spectacular beauty belies a darker reality. this river is a result of the melting ice sheet. but, by completing the 300—metre crossing, pugh hopes to preserve these views for future generations. the former belgian king albert ii has admitted he is the father of the belgian artist delphine boel, who was born from his affair with a baroness. he was forced to give a dna test which came back positive. he had been fighting the paternity claim by delphine boel

for more than a decade. she is now officially his fourth child. they might not be the usual top—level athletes, but some young dogs are in training for this year's ‘puppy bowl‘. almost 100 puppies, which have been chosen from animal shelters, will compete for team fluff and team ruff in a game which will air ahead of the us. super bowl on sunday. points are awarded for dragging or kicking toys in to the end zone. hopefully they will get some homes as well. how lovely. time for a look at the weather. let's check out this no knows and the rest of the weather news with simon. hello, good morning. we haven't seen much snow so morning. we haven't seen much snow so far this winter. there was some excitement, snow falling through the night in the first part of this morning. you can see on the radar, the snow drifting north—east, at the

moment we have more snow showers moving in across western areas. mainly over the higher ground but even down to lower levels, some sleet at times. some lovely photographs from our weather watchers through this morning in snow hit areas. more wintry showers moving on, further south across parts of wales, southern england, you can see the odd heavy shower bringing some hail. but i think generally, towards eastern england and scotland it will be drier, the shower is not quite as frequent, some sunshine, temperatures for 8 degrees. there is a rather brisk wind out there, particularly across southern parts, gusts 55 miles an hourin southern parts, gusts 55 miles an hour in parts of the channel. with that wind, it's going to feel much colder than those temperatures suggest. this is the feels like temperatures. feeling pretty cold. overnight we continue with showers, those moving through with clear skies, it means it will turn quite cold, the risk of ice as we head into wednesday morning. temperatures

close to if not roundabout freezing. two or three degrees. bit of a cold start for wednesday but as we go through the day, low pressure towards the north of the uk. that will bring this weather system in across northern ireland and into scotland. the cloud increasing. some showers ahead of it, someone trainers over the higher ground. the rain edging the far north of northern ireland, generally into scotland, there could be some snow over the higher ground. some of the rain edging into north—west england, further south, largely dry, some sunny spells, throughout the morning. not quite as cold on wednesday. temperatures up by a couple of degrees. temperatures continue to rise as we go through to the end of the week. milder air moving in from the south, still some weather systems in play so despite the milderfeel, still be quite cloudy, some rain at times across scotla nd cloudy, some rain at times across scotland during thursday. edging south. perhaps some rain across

other areas, some uncertainty with that. quite a bit of blood on thursday, temperatures coming up to double figures, 10—12 possibly 13 degrees. keeping the milder weather on friday. and as we go into the weekend. goodbye.

hello. it's tuesday, it's ten o'clock, i'm victoria derbyshire and we're live from new broadcasting house. in today's exclusive story, a mum whose ex—partner is a convicted child rapist has told this programme she fears for her daughters‘ safety after a family court said he should be allowed to have overnight access every two weeks. it's not a question of if he will do it again. it's a question of who he will do it to. will it be my children or will it be someone else? you think there's a possibility he could rape your daughters? his daughters? yes. meanwhile the government's told us its review — launched after our family courts investigation last year — has so far spoken to 1,000 victims of domestic abuse.