today at five: the government plans to tighten terror legislation following an attack on shoppers in south london. two people were stabbed in streatham by 20—year—old sudesh amman, who'd been in prison for terror offences and was released on licence about a week ago. he was shot dead at the scene by armed police. the prime minister said it was time to end the system of automatic early release. the anomaly we need to clear up is the process by which some people are still coming out under automatic early release without any kind of scrutiny or parole system. we'll have the latest on that developing story in the next hour. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: a new 1000—bed hospital opens in wuhan for corona virus patients. meanwhile, one of the passengers

who landed on a flight from china to the uk has been taken ill and is receiving treatment. borisjohnson says britain won't bind itself to eu rules in order to get a trade deal by the end of the year. we find ourselves talking again about the need to do more to ensure diversity in the sector and in the awards process. that simply cannot be right in this day and age. the baftas are criticised for a lack of diversity — as all twenty acting nominees were white, and no female directors were put forward for the seventh consecutive year. it's five o'clock.

the prime minister borisjohnson says he wants to end the automatic early release of prisoners who are in jail for terror offences following yesterday's knife attack in south london. sudesh amman was shot dead by police after he stabbed two people in streatham. he'd only recently been freed from prison, after serving half of his sentence for terrorism offences. the attack in streatham began at four minutes to two yesterday afternoon, when amman grabbed a knife from a shop on the high street. two minutes later, he stabbed his first victim outside the white lion pub. seconds later, he stabbed another person outside cash converters. within two minutes, police shot amman dead on the high street. and four minutes after the victims were stabbed, medics arrived on the scene. this morning, police have been searching a hostel where he had been staying. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, reports. this may have been what police have called an isolated attack.

it may be that no one was killed. but a huge police investigation is under way nonetheless. starting where it happened, a busy street in south london. george saw the face of the knifeman. ijust keep having this image in my head, i can see how, the expression on his face... it was like he was trying to say something, and he was so young. seriously, i cannot understand why people would actually want to do that. it's just really, really stupid and ridiculous. such a waste of life. absolute waste of life. we know he was stopped by armed, covert surveillance officers. we know he was being followed and that suggests he was regarded as likely to attempt some sort of attack. this is the hostel where he was staying after being released from prison, having served his sentence. that's an automatic process

and the fact this is the second time that a terrorism prisoner has gone on to carry out an attack means there are now calls for something to change. angry, because both these attacks, the one in november and the one yesterday, were preventable and foreseeable. i've been concerned for some time and i've made my views clear in relation to changes in the law made by the government which mean thatjudges haven't got the tools they used to have to keep people imprisoned longer who are still a danger to the public. and so, this morning, the prime minister promised a tougher approach. i hope people understand that the anomaly we need to clear up is the process by which some people are still coming out under automatic early release without any kind of scrutiny or parole system. and the problem is that this sort of attack, a single attacker, a low—tech weapon, no warning, is putting pressure on what is already a system

for deradicalising extremists which is not yet proven to work well. the former prisons minister and now london mayoral candidate accepts that despite his time in charge, things need to improve. as we get more terrorist offenders coming into the system, and this number of terrorists in the prison system wasn't there ten years ago, we need much more training and expertise. and increasingly, the type of terrorists we are dealing with are different to the type we were dealing with five years ago, so the expertise and training we need is different to what we needed five years ago. there are other questions to answer. should, could amman have been stopped from starting his attack by watching police? whatever the answer, the action they did take has almost certainly saved lives. our correspondent charlotte rose has spent the day at the scene. a spent the day at the scene. police cordon remains

streatham a police cordon remains in place on streatham high road this evening, and forensic officers are still inside the store you can see just behind me, which is where sudesh amman bought the knife he used to attack his victims will stop as you can see, slightly further down the street, cleaning is now taking place of the area where that attack happened. we know that metropolitan police commissioner cressida dick has been visiting the scene this afternoon to support investigating officers. at the same time, the metropolitan police have carried out searches on two addresses, one in bishops stortford in hertfordshire, and another at a bail horse hostel in streatham, where sudesh amman had been staying since his release from jail on the 23rd ofjanuary. with me now is our security correspondent, gordon corera. what more has emerged about the way the police were following this man, the police were following this man, the surveillance operation on him before yesterday's events? the surveillance operation on him before yesterday's eve nts7m the surveillance operation on him before yesterday's events? it was a targeted surveillance operation by

an armed undercover police surveillance unit clearly because he had beenjudged to be high risk. why was hejudged to be high risk? well, clearly he had a history of... a fascination, really, with using knives to carry out an attack, from the original trial, when he pled guilty to other charges. there may well also have been other information during his time in prison which suggested he hadn't changed his views and remain committed to carrying out some act of violence, and there may have been suspicions after he was released, in that week or ten days or so afterwards. all of that created a picture which led the police and security service clearly to view him as someone security service clearly to view him as someone who could carry out an act of violence. that doesn't necessarily mean they had intelligence it was going to happen on that afternoon, but clearly they had enough to put him into that category of high risk and have unarmed surveillance team on him. there are a limited number of teams,

so there are a limited number of teams, so to assign one to someone suggests they really did have some concerns about him. what about other, you know, former terror prisoners who are released in that sort of situation chris mike how unusual is it to carry out that sort of surveillance operation on them because and is that the way the police have got to proceed now in order to keep us safe? that is one of the challenges — they did not have that many other options. he completed half his sentence, which put him up for automatic release under the system that has been in place. he had not yet committed another crime. it looks like he could have been charged or arrested for. the only other option was intensive surveillance. those resources a re intensive surveillance. those resources are scarce, to have that kind of intensive surveillance on someone, so the question is, what else can you do for all those other individuals chris mike and there are a large number of other individuals who have been released or are due to be, and that is one of the big

policy challenges for government, to work out how to deal with it. like mike we'rejust going work out how to deal with it. like mike we're just going to hear from the commons, who is making a statement. we are just going to hear... statement. we are just going to hear. . . two statement. we are just going to hear... two members of the public we re brutally hear... two members of the public were brutally stabbed as they went about their business on the busy high road. another was injured as our brave police stepped in before even more harm could be done. honourable members i'm sure will join me in sending our thoughts and prayers to the victims, their families, and to all those affected by this appalling attack. i would also like to pay tribute to our outstanding emergency services, who once again ran towards, ran towards untold danger to protect the public. the police, who shot the offender to save others, and the ambulance staff who fearlessly tended to the wounded

despite the risk to their own lives. protecting the public is, has to be, the number one priority for this government. the streatham incident is subject to an ongoing police investigation, and as such, i'm limited in what i can say at this time, buti limited in what i can say at this time, but i would like to share what details i'm able to with the house. a known terrorist senselessly stabbed a man and a woman on streatham high road about 2pm yesterday afternoon. the attacker has yet to be formally identified, but police are confident that it was 20—year—old sudesh amman. in december 2018, he was imprisoned for three years and four months for 16 counts of distributing extremist material, and for the possession of material, and for the possession of material likely to be useful for the purposes of preparing a terrorist act. the sentence he received was a

standard determinate sentence, and that means that one week ago he was automatically released half through that term. the parole board had no involvement in the matter. the law required automatic, unconditional release at the halfway point. amman was being followed by armed police office rs was being followed by armed police officers when he made his attack, and they immediately shot him dead before he could harm any others. they stepped in despite the fact he appeared to be wearing an explosive device which has no been confirmed as fake. a female member of the public in her 20s was hurt by broken glass as shots were fired to end the threat. she remains in hospital, as does the male victim in his 40s, who lam does the male victim in his 40s, who i am pleased to say is now recovering after initially fighting for his life. the other female victim, in her50s, has since been

discharged, and our thoughts are with them all. as this is an ongoing investigation, it would be not appropriate for me to comment further on the case while the full facts are being established, but i would like to reassure honourable members that our outstanding security services and the police have the full support of the government as they investigate this atrocity. i also want to talk about our security services — police, prison and probation officers and their joint prison and probation officers and theirjoint response. all of these agencies are truly first class, and they are the epitome of public duty, and the swift response to yesterday's attack, monitoring the threat and responding quickly when it escalated, can give us confidence that the police and security services are doing all they can to keep the public safe. our prisons and probation services have robust

measures in place to deal with terrorist offenders, and we are at the forefront of international efforts to counter this threat. all terrorist prisoners and individuals who are considered to be an extremist risk are managed through a specialist case management process. most can be dealt with as part of the mainstream prison population, but where it is necessary, a small numberof the very but where it is necessary, a small number of the very highest risk offenders are now managed in separation centres. the time and offender spends in prison is an opportunity to do our best to rehabilitate, recognising that this is no simple challenge. psychological, theological and mental health interventions are all used, and prison service psychologists supply two programmes, used both in custody and in the community. in addition, eddie systems and disengagement system was rolled out in prisons in 2018, providing a range of intensive,

tailored interventions designed to address the root causes of terrorism. i want to pay tribute to the work of our prisons and probation staff, dedicated to keep the public safe. they work tirelessly to try to turn lives around, even in the face of such a deep—seated ideology. the tragic events at fishmongers' hall in november of last year showed that we need to look carefully at the way we deal with terrorist offenders. i have long been clear, as has my right honourable friend the prime minister, that automatic halfway release is simply not right in all cases. after the london bridge attack, the prime minister, the home secretary and i immediately promised an immediate shake—up of our response to terrorism. two weeks ago, the home secretary and i announced clear measures, a tough new approach, and a new commitment to crack down on offenders and to keep people safe. those measures

include introducing longer and tougher sentences for serious terrorist offenders, ending release for them before the end of their custodial term, and opening up longer license periods whilst keeping the worst offenders locked up keeping the worst offenders locked up fora keeping the worst offenders locked up for a mandatory minimum 14 year term. secondly, the overhaul of prisons and probation, with tougher monitoring conditions, including lie detector tests to assess risk. thirdly, doubling the number of counterterrorism probation officers, and also investing in counterterrorist police, providing an increase in funding of £90 million from this april. and from this —— and finally, putting victims first, by reviewing the support available to them, including an immediate £500,000 boost for the victims of terrorism unit. we have also announced an independent review of our multi—agent —— multi agency arrangements, to be led byjonathan

hall qc. this will look at pre—release planning as well as the management of offenders upon release into the community. many of these measures will be included in a new counterterrorism sentencing release bill, to be introduced in the first 100 days of this re—elected government. yesterday's appalling incident makes the case plainly for immediate action. we cannot have the situation, as we saw tragically in yesterday's case, where an offender, a known risk to innocent members of the public, is released early by automatic process of law, without any oversight by the parole board. we will be doing everything we can to protect the public. that is our primary duty, and we will, therefore, introduce emergency legislation to ensure an end to terrorist offenders getting released automatically, having served half of

their sentence with no check or review. the underlying principle has to be that offenders will no longer be released early automatically, and that any release before the end of their sentence will be dependent upon risk assessment by the parole board. we face an unprecedented situation of severe gravity, and as such, it demands that the government respond immediately, and that this legislation will, therefore, also applied to a serving prisoners. the earliest point at which these offenders will now be considered for release will be once they have served two thirds of their sentence, and crucially, we will introduce a requirement that no terrorist offender will be released before the end of the full custodial term unless the parole board agrees. and we will ensure that the functions of the parole board are strengthened to deal even more effectively with the specific risk that terrorists opposed to public safety. so, for

example, we will ensure that the appropriate specialisms are in place. that work is in train, and we will take steps to implement this as soon as possible. when someone is released, we will always ensure that terrorist offenders are subject to the most robust safeguards, and we will consider whether new legislation is required to provide additional assurance. and finally, we will review whether the current maximum penalties and sentencing framework for terrorist offences is indeed sufficient or comprehensive, on the underlying principle that terrorist offenders should no longer be released until the parole board is satisfied that they are no longer a risk to the public. as i have said, keeping our streets and our people safe is our first duty. we face a threat from an ideology that takes no heed for others, and we must use every tool we can to make sure that threat is neutralised. the

british public have a proud history of coming together in times of adversity against those who seek to divide us, and it is together that we can make sure that the terrorists who seek to threaten our way of life will never win. the government will do everything in our power to defeat them and to ensure that the public is protected, and i commend this statement to the house. thank you, madam deputy speaker. i was only able to have sight of the secretary of state's statement 20 minutes before he started to speak, which left me in an unacceptable position where i had to prepare my statement based upon press briefings on such a serious matter. but i do want to begin by saying that my thoughts are with the people who were attacked yesterday and their families, and with the people of streatham, who witnessed this absolutely horrific attack. i also want to pay tribute

to our police and emergency services for their professionalism and courage that they demonstrated in their swift response to this attack. the first responsibility of a government is to keep its citizens safe. tragically, the cuts that we have seen over the previous decade across our justice have seen over the previous decade across ourjustice system, to the police and to prisons, to probation and to the cps, have left our community is less safe, which is why our justice system is community is less safe, which is why ourjustice system is in the state of crisis. it will take time for the full facts around yesterday's terrible attack to come out, and we owe it to those affected to carefully assess what happened, and ta ke carefully assess what happened, and take the action necessary to reduce the risk of similar attacks happening again. experts have raised serious concerns about the impact of austerity on the government's programmes for dealing with

terrorism offenders. a former cps chief prosecutor for north west england described these programmes today as being largely underfunded and poorly executed. does the secretary of state agree with this assessment, and what is being done to address this? turning to prisons, this is the second such attack carried out by recently released prisoners in recent months, so how many of the recommendations from the 2016 review into extremism in prisons have been implemented? huge cuts to prison budgets have not only left our prisons with more than 2000 fewer officers than in 2010, they also lead to an exodus of experienced staff, with the loss of tens of thousands of years of experience, and that experience is vital in maintaining safety and order in prisons, and crucially, in identifying and dealing with radicalisation. the figures i

obtained last year showed that the picture in high security prisons is even worse, with over 400 fewer officers in high security prisons compared with 2010, so does the secretary of state believe that those cuts have led to... those same figures reveal that belmarsh, where the streatham attacker was held until his release last week, is a staggering 100 fewer prison officers thanit staggering 100 fewer prison officers than it did in 2010. so by what date will the government return all high security prison staffing numbers to 2010 levels? sadly, the problems in ourcriminal 2010 levels? sadly, the problems in our criminaljustice 2010 levels? sadly, the problems in our criminal justice system 2010 levels? sadly, the problems in our criminaljustice system are not limited to prisons. probation managers hundreds of thousands of offenders released from prison. all but a handful of the most dangerous prisoners will at some point leave prison. probation has a vital role to play in keeping our communities

safe, and the decision by the government to break up our probation system alongside the decision to outsource the monitoring of some of the most dangerous offenders in bail hostels has left the public at higher risk, so what assessment has the secretary of state made of the consequences of the failed probation forms and the monitoring of those convicted of terror offences? on sentencing, the most dangerous offenders, judges can ensure that prisoners are not released half way through their sentences but instead serve a through their sentences but instead servea minimum through their sentences but instead serve a minimum of two thirds and are only released if the parole board determines it is safe to do so. we will look at the proposals that have been referred to in the secretary of state's statement, because our priority must be to keep the public safe. but to be clear, the public safe. but to be clear, the government cannot use sentencing asa the government cannot use sentencing as a way of distracting from their record of bringing the criminal

justice system to breaking point.|j am grateful to the honourable gentleman for making his points, and i will do my very best to answer all of them. in regard to the last point he makes, about sentencing, he is right to make reference to the indeterminate sentence system. that depends on the judge making a finding of dangerousness, and in this particular case, that was an option open to the court, but the court took the decision not to do that, which is why it was a standard determinate term. therefore, more needs to be done with regard to the framework to make sure it doesn't depend on the need to make such a finding, so that we can end automatic release. i would hope that he and the party opposite would support that approach when it comes to the necessary legislation. he makes observations more generally about the justice system. i would remind him that the responsibility

for the supervision of serious offenders has always lain with the national probation service, which remains within the hands of the state. i can reassure him that the reforms i am driving forward to probation mean that we bring together all the arms of the probation service in a way i think will lead to a greater coordination and a better spread of casework for probation officers, and indeed, an improved purchase upon the regime that needs to be applied. and we are recruiting actively more probation officers. with regard to the ian aitchison report, indeed, he made his report in 2016, and of the 11 consolidated recommendations, eight we re consolidated recommendations, eight were adopted, with disagreement on three of them. i commend the work that he and others did. things have moved on considerably since that point, andi moved on considerably since that point, and i think it is right to emphasise the joint working here between the home office, my department and indeed the security

services to ensure we are all working together to monitor not just offenders in the community of this nation, but also terrorist offenders in prison. indeed, other countries are learning from that experience. he has made general remarks about the justice system, which we do hear from him on a regular basis. i would simply remind him of the choices that we had to make at the beginning of the last decade. the difficulty we we re of the last decade. the difficulty we were placed in, and the fact that we were placed in, and the fact that we are increasing counterterrorism and bearing down on the risk we face. there has never been any question during any time of the conservative government's period in government that we have prioritised resources over the need to protect the public. it will be paramount irrespective of the cost. it will be obvious that a great many people wish to take part in this statement

this afternoon, i statement, i say for the benefit of new members and others, is not an occasion for making a speech. i must insist on brief questions, and each member has the chance to make one question, not a preamble and then a question, but just one question, otherwise we won't get through everyone, and then those who are not called can be angry with those who have been called and taken too long. robert neill. thank you. iwelcome called and taken too long. robert neill. thank you. i welcome the lord chancellor's approach, because most of us do recognise the exceptional nature of this threat may require exceptional measures. can he tell us which rehabilitation measures the suspected perpetrator of this attack was subject to while in prison because mike and will he consider again those remaining aspects of the view regarding to a much more a sort of management of these particularly complex and dangerous prisoners within the system from the start of

their sentence? i'm grateful to within the system from the start of their sentence? i'm gratefulto my honourable friend, the chair of the justice select committee. it would be perhaps wrong of me to go into specific detail as to the regimen that applied in prison with regard to this offender. may i make this general observation. the terrorist cohort is complex, difficult to assess, and if there isn't engagement by individuals with the programmes on offer, the assessment of risk becomes a much more complicated exercise. i will simply say this: bearing in mind the exceptional nature of the terrorist cohort, exceptional approaches are needed. can i start by expressing my sympathies and those of the scottish national party for those injured and terrorised by yesterday's events, and also our praise for the security and also our praise for the security and emergency services. i am pleased that the uk government are following

the scottish government puts might lead in ending early automatic release for those most serious offenders. the lord chancellor has said he intends to introduce emergency legislation, making retrospective provision in relation to those sentenced before the law was changed. i wonder, can he assured me that the usual legal difficulties with retrospective legislation have been addressed to his satisfaction? sentencing is only a small part of the answer to terrorism, and it is what happens during the sentence that really matters. to date, de—radicalisation and disengagement programmes have been largely underfunded and poorly executed. these are not my views but the views of the former chief crown prosecutor for the north west of england, an experienced lawyer and prosecutor worth listening to. he says this has happened as a direct consequence of the decision by successive tory governments to cut funding to probation and other

rehabilitation programmes. of course, the cost of the sort of post release police surveillance we saw yesterday far outweighs the cost of preventative measures and de—radicalisation. does the lord chancellor agree with me on that charisma can he assure the house that in future sufficient funds and resources will be made available to deal with preventative entity de—radicalisation programmes in prison because mike finally, it was reported earlier today that a number ten anonymous source told sky news that the system for dealing with terrorism has significant problems because of the shocking influence of lawyers on policy? i imagine the lord chancellor doesn't share that view, so will he join lord chancellor doesn't share that view, so will hejoin me in condemning... this is important. will hejoin me in condemning the sort of anonymous briefings, and will he agree with me that there is plenty of room for introducing

robust anti—terrorism policies that are rule of law compliant? iam i am grateful to the honourable lady and great felt for her remarks about the solidarity we have across these islands in regard to terrorism. dealing with her last point first, i think it is important to remember that we in this country stand and fight the rule of law and due process. that is what marks us out as different from those who rely upon the bullet and bee balm, who use indiscriminate and arbitrary means and methods to impose their will upon us. we stand to anything, then we have to stand for the rule of law, that makes us better than them. it makes us different and it means we have something worth defending. i hope that answers her point... studio: we are going to leave the comments now. that was thejustice

minister talking about what happened yesterday, the terror attack in streatham, south london and saying the government will introduce emergency legislation to prevent convicted terrorists are automatically being released from prison halfway through their sentence. emergency legislation to stop that happening any more and in reply to that, the shadowjustice secretary blamed government cuts on the prison service and the probation service. he said those cuts have left society less safe and they brought the criminal justice left society less safe and they brought the criminaljustice system to breaking point. that is the latest from the commons. we will be discussing that issue throughout the evening here. for now, we're going to pause and take a look at the sports news. tomorrow, england's cricketers play their first one day international since winning the world cup last year — but their captain does not know if he'll lead them into the

next one. eoin morgan did contemplate his future after that memorable lord's final — but preparing for the first of three 50—over matches against south africa — he says he's happy leading the side for the moment. we have 2t20 world cup that i am focused on. i think once i have made the decision to continue on, history suggests that decision, whether you like it or not, is taken out of your hands, given performance, given individual performance or team performance. my mind is set on the next two t20 world cups. if i make it to the next, i think it will be great. for the second game running, scotland will be without fly half finn russell in the six nations. he's been left out of their squad to face england this weekend. it comes after he was dropped before the tournament for breaching team protocol during a drinking session. adam hastings started in his absence for their defeat against ireland on saturday. some bad news for ireland though, just one game

into the six nations championship and garry ringrose will miss their next games against wales and england. the centre suffered a suspected broken thumb in their win over scotland and he's had what ireland have called a ‘procedure' on the injury. he should be available to face italy in dublin on the 7th of march. scottish rugby union will also be without shaun wane after their part—time high performance coach has been today confirmed head coach of the england rugby league team. a two year contract takes in this year's ashes series and the world cup next year, also on home soil. wane led wigan to three superleague grand final victories. he replaces wayne bennett in the england role and says he's returning to league a better coach than when he left in 2018. as wane comes in, kevin sinfield is stepping down from leading england's performance unit. the former leeds rhinos man wished the team success and also praised the job bennett did during his tenure. liverpool held their usual pre—match press conference today ahead of their fa cup replay with shrewsbury town tomorrow. the big difference though was the absence of their usual manager. as the tie falls during the premier league's

first winter break — he and most of the first team are taking a break. so under 23s boss neil critchley will take klopp's spot on the touchline... he supports the young players unbelievably well, as he has shown survive this season —— as he has shown so far this season. so his presence, even if he isn't there, is a lwa ys presence, even if he isn't there, is always felt by our younger players and me, myself. ialso think always felt by our younger players and me, myself. i also think that maybe 1% that came into his thinking around the decision with the way we played the game against aston villa, maybe the boys deserved another opportunity. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. olly foster will have a comprehensive round up in sportsday at 6:30. borisjohnson has set out his vision for a trade deal with the european union, insisting britain will not have to follow the eu's rules in future.

speaking in greenwich, the prime minister said he wanted a free trade agreement similar to the one the eu struck with canada, and warned he would be ready to walk away if he couldn't agree one. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, said the eu wants a close trading relationship with the uk, but would not accept britain having ‘unfair competitive adva ntages'. here's our political correspondent, helen catt. the break—up's done, but what comes next? in brussels and in london, two visions of a future relationship. good morning, everybody. in his first speech since the uk left the eu, borisjohnson set out what he wants. we want a thriving trade and economic relationship with the eu. but... there is no need for a free trade agreement to involve accepting eu

rules on competition policy, subsidies, social protections, the environment or anything similar, any more than the eu should be obliged to accept uk rules. meanwhile, in brussels... we are ready to offer a highly ambitious trade deal as the central pillar of this partnership, including zero tariffs and zero quotas. but... we must now agree on specific and effective guarantees to ensure a level playing field over the long—term. it is a gap negotiators will have to work out how to bridge in the coming months. borisjohnson has ruled out a norway—style close relationship with the eu as a solution. instead, he wants an agreement like canada's, which has almost no tariffs but does have checks. if he can't have that, he says it will have to be an arrangement like australia's.

it doesn't have a trade deal with the eu, although it's negotiating one, but has side deals instead. those would involve some form of customs checks on goods, and businesses that rely on importing and exporting parts or products will need time to prepare for any new regime. they will also need to reach agreements on issues like fishing and service industries. the uk and eu did agree a broad outline the future relationship before the uk left in the political declaration but it is open to interpretation and, as ever, it will come down to the detail to make it work. both sides say a deal can be done, but getting there, particularly in such a short time, may mean a challenging few months ahead. helen catt, bbc news, westminster. our chief political correspondent vicki young is in westminster now. time is short and both sides are talking pretty tough. they seem miles apart, that is what you would

expect at the beginning of the negotiation, both sides setting out how they think it's a good goal. borisjohnson is saying we prefer to have a canada type deal where they got rid of most of the tariffs and canada does not need to sign up to most of the rules, but he said he would be happy with in australia type deal, which means they do not have a free trade arrangement. it is a completely different option than the one that theresa may was talking about and tory ministers were talking about when this whole brexit process began. that question about what reels we do follow or not was one that was put to the labour leaderjeremy corbyn. if we don't have alignment with the european union on working conditions, environmental conditions, consumer rights, the standards of food that we eat and all those issues, then

quite clearly trade with europe is going to be affected. it is like the food processing industry are going to be affected and of course, the principles of investment in this country and what sort of working conditions people are going to be working under in the future. the message today from the prime minister was saying to the eu, we are not leaving in order to undercut the european union, the uk has high standards when it comes to workers' rights, environmental standards, but the problem is he is saying to the eu you have to trust us on this and go and what has happened before, we are the country that sticks to this kind of things. but that is not how the eu works, they are unlikely to accept it on trust. borisjohnson is admitting things are going to change, we are not going to be in the single market or the customs union any longer, there will not be frictionless trade and he says he is willing to accept some trade

barriers than follow eu rules. business leaders will be looking closely at this because at the moment, they had 11 months to prepare for what comes next. the problem at the moment as we do not know what comes next. thank you very much. in the last hour the health secretary, matt hancock, has warned that the new coronavirus will be around ‘for months'. addressing the house of commons, he stressed most cases were mild and not fatal. so far there have been two confirmed cases in the uk. let's take a listen to his update. this afternoon health ministers from g7 countries spoke and we agreed to coordinate our evidence and response wherever possible. currently the number of cases is doubling around every five days and it is cleared the virus will be with us for at least some months to come. this is a marathon, not a sprint. on existing evidence, most cases are mild and

most people recover. never anyone who has travelled from wuhan or the province from the last 14 days should immediately contact nhs111 to inform them of a recent travel, should stay indoors and avoid contact with other people, just as they would with the flu, even if there are no symptoms. anyone who has travelled to the uk from mainland china in the last 14 days and is experiencing a cough, fever or shortness of breath should self isolate and call nhs111, even if symptoms are mild. a new hospital specifically built to tackle corona virus has opened today in the city of wuhan. according to chinese authorities, building began on the 24th january, and a live stream of construction crews working against the clock has been followed by millions across the world. the new hospital has

1,000 beds and its first patients arrived today. a second case the person to person—to—person transmission the united states has been confirmed. it brings the total number of cases in the us to 11, that is according to the us to 11, that is according to the centre of disease control, it says it is still negotiating with the chinese government in its offer to send us experts to contain the spread of the coronavirus. the bbc has confirmed an increase to the cost of the annual television licence. the price will rise by three pounds to £157.50 from the 1st of april. the new cost equates to £3.02 per week, or £13.13 per month. the headlines on bbc news...

the government says it will introduce emergency legislation over early release for terror offences, following an attack on shoppers in south london by 20—year—old sudesh amman. a new one—thousand—bed hospital opens in wuhan for corona virus patients — meanhile one of the passengers who landed on a flight from china to the uk has been taken ill and is receiving treatment. borisjohnson says britain won't bind itself to eu rules in order to get a trade deal by the end of the year. red diesel — it's cheap fuel that costs about 85p a litre — it should only be used by farmers not by every day drivers. now motorists are being warned that they face heavy fines or losing their cars if they're caught with red diesel in theirfuel tanks. jonathan gibson reports.

at this filling station forecourt in sheffield, anyone can buy red diesel as long as they don't use it on the road. so, what are these guys doing with it? there's a lot in that boot. we don't know where they're going or what they're going to use it for. it might be legit, but i'd hazard a guess it isn't. and when i approached them, it wasn't. afternoon, gents. what's with the red diesel? what red diesel? the red diesel you're pouring in that car. i'm from the bbc, by the way. thank you, guys. hold on, hold on. leave the camera alone, we want to know what you're doing, mate. just a few questions, mate, that's all i want to ask. this isn't a victimless crime. the money being stolen from this fraud should be funnelled into the national health service, schools, police forces and so forth. but in birmingham, this guy is also filling up. hey, you're running that on red, mate? eh? are you running that on red? a little bit. yeah? it's still diesel, it's just got colouring in it. yeah? he buys it from this local supplier for 85p a litre. the pump says it's not for road use, but on the company website the tone is very different.

there is a line in there about "illegally using red diesel is a serious criminal offence", but are they really allowed to encourage it? so, i'm checking them out. it's all right for the car and that? i can't tell you anything like that. as soon as i say it's for my car, he should stop the sale, but he doesn't. and today i'm among regulars like the man i spoke to earlier. excuse me, sir. john gibson from the bbc. why are you filling your car with red diesel? why? yeah. i'm not taking any questions. the company supplying the diesel, gb fuels, is run by carlton beckford and his brother adrian. why are you selling red diesel illegally? illegally? sorry, it's illegal to put it into a car. we've always said that and that is it. but after the bbc approached them,

they have made changes. no matter what you do, before you start pumping that diesel, you ask them people what they need it for. i can't be fairer than that, can i? he's also changed its website because anyone found using red diesel on the road faces prosecution. jonathan gibson, bbc news. and you can see that investigation in full on tonight's inside out, on bbc one in the west midlands and yorkshire, at 7:30, and everywhere else on the bbc iplayer. some news from westminster and downing street ordered journalists from some of britain's major news organisations to leave before an official message on brexit. it prompted a walk—out. newspapers were told they cannot attend and that

meant correspondence from the bbc, itv, sky news and major newspapers left in protest. in number ten sources said it reserved the right to choose which journalists are breached whenever —— which journalists are briefed whenever it wished to. the 2020 race for the white house starts in earnest tonight, as voters in the us state of iowa choose who they want to be the democrats' candidate in november's presidential election. known as the iowa caucuses, the vote begins a state—by—state selection process. polls suggest the veteran senator, bernie sanders, holds a narrow lead over the former vice—president, joe biden. gary o'donogue reports from the state capital, des moines. this is the heart of the american midwest. the centre of the cornbelt, a place where pigs outnumber people 7—1. but every four years, iowa becomes the centre of national politics and this self—proclaimed democratic socialist insists he can beat donald trump.

let us go forward together, let us defeat donald trump. cheering. let us transform this country. thank you all very much. four years ago, bernie sanders was neck and neck with hillary clinton here in iowa. the enthusiasm he generated then has translated four years later. he is the candidate to beat. vying for the left of centre vote is another us senator, elizabeth warren. her pitch, a progressive who won't frighten off the moderates. but if iowans worry about their politics, they also worry about their football. sunday's super bowl, another huge contest. it's all competition, you've got to win. nobody wants second place. it's no good, everybody wants to win. so, i'm just ready for the super bowl, take it one step

at a time and then tomorrow i'll go to caucus and take my boys there too. so, what i'm asking for is for us to make history together on monday night. pete buttigieg has been the surprise of this campaign, a gay, small—town mayor, who is polling strongly. i've seen him speak six times now, and he'sjust a great candidate. i'm concerned that the rest of america will not vote for a gay candidate. really, though, the nomination race should bejoe biden's to lose. he is a former vice president and has the backing of the democratic establishment. but he's not running away with it. we can't turn four years of donald trump into an aberration, a historical aberration. but eight years, he'll change the country in a way we can't tolerate. we need you, we need you, we need you. doing well here can make all the difference. momentum for those who succeed, stalling into failure

for those who do not. there's a lot at stake. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, des moines, iowa. a financial watchdog has urged credit card companies to consider cutting or waiving fees for people in persistent debt. the financial conduct authority also says firms should not suspend a credit card without good reason. up to three million people are thought to be in longterm debt. police have evacuated an area of soho in central london — after an unexploded world war two bomb was found. officers were called to dean street, around a quarter to two, after the discovery at a building site. soho hotel, the soho theatre and the groucho club have all been evacuated, and cordons are in place. the former head of this year's climate summit may sue the uk government for sacking her, the bbc has learned. claire o'neill is now consulting lawyers. she has suggested ministers ‘could not cope' with an ‘independent‘ figure in charge

and said there had not been a single meeting on the climate issue since a cabinet sub—committee, chaired by boris johnson, was formed. the world war one film, 1917, was the big winner at the baftas last night — taking seven prizes in total. but the biggest talking point wasn't who picked up the awards, but the lack of diversity amongst the nominees. all 20 acting nominees were white, and no female directors were put forward for the seventh consecutive year. joaquin phoenix was praised for using his acceptance speech to call for change. colin paterson watched the ceremony, his report contains flash photography. applause. and the bafta goes to...1917. cheering. the world war i epic 1917 dominated the baftas, winning seven including best director for sir sam mendes and the big one, best film. thank you, bafta, for giving us a really wonderful night. thank you very, very much.

and thank you for all the people who've gone to see this movie in the cinemas. it's still on. laughter. much had been made of the fact that 20 out of 20 acting nominees at the baftas were white and the bafta president for the last decade, prince william, shared his frustration from the stage. we find ourselves talking again about the need to do more to ensure diversity in the sector and in the awards process. that simply cannot be right in this day and age. it was a theme whichjoaquin phoenix had spoken about when accepting his best actor forjoker. i think that it is the obligation of the people that have created and perpetuate and benefit from a system of repression to be the ones that dismantle it, so that's on us. applause and cheering. when it came to best actress, what's been dubbed the "reneesance" continues. renee zellweger winning her first

bafta in 16 years forjudy. ms garland, london town, which you have always loved so much, still loves you back. the acceptance speech which got the biggest laughs was brad pitt's for best supporting actor. despite him not being there. leaving his co—star margot robbie to read it out. "hey, britain. "heard you just became single. "welcome to the club." laughter. while the most emotional was michael ward's. the actor from blue story won the rising star award, voted for by the public. thank you to my dad because i know you're watching down on me. guiding and protecting me on thisjourney. i want to say thank you to my mum for believing in me and sacrificing everything for all of us to be here. you're a bafta winner. man, it's mad, right? i can't believe it. i know my energy‘s changed, right? i'm sure you can tell. i'm happy. i can't believe it. the biggest loser of the night, the irishman. nominated ten times, it won nothing.

from the cast, two old—time movie legends had flown over especially. what is the moment like where you film a scene with robert de niro? well, if we can find him. you know. the irishman, we were able to have some nice scenes. i was very happy to be able to do those. finally. i won for godfather part two? yeah! sorry to break the news to you! oh, my god. i thought i won for serpico! next up, on sunday, the oscars. and a word of warning for 1917. the last five films to win at the baftas have all been beaten at the biggest awards of them all. last man standing. colin patterson, bbc news. plenty of applause at the baftas. scientists have caught a grey seal apparently "clapping" on camera for the first time in the wild.

although seals are famous for being taught to clap in zoos, experts say this footage shows their ability to do so of their own accord. it's thought the clapping may be a power move — to demonstrate their strength, ward off competitors and attract potential mates. i was going to applaud the weather? let's see. not at the moment, perhaps mid week you might be more impressed. it is windy out there, that is probably the main hazard this evening and overnight. an area of low pressure to the north. weatherfronts overnight. an area of low pressure to the north. weather fronts to the us, lots of showers. the rain we have seen in southern areas is going to start to pull away in the next couple of hours. temperatures close to freezing, could be icy but look at this, blizzards with this when

snow over the mountains of scotland. went over 70 mass per hour, notjust scotland, i think we will see snow over northern ireland and the welsh mountains. the lens will depots to freezing in the countryside and given the rain, cubism iciness around. potential disruption in scotland. that the pressure is going to squeeze its way down the north sea coast so we are going to see an escalation of winds for england and wales as we go through tomorrow. the morning looks really quite blustery across many parts, as you can see. blustery and shower rates are not great news if you are travelling. through the day, i think we will find the winds tend to ease a little. we will see quite a number of showers coming through the cheshire gaps so into the midlands, north—west england, an escalation of the winds. you will feel the effect compared with the south. we have the

rain but not the wind. we will this actually went as we go through tomorrow night, it will drop quite quickly. the sky is clear away and tomorrow night could be the first frost we have seen for some time. some parts of january have had frost we have seen for some time. some parts ofjanuary have had no frost at al but it looks as if many countryside areas and some towns and cities will see if mist as we get towards and day. we have high meaning in something more to applaud as we head through midweek. dry whenever two or three days, lighter winds and nights, but we will see some morning fog. at this time of year with little strength in the february sunshine, this fog will ta ke february sunshine, this fog will take time to clear. the main picture is it will be drier for two or three days before we get back to the end of the week and we get back to the pressure is starting to move in against that area of high pressure. it will take a while to push it away but they return with a vengeance, very wet and potentially windy weather. the warnings are on the website. goodbye.

the government announces emergency legislation to end automatic release of terror offenders halfway through their sentences. it follows the attack in south london by sudesh amman shortly after he was released from prison. we face an unprecedented situation of severe gravity. as such it demands the government responds immediately. the justice secretary also announced old terror offenders will be reviewed by the parole board before they can be released. also tonight: china builds a new hospital in eight days but is struggling to deal with the spread of coronavirus. the prime minister sets out his vision of a future