you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's 11.003m and these are the main stories this morning: nine people are dead after shootings at two shisha bars in germany. the suspect has been found dead alongside the body of his mother. i heard a loud shooting. bang, bang, bang! everybody scream and much panic. britons quarantined for coronavirus on a cruise ship injapan will be flown home tomorrow, as deaths of two japanese passengers onboard are confirmed. communities already hit by flooding brace themselves, as more heavy rain is forecast across parts of the uk. fortunately, i make a lot of money.

democrats round on billionaire michael bloomberg as he takes part in his first presidential candidate debate. a billionaire who calls women fat broads and horse—faced lesbians. and no, i'm not talking about donald trump, i am talking about mayor bloomberg. damejulie walters reveals she has been diagnosed with bowel cancer = and urges people to get checked out if something isn't right. you've got to go and get things checked and doctors are used to bottoms. they have got one themselves. you know, hopefully... and coming up shortly, i'll be speaking to the official spokesperson for the us and its coalition partners‘ fight against isis in the middle east. good morning.

welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm martine croxall. officials in germany are treating a gun attack — in which nine people were killed — as an act of terrorism. the suspect opened fire at two shisha smoking bars in the town of hanau near frankfurt last night. the 43—year—old — and a woman, thought to be his mother — were laterfound dead at his home. it's reported many of the victims were kurdish. marta newman reports. the immediate aftermath. police and ambulances descend on the centre of this small town in the middle of the night. moments earlier, gunmen targeted a shisha bar in the town centre, a traditional middle eastern establishment for smoking flavoured tobacco. i heard loud shooting. bang, bang, bang. five seconds later, everybody. . .the person run, a person scream, much panic.

three people were killed. many more were wounded. translation: i got a call from a colleague that there had been a shooting attack here at the kiosk, so i came straight here. then i heard my father was affected, and my little brother. they run the kiosk. but then i saw them both, they were horrified and they were crying at everything. everyone was shocked. the gunmen then fled the scene. it happened here in hanau, 15 miles east of frankfurt. there is a heavily armed police presence, and an understandable feeling of fear among its residents, with authorities urging anyone who has any information about the attack to come forward. emmanuelle chaze is a reporter for dw news in germany and has been following this story since it broke.

what is the latest you are hearing about the motive for these killings? apparently, this aspect is a 42—year—old man who has been found deadin 42—year—old man who has been found dead in his flat along with the corpse of his mother, a 72—year—old woman. the man had apparently published a manifesto, a white supremacist manifesto, based a p pa re ntly supremacist manifesto, based apparently on what the killer in the christchurch tax and the killer in last yea r‘s christchurch tax and the killer in last year's attacks here in germany had made. he held a very xenophobic speech, an hour—long video that is still available on youtube. investigators are working on identifying who posted it, if the suspect had accomplices. and we still here in germany are waking up this morning in a state of shock because the far right here in germany is on the rise. there was a sharp increase in the state of hanau

alone, last year only 900 far right had been registered, as opposed to 300 in the year before in 2000 and 18. that is also the place where the conservative politician was murdered lastjune conservative politician was murdered last june because... conservative politician was murdered lastjune because... by a far right extremist because he was supporting a refugee. so the country in shocked and angela merkel due to speak in a few moments. 0n and angela merkel due to speak in a few moments. on what is apparently a xenophobic attack. a federal prosecutor launch an investigation in that direction and many gatherings and protests are planned across the country to protest against such attacks, which seem to be on the rise here in germany. what do we know at this stage about the victims? the victims appear to be

foreign —looking. a spokesperson for... the turkish president confirmed that some of the victims had turkish nationality, but a p pa re ntly had turkish nationality, but apparently the killer targeted people who look foreign in what seems to be a xenophobic attack. thank you very much for that update. the reporter therefore dw news in germany talking to us here on the bbc. let's turn now to the coronavirus story. an evacuation flight for about 70 british people stuck on the coronavirus—hit cruise ship, the diamond princess, will leave tokyo tomorrow. when they arrive back in the uk they'll go straight into quarantine at special accommodation on the wirral for 1h days. this comes after news that a man and a woman — who were taken ill with coronavirus on the cruise ship — have died. they were japanese citizens in their 80s— as our correspondent

laura bicker reports. 0ne one is an 87—year—old man and the other was an 84—year—old woman. both, we understand had underlying health conditions. they were tested positive for the coronavirus last week and were taken to meanwhile, we are hearing that, as you head there, tomorrow a flight will come for those britons left aboard, around 70 britons left aboard. they will have to fly back to the uk and observe another 1a days' quarantine observed. authorities hope to have eve ryo ne observed. authorities hope to have everyone off the ship by the end of this week. exceptions to that rule will be someone who has had a cabin mate who has tested positive for the virus. 0ther exceptions will be around the 50—60 crew because they say they need that crew to keep things running on the diamond princess. it has been a day by day

process , princess. it has been a day by day process, as passengers here have watched their fellow passengers coming down the barriers are being taken to hospital. many people will be glad to see this ordeal ending. this morning, we saw pictures of wading teddy bears and flags as they left. obviously while the news of two death has had many, there is a feeling that perhaps they are nearing the end. earlier i heard from alan sandford, who is on board the cruise ship and has been told he will be flying home tomorrow with his wife. after this period of time in quarantine, we are quite happy to be getting off this ship. and how are you feeling about going into another period of quarantine once you do get back to the uk? it isjust something we are going to have to deal with because that is what people want, i think. although we had a certificate to say that we are virus negative, so... but even so, the 1a days will

certainly be quite an ordeal, i think. what have you been told about how tomorrow will progress? about what will happen in terms of when you will actually be leading the ship and when you can expect to be backin ship and when you can expect to be back in the uk? late afternoon, somebody i believe, possibly some medical staff, they may even be british, are going to examine us and see if there are any changes to our health, which of course we are going to have a thing as cross to get through that because we wouldn't wa nt to through that because we wouldn't want to be turned away at the last minute. and then we are getting on the eye we can only take hand luggage. —— we are getting on the aircraft. we are going to fly to england and then stay at the wirral government facility to do our 1a days' quarantine. what is it like for you and your wife in the last few days obviously you are aware that more and more is passengers have been confirmed to have

coronavirus and you have been sitting it out waiting for news of the flight home. talk to our viewers about what you have been feeling, the emotions you have been experiencing. we have been particularly disturbed over the last four or five days, where the numbers seem to have skyrocketed. also, since we have had our diverse tests. . . we since we have had our diverse tests... we weren't going to be told u nless we tests... we weren't going to be told unless we were positive and so, every time someone knocked at the door, and occasionally some people in masks and gowns had knocked at the door and you have opened it and i remember one time actually saying oh, no. but all they wanted to do was do an extra check on us and they said, no, everything is fine at the moment. this morning, i heard you mention about the teddy bears. i can understand people doing that because it was such a relief. that has been the most stressful part by far of this quarantine. and describe for

us, then, in the last four or five days... you have spoken there about the extra concern in those last four or five days as the number of cases went out. what has a typical day been like for you and your wife? we have a cup of tea, we talk about what has happened, but sadly most of the talk now is, oh, no, let's hope we have got the all clear today and we have got the all clear today and we can get off. we have three meals a day still, so we are very fortu nate for a day still, so we are very fortunate for that. those are delivered by the kindest people. fortunate for that. those are delivered by the kindest peoplem those are delivered in the cabin. had he been getting out on deck at all? now, that is something we decided we wouldn't do. and it is actually... you can just decided we wouldn't do. and it is actually... you canjust hear that you're going now, that is somebody bringing a meal, but we will carry on if you wish. alan there with his wife, who are expecting to be flying

back to the uk tomorrow from the diamond princess in yokohama to enter another period of quarantine for 1h days. there's been more heavy rain overnight in parts of the uk already hit by flooding, adding to fears that rivers might overwhelm defences. south wales, herefordshire, worcestershire and shropshire are among some of the worst affected places after storms dennis and ciara in recent weeks. there are currently more than 120 flood warnings in place across england, wales and scotland. we are going to get the very latest from monmouth in the next three minutes, when the places worst affected when they are really concerned about this additional rainfall coming in and of course we will have a full weather forecast for you in 80 minutes as well. damejulie walters has revealed she's been diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer.

the star of mamma mia, billy elliot and educating rita, said the diagnosis was a "shock". it came as she was working on her latest film, the secret garden, which is released in the spring. in an exclusive interview with the bbc‘s victoria derbyshire programme, she says as a result of her illness, her perspective towards acting has completely changed and the secret garden could be her last film. after surgery and chemotherapy, julie walters told victoria that her most recent scan shows she's "all clear" of the disease. how have you been? very well now, but obviously 18 months ago wasn't so good. when i was diagnosed with bowel cancer, stage three, two primary tumours in my large intestine. a year before that, i had been to the gp because i had... indigestion, terrible indigestion and a slight bit of discomfort, really slight. i saw my own gp, so she sent me to see a gastric surgeon and he said we have found an abnormality. i said,

and he said we have found an abnormality. isaid, yeah... and he said, in your intestine. right, what is it? he said, well i am worried it is it? he said, well i am worried it is cancer. your immediate reaction was... ? shop. and then you hold on to the positive because he said, we can fix this. i went into hospital and had 30 centimetres taken out of my colon, but the brilliant thing is it was in two of my lymph nodes as well. did you have chemotherapy? yes. i will never forget taking the first lot. these were tablets rather than an inclusion? yes. i took the ta blets than an inclusion? yes. i took the tablets and i felt like than an inclusion? yes. i took the tablets and ifelt like i than an inclusion? yes. i took the tablets and i felt like i was killing myself. but it was fine. tablets and i felt like i was killing myself. but it was fineli didn't lose my hair either. perhaps your perspective when it comes to acting has changed? 0h your perspective when it comes to acting has changed? oh my god, my perspective in acting has completely changed. there was a huge relief and it is really strange because i

thought, i can get off this merry—go—round! it felt like i was stepping off something and it was wonderful. i was due to do to big series and two films, and ijust didn't have to do any of it. so could the secret garden be our last film? it is possible, yes. i'm not saying i will never act again, but it has made me feel i don't have to do it at the moment and i don't think i could go back to... certainly not six days a week, five days a week, 5am — 70 m, with a big pa rt days a week, 5am — 70 m, with a big part and the stress of it. how are you now? really well, as far as i know. i have just you now? really well, as far as i know. i havejust had you now? really well, as far as i know. i have just had a scan on monday and i know that is clear. how do you reflect on turning 70? yes, it isa do you reflect on turning 70? yes, it is a time for reflection. it certainly is. i don't quite know what is going to come out of all of

these reflections, but i am just... i feel i have got to 70. great. thank you so much. my stomach is rumbling, seat, it is functioning really well. if you've been affected by cancer our actionline website is bbc.co.uk/actionline — if you need help there are loads of organisations listed there who can do that. our reporter rory carson is in monmouth and we can speak to him now. some areas, forecasters say, will be getting a month's some areas, forecasters say, will be getting a months worth of rain in 24 getting a months worth of rain in 2a hours and in places like monmouth, where you are, that is the last thing they need. yes, absolutely. and remember it was earlier on in the week that the

weather why just their hit earlier on in the week that the weather whyjust their hit record levels. and the water again is pouring down, the weather is gushing through. and what happened earlier on with the river wye earlier in the week as it burst its banks and that caused hundreds of residents to be evacuated from their homes, the water plant in the town was also flooded. that means that residents are being asked to keep water usage to a minimum. monmouth has been really badly hit and with all this rain coming in, you canjust see the weather getting down with all this rain coming down, residents will be more and more concerned that some of the damage that could be cause. but as this rain pours in, we are hearing some extraordinary tales of heroism. brecon beacons firefighters rescued a woman who was clinging onto a branch at 3am this morning in a fast flowing river. as bad as the rain seems here, as the wind gushes in across my face, where we are concerned is in north wales. north

wales is where we are expecting most of the rain. you remember, they are just recovering from storm kero just in days ago. on snowdonia national park, homes, businesses, were flooded with three feet of water. the clean—up operation had begun, but now that more rain is on the way, the only flood three area north wales is quite small. people are concerned, just praying and seeing and hoping that they don't get the levels of rain we saw earlier on in the week. thank you for that update. worry, send there in monmouth. that weather forecast coming up worry, send there in monmouth. that weatherforecast coming up injust worry, send there in monmouth. that weather forecast coming up in just a few minute's time. the headlines on bbc news: nine people are dead after shootings at two shisha bars in germany. the suspect has been found dead

alongside the body of his mother. britons quarantined for coronavirus on a cruise ship injapan will be flown home tomorrow, as deaths of two japanese passengers onboard are confirmed. communities already hit by flooding brace themselves as more heavy rain is forecast across parts of the uk. and in sport, the fighting talk continues. deontay wilder and tyson fury come face—to—face in las vegas, ahead of their world heavyweight title rematch this weekend. manchester city beat west ham and pep guardiola says he is not going anywhere after their first game where bans were imposed on the club. and roger federer will miss the french open after knee surgery. he says he is confident of a full recovery but it will take him beyond the second major of the season. back with more sports news after half past. we will see you then.

the irish parliament is meeting today for the first time since a general election 12 days ago. but it is unlikely a government will be formed. coalition negotiations are continuing after the left—wing party, sinn fein, topped the poll in the popular vote for the first time. our ireland correspondent chris page reports from dublin. this next report contains some flash photography. story of the irish general election, the surge of sinn fein, the left thing wing political party and the centrist parties... these two parties have dominated the government for decades. for many of those years, that one was associated with the paramilitary group the ira,. but since the peace process began in the 1990s, it has had increasing success at the ballot box. 12 days ago, sinn fein received

more first preference votes than its rivals. when the parliament in dublin needs today, sinn fein leader will be nominated to be prime minister. so too will be the leader of fianna the radtke, of fianna full and leo the radtke, who currently has the job, but none are likely to take office. for a parliament to be performed, 18 members of parliament —— my 18 members of parliament —— my 18 members of parliament are required to support it. this is how many the parties have currently. sinn fein want to join sinn fein want tojoin up sinn fein want to join up with smaller parties who are left—wing, and won'tjoin smaller parties who are left—wing, and won't join up smaller parties who are left—wing, and won'tjoin up with the centrist parties. it might mark a start and negotiations. no eu country is more exposed to the effects of brexit, but the talks in this environment could take some weeks.

rival candidates for the democratic nomination in the us presidential election have launched blistering attacks on the american billionaire michael bloomberg in the latest televised debate. his record as mayor of new york came in for criticism as did his purchase of millions of dollars of advertising slots to win support. his rivals on the stage in nevada were senator bernie sanders, former us vice—presidentjoe biden, minnesota senator amy klobuchar, massachusetts senator elizabeth warren and former town mayor pete buttigieg. sophie long reports from las vegas. announcer: the democratic presidential debate, live from las vegas, nevada. and there's a new person on the stage tonight, mayor michael bloomberg. enter the new contender. the pre—debate exchanges promised an explosive evening and that is what they delivered. let's talk about who we're running against, a billionaire who calls women "fat broads" and horse—faced lesbians". no, i'm not talking

about donald trump, i'm talking about mayor bloomberg. this was his response to all the opening accusations. i think we have two questions to face tonight. one is who can beat donald trump and, number two, who can do the job if they get into the white house? and i would argue that i am the candidate that can do exactly both of those things. unsurprisingly, no—one on stage agreed. he didn't get a whole lot done. he had stop and frisk, throwing close to 5 million young black men up against a wall. his defence against accusations of sexism was stumbling. about two weeks ago we were awarded... uh, we were voted the, uh, most fam... the best place to work — second best place in america. if it doesn't say something about our employees and how happy they are, i don't know what does. i hope you heard what his defence was. "i've been nice to some women". laughter.

thatjust doesn't cut it. questions about sexism led to questions about transparency. so, mr mayor, are you willing to release all of those women from those nondisclosure agreements so we can hear their side of the story? applause. we have very few nondisclosure agreements. how many is that? let me finish. none of them accuse me of doing anything other than — maybe they didn't like the joke i told. audience groans. he did land a few blows of his own and a cheer when he reminded the audience that bernie sanders, the self—declared democratic socialist, was also a millionaire that owned three houses. michael bloomberg was given a pretty rough ride by his fellow candidates, but his name is not on the ballot here in nevada on saturday. the first time his name will appear on paper

is super tuesday, in two weeks' time. and there's a lot of television ads that can run and a lot of money that can be spent between now and then. the un's humanitarian chief has warned that hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the fighting in northwest syria are at great risk from an imminent escalation in the conflict. almost a million people have fled a government offensive against rebels in idlib, and the conflict — which has drawn in turkey — is approaching heavily populated areas where many have sought shelter. mark lowcock said if hostilities reached these places the human cost would be instant and huge. the syrian regime argues that the offensive is needed to combat tens of thousands of islamist militants there. i'm joined now in the studio by the main spokesperson for the us led mission to defeat isis

is here in london for talks with other officials about the future of operation inherent resolve. colonel myles b caggins iii, official military spokesperson for operation inherent resolve, thank you forjoining me. let me begin by asking you what is the status of the us in this coalition at the moment? because we know that president trump wants to reduce us troop numbers in the region and see nato taking a much bigger role. it is good to be here to talk to you about the coalition. the coalition continues to be committed to backing our iraqi force partners and syrian force partners in theirfight partners and syrian force partners in their fight to defeat isis. in recent days, they have been high—level discussions between nato and the government and iraq, and it looks like nato will it expand its role inside iraq. as a result, the coalition is likely to off ramp some of its training mission to nato.

this is really a natural evolution and something that it is capable of because of the great success that iraqi security forces have had since 2014 indicating isis. —— in defeating isis. what about... many people think it was a strategic mistake for president trump to begin this drawdown of us forces in terms of degrading isis's long term ability to fight in the region. the coalition has more than 30 nations to contribute troops to the mission to contribute troops to the mission to defeat isis in iraq and syria and the strength of our coalition, and the strength of our coalition, and the partnership is what makes us both credible and capable. the second prong of our mission is to help the iraqis outside the barbed wire to defeat isis remnants, to catch sleeper cells and isis from the crimes they have been

committing, harassing and conducting terrorism. but as we mentioned in the introduction, there are talks of imminent escalation of the conflict and there are grave concerns for refugees, many of them children. so is this a time when the us should be stepping back in, whatever —— right in whatever form? isis operate in the eastern part of syria, but we are keeping a watchful eye on what is happening in north—west syria and we call on the regime backed by the russians to stop their indiscriminate killing of civilians. this is a humanitarian crisis already and it will only get worse by the regime and the regime backed militias and terrorist groups continuing to destroy people in north—west syria. our focus continuing to destroy people in north—west syria. ourfocus is continuing to destroy people in north—west syria. our focus is on partnering with the iraqis to defeat isis and we are committed to that

mission and over time, we are always we looking at the amount of chips we have within the region. so you're saying those numbers could go up ain? saying those numbers could go up again? we have no plans to increase the amount of troops, but it is important to you all know that all of our movement inside of iraq are coordinated with the government of iraq. we have coalition troops who are in operations that are sitting side by side with iraqi officers and sharing our movements and working within the laws of iraq. obviously in the military you obey the orders and those orders come from the commander in chief, president trump. but to go back to that point that many people think the drawdown of american troops at this juncture is a strategic mistake, you must see that point of view? we have had great success with our iraqi partners and i don't have any announcements to make about the reduction of any troops, but we are a lwa ys reduction of any troops, but we are always looking at ways to gain

efficiencies, but also help iraq achieve those tactical... you think those partners can fill in for any reduction of numbers on the us side? don't think that the coalition will be damaged by the withdrawal of those us forces? the united states leads the coalition in iraq and syria, but no doubt we are just one nation out of many who are committed to helping the iraqis and they are taking the fight to isis themselves. they just conducted taking the fight to isis themselves. theyjust conducted an operation called iraqi heroes they captured dozens called iraqi heroes they captured d oze ns of called iraqi heroes they captured dozens of isis outlaws and destroyed many other weapons acacias.|j dozens of isis outlaws and destroyed many other weapons acacias. i just wa nt to many other weapons acacias. i just want to ask about your thoughts on the impact of the killing of the irradiance commander, qasem soleimani money at the beginning of this year. what impact is that having in the region? we have heightened tensions, but in recent weeks things have settled a bit. we paused our operations and have been closely coordinating with the government of iraq. there have been

nearly 20 rocket attacks on iraqi bases hosting coalition troops in the past three months and we will a lwa ys the past three months and we will always do what we have to do to defend ourselves, but we want to get back to training and advising iraqi forces, helping them to catch isis re m na nts forces, helping them to catch isis remnants and we believe that nato is a strong partner in this goal. coming back to the humanitarian concerns, and we had all been hearing about the killings and massacres in idlib province. shouldn't the us, as part of that group, be doing more to stop this? well, everybody should follow the un security council resolutions and come to a settlement in syria as soon as possible and all military sides should not want to have... should not target civilians other. but that is the diplomacy and that is what most people would like to see happen, but the fact is the

reality on the ground, so is there a need for a more immediate west in response, that includes front and centre of that, the us? the military charter is to defeat isis remnants, that we have colleagues in tampa and elsewhere who are watching the situation closely and syria and elsewhere in the world has expressed concern for the united nations and nato about the situation on the ground in all syria. our partners on the ground, the assyrian democratic forces who still maintain security in western towns in syria, they are concerned about the humanitarian flow into those regions and there is a lwa ys flow into those regions and there is always the threat that some of the terrorist groups might split out and affected people in eastern syria. colonel myles caggins, thank you very much for your time today. now it's time for a look at the weather. a lot of concern for those areas already hit by flooding. look at the latest with simon king.

thanks, anita. we have had heavy rain moving in so far this morning, we are concerned about this area have been flooded, and the ground is very saturated, so we have had heavy rain this morning, and it will not be welcome news, as it moves to the south and east, with some very squally winds within it. snow falling behind as temperatures start to drop away. there are still six severe flood warnings in place and the environment agency, but with more rainfall, worth staying up—to—date with those flood warnings, because we could see a lot more rainfall to come, as it moves is way further south and east with that rain into south—eastern areas of england. behind it, some sunny spells and showers. wintry over higher ground in scotland, blustery conditions for a time. temperatures actually dropping away as the day goes on. this morning starts off at 10-11, goes on. this morning starts off at 10—11, and by this afternoon, as rain clears away to the south—east, it will turn chillier, so these are typical values later this afternoon. 3-7dc.

typical values later this afternoon. 3—7dc. through tonight, the rain moves away to the south—east, and we look at some clear skies for southern areas, more rain into southern areas, more rain into southern areas, more rain into southern areas, and temperatures rising throughout the night. quite chilly in the south—east of england, to start off the day. some sunshine initially in the south—east. rainfall across northern areas is the concern tomorrow, particularly western scotland. some strengthening winds throughout the day, rain also affecting parts of northern england and the pennines especially. wind is widely across the uk, more towards north—western scotland in the east of the pennines, 50—60 miles an hour there. temperatures by will be up again, 11—12dc. into the weekend, one weather system is moving its way south—eastward into saturday, bringing a spell of wet weather, particularly towards southern areas. rain could last for much of the day here. further north, a bit more dry, sunny spells in wintry showers

towards northern parts. temperatures in the north will come down, so a real roller—coaster over the next few days. further south, temperatures will fall as the afternoon goes on, and into the second part of the weekend, this wiggling weather front, a waving weather fronts, will bring some wiggling weather front, a waving weatherfronts, will bring some rain on sunday and also this area of low pressure. there is some uncertainty about this low pressure as it moves close to the uk in the early part of next week. we'll keep you up—to—date with that on the news channel. goodbye. hello, this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines: nine people are dead after shootings at two shisha bars in germany. the suspect has been found dead alongside the body of his mother. britons quarantined for coronavirus on a cruise ship injapan will be flown home tomorrow, as deaths of two japanese passengers onboard are confirmed.

communities already hit by flooding brace themselves, as more heavy rain is forecast across parts of the uk. time now for sport. let's get a round—up from the bbc sports centre with gavin. hello, anita. the countdown continues to one of the biggest heavyweight title fights for 30 yea rs. heavyweight title fights for 30 years. tyson fury deontay wilder meet for the second time in las vegas this weekend, their first fight ended in a controversial draw. they came face—to—face last night. fiery, pantomime at times, more of a performance that a press conference, with both trying to claim the leading role. when i found you, you was like a big house, so don't you ever forget who bought you to big—time boxing. i

brought you back. i provided food for you to eat. i gave him the biggest paydays in his whole life, got him a big payday with showtime, brought into the biggest stage in the world, las vegas, and this is how he thanks me! he has got a whole lot of appreciation for someone who has fed him, looked at them and put millions in his account. so that is the height, but what about the fight? fury was almost knocked out in theirfirst bout, fight? fury was almost knocked out in their first bout, but showed amazing powers of recovery. and how concerned is he about deontay wilder's punching power? we fight fire with fire, and the confidence i ta ke fire with fire, and the confidence i take into this fight is the confidence i take forward in going out and is that i've never lost a dog fight ever. even when i went at him, he was all over the show, he couldn't contain me. so if i do that from round one, he will be gassing by round five, and hanging on for dear life. if he even gets that far! fury didn't speak to the media afterwards, but while there left the arena like a man content. it is

nervous energy. he has nervous energy throughout his camp, the preparation, that's why he's changing so many things. if a man says he he will beat me 10—2, that's a wide margin, so you need a change it. you need a light, that's what i'm saying, so it. you need a light, that's what i'm saying, so i'm looking forward to the fight. those changes a reference to fury switching coaches after their first fight. that bout in 2018 was dramatic. saturday looks likely to be the same. that promises to be an explosive encounter. once a football, and business as usual for manchester city in their first match since the u efa city in their first match since the uefa ban on european football. they beat west ham 2—0 in the premier league. kevin to brain the victory with 60's second goal. after the match, manager pep guardiola spoke for the first time, saying he wasn't going anywhere. if they don't sack me, i will be here, so that is what will happen. i

love this club, and i said before, i have been to eventful situations that have happened. i like it here. this is my club, and i will be here. and rogerfederal will miss this is my club, and i will be here. and roger federal will miss the french open after knee surgery. he says he is confident of a full recovery, but it will take him beyond the second major of the season. the expectation is he will return for the grass court season later in the year. that is all for now. more in the next hour. see you then. thank you very much, gavin. see you later. let's return to our top story. german chancellor angela merkel has said the deadly attack in the city of hanau was a racist far right one. the attacker of two she shabazz was later found dead alongside the body of his mother. let's get more from our security correspondent. frank, chatting in the last few moments, you said that your initial instinct, which seems to have been the correct

one, was that this was a far right extremist attack? yes, it is always dangerous to jump to conclusions too quickly, but certainly, the indications right from the very beginning was that this was ethnically motivated, in the sense that the targets were to late night she shabazz frequented by kurdish or turkish migrant citizens of germany. —— late night shisha bars. it was feared that there could be a high number of casualties, but it turns out the main suspect has been caught. we know a lot more about him from what the german newspaper das bild has published about him, saying it is the manifesto of the suspect. in this manifesto are some deeply unpleasant, extremist and quite paranoid conspiracy ideas that he was being followed, that securities could see inside his head. he believed in racial superiority and

believed in racial superiority and believe that whole countries in north africa should be annihilated. he was against foreigners and immigrants. really weird and unpleasant stuff, and yet, he held a legitimate hunting license. the weapon he had and the ammunition we re weapon he had and the ammunition were legally own. germany has very strict laws on gun ownership, unlike in america. so one big ave for exploration they are, the fact that he had this gun legally, and whether anyone had connected that to the fa ct anyone had connected that to the fact that he held these views? you would make a great detective. exactly. i think it seems fairly obvious, but anyway... sure, exactly. i was a license to legally own a firearm of that lethality given to someone with such extremist views? i think the answer has to be that nobody bothered to match up what he was posting online or what people... nobody had done a personality check on him, so as you rightly say, this will be an area the germans have to follow—up. they

have a serious growing problem with far right extremism. only four days ago, german police broke up a suspected terrorist cell that was planning attacks on mosques. there have been assassinations. the problem is particularly acute in the east of germany, what used to be the former ddr, the east german republic, where there is particular resentment against migrants and those coming from other countries. remember, in 2015, germany had a huge influx of syrian refugees, 1.5 million, which most germans, i think, at the time probably welcome. angela merkel threw open the doors of germany, saying we owe it to these people on human grounds to let them in. though she had some political difficulties with that at the time. yes, and i think the numbers were far greater than they expected. germany was swamped with those numbers, and that, of course, has fed into people who have far right extremist beliefs, who post graffiti about what they call

ausalnder, foreigners. so it is a growing problem reflected in britain, where we have had far right attacks in the uk. in christchurch, in the united states, and far right extremism has been labelled by the government as the fastest growing threat to uk national security, so mi5 counterterrorism intelligence officers who have been spending the last pa rt officers who have been spending the last part of their careers monitoring jihadist activity are now in some cases having to switch over and transfer those skills to monitoring far right groups. frank, thank you very much for that. scientists say they have seen a remarkably large number of blue whales in the southern atlantic ocean in recent weeks. a survey injanuary counted 55 near the british overseas territory of south georgia.

it's an unprecedented number since commercial whaling ended more than 50 years ago, reducing the numbers from nearly a quarter of a million to just a few hundred. we can now speak tojennifer jackson, who is the scientist in charge of the study. shejoins me from cambridge. very good to have you with us. what exciting and encouraging news for all of you looking at the population of blue whales. tell us more about the survey and whether you ever imagined you would see this many blue whales. absolutely not. so, the survey was conducted over 23 days in south georgia waters, and it was designed to maximise the amount of area that the team could cover, and gather as much data as possible about the whales feeling in that area in the summer. so it is involved an expert in collecting skin samples, and satellite tracking animals, in using a drone to get the whales from overhead to assess health. we were looking for the southern right whale, another elusive animal

recovering from wailing, but in fa ct, recovering from wailing, but in fact, we found over 23 days, as you mention, 55 antarctic blue whales, particularly around the south side of the south georgia coast. it is absolutely thrilling, because they are critically endangered, and there was an estimate, the last estimate of abundance was between 2000—3019 97 around the entire southern ocean, so seeing these many animals in the south georgia waters suggest it has become an important feeding area for them again now as they recover from wailing. do you think it has taken all of these five decades to get the numbers up to the sort of numbers you are talking about? yes. blue whale populations increase very slowly. they will not necessarily reproduce that fast. they are the biggest mammal on earth, and that means that following wailing, where a huge number of them were killed by the 1950s and 60s, they are probably

increasing at a rate of 5—7% per annum. this is a really surprising number to be seeing in south georgia, but it suggests again a steady recovery around the southern ocean. we were listening earlier today to sounds of the whales communicating with each other that you recorded. just tell is a bit more about what you are going to do with all this information, much more than you expected to gather, obviously, from the research, and how that might help your work on making sure that the population continues to grow and perhaps ideally get off that critically endangered list? yes, so it is really timely, because the international whaling commission scientific committee was just about to conduct a new assessment of the recovery of antarctic blue whales from wailing. the new data we have obtained includes skin samples from the animals, obtained with a little

biopsy chart, which will tell us something about the genetic profile of animals something about the genetic profile ofanimals in something about the genetic profile of animals in those waters as well as getting photo identifications of eight individuals, and combining that information, we can get information on an abundance of whales, by looking at photo ids and where they are travelling around the southern ocean, how many times they are cited, and we can also identify the population and find out more about whether the south georgia population as part of the entire southern ocean antarctic blue whale, if it is just part of a continuous population around the southern ocean of it is genetically distinct, so we will provide us with some really useful information for this assessment of whale recovery in the next year or two. really interesting to talk to you, jenniferjackson from the british and tack to survey. thanks for having me. -- antarctic survey.

in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news... nine people are dead after shootings at two shisha bars in germany. the suspect has been found dead alongside the body of his mother. britons quarantined for coronavirus on a cruise ship injapan will be flown home tomorrow, as deaths of two japanese passengers onboard are confirmed. communities already hit by flooding brace themselves, as more heavy rain is forecast across parts of the uk. hello, i'm leigh milner. these are your business headlines. and some good news for the high street this morning. according to the latest figures published by the office for national statistics, retail sales last month improved by 0.9% on the previous month. it's the largest monthly

rise since march and a stronger performance than expected by economists. consumer demand slowed down consideribly late last year but has since picked up after the december election. lloyds banking group has announced it's pre—tax profits for last year fell by more than a quarter after paying out billions of pounds to customers in ppi compensation. the insurance policy was intended to cover loan payments if, for instance, customers fell ill. but the insurance was often sold to people who either didn't want it or need it. lloyds said there had been a "significa nt increase" in complaints ahead of the deadline to claim last year. the australian airline qantas has warned that the current coronavirus outbreak could cost the company $150 million. flights to asia have been cut by 15% until at least the end of may and to avoid job losses,the company also plans to freeze recruitment and ask workers to use up leave. it follows wider concerns about the impact the virus will have on the global economy. let's get more on those retail

figures released this morning — a 0.9% increase on the previous month, which is exactly what the high street has been asking for since a slow end to last year in terms of consumer spending. kate hardcastle is a consumer and retail expert at insight with passion. hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining us. so, is this enough for retailers to get excited about? i'd love to be able to be quite celebrated about those figures, but i think we have to review them with caution. only a month ago, we were talking about the worst christmas on record for 25 years, 10,000 job losses in the retail market, and challenges from brands like mothercare and the department store beall‘s going under. so i think what we have probably seen is the consumer taking full advantage here in january probably seen is the consumer taking full advantage here injanuary of and incredibly discounted set of goods to be able to buy when they had actually held back from those purchases at christmas, and i think we will still see some challenges

into this year. there is talk that the prime minister had something to do with this, and could have boosted the consumer response in december. yes, i have heard of the boris bounce and the suggestion that we might be more settled now that political turmoil is looking on a stronger footing, but consumers political turmoil is looking on a strongerfooting, but consumers in the way they are buying and shopping is changing so much and emotionally, while they need reassurances for having confidence about their incomes and where the money might come from, they are very savvy shoppers too. what we're seeing here is the waiting game. they have literally waited till after christmas to take advantage of the discounts and bargains. we know they are still buying where experiences and there is a slow of items like fashion. we know that consumers are going to carry on those trends as they turn more to social media to find new competition for buying things, and items, rather than the traditional high street. do you think this will last? i think this is perhaps a bit of an uplift at the

start of the year, and we will generally see a really tough trading period ahead. i think we will always see buoyancy when we get this peak discounts of 75—80%, because consumers know that is a good time to but we will always see savvy shoppers. what is interesting, though, is perhaps it is opening a marketplace for competition from more independent brands, which might change things up on our hard high streets. kate hardcastle, thank you very much. in other business stories we're following, its been revealed that personal information of 10.6 million guests who stayed at mgm resorts hotels was hacked last summer. the data exposed included names, address, and passport numbers. but the company which has resorts across the us said it was "confident" no financial information had been exposed. the retailer forever 21 has been saved from bankruptcy by three buyers who want to expand internationally.

new owners, authentic brands, simon property and brookfield property, also want to keep open most of the chain's 448 us stores. and if you get a chance, check your purse or wallet for the new £20 note which has been released into circulation today. with two see—through windows and a two—colour foil to help beat forgers, it's being hailed as the most secure bank note ever. let's ta ke let's take a look at the markets, then. the ftse 100 then. the ftse100 doing quite well. that is from a rising confidence is the rate of new cases of coronavirus gradually slows down in china. also lots of support from central banks, who are keeping interest rates low, which will hopefully encourage more borrowing and investing. however, look at this. the hang seng is down by 17%. no surprise there, on the south korea stock market, falling because of those two deaths injapan

caused by coronavirus and a jump in infections in south korea. just a very quick look before we hand back. the lloyds is doing quite well, despite a blow by ppi compensation, but as the deadline claim was in august last year, that should be the end of it. i will be back with more in aboutan end of it. i will be back with more in about an hour. thank you very much. and we will be back with a little more about that new £20 note a little later on newsroom live. it's understood that the home secretary, priti patel, has tried to move the most senior civil servant in her department, sir philip rutnam. a well—placed source said there was a "genuine disagreement" between the pair but strongly denied claims that she "bullied and belittled" officials. can you et‘s talk to our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. tell us about this? this all goes back to a report in the times this morning, making certain allegations about her management of the home

office and relationship with senior officials and in particular sir philip rutten, the permanent secretary at the home office, who has been there for three years, the most senior official of the department. my department. my understanding is that priti patel has tried to remove sir philip rutten from his post to get him moved and she has asked downing street to intervene to help her do that. he has not been transferred. he is still in post at the moment, and this apparently comes from a genuine disagreement between the pair. iam genuine disagreement between the pair. i am told there is no animosity between them but one source tells me that he was simply not the right fit for her. it is not unusualfor not the right fit for her. it is not unusual for new cabinet ministers when they start at a department, and priti patel has only been at the home office since last summer, to try to get people on the right positions, to move officials, and a couple of senior officials have already moved since priti patel has got there, but this is something of

a different order, to try and remove the permanent secretary, the person you have the most closest dealings with, right at the top of the department. a picture is painted by one source that i have spoken to of a dysfunctional department, one where ms patel is said to be out of her depth because of her relative inexperience at managing departments, but that is strongly refuted by others including this well—placed source, who says, yes, she is a demanding boss who asks a lot of questions and expect people to work hard, but she is not rude or intemperate, and she does not go around swearing in meetings and so on. so, some different views there. one thing that is absolutely clear is, this is a department under the most enormous pressure. they have the windrush scandal to deal with, the windrush scandal to deal with, the fallout from that, police recruitment, administering a new immigration system, the eu settle m e nt immigration system, the eu settlement scheme, all to do in the months to come. danny, thank you very much. danny

sure there. let's get up—to—date with the weather forecast from simon. hello, simon. rain moving in this morning through northern and western areas. more rainfall is not good news for those areas flooded already, whether it ground is already very saturated. the rainfall pushes from west to east, snow over the high ground in scotland. getting colder as the afternoon goes on, but with that rainfall, still six severe flood warnings in place from the environment agency, with more rain. those could well change and it is worth staying up—to—date with those. you can see the rainfall to the rest of this afternoon moving over those flooded areas in towards south—eastern areas during the afternoon. squally winds associated with some of that reign as well. as the rain clears away, there will be sunny spells and scattered showers following behind. snow over the higher ground, and it will get colder as the afternoon goes on. as the rain clears away, temperatures start to fall away, so typical

values this afternoon about 4—5, or six celsius. through tonight, the last rain will clear from the south—east, still some showers into northern and western areas, before rain moved into scotland and northern ireland. temperatures actually rising throughout the night, and with some clearer skies, it could turn a little bit chilly. more rain to scotland, northern ireland, edging its way into northern england and north whales. particularly heavy in western scotla nd particularly heavy in western scotland throughout the day on friday. further south and east, not so bad. dry weather, if you bright and sunny spells, but quite gusty winds, quite widely across the uk, more so in north—west scotland in the north—east of england. gusts of 50-60 the north—east of england. gusts of 50—60 mph possible. temperatures are up 50—60 mph possible. temperatures are up again, so we'll be in double figures, 10—11, or may be 12 degrees. into the weekend, the weather system in the north—west will move southwards, giving as outbreaks of rain, particularly toward southern areas of england.

that rain could last for much of the day. elsewhere, some sunny spells, and wintry showers into scotland. temperatures will fall down again, so it will feel chillier. not quite so it will feel chillier. not quite so called further south, but i think those temperatures will be around one in, so they will drop away as the afternoon goes on. into the second half of the weekend. that weather front will wiggle. it has a wave in front, meaning there are uncertainties as it develops. this area of low pressure moves in on monday. quite a deep area of low pressure, something we are keeping a close eye on as we go through the next few days. goodbye for now.

nine people are dead after a suspected far—right extremist carried out shootings at two shisha bars in germany. he was later found dead alongside the body of his mother. britons quarantined for coronavirus on a cruise ship injapan will be flown home tomorrow, as deaths of two japanese passengers onboard are confirmed. i heard a loud shooting. bang, bang, bang! everybody scream and much panic. communities already hit by flooding brace themselves, as more heavy rain is forecast across parts of the uk.

apologies, we are having some problems with our pictures. democrats round on billionaire michael bloomberg as he takes part in his first presidential candidate debate. a billionaire who calls women fat broads and horse—faced lesbians. and no, i'm not talking about donald trump, i am talking about mayor bloomberg. damejulie walters reveals she has been diagnosed with bowel cancer — and urges people to get checked out if something isn't right. you've got to go and get things checked and doctors are used to bottoms. they have got one themselves. you know, hopefully. good afternoon. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm annita mcveigh.

the german chancellor, angela merkel, has said the deadly attack in the city of hanau was a racist far—right one. she called racism a poison and said the german government would oppose with all its powers those who sought to divide the country and its citizens. nine people were killed by the attacker who was later found dead with his mother. marta newman reports. the immediate aftermath. police and ambulances descend on the centre of this small town in the middle of the night. moments earlier, gunmen targeted a shisha bar in the town centre, a traditional middle eastern establishment for smoking flavoured tobacco. i heard loud shooting. bang, bang, bang! five seconds later, everybody. . .the person run, a person scream, much panic.

three people were killed. many more were wounded. translation: i got a call from a colleague that there had been a shooting attack here at the kiosk, so i came straight here. then i heard my father was affected, and my little brother. they run the kiosk. but then i saw them both, they were horrified and they were crying at everything. everyone was shocked. the gunmen then fled the scene. it happened here in hanau, 15 miles east of frankfurt. there is a heavily armed police presence, and an understandable feeling of fear among its residents, with authorities urging anyone who has any information about the attack to come forward. speaking a little earlier, the german chancellor, angela merkel, said there's evidence that the gunman was a right—wing extremist.

translation: a lot of evidence points towards the perpetrator acted out of thyroid and racist motives, that stem from a hatred towards people with a different heritage or beliefs or religion to him. racism isa beliefs or religion to him. racism is a poison, hatred is a poison, and this poison exist in our society and is responsible forfar this poison exist in our society and is responsible for far too this poison exist in our society and is responsible forfar too many grounds. —— far too many crimes. let's get more on this from our security correspondent, frank gardner. what more are you learning about this attacker and the background to the shootings? a lot more than i would like to because there is an online video that has been taken down, but keeps bowing up that has been taken down, but keeps popping up on various feeds, that was posted prior to the shooting by the alleged attacker, in which he espouses a whole lot of very strange

and unpleasant views about racial superiority. he has got these views that certain north african countries need to be eliminated, that whites are in some way superior to arabs or muslims or whatever. he believes that people can see inside his head. this is all according to a manifesto published by —— built or released by them, which they got hold of. that isa them, which they got hold of. that is a german newspaper. there is also a video, which they have been studying, so when angela merkel talks about the implications, that is what they are going to. so now the german investigators will be going back into this guy as background and looking into how it was that he got a legitimate hunting license and have the legal right to own this and the ammunition used to kill people. as we were discussing earlier, it doesn't seem as though anyone was looking at people who had legal licenses for fire arms and

then checking to see whether there was anything about them, anything in their social media or elsewhere in their social media or elsewhere in their life, that would be a warning that they ought not to be in possession of a gun. yes, i think this is going to be quite a shock to a lot of people in germany because even though germany have had a pattern of five out extremist attacks, and there is nothing new in that, nevertheless the hunting lobby in germany is incredibly powerful source. it is almost political. it is very active, there are very strict exams you have to pass. there is something called a hunting language you have to learn, certain terms in german, in order to be able to get your hunting license. it has strict gun laws, unlike the united states for example, so i think the question the executive is going to be asked as to how nobody matched these two up... he is 43, or was 43. he had really bizarre ideas, this

quy- he had really bizarre ideas, this guy. apart from anything, he was something that has been described as an insult, someone who for the last many years by choice chose to have no relationship, sexual or otherwise, with anybody, which is unusual. you very much for those details. damejulie walters has revealed she's been diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer. the star of mamma mia, billy elliot and educating rita said the diagnosis was a, "‘shock‘. it came as she was working on her latest film, the secret garden, which is released in the spring. in an exclusive interview with the bbc victoria derbyshire programme, she says as a result of her illness, her perspective towards acting has completely changed. and the secret garden could be her last film. after surgery and chemotherapy, julie walters told victoria that her most recent scan shows she's ‘all clear‘ of the disease. how have you been? very well now, but obviously 18 months ago wasn't so good. when i was diagnosed with bowel

cancer, stage three, two primary tumours in my large intestine. a year before that, i had been to the gp because i had... indigestion, terrible indigestion and a slight bit of discomfort, really slight. i saw my own gp, so she sent me to see a gastric surgeon and he said "we have found an abnormality." isaid, yeah... and he said, in your intestine. right, what is it? he said, well i am worried it is cancer. your immediate reaction was... ? shock. and then you hold on to the positive because he said, we can fix this. i went into hospital and had 30 centimetres taken out of my colon, but the brilliant thing is it was in two of my lymph nodes as well.

they were primary obviously, they we re they were primary obviously, they were to secondaries. did you have chemotherapy? yes. i will never forget taking the first lot. these were tablets rather than an inclusion? ——infusion yes. i took the tablets and i felt like i was killing myself. but it was fine. i didn't lose my hair either. perhaps your perspective when it comes to acting has changed? oh my god, my perspective in acting has completely changed. there was a huge relief and it is really strange because i thought, i can get off this merry—go—round! it felt like i was stepping off something and it was wonderful. i was due to do two big series and two films, and ijust didn't have to do any of it. so could the secret garden be your last film? it is possible, yes. i'm not saying i will never act again, but it has made me feel i don't have to do it at the moment and i don't think i could go back to...

certainly not six days a week, five days a week, sam—7pm with a big part and the stress of it. how are you now? really well, as far as i know. i have just had a scan on monday and i know that is clear. how do you reflect on turning 70? yes, it is a time for reflection. it certainly is. i don't quite know what is going to come out of all of these reflections, but i am just... i feel i have got to 70! great. thank you so much. my stomach is rumbling, see, it is functioning really well. julie walters never losing her sense of humour. if you've been affected by cancer, our actionline website is bbc.co.uk/actionline. if you need help, there are lots of organisations listed there who can do that. japan has confirmed that a further

13 people from the coronavirus—hit cruise ship, the diamond princess, have been infected with the illness. news of the increase comes as 70 britons on board get ready for an evacuation flight that leaves tokyo tomorrow. when they arrive back in the uk they'll go straight into quarantine at special accommodation on the wirral for 14 days. earlier it emerged that an elderly man and woman, who were taken ill with coronavirus on the cruise ship, had died. earlier i heard from alan sandford, who is on board the cruise ship and has been told he will be flying home tomorrow with his wife. after this period of time in quarantine, we are quite happy to be getting off this ship. and how are you feeling about going into another period of quarantine what you do get back to the uk? well, it isjust something we're going to have to deal with because that is what people i think. although we have a

certificate to say we are virus negative, so... but even so, the 14 days will certainly be quite an ordeal, i think. what have you been told about how tomorrow will progress? about what will happen in terms of when you will actually be leaving the ship and when you can expect to be back in the uk? late afternoon, somebody is going to, i believe, some medical staff... they may even be british. they are going to examiners, see if there are any changes to our health, which of course we are going to have our fingers crossed to get through that because we wouldn't want to be turned away at the last minute. and then we are getting on the aircraft. we can only hand luggage. and we are going to fly to england and stay at the wirral government facility for 14 days in quarantine. what has it

been like for you and your wife in the last few days? obviously you are aware that more and more passengers have been concerned to have coronavirus. you have been setting it out, waiting for news of the flight it out, waiting for news of the flight home, so just talk to our viewers about what you have been feeling, the emotions you have been experiencing. we have been particularly perturbed over the last four or five days, where the numbers seem to have skyrocketed and also since we have had our virus test. we weren't going to be told unless we we re weren't going to be told unless we were positive, and so every time somebody knocks at the door, and occasionally some people in masks and gowns have knocked out the door and gowns have knocked out the door and you have opened them and i remember one time actually saying, oh, no. but all they wanted to do was do an extra check on us and said, everything is fine at the moment. this morning, i heard you mention about the teddy bears. i can understand people doing that because

it was such a relief because that has been the most stressful part by far of this quarantine. and describe for us, in the last four or five days,... you for us, in the last four or five days, . .. you have for us, in the last four or five days,... you have spoken there about the extra consent in those last four or five days as the number of cases went up. what has a typical day be like for you and your wife? we get up, we have a cup of tea, we talk about what has happened, but sadly most of the talk now is, oh no, let's hope we have got the all clear today and we can get off. and we have three meals a day still, so we are very have three meals a day still, so we are very fortunate with that. and those are delivered by the kindest people. so those are delivered in the cabin. had he been getting out on the deck at all? that is something we decided we wouldn't do. and it's... you canjust hear the door going now, that is somebody

ringing a meal, but we will carry on if you wish. he is hoping to be back on that flight to the uk tomorrow with his wife. the headlines on bbc news: nine people are dead after a suspected far—right extremist carried out shootings at two shisha bars in germany. he was later found dead alongside the body of his mother. britons quarantined for coronavirus on a cruise ship injapan will be flown home tomorrow, as deaths of two japanese passengers onboard are confirmed. communities already hit by flooding brace themselves as more heavy rain is forecast across parts of the uk. sport now. here's gavin ramjaun. good afternoon. the countdown continues to one of the biggest heavyweight title fights for 30 years. tyson fury and deontay wilder meet for the second time in las vegas

this weekend after their first fight ended in a controversial draw. they came face to face last night and had plenty to say to each other. mr wilde, this is a big act for him. he is very nervous underneath. i can see his jumper going because he is very nervous underneath. i can see hisjumper going because his heart expanded under his chest because he is nervous. he is nervous as hell, did he doesn't know what to expect. this is unfinished business like i said. we are definitely picking up where we left off. he then changed his game, changed his whole team, he changed everything, so whole team, he changed everything, sol whole team, he changed everything, so i can't speak for him, but you know, i am definitely picking up where i left off. at a mall, pace and with a more devastating fashion. i and with a more devastating fashion. ——, pace. roger federer will miss the french open after knee surgery. he says he's confident of a full recovery but it will take him beyond the second major of the season.

the expectation is that he will return for the grass court season and go for a 21st grand slam title at wimbledon. a breakaway premier golf league has been proposed, which would rival the current pga tour. and it offers £183 million total prize fund. the likes of tiger woods and justin rose have been approached about it, but current world number one rory mcilroy has already said "he's out". the one thing, as a professional golfer, in my position, that i value is the fact that i have autonomy and vida made everything that i do. i pick and choose. this is a perfect example. some guys this week made the choice they are not coming to mexico. if you go and play this other league, you're not going to have that choice. for me, i might. my have that choice. for me, i might. my position is i'm... against it until... there may come a day and can't be against it if everyone else goes and i might not have a choice. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. a 38—year—old man has appeared in court charged with the murder

of a six—year—old boy that took place 25 years ago. rikki neave left his home in peterborough on november 28, 1994. he was supposed to be heading to school. his body was discovered in the undergrowth in nearby woodland the next day, and the school uniform he'd been wearing was found in a bin nearby. the irish parliament is meeting today for the first time since a general election 12 days ago. but it is unlikely a government will be formed. our ireland correspondent chris page is in dublin. so how are those coalition forming talks going? because it is pretty complicated and the numbers are all very tight. yes, the party is really at the moment seem to be prisoners at the moment seem to be prisoners at the moment seem to be prisoners at the parliamentary arithmetic. 160 mps in the last couple of hours or so have gone into this house behind me, the home of the irish

parliament. the new session isjust starting. the business for the first few hours will be enacting a speaker here, and then it will be on two nominations for the office of prime minister. we are expecting several politicians to be nominated, mary mcdonald after her party had an unprecedented success at the general election 12 days ago. also the leader of fianna fail and the current prime minister, leo the radtke. but because negotiations really haven't got under way yet, there has been... no party is commanding an overall majority in the parliament at the moment and it looks like nobody will be enacted and thejury looks like nobody will be enacted and the jury will adjourn for a few weeks and it might then open the way for more intensive negotiations to get under way. and chris, we have

really a sign of the sea change in irish politics that mary mcdonald is up irish politics that mary mcdonald is up there as possibly the next leader of ireland ? up there as possibly the next leader of ireland? yes, there is no doubt at all that this general election has broken the mould for decades. it has broken the mould for decades. it has been unthinkable that the government forming process after a general election wouldn't be lead by one of the two parties that are broadly in the centre of the political spectrum, fine gael and fianna fail. they have dominated government here for the best part of the entry, but then the minute it is very much a three party system. sinn fein topped the popular votes for this election, but the largest party is fianna fail. with 38 seats. fine gael has 37, and shane have 35. those three parties would have to come together with the help of the at least one of the smaller parties, the green party for example. fianna failand fine the green party for example. fianna fail and fine gael said they won't

work with sinn fein, not least because of their past links to the ira. sinn fein say it doesn't want fianna fail or fine gael back in government. fine gael says its main reference is to be in opposition but it doesn't ultimately want some sort form of arrangement with fianna fail. you get a picture of how complex messes and could take many weeks. last time, the process of getting a government took 70 days andi getting a government took 70 days and i think the process this time it even more complicated. the new twenty pound note, featuring the painter turner, goes into circulation today. it's the third plastic note to be issued by the bank of england — but its arrival comes at a time when the use of cash is declining . i'm joined by personal finance expertjasmine birtles. first of all, how secure is this new note? because the bank has been talking up the security features.

yes, they say that it is much more secure than before. you have got these two windows, it has all sorts of complex things on it that make it much harder to forge. and of course, £20 notes and £50 notes... as you know, we will be getting a new £50 note next year, which will have alan chewing on it. they are particularly beloved of fraudsters. there are quite a lot of places now that won't ta ke quite a lot of places now that won't take that keypad notes because they are not sure they are not forwards. and what about the £20 note? some retailers have been wary of taking the old ones of those as well. absolutely. i have heard that some tesco is when to take a £20 note. they are concerned also about actual theft from the till. so cash has all sorts of problems. we now even have shops and bars and coffee shops that will not take hash at all. certainly in london and manchester and some major cities, they have just taken

the decision that they will not take cash. it is not useful to them and they are willing —— take cash. they are willing to put up with people who can't pay for it. i know you have been thinking about the question, is cash still can? it is a really good question, as we increasingly become a cashless society. absolutely. the british retail consortium said that one in every five fans only spent using cash and coins in shops in this country. i would think probably in towns, particularly in london, manchester, edinburgh, it is even less tha n manchester, edinburgh, it is even less than that because certainly urbanites will go from one end of the month to the next never even touch cash. we live in a two speed economy at the moment because you have a lot of people, particularly in ruralareas, have a lot of people, particularly in rural areas, older people, who are frankly not happy at all about using cards, certainly not mobile apps. using cards, certainly not mobile apps, to play and they want cash.

but of course it is in those areas that it but of course it is in those areas thatitis but of course it is in those areas that it is harder to access cash because a lot of the banks have closed. we have just heard this week about hsbc getting rid of 35,000 people because they say they can't. they need to get rid of more branches. are you a fan of cash? who isn't a fan of cash, actually? but do you think there is actually a place for it, notjust amongst do you think there is actually a place for it, not just amongst the people that you have been speaking about his still like to use it, but for those other night, as you describe them, who are increasingly using their cards or whatever or apps to pay for things. is there still a role for cash? i think so. i am personally a fan of cash, even though i can go for when week to the next and never have any. what i like about it is it is a non—anonymous. this is something that governments across the world are angry about. there are books, economists have been writing books saying that cash is used primarily by criminals. a very good point because it is

anonymous, so criminals love it. increasingly, we as individuals and consumers are tracked, we are watched, i data is being mined all the time. every time you use any sort of technology, our phone, are card, credit card, it is tracked. as a consumer, i like the idea that i can use cash and they don't know what i have bought. there is no footprint? exactly. now it is a difficult one when they pretty much know everything else about you, but i think increasingly as we as consumers realise we are being watched and every aspect of our lives is being recorded, and fed into an algorithm somewhere. yes, exactly. we want to go off grid and cash is a great way to do that. thank you. you may see one of those new £20 notes coming out of an atm

soon, although the old ones are still legal tender as well. there's been more heavy rain overnight in parts of the uk already hit by flooding, adding to fears that rivers might overwhelm defences. south wales, herefordshire, worcestershire and shropshire are among some of the worst affected places after storms dennis and ciara in recent weeks. there are currently more than 150 flood warnings in place across england, wales and scotland. our reporter rory carson is in monmouth and sent this update. it was earlier on in the week that the weather why. .. you it was earlier on in the week that the weather why... you can see the rain pouring down, but the weather why just a bare rain pouring down, but the weather whyjust a bare hit record levels and the water again is pouring down, the weather is gushing through. what happened earlier on is the river wye burst its banks and that caused hundreds of residents to be evacuated from their homes. the water plant in the town was also flooded. that means that residents are being asked to keep water usage

toa minimum. are being asked to keep water usage to a minimum. monmouth has been really badly hit and with all this rain coming in, you canjust see the weather is gushing down and with all this rain, residents will be more concerned about some of the damage that could be caused. as this rain pours in, we are hearing some extraordinary tales of heroism. reckon beacon firefighters rescued a woman who was clinging onto a branch at three a and this morning in a fast flowing whether. as bad as the rain seems here as the rain gushes in across my face, where we are concerned is in north wales. that is where we are expecting most of the rain. you remember, north wales is just recovering from storm hero, just recovering from storm hero, just ten days ago. parts of wales we re just ten days ago. parts of wales were badly flooded. just on the edge of snowdonia national park, homes, businesses, were flooded with three feet of water. the clean—up

operation had begun, but now more water is on its way. the only flood warning for national resources wales is in then but share, but as the rain pours down, people are concerned and it is a case of waiting and seeing and hoping that we don't get the levels of rain that we don't get the levels of rain that we saw earlier on in the week. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good afternoon. many of those places that really didn't need any more rain have had another go so that over the last 24 hours. we will or can picture from this from this morning. this rain is pushing its way eastwards, some heavy bursts contained in this rain band and some squally gusty winds as well. behind it, the air is turning colder and the day will end on a cold and open it began. it could be cold enough for a bit of sleepiness at the back end of the rain band and certainly some accumulating snow over high ground in scotland. tonight, it sta rts ground in scotland. tonight, it starts chilly and tense mother of the night goes on, and the winds

blow from the north —— the south—west. so rain is pushing in into the night and tomorrow there is more rain in the forecast, for the northern part of the uk and south—west scotland, north—west england and wales as well. particularly to the eastern side of the pennines, south—east of scotland, it can be quite disruptive to travel and it is milder, with top temperatures 10—12d.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: nine people are dead after a suspected far—right extremist carried out shootings

at two shisha bars in germany. he was later found dead alongside the body of his mother. britons quarantined for coronavirus on a cruise ship injapan will be flown home tomorrow, as deaths of two japanese passengers onboard are confirmed. communities already hit by flooding brace themselves as more heavy rain is forecast across parts of the uk. fortu nately, fortunately, i make a lot of money. democrats round on billionaire michael bloomberg as he takes part in his first presidential candidate debate. the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse could be about to scrap its plans to investigate the way allegations against the late labour peer, lord janner, were dealt with. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, is at the inquiry in central london, and can tell us more. tell us more about this breaking tell us more about this breaking line. it is one of two possible

outcomes the enquiry could now decide to take, given they have a new problem, which is that one of the people who made allegations against lord janne has asked for full anonymity. i understand that is the first time in this entire enquiry someone has asked to be com pletely enquiry someone has asked to be completely protected from their anonymity being revealed. anyone who is the victim or regarded as a potential victim of a sexual offence has a right to anonymity, but what has a right to anonymity, but what has generally happened here is that people have had their name replaced bya people have had their name replaced by a code and no further details given. this complainant, as they are called here at the enquiry, alleged victim is a slightly broader way of describing them, has said that this person does not want any details given in public which might identify that person, and therefore, if the enquiry continues, much of what it does on this controversial bit of work may have to be behind closed doors. the decision is for the chair of the enquiry, professor alexis

jay, but she is hearing arguments on all sides this morning, and in particular, the janner family who have just been speaking there, their barrister said that the public interest in continuing is reduced because there can be no public enquiry now. much of what the evidence is will have to be heard behind closed doors for these legal reasons. and will the enquiry also be considering a broader sense what this issue of anonymity might mean as it seeks to get to the truth for all of the complainants, if others we re all of the complainants, if others were to ask for this full anonymity? the main purpose of the bit of the enquiry is to look at the way in which the police, the council, prosecutors, responded to the allegations against lord janner, which date back to the 1960s. in the late 1990s, mid—19 90s, and in 2000,

decisions were taken not to prosecute lord janner, and the feeling was that he may have had presidential treatment —— preferential treatment because he was a respected mp in the city of leicester when these issues came to light. the family say this was not the case and he was treated properly by the police, there was no serious case to answer because there is allegations against him were in many ways flawed. this is what the enquiry had to look at. some time ago, it decided not to rule on whether the allegations were true, but it looked at whether the allegations were properly dealt with by the relevant authorities, but now, it seems that might not happen, and we could get a decision within a few weeks that none of this goes ahead. equally, we could get a decision that goes out and are much more constrained circumstances. thank you for that, tom symons. it's understood that the home secretary, priti patel, has tried to move the most senior civil servant in her department, sir philip rutnam. a well—placed source said there was a "geunine disagreement"

between the pair but strongly denied claims that she "bullied and belittled" officials. the source said downing street was asked to intervene to move sir philip, who's the home office permanent secretary. our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, told me more about the background to this. this all goes back to a report that was in the times this morning making certain allegations about priti patel and her management of the home office, and her relationship with senior officials, and in particular, sir philip rutnam, the permanent secretary at the home office, who has been there for almost three yea rs. has been there for almost three years. he is the most senior official of the department. my understanding is that priti patel has tried to remove sir philip rutnam from his post, to get him removed, and has asked downing street to intervene to help her do that. sir philip rutnam has not been transferred. he is still in post at the moment. and apparently, this comes from a genuine disagreement between the pair. i am told there is

no animosity between them, but it is just, as one source told me, that he is simply not the right fit for her. it is not unusual for a new cabinet ministers, of course, when they start at a department, and priti patel has only been at the home office since last summer, to try and get people on the right positions, to move officials, and indeed, a couple of senior officials have already moved since priti patel has got there, but this is something of a different order, to try and remove the permanent secretary, the person you have the most close dealings with right at the top of the department. a picture is painted by one source that i have spoken to of a dysfunctional department, one where ms patel is said to be out of her depth because of her inexperience, her relative lack of experience at managing departments. however, that is strongly refuted by others including this well—placed source, who says that yes, she is a demanding boss, she asks a lot of

questions and expects people to work hard, but she is not rude or intemperate, and she does not go around swearing in meetings and so on, so some different views there. one thing is absolutely clear, that this is a department under the most enormous pressure. they have the windrush scandal to deal with, the fallout from that, police recruitment, administering a new immigration system, and the eu settle m e nt immigration system, and the eu settlement scheme all to do in the months to come. and now, time for a look at the business news. hello, i'm leigh milner. here are your business headlines: and some good news for the high street this morning. according to the latest figures published by the office for national statistics, retail sales last month improved by 0.9% on the previous month. it's the largest monthly rise since march,

and a stronger performance than expected by economists. consumer demand slowed down consideribly late last year but has since picked up after the december election. lloyds banking group has announced it's pre—tax profits for last year fell by more than a quarter after paying out billions of pounds to customers in ppi compensation. the insurance policy was intended to cover loan payments if, for instance, customers fell ill. but the insurance was often sold to people who either didn't want it or need it. lloyds said there had been a "significa nt increase" in complaints ahead of the deadline to claim last year. the australian airline qantas has warned that the current coronavirus outbreak could cost the company £76 million. flights to asia have been cut by 15% until at least the end of may, and to avoid job losses the company also plans to freeze recruitment and ask workers to use up leave. it follows wider concerns about the impact the virus will have on the global economy.

let's get more on those retail figures released this morning. a 0.9% increase on the previous month, which is exactly what the high street has been asking for since a slow end to last year in terms of consumer spending. kate hardcastle is a consumer and retail expert at insight with passion. i would love to be able to be quite celebratory about those figures, but i think we have to review them with caution. only a month ago, we were talking about the worst christmas on record for 25 years. 10,000 job losses in the retail market, and challenges from brands like mothercare in the department store beale's going under. so i think we have probably seen the consumer taking full advantage here in january seen the consumer taking full advantage here injanuary of an incredibly discounted set of goods to be able to buy when they had actually held back from those purchases at christmas, and i think we are still going to see some challenges into this year.

so a lot of scepticism there, and notjust about the retail sector either, but also about the growth of the uk economy as a whole. robert chote, the head of the office for budget responsibility, which provides analysis of the uk's public finances, was speaking this morning as he prepares to leave his job after 10 years. he told us he believes it's about being realistic, because there's still a long way to go. the government is free, obviously, to have targets, objectives, for what it would like economic growth to be. i think, actually, what it would like economic growth to be. ithink, actually, if what it would like economic growth to be. i think, actually, if you look at what is happening around the world, most governments and electorates have had to come to realise the economy is just not going to grow as quickly as we thought it would 20 or so years ago. so when i took over this job, the government thought, and most of the people thought, that big, old industrial economies grow maybe two, 2.596 industrial economies grow maybe two, 2.5%a industrial economies grow maybe two, 2.5% a year, or a bit more if you

are lucky. now, the consensus is that one to 1.5% is likely. —— 1-1.5%. that is that one to 1.5% is likely. —— 1—1.5%. that is a reflection of the famous productivity puzzle we have seenin famous productivity puzzle we have seen in recent years. getting back up seen in recent years. getting back up to two 2% numbers would be impressive. in other business stories we're following, it's been revealed that personal information of 10.6 million guests who stayed at mgm resorts hotels was hacked last summer. the data exposed included names, address, and passport numbers, but the company which has resorts across the us said it was "confident" no financial information had been exposed. the retailer forever 21 has been saved from bankruptcy by three buyers who want to expand internationally. new owners authentic brands, simon property and brookfield property, also want to keep open most of the chain's 448 us stores. forever 21 filed for bankruptcy last september as losses mounted from its international locations. and if you get a chance, check your purse or wallet for the new £20 note, which has been released into circulation today.

with two see—through windows and a two—colour foil to help beat forgers, it's being hailed as the most secure banknote ever. let's take a look at the markets, then, and the ftse100 there up slightly. that's because of rising confidence as the rate of new cases of coronavirus gradually slows down in china. also lots of support from central banks keeping interest rates low, which hopefully will encourage more borrowing and investing. however, hong kong's hang sen and south korea's stock market have fallen because of those two deaths injapan caused by coronavirus and a jump in infections in south korea. that is down 0.17%. and as we heard in the headlines, lloyds taking a blow from ppi compensation. but as the deadline to claim was in august last year, that should be the end of it

and look they're up. 3.71%. that is for me. back later this afternoon. thank you very much. let's get more now on that heavy rain that's fallen overnight in parts of the uk already hit by flooding. there are currently more than 120 flood warnings in place across england, wales and scotland. the fire brigades union has criticised the government's flooding response, calling it a "shambles". well, matt wrack is from the fire brigades union and joins us from westminster. thank you very much for your time today. what are your key criticisms of the government response? thank you. we represent firefighters in the front line of responding to these major floods all across the uk. every year, orsometimes these major floods all across the uk. every year, or sometimes every couple of years, we experience now these major flooding couple of years, we experience now these majorflooding incidents, which firstly, put people's lives at risk, but devastate whole communities. we raise our concerns,

politicians normally come and thank us, and other public agencies, and forget all about the concerns that have been raised. we have been raising this since 2007, so a key thing for us in the fire and rescue service, for example, is clarity on the role of the fire and rescue service in statute. so, in some parts of the uk, such as scotland, wales and northern ireland, there is a clear statutory responsibility in the fire and rescue service to respond to incidents of major flooding as we have scene and are seeing currently. that is not the case in england, despite it having been recommended in the pit review. presumably if you had that statutory role, that would bring the funding for training, resources, role, that would bring the funding fortraining, resources, etc, that would go along with it? yes, it is never a straight forward is that when you are dealing with governments, unfortunately, but that is clearly a part of it. it is also about clarity, that communities now who is responding, who is

responsible for what area of activity, what agencies, the council is on fire and rescue services know who is doing what, and we can coordinate. this is a requirement for long—term planning. expectations are that, with climate change, we will face more such extreme weather events, such as flooding. that means we asa events, such as flooding. that means we as a society need to plan for the long term to deal with these. for us in the fire and rescue service, that means long—term investment, as you say, the equipment, the training, the resources. over the past decade, we have seen fire services cut to pieces, so some of those in the front line of these floods have seen huge numbers of job front line of these floods have seen huge numbers ofjob losses in the fire and rescue service, a reduction in the number of boats, for example, when we should in fact be investing in those resources to keep our communities safe. so you are dealing with flooding out of existing budgets. the latest example we are hearing about in the last few minutes from our reporter in

gloucestershire at sandhurst is that the fire guide has arrived close to a travellers‘ site to take a council liaison officer close to the site, because the water is currently chest height, so people are being forced to walk through chest high water to get out for supplies. the fire brigade are there to take the council liaison officer to the site, so that is just one example. have you had any constructive engagement with the government about this issue are giving the fire brigade a statutory requirement to respond to flooding in england? well, it was raised in parliament just flooding in england? well, it was raised in parliamentjust a week or so ago with the then minister. u nfortu nately, so ago with the then minister. unfortunately, that minister was then sacked, so we await a response and a dialogue with the government currently. we have had dialogue with various governments since 2007 at least, when we have raised periodically the issue of major flooding and the need for long—term planning for it, and i think we find they response a bit lacklustre. as

we say, there was the pitt report in 2007, whose recommendations have not been of limited and full. we hope the government will now sit down with us and she fire officers to discuss what needs to be done to provide the resources and long—term planning and investments that we think are necessary. you have been critical of borisjohnson‘s response, but the government says that defra is leading the operational response and the pm is being constantly briefed and is engaged and does not want to get in the way of the operational response. what is your reply to that? well, i mean, it is a double—edged sword, in a way, in that some people are critical when politicians turn out to floods and then disappear again, but i think it is an opportunity for a prime minister to turn out and hear the direct concerns of local people who have been affected by this flooding and who have heard promises before, only to see those promises before, only to see those promises not fulfilled once the storm declines, once the flood

waters recede, and the politicians move to other things. i think we deal with those communities all the time and we know the anger that exists when those promises are made are not fulfilled. i think mr johnson needs to be seen to be taking charge of that, and i am not convinced he currently is. matt iraq, general secretary of the fire brigades union, thank you very much. thank you very much. -- matt wrack. the 27—year—old man who murdered british backpacker grace millane in new zealand will be sentenced in new zealand tomorrow morning. that‘s late tonight uk time. grace, who was from essex, met her murderer on a dating app in december of 2018, the night before her 22nd birthday. her body was found in a suitcase near auckland a week later. ahead of the sentencing, graham satchell has been speaking exclusively to grace‘s cousin hannah about the impact of her death on the family, and the charity

they have set up in her memory. grace was a fun—loving, carefree individual. the youngest of my cousins, she enjoyed travelling and wanted to travel from the age of 11. and she had big plans, did she, for herfuture? of course, yeah, she‘d just graduated from university, the world‘s your oyster. grace millane was following her dream — travelling the world — when she was murdered in new zealand in 2018. cctv pictures show her last moments. she met a man through a dating app, they had cocktails and ended up at his apartment, where he strangled her. the murder sent shock waves through new zealand and led to this response from the prime minister. on behalf of new zealand, i want to apologise to grace‘s family. your daughter should have been safe here and she wasn‘t and i‘m sorry for that. the new zealanders have taken grace to her heart. she is one of them, you know, a lot of new zealanders come here to england to travel and backpack, a lot of us go to new zealand.

they took her to their heart because she was doing what we do, she was travelling. and they followed the story with interest and felt ashamed somewhat that it took place in their country. after the trial, grace‘s parents spoke of their grief. this will be with us for the rest of our lives. grace was a beautiful, loving, talented daughter. grace was our sunshine and she will be missed forever. back in essex, grace‘s family wanted to do something positive as a tribute. they started a remarkable project. they asked people to donate handbags, toiletries and make—up. they‘re distributing the bags to women‘s refuges. women can often leave violent relationships in a moment of crisis with nothing. what better than to give someone a bit of luxury? you know, some necessities but also some luxuries that are in those bags as well to make these ladies feel like they‘re worth something? so i think that‘s really fitting tribute. this has become a real family affair. grace‘s mum gillian is also

pouring her heart into the project. it's allowed her to express her grief and allowed her to — to do something useful, to do something to help others. because sometimes when things like this happen, you do feel useless. you can't change it, so, let's make some positives out of our negative and let's remind women that they do matter, there is more out there. and if we can give them something to help, you know, it might give them a bit more confidence to escape situations and to empower them slightly. the love grace project is now operating in america, canada and new zealand. and here in britain, the family have distributed more than 1,000 bags in just a few months. we did not expect the ladies to get in touch with us

and share their stories with us and offer us messages of condolence. some ladies have never received handbags before. one lady couldn‘t remember the last time she was given a present. yeah. very heartbreaking, very emotional to read other people‘s stories and to know the problem is much bigger than we realised. before this happened to grace, we did not realise the scale of the problem that we have in the uk. the man who strangled grace still can‘t be identified for legal reasons. after he killed her, he left grace in his flat and went on another tinder date the next night. after searching ‘how to dispose of a corpse‘, he moved grace‘s body in a suitcase and buried her in a shallow grave. in court, he claimed it was "rough sex gone wrong". the jury didn‘t believe him and he‘ll be sentenced later tonight. it‘s a big week, this week, with the sentencing. is it a chapter ending? no. every week's going to be a big week. we've lost grace. this isn't — the sentence will not change the fact grace is gone.

that was graham satchell speaking to grace millane‘s cousin, hannah. rival candidates for the democratic nomination in the us presidential election have launched blistering attacks on the american billionaire michael bloomberg in the latest televised debate. his record as mayor of new york came in for criticism, as did his purchase of millions of dollars of advertising slots to win support. his rivals on the stage in nevada were senator bernie sanders, former us vice—presidentjoe biden, minnesota senator amy klobuchar, massachusetts senator elizabeth warren and former town mayor pete buttigieg. sophie long reports from las vegas. announcer: the democratic presidential debate, live from las vegas, nevada. and there's a new person on the stage tonight, mayor michael bloomberg. enter the new contender.

the pre—debate exchanges promised an explosive evening and that is what they delivered. let‘s talk about who we‘re running against, a billionaire who calls women "fat broads" and horse—faced lesbians". no, i‘m not talking about donald trump, i‘m talking about mayor bloomberg. this was his response to all the opening accusations. i think we have two questions to face tonight. one is who can beat donald trump and, number two, who can do the job if they get into the white house? and i would argue that i am the candidate that can do exactly both of those things. unsurprisingly, no—one on stage agreed. he didn't get a whole lot done. he had stop and frisk, throwing close to 5 million young black men up against a wall. his defence against accusations of sexism was stumbling. about two weeks ago we were awarded... uh, we were voted the, uh, most fam... the best place to work —

second best place in america. if it doesn't say something about our employees and how happy they are, i don't know what does. i hope you heard what his defence was. "i‘ve been nice to some women". laughter. thatjust doesn‘t cut it. questions about sexism led to questions about transparency. so, mr mayor, are you willing to release all of those women from those nondisclosure agreements so we can hear their side of the story? applause. we have very few nondisclosure agreements. how many is that? let me finish. none of them accuse me of doing anything other than — maybe they didn't like the joke i told. audience groans. he did land a few blows of his own and a cheer when he reminded the audience that bernie sanders, the self—declared

democratic socialist, was also a millionaire that owned three houses. michael bloomberg was given a pretty rough ride by his fellow candidates, but his name is not on the ballot here in nevada on saturday. the first time his name will appear on paper is super tuesday, in two weeks‘ time. and there‘s a lot of television ads that can run and a lot of money that can be spent between now and then. shortly, the bbc news that one. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good afternoon. over the last 24 hours, another dose of heavy rain in parts of the uk they could really do without it. in fact, one or two places in cumbria have recorded 100 millimetres of rain. what weather now on the move eastwards. very heavy downpours accompanied by squally, gusty winds. behind that rain band, the air starts to turn colder, so we may even see a bit of

sleet mixing in our high ground is the system slides towards the south—east corner with strong and gusty winds. further western through the south—west of england, wales and the south—west of england, wales and the west midlands, drier this afternoon, which is good news. some showers and northern england, northern ireland and scotland, and over high ground in scotland, we could see quite a lot of snow piling up, and with strong winds developing here, blizzard conditions likely over some mountains. so into the evening, we lose some rain from the south—east corner. some showers will continue north, so they wind will continue. outbreaks of rain, and we started on friday morning between five and 7 degrees. here comes another rainmaker, another weather system, this time between the northern half of the uk, so for northern half of the uk, so for northern parts of scotland and

ireland, some of the rain getting into northern england, heavy rain over high ground and not so much to the east of high ground, but to the east of high ground of the pennines, south of scotland, likely to be very windy. gusty winds, 50—60 mph, causing some disruption. windy elsewhere as well, but back to milder weather through friday, temperatures between ten 12 degrees. the weather front still dragging down towards the south on saturday. further north, some sunny spells and showers, some of which are heavy. wintry across high ground in scotland, quite a lot of snow likely to accumulate, and through saturday night into sunday, quite likely to get another dose of rain and southern parts from a wiggling weather front. from southern parts from a wiggling weatherfront. from monday, a deep area of low pressure look set to approach the note uk, bringing very strong winds and yet more rain, and with severe flood warnings in place, not good news. our website has all the details.

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