and before i opened it, i was like, "oh, it might bejurgen klopp," because it had royal mail on the stamp. and mammy was like, "no, it is not." and then i opened it and it wasjurgen klopp! time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. we have been trying to calm things down and dry things out but we haven't had much success, in fact there is more rain in the forecast for this weekend, not only that, some brisk winds, and some snow mixing in, there are a lotly in scotland. this is the radar picture and what we have at the moment is is and what we have at the moment is is a pipeline of moisture ploughing in. especially over higher ground, the rain will be heavy and persistent. some spots across the south pennines and south—west scotland could see 60-80 and south—west scotland could see 60—80 millimetres of rain. not as much getting into north east england, south—east scotland to the eastern side of high ground but

here, you will have squally gusty winds gusting up to 50 or 60mph. that could cause disruption, largely dry to the south but cloudy and mild for all of us as we close out friday. as we go through this evening and tonight the outbreaks of rain continues over high ground in the west. the rain will start to edge its way slowly southwards, and behind it showers racing in and those showering turning wintry over high ground in scotland. snow starting to mix in on what will be a chilly night in northern areas but a mild night further south, nine or ten. tomorrow, then, across england and wales we will see some bands of showery rain pushing southwards. it is going to be a windy day for all of us but particularly windy gci’oss all of us but particularly windy across northern england land, northern ireland and scotland, those are the wind gusts we can expect. 60, 70mph in exposed spots and showers falling as snow even to low levels in scotland. accumulating snow and blizzards over the

mountains and potential for ice. snow and blizzards over the mountains and potentialfor ice. so treacherous travelling conditions, chilly in northern area, holding on to something mild in the south. south. through saturday night this is one to watch. a wriggling frontal system. this could bring rain into wales, the midland and northern england land. more rain will not be welcome. the rain should clear away quickly on sunday and then we are looking at brighter skies and spells of sunshine. one or two showers, wintry in the north. that split in the temperature, six in aberdeen, i2 in london. let me show you the start of next week, there could be poor travel conditions for some, on monday morning. morning. this deep area of low pressure looks like approaching the north—west of scotland. bringing gales on monday but the potential for significant snow early on monday morning, e na ci’oss snow early on monday morning, enacross scotland at quite low levels. that could cause disruption, bbc weather will keep you up—to—date.

a reminder of our top story. a 36—year—old puss him convert has admitted plotting to blow herself up new a bomb attack on st paul's cathedral. new a bomb attack on st paul's cathedral. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. tomorrow night it's the big heavyweight rematch betweeen tyson fury and deontay wilder. but, there won't be the normal face—off at the weigh—in. it's already pretty fiery between these two, and organisers don't want to repeat of what happened at wednesday's press conference, with the pair shoving eachother. whoever wins could face anthonyjoshua next. as the clock counts down

to the fight tomorrow night in las vegas, the former champion, lennox lewis told us who he's backing to win the fight. i think it's going to be unbelievable fight. i think it's tyson fury comes out there he wants to try not come out in the first couple of friends, he will try. he is that type of guy to do that but if that doesn't work for him he will resort back to his boxing and we will see tyson fury moving around and doing all kinds of things and maybe leading with the jab more. it really depends on the strategy of both fighters advise each boxer and for the boxer to listen, you know, for the guy who wa nts to listen, you know, for the guy who wants to when to be able to do what he needs to do in the ring. —— who wa nts to he needs to do in the ring. —— who wants to win. india have stunned the hosts

and defending champions, australia in the opening match of the women's t20 world cup. india made a modest 132 for 4, anchored by 49 not out from deepti sharma and spinner poonam yadav took four wickets, as australia fell 17 runs short of their target. england play their first match on sunday against south africa. they've been training in the nets at the waca in perth today. england were the beaten finalists two years ago, and bowler, anya shrubsole has been talking about difficult this world cup is going to be. i think there are probably five or 6 teams who are in with a shout of winning this tournament. we will have to be at our best. we have plenty of world—class players as well. with 2020 it is about getting a winning run, getting the momentum, that can be a huge thing. if you get on a run, teams can be hard to stop. liverpool captain jordan henderson has been ruled out for up to three weeks with a hamstring injury. he picked up the injury during the second—half

of their 1—0 champions league defeat to at—letico madrid on tuesday, and could now miss liverpool's next three premier league matches and the fa cup tie at chelsea. rugby union. england head coach eddiejones has reshuffled his backline for their six nations match against ireland at twickenham on sunday. jonathan joseph will start on the wing, earning his 50th cap. elliot daly returns to full—back to replace george furbank who's out injured. while, manu tuilangi and ben youngs are both back in the starting fifteen. harlequins scrumhalf, leanne riley, will get herfirst start of england women's six nations campaign, against ireland at a sold out castle park in doncaster. she'll partner katy daly—mclean who returns at flyhalf. prop hannah botterman is ruled out with injury, so uncapped detysha harper comes onto the bench. alex danson—bennett has been telling us about the incredible reaction she's received, since announcing her retirement from hockey. she was left with a long—term concussion when she hit her head on a wall 18 months ago. she rejoined the great britain set

up recently, in the hope of making this summer's olympics in tokyo. but she said it was too risky — and today she has been talking about what she has learned about head injuries i think head injuries are becoming more and more reported so i think we are learning more. it has taught me that every head injury is different and anything that anyone battles with which is invisible is difficult. when you have a fabulous tea m difficult. when you have a fabulous team arranger which i have with my family and hockey, you are in a good place and you will get there. —— fabulous team around you. —— fabulous team around you. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. including all you need to know ahead of the big fight tomorrow night. thank you very much. the floods minister, rebecca pow has rejected claims

the prime minister is out of touch with the floods affecting many parts of the uk, saying he is ‘constant touch'. communities are bracing themselves for another weekend of rain, with the met office issuing a yellow weather warning. our correspondent, fiona lamdin has spent the morning in the village of hampton bishop, near hereford, where the last two severe warnings remain. we are on a half talk, half tractor which has helped keep this village openness week. behind us, these arfield is and all this week they had looked like lakes. they have swa ns had looked like lakes. they have swans on them. the water came above these hedgerows. if you swing the camera these hedgerows. if you swing the camera around, these hedgerows. if you swing the camera around, you these hedgerows. if you swing the camera around, you will see the pumps which are pumping the water from the fields. it looks like it is taking it to a river but this is actually another field and around the corner it willjoin the river.

let us move over tojoan price. you are from the fire and rescue service, tells what the last week has been like? it has been an enormous operation across the last seven days, along with severe flooding affecting our colleagues and partners in shropshire. flooding affecting our colleagues and partners in shropshirem flooding affecting our colleagues and partners in shropshire. it has been a huge logistical operation, try to keep people safe in care homes. there has been a severe risk to life for a number of days now. we are not in the south of herefordshire and the villages here and up north to worcestershire, we have evacuated care homes and we have evacuated care homes and we have worked on this village with the aid of the local community to keep things running. without the help of others and our partner agencies, we could not have done this. let me show you round here, passengers have been getting a ride on these here

bales. the man driving is here reuters, you are normally as side and maker, tells what you have pending this week. because of the high clearance of this vehicle, i have helped those in need get out of their flooded homes and have helped those in need get out of theirflooded homes and bringing essential supplies, just third, bread and milk and keep the contact going with the community. at some point the floodwater was three to four foot deep. how many hours have you been driving this? we have done some full days just to keep everybody keep their dailyjobs going. so, 11, 12 days, anything to help out and it is all voluntary. to be in touch with people who have been marooned. an amazing community spirit here, we have been sold there is more rain

coming this weekend. the advice is stay away from flooded roads. the advice is stay away from flooded roads. some parts of england and wales have seen more than a month's worth of rain in the first two weeks of february, thanks to storm ciara and storm dennis. butjust how wet has the winter been? and what's behind the recent downpours? bbc weather‘s matt taylor has the details. with many fields under water, rivers bursting their banks as well, this winter will be renowned for its rain rather than its snow and cold. but has this winter been as wet as we all imagine? let us take a look at some of the figures for the past two months. these charts show how the rainfall compares to the average. blue, above—average rainfall, white, around average, brown is below—average. so most places, around what expected, particularly to the south and west,

these are our wettest spots in december. by january things even out a little bit. most places saw around average rainfall although eastern parts of scotland and north—east england, a little bit drier than normal. but it is all change since we hit february, the blue colours on the chart indicates just how wet the month has been so far. only halfway through the month and there are areas around eastern wales, the midlands and north england where we have seen one or two times our normal february rainfall and that is with only have half a month gone. one of the wettest spots is west yorkshire. already they have had double their normal amount of rain for the month. bingley for instance, normally 77 millimetres for the entire month but already 180 millimetres of rain thanks to storm ciara and storm dennis — but it is also about perception. it has been a wet winter so far. if you consider how many days of rain we have had. in the south and west we have had more days of rain than normal. because it is western areas, the tell—tale sign to why.

very cold air has been trapped across the artic, very warm elsewhere across the northern hemisphere. the contrast has been firing up the jet stream which is flying around the northern hemisphere, especially strong across the atlantic which has picked up the storm—bearing low pressure systems and throwing them our way bringing all that rain. it looks like the pattern will not change much as we finish winter and go in to spring but by march, it looks like those low—pressure systems are a bit further north, it looks like those low—pressure systems at that further north will bring some of the wettest conditions across parts of scotland and northern ireland. us president donald trump has criticised the academy awards for awarding best picture to a film, because it's foreign. parasite, a dark south korean comedy about class struggle and wealth inequality, made oscars history as the first film not in english to win best picture. it also won awards for best director, best original screenplay and best international film, as well as winning the coveted palm d'or award at the the cannes film festival. but here's what president

trump had to say. by the way, how bad were the academy awards this year? did you see them? bo0ing. and the winner is a movie from south korea ? what the hell was that all about? we have enough problems with south korea with trade and on top of that, they give them the best movie of the year. was it good? i don't know. let's get gone with the wind, can we get gone with the wind back, please? sunset boulevard. so many great movies. the winner is... from south korea. i thought it was best foreign film. best foreign movie. no. did this ever happen before? donald trump not happy that parasite won the oscar for best film.

well, the film's distributors didn't take his comments lying down. they immediately hit back on twitter, joking that the president's anger is understandable, because he can't read. the film is, of course, subtitled for global audiences. voting has begun in iran's parliamentary election, which is widely expected to result in a more hardline parliament loyal to the country's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei. it is the first such poll since the us renewed sanctions over iran's nuclear programme, hurting its economy. thousands of moderate would—be candidates were barred from running for not meeting strict election criteria. kian sharifi reports. voters in iran will elect a new parliament this week amid major tensions at home and abroad. early indications suggest turnout might be which poses a problem for the islamic republic, which has always based its legitimacy on what it says is the will of the people. and others say this year's election is not representative because moderate and reformist candidates have effectively been sidelined. what this means is that hardliners

are expected to be the big winners. the result of this week's elections could be an indicator of the outcome of next year's presidential election. with a hard—line government in charge, any prospect of a rapprochement between iran and the us looks bleak. so how did we get here? the us withdrawal from the nuclear deal meant the sanctions were reimposed, which had a massive impact on iran's economy. it also strengthened the position of the hardliners, who felt vindicated at their mistrust of america. even before the sanctions, mismanagement and corruption meant the country was under huge financial strain. last year, protests that broke out after petrol prices doubled overnight were brutally suppressed, increasing anger with the government. the us assassination of general qasem soleimani injanuary catapulted the countries to the brink of war. iran struck back by targeting us soldiers at an iraqi air base. supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei described

the strikes as a "slap". that slap, however, had repercussions. anticipating a further us response, ukrainian passenger plane was misidentified as a missile and shot down, killing all on board. it took three days for the government to admit their error, sending people back onto the streets in protest. finally, there is the issue of candidates, or lack thereof. iran's hard—line vetting body of the guardian council has rejected 20% of applications to stand in the elections, most of whom happen to be reformist or modernists close to president rouhani, so with the prospect of a hardline parliament and a more conservative government, it is likely that tensions with the west will rise. television presenter and friend of caroline flack, laura whitmore, clashed with a photographer yesterday in an incident filmed by her boyfriend. the love island presenter — who took over after caroline flack stepped down in the wake

of her arrest for assault — was in cape town airport with partner iain sterling, who also works on the show. she said the paparazzo continued taking photos of them after they had asked him to stop, explaining this was the first time they'd seen each other since their friends death and that they were mourning her. she posted the video on her instagram account. that's what i thought you said. oh my, i'm sorry. i'd rather not talk, i'm just really upset. i don't know you. are you filming him? yeah. it's public property, if you don't mind it's on my twitter now. public property mate, yeah?

well that led to other celebrities on social media criticising the paparazzi for going too far. former atomic kitten singer kerry katona spoke to the victoria derbyshire programme earlier, and described the mental health impact of intense media coverage, and how she now works with some paparazzi to control the impact they have on her life. there have been many times where first so long i had a million paparazzi following me whether it is going to the shop or picking my kids up going to the shop or picking my kids up from school so that i learned how to control it myself. i made sure i only had one paparazzi there because people know when i am going and i have 30 photographers following me, it is insane and embarrassing. walking down the street and people think looking at celebrity de leicester, it affects you so much you do not want to go anywhere so

what i decided to do is go to an —— an individual agency so you know you are in control so only one person is taking pictures. you are not walking down the street with your children or going for chopping without the paparazzi following now the paparazzi following now the paparazzi know this is how i look, how i work, if something has happened, i can control this. i do not want to walk down the street with a million paparazzi. not only is it embarrassing, it affects you. i want to go out and weigh what i want, i want to be seen with who i wa nt want, i want to be seen with who i want in private, i want to do my will things in private. once they ta ke will things in private. once they take the picture they can go. what has just happened with laura

whitmore, that is notjust about paparazzi, it is about being a human being. if you allow the paparazzi to ta ke being. if you allow the paparazzi to take pictures all the time, it is a nightmare. he may be paparazzi but is he not a human being as well? where have morals gone in society today? it is crazy. the way he reacted to her, i cannot get my head around how that has happened. you are watching bbc news. the thames tideway tunnel is the biggest overhaul to the sewers running beneath london since the victorian times. this week the constuction of the new "super sewer" reaches it's halfway point as ben thompson reports. every time you flush, and wash in the capital, the water enters a sewer network over 1,000 miles long. it was built over 150 years ago, by the victorian engineerjoseph bazalgette.

at that time, london was home tojust two million people. today, it is over eight million, and the old pipes are struggling to cope. but the real problem comes when it rains. the drains flood and raw sewage spills directly into the thames. originally designed to overflow just a few times a year, it now happens around once a week. it means 39 million tonnes of raw sewage flow into the river thames every year, and so the supersewer will take that overspill and pump it directly to a treatment plant, helping keep the river clean. it is as wide as three london buses, and will eventually run for 15 miles across the city, roughly following the path of the thames. but it is a mammoth project. work began in 2016, and it is not due to be finished until 202a. and with a nearly £5 billion price

tag, it doesn't come cheap. londoners will face higher bills to meet the cost, but with clearer pipes, and a cleaner river, updating the ancient infrastructure is long overdue. ben thompson reporting. it's not yet available here in the uk — but fans of star wars will be sure to have heard of the mandalorian — a new streaming tv series launching here next month — and one of its key characters. so—called ‘baby yoda' has become a social media hit since the disney series launched in the us. and now the inevitable toys are about to hit the shelves — along with all manner of other merchandise. michelle fleury reports from the new york toy fair. the mandalorian, disney plus's new star wars series, has had a big impact on popular culture thanks to one small but central character. he's been a tv star for months already, a massive hit on social media and now finally

the child, a.k.a. baby yoda, is available as a toy so you too can live out your memes. it's just a testament to the power of social media. the character was introduced in november and already it's become a worldwide phenomenon. given its success, why keep fans waiting? this lucasfilm executive defended the lack of official merchandise last christmas, a move that may have cost disney $3 million in sales. we live in a world where leaks are very difficult to manage so we all agreed we wouldn't release assets on the character until the show had aired and it worked out. that secrecy created a similar problem when the first star wars films came out. back in 1977, there was no product development when the film came out. they ended up shipping empty boxes to consumers, what was known as an early bird special so there is definitely a precedent.

brands havejumped on board, and forget getting you hands on this baby yoda, it is already the biggest pre—selling funko pop figure of all time. disney and partners are hoping the popularity of the mandalorian and the child, known by many as baby yoda, will create the next big hit in the toy market and that turning up late won't cost too much and profits. michelle fleury, bbc news. a bit of news about a cat with a difference, we shall show you something. -- some pictures. but this is arlo — and he likes to do things a bit differently. his owners take him out on walks on a lead, alongside their three pet dogs.

so far he's travelled the yorkshire dales and reached the top of scafell pike, the highest mountain in england. they say he gets lots of attention from fellow walkers, and doesn't mind stopping for a photo. now it's time for a look at the weather. good afternoon. this unsettled, blustery and wet spell of weather continues. we have had heavy downpours today. a pipeline of moisture planning and across northern ireland, southern and western scotland, north wales. the heaviest rain on hygge land. across the pennines and parts of southern and western scotland, some spots will see between 60 and 80 millimetres of rain. there are ongoing flooding problem some more rain is not good news. it is windy everywhere but especially east of the pennines, said he scotland. they went in the far north of scotland as well, brighter here as well. brighter in south wales and south

england but this evening, the apex of remo midsouth. quite a messy picture, various bands of rain drifting southwards. further north, lots of showers, turning wintry in scotla nd lots of showers, turning wintry in scotland because the air is turning colder. into tomorrow, across england and wales, showery rain pushing south. claudia is weather in the far south of england and the channel islands. windy for everyone but especially northern england, northern ireland and scotland. here, lots of showers, the showers in scotla nd lots of showers, the showers in scotland will fall as snow even at low levels. significant accumulations of snow at high levels, icy conditions as well, hazardous travel conditions, really chilly day in the north but much milder in the south. on saturday night is weather front gives cause for concern, some outbreaks of heavy

rain across wales, the midlands and possibly north england. a little uncertainty about that. that wet weather should clearly and sunday leaving drier conditions on spells of sunshine in the afternoon. one or two showers around, temperatures between six and 12 degrees. a lot going on for the weekend. on monday, this deep area of low pressure is approaching the uk, very windy for scotla nd approaching the uk, very windy for scotland and there could be significant snow which could cause significant snow which could cause significant disruption.

hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm martine croxall. today at 2: an islamic state supporter admits plotting to blow up st paul's cathedral. safiyya shaikh was arrested during a police undercover operation. the mother of grace millane, the british backpacker murdered in new zealand, tells a court her daughter died terrified and alone. i will miss my darling grace until the last breath. more frustration for british passengers stranded on a quarantined cruise ship injapan, as their flight back to the uk is delayed. a ban in england on the sale of coal and fresh logs for burning on open fires and stoves in an attempt to cut pollution. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with ben —