a woman is killed in a dog attack in southern england. a second woman is taken to hospital, and armed police seize seven dogs. we'll have the latest from the scene. with western weapons continuing to arrive in ukraine, the country's defence minister tells the bbc his country has become a de facto member of nato. two years since italy began one of its biggest ever anti—mafia trials, we have a special report from calabria, with some of those caught up in the mafia's crimes and those leading the battle against them. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world.

lisa marie presley — the musician and only child of elvis presley — has died after being taken to hospital in los angeles suffering cardiac arrest. she was 5a. her mother, priscilla, announcing her death, described her as the most passionate, strong and loving woman she'd known. from los angeles, peter bowes reports. this was lisa marie presleyjust two days ago at the golden globe awards. her death was sudden. the 54—year—old was rushed to hospital after falling ill at her home in the los angeles suburb of cala basas. hours later, priscilla presley issued this statement. born in memphis, lisa marie inherited herfather�*s graceland estate at the age of nine

following his sudden death. she followed him into the music industry, becoming a singer songwriter. she released three albums during a career that embraced the legacy of elvis. you know, it would have definitely been easier for me to take up nursing or planting or truck driving, even. but music has been important for me, and so has writing, my whole life, even before i think i was aware of my father. so, you know, naturally that's just where my heart is, where my interest is. she led her entire life in the spotlight. there were family dramas and several high—profile marriages, including one to michaeljackson in 1994. then the hollywood actor nicolas cage, a union that lasted just over 100 days. there have been many tributes to lisa marie. herfans, and those of her father, are mourning the loss of another member

of the presley family all too soon. earlier i spoke to sandro monetti, an entertainmentjournalist and film producer based in la, who saw lisa marie presley at the golden globes only a few days ago. one consolation of those of us that love the presley family can take is that in her final days she was surrounded by so much love and enthusiasm at the golden globes on tuesday. she was there supporting austin butler, who plays herfather in the award—winning movie elvis. just last sunday she was at graceland celebrating what would have been the birthday of elvis presley with an audience of adoring fans. so it seems almost unthinkable, so sudden and shocking, thatjust days later lisa marie is taken from us at the tender age of 5a. we heard from her mother, priscilla, who announced her death, describing her daughter

as strong, passionate. could you share some of those passions with us? passionate for many things — music, herfather, talk about big shoes to fill. she followed in his footsteps releasing three albums. do yourself a favour today and go and listen to lights out, which i think is her best record, she had such a sultry and powerful voice. her other passions were her family. i will come out of that and bring you to belfast, sir keir starmer has just arrived and is speaking. an just arrived and is speaking. in institution that has always just arrived and is speaking. fifi institution that has always been rooted in its communities here in belfast and northern ireland, but which also enjoys a huge global reach, a reach never more on display than in the appointment of your

chancellors, and we can see them on the wall here today. after all, who better to carry the message of peace this city embodies around the world than hillary clinton? applause i'v e i've been here to queens many times, in fact i remember the last time clearly because i was halfway through my speech when the united kingdom announced a vote on article 50. what a relief that that is all now behind us. that day, when i last came, i came here to reflect on the success of the police service of northern ireland, and my role as the human rights adviser to the policing board which overseas aid. i'm immensely proud of the work of the board, of that whole period in my life. it has given me a lasting love

of northern ireland, friendships that have endured, including people in this room here today. memories i'll always cherish. after we were married my wife and i took our first holiday here because i wanted to show her northern ireland, the people and the communities that i had met. i was in love with this island, and that love has stayed with me. it has also taught me so much about politics, about change, about the power of hope, and this year is a moment of reflection for northern ireland and, speaking for myself, standing here in 2023, it is hard to describe just how different it feels to the northern ireland job 20 years ago when i first came to take up my role here. how raw the emotions were back then in a country still coming to terms with its hard—won but fragile peace. i wanted

a chance to serve because it felt like a huge moment, a chance to turn the pages on decades if not centuries of pain. and i want to make a contribution, help to create a lasting institution, one that could reach out to all communities, in doing so, help preserve the peace to future generations. i think we did that. accountability, transparency, human rights. the framework put in place was critical to both communities to have a degree of faith that the police service of northern ireland was new, was different, was worth those first risky steps. we were tested, of course, everyday. as tony blair said at the time, every advance made in the name of the belfast good friday

agreement has to be ground out. but over time, agreement has to be ground out. but overtime, policing in agreement has to be ground out. but over time, policing in northern ireland changed. the psni became an institution which enjoys cross community support. catholics did sign up to serve, not enough. in northern ireland you can always point to the work that still needs to be done. but if you had said to us then, in 2003, that in 20 years we would have the psni we have today, that one day a sinn fein leader would stand shoulder to shoulder with unionist leaders in a campaign to help recruit new officers, yes, that would have felt like an achievement worth celebrating. there are people here today who deserve huge credit for helping to make that happen. this year should be a year we celebrate achievements like that. all the achievements, big and small, of the

good friday agreement. 25 years of relative peace, prosperity and a better northern ireland. it is a proud moment for me reflecting on the small role i played in that, and obviously a huge moment for my party. the good friday agreement is the greatest achievement of the labour party in my lifetime, without question. but of course the real achievement, the real pride, belongs to the people and the communities here in northern ireland. it is your bravery, your determination, your courage, resilience and your willingness to sacrifice, to compromise, to stand despite everything on the issues of other communities and above all to keep doing so when there were bumps in the road, provocations, outbreaks of

violence, that is what won this piece. it is why i fell in with this place. i have never seen anything like that spirit, that hope. i talk a lot about hope at the moment, about how hard it is for people to get through the challenges we face without the real possibility of something better. how as we lurch from crisis to crisis we are losing faith that the future will be better for our children. some communities in the united kingdom might once have taken that for granted, but not here, because what i saw in northern ireland 20 years ago, were people and communities experiencing that hope for the first time. it is what powered the good friday agreement, drove the communities of this country on towards the history they made, and we have to get it back. because i get the sense that the

protocol, that the political situation at stormont, not to mention the other problems we see here, the nhs, the cost of living, an economy on its knees, that the thought of april being a true celebration feels a little on ice. i understand that. anniversaries are harder northern ireland. looking backis harder northern ireland. looking back is hard. even when we do so with pride, as we should in april, it is tough. the past is a painful place for so many people, so many communities. people have suffered a lot. and with that comes a fear, fear that if we stop trying to move forwards, if things grind to a halt, then we could yet go backwards. it

is why here more than anywhere you always need that hope of a better future. that is the spirit of 1998, thatis future. that is the spirit of 1998, that is what the good friday agreement asked of people. it was not to forgive or forget. they were demands that could never be made. it was only to look forwards, to commit to a journey, walk step—by—step, each strike difficult, each stride precious, towards a betterfuture together. the anniversary this year should be a true celebration. people deserve that. history was made here, hard won, but to respect that history people also deserve action on the issues which currently holds northern ireland back. full politics to do its job northern ireland back. full politics to do itsjob and give people the chance to look forward with hope —— for politics to do its job. there chance to look forward with hope —— for politics to do itsjob. there is a small window of opportunity before

april, we have to use the anniversary to fixed minds, get to the country and its political process moving forward again, deliver for the people of northern ireland. i see two key priorities for theirs. they are both urgent, both need to happen now. so, of course, they rely on a change of direction from the prime minister. but in each priority i also want to show the values i will bring to northern ireland if i have the honour to serve as prime minister. first, the british government must normalise and strengthen relationships with dublin. applause the taoiseach held out an olive branch in recent weeks, we must take

it. dust on —— but honestly, relation should never have been this strange. brexit was a rupture in the uk's diplomatic stance, a culture change in every area of society which had to be recognised —— a call to change. i've been very clear, my government will make it work on a take on the mantle of that vote, turnit take on the mantle of that vote, turn it micro slogans into practical solutions. throughout the last seven years nothing has been more self—defeating than the determination of some conservative ministers to see our friends in dublin as adversaries on brexit. that has damaged the political process in northern ireland no question, and it is certainly not the spirit of 1998. we should never lose sight of what binds us together on these islands, our shared commitment to peace above all other

considerations. so i encourage the prime minister, as the taoiseach has said, to recognise past mistakes. it would help it with the second priority, the obvious one, the protocol. there is no point varnishing the truth. to get beyond the current stalemate we have to make the protocol work. nobody wants to see unnecessary checks on goods moving between great britain and northern ireland. wejust need moving between great britain and northern ireland. we just need to find a solution. i want to commend the recent agreement on trade data sharing, commend the eu, commended the government. if they are finally serious about a deal, there will be no smiting from us, i can promise you that. —— nose night pain. i go back to the good friday agreement, the pride we feel in the labour party has no —— no balance, but we

know the political effort did not just come from us, from tony blair and mo mowlam —— the pride we feel in the labour party has no bounds. it did not come just from bertie ahern at mary mcaleese, the us or the tenacity and brilliance ofjohn hume and david trimble, it was also built on the work ofjohn major and albert reynolds. and afterwards, by lord patten, whose commission led to the psni and the policing board in the psni and the policing board in the first place. my point is this, the first place. my point is this, the spirit of 1998 on both islands is not one of tribal politics. this is not one of tribal politics. this is the process which brought ian paisley and martin mcguinness together, and they made it work. i can be no clearer example than that. so i say to the prime minister, if there is a deal to do in coming

weeks, do it. whatever political cover you need to, whatever mechanism is in westminster you require, if it delivered to our national interest and the people of northern ireland, we will support you. the time for action on the protocol is now, the time to stand up to the erg is now, the time to put northern ireland above a brexit purity culture which can never be satisfied as now. applause studio: sir keir starmer speaking at queen's university, belfast. a number of points he is making, talking about the northern ireland protocol, the movement of goods, and also the good friday agreement. on the protocol he says this is the best time for a good solution and on the good friday agreement he says if you get it right there will be no

sniping from labour, and you probably caught it is time to put northern ireland, directly to mr sunak, time to put northern ireland above what he calls a brexit purity culture. we are listening in and any more relevant points, we will report them and bring to you on bbc news. breaking news concerning the murder of 26—year—old eddie edwards, who was shot on merseyside on christmas eve. 22—year—old connor chapman has appeared at wirral magistrates�* court charge with the murder of el edwards. he has been remanded in custody and is set to appear at liverpool crown court again in the north west of england on monday. we

will have a round—up of what has taken place and a background to this tragic story right here on bbc news later. the latest official data shows that the uk economy unexpectedly grew in november, helped by a boost from the world cup. the uk�*s gross domestic product rose by 0.1%. gdp is a key measure of all the activity of companies, governments and individuals in an economy. it also helps government decide how much it can spend on public services and how much it needs to raise in taxes. the services sector was the biggest driver of growth in november as people went out to watch world cup games in pubs and restaurants. however, in the three months to november, the economy shrank by o.3%. our business reporter ben king has more. at this company in worcester, they can feel the economy slowing down.

their cordless vacuum cleaners and lawnmowers sold well in the pandemic as people were stuck at home. but this year, rising prices for energy and food have left their customers with less money to spend. from our point of view, we can feel that, yeah, there�*s probably a recession coming on. people are finding things difficult. they�*re kind of worried about their basic costs of heating and fuel and all the rest of it, and the worries of inflation. so we can very much tell that there�*s a little bit of tension in consumers, and we feel it ourselves. meanwhile, rising interest rates are pushing up mortgage payments, another reason people are tightening their belts alongside rising energy costs. we certainly have not had the heating on. i am very, very frugal with my heating and hot water, believe you me. we've not got the heating - at the moment and stuff like that just because we can't afford it. how do you keep warm? blankets, jumpers, scarves. yeah. it hasn�*t really affected me because obviously interest rates are going in the right direction for me, personally.

but i just worry about everybody else who has got mortgages. a recession is defined as the economy shrinking for two three month periods, or quarters, in a row. the quarter from july to september saw the economy shrink by 0.3%. things bounced back a little in october, but if november and december are bad, as many experts expect, then the quarter as a whole will see a fall. it will officially be a recession, which may last for months to come. there is a view that you could take that we�*re basically half way through, you know, a pretty tough two year time period. now we�*re at the beginning of 2023, so we�*ve seen inflation starting to come down from from the peaks that we�*ve seen in november. we do expect that to continue. so there are some kind of careful early signs that things are getting better. i think at the moment, also, the labour market is still a positive point for people

looking for work, you know, the unemployment rate is quite low. now, if the economy is shrinking, that means companies on the whole make less profit, which means they have less money available to expand or give their workers a pay rise. and if people earn less and spend less, that means that the government takes in less money in tax revenue, which makes all those tricky decisions about how to fund important public services like the nhs all the more difficult. the prime minister has pledged to get the economy growing again by the end of the year. today�*s gdp figure will give another indication of how difficult that promise could be to meet. ben king, bbc news, worcester. joining me now is yael selfin, chief economist at kpmg uk. good morning, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. you have been quenching the figures, what do you make of the announcement? today's

fiuures make of the announcement? today's figures were — make of the announcement? today's figures were slightly _ make of the announcement? today's figures were slightly more _ make of the announcement? today's figures were slightly more positive i figures were slightly more positive than most economists expected but they still pointed to a very weak economy and it is quite likely we will see a recession in the uk this year which would be relatively prolonged, although relatively shallow, because as you heard on the programme the labour market is still relatively tight, unemployment is very low, people, even though they are losing their real earnings because most wages are not going up by as much as inflation, they are not losing theirjobs, that is very important. not losing their “obs, that is very im ortant. , not losing their “obs, that is very important.— important. it is interesting that the figures _ important. it is interesting that i the figures up indirectly linked to the figures up indirectly linked to the world cup and people going out. —— the figures are being directly linked. is that how strong the link is to the hospitality industry, is that what it takes to boost a country�*s economy, something as

simple as going out and having a pint? irate simple as going out and having a int? ~ ., simple as going out and having a int? . ., ., , simple as going out and having a int? ~ . ., , , ., pint? we had relatively strong urowth in pint? we had relatively strong growth in that _ pint? we had relatively strong growth in that particular - pint? we had relatively strong. growth in that particular section pint? we had relatively strong - growth in that particular section of pubs and restaurant spending, so people did go out. the world cup only started on november 20 so it is possibly one explanation that it is also possible that a given that we work during covid, indoorfor quite a long time, people still want to have the extra spending on going out because they could not do it before, and they are cutting on other spending they could do previously. i wasjust going to spending they could do previously. i was just going to say, spending they could do previously. i wasjust going to say, the spending they could do previously. i was just going to say, the world spending they could do previously. i wasjust going to say, the world cup was just going to say, the world cup was just going to say, the world cup was an exceptional moment. people are reining in their spending, what will people have to do to loosen the reins, to get people out? what

will people have to do to loosen the reins, to get people out?— reins, to get people out? what the government _ reins, to get people out? what the government want _ reins, to get people out? what the government want people _ reins, to get people out? what the government want people to - reins, to get people out? what the government want people to do - reins, to get people out? what the government want people to do is l government want people to do is primarily to encourage investment, encouraging companies to invest more and also to try and get productivity to grow, get skills improved and so on, not so much improving or increasing spending at this stage, but there is more important things for the government, public finances are very constrained, it should probably focus on other things while protecting households from that squeeze on income, especially the more vulnerable households finding it very difficult to be able to continue spending on some of the essentials like heating and food. going back to your point about climate investment, is the uk�*s

environment for outside investment, even investment by uk investors, friendly enough, is it right? is there space for that, is it the right time to invest? irate there space for that, is it the right time to invest? we have lots of uncertainties _ right time to invest? we have lots of uncertainties at _ right time to invest? we have lots of uncertainties at the _ right time to invest? we have lots of uncertainties at the moment, i right time to invest? we have lots - of uncertainties at the moment, some linked to this cycle which is a global cycle but some are uk specific. we havejust heard global cycle but some are uk specific. we have just heard about the relationship between the eu and the relationship between the eu and the uk, we have seen uk export particularly weak compared to global trade, part of it is probably due to the changing relationship with the eu uncertainty —— and uncertainty around that is not helping investment, more generally uncertainty in terms of future government policy is not helping either. so making things clearer and easierfor either. so making things clearer and easier for companies either. so making things clearer and easierfor companies to either. so making things clearer and easier for companies to trade overseas will help.—

easier for companies to trade overseas will help. yael selfin, thank you _ overseas will help. yael selfin, thank you very _ overseas will help. yael selfin, thank you very much _ overseas will help. yael selfin, thank you very much indeed i overseas will help. yael selfin, | thank you very much indeed for overseas will help. yael selfin, - thank you very much indeed for that. a woman has died after a dog attack in surrey in southern england. the woman, who was in her 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene in caterham while a second woman suffered dog bites and was taken to hospital with non—life threatening injuries. our correspondent sean dilley has this update from caterham. people waking up in a rural community here, still shocked by the events of yesterday here in caterham. now, a mile up the road behind where this police vehicle is currently based at gravelly hill is where officers were called to yesterday at around 2:25. the initial call to surrey police was made to reports of members of the public being attacked by dogs. now, surrey police deployed some considerable resources — intervention vehicles, 999 officers in cars like this behind me — but also they deployed authorised firearms officers to the scene. police said that the paramedics made their very best attempts,

but unfortunately the woman in her 20s had died. they worked quickly to inform the next of kin. another woman, whose injuries were not life threatening was taken to hospital. all in all, police seized seven dogs who are currently in their custody at this time. officers do ask the community does not speculate as to what may or may not have happened. what�*s underway now is an investigation into those circumstances. police will want to know exactly what happened when, and whether anybody is responsible. now, this is all fairly standard investigation practice. surrey police will want to speak to anybody with any information a mile up the road here now. as we speak at the moment, we have vehicles kind of pulling to and from the area where residents are living. but this control point here based in caterham, simply because this is the first

opportunity that vehicles can turn around. police say that they are working as quickly as they can to establish whatever facts they can. sean daly speaking to us earlier with the latest from that dog attack. —— sean dilley. a special investigator has been appointed to look into president biden�*s handling of classified documents while he was vice president — after a second batch of papers was found at his home. mr biden acknowledged on thursday that sensitive material was found in the garage of his home in delaware. he has previously criticised his predecessor, donald trump, who removed papers from the white house when he left office. researchers have claimed that the oil giant exxonmobil accurately forecast how burning fossil fuels would cause the planet to warm as early as the 1970s — while publicly denying the link.

the study by harvard university and the potsdam institute of climate change said exxon�*s own scientists produced models on warming that were more accurate even than nasa�*s. its authors accuse the firm of making public statements that contradicted its own scientific data — including that climate action wasn�*t urgent. the firm has denied those claims. a russian mercernary group fighting in ukraine has claimed it�*s found the body of a british aid worker, though the claims haven�*t been verified by the bbc. it comes after chris parry and andrew bagshaw were reported missing over the weekend. johnny rutherford has been speaking to some of the people who were the last to hear from mr parry. what�*s yourjob here, basically? so, i'm an evacuation driver. i receive requests from family members who've asked us to go and collect their relatives. this recording, by a freelance belgian reporter, is believed to be the last interview with chris parry before he was reported missing. very inspiring person, because it was — to him,

it was all about saving the civilians in the front line areas. that�*s all what cared for him. that was his duty and that�*s what he was doing day in, day out, every day, saving people. so, very inspiring personality, for sure. 28—year—old chris parry is from truro. he went out to ukraine last march. he fundraised to get a vehicle to help with the rescues. the organisation mission ukraine, which has been helping with aid, drove it out to him. a couple of weeks later, i chris messaged us, saying, we've actually lost the truck that we've delivered. - didn't last very long, _ because they'd been ambushed, and the car ended up in a ditch. they tried to recover it, i but they couldn't get to it because there were russian snipers. and it was just safer - to leave it there, so, yeah, they left the car there. the car stayed in the ditch.

and that's kind of what happens over there. i the cars don't last very long. by car, you're more of a target, but you can fly to a destination in two minutes, and then fly back out in two minutes. hopefully, just do it quick enough so the drones don't spot you, then you canjust park it behind a building and hide. but yeah, a lot of volunteers won't go any more, but there are people there who want to get out, so i'm willing to go. chris has been missing since friday. i asked arnaud if he had any news of chris�*s whereabouts. wagner, the private militia company, they apparently posted some footage in telegram channels. the passports were found near one body that may be the body of one of the two volunteers, but again, there is no confirmation. so we need to be very careful with this information. the bbc has not been able to confirm this. the foreign office reiterated that the two men are still missing, and that they are currently supporting both families. johnny rutherford, bbc news.

joining me now is luca alfatti, founder and head of operations at medicsliukraine, and advanced paramedic at north west ambulance service nhs trust. good morning and thank you for joining us on bbc news. the ukraine conflict has become more and more dangerous as it has progressed. you work with a lot of people, you work with a lot of aid and do a lot of work in terms of combat casualty care training. would you have sent volunteers into this particular conflict zone? it�*s volunteers into this particular conflict zone?— conflict zone? it's a difficult question- — conflict zone? it's a difficult question. ukraine _ conflict zone? it's a difficult question. ukraine is - conflict zone? it's a difficult. question. ukraine is inherently dangerous. i�*m not sure about the risk assessment and management of the participating organisations that chris and andrew were volunteering

for but our volunteers don�*t go front line, no. to for but our volunteers don't go front line, no.— for but our volunteers don't go front line, no. to be honest, you don't know _ front line, no. to be honest, you don't know how _ front line, no. to be honest, you don't know how dangerous - front line, no. to be honest, you don't know how dangerous it - front line, no. to be honest, you don't know how dangerous it is l front line, no. to be honest, you - don't know how dangerous it is when don�*t know how dangerous it is when you first arrive until it�*s too late. at what point, or what advice do you give your volunteers to pull out? ., , ., , out? our volunteers, as i said, we use a minimum — out? our volunteers, as i said, we use a minimum of— out? our volunteers, as i said, we use a minimum of 300 _ out? our volunteers, as i said, we use a minimum of 300 kilometresj use a minimum of 300 kilometres beyond the enemy line because of the artillery range. however, the whole of ukraine is inherently dangerous because of missile strikes, so you could be anywhere and be hit anywhere in the country so it makes it really difficult to know exactly when to pull them out. and the more you are exposed to the risk, the more you get used to it and the more you want to push forward. as medics for ukraine, so far we have not passed the sent anyone passed the dnipro river, for the reason that we don�*t feel there is a need for us to

don�*t feel there is a need for us to do so and we can be very affected by working the way we are working. to take a step back, what exactly do you do and what skills do you bring or are you taking to ukraine? it�*s or are you taking to ukraine? it's medical. or are you taking to ukraine? it�*s medical. our expertise is in remote expedition and prehospital care. we have delivered is now eight convoys for a total of about £1.7 million worth of medical aid, including in country training of different organisations of combat care. territorial armies and special forces. that�*s our expertise, training the trainer. the ukraine as a country and as a mission they are very capable and well trained. what they have been insisting they want is tools and training for this war. this is exactly what we are doing,

giving them the tools and training to use the tools, the kit we provide, for them to then do the job. provide, for them to then do the “ob. ~ ., , provide, for them to then do the “ob. ~ . , ., ., job. we have been hearing how the british foreign _ job. we have been hearing how the british foreign office _ job. we have been hearing how the british foreign office have - job. we have been hearing how the british foreign office have not - british foreign office have not confirmed in terms of the identification of this body that has allegedly been found by the wagner group, the mercenary group in soledar. how closely do volunteers and organisations like yourself work with the british government before going out to combat areas, before going out to combat areas, before going to ukraine, and once there how closely do you coordinate with local officials? irate closely do you coordinate with local officials? ~ ., closely do you coordinate with local officials? ~ . ., ., officials? we are in talks with and we aet officials? we are in talks with and we get information _ officials? we are in talks with and we get information from - officials? we are in talks with and we get information from the - officials? we are in talks with and i we get information from the foreign office and so on. however, a lot of organisations like ourselves become independent ngos and we go in with the support of local ukrainian

organisations, actually. so we get local intelligence and local vetted ukrainian support. we have an army of ukrainian volunteers in ukraine who know the regions, they know the language, they know how to move around. and that�*s why we use them rather than sending our own international volunteers to the front line. obviously there are risk assessments involved. and they change on a daily basis, on a mission basis. based on the information they get from the foreign office and from our local partners as well.— partners as well. thank you for that. partners as well. thank you for that- thank — partners as well. thank you for that. thank you. _ staying with ukraine, ukraine�*s defence minister says his country has become a de—facto member of the nato military alliance, as western nations continue to supply weapons for the war against russia. speaking to the bbc, oleksii reznikov said there had been

a change among some allies once concerned that the military assistance could be seen as escalation by russia. our correspondent hugo bachega sat down with him. a lot of modern nato—standard weaponry. we have a lot of modern nato—standard weaponry. it means that ukraine, as a country, and the armed forces of ukraine, or our sector of security and defence, became a member of nato de facto. not de jure but de facto. because we have the weaponry, we have the understanding how to use it, and we have this interoperability level of communication with our partners. and i�*m sure that in the next future we will become a member of nato dejure. well, that�*s a controversial statement. you�*re saying there ukraine is a de facto nato member. why controversial? it�*s true. it�*s a fact. i�*m aware, you know,

i�*m operating with the facts. but the perception has been that any kind of, let�*s say, tanks being sent to ukraine would be seen as an escalation by russia. are you not concerned about how russia could respond? i have a war in my country. what kind of escalation level should be more? they are striking, they are hitting my cities, my hospitals, my kindergartens, my schools. and they killed a lot of civilians, a lot of children. they are an army of rapists, murderers and looters. what is the next level of escalation? they are here in my country! joining me now is lesia vasylenko a ukrainian mp and co—chair of the interparliamentary relations group to the united kingdom.

thank you forjoining us on bbc news. i wonder if we can start off with any information or details you have or understand about the location of the two british men that are missing. location of the two british men that are missing-— are missing. first of all i would like to start — are missing. first of all i would like to start by _ are missing. first of all i would like to start by saying - are missing. first of all i would like to start by saying how - are missing. first of all i would | like to start by saying how sorry are missing. first of all i would l like to start by saying how sorry i am at the absolutely tragic incident. my heart goes out to the families, to the friends and loved ones of these two british nationals who have essentially given a large part of their lives and efforts to helping to save my country and helping to save my country and helping to save ukrainians. the ukrainian government today is doing everything possible to locate these two british nationals and also to make sure that they come back home alive, safe and well. there�*s not

many details that can be disclosed at this point and i guess anyone you will be speaking to from the ukrainian government will have the same line, is anything that goes out into the public may be used against the operation to make sure that these two nationals of britain, as well as other people who have gone missing in action return home to safety. missing in action return home to safe . , ., , , , ., safety. obviously these men, and if we can bring _ safety. obviously these men, and if we can bring them _ safety. obviously these men, and if we can bring them up _ safety. obviously these men, and if we can bring them up quickly - safety. obviously these men, and if we can bring them up quickly on - safety. obviously these men, and if| we can bring them up quickly on the screen for our viewers, we�*ve got chris parry on the left and andrew bagshaw on the right. these are just two of many volunteers who have travelled to ukraine to deliver aid, to help. you on the ground in ukraine so what do you understand about the process of what these volunteers do when they arrive. do they register with officials in ukraine when they get there and how

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military and humanitarian efforts to save ukraine. this support package from the ukrainian state includes giving the right of foreign nationals who are helping the ukrainian military to stay in ukraine and to apply for migration status in ukraine. we are equating them in status to the combat participants of ukrainian nationality, meaning they can then go on to claim the same kind of benefits from the ukrainian state. this law was passed just yesterday. ukrainian mp and the co—chair of the interparliamentary relations group to the united kingdom, thank you for your time. let�*s return to a story we were talking about earlier this morning here on bbc news. we were discussing statins and how millions more people in england and wales could be prescribed the daily cholesterol—lowering pills to cut their risk

of a heart attack or stroke, under new advice for the nhs. during our ealier discussion, claims were made about possible side effects caused by covid vaccines. to clarify some of the points that were raised in that interview. professor peter openshaw is from imperial college london and a member of the uk vaccine network. what does the data tell us about the safey of covid vaccines? good morning, professor. good morninu. good morning, professor. good morning. beginning _ good morning, professor. good morning. beginning at - good morning, professor. good morning. beginning at the - good morning, professor. good morning. beginning at the big l morning. beginning at the big innin: , morning. beginning at the big inning. what _ morning. beginning at the big inning, what does _ morning. beginning at the big inning, what does the - morning. beginning at the big inning, what does the data . morning. beginning at the big | inning, what does the data tell morning. beginning at the big - inning, what does the data tell us about the safety of vaccines? these vaccines had — about the safety of vaccines? these vaccines had been _ about the safety of vaccines? these vaccines had been absolutely - about the safety of vaccines? tire vaccines had been absolutely tested to the max, as you might say. we�*ve had a situation in which there�*s been enormous roll—out of vaccines and very, very carefully monitored

in literally millions of people. there was a study done that came out in the journal of the american medical association where they looked at 192 million people given over 350 million doses of the rna vaccine and they looked very carefully at any cardiac problems. seven per million ended up with a myocarditis, which was typically mild and self—limiting. it was confined mostly to males aged 12—15. we don�*t fully understand that. it�*s an odd finding but i think it shows the enormous detail in which the cardiovascular complications have been studied. by comparison, our own studies, a big, national uk study, we have looked at the complications of covid itself and found that one

of covid itself and found that one of the complications is inflammation of the complications is inflammation of the complications is inflammation of the lining of blood vessels which can result in many, many different complications which are to do with blood clotting and cardiovascular and neurological complications. the frequency of those complications in people who have had covid, which is preventable by vaccination is vastly in excess of anything which is associated with vaccination. we have to stick with the figures and not anecdotes. i�*m terribly sorry to hear the personal anecdotes from your former speaker, hear the personal anecdotes from yourformerspeaker, but hear the personal anecdotes from yourformer speaker, but in hear the personal anecdotes from your former speaker, but in terms of the actual studies that have been done, these are enormously safe vaccines. ., , ,., , ., done, these are enormously safe vaccines. ., vaccines. professor, if you can reiterate _ vaccines. professor, if you can reiterate please _ vaccines. professor, if you can reiterate please the _ vaccines. professor, if you can reiterate please the risk - vaccines. professor, if you can reiterate please the risk of - vaccines. professor, if you canj reiterate please the risk of the side effects after taking an mrna vaccine. can you underscore them for

viewers? in vaccine. can you underscore them for viewers? , ., , ., , viewers? in terms of myocarditis, it is about seven _ viewers? in terms of myocarditis, it is about seven per _ viewers? in terms of myocarditis, it is about seven per million _ viewers? in terms of myocarditis, it is about seven per million and - viewers? in terms of myocarditis, it is about seven per million and it - viewers? in terms of myocarditis, it is about seven per million and it is i is about seven per million and it is confined to those young males taking a second dose. it�*s an idiosyncratic reaction and has been well shown in very large studies. by comparison, the frequency of complications that are seen after covid is at vast excess. it�*s probably 100 times greater or more. the vaccines are very good at preventing severe covid and they are absolutely well tested and they are absolutely well tested and safe. ., ,,., , , ., and safe. professor peter openshaw from imperial— and safe. professor peter openshaw from imperial college _ and safe. professor peter openshaw from imperial college london, - and safe. professor peter openshaw from imperial college london, and l from imperial college london, and also a member of the uk vaccine network, thank you for your time. thank you. staying in the uk. a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 26—year—old beautician elle edwards, who was shot on the wirral on christmas eve.

connor william chapman, who is 22, spoke in court to confirm his name and said that he was of no fixed address. will batchelor reports. elle edwards was enjoying a night out at the lighthouse in wallasey, when she was shot ten minutes before midnight on christmas eve. the 26—year—old beautician had been standing outside the pub when shots were fired towards the doorway. detectives said at the time they did not believe she was the intended target of the attack, which also injured four other people. overnight, merseyside police charged 22—year—old connor chapman, from nearby woodchurch, with elle�*s murder, and two counts of attempted murder, and three counts of unlawful and malicious wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm. he was also charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life, and handling a stolen mercedes.

he will appear before wirral adult remand court this morning. a 23—year—old woman, arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, has been released on bail pending further inquiries. and merseyside police is continuing to appeal for witnesses and information. will batchelor, bbc news. the man who has been charged with the murder of elle edwards appeared in magistrates�* court, 22—year—old connor chapman has been remanded in custody and will appear at liverpool court on monday morning for the next stage of his court appearances. it�*s thought a criminal gang based in russia is behind the cyber—incident affecting the computer system the royal mail uses to send parcels abroad.

it�*s understood the firm is being held to ransom, and has been unable to send any parcels abroad since wednesday. our cyber reporter joe tidyjoins me now. this incident has been going on for some time in the world of business and the cyber world. remind us what�*s happening and the impact it is having. it�*s what's happening and the impact it is havinu. v ., what's happening and the impact it is havinu. �* , . ., is having. it's having a huge im act. is having. it's having a huge impact- royal _ is having. it's having a huge impact. royal mail- is having. it's having a huge impact. royal mail since - is having. it's having a huge - impact. royal mail since wednesday when they announced they were under attack, they said don�*t send any parcels or letters abroad. they are advising customers not to even try because without their computer systems online it�*s a logistics company, so they don�*t know where parcels are going, where they are coming infrom, so it parcels are going, where they are coming in from, so it is having huge disruption to royal mail. i understand some depots are able to continue functioning, albeit probably by hand and pen and paper, because if ransomware has spread

across the network and infected lots of computers or all computers at the depots then they are completely unusable. we now know that it is ransomware from a crew called lock bit, a notorious ransomware gang with strong roots in russia. we know that because we have seen the ransom note. i was sent it last night. we don�*t know whether or not it has come from a computer screen or whether it�*s been put out by printer, which is sometimes the case, but it says that your files and data are encrypted and gives links to their dark net website where they hope to start negotiation for payment with royal mail. we don�*t know whether or not royal mail have entered into any negotiation but if they do we expect that lockbit will know how much chaos and damage they are causing so expect the ransom to be in the millions will stop royal mail is not confirming it is ransomware but i know from speaking close to sources close to what�*s going on they have confirmed this is the situation. hour confirmed this is the situation. how often do companies pay these ransoms

and shouldn�*t there be work put in place to back up systems? this isn�*t the first time this has happened. ransomware has been a major problem for a long time. in 2019 we started to see it ramp up. it used to be criminal hackers going after individuals but now it is entire gangs who are well exercised, they have time and money and expertise. they can be going after the big fish, the wails of industry. this is one of the most serious ransomware attacks this country has seen because royal mail isn�*tjust a company. companies are hit by ransomware all the time but royal mail is deemed as critical national infrastructure and this affects not just the company and its customers but the whole of the uk. and the uk economy as well. if you can�*t send parcels or letters abroad then it will affect things in a big way. this will be watched closely by cyber authorities and police and also by politicians as well because how royal mail responds will have a

big impact on many people. as you say, yes, there are back—ups hopefully in place but even if royal mail has back—ups and they don�*t decide to pay the hackers, it will take time to recover from this. it was only a couple of weeks ago that lockbit attacked a children�*s hospital in the us. although lockbit said sorry and they didn�*t mean to and they sent the piece of software that will take the encryption away from the data, the hospital is still being debilitated by it. jae from the data, the hospital is still being debilitated by it.— being debilitated by it. joe tidy, thank you- _ rishi sunak says he has had "constructive" talks with the scottish first minister nicola sturgeon, after they met last night in inverness. they�*re understood to have discussed the nhs and the economy ahead of a joint announcement about the creation of two green freeports in scotland. the two leaders also spoke about holyrood�*s gender recognition reform bill and this morning the prime minister told the bbc�*s good morning scotland radio show that the uk government is waiting for some "final advice" before deciding whether or not to block it.

obviously this is a very sensitive area and i know there were very robust debates and exchanges on it as the bill was passing in scotland. but what i�*m concerned about is the impact of the bill across the united kingdom. and as is entirely standard, the uk government will take advice on that. the fact you are asking some of these questions demonstrates there may be impact across the uk that we need to be aware of and understand the impact of them. and that�*s what we are doing, and once the government has received final advice it will set out the next steps. earlier our scotland correspondent lorna gordon spoke to me about the comments made by rishi sunak. a long—awaited south korean police report into the fatal crowd crush that killed 159 people as they celebrated halloween in seoul last october has been released. the report says weak planning

and a poor response to the emergency led to what it calls a vast loss of life. it�*s identified 23 lower level officials who should face prosecution. a teaching union that balloted members for strikes in the uk and wales has failed to reach the legal requirement. the union said nine out of ten teachers who cast a ballot in england and wales were in favour of action. hello. many areas getting a bit of a respite from the rain, but we�*re still feeling the effects ofjust the relentless rain from the month so far. numerous flood warnings still in force across the uk. all the latest details on the bbc weather website, but if ijust show you all these locations here in the west of england and wales — they�*ve already seen more rain in the first 12 days

than they expect to see during the entire month of january. and all will see yet more rain during the next 36 hours. the darker blue colours showing its western areas who will see the highest rainfall totals, up to around 50 millimetres, two inches, for one or two. this lump of cloud, way out in the atlantic early is what will be responsible. it�*s creeping towards us now. we are, though, in a window between that and yesterday�*s wind and rain. the wind is easing down across eastern scotland and north—east england after a pretty wild start to the day. there is a band of cloud and fairly showery rain pushing out of northern ireland into south and western scotland, northern england. either side of it, one or two showers. a lot of dry weather for many of you through the afternoon. but it will feel a bit cooler, especially across the north. as we go into this evening and overnight, we are back to wet and windy weather, especially from southern scotland southwards. extensive rain for england and wales means more flooding is possible. the heaviest of the rain on the hills in the south—west and across wales. a mild enough start to tomorrow but a fairly wet one. that rain is around, especially through england and wales through the morning.

it does actually ease its way eastwards. many will see skies gradually brighten. a slow process for some eastern areas but in the west after some sunshine there will be plenty of showers feeding in. those showers start to turn wintry across scotland as temperatures drop and all of us a degree or two cooler than we will see through this afternoon. and it�*s the start of a trend which sees all those atlantic rain—bearing weather systems cut off, and instead of atlantic air we�*ve got arctic air. from sunday onwards expect things to get much colder, drier as a consequence compared to what we�*ve had at least, but there will be some widespread frost, ice where the ground is still wet, and some wintry weather to go with it. sleet and snow showers in fact in the northern half of the country on sunday. rain and sleet towards the south. some sunshine in between. some more significant snow potentially across parts of central southern scotland but a colder day, and to the north, one or two will stay below freezing. a widespread frost, then, through sunday night into monday. and just notice the temperatures. in the capital cities on monday and tuesday, on the cold side with some further wintry flurries. take care.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11. a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 26 year old elle edwards who was shot dead in merseyside on christmas eve. spending during the world cup helps to boost the economy which grew slightly in november. tributes are being paid to lisa marie presley, the only child of elvis who�*s died at 5a. a woman is killed in a dog attack in southern england.

a second woman is taken to hospital and armed police seize seven dogs. we�*ll have the latest from the scene. the prime minister has said the uk government is waiting for "final advice" before deciding whether or not to block holyrood�*s gender recognition reform bill as he met scotland�*s first minister for the first time in inverness. with western weapons continuing to arrive in ukraine the country�*s defence minister tells the bbc his country has become a de facto member of nato. two years since italy began one of its biggest ever anti—mafia trials. we have a special report from calabria, with some of those caught up in the mafia�*s crimes — and those leading the battle against them.

a man has appeared in court charged with the murder the latest official data shows that the uk economy unexpectedly grew in november, helped by a boost from the world cup. the uk�*s gross domestic product rose by 0.1%. gdp is a key measure of all the activity of companies, governments and individuals in an economy. it also helps government decide how much it can spend on public services and how much it needs to raise in taxes. the services sector was the biggest driver of growth in november as people went out to watch world cup games in pubs and restaurants. however, in the three months to november, the economy shrank by 0.3%. our business reporter ben king has more. at this company in worcester, they can feel the economy slowing down. their cordless vacuum cleaners and lawnmowers sold well in the pandemic as people were stuck at home. but this year, rising prices for energy and food have left their customers with less money to spend. from our point of view,

we can feel that, yeah, there�*s probably a recession coming on. people are finding things difficult. they�*re kind of worried about their basic costs of heating and fuel and all the rest of it, and the worries of inflation. so we can very much tell that there�*s a little bit of tension in consumers, and we feel it ourselves. meanwhile, rising interest rates are pushing up mortgage payments, another reason people are tightening their belts alongside rising energy costs. we certainly have not had the heating on. i am very, very frugal with my heating and hot water, believe you me. we've not got the heating - at the moment and stuff like that just because we can't afford it. how do you keep warm? blankets, jumpers, scarves. yeah. it hasn�*t really affected me because obviously interest rates are going in the right direction for me, personally. but i just worry about everybody else who has got mortgages. a recession is defined as the economy shrinking for two three month periods,

or quarters, in a row. the quarter from july to september saw the economy shrink by 0.3%. things bounced back a little in october, but if november and december are bad, as many experts expect, then the quarter as a whole will see a fall. it will officially be a recession, which may last for months to come. there is a view that you could take that we�*re basically half way through, you know, a pretty tough two year time period. now we�*re at the beginning of 2023, so we�*ve seen inflation starting to come down from from the peaks that we�*ve seen in november. we do expect that to continue. so there are some kind of careful early signs that things are getting better. i think at the moment, also, the labour market is still a positive point for people looking for work, you know, the unemployment rate is quite low. now, if the economy is shrinking, that means companies on the whole make less profit, which means they have less money available to expand or give their workers a pay rise.

and if people earn less and spend less, that means that the government takes in less money in tax revenue, which makes all those tricky decisions about how to fund important public services like the nhs all the more difficult. the prime minister has pledged to get the economy growing again by the end of the year. today�*s gdp figure will give another indication of how difficult that promise could be to meet. ben king, bbc news, worcester. these figures were slightly more positive than what most economists expected but they pointed to a very weak economy and it is quite likely that we will see a recession in the uk this year that would be relatively prolonged, although relatively prolonged, although relatively shallow. because, as you heard in all of the programme, the

labour market is still relatively tight and employment is very low. people, even though they are losing their real earnings because most wages are not going up by as much as inflation, they are not losing their jobs, so that�*s very important. we had a relatively strong growth in that particular section of pubs and restaurants spending, so people did go out. the world cup only started on the 20th of november, so it is it is possibly one of the explanations, but given that prior to that we were indoors for quite a long time, and people still wanting to make that extra spending on going out, because they couldn�*t do it before, and they are cutting on other spending that they could do previously.-

they could do previously. some breakin: they could do previously. some breaking news, _ they could do previously. some breaking news, and _ they could do previously. some breaking news, and russia - they could do previously. some j breaking news, and russia says they could do previously. some i breaking news, and russia says its forces have completed the capture of a salt mining town in eastern ukraine that has been the focus of intense fighting. the defence ministry in moscow said this would allow russian troops to cut off ukrainian forces where they have been attacking for months. there has been attacking for months. there has been no confirmation yet from the ukrainian side. lisa marie presley — the musician and only child of elvis presley — has died after being taken to hospital in los angeles, suffering cardiac arrest. she was 5a. her mother, priscilla. announcing her death, described her as the most passionate, strong and loving woman she�*d known. from los angeles, peter bowes reports. this was lisa marie presleyjust two days ago at the golden globe awards. her death was sudden. the 54—year—old was rushed to hospital after falling ill at her home in the los angeles suburb of cala basas. hours later, priscilla presley issued this statement.

born in memphis, lisa marie inherited herfather�*s graceland estate at the age of nine following his sudden death. she followed him into the music industry, becoming a singer songwriter. she released three albums during a career that embraced the legacy of elvis. you know, it would have definitely been easier for me to take up nursing or planting or truck driving, even. but music has been important for me, and so has writing, my whole life, even before i think i was aware of my father. so, you know, naturally that�*s just where my heart is, where my interest is. she led her entire life in the spotlight. there were family dramas and several high—profile marriages, including one to michaeljackson in 1994.

then the hollywood actor nicolas cage, a union that lasted just over 100 days. there have been many tributes to lisa marie. herfans, and those of her father, are mourning the loss of another member of the presley family all too soon. lisa marie presley, who�*s died at the age of 5a. a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 26—year—old elle edwards, who was shot outside a pub in merseyside on christmas eve. our reporterjudith moritzjoins me now. what has been happening today? we had a short hearing, three minutes in total at wirral magistrates�* court. connor chapman, 22, was asked to speak to give his name, to confirm his name and address. he gaveit confirm his name and address. he gave it of no fixed abode. and then the charges against him were read out. he faces nine charges in total.

as you say, the murder of ellie edwards at the lighthouse micro cabin on christmas eve, but in addition to that, he is also charged with a further eight offences including two of attempted murder, of men called jake duffy and another man, and free of intent to cause grievous bodily harm to three other people and also charges of possessing a firearm, and we heard in court that the firearm was a converted scorpion submachinegun, of possessing ammunition, and also of handling stolen goods and the stolen goodsin handling stolen goods and the stolen goods in question, a mercedes a class car. all of that together was put to him and he was not asked to enter any please and connor chapman was told he will appear at liverpool crown court next week so he�*s been remanded in custody and told to

reappear at court next week in liverpool on monday morning. rishi sunak says he has had �*constructive�* talks with the scottish first minister nicola sturgeon, after they met last night in inverness. they�*re understood to have discussed the nhs and the economy ahead of a joint announcement about the creation of two green freeports in scotland. the prime minister was asked about the nhs in scotland and a rnage of other issues, a little earlier —— and a range of other issues, a little earlier well, the first thing to say is the nhs is under pressure in every part of the united kingdom, whether that�*s wales, scotland, england or northern ireland. one of the things that i discussed with nicola sturgeon last night is that pressure and understanding where we can work together, where can we learn from the best practice across the nhs and spread that out across the country? that�*s why i hosted nhs leaders last weekend all day in downing street and we�*re taking that away and making sure that we can support the best initiatives that we can find, as well as the new funding that�*s going into the nhs. i�*m confident we can get

through this and find a way forward. you�*ll have seen today�*s gdp figures. some would say they show the effect that strikes are having on the economy. do you recognise that that is what is having an impact and why are you, as some would argue, going slow on negotiating when the effects on the economy are seemingly so clear? look, i think with strikes, it�*s important that we remain in strong dialogue with the unions. that�*s why the government invited all union leaders in to have those discussions. those discussions are ongoing and hopefully we can find a way through. but i also think that it�*s really important that we protect ordinary working people�*s access to life—saving health care, allow them to go about their lives free from that type of disruption, which is why we�*re introducing new laws. minimum safety levels, which will ensure that in areas like ambulances or fire, that when there are strikes, people can still rely on a basic level of emergency service. i think that�*s the right, responsible and reasonable thing to do, in common with many other countries, and we�*re going to bring forward those laws shortly.

you may have seen that borisjohnson has received a record—breaking £1 million donation to his office. do you think that�*s appropriate and would you offer him a safe seat in exchange for not challenging your leadership? i�*m not aware of the details of the donation but in general, we have procedures in place to make sure all donations are declared transparently, which i�*m sure is the case here. i think the former prime minister has declared his intention to stand in his current seat, in uxbridge. so you�*re here announcing two new free ports. what�*s your message to sceptics of free ports who say they don�*t create jobs, theyjust move jobs around countries? well, it�*s great to be here in scotland. yesterday, i was lucky to visit with community groups in inverness, volunteers who are doing fantastic work in their local communities. i had a constructive meeting with the first minister to discuss those areas where we can work together to deliver for people here in scotland. a good example of that is today�*s announcement. we�*re announcing, together with the scottish government, the creation of two new free ports, green free ports here in scotland. they�*re going to bring jobs and investment to the region and,

actually, going out and about today talking to people, they are so excited about what this means for their local area. and that�*s why we�*ve seen in england that once we�*ve announced free ports, you see companies investing more money, jobs created. i want to bring those same opportunities here to scotland, so i�*m delighted that we�*re able to do that today. a woman has died after a dog attack in surrey. the woman who was in her 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene in caterham while a second woman suffered dog bites and was taken to hospital with non—life threatening injuries. our correspondent celestina olulode is in caterham. what more do we know about this? well, this investigation is very much under way and is continuing as we speak. in the last few minutes we have seen three vans driving past me, they are specially search and rescue vans and they have driven

past into the lane there and where the incident took place on one of the incident took place on one of the vans deals with underwater searches, but we are still waiting for more details from the police. we don�*t know exactly what those fans are doing in the area, but we know that a woman who is thought to be in her 20s died, sadly, as a result of a dog attack yesterday. it was around 230 in the afternoon yesterday that police came to the area and sadly the woman was pronounced dead at the scene surrey police have offered their condolences to the family and we do not know the name of the woman who died but police say that they have tried to reassure the public and put out a statement yesterday saying that armed police have seized and taken seven dogs away and the police believe that all of the dogs have been accounted for and have asked people in this area not to

speculate. in the last few minutes, i�*ve seen a dog walker walking past here and i heard her saying that she is very shocked by what she has heard and a lot more questions that people in the area have.— people in the area have. thank you very much- — the headlines on bbc news... a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 26—year—old elle edwards, who was shot dead in merseyside on christmas eve. spending during the world cup helps to boost the economy which grew slightly in november. tributes are being paid to lisa marie presley — the only child of elvis who�*s died at 5a. a russian mercernary group fighting in ukraine has claimed it�*s found the body of a british aid worker — though the claims haven�*t been verified by the bbc. it comes after chris parry and andrew bagshaw were reported missing over the weekend. johnny rutherford has been speaking

to some of the people who were the last to hear from mr parry. what�*s yourjob here, basically? so, i'm an evacuation driver. i receive requests from family members who've asked us to go and collect their relatives. this recording, by a freelance belgian reporter, is believed to be the last interview with chris parry before he was reported missing. very inspiring person, because it was — to him, it was all about saving the civilians in the front line areas. that�*s all what cared for him. that was his duty and that�*s what he was doing day in, day out, every day, saving people. so, very inspiring personality, for sure. 28—year—old chris parry is from truro. he went out to ukraine last march. he fundraised to get a vehicle to help with the rescues. the organisation mission ukraine, which has been helping with aid, drove it out to him. a couple of weeks later, i chris messaged us, saying, we've actually lost the truck that we've delivered. -

didn't last very long, _ because they'd been ambushed, and the car ended up in a ditch. they tried to recover it, i but they couldn't get to it because there were russian snipers. and it was just safer - to leave it there, so, yeah, they left the car there. the car stayed in the ditch. and that's kind of what happens over there. i the cars don't last very long. by car, you're more of a target, but you can fly to a destination in two minutes, and then fly back out in two minutes. hopefully, just do it quick enough so the drones don't spot you, then you canjust park it behind a building and hide. but yeah, a lot of volunteers won't go any more, but there are people there who want to get out, so i'm willing to go. chris has been missing since friday. i asked arnaud if he had any news of chris�*s whereabouts. wagner, the private militia company, they apparently posted some footage in telegram channels. the passports were found near one body that may be the body of one of the two volunteers,

but again, there is no confirmation. so we need to be very careful with this information. the bbc has not been able to confirm this. the foreign office reiterated that the two men are still missing, and that they are currently supporting both families. johnny rutherford, bbc news. ukraine�*s defence minister says his country has become a "de—facto member" of the nato military alliance, as western nations continue to supply weapons for the war against russia. speaking to the bbc, oleksii reznikov said there had been a change among some allies once concerned that the military assistance could be seen as escalation by russia. our correspondent hugo bachega sat down with him. we have a lot of modern nato—standard weaponry. it means that ukraine, as a country, and the armed forces of ukraine, or our sector of security and defence, became a member of nato de facto.

not de jure but de facto. because we have the weaponry, we have the understanding how to use it, and we have this interoperability level of communication with our partners. and i�*m sure that in the next future we will become a member of nato dejure. well, that�*s a controversial statement. you�*re saying there ukraine is a de facto nato member. why controversial? it�*s true. it�*s a fact. i�*m aware, you know, i�*m operating with the facts. but the perception has been that any kind of, let�*s say, tanks being sent to ukraine would be seen as an escalation by russia. are you not concerned about how russia could respond? i have a war in my country. what kind of escalation level should be more? they are striking, they are hitting my cities, my hospitals, my kindergartens, my schools.

and they killed a lot of civilians, a lot of children. they are an army of rapists, murderers and looters. what is the next level of escalation? they are here in my country! a new study claims that the oil and gas giant, exxonmobil, successfully forecast the impact of fossil fuels on the climate — decades before it publicly acknowledged the risks. the researchers say exxon�*s work, some of it from the late 1970s, proved "startingly accurate" at predicting how much warming would occur. exxon denies the allegations. joining me now is our climate editor, justin rowlatt. tell us more about the study. this is essentially _ tell us more about the study. try 3 is essentially marking exxon's is essentially marking exxon�*s homework. they had a team of climate scientists whose job it was to work out what the impact of burning

fossil fuels out what the impact of burning fossilfuels might out what the impact of burning fossil fuels might be out what the impact of burning fossilfuels might be back in out what the impact of burning fossil fuels might be back in the 70s and then it wasn�*t widely known and there were signs suggesting that carbon dioxide would have an effect on the climate but it wasn�*t widely known what the impact would be on what this work tells us is that they are incredibly good at doing this kind of science, much better than nasa scientist. there is a very famous scientist called james hansen who was doing this of predictions there and their work is notjust a little bit better, it�*s a lot better. so that they were great at predicting how temperatures would rise as a result of burning fossil fuels. would rise as a result of burning fossilfuels. but would rise as a result of burning fossil fuels. but at the same time, as a company they were saying that the climate models are very reliable and it is not an urgent problem we need to deal with, so the issue for exxon is if your climate science was so good, why were your public statements so bad? we have to be absolutely clear. we have approached exxon and they say they are not guilty of wrongdoing on the issue has come up a number of times and how much they knew has, a number of times in the last few years and every time their answers the same,

people say we knew, we didn�*t, they are wrong. we didn�*t know about it. but this study, researchers say, shows notjust a new, but they were very good at doing the science. it makes you wonder who else knew and predicted accurately.— predicted accurately. absolutely. there is evidence _ predicted accurately. absolutely. there is evidence going - predicted accurately. absolutely. there is evidence going back - predicted accurately. absolutely. there is evidence going back to i predicted accurately. absolutely. i there is evidence going back to the 50s that oil companies were privately saying, this will have an impact as we ramp up the burning of fossil fuels, impact as we ramp up the burning of fossilfuels, it will impact as we ramp up the burning of fossil fuels, it will have an impact on climate but it raises the question and in the future the issue will be, will this end up like tobacco? the tobacco company said there was no clear link with cancer and then subsequently it was discovered that their internal work suggested that there were links with cancer and do we have a similar situation with oil companies, that is what exxon would be anxious about and i should say, they are very clear about their position and say it sees itself as part of the solution to the problem and wants to work to try and mitigate the effects

of climate change globally, so they are saying, no wrongdoing in the past, and now is a company we are looking to the future to engage with the issue. , , ., ~ looking to the future to engage with the issue. , , . ~' , ., , the issue. justin, thank you very much and _ the issue. justin, thank you very much and good _ the issue. justin, thank you very much and good that _ the issue. justin, thank you very much and good that you - the issue. justin, thank you very much and good that you have i the issue. justin, thank you very - much and good that you have thawed out after your trip to the ice laboratory. it�*s exactly two years since italy began holding its biggest anti—mafia trial since the 1980s. hearings have been ongoing against more than 300 suspects from one organised crime group — with charges including murder, extortion and drug—trafficking. our italy correspondent mark lowen travelled to calabria, in the south of the country, to meet some of those caught up in the mafia�*s crimes — and those leading the battle against them. it is perhaps italy�*s most dangerous commute, by italy�*s most threatened target. nicola gratteri has spent his career fighting the country�*s most powerful mafia — the �*ndrangheta. as we speed through its bastion of calabria, his five car escort follows his every move. translation: i often talk to death.

you have to rationalise fear to move on. the most beautiful thing is freedom, to be able to move around alone, or to go to a barfor a coffee. i used to do these things as a boy, but in my mind there is a lot of freedom. from the lush toe of italy, the �*ndrangheta family clans have spread terror through killings and kidnappings — massacres elsewhere in europe traced back to their rivalry in calabria. today, their currency is cocaine, smuggled through gioia tauro — italy�*s busiest container port. their annual income an estimated $60 billion. well, around one in ten of the containers that pass through this port are checked. this shipment seems to be clean, but bananas from south america are a classic method that the �*ndrangheta use to stash cocaine. their branches operate

right around the world, and the group is now estimated to control up to 80% of europe�*s cocaine trade. what is inside here? this is our last seizure. we were given a rare glimpse of a recent haul — seven tonnes of cocaine. its street value, 1.4 billion euros. more than 300 �*ndrangheta suspects are now facing italy�*s biggest anti—mafia trial since the 1980s, in a special courtroom to cope with the size. it�*s crippled the mancuso clan, one of the group�*s ruthless families. their brutality has broken sara scarpulla and her husband, whose only child matteo was blown up by the mancusos after a dispute over land. translation: he was the 'oy of life, a polite exceptional boy, _ he never said a word against us. i am proud to have been matteo�*s mother and to have had him as a son.

sometimes i ask god — where were you when my son was dying? and matteo�*s girlfriend tells me, "he was there, taking matteo with him." there are few turncoats in a mafia forged in blood ties but we met one born into the group he�*s now betrayed, testifying at the mancuso trial. translation: the words repeated were always the same - _ kill, kill, kill. i was brought up as a child soldier, handed a gun at a very young age. the �*ndrangheta is a monster, a multi—headed hydra. it�*s a matter of time but the mancuso clan will regroup and they will be back stronger than ever. and so no rest for nicola gratteri — hero to many, enemy of some, italy�*s anti—mafia crusader goes on. translation: everything in life has a price. -

to have had a normal life, i would have had to go slower, live like a coward, but living like a coward makes no sense to me. i don�*t think italy can be freed of the mafia. it can be reduced a lot by changing the rules of the game but it would take a revolution to combat it. the devotion, the sacrifice, for a battle italy may never stop fighting. mark lowen, bbc news, calabria. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with matt. hello. there is more widespread rain on the way later into tonight and tomorrow, but for the time being, a little bit of respite today. not completely immune from showers, a zone of cloud and more frequent showers stretching from northern england, clearing away from northern ireland and pushing into south—west scotland for the afternoon. a few showers still around but a lot more of you will spend the day dry with some sunny spells. temperatures a little higher

than we would expect for this stage in january. but, after a reasonably clear start to friday night, we will see the cloud, wind and rain spilling off the atlantic, that rain becoming quite extensive in southern scotland southwards, heaviest on the hills in wales and the south—west. of course, going into tomorrow, river levels will respond once again. with the ground saturated, there will be a lot of big puddles and some flooding around. a thoroughly wet start to the weekend, in scotland england and wales. improving to sunshine and showers through the day, the showers most frequent in the north and the west and as temperatures drop they will start to turn a little bit wintry, temperatures colder still on sunday.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines. a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 26 year old elle edwards who was shot dead in merseyside on christmas eve. spending during the world cup helps to boost the economy

which grew slightly in november. tributes are being paid to lisa marie presley — the only child of elvis who�*s died at 54. a woman is killed in a dog attack in southern england. a second woman is taken to hospital — and armed police seize seven dogs — we�*ll have the latest from the scene. the prime minister has said the uk government is waiting for "final advice" before deciding whether or not to block holyrood�*s gender recognition reform bill as he met scotland�*s first minister for the first time in inverness. with western weapons continuing to arrive in ukraine the country�*s defence minister tells the bbc his country has become a de facto member of nato. two years since italy began one of its biggest ever anti—mafia trials. we have a special report from calabria, with some of those caught up in the mafia�*s crimes — and those leading the battle against them.

sport and a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. the problems are piling up, for chelsea manager graham potter. new star loan signing joao felix now faces a suspension after being sent off on his blues debut. chelsea went on to lose 2—1 to their close neighbours fulham, in the premier league. potter�*s side had won only once in 8 league games and, their former star, willian put fulham ahead, in the first half an hour. chelsea levelled through kalidou koulibaly, but then they lostjoao felix to that red card...after this terrible high tackle. so sent off on his debut. and it proved costly, as carlos vinicius, scored fulham�*s winner which moves them up, into the top 6, and increases the pressure on chelsea boss potter with his side down in 10th. anything that can go wrong is going wrong. i thoughtjoao was fantastic in the game before that. you can see his quality. we are in a bad moment, a bad run, so we came here with

ambition to win, and we haven�*t done it, so we feel for the supporters. we�*re upset, so we have to deal with it and we have to recover. former england defender claire rafferty says players should not routinely be weighed, as it�*s not healthy. she�*s told the bbc that this led to her developing an eating disorder from a young age. when you have been weighed constantly, every single day you are being reminded, you are very aware, it�*s not that normal. to be aware and conscious of what you look like. i think that is also attached to the pressures of social media. that strong athletic identity, which for me, having retired and having had an identity crisis, that is maybe why my image was important to me. because i was rewarded on social media with likes for looking a

certain way. it�*s sad, isn�*t it? you can hear more from that interview son the sports desk podcast on bbc sounds. britain�*s cameron norrie will be heading to next week�*s australian open in good form after qualifying for his 12th atp tour final. he beat american, jenson brooksby, 6—3, 6—4 in the semi final of the asb classic in auckland and will face richard gasquet in the final on saturday bidding for his first title of the season. not such good news for compatriot jack draper in adelaide who was beaten by south korea�*s kwon soon—woo at the asb classic... a gruelling three—set game after tie—breakers were needed to decide both the first and second set.

snookers masters resumes this lunch time with barry hawkins taking onjudd trump in the quarterfinals at alexandra palace. it�*s a lot to live up to after yesterdays contest which has been hailed, one of the best matches in the tournaments history. mark williams beating ronnie o�*sullivan, to claim his first win, against the world number one in eight years. with the match tied at 5—5, it went to a deciding frame. a crucial red, turned things in williams�* favour and he went on to complete a magnificent century break — his second of the match — to claim victory — knocking the 7 time champion out of the competition. and williams will face, jack lisowski in the semi finals. he says it will be the biggest match in his career and is trying not to get too excited, after beating iran�*s hossein, vafaei, 6—2, in the day�*s other quarter final. and england wheelchair rugby league world cup winnerjames simpson has announced his retirement after 10 years in the sport. simpson took up the game after he lost both legs

in an explosion whilst serving with the army in afghanistan. he led leeds to super league and challenge cup success, and was, last year, part of england�*s world cup—winning side. that�*s all the sport for now. wales and england have begun their hockey world cup this morning. they�*re opening match against each other in india hasjust whacked off. more on that and all those stories on the bbc sport website. that�*s bbc.co.uk/sport thejudge said that the judge said that the public had no right to stay overnight on the moor in dartmoor without the land owners permission. let�*s get some reaction to the ruling from kevin bishop, chief executive of the dartmoor national park authority.

what did the rights entail? this relates to what did the rights entail? try 3 relates to legislation which for the last 30 years, we as the authority interpreted it as a right of access for open—air recreation and that included camping. the declaration was clear in that there is no legal right to camp. therefore anyone planning to wild camp in the future will need to seek the land owners permission. for mass perspective we are disappointed with the judgment because we believe it goes beyond one parcel of land. it goes to the heart of the national parks, we want people to be able to enjoy the outdoors. people to be able to en'oy the outdoors. , . ., , outdoors. there were restrictions, outdoors. there were restrictions, you couldn't _ outdoors. there were restrictions, you couldn't leave _ outdoors. there were restrictions, you couldn't leave any _ outdoors. there were restrictions, you couldn't leave any trace, - outdoors. there were restrictions, you couldn't leave any trace, no i you couldn�*t leave any trace, no fires or barbecues he could only stay for two nights. it was a

limited opportunity. can you understand why a landowner would say that they want to be able to choose who comes onto their property? we full who comes onto their property? - fully respect the judgment that has been issued. we want to work with landowners on dartmoor and have done so for many years. we hope to meet them and continue an approach that allows people to wild camp on dartmoor without having to seek the permission of individual land owners. at the moment we will be reiterating our advice and anyone planning to camp on dartmoor, you need to seek the permission of the landowner. bill need to seek the permission of the landowner. �* ., ., need to seek the permission of the landowner-_ il landowner. all the landowners? i think the judgment _ landowner. all the landowners? i think the judgment is _ landowner. all the landowners? i think the judgment is clear, - landowner. all the landowners? i think the judgment is clear, you | think the judgment is clear, you need to seek the permission of the landowner that you are camping on. you have to find out who that landowner is. there are practical

random haitians, which —— ramifications. which we will be looking at next week. hour ramifications. which we will be looking at next week. how many land are there? many _ looking at next week. how many land are there? many landowners, - looking at next week. how many land are there? many landowners, i - are there? many landowners, i couldn't give — are there? many landowners, i couldn't give you _ are there? many landowners, i couldn't give you an _ are there? many landowners, i couldn't give you an accurate i are there? many landowners, i - couldn't give you an accurate number couldn�*t give you an accurate number and it is difficult to find out who�*s land you are camping on. hour who's land you are camping on. how does this change _ who's land you are camping on. how does this change our relationship with dartmoor? brute does this change our relationship with dartmoor?— does this change our relationship with dartmoor? ~ . , with dartmoor? we are disappointed with dartmoor? we are disappointed with the judgment, _ with dartmoor? we are disappointed with the judgment, it _ with dartmoor? we are disappointed with the judgment, it will _ with dartmoor? we are disappointed with the judgment, it will make - with dartmoor? we are disappointed with the judgment, it will make it. with the judgment, it will make it harderfor people to with the judgment, it will make it harder for people to enjoy the special qualities of the national park. we will work tirelessly to secure the ability of people to responsibly wild camp. we believe it has little impact on the environment when it is done responsibly and properly and it provides great well—being benefits for people. in well— being benefits for people. in scotland there is an established right to camp in certain places, how

likely is it that you could get this assumed right on dartmoor turned into an established right? our belief, into an established right? our belief. prior — into an established right? our belief, prior to _ into an established right? oi" belief, prior to the judgment into an established right? cl" belief, prior to the judgment was that there was a legal right to wild camp. thejudgment has said that there was a legal right to wild camp. the judgment has said that there isn�*t and the dartmoor common act only creates a right of access. it goes to the heart of what is open—air recreation. we would like to work with landowners to secure the continued opportunity to wild camp on dartmoor even if it�*s by permission and not by legal right. away from camping, what are the rights that remain when it comes to access dartmoor as a national park? under the dartmoor commons act you have a right of access to the commons, open access land on horse and on foot. you also have the right

of access on foot to open access land. people can walk on public rights—of—way or they can ride or cycle on bridleways. still rights-of-way or they can ride or cycle on bridleways.— rights-of-way or they can ride or cycle on bridleways. still plenty of access but check _ cycle on bridleways. still plenty of access but check if _ cycle on bridleways. still plenty of access but check if you _ cycle on bridleways. still plenty of access but check if you want - cycle on bridleways. still plenty of access but check if you want to - cycle on bridleways. still plenty of. access but check if you want to stay overnight. brute access but check if you want to stay overniaht. ~ ., access but check if you want to stay overniaht. ~ . , access but check if you want to stay overniaht. ~ ., , .,, ., access but check if you want to stay overniaht. ~ ., , ., overnight. we are still open and you can still enjoy _ overnight. we are still open and you can still enjoy dartmoor. _ overnight. we are still open and you can still enjoy dartmoor. thank - overnight. we are still open and you can still enjoy dartmoor. thank you. it�*s thought a criminal gang based in russia is behind the �*cyber—incident�* affecting the computer system the royal mail uses to send parcels abroad. it�*s understood the firm is being held to ransom, and has been unable to send any parcels abroad since wednesday. since they announced that they were under attack they have advised not to send any parcels abroad. without

their computer systems online, with a don�*t know whether the parcels are going, it is having a huge risk to disruption to royal mail. some depose are able to function, the ransom has spread across the network and spread to the computers. they are completely unusable. we know it is run somewhere from a gang in russia i saw the note last night we don�*t know if it has come from a computer screen or buy a printer. it says that the files and data are encrypted and it gives links to a payment site. we don�*t know if the royal mail have entered into negotiations but if they do, we

expect the ransom to be in the millions. the royal mail has not confirmed that this is ransomware but i know from sources that this is the situation. at least six people have been killed by a storm in the southern us state of alabama. officials say many homes had been damaged, including by a tornado in the city of selma which caused brick buildings to collapse and upturned cars. at least a dozen others have been injured across alabama. it was going everywhere, you could hear the roof, it had been torn off. right over our heads. the tornado came, i mean, itjust came and went! it picked up and everything isjust gone. cyclones are continuing to batter the us state of california, with the tragic stories behind the headlines beginning to emerge. they include that of 5—year—old kyle doan,

who has been missing since floodwaters swept him away — just minutes after he reassured his mother that they needed to "be calm". at least 19 people are now known — to have been killed by the flooding and mud slides, which began in late december. our correspondent james clayton reports. a brief lull in the rain in northern california has allowed authorities to assess the damage from successive storms. a search had been underway for kyle, a five—year—old boy. he liked people, he liked to dance. he was very outgoing, active. on monday, the floods submerged the car he and his mother were in as she drove him back from school. rescuers were able to get to his mother, but kyle was swept out into the water. and my wife just happened to be closer to them. and when she was able to reach out to the rope that they were able to have and the flow, my son was farther down. and they saw him, he was face up. he was floating face up. it�*s hard to process.

elsewhere, a 43—year—old woman, daphne fontenot, was found dead in her car after floodwaters submerged her vehicle. in san francisco, some of the city�*s homeless have been living through relentless rain. we�*re at a flyover here. and as you can see, it gives a little bit of shelter to people who are living on the streets. but even here, it�*s been raining so much that a lot of ground water has swept in. and we�*ve been told that some of the tents here were flooded overnight. the floodwater came up to morris�*s tent. was this bit here flooded last night? yeah, the centre out here, the water was coming over the top. so these are your clothes here? yes. and are they ok, are they dry? all wet. ashley has been sleeping rough and says she�*s used to her tent flooding now. has your tent been flooded at all? yes. it has? terrible. everything has to go most of the time. it�*s not raining at the moment, but there�*s more rain forecast here for friday and the weekend as the city and those who don�*t have homes brace for yet more flooding.

an independent investigation has been ordered into the discovery of classified documents at the family home of presidentjoe biden in delaware. similar files were discovered at an office in washington used by mr biden after he left his post as vice—president. former president trump has called for an investigation into his handling of classified documents to be dropped immediately. our north america editor sarah smith reports. after admitting he was keeping classified documents at his delaware home, stored in the garage alongside his vintage sports car, president biden has a lot of explaining to do. classified materials i next to your corvette? what were you thinking? my corvette�*s in a locked garaged. ok, so it�*s not like it�*s sitting on the street. people know i take classified documents and classified material seriously. i also said we�*re cooperating fully and completely with thejustice department�*s review.

earlier this week, we learned that classified documents had been found in a washington office mr biden used after leaving the vice presidency in 2017. that prompted his lawyers to search his residence in wilmington, where a small number of documents were found and immediately turned over to thejustice department. wholly different, says the white house, to the hundreds of classified documents uncovered when the fbi raided former president trump�*s florida home last year. president biden condemned trump�*s actions then as totally irresponsible. america�*s top lawyer, the us attorney general, has to be seen to apply the law equally. he has already appointed one special counsel to investigate mr trump�*s actions. today he appointed another to look at mr biden�*s retention of documents. the white house insists the case of the biden documents is nowhere near as serious as the trump document saga, but parallels keep emerging. classified material being stored at home and now a special counsel being appointed to investigate. that means this story will now drag on for months and could well

overshadow any plans president biden had to announce soon that he was running for president again in 2024. the white house says it is confident a thorough review will show the documents were inadvertently misplaced and were handed over as soon as they were discovered. the headlines on bbc news... a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 26 year old elle edwards who was shot dead in merseyside on christmas eve spending during the world cup helps to boost the economy which grew slightly in november tributes are being paid to lisa marie presley — the only child of elvis who�*s died at 54. sir keir starmer has urged the uk government to "normalise and strengthen" relations with the irish government in a speech at queen�*s

university belfast. the labour leader confirmed that his party will support the government at westminster if it secures an agreement with the eu on reform of the northern ireland protocol. i say to the prime minister, if there is a deal to do in coming weeks, do it. whatever political cover you need, whatever mechanisms in westminster you require, if it delivers for our national interests and the people of northern ireland, we will support you. the time for action on the protocol is now. the time to stand up to the erg is now. their time to put northern ireland above a brexit purity cult which can never be satisfied is now. applause furious villagers in the netherlands have warned treasure hunters to stay away, after they say they�*ve been overrun by people searching for valuables worth millions, allegedly hidden by nazi soldiers during world war two.

an old map believed to mark the spot where the german soldiers hid the loot has been made public by the dutch national archive. our correspondent anna holligan travelled to ommeren, to speak to the locals and have a look for herself. stashed somewhere beneath this soil are said to be four ammunition boxes stuffed with riches looted by the nazis. diamonds, gold, rubies, jewellery and watches. we found evidence of unauthorized excavations everywhere. look, this is a hole where they would have been digging, and i think they found the metal. this is metal. so they made a bleep. what is this? i don�*t know what it is. but some kind of farm equipment? maybe it�*s not nazi treasure. it�*s not a nazi treasure, unfortunately. the threat of fines appears to be keeping the treasure hunters at bay for now.

much to the residents�* relief. "i think it�*s having an impact," petra tells me. "i haven�*t been sleeping well. one of the holes was a metre up to here. she warns the gold diggers stay away from other people�*s property. you have nothing to look for here. we traced the source back to here. for decades, the case of the nazi treasure map has been buried deep in the bowels of the dutch national archive. it was discovered by the institute set up to track down belongings expropriated by the nazis. they recorded the story of a young parachutist identified as helmut zonder, who�*s thought to still be alive. he provided an eyewitness testimony and sketched a map. the 75 year confidentiality period has now passed so anyone can access these fragile documents. so that is the map. and the red x marks the spot where they buried the looted treasure. and it�*s actually doing a lot of fact checking through his story.

and you find several details to be true. so they actually believe that there was a treasure, but they weren�*t able to retrieve it. the treasure was apparently buried deep inside the roots of a poplar tree. this may be an oak, but that hasn�*t stopped the treasure hunters from digging. many have clearly already beaten us to it. metal detectors are banned here in amarin. there�*s a real risk of amateurs hitting unexploded world war two grenades. and some believe the case of the nazi treasure is simply a fairy tale. i suppose we�*re famous now. i don�*t really care about it. look over there. that is my treasure.

a mining company has found rare earth elements in lapland. in sweden close to the arctic circle, they have been mining iron ore for a century but now they have pounds of the arts. this computer generated map shows the existing mine, buried nearby, named aftera famous scientist is the deposit. previously undiscovered, tonnes of rare earth elements.— previously undiscovered, tonnes of rare earth elements. what we can say toda is rare earth elements. what we can say today is that — rare earth elements. what we can say today is that it — rare earth elements. what we can say today is that it is _ rare earth elements. what we can say today is that it is by _ rare earth elements. what we can say today is that it is by far _ rare earth elements. what we can say today is that it is by far the _ today is that it is by far the largest deposit of elements in europe. totally vital for our transformation from combustion engines to electric.— engines to electric. there are a dozen rare _ engines to electric. there are a dozen rare earth _ engines to electric. there are a dozen rare earth elements - engines to electric. there are a l dozen rare earth elements which

engines to electric. there are a - dozen rare earth elements which are incredibly useful to the modern world. amongst other things they are vital for wind turbines, smartphones and electric cars. the problem facing europe is the main source of these metals was china. this recovery could change all that. this is a ureat recovery could change all that. this is a great potential for europe to take the — is a great potential for europe to take the lead in the green transition. we can reduce carbon footprints— transition. we can reduce carbon footprints and strengthen our competitiveness at the same time. none _ competitiveness at the same time. none of— competitiveness at the same time. none of this will be quick, it could take ten or 15 years to produce minerals for industrial use. the hope is that this discovery will eventually transform the global economy and help protect the environment. an artist from derbyshire has created a model of the lake district in the north of england — out of around 200,000 pieces of lego. jon tordoff has spent around

£4,000 creating the model, which is now on display at a library in derbyshire. he�*s been telling us how he came up with he idea. some people call it madness. let�*s call it a bit of fun. i�*mjohn and i built the lake district out of lego. there�*s around 200,000 bricks. i suppose it�*s the artist in me. nothing�*s everfinished, is it? oh, i wish i�*d done that bit! oh, i should have done that bit! the original idea is probably going back — would it be in the first lockdown? ijust happened to pick the smallest bit of lego you can get off the floor. i was sitting looking at it and thinking, well, if you class that as ten metres high, that�*s the distance between the contour lines on the os maps. could you actually create a convincing landscape out of square things? it�*s just the fact the lake district, i think is a lovely part of the country. when i go to the lakes it�*s not complete without a visit to buttermere. i love wild camping

on the hills above it. well, the actual scale is 1:3125. that makes windermere 19 foot long. you don�*t think about those things at the start of a project. that�*s a problem to work out later. do you mind me asking how much you think you might�*ve spent? i�*ve been saying around 4000, i would think. it would be lovely in the end to find somewhere in the lake district for it to go. i�*ve got a funny feeling now where i�*ve got to it won�*t stop. it is one of those projects — does it have an end? now it�*s time for a look at the weather. hello, many areas getting a bit of a respite from the rain, but we are still feeling the effects of the relentless rain from the month so far.

numerous flood warnings in force across the uk, the latest details on the bbc weather website. just show you all these locations here in the west of england and wales, they have already seen more rain in the first 12 days than they expect to see during the entire month of january. we will see yet more rain in the next 36 hours, the dark blue colours showing the western areas will see the highest rainfall totals, around 50 millimetres for some. this lump of cloud over the atlantic earlier is what is responsible, it is creeping towards us now. we are in a window between that and yesterday�*s wind and rain. the winds are easing down across eastern scotland and north—east england after a pretty wild start to the day. there is a band of cloud and fairly showery rain in northern ireland pushing to the south of scotland and north of england. either side of it there are one or two showers, a lot of dry weather for many of you through the afternoon. but it will feel a bit cooler, especially across the north. as you go into this evening and overnight, we are back to wet and windy weather, especially in southern scotland southwards. extensive range for england and wales means more flooding is possible, heaviest rain on the hills

in the south west and across wales. a mild enough start to tomorrow but a fairly wet one. that rain is around, through the morning and it does ease its way eastwards. many will see skies gradually brighten. a slow process for many of the eastern areas but in the west, after some sunshine there will be plenty of showers feeding in. though showers will turn wintry across scotland as temperatures drop. all of us are one or 2 degrees cooler then we will see the this afternoon. it is the start of a trend that sees all those atlantic rain bearing system is cut off and instead of atlantic air, we have arctic air. from sunday onwards, expect things to get much colder, drier as a consequence compared to what we have had, but there will be widespread frost and ice where the ground is to wet and some wintry weather to go with it. though showers in the northern half of the country in sunday, rain and sleet towards the south, some sunshine in between. the most significant snow parts of central and southern scotland, but a colder day and in the north one or two will stay below freezing. a widespread frost sunday night into monday and look at the temperatures.

in the capital cities on monday and tuesday on the cold side with further wintry flurries. take care.

this is bbc news. the headlines. spending during the world cup helps to boost the economy which grew slightly in november a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 26 year old elle edwards who was shot dead in merseyside on christmas eve tributes are being paid to lisa marie presley — the only child of elvis who�*s died at 54.

a woman is killed in a dog attack in surrey. a second woman is taken to hospital and armed police seize seven dogs. we�*ll have the latest from the scene. the prime minister has said the uk government is waiting for "final advice" before deciding whether or not to block holyrood�*s gender recognition reform bill as he met scotland�*s first minister for the first time in inverness. the latest official data shows that the uk economy unexpectedly grew in november, helped by a boost from the world cup. the uk�*s gross domestic product rose by 0.1%. gdp is a key measure of all the activity of companies, governments and individuals in an economy. it also helps government decide how much it can spend on public

services and how much it needs to raise in taxes. the services sector was the biggest driver of growth in november as people went out to watch world cup games in pubs and restaurants. however, in the three months to november, the economy shrank by 0.3%. yael selfin, chief economist at kpmg uk, reacted to this morning figures. today�*s figures were slightly more positive than what most economists expected, but still they point at a very weak economy and it is quite likely that we will see a recession in the uk this year that would be relatively prolonged, although relatively shallow because, as you heard in all the programme, the labour market is still relatively tight and employment is very low. people, even though they are losing the real earnings, because most wages are not going up by as much as inflation, they�*re

not losing theirjobs. so that is very important. we had a relatively strong growth in that particular section, of pubs and restaurant spending. so people did go out. the world cup only started on the 20th november, so it is possibly one of the explanations. but it�*s also possible that given that prior to that we were during covid, indoors for quite a long time, people still want to do that, to make that extra spending on going out because they couldn�*t do it before and they�*re cutting on other spending that they could do previously. let�*s get more analysis with louise cooper, senior lecturer in finance at kingston university business school without the world cup, what were we

expecting? abs, without the world cup, what were we exectin: ? �* , without the world cup, what were we exectinu? ~ , ., , expecting? a slight contraction, but also we saw — expecting? a slight contraction, but also we saw october _ expecting? a slight contraction, but also we saw october bounced - expecting? a slight contraction, but also we saw october bounced back. also we saw october bounced back quite slightly and we also note december, the anecdotal evidence from retailers is that december consumer spending was also very strong. we heard from next, greggs and supermarket groups. although the bank of england said we were in recession in the second half of 2022, it might be that if the december figures 2022, it might be that if the decemberfigures come 2022, it might be that if the december figures come through strong, as the anecdotal evidence suggests, it might be that we avoid a recession in 2022. so suggests, it might be that we avoid a recession in 2022.— a recession in 2022. so what does that mean — a recession in 2022. so what does that mean for. — a recession in 2022. so what does that mean for, potentially, - a recession in 2022. so what does that mean for, potentially, what i that mean for, potentially, what happens to interest rates or how the government might choose to spend your tax? government might choose to spend our tax? , ., ., your tax? first thing, again, we have to look — your tax? first thing, again, we have to look at _ your tax? first thing, again, we have to look at lots _ your tax? first thing, again, we have to look at lots of - your tax? first thing, again, we have to look at lots of months i your tax? first thing, again, we - have to look at lots of months data, notjust have to look at lots of months data, not just one have to look at lots of months data, notjust one month, but it may well be that 2023, the upcoming recession

because of higher mortgage costs, high inflation, it might be the recession is not as bad as feared, so that�*s the first thing, a strong economy meaning 2023 will be better. the other more important thing for a government given we�*ve only got a couple of years to the general election is a gives the government more money to play with and it allows the government to potentially, potentially be more generous because a stronger economy means more tax revenue coming in and less government spending and welfare spending going out. those are the two big effects, but for people at home worried about their mortgage it may mean that the bank of england will actually hike interest rates further than it otherwise would have been. a weak economy, a strong economy suggest the banking might need to raise rates higher than previously expected. in

need to raise rates higher than previously expected.— need to raise rates higher than previously expected. in terms of confidence _ previously expected. in terms of confidence about _ previously expected. in terms of confidence about spending, - previously expected. in terms of confidence about spending, howj confidence about spending, how cautious are people going to remain? never underestimate a british person�*s desire to spend. i learned that a long time ago. consumption is a major part of the uk economy and everyone feared that christmas where huge amount of consumption happened and everybody feared christmas would be tough, but that�*s not the evidence we are getting anecdotally from companies. not at all. it does suggest people or households are winning to use some of the money they saved during lockdown to boost their consumption even though their wages are not going as far. it suggests the hundreds of billions of pounds saved during lockdown are now being spent, and that is good news for the economy, albeit not quite as

good news for inflation. i for the economy, albeit not quite as good news for inflation.— good news for inflation. i don't know if your — good news for inflation. i don't know if your bulb _ good news for inflation. i don't know if your bulb has - good news for inflation. i don't know if your bulb has gone, i good news for inflation. i don't| know if your bulb has gone, but good news for inflation. i don't - know if your bulb has gone, but it's know if your bulb has gone, but it�*s all gone dark, louise. louise cooper, thank you. i all gone dark, louise. louise cooper, thank you.— all gone dark, louise. louise cooper, thank you. i can't get the liruhtin cooper, thank you. i can't get the liaahtin to cooper, thank you. i can't get the lighting to work _ cooper, thank you. i can't get the lighting to work in _ cooper, thank you. i can't get the lighting to work in my _ cooper, thank you. i can't get the lighting to work in my office. - cooper, thank you. i can't get the lighting to work in my office. oh, | lighting to work in my office. oh, d. we lighting to work in my office. oh, d- we are — lighting to work in my office. oh, d. we are grateful— lighting to work in my office. 0h, d. we are grateful to talk to you. thank you so much. a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 26—year—old ellie edwards, who was shot outside a pub in merseyside on christmas eve. connor chapman, who is 22, was remanded in custody to appear at liverpool crown court on monday. our north of england reporter judith moritz was in court. we had a short hearing, three minutes in total, at wirral magistrates�* court. connor chapman, 22, was asked to speak to give his name, to confirm his name and address. he gave it of no fixed abode. and then the charges against him were read out. he faces nine charges in total. as you say, the murder of ellie edwards at the lighthouse inn on christmas eve, but in addition to that,

he is also charged with a further eight offences including two of attempted murder, of men called jake duffy and kieran, and three of intent to cause grievous bodily harm to three other people and also charges of possessing a firearm, and we heard in court that the firearm was a converted scorpion submachinegun, of possessing ammunition, and also of handling stolen goods and the stolen goods in question, a mercedes a—class car. all of that together was put to him and he was not asked to enter any pleas and connor chapman was told he will appear at liverpool crown court next week, so he�*s been remanded in custody and told to reappear at court next week in liverpool on monday morning.

speaking to bbc scotland�*s glen campbell, rishi sunak said it was right and responsible to change the law to guarantee a basic level of service in areas like health and education when there were strikes. the nhs is in crisis across the uk. do you have any more money to avert strikes that would make the situation worse? the strikes that would make the situation worse?— strikes that would make the situation worse? , ., situation worse? the first thing to reco . nise situation worse? the first thing to recognise is _ situation worse? the first thing to recognise is that _ situation worse? the first thing to recognise is that the _ situation worse? the first thing to recognise is that the nhs - situation worse? the first thing to recognise is that the nhs is - situation worse? the first thing to recognise is that the nhs is under unprecedented challenges across every part of the uk and that is in large part because we are recovering from the aftermath and effects of the covid pandemic. what we have done is announce more money for the nhs, record sums, in fact and in the autumn statement last year, in spite of the difficult but fair decisions we had to make to grip inflation and get a controller borrowing, we put more money into the nhs and social care and scotland will benefit to the tunes of £1.5 billion. that

care and scotland will benefit to the tunes of £1.5 billion.- the tunes of £1.5 billion. that is next year- _ the tunes of £1.5 billion. that is next year. they _ the tunes of £1.5 billion. that is next year. they can _ the tunes of £1.5 billion. that is next year. they can do - the tunes of £1.5 billion. that is next year. they can do without | next year. they can do without whatever they _ next year. they can do without whatever they want. _ next year. they can do without whatever they want. but - next year. they can do without whatever they want. but in - next year. they can do without i whatever they want. but in terms next year. they can do without - whatever they want. but in terms of the nhs now, the right thing is to talk to each other and learn what we can do to make a difference. but is there more — can do to make a difference. but is there more money— can do to make a difference. but is there more money to _ can do to make a difference. but is there more money to avert - can do to make a difference. but is| there more money to avert strikes? there�*s already been more money put into the nhs and that money has gone to the scottish government to use as they see fit. the nhs is receiving record sums. but the current decisions are made by the government in scotland about how they allocate their public funding. you in scotland about how they allocate their public funding.— their public funding. you are in disute their public funding. you are in dispute with — their public funding. you are in dispute with health _ their public funding. you are in dispute with health workers . their public funding. you are in dispute with health workers in | dispute with health workers in england as the scottish government is with health workers in scotland. is there any more money question what you clap for carers during the pandemic. don�*t they deserve and inflation matching pay rise question what we put more money into the nhs and its receiving record sums in england and that money is also provided to the scottish government to use as they see fit and they will make those decisions by the right thing when it comes to pay is to follow as we have done, the recommendations of an independent pay review body process. that

recommendations of an independent pay review body process.— pay review body process. that is what has been _ pay review body process. that is what has been long _ pay review body process. that is what has been long establishedl pay review body process. that is i what has been long established on the government accepted it. so no more money? _ the government accepted it. so no more money? talks— the government accepted it. so no more money? talks are _ the government accepted it. so no more money? talks are ongoing. l the government accepted it. so no i more money? talks are ongoing. the government — more money? talks are ongoing. the government has _ more money? talks are ongoing. the government has always _ more money? talks are ongoing. the government has always been - more money? talks are ongoing. the government has always been clear. more money? talks are ongoing. the| government has always been clear we want to have an open door, we want to have an honest two—way dialogue about some of the things we are all seeing and it�*s important that pay settlements are reasonable but also responsible for the country and affordable. responsible for the country and affordable-— affordable. aren't you risking poisoning _ affordable. aren't you risking poisoning relations _ affordable. aren't you risking poisoning relations or- affordable. aren't you risking i poisoning relations or inflaming affordable. aren't you risking - poisoning relations or inflaming the situation as the first minister said by bringing forward legislation to limit the impact of strikes? i don't believe that's _ limit the impact of strikes? i don't believe that's right. _ limit the impact of strikes? i don't believe that's right. i _ limit the impact of strikes? i don't believe that's right. i think - limit the impact of strikes? i don't believe that's right. i think it's - believe that�*s right. i think it�*s entirely reasonable for people to think that even if there are strikes that when it comes to life—saving emergency treatment, whether ambulances or in fire that they can rely on a basic level of that emergency service still being provided. i think that�*s really reasonable, and by the way, it�*s something in common in many other countries and that�*s why i think it is the right and responsible thing to bring forward those new laws here as well. is to bring forward those new laws here as well. , ., ., , ,., as well. is one of the things you disauree

as well. is one of the things you disagree with — as well. is one of the things you disagree with nicola _ as well. is one of the things you disagree with nicola sturgeon i as well. is one of the things you - disagree with nicola sturgeon over, are you also prepared to block holyrood recognition reform? there's been a lot of— holyrood recognition reform? there's been a lot of talk _ holyrood recognition reform? there's been a lot of talk about _ holyrood recognition reform? there's been a lot of talk about this - holyrood recognition reform? there's been a lot of talk about this thing - been a lot of talk about this thing and i know it is sensitive so i will explain what we are doing and what we are doing is incredibly standard practice that whenever a law is passed by the scottish parliament, the uk government, as is completely normal, would consider the impact of that law across the entire united kingdom. that law across the entire united kinudom. �* ~' that law across the entire united kinudom. �* ~ ., ., that law across the entire united kinudom. �* ~' ., ., ., that law across the entire united kinudom. �* ., ., ., kingdom. blocking a law on the basis of god and that _ kingdom. blocking a law on the basis of god and that if _ kingdom. blocking a law on the basis of god and that if i _ kingdom. blocking a law on the basis of god and that if i could _ kingdom. blocking a law on the basis of god and that if i could finish - of god and that if i could finish answering your question and explain. but it impacts on uk law more than ever before. the but it impacts on uk law more than ever before-— ever before. the process is established _ ever before. the process is established that _ ever before. the process is established that means - ever before. the process is established that means it i ever before. the process is - established that means it happens all the time that it is looked at, so if a new law is passed that does impact the rest of the uk, it�*s important the uk government receives advice on that before deciding what to do, if anything, and that is a long established process. ilibihat to do, if anything, and that is a long established process. what is it ou are long established process. what is it you are worried _ long established process. what is it you are worried about? _ long established process. what is it you are worried about? we are - you are worried about? we are waitin: you are worried about? we are waiting to _ you are worried about? we are waiting to see _ you are worried about? we are waiting to see the _ you are worried about? we are waiting to see the advice. - you are worried about? we are waiting to see the advice. and| you are worried about? we are. waiting to see the advice. and it might be that the law impacts on other aspects of the uk, across the

united kingdom, which is why we have an established process in place and it�*s entirely reasonable and standard and has been there for years, if not decades and we are just following the process. wouldn't that cause enormous _ just following the process. wouldn't that cause enormous strain - just following the process. wouldn't that cause enormous strain on - just following the process. wouldn't that cause enormous strain on the i that cause enormous strain on the relations between the uk and scottish governments if you did step in to block it? we scottish governments if you did step in to block it?— scottish governments if you did step in to block it? we are 'umping ahead of ourselves. _ in to block it? we are 'umping ahead of ourselves. we — in to block it? we are 'umping ahead of ourselves. we are — in to block it? we are jumping ahead of ourselves. we are being _ of ourselves. we are being reasonable in following the established practice in receiving advice on the potential impact of scottish law on the entire uk and i think that�*s reasonable. you talk about the relationship but today�*s announcement is a great example of how the relationship should be working. i�*m keen to have a constructive relationship with the scottish government to work together on the areas where we can deliver in scotland and today we are announcing two new free ports and we are here today at one, and you talk to people here, as i�*m sure you are doing, they are excited because this freeport will bring jobs, investment and opportunity to these places in scotland and the entire region. it�*s a very positive example of what is

possible and i�*m keen to have a constructive dialogue. last possible and i'm keen to have a constructive dialogue. last one. if ou win constructive dialogue. last one. if you win the _ constructive dialogue. last one. if you win the next _ constructive dialogue. last one. if you win the next uk _ constructive dialogue. last one. if you win the next uk general - you win the next uk general election, and it looks like a big if under the snp win in scotland, under any circumstances where you would sit down and talk about another independence referendum? i�*m sit down and talk about another independence referendum? i'm focused on delivering — independence referendum? i'm focused on delivering for _ independence referendum? i'm focused on delivering for people _ independence referendum? i'm focused on delivering for people across - independence referendum? i'm focused on delivering for people across the - on delivering for people across the uk, including here in scotland. i want to work constructively with the scottish government on the areas where we make a difference together and today�*s announcement or two new free ports is a great example of the approach and will bring jobs and investment to people in scotland and that�*s what i�*m prioritising. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon canjoin us now. a lot of issues covered there. how the visit been a bit of a reset between westminster and holyrood? i think, to a degree, yes. it felt like there was a lowering of the temperature between the two

governments, as nicola sturgeon has met five different prime ministers during her time as first minister and this visit was in private. there was no public shaking of hands and they met for a little over an hour last night and there were photos released afterward showing them smiling and shaking hands but in private. there was a range of topics discussed and we were told there was a robust exchange of views on the matter of independence and you heard rishi sunak there not engaging with the question at all as far as the westminster government would like, they would consider the matter closed and of course, the supreme court rejected the request by holyrood to hold a unilateral referendum and that came just a few weeks ago, but there are areas where they have common ground and that announcement today of the two green free ports, one here on the cromarty firth and the other in the firth of forth and there were discussions

about the nhs in the way forward on that but there are areas where there still remains fundamental differences. of course, the matter of the independence referendum or not, they matter of the legislation limiting the right to strike in key areas of the emergency services to ensure minimum standards of service, should there be strikes called in those areas of the public sector. nicola sturgeon said she would strongly oppose any such legislation and then of course there is the matter of the controversial legislation passed just before christmas to reform the laws and allow people to change their gender. rishi sunak used very moderate language when he talked about this this morning and said it was a matter of course that the westminster government examines any legislation passed in scotland to see how it might impact on the rest of the uk but the fact of the matter is, the uk government has never used what is known as a section 35 before and they have a certain time limit

in which they could trigger a section 35 and they have until the middle of next week to do that and they are saying that they are looking at this agenda —— gender recognition law closely to see how it might impact on the rest of the uk, not least in the area of the equalities act and we will look to see whether next tuesday or wednesday they do take moves to block it. and at the moment it feels like a slight reset, but they might change next week if westminster steps in and locks the law and it will be up to the scottish government to go to court to pass the law which means they would have voted in favour of it in edinburgh. lorna, thank you very much. the headlines on bbc news. a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 26 year old elle edwards who was shot dead in merseyside on christmas eve spending during the world cup helps to boost the economy which grew slightly in november. tributes are being paid to lisa marie presley —

the only child of elvis who�*s died at 54. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. the problems are piling up for chelsea manager graham potter with the blues sitting 10th in the league and their loan signing joao felix now faces a suspension after being sent off on his debut last night. potter�*s side had won only once in eight league games going into their game at fulham with former chelsea star, willian put his side ahead. chelsea levelled through kalidou koulibaly, but then they lostjoao felix to that red card, after a terrible high tackle and it proved costly, as carlos vinicius, scored fulham�*s winner which moves them up, into the top 6, and increases the pressure on chelsea boss potter anything that can go wrong is going

wrong. i thought it was fantastic in the game before that. you could see his quality, and we are in a bad run, so we came here with ambition to win and we haven�*t done it, so we feel for the supporters. we are upset, so we have to deal with it and recover. britain�*s cameron norrie will be heading to next week�*s australian open in good form after qualifying for his 12th atp tour final. he beat americanjenson brooksby, 6—3, 6—4 in the semi final of the asb classic in auckland and will face richard gasquet on saturday bidding for his first title of the season. not such good news for compatriot jack draper in adelaide who was beaten by south korea�*s kwon soon—woo at the asb classic it was a gruelling three—set game after tie—breakers were needed to decide both the first and second set. england wheelchair rugby league world cup winnerjames simpson has announced his retirement after 10

years in the sport. simpson took up the game after he lost both legs in an explosion whilst serving with the army in afghanistan. he led leeds to super league and challenge cup success, and was, last year, part of england�*s world cup—winning side. wales and england have begun their hockey world cup this morning. they�*re opening match against each other in india is currently under way. england leading by 1—0 in that match in pool d. we will bring you more through the afternoon. nick park with the only goal of the match. wales are part—timers, so it should be a good one in the final two quarters. goodbye from me.

a woman has died after a dog attack in surrey. the woman who was in her 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene in caterham while a second woman suffered dog bites and was taken to hospital with non—life threatening injuries. our reporter celestina olulode is in caterham. this investigation is very much under way and is continuing as we speak. in the last few minutes we have seen three vans driving past me stop they are specialist search and rescue vans and they have driven past into the lane where the incident took place and one of the vans deals with underwater searches, but of course we are still waiting for more details from the police. we don�*t know exactly what those vans are doing in the area but we know that a woman who is thought to be in her 20s died, sadly, as a result of a dog attack yesterday. it was around 230 in the afternoon yesterday that police came to this area. sadly the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. the police,

surrey police have offered their condolences to the family and we don�*t know the name of the woman who died. police say that they�*ve tried to reassure the public and put out a statement yesterday saying that armed police have seized and taken seven dogs away and the police believe that all of the dogs have been accounted for and they have asked people in this area not to speculate. in the last few minutes i�*ve seen a dog walker walking past here and i heard her say that she is very shocked by what she heard. a lot more questions that people in this area have. we arejust we are just hearing we arejust hearing in we are just hearing in addition to the report there that the second woman who had to receive treatment for dog bites has since been discharged from hospital. this is an update that is just coming to us from surrey police and officers

continuing, as we heard, to investigate following that death of the woman, following reports of dogs attacking members of the public in gravelly hill. regan anderson who is 18 is doing birmingham magistrates�* court later today. mr fisher was stabbed on the dance floor of crane at night died on the scene. two men have appeared in court charged with the murder of the 23—year—old. russia says its forces have completed the capture of soledar, a salt—mining town in eastern ukraine that�*s been the focus of intense fighting. the defence ministry in moscow said this would allow russian troops to cut off ukrainian forces in bakhmut, which they have been attacking for months. but kyiv says fighting is continuing in soledar. it must be made clear

that ukraine is not confirming any of these claims by russia. live now to moscow. will vernon is our reporter there. some very differing reports of what is happening in this town.— is happening in this town. that's ri . ht. is happening in this town. that's right- the _ is happening in this town. that's right. the russian _ is happening in this town. that's right. the russian defence - is happening in this town. that's i right. the russian defence ministry releasing a statement saying that soledar is now in russian hands, saying it is under full control of the military and offensive operations continue in the area, in the area of soledar and the nearby city of bakhmut. a very ambitious and confident statement, with moscow saying it believes it can push onto bakhmut and cut off the ukrainian force in the city, but important to say that ukrainian spokesman has already denied that soledar is in russian hands, saying fighting continues in the city.—

continues in the city. what strategic — continues in the city. what strategic importance - continues in the city. what strategic importance does| continues in the city. what strategic importance does soledar have? ii strategic importance does soledar have? , . ., ., have? if it is confirmed that soledar has _ have? if it is confirmed that soledar has fallen _ have? if it is confirmed that soledar has fallen then - have? if it is confirmed that l soledar has fallen then there have? if it is confirmed that - soledar has fallen then there will be a great sigh of relief from the kremlin because, you know, if soledar is in russian hands, that will be seen as progress, as a kind of victory, and i think that is exactly what president putin needs right now because lest we forget, there has been a whole string of embarrassing defeats for russia in ukraine in recent months. russia hasn�*t taken a single town since july, and since then we�*ve had the retreat from kharkiv and the attack on the crimean bridge, so i think although this is a very small town, soledar had a prewar population of 10,000, nevertheless it is something for president putin and the kremlin to present to the russian people and

to present to the russian people and to the troops fighting on the front line, lest we forget and say, this is good news, as they would see it. thank you very much. lisa marie presley — the musician and only child of elvis presley, has died after being taken to hospital in los angeles, suffering cardiac arrest. she was 54. her mother, priscilla, announcing her death, described her as the most passionate, strong and loving woman she�*d known. from los angeles, peter bowes reports. this was lisa marie presleyjust two days ago at the golden globe awards. her death was sudden. the 54—year—old was rushed to hospital after falling ill at her home in the los angeles suburb of cala basas. hours later, priscilla presley issued this statement. born in memphis, lisa marie inherited herfather�*s

graceland estate at the age of nine following his sudden death. she followed him into the music industry, becoming a singer songwriter. she released three albums during a career that embraced the legacy of elvis. you know, it would have definitely been easier for me to take up nursing or planting or truck driving, even. but music has been important for me, and so has writing, my whole life, even before i think i was aware of my father. so, you know, naturally that�*s just where my heart is, where my interest is. she led her entire life in the spotlight. there were family dramas and several high—profile marriages, including one to michaeljackson in 1994. then the hollywood actor nicolas cage, a union that lasted just over 100 days. there have been many tributes to lisa marie. herfans, and those of her father, are mourning the loss of another member

of the presley family all too soon. lisa marie presley — who�*s died at the age of 54. sir keir starmer has urged the uk government to "normalise and strengthen" relations with the irish government in a speech at queen�*s university belfast. the labour leader also confirmed that his party will support the government at westminster if it secures an agreement with the eu on reform of the northern ireland protocol. i say to the prime minister, if there is a deal to do in coming weeks — do it. whatever political cover you need, whatever mechanisms in westminster you require, if it delivers for our national interest and the people of northern ireland, we will support you. the time for action on the protocol is now. the time to stand up to the erg is now. the time to put northern ireland above a brexit purity cult which can

never be satisfied is now. millions more people in england could be prescribed daily cholesterol—lowering statin pills to cut their risk of a heart attack or stroke, under new advice for the nhs. the national institute for health and care excellence says the cheap price of the tablets, and the possible health gains, mean they should be considered more often. in england, high cholesterol leads to around 7% of all deaths. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with chris. the weather is cheerier with a day of sunny spells and passing showers. however, we are not out of the woods just yet in terms of flooding. this is a picture of the flooded river seven and the majority of the flood warnings in force across england are full stretches of the river severn with more heavy rain around the corner as we will see in a moment.

this afternoon, bright enough and most of the sea and sunshine. some cloudy weather with rain working into north—west england and western scotland and another mild day with temperatures reaching a high of 11 and for london and cardiff. it�*s overnight we start to see the heavy rain return and across parts of england and wales we could see as much as 70 millimetres of rain over the high ground in the rain falls on areas that are suffering from flooding at the moment and the flooding at the moment and the flooding is likely to get worse before it gets better heading into the first part of the weekend. there is some cheery news as we head into saturday and the worst of the rain clears out of the way and although it returns to western ireland and northern scotland with winds reaching gale force, it turns cooler across northern areas baha�*is will reach 12 across the south. —— but highs will reach 12. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. spending during the world cup helps to boost the economy which grew slightly in november.

a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 26—year—old elle edwards who was shot dead in merseyside on christmas eve. a woman is killed in a dog attack in surrey. eight dogs have been seized. tributes are being paid to lisa marie presley, the only child of elvis who�*s died at 54. breaking news. the trial of the manchester city footballer. this has been under way for six months in chester crown court. we have now

heard that he has been found guilty. jurors could not reach agreement on one count of rape. chester crown court, manchester city footballer benjamin mendy has been found not guilty of rape and sexual assault. the trial has been under way for six months. jurors could not reach a verdict on one count of rape and one count of attempted rape. we�*ll bring you more on that shortly. a new study claims that the oil and gas giant, exxonmobil, successfully forecast the impact of fossil fuels on the climate —— decades before it publicly acknowledged the risks. the researchers say exxon�*s work, some of it from the late 1970s, proved "startingly accurate" at predicting how much warming would occur. exxon denies the allegations. our climate editor, justin rowlatt says this

is essentially marking exxon�*s homework. they had a team of climate scientists whose job it was to work out what the impact of burning fossil fuels might be back in the 70s and then it wasn�*t widely known and there were signs suggesting that carbon dioxide would have an effect on the climate but it wasn�*t widely known what the impact would be on what this work tells us is that they are incredibly good at doing this kind of science, much better than nasa scientist. there is a very famous scientist called james hansen who was doing this of predictions then and their work is notjust a little bit better, but at the same time, as a company they were saying that the climate models are very reliable and it is not an urgent problem we need to deal with, so the issue for exxon is if your climate science was so good, why were your public statements so bad? we have to be absolutely clear. we have approached exxon and they say they are not guilty of wrongdoing

on the issue has come up a number of times and how much they knew has, a number of times in the last few years and every time their answers the same, people say we knew, we didn�*t, they are wrong. we didn�*t know about it. but this study, researchers say, shows notjust a new, but they were very good at doing the science. it makes you wonder who else knew and predicted accurately. absolutely. there is evidence going back to the 50s that oil companies were privately saying, this will have an impact as we ramp up the burning of fossil fuels, it will have an impact on climate but it raises the question and in the future the issue will be, will this end up like to ba cco ? the tobacco company said there was no clear link with cancer and then subsequently it was discovered that their internal work suggested that there were links with cancer and do we have a similar situation with oil companies, that is what exxon would be anxious about and i should say, they are very

clear about their position and say it sees itself as part of the solution to the problem and wants to work to try and mitigate the effects of climate change globally, so they are saying, no wrongdoing in the past, and now is a company we are looking to the future to engage with the issue. a little bit more information coming from chester crown court. footballer benjamin mendy has been found not guilty of rape and sexual assault. his co—accused who was said to be mendy�*s fixer was found guilty relating to rape of two teenagers. the jurors failed to reach verdicts on three counts of sexual assault by

five other women. quite a few charges against benjamin mendy and his colleague. this is benjamin mendy, manchester city footballer, found not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. a verdict not reached on one count. this is from a six—month trial in chesterfield crown court. his co—accused was also found not guilty. a high courtjudge has ruled that the owner of an estate on dartmoor has won the right to remove people who are �*wild�* or backpack camping on his land. he said the public had no right in law to stay overnight on the moor without the landowners permission.

this claim relates to a ground—breaking piece of legislation, the dartmoor commons act which for the last 30 years, we as the authority interpreted it it as the authority interpreted it it as creating a right of access for open—air recreation and that included while camping. the declaration was clear in that there is no legal right to wild camp. so anyone planning to wild camp will need to seek the land owners permission. from our perspective we are disappointed by the judgment because we believe it goes beyond one parcel of land, it goes to the heart of the national parks which were designated for people to enjoy the outdoors. were designated for people to en'oy the outdoors.— the outdoors. there were restrictions? _ the outdoors. there were restrictions? you - the outdoors. there were | restrictions? you couldn't the outdoors. there were - restrictions? you couldn't leave restrictions? you couldn�*t leave fires, no barbecues, it was a limited opportunity if you like. can

you understand why a landowner would say that they want to choose who comes onto their property? we fully resect the comes onto their property? we fully respect the judgment _ comes onto their property? we fully respect the judgment that _ comes onto their property? we fully respect the judgment that has - comes onto their property? we fully respect the judgment that has been | respect the judgment that has been issued. we want to work with landowners on dartmoor and have done for many years. we hope that we will meet them and continue to allow people to allow people to wild camp on dartmoor without having to seek the permission of individual landowners. at the moment we will be reiterating our advice for anyone planning to camp on dartmoor, you need to seek the permission of the land owner. bill need to seek the permission of the land owner-— need to seek the permission of the land owner._ de i land owner. all landowners? de 'ud . ment land owner. all landowners? de judgment is _ land owner. all landowners? de judgment is clear, _ land owner. all landowners? de judgment is clear, you - land owner. all landowners? de judgment is clear, you need - land owner. all landowners? de judgment is clear, you need to. land owner. all landowners? de - judgment is clear, you need to seek the permission of the landowner that you are camping on. that means you have to find out who that landowner is. there are practical ramifications to this judgment which

aren�*t covered in the judgment and which we need to pick up with landowners and will be doing so next week. ., . , landowners and will be doing so next week. ., ., , ., ., , ., week. how many land owners are there? many _ week. how many land owners are there? many landowners, - week. how many land owners are there? many landowners, i- week. how many land owners are i there? many landowners, i couldn't rive ou there? many landowners, i couldn't give you an — there? many landowners, i couldn't give you an accurate _ there? many landowners, i couldn't give you an accurate number. - there? many landowners, i couldn't give you an accurate number. it - there? many landowners, i couldn't give you an accurate number. it is i give you an accurate number. it is difficult to determine whose land you might be camping on. home difficult to determine whose land you might be camping on. how does this chance you might be camping on. how does this change our— you might be camping on. how does this change our relationship - you might be camping on. how does this change our relationship with - this change our relationship with dartmoor? brute this change our relationship with dartmoor? ~ ., this change our relationship with dartmoor? ~ . , dartmoor? we are disappointed with the judgment. _ dartmoor? we are disappointed with the judgment. it _ dartmoor? we are disappointed with the judgment, it will— dartmoor? we are disappointed with the judgment, it will make _ dartmoor? we are disappointed with the judgment, it will make it - dartmoor? we are disappointed with the judgment, it will make it harder| thejudgment, it will make it harder for people to enjoy some of the national parks special qualities. we will work tirelessly to try and secure the ability of people to responsibly wild camp because we feel it has a minimum impact on the environment when it is done responsibly and it provides great welfare benefits for people. in scotland there is an established right to camp in certain places. how likely is it that you could get this

assumed right on dartmoor turned into an established right? our belief prior — into an established right? our belief prior to _ into an established right? cl" belief prior to the judgment was that there was a legal right to wild camp. thejudgment has said that there was a legal right to wild camp. the judgment has said there isn�*t and the dartmoor commons act creates a right of access on foot and horseback to the dartmoor commons. it goes to the heart of what is open—air recreation. we would like to work with landowners to secure the continued opportunity to secure the continued opportunity to wild camp on dartmoor even if it is by permission and not by legal right. is by permission and not by legal riuht.�* ., , ., ., right. away from camping, what are the rights that _ right. away from camping, what are the rights that remain when it - right. away from camping, what are | the rights that remain when it comes to accessing dartmoor as a national park? to accessing dartmoor as a national ark? ., ., , park? under the dartmoor commons act and other legislation _ park? under the dartmoor commons act and other legislation you _ park? under the dartmoor commons act and other legislation you have _ park? under the dartmoor commons act and other legislation you have a - and other legislation you have a right of access to the commons of dartmoor, open access land on horse and on foot. you have the right of

access on foot to open access land. people can walk on public rights of way or they can ride a cycle or a horse on bridleways. we were just telling you about the breaking news from chester crown court. manchester city footballer benjamin mendy has been cleared of rape and sexual assault charges. i will correspond it is in chester, tell us what has happened. this will correspond it is in chester, tell us what has happened. this is a trial that has _ tell us what has happened. this is a trial that has been _ tell us what has happened. this is a trial that has been going _ tell us what has happened. this is a trial that has been going on - tell us what has happened. this is a trial that has been going on for- tell us what has happened. this is a trial that has been going on for six i trial that has been going on for six months ben mendy has been on trial here on number of counts of rape and sexual assault. thejury here on number of counts of rape and sexual assault. the jury have here on number of counts of rape and sexual assault. thejury have been dismissed after failing to reach a verdict on all the charges. they did

reach a verdict on some of those charges and they found benjamin mendy not guilty on a number of sexual assault charges. relating to four alleged victims. he has been cleared in relation to four of his six alleged victims but the jury were unable to reach a verdict over the last few days which they have been considering. they have now been dismissed and what is now going to happen is that those two outstanding charges that they could not decide upon, one charge of attempted rape in 2018 and one charge of rape in october 2020 related to two different women, those two cases will be heard in a retrial later this year. the manchester city and french international benjamin mendy will face a retrial in chester crown

court, later this year on those two outstanding charges which the jury could not reach a verdict on. thank ou. it�*s thought a criminal gang based in russia is behind the �*cyber—incident�* affecting the computer system the royal mail uses to send parcels abroad. it�*s understood the firm is being held to ransom, and has been unable to send any parcels abroad since wednesday. our cyber reporter joe tidy has more .. since wednesday when they announced that they were under attack they have said not to send any parcels abroad. without their computer systems online, it is a logistics company, they don�*t know where parcels are going. they don�*t know where they are coming from. it is a huge disruption to the royal mail. i understand that some places are able to continue functioning, using pen and paper i imagine. if the ransomware has spread across the red

—— network then the computers are unusable. we know that it is ransomware from a notorious ransomware from a notorious ransomware gang with strong roots in russia. we know that because we saw the ransom note. we don�*t know whether it came from a computer screen or been put out by a printer which is sometimes the case. it says that your files and data are encrypted and it gives a link to a website where they hope to start a negotiation with the royal mail. we don�*t know if the royal mail have entered into negotiations but if they do, we expect they know how much damage is being caused so we expect the ransom to be in the millions. the royal mail have not confirmed that this is ransomware but i have heard from sources that this is the situation. it�*s exactly two years

since italy began holding its biggest anti—mafia trial since the 1980s. hearings have been ongoing against more than 300 suspects from one organised crime group with charges including murder, extortion and drug—trafficking. our italy correspondent mark lowen travelled to calabria, in the south of the country, to meet some of those caught up in the mafia�*s crimes — and those leading the battle against them. it is perhaps italy�*s most dangerous commute, by italy�*s most threatened target. nicola gratteri has spent his career fighting the country�*s

most powerful mafia — the �*ndrangheta. as we speed through its bastion of calabria, his five car escort follows his every move. translation: i often talk to death. you have to rationalise fear to move on. the most beautiful thing is freedom, to be able to move around alone, or to go to a barfor a coffee. i used to do these things as a boy, but in my mind there is a lot of freedom. from the lush toe of italy, the �*ndrangheta family clans have spread terror through killings and kidnappings — massacres elsewhere in europe traced back to their rivalry in calabria. today, their currency is cocaine, smuggled through gioia tauro — italy�*s busiest container port. their annual income an estimated $60 billion. well, around one in ten of the containers that pass through this port are checked. this shipment seems to be clean, but bananas from south america are a classic method that the �*ndrangheta use to stash cocaine. their branches operate right around the world, and the group is now estimated to control up to 80% of europe�*s cocaine trade. what is inside here? this is our last seizure. we were given a rare glimpse of a recent haul — seven tonnes of cocaine. its street value, 1.4 billion euros.

more than 300 �*ndrangheta suspects are now facing italy�*s biggest anti—mafia trial since the 1980s, in a special courtroom to cope with the size. it�*s crippled the mancuso clan, one of the group�*s ruthless families. their brutality has broken sara scarpulla and her husband, whose only child matteo was blown up by the mancusos after a dispute over land. translation: he was the 'oy of life, a polite exceptional boy, _ he never said a word against us. i am proud to have been matteo�*s mother and to have had him as a son. sometimes i ask god — where were you when my son was dying? and matteo�*s girlfriend tells me, "he was there, taking matteo with him." there are few turncoats in a mafia forged in blood ties but we met one

born into the group he�*s now betrayed, testifying at the mancuso trial. translation: the words repeated were always the same - _ kill, kill, kill. i was brought up as a child soldier, handed a gun at a very young age. the �*ndrangheta is a monster, a multi—headed hydra. it�*s a matter of time but the mancuso clan will regroup and they will be back stronger than ever. and so no rest for nicola gratteri — hero to many, enemy of some, italy�*s anti—mafia crusader goes on. translation: everything in life has a price. - to have had a normal life, i would have had to go slower, live like a coward, but living like a coward makes no sense to me. i don�*t think italy can be freed of the mafia. it can be reduced a lot by changing the rules of the game but it would take a revolution to combat it.

the devotion, the sacrifice, for a battle italy may never stop fighting. mark lowen, bbc news, calabria. cyclones are continuing to batter the us state of california, with the tragic stories behind the headlines beginning to emerge. they include that of 5 year old kyle doan, who has been missing since floodwaters swept him away — just minutes after he reassured his mother that they needed to "be calm". at least 19 people are now known — to have been killed by the flooding and mud slides, which began in late december. our correspondent james clayton reports. a brief lull in the rain in northern california has allowed authorities to assess the damage from successive storms. a search had been underway for kyle,

a five—year—old boy. he liked people, he liked to dance. he was very outgoing, active. on monday, the floods submerged the car he and his mother were in as she drove him back from school. rescuers were able to get to his mother, but kyle was swept out into the water. and my wife just happened to be closer to them. and when she was able to reach out to the rope that they were able to have and the flow, my son was farther down. and they saw him, he was face up. he was floating face up. it�*s hard to process. elsewhere, a 43—year—old woman, daphne fontenot, was found dead in her car after floodwaters submerged her vehicle. in san francisco, some of the city�*s homeless have been living through relentless rain. we�*re at a flyover here. and as you can see, it gives a little bit of shelter to people who are living on the streets. but even here, it�*s been raining so much that a lot of ground water has swept in. and we�*ve been told that some of the tents here were flooded overnight. the floodwater came up to morris�*s tent. was this bit here flooded last night? yeah, the centre out here, the water was coming over the top. so these are your clothes here? yes. and are they ok, are they dry? all wet. ashley has been sleeping rough and says she�*s used

to her tent flooding now. has your tent been flooded at all? yes. it has? terrible. everything has to go most of the time. it�*s not raining at the moment, but there�*s more rain forecast here for friday and the weekend as the city and those who don�*t have homes brace for yet more flooding. james clayton, bbc news, san francisco. a statement from manchester city football club about their player benjamin mendy. they note the verdict where a jury has found benjamin mendy not guilty of charges. they go on to say that there are open matters relating to this case, the club is not in a position to comment any further at this time. wejust position to comment any further at this time. we just heard from our correspondent at the crown court where that trial has come to an end

that there is likely to be a retrial on some of those outstanding allegations later in the year. a swedish mining company says it�*s found europe�*s largest deposit —of rare earth elements — in northern lapland. it contains at least one million tonnes of the minerals — which are needed in various high tech products. europe is mostly dependent on china for these rare elements. tim allman reports. previously undiscovered, tonnes of rare earth elements. it is previously undiscovered, tonnes of rare earth elements.— rare earth elements. it is by far the largest _

rare earth elements. it is by far the largest deposit _ rare earth elements. it is by far the largest deposit of— rare earth elements. it is by far the largest deposit of rare - rare earth elements. it is by far| the largest deposit of rare earth elements in europe. totally vital for our transformation from combustion to electric engines. there are a dozen rare earth elements which are proven to be incredibly useful to the modern world. among other things they are vital to the development of wind turbines, smartphones and electric cars. the problem facing europe is until now, the main source has been china. this discovery could change all that. there was a great potential for europe to take the lead in the green transition. we can reduce carbon _ lead in the green transition. we can reduce carbon footprint _ lead in the green transition. we can reduce carbon footprint and - reduce carbon footprint and strengthen our competitiveness at the same — strengthen our competitiveness at the same time.— strengthen our competitiveness at the same time. none of this will be ruick, it the same time. none of this will be quick. it could _ the same time. none of this will be quick, it could take _ the same time. none of this will be quick, it could take ten _ the same time. none of this will be quick, it could take ten or- the same time. none of this will be quick, it could take ten or 15 - the same time. none of this will be quick, it could take ten or 15 years i quick, it could take ten or 15 years to start producing minerals for industrial use. the hope is that this discovery will transform the global economy and help protect the

environment. an artist has created a lego model of the lake district. i an artist has created a lego model of the lake district.— of the lake district. i built the lake district _ of the lake district. i built the lake district out _ of the lake district. i built the lake district out of _ of the lake district. i built the lake district out of lego. - of the lake district. i built the. lake district out of lego. there of the lake district. i built the - lake district out of lego. there is around 200,000 bricks. i suppose it is the artist in me, it is never finished. i was think that i should have done this or that. the original idea is properly going back to the first lockdown. ijust happen to have picked the smallest bit of lego off the floor and thought that if you class that as ten metres high, thatis you class that as ten metres high, that is the difference between the

contour lines on the maps, could you create a convincing landscape out of square things? it is the fact that the lake district is a lovely part of the country, i love while camping in the hills. the actual scale is 12 1325, you don�*t think about those things at the start of a project, thatis things at the start of a project, that is prom to work out later. how much do you think you spent? i have been saying around 4000 i think. it will be lovely in the end, to find somewhere in the lake district route to go. i have a funny feeling that where i got to, it won�*t stop. it�*s one of those projects... does it have an end?

now it�*s time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. there are still concerns about flooding. this is the river severn, deep floodwaters spreading out. the flood warnings are in force in england although today is quite quiet, we have more heavy rain on the way. in this developing area of low pressure, that will be bringing more heavy rain. today was a bright day, longer spells of rain in west scotland and north—west england. temperatures are mild for the time of year, 11 degrees for cardiff and london. the first signs of this rain start to arrive this evening and overnight heavy rain could be as much as 70 millimetres over the high

ground. this rain will be falling on those areas already suffering from flooding so you can imagine for some communities the flooding will get worse before it gets better. very mild air in saturday morning, 11 degrees in the south—west, highs of 12 celsius expected in eastern and southern england. eventually some cool air does going, we see some blustery showers in the north—west and showers, it will start to get a little bit cooler in the afternoon. in the second half of the weekend, we have colder air arriving as we start to dragging some north—westerly winds. the weather will be turning colder, without some wintry showers are moving into northern scotland, this weather front is still bringing some rain across parts of northern england but for many it is a bright day, called in the north with temperatures of three or four celsius in scotland. there is a lot we do need to know about the weather next week. there

will be some widespread frost and snow showers coming all the way down to sea level. there is some uncertainty if we will see more organised systems coming through. an example is sunday night, we could just have a shower is like in this model but there are other models that say there is a stronger area of low pressure. in that case we could have some heavy snow in parts of england and wales to take us in the first part of monday morning. quite a bit of uncertainty.

the premier league footballer the premier league footballer benjamin mendy is found not guilty benjamin mendy is found not guilty of six counts of rape and one of six counts of rape and one of sexual assault. of sexual assault. the manchester city and french the manchester city and french international had been international had been on trial since august, on trial since august, along with another man. along with another man. the cheery in this trial deliberated the cheery in this trial deliberated for three weeks. they cleared for three weeks. they cleared benjamin mendy of the majority of benjamin mendy of the majority of

charges against it but could not charges against it but could not decide on two. he now faces a retrial. —— thejury decide on two. he now faces a retrial. —— the jury in this trial. also on today�*s programme: the uk economy grew unexpectedly in november — boosted by the football world cup. it went up 0.1%. a man�*s appeared in court charged with murdering 26—year—old beautician elle edwards on merseyside. tributes are paid to lisa marie presley, the only child of elvis, who�*s died at the age of 54.