this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. western defence chiefs fail to agree on the provision of advanced tanks to ukraine. the americans say it's still under discussion. you may have heard the german minister of defence earlier say they've not made a decision on the provision of leopard tanks. the british prime minister, rishi sunak, is fined for failing to wear a seat belt as a passenger in a moving car. number ten downing street says he apologised and would pay the fine. a top un official has told the bbc she believes progress is being made towards reversing bans on women taking part in public life in afghanistan. and forget life on mars — how about life onjupiter? we report from the space mission heading for the largest planet in our solar system.

hello, and welcome to the programme. a major meeting of ukraine's allies has ended without agreement on whether to send more tanks to kyiv. representatives of around 50 countries gathered at the us airbase in ramstein, in germany, to discuss co—ordinating military support. germany's new defence minister denied blocking the export of its leopard tanks, which kyiv has been pushing for, saying such a decision had to be carefully considered. ukraine says the tanks are needed to break the deadlock in the war. germany is under pressure to allow its leopard ii tanks, to be exported to ukraine, which isn't a member of nato. germany's new defence minister has said no decision has been made, adding that berlin would not stand in the way of exports if its allies acted together.

the uk has commited to sending 1a challenger ii tanks to the front line. russia has warned that providing tanks would mark an "extremely dangerous" escalation. here's our europe correspondentjessica parker. this is what kyiv wants, but can't yet have. german—made leopard tanks, to help defend and reclaim its territory from russia. britain has gone first in sending western main battle tanks, but it is a fraction of what is being asked for. hundreds of thank—yous are not hundreds of tanks. all of us can use thousands of words in discussions. but i cannot put words instead of guns that are needed against russian artillery. defence chiefs have pledged fresh support. but berlin is still resisting pressure to release its leopard iis. it gets to decide where german—made tanks can go, even those

bought by other countries. minister, why is berlin so hesitant on this issue? we are not really hesitating, we are just very carefully balancing the pros and cons. we are not talking just about delivering anything to anybody. this is a new kind of measure. these crowds in berlin want germany to do more, but the government has its eye on broader public opinion. the country's world war ii history still casts a long shadow, while there are fears of escalation. they've not made a decision on the provision of leopard tanks. what we're really focused on is making sure that ukraine has the capability that it needs to be successful right now. the nato military alliance is pressing a sense of urgency. there is a need for support

to ukraine, to enable them not only to survive but actually to retake territory to win this war. but there is a lot of talk about a russian spring offensive. do you think ukraine can take back territory this year? absolutely. that's the reason why nato allies and partners are providing significantly more support to ukraine. a soviet—era tank in a war of today. front line ukrainian units are hungry for more modern weapons to help unfreeze this conflict. jessica parker, bbc news, in ramstein. so, to what extent have western countries committed to backing ukraine in the war? so what will be the reaction in moscow to this stalement on sending more military aid to ukraine? here's the bbc�*s russia editor steve rosenberg. i mean, those three words, "ended without agreement" — putin will have really appreciated that because nothing puts a smile on his face like division or disagreement, or lack of agreement in the west.

the fact that there'll be no american german battle tanks going yet to ukraine, russia will be pleased by that. this morning's edition of the russian government paper — there was a warning, pretty clear warning to germany and to the german chancellor not to supply tanks. basically, the paper — this is it — saying, "no—one knows better than the german chancellor what happened the last time that germany sent armour towards the border of russia" — meaning world war two. and there was a picture here of a modern german tank, saying that "when these tanks start killing russian soldiers, then the same thing will happen as in world war two" — and here, a picture of a german tank in 1941 destroyed outside moscow. so threats from the russian government paper today. but interestingly, when the kremlin commented on this meeting in ramstein, it was quite dismissive, really. it said that supplies of tanks, of western tanks wouldn't make

a difference, that their importance shouldn't be exaggerated, and that they wouldn't change the outcome. russia's still confident it will achieve its goals, as it says, in ukraine. so the official message from the kremlin is everything's still going according to plan — but clearly it isn't. i'm joined now by kurt volker, who is a former us ambassador to nato and special representative for ukraine relations. welcome, thanks very much for being with us. so the us and germany are yet to make a decisions that i can decision on these tanks. what would it take to push them over the line and should they be doing that, do you think was yellow well, yes of course they should be doing that. there's no reason not to. russia has declared an there's no reason not to. russia has declared . ., ., ., ., ., , declared an all-out war against ukraine, determined _ declared an all-out war against ukraine, determined to - declared an all-out war against i ukraine, determined to eliminate ukraine, determined to eliminate ukraine as a state, as a national identity, and as a people. and with that, there's nothing to do but

defend themselves, so there's no reason not to provide these tanks. that said, i think germany is hesitating and pointing the finger at the us, saying, "why don't you provide abrams?" the us is hired in behind technical reasons, that abrams tanks are more difficult than leopards. but we should get onto it —— on with it, and we should unlock the german tanks which are holding back notjust germany's contribution, but several other allies. ., ., ., , allies. how important are these tanks for ukraine _ allies. how important are these tanks for ukraine in _ allies. how important are these tanks for ukraine in securing i allies. how important are these i tanks for ukraine in securing their ultimate objective, of restoring its sovereignty and territorial integrity?— sovereignty and territorial inteuri ? ~ , , ., integrity? well, everything is a iece of integrity? well, everything is a piece of a _ integrity? well, everything is a piece of a bigger _ integrity? well, everything is a piece of a bigger picture. - integrity? well, everything is a piece of a bigger picture. so i integrity? well, everything is a | piece of a bigger picture. so the tanks themselves will not be the magic wand that ends the russian aggression against ukraine. but if you don't have them, it is much harder to defend your territory and cities, and civilian population then if you do. and if you do have them,

you have a better chance of recovering the territory then if you don't. so all of these things add up — so it's not a magic wand, some kind of magic bullet the allies are throwing at this, but the denial of this is just putting throwing at this, but the denial of this isjust putting ukraine in a weaker position where more people will be killed and more civilians will be killed and more civilians will be killed and more civilians will be attacked.— will be killed and more civilians will be attacked. what do you think about the fear _ will be attacked. what do you think about the fear and _ will be attacked. what do you think about the fear and threat _ will be attacked. what do you think about the fear and threat from - about the fear and threat from russia that if these tanks are sent, that they will escalate and shift their position? many ukrainians will say, "how much further can they escalate this? people are dying." the thing about listening to criminal and propaganda is not a thing about what they're saying, but ask yourself, why are they saying it? and right now, the kremlin is giving two contradictory messages — one of them is to say that providing these things doesn't matter, it won't matter in the war whatsoever. that is in order to project a position of strength. the other message they're giving is, "this is

an escalatory thing and we will have to respond" — that is a message used to respond" — that is a message used to deter the west from acting. so we need to understand what their purposes are and not be fazed by the things the russians say.— things the russians say. what's your assessment — things the russians say. what's your assessment of _ things the russians say. what's your assessment of the _ things the russians say. what's your assessment of the state _ things the russians say. what's your assessment of the state of _ things the russians say. what's your assessment of the state of the - things the russians say. what's your assessment of the state of the war l assessment of the state of the war at the moment? i assessment of the state of the war at the moment?— assessment of the state of the war at the moment? i think ukraine has an advantage _ at the moment? i think ukraine has an advantage in _ at the moment? i think ukraine has an advantage in terms _ at the moment? i think ukraine has an advantage in terms of _ at the moment? i think ukraine has an advantage in terms of morale, i an advantage in terms of morale, especially, also trained personnel and equipment. and they are fighting for their homeland, for their home territory. so they are not giving up, no matter what. territory. so they are not giving up, no matterwhat. russia territory. so they are not giving up, no matter what. russia is in a vastly different position — it's soldiers are former convicts, as well as new conscripts who have very little motivation to be there, very little motivation to be there, very little training. it's destroyed half of their conventional capability, they don't even have the military kit to give the soldiers. so they are in a very weak position, but they are trying to use the fact that they are trying to use the fact that

they have more numbers in order to try to push for some kind of advantage that they can then claim towards a negotiation where they get towards a negotiation where they get to seize some ukrainian territory. i don't think that'll work, but we have to make sure that ukraine is equipped to push back on those russian efforts.— equipped to push back on those i russian efforts._ thank russian efforts. thank you. thank ou. the prime minster has been fined by lancashire police for not wearing a seat belt. rushi sunak removed his belt to film a social media video while travelling in the back of a car. no ten said mr sunak "fully accepts this was a mistake and has apologised", adding that he would pay the fine. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. hi, one of my new year's promises to you was to grow the economy... a brief off—the—cuff video to promote a government announcement online. i'm out and about seeing levelling up in action all across the country... rishi sunak was filmed in the back of his ministerial car as he drove through lancashire yesterday — not wearing a seat belt.

on a whistle—stop tour across the north of england, the prime minister was supposed to be talking about money for dozens of community projects, but the trip was soon overshadowed by questions about whether his enthusiastic social media message had taken him in the wrong direction. you were filmed earlier without a seat belt on, prime minister, in your car. would you address that for us? downing street said yesterday he had made an error ofjudgement in not being strapped in, but now he's been fined by lancashire police. in a statement tonight, numberten said... this is the second time that rishi sunak has broken the law while in government. as chancellor, he was fined along with borisjohnson for breaking covid rules at a gathering in downing street injune 2020. tonight, labour's deputy leader described him as a total liability. do you want a receipt? it was meant to be a day to focus on government giveaways. instead, the prime minister has

been left with something unexpected to chew over. let's stay with british politics, as labour has called for the conservative party chair nadhim zahawi to be sacked following reports in the guardian — unverified by the bbc — that he has paid a penalty to the tax authorities as part of a settlement related to his tax affairs. leila nathoo has been explaining mr zahawi's background. he was a successful businessman before he went into politics. he was one of the co—founders of the polling company yougov, and the questions center on whether mr zahawi tried to avoid paying tax by using an offshore company to hold shares in yougov. now, the sun on sunday had reported he'd agreed to make a seven—figure sum payment to the tax authorities to settle a dispute — and today, the guardian have reported that as part of that settlement, he's agreed to pay a penalty, taking the total tax bill, according to the paper, to almost £5 million. now we have not been able to verify those claims,

but a spokesman for mr zahawi did not deny the reports of a tax settlement when asked. he's been asked for a comment on the latest claim of a penalty, but has so far not responded. but he has previously said that mr zahawi's taxes are properly declared and paid in the uk. but remember that nadhim zahawi was formerly chancellor very briefly last year when he was in charge of setting the country's taxes. he was the education secretary, he still attends cabinet meetings today in his current role, so this does put him under pressure. labour say his story doesn't add up, and they're calling for him to be sacked. thousands of nhs operations and appointments have had to be cancelled because of the nurses�* strikes in england this week. over the two days, nhs england said 27,800 bookings had to be rescheduled, including some operations. they've also warned the strikes are making it harder to get through the increasing backlog in hospital treatment. and in new zealand politics — chris hipkins is set

to replace jacinda ardern as new zealand's prime minister, after being the only nominee for leadership of the labour party. hipkins is expected to be confirmed as the new leader by a meeting of labour's 64 lawmakers, or caucus, on sunday. he is currently the minister for the police, education, public service, and serves as leader of the house. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: we hear from the teenage girls in romania who say they were contacted by the social media influencer andrew tate. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill, in washington. it's going to be only america first. america first. demonstrators waiting

for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they called him the butcher of lyon. klaus altmann is being heldj on a fraud charge in bolivia. the west germans want i to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief, klaus barbie. - millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot — a tide of humanity that's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... western defence chiefs fail to agree on the provision of advanced tanks to ukraine. the americans say it's still under discussion. the british prime minister rishi sunak has been fined for failing to wear a seat belt as a passenger in a moving car.

let's turn to afghanistan now — where a top un official believes progress is being made towards reversing bans on women taking part in public life. last month, the taliban banned all women from working for aid agencies — the latest in a series of restrictions on the rights of women and girls. amina mohammed, the un deputy secretary general, has been in afghanistan, for talks with the taliban — and she's been travelling with our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. a space to call their own. their own shops, run by afghan women for afghan women. but a new taliban edict shut down a training programme here. all of us cried. this, their response. all night we cry. these four women, all university—educated, lost theirjobs, the life they knew and loved. our future is very dark.

it's not bright. do you see any light? no. we're here because we really want to hear your voices. that's why the un's second in command is here — amina mohammed, its most senior woman. trying to change taliban government edicts barring women from most work places and education. that's why she headed to the southern province of kandahar to meet some of the most conservative taliban leaders. we're going to use this to push the door wider and not allow to it close. and not allow it to close, because it would close on the women of afghanistan, and that'sjust not an option we will leave on the table. the council of islamic scholars, explaining their strict interpretation of women's rights within islam. so strict it's been criticised

by many islamic countries. ms mohammed, a muslim herself, made her case too, in a man's court. amina mohammed, how did it go? tough. tough? as in, no meeting of minds? i think that there is a distance to be covered. we've come little closer to understanding better why they took the decisions. and there is some hope, but it's tough. so when we sat down i asked — what gives you hope? i think there are many voices we heard which are progressive in the way that we would like to go, but there are others that really are not, and i think that it is a struggle within them to bring those that are not, forward too. there are many who believe, many afghan women, some even in the united nations, who believe that when the taliban say "until further notice" it means never.

they say the taliban haven't and won't change. what do you say to that? well, i always have hope, because by agreeing to that i've just written off 23 million people in this country. that's not acceptable to me and i will fight until we make sure they're included because if we give up on the women of afghanistan, how many other women are we going to give up on when it gets too hard? the taliban — still not recognised by any government, under sanctions — say they should be brought into the international community. the message from envoys like ms mohammed is — first demonstrate your commitment to international norms, including women's rights. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. the social media influencer andrew tate and his brother tristan are to stay in custody until 27 february after a romanian court extended their police detention. the pair are being held while police investigate allegations of trafficking and rape,

which they both deny. meanwhile, teenage girls have told the bbc how the brothers contacted them online, apparently using a standard formula. 0ur correspondent lucy williamson sent this report from bucharest. andrew tate and his brother tristan still draw the spotlight, even behind the walls of a romanian detention centre. today, bucharest�*s main court extended their detention for another month, until 27 february. the tates' lawyers said prosecutors had not presented any new evidence. any evidence prosecutors may have against andrew tate or his brother is still a well—guarded secret. neither man has yet been charged. but their public image has been complicated by criticism over the things they say and the way they behave online. daria was 16 when she says she received a private message on instagram two years ago from andrew tate's account.

it read, simply, "romanian girl," followed by a strawberry emoji. it was very obvious we were high school girls. we had our high schools in our bio and everything. i feel like he was just trying to find girls that seemed as innocent or naive as possible, in my opinion. daria, who's now at university in the uk, says it's important she speak out because so many young men idolise andrew tate. this is a big problem, because we can't wake up in 20 years with, like, two million andrew tates. in a video, andrew tate outlined his method for approaching women online. sometimes, cos like i said, l intrigue, i'll put a completely pointless emoji on the end. some cherries, or an orange, or a strawberry _ because it doesn't mean anything. he also recommends asking a woman, "why do i never see you, where are you hiding?" 99% of them say, "i'm not hiding," he explains.

this woman had an exchange that seems to follow this script. she showed me messages apparently from andrew's brother, tristan, sent when she was 17 years old. "you're beautiful," he says. "i feel i've seen you around town before. where have you been hiding?" as andrew tate predicts, she replies, "i didn't hide." translation: i knew he was writing i the same thing to a lot of girls, i including a friend of mine. he used the same approach, always starting the conversation with exactly the same line — "you're beautiful." in publicity for his online courses in manipulating and exploiting women, andrew tate has said his job was to "meet a girl, sleep with her, get her to fall in love with me to the point where she'd do anything i say and then get her working on webcam so we could become rich together." with the tates now starved of the spotlight themselves, police have until the end of february to sift their potential

crimes from their public image. lucy williamson, bbc news, bucharest. scientists from the european space agency are putting the final touches to an ambitious mission tojupiter�*s icy moons, in the hope they may find primitive signs of life. our science editor rebecca morelle reports. bleak yet beautiful, the giant moons ofjupiter, covered in a thick crust of ice, but hidden beneath hints of vast oceans where life could thrive. now a mission is getting ready to make an epic journey to study them. at airbus in toulouse in france, engineers are putting the finishing touches to the spacecraft. it is called thejupiter icy moons explorer, orjuice. this is a number of scientific instruments that we have onjuice. they range from a radar that will see beneath the ice to lasers creating 3d models of the surface and high resolution cameras. these oceans could sustain

the necessary conditions necessary to support the emergence of primitive forms of life in these oceans and it is this environment that we want to further investigate. juice will travel more than four billion miles before it arrives at its destination in eight years' time. the spacecraft will visit three ofjupiter�*s moons. it will fly around ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system. its ocean could contain more water than all of the earth's oceans put together. it will also study callisto, whose ancient surface is covered in craters. this moon could harbour life, but that is not as likely as on europa, where the spacecraft will be trying to spot plumes of water vapour erupting from beneath its icy crust. i don't think we are expecting to go there and find schools of fish in the ocean, but to be honest with you,

we really don't know, and i think that is it. we are at the very beginning of our understanding and ourjourney towards understanding the habitability of these environments. the next step is to pack the spacecraft up ready for its launch in april. scientists hope we will finally discover what lies beneath the surface of these mysterious moons and whether it is possible for life to exist elsewhere in our solar system. rebecca morelle, bbc news, toulouse. and before we go tonight, take a look at these pictures of american skier lindsey vonn, who's just completed one of the most daring skiis in her career. she slid down the strief course in austria — regarded as one of the toughest in the world — normally, only men's downhill races are held there. vonn created history by becoming the first woman to fly down the mountain, and the first to do so during the night—time as well. quite incredible, makes me dizzy looking at those pictures. that's it

from me. you can reach me on twitter at... thanks for watching. hello. well, overall, the weekend for most of us will remain pretty cold. we've also had some snow recently. here's a beautiful picture from wales, from gwyneth — a wonderful wintry scene. now across the north west of the country, it'll actually be a little bit milder through the course of the night, particularly around the western isles of scotland and northern ireland. a southerly breeze here, cloudy with spits and spots of rain — so seven in stornoway by 6am on saturday, six in belfast. elsewhere across the country, that blue colour indicating the frost. now the reason for this temperature difference is actually this tongue of milder air that's streaming in from the southern climes — and you can see it's in place across ireland, scotland, the northwest of england, and wales. elsewhere towards the east, it's going to be colder. so let's summarise the weekend,

then, with this tongue of milder air coming in from the south. south and eastern parts of the country will stay in the cold air, it'll be sunny — but northwestern areas will be often cloudy, spits and spots of rain, and quite a bit milder. so here's the picture first thing on saturday — that weather front hugging north western areas of the uk, that southerly breeze. elsewhere across the country, we've got sunny, crisp, and cold weather. there could be some mist and fog lingering into the afternoon across parts of the midlands and northern england. so typical temperatures here around four celsius but up to around nine or so in the western isles of scotland. let's have a look at the weather map on sunday — high pressure in charge of the weather in the southeast of the country, but in the northwest there, you can see a weather front affecting scotland, which actually will also affect the irish sea coasts, western fringes of wales, and also the far southwest of england. so here, in that southerly wind, temperatures could actually make double figures at least in 1—2 spots.

the further east or southeast you are, the temperatures will be quite a bit lower. so look at that — struggling in london, norwich and hull, only around 2—3 degrees above freezing. so really, quite a raw day for some of us on sunday. here's monday's weather map — high pressure in charge of the weather, in fact, all the way from western europe through central europe, into russia, too. so lots of fine weather, and there is an indication that here in the uk, the temperatures will recover a little bit as we go through the course of the week, perhaps making double figures in some spots. that's it from me, have a good weekend.

stay with us for the latest news, but for now, it's time for a look at the sport — it's sportsday. good evening.

and here's your latest sports news. it was another day of shock exits at the australian open with last year's runner up daniil medvedev and british number one cameron norrie both knocked out of the tournament. it means british hopes in the singles now lie with andy murray and dan evans, who both play in melbourne tomorrow. andy swiss rounds up today's action. another british man another five setter but a different result. after andy murray's marathon, cam norrie might�*ve hoped for something simpler, and when the two sets to one lead, the signs are promising. but from there, his 21—year—old czechoslovakian opponent played the match of his life and only last week losing to norrie in aukland. he clearly learned his lesson as he cleared off the next two sets and with that, victory. through to the last 16 of a grand

slam for the very first time, "he played better was norrie's simple assessment" but he will feel this was a missed opportunity, the higher seed left in the men's draw is safely through an he was up against the netherland player were he would soon show his touch. he's still yet to win a grand slam title but he will fancy his chances. through in straight sets and he faces the 15th seed. in the women's, her hopes are still very much on track, losing just a single game, as she breezed past the spanish player. victory in a mere 55 minutes, she may take some stopping. andy swiss, bbc news. italy's football federation's confirmed that serie a giants juventus have been docked 15 points following an investigation into the club's past transfer dealings. the penalty means they'll drop from third to 11th in the league.

the sanction comes after the club's board of directors resigned in november. juventus host atalanta in their next game on sunday. burnley maintained their five—point advantage at the top of the championship after both themselves and sheffield united one. scott scaled the come from behind victory with this delightful free kick from just three minutes remaining. earlier, darnell headed west from in front in the seventh minutes. nate then equalised with his ninth goal of the season for a stunning strike. a few deals have been completed in the premier league today and arsenal confirming belgium international leandro trossard will join the club from brighton. the forward joins in a deal worth 21 million pounds plus add ons — until 2027 with the option for a further year. west ham have signed

aston villa striker danny ings in a deal worth up to 15 million pounds. he leaves villa park as their top scorer so far this season with seven andcan play in the crucial relegation battle with everton tomorrow. the 30 year old has signed a contract until 2025. meanwhile, striker chris wood has become nottingham forest's 24th signing of the season after moving to the city ground on loan from newcastle, where's he's only been for a year. the deal could be made permanent at the end of the season. liam smith has denied he was making homophobic comments towards chris eubankjunior in yesterday's press conference ahead of their middleweight fight in manchester. the pair weighed in today at the same weight of 11 stone five pounds ahead of tomorrow night. chris eubankjr was wearing a pro—lgbtq rainbow armband following yesterdays exchanges, in which he himself taunted smith about the city of his birth liverpool and his marriage.

they have apologised for the remarks. i never said nothing homophobic. not one word homophobic came out of my mouth. people who maybe think i did but i can only apologise, but nothing out for the came out of my mouth yesterday. at the press conference i was asked a question basically, i never said a homophobic word towards chris. like i said, the people that are offended by that, i apologise for the people were jumping on the bandwagon to make it worse, i am not interested. do i regret what he said? absolutely. he disrespected, hurt and alienated a whole group of people. and that is unacceptable. we do not want that in boxing. we want to be all—inclusive in this sport. and when you're getting ready to fight a man, tensions are high, i get it. we have to be responsible, we have kids looking up to us, you have to set the example.

well our boxing reporter ade adeyoyin was at the weigh—in with anaylist steve bunce — who had some strong words on the eubank — smith debacle. i've been at thousands of press conferences, and i have seen tables thrown, fists thrown, glasses thrown, i got hit by a bottle once in las vegas that a boxer through at another boxer, but i've got to tell you to me got to tell you to me yesterday was about the lowest and the most out of control conference conference i've ever been at. and it shocked me. it surprised me from the very start. there were levels of dialogue, foul language and some of the stuff that was said that went beyond personal. and chris eubankjunior had a great line when he was told, listen, chris, calm down. he said, no, we've already gone across that line. and i think we did. boxing went across that line yesterday. not one single bit of that was for click paid. ——not one single bit of that was for click bait. let's get that absolutely right.

not one single bit of that was click bait. it was personal, it was nasty. it was the end of basically three months or two and a half months of the pair taunting each other. i talked to both boxers yesterday once they'd left the stage within for five minutes of some of the stuff they were exchanging and in my opinion, both of them were a bit rattled by it. in rugby union's champions cup lester led by six and with stated waves of osprey�*s pressure before the referee ruled that jack had scored a late try before williams added the two points to win. next we're looking at the question — why are there so few women in motorsport? we already know there are no female drivers in f1 but is that likely to change? our repoter matt warwick has been speaking to some of the few women who are in to get their side of the story. success on the track,

it's a rare feeling for most and for women in motorsports, it has not happened nearly enough. but there has been some, the all—female iron dames team enjoying victory in sports car racing and jamie chadwick. she does the dublin miami! the three—time champion of the w series was set to race in america and none of them are driving to the top level of the sport, there are no women in formula i, formula e, the world, rally championship or evfen at lamont. fi really needs to open up to the idea that they can actually have a female their competing on a good level, because they have tried getting girls into formula i as a marketing tool and girls there as test drivers and at the end of the day, they didn't do much. they're just there because it looked

good on the picture. we really want the females to be there because they deserve to be there. fi says it is improving the system to improve equality and female and an f1 academy starting in the spring. the iron deems competing with them the best male race around but female participation of the very top of the sport is still sadly lacking. we have to create structure which will allow them to shine. what's important is to show young girls the possibilities in motorsport. the w series single handedly propelled female participation into the minds of many. f1 is chadwock�*s ultimate goal of getting on for 50 years into the last female driver took part in the grand prix. whether it's believed to be tokenism or not, giving women visible rules in the sport is important. it does inspire young girls to get involved.

what's more, concerns that female drivers are disadvantaged physically have been growing in the racing community. there can be considerations made to make sure we can make it a little bit less, the formula to formula 3 do not have power steering but formula 1 does. if you're looking at the pyramid and the highest level is less physical than steps below, then we can see if we can improve that. if you're a 16 or 17—year—old girl with developing along with ——if you're a 16 or 17—year—old girl with developing later than their male counterparts, i don't know how you can be expected to. it could be addressed to the will to effect change appears to be building. at the end of the day, when we put our helmets on, we just want to be seen as race drivers. nowjust noticing how long it takes for them to make it to the top. that's all the sport for now. one last bit of transfer news.

chelsea and signed an internationalfrom psg. you can find out more about that on our website. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and on the main news stories for you at the top of the hours straight after this programme. as thousands of tech companies descended on las vegas this month for the consumer electronics show, we've been bringing you some of the highlights. but this week, we're getting away

from the show floor. i've been made to work up a sweat and he's been sent to freeze. but first up, we're going below the bright lights of the strip with james clayton, as he checks out an unusual way to get from a to b. las vegas convention center is huge. it can take half an hour to walk across it. however, there's a new way to get around — tunnels with teslas in them. this is what elon musk claims is the future of transport, so we're here in las vegas to check it out. the station looks like a cross between a taxi rank and a subway. i've never been here before, and it's very pleasant. it kind of feels quite cool. but the most obvious thing that you notice is that there aren't fumes here, and you kind of realise, first off, that this would absolutely not be

possible without electric cars. but this isn't quite what elon musk had envisaged when he created the boring company. elon musk�*s initial idea was incredibly ambitious, that people in teslas would be transported into this huge network of tunnels and they'd be transported at more than 100mph using its autonomous features. this emphatically isn't that. however, even though this is pretty far away from what elon musk said he wanted to create, many people at ces loved it. excuse me, madam. i'm from the bbc, we're just asking people what they thought about the loop just now. i love it. you loved it? it's really cool. how much would you give it out of ten? ten. well, not quite everyone. it'sjust like the classic meme of, like, oh, let's reduce the numberj of drivers by linking them together and make it more efficient- by putting it on a steel wheell and bubble loading platforms, and they're just - reinventing the subway. there's also a much more fundamental question, which is, is this actually a good idea?

if you look at the number of teslas here that are all being driven by expensive humans, it kind of begs the question, why notjust use a train? we didn't want tojust be able to move people around our campus in an efficient way. we wanted them to kind of have a smile on their face at the end of the day, and so when you see the lights in the tunnel and the energy of the music, there's a big love for teslas that really came together in an exciting way. and to be fair, this kind of does work, at least for a las vegas convention center. it's fun and a bit different, but is this really going to revolutionise transport? the boring company had announced projects in la and baltimore and washington. however, these projects appear to have disappeared from the company's website. over ces, the boring company claimed nearly 100,000 people used the loop. that's a lot.

and there's hope the cars will soon be autonomous, too. however, its real test will be in the years to come. can it go from a gimmicky convention centre ride to a genuine travel game changer? many will be watching here in las vegas to see whether this is yet more elon musk hype or something genuinely important. and when it comes to elon musk, it's often hard to tell which that is. lara: back in vegas, - we've been checking out some of the sports tech on show at ces. let me tell you about the time i ended up making a complete fool of myself on frank sinatra's golf course. mind you, it all started indoors. this is phigolf, an app and accompanying weird club ball hybrid thing that certainly does have about the right weight. the sensors in the ball tell the app how far your shot would have gone, and the app allows you to play online with friends wherever they are in the world.

oh, there we go. straight down the green. more immersive is golfplus, a vr game that turns your controller into the club. i like the way my controller really does feel like a club. as i tap it on the ground, i can feel the controller vibrating. nice touch. once you got the hang of it, you can play on replicas of golf courses around the world. i tell you, this vr lark really is getting quite realistic. it's pretty immersive and it does feel like i'm kind of on a golf course, but i think it's time to try it for real. it don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing, as ella fitzgerald once said. not sure how much she knew about golf, but it was certainly more than me.

talking of swing, i'm going to get mine assessed. erick schlimmer is a pga apprentice and stanford golf instructor, and he's been helping to test a new online golf tuition service called golfhow. the app uploads videos of your swing to the cloud, where software analyses it and sends suggestions on changes to your posture. it'll have its work cut out with me because i've never played a round in my life. not bad. it moved. so let's have a look. "keep your back straight and tilt straight forwards." there's a model of the perfect swing and that is broken down into pieces all over the body. so itjust kind of overlays you on that perfect model. is the perfect swing the same for everyone, regardless of how they're built? there are no two swings that are the same. right. it's like a fingerprint. now you may have seen all sorts of cool graphics and shot analyses turning up on tv coverage

of your favourite sports and that expertise is now being used to help amateur players, too. this app is called golfboy. what you do is point the iphone straight down at the green, it will auto—detect the ball and then what's really clever is thatjust by looking straight down, it can have a good guess at how far the ball is going to go and how high. now that wasn't bad. the app takes 240 photos per second and uses them to give you your estimated stats. ok, look, i'm nota golfer, so i think i'm going to leave this rather chilly course and go for a different kind of drive, one that leads to the 19th hole. lara: it's that time of year when many of us want to get in shape, and i prance about testing some of the latest fitness gadgets.

this is the i—percut, a smart punchbag cover which you can put over any punch bag. at the moment i'm in free mode, which means that i can decide what i want to hit. but you can also set it to guided mode where it'll light up in each of the sensors and make sure that you're hitting in the right spot. having to see through the full workout and competing against yourself did feel more motivating than just punching at random. but it is harder work than it looks, even doing it like this. i'm a bit slow with this. i'd be in terrible trouble if there was a person punching. and as with any activity tracking, you can be surprised by its findings. bit exhausting, really. but i'm done for now. i'm looking at the data and there's some surprising news here. generally very weak, not very skilled, but apparently

with my knees, i was pretty strong and i thought i was doing much better with the upper body. but it's my lower body that i was much stronger at. i was particularly weak at the top, although i did keep going and i think the stamina element is also quite important. so it's notjust about how hard you hit, honestly. here's another for the reflexes. blazepod is a workout for the mind and body that's shifting from use by professional athletes and coaches to any of us. the idea is that these pods light up different colours and you've got to move quickly from one to another as they light up, each one assigned for a different exercise. now, you set it all through the app. there's loads of different workouts you can plan and then you just tap your foot on here to get started. ok, green is starjump. red is... what was red? red was push—ups. now for another workout, i have to tap each one

as it lights up at speed. this involves less thought, but more needing to move fast and hit it properly. a bit stressful. reminds me of that dance game i used to play. there are also multiple player options and the system is recommended for rehab, where testing memory and reaction times can be pivotal for recovery. 0h! please tell me this is over. after all of that, i think i deserve a break. so now i'm testing a breathing coach. oxa is this device which comes attached to a loungewear bra and connects to an app. i'm wearing one now and it's going to monitor how calm i am, my breathing rate and my heart rate.

the aim is that overall it makes you feel less stressed and sleep better. but right now it's time for some meditation. i could go to sleep, but i don't think i'm meant to. of course the whole idea of meditation is that you've got to keep doing it. um, let's see. my journey to calmness. it's worked. i've become calmer since i've been doing it. my score has gone up from 66 to 72. my average calmness is that i'm relaxed. she sighs. 0k. every time i test any stress—related device, it tends to indicate that if i was any calmer, i'd be dead. but at least there was some change here. and if i want to get all worked up again, well, i definitely know how to do that, too. oh, the push—ups, they're the worst ones. ugh! tell you what, i wouldn't mess

with you after watching you box. the kicks were a bit clumsy, though, but it was a workout and it was fun. it depends on your definition of fun, i suppose. anyway, that's it from us, from las vegas. thanks for watching. we'll be back next week. see you. hello there. for some of us, this week's cold snap is now beginning to ease, but for others, it's going to take a little bit longer. we do have this mild air starting to push its way in from the west, but it's going to be making very slow progress. this cold air is going to prove quite stubborn and quite hard to shift from southern and eastern parts of the country.

so here it is going to stay cold through the weekend. fog could be an issue as well. further north and west, milder but cloudier. and there will be some outbreaks of rain. so, starting the day across england and wales with some clear skies, a touch of frost, but some quite dense freezing fog across east wales, the west midlands into the west country, perhaps more widely than that as well. some of that could be slow to clear, but england and wales seeing the lion's share of the sunshine through the afternoon, just the odd shower grazing the far southeast. for northern ireland and for scotland, a different look to the weather. more cloud in the sky, some splashes of rain, but it will feel milder, particularly in the far north west of scotland, where temperatures could get to nine or ten degrees. now, as you move out of saturday night into sunday, this frontal system likely to bring more rain into the northwest. under this ridge of high pressure here, we could once again see some dense fog patches, this time especially across eastern parts of england. some of that fog could linger, but where it clears, we'll see some sunny spells into the afternoon.

further north and west, though, more clouds and spots of rain, but a milderfeel. ten degrees there for belfast. compare that with just three degrees in birmingham. and if you get stuck with fog for any length of time, your temperatures may struggle to get above freezing. and that cold air remains stubborn as we head into monday, clinging onto the southeast corner, the mild air really struggling to make any further progress. where we have the mild conditions, we also have cloudy and rather dull, gloomy conditions with some bits and pieces of rain, perhaps some heavier rain moving across the northern isles. best chance of sunshine towards the south east corner, but temperatures still no higher than four or five degrees but 11 for belfast and for stornoway. now, as you move into tuesday, this area of high pressure, if anything, strengthening its grip across the south of the country. further north, we will see more of a westerly wind bringing

some mild conditions, but a lot of clouds and bits and pieces of rain, perhaps some brightness with some shelter from that westerly wind in eastern scotland and some sunny spells further south as well. but those temperatures still struggling a little bit, six degrees in london, but 11 for glasgow and 12 for aberdeen if you get yourself some sunshine. now moving out of tuesday into wednesday, we could well see some of that mild air finally getting down into the south east corner. but it might not last long because here comes a cold front that's going to bring some outbreaks of rain south eastwards, as the name suggests, behind a cold front. well, the air turns colder. the winds start to turn to a north or north westerly. so, a chillierfeel starting to develop once again in the north, perhaps mild in the south, nine, ten, 11 degrees. so, that cold front working through during the middle of the week behind it, we're likely to pick up a northerly wind for a time. and then there is some uncertainty aboutjust how mild orjust how cold it might be. it depends on the exact shape of this area of high pressure, and the exact wind direction.

more of a westerly wind would bring milder conditions. more of a northerly component to that wind would bring something colder. at the moment, it looks like temperatures will probably be around the average through the latter part of the week and into next weekend, but it should be mostly dry.

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