but still fairly cloudy, weekend, but still fairly cloudy, the best of any sunny spells will be across southern and eastern areas of the country, but with temperatures still into double figures there is no sign of the weather turning colder anytime soon. that is it for now. good afternoon, this is bbc news with me, ben brown, the headline set 5pm... headline set 5pm. .. in headline set 5pm... in my headline set 5pm. .. in my head and m heart, headline set 5pm. .. in my head and my heart. i — headline set 5pm. .. in my head and my heart. i know — headline set 5pm. .. in my head and my heart, i know that _ headline set 5pm. .. in my head and my heart, i know that time - headline set 5pm. .. in my head and my heart, i know that time is - headline set 5pm. .. in my head and my heart, i know that time is now. | my heart, i know that time is now. that it is right for me, for my party and for the country. and so, today, i am announcing my intention today, i am announcing my intention to step down as first minister and leader of my party. in a shock announcement snp leader, nicola sturgeon, resigns as scotland's first minister we'll get more on that story and what it means for the future of scotland, in the next hour. the other main stories. the search for nicola bulley continues and police reveal she had �*specific vulnerabilities' that meant she was immediately treated as a high risk disappearence

a 15—year—old boy and girl are charged with the murder of 16—year—old brianna jeye who was killed in a village park in cheshire on saturday. one of the 12 boys rescued from a thai cave in 2018, has died in the uk after suffering a head injury. the uk's most expensive drug saves a toddler with a rare genetic condition. but it's too late to save her terminally ill older sister. nicola sturgeon is stepping down as scotland's first minister, and leader of the scottish national party. she'll leave office as soon as her successor is chosen. ms sturgeon says she can no longer

give the role the full commitment she believes it requires. and she hinted that after eight years as first minister efforts to broaden the appeal of scottish independence could be hampered by what she called �*polarised opinions' about her. we'll look back at nicola sturgeon's career and get political reaction from edinburgh and london. but first lorna gordon reports on events this morning. she is scotland's longest serving first minister, the first female to hold the position. and today, nicola sturgeon announced she's stepping down. since my very first moment in thejob, i have believed that part of serving well would be to know almost instinctively when the time is right to make way someone else.

in my head, and in my heart, i know that time is now. that it is right for me, my party and for the country. and so today i am announcing my intention to step down as first minister and leader of my party. she said her decision to go was not a reaction to short—term pressures. i know it might seem sudden, but i have been wrestling with it, albeit with oscillating levels of intensity, for some weeks. essentially, i have been trying to answer two questions. is carrying on right for me? and, more importantly, is me carrying on right for the country, my party and for the independence cause i have devoted my life to? the first minister said her wish was to use the next general election as a de facto referendum on scottish independence, a strategy

to be decided at an snp meeting next month. i cannot in good conscience ask the party to choose an option based on myjudgment, whilst not being convinced that i would be there as leader to see it through. by making my decision clear now, i free the snp to choose the path it believes to be the right one, without worrying about the perceived implications for my leadership and in the knowledge that a new leader will steer us, i believe successfully, on that path. taking the country through covid was, nicola sturgeon said, the toughest thing she had done. many said she was surefooted in her communications through that crisis. but critics argue that on other issues, a second independence referendum, the gender recognition reform bill, and isla bryson — the double rapist initially sent to a women's prison — she's been less sure footed. too often i see issues presented, and as a result viewed, not in their own merits but through the prism of what i think and what

people think about me. no one individual should be dominant in any system for too long. but while it's easy to hold that view in the abstract, it is much harder to live by it. with this decision, i am trying to do so. she said there were too many people to thank for their help during her eight years at the top. there will also be time in the days to come for me to say thank you to a very, very long list of people without whom i would not have lasted a single day in this job. firstly, my husband and family. few people understand the price families of politicians pay for the jobs we choose to do. mine have been my rock throughout. nicola sturgeon said, while stepping down from leadership, she was not leaving politics altogether and will remain involved in issues close to her heart. she has dominated scottish politics for almost a decade and will remain

as first minister and leader of her party until a successor is found. lorna gordon, bbc news. rishi sunak has given his reaction to the news in past few minutes let's hear what he had to say first what he had to say off, i will pay tribute to nicola first off, i will pay tribute to nicola sturgeon for her long—standing public service and i wish her well in the future. and we do not agree on everything put in the short time that we did work together, i was pleased that we were able to announce three ports in scotland and working between the uk government and the scottish government. those ports are going to attract investment, create jobs and i look forward to working with the new minister to deliver for the people of scotland. our scotland political correspondent lynsey bews joins us now when they stepped down as prime minister of new zealand, she said she did not have enough petrol in the tank and at that time, nicola

sturgeon was asked if she had enough petrol in the tank and she said yes. but she now clearly doesn't. how much of a surprise was this in the morning from her? it much of a surprise was this in the morning from her?— morning from her? it was very surprising- _ morning from her? it was very surprising. few— morning from her? it was very surprising. few people - morning from her? it was very surprising. few people expect| morning from her? it was very - surprising. few people expect that this announcement to come when it did. there had been some speculation about nicola sturgeon's future. she had been asked in several interviews of the past few months about her own future and how long she might stay on in the top job and she refused indeed and make engage in any of that in the press conference it became clear that she has been thinking about this decision for quite some time. she said she had been wrestling with it for several weeks and that she had not made this decision made on short—term pressures. but rather on a deeper and longer—term assessment of that in the press conference it became clear that she has been thinking about this decision for quite some time. she said she had been wrestling with it for several weeks and that she had not made this decision made on short—term pressures. but rather on a deeper

and longer term assessment over what was right for she was really taking quite a reflective tone at the press conference talking about how they decided this was the right time in her head and then her heart on how she thought the political culture here in scotland has become perhaps more polarised. she acknowledged that she had been a polarising figure. she hoped that the new leader of the party, the new first minister would be able to overcome some of that. the minister would be able to overcome some of that-— some of that. the question is who's next? is going _ some of that. the question is who's next? is going to — some of that. the question is who's next? is going to take _ some of that. the question is who's next? is going to take over. - some of that. the question is who's next? is going to take over. many l next? is going to take over. many have been suggested and kate forbes is a name that is coming up quite a lot this afternoon.— is a name that is coming up quite a lot this afternoon. yes, the finance secretary and _ lot this afternoon. yes, the finance secretary and the _ lot this afternoon. yes, the finance secretary and the scottish - secretary and the scottish government and currently on maternity leave as she is been tipped for a while now as a potential successor to nicola sturgeon. so, her name is very much in the frame and other names are being talked about, the former s&p leader at westminster and in the cabinet of the scottish government

name is also been mentioned. the deputy first minister previously a leader of the s&p as well and other names being discussed, a former mp at westminster now a junior minister in nicola sturgeon, he has been mentioned as well. that secretary in justice secretary. there could be a few names going into the mix to become the next leader and whoever takes on the job will do so at a critical time for the party because next month, it is to to hold a special conference to discuss strategy, independence and the idea but on the table is that holding defective referendums in the next westminster or holyrood elections. whoever takes on the job is going to have to show leadership on that issue, not least are the issues that are facing the scottish government right now. are facing the scottish government riaht now. . ~ are facing the scottish government riaht now. ., ~ ,, , are facing the scottish government riaht now. ., ~ , . right now. thank you very much indeed. joining me now is the shadow

secretary of state for scotland and labour mp for edinburgh south thank you very much for being with us. what is your reaction. also present were you? i us. what is your reaction. also present were you?— us. what is your reaction. also present were you? i think we are all incredibly surprised _ present were you? i think we are all incredibly surprised about _ present were you? i think we are all incredibly surprised about the - incredibly surprised about the timing there's a lot of unanswered questions about why it was so hastily arranged like you said in your opening remarks. a few weeks ago that nicola sturgeon said there were lots of fuel left in the tank but it is a hard job. she had her problems piling up and the party had become riven with division and infighting and that was too much for her to be able to carry on. essen infighting and that was too much for her to be able to carry on.— her to be able to carry on. even her critics would _ her to be able to carry on. even her critics would admit, _ her to be able to carry on. even her critics would admit, she _ her to be able to carry on. even her critics would admit, she has - her to be able to carry on. even her critics would admit, she has been l her to be able to carry on. even her critics would admit, she has been a j critics would admit, she has been a very good communicator and election winner, a formidable opponent. is it good news for the labour party in politics in general that she's leaving the stage? she

politics in general that she's leaving the stage?— politics in general that she's leaving the stage? she was the operational _ leaving the stage? she was the operational politician _ leaving the stage? she was the operational politician and - leaving the stage? she was the operational politician and she, | leaving the stage? she was the i operational politician and she, we should give her thanks and gratitude for what she is achieved and being at the front of scotland through some of her most difficult times in recent history. the key thing is trying to hit the reset button and some of the scottish labour party said to david scotland is desperate for new ideas and she is the insurgent in the scottish labour party has evolved and we are moving in with new ideas and policy platforms with our new uk liberal government looking more likely as well. there's a lot more new ideas in the table and the issues around the constitution will be put to bed is on it's a shame that any new leader, if they are elected, soon enough going to a special conference of the scottish national party to see other independent strategy will have special conference on how to deal with the cost of living faces and its consequent to pay for their energy bills and perhaps now, that

allows us to turn the page in the division and gets people together until the real problems of the scottish people rather than this constitutional malaise that we have had for too long.— constitutional malaise that we have had for too long. since were talking about leadership, _ had for too long. since were talking about leadership, stuck _ had for too long. since were talking about leadership, stuck with - had for too long. since were talking about leadership, stuck with the - about leadership, stuck with the leadership of the liberal party and sir keir starmer has said today for the first time, unequivocally the jeremy corbyn will not be standing as a labour candidate as the next election. is that the right decision was shallow it is the right decision and keir starmer became the leader of the labour party and would without anti—semitism. it would be his biggest and most important task i the announcement today from the quality of human rights commission no longer monitoring labour party because the progress that has been made is something that we should not celebrate but we should be pleased about the progress. jeremy corbyn refuses to apologise— refuses to apologise abide by the re ort that refuses to apologise abide by the report that was _ refuses to apologise abide by the report that was what _ refuses to apologise abide by the report that was what we - refuses to apologise abide by the report that was what we are - refuses to apologise abide by the l report that was what we are talking about and she is broken the rules of the party and we have moved on and

have changed party it's time for us to look forward to the next general election and deliver a credible uk labour government and that is what keir starmer promises to deliver and thatis keir starmer promises to deliver and that is what he has done. keir starmer was _ that is what he has done. keir starmer was happy _ that is what he has done. keir starmer was happy to sign the front bench and sit in the shadow cabinet underjeremy corbyn. this is a charge that rishi sunak off and throws it in the prime minister's questions. es, throws it in the prime minister's questions— throws it in the prime minister's questions. ., ., , ., ., questions. a man of his word and with the uk _ questions. a man of his word and with the uk labour— questions. a man of his word and with the uk labour party, - questions. a man of his word and with the uk labour party, he - questions. a man of his word and. with the uk labour party, he made his number one priority to sort out the cancer anti—semitism that had ripped through the party never once again that i want to speak to someone who never want to vote labour because anti—semitism allows a disgusting place to be we were embarrassed by the fact that it was to the hoc they did a large inquiry and we were very reflective of the fact that that is now completed and keir starmer has done what he said he would. nothing is ever concluded when it is as serious as this, but

they've made such wonderful progress on this important issue that we should be making sure that he is congratulated for that and be recognised with the progress has been made. recognised with the progress has been made-— recognised with the progress has been made. . ., , ., , been made. cadaver you with this in the shadow — been made. cadaver you with this in the shadow secretary _ been made. cadaver you with this in the shadow secretary of _ been made. cadaver you with this in the shadow secretary of state, - the shadow secretary of state, labour mp for edinburgh south. police looking for missing lancashire woman, nicola bulley say she had �*specific vulnerabilities' that meant she was immediately treated as a high risk disappearence. it's now nearly three weeks since she disappeared whilst walking her dog at st michaels on wyre. officers gave an update on the search earlier today. it remains a case at the present time that there is no evidence in all of the exhaustive inquiries we have made that suggests any crime has been committed, or that there is any third party involvement in nicola's disappearance. it is important for me to stress that the investigation continues. it is ongoing, and we are meticulously reviewing all information gathered

from nicola's family, the public, cctv, dashcam and other digital devices. — to name just a few. we are also continuing to regularly consult with national experts from the national crime agency, the nca, and they continue to support us and provide both tactical and strategic advice for the case. i will hand over to becky, who will talk through in some more detail the investigation she has been leading from that senior investigating officer role. thank you for coming this morning. so, i'm going to firstly take you through the incidents that led up to nicola being reported missing. i will go through a timeline of events for you, followed by a number of topic areas that i believe are of interest to you. also, going on to a couple of areas that have been highlighted in the press, which i want to explain in detail.

nicola bulley was reported missing on friday, the 27th of january, after dropping her children at st michael's school, in st michael's. as soon as she was reported missing, following the information that was provided to the police by her partner, paul, and based on a number of specific vulnerabilities that we were made aware of, nicola was graded as high risk. that is normal in a missing person investigation, with the information we were in possession of. she was immediately treated as a misper. on monday, the 30th of january, i was identified as the senior investigating officer. at that time, we reviewed all of the information that had been gathered in the days prior to her being reported, and as any senior investigating officer does, you form a number of hypotheses, that is scenarios which are possible from the information to hand. there was hypothesis included one, that she possibly could have

gone into the river, that they could have been third party involvement, and lastly that she could have left the area voluntarily. those hypotheses have remained in place throughout, are reviewed regularly, as is normal with any sio. our correspondent danny savage was at the police news conference what has emerged for the first time at the news conference at lancashire police headquarters is that on friday the 27th of january, the day that nicola bulley went missing, her partner paul ansell reported her missing in a phone call to lancashire police, and information in that call led to her immediately being classified as a high risk missing person. police say she had specific vulnerabilities. but detectives will not elaborate

on what those specific vulnerabilities are. they would give no further details, citing the privacy of the family as the reason for not doing so. the overarching theme of the news conference here today is that police are still working, and all evidence points to their main theory, that, for whatever reason, nicola bulley entered the water close to the bench where her phone was found on st michael's on wyre on that morning, and a search expert we were talking to afterwards told us there was certainly in that river that day that could have carried her down river, over the nearby weir and down towards the sea, some 18 kilometres away. that is where the search is being concentrated. yes, they are keeping their mind open to other possibilities, but they have explored cctv, spoken to witnesses, they have traced hundreds of drivers and not one shred of evidence has

emerged from any of those inquiries that steers police away from the belief that she fell or went into the water that day. as far as the search for nicola bulley is concerned, it is still ongoing. police are still pouring plenty of resources into it to try and find any trace of her. as to yet, unsuccessfully. we had a private company searching the river wyre last weekend they did not find any trace of her either. the police investigation will continue. quite unusual for the police to give so much detail away about such an inquiry as this, but i think they have had so much speculation and some criticism in some circles about what they have been doing, and lots of people filling this vacuum where there is no information with wild theories, that they felt they had to come out and be very straight about where they see this inquiry going, and what they believe happened. two is—year—olds have appeared in court charged with the murder of 16—year—old brianna ghey. brianna was found with stab wounds in a park near warrington at the weekend. our correspondent fiona trott

reports from chester magistrates' court. the girl, from warrington, and the boy, from leigh, appeared separately. they were wearing grey tracksuits. the girl's mother was weeping when her daughter arrived in court. they only spoke to confirm their age, name and addresses, and because of their young age, we are not able to identify them for legal reasons. the prosecutor told the court that brianna's death was extremely brutal and punishing. the children nodded when it was explained to them that because the charge was serious, it had to be dealt with by liverpool crown court, where they are due to appear tomorrow. now, brianna's death has affected people beyond warrington. last night, vigils were held in both bristol and liverpool, where up to 1000 people gathered to remember her. it was organised by members of the transgender community and supporters, and more events are planned across the country today, in london, manchester,

glasgow, belfast and york. a woman has been rescued alive after being trapped under earthquake rubble for two hundred and 22 hours in turkey. the 42—year—old was found in the city of maras meanwhile in hatay, also in turkey, a 65—year—old survivor is seen waving to rescuers after 208 hours under the rubble, and was eventually brought out alive. the first deliveries of international aid are being distributed in rebel held north western syria through a reopened border crossing more than a week after the devastating earthquake. the focus now is on the plight of survivors. our correspondent caroline davies has been on board a hospital ship moored near the quake's epicentre. in the aftermath of the earthquake, shelter and help come in many forms.

these arrivals at iskenderun port are boarding a floating hospital. this ship arrived about five days ago. it is normally used as a tourist ship. but now of course it has become a floating hospital. and here is where people arrive and they are assessed for what need they have. on board, they offer checkups, a pharmacy, and warm food. enough for up to 1000 people. nojan and her children have slept here for the last three days. translation: for a couple of days we were on the streets _ until the ship arrived. we had ourfirst shower here. they gave us new clothes, because we were in filth. we do not know what is awaiting us. as long as the ship docks here, we will be living in the ship. the severely injured have been sent on to permanent hospitals but the ship has set up a hospital ward to help treat those with chronic diseases, unable to get the usual care they need. yasmin came from istanbul to help.

translation: we are physically very tired and mentally very tired. - exhausted. but we try not to show this to our patients because they need us now, they need a warm touch and we are trying to keep our motivation high. thoughts of what has happened here are still raw. the search and rescue efforts continue across the earthquake area, each story of survival increasingly rare. the 77—year—old woman was rescued from the rubble after 212 hours and another 42—year—old also pulled from deep beneath. those found alive at this stage are even more likely to be in a critical condition. here, other signs of hope. a0 aid trucks with blankets, medicine and food head across the front line from east syria to the north—west of the country and some un aid has also made it across a newly opened border crossing with turkey.

but nearly ten days on, there is little time to lose. residential streets are filled with heavy machinery, buildings turned to piles of dust and rubble now slowly being moved. the dead are still being counted. and the road ahead seems uncertain for many. caroline davies, bbc news, iskenderun. the prime minister has been talking about this this afternoon. it is the prime minister has been talking about this this afternoon.— about this this afternoon. it is a devastating _ about this this afternoon. it is a devastating tragedy _ about this this afternoon. it is a devastating tragedy that - about this this afternoon. it is a devastating tragedy that is - about this this afternoon. it 3 —. devastating tragedy that is happened that we are all seeing and we want to say thank you to everyone who has given so generously to the appeal and raised a huge amount of money. the uk government has already provided considerable aid but i'm pleased to announce that we are

going to provide £25 million further financial support and that is going to go to the united nations, the british charities, local charities and the turkish authorities in it will provide vital humanitarian assistance on the ground, including medical supplies, tents, blankets and he comes on top of the support that we have already provided, including 77 search and rescue squads for a while. but will continue to do everything we can to provide health and support on the ground. price rises in the uk have slowed for a third month in a row but food costs have risen steeply especially sugar, low fat milk and olive oil which all went up by more than 40% in the year to january. official figures show that inflation, which is the increase in the price of goods over time, did fall to 10.1% injanuary, from 10.5% in december, but food costs remain at a 45 year high. our economics correspondent andy verity reports.

in the center of stafford, ruby jay has found her own way of coping with one of the highest rates of inflation in the developed world. like thousands of young people, she's living at home, hoping to start a career, singing not for her supper, butjust to be able to afford the travel to her next gig. this is the way to fund it all, i guess, and pub gigs and anything that you can do just to earn a bit of extra money as a musician. i'm missing a few strings, as you can see. i'm two down today, so i've only got four. so it's been a bit of a task to get through songs. how much are they? oh, a good pair, a good pack, about 20 quid now, which is quite sad. around the corner is the headquarters of a hairdressing chain, which trains young apprentices and customers get a discounted hair treatment. went to the cinema the other night. it was like £20 a ticket. i was quite shocked. and then right when you get your drinks and your popcorn and everything, it's like for me, my sisters have got all got kids. so for a family day out, that's just too expensive.

like thousands of firms, it survived the pandemic lockdowns only to be hit by soaring energy costs last year. inflation may have slowed down, but so far there's little relief for them from higher costs. prices have gone up. wages have gone up, ni has gone up, and stock, we've hit by everything. i can't think of what part of the business that hasn't gone up recently. i mean, surely they can't get too much higher. surely we've hit that peak and that's what we hope. and we've got to this point where we're dealing with it, we're getting through it. so it's only got to start to steady off and come down. it's notjust the cost of energy which has been shooting up. it's also the cost of raw materials for supplies which have been rising fast. but now they're slowing down or even falling. take this box of gloves, for example. before the pandemic, one of these would cost you about £2. after lockdown, they shot up to 15 quid, and now they're back down to about £5 a box. with petrol prices down, the cost of living isn't rising

quite as fast, up 10.1%. but that's still much faster than wages. the type of inflation that we have that's concentrated in household bills and food that hits those on low incomes hardest, it's going to be really important for the chancellor to concentrate on the impact of the cost of living crisis. really make sure that those low income households are not suffering too much in the coming months. to tame inflation, interest rates are expected to rise further in the coming months, but then to drop again by the end of the year. andy verity, bbc news, stafford. on the horizon, we have some strong winds coming in on friday but before we get there, today's been a mixed picture with some of us strive and some sunshine and others that seen a band of rain. this band of rain is clearing away only to be followed by

more wet weather and an area of low pressure of the atlantic for most of us, they'll be bringing cloudy skies and some rain and it won't be that heavy overnight but temperatures from falling too far, about five or 7 degrees for most it can be quite murky with western areas and a few fog patches here in the light rain will slowly ease through the day in the weather tries to brighten up but i don't think that's going to be anywhere near as much sunshine as he had during the day today. despite that, cloudy weather, still mild with the interest to 1a degrees and stronger winds will come through on friday and gusts as high as 75 miles an hour and these are potentially disruptive gusts of wind and we have a few problems of transport in rails in airports can be affected. power cuts the strongest winds in the forecast of scotland across the ten ninth and gets parts of northeast england. that is the latest. ——

hello this is bbc news. the headlines eight years after becoming scotland's first female first minister, snp leader nicola sturgeon announces she's stepping down. police searching for missing woman nicola bulley, say she had �*specific vulnerabilities�* that meant she was immediately treated as a high risk disappearence two teenagers appear in court, charged with the murder of 16—year—old, brianna jeye who was killed in a park

in cheshire on saturday. a 17—year—old boy, rescued from a thai cave in 2018, has died in the uk after suffering a head injury. the uk�*s most expensive drug saves a toddler with a rare genetic condition but it can�*t save her terminally ill older sister sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre there�*s potentially a mouthwatering game at the top of the premier league tonight. league leaders arsenal take on defending champions manchester city, who�*ll go top on goal difference with a win. sports reporterjane dougall is outside the emirates stadium jane is outside the emirates stadium this fixture has be anticipated jane this fixture has been eagerly anticipated for weeks hasn�*t hit a football fans? yes

anticipated for weeks hasn't hit a football fans?— anticipated for weeks hasn't hit a football fans? yes that's because there are potentially _ football fans? yes that's because there are potentially huge - there are potentially huge applications for the premier league title depend on who wins tonight. i�*m sure whoever loses will deny that. let�*s start with arsenal because they are at home. that is significant because so far in the premier league they have an unbeaten home record. could they keep that intact tonight? they have been top of the table since early november and if they stay there it would be a first league title in almost two decades. on the other hand, if the defending champions manchester city when tonight they will go on top on goal difference. equal on points. that is impressive considering just one month ago city were eight points behind arsenal. they do have one game in hand. there are questions being asked about cities * striker erling haaland after he came off in

cities when against aston villa. cities coach said he was withdrawn as so not to take a risk. off the pitch city have these implications, they have these allegations of breach and of financial rules by the premier league hanging over their head. ., ,., premier league hanging over their head. ., , , head. the fixture also pits the apprentice _ head. the fixture also pits the apprentice against _ head. the fixture also pits the apprentice against the - head. the fixture also pits the| apprentice against the master. michaela arteta was previously pep guardiola is assistant at city and they have been complimentary of each other before the game.— other before the game. there is a close relationship _ other before the game. there is a close relationship between - other before the game. there is a close relationship between the . other before the game. there is a | close relationship between the two managers and they say this battle will not impact their friendship. i bit of a love in between the two when you talk about them complementing each other. guardiola said this was the best arsenal team he has face but if they beat city he will be first to congratulate them.

but if they are to when they have to fight for it. in his turn arteta said he was impressed with what city has done over the last six years with the way their played and computed and going through difficulties. he also said, for us the challenge is to get to that level. the only face each other at two weeks ago in the fa cups and city one that 1—0. that was a close match and it would be a tight one tonight as well. i match and it would be a tight one tonight as well.— tonight as well. i am looking forward to — tonight as well. i am looking forward to it. _ tonight as well. i am looking forward to it. enjoy - tonight as well. i am looking forward to it. enjoy the - tonight as well. i am looking | forward to it. enjoy the game tonight as well. i am looking - forward to it. enjoy the game jane. forward to it. enjoy the gamejane. you can see the mesh live on five life. england captain leah williamson has spoken of the squad�*s commitment to promoting inclusivity ahead of wearing the onelove armband at this month�*s arnold clark cup. it comes after czech republic internationaljakub jankto announced he is gay. england play south korea tomorrow. where a score that promotes inclusivity and equality. we have a

number of people that feel very strongly about it. i think it�*s not even a question for us really. seen on other men�*s players step out and be as brave as they can be and potentially change their whole life. and they don�*t know what�*s coming. for us to stand in solidarity with thatis for us to stand in solidarity with that is important to us. it is something we have always done and something we have always done and something we have always done and something we will continue to do. like i said, we are notjust impacted football we are trying to have a positive impact on society. that is all your support for now. nato members are trying to ramp up

supplies for russia. underground in ukraine russia says it is broken through to ukrainian defences on the eastern front there�*s no way of verifying that — president zelensky�*s office said, zelensky�*s office said, his forces had repelled attacks in luhansk but added the situation in the region, remained �*difficult�* — and urged allies to speed up military aid. let�*s hear first — from nato�*s secretary general. i welcome the new pledges of support made by nato allies.— made by nato allies. including more heavy weapons _ made by nato allies. including more heavy weapons and _ made by nato allies. including more heavy weapons and military - made by nato allies. including more heavy weapons and military training | heavy weapons and military training this is critical. ukraine has a window of opportunity to tip the balance. and time is of the essence. i want to thank our allies for the significant contributions including to nato�*s comprehensive assistance package. this is providing ukraine with food, fuel, medical supplies,

counterjoint systems. our defence correspondent jonathan beale — is at those talks in brussels. they said the war in ukraine was a race of logistics with both sides using huge amounts of ammunition. the warning he made was that ukraine was using it at such a rate much faster than it was being produced in the west. in some cases, he said waiting times for ammunition stocks had gone up from 12 to 28 months. his appeal was for nato countries to mmp his appeal was for nato countries to ramp up that production, particularly of tank and artillery ammunition. he ended the meeting saying some countries had signed new contracts and were ramping up their reduction of artillery shells. that is needed, notjust to keep ukrainian supplies would ammunition

but also replenish the stockpiles of nato countries who have been providing this ammunition to ukraine. now, the focus for ukraine has once again been fighterjets and an appealfrom ukraine�*s defence minister to the west for fighter jets. there has been no indication this evening that any nato country is at this moment, prepared and willing or in a position to provide ukraine with fighter jets. willing or in a position to provide ukraine with fighterjets. whenever thatis ukraine with fighterjets. whenever that is mentioned, a number of countries say it is on the table, but it is for the longer term. you get the sense that nato�*s priorities is not the same as it ukraine�*s priorities and nato�*s priorities is focus on giving ukraine, both the are terribly and heavy weapons, the tanks that have been promised by nato countries in time for a spring offensive. and that aircraft,

fighter planes, are essentially something for the longer term. when russia launched its full—scale invasion of ukraine a year ago, its troops used the territory of belarus as a launch pad for the offensive. one year on russian military activity in belarus continues to be of concern to kyiv. our russia editor steve rosenberg has been to the belarusian—ukrainian border. he sent this report. belarus ends right here and then you have this no man�*s land and over there is ukraine. the watchtower is ukrainian and you can see the flag of ukraine flying and next to it the flag of the belarusian opposition which gives you an idea of the poor relations between belarus and ukraine. no one is passing through the checkpoints and the crossing is closed at the moment. we have been brought here on an organised press

store because feathers wants us to believe it is a peaceful country and on the able to protect its borders. the fact remains that a year ago, belarus was used as a staging ground for a full—scale russian invasion of ukraine. and it was the leader of belarus who allowed this to happen. since then, we have seen growing military cooperation between belarus and russia. more and morejoint military drills and the belarus leader does not support the foot does not hide the fact that he supports russia and has criticism of the west. i think ukraine would be watching closely for any signs that russian troops are planning another offensive from petterson territory in two northern ukraine.

nikki haley has thrown her hat into the ring to be the first presidential cabinet to oppose donald trump. i presidential cabinet to oppose donald trump.— presidential cabinet to oppose donald trump. presidential cabinet to oppose donaldtrum-. ., donald trump. i stand for you as the daughter of— donald trump. i stand for you as the daughter of immigrants. _ donald trump. i stand for you as the daughter of immigrants. as - donald trump. i stand for you as the daughter of immigrants. as the - donald trump. i stand for you as the l daughter of immigrants. as the proud wife of a cam but veteran and as the mum of two amazing children. i have served as governor of the great state of south carolina. and as america�*s ambassador to the united nations. and above all as. i am a grateful american citizen who knows our best days are yet to come if we unite and fight to save our country.

this is him being led into the courtroom. he had earlier admitted to murdering ten people during an attack at a supermarket last me. he drove more than 200 miles to the store which is an a predominantly african—american part of buffalo. while witchy for sentencing a representative of one of the founding members was attacking him. dramatic scenes as you can see there. security did intervene and he

was taken out of the court. order was taken out of the court. order was restored and proceedings continued. he was sentenced to a mandatory life in prison without the possibility of parole for murder and domestic terrorism. this was the moment after he learned of his sentence. he did not speak to the court although there were suggestions he might offer and apology to the victims. he could face federal charges which could result in the death penalty. antarctic glaciers may be more sensitive to changes in sea temperature than was thought, according to new research. the work is the result of the biggest land—based survey ever undertaken on the continent. the team focused on the thwaites glacier, the fastest changing large glacier in the world. thwaites is the size of britain. it already contributes li% of annual sea level rise, if it melted out completely it would raise global sea levels by more than half a metre. our climate editor, justin rowlatt, was with the science team on the glacier.

west antarctica is a challenging place to work. it is the stormiest part of the world�*s stormiest continent. it took more than a month and more than a dozen flights to get the scientists and their equipment to the front of the glacier. ice—hardened ships brought in fuel and other bulky supplies, which were then dragged over the ice in an epic 1,000 mile overland journey. this was the final destination. a campsite at the point this vast glacier goes afloat. if we are thinking about what is sea level going to be like in ten years, this glacier is the place to be. boilers turned snow into water. hot water was used to melt down into the ice.

this is a historic moment. the first time anyone has tried to drill down through this glacier. beneath the 600 metres of ice below me is the most important point of all, the point at which the ice meets the ocean water. for the first time ever, scientists could take measurements under the ice, to the surprise of some local creatures. they sent down ice fin, a remotely operated robot submarine, packed with scientific instruments. oh—ho—ho! yes! what we could see is that instead of this kind of flat ice that we had all pictured, there were all kinds of staircases and cracks in the ice that weren�*t really expected. a team from the british antarctic survey using different instruments

also found that the overall melt rate was lower than expected. it showed how sensitive the glacier is to even small changes in sea water temperature. what the results show us is that you actually don't need to increase the melt rate that much to drive very fast retreat. so has the glacier passed a tipping point where collapse becomes inevitable? our observations don't necessarily tell us that, but what it does tell us is how the ice shelf is currently melting and we can use that knowledge from today to produce better models which will tell us more about the future. thwaites is at the bottom of the world, but what happens here will affect us all. the better the processes that work under this glacier are understood, the better forecasts we will have of how our seas will rise in the decades to come. forewarned is forearmed, they say.

that is particularly important because carbon emissions, which are driving the processes warming this glacier, continue to rise rapidly. justin rowlatt, bbc news, thwaites glacier. developments in the continuing search for the missing lancashire woman. police said earlier they had specific vulnerabilities which she may mean she was immediately treated as a high—risk disappearance. lancashire police put out a statement going into more detail about what they mean. i read what they�*re saying. sadly, say it lancashire police, it is clear from speaking to paul, her partner, and the family of nicollet that she had

suffered in the past from issues with alcohol that were brought on by her ongoing struggles with menopause and the struggles had resurfaced over recent months. this causes some reason real challenges for paul and the family as a result of those issues. our response staff by police and health professionals attending a report of concern for welfare on nicholas home address onjenner attend. no one has been arrested in relation to that incident did it is being investigated. it is an unusual step, say lancashire police, to go into this detail about someone�*s private life but it is important to clarify what we meant we talked about to avoid any further speculation or missing for interpretation. that statement from

lancashire police concludes. we have explained to nicoal bulley from the wild we have released this further information and we ask that their rbc is respected. so to clarify the stub more clarification from lancashire police when they spoke about what they meant regarding specific vulnerabilities with nicoal bulley. they spoke with her partner and hit herfamily bulley. they spoke with her partner and hit her family that there were significant struggles with alcohol brought on by health issue she had an these cause significant issues for the family. that is the latest from lancashire police on the continuing search for nicoal bulley. the missing lancashire woman was been missing for around three weeks

now. a toddler with a rare inherited condition has become the first child to be treated by the nhs with a new life—saving gene therapy. 19—month—old teddi shaw has mld, which severely damages the brain and nervous system. the one—dose treatment costs almost three million pounds and is the most expensive medicine ever approved for the nhs. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. he sings imagine having two daughters with a devastating genetic condition, but only one can be saved. wheee! nala and teddi have mld — metachromatic leuko—dystrophy. children are born apparently healthy, but the condition gradually attacks the brain and body. this was nala when she was two.

now, a year later, she can�*t walk or talk, and is tube fed. her body is basically kind of gradually shutting down. she will lose her eyesight. she will lose most of her senses. and so it will basically come to a point where there�*s nothing left for her to lose. if she was born like that, then from the day she was born, we would have known what we were dealing with. but the fact that we had just a normal toddler and then all of a sudden our worlds have been turned upside down with a terminal diagnosis, that'sjust, you know, you don't really know what to say or what to think, really. nala�*s mld had progressed too far for her to be treated. but it meant the condition was picked up in her sister, teddi, before damage was done. she�*s at royal manchester children�*s hospital, having stem cells removed from her blood. the first stage of a

groundbreaking gene therapy. so when they told us that there was treatment available for teddi, it was kind of like a bit of a bitter pill to swallow, because nala can't be helped. so, you know, we're extremely grateful in one sense and then really sad on the other sense, though. two months later, teddi�*s personalised therapy called libmeldy, is ready. scientists have added a working copy of the faulty gene which causes mld to teddi�*s cells. wow! the magic cells. they're your cells. libmeldy costs more than £2.8 million, though the nhs has agreed a confidential discount. this one—off infusion aims to stop teddi�*s disease in its tracks. teddi will need to spend several more weeks in hospital while her gene altered cells make their way to her bone marrow and start to produce

the crucial missing enzyme that causes her condition. doctors who specialise in treating mld say libmeldy is a game changer. i mean, this truly is a breakthrough. we have had almost nothing to offer families with this condition for decades. instead of many years of terrible neurodegenerative disease, we have the potential for a full life, lived healthily, and so it�*s very difficult to put a cost on that. fewer than ten children a year in the uk are likely to be eligible for libmeldy. one reason why the price tag is so high. more children could be treated if mld was diagnosed earlier. the heel prick blood test screens newborns for nine genetic conditions like cystic fibrosis,

but not mld and many others. we now have the technology to be able to screen for these conditions. we have the ability to offer potentially curative therapies, and we are letting our children down by not screening for these conditions because they are so, those devastating conditions are so preventable if you can identify them at birth and then offer these kinds of innovative therapies. hi, naly! hi, naly, that was cute! now, back home in northumberland, teddi is going from strength to strength. who's that, nala? but nala is continuing to decline. her parents know their time with her is limited. i�*ve always said nala saved teddi�*s life, and that�*s how i wanted to kind of think about it. fergus walsh, bbc news.

we were just reporting about the police investigation into nicola bulley. early this morning we heard from police at a news conference that she had specific vulnerabilities. which meant that when she disappeared she was treated as a high—risk disappearance. since then we have added more explanation about what that means. from lancashire police. they have been talking about how she had suffered in the past with what they called some significant issues with alcohol. let�*s go to our correspondent danny savage. danny you were at that news conference this morning but now we have much more detailfrom lancashire police in the statement.— more detailfrom lancashire police in the statement. yes. what happened is that police — in the statement. yes. what happened is that police talked _ in the statement. yes. what happened is that police talked about _ in the statement. yes. what happened is that police talked about nicola - is that police talked about nicola bulley talking about having specific

vulnerabilities making her a high—risk person. they would elaborate on that and we pointed out to their media team that if they didn�*t elaborate then people would fill the void about speculation. what has happened in the last 30 minutes is that they told nicola bulley�*s family that there were going to do it and they say that she had significant problems with alcohol and there had been an incident in past where police had been because of their home earlier injanuary and the family were aware of this which is why in january and the family were aware of this which is why they reported it when they reported her missing. it doesn�*t explain what happened to her in any stretch of the matter. pp police are still working on the theory that she ended up in a review. but they said why she was put as high—risk is because she had an alcohol problem. that is explanation that police have given

to those vulnerabilities that were spoken about earlier today. find to those vulnerabilities that were spoken about earlier today. and one sense is that — spoken about earlier today. and one sense is that they _ spoken about earlier today. and one sense is that they were _ spoken about earlier today. and one sense is that they were forced - spoken about earlier today. and one sense is that they were forced to - sense is that they were forced to release more information about nicola bulley because we have seen amateur detectives descending on the area and speculation on a nine and in otherforms. the area and speculation on a nine and in other forms.— in other forms. the senior larder the senior— in other forms. the senior larder the senior officer _ in other forms. the senior larder the senior officer leading - in other forms. the senior larder the senior officer leading this - the senior officer leading this investigation said that in all her years of being up police officer she has never seen anything like this when it comes to wild speculation and conspiracy theories about what happened to nicola bulley. police have been adamant since she meant missing that she went into the river. all the evidence that they have gathered on cctv has not contradicted that. that hasn�*t stopped people, particularly online, coming up with theories. people breaking into buildings and they have had to issue dispersal orders for people coming here at night and

doing their own investigation and placing them online. there has been a lot of speculation and i think the reason lancashire police have released this detail about nicola bulley struggles with alcohol is not to dump a donor that they are not trying to hide anything. they�*re just saying this is the issue that made her high—risk and would stop other people to fill void with speculation as a police are now specific about it.— specific about it. that is danny sava . e specific about it. that is danny savage there _ specific about it. that is danny savage there our— specific about it. that is danny l savage there our correspondent specific about it. that is danny - savage there our correspondent in lancashire covering that continued story. we have seen a narrative weather front portion across east anglia. wanted to be replaced by the next weather system which would bring more extensive ring across much of

the country but northern scotland will stay overnight drive we would have some mild ice with temperatures of five to 7 degrees. i greeted clodius start to the day tomorrow. the weather was try to brighten up but we won�*t see much sunshine as we have had over the country as we had today for example. ten to 1a degrees and still very mild for february. towards the end of the week we are looking at windy weather, particularly for northern areas of the country. over scotland and is where the strongest winds will be with when he goes as much as 75 mph which might disrupt transport and also affect power supplies as well. that is the latest.

tonight at six: we�*re live at holyrood as nicola sturgeon shocks the political world, announcing her resignation as first minister. the longest—serving leader of this nation, ms sturgeon said she�*d followed her head and her heart in deciding to stand down. part of serving well would be to know, almost instinctively, when the time is right to make way for someone else, and when that time came, to have the courage to do so. she faced many political challenges, but the news — out of the blue — has stunned voters. i really liked her, as a person as well as a first minister. but i think she's been there long enough. and she knew herself it was time, you know?