this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. i'm lukwesa burak and these are the latest headlines. a gunman opens fire at a jehovah's witness hall in hamburg. police say at least seven people have been killed and several others have been injured. translation: | didn't - realise what was happening. i was filming on my phone and only realised through the zoom that someone was shooting at the jehovah's witnesses. britain's prime minister arrives in paris for talks with the french president — on the agenda, how to stop migrants crossing the english channel. heavy snow in the uk causes travel chaos on roads, train cancellations and hundreds of school closures.

official figures show that the uk economy returned to growth injanuary. and will it be michelle's moment? we talk to the malaysian star hoping to win big at the oscars. hello and welcome to bbc news. police in the german city of hamburg say several people have been killed in a shooting incident and several others were injured. the attack happened inside a meeting hall forjehovah�*s witnesses where an event had apparently been underway. it's believed the attacker was among the dead. tim allman has more details.

a quiet street in hamburg, at around nine o'clock in the evening local time. in the distance, a figure appears to have climbed up the outside of a building and is peering inside. then, after a short pause, he raises what appears to be a handgun and opens fire. not long after, armed officers arrive and are storming the building. slowly, carefully, they make their way upstairs, no idea if the gunman is waiting for them. this is kingdom hall, a place of worship for local jehovah's witnesses. it is believed they were in the middle of a service when the attack took place. translation: | didn't - realise what was happening. i was filming with my phone and only realised through the zoom that someone was shooting atjehovah�*s witnesses. then i realised what

was going on there. a little later, once the building had been secured, a number of people were escorted out with their hands on their heads. initially, there were reports the attacker may have escaped and been at large in the city. police now believe the gunman, whoever he may be, never left kingdom hall. translation: the officers also heard a shot from the upper part _ of the building and went upstairs where they also found a body. so far, we have no indications any perpetrator has fled. for now, no motive has been given, no reason for this carnage. a full investigation will now begin to try and work out why these terrible events happened — a place of peace witness to such deadly violence. tim allman, bbc news. we are expecting a press conference

from handed police later in the next hour or so, we will bring you that live —— from hamburg police. in the last hour, rishi sunak has arrived in paris for talks with the french president emanuel macron. it's the first anglo—french summit in five years. the leaders are expected to discuss a range of issues — illegal immigration via migrant boat crossings in the channel is likely to top the british agenda, but other primary concerns for both leaders are defence co—operation, the western response to russia's conflict in ukraine, as well as challenges posed by china. they will also be looking to reset anglo—french relations, which deteriorated after britain's withdrawalfrom the european union. hugh schofield is our paris correspondent. we heard what the uk priority will be. what does france want out of this? it be. what does france want out of this? ., , be. what does france want out of this? . , ., ,

this? it wants to reset the relationship _ this? it wants to reset the relationship with - this? it wants to reset the relationship with britain, i this? it wants to reset the - relationship with britain, which, as we all know, has suffered so terribly over the last five years. the french know there is a reality which is that britain is outside of the eu which it regrets but it also knows that a strong relationship with britain is central to its own interests, not least because the alliance, cooperation, between these two countries which are so similar in so many ways is vital to project a united continent of europe against the new threats there are from russia and china and elsewhere. so, it is a question of resetting a relationship which went very badly wrong four, five years ago, which the french agree with the british is in desperate need of returning to what it should always have been. there is a feeling this has been a terrible hiatus over the last four

years, five years, and now is the chance to bring it back to where it should be. we chance to bring it back to where it should be. ~ . chance to bring it back to where it should be-— chance to bring it back to where it should be. ~ . , . , ., should be. we have pictures of the two men meeting _ should be. we have pictures of the two men meeting at _ should be. we have pictures of the two men meeting at the _ should be. we have pictures of the two men meeting at the elysee - two men meeting at the elysee palace, where you are joining two men meeting at the elysee palace, where you arejoining us from, why is it so important this relationship is reset? give us the wider context to this. the relationship is reset? give us the wider context to this.— wider context to this. the two countries _ wider context to this. the two countries our _ wider context to this. the two countries our neighbours. - wider context to this. the two countries our neighbours. in l wider context to this. the two - countries our neighbours. in france, the first country british look to when they look abroad. the relationship for france with britain is vital because we cooperate in so many different ways and trade, but also defence, security, energy, both countries will be looking for tighter cooperation on nuclear power, renewables, two areas in which the country see themselves as leaders at the moment. if there isn't co—operation between britain and europe, it is felt and lives

deteriorate and the world and europe is in a less secure position. even though brexit has created a rift between britain and europe, there is a feeling he is certainly that it cannot be allowed to kind of become permanent and new arrangements have to be built and historical links re—established so that europe can remain strong —— the feeling here is. remain strong -- the feeling here is. ., , remain strong -- the feeling here is. . , , remain strong -- the feeling here is. has it helped relationships? on the economic— is. has it helped relationships? on the economic side, _ is. has it helped relationships? on the economic side, both _ is. has it helped relationships? on the economic side, both men - is. has it helped relationships? on the economic side, both men are l the economic side, both men are former investment bankers. we have trade talks going on between the eu and the us at the moment. when you talk about lots of agreements, we have the windsor framework, the immigration bill rishi sunak recently announced, these are

important, are they all working in the right direction for both countries? i the right direction for both countries?— the right direction for both countries? ~ . countries? i think the french view is that everything _ countries? i think the french view is that everything is _ countries? i think the french view is that everything is connected. i l is that everything is connected. i mean, the french like to say that they were doing all they could at they were doing all they could at the channel to stop the small boats and so on, but i think everyone knew that there were tensions, complications, and the northern ireland post—brexit issue was one of those complications. it has been said several times everything is connected by officials here and when the northern ireland protocol was kind of cleared up, with the windsor agreement, that certainly made it easierfor the french to agreement, that certainly made it easier for the french to go to the british with a clear, happier frame of mind and say, we are ready to move to the next level of cooperation. it may well be we see at the end of this day of talks today something new on the small boats initiative. problem, i don't

think the british idea that there will be some kind of agreement for returning refugees to france is a go at all. the french have always said it is a european matter, not for bilateral negotiations. any talk of that i think is completely premature. there probably will be some kind of recognition that this is an issue, that france will do more, there will be some kind of longer term arrangement, may be a multi—annual promise of a project coming from britain to beef up even more what is already in existence, which is men and women on patrol on the beaches of northern france. hugh schofield, thank _ the beaches of northern france. hugh schofield, thank you _ the beaches of northern france. hugh schofield, thank you very much. heavy snowfall has brought treacherous conditions across the uk today with one major motorway brought to a standstill overnight. some travellers have been left standed and mountain rescue teams have been deployed to help out. amber weather warnings remain

in place across parts of england and north wales until later today. simonjones reports. so, these are the current scenes on the m62 towards saddleworth. no sign as to when we are actually going to get off here. this is not where you would want to be in the early hours on a freezing cold night — stuck on the m62 in greater manchester. people were warned to prepare for treacherous conditions and the forecasters weren't wrong. been stuck here now for three hours coming from manchester and it doesn't seem like the situation is getting any easier. we've had gritters and police come up to try and help, but we are at a standstill again. you can hear the wind whipping up. in wakefield overnight, the snow has been continuing to fall, adding to what's already lying on the ground. we may be in meteorological spring, but in places, it's been looking and feeling more like midwinter. the worst—affected areas could now

see up to 40cm of snow, accompanied by winds of 50mph, leading to blizzard conditions and significant disruption. in northern ireland, affected by the warnings, actually getting into your car might prove tricky. while in oldham, the gritters have been out in force. we've been out gritting since midnight and will be over the next 2a hours. this is what we plan for day—to—day, but, yes, it puts a huge resource and huge stress on staffing levels and day—to—day management. rail passengers are being told to check before they set off. great northern and merseyrail warning of problems. nearly 300 schools were closed across wales because the school grounds were too icy or staff couldn't get in. many across the uk are expected to shut again today — not that the children were complaining. it's unbelievable! sledging too in shetland. one farmer was feeding his sheep when he spotted a rare snow tornado. but for those who have had enough of a night in the snow, the big thaw may not come

for several more days. simon jones, bbc news. earlier, i spoke to our correspondents in some of the worst—hit areas in the uk. ifirst asked mairead smyth what's happening in ainley top, west yorkshire. it has been a really mixed picture this morning, traffic was at a standstill westbound. emergency services were making their way through. but that problem seems to have cleared. eastbound, more traffic now flowing a little bit freer at this stage of the morning. but there were big issues on this motorway last night. the highways agency say they had to close the motorway between junctions 20 and 22, many people had to be picked up by mountain rescue. i spoke to a group of girls this morning who had to abandon their car on a neighbourhood of the 62, they were diverted on their way back from manchester, they had been for a

night out. another had been to the manchester united match at old trafford, he was desperate to get home but his car is stuck on a a road. their amber weather warning is in place here until midday and the snow is falling really heavily where i am now. ., , ., i am now. you can see that quite clearl . i am now. you can see that quite clearly. thank— i am now. you can see that quite clearly. thank you. _ i am now. you can see that quite clearly. thank you. let _ i am now. you can see that quite clearly. thank you. let us - i am now. you can see that quite clearly. thank you. let us go - i am now. you can see that quite clearly. thank you. let us go to l clearly. thank you. let us go to emma vardy, our ireland correspondent, in newtownabbey. it looks like it is a beautiful winters day, emma? i have got the sun beating down on me over_ i have got the sun beating down on me over here, but really cold feet because _ me over here, but really cold feet because i— me over here, but really cold feet because i am stood in several inches of powdery— because i am stood in several inches of powdery snow. it was coming down really _ of powdery snow. it was coming down really heavily overnight. blizzard conditions in some areas, but it started — conditions in some areas, but it started to — conditions in some areas, but it started to tail off in the early hours — started to tail off in the early hours of— started to tail off in the early hours of the morning for parts of northern— hours of the morning for parts of northern ireland. the amber warning has ended _ northern ireland. the amber warning has ended. people waking up to

pretty— has ended. people waking up to pretty dangerous driving conditions, pretty— pretty dangerous driving conditions, pretty slippery on a hill like this, a number— pretty slippery on a hill like this, a number of roads are closed. limitation _ a number of roads are closed. limitation on gritting services as well because there has been a pay dispute _ well because there has been a pay dispute so — well because there has been a pay dispute so they are having to prioritise _ dispute so they are having to prioritise the roads that need it most _ prioritise the roads that need it most and — prioritise the roads that need it most and police are saying to take care on _ most and police are saying to take care on the — most and police are saying to take care on the roads which may not have been _ care on the roads which may not have been gritted — care on the roads which may not have been gritted as the yellow weather warning _ been gritted as the yellow weather warning remains in place here in northern— warning remains in place here in northern ireland. a number of homes too overnight without power for around — too overnight without power for around 12 — too overnight without power for around 12 hours. we understand that is being _ around 12 hours. we understand that is being worked on. local electricity services say. i have been — electricity services say. i have been seen _ electricity services say. i have been seen a few schoolchildren, may been seen a few schoolchildren, may be the _ been seen a few schoolchildren, may be the unlucky ones, in the uniforms picking _ be the unlucky ones, in the uniforms picking their — be the unlucky ones, in the uniforms picking their way through the snow. at the _ picking their way through the snow. at the last — picking their way through the snow. at the last count, at least 170 schools — at the last count, at least 170 schools closed in northern ireland because _ schools closed in northern ireland because of the snow and ice and the cold weather. some of the flights also disrupted last night, having to clear snow— also disrupted last night, having to clear snow and ice off the runways at belfast —

clear snow and ice off the runways at belfast airport. since getting back to — at belfast airport. since getting back to normal slowly this morning. if back to normal slowly this morning. if you _ back to normal slowly this morning. if you are _ back to normal slowly this morning. if you are not affected by the grease — if you are not affected by the grease and travel or not sitting around — grease and travel or not sitting around without power in your house, beautiful _ around without power in your house, beautiful day, sunshine. i around without power in your house, beautiful day, sunshine. lam in a housing _ beautiful day, sunshine. lam in a housing estate just outside belfast, you might be able to see behind me the snow—covered hills, lovely day for a _ the snow—covered hills, lovely day for a nice — the snow—covered hills, lovely day for a nice crunchy he walked out and about _ fora nice crunchy he walked out and about in_ for a nice crunchy he walked out and about in the — for a nice crunchy he walked out and about in the snow if you can avoid the treacherous conditions —— nice crunchy— the treacherous conditions —— nice crunchy walk — the treacherous conditions —— nice crunchy walk at and about. now the treacherous conditions -- nice crunchy walk at and about. now to north wales. _ crunchy walk at and about. now to north wales, phil— crunchy walk at and about. now to north wales, phil mccann. - crunchy walk at and about. now to north wales, phil mccann. cloud i crunchy walk at and about. now to i north wales, phil mccann. cloud on one side of you that lovely blue sky one side of you that lovely blue sky on the other, what other weather prospects and conditions like? lovely glorious sunshine now. absolutely beautiful. lighting up a lovely scene in mold in the north—east of wales. there heavily snowing in the early hours of this morning right up until 7:30am, 8am.

a lot of the snow lying on the ground came from the flurry that happened last night. it was snowing yesterday as well. yesterday there were 300 schools closed nearly across the whole of wales including here in flintshire in the north—east, right across to the west coast and parts of south wales as well. today flintshire county council for this area has told people not to travel. that was certainly an important message earlier on when the snow was really coming down. i saw snowploughs out and about but the snow was coming down so fast, the tracks they made in the snow was quickly getting covered. very difficult driving conditions. parts of this area, lots of parts, go on quite high ground, quite steep roads, so you can understand the concern from local authorities. that is why they told people to stay at home. probably also the reason they decided once again today all schools in this county should be closed. i think in

a few hours' time, we can expect to see, once they are out of bed, lots of people enjoying the snow all around them, perfect snow for a snowman and a snowball fight. than snowman and a snowball fight. an update of weather conditions across the uk. now to china. xi jinping has secured a third term as china's president, the culmination of a five—year process that's made him the most powerful leader in a generation. at china's parliament, nearly 3,000 delegates approved the appointment. no—one voted against. recent chinese leaders have retired after two terms as president, but in 2018, mr xi changed the rules. the presidency in china is a largely ceremonial role, with most of mr xi's power derived from his position as head of the communist party and the military. but becoming president confirms his authority. the uk's economy returned to growth

injanuary as gdp rose by 0.3% compared with december. according to the office for national statistics, the main drivers of this were the return of children to classrooms, after a high level of absence in december, and growth in the services sector. chancellorjeremy hunt said the economy had proved to be resilient but said there was a long way to go. earlier, i spoke to james smith, a research director at the resolution foundation, a think tank that aims to improve the living standards of low and middle income families. it is certainly good news that gdp was stronger, we have returned to growth probably sooner than expected but if you look at the detail of the numbers, you are right it is the service sector that is holding up and particularly within the service sector, it is consumer—facing services, the types of services,

hospitality, things people do that might be affected by the cost of living crisis, that appears to be holding up reasonably well within services. but the big picture is still an economy that is flatlining rather than tanking, so, it has been flatlining for the second half of last year and at the start of this year. we are still below that pre—covid level of output so the economy still hasn't recovered to the level of output, let alone made a full recovery from the pandemic. it still looks pretty weak, the economy, and whether we are in a technical recession or not according to gdp figures, it is still going to feel like a recession for many families. we still expect non—pensioner typical income to fall by something like 2% this year, 4% next year. so, these are big falls that will feel like a recession to many families.

let's put it into realistic terms, your weekly shop, for example, your energy bills, how in any way will this make a difference? there are signs here that the economy is being a little bit more resilient than had been expected. that is good news for the chancellor, coming into the budget. as you say, we still have very high inflation, we have big falls in incomes, and energy bills are actually going to go up in april. so, that is something that the chancellor can do, concretely, to help people through the months ahead with the cost of living. the energy price guarantee was the main way that the chancellor has been helping people through the high energy bills. that is set to rise to 3,000 in april, if he keeps it at £2,500, that would cost him 3 billion, and that would help many families through the months ahead.

and finally, one thing you would like to see announced on wednesday byjeremy hunt? the big picture is still very weak growth — the chancellor should be addressing that. businesses are about to get a very big rise in taxes that could hit investment and productivity. the king has given the title of duke of edinburgh to his brother prince edward. the announcement comes on the prince's 59th birthday. sophie, the countess of wessex, is now the duchess of edinburgh. buckingham palace says they're proud to continue prince phillip's legacy of promoting opportunities for young people. i'm joined now by our royal correspondent, sarah campbell. hello, sarah. take us through what this all means.— this all means. that morning. this was a statement _ this all means. that morning. this was a statement released - this all means. that morning. this was a statement released aroundl this all means. that morning. this - was a statement released around nine o'clock from buckingham palace.

confirming what had been largely expected to happen. the question was when it might happen. buckingham palace in the statement confirming that... it says, his majesty the king has been pleased to confirm that you can on prince edward on the occasion of his royal highness's 59th birthday, nice birthday present for prince edward. it means he will be known as the duke of edinburgh, so for his wife will be known as the duchess of edinburgh and their son now takes on the title which was the earl of wessex. a reordering of titles within the royal family. flit titles within the royal family. of course, the duke of edinburgh synonymous with the award scheme, that now means he takes charge of that now means he takes charge of that as well, the youth award scheme. ., ., ., , , scheme. you are absolutely right. in essence, scheme. you are absolutely right. in essence. this _ scheme. you are absolutely right. in essence, this is _ scheme. you are absolutely right. in essence, this is very _ scheme. you are absolutely right. in essence, this is very much _ scheme. you are absolutely right. in essence, this is very much a - essence, this is very much a reflection of the fact that prince edward has been heavily involved with the duke of edinburgh award

scheme for decades, he received his own gold award in the 1960s, and has been really linked it and has worked with it and worked with the scheme alongside the late prince philip whilst he was alive and so he has been the lead royal as far as the award scheme has been around for years now and will continue to do so. you are right, it is a reflection of that work he has done. i should also say in terms of, has it come out of the blue? no, in 1999 when prince edward married sophie, at the time, buckingham palace indicated it was the wish that when the title was conferred back to the crime, when prince philip died, he would take on this title —— the crown there was some suggestion that because we know prince —— king

charles wanted a slimmed down monarchy, there was speculation, but clearly king charles it is in his gift aid should be given to his younger brother. interestingly, normally it would be a hereditary title, automatically transferring to his sonjames. it is not now going to be hereditary. it could be given to be hereditary. it could be given to another member of the royal family. in to another member of the royal famil . , ., family. in terms of responsibilities, i family. in terms of. responsibilities, how family. in terms of— responsibilities, how prominent has edward been and what more can we expect now to see him doing? i think that is a really _ expect now to see him doing? i think that is a really good _ expect now to see him doing? i think that is a really good question - expect now to see him doing? i think that is a really good question and - that is a really good question and as we know over the last few years there has been a slimming down of there has been a slimming down of the royalfamily, we no longer have the royalfamily, we no longer have the queen or prince philip, but also prince andrew stepped back from royal duties, as did prince harry and meghan, so there was a need for other members to step up and prince edward and sophie have done that,

taking on more royal duties on top of the ones they were carrying out and prince edward has been heavily involved with the duke of edinburgh award scheme for many years. sarah cambell, award scheme for many years. sarah campbell. thank— award scheme for many years. sarah campbell, thank you _ award scheme for many years. sarah campbell, thank you very _ award scheme for many years. sarah campbell, thank you very much - campbell, thank you very much indeed. there's a warning this morning that one in three vaping products may fall foul of uk regulations, breaking the rules on nicotine strength and health warnings. trading standards officers are also concerned about vapes being sold to children and want higherfines for shops. our reporter lucy watkinson has been to meet one headteacher who's trying to tackle vaping in his school. so, these are the ones we've confiscated. loved by many... and these ones, really, are my least favourite — they're branded as sweets. ..hated by this headteacher. you can see that these smaller—style ones have been easier for the children to hide. matt carpenter is trying to tackle the problem of pupils

vaping in his school. he let us in to show how widespread it's become. these aren't children that would have smoked normally. it's far more across the student population than smoking ever was, because it's so easy to do, and students don't associate it with any health risks. he installed sensors in the toilets to try to stop the children vaping there. we to try to stop the children vaping there. ~ ., ., to try to stop the children vaping there. . ., ., .., , there. we have cctv and we can use there. we have cctv and we can use the timestamps _ there. we have cctv and we can use the timestamps to _ there. we have cctv and we can use the timestamps to work _ there. we have cctv and we can use the timestamps to work out - there. we have cctv and we can use the timestamps to work out when i there. we have cctv and we can use the timestamps to work out when it| the timestamps to work out when it was happening. he the timestamps to work out when it was happening-— was happening. he says the effect has been immediate _ was happening. he says the effect has been immediate and... - was happening. he says the effect has been immediate and... we i was happening. he says the effect| has been immediate and... we are really pleased _ has been immediate and... we are really pleased with _ has been immediate and... we are really pleased with the _ has been immediate and... we are really pleased with the impact - has been immediate and... we are really pleased with the impact it i really pleased with the impact it has had on the school environment and behaviours and habits. this is where we receive the alerts. mas and behaviours and habits. this is where we receive the alerts. was to

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using the vapes. the public health message needs to be very different in comparison to the one we give to people already smoking. the 95th academy awards ceremony or oscars — is almost upon us. while everything everywhere all at once looks like an obvious frontrunner for the top prize of best picture, in some of the acting categories, the races appear to be a lot closer. here's our los angeles correspondent sophie long. as we enter the final furlong, it's looking very good for michelle yeoh, for everything everywhere all at once. her nod for best actress is one of 11 nominations the eccentric hit with a big heart that bent people's minds has bagged. a win for her would be historic. it's beyond me being recognised as an actress. it's like a whole community of asians coming forward and saying, "you're going to do this for us, you have to do this for us."

while it's well—positioned to take best picture, it left some traditional oscars voters a bit baffled, so it's still possible they could give the top prize to top gun: maverick. and they might feel more comfortable rewarding cate blanchett for her role in tar. it has six nods, including best picture and best director. she's already won two oscars, but that doesn't mean another won't come her way. why'd you gain all that weight? someone close to me passed away. when it comes to best actor, everyone's talking about brendan fraserfor his role in the whale. but elvis has not left the building yet. it's been nominated for nine oscars, including best actor for austin butler, who, in the words of the late lisa marie presley, embodied the heart and soul of her father so beautifully. now i'm sitting here next to you, and if you're going back inside, i'm following you inside. and if you're going home,

i'm following you there, too. colin farrell is also in the running for his role in the banshees of inesherin, which has nine nominations, including best picture and best supporting nods for three of his co—stars. quieter contenders for best actor are paul mescal for aftersun and the ever—gracious bill nighy, nominated for the first time for his beautifully british understated performance in living. best supporting actress, now, that's quite a field. they're all first—timers, except angela bassett for black panther: wakanda forever. and they're all super nice and rooting for each other. you know, there wasjust, like, things i didn't know about all these women and just really, like, lovely. yeah. i was really happy for them. and jamie lee curtis, i met her and she was lovely to me, and angela bassett, too. it has nothing to do about winning. it'sjust about artists connecting, women connecting, mothers connecting.

and it was glorious, and laughing. i mean, kerry is hilarious. but last year's ceremony was remembered for a show—stopping sense of humour failure when will smith showed the world that, at the academy awards, anything can happen. sophie long, bbc news, hollywood. rishi sunak has arrived in paris for talks with the french president emanuel macron. it's the first anglo—french summit in five years. the leaders are expected to discuss a range of issues — illegal immigration via migrant boat crossings in the channel is likely to top the british agenda, but other primary concerns for both leaders are defence co—operation, the western response to russia's conflict in ukraine as well as challenges posed by china. they will also be looking to reset anglo—french relations, which deteriorated after britain's withdrawalfrom the european union. earlier i spoke to sophie pedder, paris bureau chief

at the economist, about what we can expect from the summit. this first thing is the summit is happening. the symbolism of having these two leaders, these two governments, sits down together is hugely important after the real collapse in confidence between the two sides in the last few years. the fact it is taking place, the fact they have put behind them a very difficult period, that's the first point. the second, i think it is a moment to rebuild confidence and trust and to show other countries as well... russia, china, they will be looking at europe and this particular summit, two of the major... the two major military powers in europe, sitting down and talking seriously together. the symbolism on both fronts is really important, butjust the beginning of having a normal working relationship that has not been the case for the last few years. french media, i understand, are reporting the two sides have

been working on a new deal in terms of migrant crossings. how far do you think the deal will go? i understand the french are still wishing for the british to build an asylum processing centre in the north of france. yes, that is right. the idea of an admissions deal with the uk and france was never on the table for this summit. that is something the french consider an eu—uk matter, not a bilateral matter. it was never about that. what the french wanted is to continue the funding in a more kind of multi—year way for the british police that are embedded in french police operations in northern france, that is what really is likely to come out of this summit, a strengthened version of what has already been agreed with france. that you can see coming out.

but the bigger package or deal will have to wait until trust has been restored, and until there are discussions between the uk and the eu, it will not be a bilateral discussion. quickly and finally, looking at what sort of hit brexit had on the franco—british relationship, i know there was... france would like to restart or re—look at student arrangements, research and development. how else has the relationship been affected by the fallout from brexit? it has been affected across the board. politically because the two governments no longer have that regular form of meetings that used to take place when the uk was part of the eu which means they don't know each other that well, they don't run into each other as a matter of course. it has affected trade obviously and it has affected i think the co—operation on defence

and security and it is a key matter here, to try to set that on a more constructive path at a time when there is war on the continent matters hugely. it matters to the french. macron has wanted to bind the uk, even post—brexit, into a european security arrangement and i they will start talking about it, but i don't think we will see major breakthroughs on that, more like a reinforced co—operation of the sort that has already been going on. police in the german city of hamburg say several people have been killed in a shooting incident — and several others were injured. the attack happened inside a meeting hall forjehovah's witnesses — where an event had apparently been under way. it's believed the attacker was among the dead. earlier i spoke to bastian vollmer, a reporterfor the german networks rtl and mtv in hamburg and asked about the latest police investigations. police are still working on the crime scenes

with a lot of forensics. but the press conference will be there today at 12. and so i think that there will be more information later. the crime scene, as we heard, is in a building used by jehovah's witnesses, jehovahs zeugen, so—called, in germany. and there were sort of a church service there yesterday which was announced online so that nearly everybody could have found out that the place might be with a lot of people inside there. but if there is any connection between jehovah's witnesses and the motive of the attacker, that is still unclear. but the first reports show that there might be a connection between the attacker and thejehovah's witnesses. what was the public reaction when the news first broke about the attack? hamburg is shocked. hamburg was shocked. not only the people who live nearby the crime scene, but even the whole city. to give that sort of a relation,

there hasn't been such a big shooting or something like that in hamburg so far. and at the beginning, the situation that police announced was so unclear, so that the police announced the hamburg—wide security warning via cell broadcast app services and asked the people to stay inside. at first there was shock, of course, and now today, the day after the attack, there will be time for grief here in hamburg. i wonder if you could tell us a little bit more, bastian, about the area itself where this attack took place. the area is kind of a mixed area. there are some car services around there, and then there is the building which is used byjehovah's witnesses. a big street, there is nearby one of the biggest streets in hamburg, so that there is a lot of traffic all the time around there. and police asked for eyewitnesses to give the information

to the police so that they might get a clue how the attacker went inside and maybe how he arrived at the crime scene, if there was a car or something like that. that is still part of the investigation. and do you have any updates on those that have been injured in this attack? at least eight people died in hamburg yesterday. that's the new number. but the number is probably not at the highest scale at the moment because there are lots of, like, around ten people who weren't heavy injured, and we don't know about their conditions. but what we know so far is that one of the victims is the attacker himself who shot himself inside the building when the police arrived, only a few minutes after the first shots. and there is going to be a police police press conference within the coming hours, is that correct? yes, that's true. the police announced a press conference for 12 o'clock german time, and we're pretty sure

that we will have some more information about the attack itself and about the attacker and hopefully about his or her motive too. and i know you're not at the scene at the moment, but in terms of life continuing, i'm assuming that some of that area has all remained cordoned off. what is going on there around that area now? one could say that, like, everyday life is still ongoing there. the traffic is back, the shops nearby are back open again. that's what i heard from my colleagues today, this morning, who are reporting from the scene. but the area right around the crime scene, the building used byjehovah's witnesses, is still blocked by the police. and during the night, police went inside again with a lot of forensics, with technical equipment, and they are still investigating there at the crime scene. bastian, finally, what could you

tell us about the jehovah's witness community within germany or within hamburg? it's not quite a big community, and it was quite quiet around thejehovah's witnesses in the last weeks, month and years. so there weren't any incidences like that or smaller than that. it was quite quiet and not predictable that there was something ongoing like that, but it's still part of the investigations and we will probably and hopefully know more about that today later. some breaking news now concerning teachers was multi—pay in scotland. we are hearing that the largest scottish teaching union, the eis, have voted to accept the pay offer which would end a year—long dispute

with the government and local authorities, and those in favour of the deal, it would now mean a 7% increase, backdated to last april, so 5% in the next month and 2% in january. as far as the other teaching union the matter to go, they have destroyed the offer as poultry. the scottish education minister has responded by saying it was this text offer they had made and that she wanted to end the disruption caused to pupils. —— the nasuwt said that the offer was paltry. let's get some of the day's other news. three people have been wounded in tel aviv in what police say was a suspected terror attack. the police say the attacker was — in their words — "neutralised" at the scene. it comes hours after the us defense secretary lloyd austin arrived in israel for talks. he told israeli leaders

to take steps to reduce tension in the west bank amid an escalation in violence. a court in malaysia has charged the former prime minister, muhyiddin yassin, with abuse of power and money laundering. mr muhyiddin had previously said the charges were politically motivated. he was granted bail but was ordered to surrender his passport. in february last year, a video emerged of a young afghan woman screaming for help whilst her door was being kicked in by the taliban. little is known about where she was taken, or why. yalda hakim travelled to afghanistan after gaining exclusive access to her and herfamily once they were released from prison, and as they plot their escape from afghanistan to europe. a young woman's cry for help.

these images recorded on the activist�*s phone, then this uploaded onto facebook, went viral. the taliban were attempting to arrest her and her four sisters. they started kicking the door. it was terrifying. i felt as if they were kicking my heart. i thought they would rape me and my sisters. i wanted to escape. i jumped out of the window. their crime? demanding basic rights like education at a protest in kabul. their apartment was ransacked and they spent a month in prison. after their release i travelled to kabul to find out what happened to them. i thought the prison guard was going to kill us. i tried to move out of the way but he attacked me. he came up and kicked my head, then i fainted. after hitting me a few times he went for my sister and hit her too. he warned us that if he hurt us again next time it would be worse.

even though they were set free, the fear remained. almost every night, she moved from house to house in kabul, relying on the goodwill of friends to keep her safe. i wear this to feel safe because the taliban won't recognise me. i can no longer sit outside on a public space. they love to cause problems and keep you under surveillance. i have to move from this place. eventually they decided to flee afghanistan. they agreed to film their journey for the bbc. hiding under burqas, the sisters made several attempts to flee by land to pakistan and failed. they finally made it across the border. after a week of uncertainty, germany offered them asylum. even now when i close the bedroom door, i think of the taliban smashing the doors and windows of our house. even though i think the doors here are stronger than kabul,

i'm still anxious and need to sleep in a room where the doors and are secure. while the sisters are now safe in cologne, their struggle is not over. i didn'tjust come here in search of my own freedom. my escape is the start of my battle with the taliban. i'm hopeful that one day i can return to my own country and have the kind of life i have here without the fear of terrorists. while they are now safe in cologne, their struggle is not over. they say they will never give up the fight for the rights of afghan women and girls are still living in afghanistan under taliban rule. yalda hakim, bbc news. the mother of a woman who was bludgeoned to death with a claw hammer by her husband, has met britain'sjustice secretary,

dominic raab, to ask him to prevent his early release from jail. british airways captain, robert brown, was imprisoned for 26 years for the manslaughter ofjoanna simpson in 2010. our reporter yetunde yusuf has been to meet her mother dianna parkes. joanna simpson was at home in berkshire when she was killed by her husband. armed with a claw hammer, robert brown hitjoanna at least 1a times. their two children were in the playroom and heard attack. in 2011, brown admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, and was sentenced to 26 years in prison. but more than a decade later, he is being considered for early release, and could be freed in november. joanna's mother diana parkes wants to stop brown getting out, and has met with thejustice secretary, dominic raab. he was extremely intent on listening to what we were saying, and i think he's going to look into it very closely. i pushed him very hard in terms of making commitments,

and he did explicitly say that he would definitely review this case properly under his new powers. he clearly cannot make any commitment in terms of the outcome of that review. that's something that will have to play its way through. the campaign to prevent brown's early release was launched earlier this month, and is also backed by carriejohnson, the wife of the former prime minister. just astonished at the amount of publicity that we've had. absolutely astonished. and really, it's down to carriejohnson, because for years, i've been saying, who is going to monitor him for 13 years when he comes out ofjail? he still has 13 years on licence. nobody really took notice, but now, thanks to carrie, and hetty, all her hard work as well, i do feel we might be getting somewhere. last year, the secretary of state was given new powers to refer certain prisoners to the parole board to determine if they are safe to be released.

they are only used in rare cases such as if there is a threat to national security or if there is a risk of serious harm to the public. today, the ministry ofjustice says dominic raab will review whether to use these powers closer to the time of robert brown's release. for diana, though, joanna's death was a tragedy that changed her family's life forever. and while nothing will bring joanna back, diana says she just wants the punishment to fit the crime, and for her daughter's killer to remain behind bars. yetunde yusuf, bbc news. when elle edwards was shot dead in a pub in merseyside on christmas eve, she was just 26—years—old. later today, her dad, tim, and the comedian, john may, will walk into liverpool on the latest leg of a journey to raise awareness of the devastating impact that gun and knife crime can have. they hope that the people of the city willjoin them

to show their support, as jayne mccubbin reports. you loved being her dad. yeah. privileged position. absolutely. tim's daughter, elle, was shot dead in merseyside on christmas eve. he's warned me that, three months on, he finds it almost impossible to talk about her. i can't... it's too difficult. he could have been consumed by grief and rage. instead, he wants to make a difference. we want the city and the region to come together and stand and let people know we're not putting up with this any more. it's got to change. what's the local delicacy in wrexham? probably oggie. ah, chance to have a proper welsh oggie.

what's that? - it's like a welsh pasty. two weeks ago, these two strangers became friends. tim, a father bereaved in the most terrible of circumstances, and john may, a comedian who was taking a break for a fundraising walk. his inspiration — giving kids an alternative to violence and crime. i noticed he was starting his walk from land's end tojohn o'groats, i thought, "i'd like to get involved with that." we're on our own again. yeah, it's like the second half of the walk, especially for you. yeah. i only intended to stay for two days. here you are! nine days in or whatever it is. and there's been high moments and low moments, but we've been there for each other. going to scotland, lad. laughter is a healer. and he came across really well. and it's like we just connected. the scheme they're supporting is weapons down, gloves up.

they put kids in the ring, the gym, and ultimately employment. there's a lot of gun and knife crime in liverpool and these kids, a lot of them are economically inactive. they're not in school. they're not in college. they're not working. so, what weapons down would like to do is take these kids, take them in the gym, it teaches them accountability. it teaches them that consistency over time, creates success, and it teaches them all these qualities and then they guarantee them work at the end of it as well. this is a cause tim believes in. we're lost. no, we're not lost. it's telling us to go up there. i can smell food! he wants to help, but this walk is helping him too. this is giving you something, isn't it? a reason to put one foot in front of the other. yeah. and freedom. the open spaces? yeah, and not having to deal with the chaos.

yeah. thank you very much. for now, while he waits for the trial to start, each day, he wakes and prepares to walk. almost home. and today they're getting ready to inch ever closer to their home city. so, we're going from wrexham to chester, which is exciting cos we're closer to home. it's going to be emotional for you, tim. yeah. more tears. i don't mind tears. what do the family feel about the walk? they're great. made up. glad to see a smile back on their dad's face. it's important. got to help your fellow man or woman or whoever. you've got to... you've got to be there for them people. thank you. nice one. tonight at lipm, they'll arrive in liverpool... after you, ladies. thank you again. ..and want the people of this city tojoin them, to make a stand against violence. you're determined to make

a statement on friday, aren't you? yeah. you want everybody out? yeah. it's got to change. not for us, it's for the kids. at the end of the day, it's those kids who ultimately have to make that decision to be a better person. and if they're better people, their kids are going to be better people and it will go on. and that's ourjob. that's what we're doing. that's the whole point. he's told me, "i might as well go to scotland with you." and i'm like, "listen, tim, are you coming or what?" "i'll let you know in liverpool." then he went, "so, when we're in scotland, john..." "so, are you coming or what?!" he went, "yeah. " i said, "shake on it." and he spat on his hand. he spat on mine and shook on it. he's in. i know scotland's got a good walk away but it's not that far, is it?

farenough! i know. all i hear is love, not anger or rage. and you would be forgiven for speaking from a position of anger. absolutely. yeah. and that's not a place that's good for anyone. so if we make sure that those kids create positivity within their own environments, ourjobs don't we can walk away city first well lot and i think it is being an ally on the journey i think what he wants to do he wants to keep the memory of ali alive inside. let's go inside. we go to churches. he's got this way of getting into churches. i said, look, churches are open all the time and go back now, john. and he'll go, we and he'll open it. he's into a church and it's like he's trying to

light a candle in every church. people go out, all these opponents and his opponents, i his opponents, it's like, well, that's that's all good and well, but let's prevent it before we get to that stage. you can punish, punish, punish. but let's prevent it, because you can punish them. but someone's lost a life. someone's family is still in pain. this is a father whose message is simple. love is stronger than hate. hope, more powerful than despair. come stand with us and justjoin us. come as one and we'll get through that. we will win. in his daughter's name, he simply wants to make a difference. i know you're dreading me asking you this. you've got to tell me about your girl. oh, god. she'll live forever.

. samantha simmonds will be with you at the top of the hour. some of you have not been going on today because of the amount of snow that fell through the night. it is an improving story weather—wise for most of the day with the snow starting to ease, turning sunny and much of the country and the strong winds will continue to ease as well. that is the area of low pressure responsible, clearing eastwards, but it opens the door to colder air back with all of us into the afternoon evenif with all of us into the afternoon even if it turns sunnier. for the time being it is windy as well as

wintry across parts of central and eastern england into the afternoon, at the channel islands winds gusting in excess of 60 mph, snow across east anglia and the south—east to start the afternoon, some isolated snow showers elsewhere, the bulk of them in the north of scotland but many of you will see a good deal of sunshine develop into the afternoon. and temperatures dropping for some compare to this morning in southernmost counties with a cold feeling day for all but you will have all of that sunshine to come. this evening and overnight, we have clear skies and light winds for many, with no pushing across the north of scotland. the risk of ice to come as well. away from the south—west, a widespread and sharp frost tonight. temperatures in rural parts could get as low as —12 or 13. a cold start to saturday. sunny and crisp for many. a bit of snow in the west and north of scotland. the big change come to wales in the south—west and northern ireland through the morning, increasing

cloud, outbreaks of rain, and some hill sleet or snow. cloud increasing elsewhere after a sunny start but most will stay dry until late in the day. into the end of saturday, we could see some outbreaks of rain further south. we will see a spell of more significant snow across northern england, scotland in particular, which could cause disruption going through saturday night into sunday. clearing to the north and east. turning back to rain. south—westerly winds will follow, feeding in milder air as we go through sunday. here is a picture for sunday. rain, sleet and snow to begin with the north—east of scotland, elsewhere, cloud breaking up, some sunny spells, but winds picking up from the south—west, outbreaks of rain across western areas later in the day, temperatures back to double figures for some, so a quick and rapid thaw, and potential for some flooding, sunday into monday. goodbye for now.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm samantha simmonds and these are the latest headlines. a gunman opens fire at a jehovah's witness hall in hamburg. police say at least seven people have been killed and several others have been injured. translation: | didn't - realise what was happening. i was filming on my phone and only realised through the zoom that someone was shooting at the jehovah's witnesses. britain's prime minister arrives in paris for talks with the french president — on the agenda, how to stop migrants crossing the english channel. official figures show that the uk economy returned to growth injanuary. heavy snow in the uk causes travel chaos on roads, train cancellations and hundreds

of school closures. hello and welcome. police in the german city of hamburg say several people have been killed in a shooting incident — and several others were injured. the attack happened inside a meeting hall forjehovah's witnesses — where an event had apparently been under way. it's believed the attacker was among the dead. tim allman has more details. a quiet street in hamburg, at around nine o'clock in the evening local time. in the distance, a figure appears to have climbed up the outside of the building and is peering inside. then, after a short pause, he raises what appears to be a handgun and opens fire.

not long after, armed officers arrived and are storming the building. slowly, carefully, they make their way upstairs, no idea if the gunman is waiting for them. this is kingdom hall, a place of worship for local jehovah's witnesses. it is believed they were in the middle of a service when the attack took place. translation: | didn't - realise what was happening. i was filming with my phone and only realised through the zoom that someone was shooting atjehovah's witnesses. then i realised what was going on there. a little later, once the building had been secured, a number of people were escorted out with their hands on their heads. initially, there were reports the attacker may have escaped and been at large in the city. police now believe the gunman, whoever he may be, never left kingdom hall.

translation: the officers also heard a shot from the upper part _ of the building and went upstairs where they also found a body. so far, we have no indications any perpetrator has fled. for now, no motive has been given, no reason for this carnage. a full investigation will now begin to try and work out why these terrible events happened — a place of peace witness to such deadly violence. tim allman, bbc news. our correspondentjenny hill is in hamburg and has the latest. it's clear this is very much an ongoing investigation. forensics experts and investigators have been at the scene all night. that's the meeting hall behind me, there. we've been able to see them ever since the early hours of this morning in their distinctive white suits going in and out, sometimes you catch a glimpse of them working through the windows. it was last night that a gathering ofjehovah's witnesses was held inside that meeting hall.

it's not quite clear what the event was. there is a suggestion that perhaps it was a bible study, when suddenly this shooting took place at around nine o'clock. armed police raced down to the scene, as you would expect, sealed off the area, told people living around here that they had to stay in their homes because they were so concerned that a perpetrator might be at large. now, they have subsequently said that the attacker died, lost his life, in the hall behind me. there is, as you would expect, a great deal of shock, notjust here in the community, but across the country. the german chancellor, olaf scholz, has condemned this as a brutal act of violence. the jehovah's witness community have put out a statement on their website expressing their sympathy for the people caught up in this attack, but perhaps the mayor of hamburg speaks for most of the people here when he speaks

of his deep sense of shock — and uppermost in the minds of most people here, i think, is one question to which we still do not have an answer. that question, of course, what on earth motivated someone to carry out such a violent and deadly crime? the uk prime minister rishi sunak is in paris for talks with the french president emanuel macron. it's the first anglo—french summit in five years. the leaders are expected to discuss a range of issues — illegal immigration via migrant boat crossings in the channel is likely to top the british agenda, but other primary concerns for both leaders are defence co—operation, the western response to russia's conflict in ukraine, as well as challenges posed by china. they will also be looking to reset anglo—french relations, which deteriorated after britain's withdrawalfrom the european union. i'm joined now by our correspondent damian grammaticas.

rishi sunak said this morning he wants to strengthen the relationship. how important is that to him and to both countries? it is imortant to him and to both countries? it is important to _ to him and to both countries? it 3 important to rishi sunak because, to reasons, for the british barrister, number one, on a broad level he wants to demonstrate he is the sort of prime minister gets things done, it gets agreements, who is able to secure advances in policy, things that will benefit the uk. this is part of a big push to do that and the second thing within that, what he wants to get to was a bit of a focus on what he has made an important domestic political issue for him, which is the issue of migrants, refugees crossing over from france across the narrow waters between france and the uk on small inflatable boats, trying to seek

asylum, migrants trying to get into the uk. mr sunak has made a priority to stop that, says that is what he is going to do, 40,000 rivals last year, he is bringing in tough legislation here, to say that anyone who does that will be detained and deported or sent to other countries for processing. there are many hurdles with that policy, but what he wants, he already has cooperation with france with french policemen patrolling beaches in france, bonded to a large extent by the uk, so one thing you want there is the continuation of that, it seems certain that will be agreed, more money from the uk to push that posy forwards. at the same time, what the french want is a broad, much more cooperative relationship than we have had since brexit. you mentioned it as being real difficulties following on from brexit, tensions in the relationship, the eu side,

france side, frustrated that some of the brexit deals they thought they had with the uk, they felt they were not being implemented a difficult relationship with borisjohnson as prime minister, mr sunak has changed that sort of atmosphere. france reciprocating and once defence cooperation with the uk, more cooperation, weapons for ukraine, cooperation, weapons for ukraine, cooperation globally in defence, facing up to authoritarian china, those sorts of things is what france is looking to buy in the uk into broader european efforts there. both sides have their own desires here, but really what they want to do is signal with this, you are seeing in the pictures of the arrival, a warming relationship that can deliver practical things from here on. . ~' deliver practical things from here on. . ~ , ., deliver practical things from here on. ., ~ , ., �* , deliver practical things from here on. ., ~' �*, ., deliver practical things from here on. . ~' ,, h ., ., on. thank you. let's find out more about what — on. thank you. let's find out more about what the _ on. thank you. let's find out more about what the french _ on. thank you. let's find out more about what the french would i on. thank you. let's find out more about what the french would like. | i'm joined now by alexandre holroyd,

member of the french national assembly for citizens in northern europe. what would you like to see, out of this meeting?— what would you like to see, out of this meeting? thank you for having me. what this meeting? thank you for having me- what was _ this meeting? thank you for having me. what was just _ this meeting? thank you for having me. what was just so _ this meeting? thank you for having me. what was just so it _ this meeting? thank you for having me. what was just so it is - this meeting? thank you for having me. what was just so it is very i me. what was just so it is very accurate. what we want to show and start again is this essential relationship to our future, joint future, france and the uk, which objectively has suffered in the last few years and it is an opportunity to reset the relationship and to have further cooperation in security and defence, home affairs, energy, environment because the truth is we have very closely aligned views of what the world should be, we have shared challenges and the only way to address those is to together. we have heard rishi sunak say he wants ultimately france to take back migrants who come to the uk from your country stop ultimately this will be an eu uk return agreement

but do you see that on the cards, you are a member of the european affairs committee there for the french government, would you agree to this? , , . , french government, would you agree to this? , , ., , ., french government, would you agree tothis? ,, ., _ to this? this is really a discussion between london _ to this? this is really a discussion between london and _ to this? this is really a discussion between london and brussels. in| between london and brussels. in europe you live in a common mobility area and those agreements negotiated between the european commission and the prime minister and the british government, so this isn't really on the agenda today. on the agenda is a further cooperation to prevent the sort of tragedies we have been seeing in the channel tunnel and that requires close cooperation on both sides of the channel and that is what we aim to do today stop and presumably more money, france wants the uk i would imagine to commit more for the patrolling oii the uk i would imagine to commit more for the patrollin- more for the patrolling of the source to _ more for the patrolling of the source to stop _ more for the patrolling of the source to stop those - more for the patrolling of the | source to stop those migrants getting into this pulse and heading to the uk? i getting into this pulse and heading to the uk? ~ , to the uk? i think it requires efforts on — to the uk? i think it requires efforts on both _ to the uk? i think it requires efforts on both sides, - to the uk? i think it requires i efforts on both sides, considerable efforts on both sides, considerable effort to fight against those networks who are using a situation,

the desperate situation of some of those migrants to try and make money, very clearly, and both our countries need to fight against those. yes, of course there are resources which are being pulled by both governments to address those issues and i'm sure it will be part of the discussion. we issues and i'm sure it will be part of the discussion.— of the discussion. we are talking about this meeting _ of the discussion. we are talking about this meeting being - of the discussion. we are talking about this meeting being a i of the discussion. we are talking about this meeting being a resetj of the discussion. we are talking i about this meeting being a reset of relationships after the past few years when they have been extremely rocky between france, emmanuel macron, and the two former british prime ministers, how bad that things get and what impact did have? i don't think we should over exaggerate how bad things get but the truth is they should be much better. we are two countries with similar dimensions, economics, demographics, we have very similar challenges and close histories, very close alliances across the world and we should be working very closely together which we have for centuries now. literally two centuries. there

have been long periods of very deep cooperation especially on defence and security in the early 2000s until the brexit decision so it is not about how bad it has gotten, it is it clearly hasn't been good enough and this is an opportunity to make sure that in the next decade that relationship is as close as it should beat which is extremely close. after all, when you go to the un table of the security council, we are two micro incredibly close countries when it comes to the big questions, i must change, women's rights, we should be cooperating very actively on all these issues and that is what we should be working out in years to come. thank ou for working out in years to come. thank you forjoining _ working out in years to come. thank you forjoining us. _ on the shooting on hamburg last night, there was a press conference happening there right now and there is some new information coming out of it. the hamburg state interior minister has said they had never

seen a mass shooting like this. this is after at least seven people were killed and several more injured in a shooting at a jehovah's witness meeting hall in hamburg late last night. they believe the gunman was a former member of the religious community. they have also said that they believe the gunman was acting alone. the uk's economy returned to growth injanuary as gdp rose by 0.3% compared with december. according to the office for national statistics, the main drivers of this were the return of children to classrooms after a high level of absence in december and growth in the services sector. chancellorjeremy hunt said the economy had proved to be resilient but said there was a "long way to go." let's speak to yael selfin, chief economist at the accountancy firm kpmg. welcome, what is your analysis of these figures and what they tell us? it is definitely encouraging and it goesin it is definitely encouraging and it goes in line with some evidence we

have seen recently, that shows the economy is potentially more resilient and we are likely to see slightly better outlook in the short term than what we thought last year, but we are not out of the woods yet, we still have some headwinds, and therefore overall growth is likely to be relatively weak this year. hagar to be relatively weak this year. how much will these _ to be relatively weak this year. how much will these figures influence the chancellor's upcoming budget? it may indicate that he will have a little bit more room because if the economy is growing faster it means he is more likely to get more revenue coming in with higher income from taxes and that may give him a little bit more space to spend a bit more money. d0 little bit more space to spend a bit more money-— little bit more space to spend a bit more mone . ~ , more money. do you think he will be renerous more money. do you think he will be generous with _ more money. do you think he will be generous with that? _ more money. do you think he will be generous with that? how _ more money. do you think he will be generous with that? how cautious i generous with that? how cautious will he still be quizzical i think public finances remain relatively tight. it is going to be difficult for him to meet his targets that he

set for him to meet his targets that he sen ., for him to meet his targets that he se | ., , for him to meet his targets that he se ., , , set and there is very little room for him to _ set and there is very little room for him to make _ set and there is very little room for him to make a _ set and there is very little room for him to make a big _ set and there is very little room i for him to make a big announcement in terms of cutting taxes substantially at this stage given the level of debt we have at this stage. the level of debt we have at this stare. ~ . the level of debt we have at this stare.~ ., , stage. what impact will these fi . ures stage. what impact will these figures have _ stage. what impact will these figures have on _ stage. what impact will these figures have on inflation i stage. what impact will these figures have on inflation and i stage. what impact will these i figures have on inflation and also interest rates?— figures have on inflation and also interest rates? generally there is, if we are going — interest rates? generally there is, if we are going to _ interest rates? generally there is, if we are going to see _ interest rates? generally there is, if we are going to see the - interest rates? generally there is, | if we are going to see the economy growing faster and inflation is falling a little bit more, that would give people a bit more space to spend, and that may mean that it would in turn trigger higher inflation over but i think generally this is relatively unlikely. we're probably going to inflation falling significantly this year and reaching the bank of england to target by the end of the year potentially, that is a big improvement, but is mainly

because of the full in energy prices that are very significant for the figures, and that means the bank of england would probably be able to easily pose with the right increases and we might see a smaller increase of 0.25% this month and that would be it for us here in the uk and we could see a few cuts in rates later on towards the end of this year. thank you for your analysis. in february last year, a video emerged of a young afghan woman screaming for help whilst her door was being kicked in by the taliban. little is known about where she was taken or why. yalda hakim travelled to afghanistan after gaining exclusive access to her and herfamily once they were released from prison, and as they plot their escape from afghanistan to europe. a young woman's cry for help.

these images recorded on the activist�*s phone, then uploaded onto facebook, went viral. the taliban were attempting to arrest her and her four sisters. translation: they started kicking the door. _ it was terrifying. i felt as if they were kicking my heart. i thought they would rape me and my sisters. i wanted to escape. i jumped out of the window. their crime? demanding basic rights like education at a protest in kabul. their apartment was ransacked and they spent a month in prison. after their release i travelled to kabul to find out what happened to them. i thought the prison guard was going to kill us. i tried to move out of the way but he attacked me. he came up and kicked my head, then i fainted. after hitting me a few times he went for my sister and hit her too. he warned us that if he hurt us again next time it would be worse.

even though they were set free, the fear remained. almost every night, she moved from house to house in kabul, relying on the goodwill of friends to keep her safe. i wear this to feel safe because the taliban won't recognise me. i can no longer sit outside in a public space. they love to cause problems and keep you under surveillance. i have to move from this place. eventually they decided to flee afghanistan. they agreed to film their journey for the bbc. hiding under burqas, the sisters made several attempts by land to pakistan and failed. they finally made it across the border. after a week of uncertainty, germany offered them asylum. even now when i close the bedroom door, i think of the taliban smashing the doors and windows of our house. even though i think the doors here are stronger than kabul,

i'm still anxious and need to sleep in a room where the doors and are secure. while the sisters are now safe in cologne, their struggle is not over. i didn'tjust come here in search of my own freedom. my escape is the start of my battle with the taliban. i'm hopeful that one day i can return to my own country and have the kind of life i have here without the fear of terrorists. while they are now safe in cologne, their struggle is not over. they say they will never give up the fight for the rights of afghan women and girls are still living in afghanistan under taliban rule. yalda hakim, bbc news. heavy snowfall has brought treacherous conditions across the uk today — with one major motorway brought to a standstill overnight. some travellers have been left standed and mountain rescue teams have been deployed to help out.

amber weather warnings remain in place across parts of england and north wales until this afternoon. simonjones reports. so, these are the current scenes on the m62 towards saddleworth. no sign as to when we are actually going to get off here. this is not where you would want to be in the early hours on a freezing cold night — stuck on the m62 in greater manchester. people were warned to prepare for treacherous conditions and the forecasters weren't wrong. been stuck here now for three hours coming from manchester and it doesn't seem like the situation is getting any easier. we've had gritters and police come up to try and help, but we are at a standstill again. you can hear the wind whipping up. in wakefield overnight, the snow has been continuing to fall, adding to what's already lying on the ground. we may be in meteorological spring, but in places, it's been looking and feeling more like midwinter.

the worst—affected areas could now see up to 40cm of snow, accompanied by winds of 50mph, leading to blizzard conditions and significant disruption. in northern ireland, affected by the warnings, actually getting into your car might prove tricky. while in oldham, the gritters have been out in force. we've been out gritting since midnight and will be over the next 24 hours. this is what we plan for day—to—day, but, yes, it puts a huge resource and huge stress on staffing levels and day—to—day management. rail passengers are being told to check before they set off. great northern and merseyrail warning of problems. nearly 300 schools were closed across wales because the school grounds were too icy or staff couldn't get in. many across the uk are expected to shut again today — not that the children were complaining. it's unbelievable! sledging too in shetland. one farmer was feeding his sheep when he spotted a rare snow tornado. but for those who have had enough

of a night in the snow, the big thaw may not come for several more days. simon jones, bbc news. i'm joined now by our correspondent charlotte leeming in manston near leeds. a bit ofa a bit of a snowy picture behind you, lots of people enjoying some sledging, tells what is going on there. , , . ., , ., there. yes, they certainly are. i know it has _ there. yes, they certainly are. i know it has been _ there. yes, they certainly are. i know it has been awful- there. yes, they certainly are. i know it has been awful for- there. yes, they certainly are. i | know it has been awful for many people stuck on the 62 but a different picture here. it is like a christmas card cover, it is that winter wonderland and all the local children came out here. i was here about 730 checking out this now and they were here as well, they got the e—mails and the texts from local schools to say it is shut today because of teachers and not being able to get into school, so here they were in the wet weather and the warm weather gear with snow scooters and sledges and they are having a blast. it was snowing here in manston for 24 hours, it is just

stopping now, and amber weather warning in place until lunch time and it really came into when i do. a massive dumping of snow, quite a few inches, and i don't know if you can see behind me, they have managed to make some huge snowballs are behind me, we have had a lot of snow causing some local disruption, we have had train delays, buses couldn't run on some minor routes around here, and also fears of power cuts which haven't been realised in this area thankfully. you will be able to see now the sun is coming out, it is starting to fall, we can see this now coming off the trees, so i am not sure how long they have left to play on the hill there. i hope you get a go on the sledges as well, when you are a kid that is all you want, one of those snow days are the best. thank you. the 95th academy awards ceremony or oscars — is almost upon us. while everything everywhere all at once looks like an obvious frontrunner for the top prize of best picture, in some of the acting categories the races appear to be a lot closer.

here's our los angeles correspondent sophie long, with a look at some of the nominated films and artists. as we enter the final furlong, it's looking very good for michelle yeoh, for everything everywhere all at once. her nod for best actress is one of 11 nominations the eccentric hit with a big heart that bent people's minds has bagged. a win for her would be historic. it's beyond me being recognised as an actress. it's like a whole community of asians coming forward and saying, you're going to do this for us, you have to do this for us. while it's well—positioned to take best picture, it left some traditional oscars voters a bit baffled, so it's still possible they could give the top prize to top gun: maverick. and they might feel more comfortable rewarding cate blanchett for her role in tar.

it has six nods, including best picture and best director. she's already won two oscars, but that doesn't mean another won't come her way. why'd you gain all that weight? someone close to me passed away. when it comes to best actor, everyone's talking about brendan fraserfor his role in the whale. but elvis has not left the building yet. it's been nominated for nine oscars, including best actor for austin butler, who, in the words of the late lisa marie presley, embodied the heart and soul of her father so beautifully. now i'm sitting here next to you, and if you're going back inside, i'm following you inside. and if you're going home, i'm following you there, too. colin farrell is also in the running for his role in the banshees of inisherin, which has nine nominations, including best picture and best supporting nods for three of his co—stars. quieter contenders for best actor are paul mescal for aftersun and the ever gracious bill nighy, nominated for the first time for his beautifully british

understated performance in living. best supporting actress, now, that's quite a field. they're all first—timers, except angela bassett for black panther: wakanda forever. and they're all super nice and rooting for each other. you know, there wasjust, like, things i didn't know about all these women and just really, like, lovely. yeah. i was really happy for them. and jamie lee curtis, i met her and she was lovely to me, and angela bassett, too. it has nothing to do about winning. it'sjust about artists connecting, women connecting, mothers connecting. and it was glorious and laughing. i mean, kerry is hilarious. but last year's ceremony was remembered for a showstopping sense of humour failure when will smith showed the world that, at the academy awards, anything can happen. sophie long, bbc news, hollywood.

scientists say a global effort is needed to protect the earth's orbit from the danger posed by space debris. they estimate that 100—trillion pieces of old satellites are not being monitored. the researchers are calling for a legally—binding treaty on managing the spacejunk. they say that, unless the problem is tackled, satellites may not be able to be launched. that is it me from the moment, you can get in touch on twitter. stay with us, coming up next is world business report. hello. well, some of you have not been going anywhere so far today because of the amount of snow that fell through the night. it's actually a improving story weather—wise for most today. a lot of the snow is starting to ease. turning sunny in most parts of the country. and the strong winds we've got will continue to ease as well.

that is the area of low pressure responsible, clears its way eastwards, but it does open the door to colder air back with all of us into the afternoon, even if it does turn sunnier. now, for the time being, it's windy as well as wintry, particularly across parts of central andeastern england into the afternoon and the channel islands, winds gusting in excess of 50, maybe 60 miles an hour. further sleet and snow across parts of east anglia, the southeast to start the afternoon. a few isolated snow showers elsewhere, the bulk of which will be in the north of scotland. but many of you will see a good deal more sunshine develop into the afternoon, and actually temperatures dropping for some compared to this morning in southern—most counties, a cold feeling day for all, but you'll have that sunshine to compensate. into this evening and overnight we've got those clear skies, light winds for many. there will be more snow, though, pushing across the north of scotland, an ice risk to come as well. but away from the southwest, a widespread and sharp frost tonight. temperatures in rural parts could get as low as around —10 to —12 or —13. so a very cold start to saturday.

sunny and crisp for many. a bit of snow at times in the west of scotland, north of scotland, too. but the big change comes to wales, the southwest, northern ireland through the morning, increasing cloud, outbreaks of rain, a little bit of hill sleet and snow as well. not too impactful at this stage. that cloud increases elsewhere after a sunny start, but most will stay dry until late in the day. so here we go into the end of saturday, and whilst they'll see some outbreaks of rain further south, they'll see a spell of more significant snow across northern england, scotland in particular. that could cause some disruption as we go through saturday night into sunday, clearing its way northwards and eastwards, turning back to rain, though, because south—westerly winds will follow and that will feed in milder air as we go through sunday itself. so here's the picture for sunday. rain, sleet and snow to begin with in the northeast of scotland. elsewhere, we'll see a fair bit of cloud breaking up, some sunny spells, but those winds picking up from the southwest, bringing outbreaks of rain across western areas later in the day, temperatures back into double figures for some. so a quick and rapid thaw and potentialfor some flooding into monday.

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