that was president macron mentioning that was something that was, there would have to be negotiated with the eu and not france per se. on the subject of brexit, one of the things that they kept talking about was how this is a restoration of relations, that were impaired by brexit, and it was interesting that president macron talked about fixing the consequences of brexit. , a, a, , of brexit. yes, i thought it was fascinating. — of brexit. yes, i thought it was fascinating, clearly _ of brexit. yes, i thought it was fascinating, clearly both - of brexit. yes, i thought it was fascinating, clearly both sidesl of brexit. yes, i thought it was - fascinating, clearly both sides want to press the reset button but one president was asked if he thought they could be as good a body to britain as before, the answer revealed something which britain's allies think and they continue to think that leaving the eu was a terrible mistake. you can agree or disagree, but the tone of the answer made pretty clear that that is certainly what france thinks, they thought it in the past and continue to think but it's also quite clear from a news conference that even though france and president macron continues to think of brexit as a

mistake, they are not going to let it completely destroy everything, because they have these bigger, not necessarily bigger fish to fry but very important fish to fry. robert, thank ou very important fish to fry. robert, thank you for— very important fish to fry. robert, thank you for talking _ very important fish to fry. robert, thank you for talking through - very important fish to fry. robert, thank you for talking through that | thank you for talking through that news conference. our political correspondent rob watson. and if you want to find out more on that, you can go to our live pages on the bbc website. a woman awoman and a woman and two boys have been found dead at a property in london. police were called and found the bodies of a 47—year—old and two boys aged nine and seven. let's speak to our correspondent for more. what can you tell us? ~ , , correspondent for more. what can you tellus?~ , , correspondent for more. what can you tellus? , , correspondent for more. what can you tellus? ,, , tell us? well, yes, as you can see behind me, _ tell us? well, yes, as you can see behind me, there _ tell us? well, yes, as you can see behind me, there is _ tell us? well, yes, as you can see behind me, there is a _ tell us? well, yes, as you can see behind me, there is a police - behind me, there is a police activity here in south this area is belvedere and this is mayfield road. police were called here to this house at around noon yesterday on

concerns by neighbours for the welfare of the people in the house. police entered this property and sadly found three bodies, the body of 47—year—old —— by a 47—year—old and two boys, one aged nine and one aged seven. the nine—year—old was called alexander the seven—year—old was called maximus. police are keen to stress they are not investigating anyone else in connection with these deaths. a postmortem is taking place at the moment so we will find out more about the causes of the deaths in due course. as you can see, this is a residential area, i have spoken to some of the neighbours who live here, they say they are completely shocked by what's happened. one of the neighbours said the family kept themselves very much to themselves, so at the moment police are investigating, lots of activity today with people coming in and going out, looking into the bins, at the moment there are plenty of police inside the property during a

fingertip search and we will hear more information and keep you posted as it comes out. more information and keep you posted as it comes out-— as it comes out. thank you. there is _ as it comes out. thank you. there is a — as it comes out. thank you. there is a warning - as it comes out. thank you. there is a warning today - as it comes out. thank you. | there is a warning today that as it comes out. thank you. - there is a warning today that one in three vaping products may fall foul of uk regulations, breaking the rules on nicotine strength and health warnings. are also worried about vapes being sold to children. 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. you 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 and smoking ever was, because it's so easy to do, and students don't associate it with any health risks.

leon, connor and oscar see themselves as addicts. mr carter installed vapour sensors to try and stop children vaping there. the centre has allowed us to pick up —— pinpoints when students are vaping on here. we have a cctv camera sites we can use the timestamps to work out when it was happening. he says the effect has been immediate and positive. we have noticed a real — been immediate and positive. we have noticed a real reduction, _ been immediate and positive. we have noticed a real reduction, 16 _ been immediate and positive. we have noticed a real reduction, 16 cases - noticed a real reduction, 16 cases or alerts— noticed a real reduction, 16 cases or alerts on— noticed a real reduction, 16 cases or alerts on the first day down to one or— or alerts on the first day down to one or two — or alerts on the first day down to one or two a week, so we're really pleased _ one or two a week, so we're really pleased with the impact it's had on the school— pleased with the impact it's had on the school environment and also the behaviour— the school environment and also the behaviour and habits of kids. this is where — behaviour and habits of kids. this is where we — behaviour and habits of kids. this is where we receive the alerts when we are _ is where we receive the alerts when we are down in the toilets... w0rcester— we are down in the toilets... worcester cancer are monitoring the figures to see if installing the figures to see if installing the figures continues to have a positive effect on the attendance or behaviour in the long term. parents here are supportive of the decision. i'm personally really pleased he's done it. i have been aware of

anti—social behaviour in the toilets for quite a while, so i think it's innovative and get ready to install a vague sense. given the cost as well, people wonder if it is a good use of funds but it's had a real positive impact.— use of funds but it's had a real positive impact. last year for the first time ever, _ positive impact. last year for the first time ever, more _ positive impact. last year for the first time ever, more 11 - positive impact. last year for the first time ever, more 11 to - first time ever, more 11 to 17—year—olds tried a vapour that had i7—year—olds tried a vapour that had tried a cigarette. i 17-year-olds tried a vapour that had tried a cigarette.— tried a cigarette. i understand these vapes — tried a cigarette. i understand these vapes are _ tried a cigarette. i understand these vapes are helping - tried a cigarette. i understand. these vapes are helping people tried a cigarette. i understand - these vapes are helping people group -- may— these vapes are helping people group -- may quit— these vapes are helping people group —— may quit smoking that's good for the health_ —— may quit smoking that's good for the health but we're not talking about _ the health but we're not talking about children that were smoking and started _ about children that were smoking and started using electronic cigarettes, they are _ started using electronic cigarettes, they are actively taking the vapes as a lifestyle choice and they don't smoke _ as a lifestyle choice and they don't smoke previously, i do worry that it might— smoke previously, i do worry that it might lead — smoke previously, i do worry that it might lead them to smoking or they will he _ might lead them to smoking or they will be addicted to the nicotine that is— will be addicted to the nicotine that is in— will be addicted to the nicotine that is in them or evenjust a habit of using _ that is in them or evenjust a habit of using the — that is in them or evenjust a habit of using the vapes. i think the public— of using the vapes. i think the public health message needs to be very different for children in comparison to the one we give to people _ comparison to the one we give to people who are already smoking.

last month, a watford football club player was praised for raising awareness of stammering, after a video of his post—match interview went viral. ken sema gave the interview with his stammer, and received an overwhelming response from people celebrating him for being a positive role model for children with the condition. our reporter tim muffett went to meet him. lovely to meet you. i wanted to first ask you about the interview gave last month. you had scored two goals against west brom. the interview that you gave had an enormous reaction. i'm happy with the goals. i'm happy with the win today as well. it was a must—win at home. you spoke with a stammer, and some people haven't heard that before. were you surprised by the reaction? actually, i was. i didn't think like this. obviously i had a good game. ihad, like... got on target with the keeper and i was just there and i was like,

right on my foot and ijust smashed it onto the goal. for the video to become so big was amazing. there was so much love, so much real reactions and i heard so many big names, like role model, inspirational, i've helped so many kids and adults who maybe also have a stammer. have you always had a stammer? it maybe started when i was six years old. but i didn't know how it came. i didn't know anything, itjust came. at eight or ten, ijust felt like it's normal. it's like a part of me. obviously, i had some days when i was a bit more nervous, like, ok, i have to go in front of the class.

but i still did it. it never affected me in a way that i can't do it. here's sema. very strong bringing that forward... i always had this dream to become a footballer. i didn't see this as an issue. some people with a stammer say they avoid certain words or they try and hide it. do you have that issue? not really. i'm trying to say everything i think. it doesn't define me as a person, like, this is ken with a stammer. i don't see it that way. i'm curious — you're swedish, so english isn't yourfirst language. does that affect your stammer? you get used to it, you know. i'm getting used to it. i've been here a long time, i've been here five years, i learned english in school. so, i don't feel like

it's hard for me to speak english and have a stammer. there have been quite a few famous people who have stammers. joe biden, for example, has spoken about his. there's a reason why he's bringing up all of this malarkey. i learned so much from having to deal with stuttering. it gave me insight into other people's pain. how important is it that people such as yourself can talk about it and are open about it? it is, because if i told myself as a young kid, ten years old, i watched tv and there is a footballer with a stammer, i would feel like, wow, amazing. because he's like me. if he can do it, i can do it. sema with the spin. you've become a role model for many people because of that interview and because of talking about this.

how important is that to you? i didn't expect that, really. but i'm happy about it. i'm thankful about every comment, thankful about everything. if i can help, i'm here to help. scientists estimate that another chilean — scientists estimate that another chilean pieces of settling are not being _ chilean pieces of settling are not being monitored. the}r chilean pieces of settling are not being monitored.— chilean pieces of settling are not being monitored. they have cover a leaall being monitored. they have cover a legally binding _ being monitored. they have cover a legally binding treaty _ being monitored. they have cover a legally binding treaty on _ being monitored. they have cover a legally binding treaty on managingl legally binding treaty on managing spacejunk. they legally binding treaty on managing space junk. they say and that's the problem is tackled, satellites may not be able to be launched. back down to earth, it's time for the weather. hello there. it's a much quieter day of weather today than yesterday across the uk, with the amber weather warnings for snow and ice now expired,

but still plenty of lying snow, especially across north wales and northern england, particularly the higher ground. the blizzard—like conditions have now eased and the winds will continue to lighten further as we head through the rest of the day and there will be lots of brightness and sunshine around. just watch for one or two showers at times. they could still have a wintry flavour to them. our deep area of low pressure that's been giving us the snow is pulling away into the near continent and it will have cleared by the end of the day, so the wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow clearing from east anglia and south—east england as we head through the afternoon, it will brighten up here, but temperatures are lower than they were earlier on this morning for many. there could be one or two snow showers tracking down on tha northerly wind, more frequent snow showers still across scotland. with those lighter winds overnight tonight, it could be the coldest night for england and in particular that we have seen so far this year. a lot of ice around, where we have the lying snow, temperatures could be as low as —10 or —12 celsius. the exception to the sharp frost will be across the far south—west of england, devon and cornwall, with an approaching weather front into saturday morning, that could give us a bit of morning snow across the moors

or the south—west, also some hill snow for wales and northern ireland. our front approaches the north—west of england towards the end of the day. some brightness out towards eastern areas of the uk, but clouding over here through the afternoon and still feeling rather chilly with temperatures between 3 and 7 celsius, maybe still some snow showers, with low cloud across the central belt of scotland. that snow risk transfers further eastwards again on saturday night, we're likely to see some snow to low levels for the first part of the night across northern england and much of scotland, but increasingly confined to the hills as the night wears on, because we do have some milder air with this second front approaching into sunday morning. the snow will clear away from the far north of scotland as we head through sunday. still the cold air hanging on towards the northern isles but elsewhere turning a lot milder. it will be pretty unsettled through the day. turning wet and windy, but temperatures all the way up into double figures, expect a lot of snow melt into the start of next week.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm luxmy gopal and these are the latest headlines... britain are the latest headlines... will pay france nearly $ million britain will pay france nearly $600 million over the next three years for a new detention centre, and more patrols to help clamp down on migrants travelling to britain in small boats.— small boats. there is no one solution _ small boats. there is no one solution to _ small boats. there is no one solution to solving _ small boats. there is no one solution to solving this - small boats. there is no one solution to solving this very| solution to solving this very complicated problem and nor will it be solved overnight. ilil" complicated problem and nor will it be solved overnight.— be solved overnight. our new legislation — be solved overnight. our new legislation will _ be solved overnight. our new legislation will help. - be solved overnight. our new legislation will help. not - be solved overnight. our new legislation will help. notjust| legislation will help. not just france — legislation will help. not just france and uk, i have to work closely — france and uk, i have to work closely together to dismantle these groups _ closely together to dismantle these groups and be more efficient. a gunman opens fire at a jehovah's witness hall in the german city of hamburg.

police say at least seven people have been killed including a pregnant woman and her unborn baby. 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. heavy snow in the uk causes travel chaos on roads, plus train cancellations and flight delays as well as hundreds of school closures. a taste of freedom — we have a special report on the young afghan woman and her sisters under threat from the taliban. and with days to go until the stars hit the red carpet, who will be the biggest winners at this year's oscars?

hello, and welcome. the two countries announced the establishment of a new detention centre in northern france. the uk will provide nearly £500 million for its part in the deal over the next three years, with france expected to contribute significantly more funding. the two leaders have held a summit, where mr macron held a new start in relations with the uk. but he said any agreement on returning migrants travelling from france would have to be negotiated with the eu as a block. rishi sunak said he and president macron had made particular progress in three areas, migration, energy and security. i believe today's meeting does mark a new beginning. we are looking to the future. a future that builds on all

that we share. our history, our geography, ourvalues. that we share. our history, our geography, our values. and a future thatis geography, our values. and a future that is far more ambitious about how we work together to improve the lives of the people that we serve. we have discussed every aspect of our crucial alliance today and made important progress in three areas in particular, illegal migration, energy and security. particular, illegal migration, ener: and securi . energy and security. speaking about the migration _ energy and security. speaking about the migration decision, _ energy and security. speaking about the migration decision, president i the migration decision, president emmanuel macron said the level of ambition of the plan is exactly what we need. i ambition of the plan is exactly what we need. ., , ., we need. i do believe that the right wa to we need. i do believe that the right way to approach — we need. i do believe that the right way to approach migration - we need. i do believe that the right way to approach migration is - we need. i do believe that the right way to approach migration is a - way to approach migration is a broader— way to approach migration is a broader space. western backends, european — broader space. western backends, european union, notjust france and the uk, _ european union, notjust france and the uk, have — european union, notjust france and the uk, have to work closely together— the uk, have to work closely together in order to dismantle these groups— together in order to dismantle these groups and _ together in order to dismantle these groups and to be more efficient regarding this phenomenon. this is why it _ regarding this phenomenon. this is why it is _ regarding this phenomenon. this is why it is part of the key topics we have _ why it is part of the key topics we have to _ why it is part of the key topics we have to discuss in the framework of

this european political community. i'm this european political community. i'm joined — this european political community. i'm joined now by our paris correspondent, hugh schofield. how much did the tone and content of president macron's speech marked a change from his previous relations with british prime ministers? the tone was a _ with british prime ministers? tue: tone was a complete with british prime ministers? tta: tone was a complete turnabout. with british prime ministers? "tta: tone was a complete turnabout. the tone was a complete turnabout. the tone was a complete turnabout. the tone was friendly, full of backslapping. he and rishi sunak clearly getting on well and keen to make it clear to all of us that they were getting on well. that was the very clear mood music from both of them. this is a reset, it seems like a reset, both countries want to regard the last four years as a hiatus and get the two countries back to where they are. the continuum of relations. as of

content, obviously the british were very much at pains to play up this new deal on more money for police are patrolling the beaches. but i think reading the declaration, it feels like unparalleled, unprecedented knew this, knew that. it is basically more of the same. there is definitely a lot more money but basically it looks like what has been going on already, which is corporation, partnership, police working together to stop the boats. but as we know only partially successfully.— but as we know only partially successfully. but as we know only partially successfull . ., . ., , ., successfully. how much of this tone of new beginnings _ successfully. how much of this tone of new beginnings and _ successfully. how much of this tone of new beginnings and restored - of new beginnings and restored relations, how much of that was style over substance, given that the policy announced or the plans announced perhaps are, as you say,

just more of the same?— announced perhaps are, as you say, just more of the same? well, we will have to see- — just more of the same? well, we will have to see. what _ just more of the same? well, we will have to see. what is _ just more of the same? well, we will have to see. what is clear— just more of the same? well, we will have to see. what is clear is - just more of the same? well, we will have to see. what is clear is that - have to see. what is clear is that in recent good relationships, things can seize up. there has not been the same level of cooperation on a number of issues over the last few years. yes, of course, in one way things go on, trade continues, there is some defence cooperation. but the potential is left untapped and there are all sorts of areas where more work together can make both countries produce better results. energy is cited as a classic example, both countries pray to the weaponisation of energy, as rishi sunak put it, by putin. new killer capacity and expertise, britain with its renewable energy expertise with wind farms and so on. the two countries keen to work together to establish a relationship that will

diversify sources of energy for the future. that was a clear area that without a good working relationship, which there has not been, there cannot be progress. the other issue is security and defence, and i think what really lies behind all of this is notjust what really lies behind all of this is not just a what really lies behind all of this is notjust a desire to put behind them the years ofjohnson and trust, but a recognition that this is a new world we live in today and that in this new world the major powers of europe need to stand together to make it quite clear to a new enemy out there that they will defend european values. == out there that they will defend european values.— out there that they will defend european values. -- liz truss. our paris correspondent, _ european values. -- liz truss. our paris correspondent, hugh - european values. -- liz truss. our. paris correspondent, hugh schofield there. police in germany say the gunman who killed seven people — and injured eight — at a jehovah's witness meeting in hamburg, was a 35—year—old german citizen — and a former member of the religious group. these images show police storming the building. the shooter killed himself at the scene. no motive has been established, but officials don't believe the attack was an act of terror. they say the man was legally

entitled to own a gun, and was acting alone. 50 people were in the hall at the time of the attack — a pregant woman and her unborn child were among the victims. jenny hill reports from hamburg. in the quiet of a city suburb, a man prepares to kill. mobile phone footage captures him as he approaches the building, readies his gun. inside the hall, oblivious to his presence, his intentions, jehovah's witnesses had gathered. it's thought for bible study. gunfire hey! translation: | didn't - realise what was happening. i was filming with my phone and only realised through the zoom that someone was shooting at the jehovah's witnesses. then i realised what was going on there. after firing through the window, the attacker smashed his way into the building to continue

his deadly rampage. when armed police arrived, he appears to have turned his gun on himself. it's emerged that the 35—year—old, named only as philip f, was a formerjehovah's witness who'd left the community on bad terms. translation: it's a horrible act, a very cruel deed. - we've seen a few things in hamburg, but a mass killing on this scale is new to us. we knew it from tv, but we didn't imagine it could happen in our city. and he brought terror to the streets. casualties rushed to safety. no time for stretchers. at this point, no—one knew whether he was acting alone. by first light, a terrible tally. seven people shot dead. among them, an unborn baby, killed in her mother's womb. bodies brought out as investigators scoured the building.

as people here try to absorb what happened, one question persists — why? jenny hill, bbc news, hamburg. iran and saudi arabia have agreed to re—establish diplomatic relations after seven years. they'll also activate co—operations deals, and hold talks on how to further strengthen their ties. the announcement came after discussions in china, and both sides have been quoted praising beijing's role in the process. the countries have had no formal ties since 2016, when riyadh's embassy in tehran was attacked, following the saudi execution of a shia cleric. saudi arabia has traditionally been close to the united states, whose ties with both iran and china have been strained. i'm joined now by our security correspondent, frank gardner. what is prom prompted this thawing? it is a need for dialogue. we had

the saudi foreign minister over here in london earlier this week and he said our doorfor in london earlier this week and he said our door for dialogue is in london earlier this week and he said our doorfor dialogue is always open. i think we shouldn't delude ourselves that there is any sudden reproach of it in terms of policy. iran and saudi arabia don't like each other in terms of the governments. they are run completely opposite sides when it comes to the war in yemen, the conflict in syria, the treatment of shia minority in saudi arabia. but they both live in a dangerous and volatile neighbourhood and have to get on with each other. it cannot go on, this endless friction, because it is expensive. you have iran building up a massive arsenal of ballistic missiles, having a suspect nuclear programme. saudi arabia, a flurry of missiles and drones knocked out half of its oil export production in just a matter of a few minutes. iran

never owned up to that but the suspicion was that iran was behind it. and that i think was a wake—up call to saudi arabia, that it cannot take on iran in a conflict and they have got to try to reach an accommodation. that is what this is accommodation. that is what this is a part of. accommodation. that is what this is a art of. ~ ., accommodation. that is what this is a art of. ~ . ., a part of. with that in mind, how renuine a part of. with that in mind, how genuine is— a part of. with that in mind, how genuine is this _ a part of. with that in mind, how genuine is this in _ a part of. with that in mind, how genuine is this in terms - a part of. with that in mind, how genuine is this in terms of - genuine is this in terms of diplomatic ties?— genuine is this in terms of diplomatic ties? genuine is this in terms of dilomaticties? ~ ., , ., diplomatic ties? saudi arabia may not admit it _ diplomatic ties? saudi arabia may not admit it openly, _ diplomatic ties? saudi arabia may not admit it openly, they - diplomatic ties? saudi arabia may not admit it openly, they are - not admit it openly, they are drifting slowly away from the west. not completely. america is still the big guarantor of security there. but the saudis have reached a conclusion some time ago that they cannot rely on the west as a partner, that they look at some of the mistakes, they look at some of the mistakes, they look at some of the mistakes, they look at the fact that president obama said it was a red light in syria that if you used a chemical weapon in syria that was it, the redline was crossed and america didn't do anything. when the arab spring came, they dropped... they

are worried about what this so—called pivot to the asia—pacific region that happened under the obama administration, they worry that america is losing interest in the gulf, so they reach out to countries like china. it is very significant that china is the one that brokered this agreement. more and more arab gulf countries, and notjust gulf countries, arab countries, are starting to improve their ties with china and are starting to look eastwards rather than to the west. our security correspondent, frank gardner there. heavy snowfall has brought treacherous conditions across the uk today — with one major motorway brought to a standstill overnight. some travellers have been left stranded and mountain rescue teams have been deployed to help out. railways and airports are also affected with hundreds of schools closed. yellow weather warnings for snow and ice are in place in many areas. as richard galpin reports.

this was the scene last night on the m62 as drivers tried to get across the pennines from greater manchester. the heavy falls of snow causing delays of up to seven hours. we've had gritters and police come up to try and help, but we're at a standstill again — this is what we're looking at at the moment. the situation's serious enough for mountain rescue teams to be called out in some areas. we're getting called to stranded motorists on the cross—pennine routes, cars that can't progress because of the snow, some medical emergencies, people stuck in cars who were feeling unwell. but finally this morning, vehicles have been able to move more freely on the westbound side of the m62, although problems continue on the east side. freezing weather, along with strong winds in much of the uk, is also impacting the railways. and likewise, there have been delays on flights from leeds

bradford airport, as well as liverpool airport. in wales, many staff and pupils have not been able to get to their schools today. 350 schools have closed as a result. and in northern ireland, more than 100 have closed. for children here, it's turning out to be a fun day in the snow. richard galpin, bbc news. earlier, i spoke to our correspondents in some of the worst hit areas on the uk. i first asked tomos morgan what's happening in north wales. widespread disruption here again in wales for the third day in a row. hundreds of schools have had to stop here, 350 across north, north mid wales. the main roads have reopened after being closed to the north today, but a number of the smaller roads or inland between north are

still closed. train services between the north and mid wales are also closed. as we heard, although it has stopped snowing now, the sun is out, a beautiful picture behind me, it is melting and that doesn't mean there is some risk of ice. that yellow warning has 20 when ice warning, and that will remain across the majority of wales, two thirds of wales until around 10am this morning, and that is white motorists and authorities have urged people to really take care and don't drive unless it is absolutely necessary, especially across the north and the mid wales region here. the third day in a row that wales has been hit by significant snow disruption, and it is impacted a large part of the country again. is impacted a large part of the country again-— is impacted a large part of the count aaain. v ., ., ., ., country again. let's go to charlotte leemina. country again. let's go to charlotte leeming- a — country again. let's go to charlotte leeming- a lot— country again. let's go to charlotte leeming. a lot of _ country again. let's go to charlotte leeming. a lot of snow _ country again. let's go to charlotte leeming. a lot of snow where - country again. let's go to charlotte leeming. a lot of snow where you | country again. let's go to charlotte i leeming. a lot of snow where you are in yorkshire. leeming. a lot of snow where you are in yorkshire-— in yorkshire. yes, it has been snowin: in yorkshire. yes, it has been snowing for— in yorkshire. yes, it has been snowing for about _ in yorkshire. yes, it has been snowing for about 24 - in yorkshire. yes, it has been snowing for about 24 hours, i in yorkshire. yes, it has been - snowing for about 24 hours, starting to stop _ snowing for about 24 hours, starting to stop in _ snowing for about 24 hours, starting to stop in the last hour or so. but it really— to stop in the last hour or so. but

it really came down overnight and it dumped _ it really came down overnight and it dumped all— it really came down overnight and it dumped all over parts of west yorkshire _ dumped all over parts of west yorkshire and the north of england. i can yorkshire and the north of england. i can tell— yorkshire and the north of england. i can tell you this winter wonderland is stunning. you can imagine — wonderland is stunning. you can imagine the children behind me when they learned that their schools were closely _ they learned that their schools were closely were delighted and rushed happier— closely were delighted and rushed happier with their sledges. we reckon— happier with their sledges. we reckon there are about 1200 schools that have _ reckon there are about 1200 schools that have been closed because of heavy _ that have been closed because of heavy snow across the north of england — heavy snow across the north of england. while that may be joyful for the _ england. while that may be joyful for the children, england. while that may be joyful forthe children, it england. while that may be joyful for the children, it has been a nightmare _ for the children, it has been a nightmare for motorists, horrific on the m _ nightmare for motorists, horrific on the m 62— nightmare for motorists, horrific on the m 62 overnight, with lorries broken — the m 62 overnight, with lorries broken down and causing absolute dismay— broken down and causing absolute dismay for— broken down and causing absolute dismay for motorists trying to get around _ dismay for motorists trying to get around them. one person told us that she was— around them. one person told us that she was stuck there overnight, that she was stuck there overnight, that she just _ she was stuck there overnight, that she just didn't know what to do. but it is now— she just didn't know what to do. but it is now melting, the sun is out, so good — it is now melting, the sun is out, so good news for motorists, not so good _ so good news for motorists, not so good news — so good news for motorists, not so good news for the children behind me. good news for the children behind me not _ good news for the children behind me. not long to enjoy that snow. our me. not long to en'oy that snow. our re orter me. not long to enjoy that snow. qt" reporter charlotte speaking to me. not long to enjoy that snow. t>t" reporter charlotte speaking to my colleague earlier. in february last year, a video emerged of a young afghan

woman, screaming for help, while her door was being kicked in by the taliban. little is known about where she was taken or why. the bbc�*s 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 heard 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. and they agreed to film

theirjourney 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 windows 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. there's a new duke of edinburgh. prince edward has been given the title that was formerly held by his late father, prince philip. earlier, our royal correspondent nicholas witchell told us more. the intention was that ultimately he would become the duke of edinburgh. now, the duke of edinburgh, the prince philip, the late husband of the late queen, died two years ago. i think it was then felt it should be left to charles as new king to take the final decision on this, but i think it is undoubtedly the wishes of prince philip and the late queen that edward, their youngest son, should inherit this title. though the title will not be hereditary so, when edward passes on, it will

revert back to the crown. but it makes sense from the palace's point of view because prince edward has closely been involved with the duke of edinburgh's award, the award scheme for young people. and i think it recognises the fact that the prince edward, duke of edinburgh, as we must now call him, and his wife, have an enhanced role within the royal family given the fact that the duke of york in disgrace no longer participating, the sussexes likewise. so i think it is a recognition of that. it's the oscars this weekend in los angeles — the 95th academy awards. and it's set to be a night of close races — among the frontrunners, all quiet on the western front, the banshees of inisherin and everything, everywhere, all at once — which is nominated for 11 awards. here's our la correspondent, sophie long. as we enter the final furlong, it's looking very

good for michelle yeoh, for everything everywhere all at once. awinfor 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. ijust want i just want to ijust want to manage expectations. 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. 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 by the danger posed by space debris. they estimate that 100 trillion pieces of old satellites are not being monitored. researchers are calling for a legally binding treaty. they say that unless the problem is tackled satellites may not be able to be launched. remember, if you want to get in touch with us about any of the stories we are covering, you can contact us on social media. i am on

twitter. but there is plenty more still to come, including the headlines. so do stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. yesterday across the uk, with the amber weather warnings for snow and ice now expired, but still plenty of lying snow, especially across north wales and northern england, particularly the higher ground. the blizzard—like conditions have now eased and the winds will continue to lighten further as we head through the rest of the day and there will be lots of brightness and sunshine around. just watch for one or two showers at times. they could still have a wintry flavour to them. our deep area of low pressure that's been giving us the snow is pulling away into the near continent and it will have cleared by the end of the day, so the wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow clearing from east anglia and south—east england as we head through the afternoon,

it will brighten up here, but temperatures are lower than they were earlier on this morning for many. there could be one or two snow showers tracking down on that northerly wind, more frequent snow showers still across scotland. with those lighter winds overnight tonight, it could be the coldest night for england in particular that we've seen so far this year. a lot of ice around, where we have the lying snow, temperatures could be as low as —10 or —12 celsius. the exception to the sharp frost will be across the far south—west of england, devon and cornwall, with an approaching weather front into saturday morning, that could give us a bit of morning snow across the moors and the south—west, also some hill snow for wales and northern ireland. our front approaches the north—west of england towards the end of the day. some brightness out towards eastern areas of the uk, but clouding over here through the afternoon and still feeling rather chilly with temperatures between 3 and 7 celsius, maybe still some snow showers, with low cloud across the central belt of scotland. that snow risk transfers further

eastwards again on saturday night, we're likely to see some snow to low levels for the first part of the night across northern england and much of scotland, but increasingly confined to the hills as the night wears on, because we do have some milder air with this second front approaching into sunday morning. the snow will clear away from the far north of scotland as we head through sunday. still that cold air hanging on towards the northern isles but elsewhere turning a lot milder. it will be pretty unsettled through the day. turning wet and windy, but temperatures all the way up into double figures, expect a lot of snow melt into the start of next week.

whale—macro this is bbc news. i'm luxmy gopal and these are the headlines. britain will pay france nearly $600 million over the next three years for a new detention centre and more patrols to help clamp down on migrants travelling to britain in small boats. a gunman opens fire at a jehovah's witness hall in the german city of hamburg. police say at least seven people have been killed, including a pregnant woman and her unborn baby. heavy snow in the uk causes travel chaos on roads, plus train cancellations and flight delays as well as hundreds of school closures. a taste of freedom — we have a special report on the young afghan woman and her sisters under threat from the taliban. and with days to go until the stars hit the red carpet, who will be the biggest winners at

this year's oscars? you're watching bbc news. sport now, and for a full roundup, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly hamilton. american olympic skier mikaela shiffrin has made history today, equalling the record number of world cup wins. it's after she picked up gold in the women's giant slalom in sweden. it's her 86th win of her career and it sees her tie with ingemar stenmark who sucured his many successes across the 19705 and �*80s. shiffrin became the women's world record holder when she overtook lindsay vonn's total of 82 in february. she could claim the outright overall record when she goes in the slalom, which is her best event, tomorrow. manchester city manager pep guardiola says allegations england full—back kyle walker indecently exposed himself in a bar

are a "private matter". cheshire police launched an investigation following the allegations which were made in the sun newspaper. the press association says it understands that walker is contesting the allegations. guardiola spoke about the matter briefly at his weekly pre—match press conference ahead of city's match at crystal palace. a private issue. we self it internally _ a private issue. we self it internally speaking - a private issue. we self it internally speaking with l a private issue. we self it. internally speaking with him. a private issue. we self it - internally speaking with him. of course it is not the place to talk about private situations. when you open the door at home, you have to know that you will be filmed, whatever you do. former england, west ham and tottenham strikerjermain defoe says the number of black managers and coaches in football is shocking. a report released this week by the black footballers partnership organisation found that black employees hold just 4.4% of management—related positions in english football. defoe, who's now coacing

tottenham's under—18s team, has told the bbc he hopes he can inspire more players to move into the industry. i have spoken to players about coaching badges, and i have had players say to me, what is the point, i don't want to waste my time getting a coaching badge and not get an opportunity to coach. i would rather go into media and get something there than waste my time doing all these coaching badges and sitting back and waiting for an opportunity that is not going to come. they have been many players over the years that have had their badges, and i am talking about big names, premier league legends, they played four major tournaments and they have not been given a opportunity so what is so different with me, sort of thing?

for real bet is players have been arrested. two of them remain in police custody for questioning, united won the opening leg 4—1. emma raducanu says she is so happy with her recent performance. she secured herfirst with her recent performance. she secured her first win since your spelling open injanuary. she did say afterwards she only decided to actually take to the court 20 minutes before the match. her preparations had been disrupted by tonsillitis and the return of a wrist problem which had meant she had had to end her season early last year. she said she didn't feel well enough to even warm up for this match and two minutes before she was called, she was actually sleeping in the treatment room. but it didn't show, she cruised through winning in two sets. meanwhile, andy murray is three to the second round. he came from a set

down and needed over three hours to win 67, 61, 64. fellow britjack draper is also through and will face dan evans. and that is all the latest sport for now. we will be back in an hour. police have named one adult and two children who have been found dead at a property in south—east london. police were called to mayfield road in belvedere just before noon on thursday where they found the bodies of a 47—year—old woman and two boys, aged nine and seven. let's speak to our correspondent aruna iyengar. police, as you say, have named the people who were killed in this house behind me. all this afternoon, people have been coming and going, police going in with their hazmat suits on and doing forensic tests

inside the house. they say a postmortem examination is taking place at the three bodies found here. tragically, at 47—year—old woman, was found dead, along with two children, a nine—year—old seven—year—old. neighbours that i have spoken to today say they are complete shocked by what has happened behind me in this house. they say this is a very quiet residential road, lots family live on this road, there is even apart at the end of the road here, so a quiet residential street, they are really shocked to see something as tragic as this happening in this quiet road in south london.— in south london. thank you for the u date. a british muslim convert who apparently travelled to commit terrorism has heeded not guilty. daniel sanford is at the old bailey

court in central london. tell us more. he was arrested at luton airport last august as he returned on a flight from turkey. the case did attract a lot of media attention. he is accused of having been in those parts of syria controlled by the islamic state group when the group was at the height of its powers and he was charged with three terrorism offences and today for the first time he was asked to plead guilty or not guilty to those charges and he pleaded not guilty to all three offences, those are possession of a firearm in circumstances which gave a resources mission that that position is not —— is for a purpose connected with terrorism. inviting people to provide money for the bed lizard terrorism, and entering —— entering an arrangement with his wife to make money available for the better of terrorism. the case goes forwards and the judge said the next hearing would be on april the 18th

and he will remain in prison until that hearing. scotland's largest teaching union has voted to accept a pay offer, ending its long—running school strikes. the eis said 90% of those who voted were in favour of the deal, which will mean a 7% increase backdated to last april, 5% next month and another 2% in january. further teaching strikes are planned in england and wales by the national education union next week. the economy has bounced back a little — growing by 0.3 % injanuary according to the latest figures. it's an improvement on the sharp fall in december and eases fears of a recession, but the office for national statistics says the outlook for the economy is flat. among the reasons cited for the better performance were the return of premier league football after the world cup, and a pick—up in school attendance.

our economics correspondent andy verity reports. no bother, just the builder's station. at this specialist station for the construction industry one of the host says businesses point. up until now the problem hasn't been a slowing economy some are just trying to get the staff and materials to do the work. but they are yet to hear the evidence of the two—year recession the bank of england forecasted before christmas. we are tradesmen but equally we are the public too, so all this talk about the cost of living crisis, energy bills spiralling, fuel going up, especially building materials, they went through the roof especially during lockdown and the availability shrank. and i think that we have become pretty hardy and we are pretty good at riding out storms. the uk economy grew faster than expected injanuary, up 0.3% is by gross domestic product, meaning the value of all the goods and services we produce including public services like a day of school teaching for each pupil. in december�*s snow more pupils stayed away from school

but injanuary they came back, boosting activity in education. services for consumers bounced back from december. figures welcomed by the government, which said the underlying fundamentals of the economy were strong. visiting scotland, the labour leader disagreed. at the moment the problem we have got is the productivity is low, living standards are low, start—ups in scotland are failing at a greater rate than elsewhere in the uk. the real change we need for the economy which means living standards and jobs, is with a labour government that is laser focused on economic growth. the office for national statistics warned the one month figure was given a lift by one—off factors like the return of premier league football after the world cup which drew fans back to the turnstiles. the bad news is it was really only a partial rebound after a fall in december and a lot of it was driven simply by a return of school attendance levels to more normal levels. so, you know, not really indicating much going on beneath the surface. after the shock of lockdowns and the bounce back that followed,

the economy has still not quite recovered to its pre—pandemic level. it's the only one of the g7 advanced economies in that position and not growing like it used to. here are the black keys,. it may not be the fix expected but nor its is a sustained recovery. andy verity, bbc news. when ellie 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 comedianjohn 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 4pm, 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 ellie alive inside. 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, 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. the heartbroken father of eve smith,

one of three people killed in a car crash in cardiff, has spoken publicly for the first time following her death, saying she was "everything a father could wish for". the 21—year—old was found days after she and her friends went missing following a night out. nelli bird has been speaking to eve's dad, everton. this is everton smith with his daughter, eve — a proud dad now going through a living nightmare. she was everything a father could wish for. she was beautiful. ijust need her here now to help me get through this. this impossible situation. eve died on the weekend. she was one of the three young people killed when the car they were in crashed in st mellons off the a48 in cardiff. darcy ross and rafeljeanne also died, with sophie russon and shane laughlin still in a critical condition. this is either few years ago in a documentary her family took

part in, up about losing her sister, xana doyle, who was killed in 2015. she was also killed in a car crash, losing her life at the age of 19. eve's dad, everton, owns this martial arts centre in newport, now a focal point for tributes. that was her prom. and these photos are special to him. they were chosen by eve to go into a family album. he has only now got around to printing them out. i'm not surprised people come and bring flowers. because, like i said, if anybody would know my daughter, you only had to meet her once to know who she was. and she had something special about her. she was just so intelligent, she knew her mind, like i said she used to do my phone, she used to do everything for me. her brother, zaine, is also devastated — with just 18 months between them as a brother and sister, they were very close. she was very loved by everyone who knew her. closest person to her.

alongside their grief, the family also want answers over the police response to eve and herfriends being reported missing and why the car wasn't found for nearly 48 hours, something the independent police complaints commission is looking into. the family pass solicitor, andrew collingbourne, this said they had been meeting the police watchdog, the i opc, on monday. and while they didn't have a timescale for the investigation, it was important to meet and understand the strategy. while the police investigation into the crash itself is also continuing and is partly focused here at trecco bay caravan park in porthcawl. officers are looking into a noise complaint at a caravan where the group stage before travelling back to cardiff in the early hours of saturday morning, dropping off a sixth friend in the pentwyn area. not long before the fatal crash. back in newport, among the photos and flowers, everton has chosen this poem as a focus for the tribute to his daughter.

someday the time will come when i will no longerfeel this pain that is the day when heaven calls and we will meet again. nelli bird, bbc news. there's a warning today 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 higher fines 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 that we've confiscated... loved by many... and these ones really are my least favourite. they're branded as sweets. ..hated by this headteacher. 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. 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. leon, connor and oscar see themselves as addicts. two of them started vaping at 12. at first, it's like a social thing. you do it with your friends and stuff, but then after that, you just start getting addicted to it and you want to do it yourself, you do it on your own, you do it around anyone. you just can't really stop. it puts you in a really bad mood to your family and everything with your family and everything when you try and stop. it just doesn't really make you a nice person to be around. you're buying nicotine, aren't you, really? - you're spending your money on nicotine and stuff. - it's not something that| you can stop that easy. i would literally go out and meet someone if i hadn't had one for a few days and i'd crave it. as soon as i hear someone's got it, i'd walk a mile just to get one. so, we're in the boys' toilets at baxter college, where we've had... mr carpenter installed vape sensors in the toilets at his school in kidderminster to try and stop the children vaping there. what the sensors allowed us to do is really accurately pinpoint when students have been vaping in here. we've got a cctv camera outside.

we've noticed a real reduction. 16 cases, or alerts, on the first day, down to one or two a week. so, this is where we receive the alerts when we're down in the toilets... worcester council are monitoring the figures to see if installing the sensor continues to have a positive effect on attendance and behaviour in the long term. connor has given up vaping. i feel better. it feels better. he supports the school's decision to try and stop it. look, it's smart. it's smart. last year, for the first time ever, more 11 to 17—year—olds had tried a vape than had tried a cigarette. these vapes are helping people quit smoking, and that's a good thing for their health. but we're not talking about children that were smoking and start using electronic cigarettes. they're actively uptaking the vapes as a lifestyle choice. they don't smoke previously. and i worry that it might lead them to smoking or that they'll become addicted to the nicotine that's in them, or evenjust the habit of using the vape.

so, i think our public health message needs to be very different for children. lucy watkinson, bbc news, kidderminster. in actor robert blake has died, he was best— in actor robert blake has died, he was best known for his role in a tv series _ was best known for his role in a tv series he's— was best known for his role in a tv series. he's starred in a number of other— series. he's starred in a number of other series — series. he's starred in a number of other series. in 2002, he was charged — other series. in 2002, he was charged with murdering his second wife but _ charged with murdering his second wife but was acquitted in 2005. he was 89 _ now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. the weather has been causing lots of problems, let's get the forecast. hello there. it's a much quieter day of weather today than yesterday across the uk, with the amber weather warnings for snow and ice now expired, but still plenty of lying snow, especially across north wales

and northern england, particularly the higher ground. the blizzard—like conditions have now eased and the winds will continue to lighten further as we head through the rest of the day and there will be lots of brightness and sunshine around. just watch out for one or two showers at times. they could still have a wintry flavour to them. our deep area of low pressure that's been giving us the snow is pulling away into the near continent and it will have cleared by the end of the day, so the wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow clearing from east anglia and south—east england as we head through the afternoon, it will brighten up here, but temperatures are lower than they were earlier on this morning for many. there could be one or two snow showers tracking down on that northerly wind, more frequent snow showers still across scotland. with those lighter winds overnight tonight, it could be the coldest night for england in particular that we have seen so far this year. a lot of ice around, where we have the lying snow, temperatures could be as low as —10 or —12 celsius. the exception to the sharp frost will be across the far south—west of england, devon and cornwall, with an approaching weather front into saturday morning,

that could give us a bit of morning snow across the moors and the south—west, also some hill snow for wales and northern ireland. our front approaches the north—west of england towards the end of the day. some brightness out towards eastern areas of the uk, but clouding over here through the afternoon and still feeling rather chilly with temperatures between 3 and 7 celsius, maybe still some snow showers, with low cloud across the central belt of scotland. that snow risk transfers further eastwards again on saturday night, we're likely to see some snow to low levels for the first part of the night across northern england and much of scotland, but increasingly confined to the hills as the night wears on, because we do have some milder air with this second front approaching into sunday morning. the snow will clear away from the far north of scotland as we head through sunday. still the cold air hanging on towards the northern isles but elsewhere turning a lot milder. it will be pretty unsettled through the day. turning wet and windy, but temperatures all the way up into double figures, expect a lot of snow melt into the start of next week.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm luxmy gopal and these are the latest headlines... britain will pay france nearly $600 million over the next three years for a new detention centre and more patrols to help clamp down on migrants travelling to britain in small boats. there's no one solution to solving this very complicated problem and nor will it be solved overnight. but our new legislation will help. notjust france and uk have to work closely together in order precisely to dismantle these groups and to be more efficient. a gunman opens fire at a jehovah's witness hall in the german city of hamburg. police say at least seven

people have been killed, including a pregnant woman and her unborn baby. 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. heavy snow in the uk causes travel chaos on roads, plus train cancellations and flight delays as well as hundreds of school closures. a taste of freedom — we have a special report on the young afghan woman and her sisters under threat from the taliban. and with days to go until the stars hit the red carpet, who will be the biggest winners at this year's oscars? hello, and welcome to the programme.

britain will pay france nearly half a billion pounds over the next three years to fund french efforts to prevent small boats from crossing the channel. speaking alongside the french president emmanuel macron in paris, rishi sunak said the money would pay for hundreds of french law enforcement officers and a new detention centre established in france. the two leaders have held a summit at the elysee paris, where mr macron hailed "a new start" in relations with the uk. but he said any agreement on returning migrants travelling from france would have to be negotiated with the eu as a bloc. mr sunak said he and president macron had made particular progress in three areas — migration, energy and security. i believe today's meeting does mark a new beginning, an entente renewed. we are looking to the future — a future that builds on all that we share. our history, our geography, ourvalues. and a future that is far more ambitious about how we work together to improve the lives of the people

that we serve. we've discussed every aspect of our crucial alliance today and made important progress in three areas in particular — illegal migration, energy and security. let's get more on this from our political correspondent, robert watson. it cannot be underestimated how significant today has been in terms of relations between the two countries? tt terms of relations between the two countries? , ., ., ., ~' terms of relations between the two countries? , ., ., ., ~ ., , countries? if you look at the big icture, countries? if you look at the big picture, relations _ countries? if you look at the big picture, relations and _ countries? if you look at the big picture, relations and the - countries? if you look at the big picture, relations and the uk i countries? if you look at the big | picture, relations and the uk and notjust france but the whole of the european union have been fairly calamitous since the brexit referendum in 2016, so i think this is a hugely significant moment in both british and european politics, because these two major european powers, the uk and france, have absolutely, clearly decided to press the reset button, and that is something significant, notjust here in europe but actually for the wider world. �* ., , ., , in europe but actually for the wider world. �* ., ., , , .,

world. and there was a big focus on the subject — world. and there was a big focus on the subject of _ world. and there was a big focus on the subject of how _ world. and there was a big focus on the subject of how they _ world. and there was a big focus on the subject of how they would - world. and there was a big focus on the subject of how they would both | the subject of how they would both collectively together, collaboratively, tackle the issues of migrants crossing the channel. how significant were the developments in that area? we heard about the new detention centre. t about the new detention centre. i think he would describe it as about the new detention centre. t think he would describe it as more of the same, and that is not to disparage it. i don't think that britain and france were pretending that they would be any more. when i say more of the same it is essentially more enforcement operations to prevent people to get into boats to break up the gangs, to stop the smuggling from happen. the big test of whether it has worked is what effect it will happen on the books because the criticism that has come from the main opposition labour party here in the uk is, hang on a moment, you have already bunged a lot of money towards france and yet the number of people arriving has gone up exponentially. that the number of people arriving has gone up exponentially.— the number of people arriving has gone up exponentially. that was one ofthe gone up exponentially. that was one of the questions _ gone up exponentially. that was one of the questions posed _ gone up exponentially. that was one of the questions posed to _ gone up exponentially. that was one of the questions posed to the - of the questions posed to the leaders by a journalist at the end of the speech that they gave, which was about what difference will this make? money has been spent before. yet more money is not necessarily

going to mean an end to this. what going to mean an end to this. what britain have — going to mean an end to this. what britain have to _ going to mean an end to this. what britain have to france _ going to mean an end to this. ixngng britain have to france have going to mean an end to this. iamsgt britain have to france have said going to mean an end to this. “mat britain have to france have said is that they take that point, but if you look at what has happened they say that the number of boats has been halved as a result of french police action. but i guess also both sides, and we have heard rishi sunak say that there is no silver bullet, they accept that there is a global complex problem, more and more people are coming towards europe now, whether you believe that britain and france is taking the right approach are not as a different matter. they do accept that there is this wider problem, andindeed that there is this wider problem, and indeed there was a moment where president macron said, look, the first issue is dealing with the boats, but at some point we need to get to that more holistic approach. why is it happening? what get to that more holistic approach. why is it happening?— get to that more holistic approach. why is it happening? what can europe do? one of the _ why is it happening? what can europe do? one of the other _ why is it happening? what can europe do? one of the other things _ why is it happening? what can europe do? one of the other things that - do? one of the other things that president macron said was talking about fixing the damage done by brexit. how far does this reflect how relations have progressed in the last few years? t how relations have progressed in the last few years?— last few years? i think it does but i think it last few years? i think it does but i think it is _ last few years? i think it does but i think it is also _ last few years? i think it does but

i think it is also a _ last few years? i think it does but i think it is also a reminder- last few years? i think it does but i think it is also a reminder to - i think it is also a reminder to most britain's allies is that most of britain pass allies tend to think of britain pass allies tend to think of brexit, rightly or wrongly, as a terrible mistake, a uk own goal of massive proportions. they view brexit as a damage limitation. if you look at what has happened today along with the progress, the achievement reached over post—brexit trade for northern ireland, one does see signs that both the uk and the european union are anxious to try to repair that damage. whether you believe it is self—inflicted or not is neither here nor there, but there is neither here nor there, but there is clearly determination to repair relations. you might say that to some extent, domestically here in the uk, that might present a bit of a risk, that the right of the conservative party will be very suspicious of anything looking too cosy with brussels or paris. tl cosy with brussels or paris. it certainly looked very cosy between the two leaders today. thank you for talking us through that.

police in germany say the gunman who killed seven people — and injured eight — at a jehovah's witness meeting in hamburg, was a 35—year—old german citizen — and a former member of the religious group. these images show police storming the building. the shooter killed himself at the scene. no motive has been established, but officials don't believe the attack was an act of terror. they say the man was legally entitled to own a gun, and was acting alone. 50 people were in the hall at the time of the attack — a pregant woman and her unborn child were among the victims. jenny hill reports from hamburg. in the quiet of a city suburb, a man prepares to kill. mobile phone footage captures him as he approaches the building, readies his gun. inside the hall, oblivious to his presence, his intentions, jehovah's witnesses had gathered. it's thought for bible study. gunfire hey!

translation: | didn't - realise what was happening. i was filming with my phone and only realised through the zoom that someone was shooting at the jehovah's witnesses. then i realised what was going on there. after firing through the window, the attacker smashed his way into the building to continue his deadly rampage. when armed police arrived, he appears to have turned his gun on himself. it's emerged that the 35—year—old, named only as philip f, was a formerjehovah's witness who'd left the community on bad terms. translation: it's a horrible act, a very cruel deed. - we've seen a few things in hamburg, but a mass killing on this scale is new to us. we knew it from tv, but we didn't imagine it could happen in our city. and he brought terror to the streets. casualties rushed to safety. no time for stretchers. at this point, no—one knew whether he was acting alone.

by first light, a terrible tally. seven people shot dead. among them, an unborn baby — killed in her mother's womb. bodies brought out as investigators scoured the building. as people here try to absorb what happened, one question persists — why? jenny hill, bbc news, hamburg. iran and saudi arabia have agreed to re—establish diplomatic relations after seven years. they'll also activate co—operations deals, and hold talks on how to further strengthen their ties. the announcement came after discussions in china, and both sides have been quoted praising beijing's role in the process. the countries have had no formal ties since 2016, when riyadh's embassy in tehran was attacked, following the saudi

execution of a shia cleric. saudi arabia has traditionally been close to the united states, whose ties with both iran and china have been strained. it's a need for dialogue. we had the saudi foreign minister over here in london earlier this week and he said our door for dialogue is always open. i think we shouldn't delude ourselves that there is any sudden reproach of it in terms of policy. iran and saudi arabia don't like each other in terms of the governments. they are run completely opposite

sides when it comes to the war in yemen, the conflict in syria, the treatment of shia minority in saudi arabia. but they both live in a dangerous and volatile neighbourhood and have to get on with each other. it cannot go on, this endless friction, because it is expensive. you've got iran building up a massive arsenal of ballistic missiles, having a suspect nuclear programme. saudi arabia had a bit of a wake—up call when a flurry of missiles and drones slammed into its oil infrastructure and knocked out half of its oil export production in just a matter of a few minutes. iran never owned up to that but the suspicion was that iran was behind it. and that i think was a wake—up call to saudi, that it cannot take on iran in a conflict and they have got to try to reach an accommodation. so that is what this is a part of. with that in mind, how genuine is this in terms of diplomatic ties? saudi arabia may not admit it openly, they are drifting slowly away from the west. not completely. america is still the big guarantor of security there. but the saudis have reached a conclusion

some time ago that they cannot rely on the west as a partner, that they look at some of the mistakes, they look at the fact that president obama said it was a red line in syria that if you used chemical weapons in syria that was it, the red line was crossed and america didn't do anything. when the arab spring came, they dropped... they don't trust america. they are worried about the so—called pivot to the asia—pacific region that happened under the obama administration, they worry that america is losing interest in the gulf, so they reach out to countries like china. it's very significant that china is the one that brokered this agreement. china is becoming more and more important in the middle east. more and more arab gulf countries — and notjust gulf countries, arab countries — are starting to improve their ties with china and are starting to look

eastwards rather than to the west. a british muslim convert who allegedly travelled to syria for terrorism has pleaded not guilty to a string of charges. aine leslie davis, who is 39, was arrested at london's luton airport last august. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is at the old bailey court in central london and has the latest. as he returned on a flight from turkey. the case did attract a lot of media attention. he is accused of having been in those parts of syria controlled by the islamic state group when the group was at the height of its powers, and he was charged with three terrorism offences. today, for the first time, he was asked to plead guilty or not guilty to those charges, and he pleaded not guilty to all three offences. our possession of a firearm in circumstances that give a reasonable suspicion that that is for a purpose connected with terrorism, inviting people to provide money for the purposes of terrorism, and entering into arrangement with his then wife and

others to make money available for the purposes of terrorism. now the case does go forward and the judge said, the hearing would be on april the 18th. and aine leslie davis will remain in prison until that hearing. heavy snowfall has brought treacherous conditions across the uk today — with one major motorway brought to a standstill overnight. some travellers have been left stranded and mountain rescue teams have been deployed to help out. railways and airports are also affected with hundreds of schools closed. yellow weather warnings for snow and ice are in place in many areas. richard galpin reports. this was the scene last night on the m62 as drivers tried to get across the pennines from greater manchester. the heavy falls of snow causing delays of up to seven hours. we've had gritters and police come up to try and help, but we're at a standstill again — this is what we're looking at at the moment.

the situation's serious enough for mountain rescue teams to be called out in some areas. we're getting called to stranded motorists on the cross—pennine routes, cars that can't progress because of the snow, some medical emergencies, people stuck in cars who were feeling unwell. but finally this morning, vehicles have been able to move more freely on the westbound side of the m62, although problems continue on the east side. freezing weather, along with strong winds in much of the uk, is also impacting the railways. and likewise, there have been delays on flights from leeds bradford airport — as well as liverpool airport. in wales, many staff and pupils have not been able to get to their schools today. 350 schools have closed as a result. and in northern ireland, more than 100 have closed. for children here, it's turning out to be a fun day in the snow. richard galpin, bbc news.

there's a warning today 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 higher fines 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. 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. 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.

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we're joined now by environmental activist laura young, who's been cmpaigning for more regulation on disposable vapes. thank you forjoining us. what is it that you would like to see done, exactly? that you would like to see done, exactl ? . ..y ., that you would like to see done, exactl? . ..y ., ., exactly? specifically, to have single-use — exactly? specifically, to have single-use disposable - exactly? specifically, to have single-use disposable vapes| exactly? specifically, to have i single-use disposable vapes band. single—use disposable vapes band. notjust— single—use disposable vapes band. notjust because of everything we have just — notjust because of everything we have just heard, but the access that young _ have just heard, but the access that young people have and the fact that they are _ young people have and the fact that they are trendy and that the health warnings _ they are trendy and that the health warningsjust are not they are trendy and that the health warnings just are not there. they are also— warnings just are not there. they are also a — warnings just are not there. they are also a huge environmental hazard — are also a huge environmental hazard i— are also a huge environmental hazard. i began this campaign after finding _ hazard. i began this campaign after finding them as litter. that is finding — finding them as litter. that is finding electronic devices littered across— finding electronic devices littered across the streets. but then that led me _ across the streets. but then that led me to — across the streets. but then that led me to understand, and many others, — led me to understand, and many others, that these are complex devices — others, that these are complex devices with many different materials, and include things like a lithium _ materials, and include things like a lithium ion— materials, and include things like a lithium ion battery, precious materials that we need to be conserving at looking after. and the fact that _ conserving at looking after. and the fact that we are selling and disposing millions of these a week in the _ disposing millions of these a week in the uk — disposing millions of these a week in the uk is such a waste of valuable _ in the uk is such a waste of valuable resources that go alongside

the other— valuable resources that go alongside the other youth issues, which we are calling _ the other youth issues, which we are calling for— the other youth issues, which we are calling for a — the other youth issues, which we are calling for a ban on single—use disposable vapes. calling for a ban on single-use disposable vapes.— calling for a ban on single-use disposable vapes. looking at the litter issue _ disposable vapes. looking at the litter issue that _ disposable vapes. looking at the litter issue that you _ disposable vapes. looking at the litter issue that you mentioned, | disposable vapes. looking at the i litter issue that you mentioned, how widespread is it? what do people spot when they are out collecting it? tl spot when they are out collecting it? , , ., spot when they are out collecting it? , ,., , , ., , it? it is so widespread. every sinale it? it is so widespread. every single day — it? it is so widespread. every single day on _ it? it is so widespread. every single day on the _ it? it is so widespread. every single day on the same i it? it is so widespread. every| single day on the same works it? it is so widespread. every i single day on the same works that i do to— single day on the same works that i do to work. — single day on the same works that i do to work. i— single day on the same works that i do to work, i will find a handful of them _ do to work, i will find a handful of them i_ do to work, i will find a handful of them. i have been out with litter picks— them. i have been out with litter picks with — them. i have been out with litter picks with different groups and you find more — picks with different groups and you find more than 100 in a go. also widespread across the uk, people finding _ widespread across the uk, people finding them. over widespread across the uk, people finding them. 0ver200 widespread across the uk, people finding them. over 200 found in a skate _ finding them. over 200 found in a skate park— finding them. over 200 found in a skate park in falkirk. 500 found by an aylesbury litter picking group in the month— an aylesbury litter picking group in the month of february. and thousands collected _ the month of february. and thousands collected by street sweepers in different councils in different cities — different councils in different cities. this problem is notjust something that is specific to one area, _ something that is specific to one area, it — something that is specific to one area, it is — something that is specific to one area, it is across the uk. and you can find _ area, it is across the uk. and you can find them in your local areas, handfuls — can find them in your local areas, handfuls of— can find them in your local areas, handfuls of them, so the litter problem — handfuls of them, so the litter problem is huge. and this is really damaging — problem is huge. and this is really damaging litter for wildlife, but also it —

damaging litter for wildlife, but also it can cause pop tyres, microplastics into water courses. and the — microplastics into water courses. and the big fear is that lithium ion batteries— and the big fear is that lithium ion batteries if— and the big fear is that lithium ion batteries if damaged can explode and cause _ batteries if damaged can explode and cause a _ batteries if damaged can explode and cause a fire. i batteries if damaged can explode and cause a fire. ~ ., ., , batteries if damaged can explode and cause a fire-— cause a fire. i know ultimately what ou would cause a fire. i know ultimately what you would like _ cause a fire. i know ultimately what you would like to _ cause a fire. i know ultimately what you would like to see _ cause a fire. i know ultimately what you would like to see is _ cause a fire. i know ultimately what you would like to see is a _ cause a fire. i know ultimately what you would like to see is a band. in i you would like to see is a band. in terms of regulation, may be in the medium term or as an interim, what is it that you would want to see specifically regarding regulation? we do have waste regulation for electronic— we do have waste regulation for electronic devices here in the uk, and currently the majority of the brands, — and currently the majority of the brands, the manufacturers, are failing — brands, the manufacturers, are failing to — brands, the manufacturers, are failing to do this. there was some research _ failing to do this. there was some research that material focus date and they— research that material focus date and they found that only 16 out of 150 of _ and they found that only 16 out of 150 of the — and they found that only 16 out of 150 of the manufacturers they contacted had funding for cycling programmes they are supposed to have _ programmes they are supposed to have but — programmes they are supposed to have. but we know it is notjust the funding _ have. but we know it is notjust the funding of— have. but we know it is notjust the funding of the recycling we need, but the _ funding of the recycling we need, but the collection and take back schemes — but the collection and take back schemes. big retailers are supposed to have _ schemes. big retailers are supposed to have this— schemes. big retailers are supposed to have this and, if you go into a supermarket, you will see that they currently _ supermarket, you will see that they currently don't have theirs. we need to see _

currently don't have theirs. we need to see that— currently don't have theirs. we need to see that the waste electronic devices — to see that the waste electronic devices regulations are being upheld and that— devices regulations are being upheld and that there are proper fines and penalties _ and that there are proper fines and penalties for retailers and brands not following that, alongside of course — not following that, alongside of course much better trading standards. we need to make sure that young _ standards. we need to make sure that young people are also not getting a hold of— young people are also not getting a hold of these.— hold of these. laura, do you get a sense that — hold of these. laura, do you get a sense that there _ hold of these. laura, do you get a sense that there is _ hold of these. laura, do you get a sense that there is support - hold of these. laura, do you get a sense that there is support for i hold of these. laura, do you get a i sense that there is support for what you are calling for out there? is this something that you feel positive about seeing it happen soon? , ,,. . soon? overwhelming support from individuals. — soon? overwhelming support from individuals, charities, _ individuals, charities, organisations, shops. i'm from dundee — organisations, shops. i'm from dundee and dundee city council has come _ dundee and dundee city council has come out _ dundee and dundee city council has come out in — dundee and dundee city council has come out in support of the ban and has added — come out in support of the ban and has added pressure for the scottish government as we wait for their urgent — government as we wait for their urgent review on the environmental consequences and assessment of these _ consequences and assessment of these. there is cross—party support appear— these. there is cross—party support appear from — these. there is cross—party support appear from dundee city council and other— appear from dundee city council and other councillors and organisations are getting involved. this is an positive — are getting involved. this is an positive thing we are doing for the environment, public health and the environment. environment, public health and the environment-— environment, public health and the environment. thank you so much for takin: the environment. thank you so much for taking the time _ environment. thank you so much for taking the time to _ environment. thank you so much for taking the time to speak— environment. thank you so much for taking the time to speak to - environment. thank you so much for taking the time to speak to us. i it's the oscars this weekend in los angeles —

the 95th academy awards. and it's set to be a night of close races — among the frontrunners, all quiet on the western front, the banshees of inisherin and everything, everywhere, all at once — which is nominated for 11 awards. here's our la correspondent, sophie long. at the end of the final furlong, it is looking very good for michelle yeo. 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. ijust want to manage expectations.

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. my internal organs are two feet in at least _ 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. 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. 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. you were watching bbc news. hello, there. there is still plenty of lying snow out there, particularly for northern ireland, north wales and northern england. blue skies by taming cool sky by night. it is going to be feeling bitterly cold tonight and issues with ice as well. there are met office weather warnings issued for ice in the midlands and northland. ice in the midlands and it office weather warnings issued for ice in the midlands and it is now pushed its way out into the near continent. the winds have lightened considerably and the skies will be clear. there will be some snow showers moving into aberdeenshire later on in the night. our weather front approaches from the

south—west. icy stretches and temperatures as low as minus 10--12 c. it temperatures as low as minus 10——12 c. it could be the coldest night england has seen so far this year. forthe night england has seen so far this year. for the weekend, a very chilly start. it will be dry for most on saturday, with our approaching weather front from the west. more snow on saturday night for another england and much of scotland. turning milder across the board, but really wet and windy at times on sunday. this is saturday. in a little bit more detail we have got our approaching weather front, also some hill snow for parts of wales, possibly snow to low levels here for a time. snow over the high ground of northern ireland, our weatherfront northern ireland, our weather front approaching northern ireland, our weatherfront approaching north—west england by the end of the day. a few showers across the central belt of scotland. further east, a bright start but cloud increasing throughout the day. it is still cold. as our weather front hit that cold air, it will turn to snow again even across lower devils across the usual areas,

northern england and scotland. snow to lower levels first thing through the night, but increasingly confined to the high ground. we are starting to the high ground. we are starting to tap into this milder air down towards the south—west. they will be another weather front approaching into sunday. still a bit of hill snow for a time across parts of northern scotland. that should move away. wet and windy from the west as we had throughout the day on sunday, but all of this falling as rain for the second half of the weekend. temperatures will be in double figures. we are looking at around 10-13 c figures. we are looking at around 10—13 c as we head through sunday afternoon, particularly for the south. and of course they will be a lot of snow melt around as well. that coupled with the rain could give us some localised flooding into the start of next week.

this is bbc news. i'm luxmy gopal and these are the headlines... britain will pay france nearly $600 million over the next three years for a new detention centre and more patrols to help clamp down on migrants travelling to britain in small boats. a gunman opens fire at a jehovah's witness hall in the german city of hamburg. police say at least seven people have been killed, including a pregnant woman and her unborn baby. heavy snow in the uk causes travel chaos on roads, plus train cancellations and flight delays as well as hundreds of school closures. a taste of freedom — we have a special report on the young afghan woman and her sisters under threat from the taliban. and with days to go until the stars hit the red carpet, who will be the biggest winners at this year's oscars?

you're watching bbc news... the economy has bounced back a little — growing by 0.3 per cent injanuary according to the latest figures. it's an improvement on the sharp fall in december and eases fears of a recession, but the office for national statistics says the outlook for the economy is flat. among the reasons cited for the better performance were the return of premier league football after the world cup, and a pick—up in school attendance. our economics correspondent andy verity reports. no bother, just builder's station! at this specialist station for the construction industry one of the hosts says businesses point.

of the hosts says business is buoyant. up until now the problem hasn't been a slowing economy, so much as trying to get the staff and materials to do the work. but they are yet to hear the evidence of the two—year recession the bank of england forecasted before christmas. we are tradesmen but equally we are the public too, so all this talk about the cost of living crisis, energy bills spiralling, fuel going up, especially building materials, they went through the roof especially during lockdown and the availability shrank. and i think that we have become pretty hardy and we are pretty good at riding out storms. the uk economy grew faster than expected injanuary, up 0.3% as measured by gross domestic product, meaning the value of all the goods and services we produce, including public services like a day's school teaching for each pupil. in december�*s snow, more pupils stayed away from school but injanuary they came back, boosting activity in education. thank you. services for consumers bounced back from december — gigures welcomed by the government, which said the underlying fundamentals of the economy were strong. visiting scotland, the labour leader disagreed. at the moment the problem we have

got is the productivity is low, living standards are low, start—ups in scotland are failing at a greater rate than elsewhere in the uk. the real change we need for the economy ,which means living standards and jobs, is with a labour government that is laser focused on economic growth. the office for national statistics warned the one month figure was given a lift by one—off factors like the return of premier league football after the world cup, which drew fans back to the turnstiles. the bad news is it was really only a partial rebound after a fall in december and a lot of it was driven simply by a return of school attendance levels to more normal levels, so, you know, not really indicating much going on beneath the surface. after the shock of lockdowns and the bounce—back that followed, the economy has still not quite recovered to its pre—pandemic level. it's the only one of the g7 advanced economies in that position and not growing like it used to. here's the black keys, gold on the ceiling on fix radio,

the builders' station. it may not be the recession predicted but nor is it yet a sustained recovery. andy verity, bbc news. the father of ellie edwards, the young woman shot at a pub on christmas eve in wallasey, has been taking part in a walk across the country to raise awareness of gun and knife crime. the walk has been organised by liverpool—born actor and comedianjohn may, to raise money for the scheme weapons down, gloves up. jayne mccubbin reports. you loved being her dad. yeah. privileged position. absolutely, yeah. tim's daughter, elle, was shot dead in merseyside on christmas eve. he's warned me that, three months on, he finds it almost he could have been consumed by grief and rage. instead, he wants to make a difference.

this is part of the lands end tojohn o'groats walk being made by liverpool comedianjohn may. 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. notjust for us, it is for the kids. at the end of the day, it is those kids who ultimately has to make that decision to be a better person. and if they are better people, their kids are going to be better people, and it will go on. and that is ourjob. what's the local delicacy in wrexham? this is part of the lands end tojohn o'groats walk being made by liverpool comedianjohn may. together, they will continue to scotland and raise money for weapons down, gloves up, a scheme which offers kids a different course in life. people go, oh, they need to be punished, they need to be punished, they need to be punished. that is all good and well but let's prevent it before we get to that stage. you can punish, punish, punish — is that enough of a deterrent? i don't know.

but let's prevent it because you can punish them but someone has still lost a life, someone's family are still in pain. this is a cause tim believes in. we lost here? no, we're not. it is telling us to go up there. oh, i can smell food. so, if we make sure that those kids create positivity within their own environment, ourjob is done, we can walk away. 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. she'll live forever. tim edwards, father of elle edwards who was shot dead on christmas eve.

ijust want i just want to bring you ijust want to bring you some breaking news which has come in from david sillitoe. it says the bbc has beenin david sillitoe. it says the bbc has been in discussions with gary lineker and his team in recent days and the bbc has decided that gary lineker will step back from preventing —— presenting much of the day until we have an agreed and clear position on his usual social media. you may remember this all stems from a tweet that gary lineker posted which was criticising the government's asylum policy and this is following that, that the bbc says that gary lineker will step back from presenting much of the day. there was a bit more information to give you because it says the bbc has said that they consider his recent social media activity to be a breach of the bbc�*s guidelines it goes on to say we have never said that gary

should be an opinion free zone or that he cannot have a view on opinions that matter to him but we had said he should keep well away from taking sides on party political issues are political controversy. that is a statement that has come through there in the past few minutes. of course, we will have more on that for you as it comes through. the heartbroken father of eve smith — one of three people killed in a car crash in cardiff — has spoken publicly for the first time following her death, saying she was "everything a father could wish for". the 21—year—old was found days after she and her friends went missing following a night out.

nelli bird has been speaking to eve's dad everton. this is everton smith with his daughter, eve — a proud dad now going through a living nightmare. she was everything a father could wish for. she was beautiful. ijust need her here now to help me get through this. this impossible situation. eve died on the weekend. she was one of the three young people killed when the car they were in crashed in st mellons off the a48 in cardiff. darcy ross and rafeljeanne also died, with sophie russon and shane laughlin still in a critical condition. this is either few years ago in a documentary her family took part in, up about losing her sister, xana doyle, who was killed in 2015. she was also killed in a car crash, losing her life at the age of 19. eve's dad, everton, owns this martial arts centre in newport, now a focal point for tributes. that was her prom. and these photos are special to him. they were chosen by eve to go into a family album.

he has only now got around to printing them out. i'm not surprised people come and bring flowers. because, like i said, if anybody would know my daughter, you only had to meet her once to know who she was. and she had something special about her. she was just so intelligent, she knew her mind, like i said she used to do my phone, she used to do everything for me. her brother, zaine, is also devastated — with just 18 months between them as a brother and sister, they were very close. she was very loved by everyone who knew her. closest person to her. alongside their grief, the family also want answers over the police response to eve and herfriends being reported missing and why the car wasn't found for nearly 48 hours, something the independent police complaints commission is looking into. the family solicitor, andrew collingbourne, said they had been meeting the police watchdog,

the iopc, on monday. and while they didn't have a timescale for the investigation, it was important to meet and understand the strategy. while the police investigation into the crash itself is also continuing and is partly focused here at trecco bay caravan park in porthcawl. officers are looking into a noise complaint at a caravan where the group stage before travelling back to cardiff in the early hours of saturday morning, dropping off a sixth friend in the pentwyn area. not long before the fatal crash. back in newport, among the photos and flowers, everton has chosen this poem as a focus for the tribute to his daughter. someday the time will come when i will no longerfeel this pain that is the day where heaven calls... and we will meet again. nelli bird, bbc news. scotland's largest teaching union has voted to accept a pay offer, ending its long—running school

strikes. the eis said 90% of those who voted were in favour of the deal which will mean a 7% increase backdated to last april, 5% next month and another 2% injanuary. further teaching strikes are planned in england and wales by the national education union next week. the nhs has warned of "significant disruption" to london's hospitals next week asjunior doctors are set to walk out for three days. thousands of operations and appointments will be cancelled. the dispute over pay and condition will affect most hospitals. our health correspdent karl mercer has more. this is what a normal day looks like in the emergency department at chelsea and westminster hospital, but it won't look like this for three days next week. because junior doctors will not be here from monday. this department, like pretty much every other in the capital, will be running with around half the staff. much planning has been done, staff from across the hospital will be drafted in to help here, but it will still be

a huge challenge. how confident am i? in fact, i'm very worried and concerned because we have got 50% of what we would normally have to manage a department of this size, and that itself is a huge risk. so if you say if i'm confident, probably not, but what i'm confident is that we're putting in enough effort to plan for it, and that's the key part — the planning is the essential bit. london's nhs has of course already seen a series of strikes by nurses — they're now in negotiations with the government. the junior doctors dispute could hit harder. i'm expecting it to be very busy. the department is busy at the best of times. and as dr patel has mentioned, we're probably going to have 50% of the staffing we would normally have. so, despite efforts to provide the best care as possible for severely ill and critically ill patients, sadly there will be a longer wait for the patients who are not perhaps as acutely unwell. nhs bosses are urging patients to keep using emergency departments

if they are really unwell, but asking them to use gps, pharmacies and nhs 111 if they are not. there will be significant disruption and we need to do everything we can, both as people in leadership positions, but other professionals, other doctors that are notjunior doctors and nurses and physios and radiographers, etc — we all need to pull together to keep patients as safe as possible. i'm pretty confident we will do that. it's impossible to give a guarantee. but i'm pretty confident we can do that. it will be a difficult few days ahead. thousands of planned operations have already been cancelled, thousands of appointments too as the focus has moved to the capital's emergency departments. karl mercer, bbc london. to the us now — where european commission president, yellow warnings for snow and ice issued by the met office remain in place for much of the uk, apart from southern england. more than 200 schools across

northern ireland have been closed. blizzard conditions overnight in parts of wales and north—west england caused chaos on the roads with some drivers stuck for hours on the m62 near manchester. earlier, i spoke to our correspondents in some of the worst hit areas on the uk. i first asked tomos morgan what's happening in mold, north wales. widespread disruption again here in wales for the third day on the road, hundreds of schools i've had to close here, 350 across north and north mid wales. the main roads have been reopened after being closed in the north today but a number of the smaller roads, more inland across the north of wales, are still closed. train services between the north and mid wales are also closed. although it has stopped snowing now, the sun is out, a beautiful picture behind me, it is melting and that doesn't mean there is the risk of ice now and that yellow warning has turned to an ice warning and that

will remain across the majority of wales, two thirds of wales until 10am this morning and that is why motorists and authorities have urged people to really take care and don't drive unless it is absolutely necessary, especially across the north and mid wales region here today, the third day in a row that wales has been hit by significant snow disruption, really, and it has disrupted a large part of the country as well. charlotte, a lot of snow in yorkshire?— charlotte, a lot of snow in yorkshire? , , , ., yorkshire? yes, it has been snowing for about 24 — yorkshire? yes, it has been snowing for about 24 hours, _ yorkshire? yes, it has been snowing for about 24 hours, starting - yorkshire? yes, it has been snowing for about 24 hours, starting to i yorkshire? yes, it has been snowing for about 24 hours, starting to stopl for about 24 hours, starting to stop in the last hour or so, but it really came down overnight, and it dumped all over parts of west yorkshire in the west of —— north of england. this winter wonderland is stunning, you can imagine the children behind me, when they learned that schools were closed, they were delighted and rushed up here with their sledges, we reckon there are around 1200 schools that

have been closed. while that may be joyful for the children, have been closed. while that may be joyfulfor the children, it have been closed. while that may be joyful for the children, it has have been closed. while that may be joyfulfor the children, it has been a nightmare for motorists, horrendous, horrific on the m 62 of the night with lorries broken down, causing absolute dismay for motorists trying to get around them. one person told us that she was stuck there overnight and she just didn't know what to do. but it is now melted, the sun is out, so good news for motorists, not so good news for the children behind me, not long to enjoy that snow. if you are just joining us, i want to bring you the breaking news that has come through in the past few minutes that gary lineker will be stepping back from presenting match of the day until in the words of the bbc, we have got agreed and clear position on his use of social media. just to remind you of social media. just to remind you of the context to this, this is following gary lineker tweeting a post criticising the clubman's

asylum policy, and end that, he compared the language that the government used to set out its plans around its asylum policy to that used by germany in the 1930s. so, that was the tweet that gary lineker posted, and this is what has happened in the days following that. just to read you the full bbc statement here, it says the bbc has beenin statement here, it says the bbc has been in extensive discussions with gary and his team in recent days, we have said that we consider his recent social media activity to be a breach of our guidelines. the bbc has decided that he will step back from presenting match of the day until we've got an agreed and clear position on his use of social media. the bbc statement goes on to say that when it comes to leaving our football and sport coverage, gary second to none, we have never said that gary should be an opinion free zone or that he cannot have a view on issues that matter to him but we have said that he should keep well away from taking sides on party

pedicle issues or political controversies. —— party political issues. just to bring you the key points in that statement, it says that gary lineker�*s recent social media activity is considered by them to be a breach of bbc guidelines, and the key point here is that the bbc has decided that gary lineker will be stepping back from presenting match of the day, it says, until we've got an agreed and clear position on his use of social media. just to remind you, you have probably come across this in recent days, the context of the social media post on twitter that's about this that led to this, it was a post in which gary lineker criticised the government's plans around eight asylum policy and compared the language that the government used to being that used by germany in the

19305. being that used by germany in the 1930s. and we will have more on that as we get it butjust to bring you the latest on that which was a statement from the bbc that has been issued in the past few minutes. there's a new duke of edinburgh. prince edward has been given the title that was formerly held by his late father, prince philip. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell said this honours the wishes of the late queen and prince philip. the intention was that ultimately he would become the duke of edinburgh. now, the duke of edinburgh, prince philip, the late husband of the late queen, died two years ago. i think it was felt that it should then be left to charles as new king to take the final decision on this, but i think it's undoubtedly the wishes of prince philip and the late queen, that edward, their youngest son, should inherit this title. though the title won't be hereditary so, when edward passes on, it will revert back to the crown. but it makes sense, i think, from the palace's point of view, because prince edward has been closely involved with the duke

of edinburgh's award, the award scheme for young people. and i think it recognises the fact that prince edward, the duke of edinburgh, as we must now call him, and his wife, sophie, the duchess of edinburgh, have an enhanced role within the royal family given the fact that the duke of york in disgrace no longer participating — the sussexes likewise. so i think it's a recognition of that. i'll correspond nicholas witchell there. 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 14 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. now, if you are just now, if you arejustjoining us, it is worth bringing you the breaking news we have had in the past few minutes about gary lineker, the bbc has decided that gary lineker will step back from presenting match of the day —— match of the day until the statement says we have an agreed and clear position on his use of social media. this is following a social media. this is following a social media. this is following a social media post gary lineker made on twitter criticising the clubman's policy around asylum. what we will do now is speak to our correspondents sian daly to bring us more. sian, tell us a bit more about what was in the statement. tl is more. sian, tell us a bit more about what was in the statement.- what was in the statement. it is a statement _ what was in the statement. it is a statement that _ what was in the statement. it is a statement that very _ what was in the statement. it is a statement that very much -

what was in the statement. it is a i statement that very much addresses the storm which has blown up in political and media circles. as remind ourselves, says the bbc has beenin remind ourselves, says the bbc has been in extensive discussions with gary and his team in recent days, we have said we consider his recent social media activity to be a breach of our guidelines, the bbc has editorial guidelines that people can google. the statement continues, the bbc has decided he will step back from presenting match of the day until we have an agreed and clear position. this is very much about understanding what he is able to tweet, what he isn't, historically of course people talk about the fact that he is not a journalist, he is not a news presenter, he is someone that presents on sport and therefore the argument is that the impartiality rules would be different, compared with a news correspondent. remind us what it was said in the tweet. he has picked up on the language used by the government, describing it as, comparing it with language of the

19305. 19305 germany. indeed, and it has proved quite controversial. various people including a labour mp criticised the language saying it was unduly politicised. yesterday, wa5 unduly politicised. yesterday, mr lineker wa5 wa5 unduly politicised. yesterday, mr lineker was asked whether he was concerned about being suspended by the bbc, he said he wasn't concerned about that, did he stick with the position of his tweet? he said he did but we 5tre55 position of his tweet? he said he did but we stress this is the bbc statement. did but we stress this is the bbc statement-— statement. with the impartiality issue, statement. with the impartiality issue. how _ statement. with the impartiality issue, how does _ statement. with the impartiality issue, how does his _ statement. with the impartiality issue, how does his role - statement. with the impartiality issue, how does his role play i statement. with the impartiality issue, how does his role play a i statement. with the impartiality i issue, how does his role play a part i55ue, how does his role play a part in issue, how does his role play a part in that or affect thatjudgment? the in that or affect that 'udgment? the bbc has in that or affect that judgment? t“ta: bbc has been quite concerned about how it is perceived and particularly when it comes to trust, independent, honest, and impartial is the mantra people have known for many years. there are rolls —— rules that apply to people in journalistic roles, there are rolls —— rules that apply to people injournalistic roles, the director—general tim davie has be asked about gary lineker per mac tweets when he had spoken in the comments before and he has been asked specifically about gary lineker mac historical tweeting and he said words to the effect, it is

an on going discussion.- he said words to the effect, it is an on going discussion. thank you, and we must _ an on going discussion. thank you, and we must make _ an on going discussion. thank you, and we must make it _ an on going discussion. thank you, and we must make it clear- an on going discussion. thank you, and we must make it clear we i an on going discussion. thank you, j and we must make it clear we have not heard from gary lineker sensed that bbc statement was issued but we will have more on that story when we get any further response on that, but now it is time for a look at the weather forecast with a little bit with amy. —— with elizabeth rick senior. all in all, a quieter day of weather today, a lot of blue sky and sunshine around, lots of lying snow still across northern ireland, north wales and northern england in particular. but the blue skies by day mean clear skies by night, it will feel bitterly cold tonight and they will be a lot of my surround as well, various met office warnings in force in the midlands, north words. our area of low pressure has been spilling out into the continent throughout the day today so we now have lighter winds and of course with clear skies they will be a

widespread sharp frost. temperatures could drop as low as minus ten where we have the lying snow. do watch out for the ice, maybe one or two snow showers blowing across parts of aberdeenshire as we head through the night as well. very cold start to the weekend, with a widespread frost away from the far south—west. it will be dry for most of us on saturday, particularly towards the east, but they will be more snow and will push eastward through saturday night, for northern ireland and much of scotland, before it turns milder throughout the board on sunday but it will also be wet and windy. turning wet and windy on saturday morning in devon and cornwall, hill snow across the moors and in wales, higher ground in northern ireland also seeing snow as we go through the afternoon. our weather front approaches the north west of england by the end of the day but there will be brightness towards eastern areas of the country, still cold air and one or two showers across the

central belt of scotland and across the borders as we head into the afternoon. as rain pushes into northern ireland and scotland on saturday night, it will likely turn to snow again, maybe another ten images of snow to low levels for the first part of the night then increasingly confined to higher ground through the second half of the night because we are tapping into milder air, drawing the night because we are tapping into milderair, drawing in the night because we are tapping into milder air, drawing in the south—westerly winds as we head into sunday morning. still snow across mainland scotland but clearing through the day. elsewhere, a lot milder, all of their set to fall as rain, it will be wet and windy throughout the day on sunday but it will be a lot milder, temperatures in double figures, really quite widely, maybe 12 or 13 celsius towards the south. quite a lot of snow melt and maybe localised flooding from this and the rain into the start of next week.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories. concerning him, the bbc said he is stepping back from presenting match of the day, while in a position can be negotiated between him and his team about his social media hosting and follows the row over gary tweeting the government language around asylum policy and he compared it to germany in the 19305 we live much more on the breaking story in the coming hours. over the top story.