the prisons watchdog warns — that drones used to fly weapons and — the princess of wales announces she is "in remission" from cancer — as she visits staff and patients at the hospital that treated her. now with all the latest sport, here's will. for the first time in the open era six british singles players have reached the second round of the australian open. the last time that happened was over 60 years ago. there were wins yesterday forjack draper, jacob fearnley, jody burrage and harriet dart with emma raducanu and katie boulter progressing today. raducanu says her serve �*had a mind of its own�* after a scrappy straight sets win over russia's ekaterina alexandrova. raducanu hit 15 double faults and lost her serve six times. she faces amanda anisimova of thre us next.

of the us next. i'm very pleased to have come through that match. it was difficult, it was quite hot out there, getting quite sunny, and obviously playing against a really experienced and seeded opponent, who is playing great tennis. and i think, yeah, i'm very proud of how i fought and how i overcame certain situations in that match. katie boulter is the highest british seed in the women's draw. she too had a tough opening match but dug deep to beat canada's rebecca marino in three sets. she's up against russian veronika kudrmetova next who has a point to prove aferfailing to make it past the second round of any of the grand slams last year. it wasn't all good news for the british players though. cameron norrie is out after losing in four sets to italy's matteo berrenttini. the british number two says he could "barely practise" before his opening match because of sickness. can nottinghm forest stamp their mark on the premier league title race?

beat liverpool at the city ground later and they would be just three points behind arne slot�*s side. forest are looking to do the double over them after winning at anfield in september. despite almost being relegated last season, theirform is one of the stories of the season so far. i think it was the beginning of the season, every teams were starting the competition knowing each other, the competition knowing each other, the weakness and the strengths, maybe it was a surprise but was long time ago and many things have changed. both teams are different now so it's a new game, and new things will happen. there are three other games in the premier league later. champions manchester city travel to brentford, chelsea welcome bournemouth to stamford bridge and west ham take on fulham in a london derby. new england rugby union captain maro itoje says he's ready to give his all to serve the team and the fans. the saracens forward replaces his club team mate

jamie george to lead england at the six nations. george and bristol prop ellis genge will serve as vice—captains in steve borthwick�*s 36—strong squad. you need in any good team, a number of excellent leaders, and i think we are really developing that within the squad. and he is a guy that i think everyone can see, he's a world—class player. incredible professional, immensely respectful and ifeel we professional, immensely respectful and i feel we are professional, immensely respectful and ifeel we are really professional, immensely respectful and i feel we are really developing and i feel we are really developing a good depth of leadership in the squad. england's ashes hopes are fading fast after slumping to a second straight one day defeat in their series with australia. heather knight's team managed to bowl australia out for 180 inside 45 overs but struggled with the bat as they ended up being dismissed for 159. it means they're four points to nil down in the multi format series and need ten on the board for victory.

and, world number onejudd trump us through to the quarter finals of the masters after a 6—1 win over barry hawkins. the two—time champion pounced on his opponents mistakes — hawkins scored just 59 points in the first five frames. trump finished in style with a break of 107 and will face ding junhui next. there's more snooker to come tonight — 2018 champion mark allen takes on chinese debutant sirja—wee — that's live on the bbc from 7pm. and that's all the sport for now. well, see you later, thanks very much. let's return to the story, the pictures we were showing you a little while ago. the princess of wales has revealed she is in remission a year after it was revealed she had cancer.

for more on this i'm joined by our royal correspondent — sean coughlan after she visited the hospital we heard that she is in remission. in terms of these pictures that we've seen there at the royal marsden, she met with staff, met with patients and detailed, too, within all that she will be a patron, continuing with a lot of the research some of the work that they've been carrying out. ., �* , the work that they've been carrying out. . �* , ,, , , out. that's right. she is very involved _ out. that's right. she is very involved in _ out. that's right. she is very involved in the _ out. that's right. she is very involved in the subject - out. that's right. she is very involved in the subject now, | out. that's right. she is very - involved in the subject now, and the conversations with patients now, she is emotionally very connected with the subject and she talk to people about her own tough times with chemotherapy and also sort of possibly used their own personal experience to empathise with people about the emotional pressure facing families of people who are undergoing cancer treatments, so i think it is something we will see in the future as a big commitment from her. it the future as a big commitment from her. ., , , the future as a big commitment from her. . , , , ., ., ~ her. it was interesting, you talking about the emotional _ her. it was interesting, you talking about the emotional aspect - her. it was interesting, you talking about the emotional aspect of - her. it was interesting, you talking about the emotional aspect of all | her. it was interesting, you talking | about the emotional aspect of all of this because in her statement, there

were a couple of lines that gave you just a little glimpse of that bit where she talked about thinking staff, walking quietly alongside william and me after we've navigated everything and she talk later about being involved with the royal marsden and one of the things that were talked about, with research she wants to help to promote but also talking about family well—being. that's right. she is also very important to the royal family as an institution as well as a mother and a wife, i think. she has star quality and i think her return, what appears to be a gradual return of positive news about her health will be very important to the wider royal family. be very important to the wider royal famil . ,, . ~' be very important to the wider royal famil . ,, ., ~ ., ., family. she talked earlier about ad'ustin: family. she talked earlier about adjusting to _ family. she talked earlier about adjusting to a — family. she talked earlier about adjusting to a new— family. she talked earlier about adjusting to a new normal, - family. she talked earlier about adjusting to a new normal, but| adjusting to a new normal, but exactly and what she was just sitting there, she plans to have a fulfilling filling your head so it is a gradual return. but bit by bit, we are likely to see more of the princess in 2025, aren't we? almost certainl . princess in 2025, aren't we? almost certainly- last— princess in 2025, aren't we? almost certainly. last year _ princess in 2025, aren't we? almost certainly. last year we _ princess in 2025, aren't we? almost certainly. last year we saw -

princess in 2025, aren't we? almost certainly. last year we saw little - certainly. last year we saw little of her. she began the year with her abdominal surgery and later we discovered about her cancer diagnosis, too. so it has been a difficult yearfor them diagnosis, too. so it has been a difficult year for them and she has made a few appearances gradually toward the end of the year, carol service at christmas, we saw her there. but now it's suggested we might see a lot more from her and it'll be interesting to see how much the experience of cancer might change how she performed her duties, most of her messages recently have been very emotive and very much about love and empathy and sharing, understanding. and they have a certain, indifferent quality from perhaps what we saw before, so it'll be interesting to see whether there are long—term consequences when she recovers and returns fully to duties. ~ �* ., recovers and returns fully to duties. ~ �* . , duties. we'll leave it there, but thank you _ duties. we'll leave it there, but thank you very _ duties. we'll leave it there, but thank you very much, _ duties. we'll leave it there, but thank you very much, much - duties. we'll leave it there, but - thank you very much, much indeed, thank you. we'll return to the breaking political development in the last half hour or so, because tulip siddiq has resigned from the government following weeks of

scrutiny. it's been said that the family embezzled millions of pounds for infrastructure in that country. let's speak tojohn rentoul, chief political commentator for the independent. was this inevitable, do you think? it had been building for some time, and clearly number ten had been working on this because it was a very efficient operation today. they had already decided who was going to replace her mood and who is going to replace her mood and who is going to replace emma reynolds who takes tulip siddiq's place. so there was a very smooth mini shuffle of ministers and very polite exchange of letters following the publication of letters following the publication of the letter from the prime minister, adviser on ministerial standards. minister, adviser on ministerial standards-_ minister, adviser on ministerial standards. �* ., , ., ., ~ minister, adviser on ministerial standards. �* ., .,~ ., standards. and what did you make of the letters and _ standards. and what did you make of the letters and the _ standards. and what did you make of the letters and the fact _ standards. and what did you make of the letters and the fact that - standards. and what did you make of the letters and the fact that she - the letters and the fact that she

didn't breach the ministerial code, so it begs the question why then she has to go. she so it begs the question why then she has to no. ,, ., ., ., has to go. she drew attention to that phrase _ has to go. she drew attention to that phrase in — has to go. she drew attention to that phrase in the _ has to go. she drew attention to that phrase in the lori _ that phrase in the lori magnus'letter but actually the letter is pretty damning of her conduct. saying she didn't know, she wasn't aware of the origins of the ownership of her flat in kings cross which is a rather strange position for a property owner to be in, and it was regrettable that she didn't seem to be fully alert to the dangers of potential conflict of interest, herfamily dangers of potential conflict of interest, her family interests and bangladesh. the prime minister was very polite in his letter, allowing her to resign in order to avoid further distraction for the government, but there is no doubt that it's more than that. you know, she... she didn't get a clean bill

of health from the prime minister's adviser. , ., , her aunt, given all of that she was and pointed in the first place? i think yes, in hindsight we can see that it wasn't a brilliant appointment and specifically the responsibility she had as a junior treasury ministerfor treasury minister for anti—corruption treasury minister for anti—corru ption measures, treasury minister for anti—corruption measures, that was embarrassing and one of the things that clearly the lori magnus says in his letter, she should at least be relieved of responsibility as part of a brief come up with the prime minister has decided to go further. he has been polite about it, so allow tulip siddiq to say it she hasn't broken the ministerial code and actually the prime minister very generously at the end of her letter

—— his letter says he hopes she will be back at some point in the government. i think that's politeness rather than a real prospect of a return. we politeness rather than a real prospect of a return. we will leave it there, prospect of a return. we will leave it there. but _ prospect of a return. we will leave it there, but thank _ prospect of a return. we will leave it there, but thank you _ prospect of a return. we will leave it there, but thank you very - prospect of a return. we will leave it there, but thank you very much | it there, but thank you very much for your time. thank you. here in england there's a warning that the use of drones to deliver drugs and weapons into two of england's highest security prisons has now become a national security threat. the prisons watchdog says drone supplies to inmates at manchester and long lartin are now so regular, that guns could be smuggled in. the two jails hold some of the most dangerous men in the country — including terrorists, murderers and bosses of organised crime. dominic casciani, reports. a drone over manchester, a video showing how easy it was to get over the walls of the city's jail. this social media clip one of many bragging about deliveries by air to prisoners. this is the scale of the threat now identified at one of england's highest security prisons. the delivery of drugs and contraband by drone are now a massive problem forjails —

this footage showing how gangs fly them right up to cell windows. two reports today reveal how the devices are destabilising two prisons holding some of the most dangerous men in the uk — murderers, gang bosses and terrorism offenders. at hmp manchester, the prisons watchdog says the airspace has been ceded to organised crime gangs. knives are being flown in because of broken cctv and failed netting. prisoners have been breaking £5,000 windows to receive deliveries faster than they can be replaced. hmp long lartin in worcestershire holds some of the uk's most dangerous terrorism offenders, yet its bosses are similarly struggling with drones dropping camouflaged contraband into the grounds. how is the prisoner coordinating this? they must be communicating with someone. yeah, so they're on... they're on the phone. the watchdog says the drones are driving an illicit economy of drugs, mobile phones and weapons

— undermining safety and work to rehabilitate offenders. this is a threat to national security. the potential for serious weapons to be able to get into our prisons in increasing numbers means that there is a risk, particularly with these cat a prisons — particularly with some of the riskiest men in the country, who are either connected to organised crime gangs or they are terrorists or terrorist affiliated. the watchdog says manchester prison is dealing with the continuous arrival of illicit items by drones. 0ne local worker we spoke to here, who didn't want to appear on camera, said that's been his experience. he says he sees the drones hovering here on this road, and then they're up over this wall within seconds, delivering their contraband, and then they're away. anonymous social media posts shot from inside manchester prison taunt the authorities, but ministers say they're already acting on an urgent alert from the watchdog. they say that new cctv and netting is being installed

and they're pledging to end a crisis they say they inherited. dominic casciani, bbc news. 0fficers officers say they'd like to speak to these two. and mosawar zazi, 16, and are appealing for the public�*s help in locating them, according to the metropolitan with me is our news correspondent steve knibbs. tell me what the police have been saying in the last little while. police have been given very little detail about the investigation apart from saying they were working at pace. from saying they were working at ace. ~ ~ ., .,

from saying they were working at ace, . ~' ., ., ., from saying they were working at race. ~ " ., ., ., ., pace. we know that killian died on the 432 bus- _ pace. we know that killian died on the 432 bus. they _ pace. we know that killian died on the 432 bus. they are _ pace. we know that killian died on the 432 bus. they are continuing l pace. we know that killian died on | the 432 bus. they are continuing at lines of inquiry and they issued a appealed to speak to these two teenagers. they say they want to speak with them in connection with killian's murder. the detective leading the investigation is chief inspector sara lee, undertaking increased weapons searches in the area, reassurance patrols and house to house in greece. she appreciates the public�*s patients because of the disruption this has caused, but investigators have been working around the clock to identify those responsible and appeal for the public�*s help to find these two. as you've said, she wants anyone with information about their whereabouts to contact police at 999, not to approach them but to contact police as soon as possible. the approach them but to contact police as soon as possible.— as soon as possible. the details of this murder _ as soon as possible. the details of this murder are _ as soon as possible. the details of this murder are horrifying - as soon as possible. the details of this murder are horrifying and - this murder are horrifying and distressing, and the impact on the

community, colossal. i distressing, and the impact on the community, colossal.— community, colossal. ithink an hinu community, colossal. ithink anything like _ community, colossal. ithink anything like this _ community, colossal. ithink anything like this goes - community, colossal. ithink anything like this goes to . community, colossal. ithink| anything like this goes to the community, colossal. ithink- anything like this goes to the core of the community. the bbc spoke to the mother of the victim and she highlighted her concerns. she said she wasn't surprised, sadly, that he had been killed in this way. he said he had been groomed from the age of six. he'd experienced some very challenging times and had been taken into care over a number of years. she said they spent a nice christmas together but he was very underweight, very hungry, tattooed, exposed to drugs. but she was glad that he was now back at school. she said she'd asked for help and said that actually, she hadn't received the help she wanted to try and keep him away from associating with gangs. she said quite powerfully that unfortunately, her son still had one foot on the streets. just briefly, as i said there in the introduction, the police very keen to underline if they spot these two

people they've been talking about not to approach them. they have issued photographs of the two teenagers they wanted to speak with. they want to speak to them in connection with killian's murder. they say any information people should call 999 straightaway but not to approach them.— to approach them. steve, thank you so much for — to approach them. steve, thank you so much for taking _ to approach them. steve, thank you so much for taking us _ to approach them. steve, thank you so much for taking us through - to approach them. steve, thank you so much for taking us through all i so much for taking us through all that, thank you. the latest phase of the covid inquiry started today, focussing on the roll—out of vaccines across the uk. the review will also consider the support and compensation offered to anyone who, in rare cases, was harmed or injured as a result of vaccination. 0ur health reporter, jim reed, has more details. just going to be squeezing your arm, 0k? it's now more than four years since margaret keenan from coventry became the first person in the world to get her covid jab as part of a mass roll—out. those vaccinations are now thought to have saved hundreds of thousands of lives across the uk. the fact that we were able to get a usable vaccine

in the autumn of that same year, deploy it within the next three months, get it out to all the vulnerable people, pretty much get their first doses out by february, was something that had never, ever been achieved in human history. at its peak, almost a millionjabs were given in a single day at gp surgeries, sports grounds and even cathedrals. now the uk covid inquiry is opening three weeks of hearings into vaccines and the drugs used to treat covid. that includes the way those jabs were developed in the pandemic, the speed of the roll—out to different groups, vaccine safety and regulation, and the compensation scheme for people who in rare cases, were harmed by the jabs. jamie scott was left with brain damage after a blood clot caused by the astrazeneca vaccine. his wife kate is among those campaigning for reform and will be giving evidence tomorrow. we're probably a little bit uncertain whether the hard questions

will be asked to the government and to the pharmaceutical companies, because we are not anti—vaccination, we are pro—fairness. everyone in our group took the vaccine, but when it goes wrong, surely there's an ethical responsibility to ensure that they don't continue to suffer. barely a scratch. later this week, we'll hear from england's former health secretary matt hancock, and other senior officials from the time. the idea is to learn from one of the biggest public health drives in history, and be better prepared for the next outbreak or pandemic in the future. jim reed, bbc news. the latest from los angeles. winds of up to 70 mph forecast for that city today. with fears they could cause the remaining wildfires to spread again. at least three major fires are still burning, 24 people have been killed and 23 are still missing. let's hearfrom our correspondent will grant.

as the wildfires in los angeles enter their second week, they keep burning, and the stories of destroyed lives stack up. amid the ruins of his block, michael soto was incredibly fortunate. his home survived while his neighbours were left with nothing. now, he stands guard to protect what he still has from looters, patrolling a devastated neighbourhood. i moved to this area, you know, for my kids — to have a better upbringing for them and for them to have a better future. it was a beautiful community, you know, it was mixed, it was nice. everyone, you know, looked at each other, waved and all that, you know. so it was just nice. i wanted my kids to have a better future for themselves. but, yeah, i... it looks like we're going to have to start all over again and rebuild, come stronger. the affluent suburb of brentwood has so far avoided being razed to the ground with the same destructive force. but with the santa ana winds still a majorfactor, the residents aren't out of the woods yet.

as the blaze swept through here, the crews faced a huge task in trying to contain it. the aim now is to protect these vulnerable homes and communities that lie below the line — in essence, to make sure there are no smouldering embers that could kick up into the winds and spark fresh fires. meanwhile, help has arrived from across the border. dozens of mexican firefighters are in la to help contain the fires and carry out the grim task of search and recovery of the victims. as neighbours, mexico and california haven't always had the smoothest of relationships. but like all good friends, they simply turn up in the hour of greatest need. translation: historically, mexico has been a government and peoplej of great solidarity, and this is a moment to build closer ties and to show that no border can separate us. when it comes to humanitarian assistance, there are no borders, and we are prepared to stay for as long as we're needed

to help the american people. with nine people charged over looting, there's real nervousness among evacuated homeowners. so much so, the national guard has now been deployed, setting up a command centre on the beach front. this has been the toughest week, which many in los angeles can remember. the scenes of destruction are nothing short of apocalyptic. and even once the blazes are finally all contained, then the long and painfuljourney to rebuild begins. will grant, bbc news, los angeles. they're the centrepiece of the blackpool tower ballroom and today all fourteen of the huge edwardian crystal chandeliers there have been lowered — by hand — for their annual clean. jayne mccubbin has been monitoring what is a highly delicate operation. for almost 130 years, these lights have illuminated

dancers in blackpool�*s famous tower ballroom. over the years, the moves have certainly changed, but the backdrop hasn't. but look at the dust on that! so once a year, a spring clean ensures the sparkles are worthy of the footwork down below. every january we lower our chandeliers, our edwardian chandeliers, down from the roof of the ballroom, and we clean all of the crystal. there's over 10,000 pieces of hand—cut crystal from italy here. hello, paul, over. it is a slow, careful process. yeah, go ahead, ethan. the floor's all clear. you can start lowering the chandeliers. - but it is done today exactly as it was over 100 years ago. speeded up here, but look and listen to this. this is the view from paul hulley, who's been the man on the winch in the ceiling since the 80s. he knows all too well that if you say the words "clean" and "chandelier," only one thing springs to mind. has there ever been an only fools and horses moment?

no. fortunately, we've never... we've never had that moment. never, ever? we've come close a couple of times. tell me about the coming close moment. well, you never always know what everybody�*s doing, so you have to be a little bit careful. everything going 0k? yeah, everything's fine at the moment up here. we use what's called a banksman at the bottom as we're winding the chandeliers down, and he can get distracted and we can keep going, but we just stop short usually, which is always a good thing... ..because they are priceless. priceless, and very much one of the stars of the show once a year on the bbc. i need to show you something. have a look at this down here. absolutely. so this will be some of the confetti that was left over from strictly. would you like to ban the strictly come dancing confetti bombs? i mean, iwould personally, yes! no, but it's part of the experience in the ballroom. you know, the ballroom is an incredible space, and with confetti, it looks great. once the chandelier is down, it is secured in place.

for the first time in over 50 years, the rope connecting the half a ton chandelier to the ceiling is being replaced. we know it's at least 50 years. we think it could be longer. it will be on a custom built structure behind us here. we'll then do our spring clean on the chandelier, and then once the mechanism's finished, it'll be reconnected and then taken back up to the ballroom ceiling. ready to shine again? ready to shine down on the tower ballroom once more, yeah. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. time �*s up, that's it from today's programme, thanks for watching, see you same time tomorrow. goodbye. hello there. good evening. generally dry for most of us today with more low clouds. some outbreaks of drizzle towards some western coasts, but also some sunshine. the mild air, of course, helping the snow to continue melting where we still have it. and it's more of the same as we head through the rest of the week.

a mixture of cloud but also some sunny spells. it's largely dry, mild, particularly in the north and the west, and there will be some areas of mist and fog developing too, and that's most likely across the southern half of the uk. underneath this area of high pressure, where the winds stay light, the high deflecting these weather fronts out towards the north and the west. but here it's breezier and also much milder too. you can see that mild airjust sweeping in on the south—westerly wind, marked in the dark yellows and the ambers. so for the rest of tonight, then a mixture of cloud and some clearer spells, a few outbreaks of patchy rain for the western isles, perhaps, and it's going to feel mild too, for the time of year, particularly mild out towards the far north and the west. double figures hanging on, but as the mild air passes over the cold ground still, we're likely to see mist and fog start to form, particularly likely across the southern half of england and into wales, and where the fog forms, and it could be quite slow to lift and clear, so could linger on for much of the day, lifting into low cloud but more in the way of sunshine, i think for northern ireland. southern eastern scotland, northern england and into north wales, with a slightly drier feed of air.

less moist temperatures double figures apart from where we keep the mist and fog for much of the day. it is going to feel cooler than that. as we head through wednesday and into thursday, the high starts to drift off. thursday morning could be quite a cold start to the day, particularly where we have the early sunshine, maybe even a touch of frost. it's a windy looking day as well for north west scotland, the western isles and up through northern ireland generally for these irish sea coasts. but there will be quite a bit of sunshine around on thursday. cloudier in the far north and west. also mild here still and also cloudier out towards east anglia and generally across central southern england too. so as we go into the weekend, we'll start to see a slight dip in temperature as we draw in some continental air. the high gradually drifts eastwards, allowing for these weather fronts to approach, but they are quite weak and they are going to fizzle out. but nevertheless, as we head through the rest of the week, generally dry. a slight dip in temperature. a few outbreaks of rain in the west on sunday. bye— bye.

at six. the princess of wales reveals she is in remission, a year after she was diagnosed with cancer. how are you finding it? the 43—year—old made the announcement after a visit to the royal marsden hospital

in london today, where she talked to patients and thanked staff who looked after her. the treasury minister tulip siddiq — in charge of tackling corruption — resigns. after he was named in a corruption investigation, awkward but she has always insisted she did nothing wrong and the prime minister's independent adviser says she did not break the ministerial cold. code. code. police issue the names and cctv images of two teenagers they want to speak to after a 14—year—old boy who was stabbed to death on a bus in london last week. hello, welcome to great failed prototypes of our time. and the comedian tony slattery has died at the age of 65. and coming up in sport on bbc news: a pivotal night in the premier league title race — third placed nottingham forest take on the leaders liverpool at the city ground.