make a deal to end the ukraine war, president trump warns president putin — or else there'll be us tariffs and sanctions. and the uk warns russia to stop spying after a surveillance ship is spotted near uk waters. on newsnight at 10:30 tonight, we'll bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters. and of course, look at what the papers are saying about tomorrow's news. good evening. prince harry has been given an unequivocal apology and substantial damages by the publisher of the sun newspaper for "serious intrusion" into his private life. it comes at the end of his five—year legal battle

with news group newspapers, the owner of the sun and the now defunct news of the world. prince harry and the former labour deputy leader, lord watson, alleged thatjournalists from ngn used illegal means to intrude into their private lives. lord watson has said they're preparing a dossier of evidence to hand to the metropolitan police. dominic casciani was at the high court. headline after headline, story after story. years of intrusion, now accepted by the sun in a stunning conclusion in prince harry's battle against tabloid. for years, the duke has said he was a victim of unlawful practices. he blames the media for the death of his mother. he says journalists destroyed his first flush of love with chelsy davy. and today, at the high court, this was the moment of reckoning. from yesterday, there had been clues of secret talks. he'd been up all night, but the duke's barrister david sherborne was looking surprisingly fresh—faced and chipper. mr sherborne, has there been a settlement? -

good morning. we'll have to see. and see we did. just after 10:30am, mr sherborne stood up in court and announced the two sides had reached an agreement and read out words his client had long waited to hear. "ngn offers a full and unequivocal apology to the duke of sussex for the serious intrusion by the sun between 1996 and 2011 into his private life, including incidents of unlawful activities carried out by private investigators working for the sun." 0utside court, the prince's legal team said the truth had finally been exposed. in a monumental victory today, news uk have admitted that the sun, the flagship title for rupert murdoch's uk media empire, has indeed engaged in illegal practices. the former labour deputy leader lord tom watson, the other remaining claimant in this battle, also received an apology.

ngn admitted the long—closed news of the world had placed him under surveillance. news group newspapers owes so many such apologies. thousands of ordinary people, just trying to live their lives, have endured the same unlawful behaviour. many were victims of heinous crimes, including victims of terrorism, grieving families, and people caught in personal tragedies. i'll never get over some of the stories i've heard in this case. this is a major victory for prince harry and his legal team. it's the first time in 18 years of battles that the news group newspapers have admitted any wrongdoing on behalf of the sun, but it also has benefits for the murdoch empire. by settling now, they avoid a trial, which could have seen allegations of a corporate—wide cover—up. that would have looked that would have looked at rupert murdoch's confidant, at rupert murdoch's confidant,

rebekah brooks, ngn's chief executive and former sun editor. she was found not guilty she was found not guilty of involvement in phone hacking in a previous criminal trial, of involvement in phone hacking in a previous criminal trial, and denies knowing about and denies knowing about unlawful news—gathering. unlawful news—gathering. prince harry's lawyer said prince harry's lawyer said questions about her time questions about her time in charge remain unanswered. in charge remain unanswered. at her trial in 2014, at her trial in 2014, rebekah brooks said, rebekah brooks said, "when i was editor of the sun, "when i was editor of the sun, we ran a clean ship." we ran a clean ship." police investigation, now, ten years later, now, ten years later, when she is ceo of the company, when she is ceo of the company, they now admit when she was editor they now admit when she was editor of the sun, they ran of the sun, they ran a criminal enterprise. a criminal enterprise. ngn says there was no voice mail ngn says there was no voice mail interception at the sun, interception at the sun, and it's not admitted any wrongdoing and it's not admitted any wrongdoing by its journalists. by its journalists. so is this affair all over? so is this affair all over? i think we're looking to the government, and we're also looking to the police and saying, you know, are you going to investigate what went on here? unlawful behaviour

that's been admitted. surely now is the time for another

but the sun never admitted wrongdoing. rebekah brooks, now the ceo of news uk, gave evidence to mps at the time. i was then editor of the sun, and i can say absolutely that the sun is a very clean ship. prince harry has always wanted his day in court to prove the sun was responsible for unlawful newsgathering practices. unlawful news—gathering practices. i know why people have settled. they've settled because they've had to settle, so therefore, one of the main reasons for seeing this through is accountability, because i'm the last person that can actually achieve that, and also closure for these 1,300 people and their families. i've been asked to read out a statement... - prince harry's last—minute settlement has been five years in the making. so who won? the only ones who really one today,

as any court case, are the lawyers, because they all get paid, the most important thing here is, i think it was probably a pyrrhic victory for prince harry, but there again, he did say he wanted his day in court, and he didn't get that, because his lawyers settled. i think that the sun and news group probably are relieved they don't have to go all through court and have to have the executives on the stand. tabloid culture has changed significantly since the period under scrutiny in court. inquiries, litigation and economics are all factors. there was the hacking scandal, the leveson inquiry, and the sort of big period of soul—searching that prompted. but also, the economics are radically different. you know, the sun made big profits in the 2000s, and now it's loss—making, so the financial incentives aren't there, certainly in print journalism, to warrant the level of rule—breaking that used to go on. prince harry has already won

a phone hacking case against the mirror group. he still has outstanding action against part of the daily mail group. it's not over yet. katie razzall, bbc news. and victoria derbyshire will have more on this on newsnight on bbc two shortly. we will be asking a victim of press intrusion how he feels about today's settlement and what he hopes will come next. and we will ask the defence minister how worried we should be about the russian spy ship caught in the english channel this week. that's newsnight at 10:30pm on bbc two, bbc news and bbc iplayer. victoria, thank you. a 26—year—old man who shot and killed his ex—girlfriend and her sister with a crossbow and stabbed their mother to death has pleaded guilty to their murders. kyle clifford attacked louise and hannah and their mother carol — who were the wife and daughters of the bbc racing commentator john hunt — at the family home in hertfordshire last summer. a warning this report from lucy manning contains distressing details. two sisters and their mother, hannah, louise and carol hunt, part of a well—loved family.

the racing commentator john hunt and his other daughter losing so much — a family ripped apart by a man set to terrorise and murder them. an ex—boyfriend whose response was to kill, kyle clifford finally today admitting he'd murdered the three women, imprisoned louise, and had a crossbow and knife. the only thing he denied — raping louise hunt. he'll now face a trial for this. what happened at the hunt family home in hertfordshire when clifford arrived was unimaginable violence against the three women. he tied up his former partner louise's ankles and arms with duct tape and shot her and her sister hannah through the chest with the crossbow. with the crossbow. he stabbed their mother, he stabbed their mother, carol, to death. carol, to death. hannah did manage to call 999 twice, hannah did manage to call 999 twice, and told the police she feared and told the police she feared she was going to die. she was going to die. when they arrived, they found her when they arrived, they found her near the front door, still alive, near the front door, still alive,

but they were unable to save her. but they were unable to save her. this was former soldier clifford this was former soldier clifford leaving the family's house lastjuly leaving the family's house lastjuly after murdering them, after murdering them, carrying a white sheet carrying a white sheet with the crossbow underneath. with the crossbow underneath. neighbours had heard screaming neighbours had heard screaming in the early evening. in the early evening. after leaving them to die, after leaving them to die, clifford went on the run, clifford went on the run, finally found after a manhunt finally found after a manhunt the following afternoon, the following afternoon, hiding in a cemetery. all that horror in court. hiding in a cemetery. armed police surrounded the scene armed police surrounded the scene and paramedics ran in. and paramedics ran in. clifford had shot himself clifford had shot himself with the crossbow, with the crossbow, suffering serious injuries. suffering serious injuries. he's now in a wheelchair. he's now in a wheelchair. after his family were murdered, after his family were murdered, john hunt, in a statement, john hunt, in a statement, talked of the horrid evil that talked of the horrid evil that brought devastation on an unimaginable scale, but said, "we will get through this." the best thing to come out of this is by him pleading guilty. is by him pleading guilty, ijust hope it means brought devastation thatjohn and amy don't have the agony prolonged, in the sense that they now haven't got to relive

reports from jenin. days into the gaza ceasefire, israeli forces are fighting palestinian gunmen backed by hamas and islamichhad, not in gaza but injenin. a major operation to eliminate terrorists, israel says. ahmed alshayeb owned a mobile phone shop injenin. a well—known businessman, not a fighter, locals said. shot dead by israeli forces, his family said, as they drove along a road nearjenin�*s refugee camp. this video shows the moments before he was shot in front of his ten—year—old son, taim. translation: they started shooting. a bullet hit him. — he said, "god, god." then the car hit the pavement. i saw two army vehicles with their

doors open coming toward us. they started to shoot towards the car, but i jumped out and ran away israel's army says the incident is under review. its forces are searching the refugee camp for armed groups and weapons. the roads in churned up by bulldozers. soldiers alert. while we were there, we saw a family coming out. translation: there are a lot of people inside the camp. - elderly people, the sick and kids. they can't leave. god help them. it's different this time. they are striking everywhere. it's like gaza. translation: after what happened to israel in gaza, _ this is their reaction. - they're taking it out on us. once again, jenin is in lockdown. israel is worried about the west bank becoming the next focus for iranian influence and arms.

but a show of force here after the cease fire in gaza also plays well with those in israel who not only want to continue the war there, but want to annex the west bank as well. israel has carried out regular raids here since the 7th of october attacks. its defence minister says the lesson from gaza is notjust to eliminate armed groups, but stop them coming back. that plan didn't work in gaza. that plan didn't work in gaza. it's not clear it it's not clear it will work injenin. will work injenin. lucy williamson, bbc news, jenin. lucy williamson, bbc news, jenin. president trump has urged president trump has urged russia's president putin to make russia's president putin to make a deal to end what he called a deal to end what he called the "ridiculous" war in ukraine the "ridiculous" war in ukraine or face tough tariffs and sanctions. of a peacemaker and unifier. i or face tough tariffs and sanctions. in a post on social media, mrtrump said, "we can do it the easy way or the hard way". here's sarah smith. applause donald trump has enormous ambitions that include ending the wars in the middle east and ukraine. my proudest legacy will be that

that's what i want to be. he had claimed that on his first day in office he would end the ukraine war. obviously that didn't happen, but he is making clear he wants to see a peace deal asap — threatening that russia will pay a high price if they don't enter negotiations. he posted on social media... meeting mr trump in new yorkjust after the election, ukrainian leader volodymyr zelensky said he thinks the new president could be decisive in ending the war, and he knows he really has no choice but to start negotiating. zelensky wants to make a deal. i don't know if putin does, i he might not, i don't know. he should make a deal. i think he's destroying russia by not making a deal. - president trump used to boast about his great relationship

with vladimir putin and insists russia would not have invaded ukraine if he had still been in the white house. but now he seems to be rapidly losing patience. without american—supplied weapons, ukraine could not continue theirfight. mr trump had said he would stop paying for ukraine's defence, but hasn't yet moved to cut their funding. he does think, though, america is paying too much compared to other nations. one thing i do feel, _ the european union should be paying a lot more than they're paying, because under biden, - i mean, we're in therej for $200 billion more. now, it affects them i more than it affects us. we have an ocean in between, right? a little thing called an ocean. - on america's southern border, donald trump has introduced strict new immigration laws that have banned refugees and assign them banned refugees and asylum claimants from entering the us. last year, he said he would close the border. now he's sending 1,500 troops to stop what he calls "an invasion of aliens". and he's changed the law to make it

easier to detain and deport illegal immigrants already in the united states. critics call his new policies harsh and unfair. he says he's simply keeping the promises that got him elected. now, a lot of these measures do sound pretty drastic, and we also expect soon to see immigration raids in big cities, rounding up undocumented migrants for deportation. but do remember, this was all donald trump's key policy. people knew what they were getting, and in many cases, this is exactly why they voted for him. sarah, thank you. sarah smith reporting. well, a russian spy ship has been given a warning by the royal navy after it was spotted around uk waters earlier this week, the defence secretary has told mps. john healey said the vessel was mapping the uk's undersea cables. jonathan beale is here with more. thank you. britain's long suspected that russia has been mapping critical undersea cables which carry power and telecommunications, with concerns they could be cut or sabotaged.

those fears have only increased with russia's war in ukraine. and this is one of the vessels britain believes has been doing that clandestine work, shadowed here in 2018 by a royal navy warship. russia describes yantar as a research vessel. the ministry of defence calls it a spy ship. yantar has once again been tracked near uk waters. on november 10th, it was here, off the coast of cornwall. four days later, it was in the irish sea, said to be hovering close to cables. at the time, she was being monitored by the royal navy. but secretly, the russian ship was also being tracked by a british submarine. in a highly unusual move, that submarine, hms astute, surfaced. defence sources say it verbally warned the russian ship that it

knew what it was doing. today the defence secretary said this was a sign of new, more robust rules of engagement. and i also want president putin to hear this message. we see you, we know what you're doing, and we will not shy away from robust action to protect this country. there are thousands of miles of undersea cables connecting both europe and north america. they carry more than 90% of the world's internet traffic, part of europe's critical national infrastructure. in the baltic sea, russia's suspected of using merchant ships — a so—called shadow fleet — to sabotage those cables, something moscow denies. but several cables have been damaged here, the most recent involving this oil tanker, the eagle s.

last month, finland seized the vessel. it's accused of dragging its anchor for more than 50 miles. the question — was it deliberate? in response, britain and its allies have said they're now stepping up patrols around europe's critical undersea cables. jonathan, thank you. a 12—year—old boy who was stabbed to death on his way home from school yesterday in birmingham has been named as leo ross. his family described him as "the most beautiful, kind child" who "had not one aggressive bone in his body." a 14—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder. phil mackie reports. his school said leo ross was a lovely and bright boy who was adored by his friends. on his way home yesterday, he was fatally stabbed in the stomach. today, his friends paid their respects, many of them in tears, each supporting the other. hannah, who was in the same class,

came with her mum, syma. he was like a nice, kind kid and he'd just do his work and get on with it and helpful as well. and very welcoming. something has to be done about this. it's like, i can't imagine what the parents are going through. both sets of parents. you know, leo's mum and dad and his family, they... i just... i—i just. ..you know, it'sjust devastating. rowena was another mum who had a son in leo's class. he didn't deserve this. - from what my children say, he was a lovely, caring, innocent little boy. - it's another young life lost to the scourge of knife crime. desperate efforts were made to save him, but they were in vain. the west midlands had the highest rate of knife crime in the uk last year, and many initiatives have been set up to try to tackle the problem. but the message just doesn't seem to be getting through. my message to the wider community and young people is,

you must not carry knives. we've really got to enforce that message collectively as the police and the community. everyone, we must not carry knives, we must not use knives, because these are the tragic consequences of it. in a tribute to leo, a family member told the bbc he was the most beautiful, kind child and this would not have been provoked by him. he was funny, sweet and had not one aggressive bone in his body. the nicest kid you would meet. as knife crime has risen, even younger people are becoming victims. leo ross, aged just 12, is the latest to lose his life. phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham. people trying to buy knives online will face tougher measures to prove their age under new restrictions being brought forward in the wake of the southport knife attack. bebe king, who was six, elsie dot stancombe, who was seven, and nine—year—old alice aguiar were killed at a dance class in the seaside town lastjuly. tomorrow, axel rudakubana, who pleaded guilty to the murders, will be sentenced

at liverpool crown court. daniel sandford is there. and this terrible case has already prompted changes? yes, this horrifying crime, and i am afraid we will hear even more terrible details in court tomorrow, has already brought some promises of changes from the government. they are bringing forward this tightening up are bringing forward this tightening up of rules on online knife sales, and that is because axel rudakubana bought his knife from the most famous online seller of all, amazon, despite the fact he was under 18 and had a conviction for carrying a knife. the government has also promised to reform its counterterrorism programme prevent, which he was referred to three times, but they did not take him on because he had no ideology. but there is no other system that could

have dealt with this going obsession with violence. i think there will be more commentary when sentences passed tomorrow here, and that is because the judge will not be able to pass the most severe sentence, a whole life order, and that is because axel rudakubana was under 18 when he carried out his crime. the law was changed three years ago after the manchester arena's brother could not be given a whole life order. the age was reduced from 21 to 18, but axel rudakubana was nine days short of 18 when he carried out his notice, so the families of the victims will face the prospect that one day in the future, axel rudakubana could maybe be released from prison on parole. daniel, thank you. the chancellor says she's "optimistic" about the economy, despite government borrowing rising by more than expected last month. the figure of almost £18 billion is the highest for december in four years. rachel reeves is in switzerland, where she is trying to attract

investors to the uk. faisal islam has been speaking to her. britain needs a bit of an economic sales job right now. and that's why the chancellor is giving new detail on her growth plans to the movers and shakers of world finance here. this government have our number one priority is growing the economy, to make working people back in britain better off. but, after tricky markets this month, the question is what the government is actually doing rather than saying about growth. her answer aimed squarely at the big investors here in the city, in big tech and in our airports. when there are decisions around infrastructure investment, the answer can't always be no, and with this government, the answer is yes. yes, and it seems like you're re—evaluating heathrow and gatwick, key investors here at davos that own those airports. i'm not going to comment on speculation, but this government is determined to bring in trade and investment into britain.

and some helpful backing from the man who controls the biggest state fund on the planet, the trillion— pound norwegian oil fund. ijust love the uk. we are invested in great companies in the uk, we have great managements running those companies. so you see the growth story, there's a new government in place. we heard what they say and we are, we continue to be invested there for the long term. the chancellor's new sales pitch is laser—guided at important investors like that norwegian executive and his counterparts in gulf nations and it is significant. it will mean that growth trumps environmental concerns about runways, that it trumps migration concerns, in terms of visas for scientists and entrepreneurs and in terms of big tech investment, it also trumps concerns about competition. we've effectively fired our chief competition regulator. now, what message does that send? the chair of the competition and markets authority resigned. he recognises that this government wants a strategic reset. often, uk regulators can hold up decisions where other

regulators around the world have already decided. that's no good for stability and that's no good for encouraging investment into britain. one top british export around the world, heralded here for his charity work, was talking up the country. great britain will always be great to me. that's what i'm all about. you know, i'm not a politician, i'm not a scientist, i stay out of all those kind of things. and as britain makes its play for some part of the hundreds of billions big tech is investing in al dominance, the chancellor is striking a more optimistic economic tone. faisal islam, bbc news, in davos. in tonight's football, manchester city have lost their cruicial champions league game against paris st—germain in dramatic fashion. natalie pirks is at the parc des princes. natalie. well, we thought this would be

tasty, and so it proved. when pep guardiola brought on super substitute jack realit, he made an immediate impact, scoring city's first goal and playing a big part in their second just three minutes later. but then city crumbled. all the frailties of the season laid bare. in a matter of minutes, their lead was wiped out, and then psg's third, a diving header, turned this game on its head. psg then scored a last—minute fourth, given by var, to leave city in a perilous position. psg havejumped leave city in a perilous position. psg have jumped above leave city in a perilous position. psg havejumped above now leave city in a perilous position. psg have jumped above now them leave city in a perilous position. psg havejumped above now them in the league, and they must now win against bruges at home, city, to stand a chance of making the play—offs. elsewhere, at celtic park, there was drama. three disallowed goals for celtic and a penalty, but in the end, a young boys own goal meant a 1-0 end, a young boys own goal meant a 1—0 win for celtic. things are looking healthy for and if you want to continue

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