this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley.d after the fatal stabbing on a train in surrey yesterday. police say the death appears to have a followed an altercation between strangers. in relation to what we know so far in regard to happened, it is not random in the fact that there was no contact between the two people before the incident. we know that they were talking together. that's all we know about the two men at this moment in time. smokers and problem drinkers admitted to hospital in england will get help to quit or cut down — to reduce demands on the health service. five 15—year—old girls have been killed after a fire broke out in an escape room in northern poland. ryanair is voted the worst short—haul airline for the sixth year in a row — in a survey by the consumer group which. and as the us federal government shutdown continues, and apple blames its financial troubles on the chinese economy — join me and a panel of guests in half an hourfor dateline london.

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. on a train in surrey yesterday. police say the death appears to have followed an altercation between strangers. in relation to what we know so far in regard to happened, it is not random in the fact that there was no contact between the two people before the incident. we know that they were talking together. that's all we know about the two men at this moment in time. smokers and problem drinkers admitted to hospital in england will get help to quit or cut down — to reduce demands on the health service. police in california say three people have been shot dead at a bowling alley in torrance near los angeles. ryanair is voted the worst short—haul airline for the sixth year in a row — in a survey by the consumer group which. and coming up at half past twelve —

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at twelve: two people are arrested after the fatal stabbing on a train in surrey yesterday. police say the death appears to have followed an altercation between strangers. in relation to what we know so far in regard to happened, it is not random in the fact that there was no contact between the two people before the incident. we know that they were talking together. that's all we know about the two men at this moment in time. smokers and problem drinkers admitted to hospital in england will get help to quit or cut down — to reduce demands on the health service. police in california say three people have been shot dead at a bowling alley in torrance near los angeles. ryanair is voted the worst short—haul airline for the sixth year in a row — in a survey by the consumer group which. and coming up at half past twelve — click looks back at its highlights of 2018 and looks ahead to what we might expect in the tech world this year. police investigating the fatal stabbing of a

hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. headlines: the prime minister urges mps to back her brexit deal or risk taking the country into "uncharted territory." ahead of the launch of the long term plan for nhs, the health secretary says the service needs to change its focus. the next stage of the universal credit rollout is delayed amid concerns about the new all—in—one benefits system. and will the favourite win? 0livia colman is a frontrunner in tonight's golden globe awards in los angeles. now on bbc news, it's time for click. music plays. yeah, we did all that and more last year, and this week we're going to look back at some of our favourite moments, and also look ahead to what we might expect from 2019 — which doesn't quite roll off the tongue yet, does it? 2018 was a great year for sports — the world cup, formula one and of course, cycling's tour de france, and we delved into the technology behind them all. this year's tour de france is taking place amongst the same beautiful mountains as always. but there's a big dif

i'm shaun ley. malaysia has had its first change of government in 60 years. it took a huge corruption scandal to topple the previous one, yet the same two names dominate the country's political debate, which have done for the last 20 years. mahathir, a retired prime minister who returned to power at the age of 92, and anwar, the man who was jailed, then pardoned, and now is mahathir‘s chosen successoi’. syed saddiq is the youngest cabinet minister in asia, in a country where the average age is the mid—20s. he says malaysia is a country of reform and modernisation. no country for old men, or is malaysia still trapped in an attitudes shaped in its colonial past? syed saddiq, welcome to hardtalk. thank you veryimuch. in government since independence back in the mid—1950s. i mean, it's a hugely significant moment in malaysia's history. how important do you think that election will be for the country's future? to me, the fact that this is the first change in government for malaysia will allow for the youth to shape the future of malaysia for the next 20 to 30 year

i'm shaun ley. back her brexit deal or risk taking the country into "uncharted territory." i would say — don't let the search for the perfect become the enemy of the good. the danger there is that we end up with no brexit at all. ahead of the launch of the long term plan for nhs — the health secretary says the service needs to change its focus. the big picture of this plan is to get with that big increase in funding. to get more spending onto prevention and supporting people to stay healthy in the first place, rather than just focusing on the cure. the next stage of the universal credit roll—out is delayed — amid concerns about the new all—in—one benefits system. and will the favourite win? 0livia colman is a frontrunner in tonight's golden globe

hello this is bbc news, with shaun ley.he headlines: the prime minister urges mps to back her brexit deal or risk taking the country into ‘uncharted territory'. ahead of the launch of the long term plan for nhs, the health secretary says the service needs to change its focus. the next stage of the universal credit rollout is delayed amid concerns about the new all—in—one benefits system. and will the favourite be the favourite? olivia colman is a frontrunner in tonight's golden globe awards in los angeles. now on bbc news, the team from radio 1's newsbeat travel to malawi to join bush patrols as they work to stop a practice which has long threatened many animals across africa. the poacher hunters contains some images you may find upsetting. it is 50—50, whether they'lljust stand back and run away or whether they'll charge straight at you. so you've always got to be sort of looking around for places you can go just in case they decide to charge. so it is pretty dangerous. it's coming. man: your mission — patrol the park, be

that's it from eunice, nisreen, alex and jeffrey, and from me, shaun ley.l of us on dateline london, goodbye. good morning. i wish i could offer you more sunshine for today but we will not see much. the emphasis is on cloud pretty much across the country. northern england and north wales there is a weak weather front producing some drizzle, maybe brightness to the north and south at times and noticeably milder out there. for most, we keep the cloudy skies. we see more of a change overnight tonight. quite cloudy and mild but we will start to see wet and windy weather pushing into the north—west, some rain heavily through western scotland and northern ireland. the rain will weaken moving into another england in the afternoon but the winds strengthen, showers and gales or severe gales up into the extreme north, widely in excess of 60 mph, 70 or 80 to the far north. central and southern england stays cloudy, but mild but dry. this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines at 12:00... the prime minister issues a warning to mp5, saying that voting against her bre

that's it from eunice, nisreen, alex and jeffrey, and from me, shaun ley.all of us on dateline london, goodbye. the first weekend of 2019 is proving to be a gray affairfor many. but it is dry and quite, here and there are a few breaks in the cloud — particularly to the east of the country which will see the best of the sunshine this afternoon. echo slowly slide is way southwards and this would this evening. as it i’u ns and this would this evening. as it runs into that area of high—pressure, watch of the rain will peter out. clear spells behind it. some breaks ahead of it as well for southern parts of england. if the floodgates for any length of time, the temperature gets close to freezing. that cloud could be thick enough tomorrow morning to bring some drizzle across parts of modern england, nose—mac, the midlands. elsewhere, in mainly dry and cloudy day. the best of the cloud to u bright sunny spells. temperatures up to nine, or ten degrees in some places. this deepening area of low pressure in the monday will bring some outbreaks of rain. some very stron

hello this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines. man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a passenger on a train in surrey yesterday. a woman has also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. smokers and problem drinkers admitted to hospital in england will get help to quit or cut down —— to try to reduce demands on the health service. in the united states, three people have been shot dead at a bowling alley in torrance, near los angeles. witnesses say there was a fight before shots were fired. ryanair has been voted the worst short—haul airline for the sixth year in a row — in a survey by the consumer group which. rya nair has described the result as "irrelevant". now on bbc news, it's time for click. music plays. yeah, we did all that and more last year, and this week we're going to look back at some of our favourite moments, and also look ahead to what we might expect from 2019 — which doesn't quite roll off the tongue yet, does it? 2018 was a great year for sports — the world cup, formula one and of cou

earlier, my colleague shaun ley spoke to windsor davies's co—star in it ain't half hot mum — melvyn hayesugh we hadn't been in communication for many years. to work with him was a pleasure. it was just a sheer delight. he was so generous. he was generous in his work. he was generous in... in every way. you couldn't actually ever buy him a drink, because you'd go into a public house and they'd say, oh, windsor has put some money behind the counter for everybody. presumably he was not very like the character he played. nothing like him. he was a charming, quietly spoken, gentle human being. he was a lovely, lovely man. he said that when he started tv he did not know it ain't half hot mum, his comedy timing was brilliant. when he auditioned for the part, he went in and did it in a cockney accent and they said, why are you doing that? and he said, sergeant majors just talk like that, don't they? and they said to him, no, you're welsh — we want you to play it as you are. he did copy his sergeant major. he terrified me, working with him. it was just a joy and a pleasure, and the more success he

earlier, my colleague shaun ley spoke to windsor davies's co—star melvyn hayes about his friend and colleague been in communication for many years. to work with him was a pleasure. it was just a sheer delight. because, like i say, he was so generous. he was generous in his work. he was generous in every way. you couldn't actually ever buy him a drink, because you'd go into a public house and they'd say, "oh, windsor put some money behind the counter for you," and that was to everybody. presumably, he was nothing like the character he played. nothing like him. he was a charming, quietly spoken, gentle human being. he was a lovely, lovely man. he said that when he started tv, he didn't know one end of a camera from the other, yet by the time he did it ain't half hot mum, his comic timing was brilliant. 0h, he was. what happened was when he auditioned for the part, he went in and did it in a cockney accent, and they said, "why are you doing that?" and he said, "sergeant majorsjust talk like that, don't they?" and they said to him, "no, we want your welsh, we want you to play it as you are." he t

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at ten. two people are arrested after the fatal stabbing on a train in surrey yesterday. police say the death appears to have a followed an altercation between strangers. in relation to what we know so far, it was not random in terms of their was no contact in terms of the two people before the incident. we know they were talking to people and that is all we know about the two men at this moment in time. —— talking to each other. newsjust coming in from california — police say they're dealing with a shooting at a bowling alley in torrance near los angeles. reports say there are multiple victims. smokers and problem drinkers admitted to hospital in england will get help to quit or cut down — to reduce demands on the health service. ryanair is voted the worst short—haul airline for the sixth year in a row — in a survey by the consumer group which?. and at 10.30 — it's the travelshow. this week — the team are in kazakhstan. welcome to bbc news. police investigating the stabbing to death of a man

i'm shaun ley. 17 years after the taliban that was driven from power by a us—led invasion in the wakehe sceptics. peace in afghanistan, he says, won't come unless pakistan stops

i'm shaun ley. 17 years after the taliban that was driven from power by a us—led invasion in the wake11 terrorist attacks, the united states and the taliban are talking peace. amrullah saleh, former spy chief, now vice presidential candidate, is among the sceptics. peace in afghanistan, he says, won't come unless pakistan stops pulling the strings. with 115,000 afghans who served their country dead in the last five years, and the taliban still fighting, isn't it time for this war—exhausted country to give peace a chance? amrullah saleh, welcome to hardtalk. zalmay khalilzad, the us envoy who's been in kabul in the last few days, has delivered the news that after 17 years of fighting, peace for the taliban might be in sight. you must be delighted. well, you are right. the demand for peace is in the veins of every afghan, but it is the modality of how we negotiate and also what sort of peace we achieve is controversial. do you agree with president ashraf ghani that the taliban could enter mainstream politics? absolutely. we have never opposed any group to become mainstream politics, reg

i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 3pm. risk taking the country into "uncharted territory." i would say don't let the search for the perfect become the enemy of the good. the dangerous there is that we end up with no brexit at all. ahead of the launch of the long term plan for nhs, the health secretary say5 the service needs to change its focus. the big picture of this plan is to get more from that funding. do it more focus on the boosting healthy in the first place rather thanjust focusing on shore.

that's it from eunice, nisreen, alex and jeffrey, and from me, shaun ley.from all of us, goodbye. air hello there. to the course to the uk. the result, it could be chilly start this morning, completing sunshine. some rain moving across scotland and northern ireland. sunshine follows on behind but it turns wet again in the north of scotland and the winds are continuing to howl and it should bea mild are continuing to howl and it should be a mild day, 11 or 12 degrees but a windy day than we have seen for a while. kay was widely in scotland. the strongest winds in northern scotland, gusts of 70 miles an hour oi’ scotland, gusts of 70 miles an hour or more, it may lead to some travel disruption. it stays very windy into the evening and well into the night as well. eventually, that low pressure than russia is a way to scandinavia. the wind direction changes and rippled ahmanson colder air. most places will be dry with sunny spells, a few showers coming into north—east scotland, down north sea coast is, whether winds could be touching gale force for time. the te

and in half an hour — shaun ley and a panel of guests discuss — the us federal government shutdown, and troubles, in dateline london. good afternoon. the family of a man who was fatally stabbed on a train yesterday, say he was an honourable man who would always help people in trouble. lee pomeroy, who was 51, was attacked in front of his teenage son soon after they boarded a train in guildford in surrey. a man was arrested early this morning on suspicion of murder; morning on suspicion of murder. a woman detained at the same time, is being held on suspicion of assisting an offender. our correspondent, james waterhouse, reports. the victim has been named as lee pomeroy, who lost his life the day before his 52nd birthday. his relatives have paid tribute, saying he was a loving husband and father and that he will be deeply missed by all of his family. a reassuring presence in an investigation that has shown no signs of stopping. through looking at cctv footage, police now have a clearer idea of what led to the attack, which officers say was an extraordinary level of violence. both menjoine

this is bbc news — i'm shaun ley. the headlines at apm.he prime minister urges mps to back her brexit deal or risk taking the country into "uncharted territory." i would say — don't let the search for the perfect become the enemy of the good. the danger there is that we end up with no brexit at all. ahead of the launch of the long term plan for nhs — the health secretary says the service needs to change its focus. the big picture of this plan is to get with that big increase in funding. to get more spending onto prevention and supporting people to stay healthy in the first place, rather than just focusing on the cure. the next stage of the universal credit roll—out is delayed amid concerns about the new all—in—one benefits system. and, will the favourite win? olivia colman is a frontrunner in tonight's golden globe awards in los angeles. and, at liz30pm — radio 1's newsbeat joins poacher hunters in malawi. good afternoon. theresa may says the uk will be in "uncharted territory" if her brexit deal is rejected. mps will restart debating the

this is bbc news i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 10: doctors‘ leaders say there is a ‘shocking' variation in the availability of gps in different parts of england. for the areas that are struggling the most, we need extra effort right now. we cannot wait for the doctors in training to come through the many yea rs in training to come through the many years it takes to train to be a gp. former prime minister sirjohn major urges the prime minister to lift some of her red lines on brexit ‘in the national interest‘. the cost of car insurance goes up for the first time in two years according to the aa, which says uncertainty over brexit is a factor. also coming up this hour: president trump says he will be making a major announcement about the government shutdown later today. meanwhile, the us president and kim jong—un will meet for a second summit on denuclearisation by the end of february. serena williams comforts her teenage opponent after powering past her into the australian open fourth round. and the travel show hea

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at ten.he two people before the incident. we know they were talking to people and that is all we know about the two men at this moment in time. —— talking to each other. newsjust coming in from california — police say they're dealing with a shooting at a bowling alley in torrance near los angeles. reports say there are multiple victims. smokers and problem drinkers admitted to hospital in england will get help to quit or cut down — to reduce demands on the health service.