thejudge in the past and he is on the autism spectrum.he past and he is on the autism spectrum. thejudge has asked in the past and he is on the autism spectrum. the judge has asked for reports and before we broke for lunch lewis ludlow was detailing his own particular obsessions and that he was manipulated by this is commander. the sentence will come in about a month's time. legislation has been approved in the us to end the government shutdown which has left 800,000 employees unpaid. but president trump says he won't sign it off unless $5 billion is included for the mexican wall. david willis sent this report. it is, in her words, a new dawn in american politics. 12 years ago, nancy pelosi made history as the first woman elected speaker of the house of representatives. now she has staged an equally historic comeback to lead the first democratic majority there since 2010. two months ago, the american people spoke and demanded a new dawn. they called upon the beauty of our constitution that our system of checks and balances that protects o

it now means that the dwp have to take stock of thejudgement, and that the dwp have to take stock ofudgement, and we would that the dwp have to take stock of thejudgement, and we would hope that given that it's common sense thejudgement that they that given that it's common sense the judgement that they would not appeal so there is another hearing in february at which they will decide how they're going to put it right, but what it seems most likely is there going to have to depart from the computerised system, look at it in from the computerised system, look at itina from the computerised system, look at it in a real—life way went to salaries are received, and when there's only one salary per month and to do a manual intercept in that system to try and make sure that that hate is assessed against the correct period in which it applies. we get this sense that today was a wake—up call. we get this sense that today was a wa ke—up call. does we get this sense that today was a wake—up call. does the reality of the lives of people who are having to deal with universal credit recipients of

it's interesting thejudge took the song and copied it.sion to a jury. really interesting. the jury will have to decide whether the harmonic rhythms are the same. what's in question here is the bass and percussion. when you submit — my understanding is when you submit a piece of music do the copyright society in the uk, you do have to provide sheet music which shows you each of the notes. so i think the jury, i'm wondering if they will come from a musical background, whether they will have to compare compositions of those two songs and actually really seeing note for note if he's copy did or whether itjust sounds similar. and you could argue that this riff is quite common. the song is a0 years old. matra sure there are other songs that sound similar, is i'm hard pushed to believe ed did this intentionally. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news: children's health. police said there is growing evidence that members of criminal gangs getjobs is growing evidence that members of criminal gangs get job

he rolled to keep jack what thejudge ruled. he rolled to keepjack in what thejudge ruled. him thinking about the passing of charlotte and the effect it had on her family. about the passing of charlotte and the effect it had on herfamily. he said that he regretted not attending his trial back in britain. he said sometime after the accident, he felt depressed, suicidally depressed. and thatis depressed, suicidally depressed. and that is one of the reasons why he didn't want to speak about the accident. he also said that he had wished he could sit down with the family and explain what had happened to charlotte. he said he realised that it caused —— that him not doing so caused a lot of suffering to the family and he regretted that. that is briefly what he said in court, but thejudge is briefly what he said in court, but the judge nevertheless ruled to have him in detention for the next three months. his lawyers who we spoke to a short while ago said that the process will take some time, she estimates. this entire process thinks that her client is in danger if he goes back to

thejudge said he had to. it is a massive fall from grace. it is huge.ff the back of a bizarre video that he posted, effectively in character from house of cards, but she was removed from swiftly, after allegations emerged. —— which he was removed from. a lot of the footage, he looked cheerful. he was smiling at times. but this particular allegation, there are other allegations, but he won huge plaudits over here for his work at the old vic. it is terrible. we will see what happens. there are allegations here as well concerning the actor. we will be back in a0 minutes. that is all for now. time for the weather. for most of us that has been a grey and drab day. that cloud has been with us all be for england and wales and has rocked patches of rain and drizzle. further north sunshine did appear following the passage of a cold front. but broke the cloud up significantly. the front is pushing southwards. close to the centre of the low pressure we have seen strong winds affecting northern scotland bringing localised damage and disruption. top gust, 76 mph in

the dwp has to take stock of thejudgment mean.he dwp has to take stock of thejudgment and decide. we mean. the dwp has to take stock of the judgment and decide. we would hope, given it is a common—sense judgment, that they wouldn't appeal. so there is another hearing in february. at which they will decide how they are going to put it right. but what it seems most likely they're going to be to depart from they're going to be to depart from the computerised system and look at it in the computerised system and look at itina the computerised system and look at it in a real life way and do a manual intercept to make sure that pay is assessed against the correct period in which it applies. you get the sense today was a wake up call, does the reality of the lives of people who have to deal with universal credit match with the ministers and the people who are charge of executing the system?” feels like a significant moment and in an ideal world we would n't have had to go to court. listening 2am to amber rudd it sounds like she is make a

you have thejudges picked as the 2019 artes mundi winner? apichatpong weerasethakul. the thai artist, a film—maker admired by all of the students, won for this two—screen meditation on light and identity, and the evolving politics of thailand. will gompertz, bbc news, cardiff. that's it from us. now the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. test cricket — just not as we know it. 18 wickets fall on a day that sees england bowled out for 77 against the west indies. chelsea are spot on as they overcome tottenham on penalties to reach the league cup final. au revoir, thierry. henry is sacked by monaco afterjust three months in charge. good evening and welcome to tonight's sports day. it's been a busy night with a dramatic semi final in the efl cup — more on that in just a moment but we start the programme, where else, but in barbados, where england were bowled out for 77 as a charged west indies took control of the first test. it was an incredible day in which 18 wickets fell in bridgetown. nick parrott reports. when england headed to the west indies it is n

i mean, thejudge how many hearings are necessary.judge denied his request today because prosecutors said he really did need to be here in court to be formally charged the first time. from here, it seems as though there will be some more leniency, which will be a relief to people here in nantucket, because this was a frenzied day on what would normally would be a very quiet january for this island. certainly as we get closer and if there is in fa ct a as we get closer and if there is in fact a trial, it will certainly create chaos here. christian: thank you very much indeed. katty: the doors of number 10 will be open this evening to conservative mps and their partners. the first of two new year's drinks receptions that downing street is hosting this week. you might wonder what they will toast? in truth, it's a timely opportunity for the prime minister to gauge opinion — and, who knows, maybe even sway a few wavering backbenchers into voting for her brexit deal. it was confirmed today the house of commons will vote on it tuesday week.

lisa, thejudge did say by-election could be called.el. do you have any sympathy at all for her? not really, because as an mp, she should know better, and a solicitor as well, she should have known better and she hasn't shown this, at the very least. i then see that as being a role model. a lack of judgment. daisy mcandrew, why do you think fiona onasanya continued to live? well, i suspect that lack of experience was part of it, that she thought she was going to get away with it. you mentioned that she is a solicitor has help and although you would think that would mean she would think that would mean she would take abiding by the law even more seriously, in my experience, people who know the rules very well very often think they can bend the rules. we have seen it with other parliamentarians doing this before but, of course, she has now ended up being the first—ever female mp to be incarcerated in prison. and all parties, including her own, are calling for her to do the decent thing because it she just admitted she is not continuing to

thejudge described the men as exceptionally callous and deceitful, who, he said, haven't shown the slightestpatrick and her guide jen kehoe, on going for gold at the world championships. we are still the two, really fun girls who do an amazing sport and just do it because we love it. that's never going to change. and coming up in sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, maria sharapova rolls back the years in melbourne. she has knocked out the defending champion, caroline wozniacki at the australian open. uk retail sales fell by more than expected last month, after consumers brought shopping, to november. the latest figures from the office for national statistics also show that onlinesheeeino in decemtmm exacerbating the problems of established names like marks and spencer. m and s this week identified more stores that will close. our business correspondent, emma simpson, has been to bedford, where the once—resilent high street, is now feeling the pinch. bedford has escaped the worst of the downfall on our high streets, but it faces a big challenge now. it's m&s, the cornerstone of this

the former chief of nissan — carlos ghosn — has appeared in court in tokyo — telling thejudge he haswrongly accused. he entered court handcuffed and with a rope around his waist. he is facing allegations of failing to declare millions of dollars in income. an 18—year—old saudi woman who spent two days barricaded in a hotel room in bangkok to avoid being sent back to her family is now in the care of the un refugee agency. rahaf al-qunun said she wanted asylum in australia because she'd be killed in saudi arabia. the north korean leader, kimjong—un, is in china for talks with president xijinping. it will be their fourth meeting and will fuel speculation that a second us— north korean summit will take place soon. president trump said at the weekend that a location would be announced shortly. now on bbc news, monday in parliament. hello and welcome to monday in parliament. our look at the best of the day in the commons and the lords in this programme, parliament is back and brexit is back, the labour leader accuses theresa may of playing for time. what guarantees do we have from the secr

the headlines the former chief of nissan — carlos ghosn — has appeared in court in tokyo — telling thejudgellegations of failing to declare millions of dollars in income. an 18—year—old saudi woman who spent two days barricaded in a hotel room in bangkok to avoid being sent back to her family is now in the care of the un refugee agency. rahaf al-qunun said she wanted asylum in australia because she'd be killed in saudi arabia. the north korean leader, kimjong—un, is in china for talks with president xijinping. it will be their fourth meeting and will fuel speculation that a second us— north korean summit will take place soon. president trump said at the weekend that a location would be announced shortly. now on bbc news, monday in parliament.

thejudge said he had not been granted bail because he was deemed a flight risk.ak to our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes who is outside the court where carlos ghosn appealed. another week, another shock warning from a smartphone maker. this time it's south korea's samsung electronics which says it expects a near 30 percent plunge in operating profit, its first quarterly profit drop in two years. joining me is priya lakhani, founder and ceo of century tech — a uk based education technology platform. we say happy new year but actually it's not started with that sort of sentiment in markets and in business because we had apple last week that its warning and now today, samsung. there has been a sharp sell—off in the equity markets actually, some of the equity markets actually, some of the largest technology companies have seen huge hits. to somehow —— they have seen this huge drop in quarterly operating profits. it's been a shock to everybody i think. the story here is about china being a major market for these south korean chipmakers. something like a196 korean

thejudge described the men as exceptionally callous and deceithaltwhek you were watching bbc news. ——he duke of edinburgh has visited hospital as a precautionary measure following yesterday's car crash in norfolk. the white house says president trump will hold his second summit leaving patients complaining of delays in getting the drugs they need. the bbc has learned there's been a big rise in the number of medicines placed on the "shortage of supply" list for england. increased global demand and the rising cost of raw materials are being blamed for some of the supply problems. here's our health correspondent catherine burns. the drug candesartan which, as you can see here, has gone completely red. as we film, the realisation that another drug is running low. this main wholesaler has now gone completely out of stock. now, suddenly, we are going to have to start shopping around to make sure customers and patients continue to get access to this medicine. it's not unusual for this to happen — problems with supply and demand for medicines. in fact, every month, the government agrees to pa

thejudges ruled in favour of a government request for the policy to go ahead, while legal challengesr courts. lgbt activists say the ban is cruel and irrational. zimbabwe's opposition mdc party is accusing the security forces of brutally suppressing its members, in response to last week's protests against a sharp rise in the price of fuel. president emmerson mnangagwa has cut short a foreign trip to return home, promising that abuses would not be tolerated. human rights campaigners say at least twelve people have been killed since the protests began. there's been uproar over what's being called rampant sexism in australia's federal parliament. a greens senator was expelled from the chamber for calling a conservative rival a sexist pig in response to alleged bigoted comments. a female mp has also quit government alleging intimidation and harassment from male colleagues. from sydney, the bbc‘s phil mercer reports. australia sees itself as a beacon of equality, but the battle of the sexes is often not a fair fight. where there should be equal opportunity, there can be bigotry. in a lot

thejudge described the men as exceptionally callous and deceitful, who, he said, haven't shown the timeuckingham palace says the duke of edinbrugh has visited hospital as a precautionary measure following yesterday's car crash in norfolk. pharmacists warn of a shortage in supply of many basic medicines, including painkillers and anti—depressants. three men are sentenced to life in prison for the murder of five people following an explosion in a shop in leicester — the old bailey's been told the pilot of a vintage aircraft that crashed killing 11 people at the shoreham airshow in 2015, did nothing to recover from a stunt which had gone wrong, until he was just a hundred feet off the ground. andrew hill is accused of 11 counts of manslaughter by gross negligence. he denies the charges. a bbc news editor has been cleared of naming the victim of a sexual offence in a live broadcast. arif ansari, who's the head of news at the bbc asian network, checked and approved a reporter's script in a rape trial, that named the victim, wrongly stating it was a pseudonym. such victims are automatically g

her part in admitting fraudulent expenses and she was given a nine—month suspended sentence and thejudgeend her straight to prison and he said this case should stand asa and he said this case should stand as a warning to those taking part in future elections. richard, thank you. richard lister, there. it is, of course, awards season — and fresh from her triumph at the golden globes, olivia coleman is again nominated for best actress in this year's baftas, for her role in the dark period comedy the favourite. the film leads the field in this year's nominations, shortlisted in 12 categories. bohemian rhapsody, first man, roma and a star is born each have seven nominations. here's our arts editor will gompertz. who did your make—up? we went for something dramatic — do you like it? you look like a badger. the favourite is a darkly comic period drama set in the 18th—century court of queen anne, who is played by olivia colman in a warts—and—all performance. alongside, her two co—stars, emma stone and rachel weisz. well, the favourite is clearly the favourite, but, will it win? what do you thin

thejudge he faced and convicted her of two counts.entence for marion little but due to the fact that her husband is terminally ill, he is suspending the sentence of nine months, that hasjust he is suspending the sentence of nine months, that has just happened in the last few minutes. there is still a question hanging over the validity of craig mackinlay‘s 2015 election victory, given that more money was spent them was legally allowed. but given the fact he more than doubled his election margin at the last election, that point becomes moot and he goes back to parliament to fight as a brexiteer for his constituency. richard, many thanks. a ban comes into force today to try to deal with cold calling scams which can rob people of their pensions. any firm which phones people about pension savings without having specific permission could face a fine of up to half a million pounds. cold—calling has been used by fraudsters to try trick people out of their savings. our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz reports. hello? it's a scourg

the department for work and pensions said it would carefully consider thejudgement., it's time for click. this week, the big hitters the 2019. starring: bed rockers. skintight suits. the new click in turn, and... queen # we will we will rock you... well, sort of. 2019 starts with the consumer electronics show in las vegas. this is where you come to see all the big new tax. the crazy new ideas and the occasional polar bear. anything to get attention, basically, which is vegas all over. but what does it all mean? what will the coming year look like? what is the coming year look like? what is the important tech that you need to look out for? we are going to try and tell the story of ces 2019 by bringing new 20 minutes of tech in 19 minutes. —— 20 bits of tech. that isa 19 minutes. —— 20 bits of tech. that is a lot of stuff in not a lot of time. ces is always a mix of big trends and stuff and nonsense, i leave you to work out which is which. reset the clock, and we will start with some embedded always be here, tvs. the big screen technology here, tvs. the big screen tech

thejudge takes probation service writes, correct? the judge takes that into consideration. leave prison they are released on licence? it depends on what the tariff is, it may involve a short—term sentence in prison or community service but what we are talking about ostensibly here as those offenders who have gone into a short—term sentence, six months or thereabouts, we are saying it's not conducive to proper rehabilitation and it's not cost—effective to the taxpayer. what we need to see is more provision in the community for people to be given the community for people to be given the opportunity to turn their life around at a lower cost to the taxpayer in the hands of skilled professionals. but you have private companies running half the system. badly. what does probation do with offenders within the community? essentially what we try to do its work within the client to see what their personal circumstances are, do they have drug abuse or alcohol problems, domestic issues, and we would work with the agencies to try and find a pathway for them to get back into society in a

in october, thejudge heading the public inquiry wrote to ministers saying..., which fully recompenses individuals and families for the losses they have suffered. decisive action on this matter should be taken and communicated to those affected are the earliest opportunity.£ the department of health said it was carefully considering what changes would be appropriate to address concerns raised. sue will be there when the inquiry starts up again in april but it will be without steve. i know that when i'm there on my own, there will be people around me, there will be arms around their shoulder. what there won't be of course is steve to share it with. he was wanting to be there, he was planning to be there, and he was wanting to participate. he was campaigning till the end. that report there by our health editor, hugh pym. the latest figures show that italy's economy tipped into recession in the second half of last year. italy has a longstanding problem of weak economic growth and the latest downturn partly reflects wider problems across the european union. 0ur eco

it's called the greatest dancer, and among thejudges is cheryl, who's been telling us about her ballet only finished a couple of weeks ago, but it's already time for a new saturday night bbc one dance show — one that's more street than ballroom. and there are three familiar faces who know all about going through the pain barrierfor dance. cheryl. my makeup slipped. that was painful, but i had to wear a brace and carry on, because i was on tour. graeme swann‘s strictly partner, oti mabuse. and ijust hit the floor and i didn't slide and the shoulder just went... cracking then i had to continue dancing. and glee's matthew morrison. my hip actually came out of the socket once, so, but it is back in, all good. thankfully, things were going rather smoother on the day we were on set. good morning. and backstage, cheryl explained how delighted she is to have returned to her first love. i actually went to the royal ballet when i was nine. i was one of the youngest in the country to get a place in the summer school and, yeah, i was really passionate about ballet when i was younger. it kind of wo

in october, thejudge heading the public inquiry wrote to ministers saying...e appropriate to address concerns raised. sue will be there when the inquiry starts up again in april but it will be without steve. i know that when i'm there on my own, there will be people around me, there will be arms around their shoulder. what there won't be of course is steve to share it with. he was wanting to be there, he was planning to be there, and he was wanting to participate. he was campaigning till the end. that report there by our health editor, hugh pym. two male students banned from the university of warwick for 10 years for their part in a group chat which threatened fellow students with rape are to be allowed to return later this year. they successfully appealed against the punishment imposed by the university after a number of exchanges on social media. the police advised at the time that there were no grounds for criminal charges. but several female students say they're unhappy that the men will be back on campus. joan cummins reports. it was a university student

thejudge described the men as exceptionally callous and deceitful, who, he said, haven't shown the slightesta kotecha, bbc news, leicester. in the last hour the white house has announced that us president donald trump will will hold a second summit with north korean leader kim jong—un, at the end of february. tthey last met in singapore in june. rumours of another meeting have been circulating after a senior north korean negotiator met with president trump in washington this afternoon. our washington correspondent barbara plett usher is at the hotel where the us secretary of state is meeting the negotiator the negotiator kim yong—chol. who has the most to gain from this summit? i move back into the barrel as you can see what the meeting between secretary of state and kim yong—chol. who has the most to gain? we know that president trump has wa nted we know that president trump has wanted the summit for a while. he is presented to the criticism that his approach is not working. he claims any sort of success with north korea to bf is making and he believes his personal relationship with kim jon

obviously, thejudge against this particular disease.ave to makeafinding obviously, the judge will have to make a finding as to whether the army were in breach of that duty. if they were then there are other cases, similar cases, waiting to come to court. there is a bit of me listening to you wondering why the mod wants to fight this because you have a soldier suffering chronic fatigue syndrome. wouldn't you want to look after him? their cases, as i say, that both the risk was very low and there were side—effects from doxycycli ne and there were side—effects from doxycycline and that. doxycycline doxycycline and that the doxycycline might have with the antibiotics, which they giving to troops. it is quite a were giving to troops. it is quite a complex picture. the medical evidence in the case will be quite complex, it is a five day trial beginning at the central london cou nty beginning at the central london county court and i imagine the judgment will be reserved until the later date because of the complexity of the medical evidence. cl

they are saying thejudge is making a point, hasn't been having good reviews?s book price will be the biggest prize to reverse the situation. regardless of the motivation, it is unlikely to change his situation. it feels like i get a new story, but ultimately, he is stuck there. thank you for that. thank you for being with us an outside source. we will continue the coverage of brexit. i least i is coming from venezuela from the opposition, and america treats him as the entire president. he says that the police have been harassing his family. we will have all of the stories next to you. bye—bye. it was bound to happen at some point. a lot of cold air around the uk. all you need it less significant moisture inputs. that came from an area of low pressure. central and southern parts, quite a bit of disturbing snow. it will still leave in its wake simply think snow showers and southern areas. after the snow yesterday, it looks like it will be some ice through the morning. travel may be difficult in the morning. he some parts of the country, which i showers moving of

as thejudges pointed out second chance they are entitled to.oday, the disclosure is therefore a good reason, people who have serious criminal convictions that employers need to know about. how do we make sure that those people don't slip through the system whilst at the same time not disadvantaging other people? we need to draw the line in a different place. the government wrote a scheme, a hasty scheme, that imposed nonsensical bureaucratic rules, that would tick box exercise is, they were over exclusionary of people who do deserve a second chance, they didn't strike the right line of when we need to impose convictions and when we don't, for the thousands of people who are caught up in that scheme who do deserve a second chance and pose no threat. some do you have any idea as to how many people this legislation currently does affect? there are thousands of people implicated by this. thousands of children who had warnings issued but not convictions, who also are liberated from carrying around this badge of shame for the re st of around this bad

thejudge said he had not been granted bail because he was deemed a flight risk.ned when a speech by california's new governor had an unusual interruption. gavin newsome‘s rather sleepy two—year—old son wandered onto stage, and promptly stole the show at his dad's inauguration speech in sacramento. much to the audience's delight, dutch didn't want to give up his newfound limelight easily. eventually his mum was able to coax him back to his seat. that's a summary of the latest news, back to you, victoria. are you a social worker or do you fancy being a social worker? later on the programme we'll talk about plans to train 900 new children's social workers in england — there are nearly 6000 vacancies and lots of people don't stay long in thejob. let us know your experiences. if you are training to be a social worker or if you have been in the job, tell us what the reality of it is like. contact details are on screen, if you are happy with us contacting you and you want to be included in the programme, include your phone number. "liar." "scum". "nazi." these words wer

translation: he was inside his cell, thejudge was there as well as two policemen.er is talking to pupils about what to do if someone tries to touch them inappropriately, as part of a new scheme in the city introduced in the past few weeks. newly appointed deputy commissioner wasima umar is the official behind the project. what is important is that we communicate, we communicate with our children at home, at school, also, awareness is the key. we need to talk about issues that at the moment are no—go zones. and has that become easier after the publicity around the zainab case? highlighting the zainab case, of course, has helped us in bringing or focus on how parents should pay attention and teachers should pay attention to what is happening with the children once they are out of homes and once they... she says they've also introduced a counselling service for victims in the last month. when i told her we'd spoken to families who had never been offered support, she promised to take action. what we're going to do is reach out to those families, talk to those children.

and he knows that, he agrees with that and now he wants just to do his best to collaborate with thejudgesconvicted of the manslaughter of charlotte brown, on the left, after his speedboat crashed in the thames. he continues to insist it was a tragic accident. he's been found guilty and convicted of manslaughter. how can someone continue now, still, to be in denial about their reckless actions? a british court had sentenced jack shepherd to six years in prison. now, it's the courts injorja that will decide if he'll be sent home to facejustice. steve rosenberg, bbc news, tbilisi. 0ur reporter rayhan demytrie is in the georgian capital of tbilisi for us now. good morning. what do we expect to happen in court today? willjack shepherd's lawyers be fighting this extradition? jack shouted is due to appear at the tbilisi city court, right behind me, shortly, for a hearing in which georgian prosecutors will ask a judge to remand him in custody while his extradition process is pending. his lawyer said that mr shepherd is expected to make a statement at this court hearing. also, his legal team has n

thejudge of not guilty for him in court documents.evin spacey will not have to appear for the next hearing, which is scheduled for march before. and the accuser, along with his mother, who has spoken out publicly about the allegations, were not in court today, but their lawyer in a statement said that the accuser was doing this for all of the victims out there who were still thinking about reporting their own cases of sexual abuse. now, of about reporting their own cases of sexualabuse. now, of course, about reporting their own cases of sexual abuse. now, of course, for kevin spacey, this was one of the low moments since his career in ploo did, following dozens of allegations of sexual abuse, starting the first with the actor anthony rapp, who said kevin spacey tried to seduce him when he was just 1a years old. since then, kevin spacey has been pulled from key hollywood projects, including the hit series house of cards, and from the ridley scott movie all for the money and stripped of many of his titles and honours. while kevin spacey

so thejudges attending a weapons awareness scheme.suspended sentence, and they decided it was unduly lenient. the lead judge in this appeal, a very experienced court of appealjudge, said that gardner ought to have understood the horrific dangers that flow from carrying a knife. he said one of the great problems society was facing was knife crime in a subculture where people don't assist police. young men are losing their lives. gardner has now gone to prison for three and a half years. he will not serve all of that time. he will probably be out in a year and a half. it was clear the judges wanted to send a warning to other young people who carry knives and use knives that they face substantial prison sentences. danny shaw. people across large areas of the united states have been warned of a once—in—a—generation blast of arctic air due to hit much of the country over the next few days. it's caused by a spinning pool of cold air known as the polar vortex, and it could bring temperatures as low as minus 53 degrees celsius. it's thought a

and in today, it was to his submissions by his legal team to thejudge, lord pentland, that the scottishapparent bias. the allegations date back to events alleged to have taken place five years ago in the run—up to the scottish referendum, when mr salmond lived and worked here at bute house, the official residence of a serving first minister. mr salmond was accused of sexual misconduct by two female civil servants. in court, the scottish government admitted to one key mistake in its handling of the complaints, and agreed that its inquiry into the allegations must be set aside. the scottish government now accepts that, in relation to one specific aspect of the procedure, there was a failure, which vitiates the investigation, and hence the decision under challenge. mr salmond called on scotland's most senior civil servant, leslie evans, who had been in charge of the investigation, to resign. a former first minister of scotland requiring to take the administration of the scottish government to court to establish that point should not have been necessary, and the person who is responsible fo

just prior to that, thejudge had cleared the mp's election agent of submitting false expenses claims. we will get more from the courts a little later. but right now, let's go to norman smith in westminster. he is in the central lobby. wow, that dominic grieve amendment changes things, doesn't it? it is a huge decision by the speaker with potentially very, very significant implications. dominic grieve joins significant implications. dominic grievejoins me now. just run us through what it would mean if mps vote to back your amendment. if they vote to back my amendment, it means the government will have to come back within three sitting days with a motion to the house, setting out what it intends to do next. that motion will be debatable and amendable when the time comes, so the house can express its own view. it is the start, i think, is an essential dialogue between government and parliament to find a way out of the difficulties we are facing. clearly, it only comes in if the government loses its motion next week. but it looks to me as if the government will have considerable difficul

there is another court case in relation to this scheduled for next month and thejudges have said thisse. but the research also warns that popular, low carb diets could be putting people's health at risk. here's james gallagher with more details. fibre is best known for its role keeping your bowel movements regular. but this report commissioned by the world health organization shows the health benefits are much broader than that. it analysed more than 200 pieces of scientific research and is the most comprehensive ever look at the fibre you find in foods like fruit and veg, wholegrain breads as well as pulses like beans and lentils. the study showed fibre keeps you alive for longer. helps you stay thin. and cuts the risk of heart attacks, stroke and type—2 diabetes. and the more you eat the better. the study‘s quite clearly saying that we need to be eating 30 grams for optimal health benefits and that's actually quite a change for the uk population. it really means paying attention to having fruits and vegetables at every single meal and vegetables at every single meal and snack times,

obviously, thejudge will have to make a finding as to whether the army were in breach of that duty.se is, as i say, that the risk was very loud, that there were side—effects from doxycycline, and also that the doxycycline might have interfered with the antimalarial antibiotics, which they were giving to troops. so they are indeed... so it‘s actually quite a complex... it is complicated. i think the medical evidence in the case is going to be quite complex, it‘s a five—day trial, it begins today at the central london county court. i imagine that the judge will be reserved until a later date because of the complexity of the medical evidence. in a moment we‘ll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. six days after theresa may‘s brexit deal was rejected by mps , the prime minister will set out later today how she hopes the brexit deadlock. millions of eu citizens living in the uk can apply for ‘settled status‘ from today — it allows them to continue living and working here after brexit. domestic abuse victims are to be given better protection, as the government

legal case which is accusing him of copying parts of marvin gaye's let's get it on to be dropped, thejudgeilarities between the two songs. and looking at our most watched, we can scroll down to that end at number four, who army snowfla kes that end at number four, who army snowflakes posters work? this is the latest recruitment campaign by the army. this was greeted with some amusement. the campaign is targeting, snowflakes, phone zombies and selfie addicts, among other stereotypical images of millennial. that is it for today's morning briefing. sport now. and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's katherine downes. good morning. was in the game of the season last night? i would say so, we gave it a big build—up and it lived up to expectations unless you are a liverpool fan. the premier league title race has been reignited after manchester city dealt best with the pressure last night to beat league leaders liverpool 2—1. the gap at the top of the table is nowjust four points. our sports correspondent david ornstein was at the etihad. the night the premier league title race w