andy moore, bbc news.last night during another series of demonstrations by the country's the gilet jaune or "yellow vest" movement. 0ne protester lost his fingers during clashes in paris. it's the thirteenth week of marches, which began in mid—november. caroline rigby reports. seen here in black, holding his arms and running for shelter, the protester‘s fingers were ripped off by a rubber pellet grenade which exploded in his hand as he tried to threw it away. according to one eyewitness, the man had been attempting to take pictures of demonstrators breaking down the barriers outside the national assembly. for a 13th weekend running thousands of gilets jaunes demonstrators once again took to the streets of paris. police responded to pockets of violence with tear gas and anti—riot munitions. what began as a protest over fuel tax in november has broadened into a sustained revolt against the rising cost of living and the policy of president macron‘s government. translation: for decades now we have seen our ele

andy moore, bbc news.rther turmoil over brexit this week, by urging parliament to give her more time to achieve changes to the plan to avoid a hard irish border. she's expected to promise mps that they'll be given another vote on brexit, if she's unable to recommend a fresh deal by the end of the month. joining me now is our political correspondent, tom barton. what is the latest on the brexit timetable? on the big timetable, fewer than 30 days to go, a0 70s until the 29th of march and still we don't really know what brexit is going to like. this week to easily‘s ministers are going to europe, others will meet their counterparts in european governments to try reach some sort of solution to the deadlock over the deal. in particular those disagreements over the backstop, whether it can be changed. 0n the backstop, whether it can be changed. on thursday of this week, there will be a series of votes held in parliament, giving mps their stay on the stage of the process. there is not any imminent spectre of a de

andy moore, bbc news.l university student libby squire have been given more time to question a man. 21—year—old libby hasn't been seen for over a week. the 24—year—old man, who was arrested on suspicion of abduction, will remain in custody until nine o'clock this evening. two people arrested in connection with a house fire in stafford which killed four children have been released on bail. the 24—year—old woman and 28—year—old man were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence. the children, aged between three and eight, died in the fire on tuesday. work has begun to enable the m20 motorway in kent to be turned into a car park, in the event of possible disruption caused by a no—deal brexit. steel barriers are being installed that would allow traffic to keep moving in a contraflow system on one side of the motorway, while lorries would be parked up on the other. the road between ashford and maidstone will be closed overnight, until the work's completed in mid—march. the headlines on bbc news.

andy moore, bbc news.issing hull university student libby squire have been given more time to question a man. 21—year—old libby hasn't been seen for over a week. the 24—year—old man, who was arrested on suspicion of abduction, will remain in custody until nine o'clock this evening. two people arrested in connection with a house fire in stafford in which killed four children have been released on bail. which killed four children have been released on bail. the 24—year—old woman and 28—year—old man were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence. the children, aged between three and eight, died in the fire on tuesday. the headlines on bbc news... it's 3:15pm. work and pensions secretary amber rudd warns company bosses they could be jailed for up to seven years if they "wilfully or recklessly" mismanage their employees' pension scheme. theresa may will ask mps for more time to rework her brexit plan — but labour accuses the prime minister of trying to run down the clock. kurdish—led forces — ba

andy moore, bbc news.tween eating too much processed meat and bowel cancer has accused the government of not doing enough to encourage people to cut their consumption. the department of health says it's committed to ensuring that all food products are as safe as possible, as ben ando reports. the cancer risks in eating too much processed meat, like bacon and ham, were first exposed four years ago, but since then, says the man who discovered the link, nothing has been done to warn people or reduce consumption. professor denis corpet, who led the research, has described the lack of action as a dereliction of duty by politicians in the uk and the eu. the danger is down to nitrites, chemicals that are used to help preserve the meat, which can be responsible for causing bowel cancer. nitrite to put into processed food to protect against bacteria and microbes that can cause food poisoning, which itself, of course, can be very dangerous. the food standards agency says it tries to get the balance right, between pu

andy moore, thank you very much. moon again, but that this time, they'll stay. the space agency will start with an orbiting lunar outpost designed to send astronauts to the surface, and then build a more permanent structure on the moon. i asked space journalist dr ken kramer to tell us more about nasa's plans. it's been 50 years. we want to go back to the moon. we're developing an sls rocket and the orion capsule to do that, and we're also developing a mini space station at the moon that they will launch to, and that is called the gateway. we want to launch the first element of the gateway in 2022, then we'll send an astronaut to go into lunar orbit around 2023, and then we want to test a human lander in 2024. and then, hopefully, if that all works out, we will send the first humans back to the moon in 2024 — i'm sorry, 2028. and, hopefully, europe is going to be part of that, because europe is a big part of the orion capsule programme that will carry the humans to the moon. now, as you say, it's been almost exactly

andy moore reports. it was an accident everyone was lucky to walk away from.and landed on its side. a baby was unhurt in the other car, a kia, two women were taken to hospital. one of them, emma fairweather, has told the sunday mirror that the duke was right to take the decision to surrender his licence but he could have done it sooner. she said... just days after the accident, the duke was seen driving on public roads near sandringham without a seat belt. norfolk police said they had spoken to him about that. he also sent a letter to mrs fairweather saying sorry for his part in the accident and said he had been dazzled by the low winter sun and was very contrite about the consequences. the police say they have now finished their investigation into the accident and the file has been passed to the crown prosecution service. the duke could be charged for driving without due care and attention. the cps said the file will be reviewed carefully before a decision was made. but they also said the duke's decision to surrender his licence would be taken into account. a

andy moore, thank you very much.ort secretary to resign after it cancelled a multi million pound contract awarded to a company in the event of a no deal brexit. seaborne ferries won the deal to ensure ferries would keep crossing the channel in the event of the uk leaving the eu without a deal — but there was widespread criticism after the bbc found the company did not actually have any ships and had never run a ferry service before. our business correspondent rob young reports. preparations have been under way for weeks. dredging started at ramsgate port at the beginning ofjanuary. seaborne freight was due to run regular services to 0stend in belgium in the event of a no—deal brexit, once it got hold of some ships. but the company has now been stripped of its contract. the £14 million deal was controversial from the start. the contract‘s cancellation has intensified the criticism of ministers. we first flagged problems with seaborne freight in april of last year. and we've been tracking it since then both in terms of

andy moore, bbc news.—year—old matthew has just completed every challenge to earn every badge on offer. he s believed to be one of only who manage it every year. dave guest has been to meet him. this is matthew. he is much like any other schoolboy of ten. he's also a cub scout. but matthew's no run—of—the—mill cub scout. he's very confident child. he's very adventurous and very committed, and he did tell me that he wanted to try and get as many badges as he could. and he's done it, amassing over 60 badges, every single one that cub scouts can try for. at the adlington scout hut, they are swelling with pride at matthew's achievement. it is a massive achievement. it takes a lot of commitment and a lot of time and a lot of hard work to get that many badges. there's been a few badges that we have had to sort of do a bit kicking and screaming, but most... which ones? go on, tell. reading, when he had to use an atlas and a dictionary and find lots of words, and that took a little bit of extra time and persuasion

vehicle landed on its side after a collision with a car carrying two women and a baby. 0ur reporter andy mooreding to the statement from buckingham palace, it is a decision taken by the duke after careful consideration so it is an admission that he feels he is not safe to drive. we understand from palace sources it is a decision he took himself. he felt it was not right. we do know that about five days after the accident, he sent a letter to one of the women involved in the accident and said he was very contrite about the consequences. it was basically an admission that he had been at fault. a few days after the accident he was seen in another car, without a seat, and he took a lot of criticism that. maybe it is a combination of both a little bit of bad pr and that at the age of 97 he hasn't realised he is not fit to drive and there are plenty of other people to drive him. does this resolve the matter or is there an ongoing investigation? he could face a charge of driving without due care. local police had completed their investigation. they have sent a file to the crown prosecution service. t

andy moore reports.me co—ordination centre has been set up as a safety net to ensure uk police officers can continue to co—operate with their european colleagues even if access to many of the current systems is lost. it employs around 50 people and that will cost £5.6 million for the first year. under the terms of the exit deal negotiated by theresa may, there's a commitment to broad and a deep partnership with european law—enforcement but no detail on the specifics. if there was a no—deal brexit, the uk could immediately lose access to databases that are currently used millions of times a year. the police would have to fall back on treaties dating to the 1950s. policing is not going to stop overnight. we were still be there using all the tools available to us to keep our community safe, but it goes without saying that these processes are slower, they're more bureaucratic, they're clunkier, and obviously that doesn't allow us to be as efficient as we are now. in a no deal scenario, the extradition of sus

andy moore a bbc news.cutives who mismanage their employees‘ pension scheme, could be jailed for up to seven years, under a new law being planned by the government. the proposals are intended to avoid a repeat of what happened when the retailer bhs collapsed. monika plaha has this report. bhs collapsed in 2016 with a huge hole in its pension fund. its boss, sir philip green, had sold the company for £1 a year earlier. the pensions regulator said he had done that to avoid liability for the company's pension scheme. after much criticism from the public and those in parliament, he agreed to hand over 363 million to the fund. the government says it wants to avoid similar cases happening in the future. writing in today's sunday telegraph, the work and pensions secretary amber rudd says... plans for an offence to carry a maximum two—year prison sentence which were outlined last year are being extended after a consultation. the department for work and pensions said company executives who wilfully or recklessly mis

here's andy moore. it was an accident everyone was lucky to walk away from. of edinburgh's land rover freelander was turned over by the force of the impact and landed on its side. a baby was unhurt in the other car, a kia, two women were taken to hospital. one of them, emma fairweather, has told the sunday mirror that the duke was right to take the decision to surrender his licence but he could have done it sooner. she said... just days after the accident, the duke was seen driving on public roads near sandringham without a seat belt. norfolk police said they had spoken to him about that. he also sent a letter to mrs fairweather saying sorry for his part in the accident and said he had been dazzled by the low winter sun and was very contrite about the consequences. the police say they have now finished their investigation into the accident and the file has been passed to the crown prosecution service. the duke could be charged for driving without due care and attention. the cps said the file will be reviewed carefully before a decision was made. but they also

andy moore a bbc news.sa may will attempt to head—off further turmoil over brexit this week, by urging parliament to give her more time to achieve changes to the plan to avoid a hard irish border. she's expected to promise mps that they'll be given another vote on brexit, if she's unable to recommend a fresh deal by the end of the month. here's our political correspondent iain watson. recently there has been a lot of focus on what might happen if britain were to leave the european union without a deal but this week we are going to see much more focus on trying to get a deal even as the clock ticks down towards brexit day, march 29. so, the brexit secretary has been meeting michel barnier, the eu's chief negotiator this week that in addition, a whole range of government ministers including the foreign minister going to see their cou nterpa rts foreign minister going to see their counterparts over the next week. domestically, new efforts to win support for any devised deal by the prime minister. work on a new

our reporter andy moore gave me more details.. it is an admission he feels he is not safe to drive. we understand from palace sources that it is a decision he took himself, that he just felt it wasn't right. we do know that about five days after the accident he sent a letter to one of the women involved in the incident and he said he was very contrite about the consequences. he said he had been dazzled by the low sun. it was basically an admission he had been at fault. you may also remember that a few days after the accident he was seen with another car. he was driving around sandringham without a seatbelt, and he took a lot of criticism over that. so maybe it's a combination of both. a little bit of bad pr, and perhaps at the age of 97, he's realised it's not safe for him to drive, and there are plenty of other people who can drive him. does this end the matter, or is there an ongoing investigation into that accident? there is an ongoing investigation. he could face a charge of driving without due care and attention. police have

here is andy moore. 0n the sidelines of a summit between european and arab states in egypt, theresa maypean colleagues. three of her own ministers have publicly urged her to take no deal brexit off the table, but so far, at least, she is resisting their pressure. i am clear that what i am working for is to ensure that we get a deal negotiated with the european union that addresses the concerns of parliament such that parliament votes for that deal and we are able to leave with a deal. but european leaders are suggesting that the delay may be the only way out of the deadlock. i believe that the situation we are in, an extension would be a rational solution. prime minister may still believes that she is able to avoid this. back in the uk, the labor party has signalled a dramatic shift in its position. its leader, jeremy corbyn, will now support the so—called people's vote if its own proposed brexit deal is rejected in a vote in parliament on wednesday. while we had respected the results of the referendum, and we have been trying to make sure that we leave in the sensible way, with this pr

andy moore reports.nder human rights law. with the trade union the independent workers union of great britain, which represents many outsourced workers, takes a different view. the police big organisations are invading their responsibility as a de facto employer and that means worse pensions, sick pay and holiday pgy- worse pensions, sick pay and holiday pay. staff at the ministry of justice in london say they are suffering. there will be a strike there today and they rally marching past the high court in london were today ‘s case will be heard. unions say if an employer is calling the shots on workers pay, terms and conditions they should have to negotiate with those workers. fewer students from the uk are attending oxford and cambridge universities, according to official statistics. there were more than a thousand less uk undergraduates at the two universities in 2018 than there were ten years earlier. the figures show a sharp rise in places taken by overseas students. getting enough sleep can be a cha

andy moore reports. has been a safety net setup to ensure that we can continue to call break with our european counterparts. it employs around 50 people and it will cost £5.6 million for the first year. under the terms of the excellent deal negotiated by theresa may, there is a commitment to broaden a deep partnership with european law—enforcement but no decal on the specifics. if there was a no—deal brexit, the uk could immediately lose access to databases that are currently used millions of times a year. the police would have to fall back on treaties dating to the 19505. policing will not stop overnight. we were still be there using all our tools available to us to keep our community safe but it goes without saying that these processes a re goes without saying that these processes are slower, goes without saying that these processes are slower, clunky and obviously it doesn't allow us to be as efficient as we are now. in an ideal scenario, it could take days or months. criminal record checks that take

andy moore reports.onal crime coordination centre has been set up as a safety net to ensure uk police officers and continue to cooperate with their european collea g u es cooperate with their european colleagues even if access to many of the current systems is lost. it employs around 50 people, and that will cost £5.6 million for the first year. under the terms of the exit deal negotiated by theresa may, there is a commitment to a broad and deep partnership in european law—enforcement, but no detail on the specifics. if there was a nodal brexit, the uk could immediately lose access to databases that are currently used millions of times a year. the police would have to fall back on treaties taking to the 19505. back on treaties taking to the 1950s. policing is not going to stop overnight. we will still be there using all of the tools available to us using all of the tools available to us to keep our community safe, but it was without saying that these processes a re it was without saying that these proces

we are joined now by our news correspondent, andy moore.erything that has emerged around the windrush scandal. ring is up—to—date with what has been happening today, who these people are who have been affected. there has been a lot of controversy about this flight. has been a lot of controversy about this flight. we did not know when or where it was due to take off from. and we still have had no confirmation from the home office. understandably, they are worried about the security of these flights and there is sentencing today 15 protesters. one of these flights from stansted. protesters. one of these flights from sta nsted. but protesters. one of these flights from stansted. but campaigners say this flight from stansted. but campaigners say this flight did take off this morning from birmingham airport at about 815. they were due to be about 15 people on board. campaigners say in the end only about 35 got on board. we know about five that were given a last—minute reprieve. we know that a charter plane did take off from birmingham bound for ki

who's their tim cook to this brilliant steve jobs, just like who was the andy grove that was going to be there to back up gordon moorer bob noyes and others, who else is there besides jeff bezos but dangerous to blame the victim. it's reckless but all kinds of private personal communications that shouldn't have been stolen or put out thereor used as bribery and extolen. he's being victimized. i support amazon employees that are largely rallying behind him and the board is supportive and not the guy is abusing company resources or pilfering or harassing employees. this is nobody connected with the company. i think it's a very important distinction and he's not getting a free pass because he's a technology genius or associated with anti-trump publication. >> do you think, jeff, clearly, this is what he did in his private life as he outlined, his own phone, personal communications but his response to it was squarely in the public view do you think the board should have been involved when it came to issuing this blog post on medium of all places before it was actually posted? >> i believe -- >> does it become a corporate

andy moore reports.rs' union of great britain, which represents many outsourced workers, takes a different view. it believes big organisations are invading their responsibilities as a de facto employer and that means poorer pensions, sick pay and holiday pay. staff at the ministry ofjustice in london say they are suffering. there will be a strike there today and a rally marching past the high court in london where today's case will be heard. unions say if an employer is calling the shots on workers' pay, terms and conditions, then they should have to negotiate with those workers. andy moore, bbc news. north korean leader kimjong—un has arrived in vietnam for a summit with us president donald trump. the two men will hold brief talks in the capital hanoi tomorrow before another meeting on thursday. it comes eight months after a historic first round of talks in singapore, which failed to produce a concrete plan for de—nuclearisation. plans to change the rules on organ donation in england are set to clear th