andy moore, bbc news there's been violence in northern kenya between the police and traditional herdsmenge has been burned down and a bbc team was shot at while trying to film. the herders say there's nowhere else to feed their animals, because of drought. one of the affected tourist areas is laikipia. 0ur africa correspondent, alastair leithead, reports. in the grasslands below mount kenya, farmers are fighting a daily battle to keep control of their land. wildlife is being killed, and tourist lodges hit as herds of cattle are being illegally driven onto private land by traditional herdsman in their tens of thousands. this is a game ranch, buffaloes and elephants usually drink here, but traditional pokot and samburu herdsman are driving their cattle through, destroying the land. translation: it's because of drought, and this is the only place there's pasture, the only place we can bring our cows. but farmers say it's less about drought and more about politics — land in exchange for votes. this is a tourist lodge, set alight by herdsman, angry after clashes with security forces left one

with me is our correspondent andy moore who can tell me more about this story.ctronic ankle tags. the sun is alleging that staff at the electronic monitoring staff at the electronic monitoring staff were paid 400 pads time to fit the ankle tags loosely so that criminals could get out of them and it came to light allegedly when one of them committed a crime. so the allegation in the sun which the bbc can't verify, but we have got state m e nts can't verify, but we have got statements from a number of agencies involved. first of all, from the police. they say they are actively investigating this matter. they arrested a 45—year—old man, a former employee of the monitoring service, run by capita, they arrested that person last month on suspicion of perverting the course ofjustice and stealing some of the equipment. two other arrests last month. a 46—year—old man and a 57—year—old woman current employees of capita and a further 11 people not connected to the company have also been arrested. they have all been bailed until april and police say the investigation is con

bbc‘s andy moore told me the sun had reported that some of those under curfew were able to pull off theall number of employees being investigated regarding this isolated issue, they say, was swiftly taken off duties and we've also heard from the ministry ofjustice. they say public protection is their number one priority and they say they are urgently investigating and working closely with the police. it's emerged a five year old boy died at a school in east yorkshire after choking during a school dinner break. it has been confirmed that during yesterday's lunch break a five—year—old boy started choking during his lunch break. paramedics were called in and despite attempts they were unable to save him. the school has issued a statement. they say that they are deeply saddened by this tragic event and the thoughts of everyone connected with the school are with the child's family. now, what will happen now is that specialist staff will be sent into the school on monday and of course, an inquest to consider the circumstances surrounding this tragic incident will now have to be opened. three

andy moore, bbc news black sabbath — the band seen by many as the founding fathers of heavy metal — willl gig tonight in the city where it all began, birmingham. music playing. the group was formed nearly 50 years ago and went on to sell more than 70 million records worldwide. three of the original four members will be on stage, including frontman ozzy osbourne. he told our entertainment correspondent colin paterson that he's expecting it to be an emotional night. i have been happy, i have been tearfull and i never thought i would. people asked me how i would feel on the last note, it is a really... my emotions are flying all over the place. let's see what happens. do you think you will make a speech? i do not know. nothing is rehearsed. i have to say something. it's a whirlwind of emotions. i hope it is ok. i think the audience will be emotional also. it is coming up to 710 atm. reports say a 29 year—old egyptian who arrived in france last month was responsible for the attack at the louvre. some information is emerging. the identity of the attacker has not been officially confirmed by t

our reporter andy moore has been following developments.nd they say they have a zero tolerance policy against any of our employees who act in any way to undermine the robustness of the electronic monitoring service. they say the small number of employees being investigated regarding this isolated issue, they say, was sweetly taken off duties. we've also heard from the ministry ofjustice. they say public protection is their number one priority and they say they are urgently investigating and working closely with police. a deal to end the long—running southern rail dispute is a "shocking betrayal" of workers and passengers, the rmt union has claimed. an agreement between aslef and the rail operator's parent company, govia thameslink railway, over changes to the role of guards on southern trains was announced on thursday. the rmt was not involved. its general secretary, mick cash, said the deal would leave drivers and passengers "exposed and vulnerable". the father of the man who is alleged to have carried out an attack at the louvre museum in

our correspondent andy moore reports.his presidency, and donald trump has already lost one of his closest advisers. this was mike flynn at the white house just before his resignation. a lonely figure on the front row of a press conference. then a cool handshake from vice president mike pence — the man he's been accused of misleading. it was flynn's close links with the kremlin that got him in trouble. here he is in 2015, at a dinner in moscow with president putin, but it's illegalfor a private citizen to conduct us diplomacy. mr flynn denied he had spoken to the russian ambassador about sanctions before mr trump became president, and on that basis mr pence went on national television to defend him.|j can confirm, having spoken to him about it, that those conversations that happened to a car around the time that the united states took action to expel diplomats, that they had nothing whatsoever to do with those sanctions. in his resignation letter, mr flynn said he had held numerous conversations with foreign counterparts.

important part of dealing with with the illness, is an important part of dealing with the illness, as andy moore cancer charity has carried out research that shows just how difficult it can be to talk about the disease and get help. the study found that around 9% of sufferers, around 230,000 people, had no close friends to talk to. around 12% said they had lost touch with friends because of their disease. but 43% said they could not have coped without the support of theirfriends. macmillan have coped without the support of their friends. macmillan also said that people found it difficult to communicate with somebody who had developed cancer. people who are caring for someone with cancer, who are friends with someone with cancer, have often said that they don't know how to broach the subject oi’ don't know how to broach the subject or offer support, how to offer a full range of information and advice, because they feel like they may be giving the wrong kind of support, or they may feel they don't know how to talk sensitively about the issue. mcmillan is urging anyone who feels they are not gettin

andy moore reports.nearly a year, around 300,000 commuters have endured overcrowded trains, delays and strikes. it's been one of the most intractable rail disputes in recent years. thanks everybody for coming. after two weeks of talks hosted by the tuc it was thought a deal had been done. we are pleased to announce that aslef and gtr southern have reached an agreement. but now that deal has unravelled. for southern travellers at brighton that means huge disappointment. not too happy about it myself. and i pay a lot of money for the train monthly as well, it's a waste of my time, really. that's terrible. what can you do? it's a lot of money on uber, isn't it? disappointed, to be fair, because i pay a lot of money to travel to brighton every day and i think the service that we get is ridiculous. around 900 aslef drivers who work for southern voted in the ballot. there was a turnout of over 72%, nearly 46% voted in favour of the deal, but over 54% voted against. this is an embarrassment for aslef, the deal

andy moore reports.n of their community. three, two, one... a huge sense of relief that the east and west of the town were now one again. it is amazing to walk across it. the bridge falling down has brought the community together. this is even better now. it is back together again properly. the destruction of the ancient crossing was one of the defining images of the 2015 winter floods. the force of the river caused it to collapse. it left the town completely divided. an 18 mile round trip was needed to get from one side of the river to the other. the footbridge had been put into place partially solving the problem. i think the footbridge is great. people talk to each other. instead of waving to each other from a passing car, people of tadcaster have stopped and talk to each other. it has been great. not so great for businesses. they have been desperate for the road bridge to reopen. to get us back as one community instead of divided isjust get us back as one community instead of divided is just amazing.

andy moore, bbc news french investigators are trying to establish whether an egyptian man who tried tooldier with a machete at the louvre museum in paris was acting alone. guards shot and wounded the man during the attack in paris. reports say the 29 year—old arrived in france last month, police have not released his identity. 0ur correspondent,jonny dymond, is in paris. can you tell us what is happening with the attacker? the attacker is in the hospital. there have been raids on his suspected address. the apartment he has been occupying since the 26th of january, phone cards and some closing were taken, but, as you say, the key concern is to find out whether or not this man was acting alone and going under his own direction, or acting as part of a wider cell. if it is the latter, then the concern for police and the security authorities here and in france is that there may be more attacks planned. the level of alert remains high. this was a vindication for the high security military measures that france is put in place since the attacks in 2015—16. it is still a concern that an attack

our correspondent andy moore is at aslef headquarters in central london.they point out this was agreed by aslef leadership so what is it the drivers don't like? we heard from another union involved, the rmt, they describe this deal as a scandalous sell—outs and a disgrace. the leadership has said the deal would only have in certain circumstances, exceptional circumstances, exceptional circumstances, would there only be drivers but other unions and some of membership themselves felt there we re membership themselves felt there were too many exceptions to that. so were too many exceptions to that. so we had the rank and file membership overturning a deal done by the leadership. the results of the ballot have come through in the last half—hour, and about 900 drivers work for aslef on southern, there was a turnout of about 72%. they we re was a turnout of about 72%. they were asked the question, do you accept the proposed agreement on driver only operation and related issues? 54% voted no. driver only operation and related issues? 54% voted |the rmt are back t

with me now, our correspondent andy moore. anybody travelling in the south understands this row.now caused to the north. commuters in the south of england have been hurting for a long time over this. there is now the prospect of industrial action in the north of england affecting potentially hundreds of thousands of people. today we have the results of two strike ballots for arriba rail north and merseyrail. both heavily in favour of strike action. strike has been set for monday 1ath, also strike action on southern on the same day. that's three networks on the same day —— march 13. potentially action. will this actually go ahead? the general secretary of the 80s as this is now an opportunity for these companies to get round the table and negotiate a settlement. the fact there is a mandate for strike settlement may change minds. this has already been in operation on several networks already. that's right, the rail companies and regulators say driver only trains are perfectly safe, the rmt union says you need a second person on boards in a safety critical role. that is the centre o

andy moore reports.ed the reunification of their community. three, two, one... a huge sense of relief that the east and west of the town were now one again. it is amazing to walk across it. the bridge falling down has brought the community together. this is even better now. it is back together again properly. the destruction of the ancient crossing was one of the defining images of the 2015 winter floods. the force of the river caused it to collapse. it left the town completely divided. an 18—mile round trip was needed to get from one side of the river to the other. the footbridge had been put into place partially solving the problem. i think the footbridge is great. people talk to each other. instead of waving to each otherfrom a passing car, people of tadcaster have stopped and talk to each other. it has been great. not so great for businesses. they have lost trade and been desperate for the road bridge to reopen. to get us back as one community instead of divided is just amazing. the footbridge will s

our correspondent andy moore reports.nto his presidency, and donald trump has already lost one of his closest advisers. this was mike flynn at the white house just before his resignation. a lonely figure on the front row of a press conference. then a cool handshake from vice president mike pence — the man he's been accused of misleading. it was flynn's close links with the kremlin that got him in trouble. here he is in 2015, at a dinner in moscow with president putin, but it's illegalfor a private citizen to conduct us diplomacy. mr flynn denied he had spoken to the russian ambassador about sanctions before mr trump became president, and on that basis mr pence went on national television to defend him. i can confirm, having spoken to him about it, that those conversations that happened to occur around the time that the united states took action to expel diplomats, that they had nothing whatsoever to do with those sanctions. in his resignation letter, mr flynn said he had held numerous conversations with foreign counterpar

andy moore, bbc news. let's look at some of today's other developing stories.me to complete gcse and a—level exams last year. that's significantly higher than those who received the special measure in state schools, where the figure is fewer than one in eight. the difference has come to light following an analysis of official exam data by bbc radio 4's today programme. police in the netherlands say they've seized a quantity of chemicals big enough to produce one billion ecstasy pills. the haul was discovered inside a lorry near the belgian border. it included 100,000 bottles of hydrogen gas and 15,000 kilos of caustic soda. the netherlands is a major manufacturing hub for the drug. record numbers of dolphins have been spotted off scotland's west coast. conservationists have been tracking the mammals as part of an ongoing survey to learn more about their behaviour and habitats. the waters around the hebrides are home to nearly 70% of europe's dolphin, whale and porpoise species. scientists say the reason for the increase in numbers remains unclear. hollywood sta

details are known but it follows the two leaders meeting in washington last month. 0ur correspondent andy moore it is a classic political tactic, when you are on the back foot change the battle ground and go on the attack. instead of addressing the reasons for michael flynn ‘s resignation mr trump tweeted. .. this was michael flynn at the white house just before his this was michael flynn at the white housejust before his resignation, a lonely figure on a front row of a press c0 nfe re nce . lonely figure on a front row of a press conference. then a cool handshake from the vice president, mike pence, the man he has been accused of misleading. it was flynn ‘s close links with the kremlin that got him in trouble. here he is in 2015 at a dinner in moscow with president putin. is it illegalfor a private zoos and to conduct us diplomacy? mr flynn denied he spoke to the russian president about sanctions before mr trump became president and mike pence went on national television to defend him.|j can confirm that those conversations that happened to occur around the time that the united states took act

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and our guest host for the next hour is kate moore, chief equity strategist at blackrock. we have a lot of people come on, andy that are just like all we really hear is there's no rush here. just don't chase this. isn't there a risk in not embracing it? if you didn't embrace it in the last three months, there was a risk because you've lost about 10% or 11%. >> you're absolutely right, joe. that's why we advise clients to be in the markets. at merrill lynch, we've always expressed bullishness. >> you're bullish on america. >> absolutely. >> bring that slogan back. >> we're bullish right now. i just got off the road meeting with about 2,000 merrill lynch financial advisers in six or seven cities. what they're hearing from their clients is very bullish right now, especially clients who are small business owners. the expansion is under way. they see deregulation in the offing. they think tax reform is coming. they're thinking about investing in their businesses. that is a stirring that is happening out there. i think at the same time, they're not exuberant about markets. so you take that and put it together and th

andy moore, bbc news. it was a big awards night, the grammys and the baftas! la la land has dominated the baftas, scooping five awards, including best film and best actress for emma stone. there were also awards for lion, including best supporting actor for dev patel, and ken loach‘s i, daniel blake, which was named outstanding british film at the london ceremony. thank you to the academy for endorsing the truth of what the film says, which hundreds of thousands of people in this country know, and thatis people in this country know, and that is the most vulnerable and the poorest people are treated by this government with a callous brutality thatis government with a callous brutality that is disgraceful. it was a successful night for adele at the 59th annual grammy awards, she went home with all five awards she was nominated for including album, record and song of the year. it didn't all go well for the singer though, she apologised for swearing after she restarted her tribute performance to george michael. she stopped mid—way through her rendition of fast lov