angus crawford is there. angus, what is the latest?clock that lee pomeroy, si, friday at one o'clock that lee pomeroy, 51, was stabbed to death on a guildford to london train in front of his 14—year—old son. his family said he was an honourable man and a devoted family man. earlier today at staines magistrates' court we saw darren pencille, 35. he appeared very briefly. he was wearing a grey tracksuit, black spectacles, a small bandage on one hand. then he came into the dock he crouched on the floor so we could only see the top of his head. he said, "i'm hearing voices. i'm paranoid." he also said, "innocent until proven guilty." he did confirm his date of birth and name before being led away. shortly afterwards his partner, chelsea mitchell, 27, also appeared in court. she is charged with assisting an offender. she was also led away and later this afternoon they were both appear at guildford crown court. angus, thank you. angus crawford. it's been confirmed that mps will vote on theresa may's brexit deal next tuesday. the vote was cal

angus crawford, thank you.nally distressed and would like details of organisations which offer?advice and support, ?go online to bbc.co.uk/actionline or you can call for free, at any time to hear recorded information 0800 066 066. the irish prime minister leo vardakar has suggested that if the uk leaves the eu without a formal deal, they would have to work out a separate arrangement to protect trade and the peace process. the controversial backstop, the guarantee against a return to a hard border in ireland if there is no long term trade deal, is the main reason that so many mps rejected theresa may's eu deal in parliament last week. today mps put forward further ideas of how to break the deadlock. here's our deputy political editorjohn pienaar. good morning, mr gove. another cabinet get—together. not of them know how brexit will end up and despite the crushing defeat in the commons, all of them say they are behind theresa may's search for ideal parliament might support. they are still backing her, for now. you

angus crawford, bbc news.agram, says any posts which glamorise self—harm have no place on its platforms, and expressed its regret to the family of molly russell. but the social media giant is also in the spotlight today, after reaching a legal settlement with the consumer campaigner martin lewis, who'd been suing the company for reputational damage after a series of fake adverts on the site using his name. 0ur media editor amol rajan spoke to facebook‘s vice president in northern europe and started by asking for his reaction to molly russell's death. the first thing i'd like to say is just what a difficult story that was to read and like anyone, i was deeply upset and i'm deeply sorry for how this must have been such a devastating event for theirfamily. there's a picture of some slit wrists. that's from instagram. there's a picture full of blood. that's from instagram. those are all against your policies, but they were all available on instagram. well, we have to make sure that we look at these and ensure that

angus crawford, bbc news, guilford. says he is concerned about threatening behaviour towards female members of parliament, after the conservative mp anna soubry was called a ‘nazi' by brexit protestors. the mp for broxtowe was being interviewed on the bbc when the accusations were made by nearby demonstrators. anna soubry — who is a remain supporter — says she was jostled as she tried to re—enter parliament afterwards. the american actor kevin spacey has appeared in court charged with sexually assaulting an 18—year—old male in a massachusetts bar in 2016. the oscar—winner and star of house of cards said nothing but was given bail. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryant reports from nantucket. this was a journey that kevin spacey didn't want to make and having touched down in a private plane, he drove to his first appearance in court. clear the side walk please. his legal team argued he shouldn't have to appear in person, because of the negative publicity that has surrounded the case. but the actor who spent so much

angus crawford, bbc news.e self—harm have no place on its platforms. and speaking to our media editor amol rajan, facebook‘s european boss offered his sympathies to the family of molly russell. the first thing i'd like to say is just what a difficult story that was to read and, like anyone, i was deeply upset and i'm deeply sorry for how this must‘ve been such a devastating event for theirfamily. there's a picture of some slit wrists, that's from instagram. there's a picture full of blood, that's from instagram. those are all against your policies, but they are all available on instagram. well, we... we have to make sure we look at these and ensure those are taken down, if they are against our policies. don't you think they should be against your policies, pictures of slit wrists which 14—year—olds can access? if people are posting in order to seek help, in order to seek support from communities, the experts in this area tell us that is a valuable thing for them to do and can help with recovery, can help with

angus crawford, bbc news, guilford.a new, long—term strategy for the nhs in england, aimed at saving up to half a million lives in the coming decade. theresa may has been hosting drinks events at number ten, hoping to persuade mps to back her brexit plans. the commons will now vote on her proposals next tuesday. a man accused of stabbing a passenger to death on a train in surrey in front of his teenage son has appeared in court charged with murder. the us actor, kevin spacey, has appeared in court in massachusetts, charged with sexually assaulting an 18—year—old man in a bar. the incident is alleged to have happened in 2016. the 0scar—winner and star of house of cards said nothing in court and was granted bail. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryant reports from nantucket. this was a journey kevin spacey didn't want to make. touching down on this jet—set island before completing a televised drive to his first appearance in court. clear the sidewalk, please. his legal team argued he shouldn't have to appear in perso

angus crawford, bbc news, guildford.peared in court in massachusetts, charged with sexually assaulting an 18—year—old man in a bar. the incident is alleged to have happened in 2016. the 0scar—winner and star of house of cards said nothing in court and was granted bail. 0ur north america correspondent, nick bryant, reports from nantucket. this was a journey kevin spacey didn't want to make. touching down on this jet set island before completing a televised drive to his first appearance in court. clear the sidewalk, please. his legal team argued he shouldn't have to appear in person because of the negative publicity that's already surrounded this case. but the actor who has spent so much of his life in front of the cameras found it impossible today to avoid them. there was even a live stream from the courtroom to record the charge levelled against him. this complaint charges that, in the town of nantucket onjuly the 8th, 2016, did commit indecent assault and battery on a person 1a or over. the 0scar—winning actor shared a

angus crawford, bbc news.es could face new laws giving them a legal duty of care to children and young people who use their sites. the culture secretary, jeremy wright, said he was giving this very careful consideration. 0ur media editor, amol rajan, is here. there's been talk of regulating the internet for years. why hasn't it happened? it strikes most people as common sense that the internet and social media should be subject to democratic scrutiny. but there are a number of philosophical and practical reasons why it has proved hard to do. on a philosophical level, it's been the founding principle of the web that it is open, that all human life should be there, that censorship has no place. defenders of this ideal say that if you take regulation too far, you convert the internet from the open, western vision, to the more walled garden that people get in places like china. then there are the practicalities. if you set up a regulator, what does it regulate? if it's social media companies, what counts as social

angus crawford, bbc news.ent and social inclusion at the mental health foundation. it's very good to have you with us. how significant is this announcement going to be this afternoon from the minister for going to be this afternoon from the ministerfor mental going to be this afternoon from the minister for mental health? particularly with regard to using, you know, predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, etc, to try to spot those most at risk of taking their own lives? the mental health foundation is very keen for anything that encourages people to talk more about suicide, any conversation about suicide, any conversation about suicide, any conversation about suicide is the first step towards helping to stop it, stop people thinking about it becoming a reality. we welcome the strategy and we welcome this as a focus, using contemporary tools to try to do anything we can to reduce the risk of suicide. vertically amongst younger people. suicide is the leading cause of death in men under 50. it is. absolute

angus crawford, bbc news, guilford.me minister has unveiled a new, long term strategy for the nhs in england, aimed at saving up to half a million lives, in the coming decade. theresa may has been hosting a series of drinks events at no 10, hoping to persuade mps to back her brexit plans as it's confirmed that the commons will vote on the deal next tuesday. a man accused of stabbing a passenger to death on a train in surrey in front of his teenage son, has appeared in court charged with murder. here's sarah mulkerrins. just over half an hour has been played in the final third round fa cup tie this evening with wolves hosting premier league leaders liverpool at molineux, not a huge amount of action just yet despite the fireworks and light extravaganza. the most notable action has seen dijon lover and go off injured with 16—year—old replacing him at the centre half alongside the beanie. this game is live now on bbc one where you can watch it with live text updates on the bbc sport website and the draw for the fourth round

angus crawford, bbc news. here's our briefing on some of the key events happening later.mmanuel macron will sign a new franco—german cooperation treaty. then later in moscow russian president vladimir putin and japanese prime minister shinzo abe meet for talks. the issue of the disputed kuril islands will be high on the agenda, and in los angeles it's that time of year again for the 2019 academy award nominations or as everyone else knows them, the oscars. he's known as the indiana jones of the art world, uncovering a treasure trove of stolen objects — from roman mosaics and bronze sculptures to paintings by old masters. now he's struck again — tracking down priceless religious relics in an unlikely location. andy beatt reports. not your usual man with a van. the dutch art historian turned supersleuth with his latest heavyweight discoveries — two stone carving depicting christian icons and thought to be at least 1,000 years old. these are two evangelists, and these two were stolen in 2004 and i have no idea how they got them away because they weigh 150 kilos each, and the

angus crawford, bbc news.no place on its platforms. and speaking to our media editor amol rajan, facebook‘s european boss offered his sympathies to the family of molly russell. the first thing i'd like to say is just what a difficult story that was to read and like anyone, i was deeply upset and i'm deeply sorry for how this must have been such a devastating event for theirfamily. there's a picture of some slit wrists. that's from instagram. there's a picture full of blood. that's from instagram. those are all against your policies, but they were all available on instagram. well, i would have to make sure that we look at these and ensure that those are taken down if they are against our policy. shouldn't they be against your policies, people with pictures of slit wrists which 14—year—olds can access? if people are posting in order to seek help, in order to seek support from communities, the experts in this area tell us that is a valuable thing for them to do and it can help with recovery, it can help with supp

this report by our correspondent angus crawford includes some very upsetting content.lly was the youngest of three sisters. at the time, she seemed to be a very ordinary teenager. she was 1a. she was enthusiastic. she handed her homework in that night. she packed her bags and was preparing to go to school the next day. and then when we woke up the next morning, she was dead. it's just very sad and... molly was one of around 200 children who take their own lives every year. since her death, we've been able to look back and just scratch the surface of some of the social media accounts that she'd been following. i remember this one. that picture. "this world is so cruel, and i don't want to see it any more." there are accounts from people who were depressed or self—harming. some of that content seemed to be quite positive. perhaps groups of people that were trying to help each other out. but some of that content is shocking in that it encourages self—harm, it links self—harm to suicide. and i have no doubt that instagram helped kill my daughter. these are some of the post

angus crawford reporting from guildford.d at manston airport, a designated holding area for heavy goods vehicles, if there are delays at dover. the road haulage association said the exercise was "too little, too late". 0ne haulier said it was a bit of a farce. 0ur correspondent simonjones reports from manston. a disused airport, 89 lorries, and with less than three months to go until brexit, a first rehearsal by the government for managing hgvs in a no—deal scenario. manston airport could be used as a giant lorry park, if extra checks at dover were to lead to queues, as some have predicted, stretching back for 30 miles. but the government also wants to test how easily those lorries could then make the 20—mile journey to dover. well, it's just gone eight in the morning, and this is the first group of lorries heading out of manston airport towards the port of dover. the aim is to put them out on the road network during rush hour, as people are heading to work or to school, to see how the system copes. the journey involves some

this report by our correspondent angus crawford contains some distressing images.olly russell's story... and that's gone. ..has sparked a debate... these are companies that count their profits in the billions, and they turn round and say to us that they can't protect our children? ..that may change social media for good. do you have the power to compel them to do what needs to be done? yes, absolutely. and it's also struck a chord with families across the country. like ian and his daughter libby, so horrified by what happened to molly that they've decided to speak out. libby once had 8,000 followers on instagram. 16, and now firmly in recovery, libby used to self—harm, an obsession learned on and fed by the platform. i don't think it made me do it, but i think it definitely accelerated the severity of it, because i'd see people and then you'd almost go, "that's ok, then, it doesn't matter how bad it gets because they're not dead, it hasn't killed them, doing that". so it kind of made it feel more safe to do it worse. her dad tried to get the worst content taken dow

our reporter angus crawford has spoken to some of the families who got in touch with us.rt is upsetting and contains some images you may find distressing. she had so much to offer. molly russell's story... and that's gone. ..has sparked a debate... these are companies that count their profits in the billions, and they turn round and say to us that they can't protect our children? ..that may change social media for good. do you have the power to compel them to do what needs to be done? yes, absolutely. and it's also struck a chord with families across the country. like ian and his daughter libby, so horrified by what happened to molly that they've decided to speak out. libby once had 8,000 followers on instagram. 16 and now firmly in recovery, libby used to self—harm, an obsession learned on and fed by the platform. i don't think it made me do it, but i think it definitely accelerated the severity of it, because i'd see people and then and then you'd almost go, "that's ok, then, it doesn't matter how bad it gets because they're not dead, it hasn't killed them doing that".

angus crawford, bbc news.an call 08000 934 999. lines are open 24 hours a day and free of charge. after a week of turmoil in zimbabwe, president emmerson mnangagwa has cut short a foreign trip and returned home. zimbabwe has seen days of violent protests over rising fuel prices — which ministers say have been used by opponents of the government to cause unrest. 0ur correspondent andrew harding is in zimbabwe. he was not going to back down, he said, we need to take tough measures, unpopular measures to fix the economy. what i think was most surprised and interesting was how tough he was on his own security forces. these are the men in the military, the police, that staged the coup that brought emmerson mnangagwa to power a year ago. he said that if they were going to use force, that would be a betrayal of the new zimbabwe. some are speculating that there are concerns behind the scenes of plots against the president, that perhaps a new coolers in the offing. but there's no sign of that, but it is an indication o

angus crawford is outside the court in staines today within the last 25 minutes darren shane pencillehad a small bandage on one hand. if you meant to the dock and immediately crouched on the floor with only his head visible to those in the presidential stop the then gestured towards the press bench and said those people are making me feel paranoid. he stood briefly to answer questions from the bench and said he confirmed his name and date of birth and he was then led away by dock officers and he will appear again in court at guildford crown court at 2pm this afternoon. thank you. a dinghy with six life jackets on board has been found on dungeness beach. it's the first sighting of a migrant craft on the kent coast in a week and comes after the home office sent in a naval vessel, hms mersey, to patrol the english channel. there was no sign of the migrants on the beach this morning. a team of border force officers has been inspecting the boat which also contained personal possessions and a milk carton cut to be used to bail out water. now it's time for a look at the weather with simon ki

response from you, with many families getting in touch to share their experiences. 0ur reporter, angus crawford them, and i must warn you, some viewers may find the content of his report upsetting. she had so much to offer. molly russell's story... and that's gone. ..has sparked a debate... these are companies that count their profits in the billions, and they turn round and say to us that they can't protect our children? ..that may change social media for good. do you actually have the power to compel them to do what you think needs to be done? yes, absolutely. and it's also struck a chord with families across the country, like ian and his daughter, libby, so horrified by what happened to molly, they've decided to speak out. libby once had 8,000 followers on instagram. 16 and now firmly in recovery, libby used to self—harm, an obsession learned on and fed by the platform. i don't think it made me do it, but i think it definitely accelerated the severity of it because i see people, and then you'd go, that's ok, then. it doesn't matter how bad it gets because they are not dead, it hasn't killed

her father ian spoke to the bbc‘s angus crawford about what he found when he looked at the social mediaeach other out. but some of that content is shocking, in that it encourages self harm. it links selvam to suicide and i have no doubt that instagram helped kill my daughter. instagram is owned by facebook and the company's new vice—president of global affairs and communications is sir nick clegg, the former lib dem leader and deputy prime minister. earlier this week, he spoke to our media editor amol rajan about the issue. why are there are thousands of images glorifying self harm on instagram? well, there shouldn't be and it is as distressing to me as anyone, really, to have heard about the awful tragic cases of teenagers taking their lives in the way that has come to light in recent days. slit wrists. smeared blood. you have got three children, would you let them anywhere near that? no, of course not. i have seen a lot of these images. that stuff would still be on instagram if the bbc had unfounded. molly russell's father says it is images like that that led to her taking her own lif

angus crawford, bbc news.y distressed and would like details of organisations that offer advice and support, you can go online: bbc.co.uk/actionline. or you can call for free at any time to hear recorded information: 0800 066 066. we will repeat that later again if you didn't get it. at least 11 people have died in a fire involving two ships in the black sea, according to russian authorities. a rescue operation is underway off the coast of ukraine, to find sailors who've jumped overboard. one ship is a gas tanker, it's thought the blaze started when fuel was being transferred between the two boats. police are appealing for information after a man used a digger to destroy the reception of a new hotel on the day the building was due to be completed. the destruction went on for at least 20 minutes at the travelodge on edge lane in liverpool, before the driver eventually fled the scene. eyewitnesses claimed the driver had been involved in a pay dispute. i saw that on social media yesterday andi i saw that on socia

angus crawford is at the court in guildford. we know more about the events on friday.nd was wearing black spectacles and had a small bandage on his hand. he crouched on the four when he came into the dock but we heard him say to the court, innocent until proven guilty. he said he was paranoid and hearing voices. he did stand briefly to confirm his name, his date of earth and his nationality then he was led away. we also saw his partner who is 27, she appeared at the court and was charged with aiding and abetting, assisting an offender. she was remanded into custody. they have both appeared here at guildford crown court and they have both been remanded back into custody to appear, probably by video link that this court on the seventh of debris. —— february. theresa may has said she's working on getting more assurances from the eu so she can win the commons vote on her brexit withdrawal deal. the vote is to take place a week tomorrow , on the 15th of january. meanwhile, mps are back to business as usual in westminster — in the next half hour, the labour leaderjeremy corb