the evening before, ant mcpartlin had presented itv‘s saturday night takeaway.on, the broadcaster said... from britain's got talent through to i'm a celebrity, so much of itv‘s output is built on ant mcpartlin, as well as his co—host, declan donnelly. they will be trying to work out what all this will mean for the long—term future of one of its biggest stars. itv said they hoped the presenter would get the help he needs. police say inquiries into the collision are continuing. if president trump has said he wants to bring in tougher penalties for drug traffickers , including the death penalty , to tackle what he called the scourge of drug addiction in america. speaking in new hampshire, he said opioid dealers killed thousands of people but spentjust a short time injail. we can have all the blue riband committees we want, but if we don't get tough on the drug dealers, we are wasting our time. just remember that. we are wasting our time. and that toughness includes the death penalty. time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. won it is a equus tomorrow, the s

the evening before, ant mcpartlin had been presenting itv‘s saturday night takeaway.e returned to television last year after going into rehab to treat an addiction to alcohol and prescription painkillers. this afternoon, the broadcaster said:

the evening before, ant mcpartlin had been presenting itv‘s saturday night takeaway. together with dec, has become one of tv‘s most successful presenters. the pair have won dozens of awards and earned millions, thanks to their popularity with viewers. itv said they hoped the presenter would get the help he needs. the police say enquiries into the collision are continuing. now, it's time for newsnight. tonight, a broadcast exclusive with the ceo of cambridge analytica. alexander nix responds to the allegations of dirty tricks at his company and vast breaches of data security. we see this as a coordinated attack by the media that's been going on for very, very many months, in order to damage the company that had some involvement with the election of donald trump. we put to him the accusations of a whistleblower that he runs a full scale propaganda service. we get our biggest glimpse yet of the brexit deal. is it to be a full english or a dog's dinner? now today was about the steps we will take next year when we leave the eu, but before we fully relinquish our legal

the evening before, ant mcpartlin have presented itv‘s saturday night takeaway.nto rehab visitation to treat addiction to alcohol and painkillers. this afternoon, the broadcaster said... from britain's got talent through to i'm a celebrity so much of itv‘s deterrent is built on ant mcpartlin as well as his co—host, declan donnelly foot appear they will be trying to wreck what one of this will mean for the long—term future of one of it's will mean for the long—term future of one of its biggest stars. —— trying to work out. police say inquiries into the collision are continuing. the time is 18:15pm. our top story. britain and the eu shake on a brexit transition deal — but there's still no agreement over northern ireland. still to come.., a heroes' welcome for britain's pa ralympians as they return from their most successful winter games. coming up in the sport, as a new favourite for golf masters in a couple of weeks it is rory mcilroy after he won the arnold palmer invitational yesterday, his first tournament victory since september, 2016. doctors have restored th

ant mcpartlin is due to appear at wimbledon magistrates after easter.is hoping to get in on the act. she‘s launching a bid to stand for the democrats as new york governor. this is how she began her campaign. iam not i am not just i am notjust an actor or a mother ora i am notjust an actor or a mother or a wife. i am also a new yorker. and i‘m running for governor because i love this state. new york is where i was raised, and where raising my kids. the statue of liberty is symbolic... we need to fix our broken subway. we need to strengthen and renew our expiring rent laws. and to the thousands of years standing in the square participating in history... this year thousands of women all over america are running for office for the first time. and we are realising that if we want things to change, we had to do it for ourselves. i am change, we had to do it for ourselves. iam humbled change, we had to do it for ourselves. i am humbled and inspired by these women, and i am honoured to join their ranks. cynthia nixon in new york. tomasz schafernaker has the wea

ant mcpartlin is due to appear at wimbledon magistrates after easter.o died in a crash on anglesey on tuesday. corporaljonathan bayliss's colleagues described him as a "generous, kind and caring man who could always be relied upon". the pilot of the aircraft, flight lieutenant david stark was injured in the accident. the archbishop of canterbury says three weeks of revelations of child abuse by clergy have made him ashamed of the church of england. justin welby has been giving evidence at the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse. here's our religion editor martin bashir. nestled along the south coast, chichester is one of the church of england's most picturesque diocese. it's also been the setting for a multitude of child abusers, and there have been dozens of convictions, including canon gordon rideout, father robert coles, the reverend jonathan graves, bishop peter ball. nursing a heavy cold, the archbishop of canterbury arrived to give evidence after almost three weeks focused on the church of england, where the inquiry heard that cover—ups we

the evening before, ant mcpartlin had been presenting itv‘s saturday night takeaway.addiction to alcohol and prescription painkillers. this afternoon, the broadcaster said: "itv have taken a joint session with ant and dec‘s team not to broadcast saturday night takeaway this weekend. we will be reviewing options for the last two episodes of the series which would not feature ant who is taking time off to seek treatment. 0ver more than 20 years. ant, together with dec, has become one of tv‘s most successful presenters. the pair have won dozens of awards and earned millions, thanks to their popularity with viewers. itv said they hoped the presenter would get the help he needs. the police say enquiries into the collision are continuing. it is not just it is notjust about it is not just about a it is notjust about a pretty big hole in itv‘s saturday night schedule, from britain's got talent through to i'm a celebrity, so much of itv‘s prime time entertainment is built on the popularity of the double act. 0ver built on the popularity of the double act. over the coming days

the television presenter ant mcpartlin has been arrested on suspicion of drink—driving in west londonas been released. and lowering the stakes — the gambling commission recommends bringing the maximum stake for fixed—odds betting terminals down to £30. good morning. it's monday 19th march. welcome to bbc newsroom live. international chemical weapons experts have arrived in salisbury to begin verifying the type of nerve agent used to poison sergei skripal, and his daughter yulia.

the itv presenter, ant mcpartlin, says he will seek further treatment

ant mcpartlin will appear before magistrates in wimbledon next month. declan donnelly, will host their programme, saturday night takeaway, on his own when it returns at the end of the month. now it's time for newsnight with emily maitlis. 0ne years since terror hit the streets of manchester and people lost their lives. the attack confounded security services. who was the perpetrator? did he work alone? tonight, and extended newsnight investigation brings significant new information on how he was radicalised and why he acted when he did. what is your next move against russia? the prime minister is about to tell us, and she will not be holding back. eu leaders will be warned by the prime minister they are all threatened by russia, but will they listen? also tonight, a status update from mark zuckerberg on the data breach of facebook. we will ask if the social media giant is doing enough to salvage its reputation. good evening.

ant mcpartlin has been struggling for a long time. and on deck are a large drawer for itv. the season it presents itv with a huge challenge and dec has said he will go through with the remainder of programmes without ant. the question is whether that can be sustained for the rest of the season. it's hard to visualise it for either of them.|j read that they had a pact that they would always do television together. they grew up together, they were teenagers when they entered the spotlight. it's very sad, but hopefully their friendship will help them come through this. nigel farage and some fish on the front of the financial times. just when you think brexit can't get any more ridiculous, it is the spectacle of nigel farage throwing dead fish into the river thames as a protest at the fa ct the river thames as a protest at the fact that fishing is not going to change as much as we thought it would. we are not going to take back control of fishing in the way we had somehow promised. ithink, you know, the whole thing was a completely ludicrous stunt, but then again, the leave cam

the tv presenter ant mcpartlin is charged with drink—driving after a car accident in london over thekend. also in the next hour... anger in moscow as borisjohnson compares vladimir putin to adolf hitler. the foreign secretary says russia's staging of the world cup is similar to hitler hosting the 1936 olympics in nazi germany. and could you live plastic free? a new report says unless people reduce their use, the amount of plastic a nalyses their use, the amount of plastic analyses could treble. —— the amount of plastic in our seas. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the founder of facebook, mark zuckerberg, has admitted that the company made mistakes about its handling of users‘ data that allowed the firm cambridge analytica to exploit the data of 50 million users on behalf of political clients. ina in a statement, mr zuckerberg acknowledged a breach of trust had occurred between the company and its users and pledged to introduce a series of changes to clamping down on ad targeting taster. schrotter harvesting data. it follows allegations that 50 million facebook users‘ private da

the tv presenter ant mcpartlin has been arrested on charges of driving.ene after failing a breathalyser test. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. a viewer is not sympathetic to anyone addicted to gambling. if you don't realise you're wasting your money on gambling, drugs or drink, you need to grow up. there are too many excuses. people are responsible for themselves. you have the choice. it is not responsible to give the government or the taxpayer. and ariadne says you just have to look at the areas of betting shops to know that they are taking advantage of vulnerable people. do keep those coming in. here's so coming in. here is some sport. mcilroy wins his first tournament for months at the arnold palmer international. he sank five birdies in the last six holes, including that glorious but to finish on 18 under par three shots ahead of the field. chelsea confirm their place in the fa cup semifinals after a 2— win over leicester after extra time. they will play southampton in the last four. manchester united will take on spurs in the other fixture. w

the evening before, ant mcpartlin had presented itv‘s saturday night takeaway.ity, so much of itv‘s output is built on ant mcpartlin, as well as his co—host, declan donnelly. they will be trying to work out what all this will mean for the long—term future of one of its biggest stars. police say inquiries into the collision are continuing. itv said they hoped the presenter will get the help he needs, police say inquiries are continuing. here is a strange, alarming story. police in austin, texas, are warning of a new bomb threat after the city was hit by a fourth explosion injust one month. two people were injured by a device that may have been triggered by a trip wire. the previous bombs were stuffed inside packages and left on residents' doorsteps. authorities have little understanding of who could be setting off these devices and why. police gave this update earlier today. we are clearly dealing with what we expect to be a serial bomber at this point based on the similarities between now what is the fourth device and again as we look at this individual and the

but following ant mcpartlin's arrest on suspicion of drink driving, his much publicised painkiller and be a millionaire and blind date. with me is sam wolfson, editor of vice uk. he's written extensively about the pair's on—screen friendship. in stoke—on—trent is emma jackson—bowers who is a huge fan of their saturday night takeaway programme. her husband got a tattoo of both ant and dec. emma, i have to start with you. why has your husband got a tattoo of ant and deck? we - enter the and deem—h; haflm !— $5“; on the gig; on the plane. $5“; on the plane. the trigger just ii’ifi best thing we - think of bef win ng we l zftfilsfikf'ofj j; 522. 22: z: z z z; that m m arm, is it? i on - that 2 arm, is it? i on his i that 2 arm, is it? i on his calf. at g his arm, is it?4fifi=hiffitfi what you make of what has happened to the partnership over the last few months, and the challenges that ant mcpartlin has been feeling? do you feel sympathy? i do feel sympathy. he is going through a rough patch. everybody goes through rough patches. with his addiction, the divorce from his wife, he is in a really ba

ant mcpartlin's mini was seen london.n having issues, it's fair to say. last year, he went into rehab. it was sad at the time that this was the painkiller addiction, but this is a guy who on saturday night presented saturday night takeaway on itv. the show came back last month and they are at the peak of their game professionally. the 100th episode of that show was watched by 9 million people. in three weeks' time, the finale of that series, saturday night takeaway, they are supposed to be going to florida and taking over the universal theme park, so it will be interesting to see if that happens. colin, thank you. a british woman has been killed in northern syria while fighting alongside kurdish forces. it's understood that anna campbell — who was 26 and from lewes in east sussex — died in the town of afrin, which has been the target of a turkish offensive. her father has told the bbc she was idealistic and knew she was putting her life at risk. 0ur correspondent emma vardy reports. the gambling commission is to recommend

itv presenter ant mcpartlin is arrested on suspicion of drink—driving, after a collision in london yesterday's since been released. a british woman dies in syria, after volunteering to fight with an all—female kurdish militia group. a report recommends that the maximum stake for fixed—odds betting terminals should be reduced from £100 to less than £30 for some games. and one couple have their honeymoon plans put on ice, as the mini beast from the east brings travel chaos to the country. it's 5 o'clock. our main story is that britain and the european union have reached agreement on arrangements for a transitional period after brexit, injust over a year's time. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, described the new draft text as a ‘decisive step‘ in the uk's withdrawal, but not yet the end of the road. in particular, he said questions remained over the nature of the border between northern ireland and the republic. the brexit secretary, david davis, said british business could now invest with confidence, and the uk would be free to negotiate new trade agreements during the transition pro

the mirror reports on the arrest of tv presenter ant mcpartlin after he was allegedly involved in a carsun is leading on that story too. it says the star was arrested on suspicion of drink driving. soafairold so a fair old spread of different stories on the front pages but, of course, russia is neverfar away and thatis course, russia is neverfar away and that is where we will begin with the times. a landslide victory to put on thanks to britain and the suggestion is that the confrontation with britain over various matters has boosted and bolstered the victory that vladimir putin is enjoying. that is what people have said, that some analysis of saying that it turned out to be a boost. ultimately, the main factor in this election was that vladimir putin was able to choose his opponent, and effectively was able to run the rules of the election. his main opponent was this hard because of a fraud conviction that he says was false. i don't really think that britain's reaction one way or another has been that important, not the least because it had britain not reacted at all than he would have

the tv presenter ant mcpartlin, who was charged with drink—driving, will appear at wimbledon magistratesnnounced that his co—presenter, declan donnelly, seen here on the right, will host saturday night takeaway without him when the show returns in ten days. the winners of this year‘s sony world photography awards 0pen competition have been revealed, with the british photographer nick dolding voted the best in the portraiture category for this image of actor emile clarke. all the category winners will now compete for the open photographer of the year award, which will be announced on the 19 april. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello and welcome to the programme. this is sport today. but the shock defeat for serena williams. a combination of heavy rain saves the west indies. and behind the scenes at barcelona is their women‘s tame aim for a champions league upset. we start with a tennis news that serena williams has been knocked down in the opening round of the miami open. the 23— time grand slam

it's all right for ant mcpartlin, he can probably afford rehab and we hope it really helps.ho will be affected by addictions like this who just aren't actors those services. and also the impact it will have on itv local who can't afford those services. ant and dec come without a pair, you can't have one without the other. they are buffets of saturday night tv all round the it's notjust saturday night takeaway —— they are the face of saturday night tv. they are very key to the whole itv market. if one of them isn't very well, sadly, the whole thing comes crashing down. let's conclude with the daily express, which has certainly an arresting headline. miracle cure for sight loss, pollock was “— miracle cure for sight loss, pollock was —— polly? miracle cure for sight loss, pollock was -- polly? i don't know about medical claims, but it is a module. you. open —— it is a module. you. now we have got themselves helping to cure blindness, it feels like a miracle cure narrative about themselves might be coming true. i'm a medical perspective, that is very exciting. it is very exciti

so ant mcpartlin, one of tv‘s biggest stars, ina mcpartlin, one of tv‘s biggest stars, in a lot of troubleme over the last year or so. it was well documented that he himself went into rehab the two months having said he was addicted to both painkillers and had to drink issues. he also injanuary announced he would be divorcing from his wife who he had been with for married her almost 12 years. they got married in 1994 when they were both pop stars, she was in a group called juice. what has been incredible this way he kept his professional career going. he returned to i'm a celebrity in december and the current series of saturday night takeaway is live every week. heat the night before this happened he was doing a saint patrick's day themed episode live on itv. there are three episodes to go series. it was supposed to culminate ina series. it was supposed to culminate in a special in florida in three weeks' time live from universal theme park near orlando, and no word yet from itv as to what plans are. we'll and be back on saturday night for the next episode of takeaway? the headlines on bbc

itv presenter ant mcpartlin is to step down from his tv commitments after being arrested on suspicionf drink—driving yesterday. this weekend's saturday night takeaway programme that he hosts with co—star declan donnelly is cancelled. uber suspends its self driving car programme after a woman is hit and killed by one of their cars in the us. investigators say the car was in autonomous mode when the accident happened. share prices in bookmakers rise after a report recommends that the maximum stake for fixed—odds betting terminals should be set at 30 pounds for some games, higher than had been expected. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... as uber suspends its self—driving car programme following a fatal crash, we'll be speaking to an expert on the psychology of technology and its impact on ourfuture. shares in bookmakers have risen on the news that limits to stakes on some fixed odds betting machines have been set higher than expected. we'll be speaking to an expert on gambling addiction to find out if the measu

the tv presenter ant mcpartlin has been charged with drink—driving after he was involved in a car accidentn london over the weekend. the red arrows engineer who died when his hawk t1 aircraft crashed at raf valley on tuesday has been officially named as corporaljonathan bayliss. the row over facebook and the misuse of data continues, as theresa may says allegations against the british firm cambridge analytica are "very concerning". in a moment, it'll be time for sportsday. but first, a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at 7pm, beyond 100 days. they will have more on the latest fallout about facebook data collection and how it may have interfered with the us election. we'll have details on the release of 110 nigerian schoolgirls after they were abducted by islamist militants last month. and later, we'll have a look at some of the winning photos from this year's sony world photography awards. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday with me, hugh ferris. the headlines tonight... scotland scuppered by the ra

& dec. —— ant mcpartlin.turnover of staff, you would think the white house was struggling to attract decent employees, we will bring you the latest news of who is in and who is out, bbc poll found that he was the second most popular briton ever, a new museum dedicated to isambard kingdom brunel opens in the west country, we will pop along. and if you love blockbuster films with giant robot, stick around for the film review, at 8:45pm, and even if you do not, please do(!) and we will find out what mark kermode thinks about pacific rim uprising. we will be live in amsterdam as english preparations for the world cup in russia continue with a friendly against the orange of the netherlands. formula 1 is back, the ca i’s netherlands. formula 1 is back, the ca rs reveal netherlands. formula 1 is back, the cars reveal their early form ahead of the first race of the season in melbourne. and it is sport relief, there is a whole host of events taking place, we have also spoken with the double winter olympic champion liz

the car maker suzuki has pulled adverts featuring the television presenters ant and dec — after ant mcpartlin from the south—west. in northern ireland, clear skies, coming in from the south—west. in northern ireland, clearskies, light winds, touch of frost and a few icy patches. much milderfor england and wales under the cloud. many areas will stay mild and cloudy across southern parts of england. we might see some rain or drizzle. more sunshine arriving in the far north of england, sunny skies in northern ireland and scotland away from sharp showers in the northwest. a better day on sunday for england and wales. more sunshine and patchy cloud. most places will be dry. few showers in the north—west. some sunshine and feeling quite pleasant. this is bbc news... our latest headlines... the man was shot dead by security forces. owen smith has been sacked from jeremy corbyn‘s shadow cabinet after calling for a new eu referendum. enforcement officers working for the information commissioner have entered the premises of cambridge analytica in central london. claims by russia that the nerve agent th

the car maker suzuki has pulled adverts featuring the television presenters ant and dec — after ant mcpartlin two episodes of the itv series saturday night takeaway, but made clear ant and dec would not be appearing in its commercials. now the weather forecast with sarah... darren! we will get more sunshine as the week and goes on, but there is cloud coming in and it is thick enough to give pockets of rain and drizzle, especially in the south—west. further north scotland and northern ireland, a different story, clear skies, light wind, touch of frost, one 01’ skies, light wind, touch of frost, one or two icy patches. my other for england and wales under the cloud. a cloudy start for saturday. many areas will stay that way, low cloud across southern parts of england, and this is where we are more likely to see rain or drizzle perhaps. most places will be dry. more sunshine arriving in the north of england, sunny skies in scotland and northern england, sharp showers in the north—west and size of nine or 11 degrees. a better day for england and wales on sunday. more sunshine, some patchy cloud d

the television star ant mcpartlin has again been interviewed by police following his arrest on suspicionf the current series of their itv show saturday night takeaway without ant. a man has been stabbed to death at a shopping centre in east london. the man, who was believed to be in his early 20s, was pronounced dead at the stratford centre last night. it brings the number of fatal stabbings in the capital this year to 26. the archbishop of canterbury has said that the church needs new powers to protect children from abuse. justin welby told the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse that the church‘s safeguarding powers probably needed looking at again. he said he was "appalled" and "ashamed" of the church for what it did to survivors. theresa may‘s proposal for a transition phase to allow the uk to leave the european union slowly has been agreed in principle by the president of the european council. donald tusk said the 21—month deal would delay what he called "the negative consequences of brexit". i have some good news for prime minister theresa may. news that has been awaited in

tv presenter, ant mcpartlin says he will seek further treatment after he was arrested on suspicion ofn services at mersey care nhs foundation trust. thank you forjoining us. tell us a little bit about the general situation. when somebody has had issues, at what stage would they need to go back into rehab? naturally, it is quite dispiriting news coming out about ant. relapse isa news coming out about ant. relapse is a common news coming out about ant. relapse is a common outcome news coming out about ant. relapse is a common outcome of recovery. when someone is going on a recovery journey, there are so many factors at play that can affect the journey towards recovery and towards com plete towards recovery and towards complete abstinence, that having a relapse into one or the other kind of epic did substances shouldn't com pletely of epic did substances shouldn't completely throw you off board. you should learn from the mistakes. you should learn from the mistakes. you should see what triggered it and learn from it and make sure that doesn't happen again. it's very individual, isn't it?

car manufacturer suzuki has axed tv adverts featuring ant and dec after ant mcpartlin was charged with the end of march sitting on top of that blossom as well. the snow has caused disruption across parts of italy at the moment. some really contrasting weather across southern parts of europe at the moment. we have the wintry weather there, but not far away, if we look at the satellites image, you can away, if we look at the satellites image, you can see away, if we look at the satellites image, you can see the snow sitting across italy. you can also make out quite a lot of sand on the satellite picture, which has been pushing from the sahara, heading north towards greece and crete and into turkey. really dusty, sandy conditions across greece. that is causing a sepia colour to appear in the sky in greece. we thought we had seen the back end of snow here but we may be disappointed. temperature is going up disappointed. temperature is going up and down. it is reasonably mild and springlike at the moment, but things will head colder in the course of next week. this is argyll & bute, and a s

a sunday afternoon takeaway — as tv presenter ant mcpartlin is put into a police car on suspicion ofving — after a collision in london yesterday. he has since been released. and coming up on afternoon live, we have got all the sport withjessica and rory mcilroy is back. yes, the sport of golf is really hotting up. we have seen the recent resurgence of tiger woods and rory mcilroy is also back. more at half—past. tiger woods and rory mcilroy is also back. more at half-past. darren is here to spread a little joy. thank you, simon! the snow has stopped falling, you will be pleased to hear. there will be frost and ice overnight but it will turn milder as the week goes on. that is it in a nutshell but i will be back with more later on. thanks, darren. also coming up — stop that racket — andy murray is left less than impressed after a rude awakening from michael mcintyre — all for sport relief. it is sir andrew murray! 0h, it is sir andrew murray! oh, my god. hello, everyone — this is afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. they both agree it's a decisive step — and after months of wrangling and