you can watch that match live on bbc four, the bbc sport website and on connected tvs.taking on west indies in the first of three twenty20 internationals in st lucia. ben stokes, jos buttler, and moeen ali have all been rested for the game. england won the toss and chose to bowl first. tom curran was their key man with the ball, finishing with four wickets for 36 runs as the west indies finished on 160 for eight from their 20 overs. england have lost two early wickets, but jonny bairstow is keeping england on track. —— three wickets. he's reached his 50 of 27 balls. this is the scorecard as it stands then. nicholas pooran top scoring for west indies, the only player to pass a half century for them. england going along nicely in their reply. they're now 87 for three from 10 overs. now, a major shake up in welsh rugby could see two of the biggest regional sides, ospreys and scarlets, merge. the controversial plans to restructure club rugby brought about the resignation of ospreys chairman mike james today, over what he called the welsh rfu's "catastrophic mismanagement" o

women against japan, england women againstjapan, in the final match of the shebelieves cup is on bbc four goodbye. good evening, whether looking pretty turbulent, quite changeable over the next few days, a lot of energy in the atmosphere, strong jet stream, high up above our head, driving the next area of cloud and rain in from the south—west, you can see it here on the satellite picture, swell of cloud working all the way across the atlantic and it is going to be turning increasingly worked for many of us during tonight. before that, area showery rain, moving into southern scotland, snow over high ground, here is the next lump of wet weather which continues north, enveloping england and wales, then into northern ireland and the south of scotland and again here over high ground, three 400 metres, we will see some snow. —— over 300, 400 metres. ten in plymouth, something mild in the south, whichever way you slice it, no pressure is clearly in charge. bands of rain spiralling around, brisk wind as well, particularly during the first part of the day, wind gust of 50 to 60 mph, parts of the s

you can watch how england get on this evening, live coverage on bbc four, from ten p m.ter on in the programme. a big night of champions league action. a place in the quarterfinals of the champions league is in touching distance for tottenham — they‘ re in germany to face borussia dortmund with a 3—0 advantage heading into the second leg of their last 16 tie. it kicks off in a little over an hours time. we need to forget the first leg, we need to be focused and try to beat them, and have that feeling again. to go to the pitch and in the first leg only to have very good performance, very professional performance, and try to win the game. to a major shake up in welsh rugby which could see two of the biggest regional sides — ospreys and scarlets — merge. the controversial plans to restructure club rugby brought about the resignation of ospreys chairman mike james today, over what he called the welsh rfu's "catastrophic mismanagement" of the regional game. so what are the proposals and why are they so radical. kate morgan's been following the story. the fiercest of rivals an

there's live coverage on bbc four from ten o'clock. via the bbc sport website, app and connected tv. british number two katie boulter is one win away from the indian wells main draw after beating american allie kiick in qualifying. boulter won 7—5, 5—7, 6—2 in two hours and i9 minutes and will face switzerland's viktorija golubic in the second qualifying round later. formula e is set to return to the streets of london in 2020. the electric motorsport will hold the london e—prix at the excel arena and the surrounding docklands area. the last race was held in 2015 and 2016, when battersea park provided the stage for back—to—back season finales. 0rganisers were then forced to find a new location after protesters argued the event caused disruption and harmed the environment. ronnie 0'sullivan is through to the quarterfinals of the players championship. the five—time world champion was made to work for the win against barry hawkins, eventually coming through by six frames to four in preston. he'll face eitherjohn higgins or mark selby in th

coverage on bbc four from first trophy for the women's team. coverage on bbc fourfrom 10pm.players, beating barry hawkins 6—4 in preston yesterday. more on all those stories in around 30 minutes. thank you, sally. military helicopters have reported no sightings in the search for the british mountaineer, tom ballard and his contact with the pair was lost last sunday after they had reached a height of more than 20,000 feet on nanga parbat. search efforts had been delayed by bad weather and the ongoing hostilities with neighbouring india. let's speak to richard galpin, who's in islamabad. hello, richard, what is the latest news you are hearing from the search operation? a girl —— news you are hearing from the search operation? a girl -- there is another search and rescue operation under way as we speak, a team of climbers on 30 china to reach can three, almost at an attitude of 6000 metres. —— at an altitude of. if they make it they will start searching for any trace of tom ballard and daniele nardi. 0bviously they will also be using drones, as we have heard over the past few d

there is live coverage on bbc four from ten evening in tampa. ted tv. formula e is set to return to the streets of london in 2020. it will take place at the excel arena. in 2016, battersea park staged events. protesters argued the event caused disruption and harm the environment ina green disruption and harm the environment in a green space area. tennis now, in a green space area. tennis now, and katie boulter is just one win away from the indian wells drawer. she won mike in two hours and 19 minutes and will face a swiss player. heather watson is out after losing in three sets to italy's sara errani. anthonyjoshua has told the bbc he believes the world heavyweight champion has an image problem. big baby millerfaces joshua in new york on the 1st of june. miller says joshua joshua in new york on the 1st of june. miller sastoshua is too posh. i told him, just be yourself. he has put his image on already that he has to be something he is not. he's from hertfordshire. he's very posh. he has to relax and chill himself out. he has to just be himself. h

keep listening to bbc radio four latest travel information. this low pressure spreading west to east. scotla nd pressure spreading west to east. scotland and northern ireland will see a cold day with snow turning to rain in southern scotland, snow is still across the higher ground in central and northern areas, ten centimetres or more. brighter spells to the north of scotland with showers did this afternoon in northern ireland, sometimes heavy. for england and wales, fairly cloudy, some brightness to the south and east persistent rain west of the pennines and into wales which could cause minor flooding and for eve ryo ne cause minor flooding and for everyone it is very windy and gusts between a0 and 60 mph. some travel problems and even some minor damage, the odd tree down. mild compared with colder day for the north were someplace places never go above freezing. rained spreading eastwards, snow clears away from scotla nd eastwards, snow clears away from scotland and through the night, a mixture of clear skies and scattering of showers, some o

keep listening to bbc radio four latest travel information.nd will see a cold day with snow turning to rain in southern scotland, snow is still across the higher ground in central and northern areas, ten centimetres or more. brighter spells to the north of scotland with showers did this afternoon in northern ireland, sometimes heavy. for england and wales, fairly cloudy, some brightness to the south and east persistent rain west of the pennines and into wales which could cause minor flooding and for eve ryo ne cause minor flooding and for everyone it is very windy and gusts between a0 and 60 mph. some travel problems and even some minor damage, the odd

bbc news, yemen. jane: unctain times for the victims of that four-year conflict. "bbc world news america." to come on tonight's togram, does social mediahing -- bring us together or drive us apart? we wade into the debate as part of our "crossing divides" series. after the death of the last nail northern white rhino, scientists are looking at new ways to revive a subspecies on the brink of extinction, and they might have found a solution. reporter: at the conservancy in central kenya, under the careful watch. oblivious that they are the only surviving members of the northern white rhino, and the only hope of saving the subspecies from extinction. there was one last hope that through artificially assisted reproduction, they can bring back the northern whit rhino. >> we expect it may be by out the mont of june, the approval ocess should have been cleared going back to europe to begin. highlyr: it i a complicated and sensitive procedure. scientists and government agencies from four are working on the final touches to perform the first ever in vitro fertilization technique in the white rhino.

four others. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, good afternoon.30pm and here's your latest sports news. i'm 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. england have made four changes for what might be a must—win 6 nations match against scotland on saturday, withjoe cokanasiga surprisingly left out altogether. the winger was man of the match against italy last weekend, but he's replaced in the starting xv and doesn't make the bench either. jack nowell is back in the side after recovering from injury. centre henry slade also returns with two further changes in the pack. eddiejones says cokanasiga is still very much part of his plans. he's a good, young player and we'll bring him through. forall he's a good, young player and we'll bring him through. for all young players, you have to make sure you look after them. sometimes need to be exposed and sometimes pulled back. i think sometimes in england, i've seen so many good young players since i've been involved in rugby start with this boom, then they play only four tests event. i wanted to play 100. wales mi

after a primary school in birmingham said it was stopping lessons about lgbt rights — the bbc has discovered fourfter protests from parents. the "no outsiders" programme which tries to teach children about equality and diversity has been called inappropriate for young children by some parents. sima kotecha has more. last week, parkfield school in birmingham stopped teaching children about same—sex couples. now another four schools in the city have followed suit. this comes after weeks of protests by parents over a programme called no outsiders, in which children are taught about homosexual relationships in storybooks. but many parents, mostly of muslim faith, have objected to it, and want it scrapped. we have traditional family values, but morally we do not accept homosexuality as a valid sexual relationship to have. and it's not about being homophobic. because some people might think that's what you are. you see, that's like saying that if you don't believe in islam, you're islamophobic. you see, we don't believe in homosexuality, but that does not make us homophobic. we respect individuals as h

four. craig templeton, bbc news. as for chelsea, they went into their second leg tie with a 3—0 lead.very reason to feel confident of qualification this evening. and that confidence showed as they ran riot in kiev to claim an emphatic 5—0 victory and a place in the quarterfinals. sid kohli was watching. an intimidating atmosphere awaited chelsea in key. but a rampant first half performance filled them with confidence. he lost his cheek on the glass. and a sign of things to come after nearly two hours of football, he finally got the ball in the back of the net. no var, no problem. chelsea ran their times perfectly. 0livia theroux with the first time finished. after a sensational assist, he fancied himself up front and scored with a striker‘s touch. chelsea's third, the tie 6—0 at aggregate, all at walking pace. sugrue was determined to have his name up in lights. lightfoot, had foot —— left foot, had her. he buried his chance to score their fifth. a stumble in kyiv, no chance as chelsea cruised to the quarterfinals in some style. sid kohli, bbc news. in the women's super league, just o

four others have been arrested. one on suspicion of murder, three others on suspicion of assisting an offender. the death ofjodie chesney remains an active police investigation. daniela relph, bbc england is set to be scrapped and replaced with a whole new raft of measures. the sickest patients would be seen the fastest. the target has been missed repeatedly since 2015 and nhs managers say it is outdated. here's our health editor hugh pym. are they just admitting are theyjust admitting they cannot meet these targets? no, not at all, they are saying that the target has been around for 15 years but it is too much of a catchall, it doesn't just english between the sickest patients arriving, say, having had a stroke, and those with more minor injuries, and they say a series of different target should be tried out. for example, how long it takes four and out. for example, how long it takes fourand a out. for example, how long it takes four and a social —— an initial assessment by a senior clinician or how long it takes for the sickest to be treated, and there has been a broad welcome for this from health organisations, but the royal college of emergency medicine says actually before

bbc news. at least four lorry loads of people have been evacuated from the village of baghouz in syria where aault is expected soon. these pictures have come from near the enclave where hundreds of civilians were evacuated after sunset. over the past six years, the so—called islamic state caliphate has shrunk from the size of britain to less than a square mile on syria's border with iraq. once all civilians are out of baghouz, the syrian democratic forces will resume their final assault on the area. many civilians travel to camps for the displaced and those facilities are now overwhelmed with people. earlier, i spoke to dr fran equiza, the unicef representative in syria. he says harsh conditions in the camps are having deadly consequences. so far there are 106 people dead. it isa so far there are 106 people dead. it is a very, very harsh winter with cold and not the proper at support in the camp. some of them are so wea k in the camp. some of them are so weak that any compensation in the health condition may end in a fatal casualties. and is unicef, is the camps getting any outside help from t

tom burridge, bbc news, in leeds. fourbeing used to try to contain an outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of the congo. the new medicines have not been approved by regulators. our senior africa correspondent, anne soy, reports on the ways people are trying to care for ebola patients during this latest outbreak. a source of so much pride for this doctor, and a milestone in the fight against ebola. until now, the survival rates of expectant mothers who are infected with ebola and their babies had been almost zero. so, this is baby manuela, just a few days old, and her mother, josephine. this is arguably a miracle baby. that's becausejosephine caught ebola whilst she was pregnant. at the time of delivery, she was taken into isolation so that she could have the baby there, because nobody was sure whether the baby would have contracted ebola, and a few days later, the baby was tested and is ebola—free. hello, baby. a reflection of how the level of care has improved since the last big outbreak in west africa where dr ca

live action is about to begin on bbc one after this bulletin. fourthis afternoon. there are full details on the bbc sport website — bbc.co.uk/sport. that is all for now. that's it, the next news on bbc one is at twenty past six, bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel with lukwesa burak. reports from the disputed region of kashmir say there's been a new violation of the ceasefire along the line of control between india and pakistan. 0vernight, fighting appeared to have eased, following pakistan's release of the pilot of a downed indian fighter jet. wing commander abhinandan varthaman was handed over to indian officials on friday and is being hailed as a national hero. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye is injammu — in indian—administered kashmir. she said the shelling is still going on. we do know that there was a ceasefire violation, in the sector that is about 100 kilometres from where i am in the city ofjammu. i was there two days ago, and even at that time, i was witnessing intense shelling. late last night, we had a relative calm a

bbc. a new four—year deal will see more matches than ever before shown live on the bbc until at least 2025t the uk's richest man, sirjim ratcliffe, will taking control of the hugely successful british cycling team on 1 may. i know it is a completely normal thing, but it does seem strange because you are so thing, but it does seem strange because you are so accustomed to seeing team sky doing incredibly well. i will have to learn to say tea m well. i will have to learn to say team ineos. the funny thing is they are not that popular in the palatine, for lots of reasons, and one of the reasons is because they have so much cash. and now they have got more. very interesting to see how the do, as well. quite well, i imagine. will you hang around for the papers? let's have a look at the front pages festival. —— first of all. the front page of the mail says "1,000 wasted days". that's how many days have passed since the brexit referendum. in the mirror, below the picture of prince charles showing off his beach body, "may begs for brextra time" is the headline. the paper suggests the delay could la

bbc news. more civilians have emerged from baghouz, the last village still held by the islamic state group in syria. at least fours carrying people left the village on saturday. over the past six years, the is caliphate has shrunk from the size of britain to less than a square mile on syria's border with iraq. the syrian democratic forces are poised to resume theirfinal push on the area. lebo diseko reports. they have left the final stronghold of the so—called islamic state. —— they've left the final stronghold of the so—called islamic state. women and children evacuated out of baghouz now searched as they arrive in territory held by the us—backed syrian defence forces. the western—backed kurdish and arab fighters are poised to launch their final assault on the tiny enclave, which is all that's left in is control. but they've been waiting for the families to leave. thousands have done so in recent days, with more reported to have left on saturday, loaded onto at least four trucks. the same fighters waiting to begin their final assault on what's left of is land are also those trying to get civilians to safety. tra

bbc news. with less than four weeks to go before britain is due to leave the european union, today's debate hasine brexiteer mps can be persuaded to back theresa may's withdrawal deal. our political correpsondent iain watson joins us now. no 10 is trying hard? the prime minister has promised another say on the brexit deal to mps within the next ten days. if she is to have any chance of winning at all, she will have to persuade a substantial number of long—standing leave campaigners in the european research group to support her. what they want are legally binding changes to the northern irish backstop, the arrangements for avoiding a hard border in ireland. they think it is just leaving us to close to eu rules. but today the international trade secretary, liam fox, warned fellow leave campaigners that in effective they do not get behind theresa may's deal than they are risking delaying or even damaging brexit. i've always seen the biggest danger in this parliament is that we have a parliament with a remainer majority, that would try to keep us in, or delay brexit as long as possible. it's up to

bbc. a new four—year deal will see 18 live matches broadcast every season.ing team is now owned by britain's richest man. sojim ratcliffe has bought a team sky and will take full control on me the first. he talks to sir ben ainslie here. the name was changed to team ineos after the petrochemical company that he owns and he will pump around £40 million a year into the team. that is the main story on the team. that is the main story on the back page of the guardian this morning. tour de force is their headline. they say the team's steinman geraint thomas and chris froome are excited by the takeover. the times says the former australian captain steve smith is after a contract in the county championship ahead of the ashes this summer. mira reckons that eddiejones turning into jose—maria new and what they call his boring mind games. and we really like this coming from social media. this is the canadian gymnast jason barnett showing us what he gets up to in training. his tyres off with a gentle bounce and then... just look at this. he manages to hold on. is he bor

he went on to win four oscars. stay with bbc world news.

after a primary school in birmingham said it was stopping lessons about lgbt rights, the bbc has discovered fourteach children about equality and diversity has been called inappropriate for young children by some parents. sima kotecha has more. last week, parkfield school in birmingham stopped teaching children about same—sex couples. now another four schools in the city have followed suit. this comes after weeks of protests by parents over a programme called no 0utsiders, in which children are taught about homosexual relationships in storybooks. but many parents, mostly of muslim faith, have objected to it, and want it scrapped. we have traditional family values, but morally we do not accept homosexuality as a valid sexual relationship to have. and it's not about being homophobic. because some people might think that's what you are. you see, that's like saying that if you don't believe in islam, you're islamophobic. you see, we don't believe in homosexuality, but that does not make us homophobic. we respect individuals as human beings. now in a letter seen by the bbc, a trust which runs several

four oscars. that's all, stay with bbc world news. the top story in the uk: a woman who killed her husband in a hammer attack, after saying she suffered decades of abuse, has won an appeal to have her murder conviction quashed. sally challen will now face a retrial. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. driving down prices. kessler tries to make electric cars more affordable for the masses, but it is cutting retail outlet in an effort to break even —— kessler. we look at the impact of the kashmir conflict on the travel sector. good morning and welcome to this friday edition of asia business report, live from singapore, with me, mariko oi. now, tesla says it will start selling its model three for $35,000 in the united states. it is a promise the company made more than two years ago. it was always hoped this model could be the first electric car for the masses, but to make the numbers work, tesla is shifting to an online only sales model and closing down retail stores in a bid to balance the books. i asked a north

this is bbc news, the headlines: paul manafort has been jailed after nearly four years for money—launderingratcliffe — she is in aid worker but is accused of spying. she has dual nationality and she has been granted protection. it now becomes a formal legal disputes between states. three women jailed after a decade accused of aborting their babies. the women say they have suffered miscarriages but were convicted of homicide. now on bbc news, disclosure. chris clements investigates the reasons behind scotland's rising toll of drugs deaths. this is the story of a community in crisis. it turned her into a monster. of a generation addicted to and dying from prescription drugs. i've been there while folk died in my house. it's the story of the changing face of substance abuse... this xanax business, that's really quite new. and an unseen trade in deadly pills, via the internet, straight to your door. it's drugs like this that are killing people in scotland, and that's how easy it is to get ahold of it, via facebook. that's incredible. tonight, disclosure takes you behind the rising level of drug

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at four. police in england and wales are being given greater stop and search powers to tackle rising knife crime. it is a very important tool. it is a vital tool in fighting serious violence. i want police officers to feel more comfortable, to use it so they can protect all communities. what next to break the brexit deadlock. tomorrow mps vote again on alternative options — and if a plan for a softer brexit gets a majority — one cabinet minister says theresa may must consider it. i don't think it is sustainable to say, well, we will ignore parliament's position and therefore leave without a deal. i don't think that is a sustainable position for the government to take. there's been a sharp rise in the number of adults calling a national helpline for the children of alcoholic parents, according to figures seen by the bbc. the founder of facebook, mark zuckerberg, calls for governments to play a more active role in regulating the internet. and at 4.30 — witness history hears from the stepdaughter

singer has previously spent three nights in jail after being charged in four sex abuse cases — allegations he denies. now on bbcest of england

bbc news, yemen. with less than four weeks to go before britain is due to leave the european union, today debate has focusede persuaded to back theresa may's withdrawal deal. i have always seen the biggest danger in this parliament is that we have parliament with the remaining majority that we deliberate as long as possible. it is up to those mps elected on a promise to know the referendum to do the honourable thing and vote for the prime minister's deal and leave on the 20 ninth of march. he told me that the eu is becoming increasingly worried that theresa may won't be able to get the backing of mps for her brexit deal. but do not see how that is a majority. in the comments for this slightly improved deal. they are seeing some mendham that essentially tries to enshrine this. —— amendment. it does not seem to be enough and if not, we do things go from here? there are three votes set up from here? there are three votes set upfor from here? there are three votes set up for the comments and what happens if, in the uk they vote notably improved deal, note for no deal and note for an extension. ——no. it is a sce

he went on to win four oscars. stay with bbc world news.ime now for hardtalk, on locaton in budapest. welcome to hardtalk from budapest. i'm stephen sackur. hungary is a relatively small country in the heart of europe. it is led by a nationalist, populist prime minister, viktor orban, who believes his opposition to immigration, his defence of so—called christian values can transform notjust hungary but the whole of the european union. my guests in is hungary's foreign minister, peter szijjarto. but can ‘0rbanism' win europe's battle of ideas? peter szijjarto, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for the invitation again. what is fascinating about being in budapest right now is that, in the past couple of days, hundreds of huge posters have gone up around this city, depicting george soros, the american financier, next to jean—claude juncker, the president of the eu commission. and the message is that the european union — presumably in association with soros — is threatening the security of hungary. why does your country feel the need to

this is bbc news, the headlines: health officials in gaza say four palestinians have died during protestss of people attended rallies organised by the militant group hamas, throwing stones and petrol bombs at israeli forces. the anti—corru ption candidate, zuzana caputova, has won the presidential election in slovakia, making her the country's first female head of state. ms caputova defeated a high—profile diplomat, marosh sebjovich from the governing party.

bbc news... it's a bronze medal at long last for gb‘s four man bobsleigh crew from the sochi winter olympics. od evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. in what many are seeing as a last ditch move to secure a brexit legacy, the prime minister has decided go for a new parliamentary vote on her eu withdrawal agreement tomorrow. but, as ever, there's a catch. this time, mps will be asked to back the part of the agreement that deals only with the divorce, leaving the political declaration, which describes britain's future relations with the eu, to another day. our political editor laura kuenssberg explains what lies behind theresa may's latest parliamentary manouevre. they won't just be they won'tjust be talked into it. still too many quarrels about what to do. mark is in a real minority here because he... 17.4 million people. ministers still want to move forward theresa may's compromise with the eu to end all the noise. politicians of all political parties have a duty to put the national interest first, so we can put this controversy behind us and move on to a brighterfuture controversy behi

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at four.nd wales are being given greater stop and search powers to tackle rising knife crime. it is a very important tool. it is a vital tool in fighting serious violence. i want police officers to feel more comfortable, to use it so they can protect all communities. what next to break the brexit deadlock. tomorrow mps vote again on alternative options — and if a plan for a softer brexit gets a majority — one cabinet minister says theresa may must consider it. i don't think it is sustainable to say, well, we will ignore parliament's position and therefore leave without a deal. i don't think that is a sustainable position for the government to take. there's been a sharp rise in the number of adults calling a national helpline for the children of alcoholic parents, according to figures seen by the bbc.

bbc news. three people have died and four others were taken to hospital after a bus and two cars collided on the about 4:30 this afternoon. the injuries are not said to be life—threatening. three climbers have died following an avalanche on ben nevis — the highest mountain in the united kingdom. one other has been injured. police scotland were alerted to the incidentjust before midday. 0ur scotland correspondent james shaw reports. in driving rain and low visibility, a coastguard helicopter helped with efforts to find the climbers swept away by an avalanche on britain's highest mountain. they were in an area on the north face of the mountain called number five gully, which is known for avalanches. the bad weather meant the effort to rescue them was particularly challenging. it's been very difficult conditions that the mountain rescue teams have faced today and the coastguard helicopter faced difficulties in that regard as well, so it has taken longer to get them off the hill than perhaps other days when the weather's more clement. an air ambulance helped get the casualties off ben nevis, but onl

bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at four... the mosque attacks — as the country's prime minister says her office received a message from the suspected killer minutes before the shootings. stories of heroism are emerging from the attacks, as survivors talk of their shock that something like this could happen in christchurch. forget gun shots, even a simple quarrel is in the news over here. this is the most peaceful place on earth. theresa may calls on mps to make an ‘honourable compromise' and back her brexit deal — or risk never leaving the eu. police response times to the most urgent calls at two of england's biggest forces have become significantly slower in the past five years, according to figures obtained by the bbc. also in the next hour — new ideas to prevent childhood obesity.

bbc news, chimamani. the time isjust the time is just coming up to four minutes to six. with nick. we have had strong winds and heavy rain, in places flooding and even some snow as well. it is looking much quieter now as we go through the rest of this week. even that is beginning to fade out, and what we are beginning to fade out, and what we a re left beginning to fade out, and what we are left with now is the weather settling down, lighter winds, are left with now is the weather settling down, lighterwinds, dry, not a huge amount of sunshine, it has to be said. the jet stream has been coming right at us, bringing deep areas of low pressure and storms, and it is now pushing its way to the north. what does that mean? high pressure building across more of the uk, which is why things are beginning to settle down over the next several days. we still have rain out there today, still damp across the north west, this is the radar picture for the past few hours. the rain is slowly fizzling, but it will stay damp and drizzly across some areas as we go through the night. a good de

this is bbc news, the headlines: president trump's former campaign manager has been jailed for four yearshe's also been ordered to pay $24 million. britain has escalated efforts to secure nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe's release from an iranian jail, making the rare move to grant the dual citizen diplomatic protection. it means the row over her detention becomes a formal legal dispute. el salvador‘s supreme court has freed three women jailed for a decade after being accused of aborting their babies. the women say they suffered miscarriages but were convicted of aggravated homicide. the country has some of the world's strictest abortion laws. now on bbc news, thursday in parliament.

bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at four... thousands attend vigils across new zealand to remember the victims of the mosque attacks — as the country's prime minister says her office received a message from the suspected killer minutes before the shootings. stories of heroism are emerging from the attacks, as survivors talk of their shock that something like this could happen in christchurch. forget gun shots, even a simple quarrel is in the news over here. this is the most peaceful place on earth. theresa may calls on mps to make an ‘honourable compromise‘ and back her brexit deal — or risk never leaving the eu. police response times to the most urgent calls at two of england's biggest forces have become significantly slower in the past five years, according to figures obtained by the bbc. also in the next hour — new ideas to prevent childhood obesity. junk food adverts on tv and online could be banned before 9pm under ideas being put out for public consultation. and the inside out team investigate the app which gives people n

bbc news. i'm ben bland. the headlines at four.k to the commons for a fourth time but some members of her party are saying she cannot continue trying to force it through parliament. i would be concerned if she were to come back and try yet again to batter her deal through. today is the deadline for public sector bodies with more than 250 employees to declare the pay difference between their male and female workers but thousands haven't yet done so. thousands of palestinian protesters take part in protests on the border between gaza and israel to mark a year since weekly demonstrations began.

bbc news at 5... a convicted ira bomber names in court four men he says carried out the birmingham pub bombings in 197atwo minutes‘ silence — observed in new zealand to remember the fifty people shot dead one week ago today. police say they're treating the death of university student libby squire as an ‘unlawful killing'. and ralph fiennes directs and stars in the white crow, a look at the life of russian ballet dancer rudolf nureyev. we ll hear what mark kermode thought of that in the film review. it's five o ‘clock — our top story. the eu has given theresa may more time to come up with a brexit solution. after talks late into the night, eu leaders agreed that march the 29th — a week today — is no longer the uk's departure date. instead — if the prime minister can get her brexit deal through parliament next week — the date we leave to the european union will be pushed back to may 22nd — to allow time for the necessary legislation. if mrs may can't get her deal through the commons, then the uk will have until the 12th of april to set out a new brexit plan, or leave without a deal. so — that's the new b

this is bbc news, the headlines: president trump's former campaign manager has been jailed for nearly four. he hid millions of dollars he earned as a consultant for ukraine's former pro—russian government. britain has escalated efforts to free nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe from an iranian jail. she's an aid worker, but is accused of spying, which she denies. she has dual nationality, and the uk government has made the unusual move of granting her diplomatic protection. it means the row over her detention becomes a formal legal dispute. facebook says it will try to stop the spread of misinformation about vaccines on its network. the company has faced pressure to tackle the problem, amid outbreaks of measles around the united states attributed to growing numbers of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children. now on bbc news, hardtalk‘s stephen sackur speaks to lord ricketts,

bbc one at 10:30. the battle for a top four place hots up today, especially after tottenham's defeat at southampton.anchester united, fifth and fourth respectively, meet at the emirates. there's live commentary of the games at chelsea and arsenal on radio 5 live. ireland host france in the final men's six nations match of the weekend. it will be their head coach joe schmidt's final game in charge in this tournament at the aviva stadium after five years at the helm. they've only lost once in his 15 games in dublin. we have had some great years and great occasions in the aviva stadium and it would be great if this is another positive experience. we have been working towards that this week, but it is certainly about the performance. players play under those circumstances all the time and you never know when your next cap is coming at the end of your career. i guess managers work like that as well. britain's sam bird has won the hong kong formula e eprix. but the victory could still be taken away from him. bird is currently being investigated after colliding with the leader andre lotterer on the final l

bbc news channel. a manhunt is underway after four people were stabbed in a spate of "random" attacks in north london.l approached from behind and knifed in the back as they walked alone in edmonton over the weekend. police said each victim appeared to "selected at random" for being "alone and vulnerable" in the potentially linked attacks. two are in a critical condition. let's get more now on the story that new stop and search powers are being given to police in england and wales to try and tackle rising knife crime. earlier, i spoke via webcam tojohn apter, national chair of the police federation of england and wales. i asked him if he welcomed this. stop and search has been with us for a long time. there has been some amendments made which will make it easier at a local level but, yes, the government's support of stop and search of course i welcome because it has been lacking for far too long. and do you think it is likely to make a real difference to knife crime or is it one of the ways that knife crime and be tackled?m crime or is it one of the ways that knife crime and be tackled? it is one of m

bbc news. i'm ben bland. the headlines at four. the prime minister looks for ways to bring her eu withdrawal agreement back to the commons for a fourth time but some members of her party are saying she cannot continue trying to force it through parliament. i would be concerned if she were to come back and try yet again to batter her deal through. today is the deadline for public sector bodies with more than 250 employees to declare the pay difference between their male and female workers but thousands haven't yet done so. thousands of palestinian protesters take part in protests on the border between gaza and israel to mark a year since weekly demonstrations began. the rolling stones postpone their upcoming tour of the us and canada as mickjagger is told he needs medical treatment. and at half past four, the best of the week's exclusive interviews and reports from the victoria derbyshire programme. theresa may is discussing ways of bringing her eu withdrawal agreement back to the commons for a fourth time next week after yet anothe

all the day's results are on the bbc sport website and app. after a fourntroversial 0yston family's involvment with the club. 15,000 fans were readying themslves to step back into the ground at long last. singing. bearing in mind they've barely had 5,000 at home matches as part of a mass protest at the way the club was being run. 0n the verge of the league one play offs, they drew 2—all with southend thanks to a last—minute equaliser. elsewhere today... johanna konta is into the third round at indian wells — she beat taiwan's hsieh su—wei 6—0, 6—2. now ranked at world nuimber 45, she has been as high as four in the rankings. starting to show some of the form that got her there. dan evans was playing, too. he had six break points in the final set, but was beaten 6—3, in the decider by stan wawrinka. evans is back in the world's top 100, after a drugs ban. and there was a big win for newcastle falcons in the aviva premiership. they beat wasps by 20 points to 19. it's the first time that the falcons have ever won at the ricoh arena and gives them real hope of

this is bbc news, the headlines: health officials in gaza say four palestinians have died during protests to mark the first anniversary of the weekly demonstrations along the border with israel. tens of thousands of people attended rallies organised by the militant group hamas, throwing stones and petrol bombs at israeli forces. the anti—corru ption candidate, zuzana caputova, has won the presidential election in slovakia, making her the country's first female head of state. ms caputova defeated a high—profile diplomat, marosh sebjovich from the governing party. the british prime minister, theresa may, has been looking for ways to bring her eu withdrawal agreement back to parliament after it was defeated for a third time on friday. mps meanwhile will test support for other options during a second round of so—called "indicative votes" on monday. now on bbc news, does society really accept bisexuality? to find out, radio 1's newsbeat has spent a year following a group of friends as they try to hold the uk's first major bi pride march. this programme contains some adult themes. lgbt pride ev

singer has previously spent three nights in jail after being charged in four sex abuse cases — allegations he denies. now on bbc it's time for click, which this week looks at whether your car could be vulnerable to hackers. this week: gone in six seconds with a simple high—tech car—jack. scrums and gums. and it's the end of the world as we know it... ..but we feel fine. for many of us, our car is one of the most valuable things that we own. sometimes crazy to think that we just leave them out on the streets. but, of course, that is because they are built with good security. but in the last few years, we have started to see this happening. newer cars with keyless entry have been fooled by thieves with relay boxes. they stand outside your house and the box magnifies the signal from your key fob, which may be sitting inside, so the car thinks the key fob is closer than it really is and, hey presto, they are off with your car. so many car owners have turned to third party car alarms, which promise to protect against this kind of attack. they are fitted to order and many offer the ability to remotely control your ca

bbc news. the headlines: health officials in gaza say four palestinians have died during protests to mark the firstes say their artillery has struck a number of hamas military posts in the gaza strip in response to five rockets fired at israel. the anti—corru ption candidate, zuzana caputova, has won the presidential election in slovakia, making her the country's first female head of state. it's slovakia's first major poll since the murder of an investigative journalist, which plunged the country into political crisis a year ago. the chief executive of facebook, mark zuckerberg, says the internet needs new rules. he's called on governments and regulators to take a more active role in controlling content, and for companies to be held accountable. he's previously resisted government intervention. a bbc investigation has discovered rogue traders are selling tens

good morning from bbc london news, i‘m sonja jessup. a charity‘s claiming that four transport here. it‘s calling on the government to build more social homes for rent. so it is really important that we ta ke so it is really important that we take action to reduce costs across housing, transport and child care for people in the city. so particularly in housing, we are in the midst of a housing crisis. many people are struggling in the private sector. we need much more social housing so people are not relying on the incredibly high rent. the treasury spokesperson says it will deliver 116,00 affordable homes in the capital within the next three years. the home office has been accused of complacency and shirking its responsibility over its handling of the windrush scandal. there was a public outcry after it emerged commonwealth citizens, who‘d been living here for decades, had been denied access to services, held in detention centres, and even deported. a public accounts committee report accuses the government of failing to take ownership of the problem. the home office