remember, you can watch witness every month on the bbc news channel 01’ every month on the bbc news channelannel 01’ you can every month on the bbc news channel or you can catch up on all of our films in our online archive, along with our radio programmes. just go to the bbc website and look for witness. in 1977 racing car driver janet guthrie became the first woman to compete in the prestigious indianapolis 500 motivate. she talked to witness about taking part ina male talked to witness about taking part in a male dominated sport. newsreel: raced rivals are a special breed of american folk hero, they have always been men, untiljanet guthrie. i had no house, no husband, knowjulie, no insurance, i had one used up race car. i was playing in a millionaire's sport from the very beginning. and not having been born with a trust fund, i learned how to build my own engines and do my own body work. i thought there was a reasonably good chance that i would be successful at it, because i wa nted be successful at it, because i wanted it a lot. i loved the sport. it was the passion of my life, really. p

we know the viewing figures to the bbc news channel had been consistently high all week.ence interest in the story is there. as for other stories, i could point to a considerable coverage of brexit throughout the week. with regards to syria, jeremy bowen spoke about syria on sunday's 10pm news and the hopes for a ceasefire. eastern ghouta was the lead story on the radio 4 bulletins on tuesday morning, it continued to feature throughout our coverage throughout the week, and jeremy bowen is in damascus now. so i think we have managed to balance the snow story with all the other major news events that have been going on. another issue that many viewers raised was that bbc news only really got interested in giving the snow a lot of coverage when it hit the southeast? i don't think that's true. actually, we were warning people throughout the weekend this event was coming. i think it started in the southeast, but we were also able to say, on wednesday night, for example, when there was particularly severe disruption in scotland and northern and eastern england, that's where the

and you can watch that speech live on the bbc news channel — it's due to begin at half past one. our top story this lunchtime: snow, ice and strong winds and now the threat of floods. widespread disruption continues across the uk. and still to come... the orchestra stranded in the snow who made sure it was a special white wedding. coming up in sport: great britain's katarina johnson thompson has started her bid for gold at the world indoor athletics championships in birmingham. people are being exposed on a daily basis to a cocktail of pollution, including light and noise pollution, which is having a significant impact on their health. that's the warning from england's chief medical officer. dame sally davies says a lot is known about the impact on the environment, but isn't properly understood when it comes to human sickness. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. the impact of serious air pollution on a condition such as asthma is well understood, but what is less clear is the wider effect on our health of all the other pollutants we experience every day. for example,

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. tching the bbc news channel. the time is 12:25pm. let's get more now on our top story — the suspected nerve agent attack on former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter in salisbury. the incident has echoes of the attack on alexander litvinenko — the russian defector who died in london in 2006 after being poisoned with polonium inside a restaurant. an inquiry concluded mr litvinenko was probably killed by the kremlin. his widow marina litvinenko has been telling the bbc‘s andrew marr programme why people should notjump to conclusions about russia involvement‘s in the attack on the skripals. it was a very difficult moment when i received this news, because i believed it is never, ever happened again after a public enquiry provided evidence of the death of my husband. unfortunately, it did happen. now i am reading every day the news from salisbury and try to understand what actually happened and who might be behind of this crime. of course, russia has a very bad reputation. everyth

remember, you can watch witness every month on the bbc news channel. is now a professor of health economics at peking university. remember, you can watch witness every month on the bbc news channel. or you can catch up on all other films along with our radio programmes in our radio archive. just go to bbc.co.uk/witness. next, we are off to south africa which in the 19905 faced the daunting challenge of facing the legacy of apartheid rule. we spoke tojustice sisi khampepe who served on the country's truth and reconciliation commission. we were charged to unearth the truth about our past. to lay the ghosts of that past so they will not return to haunt us. i was a member of the truth commission and also a member of the amnesty community. south africans face a collective test today. the reaction to these hearings will show whether they are able to expose the sins of apartheid yet free themselves from the desire for revenge against those who propped up a system. the truth and reconciliation commission allowed amnesty only if the perpetrator confessed that t

bbc news programmes but has a frustration he shared with us recently. he recorded this video to explain. could you please explain the logic of scheduling news programmes at the same time on different channelsh the news at ten on bbc one, and then i'm invited to either watch my local news or turn over to newsnight, starting at the same time on bbc two. as someone who enjoys news programmes, it's so frustrating to have to either choose between two programmes or record one for later, especially as there's always a taster of what's to come on newsnight given at the end of the news. newsnight has testimonies from the women at the centre. if this is two competing channels, i'd completely understand, but they're both bbc. to add insult to injury, question time then competes with newsnight every thursday as well. don't bbc one and bbc two talk to each other? and why only on the later programming? bbc two offers an alternative to the news at six. the later scheduling is a pain to everyone, really. if you like news programmes, you can't watch them all, and if you don't like news programmes, you can't get away from them. it's very frustrating. thank you for that. and to all of those who got in touch

there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, we are back with the late news at ten — w on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. sir antony sher‘s portrayal of king lear for the royal shakespeare company was acclaimed as a crowning achievement in a major career. the role is so demanding it is often described as the everest of acting, and in his new book he captures every step of the journey. in year of the mad king: the lear diaries, he charts the months involved in researching, rehearsing and performing one of shakespeare's most challenging parts and the obstacles he encountered along the way. sir antony sher, you have played many of the greatest roles in shakespeare, from richard iii to shylock and now king lear, and you have also written fiction and non—fiction and plays, so what do you see yourself as, an actor or a writer? well, i quite like the fact that i do both, and in fact i'm an artist as well, i paint and draw. a lot of the illustrations are in the books. it's sort of because i have quite a restless personality and i'm a workaholic. so just one of t

the headlines coming up for you on the bbc news channel. the bbc news channel.ies in the uk. uk. extra snow that is causing problems, rather whatever ready falling. rather whatever ready falling. gritting machine buried in a snow drift. drift. but some warmer air is coming in across the south. across the south. the more persistent rain heading towards kent. towards kent. coastal areas and lay down, there is more of a mix to it. more of a mix to it. rain and sleet mixed in as well. mixed in as well. at times for scotland and also north—east england. north—east england. yes, there will be a fume centimetres of snow. centimetres of snow. probably used in parts of essex as well. well. increasingly turning to snow here towards the end of the night. towards the end of the night. be start for some, particularly in the northern half of the uk. the northern half of the uk. in over the hills, more of a mixed towards the coast. towards the coast. across much of monday, but eastern england dryer in contrast. england dryer in contrast. temperatures should reach 11 degrees, s

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel with shaun ley. it is now 12 minutes past one o'clock. the prime minister's speech on britain leaving the european union has been given a cautious welcome by the leave and remain factions of her own party. setting out uk hopes for a future eu economic partnership, theresa may warned both sides had to accept " ha rd facts" but said she is confident a deal can be done. earlier i wasjoined by labour mp stephen kinnock, who voted remain and is a member of the exiting the eu select committee. he started by giving his response to the prime minister's speech. the problem is it was another speech which set out what she wants but without any sense of how to get there. and what's ironic, i think, is when she sets out what she wants, things like yes, implementing the decision of the people, finding an enduring solution, protecting our prosperity, delivering an outcome consistent with the country we want to be. the answer to all those questions

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel and the next news on bbc one is at watching the bbc news channel with ben brown. sir roger bannister, the first man to runa sir roger bannister, the first man to run a mile in underfour minutes, has died at the age of 88. tributes have been coming in for him. the prime minister said roger bannister was a great british sporting icon whose achievements were an inspiration to us all. the former track and field athlete lord said —— seb coe said there was not an athlete of his generation who was not inspired by roger bannister. he went on to become a doctor and urologist and he was diagnosed with parkinson's disease. i have been speaking to roger black, the former 0lympic runner and triple gold medallist, and i have been speaking to him about roger bannister‘s athletic achievements. the big barrier was broken. and has another barrier was broken. and has another barrier been broken subsequently because he had such an impact on the world of athletics and i think the a nswer world of athletics and i think the answer is no. as

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. ater than usual time of seven o'clock this evening. goodbye. you're watching the bbc news channel. more now on oui’ main story this lunchtime. addressing the conservative party spring forum, the prime minister has said the government expected moscow to react in the way it did, by expelling 23 british diplomats. the move is one of the measures in response to britain's decision to throw out the same number of russian officials, following the nerve agent attack in salisbury. in her speech, theresa may said the government will consider the uk's next steps "in the coming days" and that britain will never tolerate a threat to anyone on british soil. i set out in the house of commons this week the government's conclusion that the russian state was culpable for the attempted murder of mr skripal and his daughter, and for threatening the lives of other british citizens. i also set out the action we are taking in response, action to dismantle the russian espionage network in the uk, to develop n

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. nel with me, shaun ley. president trump has posted a message on twitter saying a deal with north korea is very much in the making and, if completed, would be very good for the world. mr trump said the time and place of the deal were still to be determined. earlier, his white house press secretary said the summit with kim jong—un would not happen unless washington saw concrete steps or actions by pyongyang. 0ur correspondent robin brant is following the story for us in the south korean capital, seoul. he gave me his assessment of the mixed messages coming from the trump administration. first, we had that startling revelation that the president was ready to accept the meeting with kim jong—un with no conditions, with no preparatory talks that we know of. and then sarah sanders, the press secretary, said there was the need for concrete steps, and it looked like they were rowing back. also some reporting from the wall streetjournal in washington overnight saying the white house is clear th

bbc news live page, that's at bbc.co.uk/news. you can also get live updates on the bbc news channel and your local radio station. remain in place further disruption — but temperatures are expected to gradually rise. several flood warnings have been issued for parts of england due to high tides and strong winds. the prime minister's speech on britain leaving the european union has been given a cautious welcome by the leave and remain factions of her own party. setting out uk hopes for a future eu economic partnership, theresa may warned both sides had to accept " ha rd facts" but said she is confident a deal can be done. the prime minister's speech on britain leaving the european union has been given a cautious welcome by the leave and remain factions of her own party. setting out uk hopes for a future eu economic partnership, theresa may warned both sides had to accept " ha rd facts" but said she is confident a deal can be done. we can now speak to labour mp stephen kinnock, who voted remain and is a member of the exiting the eu select committee thank you for being with us this morning. the speech itself, do you

coming up later tonight here on the bbc news channel — we'll have special coverage of italy's generallection, with results and analysis live from rome as the polls close. now though, it's time for our world. in a moscow nightclub, the opposition candidate makes her pitch to the capital's cultural elite. russian democracy is a strange and sometimes dangerous beast. it's a fake election. it is a fake election? yes, i am always telling that. explain what you mean. i mean like in a casino, when the win is always on the house. in russia it is always on putin's side. so i'm not trying to win, i have no illusions about that. i am taking part to be heard. once upon a time, in the former capital of the czars, a girl was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. when the communist empire collapsed, it produced an alchemy that turned silver into gold for some. ksenia sobcha k‘s family was among those view. her father, one of the founders of russia's new democracy, became the mayor of st petersburg. he would later die in uncertain circumstances, while his former deputy, a once unknown kgb officer, w

we are being watched on bbc world new, the bbc news channel, listened to by the podcast and by an audienceu guys in the audience. that means audience participation. where is joey? sojoey, audience participation. where is joey? so joey, who audience participation. where is joey? sojoey, who is one of our researchers, he hack busy with the world‘s biggest felt tip pen, writing out brexit cliches on pieces of card. when one of us says the phrase, joey will hold up the card and the whole audience will read what it says. let‘s do a practice. catch up. when will we have certainty on the transition deal. what does michelle barnier say. despite what he says or david davis. the thing is... nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. very good. it is a yearish to go until brexit day. i think shall we speak to somebody in the audience? josh has a question. josh. i have to stand up. walk around here. come with the cameraman. where isjosh? hello, nice yellow shirt. what is your question? i have two. first, in the first year of the brexit process, what was the most significant moment for you and the s

and we are being watched on bbc world news, bbc news channel, listened to by regular listeners of the by an audience on 5 live as well, so, welcome, everyone. we hope. i don't have a sit in these chairs. normally when i record the podcast, i'm sat like this. just slouched. just do it! so i want to involve you guys in the audience a bit. that unfortunately means audience participation. so where's joey, joey, our colleague? where are you, joey? joey is one of our researchers, he has been busy with the world's biggest felt—tipped pen, writing out brexit cliches on massive pieces of card. so i thought, every time any one of us says one of these phrases... 0r anyone says! ..yeah, joey is there hold of the card and the whole audience is going to read what it says. you get the concept? so, let's do a practice. so, katya, when will we have certainty on the transition deal? what does michel barnier say? the thing is, adam, whatever michel barnier and david davis says, and whatever is agreed today, the thing is nothing is... all: nothing is agreed until everything is agreed! well done! yes. so

bbc news. that's it. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, and i'll be back with the late news at 10ls treat homeless people? they are admitted for emergency treatment many more times than the average patient, and stay on average twice as long. but often, they are simply discharged back on to the streets. 0ne charity wants to change that. it started in london and is expanding across the uk. dougal shaw reports. meet gary spall. he slept rough in london for more than a decade. in that time, he had multiple acute health problems. he was in and out of this central london hospital. typically, he was discharged back onto the streets. this spot is where i used to bed down. it's horrible. in winter, even worse. how did you feel when you made the five—minute walk out of hospital back to this? it's not a good place to recuperate. really depressed. but thanks to the pathway charity, the nhs became a way to save gary. they made contact with him during a stay in hospital and used it as a chance to turn his life around. now he has a home and a beloved pet dog, lola. the charity helps 3,000 homele

all that still to come on the bbc news channel. point we would say if he didn't want match of the day we have more foot all the sports news, but it isn'tjust football? no, notjust football. and who needs match of the day in half now, you can do it in a few minutes. we are talking athletics today? yes, indoors, no snow indoors. a fantastic few days of athletics in birmingham. great britain are up to four medals. success in the pentathlon for katarina johnson—thompson. but laura muir has half of those medals now, because she got that bronze on the opening night. she has gonejust she got that bronze on the opening night. she has gone just the one better. it was a silver for the scot in the 1500 metres. it was the same three women on the podium as ethiopia's genzebe dibaba completed the double, but this time muir finished ahead of the netherlands sifan hassan to take second. it's been a really impressive couple of days from muir, who is 24. she says that she can now mix it with the the best. the competition is so tough. i thought if i

there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, and i'll be back with the late news at ten you are. bye for now. hello there. this is bbc news. let's get more now on the news that china's people's congress has voted to approve a constitutional amendment, abolishing two—term limits for the country's president. the move will allow xi jinping to stay in office beyond the end of his second term in 2023 and possibly rule indefinitely. the bbc‘s world service asia pacific editor celia hattonjoined me earlier with her assessment. he isa he is a popularfigure he is a popular figure who he is a popularfigure who many think has restored china or is in the process of to what chinese people believe is their right place in the world. he has grand projects which have visited national pride, new global trading routes, he has vowed to abolish poverty, even the fa ct vowed to abolish poverty, even the fact that china is hosting the winter olympics is seen as an important step to take. there is that. however, the fact that he has abolished term limits has had an interesting reaction. we've s

and we are being watched on bbc world news, bbc news channel, listened to by the regular listeners of. normally when i record the pod cast, and sitting back like this. so i want to involve you guys in the audience a bit. that unfortunately means audience participation. so where is jolly, audience participation. so where is jolly, our colleague? —— joey. joey is one of our researchers, who has been busy writing out brexit cliches en masse it is a card. so at any time anyone of us is one of these phrases, joey is there hold of the ca rd phrases, joey is there hold of the card and the whole audience is going to read what it says. you get the concert? so let's to wake practice. when will we have certainty on the process ? when will we have certainty on the process? what is michel barnier say? the thing is, adam, whatever michel barnier and david davis says, and whatever is agreed today... the thing is nothing is agreed tell everything is agreed! well done. well done. yes. so it is a year or so to go until brexit day, on the 29th of march 200019. i think, shall we speak to somebody in the

there is more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. ck with the late bulletin on ten past ten. now it is time for the news wherever you are. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm james pearce. the headlines this evening. manchester city on course for yet another premier league victory. it's fight night in cardiff as anthonyjoshua aims to grab another heavyweight title belt. more tears in australia. this time it's david warner's turn to break down. i want to sincerely apologise for betraying your trust in me. i have let you down badly. hello, good evening. all the premier league action to come. the last time pep guardiola came to goodison park saw his team beat. by half—time, the game looking as good as one. raheem sterling. it is still 3-0. mohammed salah has equalled a record by scoring in 21 different premier league matches in a 38 game season. he produced the winner 6 minutes from time at crystal palace. 2—1 was the final score a result that further strenghtens liverpool's claims on a champions league spot. paul garrity reports. the fo

bbc news live page, that's at bbc.co.uk/news. you can also get live updates on the bbc news channel and your local radio station.eremy hunt, has said the prime minister's brexit offer showed that it is possible to get "frictionless" trade with the european union while leaving the single market and the customs union. theresa may's speech, which she made in london yesterday, has largely been welcomed by leave and remain supporters in the conservative party. mr hunt said the prime minister's vision should please all shades of opinion. the prime minister, and i think this is why the speech has worked in terms of bringing people together, is very honest about it. she says everyone is going to have to compromise, everyone will be able to find things that they can nit—pick but in reality for people who are passionate about brexit this is a package which gives the british parliament control over the destiny of the british people and therefore restores democratic control. but i think for the people on the remain side one of the biggest worries was that we would lose that close business relationship with the european unio

and bbc news will be watching this race as it unfolds, culminating with a special programme right here on bbc world news and the bbc news channelght to the deep freeze sweeping across europe. heavy snowfall and deadly blizzards will continue well into the weekend. in parts of eastern croatia, temperatures have plummeted to minus 23 degrees. the coastal adriatic towns of pula and split are covered in snow. though thursday marked the first day of the meteorological spring, this morning was actually the coldest this winter. italy remains stuck in sub—zero temperatures, with snow blanketing the cities of bologna, venice and florence. the ice has left a number of major roads blocked and caused disruption to train and air travel. forecasters have warned that conditions there aren't likely to improve immediately. this is the view overlooking westminster in london as the houses of parliament and the london eye, visible on a very cloudy night in the capital. in the uk, storm emma has collided with the siberian cold snap, resulting in disruption across much of the country. amid the misery for many, stuck in cars, on trains, struggling in

the shape of water is the film will gompertz, bbc news, hollywood. but the shape of water is the film there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channelc news. theresa may has told donald trump of her "deep concern" at the president's plan to introduce tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to the united states which have sparked fears of a trade war. the us president's announcement on thursday to impose tariffs prompted a backlash from nations around the world. but as our business correspondent joe lynam told me — there's no sign president trump is changing his mind. quite the opposite. the appearance to us at this weekend is the administration is doubling down, the us commerce secretary a billionaire in his own right has been on the us talk shows this morning an he is talking about retribution or retaliation from other countries in terms of pretty trivial. so they have going to press ahead, the other thing is that there will be no exemptions or exceptions made, even for very close allies, because the biggest steal exporters into the us yes are canada, brazil and then way down the list, the european union, and way down the list as we

bbc sport website, including the rugby union news from today. that's it. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. be an hour less in bed tonight but there is some good news pass more sunshine tomorrow! it will be a lovely day across parts of scotland. this was fife this afternoon. this is storm hugo, which will produce a torrid night in france and spain, but as it gets further away from us, it will ta ke gets further away from us, it will take that cloud further south and east. the cloud will be confined to parts of the channel islands, the south—east and east anglia by the end of the night. clearer skies in its wake but with those clearing skies, a widespread frost into tomorrow morning. frost free for the channel islands and the south—east and east anglia. that is where the cloud will remain in place. but it will be breaking up and we will get some sunny will be breaking up and we will get some sunny spells and a cracking afternoon across england and wales compared with today. one or two very isolated showers, chiefly from northern ireland and northern scotla nd northern ireland and northern sco

bbc news, washington. the time is 24 minutes past three. let's look at some other stories making the news here on the bbc news channel.and abuse of staff in south africa. the one organisation has admitted "an institutional failure" and promised to reform its systems. one of the allegations involves a female worker being demoted after refusing to "become intimate" with a foreign government official. the police watchdog has launched an investigation following the death of a man in custody. the 35—year—old, who was thought to be experiencing a mental health crisis, was detained in lewisham in south—east london on friday before being taken to hospital where he later died. a police investigation has been launched after anti—muslim letters were sent to a number of people in several cities. the letters were delivered to addresses in bradford, leicester, london, cardiff and sheffield. they contained suggestions of a series of violent acts to be taken against muslims and mosques. counter—terrorism police say they're investigating a possible hate crime. people living near a volcano injapan have been urged to wear hard—hats as i

sports news is on the bbc website, including the latest from the winter paralympics with the british team one short of their medal target you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channeli'm nicholas owen. russia has expelled 23 british diplomats in retaliation for the action taken by theresa may in response to the nerve agent attack in salisbury. it's also closing down the british council in russia which promotes better trade and cultural links between the two countries. the labour mp stephen kinnock — who ran the council in russia for three years — described the decision as "mean—spirited, vindictive, narrow minded "and driven by paranoia." i was director of the british council in st petersburg from 2005—8. there was a campaign of intimidation and harassment against us by the russian authorities because the bilateral relationship between russia and britain was bad at that stage and in the middle of it all was the assassination of alexander litvinenko and the russians insisted on closing down our office in st petersburg, and there was a stand—off. we refuse to close down and in the end they took action which forced us to do so. it really showed us the ruthlessness of

it will be live here on the bbc news channel. n crunch time for crisp packets with a possible new litter levy and you can read all about that and how it might cost the —— affect the cost of your snack. you‘re watching business live. our top story: donald trump has blocked a huge tech takeover on the grounds of national security. the singapore —based company broadcom had wanted to buy the computer chip maker qualcomm for $142 billion and it is not just maker qualcomm for $142 billion and it is notjust because they have very similar names! there is a lot more to it. yes, they make a lot of chips in smartphones. this is the picture of the markets. and now let‘s get the inside track on a trend we all need to take heed of, healthy eating. governments around the world are being forced to act on the huge problem of obesity and diets loaded with sugar, salt and processed food. supermarkets are gradually taking note, but the farm—to—fork movement is being driven by small independent names. mindful chef, set up by three school chums in 2015

coming up for viewers on the bbc news channel and bbc world news...ould pay but the call of their share of tax for the eu countries would collect tax on profits generated within their territories regardless of where a company is actually headquartered according to the new plan. that's still to come. 0ver over the next few days it looks like the weather will be mostly behaving in cell. there will be some rain around but no surprises on the horizon. 0n the short term no frost on the way tonight for most. this morning we had a frost and thursday morning we had a frost and thursday morning is likely to look different. you can see the clouds lifting out of the south, a south westerly wind blowing in our direction. so remaining quite mild into thursday. friday looks as if it is going to cold of a little bit. —— to cool off. as far as wednesday night into thursday's concerned a lot of dry weather. just the chance that across some south—western areas there could be some frost out in the countryside. that is ready much it for most of us thursday morning temper

bbc news, hollywood. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. goodnight.he old british isles and a heads up on what is to come, and a heads up on what is to come, and you will be relieved to hear the cold snap is showing signs of easing but this area of low pressure is not 1 million miles away from us means it will stay unsettled. sunshine will be in short supply but at least given the dominance of that low area of pressure, the temperatures slowly will gradually rise across all parts of the british isles, so these things will become part but our memory, at least some people have had the opportunity, rather wales 2, could " 7 rather than wint , to the heavy and further north a east quite heavy and further north a matter of snow for the most part but slowly through the day, with those temperatures beginning to pick up, snow levels will rise. sporting fixtures such as they are, manchester city versus chelsea, there shouldn't be a massive issue here. temperatures of five or 6 degrees and we will find those temperatures rising through the week, it will feel le

there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, and i'll be back with the late news at tene for the news where you are. bye for now. hello there. this is a bbc news. let's return to our top story now. more than 240 witnesses have been identified as police investigate the russian skype poisoning at speed. —— spy russian skype poisoning at speed. —— spy poisoning. the had secretaries have set amber rudd promised or rather praised the professionalism of the police who are now looking more than 200 pieces of evidence. speaking of little earlier, she said the police investigation was serious and substantial. the two victims remain in hospital and they are critical, but stable. detective sergeant bailey who is also a victim, was also effective, is also seriously ill, but i am least to say that he is engaging with his family and he is talking. this is a serious substantial investigation. there we re over substantial investigation. there were over 250 counterterrorism police from a out of our 11 counterterrorism units involved. there's over 200 witnesses involved. and there's over

bbc news live page, that's at bbc.co.uk/news. you can also get live updates on the bbc news channel and your local radio station.d when the real services are back to normal. the prime minister's speech on britain leaving the european union has been given a cautious welcome by the leave and remain factions of her own party. setting out uk hopes for a future eu economic partnership, theresa may warned both sides had to accept " ha rd facts" but said she is confident a deal can be done. our political correspondent tom bartonjoins me now. is it the best that she can hope for, and a bigger attack from europe? yes, you cannot overestimate the scale of the divide between the conservative brexiteers on one side and the remain support on the other. what britain's relationship with britain should look like after brexit. i think within the speech yesterday, to lee's army was talking to three main groups of people. one was the public, tried to get our message across. “— was the public, tried to get our message across. —— theresa may was talking to. and those conservative mps and trying to find a way through this issue that

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. o, part two of the weekend was also quite mixed, though much of the northern half of the country was fine and settled after a chilly start with mist and fog. further south, outbreaks of rain developing across the south west but also some sunshine in between some of the showers. this area of low pressure will be a key player to our weather for the next 2a hours at least. they will slowly slide eastwards, mainly affecting england and wales, with the northern half of the country staying largely dry. overnight, much of scotla nd staying largely dry. overnight, much of scotland will stay dry, under clear skies quite chilly again with mist and fog. some may go northwards, probably far south of scotland. but south of here it will bea scotland. but south of here it will be a cloudy night with outbreaks of rain, so less cold here, chillier further north. it does mean we start the new working week on a rather u nsettled the new working week on a rather unsettled note for many. rain slowly cleari

travel situation wherever you are, by visiting the bbc news live page, that's at bbc.co.uk/news you can also get live updates on the bbc news channelis 30 minutes past one. our top story this lunchtime. travel misery as a foot of snow falls in some parts of the uk. hundreds stranded on the m 80 in scotland. and the new coach of england's women's football team phil neville has his first competitive match this evening. coming up in sport, world heavyweight champion deontay wilder says the sport has a huge problem with doping head of a world title fight with cuban luis 0rtiz. theresa may is holding talks on brexit in downing street with the president of the european council, donald tusk — after he warned that trade restrictions with the eu will be inevitable if britain leaves the single market and customs union. the former prime minister tony blair has criticised theresa may's brexit plan, saying that the fundamental dilemma remains avoiding a hard irish border. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake reports. taking precautions to avoid any slip—ups. cabinet ministers carefully made their way into downing street this morning. insi

bbc news live page, that's at bbc.co.uk/news. you can also get live updates on the bbc news channel and your local radio station.nslaughter and arson over an explosion in leicester, which left five people dead and a number of people injured. the victims included three members of the same family, who died when the shop and flat were destroyed last weekend. reports from syria suggest government forces have gained more ground in an assault on the rebel—held area of eastern ghouta, near the capital damascus. once again, no aid was delivered during the daily five—hour humanitarian ceasefire in eastern ghouta — and no civilians mad it out. president assad's ally russia says rebels have prevented civilians from leaving. the rebels deny this. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, has said the prime minister's brexit offer showed that it is possible to get "frictionless" trade with the european union while leaving the single market and the customs union. theresa may's speech, which she made in london yesterday, has largely been welcomed by leave and remain supporters in the conservative party. mr hunt said the prime ministe

and tonight, at 11:30 pm on the bbc news channel, you can see more of that discussion to mark one year average home will be paying an extra £81. the increase works out atjust over 5% on band d properties. it comes as local authorities take advantage of new freedoms to increase bills. detectives investigating the hatton garden heist three years ago have arrested a 57—year—old man on suspicion of burglary. almost £14 million was stolen — the biggest burglary in legal history. six men have already beenjailed for their part in the raid but a man, caught on cctv and referred to as basil, has remained on the run. a memorial service for the french police officer, who was murdered after swapping places with a hostage during last week‘s islamist attack, has taken place in paris. lieutenant—colonel arnaud beltrame‘s funeral procession crossed paris, before president macron led tributes. the 44—year—old has been awarded one of france‘s highest accolade — the legion d‘honneur. an orchestra musician who suffered a life—changing injury to his hearing at the royal opera house has won a landmark high

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you can see more on all of today‘s stories on the bbc news channel.he investigation into the salisbury nerve gas attack. but from me and the rest of the team, have a very good night. hello. this is bbc news. let‘s return to our top story. the bbc understands that officers investigating the poisoning of a investigating the poisoning of daughter in salisbury have found traces of a nerve agent at the pizza restau ra nt traces of a nerve agent at the pizza restaurant where they died. speaking earlier the home secretary said the police investigation had identified more than 200 witnesses. two victims remain in hospital and they‘re critical but stable. detective sergeant nick bailey, who was also a victims, also affected, is also seriously ill but i am pleased to say that he is engaging with his family and he‘s talking. this is a serious, substantial investigation. there are over 250 counter—terrorism police from eight out of our 11 counter—terrorism units involved. there‘s over 200 witnesses involved. and there‘s over 240 pieces of evidence. so, we need to

bbc news, coventry. you can see more of that discussion on the bbc news channel at 23:30pm, and tomorrow laura will be puttingll be hit with the steepest council tax increase in 1a years from april. the average home will be paying an extra £81. the increase works out atjust over 5% on band d properties. it comes as local authorities take advantage of new freedoms to increase bills. egypt's president abdel fattah al—sisi is heading for a convincing victory in the presidential election. but human rights groups say the egyptian government has trampled over even the minimum requirements for free and fair elections. back in 2011, egyptians demonstrated in tahrir square in central cairo for freedom and democracy, which led to the eventual overthrow of president mubarak. in a free election in 2012, the muslim brotherhood president muhammed mursi was elected. but in 2013 the military — led by field marshall sisi — seized power, removing the muslim brotherhood from government, and killing hundreds of their supporters. 0ur middle east editor jeremy bowen is in cairo where polls have just closed. another cautious dawn i

news channel... we'll have full coverage of italy's general election, with results and analysis live from rome. good evening and welcome to bbcews. sir roger bannister — the first man to run a mile in underfour minutes — has died at the age of 88. he made athletics history on a track in oxford in 1954 — when he was an amateur athlete. it was a moment that came to symbolise sporting achievement. after retiring from athletics, he became a distinguished doctor and neurologist. today fellow athletes paid tribute to a man who made "the impossible possible. " joe wilson looks back at a remarkable life. newsreel: 25-year-old roger bannister, third from the left. there are some moments of sporting history which become part of the world's history. he's decided this is the right moment. what roger bannister achieved in 1954 was like a lunar landing for 20th century sport. bannister‘s old friend and rival chris chataway is in third place, waiting to take over as pacer. to run a mile and stop the clock before it reached four minutes. in 1954, this was a magical number, a barrier of human achievement. a feat that would redefine what was h

more on the bbc news channel throughout the evening.lisbury. a little earlier we heard from the home secretary, amber rudd, in the report by dominic casciani — let's hear some more from her update to journalists earlier. the two victims remain in hospital, and they are critical but stable. detective sergeant bailey, who was also a victim, was also affected, is also seriously ill, but i am pleased to say that he is engaging with his family and he is talking. this is a serious, substantial investigation. there are over 250 counterterrorism police, from eight out of our 11 counterterrorism units involved. there's over 200 witnesses involved and over 240 pieces of evidence. so we need to give the police and all the investigative parts around them the space to get on with that. but i want to stress that they are proceeding with speed, with professionalism, and we are putting in enormous resources to ensure that they have all the support that they need to do so. this is a painstaking, detailed investigation and the police need to be given the

the bbc news channel will have live coverage from half past four this afternoon of the prime minister'sm on the latest intelligence regarding tributes are coming in this lunchtime for the legendary comedian, sir ken dodd, who's died at the age of 90. he found fame on stage, on television and as a chart topping singer. he's been described as the last of the music hall legends, and his epic stage performances often lasted several hours. ken dodd died in the same house he was born in — and just two days after getting married. david sillito reports. the tickling sticks, the wild hair and surreal flights of fancy were only a part of it. ken dodd was a torrent ofjokes. only a part of it. ken dodd was a torrent of jokes. shows only a part of it. ken dodd was a torrent ofjokes. shows would often end in the early hours of the morning. jeronimo! thank you very much. what a beautiful day for going to count von zeppelin and saying, you will never sell a sausage that size! offstage he was very private. one of his close circle of friends was hisjoke writer, john one of his close circle of friends was

you're watching the bbc news channel with shaun ley. it's 12 minutes past one.t senior police officer, the metropolitan commissioner cressida dick, has suggested that social media is partly to blame for some violent crime, including a rising number of knife attacks. in an interview with the times, ms dick said the websites were being used by gangs to glamorise violence and allowed trivial disputes to escalate quickly. the commissioner says she sees a connection between incredibly abusive language used in social media meaning that it makes it "more likely, faster, and harder for people to cool down." she goes on to say that social media allows people to show off and she is "sure it does rev people up." in the article the commissioner also announced a new task force of about 100 officers to tackle violent crime in london. jermaine lawlor is a former gang memberfrom east london who now works with young people helping to get them out of gangs and away from violence. he says it's wrong to claim that social media is solely to blame. there's a great rise in stabbings,