clive coleman, bbc news. up at 6am withjon kay and naga munchetty. they'll have all the day's news, business and sport. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: the us has offered a million dollar reward for the capture of 0sama bin laden‘s son, hamza. he's thought to be a key leader of the islamist militant group, al-qaeda. after days of escalating tensions over kashmir, pakistan is set to release a captured indian fighter pilot. two men have accused the pop star michaeljackson of sexually abusing them hundreds of times in the late 1980s and early 1990s. now it's time to look at the stories making the headlines in media around the world. we begin with the gulf news and speculation that pakistan is about to free a captured indian pilot, as tensions over kashmir continue. meanwhile, looking at the japan times. it attempts to deconstruct why the talks between trump and kim broke down, and what happens next? let's move now to the new york times, which reflects on whether it would be wise of us d

clive coleman, bbc news.ars old this month. president bashar al—assad has presided over the conflict, which has displaced more people than any other crisis in modern times, more than 11 million people. among the victims are the innocent children who've grown up knowing only war, and we've been following two of them, who are now as old, as the conflict itself. caroline hawley, has been back to meet them. my name is mustafa. the eight—year—old and his little sister survived a barrel bomb. it destroyed their family home near aleppo, leaving only their grandmother to look after them. safe in the cupboard is mustafa's most precious possession. it's all he has left of his father, ibrahim, who died saving him. his mother was also killed, but he doesn't even have a photo to remember her. mustafa was so badly injured he spent a whole year in hospital. twice a week he still comes for physiotherapy. he is a strong boy. he's very strong. his left hand doesn't move properly because of a piece of shrapnel in his brain. his

clive coleman, bbc news.stonishing half a million lives, is eight years old this month. president bashar al—assad has presided over the conflict, which has displaced more people than any other crisis in modern times — more than 11 million people. among the victims are the innocent children who've grown up knowing only war, and we ve been following two of them, who are now as old as the conflict itself. caroline hawley has been back to meet them. my name is mustafa. the eight—year—old and his little sister, duaa, survived a barrel bomb. it destroyed their family home near aleppo, leaving only their grandmother to look after them. safe in the cupboard is mustafa's most precious possession. it's all he has left of his father, ibrahim, who died saving him. his mother was also killed, but he doesn't even have a photo to remember her. mustafa was so badly injured, he spent a whole year in hospital. twice a week, he still comes for physiotherapy. he is a strong boy. he is very strong. his left hand doesn't move prop

clive coleman, bbc news.y form an iceberg the size of greater london. 0ur science correspondent, jonathan amos, reports. the halley research base is like something from a sci—fi movie, a space station on the ice. it‘s here that they do cutting edge science on the climate. it‘s also where they discovered the hole in the ozone layer. but halley‘s got a growing problem. this huge crack is breaking through the floating shelf advice on which the base sits and any day now this fissure will spawn a city—sized iceberg. it‘s just one of the hazards of working in this frozen landscape. every so often the edges of the continent breakaway. it‘s very difficult to put any single event like this particular carving event down to global warning, or climate change, however, across antarctica we are seeing a consistent pattern of glacier retreat and warmer temperatures, which does clearly point to climate change. the british antarctic survey don‘t want anyone in the base during the coming polar winter. it‘s an unnecessary risk.

clive coleman, bbc news.country's most notorious so—called ‘honour killings' has been shot dead in the city of abbottabad. afzal kohistani drew attention to the case in 2012 in which a group of women were allegedly killed after being filmed singing a wedding song while two men danced. british and european union negotiatiors are preparing to work through the weekend to try to break the deadlock over brexit before a crucial vote next tuesday. there are nowjust 22 days to go until the 29th of march — the date britain is due to leave the eu. concerns are growing about the possibility of britain leaving without a deal. eu officials have given the uk until friday to come up with fresh proposals for brexit negotiations. in thailand, a court has ruled that an opposition political party be dissolved for having nominated a member of the thai royal family as its candidate for prime minister. last month the thai raksa chart opposition party sent shockwaves throughout the country when it broke with convention and nominate

they've been speaking to our legal correspondent clive coleman. horror on the tube.ially detonated bomb sent a fireball down the carriage, burning morning commuters who stampede to escape. the bomber is ahmed hassan, an iraqi asylum seeker who, unbeknown to his foster parents, ron and pennyjones, had confessed to immigration officials he'd been trained to kill by the islamic state group. 18 months later, the couple finally feel able to come to parsons green, where the attack took place. ijust keep thinking about the ladies that were burnt and the men that were burnt, and the people that got the crush injuries. i mean, 51 people, 51 counts of attempted murder. to penny, from ahmed, happy birthday to a wonderful person. surrey county council, who placed hassan with thejoneses, didn't tell them he'd confessed to being trained to kill. the couple only found out via the judge at hassan's trial. surrey has stopped them fostering. now they are taking unprecedented legal action, suing the council for negligence. they didn't tell us the truth. they should have been honest wit

they've been speaking to our legal correspondent clive coleman. horror on the tube.ters who stampede to escape. the bomber is ahmed hassan, an iraqi asylum seeker who, unbeknown to his foster parents, ron and pennyjones, had confessed to immigration officials he'd been trained to kill by the islamic state group. 18 months later, the couple finally feel able to come to parsons green, where the attack took place. ijust keep thinking about the ladies that were burnt and the men that were burnt, and the people that got the crush injuries. i mean, 51 people, 51 counts of attempted murder. "to penny, from ahmed, happy birthday to a wonderful person." surrey county council, who placed hassan with thejoneses, didn't tell them he'd confessed to being trained to kill. the couple only found out via the judge at hassan‘s trial. surrey has stopped them fostering. now they're taking unprecedented legal action, suing the council for negligence. they didn't tell us the truth. they should have been honest with us to start with. the fact that we have lost our income, we have lost ever

clive coleman, bbc news.ary personnel have been involved in the clean—up at 12 sites in the area. many families in england this morning are nervously waiting to find out if their 11—year—olds are going to go to their chosen secondary school. there is a shortage of places at the moment, so around 115,000 pupils will be disappointed. that is according to analysis by the good schools guide. the schools minister, nick gibb, says nearly1 million places are being created over this decade to keep up with demand. emojis are usually reserved for text messages or chatting online, but from today, car owners in australia will be able to add them to their number plates. the plates have been designed by personalised plates queensland, and drivers can choose from five emojis, including the the crying laughing face, the heart eyes emoji and the original smiley. i thought you could pick ones you wanted. what would you choose? no, don't. i never thought! wanted. what would you choose? no, don't. i never thought i would ever us

our legal affairs correspondent clive coleman reports.s will remain exempt. i'll be almost £60 less every week, and i've been punished to come to work, and i've been forced to pay for it. we're already poor, we're already on the poverty line. 9a% of london's roughly 11a,000 private—hire drivers are from black, asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, and that has led to a legal challenge. the independent workers‘ union of great britain, which represents private—hire drivers like those demonstrating here, is seeking a judicial review of the mayor's decision on the basis that it is discriminatory and in breach of human rights. in a statement, the mayor's office said — with cities like birmingham and manchester now looking at introducing congestion charges, this legal challenge could influence which groups of drivers can be forced to pay them. clive coleman, bbc news. now, it's time for a look at the weather. we have had a lot of cloud around this morning, it has been misty and murky. these daffodils are brightening things up. saint david's da