they have sent a file to the crown prosecution service. the crown prosecution service. e said they will deliver their decision in due course and will take into account this decision to surrender his licence. there are art experts in the field saying it is less likely to be a prosecution if the driver surrenders his licence. the government's under fire with calls for the transport secretary to resign after it cancelled a multi—million pound contract awarded to a company in the event of a no—deal brexit. seaborne ferries won the deal to ensure ferries would keep crossing the channel in the event of the uk leaving the eu without a deal, but there was widespread criticism after the bbc found the company did not actually have any ships and had never run a ferry service before. our business correspondent rob young reports. preparations have been under way for weeks. dredging started at ramsgate port at the beginning ofjanuary. seaborne freight was due to run regular services to 0stend, in belgium, in the event of a no—deal brexit, once it got hold of some ships. but the compan

the crown prosecution service will take the duke's decision into account when considering whether toim. andy moore reports. it was an accident everyone was lucky to walk away from. the duke of edinburgh's land rover freelander was turned over by the force of the impact and landed on its side. a baby was unhurt in the other car, a kia, two women were taken to hospital. one of them, emma fairweather, has told the sunday mirror that the duke was right to take the decision to surrender his licence but he could have done it sooner. she said... just days after the accident, the duke was seen driving on public roads near sandringham without a seat belt. norfolk police said they had spoken to him about that. he also sent a letter to mrs fairweather saying sorry for his part in the accident and said he had been dazzled by the low winter sun and was very contrite about the consequences. the police say they have now finished their investigation into the accident and the file has been passed to the crown prosecution service. the duke could be charged for driving without due care and attention. t

they also say a file on the case has been passed to the crown prosecution service.ay that the case is not worth prosecuting and there is no reason to go on with it but because in this case there were injuries, passing it on to the cps was ready much inevitable. let's take a look at some of today's other news. a 21 year old man has lost four fingers after touching a rubber grenade fired by police during demonstrations in paris. riot police used tear gas to disperse protestors after cars were set alight and banks attacked. thousands have joined the so called ‘yellow vest‘ rallies across the country. the mostly peaceful demonstrations — against president macron's economic reforms — are now in their 13th week. police in hull have been given more time to question a 2k year old man arrested in connection with the disappearance of the missing student, libby squire. the 21—year—old university of hull student vanished over a week ago after a night out in the city. thousands of bus routes in england are under threat because councils say they can't afford to pay for them. they

the crown prosecution service says it's decided further action isn't in the public interest.jonny dymond has the latest. no doubt something of a relief for the duke of edinburgh and for the royal family as the crown prosecution service decides and announces it is going to take no further action. it said it had looked at the circumstances of that crash — the crash that took place almost a month ago and left two people with minor injuries and the duke severely shaken after his car overturned. in particular it looked like the level of culpability, how much the duke was to blame, the age of the duke — as you say he is 97 — and the fact that as he said he surrendered his driving licence on saturday. the duke came in for some criticism, not for the first time in decades of service for the way he acted after the crash — driving so quickly after the crash and being seen without a seatbelt in the public road and taking his time to get in touch with the victims. so for buckingham palace, the announcement of the crown prosecution service will come as a relief, as well a chance to draw a

remember that simply the file, northern police have investigated it and passed the file to the crown prosecution service lawyer but i understand from legal experts that it is very unlikely they will prosecute him if he has given he upped his licence so we don't know whether he will be prosecuted or not it it won't be probably seen in the public interest to prosecute him is he is no longer on the public roads. what you think about the way the palace handled the whole situation? i think it could have been handled better. wityk know there was a baby in the car or quite some time and that the injuries have been more severe for the two ladies initially. ——we know there was. that they haven't received an apology, no—one had spoken to them and we got an rush they got a message from the queen's lady in waiting and there was a contrite letter from prince philip saying that he was sorry that the letter could have come a lot earlier. i think people were really surprised that this is what happened at the palace had stayed very quiet about it and also the duke. handling could have been better. thank you very much in

they have passed the file on the crash to the crown prosecution service, the prosecuting authoritiest. it is something of a formality that they would do it. the police have the power in the uk two state we will not take it any further, but because there were injuries as a result of this crash it is pretty much inevitable backers forward to the crown prosecution service. i be extraordinarily surprised if the husband of the queen, a 97—year—old man, was prosecuted as a result of this crash. we will have to wait and see. it continues in some shape or form. people watching around the world might be slightly quizzical about the fact that the duke mr pratt himself around at the age of 97 when they have all these staff that could drive for him —— the duke mr dreyfus. he has more than enough people to drive them. it comes down to the duke's character. he is a man who has committed a ship in the royal navy, has learned to fly, has driven many a sports car in his time, who loves speed, who is full of energy. the word connected to your most of the time is dynamo. giving up the right to drive wa

they have sent a file to the crown prosecution service. , and they say they will take into account the decision to surrender his licence. there are some experts in the field who say it is probably less likely that there will be a prosecution if the driver surrenders his licence, as the duke has done. five paintings said to be by adolf hilter went under the hammer in nuremberg on saturday but failed to sell. 26 pieces of art were pulled from the sale because suspicions were raised they could be fakes. the auction sparked outrage with the city's mayor calling it in "bad taste". the bbc‘s tim allman has more. five entirely unremarkable watercolours — that is, until you take a look at the signature. these paintings are claimed to be the works of adolf hitler, aspiring artist and one of history's greatest villains. but a planned auction failed to find a single buyer. they were frightened away by the police and security forces, and because of all the news that all these watercolours and oil painting and drawings would be fakes. this isn't the fir

they have sent a file to the crown prosecution service —— the crown prosecution service say they willll take into account the decision to surrender his licence. there are some experts in the field who say there is less likely that there will be a prosecution if the driver surrenders his licence, as the duke has done. andy moore, thank you very much. the head of nasa says they plan to send humans to the moon again, but that this time, they'll stay. the space agency will start with an orbiting lunar outpost designed to send astronauts to the surface, and then build a more permanent structure on the moon. i asked space journalist dr ken kramer to tell us more about nasa's plans. it's been 50 years. we want to go back to the moon. we're developing an sls rocket and the orion capsule to do that, and we're also developing a mini space station at the moon that they will launch to, and that is called the gateway. we want to launch the first element of the gateway in 2022, then we'll send an astronaut to go into lunar orbit around 2023, and then we want to test a human lander in 2024. and then

it works in the uk is that the police will assemble a file of evidence and send it to the crown prosecution service decision on whether to prosecute and that decision is based on two things, first whether there is a realistic chance of conviction and secondly whether it is in the public interest. we know the police have said that file to the police have said that file to the crown prosecution service and they will now be expected to make a decision. the fact that the 97—year—old man has now voluntarily surrendered his license means he will not be driving again and there isa will not be driving again and there is a strong argument to say it would not be in the interest of anyone to prosecute him given that he will not be driving again anyway. people watching in the uk and around the world it may be wondering why at 97 he carried on driving when the royal family has enough staff to drive them wherever they may need to go. there are two parts to that question, the simple one is because he could. he is very proud of being very independent. he felt he had all his faculties and was able to drive and he h

licence has been surrendered and also say that a file on the case has been passed to the crown prosecution servicee the power to say in the case is not worth prosecuting but because there were injuries passing it on was pretty much inevitable. james brookes is royal correspondent and commentator at the royal central website. he explained what may have been behind the duke's decision. we are getting the impression that he has made this decision himself and he wants to enjoy his retirement going forwards, but he was very shaken after that crash. it was very serious and most people say it was a miracle he did not come off are worse than he did and i think he has taken it on board and think, if i am going forward, i do not want to be involved in something like that again. you mentioned that he obviously wants to enjoy his retirement, in a sense his life has changed since retiring because he will have been driven while he was attending public duties with the queen and he does not do that anymore. yes. for most of his life, particularly whilst he was with the queen or on official engagements, he had a c

licence to the dvla and that the investigation file for the collision had been passed to the crown prosecution servicetion. our royal correspondent, jonny dymond told us more about the events that led to this decision. it is, what, just over three weeks since the collision between the duke's car, which overturned and ended up on its side and another car, just beyond the sandringham estate, leaving two adults injured and the duke of edinburgh himself very severely shaken and the news comes from buckingham palace that he has voluntarily given up his drivers license. the palace says the decision was entirely his own and that he surrendered the license today. it would have gone back to the driver and vehicle licensing agency, along with the declaration of voluntary surrender. now, the duke of course is reported to have said, and we have had no official confirmation of this, i am such a bloody fool, after he had the crash, which some people will see as an acknowledgement that the crash was his fault and that would lead on perhaps to the decision now made, three weeks later, to hand in his licence. worth re

the crown prosecution service said it would take the development into account when deciding if any furtherhould be taken. the duke also came in for criticism when he was pictured behind the wheel without a seatbelt. here's andy moore. it was an accident everyone was lucky to walk away from. the duke of edinburgh's land rover freelander was turned over by the force of the impact and landed on its side. a baby was unhurt in the other car, a kia, two women were taken to hospital. one of them, emma fairweather, has told the sunday mirror that the duke was right to take the decision to surrender his licence but he could have done it sooner. she said... just days after the accident, the duke was seen driving on public roads near sandringham without a seat belt. norfolk police said they had spoken to him about that. he also sent a letter to mrs fairweather saying sorry for his part in the accident and said he had been dazzled by the low winter sun and was very contrite about the consequences. the police say they have now finished their investigation into the accident and the file has been passed

>> no, and we'll be waiting to see what the cps say, the crown prosecution service.whether or not to bring charges and then we'd get a statement from the palace. it's interesting you asked me whether this has happened before, whether the royal family are ever involved with run-ins with the law. they purpose it's not an everyday occurrence but not completely unheard of. the princess royal, princess ann has been involved in a number of speeding offenses over the years. in 1990, a court banned her from driving for one month. in 2001, convicted for speeding and also been convicted of a criminal defense in 2002 after her dog attacked two children. not unheard of. the royal family are not above the law, apart from her majesty, the queen, who actually is. >> we'll wait and see what happens here. the good news is the people involved in this accident are doing okay. anna stewart, thank you so much. >>> with less than 48 days to go until brexit, more and more businesses are looking to leave the uk. the dutch government says it's talking with 250 companies considering a move to

the crown prosecution service says further action was not in the public interest.lo. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: a first world alpine ski gold medal for slovakia — as petra vlhova takes gold in the giant slalom. the holders and the host nation are drawn together in the newly revamped davis cup tournament. and caster semenya will next week challenge an iaaf rule that aims to restrict the levels of testosterone in female runners. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with news from the alpine skiing world championships in sweden where petra vlhova made history on thursday. her victory in the giant slalom made her the first slovakian to win gold in an individual event. the olympic champion mikaela shiffrin had to settle for bronze — as colm harrison reports.

challen, appearing by video link from prison, listened as a psychiatrist employed by the crown prosecution serviceilling. but a psychiatric expert from sally challen's side described her as having a borderline personality disorder, which would have been made worse by coercive control. all the evidence has now been heard, and tomorrow her family will be back at court as the lawyers make their final submissions. june kelly, bbc news, at the court of appeal. now it is time for sport today. hello. iama i am a tulsen tollett. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: sadio mane scores a first half double for liverpool as they remain top of the premier league table beating watford 5—0 at anfield. former liverpool player luis suarez scores twice for barcelona in their el clasico win against real madrid seeing them through to the copa del rey final. and roger federer keeps his bid for a 100th atp tour title alive as he moves through to the quarter—finals in dubai. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the news that the top two teams in the english

biddies from the crown prosecution service the duke of edinburgh is not going to be facing prosecutionrash he was involved in near the sandringham estate. you remember the land rover he was driving, the 97—year—old was driving, turned over. he was able to climb out and was unhurt apart from feeling very shaken, it is reported. the other car involved containing two with and a baby, they were taken to hospital for treatment but the baby was not hurt. the cps announcing today the duke of edinburgh, 97, will not face prosecution over the road accident. that news just coming in. theresa may is facing the threat of another rebellion by her own backbenchers today as she tries to preserve support for her brexit plan. the commons is due to vote on the next steps in the process, and some of the most hardline tory brexiteers have said they cannot back the motion as it currently stands, claiming it effectively means abandoning a no—deal option. mps will also vote on a number of amendments as they try to change the direction of travel of the brexit process. the amendments include one from labour wh

so for buckingham palace, the announcement of the crown prosecution service will come as a relief, asthe whole thing. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... the white house says president trump will declare a national emergency, in order to build a border wall. he will also sign a budget agreed by both sides in congress. amazon is dropping plans to build a headquarters in new york. michelle fleury is in new york. i'm standing about a block away from what would have been one of amazon's major new office is right here in queens, new york. right from the beginning, the project was the subject of a great deal of controversy. in pa rt subject of a great deal of controversy. in part because of the gentrification it would cost in this neighbourhood. but also a lot of anger over the fact that the company was receiving huge tax breaks, some $3 billion in subsidies and i to come here. one of the richest tech companies in the world. from the beginning, local politicians and grassroot activists met here. now that the company has pulled out, this is where they can

the crown prosecution services says it isn't in the public interest after the 97—year—old surrenderedver freelander collided with another vehicle in norfolk last month. he later apologised to the occupants of the other car — two women and a baby. let's return now to news that nhs england is encouraging people to have their blood pressure and cholesterol levels checked, in a bid to reduce the number of heart attacks, strokes and dementia cases. helen donovan is the professional lead for public health at the royal college of nursing — she told my colleague anita mcveigh why health checks are so important. it is absolutely about prevention and raising awareness of making people aware they may have high blood pressure. that sounds sort of odd because you think you would you had high blood pressure, but people walk around with high blood pressure and do not know about it. so these checks are making that accessability to testing really obvious to people. and helping them to do that. people are invited between the ages of a0 and 7a to go along for health mots at their gp. that is once every

challen, appearing by video link from prison, listened as a psychiatrist employed by the crown prosecution servicem sally challen‘s side described her as having a borderline personality disorder, which would have been made worse by coercive control. all the evidence has now been heard, and tomorrow her family will be back at court as the lawyers make their final submissions. june kelly, bbc news, at the court of appeal. it's called britbox, and it's the bbc and itv‘s answer to netflix, a new on—demand video streaming service that's being planned for the uk. it could cost around £5 a month, and for that you'd have access to some of the most popular programmes ever shown on british television. our media editor, amol rajan, assesses its chances of success. television has changed more in the past ten years than it had in the previous history, thanks to one company above all. you've probably heard of them. netflix has supercharged two trends, from scheduled tv to streaming and from ad—funded broadcasters to monthly subscriptions. welcome to britbox. now british media want a piece of the action. a decad

the crown prosecution service says he will appear at westminster magistrates‘ court next month. part of dhaka in bangladesh, with 78 people now thought to have been killed. the blaze started in a residential building, which had chemicals stored on its ground floor, and quickly spread to other apartment buildings. our correspondent akbar hussein has sent this report from the scene. a crowded apartment block in a district of a city engulfed by flames. the fire spread rapidly while people are sleeping. it spread also to three other buildings nearby including a community centre. many were trapped, unable to escape. guests in a restaurant were also among the dead. it's not clear what caused the blaze. but chemicals stored in a warehouse underneath the flats are thought to have contributed to the fire's ferocity. it took nine hours for the fire to be brought under control. attempts to put out the blaze were hampered by poor water supplies and constant explosion. access to this densely populated district also slowed down rescue efforts. narrow streets and residential buildings only inc

the crown prosecution service says it's decided further action wasn't in the public interest.p will declare a national emergency to secure funding for a border wall with mexico. he'll also sign a funding bill to avert another government shutdown. 0ur north america editorjon sopel is at the white house. the president has been threatening this national emergency call and now he is going to deliver. yes, and if you go back, it was mexico that was going to pay for the wall but that didn't happen so donald trump demanded $5.7 billion from us taxpayers but congress didn't vote for that and so he shut the government down. that didn't work so he reopened the government, ordered three weeks of negotiations. they have now come to an end and he will signa have now come to an end and he will sign a bill tonight which will give him a fraction of the money, so instead he is going to declare a state of emergency. that is the nuclear option because this is opposed by democrats as well as republican lawmakers, who fear it marginalises them and also, what would be to stop a democratic president

among his grieving relatives, a former chief prosecutor at the crown prosecution service.e is not important to them because what my sense is there will be other innocents who will suffer as a result of this lack of action. the home secretary was in birmingham in the last few days and he said that knife crime was devastating communities and destroying lives. but government action so far has not worked for that last year was the worst on record in terms of stabbings in england and wales and this year could be even worse. our top story this lunchtime. pakistan claims to have captured this pilot after shooting down two indian warplanes — as tensions escalate between the two nuclear powers. and coming up — the multi—million pound delivery deal as marks and spencerjoins forces with ocado. coming up on bbc news — it's a big night in the premier league title race — asjurgen klopp and his liverpool side look to hold onto their lead against watford. the bbc and itv have announced plans for a new joint streaming service to compete with netflix and amazon. it's called britbox which is

the uk crown prosecution service says that it's not in the public interest to take any further actionsecond headquarters in new york, because of local opposition. the company had said it would create 25,000 jobs with a new centre in the borough of queens. but local politicians were unhappy about the billions of dollars the city was offering in tax credits. it was the world's worst nuclear disaster when the chernobyl power plant exploded in 1986, claiming the lives of 31 people — but thousands more have been affected through radiation. now, some three decades on, the abandoned exclusion zone surrounding the plant could be shrunk for the first time. victoria gill spent a week in the zone with a team of scientists. this is her report. it's playtime at the kindergarten in the town of narodychi. but this community is inside ukraine's officially abandoned exclusion zone. 33 years ago, it was designated contaminated after the world's worst nuclear accident — an explosion at chernobyl‘s nuclear power plant, less than 100 kilometres away. tatiana remembers the evacuation. translation: when the

duke of edinburgh, who was involved in a car accident last month, and we have word from the crown prosecution serviceat of course when his car was involved with a collision in a car carrying two women and a baby last month, so he will not be prosecuted over that incident. onto today. this was the queen arriving as you say to celebrate the centenary of the uk's intelligence agency, gchq. it was here forjust intelligence agency, gchq. it was here for just two years, back intelligence agency, gchq. it was here forjust two years, back in 1919 is when it opened, a key plank of britain's intelligence service over the years. it then moved to bletchley park which proved so crucial during the second world war, and when the queen was inside, she was inside for about an hour, one of the people she met was 92—year—old ruth born, one of those who cracked the enigma code. the queen is well used unveiling plaques. for anyone who wants to come and see this, as you would expect from gchq, it's not just the words there, there's also a hidden code, so if you want to come here and read what it says, jenna upon your mors

(justine) the u-k is considering charging prince phillp for a crash.the uk's crown prosecution service or cps... is investigating a car crash involving the prince that injured two women. the statement comes after buckingham palace said earlier saturday prince philip has "voluntarily" surrendered his driving license to police. a cps spokesperson said they review each file carefully before a decision is made and will take this development into account. (justine) we've all had some pretty bad first dates... but i think we can agree nothing as bad as this one in london... an endangered sumatran tiger was mauled to death at the london zoo on friday- just moments after it was introduced to a potential mate for the first time. asim, seen here in these photos, was introduced to melati.melati was a female tiger and long-term resident of the zoo. zoo keepers hoped that the pair would breed in the future. the london zoo acknowledged that while introductions of big cats are always considered "high risk," experts had observed "positive signs" and deemed it to be the "right time" to introduce the pa

investigating it, like they would any other car accident, and have now passed on the file to the crown prosecution servicewould be driving without due care of consideration. that could lead to a fine plus points object a diving license or disqualification. it's voluntarily surrendered his driving license and that will be taken into consideration by the cps and all of this. now one of the ladies involved in the accident from the other car has spoke ton british tabloid today welcoming the news that prince phillip surrendered his license and said he could have done it sooner. it must have been a difficult decision for prince phillip. he retired from public life two years ago and always valued his independence and he's a keen driver. often seen behind the wheel over the years. he will have to put up with being driven from now on and await the decision as to whether he will be summoned to court. >> thank you. i got my anna's mixed up. >>> coming up, a look inside facebook. how the company's growth has also brought tremendous problems. i've got to tell you something. with the capital one venture card you earn u

accident and now they have made the decision to pass that file on to the cps, that's the crown prosecution servicedecide whether or not to bring a charge here. now, if they were to do that the most likely one is the charge of driving without due care and consideration, which can ultimately result in a fine, it can also result in other cases and points off your license or even disqualification, but of course prince phillip has now actually voluntarily surrendered his driving license and that will be taken into consideration here as to whether they bring charges ahead. now, actually the vic him in the other car, the lady who o broke her wrist, she spoke to the sunday mare record and said he's making the most sensible decision that he did but did say perhaps it's come a little bit late. prince phillip has come under a lot of criticism here. he values his independence, he is also a very keen driver. >> i want to ask you if he were to be charged how unusual would it be to bring a charge against a member of the royal family. >> of course, it's not an every day occurrence that this sort of thing happens,

but the crown prosecution service has only had 36 referrals from the police since 2010. really astounding that we haven't had an fgm conviction since 1985, since the act was initially introduced. people are concerned about cultural sensitivities. they are worried about being branded racists, so they are reluctant to intervene. on top of that, you have a practice that is being performed on a very private area of young girls. experts say authorities need a morejoined up approach when dealing with fgm. it is claimed children services can be unsure when to intervene. doctors aren't always reporting it to the police. even if they do, officers don't always know what to do. we have also been told victims are getting younger, which makes it harder to detect. there is a lot of anecdotal data to show that fgm is now being performed on babies. these girls who are only a few weeks old or months old, they are not at school. they are not at nursery. it is very difficult for any public authorities to become aware of the practice. by performing it at such a young age, they are evading t

the crown prosecution services says it isn't in the public interest after the 97—year—old surrenderedother vehicle in norfolk last month. he later apologised to the occupants of the other car, two women and a baby. waiting times in a&e departments in england have reached their worst level since the four—hour target was introduced in 200a. let's speak to our health reporterjohn owen. no huge surprise, the sense this has been a losing battle for some years, is it now lost? that is the sense, this is not good news at all, we found out this just this morning and the proportion of patients, within the proportion of patients, within the four hour benchmark, the lowest since the target was introduced. admitting 95% of patients within the four hour window, so they are falling some way short of that, as injanuary, falling some way short of that, as in january, 84.4% of falling some way short of that, as injanuary, 84.4% of patients were seen by them within that benchmark, thatis seen by them within that benchmark, that is down from january last year, and down from the previous lowest on record

it is estimated there are a total of 137,000 fgm victims in eglin, but the crown prosecution servicedo it. you need the victim to come and complain. but how can you expect and complain. but how can you expect a child to complain against her pa rents ? a child to complain against her parents? it is for the society to put action in and to take the initiative. just like after decades of secrecy, the uk's first fgm conviction is in a storage moment, but also a reminder that there is still a long way to go. we need more cases to come before the courts, and more cases that result in a convection because that will send out a message that it is not tolerated in this country and that people will feel the full force of the law. 0ur reporter, anna collinson, is with us in the studio. france has regular genital checks on all children up to the age of six ? there are now calls for that to happen in the uk. it comes down to cultural differences. france had been much tougher when it comes to fgm. there have had more than 100 convictions, we have had just one. they have this regular genital check wh

offence that was levied at them and maybe they shouldn't have that sort of offence, but the crown prosecution servicevated for genuine reasons, but the question is whether that permitted you to take the law into your own hands. he then went on to say, they had been convicted of a serious matter and that would normally lead to prison and that the difference is that you did not have a nefarious intent and he said they put the risk of the safe operations of the airport and the people who we re of the airport and the people who were there on that night and he talked about how there was this election of a tripod —— they set up a tripod and he said the consequences of the tripod striking the wing could have resulted in a catastrophic fire because the fuel ta nks catastrophic fire because the fuel tanks are in the wing and it had caused enormous disruption and some flights had to be delayed or diverted, the runway was closed for around an hour by the policeman brought onto the tarmac to release those protesters from that aircraft and they were subsequently arrested and, of course, the trial then took place

that news coming in from the crown prosecution service.ecember on the 7th of january and following a review of the evidence, the cps has authorised police to chargejames the cps has authorised police to charge james goddard the cps has authorised police to chargejames goddard with harassment and to public order offences against and to public order offences against a police officer. he will appear at whence —— westminster magistrates' court on the 19th of march. the head of scotland yard has warned if progress continues at the current rate, it'll take 100 years for the met to be ethnically representative of london. but the commissioner cressida dick told our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw that the met‘s "utterly different" to how it was 20 years ago, when it was branded institutionally racist by the mcpherson report into the aftermath of stephen lawrence's murder in eltham. we are recruiting right now. we have had some new money and we are out, recruiting. last year we were recruiting somewhere about 28% black and minority ethnic re

on behalf of the crown prosecution service, i would like to offer my sincere sympathies to all thoseduct a thorough and fair investigation. the investigation included many hours of cctv and ensuring we got the right people and the right suspect. on the day of charge, there was a lot of evidence to reveal. getting those charges through proved a difficult task. as more evidence was required, office rs task. as more evidence was required, officers willingly went out of their routine to get this important and vital evidence so the cps could review it. persisting and prioritising tasks finally got the charges which has led to the trial in court. this has been an emotional case and has touched the community and those involved in the investigation. having attended the initial incident through to the funeral, it is difficult not to be caught emotionally involved. —— becoming. my role was to gather the evidence but hearing the stories from friends and the community, it creates very sad circumstances. working forjustice for zofija ka cza n working forjustice for zofija kaczan has always been t

sentencing will take place on march the 4th sentencing will take place on march the 11th but the crown prosecution servicewaterson for manslaughter. richard, thank you. a huge fire has swept through an historic part of dhaka, in bangladesh, with 78 people now thought to have been killed. the blaze started in a residential building which had chemicals stored on its ground floor, and quickly spread to other apartment buildings. our correspondent ak—bar hussein has sent this report from the scene. a crowded apartment block in a district of a city engulfed by flames. the fire spread rapidly while people are sleeping. it spread also to three other buildings nearby including a community centre. many were trapped, unable to escape. guests in a restaurant were also among the dead. it's not clear what caused the blaze. but chemicals stored in a warehouse underneath the flats are thought to have contributed to the fire's ferocity. it took nine hours for the fire to be brought under control. attempts to put out the blaze were hampered by poor water supplies and constant explosions. access to this densely populated d

the crown prosecution service says mr davies, who represents brecon and radnorshire, has been chargedancial year to date stands at £21 billion, its lowest level since 2001. let's have a closer look at the figures. the public sector finances registered their biggest surplus on record in january of £14.9 billion. the surplus was about £3 billion bigger than the city was expecting, and £5.6 billion bigger than the one in the previous january. our economics correspondent dharshini david explained to me a little earlier where the extra money came from. january is normally a good month for tax receipts because its the self—assessment deadline, as many people know. but what we did see was a bumper £21 billion raised through corporation tax and self—assessment. that really is a sign of how well people were doing, companies were doing, the year before. what does this mean? it leaves the chancellor in a comfortable position because in just a few weeks, he has to stand up and deliver the spring statement, which means he can say, "i'm on track to even possibly beat my own forecast this year." wha