we'll put it all in context with our economics correspondent dharshini david.rt of expectations. a spokesman for talktalk said it is due to changes in how the firm reports revenue from connection fees as well as investment in its network. matthew howett is from industry analysts assembly. first of all, i have seen talktalk‘s share price, it is down about 8%. pretty disappointing. explain exactly what they mean when they talk about revenue from connection fees? yes, it does seem like the share price has slipped this morning, despite the fact that talktalk have actually added more customers to theirfibre talktalk have actually added more customers to their fibre network in the last quarter. i think the reason for that is probably because the, the sales and marketing effort, has gone up. recruit customers to the network of stock crucially, as well, the amount of money that those customers are paying on a monthly basis has fallen. that is the key point they make. is not to be unexpected, given that talktalk is a low—cost brand, sitting at the lower end of the marke

dharshini david, bbc news.ng will not restart until next wednesday at the earliest an at the earliest after an outbreak of equine flu. all of today's fixtures were called off after three vaccinated horses tested positive for the disease. the authority said they'd taken a precautionary approach to avoid any unnecessary risk. live to our correspondent andy swiss in north yorkshire. welcome to highfield stables here in north yorkshire. they have about a0 horses here and like many stables around the country, some of these horses were supposed to be raising this weekend. but not anymore, because the entire sport is on hold as it tries to tackle a new and very difficult challenge. it was supposed to be race day here at doncaster, but not a horse, not a punter, in sight. all fixtures off after it emerged three horses trained by donald mccain had tested positive for equine flu, despite all being vaccinated. yesterday, mccain had runners at ayr and ludlow, potentially exposing other horses to this highly contagious dise

dharshini david, bbc news.at the very last minute six days ago. one of the key issues will be security, with nearly two million people displaced by violence in the northeast of the country. thousands have fled recent attacks by islamist extremist groups, including boko haram. our africa editor, fergal keane, reports now from maiduguri in northeast nigeria. the exhaustion of the new arrivals. they've just come — safe now, after the terror of being driven from their homes. but this camp, built for 8000 people, now has four times that number. hadisa ibrahim, mother of five. her husband is missing and may have fled to neighbouring chad. "we went through hardship beyond imagination," she says. this mother of six gave birth to twins during her escape. can you tell us what has happened to your family? why are you here? translation: we ran from doro to escape boko haram. i spent two days in the bush, and while there i gave birth to twins. i had no clothes to cover the children or to cover myself. person after person ha

dharshini david, bbc news. let's take a look at some of today's other news. force next month. the exclusion zone will increase from about half a mile to three miles. police will also have the power to stop and search people suspected of using drones near airports. the food ordering app just eat says it will remove all restaurants with a hygiene rating of zero from its platform. any new outlet that wants to join will now have to be rated at least a three on the five—point scale. the movie is in response to a bbc investigation which found such ta keaway investigation which found such takeaway on the app. from the skies over afghanistan, kosovo and most recently iraq, the tornado has been the raf‘s frontline warplane. now, after a0 years, the iconic aircraft is being retired. to mark the end of an aviation era, three tornados have been making a series of farewell fly pasts, and our defence correspondent jonathan beale was given exclusive access to one of the flights. 0nce once more to the skies, but not much for —— not for much longer. the bbc on board one of th

dharshini david, bbc news. all graphic images of self harm" from the social media platform. the body recovered from the wreckage of the plane that crashed in the channel over a fortnight ago has been formally identified as cardiff city footballer emiliano sala. deadlock in brussels. theresa may holds talks with eu leaders, and says she'll deliver brexit on time, but they say there's been no breakthrough. and we'll be taking a second in—depth look at the papers, with our reviewers kevin schofield, the editor of politicshome, and the evening standard's political correspondent, kate proctor. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30pm. the number of fatal stabbings in england and wales has reached its highest level since records began in 1946. the office for national statistics says 285 people were killed with a knife or sharp instrument in the year to last march. 36% of victims were under 25 years old. and the number of victims who are black is also at its highest level. a 24—year—old man is still being quest

labour said it was time for the government to end austerity policies. 0ur economics correspondent dharshini david gate posts from the ravages of the weather is all in a day's work at this zinc galvanising plant. but insulating the business against outside forces has been tough. in fact, their sector has been one of the hardest hit. 2018 was a challenging year for us. we had rising zinc prices and rising steel prices for our customers reduced order books, and a high employee turnover. business investment tends to rise and fall. but anxious times meant companies spent less and less on equipment and buildings in 2018, squeezing overall growth. lower investment affects how efficient companies are and so may impact profits and ourjobs and wages in the future. so is there an effect from brexit? the chancellor admits a lack of clarity is hurting. there's no doubt that the uncertainty around brexit is taking a toll on the economy. that's why we want to get the deal done so that we can put this issue behind us and move on, growing our economy, creating morejobs, creating higher wages. the continuing stale

manufacture of cars and steel products, and a decline in construction. 0ur economics correspondent dharshini david metal gate posts from the weather is all in a day's work at this plant. but insulating the business against outside forces has been tough, in fact, their sector has been one of the hardest hit. 2018 was a challenging year for us. we had rising zinc prices and steel prices for customer, reduced order books and a high employee turn over. business spent less onned byings and equipment. investment has been waiver since the referendum but over the last year it has dropped by almost 4%, squeezing growth across the economy. lower investment affects how efficient companies can be, and so, how their profits and oui’ be, and so, how their profits and ourjobs and wages might fare in the future. the chancellor admits a lack of clarity over brexit is hurting. but there is no doubt that the uncertainty around brexit is taking a toll on the economy, that is why we wa nt a toll on the economy, that is why we want to get the deal done, so that we can put this issue behind us and move on, growing our e

dharshini david, bbc news. the time is 6.17pm. our top story this evening.e death of teenager molly russell who took her own life. and still to come, why energy bills for 15 million households will rise this april. coming up on sportsday on bbc news — more on the suspension of horse racing in great britain. we'll find out more about equine flu and what it could mean for cheltenham festival and the sport in general. british horse racing has been cancelled for at least six days, after an outbreak of equine flu. three vaccinated racehorses at a training yard in cheshire have tested positive for the disease. there are fears the highly contagious virus — which is not life threatening — may have spread after some of the horses raced yesterday. now there are concerns about the impact it could have on next month's cheltenham festival as our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. it was supposed to be race day here at doncaster, but not a horse, not a punter onside. all fixtures off after it emerged that three runners yesterday at ayr and ludlow had tested positive

our economics correspondent dharshini david is here with more details. that the country isn't ready for no—deal — be it households, businesses or even the government. it's trying to put measures in place to limit the impact. and in some areas, there's nothing we can do. and this could mean a hefty cost to the country. for example, let's take food. 30% of our food comes from the eu. because of disruption at the border, there could be less availability and choice. food prices are likely to rise, as new charges at the border are unavoidable. add in panic buying, and the government warns that we could see overall food shortages. it's fresh produce which would be worst hit by reduced availability through a reduced flow through the dover straits, higherfood prices, reduced choice for consumers. this can't be good for retailers, consumers or the country, and that's why mps have got to avoid a disastrous no—deal brexit on march the 29th. the government says there is little evidence that businesses, particularly small ones, are getting ready. hardest hit could be

our economics correspondent dharshini david has been looking at the figures.cting metal gate posts from the ravages of the weather is all in a day's work at this zinc galvanising plant. but insulating the business against outside forces has been tough. in fact, their sector has been one of the hardest hit. 2018 was a challenging year for us. we had rising zinc prices and rising steel prices for our customers reduced order books, and a high employee turnover. business investment tends to rise and fall. but anxious times meant companies spent less and less on equipment and buildings in 2018, squeezing overall growth. low investment affects how efficient companies are and so may impact profits and ourjobs and wages in the future. so is there an effect from brexit? low investment affects how efficient companies are and so may impact profits and ourjobs and wages in the future. so is there an effect from brexit? the chancellor admits a lack of clarity is hurting. there's no doubt that the uncertainty around brexit is taking a toll on the economy. that's why we want

government to end austerity policies and rule out a no—deal brexit. 0ur economics correspondent dharshini davideen looking at the figures. protecting metal gate posts from the ravages of the weather is all in a day's work at this zinc galvanising plant. but insulating the business against outside forces has been tough. in fact, their sector has been one of the hardest hit. 2018 was a challenging year for us. we had rising zinc prices and rising steel prices for our customers with reduced order books, and a high employee turnover. business investment tends to rise and fall. but anxious times meant companies spent less and less on equipment and buildings in 2018, squeezing overall growth. low investment affects how efficient companies are and so may impact profits and ourjobs and wages in the future. so is there an effect from brexit? the chancellor admits a lack of clarity is hurting. there's no doubt that the uncertainty around brexit is taking a toll on the economy. that's why we want to get the deal done so that we can put this issue behind us and move on, growing our economy, creating morejo

our economics correspondent, dharshini david, spoke to the chancellor phillip hammond.es are quite volatile. we've seen during 2018 a wide range of quarterly performance. the important thing is that the economy has come in ahead of the obr's forecast for 2018 and that's in the context of a weakening world economy and increasing concerns about trade tensions around the world. so a robust performance for the uk economy in 2018, which is all the more remarkable given the uncertainty around the brexit process. yes, you've talked before about the resilience of the uk economy at the moment. but when you look in detail at these figures, we've had the weakest performance for manufacturing since the financial crisis, we've got a year now of low business investment. as the bank of england has been saying, it does look like the uncertainty it's taking its toll on our prosperity. well, the uncertainty is certainly placing a cost on the economy. business investment is weaker. i think some of the manufacturing weakness is due to problems in the car industry which are not so much abou

our economics correspondent dharshini david is here.ws for the treasury — talk us through the figures. indeed, perhaps not good news for taxpayers though. january is not a month where many of us are used to feeling flush but the chancellor had an unexpectedly large windfall. this month we see the self—assessment deadline so it is normally a lucrative one for the government but if we look at the figures we can see the government took £15 billion or thereabouts more than it spent in january, and if we look at where it's coming from corporation tax and income tax receipts made up £21 billion in total. that's a sign of how well the economy has been doing in terms of households and companies. what does this mean? the chancellor is now comfortably on track to achieve his four year deficit forecast of £255 track to achieve his four year deficit forecast of £25.5 billion. just a few weeks now until the spring statement, what can we expect? he can now say the government is comfortably poised to achieve the loosening of austerity that it wants to

released internal assessments on the impact of a no deal brexit. 0ur economics correspondent dharshini davidssments actually mean? 15 pages, judge, but they don't make for co mforta ble judge, but they don't make for comfortable reading. essentially saying the country, consumers, businesses, are not prepared for no deal and it could have a heavy cost on all of us, following particularly ha rd on all of us, following particularly hard on those living in northern ireland. some of this is beyond our control, for example, the fact that some of the extra forms needed to cross borders with goods could mean extra money, delays, tariffs and charges and the events of a no deal and that could mean a lack of choice when it comes to food and higher prices. the governor of the bank of england today are speaking about the risks to our prosperity from a no deal. prior to this, risks to our prosperity from a no deal. priorto this, he risks to our prosperity from a no deal. prior to this, he said even if we did get a deal we were looking at the slowest rate of expansion for our economy this year perhaps sinc

our economics correspondent, dharshini david, is here. interesting findings in the survey.rs report, provided for the major economies every month and on the one hand, the report claims our manufacturers were busy —— busy than those in france and germany last month, on the other, they are warning our manufacturing sector is at risk of recession so how can they happening side by side? the answer is stockpiling, the warehouses full of components for making things to devoid —— to avoid any disruption to supply chains and we are seeing an increasing stock of finished goods. honda is bringing forward copper production for example. so everything from cosmetics to chocolate, stationery, is being stockpiled by companies, reassuring news for those of us concerned by what might happen in the event of no—deal. but it is quite interesting, as you say, if you look beyond this temporary boost to activity, or orders have pretty much stagnated, particularly export orders. the reason for that is customers feeling nervous about putting in orders for delivery after march the 29th in case you d

of companies have a wider gender pay gap this year than last year. 0ur economics correspondent dharshini davidme as unequal pay for men and women? absolutely. you line up all the men in the company by salary are virtually of course, and all the women and compare their pay in the middle. so the pay gap is determined by how many women you have and how similar they are put up all big companies must report their figures in the next six weeks. we took a look at the numbers and so far 1146 companies have reported their figures for the in those women are receiving a lower salary in 74% of cases. and as you say when you look at the detail 40% of companies are reporting a bigger pay gap than one year ago. some and particularly the banks are seeing pay gaps topping 30%. why is that happening? the short answer but there is no quick fix. there may be a good reason why it is widening, for example a company hiring more women at entry—level with a view to creating new leaders but of course that takes time. and the publishing of this figures is creating a debate that the government help will read the change i

let's talk to dharshini david, our economics correspondent whojoins me now.nesses being urged to do more to prepare for the eventuality of perhaps eight know the old brexit and that is exactly what they have been doing, by the looks of it. the warehouses are full. raw materials, so if you are a manufacturer you are thinking about your supply chain and you don't want to see interruption. you're looking at components and raw materials. some firms we are hearing holding up to six month supply, and finished goods as well. honda telling us they have brought forward production so they can get good south and there won't be any gaps in sales. also things like ice cream and chocolate and wine and even stationary, those kinds of finished goods are being stocked up by manufacturers and retailers, so that when it comes to the end of march, if there is no deal, we won't see gaps in shops that we might otherwise. that is the reassuring news, but all that stockpiling might be masking something else going on beneath the surface. and what might that be? export orders, and the

our economics correspondent dharshini david explained.e busier than those in france and germany last month. on the other, the authors are warning that our manufacturing sector is at risk of recession. so how can they be happening side by side? the answer is stockpiling. the warehouses are full of components to avoid any disruption to supply chains and we are also seeing an increase in the stock of finished goods. for example, honda is bringing forward car production. so everything from cosmetics to chocolate to wine and stationary, it is being stockpiled by companies. reassuring for those concerned of what might happen in the effect of a no deal. but it is interesting, if you look beyond this temporary boost in activity, orders have pretty much stagnated, particularly export orders. and the reason is that customers are feeling nervous about putting on orders for delivery after march 29 in case you don't know if it is going to be delivered on time or cost more. those concerns drove the pound down against the dollar by about .5%. the nation

dharshini david, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...time — but they say there's been no breakthrough. the head of instagram pledges to "remove all graphic images of self harm" from the social media platform. slowest economic growth for a decade — the bank of england downgrades its forecast and blames brexit uncertainty. sport now...and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's lizzy. let's make an announcement about horse racing. there is a disease thatis horse racing. there is a disease that is contagious. that have been several reports since christmas, but this week, three horses which race to week in england test that positive from the yard. more than 100 training guides around the country have been placed on lockdown. one of four tracks to lose out today after that british horse authorities put a stop to this part. next wednesday at the earliest, the economic effects the ball is just five weeks away. we cannot say definitively that there will not be an impact. but in all previous farm where infectious diseases have brok

the bbc‘s dharshini david has more.tough and in fact their sector has been one of the hardest hit. anxious times mean business spent less on equipment and buildings. investment has been wavering ever since the referendum but over the last year it‘s dropped by almost 4%. squeezing growth across the economy. lower investment affects how efficient companies can be and so how their profits and our jobs and wages might fare in the future. the chancellor admits a lack of clarity over brexit is hurting. there‘s no doubt that the uncertainty around brexit is taking a toll on the economy. as we want to get the deal done so we can put this issue behind us, move on growing our economy and creating morejobs issue behind us, move on growing our economy and creating more jobs and higher wages. the uk‘s biggest car—maker blamed not only brexit but following diesel sales and announced job cuts. we seen a slowdown in germany, italy is in recession and it's down to a number of factors in particular trade wars in this minute slowdown trad

our economics correspondent dharshini david reports.tal gate posts from the weather is all in a day's work at this zinc galvanising plant. but insulating the business against outside forces has been tough. in fact, their sector has been one of the hardest hit. 2018 was a challenging year for us. we had rising zinc prices and steel prices for customers, reduced order books and a high employee turn over. anxious times means business spent less on equipment and buildings. investment has been wavering since the referendum, but over the last year it has dropped by almost 4%, squeezing growth across the economy. lower investment affects how efficient companies can be, and so, how their profits and ourjobs and wages might fare in the future. the chancellor admits a lack of clarity over brexit is hurting. but there is no doubt that the uncertainty around brexit is taking a toll on the economy. that is why we want to get the deal done, so that we can put this issue behind us and move on, growing our economy, creating morejobs, creating higher wa

dharshini david, bbc news.hree miles. police will now also have the power to stop and search people of suspected of using drones near airports. this evening's brit awards are well under way. best female solo artist is smith and george as rep best mail. the british scrip award was given to 1975 from manchester. they reached number one with their album this year. hugh jackman hosting the show at the 02 arena, performing the title track from his musicalfilm of the greatest showman. from the skies over afghanistan, kosovo and most recently iraq, the tornado has been the raf‘s front line war plane. now after over 40 yea rs, the raf‘s front line war plane. now after over 40 years, the iconic aircraft has been retired. to mark the end of an aviation era, three tornadoes have in making a series of farewell flight paths and our defence correspondent was given exclusive access to one of those flights. once more to the skies, but not much for much longer. the bbc on board one of the last four lights of the raf‘s tornado.

back to brexit now, our economics correspondent dharshini david has more on a government briefing papern't prepared fora no—deal, and it could have a heavy cost for all of us, falling particularly hard on those living in northern ireland. some of this is beyond our control. for example, it talks about the fact that filling in all the extra forms needed for goods to cross borders could cost businesses an extra £13 billion. so there could be delays, there will be tariffs and charges, perhaps, in the event of a no deal, and that could mean a lack of choice when it comes to food, higher prices. the bank of england today is talking about the risks to our prosperity. if there is no deal, no transition, i guarantee you that the path of gdp in our forecast would be materially lower than it is in this forecast, how seriously should we take all these warnings? put it this way: just on that hint from westminster that we could see a no—deal being delayed, the pound is trading in financial markets at the highest level it has for months. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead sto

our economics correspondent dharshini david is here. this is a big surplus, isn't it?cause january is normally a good month for tax receipts because its self—assessment deadline as many know. 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. this means it leaves the chancellor in a comfortable position because interest if you weekly has to stand up and deliver the spring statement, which means you can say, i'm on track to possibly beat my own forecast this year. it means that the government may be untracked that the government may be untracked that the government may be untracked that the government could loosen those austerity strings. —— on track. you can also do that well being prudent, good financial housekeeping, which for him is a comfortable position to being giving all the uncertainty surrounding brexit at the moment. in ordinary times might be tempted to say i can give away a bit of money, but this means he's got a bit of a cush

our economics correspondent dharshini david explained to me a little earlier where the extra money camed month for tax receipts because it is the self—assessment deadline as many people know. what we did see was a bump of £21 billion, raised through corporation tax and self—assessment. that really is a sign of how well people were doing and companies the year before. what is this mean? it leaves the chancellor and a very co mforta ble leaves the chancellor and a very comfortable position because just a few weeks, he has got to stand up and deliver the spring statement and he can now say that he is on track to even possibly beat my own forecast this year. what's that mean? that means that the government may be on track to say it is able to keep on loosening those austerity strings, also, he can say he is doing that whilst being prudent. practising good financial housekeeping, which for him, is accountable position to bn, given all that uncertainty surrounding brexit at the moment. ordinary times, he could say that i can give away a bit of money but he can now say that he has a cushion to