defense attorney edmunds again went to court, and again won.om a practical point of view, what did those victories mean for ken? >> well, from a practical point of view, it meant that indictment got dismissed. >> reporter: dismissed. as if he'd never been charged in the first place. ken was no longer free on bail. he was simply free. >> and now we're back to a point as though the case never was brought in the first place. and that's frustrating. >> how do you get your head around it? how do you process all of it? how do you move forward every day? >> reporter: and how would they make the case against ken and persuade the state to start from scratch? ken's story had never changed, that shirlene killed herself, accidentally or on purpose, with an overdose of pills. of course, the state still had evidence, like that pill bottle the sisters said they found stashed in the back yard of the condo, as if ken fed the pills to shirlene, then tried to hide the bottle from the police. but defense attorney edmunds could show ken didn't try to hide anything,

edmund will take on us open champion stan wawrinka in the last eight.the hopman cup in perth. they lost to france after heather watson was beaten by kristina mladenovic and dan evans lost to richard gasquet. the pair also lost the doubles. britain have already lost to switzerland, so their last group match against germany is now meaningless.

edmund will take on us open champion stan wawrinka in the last eight.at britain suffered another 3—0 defeat in the hopman cup in perth. they lost to france after heather watson was beaten by kristina mladenovic and dan evans lost to richard gasquet. the pair also lost the doubles. britain have already lost to switzerland, so their last group match against germany is now meaningless. leicester and england centre manu tuilagi will be out for the rest of the season, as a result of the knee injury he suffered during his club's premiership defeat by saracens at the weekend. tuilagi's latest setback comes after eddie jones confirmed that he would have been part of his international plans. it was frustrating for him. he's a good kid. he really wants to play well for leicester and for england, and he was just coming back into some form. you could see he's getting his power back a bit, so it is enormously frustrating to him. for us, he's a player we would love to have in the camp, but if he is not there, we just get on with it. paralympic champion kadeena cox ha

players have made it to the second round with konta, heather watson and kyle edmund coming through their opening matches. success down under has been a rare site for british tennis fans. but they're now witnessing a strength and depth that hasn't been seen for 30 years. konta seems determined to write her way into the record books. last year, she became the first british woman to reach an australian open semifinal since sue barker in 1977. the number nine seed's desire was clear to see, as she cruised past former wimbledon semifinalist kirsten flipkis in straight sets. former wimbledon semifinalist kirsten flipkis in straight setslj was prepared to stay out there as long as i needed to be. it was a tough first set. there wasn't much in. iti tough first set. there wasn't much in. it i was happy i was able to put my foot on the pedal a bit, but also manage well the difficulties that the match presented. that performance inspired heather watson. a year ago she went out in the first round. 12 months on, she's made of sterner stuff, battling hard for two and a quarter hours before

johanna konta, heather watson and kyle edmund all came through their opening matches in melbourne.rts. success down under has been a rare sight for british tennis fans but there are now witnessing a strength and depth that has not been seen for 30 years. johanna konta seems determined to right way into the record books. last year she became the first british woman to reach an australian open semifinal since 1977 with sue barker. the nine seed, her desire clear to see as she cruised past kirsten flipkens in straight sets. i was prepared to stay out as long as i needed to but again there was a tough first set with not much in it and i wasjust happy to be able to put my foot on the pedal a bit. and alsojust manage ruby well the difficulties the match presented. that performance inspired heather watson. a year ago she went out to the first round and 12 months later she is made of sterner stuff battling hard for two and a quarter hours before she became the former us open champion sam stosur. just so positive for british tennis, we are spurring each other along and when i had the result

it was edmund's 22nd birthday, too, so a bit of a party spoiler. that's all from sportsday.oughout the evening. the headlines on bbc news: sinn fein's martin mcguinness has resigned as deputy first minister of northern ireland in protest at the dup‘s handling of a renewable energy scheme. the health secretary says the nhs in england is facing unprecedented demand, but has denied there's a "humanitarian crisis" in hospitals. in her first policy speech of 2017, theresa may says she'll improve mental health services in england, with a focus on children and young people. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. northern ireland's power—sharing government is facing the prospect of a snap election after the deputy first minister, martin mcguinness, announced his resignation. he has been embroiled in a bitter row with the first minister and democratic unionist party leader arlene foster over her role in a mismanaged renewable energy scheme. she said tonight that she was disappointed in the decision taken by mr mcguinness and said si

edmund will take on us open champion stan wawrinka in the last eight.e hopman cup in perth. they lost to france after heather watson was beaten by kristina mladenovic and dan evans lost to richard gasquet. the pair also lost the doubles. britain have already lost to switzerland, so their last group match against germany is now meaningless. meanwhile, a shock defeat today for the 22—time grand slam champion serena williams, who lost in the asb classic to world number 72, madison brengle from the united states. williams lost in three sets, making a huge 88 unforced errors in the windy conditions of auckland. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. thank you, jessica. see you after two o'clock. hello, good afternoon. you are watching bbc news. i am jane hill. before we turn to our main story of the day, the resignation of ivan rogers, let's bring you some news which has just come through in the past few moments from greater manchester police. we are just hearing from that police force that four men have been charged this lunchtime in con

kyle edmund limbed out of the first round with —— limped out of the first round with cramp last year.ight sets. i had a great off-season with andy. even though i'm hitting with him. he's trying to get better. i'm trying to get better. he's great to learn from and get advice from. so, but at the end of the day we're just trying to get better. it's a positive that more british players are doing better. ultimate success in australia will be far harder. andy murray has lost five finals in melbourne and could face the early hurdle of a rejuvenated roger federer. johanna konta might have to get past serena williams in the past eight. alun wyn jones eight. alun wynjones will take over the wales captaincy for the six nations. jones has led the team five times before. captained jones has led the team five times before. ca ptained the jones has led the team five times before. captained the lions in the final test against australia in 2013. wales interim head coach has included seven uncapped players in his 36—man squad. warburton is still in the party. but the decision to ta ke in the party. bu

british number two kyle edmund is out, beaten by australian qualifier matthew barton in two tie—breakhat was edmund's 22nd birthday britain's laura robson has been selected for tennis‘s fed cup match in estonia next month. robson has been chosen for her experience, even though tara moore is higher in the world rankings. it's anne keothavong's first team announcement since she took over as captain — she's selected johanna konta, heather watson and jocelyn rae to make up the team. that is all, coming up in a moment, the papers, see you later. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the former conservative pensions minister ros altmann and the sports journalist mihir bose. tomorrow's front pages, starting with the i, it leads on the political crisis in northern ireland. it says new elections are likely. the telegraph says a review has found that britain's most senior militaryjudge mishandled the trial of a royal marine, who was found guilty of murdering a wounded taliban fighter. the mail leads on the pressures on a&e. it says

kyle edmund is also out. britain's number two lost in straight sets to spain's pablo carreno busta.ouldn't match the power of his opponent's serve, losing injust an hour and 46 minutes. in the women's draw, britain's johanna konta will face former world number one caroline wozniaki in the third round. number nine seed konta eased to victory over naomi osaka ofjapan in straight sets. the british number one had few problems with the big serving 19—year—old, securing her tenth victory so far this year. british number two heather watson is out. she squandered five match points before losing her second round match to american qualifierjennifer brady by two sets to one. there was bad news, too, forjamie murray. he and brazilian doubles partner bruno soares were knocked out in the men's doubles first round by americans sam querrey and donald young. the defending champions and second seeds lost in straight sets. england are chasing 382 for victory in the second one day international against india at cuttack. fast bowler chris woakes reduced india to 25—3, but yuvraj singh and skipper ms dho

it was edmund's 22nd birthday, too, so a bit of a party spoiler., laura robson has been selected for the fed cup match in estonia next month. robson has been chosen for her experience, even though tara moore is higher in the world rankings. it's anne keothavong's first team announcement since she took over as captain — she's selected heather watson and jocelyn rae to make up the team. and joe root should be available for the start of england's one—day series against india. root didn't travel with the rest of the squad on thursday, staying behind with his partner for the birth of their first child, who arrived on saturday. he's expected to fly out in two days' time, with the first odi this coming sunday. that's all sport for now. more in around one hour's time. theresa may pledges to help schools and companies in england help deal with mental illness, announcing plans to help children and teenagers. the prime minister theresa may has set out a new strategy to address what she called the "hidden injustice" of mental illness. there'll be a package of

he's up to a career high 45th — two ahead of fellow brit kyle edmund.ed marin cilic and bernard tomic in melbourne during his best ever run in a grand slam. evans and edmund will play in the davis cup against canada this friday. andy murray retains his world number one ranking despite that early exit in melbourne. meanwhile, several bookmakers have made 35—year—old roger federer odds on to win another grand slam tournament after his amazing australian open victory over rafa nadal yesterday. federer ended his five year wait for an 18th major in that five set win. when i heard that in switzerland people were following me and i saw people being generally really happy for me that i won a slam again, particularly maybe this one, it's a bit of a fairy tale to come back this way. the goal is absolutely to be playing for a couple of years, hopefully. six nations chief executive john feehan says relegation from the tournament will not be introduced in the short to medium term. georgia and romania have both been pushing to be included in the annual tournament. it

if kyle edmund wins tonight, there'll be three british men into the third round at the australian opene world number one, andy murray, who had an injury scare, and dan evans, who sprung the first major shock at the tournament by beating marin cilic. katherine downes reports. dan da n eva ns went dan evans went shopping on sunday to buy kit for the australian open. dropped by his sponsor last year, he has come back from the brink of quitting tennis to be two of the world's top ten players in the last two weeks. today's big scalp was marin cilic, who had looked too much for evans in the first set, as the dazzling sun sank low. but as the shadows lengthened, evans came to live, breaking the cilic serve to ta ke live, breaking the cilic serve to take the second set. and belief blossoming in the darkness, he dominated the third too. the fourth turned into a battle, evans saved eight break points. and cilic was getting frustrated. he had to serve to stay in the match, but evans took his chance. and what to do after beating the world number seven — get straight on the phone, there is big news

edmund will take on us open champion stan wawrinka in the last eight.rd gasquet. the pair also lost the doubles. britain have already lost to switzerland, so their last group match against germany is now meaningless. meanwhile a shock defeat today for the 22—time grand slam champion, serena williams, who lost in the asb classic to world number 72, madison brengle from the united states. williams lost in three sets, making a huge 88 unforced errors in the windy conditions of auckland. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. jessica, thank you very much. lets return now to the news that britain's outgoing ambassador to the european union, sir ivan rogers, has strongly criticised the government's preparations for brexit he warned of muddled thinking as the government pairs to leave the eu. some of the brexit campaigners say his outgoing isn't unwelcome. you may have had plenty about his e—mail today. let's speak now to the former minister and conservative mp, dominic raab, who joins us from westminster. good afternoon. in this linked the

did make us who we are.ory, a ge edmund burke once wrote in history with the materials of future wisdom and infirmities of mankind uh time when we can learn from the past and humankind. fam we cannot turn our backs on those who risk persecution or starvation or dad. the president should be sent the executive order. if not should end the banus immediately to start a serious conversation how to make our country safer in a manner consistent with our fundamental values. i yield the floor. >> i am honored to follow the very eloquent speech by my colleague from colorado and by the colleague from massachusetts we are here today with stories going back one generation may be 5410 bette rioja than immigrant story and most of those are about people coming here to seek hope and opportunity and safety to escape the violence and persecution to come here for refuge. i met one of those refugees over the weekend at the holocaust remembrance ceremony a jew who survived auschwitz and losses parents there and was honored by the voices for hope with the outpouring of support for the values that are represen

the airman went missing after a night out with friends in bury st edmunds in september. pregnant after a relationship with mr mckeague, who is from fife but based in suffolk. miss oliver and corrie's mother have been speaking to bbc look east. we started off seeing one another and it was quite casual. we were both seeing other people. at the time. and then we went on to have conversations whereby we thought it was getting serious, and what we we re was getting serious, and what we were going to do and what plans we had. so yes, we were getting on our way to being just us and happy, and seeing what we wanted out of each other. and where it was going. we know that he disappeared at the end of september, how recently had you seen of september, how recently had you seen him before then? near enough the same week that he went missing. so...i the same week that he went missing. so... ithink the same week that he went missing. so... i think apart from the raf boys, i was one of the last people to see him which is quite hard. but when he went missing you happen to be abroad with

edmund will take on us open champion stan wawrinka in the last eight.ard gasquet. the pair also lost the doubles. britain have already lost to switzerland, so their last group match against germany is now meaningless. that's all sport for now. hugh woozencroft will have more in the next hour. thank you. let's return now to the news that britain's outgoing ambassador to the european union, sir ivan rogers, has strongly criticised the government's preparations for brexit. labour's keir starmer has written to david davis seeking urgent clarification about the government's plans for this country's departure from the eu because of that resignation. well, before we heard the news about keir starmer, i was talking to the former conservative leader, a prominent eurosceptic, iain duncan smith, who was critical of sir ivan's public resignation. i thought the e—mail said more about sir ivan than it did about the government. i see that one of the channels is referring to him as ivan because the end of the letter is about him and it confuses, i think, earlier on the

and a good start for british number two kyle edmund at the brisbane international too.win over ernesto escobedo. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. it's been a largely clear and dry day, that means we are in for a cold night tonight. temperatures are going to plummet, particularly across central and southern parts of england. they could be some ice on untreated surfaces by the morning. temperatures particularly in the countryside about —4 or —5 towards the south. not quite as cold towards the south. not quite as cold towards the north west. increasing amounts of cloud, quite windy towards the northern isles, and a bit of rain for the west of scotland but most places looking drive. more in the way of sunshine can be found towards the south, temperatures round about five to 7 degrees. further north, hires at about eight or nine celsius. but a prison —— a pretty decent day. wednesday dry and u nsettled, decent day. wednesday dry and unsettled, cold towards the east. best of the sunshine towards the east; cloudy in the

i actually, my family and i walked across the edmund pettus bridge on the anniversary of bloody sunday, we honor the sacrifice he made, but part of the result of what happened on bloody sunday and the counsel that he showed was the voting rights act and so for someone of his stature not just in the civil rights movement but in voting rights to make a comment that he did not consider donald trump to be a legitimate president, i think is deeply disappointing, look, i attended both of barack obama's inaugurations, one as a congressman and one as a governor, because i believe in, inaugurations are a moment when we should come together around that individual who has been elected to be president of the united states of america. donald trump said it on election night, john, he is determined to be president of all of the people of this country and i do hope that, i do hope that john lewis will reconsider his statement but also will reconsider attending the inauguration, will join us so that we can come together to take on the intractable problems that have been facing americans, particularly t

on sunday, march 7, hundreds of state troopers stood at the foot of the edmund pettus bridge determined not to let 600 marchers cross. the men and women protesting that day were met with nightsticks and bullwhips, trampled with horses and doused in tear gas. history would know that day as 'bloody sunday.' president johnson called it an american tragedyand in a dramatic appeal to congress. he pushed for a voting rights bill. "at times, history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shape a turning point in man's unending search for freedom." there were marches protesting the violence through cities across the country. and in selma, dr. king led another march to montgomery but the protesters again ran into a police barricade and they turned back. finally, on march 21, after president johnson had sent 2,000 federal troops to protect them, thousands of protesters both black and white crossed the edmund pettus bridge and made their way towards the state capital. four days later, they arrived in montgomery, where they were met by thousands more. "they told us we wouldn't get here

the airman disappeared after a night out with friends in bury st edmunds in september.il oliver, who is 21, said she became pregnant after a relationship with mr mckeague, who is from fife but based in suffolk. miss oliver and corrie's mother have been speaking to susie fowler—watt at bbc look east. we started off seeing each other and it was quite casual. we were both seeing other people at the time. and then we went on to have conversations whereby we thought it was getting serious, and what we were going to do and what plans we had. we know that he disappeared at the end of september, how recently had you seen him before then? i had seen him near enough the same week that he went missing. so... i think apart from the raf boys, i was one of the last people to see him, which is quite hard. but when he went missing, you happened to be abroad with your family. when did you hear that he was missing? i had only been there a few days when i got a call from the raf boys asking if i had seen him or heard from him on the monday, i think it was. that's when i knew that he was o

so murray and evans through, kyle edmund plays tonight, if he wins, then it will be the first time threethe third round in melbourne when the main draw has started with 128 players. there are more 3rd round replays in the fa cup tonight. non—league sutton united and lincoln city both knocked out league opposition last night to reach the 11th round. now league 2 plymnouth have a massive task as well. we can join our correspondent katie gornall at home park — katie they held liverpool to a goalless draw at anfield ten days ago, i presume they will be full of belief that they can knock klopp's team out. it still looks like an inexperienced liverpool start. jurgen klopp, is that still a gamble do you think? well, i think he has gone for more experience than the last time when he named his youngest ever starting eleven for liverpool. the youngest everin eleven for liverpool. the youngest ever in liverpool's history i should say. liverpool fans will take heart from that that he is taking this seriously. last time out they did trouble liverpool. but there is a huge amount of excitement here. th

kyle edmund is through to the quarterfinal of the brisbane international.nd rugby union head coach eddiejones says dylan hartley will captain england during the six nations, so long as he proves his fitness. hartley is currently serving a suspension after being sent off for club side northampton. his six week ban will end before england play france early next month. dyla n dylan is doing everything he can, has worked hard and to get into the england side is to be very fit. not playing games means he has got to undergo an unbelievably stringent fitness programme over the next five or six weeks. he is doing that and putting himself in the best putting it -- putting himself in the best putting it —— position to continue as captain. that is all the sport. up until yesterday the uk‘s ambassador to the eu was a man called sir ivan rogers. but then he resigned, which was a surprise, not least because the uk starts its talks for exiting the european union after article 50 is triggered, which we know will be by the end of march. and sir ivan, an experienced negotiat

he's up to a career high a5th place, two ahead of kyle edmund.d kyle edmund will represent great britain in the singles in the davis cup tie against canada. andy murray retains his number one ranking despite his early exit in melbourne. it's the first time in 11 years that there have been three british men in the top 50. meanwhile, several bookmakers have made 35—year—old roger federer odds on to win another grand slam tournament after his amazing australian open victory over rafa nadal yesterday. federer ended his five year wait for an 18th major in that five set win. when i heard that in switzerland people were following me and i saw people were following me and i saw people being generally really happy for me that i won a slam again, particularly this one may be, it is a bit ofa particularly this one may be, it is a bit of a fairy tale to come back this way. the goal is absolutely to be playing for a couple of years, hopefully. that's all sport for now. despite a weekend of protests, petitions and court orders against it, the white house is st

heather watson and kyle edmund are both out.owlers fight to contain india's batsmen in the second one—day international in pune. i'll be back with more on those stories. the latest crime figures for england and wales show there were 3.6 million cases of fraud and two million computer misuse offences in the 12 months to end of september 2016. the latest crime figures for england and wales show it's the first full year when the offences have been included in the crime survey. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is here. let's talk about those fraud figures first of all. 3.6 million cases in the 12 months to the end of last september. yes, this is the first time we have had an annualfigure forfraud time we have had an annualfigure for fraud offences estimated by the survey, for fraud offences estimated by the survey, a for fraud offences estimated by the survey, a survey of householders in england and wales. these include offences which are not reported to police. we cannot say whether that is an increase on the previous year

at the 50th anniversary in 2015, congressman lewis joined thousands in a symbolic march across the edmundettus bridge once more. >> we know the march is not yet over. we know the race is not yet won. >> reporter: this is where john lewis and others marching for voting rights were beaten down on bloody sunday by alabama police in 1965. >> get out there and push and pull until we redeem the soul of america. >> reporter: he still has the scars from the beating, the wounds marked down in history and featured in the movie "selma." >> for donald trump to suggest that john lewis is someone who's all talk and no action just once again sort of shows you how little he actually knows about people outside of his bubble. >> reporter: today at a king holiday event in miami, the congressman said no words about the president-elect, speaking instead on how important it is to inspire future leaders. >> i said to you as young men, the future leaders of this state, the future leaders of this nation, the future leaders of the world, we must never, ever hate. the way of love is the better way. >> reporter: it'

kyle edmund beat santiago giraldo of colombia in straight sets. play in blue, passed information to the bristol camp ahead of a narrow defeat this month. seven sports are attempting to challenge the uk sport decision not to fund their programmes for the uk olympics and paralympics in 2020. badminton is among five sports which we re badminton is among five sports which were funded the rio 2016 and will challenge the decision. more on that atjust after 10am. so we've heard an awful lot of... brexit means brexit. now it's time to find out exactly what that means. prime minister theresa may is making her "big" brexit speech today and our political guru norman smith will be there. her speeches at 11115 and you will hear it on bbc news. norman? today is the day when we are meant to find out what it is theresa may is trying to achieve, what her game plan is, what her blueprint is for brexit. we know she will say we will not do some sort of hokey cokie, halfway inn, hardware and, we will not be associate members of the eu, we will not have partial members

the alabama state troopers on the edmund pettis bridge were seeking law and order. the marchers were seeking justice, and ultimately a greater peace. one of the victories of the modern civil rights movement was the 1957 civil rights act, which in effect made be the attorney general not only the chief law enforcement officer of the united states, but also vested in that office the responsibility to pursue civil rights and equal protection for all of america. senator sessions has not demonstrated a commitment to a central requisite of the job, to aggressively pursue the congressional mandate of civil rights, equal rights, and justice for all of our citizens. in fact, at numerous times in his career he's demonstrated a hostility towards these convictions, and has worked to frustrate attempts to advance these ideals. if confirmed senator sessions will be required to pursue justice for women but his record indicates that he won't. he will be expected to defend the ecall rights of gay, lesbian and transgender americans but his record indicates that he won't. he will be ex

kyle edmund is through to the quarterfinal of the brisbane international. takes part in channel 4 winter sport programme the jump. cox, who won cycling and athletics golds in rio, is one of three current sports stars among the 1a participants, along with olympic taekwondo gold medallist jade jones and gymnast louis smith. the medical teams from both sporting organisations are believed to have advised cox against participating in the show but have allowed her to make her own decision. england rugby coach eddiejones admits that leicester centre manu tuilagi would be part of his plans, if it wasn‘t for the latest injury which means he has had to withdraw from the training squad for the forthcoming six nations championship. tuilagi suffered a knee injury in his club‘s match against saracens at the weekend. it is frustrating for him. he is a good kid. he really wants to play well for leicester, he wants to play well for leicester, he wants to play well for leicester, he wants to play well for england and he was just coming back into form, so it is enormously fru

. >> that happened to sir edmund on his first climb. >> if they've need any help, measuring, we are available with our expertise. plenty of electronic music. fans get the tracks from soundcloud. one guy has made ate literal sound cloud. >> this is the work of ate guy named jamie campus. he glued chinese lanterns together and installed sensors. and the sensors allow him to change the colors when he claps. he also dressed the whole thing up to look like an actual cloud. and it also allow hem to control the color, brightness and sequence of the lights. >> he made a real life sound cloud. >> does look like a cloud. >> we rigged our lighting to try to make it. >> give it a shot. >> yeah, one, oh, wow. ♪ deon't let me down ♪ >> look at that. oh, my god, all the tinlts. that is beautiful. we keep it the se tone. but at least we have it. >> can we do the whole show like this. ♪ don't let me down >> wow, that is pretty. brilliant. >> i got one. ready? >> wow. look at that. that's great. let's see. wait. oh. >> uh-oh. >> what did you do? >> did we break it? >> break the whole thing? >> oh, boy. are we

it was edmund's 22nd birthday, too, so a bit of a party spoiler.he fed cup match in estonia next month. robson has been chosen for her experience, even though tara moore is higher in the world rankings. it's anne keothavong's first team announcement since she took over as captain, she's selected heather watson and jocelyn rae to make up the team. and joe root should be available for the start of england's one—day series against india. root didn't travel with the rest of the squad on thursday, staying behind with his partner for the birth of their first child, who arrived on saturday. he's expected to fly out in two days' time, with the first 0di this coming sunday. diego maradona says it would be a great idea to increase the number of nations playing in the world cup from 32 to 48. maradona was playing in a fifa legends match in zurich, ahead of an awards ceremony tonight. on his side was fifa president gianni infantino, and the expansion is one of his boldest suggestions, since he took on the role. translation: i'm delighted by gianni's initiative

what does edmund hillary say? "we knocked the bustard off!"ld business report. first a look at the weather where you are. the stargazers —— hello stargazers —— there. stargazers have had something of a cold treat over recent hours. the clear skies across england and wales have allowed a frost to form, but we have had some beautiful weather watcher pictures sent to us of the moon and also visible planets. clear skies have also allowed widespread frost to fall. in the countryside, temperatures down as low as minus seven. we could have icy stretches on untreated roads with it thick fog to start the day. outbreaks of rain across the north—west. the rain close but probably staying away from the central belt. not especially cold first thing in the morning. we had the frosty weather to content with. the south midlands and southern wales. for most of beautiful start of the day with plenty of sunshine. the further north and west you are, the cloudier it will be. outbreaks of rain through the north of scotland. windy weather in shetland with a two poten

and a good start for british number two kyle edmund at the brisbane international too. escobedo. it's a busy day of british tennis today, with heather watson and dan evans starting their campaign in the hopman cup in the next 15 minutes. evans will face roger federer who's returning following a lengthy spell out of the sport through injury. the leicester centre manu tuilagi is out of england's six nations training squad after injuring his knee in his side's defeat to saracens yesterday. it's the latest setback in a long list of injury problems. he only lasted seven minutes before being carried off, all watched by england head coach eddie jones. the only try of the match came from sarries fly—half owen farrell, to seal victory in the pro 12, owen farrell, to seal victory. in the pro 12, scarlets beat cardiff blues 15—10 in the welsh derby. scott williams scored their second try of the match to secure the win and move up to fourth. and finally to darts, and defending champion gary "the flying scotsman" anderson has booked his place in today's final of the pdc world champi

what does edmund hillary say? "we knocked the bustard off!"olutely. and just finally, authorities in turkey are still searching for the gunman who opened fire in a nightclub on new years eve killing 39 people. in solidarity with those in istanbul, berlin's brandenburg gate was illuminated in the colours of the turkish flag. germany has also recently been the victim of terror attacks, including the truck driven into a christmas market last month. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @bbcmikeembley. any time you will find details on all of the news on the bbc website. thank you so much for watching. hello there. stargazers have had something of a cold treat over recent hours. the clear skies across england and wales have allowed a frost to form, but we have had some beautiful weather watcher pictures sent to us of the moon and also visible planets. venus was particularly visible earlier in the night. now, it's a cold start to the day. england and wales having a widespread frost to start off with. the lowest tempe

he's up to a career high 45th — two ahead of fellow brit kyle edmund.best ever run in a grand slam. evans and edmund will play in the davis cup against canada this friday. andy murray retains his world number one ranking despite that early exit in melbourne. meanwhile several bookmakers have made 35—year—old roger federer odds on to win another grand slam tournament after his amazing australian open victory over rafa nadal yesterday. federer ended his five year wait for an 18th major in that five set win. when i heard in switzerland people we re when i heard in switzerland people were following me and i saw people we re were following me and i saw people were really happy for me that i won a slam again and particularly this one, maybe it is a bit of a fairy tale to come back this way. the goal is absolutely to be playing. that's why i took the six months off to hopefully to play for a couple of yea rs. dmitiri payet has been paradedd by marseille today after completing a £25 million transfer to the french club, which has left a bitter taste in the mouth

kyle edmund lost and so did heather watson, defeated by little—known american nearest the camera, jennifern'sjohanna konta beat talented naomi osaka in straight sets. save the shocks for another court. this one was konta's. joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. this is southern spain. wintry weather has been causing problems in the mediterranean. this picture from the mediterranean. this picture from the south—east spain is an example of the scenes we have been seeing. winter really has taken hold across many parts of continental europe. these are the afternoon highs this afternoon across many central and eastern areas temperatures will not get above freezing. as areas of low pressure m ove get above freezing. as areas of low pressure move into the cold air across south—eastern spain and also as we saw earlier on italy, we have seen some significant snowfall

in the men's draw, kyle edmund beat colombia's santiago hiraldo in straight sets, taking just under twopablo carreno busta next. british athletics say they are confused as to why david weir has used social media to criticise them today. the six—time paralympic champion voiced his frustration with the governing body saying he doesn't want to race for his country again. but this morning, on twitter, weir wrote, "i have been let down again. today is the day i officially retire from gb i will never put a shirt on again. thanks british athletics. what a joke." weir had won four gold medals at london 2012, but returned from rio last summer empty handed. he had already said that he'd retire this coming april after the london marathon. you can find those stories on the bbc sport website including the first round of the masters snooker. i will have more for you in the next hour. good afternoon. you are watching bbc news. we will hear more about the story that is dominating here today. theresa may outlining her plan for the uk after we leave the european union. here are the main points. the final

you read edmund burke and he says politics is how we go about balancing the different demands of society. if you look at the trade stuff you go back to the vote to on the tokyo round trade agreement, 1979. the house 79. the house what was 395 in favor of or against. by overwhelmingly the making people and their representatives are in favor of liberalizing trade. by the time you get to nafta the voters 234 - 200. and the majority of the democrats vote against it. the people are same were not quite so sure about this anymore. by the time you get to the central american free trade agreement and the fast track a 30 that's needed needed the republicans have to hold the vote (our and then the big guys go around intimidating republican members to get on board. i talked to one afterwards and they said it was the worst expanse of his life. in order to get a single vote they needed to get the fast track to the house. some of the paying attention to politics would say look, we don't have broad societal support for full speed but also the metal liberalization. maybe we should slow down a little bit.

johanna konta, heather watson and kyle edmund all came through their opening matches in melbourne.ave come through that, whether it was going to take two or three sets, i was prepared to stay out as long as i needed to. but again it was a tough first set, there was not much in it and i was just happy that i was able to put my foot on the pedal. managed really well the difficulties that the match presented. marco fu came from 3—0 down to beat the world number a judd trump in a thriller at the masters snooker at the alexandra palace. trump had been only one frame away from victory, but after drawing level at 5—5, a fluke from fu put him in contention to steal the win. let's go live to alexandra palace now, where neil robertson is playing ali carter. you can follow this match on the red button, and the bbc sport website. robertson at the table. not for long, though. he does lead to— one. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. donald trump becomes the a5th president of the united states on friday, that's when it's the inauguration of him as president. but we've been

and a good start for british number two kyle edmund at the brisbane international too.port for now. the first 1a areas in england to be selected for so—called garden villages have been announced in a bid to create tens of thousands of new homes. the new villages must include green spaces and good transport links. the government says that the plans will help provide vital homes. but rural campaigners have warned there is still strong opposition to some of the projects. a phone app tackling food waste set up by some students in leeds is spreading across the country. restaurants, cafes and bakeries can sell off meals at the end of the day and hungry bargain—hunters can buy them for a couple of pounds. it's an idea that's selling like hot cakes, asjudith moritz reports. lunchtime in leeds, and the restaurant rush is on. customers queuing up for pizza, salads and wraps. the chefs expect a brisk trade, but they never know exactly how many dishes they'll sell, and there's almost always food left over. sometimes you may walk in, and everybody will have spicy chicken, and you ar

he disappeared after a night out with friends in bury st edmunds. seeing each other, and it was quite casual. we were both seeing other people at the time, and then we sort of lead on to have, stations whereby we thought it was getting serious, and what we going to do, and what plans we had. we know he disappeared at the end of september, how recently at the end of september, how rece ntly ha d at the end of september, how recently had you seen him before then? i had seen him near enough the same week that he had gone missing. apart from the raf boys, i think i was one of the last people to see him. which is quite hard. when he went missing you happen to be away abroad with your family, so when did you here had gone missing?” abroad with your family, so when did you here had gone missing? i had only been there literally a few days when i got a call from the raf boys, asking if i had seen him or heard from him, on the monday, i think it was. and then that's when i knew that he was obviously missing, and then i very quickly got a plane home. and then

and a good start for british number two kyle edmund at the brisbane international too.now. more known those stories on the bbc sport website, as always. i will have more for you in the next hour. thank you, jess. rail ticket price increases, introduced from today, have been described by public transport campaigners as a kick in the teeth. the government says the average rise of 2.3% will help deliver a modernisation programme. earlier, i spoke to lianna etkind from the campaign for better transport, who believes rail users are being unfairly penalised. passengers will feel angry that after a year when many people have suffered a substandard service, delays, hours of waiting, yet again they're going to be hit by rail fares and in some areas up to a third on some routes. i think the government really needs to take action, because at the moment many people have had years of stagnant wages and rail fares going up in another way of life getting harder. that's it, some people are going to be hit harder than others. some people don't feel much difference. all railfares are goi

and a good start for british number two kyle edmund at the brisbane international too.pion gary "the flying scotsman" anderson has booked his place in today's final of the pdc world championship at alexandra palace. anderson beat fellow scot peter "snakebite" wright by six sets to three in their semifinal. anderson is aiming for a third consecutive title. he'll play world number one mighty michael van gerwen in the final. he beat fellow dutchman raymond van barneveld in their semi, six sets to three, and with the highest three dart average in the history of the world championship — 114. that all of the sport for now, more in the next hour. studio: thank you. one ofjeremy corbyn's closest allies has suggested the labour leader could step down if the party's fortunes don't improve before the next general election, due in 2020. len mccluskey — the head of britain's biggest union, unite — has described labour's standing in the opinion polls as "awful." with me is our political correspondent chris mason. this is very surprising from len m cclus key ? this is very surprising

dan evans is through in men‘s competition that kyle edmund is out.an historic opportunity to right a wrong and says she wants to tackle the "huge stigma" around mental health. she‘s expected to announce that every secondary school will be given training to spot pupils who may be suffering from depression, anxiety or eating disorders. anti—discriminations laws being tightened to give greater protection to stop people with mental health issues losing theirjob. employers and organisations will be given additional training in supporting staff who need to take time off. expanding online services to allow symptom checks before getting a face—to—face appointment — and a review of the "health debt form", under which patients are charged up to £300 by a gp for documentation to prove they have mental health issues — an issue we highlighted on this programme a few months ago. if you experience mental health problems, let‘s hear your own experience, what should the prime minister to do tackle the stigma? and tell us about the support or lack of support you‘ve re

johanna konta, kyle edmund and now heather watson all made it through in melbourne overnight.the uk it is fairly cloudy, mild, with outbreaks of drizzle. i'll have more details in 15 minutes. thanks, carol. good morning. first, our main story. the prime minister will today set out her vision for the terms of britain's departure from the european union. theresa may has got a list of 12 demands for brexit in what's being trailed as a clean break from the eu. we'll talk to ian watson in downing street shortly but first our political correspondent carole walker has this report. after months of pressure to tell us more about her brexit plan, theresa may will strike an optimistic note, telling us she wants a truly global britain which gets out into the world. the prime minister may not be explicit but she will again signal that she's ready to take britain out of the european single market, and perhaps the customs union, too, in order to gain control of immigration and freedom from european law. i think it's highly likely we will be coming out of the formal structures of the customs