eurotunnel could have dealt with in a ny eve nt eurotunnel could have dealt with in any event but eurotunnelment. the government has said the process was competitive. there are stock responses that they did due diligence. we are asking people how they are preparing. are you preparing? no. what would you stockpile? i suppose it would have to be tinned stuff. it is going to be nuclear when you go down the bunker. we asked viewers to get in touch to ask what you are preparing. 0ne touch to ask what you are preparing. one person says i have put up somewhere to live with my life and kids. a bit of sarcasm there. someone else's saving and obtaining dual nationality. someone says how can anyone to appear when the government refuses to give facts about what will happen? that is the problem, businesses say they will call but they need direction. even if it is not necessarily the direction we want to hear, at least when we know what we are dealing with we can start to deal with it. we have been through worse. business is pretty resilient. there will be more stuff to come. we had the oil crisis in the

are significant damages if eurotunnel a re successful. significant damages if eurotunnel are successful have been removed from the website tonight. the department for transport says it does routinely seek legal advice but this is a significant sum on this ongoing story of the ferry issue. also, today, the government revealed details about what would happen at the ports in case there is a no—deal brexit. that goods can come into the uk without companies telling customs and without paying duty as they enter. critics have said that could bea enter. critics have said that could be a safety issue. and that it could mean anything coming into uk ports. lucy, thank you. northern ireland's coroner has described deaths linked to counterfeit versions of the anti—anxiety drug, xanax, as an escalating crisis . joe mccriskin says he's now signing off close to one death a week related to fake versions of the drug bought illegally on the street or online. the latest figures for england and wales show the numbers of young people being treated for abuse of fake xanax has seen a significant rise. our corr

eurotunnel will aim to show those powers we re eurotunnel will aim to show those powers were not exercises was not right. the judge and the award of these contracts was not right. thejudge has to and the award of these contracts was not right. the judge has to decide if the dft took the correct legal advice and executed these correctly. thank you, dominic o'connell. horseracing will resume tomorrow after an outbreak of highly infectious equine flu caused the sport to shut down. meetings have been cancelled since last thursday, and tomorrow's races will take place with strict controls. more than 170 racing stables had been placed in lockdown as a precautionary measure after ten horses at two different yards were found to be suffering from equine flu. the chief executive of the british horseracing authority — nick rust — told us about the additional biosecurity measures that will be in place. each trainer's yard will be categorised as to whether they are infected, and none of those horses can go racing, and all clear yard where we have no reason to suspect those horses have gone into contac

the channel tunnel operator eurotunnel says the contracts were decided in a secretive and flawed procurementt says it acted transparently and competitively. south africa is facing some its biggest power cuts in years. the heavily indebted state firm eskom has slashed thousands of megawatts from the national grid — after several generators unexpectedly went offline. fixing the struggling firm presents a big challenge for president cyril ramaphosa — who faces elections in may. all taxi and private hire drivers here in the uk could face additional criminal record checks under new government proposals. a consultation has been launched on new licensing guidelines to better protect vulnerable passengers. last year a government report found that current laws regulating drivers were not fit for the modern world. girls as young as five years old are learning about cybersecurity with help from the girl scouts of america. scouts can earn badges and patches by participating in various activities. the bbc‘s cody godwin joined some of the girl scouts of northern california as they earned their first cyber

channel tunnel operator eurotunnel, said the contracts, revealed after christmas, were decided in a "cess". the move comes days after seaborne, one of the firms chosen, had its contract axed after its funding fell through. our business presenter dominic 0'connell said that at a high court hearing eurotunnel claimed the government contracts were awarded without any public notice. the government awarded three contracts, one to brittany ferries, 12 dfds, and seaborne freight, the famous ferry company that didn't have any ships. that has been cancelled. it was a secretive and flawed process that might amount to unfair state subsidy. we didn't get a decision on the court yesterday, that has been put off to a four day hearing which will start on the 1st of march, so should be out of the way before brexit is decided one way or another. this is another embarrassment for chris grayling. and the department's attempts to cater for what and the department's attempts to caterfor what might and the department's attempts to cater for what might happen after brexit, and what might happen for the shor

few minutes that they have awarded a contract to a eagle company in the highly likely event that eurotunnel and that the government is pre—empting that, getting big advice and looking to protect itself. it has spent £800,000 on medical advice. australia has just endured its hottest month on record in january, and the scorching temperatures are set to continue. but — in a season of extreme weather — a thousand people have had to be evacuated after a year's worth of rain injust a week in the city of townsville, in the northern state of queensland. officials say that twenty thousand homes are still at risk. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith reports from sydney. monday morning update, not so good. this is how people are starting the week. working out just this is how people are starting the week. working outjust how much of their films by underwater. week. working outjust how much of theirfilms by underwater. almost week. working outjust how much of their films by underwater. almost a year ‘s worth of rain has fallen here in the last seven days and more is coming. there's a monsoon sitting over

eurotunnel has called this very contract procurement secretive and flawed as an exercise, and taxpayersmsgate port by nearly £2 million —— thanet council. when questioned on this, the transport secretary refused to give a guarantee. can the prime minister today give a cast—iron commitment to the people of thanet and confirmed they will not be picking up the bill for this failure of this contract? can i say to the right honourable gentleman that the department for transport and other parts of government are in discussion with thanet council about theissue discussion with thanet council about the issue of the contract and the impact of this contract. but can i also just impact of this contract. but can i alsojust again remind impact of this contract. but can i also just again remind the impact of this contract. but can i alsojust again remind the right honourable gentleman of why it is that the department for transport has taken these actions in relation to ferry capacity. it is in order to be able to ensure in a no deal situation that we are able to guarantee that medicines will be broug

there would be some administrative disruption but if people look at what has been announced on eurotunnelpossible. people from embassies has said there is no such thing as no deal, we have to move fast to put in agreements in place. so, yes, there would be some difficulties. the language people are using is reckless and irresponsible. the public deserve politicians who will see through what they voted for with a degree of courage and resolve. let me ask you one more thing quickly if i may...” am so sorry. so it is possible that theresa may might be forced into a position where she has to take no deal off the table, that is a possibility. in those circumstances would you remain a member of the conservative party if she were going ahead with that policy?” conservative party if she were going ahead with that policy? i think that is an entirely speculative question. they are all speculative at the moment, to be fair. i stood on the conservative manifesto, i am proud to be conservative, i am standing up for the referendum result, i am seeing through the eu withdrawal at which i saw through. i