mark easton, bbc news, greater manchester. said the suspect was not carrying any offensive weapons and the incident they say is not now being treated as terror related. three women who claim they were sexually harassed by donald trump have called on the us congress to investigate allegations of his misconduct. the white house has repeatedly rejected the womens‘ accusations, which first came to light during last year's presidential race. mr trump's accusers are now demanding accountability for the president's actions, as rajini vaidyanathan reports. these three women are accusing the most powerful man in the world of sexual misconduct. they first spoke out last year, but in the wake of the harvey weinstein scandal, they are now calling on congress to investigate president trump. in an objective setting without question, a person with this record would have entered the graveyard of political aspirations, never to return, yet here we are with that man as president. jessica leeds, who was at today's news conference, says she was a

that was the former chief constable of greater manchester.ernoon. a 14—year—old boy has died in hospital after being found unconscious on the hard shoulder of the m67 motorway in greater manchester yesterday afternoon. he was found nearjunction three of the motorway in hyde. it's thought the teenager was involved in a collision with a car. it's feared there could be hundreds ofjob losses at toys r us, after the retailer announced it would close around a quarter of its uk stores. the move, which would see the closure of 25 shops, is part of a deal by the owners to renegotiate debts with its landlords. it's thought christmas trading and gift vouchers will not be affected by the move. five men have been injured after a car hit a number of pedestrians in brixton, south london. police were called in the early hours to stockwell road. the car, a vw golf, was abandoned at the scene. officers believe the incident occurred shortly after an altercation between the occupants of the vehicle and a number of people. the men were taken to hospital, but are

today, the former chief constable of greater manchester police condemned the actions of the pair.ry uncomfortable in the police being involved injudging whether a politician is lying or not, or breaching this duty of keeping matters confidential, which are gathered in an investigation unless they end up as evidence. i did not download or look at pornography. damian green has always denied the claims. his conduct is subject to a cabinet office investigation. the outcome is crucial. he is a close ally of theresa may. how she deals this will be closely watched. questions now, not just over his political future, but the handling of this whole affair. this evening her majesty's chief inspector of constabulary sir thomas winsor responded to the controversy, with a statement about the police duty of confidentiality. he said... the obligation of confidentiality, and the duty not to break trust, is an enduring one. it does not end when a police officer retires. the public need to know that when information about their private lives comes into the possession of the police, and that informat

the former chief constable of greater manchester, sir peter fahy, strongly rejected suggestions thats in the public interest to disclose information allegedly found during the course of an unrelated investigation in 2008. he stressed that the officers were entering "dangerous territory". here's our political correspondent, tom barton. when police raided damian green's parliamentary office in 2008, no—one would have imagined the implications would still be resonating nine years later. the raid was part of an inquiry into home office leaks and no—one was charged. but unrelated allegations, denied by mr green that legal pornography was found on a computer seized by police have sparked a furious row. the allegations were originally made by former met assistant comissioner bob quick. while yesterday, retired met detective neil lewis said he had no doubt whatsoever that mr green had been viewing the material. it was ridiculous to suggest that anybody else could have done it. but today, the former chief constable of greater manchester police attacked their decision to speak out. most police

but today, the former chief constable of greater manchester police condemned the pair's actions.ting involved in making judgements about whether a politician is lying or not — that is ultimately a matter for the courts and for public opinion. or breaching this duty of keeping matters confidential, which are gathered in an investigation unless they end up as evidence. i didn't download or look at pornography. damian green has always denied the claims. his conduct is currently subject to a cabinet office investigation. the outcome crucial. he's a close ally of theresa may. how she deals with this will be closely watched. so questions now, not just over his political future, but the handling of this whole affair. alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. barclays bank says it will no longer offer a russian anti virus software programme free to customers. it comes after officials recommended that government departments stop using kas—per—ski lab products because of fears it could be exploited by the kremlin. the national cyber security centre says the advice doesn't apply to domestic user

danny savage, bbc news, walkden in greater manchester.ause of what he's called "unforeseen family circumstances. " he's said the decision had not been taken lightly, but his family must always come first. he was due to do his first live stand up tour in eight years in april. the ringleader of a gang that used drones to smuggle drugs, phones and weapons into prisons, has been sentenced to more than seven years in jail. craig hickinbottom ran the operation from inside prison where he's serving a separate sentence for armed robbery. the ii—strong gang organised at least 49 drone flights, smuggling goods worth more than a million pounds. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has this exclusive report. cameras originally set up to take pictures of wildlife, catching instead britain's most prolific drone smuggling gang. recording the pilot mervyn foster time and again flying the drone from a field outside hewell prison in worcestershire. its illegal cargo hanging underneath on fishing line. from the field, the smugglers had a view dire

that is just m, in greater manchester.a. more than 100,000 people have been forced to evacuate — crews who have been battling the wildfires for a week have now managed to slow the spread of the blazes. there have also been stories of people saving their houses — including this from one homeowner who set up sprinkler systems around his house, which withstood the fires. we have had them going forfour days straight along this hillside. i don‘t know if that has stopped it, but you can see they fire line where it stopped coming up the hill. i had this whole thing going, you can see another rain bird up their weather was a hotspot. and this morning there were hotspots under that oak tree, so we had rain bird is up here. i had rain bird is on this whole side and on the roof off and on forfour days whole side and on the roof off and on for four days before we had to evacuate yesterday. so that was the majority of trying to get things kind of cleared up, along with on our front balcony, we took every piece of wood furniture that yo

but today, the former chief constable of greater manchester police condemned the pair's actions.uncomfortable about the police getting involved in making judgements about whether a politician is lying or not — that is ultimately a matter for the courts and for public opinion. or breaching this duty of keeping matters confidential, which are gathered in an investigation unless they end up as evidence. i didn't download or look at pornography. damian green has always denied the claims. his conduct is currently subject to a cabinet office investigation. the outcome crucial. he's a close ally of theresa may. how she deals with this will be closely watched. so questions now, not just over his political future, but the handling of this whole affair. alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. up to 10,000 driving tests could be cancelled because of a two—day strike by examiners. members of the public and commercial services union will walk out for 48 hours on monday, the same day a new test is launched. a last minute intervention by the transport secretary, chris grayling failed to resolve th

the former chief constable of greater manchester police, sir peter fahy, has made similar points, sayingctually police officers should never... even retired officers should never be releasing material which is not relevant to the investigation that it was acquired as part of yesterday we had brexit secretary david davis is throwing his weight behind dominic greene. and on newsnight last night. dominic grieve, the former attorney general, said that the conduct of these police officers is being called into question. they choose to put material that an ordinary citizen would be prohibited from acquiring under data protection rules into the public domain on their own judgment. there is a way of dealing with that. if you think something is relevant used to it by a proper official means. you do not go freelancing like these officers have done. it has a smack of the police state about it. if you think about it, there seems to be a beef between damian green and the police. what is going on? this will date back to the raid on his office back in 2008. at the time, damian green was a shadow home af

we are told by greater manchester fire and rescue service that that is because of breathing in smoke.ld about any zero of yet, but as you mentioned people have been told to keep their doors and windows closed to avoid any sport getting into their homes, but there are problems for people who live in a block. they have been evacuated from their homes, and they look as if they are going to spend at least one night away from their homes. temporary accommodation has been organised for them. thank you. in iran, thousands of people are attending pro—government rallies, following two days of street protests against the authorities. state television has shown crowds of people in the capital tehran. the anti—government protests in several parts of the country saw people demonstrating against what they say is corruption and falling living standards. the third day of protests in iran. what began in small provincial cities, now spreading to the capital tehran and the main university campus. these are worrying signs for the iranian government and the ultraconservative shia clerics who have ruled ov

children in a house fire in greater manchester.all out for 403. he has switched allegiance and represented his home country of slovenia. he was to play in the davis cup. —— he wants to play. the wife of bradley wiggins recalling so chris froome a slithering reptile in the wake of his recent drugs charges on twitter. she later deleted the post and said that she had spoken in the heat of the moment. one in six parents in the uk gives their children alcohol by the age of 14, according to new research. that's despite medical advice which says children should not drink until they are at least a year older. researchers from university college london also found white, well—educated parents were most likely to have a relaxed attitude to young people drinking. philippa roxby reports. this christmastime many teenagers will enjoy theirfirst tipple of alcohol. but a new study suggests this may not be a good idea, because it's harmful to children and their bodies aren't ready for it. the research team from university college london and pennsylv

a man and a woman accused of murdering three children in a house fire in worsley in greater manchesteravid davis, has written to conservative mps, assuring them there will be a vote on the final terms of the uk's exit from the european union. he hopes to head off a rebellion by tory mps threatening to defeat the government over its brexit plans. and the four—time tour de france winner, chris froome is being investigated for an apparent breach of anti—doping rules. the cyclist says he increased his dosage of an anti—asthma drug within permissible limits on medical advice. and in control has been tweeting about the alabama senate race. his man roy moore defeated by doug jones. first democrat to win in alabama for half a century. no mention that the deck includes allegations from a number of women of sexual harassment by roy moore, including when one of the accusers was just 1a. roy moore denies those allegations but undoubtedly it had an important impact. the brexit secretary david davis has written to conservative mps, assuring them there will be a vote on the final terms of the uk's ex

appeared in court charged with the murder of three children, who died in a fire at a house in greater manchestered murder. but pair were remanded in custody. dave guest is at manchester and salford magistrates' court this lunchtime. as you say zac bolland and courtney brierley faced three charges of murder. the charges relating to the deaths of 14—year—old demi pearson, her eight—year—old brother brandon and sister lacey, age seven. they died as far swept through their home in the early hours of monday morning in greater manchester. the pair in the dock today are accused of arson and attempting to murder the mother of the dead children, michelle pierson who is currently seriously ill in hospital. there are three further charges of attempted murder relating to a three—year—old girl and two boys aged 16 who were also in the house at the time of the fire. we're not allowed to identify those three for legal reasons. the districtjudge khalid qureshi said thatis districtjudge khalid qureshi said that is what too serious to be dealt with at the magistrates court and remanded in custody for further appe

to give you a bit more detail on those people who are under arrest, for greater manchester police saycion of murder. three men, aged 23, 20 suspicion of murder. three men, aged 23,20 and 18, along suspicion of murder. three men, aged 23, 20 and 18, along with suspicion of murder. three men, aged 23,20 and 18, along with a 20—year—old woman. the fifth person in custody is a 24—year—old man who has been questioned on suspicion of assisting an offender. lots of detectives still working on this enquiry, five people in custody, two people still ill in hospital, and it is very much an ongoing investigation, as you can see from all the activity here in manchester at the moment. the owner of a dog that attacked 12 children in a playground in northumberland has beenjailed for four years. claire neal's staffordshire bull terrier attacked 12 children in a public play area in blyth last may. our correspondent peter harris is outside newcastle crown court. tell us more about what happened that day. thejudge described this that day. the judge described this as a truly terrible situation, as the dog

danny savage, bbc news, walkden in greater manchester.ou could see another couple of centimetres of snow and i don'tjust mean out over the higher ground, there it could be up to five centimetres of snow. various pulses of whether making their way from west to east across a good part of england and wales. through northern ireland and into the western side of scotland, here too further snowfall, and not just scotland, here too further snowfall, and notjust on the high ground either. it could be quite a tricky commute through the central belt of scotland. the ice is a bit of an issue elsewhere. having said all of that, and coming yes, there are more showers to come, some of those quite wintry, there will be some sunshine on thursday, not just wintry, there will be some sunshine on thursday, notjust as mild a day as we have seen through wednesday across the second half of britain, double—figure temperatures will become something of a distant memory. a chilly start the day on friday as the showers largely become confined to coastal areas overn

danny savage, bbc news, walkden in greater manchester.eaks of rain at times and as temperatures start to fall this evening we seek return to a wintry flavour. we're not very concerned about that, some sleet and snow in the showers that are piling in. a bit of wet snow as well for the evening rush hour and leaving some icy stretches as they clear away. so not a great start to tomorrow morning, but things to improve. we lose those gale force winds unexposed coasts. just some showers pushing inland. not looking too bad tomorrow, around four, 6 degrees. the cold weather set to stay with as well friday into saturday. that is when we see the best of the sunshine. but it will be a bit chilly and as we go into the second half of the weekend, milder conditions set to return. it should feel better with the sun. this is bbc news. the headlines... theresa may has insisted parliament will have a meaningful vote on the terms of brexit as she faces the threat of a defeat in the commons later. doug jones has become the first democrat in 25 years to win a

third person has appeared in court charged with the murder of four children in a house fire in greater manchester and will appear in the crown court tomorrow morning alongside it on another people who have also been charged with murder, attempted murder and arson. 20 more on our website that time now for sport today. so hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: can england keep their momentum going heading into day two of the third ashes test against australia? roger federer is the bbc 0verseas sports personality for 2017. and we show you what it's like to compete in one of the world's toughest yacht races. well, there's only one place to start and that's at the third ashes test between australia and england in perth. play on day two is set to start within the hour — england will resume on 305/4 after a positive first day for the tourists. 0ur correspondent andy swiss is at the waca for us.

five people in connection with the suspected murder of three children in a fire at a house in greater manchester to come. first we catch up with the business news. the us central bank starts its last meeting for the year with economists widely expecting a rate rise. and what has gone wrong. we find out why are the wheels have come off like sharing services in australia. good morning, eight, hello, world. it is a tuesday. glad you could join us for asia business report. i am rico hizon. we start with us central bank and the federal reserve starts its first policy —— last policy meeting for year. economists have been anticipating a rate hike for months now. let us put this into context. nine years ago, 2008, the cost of borrowing was cut to effectively zero in response to the global financial turmoil. it remained there for seven years until two years ago when it was raised by a quarter of a point. since then we have seen three rate rises as the us economy has recovered. earlier i spoke to the age and chief economist, and asked ifa age and chief economist, and asked if a rate hike is a done deal. a

danny savage, bbc news, walkden, in greater manchester.body has survived in what's thought to be a first in the uk. the baby — who is three weeks old — has undergone three operations at glenfield hospital in leicester to place her heart back within her chest. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh spoke exclusively to the parents and the medical team involved. his report contains some graphic images of the baby's condition. good girl. yeah, who's a beautiful girl. their pride and joy. this is vanellope, astounding her parents and doctors with her progress. after three operations in three weeks, her heart is now back inside her chest. vanellope‘s parents say the moment she was born they knew she was a fighter. she came out kicking and screaming. then she gave all the surgeons aggro, didn't she? yeah. it was a beautiful moment, weren't it? yeah. absolutely beautiful. if you saw her when she was first born, to where she is now, and what they've done, it's... beyond a miracle, isn't it? the family knew from the first ultrasound that vanellope‘

story is the death of 3—year—old lia pearson, the fourth child to die following a house fire in greater manchesterthere are some people who believe theresa may's cans are now tied. look at the front page of the guardian. tory rebellion humiliates pm on brexit bill. a very close vote in the commons this evening. 309 to 305, i think it was, a majority of four for those people who feel that parliament should have a big say in the final brexit deal. also the front page of the times. revenge of the rebels. mps win the right to final vote on brexit. jessica, this isa final vote on brexit. jessica, this is a humiliation, isn't it? andjust think at the end of last week edward like theresa may was in a really strong position on moving the brexit talks on to the next stage, so we can talks on to the next stage, so we ca n start talks on to the next stage, so we can start to talk about trade. and suddenly she was going into the summit on the back of a really humiliating defeat in parliament, and the european leaders might start saying to each other, is she really going to have the backing to deliver a deal,

in oldham, greater manchester, this depot has been working 2a hours a day since thursday. more than 300 kilometres of road. from busy urban centres to remote routes through moorland. with heavy snow showers forecast overnight in this area, they say they're prepared. we've just had the forecast in so the temperatures are going to drop quite significantly. sub—zero. so what we're doing this afternoon now is we will pre—grit all our primary gritting routes and then overnight then we'll carry on treating and treating throughout the night, getting as much salt on the ground as possible. it's trans—pennine routes like this that can quickly become hazardous if they're not well maintained. oldham council alone expects to use 600 tons of grit this weekend alone — and there's still no guarantee these roads will stay open. although power was out at some properties in the midlands and scotland, in belfast it was sledges out, instead. i like to do snowballs and make a snowman and make models and go down with sleds. it's very slippery and i've been falling down! more scenes like this ar

greater manchester police have made a sixth arrest in connection with a fire at a house in which three children from the same family died. detectives believe it was a targeted attack. now, all the latest business news live from singapore. the u—turn for uber as it strikes deals with taxi operators in singapore. and the shopping mall operator westfield has sold the european giant for $25 billion. good morning, asia, hello, world. it's a wednesday. glad you could join us for asia business report. i'm rico hizon. we start off with uber and it is backin we start off with uber and it is back in the headlines, this time for forging partnerships they taxi operator in thailand. lastly, it also close the deal with a company here in singapore. it is a major change for the company. travis kalanick step down five months ago because of investor pressure and allegations of sexual harassment, and was replaced by a new ceo. the scandal did not and there, last month it was revealed that they had suffered a data breach in 2016, impacting 57 million users. and the company continues to lose money, reporti

but today, the former chief constable of greater manchester police condemned the pair's actions.would be very uncomfortable about the police getting involved in making judgements about whether a politician is lying or not — that is ultimately a matter for the courts and for public opinion. 0r breaching this duty of keeping matters confidential, which are gathered in an investigation unless they end up as evidence. i didn't download or look at pornography. damian green has always denied the claims. his conduct is currently subject to a cabinet office investigation. the outcome crucial. he's a close ally of theresa may. how she deals with this will be closely watched. so questions now, notjust over his political future, but the handling of this whole affair. alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. the headlines: president trump admits he sacked his former advisor michael flynn for lying to the fbi. legal experts say the president could now be investigated for obstructing justice. criticism grows of two former policemen who claimed legal pornographic images were found on the computer o

greater manchester police have arrested four people on suspicion of murder after three children diedn worsley. a 14—year—old girl, named locally as demi pearson, was pronounced dead at the scene. an eight—year—old boy and a seven—year—old girl died later in hospital. their mother and another three—year—old child are being treated in hospital. our correspondent danny savage reports. in a street of terraced houses on the edge of manchester, a family home, which was set alight early this morning, is now a major crime scene. neighbours who knew the victims and saw what happened have been left deeply upset. just a bang, and all fireballsjust coming from the house. susan smith watched in horror as the children were rescued. they were carrying the children into the ambulance and that. an awful thing to happen on your own street. yes. the 14—year—old girl who died at the scene has been named locally as demi pearson. an eight—year—old boy and seven—year—old boy died later in hospital. a three—year—old girl is in a critical condition. and the mother of all the children, named locally as michel

in oldham, greater manchester, this depot has been working 2a hours a day since thursday.rivers here grit more than 300 kilometres of road. from busy urban centres to remote routes through moorland. with heavy snow showers forecast overnight in this area, they say they're prepared. we've just had the forecast in so the temperatures are going to drop quite significantly. sub—zero. so what we're doing this afternoon now is we will pre—grit all our primary gritting routes and then overnight then we'll carry on treating and treating throughout the night, getting as much salt on the ground as possible. it's trans—pennine routes like this that can quickly become hazardous if they're not well maintained. oldham council alone expects to use 600 tons of grit this weekend alone — and there's still no guarantee these roads will stay open. although power was out at some properties in the midlands and scotland, in belfast it was sledges out, instead. i like to do snowballs and make a snowman and make models and go down with sleds. it's very slippery and i've been falling down! more sce

greater manchester police said they arrested a 29—year—old on suspicion of racially aggravated assault has been given a two—match ban by the football association for diving during saturday's premier league win at stoke. lanzini won the penalty, which put them i—nil up in the 3—nil victory. watford captain troy deeney has been banned for four games after losing an appeal against the red card he received during saturday's 4—1 defeat to huddersfield. the striker was shown a straight red card for a lunge in the 33rd minute. a consortium including a baseball boss and chinese millionaire have taken control of boss and chinese millionaire have ta ken control of barnsley. boss and chinese millionaire have taken control of barnsley. the ta keover taken control of barnsley. the takeover ends with 13 year spell of patrick grimes is over. not a great week in cricket england bowler craig 0verton says he believes the side are "not far off winning games despite having just lost the ashes to australia. 0verton went off with a cracked rib as they lost the third test in perth, and is a major doubt for t

this one comes to us from greater manchester police in the uk. we're here at an intersection as you can see, the car is already over the center line. but this is the peculiar part. it then backs up and just sits there, as this guy completely unrelated to this just starts crossing the street in front of the car. and then -- >> no. >> no, no, no, no, no. >> you're kidding. no. does he even know the dude? was this targeted or j random? >> absolute strangers, just an innocent guy. who was left with bruising and a back injury and at the time of the posting of this video remains in the hospital. >> i wonder if the driver was distracted. >> seems deliberate. >> and they swerved in his direction, >> so strange. they have a description of the looking for help.ce are nia, this guy got some pretty awesome snow. unfortunately, this is an avalanche taking off right in front of him. he decides to sending off the rest of the snow around him, creating a much ava. >> we don't see him anymore. >> we don't. he disappeared with the snow. the good thing it was his bu

three—year—old girl has died in hospital, becoming the fourth child victim of a fire at a house in greater manchesterd the ringleader of a gang which used drones to smuggle drugs and phones into prisons has been sentenced to more than seven years in jail. craig hickinbottom is already serving a separate sentence for armed robbery. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... at seven, as the republicans lose a key us senate seat in alabama, mica mosbacher, who serves on the national advisory board for donald trump's 2020 presidential campaign. we'll have the very latest from westminster as theresa may tries to avoid a revolt by backbench conservative mps against the government's brexit plans. and at 10.40, we'll take a look at tomorrow's papers withjessica elgot — political reporter at the guardian — and steve hawkes, deputy political editor at the sun. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm jessica creighton, here's what's coming up tonight... questions for four—time tour de france winner, ch

greater manchester, and by the school 's operation manager. tell us what you do?e think they are destruction, other people said, actually, 2017, it is a learning tool —— think they are a distraction. we have a middle ground, red, green sign. if the green sign is up, the students can use mobile technology when they are allowed to do so. the red sign is up, they are not allowed to. what about between lessons? they are allowed to use them at break times. social media texting, anything they like? anything within reason. we help them to monitor how they use it because we feel schools are very well placed to help them use it appropriately and responsibly. if we do not duguid, who will do it? you took a different approach? that is individual choice. —— if we do not do it, who will do it? we are quite traditional in terms of standards and expectations that we have taken the approach we have an agreement with pupils and parents, fully informed as to why we have this agreement in place, we understand the pupils want them about their person because parents generally wa nt pe

died in hospital after being found unconscious on the hard shoulder of the m67 motorway in greater manchesterbc news, the travel show. this week, we meet some people taking on their own special travel challenges. you look hench, man! you've been working out! i'm in the usa to catch up with competitors taking part in a unique international championship. we find out how this woman plans to take her wheelchair into the skies. and wejoin the blind backpacker on a mission to visit every country in the world. i travel alone because it's the biggest challenge i can get. we start in washington, dc. this place claims to be one of the most accessible cities in the world, which makes it a great place to start our special programme marking international disability day. how are you doing, brother? it's an annual drive to raise awareness about the issues faced by disabled people across the globe. i have never let using a wheelchair hold me back in my sporting career or my tv career, but there's no doubt travelling can be daunting. even the great lincoln memorial has its issues. the lift‘s been vandalised.

greater manchester police say that this is being treated as a murder enquiry.three children is heartbreaking. our thoughts are with the family. the little girl and her mum who were fighting for their lives. we have launched a murder investigation and we have a suspect who we are urgently seeking english into this attack. —— in relation to. he knows who he is and he should give himself up immediately. police are now working with specialist fire and investigators to establish the cause of the blaze. it is a joint agency investigation. we want to identify exactly what was behind this fire, help to assist with any prosecutions following out of it, and they will sift through the debris of the fire. fire investigators are specially trained with the scenes of crime team from manchester police. as the manhunt gets under way, police are appealing for witnesses to come forward. let's get the latest from the scene. danny savage is at there. the latest from police is that they are being very forthright in state m e nts are being very forthright in statements at the moment.

when asked, greater manchester fire and rescue service told us it is too early to speculate about theve confirmed that an investigation is already under way. mark edwardson, bbc news, manchester. younger people will enjoy the biggest "inheritance boom" of any post—war generation according to a research body that analyses living standards. the resolution foundation says those born in the 80s and early 90s, known as millennials, will inherit more wealth than previous generations. there is a snag, though — they're not likely to benefit from the money until their 60s, as our business correspondent joe lynam explains. we've long been told that millennials, aged between 17 and 35, face major financial challenges. they are paid less than their parents, they won't have generous pensions, and they can't get on the housing ladder. so we know there's a big generational wealth divide. millennials are accumulating wealth at a far slower rate than the baby boomers before them did. and we've looked at whether inheritances are going to solve that problem for them. and they will play a really big role

for the moment, thank you very much, from worsley, greater manchester.oasts, some to the west. for many, it is dry, clear and cold. temperatures fall away very quickly this evening. ice developing very quickly. in the countryside and where you have a covering of snow, temperatures could be down to minus 12. a really cold and frosty and potentially icy start to the morning. bright and sunny for many places, showers in the east fade away and we see cloud increasing and wind picking up in the west and rain arriving here. that is where we see the highest temperatures. for many, it is cold, but dry and bright. hello, you‘re watching afternoon live — i‘m martine croxall. today at three. hundreds of schools are closed and thousands have no power as snow and ice cover much of the uk — tonight temperatures may plummet to as low as minus 12. here in gloucestershire alone, 250 schools are saturday and the gritters are going out soon because they are worried it could be even colder this evening. the suspect was injured and now in custody after what the maher is call

it has been snowing for much of the morning here in greater manchester. divide today across the north of england. they still hasn't hit the east but here the gritting team are preparing for a very busy night on the road. here, the team covers 850 kilometres of roads and about a third of them are gritted. the team have been working 2a hours a day since thursday to keep the major routes possible. they are expecting to use 600 tonnes of great over the course of this weekend. that great mountain is getting smaller and they have had to order more. heavy snow is expected across much of the north of england overnight. temperatures could get as low as minus six. it is going to be a very busy night here. huge crowds of people have lined the streets of central paris to pay homage tojohnny hallyday, who died of cancer on wednesday. he was 7a. the coffin of the rock star, who was known as the french elvis, was driven down the champs elysees, flanked by hundreds of bikers, riding along to the music of the singer. with all the sport, here's mike bushall at the bbc spor

danny savage, bbc news, walkden, in greater manchester.o be a first in the uk. the baby, who is three weeks old, has undergone three operations at glenfield hospital, in leicester, to place her heart back within her chest. 0ur medical correspondent, fergus walsh, spoke exclusively to the parents and the medical team involved. his report contains some graphic images of the baby's condition. good girl. yeah, who's a beautiful girl? their pride and joy. this is vanellope, astounding her parents and doctors with her progress. after three operations, in three weeks, her heart is now back inside her chest. vanellope's parents say the moment she was born they knew she was a fighter. she came out kicking and screaming. then she gave all the surgeons aggro, didn't she? yeah. it was a beautiful moment, weren't it? yeah. absolutely beautiful. if you saw her when she was first born, to where she is now, and what they've done, it's... beyond a miracle, isn't it? the family knew from the first ultrasound that vanellope's heart was outside her chest. you

the former chief constable of greater manchester, sir peter fahy, strongly rejected suggestions thatformation allegedly found during the course of an unrelated investigation in 2008. he stressed that the officers were entering "dangerous territory". here's our political correspondent, tom barton.

to do a good job because more snow is expected across the north of england and especially in greater manchestercould drop below freezing, minus six celsius around here, perhaps up to minus or down to minus 12 in the north of scotland. so we better let these guys get back to work. keep us all safe on the roads. voters can use the next general election to have their say on a final deal with the european union, according to one of the leading brexiteers in the cabinet. the environment secretary, michael gove, made his comments in the daily telegraph, a day after theresa may's agreement in brussels cleared the way for trade talks. he said if voters didn't like the final deal, they could force a future government to change course. our political correspondent jonathan blake has been following the story. he makes it sound easy. what has he been saying and how has it been received? michael gove set out in the daily telegraph what he see as asa the daily telegraph what he see as as a cautious welcome for the agreement theresa may reached with brussels. at the end of the first stage of the brexit negotia

had a lot of sunshine, that will continue in many areas, one or two passing showers like an greater manchesterth wales, some of those could be wintry, wintry showers of the northern and western scotland this afternoon, but for most of us, dry, sunny and cold, a little less called the further south and west you are. this evening temperatures will fall away quickly, a widespread frost developing, ice a big risk to night into tomorrow morning, temperatures well below freezing, colder than last night. rain in the west will turn increasingly into snow over north wales and northern ireland. the met 0ffice wales and northern ireland. the met office has just issued an amber warning, be prepared for snow tomorrow morning which could cause disruption, particularly in the pennine region of york towards leeds, bradford, harrogate. that area could see 10—15 centimetres of snow. trans—pennine routes will be affected, leeds bradford airport also. still snow across northern england, particularly to central scotla nd england, particularly to central scotland for the rush hour tomorrow. tomorrow morning. there

we are considering undertaking multi agency pilots in a number of areas, including greater manchester discussing how to take this forward with andy burnham. third, there should be a new approach to managing domestic extremism, particularly extreme right—wing groups, where their activity meets the definition of terrorism. fourth, there are a large number of detailed and technical changes, which could be made to improve existing operational, counter—terrorism processes. david anderson ends his report with several reflections. first, that intelligence is in and investigators are making tough judgments intelligence is in and investigators are making toughjudgments based on incomplete information. and this means not every attack can be stopped, as we do not live in a surveillance state. it will always bea surveillance state. it will always be a challenge to law enforcement to stop a determined attacker is getting through. despite this, we should remember that most attacks continue to be successfully disrupted. lastly, david anderson cooper who is that even marginal improvements are capable

comparison but in terms of the size of the camp it's about one percent the geographic size of greater manchester so you can imagine all of these hundreds of thousands of people crammed into a very very small area and the potential that you have for disease for social issues is a really really logistically challenging operation.

saturday, these snow showers across north wales, perhaps a bit further north, affecting the greater manchesterng into sunday, we have this weather system which is coming in from the south—west. it will bump into the cold air already in place and will turn to snow. it is unclear how much snow there will be and where exactly it will fall. if you have any travel plans on sunday, it is worth sticking to the forecast, particularly in these areas, before the mild air slowly sinks into the south—west. lots going on. catch more details on the website. that‘s it from me. goodbye. hello it‘s friday, it‘s 9 o‘clock, i‘m tina daheley, welcome to the programme. significant progress on brexit following overnight talks. there will be no hard border with ireland and three million eu nationals living in britain — and a million british expats — will have their rights protected when we leave. theresa may arrived in brussels to make the announcement this morning. we‘ll have the latest in what‘s being called a breakthrough moment and look ahead to the next phase of talks. the deal we have struck will guarantee the