you never see him ina bad joshua's fights.n a bad fight and he is still learning so at times he is vulnerable and he can get hurt, anyone can get hurt in this industry andl anyone can get hurt in this industry and i expect ups and downs in this fight but also i expect his arm to be raised at the end of the fight whether it's 12 ryan saw inside the distance, ijust whether it's 12 ryan saw inside the distance, i just can't whether it's 12 ryan saw inside the distance, ijust can't believe that parker can stand distance, ijust can't believe that parkercan stand up distance, ijust can't believe that parker can stand up to this speed and ferocity. the ferocity he will bring on saturday night because he looks better than i've ever seen him and he is ready to fight will expecting an explosive night on saturday night as will be 80,000 people that have packed into the prince about the stadium. anthony joshua, joseph parker, a huge night in both their careers and a huge night in british boxing stop can't wait for that one! andy murray ha

i'll be back with the news briefing ina i'll be back with the news briefing in a moment.nned from drinking alcohol and electronically tagged, as part of new government plans to crack down on the problem. the home office has outlined measures including the first statutory definition of this kind of abuse, as well as new domestic abuse protection 0rders. the bbc‘sjon donnison has more. this woman suffered a decade of abuse at the hands of her second to make partner. jinder nepean hospital more than a dozen times. she said that she used to grow her french long to cover the black eyes. some people asked me why didn't get out sooner. people asked me why didn't get out sooner. if you leave a relationship, you really want to be looking over your shoulder? per person could still be after you. because he already told me that he would say when it is over. and then he threatened me and told me he would organise for somebody to throw acid in my face. in 2015, the man was eventually jailed for various in my face. in 2015, the man was eventuallyjailed for various bodily harm and assaul

for years, they felt at the mercy of china, which produces as much steel ina china, which produces asmonth as the us does in a year. we are not saying don't treat, we have to treat, but we need to be treated fairly. we are not even in the game. but the white house is running into the same problem that has plagued previous administrations. imposing strict ta riffs administrations. imposing strict tariffs on steel imports could cause china and other important trade partners to retaliate in kind, and that could cost jobs partners to retaliate in kind, and that could costjobs in other parts of the country instead. 0ther industries say they fear a backlash to the tariffs, and markets in new york fell sharply after the announcement. but for volunteer firefighter chuck, saving steel is worth the cost. this industry in particular is a cornerstone of america. if we cannot make our own steel, we are leading ourselves one herbal. —— vulnerable to everyone else in the world. a decision from washington has, alas, but still workers in pennsylvania will not be celebrating just yet, and will be watch

don't think anyone team has created as many chances, clear—cut chances, against a side like germany inae like germany in a longtime. i'm pleased with the team, please with their attitude and i think people back home will probably say we're heading in the right direction. now ijust can't wait for the last game, it's the game probably we've all been waiting for, the usa game. it would be nice to go and get a little bit of sunshine on our back because it's been freezing the last two games. world champions usa took the lead in the early game against france after a scramble inside the area. mallory pugh finally finding the back of the net as thousands of home fans cheered them on. just a few minutes later, still inside the first half, eugenie le sommer got the french level and rescued a draw for the defending tournament champions as it finished i—i, and france will take on germany in their last game on wednesday also in orlando. australia need one wicket on the final day to wrap up the opening test against south africa in durban. the hosts are 293—9, chasing an unlikely 473 for victory. mitc

president trump says he will impose steep import tariffs on steel and aluminium ina steep import tariffs on steel and aluminium in a move likely to provoke a backlash from china. boko haram strikes again, kidnapping over a hundred schoolgirls in nigeria. now nearly a fortnight on, i would miss accounts start to emerge. i am kasia madera in london. . we travelled to nashville and did to meet the woman to meet the women taken on the... hoping for oscar glory. the profoundly deaf start will be on the red carpet this weekend. live from our studios in singapore, and london, this is bbc world news play. it is newsday. good morning. it is sam here in singapore. midnight in london and at 7pm in washington. whether president set it trade as it says the us will impose tough ta riffs says the us will impose tough tariffs on steel and aluminium imports 60. up to on steel and the response, uses the mood appears to be... canada called it an accessible in china, the main target of guitars said they would retaliate. our correspondent has more from washington. the derelict steel mills of america's old in

coming up ina that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are martin bentham, home affairs editor at the london evening standard and jason beattie, head of politics at the daily mirror. good to have you with us. let's bring you up to date on what the front pages are already saying. the telegraph claims the nerve agent used to poison sergei skripal and his daughter yulia may have been planted in her suitcase. excuse me. it pictures a british nuclear—powered submarine, deployed in the arctic. the metro has the headline putin the pariah after britain gained the support of the us, france and germany for blaming russia on the poisoning of the former double agent and his daughter. the ft also has that story — it pictures theresa may who today visited the scene of the poisoning in salisbury. the express looks at the world cup in russia, questions being faced of a mass boycott. the guardian his talking about jeremy corbyn, fielding an article saying at his own mps are rushing ahead o

the winds are rotating to draw ina cold.lly etherley breeze. for saturday you can cease battered snow showers, —— for saturday you can see scattered snow showers. they gradually pushed their way further west later in the day. northern ireland and western scotland probably avoiding the worst of the wintry showers, but in the wind it will feel cold, as low as —7 or minus eight degrees with the wind chill. so, the met office have issued amber warnings, that means be prepared for significant disruption, particularly across these three zones. particularly across these three zones. we could see heavy snowfall almost anywhere. snowfall forming into bands, some areas seeing quite a bit of snow, other areas not seeing much at all. the easterly wind will see a feed of further showers on sunday, easing from the east i think later on in the day. you start off, look at the temperatures first thing. around —2 oi’ temperatures first thing. around —2 or minus three degrees, even in the towns and cities. colder than that in the countryside.

patients on the waiting list, and that our staff, who are often working until three in the morning ina a high—pressure environment, needing to allocate organs quickly, they are supported by this technology. collecting all this personal data has led some to ask if it is stored securely enough. at the challenges have in the public sector is the perception that maybe the public is less secure than an on premises data centre which is not the case. we have an obligation, obviously, to many customers to ensure that the public cloud is kept secure and patched and maintained effectively. the fallout from it not being in that condition is quite severe. in the future, the team hopes that artificial intelligence will be able to predict how long people will be on the waiting list foran people will be on the waiting list for an organ. there is an average waiting time of two weeks to see a doctor in the uk. disk and drop to two hours if you register with agp at hand. you can sign up if you live or work within certain zones of london. you need to give up your regular prat doctor and register with the

i feel physically winded from watching that film but ina good winded from watching that film but in ay. this isjourneyman, starring paddy considine, he has a title to defend and he's also a husband and father. in a boxing match is punched heavily and severely injured. he has a life changing injury and suddenly finds himself having to rebuild his character because the injury has changed who he is and what he knows and what he does. and also what he can remember about his life. this is a clip. that's jackie. he's in your corner. was that. that is rigid, your trainer. and my dad? yes, you know him. that's matt. matt. that's me. yeah. my friends? yes. who are they? that is a good question. that is one of the most poignant parts, because those friends... they don't know how to deal with it. what i love about this is, paddy considine isa love about this is, paddy considine is a personalfilm maker making films that come from the heart. the title is journeyman films that come from the heart. the title isjourneyman which means one thing that it is the story of a man going on a journey. i think

ina chris brasher, and they were important. in a sense it was a team effort. definitely a team effort. they chose the event, they chose the place, they chose the time. and they had a strategy and they stuck to that strategy. he was they stuck to that strategy. he was the one who came through. he always gave credit to chris chataway and eve ryo ne gave credit to chris chataway and everyone else in the race. he felt he was the person who crossed the line first but it was absolutely a team effort. he immortalised iffley road as the stadium. when you look back on it, you get nostalgia because it really was the amateur days of athletics. you have this image of him waking up in the morning and getting on the train and turning up, putting his spikes on and giving it a go. that wouldn't happen now. it is a completely different sport now, completely professional. we admire that. we love that, the symbolism of what he did that day. but the most important thing of it was breaking that elusive barrier that had been there for so long and so many people thought couldn't be

in london, they took part ina love spoons.osing counter with a shetland pony. rain today in belfast, the final uk capital city for her to visit in her continuing journey from california girl to the wife of a british prince. the headlines: a gunman who has taken hostages at a supermarket in south—western france has been shot dead by police. a policeman has been seriously injured in that attack, after he went in in place of the hostages. and in other news, ahmed hasan, the teenager who carried out the terror attack on the london underground last year, has been given a life sentence with a minimum term of 34 years. and as ever, at this time, an update on the market numbers. film review coming up, but a first look ahead to sportsday. coming up, sport relief week, we will be discussing the events with one participant, double winter olympic champion lizzie yarnold, has also given us thoughts on the future. gareth southgate will hope to finesse england world cup hopes later, need takes an experimental side to the netherlands, and ale

ina in a little over six minutes, 17 of oui’ in a little over six minutes, 17 of our friends were takenus, 15 we re our friends were taken from us, 15 were injured and absolutely everyone in the douglas community was forever altered. he fell as a hero — tributes to the french policeman who died after saving the lives of hostages. owen smith says he'll continue to argue for change to labour's position on brexit, after being sacked from the party's front bench. a warning that the headlights on modern cars are dazzling drivers. and cambridge take the 2018 men's boat race and once more... and victory on the thames for cambridge as both the men and the women win this year's boat races. we'll have that and all the day's sporting action in sportsday in half an hour. good evening and welcome to bbc news. hundreds of thousands of students and campaigners, have gathered in cities across america, for rallies pushing for tougher gun laws. the protest called "march for our lives," is being led by survivors of the massacre at a school in parkland in florida last month. they've been addressing crowds

what he's saying is i worked ina groups.'s saying is i worked in a smaller group and he said we we re in a smaller group and he said we were controlled by the main boris johnson and gove group and therefore we we re johnson and gove group and therefore we were breaching the rules services and the victory i wanted. we won at the expense of our democracy. he has been cold a complete lie by vote leave so it has turned into a huge i’ow. leave so it has turned into a huge row. there is a cambridge analytica connection to this. thank you for explaining that because it is much clear —— clearer. explaining that because it is much clear -- clearer. i have to be careful about what i say here because the truth is we don't know. the guardian has spent the last week, a week ago they broke the story about cambridge analytica scraping 50 million facebook profiles for data in the use of the trump campaigned and since then they have run relentless coverage on how it was done in the academic involved and how our data is used and they have bee

they emit light ina black holes are actually grave.nd that revolutionised our understanding of black holes. einstein wanted a theory of everything. a theory including all of relativity, including black holes, but also the quantum theory, the theory of the arts. that is what stephen hawking did. he was able to create a huge piece of this gigantic jigsaw. as a fellow physicist, what was it about his work he found inspiring? first of all, he set the agenda. physics was sort of meandering in the wilderness for many decades, but he set the agenda, and that is unification, to unify the laws of the universe into a single theory, the theory of everything, the unified field theory that albert einstein set into motion. also he had this great sense of humour that endeared him to millions of people. he was a rock star to the public. here was a man who could go into the depths of the mysteries of nature but also talk to children and talk to the concerns of the average person. stephen hawking was intellectually inspiring, as you say, and was his det

ina you the latest on that as we get it.t is the top story, a gunman claiming allegiance to so—called islamic state is reported to have been holding several people hostage in a supermarket in trebes in south—west france, though some reports say the hostages have been freed and that a police officer is still inside the supermarket. earlier, shots were fired nearby at policemen. theresa may has welcomed the support of other eu leaders in the row with russia about the nerve agent attack in salisbury. stock markets have been hit by fears of a trade war after china retaliates against president trump's decision to impose taxes on their exports. good morning, i'm jamie good morning, i'mjamie roberts and with the business news. european markets have tumbled following the falls on thursday in the us and then more falls on asian markets overnight. the main reason is the ratcheting up of the trade war by president trump and then, this morning, by china, which has threatened tariffs on up to $3 billion of us imports. mps have said heath

they are ina with a lot of his opponents. they are in a weak position.w and could push this through. we haven't heard anything really in terms of criticism from other international leaders. could this backfire for xijinping? international leaders. could this backfire for xi jinping7|j international leaders. could this backfire for xi jinping? i think so. i think he is in a tricky position. the chinese economy is on a knife edge and is carrying a lot of corporate and local debt. it also has a huge demographic problem. a rapidly ageing society. the government expected to deliver social services for many ageing people and isn't in a position to do so. people and isn't in a position to do so. china has problems. xijinping has tied himself to china's future for way over five years, indefinitely. he could be taking a huge risk with this move. people living near a volcano injapan have been urged to wear hard—hats as its eruptions get more violent. mount shinmodake is ejecting rocks and smoke several kilometres into the air. it's the volcano's fourth eruption th

the focus on australia because we are getting news of around 70 homes in buildings being destroyed inangs being destroyed in a large bushfire there. 200 people were forced to sleep in an evacuation centre overnight after leaving behind their properties in the town of tathra. 150 firefighters worked through the night to contain the blaze. residents have been told that as not yet safe for them to return to check on their property. so far there are no reports of injury. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme — a breakthrough in the treatment of multiple sclerosis after a medical trial involving stem cell transplants. also on the programme, saving the world's largest fish — we meet the man who's rescued 500 whale sharks. today we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, fainting, headaches and the dimming of vision, all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. it was an international trophy and we understand now th

as you understand it has been a tough and emotional time for my wife and kids you'll hear from me inahe moment my priority is to get these kids in bed and rest up so i can fall to you ina bed and rest up so i can fall to you in a couple of days. thank you. australia's head coach darren leeman remained in south africa preparing for the final test against south africa. he's been cleard of any wrongdoing but watched those emotional interviews from his players as they start their bans and that lead to him announcing he'll quit his job after this final test. i had no prior knowledge of the incident and i do not condone what happened, but good people can make mistakes. my family and i have got a log of abuse over the last week and it's taken its toll on them. life on the road means a lot of time away from our loved ones and after speaking to my family at length over the last few days, it's the right time to step away. england facing new zealand later today and they'll have to do it without knowing ali and chris woa kes, have to do it without knowing ali and chris woakes, who have been dropp

this does put facebook ina potentially.lt position as well, doesn't it? potentially. they will say they suspended the accounts and have acted and will not tolerate abuse of data. it also flatly denied any huge data breach which the whistleblower has alleged and said users had knowingly provided all the information they click the box do you agree? let's be honest, how many of us read the small print of these things? and the system small print of these things? and the syste m ha d small print of these things? and the system had indeed not been breached. also, the rules have changed from four years ago. before then you could by clicking that box and able the —— job enable the app to provide your friends's information but the —— job enable the app to provide yourfriends's information but now it is just yours. cambridge analytica has delayed any information garnered from the infamous app was used in the 2016 us presidential election in and only receive and uses data that has been obtained legally and fairly. let's take a look at

the us is focused ina way going to happen.he us is focused in a way on gun violence at home and these repeated massacres at high schools and how in the world we can control that and i think people are just going to see this as one more horrible holiday horrific event happening far away. is there any life in the suggestion that jared kushner had a peace plan, has a plan and that could be an opportunity for restarting some sort of negotiation? no, ithink restarting some sort of negotiation? no, i think the idea of him as peacemaker has been around 16 months oi’ peacemaker has been around 16 months 01’ so peacemaker has been around 16 months or so perhaps longer and nobody has seen anything. there is no reason to believe he will be seen at by the palestinians as an honest broker and he also faces a lot of questions at home about his role in these events related to russia and the 2016 campaign. isee related to russia and the 2016 campaign. i see that a something which is not likely to get off the ground. younis, the un secretary g

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she said her children were ina supermarket.in a school about 300 metres away. earlier in the day, about 15 minutes away near carcassonne, a group of police officers outjogging we re group of police officers outjogging were followed and then fired on five times by a man were followed and then fired on five times bya man in were followed and then fired on five times by a man in the car. one officer was injured. that incident has now been made to the hostagetaking at the supermarket. there are conflicting reports about the feet of the hostages. the french prime minister said it was a very serious situation. that was why he had to leave to monitor the incident. local media say at least two people have been killed. that has not been officially confirmed. there have also been unconfirmed reports that up to 12 people have been injured. yet another report says all the hostages have been freed apart from one police officer. let's cross to paris and speak to hugh schofield. had he been able to establish any more details about whether it

>> do ina of i'm definitely s. tell the stories i see. >> meantime, to former nba legend kobe bryant can add oscar winner to his resume for dear basketball a poem he wrote in 2015 announcing his requirement from the sport. >> karen rogers will be back with the timing of the next nor'easter that's ahead on "action news" at 12:30 p.m. >>> the winter punch making its way toward us, the cleanup from the last nor'easter g for millions up and down the east coast. >>> world renown peen player is going -- pianist will take the stage arts. ow t wa a lowed rk with driving conditions quickly turning dangerous. >> i'm the slow driver in the right lan when reporter: now it's taking a thein same areas that is recovering from friday's deadly nor'easter. it's horrible. looks like a war zone. >> it's scary, it was a bad one. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands are without power. >> there's not been a storm of this magnitude since sandy. >> reporter: from virginia to massachusetts the storm's hurricane-force wind gusts downed power l

last week, you had the british government throwing out 23 diplomats from moscow, then an surprisingly, inaen an surprisingly, in a tit—for—tat move, russia said that 23 british diplomats would have to leave moscow. then it was a bit ofa to leave moscow. then it was a bit of a waiting game, and to leave moscow. then it was a bit ofa waiting game, and itappears that russia has now taken the next move. we learned yesterday that more diplomats would have to leave the country, and we now know it is likely to be about another 27 people who will have to go, probably mostly diplomats, but it could also include some of the administration staff in the offices in moscow. now, though, it is back to the british gunmen to see if there will be any retaliation for that. —— british government. we are being told by the foreign office that they are aware of russia's latest move, they say it is reg retta ble, latest move, they say it is regrettable, they were expecting it, but they say the only evidence points to the fact that the attack carried out here in salisbury was sponsored by the russian state. turnin

how willing will people be tojump ina correct.mp in a car without a driver behind the wheel? if our experience in phoenix over is any indication, a lot of people, more than we would be able to handle, quite frankly! 0h, this is weird! what waymo is hoping to do with self driving is coming yea rs before most to do with self driving is coming years before most would have predicted. the company has been running tests with a select few customers, and says it is having a profound effect on their lives. but the self driving industry suffered a major, tragic setback when uber‘s self driving car struck 49—year—old elena hertzberg as she crossed the road with her bicycle. there are lots of questions being looked at by investigators, namely, why didn't the carrbridge should have been able to see in the dark, stop? but even if republicans worried, it's clear that waymo, which has been working on the technology longer than uber, is still confident. it is very bold of you to do this launch so soon after a fatal crash in this sector — did that

ina control of the military, this type thing.r putin has been doing. it is distracting from this massive power grab from him by showing everybody, look how strong we are, look great country this has come. don't worry about the fact that i can, ifi don't worry about the fact that i can, if i want to, hang around for as long as i like as leader because this is a fantastic china under me. quite interesting because as you say there was a press conference later after his speech with the premier talking about the future for china, and actually, that message was very much, we are opening our doors wider than ever to business, our economy is more open, a very different message to that we are getting from president trump and the united states for example. yes, well, it is a pretty common trade issue, and some would say, sure, you say you are more open than he used to be, but is china really more open than it was? for example, the new head of the reserve bank, the people's bank of china, has said he wants to open up of china, has said he w

he was sentenced to 13 years ina the process.ced to 13 years in a labour camp but in 2010 he was released as part of a spy swap. he had dreamed of ice—cream and it was the first thing he asked for on his release. he was reunited with his wife and they began to rebuild a life in salisbury shech grew roses while he liked to barbecue sausages. it was short lived. in 2012 she died of cancer. friends told the bbc he spent his time playing world war ii tank games on his computer and visiting local military museums. the bbc understands from friends that during his time in the labour camp skripal would imagine being a home in his mind. they say they hope he'll be using the same trick now as he fights for his life. gordon corera, bbc news. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, is in salisbury for us now. an extraordinary week in salisbury, what can people expect to see in the next few days or weeks? well here more evidence gathering. that's going to take days and possibly weeks. i think we can expect that this process will go on an

ifelt culturally, politically, ina sense, war.nse, more at home in london in those days. and yet, in the end it brings us back to where we began this conversation, questions of identity and belonging. he went back to pakistan. despite everything you have said about the universality of the human experience and values, you in the end did what so many people did, you went home. i am not somebody who is a rootless mongrel wandering the earth. although that is no worse or better than any other kind of person. i am living in the same place i lived as a child. after having wandered in all these places. in athens, the reverse migration from the one is the overbearing in so much of the world. from the poor world to the rich world. —— in a sense. you made it in the rich world, you became a consultant, golden egg job and then you decided to bea golden egg job and then you decided to be a writer and had written best sellers. you were a success in new york, in london and yet, you decided you wanted to make it your life in pakistan and eight s8

ina in a statement, mr zuckerberg acknowledged a breach of trust had occurred between the company and and pledged to introduce a series of changes to clamping down on ad targeting taster. schrotter harvesting data. it follows allegations that 50 million facebook users‘ private data was misused by the firm. earlier our correspondent dave lee gave me details from outside the facebook headquarters in san francisco. we were told to expect thing today, that has dropped in the last few minutes via his preferred platform, a post on his facebook page, a text post explaining his position. we expect slightly more from mark zuckerberg later today, we understand he was doing an interview with the us news networks cnn so we will hear his point vocally as well, but some of the things he said. he concluded by saying i started facebook and at the end of the day are responsible for what happens on oui’ are responsible for what happens on our platform. he described the situation is a breach of trust between the app maker, cambridge analytica, the company you process the data, and facebook. mark zuckerb

but he did find some comfort ina family. but he did find some comfort in a chatting app.these kind of questions, why doi asking these kind of questions, why do i feel like this today? the chat robot behaves like a counsellor, focusing on what users are feeling and how to respond to them. this is what the future of therapy looks like, an interface where people get asked questions and this chat bot will answer. if i type in a question about losing myjob the codes in the softwa re about losing myjob the codes in the software process it and give you options. i would like to help at first, can i do a quick check about how it is helping you? there are options to say yes or maybe later. the founders say that the chat bot have 200,000 clients who are using this app for free. the company behind it makes money from professional therapists and firms that use the app. we have models where psychiatrist or psychologist used wysa in conjunction with their practice and they pay us. ai counselling is a new field and it was not a consensus on how effective it is. there are many things a re

president trump says he will impose steep import tariffs on steel and aluminium, ina steep import tariffs on steel and aluminium, in a move likely to provoke a backlash from canada. canada, which is the biggest exporter of steel to the us, it says it is unacceptable, others —— other countries say it is —— it will start a wage war. it has been more than a week since the teenagers were taken by boca her on militants. the story is turning on bbc .com, that deep freeze continues across europe, continuing chaos. the siberian weather system has brought the cold est weather system has brought the coldest temperatures of the continent in years, earning at several nicknames, including the beast from the east. that is all from me, stay with us on bbc news. just after half past midnight here on bbc news, it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. professional politics is a hothouse world where the inhabitants can seem far removed from the rough edges of modern life. so maybe it's no surprise that there is a disconnect between our governors and the governed. my guest today is a

ina in a series of attacks.aid that he showed "exceptional courage," and called him a "hero". lucy williamson reports. this attack has become not the story of a gunmen but the story of a hero. arnaud beltrame. the man who made astonishing bravery seem natural, almost routine. flags were lowered to half—mast at his former base today and at units across the country to pay homage to their colleague and friend. he was remembered here, too, by those who never knew him. another tribute every few minutes. he is a hero, for me, because he's given his life, for a lot of people. he knew it was dangerous, what he did, but he did it. the gendarmerie said arnaud beltrame's death was a reminder of their daily commitment to protect the people. for the people themselves, his actions are a defiant response to the country's would—be attackers, a reminder of the best of france. today, the site of so much drama was a chilled and empty crime scene. its car park still littered with the debris of a terrified and desperate flight. insi

ina valtteri bottas crashes out.dlies, northern ireland are level with south korea. it is 1—1 after 60 minutes at windsor park. and more poor weather in auckland wednesday three of england's first test against new zealand. only 17 balls were bowled before play was abandoned. england are 175 runs behind. more sport for you in an hour's time. oxford is aiming for a fifth win in six years against cambridge in the men's boat race this afternoon. the cambridge women's crew is hoping for a repeat of last year's victory. our sports correspondent john watson is by the river thames in putney for us. prime position there, john, edging closer to the action. how is the race shaping up? as you say, arguably, cambridge on the women's side and men's side will start as favourites. the cambridge women's boat last year were superb. they set a new course record here, and it will be tough for them to top, and they are the most experienced crew of the two boats in the women's race, which has been raced on this same stretch of water on th

been doom and gloom for everyone, children have been getting out there sledges for the second time inafor the second time in a matter of weeks, with this weather set to improve over the next couple of days. fun for some! our correspondent sarah walton is in barton—upon—humber in north lincolnshire. actually, we have seen things improve a little bit in the last couple of hours, less snowfall, what we have been left with is piles of snow standing around, very strong winds and ice. you can see the humber bridge, closed to high sided vehicles for a while, the snow has been drifting across roads in places. the 815 is open because there has been snowploughs and gritters up and down. small rural roads are not even passable by the snowploughs. they have been struggling to clear the roads. they have asked people to stay off the roads unless they need to travel. —— a15. greater manchester police have said that conditions over the pennines were bleak, pictures earlier of a blizzard over there, and they are warning people to stay off the roads that go over high ground. we have had disruption today

it basically shows that the company was ina it basically shows that the company was in a really bad wayrt to harsh. guess who's looking clever now? there is nothing illegal about what they did, though? about this aggressive management of this reporting? it is all in the perception. there is nothing written down in law saying you must do this, you must obey an independent business report, remember it was never published, it is being published now for the first. you can bring forward income if the auditor will sign off on it, but it must be within reason. seve can't bring in income from two or three years' time to this year. nor can you delay making payments and say that we don't really a money even though you absolutely do, within reason. it is all based on judgment. absolutely do, within reason. it is all based onjudgment. we also know from the analysis given published today by the work and pensions committee that criticism of the orders has been pretty intense. a lot of the suppliers did not get paid. joe, thank work is continuing to clear snow from road and rail lines. andy gill is at

senior scoring for manchester united in the 1983 fa cup final comment is reported to be ina cup final wins are all that is needed for manchester city to rough up the premier league title, they could get the first of those later today against everton which means they could potentially win the title against manchester united next weekend. as well as that they have the champions league quarterfinals to come against liverpool on wednesday night. i prepare for everton as it was the most important game we have to play. so my decision is to win everything, not the guys playing thinking that would be a big mistake on my side. and charlie howell and jody ewert are still in contention at the first women's golf major of the year. the bus had a good second row and said joint fourth in california after the second day of play. five shots from the leaders. that is almost bought for now. —— that is all the sport for now. —— that is all the sport for now. —— that is all the sport for now. some breaking news we are just getting, reuters is reporting that the foreign office in london has said it is cons

yulia skripal was described as no longer being ina skripal was described as no longer being in a criticale is conscious and talking meaning she can talk to counterterrorism officers and can give her account of what happened on that sunday when she fell so critically ill three and a half weeks ago. it isa it is a countdown to brexit. in just under three hours' time we will be 100 and —— under three hours' time we will be 100 and -- 365 under three hours' time we will be 100 and —— 365 days to go. it will also be in the half—way point between the uk formally asking to leave — and the day itself. of course some progress has been made — much remains to be done. your questions are welcome. i can't promise we will answer all of them but people here will have answers. here's prime minister theresa may with our political editor laura kuenssberg. i think there are real opportunities for the united kingdom, there's a bright future and brexit is going to deliver. a country that will be different but there are real opportunities for us as an independent nature in the future.“ you believe it will be w

when we spoke to mr hill, he said definitely not pyongyang but ina he said definitely not pyongyang butou think that should be? in the past the south koreans have posted historic diplomatic meetings on an island off the southern tip of the korean eyre peninsula. it is formally labelled as the island of peace and this is the ideal setting of this meeting if it were to happen but there are many details that need to be worked out. it is still a bumpy and hard road, even may which is frankly around the corner. something could still go wrong? what could that potentially be. for the meeting takes place, the us and south korea have military exercises in april. could this military exercise jeopardise that meeting? well, so far, what we know of the north korean commitments and state m e nts north korean commitments and statements are all through the south koreans at this stage. kim jong—un kim jong—un reportedly said he's a k with the military exercise in april but events after that, a number of details, the meeting between two leaders, a lot of the details as you are in the amount could present

ina prix. valtteri bottas crashes out.thern ireland beat south korea 2—1. and more poor weather in auckland ruins england's first test against new zealand. only 17 balls were bold and four runs scored before play was abandoned. england are 175 runs behind. i will be back with more at 5:30pm.join me behind. i will be back with more at 5:30pm. join me then. oxford is aiming for a fifth win in six years against cambridge in the men's boat race this afternoon. the cambridge women's crew is hoping for a repeat of last year's victory, when they take to the water just after 11.30. the men's race follows — getting under way just after 5.30. our sports correspondentjohn watson is by the river thames in putney for us. what sense do you have got of the final preparations for the teams as we get very close to the start of the women's race? absolutely, we are only 15 minutes away now from the start of the women's race, so both of the teams have been going through final preparations here on the water. they tend to head out about 45 minu

her view may not be out of line with the view of, well, it suggests, the majority of labour members, inaour party members suggested the majority in fact, according to that poll, they do think the problem of anti—semitism has been exaggerated, but there are a significant number of people, as i mentioned, more than 40 signatories to a letter tojeremy corbyn, who clearly don't believe he has gone far enough, and has said a lot about anti—semitism, but as they would put it, they wanting to see action, so as we heard tom watson this morning adding for the calls to christine shawcroft to step aside from the ruling body. jonathan blake, thanks very much. the funeral of professor stephen hawking will take place in cambridge this afternoon. family, friends and colleagues will gather to pay their respects to the physicist who died earlier this month at the age of 76. professor hawking's ashes will be interred next to the grave of sir isaac newton at westminster abbey in june. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. the ball tampering scandal is just not go

it was supposed to culminate ina series. in three weeks' time live from universal theme park near orlando, and no word yet from itv as to what plans are. we'll and be back on saturday night for the next episode of takeaway? the headlines on bbc newsroom live international experts arrive in the uk to assess that either nerve agent used to poison sergei skripal and his daughter. david davies is in brussels talks with michel barnier. we are expecting a news conference in the next half—hour. the gambling commission calls that cuts to fixed odd betting terminals to reduce the risks to gamblers. with the masters a few weeks back rory is favourite. mcilroy wins his first tournament for 18 months at the arnold palmer invitational. the northern irishman sunk five birdies in the final six holes he described his final round is perfect. former england wingerjosh charnley is returning to rugby league with immediate effect. he ends the 17th month stint. world number one roger federer‘s winning run has come to an end, after losing the fina

he ina way attention and he has got it now.hink the uk needs to show that if indeed it is material coming from russia and russian attack, the response really needs to be serious. just expelling a few diplomats and boycotting the world cup will not do. thank you very much. let‘s get more reaction to president trump‘s decision to sack his secretary of state, rex tillerson. joining me now from austin, texas is matt mackoviak — a republican consultant who has advised two us senators and a governor. what do you make of the events today? well they feel saddened because they were announced on the social media that from twitter. but if you had been paying attention this has been building since last autumn. the secretary of state position is one where you have to have a strong relationship with the president or else you‘re not going to be able to effectively representing in foreign capital. i think what happened here is you have crucial decisions ahead on iran, and north korea. i think the president decided he could not go forward with

made to the text, and i wondered, is that normal or do you have special privileges because you are inaivileges because you are in a relationship with the director? i think any leading actor would be invited by the director to comment on some of the things which are going into making up the production. especially in the way the design... because, you know, if you were a direct you wouldn't want your leading actor to discover on the first aid of rehearsals that they are playing it in modern dress when they thought they might be in period costume —— if you were a director. interns of casting, i did have much to do with that at all, although he might say to me, what do you think of so and so for a certain pa rt you think of so and so for a certain part —— in terms of casting i didn't have much to do with that. i would probably say, great, let's try and yet that person. you reflect on parallels with your life and the lives of lear, and the first issue will falter in life at times, with your bad shoulder, how useful were those real—life experiences in preparation for the role? at the time th

he is back ina he crashed and broke a rib.pping over his handle bars onto the road. to rub salt in the wounds, he was in contention when that crash happened. poor mark cavendish. another crash them. how many more bumps and bruises can one man take? there he is in the road and everybody having juice deer around him. paralympics gb has won its first gold of the games in pyeongchang, making it our most successful winter olympics to date. britain's menna fitzpatrick and guidejen kehoe took gold, with millie knight and brett wild claiming the bronze medal. it means the team have met the target set for this games by uk sport. the organisation's chair dame katherine grainger is in our london newsroom. it is seven medals, that is the target hit. you must be pretty impressed. yes, once again, we set a big ambitious target for the paralympic team, as they know that they capable of some great performances. once again, some inspirational people come back with great medals. every time there is a new games, whether it is olympics or paralym

for the fifth year ina row, parrott reports.lewis hamilton started from pole position in melbourne but he has only won twice that albert bach. that statistic looked set to improve as he opened up a three second lead over the ferraris of kimi raikkonen and sebastian vettel. the only drama was unfolding behind him. the highly rated max verstappen making an uncharacteristic mistake and both fast cars came to a halt while on course for a top five finish. but misfortune for one driver can have an indirect impact on others. the field had to slow while romain grosjean's car was removed and sebastian vettel took the opportunity to stop for a fresh tyres. when he rejoined, he took the lead. radio: why didn't you tell me he was in the pits? we thought we we re safe he was in the pits? we thought we were safe but there's obviously something wrong. with overtaking extreme different, —— difficult sebastian vettel claimed the victory that hamilton will feel should have been his. the german won the first race last season but could not win the

by the grown-ups in the room at, one of whom we will talk about ina room at, one of whom we will talkment. he does the pushing because it the next story focuses on the report originating in the washington post or the new york times, that hr mcmasters days are numbered. in what is the week of the musical chairs. week of the long knives. he is one of the grown—ups in the room, they said. trump likes generals and he is a decorated three star from the first gulf war. highly respected. meant to be a restraining influence on him but apparently donald trump does not like his briefings, they are too detailed and don't rub it him the right way. there is a pause, if the story suggests, in confirming his departure and making an announcement in order not to humiliate him, possibly to bump him up to a four star general before he moves on. she is being humiliated already because this has been in the airfor the past four weeks or so. general kelly, the chief of staff is known to not have liked him and donald trump has made it clear now that he has got to go. he is looking for a replacement and it mi

the politics of it, he has got potentially enough money up his sleeve going into an election cycle inaf years' time to spend a little bit. the pressure is on him to do that. i would imagine notjust from the opposition but also the prime minister. put more money in the nhs. he talked about it as well, the nhs. he talked about it as well, the fact they need to do that and the fact they need to do that and the options will stop so much talk about. let's move on. that's talk about. let's move on. that's talk about the journalist who spent two months just about the journalist who spent two monthsjust reading good old—fashioned newspapers. these things. it's fascinating. he talked about how these newspapers landed on his doormat and he started reading them and got engrossed. it almost talks about we are talking about a previous generation and century ago. we all spend so much time on our phones, social media. we love it, though, don't we? we love reading and ——a real newspaper at it is a bit of a pain on the train. yellow mac i love the ink on my handslj don't, if i am honest. ——i love the i

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ina what about other experiences?ars. people assume that dementia is all about memory loss, getting confused about names, dates, money. that is part of it. in her case, she has mixed alzheimer's and vascular dementia. troubling symptoms were along the paranoid spectrum, having fears and delusions, irrational emotional responses, the kind of things that come and go. you can't obviously point to them as a disease. sometimes it seems like an irrational flare—up in your relationship and then you move on. cani relationship and then you move on. can i ask how you managed to get your mother into a care home? it was immensely difficult, too hard to explain in a sound bite. it was a long process and i wouldn't have been able to do it if she had still been able to do it if she had still been able to be independent. it was only when she got into crisis. she wasn't safe to be left on her own. and going out, driving, not being visibly disabled, our life had shrunk down. by that time, the only places we could go well where i could

i think he caught his leg ina he is warrior.team. yes, against sunderland, against millwall and now because he is so brave, maybe a player goes and say it do not want to take a risk. cricket — and afghanistan's hopes of reaching the 2019 world cup are still very much alive after beating former champions the west indies in harare. it was the first match of the super six stage, with the top two teams qualifiying for next year's tournament in england. as austin halewood reports, it was a vital win for afghanistan. for afghanistan, the equation is simple. if they are the stand any chance of reaching next year's world cup, they need to win all of their matches. although seeing chris gayle not have filled them with confidence, getting him out in the third over certainly did. from that point on, the afghanistan team and never looked back. their spinners tore through the west indies batting line, and then fielding was not bad too. jason holder held his side to a respectable total fought their 50 otis, but the target of 158 never looked