kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. sport now and here is mike. good afternoon.the biggest days in the six nations calendar as wales try to be the team, to give eddiejones a first defeat, as england coach. 0ur correspondentjoe wilson is at the principality stadium in cardiff. where do you think this game will be won or lost? well, good question, we spent so much of this week looking for clues in history, england's superior record in cardiff when the roof is open, wales' victory in 2013, 30 points against an english tea m 2013, 30 points against an english team buoyant then. what will be key is whether england's players can cope with the atmosphere, even with the lid off it will be a cauldron. wales have experience where ever you look. both teams will be desperate to be more urgent from the start than in their opening weekend. that is crucial for ireland. 0ne than in their opening weekend. that is crucialfor ireland. 0ne imminent vic friday for england, the women's international is ongoing but england against wales have scored over 60 point, they are looking like

kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news.h britain, according to the eu president. lord dubs calls on the government to accept more unaccompanied child refugees, after it closed a resettlement scheme. now its time for meet the author. two writers, one book. a novel not in prose but in free verse. we come apart was produced by sarah crossan and brian conaghan, writing separately and sending each other cha pters separately and sending each other chapters using social media. it is probably the first novel created on an app. they have won awards for writing for young readers, and this isa writing for young readers, and this is a story about two youngsters who meet by chance when they are both in different kinds of trouble. she is from a violent home, he is a romanian immigrant who was the target of abuse in the street here. but who is also facing the threat of an arranged marriage back on. they find common cause, and their secret lives come together. welcome. sarah, how did this come about? i was writing another book at the time,

kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news.t in central london to raise concerns about road safety. bicycles were wheeled down whitehall to the treasury by campaigners calling for increased government spending to protect cyclists and pedestrians. frankie mccamley has this report. in front of the treasury holding one minute's silence. despite the freezing weather these cyclists and pedestrians are here to pay tribute to those killed on the roads. and to call for change. london's filthy air is killing 25 londoners a day and that needs to change. the second thing we are asking for is 10% of the transport budget by 2020 to be spent on cycling and walking infrastructure to make our streets fit for people. this week has been the deadliest week so far in the capital, with three cyclists and two pedestrians being killed. pollution in the capital. victoria lost a leg after she was hit by a lorry. i was in hospitalfor six months, and then i was off work for a long time. these are life changing injuries. i'm missing a leg. it has been mas

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i'm joined now by kathryn stanczyszyn.eople because he was only sentenced fairly recently. yes, particularly grisly case as well, stefano brizzi met 59—year—old pc gordon semple on a 93v met 59—year—old pc gordon semple on a gay dating up. they went back to stefa no a gay dating up. they went back to stefano brizzi flat in london. brizzi claimed he had died accidentally, but it was found he strangled him, dismembered his body and put it in a bath of acid. the judge said there were terrible features, in fact the prosecution experts revealed that actually brizzi had tried to cook some of the body and cannibalise it as well. and brizzi was jailed on the 12th of decemberfor brizzi was jailed on the 12th of december for life. what we know has happened today? we only know basic details at the moment. he was only a few months into his prison term. reports say he took his own life and ina reports say he took his own life and in a statement the ministry of justice says simply stefano brizzi died in custody, and as with all deaths i

kathryn stanczyszyn reports. 100,000 cubic feet per second of water, rushing out of lake 0roville iner weeks of heavy rain, water levels have been rising. but a measure designed to help the situation has instead made things much worse. when water began flowing down this never before used emergency spillway, it started to crumble, leaving a 30ft hole and 230,000 people who live below the 0 roville 230,000 people who live below the 0roville dam in peril. what we are looking at is approximately a 30ft wall of water which will be coming out of the lake, not the lake draining buta out of the lake, not the lake draining but a 30ft wall of water, that's why we took the measures that we didn't. and those measures meant a massive evacuation. we're looking ata a massive evacuation. we're looking at a proximity 35,000 residents under evacuation. in the other county, we're looking at city 5000. in the city, 76000 and evacuation. ma rysville in the city, 76000 and evacuation. marysville city, 12,000. people tried to get away quickly, as it was predicted that the spillway could colla pse predicted

our correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn reports. this water took everyone by surprise.rrents and villages into mudbaths. the normally dry summer conditions at this time of year mean flash flooding has been particularly severe, with rain rushing off the andes mountains in the area around the capital, santiago, and into the valleys below. and some of the consequences have been severe. translation: at the national level we're reporting preliminary figures of 3337 people cut off, three deaths because of this tragedy, seven people we can't locate and 207 people in shelters. a million people now face another urgent problem — the lack of fresh running water. it means long waits at emergency tanks to fill up bottles and buckets. the rivers that normally provide the water are now contaminated with mud and could take days to clear. bridges and roads have been washed away, and emergency crews are helping clear rubble and earth. a mudslide slammed into the side of this house, the sludge covering entire rooms. the owners now face a long clean—up, many of their possessions ruined. th

kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news.o shut down a £34 million probe into allegations of abuse made against british troops in iraq. a report yesterday blamed the ministry of defence for allowing law firms to bring cases on an industrial scale, many of which were not backed by evidence. sergeant brian wood of the princess of wales' royal regiment was wrongly accused of war crimes, after a fierce battle with insurgents in iraq in 2004. he says allegations against troops were not properly scrutinised before being pursued by the inquiry. they should have looked into them into so much detail before releasing it as a public inquiry. now going into a courtroom, you know, i've never had — i've never been in that situation before, never. having to be cross—examined in an intimidating environment like that, people questioning, and questioning my actions, i sort of questioned my actions also, because i was getting told that many times that i potentially did it wrong. i started to think — did i do it wrong? ijust knew that me and my

kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news.reet with 50,000 signatures calling for theresa may to allow more child refugees to come to britain. the government this week scrapped its plans to re—home thousands of unaccompanied children from syria and other warzones, after the arrival of just 150 youngsters. the campaign has been led by lord dubs, who himself came to britain as a refugee from the nazis at the age of six. the argument for child refugees todayis the argument for child refugees today is a humanitarian argument. it doesn't depend upon the person who's putting the case. however, because i came to this country in that way, i have an emotional involvement with it. can i say this, this country's been wonderful to me in terms of the welcome i received and the opportunities i've had. i would like other unaccompanied child refugees coming here to have the same warm welcome and to be given the same opportunities. public parks are at risk of falling into neglect because the funding to maintain them is under pressure, accordin

with me is kathryn stanczyszyn.days ago with the executive order signed and the global public reaction to that band and then it got serious. and this is the front page of an appeal already that has been in this weekend. state of washington versus ronald trump, president of the united states. not only three orfour president of the united states. not only three or four weeks into president of the united states. not only three orfour weeks into his presidency and he is mired in this legal battle that is between the three main areas of power in the us. we go back to donald trump's ban. january 25 he issued an executive order basically replacing some aspect of immigration policy and saying that people from the predominantly muslim countries could no longer enter the us for a period of 90 days. widespread condemnation, as you said, from politicians, former politicians, civil rights groups and two states in particular. michigan and washington. they decided to bring action against this band because they said it was unconsti

our correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn reports. 100,000 cubic feet per second of water, rushing out ofer began flowing down this never before used emergency spillway, it started to crumble, leaving a 30ft hole and 230,000 people who live below the oroville dam in peril. what we are looking at is approximately a 30—foot wall of water which will be coming out of the lake, not the lake draining but a 30—foot wall of water, that's why we took the measures that we did. and those measures meant a massive evacuation. we're looking at approximately 35,000 residents under evacuation. in the other county, we're looking at 65,000. in yuba city, 76,000. marysville city, 12,000. people tried to get away quickly, as it was predicted that the spillway could collapse within an hour, causing potentially devastating flooding. those who have left their homes are being provided for at a special centre around 20 miles away. it was surprising with all the trafficjust in my neighbourhood was already basically empty. i panicked and started putting things in my car. i'm a little bit scared. we're trying not to

kathryn stanczyszyn reports. 100,000 cubic feet per second of water, rushing out of lake 0roville inut a measure designed to help the situation has instead made things much worse. when water began flowing down this never before used emergency spillway, it started to crumble, leaving a 30ft hole and 230,000 people who live below the 0roville dam in peril. what we are looking at is approximately a 30—foot wall of water which will be coming out of the lake, not the lake draining but a 30—foot wall of water, that's why we took the measures that we did. and those measures meant a massive evacuation. we're looking at approximately 35,000 residents under evacuation. in the other county, we're looking at 65,000. in yuba city, 76,000. marysville city, 12,000. people tried to get away quickly, as it was predicted that the spillway could collapse within an hour, causing potentially devastating flooding. those who have left their homes are being provided for at a special centre around 20 miles away. it was surprising with all the trafficjust in my neighbourhood was already basically empty. i pan

here to tell us more is our reporter kathryn stanczyszyn. it is affecting everything, isn't it?but today is very serious. virgin trains have recommended passengers do not trouble at all, thatis passengers do not trouble at all, that is quite rare for them to say that. they are now running a very reduced service euston station and euston station is a sea of people at the moment, similar at manchester piccadilly, all of our main train operators report cancellations and delays for safety in these high winds. they have speed restrictions on the wines in addition to individual problems such as flash flooding, trees on lines, power outages as well, liverpool lime street was without power earlier on today. the roads, dozens and dozens of incidents of trees down, some affecting main motorways. the motto mac 27 has a three down in the southampton area, the m1, the wind has dislodged something, close to the lanes, chaos on the m1 around nottingham at the moment. that is in addition to all the smaller roads affected and councils everywhere are trying to sort that. at the airports, we have

our reporter kathryn stanczyszyn is at kensington palace for us, this special exhibition is marking 20ts. outfits like this one behind me. she was photographed in this in 1990 at leicester square at an official visit. just the detail on there, beautiful dresses there, that span all the way through five rooms of these dresses. she was one of the most photographed women in the world. long before social media and instant photographs, but people scrutinised her completely, she was, you know, very much watched and her journey through her life was marked through some of her fashion choices. some of the very famous dresses are, you know, amongst the ones that you remembered from your childhood. this one for instance, she wore to go to the white house and she danced with john travolta, a moment that's iconic. i'm here with the curator of this exhibition. there has been a huge amount of interest in this? yes, 2017 marks the 20th anniversary of the death of the princess of wales. we receive so many visitors here because it was herformer home. we wa nted here because it was herformer home. we wan

diana — her fashion story tracks her changing style and iconic outfits. 0ur reporter kathryn stanczyszynand joins us now. we can go live to see some of those gorgeous outfits. well, the public are itching to get into kensington palace. they cannot come until friday, when the exhibition opens, but we are getting a sneak preview. this is the princess of wales ‘s life through wear outfits. some of her most iconic dresses, suits and other things she wore, spanning 18 years, from the frills and the new romantic style of her late teens, when she was a debutante, into the state gowns, some of the stunning outfits that she was famous for when she became princess of wales, and through to the years up until her divorce and afterwards up until her death, the pared down style, the suits that she used to wear, the shift dresses. some of her favourite designers are celebrated here and there are a lot of iconic moments as well. for instance the blouse that she wore famously on her engagement portrait, the lord snowdon portrait photograph, that pink chiffon blouse is very famous for many people. i am jo

our correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn is here with me now. will face cuts? the sustainability and transformation plans are what has been keeping nhs bosses up at night recently as they try to make £22 billion worth of savings by 2020, meaning some pretty drastic changes on the cards. some examples, the of two out of three a&es in mid and south essex, a reduction of major hospitals in south—west london from five to four, cutting the hospitals in leicester, leicestershi re hospitals in leicester, leicestershire and rutland from three to two. you could say it sounds like an obviously bad idea but the king ‘s fund, which has been looking into it, says there is a case for it if done well and it im proves case for it if done well and it improves patient care. they believe there should be essential reform of there should be essential reform of the nhs away from hospital services but they say that the crucial thing is what it is replaced with, they need massive investment into community provision because if we don't get that we are heading for seriou

a little earlier i spoke with the bbc‘s kathryn stanczyszyn who talked me through the background of the—year—old pc gordon semple on the gay dating app, grinder. they went back to brizzi's flat in south west london. brizzi claimed that he died accidentally because of a sex game gone wrong, but a jury found that actually, he had strangled the metropolitan police officer, he then dismembered his body and put it in a bath of acid. thejudge in this case said there were some terrible features. the prosecution experts revealed that actually, brizzi had tried to cook some of the body and cannibalise it as well. terrible details from that case. and brizzi was jailed on 12th december for life with a was jailed on 12th december for life witha minimum was jailed on 12th december for life with a minimum term of 2a years. so what do we know has happened today? we only know basic details at the moment. he wasjust we only know basic details at the moment. he was just a few months into his prison term at belmarsh high security prison. news reports claim he took his own life. the ministry ofjustice said

a little earlier i spoke with the bbc‘s kathryn stanczyszyn who talked me through the background of themr semple on the dating app, a gay dating app. he murdered him, dismembered his body and put it in a bath of acid. the judge said there we re bath of acid. the judge said there were some terrible features. in fa ct, were some terrible features. in fact, the prosecution experts revealed that actually, brizzi had tried to cook some of the body and cannibalise it as well, terrible details from that case, and brizzi was jailed on 12th december for life with a was jailed on 12th december for life witha minimum was jailed on 12th december for life with a minimum term of 2a years. so what do we know has happened today? 0nly basic details. he was a few months into his prison term at belmarsh high security prison. news reports say he took his own life and, ina reports say he took his own life and, in a statement, the ministry of justice said simply hmp belmarsh prison‘s stefano brizzi died in custody in 5th february. as with all cases, there'll be an independent investigation by the prisons and