reporter: the shutters on katya's home stay closed for good reason.he lives on the edge of the village of zhovanka -- next to the no-man's-land between ukrainian government troops and pro-russian separatists. shelling and mortar fire are a part of everyday life, as is sniper-fire from a nearby hill. it's been three years now since the conflict that has claimed the lives of 10,000 people brought the front line to the outskirts of zhovanka. katya is 27, and a single mother of three children. her youngest is just 18 months old. the children have no one else to play with. all the other families moved away some time ago. doesn't all the shooting scare you? yekaterina: not really. you get used to recognizing what kind of weapon the shots are coming from. you know if it's worth taking cover or not. reporter: when it began, the family would hide in a cellar in the garden, katya tells us. since that, too, was hit, they just stay in the house. yekaterina: this is our living room. and it's where we sleep. on that side we're protected by the kitchen, and from the

first tonight — our europe editor katya adler reports from brussels.rexit is back on the brussels agenda after a longish winter break. after brexit, aware of political volatility back in london. do you worry about the fragility of the uk government? though clearly not keen to talk about it. in there to agree eu guidelines for transition negotiations. they know, to what is going on in the uk. period at least. it is pretty clear. to do deals outside. over our own destiny in terms of any subsequent negotiation. it is pretty simple really. but is it? as his european counterpart took to the podium in brussels. would transfer the uk from rule maker to rule taker. what action can the uk government take? stability for business. market the uk has to accept our rules. single market a la carte is just not possible. into new trade deals with other countries. and there are more possible flash points. last a total of 21 months, the uk may want more time. throughout the transition period. longer be a decision maker. to be the easy part. after all, the uk requested a

katya adler, bbc news, brussels. handling of the brexit process. political correspondent vicki young is at westminster. what was said today by michel barnier. barnier. across the political parties most mps accept this. parties most mps accept this. think it will give uk businesses time to adapt to what is coming. time to adapt to what is coming. and something they do not think theresa may should accept. theresa may should accept. and they think maybe we will walk away without a deal. away without a deal. they want to take back control. take back control. rules for almost two years goes totally against what they wanted. totally against what they wanted. made the point it was an negotiation. negotiation. that was the opening remark from michel barnier. remark from michel barnier. deals with other countries during the condition period. the condition period. all down to brexit or to do with other policy areas? other policy areas? all to do with brexit and that is why it is so dangerous for her. why it is so dangerous for her. the lack of progress on do

ican i can now reveal the strictly come dancing champions 2017 hard offjoe and katya!wowed audiences to be crowned strictly champions, joe and katya will be here before 10 as they take the show on the road. and susan has the weather. we are going to be up against the cloud this weekend. some pretty grey skies and a windy story. all current rape and sexual assault cases in england and wales are being reviewed "as a matter of urgency". the announcement from the director of public prosecutions follows the collapse of several recent trials, including that of 22 year old liam allan. he was accused of rape, but the case against him was dropped after it emerged that police had failed to hand over vital phone records. it's believed a number of trials could be stopped as a result of the review. earlier, the attorney general explained why he thinks this is essential. prosecutors and investigators, police officers, are not doing the basics properly. if it isa not doing the basics properly. if it is a case where we are talking about an allegation of rape or sexual assault, frankly

katya adler, bbc news, brussels. stay with us on bbc news. union's infrastructure. as president trump prepares to deliver his major speech, we size up the task of fixing america's bridges and roads. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after lift—off. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman school teacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word "revolution". the earthquake singled out buildings and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites who queued up today won't find it cheap, with a big mac costing half a day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the head of the

carrie and katya's names we re £150,000. carrie and katya's names were not on that list. were. this was carrie gracie speaking earlier. six months ago we discovered the pay discrepancies at the bbc. they affected me very directly. i have spent the intervening time trying to put them right through an equal pay complaint, through a formal grievance. i have repeatedly told management that i would not find it possible to go back to china in the new year without the grievance resolved. it is still unresolved. i cannot collude in what i see as unlawful pay discrimination. the bbc has released a statement today. a separate report we are told for on air staff will be published in the not too distant future. this is carrie gracie's response to that.|j am carrie gracie's response to that.” am still disappointed by the bbc‘s response. the bbc talks about a gender pay gap but what i am talking about is not a gender pay gap where sometimes men and women are in different roles which explain the differences in pay. what i am talking about is pay discrimination which is when men are paid

here's our europe editor, katya adler. brexit is back on the brussels agenda. longish winter break. break. guidelines for the transition phase to follow media after brexit. to follow media after brexit. of political volatility back in london. london. do you worry about the fragility of the uk government? fragility of the uk government? though clearly not keen to talk about it. about it. there to agree eu guidelines for transition negotiations. transition negotiations. stark contrast to what they know is going on in the uk. going on in the uk. relaxed about the transition period, at least. it is pretty clear. want a high degree of stability, we want the right to do deals outside. want the right to do deals outside. in terms of any subsequent legislation. it is pretty simple really. but is it? as his counterpart took to the podium in brussels. podium in brussels. were transferred the uk from rule maker to rule taker. maker to rule taker. what action can the uk government take? take? full access to the single market to provide stability to business. provide stabil

strictly championsjoe mcfadden and katya jones are going to bejoining us on the sofa. munchetty. coming up before nine, susan will have all your weekend weather. but first at 8.30, a summary of this morning's main news. all current rape and sexual assault cases in england and wales are being reviewed "as a matter of urgency". the announcement from the director of public prosecutions follows the collapse of several recent trials, including that of 22—year—old liam allan. he was accused of rape, but the case against him was dropped after it emerged that police had failed to hand over vital phone records. it's believed a number of trials could be stopped as a result of the review. a little earlier, we spoke to a qc who told us the review needs to be wider. let's speak now to the attorney general, jeremy wright, who's in our birmingham newsroom. it is particularly important that social media traffic or text m essa 9 es social media traffic or text messages that have passed between them get looked at and, if appropriate, get disclosed. that doesn't seem to have happened her

he said, as reported by him, i don't understand why they are not on the list, carrie gracie and katya. i've since raised this with fran and she has told me that she would not have said that because, of course, she negotiated might contract so she knows i wasn't part—time —— my contract. so she says it's a misunderstanding the spurs and went away with a misunderstanding. but what i would say about this is that as the senior woman in bbc news, bearing in mind that the current head of news gathering once told the media that we had a problem recruiting women because we had unconscious bias in the recruitment of women in bbc news, i would expect the most senior woman in bbc news to stand up for one of her senior women journalists. at that point when somebody says, why aren't these two great women journalists on that list? i would have liked her to say, yeah, carrie gracie and katya adler are great and do brilliant work, it is puzzling, i will go and have a look and investigate. that's what i feel would have been the appropriate response. so this kind of justification, whether it's i'm in d