lorna gordon, with drama coming from other quarters as well, but let's focus in for a moment on thatt, pushing the five—hour mark since ministers gathered to hear theresa may and work out what they think they want to do with it. vicki young is our chief correspondent, just getting the light right. it has changed a bit since you first got out there. any movement on that door at all? not a lot. there was a little flurry of activity, but we are still waiting. they have been in there since two o'clock, so several hours. you never know quite how long these things are going to take, but it does show that they are all having their say, that they are all having their say, that they clearly haven't gone in there and rubber—stamp what they have seen in front of them, and they are asking for clarification, and i think in some cases they will be asking for reassurance. now there are those on the brexit side of the argument who are worried that this would end up with the uk being far too closely aligned with eu rules and the uk unable to get away and extra ct and the uk unable to get away and ext

lorna gordon has more. bedtime story. hello, i'm rob...y took on cbeebies storytelling duties, it led to a very special reaction from one young boy. as soon as he saw rob come on and he was using makaton, hejust, yeah, he wasjust so engaged and excited by it. although tom doesn‘t have any speech, he has a very expressive little face and he uses, he doesn‘t just sign, as you can see, but he uses his entire body, as you saw, including standing up in his chair, to be able to get across how excited he was. six—year—old tom has complex medical needs. during one of his trips to hospital, his mum and dad started using makaton sign language to help communicate with their son. for many people, it's their bread—and—butter and their language. that is what they use to understand and be understood. and actually it enables them to access communities and enables them to access life and have that ability to have that independence, to be understood, as you and i would. the young boy‘s joyful response has been shared thousands of times online. it even caugh

lorna gordon, bbc news, falkirk. the weather forecast, and it is like that. it is cold, feeling cold and it looks cold, feeling cold and it looks cold, the scene on the norfolk coast earlier, cloud racing from the east, speckled cloud, that is indicative of quite some showers racing across the map, showers continuing, most of them falling as rain but there could be some sleet, even wet snow mixing in over the highest ground, those showers brought in on a brisk wind, busting a0 miles an hour or more. the

our correspondent lorna gordon looks at the impact his war poetry had on the treatment of mental healthbent double like old beggars under sacks, knock—kneed. coughing like hags, we crushed through sludge. wilfred owen's poems paint a vivid picture of the horror of the trenches. his words have helped shape the way future generations see war. gas! quick, boys! an ecstasy of fumbling. fitting the clumsy helmetsjust in time. owen's therapy for shell shock included a spell teaching here at tynecastle high school in edinburgh. it was really upsetting even reading the poetry, because you could see it through his eyes after he experienced everything. we went to visit the grave of the youngest man to be killed, when he was 15, which is younger than me, which is awful. there is a lost generation, all these people who could have had families and the future. and those who died include five of your relatives? yes. the city's military hospital treated 1,800 officers, most had shell shock, wilfred owen among them. the treatments developed here contributed to our understanding of what we now know as pt

lorna gordon, bbc news, falkirk. makaton language programme is literally that, a language programme. it is notjust about the signing, we also speak as well, and we also can use the picture symbols to help people to communicate, both children and adults, so the most important thing is speaking when you are signing. so, just talk to us about the uses of it, because a lot of people want to use it with their kids before they actually learn to speak, don‘t they, and to encourage them to communicate? yes. the fantastic thing about makaton is we a lwa ys fantastic thing about makaton is we always use speech to accompany the science. it is not that it is a replacement for spoken language, we are trying to encourage spoken language all the time so you can use it for songs and stories, everyday activities, routines like bedtime or just about anything. makaton can be incorporated into anyone‘s everyday life. it is notjust aimed at children with learning difficulties? no. primarily when makaton first was around, it was meant for

lorna gordon, bbc news, falkirk.etween 2010 and 2013 and was the country's first woman to hold the office. ms gillard, who was confronted by opponents with the slogan "ditch the witch", said she had not been prepared for the abuse she faced. she was speaking to yalda hakim as part of the bbc‘s 100 women series which asks a hundred influential and inspirational women around the world every year to share their experiences. julia gillard made history when she became the first female prime minister of australia but her time in office was no easy ride, it overshadowed banned was overshadowed by misogynistic and sexist attacks. since leaving office, she has sought to advance women and girls through education. in the special interview i asked her to draw on personal experience, as well as give advice to women globally who are trying to break through their own professional glass ceilings. —— since leaving office she has sought to advance the causes of women and girls through the promotion of education. you were australia's f

lorna gordon, bbc news, falkirk.ness headlines on afternoon live. carlos goen, the boss of car maker nissan, is under fire for what prosecutors say are "significant acts of misconduct". he‘s expected to be fired from nissan after being arrested in japan. he‘s also set to be fired from his role leading an alliance that includes mitsubishi motors and french car maker renault. easyjet said it flew a record number of passengers over the year, up 10.2% to 88.5 million. profits were up a2%. but the group has warned that revenues per seat — the amount of money it makes from each passenger — are set to fall in the first half of the new financial year, hit by factors including the timing of easter. the bank of england governor mark carney is backing theresa may‘s brexit deal. the governor, who has previousuly warned of the hit to economic growth from the decision to leave the eu, said there were limits to what the central bank could do in the event of a brexit shock to the economy. the french finance minister has said carlos

lorna gordon looks at the impact his war poetry had on the treatment of mental health.like hags, we crush through sludge. wilfred 0wen's poems paint a vivid picture of the horror of the trenches. his words have helped shape the way future generations see war. gas! quick, boys! an ecstasy of fumbling. fitting the clumsy helmetsjust in time. 0wen's psychotherapy for shell shock included a spell teaching here at tynecastle high school in edinburgh. it was really upsetting even reading the poetry because you could see it through his eyes after he experienced everything. we went to visit the grave of the youngest man to be killed, when he was 15, which is younger than me, which is awful. there is a lost generation, all these people who could have had families and the future. and those who died include five of your relatives. yes. the city's military hospital treated 1800 officers, most of shell shock. wilfred 0wen was among them. the treatments developed here contributed to our understanding of what we now know as ptsd. the first world war, really, was the first time that pe

our correspondent lorna gordon looks at the impact his war poetry had on the treatment of mental healthr. gas! quick, boys! an ecstasy of fumbling. fitting the clumsy helmetsjust in time. owen‘s therapy for shell shock included a spell teaching here at tynecastle high school in edinburgh.

lorna gordon, bbc news, falkirk. time for a look at the weather... here's ben rich it is still cold. and mac at home is about to make it into the weather forecast, and it is like that. it is cold, feeling cold and it looks cold, feeling cold and it looks cold, the scene on the norfolk coast earlier, cloud racing from the east, speckled cloud, that is indicative of quite some showers racing across the map, showers continuing, most of them falling as rain but there could be some sleet, even wet snow mixing in over the highest ground, those showers brought in on a brisk wind, busting a0 miles an hour or more. the thermometer will range between a-7d, the thermometer will range between a—7d, add on the strength of the wind at 5pm this afternoon it will feel like freezing in birmingham, cardiff and norwich, go through this evening and tonight, chilly, further bursts of showery rain pushing north westwards, not only raised over high ground, the tops of the pennines, the scottish mountains, we are likely to see some sleet an

lorna gordon is in glasgow. we don't have the details of this draft but we do have the gist.rowing concerns in scotla nd there are growing concerns in scotland about what happened in northern ireland. a little over ten miles of water separate the two places. but it's fair to say, as far as the scottish government is concerned that might as well be an ocean in terms of what it —— what is suggested with regards to what is on offer to northern ireland compared with what is on offer to scotland. it comes down to this, whether the deal has some form of words which means, implicitly or explicitly, northern ireland stays in the single market. nicola sturgeon says if that is the case that would be a very bad dealfor is the case that would be a very bad deal for scotland. remember, scotla nd deal for scotland. remember, scotland is a place where the majority of people voted to stay in the eu. nicola sturgeon says coming out of the single market is bad enough, but if northern ireland gets to stay in then that would put scotla nd to stay in then that would put scotland at a competitive

will be visiting glasgow this afternoon, to sell her brexit plans, and our scotland correspondent lorna gordone will get? she is visiting a factory here and her message will be verse. this agreement is the only way to protect jobs verse. this agreement is the only way to protectjobs and investment. indeed, she will also see it presents new opportunities for exporters. her team are keen to emphasise that over the past week some really big employers in scotla nd some really big employers in scotland have come on board, the scots whisky association, inios, they have all come on board to see this deal is better than an ideal brexit, but of course the economy is also central to nicola sturgeon's arguments, scropton's first minister yesterday presented her own economic modelling done by her economic advisers, which said scotland will be much worse off as a result of theresa may's deal, it will equate to " every theresa may's deal, it will equate to "every single person here in scotla nd to "every single person here in scotland being £1600 a head worse off" if this deal goes through, and her mps will

lorna gordon looks at the impact his war poetry had on the treatment of mental health. the trenches. his words have helped shape the way future generations see war. gas! quick, boys! an ecstasy of fumbling. fitting the clumsy helmetsjust in time. 0wen's psychotherapy for shell shock included a spell teaching here at tynecastle high school in edinburgh. it was really upsetting even reading the poetry because you could see it through his eyes after he experienced everything. we went to visit the grave of the youngest man to be killed, when he was 15, which is younger than me, which is awful. there is a lost generation, all these people who could have had families and the future. and those who died include five of your relatives. yes. the city's military hospital treated 1,800 officers, most had shell shock. wilfred 0wen was among them. the treatments developed here contributed to our understanding of what we now know as ptsd. the first world war, really, was the first time that people started to understand perhaps that you can develop a psychological injury in the same wa

let's talk to lorna gordon, our correspondent in glasgow.scottish government's position comes down to two key things. they feel they have been kept in the dark throughout this process, and they are worried that they are being kept out of any possible, that scotland is being kept out of any potential benefit from a differential deal for northern ireland. when we talk about keptin northern ireland. when we talk about kept in the dark, they would say that they have not been part of any meaningful negotiations or discussions with the government at westminster throughout this whole process , westminster throughout this whole process, and indeed they only found out that a deal had been done yesterday threw back channels, there was no official conversation. nicola sturgeon, scotland's first minister, has said today that she wanted to speak to theresa may, have a phone call discussion to discuss her concerns, that was refused and they said any discussions would take place after a cabinet meeting. and as you say, it comes down to this speculation tha

crimes against three boys in the 1960s and 70s. joining me now from glasgow is our correspondent, lorna gordont he groomed these young men and the court heard horrific details of the attacks. one of the mana boyd was just five years old. one young man spoke as how he was subjected to four years of abuse at the hands ofjim talbot and the abuse continued when they signed for celtic fc. he was jailed previously for similar crimes. thejulie celtic fc. he was jailed previously for similar crimes. the julie did not get to hear about his previous convictions. but today he was found guilty of five counts and a sixth charge was found not proven and he has been sentenced to six years in jail. the lack of progress on gender stereotyping in pe is "depressing", that‘s according to the children‘s commissionerfor wales. it comes as one teenage footballer tells bbc wales she‘s been called ‘a lesbian‘ for playing the sport. sally holland says it‘s an important issue that needs addressing. the welsh government has declined to comment. our sport news correspondent, kate morgan, reports. meet this team, unbeaten

let's speak to our scotland correspondent lorna gordon.eresa may is talking about isn't in her opinion the only way forward. absolutely, there are potential difficulties brewing in terms of the scotland position in relation to northern ireland and in relation to northern ireland and in relation to northern ireland and in relation to fishing. the snp government's position could be summarised and saying they have been left in the dark and they are worried that scotland is going to be left out and left behind anti—sense that they are very angry they have not seen this brexit deal that will be discussed by uk ministers this afternoon. and left behind in the sense that they are very worried that if a special deal is cut for northern ireland then there could potentially be a situation where scotla nd potentially be a situation where scotland is competing forjobs with northern ireland which is effectively potentially staying in the single market. nicola sturgeon would say that is the worst of both possible worlds. her warning is that we should no