peter bowes joins me live from los angeles. peter, iam peter bowes joins me live from los angeles. uthority says the plane is safe to use, but they are demanding changes to the software at the same time. what is going on? well, yes, it does seem to be contradicting itself in a way. they are going to make some design changes by next month. this relates to the flight control systems of that jet and this to the flight control systems of thatjet and this will require some flight thatjet and this will require some flight crew retraining. at the same time, insisting it is very early daysin time, insisting it is very early days in the investigation as far as this latest plane crash is concerned. they will need to see the data. you mentioned that the black box has been found. engineers from boeing, the federal aviation administration, they are on the ground in ethiopia working with local investigators as well to try to establish what has happened. as with all transport investigations carried out by the faa it could take time to reach conclusions based on the date at which they say they have

peter bowes in los angeles speaking earlier.ation has been under fire for its treatment of migrant families trying to cross into the us from mexico for months. the separation of parents from children caused uproar. today the homeland security secretary was before congress, calling for america's borders to be secured in the face of what she called a humanitarian catastrophe. we face a crisis, a real, serious and sustained crisis at our borders. we have tens of thousands of illegal aliens arriving at our doorstep every month. 0ur capacities are already severely restrained, but these increases will overwhelm the system entirely. this is not a manufactured crisis, this is truly an emergency. secretary nielsen was also asked about the investigation into two migrant children who died last year in us custody after crossing the border. she said it's ongoing. one of the children who died was eight—year—old felipe gomez alonzo, who'd been travelling with his father. the bbc‘s patricia sulbaran has been to felipe's village in guatemala, to

peter bowes, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news.s from the uk to break the brexit impasse — as chancellor phillip hammond warns tory brexiteers to vote for theresa may's deal or face a brexit delay. the equality and human rights commission is considering taking action against the labour party after receiving complaints about anti—semitism. another knife death in london comes amid warnings over the links between school exclusions and stabbings. i'm ben bland. in the business news. the european central bank has announced a fresh round of cheap loans for banks. it's being seen as a move to stem fears of a slowdown in the eurozone the bloc of countries that use the single currency. policymakers at the bank said interest rates would stay unchanged for the rest of year at minus 0.4%. john lewis has paid out its lowest bonus to staff since the 19505. they each gotjust 3%. it's after full year profits for the group which includes waitrose plunged 45 % to £160,000. it blamed poor sales in its home department, discounting, higher it costs and

peter bowes in los angeles for us. let's get some of the day's other news.lans for next year, including a demand for more than $8 billion to build a wall on the border with mexico. it's far higher than the figure he requested last year, which sparked a dispute with democrats in congress. the row resulted in the longest—ever shutdown of the us federal government. a united nations envoy to myanmar says more than 10,000 civilians have fled the country's turbulent rakhine state since november due to violence. yanghee lee told the human rights council in geneva that the security council should refer myanmar‘s treatment of minorities — including rohingya muslims — to the international criminal court. the government has rejected the statement. a belgian court has given a life sentence to a french jihadist who killed four people at a jewish museum in brussels in 2014. mehdi nemmouche carried out the shooting after returning from the conflict in syria. an accomplice who was found guilty of supplying him with the weapons, received a 15 yearjail term. the inventor of t

peter bowes in los angeles for us.eflika, has bowed to weeks of mass protests by withdrawing his candidacy for a fifth term in office. but he also postponed the elections, which had been due to take place next month. he said they would be organised after a national conference and referendum on a new constitution. his statement prompted a mixed reaction amongst protestors in the streets, as bassam bounenni now reports. algerians have not been unanimous in welcoming prezza abdelaziz bouteflika's statements. minutes after an announcement of a package including his withdrawal from the presidential race and the withdrawal of the announcement of the election that was set for april 18, young people took to the streets, but divided this time. some to celebrate, others to protest. opposition parties seen it dithering over the way to deal with this announcement. a former prime minister and prominent opposition figure said protests were not only about abdelaziz bouteflika's bid for about abdelaziz bouteflika's bid for a fifth ter

peter bowes, bbc news.me of the other stories making the news: president trump's former personal lawyer michael cohen has started legal proceedings in new york against the trump organisation. mr cohen, who was sentenced in december to three years in prison, accuses the group of failing to reimburse him for nearly $4 million legal fees incurred while working for trump organisation. the archbishop of lyon, one of the most senior figures in the roman catholic church in france, has been given a six—month suspended sentence forfailing to report child sexual abuse. the case was brought privately by a victims‘ association. cardinal philippe barbarin says he will go to rome to offer pope francis his resignation. two islamist terrorists face life in jail after being convicted of the terrorist murder of four people in a machine—gun attack on a jewish museum in brussels five years ago. mehdi nemmouche is believed by belgian prosecutors to be the first european jihadist to return from the battlefields of syria to carry

more than a $160,000 in child support to his ex—wife for their three children. 0ur correspondent peter bowes for us. it's great to have you with us, peter. let's start with the latest development of the non—payment of child port. -- support. this is quite different from the sexual abuse charges he is facing and has walked out of controversial interviews about. this is a hearing about deciding whether he should go to jail because he hasn't paid child—support payments to his former wife, they have three children together. thejudge in that wife, they have three children together. the judge in that case warned him a month ago that he would go to prison if he didn't come up with more than $160,000 in payments, this was a hearing that took place behind closed doors and after about one hour we learnt that yes, she had been taken into custody once again, he is right now behind bars because he is right now behind bars because he hasn't paid that money. his publicist was there. he explained quite simply that r kelly is broke and hasn't been able to get any work because of the lawsuit he is fighting an

peter bowes, bbc news.g a joint letter to millions of parents warning that their schools are facing a funding crisis. the grassroots campaign accuses the education secretary, damian hinds, of not taking the problem seriously enough. 0ur education correspondent, sean coughlan reports. head teachers are writing to 3.5 million parents, in areas from cornwall to cumbria, to warn them that schools are not receiving adequate levels of funding. they say that it means fewer teachers, bigger class sizes, cutting out some subjects and having less support for children with mental health problems. some schools have said they might have to close early on fridays to save money. and parents have been asked to make donations. head teachers are quoting the institute for fiscal studies which says per—pupilfunding has fallen by 8% since 2010. the letter to parents also accuses the education secretary damian hinds of refusing a request to talk to them about budget shortages. the head teachers are angry at a response from offic

our north america correspondent peter bowes reports.pport payments to his former wife. they have three children together. a month ago, he was told by a judge that he would go to jail if he failed to hand over more than $160,000. r kelly's publicist said he could not make the payments because he did not have the money. he can't pay, as you know, he hadn't worked in a long time. he can't book shows, can't do anything. there's been a lot of things going on in mr kelly's life. lawsuits, all the things that are happening. and he just didn't have the money. and so, he didn't have $160,000. so, we have tried to work some things out, it didn't work out. r kelly is now back behind bars, while on us tv the debate rages over the singer's lifestyle. before he was sent to jail, r kelly was present but out of shot as his two live—in girlfriends spoke out in his defence, denying claims that they were being held captive, and criticising their parents who had voiced concerns for their safety. when i first met robert, my parents told me to lie about my a

our north america correspondent peter bowes reports.een dreamt up the tv but it is real life. jussie smollett claimed to be the victim of a hate crime injanuary. he said two men shouted racist and homophobe exposed, through bleach on him and put a noose around his neck but chicago police said the alleged crime had been staged. the actor paid to men, both brothers who are black, to carry out the attack. he was charged with disorderly conduct in filing was charged with disorderly conduct infiling a was charged with disorderly conduct in filing a false report report but out of the blue prosecutors have dropped the charges. i've been truthful and consistent in every single level since day one.|j truthful and consistent in every single level since day one. i would not be my mother's son if i was capable of one drop of what i've been accused of. chicago police are livid and believejussie smollett fabricated a hate crime. do i think justice was served? no. what do i thinkjustice is? i think this city is still owed an apology. the prosecutor sa

let's get more on this from our north america correspondent, peter bowes. this is a big deal. a very big deal. as recently as the weekend, president trump is describing india is a very high tariff nation, and he has long complained that essentially the two countries are not playing on pitch, but as far as exports to india are concerned, from the united states, they are subjected to high tariffs, whereas under the preferential treatment scheme, this is part of a scheme that goes back to the 1970s, any exports in india to the united states are any exports in india to the united states a re not any exports in india to the united states are not subject to any ta riffs states are not subject to any tariffs at all. now, these can be exports in india that could include agricultural chemicals, clothing, tea, coffee or rice, a wide range of products that are not subjected to any taxes as they arrive in the united states. the president sees this is unfair, wants to end that scheme, and indeed there is talk so perhaps taxes being imposed on those imports in india. andjust perhaps taxes b

our correspondent peter bowes is in los angeles for us now. this is a very unusual case.ack but when the authorities started to investigate, they say that he had in fact made up they say that he had in fact made up the story that he had filed a police report and they say he did it because he was dissatisfied with his salary and he had taken advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career. well, now, out of the blue, prosecutors have decided to drop the case, saying they have looked at all of the circumstances, the fact that he does volunteer work, and decided this is the best outcome for everyone. the details of the case are being sealed, which means more details won't be released publicly. mr smollett spoke outside the court and said, i wouldn't be my mother's son ifi said, i wouldn't be my mother's son if i was capable of what i've been accused of. chicago police for their pa rt accused of. chicago police for their part are very angry at this development, angry at prosecutors. they say this is a whitewash of justice and they say chicago, the city, deserv

our north america correspondent peter bowes has the latest.s once a highflying businessmen known to his dapper appearance and lifestyle. paul manafort crimes started with the collusion of russia allegations. the charges related to the money he was paid working for politicians in ukraine, with connections to moscow. prosecutors said paul manafort he'd bought than $55 million from the us tax authorities. seated in a wheelchair, he addressed the court and asked the judge for compassion. he said the last two years had been the most difficult of his love. to say i humiliated and shamed would be a gross understatement. the judge said he was surprised that paul manafort did not express regret. you should have remorse for that. paul manafort could have been jailed have remorse for that. paul manafort could have beenjailed for up have remorse for that. paul manafort could have been jailed for up to 25 yea rs could have been jailed for up to 25 years but thejudge could have been jailed for up to 25 years but the judge thought that would be excessive. ot

today maintained that he was attacked by two unknown individuals. 0ur los angeles correspondent peter bowesett can his reaction to the decision by the prosecutors to drop the charges against him. first of all, i want to thank my family, my friends, the incredible people of chicago and all over the country and the world have prayed for me, who have supported me, who have shown me so much love. no—one will ever know how much that has meant to me and i will forever be grateful. i want you to know that, not for a moment, was it in vain. i have been truthful and consistent on every single level since day one. i would not be my mother's son if i was capable of one drop of what i have been accused of. this has been an incredibly difficult time. honestly, one of the worst of my life. but i am a man of faith and i am a man who has knowledge of my history and i would not ring my family, our lives, or the movement through a fire like this. ijust the movement through a fire like this. i just wouldn't. the movement through a fire like this. ijust wouldn't. does make would not bring. so i want to thank m

today maintained that he was attacked by two unknown individuals. 0ur los angeles correspondent peter bowes and homophobic attack, but when the authorities started to investigate, they say that he had in fact made up the story, that he had filed a police report and they say that he did it because he was dissatisfied with his salary and he had taken advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career. well, now, out of the blue, prosecutors decided to drop the case. they have looked at all the circumstances and the fact that he does volunteer work and decided that this is the best outcome for everyone. the details of the case have been sealed, which means that more details in fact are not going to be released publicly. a little earlier, jussie smollett and his reaction to the decision by the prosecutors to drop the charges against him. first of all, i want to thank my family, my friends, the incredible people of chicago and all over the country in the world who have prayed for me, who have supported me and show me so much love. no one will ever know how much that has meant to me

heated brexit alleys outside of parliament our was supposed to be the day britain bowed out of the european union peter welch inside, lawmakers are still deadlocked on withdrawal plan. they rejected prime minister theresa may's proposal a third time, making it increasingly possible the uk will leave with no framework would how to handle key economic issues like trade and commerce. >> it could cause catastrophic, economic dislocation in the short term, and in the longer- term it would leave us with a smaller economy for us. >> reporter: critics say it defeats the purpose of withdrawing from the european bloc. may's handling of brexit has been's facing such heavy oppositions is offered to resign if it would help determine a majority support for the deal. but it was still voted down. 344-286. illustrating the heavy divide amongst lawmakers. >> once again we've been >>> they applications of the house a postdecision. >> reporter: what comes next is unclear. essentially britain has two weeks to decide between postponing brexit are leaving on april 12 without a transition plan, something neither side wants. >

slaves would typically be paid either based on the amount of salt peter they were able to produce or paid a bow nuss for good performance and good behavior in the cave over a set period o of time. so although the owner of the slave received pay for the labor contract the slaves themselves might expect 10, 1520rks after the end of a morntsdz of performing some sort of labor in the caves as long as there was good behavior and didn't damage the equipment. the other form that this took though was simply teams of two to three slaves that were sent out to salt peter prospectors. there were a large number of those in the literature of the period. good examples are monk estill who were small producers by themselves. so one or two slaves would be sent out by their masters and told that in exchange for producing salt peter they could keep half of the value of whatever they produced. with salt peter selling for nearly 70 cents a pound during the embargo. a slave could produce the salt, a they could produce a yearly income of $800. that was also the price of your freedom during that time period. so salt pe

peter bowes, thank you very much for the update. peter bowes in los angeles for

peter bowes, bbc news.ientist who said that women were less able at physics than men. the organisation say they've decided not to work with alessandro strumia following an investigation into comments he made at a workshop on gender equality last september. in a statement, cern said it reaffirmed its commitment to respect and diversity in the workplace which was of paramount importance. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested after the sudden death of a woman and child at a property in ipswich. suffolk police said a woman's body was found at an address in swinburne road, and a young child was treated by paramedics, but died at the scene. the teenager is being quesioned by police, but it is understood that he is not being detained on suspicion of murder or manslaughter. police investigating a suspicious package, sent to glasgow university yesterday, believe it is linked to three small explosive devices found at london's main transport hubs. a bomb disposal unit destroyed the latest package which was discovered a

if you didn't see the interview — it's in this peter bowes report.buse charges r kelly is facing, he owes backdated child support payments to his former wife. they have three children together. a month ago, he was told by a judge that he would go to jail if he failed to hand over more than $160,000. r kelly's publicist said he could not make the payments because he did not have the money. he can't pay, as you know, he hadn't worked in a long time. he can't book shows, can't do anything. there's been a lot of things going on in mr kelly's life. lawsuits, all the things that are happening. and he just didn't have the money. and so, he didn't have $160,000. so, we have tried to work some things out, it didn't work out. r kelly is now back behind bars, while on us tv the debate rages over the singer's lifestyle. before he was sent to jail, r kelly was present but out of shot as his two live—in girlfriends spoke out in his defence, denying claims that they were being held captive, and criticising their parents who had voiced concerns for their safety. whe

peter bowes, bbc news.in operating the service into the city by the end of this year, but the platforms aren't long enough to accommodate the carriages. here's our transport correspondent, tom burridge. if there's any kind of trouble on the trains, it's cutting out time that i'm seeing my kids. there was one train recently where, instead of getting home for about 7.00, i got home for about 9.30. see you later, guys, love you. for commuting dad dom, a lot is at stake. if the trains carry on the way they're going, i could end up not seeing my children for days. every day he travels into leeds. a service he can't rely on. the only thing that seems punctual about them is the price rises every year. and where space is in short supply. this is why northern says it's going to start running new, bigger trains from this spring, butjudging from how crowded it is this morning, they can't come soon enough. but we've learned that northern will not be able to run really long services into leeds station, as it had planned

peter bowes, bbc news, washington. putting astronauts back on the moon within five years. the us is speeding up its efforts to compete with china in a new space race. the announcement comes after nasa had to cancel its first ever all—female spacewalk because they didn't have enough spacesuits in the correct size. a british man has been arrested in australia after allegedly trying to flee the country on a jet—ski. police say the 57—year—old is wanted on drug charges, and was trying to make the 90—mile trip to papua new guinea. the man was thought to have been armed with a crossbow, and carrying enough fuel and supplies to make the journey. it is quite attractive, isn't it, 90 miles. and we're still talking about the same subject. we are talking about racism again, unfortunately. do you know what? maybe we need to chat about it really openly because some of the players involved in england's game the other night have spoken so eloquently about the situation. it is worth reflecting on what they have said. how to deal with