richard galpin reports.is cctv footage captures the moment a lorry starts illegally dumping huge amounts of waste in the middle of the night. the premises of a small company, used by the fly—tippers to get rid of the rubbish. in recent years, fly—tipping has been getting steadily worse, blighting the environment, causing pollution and threatening public health and wildlife. it tends to be businesses trying to avoid paying the costs of disposal. of course, the rural areas tend to be the areas that are particularly badly affected, private landowners or public land. people will find quiet places to dump sometimes quite large loads. fly—tipping in england was at a comparative low ofjust over 700,000 incidents back in financial year 2012—13. but by 2018, there had been a sharp rise to more than a million incidents, putting local councils under more pressure. that's because they're involved in clearing up and investigating the incidents, but to their frustration say too many fly—tippers are getting away with light

richard galpin reports.is cctv footage captures the moment a lorry starts illegally dumping huge amounts of waste in the middle of the night. the premises of a small company used by the fly—tippers to get rid of the rubbish. in recent years, fly—tipping has been getting steadily worse, blighting the environment, causing pollution and threatening public health and wildlife. it tends to be businesses trying to avoid paying the costs of disposal. of course, the rural areas tend to be the areas that are particularly badly affected — private landowners or public land. people will find quiet places to dump sometimes quite large loads. fly—tipping in england was at a comparative low ofjust over 700,000 incidents back in financial year 2012—13. but by 2018, there had been a sharp rise to more than a million incidents, putting local councils under more pressure. that's because they're involved in clearing up and investigating the incidents, but to their frustration say too many fly—tippers are getting away with light

richard galpin, bbc news.der investigation has been launched after the death of a non—league footballer in nottinghamshire. 25—year—old jordan sinnot, who played for matlock town, was found unconscious in retford after a night out. a 27—year—old man has been arrested and remains in police custody. the government has unveiled a special 50p coin to mark brexit. the coin, which bears the words "peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations", will go into circulation on friday, to mark the day the uk officially leaves the european union. an earlier batch of the coin had to be melted down after the previous brexit date of october 31st was delayed. with me is political correspondent, pete saull. a few million of these cions. 3,000,000 go into circulation on friday and more through the course of the year. it is symbolic. you mentioned the fact on october 31, that coins made for that date did not come to pass. after 3 1/2 years of intense political drama, all getting very real. this is the last weekend we will hav

richard galpin, bbc news.ry veterans, combat stress, has said it is unable to deal with new cases because of cuts in funding. the charity, which helps treat servicemen and women suffering from complex mental health problems, has lost millons of pounds of support from nhs england. 0ur correspondent, chi chi izundu, reports. they're known as tough and resilient, but years on the front line can take its toll, with some military personnel like paul smith facing battles with their mental health. i was verbally abusive to my wife, my children. i alienated them. i'd walk round and i'd be looking at escape routes, i'd be looking for people carrying weapons. at night, i'd go to our bedroom and hide behind the bed and cry my eyes out. i'd have nightmares. i'd have flashbacks. paul says the leading charity for vetera ns' mental health, combat stress, saved his life when he was referred to it — but now, because of funding cuts, the charity says any new referrals from england and wales won't be taken on. it receives around

speak to richard galpin, our correspondent covering this in the newsroom. the statement itself is remarkable, and so it seems is the reaction from the palace. richard: absolutely. the fact of houses saying they were not consulted at all and disappointed about this -- obviously for the palace that, strong word i think it shows just how serious situation is. it is effectively unprecedented in modern times that a senior oil should decided to-- senior decided step back from the role. what is clear is that neither of them, prince harry or meghan markle, were hapwe in what they doing. ros: in practical terms, especially for those who don't follow the roy family in detail, what does this mean they will stop doing? richard: they won't be there doing all those events they have th today after day after day. is our understanding. i say they are going to split theire ttween being here in the u.k., where perhaps they will be doing some of those roya duties, it is not clear. but the rest of the time they wi be in north america -- we are sure if that is the united states o

richard galpin, bbc news.e lucky survivor — who was rescued from rubble. a mother was giving birth to this baby and the midwife was cleaning the newborn as the quake struck. the hospital say that both the mother and baby are healthy. the government is set to overhaul the smart motorway network after revealing 38 people have been killed on them in the last five years. smart motorways don't have a hard shoulder and drivers who break down can be trapped in the speeding traffic. bbc panorama has found that on one section of the m25, near misses have increased 20—fold since the hard shoulder was taken away. richard bilton reports. smart motorways were meant to ease congestion, open up the hard shoulder for traffic, monitor with technology, close a lane when there's a problem. we've got huge problems on the m1 at the moment near sheffield... but lives are being lost. jason mercer stopped on the m1 after a bump with another driver. the cameras didn't see them. the lane wasn't closed. they were both killed. they shoul

richard galpin, bbc news.police scotland after he was wrongly arrested, handcuffed and spent four nights in custody. gary webb, from dumfries and galloway, said when police arrested him in 2015, they had a warrant for someone else. the police have offered an unreserved apology. the baby food manufacturer, cow & gate, is recalling 15 of its products sold in tesco stores because of concerns that some of them could have been tampered with. customers who bought 200g jars of food for babies aged over seven months are being told not to use them, as they may pose a safety risk. cow & gate products sold in other supermarkets are unaffected. president trump's defence team have opened their case in the senate impeachment trial, accusing the democrats of seeking to overturn the result of the 2016 election. mr trump denies allegations that he abused his power and obstructed a congressional inquiry. from washington, our correspondent chris buckler reports. as the future of his presidency has been facing a congressional cha

richard galpin, bbc news.00,000 in compensation from police scotland after he was wrongly arrested, handcuffed and spent four nights in custody. gary webb, from dumfries and galloway, said when police arrested him in 2015, they had a warrant for someone else. the police have offered an unreserved apology. a murder investigation has been launched after the death of a non—league footballer in nottinghamshire. 25—year—old jordan sinnot, who played for matlock town, was found unconscious in retford after a night out. a 27—year—old man has been arrested and remains in police custody. the baby food manufacturer, cow and gate, is recalling 15 of its products sold in tesco stores because of concerns that some of them could have been tampered with. customers who bought 200g jars of food for babies aged over seven months are being told not to use them as they may pose a safety risk. cow and gate products sold in other supermarkets are unaffected. police in south east london say they are aware of racist and anti—semitic

richard galpin, bbc news.e on the cornish coast earlier this week, has died. the recruit — who hasn't been named — had been critically ill in hospital since being found unconscious in the water at tregantle beach near plymouth on tuesday night. an investigation into his death is continuing. president trump's lawyers have begun setting out his defence, at his impeachment trial in the us senate. mr trump is accused of abusing his power and obstructing congress. the president's attorney said his accusers had no evidence — and their real motive was to undermine mr trump's re—election campaign. chris buckler is in washington for us. chris? donald trump's lawyers tried to counter some of the arguments made by the democrats' impeachment team but mainly they tried to set out a bigger picture argument, that the democrats were not really concerned with abuse of power or that mr trump had not behaved properly in office. instead, they claimed, that actually they were more concerned with overturning the vote that put him i

richard galpin, bbc news.been launched after the death of a non—league footballer in nottinghamshire. 25—year—old jordan sinnot, who played for matlock town, was found unconscious in retford after a night out. a 27—year—old man has been arrested and remains in police custody. a baby food manufacturer is recalling foods because of concerns and could be tampered with. customers who bought 200 gjars of food have been told not to use them as they may pose a safety risk. it does not affect products sold in all supermarkets. president trump's defence team have opened their case in the senate impeachment trial, accusing the democrats of seeking to overturn the result of the 2016 election. mr trump denies allegations that he abused his power and obstructed a congressional inquiry. from washington, our correspondent, chris buckler, reports. as the future of his presidency has been facing a congressional challenge, donald trump has been to davos to meet world leaders, to florida to speak to supporters, and ignored other

richard galpin reports.k this eastern region of the country last night. causing hundreds of casualties. in the darkness, people screaming for help as buildings collapsed. in the light this morning, the scale of destruction revealed — this, just one of 30 buildings to have been brought down. already though, there are many rescue teams on the ground, working frantically to save those trapped under giant slabs of concrete and other rubble. and they are having some success. this elderly woman pulled out alive today, amongst a0 to have been saved. but there is much more to be done. this rescuer speaks on the phone to a family trapped under a collapsed building, telling them they must stay awake — don't let anyone sleep, she says. since last night, there have been hundreds of after—shocks, adding to the fear. many people now have no choice but to sleep outside, away from any of these buildings, in temperatures as low as minus eight degrees. richard galpin, bbc news. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come —

richard galpin, bbc news. cow and gate is recalling 15 of its products sold in tesco stores because of concerns that some of them could have been tampered with. customers who bought 200—gram jars of food for babies aged over seven months are being told not to use them as they may pose a safety risk. cow and gate products sold in other supermarkets are unaffected. the government is set to overhaul the smart motorway network after revealing 38 people have been killed on them in the last five years. smart motorways don't have a hard shoulder and drivers who break down can be trapped in the speeding traffic. bbc panorama has found that on one section of the m25, near misses have increased 20—fold since the hard shoulder was taken away. richard bilton reports. smart motorways were meant to ease congestion, open up the hard shoulder for traffic, monitor with technology, close a lane when there's a problem. we've got huge problems on the m1 at the moment near sheffield... but lives are being lost. jason mercer stoppe

richard galpin reports.res the moment a lorry starts illegally dumping huge amounts of waste in the middle of the night. the premises of a small company, used by the fly—tippers to get rid of the rubbish. in recent years, fly—tipping has been getting steadily worse. blighting the environment, causing pollution and threatening public health and wildlife. it tends to be businesses who are trying to avoid paying the cost of disposal. of course the rural areas tend to be the areas that are particularly badly affected, private landowners or public land, people will find quiet places to dump, sometimes quite large loads. fly—tipping in england was at a comparative low ofjust over 700,000 incidents back in financial year 2012—2013. but by 2018, there had been a sharp rise to more than a million incidents. putting local councils under more pressure. that is because they are involved in clearing up and investigating the incidents. richard galpin, bbc news. sir rod stewart has been charged by police in florida, after

richard galpin reports.e as this delta air lines passenger jet playing outside as this delta air lines passengerjet flies directly over them dumping thousands of litres of aviation fuel. eventually an adult realises it is dangerous. that cannot be good! the emergency services were soon called out to several schools in the region. more than 60 people, many of them children commit needed treatment for minor injuries. worried parents rushed to find their children. minor injuries. worried parents rushed to find their childrenlj minor injuries. worried parents rushed to find their children. i was scared. i was scared, we were all scared. i was scared, we were all scared. none of the patients required transportation to hospital which is a great sign and obviously means that the irritations were minor. the affected areas of the children or adults that were complaining were minor. in a statement delta air lines said... the dumping of the fuel is now being investigated by the authorities. it is supposed to be done at

richard galpin, bbc news. a man and his ten year old daughter have died in a house fire in hull.is morning. neighbours say they tried to break the door down but couldn't get in. jo makel has the details. neighbours had tried to raise the alarm but it was already too late. a father pronounced dead at the scene, his ten—year—old daughter taken to hospital. she later died. i tried to break the door down, but them composite doors are a bit strong. i was banging on the windows shouting, shouting through the letterbox, banging on the window to try and get some attention, but there was nothing. then the fire brigade came and obviously they broke the door down. so... you never expect things like this, do you? there was three fire engines and a lot of smoke coming out the house. it's quite shocking and cliche, you never think it's going to happen, do you? down this street or, you know... but it's shaken me and my wife up. firefighters wearing breathing apparatus had gone into the house on wensley avenue — a quiet, family street. they'd hoped to save those inside. now, investigators from h

richard galpin, bbc news.s found unconscious after a night out. a 27 —year—old man has been arrested and is in police custody. the baby food manufacturer cow and gate is recalling 15 of its project sold in tesco stores because of concerns that some of them could have been tampered with. customers who bought 200 gjars of food for babies aged over 7 months are being told not to use them as they may pose a safety risk. the products sold in other supermarkets are not affected. let's ta ke supermarkets are not affected. let's take a look at the weather prospects for you with tomasz schafernaker. we had a spell of settled weather that has lasted a week or so, but rain spreading across the country, only lasting for so long, a few hours in any1 place then after that bit of sunshine, to western parts of the uk are already, in fact, in the clear, certainly in northern ireland, andi clear, certainly in northern ireland, and i train at lunchtime in the 2nd half of the afternoon will be across central england and east angl

richard galpin, bbc news. our china correspondent robin brant is in shanghai.ing a better understanding now of the scale and impact of this outbreak? yes, we are hearing from senior economists in the chinese government to the last hour, they think three things, this is going to have a more severe impact on the chinese economy than the sars outbreak, very comparable respiratory illness back in 2002. it could shave 1% off economic growth in china in the first quarter of the year. down from six to 5%. they predict it could peak they think by the middle of february and end by the middle of february and end by the end of march, that is very optimistic. one other thing we are given a good idea about is how the government acted early on, there is an interview that has emerged in the last hour, the state—run newspaper here with a very senior medical expert leading the national health commission, the agency charged with trying to contain a solid brick. he has been asked about the government acting slowly early on and he says the government did hesitate, when the governm

richard galpin, bbc news. in a moment stop at first 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster how big a gamble do you think this is? folk in downing street will be looking at the president ‘s twitter feed with trepidation, there is no doubt mrjohnson risks a full—blown i’ow doubt mrjohnson risks a full—blown row with the president are precisely the moment obviously, when we are trying to strike a post brexit trade deal with the us. so why has he done it? i think in part he hopes this halfway has compromise deal allowing huawei limited access, maybe that is something the president could live with, also, we are not alone, the eu have also said they will allow our way limited access but above all, if you think about what was boris johnson ‘s big pitch post election victory? it was he was going to level of the country, to boost the prospects of so—called forgotten towns outside london and the south—east. and rolling out superfast broadband and boosting mobile phone coverage is regarded, frankly

richard galpin, bbc news.on the outskirts of hull. crews were called to the propertyjust before 8 o'clock this morning. humberside police said fire investigators are working to establish the cause of the blaze. a royal marine, who got into difficulty during a training exercise on the cornish coast earlier this week, has died. the recruit — who hasn't been named — had been critically ill in hospital since being found unconscious in the water at tregantle beach near plymouth on tuesday night. an investigation into his death is continuing. the uk's leading mental health charity for military veterans, combat stress, has said it is unable to deal with new cases because of cuts in funding. the charity, which helps treat servicemen and women suffering from complex mental health problems, has lost millons of pounds of support from nhs england. 0ur correspondent chi chi izundu reports. they're known as tough and resilient, but years on the front line can take its toll, with some military personnel like paul smith facin

for the latest on what is coming out of buckingham palace, here's richard galpin. richard: the bbc understands we have heard important developments. they are saying that the queen us spoken to prince charles and princeilliam on this subject and they have agreed to direct their staff and different olds to look into this whole issue and try to find workable solution, as they put it, to prince harry and meghan's desire for a new progressive world within the royal family. this is all is like a counter move by buckingham palace, and it is obviously an attempt to make sure that ince harry and meghan remain within the fold. they are putting out an olive branch and say let's talk about this, here is a start. ros: but when they talk about a workable solution, in practical terms,hat are we talking about? funding, commitments? what else? richard: a holistic issues. ros: go o.n, do richard: titles -- will they remain as royal highnesses? that will certainly remain. what about the house? they have the house in windsor which was renovated and a lot of money, more than 2 million p

richard galpin reports.passengerjet flies directly over them dumping thousands of litres of aviation fuel. eventually an adult realises it is dangerous. that cannot be good! the emergency services were soon called out to several schools in the region. more than 60 people, many of them children, needed treatment for minor injuries. worried parents rushed to find their children. i was scared. i was scared too, we were all scared. none of the patients required transportation to hospital which is a great sign and obviously means that the irritations were minor. the affected areas of the children or adults that were complaining were minor. in a statement delta air lines said... the dumping of the fuel is now being investigated by the authorities. it is supposed to be done at high altitude and over unpopulated areas. until something more surfaces and given that it appears that the aircraft did not request fueljettison but the airline subsequently confirmed it, it appears to be highly questionable. in emergency sit

richard galpin, bbc news.his home. we can talk to him now. there you are with your cat. have you had to do this, what is going on? the authorities have said that anybody who was in the province and travelling to another city should not go to their normal workplace and should stay at home for two weeks and so since we are in the province where this coronavirus emergency started, i'm staying in my place for two weeks. i'm sure my bbc collea g u es two weeks. i'm sure my bbc colleagues here don't want to catch this virus in case i am carrying it they are saying that it could take, from the first point of contact, it could take two weeks. obviously, people may not know they are sick if they don't have any symptoms and they don't have any symptoms and they are travelling around with this virus and potentially infecting others and that is why i am here, reporting from home. how does this work? what about things you will need? are you going to be able to go out to the shops? you are facing the same problem as presuma

richard galpin, bbc news. now on bbc news... witness history. hello and welcome to witness hit me.een looking back on many of the extraordinary moments in history we have brought you in 2019. here are five of we have brought you in 2019. here are five of our favourite stories to share 0nce are five of our favourite stories to share once more. coming up, the children sent away by their parents to save them from the nazis. the ballet com pa ny to save them from the nazis. the ballet company that defied racism. the first african in the arctic and the man at mission control when neil armstrong set foot on the moon. at first, to a moment in many ways set the course for the second half of the course for the second half of the 20th century, the birth of the people's republic of china. 0n the 1st of october people's republic of china. 0n the 1st of 0ctober19li9, china was declared a communist state. there was a young recruit in the people's liberation army and took part in the parade in beijing that marked that momentous day. translation: i didn't sleep well, i kept thinking about my steps

richard galpin, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news 110w. get some of the day's other news now. israel has launched their strokes on the gaza strip. the israeli air force said it was targeting areas being used by hamas. at least three people have been killed in iraq mark during clashes between security forces and anti—government protesters. dozens we re anti—government protesters. dozens were injured in the violence in baghdad. the venezuelan opposition leader one guaido is in spain as pa rt leader one guaido is in spain as part of a european tour, aimed at strengthening support for his campaign to remove nicolas maduro from power. mr madero has been recognised as venezuela's interim resident, countries including spain. at least 31 people have been killed and thousands displaced after a week of heavy rains and floods in madagascar. 15 the people does marketing people are reported missing —— 15 people have been reported missing. president trump's lawyers have begun setting out his defence at his impeachment trial in the us and it was that mr

richard galpin, bbc news. let's get some of the days other news now.l has launched air strikes against the gaza strip. the israeli air force as it was targeting sites used by hummus in response to recent launches of sentry balloons. a must, which governs gaza, sentry balloons. a must, which governs gaza , says sentry balloons. a must, which governs gaza, says the flammable balloons were part of a new offensive against israel for failing to honour an unofficial truce. and three people have been killed in iraq during clashes between security forces and anti—government protesters. dozens of others were injured during the violence in baghdad. at least 31 people have been killed and thousands displaced after a week of heavy rain and flood in madagascar. 15 people are reported meeting —— missing the pose a risk of food shortages as farmland and crops have been damaged. president trump ‘s lawyers have begun setting up his defence at his impeachment trial. mr trump is accused of abusing his power and obstructing congress. the presidents attorney says that his

richard galpin, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news — let's go back to washington. of representatives debating the next step establish joint the proceedings there. gentlemen from georgia. he has 30 seconds remaining. the gentleman from new york has a minute remaining. i appreciate that. from new york has a minute remaining. iappreciate that. is from new york has a minute remaining. i appreciate that. is the gentleman from new york ready to close? the gentleman from georgia has recognised. closing is no other speakers. i have one more speaker. the gentleman from new york has one remaining speaker who will close. the gentleman from georgia has a 30 seconds remaining. thank you. two facts have just come out, they are facts have just come out, they are facts that we have talked about the fa ct, facts that we have talked about the fact, there is no overwhelming evidence, we have discussed this over and over until evidence, we have discussed this overand overuntilwe're evidence, we have discussed this over and over until we're blue evidence, we have discussed this overand

richard galpin, bbc news.or bamford, a virologist and fellow in anti—viral immunity at queen's university belfast. thank you for being with us. first of all, this idea a 14 day quarantine for british citizens coming back here, is that a sensible precaution? i think that's a very sensible precaution, and this is based on the fact that we know the incubation period for this virus, so between being infected were first exposed and actually potentially showing symptoms could last up to 14 days and may be on average about seven days. just being very cautious in making sure people may or may not have the virus. how dangerous is this coronavirus do you think compared to other viruses that we've seen? i thank you have to take this very seriously, it is a dangerous virus that can infect people. it's a new virus. we don't know much about it, it can infect people, it can cause serious disease, and importantly, it can transmit between them, again, and partly, can transmit between them when people aren't showing symptoms, w

richard galpin, bbc news. let's get some of the days of the news now.ched air strikes against the gaza strip. the epos as it was targeting site used by the palestinians in response to recent launches of incendiary balloons. they said the fundable balloons. they said the fundable balloons are part of a new offensive against israel for failing to honour an unofficial truce. at least three people have been killed in egg ——in a rock during clashes between security forces and anti—government protesters. dozens were injured in baghdad. the venezuelan opposition leader is in spain as part of the tour of european countries and strengthening support for his campaign to move his adversary from power. he defied the travel ban travel to europe has been recognised as basilar's interim leader. his bid for in that —— his bid for elections has failed to unseat the current president. dozens are disposed of the week of heavy rains in madagascar. 15 people are reported missing and according to officials their disputes or triggers is from mind and crock has been damaged. —

richard galpin reports.ptures a lorry dumping huge amounts of waste illegally in the middle of the night. the premises of a small company used by the fly—tippers to get rid of the rubbish. in recent yea rs get rid of the rubbish. in recent years fly—tipping has been getting steadily worse, blighting the environment, causing pollution and threatening public health and wildlife. it tends to be businesses trying to avoid paying the cost of this possible. rural areas are particularly affected, or public lands, people walking by quiet places that are sometimes seem quite large lows. fly-tipping in england was at a comparative low ofjust over 700,000 incident to in the financial year to have —— 2012—13, but by 2018 they had been a sharp rise towards 1 million but by 2018 they had been a sharp rise towards1 million incidents, putting local councils under more pressure. that is because they are involved in clearing up and investigating the incidents. back to their frustration, they say that too many fly—tippers are

our correspondent richard galpin's report contains some distressing images. old and covered in blood. but this girl is now safe. the rescue team pulling her out from under the smashed blocks of concrete and other debris brought down by the earthquake. and she is just one of more than a0 people to have been rescued here so far. speed is now essential to save lives in freezing temperatures. this emergency worker uses a mobile phone to speak to a family trapped underneath the debris, telling them they must stay awake. the powerful earthquake struck this eastern region of the country night, causing hundreds of casualties. as buildings collapsed. in the light this morning, the scale of destruction revealed. this is just one of 30 buildings to have been brought down. hundreds of after—shocks over the past 24—hour‘s have also added to the fear in this earthquake prone region. some of the homeless have now found shelter as the temperature at night drops to —10 degrees. others, however, are out on the street. a man and his 10—year—old daughter have died in a fire at a

richard galpin, bbc news.o our main story, the spread of the coronavirus, i am joined by a senior scholar from johns hopkins. do we know how the virus spreads? well, we know that it isa virus spreads? well, we know that it is a respiratory virus, so it spread by respiratory symptoms, people coughing and putting virus into the air. but what we are still trying to understand is how quickly is it spreading between people? so we don't know, for example, if i had a virus and i coughed on someone, would that be enough to transmit the virus, and so on? right, exactly. and if you were sick and you are going about your day, how many people you would you make sick? and how do we find out that information? well, u nfortu nately how do we find out that information? well, unfortunately it is slow and steady work that requires trying to understand cases, identifying their contacts and trying to piece together who may have gotten sick from whom. to some extent we are also looking at the genetic analysis of the virus, which c

but for what's happening at the palace tonight, here's our world affairs correspondent richard galpinfrom the palace important developments. they are saying that the queen has spoken to prince charles and prince william on this subject and they have agreed to direct their staff from their different households to look into this whole issue and to try and find a workable solution as they put it to put harry and meghan ‘s to have a new progressive role within the royal family facet this is almost a counter move by the palace and an intent to make sure prince harry and meghan remain within the fold, they are putting on and off branch effectively saying let's talk about this, here is a start. but when they talk about a workable solution in practical terms what are we funding presumably? commitments? what else? the whole list of issues i'm running through, i have them here. titles, will they remain as hrh royal highness is? we think they will, that will certainly remain. what about their house, they have a frog of morehouse in windsor which was renovated, a lot of money, to me in pounds. we

richard galpin has been looking back at his life. the spitfire and hurricane pilots fighting the german air force to stop the nazis invading the country. paul farnes, who flew a hurricane, became a fighter ace in the first month of the battle, after shooting down five german planes and damaging another. and he remembered no fear. i felt completely confident the whole time. i neverfelt...| was never afraid. i never became apprehensive, really. slightly apprehensive, occasionally, but never much. he often attended the annual battle of britain commemorations. he was known as a very modest man, who'd been acutely aware of the constant losses of fellow pilots. one thing he said was that you couldn't make friends, because people didn't last very long. people were killed on their first day in action. but yes, they were a great group together nonetheless. i was at a commemoratives lunch, 20 years ago, where the few were spread around the different tables. number 501 squadron, paul's squadron, they all insisted they had to have their own tabl

richard galpin, bbc news.ithium mind will pollute the local environment. they are now preparing to produce high—grade lithium. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: one year ago this dam collapse in brazil killed 270 people. we've returned to find how the community is coping with the aftermath. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after liftoff. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman school teacher stop all of them are believed to have been killed. i the evening, the heart of official cairo was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the demonstrators. they were using the word revolution. the earthquake brought down buildings in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours passed. the government is a family in control of the entire republic of uganda. survivors of auschwitz have been commemorating the 40th anniversary of the liberation. they toured the crematorium and the gas chambers and relive the horrifying experien

richard galpin has been looking back at his life.ghter ace in the first month of the battle, after shooting down five german planes and damaging another. and he remembered no fear. i felt completely confident the whole time. i neverfelt...i was never afraid. i never became apprehensive, really. slightly apprehensive, occasionally, but never much. he often attended the annual battle of britain commemorations. he was known as a very modest man, who'd been acutely aware of the constant losses of fellow pilots. one thing he said was that you couldn't make friends, because people didn't last very long. people were killed on their first day in action. but yes, they were a great group together nonetheless. i was at a commemoratives lunch, 20 years ago, where the few were spread around the different tables. number 501 squadron, paul's squadron, they all insisted they had to have their own table. that was the particular camaraderie that they had. wing commander paul farnes, who'd been awarded the distinguished flying medal in 19a0, was the la

richard galpin has been looking back at his life.l farnes, who flew a hurricane, became a fighter ace in the first month of the battle, after shooting down five german planes and damaging another. and he remembered no fear. i felt completely confident the whole time. i neverfelt...i was never afraid. i never became apprehensive, really. slightly apprehensive, occasionally, but never much. he often attended the annual battle of britain commemorations. he was known as a very modest man, who'd been acutely aware of the constant losses of fellow pilots. one thing he said was that you couldn't make friends, because people didn't last very long. people were killed on their first day in action. but yes, they were a great group together nonetheless. i was at a commemorative lunch, 20 years ago, where the few were spread around the different tables. number 501 squadron, paul's squadron, they all insisted they had to have their own table. that was the particular camaraderie that they had. wing commander paul farnes, who'd been awarded the dist

richard galpin, bbc news.dent gordon correra has been explaining the importance of this decision. it is one of the most consequential national security decisions, one of the most long—term decisions that any government has had to take in recent times because this determines the security of our data, our telecoms networks, which will become increasingly important to our lives for the decades to come. more and more personal data will be carried around these networks, more of the infrastructure of our lives will depend on telecommunications so whether there is the potential for espionage or sabotage as some fear isa espionage or sabotage as some fear is a significant security risk. officials believe they can manage the risk, not eliminate it, but manage it. in other words they can reduce the risk and spot if something is happening, they can deal with it if something happens. but even if you believe the long—term risk can be managed, there are short—term risks, particularly the relationship with the us, a close al

our correspondent, richard galpin, has this report. how are you going to keep your data safe? ministers and other senior officials went into the meeting of the national security council this morning to make what is a huge decision for the country. and they've decided to allow huawei to help build the uk's new 56 network. but in a statement, the government said... due to concerns about security, while it would be excluded from all sensitive parts of the network. and in all other areas, they'd be limited to providing just over a third of the infrastructure. it's claimed the 56 mobile technology will change our lives,

richard galpin, bbc news.t trump ‘s lawyers have begun defending him at his impeachment trial, accusing democrats of seeking to overturn the results of the 2016 election. the president faces two charges linked to his dealings with the ukraine. his defence will for three days. from washington, our correspondent reports. as the future of his presidency has been facing a congressional challenge, donald trump has been to davos to meet world leaders. to florida to speak to supporters, and ignored other events supporters, and ignored other events in washington to attend a pro—life rally. perhaps that is a sign that he is looking past this impeachment trial, and already thinking about drumming up votes for this november's presidential election. and certainly, inside congress, his legal team have been making a point of notjust defending their client, but also using this deeply political trial to attack his opponents, the democrats. they're asking you to tear up all of the ballots across this country, on your own initi