player. —— emiliano sala.t difficult daysin it was one of the most difficult days in my life. 0ne defeat too many for claudio ranieri. he's been sacked by relegation threatened fulham. and rugby union's top players say their welfare could be at risk, if a proposed world league goes ahead. also coming up in the programme... james degale retires from boxing, 10 years to the day since his professional career began. hello, and welcome to sportsday. good evening, we begin with the latest on the sad story that has left an indelible mark on this football season for not just fans of cardiff city and nantes but for followers of the sport around the world. emiliano sala's death and the disappearance of his pilot david ibbotson won't be forgotten but questions are still unanswered around the incident. our sports editor dan roan has the latest... and you've spoken exclusively to sala's representatives at the time of his death. he was involved with one of its 50 million pounds move. he was a well—known former agency was in

stories: search teams find the wreckage of a small plane carrying the argentine footballer, emiliano sala, that disappeared between france and britain. president maduro appears on venezuelan television to deny that his country is facing a humanitarian disaster. anger and a search for answers in the brazilian valley engulfed by mining waste. and pope francis arrives in the united arab emirates for the first—ever papal visit to the arabian peninsula. investigators say they've found the wreckage of a light aircraft that crashed into the sea between france and britain, with argentine international footballer emiliano sala and his pilot on board. the plane was travelling from nantes where sala previously played, to his new club, cardiff city, when the aircraft disappeared. sarah campbell reports. the search to find the plane was expected to take three days. but on the first morning, it appears to have been located. this vessel was commissioned by the air accident investigation branch to carry out a survey of the seabed over 4 square nautical miles and working close by was this boat, the morven

club, cardiff city, played their first sala's club, cardiff city, played theirfirst home sala's club city, played their first home game since his disappearance yesterday. they won, ina ground disappearance yesterday. they won, in a ground filled with tributes to the footballer with tears from the manager who said his new star signing had been with them. sarah campbell, bbc news. 0ur reporterjohn fernandez who's in guernsey told me about the team which located the wreckage. david mearns, who is co—ordinated as private search on behalf of the salas came to guernsey, from the morven, to tell the media that some sign of this wreckage, the piper malibu missing for 13 days, has been found. at the moment, the air accident investigation branch, the vessel they have co—ordinated, the gio ocean three, is still out there at the location where they believe they have found that downed aircraft which is believed to have contained the cardiff city football emiliano sala and the pilot, david ibbotson. it is to the west of alderney and to the north of guernsey, in one of the shipping lanes. two vesse

some breaking news: wreckage from the plane which disappeared with cardiff city footballer emiliano sala and pilot david ibbotson on board has been found in the english channel, search director david mearns said. pope francis has arrived in abu dhabi. during his visit he will meet some of the more than 1 million catholics living and working there. it is the first visit made by the head of the catholic church to the arabian peninsula. donald trump said sending us troops into venezuela remains an option. he also said president maduro had requested a meeting with him several months ago, but president trump turned him down because he said the process was very far along. theresa may has said she remains determined to deliver brexit on time as she prepares to reopen negotiations with the eu. at ten o'clock, rebecca jones will be here with the day's news. first the special report from finland, which has completed a two—year trial of a so—called basic income for the unemployed. this programme has followed people throughout the experiment to see the impact on their lives. injanuary 2017, finland

the headlines: wreckage from the plane carrying the missing cardiff city footballer emiliano sala and pilot david ibbotson has been found. the plane carrying the two men disappeared en route from nantes in france to cardiff and today's discovery follows a privately—funded search operation. nissan confirms that plans to build the x—trail suv in the uk have been scrapped in favour of japan. the government says it's disappointed. i've worked hard, the workforce has worked hard to secure it, and it's a big blow to car making, to sunderland, and to all of us to have lost it. theresa may says she has new ideas on brexit ahead of her return to brussels for talks on the irish backstop. the mother of missing libby squire has thanked people helping to search for the hull university student as the police hunt enters its third day. and manchester city beat arsenal 3—1 to close the gap at the top of the premier league to just two points. and at 10:40 and again an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, john rentoul, chief political commentator at the independent, and rachel cunliffe, comme

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his family must wait longer as that of emiliano sala begin to mourn.njoins me now from the cardiff city stadium. what are people in cardiff saying about the news which has been confirmed that it was the player's body? earlier the manager, neil warnock said he hoped this news would give peace and comfort to the family which has been in their words, the most difficult time of their lives. you can see behind me the tributes which have been made for the player. he never got to play for the bluebirds but nevertheless, hundreds of tributes here outside the stadium. the club are not sure what to do with these tributes. we had a statement in the last hour from the owner of cardiff city who said i wish to express my deepest, heartfelt condolences to the family of emiliano sala. may his soul rest in peace. i am very sad and cardiff city will continue to work with the air accident investigation branch to find out how the crash happened. cardiff city have also offered to pa his body to be transported back to argentina. and of course tomorrow, all the players playi

sala spent his early years developing his football skills here.m france to cardiff when his plane disappeared over the english channel on january 21st. the bluebirds had paid a club record of £15 million for the player's transfer from ligue1 nantes. two weeks later, the wreckage was found and shortly afterwards, sala's body was recovered. the pilot, david ibbotson, is still missing. representatives from his new club traveled to argentina for today's service. people say, well, he has never played for you, but he was my player. you know? and the feelings i had, i chased him, iwanted him, and he said to me, i will get you the goals that keep you up in the premier league. and i said, i know you will. the whole club feels very sad and cardiff, in general, feels very sad after the incident. and today, i think it's good for the family to have some closure. no cameras were allowed inside the building where the funeral took place. the mourners sat in front of emiliano sala's coffin. they were silent. some of them were praying. the coffin was surrounded by

the funeral of footballer emiliano sala, who was killed when his plane crashed into the channel, is takingce in argentina. and in half an hour here on bbc news, click takes a look at how the future of data storage might be within us all, in our dna. good afternoon. thejustice secretary, david gauke, says the government's main priority has to be the safety of the public when considering the case of shamima begum. the family of the pregnant teenager — who left britain to join the islamic state group — say they'd welcome a police investigation into her actions, but want the government to help bring her home. sophie long reports. this is the al—hawl camp in northern syria where the 19—year—old from east london is living as she awaits the birth of her third child. shamima begum says both her son and daughter died, and she wants to come back to britain so her unborn baby does not the same fate. herfamily, who had feared they would never see her again, have asked the government to help them get her home. but the justice secretary says there are risks to allowing people like shamima begum to retur

willie mckay and his son mark say that they arranged sala 5 travel after cardiff city left him to makelans.. here's our sports editor dan roan he isa he is a well—known former agents, and he wasn't very much involved in the lead up to this deal, to help his son mark, who is the registered agent acting on behalf of the french club, now crucially once sala had signed for cardiff city, he then said he wanted to go back home to say goodbye to his friends, pack up his things, and come back to start his things, and come back to start his career. and woody mckay, as he had done to the build—up of the transfer, said that he arranged for that flight to be conducted. they got there safely, sala and the pilot, who was flying the plane, david, who also sadly died subsequently, but of course the plane crashed into the english channel when it crashed into cardiff city. what to mckay has told us, the first time he has done a broadcast interview, that cardiff city could have done more. he was abandoned in the motel more or less to do his travel himself. nobody in cardiff seem travel himself. nobody in

with the sala family desperate for the search to resume.cardiff city, played their first home game the latest search will cover four nautical square miles and is expected to last for three days. daniela relph, bbc news. the mother of missing 21—year—old libby squire has thanked her fellow hull university students for searching for her. libby went missing after a night out in the city on thursday. police say they are extremely concerned for her welfare. her family say her disappearance is completely out of character, as megan paterson reports. after anotherfreezing night in hull police searches have resumed for missing libby squire. her family says her disappearance has left them broken. she was last seen leaving the welly club at 11pm on thursday. she got into a taxi and travelled near to her home, but since then, hasn't been seen. cctv cameras last picked up images of libby squire here on the junction of beverley road and haworth street at quarter to midnight on thursday. but it's not clear which direction she then travelled. and this area

the sala family has released a statement.y say: it is with infinite sadness that we confirm the identity of emiliano‘s body, found yesterday in the plane that crashed at sea on its way to cardiff. we would like to thank you for all your signs of affection and support in what is the most painful time of our lives. seeing the whole world mobilized to support us in our research has been an infinitely precious help. thanks to you, we are now able to mourn our son, our brother. on this friday morning, our thoughts go to david ibbotson and his family, hoping that the authorities will do their best to find him. we ask you to respect our grief in these difficult times, and to keep emi in your prayers and thoughts. jon donnision has this report. emiliano sala's family and friends will have known this moment was coming. it has now been officially confirmed he's dead. after being recovered from the wreckage of the small plane on wednesday, police say his body has been formally identified by the dorset coroner. the 28—year—old argentinia

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the headlines: the wreckage of the plane carrying premier league footballer emiliano sala is found by search teams. warnings of unprecedented flooding for northern australia, where more than a metre of rain has fallen in just one week. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: the car maker nissan reverses its plan to build its latest model in england. it'll keep production injapan instead. and we're hoping we're not being a little rash — but with the lunar new year just around the corner, we'll have the latest predictions on what the year of the pig may hold in 2019. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore and midnight in london where in the last couple of hours it's been announced that an underwater search off the coast of the island of guernsey has located wreckage from a plane that disappeared over the english channel two weeks ago. the footballer emiliano sala — who had just signed for cardiff city — was on board, along with a pilot, david ibbotson. sarah campbell reports. the search to find

with the sala family desperate for the search to resume.ub, cardiff city, played their first home game, since his disappearance, yesterday. they won. in a ground filled with tributes to the footballer, with tears from the manager, who said he felt his new star signing had been with them. the latest search will cover four nautical square miles and is expected to last for three days. daniela relph, bbc news. pressure is growing on venezuela's president nicolas maduro, with britain, and other european countries, european countries, calling for him to declare fresh elections by midnight, or see his rival declared interim president. yesterday, tens of thousands of people took to the streets of caracas in rival rallies with opposition leaderjuan guaido vowing his supporters would remain on the streets until the president is removed. mr maduro has said he will not stand down. workers in their 30s have been hit hardest by the effects of the 2008 banking crisis, according to new research. the analysis was carried out by the resolution foundation, a

his family must wait longer, as that of emiliano sala can begin to mourn.ell from all that expression of grief, from the family, from the fans and from fellow footballers, just what high regard they had four emiliano sala. but everybody at the same time has been keen to stress this morning that nobody should forget the family of david ibbotson, for they don't have their body and their grieving cannot yet fully begin. thank you, duncan kennedy reporting. at least 10 people have died in a fire at one of brazil's best—known football clubs. it happened at flamengo's training ground in rio dejaneiro. it's believed some of the club's youth players, between the ages 01:14 and i7, are among the dead. julia carnero is in rio for us. julia, tell us more about what happened ? this happened in the training facilities of flamengo, the biggest clu b facilities of flamengo, the biggest club in rio and the club with the biggest fan base across brazil. the young athletes were asleep in the dormitory when the fire started. firefighters say they were summoned at 5.17 in the m

the mourners sat in front of emiliano sala's coffin.ing, the coffin was surrounded by reefs and there was a banner that read, the legacy will be eternal. ahead of today's service, sala's boyhood club posted a message on social media saying: "we are waiting for you like the first day you left, but this time to stay with us forever eternally in our hearts." the headlines on bbc news. the regional airline, flybmi, announces it has ceased operations and is filing for administration. all flights are cancelled with effect from today. the justice secretary says the government's main priority has to be the safety of the public, when considering the case of shameema baygum. the funeral of footballer, emiliano sala, who was killed when his plane crashed into the channel, takes place in his native argentina. a 27—year—old man has apeared in court, charged with the murders of 3 elderly men in exeter. alexander lewis—ra nwell was before city magistrates earlier today. 0ur reporter, naomi dymond, gave us this update. alexander lewis—ra nwell appeared

with the sala family desperate for the search to resume.and is expected to last for three days. victims of crime will be given new rights to challenge the release of violent offenders, under a review of the parole system. the change follows an outcry last year over the planned release of the so—called black cab rapist john worboys. it will mean that victims will not have to go to court to contest parole board decisions. instead they‘ll be able to apply to the department ofjustice and present their objections. earlier i spoke to david greenwood, a lawyer working with survivors of sexual abuse. the small print is that the same criteria as are required forjudicial review which is an extremely high bar to overturn a decision would be required before this mechanism is invoked. it seems to add more layers of bureaucracy. there seems to be a filter whereby an individual who is unhappy with the decision has to write to the secretary of state within 21 days, he or she then has to decide whether or not that should be passed onto the parole board. the

off the channel islands, the search for emiliano sala and pilot david ibbotson has resumed.ned by the air accident investigation branch to carry out a survey of the sea bed over four nautical square miles. working close by is this boat, the morven, paid for by the sala family after a campaign raised more than £300,000 to fund it. preparing to leave the harbour yesterday with the latest sonar technology on board, the morven's crew were hopeful of finding some trace of the aircraft. we tow these sonars just off the sea bed and it gives us a very high resolution picture. we can pick out small objects, the size of a tyre from a car, so the resolution is really, you know, very, very tight. emiliano sala and pilot david ibbotson went missing after their aircraft disappeared onjanuary 2ist, en route from nantes, in france, to cardiff. the official search was called off, but almost a week ago some seat cushions were recovered on a beach in northern france with the sala family desperate for the search to resume. emiliano sala's club, cardiff city, played their first home game since h

and then the body of emiliano sala will be taken to be cremated, as per the wish of his family.ce, sala's boyhood club, san martin de progreso, posted a message on social media saying... "we are waiting for you, like the first day you left, but this time to stay with us for ever, eternally in our hearts." natalio cosoy, bbc news, progreso. a man has appeared in court in exeter, charged with the murder of of three men in their eighties. alexander lewis—ra nwell, who's 27 and from north devon, is accused of killing anthony payne, who was 80, and 84 year old twins dick and roger carter. he'll appear again in court on monday. a teenager has died two days after being stabbed outside a sixth form college in birmingham. the 16—year—old boy had been on life support since the incident in the highgate area on wednesday. another 16—year—old has appeared in court, charged with attempted murder before the boy died. a planned visit by the chancellor to china will now not go ahead. the news comes following reports that beijng pulled out of trade talks after the defence secretary gavin williams

the mourners sat in front of emiliano sala's coffin.e coffin was surrounded by reefs and there was a banner that read, the legacy will be eternal. ahead of today's service, sala's boyhood club posted a message on social media saying: "we are waiting for you like the first day you left, but this time to stay with us forever eternally in our hearts." a 27—year—old man has apea red in court charged with the murders of three elderly men in exeter. alexander lewis—ra nwell was before city magistrates earlier today. 0ur reporter, naomi dymond, gave us this update. alexander lewis—ra nwell appeared at exeter magistrates‘ court this morning during a short two—minute hearing. during that time the charges were read to him, he faces five, three of which are charges of murder, and those are of 80—year—old anthony payne, who was found dead at his home in the city earlier this week and richard and roger carter, 84—year—old twins who were also from the city. the charges relate to incidents between the tenth and the 12th of february. he was facing a fu

the mourners sat in front of emiliano sala's coffin.ing, the coffin was surrounded by wreaths and there was a banner that read, the legacy will be eternal. ahead of today's service, sala's boyhood club posted a message on social media saying: "we are waiting for you like the first day you left, but this time to stay with us forever eternally in our hearts." john watson has all the sport. we will begin with football. the dream cup run of newport county, from the fourth tier of english football is over, perhaps inevitably as they come up against premier league champions manchester city in the fifth round of football's oldest cup competition. leroy sane opened the scoring for city, newport goalkeeperjoe day will be frustrated he didn't manage to save it. city were cruising when phil foden cut back inside to double their advantage. but newport were given a lifeline when padraig amond scored with two minutes to go. he has kept up his record of scoring in every round of the cup this year. but there would still be time for two more goals first

let's go back to our top story, the search for the plane carrying emiliano sala. who was in guernsey. the weather was hampering efforts. what's the situation now? we now know that the air accident investigation branch will release a statement at 11:30am about the progress of these investigations. the boat is still at the location where the missing plane was spotted on the sea bed. we heard earlier from the man who launched the private search on behalf of emiliano sala's family. we wanted to go out there and find the plane. we are pleased that happened. it's going to be closure but this is the first step but at least is a route for people to have answers. if they never had these answers and if the plane was never located i don't think the family would ever rest. that is why we wanted to go out and find it. we don't know how long the salvage operation is going to take place. we are informed by some people they could be out there almost all of this week because the conditions are tough. the salvage operation will be difficult to complete. but they did manage to find

and the confirmation that emiliano sala had been found brought renewed reflection.t, when it happened i got a phone call last night in the evening and... it was strange, really. i think obviously it brings the family peace, and i think that is what we got, offers and comfort, isn't it? except for david ibbotson has been called off in the channel because of bad weather. for emiliano sala, whose speed often left defenders chasing his number nine shirt, the ultimate players tribute. his club na ntes ultimate players tribute. his club nantes say they will not retire that shirt in his memory. duncan kennedy, bbc news. two motions of no confidence in the labour mp, luciana berger, tabled by members of her local party in liverpool wavertree, have been withdrawn. ms berger, who isjewish, has criticised mr corbyn for his handling of the party's anti—semitism row and his stance on brexit. a source withinjeremy corbyn‘s office said it was the right decision. the deputy leader tom watson has written to the party's general secretary, calling for the local party to be suspended.

emiliano sala's family and friends will have known this moment was coming.been officially confirmed he is dead. after being recovered from the wreckage of the small plane on wednesday, police say his body has been formally identified by the dorset coroner. denise walker e—mailed us on thursday to say... and jane johns agreed. last week's snowy and icy weather across much of the uk which continued into the weekend prompted the familiar sight of bbc reporters braving the conditions across the country. that prompted a familiar complaint voiced here byjoe moon. and a different objection was articulated by kathleen critchlow. finally, it is sometimes pointed out to us that for all the complaints and suggestions you make about bbc news, instances of them being addressed and things changing as a result are few and far between. well, last month, we add objections that the news at ten was moved on to bbc two when a live football match shown on bbc one overran because of extra time. we can't be sure that we can claim all the credit, but when the same thing happened wi

emiliano sala's family and friends will have known this moment was coming.t has now been officially confirmed he's dead. after being recovered from the wreckage of the small plane on wednesday, police say his body has been formally identified by the dorset coroner. the 28—year—old argentinian‘s family, who visited the channel islands to assist in the search, have been informed and are being supported by specially trained police officers. the body of the pilot, 59—year—old david ibbotson from lincolnshire, hasn't been recovered, but the air accidents investigation branch says it has taken the difficult decision to end its search operation. cardiff city fans have continued to pay tribute to emiliano sala, who had onlyjust been signed from the french club nantes. our in a statement posted on social media, cardiff city football club said... as fans, family and friends have to come to terms with emiliano sala's death, investigators will now be focusing on what caused his plane to crash. jon donnison, bbc news. theresa may will continue her mission to make changes

and the confirmation that emiliano sala had been found brought renewed reflection. i got a phone call last night in the evening and... it was strange, really. i think obviously it brings the family peace, and i think that is what we got, offers a comfort, doesn't it? the search for david ibbotson has been called off in the channel because of bad weather. for emiliano sala, whose speed often left defenders chasing his number nine shirt, the ultimate players tribute — his club nantes say they will now retire that shirt in his memory. duncan kennedy, bbc news. the world's richest man, jeff bezos, has accused the owners of the american celebrity magazine, the national enquirer, of extortion and blackmail. mr bezos, who founded the online retailer amazon, says the magazine's owners demanded he stop an investigation, into how the national enquirer, obtained private messages between him and a woman he was having an affair with. he claims he was told that if he didn't, the magazine would publish more intimate details. our north america editor, jon sopel has the story. when

emiliano sala was being flown back from france to wales by david ibbotson.t to start playing for cardiff city, had sent messages during the flight expressing concern about the plane. now, not only has the wreckage of the aircraft been found on the sea bed, but also a body. before this was known, his family made clear they wanted the plane to be recovered from the water. i have spoken with the family last night, i text, and also through his agent. the family desperately wa nt his agent. the family desperately want the plane to be recovered. they feel that is the only way, the pathway to answer the question is, what happened to the plane, why it crashed, why was emiliano ‘s life taken? why crashed, why was emiliano ‘s life ta ken? why these crashed, why was emiliano ‘s life taken? why these development will add to the outpouring of grief among cardiff city fans. he was to be a star striker for the team. at the match played at the weekend, there we re match played at the weekend, there were many tributes to him. the manager, in tears. following the discovery of

emiliano sala's former club threatens legal action over his transfer fee while striker remains missingresumed dead. and johanna konta holds her nerve to secure victory for great britain in theirfirst home fed cup tie for 26 years. hello and welcome to the programme. well they needed a win and they got it — manchester city beating everton 2—0 to return to the top of the premier league for the first time since december. let's for straight to goodison right now and our correspondent katie gornall. katie — what a difference a week makes. it almost felt inevitable this evening? yes, you could say that. this was really a ha rd —foug ht yes, you could say that. this was really a hard—fought game there. to everett and's credit much improved we can. they pushed city on the way. i was watching pep guardiola on the touchline and he looked a bit anxious but at the final whistle a huge smile on his face. in the post—match press conference he said at christmas we could have ten points behind, last month we could have been seven points behind. now we are top of the table. lacey messaging on this, he

sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, a threat of legal action over the transfer fee for emiliano salabody still hasn't been recovered after a plane crash. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. less than 2a hours before theresa may returns to brussels for negotiations over brexit, the president of the european council stands accused of insulting british politicians. earlier today, donald tusk said there was a "special place in hell" for leave—supporting politicians — those were his words. as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports from brussels, the remarks raise the temperature in what are already high stakes negotiations — not least over the vexed question of the so—called backstop designed to prevent a hard border between ireland and northern ireland. what's coming into view? a bunch, a move, a sign of compromise? t—shirt, good morning, would you be willing to budge on the backstop? not so fast. hardly hidden fury from the eu president after claiming he wants to make peace. i've been wondering what the special place in hell looks like for those who promoted brexit w

with the sala family desperate for the search to resume.er four nautical square miles and is expected to last for three days. the headlines on bbc news: nissan says brexit is causing uncertainty as it confirms that its new suv won't be made in sunderland, but in japan. the business secretary greg clark called the decision "a blow to the sector and the region". theresa may says she has new ideas on brexit ahead of her return to brussels for talks on the irish backstop. a new underwater search is taking place off guernsey to find missing cardiff city footballer emiliano sala and his pilot. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's karthi. good afternoon. interesting changes amongst the top six this weekend. manchester city are down in third place and will be looking to bounce back from their midweek defeat at newcastle, when they play arsenal at liz30pm. manchester united are back up to fifth after a 1—0 win at leicester. the game was marcus rashford's 100th in the premier league and the 21—year—old celebrated by puttin

and the confirmation that emiliano sala had been found brought renewed reflection.y expects the worst, you know, when it happens, you know, i got a phone call last night, in the evening, and it was strange, really. obviously, it brings the family peace and i think that is it, it offers some comfort, doesn't it? the search for david ibbotson has been called off in the channel because of bad weather. for emiliano sala, whose speed often left defenders chasing his number nine shirt, the ultimate players‘ tribute. his club nantes say they will now retire that shirt in his memory. duncan kennedy, bbc news. two people have been arrested, on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence, after the deaths of four children, in a house fire in staffordshire. our correspondent sima kotecha is in stafford for us this evening. bring us up—to—date with the latest. just to remind you, but fire happened in the early hours of tuesday morning, around 2:40 a:m., four children died in that fire aged between three and eight years old. today police have said that they have arrested two p

the funeral of the footballer emiliano sala is being held in his home town in argentina.ed into the english channel as he was travelling to his new club, cardiff city. aisling mcveigh has more. a hometown hero returned too soon. for the residents of this small argentinian town, this was not the way they wanted to welcome back one of their most successful sons. translation: without a doubt, we would never have imagined everything that we are seeing now. we would never have imagined there are 3000 of us and we remain shocked and overcome by the situation, but still trying to give emiliano sala the farewell that he deserves. emiliano sala grew up playing football here in progreso until the age of 1a, when he left to pursue bigger opportunities. recognition seemed to come belatedly to the 28—year—old, when he was bought by cardiff city from nantes, for a club translation: without a doubt, we would never have imagined but then, just two days later, the plane carrying him and pilot david ibbotson, from france to his new home, crashed into the english channel. after a two—week s

the funeral of footballer, emiliano sala, who was killed when his plane crashed into the channel, is taking place in argentina the presidential election in nigeria has been postponed by a week — five hours before voting was due to begin. after an outcry from hollywood's big names, the organisers of this year's oscars abandon plans to present some awards during the adverts. and in half an hour here on bbc news, the travel show heads to morocco to find out why marrakech is so popular with lovers of modern african art. the family of a teenager from london, who travelled to syria to join the islamic state group, have said they would welcome a police investigation into her actions, but they think the government should help to bring her home. shamima begum, who is now 19 years old, is pregnant and living at a refugee camp. ben ando reports. al—hol refugee camp in northern syria, it's here shamima begum and hundreds of others have come after fleeing the imminent fall of the islamic state. now 19 and heavily pregnant, she may give birth at any moment. her family have appealed to the british

the confirmation of emiliano sala's death was also marked by cardiff city, the club sala was en routermer french club nantes paid their tribute. he was as much adored here as he was anticipated in cardiff. the search for david ibbotson has been called off because of bad weather, his family must wait longer as that of emiliano sala can begin to mourn. now it's time for a look at the weather with phil avery. good afternoon. wherever you are spending the next few hours across the country we are all in for a speu the country we are all in for a spell of windy and for some quite wet weather. low pressure which is storm erik to the west of scotland, we have a front working right across england and wales. the rain including the kent coast line by the early pa rt including the kent coast line by the early part of the night but further north this weather front comes back across bringing longer spells of rain. nota across bringing longer spells of rain. not a particularly cold nights but it will be windy and that's the case into saturday, too. showers aplenty for northern britain to start the d

a new search begins off guernsey today to find missing cardiff city footballer emiliano sala and his pilot. hundreds of students join police to search for libby squire, who disappeared in hull on thursday night. police say they're extremely concerned for her welfare. victims of crime will be given new powers to challenge the release of violent offenders from prison, after a review in england & wales. and in rugby, england celebrate a stunning victory over ireland in the six nations. and in half an hour — foreign correspondents look how the issues of the week are being tackled around the world in dateline london. theresa may says she is still determined to deliver brexit on time, as she prepares to re—open negotiations in brussels. writing in today's sunday telegraph, the prime minister says she will be "battling for britain" in the talks, and claims she will be armed with a fresh mandate and "new ideas". our political correspondent jonathan blake is here with the latest. do we know what these new ideas are? everything the government has suggested so far has been ruled out by the eu.