sian lloyd, bbc news, cardiff. the so—called islamic state's once—vast caliphate that stretched across areas of syria and iraq has now been reduced to the area around one small town in eastern syria. it's thought around 2,000 fighters are now gathered at al marashida, on the banks of the euphrates, after the syrian democratic forces — backed by the us — made further advances today. but the mainly—kurdish?fighters of the sdf have suffered heavy losses in the battles with is, and following the?surprise?announcement that the us will be withdrawing its troops from syria they are facing life without their most important ally.

sian lloyd, bbc news, port talbot.h more on oui’ can get that story and much more on our website. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @regedahmadbbc. hi there. friday was a bit of a disappointing day, particularly through the afternoon, where we saw outbreaks of rain, sleep and snow push in from the west — all courtesy of this area of low pressure, which has almost ground to a halt now over the uk, and it means for the weekend, it is going to bring us a lot of cloud and outbreaks of rain, maybe some hill sleet and snow for a while but it is a dying feature. so for the early part of saturday, it does look fairly wet across parts of england and wales with some sleet and snow, particularly over the higher ground of the east and north—east of england. further north, though, across scotland, the far north of england, where we have the best of any clear skies,. and here it is going to be the coldest start to the day but at least you will have the sunshine to compensate. so much of the northern half of scotland bright, further

sian lloyd, bbc news, port talbot.for a little bit, anyway, for a couple of years. let us hope that loads of tourists go and visit it. lots more on the website. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbckasiamadera. it would be great to hear from you. thank you. goodbye. haider. friday was a bit of a disappointing day, particularly through the afternoon we saw a proud —— outbreaks of rain colmslie, and so pushing in from the west, courtesy of this area of low pressure which is almost grinding to a halt over the uk. for the weekend it will bring us a loss of cloud, and outbreaks of rain, maybe he'll sleet and snow for a while. it is a dying feature. —— illsley. it looks fairly wet across england and wales with some sleet and snow, particularly over the high ground of the east and north—east of england. further north, across scotland, the far north of england, where we have the best of any clear skies. he will be the coldest start the day, but at least you will have the sunshine to compensate. much of the northern half of sc

sian lloyd, bbc news, cardiff.ss areas of syria and iraq has now been reduced to the area around one small town in eastern syria. it's thought around 2,000 fighters are now gathered at al marashida, on the banks of the euphrates, after the syrian democratic forces — backed by the us — made further advances today. but the mainly—kurdish?fighters of the sdf have suffered heavy losses in the battles with is, and following the?surprise?announcement that the us will be withdrawing its troops from syria they are facing life without their most important ally. the bbc‘s middle east correspondent quentin sommerville and cameraman fred scott have been embedded with the sdf on the front lines. like an army from another age, syrian democratic forces are on the march to destroy a medieval caliphate. the so—called islamic state is cornered. and, with 21st—century airpower, their rule is almost over. explosion. we are just south of the village sousa. and this really is the very front line. now, the islamic state used to stretch a

we saw in the report, sian whose circumstances were detailed, she is in a securejob, a good job, decenttion. still one of those who finds herself at the wrong end of the equationlj think that is right and sian's experience is really emblematic of lots of young people across the country, even potentially moving back into their parents's home or living with other young professionals. sometimes people want to do that but given that the growth in the rate of young adults sharing private rented accommodation has been far faster private rented accommodation has been farfaster in private rented accommodation has been far faster in areas where housing costs are higher, it is probably happening a lot of the time out of necessity the sian's situation is common and underlines the fact that as well is looking at the fact that as well is looking at the incomes of young adult, as well as looking at what is going on in the social housing sector, all of these things are important but fundamentally we have the housing stock shortage and we need to build more homes in the country if we are to reverse thi

here's our wales correspondent, sian lloyd. more than 20,000 people have been to visit. but now, this work has been bought by an essex—based art dealer. i think this is a phenomenal picture by banksy. it sums up, in a — in one small area, so many things about social society. banksy confirmed it was genuine on his instagram account in december with a message, "season's greetings". the image has attracted attention from people across the world, and made an impact on the local community. when i was a child, you had to bring your washing in on certain days because of all of the pollution from the steel company — you'd get smuts all over your washing — so that really speaks to me. i think it's brilliant to bring people in and also to get the people — the good people of port talbot talking about art. this is wales' first banksy and has caused huge excitement in port talbot. but for the owner of this garage, the attention has been overwhelming. one offer, in particular, stood out to me. it was less than the other offers, but the man h

sian lloyd, bbc news, port talbot. that's it. have a very good night.inals at snooker‘s masters. good evening. it's a big weekend ahead in european rugby union action with the final set of group matches providing us with the eight teams who will contest the quarter—finals. edinburgh rugby went into their match with montpellier knowing a win would give them a home quarter, and that's exactly what they got. a 19—10 win means the reach the knockout phase for just the third time. austin halewood watched the action. rugby, ‘ the wa nt wanténg dine at of m to mix in with the big boys - l . i much to mix in with the big bays - l . i much bigger to mix in with the big bays - l . j much bigger than 5:5 "559; fee-gee "ch eiffzéa'?!'e,2"g" ———— — ———— — —— ‘and 5a: "559; fee-gee _,|. eiffzéa'?!'e;"g" ———— — ———— — —— ‘and was aa "ea? fee-aa _,|. h:?a;"§¢22"g" ———— — ———— — —— ‘and was a boot foir lqtb and wasn't foir i start and when t, , the ; i start geeflhen t, , the frencht geeflhen t, , the french hit geeflhen t, , the french hit back, gtjnhen t, , the french hi

sian lloyd, bbc news, cardiff.government of venezuela's president nicolas maduro's as "illegitimate" and "undemocratic to the core". he urged latin american governments to recognize the head of venezuela's opposition as interim president instead. juan guaido declared himself acting leader yesterday, during widespread anti—government protests in caracas. but in a phone call to president maduro, russia's president vladimir putin expressed his support, calling for peaceful dialogue in the country. venezuela is in economic free—fall, with hyperinflation and shortages of basic items driving millions of people from the country. our north america editor jon sopel has this report. last night in caracas, and much like a lot of recent nights in the venezuelan capital, gunfire, violence, protests against the government. a cycle seemingly without end as the economy of this oil—rich country collapses. but there was one crucial difference. it came after mass rallies, as the leader of the national assembly, 35—year—old juan guaid

sian lloyd reports.ave questions about what happened, but today emiliano sala's sister wanted to focus on efforts to find her brother and his pilot. she believes they are still alive. translation: emiliano, my brother, he's a fighter. emiliano sala sign for cardiff city at the weekend, but he's been missing since monday night, along with 59—year—old david ibbotson, who was piloting the light aircraft that disappeared off the channel islands. an extensive search operation has been carried out but this afternoon a decision to call off the rescue effort was taken. that decision has been difficult, as you can imagine, not least because there are a huge number of people, both here in the uk, and in france, who have been involved in this search of the last three days. the 28—year—old striker had played for french club nantes. today, the captain said the team were not giving up hope. translation: we ask you to stand in solidarity with us, to be united, and to respect the family who absolutely refuse to grieve a

from cardiff, sian lloyd reports.argentina to south wales to plead for the search of her brother to continue. three days after he disappeared, she believes that emiliano and the pilot of the plane are still alive. "her brother would not give up," she said. translation: emiliano, my brother, he is a fighter. but within hours of her arrival, the search in the channel islands for the two men had been called off. that decision has been difficult, as you can imagine, not least because there are a huge number of people, both here in the uk and in france, who have been involved in this search over the last three days. the 28—year—old striker had last spoken to his sister before boarding the light aircraft from france to cardiff. he told her how much he was looking forward tojoining his new club. the search for your brother has just been called off. what is your message at this stage? translation: i'm asking you, please, don't stop looking for them. it's been three days and i've still got hope that they're alive. it's terribl

sian lloyd, in south wales, thank you.nt their budgets last year — according to new figures from an independent think—tank. the education policy institute has warned that secondary schools in england are facing growing financial pressures, with head teachers saying they're on a financial cliff edge. but the government insists there is enough money in the system. our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys, reports from worcestershire. across worcestershire, letters have gone out to parents from schools warning more are sliding into debt. apres l'ecole je vais manger... charlotte, can you do that one? natalie waters was covering for a teacher today. she's the head and plugs the gap to save money. sometimes you are weighing up, do you keep a teaching assistant or do you employ a maths teacher? these are really difficult decisions for headteachers and governors to make. and yet results are still holding up. parents might think, well, you can make more savings. what concerns me hugely is that we may have maintained our exam result

sian lloyd reports.s. a number of rescue teams have been working today but hopes of finding the men are fading. the aircraft was piloted by david ibbotson from north lincolnshire. this is the plane that emiliano sala was travelling in — it's registered in the us but is thought to have british owners. it was filmed by the bbc in 2015 as part of a report about light aircraft. on monday evening, it was carrying the argentinian striker from france to cardiff, where he was about to join his new club. the 28—year—old recorded a voice message to friends from on—board in which he spoke of safety concerns. at home in argentina, his family are desperately waiting for news. translation: the hours go by and it makes me think of the worst. i just want them to find him. the last thing they said is that the communication ended when they crossed the channel. emiliano sala signed a £50 million deal to play for cardiff city — a club record. today, the management confirmed that the club had not booked the flight from franc

sian lloyd reports.he second day of searching the waters off the coast of the channel waters off the coast of “we . anne. but waters off the coast of th—eh—fo . anno. but there have been no a number of rescue teams sightings. a number of rescue teams have been working today at hopes of finding the men are fading. the aircraft was piloted by dave ibbotson from north lincolnshire. this is the plan that emiliano sala was travelling in. it is registered in the us but is thought to have british owners. it was filmed by the bbc in 2015 as part of a report about light aircraft. on monday evening, it was carrying the argentinian striker from france to cardiff, he was about to join his new cloud. the 28 you are a voice message to friends from on board, in which he spoke of safety concerns. —— the 28—year—old recorded a voice message. at home in argentina, his family are desperately waiting for news. translation: the hours go by and it makes me think of the worst. ijust wa nt makes me think of the worst. ijust wan

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claire throssell and sian hawkins, thank you.give birth while in office and is here with me now in her only uk interview during her visit to britain. jacinda ardern, the prime minster of new zealand, is scheduled to meet prime minister theresa may later today — to talk about brexit and a possible free trade deal. before we talk to the prime minister, here's some things you might like to know about jacinda ardern. at 38 years old, jacinda ardern is the youngest prime minister in the world and the youngest her country has had 7541.59 years?‘ after having her child, she was back at work after taking just six weeks maternity leave. i didn't want to leave the hospital without saying thank you first. i've got a little sleepy one here in my arms. joining the new zealand labour party at 17 years old, she spent most of her life in politics. we do not shy away, though, from the importance of quality spending by the government to improve the lives of new zealanders. in 2006, she worked for the uk government under tony blair, although she sa

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sian lloyd, bbc news, port talbot. the.. —— it is a seven a.m.. it is lovely that it is going to be there two years. helen is going to have the weather for us, it is very cold outside. she is going to bring us up—to—date with our perverse, let's talk about something recovered yesterday. it is in the front pages. the duke of edinburgh's car crash has raised questions about whether he should still be driving at the age of 97. while there is no legal limit on driving ages in the uk, motorists have to renew their licence at least 90 days before reaching the age of 70, and then every three years after that. now, in november 2018, there were more than 5 million over 70s with full driving licences in britain. there were 11,2115 people involved in road traffic accidents where the driver was in that age group — a rate of two per 1,000 licence holders. but for britain's 2.8 million drivers aged 17 to 2a, the rate was nearly four times as high, at nine per 1,000 licence holders. joining us now is peter rodgers from the road safety cha

our wales correspondent sian lloyd is in the brecon beacons. she has the latest. pretty chilly here in the brecon beacons, —5 and it feels a bit colder than that but luckily we do not have any wind here this evening. there has been no disruption across parts of the uk the north west of england and north wales where schools have been closed and there has been disruption on the roads. we are expecting the temperatures to plummet, it could be the coldest night of the winter so far here in the uk with temperatures in the scottish glens due to fall to —14. we are used to seeing snow up here in the brecon beacons, the ground is pretty high and there is a snowfall behind me and the mountain rescue teams are very busy this time of year. marc teams are very busy this time of year. machones teams are very busy this time of year. marc jones is teams are very busy this time of year. machones is from the brecon mountain rescue team. what are you expecting in the coming days? we are preparing for an increase in calls with the snow forecast from tomorrow afternoon so we with the

with a seven—year—old child to look after, charity worker sian was just about managing to pay the renther 1—bedroom flat. when her tenancy came to an end, she found herself at home with her dad. i am a 33—year—old, i've got a good job, a securejob 33—year—old, i've got a good job, a secure job but 33—year—old, i've got a good job, a securejob but i 33—year—old, i've got a good job, a secure job but i was faced with unaffordable rent, over two thirds of the main income would go on the cost of housing and not to mention other costs. i was forced to move backin other costs. i was forced to move back in with my parents. i had nowhere else to go. she is by no means unusual. researchers have found that the number of families in england sharing their rented homes with adult children or young professionals has more than trebled since the 1990s to 1.7 million, and it is becoming increasingly common around large and expensive cities like london or burning. —— burning ham. some economists disagree. they say a reduction in social housing and lower incomes stop younger people in the wake of the fin

sian lloyd reports.tions about what happened, but today emiliano sala's sister wanted to focus on efforts to find her brother and his pilot. she believes they are still alive. translation: emiliano, my brother, he's a fighter. emiliano sala sign for cardiff city at the weekend, but he's been missing since monday night, along with 59—year—old david ibbotson, who was piloting the light aircraft that disappeared off the channel islands. an extensive search operation has been carried out, but this afternoon a decision to call off the rescue effort was taken. that decision has been difficult, as you can imagine, not least because there are a huge number of people, both here in the uk, and in france, who have been involved in this search over the last three days. the 28—year—old striker had played for french club nantes. today, the captain said the team were not giving up hope. translation: we ask you to stand in solidarity with us, to be united, and to respect the family, who absolutely refuse to grieve, and

sian lloyd reports.ng the waters off the coast of the channel islands but there have been no sightings. a number of rescue teams have been working today but hopes of finding the men are fading. the aircraft was piloted by david ibbotson from north lincolnshire. this is the plane that emiliano sala was travelling in. it's registered in the us, but is thought to have british owners. it was filmed by the bbc in 2015 as part of a report about light aircraft. on monday evening, it was carrying the argentinian striker from france to cardiff, where he was about to join his new club. the 28—year—old recorded a voice message to friends from on—board in which he spoke of safety concerns. at home in argentina, his family are desperately waiting for news. translation: the hours go by and it makes me think of the worst. i just want them to find him. the last thing they said is that the communication ended when they crossed the channel. emiliano sala signed a £50 million deal to play for cardiff city, a club record. t

good morning sian emissions so how much pressure is there on she has seen and her party how much pressure are there under given the widespread allegations of vote rigging. both the question here christine is who can exert this pressure the international community is what the opposition is calling on but neavitt in countries and their leaders have already put out statements congratulating chikezie not the mean regional cooperation organization off the you know the south asia region of cooperation observers from there have come out this morning and said the election was free and fair the united nations put out a statement as well saying off the ocean bangladeshis to maintain these but this does not mean that they are rejecting the election the pressure of course is all trying to be built up by the opposition and so they have been in meetings since the election happened and all the little ball position has also come out again with the international community to reject this election to hold of reelection under the caretaker government and this is what he had to say. and the international comm

sian lloyd, bbc news, port talbot. sport is coming up later. it's also pretty cold out there.d to screen botox customers for mental health problems after doctors raised concerns that some may have body dysmorphic disorder. england's top medic — professor stephen powis — wrote to the company after the pharmacy chain announced it would be offering botox and dermal fillers on the high street. let's discuss this in more detail now with gary ross, who's a plastic surgeon, and claire murdoch, the national mental health director for nhs england. what is the impact of superdrug offering these treatments? what is the impact on the nhs? we are primarily concerned about the impact on individuals and their health. we have also examples of treatments such as these that go horrifically wrong, in terms of what happens physically but it is harder to see what happens mentally. but we know there is an increase in girls and young women seeking help for anxiety, depression, body dysmorphic conditions, who are really suffering. in addition to that, yes, there is a financial impact. we know that th

sian lloyd, bbc news, port talbot. it will remain there for two years at least. good. of going out of business, according to research for radio 4. it found some high street operators had failed to keep up with technology, and uncertainty over brexit was also a factor. samantha fenwick from you and yours has more. quite a few pictures and drinks on here. yes. there are a lot of drinks. yeah. it was a lovely holiday, wasn't it? this was a family holiday which went horribly wrong. they paid for an all—inclusive break the lanzarote that while they were away, there to operator, monarch holidays, went bust. the tour operator had not been paid and it was forcing holidaymakers to pay up or leave. there was quite a bit of shouting, raised voices, and... and a lot of upset. the hotel manager would not show his face. i thought it was like they were putting the blame on us. i just felt a little. we all did. but we had already paid for and. we had already paid for it, yeah. if we left without paying, that they would call the police in. i bet you were terrified. yeah, i was. call th

sian lloyd reports.umber of rescue teams have been working today but hopes of finding the men are fading. the aircraft was piloted by david ibbotson from north lincolnshire. this is the plane that emiliano sala was travelling in — it's registered in the us but is thought to have british owners. it was filmed by the bbc in 2015 as part of a report about light aircraft. on monday evening, it was carrying the argentinian striker from france to cardiff, where he was about to join his new club. the 28—year—old recorded a voice message to friends from on—board in which he spoke of safety concerns. at home in argentina, his family are desperately waiting for news. translation: the hours go by and it makes me think of the worst. i just want them to find him. the last thing they said is that the communication ended translation: the hours go by and it makes me think of the worst. i just want them to find him. the last thing they said is that the communication ended when they crossed the channel. emiliano sala sign

and sian griffiths, education editor for the sunday times. lets take a look at the front pages.ey all lead with brexit. the sunday times leads with what it calls ‘a very british coup‘. it claims senior mps plan to seize control following the brexit vote on tuesday evening. a final warning from theresa may to back her deal — or face catastrophe — is the headline in the express. the observer is also looking ahead to tuesday's brexit vote. it says labour mps have been told to prepare forjeremy corbyn to table a vote of no confidence in theresa may's government as early as tuesday evening, if she suffers a heavy defeat. the mail on sunday leads with last week's brexit developments, which saw the speaker of the house allow an amendment forcing the prime minister to come up with a plan b within three days, if she loses tuesday's brexit vote. and the telegraph says the tories are on the brink of "imploding" over brexit. so, an interesting set of front pages. let's see what our reviewers make of it all. brexit everywhere ahead of this crucial vote on tuesday. let's kick off with the sun

papers is at 9:35 — this mornings reviewers are ben chu, economics editor at the independent, and sianhs, education editor for the sunday times. good morning. the prime minister has said a failure to deliver brexit would be "a catastrophic and unforgivable breach of trust in our democracy." writing in the sunday express, the prime minister has urged mps to back her brexit deal in tuesday's crucial commons vote. many of the other sunday papers are dominated by reports of plots and splits around brexit, with the sunday times, for example, saying that downing street has uncovered a plan by back—bench mps to take control of the brexit process if mrs may loses the vote on her deal. with me is our political correspondent susana mendonca. thank you grew much forjoining us. just two days to go. all the papers today. and stories about the plot and divisions, saw very little sign theresa may is going to get to deal through but he has issued this last—minute plea. through but he has issued this last-minute plea. this is a desperate plea by a prime minister who knows she is facing a massive defeat

sian lloyd, bbc news, port talbot.hawaii had a close encounter with one of the huge predators and lived to tell the tale. a diver swam alongside one of the largest sharks ever recorded, and this is only the third ever sighting of her. our reporter suzanne lowry has more. a very close ‘ with what is be the zx‘, fé, :‘x‘_' zx‘, ii if. decided to take in an extremely daring photo part in an extremely daring photo shoot with a six metre long shot. after she spotted it off. coast of came and slowly made e if up up to the carcass and she kind way up to the carcass and she kind of looked at as a little bit and we looked back and my friend said to me" kin, that is a great white shark" and i said "andrew, i know." she didn't really pay attention to us she didn't really pay attention to us other than a couple of curious passes. but she was so focused on eating that it was really kind of, are eating that it was really kind of, a re really eating that it was really kind of, are really different and very unique experience. it was o

sian berry won the contest after caroline lucas stood down. jonathan barclay, the other co—leader, was the snp alex salmond resigned from his party after claims of sexual misconduct were made against him. he denied the allegations, but said he would resign to avoid any potential tensions within the party, which had faced calls to suspend him. september brought a new parliamentary term and a new political programme, politics live. joining me today, former home secretary amber rudd... we made a splash with our first show, with an all—female panel and amber rudd's first major tv interview since resigning. with no major progress on brexit being announced over the summer, the conservative backbench erg group again started to pressurise the prime minister. they published an alternative plan for the irish border based on technological solutions. i commend it to you for its common sense, its practicality, its effectiveness. but there was also speculation that they would try to force theresa may out. i have long said, and repeated again and again, that i think the policy needs to be changed, bu

our wales correspondent sian lloyd is in bridgend for us this evening. on bridgend. yes, there is great concern this evening because these are highly skilled jobs and this plant is a major employer in this area. there's been concern over the future of 1000 jobs expressed here by unions dating back to 2017, because contracts including one with jaguar land rover we re including one with jaguar land rover were due to be coming to an end. the company hadn't commented on that, but of course we have heard now they are confirming that they are restructuring their european operations. they haven't given details of that, but today, the gmb union is telling us it has been told that 990 jobs will be lost here by 2020, and tonight the bbc understands that ford is looking to cut 370 jobs here in the short—term as part of a first tranche ofjob losses will stop ford haven't confirmed this yet. they say they will make their restructuring plans public once they have consulted with unions and stakeholders, but for the workforce here, their families unions and stakeholders

suppliers,sian brexit, the decision with parliament. i want to mention the trade talks.ting the timing of these criminal charges against huawei. days beforet two the official start of talks, so pressure on china. be ongoing andl we will get the latest headlines. thank you. this is bloomberg. ♪ a busy day. u.k. lawmakers considering >> a amendments, seven -- brexit amendments, seven in total. it seems that we are back where we started, guys. where we started. we know what we knew. there will be those who try to spin this forward, saying theresa may has a mandate to go back to the eu to renegotiate the irish backstop, this controversial part of the withdrawal agreement, which locks the uk's into a customs union with the eu following the transition agreement if a deal does not get done, so back to where we started. there is a glimmer of hope for those on the other side of the fence in the house of commons for a no deal brexit. the biggest progress this evening is we now get talks between the labor leader jeremy corbyn and theresa may. jeremy corbyn said that will happen bec

our wales correspondent sian lloyd is in the brecon beacons. she has the latest.but luckily we do not have any wind here this evening. there has been no disruption across parts of the uk the north west of england and north wales where schools have been closed and there has been disruption on the roads. we are expecting the temperatures to plummet, it could be the coldest night of the winter so far here in the uk with temperatures in the scottish glens due to fall to —14. we are used to seeing snow up here in the brecon beacons, the ground is pretty high and there is a snowfall behind me and the mountain rescue teams are very busy this time of year. marc teams are very busy this time of year. machones teams are very busy this time of year. marc jones is teams are very busy this time of year. machones is from the brecon mountain rescue team. what are you expecting in the coming days? we are preparing for an increase in calls with the snow forecast from tomorrow afternoon so we with the snow forecast from tomorrow afternoon so we are with the snow forecast from tomor

first banksy, and the new owner says it will stay put for at least two years. 0ur wales correspondent, sian're still coming to see this banksy, even in the rain. since it first appeared on the side of a port talbot garage, more than 20,000 people have been to visit. but now, this work has been bought by an essex—based art dealer. i think this is a phenomenal picture by banksy. it sums up, in one small area, so many things about social society. the image has attracted attention from people across the world, and made an impact on the local community. when i was a child, you had to bring your washing in on certain days because of all the pollution from the steel company — you'd get smuts all over your washing, so that really speaks to me. i think it's brilliant to bring people in and also to get the people — the local people of port talbot talking about art. we're going to move it from here to protect it, take it into the middle of town, i'm going to bring up about four, five, six other banksy pieces to join it, so that it becomes a magnet for tourists to port talbot. the price that's been pai

is the issue, we are dealing with analysis where this is too sian math?us are we asking too much?erfect the enemy of the good. it is true the for climate change were, you need to have a run through, you need to work out which asset is in which bucket. one of the biggest problem is what supply chain stew. -- isnot have a way to what supply chain sue bird. we do not have a way to work through that. -- supply chains do. we do not have a way to work through that. new distinction is supplied chains and so many political leaders they do not understand the supply chain dynamic has changed. what is the knowledge base that we have? huw: it depends whether you want to take this european or global? doing,k that i have been the best way to break a company is through the back door. there has been good work done around is how you make sure the supply chain has security. a company may have 10,000 suppliers and they are all cross-border. the way trade is done is complex. francine: what are you most looking forward to in dabbles? -- in davos? huw: there is a lot of work around the ethics of ai. it

his co—star sian gibson collected the award on behalf of them both.t now. and there was a standing ovation for presenter david dimbleby, who received the special recognition award for his arcades of work and political broadcasting for the bbc. time for a look at the weather 3 mel coles. time for a look at the weather with mel coles. normal winter service continues, and while it may be turning a little less called by the weekend, it will be short lived. large parts of the country today have seen some crisp winter sunshine but we have had some wintry showers around, mainly focused it has to be says down to the far south and east. it has been a cold day, some places have barely reached freezing, but we are starting to see that warm front introducing this less cold air, making inroads across parts of northern ireland when we see more cloud and outbreaks of patchy rain, and that will continue eastwards, as we head into the overnight period. there will be clear skies, temperatures will drop away, it will be cold. a showery future as well will make its way o