briton tom ballard and italian daniele nardi last made contact two weeks ago. home secretary, sajid javid, is facing criticism after the death of the baby son of shamima begum — the british teenager whose citizenship he revoked forjoining the islamic state group. a man charged with murdering jodie chesney has been remanded in custody. the 17—year—old was stabbed to death in a park in east london last friday. also this hour, the brexit secretary accuses michel barnier of trying "to rerun old arguments". he's been urged to agree to a "balanced solution" by stephen barclay, as talks continue between the uk and eu. increased activity at a missile site in north korea — satellite images of a facility near pyongyang suggest the country may be preparing to launch a missile or a satellite. we begin with breaking news this hour. rescuers have found the bodies of two climbers who had been missing for almost a fortnight on a mountain in pakistan. tom ballard, who was british, was climbing nanga parbat with italian daniele nardi when they lost contact. a search operation ha

he's known tom ballard for 25 years. he joins us now on the line. dreadful news today. are very close to the family. have you spoken to tom's father? yes. our worst fears have been confirmed. i was with jim worst fears have been confirmed. i was withjim yesterday, thomas's father. we heard yesterday this was likely the outcome, on it could be confirmed to the news until today. yes,jim has confirmed to the news until today. yes, jim has lost his wife and now suddenly his son. i know you have written about the whole family experience and how the family were coping with the potential news of this. can you tell us a bit about how they had been helping? how they could go forward? —— how they had been negative. with some difficulty. jim wasa been negative. with some difficulty. jim was a tough guy and a matching person. he understands the risks and he has lived with these fears for many years. tom has been at the forefront of alpine climbing and now high—altitude climbing for a long time. he will do his best not to sustain kate, the sister, young younger by two years. she wil

tom ballard is regarded as one of the world's finest alpinists.imbing many of the world's isp. at nine days ago, all contact was lost in this first search mission last week could not find any sign of them. —— peaks. several days after, bad weather prevented further rescue attempts. as a young boy, tom ballard was drawn into the climbing world by his mother, alison hargreaves, the first woman to climb everest are needed. she died soon afterwards on k2. like k2, nanga parbat lies in the far north pakistan, and it is more than 8000 metres high. it also has a ferocious reputation, many have died trying to reach the summit, and tom ballard and daniele nardi had been facing temperatures of —35 celsius. so could they have survived so long in those conditions? richard galpin, bbc news, islamabad. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: tributes are paid to the actor luke perry, who's died at the age of 52. first, the plates slid gently off the restaurant tables. then suddenly, the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards, and it was j

the bodies of british climber tom ballard and his italian partner have been found in pakistan — two weeks they last made contact. the home secretary, sajid javid, is facing criticism for revoking the citizenship of shamima begum, whose baby son died in a camp in syria. a man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder ofjodie chesney in east london earlier this month. the brexit secretary accuses the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier of trying "to rerun old arguments", as talks continue between the uk and eu. and in rugby — wales beat scotland at murrayfield and edge towards the six nations title. we'll have full details of that and today's other big matches in sportsday at 6:40. rescuers have found the bodies of two climbers who had been missing for almost a fortnight on a mountain in pakistan. the british mountaineer tom ballard was climbing the 8000 metre nanga parbat with italian national, daniele nardi, when they lost contact. tom ballard was the son of alison hargreaves, the first woman to climb everest un—aided, but who died soon afterwards on k2. earlier a family frie

he knew tom ballard's mother, alison hargreaves, who died on k2 in 1995. one of the world's best climbers. i mean, he was a fine young man with a super physique and a really an accomplished and technically proficient super climber. i have to say, i feel sad about his death, i really do, he was a fine young man. how do you feel, if you can just sum that up today? you have had warnings of this, it was coming, but how do you really feel? i think to be honest i was aware they were dead last weekend. to be frank, it has been a search for confirmation, shall we say, to put your mind at rest and it seems like they have found some bodies. i feel slightly despondent, i really do feel sad, tom was a fine young man and a great young climber. he knew the risks and had done some of the hardest routes in the world. he really had climbed some difficult routes in his time. tell us about that mountain and what you know about it, why it's got that name? nanga parbat is known as the killer mountain, it was the first time mountain of these 8000s to be attempted in 1895 by a br

we know tom ballard came from mountain aristocracy.her was alison hargreaves, she died on k2 when she was 33. that was just months after becoming the first woman to conquer everest unaided. sad news that her son now has also died. confirmation as we say that he and the italian climber he was climbing with, their bodies have now been found. i spoke to someone from the scottish climbing community a while ago who spoke of the brilliant expertise of tom ballard because of who his mother was, in part, but tragic four two members of the same family to lose their lives like this. yes, absolutely. 0ne feels for the rest of the family, one tragedy and now a second one. he was a very experienced climber himself. he wasn't very old. in 2015 he was the first person ever to climb, solo climb all six of the north faces of the alps in one winter. clearly, it was in his blood as it obviously was in his mother's blood as well. mountain climbing, a notoriously treacherous occupation and sadly this time it has ended in tragedy. the home secretary sajid j

tom ballard is regarded as one of the world's finest alpinists.xperience in the himalayas, climbing many of the world's peaks. but nine days ago, all contact was lost, and the first search mission last week, could not find any sign of them. for several days after, bad weather prevented further rescue attempts. as a young boy, tom ballard was drawn into the climbing world by his mother, alison hargreaves, the first woman to climb everest unaided. she died soon afterwards on k2. like k2, nanga parbat lies in the far north of pakistan, and it is more than 8000 metres high. it also has a ferocious reputation. many have died trying to reach the summit, and tom ballard and daniele nardi had been facing temperatures of —35 celsius. so could they have survived so long in those conditions? richard galpin, bbc news, islamabad. the former chairman of the conservative party, sayeeda warsi, has accused the party of being "in denial" over islamophobia. baroness warsi says the party is not taking the problem seriously, despite repeated cases of being reported to

simon hare is a bbc journalist who made a film with tom ballard in 2010. on the line now. first off, you found with tom. this is terrible news. take us back to when films with him and described to us when films with him and described to us when was like. it is so sad. i found with tom in 2010, he had gone to switzerland to start his mountaineering education. he wanted to climb the biggest mountains in the world so he had to start on small amount since, in the alps. he did that. he climbed the six big north faces of the alps in a single season north faces of the alps in a single season of winter and was the first climber to do that. i went to switzerland in 2010 to talk about how he wanted to follow in his mother's footsteps. of course now he had a last mountain, and tragically 110w had a last mountain, and tragically now tom has his own last mountain. what drove him to follow his mother's footsteps? he would know all too well the dangers that would entail. as the report, sadly he lost his mind at such a young age. that is why i wanted to make the film with

tour is a bit more about tom ballard. how experienced a climber as he?has done a huge amount in the alps. he has climbed all the famous north faces of the mountains in the alps. some of the mountains in the alps. some of those are extremely difficult and if you look at him on his facebook page some of the rock climbing he has done is extraordinary, really tough roots. he is very experienced, very talented climber but he has not spent that much time in the himalayas and the big mountains. 0nly himalayas and the big mountains. only one previous expedition. so he has less experience there but he is with a very experienced italian climber also. but there mountain, a very tough mountain to climb. i was speaking to a leading mountain air and he described it as being one of the toughest of the 1a 8000 metre peaksin the toughest of the 1a 8000 metre peaks in the world. thank you. police in greater manchester say a seventeen—year—old boy died in hospital last night after being stabbed in the village of hale barns near altrincham. two teenagers have been arrested

rescuers hope to resume their search for british climber tom ballard who's been missing on one of theld's highest mountains in pakistan for nearly a week. america's latest astronaut capsule, the dragon, has successfully docked with the international space station. three, two, one... and david beckham has been honored with a statue outside his former football club la galaxy. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the husband of a british teenager who was stripped of her citizenship for travelling to syria to support the islamic state group has told the bbc he wants them both to settle in the netherlands with their newborn son. yago riedijk, who's a dutch citizen, married shamima begum days after she arrived inside is territory. begum was 15 when she travelled to syria with two other girls from bethnal green. riedijk is facing a six—year jail sentence if he's allowed to return home, and he's been talking to our middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville. shamima begum's husband, yago riedijk, is now in kurdish detention at an undisclosed location in north—eastern syria. the dutch e

tell us more about tom ballard, how experience is he asa about tom ballard, how experience is he as ay in the alps, he climbed several of the most famous north faces of the different alpine mountains. he did that in one winter, so he was viewed by some of the top climbers is a very skilled winter climber as well. if you look on facebook, you will see him climbing extraordinary cliffs, doing a very tough rock climbing. so an experienced climber, particularly in the alps, but it seems somewhat less so in the himalayas. he had one expedition previously, so not so much experience in the himalayas, but certainly a very talented and experienced climber. no thank you, richard. -- thank you, richard, monitoring events. america's latest astronaut capsule, the dragon, has successfully docked with the international space station. 0ur science correspondent sports now on that docking. slowly but surely, step—by—step, the dragon capsule approached the station. astronauts on the platform commanded the vehicle to retreat, to rehearse what would happen if systems experienced a glitch. but all appeared

tell us more about tom ballard. how experienced a climber is he?ced climber, he has done huge amounts in the alps, he has climbed all of the famous north faces of the mountains in the alps, some extremely difficult. if you look on his facebook page of some of the rock climbing that he has done, he has climbed some extremely tough roots. he is an experienced and talented climber but he has not spent that much time in the himalayas, in the big mountains. he has less experience there but he is with an experienced italian climber as well. but this is a very tough mountain. i was speaking to a leading mountaineer yesterday and he described the mountain as being one of the toughest of the 1a 8000 metre peaksin of the toughest of the 1a 8000 metre peaks in the world. richard galpin reporting from islamabad. new reserach suggests that 150 young men have died after going missing on a night out over the last nine years. that's according to figures analysed by bbc five live investigates. campaigners are calling for more patrols around waterways and for men to

tom ballard was among the world's best and most fearless climbers.me wall hangings. wow! great, man. here he is, passing time in the himalayas as he waited for a weather window to start his ascent. alongside him, daniele nardi. they chose a treacherous route up a peak dubbed ‘killer mountain'. a search was launched after contact was lost. yeah, this is the spot. rescue was always going to be difficult as this is an area prone to huge avalanches. almost two weeks after they went missing, their bodies were spotted. daniele was a2. tom was just 30 years old. he respected mountains and he felt that a mountain would allow you to climb it, or not, and you had to read it. now, tragically, sadly, in this case, i'm not saying he read it wrong, but mountains are unforgiving things, and he knew that. he knew the deal and he knew that he was always going to be at risk. yeah, take that with us. tom, as a youngster, looking for a reassuring cuddle from his mum, alison hargreaves. in 1995, she became the first woman to climb everest without oxygen or assistance. wh

search for two climbers missing on the world's ninth highest mountain as hopes fade for briton tom ballardlian climbing partner. the first cervical screening advertising campaign in england is launched, as the numbers of women attending tests hits a 20—year low. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. the most senior police officer in britain, cressida dick, says there's a link between violent crime and cuts in police numbers — appearing to contradict the prime minister, who has suggested there's no correlation between cuts and certain crimes. it comes after two 17—year—olds were killed in separate incidents in london and greater manchester. cressida dick, who's the metropolitan police commissioner, made her comments on lbc this morning. i think if you went back in history you would see examples of one police officer numbers have gone down and cry and has not necessarily risen at the same rate in the same way, but i think what we all agree on is that in the last few years, police officer numbers have gone down a lot, there have been lots of cuts and other public services, more de

tom ballard was among the world's best and most fearless climbers.e specialised in taking on the most dangerous ascents in winter. joining him on what would be his final challenge, italian climber daniele nardi. they had waited weeks for a weather window before setting off to climb second mat, also known as killer mountain. —— to climb nanga parbat. contact was lost with a pair of two thirds of the way up a particularly treacherous route. in two weeks after they went missing came the news that their bodies had been spotted. tom, as a youngster, looking for a reassuring cuddle from his mum, alison hargreaves. in 1995, she became the first woman to climb everest without oxygen or assistance. when we go climbing, we obviously minimise the risk. we thought it was risky, it we wouldn't go climbing. it is a non—thing —— mike an unfairthing go climbing. it is a non—thing —— mike an unfair thing to do, especially with a young family. that year, she died, while descending from the summit of k2, the world's second highest peak. fellow climbers, friends and fam

rescuers hope to resume their search for british climber tom ballard who's been missing on one of the highest mountains in pakistan for nearly a week. we can confirm it has landed. minimum wage, 19, 75, orientation is expected, vehicles in the corridor and holding. america's latest astronaut capsule, the dragon, has successfully docked with the international space station. three, two, one! and david beckham has been honored with a statue outside his former football club, la galaxy. and coming up in half an hour — with four weeks to go until march 29th, dateline london looks at the potential for a delay. good morning. the husband of shamima begum — the teenager from east london who travelled to syria to join the so—called islamic state group — has told the bbc he wants to take her and their newborn son to live in his native netherlands. yago riedijk fought for is, and is currently in kurdish custody in north eastern syria. he's been speaking exclusively to our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville. we will bring in that interview in a few minutes. let's go back to space, becaus

rescuers hope to resume their search for british climber tom ballard who's been missing on one of theighest mountains in pakistan for nearly a week. america's latest astronaut capsule, the dragon, has successfully docked with the international space station. and david beckham has been honoured with a statue outside his former football club la galaxy now on bbc news it's time for the travel show. this week... i mean this is pretty embarrassing. we'll wait for this. christa scores points with the locals in riga, as she delves into latvia's soviet past. rajan travels to a remote spot in wales to find out about a unique painting project. did you work out how long it would take you? no. and ifinish my breakneckjourney around the great cities of japan, this time in fukuoka. delicious. but first, we send christa to the eastern part of europe, in one of the three baltic countries, latvia, and yes, it's the one in the middle. winter in latvia's capital city, riga, is nojoke, but snow and freezing temperatures don't deter tourists from visiting its old town, and there's a good reason for this.

one was tom ballard... tom has died as well as his climbing partner.hey will obviously be brought home as soon as it is practically possible, tom ballard and daniele nardi. time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. a lovely morning in london so far, but a bit of a mixed picture? you have hit the nail on the head. for many it feels like winter, well feeling like summer and spring for others. the showers continue for a time. wintry over the highest hills. further south, spells of sunshine, cloud building across south—west england, mild for central and southern england but colderfurther north with strong winds. wintry showers keep going overnight across parts of scotland and northern england, meanwhile rain north and eastwards a cross england, meanwhile rain north and eastwards across rain, hill snow for a time. snow later in the night for northern ireland and the western isles of scotland. the head, clear skies, milder where we have cloud and rain. the rain will tend to clear eastwards through tomorrow, meanwhile more snow pushing eastward throu

briton tom ballard and italian daniele nardi last made contact two weeks ago.ath of the baby son of shamima begum — the british teenager whose citizenship he revoked forjoining the islamic state group. a man charged with murdering jodie chesney has been remanded in custody. the 17—year—old was stabbed to death in a park in east london last friday. also this hour — the brexit secretary accuses michel barnier of trying "to rerun old arguments". he's been urged to agree to a "balanced solution" by stephen barclay, as talks continue between the uk and eu. increased activity at a missile site in north korea.

tom ballard was among the world's best and most fearless climbers.t dangerous ascents in winter. joining him on what would be his final challenge, italian climber daniele nardi. they'd waited weeks for a weather window before setting off to climb nanga parbat, also known as ‘killer mountain'. an international search was launched after contact was lost with the pair two—thirds of the way up a particularly treacherous route. after after two weeks after they went missing came the news that their bodies had been spotted. tom, as a youngster, looking for a reassuring cuddle from his mum, alison hargreaves. in 1995, she became the first woman to climb everest without oxygen or assistance. when we go climbing, we obviously minimise the risks and if we thought it was that risky, we wouldn't go climbing. i mean, anybody who went off thinking that, you know, there was a very high chance they wouldn't come back, i think, it's a very unfair thing to do, especially with a young family. that same year, she died while descending from the summit of k2, the world's s

the eu to support the pm's brexit deal rescuers hope to resume their search for british climber tom ballardn missing on one of the world's highest mountains in pakistan for nearly a week. nhs england will offer free tampons and other sanitary products to every woman and girl in hospital from next summer. and david beckham has been honored with a statue outside his former football club la galaxy. and coming up in half an hour — the story ofjfk's sister, eunice kennedy shriver — who confronted prejudice and ignorance — and used sport to change lives. the husband of shamima begum — the teenager from east london who travelled to syria to join the so—called islamic state group — has told the bbc he wants to take her and their newborn son to live in his native netherlands. yago riedijk fought for is, and is currently in kurdish custody in north eastern syria. he's been speaking exclusively to our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville. she said it was a normal life, he describes attending the stoning of a woman who was being punished for what he called fornication. he talks about piles of

the headlines: the bodies of two climbers who went missing in pakistan have been found — briton tom ballard italian daniele nardi last made contact two weeks ago. the home secretary, sajid javid, is facing criticism after the death of the baby son of shamima begum — the british teenager whose citizenship he revoked forjoining the islamic state group. a man charged with murdering jodie chesney has been remanded in custody. the 17—year—old was stabbed to death in a park in east london last friday. the brexit secretary accuses michel barnier of trying to rerun old arguments — he's been urged to agree to a balanced solution by stephen barclay, as talks continue between the uk and eu. increased activity at a missile site in north korea — satellite images of a facility near pyongyang suggest the country may be preparing to launch a missile or a satellite. now on bbc news — a story of undercover policing — and the officers paid to spy on political activists. bbc wales investigates why some had relationships with women, even fathering children with them. for years, women like lisa were spied on by

briton tom ballard and italian daniele nardi last made contact two weeks ago. home secretary, sajid javid, is facing criticism after the death of the baby son of shamima begum — the british teenager whose citizenship he revoked forjoining the islamic state group. a man charged with murdering jodie chesney has been remanded in custody. the 17—year—old was stabbed to death in a park in east london last friday. the brexit secretary accuses michel barnier of trying "to rerun old arguments" — he's been urged to agree to a "balanced solution" by stephen barclay, as talks continue between the uk and eu. increased activity at a missile site in north korea — satellite images of a facility near pyongyang suggest the country may be preparing to launch a missile or a satellite. now on bbc news it's time for click 7 which this week looks at whether your car could be vulnerable to hackers. this week: gone in six seconds with a simple high—tech carjack. scrums and gums. and it's the end of the world as we know it... ..but we feel fine. for many of us, our car is one of the mo

rescuers hope to resume their search for british climber tom ballard who's been missing on one of thest mountains in pakistan for nearly a week. before the papers — sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's richard askham. good morning. england have given themselves a great chance of winning the shebelieves cup after a thrilling draw against the usa. phil neville‘s side drew 2—2 against the world champions in nashville, to set up a winner—takes—all match against japan on tuesday. the lionesses scored two excellent goals through manchester city pair steph houghton and nikita parris. jo currie is there for us... what's in a name? everything and nothing, if you're part of the us women's national team, who played this game with their female idols on the back of their shirts. half an hour in, and the real megan rapinoe was writing her name on the scoresheet, leaving the england goalkeeper rooted to the spot. when you are trying to be world number one, you need a leader. step up captain steph houghton with a sublime equaliser. what an equaliser, and really well played

the bodies of british climber tom ballard and his italian partner have been found in pakistan, two weeksfter they last made contact. the home secretary, sajid javid, is facing criticism for revoking the citizenship of shamima begum, whose baby son died in a camp in syria. much of venezuela remains engulfed by darkness amid one of the largest power cuts in years, raising tensions in a country already on edge a man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder ofjodie chesney in east london earlier this month. and coming up — as bbc news prepares to open a pop—up newsroom in bradford, we'll be hearing about some of the stories suggested by viewers and listeners in the city. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejohn rentoul, the chief political commentator at the independent, and ruth lea, economic adviser at arbuthnot banking group. we will start with the mail on sunday, which says a nurse which took care of the renowned scientist stephen hawking is the sunday telegraph leads with support for a new deal brexit is curren

the headlines: the bodies of british climber tom ballard and his italian partner have been found in pakistan, two weeks after they last made contact. the home secretary, sajid javid, is facing criticism for revoking the citizenship of shamima begum, whose baby son died in a camp in syria. a man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder ofjodie chesney in east london earlier this month. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. the headlines this evening.... wales beat scotland in the six nations at murrayfield and are one win away from the grand slam. it doesn't come along very often so we are looking forward to it. we'll enjoy this one and look forward to next week, coming up. england score eight tries against italy at twickenham to keep their title hopes alive. and looking good for england's woman, too. they went one further — scoring nine tries to all but reclaim the six nations title with a crushing victory over italy. also coming up in the programme... raheem sterling's hat trick gives manchester city a comfortable win over watford to extend th

rescuers hope to resume their search for british climber tom ballard who's been missing on one of the highest mountains in pakistan for nearly a week. copy. america's latest astronaut capsule, the dragon, has successfully docked with the international space station. three, two, one! and david beckham has been honored with a statue outside his former football club, la galaxy. and coming up in half an hour — the click team report from the mobile world congress in barcelona. —— next on bbc news will be dateline london at 12:30pm. this is bbc news, i am ben brown. the husband of shamima begum — the teenager from east london who travelled to syria to join the so—called islamic state — has told the bbc he wants to take her and their newborn son to live in his native netherlands. he's been speaking exclusively to our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville. shamima begum's husband paints a far darker picture of life with the islamic state group than she did. remember, she said it was a normal life. well he describes attending the stoning of a woman who was being punished for what he ca

tom ballard was among the world's best and most fearless climbers. taking on the most dangerous assets in winter. joining him on what be his final challenge, italian climber daniele nardi. they waited weeks for a weather window before setting off to climb the mountain known as mackellar mountain. at international search was launched after contact was lost with the pair. it was a particularly treacherous route. afterjimmy carter they went missing came the news their bodies had been spotted. tom looking from a reassuring cuddle from his mum. in 1995 she became the first woman to climb everest without oxygen 01’ first woman to climb everest without oxygen or existence. when we go climbing, which obviously minimise the risks and if we thought it was that whiskey, we would not go climbing. anybody who went off thinking there was a higher chance they would not come back, it is a very un— fair thing to do, they would not come back, it is a very un— f with ing to do, they would not come back, it is a very un- fwith ing to do, - that especially with a young f

tom ballard and daniele nardi last made contact on sunday as they climbed nanga parbat in pakistan.ues, despite political tensions in the region. it was here at fort william it started for tom, climbing these hills from an early age, and people here are hopeful for the good news. it is a very high mountain, the ninth highest in the world. big mountains have all the inherent dangers. tom‘s early life shaped his mountaineering future. he watched on as mum alison prepared to conquer mount everest. she set her sights on k2 in the himalayas, despite criticism of her decision to leave her young family behind. when we go climbing, we obviously minimise the risks, and if we thought it was that risky, we wouldn't go climbing. anybody who went off thinking there was a high chance they wouldn't come back, it is a very unfair thing to do. climbers climb, we know our strengths and our weaknesses, and hopefully we can normally make the right decisions at the right time. sadly, that was to be alison‘s last climb. she died on the descent. she was probably the finest female mountaineer that britain

tom ballard was among the world's best and most fearless climbers.s in winter. joining him on what would be his final challenge — italian climber daniele nardi. they had waited weeks for a weather window before setting off to climb nunga parbut, also known as killer mountain. an international search was launched after contact was lost, with the pair two thirds of the way up a particularly treacherous route. almost two weeks after they went missing came news that their bodies had been spotted. tom, as a youngster, looking for a reassuring cuddle from his mum, alison hargreaves. in 1995, she became a first woman to climb everest without oxygen or assistance. when we go climbing, we obviously minimise the risks. and if we thought it was that risky, we wouldn't go climbing. anybody who went off thinking that it was a very high chance they wouldn't come back, i think it's very unfair thing to do, especially with a young family. that same year, she died while descending from the summit at k2, the world's the second highest peak. fellow climbers, friends an

tom ballard and his italian companion daniele nardi were trying to scale one of the highest mountains reports. last co nta ct last contact from british mountain it tom ballard, climbing with italian daniele nardi, was on sunday, when they had reached 6300 metres, or nearly 21,000 feet, up in the himalayas. it is the world's no highest peak, but with temperatures down to —40 degrees and winds of up to 200 miles an hour, it has become known as killer mt. helicopter searches have reported seeing a tent and traces of an avalanche in the area, but in fort william, in scotland, where mr ballard spent much of his early life, they are still hoping for good news. big mountains have all the inherent dangers, and things. i suppose on the optimistic side it's probably a very technical route that they are climbing. iam very technical route that they are climbing. i am sure it is... oh no it isa climbing. i am sure it is... oh no it is a new route that they are attempting, so they will be very well kitted outwith, you know, fixed ropes and means to make ways and means of escaping. and if it is real

tom ballard and daniele nardi last made contact on sunday as they climbed nanga parbat in pakistan.it all started for tom ballard, climbing these hills for an early age, and people here are hopefulfor good use. big mountains, have all the inherent dangers and things. tom's early life since shaped his mountaineering future. he watched on as mum, alison, prepared to conquer mount everest. she then set her sights on kay to end the himalayas. despite a decision to leave her young family behind. when we go climbing, we minimise the risks, and if we thought it was that risky, we wouldn't go climbing. if anybody thought they would not come back, it is very unfairforthem thought they would not come back, it is very unfair for them to do. when climbers climb, we know our strengths and weaknesses, and hopefully, we can only make the right decisions at the right time. sadly, that was to be alison's last climb. she died on the ascent. one of the finest female mountaineers that britain has ever had. it was a very tragic and unfortunate happening on k2. once again, this mountaineering family wait

the bodies of british climber tom ballard and his italian partner have been found in pakistan — two weeks javid, is facing criticism for revoking the citizenship of shamima begum, whose baby son died in a camp in syria. a man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder ofjodie chesney in east london earlier this month. the brexit secretary accuses the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier of trying "to rerun old arguments", as talks continue between the uk and eu. and in rugby — wales beat scotland at murrayfield and edge towards the six nations title. we'll have full details of that and today's other big matches

the bodies of british climber tom ballard and his italian partner have been found in pakistan — two weeks they last made contact. the home secretary, sajid javid, is facing criticism for revoking the citizenship of shamima begum, whose baby son died in a camp in syria. much of venezuela remains engulfed by darkness amid one of the largest power cuts in years raising tensions in a country already on edge. a man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder ofjodie chesney in east london earlier this month. brie larson and samuel ljackson are out to save the universe in captain marvel, the latest superheroine stallman from marvel studios. —— superhero instalment. see what mark kermode makes of that in the film review. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejohn rentoul, the chief political commentator at the independent and ruth lea, economic advisor at arbuthnot banking group. lovely to have you both. first, a look at the front pages. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the mail on sunday says a nurse who took care

tom ballard is regarded as one of the world's finest alpinists.es, the first woman to climb everest unaided. she died soon afterwards on k2. like k2, nanga parbat lies in the far north of pakistan, and it is more than 8000 metres high. it also has a ferocious reputation. many have died trying to reach the summit, and tom ballard and daniele nardi had been facing temperatures of —35 celsius. so could they have survived so long in those conditions? richard galpin, bbc news, islamabad. let's take you now to a tiny island in the bay of bengal. the island of ghoramara on the east coast of india is sinking. climate change is causing water levels to rise rapidly here, and soon ghoramara could vanish completely, as the bbc s devina gupta reports from the island. trapped by the waters that are taking away this his livelihood and home. for this 43—year—old, is no escaping the effects of climate change. he could be the last of his generation to live on the island of ghoramara in eastern india. he knows it is sinking. translation: there are more floods now, a

rescuers hope to resume their search for british climber tom ballard, who's been missing on one of the mountains in pakistan for nearly a week. america's latest astronaut capsule, the dragon, has successfully docked with the international space station. now on bbc news it's time for click. this week: bending the rules, breaking the rules, and cleaning up the mess. it's that time of year again. we head on our annual pilgrimage to the world's biggest mobile event — mobile world congress in barcelona. the stands are filled with an array of gleaming rectangles. but, on the whole, they look quite similar — on first glance at least. well, there are plenty of great phones here, but mine does a lot already, so would i really want to upgrade just for a slightly bigger screen and a slightly better camera? well, probably not. and it seems that plenty of other people are in agreement with me. two of the biggest brands, both apple and samsung, have seen sales slow down. but where there has been innovation, like 56 or foldable screens, the prices are eye—watering. huawei showed off its mate 10, whic

alan hinkes talking about tom ballard, who they believe they have discovered his body.ith a look at this morning's weather. thank you very much indeed. hello, good morning. some fairly miserable weather out and about this morning if you are travelling. i went past an accident on parts of the aao this morning because we have rain, the wind picking up and we have snow. that means the conditions on the roads will be fairly hazardous. they will be more details on your local radio. the weather warnings on the website. why are we getting this bad weather? low pressure, basically. here it is rattling in from the south and another one is joining forces with it, coming in from the west. there will be an attack from two directions today, hence the risk of some really quite nasty weather. it is already drying up in the south—west, but it is here now that the winds are starting to accelerate. this is the snow, the light here on the chart. this will probably give us the most significant snow, mostly hill snow, north wales, the peak district, the staffordshi re north wales, the peak

tom ballard and his italian climbing partner daniele nardi were scaling a peak in pakistan known as ‘world affairs correspondent richrd galpinjoins us from islamabad. a week on and they are still trying to find these climbers. yes, good morning, and as you are saying, basically bad weather has been hampering the search and rescue effo rts hampering the search and rescue efforts for the past few days. and thatis efforts for the past few days. and that is continuing this morning. there is still low visibility, there has been snowfall overnight, so nothing has been happening so far today. at the hope is that the weather is going to improve. the forecast does indicate that but what we understand is that there won't be any helicopter searches taking place today by the pakistan military. at what may happen is that a very experienced spanish climber who is on k2 may be transferred by helicopter to this mountain, known as nanga parbat, and this climber might be moved across to nanga parbat‘s base camp. he apparently has some special drones which can be used for the search. quite how quickly t

rescuers hope to resume their search for british climber tom ballard who's been missing on one of the

the headlines — the bodies of british climber tom ballard and his italian partner have been found intan, two weeks after they last made contact. the home secretary, sajid javid, is facing criticism for revoking the citizenship of shamima begum, whose baby son died in a camp in syria. a man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder ofjodie chesney in east london earlier this month. the brexit secretary accuses the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, of trying "to rerun old arguments", as talks continue between the uk and eu. a teenager is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed in the chest whilst on board a bus in the muswell hill area of north london. the 19—year—old man was flown by air ambulance to an east london hospital. no arrests have been made. now on bbc news, the actor—director kenneth branagh is talking movies, in the second part of a special interview for the programme 5 20th birthday. hello from new york, i'm tom brook. in talking movies, a special edition to celebrate our 20th anniversary, a conversation with top british actor and director k

plans to use high altitude drones to search for british climber tom ballard and italian danilie nardiher. the pair have been missing on nanga parbat for a week. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come. france's oldest carnival kicks off in dunkirk. keep watching to find out exactly what the local mayor is throwing into that expectant crowd. first the plates slipped off the restau ra nt ta bles first the plates slipped off the restaurant tables and then the tables, chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards. it was seconds as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb, on a remote pacific atoll. the americans have successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfs that used at hiroshima. the constitutional rights are their rights as citizens of the united states and they should be protected. this religious controversy, i know you don't want to say much, but are you don't want to say much, but are you worried that it is going to boil 7 you worried that it is going to boil t you worried that it is going to boil up? it worries me but i hope everything will be al

rescuers hope to resume their search for british climber tom ballard who's been missing on one of the

briton tom ballard and italian daniele nardi last made contact two weeks ago.ath of the baby son of shamima begum — the british teenager whose citizenship he revoked forjoining the islamic state group. a man charged with murdering jodie chesney has been remanded in custody. the 17—year—old was stabbed to death in a park in east london last friday. also this hour, the brexit secretary accuses michel barnier of trying "to rerun old arguments". he's been urged to agree to a "balanced solution"

tom ballard and his italian climbing partner, were scaling a peak in pakistan known as "killer mountaine story in islamabad. there's been yet another setback. there had been a lot of hope that a spanish climber who had been on k2 would be brought to naga parbat, the killer mountain, and he has several high—altitude drones with him and the idea was that those would be used to scour the mountain to try and find these missing climbers. but that attempt to get him to naga parbat base camp has failed. they got as far as skardu, the nearest town to the base camp, but then could not fly on any further in the pakistan military helicopter because of bad weather. so, that has been another delay, basically. it will probably be only tomorrow morning at they will be able to try again with the helicopters to reach the base camp so that these drones can be used. it is yet another setback and this whole rescue attempt has had so many setbacks. initially, last week, all the problems with the hostilities between india and pakistan meant that helicopters could not fly around naga parbat and then we have h