if you want to help venezuala, lift the sanctions.e opposition was hoping that they would change the course of venezuelan, but with scenes like this the coming days will not be easy. —— the opposition was hoping the coming days would change the course of venezuala. three senior cabinet ministers have threatened to defy the prime minister and vote for a delay to brexit unless a withdrawal deal can win the support of the commons in the coming days. they've warned a no—deal exit would be a "disaster". downing street said theresa may was working hard to get a deal. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth reports. they are part of theresa may's team, meant to be her closest colleagues, but today three cabinet ministers went against the government line and warned brexit might have to be delayed if there is no deal. greg clark, amber rudd and david gauke wrote in the daily mail... it's infuriated brexiteers. 0ne suggested they should quit, claiming it was a plot to force them to back the deal, rather than delay brexit. if ministers or cabin

we've had lots of conversations on this program about the kind of immediate crisis that ven venezualais going through, the lack of smedicine and food on thlf, the things that the people are suffering through. in the bigger picture, how do we get here? >> a large part of it is actual politics, what happr the last 20 yeerks and the 20 years that this government has been in power. first under hugo chavez and nik last maduro. we slowly closed off all the avenues for political rticipation, they packed the supreme court, the electoral council, they have actually banned opposition parties from running. and so what effectively happened was there was no neway for the opposition to in an incrediblysirisis driven ation in which the popularity of the government has fallen there is no way for the opposition to gain any traction. so one moment the national asmbly, the last dem-- democratically elected institutions in the country appoint its prent juan guaido and then declared under the constitution that the current defacto pesident, nicholas maduro was illegitimate use he won in a largely discredit

hezbollah still receives funding from iran and is operating in venezuala today.s why we've convened a global ministry, we have countries from every country save for antarctica, are coming here together to figure out how to get middle east stability and the push against iran is one component of creating that stability in the middle east that the world so desperately needs. a bbc undercover investigation has found that dogs trained for illegal fighting are being traded around the world, including britain, for thousands of pounds. a year—long investigation was originally based on evidence from the charity the league against cruel sports. now it has called for tougher policing of illegal dogfighting and tougher penalties. a warning this report by our correspondent tom symonds includes some distressing images of animal cruelty. for more than an hour, this dog has fought for his survival... ..until this. he died the next day. they call this a sport, but it's illegal in most countries. the injuries are horrific. it's a very horrible crime. this is an italian investigato

in venezuala, calls for the biggest ever protests this weekend, to end president maduro's rule.ome from a very large family indeed. mammals, as a matter of fact. remembering jeremy hardy, the award winning comedian, who's died, at the age of 57. and the celebrated british architect of this museum, dedicated to black history in america, says it's time britain had one of its own. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news — rugby's six nations gets under way in paris this evening. can the french end the welsh nine—match unbeaten run? we'll bring you all of the news from the stade de france. good evening. snow and ice are continuing to cause treacherous conditions on roads in wales and southern england. tonight, a section of the m3 motorway in hampshire, near basingstoke, remains closed in both directions, due to three jackknifed lorries, and the advice to people in the area is to stay at home. there are also two met office warnings covering much of the uk. today, more than 1,000 schools in england and wales were closed, after what was the coldest night in the uk for seven years. in a

the daily cost of venezuala's crippled economy, as the uk backs the opposition leader as interim president you buyjust this much, you've spent a third of the average monthly wage, and prices are skyrocketing. they've doubled in a month. food is a key battleground here. a coroner calls deaths linked to the fake versions of the anti—anxiety drug xanax "an escalating crisis". and we talk tojeff koons, one of the world's most bankable artists, about the importance of money to his work. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news — how crucial will this goal be in the premier league title race? we'll tell you what happened when liverpool met west ham this evening. good evening. the government says the japanese car—maker nissan will have to apply again if it wants to receive money it was offered two years ago to support its business in the uk. it's emerged that up to £80 million was pledged in 2016 after nissan's chief executive met theresa may at downing street to seek assurances about the firm's future after brexit. the details of the offer have now been released, and they show that a condition for

the daily cost of venezuala's crippled economy, as the uk backs the opposition leader as interim president

latest from venezuala. the power struggle continues in caracas.rnment protests resumed. remenber that their leader juan guaido declared himself interim president — and the us, and over 20 other countries have recognised that. this though is the other side of the story. president maduro has given an exclusive interview to the bbc‘s 0rla guerin. translation: venezuela is a country with dignity in the united states intends to start a crisis, this is pa rt intends to start a crisis, this is part of that charade. that is why with all dignity, we tell them we don't want their crimes. their toxic food. their leftovers. we tell them no move venezuela has dignity and we produce and work in our people do not bake from anyone. —— bag from anyone. venezuela produces and works and our people do not beg from anyone. luke taylor is a freelance journalist in colombia. he's at a town on the border with venezuela where us aid trucks have been stopped. this image has been widely shared — showing venezuela blocking the roads so no aid can come in. i spoke to luke a l

this is journalistjorge ramos showing some of the footage he filmed in venezuala — he says that's whath truck, he did not make it. he tried to finish the interview, and he got up and left, at that moment i told him that's what dictators do, not democrats. stay with us on outside source, still to come.. australia's highest ranking catholic figure, cardinal george pell, has been found guilty of sexual offences against children. facebook has taken down the far right activist tommy robinson's official page and his instagram profile for violating its policies on hate speech. the former english defence league leader was deemed to have engaged in what it called "organised hate". amol rajan reports. thank you every single one of you for turning up today. tommy robinson has mastered the art of social media. stephen lennon, to use his real name, is a far right activist, who claims to have been silenced by the mainstream media. so he turned to digital platforms, such as twitter, facebook, and google, and youtube, two valley activists and spread his message of anti—islamism, and a war against libe