and another area of snow pushing into yorkshire and parts of the west midlands, parts of eastern scotland capable of disrupting things going into the morning. a met office amber warning for this snow. it could be up to ten centimetres in parts of england. that warning is to be prepared for some disruption from this snow. also pushing through parts of wales. tuesday, some parts of avoiding the snow showers and staying dry. feeling colder. and you're watching beyond one and hundred days. russia blinks, just a little, in syria, allowing a brief daily truce to get humanitarian aid in east ghouta. from tomorrow, for 5 hours, there will be a humanitarian pause — but today the bombing continued and more civilians were killed. the united nations pressured moscow to allow some relief after 500 people, including children, were killed in the area last week. brexit will mean brexit — says the government — but the opposition is less resolute — today the labour party laid out its vision with closer ties to the eu. also on the programme. from gun control reform to brexit — as politics becomes ever more

the west midlands just about nudging into birmingham, as well, that weather front.atherfront. but, in the very into birmingham, as well, that weather front. but, in the very far south—west, that tip of cornwall, probably going to be rainfall more than anything. a covering of snow, maybe five or ten centimetres, could be some problems and delays on tuesday morning, but then it gets stuck here across part of the midlands and the south. not much snow to come towards the east of the south. and then, tomorrow night, so, tuesday night into wednesday, that is when it turns really cold. there will be snow showers are here and there, but it is the temperatures that will be the story. could be minus five celsius, easily —6 or seven. negative double digits, there. expected widely in scotland. 0utside there. expected widely in scotland. outside of city centres. and then, on wednesday, it is not looking too bad at all. there is another weather front approaching, but a hold of it —— a head of it, quite clear skies. another weather front with them, and within this area of cloud an

but dry to start with to the western side of the pennines, through northern ireland, the west midlandso that bit further east, anywhere really from about yorkshire down to the far south—east, and you're looking at a fair amount of cloud and the prospect of some rain as well, which could, for some, hang around for the greater part of the day. you've got an onshore breeze as well, along these eastern shores. that combination of the cloud, the lack of sunshine and that breeze, 7, 8 or 9. but further towards the north and the west, where you get some sunshine at last, at last, will push those temperatures up nicely — 10, 11, 12 degrees or so. now, with high pressure building in across that old weather front, we're left with just a residue of cloud, which helps to keep the temperatures up as we start the new day on wednesday, but either side of it, where the skies are clear, we will end up with a touch of frost and that is the shape of things to come as we move into the latter part of the week and indeed on into the weekend. high pressure trying to build in and starting to connect us to a r

of course as my honorable friend said it's up to the west midlands police and crimes commissioner, the labour commission to decide how he spendsnd that money but i know that these forces can be more effective and productive and attorneys could debate his case very strongly for the labour commissioner. >> jeremy corbyn. [shouting] >> thank you. thank you, mr. speaker. yesterday the brexit secretary assured the country that brexit will not plunget in britain into a mad max style world borrowed from dystopian fiction. does the prime minister feel he could set the bar just a little bit higher? [laughing] >> prime minister. >> i'll tell you -- [laughing] as the right honorable gentleman knows where very clear where going to ensure that when we leave the european union where going to able to take back control of our borders, our money and our laws. [shouting]g] i have to say to them the only fiction around the relation to brexit and european union is the labour party's front bench who can't even agree with themselves on what their policy is. [shouting] >> jeremy corbyn. >> one of, mr. speake

but dry to start with to the western side of the pennines, through northern ireland, the west midlandsat bit further east, anywhere really from about yorkshire down to the far south—east, and you're looking at a fair amount of cloud and the prospect of some rain as well, which could, for some, hang around for the greater part of the day. you've got an onshore breeze as well, along these eastern shores. that combination of the cloud, the lack of sunshine and that breeze, 7—9. but further towards the north and the west, where you get some sunshine at last, will push those temperatures up nicely — 10, 11, 12 degrees or so. now, with high pressure building in across that old weather front, we're left with just a residue of cloud which helps to keep the temperatures up as we start the new day on wednesday but either side of it, where the skies are clear, we will end up with a touch of frost and that is the shape of things to come as we move into the latter part of the week and indeed on into the weekend. high pressure trying to build in and starting to connect us to a really cold continent.

west midlands police have just tweeted the following.n leicestershire but hidden behind the door, accommodation that isn‘t designed for a car. this conversion is among a range of unauthorised work that took place at the property in enderby. it also included this fence, further shielding the makeover from view. this is the garage here. after attempting to resolve the matter with the owners for more than two years, this planning official told me her team had no choice but to take them to court. we‘ve got lots and lots of examples across the district where garage conversions are perfectly fine because they are not creating any sort of safety risks. in this location, there were planning conditions put on at the time the development was permitted, precisely because of this reason. today, apart from a pile of rubble, there‘s little sign of the conversion making national headlines. as news of the planning breach spread, those living in this small estate had mixed reactions. i can see from my window but i'm not bothered, you know, because i mind

in the west midlands, that voted to leave, it would be 13% smaller.which also chose brexit, hypothetically it is the worst affected. the economy potentially 16% smaller than it is otherwise expected to be. forecasts often turn out to be wrong. very wrong. but the government is preparing to make big choices right now that will, for better or worse, affect us all. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent iain watson is at westminster. the prime minister has been speaking this evening. is there any more clarity for those who believe there is not enough, on the position of the uk regarding brexit? she is quite robust about what she was saying, speaking at a fundraising functions of the conservative party. that she was reiterating the government position. there is talk about the customs union but downing street has tried to kill off this week. the prime minister did that again this evening saying that when we leave we leave the customs union and the single market. we take back control of our money, the border. immigration is quite important.

this weather front will bring a centimetre of snow to northern england, wales, and the north—west midlandslands eastwards, a cold and frosty start. largely dry with some sunshine. that weather front will sink suffers an eastwards. the time it reaches the it will be no more than a layer of cloud, the odd bit of sleet and snow. for east anglia and the south—east we should hold on to the sunshine. though the north and west it should be bright with sunshine and further wintry showers at times. that weather front may pep up at times. that weather front may pep up again as we head into tuesday evening, could bring a centimetre or so evening, could bring a centimetre or so to east anglia. then it away. skies are clearfor so to east anglia. then it away. skies are clear for most places. tuesday night, wednesday morning will be a cold one, the coldest of the week with temperatures well below freezing many areas. mine is double figures across scotland in particular where there is snow. a ridge of high pressure bring sunshine to much of the country for wednesday. we look to the west for this weather

but dry to start with to the western side of the pennines, through northern ireland, the west midlandsbut go that bit further east, anywhere really from about yorkshire down to the far south—east, and you're looking at a fair amount of cloud and the prospect of some rain as well, which could, for some, hang around for the greater part of the day. you've got an onshore breeze as well, along these eastern shores. that combination of the cloud, the lack of sunshine and that breeze, 7—9. but further towards the north and the west, where you get some sunshine at last, will push those temperatures up nicely — 10, 11, 12 degrees or so. now, with high pressure building in across that old weather front, we're left with just a residue of cloud which helps to keep the temperatures up as we start the new day on wednesday but either side of it, where the skies are clear, we will end up with a touch of frost and that is the shape of things to come as we move into the latter part of the week and indeed on into the weekend. high pressure trying to build in and starting to connect us to a really cold c

but dry to start with to the western side of the pennines, through northern ireland, the west midlandsnywhere really from about yorkshire down to the far south—east, and you're looking at a fair amount of cloud and the prospect of some rain as well, which could, for some, hang around for the greater part of the day. you've got an onshore breeze as well, along these eastern shores. that combination of the cloud, the lack of sunshine and that breeze, 7—9. but further towards the north and the west, where you get some sunshine at last, will push those temperatures up nicely — 10, 11, 12 degrees or so. now, with high pressure building in across that old weather front, we're left with just a residue of cloud which helps to keep the temperatures up as we start the new day on wednesday but either side of it, where the skies are clear, we will end up with a touch of frost and that is the shape of things to come as we move into the latter part of the week and indeed onto the weekend. high pressure trying to build in and starting to connect us to a really cold continent. we will not be looking t

but dry to start with to the western side of the pennines, through northern ireland, the west midlands from about yorkshire down to the far south—east, and you're looking at a fair amount of cloud and the prospect of some rain as well, which could, for some, hang around for the greater part of the day. you've got an onshore breeze as well, along these eastern shores. that combination of the cloud, the lack of sunshine and that breeze, 7—9. but further towards the north and the west, where you get some sunshine at last, will push those temperatures up nicely — 10, 11, 12 degrees or so. now, with high pressure building in across that old weather front, we're left with just a residue of cloud which helps to keep the temperatures up as we start the new day on wednesday but either side of it, where the skies are clear, we will end up with a touch of frost and that is the shape of things to come as we move into the latter part of the week and indeed on into the weekend. high pressure trying to build in and starting to connect us to a really cold continent. we will not be looking to the atlan

but dry to start with to the western side of the pennines, through northern ireland, the west midlandsut go that bit further east, anywhere really from about yorkshire down to the far south—east, and you're looking at a fair amount of cloud and the prospect of some rain as well, which could, for some, hang around for the greater part of the day. you've got an onshore breeze as well, along these eastern shores. that combination of the cloud, the lack of sunshine and that breeze, 7, 8 or 9. but further towards the north and the west, where you get some sunshine at last, at last, will push those temperatures up nicely — 10, 11, 12 degrees or so. now, with high pressure building in across that old weather front, we're left with just a residue of cloud, which helps to keep the temperatures up as we start the new day on wednesday, but either side of it, where the skies are clear, we will end up with a touch of frost and that is the shape of things to come as we move into the latter part of the week and indeed on into the weekend. high pressure trying to build in and starting to connect us to

northern ireland, the north and west midlands, wales and the south—west, patchy rain and drizzle duringf about ten. this is bbc news, our latest headlines... victims of the serial sex attacker john worboys have now been given permission to challenge the decision by the parole board to release him. government assessments of the possible effect of brexit indicate negative growth across all parts of the uk. jon venables, one of the killers of the toddlerjames bulger, has admitted possessing indecent images of children for a second time. he's been sentenced to just over three years in prison. and britain's biggest retailer, tesco, could face a bill of £4 billion, after hundreds of thousands of female employees make a claim for equal pay. more than 60 people are still missing, as rescuers continue to dig for survivors after the earthquake in taiwan. in a moment, the new face of the first modern briton revealed from 10,000 years ago. we'll be joined by an archaeologist who wrote a book about the search for cheddar man at around 8:45. let's get more now on the details of those brexit impact as

that weather front lying across northern england, into parts of wales, the north—west midlands, somery start with some sunshine. certainly scraping those cars first thing before heading out. looks like that band of rain, sleet, and snow, will gradually fizzle out as it reaches the midlands. ahead of it, continuing to be sunshine for east anglia and the south—east. and further north and west, apart from a few wintry showers, sunshine but it will be cold. the weather front may invigorate again and take some snow to east anglia before it clears out. behind it, widespread clear skies. and a very cold night to come tuesday night and wednesday morning, probably the coldest night of the week. temperatures well below freezing out of town. it does mean a ridge of high pressure should bring spells of sunshine on wednesday. that's before this weather system brings strong wind and cloud and rain to the north and the west of the uk. with it, slightly milder air, but it will be brief, cold air will make a return by the end of the week and into the weekend. a very cold and frosty start across the b

that weather front lying across northern england, into parts of wales, the north—west midlands, somefurther east, a cold and frosty but largely dry start with some sunshine. certainly scraping those cars first thing before heading out. looks like that band of rain, sleet, and snow, will gradually fizzle out as it reaches the midlands. ahead of it, continuing to be sunshine for east anglia and the south—east. and further north and west, apart from a few wintry showers, sunshine but it will be cold. the weather front may invigorate again and take some snow to east anglia before it clears out. behind it, widespread clear skies. and a very cold night to come tuesday night and wednesday morning, probably the coldest night of the week. temperatures well below freezing out of town. it does mean a ridge of high pressure should bring spells of sunshine on wednesday. that's before this weather system brings strong wind and cloud and rain to the north and the west of the uk. with it, slightly milder air, but it will be brief, cold air will make a return by the end of the week and into the weeke

that weather front lying across northern england, into parts of wales, the north—west midlands, somertainly scraping those cars first thing before heading out. looks like that band of rain, sleet, and snow, will gradually fizzle out as it reaches the midlands. ahead of it, continuing to be sunshine for east anglia and the south—east. and further north and west, apart from a few wintry showers, sunshine but it will be cold. the weather front may invigorate again and take some snow to east anglia before it clears out. behind it, widespread clear skies. and a very cold night to come tuesday night and wednesday morning, probably the coldest night of the week. temperatures well below freezing out of town. it does mean a ridge of high pressure should bring spells of sunshine on wednesday. that's before this weather system brings strong wind and cloud and rain to the north and the west of the uk. with it, slightly milder air, but it will be brief, cold air will make a return by the end of the week and into the weekend. a very cold and frosty start across the board on wednesday. plenty of cr

mps held a debate on the next phase of high speed rail, extending the route from the west midlands to that the line would provide an alternative to flying to europe. and patients pay more and more. it took in 22 minutes to tramp across birmingham to get to curzon street to get a chest one. a government minister dramatically resigned in the house of lords after arriving late for questions. he apologised for what he described as his discourtesy. we should always rise to the highest standards of courtesy and respect. i am thoroughly ashamed that not being in my place and therefore i shall be offering my resignation to the prime minister. with immediate effect. lord bates immediately walked out of the chamber. downing street later said the prime minster had refused to accept his resignation. well, while we're on the subject of apologies, a brexit minister apologised to the mps following comments he made at question time on thursday. a conservative mp suggested to steve baker that treasury officials were trying to influence policy with negative economic projections. will my right honourabl

the weather front coming through newcastle to york and manchester, northern wales, the west midlands cornwall it is probably going to be rainfall. a covering of snow, one or two centimetres, over the hills it could be five or ten. there could be delays on tuesday morning. the weather front gets stuck across the midlands and the south and it is just cloud. not much snow to come. tomorrow night, tuesday night interwetten stay, it turns really cold. snow showers here and there but the temperature will be the story. it could be easily —5 celsius. negative double digits expected widely in scotland. 0utside of city centres. wednesday not looking too bad. anotherfront approaching but ahead of it a cold and frosty start. clear skies, a beautiful crisp winter's day. then another weather front moves in and within this area of cloud, rain and drizzle, maybe a bit of snow in the north, milder air heading our way. by north, milder air heading our way. by the time we get to thursday, it will turn milder. temperatures recovering to rant about six. maybe even 10 degrees in the far south—west. goodby

the tweet goes on to say things to official west midlands ambulance service and yorkshire ambulance forborder of leicester sure whilst we dealt with this tragic incident. fighting is continuing in the damascus suburb of eastern ghouta a day after the un security council passed a resolution calling for a cease—fire to be implemented. the syrian government is trying to retake the area from rebels, some of whom are linked to extremist groups. our middle east editor has this report. you made find some of the distressing. as you may find some of the distressing. this was inside eastern ghouta. in almost seven years of war in syria, real cease—fires have been rare, ineffective and short. the un could not agree on a start time for the cease—fire. the best they could do was to say without delay. that is elastic enough to wreck this cease—fire's chances. elastic enough to wreck this cease-fire's chances. today is the first day of the cease—fire resolution. still, there is warplanes in the atmosphere. still showing. they have let us down before. civilians are still being killed. civil defence wor

it means that the west midlands police will receive an increase of 9.5 million pounds. the labor commissioner to decide how he spends that money. i know that the forces can be more productive. i'm sure he's going to make his case very strongly to the labor committee. thank you mister speaker. yesterday the secretary assured the country that brexit well not cleanse britain. from the dystopian fiction. he could set the bar just a little bit higher. >> council, as a gentleman knows where very clear that when we leave the european union were to take that control of our borders and our money and i have to say the only one around in the european union is a labor party. they can't agree with themselves about their party is. mister speaker. one of the former brexit ministers warned of the prime the prime minister that britain will be walking into thin air if they don't decide what they actually want for leaving the european union. the fears about that deregulation. were based on nothing that they state that there could be opportunities for britain in deregulated areas such as e

west midlands police continue to appeal for any witnesses to come forward or anyone who may have information. that was emma thomas. eight days before italy votes in a general election, thousands of italians have marched in rival demonstrations focusing on differing views of migration. in recent years, 600,000 migrants, many from africa, have landed on the country's shores. our italy correspondent james reynolds reports from rome. these demonstrators have a simple message — we reject fascism. the fact that they feel compelled to say this more than seven decades after italy's fascist government fell says a lot about the atmosphere in this country right now. translation: our family has told us what it was like. the history of fascism still is to close to us. we can't remain indifferent in front of the new fascism of 2017 and 2018. translation: above all in this electoral campaign, hate is increasingly invading our society. and that hate has turned to violence. at the start of february, a far right campaigner drove through a central italian town, shooting at migrants from africa. the gunman ente

mps held a debate on the next phase of high speed rail, extending the route from the west midlands toative rejected the idea that the line would provide an alternative to flying to europe. one mp said his constituents would still have to go across birmingham to change trains. a local councillor timed how long it would take. to change trains. a local councillor timed how long it would takem took him 22 minutes to tramp across, here is me trapping across, birmingham to get the train. a government minister dramatically resigned in the house lord bates apologised to for what he described of lords after arriving late for question time. i've always believed we should rise to the highest possible standards of courtesy and respect in responding on behalf of the government to the questions of the legislature. i thoroughly ashamed at not eating in the right place and therefore i should be offering my resignation to the prime minister. with immediate effect. i do apologise. the prime minister. with immediate effect. ido apologise. lord the prime minister. with immediate effect. i do apologise. l

during this afternoon, sunnier spells across much of south—west england, across wales, the west midlandsskies. the weather front hanging on to give us outbreaks of rain. temperatures between four and 5 degrees in northern parts. up to perhaps 8 degrees further itself. the rain will clear away over tonight. cloudy across the far east. for many, clear spells, which means a frost will develop. in the west, this next weather system is moving in. more in the way cloud and rain. cabbages in belfast just above freezing. elsewhere, the temperatures just hovering or below freezing, —4 in newcastle. —— temperatures in belfast just above freezing. this next weather system moves in. rain and snow over higher ground. as we go through wednesday, the rain is turning patchy in the afternoon for southern parts. sunny spells eventually coming through in northern ireland, temperatures similarto northern ireland, temperatures similar to today. towards the end of the week, the weather system that brought the wet weather on wednesday will clear away. low—pressure fairly close by. with that westerly airstream

west midlands police continue to appeal for any witnesses to come forward or anyone who may have informationead of the international committee of the red cross has said the recent revelations of sexual misconduct by aid agency workers is a watershed moment for the charity sector. yves daccord's comments came as he revealed that more than 20 of his staff have been dismissed in the last three years for sexual misconduct. our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, reports. the red cross emblem is seen as a symbol of protection around the world. like here in south sudan. and, most of the time, it is. but the icrc has now revealed behaviour it says was a betrayal of the people it was set up to serve. since 2015, 21 members of staff either resigned or were dismissed for paying for sex. the head of the icrc spoke of the silence around sexual misconduct being shattered in what is a watershed moment for the humanitarian sector as a whole. yesterday, 22 british aid organisations came together to write a joint letter promising to root out staff who abused their power, and saying they were truly sor

take the uk car industry, which supports 169,000 manufacturing jobs. 52,000 of which in the west midlands. if we look at the example of one of britain's most iconic brands, the mini. we begin to see how reliant on automotive industry is on the friction was interwoven supply train. a mini will cross the channel three times in the 2000 mile journey before the finished car rolls off the production line. starting in oxford it will be shipped to france to be fitted for key components before being brought back to bmw's plant in warwickshire where it is drilled into shape. once that process is complete, it will be sent to munich to be fitted with its engine before ending itsjourney back at the mini plant in oxford for final assembly. if that car is to be sold on the continent many of which components will have crossed the channel four times. the sheer complexity of this demand we are practical and serious about this next stage. i want to pay tribute to those grappling with these issues on my, they are serious and united. i do not do personal in politics but let me simply say it is in a bit of a

in the west midlands, that voted to leave, it would be 13% smaller.e brexit, hypothetically it is the worst affected. the economy potentially i6% smaller than it is otherwise expected to be. forecasts often turn out to be wrong. very wrong. but the government is preparing to make big choices right now that will, for better or worse, affect us all. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. a damning report into a failed nhs trust, seen by bbc news, has found that infeasible financial targets to cut costs led to patients being harmed, suffering fractures and having the wrong teeth removed. a review into the activities of liverpool community health found a management team that was seriously out of its depth, caused severe staff shortages and bullying. despite the problems, the trust‘s chief executive was found anotherjob in the nhs. 0ur social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, has this exclusive report: personally, it destroyed me. iwas suicidal. i was held against my will bya suicidal. i was held against my will by a patient‘s relative at knife—point —— knife—

in the west midlands, that voted to leave, it would be 13% smaller. also chose brexit, hypothetically it is the worst affected. the economy potentially 16% smaller than it is otherwise expected to be. forecasts often turn out to be wrong. very wrong. but the government is preparing to make big choices right now that will, for better or worse, affect us all. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. the brexit process will be heavily influenced by the outcome of the coalition talks in germany, where a long period of political deadlock is set to be resolved. chancellor merkel‘s conservatives have agreed a deal with the centre—left social democrats. to discuss that, we're joined by our europe editor katya adler. and to examine the brexit process here in britain, our political editor, laura kuenssberg. lawro, lots of calls again today, including from business, for clarity around the next stage. will they get that? not any time soon. the message is, don't hold your breath. the brexit committee were locked away in talks today and they will again tomorrow. i'm told the co

west england, meaning sunshine. a bit more cloud through england, maybe the odd light shower but to the midlands and the south—west therescandinavia becomes increasingly dominantand as scandinavia becomes increasingly dominant and as that squeezes through southwards, it will increase the strength of that easterly wind. a biting wind on saturday, quite a lot of sunshine overhead and blue skies for many, still some areas of cloud floating around and the thermometer might read five, seven degrees but it will feel colder than that. on the face of sunday, a similar looking day and quite a lot of sunshine around but at this stage it looks more likely it will bring ina big it looks more likely it will bring in a big lump of crop cloud from the north sea and that will come around north—east scotland, england and as it does it could well introduce some wintry flurries. those temperatures continue to give away. but it is as we get on to next week that we bring the really cold area now direction, from siberia on this easterly wind towards the uk. so we are going to see temperatures really struggling. the temperatures i am showing

in the west midlands, another leave area, the figure would be 13%.nghold, would be the least affected by slower growth. the government says these are provisionalfindings. and of course, the eu will have its say. the european commission is proposing sanctions to punish the uk during the transition period if it breaches eu rules. one cabinet minister told me it was a deliberately provocative negotiating ploy. the power to shape brexit may well be spreading beyond downing street. for the moment, though, the ball sits with its current inhabitants. our political editor nick watt there, and nick is with me. you must have more intel on what inside the crucial meeting today? interesting speech this evening by the prime minister to the conservative black—and—white ball, she said ever since the british people delivered their vote in the referendum, i have had no doubt about what our new relationship with the eu must mean, control of our money, control of our borders and control of our laws. what's she doing there? she's knocking on the head the idea that she d

six—year—old boy and his two—year—old brother have both died after a hit—and—run incident in the west midlandssuspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. new research shows anti—depressants are effective, and that many more people could benefit from taking them. the study, in the medicaljournal, the lancet, found 21 common anti—depressants were more effective than placebos at reducing symptoms of acute depression. here's our health correspondent james gallagher. why did the chicken cross the road? comedian christian talbot makes a career out of making people laugh. ..to feel safe. but off the stage he takes antidepressants in order to get from one day to the next. it did feel literally like a weight off my shoulders. i was less anxious. and i sort of feltjust more even, you know, not happy, but even. antidepressants are some of our most commonly—used drugs. 64 million prescriptions were handed out in england in 2016 and, yet, they are the source of huge debate. so many people take antidepressants that it seems remarkable there could be serious questions about whether they work, but some t

west midlands police say that sometime over the weekend a postmortem will take place on this little girlactually happened. an elaborate opening ceremony for the winter olympics has been taking place in south korea. among those attending was the sister of the north korean leader, kim jong un. she's part of the most senior north korean delegation ever to visit the south. the british team is hoping to win ten medals as our seoul correspondent, laura bicker, reports korea! these athletes have been divided by a war that never truly ended. they carry the flag of a unified korea. and in one stadium for one night decades of rising tension and suspicion ebbed away. in the vip box, a moment most thought they'd never see. a member of the kim dynasty, the sister of the north korean leader, shaking hands with the south korean president. the arrival of kim yo—jung has surprised this tiny town just miles from the militarised border. it is nice to have the high—level delegates from the north and it also feels strange and wondrous. i have never seen a north korean. of course i welcome them but i don't kn

the funding settlement for next year provide extra money for policing, which means that the west midlandsmissioner to decide how you spend that money. i know police forces can be more effective and productive, and i'm sure he's going to make his case very strongly. jeremy corbyn. cheering . thank you, mr speaker. yesterday, the brexit secretary assured the country that brexit will not plunge britain into a mad max style world borrowed from dystopian fiction. doesn't the prime minister feel he could set the barjust a little bit higher? laughter prime minister. i will tell you... as the right honourable gentleman knows, we are very as the right honourable gentleman knows, we are very clear that when we leave the european union we are going to be able to take back control of her borders, are money at our laws. cheering and i have to say to him that the only fiction around in relation to brexit and the european union is the labour party's frontbencher brexit and the european union is the labour pa rty‘s frontbencher can't even agree with themselves what their policy is. one of... mr speaker,

some of that rain quite heavy across south—west england, wales, up through the midlands and north westcould fall as low as minus four degrees. ice could be a problem, and the showers will continue, particularly with this little fellow, which will drift its way through wheels on the midlands. a scattering of showers across the north and west facing courses of scotland. with below freezing temperatures, ice could be a problem. similar story temperatures, ice could be a problem. similarstory across north—west england, down through wheels on the midlands. this is a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow. could be tricky if you wrote on the road, but were not too concerned about. those showers will ease away and then a quieter story, still with the risk of the few showers. temperatures peaking at around li—7d. as we move into friday, high pressure will build, a cold night. then another area of pressure moves on. winds could be quite as feature. on the leading edge, there will be snow for the time. rain piles in behind, some of it heavy through the day on saturday across wales and south—west eng

we recruited over 50 primary schools to take part in the study in the west midlands.illa, whereby they learned about healthy eating and physical activity. that happened over 12 months. was the idea that it worked effectively in school but when the judge went back home it all started to fall apart? the hope was, the activities in school, that were in school, would influence children's lifestyles, so their diet and physical activity not just lifestyles, so their diet and physical activity notjust in school but actually throughout the week and throughout the 24—hour period. what we found was actually in terms of preventing weight gain, there was no difference between the children in the schools that had this package of activities compared with the children in the schools that did not. do you think this is down to being almost too late in primary schools? do we need to get in earlier? absolutely. the government has put all of its emphasis on school upwards and not on school downwards. the critical point to influence children's behaviour and life styles influence children'

in the west midlands it would be 13% smaller. and in the north east it would be 16% smaller.s are often wrong. all this comes as the prime minister is under pressure to spell out exactly what sort of a partnership she wants with the eu. here she is speaking in parliament earlier today. we will be robust in our arguments, asi we will be robust in our arguments, as i have said right from the beginning. we will hear noises and all sorts of things being said about positions being taken. what matters is the position that we take in the negotiations as we sit down and negotiate the best deal. we have shown we can do that, we did it in december and we are going to do it again. all this come as theresa may holds the first of two key meetings with her senior ministers to try to hammer out their brexit positions for the next stage of negotiations. iain watson, in westminster. there may some people scratching their heads and thinking, how come they haven't thrashed this out a little bit earlier? maybe because you talk about negotiations. negotiations are still going on in the cabinet, t

mr corbyn was speaking in coventry in the west midlands, an important centre for the british car industryindustry was dependent on components crossing borders freely in europe. we've long argued that a customs union is a viable option for the final deal. so labour would seek to negotiate a new, conference of uk eu customs union to ensure there are no ta riffs customs union to ensure there are no tariffs with europe and to help avoid any need whatsoever for a hardboard in northern ireland. let's remind ourselves of what a customs union is. it's a group of countries with a single set of tariffs on goods from outside. within that area goods move freely, without tariffs. but member countries cannot do their own separate trade deals, they have to be agreed jointly. and that's why the uk government wants to leave it. here's the international trade secretary liam fox. remember that only the bharatiya of britain's traders with the european union. —— the minority. the imf estimates that 90% of global trade will be outside the european continent, so we have to give ourselves the freedom to have the

the showers for the north—west of england, parts of wales, the midlands and south—west into the homee could be a little bit of rain and sleet here and snow over the hills. hence the risk of it being quite slippery because the showers could come in and wash off the salt on the pavement. it looks as though it will be a slippery affair in places, but a way it will affair in places, but a way it will a cam day, plenty — ~ be a sparklhg—dayrplentytsf h e‘s?— sunday. f g: ”villi {$5 we'llh, so you

this morning will be pretty chilly, some frost around first thing in the west midlands and the west countryreland, parts of wales and south—west england. as we go through the morning to showers persisting eastern parts of england, move to the west, it is cold but we have brighter skies. showers will be heavy and they will also have perhaps a bit of sleet and hail in them as we go through the day. the southern counties, dry weather, niki if you are stepping out, and then we running the show was in the south—west, especially across devon and cornwall. wales, some showers today but for many we will start off ona dry today but for many we will start off on a dry note. while the island, a few showers dotted around. the chilly start. some fun trying though. western showers —— western scotla nd though. western showers —— western scotland a few showers. in the north and the north—east, a lot of dry weather. as a go through the day, many of the showers will fade, some will become fewer and further between in the east with less of a wind, but it will feel more pleasant than yesterday in the sunshine

time hasn't made it better. hasn't made it better. him in prisons in the west midlands and around thehole purpose of this conversation. conversation. for coming on the programme. have spent the last year adjusting to the loss of one of your children. to the loss of one of your children. can you describe what that is like? very hard. more kids losing their life the same way. nothing has changed in the last year. it's getting a lot was out there. there. death of my son, nothing has been done about it. done about it. generally feel, that nothing has been done about it? been done about it? overshadowed by the fact that it is still not enough. still not enough. who can do more going, well, we've done that. done that. a hundred, and just saying, well, we started. it's not enough for the families. families. scotland, they've actually reduced crime... crime... programme we did look at what they've done. it's a coordinated response. response. with organisations which could be helpful. helpful. there for five years and i know it well. well. organisations that are here but looking at policing re

i want to bring you breaking news from west midlands police.ailed for planning and who met on an internet dating site have beenjailed for planning and is inspired bomb attack in the uk, an asylu m inspired bomb attack in the uk, an asylum seeker from sudan inspired bomb attack in the uk, an asylum seekerfrom sudan has been given a life term and told he must serve a given a life term and told he must servea minimum given a life term and told he must serve a minimum of 14 years. and a pharmacist and a divorced mother of two has been jailed pharmacist and a divorced mother of two has beenjailed for 12 pharmacist and a divorced mother of two has been jailed for 12 years with an extended life sentence of five years. they were convicted last month, they were said to have become bound by an emotional attachment and extremist ideology. this is the scene at the old bailey and we are awaiting a news conference. our correspondentjune awaiting a news conference. our correspondent june kelly awaiting a news conference. our correspondentjune kelly is in cour

shaking has been reported across south wales, the south—west of england and the midlands. british geological survey. i gave the headline element to this story in the introduction. tell us more what is known at this stage. this is the largest earthquake we have had in britain in the last ten yea rs, have had in britain in the last ten years, in the east of england in 2008, this one has been felt all over wales, most of western england, felt as far east as london and as far north as the southern edge of the lake district. tell us about the information on any damage that may have been done. haven't heard any reports of damage, but it is a little bit early. the earthquake only happened about 1.5 hours ago. an earthquake of this size has got the potential to cause damage, but i would expect any damage, but i would expect any damage to be caused to be minor. and part of that is to do with the depth, isn't it? this is relatively shallow for a larger british earthquake, often when we get an earthquake of this size, they are much deeper, about 15 calamities or 20 kilometres down, a

this band of rain rejuvenates, and it will turn heavier as it pushes through south—west england, in through the midlandsrfaces. we say goodbye to the weather front as it pushes off into the near continent and then not a bad day for many. there will be some sunshine, but we persist with the wintry showers in the north and west. we could see some around the midlands and into the south—east as well. but they are showers, so not all of us will see them. as we move from friday into saturday, a lot of dry weather to start the day in the south—east and the midlands, with some sunshine. as our next weather front comes in, it will introduce a lot of cloud and some hill snow. behind it you will find clear skies once again, so behind it. ahead of it, we are back into double figures. iam it, we are back into double figures. i am stopping the charts here because there is the potential at the moment for an area of low pressure to develop overnight saturday into sunday. if this happens, it could well produce some significant snowfall across parts of scotland, which could be disruptive. thejury is scotland, which could