this is bbc news, i'm luxmy gopal. the headlines at 2pm... a man who spied for russia while working as a security guard at the british embassy in berlin is sentenced to 13 years in prison. i am sure that you committed these crimes intending to assist russia, a state which at that time, as now, was regarded as unfriendly to the united kingdom. the prime minister is meeting northern ireland's main political parties to discuss post—brexit trading, amid speculation that a deal could be reached with the eu. we've not yet seen the final text of the agreement, - clearly there will be further discussions, between - the uk government and the

european union, but i think it is safe to say— that progress has been made. it seems to us that it's very much game on, and we are very heartened by that, we are very conscious that a deal can be done and should now be concluded speedily. the information commissioner is to ask lancashire police why they revealed details about the health of nicola bulley, who's been missing for three weeks. the family of the hollywood actor bruce willis say the die hard and pulp fiction star is now suffering from a type of dementia. good afternoon. a former security guard at the uk embassy in berlin has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for spying for russia. david ballantyne smith admitted

passing secret information to the russian authorities, after being caught in an undercover sting operation. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. david smith, a fan of war memorabilia, a security guard at the british embassy in berlin and a spy for russia. motivated by hatred of britain and sympathy for vladimir putin. secret cameras installed by police and mi5 helped convict him. here he's filming pictures captured by the embassy's cctv system. sentencing him, thejudge said he'd betrayed the trust placed in him, betrayed his country and his colleagues. you put all of those staff at increased risk of harm. they had to be told that their security had been compromised in this way and the level of danger caused by your actions then had to be managed. it has caused some of the people

involved and their families understandable anxiety and distress. the investigation started with a letter he sent to a general here at the russian embassy. highly sensitive information, including details of british officials in berlin, security passes and documents. and then mi5 set up a sting operation. smith was told that a mysterious russian called dimitri was coming to the embassy for a meeting. he was asked to photocopy some documents. it seemed as though a russian defector was about to spill his country's secrets to the uk. but dmitry was working for the met and mi5 and smith fell for it. those supposedly secret documents, they were nothing of the sort, were later found in smith's locker. and the covert camera captured smith taking pictures of dmitry on the cctv system.

then another hidden capture camera captured smith meeting another fake russian sent by mi5. smith met her the next day. he was arrested, his locker at the embassy searched along with his home. police found documents and videos filmed inside the building and money. smith spied for cash and a hatred of his country. and what damage has he done? well, he was just a security guard — he had no access to high—level military secrets. you might regard him as a b—list spy. but because he did pass over the details of embassy staff, their addresses and phone numbers, the embassy had to review the safety of every single member of staff in an operation costing more than £800,000. and of course nobody could be entirely sure what the russians learnt and what effect that might have in future.

tom symons reporting. the prime minister rishi sunak has been holding talks near belfast with representatives of all the main political parties in northern ireland — amid speculation that the government is close to agreeing a new deal with the eu on post—brexit trading arrangements. the northern ireland protocol allows goods to be transported over the border into the republic of ireland, without checks on the northern side. that means goods are inspected before reaching northern ireland — creating a border here with the rest of the uk. but the deal has always angered unionists, who say they've been cut off from the rest of the uk — and until the protocol is changed, they've refused to enter into a power—sharing agreement at stormont. in the last few minutes the dup has said some progress has been made today but it still work to be done. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page reports. the prime minister made a trip across the irish sea border which he

is trying to negotiate away. he wants a deal with the eu, to help restore the devolved governments in northern ireland. the democratic unionist party says it will continue to veto power sharing unless what it views as an economic barrier with the rest of the uk is removed. after meeting rishi sunak, the dup made clear that it wasn't softening its position. i clear that it wasn't softening its osition. . . ., ., position. i have indicated to the prime minister _ position. i have indicated to the prime minister that _ position. i have indicated to the prime minister that it _ position. i have indicated to the prime minister that it is - position. i have indicated to the . prime minister that it is important, fundamentally important, that he agrees the right thing. i want to hear that brussels will stretch itself to recognise the concerns that we have as unionists, and that this process will correct the wrongs of the last negotiations.— this process will correct the wrongs of the last negotiations. london and brussels have _ of the last negotiations. london and brussels have been _ of the last negotiations. london and brussels have been negotiating - of the last negotiations. london andi brussels have been negotiating over brexit trading arrangement since 2021. underthe brexit trading arrangement since 2021. under the current system goods arriving from great britain are inspected when they arrive at ports

inspected when they arrive at ports in northern ireland to confirm they comply with eu rules. that means they can then be moved on into the republic of ireland, which is in the european union, without any more checks on the land border. it is understood the new plan would bring in what would be known as a green lane for goods arriving in northern ireland and staying there. those products would be checked. goods headed for the republic of ireland would go into a red lane and would be inspected. the cross community alliance party said it had a sense that the deal was close. it alliance party said it had a sense that the deal was close.- alliance party said it had a sense that the deal was close. it was very much in listening _ that the deal was close. it was very much in listening mode, _ that the deal was close. it was very much in listening mode, and - that the deal was close. it was very much in listening mode, and keen. that the deal was close. it was very l much in listening mode, and keen to hear our views. much in listening mode, and keen to hear ourviews. it much in listening mode, and keen to hear our views. it seems apparent that whilst he was not in a position to brief us about the detail, that things are gradually moving in the direction of a potential deal, but we are not over the line yet. that doesn't mean that we won't be, very soon, but clearly there is some heavy lifting still to be done. b5 heavy lifting still to be done. as the biggest party in stormont, sinn

fein, was also positive. it the biggest party in stormont, sinn fein, was also positive.— the biggest party in stormont, sinn fein, was also positive. it seems to me that it is — fein, was also positive. it seems to me that it is very _ fein, was also positive. it seems to me that it is very much _ fein, was also positive. it seems to me that it is very much game - fein, was also positive. it seems to me that it is very much game on, . fein, was also positive. it seems to l me that it is very much game on, we are heartened by that i'm conscious that a deal can be done and should now be concluded speedily, we hope that will be the case, and then it is a matter for everyone, that will be the case, and then it is a matterfor everyone, for each of the political parties to step up, get back to work, and deliver four people here in the north of ireland. 0ne people here in the north of ireland. one of the most significant issue sport unionists will be whether eu law will still take priority in northern ireland. they say they will be examining what role the eu's highest court will have in any new agreement. this afternoon, the focus is turning to brussels. foreign secretary james cleverly is meeting the european commission vice president morris septra vich. there are expectations that a deal could be possible, within days. chris page, bbc news, belfast. and chrisjoins me now.

progress made but still more work needed, so what is required to get this deal over the line?— this deal over the line? yes, the word progress — this deal over the line? yes, the word progress has _ this deal over the line? yes, the word progress has been - this deal over the line? yes, the i word progress has been mentioned here, over the course of the morning, as the five main stormont parties have been going into this hotel on the outskirts of belfast to meet the prime minister. rishi sunak has flown out of northern ireland for now, so where does all of this leave us? the sense we got from the democratic unionist party leader sir jeffrey donaldson is that things are broadly moving in the right direction but he is also making clear despite that positive tone that in his words, there are still significant issues to be addressed. significant areas for further work to be completed, he said. also, sir jeffrey donaldson making the point that any final agreement, the dup would want to carefully consider it and it would be at a headline level, the detail would be legislative

changes, both in london and in brussels, so not only would it be the text of an agreement, you would want to carefully look at, he suggesting he would also want to look at any accompanying legislation neededin look at any accompanying legislation needed in order to enact that agreement so, all that suggest that, if a deal is struck between the uk and the eu in the coming days, if it is announced, it wouldn't immediately pave the way by the sounds of things for the dup to lift its veto on the formation of a devolve power—sharing government in northern ireland as part of the uk that has been without a fully functioning government for more than a year now. nobody is pouring cold water on the efforts that are clearly being made at senior diplomatic level is now between london and brussels to reach a deal on the brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland. there are certainly doesn't seem to be any guarantees that a way forward for the power—sharing crisis era is

opening up and i suspect, listening and watching to what has been going on over the last few hours, the conclusion that many observers will be drawing will be that an agreement would just be another step on the road to bringing back devolution, as opposed to a really significant breakthrough that would result in northern ireland getting its ministers back into power. that beinu ministers back into power. that being said. _ ministers back into power. that being said. a — ministers back into power. that being said, a return _ ministers back into power. that being said, a return to - ministers back into power. that being said, a return to a - being said, a return to a power—sharing agreement might be some way off, still, but if we look into more short—term at rishi sunak�*s meeting with the eu commission president and the role that will play in getting this deal agreed, what is the focus likely to be in that meeting? i agreed, what is the focus likely to be in that meeting?— agreed, what is the focus likely to be in that meeting? i think that the im - ression be in that meeting? i think that the impression that _ be in that meeting? i think that the impression that everybody - be in that meeting? i think that the impression that everybody is - impression that everybody is getting, from london, belfast and brussels, is that the ground as potentially being prepared for a deal to be announced. we have had this lunchtime the european

commission vice president meeting foreign secretaryjames commission vice president meeting foreign secretary james cleverly over lunch and those have been meeting in these long—running negotiations. afterwards they put out tweets that were very similar in content, they spoke of intensive work continuing, hard work continuing, and there has been a meeting of the eu ambassadors called today to discuss relations with the uk, chiefly the northern ireland protocol, but over the weekend, rishi sunak going to meet the eu commission president ursula von der leyen at our security conference, other eu leaders will be there, also so, if there is going to be another effort to get more concessions from the eu perhaps on the basis of what the eu perhaps on the basis of what the dup have told us earlier today, that could be rishi sunak�*s chance to ask for more movement, but whether more movement as possible from the eu point of view, that is another question entirely so, clearly, all of this diplomatic

activity is fuelling expectations that a deal is close. but, what has been said by everybody who's had anything to say today is that whilst anything to say today is that whilst a deal is coming closer, it is certainly not done yet. thank you for bringing _ certainly not done yet. thank you for bringing us — certainly not done yet. thank you for bringing us up _ certainly not done yet. thank you for bringing us up to _ certainly not done yet. thank you for bringing us up to date, - certainly not done yet. thank you for bringing us up to date, that i certainly not done yet. thank you for bringing us up to date, that isj for bringing us up to date, that is our correspondent, chris page. nhs workers in scotland have been offered a 14% pay rise over two years. unions say it's a "decent" offer and will put it to their members. in england and wales, more health workers have voted to go on strike. 0ur health editor hugh pym gave us more on the reaction to the pay offer in scotland. the indications from a couple of unions are certainly reasonably positive. unison has said it is a decent offer and they will certainly consider it very, very carefully. the royal college of nursing has said it will consider the offer. the scottish government has said this will make nhs staff in scotland the highest paid in the uk. now, of course, in england

the government at westminster has stuck to its line that the award for the current financial year of around 4.5% for nhs staff is out there and has already been paid and they are not prepared to talk about any increase of that in this current year. though they are prepared to start talks on the next financial year and that is what has provoked this wave of strikes. we heard last night that the royal college of nursing was stepping up its strike action in england to a 48—hour action at the beginning of march. with no service guaranteed, with walk—outs across the whole piece. we heard today that unison, it has re—balloted members at ten nhs organisations where there wasn't a legal mandate first time round and they, on a second ballot, have said they will take action and that includes four more ambulance services. 0ur health editor hugh pym. the information commissioner has said lancashire police will be questioned about whether their disclosures about the missing woman

nicola bulley were necessary. john edwards said personal details should not be "disclosed inappropriately". the former victim's commissioner, dame vera baird, said that the force made a "dreadful" error by revealing ms bulley had been struggling with alcohol and the menopause. the 45—year—old disappeared three weeks ago. 0ur reporter yunus mulla is in the village where she went missing. the search for nicola bulley is now into its third week. lancashire police have been criticised for disclosing nicola's struggles with alcohol and the menopause, with a number of groups questioning whether that kind of detail should have been made public this stage of the police investigation. now, the home secretary suella braverman had asked for an explanation. we understand she is not said to be satisfied with the response she has got and now we havejohn edwards, the information commissioner, who said that police can disclose this kind of information if

it helps them to investigate crime but they would have to have reasons to justify that. and that is why he is going to be writing to lancashire police to ask how they have reached this decision. nicola's families say that nicola would not have wanted this kind of detail released but they have been kept fully informed. what they want is the media and people to stop speculating about her private life and to focus on this investigation to find her. this remains a huge police investigation for a missing person, unprecedented they say, with a huge team of detectives looking at hours of cctv recordings. of course that search has now been extended up the estuary into morecambe bay. they say this is still a missing persons investigation, they don't think anyone else is involved. 0ur reporter yunus mulla. the headlines on bbc news...

a man who spied for russia while working as a security guard at the british embassy in berlin is sentenced to 13 years in prison. the prime minister has held talks with northern ireland's main political parties to discuss post brexit trading, amid speculation that a deal could be reached with the eu. the information commissioner is to ask lancashire police why they revealed details about the health of nicola bulley, who's been missing for 3 weeks. russian president vladimir putin hosted his belarusian counterpart, alexander lukashenko, at his residence outside moscow. the two leaders and their staff reportedly discussed a range of bilateral issues including security and defence. yesterday the belarusian leader says he's ready to allow russia to use his country for a new offensive in ukraine. last year, the russian military�*s failed attempt to seize kyiv was launched from belarus, and mr lukashenko said he was prepared to do the same again. but that belarusian soldiers

would onlyjoin the war in response to a ukrainian attack. nearly one year after russia's invasion, ukraine says a steady stream of british volunteers are continuing to enlist with its military, despite warnings from the uk foreign office not to travel there. this week, a fifth british fighter was confirmed to have been killed. the bbc has had exclusive access to a group of men who have been on the frontline since the early days of the conflict. they've spoken about the sense of purpose that comes from serving alongside ukrainians. emma vardy reports. this is the life of a british volunteer on the front lines of ukraine. explosion whoa! a round from a russian tank misses him by inches. everyone 0k? it's landed right next to me. i can't hear nothing. i can't hear a thing. ukrainian officials say 20,000 international volunteers have travelled to help defend the country

and that british fighters make up one of the largest groups in the international legion. but there are others also now fighting in a number of different battalions on the front lines. and they've spoken to newsnight and our world about their experiences. seen a facebook advertisement, it was all in ukrainian, but i translated it. it said, "we'll give you a month's training and we'll send you out on the front line, you'll be fighting in the kharkiv district." 30—year—old james from yorkshire travelled to ukraine having had no previous military experience. it's legal to enlist in the ukrainian military. fighters get a contract and can receive a wage. but the british government has advised strongly about the risks. they needed help, so, and i knew i can fight. that's what i were trained to do. those that do have combat experience are seen in ukraine as bringing valuable skills. we metjames chadwick who, aged 21, quit his role with the british army to go. the ukrainians feel like,

it makes them feel like they're not alone, like, we are there. we are helping them fight. and much of the fighting involves old—school trench warfare. we were 600 metres from russians at all times. it was literally our tree line, their tree line and a field in between. social media platforms like tiktok mean we have a greater insight into life on the front lines than ever before. videos posted by british volunteers can get millions of views. whatjust happened to your rifle? got shot. entrance, exit. butjoining the war can end in tragedy. when craig mackintosh from norfolk travelled to ukraine, his family had little warning. i thought at first, why would you do that? why would you leave everyone and not tell anyone? and then i thought, wow, what a courageous thing to do. but they were to receive devastating news. police came to inform craig's family he'd been shot by a russian soldier. it hurt.

most people die of cancer or common illness, not being shot out at war. six weeks later, his body was repatriated to the uk. i don't know, ijust didn't believe it. didn't feel real. ukrainian military officials say a steady stream of volunteers are still signing up to join them. and many british fighters see travelling to ukraine as a cause which comes with comradeship and adventure, but those in the conflict and families at home can pay a heavy price. emma vardy, bbc news. you can see more of that story on newsnight tonight, or on the bbc iplayer right now — search for �*brits in battle: ukraine'. a young boy has been pulled from the rubble in turkey nearly 11 days after the earthquake hit. rescuers worked through the night

in hatay to find him and there were cheers of celebration when he was successfully pulled free. the syrian president bashar al—assad made his first public statement, thanking the international community for its help, but said it must go further. but despite the handful of tales of remarkable survival, there are many, many more of terrible loss — and there's now growing anger about why so many buildings collapsed. more than 100 arrest warrants have been issued in turkey in connection with unsafe buildings, and the government has been accused of turning a blind eye to poor quality construction. our correspondent nick beake has been investigating and is close to the epicentre of the quake in gaziantep. turkey's president says there is no way they could have prepared for two earthquakes of this size, but for years now successive governments have made millions by allowing property developers to buy these so—called amnesties for buildings that were put up illegally. so as well as showing the brutal power of nature, this disaster has also exposed

many human failings. and some people are saying that it's actually criminal negligence or even manslaughter on an industrial scale. and here over the past few days, we have been putting together one story which sadly seems to be reflected right across the country. night and day, they've been waiting for a miracle. but there's no sign of one. their relatives lived in the most expensive part of this city. that meant nothing, as their apartment block turned to dust. emre, whose five loved ones are missing, says so many people are to blame. translation: they have the blood of the people who died _ here on their hands. it's not right to scapegoat the contractor. the ones who approved this building are responsible, together with the government and the state.

the next morning, we come back to try to find out why these four blocks collapsed, while all around others stood firm. we learned from officials on the ground that at least 136 people have died here. a community ripped apart in seconds. "everything is gone," emel filik weeps, before revealing there had been concerns that water was weakening the building. translation: it was - an accident waiting to happen. six months ago, the head of the residents' association told us about the problems of the building. she said our buildings might collapse at the smallest earthquake. "let's strengthen the pillars," she said. but nothing happened.

neighbours tell us a former security guard at the complex could give us more information. translation: | witnessed - the defects with my own eyes. when i touched the concrete columns, it would crumble to dust in my hands as though it wasn't concrete at all. the iron was rusting in the columns. the rainfall was damaging and corroding the iron. in the middle of all this death and destruction, we need to remind ourselves that, these days, homes can be built or strengthened to withstand earthquakes of this magnitude. 2a years ago, this country got a big wake—up call when more than 17,000 people were killed in a previous quake. since then, the turkish authorities have failed to protect their people — whether it's those living in new builds or in older properties, too. 0pposition politicians say tens of thousands have now paid with their lives.

in the civilised countries, earthquakes happen and people don't die. unfortunately, in turkey, these kind of earthquakes happen every ten years, and people die, and they say it is a destiny. no, it is not a destiny. if we just do what the science says, nobody dies. a man connected to our particular complex in gaziantep has been arrested. his lawyer tells us he's done nothing wrong, and the building was well constructed. the local authority says no complaints were made, and so no inspections were ever carried out. president erdogan says it was not possible to be prepared for such a disaster. but in light of this story — one replicated across the country — how many in turkey can truly sleep soundly? nick beake, bbc news, gaziantep. a funeral has been held

for firefighter barry martin — who died after attending a fire at the formerjenner�*s department store in edinburgh. his wife shelley paid tribute to "a remarkable man who was exhilarated to do the job". steven godden reports. barry martin is the first firefighter to die on the line of duty in scotland for more than a decade. this lunchtime, the centre of edinburgh came to a standstill for his funeral. the public lined the route as his funeral cortege made its way up the royal mail towards st giles' cathedral. a father of twin boys, barry martin's wife shelley said there are sons could not have wished for a more loving and attentive father. he was, she said, remarkable. his family led the mourners at the service when he was remembered by friends and colleagues. it was remembered by friends and colleagues-—

was remembered by friends and colleauues. . , . ., .. colleagues. it is my great honour, on behalf of _ colleagues. it is my great honour, on behalf of the _ colleagues. it is my great honour, on behalf of the citizens _ colleagues. it is my great honour, on behalf of the citizens of - on behalf of the citizens of edinburgh and the city of edinburgh council, to offer our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of firefighter barry martin. 38 years old, barry martin was critically injured fighting a fire at the formerjenner�*s department store in edinburgh last month. he died in hospitalfour days later. police said the investigation into what happened is ongoing. those closest to barry martin said he was exhilarated to be a firefighter and he had been there for people in the time of need, and that meant everything to him. he will be laid to rest later this afternoon. 30,000 homes are without power in north—eastern scotland as storm 0tto causes disruption. about 60 schools are closed and there are delays and cancellations on public transport. rececca curran is in aberdeen.

it may look like a beautiful day here in aberdeen but storm 0tto has certainly left its mark on places in scotland, but particularly here in the north—east. winds of up to 80 miles an hour have been recorded. 120 miles an hour if you happen to be standing at the top cairngorm mountain. it has left thousands without power. the electricity company ssen saying that 30,000 remain without power. if you live in a rural community, you might expect to be without power for much of the weekend. trains, ferries, buses, they've all been affected. and there have been some injuries too. a driver was taken to hospital after a bus left the road and another man was taken to hospital after being hit by a sign when he was filling up his car with petrol. this weather warning has now been lifted, but another one comes into place tonight for snow and ice and that will affect most parts of scotland. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. stormy winds and rough seas to start our friday

across the northern half of the country. so it's best if we start off with where the winds are through the afternoon. they are starting to ease as storm 0tto pushes off into scandinavia. but we are likely to see gusts of wind of 50 to 60mph in places. a scattering of showers in the far north—west, but for the bulk of scotland and northern england there will be some sunny spells. a weak weather front producing some cloud and drizzle further south and an incredibly mild afternoon to come here. as we go through friday evening into the early hours of saturday, more wet weather, snow across the mountains, drifting its way steadily eastwards. cloudy and very mild across england. clearer skies and lower temperatures to the far north of scotland. so we have some light drizzly rain easing away from southern scotland and northern england and also anywhere south of the m4 corridor, but after that into the afternoon, sunny spells and a few scattered showers. top temperatures of 7 to 14 celsius.

this is bbc news. i'm luxmy gopal. the headlines: a man who spied for russia while working as a security guard at the british embassy in berlin is sentenced to 13 years in prison. the prime minister has held talks with northern ireland's main political parties to discuss post brexit trading, amid speculation that a deal could be reached with the eu. the information commissioner is to ask lancashire police why they revealed details about the health of nicola bulley, who's been missing for three weeks. the family of the hollywood actor bruce willis say the �*die hard' and �*pulp fiction' star is now suffering from a type of dementia. sport now and for a full round up, let's go to the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. england's cricketers have the advantage after day two of the first test with new zealand

in mount maunganui. the home side dug deep in theirfirst innings — recovering from 83—5 to reach 306 all out. but, england will resume day 3 with a 98 run lead. patrick geary reports. between the grassy slopes england were digging new zealand a whole. neil wagner tempted into a bad shot. daryl mitchell confused into not playing one at all. zoom out and england were well on top, more than 200 head. every kiwi run had to be grafted and crafted. tom blundell was beginning a long hour shift. mindful they were english traps everywhere. the dangerous devon conway fell into that one, all part of ben stokes' plan. a strategy that has transformed the experience of watching england whatever the scene of the score they will attack. 0llie robinson put them on the brink of a decent first—innings lead but still batting and still working, tom

blundell. that steered him past 100, hard work rewarded. and now some freedom to have fun. by the time he was out for 138 new zealand were only 19 runs behind. game on and lights on. traditionally a time to bat with caution, not england. this is a team that doesn't overthink. new zealand searched for clues and then suddenly one down. three letters out. ben duckett was followed by zach crawley. stuart broad was myjob was to survive. instead second ball he offered a catch to someone, anyone, no one. the evening under the lights ended with glaze and a test match that is fascinatingly poised. england's women's cricketers will be looking to make it 3 wins from 3 matches at the t20 world cup when they take on india tomorrow — after wins already against the west indies and ireland. a win for either side would see them take a huge step towards the semi—finals, with both teams coming in to it with 100% records.

it's going to probably be our toughest _ it's going to probably be our toughest game _ it's going to probably be our toughest game yet. - it's going to probably be our toughest game yet. but - it's going to probably be our toughest game yet. but wel it's going to probably be our- toughest game yet. but we take confidence — toughest game yet. but we take confidence from _ toughest game yet. but we take confidence from our— toughest game yet. but we take confidence from our t20 - toughest game yet. but we take confidence from our t20 series. toughest game yet. but we take i confidence from our t20 series win in england — confidence from our t20 series win in england at— confidence from our t20 series win in england at the _ confidence from our t20 series win in england at the back— confidence from our t20 series win in england at the back end - confidence from our t20 series win in england at the back end of- confidence from our t20 series win in england at the back end of the l in england at the back end of the summer. — in england at the back end of the summer, especially— in england at the back end of the summer, especially with - in england at the back end of the summer, especially with three i in england at the back end of thej summer, especially with three of in england at the back end of the - summer, especially with three of our main players — summer, especially with three of our main players not _ summer, especially with three of our main players not playing _ summer, especially with three of our main players not playing so- summer, especially with three of our main players not playing so that - main players not playing so that gave _ main players not playing so that gave us — main players not playing so that gave us a — main players not playing so that gave us a lot _ main players not playing so that gave us a lot of _ main players not playing so that gave us a lot of confidence. - main players not playing so that gave us a lot of confidence. wel main players not playing so that i gave us a lot of confidence. we are definitely— gave us a lot of confidence. we are definitely ready— gave us a lot of confidence. we are definitely ready and _ gave us a lot of confidence. we are definitely ready and excited - gave us a lot of confidence. we are definitely ready and excited to i gave us a lot of confidence. we are definitely ready and excited to take it on _ it's a pivotal day for manchester united, with prospective new owners required to submit their proposals to buy the club by today. in november current owners, the glazer family, said they're considering selling the club. bids are expected from groups in qatar, the usa, saudi arabia and the uk — that one led by one of britain's wealthiest men sirjim ratcliffe. he's understood to have employed banking giantsjp morgan and goldman sachs to help him. fans want somebody to do similar to what we _ fans want somebody to do similar to what we have seen a chelsea. under the reign _ what we have seen a chelsea. under the reign of— what we have seen a chelsea. under

the reign of roman abramovich he wrote _ the reign of roman abramovich he wrote a _ the reign of roman abramovich he wrote a cheque for £900,000 a week for 19— wrote a cheque for £900,000 a week for 19 years _ wrote a cheque for £900,000 a week for 19 years in the club incurred huge _ for 19 years in the club incurred huge losses. we've had similar at manchester city. but recently as 2021 those two clubs took part in the champions league final and they were the _ the champions league final and they were the biggest lossmakers financially in the history of the prernier— financially in the history of the premier league. but they delivered trophies _ premier league. but they delivered trophies. football is a talent industry. _ trophies. football is a talent industry, the talent follows the many _ industry, the talent follows the many and in order to have the money you need _ many and in order to have the money you need rich— many and in order to have the money you need rich owners. the football association have announced they'll trial the use of referee bodycams in what is a world—first for the sport. the trial begins at grass roots level in middlesbrough this weekend and is being introduced as a measure to try and reduce abuse aimed at officials. bodycams have been used in rugby union for over a decade and the decision to trial them in football follows a bbc survey which revealed almost 98% of the referees who responded had experienced verbal abuse from spectators, players, coaches oi’ managers. that's all the sport for now.

a survivor of historical child sexual abuse, who was assaulted by her then trampoline coach, is demanding that british gymnastics repay her for decades of therapy because of its failings in its handling of what she calls the biggest case of sexual abuse in the governing body's history. it comes after last year's independent whyte review found systemic abuse in the sport. the woman, whose name we've changed to protect her identity, has been talking to our sports correspondent, natalie pirks. this report contains some distressing details. archive: supreme in the tower diving events, brian phelps... _ he was a british sporting superstar. at 16, already has a brilliant past and undoubtedly has i an even greater future. in 1960, brian phelps won 0lympic diving bronze at the age ofjust 16. commonwealth games golds followed, and in 1979 he was a finalist in the bbc�*s hit show superstars. but while millions watched they had no idea of the horrors

happening to emma. phelps was abusing her in the basement at the gym he'd set up with his wife. we went through horrific things. every element of the worst that can happen to a little girl when they are in the hands of a paedophile. i think a little part of your soul, when something that brutal happens, breaks off, and that stays there. emma was five when she says phelps began raping her. she was 12 when she finally found the strength to leave the 0lga gym, a british gymnastics club in poole. a garden now covers where the basement once was. when you grow up with it, you don't know initially that it's not normal. i didn't know anyone else was receiving the same treatment that i was there. i didn't discover until an evening in 2008 when his face appeared

on the evening news. newsreader: the medalwinning diver turned paedophile, - but why did it take i so long to catch him? survivors are asking the same question. revered as an 0lympian, phelps escaped a charge of exposing himself to a child in the north—east just weeks before winning commonwealth gold in 1966. more accusations were made in the 90s but it wasn't until 2008 when he was finallyjailed for nine years, serving six, for his crimes. brian phelps told this court that he was "a bit of a sex addict," but that none of his victims, aged between just six and 15, had ever said no or told him to stop. he admitted 42 counts of indecent assault and gross indecency on three girls, but even though he was charged with rape he has always denied it. brian phelps, who lives with his wife in france, has also denied all allegations in this piece and told the bbc

he never even entered the basement. he added that in 2008, when he "dived from fame as a sportsman to infamy," the child protection team looked for "victims who had slipped through the net, with zero response." emma says she knows of 15 survivors of phelps's abuse but believes there could be more. now with the help of lawyers she's demanding british gymnastics pay her back for therapy and fund a centre to help abuse survivors. it's about redirecting the shame, the deep, deep shame that exists in ourselves. and redirecting that back to where it belongs, which is everyone who was complicit in all of the things that happened to us. british gymnastics told the bbc it is "truly sorry for any abuse that has taken place" in the sport. and said emma has received "extensive one—to—one support" from its safeguarding team. it added... "0ur reform 25 action plan clearly sets out how we've learned from the past, including working with survivors to develop restorative support."

there's nothing historic about 0lga for us. there were catastrophic failures across multiple institutions that contributed to what happened to us. the way we were just taught to ignore pain and suffering, that completely alters the trajectory of our lives. if you have been affected by the issues raised there, details of support is available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call for free at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 077 077. the king is hosting a reception at buckingham palace this lunchtime as part of a drive to raise billions of pounds to protect nature. the event is being attended by politicians from around the world, business leaders and philantropists, as our environment correspondent

jonah fisher reports. and they've come from the high arctic... for the last a0 years, dave paynter has been watching bewick swans winter at slimbridge. smaller than the mute swans that live here full—time, each of them has a unique bill design. it's a fingerprint. we know every swan as an individual, and that's an incredibly valuable conservation tool. this year, 137 came to slimbridge. dave says in the 80s there were more than three times as many. the results of the destruction of wetland habitats, he says, and global warming, shifting their migration routes. some studies suggest that wildlife populations may have fallen by as much as two thirds in the last 50 years. and it's getting worse. in some areas we've won a few battles but when we look at the war, we really are losing.

at a summit in canada last year, the world came together and agreed to protect 30% of our land and sea for nature, just like the wetlands here at slimbridge. there were also big promises about money, billions of pounds to help nature and vulnerable species recover. it was seen as a possible turning point. but, as always with big promises, there are questions about whether they are going to be followed through. we have momentum... and that's why the government this morning brought together environment ministers and business leaders from around the world to push for action and to put the systems in place to get things moving. a really ambitious global biodiversity framework. a key element of that was about how we finance, particularly developing countries, and that's why i'm really pleased that we've been able to convene people from around the world, whether that be about ministers, about business, about people from finance, because we now need to get into delivery mode. this afternoon, the talks will get the royal seal of approval. charles's role has changed but as king he remains deeply committed to nature

and to conservation. jonah fisher, bbc news. tesla is recalling more than 350,000 of its us vehicles because of to safety concerns. the national highway traffic safety administration said the company's full self—driving software may cause a crash. tesla said it's not aware of any injuries or deaths related to the recall issue. but as samira hussain explains, the full self—driving software is a big part of tesla. this self—driving technology for tesla is a big part of its business plan. it's what tesla and elon musk has been pushing and they believe it is the absolute future. elon musk has also said this self—driving technology is better, and in many cases, safer than just regular drivers. but what tests have shown is there has been incidents

in which some of these technologies have caused accidents. while in this particular software update instance, they are saying that, look, what we are doing is to try and get this update to happen because there could be some issues when going through traffic circles, going through intersections, they are constantly updating this kind of software and this kind of information. but because it is so crucial to tesla's overall business plan, there was a lot of safety concerns regarding it. the headlines on bbc news: a man who spied for russia while working as a security guard at the british embassy in berlin is sentenced to 13 years in prison. the prime minister has held talks with northern ireland's main political parties to discuss post brexit trading, amid speculation that a deal could be reached with the eu. the information commissioner is to ask lancashire police

why they revealed details about the health of nicola bulley, who's been missing for three weeks. all candidates for future senedd elections will have to live in wales, under welsh government plans. ministers also intend to stop members from leaving a political party to join another. it's all part of a reform package for the welsh parliament, although the plans have been criticised by the welsh conservatives. wales today's political correspondent, cemlyn davies, has more. the late mohammad asghar defecting from plaid cymru to the welsh conservatives in 2009. the first politician to cross the floor in cardiff they and he wouldn't be the last. of the seven ukip members elected in 2016, only one, neil hamilton, was still a party member at the time of the next election. these proposals would prevent mss from leaving one

party to join another. it relates to the expenses we have seen in previous senedds, so many ukip membersjoining political parties are making governing arrangements quite difficult, and also in some of those cases somewhere elected as a regional list member. real questions being asked about the legitimacy of these people. these proposals would be part of a wider proposal of —— wider package of senedd reforms would also see the number of mss here increase from 60 from 60 to 66. another role, anyone seeking election to the senedd would have to live in wales. neil hamilton represented the reaching of mid and west wales for five years but he loved over the border in wiltshire. senedd reform is part of the cooperation agreement between labour and plaid cymru anti—plaid cymru spokesperson said

its leader adam price is working closely with the first minister on developing the plans but the leader of the welsh conservative group in the senedd rejects the proposals. instead of trying to work on a cross—party basis labour are trying to stitch this up on a pork barrel politics type basis and want to increase the number of politicians in cardiff bay over five years. i don't think people in wales want to see that but until we see the legislation it is difficult to comment on us that obviously they are not reaching out to try to reach agreement over. the welsh government said it would provide an update on senedd reform before easter as it wants to ensure the changes come into force in time for the next election in 2026. one of china's most important tech investors, bao fan, has been reported missing. china renaissance, the investment bank he founded, say they have been unable to contact him for days. the president of the group was detained last september according to media reports.

he's the latest in a long list of financial executives to disappear, with many accused of corruption or caught up in beijing's crackdown on tech companies. here's our china correspondent, stephen mcdonell, with the latest. i should say from the outset, i'm going to engage in a bit of speculation because we don't know for sure what happened to him? 0ther for sure what happened to him? other than he has disappeared because we have just received this short announcement from his company. but it looks like his disappearance is part of a pattern that these executives especially in the tech sector suddenly are nowhere to be seen and they are being investigated by the communist party's discipline inspection commission. certainly investors, when they heard this announcement from the company, thought there was a problem because shares in his company, china

renaissance, collapsed upon that announcement are naturally investors would think potentially that these investigators are looking into china renaissance. but it could be also that they are talking to him about other companies. they will do that because this investment banker has been at the heart of some of the huge deals are stitched together here. he has personally pulled together some big tech mergers so he knows where the bodies are buried if i can put it that way, he would have a lot of information. he could pass on to investigators about the entire upper echelon of the tech sector in china. so we willjust have to wait and see in a few weeks or months, as has been the case with other tech sector executives, if he re—emerges. sometimes this happens. the family of the hollywood actor bruce willis has revealed he's

suffering from an untreatable form of dementia which affects behaviour and use of language. the 67—year—old star of box office hits such as �*die hard' �*pulp fiction' and �*armageddon' announced his retirement from acting last year after suffering cognitive difficulties. 0ur north america correspondent david willis reports. in all he appeared in more than 100 films before being forced into retirement last year after suffering what was described as health issues, a condition known as aphasia which can cause speech and cognitive difficulties. a statement released at the time said he would be stepping away from a career that had meant so much to him. now in a new statement, the actor because my

family has revealed his condition has worsened and he has received a more specific diagnosis. frontal temporal dementia known as ftd. unfortunately challenges with communication are just one symptom of the disease bruce faces the statement goes on, well this is painful it's a relief to finally have a clear diagnosis. painful it's a relief to finally have a clear diaunosis. . . ,, ., have a clear diagnosis. what we know is that when — have a clear diagnosis. what we know is that when it — have a clear diagnosis. what we know is that when it person _ have a clear diagnosis. what we know is that when it person has _ have a clear diagnosis. what we know is that when it person has this - have a clear diagnosis. what we know is that when it person has this what . is that when it person has this what they lose _ is that when it person has this what they lose is — is that when it person has this what they lose is these abilities to plan and organise their daily actions and even more — and organise their daily actions and even more importantly sometimes to understand _ even more importantly sometimes to understand how their actions are received — understand how their actions are received by the people around them. bruce _ received by the people around them. bruce willis's marriage to demi moore ended in divorce but they have remained good friends and the updated statement about his condition was issued in her name as well as that of his current wife and his children from both managers. in a tweet, the alzheimer's association praised the decision to share the diagnosis of his dementia. 0ur diagnosis of his dementia. our hearts are with bruce willis and his

family, it said. a fixture on the big screen for decades, bruce willis always believe his family in using his voice in the world to help others. they added that they hoped the news of his plight would raise awareness of the currently incurable disease that merits both more awareness and more research. let's speak now to hilary evans, who is chief executive at alzheimer's research uk. we had a little bit of it briefly mentioned in david's piece, but explain more about the symptoms associated with the type of dementia that bruce willis has. it’s that bruce willis has. it's obviously _ that bruce willis has. it's obviously news _ that bruce willis has. it's obviously news to - that bruce willis has. it�*s obviously news to all of us about his diagnosis but the family did put out a statement a couple of years ago to say he was stepping back from making films because he was having trouble with his speech and

fulminating sentences. that is often one of the first symptoms of front temple dementia. it's a disease that causes dementia. so we often think of alzheimer's disease which causes dementia of vascular dementia. this is a rare form of dementia and effects of the frontal lobes of the brain. so because it affects the frontal lobes that is where things like our speech formulation and our personalities are so those are some of the first symptoms. we are talking here really about initial symptoms of dementia and dementia is a condition but it's caused by disease and its incredibly powerful for bruce willis and the family to come out and talk about this because one of the things that people still see dementia is being an inevitable part of ageing rather than caused by disease so the fact they are being specific about his diagnosis and how it's affecting him i think is a real

step forward. it's affecting him i think is a real step forward-— it's affecting him i think is a real step forward. that was something that was mentioned _ step forward. that was something that was mentioned at _ step forward. that was something that was mentioned at the - step forward. that was something that was mentioned at the end i step forward. that was something that was mentioned at the end of| step forward. that was something i that was mentioned at the end of the report, how his family were talking about how he had always wanted to be at the forefront of using his voice for good. so what effect you think it will have on people's awareness of this condition, the fact he is talking openly about it? it of this condition, the fact he is talking openly about it?- of this condition, the fact he is talking openly about it? it can only be a positive _ talking openly about it? it can only be a positive thing. _ talking openly about it? it can only be a positive thing. it's _ talking openly about it? it can only be a positive thing. it's a _ be a positive thing. it's a personally devastating diagnosis for him and his family but it's a condition in terms of dementia and the diseases that cause dementia that has been overlooked, there has been stigma around it. they have not been stigma around it. they have not be the kind of breakthroughs we have seenin be the kind of breakthroughs we have seen in other diseases. we are talking about diseases that are causing dementia. and because it's disease we can research and understand these diseases and eventually we will be able to treat it. we will come up with a killer.

—— a killer. if people are watching this they might have concerns about what to look out for if they are worried for themselves. what is your advice to people who are watching and might be concerned? i advice to people who are watching and might be concerned?- advice to people who are watching and might be concerned? i think if an one is and might be concerned? i think if anyone is concerned _ and might be concerned? i think if anyone is concerned around i and might be concerned? i think if anyone is concerned around their. anyone is concerned around their memory or the use of speech or they cognition, the early warning signs, the first step will be to speak to your gp. your gp would be able to refer you to a memory clinic where you could go and have different tests and the time might include brain scans all cognitive function tests, just to see if there's anything going on that could point towards a diagnosis of a disease causing dementia. they could be other things of play but please do come forward and talk about this. we have seen other high—profile people come forward talking about their own

diagnosis of dementia, we've had barbara windsor and terry pratchett, they were very public about their diagnosis and their struggle with the condition and it's meant a lot of people have them come forward. it's really important to try and get a diagnosis because without that diagnosis we're not going be able to understand the people who are going to benefit from treatment. as they started to come through in coming years. started to come through in coming ears. �* , , , ~ ., , years. and very briefly, i know this is something _ years. and very briefly, i know this is something we _ years. and very briefly, i know this is something we could _ years. and very briefly, i know this is something we could talk - years. and very briefly, i know this is something we could talk about l is something we could talk about forever, but what are things people can do to try and prevent their chances of developing this? there are a number— chances of developing this? there are a number of— chances of developing this? there are a number of things _ chances of developing this? there are a number of things we - chances of developing this? there are a number of things we know. chances of developing this? ii—ii” are a number of things we know that we can reduce our risk of developing dementia. particularly for vascular dementia. particularly for vascular dementia looking after our brain throughout our life. a lot of things that are good for your heart are good for your head. so keeping your weight down, not smoking, not drinking too much, taking regular exercise but also keeping your brain active. so actually using your

brain, whether it's with crossword puzzles or challenging work and all of those things are useful as well as that social interaction. so keeping your brain healthy is something you can do to reduce your risk of dementia. but importantly one of the biggest things people can do is support research and bruce willis' family say they hope this will shine a light on —— and support research. will shine a light on -- and support research. . ~ will shine a light on -- and support research. . ,, , ., will shine a light on -- and support research. . ~' , .. .. will shine a light on -- and support research. . ,, ., , , . ,, ., research. thank you for speaking to us. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. stormy winds and rough seas to start our friday across the northern half of the country. so it's best if we start off with where the winds are through the afternoon. they are starting to ease as storm 0tto pushes off into scandinavia.

but we are likely to see gusts of wind of 50 to 60mph in places. a scattering of showers in the far north—west, but for the bulk of scotland and northern england there will be some sunny spells. a weak weather front producing some cloud and drizzle further south and an incredibly mild afternoon to come here. as we go through friday evening into the early hours of saturday, more wet weather, snow across the mountains, drifting its way steadily eastwards. cloudy and very mild across england. clearer skies and lower temperatures to the far north of scotland. so we have some light drizzly rain easing away from southern scotland and northern england and also anywhere south of the m4 corridor, but after that into the afternoon, sunny spells and a few scattered showers. top temperatures of 7 to 1a celsius.

this is bbc news. i'm luxmy gopal — your headlines at 3pm. a man who spied for russia while working as a security guard at the british embassy in berlin is sentenced to 13 years in prison. i am sure that you committed these crimes intending to assist russia, a state which at that time, as now, was regarded as unfriendly to the united kingdom. the prime minister has held talks with northern ireland's main political parties to discuss post—brexit trading, amid speculation that a deal could be reached with the eu. we've not yet seen the final text of an agreement, i clearly there will be further discussions, between i the uk government and the european union, but i thinkj

it is safe to say— that progress has been made. it seems to us that it's very much game on, and we are very heartened by that, we are very conscious that a deal can be done and should now be concluded speedily. the information commissioner is to ask lancashire police why they revealed details about the health of nicola bulley, who's been missing for three weeks. around 30,000 homes are without power and dozens of schools closed, after storm 0tto causes disruption across scotland and northern england. good afternoon.

let's cross to memphis tennessee where five police officers charged with murder after the beating and death of black motorist tyre nichols are due in court for the first time to enter their pleas against second—degree murder charges. we will be taking you there live now. you might be able to see there are some live images, hasn't started yet but we will be bringing you that live shortly, when it does start. a former security guard at the uk embassy in berlin has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for spying for russia. david ballantyne smith admitted passing secret information to the russian authorities, after being caught in an undercover sting operation. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. david smith, a fan of war memorabilia, a security guard at the british embassy in berlin and a spy for russia. motivated by a hatred of britain and sympathy for vladimir putin. secret cameras installed by police and m15 helped convict him.

here he's filming pictures captured by the embassy's cctv system. sentencing him, thejudge said he'd betrayed the trust placed in him, betrayed his country and his colleagues. you put all of those staff at increased risk of harm. they had to be told that their security had been compromised in this way, and the level of danger caused by your actions then had to be managed. it has caused some of the people involved and their families understandable anxiety and distress. the investigation started with a letter he sent to a general here at the russian embassy. highly sensitive information, including details of british officials in berlin, security passes and documents. and then m15 set up a sting operation.

smith was told that a mysterious russian called dmitry was coming to the embassy for a meeting. he was asked to photocopy some documents. it seemed as though a russian defector was about to spill his country's secrets to the uk. but dmitry was working for the met and m15, and smith fell for it. those supposedly secret documents — they were nothing of the sort — were later found in smith's locker. and the covert camera captured smith taking pictures of dmitry on the cctv system. then another hidden camera captured smith meeting another fake russian sent by m15. irinia pretended to want help identifying defectors. smith met her the next day. he was arrested, his locker at the embassy searched along with his home. police found documents and videos filmed inside the building and money. smith spied for cash and a hatred of his country.

and what damage has he done? well, he was just a security guard — he had no access to high—level military secrets. you might regard him as a b—list spy. but because he did pass over the details of embassy staff, their addresses and phone numbers, the embassy had to review the safety of every single member of staff in an operation costing more than £800,000. and of course nobody could be entirely sure what the russians learnt and what effect that might have in future. tom symons reporting. i'm joined now by our europe regional editor, paul moss. why this length of sentence for? it was a long sentence, you can get a shorter sentence for manslaughter than david smith has received. judge clearly thought this was a major act of espionage. it is cliche in these situations to say it was like a plot

from a james bond novel. situations to say it was like a plot from ajames bond novel. it situations to say it was like a plot from a james bond novel. it was like a plot from a novel that focused on ordinary people who get caught up in events much bigger than themselves, that seems to have been what happened to david smith. he was what you call a walk in, which in intelligence services mean somebody who is not recruited, or targeted, he volunteered to spy for the russians, he didn't literally walk into the russian embassy but did contact them and offered them this information. the documents he took pictures of was sensitive, stuff to do with trade and ongoing negotiations, letters from boris johnson, but crucially he also copied personal information about staff who work at the embassy, and the judge staff who work at the embassy, and thejudge said this staff who work at the embassy, and the judge said this had staff who work at the embassy, and thejudge said this had caused anger and a sense of betrayal and could have been catastrophic bearing in mind that smith said he just wanted to embarrass his employer and give them a slap in the face but clearly there was more at work.—

them a slap in the face but clearly there was more at work. paul, thank ou. we there was more at work. paul, thank you- we will — there was more at work. paul, thank you. we will leave _ there was more at work. paul, thank you. we will leave it _ there was more at work. paul, thank you. we will leave it there _ there was more at work. paul, thank you. we will leave it there for - there was more at work. paul, thank you. we will leave it there for now, . you. we will leave it there for now, thank you, paul moss. back to memphis, tennessee, where five police officers charged with murder after the beating and death of black motorist tyre nichols are due in court for the first time to enter their pleas against second—degree murder charges and as you can see the defendants have arrived in court. good luck to those also in attendance as i have explained the defendants in this case, it may take some time so we ask for your continued patience and civility in this case. . , continued patience and civility in this case. ._ , continued patience and civility in this case. , this case. there may be some high emotions in _ this case. there may be some high emotions in this _ this case. there may be some high emotions in this case _ this case. there may be some high emotions in this case but - this case. there may be some high emotions in this case but we i this case. there may be some high emotions in this case but we ask . emotions in this case but we ask that you continue to be patient with us. everyone involved wants this case to be concluded as quickly as possible but it is important for you all to understand that the state of

tennessee is sees these defendants is having an absolute right to a fair trial, and we will not have behaviour that will jeopardise that right. so thank you all for being present. we will have the nature of the discoveries concluded, on may one, at 9am, is there anything else? 0n one, at 9am, is there anything else? on behalf of the state we have a protective order for each defendant to allow _ protective order for each defendant to allow certain digital discovery video— to allow certain digital discovery video evidence to be provided. no video evidence to be provided. objection, video evidence to be provided. no objection, your honour. thank i video evidence to be provided. nol objection, your honour. thank you, our objection, your honour. thank you, your honour- _

we did file a motion for seven see. and no nothing further this morning, your honour, thank you. we will see your honour, thank you. we will see you back here on may one, on that date, asking everyone else in the courtroom to remain seated. ilud’ith courtroom to remain seated. with reaard courtroom to remain seated. with re . ard to courtroom to remain seated. with regard to everybody _ courtroom to remain seated. with regard to everybody else we will let the court _ regard to everybody else we will let the court know that the families herem — the court know that the families here... . ~' ,.

if you are just if you arejustjoining us if you are justjoining us what you are seeing is the first court appearance of five former memphis police officers who have made their first court appearance there today on murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of tyre nichols. all five entered a not guilty plea. the prime minister has held talks with northern ireland's political leaders as optimism grows that a post—brexit trade deal could soon be reached. the uk and the eu are trying to reach agreement on the future of the northern ireland protocol, which created a trade border with the rest of the uk. the democratic unionist party said

"real progress" had been made but there was still work to be done. 0ur correspondent, chris page, reports from belfast. the prime minister made a trip across the irish sea border which he is trying to negotiate away. he wants a deal with the eu, to help restore the devolved governments in northern ireland. the democratic unionist party says it will continue to veto power—sharing unless what it views as an economic barrier with the rest of the uk is removed. after meeting rishi sunak, the dup made clear that it wasn't softening its position. i have indicated to the prime minister that it is important, fundamentally important, that he agrees the right deal. i want to hear that brussels will stretch itself to recognise the concerns that we have as unionists, and that this process will correct the wrongs of the last negotiations. london and brussels have been negotiating over brexit trading arrangements since 2021.

under the current system, goods arriving from great britain are inspected when they arrive at ports in northern ireland to confirm they comply with eu rules. that means they can then be moved on into the republic of ireland, which is in the european union, without any more checks on the land border. it is understood the new plan would bring in what would be known as a green lane for goods arriving in northern ireland and staying there. those products would be checked. goods headed for the republic of ireland would go into a red lane and would be inspected. the cross—community alliance party said it had a sense that a deal was close. he was very much in listening mode, and keen to hear our views. it seems apparent that whilst he was not in a position to brief us about the detail, that things are gradually moving in the direction of a potential deal, but we are not over the line yet.

that doesn't mean that we won't be, very soon, but clearly there is some heavy lifting still to be done. and the biggest party in stormont, sinn fein, was also positive. it seems to me that it is very much game on, we are heartened by that, and conscious that a deal can be done and should now be concluded speedily, we hope that will be the case, and then it is a matter for everyone, for each of the political parties to step up, get back to work, and deliver for people here in the north of ireland. one of the most significant issues for unionists will be whether eu law will still take priority in northern ireland. they say they will be examining what role the eu's highest court will have in any new agreement. this afternoon, the focus is turning to brussels. foreign secretary james cleverly is meeting the european commission vice president maros sefcovic. there are expectations that a deal could be possible, within days. chris page, bbc news, belfast.

0ur correspondentjessica parker is in brussels. jessica, of course we have rishi sunak the prime minister meeting the european commission president in the coming days. what is expected to be the focus of that meeting? from what i the focus of that meeting? from what i understand. — the focus of that meeting? from what i understand, when _ the focus of that meeting? from what i understand, when she _ the focus of that meeting? from what i understand, when she tonight i the focus of that meeting? from what| i understand, when she tonight meets ursula von der leyen, let me tomorrow at the munich security conference, they will discuss a range of issues including the war in ukraine, but we know that they will of course discuss these ongoing negotiations around the northern ireland protocol. their sense we are getting, of course, and we have been getting, of course, and we have been getting that for a number of days if not longer, is that a deal is getting close, and it could even be sealed early next week. downing street continuing to insist that a deal has not been done and my understanding is there has been an

update to you ambassadors from maros sefcovic, the easy lead negotiator in brussels, and he has been telling them no deal or no time and yet, either. i would them no deal or no time and yet, either. iwould not them no deal or no time and yet, either. i would not read too much into that. this is at a delicate stage. both sides keen not to leak out details of the deal although we know a lot of what may be in it, what upset things as they reach the final stages, what upset things as they reach the finalstages, it what upset things as they reach the final stages, it could all fall apart, because we have seen that with discussions before.— with discussions before. jessica, thank ou with discussions before. jessica, thank you for— with discussions before. jessica, thank you for your _ with discussions before. jessica, thank you for your time. - for more on this story tony connelly, the europe editor of rte, joins us. thank you forjoining us, tony. how key will the discussions in the coming days be in actually getting this deal across the line? this this deal across the line? as jessica was _ this deal across the line? is jessica was saying, we are not across the line yet and there is still some way to go but i think the general contours of a deal have been there, for some time, certainly when

it comes to customs checks and formalities and checks around agri— food products moving from great britain to northern ireland. as you heard in that report by chris page, a green lane and a red lane. but there are a lot of issues around what kind of data will need to be uploaded onto the it system by traders, so that eu officials who are both in northern ireland and remotely, can get a very close, forensic look at what is coming in to northern ireland from great britain, because that is the trade—off here, essentially. the more information they have, the clearer the picture they have about what's coming in, the clearer they can know what the risks are to goods moving into the south, into the single market, and they can then calibrate the degree of checks accordingly. so it is still going to take some time to figure out all of that small print. also labelling, it

will have to be labelled that they should only be consumed in northern ireland and not stand on into the irish republic. but, how generous will that labelling process be? this is something that is going to take months, if not over a year, for both sides to work out, there will be big involvement by businesses to become essentially stakeholders in this. and then there is the issue of the european court ofjustice. i understand that the eu is staying pretty firm on that, that the ecj will still be the ultimate arbiter of eu law as it is applied in northern ireland, because northern ireland would still, de facto, be in the eu single market.— the eu single market. there are still a lot to _ the eu single market. there are still a lot to be _ the eu single market. there are still a lot to be worked - the eu single market. there are still a lot to be worked out, i the eu single market. there are still a lot to be worked out, as l the eu single market. there are i still a lot to be worked out, as you say, and the message today has been that while progress has been made, as you say, further work is required. what do you think is the biggest obstacle in this agreement, this deal, being reached?

ultimately, what is the objective, really? 0bviously everybody wants this deal to work so that the northern ireland institutions can be restored. so, we have had rishi sunak in belfast. he spent a lot more time with the dup than other political parties. we could have a situation where he is getting a list of the dup's concerns or objections and then perhaps you might raise some of these with eu leaders when he meets them in munich over the weekend. i doubt they will get into that level of detail, but the more that level of detail, but the more that can be tweaked at the last minute in the last few days in order to give the dup a lifeline back into store what, then obviously everybody would want that to happen. but this deal doesn't have to just be sold to unionists or eurosceptics in rishi sunak�*s party, it has to be sold to member states and the european parliament, so he cannot push it too far in one direction, without the

other side starting to feel nervous. tony, thank you for your time. tony connolly, the europe editor of rte. nhs workers in scotland have been offered a 14% pay rise over two years. unions say it's a "decent" offer and will put it to their members. in england and wales, more health workers have voted to go on strike. 0ur health editor hugh pym gave us more on the reaction to the pay offer in scotland. the indications from a couple of unions are certainly reasonably positive. unison has said it is a decent offer and they will certainly consider it very, very carefully. the royal college of nursing has said it will consider the offer. the scottish government has said this will make nhs staff in scotland the highest paid in the uk. now, of course, in england the government at westminster has stuck to its line that the award for the current financial year of around 4.5% for nhs staff is out there and has already been paid

and they are not prepared to talk about any increase of that in this current year. though they are prepared to start talks on the next financial year and that is what has provoked this wave of strikes. we heard last night that the royal college of nursing was stepping up its strike action in england to a 48—hour action at the beginning of march. with no service guaranteed, with walk—outs across the whole piece. we heard today that unison, it has re—balloted members at ten nhs organisations where there wasn't a legal mandate first time round and they, on a second ballot, have said they will take action and that includes four more ambulance services. 0ur health editor hugh pym. meanwhile, the nhs confederation has warned that the uk government risks failing in its pledge to cut waiting lists in england, if it doesn't settle the pay dispute with nurses. members of the royal college of nursing, including those providing emergency and intensive care, plan to walk out for

a 48—hour strike from march 1st in their biggest strike since the start of the row. let's speak now to doctor tom roques, vice president of clinical oncology at the royal college of radiologists. he specialises in the treatment of cancer. thank you so much forjoining us. what effect do you think the planned strike action will have on people's cancer treatment compared to previous strike action? i cancer treatment compared to previous strike action?- cancer treatment compared to previous strike action? i think it will have more _ previous strike action? i think it will have more of— previous strike action? i think it will have more of an _ previous strike action? i think it will have more of an effect i previous strike action? i think it i will have more of an effect because previously cancer care was exempt from strike action. we know that cancer nurses provide so many vital roles for our patients, they provide chemotherapy, they look after very sick and often dying patients on wards and support patients throughout their cancer journey so not having them there will have an effect, but a bigger effect is a chronic underfunding of the workforce and that is the biggest threat to safe and effective cancer care in the uk. iiii threat to safe and effective cancer care in the uk-_

threat to safe and effective cancer care in the uk. if we go back to the effect that is _ care in the uk. if we go back to the effect that is likely _ care in the uk. if we go back to the effect that is likely to _ care in the uk. if we go back to the effect that is likely to be _ care in the uk. if we go back to the effect that is likely to be had i care in the uk. if we go back to the effect that is likely to be had by i effect that is likely to be had by the planned strike action, what is your fear about what the consequences could be and how patients could be affected because michael patients could be affected because michae . ' . , , ~ michael affected will be things like out - atient michael affected will be things like outpatient chemotherapy - michael affected will be things like outpatient chemotherapy not i michael affected will be things like | outpatient chemotherapy not going ahead for the two days when the strike is carried out. patients would therefore be delayed and that would therefore be delayed and that would have a knock—on effect for other patients, but that is small compared to the long—term problems that we have got from not having a not nurses that make enough nurses coming into the profession and people leaving early and it is not just nurses but doctors, pharmacists, throughout the cancer pathway, that is the biggest threat. all of the nurses i know are so dedicated to their cancer care, i don't think they would be taking this action unless they were desperate to find a way to improve the long—term workforce issues. what the long-term workforce issues. what would ou the long-term workforce issues. what would you like — the long-term workforce issues. what would you like to _ the long-term workforce issues. what would you like to see _ the long—term workforce issues. what would you like to see happening? there has been industrial action happening for a while. there seems

to be a bit of a stalemate. what do you think needs to happen? we to be a bit of a stalemate. what do you think needs to happen? we need a ro er, you think needs to happen? we need a proper. fully — you think needs to happen? we need a proper, fully funded, _ you think needs to happen? we need a proper, fully funded, long-term i proper, fully funded, long—term workforce plan covering the whole of the nhs but particularly covering cancer care. that needs to look at recruitment and retention of all staff groups. to start with, the government need to negotiate at the moment because they are the ones who can help solve the immediate crisis but it is that long—term, fully funded workforce that is absolutely key. without that we will fall further behind in the uk and patients will continue do not get the care we would all like to provide. the care we would all like to rovide. ~ .. ,. the care we would all like to rovide. ~ ., , , provide. would you support the strike action _ provide. would you support the strike action by _ provide. would you support the strike action by nurses - provide. would you support the l strike action by nurses continuing because, of course it depends on if the government will meet them and would meet their demands, but if that doesn't happen, if there isn't any movement, would you support further action by nurses? i further action by nurses? i represent the potential that my professional body supporting cancer

doctors, we are not a union so we would not comment on strike action but i see my nursing colleagues being very desperate and i don't think they would take this action unless they felt that there was no other way to help produce that long—term workforce, and to get the support that they need comedy cancer workforce and the nhs as a whole, has been and underfunded for far too long —— that they need, the cancer workforce and the nhs as a whole. some breaking news in the last few minutes. . some breaking news in the last few minutes. , ., .~ , . minutes. reports from pakistan say that armed men _ minutes. reports from pakistan say that armed men have _ minutes. reports from pakistan say that armed men have attacked i minutes. reports from pakistan say. that armed men have attacked police headquarters in karachi. there has been a heavy exchange of fire according to reports. the attackers used hand grenades. staff at the building have reportedly turned off lights and lock door entrances. police from other areas have been deployed in an attempt to secure the

facility. that is from some reports coming from an afp correspondence near the scene, said they could hear heavy firing and police sirens. we will bring you more on that as we get it. the king is hosting a reception at buckingham palace this lunchtime as part of a drive to raise billions of pounds to protect nature. the event is being attended by politicians from around the world, business leaders and philanthropists — as our environment correspondent jonah fisher reports. and they've come from the high arctic... for the last a0 years, dave paynter has been watching bewick swans winter at slimbridge. each of them has a unique bill design. it's a fingerprint. we know every swan as an individual, and that's an incredibly valuable conservation tool. this year, 137 came to slimbridge. dave says in the �*80s there were more than three times as many. the results of the destruction

of wetland habitats, he says, and global warming, shifting their migration routes. some studies suggest that wildlife populations may have fallen by as much as two—thirds in the last 50 years. and it's getting worse. we've won a few battles but when we look at the war, we really are losing. at a summit in canada last year, the world came together and agreed to protect 30% of our land and sea for nature, just like the wetlands here at slimbridge. there were also big promises about money, billions of pounds to help nature and vulnerable species recover. it was seen as a possible turning point. but, as always with big promises, there are questions about whether they are going to be followed through. we have momentum... and that's why the government this morning brought together environment ministers and business leaders from around the world to push

for action and to put the systems in place to get things moving. a really ambitious global biodiversity framework. a key element of that was about how we finance, particularly developing countries, and that's why i'm really pleased that we've been able to convene people from around the world, whether that be about ministers, about business, about people from finance, because we now need to get into delivery mode. this afternoon, the talks will get the royal seal of approval. charles's role has changed but as king he remains deeply committed to nature and to conservation. jonah fisher, bbc news. joining me now in the studio is tonyjuniper, chair of natural england. thank you forjoining us. jonah said that this has been seen as a turning point, do you agree? yes. that this has been seen as a turning point, do you agree?— point, do you agree? yes, i do. the meetin: point, do you agree? yes, i do. the meeting at— point, do you agree? yes, i do. the meeting at the _ point, do you agree? yes, i do. the meeting at the end _ point, do you agree? yes, i do. the meeting at the end of _ point, do you agree? yes, i do. the meeting at the end of last - point, do you agree? yes, i do. the meeting at the end of last year- point, do you agree? yes, i do. the meeting at the end of last year in i meeting at the end of last year in canada led to a new global biodiversity framework aimed at repairing the damage we have been causing to the natural world over a

period of many decades and indeed centuries. the meeting today hosted by the king is an attempt to put momentum behind the commitments made there, including these very large sums of money pledged in montreal which now need to start slowing down to ground level to fund the changes we need to see, more protected areas, cleaning up pollution, empowerment of indigenous communities, amongst other things and of course at the same time dealing with the overall massive threat posed by climate change which is the other side of the same crisis. these two things happening together. as we go low carb on the job is to go high nature at the same time so repairing the health of the natural world as we eliminate greenhouse gas emissions. hagar natural world as we eliminate greenhouse gas emissions. how much difference with — greenhouse gas emissions. how much difference with the _ greenhouse gas emissions. how much difference with the money _ greenhouse gas emissions. how much difference with the money raised i difference with the money raised actually make? the changes required are absolutely vast, aren't they? it will make a huge difference but it is not the only thing. the first thing we have to do before spending any money is to understand that this

is an urgent, screaming priority, the very fabric of society depends the very fabric of society depends the web of life that keeps our planet going and we are unravelling it and sometimes people think about nature and looking after as being an optional extra. it isn't. it is the fundamental underpinning of our entire economy so, if we are to have a sustainable, secure future, we have to begin to repair nature and thatis have to begin to repair nature and that is about understanding this as a priority and reflecting it in lots of different policies in the way companies operate and we as individuals behave, how we consume and don't create unnecessary waste and don't create unnecessary waste and so on, and once we have that shift in perspective, then getting into the job of changing the outcomes, including through funding new things, different ways of achieving what we need to do, whether it is in terms of reproduction, transport needs, energy needs, but obviously something we have to do but we must first of all understand this is real and urgent. first of all understand this is real and urgent-—

first of all understand this is real and uruent. ., , . ., .. and urgent. there has been a lot of talk before. — and urgent. there has been a lot of talk before, hasn't _ and urgent. there has been a lot of talk before, hasn't there, - and urgent. there has been a lot of talk before, hasn't there, and i talk before, hasn't there, and concern by critics has often been, talk is one thing but it never leads to an up action or to quicken up action. how is this going to be any different? .. . ~ different? you are quite right. we have had these _ different? you are quite right. we have had these big _ different? you are quite right. we have had these big summit - different? you are quite right. we i have had these big summit agreements before, in 2002, in 2010, both broadly setting out what was in addition then setting out again in canada, in 2022, and what needs to be different this time is about delivery and implementation. that is why the king hosted this meeting today, to try and add momentum to the action that is going to need to follow because going into a global summit, many speeches, fantastic, but it counts for nothing until we actually do change so that meeting today was about building momentum and there is no one who is a more powerful or trusted convener on these subjects than our king, so i do think that he has added new energy to this discussion today, a

new sense of urgency and in the coming years we could start to see pledges turning into the change that we need to see, and we will start to see more birds, cleaner rivers, more wildlife and the countryside. thank ou for wildlife and the countryside. thank you for coming _ wildlife and the countryside. thank you for coming into _ wildlife and the countryside. thank you for coming into speakers, - wildlife and the countryside. thank you for coming into speakers, tony juniper, the chair of natural england. let's take a look at the weather now, with louise. stormy winds and rough seas to start our friday across the northern half of the country. so it's best if we start off with where the winds are through the afternoon. they are starting to ease as storm otto pushes off into scandinavia. but we are likely to see gusts of wind of 50 to 60mph in places. a scattering of showers in the far north—west, but for the bulk of scotland and northern england there will be some sunny spells. a weak weather front producing some cloud and drizzle further south and an incredibly mild afternoon to come here. as we go through friday evening into the early hours of saturday, more wet weather, snow across the mountains, drifting its way steadily eastwards. cloudy and very mild across england. clearer skies and lower temperatures to the far north of scotland.

so we have some light drizzly rain easing away from southern scotland and northern england and also anywhere south of the m4 corridor, but after that into the afternoon, sunny spells and a few scattered showers. top temperatures of 7 to 1a celsius. this is bbc news. i'm luxmy gopal. the headlines: a man who spied for russia while working as a security guard at the british embassy in berlin is sentenced to 13 years in prison. five police officers charged with murder after the beating and death of black motorist tyre nichols in tennessee, plead not guilty to charges of second—degree murder. the prime minister has held talks with northern ireland's main political parties to discuss post brexit trading, amid speculation that a deal could be reached with the eu. the information commissioner is to ask lancashire police why

they revealed details about the health of nicola bulley, who's been missing for three weeks. around 30,000 homes are without power and dozens of schools closed, after storm otto causes disruption across scotland and northern england. sport and for a full round up, let's go to the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. england's cricketers have the advantage after day two of the first test with new zealand in mount maunganui. the home side dug deep in theirfirst innings, recovering from 83—5 to reach 306 all out. but england will resume day three with a 98 run lead. patrick geary reports. between the grassy slopes, england were digging new zealand a whole. neil wagner tempted into a had shot. daryl mitchell confused

into not playing one at all. zoom out and england were well on top, more than 200 ahead. every kiwi run had to be grafted and crafted. tom blundell was beginning a long hour shift, mindful there were english traps everywhere. the dangerous devon conway fell into that one, all part of ben stokes' plan, a strategy that has transformed the experience of watching england. whatever the scene or the score, they will attack. ollie robinson put them on the brink of a decent first—innings lead but still batting and still working, tom blundell. that steered him past 100, hard work rewarded. and now some freedom to have fun. by the time he was out for 138, new zealand were only 19 runs behind. game on and lights on. traditionally a time to bat with caution. not england. this is a team that doesn't overthink. new zealand searched for clues and then suddenly one down.

three letters out. ben duckett was followed by zach crawley. stuart broad's job was to survive. instead, second ball he offered a catch to someone, anyone, no—one. the evening under the lights ended with a glaze and a test match that is fascinatingly poised. well, afterwards england pace bowler ollie robinson said he'll be "ready" to lead england's attack whenjames anderson and stuart broad retire. anderson and broad joined glenn mcgrath and shane warne on 1,001 wickets in test matches played together. it's matches played to-ether. pretty impressive isn't ii there it's pretty impressive isn't it? there are _ it's pretty impressive isn't it? there are no _ it's pretty impressive isn't it? there are no words _ it's pretty impressive isn't it? there are no words to - it's pretty impressive isn't it? | there are no words to express it's pretty impressive isn't it? - there are no words to express how impressive — there are no words to express how impressive it— there are no words to express how impressive it is _ there are no words to express how impressive it is. to— there are no words to express how impressive it is. to be _ there are no words to express how impressive it is. to be on- there are no words to express how impressive it is. to be on the - there are no words to express how impressive it is. to be on the fieldl impressive it is. to be on the field with them — impressive it is. to be on the field with them is— impressive it is. to be on the field with them is a _ impressive it is. to be on the field with them is a privilege _ impressive it is. to be on the field with them is a privilege for - impressive it is. to be on the field with them is a privilege for me - impressive it is. to be on the fieldl with them is a privilege for me and i'm with them is a privilege for me and i'm enjoying— with them is a privilege for me and i'm ehiovihg every— with them is a privilege for me and i'm enjoying every moment - with them is a privilege for me and i'm enjoying every moment of- with them is a privilege for me and i'm enjoying every moment of it. l i'm enjoying every moment of it. they— i'm enjoying every moment of it. they have — i'm enjoying every moment of it. they have been _ i'm enjoying every moment of it. they have been very— i'm enjoying every moment of it. they have been very open - i'm enjoying every moment of it. they have been very open and i i'm enjoying every moment of it. - they have been very open and honest with me _ they have been very open and honest with me since — they have been very open and honest with me since i've _ they have been very open and honest with me since i've come _ they have been very open and honest with me since i've come into - they have been very open and honest with me since i've come into the - with me since i've come into the environment _ with me since i've come into the environment which _ with me since i've come into the environment which has - with me since i've come into the environment which has been - with me since i've come into the - environment which has been amazing. hopefuttv_ environment which has been amazing. hopefuttv i _ environment which has been amazing. hopefuttv i can — environment which has been amazing. hopefuttv i can he _ environment which has been amazing. hopefully i can be a _ environment which has been amazing. hopefully i can be a worthy— environment which has been amazing. hopefully i can be a worthy bearer - hopefully i can be a worthy bearer of the _ hopefully i can be a worthy bearer of the battle — hopefully i can be a worthy bearer of the battle and _ hopefully i can be a worthy bearer of the battle and if _ hopefully i can be a worthy bearer of the battle and if you _ hopefully i can be a worthy bearer of the battle and if you like. - it's a pivotal day

for manchester united, with prospective new owners required to submit their proposals to buy the club by today. in november current owners, the glazer family, said they're considering selling the club. bids are expected from groups in qatar, the usa, saudi arabia and the uk — that one led by one of britain's wealthiest men sirjim ratcliffe. he's understood to have employed banking giantsjp morgan and goldman sachs to help him. fans want somebody to do similar to what we have seen a chelsea. they already own paris saint—germain. there is also interest— saint—germain. there is also interest from the us itself. there are hedge — interest from the us itself. there are hedge funds and investment funds who feel— are hedge funds and investment funds who feel football is undervalued and that the _ who feel football is undervalued and that the present owners of most clubs _ that the present owners of most clubs have failed to unlock its potential— clubs have failed to unlock its potential especially in terms of its commercial objectives. i think we could _ commercial objectives. i think we could see — commercial objectives. i think we could see quite a few offers coming.

matt weston and marcus wyatt have become the first british athletes to win overall skeleton world cup medals since lizzy yarnold in 2015.weston won five of the races throughout the season, including a gold in latvia. that was enough to earn him silver overall. wyatt won the overall bronze. weston has now matched yarnold's british record of seven world cup medals in a single season. that's all the sport for now. the information commissioner has said lancashire police will be questioned about whether their disclosures about the missing woman nicola bulley were necessary. john edwards said personal details should not be "disclosed inappropriately". the former victim's commissioner, dame vera baird, said that the force made a "dreadful" error by revealing ms bulley had been struggling with alcohol and the menopause. the 45—year—old disappeared three weeks ago. our reporter, yunus muller, is in the village where she went missing. the search for nicola bulley is now into its third week,

but lancashire police have been criticised for disclosing nicola's struggles with alcohol and the menopause, with a number of groups questioning whether that kind of detail should have been made public at this stage of the police investigation. the home secretary, suella braverman, had asked for an explanation. we understand she is not said to be satisfied with the response she has got. and now we've gotjohn edwards, the information commissioner, who's said that police can disclose this kind of information if it helps them to investigate crime, but they would have to have reasons to justify that. and that is why he is going to be writing to lancashire police to ask how they have reached this decision. nicola's family say that nicola would not have wanted this kind of detail released, but they have been kept fully informed. what they want is the media and people to stop speculating about her private life and to focus on this investigation to find her. this remains a huge police

investigation for a missing person. unprecedented, they say, with a huge team of detectives looking at hours of cctv recordings. of course, that search has now been extended up the estuary into morecambe bay. they are saying this is still a missing persons investigation, they don't think anyone else is involved. a survivor of historical child sexual abuse, who was assaulted by her then trampoline coach, is demanding that british gymnastics repay her for decades of therapy because of its failings in its handling of what she calls the biggest case of sexual abuse in the governing body's history. it comes after last year's independent whyte review found systemic abuse in the sport. the woman, whose name we've changed to protect her identity, has been talking to our sports correspondent natalie pirks. this report contains some

distressing details. archive: supreme in the tower diving events, brian phelps... _ he was a british sporting superstar. at 16, already has a brilliant past and undoubtedly has i an even greater future. in 1960, brian phelps won olympic diving bronze at the age ofjust16. commonwealth games golds followed, and in 1979 he was a finalist in the bbc's hit show superstars. but while millions watched they had no idea of the horrors happening to emma. phelps was abusing her in the basement at the gym he'd set up with his wife. we went through horrific things. every element of the worst that can happen to a little girl when they are in the hands of a paedophile. i think a little part of your soul, when something that brutal happens, breaks off, and that stays there.

emma was five when she says phelps began raping her. she was 12 when she finally found the strength to leave the olga gym, a british gymnastics club in poole. a garden now covers where the basement once was. when you grow up with it, you don't know initially that it's not normal. i didn't know anyone else was receiving the same treatment that i was there. i didn't discover until an evening in 2008 when his face appeared on the evening news. newsreader: the medalwinning diver turned paedophile, - but why did it take i so long to catch him? survivors are asking the same question. revered as an olympian, phelps escaped a charge of exposing himself to a child in the north—east just weeks before winning commonwealth gold in 1966. more accusations were made in the 90s but it wasn't until 2008 when he was finallyjailed for nine years, serving six, for his crimes.

brian phelps told this court that he was "a bit of a sex addict," but that none of his victims, aged between just six and 15, had ever said no or told him to stop. he admitted 42 counts of indecent assault and gross indecency on three girls, but even though he was charged with rape he has always denied it. brian phelps, who lives with his wife in france, has also denied all allegations in this piece and told the bbc he never even entered the basement. he added that in 2008, when he "dived from fame as a sportsman to infamy," the child protection team looked for "victims who had slipped through the net, with zero response." emma says she knows of 15 survivors of phelps's abuse but believes there could be more. now with the help of lawyers she's demanding british gymnastics pay her back for therapy and fund a centre to help abuse survivors. it's about redirecting the shame,

the deep, deep shame that exists in ourselves. and redirecting that back to where it belongs, which is everyone who was complicit in all of the things that happened to us. british gymnastics told the bbc it is "truly sorry for any abuse that has taken place" in the sport. and said emma has received "extensive one—to—one support" from its safeguarding team. it added... "our reform 25 action plan clearly sets out how we've learned from the past, including working with survivors to develop restorative support." there's nothing historic about olga for us. there were catastrophic failures across multiple institutions that contributed to what happened to us. the way we were just taught to ignore pain and suffering, that completely alters the trajectory of our lives. if you have been affected by the issues raised there, details of support is available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call for free at any

time to hear recorded information on 0800 077 077. tesla is recalling more than 350,000 of its us vehicles because of to safety concerns. the national highway traffic safety administration said the company's full self—driving software may cause a crash. tesla said it's not aware of any injuries or deaths related to the recall issue. but as samira hussain explains, the full self—driving software is a big part of tesla. this self—driving technology for tesla is a big part of its business plan.

it's what tesla and elon musk has been pushing and they believe it is the absolute future. elon musk has also said this self—driving technology is better, and in many cases, safer than just regular drivers. but what tests have shown is there has been incidents in which some of these technologies have caused accidents. while in this particular software update instance, they are saying that, look, what we are doing is to try and get this update to happen because there could be some issues when going through traffic circles, going through intersections, they are constantly updating this kind of software and this kind of information. but because it is so crucial to tesla's overall business plan, there was a lot of safety concerns regarding it. the family of the hollywood actor bruce willis has revealed he's suffering from an untreatable form of dementia which affects behaviour and use of language. the 67—year—old star of box office hits such as �*die hard' �*pulp fiction' and �*armageddon' announced his retirement from acting

last year after suffering cognitive difficulties. our north america correspondent david willis reports. bruce willis in his signature role as the hard—bitten hero of the die hard films, a five—movie franchise that sparked a career that has generated billions of dollars at the box office. in all, he appeared in more than 100 films before being forced into retirement last year after suffering what were described as health issues, a condition known as aphasia which can cause speech and cognitive difficulties. a statement released at the time said he would be stepping away from a career that had meant so much to him. now, in a new statement, the actor's family said...

when a person has frontotemporal dementia, what they lose is these abilities to plan and organise their daily actions. and even more importantly, sometimes, to understand how their actions are received by other people around them. bruce willis's marriage to demi moore ended in divorce, but they have remained good friends and the updated statement about his condition was issued in her name as well as that of his current wife and his children from both marriages. in a tweet, the alzheimer's association praised the decision to share the diagnosis of his dementia. "our hearts are with bruce willis and his family," it said. a fixture on the small as well as the big screen for four decades, ever since his breakthrough role in moonlighting in which he starred alongside cybill shepherd, bruce willis always believed, his family said, in using his voice in the world to help others. they added that they hope the news

of his plight would raise awareness of a currently incurable disease that merits both more awareness and more research. david willis, bbc news, washington. let's speak now with tim beanland, head of knowledge management at alzheimer's society, a care and research charity for people with dementia and their carers. thank you forjoining us. despite the prevalence of dementia, it is still quite a misunderstood condition is in it? it still quite a misunderstood condition is in it?— still quite a misunderstood condition is in it? , . , condition is in it? it very much is. i should just _ condition is in it? it very much is. i should just say _ condition is in it? it very much is. i should just say at _ condition is in it? it very much is. i should just say at the _ condition is in it? it very much is. l i should just say at the alzheimer's society we are thankful that bruce willis and his family have come forward to address this news because dementia is a misunderstood condition. it has a lot of stigma and that can prevent people from coming forward. so we are pleased that bruce and his family have gone

public on this because it does help raise the profile and the people might see them and think i need to get some help or know somebody that should have helped. it's a positive step in that regard.— step in that regard. what is the first step if _ step in that regard. what is the first step if somebody - step in that regard. what is the first step if somebody is - step in that regard. what is the l first step if somebody is watching their son sees what bruce willis's family size and has concerns about themselves or their loved ones. the condition themselves or their loved ones. the: condition that themselves or their loved ones. tt;e: condition that bruce themselves or their loved ones. t“t9: condition that bruce willis themselves or their loved ones. tt9: condition that bruce willis has themselves or their loved ones. t“t9 condition that bruce willis has got is one of the less common forms. so his symptoms are actually not the typical ones. more people will have alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia which is relatively uncommon. the most common symptoms would be things like memory loss,

problems with decision—making, confusion, following conversations. if people find these are getting on the way of everyday life, not talking about my new memory lapses, if they are getting in the way of everyday life they should contact their gp and know there is support available. all dementias are physical diseases of the brain so not talking about normal ageing. we are talking about when the structure of the brain is damaged by disease and that causes the symptoms. if people are worried about their memory or the decision—making or are getting confused, go and see the gp and there is support available. if you are worried about seeing the doctor, come to the alzheimer society and we can talk you through the process and what will happen with the diagnosis and what support is available. i would encourage people to come forward and notjust

sit on their concerns. what people to come forward and not 'ust sit on their concernsi sit on their concerns. what do you think needs _ sit on their concerns. what do you think needs to _ sit on their concerns. what do you think needs to be _ sit on their concerns. what do you think needs to be done _ sit on their concerns. what do you think needs to be done to - sit on their concerns. what do you j think needs to be done to improve awareness and knowledge of the disease and to improve treatment and support available? fin disease and to improve treatment and support available?— support available? on the awareness aside we did — support available? on the awareness aside we did a _ support available? on the awareness aside we did a survey _ support available? on the awareness aside we did a survey and _ support available? on the awareness aside we did a survey and a - support available? on the awareness aside we did a survey and a lot - support available? on the awareness aside we did a survey and a lot of- aside we did a survey and a lot of people still think symptoms of dementia caused by normal ageing. it's really important that societies like us continue to reinforce that dementia is caused by disease of the brain. on the treatment side, as you know there is a lot of research going on and trials which are reaping benefits so we are optimistic in the future we will have drug treatments that will slow down symptoms and eventually find a cure. at the moment, there are no queues for dementia or drugs that can slow the progression down. it gets worse over time. so we are

looking at supporting people through social care, through groups they might find through alzheimer society, through family and friends and so as a society we need to realise that we are living with an ageing population and more of us are going to get dementia. we do need more research, we do need better social care but as a society we need to catch up with that because dementia is a big issue at the moment. :, ~ dementia is a big issue at the moment-— dementia is a big issue at the moment. :, ,, : :, moment. thank you so much for s-ueakin moment. thank you so much for speaking to _ moment. thank you so much for speaking to us- _ 30,000 homes are without power in north eastern scotland as storm otto causes disruption. around 60 schools are closed and there are delays and cancellations on public transport. rececca curran is in aberdeen.

it may look like a beautiful day here in aberdeen but storm otto has certainly left its mark on places in scotland, but particularly here in the north—east. this winds of up to 80 miles an hour have been recorded. 120 miles an hour if you happen to be standing at the top cairngorm mountain. it has left thousands without power. the electricity company ssen saying that 30,000 remain without power. if you live in a rural community, you might expect to be without power for much of the weekend. trains, ferries, buses, they've all been affected. and there have been some injuries too. a driver was taken to hospital after a bus left the road and another man was taken to hospital after being hit by a sign when he was filling up his car with petrol. this weather warning has now been lifted, but another one comes into place tonight for snow and ice and that will affect most parts of scotland. a funeral has been held for firefighter barry martin, who died after attending a fire at the formerjenner's department store in edinburgh. his wife shelley paid tribute

to "a remarkable man who was exhilarated to do the job". steven godden reports. barry martin is the first firefighter to die in the line of duty in scotland for more than a decade. this lunchtime, the centre of edinburgh came to a standstill for his funeral. the public lined the route as his cortege made its way up the royal mile towards st giles' cathedral. a father of twin boys, barry martin's wife, shelley, said her sons could not have wished for a more loving and attentive father. he was, she said, remarkable. his family led the mourners at today's service, but he was remembered by friends and colleagues. it is my great honour on behalf of the citizens of edinburgh and the city of edinburgh council to offer our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of firefighter barry martin.

38 years old, barry martin was critically injured fighting a fire at the formerjenners department store in edinburgh last month. he died in hospitalfour days later. police say the investigation into what happened is ongoing. those closest to barry martin said he was exhilarated to be a firefighter and that being there for people in their time of need meant everything to him. he will be laid to rest later this afternoon. steven godden, bbc news, edinburgh. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello there. it certainly was a stormy start to our friday morning in the northern half of the country. we recorded ferocious gusts of wind at times, whipping up the seas first thing this morning. widely those gusts in excess of 70 miles an hour, but some of the strongest gusts we saw were across parts

of aberdeenshire, where we had 80 miles an hour and we had 75 miles an hour gusts recorded in yorkshire as well. all courtesy of storm otto which is pushing off to scandinavia and still likely to cause some disruption. but the winds will gradually ease down. a trailing weather front sinking its way south across england and wales this afternoon. it could bring some light drizzly rain. but there will be some sunny spells across northern england and across eastern scotland as well. a brisk wind will still drive in plenty of showers across the far north of scotland but all in all here it will be a reasonable day. clouding over with rain eventually pushing into northern ireland by the end of the afternoon. blustery winds but certainly lighter than first thing in the morning. it will be a cooler day in scotland. 7c to 9c degrees. top temperatures of 14c. so mild across central and southern england. through the night, rain will push through northern ireland into scotland. it will fall as snow across the mountains as well. our weather front continues to push its way steadily eastwards. a blanket of cloud across central and southern england.

light drizzle continues. and an incredibly mild night. double figures here. cool in the far north of scotland, low single figures. so we are going to start off the weekend on a rather messy note with these weather fronts are still producing some outbreaks of light rain. a blustery story once again. rain through southern scotland and northern england to begin with. light drizzly rain across southern scotland. but eventually into the afternoon there will be some sunshine, particularly sandwiched either side of these fronts, and some sunny spells into the far north of scotland. 7c or 8c degrees is the high here. but 15c here. at this time of year across southern england we should be seeing temperatures more like 7c or 8c. so very, very mild. high pressure, a brief ridge of high pressure builds for sunday for many. there is a weather front toppling in across the high, that will bring outbreaks of rain into scotland. but for the rest of the country, dry and settled with sunny spells coming through. and again it's still pretty mild, so not a bad weekend in store.

that's it. enjoy.

this is bbc news, i'm luxmy gopal. the headlines at lipm. a man who spied for russia while working as a security guard at the british embassy in berlin is sentenced to 13 years in prison. i am sure that you committed these crimes intending to assist russia, a state which at that time, as now, was regarded as unfriendly to the united kingdom. five former memphis police officers charged with murder over the death of black motorist tyre nichols, plead not guilty in their first court appearance. the prime minister has held talks with northern ireland's main political parties to discuss post—brexit trading, amid speculation that a deal could be reached with the eu. we've not yet seen the final

text of an agreement, - clearly there will be further discussions between - the uk government and the european union, _ but i think it is safe to say- that progress has been made. it seems to us that it's very much game on, and we are very heartened by that, we are very conscious that a deal can be done and should now be concluded speedily. around 30,000 homes are without power and dozens of schools closed, after storm otto causes disruption across scotland and northern england. the family of the hollywood actor bruce willis say the die hard and pulp fiction star is now suffering from a type of dementia. good afternoon. a former security guard at the uk

embassy in berlin has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for spying for russia. david ballantyne smith admitted passing secret information to the russian authorities, after being caught in an undercover sting operation. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. david smith, a fan of war memorabilia, a security guard at the british embassy in berlin and a spy for russia. motivated by a hatred of britain and sympathy for vladimir putin. secret cameras installed by police and m15 helped convict him. here, he's filming pictures captured by the embassy's cctv system. sentencing him, thejudge mrjustice wall, said he'd betrayed the trust placed in him, betrayed his country and his colleagues. you put all of those staff at increased risk of harm. they had to be told that their security had been compromised in this way, and the level of danger caused by your actions

then had to be managed. it has caused some of the people involved and their families understandable anxiety and distress. the investigation started with a letter he sent to a general here at the russian embassy. highly sensitive information, including details of british officials in berlin, security passes and documents. and then m15 set up a sting operation. smith was told that a mysterious russian called dmitry was coming to the embassy for a meeting. he was asked to photocopy some documents. it seemed as though a russian defector was about to spill his country's secrets to the uk. but dmitry was working for the met and m15, and smith fell for it. those supposedly secret documents — they were nothing of the sort — were later found in smith's locker. and the covert camera

captured smith taking pictures of dmitry from the cctv system. then another hidden camera captured smith meeting another fake russian sent by m15. "irina" pretended to want help identifying defectors. smith met her the next day. he was arrested, his locker at the embassy searched along with his home. police found documents and videos filmed inside the building, and money. smith spied for cash and a hatred of his country. and what damage has he done? well, he was just a security guard — he had no access to high—level military secrets. you might regard him as a b—list spy. but because he did pass over the details of embassy staff, their addresses and phone numbers, the embassy had to review the safety of every single member of staff in an operation costing more than £800,000. and of course nobody could be entirely sure what the russians

learnt and what effect that might have in future. tom symons reporting. he was pepper sprayed, kicked and punched by five officers. the office of demetrius healy, eric martin, justin smith and others were fired by memphis police injanuary. they were taken into custody after an internal investigation revealed inappropriate conduct in the violent arrest of mr nicholls. in the past hour they entered not guilty pleas in their first court appearance. your attorney has entered pleas of not guilty on your behalf and i understand that despite everyone's

best efforts, this case may take some time. i'm joined now by barbara plett usher in washington. you had the hearing and as you probably saw the five officers were present. the five officers charged. we could not see the expressions on their faces because they were all wearing black masks, like medical masks, or covid and all of the lower spec for them, individually saying that each of them pleaded not guilty. and then the judge that each of them pleaded not guilty. and then thejudge made that each of them pleaded not guilty. and then the judge made a statement. he said that there were very strong emotions around the case, but it would take time, and he urged people to be patient, saying that everyone had the right to a fair trial. that everyone had the right to a fairtrial. he that everyone had the right to a fair trial. he said that the next hearing would be at the beginning of may, made a first. also present in the hearing where the family of tyre nichols, and especially as mother of course, who has been quite outspoken. as she entered the hearing she said she was feeling

numb, but also that it was important for these five officers to see her face. it was a very short hearing. just really for them to state how they were pleading, and now the lawyers will begin work on preparing the case. irate lawyers will begin work on preparing the case. ~ :, , . the case. we are expecting in the cominu the case. we are expecting in the coming minutes _ the case. we are expecting in the coming minutes that _ the case. we are expecting in the coming minutes that family - the case. we are expecting in the coming minutes that family are l coming minutes that family are expected to give us a press statement, in a conference outside of court but were was justjoining us, give us a reminder of the background to this case. == us, give us a reminder of the background to this case. -- for 'ust 'oinin: background to this case. -- for 'ust joining — background to this case. -- for 'ust joining it — background to this case. -- for 'ust joining us. it was i background to this case. -- for 'ust joining us. it was a i background to this case. -- for 'ust joining us. it was a traffic�* background to this case. -- for 'ust joining us. it was a traffic stop. h joining us. it was a traffic stop. tyre nichols was driving home to his parents' house. video was released to show what happened. in effect he was pulled out of the car, sprayed with pepper spray, hit with a stun gun, then he tried to run to his mothers house, and he was again tackled by the police officers and beaten very badly, kicked, hit with a bat beaten very badly, kicked, hit with a hat on, beaten very badly, kicked, hit with a baton, and was not seem to be

resisting in any material way and while he was basically lying against the police car, badly beaten, the officer stood around talking for a fair bit before they attended to him and even the ambulance and medical workers when it came only left the scene at about 30 minutes after it arrived so there was a great outcry about the way tyre nichols was treated, about police brutality the issue more generally, so there was going to be a realfocus on issue more generally, so there was going to be a real focus on the trial of these officers. that going to be a real focus on the trial of these officers.- going to be a real focus on the trial of these officers. that is our corresponding. _ trial of these officers. that is our corresponding, barbara - trial of these officers. that is our corresponding, barbara plett- trial of these officers. that is our . corresponding, barbara plett usher, speaking to us from washington. that's my correspondence. live scenes outside shelby county criminal court in tennessee where we are expecting in the coming minutes the family of tyre nichols to give a press conference. we will take you to those images as soon as they start talking. we will return to those.

30,000 homes are without power in north—eastern scotland as storm otto causes disruption. around 60 schools are closed and there are delays and cancellations on public transport. rebecca curran is in aberdeen. it may look like a beautiful day here in aberdeen but storm otto has certainly left its mark on places in scotland, but particularly here in the north—east. winds of up to 80 miles an hour have been recorded. 120 miles an hour if you happen to be standing at the top cairngorm mountain. it has left thousands without power. the electricity company ssen saying that 30,000 remain without power. if you live in a rural community, you might expect to be without power for much of the weekend. trains, ferries, buses, they've all been affected. and there have been some injuries too. a driver was taken to hospital after a bus left the road and another man was taken to hospital after being hit by a sign when he was filling up his car with petrol. this weather warning has now been lifted, but another one comes into place tonight for snow and ice and that

rebecca curran reporting. the impact of storm otto has been felt south of the border. in north yorkshire winds of more than 70 miles per hour have caused major delays to rail services, flights have been diverted and thousands of homes are without power. a man has also been left in a serious condition following the collapse of a tree in sheffield. david rhodes has the latest. the power of storm otto was evident in sheffield this morning. south yorkshire police said a man in his 50s was taken to hospital in a serious condition and a property suffered damage. storm otto is the first named storm of 2023. we expect now to hear from the family of tyre nichols from outside

shelby county criminal court in tennessee. this is breaking news. i don't know if you heard that it might be another few minutes before we are going to be hearing from them, butjust to remind you, this is the case of five former memphis police officers who, earlier today, pleaded not guilty. they were involved in the arrest of tyre nichols. these are the images we saw earlier, as we saw them make their first court appearance today, and, just as a reminder, that was in connection to the case of tyre nichols, a black man whose death followed a traffic stop in tennessee. we are expecting to hear from his family and his lawyer, outside the court and, earlier, we were hearing from the —— from the

defendants all pleading not guilty to their charges at their first court appearance. those were the images from earlier today. inside the court. and we are expecting to hear from tyre nichols's family and his lawyer. they are expecting to hear from journalists gathered there. just in the past hour or so that we heard from the defendants pleading not guilty to their charges in theirfirst court pleading not guilty to their charges in their first court appearance. and, if you'rejustjoining us, to give you a brief reminder that this is the case of tyre nichols, we will

listen in now.— listen in now. good morning, our attorney along — listen in now. good morning, our attorney along with _ listen in now. good morning, our attorney along with tony - listen in now. good morning, our attorney along with tony tony i attorney along with tony tony ramanucci and attorney ben turner, who is also the president of the nwc chapter in memphis, tennessee, our investigator and legal team, we have the honour of representing the family of tyre nichols, present with us is his family members, in particularly, his mother and father rovanne and rodney wales. they will give brief statements this morning in the aftermath of the arraignment of the five officers that have been indicted for the murder of tyre

nichols. also, it's important to note that this was very emotional and there were a lot of things that were not set in the courtroom today, in the preceding, but it was a very informative day and we move closer to justice. informative day and we move closer tojustice. and our legal informative day and we move closer to justice. and our legal team informative day and we move closer tojustice. and our legal team and a family of tyre nichols wishes to express gratitude to the district attorney steve mulroy, and the entire district attorney's team, who have been charged with prosecuting this matter, on behalf of tyre nichols, as they do with every citizen in this jurisdiction. nichols, as they do with every citizen in thisjurisdiction. we nichols, as they do with every citizen in this jurisdiction. we are again relieved that they have given

information to try to dispel some of the rumours and innuendo, that we keep being bombarded about, that somehow this was something personal. now, we are aware that there were photographs that were taken, and none of them were sent to all of these rumours that are out there, in these rumours that are out there, in the social media world. the family have dealt with enough grieving the death of tyre nichols and their brave fight for justice without having to deal with all of these salacious rumours. i know with george floyd they had to deal with, they are talking about chauvin knew somebody who george floyd knew, and that was the reason he kept his knee on his neck, and then the case of the murder killed in the apartment

by the white policeman, they alleged that they were having some kind of affair, with all were bogus and untrue, and just like with tyre nichols, all of these rumours that are circulating are bogus and untrue, because we have the text messages, the prosecutors have been able to verify exactly who those pictures were sent to, and so, we want to remain leader focused pictures were sent to, and so, we want to remain leaderfocused on getting justice for tyre nichols —— laser focused, getting justice for tyre nichols —— laserfocused, and getting justice for tyre nichols —— laser focused, and then we will define the legacy of tyre nichols, and the people who are most appropriate to do that is his mother and theirfamily, so you are going to hearfrom rodney wells, and then we will introduce rovaun wells, to talk about how they felt and why

they had to be here today. for this arraignment. of the former memphis police officers who are charged with murdering tyre nichols, and i think it is important to note that, even though we want everybody to get the process, we are champions for equal justice and due process but as police chief davies said, it is important that we take swift action, it is important that we move swiftly towards justice so we don't want there to be any unnecessary delays in prosecuting this case with respect to everybody having their day in court. those officers can have their day in court but my get,

rowvaughn wells and rodney wells will have their day in court, and we don't want this to be forever. we have got video. and when people in our community view something on video it does not take a long time to prosecute them, it don't take a long time, so firstly, we will hear from mr rodney wells, the father of tyre nichols. ntamack hi, everybody, my name is rodney wells. —— t had tyre nichols. ntamack hi, everybody, my name is rodney wells. -- i had to make sure — my name is rodney wells. -- i had to make sure that _ my name is rodney wells. -- i had to make sure thatjustice _ my name is rodney wells. -- i had to make sure thatjustice got _ my name is rodney wells. -- i had to make sure thatjustice got done - my name is rodney wells. -- i had to make sure thatjustice got done for i make sure thatjustice got done for our son, _ make sure thatjustice got done for our son, this — make sure thatjustice got done for our son, this is a glorious day, this— our son, this is a glorious day, this is— our son, this is a glorious day, this is the _ our son, this is a glorious day, this is the beginning of the process _ this is the beginning of the process. so this statement is going to he _ process. so this statement is going to he very— process. so this statement is going to be very short, and i am just glad to be very short, and i am just glad to he _ to be very short, and i am just glad to be here, — to be very short, and i am just glad to be here, ourfamily is to be very short, and i am just glad to be here, our family is glad to be here, _ to be here, our family is glad to be here, and— to be here, our family is glad to be here, and i— to be here, our family is glad to be here, and i appreciate everybody coming _ here, and i appreciate everybody coming out. here, and i appreciate everybody coming out-— here, and i appreciate everybody cominiout. :, ~ . , :, coming out. thank you, mr wells, and now ou coming out. thank you, mr wells, and now you will — coming out. thank you, mr wells, and now you will hear _ coming out. thank you, mr wells, and now you will hear from _ coming out. thank you, mr wells, and now you will hear from the _ coming out. thank you, mr wells, and now you will hear from the mother - now you will hear from the mother of tyre nichols, messi t.— tyre nichols, messi t. good afternoon. _ tyre nichols, messi t. good afternoon, everyone. -

tyre nichols, messi t. good afternoon, everyone. thankj tyre nichols, messi t. good - afternoon, everyone. thank you for being _ afternoon, everyone. thank you for being here — afternoon, everyone. thank you for being here -- — afternoon, everyone. thank you for being here -- the _ afternoon, everyone. thank you for being here —— the mother- afternoon, everyone. thank you for being here —— the mother of- afternoon, everyone. thank you for being here —— the mother of tyre . being here —— the mother of tyre nichols, — being here —— the mother of tyre nichols, rowvaughn— being here —— the mother of tyre nichols, rowvaughn wells. - being here —— the mother of tyre nichols, rowvaughn wells. thisl being here —— the mother of tyre. nichols, rowvaughn wells. this is the beginning _ nichols, rowvaughn wells. this is the beginning of— nichols, rowvaughn wells. this is the beginning of the _ nichols, rowvaughn wells. this is the beginning of the process. - nichols, rowvaughn wells. this is the beginning of the process. we i nichols, rowvaughn wells. this is l the beginning of the process. we are going _ the beginning of the process. we are going to _ the beginning of the process. we are going to he _ the beginning of the process. we are going to be here _ the beginning of the process. we are going to be here every— the beginning of the process. we are going to be here every court- the beginning of the process. we are going to be here every court day. - the beginning of the process. we are going to be here every court day. sol going to be here every court day. so that they _ going to be here every court day. so that they can — going to be here every court day. so that they can know _ going to be here every court day. so that they can know that _ going to be here every court day. so that they can know that we - going to be here every court day. so that they can know that we are - going to be here every court day. so| that they can know that we are here, they need _ that they can know that we are here, they need to, — that they can know that we are here, they need to, i — that they can know that we are here, they need to, i don't _ that they can know that we are here, they need to, i don't know, - that they can know that we are here, they need to, i don't know, i've - they need to, i don't know, i've fuelled — they need to, i don't know, i've fuelled despondent _ they need to, i don't know, i've fuelled despondent because - they need to, i don't know, i've fuelled despondent because i. they need to, i don't know, i've . fuelled despondent because i feel very numb — fuelled despondent because i feel very numb right— fuelled despondent because i feel very numb right now, _ fuelled despondent because i feel very numb right now, i— fuelled despondent because i feel very numb right now, i feel- fuelled despondent because i feel very numb right now, i feel very. very numb right now, i feel very numb, _ very numb right now, i feel very numb, and— very numb right now, i feel very numb, and i_ very numb right now, i feel very numb, and i am— very numb right now, i feel very numb, and i am waiting - very numb right now, i feel very numb, and i am waiting for- very numb right now, i feel very numb, and i am waiting for this| numb, and i am waiting for this nightmare. _ numb, and i am waiting for this nightmare, basically— numb, and i am waiting for this nightmare, basically that - numb, and i am waiting for this nightmare, basically that i - numb, and i am waiting for this nightmare, basically that i am i numb, and i am waiting for this- nightmare, basically that i am going through— nightmare, basically that i am going through right — nightmare, basically that i am going through right now, _ nightmare, basically that i am going through right now, i— nightmare, basically that i am going through right now, i am _ nightmare, basically that i am going through right now, i am waiting - nightmare, basically that i am going through right now, i am waiting forl through right now, i am waiting for somebody— through right now, i am waiting for somebody to — through right now, i am waiting for somebody to wake _ through right now, i am waiting for somebody to wake me _ through right now, i am waiting for somebody to wake me up, - through right now, i am waiting for somebody to wake me up, i- through right now, i am waiting for somebody to wake me up, i am - through right now, i am waiting for. somebody to wake me up, i am really begging _ somebody to wake me up, i am really begging for— somebody to wake me up, i am really begging for somebody— somebody to wake me up, i am really begging for somebody to _ somebody to wake me up, i am really begging for somebody to wake - somebody to wake me up, i am really begging for somebody to wake me . somebody to wake me up, i am really begging for somebody to wake me upj begging for somebody to wake me up but i begging for somebody to wake me up but i also _ begging for somebody to wake me up but i also know— begging for somebody to wake me up but i also know that's _ begging for somebody to wake me up but i also know that's not _ begging for somebody to wake me up but i also know that's not going - begging for somebody to wake me up but i also know that's not going to - but i also know that's not going to happen, _ but i also know that's not going to happen. 0k? _ but i also know that's not going to happen. ok? i_ but i also know that's not going to happen, ok? i know— but i also know that's not going to happen, ok? i know that- but i also know that's not going to happen, ok? i know that my- but i also know that's not going to happen, ok? i know that my son. but i also know that's not going tol happen, ok? i know that my son is gone. _ happen, ok? i know that my son is gone. i_ happen, ok? i know that my son is gone. i know— happen, ok? i know that my son is gone. i know i_ happen, ok? i know that my son is gone, i know i will— happen, ok? i know that my son is gone, i know i will never— happen, ok? i know that my son is gone, i know i will never see - happen, ok? i know that my son is gone, i know i will never see him l gone, i know i will never see him again. _ gone, i know i will never see him again. but. — gone, i know i will never see him again. but. we _ gone, i know i will never see him again. but, we have— gone, i know i will never see him again. but, we have to _ gone, i know i will never see him again. but, we have to start- gone, i know i will never see him again. but, we have to start thisl again. but, we have to start this process— again. but, we have to start this process of— again. but, we have to start this process ofjustice _ again. but, we have to start this process ofjustice right - again. but, we have to start this

process ofjustice right now. - again. but, we have to start this| process ofjustice right now. and again. but, we have to start this i process ofjustice right now. and i want _ process ofjustice right now. and i want each — process ofjustice right now. and i want each and _ process ofjustice right now. and i want each and every _ process ofjustice right now. and i want each and every one - process ofjustice right now. and i want each and every one of- process ofjustice right now. and i want each and every one of those| want each and every one of those potice _ want each and every one of those police officers _ want each and every one of those police officers to _ want each and every one of those police officers to be _ want each and every one of those police officers to be able - want each and every one of those police officers to be able to - want each and every one of those police officers to be able to lookl police officers to be able to look me in _ police officers to be able to look me in the — police officers to be able to look me in the face, _ police officers to be able to look me in the face, but— police officers to be able to look me in the face, but they - police officers to be able to look me in the face, but they haven'tj me in the face, but they haven't done _ me in the face, but they haven't done that— me in the face, but they haven't done that vet. _ me in the face, but they haven't done that yet, they _ me in the face, but they haven't done that yet, they couldn't - me in the face, but they haven'tl done that yet, they couldn't even me in the face, but they haven't - done that yet, they couldn't even do that today, — done that yet, they couldn't even do that today, they— done that yet, they couldn't even do that today, they didn't _ done that yet, they couldn't even do that today, they didn't even - done that yet, they couldn't even do that today, they didn't even have . that today, they didn't even have the courage _ that today, they didn't even have the courage to— that today, they didn't even have the courage to look— that today, they didn't even have the courage to look at _ that today, they didn't even have the courage to look at me - that today, they didn't even have the courage to look at me in - that today, they didn't even have the courage to look at me in myl the courage to look at me in my face. _ the courage to look at me in my face. after— the courage to look at me in my face. after what _ the courage to look at me in my face. after what they— the courage to look at me in my face. after what they did - the courage to look at me in my face. after what they did to - the courage to look at me in my face. after what they did to myl the courage to look at me in my- face. after what they did to my son. so, they— face. after what they did to my son. so. they are — face. after what they did to my son. so. they are going _ face. after what they did to my son. so, they are going to _ face. after what they did to my son. so, they are going to see _ face. after what they did to my son. so, they are going to see me - face. after what they did to my son. so, they are going to see me at - so, they are going to see me at every— so, they are going to see me at every court _ so, they are going to see me at every court date, _ so, they are going to see me at every court date, every - so, they are going to see me at every court date, every one, . so, they are going to see me at l every court date, every one, until we get _ every court date, every one, until we getiustice _ every court date, every one, until we getjustice for— every court date, every one, until we get justice for my _ every court date, every one, until we getjustice for my son. - every court date, every one, until we get justice for my son. and . every court date, every one, until| we getjustice for my son. and so, ves,... _ we get 'ustice for my son. and so, es,... : :, : :, : we get 'ustice for my son. and so, es,...: :, : :, :, , yes,... and note the choice of words used by rowvaughn, _ yes,... and note the choice of words used by rowvaughn, as _ yes,... and note the choice of words used by rowvaughn, as she - yes,... and note the choice of words used by rowvaughn, as she told - yes,... and note the choice of words used by rowvaughn, as she told the j used by rowvaughn, as she told the judge, they didn't have the courage to look me in my face. not dignity to look me in my face. not dignity to look me in my face, because when you look at the video there was no

dignity there, but they didn't have the courage to look at her, in her face, and that is why she came to the courtroom, to see today then face, iter i, how could you do this to my son? —— eye to eye. we will take a few questions. to my son? -- eye to eye. we will take a few questions.— to my son? -- eye to eye. we will take a few questions. what did you think when you _ take a few questions. what did you think when you heard _ take a few questions. what did you think when you heard the - take a few questions. what did you think when you heard the words . take a few questions. what did you | think when you heard the words not guilty? _ think when you heard the words not iuil ? :. . think when you heard the words not i uil ? ., , ., think when you heard the words not iuil ? :, ,:, , think when you heard the words not iuil ? :, , :, guilty? that is a procedure that eve one guilty? that is a procedure that everyone is _ guilty? that is a procedure that everyone is going _ guilty? that is a procedure that everyone is going to _ guilty? that is a procedure that everyone is going to say, - guilty? that is a procedure that everyone is going to say, and i | guilty? that is a procedure that. everyone is going to say, and i will leave _ everyone is going to say, and i will leave it _ everyone is going to say, and i will leave it up — everyone is going to say, and i will leave it up to — everyone is going to say, and i will leave it up to these _ everyone is going to say, and i will leave it up to these district - leave it up to these district attorney's _ leave it up to these district attorney's office _ leave it up to these district attorney's office to - leave it up to these district attorney's office to get - leave it up to these district i attorney's office to get them prosecuted _ attorney's office to get them prosecuted and _ attorney's office to get them prosecuted and then - attorney's office to get them prosecuted and then they. attorney's office to get them i prosecuted and then they will attorney's office to get them - prosecuted and then they will find them _ prosecuted and then they will find them guilty. — prosecuted and then they will find them guilty. i_ prosecuted and then they will find them guilty, i should _ prosecuted and then they will find them guilty, i should say. - prosecuted and then they will find them guilty, i should say. them l them guilty, i should say. them saying _ them guilty, i should say. them saying that _ them guilty, i should say. them saying that they— them guilty, i should say. them saying that they are _ them guilty, i should say. them saying that they are not - them guilty, i should say. them saying that they are not guilty . them guilty, i should say. them . saying that they are not guilty that is a preliminary— saying that they are not guilty that is a preliminary thing. _ saying that they are not guilty that is a preliminary thing. everybody. saying that they are not guilty that| is a preliminary thing. everybody is going _ is a preliminary thing. everybody is going to _ is a preliminary thing. everybody is going to say— is a preliminary thing. everybody is going to say that _ is a preliminary thing. everybody is going to say that and _ is a preliminary thing. everybody is going to say that and i— is a preliminary thing. everybody is going to say that and i was - going to say that and i was expecting _ going to say that and i was expecting it. _ going to say that and i was expecting it, so— going to say that and i was expecting it, so it - going to say that and i was expecting it, so it wasn't l going to say that and i was - expecting it, so it wasn't nothing new. _ expecting it, so it wasn't nothing new. .

expecting it, so it wasn't nothing new. , :, :, :, ,, expecting it, so it wasn't nothing new. , :, :, :,~ new. the 'udge is going to make some remarks new. the judge is going to make some remarks for you _ new. the judge is going to make some remarks for you and _ new. the judge is going to make some remarks for you and judge _ new. the judge is going to make some remarks for you and judge joyce - remarks for you and judge joyce says... remarks for you and 'udge joyce sa s... , says... judge -- retired 'udge, let's says... judge -- retired 'udge, iei-s not — says... judge -- retired 'udge, iei-s not get i says... judge -- retired 'udge, let's not get me * says... judge -- retired 'udge, let's not get me out _ says... judge -- retired 'udge, let's not get me out of h says... judge -- retired judge, let's not get me out of place, | let's not get me out of place, because — let's not get me out of place, because i_ let's not get me out of place, because i want _ let's not get me out of place, because i want to _ let's not get me out of place, because i want to let - let's not get me out of place, because i want to let you - let's not get me out of place, i because i want to let you know let's not get me out of place, - because i want to let you know that the process— because i want to let you know that the process is— because i want to let you know that the process is the _ because i want to let you know that the process is the process - because i want to let you know that the process is the process and - the process is the process and i have _ the process is the process and i have come _ the process is the process and i have come about _ the process is the process and i have come about transparencyl the process is the process and ii have come about transparency so the process is the process and i- have come about transparency so the first thing _ have come about transparency so the first thing to — have come about transparency so the first thing to tell— have come about transparency so the first thing to tell you _ have come about transparency so the first thing to tell you is _ have come about transparency so the first thing to tell you is that - have come about transparency so the first thing to tell you is that i- first thing to tell you is that i was — first thing to tell you is that i was tired. _ first thing to tell you is that i was tired. but _ first thing to tell you is that i was tired. but it _ first thing to tell you is that i was tired. but it is— first thing to tell you is that i was tired. but it is good - first thing to tell you is that i was tired. but it is good to l first thing to tell you is that i. was tired. but it is good to see first thing to tell you is that i- was tired. but it is good to see the country— was tired. but it is good to see the country and — was tired. but it is good to see the country and the _ was tired. but it is good to see the country and the state _ was tired. but it is good to see the country and the state still - country and the state still interested _ country and the state still interested in— country and the state still interested in what - country and the state still interested in what is - country and the state still - interested in what is happening in our community— interested in what is happening in our community and _ interested in what is happening in our community and especially- interested in what is happening in our community and especially any prosecution — our community and especially any prosecution of _ our community and especially any prosecution of this _ our community and especially any prosecution of this case, - our community and especially any prosecution of this case, because | prosecution of this case, because this case — prosecution of this case, because this case is— prosecution of this case, because this case is the _ prosecution of this case, because this case is the case _ prosecution of this case, because this case is the case that - prosecution of this case, because this case is the case that is - prosecution of this case, because j this case is the case that is pretty much _ this case is the case that is pretty much going — this case is the case that is pretty much going to _ this case is the case that is pretty much going to he _ this case is the case that is pretty much going to be a _ this case is the case that is pretty much going to be a cornerstone, i this case is the case that is pretty- much going to be a cornerstone, when the builders _ much going to be a cornerstone, when the builders start _ much going to be a cornerstone, when the builders start rejecting _ much going to be a cornerstone, when the builders start rejecting stones, - the builders start rejecting stones, but this— the builders start rejecting stones, but this is— the builders start rejecting stones, but this is going _ the builders start rejecting stones, but this is going to _ the builders start rejecting stones, but this is going to be _ the builders start rejecting stones, but this is going to be a _ but this is going to be a cornerstone _ but this is going to be a cornerstone that - but this is going to be a cornerstone that the i but this is going to be a - cornerstone that the builders but this is going to be a _ cornerstone that the builders would not he _ cornerstone that the builders would not be able — cornerstone that the builders would not be able to — cornerstone that the builders would not be able to reject, _ cornerstone that the builders would not be able to reject, so, _ cornerstone that the builders would not be able to reject, so, that- cornerstone that the builders would not be able to reject, so, that is- not be able to reject, so, that is what _ not be able to reject, so, that is what i _ not be able to reject, so, that is what i see — not be able to reject, so, that is what i see as _ not be able to reject, so, that is what i see as the _ not be able to reject, so, that is what i see as the process- not be able to reject, so, that is what i see as the process is. -

not be able to reject, so, that is| what i see as the process is. can ou what i see as the process is. can you layout _ what i see as the process is. can you layout what _ what i see as the process is. you layout what you think the what i see as the process is.“ you layout what you think the next year will _ you layout what you think the next year will be, the next hearing is in may, _ year will be, the next hearing is in may. and — year will be, the next hearing is in may, and then what is next? | may, and then what is next? currently may, and then what is next? i currently do, i have been a trial lawyer, — currently do, i have been a trial lawyer. and _ currently do, i have been a trial lawyer. and i_ currently do, i have been a trial lawyer, and i can— currently do, i have been a trial lawyer, and i can tell— currently do, i have been a trial lawyer, and i can tell you - currently do, i have been a trial lawyer, and i can tell you the l lawyer, and i can tell you the process— lawyer, and i can tell you the process is— lawyer, and i can tell you the process is not— lawyer, and i can tell you the process is not as _ lawyer, and i can tell you the process is not as swift - lawyer, and i can tell you the process is not as swift as - lawyer, and i can tell you the process is not as swift as the| process is not as swift as the indictment. _ process is not as swift as the indictment, but _ process is not as swift as the indictment, but the - process is not as swift as the - indictment, but the indictment was the most _ indictment, but the indictment was the most important _ indictment, but the indictment was the most important thing _ indictment, but the indictment was the most important thing to- indictment, but the indictment was the most important thing to get- indictment, but the indictment was| the most important thing to get the wheels— the most important thing to get the wheels of— the most important thing to get the wheels ofjustice _ the most important thing to get the wheels ofjustice to _ the most important thing to get the wheels ofjustice to truly— the most important thing to get the wheels ofjustice to truly role. - the most important thing to get the wheels ofjustice to truly role. so i wheels ofjustice to truly role. so this is— wheels ofjustice to truly role. so this is part — wheels ofjustice to truly role. so this is part of— wheels ofjustice to truly role. so this is part of the _ wheels ofjustice to truly role. so this is part of the process, - wheels ofjustice to truly role. so this is part of the process, and i wheels ofjustice to truly role. so this is part of the process, and it| this is part of the process, and it is not _ this is part of the process, and it is not necessarily— this is part of the process, and it is not necessarily going - this is part of the process, and it is not necessarily going to - this is part of the process, and it is not necessarily going to be i this is part of the process, and it. is not necessarily going to be held up is not necessarily going to be held up lry— is not necessarily going to be held up by trying — is not necessarily going to be held up bytrying to— is not necessarily going to be held up by trying to slow— is not necessarily going to be held up by trying to slow the _ is not necessarily going to be held up by trying to slow the process. i is not necessarily going to be heldl up by trying to slow the process. it isiust_ up by trying to slow the process. it isiust how— up by trying to slow the process. it isiust how time _ up by trying to slow the process. it isjust how time is. _ up by trying to slow the process. it isjust how time is. so, _ up by trying to slow the process. it isjust how time is. so, most- isjust how time is. so, most criminal— isjust how time is. so, most criminal cases _ isjust how time is. so, most criminal cases do _ isjust how time is. so, most criminal cases do not - isjust how time is. so, most criminal cases do not come i isjust how time is. so, mostl criminal cases do not come to isjust how time is. so, most- criminal cases do not come to trial, but this— criminal cases do not come to trial, but this is— criminal cases do not come to trial, but this is going _ criminal cases do not come to trial, but this is going to _ criminal cases do not come to trial, but this is going to go— criminal cases do not come to trial, but this is going to go to _ criminal cases do not come to trial, but this is going to go to trial. i criminal cases do not come to trial, but this is going to go to trial. so i but this is going to go to trial. so i but this is going to go to trial. so i cannot— but this is going to go to trial. so i cannot tell _ but this is going to go to trial. so i cannot tell you _ but this is going to go to trial. so i cannot tell you how _ but this is going to go to trial. so i cannot tell you how long - but this is going to go to trial. so i cannot tell you how long but. but this is going to go to trial. so i cannot tell you how long but it i but this is going to go to trial. so| i cannot tell you how long but it is not going — i cannot tell you how long but it is not going to — i cannot tell you how long but it is not going to be _ i cannot tell you how long but it is not going to be at _ i cannot tell you how long but it is not going to be at the _ i cannot tell you how long but it is not going to be at the end - i cannot tell you how long but it is not going to be at the end of- i cannot tell you how long but it is not going to be at the end of thisi not going to be at the end of this year. _ not going to be at the end of this ear. ,, not going to be at the end of this ear. ., ~' :, not going to be at the end of this ear. ,, ~ :, ~ not going to be at the end of this ear. ,, " :, " ., not going to be at the end of this ear. ., ~ :, ~ :, , :, year. steve, we know like an george flo d's year. steve, we know like an george floyd's case. — year. steve, we know like an george floyd's case. and — year. steve, we know like an george floyd's case, and armand _ year. steve, we know like an george floyd's case, and armand aubrey's l floyd's case, and armand aubrey's case that there may be further charges so we want there to be for

justice, and we will look at the process of the state, we understand just like in george floyd, there may be further charges contemplated that may be announced and then they will take a parallel course but we know that george floyd, the tragic killing, that those officers were prosecuted within the year, so the hope is that we have a blueprint going forward on all of these tragedies, would you like to make a remark? tote tragedies, would you like to make a remark? ~ :, ~' tragedies, would you like to make a remark? . :, ,, :, :, ,, remark? we would like to thank rowvaughn _ remark? we would like to thank rowvaughn wells _ remark? we would like to thank rowvaughn wells and _ remark? we would like to thank rowvaughn wells and rodney i remark? we would like to thank i rowvaughn wells and rodney wells remark? we would like to thank - rowvaughn wells and rodney wells for their courage. _ rowvaughn wells and rodney wells for their courage. it— rowvaughn wells and rodney wells for their courage. it takes _ rowvaughn wells and rodney wells for their courage. it takes a _ rowvaughn wells and rodney wells for their courage. it takes a lot _ rowvaughn wells and rodney wells for their courage. it takes a lot to - rowvaughn wells and rodney wells for their courage. it takes a lot to sit - their courage. it takes a lot to sit in the _ their courage. it takes a lot to sit in the courtroom _ their courage. it takes a lot to sit in the courtroom and _ their courage. it takes a lot to sit in the courtroom and face - in the courtroom and face individuals— in the courtroom and face individuals who _ in the courtroom and face individuals who took i in the courtroom and face i individuals who took actions in the courtroom and face - individuals who took actions that they did — individuals who took actions that they did not _ individuals who took actions that they did not have _ individuals who took actions that they did not have to _ individuals who took actions that they did not have to take. - individuals who took actions that i they did not have to take. nothing that evening — they did not have to take. nothing that evening that _ they did not have to take. nothing that evening that we _ they did not have to take. nothing that evening that we saw, - they did not have to take. nothing that evening that we saw, and i they did not have to take. nothing| that evening that we saw, and that you saw. _ that evening that we saw, and that you saw. provoked _ that evening that we saw, and that you saw, provoked them _ that evening that we saw, and that you saw, provoked them to - that evening that we saw, and that you saw, provoked them to do i that evening that we saw, and that| you saw, provoked them to do what they did _ you saw, provoked them to do what they did to— you saw, provoked them to do what they did to tyre _ you saw, provoked them to do what they did to tyre nichols _ you saw, provoked them to do what they did to tyre nichols and - you saw, provoked them to do what they did to tyre nichols and here, i they did to tyre nichols and here, we have _ they did to tyre nichols and here,

we have a — they did to tyre nichols and here, we have a family, _ they did to tyre nichols and here, we have a family, we _ they did to tyre nichols and here, we have a family, we have - they did to tyre nichols and here, we have a family, we have a - they did to tyre nichols and here, we have a family, we have a son i they did to tyre nichols and here, i we have a family, we have a son that has lost _ we have a family, we have a son that has lost a _ we have a family, we have a son that has lost a father, _ we have a family, we have a son that has lost a father, and _ we have a family, we have a son that has lost a father, and we _ we have a family, we have a son that has lost a father, and we feel - we have a family, we have a son that has lost a father, and we feel their. has lost a father, and we feel their pain. and — has lost a father, and we feel their pain. and we — has lost a father, and we feel their pain. and we are _ has lost a father, and we feel their pain, and we are going _ has lost a father, and we feel their pain, and we are going to - has lost a father, and we feel their pain, and we are going to be - pain, and we are going to be here withthem— pain, and we are going to be here with them throughout _ pain, and we are going to be here with them throughout the - pain, and we are going to be here with them throughout the way, i pain, and we are going to be here i with them throughout the way, but, let's also— with them throughout the way, but, let's also understand _ with them throughout the way, but, let's also understand that _ with them throughout the way, but, let's also understand that this - with them throughout the way, but, let's also understand that this case i let's also understand that this case is going _ let's also understand that this case is going to — let's also understand that this case is going to be — let's also understand that this case is going to be a _ let's also understand that this case is going to be a landmark- let's also understand that this case is going to be a landmark decisionl is going to be a landmark decision but it— is going to be a landmark decision but it also— is going to be a landmark decision but it also needs _ is going to be a landmark decision but it also needs to _ is going to be a landmark decision but it also needs to lead - is going to be a landmark decision but it also needs to lead to - is going to be a landmark decisionj but it also needs to lead to policy. how do _ but it also needs to lead to policy. how do we — but it also needs to lead to policy. how do we stop— but it also needs to lead to policy. how do we stop this _ but it also needs to lead to policy. how do we stop this from - but it also needs to lead to policy. i how do we stop this from happening again? _ how do we stop this from happening again? the _ how do we stop this from happening again? the state _ how do we stop this from happening again? the state needs _ how do we stop this from happening again? the state needs to— how do we stop this from happening again? the state needs to pass i how do we stop this from happening again? the state needs to pass the. again? the state needs to pass the tyre nichots— again? the state needs to pass the tyre nichols police _ again? the state needs to pass the tyre nichols police reform - again? the state needs to pass the tyre nichols police reform act, i again? the state needs to pass the tyre nichols police reform act, wel tyre nichols police reform act, we need _ tyre nichols police reform act, we need the — tyre nichols police reform act, we need the government _ tyre nichols police reform act, we need the government —— - tyre nichols police reform act, we need the government —— the - tyre nichols police reform act, we i need the government —— the governor to sign— need the government —— the governor to sign the _ need the government —— the governor to sign the bill. — need the government —— the governor to sign the bill, the _ need the government —— the governor to sign the bill, the governor- need the government —— the governor to sign the bill, the governor to - to sign the bill, the governor to stand _ to sign the bill, the governor to stand with — to sign the bill, the governor to stand with his _ to sign the bill, the governor to stand with his family, _ to sign the bill, the governor to stand with his family, we - to sign the bill, the governor to stand with his family, we don'tl to sign the bill, the governor to i stand with his family, we don't want thoughts _ stand with his family, we don't want thoughts and — stand with his family, we don't want thoughts and prayers, _ stand with his family, we don't want thoughts and prayers, we _ stand with his family, we don't want thoughts and prayers, we want - thoughts and prayers, we want action, — thoughts and prayers, we want action, the _ thoughts and prayers, we want action, the tyre _ thoughts and prayers, we want action, the tyre nichols - thoughts and prayers, we want action, the tyre nichols police| action, the tyre nichols police reform — action, the tyre nichols police reform act, _ action, the tyre nichols police reform act, we _ action, the tyre nichols police reform act, we want _ action, the tyre nichols police reform act, we want them - action, the tyre nichols police reform act, we want them to i action, the tyre nichols police - reform act, we want them to withdraw the bill_ reform act, we want them to withdraw the bill to— reform act, we want them to withdraw the bill to give — reform act, we want them to withdraw the bill to give it — reform act, we want them to withdraw the bill to give it clear, _ reform act, we want them to withdraw the bill to give it clear, the _ the bill to give it clear, the citizen _ the bill to give it clear, the citizen law— the bill to give it clear, the citizen law and _ the bill to give it clear, the citizen law and force - the bill to give it clear, thei citizen law and force review the bill to give it clear, the - citizen law and force review board is what _ citizen law and force review board is what we — citizen law and force review board is what we have, _ citizen law and force review board is what we have, the _ citizen law and force review board is what we have, the citizens' - is what we have, the citizens' isabett— is what we have, the citizens' isabell werth _ is what we have, the citizens' isabell werth horseman, - is what we have, the citizens' isabell werth horseman, the| is what we have, the citizens' - isabell werth horseman, the police cannot— isabell werth horseman, the police cannot continue _ isabell werth horseman, the police cannot continue to _ isabell werth horseman, the police cannot continue to police _ cannot continue to police themselves. _ cannot continue to police themselves. so, - cannot continue to police themselves. so, if- cannot continue to police themselves. so, if we i cannot continue to police | themselves. so, if we are cannot continue to police - themselves. so, if we are really serious — themselves. so, if we are really serious about— themselves. so, if we are really serious aboutjustice _ themselves. so, if we are really serious about justice for - themselves. so, if we are really serious about justice for tyre i serious about justice for tyre nichols, _ serious about justice for tyre nichols, we _ serious about justice for tyre nichols, we need _ serious about justice for tyre nichols, we need to - serious about justice for tyre nichols, we need to make i serious about justice for tyre .

nichols, we need to make sure serious about justice for tyre - nichols, we need to make sure that there _ nichols, we need to make sure that there is— nichols, we need to make sure that there is a _ nichols, we need to make sure that there is a swift— nichols, we need to make sure that there is a swift prosecution- nichols, we need to make sure that there is a swift prosecution and - there is a swift prosecution and that these _ there is a swift prosecution and that these guys _ there is a swift prosecution and that these guys serve - there is a swift prosecution and that these guys serve their - there is a swift prosecution andi that these guys serve their time there is a swift prosecution and - that these guys serve their time for what they— that these guys serve their time for what they did, _ that these guys serve their time for what they did, and _ what they did, and we want to make sure that _ what they did, and we want to make sure that there — what they did, and we want to make sure that there is _ what they did, and we want to make sure that there is swift _ what they did, and we want to make sure that there is swift action - what they did, and we want to make sure that there is swift action at - sure that there is swift action at the tennessee _ sure that there is swift action at the tennessee legislator- sure that there is swift action at the tennessee legislator for- sure that there is swift action at - the tennessee legislator for passing this biti— the tennessee legislator for passing this bill and — the tennessee legislator for passing this bill and we _ the tennessee legislator for passing this bill and we want— the tennessee legislator for passing this bill and we want them - the tennessee legislator for passing this bill and we want them to - this bill and we want them to immediately— this bill and we want them to immediately withdraw- this bill and we want them to immediately withdraw the . this bill and we want them to. immediately withdraw the bill, this bill and we want them to - immediately withdraw the bill, right now today, — immediately withdraw the bill, right now today, to — immediately withdraw the bill, right now today, to withdraw _ immediately withdraw the bill, right now today, to withdraw that - immediately withdraw the bill, right now today, to withdraw that bill, . now today, to withdraw that bill, because — now today, to withdraw that bill, because that _ now today, to withdraw that bill, because that is _ now today, to withdraw that bill, because that is the _ now today, to withdraw that bill, because that is the citizens' - now today, to withdraw that bill, | because that is the citizens' eyes over taw — because that is the citizens' eyes over law enforcement. _ because that is the citizens' eyes over law enforcement. we - because that is the citizens' eyes over law enforcement. we will i over law enforcement. we will continue — over law enforcement. we will continue to— over law enforcement. we will continue to pray— over law enforcement. we will continue to pray for— over law enforcement. we will continue to pray for this - over law enforcement. we willj continue to pray for this family over law enforcement. we will - continue to pray for this family and we witt— continue to pray for this family and we will continue _ continue to pray for this family and we will continue to _ continue to pray for this family and we will continue to say— continue to pray for this family and we will continue to sayjustice - continue to pray for this family and we will continue to sayjustice for i we will continue to sayjustice for tyre _ we will continue to say 'ustice for t re. ., ~ we will continue to say 'ustice for t re. s, ~' , ., we will continue to say 'ustice for t re. . ,, . we will continue to say 'ustice for mad your l we will continue to say 'ustice for i wad your life tyre. thank you so much. your life has been upended, _ tyre. thank you so much. your life has been upended, and _ tyre. thank you so much. your life has been upended, and your - tyre. thank you so much. your life | has been upended, and your family has been upended, and your family has been _ has been upended, and your family has been scrutinised but you have responded — has been scrutinised but you have responded with grace and compassion so i responded with grace and compassion so i want _ responded with grace and compassion so i want to— responded with grace and compassion so i want to ask what is holding you together— so i want to ask what is holding you together right now? it is so i want to ask what is holding you together right now?— together right now? it is the ra er. together right now? it is the prayer- i _ together right now? it is the prayer. i have _ together right now? it is the prayer. i have had _ together right now? it is the prayer. i have had people i together right now? it is the i prayer. i have had people reach together right now? it is the - prayer. i have had people reach out to me _ prayer. i have had people reach out to me from —

prayer. i have had people reach out to me from att— prayer. i have had people reach out to me from all over— prayer. i have had people reach out to me from all over the _ prayer. i have had people reach out to me from all over the world. - prayer. i have had people reach out to me from all over the world. i- to me from all over the world. i have _ to me from all over the world. i have received _ to me from all over the world. i have received sympathy- to me from all over the world. i have received sympathy cards l to me from all over the world. i- have received sympathy cards from people _ have received sympathy cards from people that — have received sympathy cards from people that i — have received sympathy cards from people that i don't _ have received sympathy cards from people that i don't even _ have received sympathy cards from people that i don't even know. - people that i don't even know. peobte — people that i don't even know. people are _ people that i don't even know. people are praying _ people that i don't even know. people are praying for - people that i don't even know. people are praying for our- people that i don't even know. i people are praying for our family. god is— people are praying for our family. god is holding _ people are praying for our family. god is holding us— people are praying for our family. god is holding us up, _ people are praying for our family. god is holding us up, and - people are praying for our family. god is holding us up, and the - people are praying for our family. god is holding us up, and the fact that, _ god is holding us up, and the fact that, again. — god is holding us up, and the fact that, again. i_ god is holding us up, and the fact that, again, i had _ god is holding us up, and the fact that, again, i had to— god is holding us up, and the fact that, again, i had to always - god is holding us up, and the fact that, again, i had to always keep| god is holding us up, and the fact i that, again, i had to always keep in mirid— that, again, i had to always keep in mind that _ that, again, i had to always keep in mind that my— that, again, i had to always keep in mind that my son _ that, again, i had to always keep in mind that my son was _ that, again, i had to always keep in mind that my son was sacrificed - that, again, i had to always keep in mind that my son was sacrificed for the greater— mind that my son was sacrificed for the greater gtory~ _ mind that my son was sacrificed for the greater glory. that _ mind that my son was sacrificed for the greater glory. that is _ mind that my son was sacrificed for the greater glory. that is what - mind that my son was sacrificed for the greater glory. that is what is i the greater glory. that is what is holding — the greater glory. that is what is holding me — the greater glory. that is what is holding me ”p— the greater glory. that is what is holding me up and _ the greater glory. that is what is holding me up and keeping - the greater glory. that is what is holding me up and keeping me l holding me up and keeping me together, — holding me up and keeping me together, and _ holding me up and keeping me together, and the _ holding me up and keeping me together, and the fact - holding me up and keeping me together, and the fact that i. holding me up and keeping me i together, and the fact that i have three _ together, and the fact that i have three other— together, and the fact that i have three other children, _ together, and the fact that i have three other children, because i together, and the fact that i have three other children, because if. together, and the fact that i have three other children, because if i| three other children, because if i break— three other children, because if i break down, _ three other children, because if i break down, then _ three other children, because if i break down, then they _ certainly, the video speaks for

itself. ., . . itself. you have said that the prosecution... _ itself. you have said that the prosecution... do _ itself. you have said that the prosecution... do you - itself. you have said that the prosecution... do you know. itself. you have said that the i prosecution... do you know who itself. you have said that the - prosecution... do you know who those photographs _ prosecution... do you know who those photographs were taken off? this is not apparently _ photographs were taken off? this is not apparently the _ photographs were taken off? this is not apparently the first _ photographs were taken off? this is not apparently the first time - photographs were taken off? this is not apparently the first time this i not apparently the first time this particular office has done this but we wanted to dispel the rumours that the family were being bombarded with, and they didn't want to have to deal with that additional trauma and drama, so we wanted to clear that up once and for all. but they know, yes. that up once and for all. but they know. yes— that up once and for all. but they know, es. , . ., , _ know, yes. the independent autopsy results, specifically _ know, yes. the independent autopsy results, specifically related - know, yes. the independent autopsy results, specifically related to... i results, specifically related to... we don't — results, specifically related to... we don't have a toxicology yet but we feel confident that tyre was knocked on any kind of intoxication or anything like that. you know that

miss rowvaughn and rodney know that tyre was the kind of person, who you saw that video whilst everybody else was escalating it and using excessive force, tyre was the escalating, trying to do everything in his power to remain calm, that is he tyre nichols was. thea;r in his power to remain calm, that is he tyre nichols was.— he tyre nichols was. they are piggybacking _ he tyre nichols was. they are piggybacking off _ he tyre nichols was. they are piggybacking off of _ he tyre nichols was. they are piggybacking off of that, i he tyre nichols was. they are piggybacking off of that, we l he tyre nichols was. they are i piggybacking off of that, we know that the _ piggybacking off of that, we know that the incident report was out of step with — that the incident report was out of step with reality, one of the quotes from that— step with reality, one of the quotes from that said the officers came in contact _ from that said the officers came in contact with him and... from that said the officers came in contact with him and. . ._ from that said the officers came in contact with him and... taken out of context. contact with him and... taken out of context i'm — contact with him and... taken out of context. i'm sorry. _ contact with him and... taken out of context. i'm sorry. the _ contact with him and... taken out of context. i'm sorry. the prosecutor. context. i'm sorry. the prosecutor will deal with all of that. i context. i'm sorry. the prosecutor will deal with all of that.— will deal with all of that. i cannot no an will deal with all of that. i cannot go any further — will deal with all of that. i cannot go any further with _ will deal with all of that. i cannot go any further with that - will deal with all of that. i cannot go any further with that but i will deal with all of that. i cannot go any further with that but it i will deal with all of that. i cannot | go any further with that but it was taken _ go any further with that but it was taken out — go any further with that but it was taken out of— go any further with that but it was taken out of context. _ go any further with that but it was taken out of context.— taken out of context. clean out of context, completely _ taken out of context. clean out of context, completely taken - taken out of context. clean out of context, completely taken out i taken out of context. clean out of context, completely taken out of| context, completely taken out of context, completely taken out of context, we think that from the beginning it was a conspiracy that

to cover up this matter. thea;r beginning it was a conspiracy that to cover up this matter.— to cover up this matter. they did sa that. to cover up this matter. they did say that- we _ to cover up this matter. they did say that. we don't _ to cover up this matter. they did say that. we don't know - to cover up this matter. they did say that. we don't know when, l to cover up this matter. they did l say that. we don't know when, but they said. — say that. we don't know when, but they said, out of respect for the family— they said, out of respect for the family they would let them see the videos _ family they would let them see the videos. . family they would let them see the videos. , ., , . ., . , . videos. the sixth officer who was at the scene. — videos. the sixth officer who was at the scene, when _ videos. the sixth officer who was at the scene, when tyre _ videos. the sixth officer who was at the scene, when tyre was - videos. the sixth officer who was at the scene, when tyre was stopped, j the scene, when tyre was stopped, shoutd _ the scene, when tyre was stopped, should he _ the scene, when tyre was stopped, should he be — the scene, when tyre was stopped, should he be prosecuted _ the scene, when tyre was stopped, should he be prosecuted with- the scene, when tyre was stopped, | should he be prosecuted with macro miss rowvaughn— should he be prosecuted with macro miss rowvaughn wells _ should he be prosecuted with macro miss rowvaughn wells has - should he be prosecuted with macro miss rowvaughn wells has been i should he be prosecuted with macro - miss rowvaughn wells has been asking that question and it is hoped that any officer who had anything to do with the death of her son will be held accountable and we will leave that for the prosecutors. what held accountable and we will leave that for the prosecutors.— that for the prosecutors. what is the timing _ that for the prosecutors. what is the timing of _ that for the prosecutors. what is the timing of any _ that for the prosecutors. what is the timing of any civil— that for the prosecutors. what is the timing of any civil litigation l the timing of any civil litigation against — the timing of any civil litigation against the _ the timing of any civil litigation against the city _ the timing of any civil litigation against the city of _ the timing of any civil litigation against the city of memphis? l the timing of any civil litigation l against the city of memphis? we the timing of any civil litigation against the city of memphis? we will t to net against the city of memphis? we will try to get the — against the city of memphis? we will try to get the completed _ against the city of memphis? we will try to get the completed autopsy - try to get the completed autopsy report in our hands, but we will be seeking for justice report in our hands, but we will be seeking forjustice for report in our hands, but we will be seeking for justice for tyre nichols, that is criminal culpability, civil accountability

and as my co—counsel ben turner said, policy. we want legislative action, because getting justice for tyre isn't aboutjust having accountability of these officers but about trying to prevent anybody else from being killed in this manner. one last question,? from being killed in this manner. one last question, 7 i from being killed in this manner. one last question,? i did not see the text, they told us about the text and they told us that although this stuff that is going out on social media is completely untrue, it is bogus, and they know that the text messages who they went to, and that they do with all of this stuff that they do with all of this stuff that you all have been hearing on social media, and some of you have reported, and the only reason that they thought it was important, i think it is important to speak so that they can quit harassing the family over this ancillary matter.

it has nothing to do with the reason why this happened to tyre nichols. it is a pattern and practice of doing this to black people in memphis. that is it. you don't need to go no further than that. we all talk about these special police units or this proactive policing, and they do this stuff in marginalised communities of colour, where they trample on the constitutional rights and human rights of black and brown citizens. they don't do that in the white communities, two white citizens. that is why tyre nichols was killed, because of this excessive force policing of black citizens, thank you. you have been watching a press conference in memphis, tennessee weigh five former police officers charged with murder over the death of tyre nichols pleaded not guilty

earlier today and the press conference was given by the family of tyre nichols and their lawyer. we heard some emotional and powerful words from his mother. more on the breaking news we brought you earlier, there has been attack on police headquarters in a pakistani city of karachi. reporters say a heavy gun battle is taking place and they have been multiple explosions thought to be grenades. staff inside are said to have turned off the lights and blocked the entrances. reinforcements have been sent in from other areas. rescue services are also at the scene. police believe there are up to ten attackers but the exact number is not yet known. our correspondent is in islamabad. i appreciate it's a fast—moving developing situation, but what is the latest? than

fast-moving developing situation, but what is the latest? an operation is auoin on but what is the latest? an operation is going on in _ but what is the latest? an operation is going on in karachi. _ but what is the latest? an operation is going on in karachi. a _ but what is the latest? an operation is going on in karachi. a few - but what is the latest? an operation is going on in karachi. a few hours | is going on in karachi. a few hours ago there were reports of gunfire in ago there were reports of gunfire in a police station in one of the busiest highways in the country and it's also a road that has multiple buildings. this is also the road that leads to the airport so it's usually very busy. a police station in the office of the chief of the police, they are two adjacent buildings that came under attack and we have confirmation from several officers who say that an operation is ongoing on in those buildings. the chief minister has just confirmed that four floors of the building have already been cleared. the rooftop and one floor remain an

official say these terrorists who have attacked the building are presently on the rooftop. this is a very sensitive area, just a few kilometres from this building is the office of the armed forces commander which deals with that province so it's a hugely sensitive area where usually high security is in place. the palette —— paramilitary forces and the police are conducting the operation. we had information earlierfrom one of operation. we had information earlier from one of the spokespersons of the paramilitary forces who said eight to ten terrorists have attacked the building. the country's interior minister has spoken to one of the domestic media channels and said he confirmed the attack and said that the gates were well guarded and he

also said these terrorists have good access. in the past few months we have seen a rise in terrorist activity in pakistan. two weeks ago one of the deadliest attacks in the recent history and a mosque came under attack and that moscow is also located in a police compound and more than 100 people killed and more than 200 people were injured in that attack. so recently there has been a spike in these terrorist activities. we are also getting confirmation from the taliban group which fights against and they have said they have attacked a building in karachi.

this group dotted that pakistan has been talking to the taliban government in afghanistan which is providing safe haven to this taliban group. they are using afghan soil to do these attacks in pakistani territory. these talks are ongoing. especially police and armed forces installations come under attack. thank you for bringing us the latest. 30,000 homes are without power in north eastern scotland as storm otto causes disruption.

around 60 schools are closed and there are delays and cancellations on public transport. rececca curran is in aberdeen. it may look like a beautiful day here in aberdeen but storm otto has certainly left its mark on places in scotland, but particularly here in the north—east. winds of up to 80 miles an hour have been recorded. 120 miles an hour if you happen to be standing at the top cairngorm mountain. it has left thousands without power. the electricity company ssen saying that 30,000 remain without power. if you live in a rural community, you might expect to be without power for much of the weekend. trains, ferries, buses, they've all been affected. and there have been some injuries too. a driver was taken to hospital after a bus left the road and another man was taken to hospital after being hit by a sign when he was filling up his car with petrol. this weather warning has now been lifted, but another one comes into place tonight for snow and ice and that will affect most parts of scotland.

a man has been left in a serious condition following the collapse of a tree in sheffield. the power of storm otto was evident in sheffield this morning. south yorkshire police said a man in his 50s was taken to hospital in a serious condition and the property suffered damage. the storm is the first named storm of 2023. otto means in german the bringer of wealth that today the storm brought disruption for commuters across the region. we are seeinu commuters across the region. we are seeing significant _ commuters across the region. we are seeing significant wins _ commuters across the region. we are seeing significant wins and _ commuters across the region. we are seeing significant wins and it's - seeing significant wins and it's bringing some debris onto the track and affected the overlying equipment. it's things like plastic sheets and plastic wrapping, we've had a trampoline on the line. we have reduced the speed of trains while the wind speed is high so we can keep moving people moving safely. can keep moving people moving safel . ~ , . , , can keep moving people moving safel . ~ , . ,, ., can keep moving people moving safel .~ , . ,, ., :: safely. with winds in excess of 70 miles an hour—

safely. with winds in excess of 70 miles an hour at _ safely. with winds in excess of 70 miles an hour at times _ safely. with winds in excess of 70 miles an hour at times some - safely. with winds in excess of 70 i miles an hour at times some flights were stranded at leeds bradford this morning. a spokesperson for the airport has said the approach does remain open however passengers are asked to check with their airlines and the airport website to see if their flight is being affected by storm otto. in some places our landscapes and gardens have a different look this morning. in leeds, gardeners counted falling trees. ., ., , trees. knowing that the trees were vulnerable i _ trees. knowing that the trees were vulnerable i was _ trees. knowing that the trees were vulnerable i was concerned - trees. knowing that the trees were vulnerable i was concerned during | vulnerable i was concerned during the last— vulnerable i was concerned during the last year. we are amazed that no one was— the last year. we are amazed that no one was hurt — the last year. we are amazed that no one was hurt-— one was hurt. elsewhere trampoline is bound to — one was hurt. elsewhere trampoline is bound to places _ one was hurt. elsewhere trampoline is bound to places they _ one was hurt. elsewhere trampoline is bound to places they wouldn't - is bound to places they wouldn't usually be. in south yorkshire power lines were brought down by the wind. we have to get northern power to come _ we have to get northern power to come and — we have to get northern power to come and have _ we have to get northern power to come and have a _ we have to get northern power to come and have a look— we have to get northern power to come and have a look at - we have to get northern power to come and have a look at it - we have to get northern power to come and have a look at it before| we have to get northern power to i come and have a look at it before we can clear _ come and have a look at it before we can clear the — come and have a look at it before we can clear the tree _ come and have a look at it before we can clear the tree up. _ come and have a look at it before we can clear the tree up. sadly- come and have a look at it before we can clear the tree up. sadly today, . can clear the tree up. sadly today, the golf— can clear the tree up. sadly today, the golf course _ can clear the tree up. sadly today, the golf course has _ can clear the tree up. sadly today, the golf course has been— can clear the tree up. sadly today, the golf course has been closed. can clear the tree up. sadly today, . the golf course has been closed. the wins are now — the golf course has been closed. wins are now receiving but the golf course has been closed. tin; wins are now receiving but this simply means the clean—up operation can now begin.

the prime minister has held talks with northern ireland's political leaders as optimism grows that a post—brexit trade deal could soon be reached. the uk and the eu are trying to reach agreement on the future of the northern ireland protocol, which created a trade border with the rest of the uk. the democratic unionist party said "real progress" had been made but there was still work to be done. we can talk now to a political commentator who writes for the irish times. how much do you share in that sense of optimism about reaching a deal? i sense of optimism about reaching a deal? . , sense of optimism about reaching a deal? ., ,~~ deal? i am very circumspect about this. deal? i am very circumspect about this- there — deal? i am very circumspect about this. there are _ deal? i am very circumspect about this. there are two _ deal? i am very circumspect about this. there are two elements - deal? i am very circumspect about this. there are two elements to i deal? i am very circumspect about. this. there are two elements to any deal. one is an agreement between the british government and the european union. that seems to be going well. that will deal with the practical arrangements for trade between northern ireland and great britain. but the democratic unionist party is boycotting the devolved assembly which depends on its

presence there because of the power—sharing deal. they are worried about the actual beginning of the act of union which was affirmed recently in the supreme court when it said the protocol was legal. there are also worried about the consent principle and that is the principal that unionists on both sides of the community in northern ireland must consent before they can be a united ireland. but they now argue that consent principle should apply to weather changes constitutionally that might lead in that direction. so you could get a strong deal between the eu and great britain but you can also find that would not be enough to satisfy the democratic unionist party or you could find thejeffrey donaldson would leave the democratic unionist party back into the assembly, lifting his protest against the protocol and his party would split on that. if protocol and his party would split on that. , ., ., , ., on that. if you were a betting man, which would _

on that. if you were a betting man, which would you _ on that. if you were a betting man, which would you bet _ on that. if you were a betting man, which would you bet on? _ on that. if you were a betting man, which would you bet on? i - on that. if you were a betting man, which would you bet on? i would i on that. if you were a betting man, l which would you bet on? i would bet on it failing- — which would you bet on? i would bet on it failing. and _ which would you bet on? i would bet on it failing. and what _ which would you bet on? i would bet on it failing. and what do _ which would you bet on? i would bet on it failing. and what do you - which would you bet on? i would bet on it failing. and what do you think i on it failing. and what do you think it would take _ on it failing. and what do you think it would take for _ on it failing. and what do you think it would take for the _ on it failing. and what do you think it would take for the dup _ on it failing. and what do you think it would take for the dup to - on it failing. and what do you think it would take for the dup to come l on it failing. and what do you think. it would take for the dup to come to an agreement and restore the power—sharing? i an agreement and restore the power-sharing?— an agreement and restore the power-sharing? an agreement and restore the ower-sharinu? , , , . , ., an agreement and restore the ower-sharinu? , ,, . , ., ., power-sharing? i suspect they have a loner power-sharing? i suspect they have a [on . er view power-sharing? i suspect they have a longer view of — power-sharing? i suspect they have a longer view of this. _ power-sharing? i suspect they have a longer view of this. there _ power-sharing? i suspect they have a longer view of this. there is - power-sharing? i suspect they have a longer view of this. there is an - longer view of this. there is an interesting line used by peter robinson the former leader of the dup and first minister at the beginning of the deadlock when he said we haven't come this farjust to come this far. i suspect there are people in the dup who have a longer game plan and who are looking for the complete revision of the good friday agreement. and i think maybe that is what we are looking ahead to. not the agreement being put back together and stormont being reassembled in response to changes in the protocol, but to a period of prolonged deadlock and renegotiation of the agreement. i think that is what a lot of unionists would want. if we take an optimistic approach and hope for the best. let's say

this deal does make all the difference, what more do you think would be required for the agreement to be reached? i would be required for the agreement to be reached?— to be reached? i think basically eve one to be reached? i think basically everyone has — to be reached? i think basically everyone has agreed _ to be reached? i think basically everyone has agreed they - to be reached? i think basically i everyone has agreed they cannot to be reached? i think basically - everyone has agreed they cannot be a hard border in ireland and now they're trying to say can we not have a very soft border of some kind between great britain and northern ireland. that could be agreed on. smooth passage of goods into northern ireland from midland in scotland and wales without interruption or with minimal interruption. that could happen. you could getjeffrey donaldson saying let's go back into the assembly and do the job we were elected to do and then you are facing the 21st anniversary of the good friday agreement in april and the possibility ofjoe biden coming along and then you would have what i

think some people aspire to, this huge optimistic celebration of a historic breakthrough, something like a replay of the atmosphere of 25 years ago. i don't think it's just me that's a bit cynical and was thinking maybe there is some point in looking at the good friday agreement itself because sinn fein brought it down for three years from 2017 just by working out and now the gop has brought it down, can you really trust in an agreement lasting oran really trust in an agreement lasting or an assembly lasting for any of the big partners that it depends on can destroyjust the big partners that it depends on can destroy just about walking away from it. i don't think that a system people would have much faith in. i have an awful feeling that if the dup walking in next week and the whole thing starting up again that a lot of people would say do we really believe this is going to last? i think a lot of people would worry

that our hopes have been raised again on a false perspective and a false prospect of the thing enduring when all of the evidence is that it doesn't endure.— when all of the evidence is that it doesn't endure. really good to talk to ou. doesn't endure. really good to talk to you thank— doesn't endure. really good to talk to you. thank you _ doesn't endure. really good to talk to you. thank you for _ doesn't endure. really good to talk to you. thank you for your - doesn't endure. really good to talk to you. thank you for your time. i nhs workers in scotland have been offered a 14% pay rise over two years. unions say it's a "decent" offer and will put it to their members. in england and wales, more health workers have voted to go on strike. our health editor hugh pym gave us more on the reaction to the pay offer in scotland the indications from a couple of unions are certainly reasonably positive. unison has said it is a decent offer and they will certainly consider it very, very carefully. the royal college of nursing has said it will consider the offer. the scottish government has said this will make nhs staff in scotland the highest paid in the uk. now, of course, in england

the government at westminster has stuck to its line that the award for the current financial year of around 4.5% for nhs staff is out there and has already been paid and they are not prepared to talk about any increase of that in this current year. though they are prepared to start talks on the next financial year and that is what has provoked this wave of strikes. we heard last night that the royal college of nursing was stepping up its strike action in england to a 48—hour action at the beginning of march. with no service guaranteed, with walk—outs across the whole piece. we heard today that unison, it has re—balloted members at ten nhs organisations where there wasn't a legal mandate first time round and they, on a second ballot, have said they will take action and that includes four more ambulance services. our health editor hugh pym. the information commissioner has said lancashire police will be questioned about

whether their disclosures about the missing woman nicola bulley were necessary. john edwards said personal details should not be "disclosed inappropriately". the former victim's commissioner, dame vera baird, said that the force made a "dreadful" error by revealing ms bulley had been struggling with alcohol and the menopause. the 45—year—old disappeared three weeks ago. our reporter yunus mulla is in the village where she went missing. the search for nicola bulley is now into its third week. lancashire police have been criticised for disclosing nicola's struggles with alcohol and the menopause, with a number of groups questioning whether that kind of detail should have been made public this stage of the police investigation. now, the home secretary suella braverman had asked for an explanation. we understand she is not said to be satisfied with the response she has got and now we havejohn edwards, the information commissioner, who said that police can disclose this kind of information if it helps them to investigate crime

but they would have to have reasons to justify that. and that is why he is going to be writing to lancashire police to ask how they have reached this decision. nicola's families say that nicola would not have wanted this kind of detail released but they have been kept fully informed. what they want is the media and people to stop speculating about her private life and to focus on this investigation to find her. this remains a huge police investigation for a missing person, unprecedented they say, with a huge team of detectives looking at hours of cctv recordings. of course that search has now been extended up the estuary into morecambe bay. they say this is still a missing persons investigation, they don't think anyone else is involved. our reporter yunus mulla.

the family of the hollywood actor bruce willis has revealed he's suffering from an untreatable form of dementia which affects behaviour and use of language. the 67—year—old star of box office hits such as 'die hard' 'pulp fiction' and 'armageddon' announced his retirement from acting last year after suffering cognitive difficulties. our north america correspondent david willis reports. bruce willis in his signature role as the hard—bitten hero of the die hard films, a five—movie franchise that sparked a career that has generated billions of dollars at the box office. in all, he appeared in more than 100 films before being forced into retirement last year after suffering what were described as health issues, a condition known as aphasia which can cause speech and cognitive difficulties. a statement released at the time said he would be stepping away from a career that had meant so much to him. now, in a new statement, the actor's family said...

when a person has frontotemporal dementia, what they lose is these abilities to plan and organise their daily actions. and even more importantly, sometimes, to understand how their actions are received by other people around them. bruce willis's marriage to demi moore ended in divorce, but they have remained good friends and the updated statement about his condition was issued in her name as well as that of his current wife and his children from both marriages. in a tweet, the alzheimer's association praised the decision to share the diagnosis of his dementia. "our hearts are with bruce willis and his family," it said. a fixture on the small

as well as the big screen for four decades, ever since his breakthrough role in moonlighting in which he starred alongside cybill shepherd, bruce willis always believed, his family said, in using his voice in the world to help others. they added that they hope the news of his plight would raise awareness of a currently incurable disease that merits both more awareness and more research. david willis, bbc news, washington. let's speak to a neurologist at the university of cambridge and his department is actually dedicated to researching the type of dementia bruce willis has been diagnosed with. thank you forjoining us. first of all, tell us a bit more about this specific type of dementia because i understand it is a rare type. it because i understand it is a rare e, , �* , , because i understand it is a rare type. it is. it's very sad news for bruce type. it is. it's very sad news for itruce willis _ type. it is. it's very sad news for bruce willis and _ type. it is. it's very sad news for bruce willis and his _ type. it is. it's very sad news for bruce willis and his family. - type. it is. it's very sad news for| bruce willis and his family. when people think of dementia you usually think of memory loss and alzheimer's

disease but there are different types of disease which come under the umbrella term of dementia. this type of dementia affects the front of the brain and depending on where in the brain the dementia affects it will predict what problems people have. so it can cause behavioural problems or language problems. there are a couple of types of this dementia and one of these is one that affects language so it can either affect people's ability to understand words and to know what objects are called and what words mean what it can affect people's ability to generate those words. so you know what you want to say but you know what you want to say but you can't translate that into language. it can be extremely frustrating. language. it can be extremely frustrating-— frustrating. are there certain thin . s frustrating. are there certain things that — frustrating. are there certain things that people _ frustrating. are there certain things that people can - frustrating. are there certain things that people can do - frustrating. are there certain things that people can do to| frustrating. are there certain - things that people can do to prevent developing this particular type of dementia or is it a similar sort of thing you might do to prevent any form of it? the thing you might do to prevent any form of it? , , ., .,, thing you might do to prevent any form of it?— form of it? the “my is out as to

whether this _ form of it? the “my is out as to whether this is — form of it? the jury is out as to whether this is preventable - form of it? the jury is out as to whether this is preventable of i form of it? the jury is out as to i whether this is preventable of as other types of dementia. talk about smoking and blood pressure and exercise and things, what's good for the heart is good for the brain. that is probably not the same sort of risk factor for this kind that is probably not the same sort of risk factorfor this kind of dementia. to be honest, a large slice of it is bad luck unfortunately. there are some types of dementia which to run in families but again it's not really preventable. it is much rarer than alzheimer's disease, winning 20 people are diagnosed with dementia would have this front temple dementia but it's less difficult to prevent. 50 dementia but it's less difficult to revent. ., , ., . prevent. so what is the advice if --eole prevent. so what is the advice if people are _ prevent. so what is the advice if people are concerned _ prevent. so what is the advice if people are concerned they - prevent. so what is the advice if people are concerned they think prevent. so what is the advice if - people are concerned they think they may have symptoms? the people are concerned they think they may have symptoms?— may have symptoms? the first thing to do is work — may have symptoms? the first thing to do is work out _ may have symptoms? the first thing to do is work out whether _ may have symptoms? the first thing to do is work out whether it - may have symptoms? the first thing to do is work out whether it is - to do is work out whether it is dementia or not and that can be challenging. the first thing is to talk to your gp and they can give

you an assessment and they will refer you onto a specialist memory clinic service who can look at things in more and try to work out with things like memory tests and brain scans. then there are various support services. there aren't any treatments to stop it or down but there are things you can address and try to support people along the journey with this disease. you work on researching _ journey with this disease. you work on researching this _ journey with this disease. you work on researching this particular- on researching this particular condition, have they been any great leaps forward in the work you have done? ijust want leaps forward in the work you have done? i just want to end leaps forward in the work you have done? ijust want to end on a note of optimism. done? ijust want to end on a note of optimism-— of optimism. there is an awful lot more research _ of optimism. there is an awful lot more research into _ of optimism. there is an awful lot more research into front - of optimism. there is an awful lot more research into front temple l more research into front temple dementia than there was five or ten years ago and that is helping us to understand what's going on in the brain. we use brain scans, blood tests and postmortem data where people have donated their brain to try and work out how these diseases spread through the brain. one of the things we have been able to highlight is the role of

inflammation in the brain for example and the loss of connections between brain cells. we are involved in clinical trials as well so there is a trial have just started for a particular genetic type of frontal temple dementia so there is some hope and some research which is going on but it's not enough. i would love to say we are close to a cure but we're not quite there yet. it's very sad that this has happened to bruce willis and his family but i do hope that one of the positives is people can understand there are different types of dementia and that we can raise the profile and the research we are doing and the work to try and find something that will stop or slow down the condition. thank you so much for speaking to us. now it's time for a look

at the weather with louise lear. hello there. it certainly was a stormy start to our friday morning in the northern half of the country. we recorded ferocious gusts of wind at times, whipping up the seas first thing this morning. widely those gusts in excess of 70 miles an hour, but some of the strongest gusts we saw were across parts of aberdeenshire, where we had 80 miles an hour and we had 75 miles an hour gusts recorded in yorkshire as well. all courtesy of storm otto which is pushing off to scandinavia and still likely to cause some disruption. but the winds will gradually ease down. a trailing weather front sinking its way south across england and wales this afternoon. it could bring some light drizzly rain. but there will be some sunny spells across northern england and across eastern scotland as well. a brisk wind will still drive in plenty of showers across the far north of scotland but all in all here it will be a reasonable day. clouding over with rain eventually pushing into northern ireland by the end of the afternoon. blustery winds but certainly lighter than first thing in the morning. it will be a cooler day in scotland. 7c to 9c degrees. top temperatures of 14c. so mild across central and southern england. through the night, rain will push through northern

ireland into scotland. it will fall as snow across the mountains as well. our weather front continues to push its way steadily eastwards. a blanket of cloud across central and southern england. light drizzle continues. and an incredibly mild night. double figures here. cool in the far north of scotland, low single figures. so we are going to start off the weekend on a rather messy note with these weather fronts are still producing some outbreaks of light rain. a blustery story once again. rain through southern scotland and northern england to begin with. light drizzly rain across southern scotland. but eventually into the afternoon there will be some sunshine, particularly sandwiched either side of these fronts, and some sunny spells into the far north of scotland. 7c or 8c degrees is the high here. but 15c here. at this time of year across southern england we should be seeing temperatures more like 7c or 8c. so very, very mild. high pressure, a brief ridge of high pressure builds for sunday for many. there is a weather front toppling in across the high, that will bring outbreaks of rain into scotland.

but for the rest of the country, dry and settled with sunny spells coming through. and again it's still pretty mild, so not a bad weekend in store. that's it. enjoy.

this is bbc news. i'mjane hill. the headlines at five. five former memphis police officers charged with murder over the death of black motorist tyre nichols, plead not guilty in their first court appearance. i know my son is gone. i know i'll never see him again. but we have to start this process ofjustice right now. a man who spied for russia while working as a security guard at the british embassy in berlin is sentenced to 13 years in prison. the prime minister has held talks with northern ireland's main political parties to discuss post brexit trading, amid speculation that a deal could be reached with the eu. around 30,000 homes are without power and dozens of schools closed,

after storm otto causes disruption across scotland