18/02/2016 BBC News at Six

The summit that could change Britain's relationship with the EU -

He had his demands, he's talked for months and he's compromised -

I think it's much more important to get this right than to do

anything in a rush, but with goodwill, with hard work,

we can get a better deal for Britain.

One thing is beyond doubt, whatever he comes back

with tomorrow, he's not going to strengthen his position

We'll be looking at what Mr Cameron set out to achieve and what he might

A convicted murderer wins an appeal - the Supreme Court decision that

overturns decades of judicial practice.

British Gas under fire from consumer groups after it announces a big

The latest in our In The Mind season - black men and the discrimination

And you know, my mother gave me this Bible, this very Bible...

He's built a presidential campaign on biblical values,

but the Pope questions Donald Trump's Christianity.

A tragic week in Scotland's mountains as three men die

The search for two more missing climbers continues.

And police investigate the death of a five-month-old baby girl,

Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at six.

After months of negotiations over Britain's proposals for reform it's

finally decision time for David Cameron and his

Before the summit got under way Mr Cameron struck a defiant note,

There are still some unresolved issues, but the President

of the European Commission said he was confident a deal

Our political editor Laura Kuenssberg reports

on a landmark meeting for Britain and the EU.

One, two, three, four - that's not remotely the half of it. The Prime

Minister wants 27 other politicians to agree to his terms. Hi, goodbye.

We've got some important work to do today and tomorrow and it is going

to be hard. I'll be battling for Britain. If we can get a good deal I

will take that deal, but I'll not take a deal that doesn't meet what

we need. I think it is much more important to get this right than to

do anything in a rush. With goodwill and hard work we can do a better

deal for Britain. Mrs Merkel wants to help make it happen now. I'll do

everything to keep the UK, she says. But there's disdain from some for

the UK's demands. Agreement is possible but no country has the

right to a veto, says France. It will be a bumpy night. Those dramas

could derail the process, or at least drag on and on. The Prime

Minister wants to change the EU rules, limiting benefits for EU

migrants who live in the UK. New regulations to protect the City.

Before giving you the choice to vote to leave or stay. He is still making

the case with leaders one on one, but eager to hold that vote in June.

But can the Prime Minister bring everyone together? Inside the

gathered ranks there's still disagreement on how long the UK

should be able to limit benefits and whether it is fair for any new rule

to apply only to us. But across town his opponents accuse him of making

all this fuss to keep his party on side. He's brought an internal

Conservative Party dispute to international proportions, so he is

running around Europe trying to get people to support him and they are

not very keen to support him. They may well end up with some kind of

agreement which he will present as a victory. And anger over the proposed

deal goes way beyond these brave souls in the Brussels cold this

afternoon. There are plenty of Euro-sceptics, MPs and Ministers

among Conservatives, and politicians ready to attack. I want a positive

relationship with Europe based on friendship and free trade. We can't

have that as members of this political union. Do you have any

respect for what David Cameron is trying to achieve? Absolutely none.

But tonight number ten's adamant this whole project can and will

deliver a new and improved EU. Their negotiators believe this is the

moment. There are so many countries, so many complications involved, it

is easy to forget the truth. This is the big chance David Cameron has of

getting a new deal for the UK with the rest of the union. There could

be months more of talks but no guarantee the terms would get any

better, so his political future could be determined tonight. Brave

or foolhardy, this journey has seen the Prime Minister striking out on

his own. Who he can take with him in the next few hours will shape where

his legacy lands. So just how did

we get to this point? Well, back in 2013,

the Prime Minister promised a "new settlement" on Britain's

relationship with the EU, saying he would deliver more

sovereignty and fairness for He said he'd win a whole host

of concessions and promised voters Right now in Brussels David Cameron

is trying to get an agreement on the changes he wants,

but there are still sticking points. The Prime Minister wanted to tackle

migration from other EU countries To do that he wants to reduce tax

credits for EU workers for four years, and limit the amount of child

benefit that could be Another big issue is to ensure

Britain does not have to commit itself to an ever closer

union within the EU. It's central to the deal,

but some countries oppose this. Our Europe editor, Katya Adler,

is in Brussels for us now. Katya, what are the chances of this

being worked out by tomorrow? There are stumbling blocks, George,

but there is an element of theatre about this too. These long hours of

discussions, the unknown outcome. It kind of suits all of the players

here, because if and when a deal is done, David Cameron for example will

be able to crow that, as he promised, he battled for Britain,

while the others, the Eastern Europeans over migrant benefits, the

French over eurozone rules, will be able to say they fought their

corner. But the will here is to get this deal done, dusted and out of

the way. 28 world leaders have other things to do than bicker about the

minutiae of tax credits for example. This reform deal on narrow issues

isn't a crowd pleaser, isn't a vote winner, so David Cameron wants to

focus now on the referendum. Other EU leaders have other worries.

Eurozone unemployment and unpredictable Russia next door, they

have their fingers crossed that Britain will stay in the EU to help

them face difficult times ahead. Thank you.

Hundreds of people who are in prison for murder could now

It comes after the Supreme Court ruled that the law of joint

enterprise in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has been

That law allows people to be convicted and jailed for murder

even if they did not actually strike the fatal blow.

Our legal affairs correspondent Clive Coleman has more.

A victory for campaigners and an extraordinary admission that

for decades the courts have got a law responsible for convicting

thousands of people for murder wrong.

The ruling concerns this man, Ameen Jogee.

He was convicted of the murder of ex-police officer Paul Fyfe,

seen here with his wife and daughter.

He was stabbed at this flat in Leicester by Jogee's

Jogee, who had been drinking and taking cocaine, was outside

the flat at the time, egging Hirsi on.

Until today someone who was present at the scene of the murder

but who played a lesser role could be convicted of that murder

if the prosecution could prove simply that they could have foreseen

that another person might either kill or cause serious bodily harm.

The families of those people here who were convicted under that

law say it set the bar for the prosecution just too low.

Today the Supreme Court changed that.

The courts took a wrong turn in 1984 and it's the responsibility of this

It ruled that foresight by itself wasn't enough.

There needed to be evidence that the person intended to assist

or encourage the person who physically kills.

The court set Ameen Jogee's murder conviction aside but said

he was unquestionably guilty of manslaughter.

He won't be released, but his mother is delighted.

He had no involvement in what took place that night.

He wasn't aware of that man's actions.

I'm just so pleased with the outcome today.

But the ruling has appalled the victims of families,

I think it's absolutely devastating for the victims' families like us

who will know that their loved one's killers are out there and free

The old law was used by the police to steer young people away

from gangs, as seen in this video, which was shown in schools.

If you're there, if you are with knowledge,

if you're supportive or anyway particularly involved,

you will face the full penalty of the law.

Leading lawyers say today's ruling will have a significant effect.

In all current and future cases prosecutors and judges everywhere

will want to look at their cases, work out what should be done and how

juries should be directed so they can make the right decisions

Hundreds of those convicted of murder as lesser parties are now

likely to try to appeal their convictions.

An online petition calling for all children under 11 to be

vaccinated against meningitis B has reached 500,000 signatures.

It comes as former England rugby union player Matt Dawson revealed

how his son Sam was seriously ill with another strain

of the infection, and urged people to join the campaign.

The petition was launched after the death of a two-year-old

Hundreds of car owners have been told to have their vehicles checked

after the alleged sale of counterfeit airbags

on the internet has sparked a safety alert.

In an early morning raid police made their first arrest as part

of their investigation into the sale of fakes -

a 34-year-old man from Poole in Dorset.

Police have warned the devices could pose a danger

British Gas is facing calls to make further cuts to its energy prices

after its parent company, Centrica, revealed bumper profits.

British Gas has already cut prices three times since the beginning

of last year, but that's not enough say some critics.

Here's our industry correspondent John Moylan.

Nobody wants to wake up to a chilly home.

There's been a frosty reception to British Gas' bumper results,

and the UK's biggest energy supplier is feeling the heat.

In 2015, operating profits at British Gas hit ?574 million.

Centrica's boss, Ian Conn, told me the rise was

because customers used more gas but is there more to it?

Over the past year, wholesale gas prices have fallen by 40% and yet

you have just announced a price cut of 5%.

It does not look like you are passing on the drop in wholesale

People need to remember that nearly 60% of the bill is not

the actual commodity, and as a result, our costs have come

down just over 10% and we reduced prices by 10% last year.

Furthermore, we have made a further reduction at the beginning of this

But that was not enough for Barry Hayden from Devon.

He's just switched from British Gas and saved ?200.

I have been loyal to British Gas and I expected them

They seem to be sitting on their laurels and doing very little.

British Gas' parent company is facing challenges, too.

It has invested billions offshore but has been hit by the collapse

But consumer groups say those lower prices are why households

Customers will be thinking, "What on earth is going on?"

Profits are up and wholesale prices are falling and there is a delayed

and minimal price cut for the customer at home.

It will make people think once again that this is an energy market

which does not work for the consumer.

That issue is at the heart of a major competition probe

The results, due soon, will put British Gas and its rivals

David Cameron is in Brussels for what's been described

as make-or-break talks on Britain's proposals for EU reform.

I'll be reporting on the latest move to get us to reduce food waste.

And coming up on Reporting Scotland at 6.30.

We're out on the streets of Edinburgh and Port Glasgow,

taking the temperature of attitudes to Europe.

And the fossils from this Borders river that could help us understand

One of the most comprehensive studies of mental health care

in England ever conducted has sharply criticised provision for men

The Mental Health Task force report, published on Monday,

says there is evidence of "systemic failure",

and that black men are nearly seven times more likely to be

detained under the Mental Health Act or admitted

And on average, they stay twice as long in some secure units.

It also said there were serious questions about the use

of force that features in some of their deaths.

Our correspondent Elaine Dunkley has been talking to some of those who've

I kissed him on his forehead and I left the print of my lips.

We all put our hands together on top of one another over

We promised that we would find out what happened to him and get

In 2008, his death at Brixton police station exposed the disproportionate

dangers faced by black men and people with mental

That is where Sean took his last breath.

Died without his family and without his mother.

There were systematic failures by the mental health team.

Had they done their job properly at that time,

Sean would never have been in the hands of the police.

By the time he became so psychotic, just hallucinating, just

in a mind of his own, you know, sometimes I don't like to think

about what could have been going on in his mind at that time.

And we will never know, you see, because he never lived to tell

Devon Marston also believes his diagnosis, treatment

and medication was profoundly affected by the colour of his skin.

In the 1980s, he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia,

and says he was regularly subjected to unnecessary force.

Racism was rife from the start when I got involved in the system.

When they held me down, I was struggling.

They held me with my hands behind my back.

I thought those people were going to kill me, seriously.

And when they injected me with the medication,

I lost myself and I could not find myself again.

The drugs they gave me affected me all through my

I look at the drugs as something like

a spiritual straitjacket, to keep you in the system.

A lack of trust in services and the stigma around mental health

often means that people from black, Asian and minority ethnic

backgrounds don't get help until it reaches crisis point.

But critically, culture also plays a key role.

Psychiatry is still very much a middle-class,

in this country, middle-class and quite white-dominated profession.

The classic is that as a black person, I know that if I go

to a shop, the likelihood is I'm likely to be followed around.

But if I tell that, if I'm with someone with a mental health

problem and I say that my psychiatrist, in all probability,

They don't have that lived experience.

Men, coming together, having a conversation,

In Birmingham, there's a simple solution in tackling

A weight was lifted the moment I said it.

A recognition that those most in need of help are the ones

Because of socialisation, how men have been

socialised, and the added pressure of being a black man in society,

this notion of showing emotion, showing fear, you know,

I would say you need to foster and build relationships with people

The mental health task force report is

calling for a more targeted approach in treating people from minority

ethnic backgrounds, recognition that there is a need for a change

in the culture of mental health services.

And there's plenty more from BBC One's season on mental health,

All the details are on our special website

And you can follow us on social media at #IntheMind.

A brief look at some of the day's other other news stories.

A brief look at some of the day's other news stories.

Three wards at Leicester's Royal Infirmary have been closed

after 16 cancer patients were diagnosed with swine flu.

The hospital says the patients have been isolated to avoid the outbreak

spreading, and are being given antiviral treatment.

A second hill walker has died after being rescued

74-year-old Geoffrey Stewart was one of three men in their 60s and 70s

A third is still in hospital, being treated for hypothermia.

The aerospace company Bombardier is suspending recruitment

of new apprentices as part of cost-cutting plans.

It comes a day after it announced more than 1,000 job losses.

First Minister Arlene Foster has said she will do what she can

Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge have been in Anglesey

today, where the Royal Air Force has marked the end of its search

For three years, the Prince was based on the island working

as a search and rescue helicopter pilot, a role now taken

Pope Francis has become embroiled in the race for the Republican

nomination in the United States by questioning Donald Trump's

Speaking at the end of a visit to Mexico, he told reporters that

anyone who talks about building walls instead of bridges is not

But in the last hour, Mr Trump has hit back,

saying the pontiff has no right to question his belief.

Our North America Editor Jon Sopel reports.

This is no accident. The Pope went deliberately to the US-Mexico border

where Donald Trump wants to build a wall, not to make a political point,

you said, but a moral one. People should be brought together. But on

his flight back to Rome, when asked about the billionaire property

developer, he could not resist and waded straight into the US political

debate. TRANSLATION: A person who thinks about building walls wherever

they may be and not of building Bridges is not Christian. This is

not the gospel. As far as what you said about whether I would advise to

vote or not vote, I'm not going to get involved in that. I say only

that this man is not Christian if he had said things like that. But he

has said exactly that on almost a daily basis. We are going to build a

wall, believe me. It is going to be built. In the race for the White

House, the one thing we have learned about Donald Trump is that he does

not do turning the other cheek. Ever. He has bullied opponents,

lashed out at critics and even mocked the disabled. But taking on

the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, well, that might be

something different. At a rally at short time ago, Mr Trump professed a

feeling surprised about the Pope's comments but went on. If and when

the Vatican is attacked by Isis, which as everyone knows is Isis'

ultimate trophy, I can promise you that the Pope would have only wished

and parade that Donald Trump would have been president. It is true.

APPLAUSE Donald Trump is all to play up his

Christian faith in a bid to win over the key constituency of conservative

evangelicals. Having the Pope call that into question is hardly

helpful. My mother gave me this Bible, this very Bible, many years

ago. But Donald Trump throughout has defied political gravity. What makes

others crashed to the ground has often just led to him rising even

higher. Jon Sopel, BBC News, Washington.

Asda has reported another slump in sales today,

down nearly 6% in the last three months of 2015,

its worst-ever quarter and the worst performer this Christmas out

The supermarket has been losing market share as customers flock

But there is one thing that is going well.

Asda may be struggling, George, but it is doing well with these boxes of

wonky veg. There's all sorts in here including a huge parsnip. It is

pretty shocking that millions of tonnes of food never make it past

the farm gate because it does not meet business expanded. Look at this

carrot. Asda has been boxing it up and selling it cheap and it is

proving so successful, it is here to stay. So are our attitudes changing.

You would not think twice about buying this.

Here is a taster of some more wonky veg.

It does not usually make it to the supermarket shelves.

This is perfectly edible stuff, like this parsnip with a few scuff

You know and I know if we peel it, it will taste the same.

For this farmer, there's a mountain of fresh produce that

If we are doing 100 tonnes a week, it's 15 tonnes a week

There are other farmers all over the country

This is a much bigger problem than I think we first realised.

We have to carry on with this story, mate, it's

Jamie has been on the case, highlighting the scale

So have others, putting pressure on supermarkets to do more.

Now, Ed's farm is filling up thousands of these,

as the wonky veg box becomes a permanent fixture at Asda.

I think it's a brilliant idea, yeah, because a lot of these are getting

I don't know, we think it is a good idea, don't we?

And I think it is so criminal that so much is wasted

because it is the wrong shape or the wrong size.

No, it attracts me more than anything.

I think there's a bit of character do it.

The real tipping point for farmers is if supermarkets

would ditch the tough criteria on how fresh produce looks.

Ultimately, though, it is up to consumers,

whether we have got the appetite to buy produce

Time for the weather now. Good evening. We had a beautiful day

today and clear skies tonight so a touch of Frost out there and

temperatures already starting to drop across the UK. But one other

thing we might be able to catch a glimpse of the night is the aurora

borealis through the early hours of the morning, most likely across

northern Scotland and perhaps northern England and across western

areas, maybe a bit too cloudy, just before this weather front advances

across the UK. A touch of ice around first thing across western and some

other areas. Tomorrow, it is downhill with the weather from the

morning onwards, particularly across the west of the UK, cloudy with

outbreaks of rain and windy and snow across the Highlands. Wherever you

are tomorrow, eventually, the rain will get you and it will be a fairly

chilly day, six or 7 degrees. Over the weekend, this is what is

happening across the Atlantic. This weather front looks a bit like

bunting draped across the north Atlantic, separating tee air masses,

a warm one in the south and a cold one in the north, converging and

colliding to form a weather front and unfortunately, it looks as

though it will be sliding roughly over the same place all through the

weekend. That means anyone that is stuck underneath it will get cloud

and rain over and over again all weekend. The thinking is, it is

across Wales, particularly Snowdonia and the north-west of England and

perhaps by Sunday, it will shift a bit further. Either side of that, a

big temperature contrast. Sunday sees copycat conditions, so across

this part of the UK, we could see a fair bit of rain. It won't

necessarily be torrential, it will be fairly persistent and on Sunday,

14 degrees in the warm in the south but shivering in the North, about 5

degrees.