:00:00. > :00:11.Hopes of relief for a besieged town in Syria, as the UN prepares to send
:00:12. > :00:13.food to thousands of starving people.
:00:14. > :00:16.A convoy is being readied to head for Madiya tomorrow.
:00:17. > :00:18.We hear new testimony on conditions there,
:00:19. > :00:26.where people are said to be living on rats and boiled leaves.
:00:27. > :00:35.I haven't seen my mother in a year and a half. Every time we talk, she
:00:36. > :00:38.breaks down in tears. I'm only asking for somebody to intervene and
:00:39. > :00:41.help the people there because what is happening is a crime.
:00:42. > :00:43.The partner of the murdered EastEnders actress Sian Blake,
:00:44. > :00:45.arrested in Ghana, is to be questioned by British detectives.
:00:46. > :00:48.David Cameron gives his strongest signal yet, of a summer referendum
:00:49. > :00:53.on Britain's membership of the European Union.
:00:54. > :00:54.The Hollywood actor and the drugs baron.
:00:55. > :00:56.Sean Penn's interview with Mexico's most wanted,
:00:57. > :01:11.And Oxford United cause the first big shock of the FA Cup,
:01:12. > :01:30.knocking out Premier League Swansea.
:01:31. > :01:35.For months the town of Madiya in Syria has been under siege
:01:36. > :01:37.by government forces, and with little access to food,
:01:38. > :01:40.terrible reports have been emerging of how thousands of people there,
:01:41. > :01:46.Children are feared to have died of starvation, while people have
:01:47. > :01:49.been forced to eat weeds and vermin.
:01:50. > :01:52.Well tomorrow, the United Nations and the Red Cross hope a convoy
:01:53. > :02:01.of aid will be allowed to travel from the capital Damascus to Madiya,
:02:02. > :02:11.and two villages besieged by rebel forces.
:02:12. > :02:13.Lyse Doucet, who's on Syria's border with Lebanon,
:02:14. > :02:15.has heard new testimony on the desperate situation in
:02:16. > :02:23.On Lebanon's border it looms with majestic beauty. Behind the
:02:24. > :02:28.snowcapped peaks unfolds the dark tale. This lady left Madaya with her
:02:29. > :02:31.young family two years ago. Her mother, nieces and nephews are still
:02:32. > :02:38.there. She asked us to blow their faces.
:02:39. > :02:46.-- blur their faces. I haven't seen my mother feel year and a half,
:02:47. > :02:50.every time I speak to she breaks down in tears. I'm asking for some
:02:51. > :02:55.and intervene and help because what is happening is a crime. They remain
:02:56. > :03:01.in text communication but today they couldn't get through. Fox just two
:03:02. > :03:07.more days of starvation became a reply, thanks be to God. These are
:03:08. > :03:15.the image is said to be from inside Madaya. A child whose mother says is
:03:16. > :03:20.surviving on salted water. It's what many seem to be living on. If you
:03:21. > :03:27.can call this a life. Packets of salt handed out, leaves pulled from
:03:28. > :03:34.trees. We can't verify these images ourselves. Today, on the border,
:03:35. > :03:43.Syrians and Lebanese raise their voices for Madaya. A rebel held town
:03:44. > :03:54.besieged. Madaya is now in the eyes of the world. Protests like this are
:03:55. > :03:59.moving. Madaya is just one, one of many. There are 400,000 people in
:04:00. > :04:04.all said the United Nations, not getting enough attention, not
:04:05. > :04:11.getting any at all. This is the place that used to symbolise
:04:12. > :04:15.suffering in Syria. We returned to its starkers corridor last month.
:04:16. > :04:20.The UN hasn't been able to enter here since June, and some places
:04:21. > :04:27.have never been reached. Today aid agencies prepare to feed Madaya, and
:04:28. > :04:30.two Northern villagers seated by opposition. That is the deal. In
:04:31. > :04:35.Syria, food is a weapon of war. A British man arrested in Ghana
:04:36. > :04:40.in connection with the killing of his partner, the former
:04:41. > :04:42.Eastenders actress Sian Blake, and their two sons, will appear
:04:43. > :04:45.in court in the morning. Arthur Simpson-Kent was detained
:04:46. > :04:47.yesterday at a beach resort. British detectives have
:04:48. > :04:50.begun legal proceedings, to bring him back to
:04:51. > :04:52.the UK for questioning. From Ghana, Alistair
:04:53. > :04:56.Leithead reports. Paraded in front of the media,
:04:57. > :05:01.the Ghanaian authorities were keen to show off Arthur Simpson-Kent,
:05:02. > :05:04.the murder suspect in their custody, just three days after being told
:05:05. > :05:07.he was in Ghana and the British The fugitive is in our custody,
:05:08. > :05:16.waiting an official request from the British government
:05:17. > :05:19.via the diplomatic channel He was arrested yesterday,
:05:20. > :05:25.at a remote tourist spot hours Locals who recognised him said it
:05:26. > :05:30.took police a long time to act on tips, but British
:05:31. > :05:33.officers disagreed. I'm satisfied it was done
:05:34. > :05:36.as quickly as we could, There is nothing we or the Ghanaians
:05:37. > :05:43.could have done any quicker, The bodies of Sian Blake
:05:44. > :05:47.and their two children were found last week in the back garden, weeks
:05:48. > :05:50.after first being reported missing. Their father travelled
:05:51. > :05:54.to Ghana before Christmas. This beautiful stretch of coast
:05:55. > :05:57.is where Arthur Simpson-Kent came, after apparently visiting his
:05:58. > :05:59.grandmother in Cape Coast Many people in town have met him,
:06:00. > :06:05.and when his photograph circulated on social media, they realised
:06:06. > :06:10.he was a wanted man. He met Mr Simpson-Kent at a cafe
:06:11. > :06:16.owned by a British woman. We sat and had a coffee,
:06:17. > :06:19.and he said he was Even though I had seen his
:06:20. > :06:26.photograph. It was three weeks that
:06:27. > :06:29.Arthur Simpson-Kent was here in Ghana before the authorities
:06:30. > :06:31.were made aware that the police in the UK were looking for him,
:06:32. > :06:35.but such is the power of social media that just a few days
:06:36. > :06:37.after his photograph was circulated, the community here, in this remote
:06:38. > :06:40.part of coastal Ghana, realised it was him,
:06:41. > :06:42.mobilised the police The search ended here,
:06:43. > :06:48.but the process to extradite him Although in custody,
:06:49. > :06:53.Arthur Simpson-Kent can't be questioned by police in connection
:06:54. > :06:56.with the murder investigation, until he's back in Britain and that
:06:57. > :07:00.could take some time. The first step will be
:07:01. > :07:03.when he appears in court tomorrow. Alistair Leithead, BBC News,
:07:04. > :07:06.on the Ghanaian coast. David Cameron has told the BBC he's
:07:07. > :07:10."hopeful" a deal can be reached with European leaders next month,
:07:11. > :07:14.which would pave the way for a referendum on Britain's
:07:15. > :07:18.membership of the EU. The Prime Minister indicated
:07:19. > :07:22.the 'in/out' vote, could follow as early as June, if agreement
:07:23. > :07:25.is reached at a summit in February. Here's our Political
:07:26. > :07:35.Correspondent Ross Hawkins. In or out of the European Union? A
:07:36. > :07:40.decision that could define Britain's future, a decision he made clear
:07:41. > :07:45.today could be just months away. My aim is clear, best of both worlds
:07:46. > :07:49.for Britain, the massive prize of sorting out what frustrates us about
:07:50. > :07:53.Europe but staying in a reformed Europe. I'm going to work around the
:07:54. > :07:57.clock to get that done. He is hopeful he will secure that prize in
:07:58. > :08:01.Brussels next month, which could mean referendum in June. If he fails
:08:02. > :08:05.here, the vote might not come till next year. So after tortuous
:08:06. > :08:08.negotiations in Europe, was the British government prepared for the
:08:09. > :08:13.possibility of actually leaving the EU? I don't think that is the right
:08:14. > :08:16.answer, for the answers I've given, but were that to be the answer, we
:08:17. > :08:22.would have to do everything necessary to make that work. We put
:08:23. > :08:34.it in our manifesto, it is a public that will decide this, not the
:08:35. > :08:38.politicians. Something they call a Brexit. He said this morning there
:08:39. > :08:42.are no plans for Brexit, this is disgraceful, it is really serious
:08:43. > :08:46.because it is a very complicated operation to carry out if it
:08:47. > :08:52.happens. I'm told there is growing disquiet among Eurosceptic cabinet
:08:53. > :08:57.ministers, that was pro-European ministers are encouraged to speak,
:08:58. > :09:01.they keep quiet. David Cameron says he will stay in his job whatever
:09:02. > :09:06.happens in the referendum, but some of his MPs think if Britain votes to
:09:07. > :09:09.leave the EU he will be. Downing Street. Ross Hawkins, BBC News.
:09:10. > :09:12.The authorities in Mexico say they want to question the American
:09:13. > :09:14.actor Sean Penn, about an interview he conducted with the drug baron
:09:15. > :09:19.It took place in the Mexican jungle while Guzman was a fugitive
:09:20. > :09:22.on the run, having escaped from a maximum security prison.He
:09:23. > :09:28.From Mexico City here's Katie Watson.
:09:29. > :09:31.A handshake that took everyone by surprise.
:09:32. > :09:34.One Hollywood star and one of the world's most wanted men,
:09:35. > :09:36.that is, until he was caught on Friday
:09:37. > :09:42.It turns out that vanity played a part
:09:43. > :09:45.According to the Mexican authorities, he wanted
:09:46. > :09:50.The security services worked out he had
:09:51. > :09:52.been in contact with actors and producers.
:09:53. > :09:57.After a brief meeting in a hideout, El Chapo later recorded
:09:58. > :10:01.an interview, answering questions provided by Penn.
:10:02. > :10:04.In it he blamed his rise to become a violent and feared criminal
:10:05. > :10:19.And the man said to be responsible for tens of thousands
:10:20. > :10:21.of deaths through his drug trafficking activities,
:10:22. > :10:33.There is talk in Mexico that contact between the two
:10:34. > :10:37.men may have facilitated El Chapo's capture.
:10:38. > :10:39.No doubt the authorities both here in Mexico and the US
:10:40. > :10:41.would like to speak to Sean Penn, but the
:10:42. > :10:45.big prize for the Americans is El Chapo.
:10:46. > :10:48.They are seeking to extradite him as soon as possible.
:10:49. > :10:51.Mexico's a country where reality is sometimes too unbelievable to be
:10:52. > :10:54.El Chapo's escapades are material for a movie,
:10:55. > :10:57.but one he will no longer be involved in.
:10:58. > :11:04.The Government's Chief Medical Officer, Dame Sally Davies,
:11:05. > :11:07.has urged junior doctors in England to call off a strike planned
:11:08. > :11:11.She told the Sunday Times she could understand their anger
:11:12. > :11:15.and frustration, but didn't want patients to suffer.
:11:16. > :11:18.The doctors union, the British Medical Association,
:11:19. > :11:20.says strike action demonstrates the strength of feeling
:11:21. > :11:21.within the profession, against proposed new employment
:11:22. > :11:35.The Prime Minister's announced a ?140 million programme to either
:11:36. > :11:37.renovate, or tear down and replace England's worst housing estates.
:11:38. > :11:40.David Cameron pledged to end what he called 'decades of neglect'
:11:41. > :11:42.with the initiative, which he hopes will also help tackle
:11:43. > :11:47.A panel of experts will choose the 100 sites to be looked at.
:11:48. > :11:51.Here's our Political Correspondent Ross Hawkins.
:11:52. > :11:57.Southampton's Thornhill estate, in parts dilapidated and deprived.
:11:58. > :12:00.These are the type of tired tower blocks that should be revamped
:12:01. > :12:02.or rebuilt to tackle the crime and poverty,
:12:03. > :12:07.Phyllis, who has lived here for seven years,
:12:08. > :12:09.says regeneration would help residents.
:12:10. > :12:14.If they live in a rough area, they've no pride, and therefore
:12:15. > :12:17.they don't bother with themselves, let alone their community around
:12:18. > :12:20.The government is investing ?140 million to identify sites
:12:21. > :12:28.The rest, and the bulk, will have to come from the private sector.
:12:29. > :12:32.The plan is for old houses to be replaced with more affordable homes.
:12:33. > :12:36.I think sink housing estate, many built after the war,
:12:37. > :12:40.where people can feel trapped in poverty, unable to get
:12:41. > :12:43.on and build a good life for themselves, I think it is time,
:12:44. > :12:46.with government money, but with massive private sector
:12:47. > :12:49.and perhaps pension sector help, to demolish the worst of these
:12:50. > :12:52.and actually rebuild houses that people feel they can
:12:53. > :12:57.In Southampton there has long been an aspiration to regenerate some
:12:58. > :13:01.Some work has been done, but plans often hit obstacles,
:13:02. > :13:03.not least finding adequate funding, and some argue the Government's
:13:04. > :13:09.proposal doesn't mean much without more money to back it up.
:13:10. > :13:12.Revamping just one estate can cost millions, says the local Labour
:13:13. > :13:15.council, which fears new homes that are built could be sold off,
:13:16. > :13:21.leaving a shortage of social housing for rent.
:13:22. > :13:23.We have about 10,000 people on our social housing waiting list
:13:24. > :13:26.in Southampton, and I don't really know how much money has been made
:13:27. > :13:28.available for them by central government.
:13:29. > :13:31.The government is offering money for people who can buy or nearly
:13:32. > :13:34.buy, but where is the money for everybody else?
:13:35. > :13:36.Tenants rights will be protected, says the Government,
:13:37. > :13:44.and estates rebuilt with homes to buy and rent, but this ambition
:13:45. > :13:47.is not yet reality, and for some, social turnaround will take more
:13:48. > :13:58.It is nice, you have nice neighbours, you have neighbourhood
:13:59. > :14:00.wardens who control the whole thing. Recognition that social turnaround
:14:01. > :14:04.will take more than changing bricks and mortar.
:14:05. > :14:10.A ceremony has been held in Paris ending a week of commemorations
:14:11. > :14:12.for the victims of the attacks on the satirical newspaper
:14:13. > :14:14.Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket a year ago.
:14:15. > :14:17.People gathered in the Place de la Republique, the site of defiant
:14:18. > :14:21.protests against the killings for a minute's silence.
:14:22. > :14:23.An oak tree unveiled to commemorate the victims,
:14:24. > :14:28.and those killed in the Paris shootings in November.
:14:29. > :14:32.Thousands of people have held a protest in Hong Kong to express
:14:33. > :14:33.continuing anger at the disappearance of five
:14:34. > :14:36.booksellers, thought to be in detention in China.
:14:37. > :14:39.They are all linked to the same Hong Kong bookshop that sells
:14:40. > :14:56.publications critical of the Chinese government.
:14:57. > :14:58.Senior figures within the Church of England, including 7 Archdeacons
:14:59. > :15:00.and 8 retired Bishops, are among more than a hundred
:15:01. > :15:03.signatories to an open letter, urging the church to acknowledge
:15:04. > :15:05.that gay and trans-gender Christians have been discriminated against,
:15:06. > :15:08.It comes ahead of a meeting of global Anglican leaders
:15:09. > :15:12.Our Religious Affairs Correspondent Caroline Wyatt is there for us,
:15:13. > :15:21.The Anglican Communion is made up of 80 million of the faithful in 160
:15:22. > :15:25.countries around the world, who look to Canterbury for their leadership,
:15:26. > :15:35.but ever since the Liberal Episcopal church in North America allowed a
:15:36. > :15:39.gay bishop it intensified. Justin Welby has called the leaders of
:15:40. > :15:42.those churches together around one table to discuss their differences,
:15:43. > :15:44.in what is being seen by many as a high-risk strategy.
:15:45. > :15:47.The crypt at Canterbury Cathedral has heard many heartfelt prayers
:15:48. > :15:52.Tonight there will be many more as the leaders of the Anglican
:15:53. > :15:53.Communion come together to face their divisions
:15:54. > :15:59.over sexuality that have scarred the church.
:16:00. > :16:00.Jane is a leading evangelical Christian.
:16:01. > :16:09.She is behind the letter to the archbishops today.
:16:10. > :16:14.Sent in the hope that the church can heal some of the hurt felt by gay
:16:15. > :16:18.I would like to see them repent for the way they have treated
:16:19. > :16:22.I would love it for them to turn round and say, gosh,
:16:23. > :16:25.I don't think that's going to happen.
:16:26. > :16:28.Actually there is a significant part of the Church of England who really
:16:29. > :16:32.worry about how the gay community is being treated and want to stand
:16:33. > :16:37.But attitudes of many African countries and elsewhere where active
:16:38. > :16:40.homosexuality remains a crime, make it hard to find common ground.
:16:41. > :16:44.There is strong opposition from some churches to gay marriage
:16:45. > :16:55.More conservative voices here and the former Bishop
:16:56. > :16:58.of Rochester says the church must stick to its biblical roots.
:16:59. > :17:01.It's about the source of authority, whether we just make it up as we go
:17:02. > :17:04.along, or does the church still acknowledge the authority
:17:05. > :17:07.of the Bible and the unanimous teaching of the whole church and not
:17:08. > :17:19.This chapel, our Lady Undercroft, is where many of the primates
:17:20. > :17:21.will gather to pray and reflect this week.
:17:22. > :17:23.Many hoping that they can overcome their divisions.
:17:24. > :17:26.It's hard to see how such radically differing views on sexuality
:17:27. > :17:29.Not least while the Church of England itself is still
:17:30. > :17:35.Some fear that this week could even mark the end of the
:17:36. > :17:45.With all news of today's FA Cup action and the rest of the sport
:17:46. > :17:48.here's Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes at the BBC Sports Centre.
:17:49. > :17:52.The FA Cup 3rd Round continued today.
:17:53. > :17:56.The results are coming now, so if you want to wait for Match
:17:57. > :17:59.of the Day, which follows the news or if you're in Scotland
:18:00. > :18:01.it's after Sportscene, which has highlights of the Scottish
:18:02. > :18:08.But their Premier League colleagues Swansea suffered by far the biggest
:18:09. > :18:10.shock - losing to League 2's Oxford United.
:18:11. > :18:17.Our Correspondent Andy Swiss has the details.
:18:18. > :18:25.Two teams, 54 league places apart, one hefty shock. It was the day the
:18:26. > :18:28.FA Cup and Oxford delivered a good old-fashioned giant-killing, not
:18:29. > :18:33.that there was much sign of one when Swansea took a sumptuous lead
:18:34. > :18:38.through this brilliant backheel. But soon the hosts were handed a
:18:39. > :18:42.lifeline. Penalty to Oxford, which was coolly dispatched. And if that
:18:43. > :18:53.got them excited, what followed after the break with something else.
:18:54. > :19:03.It's a beauty! Step forward 23 old Roofe. He raised concisely that. And
:19:04. > :19:10.he scores! The underdogs were in dreamland. Swansea did pour one back
:19:11. > :19:14.but it was Oxford's day. Everyone is bouncing and the atmosphere... You
:19:15. > :19:19.felt in the crowd as well, they were going crazy and it is the same in
:19:20. > :19:23.the dressing room. Chelsea know all about FA Cup upsets, but after their
:19:24. > :19:28.shock defeat to Bradford last year, there were no such slip-ups against
:19:29. > :19:33.Scunthorpe. Diego Costa's early goal eased any nerves and after the break
:19:34. > :19:37.Ruben Loftus-Cheek sealed a 2-0 win. For all their problems, something
:19:38. > :19:41.for the owner to smile about. Leicester City looks on course to
:19:42. > :19:47.continue their impressive form, after initially trailing Tottenham,
:19:48. > :19:51.a solo effort gave them a 2-1 lead. But in the closing minutes,
:19:52. > :19:56.controversy. Nathan Dyer adjudged to have handled the ball and Harry Kane
:19:57. > :19:57.fired Tottenham into a replay. An eventful end to a dramatic
:19:58. > :20:08.afternoon. Cardiff were beaten by Shrewsbury
:20:09. > :20:11.and Yeovil came from behind to draw with Carlisle. Celtic and Rangers
:20:12. > :20:15.are both safely through to the fifth round of the Scottish cup.
:20:16. > :20:17.And Rangers thrashed Cowdenbeath 5-1.
:20:18. > :20:20.Martyn Waghorn scoring a hat-trick to become Britain's top scorer this
:20:21. > :20:26.Bath Rugby lost 12-9 at the European Champions Toulon,
:20:27. > :20:29.but Ulster staged a remarkable comeback against Oyannax.
:20:30. > :20:30.They were trailing 23-0 at half-time in France,
:20:31. > :20:33.but went-on to steal victory with this Paddy Jackson penalty
:20:34. > :20:43.Scott Waites is the new BDO World Darts Champion.
:20:44. > :20:47.The carpenter from Huddersfield thrashed the unseeded
:20:48. > :20:50.Canadian Jeff Smith 7-1 in the final at Lakeside in Surrey.
:20:51. > :20:52.It's the second time Waites has won the title,
:20:53. > :21:05.I played darts because I love playing darts, not for the prize.
:21:06. > :21:09.The World Championship means the world to me, sack the money off, the
:21:10. > :21:12.World Championship is what I want to win. Why not try again next year?
:21:13. > :21:15.There's been an upset at the start of the Masters Snooker,
:21:16. > :21:17.with the defending Champion Shaun Murphy knocked-out in the first
:21:18. > :21:20.round by Mark Allen - partly due to this extraordinary
:21:21. > :21:32.That was the Englishman's third miss
:21:33. > :21:34.on the red and he had to forfeit the frame.
:21:35. > :21:45.You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
:21:46. > :21:46.But do stay with us on BBC1, it's time for the news