:00:16. > :00:24.US vice-president Mike Pence has reaffirmed America's support
:00:25. > :00:29.for Nato, but says European countries need to pay more.
:00:30. > :00:32.In his first major foreign policy speech, Mr Pence told a conference
:00:33. > :00:35.of European leaders in Munich that the US would "stand with Europe
:00:36. > :00:38.He also promised to hold Russia accountable
:00:39. > :00:49.From Munich, Jonathan Marcus sent this report.
:00:50. > :00:56.Nato forces exercising to counter what many see as a resurgent Russian
:00:57. > :00:59.threat. The military alliance has been the bedrock of transatlantic
:01:00. > :01:02.security for a generation. The arrival of Donald Trump in the White
:01:03. > :01:08.House is causing alarm in many European capitals.
:01:09. > :01:12.The new American Vice-President came to Munich with a message of
:01:13. > :01:18.reassurance. In the first major policy statement of the Trump era,
:01:19. > :01:23.he said the commitment to Nato was unwavering, he had a warning too.
:01:24. > :01:28.The president of the United States expects our allies to keep their
:01:29. > :01:36.word. To fulfil this commitment and for most that means the time has
:01:37. > :01:38.come to do more. APPLAUSE
:01:39. > :01:42.The hesitant applause an indication that many Europeans don't want to be
:01:43. > :01:47.bullied by the Trump White House. The Russians have almost been
:01:48. > :01:50.bystanders in Munich, watching the internal Nato debate. The Russian
:01:51. > :01:53.Foreign Minister returned to a familiar theme, the idea that Nato
:01:54. > :02:00.was essentially an institution of the past.
:02:01. > :02:03.TRANSLATION: The period which can be called the post-Cold War order has
:02:04. > :02:10.now come to an end. The main result in our view is the failure of new
:02:11. > :02:14.institutions to adapt. APPLAUSE
:02:15. > :02:20.He said expanding the alliance led to an unprecedented level of chance,
:02:21. > :02:21.so there seems little chance of Mr Trump's fresh understanding with
:02:22. > :02:23.Moscow. The EU Competition Commissioner
:02:24. > :02:26.is considering a Treasury plan to free Royal Bank of Scotland
:02:27. > :02:28.from an obligation to sell 300 of its branches
:02:29. > :02:31.by the end of the year. The EU demanded the sale when RBS
:02:32. > :02:34.was bailed out by the government in 2009 but the bank hasn't been
:02:35. > :02:42.able to find a buyer. Amid the financial crisis
:02:43. > :02:46.eight-and-a-half years ago, RBS was the world's biggest bank
:02:47. > :02:49.but about to collapse taking the UK The ?45 billion bail out prevented
:02:50. > :03:00.that, but broke EU state aid rules. The trade-off - RBS had
:03:01. > :03:02.to sell 314 of its branches to create more competition,
:03:03. > :03:05.but commercial and IT issues hindered that and now the Government
:03:06. > :03:08.is looking at a clever solution. RBS is to create a new ?750 million
:03:09. > :03:14.fund to assist newer rival banks. It will even provide a dowry
:03:15. > :03:17.for the small banks to help them Not being able to sell the 314
:03:18. > :03:27.branches, collectively known as Williams and Glyn,
:03:28. > :03:29.is not RBS' biggest single issue, but it has been hindering
:03:30. > :03:33.the Government's hopes to sell its 70% stake in the bank,
:03:34. > :03:36.even if the European Commission accepts this innovative plan,
:03:37. > :03:39.the RBS share price still has to Next week RBS is expected
:03:40. > :03:45.to post its ninth year It also faces huge
:03:46. > :03:52.multi-billion pound fines So helping much smaller
:03:53. > :03:56.and newer rivals maybe Two motorists had a lucky escape
:03:57. > :04:03.when their vehicles fell Firefighters managed to rescue one
:04:04. > :04:08.driver from inside the hole, while the other got out
:04:09. > :04:11.of the second car before it fell. A major storm has hit the south
:04:12. > :04:14.and centre of the state, The police in Malaysia say they've
:04:15. > :04:24.arrested a North Korean man in connection with the death
:04:25. > :04:26.of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of the North Korean
:04:27. > :04:29.leader, Kim Jong Un. He died on Monday after
:04:30. > :04:30.apparently being poisoned The man is the fourth
:04:31. > :04:37.suspect to be detained. The Government is to propose
:04:38. > :04:42.a new law aimed at tackling domestic Victims will get greater support,
:04:43. > :04:46.under legislation that will be There were weapons involved
:04:47. > :04:53.in terms of a knife. Sticking my head under water
:04:54. > :04:59.until I was unconscious. A survivor of domestic abuse,
:05:00. > :05:10.who we're calling Ivy, tells her story to the BBC's
:05:11. > :05:13.Victoria Derbyshire programme. Experiences like this
:05:14. > :05:15.are shattering, abhorrent according Her review will ask Government
:05:16. > :05:18.departments, experts, campaigners and victims to suggest
:05:19. > :05:21.ways to clarify laws that are applied unevenly
:05:22. > :05:28.across England and Wales. My reaction to the PM is fantastic
:05:29. > :05:32.because this is a really, really needed issue to have more
:05:33. > :05:35.clarity and better understanding and I think this will be very
:05:36. > :05:38.welcome for victims who don't feel It's estimated there
:05:39. > :05:41.are 1.3 million female victims With around 600,000 men
:05:42. > :05:48.being affected too. Very few come forward
:05:49. > :05:52.and there were just 75,000 convictions in 2016,
:05:53. > :05:55.although that's more It's something Theresa May tried
:05:56. > :06:03.to grapple with during her six years in charge here at the Home Office,
:06:04. > :06:05.introducing legislation which criminalised emotional abuse
:06:06. > :06:08.and giving people the right to find out if their new partners had
:06:09. > :06:12.been violent before. But, as Prime Minister,
:06:13. > :06:16.she has decided the whole of the Government needs to look
:06:17. > :06:20.at the whole issue. She has pointed out that there
:06:21. > :06:22.are big inconsistencies in the police response and that
:06:23. > :06:26.will be covered through the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice,
:06:27. > :06:29.but four out of five victims of domestic abuse don't go
:06:30. > :06:31.to the police so we need the Health Service and schools
:06:32. > :06:34.and others to really take this I'm going to take back
:06:35. > :06:40.control over my life. This process is likely
:06:41. > :06:42.to end in new legislation, but Labour warned that services
:06:43. > :06:45.for survivors like Ivy need to be A group of scientists say they have
:06:46. > :06:56.extracted and revived microbes which could be up to 50,000 years
:06:57. > :07:00.old from crystals in a cave The team, led by NASA's
:07:01. > :07:02.Astrobiology Institute, said the microbes were genetically
:07:03. > :07:05.10% different from their nearest relative or as far away
:07:06. > :07:13.as humans are from mushrooms. With all the sport, here's Mike
:07:14. > :07:19.at the BBC Sport Centre. Lincoln City are trying to become
:07:20. > :07:26.the first non-league team in over a century to reach
:07:27. > :07:28.the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. They're currently playing
:07:29. > :07:30.Premier League side Lincoln maybe 81
:07:31. > :07:42.places below Burnley. They have been holding their own so
:07:43. > :07:46.far. They caused the manager something to
:07:47. > :07:47.think about there! He might have to re-think his plans for the second
:07:48. > :07:49.half. They aren't the only
:07:50. > :07:51.non-league side left in. Sutton United will have
:07:52. > :07:53.to wait until Monday night One of the big talking points this
:07:54. > :08:00.season has been whether top flight managers are taking
:08:01. > :08:02.the FA cup seriously. Tomorrow Manchester United play
:08:03. > :08:06.Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park, and their manager Jose Mourinho says
:08:07. > :08:09.that foreign managers need to learn Maybe we do not have as many English
:08:10. > :08:20.managers as we should? Maybe we, foreign managers,
:08:21. > :08:24.not everybody studies and understands the culture
:08:25. > :08:30.of this country. I like Wembley and the FA
:08:31. > :08:36.Cup, so I have to try Several Olympic track
:08:37. > :08:46.champions, including Mo Farah, will be in action
:08:47. > :08:50.at the Birmingham Grand Prix today. But another name to watch
:08:51. > :08:56.out for is Laura Muir. She'll be aiming to break
:08:57. > :08:59.the UK 1000 metres record, just one of several she's already
:09:00. > :09:01.claimed over the last year, as she prepares for the European
:09:02. > :09:15.Indoor Championship in Belgrade. A day on the ward for one of
:09:16. > :09:20.Britain's brightest track stars. Just having a wee look at his teeth.
:09:21. > :09:24.Who juggles both vet studies and top level at lettics.
:09:25. > :09:30.And Laura Muir, as a massive performance. Running can be quite
:09:31. > :09:35.intense and r pressure. You've got to train so hard every day and have
:09:36. > :09:38.veterinary alongside it, it is a good distraction and veterinary came
:09:39. > :09:44.first. That's what I wanted to do when I was younger. Learning to mend
:09:45. > :09:49.an maltion and to break records. COMMENTATOR: Oh my word she smashed
:09:50. > :09:54.the record. Last summer the 1500 meters record, already this year she
:09:55. > :10:00.has UK 5,000 and European 3,000 marks. Today, she goes for another
:10:01. > :10:04.distance at 1,000 meters. I hit 2017 and thought right, let's do this
:10:05. > :10:08.thing. I'm in great shape. I have a home crowd and a quick track. Yeah,
:10:09. > :10:14.hopefully fingers crossed it will go well. The 23-year-old was only
:10:15. > :10:22.discovered as a raw talent three years ago. I have got an under 23
:10:23. > :10:26.bronze. So to get my first senior medal is a big stepping stone. It
:10:27. > :10:33.hasn't come together at the championships. I'm one package.
:10:34. > :10:43.Hopefully come Belgrade I can get one medal.
:10:44. > :10:46.I'm beating the Olympic medallists. I should be up with the medals and
:10:47. > :10:52.there is no reason why I can't be on the podium. Hopefully this year will
:10:53. > :10:53.be my year. Along with the stethoscope hopefully sporting some
:10:54. > :10:56.medals too. You can watch Laura Muir go for that
:10:57. > :11:01.record and the rest of the day's action live on BBC One very shortly,
:11:02. > :11:04.and there'll be a full round-up of all the day's sport in Sportsday
:11:05. > :11:12.at 6.30pm on the BBC News Channel. It is still Burnley nil, Lincoln nil
:11:13. > :11:16.in the FA Cup fifth round match. Back to Maxine.
:11:17. > :11:21.You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
:11:22. > :11:24.The next news on BBC One is at 5.10pm.