0:00:22 > 0:00:25Good afternoon.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27The Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, is to chair a second meeting
0:00:27 > 0:00:30of the government's emergency committee, Cobra, as
0:00:30 > 0:00:34the investigation into the poisoning of a former Russian spy continues.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Specialist soldiers, trained in chemical warfare,
0:00:37 > 0:00:39have been sent to Salisbury in Wiltshire, where Sergei
0:00:39 > 0:00:43and Yulia Skripal were exposed to a nerve agent.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Both remain in a serious condition in hospital.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49Sarah Corker reports.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53Nearly 200 military personnel have been drafted in to help recover and
0:00:53 > 0:00:57gather evidence in Salisbury.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01Some of the soldiers specially trained in chemical warfare.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03There has been a flurry of activity at the cemetery
0:01:03 > 0:01:06where Sergei Skripal's wife is buried.
0:01:06 > 0:01:14Full protective suits and gas masks an unnerving sight here.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18A police car is among the vehicles that have been taken away
0:01:18 > 0:01:20by the Army for decontamination.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24And we're learning more about the Skripal family.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28This is the voice of Irina Petrova, a childhood friend of Yulia
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Skripal, who knew her family well.
0:01:30 > 0:01:31She talked to the BBC.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34TRANSLATION:She always had the best grades at school in everything.
0:01:34 > 0:01:40She was perfect.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42That's why she so easily adjusted to Britain, she speaks
0:01:42 > 0:01:43brilliant English.
0:01:43 > 0:01:44Better than an English person.
0:01:44 > 0:01:52I can only say good things about Yulia Skripal.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55She hasn't done anything to deserve to die like this.
0:01:55 > 0:01:56I hope everything will be good with her.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58I will be praying and will be going to church.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00The former Russian spy and his daughter remains
0:02:00 > 0:02:01critically ill in intensive care.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey was the first
0:02:03 > 0:02:05on the scene on Sunday and
0:02:05 > 0:02:11is in a serious but stable condition.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13This investigation is becoming part of daily life here in Salisbury.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Sites around the city centre remained cordoned off
0:02:15 > 0:02:18as investigators tried to piece together a timeline of events,
0:02:18 > 0:02:20the places that Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia,
0:02:20 > 0:02:22visited, before they were found in this park on Sunday unresponsive.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25After her visit to the city yesterday, the Home Secretary,
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Amber Rudd, will chair an emergency Cobra meeting later,
0:02:27 > 0:02:30the second in a week, to review the progress
0:02:30 > 0:02:34of the investigation.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Major questions remain.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41Where the chemical agent came from, who administered it and why.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Sarah Corker, BBC News, in Salisbury.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48Our Home Affairs Correspondent Dominic Casciani is in Salisbury.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52The military was very much a visible presence yesterday and throughout
0:02:52 > 0:02:58last night. What has the picture being this morning?You may ask,
0:02:58 > 0:03:02actually, that's a question on everybody's lips in Salisbury. Where
0:03:02 > 0:03:07is the military but not one joker in the market this morning said they
0:03:07 > 0:03:11must be in stealth uniform because they couldn't be seen. We had a
0:03:11 > 0:03:14presence at the hospital last night to remove the first police car. We
0:03:14 > 0:03:19are told they will remove other items such as ambulances that could
0:03:19 > 0:03:24be potentially contaminated as part of the incident, and other objects
0:03:24 > 0:03:27relevant to the investigation, perhaps the park bench behind me
0:03:27 > 0:03:30where the Skripals collapsed last Sunday. But none of that seems to be
0:03:30 > 0:03:34going on in public bust up not perhaps surprising when you think
0:03:34 > 0:03:38about the bigger picture. In an investigation like this you have a
0:03:38 > 0:03:41lot of public activity early on but very quickly the whole thing moves
0:03:41 > 0:03:45behind closed doors as the investigative detectives start to
0:03:45 > 0:03:49use all the electronic tools to try to chase whoever is behind this.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Dominic Casciani, thank you.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55The Education Secretary says he wants to resolve a recruitment
0:03:55 > 0:03:58crisis in England's schools, by cutting teachers' workloads.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Damian Hinds told a head teachers' conference in Birmingham
0:04:00 > 0:04:03that the government would "strip away" pointless tasks
0:04:03 > 0:04:05to allow teachers to "focus on what actually matters".
0:04:05 > 0:04:06Elaine Dunkley reports.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09This is Passmores Academy in Essex.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11And like so many schools, it's struggling to recruit teachers.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Classrooms around the country are now relying on agency supply
0:04:14 > 0:04:17teachers to cover permanent vacancies.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18The government keeps missing targets about recruitment
0:04:18 > 0:04:19into the profession.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21We have 4000 less teachers than we need.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23And especially in the shortage subjects, key subjects
0:04:23 > 0:04:25in the curriculum, English, maths, science, all
0:04:25 > 0:04:30those sorts of things.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33The issue isn't just about recruiting new staff,
0:04:33 > 0:04:35but stopping existing teachers from leaving the profession.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Over the next five years in England, pupil numbers are expected
0:04:38 > 0:04:41to increase, along with pressures and demands on teachers.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Jake Rusby left the profession after three years.
0:04:44 > 0:04:49I would work 65 or 70-hour weeks.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53With planning, marking, the assessments you're doing.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55The actual teaching part probably took up the least
0:04:55 > 0:04:58time of everything!
0:04:58 > 0:05:01So that was one major factor, but for me, I got out
0:05:01 > 0:05:04of the education system thinking and feeling that the whole thing
0:05:04 > 0:05:06needed to be turned on its head.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Today at a conference for headteachers, the government
0:05:08 > 0:05:14promised to address these issues.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16For the rest of this Parliament, there will be no new additional
0:05:16 > 0:05:18statutory tests or assessments for primary schools.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21No further changes to the national curriculum, and no more reform
0:05:21 > 0:05:24of GCSEs and A-levels.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Stability in schools was the message.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28The government accepting it needed to work harder to relieve
0:05:28 > 0:05:29pressures in the classroom.
0:05:29 > 0:05:35Elaine Dunkley, BBC News.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39The nephew of the actress Liz Hurley has been stabbed repeatedly
0:05:39 > 0:05:42in a street in South London by a group of men.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Miles Hurley - a 21-year-old model - was one of two men injured
0:05:45 > 0:05:46in the knife attack on Thursday.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48He remains in hospital, but police say his condition
0:05:48 > 0:05:52is not life-threatening.
0:05:52 > 0:06:00Talks are going on in Brussels between the EU and US trade
0:06:04 > 0:06:05representatives about President Trump's plans
0:06:05 > 0:06:07to introduce import tariffs on steel and aluminium.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10President Trump has suggested US allies might not be affected
0:06:10 > 0:06:13by the move and Britain has said it will seek an exemption.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14Our Europe Correspondent Adam Fleming is in Brussels.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18These meetings are ongoing. What do we expect to hear later?This is
0:06:18 > 0:06:24described as an meeting rather than the meeting. I think it may not be
0:06:24 > 0:06:33described as conclusive. Talks between the EU trade commissioner,
0:06:33 > 0:06:39had Japanese counterpart and the US trader sensitive has taken on added
0:06:39 > 0:06:43significance. The EU wants to know if it will escape potential tariffs
0:06:43 > 0:06:47like Canada and Mexico appear to be doing. If they don't escape than the
0:06:47 > 0:06:50European Commission is planning its own levies on iconic American
0:06:50 > 0:06:55products like Harley-Davidsons and Florida orange juice. If they do
0:06:55 > 0:06:58escape, they will still be pretty worried about what all this means
0:06:58 > 0:07:01for the future of the global trading system.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05The National Rifle Association is suing the state of Florida,
0:07:05 > 0:07:08after it passed a gun control law in the wake of a school shooting
0:07:08 > 0:07:10last month that left 17 people dead.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13The bill raises the legal age for buying rifles in the state
0:07:13 > 0:07:16to 21, and also allows training and arming of some school staff.
0:07:16 > 0:07:22But the NRA says it's a violation of the US Constitution.
0:07:22 > 0:07:23And the right to bear arms.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25With all the sport, here's Mike Bushell
0:07:25 > 0:07:29at the BBC Sport Centre.
0:07:29 > 0:07:34With news of the UK's first medal at the Winter Paralympics.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Great Britain have their first medal of the Winter
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Paralympics in Pyeongchang, and it's gone to the visually
0:07:39 > 0:07:41imparied skier Millie Knight, who only last year wondered,
0:07:41 > 0:07:43if she'd be fit, in time to make the Games.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Kate Grey reports from South Korea.
0:07:45 > 0:07:54The opening run of the Paralympics. Their moment in the spotlight didn't
0:07:54 > 0:07:58last long, the unpredictable adhere of the downhill proving too much,
0:07:58 > 0:08:03and they crashed out on the first bend. Luckily, no harm done. Over to
0:08:03 > 0:08:08the reigning world champions. Millie Knight, who only has 5% vision, and
0:08:08 > 0:08:13her guide Brett Wild, have had their own experience of crashing on the
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Pyeongchang slopes last year. But those demons were clearly put to
0:08:16 > 0:08:20rest today as they negotiated the course and safely cross the line to
0:08:20 > 0:08:24win silver, Britain's first medal of these games.We're just so excited
0:08:24 > 0:08:29to have a Paralympic medal under our belts. It's also our best results
0:08:29 > 0:08:33this season, so we are peaking at the right time.You have a busy
0:08:33 > 0:08:38programme, the super G tomorrow.We are back up tomorrow at 4am to go
0:08:38 > 0:08:44again. So we will be leaving the celebrating until the last evening.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47The British action wasn't just confined to the snow. As we moved
0:08:47 > 0:08:51into the afternoon, there was a fiercely contested match on the ice
0:08:51 > 0:08:55on folding with the wheelchair curling team. Up against the world
0:08:55 > 0:08:59champions, Norway, it was no easy task. Just over an hour of play, and
0:08:59 > 0:09:03it all came down to the final stone. Norway had to score two points to
0:09:03 > 0:09:09take it to a deciding end.It's not good enough.Britain's curling
0:09:09 > 0:09:16campaign off to a winning start. Kate Gray, BBC News, Pyeongchang.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18There's a huge day ahead in the Six Nations Championship,
0:09:18 > 0:09:20with Ireland, England and Scotland all in with a chance
0:09:20 > 0:09:22of taking the title.
0:09:22 > 0:09:23Our sports correspondent, Joe Wilson, is in Dublin,
0:09:23 > 0:09:25where Ireland take on Scotland.
0:09:25 > 0:09:30And Joe, both teams have reason to feel confident, don't they?
0:09:30 > 0:09:37I think so. At this stage on Saturday it's tempting to delve into
0:09:37 > 0:09:40these statistics to see what will happen. Ireland have such a strong
0:09:40 > 0:09:44record in Dublin and looking for their 11th consecutive victory. What
0:09:44 > 0:09:47has been so impressive from them is the way they have brought in new
0:09:47 > 0:09:50players to the team but have still retained the know-how and ability to
0:09:50 > 0:09:55get over the line in games. We saw that especially against France.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59Scotland, in contrast, with a dismal record away from home anywhere
0:09:59 > 0:10:05except Italy. But what do they have? The memory of what they did against
0:10:05 > 0:10:08England, the knowledge they can play their style of rugby and beat a big
0:10:08 > 0:10:11team. If they do go that fast and loose style of rugby again today, I
0:10:11 > 0:10:15think it will open up the possibility of Ireland scoring tries
0:10:15 > 0:10:19as well. Who knows how crucial a bonus point might be by the end of
0:10:19 > 0:10:23the day.And whatever goes on in Dublin will have a big knock on
0:10:23 > 0:10:28effect for England in Paris. How would you rate their confidence?If
0:10:28 > 0:10:34you look at what Eddie Jones has done in the build-up to this game,
0:10:34 > 0:10:38making big changes in the team, you would suggest there is a sudden lack
0:10:38 > 0:10:40of confidence in at him. Interestingly, the players he hasn't
0:10:40 > 0:10:47changed, especially in the back row and forwards, people some wanted
0:10:47 > 0:10:50changing. Owen Farrell the captain with the injury to Dylan Hartley.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55It'll be interesting to see how he goes about that, especially how he
0:10:55 > 0:10:58reacts to the referee. Owen Farrell likes to play on the edge. Eddie
0:10:58 > 0:11:02Jones has said he wants leadership in every kind of position, to change
0:11:02 > 0:11:05the style of play if the referees officiating in a certain way and if
0:11:05 > 0:11:09the game is not going to plan. Fascinating to see how England get
0:11:09 > 0:11:16on in Paris today. It wouldn't surprise me to be speaking here at
0:11:16 > 0:11:18around 7pm this evening reflecting on Ireland being six Nations
0:11:18 > 0:11:22champions.And there would be some party there, I'm sure if that were
0:11:22 > 0:11:26the case.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Jonny Bairstow hit a century as England beat New Zealand by seven
0:11:28 > 0:11:30wickets in Christchurch, to win the series 3-2.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32There were three wickets apiece for Chris Woakes
0:11:32 > 0:11:35and Adil Rashid as New Zealand, were bowled out for 223, before
0:11:35 > 0:11:37England cruised to their target.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40And back in form Marcus Rashford has scored twice for Manchester United
0:11:40 > 0:11:45in their Premier League match against Liverpool.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47It's approaching half time at Old Trafford -
0:11:47 > 0:11:492-0 still the score.
0:11:49 > 0:11:5741 minutes played. Marcus Rashford with both goals. All over Liverpool
0:11:57 > 0:11:59like a rash!
0:11:59 > 0:12:02You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04The next news on BBC One is at 7:00pm.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Bye for now.