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Good afternoon. | 0:00:20 | 0:00:22 | |
Russia says it will expel
23 British diplomats. | 0:00:22 | 0:00:26 | |
The move is one of the measures
in response to Britain's decision | 0:00:26 | 0:00:29 | |
to throw out the same number
of Russian officials | 0:00:29 | 0:00:32 | |
following the nerve agent
attack in Salisbury. | 0:00:32 | 0:00:35 | |
In the last hour, Theresa May says
Russia's response doesn't change | 0:00:35 | 0:00:37 | |
the facts of what happened. | 0:00:37 | 0:00:39 | |
Our correspondent, Sarah Rainsford,
is live in Moscow now. | 0:00:39 | 0:00:47 | |
That's right, we have heard more
strong language from Theresa May | 0:00:48 | 0:00:52 | |
today describing the poisoning in
Salisbury is an act of Russian | 0:00:52 | 0:00:54 | |
aggression. That is not how it looks
to officials here in Moscow, who | 0:00:54 | 0:00:59 | |
have been accusing the UK of Risse
phobia, and also saying that Russia | 0:00:59 | 0:01:05 | |
is innocent, insisting on Russia's
innocence and saying the UK is | 0:01:05 | 0:01:11 | |
guilty itself of an act of
provocation. -- guilty of | 0:01:11 | 0:01:14 | |
Russophobia. | 0:01:14 | 0:01:17 | |
Moscow took its time to respond.
Three days after the expulsion of | 0:01:17 | 0:01:21 | |
Russian diplomats, the British
ambassador here was summoned to the | 0:01:21 | 0:01:26 | |
Foreign Ministry. The meeting lasted
just minutes as officials handed | 0:01:26 | 0:01:29 | |
over a list of names and informed
Britain of the additional measures | 0:01:29 | 0:01:32 | |
Russia was taking. The ambassador
emerged to underline why relations | 0:01:32 | 0:01:36 | |
with Russia have plummeted to this
new low. We will always do what is | 0:01:36 | 0:01:42 | |
necessary to defend ourselves, our
allies, and our values against an | 0:01:42 | 0:01:45 | |
attack of this sort, which is an
attack not only on the United | 0:01:45 | 0:01:50 | |
Kingdom, but upon the international
rules-based system upon which all | 0:01:50 | 0:01:54 | |
countries, including Russia, depend
for their safety and security. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:58 | |
The Russian sanctions
were then made public. | 0:01:58 | 0:01:59 | |
The decision to expel 23 British
diplomats was expected, | 0:01:59 | 0:02:02 | |
after Britain expelled 23 Russians
from the embassy in London. | 0:02:02 | 0:02:06 | |
Shutting down the British Consulate
in Russia's second city | 0:02:06 | 0:02:08 | |
of St Petersburg, though,
is an extra step. | 0:02:08 | 0:02:11 | |
And the British Council,
which fosters cultural | 0:02:11 | 0:02:14 | |
and educational ties
with the Russian people, will now be | 0:02:14 | 0:02:16 | |
forced to end all activity here. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:23 | |
Targeting the British Council will
affect Russian citizens, though, not | 0:02:23 | 0:02:27 | |
their government. It helps stage
British cultural events here, and | 0:02:27 | 0:02:30 | |
promotes language learning. Its work
was restricted, though, a decade ago | 0:02:30 | 0:02:35 | |
after the last crisis over the
poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko. | 0:02:35 | 0:02:40 | |
Now Sergei Skripal, another former
Russian spy, has been poisoned, this | 0:02:40 | 0:02:44 | |
time by a nerve agent. Theresa May
has blamed Russia directly. The | 0:02:44 | 0:02:50 | |
attempted assassination of two
people on British soil, for which | 0:02:50 | 0:02:54 | |
there is no alternative conclusion
other than that the Russian state | 0:02:54 | 0:02:57 | |
was culpable. It is Russia that is
in flagrant breach of international | 0:02:57 | 0:03:04 | |
law and the chemical weapons
Convention. | 0:03:04 | 0:03:07 | |
The response by the Foreign Ministry
here in Moscow is robust, | 0:03:07 | 0:03:09 | |
and it does go beyond the measures
announced in the UK. | 0:03:09 | 0:03:12 | |
But given the mood and the language
here in recent days, | 0:03:12 | 0:03:15 | |
Moscow might have gone even further. | 0:03:15 | 0:03:17 | |
Officials here called the poisoning
in Salisbury a provocation. | 0:03:17 | 0:03:20 | |
And they say comments linking
Vladimir Putin directly to attempted | 0:03:20 | 0:03:23 | |
murder are unforgivable. | 0:03:23 | 0:03:29 | |
But this row could yet escalate.
Moscow will continue to deny | 0:03:29 | 0:03:34 | |
everything, and officials here
warned they are ready to impose | 0:03:34 | 0:03:38 | |
further sanctions and match any
moves made by the UK. Sarah | 0:03:38 | 0:03:42 | |
Raynsford, BBC News, Moscow. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:45 | |
STUDIO: | 0:03:45 | 0:03:46 | |
Well, our Diplomatic Correspondent,
James Robbins, is with me now. | 0:03:46 | 0:03:48 | |
James, what's likely to happen next? | 0:03:48 | 0:03:51 | |
Theresa May has made clear that
Britain's response to this Russian | 0:03:51 | 0:03:55 | |
action, any action that Britain
might take in retaliation, will only | 0:03:55 | 0:03:59 | |
be decided after a meeting of the
National Security Council next week. | 0:03:59 | 0:04:03 | |
The council normally meets on
Tuesday. It could be changed, but | 0:04:03 | 0:04:05 | |
that's normal. We will wait to see
what they decide. On one level, this | 0:04:05 | 0:04:11 | |
is a tit-for-tat expulsion of 23,
the same number as was expelled from | 0:04:11 | 0:04:15 | |
London. On the other hand, it has
gone further with the consulate | 0:04:15 | 0:04:19 | |
closure in Saint Petersburg. Perhaps
most important of all in some | 0:04:19 | 0:04:23 | |
respects, the closure of British
Council operations in Russia. That | 0:04:23 | 0:04:27 | |
is the scientific, cultural and
educational soft power department, | 0:04:27 | 0:04:32 | |
if you like, agency. It teaches
thousands upon thousands of Russians | 0:04:32 | 0:04:37 | |
English through its classes. It has
a lot of outreach and is seen as a | 0:04:37 | 0:04:41 | |
real way of spreading Britain's idea
of democratic values across Russia. | 0:04:41 | 0:04:45 | |
That's quite a serious blow. I think
because of those extra moves, we | 0:04:45 | 0:04:49 | |
will have to wait and see whether
Britain things it has to go a little | 0:04:49 | 0:04:53 | |
bit further in its action. James
Robbins, thank you very much indeed. | 0:04:53 | 0:04:58 | |
Police have launched a murder
investigation after two women | 0:04:58 | 0:05:00 | |
were shot and killed at a house
in East Sussex. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:02 | |
Officers responded to reports
of a shooting at an address | 0:05:02 | 0:05:05 | |
in St Leonards-on-Sea last night. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:06 | |
Two other women - including
one who is pregnant - | 0:05:06 | 0:05:08 | |
were taken to hospital
suffering from shock. | 0:05:08 | 0:05:12 | |
A 35-year-old man has been arrested
on suspicion of murder. | 0:05:12 | 0:05:17 | |
Forecasters say snow
could cause further | 0:05:17 | 0:05:19 | |
problems across swathes
of the UK this weekend. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:21 | |
Amber weather warnings have
been issued in parts | 0:05:21 | 0:05:23 | |
of England and Wales. | 0:05:23 | 0:05:25 | |
More than 70 flights have been
cancelled at Heathrow. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:28 | |
Live now to our correspondent
Sarah Walton, who's at Ainley Top | 0:05:28 | 0:05:31 | |
in West Yorkshire. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:35 | |
Battling the wind there, Sarah! Yes,
that's right. The snow has been | 0:05:35 | 0:05:42 | |
falling in flurries throughout the
morning. Another little one is | 0:05:42 | 0:05:45 | |
starting now. It's lying on high
ground in places like here in West | 0:05:45 | 0:05:49 | |
Yorkshire. We are being warned this
is just the beginning and conditions | 0:05:49 | 0:05:52 | |
will get worse through the
afternoon, tonight and into tomorrow | 0:05:52 | 0:05:56 | |
morning. Those Amber weather
warnings mean that many places will | 0:05:56 | 0:06:00 | |
get about three centimetres of snow,
but there could be 10-15 centimetres | 0:06:00 | 0:06:04 | |
over the hills, and that will come
with strong winds. We are feeling | 0:06:04 | 0:06:12 | |
that a bit right now, but gusts of
70 mph predicted later and that | 0:06:12 | 0:06:16 | |
could cause problems. Blizzard
conditions and even some drifting | 0:06:16 | 0:06:17 | |
snow. Highways England warning
drivers to take extra care and leave | 0:06:17 | 0:06:21 | |
yourself extra time if you are
heading out on a journey. West | 0:06:21 | 0:06:25 | |
Yorkshire Police here asking drivers
to avoid roads over the Pennines and | 0:06:25 | 0:06:29 | |
high ground, we have already seen
closures and gritters out across the | 0:06:29 | 0:06:33 | |
county. We told the cold snap will
not last as long as three weeks ago. | 0:06:33 | 0:06:37 | |
It should be back to normal
temperature is for this time of year | 0:06:37 | 0:06:41 | |
by Tuesday. But before it gets
better, with those weather it will | 0:06:41 | 0:06:45 | |
get worse. You have been warned. | 0:06:45 | 0:06:48 | |
The former FBI deputy
director, Andrew McCabe, | 0:06:48 | 0:06:50 | |
has accused the Trump administration
of acting with political malice | 0:06:50 | 0:06:52 | |
after he was fired just days before
he was due to retire. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:56 | |
An internal review said that
Mr McCabe leaked information | 0:06:56 | 0:07:00 | |
and misled investigators -
claims that he has denied. | 0:07:00 | 0:07:03 | |
President Trump called his sacking
a great day for democracy. | 0:07:03 | 0:07:05 | |
Our Washington correspondent,
Chris Buckler, reports. | 0:07:05 | 0:07:08 | |
As deputy director, Andrew McCabe
was heavily involved in some | 0:07:08 | 0:07:10 | |
of the FBI's most controversial
and politically contentious | 0:07:10 | 0:07:12 | |
investigations. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:17 | |
And it's one of those enquiries
that's led to his dismissal. | 0:07:17 | 0:07:20 | |
In 2016, as Hillary Clinton
was running for president, | 0:07:20 | 0:07:23 | |
she was being investigated
because of questions about e-mails | 0:07:23 | 0:07:26 | |
she received on a private server
while she was US Secretary of State. | 0:07:26 | 0:07:29 | |
Mr McCabe authorised information
to be given to the media. | 0:07:29 | 0:07:31 | |
Something the Department of Justice
said he was not entitled to do. | 0:07:31 | 0:07:39 | |
And an internal FBI investigation
found he had not been completely | 0:07:42 | 0:07:45 | |
honest when asked about it. | 0:07:45 | 0:07:46 | |
Firing him, the US Attorney General
Jeff Sessions said: "The FBI expects | 0:07:46 | 0:07:49 | |
every employee to adhere
to the highest standards of honesty, | 0:07:49 | 0:07:51 | |
integrity and accountability." | 0:07:51 | 0:07:58 | |
But Andrew McCabe says he's been
sacked for political reasons, | 0:08:00 | 0:08:04 | |
and he claims that President Trump
brought much of that pressure. | 0:08:04 | 0:08:06 | |
In a lengthy statement,
he accused the White House | 0:08:06 | 0:08:11 | |
of declaring war on both the FBI
and the special counsel's | 0:08:11 | 0:08:15 | |
investigation into allegations
of Russian interference | 0:08:15 | 0:08:16 | |
in the election two years ago. | 0:08:16 | 0:08:19 | |
It's less than a year
since his boss - the former FBI | 0:08:19 | 0:08:22 | |
director James Comey -
was fired by President Trump. | 0:08:22 | 0:08:24 | |
And Mr McCabe claims
what he witnessed then was another | 0:08:24 | 0:08:27 | |
reason for his dismissal. | 0:08:27 | 0:08:29 | |
Andrew McCabe had served more
than 20 years in the FBI. | 0:08:29 | 0:08:33 | |
But just over 24 hours
before his retirement | 0:08:33 | 0:08:37 | |
and his 50th birthday,
he's been sacked in the full | 0:08:37 | 0:08:39 | |
glare of publicity. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:40 | |
Chris Buckler, BBC News, Washington. | 0:08:40 | 0:08:48 | |
With all the sport,
here's John Acres at | 0:08:49 | 0:08:51 | |
the BBC Sport Centre. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:55 | |
Starting with rugby... | 0:08:55 | 0:08:57 | |
We've reached the climax of this
year's Six Nations Championship. | 0:08:57 | 0:08:59 | |
Three matches today,
including a huge game at Twickenham. | 0:08:59 | 0:09:02 | |
Ireland are looking to complete
the Grand Slam, but England | 0:09:02 | 0:09:04 | |
have a record to defend. | 0:09:04 | 0:09:05 | |
Our sports correspondent
Joe Wilson is there. | 0:09:05 | 0:09:08 | |
And Joe, this is a hard
one to call, isn't it? | 0:09:08 | 0:09:12 | |
A huge game for both teams for
different reasons. Absolutely. I | 0:09:12 | 0:09:17 | |
think so, John. The first thing I
saw when I came in to Twickenham | 0:09:17 | 0:09:20 | |
this morning was an advert for cold
beer. I think it's very much a hot | 0:09:20 | 0:09:24 | |
chocolate kind of day. You might be
able to see the pitch markings | 0:09:24 | 0:09:28 | |
behind me, the lines painted blue,
very unusual to see that, but it's | 0:09:28 | 0:09:33 | |
in anticipation of more snowfall
here today. Ireland come here | 0:09:33 | 0:09:36 | |
knowing that whatever happens in
this game they are the Six Nations | 0:09:36 | 0:09:41 | |
champions and will be paraded around
Twickenham with the trophy. But what | 0:09:41 | 0:09:44 | |
lies ahead possibly for them is a
rarity, a precious Grand Slam, | 0:09:44 | 0:09:48 | |
perfect Six Nations. They have only
done that twice ever. They come into | 0:09:48 | 0:09:52 | |
the game on a record of consecutive
wins, with continuity and | 0:09:52 | 0:09:56 | |
confidence. In contrast, England
have back-to-back defeats. They have | 0:09:56 | 0:10:01 | |
picked a team by their own
admission, just to try to win this | 0:10:01 | 0:10:05 | |
game, recalling players just try to
beat Ireland in the match. Remember, | 0:10:05 | 0:10:10 | |
just a few weeks ago England were
talking about Eddie Jones being gone | 0:10:10 | 0:10:14 | |
a long-term contract and building to
the World Cup, continuity, but the | 0:10:14 | 0:10:17 | |
future for them is just trying to
get through this game. England | 0:10:17 | 0:10:21 | |
suddenly need the oxygen of victory.
And let's say, before the game | 0:10:21 | 0:10:26 | |
starts, from both sides. Everyone is
aware of the significance it has for | 0:10:26 | 0:10:31 | |
Irish rugby and this group of
players. But, yes, there's nervous | 0:10:31 | 0:10:36 | |
energy, but it's very exciting. You
want to pick yourself against the | 0:10:36 | 0:10:40 | |
best teams. No team is perfect in
the world. Rugby is an imperfect | 0:10:40 | 0:10:47 | |
game. Every team has a certain area
of weaknesses, and we have to be | 0:10:47 | 0:10:53 | |
good enough to exploit those areas
of weakness. The first game of the | 0:10:53 | 0:10:57 | |
day is already under way. How
Scotland getting along against | 0:10:57 | 0:11:00 | |
Italy? Knowing the way Scotland have
played through this Six Nations, | 0:11:00 | 0:11:07 | |
which is fast and loose, perhaps we
shouldn't be surprised that have | 0:11:07 | 0:11:11 | |
been tries galore already in Rome.
Two of them for Italy before | 0:11:11 | 0:11:14 | |
Scotland could respond. Its seven --
it's 17-12 a few minutes ago as they | 0:11:14 | 0:11:23 | |
approach half-time. Scotland playing
a brave and risky type of rugby, but | 0:11:23 | 0:11:28 | |
if they can come away with a win
from Italy, and a bonus point | 0:11:28 | 0:11:33 | |
victory, they will look back on this
Six Nations with some satisfaction. | 0:11:33 | 0:11:39 | |
Wales are in pole position to finish
second going into their five BM | 0:11:39 | 0:11:45 | |
kick-off against France. And the
French have some confidence of their | 0:11:45 | 0:11:47 | |
own after beating the English last
weekend. | 0:11:47 | 0:11:52 | |
ParalympicsGB are still one short
of their medal target, | 0:11:52 | 0:11:54 | |
after the penultimate day
of the Winter Games in Pyeongchang. | 0:11:54 | 0:11:57 | |
Scott Meenagh finished 14th
in the cross country event and | 0:11:57 | 0:11:59 | |
James Whitley was
10th in the slalom. | 0:11:59 | 0:12:03 | |
Britain have won five medals so far,
all in the visually impaired skiing, | 0:12:03 | 0:12:06 | |
and the three British pairs
will race again tomorrow. | 0:12:06 | 0:12:12 | |
Tottenham are leading Swansea 2-0
at half-time in the first | 0:12:12 | 0:12:15 | |
of the day's FA Cup quarterfinals. | 0:12:15 | 0:12:16 | |
Christian Eriksen put them ahead
after just 11 minutes. | 0:12:16 | 0:12:20 | |
Erik Lamela doubled their lead
just before half time. | 0:12:20 | 0:12:28 | |
The odds are definitely stacked
in Tottenham's favour. | 0:12:28 | 0:12:29 | |
They're unbeaten in their last 15
games against Swansea - | 0:12:29 | 0:12:32 | |
that's a run going back to 1991. | 0:12:32 | 0:12:34 | |
That's all the sport for now. | 0:12:34 | 0:12:35 | |
Back to you. | 0:12:35 | 0:12:38 | |
The next news on BBC One
is at the later than usual time | 0:12:38 | 0:12:41 | |
of 7:00pm this evening. | 0:12:41 | 0:12:42 | |
Goodbye. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:44 |