0:00:05 > 0:00:07Boris Johnson accuses Russia of making and stockpiling deadly
0:00:07 > 0:00:12Novichok nerve agents.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16Two weeks on from the collapse in Salisbury of a Russian
0:00:16 > 0:00:18spy and his daughter - the Foreign Secretary
0:00:18 > 0:00:19attacks Moscow's attitude.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Their response has been a sort of mixture of smug sarcasm
0:00:22 > 0:00:30and denial, obfuscation and delay.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33His comments come as a senior Russian diplomat suggests the nerve
0:00:33 > 0:00:35agent could have come from the British
0:00:35 > 0:00:38facility at Porton Down.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41In Russia - Vladimir Putin casts his vote in the Presidential election -
0:00:41 > 0:00:47as he seeks another six years in power.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49A Sunday white-out as driving snow, biting winds and ice affect
0:00:49 > 0:00:52much of the country.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55And joy for Britain as the Winter Paralympics come to an end -
0:00:55 > 0:01:03winning gold for the first time.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19Good evening.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23The Foreign Secretary says the Government has evidence that
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Russia has been creating and stockpiling the nerve
0:01:25 > 0:01:28agents known as Novichok.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Speaking to the BBC, Boris Johnson accused the Kremlin
0:01:31 > 0:01:33of 'smug sarcasm' in its response to the attack in
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Salisbury two weeks ago.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39A senior Russian diplomat has suggested that the substance used
0:01:39 > 0:01:40in Salisbury could have come from the British research
0:01:40 > 0:01:43laboratory at Porton Down.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Here's our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford.
0:01:46 > 0:01:54Today, despite the bad weather, troops and police officers continued
0:02:00 > 0:02:02the delicate and dangerous work of decontamination and preserving the
0:02:02 > 0:02:03scenes in Salisbury.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05It is clear now that the focus of this investigation
0:02:05 > 0:02:09is Sergei Skripal's burgundy BMW car, with detectives still seeking
0:02:09 > 0:02:10more information on its movements on the day
0:02:10 > 0:02:13of the nerve agent attack.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16This morning, the Russian ambassador to the EU, chose to hint that
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Britain might have been responsible for the whole thing.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Porton Down, as we now all now, is the largest
0:02:20 > 0:02:23military facility in the United Kingdom that has been dealing
0:02:23 > 0:02:31with chemical weapons research.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33And it's actually only eight miles from Salisbury.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35You're not suggesting that Porton Down is responsible for
0:02:35 > 0:02:36this nerve agent?
0:02:36 > 0:02:38I don't know. I don't know.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Immediately afterwards, on the same programme, this was the
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Foreign Secretary's riposte.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49This is not the response of a country that
0:02:49 > 0:02:51really believes itself to be innocent.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Their response has been a sort of mixture of smug sarcasm and
0:02:54 > 0:02:57denial, obfuscation and delay.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01And with 23 diplomats due to leave the
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Russian Embassy this week, after being expelled as spies,
0:03:04 > 0:03:08the Foreign Secretary made his most direct
0:03:08 > 0:03:11accusation yet that Russia has been doing recent nerve agent research.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14We actually have evidence within the last ten years that
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Russia has not only been investigating the delivery
0:03:17 > 0:03:21of nerve agents for the purposes of assassination, but has also been
0:03:21 > 0:03:28creating and stockpiling Novichok.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32However, the Foreign Secretary then had to concede that a wife of a
0:03:32 > 0:03:34former minister under Vladimir Putin had paid £160,000 in a Conservative
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Party auction to play tennis with him.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Did the tennis game actually happen? It did.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42It did.
0:03:42 > 0:03:50But the Labour leadership's position on the
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Salisbury attack now seems much closer to the Government's than it
0:03:53 > 0:03:55was in the middle of last week.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Putin has questions to answer because this is highly likely this
0:03:57 > 0:03:59could have been a state execution.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02But what we don't do in this country is that we don't leap to conclusions
0:04:02 > 0:04:03without the evidence.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Tomorrow, international specialists from the
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons will arrive at
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Porton Down to start their own independent analysis of what left
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Yulia and Sergei Skripal fighting for their lives.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Daniel Sandford, BBC News.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29In Russia, polls have closed in the presidential election,
0:04:29 > 0:04:31with President Putin seeking another six years in power.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Seven other candidates are also standing.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38The indications are that Putin has won by a significant margin.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Our Moscow Correspondent, Steve Rosenberg at the Kremlin.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45Thank you. According to the latest results of Vladimir Putin has won
0:04:45 > 0:04:50more than 70% of the vote in the election, not a surprise, many
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Russians support him. But crucially it's the political system Mr Putin
0:04:53 > 0:04:56put in place in Russia that virtually guaranteed he would emerge
0:04:56 > 0:05:00the winner.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05It looked more like a show than an election.
0:05:05 > 0:05:06Russian polling stations providing free entertainment to
0:05:06 > 0:05:10boost the turnout.
0:05:10 > 0:05:16Inside, you could cast a ballot and cast an eye at the art.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Pride of place here reserved for a legendary Russian ruler who
0:05:19 > 0:05:20had battled the West.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22The current leader is facing international
0:05:22 > 0:05:26pressure after Salisbury.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27Still, Vladimir Putin was relaxed as he voted.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30"I believe in the programme I'm offering my country," the
0:05:30 > 0:05:34President said.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36And his supporters agreed.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39"He's a genius," he says.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41"Putin wants Russia to prosper and for Russians
0:05:41 > 0:05:44to live in happiness."
0:05:44 > 0:05:48"It's thanks to Putin," she says, "That Russia still exists."
0:05:48 > 0:05:51But critics of the Kremlin says the election was fixed.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54But critics of the Kremlin say the election was fixed.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56That only those candidates who stood no chance of
0:05:56 > 0:06:01unseating Vladimir Putin were allowed to run.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04The problem with Russia is there is no such thing as
0:06:04 > 0:06:05Russian politics.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Politics has been eliminated in Russia altogether.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10There is only one political institution in Russia and this is
0:06:10 > 0:06:16the physical body of Vladimir Putin.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Which is why the results of this vote was never in doubt.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21This election is less about choosing a
0:06:21 > 0:06:24new President and more about reappointing the old one.
0:06:24 > 0:06:30The political system, which Vladimir Putin has built,
0:06:30 > 0:06:32ensures he faces no serious challenge and he's set for a
0:06:32 > 0:06:34fourth term in the Kremlin.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38But these images will embarrass the Kremlin.
0:06:38 > 0:06:43Caught on CCTV, a woman stuffs the ballot box at a polling
0:06:43 > 0:06:47station near Moscow.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Suddenly, there are two of them at it, and something
0:06:49 > 0:06:52suspicious in Siberia.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54During the vote count, someone moves a tricolore
0:06:54 > 0:06:57of Russian balloons so they cover over the camera.
0:06:57 > 0:06:58Election officials say they will investigate
0:06:58 > 0:07:00alleged violations.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03But that won't change who will be running Russia for the
0:07:03 > 0:07:08next six years.
0:07:08 > 0:07:14You know, there is a joke doing the rounds in Moscow right now. In
0:07:14 > 0:07:18Russia there are two things of which you can be sure. That the winters
0:07:18 > 0:07:21here will always be long and that Vladimir Putin will always win an
0:07:21 > 0:07:25election. STUDIO: Steve Rosenberg, thank you.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Much of the UK has been in the midst of a second significant
0:07:28 > 0:07:29snowfall of the winter.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32For many areas it's been combined with bitterly cold winds,
0:07:32 > 0:07:33bringing misery to those travelling this weekend.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37Frankie McCamley reports.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40As the snow gave no sign of giving up, neither did those trying to
0:07:40 > 0:07:45clear it away and keep traffic moving.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49But with strong winds causing blizzard conditions, here in
0:07:49 > 0:07:50Devon driving became treacherous.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Some clearly struggling to keep control.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56In Newcastle, for those just trying to leave the house, it
0:07:56 > 0:07:57wasn't an easy task.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59I've been here for an hour and I've done about a
0:07:59 > 0:08:03quarter of this road, so I'm making headway.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06We're not equipped here for the snow, it's not like if you live
0:08:06 > 0:08:08abroad and you have a lot of snow.
0:08:08 > 0:08:16I think some of the biggest problems is
0:08:18 > 0:08:20the drivers themselves, they are not used to driving,
0:08:20 > 0:08:22if it looks like two flakes of snow, they're stuck,
0:08:22 > 0:08:23some of the people.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25I don't think it's been too bad.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Railway stations across the country have also seen
0:08:27 > 0:08:28delays.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31In Newbury all trains were stopped in their tracks.
0:08:31 > 0:08:32Staff doing what they can to help.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34And as snow hit the South West, Bristol Airport
0:08:34 > 0:08:35stopped flights this morning with Exeter
0:08:35 > 0:08:36cancelling flights for the
0:08:36 > 0:08:37rest of the day.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Even for those wanting to brave the weather and
0:08:40 > 0:08:44support their local team, football and rugby fixtures were called off,
0:08:44 > 0:08:47including the Anglo Welsh Cup final at Gloucester.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Throughout the day the snow gates on the A66 remained
0:08:50 > 0:08:53closed between County Durham and Cumbria, keeping one family apart.
0:08:53 > 0:09:01Basically, I'm trying to get a draft pick my daughter up.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Basically, I'm trying to get to Brough to pick my daughter up.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09She's been stuck there since last night.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11So, it's just a question of getting round.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13With around 11 centimetres of snow already falling on higher
0:09:13 > 0:09:16ground is like here in West Yorkshire, more snow is still
0:09:16 > 0:09:17expected.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19But the majority tonight and tomorrow morning will be in the
0:09:19 > 0:09:20south-west of England.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22With amber weather warnings in place until 9am
0:09:22 > 0:09:23tomorrow morning.
0:09:23 > 0:09:24Go!
0:09:24 > 0:09:30It's not all doom and gloom, though, the
0:09:30 > 0:09:33so-called Mini Beast From The East has brought some fun with it too
0:09:33 > 0:09:35with all sorts heading out to enjoy the weather.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37As for when temperatures will get back to
0:09:37 > 0:09:39normal, things should be warming up by Tuesday.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40Frankie McCamley, BBC News, West Yorkshire.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44The head of Cambridge Analytica, the data firm used by Donald Trump's
0:09:44 > 0:09:48election campaign has been called back before a committee of MPs.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51They believe Alexander Nix has fresh questions to answer
0:09:51 > 0:09:54about the way his company used the personal details of up
0:09:54 > 0:09:56to 50 million Facebook users.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59The social media giant will also be asked to appear.
0:09:59 > 0:09:59Both deny any wrong doing.
0:09:59 > 0:10:05Here's our business correspondent Joe Lynam.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09The idea that all women should receive the same message...Meet
0:10:09 > 0:10:14Alexander Nix, he is the Eton educated boss of the data mining
0:10:14 > 0:10:18company Cambridge Analytica, which specialises in something called
0:10:18 > 0:10:22Psycho graphics.That is an understanding of your personality,
0:10:22 > 0:10:25because it's personality that drives behaviour and behaviour that
0:10:25 > 0:10:30obviously influences how you vote. But now a committee of MPs thinks he
0:10:30 > 0:10:34might have given Parliament false statements about what his company
0:10:34 > 0:10:37did with millions of Facebook profiles. He has been recalled for
0:10:37 > 0:10:41more questions. The Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg will also be called.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44It looks like Facebook were trying to avoid difficult questions about
0:10:44 > 0:10:48this and people will rightly be concerned, are there other data
0:10:48 > 0:10:52breaches we don't know about? How effective our Facebook actually at
0:10:52 > 0:10:55stopping people taking data from their platform and then using it in
0:10:55 > 0:11:05a way that suits them that Facebook can control.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08can control.At the heart of this was an app designed in Britain in
0:11:08 > 0:11:102014 supposed to tell you a lot more about your own personality, but if
0:11:10 > 0:11:13you login using your Facebook profile it allowed the app and its
0:11:13 > 0:11:15owners access to some very personal data held on Facebook, most
0:11:15 > 0:11:17astonishingly, though, it allowed the app access to all of your
0:11:17 > 0:11:22friends' personal data without their explicit consent.We are going to
0:11:22 > 0:11:26make America great again.It has been claimed Donald Trump's campaign
0:11:26 > 0:11:29used personal data acquired from Cambridge Analytica to try and
0:11:29 > 0:11:33influence the election, something flatly denied by the company. And it
0:11:33 > 0:11:37was also at the top table when the Leave.eu campaign was launched in
0:11:37 > 0:11:422015. But now denies it did any work at all on the Brexit referendum. But
0:11:42 > 0:11:47it does raise the issue, though, of what happens when we click OK
0:11:47 > 0:11:51online.We see these quizzes pop up in our Facebook timelines, we think
0:11:51 > 0:11:55it would be a bit of fun to be matched with which they must start
0:11:55 > 0:12:00and I? But what doing is handing every bit of your profile data onto
0:12:00 > 0:12:05a data collection service.Much of this has come to light because this
0:12:05 > 0:12:10former Cambridge Analytica employee Chris Wiley has now claimed Facebook
0:12:10 > 0:12:13knew what data the company held and how it could be used. Facebook
0:12:13 > 0:12:17strongly denies his claims and suspended his own Facebook account.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21-- Christopher Wylie. The social media giant said it was doing so
0:12:21 > 0:12:24because Christopher Wylie exploited Facebook to harvest millions of
0:12:24 > 0:12:28people's profiles. Joe Lynam, BBC News.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31On the final day of the Winter Paralympics in South Korea,
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Britain has won its first and only gold medal at the Games.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36It was thanks to Menna Fitzpatrick and her guide Jen Kehoe
0:12:36 > 0:12:38who triumphed in the women's visually-impaired slalom.
0:12:38 > 0:12:39Kate Grey reports.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41It was the golden moment they'd been waiting for.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Menna Fitzpatrick and her guide Jen Kehoe saved their best
0:12:43 > 0:12:47till last to win gold in the slalom on the final day of these games.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50The pair were in silver medal position
0:12:50 > 0:12:52going into the second run and displayed a perfect performance.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53The time was unbeatable.
0:12:53 > 0:13:00COMMENTATOR:She's in front!
0:13:00 > 0:13:04Their fourth medal here in Pyeongchang to become
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Britain's most successful British Paralympians.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09It's been absolutely astonishing the way that this week
0:13:09 > 0:13:12has gone from quite low to extremely, extremely high.
0:13:12 > 0:13:18To finish on a gold medal and put in one of
0:13:18 > 0:13:22our strongest performances this week is beyond words.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26It hasn't sunk in and I think probably won't until they
0:13:26 > 0:13:28It hasn't sunk in and I think probably won't until we
0:13:28 > 0:13:32get back to the UK and are back in our own beds and have a lie in.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35There was further success as Millie Knight and her guide Brett Wild
0:13:35 > 0:13:37managed to sneak the bronze in that same race, which
0:13:37 > 0:13:40means Paralympics GB have reached their target of seven medals.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43But all dependent on one sport, one classification and a small number
0:13:43 > 0:13:44of athletes.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47I'm proud of every single one of the 17 athletes that came
0:13:47 > 0:13:48here to Pyeongchang to represent Paralympics GB.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Yes, the medals came from snow but every one of those
0:13:51 > 0:13:59athletes did give it their all.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03So, these Games drew to a fitting close
0:14:03 > 0:14:05with Britain's golden girls carrying the union flag, and the
0:14:05 > 0:14:07International Paralympic Committee could also celebrate with more
0:14:07 > 0:14:10nations taking part than ever before, and a record number of
0:14:10 > 0:14:11tickets sold.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13They now call these games the greatest Winter
0:14:13 > 0:14:14Paralympics to date.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18Kate Grey, BBC News, Pyeongchang.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Just before we go - a teacher from London has just
0:14:21 > 0:14:22won a $1 million prize.
0:14:22 > 0:14:28Andria Zafirakou - who teaches art and textiles
0:14:28 > 0:14:31at Alperton Community School - was awarded this year's Varkey
0:14:31 > 0:14:37Foundation Global Teacher Prize at a ceremony in Dubai.
0:14:37 > 0:14:44The money works out to more than £700,000.