0:00:06 > 0:00:09At least 13 people are dead and the death toll is expected
0:00:09 > 0:00:14to rise after mudslides slam into homes in California.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16The torrent of mud swept through communities
0:00:16 > 0:00:18near Santa Barbara - one man heard a baby buried
0:00:18 > 0:00:23in the mud and managed to pull it out alive.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25We dug down, we found a little baby.
0:00:25 > 0:00:30We got it out, got the mud out of its mouth.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33Houses have been crushed by boulders the size of small cars -
0:00:33 > 0:00:35which rolled down the hillside after heavy rain -
0:00:35 > 0:00:37the first for months.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39We'll have the latest from California where rescuers
0:00:39 > 0:00:40are hoping to find more survivors.
0:00:40 > 0:00:50Also this lunchtime.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Cancer patients face possible delays to their treatment at an Oxford
0:00:52 > 0:00:55hospital because of a shortage of staff, claims a leading doctor.
0:00:55 > 0:00:56British manufacturing is riding high.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Figures show output has reached its highest level in ten years.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Thousands of people are trapped in the Swiss resort of Zermatt
0:01:02 > 0:01:04after heavy snowfall - one British skier waiting
0:01:04 > 0:01:06to be airlifted out says its been worrying.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08We just tried to stay as safe as possible,
0:01:08 > 0:01:10and eliminate any risk rather than taking any risks
0:01:10 > 0:01:15and going out walking.
0:01:15 > 0:01:16And Billy the Whizz.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19The teenage racing driver is back behind the wheel nine months
0:01:19 > 0:01:28after losing both legs in an horriffic crash.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30And coming up in the sport on BBC News.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Three days after Arsenal were dumped out of the FA Cup -
0:01:33 > 0:01:43they face Chelsea in the League Cup later.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00At least 13 people have been killed in southern California
0:02:00 > 0:02:02after mudslides and flash floods.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06The death toll is expected to rise.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Witnesses say boulders the size of small cars rolled down
0:02:09 > 0:02:11the hillside after the first rain for several months in
0:02:11 > 0:02:13the Santa Barbara county.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16More than 30 miles of the main coastal road have been closed
0:02:16 > 0:02:20and rescuers are trying to reach a group of 300 people thought to be
0:02:20 > 0:02:22trapped in one neighbourhood, east of Santa Barbara,
0:02:22 > 0:02:30James Cook reports from Los Angeles.
0:02:30 > 0:02:31The rains came suddenly, just before dawn.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Torrential and terrifying.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37They coursed over the slick scorched earth, gathering speed until mud
0:02:37 > 0:02:39was roaring down to the sea like an express train.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42The deluge smashed into the very homes which had just survived
0:02:42 > 0:02:48California's biggest recorded wild fire.
0:02:48 > 0:02:49The result, utter devastation.
0:02:49 > 0:02:55We had a very difficult time assessing the area,
0:02:55 > 0:02:59and responding to many of those areas, to assist those people.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02The only words I can really think of to describe
0:03:02 > 0:03:03what it looked like, it looked like a World
0:03:03 > 0:03:05War I battlefield.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07A good friend of mine, whose name I won't mention,
0:03:07 > 0:03:08lost a father-in-law.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13I still have two friends missing right now.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17So it's devastating.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20The fire created a situation where the dirt was able to wash down.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Had we still had all of the vegetation on the hill,
0:03:23 > 0:03:25it would not have been as much of an issue.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29Despite dangerous conditions, helicopters took to the sky,
0:03:29 > 0:03:36winching to safety dozens of people who were stranded amidst the rubble.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40The stories of survival are almost unbelievable.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45I heard the rumble of the rocks, and I looked over at the rear
0:03:45 > 0:03:47and trees were coming down.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51We ran into the house, and right then, the boulders
0:03:51 > 0:03:53busted through our house, and we got upstairs,
0:03:53 > 0:03:58and it got up to about eight feet, nine feet up the stairs.
0:03:58 > 0:04:04We were able to crawl from the window to the roof.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07The house is wiped out, just took everything out.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11Later we were worried about a neighbour's house,
0:04:11 > 0:04:17we went over to see if they were OK, and we heard a little baby crying.
0:04:17 > 0:04:27And a fireman came, dug down, we found a little baby.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30We got it out, got the mud out of its mouth.
0:04:30 > 0:04:31I'm hoping it's OK.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33They took it to the hospital.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35But it was just a baby, four feet down in the mud,
0:04:35 > 0:04:37and nowhere, under the rocks.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39I'm glad we got him.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Who knows what else is down there.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44The communities hardest hit were Montecito and Carpinteria
0:04:44 > 0:04:49on the Pacific coast, north of Los Angeles.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52These are some of the most exclusive neighbourhoods in the United States.
0:04:52 > 0:04:58Home to stars like Oprah Winfrey.
0:04:58 > 0:04:59This is how deep the mud is.
0:04:59 > 0:05:07And...
0:05:07 > 0:05:15House in the back is gone.
0:05:15 > 0:05:22Ellen Degeneres posted this photo online.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26The damage isn't confined to the coast.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28This is the Los Angeles suburb of Burbank.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30The mud roared down here with terrifying speed,
0:05:30 > 0:05:33sweeping everything in its path.
0:05:33 > 0:05:39The firefighters won't let us go up there any further.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42They say the situation could change in the blink of an eye,
0:05:42 > 0:05:45and as you can see, this is how dangerous it is.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Rescue workers are still scouring scores of damaged and demolished
0:05:47 > 0:05:48homes, searching for survivors.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Police say the number of dead here is certain to rise.
0:05:51 > 0:06:01James Cook, BBC News, southern California.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05A senior doctor has warned that cancer care at an NHS specialist
0:06:05 > 0:06:07hospital is becoming "unsustainable" because of staff shortages.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10A memo to staff at Oxford's Churchill Hospital, which was leaked
0:06:10 > 0:06:11to The Times newspaper, said patients are facing
0:06:11 > 0:06:14delays to the start times of their chemotherapy treatment,
0:06:14 > 0:06:16as nurse numbers are down by about 40 %.
0:06:16 > 0:06:24as nurse numbers are down by about 40%.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28Our health editor Hugh Pym is in Oxford.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33What is happening there, explain the back ground to this?Well, the
0:06:33 > 0:06:38background Sophie is this leaked e-mail is from a very senior doctor
0:06:38 > 0:06:43here at the Churchill hospital, a leading cancer care centre in this
0:06:43 > 0:06:47part of England. It follows a meeting with clinical leads, that is
0:06:47 > 0:06:50other leading clinicians in the hospital. Where it is said that
0:06:50 > 0:06:57because of staffing shortages for cancer nurses, they are beginning to
0:06:57 > 0:07:02delay the start of chemotherapy for some cancer patients, to four week,
0:07:02 > 0:07:05the national target is four weeks for the start of the treatment, so
0:07:05 > 0:07:09they will remain within their target, but clearly implied in this
0:07:09 > 0:07:14is there will be some patients who might have started chemo therapy
0:07:14 > 0:07:20within a couple of week, that is moved out to four. Four. For your
0:07:20 > 0:07:25gent cases keep their pip will continue as usual but there will be
0:07:25 > 0:07:29possible changes for others maybe in a terminal stage of cancer, the
0:07:29 > 0:07:33amount of chemotherapy they get. The trust here, which covers the
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Churchill hospital is adamant there are no formal plans to change
0:07:36 > 0:07:41anything, they say they are meeting their targets but they do
0:07:41 > 0:07:44acknowledge that is a staffing shortage, finding nurse information
0:07:44 > 0:07:48the south-east of England generally, with the cost of living and so on.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53That is really exposed a major issue across the NHS.Thank you.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Thank you.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58The NHS dominated the first Prime Minister's Questions of this year.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the health service
0:08:02 > 0:08:05was "sinking" under Jeremy Hunt, but Theresa May insisted it's
0:08:05 > 0:08:06"better prepared than ever before".
0:08:06 > 0:08:10Our assistant political editor, Norman Smith, is in Westminster.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14A New Year by the Prime Minister still under huge pressure over the
0:08:14 > 0:08:18state of the NHS.Mrs May has freakily said that she wants to be
0:08:18 > 0:08:23able to talk about non-Brexit issues, about a domestic agenda like
0:08:23 > 0:08:26the Health Service, she got her opportunity today, but perhaps not
0:08:26 > 0:08:30in the way she wanted, with angry, angry exchanges with the Labour
0:08:30 > 0:08:35leader, as he sought to crank up the pressure on Mrs May over the state
0:08:35 > 0:08:41of the NHS this winter, saying under Jeremy Hunt's leadership it was
0:08:41 > 0:08:47Sinning and attacking her for remotes Mr Hunt, giving him control
0:08:47 > 0:08:51of social care where Jeremy Corbyn said he should have been sacked,
0:08:51 > 0:08:56pointing to the cancelled non-urgent operation, the hours people were
0:08:56 > 0:09:01having to wait in ambulances and Mrs May prompted a degree of inCree duty
0:09:01 > 0:09:06when she said the NHS was pet better prepared this winter than ever
0:09:06 > 0:09:11before, pointing to the fact there was more money, more acute beds,
0:09:11 > 0:09:15more people were taking out flu jabs, more were open over the
0:09:15 > 0:09:21holiday eperiod. Have a listen to ho heated some of the exchanges were.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26She told the house the NHS was better prepared for winter, than
0:09:26 > 0:09:33ever before. So what words of comfort does the Prime Minister have
0:09:33 > 0:09:38to the 17,000 patients waiting in the back of ambulances, in the last
0:09:38 > 0:09:45week of December? Is it that nothing is perfect by any chance?I fully
0:09:45 > 0:09:50accept that the NHS is under pressure over winter, it is
0:09:50 > 0:09:55regularly under pressure at winter time, I have been very clear, I
0:09:55 > 0:09:59apologise to those people who have had operations delayed.I think what
0:09:59 > 0:10:05we learn is that for all the time we at Westminster spend talking about
0:10:05 > 0:10:10Brexit, Mr Corbyn and probably Mrs May know for many voters, the issue
0:10:10 > 0:10:17that matters above all others is still the NHS.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22We are are going to go back to our main story, the mudslides in
0:10:22 > 0:10:31California. There are warnings that the death toll could rise. Rescuers
0:10:31 > 0:10:34are searching for survivors. Extraordinary scenes there, and this
0:10:34 > 0:10:41is the area that was hit not so long ago by the fire?Yes, and that made
0:10:41 > 0:10:45it worse, Sophie, because the fire scorched the hill sides and burned
0:10:45 > 0:10:49the vegetation away, then the rain did that, and well you get
0:10:49 > 0:10:52mudslides, I want to explain, a lot people think the mudslides is a
0:10:52 > 0:10:56couple of feet of soupy mud. That is no not the case. That is what is in
0:10:56 > 0:11:02the mud. It is dynamic, rushing down hill very fast. Imagine it is 4am,
0:11:02 > 0:11:07you are sound asleep and that comes blasting through your home. This is
0:11:07 > 0:11:11one of the home, it ripped the front wall right off the home there. You
0:11:11 > 0:11:15can see the devastation that this causes, and this home, out of all of
0:11:15 > 0:11:19these that were damaged, is actually in pretty good shape right now.Are
0:11:19 > 0:11:25they hoping to find more survives? They are hoping to find more
0:11:25 > 0:11:29survivors. They are going to continue looking again today. So
0:11:29 > 0:11:34here is the problem right now. I mean you have all this debris, you
0:11:34 > 0:11:38have homes covered and in some cases they have got to dig through this,
0:11:38 > 0:11:42so the rescue effort will continue today, and they do expect to find
0:11:42 > 0:11:49more people, survivors, we are not so sure.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51UK manufacturing output has reached its highest
0:11:51 > 0:11:53level in nearly a decade, after recording its seventh
0:11:53 > 0:11:57consecutive month of growth in November.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Renewable energy projects, boats, aeroplanes and cars
0:11:59 > 0:12:01for export helped grow output by three-point-nine %
0:12:01 > 0:12:03between September and November - compared with the same
0:12:03 > 0:12:05period in 2016.
0:12:05 > 0:12:13Our economics correspondent Andy Verity has the details.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16This Birmingham company makes precision metal components
0:12:16 > 0:12:19for everything from surgical implants to rear-view mirrors.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21And business is booming.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24It has been winning business from customers around the world,
0:12:24 > 0:12:27from pharmaceutical manufacturers to toolmakers.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32And it is now looking forward to its strongest year for a decade.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35We have always exported a huge percentage of what we make.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Currently that is around 70, 75%.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Global growth of our customers and the manufacturing supply chain
0:12:42 > 0:12:45means growth for us.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49So it has been vital in terms of our success in the last 12 months
0:12:49 > 0:12:50and will remain to be going forward.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54This is how well manufacturing has done.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57In the three months to the end of November, the biggest
0:12:57 > 0:12:58rise in seven years.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00And there is more manufacturing going on now than there
0:13:00 > 0:13:02has been for ten years.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06That has had its effect on the deficit, the trade deficit,
0:13:06 > 0:13:09the difference between what we sell abroad and what we buy
0:13:09 > 0:13:10in from abroad.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12That shrank to 6.2 billion, that is down by £2.1 billion.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15That improving trade position was helped by the car industry.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18While we are buying fewer of them at home, we are selling
0:13:18 > 0:13:24more of them abroad.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26And British companies that make machines that do the manufacturing,
0:13:26 > 0:13:28so-called capital goods, are tapping into growing demand
0:13:28 > 0:13:33for their products around the world.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35The UK transport sector has performed particularly strongly
0:13:35 > 0:13:36over the last decade.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38There has been a huge focus on improving efficiency in the car
0:13:38 > 0:13:40industry in particular and an enormous amount
0:13:40 > 0:13:42of innovation, looking at new models, fuel
0:13:42 > 0:13:51efficiency, new materials.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53And that really has tapped into a customer base
0:13:53 > 0:13:55which is looking to buy those kinds of products.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58So we have been very much in tune with the customers that
0:13:58 > 0:14:03are out there globally.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06The sale of works of art to foreign customers also helped to lift
0:14:06 > 0:14:07the UK export numbers.
0:14:07 > 0:14:15The weak pound means that foreign buyers with dollars,
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Euros or yen to spend can buy more British art for their money.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20But construction has been shrinking now for six months.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23In the three months to November the amount of work being
0:14:23 > 0:14:24done was down by 2%.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26This once booming sector is now struggling to extract
0:14:26 > 0:14:27itself from a slump.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31Andy Verity, BBC News.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33A 16-year-old boy has appeared in court, charged
0:14:33 > 0:14:35with the murder of a shop worker in London on Saturday.
0:14:35 > 0:14:3749-year-old Vijay Patel was attacked
0:14:37 > 0:14:39after he refused to sell cigarette papers to a group
0:14:39 > 0:14:41of three teenagers.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44An online crowdfunding page has been set up by the nearby
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Mill Hill Synagogue to help Mr Patel's family.
0:14:46 > 0:14:55It has already raised more than £12,000.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58A man whose body was found buried in a garden was allegedly killed
0:14:58 > 0:15:00by his daughter several years ago, the BBC understands.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Police say that the woman went into a police station in Stockport
0:15:03 > 0:15:05at the weekend and told detectives what she had done.
0:15:05 > 0:15:10Judith Moritz is in Stockport now.
0:15:10 > 0:15:16What more do we know?Well, Sophie the police say that the woman who is
0:15:16 > 0:15:2163 turned up at a police station on Sunday, and they say she told them
0:15:21 > 0:15:24she had killed a man, some years ago, and that she had buried him in
0:15:24 > 0:15:30the garden of a property in this road. That sparked a forensic
0:15:30 > 0:15:34search, and last night, detectives confirmed they have found human
0:15:34 > 0:15:40remains here, it is believed that this is the body of a man named
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Kenneth Coombes. We know neighbours have been asked if they remember a
0:15:43 > 0:15:49man by that name, that he was in his late 80s in 2005. The BBC
0:15:49 > 0:15:54understands that the woman, who is now being questioned on suspicion of
0:15:54 > 0:15:57murder is Kenneth Coombe's daughter. Greater Manchester Police say the
0:15:57 > 0:16:01investigation is in the early stages and many questions which still have
0:16:01 > 0:16:03answers.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06The President of South Korea says Donald Trump deserves credit
0:16:06 > 0:16:09for helping to foster their first talks with the North in two years.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Moon Jae-in said pressure from America and sanctions may well
0:16:11 > 0:16:12have made the meeting possible.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15The talks took place yesterday in the demilitarised zone which has
0:16:15 > 0:16:16divided the two Koreas since 1953.
0:16:16 > 0:16:25Sophie Long reports from the South Korean capital, Seoul.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Communication between the North and South Korean governments has now
0:16:28 > 0:16:31been re-established.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34A North Korean delegation will be present at the Winter Olympics
0:16:34 > 0:16:37being hosted by the South.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39And a direct military hotline connecting to the two Koreas
0:16:39 > 0:16:43has been reactivated.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45But there was barely a mention, and certainly no movement
0:16:45 > 0:16:47on the fundamental issue of North Korea's nuclear
0:16:47 > 0:16:51and missile programme.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Today, the South Korean President said resolving that was
0:16:53 > 0:16:59the only pathway to peace.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02TRANSLATION:The denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula
0:17:02 > 0:17:05is the fundamental pathway we need to follow.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07This cannot be compromised.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10This is the only way for us to achieve full peace
0:17:10 > 0:17:14in the Korean peninsula.
0:17:14 > 0:17:21Not everyone was in favour of the talks.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Some believe that the North Korean leaders sudden willingness to engage
0:17:24 > 0:17:27with its neighbour is motivated by the desire to drive a wedge
0:17:27 > 0:17:29between those allied against him, as the latest round of UN sanctions
0:17:29 > 0:17:31imposed on his regime really start to bite.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34But Moon Jae-in was adamant today that he would not
0:17:34 > 0:17:37allow that to happen.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40TRANSLATION:In terms of security and defence,
0:17:40 > 0:17:46South Korea and the United States are the closest of allies.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48We also share the same view of the significance
0:17:48 > 0:17:51of the threat from North Korea.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55So South Korea and the United States have been working closely together
0:17:55 > 0:18:00against North Korea's nuclear threat.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Moon Jae-in vowed to make 2018 the turning point
0:18:03 > 0:18:06in inter-Korean relations.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10He hopes the Pyeongchang games could mark the beginning
0:18:10 > 0:18:13of a process that would create a life for people here free
0:18:13 > 0:18:22from concerns about war.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24But given the year started with the North Korean and US leaders
0:18:24 > 0:18:26exchanging threats and boasts about whose nuclear button
0:18:26 > 0:18:28was biggest, he has much ground to cover.
0:18:28 > 0:18:29Sophie Long, BBC News, Seoul.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Our top story this lunchtime.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33At least 13 people are dead and the death toll is expected
0:18:33 > 0:18:41to rise after mudslides slam into homes in California.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44There are warnings that the death toll could rise.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46And coming up - supportive or too soft?
0:18:46 > 0:18:48A new Army recruitment campaign divides opinion.
0:18:48 > 0:18:49Coming up in sport.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Former Liverpool goalkeeper Tommy Lawrence has died at the age of 77.
0:18:52 > 0:19:02He was Bill Shankly's first-choice keeper during the 1960s.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09Thousands of tourists have been left stranded after heavy snow
0:19:09 > 0:19:11in the Alps cut off towns and villages across Switzerland,
0:19:11 > 0:19:13France and Italy.
0:19:13 > 0:19:21Visitors are being airlifted out of Zermatt, one of Switzerland's
0:19:21 > 0:19:22most popular ski resorts, where around 13000
0:19:22 > 0:19:23people are trapped.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26The avalanche risk in the area is the highest it's been
0:19:26 > 0:19:27for almost ten years.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29In France, a 39-year-old British skier is still missing after bad
0:19:29 > 0:19:31weather hampered rescue efforts in Tignes.
0:19:31 > 0:19:38Tom Burridge has the latest.
0:19:38 > 0:19:46This is the only way out of Zermatt this morning. The luggage of
0:19:46 > 0:19:53tourists stuck here airlifted out. Heavy snow has closed all the roads.
0:19:53 > 0:19:59So those who can catch this shuttle service to a nearby town. Waiting on
0:19:59 > 0:20:04that helipad this lunchtime, Rebecca Smith.These are people waiting for
0:20:04 > 0:20:11the next helicopter out.We spoke as she began the first leg of a long
0:20:11 > 0:20:17journey back to Manchester.A lot of people will say you are stuck in
0:20:17 > 0:20:21some were beautiful, you can go skiing but that is not the case, you
0:20:21 > 0:20:26are stuck in a hotel room because of the risk of avalanche.So this
0:20:26 > 0:20:31morning helicopters were also busy clearing avalanches. Blowing huge
0:20:31 > 0:20:35quantities of snow off the mountains, which has fallen in
0:20:35 > 0:20:41recent days. In remote areas one metre of snow fell in just 24 hours.
0:20:41 > 0:20:46And although conditions in Zermatt have improved this morning, the risk
0:20:46 > 0:20:54of avalanche in the area remains high. A Swiss company captured this
0:20:54 > 0:20:59avalanche just outside the town last week. The deadly force abundantly
0:20:59 > 0:21:10clear. And this was the scene after a recent avalanche in a French town.
0:21:10 > 0:21:16Further south in the resort of Tignes, cafes hidden by the snow. It
0:21:16 > 0:21:20was here that John Bromell from Lincolnshire was snowboarding in
0:21:20 > 0:21:25poor weather on Sunday. He is still missing. In Zermatt the operation to
0:21:25 > 0:21:31get tourists out on helicopters continues.Looking forward to
0:21:31 > 0:21:35getting back down the mountain.We live in Australia and we will miss
0:21:35 > 0:21:39the flight from Zurich so we're happy to leave now.Heavy snow this
0:21:39 > 0:21:44winter has made many peoples skiing holidays but with some slopes here
0:21:44 > 0:21:49now closed, too much is causing problems and treacherous conditions.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, and the Brexit Secretary,
0:21:51 > 0:21:54David Davis, are making separate visits to Germany, to try to build
0:21:54 > 0:21:57support for a trade deal between the UK and the EU
0:21:57 > 0:21:59which includes financial services.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02In a joint article for a German newspaper, they say it makes "no
0:22:02 > 0:22:05sense" to put in place what they call "unnecessary
0:22:05 > 0:22:10barriers" to trade in services or goods.
0:22:10 > 0:22:15First to our Political Correspondent Ben Wright in Westminster.
0:22:15 > 0:22:22Will they be listened to? Well just before Christmas we had high fives
0:22:22 > 0:22:24around Westminster most government ministers when the broad terms of
0:22:24 > 0:22:29the divorce deal between the UK and the EU was agreed including the
0:22:29 > 0:22:32financial settlement that Britain will have to pay. That was just a
0:22:32 > 0:22:35first step, the first hurdle to be cleared. Now we are seeing the
0:22:35 > 0:22:39beginning of the second phase of Brexit negotiations and it is all
0:22:39 > 0:22:43about the future relationship between the EU and UK and in
0:22:43 > 0:22:47particular the trade relationship. So we're seeing key ministers, the
0:22:47 > 0:22:59Chancellor and the Brexit secretary, who
0:23:14 > 0:23:16wear on a referendum, showing a united front by going to Germany on
0:23:16 > 0:23:19a charm offensive, putting an arm around German businesses and saying
0:23:19 > 0:23:21even though we're leaving the single market and Customs union there can
0:23:21 > 0:23:24still be a really close and good trade deal between the EU and the UK
0:23:24 > 0:23:27that works in both sides interest. The UK wants a bespoke deal
0:23:27 > 0:23:29including goods and services because it is concerned about the future of
0:23:29 > 0:23:32the City of London. So that is the case they're making Germany. The EU
0:23:32 > 0:23:34for their part has said they will not countenance is bespoke deal with
0:23:34 > 0:23:37UK and the UK cannot cherry pick the best bits of the single market and
0:23:37 > 0:23:40there can be no special arrangement about the City of London. So while
0:23:40 > 0:23:42the UK is in Germany trying to woo German business and politicians, the
0:23:42 > 0:23:46EU has so far shown it is very solid as a negotiating block.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49A man who claims he was sexually abused as a child by the former
0:23:49 > 0:23:52football coach, Barry Bennell, has hold the court that he didn't
0:23:52 > 0:23:55report the abuse he suffered, because he didn't want to "spoil any
0:23:55 > 0:23:56chances" of succeeding as a footballer.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Barry Bennell, who's now known as Richard Jones, denies 48 charges
0:23:59 > 0:24:00of child sexual abuse.
0:24:00 > 0:24:10David Ornstein is at Liverpool Crown Court.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Yesterday the prosecution laid out their case against Barry Bennell
0:24:13 > 0:24:18describing him as a predatory and devious paedophile. Today we heard
0:24:18 > 0:24:22from the first witness, it was harrowing evidence, it must be said.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26This witness said he met Barry Bennell when he was playing for
0:24:26 > 0:24:31youth team in the north-west of England in the early 1980s, aged
0:24:31 > 0:24:35between 11 and 13. And to quote him he said he used to flash his eyes
0:24:35 > 0:24:39that you, made you feel special. It was then said that Barry Bennell
0:24:39 > 0:24:51would hand-pick the best
0:25:04 > 0:25:07players and invite them to stay at his flat above a video shop. Once a
0:25:07 > 0:25:09week and sometimes three or four times a week in holiday times. They
0:25:09 > 0:25:12would play fight, watch movies and when the lights went out music would
0:25:12 > 0:25:14come on loudly and the abuse would begin. Allegedly taking place for
0:25:14 > 0:25:17this individual in you said the tens of ten is it not hundreds of times.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19It was emotional evidence and the cross-examination has now begun and
0:25:19 > 0:25:22will continue after the break. Barry Bennell faces 48 charges and the
0:25:22 > 0:25:24trial is expected to last for eight weeks.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26The Army has defended a new recruitment campaign,
0:25:26 > 0:25:27which focuses on the emotional and physical support
0:25:27 > 0:25:28given to soldiers.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31Advertisements on television, radio and online will try to reassure
0:25:31 > 0:25:33applicants that their sexuality or religion will not stand
0:25:33 > 0:25:35in the way of becoming a soldier.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Critics of the campaign say it shows the army has bowed
0:25:37 > 0:25:38to political correctness.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Here's our Defence Correspondent Jonathan Beale.
0:25:40 > 0:25:47It is all right to cry and show a motion in the army, a recruitment
0:25:47 > 0:25:51campaign very different to those of the past. Part of what is called,
0:25:51 > 0:25:55Army belonging. Voiced by shoulders to say there is a motion and
0:25:55 > 0:26:00physical support for new recruits. -- by soldiers. The adverts answer
0:26:00 > 0:26:05questions such as can might be gay and still join the army whilst a
0:26:05 > 0:26:09Muslim soldier explains how he can still practice his faith. All aimed
0:26:09 > 0:26:13at groups not seen as the traditional target audience. But
0:26:13 > 0:26:18minorities who may have been reluctant to sign up.Our
0:26:18 > 0:26:22traditional cohort would have been white milk occasions, 16 to 25 rolls
0:26:22 > 0:26:27and there is not as many of those around as once aware of. Society is
0:26:27 > 0:26:31changing and so it is appropriate for us to reach out to a broader
0:26:31 > 0:26:34base.The Army has been struggling to recruit, made all the more
0:26:34 > 0:26:39difficult by a lack of a major campaign like Afghanistan or Iraq.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44War is often the best recruiting sergeant. It is also competing in an
0:26:44 > 0:26:48era of relatively high employment. The regular strength of the Army
0:26:48 > 0:26:54should be 80 2000. But it is currently just over 77,000 strong. A
0:26:54 > 0:26:58shortfall of more than 4000. But some former soldiers question
0:26:58 > 0:27:02whether the Army is trying to be too politically correct with these
0:27:02 > 0:27:06adverts.They are aiming the recruiting campaign at specific
0:27:06 > 0:27:09minorities and they should be aiming at more broadly at the kind of
0:27:09 > 0:27:12people who will want to join the army, people who are looking for a
0:27:12 > 0:27:17fight, looking for action and adventure.This older advertisement
0:27:17 > 0:27:21is what people might expect from the Army, a recent plan to drop its Be
0:27:21 > 0:27:26The Best motto because it was seen as elitist, was blocked by the
0:27:26 > 0:27:30Defence Secretary. It is still an organisation whose job is to be
0:27:30 > 0:27:34ready for combat. But the head of the army says it must broaden its
0:27:34 > 0:27:42appeal and reflect modern Britain.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45This time last year he was being tipped as the next Lewis Hamilton.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47Billy Monger was 17, and a star of Formula 4 racing.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51Then he had a horrific crash last April and had to have both legs
0:27:51 > 0:27:52amputated below the knee.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54But his recovery and determination have astounded doctors,
0:27:54 > 0:27:57and this week, Billy will be driving in front of crowds for the first
0:27:57 > 0:27:58time since his accident.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Tim Muffett has been to meet him.
0:28:00 > 0:28:06'Billy Whizz', a nickname he was determined to keep.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08It's just nine months since Billy Monger had
0:28:08 > 0:28:13both his lower legs amputated after a car crash.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15This is a final practice before driving with a stunt team
0:28:15 > 0:28:20at Birmingham's NEC.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23The aim is to put on a good show.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26I think we've got a great team, we've got a great bunch
0:28:26 > 0:28:28of lads doing the show, I'm just hoping everything goes
0:28:28 > 0:28:32smoothly and we have a good time and do ourselves proud.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34Dunnington Park, last April.
0:28:34 > 0:28:39When Billy's Formula 4 car hit a stationary vehicle.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43COMMENTATOR: That is horrendous!
0:28:43 > 0:28:47All I wanted to do was to get through it and be alive.
0:28:47 > 0:28:52There was a slight moment, when I thought I wouldn't drive again.
0:28:52 > 0:28:53It still hasn't changed the dream.
0:28:53 > 0:28:58The dream stays the same, that I want to be an F1 driver.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00You've got your prosthetics here and you're still able
0:29:00 > 0:29:02to control the car and the pedals.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06Many people would find that really extraordinary.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09When you control the pedal normally you do it all through your ankle,
0:29:09 > 0:29:12that is how you control how much input you're putting
0:29:12 > 0:29:13into the pedals.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16But with me, because I haven't got ankles, the way I simply control
0:29:16 > 0:29:21it is just through my leg like this.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24Rather than going like that, just doing a push motion instead,
0:29:24 > 0:29:27to control the car.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29Terry Grant has been training Billy ahead of the Autosport
0:29:29 > 0:29:32international event.
0:29:32 > 0:29:37He's one of the world's top stunt drivers.
0:29:37 > 0:29:38Drive out, drive out!
0:29:38 > 0:29:41Bang on.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45Billy is a very special lad, for sure.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49Regardless of his injuries.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51At the moment you are rehearsing on an airfield, there's
0:29:51 > 0:29:53going to be concrete pillars where the cones are.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56The level of control he has got now, for prosthetic
0:29:56 > 0:29:58legs, it is phenomenal.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01Although Billy can use the accelerator, his car
0:30:01 > 0:30:05is adapted so that this lever controls the brake.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07He has been backed by Mission Motorsport,
0:30:07 > 0:30:10a charity which typically helps wounded servicemen
0:30:10 > 0:30:14and women drive again, often in specially adapted cars.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17Their freedom of mobility is a phenomenal thing.
0:30:17 > 0:30:23If that's taken away from you as an adult,
0:30:23 > 0:30:26it has a dramatic effect on your life, on your
0:30:26 > 0:30:27own personal freedoms.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29And also, I think, a lot about your sense of self
0:30:29 > 0:30:31and your independence.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34And to be able to give that back to somebody is an extraordinary
0:30:34 > 0:30:35thing to be able to do.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37What do your family think about you getting
0:30:37 > 0:30:38back behind the wheel?
0:30:38 > 0:30:39My mum was very nervous!
0:30:39 > 0:30:43But if I don't do it what else am I going to do with my life?
0:30:43 > 0:30:45I need to make my life into something positive.
0:30:45 > 0:30:51Tim Muffett, BBC News.
0:30:51 > 0:30:52Time for a look at the weather.
0:30:52 > 0:30:57Here's Helen Willetts.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59We were talking
0:30:59 > 0:31:02We were talking about the mudslides in California all triggered by heavy
0:31:02 > 0:31:05rain. After an incredibly dry period of
0:31:05 > 0:31:09course. But look at this, intense rain about two or three inches
0:31:09 > 0:31:14falling in just a few hours. But the good news is that it's clearing away
0:31:14 > 0:31:18and for the coming for five days, high pressure is building in which
0:31:18 > 0:31:23will ensure some dry weather. Good news at least for the clean-up but
0:31:23 > 0:31:28it might also produced some rain across the Caribbean. As for Europe,
0:31:28 > 0:31:31another storm coming through the Bay of Biscay today which will head
0:31:31 > 0:31:35across the Pyrenees towards the Alps tomorrow. So we could have further
0:31:35 > 0:31:40snowfall and windy weather as well. In contrast in UK, a very quiet
0:31:40 > 0:31:48spell of weather and also brighter. Much brighter for many parts. But
0:31:48 > 0:31:52not all, we've had some rather stubborn fog and this was Belfast
0:31:52 > 0:31:58just a couple of hours ago. That will not clear Northern Ireland
0:31:58 > 0:32:02completely before darkness falls. We still have leaden skies further
0:32:02 > 0:32:08east, grey and damp and the rain has been quite persistent. Overnight the
0:32:08 > 0:32:13main hazard is the fog. It could turn out to be freezing fog with
0:32:13 > 0:32:20some icy patches as well. Particularly across the Severn
0:32:20 > 0:32:24Valley, parts of Wales, north-west England and again Northern Ireland.
0:32:24 > 0:32:29As for the rest of Scotland, we hope the rain will clear away from the
0:32:29 > 0:32:34mainland. But it will be a very chilly start in the morning. Then
0:32:34 > 0:32:38further south are not as helpful for some sunshine tomorrow as the fog
0:32:38 > 0:32:44will be more widespread. Affecting some major motorway networks.
0:32:44 > 0:32:48Further east we still have the remnants of a weather front, Hill
0:32:48 > 0:32:55fog here. Not as breakfast today but some persistent drizzle around. We
0:32:55 > 0:33:07will see some sunshine further west. Five or 6 degrees. But again the
0:33:07 > 0:33:10sunshine will compensate. Temperatures around seven or 8
0:33:10 > 0:33:14degrees. Feeling colder weather fog lingers. Another repeat performance
0:33:14 > 0:33:20tomorrow night, some icy patches and fog around. And we have to wait
0:33:20 > 0:33:28until next week to clear that out of the way. Looking promising, and the
0:33:28 > 0:33:33weekend looking drive for most if a little bit grey. And just again a
0:33:33 > 0:33:39reminder for tomorrow morning of some dense fog around.