0:00:06 > 0:00:11Freezing temperatures and heavy snow cause disruption
0:00:11 > 0:00:14across large parts of the country.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Hundreds of schools are closed, roads are blocked, trains
0:00:17 > 0:00:20and flights delayed or cancelled - and there are amber warnings of more
0:00:20 > 0:00:27severe weather ahead.
0:00:27 > 0:00:32Here on the North York Moors we have had several centimetres of snow and
0:00:32 > 0:00:36it keeps on falling. Snowploughs and gritting teams have done their best
0:00:36 > 0:00:37to keep the main routes open.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40We'll have the latest from our correspondents round the country.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Also this lunchtime...
0:00:44 > 0:00:48The International Trade Secretary says a customs union would prevent
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Britain doing other trade deals after Brexit.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53It would be a complete sell-out of Britain's national interest
0:00:53 > 0:00:58and a betrayal of the voters in the referendum.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02A temporary ceasefire in the Syrian enclave of Eastern Ghouta
0:01:02 > 0:01:08appears to have collapsed, with more air strikes and shelling.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11A mother and her two sons are among the victims after the explosion
0:01:11 > 0:01:14in Leicester that left five people dead.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18And a takeover tussle for Sky.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23Now an American media giant joins the fight to buy the TV network.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25And coming up in the sport on BBC News...
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Women and men will play together at a European Tour golf event
0:01:28 > 0:01:29for the first time later this year
0:01:29 > 0:01:37as the new GolfSixes event is launched.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Heavy snowfall is hitting parts of the UK, causing road,
0:01:58 > 0:02:02rail and flight disruption in many areas.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06Police say driving conditions are "treacherous" in places -
0:02:06 > 0:02:08three people have died in Lincolnshire after a crash
0:02:08 > 0:02:12involving a car and a lorry.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Many schools are shut, and forecasters say some rural
0:02:14 > 0:02:18communities may be cut off.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20The Met Office has issued amber warnings for swathes
0:02:20 > 0:02:24of the country as cold air sweeps in from the East.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28Up to 10cm of snow is expected today,
0:02:28 > 0:02:31and as much as 20cm is predicted in some parts of eastern England,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Scotland and Northern Ireland.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36The transport network has been badly affected,
0:02:36 > 0:02:38with many cancellations and delays.
0:02:38 > 0:02:44Robert Hall reports.
0:02:44 > 0:02:50The East Coast had time to prepare but the snowfall sweeping in from
0:02:50 > 0:02:55Europe gave travellers a taste of what this week has in store. Kent
0:02:55 > 0:02:59had declared a snow emergency with the gritting shifts working flat
0:02:59 > 0:03:05out. The lack of traffic overnight meant that salt couldn't do its work
0:03:05 > 0:03:10and by the time the morning rush arrived, accidents and ice had
0:03:10 > 0:03:15closed a series of routes including the M 20 motorway which became in
0:03:15 > 0:03:19effect a lorry park. Elsewhere, conditions added hours to journey
0:03:19 > 0:03:24times.Make sure you are only taking the journey if it is absolutely
0:03:24 > 0:03:29necessary. You can be assured that the motorways and major trunk roads
0:03:29 > 0:03:32are going to be cleared and treated but other areas are going to have
0:03:32 > 0:03:36snow on the ground and it may affect traction and the way your vehicle
0:03:36 > 0:03:44handles.Up to ten centimetres of snow fell across Kent, Surrey and
0:03:44 > 0:03:48East Sussex. Farmers were on stand-by to keep minor routes open.
0:03:48 > 0:03:53Many heeded advice to stay at home until conditions improved as some
0:03:53 > 0:03:58towns stage their own Winter Olympics. The greater hazards lie
0:03:58 > 0:04:01away from main roads where there is less traffic and the snow has had
0:04:01 > 0:04:06time to settle and to freeze. That brought a series of accidents which
0:04:06 > 0:04:11began before dawn and disrupted bus services and caused the closure of
0:04:11 > 0:04:18dozens of schools. In Norfolk, where 36 schools were closed, the freezing
0:04:18 > 0:04:22conditions also disrupted rail services. Greater Anglia trains said
0:04:22 > 0:04:29they were forced to cancel services. Our trains have to go slower, the
0:04:29 > 0:04:35points can freeze, the signals can freeze. That means that if the
0:04:35 > 0:04:39points freeze, the train can't go in the right direction.The amber
0:04:39 > 0:04:43warning also covers north-east England where the problems caused by
0:04:43 > 0:04:49snow and ice mirrored those further south. Crawling traffic, pedestrians
0:04:49 > 0:04:56slithering through their daily routines. But on Tynemouth beach,
0:04:56 > 0:05:00the swimmers defied subzero temperatures for a dip that was
0:05:00 > 0:05:07rather more than just bracing. In East Yorkshire, the snow swept
0:05:07 > 0:05:15across York's millennium Bridge. White and the sands of Scarborough
0:05:15 > 0:05:20Beach, scenes that will become all too familiar.The wind is going to
0:05:20 > 0:05:24change and push the heaviest snow across north-east England and
0:05:24 > 0:05:29Northern and eastern parts of Scotland. There could be some areas
0:05:29 > 0:05:35that 25-40 centimetres over the next couple of days alone.Back in Kent,
0:05:35 > 0:05:39the snow showers have eased but the dangers remain. Ice is likely to
0:05:39 > 0:05:43form later and further every snow will bring growing challenges in the
0:05:43 > 0:05:47coming days. Robert Hall reporting.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51In a moment we'll speak to Ben Ando, who's in Colchester in Essex,
0:05:51 > 0:05:53and to our Transport Correspondent Victoria Fritz
0:05:53 > 0:05:55at London Bridge Station.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57First to North Yorkshire and our correspondent
0:05:57 > 0:06:00there - Phil Bodmer.
0:06:00 > 0:06:09What is the picture there? The snow keeps on falling, it comes in waves.
0:06:09 > 0:06:15We have an hour or two without it and then a real downfall. Several
0:06:15 > 0:06:21centimetres here on the North York Moors. This is the a 170 between
0:06:21 > 0:06:25Pickering and Whitby. It is normally busier than this. Drivers are not
0:06:25 > 0:06:30using it like they would ordinarily but gritting teams and snowploughs
0:06:30 > 0:06:34have been doing their best to keep this route over the North York Moors
0:06:34 > 0:06:38clear. There has been disruption across the region. The police have
0:06:38 > 0:06:43been busy in Lincolnshire, three people died in a crash between a car
0:06:43 > 0:06:51and a lorry. They dealt with half a dozen accidents before 6:30am. There
0:06:51 > 0:06:55have been reports from Merseyside Police dealing with collisions on
0:06:55 > 0:07:00icy surfaces and on the M 62, the Northwest Medway police have had a
0:07:00 > 0:07:04busy day. If you are heading to the airport, regional airports are
0:07:04 > 0:07:09operating but the airlines advise is to check in early if you can and
0:07:09 > 0:07:14allow extra time for your journey from home to the airport. Here in
0:07:14 > 0:07:18Yorkshire, several hundred schools are closed today. The disruption
0:07:18 > 0:07:23wasn't perhaps as bad as initially anticipated but nonetheless with
0:07:23 > 0:07:27more snow anticipated tonight, conditions could deteriorate and
0:07:27 > 0:07:30drivers are being warned to take extra care.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Phil Bodmer in Levisham in North Yorkshire.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Ben Ando is in Colchester in Essex.
0:07:36 > 0:07:42How much disruption has there been there? There has been a fair amount.
0:07:42 > 0:07:47Greater Anglia who run trains from this station into London normally
0:07:47 > 0:07:52packed with rush-hour commuters were running barely half the number of
0:07:52 > 0:07:55services. The snow levels weren't as high as anticipated but the
0:07:55 > 0:08:02temperatures were very cold. Some commuters were asking if the beast
0:08:02 > 0:08:05from the East was the least from the East. The difficulty for the rail
0:08:05 > 0:08:12network is they need to plan for the worse. Snowy conditions can cause
0:08:12 > 0:08:15signals and points to fail and all sorts of difficulties and they can't
0:08:15 > 0:08:21run as many trains and those that do run have to run more slowly. They
0:08:21 > 0:08:26are looking to reinstate some services, particularly to rural
0:08:26 > 0:08:31lines. They are aware that tonight the forecast is for more snow and
0:08:31 > 0:08:35there could be more disruption to come over the next few days. Staff
0:08:35 > 0:08:40here have been helping out. There have been engineering workers,
0:08:40 > 0:08:43people who normally work in Administration coming down to help
0:08:43 > 0:08:49passengers. Although passengers were frustrated most appreciated the fact
0:08:49 > 0:08:53that there was an early warning of problems and they could plan
0:08:53 > 0:08:56accordingly. They understood pragmatically that there were
0:08:56 > 0:08:59difficulties. Thank you very much indeed.
0:08:59 > 0:09:04Our Transport Correspondent Victoria Fritz is at London Bridge Station.
0:09:04 > 0:09:10One of the busiest stations in the country. How are things there? It
0:09:10 > 0:09:17has been a busy day at many of the main hotspots for travel because
0:09:17 > 0:09:22resource has been chucked at the arterial routes in and out of major
0:09:22 > 0:09:26cities, London being one. As we've been hearing, the bulk of the snow
0:09:26 > 0:09:30has been hitting the eastern flank of the country so the services that
0:09:30 > 0:09:35have been affected the most are in Essex, Kent, Sussex and Surrey, for
0:09:35 > 0:09:41example. Some of them come through here at London Bridge. There have
0:09:41 > 0:09:45been services disrupted and cancelled. Lots of customers coming
0:09:45 > 0:09:50and saying, what is the fuss about? Surely, this is just the great
0:09:50 > 0:09:57British flake out, rather than the beast from the East, to quote a
0:09:57 > 0:10:00newspaper this morning. The real problem is the cold weather, not
0:10:00 > 0:10:05necessarily the snow. Although drifts and falling icicles do cause
0:10:05 > 0:10:10problems. The low temperatures mean the tracks can stick and the points
0:10:10 > 0:10:15can't move and that means signals stay red and trains cannot pass
0:10:15 > 0:10:20through. Network Rail, amongst other things have been trying to heat the
0:10:20 > 0:10:25points, they have massive heaters that they are trying to use to keep
0:10:25 > 0:10:28the points want to keep signals green. They have been running trains
0:10:28 > 0:10:33through the night to keep the lines clean. We have seen more disruption
0:10:33 > 0:10:38as the beast from the East heads West. Thanks to all our
0:10:38 > 0:10:39correspondence.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42And you can keep up to date with the weather and travel
0:10:42 > 0:10:50situation in your area, by visiting the BBC News Live page.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01The International Trade Secretary Liam Fox has been delivering
0:11:01 > 0:11:02a speech about Brexit.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04He talked about future trade opportunities and restated
0:11:04 > 0:11:06the government's intention to leave the customs union.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09He also claimed it's not in the interests of the UK or the EU
0:11:09 > 0:11:11to put in place barriers to trade.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15Our Political Correspondent Alex Forsyth reports from Westminster.
0:11:15 > 0:11:22He came to explain which way Brexit is heading. In front of business
0:11:22 > 0:11:26leaders, the international trade secretary restated the government's
0:11:26 > 0:11:30case, arguing that staying in the customs union would bind the UK to
0:11:30 > 0:11:37EU rules and limit trade opportunities.It would be a
0:11:37 > 0:11:41complete sell-out of Britain's national interest and a betrayal of
0:11:41 > 0:11:46voters in the referendum. Then there is the issue of constraints on the
0:11:46 > 0:11:51ability to negotiate independent range arrangements. A customs union
0:11:51 > 0:11:56would remove the bulk of incentives for other countries to enter into
0:11:56 > 0:12:00comprehensive free trade agreements with the UK.But only hours earlier,
0:12:00 > 0:12:05this man who was until recently be most senior civil servant in the
0:12:05 > 0:12:12Department for trade warned that leaving the customs union would
0:12:12 > 0:12:18damage the economy.With market access through Europe and
0:12:18 > 0:12:22preferential trade deals against bilateral trade deals with smaller
0:12:22 > 0:12:26markets, it's like giving up a three course meal for the promise of a
0:12:26 > 0:12:34packet of crisps.A customs union means a single set of tariffs are
0:12:34 > 0:12:40charged on goods moving from outside the EU. They can move freely around
0:12:40 > 0:12:46the block but members cannot trade independently with other countries.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51The government says that leaving gives scope to trade deals outside
0:12:51 > 0:12:58the EU. But that's not to everyone's taste. Labour says that the UK
0:12:58 > 0:13:05should stay in a customs union after Brexit so there is a clear
0:13:05 > 0:13:09difference between them and the government and some conservative MPs
0:13:09 > 0:13:14agree with Labour, making the politics of this as tricky as the
0:13:14 > 0:13:18practicalities. One of the questions is what happens with the Irish
0:13:18 > 0:13:22border. It will be the frontier between the EU and UK. The question,
0:13:22 > 0:13:29how to avoid border checks. The Foreign Secretary claimed a solution
0:13:29 > 0:13:32was possible but was criticised for com pairing it to the London
0:13:32 > 0:13:40congestion charge.When I was Mayor of London, we and is politically and
0:13:40 > 0:13:43invisibly took hundreds of millions of pounds from the accounts of
0:13:43 > 0:13:47people travelling between the borough 's without the need for
0:13:47 > 0:13:55border checks whatever.For him to say that the Irish border is similar
0:13:55 > 0:14:01to two London boroughs is grotesque. The arguments on both sides continue
0:14:01 > 0:14:04as this complex negotiation about Britain's future heads towards
0:14:04 > 0:14:06crunch time.
0:14:06 > 0:14:14Our Assistant Political Editor Norman Smith is in Central London -
0:14:14 > 0:14:21What did you make of the trade Secretary's speech? I think we
0:14:21 > 0:14:25learned that the customs union is shaping up to be one of the key
0:14:25 > 0:14:29battle grounds over Brexit. Probably, most others had never
0:14:29 > 0:14:34heard of the customs union before this blew up. Now it is a central
0:14:34 > 0:14:39plank of the government's case for leaving the U. Leaving it will
0:14:39 > 0:14:42enable us to forge new trade deals with countries in different parts of
0:14:42 > 0:14:51the world where the growth in the global economy is. Essential to our
0:14:51 > 0:14:56economic future. However, we then heard from the man who used to run
0:14:56 > 0:15:00Liam Fox's department until March last year saying pretty much the
0:15:00 > 0:15:06exact opposite. It's such a bad idea that we'll have two as to rejoin the
0:15:06 > 0:15:12customs union and the single market and will place the British economy
0:15:12 > 0:15:15at a competitive disadvantage, discourage inward investment and
0:15:15 > 0:15:19turned Britain from one of the most open economies into one of the most
0:15:19 > 0:15:24bureaucratic economies. Why this intervention matters is because it
0:15:24 > 0:15:28follows a series of other interventions on the customs union.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32Yesterday we heard from Jeremy Corbyn saying Labour was going to
0:15:32 > 0:15:37back staying in a customs union. The CBI, the bosses organisation, said
0:15:37 > 0:15:42that they would really like to stay in the customs union. A number of
0:15:42 > 0:15:47Tory Remainer is also signalling they want to stay. After Easter, the
0:15:47 > 0:15:51likelihood is that there will be a vote in Parliament on whether we
0:15:51 > 0:15:57should stay in a customs union.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59should stay in a customs union. Le crunch is looming. Thank you,
0:15:59 > 0:16:04Norman.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06The ceasefire in Syria is feared to have collapsed -
0:16:06 > 0:16:08with reports of continued fighting in Eastern Ghouta,
0:16:08 > 0:16:12the enclave of Damascus controlled by Syrian rebels.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14The brief pause was ordered by Syria's ally, Russia,
0:16:14 > 0:16:20which said it would be repeated daily to allow civilians to leave.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22An estimated 400,000 people are trapped in Eastern Ghouta,
0:16:22 > 0:16:27and in the last week more than 560 people have been killed.
0:16:27 > 0:16:32Martin Patience is in Beirut, in neighbouring Lebanon.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38Does it look like the ceasefire has been shattered?Yes, I think it
0:16:38 > 0:16:46does. At last -- it lasted briefly, a brief period of relative calm, but
0:16:46 > 0:16:50it broke down with counterclaims on both sides, the government accusing
0:16:50 > 0:16:55the rebels of firing mortar shells on a fluctuation corridors which was
0:16:55 > 0:17:00meant to be used by civilians trying to flee the besieged area. In the
0:17:00 > 0:17:05end, not a single civilian left Eastern Ghouta this morning. We also
0:17:05 > 0:17:10have not seen any access, humanitarian access. Hundreds have
0:17:10 > 0:17:14been killed, hundreds injured. International organisations are
0:17:14 > 0:17:19saying they need to get into Eastern Ghouta to provide assistance. In
0:17:19 > 0:17:24terms of the government's part, monitoring group said the Syrian
0:17:24 > 0:17:29government itself also carried out air strikes. A brief pause but a
0:17:29 > 0:17:32collapse under the weight of violence.What happens next? What
0:17:32 > 0:17:39are the prospects for a lasting ceasefire?It is very difficult to
0:17:39 > 0:17:44see. I think we will see all sides trying again tomorrow, but the big
0:17:44 > 0:17:50issue in Syria, the story of the country is a complete lack of trust
0:17:50 > 0:17:55and a complete lack of consensus in the international community about
0:17:55 > 0:18:02what to do in Syria and on the local ground. We hear talks are under way
0:18:02 > 0:18:05between... Negotiations between the rebel factions and the Syrian
0:18:05 > 0:18:11government. Whether that leads to a ceasefire tomorrow or the day after,
0:18:11 > 0:18:17we simply do not know.Many thanks.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, says the Government
0:18:19 > 0:18:21won't fund any aid agency that allows the exploitation
0:18:21 > 0:18:22of women in Southern Syria.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25It follows evidence given to the BBC that some women in the south
0:18:25 > 0:18:28of the country have been exploited by men delivering aid on behalf
0:18:28 > 0:18:31of the United Nations and international charities.
0:18:31 > 0:18:38Here's our diplomatic correspondent, James Landale.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41The fighting in Syria continues.
0:18:41 > 0:18:49Here, in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta and elsewhere.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53And it has now emerged that some refugees fleeing the conflict have
0:18:53 > 0:18:56faced demands for sex from local Syrian officials delivering aid on
0:18:56 > 0:18:58behalf of international charities.
0:18:58 > 0:19:06They were withholding the aid that had been delivered and then
0:19:06 > 0:19:10using these women for sex.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14So, this was a range of women, there were women
0:19:14 > 0:19:18of different ages in the group.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Some had experienced it themselves.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24Some were very distraught.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Danielle Spencer's an experienced aid worker.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29She heard these stories from women who had fled to Jordan
0:19:29 > 0:19:33and they told her that many refused to go to distribution centres
0:19:33 > 0:19:38because people would assume they had offered their bodies for aid.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Two charities, Care and the International Rescue Committee,
0:19:41 > 0:19:43warned about this abuse three years ago and tightened
0:19:43 > 0:19:45up their procedures.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48But a report from the UN Population Fund late last
0:19:48 > 0:19:52year confirmed that sex was still being traded for aid.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57Sexual exploitation and abuse of women and girls has been ignored.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02It's been known about and it's been ignored for seven years.
0:20:02 > 0:20:07This war is seven years old.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10The UN and the system, as it currently stands,
0:20:10 > 0:20:16have chosen for women's bodies to be sacrificed.
0:20:16 > 0:20:21The Department for International Development said it was not aware
0:20:21 > 0:20:25of any cases like this involving UK aid, and if there were,
0:20:25 > 0:20:27the Foreign Secretary said the funding would be stopped.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31Obviously, we have talked a great deal about this in the last few
0:20:31 > 0:20:34weeks, since the whole business broke with Oxfam and so on,
0:20:34 > 0:20:37and Penny Mordaunt and I are absolutely committed
0:20:37 > 0:20:39to a zero-tolerance approach.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Can it be stopped?
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Well, we will not support agencies that engage
0:20:43 > 0:20:46in that kind of activity.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50UN agencies and charities said they had zero tolerance
0:20:50 > 0:20:54of exploitation but were not aware of any cases of abuse
0:20:54 > 0:21:00by their own partner organisations, and one UN spokesman played down
0:21:00 > 0:21:01the reports, saying they were incomplete,
0:21:01 > 0:21:02fragmented and unsubstantiated.
0:21:02 > 0:21:08James Landale, BBC News.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Our top story this lunchtime...
0:21:10 > 0:21:14Freezing temperatures and heavy snow cause disruption
0:21:14 > 0:21:17across large parts of the UK, with amber warnings of more
0:21:17 > 0:21:19severe weather ahead.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22And still to come...
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0:21:24 > 0:21:27the survival of these birds.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Coming up in sport...
0:21:30 > 0:21:34Manchester United fan and eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt
0:21:34 > 0:21:39will play at Old Trafford in June, as captain of a World XI
0:21:39 > 0:21:42in the Soccer Aid match.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51The emergency services say there are no more survivors
0:21:51 > 0:21:54in the ruins of a building in Leicester that was destroyed
0:21:54 > 0:21:55by an explosion on Sunday.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Police have now named the five people who died in the blast,
0:21:58 > 0:22:03including a mother and her two teenage sons.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06It's not yet known what caused the explosion, which some residents
0:22:06 > 0:22:07said sounded like an earthquake.
0:22:07 > 0:22:14James Waterhouse is in Leicester.
0:22:14 > 0:22:21What is the latest?Quite a lot of activity on this quite fortified
0:22:21 > 0:22:26police cordon at the moment. A press conference taking place. Police have
0:22:26 > 0:22:29announced they no longer expect to find survivors from within the
0:22:29 > 0:22:35rubble of the blast site. They are using specialist cameras and sniffer
0:22:35 > 0:22:39dogs to look for other human remains. We have lent their names of
0:22:39 > 0:22:43those who are thought to have died. 46-year-old Mary Ragoobar and her
0:22:43 > 0:22:52two sons, Shane and Sean. It was thought they lived in the flat above
0:22:52 > 0:23:00the supermarket. And Leah Beth Reek, Shane's girlfriend, and Viktorija
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Ljevleva who worked in the supermarket. Five other people are
0:23:03 > 0:23:07still being treated in hospital and one is described as having
0:23:07 > 0:23:10life-threatening injuries. The cause, until this point, the
0:23:10 > 0:23:15priority had been search and rescue, looking for survivors. The
0:23:15 > 0:23:18authorities are not saying the information as to the cause at this
0:23:18 > 0:23:24stage. Vehicles have been signed in and out, and active scene, and this
0:23:24 > 0:23:30operation has a different emphasis. Thank you very much, James
0:23:30 > 0:23:35Waterhouse reporting.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38An armed police officer who failed to confront the gunman at last
0:23:38 > 0:23:40week's Florida school shooting has spoken out after being called
0:23:40 > 0:23:41a coward by President Trump.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Scot Peterson said he believed the shots were coming
0:23:43 > 0:23:46from outside the school, rather than inside, and claimed
0:23:46 > 0:23:48he was following his training by taking up what he called
0:23:48 > 0:23:49a tactical position.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52But at a meeting on gun control at the White House,
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Mr Trump said he would have acted more bravely.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59You know, I really believe, you don't know until you are tested,
0:23:59 > 0:24:02but I think I really believe I would run into it,
0:24:02 > 0:24:05even if I didn't have a weapon, and I think most of the people
0:24:05 > 0:24:08in this room would have done that too because I know most of you.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12But the way they performed was really a disgrace.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Police in Northern Ireland say at least three people have died
0:24:15 > 0:24:18in a house fire in County Fermanagh.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Emergency services remain at the scene at the property in Derrylin.
0:24:21 > 0:24:29Police have arrested a 27-year-old man on suspicion of murder.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31German cities will be allowed to ban older diesel
0:24:31 > 0:24:34vehicles from some areas, following a landmark court ruling.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37The court said the cities of Stuttgart and Dusseldorf
0:24:37 > 0:24:40could legally ban particularly dirty diesel cars from zones worst
0:24:40 > 0:24:42affected by pollution.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46Both the government and the car industry have opposed the move.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Diesel emissions containing nitrogen oxide have been linked
0:24:48 > 0:24:53with respiratory disease.
0:24:53 > 0:24:58America's biggest cable operator is trying to buy Sky television.
0:24:58 > 0:25:06Comcast, which owns the US TV network NBC and Universal Pictures,
0:25:06 > 0:25:08has put in a bid of £22 billion.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11The offer challenges an existing bid from 21st Century Fox,
0:25:11 > 0:25:12which has a minority stake in Sky.
0:25:12 > 0:25:18Our media editor, Amol Rajan, is here.
0:25:18 > 0:25:23Quite the takeover tussle looming for Sky?There are now three
0:25:23 > 0:25:28separate bids involving Sky, the British broadcaster. The bid by 21st
0:25:28 > 0:25:33Century Fox, Rupert Murdoch's company for the 61% of Sky it does
0:25:33 > 0:25:38not already own. That has taken a long time, stuck with regulators
0:25:38 > 0:25:42concerned about media plurality, the Murdochs having too much power. Now
0:25:42 > 0:25:49there is a fresh bid from Comcast, which owns universal studios and
0:25:49 > 0:25:55NBC, the broadcast network, and it is a cash offer and it is the £22.1
0:25:55 > 0:26:00billion. This will be attracted to the shareholders because it is not
0:26:00 > 0:26:07likely to have
0:26:07 > 0:26:11likely to have the same regulator considerations. And there is a
0:26:11 > 0:26:16separate bid by Disney for the whole of Fox. There is massive disruption
0:26:16 > 0:26:21going on in the media, the internet has changed the game, traditional TV
0:26:21 > 0:26:24broadcasters are struggling and this is a desperate bid for scale and the
0:26:24 > 0:26:29people who own the content, they are desperately trying to get together
0:26:29 > 0:26:33with the people who own the pipes and the distribution, in that
0:26:33 > 0:26:40context, Sky's customers in Europe are attractive.What does it mean
0:26:40 > 0:26:44for Sky customers?It is an endorsement of Sky as a company, if
0:26:44 > 0:26:50you are one of the 22 million Sky customers in Europe, it is good
0:26:50 > 0:26:55news, it means people are continued to continue investing in new and one
0:26:55 > 0:27:00of these companies, Fox, Comcast, Disney, with huge libraries of
0:27:00 > 0:27:04content, they want to give you more stuff. If you are Sky customer,
0:27:04 > 0:27:09reasons to be cheerful this week. Thank you very much.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12The retrial is under way of the director of a yachting
0:27:12 > 0:27:13management company charged with the manslaughter
0:27:13 > 0:27:16of four sailors who died when the Cheeki Rafiki capsized
0:27:16 > 0:27:18in the North Atlantic in May, 2014.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22The jury has been hearing how Douglas Innes carried on drinking
0:27:22 > 0:27:24after receiving an email saying the yacht was in trouble.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28Duncan Kennedy reports from Winchester Crown Court.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30This was the Cheeki Rafiki long before the incident
0:27:30 > 0:27:34at the centre of this retrial.
0:27:34 > 0:27:39She was a 15-tonne racing yacht, but one that had not been inspected
0:27:39 > 0:27:46for the three years before she capsized in May, 2014.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49Four men died when she sank - Andrew Bridge, the skipper,
0:27:49 > 0:27:52James Male, the first mate, Steve Warren and Paul Goslin.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Their bodies were never found.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56The prosecution say Douglas Innes, whose company manage
0:27:56 > 0:27:59the Cheeki Rafiki, was responsible for their deaths because he had
0:27:59 > 0:28:01failed to carry out proper maintenance and didn't provide
0:28:01 > 0:28:05enough safety kit.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08The court heard he had been in the pub when he received e-mails
0:28:08 > 0:28:11and calls from the yacht, saying they were taking on water
0:28:11 > 0:28:121,000 miles off the Canadian coast.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14A huge search was launched and combed thousands
0:28:14 > 0:28:20of square miles of ocean.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23Eventually, the Cheeki was found, overturned, with its keel missing,
0:28:23 > 0:28:26and no sign of the men.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29The prosecution say the keel came off because some of the bolts
0:28:29 > 0:28:34holding it to the hull were rusty.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37The prosecution say that Douglas Innes was so negligent that
0:28:37 > 0:28:39he created the conditions for death.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42They say what he did was criminal.
0:28:42 > 0:28:48They say his errors and omissions were exceptionally bad and that
0:28:48 > 0:28:53the Cheeki Rafiki was broken.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55The prosecution also say the Cheeki Rafiki should never have
0:28:55 > 0:28:57taken a northerly route across the Atlantic
0:28:57 > 0:28:58because of bad weather.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01Douglas Innes denies four counts of manslaughter
0:29:01 > 0:29:04by gross negligence.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06The trial is due to last until Easter.
0:29:06 > 0:29:12Duncan Kennedy, BBC News, at Winchester Crown Court.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14Scientists are warning that global warming could have a devastating
0:29:14 > 0:29:16impact on king penguins.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Researchers say climate change is shifting the ocean currents
0:29:18 > 0:29:21the penguins depend on for food.
0:29:21 > 0:29:2470% of them may be forced to move from their current
0:29:24 > 0:29:25nesting sites or die.
0:29:25 > 0:29:31Here's our science correspondent, Jonathan Amos.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Splashing ashore after another successful outing to find food
0:29:33 > 0:29:36in the Southern Ocean.
0:29:36 > 0:29:41These are king penguins, one of the biggest of
0:29:41 > 0:29:45the 17 penguin species.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48The animals are currently doing well, but their notoriously fussy
0:29:48 > 0:29:53habits could soon get them into trouble, say scientists.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56The birds will only nest on smooth, sandy or pebble beaches,
0:29:56 > 0:29:57away from sea ice.
0:29:57 > 0:29:58That restricts king penguin colonies.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01At the moment, their nesting sites are limited to a specific
0:30:01 > 0:30:05series of islands that surround the Antarctic.
0:30:05 > 0:30:11That is fine, for the moment, because these islands are close
0:30:11 > 0:30:14to nutrient-rich upwelling waters that support lots of fish and squid.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17The problem is that as the climate warms, these foraging waters
0:30:17 > 0:30:21are moving southward and away from current nesting sites.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24In a few decades, the penguins could have to swim too far to feed
0:30:24 > 0:30:27themselves and their chicks.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30French scientists are warning that unless the birds can
0:30:30 > 0:30:32adapt and find new homes, their numbers will see a dramatic
0:30:32 > 0:30:39fall by the century's end.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41Jonathan Amos, BBC News.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43Time for a look at the weather.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Here's Darren Bett.
0:30:46 > 0:30:53You have even got snowflakes on your tie!
0:30:53 > 0:30:57The severe weather this morning, the amber snow warnings, they have now
0:30:57 > 0:31:02expired. Some heavy snow in the south-east of England, notably Kent.
0:31:02 > 0:31:08Sevenoaks, and around
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Sevenoaks, and around Maidstone, a lot earlier. Snow coming and going
0:31:11 > 0:31:15through the rest of the day as well. And through the rest of the week.
0:31:15 > 0:31:20More severe weather to come, more weather warnings from the Met
0:31:20 > 0:31:23Office, more travel disruption, significant wind-chill. If you think
0:31:23 > 0:31:28it is called now, wait until tomorrow. The winds from Siberia,
0:31:28 > 0:31:33the beast from the east, heading our way. These are the snow showers we
0:31:33 > 0:31:38have seen over the past few hours. Temperatures barely above freezing
0:31:38 > 0:31:44in most areas. The snow in Wales should move away. The snow pushing
0:31:44 > 0:31:48west. Overnight, more Eastern areas seeing more frequent snow showers.
0:31:48 > 0:31:53Some further west but also clear skies as well. The snow easing in
0:31:53 > 0:31:57the south-east of England, heading through the English Channel to parts
0:31:57 > 0:32:04of Devon and Cornwall later in the night. Other widespread frost. Down
0:32:04 > 0:32:11to -8 last night. The focus of the heavy snow shifts north, Met Office
0:32:11 > 0:32:16amber snow warnings into Thursday and tomorrow in eastern Scotland and
0:32:16 > 0:32:19the central Belt and north-eastern parts of England, significant snow,
0:32:19 > 0:32:25particularly over the hills. Snow shower after snow shower for this
0:32:25 > 0:32:27area is driven by strong to gale force easterly winds. Snow showers
0:32:27 > 0:32:35elsewhere. The temperature is a bit lower than today. Add on the
0:32:35 > 0:32:40strength of the wind, significant wind-chill. It will feel more like
0:32:40 > 0:32:45-9, minus ten. Really cold day to come. It stays that way into
0:32:45 > 0:32:52Thursday too. Low-pressure coming up, into the cold air. Snow showers
0:32:52 > 0:32:56overnight in the north but we will find snow developing in the south,
0:32:56 > 0:33:01pushing its way across the south-western corner of the UK,
0:33:01 > 0:33:05south-west England, Wales, another snow warning, amber warning, from
0:33:05 > 0:33:10the Met Office through the latter part of Thursday. That is where the
0:33:10 > 0:33:14heaviest snowfall will be in England and Wales. Those are the
0:33:14 > 0:33:19temperatures, but we still have the bitterly cold easterly winds, so
0:33:19 > 0:33:23again, wrap up well, if you have to go out, it will feel like -9, minus
0:33:23 > 0:33:29ten.
0:33:29 > 0:33:35The weather is the main story this lunchtime. Causing disruption across
0:33:35 > 0:33:38large parts of the UK, with amber warnings for more severe weather
0:33:38 > 0:33:39ahead.
0:33:39 > 0:33:44That's all from the BBC News at One, so it's goodbye from me.