0:00:08 > 0:00:10The Prime Minister says 23 Russian diplomats will be
0:00:10 > 0:00:12expelled from the UK, after it ignored a deadline
0:00:12 > 0:00:15to explain why a Soviet nerve agent was used on a former
0:00:15 > 0:00:23spy in Salisbury.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36There is no alternative conclusion other than the Russian estate --
0:00:36 > 0:00:40state was culpable for the attempted murder of Mr Skripal and his
0:00:40 > 0:00:45daughter, and for threatening the lives of other British citizens in
0:00:45 > 0:00:51Salisbury, including Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Russia's Foreign Minister accuses Britain of trying to mislead
0:00:54 > 0:00:55the international community about the poisoning
0:00:55 > 0:01:03of Sergei and Yulia Skripal.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07We'll have the first reaction to the measures,
0:01:07 > 0:01:12in Westminster and Moscow. Also this lunchtime...
0:01:12 > 0:01:16Tributes pour in for Professor Stephen Hawking,
0:01:16 > 0:01:23one of the world's finest scientific mind, who's died at the age of 76.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Here are the most important pieces of advice I've
0:01:25 > 0:01:27passed on to my children.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30One, remember to look up out of the stars
0:01:30 > 0:01:32and not down at your feet.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Two, never give up work.
0:01:34 > 0:01:40Work gives you meaning and purpose, and life is empty without it.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43From east coast to west coast, school students in America
0:01:43 > 0:01:45are about to begin a walk-out to remember the victims of last
0:01:45 > 0:01:53month's Florida school shooting.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56And another medal for Paralympics GB - Menna Fitzpatrick and her skiing
0:01:56 > 0:01:59partner bring their medal tally to three at the winter games.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02In the sport on BBC News, Antonio Conte prepares his Chelsea
0:02:02 > 0:02:05players to "suffer" away at Barcelona in the Champions League
0:02:05 > 0:02:12later, but says they can get an away goal in the last 16 second leg.
0:02:31 > 0:02:38Good afternoon and welcome to the News at One.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Apologies for the sound problems at the start of your -- the programme.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45In the last few minutes, Theresa May has announced that
0:02:45 > 0:02:4823 Russian diplomats will be expelled in response
0:02:48 > 0:02:50to the use of a Soviet-era nerve agent in Salisbury,
0:02:50 > 0:02:53to try to kill a former Russian spy Sergei Skripal
0:02:53 > 0:02:57and his daughter Yulia.
0:02:57 > 0:03:04Theresa May has told MPs that 23 Russian diplomats will be expelled
0:03:04 > 0:03:06from Britain. High-level contacts with Russia are being suspended.
0:03:06 > 0:03:12Moscow had declined to respond to a midnight deadline set by Mrs May
0:03:12 > 0:03:18foreheads to explain the use of a Soviet era nerve agent in the
0:03:18 > 0:03:23attack. The Prime Minister said Russia had responded with sarcasm,
0:03:23 > 0:03:26defiance and a complete disdain for the gravity of the situation.
0:03:26 > 0:03:31Jonathan Blake has the latest.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35The Tampa talking had finished, the time for action had come. Senior
0:03:35 > 0:03:41Cabinet ministers came and went from Number 10 this morning, were Theresa
0:03:41 > 0:03:44May staged a meeting of the National Security Council and organised
0:03:44 > 0:03:48measures against Russia in response to an attack on a former spy. The
0:03:48 > 0:03:53Prime Minister went to Parliament to set out what the UK would do.Under
0:03:53 > 0:03:58the Vienna Convention, the United Kingdom will now expelled 23 Russian
0:03:58 > 0:04:01diplomats who have been identified as undeclared intelligence officers.
0:04:01 > 0:04:07They have just one week to leave. This will be the single stab --
0:04:07 > 0:04:10single biggest expulsion from more than 30 years and it reflects the
0:04:10 > 0:04:14fact this is not the first time the Russian state has acted against our
0:04:14 > 0:04:18country. Through these expulsions we will fundamentally degrade Russian
0:04:18 > 0:04:22intelligence capability in the UK for years to come. And if they seek
0:04:22 > 0:04:28to rebuild it, we will prevent them from doing so.The government had
0:04:28 > 0:04:33promised a robust response. MPs were keen to hear how it planned to act.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38We will increase checks on private flights, customs and freight. We
0:04:38 > 0:04:41will freeze Russian state assets where we have the evidence they may
0:04:41 > 0:04:46be used to threaten the life and property of UK nationals residents.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49And led by the National Crime Agency, we will continue to bring
0:04:49 > 0:04:54all the capabilities of UK law enforcement to bear against serious
0:04:54 > 0:04:57criminals and corrupt elites. There is no place for these people are
0:04:57 > 0:05:05their money in our country.The Prime Minister outlined changes to
0:05:05 > 0:05:09the diplomatic relationship with Russia.Will suspend all high-level
0:05:09 > 0:05:11bilateral contacts between the United Kingdom and the Russian
0:05:11 > 0:05:17Federation, including revoking the invitation to Sergei Lavrov to visit
0:05:17 > 0:05:20the UK, and confirming they will be no attendance by ministers are
0:05:20 > 0:05:24members of the Royal family at the World Cup in Russia this summer.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Labour had wanted new laws targeting individuals and their finances,
0:05:28 > 0:05:33hitting the Russians were hit hard. This would mean you follow the
0:05:33 > 0:05:37money. In other words, you name individuals and others who have
0:05:37 > 0:05:40committed human rights abuses, whether Russians are anywhere, just
0:05:40 > 0:05:44like Obama did in America, you name the man prevent the use of the
0:05:44 > 0:05:49financial services.The attack in Salisbury has led to diplomatic
0:05:49 > 0:05:52deadlock and action by one country against another. Last night the
0:05:52 > 0:05:57Russian Embassy threatened retaliation. With the UK's position
0:05:57 > 0:06:00now clear, Russia will be preparing its next move.
0:06:00 > 0:06:01Jonathan Blake, BBC News, Westminster.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04In a moment we'll speak to Richard Galpin in Moscow.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06But first, let's talk to our assistant political editor,
0:06:06 > 0:06:14Norman Smith, at Westminster.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18A very strong statement, a lot in there. The reference to the World
0:06:18 > 0:06:24Cup. Talk us through those key elements?Mrs May has signalled the
0:06:24 > 0:06:28government will arm itself with a package of measures which will
0:06:28 > 0:06:32punish Russia not just through the expulsion of more than 20 diplomats,
0:06:32 > 0:06:38the biggest expulsion of diplomats in more than 30 years, but also the
0:06:38 > 0:06:42suggestion that the government will look at fresh counterespionage
0:06:42 > 0:06:47legislation, tighter restrictions on Russians coming into the UK, and
0:06:47 > 0:06:52examined possibly curbs on the flow of Russian money into the City of
0:06:52 > 0:06:58London. A whole range of measures prompted not just by the Salisbury
0:06:58 > 0:07:03attack, but also by the Russian response to the Salisbury attack.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Mrs May accusing the Russians of responding with sarcasm, disdain and
0:07:06 > 0:07:14contempt. Pointing, for example, to the light-hearted Twitter responses
0:07:14 > 0:07:19to the attack. At the same time it was a response prompted by Russia's
0:07:19 > 0:07:24previous conduct. Of course, the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, the
0:07:24 > 0:07:30interference in western elections, the cyber warfare. And lastly, Mrs
0:07:30 > 0:07:35May suggested this was a moment for the West to defend its values. So
0:07:35 > 0:07:39that underpinned the reasons for the scale of the response. But
0:07:39 > 0:07:44significant as well, I think, that Mrs May did not pick up many of the
0:07:44 > 0:07:47suggestions floated when she made her initial statement on Monday.
0:07:47 > 0:07:54There was no move to close down Russia today ordered to withdraw the
0:07:54 > 0:07:57football team from the World Cup. Limited information about further
0:07:57 > 0:08:01possible economic sanctions. I think that suggests the government want to
0:08:01 > 0:08:06have a range of measures that are deliverable and realistic. They do
0:08:06 > 0:08:12not want to make claims which they can then not followed through on.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17This is a very carefully calibrated set of sanctions against Russia,
0:08:17 > 0:08:19albeit government figures fully expect reprisals by Moscow.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Norman, thank you.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25Richard Galpin is in Moscow for us.
0:08:25 > 0:08:31Has there been any immediate reaction there?No, not so far. It
0:08:31 > 0:08:34is obviously too early. I would imagine the Kremlin will be mulling
0:08:34 > 0:08:41over very carefully what Theresa May has just announced. Earlier in the
0:08:41 > 0:08:45day there was angry rhetoric coming from Sergei lag -- Sergei Lavrov. He
0:08:45 > 0:08:50said Russia had no motive to carry out this attack and the
0:08:50 > 0:08:53investigation essentially was pretty much a joke. They had not found any
0:08:53 > 0:08:59evidence or any facts. They were also saying that they had destroyed
0:08:59 > 0:09:04their chemical weapons. I think there are certain elements that will
0:09:04 > 0:09:10be taken seriously by the Russians. Obviously the attempt to dismantle
0:09:10 > 0:09:15Russia's intelligence operation in Britain, I think, is very
0:09:15 > 0:09:18significant. We know there are a large number of Russian spies
0:09:18 > 0:09:24operating covertly and placed in the Russian Embassy, very large numbers.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28The largest number since the Cold War. I think that will have an
0:09:28 > 0:09:36impact. I think also this plan to introduce law amendments is
0:09:36 > 0:09:41significant. It targets government officials the world who have been
0:09:41 > 0:09:43accused of human rights abuses. They could face travel bans and
0:09:43 > 0:09:49sanctions. That could affect a significant number of Russian
0:09:49 > 0:09:50officials. Richard Galpin, many thanks.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55Our diplomatic correspondent, James Robbins, is here.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59There is a lot in this. What are your initial thoughts?I just want
0:09:59 > 0:10:04to focus on one set of numbers. I think that tells us a lot of this
0:10:04 > 0:10:12story. 23 diplomats are being kicked out. Theresa May said that they are
0:10:12 > 0:10:17undeclared intelligence officers, spies. That is a huge proportion of
0:10:17 > 0:10:21Russia's diplomatic representation in London. There are only 58 names
0:10:21 > 0:10:26on the London diplomatic list. So effectively, Britain is expelling,
0:10:26 > 0:10:32by my calculation, just over 39%. Almost 40% of all the diplomats in
0:10:32 > 0:10:37London. Russian diplomats. Proportionately it is huge. It may
0:10:37 > 0:10:42not seem Lawrence. Remember, Britain expelled 105 Soviet diplomats at the
0:10:42 > 0:10:49height of the Cold War in 1951. But that was less than 20% of the 550
0:10:49 > 0:10:55total then in the UK. This is almost double in terms of proportion. This
0:10:55 > 0:10:59is by far the largest proportionate expulsion we have ever made.
0:10:59 > 0:11:05Therefore, we can expect, I think, retaliation from the Russians. If
0:11:05 > 0:11:10they go ahead with their threat to conduct tit-for-tat, we can expect a
0:11:10 > 0:11:13lot of diplomats coming back from Russia.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14James Robinson, thank you.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16With strong economic ties between Russian and Britain, any
0:11:16 > 0:11:17sanctions could harm both economies.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Naomi Grimley looks at how the Kremlin might react
0:11:20 > 0:11:27to the Prime Minister's announcement.
0:11:30 > 0:11:35Time has run out. Ever since Theresa May issued her ultimatum to Russia,
0:11:35 > 0:11:37the international community has been speculating about what the UK would
0:11:37 > 0:11:45do and how Russia in turn would respond. For his part, the Russian
0:11:45 > 0:11:52Foreign Minister is adamant. Britain's accusations are unfounded.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57TRANSLATION:There is only backsliding. We have not seen any
0:11:57 > 0:12:03progress. We still haven't received any official request from London in
0:12:03 > 0:12:07regard to the poisoning of Skripal and his daughter.He is now no
0:12:07 > 0:12:14longer welcome on official business in the UK. And Britain says it has
0:12:14 > 0:12:17identified 23 undeclared intelligence officers who now have a
0:12:17 > 0:12:21week to leave this Embassy. It is the largest expulsion of Russian
0:12:21 > 0:12:26diplomats for more than 30 years. A tit-for-tat response means British
0:12:26 > 0:12:32diplomats in Moscow will now be expecting a similar call. After
0:12:32 > 0:12:37Alexander Litvinenko's murder from radioactive poisoning, the UK kicked
0:12:37 > 0:12:43out of four Russian officials. Four British officials were sent home at
0:12:43 > 0:12:48the same time. It is well known that super rich Russians like London as a
0:12:48 > 0:12:51destination for shopping and living the high life. Transparency
0:12:51 > 0:12:57International says of £4.4 billion worth of property board with
0:12:57 > 0:13:00suspicious wealth in the UK, more than a fifth has been purchased by
0:13:00 > 0:13:06Russians. The UK Government will now impose travel bans and asset freezes
0:13:06 > 0:13:11on those individuals here with links to the Kremlin. Some are nervous
0:13:11 > 0:13:15that British business interests could suffer a backlash.If you are
0:13:15 > 0:13:19going after Russians and sanctions you face a backlash from the Russian
0:13:19 > 0:13:24government. There are Russian companies, there are UK companies in
0:13:24 > 0:13:28Russia who are possibly vulnerable to counter sanctions. We know the
0:13:28 > 0:13:33Russian parliament are preparing met -- Murer measures.Sanctions were
0:13:33 > 0:13:37introduced by the EU and the US after Russia's annexation of Crimea
0:13:37 > 0:13:45and its support... Those measures may have pit the Russian economy but
0:13:45 > 0:13:48have they changed President Putin's behaviour on the world stage? Row
0:13:48 > 0:13:52that is a harder question to answer. Naomi Grimley, BBC News.
0:13:52 > 0:13:58Our business editor, Simon Jack, is here.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03Give us a sense of the scale of the ties between Britain and Russia?We
0:14:03 > 0:14:07tend to focus on Russians over here, but let's remind ourselves that BP,
0:14:07 > 0:14:14one of our biggest companies, owns one fifth of Russia's most valuable
0:14:14 > 0:14:23company, Rosneft. Quite exposed. That is why you saw today quite a
0:14:23 > 0:14:27distinct attempt to separate the business interests, those kind of
0:14:27 > 0:14:31business ties, from the diplomatic and the political. For example,
0:14:31 > 0:14:37there was no talk of cutting Russian banks from the inter-payment system.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42That would've very aggravating. Anyway they have done the political
0:14:42 > 0:14:46and diplomatic, and left the business untouched. Yes, some extra
0:14:46 > 0:14:52checks on people coming in from Russia, which may be a little bit
0:14:52 > 0:14:59embarrassing, a little bit embarrassing. Yes, we had the extra
0:14:59 > 0:15:03power is being added. Frankly, there is not much in there that you
0:15:03 > 0:15:06couldn't do through the criminal finances act anyway. All in all I
0:15:06 > 0:15:12think this was very mindfully trying to leave the legitimate business
0:15:12 > 0:15:15interests out of this particular diplomatic picture, and there were
0:15:15 > 0:15:21warm words for those people like Roman Abramovic, who do their
0:15:21 > 0:15:24business perfectly legitimately. She was keen to point out that lots of
0:15:24 > 0:15:27legitimate business goes on and we don't want to interrupt that.
0:15:27 > 0:15:33Simon Jack.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Now the other main story this lunchtime.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Tributes have been pouring in from around the world
0:15:37 > 0:15:39for the renowned physicist Professor Stephen Hawking,
0:15:39 > 0:15:40who's died at the age of 76.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Famous for his work on black holes and relativity,
0:15:43 > 0:15:47he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 1964,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50and told he had only a few years to live.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Over the subsequent decades, he shaped modern
0:15:52 > 0:15:55cosmology and inspired a generation of scientists.
0:15:55 > 0:16:02Pallab Ghosh looks back at a remarkable life and career.
0:16:07 > 0:16:13He celebrated his 75th birthday at Cambridge University. His work has
0:16:13 > 0:16:19transformed our understanding of the universe put up as well as a
0:16:19 > 0:16:21scientific achievements it was a tribute to his determination and
0:16:21 > 0:16:28humanity.When I was diagnosed at 21 I would told it would kill me into
0:16:28 > 0:16:37three years. Now 54 years later, I'm in a wheelchair but still working
0:16:37 > 0:16:42and producing scientific papers. Stephen Hawking tackle the issue of
0:16:42 > 0:16:46what happened to objects when they fell into black holes. It had been
0:16:46 > 0:16:50thought nothing could escape but he came up with a theory that a type of
0:16:50 > 0:16:53radiation emerged as material go into them. His work helped
0:16:53 > 0:16:58scientists gain deeper insight into the formation of the universe. As
0:16:58 > 0:17:01well as his own work he would often talk about the social responsibility
0:17:01 > 0:17:05that scientists had and he was especially concerned about President
0:17:05 > 0:17:08Trump and his decision to withdraw from the Paris climate change
0:17:08 > 0:17:14treaty.We are close to the tipping point for a global warming becomes
0:17:14 > 0:17:26irreversible. That could push the earth over the edge.Stephen Hawking
0:17:26 > 0:17:29was gathered to three children and speaking last year his daughter said
0:17:29 > 0:17:34that his life was an inspiration to all.People who have lived in
0:17:34 > 0:17:37extreme circumstances seem to find something remarkable in his
0:17:37 > 0:17:41persistence and ability to rise above his suffering and still want
0:17:41 > 0:17:44to communicate at a higher level. Here are the most important pieces
0:17:44 > 0:17:49of advice that I have passed on to my children. Remember to look up at
0:17:49 > 0:17:55the stars is not down at your feet. Never give up work.Tributes of
0:17:55 > 0:18:01coming from around the world. In a statement the US space agency Nasa
0:18:01 > 0:18:05said that his theories had lobbed a universe of possibility. And we in
0:18:05 > 0:18:10the world are exploring them. The actor Eddie red mane who won an
0:18:10 > 0:18:14Oscar for his betrayal of the three said we have lost a truly beautiful
0:18:14 > 0:18:18mind. An astonishing scientist and the funniest man I've ever the
0:18:18 > 0:18:24pleasure to meet. His three children said that their father had once said
0:18:24 > 0:18:28it would not be much of a universe if it was not home to the people you
0:18:28 > 0:18:33love. We will miss him forever. He became the worlds most famous
0:18:33 > 0:18:38scientist. From his TV appearances in The Simpsons he reached people
0:18:38 > 0:18:48not normally interested in science. He even appeared on Star Trek. With
0:18:48 > 0:18:53Sir Isaac Newton.The legacy will be the scientists he inspired and there
0:18:53 > 0:18:58will be thousands of them. And they are still being inspired today.If
0:18:58 > 0:19:03you reverse time the universe is getting smaller.In 2014 his life
0:19:03 > 0:19:09was dramatised in the theory of everything. At Cambridge University
0:19:09 > 0:19:13unveiled a statue of him, a rare honour for someone still living. But
0:19:13 > 0:19:17few did more to challenge our understanding of the universe and
0:19:17 > 0:19:20overcome personal challenges.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24Professor Stephen Hawking, who's died at the age of 76.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Our top story this lunchtime.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30The Prime Minister says 23 Russian diplomats will be
0:19:30 > 0:19:33expelled from the UK - after it ignored a deadline
0:19:33 > 0:19:36to explain why a Soviet nerve agent was used on a former spy
0:19:36 > 0:19:40in Salisbury.
0:19:40 > 0:19:46Coming up in sport.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50Imad Cheltenham and there could be a big win for one of the top female
0:19:50 > 0:19:53jockeys here at ladies day.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56Could Mark Hughes be named as the new manager
0:19:56 > 0:19:57at Southampton later?
0:19:57 > 0:20:00The former Manchester City and Stoke boss is close to agreeing a deal
0:20:00 > 0:20:08to replace the sacked Maurico Pelligrino.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12In the next hour, school students across America will begin a walkout
0:20:12 > 0:20:15to remember the victims of last month's Florida school shooting -
0:20:15 > 0:20:20and press politicians to pass stricter gun laws.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Pupils will leave their classes for 17 minutes -
0:20:22 > 0:20:26one minute for each person who was killed.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31The protest is the latest move in an increasingly polarised debate
0:20:31 > 0:20:37about gun control in the US - as Dan Johnson reports.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Parkland, Florida.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41One month ago.
0:20:41 > 0:20:4617 dead in the sort of school shooting that's become familiar.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50One week later, a backlash beyond anything seen before.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53Young people saying, enough is enough.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55We're going to keep pushing until something is done.
0:20:55 > 0:21:03Because people are dying and this can't happen any more.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05And the President was forced to listen.
0:21:05 > 0:21:06I turned 18 the day after.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Woke up to the news that my best friend was gone.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12And I don't understand why I could still go into a store
0:21:12 > 0:21:15and buy a weapon of war.
0:21:15 > 0:21:20But the National Rifle Association had some old warnings.
0:21:20 > 0:21:21Their goal is to eliminate the Second Amendment.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23And our firearms freedoms.
0:21:23 > 0:21:31So they can eradicate all individual freedoms.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Some stores raised the age for buying guns to 21,
0:21:37 > 0:21:43others ended discounts for gun owners.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45The president though favoured more guns in schools.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48It is concealed so this crazy man who walked in wouldn't even know
0:21:48 > 0:21:49who it is that has it.
0:21:49 > 0:21:50That's good.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52That's not bad, that's good.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55And a teacher would have shot the hell out of him before
0:21:55 > 0:21:56he knew what happened.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Today right across America kids will walk out of class.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00We are tired of having to feel afraid when we
0:22:00 > 0:22:01come into our schools.
0:22:01 > 0:22:06We want to feel safe here.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10That could have been us, but it was them and I think that
0:22:10 > 0:22:12really struck a chord with a lot of us.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14We stand in solidarity with the mission to make
0:22:14 > 0:22:15sure something like this never happens again.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17So many shootings, yet so little change.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20The voice of the young, though, is getting harder to ignore.
0:22:20 > 0:22:21Dan Johnson, BBC News.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23CBS correspondent Nikki Battiste is outside the school
0:22:23 > 0:22:30in Parkland, Florida.
0:22:30 > 0:22:35Just tell us a bit more about the students, and everything they are
0:22:35 > 0:22:44planning across the country today. The students here refused to be
0:22:44 > 0:22:47silenced, their leading the nationwide student walk-out today to
0:22:47 > 0:22:51remember the classmates that last and they want to continue the fight
0:22:51 > 0:22:56for gun reform. Around 3000 schools here in the US are expected to have
0:22:56 > 0:23:00students walking out 17 minutes, one minute for each of the victims of
0:23:00 > 0:23:05the parkland shooting a month ago. There will also observe a moment of
0:23:05 > 0:23:10silence and possibly wear orange, the current - the colour that is a
0:23:10 > 0:23:14symbol of gun violence awareness. It happened at ten o'clock local time
0:23:14 > 0:23:18and these students, this is not the end for them. They will continue
0:23:18 > 0:23:24this fight. On March the 24th in Washington there will be a protest
0:23:24 > 0:23:29were hundreds of thousands are expected. They're prepared to cross
0:23:29 > 0:23:33the country. There is some concern about whether the walk-outs are good
0:23:33 > 0:23:40but one psychologist said it could benefit the students to give them a
0:23:40 > 0:23:43voice. And once daddy shows that teens who participate in activism
0:23:43 > 0:23:48are likely to have a higher education and higher income than
0:23:48 > 0:23:52teenagers who do not. So that is giving parents a bit more
0:23:52 > 0:23:56encouragement for the but students are worried about disciplinary
0:23:56 > 0:23:59action. Some schools in the US are discouraging students from
0:23:59 > 0:24:03dissipating in this walk today. Some schools say they could give them
0:24:03 > 0:24:08detention or mark them as absent. Thank you.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11West Mercia police say they're currently dealing with 46 young
0:24:11 > 0:24:13people who are victims of child sexual exploitation,
0:24:13 > 0:24:17or are at risk of being abused, in Telford in Shropshire.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20It comes after an investigation by a national newspaper suggested up
0:24:20 > 0:24:22to a thousand girls could have been sexually assaulted in the town
0:24:22 > 0:24:26over the last 40 years.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30Sima Kotecha reports.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35Night-time in Telford.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Recent reports say up to 1000 girls could have been sexually
0:24:37 > 0:24:42abused in the town over the last four decades.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44The police here say the moment they are dealing
0:24:44 > 0:24:45with less than 50 cases.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48We know that we currently are working jointly with the local
0:24:48 > 0:24:51authority, with 46 young people between the age of 13 and 19.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54And they are people we have identified are at risk.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Not necessarily being offended against, we're working
0:24:57 > 0:24:59with them to prevent them from becoming victims.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01And those that have been, to identify offenders
0:25:01 > 0:25:05and prosecute them.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08In 2013 seven men including these two brothers Adil and Mubarak Ali,
0:25:08 > 0:25:11were jailed after police launched an investigation into child
0:25:11 > 0:25:13prostitution in the town.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Some believe white, vulnerable girls are still being targeted
0:25:16 > 0:25:21by mainly Asian gangs.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26Holly told the BBC she was groomed, beaten and raped in Telford.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30I'd be being sold maybe two or three times a night and the people
0:25:30 > 0:25:33who would pay for the girls in Telford, there was men
0:25:33 > 0:25:36of every race, religion, coming in there and wanting
0:25:36 > 0:25:40to pay for girls.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Politicians across the region are calling for an independent enquiry.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Police here say they welcome any scrutiny into what
0:25:46 > 0:25:48they are doing and why.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52However there are some deep concerns that they are not doing enough.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Local MP Lucy Allen is calling for more action to keep vulnerable
0:25:55 > 0:25:58girls on the streets safe.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01The authorities in Telford do not deny there is a problem with child
0:26:01 > 0:26:03sexual exploitation.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06They say it is happening all over the country.
0:26:06 > 0:26:14However the scale of the problem is what is being contested.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Paralympics GB have taken their fifth medal
0:26:21 > 0:26:23at the Winter games - after Menna Fitzpatrick
0:26:23 > 0:26:26and her guide Jen Kehoe took silver in the women's visually
0:26:26 > 0:26:27impaired giant slalom.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31It's the pair's third medal in these Olympics.
0:26:31 > 0:26:39Kate Grey is in Pyeongchang.
0:26:40 > 0:26:45If you have been following the Paralympics you will know the names
0:26:45 > 0:26:50Menna Fitzpatrick and Jen Kehoe. The slopes have been happy hunting
0:26:50 > 0:26:56ground for the pair and today no exception.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58This is what it means to win a Paralympic medal.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01Menna Fitzpatrick and her guide Jen Kehoe today added
0:27:01 > 0:27:01to their medal tally.
0:27:01 > 0:27:06This time in the giant slalom.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08After two faultless runs down the Jong Sun slopes,
0:27:08 > 0:27:09the silver medal was theirs.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11The pair clearly savouring every moment of their first
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Paralympic experience.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16And following the long day in the mountains,
0:27:16 > 0:27:19here at the Medal Plaza is where they come to collect
0:27:19 > 0:27:22their reward in front of proud family and friends.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24They think of each other like sisters, I think.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27It is so lovely to see.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31It is lovely for us and I think that bond and that relationship
0:27:31 > 0:27:38is a really key part of what's been happening here this week.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42As you saw before, Jen was in tears and now I'm nearly doing the same.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Try not to ruin my mascara!
0:27:44 > 0:27:45Don't ruin the make up!
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Today was not just about the British success.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51There has been plenty of other action taking place particularly
0:27:51 > 0:27:57at the Alpensia resort, home to the cross-country skiing.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59And the sprint events are always an exciting watch.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02A staggered start format with the less able athletes going first.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Then the chase begins.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Britain's Scott Meenagh didn't make it through to the sitting final
0:28:07 > 0:28:10but it turned out to be a thrilling race with the American Andrew Soule
0:28:10 > 0:28:11sneaking the victory.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14Meanwhile at the curling, Britain won their first match
0:28:14 > 0:28:17against Germany but then lost to the USA.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20Some basic errors saw the match slip away from them and maybe with it,
0:28:20 > 0:28:28their chances of a medal.
0:28:30 > 0:28:36Tomorrow we have curling again and facing the top two teams in the
0:28:36 > 0:28:38round robin standards and that will decide whether they make it through
0:28:38 > 0:28:44to the play-offs. So expect another tight and nail-biting day on the ice
0:28:44 > 0:28:46for the curlers.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49It's Ladies day at the Cheltenham festival, and after Lizzie Kelly
0:28:49 > 0:28:51rode to victory yesterday, there are high hopes for another
0:28:51 > 0:28:57female jockey this afternoon.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00Bryony Frost is one of the leading contenders in the RSA
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Chase, and is regarded as one of horse racing's most
0:29:02 > 0:29:03promising young riders.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07Andy Swiss reports from Cheltenham.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09It is jump racing's very own fashion parade.
0:29:09 > 0:29:17Ladies Day at Cheltenham.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20And while for some here it is all about the wearing, for one
0:29:20 > 0:29:22woman it is all about the winning.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24This is Bryony Frost and her horse Black Corton.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Barely a year ago Frost was a little-known amateur
0:29:26 > 0:29:29but after more than 30 wins this season she's the sport's rising
0:29:29 > 0:29:34star, now hoping her favourite horse can carry her to new heights.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37I mean this little chap, he means the world to me.
0:29:37 > 0:29:44You know, I will never have a horse in my career that I will go
0:29:44 > 0:29:48through the same climb as I have with this lad.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50I started off as a conditional, a baby, basically and this lad
0:29:50 > 0:29:51started off as a novice.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54Black Corton is one of the main contenders this afternoon.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57No woman has ever been jump racing's champion jockey but at just 22,
0:29:57 > 0:30:03Frost is already being tipped for great things.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06I think if she rides 40, 50 winners a year and really good
0:30:06 > 0:30:10winners it would be good for the sport and she will be very,
0:30:10 > 0:30:12very happy with that.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14Who knows where the future might take her.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18It would be good if she did or if one day in the future a girl
0:30:18 > 0:30:19was champion jockey.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21And this festival has already seen success for female riders.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25A victory yesterday for Lizzie Kelly.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29Recent research showed women jockeys don't get the same opportunities
0:30:29 > 0:30:32as men but perform just as well.
0:30:32 > 0:30:40A point that today could once again be gloriously proved.
0:30:41 > 0:30:46From the frost is racing at ten past two and then at half past three the
0:30:46 > 0:30:50Queen Mother Champion Chase. Cloudy and breezy conditions for the 60,000
0:30:50 > 0:30:54fans here but plenty for them to look forward to.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56Time for a look at the weather.
0:30:56 > 0:30:57Here's Helen Willets.
0:31:00 > 0:31:08We do have some sunshine on offer as you can see here in Norwich. At
0:31:08 > 0:31:13Cheltenham already that cloud has come in. We have a massive area of
0:31:13 > 0:31:20low pressure driving the weather across much of Western Europe. That
0:31:20 > 0:31:26is pushing that rain into the western side of the UK. This is how
0:31:26 > 0:31:34it looks at the moment, warnings out for Northern Ireland got it will
0:31:34 > 0:31:39rain for the next 24 hours here. So for many probably two or three hours
0:31:39 > 0:31:43but the added concern of that gale force wind and onion across Devon
0:31:43 > 0:31:51and Cornwall for the rush-hour
0:31:51 > 0:31:54and Cornwall for the rush-hour but at the rain blowing into the South
0:31:54 > 0:31:57West of Scotland as well. Further is to be held on sunshine for the
0:31:57 > 0:32:03remainder of the day and quite pleasant in contrast. But the wind
0:32:03 > 0:32:09temper as those mild temperatures. Overnight we should be largely frost
0:32:09 > 0:32:15free with that increasing cloud. So again to three hours of rain for
0:32:15 > 0:32:18most to start the day but bragging the South in the West. Eventually
0:32:18 > 0:32:21the rain set to clear Northern Ireland into the afternoon had by
0:32:21 > 0:32:26that stage pushing into Scotland, wintry over the hills. Then some
0:32:26 > 0:32:33sharp showers to follow behind. So in the Atlantic, that influence
0:32:33 > 0:32:38makes it still fairly mild. Then as we go through Thursday night and
0:32:38 > 0:32:44Friday you can see that wintry nest increasing across the hills of
0:32:44 > 0:32:47Scotland, temperatures starting to fall away. Then another benefit
0:32:47 > 0:32:54coming in so remaining unsettled. Friday the wind still a feature in
0:32:54 > 0:32:58the north and the East. The area still mild in the south and west but
0:32:58 > 0:33:03starting to fall away on Friday in Scotland. The high-pressure is
0:33:03 > 0:33:09starting to sink South and influence the UK. Allowing that biting
0:33:09 > 0:33:13easterly wind to return and also the prospect of some snow later in the
0:33:13 > 0:33:17weekend. The wind is the main feature but growing concerns about
0:33:17 > 0:33:25the potential snowfall as well. Certainly not what we had last
0:33:25 > 0:33:28weekend which was some mild and springlike weather but we're back to
0:33:28 > 0:33:31winter this weekend.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33springlike weather but we're back to winter this weekend.
0:33:33 > 0:33:39A reminder of our main story this lunchtime.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43The Prime Minister has told MPs that 23 Russian diplomats will be
0:33:43 > 0:33:47expelled from the UK. After Russia ignored a deadline to explain why a
0:33:47 > 0:33:53Soviet nerve agent was used on a former spy in Salisbury.There is no
0:33:53 > 0:33:57alternative conclusion other than that the Russian state was culpable
0:33:57 > 0:34:01of the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal and his daughter. And for
0:34:01 > 0:34:04threatening the lives of other richest citizen in Salisbury
0:34:04 > 0:34:08including Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11That's all from the BBC News at One - so it's goodbye from me -
0:34:11 > 0:34:27and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.