0:00:07 > 0:00:10Counterterrorism police take over the investigation into the suspected
0:00:10 > 0:00:15poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in Salisbury.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Sergei Skripal and his 33-year-old daughter Yulia both collapsed
0:00:17 > 0:00:20suddenly in the city centre on Sunday afternoon.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23It's believed the two were captured on CCTV shortly before
0:00:23 > 0:00:26being found on a bench nearby.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28Her eyes were just completely white, wide-open, but just white,
0:00:28 > 0:00:30and frothing at the mouth.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32And then the man went stiff, his arms stopped moving.
0:00:32 > 0:00:40But he was still looking dead straight.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45A restaurant and a pub remain cordoned off tonight
0:00:45 > 0:00:47as the Foreign Secretary warns there'll be consequences if Russia's
0:00:47 > 0:00:48found to be involved.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Should evidence emerge that implies state responsibility, then Her
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Majesty's government will respond appropriately and robustly.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56We'll have the latest on the investigation.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Also tonight...
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Fat Britain - food companies are told to cut the number
0:01:01 > 0:01:06of calories in their products by 20% to deal with an obesity epidemic.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Six months after Hurricane Irma tore through the Caribbean, we report
0:01:09 > 0:01:14from the British Virgin Islands where people are still homeless.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17And stealing the show - the profoundly deaf
0:01:17 > 0:01:19six-year-old from Swindon - the star of the Oscar winning film
0:01:19 > 0:01:24The Silent Child - on her LA debut.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26And coming up on Sportsday on BBC News...
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Lord Coe denies misleading the DCMS committee.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30He wants to continue the fight against doping and insists
0:01:30 > 0:01:38athletics is not in tatters.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Counterterrorism police are now leading the investigation into why
0:02:01 > 0:02:04a former Russian agent and his daughter suddenly fell ill
0:02:04 > 0:02:06in Salisbury on Sunday afternoon.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Britain's chemical and biological weapons centre is testing
0:02:09 > 0:02:11the substance they were exposed to.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Sergei Skripal - a double agent who was convicted in Russia
0:02:14 > 0:02:17of passing state secrets to MI6 - is fighting for his life in hospital
0:02:17 > 0:02:20along with his daughter, Yulia.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23It's still not known what caused them to collapse.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27But the Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, has promised a robust
0:02:27 > 0:02:29response if there is conclusive evidence that Russia was involved.
0:02:29 > 0:02:37With the latest from Salisbury, here's Tom Symonds.
0:02:37 > 0:02:43A father and a daughter apparently struck down in public on a Sunday
0:02:43 > 0:02:47afternoon in Salisbury. The BBC revealed today that Yulia Skripal
0:02:47 > 0:02:52had been visiting her father Sergei Skripal, from Russia when it
0:02:52 > 0:02:55happened. They were left fighting for their lives.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Her eyes were just completely white, wide-open, but just white,
0:02:58 > 0:02:59and frothing at the mouth.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01And then the man went stiff, his arms stopped moving.
0:03:01 > 0:03:06But he was still looking dead straight.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11CCTV images obtained by the BBC appear to show Mr Skripal and his
0:03:11 > 0:03:17daughter walking together at 15.47 on Sunday afternoon. They were
0:03:17 > 0:03:21heading for a small park surrounded by shops in the centre of Salisbury,
0:03:21 > 0:03:25called the Maltings. The camera that capture these pictures is yards from
0:03:25 > 0:03:29where they were found. Police were called at 4:15pm when people
0:03:29 > 0:03:34reported the pair were unconscious on a park bench. Last night, the
0:03:34 > 0:03:40Italian restaurants nearby Zizzi, was sealed by police, followed by a
0:03:40 > 0:03:44local pub, Bishop's mill. Did somebody slip something into their
0:03:44 > 0:03:49food and drink? For the police, this is a highly sensitive and
0:03:49 > 0:03:52potentially hazardous investigation, not least for the officers involved.
0:03:52 > 0:03:57The key question of course is what was the substance that left a father
0:03:57 > 0:04:00and his daughter in such a terrible condition on the park bench covered
0:04:00 > 0:04:06by the tent behind me. There will be toxicology reports prepared, but we
0:04:06 > 0:04:12understand that several police officers were admitted to hospital.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14One has been kept in. Symptoms include breathing difficulties and
0:04:14 > 0:04:19itchy eyes experts at the research fertility Porton down are now
0:04:19 > 0:04:25involved, testing for a wide range of substances. The research
0:04:25 > 0:04:30facility.It could be toxic substances or something
0:04:30 > 0:04:35radiological, something that is similar to that used against
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Litvinenko. People will be looking at the environment, what's on the
0:04:38 > 0:04:43closing, on the skin of the people and what is in the blood and urine
0:04:43 > 0:04:50and other services.So far the Wiltshire Police force had been
0:04:50 > 0:04:53coordinating the operation but in a significant development today...The
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Metropolitan Police have confirmed that because of the unusual
0:04:57 > 0:04:59circumstances, the counterterrorism network will be leading this
0:04:59 > 0:05:02investigation, as it has the specialist capability and expertise
0:05:02 > 0:05:08to do so.After all, as the Foreign Secretary made clear in Parliament
0:05:08 > 0:05:11this afternoon, this incident could have implications for Britain's
0:05:11 > 0:05:14relationship with Russia.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Should evidence emerge that implies state responsibility, then Her
0:05:16 > 0:05:22Majesty's government will respond appropriately and robustly.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28Sergei Skripal was arrested in 2004, accused of spying for MI6,
0:05:28 > 0:05:34convicted, and in 2010 handed over to Britain as part of a spy swap.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39Sergei Skripal's wife, elder brother and son have died in recent years.
0:05:39 > 0:05:45The family believe in suspicious circumstances. He has been living
0:05:45 > 0:05:48quietly here for some years, but under his own name. He would not
0:05:48 > 0:05:53have been hard to find. Tom Symonds, BBC News, Salisbury.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56The Russian Embassy in London says the plight of Sergei Skripal and his
0:05:56 > 0:05:57daughter causes serious concern.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00But they also accuse the media of fuelling an anti-Russian campaign
0:06:00 > 0:06:03by creating the impression it was a planned operation
0:06:03 > 0:06:06by Russian special services - something they categorically deny.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08In Moscow, a spokesman for President Putin described
0:06:08 > 0:06:09the situation as tragic.
0:06:09 > 0:06:16From Moscow, here's Steve Rosenberg.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20It sounds chillingly familiar.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Russia under suspicion of planning and executing an attack 2000 miles
0:06:22 > 0:06:28away, in Britain.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31In 2006, the target was former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko,
0:06:31 > 0:06:36murdered in London.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39The man Britain believes poisoned him is Andrei Lugovoy.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Today, he dismissed claims that Moscow had attacked
0:06:42 > 0:06:45Sergei Skripal as propaganda.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48TRANSLATION:Why do they say he was poisoned?
0:06:48 > 0:06:49Perhaps he poisoned himself.
0:06:49 > 0:06:55Or had a heart attack.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59You talk about propaganda, but what about Alexander Litvinenko.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01The enquiry in Britain into his death found that
0:07:01 > 0:07:03you had poisoned him, probably on the orders
0:07:03 > 0:07:04of Vladimir Putin.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08TRANSLATION:There was no official investigation
0:07:08 > 0:07:12into Litvinenko's death.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15There was an attempt to accuse Russia and a Russian citizen,
0:07:15 > 0:07:22me, of poisoning him in Britain with polonium.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25As for the Kremlin, well, it's been saying very little today
0:07:25 > 0:07:27about Sergei Skripal.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29President Putin's spokesman told me earlier that,
0:07:29 > 0:07:30"We have no information about what happened.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32We cannot comment."
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Although he did add it was a tragic situation.
0:07:35 > 0:07:41But catching spies has become one of Vladimir Putin's priorities.
0:07:41 > 0:07:48Yesterday, he congratulated Russia's security service, the FSB.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52It uncovered 397 spies last year.
0:07:52 > 0:07:59Spy-mania, and now a former double agent collapsing in Britain.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04Moscow denies any connection, but it can only add
0:08:04 > 0:08:06to the chill in relations between the UK and Russia.
0:08:06 > 0:08:11Steve Rosenberg, BBC News, Moscow.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Sergei Skripal has been living in the UK for several years now.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17He came to Britain as part of a high-profile spy
0:08:17 > 0:08:21swap involving Russia and the United States in 2010.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24So if he has been poisoned, why would he be targeted now?
0:08:24 > 0:08:32Our security correspondent Gordon Corera reports.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Does the long arm of the Kremlin reach all the way from Moscow to
0:08:36 > 0:08:41Salisbury in Wiltshire?
0:08:41 > 0:08:48And if the attack on Sergei Skripal did come from Russia, why?
0:08:48 > 0:08:50After being released from jail, Skripal had spent
0:08:50 > 0:08:51the last eight years
0:08:51 > 0:08:53living quietly in Salisbury, but he still had enemies.
0:08:53 > 0:08:59Sergei Skripal had been imprisoned in Russia for selling secrets to
0:08:59 > 0:09:03British intelligence here at MI6. It was claimed he provided the identity
0:09:03 > 0:09:08of hundreds of Russians operating undercover in Europe. Even though he
0:09:08 > 0:09:11had been pardoned as part of a spy swap his former colleagues would
0:09:11 > 0:09:16still have regarded him as a traitor.The fact that he blew a
0:09:16 > 0:09:21whole range of Russian agents, there may be personal animosity is there.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26The fact that he was a British spy, a former member of the Russian
0:09:26 > 0:09:32military, in most Russians' minds, it will categorise him as a traitor
0:09:32 > 0:09:38so there will be people who are delighted to see him dead.Nobody
0:09:38 > 0:09:41confirming Moscow was involved, but there have been other incidents
0:09:41 > 0:09:45involving Russians in the UK. As we have heard, most famously Alexander
0:09:45 > 0:09:50Litvinenko, another former Russian spy poisoned in London's Mayfair.
0:09:50 > 0:09:56And other figures have aroused suspicions.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02suspicions. Alexander died suddenly jogging in Surrey. One study
0:10:02 > 0:10:06revealed traces of a rare toxin in his stomach and a businessman
0:10:06 > 0:10:10campaigning of his death said not enough has been done to deter
0:10:10 > 0:10:15Russia.Based on the reaction of the British government to the murder in
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Mayfair using nuclear material of Alexander Litvinenko, which was
0:10:19 > 0:10:24nothing, it basically gave the green light to Vladimir Putin that he can
0:10:24 > 0:10:27do whatever he wants here and he has been doing whatever he wants for
0:10:27 > 0:10:30quite awhile.It's still too early to be sure where this investigation
0:10:30 > 0:10:35will go, but if the trail does connect Salisbury to Moscow, then
0:10:35 > 0:10:39the pressure will be on the British government to respond Gordon Corera,
0:10:39 > 0:10:43BBC News.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Our Deputy Political Editor John Pienaar is in Westminster.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50The question is, how seriously will the government be taking this
0:10:50 > 0:10:53investigation?They are taking it seriously. Boris Johnson wasn't
0:10:53 > 0:10:57holding back today. The government's national security council discussed
0:10:57 > 0:11:00this earlier today in Downing Street. The Prime Minister was there
0:11:00 > 0:11:04and one government source told me the aim was to respond robustly and
0:11:04 > 0:11:08send the message that Britain wanted to be seen in the front line of
0:11:08 > 0:11:11nations confronting Russia's threat to international order. This is
0:11:11 > 0:11:15about Britain's place in the world as well. At one point today Boris
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Johnson also raised the question of Britain's involvement in the
0:11:18 > 0:11:21football World Cup in Russia. Although officials very quickly
0:11:21 > 0:11:29pointed out that was about officials and ministers, not the
0:11:29 > 0:11:31and ministers, not the England football team. The Russian Embassy
0:11:31 > 0:11:33this evening has issued a derisive stadium, sarcastically mocking Boris
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Johnson for finding Russia guilty before any enquiry has even started.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40But tonight the government is keen to show that Britain will not be a
0:11:40 > 0:11:44country that stands idly by if it is shown that a potentially aggressive
0:11:44 > 0:11:47power has carried out a murderous plot on the streets of Britain.John
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Pienaar in Westminster, thank you.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53A woman has been found dead with stab wounds in her family home
0:11:53 > 0:11:55in South West London, an hour after the bodies
0:11:55 > 0:11:59of her husband and two boys - aged seven and ten - were discovered
0:11:59 > 0:12:01at the foot of cliffs in East Sussex.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Police say the woman was discovered at the house in Twickenham.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05They're not looking for anyone else in connection
0:12:05 > 0:12:06with the investigation.
0:12:06 > 0:12:14Lauren Moss is at Birling Gap this evening.
0:12:16 > 0:12:21This is a beauty spot on the Sussex coast line and it is very popular
0:12:21 > 0:12:25with walkers. It was a member of public who called the police here
0:12:25 > 0:12:28yesterday afternoon around five o'clock, and they found three bodies
0:12:28 > 0:12:32at the bottom of the cliffs on the beach. A man who was 57 and two boys
0:12:32 > 0:12:37aged just seven and ten years old. A vehicle was also found nearby. The
0:12:37 > 0:12:40bodies have not been formally identified yet, but they believed to
0:12:40 > 0:12:45be a father and his two sons. At the family home in Twickenham yesterday
0:12:45 > 0:12:54afternoon, police also discovered the body of a woman in her 40s. She
0:12:54 > 0:12:55had been stabbed. Neighbours spoke there today of their shock and said
0:12:55 > 0:12:58they were a normal family and they had regularly seen the children
0:12:58 > 0:13:00playing outside in the garden. A murder investigation has been
0:13:00 > 0:13:04launched but no arrests have been made. Detectives say they are not
0:13:04 > 0:13:07looking for anyone else at this stage in connection with what has
0:13:07 > 0:13:11happened here. STUDIO: Lauren Moss, thank you.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13One of the two lorry drivers who were involved
0:13:13 > 0:13:16in a crash on the M1, in which eight people died, has been
0:13:16 > 0:13:18convicted of causing death by dangerous driving.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Ryszard Masierak was two times over the drink-drive limit and had been
0:13:20 > 0:13:23stationary in the slow lane for 12 minutes before the accident,
0:13:23 > 0:13:25in August last year.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27He was found guilty of eight counts of causing death
0:13:27 > 0:13:32by dangerous driving.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35A 17-year-old girl and a man have been arrested after sustaining
0:13:35 > 0:13:38injuries during an incident in a police vehicle in Perth.
0:13:38 > 0:13:4045-year-old Stuart Lymer and the teenager -
0:13:40 > 0:13:43who can't be named - had been missing since last Friday.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45The pair are being treated in hospital after the incident,
0:13:45 > 0:13:48which is understood to have involved a bladed weapon.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Britain needs to go on a diet - that's the stark message from
0:13:54 > 0:13:56leading public health officials.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59They say too many people eat too many calories every day and it's led
0:13:59 > 0:14:04to an obesity epidemic.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Now Public Health England is calling on food companies to cut portion
0:14:07 > 0:14:09sizes for things like pizzas, ready meals, processed meat
0:14:09 > 0:14:12and takeaways to try to reduce calories by 20% over
0:14:12 > 0:14:13the next few years.
0:14:13 > 0:14:20Our health editor, Hugh Pym, reports.
0:14:20 > 0:14:25It's time for action, and food companies must cut calories. That's
0:14:25 > 0:14:30the demand from public health chiefs who want to see new recipes, smaller
0:14:30 > 0:14:35portions, or more efforts to move customers to healthy options. Here's
0:14:35 > 0:14:39the obesity problem. A child's diet might include breakfast with nearly
0:14:39 > 0:14:44500 calories, a packed lunch with more than 1000, an after-school
0:14:44 > 0:14:48snack at around 250, and pasta and a pudding later with more than 800
0:14:48 > 0:14:52calories. But that is well above the recommended limit for children. In
0:14:52 > 0:14:57fact, it's as much as eating an extra meal a day. But with an ice
0:14:57 > 0:15:01cream van parked outside this school in Salford today, parents told us it
0:15:01 > 0:15:06wasn't easy keeping their children's diet is under control.There's an
0:15:06 > 0:15:09ice cream van right there outside the school. There is something
0:15:09 > 0:15:15everywhere, so it's hard, but I do try.If the children want ice cream
0:15:15 > 0:15:19covered a distant ice cream, don't they.Kids go in McDonald's and eat
0:15:19 > 0:15:22burgers and stuff and even I don't know what calories are in them to be
0:15:22 > 0:15:26fair.McDonald's, in fact, is one of the big companies that has agreed to
0:15:26 > 0:15:30a calorie cutting plan for its meals. And it has backed a campaign
0:15:30 > 0:15:32telling customers what they can get if they want to stick to a 600
0:15:32 > 0:15:39calorie limit. Subway is another Peppa Pig company publishing
0:15:39 > 0:15:44nutritional information and it says all its individual items are under
0:15:44 > 0:15:48600 calories. Do you acknowledge your Company and others have
0:15:48 > 0:15:51prohibited to this problem?With choice customers are today, there is
0:15:51 > 0:15:56so much choice on the high street and four out of ten Subways
0:15:56 > 0:15:59prejudicing good is from our low-fat range.There is still a lot of
0:15:59 > 0:16:04detail to be worked out on how the calorie reduction plan will work in
0:16:04 > 0:16:09practice, but fast-food change and supermarkets have until 2024 to
0:16:09 > 0:16:12deliver the 20% cut. The question arises, what happens if things are
0:16:12 > 0:16:17not on track.What we need to see is regular transparent reporting so we
0:16:17 > 0:16:21see which parts of the industries are playing their role and who is
0:16:21 > 0:16:24lagging behind. If change does not happen fast enough we need the
0:16:24 > 0:16:27government to introduce legislation to make it mandatory.There is
0:16:27 > 0:16:31already a sugar reduction plan for cakes and other sweet items that has
0:16:31 > 0:16:35to deliver by 2020. But the new calorie initiative for other food
0:16:35 > 0:16:39runs four years beyond that. Some say that isn't fast enough to tackle
0:16:39 > 0:16:43what is being called an obesity epidemic. Hugh Pym, BBC News.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Our top story this evening.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Counter-terrorism police take over the investigation into the suspected
0:16:50 > 0:16:53poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in Salisbury.
0:16:53 > 0:17:01Still to come...
0:17:02 > 0:17:05A late-night for a little star.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Family celebrations for six-year-old star Maisie Sly, star
0:17:07 > 0:17:08of an Oscar-winning film.
0:17:08 > 0:17:09Coming up on Sportsday on BBC News...
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Liverpool are set to reach the quarter-finals of
0:17:11 > 0:17:13the Champions League for the first time since 2009.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Jurgen Klopp's side have a 5-0 lead ahead of tonight's
0:17:16 > 0:17:22second leg agsaint Porto.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27Six months after Hurricane Irma tore through parts of the Caribbean,
0:17:27 > 0:17:30killing dozens of people and destroying thousands of homes,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33many of the survivors are still living in shelters.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36One of the worst hit places was the island of Tortola,
0:17:36 > 0:17:39in the British Virgin Islands.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43More than 80% of the buildings there were either damaged
0:17:43 > 0:17:44or completely destroyed.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Aleem Maqbool has been to the island to find out how the community
0:17:47 > 0:17:48there is recovering.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52He joins us now.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56We know that the British Government is carrying out a review looking at
0:17:56 > 0:17:59whether it was prepared enough, whether its response was good enough
0:17:59 > 0:17:59here
0:17:59 > 0:18:02whether its response was good enough here after the storm We know after
0:18:02 > 0:18:06the last few days speaking to people that many are till traumatised by
0:18:06 > 0:18:11what they went through and in many senses are still living with the
0:18:11 > 0:18:16consequences of Hurricane Irma every day.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18It is shocking that, so long after the storm,
0:18:18 > 0:18:20there are still those living in shelters.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24They are among the thousands whose homes were torn apart by Irma.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26We've been here, like, five, six months and nothing.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29It seems to me that everybody just gave up on us.
0:18:29 > 0:18:34We're just here.
0:18:34 > 0:18:40Irma was the most devastating hurricane ever to be
0:18:40 > 0:18:44recorded in this region, barely a building on this
0:18:44 > 0:18:47island was left untouched, boats were lifted clean into the air
0:18:47 > 0:18:51and dumped on the land.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Tortola now still has the signs everywhere you look that a massive
0:18:54 > 0:18:59storm came this way.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Well, even though it is desperately needed, tourism here has suffered
0:19:02 > 0:19:10immensely over the last six months and they've suffered a huge below
0:19:13 > 0:19:15-- blow just in recent weeks, with two of the biggest cruise
0:19:15 > 0:19:18companies serving this area saying, for this season, they won't be
0:19:18 > 0:19:20bringing their ships to the British Virgin Islands.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23Peak season a couple of years ago, sometimes it looks like there's
0:19:23 > 0:19:24more boats than water.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26You can't see the water for the yachts.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29It's not a good feeling, you know, back then to compare it now.
0:19:29 > 0:19:30It's not a good feeling.
0:19:30 > 0:19:36The window went in.
0:19:36 > 0:19:37The window went in and went out.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41But light has been hard to come by in the last six months here,
0:19:41 > 0:19:44just ask Rita, whose home was badly damaged by Irma and who says,
0:19:44 > 0:19:47in this UK territory, that she saw little aid from the UK.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50We have no aid, apart from the six bottles of water I get.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51That was it.
0:19:51 > 0:19:58I don't have no aid.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01It was a common perception we heard here, that apart from the work done
0:20:01 > 0:20:03by British troops immediately after the storm, more
0:20:03 > 0:20:04could have been done.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07When we did need them to show that we are truly a child
0:20:07 > 0:20:09of the United Kingdom, I think they disappointed us.
0:20:09 > 0:20:16So it changed our view, in terms of the relationship.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20The governor of these islands says he's proud of the UK's contribution.
0:20:20 > 0:20:21We've got the electricity back on.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24We've got businesses back open.
0:20:24 > 0:20:30We've got all children getting educated.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33So we won't under estimate the scale of the challenge still ahead of us,
0:20:33 > 0:20:35but we've made good progress after the last six months.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39It's been a massive effort by people here just to get this far,
0:20:39 > 0:20:41but they're worried again, the next hurricane season
0:20:41 > 0:20:42is less than 100 days away.
0:20:42 > 0:20:50Aleem Maqbool, BBC News, on Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53President Trump says the world is watching and waiting
0:20:53 > 0:20:56after reports that North Korea is willing to discuss giving
0:20:56 > 0:21:00up its nuclear weapons, in return for security guarantees.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03North and South Korea are due to hold direct talks
0:21:03 > 0:21:04at a summit next month.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08Our North America correspondent, Nick Bryant, is at the White House.
0:21:08 > 0:21:14Tell us more about the reaction there then?It's the first time the
0:21:14 > 0:21:17North Koreans raised the possibility of abandoning their nuclear weapons
0:21:17 > 0:21:26in return for security guarantees from Washington. Previously
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Pyongyang says they are unnegotiatable it has been made with
0:21:29 > 0:21:33cautious optimism. The President said possible progress, "a serious
0:21:33 > 0:21:37effort is being made by all parties concerned. Maybe false hope, but the
0:21:37 > 0:21:43US is ready to go hard in either direction." The White House believes
0:21:43 > 0:21:47its hard line stands against North Korea is,ing. The tough sanctions,
0:21:47 > 0:21:51the tough talk, the threats of fire and fury the threats of totally
0:21:51 > 0:21:55destroying North Korea and its leader Kim Jong-un or Little Rocket
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Man as Donald Trump insists on calling him. There is a sense in
0:21:59 > 0:22:03Washington that they have seen this movie before. The North Koreans have
0:22:03 > 0:22:08been engaged in talks and all the time they have been developing a
0:22:08 > 0:22:13nuclear capability which could soon target east coast cities like New
0:22:13 > 0:22:16York and like Washington. A statement from the White House
0:22:16 > 0:22:20tonight says this, "that they will keep on applying maximum pressure
0:22:20 > 0:22:26with all options on the table, including the military option until
0:22:26 > 0:22:31they see credible, verifiable and concrete steps towards
0:22:31 > 0:22:36denuclearisation."Nick Bryant, in Washington, thank you.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Thousands of people in parts of the UK have spent a fourth day
0:22:39 > 0:22:42without water after pipes that froze last week burst as temperatures
0:22:42 > 0:22:43rose at the weekend.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Water companies have continued work to restore supplies to homes
0:22:46 > 0:22:49and businesses in London, Kent, Sussex and parts of Wales.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52The industry regulator, Ofwat, said suppliers had "fallen well
0:22:52 > 0:22:54short" on forward planning.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Emma Simpson reports.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59A Sussex country pub with lots of beer, but no running water.
0:22:59 > 0:23:00Not today.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03I'm really sorry.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05That's all right.
0:23:05 > 0:23:11They've been saying sorry to customers since Saturday.,
0:23:11 > 0:23:12200 lost bookings and counting.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15How much is this all going to cost you?
0:23:15 > 0:23:16Probably £6,000, £7,000 so far.
0:23:16 > 0:23:17It's devastation.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20We can't open and we've lost food.
0:23:20 > 0:23:27We've lost our revenue, you know.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30Down the road, yet more emergency supplies for households in need.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Oh, we're managing.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36You know, we're British, aren't we!
0:23:36 > 0:23:39They were helping themselves in west Wales, and there are still thousands
0:23:39 > 0:23:44without water in London.
0:23:44 > 0:23:49Here's the problem, just one of many burst pipes still being repaired.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54No quick-fix, but progress is being made.
0:23:54 > 0:24:00The big freeze has put an enormous strain on the water network,
0:24:00 > 0:24:02but critics say the water companies should be investing much
0:24:02 > 0:24:05more in improving ageing infrastructure and making
0:24:05 > 0:24:09the system more resilient.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12South East Water will invest £450 million into its infrastructure
0:24:12 > 0:24:16from 2015 to 2020.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20We're dealing with an unprecedented event here due to the weather,
0:24:20 > 0:24:24where we've seen a 25% increase in burst and water demand
0:24:24 > 0:24:30over a couple of days.
0:24:30 > 0:24:38Back at the pub, the chef's cleaning, not cooking.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40They just want to know when they can re-open.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42This ale won't keep if it's not soon, yet more
0:24:42 > 0:24:43money being poured away.
0:24:43 > 0:24:48Emma Simpson, BBC News, Wardhurst.
0:24:48 > 0:24:55There's been increasing concern recently over plastic
0:24:55 > 0:24:58waste in the environment, but rarely has the problem been
0:24:58 > 0:24:59illustrated so starkly as this.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02It was filmed by British diver Rich Horner off the coast
0:25:02 > 0:25:04of the Indonesian island of Bali.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06It shows the water strewn with plastic waste, bags,
0:25:06 > 0:25:14bottles and wrappers.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22She swapped Swindon for Los Angeles and became one
0:25:22 > 0:25:23of the stars of the Oscars.
0:25:23 > 0:25:24Six-year-old Maisie Sly, who's profoundly deaf,
0:25:24 > 0:25:27played the lead role in The Silent Child, and the short
0:25:27 > 0:25:28film won an Oscar on Sunday.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32Maisie was there with her family, watching on with all the stars.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Colin Patterson went to see her as she soaks up the glory.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38A star is born.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42Six years old and profoundly deaf, Maisie Sly has now played the main
0:25:42 > 0:25:45role in an Oscar-winning film, and seems to be pretty unfazed
0:25:45 > 0:25:47by all the attention.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Just tell me about your day at the Oscars?
0:25:50 > 0:25:54I feel happy, I felt really happy.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58I want her to speak...
0:25:58 > 0:26:01The Silent Child is about a deaf girl struggling to communicate
0:26:01 > 0:26:05as her family don't want her to learn sign language.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08It was made by two former stars of the show Hollyoaks.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10The Silent Child, Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton.
0:26:10 > 0:26:15It won Best Live Action Short.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Maisie was up on the balcony at the Oscars with her mum,
0:26:18 > 0:26:20while her dad watched nearby with family and friends,
0:26:20 > 0:26:21and this was their reaction.
0:26:21 > 0:26:22The Silent Child...
0:26:22 > 0:26:28SCREAMING.
0:26:28 > 0:26:34After midnight, the winner made her entrance.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37And as for what's next - well, Maisie could return
0:26:37 > 0:26:39to the role, there are plans to adapt The Silent Child
0:26:39 > 0:26:41into a full length feature.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Absolutely extending the film's what we would like to do next.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48We asked Maisie what she wants to do next and she said she wants
0:26:48 > 0:26:49to do some colouring.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Which I think is a much better answer.
0:26:51 > 0:26:52Yeah.
0:26:52 > 0:26:53Gold, gold colouring?
0:26:53 > 0:26:54Probably.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56She'll be drawing a lot of pictures of Oscars, I think.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58I bet she will.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Colin Patterson, BBC News, Los Angeles.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02Time for a look at the weather.
0:27:02 > 0:27:03Here's Matt Taylor.
0:27:07 > 0:27:12Battle of the seasons at the moment across the UK. Spring has arrived to
0:27:12 > 0:27:16parts of England and Wales and Northern Ireland adding to the thaw
0:27:16 > 0:27:20with sunshine there earlier in Carmarthenshire. Different story in
0:27:20 > 0:27:26Scotland, though. Winter has been in place throughout the day and pretty
0:27:26 > 0:27:31heavy snowfall around the Grampians and the highlands and some of the
0:27:31 > 0:27:36sheep have been fighting that as well as us mere humans. The snow
0:27:36 > 0:27:39more confined to the highlands and will fizzle out through tonight.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Elsewhere showers to the west. Wet weather close to the Channel Islands
0:27:42 > 0:27:46at the moment. That may fringe in towards the far south-east by the
0:27:46 > 0:27:48end of the night and dawn on Wednesday morning. In between clear
0:27:48 > 0:27:52skies around. It will be a colder night than last night. Temperatures
0:27:52 > 0:27:55low enough anywhere for a touch of frost. Ice on the ground into the
0:27:55 > 0:28:00morning. For many it will be a brighter start than today. We have
0:28:00 > 0:28:04cloud, outbreaks of rain across the far north of Scotland, Auckney and
0:28:04 > 0:28:10Shetland.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Shetland. Wetter weather into East Anglia, showers to the west. Hail
0:28:13 > 0:28:20mixed in with showers in south-west England. The thaw will continue
0:28:20 > 0:28:23elsewhere with temperatures in high single figures if not double
0:28:23 > 0:28:27figures. Low pressure still in charge as we go into Thursday
0:28:27 > 0:28:31morning. Watching the development of weather fronts close to the south.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34That will bring a wet day in the Channel Islands. It could be further
0:28:34 > 0:28:37north. South-east England watch the forecast. The rain will not be too
0:28:37 > 0:28:43far away. Showers on Thursday, wintry over the hills. Rain to lower
0:28:43 > 0:28:47levels. In between those plenty of dry, reasonably bright and sunny
0:28:47 > 0:28:51weather. Temperatures still getting into double figures for one or two.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54Frosty start to Friday. Some more snow to come in the highlands, but
0:28:54 > 0:28:59after a mild day elsewhere, after a frosty start, rain will arrive from
0:28:59 > 0:29:02the south-west and that will bring a wet start to the weekend across
0:29:02 > 0:29:07parts of England and Wales with snow for Scotland and Northern Ireland.
0:29:07 > 0:29:12A reminder of our main story:
0:29:12 > 0:29:16Counter-terrorism police take over the investigation into thement sped
0:29:16 > 0:29:20poisoning of a were foer Russian spy and his daughter in Salisbury.
0:29:20 > 0:29:44That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me