0:00:10 > 0:00:14The deadline approaches for Russia to explain its role
0:00:14 > 0:00:16in the Salisbury attack - but Moscow warns Britain not
0:00:16 > 0:00:17to threaten a nuclear power.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Police reveal more details about Sergei and Yulia Skripal's
0:00:19 > 0:00:22last known movements before they collapsed nine days ago.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26Detectives appeal for anyone who saw them in this red
0:00:26 > 0:00:31BMW to come forward, as they warn the investigation
0:00:31 > 0:00:33could take weeks. as they warn the investigation
0:00:33 > 0:00:33The as they warn the investigation
0:00:33 > 0:00:34The public as they warn the investigation
0:00:34 > 0:00:35The public will as they warn the investigation
0:00:35 > 0:00:35The public will continue as they warn the investigation
0:00:35 > 0:00:35The public will continue to as they warn the investigation
0:00:35 > 0:00:35The public will continue to see as they warn the investigation
0:00:35 > 0:00:35The public will continue to see a as they warn the investigation
0:00:35 > 0:00:38The public will continue to see a great deal of police activity around
0:00:38 > 0:00:43the city, including more is being erected. Don't be alarmed, it is
0:00:43 > 0:00:46necessary as part of this major investigation.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49The Prime Minister has told Russia to explain by midnight
0:00:49 > 0:00:51what happened as President Trump gives her his support.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54It sounds to me like they believe it was Russia and I would certainly
0:00:54 > 0:00:56take that finding as fact.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Moscow has again denied being involved and says it wants
0:00:58 > 0:01:00to see the evidence.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Also tonight: Surprise as President Trump fires Secretary
0:01:02 > 0:01:05of State Rex Tillerson after a series of public rifts over
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Russia, Iran and North Korea.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11An upbeat assessment of the UK economy from the Chancellor
0:01:11 > 0:01:14in his Spring Statement but Labour claim he's ignoring a crisis
0:01:14 > 0:01:22in public services.
0:01:22 > 0:01:28What can I do for you, Mrs Whatsit?
0:01:28 > 0:01:31And Disney's new film A Wrinkle In Time -
0:01:31 > 0:01:33why it's a bittersweet moment for the black woman who directed it.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35And coming up on Sportsday on BBC News...
0:01:35 > 0:01:37We'll round-up day one of the Cheltenham Festival,
0:01:37 > 0:01:40where Buveur D'Air won the big race of the day, the Champion Hurdle.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Police have been giving more details about the last known movements
0:02:02 > 0:02:04of Sergei Skripal and his daughter before they collapsed
0:02:04 > 0:02:07in Salisbury nine days ago.
0:02:07 > 0:02:0933-year-old Yulia Skripal arrived in the UK the day before
0:02:09 > 0:02:13they were poisoned with a military grade nerve agent.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Time is running out for Russia to respond to the Prime Minister's
0:02:16 > 0:02:19demand for a credible explanation as to how the nerve agent
0:02:19 > 0:02:22ended up in Salisbury.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24The deadline is midnight tonight.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Let's get the latest from Daniel Sandford,
0:02:26 > 0:02:34who's in Salisbury.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39Police describe this today as an extremely challenging investigation
0:02:39 > 0:02:45that unique and complex issues, and that is because of the dangers to
0:02:45 > 0:02:50everyone involved from that Russia and nerve agent used in what police
0:02:50 > 0:02:55call a despicable, reckless and targeted attack.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57This evening, there was intense police activity at the pound where
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Sergei Skripal's car was found after being towed away
0:02:59 > 0:03:00from Salisbury town centre.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Every day, the work has thrown up a different location.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Counter terrorism detectives warning today that the operation in the city
0:03:06 > 0:03:10will last many weeks.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12We're sifting and assessing all evidence available
0:03:12 > 0:03:16and we are exploring all investigative avenues.
0:03:16 > 0:03:17This includes extensive CCTV footage from across
0:03:17 > 0:03:25the city and over 380 exhibits so far.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29It's vital that we gather all the evidence available to us and we
0:03:29 > 0:03:34leave no stone unturned in establishing the full circumstances.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Police believe Yulia Skripal arrived at Heathrow Airport from Russia at
0:03:37 > 0:03:412.40 in the afternoon of Saturday, 3rd March.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45The next day, the day of the attack, she and her father
0:03:45 > 0:03:48parked at 1.40pm on the upper deck of the Sainsbury's car park in
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Salisbury and then went to the Mill pub.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54They took a short walk to Zizzi's restaurant, where they were
0:03:54 > 0:03:57between 2.20 and 3.35.
0:03:57 > 0:04:03At 4.15, they were found seriously ill on a park bench.
0:04:03 > 0:04:10Police are asking anyone who saw their car, this red BMW, between
0:04:10 > 0:04:181pm and 1.45pm that day to come forward.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20They said Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey, who became seriously ill
0:04:20 > 0:04:21after becoming contaminated, was
0:04:21 > 0:04:22making good progress.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24The two people targeted in the attack, Yulia and
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Sergei Skripal, are still in intensive care here in Salisbury
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Hospital, where staff are having to use special precautions,
0:04:29 > 0:04:31because of the military grade nerve agents.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35They're both in a critical condition, but they're both still
0:04:35 > 0:04:43stable, which means they're not getting significantly worse.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47I understand she is doing slightly better than he is.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Detectives said at this stage they would not be making
0:04:49 > 0:04:51public any suspect they have in this unique inquiry.
0:04:51 > 0:04:59Daniel Sandford, BBC News, Salisbury.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07President Trump has made his first public comments about the attack.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10He said as soon as the facts were straight, America would condemn
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Russia or whoever it may be.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16And the European Union has said it's ready to support Britain
0:05:16 > 0:05:17"in pursuit of justice".
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Here's our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22It began as a brutal attack on the streets of Salisbury,
0:05:22 > 0:05:24the poisoning of a former Russian intelligence
0:05:24 > 0:05:27officer and his daughter, that the UK blames on Russia.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29But it's become a global diplomatic row, with Britain
0:05:29 > 0:05:34looking for allies in its confrontation with Moscow.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36British ministers meeting again to discuss
0:05:36 > 0:05:44the case have given the Kremlin until midnight to explain how a
0:05:46 > 0:05:49nerve agent developed in Russia ended up in Britain.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51If the response is implausible, they are promising
0:05:51 > 0:05:54extensive measures against Russia.
0:05:54 > 0:05:59This is a brazen attempt to murder innocent people on UK soil.
0:05:59 > 0:06:05Policemen still in hospital, overwhelmingly likely or highly
0:06:05 > 0:06:10likely the Russian state was involved, and the use of this nerve
0:06:10 > 0:06:15agent would represent the first use of nerve agents on the continent of
0:06:15 > 0:06:20Europe since the Second World War. As part of a huge diplomatic effort
0:06:20 > 0:06:24across Europe, British officials told the chemicals weapon watchdog
0:06:24 > 0:06:29that Russia was implicated in the use of chemical weapons. Germany,
0:06:29 > 0:06:33France and other allies offered support without attributing blame
0:06:33 > 0:06:37but Donald Trump at least appeared to accept Russia might be involved.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42Theresa May is going to be speaking to me today. It sounds to me like
0:06:42 > 0:06:47they believe it was Russia and I would certainly take that finding as
0:06:47 > 0:06:53fact. As soon as we get the facts straight, if we agree with them, we
0:06:53 > 0:06:59will condemn Russia or whoever it may be.Russia is already subject to
0:06:59 > 0:07:05sanctions. Ministers insist these damage Russia's economy but their
0:07:05 > 0:07:09impact on behaviour is doubtful. Crucially these are largely EU
0:07:09 > 0:07:14sanctions, the UK cannot impose them on its own. So what unilateral
0:07:14 > 0:07:19options is the Government considering? Some of Russia's 58
0:07:19 > 0:07:22diplomats in London could be expelled but that might promote a
0:07:22 > 0:07:32tit for tat expulsion. Russians could face travel bans, but who and
0:07:32 > 0:07:36how? There could be tougher laws to crack down on Russian officials
0:07:36 > 0:07:39guilty of human rights abuses, and Russian television stations like RT
0:07:39 > 0:07:45could be targeted. Here at the Foreign Office, they are also
0:07:45 > 0:07:48investing a lot of effort and diplomacy in trying to bring
0:07:48 > 0:07:53international pressure to bear on Russia but the bar is high. Russia
0:07:53 > 0:07:58has a veto at the UN and some EU countries are reluctant to
0:07:58 > 0:08:03contemplate yet more sanctions. To date, the Russian Embassy said
0:08:03 > 0:08:06accusations of involvement in the Salisbury attack were groundless as
0:08:06 > 0:08:10diplomats promised retaliation against any new sanctions.Russia is
0:08:10 > 0:08:15not a country to be spoken to in the language of ultimatums. I think it
0:08:15 > 0:08:23is high time the UK learned that. But unless Moscow gives Britain a
0:08:23 > 0:08:26satisfactory answer by midnight, some Russian diplomats here might be
0:08:26 > 0:08:31clearing their desks very soon.
0:08:31 > 0:08:39The Russian government has once again denied being involved.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Russia's Foreign Minister says Britain isn't letting the Kremlin
0:08:41 > 0:08:43see the evidence of the nerve agent attack, as required
0:08:43 > 0:08:44under international law.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Sarah Rainsford in Moscow - and something of a diplomatic
0:08:47 > 0:08:51standoff?
0:08:51 > 0:09:00I think that's right and it's only going to escalate.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02going to escalate. Britain expects some answers. The Foreign Ministry
0:09:02 > 0:09:06said he came to hear the Russian protest against what Russia calls
0:09:06 > 0:09:11the sordid attempt to discredit this country. Strong language coming from
0:09:11 > 0:09:15Moscow, and the strongest we have heard yet coming from the minister
0:09:15 > 0:09:19himself, Sergey Lavrov. He has essentially rejected the deadline.
0:09:19 > 0:09:25He said Britain is violating the chemical weapons Convention by only
0:09:25 > 0:09:28giving Russia 24 hours to respond to the allegation of a chemical attack.
0:09:28 > 0:09:35He says there should be ten days to respond so unless the UK sticks to
0:09:35 > 0:09:40the rules, Russia has no intention of doing so either, was pretty much
0:09:40 > 0:09:44the message from Sergey Lavrov. When I asked him directly if Russia was
0:09:44 > 0:09:49responsible for the attack, he said that was nonsense. We heard as well
0:09:49 > 0:09:54from his spokeswoman later today with even stronger language. She
0:09:54 > 0:10:00said today, "Who does Britain think it is issuing ultimatums to a
0:10:00 > 0:10:05nuclear power?" So no sign of Russia even meeting the deadline or backing
0:10:05 > 0:10:09down on its stance over this attack.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Our Security Correspondent Gordon Corera is here -
0:10:11 > 0:10:13investigations continue and they're now widening to include
0:10:13 > 0:10:16the deaths of other Russians.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20That's right, there have been a series of questions over the deaths
0:10:20 > 0:10:23of other Russians and people connected to Russia over the last
0:10:23 > 0:10:30decade or so in Britain. Follow your question, the Home Secretary today
0:10:30 > 0:10:33said police and MI5 will review some of those cases to check effectively
0:10:33 > 0:10:37there was nothing suspicious about those. As if to make the point, we
0:10:37 > 0:10:42just learned today that the police are investigating another what they
0:10:42 > 0:10:46call unexplained death in New Malden south of London and they are
0:10:46 > 0:10:52investigating the death here of a man called Nikolai Glushkov, who was
0:10:52 > 0:10:57a close ally and friend of Boris Berezovsky, a critic of Vladimir
0:10:57 > 0:11:01Putin who himself died in 2013 and is likely to be the subject of one
0:11:01 > 0:11:06of those reviews into so-called suspicious deaths. Counterterrorism
0:11:06 > 0:11:11command are leading this investigation in New Malden, they
0:11:11 > 0:11:17say as a precautionary measure given the man's contacts, no evidence yet
0:11:17 > 0:11:21it is suspicious, and they are saying there's no link to Salisbury
0:11:21 > 0:11:24but you can get a sense of the change in context in the way these
0:11:24 > 0:11:27deaths are being viewed because of the sense of what Russia might be
0:11:27 > 0:11:31able to do has changed, but very much the priority for police and MI5
0:11:31 > 0:11:41will be the investigation in Salisbury at the you.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43President Trump has sacked his top diplomat,
0:11:43 > 0:11:45the US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson -
0:11:45 > 0:11:46apparently without warning.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48The two men have had a series of public rifts
0:11:48 > 0:11:50over issues like Russia, North Korea and Iran.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Our North America editor, Jon Sopel, is in Washington.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Was this a surprise or a long time coming?
0:11:54 > 0:11:58I think the White House are trying to frame this as we are getting the
0:11:58 > 0:12:02right team in place for the challenges ahead, most notably talks
0:12:02 > 0:12:06on North Korea, but there were differences and on Russia the
0:12:06 > 0:12:11response to what happened in Salisbury, part of those rifts.
0:12:11 > 0:12:16Nevertheless, even for those with steel reinforced jawbones, the
0:12:16 > 0:12:21casual brutality with which Donald Trump dispatched his Secretary of
0:12:21 > 0:12:24State today has left many slack-jawed.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29Rex Tillerson was flying back to Washington from a long trip to North
0:12:29 > 0:12:36Africa when he cut loose with journalists but unknown to him the
0:12:36 > 0:12:39president had signed his death warrant and it would be death by
0:12:39 > 0:12:45tweet. Mike Pompeo, director of the CIA, will become the new Secretary
0:12:45 > 0:12:50of State. He will do a fantastic job. Thank you to Rex Tillerson for
0:12:50 > 0:12:55his service. But Rex Tillerson is not on Twitter so it fell to his
0:12:55 > 0:13:02chief of staff to ring him and inform them of his demise, only
0:13:02 > 0:13:07after this from the president.I wish Rex a lot of good things, I
0:13:07 > 0:13:11think he will be happy, much happier now but I really appreciate his
0:13:11 > 0:13:15service.Rex Tillerson's fate was probably sealed a long time ago when
0:13:15 > 0:13:19he apparently called the president a moron, a claim the Secretary of
0:13:19 > 0:13:24State did not exactly deny.I'm not going to deal with petty stuff like
0:13:24 > 0:13:29that. This is what I don't understand about Washington. I'm not
0:13:29 > 0:13:43from this place but the places I come from we don't deal with that
0:13:43 > 0:13:46kind of petty nonsense.Then there was the public undermining of the
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Secretary of State by the President, sending family members to do some of
0:13:48 > 0:13:51the work that would normally be done by America's top diplomat and public
0:13:51 > 0:13:53shaming on Twitter like this. "I Told Rex Tillerson that he's wasting
0:13:53 > 0:13:58his time trying to negotiate with little rocket man". The new man will
0:13:58 > 0:14:03be Mike Pompeo. He recently spoke to the BBC. On most things he's firmly
0:14:03 > 0:14:06aligned with the president but on Russia he acknowledges the threat
0:14:06 > 0:14:11they continue to pose to US elections.I have every expectation
0:14:11 > 0:14:15they will continue to try to do that but I'm confident America will have
0:14:15 > 0:14:19a free and fair election, and push back in a way that is sufficiently
0:14:19 > 0:14:27robust that the impact they have
0:14:27 > 0:14:28robust that the impact they have on our election won't be great.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32Tillerson and Trump never gelled, it was a corporate titan but now
0:14:32 > 0:14:36political roadkill. Surely the place with lowest life expectancy anywhere
0:14:36 > 0:14:42in the world, being a member of the Trump Administration.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46Our top story this evening:
0:14:46 > 0:14:52The Salisbury nerve agent attack, President Trump gives Theresa May
0:14:52 > 0:14:54his full support and says Russia must provide unambiguous answers
0:14:54 > 0:14:57about what happened.
0:14:57 > 0:14:58Still to come:
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Victims of the sex offender John Worboys go to the High Court
0:15:00 > 0:15:02to challenge his release.
0:15:02 > 0:15:03Coming up on Sportsday on BBC News:
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Can Manchester United join Liverpool and Manchester City in the quarter
0:15:06 > 0:15:07finals of the Champions League?
0:15:07 > 0:15:10They face Sevilla at Old Trafford tonight after a goalless first leg.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, has delivered an upbeat
0:15:23 > 0:15:26assessment of the UK economy, claiming there's "light at the end
0:15:26 > 0:15:28of the tunnel" and hinting at possible public spending
0:15:28 > 0:15:33increases in the Autumn.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36Mr Hammond delivered his Spring statement to MPs, saying growth
0:15:36 > 0:15:41and employment were up and inflation was set to fall.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43He's also given the clearest hint yet, to the BBC,
0:15:43 > 0:15:45that he's prepared to increase spending on health.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47But Labour accused the Chancellor of ignoring a public
0:15:47 > 0:15:48sector funding crisis.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Here's our political editor, Laura Kuennsberg.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Is there anybody out there?
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Number Eleven didn't want us to pay that much attention.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01No fuss, no frills.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04REPORTER:Do you have good news today, Chancellor?
0:16:04 > 0:16:08Only the Chancellor slipping off to work.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12THE SPEAKER:Statement, the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17But what was this, a cheery Philip Hammond rushing to his place?
0:16:17 > 0:16:25If there are any Eeyores in the chamber, they're over there.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30I, meanwhile, am at my most positively Tigger-like today.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Not much has changed from the world outside.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36True, the economy will grow a little bit faster.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39The debt will start to fall, just.
0:16:39 > 0:16:45The day-to-day deficit, remember that, it's gone.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48But compared to other countries, the economy is sluggish and slow.
0:16:48 > 0:16:49Spending will stay stay tight.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52I do not agree with those who argue that every available penny must be
0:16:52 > 0:17:00used to reduce the deficit.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05And nor do I agree with the fantasts opposite who argue that every
0:17:05 > 0:17:06available penny should be spent immediately.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09But a glimmer for the end of the year.
0:17:09 > 0:17:16If, in the Autumn, the public finances continue to reflect
0:17:16 > 0:17:19the improvements that today's report hints at, then, in accordance
0:17:19 > 0:17:21with our balanced approach, I would have capacity to enable
0:17:21 > 0:17:22further increases in public spending.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24That might have delighted his side.
0:17:24 > 0:17:25THE SPEAKER:John McDonnell.
0:17:25 > 0:17:30But Labour accused him of not being in the real world.
0:17:30 > 0:17:36Hasn't he listened to the doctors, the nurses, the teachers,
0:17:36 > 0:17:38the police officers, the carers and even his own
0:17:38 > 0:17:41councillors, they're telling him they can't wait for the next budget.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43They're telling him to act now.
0:17:43 > 0:17:51But is he listening?
0:17:51 > 0:17:54This is the eighth year, the eighth year in a row
0:17:54 > 0:17:57when a Conservative Chancellor has said to the public that dealing
0:17:57 > 0:18:04with the accounts is more important than what they might feel they need.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Well, I hear what you're saying Laura, but the facts
0:18:06 > 0:18:09speak for themselves.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12I've put £11 billion, this is just what I've done,
0:18:12 > 0:18:14since I've been Chancellor, £11 billion additionally into public
0:18:14 > 0:18:16spending in 2018-19 and have promised to put more
0:18:16 > 0:18:19into the National Health Service this year if we get a deal on pay.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22Many of your colleagues now believe that the evidence is overwhelming
0:18:22 > 0:18:29for more money to go into the NHS in the longer term?
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Well, the evidence is clearly there that our
0:18:31 > 0:18:32population is getting older.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35That technology is developing in a way that makes more and more
0:18:35 > 0:18:37interventions possible, and indeed desirable
0:18:37 > 0:18:38in the health service.
0:18:38 > 0:18:44That does represent a continuous upward pressure.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Is the Cabinet at the moment discussing how to find more money
0:18:47 > 0:18:49for the health service, as some of your
0:18:49 > 0:18:50colleagues have told me?
0:18:50 > 0:18:52This is my responsibility to look at these things,
0:18:52 > 0:18:57but of course we look at all these issues.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00As we approach the budget in the autumn and then
0:19:00 > 0:19:03the spending review in 2019, of course we will look at all these
0:19:03 > 0:19:04pressures across the piece.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09Not good enough for these opponents This is a Chancellor asleep at the
0:19:09 > 0:19:14wheel. He had to show he was prepared to take action. In nothing
0:19:14 > 0:19:19in that statement creates confidence.The only solution is for
0:19:19 > 0:19:24us to get the full portfolio of economic powers, devolved to Wales.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27What the Chancellor should have done I think is to be much more open and
0:19:27 > 0:19:33honest with the public and say there is no more p public money for public
0:19:33 > 0:19:37services, which is badly needed, we will have to have an increase in
0:19:37 > 0:19:40taxation to pay for it.Not admissions the Government is ready
0:19:40 > 0:19:44to make. Hard choices that will linger long after today. Along with
0:19:44 > 0:19:50the Brexit bill, revealed to be hanging around until 2064. Spring
0:19:50 > 0:19:58has not yet really sprung. Laura Kuenssberg, BBC News, Westminster.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Well, the Chancellor described himself as positively tigger
0:20:00 > 0:20:01like about the economy today.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03How much reason does he have to be cheerful?
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Our economics editor, Kamal Ahmed, has been looking at the figures.
0:20:06 > 0:20:13The verdict?Yes, he was at his Tiggerish best. The data, there is
0:20:13 > 0:20:17evidence for the Eeyores around him. The reasons for that are multitude.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21Some of the better news is that borrowing is better and growth is
0:20:21 > 0:20:25better. Inflation is coming down. Wages are starting to go up. There
0:20:25 > 0:20:29could be a reversal of that living squeeze that so many people have
0:20:29 > 0:20:33been suffering over recent years. That is the better news. For the
0:20:33 > 0:20:37Eeyores there is this big challenge. It's a big challenge for the
0:20:37 > 0:20:44Chancellor. The new normal for growth in the UK is 1.5%. That is
0:20:44 > 0:20:51well below the 2% to 2.5% we used to enjoy. The OECD brought it into
0:20:51 > 0:20:56sharp relief. It said Britain's growth next year would be at the
0:20:56 > 0:20:59bottom of the G20 leading industrialised nations. We used to
0:20:59 > 0:21:04be at the top. That is the big challenge for Philip Hammond, growth
0:21:04 > 0:21:08that is not as strong as it used to be. Less income for the Government.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Less ability to spend money on those big challenges of health, defence
0:21:11 > 0:21:19and the police.Thank you.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22A teenager accused of planting a bomb on a Tube train
0:21:22 > 0:21:24at Parsons Green in London has said it became a fantasy
0:21:24 > 0:21:27for him when he was bored during the school holidays.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Ahmed Hassan admitted building the device that partially
0:21:29 > 0:21:30detonated last September, but denies attempted murder.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33He told the court the idea of being chased by police was "very
0:21:33 > 0:21:38attractive" and he wanted attention.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Two victims of the serial sex attacker John Worboys have
0:21:41 > 0:21:42taken their case to the High Court.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45They're challenging a decision by the Parole Board to release
0:21:45 > 0:21:46the former taxi driver from prison.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50Worboys has served 10 years in jail for attacks on 12 women in London.
0:21:50 > 0:21:55Tom Burridge was in court.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00John Worboys tricked and drugged young women. Just eight years ago,
0:22:00 > 0:22:03he was jailed indefinitely for one rape and several assaults in the
0:22:03 > 0:22:08back of his taxi. When the Parole Board announced earlier this year he
0:22:08 > 0:22:12was to be released, it caused outrage especially among his
0:22:12 > 0:22:18victims. Now, two women he attacked are hoping to overturn that
0:22:18 > 0:22:23decision. One of them was in the High Court today with war boys
0:22:23 > 0:22:27appearing via videolink as we learnt why the Parole Board thought he was
0:22:27 > 0:22:32fit for release. It believed war boys had become "open and honest."
0:22:32 > 0:22:37That he had taken "full responsibility for his offences" and
0:22:37 > 0:22:43he had, the Parole Board thought, "shown insight into factors could
0:22:43 > 0:22:47cause him to re-offend." The case put forward by the victims'
0:22:47 > 0:22:53barrister painted a very Devon different picture. He said that he
0:22:53 > 0:22:57had still only admitted the attacks on 12 women for which he was
0:22:57 > 0:23:01convicted. She presented graphic evidence to back up the police's
0:23:01 > 0:23:05assertion he actually raped and assaulted more than 100 women.
0:23:05 > 0:23:10According to these court documents, as recent as September, prison
0:23:10 > 0:23:15officials decided to keep Worboys in a category A prison because he was
0:23:15 > 0:23:20deemed of sufficient risk. That was just three months before the Parole
0:23:20 > 0:23:26Board decided he should be released. Those campaigning on behalf of
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Worboys' victims say vital evidence was ignored.We heard in court today
0:23:29 > 0:23:34that the Parole Board didn't listen to the women who had been raped by
0:23:34 > 0:23:37John Worboys or look at any evidence from the trial or the judge's
0:23:37 > 0:23:41finding that hes with a risk to empiano. It looks like the Parole
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Board's decision was completely irrational to release John Worboys
0:23:44 > 0:23:49and it's good we are able it review that decision now.The Parole Board
0:23:49 > 0:23:53will present its case over why this conle convicted rapist was ready for
0:23:53 > 0:23:57release. The reasoning behind such decisions is normally kept secret.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02This case has raised questions over whether that should change. Tom
0:24:02 > 0:24:07Burridge, BBC News, at the High Court.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Disney's new film, A Wrinkle in Time, premieres in London tonight.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12The film, which stars Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon,
0:24:12 > 0:24:15is already topping the box office in America.
0:24:15 > 0:24:21And what makes this film different is that it's the first time a black
0:24:21 > 0:24:23woman has directed such a big budget film, costing
0:24:23 > 0:24:24more than $100 million.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27But Ava DuVernay says for her it's a bittersweet moment.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Our reporter, Chi Chi Izundu, went to meet her.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33Your father has accomplished something extraordinary.
0:24:33 > 0:24:38Based on the 1962 fantasy novel, A Wrinkle in Time tells the story
0:24:38 > 0:24:42of a young teenage girl whose scientist father goes missing
0:24:42 > 0:24:49and it's down to her to find him and save the universe.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53And the only one who can stop it - is you.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Wrinkle currently holds the number two spot at the US box office.
0:24:56 > 0:25:04Start over, and we'll burn it all.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08In at number one is the Marvel epic Black Panther,
0:25:08 > 0:25:10which has also just surpassed the $1 billion mark worldwide.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12To the rest of the world.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15Plus, it's the first time in history that two black directors
0:25:15 > 0:25:17with budgets over $100 million have ever taken the top two
0:25:17 > 0:25:20spots at the box office.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22An achievement the Wrinkle director, Ava DuVernay,
0:25:22 > 0:25:26has described as bitter sweet.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28There are amazing women throughout history of cinema
0:25:28 > 0:25:31who were black women, women of colour, who should have had
0:25:31 > 0:25:37these opportunities, but Hollywood and the industry
0:25:37 > 0:25:41didn't give them the opportunities.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43So because Hollywood has decided to give me the opportunity,
0:25:43 > 0:25:46it doesn't really have to do anything with me, it has
0:25:46 > 0:25:47to do with the time.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49So it's bittersweet when we hear about some of these
0:25:49 > 0:25:50firsts happening in 2018.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53Do you think Hollywood's changed towards people of colour
0:25:53 > 0:25:54being forefront and centre of film?
0:25:54 > 0:25:55Changing, not changed.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Changed means it's done and it's happened.
0:25:57 > 0:25:58That's certainly not the case.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01But changing, I hope so.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03That hope is turning into a reality.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07Since the start of her career, Ava has insisted on a diverse cast
0:26:07 > 0:26:11and crew, something other production houses and actors are
0:26:11 > 0:26:16now actively including in their contracts in Hollywood.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Here we're here trying to make something that loves a wider
0:26:19 > 0:26:22audience and we say, we love you back - if you're a girl,
0:26:22 > 0:26:25if you're a person of colour, if you're a Caucasian boy,
0:26:25 > 0:26:28if you're a south east Asian woman, if you're a Filipino boy.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32We have everybody in this film because we want the film to love
0:26:32 > 0:26:35everyone so they can see a bit of themselves in it.
0:26:35 > 0:26:36Chi Chi Izundu, BBC News.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Time for a look at the weather. Here's Ben Rich.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41Time for a look at the weather. Here's Ben Rich.
0:26:41 > 0:26:46More snow on the way?Yeah not until the weekend and not for everyone.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51Will firm up on the details of where the snow will fall.Today many of us
0:26:51 > 0:26:56got to enjoy sunshine across western parts of the UK. This picture came
0:26:56 > 0:27:02to us from a weather watcher from Helensburgh, blue skies overhead.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06You can see from the satellite picture the eastern side of Scotland
0:27:06 > 0:27:11and eastern side of England had more cloud. It produced the odd shower.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15For most places the cloud has been breaking up. So, as we go through
0:27:15 > 0:27:20tonight, for central and eastern areas where we keep clear skies
0:27:20 > 0:27:24temperatures will dip away, close to freezing. Some spots just below. A
0:27:24 > 0:27:28touch of frost and mist patches as well. Out west the beginnings of a
0:27:28 > 0:27:33change. Thickening cloud, outbreaks of rain and strengthening winds as
0:27:33 > 0:27:37well. This area of low pressure will be working its way in from the west
0:27:37 > 0:27:41as we go into tomorrow morning. Strong winds, which could touch gale
0:27:41 > 0:27:47force in western areas, but those winds coming from a mild place. Very
0:27:47 > 0:27:51mild air moving across the country. Whereas today the western areas had
0:27:51 > 0:27:55the best of the brightness it will be eastern areas with the best of
0:27:55 > 0:28:00the brightingness. Eastern Scotland and eastern England holding on to
0:28:00 > 0:28:04sunshine which will turn hazy. Further west a different story. For
0:28:04 > 0:28:09the south-west of England persistent rain that could cause flooding and
0:28:09 > 0:28:13travel issues. That will fringe into Wales and Northern Ireland could see
0:28:13 > 0:28:17disruption from that persistent rain. Across western areas there
0:28:17 > 0:28:21will be strong winds, touching gale force in the most exposed spots. All
0:28:21 > 0:28:24the while those pars parts of northern and eastern Scotland,
0:28:24 > 0:28:29central and eastern England holding on to the hazy sunshine. With the
0:28:29 > 0:28:33mild air from the south 12 degrees in Edinburgh and 14 in London. Don't
0:28:33 > 0:28:36get used to temperatures like those. As we head through the coming days
0:28:36 > 0:28:40the temperatures slowly dipping away. The north you see on Thursday
0:28:40 > 0:28:45and Friday temperatures in Edinburgh down to eight, seven, six degrees.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49By the weekend significantly colder wherever you are. There is the
0:28:49 > 0:28:55potential for some snow. As I I said at the start we have to keep a close
0:28:55 > 0:28:58eye on the exact details of where.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00at the start we have to keep a close eye on the exact details of where.
0:29:00 > 0:29:06Our main story. President Trump gives Theresa May his full support
0:29:06 > 0:29:08and says Russia must provide unambiguous answers about what
0:29:08 > 0:29:12happened. That's it from us.