0:00:11 > 0:00:17This is BBC World News today. Our top stories. Victims families
0:00:17 > 0:00:21command two members of an Islamic State execution cell should answer
0:00:21 > 0:00:31in court for their actions.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34If it goes to trial, I'll certainly be there.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37I certainly want to look them in the eye and let them know that
0:00:37 > 0:00:47I am who I am and they have destroyed a big part of my life.
0:00:49 > 0:00:54Paris closes the Eiffel Tower for the second time this week as another
0:00:54 > 0:01:05blanket of snow covers the French capital.
0:01:09 > 0:01:20Hello and welcome to World News Today.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22The families of the victims of two British Islamic State
0:01:22 > 0:01:24members captured in Syria, have called for them
0:01:24 > 0:01:25to face justice in court.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee El Sheikh were part of a team of four
0:01:28 > 0:01:31IS members whose British accents earned them the nickname
0:01:31 > 0:01:32"the Beatles."
0:01:32 > 0:01:34US officials say the group are accused of executing 27 hostages.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38Our home affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford has more.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40They became the most infamous gang of foreign fighters
0:01:40 > 0:01:42in the self-styled Islamic State, callous torturers and public
0:01:42 > 0:01:48executioners of hostages.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Jihadi John, his real name Mohammed Emwazi, now dead.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Aine Davis, in prison in Turkey.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54And the two men captured last month, Alexanda Kotey
0:01:54 > 0:01:58and El Shafee Elsheikh.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59The two were detained by American-backed
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Syrian Kurd fighters.
0:02:02 > 0:02:08Kotey, the Kurds said today, was trying to escape into Turkey.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12The gang are suspected of beheading Alan Henning,
0:02:12 > 0:02:15a driver and aid worker from Eccles, and David Haines,
0:02:15 > 0:02:17seen here in Croatia, a former RAF engineer and long-time
0:02:17 > 0:02:21aid worker from Perth.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23This morning, his daughter, Bethany, was finally contemplating
0:02:23 > 0:02:28what punishment two of his suspected killers should face.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30They should die a long, slow, painful death.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33And I think quite a lot of people will understand that,
0:02:33 > 0:02:38that they shouldn't be allowed to live.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40But realistically, that's not going to happen.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43And I have to come to terms with that.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47And the best thing for them is to be locked up and throw away the key.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49They should never be allowed back in society,
0:02:49 > 0:02:52because they will just recruit people and they will
0:02:52 > 0:02:56just do this again.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59And for the sake of her father, if they end up in court,
0:02:59 > 0:03:00she will go to watch.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03If it goes to trial, I will certainly be there,
0:03:03 > 0:03:06I will certainly want to look them in the eye and let them
0:03:06 > 0:03:09know that I am who I am, and they have destroyed a big part
0:03:09 > 0:03:10of my life.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12And hopefully there will be some sort of justice.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Some of the gang's hostages were freed, including
0:03:14 > 0:03:16former French reporter, Nicolas Henin.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20He wants them to have the fairest trial possible.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23I would not be happy if they were just sent
0:03:23 > 0:03:26to Guantanamo Bay, because this is denial of justice.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28If we want justice, we need to give them the trial
0:03:28 > 0:03:38that would satisfy them, but also the victims.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41The British men detained last month are El Shafee Elsheikh,
0:03:41 > 0:03:46who arrived in Syria from Britain in 2012, and Alexanda Kotey,
0:03:46 > 0:03:49who left the UK on an aid convoy to Gaza in 2009,
0:03:49 > 0:03:53and also ended up in Syria.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57Their gang is accused by the US of beheading at least 27 hostages,
0:03:57 > 0:04:00including Alan Henning, David Haines and Americans
0:04:00 > 0:04:04James Foley, Peter Kassig and Steven Sotloff.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06They are also accused of water boarding,
0:04:06 > 0:04:12mock executions, crucifixions and electric shock torture.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh grew up close to each other
0:04:15 > 0:04:20in quite a small area of west London, near to the A40 flyover.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23It became infamous as an IS recruiting ground.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27As well as Mohammed Emwazi, Jihadi John, some half a dozen other
0:04:27 > 0:04:34men from these streets died fighting for IS in either Syria or Iraq.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37At El Shafee Elsheikh's house, his parents, who had another
0:04:37 > 0:04:40son killed in Syria, asked the media to leave.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43There's nothing we can say, no comment whatsoever.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47Please, please, let us be in peace.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Their son and Alexanda Kotey have had their
0:04:49 > 0:04:52British citizenship removed already.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Now a trial, possibly in the United States,
0:04:54 > 0:04:57seems the most likely outcome.
0:04:57 > 0:05:07Daniel Sandford, BBC News.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19Gale of suffering in Syria continues according to the United Nations. --
0:05:19 > 0:05:26the scale of suffering. More than 240 civilians are thought to have
0:05:26 > 0:05:34been killed in the besieged areas this week. After five straight days
0:05:34 > 0:05:39of bombing by Syrian warplanes and artillery. The assistant Secretary
0:05:39 > 0:05:45General at the United Nations and the UN regional coordinator for
0:05:45 > 0:05:58Syria explained why he is among those calling for a ceasefire.
0:06:01 > 0:06:09We have seen a massive besiege area and some 4000 people have been
0:06:09 > 0:06:14living in extreme situations. We have more than 700 medical cases of
0:06:14 > 0:06:19people who need to move out. We have not been able to bring humanitarian
0:06:19 > 0:06:24assistance to the besieged places for over two months. It is a
0:06:24 > 0:06:28situation which cannot continue any longer. We average a point where we
0:06:28 > 0:06:34feel enough is enough. It is time to act in a way that ensures women and
0:06:34 > 0:06:37children who are in desperate situation receive assistance and the
0:06:37 > 0:06:44injured are able to come out.Just last year, the UN only got access to
0:06:44 > 0:06:5027% of its request to get access to opposition areas by the Syrian
0:06:50 > 0:06:54government. The UN is failing miserably in terms of getting a grip
0:06:54 > 0:06:59on this.I would say what is really happening at the moment is there is
0:06:59 > 0:07:02a failure of humanitarian diplomacy, a failure to bring a solution to a
0:07:02 > 0:07:06problem which has been going on for seven years. It is a country which
0:07:06 > 0:07:11has been seriously affected. 30 million people are in need, more
0:07:11 > 0:07:15than 6 million people are internally displaced. It is a situation which
0:07:15 > 0:07:27is very difficult. We are able to help 7.5
0:07:31 > 0:07:33million people every month through a regular programme of assistance
0:07:33 > 0:07:35inside Syria and from cross-border countries. What we are unable to do
0:07:35 > 0:07:38is to reach the people in the most desperate need, in the besieged
0:07:38 > 0:07:40areas and hard to reach areas. Really, something needs to change.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42We cannot continue like this not being able to reach the most
0:07:42 > 0:07:45vulnerable within Syria.But as you said, this has been going on for
0:07:45 > 0:07:49seven years. You have much time to raise your voice. Are you not put
0:07:49 > 0:07:53enough pressure on the regime to get access to drive humanitarian aid to
0:07:53 > 0:07:59those people who need it?At the moment we are in contact with the
0:07:59 > 0:08:02government of Syria and we are in contact with every single government
0:08:02 > 0:08:06capital we think can be of help, to help us reach these people who are
0:08:06 > 0:08:10in this desperate situation. This is not happening, this is not moving
0:08:10 > 0:08:15any further. Last year we reached about a quarter of what we should
0:08:15 > 0:08:18have done from the Cross line Syria operations. Within two months this
0:08:18 > 0:08:25has come to a complete halt. It cannot be business as usual. The
0:08:25 > 0:08:30reports, the pictures, the images we are getting every day in Ghouta and
0:08:30 > 0:08:34Idlib are really quite dramatic. Health facilities should not be
0:08:34 > 0:08:39targeted, civilians should not be targeted.But how effective can you
0:08:39 > 0:08:43be if you have Russia continually supporting Assad? What can you
0:08:43 > 0:08:49genuinely do?We always say the humanitarian response cannot be a
0:08:49 > 0:08:53problem. A solution to what is a political problem. What needs to
0:08:53 > 0:08:58happen is the political will, the commitment, the consciousness of
0:08:58 > 0:09:01politicians and government to bring pressures so there is an improvement
0:09:01 > 0:09:04to people's lives in these situations. The siege Matt, conflict
0:09:04 > 0:09:15is definitely not a way forward. What we need to see is a ceasefire
0:09:15 > 0:09:17so we can bring humanitarian assistance and also take out the
0:09:17 > 0:09:20medical cases of people whose lives are really on the line.The
0:09:20 > 0:09:24Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations is among those
0:09:24 > 0:09:27calling for a ceasefire. President Trump has called the
0:09:27 > 0:09:31departure of a former White House aide accused of domestic violence
0:09:31 > 0:09:39very sad and wished him well. Staff secretary Rob Porter resigned
0:09:39 > 0:09:44following accusations he abused his two ex wives.He did a very good job
0:09:44 > 0:09:50when he was in the White House and we hope he has a wonderful career
0:09:50 > 0:09:54and hopefully he will have a great career ahead of him. But it was very
0:09:54 > 0:10:04sad when we heard about it and he is also very sad. And he also, as you
0:10:04 > 0:10:10probably know, he is innocent and you have to remember that. He said
0:10:10 > 0:10:14very strongly that he is innocent. But we absolutely wish him well. He
0:10:14 > 0:10:20did a very good job when he was at the White House.I asked our
0:10:20 > 0:10:24correspondent Barbara Plett-Usher to give more background on this
0:10:24 > 0:10:29starting with reports earlier this week that this White House aide had
0:10:29 > 0:10:34abused his two ex-wives.The White House defended him. But a photograph
0:10:34 > 0:10:40was published showing one of the ex-wives with a black eye. The
0:10:40 > 0:10:43narrative changed in the White House said he they were taking action
0:10:43 > 0:10:44against him and he resigned. The question of what the White House
0:10:44 > 0:10:49knew and when it knew, it continued to bubble up because the timeline
0:10:49 > 0:10:53keeps changing, particularly the role of the Chief of staff John
0:10:53 > 0:10:57Kelly and the communications staff. These are the people who were
0:10:57 > 0:11:02supposed to bring order to the White House to make it run smoothly and
0:11:02 > 0:11:08now they are embroiled in this controversy.We heard the president
0:11:08 > 0:11:14say this was very sad and he wishes him well. Is he supporting him?It
0:11:14 > 0:11:19certainly sounds that way. It sounds like he's continuing to defend him,
0:11:19 > 0:11:22wishing him well, saying he hopes he does well in his career, and rather
0:11:22 > 0:11:26than take a stand against domestic violence, he said remember that Mr
0:11:26 > 0:11:36Porter
0:11:38 > 0:11:41says he is innocent. This is a pattern we have seen before when
0:11:41 > 0:11:43certain people within his orbit are accused of egregious behaviour,
0:11:43 > 0:11:45rather than condemning the behaviour he suggests there might be two sides
0:11:45 > 0:11:48to the story. This approach is tone deaf. The president is the top law
0:11:48 > 0:11:50enforcer in the country and he is not calling out domestic violence.
0:11:50 > 0:12:00And given the current environment with Me Too which is in the news at
0:12:00 > 0:12:07the moment. Uber has settled around with the
0:12:07 > 0:12:17company Waymo. -- settled a row. Uber has agreed to give Waymo shares
0:12:17 > 0:12:23in its firm worth $245 million but it could have been worse.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28We were talking in the region of more than $1 billion if the jury
0:12:28 > 0:12:33ruled that these trade secrets had been stolen and used. It is that
0:12:33 > 0:12:37crucial part that using them was what Waymo was trying to prove over
0:12:37 > 0:12:42the course of the trial. There was a suggestion that the reason these two
0:12:42 > 0:12:45companies have come to this settlement is because it is mutually
0:12:45 > 0:12:50beneficial. On Uber's side they can put this behind them. They can move
0:12:50 > 0:12:55on and not worry about this case going on and airing any more dirty
0:12:55 > 0:13:00laundry. On Waymo's side, they get an increased stake in Uber. They
0:13:00 > 0:13:04already have small ownership, now they have a bit more. And also they
0:13:04 > 0:13:10can keep an eye on what you've is doing himself driving technology
0:13:10 > 0:13:14which has been their aim all along. This is about making sure for Waymo
0:13:14 > 0:13:18but they stay ahead in the race to bring self driving cars and the self
0:13:18 > 0:13:24driving fleet of taxis to the roads. They were trying to slow down Uber's
0:13:24 > 0:13:28progress by accusing them of getting an unfair advantage by stealing
0:13:28 > 0:13:33these trade secrets. They were not doing a particularly good job in
0:13:33 > 0:13:36court of convincing the jury. I don't think those trade secrets were
0:13:36 > 0:13:43used. So a settlement like this has benefits for both parties.So what
0:13:43 > 0:13:46impact apart from the awkward situation of the accusations of
0:13:46 > 0:13:51stealing trade secrets, what impact has had on both businesses?I think
0:13:51 > 0:13:57for Uber it has been a huge distraction. The new chief executive
0:13:57 > 0:14:00wrote a letter today to investors and employers and in that he said he
0:14:00 > 0:14:05regrets what happened although he was not at the company at the time.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10He also apologised to staff for the big distraction this had caused, ie
0:14:10 > 0:14:13the people working on the self driving team, have essentially had
0:14:13 > 0:14:17to put down their tools because of this case, and only now can they
0:14:17 > 0:14:22start working on it again. I think the immediate impact will be that
0:14:22 > 0:14:26Uber can begin its work in self driving once more. Also looking
0:14:26 > 0:14:31ahead a little bit. Many people predict that Uber will become a
0:14:31 > 0:14:35public company, perhaps in 2019. This case and the potential damages
0:14:35 > 0:14:42was hanging over the company. Now they have managed to put this behind
0:14:42 > 0:14:45them and I think the idea that it could go public in 2019, becomes a
0:14:45 > 0:14:49lot more likely than it was before. Dave Lee reporting from sunny San
0:14:49 > 0:14:55Francisco. We will report on all the sport
0:14:55 > 0:14:58including the latest from Pyeongchang as the Winter Olympics
0:14:58 > 0:15:08have got underway.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20This is BBC News, our main story this evening: victims families
0:16:20 > 0:16:27demand that two members of an execution cell should answer in
0:16:27 > 0:16:30court for their actions. Let's get the sports news with
0:16:30 > 0:16:35Lizzie Greenwood Hughes. We have had the fireworks, now for the sport in
0:16:35 > 0:16:40Pyeongchang. Yes, the legendary downhill skier
0:16:40 > 0:16:46Lindsay Vaughan admitted this might be her last games. She took gold in
0:16:46 > 0:16:51Vancouver eight years ago but her career has been plagued with injury
0:16:51 > 0:16:55and she says it is the memory of her late grandfather whose Birsa on --
0:16:55 > 0:17:03Lindsey Vonn.It is good because it is not about me or my career, it is
0:17:03 > 0:17:08about my grandfather. I will lay it out there. I will give it everything
0:17:08 > 0:17:13I have. And whatever happens will happen. I am not going to be
0:17:13 > 0:17:17nervous. I know he's looking out for me and I think that actually gives
0:17:17 > 0:17:25me a lot of peace of mind. I always feel privileged to be able to
0:17:25 > 0:17:30compete in the Olympics and just as in 2002 I was soaking in every
0:17:30 > 0:17:34moment because it was my first time and I could not believe I was there,
0:17:34 > 0:17:38I had worked my whole life for that moment, I'm still in that position
0:17:38 > 0:17:43right now. This is probably my last Olympics. I am soaking in every
0:17:43 > 0:17:55moment. I am in of being able to represent my country.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59Nathan Chen is the only athlete to have landed five different quadruple
0:17:59 > 0:18:10jumps.My name is Nathan Chen, I am a US figure skater. Figure skating
0:18:10 > 0:18:14is a combination of artistry and athleticism in a really cool
0:18:14 > 0:18:19package. Everything is super precise about our sport but there is a lot
0:18:19 > 0:18:23of emotion in our programmes and it will definitely be a sport to watch
0:18:23 > 0:18:31in the games. The quads I am planning, any quads take a lot out
0:18:31 > 0:18:35of everybody. You put all your exertion in a split second and it is
0:18:35 > 0:18:39all technical and timing. Right after that jump you are pretty
0:18:39 > 0:18:44exhausted and you have to do it again, again, again and again
0:18:44 > 0:18:47throughout the programme. That stamina work will be huge in my
0:18:47 > 0:18:55preparations. I remember I was three years old, I did not state, I stood
0:18:55 > 0:19:04on the ice. I wanted to skate more. There is an interesting quote at the
0:19:04 > 0:19:10US Olympic training Centre and basically the idea is, yes, we are
0:19:10 > 0:19:14trying to strive for these gold medals but at the end of the date is
0:19:14 > 0:19:16the friendships, the relationships and the journey that matters the
0:19:16 > 0:19:19most and that is what you will remember and what your legacy will
0:19:19 > 0:19:24entail. I have wanted to make an Olympic team my whole life. I have
0:19:24 > 0:19:28wanted to stand on top of that programme the macro podium and that
0:19:28 > 0:19:34would be the pinnacle of my career. Head of the big match between
0:19:34 > 0:19:38England and Wales in the Six Nations the England coach Eddie Jones has
0:19:38 > 0:19:45been questioning whether the Welsh fly half Rhys Patchell has the
0:19:45 > 0:19:52bottle for the games. This is what the captain had to say in reply.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55People forget Rhys Patchell has been in the squad for a good few years
0:19:55 > 0:20:01now. He would probably like a few more caps but he has experience of
0:20:01 > 0:20:08being around the camp. It is a step up, no one will deny that. But he is
0:20:08 > 0:20:13ready for that and focused on the job at hand.That is all the sport
0:20:13 > 0:20:24for now. Thank you.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26The EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, has issued
0:20:26 > 0:20:29a stark warning to the UK - effectively telling the British
0:20:29 > 0:20:31government, you can't have your cake and eat it.
0:20:31 > 0:20:39Our deputy political editor, John Pienaar, reports.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Brexit is coming and time is running short.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Just 13 months before Britain is officially out
0:20:43 > 0:20:45of the European Union, and today the EU had
0:20:45 > 0:20:46a sharp warning.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Sort out key sticking points, or there will be no
0:20:49 > 0:20:50deal and no transition.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Britain's Brexit Secretary met the EU chief negotiator
0:20:52 > 0:20:53in Downing Street on Monday.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Friendly enough, but just weeks to thrash out the shape
0:20:55 > 0:20:56of a Brexit transition.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Today, with a big EU summit next month, Michel Barnier
0:20:59 > 0:21:01had a blunt message, in terms easy to understand.
0:21:01 > 0:21:09If these disagreements persist, the transition is not given.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12So much to sort out, and talks are getting prickly.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14On the rights of migrants who arrive after the Brexit date,
0:21:14 > 0:21:17will Brussels block trade if Britain breaks EU rules?
0:21:17 > 0:21:21The Brexit secretary called it discourteous.
0:21:21 > 0:21:22Mr Barnier disagreed.
0:21:22 > 0:21:29TRANSLATION:Throughout these negotiations, my attitude has
0:21:29 > 0:21:33not been in the least discourteous or vindictive.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35We have never wished to punish the UK.
0:21:35 > 0:21:40It is totally foreign to my state of mind.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42And how to leave the EU without bringing back a hard
0:21:42 > 0:21:45north/south Irish border.
0:21:45 > 0:21:46Nobody wants that but...
0:21:46 > 0:21:50It is important to tell the truth.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53A UK decision to leave the single market and to leave
0:21:53 > 0:22:00the customs union would make border checks unavoidable.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03It is not just a political problem at this shoe shop
0:22:03 > 0:22:05in Newry, Northern Ireland.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08These shoes are meant for walking, on both sides of the border.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Customs and tariffs could mean a business like this
0:22:11 > 0:22:13running into trouble.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17We need easy access from the factory to our shop floor.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20If there is a hard border, there will be hold-ups all the way
0:22:20 > 0:22:24along that we cannot predict.
0:22:24 > 0:22:25But the Unionist party shoring up the government in Parliament says
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Tonight, the Brexit secretary is saying he is surprised that
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Mr Barnier is not clear that Britain wants to go on trading as now
0:22:37 > 0:22:38during a transition.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40The government is hoping for compromise in negotiations,
0:22:40 > 0:22:43but if there is no transition deal next month, ministers will have
0:22:43 > 0:22:45to prepare Britain and British business for the possibility
0:22:45 > 0:22:46of a cliff-edge Brexit.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49If there is a transition deal it is onto deciding
0:22:49 > 0:22:51the ambitions for Brexit, which divide Parliament,
0:22:51 > 0:22:52Tory MPs and the Cabinet.
0:22:52 > 0:23:02One day, one crisis at a time.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Now let's take a look at some other stories.
0:23:06 > 0:23:13President Trump has signed in new spending bill into law ending a
0:23:13 > 0:23:15brief government shutdown. Congress passed the legislation after a
0:23:15 > 0:23:23midnight deadline was missed. Fiscal Conservatives had not liked the
0:23:23 > 0:23:31bill. India's competition commission said
0:23:31 > 0:23:36Google was indulging in practices of search buyers thereby harming its
0:23:36 > 0:23:40competitors and users. Researchers at Edinburgh University
0:23:40 > 0:23:43have grown human eggs in a laboratory for the first time. They
0:23:43 > 0:23:47say the breakthrough is an opportunity to explore how human
0:23:47 > 0:23:54eggs develop, much of which remains a mystery for science. The findings
0:23:54 > 0:24:06may lead to a new way to preserve women's fertility.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09The Eiffel Tower in Paris has been shut for the second time this week
0:24:09 > 0:24:11because of snow and black ice.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14The French capital is covered in a heavy blanket of snow that has
0:24:14 > 0:24:16brought some parts of the transport system to a halt.
0:24:16 > 0:24:17But not everyone is complaining.
0:24:17 > 0:24:26Here's our correspondent, Hugh Schofield.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28For the second time this week, snowy weather has blown
0:24:28 > 0:24:30into Paris from the West, setting off to good
0:24:30 > 0:24:33effect for tourists, some of the most popular landmarks.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35The city was just getting over the previous heavy fall on Tuesday.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39That caused some disruption to transport on road and rail.
0:24:39 > 0:24:40Parks were shut as freezing temperatures overnight
0:24:40 > 0:24:41turned slush to ice.
0:24:41 > 0:24:42I love it.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44I'm used to coming to Paris when it is sunny.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46I have never been here in the snow before.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49As a tourist I don't like it because lots of things are closed
0:24:49 > 0:24:50but it is beautiful.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52You cannot not enjoy it.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54TRANSLATION:I think some roads should have been cleared quicker,
0:24:54 > 0:24:57but then that is the weather, nothing out of the ordinary.
0:24:57 > 0:24:58I think we should look at the positives.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00Snow is actually quite beautiful.
0:25:00 > 0:25:05At this airbase just west of the capital,
0:25:05 > 0:25:10snowploughs have been brought out to clear the runways.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13And one adventurous soul had a flaky answer to the transport problem.
0:25:13 > 0:25:23Now there is a skiing fan.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30Yes, flaky indeed! Just time to tell you that all good fairy tales say if
0:25:30 > 0:25:36you kiss a frog you could end up with a prince. But one young lover
0:25:36 > 0:25:41in Bolivia is hopping for a different result. Meet Romeo a water
0:25:41 > 0:25:47frog who has been calling for a mate for the past nine years. Now a
0:25:47 > 0:25:52dating website has created a profile to help him look for love. They will
0:25:52 > 0:25:57have to be quick. Conservationists warn that frogs like Romeo only live
0:25:57 > 0:26:01to age 15. Let's hope he does not croak it before he