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Services across the uk. Russias president announces possible changes to the law that could tighten the criteria for candidates wanting to become his successor. The high speed rail link hs2 could divide and destroy Natural Habitats across england, according to a new report by the Wildlife Trust. Also coming up the taal volcano spews ash and plumes of steam reaching more than half a mile into the sky. Well have the latest from our correspondent in the philippines. And in sport, its fa cup magic for shrewsbury town a late winner gives them victory over bristol city and a fourth round meeting with liverpool. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The head of the group that owns British Airways, willie walsh, has described the governments intervention in the rescue of the Regional Airline flybe as a misuse of public funds. Last night, shareholders agreed to put extra money into the airline in return for government pledges to cut Airline Passenger duty on domestic routes. Environmental groups have expressed their anger at the plans saying that cutting the tax would hamper efforts to tackle carbon emissions. The governments proposal was driven by its election pledge to improve connectivity outside of london. Jon donnison reports. Flybe will fly again. Good news for its passengers and huge relief for the companys more than 2,000 workers. Absolutely ecstatic, yeah, really happy for myself and my partner works for flybe so yeah, really good news for everybody. The exeter based airline survives because its shareholders, which include virgin atlantic, have agreed to put in extra money, but only in return for the government agreeing to consider cutting taxes on domestic airlines. Hearing that things like air Passenger Duty will be reviewed was very interesting for them, of course it will be reviewed for everyone, and ensuring the way that our regional connectivity works, that we can level up communities, make sure our union is strengthened. Cutting air Passenger Duty, which adds about £13 to the price of every domestic flight, would make it cheaper for people to fly. The air industry says such a move would provide a boost but environmentalists are not happy. Aviation is the highest carbon form of transport, and cutting air Passenger Duty is just going to make aviation relatively cheaper, compared to other forms of transport. Its absolutely the opposite of what we need to be doing. So flybe survives for now, but only with a helping hand from the government and more questions about whether we should be flying cheap or flying less. Jon donnison, bbc news. Earlier our business presenter dominic 0connell gave us this update. We dont know the exact details because all the statements yesterday were about supporting regional connectivity and all the good things that might come out of flybe continuing to operate. But what is generally understood is that the treasury has agreed, or hmrc has agreed, to give flybe some forbearance on the payment of air Passenger Duty. This is a duty that you pay when you buy an airline ticket. The airline collects it and then is meant to hand it over to hmrc. It is understood that flybe will be given about three months, maybe longer, to pay about £100 million worth of apd it should be paying. Rivals, like willie walsh of British Airways, or iag which owns British Airways, are not happy. They see this as a misuse of public funds. Willie walsh has sent a letter to grant shapps, which is not in the Public Domain but i have seen a copy of it. It is very strongly worded. He says it is a blatant misuse of public funds and it points out that flybe is part owned by virgin atlantic, which in turn is part owned by Delta Air Lines, one of the Worlds Largest and most profitable airlines. And between the two of them they do not have the resources to keep flybe operating, well, then why are they falling back on taxpayer support . So a great deal of anger there. Other airlines not quite so against the proposal. They say the regional connectivity thing is worthwhile doing and it is only a small amount of public funds anyway. Over the years, the Regional Airline industry in the uk has shrunk down so there are now only three players. By far the largest of which is flybe, then there is also loganair and eastern airlines, which is actually operated as a franchise of flybe anyway. But it has routes like exeter newcastle, the isle of man to lands end, newquay to heathrow, these are very important important routes for the south west. Its big and extra, big in southampton, all those regional places where it provides the kind of connectivity that isnt easily offered by motorways or indeed by rail. Of course, those are other options. But flying is much faster, of course, and they provide another option. As a lot of those airports have made clear to us in the last few days, if flybe were to fall over, there are not a great number of airlines that are suddenly going to come in and take on those routes, they dont have the right kinds of aircraft, some they dont have the right kinds of aircraft, some of the routes have pretty dubious profitability. So if flybe were to go, that regional connectivity would be lost. Of course, environmental campaigners are saying, as you said earlier, that any move to reduce taxation kind of flight is a retrograde step in terms of the governments attempts to be net zero carbon by 2050. The business secretary, andrea leadsom, said the government has moved to support flybe because it is a viable business. The government isnt in the market to bail out private companies. What we do, on a case by case business, is look to see if a business is viable. In the case of flybe, it is a viable business. There are structural challenges, because of the fact that the regional connectivity role that it provides for the uk means that there are some routes that are very tricky. And what weve agreed to do, as government, is a review of regional connectivity that takes into account, for example, our net zero carbon emissions. And what that will do is it will create continue to create a level Playing Field for all airlines. The difference, for example, between flybe and thomas cook was that, in the case of thomas cook, it had huge amounts of debt, and any taxpayer money would have simply been throwing good money after bad. It was not a viable company. The duchess of sussex has made her first public appearance since she and prince harry announced their intention to step down as senior members of the royal family. The Downtown Eastside center, a womens refuge in vancouver, posted a picture of meghan with staff and visitors on facebook. Sophie long reports from vancouver island. The duchess of sussex, pictured smiling at a womens centre, the first time shes been seen in public since the so called sandringham summit. Its not hard to see why the duke and duchess of sussex might want to spend more time here, and if they did, it seems theyd be more than welcome. Very exciting well, ithink, you know, maybe its a nice breakfor them to come to canada and share a little bit with nice canadians. I think its a nice move, beautiful place. I know they visited before and really liked it. Happy to have them, obviously. But some question whether they would be afforded the privacy they seek. People here should leave them alone but they cant, local media, radio and tv stations are talking about it. They cant stop and its really unfortunate, they cant let people live their lives the way they want to live it. Every day for 112 years the empress hotel, named after queen victoria, has served high tea. 0n special occasions they do so in china given to them by the queen. People here say they would welcome the couple, even if canadians have to cover the cost of their security. Canadians are truly a very lovely people. I think there obviously will be a faction of backlash, theres no question about that, but as a whole we would welcome them into our national community. Its thought prince harry may come here to be reunited with his wife in the coming days, but that remains a private matter for an increasingly private couple. Sophie long, bbc news, vancouver island. Meanwhile, new Court Documents show that meghans father thomas could be called by the mail on sunday to testify against his daughter, if her lawsuit against the mail on sunday gets to court. The duchess of sussex is suing the paper after it published a private letter she sent to her father. Sophie long is following the latest developments. This is the case the couple have brought against the mail on sunday after they say they unlawfully published a handwritten letter from meghan to her now estranged father ahead of the couples wedding in 2018. If that case goes to court, it seems according to papers lodged there yesterday that they would like to use evidence from Thomas Markle on their side, so if that does go to court then potentially you could see both the duchess of sussex and her estranged father, Thomas Markle, giving evidence on opposing sides. I think the fact that story is in the papers in the uk today serves as another example as to why the royal couple may want to spend more time here in canada, away from the glare of the press in the United Kingdom. As far as the people ive spoken to here on vancouver island, they would be more than welcome to do that. The high speed rail link hs2 could divide and destroy Natural Habitats across england, according to a new report by the Wildlife Trust. After analysing the impact along the proposed route, the trust warns endangered species could become extinct and eco systems could be destroyed. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge explains. Close to nature at calvertjubilee. This Wildlife Reserve is a mix of habitats. Get here early. So at the moment theres a cormorant out on the raft. And you might get lucky. You can see, looks like a bitterns just come out from the reed bed here. Seeing a bittern up close. Yeah, what a stunning bird. Like this in Central England is rare. But a section of the woodland and scrub near the lake at this side of the reserve will have to be cleared to make way for a new High Speed Railway called hs2. As you can see, theres already a local line here. Broadly speaking, thats where high speed 2, the first stretch of it, linking london to birmingham, will run. But a High Speed Railway is a much bigger project. It requires land either side of the line and in this case, it will mean woodland on this side of the nature reserve will have to be cleared and as we have seen, it is a vital habitat for rare species of insect and birds. Some locals are concerned. People know you cant move an ancient forest from one place to another. You cant move species. Once youve lost a habitat like this, its gone. Plus all the wildlife within it, its gone. This reserve is one of hundreds of wildlife sites which feature in a new report on the Environmental Impact of hs2. The Wildlife Trust says constructing the new railway will divide and destroy huge swathes of irreplaceable natural habitat and important protected wildlife sites the length of england. The reason these sites that are going to be trashed are designated is because they are precious and vital to our wildlife so species like the dingy skipper or white clawed crayfish could be wiped out from certain areas because of the disruption hsz is causing, and h52 and the government have said theyre going to do mitigation works. But the reality is, theyre only just starting these mitigation works and for them to be mature enough to support wildlife, they should have been done years and years ago. Hs2 ltd says its done extensive work to relocate species like the Great Crested Newt at this site near birmingham. We will be impacting on species and habitats up and down the line. Ecological surveys have been undertaken in the last few years to really understand whats there, whats in the landscape, so we can appropriately respond to that in our designs, our mitigation plans, so that through construction we can understand whats happening and that those designs will eventually be in an area where all the habitats that are recreated are flourishing. With hs2 on hold, conservationists like mark are holding their breath. Soon the government will decide if the project should proceed. Tom burridge, bbc news, in buckinghamshire. Nigel burke nigel farage has said there will be a brexit event in Parliament Square on 31 january. He says that is great news. More on todays main stories coming up on newsroom live here on the bbc news channel, but now we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. No further details on that event yet. Nigel farage has said he is very pleased that is happening. Its been a blustery and wild start to the day for many. Strong winds blew the roof off a building in berkshire. Winds of more than 50 Miles Per Hour ripped the roof off this apartment block in slough, leaving it strewn across the high street. Nearby roads while a clear up operation is under way. At 0rpington in kent, scaffolding has fallen from a ten storey block of flats which has closed several roads in the area. A number of fallen trees are blocking roads elsewhere in kent, including this one in tunbridge wells. Meanwhile, the roof at Ravenscourt Park tube station collapsed onto the tracks. This has since been cleared away. The weather, which caused disruption to flights, road and Rail Services, is expected to ease temporarily before another spell of wind and rain arrives later this week. The headlines on bbc news the government has defended itself after rival airlines accused it of misusing public funds for coming up with a rescue deal to save the regional carrier flybe. The duchess of sussex has made her first public appearance since she and prince harry announced they want to step down as senior members of the royal family. Strong winds and heavy rains have caused extensive damage and disrupted flights, roads and Rail Services across the uk. The latest debate between Us Democratic president ial hopefuls Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders has seen an intensification of theirfeud. The latest debate between Us Democratic president ial hopefuls Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders has seen an intensification of theirfeud. In sport, around £2. 5 million has been raised in the rally for relief in australia. Stuart hogg has been named as scotland captain for the upcoming six nations. He replaces skipper mcnally. Ben stokes has been named as the mens player of the year by the International Cricket council. Ill have a full round up at 11 30am. A passenger plane has dumped fuel over the playground of a school, just before it made an Emergency Landing at Los Angeles International airport. Around a0 children and adults were treated for skin irritation and breathing problems. Were treated for skin irritation the Delta Air Lines flight had just taken off from los angeles when it reported a problem and had to return. Gareth barlow reports. Thousands of litres of Aviation Fuel raining down onto a school below. The Delta Airlines flight, which had just left Los Angeles International airport and was destined for shanghai, dumped the fuel before making an Emergency Landing shortly after take off. At schools across the region, children and adults required treatment for skin irritation and breathing issues. Although nobody was hospitalised, over 70 firefighters and paramedics were dispatched. Pupils at park elementary school, some 26 kilometres from the airport, were outside, under the aircrafts flight path, as the plane passed overhead. Delta, the flights operator, said pilots released the fuel to reduce the aircrafts weight ahead of the Emergency Landing. Federal Aviation Administration rules state that while fuel may be dumped in emergencies, it must only be done over designated areas and at high altitude. An investigation is under way. Gareth barlow, bbc news. One in six women who lose a baby in early pregnancy experience long term symptoms of post Traumatic Stress according to a new study. Researchers from Imperial College london are now calling for immediate improvements in care and for specific treatments to be more widely available. Drjessica farren is one of the authors of the study. Shes also an obstetrician and gynaecologist. Shes in our Central London studio. Thank you very much forjoining us. Tell us more about the symptoms of post Traumatic Stress women have been reporting and how it is affecting them. PostTraumatic Stress is an anxiety disorder. It presents after a traumatic incident. Re experiencing symptoms, reminders of the event popping into the mind we re of the event popping into the mind were not expected, avoiding reminders of the event and hyper arousal, which is things like sleeping disturbances. As well as more generalised low mood. The symptoms start to have an impact on a womans day to day life. Symptoms start to have an impact on a womans daytoday life. Have you been able to ascertain why it is it affects some were men and not others . Not yet, although that will bea others . Not yet, although that will be a subjective feature with research, to see if there are particular women who are more affected than others. One in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage. Does that mean, because it is so common, the people dont necessarily think about the emotional impact of every individual that happens to . Perhaps that is why, but it is something society has done a good job of crop brushing under the carpet for a long time. But i think it is really of no surprise what a profound event it can be, an emotional roller coaster, losing something youre so invested in might be. We still have that thing where people want to tell anyone about a pregnancy until the three month scan when they know things are 0k, month scan when they know things are ok, but that means that people might suffer a huge loss and cant even talk about it because other people dont know it is something happening in their lives in the first place. Dont know it is something happening in their lives in the first placelj think in their lives in the first place. think that is one of the main problems. Research like this and the Media Coverage has is starting a conversation, so that people feel they can open up about it and get they can open up about it and get the support they require. Obviously it is awfulfor the support they require. Obviously it is awful for the people as experience that. Its also uncomfortable and difficult for others around them to know how to deal with it properly and to say the right thing. What would your advice be . I think the most important thing is just be . I think the most important thing isjust an be . I think the most important thing is just an acknowledgement of it as a profound life event. Sensitivity not only initially but as you would in any other bereavement, some sort of ongoing sensitivity to the fact it is not an event you should be expected to move on from immediately. I meet a number of women who are expected at work the following day. Looking at it, it appears to be quite inhumane. One woman who experienced a miscarriage has been speaking about it to the bbc. One of the things she said was that she had the miscarriage, when she called the hospital the following day, they told her to bring the pregnancy tissue in and we will get rid of it. She said it wasnt tissue to me, it was her baby. How important is the language. For a hospital to be saying something that, do you think there is enough sensitivity and understanding at that level as well . I think we need to do more work on it, for sure. Its a very tricky balance i think when youre in clinical practice because for some women defined the concept it is a very early pregnancy more helpful than referring to it as a baby. So you need to be very careful to pitch the language that you use according to the way the women at that point has bonded with the pregnancy. But i think absolutely the more work we can do in the more women who have been involved in the two can come forward and sort of help us refine the language we use and the way we speak to women and feedback to their clinicians when they get it wrong, the better. Thank you very much indeed forjoining us. Thank you. There are fears that ash from the australian bushfires could pollute the water supply in new south wales. tx several there are fears that ash from the australian bushfires could pollute the water supply in new south wales. Several hundred thousand hectares of land have been burned around a dam which provides most of sydneys water supply. Rain is forecast and could wash debris and ash into reservoirs from burnt out areas, which are more prone to flash flooding. The authorities are deploying flood barriers as a precaution. In the philippines the taal volcano continues to spew ash and plumes of steam reaching almost a kilometre into the sky. The alert level remains at four, which means a dangerous eruption could happen within hours or days. Howard johnson has been outside of the exclusion zone which was been set up around the volcano. You can see the steam and ash continues to billow from taal volcano. Authorities are warning those inside the exclusion zone that it is dangerous and they should not be lulled into a false sense of security. They should return to their homes. They have declared a state of emergency here and it is clear to see why. Despite the threat, some people are returning to their homes. This couple own a small plot of land where they grow vegeta bles plot of land where they grow vegetables and breed chickens. Translation at 4pm, we panicked. We saw a huge smoke cloud coming from the volcano and we could smell something awful. Ash began falling. Some people said there would be a tsunami. We became scared. This man says he wanted to return to his house today to check on his livestock. He found many of his birds were in a sorry state. He is showing me a fighting cockerel which isa showing me a fighting cockerel which is a popular sport. The bird is covered in dust and ash. He says a lot of the birds were affected when he left the farm to seek safety in an evacuation centre. 0ther chickens are ina an evacuation centre. 0ther chickens are in a bad state. I have seen one at the back with what looks like a broken wing. The Philippines Department of agriculture says the thick ash has caused more than 10 million to livestock and crops. This man giows squash. Million to livestock and crops. This man grows squash. He says the condition of these plants now are so bad that he cannot harvest them and he cannot take them to market for sale. Today, seismologists say although results in the crater have been weakened, residents evacuated from the 1a kilometre exclusion zone should not be lulled into a false sense of security and return to their homes. Steam is coming out of new holes. We have seen cracks in the roads around here. That means all these tremors we have been experiencing, more than 200 since the volcano erupted on sunday, means the volcano erupted on sunday, means the magma underneath a volcano is still moving around and the situation is still dangerous. Level four out of five. Seismologists keep stressing there could be a hazardous eruption in the coming hours or days. Howard johnson reporting. The russian president Vladimir Putin has been giving his annual state of the nation address in moscow. Mr putin, who has been in power for nearly 20 years, said hed detected a hunger for change in Russian Society and that authorities need to engage in a dialogue with its citizens. 0ur correspondent Sarah Rainsford joins me live from moscow. Yes, there was a lot of this kind of projection of the listening president putin, a man who understands the people here have problems, particularly with low incomes, poverty across the country, that need to be addressed. Very much sending the message that he heard that, he was going to be handing out more benefits to particularly low income families, Free School Dinners for example, that kind of thing, to try to address some of those problems. But at the same time there we re problems. But at the same time there were some interesting changes that he is proposing to rush as constitution. Again sort of drafted ina way constitution. Again sort of drafted in a way that suggests Vladimir Putin wants the people to have more power in russia. Thats how he is projecting it. For example, use looking parliament to have more control over the appointment of government. At the moment, it is the president to us that power. I think whats interesting in that is eve ryo ne whats interesting in that is everyone here in russia is wondering what happens after Vladimir Putin. He is due to stand down in 202a. These were some hints as to what might happen, a slightly more powerful Prime Minister, powerful parliament and the state council will become more powerful under these changes. There has been some speculation that president putin himself might head that up and continue to control russia from a different position in future. A lot of food for thought i think for a political analyst here in russia over the next hours and days to come. What will be the reaction . Youre someone who has been in power for 20 years but he talks about the need for change as well. Will people think he is the person to actually deliver change, when obviously, you know, he has been there and these things have been happening on his watch. Yes, and i dont think that really escapes in one year. 0bviously they have been seeing the same man stand up to make a state of the nation address for many years. Some of these promises and identification of some of the problems that president putin is saying today he said before. Promising more money, more listening, some kind of devolution of some powers to the regions, to to address what he sees as people is continuing problems. Buti address what he sees as people is continuing problems. But i think a lot of people willjust shrug this off, if they are even listening at all, and say he could have done this all, and say he could have done this a long time ago. But mr putin is still popular and people will be asking what comes next, with some wanting more of the same. The big question, what happens after Vladimir Putin, and whether or not he can somehow remain in power in a different role. Thank you very much, sarah. It has been rather wait across the south east of england. The cloud is cleaving to the east. Some beautiful blue skies developing behind that. Still some showers affecting the far north west of scotland. Blustery winds continuing. Elsewhere, the rain clears away after lunchtime. The cloud will go with it as well. For most of us, its dry and sunny this afternoon. Temperatures getting up this afternoon. Temperatures getting up to about 7 9dc. A fairly quiet evening. The showers continuing across scotland. As we go into tomorrow, the next round of wet and windy weather moves on. This area of low pressure is developing to a south western approach to the uk. Strong winds again for many parts on thursday afternoon. That rain moving from west to east. Strong winds, highs of about 10 12d. Degrees. Hello, this is bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling. The headlines the government defends itself after rival airlines accuse it of misusing public funds for coming up with a rescue deal to save the regional carrier flybe. The duchess of sussex makes her first public appearance since she and prince harry announced they want to step down as senior members of the royal family. Strong winds and heavy rain bring roofs and scoffolding crashing down as well as causing disruption to flights, roads and Rail Services across the uk. Russias president announces possible changes to the law that could tighten the criteria for candidates wanting to become his successor. The high speed rail link hs2 could divide and destroy Natural Habitats across england, according to a new report by the Wildlife Trust. Also coming up warnings that some hernia mesh implants are being used on nhs patients with many not having been tested properly. Time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. Good morning. Air quality rated as very poor has once again affected qualifying for the Australian Open tennis. Play was halted for a number of hours this morning due to the ongoing issues caused by the bushfires in the country. 0ur tennis correspondent russel fuller told us what he found when he arrived in melbourne. It was so apparent as we made our descent into the airport how bad conditions have been over the past 36 to 48 hours. It was like landing atan airport 36 to 48 hours. It was like landing at an airport in the uk in november on one of those fog filled mornings, but this was much more disturbing, because it just but this was much more disturbing, because itjust wasnt right. It was horribly smoky, the sun was com pletely horribly smoky, the sun was completely obscured by the smoke, and even though the air quality was not as bad as yesterday, they still took the decision to delay the start of qualifying by three hours. It was still deemed unhealthy when play got under way, but the quality was improving, it got better as the afternoon went on. It was horrible for the players playing in the heat and humidity. But all that has been transformed now because the much needed rain has arrived at least in melbourne, and quite spectacular fashion over the last couple of hours. When the air quality drops on satisfactory levels, they will hopefully, unlike yesterday, do the common sense thing and suspend play on the outside courts, and close the roofs on the main courts. Full back stuart hogg will captain scotland for this years six nations. He replaces stuart mcinally, who led the team at the world cup. The exeter man is the most experienced player in Gregor Townsends 38 man squad for the championship. There are six uncapped players in that group including glasgow wing ratu tagive. Gloucesters teenage wing Lewis Rees Zammit has been named as one of five uncapped players in wales six nations squad along with Saracens Centre nick tompkins. Head coach wayne pivac has also recalled scrum half rhys webb, after he left french side toulon. Welsh rules preventing him from adding to his 31 caps whilst playing in france but toulon agreed to release him early from his contract. Former england striker eni aluko has announced her retirment from football at the age of 32. She enjoyed a successful career with the likes of birmingham, chelsea, and most recentlyjuventus, and scored 33 times in 102 games for england. She said shell keep working hard to drive the womens game forward in the next part of her career and push for more opportunities, coverage, and finances. Shrewsbury town manager sam ricketts believes his side can beat liverpool in the next round of the fa cup even though theyve gone more than a year without defeat in the premier league. Shrewsbury sealed a home tie against the european champions when aaron pierre fired the League One Side past bristol city in their third round replay. It isa it is a great occasion. It is why eve ryo ne it is a great occasion. It is why everyone is involved in football. We all grew everyone is involved in football. We allgrew up dreaming everyone is involved in football. We all grew up dreaming of the fa cup, playing in it, i was fortunate enough to play in it, and now i am one of the side of it, but we can create special memories. This will bea create special memories. This will be a memory that will be remembered by not only the supporters, but all the players as well, and will live long in the memory. Tottenham scraped past middlesbrough in their replay in north london. Erik lamela put them two up before half time. A late boro goal created a nervy finish, butJose Mourinhos men are through to play southampton next. And after 20 games without scoring, newcastle strikerjoelinton finally found the net, with their last goal in a 4 1win over rochdale. Newcastle host league one 0xford united in the fourth round. England all rounder ben stokes has been named mens player of the year by the International Cricket council. Hes already picked up the bbc Sports Personality of the year award, as well as being voted players player of the year. His performances in the cricket world cup and the ashes went a long way to deciding that gong. Australias elysse perry won the womens award. Reigning masters champion judd trump said his 6 3 defeat to shaun murphy in the opening round of this years tournament flattered his opponent. The 2015 winner won fourframes in a row to knock trump out at alexandra palace. Trump said his early exit was disappointing. No such problems forjohn higgins, who thrashed Barry Hawkins 6 1. Theres transfer news over on the bbc sport website including Jose Mourinhos First Signing as tottenham manager theyve taken midfielder Gedson Fernandes on loan from benfica. Thats all the sport for now. Irans president rouhani has been talking about the shooting down of the ukrainian airliner, near tehran a week ago saying there is a need for national unity. He also called for the Iranian Armed forces who fired the missiles to apologise and explain what had happened. Meanwhile, new footage has emerged which appears to show two missiles being fired at the airliner. These images obtained by the New York Times were captured on a Security Camera in tehran, and then apparently filmed on a mobile phone. They show a first missile being fired at the plane, which strikes it, before, about 30 seconds later, a second missile is launched and hits the plane. All 176 people on board were killed when it crashed moments later. In the us, the leading candidates to be the democratic partys candidate for president have taken part in a final debate in the key state of iowa. In three weeks time, voters in iowa will gather in what are known as caucuses to begin the process of choosing who will take on donald trump for the presidency. The highlight of the debate was the growing feud between two of the more liberal candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. From the iowan state capital des moines, gary 0donoghue reports. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome tonights candidates. And then there were six. Six white people on the cnn stage for the last democratic debate before the voting begins. But it was the issue of gender that was the focus of a row between the two left of centre candidates, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. After senator sanders was accused of saying a woman couldnt beat donald trump. Why did you say that . Well, as a matter of fact, i didnt say it. And i dont want to waste a whole lot of time on this because this is what donald trump and maybe some of the media want. The Sanders Campaign first called the accusation ludicrous, then said there had been crossed wires. Elizabeth warren sidestepped an outright row. What did you think when senator sanders told you a woman could not win the election . I disagreed. Can a woman beat donald trump . Look at the men on this stage. Collectively, they have lost ten elections. The only people on this stage who have won every single election that theyve been in are the women. Vice president biden. Former Vice President joe biden took the opportunity to make his case that he was the candidate that could move beyond identity politics and unite the opposition against donald trump. But the real issue is who can bring the whole Party Together and who represents all elements of the party. African americans, brown, black, women, men, gay, straight. The fact of the matter is, i would argue that in terms of endorsements around the country, endorsements wherever we go, i am the one who has the broadest coalition of Anyone Running up here. Foreign affairs was always going to make an appearance in this debate after the killing of Qasem Soleimani and the brinkmanship with iran. So what about those us troops . There were differences on whether they should be brought home. I would leave some troops there but not in the level that donald trump is taking us right now. No, i think we need to get our combat troops out. You know, we have to stop this mindset that we can do everything with combat troops. We can continue to remain engaged without having an endless commitment of ground troops. While sparks didnt exactly fly tonight, there were tensions between the two progressive candidates and it was clear, at the end of the debate, that they werent happy with one another. None of the four front runners could have claimed a knockout blow tonight, but for those candidates still in single digits, this could have been the final roll of the dice. Gary 0donoghue, bbc news at the democratic debate in des moines, iowa. Just before the candidates took to the stage on tuesday night, President Trump was speaking at a rally in the state of wisconson. He had this to say about the tensions between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders over whether a woman could be elected us president. According to her, bernie said, and i dont believe he said this, i dont particularly like him, he is a nasty quy particularly like him, he is a nasty guy, but i dont believe he said this. You have to know what people say. She said, right, that bernie stated strongly that a woman cannot win for president. A woman can win for president. Meanwhile, the leader of the republican majority in the us senate, mitch mcconnell, has said the impeachment trial of President Trump is likely to begin there next tuesday. Democrats accuse the president of abusing his power and obstructing congress. With regard to impeachment, our understanding is, and i think your understanding is, and i think your understanding as well is, the house is likely to finally send out the articles over to us tomorrow, and we believe if that happens, in all likelihood, we will be able to go through some preliminary steps here this week, which could well include the chief justice this week, which could well include the chiefjustice coming over and swearing in members of the senate and some other kind of housekeeping measures. We hope to be able to achieve that, which would set us up to begin the actual trial next tuesday. One of the most contentious issues not yet resolved is whether to have witnesses in the senate trial. Democrats want to hear from current and former white house officials, such as former National Security adviserjohn bolton. We join the American People in wanting the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth, to come out of the trial. If you want the truth, you have to have witnesses, you have to have documents. Who has ever heard of a trial without witnesses and documents . I am pleased that some of my republican colleagues are now beginning to come around to our position. Medical device experts are warning some hernia mesh implants are being used on nhs patients with little or no medical evidence. Its after the Victoria Derbyshire programme exclusively revealed that nhs trusts have purchased more than 100 different types of mesh devices to treat hernias in a six year period. Currently, vaginal mesh repairs have been suspended while a governmental review takes place. Hernia mesh repairs, however, continue. Anna collinson reports. I no longer go to the gym. I no longer have thejob that i loved doing and trained to go into. I dont have the freedom that i once had. This woman had a hernia mesh repair in 2015. The 36 year old said she was told recovery would take weeks, but now lives with chronic pain and is registered as disabled. I should not be living the life i am living. I struggle to dress myself. If i am not ready by the time my husband is away for work, i have to get my nine year old son to tie my shoes. Hernia repair is one of the worlds most common surgical procedures. The majority of operations use mesh, and many go well, but International Guidelines estimate one in ten patients will experience significant chronic pain. For decades, there has been a loophole in medical device regulation, where new products can be approved if they are shownn to be similar to older devices, even if they have not specifically undergone rigorous clinical testing themselves. Using freedom of information requests, we can reveal nhs trusts in england and scotland have purchased more than 100 different types of mesh to treat hernias. Medical device experts are now concerned the nhs is using too many devices with little or no Clinical Evidence of safety. Can you explain why more than 100 meshes is a concern for patients . There is no chance 100 can have evidence of effectiveness, not least because there just isnt 100 randomised trials. Therefore some of these have no Evidence Attached to them whatsoever, and they have to go immediately. The bbcs Victoria Derbyshire programme has also been leaked a promotional which was made over a decade ago, and funded by one of the biggest mesh manufacturers in the in the world. The footage shows a surgeon describing one type of mesh as been broken after being inside a patient. They shrink, they become more brittle. You can see how stiff this mesh is. This is a mesh tumour, you can see what it looks like on the back table, how hard this mesh is. But we have found this type of meshe is still being sold by ethicon, and being used by the nhs. Ethicon says it stands by the safety and performance of all of its mesh products, which it says are rigorously tested and monitored. It says all evidence needs to be considered before drawing conclusions about a device. The regulator for medical devices, the mhra, says there is clinical need for mesh devices, but recognises the system needs strengthening. New legislation is due to be brought out in may. In a moment, well have all the Business News, but first the headlines on bbc news. The government has defended itself after rival airlines accused it of misusing public funds for coming up with a rescue deal to save the regional carrier flybe. The duchess of sussex has made her first public appearance since she and prince harry announced they want to step down as senior members of the royal family. Strong winds and heavy rains have caused extensive damage and disrupted flights, roads, and Rail Services across the uk. In the Business News the bailout of Airline Flybe has been branded a misuse of public funds by the boss of ba, as environmental campaigners also criticised the move. The rescue defers some tax payments, thought to top £100 million. Housebuilder persimmon sold 4 fewer houses than last year, as management focussed on improving build quality. More on this injust a moment. The uks inflation rate fell to its lowest for more than three years in december, increasing speculation that Interest Rates could be cut. It dropped to 1. 3 down from 1. 5 in november, partly due to a fall in the price of womens clothes and hotel room costs. Now we often look to our big Home Builders as something of a gauge of how the country will do post brexit. And today, two of the biggest persimmon and vistry issued trading updates. For persimmon there was a 2. 4 slump in revenue and housing completions were also down, which the House Builder blamed on a decision to put customers before volume following complaints over the poor quality of their builds. For vistry formerly bovis homes there was good news for the years end. Full year figures will be published next month, but their number of house completions increased by 2. 89 . Im joined now by david madden, a markets analyst from cmc markets. So a tale of two House Builders whats gone right for vistry and wrong for persimmon . Starting off with persimmon, i think if you look, at recent reports, there are major questions over the quality of their homes. There is an article from the bbc website not long ago pointing out that one particular property had more than 700 defects. This is major, major reputational damage to what is famously viewed as a very highly thought of home builder. Now, people are parting with their hard earned cash, we all know property prices are elevated in the uk. The last thing they need is to be got in a business controversy that your product is not up to scratch, so i think it is right that they are focusing on quality over quantity. As opposed to vistry, they have got a much higher track record of producing a quality product, and with that comes higher demand. So, for persimmon, is it this renewed focus on quality thats behind this slip in revenues . The drive to increase Customer Satisfaction also saw new home legal completions for the year drop 4 , and the boss davejenkinson said, delivering the maximum benefit to our customers will continue to be my top priority for 2020, but persimmon said it expects the groups pre tax profit to be in line with market consensus. Do you agree with that assessment . Ido i do indeed, just because, even though there are some people who will be put off purchasing a persimmon com, house prices are so elevated, and persimmon followed the lowest end of the spectrum, i still think demand is going to be strong. The average persimmon, is somewhere in the region of £217,000, well below the average of its competitors, so demand is going to be strong, and essentially, all the company have to do is basically devote a bit more time and care to actually upping its quality, which probably will not cost to them that much money in terms of excess expenses, to really restore the reputational damage. And the number of houses vistry build, they went out. When we look at the wider state of the uk Housing Market in 2019, compared to what we can possibly expect for 2020, what do you see . think in terms of prices, that is still some uncertainty in relation to brexit of the transition period is due to kick in in a few weeks time. I think some people will view that as an opportunity to actually buy a house, with ever so slightly fall in house prices in some parts of the uk, with growth in other pockets. So i think demand is going to be strong. Just because people have a desire to purchase their own homes, some people are sick of paying high levels in rent, so that will force them into a Property Market that might be cooling, so i think the Home Builders still have some legs to go in terms of generating profits, unless we see a dramatic pick up in material costs. Ok, dramatic pick up in material costs. 0k, thank you for your time, david. Hs2 the high speed rail line linking london and Northern England risks dividing and destroying huge swathes of irreplaceable Natural Habitats, including 108 trust. A government commissioned a review is set to decide in the coming weeks whether to proceed. Amazon bossjeff bezos has announced a major investment in india, saying the country is a key growth market. The plan is to invest £770 Million Pounds in digitising small and medium businesses allowing them to sell and operate online. Boeing has reported its worst annual orders in at least two decades as it remains in crisis over its 737 max model. The company also said deliveries of its planes slumped to an 11 year low last year. It means the us firm has lost its title as the worlds biggest plane maker to european rival airbus. A weaker pound has helped the ftse 100 outperform after the release of this mornings. 0nline grocer 0cado is currently the top rise on the ftse this morning. Whiler persimmon stock is up following that slump in revenue. Thats all the Business News. More now on the news that around 60 children and adults in la are being treated for skin and breathing problems, after a plane dumped fuel over a school playground. The Delta Air Lines flight reported a problem and had to turn back for an Emergency Landing. Lets discuss the whole issue of fuel dumping. Joining us now via skype is mike vivian, whos a former pilot, and a former head of Flight Operations at the Civil Aviation authority. How unusual is this . It is only used in emergency situations. This was a plane going from los angeles to china. The aircraft climbed up to about 8000 feet, and then experienced some engine problems. It wasnt what she would normally expect, a sort of fire or a control problem, which would require an immediate return and fuel dump. This aircraft came back, the engine and fat was brought back under control, and the aeroplane landed. At no time, asi and the aeroplane landed. At no time, as i understand it, did it request a fuel dump or fuel jettison. It landed back on the airfield, and that was that. And then this report came about that, and the ln concern, delta, have now confirmed, that fuel was in fact dumped to get below the landing wit. It isa dumped to get below the landing wit. It is a very odd story, and not one i would normally counter or expect u nless i would normally counter or expect unless this was a major emergency, which this does not appear to have been. Below the landing weight. What would normally happen if a pilot needed to lose fuel to carry out an Emergency Landing at . M pilot needed to lose fuel to carry out an Emergency Landing at . If it really is an emergency, and i am not sure this was, on the face of it, it doesnt appear to have been, it appears to have been an engine problem, but what normally happens is you request an immediate return. It is in with the larger aircraft that have got the fuel jettison capability. And you then go to an area, obviously los angeles being very close to the sea, you go over the sea and you circle, and dump the fuel, sufficient to get you below landing weight. Because if you land above landing weight, which is different from take off weight, you could structurally break the aircraft up, so it is honestly important to get it below landing weight. In this case, i would have expected the aircraft to request a fuel jettison, and then expected the aircraft to request a fueljettison, and then be directed towards an area where there were not any people, and certainly not schoolchildren, and then carry out the fuel jettison schoolchildren, and then carry out the fueljettison procedure to get the fueljettison procedure to get the aeroplane below landing weight. Can you think of any reason why this would have happened . 0bviously can you think of any reason why this would have happened . Obviously an investigation is under way, but what would your suspicions be . Well, let me put it this way. Until something more surfaces, and given that it appears the aircraft did not request fuel jettison, but the appears the aircraft did not request fueljettison, but the airline subsequently confirmed it, it appears to be highly questionable, i will put it that way. I am not going to see a pilot error, because i dont know any more facts than i have heard, but on the face of it, it definitely requires an explanation as to what took place. Thank you very much indeed, captain mike vivian, former pilot and former head of operations at the Civil Aviation authority. Now lets go to bradford, because kate and william are currently on a visitor there. Prince william and his wife kate on this planned visit to West Yorkshire. 0bviously headlines have been dominated by what is on with prince harry. This is one of the royal visits that has been in the diary for some time. They are going to be visiting a number of projects which support the community and promote cohesion with it. They are going to be visiting various organisations, including the muslim women in prison project, which is a service for muslim women and young offenders, and also better start bradford is another organisation they are to be visiting. That organisation supports pregnant women in the area, so there they are meeting local dignitaries and others who have turned out to see them as they visit bradford. We will keep you updated of course, with the visit as it progresses. In a few months, we will be going live to the house of commons for Prime Ministers questions. We cannot look ahead with vicki young, chief political correspondent. Quite a change last week when Prime Ministers questions started pretty much bang on midday and only lasted half an hour. What are you expecting today . We cannot look ahead. We can. It ran on time, which was unusual under the previous speaker. I think today, the nhs will feature quite heavily. The nhs bill will be introduced today, it is guaranteed in law, but of course the backdrop to this is a big increase in waiting times, andi to this is a big increase in waiting times, and i think that will be touched upon by mps if not byJeremy Corbyn himself. If you look at the figures, they are pretty startling. The figures for the nhs in england in november, the number of people who went to a e was 2. 2 Million People. That is just in the month of november in england. Ok, it is kicking off at midday, thank you very much, vicki will stop you will have coverage from them. Time now for a look at the weather, we can get the latest from simon, i think. We have a technical hitch. Looking at the pictures of the commons, and absolutely packed commons, the second Prime Ministers questions of the new parliament. Right now, though, we do have the weather with simon. Still very gusty this morning in the south east of inwood, but generally those will ease off, for many of today, a day with some sunshine and just a few showers around full stop the south east of england. Shows most frequent across scotland, and some snow over the higher ground. The last of the rain clears away from the south east, taking those gusty winds away with it. For most of us, dry with some sunshine, temperature is this afternoon around seven to nine celsius. Still worth pointing out there will be some strong and gusty winds across the north east of scotland, up to 65 mph. Through this evening and tonight, we will continue with some showers in the north. Quite quiet elsewhere, before this area of low pressure starts to move its way in for thursday, to look at the white lines, the isobars are getting closer together again, so stronger winds expected throughout thursday. Gale around western and southern exposed areas, and the rain for many of us moving on from the west. Goodbye. Prime ministers questions has already begun, so lets listen when will they ensure that steel is at the heart of all infrastructure plans . Will the Prime Minister stay true to his word and repay the trust of people who voted for him only last month . Can assure her that the government is indeed embarking on a plan to do everything we can to make sure that steel made in this country has all the competitive advantages and she makes excellent points, and in the case of liberty steel, i understand those affected, whatever happens, will be offered the opportunity to remain in the alliance byjoining the new company. The conservative ma nifesto the new company. The conservative manifesto promises in relation to the roll out of broadband and mobile phone signals are incredibly welcome. Would my right honourable friend agree that rural constituencies like mine, wherever they are in the uk should not be left behind, and would he agree that these vital technologies should be rolled out and would he set a firm timetable for the roll out . Rolled out and would he set a firm timetable for the rollout . Yes, mr speaker, the cotswold needs broadband and it will get it, and thatis broadband and it will get it, and that is why we are putting £5 million into the roll out and he asked for a deadline and he will get it, 2025, mr speaker. Could ijust put on record our pleasure at the return of the Northern Ireland assembly and hopefully the restoration of the Peace Process in Northern Ireland. I know there is a statement coming on this after Prime Ministers question time. Can the Prime Minister let the british people know why after almost ten yea rs of people know why after almost ten years of tory government of patients are waiting longerfor years of tory government of patients are waiting longer for essential nhs care, whether it is in a e, on waiting lists or for a care, whether it is in a e, on waiting lists orfor a gp appointment . We are investing record sums into the nhs and i think indeed the house should be proud today that we are passing the nhs funding bill which will guarantee such funding not just this year which will guarantee such funding notjust this year but into the future. Well, passing legislation that will guarantee underfunding of the nhs, yes. Mr speaker, the number of patients waiting more than four hours in a e is now at its highest on record, for the second month in a iow. On record, for the second month in a row. Weve had months of promises but people need action. There probably isnt a family in the United Kingdom which hasnt been affected in some way by cancer. Let yet last year we saw one in four patients waiting more than two months for the start of their Cancer Treatment. How many more patients will face what are life threatening delays because our nhs is understaffed and underfunded . As the right honourable gentleman knows, there is a massive demand on the nhs and he also knows hes doing a fantastic job and he also knows hes doing a fantasticjob in and he also knows hes doing a fantastic job in oncology and he also knows hes doing a fantasticjob in oncology where tremendous progress has been made. He is right to signal the delays that people are facing and they are indeed unacceptable and that is why we are investing in 50,000 more nurses and 6000 more gps and that is why this government will be investing record sums on the nhs. We will get those waiting lists down. 20,000 of those 50,000 already work for the nhs actually, mr speaker. But delays in Cancer Treatment can reduce a patients chance of survival. The target of 85 of patients to be seen within two months was a last minute to month four years ago in december 2015. Action is needed urgently. Last week we heard the heart rending case of a 92 year old raf veteran in leicester who had to go through the indignity of waiting almost 12 hours on a hospital trolley because there were no beds available. I want the government to apologise to him and many others, but to explain why despite the extraordinary efforts of nhs staff all over the country, over 2000 patients had to wait more than 12 hours before they could get into a hospital bed last month alone. Mr speaker, he is right to highlight the case of the raf veteran i think everybody in this house will have everybody in this house will have every sympathy for people who have a bad and unacceptable experience in the nhs and we all share that. On the nhs and we all share that. On the other hand i would say that most people in this country, most patients in the nhs have a fantastic experience of health care and we should pay tribute to our nurses and staff and the hospital he mentions in leicester is one of those which, as he knows, we are rebuilding under this programme. 14 new hospitals, 20 upgrades under this conservative government. The a e has already been rebuilt in leicester, as i understand it, the problem is that the Prime Minister promised 40 hospitals, then it became 20, and thenit hospitals, then it became 20, and then it became six. This issue of people waiting on trolleys is a very serious one and the number doubled in december and is now at its highest ever level on record. The Prime Minister promised to put the conservative partys inadequate nhs funding pledge into law, so can he explain why its necessary to cement into law a pledge which the Health Foundation has said is below the amount needed to maintain current standards of care . Mr speaker, its only under this conservative government that we have the resources that will enable us to invest in our nhs, and its because of the stewardship of the economy after the wreckage that the Labour Party Left when they were in office that weve been able to make those colossal investments and i would remind him not only was it this conservative government that rebuilt the a e as he correctly points out, it was this conservative government that have been rebuilding the entire hospital in leicester and we are putting more money into the nhs as a direct result of our careful management of the economy. understand another hospital has been closed to pay for it, mr speaker. The question is, why would the government need to put into law and inadequacy of funding for our National Health service . There are Health Professionals who have said that the nhs needs more money than the government is saying in order to keep patients safe. Its now been almost three years since the government promised a green paper on social care and seven months since the Prime Minister himself stood on the Prime Minister himself stood on the steps of downing street and said he had prepared a clear plan to fix the crisis in social care. Well, what is the hold up . Where the plan . Well, mr speaker im delighted by his constructive attitude because as he knows, we do intend to begin with cioss he knows, we do intend to begin with cross party talks to get to build a consensus and i think theres a great awareness of the need to tackle the issue of social care in this country so everybody has dignity and security in their old age and nobody has to sell their home to pay for the cost of their care. We can do it and we will do it with the help and cooperation of the labour party and other parties in this house, we will go ahead with a fantastic plan for social care. I look forward to his support but i would point out to him that its thanks to the stewardship of the the economy by the conservatives and with the mandate of the people we have that we are now able to tackle a problem that was shirked notjust by the labour party but by governments for decade after decade and we are going to do it now. Mr speaker, i dont know if the Prime Minister had a chance to read the labour manifesto in the election but we made it very clear that we have a plan, a very clear one and it is free personal claire, it is more funding and support for carers personal care. Im very happy to send him another copy of our ma nifesto send him another copy of our manifesto so he can read it. The Prime Minister has said many times that hes going to put this nhs funding issue into law, but all this gimmick means is even longer waiting lists, more delays for Cancer Patients and more a e departments bursting at the seams while patients continue to suffer while he continues to provide excuses. If hes really committed to fixing the crisis his government has created over the last decade he should end of the empty rhetoric and back our proposals to give the nhs the funding it needs, rather than putting into law an insufficiency of funding. The nhs is our most precious national institution, fund it properly, so that everyone can rely on it. Those that cannot afford private health care. I am delighted he is still fighting on the ma nifesto he is still fighting on the manifesto that he submitted to the attention of the british people at the last election and i think it was pretty clear what they thought of it and the credibility of the promises that he made, but it was also clear what they thought of what we are going to do because they see we are the party of the nhs, mr speaker. They see that its this government who invest in hospital, schools, policing and bringing crime down and thatis policing and bringing crime down and that is because it is this government whose careful stewardship of the economy has led to record employment, record low unemployment, and delivers the tax revenues to deliver. Whenever labour is in office, they wreck the economy and they put unemployment higher and make us less able to pay for great public services. We are taking this country forward, they would take it backwards. Despite the clear improvement in educational standards and the funding, White Working Class boys massively underperform at stage of the nhs school system. Given the exciting infrastructure on the horizon and the high value of apprenticeships unleashed, does he agree that investing in apprenticeships will allow us to ensure that White Working Class boys climb the skills ladder of opportunity . Apprenticeships play an absolutely vital part in the progression of the kids he is talking about and hes absolutely right that we should follow his advice and weve been on this for quite now, and reform the apprenticeship levy and my right honourable friend the secretary of state for education will be updating the house in due course on our proposals. Can i congratulate all the parties in Northern Ireland for reformulating the Northern Ireland executive. Mr speaker, the Prime Minister sent a letter to the first minister sent a letter to the first minister of scotland rejecting the democratic right of the people of scotla nd democratic right of the people of scotland to have a choice over their own future. Mr speaker, this was not a surprise. The Prime Minister is a democracy denier. Can i say to the Prime Minister, as his colleagues privately admit, this position is undemocratic, unacceptable and com pletely undemocratic, unacceptable and completely unsustainable. The Prime Minister has shown utter contempt for scottish democracy, for Scotlands Parliament and for Scotlands Parliament and for scotlands people. Does the Prime Minister accept that by ignoring scotland, imposing brexit with his pursuance of krul and the punishing policies that he is strengthening the case for Scottish Independence . Mr speaker it was not only the right honourable gentleman who leads the snp in this house, it was also alex almond and his prodigy Nicola Sturgeon who said at the time of the referendum that it was a once in a generation event. He said it, they said it, they were right then. Why have they changed their mind . He is the denier of democracy. Mr speaker, the denier of democracy. Mr speaker, the Prime Ministers party, the conservative party signed up to the Smith Commission to recognise the rights of the people of scotland to determine their own future. That is the reality. The Prime Minister lives in a fantasy land, but people across scotland know the reality of this Prime Ministers broken brexit britain. The truth is the only union that the Prime Minister is interested in is his union with donald trump, a partnership that threatens to sell off our precious National Health service. Mr speaker, only yesterday the Prime Minister called the new iran deal a trump agreement. The public deserves the truth. What backroom deals are being done with donald trump . Why is the Prime Minister putting our nhs at risk . Repeatedly during the election campaign, the Prime Minister promised time and time again that the nhs was not for sale. Mr speaker, will the Prime Minister now commit to supporting the Scottish National partys proposal for commit to supporting the Scottish National pa rtys proposal for an commit to supporting the Scottish National partys proposalfor an nhs protection bill . Without that commitment, what price will this Prime Minister make us pay for his toxic trump deal . Actually, mr speaker the snp welcomed our statement yesterday, but seriously, the problem with the snp, scotland under the snp, is the highest taxed pa rt under the snp, is the highest taxed part of the uk. The deficit is six times the uk average. Maths and science in schools is actually going down in the rankings and its unlike any other part of the uk. That is no fault of the pupils of scotland, it is the fault of the government of scotla nd is the fault of the government of scotland under the snp who are not giving them the chances they deserve because they are obsessed with breaking up the United Kingdom. Change the record. Investment in superfast broadband is an Excellent Way of levelling up the whole of the uk, of boosting british business, and of reducing carbon emissions. But could the Prime Minister reassure rural residents of west sussex, many of whom have little or no access to broadband today, that the government scheme to guarantee minimum broadband schemes is on track and ready to launch in march of this year . My honourable friend speaks well of the interests of his constituents. As i said earlier on to my right honourable friend for the cotswolds, of course we are running oui friend for the cotswolds, of course we are running our gigabit broadband, we put 5 billion in. The legislation is on track and my right honourable friend the chancellor gives me every assurance that aaron del and south down is will be very well catered for. Research published this week by Oxford University shows that our oceans are heating up at an alarming rate and that is accelerating and will lead to more incidents of extreme catastrophic weather. The government is on track to miss most of its environmental goals in 2020 and that record looks set to get worse in future years. Yet the government makes the right noises, but fails to come to the right conclusions. Will the Prime Minister commit to legally enforcea ble minister commit to legally enforceable targets and give the new office for Environmental Protection powers to fine the government if it fails to live up to its promises . It should be the government under scrutiny, not the protest that expose its shortcomings. He is right to say the new office for Environmental Protection will have powers to hold the government to account. I would draw his attention to the record of this conservative government because under this government because under this government what you have seen is c02 down 42 on 1990 levels, in spite of the 75 increase in gdp. Some days, most of our energy now comes from renewable sources and we will be leading the summit where we will introduce enforceable limits not just for this country but for the whole world. I congratulate my right honourable friend on his endeavours to get brexit done but as he knows only too well there is Something Else that needs to be got done. In an exchange with me on the 25th of july he said that southend would become a city. But before all that happens, will my right honourable friend tojoin me in thanking the religious orders of Nazareth House southend on their caring for Vulnerable People over 147 years, and meet with myself and others to ensure that the Caring Mission continues on that site . ensure that the Caring Mission continues on that site . I want to thank my honourable friend for everything he does what Nazareth House. When i was male, i saw the good work they do and i am very happy to support that when i was the mayor of london. It continues at a pace set by my honourable friend. There are 1200 People Living with dementia in my constituency. 850,000 across the uk. Today dementia is the leading cause of death in the uk. So will the Prime Minister commit to supporting Alzheimers Research report recommendations to find cures and new treatments in all forms of dementia, and will he also support the Alzheimers Societys court to fix Dementia Care as a matter of agency . Call. I congratulate her on what she has done to support that campaign and she is absolutely right to stress its vital importance to the whole country. It is one of the Biggest Challenges we face and that is why we are doubling funding and as the Health Secretary has said, we wa nt to as the Health Secretary has said, we want to do at moon shot effort to isolate the causes of dementia, to cure it if we possibly can. Number eight, sir. Ive got it, ive got it a constitutional democracy and Rights Commission will be established to examine the broader aspects of the constitution, develop proposals to restore trust in our institutions and in how our democracy operates. Careful consideration is needed on the composition and focus of the commission and further announcements will be made in due course. Will he let byg o nes will be made in due course. Will he let bygones be top priority . will be made in due course. Will he let bygones be top priority . I can tell him that our independent courts and legal system of course i admired around the world. We will continue to ensure thatjudicial review is available to protect the rights of individuals against an overbearing state while ensuring that it is not abused to conduct politics by another means or to create needless delays. Can i congratulate the Prime Minister, the secretary of state and all the parties in Northern Ireland on the re establishment of the assembly . The press were briefed last year that the Prime Minister was going to bring an end to all ongoing investigations from the conflict and he said on monday that he wouldnt support vexatious claims when there was no new evidence. Of course the stormont agreement includes the historical Investigations Unit and the point of all the ongoing investigations is that the original evidence has never been properly investigated, so will the Prime Minister today tell us, yes or no, whether he now supports the investigation of every single outstanding claim . The investigation of every single outstanding claim . We will go ahead and asi outstanding claim . We will go ahead and as i said yesterday there is a good balance that has been struck in getting stormont going again between those who need truth and those who need certainty. And the protection of our own services. Nothing in the agreement will stop us from going ahead with legislation to make sure that no one who served in our armed forces suffers unfair prosecution, vexatious or unfair prosecution, for cases that happened many years ago when no new evidence has been provided. We will legislate to ensure that cannot happen. Staff at my local hospital have been praised by their bosses with a superhuman effort they put in during the Christmas Period which was not only the busiest on record but led to their being the fourth busiest across the whole of the west midlands. Would the Prime Minister join me in thanking them for the amazing work that they do, and can he update the house on the progress of the nhs workforce plan . Because this is key to ensuring places like the George Eliot Hospital are able to attract and retain the inspirational people we all rely on to deliver our health care services. I congratulate my honourable friend for everything he is doing to campaignfor for everything he is doing to campaign for the George Eliot Hospital in his constituency and i thank the staff there for everything that they do. The people plan will be coming forward in the spring but he already knows some of the details, ifancy. He already knows some of the details, i fancy. 50,000 he already knows some of the details, ifancy. 50,000 more nurses, 6000 more doctors in general practice and 6001 primary care professionals. As he knows, the house is legislating to ensure there will be multi year funding, house is legislating to ensure there will be multi yearfunding, record multi yearfunding for will be multi yearfunding, record multi year funding for our nhs will be multi yearfunding, record multi yearfunding for our nhs 6000 primary care professionals. My constituent rosanna came to the uk asa constituent rosanna came to the uk as a kurdish refugee fleeing persecution and human rights abuses committed by turkish fighters in syria. Herfamily committed by turkish fighters in syria. Her family remain committed by turkish fighters in syria. Herfamily remain in the area and she is in daily fearfor their lives. There have been multiple reports of human rights abuses against civilians in syria. Including against children. Will the Prime Ministerjoin me in condemning the human rights abuses committed by Turkish Forces against kurdish civilians in Northern Syria because well Northern Syria . And what will the government do to prevent further atrocities . We have raised concerns about the operation in Northern Syria with the tertius government, with the present, several times and we certainly deplore any abuse of human rights with the president. Can i make a proposal to the honourable lady . The details of the case that she has, i would be very happy to look at myself because i am deeply concerned about what is happening. As the Prime Minister knows only too well, britain is a nation of animal lovers. And leaving the eu will mean we can lead the world in Animal Welfare once we are decoupled from the left set standards of the european union. When he commit the government to make this his utmost priority in the months and years ahead will he commit . Priority in the months and years ahead will he commit . Yes indeed andi ahead will he commit . Yes indeed and i thank my honourable friend for everything he does to promote and protect Animal Welfare. This is the government that is bringing in the toughest ivory ban in the world, new laws on animal sentence, cutting down on illegal smuggling of dogs and puppies, and of course as we come out of the eu, we will now be able to ban the live shipment of animals that has for so long been a disgrace and the labour party are still trying to work out whether they want to rejoin the eu or keep in the Single Market or customs union, making reform of Animal Protection impossible. It is time they made up their mind. What the Prime Minister opposed the dumping of illegal waste in my constituency . Iam very of illegal waste in my constituency . I am very happy to look at the campaign he identifies and will be writing to him in due course. Given the Prime Ministers vision for an outward looking Global Britain post brexit, given africas huge potential in terms of trade and investment, could he update the house on the governments plans for the uk African Investment summit to be held next week . I am very grateful to the honourable lady, who i know has followed these matters with great interest over many years. We will have an africa Investment Summit on the 20th here in this country and it will be a chance to show people in this country and around the world, particularly in africa, the huge commitment that this country has two africa, the massive investment that we have in africa and the massive opportunities this country has to strengthen those long standing ties, bonds and commercial relationships. The writer and broadcaster muriel gray said last week the end of the erasmus scheme was a disaster, academically, culturally and socially. Politicians have voted to make our young people more insular, and narrow. Iam heartbroken. What would the Prime Minister say to 2014 no voters like muriel who thought the lives of this attitudes were safe. I am afraid he is talking through the back of his neck. There is no threat to the erasmus scheme. We will continue to participate, uk students will continue to enjoy the benefits of exchanges with european partners, just as they will continue to come to this country. At the end of this month on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz, the nation will come together once again to mark Holocaust Memorial day. This year the theme is a stand together. Will he commit to agreeing with the Holocaust Educational trust who say that, welcome though it is, signatures inbox are as valuable as action, and will he commit to more action, and will he commit to more action to stamp out anti semitism . along with my right honourable friend and others will be commemorating Holocaust Memorial day and as he knows in this government, this house, across the house, wanting to do absolutely everything we can to stamp out the resurgence of anti semitism, which i myself, i can absolutely incredible i find it incredible that in the 21st century we have anti semitism riding again in this country. Is daly it is again in this country. Is daly it is a disgrace and we must stamp it out. The Seasonal Agricultural workers are scheme affords a limit of 10,000 temporary visas for Agricultural Workers from abroad to come and work in the uk in support of food production. Given that my constituency of angus requires a 4000 alone and neighbouring constituencies are similar, isnt it clear, and will the Prime Minister concedes that 10,000 is not enough even for tayside, much less scotland or the rest of the uk . Will he therefore instruct his friend the home secretary to take a review of this and in support of the National Farmers union of scotland and our whole agricultural sector, commissioned that review to look upwards to a limit that will support the actual Operational Requirements of agriculture in our country . think the honourable gentleman raises a very important point. We have doubled the scheme and will make sure that the agricultural secretary for the entire country has access to the Seasonal Work and work force that it needs. I understand what he says and that is why it is interesting, a points based immigration system will enable this country to get the skills that it needs. Child sexual abuse is not a thing of the past in this country. Last year over 4000 offences of online child abuse were recorded by the police involving organisations like facebook and instagram. You find it easy to analyse our Online Shopping habits but less easy to keep children safe. Can he say how the governors will continue to make it its priority to protect children from sexual abuse online . I think my right honourable friend raises a subject of massive interest of this house and to the whole country, and we are indeed very concerned about what is happening online. The cabinet discussed it yesterday, the online harm white paper sets out plans to make companies more responsible, but we will be taking further action in the near future to stamp out this advice. Can i thank all of those involved in the important progress in Northern Ireland. Mr speaker, when my mother was widowed with three young children, bereaved families receive small payments until the youngest child left school. In our case it would have meant payments for 14 years, except my mother died too early. In 2017, these payments were reduced, the duration of payments were reduced and the new bereavement support payment was paid for only 18 months. Many of us thought that was far too short. So will the prime is to deliver on his governments promised to deliver the new bereavement support payment and meet with me and charities helping such families to discuss how we can better care for bereaved parents and their children . Yes, mr speaker and bereaved parents and their children . Yes, mrspeakerandi bereaved parents and their children . Yes, mr speakerand i know bereaved parents and their children . Yes, mr speaker and i know its an issue that is close to the right honourable gentlemans heart and its absolutely right we should provide people with easily accessible support following their bereavement, and i will indeed commit to meeting the right honourable gentleman. We will move on now. My work. Another half hours Prime Ministers questions. Lets get the thoughts of vicki young at westminster. What is your take on what you heard there . Not surprising thatJeremy Corbyn decided to question the Prime Minister about the nhs. This is the day the nhs bill will be introduced in the house of commons, guaranteeing funding of £34 billion extra by 2023. Now, Jeremy Corbyn are not impressed by all of that, making the point that waiting times in a e have increased, waiting times for Cancer Treatment have increased, too, and he says this is a sign of an nhs that is underfunded and understaffed. Now, the response from the Prime Minister is that they will put more money in, recruit more nurses, recruit more doctors as well, and he talks about the massive demand that there is increased demand that there is increased demand on all hospital services, and of course, as people are getting older and older, a generation who are having much more complex health needs. So that is the crux of it for labour, but also, interestingly, Jeremy Corbyn raising the issue of social care. We know that the government has promised to deal with this issue, which many governments have talked about for decades, but have talked about for decades, but have not done much about, and Jeremy Corbyn very keen to know what the plan is that the Prime Minister is going to come up with by the end of the year, and borisjohnson saying he wants to have cross party talks, because it is the kind of issue, of course, that will have ramifications for yea rs course, that will have ramifications for years to come. So he wants to do it on for years to come. So he wants to do itona for years to come. So he wants to do it on a cross party basis. That has not gone well in the past, we will have to see if that changes, of course the difference being now that borisjohnson has a large commons majority, so he could maybe bring in some changes even if they were controversial ones, all centred of course around who pays for that care. Thank you very much, vicki. Now time for a look at the weather. Some rain winding down towards the south and east, gradually taking with it to the cloud. Some showers for Northern Ireland and west of scotland, which could be wintry over higher ground. Elsewhere, a good slice of something drier and brighter. Into this evening, for many areas, a dry night with lengthy clear spells, particularly further east. But the next system starts to move into Northern Ireland and western scotland. Some heavy persistent rain, accompanied by strengthening winds come in here, the temperature is will not drop away as far. In some spots, though, we could see a touch of frost first thing on thursday morning. The rain band on the move, strong winds particularly for irish sea coast at up particularly for irish sea coast at up into western scotland. Wet and windy weather gradually transferring eastwards as the day moves on. East anglia and the far south east may remain dry, temperature are above average. Hello, this is bbc newsroom live with me, joanna gosling. The headlines the government defends itself after rival airlines accuse it of misusing public funds for coming up with a rescue deal to save the regional carrier flybe. The duchess of sussex makes her first public appearance since she and prince harry announced they want to step down as senior members of the royal family. Strong winds and heavy rain bring roofs and scoffolding crashing down as well as causing disruption to flights, roads, and Rail Services across the uk. Russias president announces possible changes to the law that could tighten the criteria for candidates wanting to become his successor. The high speed rail link hs2 could divide and destroy Natural Habitats across england, according to a new report by the Wildlife Trust. The duke and duchess of cambridge have arrived at Bradford City hall, for the first event in their afternoon visit to the West Yorkshire city. Judith moritz is in bradford for us. What response did they get . A great response, you what response did they get . A great response, you can see what response did they get . A great response, you can see the crowds lining up now, waiting for the duke and duchess to leave. They are inside city hall behind me, they have been in there for about half an hour. They are talking to a selection of young people particularly from around this community, and they are going to hear stories from those people about the reality of living in bradford, and at the same time, that getting into work, and there are also in city hall, i believe, employers, business leaders, and so on, talking about getting young people into employment. That is what is happening at the moment, and we expect the couple to leave shortly, so expect the couple to leave shortly, so they are lining up. A lot of schoolchildren here waving flags. A busy day, they are going on from here to meet people at two other locations, talking to all sorts of people from different sections of this community. About how they work together, charity schemes, aimed at doing that, talking to people who have benefited from those schemes. I understand is about two womens groups, groups helping pregnant women, and two grandparent carers who look after their grandchildren. So yeah, the quintessential kind of royal visit i guess that harry and meghan are stepping away from. We have had a really warm reception here, i have not had anybody from the public here asking the cambridge clinic about the situation of this week. Whether they will get some time to do that afterwards, they will do a bit of a walkabout here talking to the children are lining up, so who knows . A busy day for them, they have been really well received. Thank you, judith. Now time for all the Business News. In the Business News the bailout of Airline Flybe has been branded a misuse of public funds by the boss of ba, as environmental campaigners also criticised the move. The rescue defers some tax payments, thought to top £100 million. Housebuiler persimmon sold 4 fewer houses than last year, as the company focussed on improving build quality. Meanwhile, vistry reported an increase in the number of house completions for 2019. Uk inflation was also down to a three year low, which was announced earlier this morning. The total amount of Venture Capital invested in uk Tech Companies grew by 44 in 2019. Meanwhile, over the same period, the us saw investment fall by 20 , and china also saw a fall of 65 . The research was ncarried out for the uk governments Digital Economy council which advises the British Government on how to increase the competitiveness of the uks tech sector. Lets talk to saul klein, dec member and co founder of localglobe. Really good to talk to you first night. According to these numbers, the uk is doing pretty well. Night. According to these numbers, the uk is doing pretty well. Good to talk to you, saul. Something we do not always like to admit in the uk, but tech is a subject where we are absolutely world class. We have been for the last three or four yea rs. Been for the last three or four years. Behind only the us and china in terms of producing billion Dollar Companies. This data shows that actually, in the last year, the amount of Venture Capital grew faster in the uk than either the us or china, so we have kind of gone from bronze medal in terms of producing billion Dollar Companies to gold medal in terms of really growing our Venture Capital sector faster than anywhere else in the world, which is great news. Is that a surprise to you, particularly when we look back at 2019, brexit hanging over the economy, and there was the election that was called . For lots of reasons, investment into other sectors slowed down, so why did the tech sector continue to do so well . I think the short answer to this is it isa i think the short answer to this is it is a story that is rarely 20 yea rs it is a story that is rarely 20 years in the making. It is not an overnight success. But for the last three to five years, really, i think the uk has become recognised as a global tech leader. We have got over 2. 1 Million People currently working in the tech sector across the uk, and actually, there are over 1. 5 millionjob openings in the and actually, there are over 1. 5 million job openings in the tech sector, so it is growing incredibly fast. It is thriving. And although the Political Climate outside of techis the Political Climate outside of tech is obviously focused on issues like brexit, the secular trend of technology being a fundamental part of our society and our economy, and the Global Economy, in this case is bigger and broader than brexit. The Global Economy, in this case is bigger and broader than brexitm is interesting that the same Research Shows that there was a fall in tech investment in the us over the same period, and in china, but interestingly today, we also heard that amazon boss jeff bizos interestingly today, we also heard that amazon bossjeff bizos is planning a major investment into india of £770 million seeing the zist india of £770 million seeing the 21st century will be the indian century. So these other major developing economies are still attracting Huge Investment when it comes to tech, still huge growth markets. Absolutely, and i think what is exciting to us is that while it has taken us 20 years to get here, the next 20 years are potentially even more exciting, and there are markets like india that are growing incredibly fast, but the uk is one of the most important tech markets for the likes of google, facebook, amazon, apple, ibm, hp, twitter, etc. But also what is really exciting about what we are seeing now is that we are really starting to Grow Companies in the uk that can compete and succeed at a global level. So there are absolutely opportunities in markets like india, but what is really exciting now is that in the last two or three years, and particularly last year, the Global Economy is shining a light on the uk and saying, we can really actually produce Global Leaders from the uk. So great news from that perspective. Indeed, really good to talk to you, saul, co founder of localglobe. Hs2 the high speed rail line linking london and Northern England risks dividing and destroying huge swathes of irreplaceable Natural Habitats, including 108 ancient woodlands thats according to the Wildlife Trust. A government commissioned review is set to decide in the coming weeks whether to proceed. Amazon bossjeff bezos has announced a major investment in india, saying the country is a key growth market. The plan is to invest £770 Million Pounds in digitising small and medium businesses allowing them to sell and operate online. Boeing has reported its worst annual orders in at least two decades as it remains in crisis over its 737 max model. The company also said deliveries of its planes slumped to an 11 year low last year. It means the us firm has lost its title as the worlds biggest plane maker to european rival airbus. A weaker pound has helped the ftse100 outperform, after the relesae of this mornings inflation data. Meanwhile, online grocer 0cado is currently the top riser on the ftse. Whiler persimmon stock is up despite that slump in revenue. Thats all the Business News. Some breaking news about flybe and that rescue by government involvement. British airways and aer lingus Owner International Airlines Group have filed a complaint with the European Commission, claiming the European Commission, claiming the decision not to rescue flybe from collapsing breaches of state aid rules, and gives the struggling airline an unfair advantage. The decision to rescue flybe. Earlier, the chief executive and owner of British Airways had written a letter to the transport secretary grant shapps in which he outlined his unhappiness at that bail out for a flybe. He said that prior to the acquisition by the consortium which includes virgin, delta, flybe had offered to subsidise regional routes. Virgin delta now wants the taxpayer to pick up the tab for their mismanagement of the airline, thatis their mismanagement of the airline, that is a blatant misuse of public funds. The government has justified its action by saying it is about regional connectivity, which is something that they are absolutely committed to. So the latest development in this is that a complaint with the European Commission has now been filed by British Airways and the aer lingus Owner International Airlines Group. We will keep you updated. Some live pictures now from the first space walk of 2020, and it has got an all female crew on board. It is the second all female spacewalk in history to be happening at the International Space station this morning. The two astronauts are replacing batteries on the outside of the International Space station. They are the same astronauts who successfully first all female spacewalk last october. This is what is happening right now and the International Space station. The first spacewalk of 2020. The headlines on bbc news the government has defended itself after rival airlines accused it of misusing public funds for coming up with a rescue deal to save the regional carrier flybe. The duchess of sussex has made her first public appearance since she and prince harry announced they want to step down as senior members of the royal family. Strong winds and heavy rain have caused extensive damage and disrupted flights, roads, and Rail Services across the uk. The Brexit Party Leader nigel farage says an event to celebrate the uk leaving the eu at the end of january has been approved. In a tweet, mr farage said an brexit celebration will take place on Parliament Square on january 31, describing it as a big moment in the history of the nation. He has called on the government to fund the cost to allow the famous bells of big ben to ring for the occasion. Speaking to lbc, mr farage said the decision makes the uk look like a joke. What was extraordinary yesterday, borisjohnson making what was extraordinary yesterday, Boris Johnson making a joke what was extraordinary yesterday, borisjohnson making a joke about what was extraordinary yesterday, Boris Johnson making a joke about we will find some mechanism where you can put a pound in. It is almost as if the government are embarrassed by brexit. They dont want to celebrate the moment. I have put an application in under leave means leave to book Parliament Square on the evening, to have some singing, summer the evening, to have some singing, summer music, the evening, to have some singing, summer music, some the evening, to have some singing, summer music, some speeches. I have also applied to have some fireworks, which has been refused point black. Boris got elected on a massive majority on the basis of get brexit done comedy cannot even bring himself as Prime Minister to say, we are going to fund this, we are going to show the world that we are organised and ready. Has been refused point blank. If at that moment, big ben does not strike, our country looks like a choke. The high speed rail link hs2 could divide and destroy Natural Habitats across england, according to a new report by the Wildlife Trust. After analysing the impact along the proposed route, the trust warns endangered species could become extinct and eco systems could be destroyed. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge has spent the morning at calvertjubilee nature reserve in buckinghamshire which is on the proposed rail route. The timing of this is not coincidental. Hs2, the new rail line from london, birmingham, leeds, manchester, is effectively on hold. Still somewhat, as we will hear in a moment, is going on in areas around here. But the government commissioned that review, you might remember, and as a result of that review, it has to make a call in the coming weeks whether or not to discuss the projects slightly or proceed. It will have an impact on reserves like this, dutiful view it here. You saw another report some of the species that call this, and managing this reserved for the level of trust, which wrote todays report is mark vallance. How concerned are you about the impact of High Speed Two which will run along one edge of this reserve on the species that live here . We are really concerned about the impact here. We sit on a wonderful nature reserve, when it is home to some really rare species, as you say. They will be directly impacted by the construction of hs2 through loss of habitat. These species live in some of the surrounding vegetation here, and they will lose their habitat is a direct result. And just to be clear, the Wildlife Trust is not calling on hs2 the Wildlife Trust is not calling on hsz to the Wildlife Trust is not calling on hs2 to be scrapped. This is more a plea from your organisation to the government to rethink, to pause, and if it is going to proceed with the project, do it in a slightly different way. Yes, as an organisation, the Wildlife Trust feels this needs to be much greener project of it goes ahead in terms of incorporating more bespoke mitigation for many of the species, which will be lost or may become extinct locally from sites such as this. So we need much more direct kind of conversations with hs2 around about that with the specialists in this area. Hs2 limited say they plan to plant around 7 Million Trees along the first stretch between london and birmingham. And you are from the Campaign Group stop hs2, we know where you stand. This project has been going on for a long time now, what has been the impact on the local area . A massive impact already. Even though there has been already. Even though there has been a review, it has been taking place, it has not stopped hsz from taking out lots of nature and Wildlife Habitats in our local area. They are cleaning a 500 acre site for an infrastructure maintenance depot, and these hedgerows and trees they are taking are the highways and byways which lead to these beautiful nature reserves, they are the roads and railways that wildlife uses. see them taking down buildings at euston in Central London, very different to the work around here, but they are doing it very slowly, meticulously, to try to limit the amount of dust, the Environmental Impact. That is the way these Construction Projects are carried out now, they go to Great Lengths and great cost to do things as environmentally friendly as possible. Is that true . They have not considered taking out loads of hedges during nesting season. They we re hedges during nesting season. They were quite prepared to take them out in march when birds are nesting on the streets. If it was not for local feedback, we were standing in front of their heavy machinery stopping their work, because it isjust not acceptable. No other contractor in the country would be able to do that, hsz seem to have carte blanche. Lindsay from stop h52, mark from Wildlife Trust, thank you both very much. Hs2 say they have carried out extensive work to survey species up out extensive work to survey species up and down the route, to move some spaces away from construction sites. They say they will be doing a lot more that work in the coming months, some of the project does go ahead. A man has been rescued after surviving more than three weeks in the alaskan wilderness with little food and shelter after a fire destroyed his remote cabin. He lived on canned foods that survived the blaze and made a basic tent out of debris, to give him some shelter in the sub zero temperatures until Alaska State Troopers rescued him. Plastic started dripping from the ceiling, and dripping, like, on fire. Dropping balls of fire. And i tried to put it out as fast as i could, but it spread so quickly, then i realised ijust have to grab a few things and get out of here. I my dog. A few things and get out of here. I | a few things and get out of here. I my dog. I grabbed my dog. All the things i was losing, i had no thoughts for losing all my stuff, i dont care, but he was the thing i wa nted dont care, but he was the thing i wanted to say. Wanted to save. Two years of food supply was dwindled to 30 days, maybe 35 days, of one can for breakfast and one can for dinner. I got pretty sad a couple of times. I knew somebody was coming. I had a regular schedule of people. I kind of laxed on the schedule, which is widescreen to ta ke schedule, which is widescreen to take three weeks instead ofjust a couple. Which is why it took three weeks. When i look back on my feelings for when the helicopter came, ithink feelings for when the helicopter came, i think i was excited to be warm again. I was excited that i could get some food again, some flaming hot cheetos, somejunk could get some food again, some flaming hot cheetos, some junk food. Iimagined a flaming hot cheetos, some junk food. I imagined a stack ofjunk food. And idid, when i imagined a stack ofjunk food. And i did, when i got to anchorage, and it kind of made me sick. This is the life i have worked a long time to build, i have put years into finding the right parcel. Ifound it, i paid in all the money i have made over the last few years for it, i absolutely want to go back. Now its time for a look at the weather with mel coles. It has been a stunning start to the week, but today many errors can draw breath. We still have High Pressure Blood Pressure close to the north of the uk, wind is still fairly strong. But hazier to half of the uk. Down towards the south east, there has been a weather front, uk. Down towards the south east, there has been a weatherfront, a lingering, gradually working its way down towards the south east taken with the cloud. A few showers for Northern Ireland and into western scotland. Some of those wintry of a higher ground, and we have had reports of lightning. In between, a good slice of something drier and drier and brighter, and temperature rise, a little down on where they have been recently. It will start to feel a bit fresher in the south east of the afternoon goes on. Into the evening, and this area of low pressure is winding itself up in the atlantic, to bring another spell of wet and windy weather on thursday. We will start to see signs of that overnight, the rain moving into parts of Northern Ireland, gradually working its way up into scotland, too. Winds are strengthening all the time, and some of this rain could be quite heavy. Away from that, clear skies for many areas, particularly the further east we are. In sheltered spots, one or two rust patches possible first thing on thursday morning. Thursday all about the wet and windy conditions once again. Some of this rain will be quite heavy at times, strengthening winds particularly for irish sea coasts and up into western scotland, and that gradually transfers eastwards as the day goes on. East anglia and down towards the south east may stay dry during daylight hours. Temperature rise irreleva nt daylight hours. Temperature rise irrelevant with the wind out of the rain, but still above average for the time of year. As we head into thursday night, the weather front clears its way eastwards, and we have still got low pressure close by as we head into friday, but the isobars start to open up, meaning the winds start to ease for many areas. Still windy, though, for the far north of scotland, where we are closest to that area of low pressure, and then really, friday is a clearing up day. A showery regime, but some good spells of sunshine in between. Lighter winds from many places, starting to feel a little bit fresher, which is a taste of things to come up because as we head into the weekend, pressure starts to build, settling things down, so it will start to feel a bit colder, not only by day, but we could have some frosts by night. Against her in her legal battle with the mail on sunday. The duchess is suing the paper for publishing a letter she sent to her father. Well have all the latest from our royal correspondent. The government rescue deal for flybe is branded a misuse of public funds by a number of other airlines. 60 people, including children, are treated for breathing difficulties, after a passenger plane dumped fuel over several schools in california. One of the most active volcanos in the philippines is close to erupting, say experts tens of thousands