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Is going under the hammer in geneva tonight. Bids are expected to top 25 million. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Mps have begun debating key legislation that will pave the way for brexit. As expected no amendments have yet been made to the eu withdrawal bill. As the debate got under way earlier, sharp divisions within conservative ra nks sharp divisions within conservative ranks were exposed with the government warning rebels that they risked playing into labours hands in they vote down the legislation. 0ur chief Political Correspondent vicki young is in westminster for us now. And the government has safely negotiated the first two votes in this marathon session really. Tonight they will go on till almost midnight, the first of eight days of line by line scrutiny of this withdrawal bill. Much of the discussion today was about the governments desire to put the brexit date into law. Labour are not happy about this. They feel that its a happy about this. They feel that itsa gimmick happy about this. They feel that its a gimmick and there are some on the conservative side too who are unhappy about it. They feel that it simply doesnt give enough room for manoeuvre and what theyre very concerned about is at the end of the process , concerned about is at the end of the process, if theresa may comes back here with a deal from brussels, process, if theresa may comes back here with a dealfrom brussels, that mps here will get a meaningful vote on whether to accept it or not. Brexit, still a work in progress, its about westminster taking back control. But the planning and scheming is now intense. And tonight it is clear that Big Questions of how, even when, britain finally leaves are upforgrabs. Is this a meaningless vote being offered 7 brexiteers like liam fox and borisjohnson are now told that the brexit deadline of march 2019 will be met by law, but the brexit secretary would love to know if the way is clear to leave on schedule. And tonight there is still no knowing. European union withdraw bill. In the house of commons they have started weeks of line by line debate on the law to leave. Tory and labour mps saying a hard brexit deadline could cut negotiations short, even force britain to leave without a deal. Everybody has become more brittle. More unwilling to listen. More persuaded that every suggestion made is some form of treason. Does he understand how impossible it is for me to explain to my constituents that they can have certainty about nothing about brexit as the government planned it, except, according to him, the date when it will happen . The labour leadership does not want to appear to obstruct brexit. We all know we are leaving, they say, so why the deadline . If negotiations go to the wire, both we and the eu 27 might recognise the need for an extra week, an extra day, an extra hour, even an extra minute. The battle lines are drawn. Brexiteers keen for victory. Millions of people who died in both world wars died for a reason. It was to do with sustaining the freedom and democracy of this house. Brexiteer ministers pledging brexit with a good deal if possible but no deal if they must. We want to go through the process to make sure as a responsible government that our country is ready to leave the european union, without deal, if that proves necessary. The tories pro european veteran of the tories let rip. I am the rebel. I espouse the policies the conservative party has followed for the 50 years and my membership of it. Brexit sceptics loved it. Today theresa may met another critic brexit, scotlands first minister. In the coming weeks she may yet see off the attacks on her brexit deadline closer to home. Shed better, her authority is at stake. John pienaar, bbc news. Still a few hours to go this evening. Mps have moved on to discuss how a transition period might look after we leave at the end of march 2019, what those arrangements might be, but more specifically, whether any new eu laws that come into force at that time should the uk take those on board . Its time should the uk take those on board . Its quite time should the uk take those on board . Its quite technical discussion some of this, but that vote on the date, the fixed date in the bill, that will come at the end of this process. On the eighth day of this process. On the eighth day of this process. On the eighth day of this line by line look at the bill, the government might still, at that point, be in some trouble if jee; gazing . Heinz eggg; bag52 9 cannot win over those on their they cannot win over those on their own side. Thank you. And well find out how this story and many others are covered police are calling it a major victory against gun crime in britain. Tonight rogue dealer paul edmonds is facing a lengthyjail term, the 66 year old from gloucestershire has been found guilty of supplying guns and ammunition that have been linked to more than 100 crime scenes across the country. Paul edmonds a former antiques dealer, an expert in guns, enabling him to make bullets from his house in demroirs. Ebb side police discovered inside police discovered inside police discovered 100,000 runs of ammunition, bullets were found scattered around his bedroom and attic. Today, following a six week trial, edmonds was found guilty of supplying guns and home made ammunition to gangs across the country. The 66 year old made bullets for firearms that were classified as antiques and then sold them for a hefty profit. He supplied them for a hefty profit. He supplied them to his accomplice, who admitted selling them onto gangs. These weapons and ammunition have appeared over 100 crime scenes in the uk between 2009 and 2015. This involved murders and other serious crime. He abused his position and he abused his knowledge of ammunition and firearms. Undoubtedly this operation, which began in 2014, has saved many lives as we have been able to stop what was a major supply route of these firearms and ammunitions onto the streets. The pensioners bullets were found at the scenes of Fatal Shootings, including the murder of Kenichi Philips in birmingham last year. His ammunition was also used to shoot at ammunition was also used to shoot at a police helicopter, in the 2011 riots. Ballistic experts carried out microscopic examination of ammunition, finding marks which linked it to edmonds. When the ammunition is constructed certain tools are used. These tools impart markings onto the modified rounds. We start to notice the pattern of tool marks here. When we look at lots of incidents, we see the same pattern of tool marks again and again. You can link those fore nsically again. You can link those forensically using the microscope. This building contains thousands of firearms that have been seized by police from across the country. This gun was imported by edmonds from america. Now that hes been convicted, it too will be stored here. At the National Ballistics Intelligence Service theyre firing one of the antique revolvers with the bullets made by edmonds. Casings found at two Fatal Shooting in birmingham over the last couple of yea rs birmingham over the last couple of years we re birmingham over the last couple of years were also hand crafted by the pensioner. Hell be sentenced next movement month. At least 460 people are now known to have been killed by sundays earthquake on the border between iran and iraq. Officials have called off the rescue operation, saying its unlikely that more survivors will be found. There have been more than 200 aftershocks in the area since the earthquake, as James Robbins reports. Iranian Authorities Say they are not expecting to find any more survivors. Work now is to clear ruined homes, demolish, and then rebuild. Local people are in shock. Thousands are homeless. They are in desperate need of shelter and supplies. Irans president , Hassan Rouhani, has visited the worst hit areas. He promised whatever assistance was needed, and criminal action if any Public Housing is found to have been substandard. Translation we will provide tents for those who need them and give loans and grants to all those whose houses were damaged and are unsafe. Well give money to everybody who needs temporary accommodation. The earthquake, which struck the mountainous region bordering iraq was one of the most powerful in the world this year, as well as the deadliest. At least 70,000 people need shelter. The un says it is ready to assist if required. And with night time temperatures close to freezing its notjust the homeless who are sleeping outdoors, many families wont return to buildings they do not trust, fearing more after shocks. Up to 200 have already been recorded since this magnitude 7. 3 earthquake on sunday night. This was the moment the earthquake struck. A Birthday Party ends in terror. But this kurdish family escaped unharmed. And Northern Iraq was hit less hard. Red crescent groups are offering help to their iranian neighbours. If our help is needed, we will definitely supply help across the border if we are asked. Aid has been pouring in. A combination of aircraft and irans special ambulance coaches are transferring some of the injured for specialist treatment elsewhere in the country. But the painful process of grieving for entire communities is onlyjust beginning. James robbins, bbc news. At 8. 30pm at8. 30pm | at 8. 30pm i will speak to a representative of a Childrens Charity that works in iran. Inflation remained unchanged last month at 3 a five year high despite a rise in food prices. Earlier this month, the bank of england raised Interest Rates for the first time in a decade to deal with the threat of higher inflation. 0ur economics correspondent, andy verity, reports. Upward pressure on prices. This bristol manufacturer in bristol makes High Pressure safety valves used in everything from refrigeration to transport. The Raw Materials it uses that once passed through bristols nearby docks have to be brought in foreign currencies from the euro to the dollar. Because of the weaker pound, you need more pounds to buy the same amount of copper to make a valve. We have seen a 30 increase of Raw Material Prices since january last year. That is a really substantial issue for us. It is about two thirds of that is weakness of the pound, one third of that is caused by commodity price changes increases. The company cant risk passing on those higher costs to its customers, so its profits are being squeezed, meanwhile the workers face higher prices on the supermarket shelves. Cost of living goes up, cost of things in shops, food etc. We just seem to stay at a certain level. Youre not buying as much as you work with the same money before. You are spending more. 3 inflation might not seem too high, but then you see what is driving it food and clothing. And low income households spend more of their money on those items, so they are hit harder in this new bout of inflation. The overall rate of inflation was 3. 0 , slightly less than expected, but food and soft drinks rose by 4. 1 , the fastest rise for four years. However, there are some signs that Inflationary Pressure is easing with Raw Materials up more than 8 in september, but less than 5 in october. The reason why inflation rose is principally down to the drop in the value after the Eu Referendum and we do not expect the pound to fall dramatically further, not to the same extent and what that means is that what probably close to the peak inflation as a result of that fall in the value of the pound. That means there is less of the need to tighten the screw on inflation with another rise in Interest Rates any time soon. The next rise is now expected in the city until august next year. Upward pressure on prices. Lets look at the headlines now mps have begun detailed scrutiny of the central brexit legislation, which will move eu laws onto the british statute books. A Firearms Dealer is found guilty of supplying illegal handguns and bullets, linked to more than 100 crimes, including three murders. In iran, thousands of people are preparing for a third night in freezing conditions, near the rubble of their homes, following an earthquake that has killed hundreds of people. Sport now and for a full round up lets go to the bbc sport centre. Good evening. The republic of ireland are under way in the second leg of their qualifying play off world cup match against denmark. It was 0 0 after the first leg of course. It was a great start by the irish. They went 1 0 upjust course. It was a great start by the irish. They went 1 0 up just seven minutes. That was shane duffy rising above everyone to head past the keeper. But in the last few moments, denmark have equalised. Its now 11. Denmark have equalised. Its now 1 1. England have already qualified for the world cup. But they are in friendly action against brazil tonight at wembley. After englands youngsters impressed in their last friendly against germany, three under 21 players have been called up for tonights fixture. There havent been any real chances yesterday. Jamie vardy had a run through on goal. It remains goalless at wembley. The scottish fa have made the Northern Irish manager, Michael Oneill Northern Irish manager, michael 0neill the number one target for them to replace their manager. We move on to tennis. Jack sock has boosted his chances of progressing to the semifinals of the atp world tour finals in london. He beat wimbledon finalist cilic in three sets, the american, who lost his opening match to roger federer, came from a set down to defeat the sieveth seed. Fifth seed. Roger federer and zverev are playing in the same group this evening. That was a tough one for sure. Its been an interesting morning so far. The fire alarm went off at 4am. We had to exit the building. Its been a long morning. But no, its been an amazing atmosphere out here. I love playing in london. I have amazing memories here from wimbledon doubles and now playing here. I love playing in front of the fans here. You make me feel like home. Im excited to get the win and keep myself alive. Just to update you on the score, this match between republic of ireland and denmark has started in great fashion. Denmark now have just gone 2 1 up. It does mean that as it stands, it will be denmark going to the world cup finals in russia next year. Denmark have just gone 2 1 up against the republic of ireland. Thats all we have time for. More sport here on the bbc news channel on sportsday at 10. 30pm. Police, investigating the disappearance of a teenager in dorset, have released a 71 year old woman. A 19 year old man, believed to be the womans grandson, is still in custody. 19 year old gaia pope was last seen a week ago. Jon kay is in swanage for us. It was about this time last week that gaia pope was last seen. She was caught on cctv in this area of swanage, running past a cam ra, wearing a red shirt and grey leggings. Police have been looking for her ever since. It seems that today that investigation has stepped up today that investigation has stepped upa today that investigation has stepped up a gear. Today that investigation has stepped up a gear. They seem to be focussing on two addresses here behind me. Weve seen forensic officers going in and out in white suits in the last few hours. Weve seen sniffer dogs, a Major Incident vehicle turned up a short time ago. Dorset police have confirmed that they did arrest two people from this local area, a 71 year old woman and a 19 year old man, both of whom its thought are known to gaia. The woman has since been released, pending further police investigations. But the young man remains with police and is being questioned by them. Dorset police are stressing this disappearance is completely out of character. Shes a young woman who suffers with epilepsy. They dont believe she has any medication with her. Theyre concerned about where she might be. They say theyre hopeful she might still be in this area. Herfamily hopeful she might still be in this area. Her family have hopeful she might still be in this area. Herfamily have issued a direct appeal tonight saying this is a scary and worrying time for them, appealing directly to her to come forward and promise to find their darling princess. Senior Russian Politicians have dismissed accusations by theresa may that moscow has meddled in elections and carried out cyber espionage. On monday night, mrs may accused moscow of planting fake stories to sow discord in the west. Russian senators accused the uk pm of making a fool of herself. She received backing from the new Us Ambassador to the uk, woodyjohnson. He told my colleague that mrs may had said the right thing. He told my colleague that mrs may had said the right thingm he told my colleague that mrs may had said the right thing. It is good to call people out, call countries out on that. She made that point last night. I was there. So i heard it. No, thats her every right to do that. Because the president said that. Because the president said that when president putin had said to him, you know im not being involved in this, he was inclined to believe him. I think that maybe he was going for something else, because the next day he clarified his comments and said he obviously ta kes his comments and said he obviously takes his security team, you know, he relies on them for accurate advice and reporter. Given your extensive contacts, do you fear that there may have been russian meddling in the us election in some form . |j think there may have been. Thats certainly whats been indicated in the press. How important is it to get to the bottom of that . |j the press. How important is it to get to the bottom of that . I think its important. I think the president knows its important. In washington today the us attorney general was in Congress Answering questions about russias contact with Donald Trumps campaign. He asked mr sessions of his memories ever a meeting with george papadopulous. Lets try to collect the correct the earlier testimony after the record, yes or no, did you chair the march 31, 2016 meeting of the National Security advisory committee. I did chair that meeting. Thank you. Yes or no, did mr papadopulous mention his outreach to the russian government during that meeting. He made some comment to that effect meeting. He made some comment to that effect i asked for yes or no. There are reports that you shut george down unquote when he proposed that meeting with putin, is this correct, yes or no . Yes. I pushed back. Ill say it that way because yes. Your answer is yes. You were obviously concerned by mr papadopulous. Live from washington, our correspondent, gary 0donoghue. What did you take from that evidence there . An uncomfortable ride for Jeff Sessions in front of the committee. Several hours of cross examination, democrats pressing him very hard on his memory or lack of it, because its not the first time hes had to cam back to crowning reand congress and correct the record. Youll remember earlier in the year, hi had to come back and say he in fact had two meetings or discussions with the Russian Ambassador during the campaign, despite having said in front a Congressional Committee he hadnt met any russians during the campaign. Here we have him acknowledging this meeting did take place at which a potential meet up between president putin and candidate trump at the time was discussed. He denied anything like that last month. So his memory has been a problem. Democrats, of course, believe that hes being selective in what he remembers. He insists that this is his honest memory and that these things only came back to him when the representative. His explanation intriguingly was that the campaign was chaos from day one. They were getting no sleep. He was still a senator, how is he expected to remember exactly who he met on what day and what was said. So is there any suggestion that he misled congress . Theres a lot of democrats that believe that precisely, not just once but twice. He absolutely rejects that. He said these were his recollections as at the time. What a lot of people find difficult to absorb is that his recollection of the march meeting is hazy, but he wasnt very hazy about his rejection of the idea of a potential meeting between trump and vladimir putin. Some bits are more hazy than others. That may be the nature of human memory of course. This is not going to go away, particularly because theres a special prosecutor looking into the whole question of russian meddling in the us general election. Jeff sessions will have annoyed republicans today because hes saying theres little basis at the moment for appointing a Second Special prosecutor, which many republicans want, to look into Hillary Clinton and various aspects of her activities and the clinton foundations activities over the last year or two. Gary, thank you very much. The olympic champion mo farah is now sir mo after receiving his knighthood from the queen at Buckingham Palace this morning. Sir Mohammed Farah for services to athletics. Farah came to the uk from somalia as a young boy, and went on to become britains most decorated athlete. Sir mo, whos now concentrating on marathon running, said today was an amazing moment. That was an incredible day for me, i really enjoyed coming here. Quite nerve wracking at the beginning, but its a lovely day for me and my wife and for the farah family, particularly because i never dreamed of having the title and to meet the queen. Its just been unreal. Record numbers of illegal puppies are being smuggled across the channel into the uk ready for the christmas trade. In three undercover operations the dogs trust seized 100 young dogs in just one week from folkestone and dover ports. But the uks largest dog Welfare Charity said the clampdown was just the tip of the iceberg, and feared people looking for a cheap puppy would fuel the illegal trade. Simonjones reports from canterbury. They may look cute, but these smuggled puppies are now in quarantine. Its against the law to bring them into the country under the age of 15 weeks, so vaccinations against rabies and other diseases can take effect, but with young looking, so called designer dogs attracting big money, the illegal trade is growing. Its an astronomical figure, trade is growing. Its an astronomicalfigure, this is the highest weve ever seen. This is really concerning. We think its fuelled by the demand for puppies around the christmas period. Were just six weeks away from christmas. This really highlights to us as a charity our slogan, a dog is for life not just for charity our slogan, a dog is for life notjust for christmas, is as releva nt life notjust for christmas, is as relevant now as it ever has been. In the past, weve seen cases where dogs have been smuggled into the country at just four weeks of age. Some of them have even had umbilical cords still attached. In 2014, 208 puppies were seized. Last year that was 688. Last month, almost 100 were discovered at dover and folkestone injust one week. Discovered at dover and folkestone in just one week. An investigation by the dogs trust found puppies were forced to travel thousands of miles from Eastern Europe in appalling conditions, some with fake paperwork. This was a puppy farm in lithuania. The animals have no pedigree. We know very little about where theyve come from, what their history is. And there really is a huge risk that people are taking on not an animal thatis people are taking on not an animal that is going to have medical problems but a large veterinary bill as well. The government insisted tonight it was cracking down on what it called the abhorrent trade of animal trafficking with one of the toughest regimes in the worldment world. This is the largest diamond of its kind to be sold publicly. 163carats. Its gone under the hammer and sold for 25. £25. 5 its gone under the hammer and sold for 25. £255 million. The identity of the buyer hasnt yet been revealed. But if you are the buyer and would like to ring in, please do time fora and would like to ring in, please do time for a look at weather now. Good evening. The weathers very quiet outside but its very cloudy, drizzly, misty, murky. Thats what were going to be dealing with first thing on wednesday morning, especially across england and wales and some of the Early Morning commuters may have to deal with some thick fog patches, almost anywhere across england and wales. I think in scotland, its going to be a little bit clearer. So tomorrow a really slow start to the day, with those grey skies and some of that mist and drizzle and generally reduced visibility is going to continue into the afternoon. But there will be sunshine around, the best of which will be across scotland, perhaps around the lake district, maybe wales too. But for the bulk of england, i think we can call it that overcast, unpleasant sort of day. And not much change into wednesday evening. Then thursday, there is a change on the way, things will tend to brighten up across most parts of the country as a cold front sweeps through the uk. Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines. Ministers have steered key brexit legislation through its first commons test amid growing tory unrest over setting an exit date in law. A Firearms Dealer has been found guilty of supplying illegal handguns and bullets linked to more than 100 crimes, including three murders. Thousands of people in western iran are spending a third night in freezing conditions near the rubble of their homes following an earthquake that has killed hundreds of people. Us President Trump hasjust completed a tour of asia, where he met the leaders of several countries. China,japan and the china, japan and the philippines, amongst others. He even wore matching outfits with president putin in vietnam. How has this gone down in the United States . Im joined via webcam from the white house by the reuters correspondentjeff mason. Thank you forjoining us. How has his visit gone down, how much exposure has it had at home . The truth is when a president goes on an overseas trip he usually gets quite a bit of coverage. He got some coverage for this trip. Certainly the fact he met with president putin briefly and had those other important meetings with world leaders. In the meantime theres also been a lot of things going on in the us. The push for tax reform on capitol hill, as well as the russia probe. Theyve got more headlines than the trip itself has. With President Trump, the message when hes at home is always America First. Is that a message that he signalled loudly when he was abroad . Absolutely. I think thats the message he brings both when he travels domestically and when he travels domestically and when he travels abroad. You saw that specifically on trade. He is signalled he wants to recast or get rid of trade deals that he believes do not benefit the United States. That is 100 consistent with the America First philosophy. Yes, he advocated that and spoke to that while he was away. You mentioned his meeting with president putin and thatis meeting with president putin and that is attracting a lot of attention back home. How did his a cce pta nce attention back home. How did his acceptance of Vladimir Putins denial that hed had, that russia had meddled in the us elections, how did that go down . Every time the president talks about russia is going to get attention. Thats because the investigation led by Robert Mueller is in full swing. The American People as well as others around the world are eager to find out where thats going. When the president meets with his counterpart in russia and makes comments like he did about believing russia didnt intervene in the election, despite what the intelligence agencies in the United States have said, that drew a lot of controversy. Peopled back a bit from those remarks but it got a lot of attention. Back a bit from those remarks but it got a lot of attentionlj back a bit from those remarks but it got a lot of attention. I wonder, does the reaction simply split down the usual lines . Thats a good question. I dont have much data about that but i think your right to assume and weve certainly seen President Trump supporters and his Political Base are largely dismissive of any concerns about russia meddling, the same way hes been dismissive of that. Whereas supporters of secretary clinton and generally democrats are more concerned about russia meddling in us elections. Thats not to say there arent a good share of republican lawmakers who want concerned about it as well but broadly when President Trump makes remarks like that it certain to get more support from his base than it is from the people who opposed him. From a domestic point of view, what do you think was President Trumps main purpose in undertaking this asian tour . Previous us president s will have wanted to be seen striding the world stage, being the leader of the world stage, being the leader of the world stage, being the leader of the world superpower. President trump has made it clear his priorities are different. What would he have wanted . Priorities are different. What would he have wanted . Some of those priorities are the same. When he goes abroad he also wants to project us power. A lot of it is connected to what we talked about before. It when hes at home and abroad he wa nts to when hes at home and abroad he wants to show he is fulfilling his campaign promises. Those promises focused largely on putting America First. The way he thinks putting America First is the way he can accomplish that, and he wants to accomplish that, and he wants to accomplish that, and he wants to accomplish that through trade, by building relationships with some of these allies, trying to get help from china and at the same time wanting to change the trade imbalance that hes very upset about between china and the usa. It is that same strength that other us president s have tried to do when going abroad but doing it under a different umbrella. This umbrella is an America First one. Thank you. In Northern Ireland the trial of a man accused of the murder of two catholic workmen during the height of the troubles is to go ahead using evidence provided by a so called loyalist supergrass. The two men were shot dead in may 1994. Former Ulster Volunteer force commander Gary Haggarty, who has admitted 200 offences including five murders, will be the star witness in the case against james smyth. 0ur ireland correspondent Chris Buckler reports. Gary haggarty was a leader within the Ulster Volunteer force, a notorious loyalist paramilitary group, responsible for hundreds of murders during years when conflict and killings were all too common in Northern Ireland. Haggarty was responsible for some of them. Earlier this year, he pleaded guilty to more than 200 crimes. Among them, shootings and kidnappings, conspiracy to murder and directing terrorism. He was given five life sentences for the five murders he admitted, but those jail terms will be significantly reduced because haggarty has agreed to give evidence against a former friend, james smyth, from forthriver link, in belfast. The reported suspect will be prosecuted for the following offences. The murder of gary convie. The murder of eamon fox. Gary convie and eamon fox were shot dead simply because of their religion. They were catholic workmen, murdered in 1994 by the uvf as they late their lunch in theircar. But more than a dozen other people that haggarty said were involved in murders are not to be tried because the Prosecution Service say his evidence is not sufficient to secure a conviction. That includes both paramilitaries and Police Officers, who he says protected him when he was a police informer. What we want to know is, are the Police Officers in the dock . To me, theyre as guilty as the gunman and Gary Haggarty in this case. Theyre now exempt from prosecution, which is hard to take. The case will be whats known as a supergrass trial. A case where the word of another offender is key to the prosecution. There were a series of them here in belfast in the 1980s, however the system collapsed because of concerns of the credibility of the evidence given by the so called supergrasses. The law was changed a decade ago to put in place new safeguards for these kind of prosecutions. Cases where people know more than theyve ever told, and in Northern Ireland theres still much to learn about that long history of violence. Chris buckler, bbc news, belfast. More now on the earthquake in iran. The countrys president Hassan Rouhani visited the region today and said his government would give money to those left homeless. He also suggested government built buildings had collapsed, while privately built ones remained standing. Dr helen nejad is from the uk based irans children charity. Thank you forjoining us. Inevitably, in crises like these, it is the vulnerable who suffer the most. Children in these affected areas will be having a very difficult time at the moment. Yes, they will. That is true. 0bviously at the moment there is a lot of effo rts at the moment there is a lot of efforts being made both by the government and the public inaudible. Children are going to be affected most and obviously with trauma and bereavement that they are facing, it will be a long term issue for them. Inaudible. Not just the will be a long term issue for them. Inaudible. Notjust the primary needs which are needed at the moment. We are sending items to kermanshah province. We are also raising funds to support the children and for psychological support for their trauma. |j children and for psychological support for their trauma. I think were going to have to leave it there, the quality of the line is poor but thank you very much indeed for that. Thank you. Motorists should be forced to have their eyes tested every ten years according to the association of optometrists. They say too many people whove been told their eyesight isnt good enough are still driving. Their campaign is being backed by the family of natalie wade, who was killed by a partially sighted driver. Ali fortescue reports. If she walked into a room, as the saying goes, she lit it up. She enjoyed every moment and was so looking forward to getting married. 28 year old natalie wade died on her way to buy a wedding dress. She was hit by a 78 year old driver with poor eyesight. Theres always an empty chair, and christmas, birthdays, the day she would have been married, they are still very painful. The driver who killed natalie was blind in one eye and partially sighted in the other, but he died before being tried for dangerous driving. But natalie is just one of 70 people who are killed or seriously injured in similar incidents involving bad eyesight last year. The Legal Standard for eyesight involves being able to read a number plate from 20 metres, but thats something thats only tested when you first take your test. At the moment, Everyone Needs to fill out a form like this every ten years to renew their driving license and that involves answering a question about their eyesight and if youre over the age of 70, you have to fill out a slightly more comprehensive form every three years, but its still a question ofjust putting a tick in a box, theres no requirement to take an actual eye test. The mechanism of Self Reporting isnt always reliable. We know that vision can change gradually over time, so drivers might not be aware of a deterioration to their vision. The association of optometrists dont have a legal requirement to do anything if theyre concerned about a patients driving its down to the driver. More than one in three of their optometrists surveyed have seen a driver in the last month who continues to drive despite being told their vision is below the Legal Standard. Nine in ten of them believe the current sight tests are insufficient and they want to see a change in the law. The department for transport say that all drivers are required by law to make sure their eyesight is good enough to drive. They also say that if a driver experiences any changes to their eyesight or has a condition that could affect their driving they must notify the dvla and speak to an optician. Ali fortescue, bbc news. Last night we reported on how throwing away food whether by shops or families costs up to 17 billion pounds a year. Campaigners say much of that waste could be avoided. Tonight were looking at the simple steps that farmers, retailers and we, the consumers, can take to stop so much food ending up in the rubbish bin. Jeremy cooke reports. If you want to stop food waste, down on the farm is a good place to start. These fields are part of a trial to find new ways to make sure these potatoes end up on our plates and not in the bin. I hate waste because its costing me money and so i dont want to see waste. So thats why were striving all the time to cut out waste in the field. So ian, ive got some va data here. Jeff is comparing notes, sharing hi tech data with ian from the supermarket. So were looking good, low waste. Even before the potatoes come out of the ground, detailed computer analysis means they know, for instance, the yield and so how much shelf space in store, how much marketing to shift any excess. Were working with technology to allow that information flow from whats happening in the field. So our growers can tell us what they think theyre going to be producing and then we can match that to what we want to sell and, hopefully, take that waste out of the supply chain. There are now big efforts throughout the process to reduce food waste, whether it be on the farm, in processing, in storage or in the supermarkets. But perhaps the biggest difference can be made by us consumers because most of the food that gets thrown away is from our own kitchens. Kates a self confessed foodie, she took part in a scheme to reduce waste and now puts 20 less food in the bin. But how . Well, kate measures ingredients so theres no waste, keeps the fridge at optimum temperature, so things stay fresh, uses diy vacuum packs in the freezer for long term storage. Ta da and, keeps leftovers for week day lunch and super. You save food, you save money and you save time. So if you want to do any of those three things, its worth it. And then also, we should feel a little bit responsible for the planet as well. But what happens if you still have food heading for the bin . Well, how about a community fridge. Its a simple idea, food thats still good is donated instead of discarded and then its given for free to anyone who wants it. This one is in swadlincote, its one of two already operating, but the plan is to have 50 up and running by the end of the year. Good news for people like lizzie. If obviously its going in the bin its wasted, especially for those that havent got enough money to go and get a full food shop. There are people who are desperately in need and yet there are other organisations that are just throwing food down into skips. There are people that have come in here that have talked about the days when they used to have to go into the skips and the amount of the food they get out of the skip. Producing food takes hard graff and major investment, but its massively undervalued and reducing waste will take a huge shift of attitude in our throwaway society. Jeremy cooke, bbc news. The headlines on bbc news. Mps have begun detailed scrutiny of the central brexit lite legislation which will move eu laws on to the british statute books. A Firearms Dealer is found guilty of supplying illegal handguns and bullets are linked to more than 100 crimes including three murders. In iran, thousands of people are spending a third night in freezing conditions near the rubble of their homes following an earthquake that has killed hundreds. An update on the market numbers for you, heres how londons and frankfurt ended the day. And in the the United States this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. In a moment. The life of the Paddington Bear creator michael bond is celebrated ata creator michael bond is celebrated at a service in st pauls cathedral. Theres been a big rise in the number of people whove had bailiffs knocking at their door in england and wales, according to a charity. The Money Advice Trust says bailiffs were brought in by local authorities to collect debts more than two million times in a year. Thats a rise of 14 over two years, the charity says its deeply worrying. 0ur personal finance correspondent Simon Gompertz reports. It is upsetting, sometimes frightening. Bailiffs have the power to seize certain possessions if you let them into your home, or if they find a way in. Youre on my property. Im not trespassing, i was sent here by the courts. Daniel bostock in nottinghamshire filmed bailiffs trying to enforce parking fines he thought were unfair. Have a nice day, chaps. I thought, im not paying this. Ive got principles, ive not caused a hazard, ive not interrupted anybodys rights of access, ive not interrupted the flow of commerce, ive not caused a hazard. They usually make two visits, face to face visits, the bailiffs. And who are the top users . Not banks or credit card companies, but councils up 10 . Getting bailiffs to enforce council tax debts, thats the biggest one. Up 27 giving bailiffs parking fines to deal with, and bailiffs retrieving overpaid housing benefit, that is up 20 . You can imagine a knock on the door from the bailiff, especially if you have small children, is distressing. We hear about sleepless nights. And its adding to the cost of debts, because the bailiffs fees are simply added on. We think councils should be trying more progressive ways of collecting debt, as other sectors are doing. Its an easy option for councils to send bailiffs to your door. The fees are £75 for the initial letter, that is added to your debt, then £235 for the visit and £110 for selling your possessions. But councils say elderly care has to be paid for, as well as services for Vulnerable Children and things like collecting rubbish. They have a duty, they say, to raise the money they can. Simon gompertz, bbc news. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news. Head teachers representing more than 5000 schools across england have sent a joint letter to the chancellor, philip hammond, warning of inadequate funding. They say they are increasingly having to ask parents for donations. The government has already promised to move £1. 3 billion of Education Funding into schools. But head teachers say they need another £1. 7 billion of new money. Its time to dig out any old £10 notes, because from march 1st next year they will cease to be legal tender. The decision follows the introduction of the plastic replacement in september. The paper notes can still be spent ahead of the cut off date, but after that must be exchanged at a bank. A north korean soldier is in a Critical Condition in hospital after defecting to south korea. The soldier initially attempted to cross the border in a vehicle before being injured while making the on foot. 0ur correspondent has more from seoul. More details emerging about this defection by the soldier as he dashed towards the military dcom military demarcation line. It is the most guarded part of the worlds most guarded part of the worlds most heavily fortified border between the two koreas. He tried to run across the border and north korean soldiers shot 40 bullets in his direction. He was hit several times and collapsed. He was airlifted to hospital and is in a critical state having suffered severe injuries to the abdomen, shoulder and elbow. The north korean soldiers shooting into the joint security area is the first time theyve done that since the 1980s. South korea and the un say they are assessing whether that breaks the armistice which ended the korean war. South korea says if that is the case they will take legal steps without elaborating further. Clearly a ratcheting up of tension on the korean peninsular, which is already high given north koreas continuing nuclear tests. It shows the determination of that soldier that he chose to cross the joint security area. Its only the third such case of someone trying to cross in that pa rt of someone trying to cross in that part of the demilitarised zone since the end of the cold war. A british doctor says he escaped a shark after punching it in the face in sydney. Charlie frye, 25, said the six foot sharkjumped charlie frye, 25, said the six foot shark jumped out of charlie frye, 25, said the six foot sharkjumped out of the water and hit him in the right shoulder. He punched it and then climbed back on his boat. I felt a hand grabbing me, shaking me. Then it was pure adrenaline. I genuinely thought i was going to die. Youre about to be eaten alive by a shark. It went for my shoulder, a big bud and then i turned to the right and i saw a sharps head, out of the water with its teeth. I punched it in the face. The mouth was doing that up to there. In terms of the size, i would put it at, i do know, 5 6 feet, maybe a less. Lucky escape a Memorial Service has been held at st pauls cathedral for michael bond, the man who created Paddington Bear. Hugh bonneville, who stars in the paddington films, was among the hundreds of guests at the service. Michael bond, who wrote more than 200 books, died injune. 0ur arts correspondent David Sillito reports from st pauls. Dear friends, we are gathered here in this Cathedral Church to give thanks to god for the life and work of michael bond. So let us give thanks for a bear called paddington, who fitted our world perfectly, because he was different. Generations have grown up with michael bonds characters, and today some of his most devoted readers were here for the Memorial Service. Amongst the readings one, of course, from. Good afternoon, he said. Can i help you . A bear called paddington, read by his granddaughter, robin. Paddington removed his hat and laid it carefully on the table. Michael himself was a gentle, kind, polite, friendly man. Not loud, not boisterous, not showbizzy, like most of us. He was a really decent soul, a lovable man in the way that paddington is a lovable, polite bear who always raises his hat. It is more than a memorial, it is a celebration of values. The values of a friendly, polite young bear from darkest peru. Tolerance, decency and a willingness to welcome strangers. Would you excuse us a moment . And from paddingtons latest on screen adventures, a reading of tributes by another admirer of the little bear, hugh bonneville. I love Paddington Bear as much today as i did as a child in the 70s. We can all identify with him, we have been a stranger in a strange place trying to fit in whether in a new school, a new town, a new country. Over and above that, his spirit of adventure, his optimism, resetting the dial to positive when things go wrong, and they always do, i think those are great characteristic for us to latch onto. A memorial and a celebration of both the writer and a polite and thoroughly decent little bear from darkest peru. Toy maker mattel has unveiled its first hijab wearing barbie to honour an american 0lympic fencer. Ibtihaj muhammad won a bronze medal in rio last year and made history in rio last year as the first us 0lympian to represent her country wearing a hijab. Ms muhammad says the doll is a childhood dream come true. Time for a look at the weather. I think we have a problem. The clicker might be. Do you know what . Its fine, lets carry on. Slight technical problem here. What is happening is theres a lot of cloud out there and were going to have some mist and fog around across the country through the course of the country through the course of the night. I think the main problem as far as fog is concerned, fog patches will be across england and wales. Really typical weather, typical november weather across the country. You can see where that mist, drizzle and fog is across england and wales. Still quite mild in this album. In the north clearer skies so its going to be a cold night. Lets have a look at the weather at 7am on wednesday. Temperatures into double figures. Relatively mild for this time of the day. Its so gloomy and cloudy and murky and theres a bit of drizzle around. The further north you go the brighter the weather will be. Colder and crisper across scotland. Its going to be quite a slow day for some of us going to be quite a slow day for some of us across going to be quite a slow day for some of us across england and wales. Drizzle across parts of lincolnshire. The clouds breaking up. In this situation it is almost impossible to say when the clouds are going to break, where they are going to break. When the winds are light and the weather is sluggish thatis light and the weather is sluggish that is what you usually get. Scotla nd that is what you usually get. Scotland will have the best of the weather on wednesday. 0n scotland will have the best of the weather on wednesday. On wednesday night the weather changes. We see this area of low pressure between iceland and the uk. It sends a cold front in our direction. Behind it weve got cold polar air coming in. The weather turning colder across parts of scotland. The wind will increase in the far north. For some of us rain around too. When the rain moves out of the way we are in that crisp, chilly air towards the end of the week. Most of us will have temperatures into single figures. Its going to turn colder towards the end of the week. There will be a frost friday night into saturday. More milder air is pushing in from the atlantic. By the time we get to sunday there will be low pressure coming in bringing outbreaks of rain. Im not convinced we will get that rain on sunday, it is a possibility. Saturday is good. Hello. This is 0utside source. Tens of thousands of iranians are still waiting for help two days after a major earthquake killed hundreds. The us attorney general has denied misleading members of congress over what he knew about the trump election campaigns contacts with russia. I do now recall that the march 2016 meeting at the trump hotel that mr papadopulous attended, but i have no clear recollection of the details what have he said at that meeting. As the us secretary of state heads to myanmar what pressure can the white house bring to help stop the violence in rakhine state. British mps are turning a magnifying glass to a key piece of brexit legislation. 0ur correspondent will