their prey become more agile so they can escape at the last minute. and does this woman's face look familiar? it turns out the basel mummy is a distant relative of borisjohnson. good morning. it's january the 25th. welcome to bbc newsroom live. official figures show that recorded crime in england and wales rose by 14% in 2017. in the 12 months to last september, knife crime rose by 21%, sex offences by 23% and robbery by 29%. knife crime rose by 21%. however, the separate crime survey — based on interviews with 35,000 households — suggests that crime continued to fall. let's speak to david jamieson, the police and crime commissioner for the west midlands. thank you forjoining us. the figures in the west midlands, 431,000 total recorded crimes, and thatis 431,000 total recorded crimes, and that is an increase in line with what's happening across the country. what do you put it down to? crime has risen in the west midlands in accord with the rest of the country. we have lost over 2000 of our uniformed officers since 2010, and much of the work that we're not doing now, that we were doing previously, was on the prevention of crime. what we have seen, contrary to what the government has been saying, they have been telling us crime has been coming down. we are 110w crime has been coming down. we are now seeing crime going up, and some of those crimes really impact on peoples lives, like burglary and violent crime those crimes are going up. the home secretary, amber rudd, has been pretty blunt about this. towards the end of last year, she was saying police forces should stop complaining about police numbers and focus on crime prevention. that is what the police do but, in the end, any sensible person can see, if you ta ke any sensible person can see, if you take away a quarter of the budget, you can't carry on doing the same type of detection of the public that you could previously. the home secretary should stop whingeing about the police force and she should actually be looking at the reality. when she made that statement, she was saying crime was coming down. the figures show clearly, these aren't figures that have been made up, they are figures that showed the actual crime going on. now she can see crime is going up, are cutting the budget is further to police, and they have to face reality. if you keep cutting budgets, it becomes more difficult for chief constables and police forces to keep people safe. aren't you just using these figures to make a plea for more money? we are making a plea for more money? we are making a plea for more money? we are making a plea not for more money but to have the money we had previously. year—on—year, this year, my force, we are losing the spending power of a further £12.5 million, which is losing the equivalent of about 150 officers. 0urjob, losing the equivalent of about 150 officers. our job, and losing the equivalent of about 150 officers. 0urjob, and thejob of the chief constable, is to get on with the job of keeping people safe but, in the end, they can only do so much with the resources they have, and it looks to me very clearly that the cutting of money to police forces, in my case, over 25%, the loss of 2000 officers, is impacting on the crime happening in the west midlands and throughout the country. thank you for talking to us. let's get more on this from our home affairs correspondent. you heard there is one senior police chief directly blaming the government, the cutbacks, the cuts in resources and uniformed officers. is that what lies behind these figures? it's impossible to say. really, that is what some police officers will tell you, and that is what some police anti—crime commissioners will tell you. there is no doubt that police forces are stretched and resources are very tight, and we are seeing today the latest figures from the home office on police figures, the number of officers down about 900 on the previous year, the lowest for over 20 years. these figures tell you about the workload on officers. that can't be ignored. they are having to log more crimes and deal with more crimes, and they have got fewer officers. is that impacting on crime overall? is the fact that there are fewer officers out there able to prevent crimes from happening, able to stop and search people, is that having an impact and leading to a rise in crime? that's a job for a criminologist. i don't think there is a simple answer. but it may be having a contributory factor. on the face of it, these are some pretty significant increases, and significant increases in some of the most serious crimes. when you look at the most serious types of violence, undoubtedly there are real increases. even the office for national statistics accept that, with gun crime and firearms offences. i always look at homicide data, because it can't be neglected. it isn't prone to changes in recording methods. when you take away the terror attack from last year and the hillsborough deaths, what you see is the highest number of killings and murders for almost a decade. there were 57 more in the year to last september than the 12 months prior to that, 650. that is of real concern because what it shows is that the most serious violence, there is a genuine increase there. many thanks for talking to us. some breaking news coming from melbourne. sad news, that kyle edmund has been beaten in that kyle edmund has been beaten in that semifinal with croatia's sixth seed, marin cilic, storming into a straight sets victory. he won 8672, 7-6, 6-2. so that straight sets victory. he won 8672, 7—6, 6—2. so that is marin cilic who will go on to face either the defending champion or the unseeded south korean. some sad news for british tennis fans from melbourne, australia. an end to that terrific run by kyle edmund, now out of the australian open. donald trump has arrived in switzerland, where he's attending the world economic forum in davos. he is due to meet theresa may later today. theresa may is also due to give speech at the summit, intended to put more pressure on technology companies like facebook and twitter. you have decided to make technology, the tech companies, the focus of what you are talking about. but most people here want to talk about brexit. why have you decided not to talk about brexit and talk about technology? we continue our negotiations on brexit, we had a successful end to phase one in december and we are looking forward to our future partnership with the eu, but i believe it's important to look at the grand challenges we face as countries. artificial intelligence is one of those we have identified. we are already at the leading edge of ai, and i want to see more tech companies set up in the uk. 0ver see more tech companies set up in the uk. over the last three years, we have seen a new ai start—up every week in the uk. i want to build on that, because it is the future of jobs for people. we want to ensure that we are doing that, and that's why i want to speak about technology, artificial intelligence. what do you want technology companies to do on issues like hate crime, terrorist content, exploitative content? the tech companies can be a tremendous force for good in many ways, but we also need to ensure that we are looking at those ways in which the internet and technology can be used by those who wish to do us harm. we have been working with tech companies, but i wa nt to working with tech companies, but i want to see them doing more on taking down terrorist and extremist material for that we have worked with them on issues like child pornography on the net is welcome but it's important for and as we look to this new world of the future of artificial intelligence, how can we ensure that people are confident about the way data is used, confident about these applications? that's about ethics, so we are setting up a new centre for data ethics and innovation. david cameron was overheard here at davos is that, since the referendum result, the economy had performed far better than he and many of those gloomy types predicted before the referendum. did you agree? wejust have to look at things like the employment figures this week, which showed employment at record levels. this is important, it shows an economy which is strong, which is providing those jobs economy which is strong, which is providing thosejobs for economy which is strong, which is providing those jobs for people, but i want to see us doing more. i want to see us looking ahead to the economy of the future, and that's why those challenges, like artificial intelligence, ensuring that the uk is not only a great place to do business but at the leading edge of the future economies. you have a meeting with the president today. what do you wa nt to the president today. what do you want to get out of that, and what do you say to those who feel that the special relationship is rather more special relationship is rather more special for special relationship is rather more specialfor britain special relationship is rather more special for britain than it is for america? will you be inviting him back, after that cancelled visit that he cancelled before christmas? we have already made an invitation to the president for a visit to the uk, and obviously that will happen in due course. that special relationship between the uk and america is as strong as it ever has been. what i want to be talking to the president about and will be talking about is a whole range of foreign policy areas, where we face shared challenges and are working together. whether it is in relation together. whether it is in relation to north korea, to stop them from their illegal activity in relation to ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons, whether it is working together in syria, where great strides have been made in relation to dealing with daesh, or whether it is working together to reduce the destabilising activities of iran in the region. we work with the united states on all of these issues, and we will continue to do so. free trade as well possibly?” we will continue to do so. free trade as well possibly? i have discussed it with the president in the past and we are keen to do that free—trade agreement when we leave the eu. they are keen on that, we are keen on that, but we are working on how we can shape it. ask you about the presidents cup. should nadhim zahawi about the presidents cup. should nadhim za hawi have about the presidents cup. should nadhim zahawi have gone to an event of that type? —— the presidents club. i understand nadhim zahawi left early from that event, but when i read the report, i was appalled. i thought that that sort of approach to women's, that objectification of women, was something that we were leaving behind. we have made progress, but it's very clear there isa progress, but it's very clear there is a lot more to do. what i want to see, andi is a lot more to do. what i want to see, and i will continue to work, as i have done over my years of politics, continue to work to a point where women are respected and treated as equals. would you be happy for any government minister to go to an event of that type? i'm not happy with an event of that type taking place. i'm appalled by the reports. it's not just taking place. i'm appalled by the reports. it's notjust about that event but about what it says about the wider issue in society about attitudes to women. we have made progress but sadly i think it shows that we still have a lot more progress to make, so i'm going to continue to work, as i always have done, to ensure that we can get to a point where women are truly accepted and respected as equals. theresa may speaking to kamal ahmed. donald trump will be the first us president to attend davos since bill clinton. there are 3,000 of the world's top business and political leaders at the world economic forum in davos. but none of them will get us much attention as us president donald trump. there has been plenty of talk about the possibility of trade wars and more tariffs on imports to the us. this week, the president signed new protectionist measures against foreign goods — slapping tariffs of up to 30% on chinese solar panels and up to 50% on south korean washing machines. mr trump has also threatened to pull out of the north american free trade agreement with neighbours canada and mexico — it's worth $1.2 trillion. talks to try and save it are under way this week in montreal. the stakes are high. china, mexico and canada are the usa's top three trading partners, accounting for over 45% of its foreign trade. the dollar has been falling but mr trump's huge tax cuts have propelled us stock markets to record highs. so while some of the davos delegates may disagree with him, many have found themselves a lot richer since he took office. our business editor, simonjack, is in davos for us. —— sally baldock. thank you for joining us. president trump, of course, has been trumpeting his theme of america first. that's not theme of america first. that's not the message that the global elite in davos are going to exactly —— welcome, is it? no, because the theme for this year, which is comprised months ahead, is creating a shared future and of course the world economic forum is all about bringing together leaders in business, in politics, in other areas like non—governmental organisations, getting them into one place in this pretty swiss ski resort, to try and fix the world's problems together, to share, to collaborate, and of course this has been hijacked this year us president, donald trump, who come with what is arguably a very, very different message. america first. trade on america's terms. trade in a way that benefits america first. and, of course, you can imagine the conversations here at the dinners and suarez, at the events on the sidelines. everybody will be listening to his every word tomorrow, when he does his speech to the delegates here, but today, as you say, he has arrived, and he's got various bilateral meetings, one of which is with uk prime minister theresa may. theresa mayjust talking to kamal that what she hopes to discuss with him in that meeting, and he is also meeting other key leaders, like israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. thank you for that. lots more coming from davos. the brexit secretary, david davis, will deliver a speech tomorrow on the transitional arrangements the uk hopes to negotiate with the eu. the bbc understands he will make clear that the government intends to negotiate and complete trade deals with other countries during the transition or "implementation" period, so they are formally ready to be signed on the dotted line the moment this period is over. 0ur assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster with more. tell us more about the government's plans. david davis will tomorrow set out what the government hopes to get from this crucial transition period, expected to last about two years, but signs already some of the difficulties he might face on his own backbenches. he was given a pretty tough time recently i keep backbencherjacob rees—mogg, a leading brexiteer, who suggested the kind of transition plans mr davies was sketching out would leave britain is, quote, a vassal state. not much is going to change and, in particular, we are going to take judgments from the european court of justice. how much disquiet is there? i'm joined by former conservative cabinet minister theresa villiers, a prominent brexiteer. are you of the opinion be thought of plans being sketched out by david davis will leave us as a vassal state? for the transition period, it looks like things will be very close to the status quo. that's not necessarily comfortable for those of us who voted to leave and would like to be getting the benefits of leaving as soon as possible, but i recognise the need for compromise, and i think there is a case for going ahead with there is a case for going ahead with the transition period of the sort david davis is proposing. wouldn't it be more honest not call it a transitional phase and just call it an extension to our membership of the eu? basically, we're going to carry on in the eu for another two yea rs. carry on in the eu for another two years. in a legal sense, we will be leaving the eu in 2019, as provided for in the withdrawal bill. the reality is, if the transition arrangement goes ahead, most of the changes which come with the eu —— leaving the eu will not kick in for another two years, but we have to listen for what businesses are saying. it's difficult for them to prepare in such a short period of time. that's why, with caution, i am supportive of an implementation period, but we need to know as much as possible about what happens at the end of that period before we start it. it is that end point that really concerns me, the terms of our relationship with the eu from that point onwards, that's the crucial question, not the terms of what happens during the limitation period. would it be more sensible to stay for members for another years, because then at least we'd have a seat at the table, we could argue for the things we wanted? by the transition arrangement, we don't have any influence and we become able take rather than a rule maker. i think it will be important to see during this period the right to, start trade implementation and negotiate new trade deals, and that wouldn't be possible if we continued to be members of the youth during a transitional period. thank you for your time. transitional period. thank you for yourtime. 0n transitional period. thank you for your time. on monday, transitional period. thank you for yourtime. on monday, we transitional period. thank you for your time. on monday, we are expecting the european commission to publish their proposals for this transitional phase, so we really are beginning to see a pick—up in the tempo of the brexit negotiations, with david davis setting out our pitch for the transition phase tomorrow, and the european commission setting out their pitch on monday. many thanks. the headlines on bbc newsroom live violent crime has increased by a fifth in the last year according to the latest recorded figures for england and wales. the number of recorded sex offences, my crimes and robberies also increased. —— knife crimes. donald trump touches down in switzerland ahead of meeting theresa may at the world economic forum. the prime minister says she plans to discuss foreign policy later. shops, cafes a nd discuss foreign policy later. shops, cafes and businesses are to offer free water points in every major town in england within three years. its proposed and a new scheme launched today by the industry body water uk. in sport, kyle edmund's dream run is over at the australian 0pen, beaten in straight sets by world number six marin cilic 6—2, 7-6, 6-2. world number six marin cilic 6—2, 7—6, 6—2. simona halep foughta real battle against angelique kerber, but the world number one came through and she will face caroline wozniacki in the final. new england women's boss phil neville will not face fa charges despite tweets in 2011 and 2012 that were disparaging to women. i'll be back with morejust 2012 that were disparaging to women. i'll be back with more just after 11:30am. the prime minister has said she was appalled by the presidents cup event. as we heard in an interview this morning, she went on to say, i thought that sort of approach to women, that objectification of women, that objectification of women, was something we were leaving behind. the education minister, nadhim zahawi, has been reprimanded by number 10 for attending the men—only charity dinner. the minister said he felt uncomfortable and left the event early. alexandra mackenzie reports. the annual presidents club charity dinner for men only at the dorchester hotel. women were hired as table hostesses. there are claims they were groped, they were made to were revealing outfits and specific underwear and their phones were confiscated. madison marriage is the financial times journalist who went undercover to expose the dinner. multiple women told me they had been touched inappropriately, ranging from holding hands to touching their stomachs to hands near the bottom of their back, things which maybe you might not find too offensive, but then clutching their bombs, touching, kind of grabbing them, pulling them into their laps. one of the event organisers, david meller, resigned his position as a member of the department for education's board and, summoned to explain his attendance, education minister nadhim zahawi. he was called in to see the chief whip. 0n social media, mr zahawi said: he didn't stay long, he went home shortly after the hostesses were announced by the presenter and paraded around the room. i think that indicates to me that he was shocked by the events, didn't like the culture, the atmosphere and left. the charity commission said it was investigating the claims as a matter of urgency. charities and fundraisers are horrified by what they've heard. the charities sector is reeling from this, and the charity leaders and fundraisers —— the response from charity leaders and fundraisers has been strong, saying this behaviour has no place in charity. the presidents club, which said it was appalled by the allegations surrounding the event last week, said it would distribute remaining funds to children's charities before shutting down in the wake of the scandal. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news. we can speak to pro—uk —— pro—eu campaignergina we can speak to pro—uk —— pro—eu campaigner gina miller. i understand that you were at one stage asked to work for this company. the presidents club have been around a long time and, in my student days, i was approached and asked if i would work as a hostess at the event, because i was doing part—time work, as many students do. i had heard from other young women who had worked at this event that it was notorious, what went on and them feel uncomfortable, even frightened, a lot of the sexual behaviour there was very a lot of the sexual behaviour there was very uncomfortable, so i never attended as a hostess. years later, when i was running a marketing agency in the city in 2004—5, i again heard about that event, but i haven't heard about it since, so i presumed that it was no longer a cce pta ble presumed that it was no longer acceptable and the event had stopped, so i was shocked to hear that it happened in london in 2018, and it's just appalling. that it happened in london in 2018, and it'sjust appalling. is there an argument that the women who went to work at this event, given what was said in the contracts they were sent, should have known what to expect? that isn't how it works, and i say that not knowing all of the details, but in my agency we ran and events department, and we would never have had anybody sign an nda, and my understanding was that girls we re and my understanding was that girls were given it on the night, and also you would be given, if you like, a description of thejob, you would be given, if you like, a description of the job, which would be an event for charity, you'd get paid this amount, and closer to the time you'd be told what to wear, so some alarm bells would be raised first from what you'd have to wear, rather than anything else, but i can't see how this is now being put on the girls for their problem. there will be some young women who work there who may have done it before and choose to do this event, but a number of women there didn't know what this event would be about. we are taking the lens of the men who attended. suddenly, we are hearing that come out of 360 men, everybody left early and nobody saw anything, and yet they have been to events before, the event is notorious, suddenly everybody knew nothing. isn't this... isn't this an indication that some of that culture in the city that many people thought had changed really hasn't? yes, this is where we have to shine the light. we have very important and powerful men at this dinner, who by day are talking about equality, women on boards, having respect for women, but at night are going along to an event which is purely animalistic in its behaviour, from what we believe happened, and that's a problem. they set the tone in society, and they seem to have no moral compass, and perhaps that's why things haven't improved enough in cultures across society. in financial services, there was a survey last year of women and, two thirds of the respondents, young women said they had experienced sexual harassment almost on a daily basis. things have to significantly change, and perhaps that's the important of this event being exposed. let me ask you about the news about the forthcoming transition deal. we are hearing that britain is going to stay within many of the existing arrangements, in terms of the relationship with the eu, but it will be pursuing free—trade deals so these are ready to sign the moment the transition period is over. does that sound to you like the sort of arrangements you'd like to see as britain leads the eu must remarki don't think you'd like to see as britain leads the eu must remark i don't think we have been bold enough. i think we should have pushed for the ability to negotiate at the same time as leaving a long time ago for the lot is lost in translation here. if from april to september this year, i understand we have to come up with the framework of what it is we want at the end of this brexit negotiations, and then the two—year transition is transitioning to this place, so we have six months, the government had six months to come up with their plan, and that is what we should be pushing for. what is their plan? the entire country needs to know. where is it they are taking us? thank you forjoining us. now let's catch up with the weather prospects. for many of us, it's pretty nice and sunny, with plenty of dry weather out there, but there are a few showers, currently across western parts. this afternoon, those showers become more widespread and frequent in south—west england, wales, the midlands and south—west scotland. perhaps a bit of fund and hail as well. in the east, it should stay largely dry and bright with sunshine. the odd shower moving in later in the evening, it overnight some clearer skies across the north and west of scotland, allowing temperatures to drop close to if not below freezing. elsewhere, temperatures staying around for 5 degrees. friday morning, some early morning showers in eastern areas with a bit of cloud, but brightening up. for most of us, a dry day with lots of sunshine. more cloud in northern ireland later, and highs of six to nine celsius. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. the number of violent crimes and sex offences recorded by police has risen sharply over the past year — according to the latest recorded figures for england and wales. about 5.3 million crimes were recorded in all in that 12—month period, up 14%. donald trump touches down in switzerland, ahead of meeting theresa may at the world economic forum. the prime minister says there's lots for them to discuss. the special relationship between the uk and america is as strong as it has ever been. what i will be talking to the president about is a whole range of pop policy areas where we have shared challenges and are working together. —— a whole range of foreign policy areas. shops, cafes and businesses are to offer free water refill points in every major town in england within three years. plans to set up tens of thousands of water refill points across the country are being unveiled today. water uk, representing the water industry, has come up with the plans. the dream run is overfor great britain's kyle edmund. he was beaten in straight sets by world number six marin cilic. it was edmund's first grand slam semi — and despite the defeat, he showed signs that he has what it takes to mix with the worlds best. marin cilic won this 6—2, 7—6, 6—2, and he goes through to his first australian open final. marin cilic beating great britain's kyle edmund at the australian open. the women's trophy will have a new champion — because neither simona halep or caroline wozniaki have won a grand slam before. halep — the world number one — came through a cracking semi against 2016 champion angelique kerber — wining the decider 9—7. i tried to be very calm but today was like a roller—coaster. up and down. i didn't give up. not even a ball. if you don't give up you can wina ball. if you don't give up you can win a match in the end. so i did it very well and i'm very proud of myself actually. arsenal beat chelsea last night in the league cup semi finals. the first leg ended goaless, but chelsea already had a goal disallowed by the time eden hazard put them ahead. arsenal were soon back level though, a double—deflection off nacho monreal‘s header made it 1—1 after only 11 minutes. the winner took a bit longer to arrive, granit xhaka poking it home, to send his side to wembley to face manchester city next month. we looked like always we could win this game. in the end i'd say it was a little bit lucky with a deflected goal with the first and the second one as well was a bit lucky, but overall i felt we controlled well the game in the second half in scotland, rangers jumped above aberdeen into second after beating them 2—0 at ibrox. hibs are nowjust 5 points behind after beating dundee. john mcginn's goal was enough to seal victory. hearts beat hamilton and bottom side ross county lost to motherwell. celtic didn't play but are still 11 points clear at the top. england women's new head coach phil neville won't face any disciplinary action from the fa over historic sexist tweets. posts on his social media accounts emerged shortly after being given the lionsesses role, of him apparently assuming women would be cooking breakfast instead of reading his tweets. the "women in football" group say more attention should be paid, to how the next women's coaches can be brought through. ahead of the fourth 0di in australia, england's moeen ali has been talking about the determination in the camp. england are looking to avenge their ashes defeat with a series whitewash in the one dayers: this is the one series we really wa nt to this is the one series we really want to whitewash. especially in australia. i don't think we've ever been 3—0 up here before. it is something all of the guys are after. even after the ashes, even the one—day boys are really keen to win this fight— zero. one—day boys are really keen to win this fight- zero. -- 5-0. england will be without bowler liam plunkett for the remainder tof the 0di series, having pulled up with a hamstring injury during england's16—run win over australia in sydney on sunday. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. plans to set up tens of thousands of free water refill points across england are being unveiled today. water uk, representing water companies and suppliers, says it wa nts to companies and suppliers, says it wants to expand refill scheme which was first launched in 2015. it is hoped it will reduce pollution by dramatically cutting the amount of water sold in plastic bottles. across bristol, since 2015, businesses have been inviting people people want really practical ways of how they can stop using as much single—use plastic in their lives and refill is a really obvious way of doing that. natalie fee set up the scheme, an app tells people were refills are available, as do these signs. i think it's great as a way of not using as much plastic. it's a nice, easy thing to do, increases foot fall to the cafe. there are now 200 refill points across bristol. the scheme spread to other places including durham, norwich and brighton but it's about to get much bigger. every water company by september this year is going to do to sign up more businesses to provide free refill points. we want tens of thousands of refill points by 2021, we think we can take tens of millions of plastic bottles out of the waste stream. so more of this, less, it is hoped, of this. it's just horrible down here, along the banks of the river avon, and there are hundreds of plastic bottles down here, it's disgusting. so many of them are drinking water bottles. your project, your initiative, is going to be run on a national scale, that must be very exciting? it is. for this to really work it needs to be on every high street in every shop and cafe. in the uk, we buy more than 1.7 billion litres of plain old water every year according to the grocer magazine. for the first time sales are outstripping that of cola, but soon it will be far simpler to refill a bottle with tap water, what effect will that have on demand for these? i don't think it's going to have a significant impact. kinvara carey runs the natural hydration council and supported by companies that produce bottled water. bottled water is different to tap water in the sense that it is naturally sourced, it's not chemically treated and a lot of people choose it for those reasons or for taste reasons. the natural hydration council said it backs the refill scheme as it wants more people to drink water, but it believes disposing of bottles responsibly is a bigger issue. the bottles themselves are 100% recyclable, the bottle, the label, the lid. whether it's recyclable or not really isn't the point. half of plastic bottles used in the uk aren't getting recycled and the majority of them are escaping the waste system and ending up in places like these. ending plastic pollution will require major change. natalie hopes that's one step closer. tim muffet, bbc news. cheetahs are known for being the fastest land mammal but now new research suggests when it comes to catching prey — speed doesn't always equal success. scientists have discovered a kind of arms race between big cats and the animals they hunt — as one gets faster the other becomes more agile, as our science correspondent victoria gill explains. the fastest land animal on earth. cheetahs are built for speed and acceleration. but with a sprint they can sustain for less than a minute, every twist and turn of the hunt is critical. a high—speed battle. and these veterinary scientists have now studied it at the finest scale. we see the spectacle of hunting on wildlife documentaries, but here we have thousands showing what they do, all of the things we do not see, hunting at night, under cover, and building up a huge story which we can create a computer model to tell us what the effect is. scientists fixed collars to cheetahs and lions and the prey they pursue. every moment of the chase is captured, showing how closely predator and prey match in athleticism. it also demonstrated the hunt is about much more than speed. by outmanoeuvring a predator, turning at the very last minute, an antelope can control the chase and evade capture. only about 50% of cheetah hunts end in a kill. this research has unpacked the co—evolution between predator and pay. the balance of the survival of the cats and what they eat. lions and cheetahs are vulnerable to extinction. this study shows how fine that line is between life and death in the wild. we have checked them. we have an in—depth understanding of their requirements in their habitat. it is important we research the prey they eat and how much range they need. it all links into their conservation. these are the extreme athletes of the animal kingdom. and tracking every step really unravels the drama of each chase. victoria gill, bbc news. the data on how secondary schools in england are performing has been published. some schools which had previously been high up league ta bles previously been high up league tables have seen their schools fall, but that could be done to have the schools arejudged. 0ur but that could be done to have the schools are judged. 0ur resident numbers man joins me. schools are judged. 0ur resident numbers manjoins me. thanks for joining me. tell me, what is the thinking behind this new system we have got now. the government are trying to measure the schools rather than the kids. it is a measure of the teaching and a measure of how well the kids were doing when they came in, how academically inclined they were. this graph shows the schools on the right—hand side, which have top performance under the old gcse style. the won on the left come for a tiny proportion of those not doing well. under the new system that is different. —— the one on the left, is a tiny proportion. in the new scale you can see that things have flattened. it has improved. it isn't as tilted against the schools taking ina isn't as tilted against the schools taking in a diverse range of children. how does this affect pa rents children. how does this affect parents choosing where to send their children? it should be easier because it shows you what the school is doing. but parents were finding it tricky to get their head around it. it's a new metric. the important thing for parents to bear in mind is that this measure is telling you roughly if i took my kids, put them in this school, how many grades would they get on average better thanif would they get on average better than if i put them in a different school? 0nce than if i put them in a different school? once you hold that in mind that it school? once you hold that in mind thatitis school? once you hold that in mind that it is easier to think of this measure and help people pick schools. it'll be a strict measure of how teachers are performing, as well. yes. the government is using this as their primary measure. that changes the way teachers think about things. under the old system, where it is just about getting over that c threshold, teachers don't get recognised for pushing a child from a lower grade to a higher one, or from a lower grade to just about a pass. it is a double—edged sword, however. if one of your children has an example about and does not perform as expected that can wipe out the progress a lot of the other children in the class have made. complex system. thanks for talking us complex system. thanks for talking us through that. in a moment a summary of the business hour, but first the headlines: violent crime has increased by a fifth in the past year, according to the latest recorded figures for england and wales. the number of recorded sex offences, knife crimes and robberies also increased. donald trump touches down in switzerland, ahead of meeting theresa may at the world economic forum. the prime minister says she plans to discuss foreign policy issues when they talk later. shops, cafes and businesses are to offer free water refill points in every major town in england within three years. that's what is proposed under a new scheme launched today by the industry body water uk. in the business news: the boss of the leading us bankjp morgan has told the bbc it could cut its 16,000 uk workforce by more than a quarter if financial rules diverge after brexit. speaking in davos — jamie dimon said thousands ofjobs could go if brexit talks failed to produce an outcome close to the current arrangements. britain is still at the front of the queue for bilateralfree britain is still at the front of the queue for bilateral free trade deal, according to the us treasury secretary. he said as soon as the uk is ready the us will be prepared to negotiate a retracted trade deal. it follows worries that britain's special relationship with the us had cooled. sky plans to offer all its channels and content available online, meaning customers will no longer need a satellite dish on their property. the pay tv broadcaster already offers some channels online on its now tv platform as well as catch—up services. it comes as its operating profits were up 24% in the second half of last year after it attracted 365,000 new customers. we've had lots of retails results out over the past few weeks. they show that many chains operating big stores on the high street have been struggling. in contrast today — the online fast fashion retailer — asos saw very strong sales in the last four months of last year. and that was both here and globally. total sales rose by 30% to £790 million. sales in the uk climbed 23%, while international sales rose 35%. asos said in its trading update that just over 20 million orders were placed during the four months, up 30% year—on—year. the retailer said its uk sales benefited from the launch of same—day delivery and "try before you buy". for more on this — let's have a chat to sofie willmott is senior retail analyst at global data. these figures really show that online only retailers really can profit at the expense of the bricks and mortar stores, doesn't it? definitely. asos has been a standout success story in the retail market in the uk, far outperforming its high street rivals who have the burden of stores to content with, which isn't performing as well as the online channels at all. the international sales have risen. do you think these will suffer a little given that the pound is now strengthening? asos's international sales are slowing slightly as they mature in the market. but it is still strong growth. what is impressive as the uk performance we re impressive as the uk performance were sales were up impressive as the uk performance were sales were up 10% on a very strong comparative 18% last, far outperforming the rest of the market. they say this try before you buy concept has boosted sales. many online retailers have struggled with the amount of clothes returned by customers. definitely. the volume of returns is a concern for online retailers, as well as multichannel players in the market. try before you buy breaks down one of the barriers to purchase. it is making it more convenient to buy products from asos. do you think concerns about disposable fashion, fast fashion, to me clothes being made too cheaply, will impact sales further down the line?|j too cheaply, will impact sales further down the line? i cannot see that happening for asos. they have had such strong growth. they've delivered double—digit growth every time they report their results. their investors still the opportunity for the retailer as it now has a higher market value than marks & spencer despite it having a much lower share of the clothing market. thanks very much. in other business news: hornby, the model train maker, expects underlying losses to be larger than expected after it decided to stop offering large amounts of stock at discounted prices to retailers and outlets. the firm says some retail partners are taking longer than others to accept the new approach. drinks giant diageo says half—year sales rose 1.7% to £9.6 billion, but currency movements and other issues including a later chinese new year and a ban on selling alcohol near indian highways curbed growth. profit before tax rose to £2.2bn in the six months to december 2017. two canadian marijuana growers have agreed to merge and create a £4.2 billion company. aurora cannabis is buying smaller producer cannimed therapeutics after a takeover battle between the firms. canada plans to legalise recreational marijuana beforejuly. let's check in with the financial markets. a slight change out as you can see. european markets are waiting for the outcome of the european central bank meeting today. the bureau is hovering around a three—year high. there is speculation about when the ecb may scale back its huge stimulus programme. a strong jury could dampen down inflation for policy—making. —— a strong euro. the pound is resurgent, on track for its best month against the dollar in almost nine years with a 6% decline since the start of the year. that's all the business news. paris is on flood alert — the seine has already overflowed its banks in some areas, and the river is so swollen that boats can't get under several bridges. some metro lines and stations have been closed, along with tourist attractions including notre dame cathedral. it's the wettest january in france for at least 100 years. sarah corker reports. for well over a century this statue has been used to measure the height of the river sand. when its feet underwater it made emergency flood measures in paris and after days of heavy rain water levels here are rising dramatically. —— the river seine. we wanted to see where it had come up to. it's amazing to see the flooding. it's dangerous for the people who live on the boats. i think that's dangerous for them, not for us. some roads, metro lines and stations have been closed. and cruises cancelled. there is no way the boats can pass under these bridges. it is predicted the seine could reach 6.2 metres this weekend. translation: to remind us of the flood in 1910, i hope that doesn't happen. for the famous louvre, they are not taking any chances, one of the wings is shot to protect the artworks. and with no power some of these boats have been abandoned. those who have stayed check their moorings regularly. large swathes of the country are under flood alert. this is what happened after france's wettest ja nua ry this is what happened after france's wettest january for more than 100 yea rs. wettest january for more than 100 years. this town east of paris has been inundated. back in the capital, and more rain is forecast. authorities say they are well prepared to protect the city from rising floodwaters. at least three people have been killed after a train derailed near the italian city of milan. some reports are saying as many as five people may have died. at least ten people sustained serious injuries, and as many as a hundred others are receiving medical treatment. the cause of the derailment is not yet known. the port of calais has been closed after a blockade by french fishermen. p and 0 ferries has called on the french authorities to clear the demonstrators without delay. it is thought the protests are about losses inflicted by electrified fishing nets. mark e smith has died at the age of 60. his partner, also the band's manager, said he died at home on wednesday morning and added that a more detailed statement would follow in the next few days. the band, the fall, released many albums with their front man's distinctive style of singing. scientists in the swiss city of basel have solved a mystery over the identity of a mummified woman. it turns out she's a distant relative of one of our most well—known politicians. workmen were renovating this church and basel and they made an unusual discovery. the body of a mummified woman. she had been buried right in front of the altar and was wearing good—quality clothes. she was also quite plump. that indicate a wealthy lady. but although there are many clues as to —— basel‘s historic family there didn't seem to be anything to indicate to this lady was. there we re indicate to this lady was. there were a couple of hints. for one thing, the body was riddled with mercury. mercury was a common treatment for syphilis in the 18th century. what's more, basel‘s historians knew that members of a famous family had been buried around here. but it wasn't until dna testing from the mummy‘s big toe and from a living member of the family that the mystery was finally solved. she married a church minister. she contracted syphilis, it's believed, while tending patients with the disease. her mercury treatment finally killed her. there is one big twist to this story, anna had a daughter, also called anna, and she married one qubit christian —— hubert question. and they are the distant relatives of borisjohnson. what a tale. the headlines are coming up. in a moment we say goodbye to view was on bbc two but first a look at the weather with simon. this time yesterday we had a heavy rain in the south—east. strong gusty winds for many, as well. today a much quieter weather day. lovely sunshine at the moment. it looks like summer in cornwall. you can see the sunshine here. this speckled cloud in north and western areas is indicative of showers. we had just one shower moving its way through pembrokeshire recently. explaining the dark clouds there. this afternoon, more showers coming into south—west england, wales, north—west england, into the south west of scotland, as well. further south and east the odd shower but staying mainly dry. these showers continuing to move east, towards the east midlands. but drier weather for most of eastern england. showers likely further north west and wales. fonda in the mix, as well. by this stage, showers coming into the central belt of scotland. for most of northern scotland it should be dry. temperatures will drop here fairly quickly. by friday morning, a touch of frost in the north west of scotland. elsewhere, quite a bit of cloud, showers continuing, but largely easing away and temperatures staying above freezing at about three to 5 degrees. friday, a dry day for most. they get a cloud over eastern areas. that will thin and break up. there will be lots of dry and bright weather with some sunshine. temperatures about six to 9 degrees. the ridge of high pressure that brought the conditions on friday slowly gets pushed away by this area of lou —— low—pressure. we will have stronger winds and outbreaks of rain coming in from the west throughout the day. the temperatures rising into double figures, 11 degrees, and that's because milder air is coming in from the south—west. scotland will be holding the colder air. but for many of us on sunday, under the influence of us on sunday, under the influence of this milder weather. for many of us on sunday, temperatures getting up us on sunday, temperatures getting up into double figures. some sunshine over eastern areas. towards the north and west, quite a bit of cloud, as well as outbreaks of rain. enjoy. goodbye. this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at midday. violent crime has increased by a fifth in the past year, according to the latest recorded figures for england and wales. there is no doubt that the lowest number of police officers since the ‘90s has contributed towards this rise in violent crime, particularly knife crime. donald trump touches down in switzerland, ahead of meeting theresa may at the world economic forum. the prime minister says there's lots for them to discuss. that special relationship is as strong as ever. we'll be talking about a range of foreign policy issues we share and are working together on. shops, cafes and businesses are to offer free water refill points in every major town in england within three years. britain's kyle edmund crashes out in straight sets against croatian marin cilic in the semifinal of the australian open. also, speed doesn't always equal success for predators like cheetahs. new research suggests that, as big cats get faster, their prey become more agile to help them flee. and does this woman's face look familiar? it turns out the basel mummy is a distant relative of borisjohnson. it's january the 25th. welcome to bbc newsroom live. official figures show that recorded crime in england and wales rose by 14% in 2017. in the 12 months to last september, robbery rose by 29%. sex offences rose by 23% and knife crime rose by 21%. however, the separate crime survey, based on interviews with 35,000 households, suggests that crime continued to fall. earlier, i spoke to our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, who said government cuts to policing might be a contributing factor to the rise. there is no doubt that police forces are incredibly stretched and resources a re very are incredibly stretched and resources are very tight, and we have seen today the latest home 0ffice figures on police force numbers, and the number of officers is down about 900 on the previous year, the is down about 900 on the previous yea r, the lowest is down about 900 on the previous year, the lowest for over 20 years. so these figures tell you about the workload on officers. that can't be ignored. they are having to log more crimes and deal with more crimes and they have few officers. is that impacting on crime overall? is the fa ct impacting on crime overall? is the fact that there are few were detected out there, fewer officers out there, able to prevent crimes happening and stop and search people, is that having an impact and leading to a rise in crime? that's a job for a criminologist. i don't think there is a simple answer. but it may be having a contributory effect. these are, on the face of it, some pretty significant increases, and significant increases in some of the most serious crimes. when you look at the most serious types of violence, are undoubtedly there are real increases, and even there are real increases, and even the masses —— even the office for national statistics accept that. i look at the homicide data, which can't be neglected, it isn't prone to changes in recording methods and, when you take away the terror attacks from last year and the hillsborough deaths which were included in previous figures, you are seeing the highest number of killings and murders for almost a decade. there were 57 more in the year to last september than the 12 months prior to that, 650. that's a real concern because it shows that the most series levels of violence have a genuine increase going on. the shadow home secretary, diane abbott, blames cuts in police numbers for the increase in some crimes. i think these are shocking figures, and we see that violent crime, including knife crime, has gone up, which is the thing people are most frightened of. one of the things we need with knife crime is more police officers. since 2010, the number of police officers has gone down by 20 1000. one thing labourwould police officers has gone down by 20 1000. one thing labour would do would be to put more police on out there, particularly as community policeman, engaging with communities, but we also need to look at expenditure on youth provision, and at levels of youth unemployment, but it needs resources and it needs more policing. where would the money come from for that? we would reverse the tory cuts to capital gains tax. to recruit 10,000 extra policeman would cost 130 million by the end of the next term of government, and we do it by reversing tory cuts to capital gains tax. donald trump has arrived in switzerland where he's attending the world economic forum in davos. he'll meet theresa may later, following an unsettled period for relations between london and washington. tensions were raised last year when mr trump retweeted a video by a british far right group, and his proposed state visit to the uk has attracted angry objections from some mps. earlier this month, mr trump cancelled a planned trip to london where he was due to open the new american embassy. theresa may will speak in davos in the next hour, amid continued questions over brexit and the country's trade deals after it leaves the bloc. speaking earlier to our economics editor, kamal ahmed, mrs may insisted the economy was resilient. i think wejust i think we just have to look at figures like the employment figures that came out this week, showing employment at record levels. this is important, it shows an economy that is strong, an economy that is providing jobs for people, but i wa nt to providing jobs for people, but i want to see us doing more. i want to see us looking ahead to the economy of the future, and that's why challenges like artificial intelligence, ensuring that the uk is not only a great place to do business but we are at the leading edge of the future economies. you have a meeting with the president today. what do you want out of that, and what do you say to those who feel that the special relationship is rather more special for britain than for america? will you be inviting him back after that cancelled visit that he cancelled before christmas? we have already made an invitation to the president for a visit to the uk, and obviously that will happen in due course. that special relationship between the uk and america is as strong as ever, and america is as strong as ever, and what i want to talk to the president about is a whole range of foreign policy areas, where we have shared challenges and we are working together. whether it is working together. whether it is working together in relation to north korea, together in relation to north korea, to stop them from their illegal activity in relation to ballistic missile and nuclear weapons, or working together in syria, where great strides have been made in relation to dealing with daesh, or whether it is working together to reduce the destabilising activities of iran in the region, we work with the united states on all of these issues, and we will continue to do so. and free trade? i have discussed it with the president in the past and we are keen to do that free trade agreement when we leave the eu, with the united states. we are both keen on that and we are already working on how to shake that. —— shape that. katty kay is in davos for us now. the overall theme is surely an american president who keeps telling us it's all about america first. that is hardly the message the global elite are going to be wanting to embrace. yes, and it's interesting. you have had administration officials for the last couple of days in laying the groundwork for president trump's speech on friday, and i spoke to a couple of them earlier, saying that they want to reassure allies that america first doesn't mean america alone, but they are staying in the same breath, we are going to protect american consumers and american voters. what's interesting in davos is that i think the president is going to get a warmer reception from this global elite, this populist, nationalist president, then one might have expected, simply because the global economy is doing so well. to some extent, president trump is coming to take a victory lap. he's going to say, it's my tax cuts and deregulatory policies boosting american growth, and that's having an uptick in on global growth, and i've spoken to a senior american senator, who said that all of the great economic news is helping on national security issues as well. if you polled these leaders, they would probably say that they don't like his tone, his tweets, his language, they certainly like the policies he is affecting and the state of the global economy. we heard theresa may talking about the special relationship and the prospect of a free—trade agreement wants britain leaves the eu, but you get the sense from president trump that those sort of issues, the relationship with the uk, it'sa of issues, the relationship with the uk, it's a long way down his list of priorities. the treasury secretary made a point today saying that they will put britain at the front of the queue, unlike president 0bama, who said he would put britain at the back of the queue, but i've spoken to people involved in trade negotiations in washington and they'd made it clear that, if it comes to rate rating elation ship and agreement with the uk, they are not going to make exceptions to what the uk has to import to get that agreement, and the truth is this kind of agreement takes time. it won't happen overnight but whether when it comes to it the trump administration will do the uk any particular trading favours or move particularly fast after brexit, that's a bigger question. given the uncertainties over brexit, how important is it that theresa may uses this opportunity in davos to try and at least establish some relationships, put out some reassurance about britain's role in the world after we leave the eu? talking to european diplomats on how to deal with this administration, given that it is so unusual, i am hearing that we can't ignore the united states, and britain has real issues to deal with, whether it is syria or iran in particular, and they have to deal with this administration and find a way to deal with it, whether they are in the eu or out of it. i get a sense in washington, first of all that people are looking at britain in a slightly different way. one american national security adviser recently said to me, if we are going to make the trip across the atlantic to talk to europeans, right now we're going to europeans, right now we're going to brussels because we can deal with more countries and, if britain isn't around that table any more when it comes to dealing with issues like climate change or trade or middle east security or international developer at issues, that is a problem in terms of the status britain has in its dealings with the us. nobody in washington will tell you the special russian ship isn't the special relationship, they know how sensitive that language is, but the reality is if they are choosing how to budget their time and influence, increasingly they are looking at france and germany as key players in the european debate. thank you for the latest from a gloriously snowy looking davos. the prime minister has said was "appalled" by the reports of the presidents club event, and is "not happy" that an event like that took place. as we heard in the interview she has given to the bbc this morning she went on to say: "i thought that sort of approach to women — that objectification of women — was something we were leaving behind." the education minister nadhim zahawi has been reprimanded by number 10 for attending the men—only charity dinner. the minister said he felt uncomfortable and left the event early. alexandra mackenzie reports. the annual presidents club charity dinner for men only at the dorchester hotel. women were hired as table hostesses. there are claims they were groped, they were made to wear revealing outfits and specific underwear and their phones were confiscated. madison marriage is the financial times journalist who went undercover to expose the dinner. multiple women told me they had been touched inappropriately, ranging from holding hands to touching their stomachs to hands near the bottom of their back, things which maybe you might not find too offensive, but then touching their bums, touching, kind of grabbing them, pulling them into their laps. one of the event organisers, david meller, resigned his position as a member of the department for education's board and, summoned to explain his attendance, education minister nadhim zahawi. he was called in to see the chief whip. 0n social media, mr zahawi said: he didn't stay long, he went home shortly after the hostesses were announced by the presenter and paraded around the room. i think that indicates to me that he was shocked by the events, didn't like the culture, the atmosphere and left. the charity commission said it was investigating the claims as a matter of urgency. charities and fundraisers are horrified by what they've heard. the charities sector is reeling from this, and the response from charity leaders and fundraisers has been strong, saying this behaviour has no place in charity. the presidents club, which said it was appalled by the allegations surrounding the event last week, said it would distribute remaining funds to children's charities before shutting down in the wake of the scandal. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news. the headlines on bbc newsroom live: violent crime has increased by a fifth in the past year, according to the latest recorded figures for england and wales. the number of recorded sex offences, knife crimes and robberies also increased. donald trump touches down in switzerland, ahead of meeting theresa may at the world economic forum. the prime minister says she plans to discuss foreign policy issues when they talk later. shops, cafes and businesses are to offer free water refill points in every major town in england within three years. that's what is proposed under a new scheme launched today by the industry body water uk. now all the sport. good afternoon. the dream run is overfor good afternoon. the dream run is over for great britain's kyle edmund, beaten in straight sets in the semifinal of the australian open by world number six marin cilic. he is through to his first australian 0pen final after the win, 6—2, 7—6, 6-2. it 0pen final after the win, 6—2, 7—6, 6—2. it was kyle edmund's first grand slam semi and he showed he is ready to mix with the best players in the world. the women's trophy will have a new champion, was neither simona halep nor caroline wozniacki all talk at once a grand slam before. simona halep came through a cracking semi against 2016 champion angelique kerber, winning the decider 987. —— 9—7.|j tried to be calm but today was like a roller—coaster up and down. i didn't give up, not even a ball, and it is what matters, because if you don't give up, you can win the match in the end, so i did it well and don't give up, you can win the match in the end, so i did it welland i'm proud of myself. england's david horsey has a two shot lead after the first round of golf‘s dubai desert classic. he had a nine under par round of 63 on the first day. the field includes two—time winner rory mcilroy, only two shots back on seven under par. englishman chris paisley and tyrell hatton are on seven under as well. ahead of the fourth 0di in australia, moeen ali has been talking about the determination in the camp, england looking to avenge their ashes defeat with a series whitewash in the one dales. we really want this series whitewash. —— in the one dales. it's something that all the guys are really... after the ashes, even the one day boys are really keen to win this final. a bit of bad news, england will be without bowler liam plu nkett england will be without bowler liam plunkett for the rest of the 0di series, he pulled up with a hamstring injury during england's 16 run win over australia in sydney on sunday. more in the next hour. now some of today's other developing stories. the port of calais has been closed after a blockade by french fisherman. p&0 ferries has called on french authorities to clear the demonstrators without delay. it's thought the protest is about losses french fishermen say are inflicted by some countries' use of electrified fishing nets. at least three people have been killed after a train derailed near the italian city of milan. some reports are saying as many as five people may have died. at least ten people sustained serious injuries, and as many as 100 others are receiving medical treatment. the cause of the derailment is not yet known. the singer for manchester post—punk band the fall, mark e smith, has died aged 60. his partner pam vander, who is also the band's manager, said mark died at home on wednesday morning and added that a more detailed statement would follow in the next few days. the band released more than 30 albums with the frontman, who was known for his distinctive style of singing. for a full summary of the news you can go to our website: bbc.co.uk/news. plans to set up tens of thousands of free water refill points across england are being unveiled today. water uk, which represents water companies and suppliers, says it wants to expand a refill scheme first launched in 2015. it hopes it will reduce pollution by drastically cutting the amount of water sold in plastic bottles. tim muffett reports. across bristol, since 2015, businesses have been inviting people in not to spend money but to refill water bottles for free. people want really practical ways of how they can stop using as much single—use plastic in their lives and refill is a really obvious way of doing that. natalie fee set up the scheme, an app tells people were refills are available, as do these signs. i think it's great as a way of not using as much plastic. it's a nice, easy thing to do, increases footfall to the cafe. there are now 200 refill points across bristol. the scheme spread to other places including durham, norwich and brighton but it's about to get much bigger. every water company by september this year is going to do to sign up more businesses to provide free refill points. we want tens of thousands of refill points by 2021, we think we can take tens of millions of plastic bottles out of the waste stream. so more of this, less, it is hoped, of this. it's just horrible down here, along the banks of the river avon, and there are hundreds of plastic bottles down here, it's disgusting. so many of them are drinking water bottles. your project, your initiative, is going to be run on a national scale, that must be very exciting? it is. for this to really work it needs to be on every high street in every shop and cafe. in the uk, we buy more than 1.7 billion litres of plain old water every year according to the grocer magazine. for the first time sales are outstripping that of cola, but soon it will be far simpler to refill a bottle with tap water, what effect will that have on demand for these? i don't think it's going to have a significant impact. kinvara carey runs the natural hydration council set up and supported by companies that produce bottled water. bottled water is different to tap water in the sense that it is naturally sourced, it's not chemically treated and a lot of people choose it for those reasons or for taste reasons. the natural hydration council said it backs the refill scheme as it wants more people to drink water, but it believes disposing of bottles responsibly is a bigger issue. the bottles themselves are 100% recyclable, the bottle, the label, the lid. whether it's recyclable or not really isn't the point. half of plastic bottles used in the uk aren't getting recycled and the majority of them are escaping the waste system and ending up in places like these. ending plastic pollution will require major change. natalie hopes that's one step closer. tim muffet, bbc news. we can speak now to the chief executive of northumbria water group, who is in our newcastle studio. i think we can also speak to the founder of the organisation behind the refill scheme, who is in bristol. thank you both very much indeed forjoining us. if i canjust ask you first of all, natalie, tell usa ask you first of all, natalie, tell us a bit more about this scheme, and how much difference is it really going to make in terms of reducing the amount of plastic waste? we feel it's part of a family of refill schemes that were first initiated. there was one in bude in cornwall in 2014, and i thought, how can we do that on a city level and scale it 7 that on a city level and scale it up? we've a really good appetite for it. we've been inundated with requests for people to run refill schemes in their area, because it's such a simple campaign, and all you need to do is remember to carry a water bottle with you and fill up on the go. let's bring in heidi. tell us first of all, is the scheme already up and running where you are? yes, we thought it was a brilliant campaign we wanted to get involved with, so we first went with durham, and she's now a refill city, but what's been brilliant is, since that was known about in december, the interest is mushrooming, sol think we expect to announce newcastle very soon, and the rest of the north—east soon after. newcastle very soon, and the rest of the north-east soon after. for it to make a difference in terms of waste, areas like yours, heidi, it's got to happen pretty widely, hasn't it? it's no good itjust happening in one or two towns or cities. yes, but that seems be what is happening. we started recruiting businesses in durham, and very soon companies were coming to us and saying that they wanted to be a part of it, so that we nt wanted to be a part of it, so that went really fast. we would expect the same tavern in newcastle as well, so i think it's only going to be only a matter of months before everybody is doing it. —— we would expect the same to happen. we heard in that report that some people want to buy mineral water because they know the source, they know it isn't treated and they can't be as confident as they can be about the stuff that comes out of the tap.|j think we need to be very confident about what comes out of the tap. we are lucky, we have drinking water inspectorate in this country and they set the highest standards of drinking water here, and printing water from the tap in the uk drinking water here, and printing waterfrom the tap in the uk is among the highest quality in the world. —— drinking water. among the highest quality in the world. -- drinking water. natalie, on that point, some people will want to have the taste, the knowledge about the origin of the source and so on that big a —— that they get from buying mineral water.l so on that big a —— that they get from buying mineralwater. a lot of bottled water is just bottled tap water anyway, and we have some great revelations in the uk, is heidi was saying, but if it really is a matter of taste, people can still have filtered bottles and filter their water. it's about cutting down on plastic pollution and encouraging people to refill. for that to make a difference, don't people need to be buying their own bamboo bottles, in terms of still using a plastic bottle, which is still going to end up bottle, which is still going to end up contributing to the extent of waste ? up contributing to the extent of waste? we encourage people to buy stainless steel or glass bottle. refilling any bottle is better than using it once, but we encourage people to use stainless steel and glass so they can chuck them in the dishwasher and they stay clean. coming back to you, heidi, have you noticed that there is a real difference in terms of people's habits? i think it's early days, because we only launched the scheme in durham in december, but we can already see the interest that this campaign has, and the success of its time in bristol, so yes, definitely, this is what people, i think, really wa nt this is what people, i think, really want to do. when we saw david attenborough in the bbc's blue planet programme, that really brought home to people the damage that can be done with single use plastic, and i think people want to make a difference. this is about a shift of culture, isn't it? until recently, a lot of people thought they were putting out a positive signal about their health, because they were carrying around a mineral water bottle, but now we are saying, just refill it from these caps, as long as they are available. yes, we have 13 refill schemes across the uk, in 1600 refill points on the app, which is free to download, but the idea behind it is to create that culture change, to normalise carry a reusable bottle, so it's more common to see somebody with a reusable bottle ban a plastic bottle. that is what we are aiming for. thank you for talking to us. now the weather. with storm georgina callander of the way, a quieter day today with a mixture of sunny spells and showers. lots of blue skies here in leicestershire. the showers largely centred around this feature thatis largely centred around this feature that is gradually edging eased through the and they will be continuing eased through this evening and overnight, continuing to die out in the west, and clearer skies allow temperatures to fall away. aq showers, a bit more cloud persisting in the east, so it won't be quite as cool. —— a few showers. we start tomorrow with high pressure in charge, and a northerly wind direction, allowing for a fresh appeal as well. a touch of frost possible in the west, with one or two patches of ice not out of the question. cloudy to begin with in the south—east, but it will gradually brighten up with more sunshine. light winds and it would not feel too bad, despite two police not feel too bad, despite two police not warm temperatures, highs of nine celsius. —— despite not particularly warm temperatures. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. the number of violent crimes and sex offences recorded by police has risen sharply over the past year — according to the latest recorded figures for england and wales. about 5.3 million crimes were recorded in all in that 12—month period, up 14%. donald trump touches down in switzerland, ahead of meeting theresa may at the world economic forum. the prime minister says there's lots for them to discuss. the special relationship between the uk and america is as strong as it has ever been. what i will be talking to the president about is a whole range of foreign policy areas where we have shared challenges and are working together. to delay has also said she was appalled by the reports of a men only charity dinner where hostesses we re only charity dinner where hostesses were allegedly groped and is not happy about an event like that took place. shops, cafes and businesses are to offer free water refill points in every major town in england within three years. plans to set up tens of thousands of water refill points across the country are being unveiled today. water uk, representing the water industry, has come up with the plans. knife crime is at the highest level in england and wales for six years. there were almost 37,000 offences last year, so what can be done to tackle the problem? in scotland violent crime is treated as a public health problem — a disease to be cured, with long—term plans to tackle its causes — and it seems to be working. john maguire reports from glasgow. shot twice before he was 21, this former gang member says he is lucky to be alive. when i was younger i was involved in small robberies, smoking weed, just staying on the street, just not doing anything positive. the reason he is here today to tell his story, while in hospitalfor today to tell his story, while in hospital for the second shooting he met a youth worker who helped him to see another way to stop i was in hospital. i didn't want to speak to the police. the charity approached me. they made me feel like a trust them and talk to them about anything. i never had that before. when i was 16 i got shot and nobody came for me in hospital. but tha nkfully came for me in hospital. but thankfully i had someone who said let's change the situation, but he won a straight path, if you need help we're here to help you. saint mary ‘s hospital in paddington is one of london's four major trauma centres. aside from the winter pressures all emergency departments here they also deal with the brutal consequences of gang violence. the big thing we see is a lot of stabbings. we've also been getting a lot of shootings. 0ur trauma numbers in general have been going up year on year. that has been reflected in all of the major trauma centres. 0ver all of the major trauma centres. over the past three years they've had a youth workers from the charity red thread alongside the doctors and nurses here and they say it is making a difference. the youth workers we have here helped the young person through the journey in hospital. and they help them when they are out. it is about getting them out of that circle of violence, break them out, give them help, direct them in the right direction. but it remains a major problem. the latest crime figures for england and wales published later this morning showing at least 1.2 million violent incidents. among those almost 37,000 night attacks. the highest since 2011. under 26% increase from the previous year. behind every single number is an attacker and a victim. he knows he cheated death twice, but others will not be so fortunate. new data on how secondary schools in england are performing — has been published this morning. some schools which had previously been high some schools which had previously been high up the league tables have seen their scores fall — but that could be down to a big change in how schools are judged. 0ur resident numbers man — the bbc news head of statistics, robert cuffe told me about the new system. the government are trying to measure the schools rather than the kids. if you think of the old measuring, how many pupils get five gcses, that is a measure of the teacher, but also a measure of how academically inclined they were when they came in. you can see that on this graph. when you ta ke see that on this graph. when you take a look at the schools who took ina lot take a look at the schools who took in a lot of high achievers, high—flyers, early on, they account for most of the schools on the right—hand side. most of the schools who are the top performers. under the old gcse style measure. the scores on the left, who are not taking in many high—flyers, they don't do nearly as well. they account for a tiny proportion. in the new system that's different. if you look at the value added to the kids by the school, you see that it has flattened out. it hasn't gone away but it has improved significantly. it isn't as tilted towards schools who are taking in a diverse range of kids. what does this mean for parents who are trying to decide where to send their children? it should be easier. it is telling you what the school is doing. the government found that when they showed this new measure to pa rents when they showed this new measure to parents they were finding it tricky to get their heads around it. it's a new metric, a new number. the important thing for parents to bear in mind is that this measure is telling you, roughly, if i take my kids, put them in this school, how many grades would they get on average better, than if i put them ina average better, than if i put them in a different school. 0nce average better, than if i put them in a different school. once you hold that in mind it is easy to think about the measure and bring it in with all of the other things you think about when picking a school. it'll be a significant measure on how teachers are performing, as well. yes, and for schools. the government are using this as their primary measure to analyse how schools are doing. that changes the way teachers think about things. under the old system where it is about getting over the c threshold, teachers don't get recognised for the progress. but under the new system that does get recognised. shifting the goalposts in that way can be helpful. but on the downside, if one of your kids has a total exam blow out, and they completely underperform compared to how you expect, that can wipe out the progress a lot of other children in your class have made. there are positives and negatives to the new system. the law of "joint enterprise" — where someone can be convicted of murder even if they did not inflict the fatal blow — is being debated by mps in parliament. two years ago the supreme court ruled that the law had been wrongly interpreted for more than 30 years. sally halsall‘s son alex henry was convicted in 2014 forjoint enterprise murder. speaking on the bbc‘s victoria derbyshire programme earlier, sally said she wrongly believed the law change would see fewer cases being brought to trial using the law. i thought they'll get it through the appeals court quickly. he'll come home. and so will all of the other prisoners, all 750 of them, we support. not guilty by association. that hasn't happened because you have had to prove that there was a substantial injustice. how difficult is that prove? it is an impossibly high legal burden. usually where there has been an error of trial. the court of appeal will look to see if the conviction is on safe. that means looking at vieira and understanding whether it might reasonably have made a difference to the jury's verdict. but the court will look to see whether the defendant, the appellant, has proved that the change in the law 100% would have made a difference. under the current law you can be convicted for your mere presence at the scene. if presence continues to be enough, how can we prove the change in the law would have made a difference? why is it required for an appeal to prove substantial injustice for the joint enterprise law, as opposed to any other criminal offence? they look at the principle of certainty. the idea is that there is a final point where the law is the law and nobody can appeal past that point. that is why we have a 28 day time frame in which someone can appeal based on an error of law. anyone past the time frame, to uphold the principle of certainty, has to prove substantial injustice. but does it seem unfair, unequal, compared to any other attempts to appeal a crime? it seems unjust. it is injustice. basically the court are saying anything short of substantial justice, regardless of it being still an injustice, is ok. which is ludicrous, considering it is called the justice system. right. ludicrous, considering it is called thejustice system. right. in terms of today's debate in the commons, what are you hoping for?l of today's debate in the commons, what are you hoping for? a change in the law. i'm hoping my son will come home. but there are so many families that have joined the growing army of ourcampaign group. that have joined the growing army of our campaign group. because they haven't stopped convicting people under the net ofjoint enterprise. most recently we have had a flurry of 13 and 14—year—olds getting life. for many young people, most of the cases, they are minimum mandatory sentences. my son got nine years. he has to serve every single one of those before he can even consider getting parole. the abuse carried out by the team usa gymnastics doctor larry nassar was, according to thejudge who jailed him, nothing short of ‘manipulative, devious, and despicable'. his sentence, of up to 175 years, means he will die injail. questions are now being asked about how he was able to abuse so many young women for so long. 0ur correspondent rajini vaidya nathan spoke to kyle stephens — one of larry nassar‘s victims — about what happened to her and what it was like seeing him in court. he never scared me. he was this big, prestigious doctors so —— doctor to 70 people. but he wasn't like that to me. at home he was, lame, is the best way to put it. —— doctor to so many people. seeing him, and him not even being able to look at me for the most of my statement, was more empowering. how do you feel about the fact that not only did he sexually abuse you, but he sexually abused you when you were so vulnerable? children just don't understand, you know? they don't understand, you know? they don't understand what's going on. not only are you taking advantage of them in that moment, but then you have put in front of them this path, for the rest of their lives, where they have to figure out their place in all of that. and justify it to themselves that. and justify it to themselves that they shouldn't be ashamed. justify to themselves that they didn't participate in the abuse. and justify to themselves, that because of all of those things i feel worthless, but i am worthy. a predator takes advantage of somebody when they are vulnerable, but that isa when they are vulnerable, but that is a gift that keeps on giving when it continues. i don't know if he understands that, or predators understands that, or predators understand that. you are one of the women who took him to the criminal court and succeeded. he pleaded guilty. not many women who are sexually abused debt to see their abuser in court and convicted. how much of an achievement... you probably don't feel like it is an achievement, but there are so many women out there who do not get to see that day. it hasn't sunk in with him. but when i compare it to end—users who i know are still out on the street when i start to feel a bit, like, no girl is going to be abused after the 1st of january 2018. no girl is going to have to stand up there and give her testimony about that. i do think it has sunk in yet but i am getting there. the family of a scottish sikh man detained in india say they fear his case could drag on for years. jagtar sinthohal was arrested last november. the indian authorities say he is being held under suspicion of funding political violence — which he denies. bbc asian network's poonam taneja spoke to his family in dumbarton and has this report. leafing through an old family album and reminiscing about happier times. when their some travelled from scotla nd when their some travelled from scotland to marry his bride in india, they thought there would be many more such moments. that's all changed when police in punjab arrested the 30—year—old on suspicion of funding political violence. if he was involved, then why is there no proof? there must have been some kind of evidence that they have got that they are talking about. allegedly they had said it was bank statements. to date they have not produced today's bank statements. that was in november last year. since then the investigation into the has widened and he is being held in a high security jail. his family and he is being held in a high securityjail. his family in scotla nd securityjail. his family in scotland so they are worried about him. we are always asking the same thing. when is he coming? but we don't have any answer. translation: what it is he being blamed for? he has been held for 90 days and we still do not know what they are going to do with him. if he has done something wrong, then bring forward the case so we can contest it. sikhs across the uk have campaigned for his release. his family say he is only a peaceful activist who went on marches for sikh courses. but he also went on a website which has people who are identified as militants by the indian government. looking at that website, it is sympathetic to people the indian authorities were described as militants. if there was any issues, then i don't think the uk government would have allowed the materials on that. we have a freedom of expression in the uk which we can use. the indian high commissioner in london says that he is being investigated over the aiding and abetting of the murders of seven people, and he is being dealt with under due process of indian law. but almost three months after he was arrested there is still no decision on whether to charge him. the headlines on bbc newsroom live: violent crime has increased by a fifth in the past year — according to the latest recorded figures for england and wales. the number of recorded sex offences, knife crimes and robberies also increased. donald trump touches down in davos, ahead of meeting theresa may at the world economic forum. the prime minister says she plans to discuss foreign policy issues when they talk later. shops, cafes and businesses are to offer free water refill points in every major town in england within three years. that's what is proposed under a new scheme launched today by the industry body water uk. cheetahs are known for being the fastest land mammal but now new research suggests when it comes to catching prey — speed doesn't always equal success. scientists have discovered a kind of arms race between big cats and the animals they hunt — as one gets faster the other becomes more agile, as our science correspondent victoria gill explains. the fastest land animal on earth. cheetahs are built for speed and acceleration. but with a sprint they can sustain for less than a minute, every twist and turn of the hunt is critical. a high—speed battle. and these veterinary scientists have now studied it at the finest scale. we see the spectacle of hunting on wildlife documentaries, but here we have thousands of runs, showing what they do, all of the things we do not see, when they are hunting at night, under cover, and building up a huge story which we can create a computer model with to tell us what the effect is. scientists fixed collars to cheetahs and lions and the prey they pursue. recording their position. every moment of the chase is captured, showing how closely predator and prey match in athleticism. it also demonstrated the hunt is about much more than speed. by outmanoeuvring a predator, turning at the very last minute, an antelope can control the chase and evade capture. only about 50% of cheetah hunts end in a kill. this research has unpacked the co—evolution between predator and pay. between predator and prey. the balance of the survival of the cats and what they eat. lions and cheetahs are vulnerable to extinction. this study shows how fine that line is between life and death in the wild. if you are going to protect them, we need to have an in—depth understanding of their requirements in their habitat. it is important we research the prey they eat and how much range they need. it all links into their conservation. these are the extreme athletes of the animal kingdom. and tracking every step really unravels the drama of each chase. victoria gill, bbc news. 0fficial official figures show recorded crime in england and wales rose by 14% in 2017. the policing minister hasjust given us his reaction. the most reliable crime indicators show that crime is actually falling, including violent crime, but we are all very concerned about this uptake in the most violent crime. we're not getting away from that. we see these devastating murders in the media, mostly of young men. and we are clear that we need to redouble our effo rts clear that we need to redouble our efforts to bear down on this, through legislation, through tougher police enforcement, sweeping for knives. it also working more smartly in terms of prevention to steer these young people away from a culture of violence. that's difficult work but it is absolutely necessary work. inaudible where we have started is by looking at the door, because they have got to be tough consequences. we have banned the sale of zombie knives. we have recently made it more difficult to purchase and possess guns, knives, and corrosive substances. we're putting money into communities, almost £1 million, working with community partners to against dear young people away from crime. but we have got to go further by being smart about spending more on intervention to try and steer young people away from this culture of violence and help them make better choices. some experts think it should be dealt with in the same way as the public health programme, by immunising people, awareness, and training, and use intervention, what do think? if we recognise what this is, it is a deep—seated cultural issue that we have as a society. we need a police response. but that in itself isn't enough. we need a tougher regime in terms of sentences, law, and regulation, but that in itself isn't enough. we need to get to the root causes. we have to get to the root causes. we have to work as a society, government, police, to get to the root of this cultural issue, try and steer young people away from violence, from feeling it is normal and necessary to carry a knife, towards better choices. that is a big challenge for us all. scientists in the swiss city of basel have solved a decades—old mystery over the identity of a mummified woman and it turns our she is a distant relation of one of our most well known politicians. imogen foulkes has the details. backin back in 1975 workmen were renovating this church in basel and they made an unusual discovery. the body of a mummified woman. she had been buried right in front of the altar and was wearing good—quality clothes. she was also quite plump. that indicates a wealthy lady. but although there are many clues as to basel‘s historic merchant families around here, there didn't seem to be anything to indicate who this lady was. there were a couple of hints. for one thing, the body was riddled with mercury. mercury was a common treatment for syphilis in the 18th century. what's more, basel‘s historians knew that members of the bischoff family had been buried around here. but it wasn't until the 21st century, and dna testing from the mummy‘s big toe and from a living member of the family that the mystery was finally solved. anna catarina bischoff, she married a church minister. she contracted syphilis, it's believed, while tending to patients with the disease. her mercury treatment finally killed her. there is one big twist to this story, anna had a daughter, there is one big twist to this story, anna had a daughter, also called anna, and she married a man. and they are the distant relatives of borisjohnson. it has been the wettest january in france for at least 100 years. in paris some metro lines and tourist attractions have been closed. for well over a century this statue has been used to measure the height of the river seine. with its feet underwater it made emergency flood measures in paris and after days of heavy rain water levels here are rising dramatically. we wanted to see where it had come up to. it's amazing to see the flooding. it's dangerous for the people who live on the boats. i think that's dangerous for them, not for us. some roads, metro lines and stations have been closed. and cruises cancelled. there is no way the boats can pass under these bridges. it is predicted the seine could reach 6.2 metres this weekend. that's five times the normal level. translation: we are almost at the level of a natural catastrophe, let's hope it's not like the flood in 1910, i hope that doesn't happen. for the famous louvre, they are not taking any chances, one of the wings is shut to protect the artworks. and with no power some of these boats have been abandoned. those who have stayed check their moorings regularly. large swathes of the country are under flood alert. this is what happened after france's wettest january for more than 100 yea rs. this town east of paris has been inundated. back in the capital, and more rain is forecast. authorities say they are well prepared to protect the city from rising floodwaters. ina in a moment the news that one, but first let's catch up with the weather closer to home with lucy martin. storm georgina is firmly out of the way. a quieter day of weather today, a mixture of sunny spells and showers. the best of the brightness is the further east you are. further west, and we are seeing more in the way of clouds, and showers working m, way of clouds, and showers working in, as well. this photo was sent in early this morning. the showers are largely centred around this feature gradually working its way east as we move through the day. showers heaviest in the west, gradually spreading east through this afternoon and tonight. before they start to fizzle out in the west, becoming drier and with clear skies, allowing temperatures to fall away. with more cloud in the south and east, temperatures not falling away quite so much, so temperatures between zero and 6 degrees. as we start the day tomorrow, high—pressure firmly in charge, a northerly wind direction, meaning it will be a particularly cool feeling. lots of dry weather around. a cold start in scotland, a widespread frost, a couple of patches of ice. you could see some patches of mist and fog in northern ireland. more in the way of brightness the further west you are for england, wales, and the south—west of england. but with more cloud the temperature is not as cool more cloud the temperature is not as cool, starting off at 5 degrees by 8am in london. throughout the day, the cloud will break up, showers fizzling out, lots of dry and bright weather about. lots of wintry sunshine. with light winds it will not be too bad, despite the temperatures not being too warm, highs of the weekend, our next weather front waiting in the winds, it will edge east as we move through the day on saturday. with more of a south—westerly wind direction it means we will see milder temperatures, as well. early brightness for the south—east. the wet and windy weather will spread east during the day. temperatures in double figures, a maximum of 12 degrees. that takes us into sunday. we will continue to see that milder air spreading we will continue to see that milder airspreading up we will continue to see that milder air spreading up from the south—west. another milder day to come. with plenty of moisture in the air there will also be some rain, particularly heavy in the north. plenty of cloud around. it'll be windy with severe gales and the far north of scotland, temperatures at a maximum of 13 degrees. it was up 14% last year. there were big rises, too, in knife crime, sex offences and robbery. we are clear we have to redouble our effo rts we are clear we have to redouble our efforts to bear down on this, through legislation and tougher people enforcement, sweeping for knives. we'll be looking at the reasons why recorded crime has gone up so much. also this lunchtime: the prime minister condemns the men—only president's club dinner, she says it objectified the women who were there. what worries me is it's notjust about that event, it's about what it says about this wider issue in society, about attitudes to women. we have made progress. sadly, i think that shows that we still have a lot more progress to make. president trump flies into the world economic forum in davos, where he'll meet the prime minister this afternoon.