in south korea, they are used to being not too optimistic. our correspondent in seoul, laura bicker, described how these unprecedented developments have been received by south korea. cautiously but there is an element of, oh, my goodness. i think i tweeted it when i tweeted the announcement. i said, wow. we thought it would go forward in baby steps but it is going forward in huge leaves. not only has president trump accepted the invitation to meet kim jong—un, but he will meet him in may. the rewards are obvious. it could well be that this is a genuine opportunity to speak to north korea, to try to get rid of nuclear weapons on this peninsula. it's laid right there. no sitting us president has ever met the leader of north korea and it is a first. it is a huge pr. he will believe his maximum policy is working. the people in seoul, the ministers who have been deftly and diplomatically negotiating these two sides to the table also. the potential risks are also huge. it could also be that kim jong—un sees it as a propaganda win. he is incredi

south korea. korea. met delegates from south korea since he came to power in 2011. he came to power in 2011. our correspondent is in seoul for us. our correspondent is in seoulfor us. correspondent is in seoulfor us. a seemingly significant moment here. seemingly significant moment here. bring us up—to—date with what has happened. happened. well, look how far we have come in just a few months. come in just a few months. north korea shaking hands, warmly greeting ministers from south korea. greeting ministers from south korea. started ahead of the winter 0lympics. 0lympics. he had a four our dinner with these ministers. with these ministers. asked the blue house here in seoul why this dinner was so long. why this dinner was so long. said they had a lot to discuss. that is certainly true. is certainly true. prepared to discuss getting rid of his nuclear weapons. his nuclear weapons. growing dialogue between the north and south. and south. but no mention was made of his nuclear weapons. of his nu

south korea is never going to agree to that. that kind of illuminates the opportunity and also the risk that we face. if we go in saying we will set denuclearisation, which is the word that almost everyone is using, although they have different definitions, if we said on the united states side of the western side that demutualisation is the objective and the negotiations don't get it at a cost we are willing to pay, that leads to the possibility that the only alternative is war. we don't need to force the denuclearisation. we can work about every long period of time. our deterrent is what is really the strength and the objective is to keep stability on the korean peninsula and to not have a walk on a pre—emptive strike, that would probably cause tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, possibly nuclear, and millions, and we don't wa nt nuclear, and millions, and we don't want that and we don't need to either. thank you very much for your time sites. thank you. reports from kenya say an opposition politician, miguna miguna, ha

wants to separate south korea from us? yes, the thing is, from the chinese did though, they like washington, though not going to go along with north korea marking them around, if i could put it to you that way. i think they want the talks to go ahead and they have been calling for discussions openly said they will welcome these but it has to come to something and, you know, if it turns out to be this running everybody around and continuing the nuclear weapons programme china will maintain the sanctions and by all accou nts maintain the sanctions and by all accounts they are really hurting and it is what has brought north korea to the bargaining table. i think there is the threat of war from the us ata there is the threat of war from the us at a much bigger and immediate impact has been the calf sanctions on that already impoverished country. thank you very much indeed for that. thank you very much indeed for that. thank you very much indeed for that. thank you very much for being with us. we'll bring you more on that as we

and steps baby united states and south korea as well. this word, denuclearisation, all kinds of interpretations. the north koreans have always said they are willing to give up their nuclear weapons, if they no longer need them. and the question, of course, is what would be required to convince them that they no longer need nuclear weapons. packets into details of sanctions relief, economic systems, security assurances, the us position on the korean peninsula, including its security relationship with south korea —— that get into. a meeting between kim jong—un and president trump is just the first step. much harder work will be necessary to actually achieve any reduction and eventually elimination of north korea's nuclear weapons. if there isn't any movement, what do you think of the alternatives? more sanctions, presumably an american the strike is on the cards.|j sanctions, presumably an american the strike is on the cards. i think there is room for additional sanctions. china has been remarkably supportive of sanctions against nor

, essentially it is south korea's security guarantee. donald trump, let's just set aside if it's possible briefly in this discussion, this stunning, as already described it there, agreement to meet with kim jong—un, has also pursued a policy in terms of dealing with the north which has been to send a very strong military message, possibly military action is an option, but at the same time involving china crucially in trying to step up the sanctions regime, restricting the access to oil that the north has, it gets most of its oilfrom the north has, it gets most of its oil from china and about 90% of that has now been banned from going into the country. the sanctions regime and the way that has been pursued has been hugely important as well. i think many people think in bringing north korea to the table. 0k, thank you very much, robin brant, our correspondent in seoul. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the eu says it may challenge donald trump's decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium. it claims th

south korea is sending a high—level delegation to north korea on monday. the discussions are expected to focus on the prospect of resuming dialogue between pyongyang and washington. that delegation is then due to travel to the united states. the us is calling for north korea to end its nuclear programme. now on bbc news, hardtalk.

mainly led by south korea, which has been involved in some sophisticated diplomacy. but with north korea, behind—the—scenes. not in order to engage in substantive talks on the nuclear issue yet, but to open up communications. they kept the united states firmly on board and this is different from the so—called sunshine policy when south korea went ahead, but this was not done in conjunction with the united states. now we see a difference international context and the south koreans are being very astute. this chief negotiator who went to pyongyang came back and then immediately went to washington. at every level, the officials in the state department previously, but rex tillerson yesterday was kept informed about what the south koreans had been doing. president trump has said since he was a candidate, he didn't rule out meeting with kim jong—un candidate, he didn't rule out meeting with kimjong—un if candidate, he didn't rule out meeting with kim jong—un if this would progress the issue. so i think we have seen all the various stars in place, and now perhap

north and south korea are due to hold direct talks at a summit next month. speaking at the white house, mr trump said the progress had been positive. hopefully, it's going to be the proper way. the proper way is the way that everybody knows, er, and everybody wants. but we are prepared to go either way. i think that their statement and the statements coming out of south korea — and north korea — have been very positive. that would be a great thing for the world. a great thing for the world. so we'll see how it all comes about. and we hope to get the latest out of washington in the next couple of minutes. the headlines on bbc news: moscow denies any involvement in the suspected poisoning of a former russian spy in wiltshire. counter—terror officers are now leading the investigation. donald trump gives a cautious welcome to news that kim jong—un says he's willing to sit down and talk, after reports north korea is willing to discuss giving up its nuclear weapons, in return for security guarantees. a murder investigation's been launched after a woman's b

in between the united states in north america, you have south korea. they stand on of this? well, this has been driven completely by the south korean president, moonjae—in. he is the one who began the outreach towards the north korean president months ago, and he offered to talk when he became president, he extended the olive branch to them. all last year, while they were developing their nuclear and missile programmes, especially the missile programme, and january one, kim jong—un gave this address and reached out to moonjae—in and said he would like to send a delegation, to dissipate in the olympics, and thatis to dissipate in the olympics, and that is what began this dialogue that is what began this dialogue that has happened. so south korea has a huge amount, for one thing they do not want to have a war in they do not want to have a war in the korean peninsula. moonjae—in has made it very clear that he did not want any kind of unilateral us attack on north korea, because he knew very well that that could lead to full—scale warfare. they have a lot at stake, hug

pyeongchang. in south korea including a second no in south korea including a second time to celebratt the medal, no time to celebrate yesterday's all the medal, millie knight and died we re the medal, millie knight and died were first on the slopes today, this time in the super—g, more technical course to test them, but the standard was set, good team—mates do any better? any yesterday any they crashed any out of the downhill any but there was no sign of holding downhill but there was no sign of holding back in their favourite event, already super g world cup champions, this was their best medal chance. and they delivered, not quite enough to beat millie knight but a podium finish nonetheless. the winner of yesterday's race followed them down the hill and again outperformed the brits, so it was a silver and bronze. massive dream come true for both of us. and i am just so glad we have done it together is elsewhere on the snow, first representative in nordic skiing for 20 years, went in the 15 kilometre cross—country, a gruelling course, and he finished a long way down the field,

at the open of the paralympic winter games in south korea, president moon thank the two leaders for a step which he said was already helping to realise a new global peace. elsewhere president xi jinping of china spoke with his us counterpart in a phone call, praising the positive aspiration of the talks and urging them to begin as soon as possible. meanwhile us vice president mike pence, who recently travelled to south korea, was quick to point out that his administration made no concessions in order to secure the talks. rather it was north korea who caved in i agreeing to discuss giving up its weapons programme and hold all nuclear and missile tests. our north america correspondent nick bryant has the latest. like the kid who couldn't keep the secret, donald trump slipped into the white house press room and told reporters to expect a huge statement on a big subject. here we go, here we go. sure enough, a delegation from south korea soon stepped before the microphones to make one of the mostjaw dropping diplomatic announcements in decades. after delivering to the president a personal

in the past, when the south korean president provided aid to north korea, i heard almost none of it went to the common people. so i don't think it's going to turn out well. decades of distrust and suspicion divide north and south. people have learned that hope can be a bad thing. i'm told it is hard to tell what is real progress, and what is propaganda. a strong word of caution. the road ahead is very long, very complicated, very complex, and there's no guarantee that the north will ever give up its nuclear weapons easily, if at all. these talks are a huge political gamble. presidents moon and trump could be being played by pyongyang, or this peninsula could be on the verge of something it has been searching forfor nearly seven decades — a peace treaty. this statue portrays two brothers divided by the war, in a last, desperate embrace. there is a sense of cautious optimism that this unresolved conflict could now have a happier ending. laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. well, just before the korea announcement on thursday, president trump imposed stiff tariffs on imported steel and aluminiu

south korea claims that kim jong—un is committed to denuclearisation and an end to nuclear and missile tests. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryant reports. like the kid who couldn‘t keep the secret, donald trump slipped into the white house press room on a big subject. here we go, here we go. sure enough, a delegation from south korea soon stepped before the microphones to make one of the mostjaw dropping diplomatic announcements in decades. after delivering to the president a personal message from kim jong—un. he expressed his eagerness to meet president trump as soon as possible. president trump appreciated the briefing and said he would meet kim jong—un by may to achieve permanent denuclearisation. prior to arriving in washington, they had held a meeting in pyongyang with kimjong—un offering a warm hand of friendship rather than rattling his usual sabre. 0n state tv the schmaltzy soundtrack doubled as diplomatic mood music, because the north korean leader offered to abandon his nuclear arsenal in return for security guarantees in the united states. then came a sentime

young women in south korea are fighting for a new future. the metoo movement has taken hold in this socially conservative country, and these university students are hoping to see changes in this male—dominated society. is it difficult for women in korea to speak out? i think it's more difficult who have only been in korea because there's, like, a traditional criteria that woman has to be quiet and, you know, nice and kind and stuff. protesters rip through a poster littered with phrases blaming the victims of abuse. these shows of solidarity are giving young women the confidence and courage to come forward with their stories. many fear losing their jobs and public humiliation if they complain, but there is a pioneer who led the way. lee eun—eui complained about a boss at samsung electro—mechanics who'd harassed her for years. she wasn't believed, she was made an outcast and given no work, but she eventually won her case and now helps others. translation: i'm very happy when people who come to get advice from me tell me that i'm their ro

not as cold as south korea? actually, it is warming up in south korea, turning milder there and also for us. this was one of our spectacular pictures from the day fells fells covered in snow underneath sunny skies, a glorious day. but the weather is changing, and looking at the south there is low pressure and a waving weather front that will bring pulses of heavy rain northwards across the uk. that process is underway at the moment with the rain already arriving in southern england, into wales and the midlands and east anglia. you can see it turning increasingly heavy in central and southern england, london and the south—east in the next few hours. the rest of this evening and overnight, this rain will extend northwards into northern england and northern ireland. we will have clear skies for a time in scotland but with the south—westerly winds strengthening it will bring up some mild airand by strengthening it will bring up some mild air and by the end of the night we will have temperatures of ten or 11 degr

the winter paralympics are under way in south korea. north and south korea didn't march together under a unified flag in the opening ceremony as they did at last month's winter olympics because they failed to agree on which version to use. britain is being represented by 17 athletes, as kate grey reports from pyeongchang. the biggest winter paralympics to date. drummers and dancers, the traditional charms of korea opening the show. the weather playing its part too — nothing could be done about the fog—covered fireworks. and heavy snow had prevented a full rehearsal so a slight flag hiccup could be forgiven. but the flags were in full flight when it came to the parade, some more than others. and here they come, great britain. 0wen pick leading the way, a great honour for the soldier turned snowboarder. and the british team certainly enjoying the party atmosphere. the international pa ralympic committee had wanted north korea and south korea to march out under a unified flag but these games will be north korea's debut winter paralympi

robin brant talking to me earlier from seoul in south korea. as we've been hearing, the row over america's gun laws has resurfaced, after the state of florida signed new gun—control measures into law. after the state of florida signed it raised the age limit for buying a gun from 18 to 21, following the school shooting at parkland in which 17 students and staff were killed. but the lobby group the national rifle association has mounted a legal challenge, saying the new law goes against the constitutional right to bear arms. 0ur washington correspondent chris buckler reports. standing side by side with the families of some of those killed inside a school, florida's governor signed new laws, legislation designed to try to prevent such shootings by restricting access to guns. the common—sense things as a father, as a grandfather, as a governor, is we need to have law enforcement in our schools, we need to harden our schools. we need more mental health counselling, we need to make sure people that are going to do harm... think about it — we k

the announcement of possible talks follows something of a thaw in relations between north and south korea, that saw them march under a single flag at the winter olympics. the south korean president, moonjae—in, says the planned meeting is like a miracle. but how has the news gone down in the capital, seoul? laura bicker has been finding out. for months, seoul wondered if it faced the prospect of war once again. today, it woke to better news. the prospect of a stunning trump—kim summit has turned an impending crisis into an opportunity. the horror of the korean war is not forgotten here. the fighting ended with no peace treaty. now, future generations hope these talks will prevent further confrontation. translation: i think this will be a turning point, and through this, our future children will benefit from living ina more free and peaceful world. translation: i think it is a good thing for both countries, and as a south korean citizen, it's good that the threat of war has reduced, even by a little. translation: even if things turn out well, it won't benefit the people in north korea.

with the summit proposed in may between the north korean leader and president trump and south korea's president trump and south korea's president moon, it would have been diplomatically very odd if kim jong—un had met with them before meeting his main ally. in many respects, the summit announcement the careers and president trump and kimjong—un, the careers and president trump and kim jong—un, those happened the careers and president trump and kimjong—un, those happened very quickly in the sense that we saw a loss of the statements rather than the process in place. what we know of the chinese style of this type of summits, that is the end of a mini process in itself. we can expect some big announcements coming out about some sort of freeze or resumption of the six party talks. these are the types of conditions that the chinese would put on any meeting with kim jong—un at this level is quite we are told by chinese state media was a banquet. we are told that kim jong—un talked about denuclearisation. he means nuclear weapons off the korean peninsula. for the united states, t

korea and china tomorrow to stand a chance of progressing to the semi—finals. they have the new match at the new camp, and that is a big announcement from antonio content, it is olivier d rew‘s from antonio content, it is olivier drew‘s first start for chelsea into champions league. on the other side of things, you have another coming back from injury for barcelona. you can watch that match live, kick—off is at pm, listened to it live on five live sports extra. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. we will see you soon. let's get more now on today's developing story. theresa may's decision to expel 23 russian ‘undeclared intelligence officers‘, or spies following the use of a soviet—era nerve agent in salisbury. the kremlin has called the measures hostile and unacceptable. our diplomatic correspondent, jonathan marcus is here. theresa may saying this is the most extensive expulsion of diplomats for decades, what difference will it make, will present wound care?m certainly the largest for decades, you have to go back to 1

north and south korea. delegation will return on the afternoon of the 6th of march. afternoon of the 6th of march. that they will travel to the united states to re—establish docks there. who died in a fire which destroyed a bungalow in fermanagh last week. were members of the same family. at enniskillen magistrates court tomorrow. gunshot wound in hospital in birmingham. birmingham. injured, firearms officers were deployed to the scene. deployed to the scene. pronounced dead at six o'clock yesterday. yesterday. and that murder investigation has been launched. been launched. more on that as it comes into us. actress, meghan markle. both on the eve of the festivities and on the day itself. jessica parker reports. congratulations from all of us. to stay open longer. cheers! so people have more time to raise a glass to the happy couple. i think it's a great idea! it lets people celebrate, brings people together. we need to be able to celebrate as well. i'm very much in favour! i think it's something that all pubs need. of the duke and duchess of cambridge and the queen's 90th birthday.

how will that go down in south korea, given it was the south koreans who delivered the message saying that pyongyang is open for talks? there is no doubt that is a mixed message emanating from washington, dc in the last 12 hours oi’ washington, dc in the last 12 hours or $0. washington, dc in the last 12 hours or so. first we had that startling revelation that the president was ready to accept the meeting with kim jong—un with no conditions, with no preparatory talks, that we know of. and then sarah sanders, the press secretary, said there was the need for concrete steps and it looks like they were rowing back. also some reporting from the wall street journal in washington overnight saying the white house is clear the meeting will happen. there are no preconditions. it will happen before the end of may. we don't know where oi’ the end of may. we don't know where or when but it is on. in terms of the reaction in seoul to any possibility that perhaps things were being toned down, perhaps it might not happen, we haven't heard anything today, but looking to the words of president mo

great britain had their first medal at the winter paralympics in south korea. teenager milly knight took silver on the opening day of the competition. visually impaired downhill skiing. so won gold, but described in second place at the best feeling in the world. there is lots more on the winter powers of the bbc sport website including all the bbc sport website including all the results, also details of the one—day series win for england's cricketers against the new zealand. but that is all for now. thanks for that. all foster there. that's it. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, and i'll be back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. bye for now. hello there. this is a bbc news. let's return to our top story now. more than 240 witnesses have been identified as police investigate the russian skype poisoning at speed. —— spy russian skype poisoning at speed. —— spy poisoning. the had secretaries have set amber rudd promised or rather praised the professionalism of the police who are now

south korea is sending a high—level delegation to north korea on monday for talks. the discussions are expected to focus on resuming dialogue between the communist state and the usa. south korean president moonjae—in has named his top security adviser and the chief of the country's spy agency as his special envoys to pyongyang. the delegation is then expected to travel to the united states. translation: the delegation will discuss conditions for the us dialogue on denuclearisation of the korean peninsula and relations between bath and south korea. this will take place on the 6th of march. after that they will travel to the united states to brief officials there. local authorities are being warned by the housing secretary, sajid javid that they risk losing their planning powers if they refuse to build enough new homes. he told the sunday times that he would be "breathing down the neck" of so—called "nimby" councils to make sure they meet their targets. here is a political correspondence who says the plans may stoke tension with the conservative led authorities. i

america's other key allies, including japan and south korea, will also want to be spared. in the end it might only be russia and china paying the us tariffs. that, though, might be enough to start a trade war between two of the world's biggest exporters. joe lynam, bbc news. well a little earlier today our brussels reporter adam fleming gave us this update. it looks like canada and mexico and australia are still the people who are definitely getting an exception. and the eu cannot be added to that list yet. the meeting between the eu trade commissioner cecilia malmstrom and the us trade representative robert lighthizer, broke up a short while ago. and the eu has issued a statement that effectively says there is no exception being granted again. and there is still no clarity on how the exception process would even work. so there is going to be more discussions between the eu and the us next week, before we actually get that clarity, or even a decision about whether europe can wash its hands of all of this because they are not going to be involved at all. and what about brit

korea for the first time. they will brief the truck administration and the us president believes it is his policy of maximum pressure, that international sanctions that have forced kim jong—un kim jong—un to the table and it may be that gunn yang is running out of cash. it could also be that kim jong—un isn't lying, tried to buy time to continue his nuclear programme. he may be looking for something that his father and his father failed to achieve, a peace treaty. ministers in the sol city are dealing with the north with clear eyes but they are also very aware of the effects of war on this initial and they are willing to go wherever these talks may lead them. the body of a woman who'd been stabbed has been found in herfamily home in south west london. the discovery was made an hour after the bodies of her husband and two boys, aged 7 and 10, were discovered at the foot of cliffs in east sussex. police say they're not looking for anyone else in connection with the investigation. a lorry driver has been fo

laura bicker has this report from south korea. the missiles and displays of military might from north korea have almost seemed defiant in the face strict sanctions and international condemnation. but now it seems kim jong—un wants to talk. he made his new position clear over food with south korean officials in pyongyang. it was the first time ministers from seoul have met the young leader. they say he is prepared to discuss getting rid of his nuclear weapons and they've now delivered a message from kim jong—un that caught many in the white house by surprise. he expressed his eagerness to meet president trump as soon as possible. the idea of a face—to—face meeting between president trump and kim jong—un by may seems remarkable, given the months of threats and insults between them. they will be met with fire and fury. rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself. but the tone has changed. on twitter, donald trump said that great progress was being made but that sanctions will remain until an agreement is reached. however

kate grey reports from south korea. the downhill for millie knight and her guide, brett wild. her guide, brett wild. caught with them before they went to the medals ceremony. the medals ceremony. it is absolutely fantastic. absolutely fantastic. now cross the line as silver medallist is amazing. medallist is amazing. britain's wheelchair curlers were up against world champions norway. against world champions norway. brilliant result, great way to start their campaign. their campaign. action tomorrow, as is millie knight and many other british athletes. if results go their way, ireland will take the title. to the final weekend. game is all about experience, getting together and using it. of confidence after beating england. and victory for them would mean a whole new set of permutations. if we want to challenge for the title, we need to win this game. title, we need to win this game. going well, a very good side, so it is going to be a huge test for us. they kick off in paris. point, but their boss won't be rolling the dice. i am not a gambler, i am not a speculator. against france, it i

japan and south korea, will also want to be spared. paying the us tariffs. between two of the world's biggest exporters. joe lynam, bbc news. a meeting is going on in brussels. let's get the latest from adam fleming. fleming. anything coming out? that the japanese trade minister has left making no comments. left making no comments. if the trade war had been adverted, he got into the car and drove away. he got into the car and drove away. these potential tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. aluminium imports. and australia might have been as well. well. outside, they can hardly impose tariffs on the uk, can they? tariffs on the uk, can they? now it would be part of the eu exemption now anyway. exemption now anyway. result mightjust be china and russia targeted. russia targeted. the european steel in aluminium industry escaped this. industry escaped this. global trading system under president trump. president trump. tariffs are for national security reasons. reasons. false, it is undermining for the whole global trading system. whole global trading system. that are politically sensit

laura bicker has this report from south korea. the missiles and displays of military might from north korea have almost seemed defiant in the face of strict sanctions and international condemnation. but now it seems kim jong—un wants to talk. he made his new position clear over dinner with south korean officials in pyongyang. it was the first time ministers from seoul have met the young leader. they say he is prepared to discuss getting rid of his nuclear weapons and they've now delivered a message from kim jong—un that caught many in the white house by surprise. he expressed his eagerness to meet president trump as soon as possible. the idea of a face—to—face meeting between president trump and kim jong—un by may seems remarkable, given the months of threats and insults between them. they will be met with fire and fury. rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself. but the tone has changed. on twitter, donald trump said that great progress was being made but that sanctions will remain until an agreement is reached. ho

bronze medallist last time round, they'll be hoping for more in south korea. but this is a team that mixes experience with youthful exuberance. in the alpine skiing, 19—year—old menna fitzpatrick, who only has 5% vision, is guided byjen kehoe. recently crowned world cup champions, they've built a solid partnership. the longer you work with somebody, the more you know them and the more you can second—guess and interpret before... and finish each other's sentences. finish each other‘s sentences, what you're going to say! and react quickly when something does go wrong or you need to change the plan. joining them on the slopes will be britain's first—ever paralympics snowboarders, but far from being there just for the ride, they too are in with a chance of medals. got silver at the world champs, i've had a few medals in the world cups, you know. been invited to some pretty big, high profile events, as well, like the x—games. it's been incredible. just starting this journey from having never snowboarded to five years later i'm now in the team go into th

final day of training before heading to south korea. it's not the team's first winter paralympics — four of the five members won bronze in sochi four years ago. but it's all new for hugh, or shugg as his team—mates like to call him. he is making his paralympic debut. he was 24 when he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. when i got diagnosed with ms and you start losing your functions and your abilities, your confidence goes and i became more or less house—bound. getting into curling, confidence just grew and putting everything into it and just going for it. it's taken some adjustment for hugh to get this far. his first sport was rugby. i'd stepped back before my diagnosis, i wasn't playing as much, but i always had it in my mind that i could go back. in my mind, i was like, i could be the greatest! mentally it is very much more demanding, you're constantly thinking and looking for different shots, different angles the whole time. can i have a go? how do you actually direct it? how do you get it in the right position? so ideally

south korea took the lead, northern ireland then equalised, with an own goal, after a clever oliver norwood free kick was turned into his own net. then, substitute and debutant paul smith scored the winner in the 86 minute, he base for qpr, only called into the squad on friday after playing for the under 21s against spain on thursday night. my 21s against spain on thursday night. my colonial first game in charge since signing a new contract with northern ireland. england's performance against the netherlands has been overshadowed by phone trouble, more than 100 fans were arrested, the largest number at an england game in several years. police have questioned why the match was scheduled on a friday night, describing the behaviour of many fa ns describing the behaviour of many fans as appalling. jesse lingard scored the only goal of the game, his first international goal, seven unbeaten for england, world cup preparations continue on tuesday, italy at wembley. gareth southgate says he hopes what happened off the field does not overshadow the victory. without knowing all the detail, it is not

south korea is sending a high—level delegation to visit north korea on monday for talks that are widely expected to focus on resuming dialogue between the communist state and the united states. according to state media, the south korean president moon jae—in has named his top security adviser and the chief of the country's spy agency as his special envoys to pyongyang. the delegation is then expected to travel to the united states. in guatemala, various local initiatives are under way to reduce plastic pollution in the country. a study has reported that guatemalans use one billion plastic bags per month. virginia langeberg has the story. francisco is doing what he can to try to turn around guatemala's plastic pollution problem. using mayan fabric to make reusable cotton bags and weave a new way forward for local communities. it's lengthy work, all done by hand. but for francisco, and for the bigger picture, the payoff is worth it. translation: when we work the land, we find plastic bags covering the seeds, and the seeds do not grow. it's a disaster. it is difficult to quantify the sca

kate grey reports from south korea. the opening run of these paralympics fell in the hands of this british debutant and herb died. the moment in the spotlight did not last long though. the unpredictability of the downhill proving too much, and they crashed out on the first bend. luckily, no harm done. over to the reigning world champions. millie knight who only has 5% tuition and her guide bret wilde had had their own experience of crashing on the slopes last year. but those demons we re slopes last year. but those demons were put to rest today as they negotiated the course and safely crossed the line to win silver, britain's first medal of these games. we are so excited to have a medal and our belts. it is the best result the season so we're peaking at the right time. you got a busy programme. we are back up tomorrow at 4am! to go again. so we believe in celebrating on the last evening. but british action was notjust confined to the snow. as we moved into the afternoon, a fiercely contested fight on the ice. against no

korea next month and with president trump in may. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins has more. this is no ordinary train. heavily armoured, on board, north korea's leader who had travelled to china to see his giant of an ally. unexplained convoys in beijing, a bizarre secret visit only announced after it was all over. behind closed doors, kim jong—un was honoured with due ceremony, but china's president xi is by turns supportive and suspicious of his maverick nuclear neighbour. the north korean, 30 years hisjunior, looked suitably awed, even a bit submissive, as he dutifully took his own notes at meetings which surely focused on the hope china shares with the united states that north korea will at the very least freeze its nuclear weapons programme everyone sees as a threat. kim's next big meeting could be with donald trump. so the north korean would naturally turn to china first for reassurance he and his regime can survive if he does start to disarm. only china can provide him with a certain level of security, ok? and, of

america's other key allies, including japan and south korea, will also want to be spared. in the end it might only be russia and china paying the us tariffs. that, though, might be enough to start a trade war between two of the world's biggest exporters. joe lynam, bbc news. a 15—year—old boy and three men in their early 20s are being questioned by police after a man was stabbed to death in broad daylight in oldham. the man in his 20s died in hospital after he was stabbed multiple times near a jeweller‘s on waterloo street just after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. the teenager and the three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder. police have been doing extra patrols after appealing for witnesses. the nephew of the actress liz hurley has been stabbed repeatedly in a street in south london by a group of men. miles hurley, a 21—year—old model, was one of two men injured in the knife attack on thursday. he remains in hospital. police say his condition is not life—threatening. the row over america's gun laws has resurfaced after the state of florida signed ne

there have been more british medals on the second day of the winter paralympics in south korea including a second silver for teenager millie knight. kate grey reports from pyeongchang. no to ii; wild were back on guide brett wild were back on course, this time a more technical one. could they do any better? no signs of holding back in the favourite event for this pair. this was their best medal chance. and they delivered, not quite enough to beat their team—mates but a podium finish nonetheless. the winner of yesterday's race followed them down the hill and outperformed the brits. so it was silver and bronze. massive dream come true for both others. so glad that we've done it together. elsewhere, on the snow britain's first representative in nordic skiing finished a long way down the field in 17th place. with day to finished, tomorrow attention turns to snowboarding and great britain have athletes taking part for the first time. all three going for the first time. all three going for gold. ireland won the six nations championship yesterday but wales are up to second after a bonus point

korea. the reaction has been muted from other parts. the irish leader saying he is concerned. jeremy hunt though says this is a negotiation, it would be, you would be living in cloud cuckoo land if you saw any speech by the prime minister, the eu is going to say thank you very much. finally, to be clear now, when we go next. we have further negotiations coming up. last week we had the publication of the legal framework that will set up the period, the transition period between leaving the eu... and hopefully from the government's prospective, agreeing this free trade deal. theresa may will talk to the other eu leaders and try to get the next age agreed, which is essentially withdrawal, the kind of foundations if you like off the withdrawal agreement. 12 months and counting. we will be talking about this more in the weeks and months ahead. the headlines on bbc news: warnings of snow and icy roads remain in place across much of the uk, as the weather causes further disruption. temperatures are

korea, he hopes. the opposition a very good and it will bea opposition a very good and it will be a big challenge but that is the nation of this, all part of the learning curve for the younger players coming into the and potentially into the team. we have nine games between now and march that are of march 2019 and all of those are valuable in terms of preparation and growth for the next campaign. oxford and cambridge universities go auto or this weekend in the boat race. oxford have run four out of the five past races and eye catching up with cambridge in the overall standings. it is 82—82 the overall standings. it is 82—82 the light blues but there was a bigger gap in the women's adept at with cambridge leading 112—30 but oxford have an experienced crew and hope to narrow the gap. it is 80 yea rs hope to narrow the gap. it is 80 years since the event was first televised by the bbc. cambridge are pretty motivated to win this year. don't want to take anything for granted and certainly we have los

they've been named in the squad for this month's friendly against south korea at windsor park. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website — bbc. co. uk/sport. i'll have more for you in the next hour. some news from the world of fashion, hubert de givenchy, the aristocratic french fashion designer, famous for the little black dress, and styling audrey hepburn and jackie kennedy, has sadly died at the age of 91. hubert de givenchy has died, we live m, hubert de givenchy has died, we live in, peacefully in his sleep, one of the great names of french fashion, perhaps best known, perhaps his best—known creation as i said, the little black dress for audrey hepburn in breakfast at tiffany's. came from an aristocratic family, worked alongside various people like christian dior after the second world war, and employed by the avant—garde designer elsa schiaparelli. there are claims that up to 1,000 children may have been abused in the shropshire town of telford over a a0 year period, and mps are now calling foran inquiry. seven men

donald trump agrees to face to face talks with kim jong—un, in a move brokered by south korea — it's expected to take place in may. nhs chiefs and health unions in england are understood to be close to agreeing a three—year pay deal. good afternoon, the business news 110w. restaurant chains wagamama, tgi fridays and marriot hotels are among 179 employers named and shamed by the government for failing to pay staff the national minimum wage. as president trump signs off new tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, major trading partners condemn the move, calling it a "serious attack" on international trade. the uk's trade secretary liam fox says he will go to washington to seek an exemption. the chair of the institute of directors, lady barbara judge, has been suspended following accusations of racist, sexist and bullying behaviour. the business body said it's decision was "pending further investigation". ladyjudge is contesting the allegations. the list goes on and on — retailers hitting hard times. last week it was toys r us and the electronics retailer maplin, byron, carluccio's,

korea, beating them 2—1 at windsor park. debutant paul smith came off the bench to score the winning goaljust two days after impressing with the u21s. that's it from me. is always there's much more on the bbc sport website, including the rugby union news from today. that's it. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. but from me and the rest of the team, have a very good night. good evening. it may be an hour less in bed tonight but there is some good news pass more sunshine tomorrow! it will be a lovely day across parts of scotland. this was fife this afternoon. this is storm hugo, which will produce a torrid night in france and spain, but as it gets further away from us, it will ta ke gets further away from us, it will take that cloud further south and east. the cloud will be confined to parts of the channel islands, the south—east and east anglia by the end of the night. clearer skies in its wake but with those clearing skies, a widespread frost into tomorrow morning. frost free for the channe

great britain secured a medal on the opening day of competition at the winter paralympics in south korea. teenager millie knight celebrated silver with her guide in the visually impaired downhill skiing. kate gray reports. the opening run of these paralympics fell in the hand of british debutant menna fitzpatrick and her guidejen kehoe. in the spotlight did not last long. the unpredictability of the downhill was too much and they crashed out on the first bend. luckily, no harm done. 0ver crashed out on the first bend. luckily, no harm done. over to the reigning world champions, millie knight, who only has 5% vision, and her guide brett wild. they have had their own experience of crashing on their own experience of crashing on the pyeongchang slopes last year. but those demons were put to rest today as they negotiated the course and safely crossed the line to win silver, britain's first medal of the games. we are just so excited to have a paralympic medal under our belts, and it is also our best result of the season. you have got a busy programme, the super—g tomorrow. yes we are back u

america's other key allies, including japan and south korea, will also want to be spared. in the end, it might only be russia and china paying the us tariffs. that bill might be enough to start a trade war between two of the world's biggest exporters. joe lynam, bbc news. well, china's commerce minister says beijing will continue its discussions with the united states over washington's decision to impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium. zhong shan said a trade war would be in no—one's interest. he added such a conflict would bring disaster to china, the us and the world. in the next few hours, china's national people's congress will vote on the proposal to end term limits for the country's leadership. if the vote passes — and no—one's expecting it not to — then the current president xi jinping will effectively be able to rule for life. let's cross live to beijing and speak to the bbc‘s stephen mcdonell in tiananmen square. stephen, this feels like a very significant moment here for china. i mean, does it effectively lead that president xi is there for l