nottingham trent university is reassuring students this was an isolated incident. but the national stu d e nts isolated incident. but the national students union say they receive phone calls from students who have been racially abused and this will only end when there is zero tolerance on university campuses. the irish cabinet has approved plans to hold a referendum in may on whether the country's abortion laws should be changed. currently, terminations are only allowed when the life of the mother is at risk and the maximum penalty for accessing an illegal abortion is 14 years in prison. chris page reports from dublin. this is a nation which was once seen as the most socially conservative western europe, but it feels like change has been swift. in the next few months, ireland will make a defining decision. tens of thousands of irish women have travelled to other countries to have abortions. gaye edward's baby, who she and her husband named joshua, had a fatal condition called anencephaly. she says having to go away to end her pregnancy magnified her grief. while i

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tonight, nottingham trent university are reassuring students that this was an isolated incident. but the national union of students say when you look at the wider picture, they receive phone calls every week from students who have been racially abused, and the only way to end it is with zero tolerance on campuses. elaine dunkley, bbc news. prince harry and meghan markle have been visiting birmingham, to launch a project to mark international women's day, aimed at inspiring female students to take up careers in science, technology and engineering industries. the royal couple spoke to crowds outside the event, some of whom had waited for several hours to see them on the latest leg of their tour of the country, in advance of their wedding in may. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm bbckasiamadera. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: arsenal stun ac milan to seal a comfortable europa league first leg win at the san siro. a final farewell

# in nottingham... leave her alone! two men are arrested after racist chanting outside a student's room at nottingham trent university. john lewis is cutting staff bonuses for the fifth year in a row after reporting a fall in profits. and on international women's day we celebrate feminism and discuss future challenges facing women, with two prominent activists. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at 5. our main story... in the last few minutes the police officer who is in hospital in a serious condition after trying to help sergei and yulia skripal after the attack with a nerve agent in salisbury, has been named as detective sergeant nick bailey. and a hospital doctor has told the bbc she tried to help the daughter of the former russian spy. the doctor, who was off duty at the time, attended to yulia skripal as she lay unconscious in a park in salisbury. the home secretary has described the attempted murders as an outrageous crime. jon donnison reports the key question in this investigation is now who carried out t

in nottingham. her family are from egypt and came here for a better life. her sister and father described her as loving, cheerful and intelligent. mariam was always looking up, looking forward for being in engineering. she was a hard worker. she always put all her effort to being in engineering. in february, as the teenager was making her way to see her mother and sister, she was attacked. she caught a bus on this street to try to get away from the girls. however, they followed her. police say she was punched several times. she died on wednesday. this footage on social media shows what happened on the bus. you move out of my way, you move out of my way! yesterday, police said there was no information at this stage to suggest it was a hate crime but that they were keeping an open mind. she was discharged from hospital after the attack but then she fell ill and was readmitted. that's when she went into a coma. the family gave us these pictures. for me to now think that she's gone, i still feel like sh

tonight, nottingham trent university are reassuring students that this was an isolated incident. but the national union of students say when you look at the wider picture, they receive phone calls every week from students who have been racially abused, and the only way to end it is with zero tolerance on campuses. elaine dunkley, bbc news. saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salman has held talks with the chancellor philip hammond, with both sides hoping to agree billions of pounds of new trade and investment. saudi arabia's commerce secretary says this is a "moment of great opportunity" and he's been responding to criticism of riyadh's handling of the war in yemen. our business editor simonjack reports. meeting the queen, seeing the prime minister, chatting with the archbishop. the british establishment rolled out the red carpet for a man whose face seemed to be everywhere: mohammed bin salman, crown prince of saudi arabia. but this is no social visit — his commerce minister is here to talk business. together, we can do so much for our own people. it will create jobs for

sima kotecha, bbc news, nottingham. as we heard earlier, the russian leader vladimir putin was out on the campaign trail today, ahead of the country's presidential election, on sunday. mr putin is hoping to win his fourth term in office — he's the clear favourite in the opinion polls which show him on nearly 70% of the vote — his next nearest rival is on 7%. so why is mr putin so popular? 0ur moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg travelled to karabash in the russian rust belt to find out. the west fears the kremlin is spreading disorder, but at home many see vladimir putin as a cog that keeps russia moving. this is carol karabash, rust belt russia. this is karabash, rust belt russia. karabash overwhelms the senses, from the smoke of copper works to the biting cold. 0utside, it's 20 below. inside, the heat hits you. this is russian fire and fury. many here support vladimir putin, not because he's forged a great country, but at least one that feels more stable than 19905 russia after the fall of communism. "stability

sima kotecha, bbc news, nottingham. the number of secondary schools running at a loss has nearly trebled in england in four years, according to the education policy institute. the think tank analysed the budgets of council—supported primary and secondary schools in the last financial year, and more than a quarter of the secondary schools were in the red. the government disputes the figures and says it's putting an extra £1.3 billion into schools. helena lee reports. this is the elizabeth garrett anderson school in north london, a comprehensive secondary for around 900 girls. and one facing funding issues. they already feeling the impact here. the school says costs are gobbling up for them, meaning they are having to dip into reserves. jo is the head teacher, she says it is the disadvantaged children at her school most affected. it as local authorities are not able to provide the same services they use too. schools have to pick that up. if we don't do that, it is the most disadvantaged, the most challenged, most vulne

fergus walsh, bbc news, nottingham. the tv presenter ant mcpartlin has been charged with drink—driving and will appear at wimbledon magistrates' court next month. he was arrested after an accident involving three vehicles in london on sunday. leila nathoojoins me in now. what more can you tell us? as you say, it comes after eight collision on sunday. ant mcpartlin was driving his mini and there was a collision with two other cars. he was arrested after failing with two other cars. he was arrested afterfailing a roadside breathalyser, he has been interviewed by police and charged with drink—driving. if he is found guilty, he could face six months in prison, a driving ban and a fine. we know he is taking time out from his tv commitments. his long—time co—presenter and friend dec, say the two remaining episodes of saturday night takeaway will go ahead without him. what the future holds will clearly depend on what happened in court. ant mcpartlin is due to appear at wimbledon magistrates after easter. tributes have

last month merriam was attacked by a group of young people in the english city of nottingham marion was taken to hospital placed in an induced coma but never recovered it was about eight o'clock at night by merriam boarded a bus in the center of nottingham it's alleged she was attacked on the pavement by a group who then followed her on to the bus and continued to abuse her. family says she and her sister had been attacked by some of those in the group of poor and a struggling to comprehend what happened do you believe this was a hate crime. because right now i don't have any. question why you haven't. marian story has been well documented in egypt and on social media with speculation running high about whether the attack was racially motivated police here say they're keeping an open mind and say there's nothing to suggest at the moment that this was a hate crime the local m.p. told lady justice. this is a very welcoming and diverse city and we are very proud to have people from all corners of the world here and not saying this is a very very unusual but clearly quite distressing situat

live in los angeles, danielle nottingham, jim, rahel, back to you. >> so kobe bryant of course danielle is a local guy. i hear just a personal shout out you too are from cherry hill? >> yes, i graduated from cherry hill east, i won't tell you the year, but i am definitely a south jersey girl so go eagles, great year. >> love it. >> thank you, danielle, appreciate it. >> well, cbs this morning of course will have much more on the oscars as they speak with entertainment tonight kevin frazier coming up at 7:00 right after "eyewitness news" this morning, right here on cbs-3. >>> maybe some not so good news this morning, chelsey, somehow tracking another nor'easter as is if last week wasn't enough? >> i feel like nobody wants to be my friends this morning. >> i'm your friends. >> that's good to know. another nor'easter headed into the mid week time frame, let's start out with a live look at center city, quiet morning, but still have that relentless winds, so even still, we are dealing with the effect from friday's system, and another one, is making it way on to the board this morning. so, wi

nottingham trent university has said it's "shocked and appalled" after a video posted on social media, appearing to show a group of people chanting racist abuse, outside the room of a black female student. two men were arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated public order offences, but have now been released. here's elaine dunkley. shouting recorded on a mobile phone by student rufaro chisango... chanting what appears to be racist chanting outside of her door in halls of residence at nottingham trent university. i just heard shouting from outside my door, and i was just shocked. my initial response was i was really shocked. i felt really isolated and uncomfortable. the incident took place on monday evening. her friends say it has left her traumatised and tarnished their experience of university life. i know these things do happen, but to think it was so close to home, so close, being in my university. yeah, i was, i was appalled. we know some people might not like the way we are, might not like where we come from, our race, our religion, our creed, but it's something that we kind

in nottingham. her family are from egypt and came here for a better life. her sister and father described her as loving, cheerful and intelligent. mariam was always looking up, looking forward for being in engineering. she was a hard worker. she always put all her effort to being in engineering. in february, as the teenager was making her way to see her mother and sister, she was attacked. she caught a bus on this street to try to get away from the girls. however, they followed her. police say she was punched several times. she died on wednesday. this footage on social media shows what happened on the bus. you move out of my way, you move out of my way. yesterday police said there was no information at this stage to suggest it was a hate crime but that they were keeping an open mind. she was discharged from hospital after the attack but then she fell ill and was readmitted. that's when she went into a coma. the family gave us these pictures. for me to now think that she's gone, i still feel like she

following the death of an egyptian student in nottingham. 18—year—old mariam moustafa died on wednesday, nearly a month after being attacked in the city centre. the hashtag "mariam's rights will not be lost" has been trending in egypt, and the country's prosecutor—general has asked for information from british authorities about the teenager's death. one in four council—run secondary schools in england is running at a loss, according to new research by the education policy institute. the number of schools in deficit has nearly trebled in the last four years. and is putting an extra £1.3 billion into schools. syrian activists say nearly 20,000 civilians left the rebel enclave of eastern ghouta yesterday, in the biggest displacement of people since government forces intensified their assault last month. the british—based syrian 0bservatory for human rights says the exodus stopped when rebels launched a counter—attack. mps say they've been unable to identify a border solution operating anywhere in the world that would enable an invisible border to continue between northern ireland

like to look into this is their engagement was announced last november the couple have visited london nottingham scotland and the welsh capital cardiff. they said to tie the knot on may nineteenth at windsor castle. that's. the care of the german environmentalist's are asking ed sheeran to cancel an upcoming concert in dusseldorf but wildstar is shantel to perform at newly extended concert grounds they are on july the twenty second but the premiere with the superstar would require chopping down around one hundred trees activists are now trying to get in touch with the singer to appeal to his conscience they say they're sure he wouldn't like that many trees been found for the event. the museum my own in paris is currently showing over one hundred works by japanese french artist. he's considered the most french of all japanese artists the exhibition covers the period between one thousand nine hundred thousand and one nine hundred fifty one.

they were on their way from nottingham to london to catch a coach to disneyland. both lorry drivers denied eight counts of causing death by dangerous driving. earlier this month, a jury found the first defendant guilty. his professional driving licence had been revoked prior to the crash. he was sentenced to 14 years in prison. thejudge told ryszard masierak that he was an unmitigated liar who tried to blame everybody but himself will stop david wagstaff, on the left, was earlier cleared of causing death by dangerous driving, but had already admitted causing death by careless driving. he was sentenced to three years and four months for his role in the crash. thejudge told him, you had between nine and 11 seconds to see the vehicles ahead. had you not been so distracted by using your phone. it was this stretch of motorway where the crash happened. today, the court heard that ryszard masierak had been twice over the legal alcohol limit and had been warned by other drivers for going the wrong way around

house, i want to show you the one in nottingham, because fran said he is starting to see some snowflakes mixing in here, but mainly been a rainfall. so one more, we go into delanco, 43 degrees from one of our new eyewitness weather watchers cheyenne, so new, doesn't have a profile pick yet, but light rain shying. she can work with. that will i like the way she puts. that will because it is not as much of a precipitation for us, we can hands the precipitation issues, but aren't really going to be ready for here is the kind of winds that comes in. high wind warning posted for our area, region wide, it starts technically at 10:00 a.m. flood watch for philly and points northeast, currently flood advisory, poconos have winter storm warning for six to 12 inches of snow and coastal flood warning, then, as well, for those coastal communities. that will last couple of high tide cycles, already getting the wrap. trust me, the the winds will eventually be peaking here 50 to 60 miles per hour but at the moment, meteorologist, matt peterson out there on the cbs-3 mobile watcher, went

sima kotecha, bbc news, nottingham. more now on the attempted murder of the russian spy, sergey skripal, and his daughter in salisbury. specifically the political reaction to it. the foreign secretary has said it's "overwhelmingly likely" that president putin approved the nerve agent attack. but there's less certainty of russia's culpability among some labour mps, and the party leader, jeremy corbyn, has warned of a rush to blame the kremlin, suggesting the attack could have been carried out by the mafia. it's incensed some of his backbenchers, who have urged a tougher line against russia. but one of mr corbyn‘s leading allies has dismissed his critics as "irreleva nt malcontents". jeremy has been on the right side of history in his entire period in parliament, the last 35 years, on all the big foreign policy questions, including iraq, afghanistan and libya. you say backbenchers, but there are a tiny minority of irrelevant malcontents, frankly, who are fighting a proxy war, and it seems regrettable to me that they wou

at nottingham college where she was studying engineering they describe her death as shocking and say she was keen, able and well liked. she was keen, able and well liked. she was a hard worker. she always put all her effort into being an engineer. the police say her death has been treated very seriously as 17—year—old girl has been questioned on suspicion of assault and they are keeping an open mind about whether it was a hate crime. coming up at 6am on breakfast — the team will have all the day's news, business and sport. they'll also have a special report with tim muffett on the 80% rise in the use of opiod pain killers in england over the past decade. he's been to manchester's integrated drug and alcohol service to find out why. that's all coming up in the next 15 minutes. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: as the tension over the nerve agent attack intensifies, the uk prepares for what moscow says will be a fitting and symmetrical reaction to the expulsion of 23 diplomats. a pedestrian bridge has collapsed onto a busy motorway in the american city of

well people are really upset that this could happen you know on the streets of nottingham as i mentioned earlier not even made out of to thirty five percent of the citizens of mosque and come from a diverse background and pick or where you working hard to ensure that community cohesion is respected and that people respect and cooperation and so when this news broke there was obviously we're all concerned that this should happen in our city and as i said as a city we have taken measures to ensure that the hate crime is properly recorded and to ensure that the communities as well understand that your foreign cities are taking hate crime seriously both the police on the local authority and that if any of these incidents happen that should be reported and they should be dealt with satisfactorily and one of relations between the community and and the police force there in nottingham. manners family suffering unimaginable grief at the moment and in their grief has criticised the police response into words what happened to marry him is the criticism ballot. well this is an ongoing investigation

our correspondent, sima kotecha is in nottingham. mariam moustapha was an engineering student in nottingham, she went to the local college, but on february the local college, but on february the 20th as she went to meet her mother and sister she was attacked bya group. mother and sister she was attacked by a group. police say she was punched several times. today in response to rumours circulating on social media, officers have released a statement saying there is little 01’ no a statement saying there is little or no information suggesting this was a hate crime, but at this stage in the investigation they are keeping an open mind. a 17—year—old girl was arrested on suspicion of assault, she's now been released on bail. thank you. a financial crisis at northamptonshire county council has become so serious that it should be abolished, according to a government report. it says that living within budget constraints is not part of the council's culture and northamptonshire now needs a new start. the leader of the council has resigne

nottingham trent university have suspended the suspects while the matter is investigated. the trial of a danish inventor accused of murdering a swedish journalist on his self—built submarine last august has started in copenhagen. peter madsen has admitted dismembering kim wall's body and throwing it out to sea but denies murder. louisa dalsgaard is a court reporterfor dr, the official danish broadcasting corporation in english. thank you for talking to us. you are welcome. tell us what happened to the journalist. well, the police think the journalist has been killed on board of this submarine. thursday the 10th of august last year, they think that peter madsen, the submarine builder and owner of the submarine, has killed her, he has dismembered her body, and he has done it so that he has plundered and he has brought different things, a saw to dismember her body, so i planned murder. eta denies killing kim wall, but he has changed his story a number of times. —— he denied. it started when they found him on board the submarine, they have been searching for the submarin

sima kotecha reports from nottingham. 18—year—old mariam moustafa, an engineering student in nottingham. her family are from egypt and came here for a better life. her sister and father described her as loving, cheerful and intelligent. mariam was always looking at, looking forward to being in engineering. she was a hard worker. she always put all her effort into being in engineering. in february, as the teenager was making her way to see her mother and sister, she was attacked. she caught a bus on this street to try and get away from the girls. however, they followed her. police say she was punched several times. she died on wednesday. this footage on social media shows what happened on the bus. you, move out my way. you, move out of my way. yesterday, police said there was no information to suggest it was a hate crime, but that they were keeping an open mind. however, today, they acknowledged there had been a previous incident involving mariam, and that the family had expressed concern about it. 0fficers said they were reviewing that case. mariam was discharged from hospital after the

dominic casciani, bbc news at nottingham crown court. more than 2,000 members of the public will be invited into the grounds of windsor castle for prince harry and meghan markle's wedding in may. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell is with me. explain a little bit more about who might be invited. the first thing to say is you cannot be applying for a place. they will be invited into the grounds of windsor castle, not the chapel. they will be members of the public from across the united kingdom and they will be nominated by the queen's representatives across the country. the couple hope they will be a broad range of backgrounds and ages and they have asked they should be young people who have shown leadership and those who have shown leadership and those who have shown leadership and those who have served their communities. there will be 200 people from the charities and organisations that harry and meghan support, 600 people from the windsor castle community, other people live within the castle, and slightly more than 500 people fr

last month mariam was attacked by a group of young people in the english city of nottingham marion was taken to hospital placed in an induced coma but never recovered it was about eight o'clock at night when merriam boarded a bus in the center of nottingham it's alleged she was attacked on the pavement by a group who then followed her on to the bus and continued to abuse her. family says she and her sister had been attacked by some of those in the group of poor and a struggling to comprehend what happened do you believe this was a hate crime. because right now i don't have any. question why you haven't. merriam's story has been well documented in egypt and on social media with speculation running high about whether the attack was racially motivated police here say they're keeping an open mind and say there's nothing to suggest at the moment that this was a hate crime the local m.p. told lady justice. this is a very welcoming and diverse city and we are very proud to have people from all corners of the world here i'm not saying this is a very very unusual but clearly quite distressing s

of nottingham forrest, a d efeat fa ns hands of nottingham forrest, a defeat fans felt epitomised the problem. sanchez went to manchester united not long later, swapped for mkhitaryan and the club transfer record went again. again. 5656 million on a player who missed a penalty. the last hopes of a domestic trophy ended on sunday where once the post match rants happened in the pub, now they vent on youtube. it's time for a change and it's time to change the whole structure of the club. welcome to the legacy, empty stadium, dead teams, no fight, no passion. it is that shrug that is the nub. it has become a simple of arsenal for many, a feeling that though the time, place and weather differs, the pictures don't and the calls for the club's most profound change in a generation are growing ever louder. well, speaking of difficult seasons so far, the use of the new video assistant referee system hasn't exactly been seen as a stirring success. however, it could be in use at this summer's world cup in russia, if it's approved by football's lawmakers this weekend. but, as our sport news corres

marion mustapha sustained severe head injuries in its heart by a group of young people in nottingham last month she died on wednesday and the heywood reports. well liked and bright my i'm a staff i had everything going for her a promising future she come to live in the u.k. from egypt and was studying engineering. you don't do anything for anyone so very. last month my arm was attacked by a group of young people in the english city of nottingham marion was taken to hospital placed in an induced coma but never recovered it was about eight o'clock at night when merriam boarded a bus in the center of nottingham it's alleged she was attacked on the pavement by a group who then followed her on to the bus and continued to abuse her. family says she and her sister had been attacked by some of those in the group of poor and a struggling to comprehend what happened do you believe this was a hate crime. because right now i don't have any any answer for just my question why you haven't. marian story has been well documented in egypt and on social media with speculation running high about whethe

cbs news' danielle nottingham spoke to a victim who had her phone shut down and her checking account drained. >> reporter: last month, jen nelson noticed she lost cell service on her phone. >> i thought it was worried but i didn't worry about it. >> reporter: she got online through wi-fi and received an e- mail through her bank that her account balance was low. when she tried to log onto her bank's site, he password did not work. >> the thought kicked in, and i was like, oh, my god, someone stole my password's to my bank. >> reporter: nelson who suffers from a disability got ahold of her bank, only to find out her account had been drained of nearly $2000. >> that has to be a shock when you wake up and see you have 4.06 in your account. >> it was terrifying. >> reporter: she was the victim of what's being called a porting scam. bill finele from the better business bureau says in these cases, criminals need to know some of your personal information. e-mail addresses, phone numbers and even social security numbers can be found on the dark web. the con artist then contacts your cell phon

jeremy ball, bbc news, nottingham. four african countries with the world's largest elephant populations are expected to call on britain and the european union to ban the legal sale of antique ivory today. ministers will sign a petition at a wildlife summit in botswana urging european countries to follow china's lead in outlawing the sale of all ivory products. alistair leithead reports. africa's elephants are still severely under threat, with less animals being born than the number killed every year by poachers. here in botswana, the last true sanctuary for elephants on the continent, african ministers, scientists and conservationists are again meeting to try to stop the ivory trade. techniques used for counterterrorism are now being used to stop poaching and catch the culprits. and they're being showcased at the giants club summit, which aims to protect half of africa's elephants and their habitat by 2020. but there's another target. the legal trade of antique ivory in britain and the rest of europe. the uk and the eu

helping his handler catch a suspect ata burglary in nottingham in mid—march. ata burglary in nottingham in mid-march. he was rushed to the vets because we were concerned about him having other wounds, but he was scanned. he was put to sleep while he had eight stitches in his face. now quantum's case has prompted nothing in police commissioner to write once again to the home secretary, backing a proposed law which would bring in tougher sentences when a service animal is injured as a result of a crime. police dogs are part of the team. quantum behaved in an exemplary manner, sorted out a crime. they need to be protected, too. after cutbacks, nottinghamshire police are now looking to increase dog handlers to 17, and the number of dogs to 34. they are integral, they will save us money and time when we are searching for bomber above evil, stolen property or drugs. so they really are at the forefront of crime—fighting farce. are at the forefront of crime-fighting farce. after quantum's incident, there has been a charge of animal cruelty but the two—year—old german shepherd dog ross has

last month my arm was attacked by a group of young people in the english city of nottingham marion was taken to hospital placed in an induced coma but never recovered it was about eight o'clock at night when merriam boarded a bus in the center of nottingham it's alleged she was attacked on the pavement by a group who then followed her on to the bus and continued to abuse her. family says she and her sister had been attacked by some of those in the group of poor and a struggling to comprehend what happened do you believe this was a hate crime. because right now i don't have any. question why you haven't. marian story has been well documented in egypt and on social media with speculation running high about whether the attack was racially motivated police here say they're keeping an open mind and say there's nothing to suggest at the moment that this was a hate crime the local m.p. told lady justice. this is a very welcoming and diverse city and we are very proud to have people from all corners of the world here and not saying this is a very very unusual but clearly quite distressing situ

dominic casciani, bbc news at nottingham crown court. now, some of the other stories making the news today. two more men from east anglia have been arrested in connection with an explosion in leicester which left five people dead on sunday. this brings the total in custody now to five. the police have appealed for more witnesses to come forward in order to establish how the explosion happened. the chief medical officer for england has warned that people are being exposed to a daily cocktail of pollution that has a significant impact on health. in her annual report, professor dame sally davies called on the nhs to lead the way in cutting pollution. the food standards agency is to hold a major review into the sites - assess? seam ;i: 5553 §

we havejust had a response from nottingham trent university. that is the latest on that incident at nottingham trent university. it was the most successful winter olympics ever for great britain. now the pressure is on for the british athletes heading out to pyeongchang for the paralympics. the aim is to win six medals, one of those in wheelchair curling. our disability news correspondent, nikki fox, has been to meet the team in training. it's been a long four years of training to lead up to this moment. we've been the best prepared that we can be to go out to pyeongchang. when it gets really, really close, like it is now, how do you feel? is it like excitement, but do you feel sick? for me, it's excitement, looking forward to getting out there. we've been watching the men and the women. that really inspires us and we're just really keen to get out there on the ice ourselves. i'm going to watch you on tv. i'm going to get so excited. it'll be early in the morning. laughter. my name is aileen neilson. robert mcpherson. gregor ewan. angie malone.

danielle nottingham, cbs news, los angeles. >>> the trump administration says the u.s. allies will not be exempten from import tariffs on steal and aluminum. it's triggered a wave of criticism in the united states and abroad. yesterday prime minister theresa may called mr. trump. >> the tariffs have seemed to have prompted considerable infighting over the president's plans. the treasuries of treasury, defense, and state all oppose the move believing it will alienate longtime allies. the president's top trade allies are pushing the president to push through. allies will not be exempt from import tariffs on steel and aluminum that the president will impose some time this week. >> this will cause huge damage across broad sectors of the economy. >> reporter: while some are predicting an all out trade war, late sunday the president doubled down on the proposal, tweeting we are on the losing side of almost all trade deals. our friends and enemies have taken advantage of the u.s. for many years. british prime minister theresa may called president trump sunday to express deep c

reporter danielle nottingham has the call for justice from the family of stephon clark. >> we have the solemn obligation in preparing for an independent autopsy to go view stephon's body. >> i want justice for stephon clark. >> reporter: the grandmother of stephon clark had an emotional plea. >> they didn't have to kill him like that. they didn't have to shoot him. my great grandbabies don't got their daddy because they didn't even -- why didn't you shoot him in the arm, shoot him in the leg, send the dogs, send the taser? why? >> reporter: the 22-year-old was unarmed when he was shot and killed in a police chase in sacramento more than a week ago. >> show me your hands, gun, gun, gun! [ shots fired ] >> reporter: the officers, one white and 1 black, opened fire believing -- one black, opened fire believing clark was pointing a gun at them. >> they weren't shot once, but an unarmed black man holding a cell phone was shot 20 times. >> running to the south. >> reporter: police were responding to reports of a man breaking car windows. they say clark was spotted shattering a car window. af

mariama stuff it was reportedly assaulted by a group of girls in the city of nottingham last month eighteen year old died in hospital on wednesday they say there's nothing to suggest the attack was racially motivated local m.p. described the case as shock. well it's not something any of us would expect to see on the streets of not even more anywhere in the world and what we have to know or do is i think focus on getting justice for miriam and her family and so i'm as a member of parliament although i'm not part of the justice system i want to do what i can to make sure this is the right support and. the right network of people to help the family get through this very very difficult time emma hayward has the latest from nottingham. but it's almost a month since my i'm a star for was a time in the sun serve not c.m. she was allegedly punched by a group of what police are calling juveniles just over that she then boarded a bus in this group then allegedly followed her on to continue to abuse her above story that did try to intervene but martin had been injured she was placed in an induced coma

well people are really upset that this could happen you know on the streets of nottingham as i mentioned earlier not even in my other two thirty five percent of the citizens of most can come from a diverse background and people are where you working hard to ensure that community cohesion is respected and that people respect and cooperate one another so when this news broke there was obviously we all concerned that this should happen in our city and as i said as a city we've taken measures to ensure that hate crime is properly we called it and to ensure that the communities as well understand that your foreign cities are taking hate crime seriously both the police on the local authority and that if any of these incidents happen that should be reported and they should be dealt with satisfactorily and one of relations between the community and and the police force there in nottingham. manners family suffering unimaginable grief at the moment and in their grief has criticised the police response into word to what happened to marry him is the criticism valid. well this is an ongoing investiga

bbc news, nottingham. four african countries with the world's largest elephant populations are expected to call on britain and the european union to ban the legal sale of antique ivory today. ministers will sign a petition at a wildlife summit in botswana urging european countries to follow china's lead in outlawing the sale of all ivory products. alistair leithead reports. africa's elephants are still severely under threat, with less animals being born than the number killed every year year by poachers. here in botswana, the last true sanctuary for elephants on the continent, politicians, scientists and conservationists are again meeting to try to stop the ivory trade. techniques used for counter—terrorism are now being used to stop poaching and catch the culprits. and they're being showcased at the giants club summit, which aims to protect half of africa's elephants and their habitat by 2020. but they are also talking about the illegal ivory trade in britain and the rest of europe. the uk and the eu ar

well people are really upset that this could happen you know on the streets of nottingham as i mentioned earlier not even made out of to thirty five percent of the citizens of most can come from a diverse background and people are where you working hard to ensure that community cohesion is respected and that people respect and tolerate one another so when this news broke there was obviously we're all concerned that this should happen in our city and as i said as a city we've taken measures to ensure that hate crime is properly we called it and to ensure that the communities as well understand that your foreign cities are taking hate crime seriously but the police are the local authority and that if any of these incidents happen that should be reported and they should be dealt with satisfactorily and one of relations between the community and and the police force there in nottingham. their manners family suffering unimaginable grief at the moment and in their grief has criticised the police response into word to what happened to marry him is the criticism valid. well this is an ongoing in

new year brought extraordinary pressure, illustrated in the new bbc hospital series filmed at nottingham university hospitals trust. today we have run out of space. we are being asked to cancel any nonessential activities. so not cancer, not clinically urgent, but pretty much anything else. i can't see the sense in cancelling... word has come through from nhs leaders that all non—urgent surgery should be cancelled for the month to free up beds for emergencies. i'm very sorry, but i don't know if you've heard the recent news, but we have a bed crisis in the hospital. we're going to have to cancel operations at this moment. i'm afraid it's bad news. we are going to have to cancel tomorrow. i'm really sorry. sometimes that meant operating theatres were lying empty. we don't know when we can start operating again at the moment. we've never had it as bad as this before. we're just left, largely, at a loose end. we're being paid to work, but just trying to find something constructive to do. by february operations had resumed. but patients elsewhere, like scott, are still facing delays. he wa

the snow—covered streets of nottingham gave some people a chance to perfect the ski technique. perfect the ski techniquelj perfect the ski technique. i have been snowshoeing and having a snowball fight. we have been really enjoying it. every time there was a bump, we were literally flying, like that! once again, you have been capturing the extreme weather conditions on camera with wildlife the top subject. say cheese! this pet dog did not quite know what to make of the beast from the east, and it was a first snow day for baby scarlet as well. she has been excited all day. she was standing at the window, she got her shoes and wellies on the come out, she loves the! —— loves it. wellies on the come out, she loves the! -- loves it. a met office forecaster says that, although meteorological spring officially sta rts meteorological spring officially starts today, winter is still firmly in charge. those skiers and toboganners weren't the only people having fun in the snow. take a look at this military style snowball fight. members of the grenadier guards blew off some steam in the cold w

danielle nottingham, los angeles. >>> well, the trump e exempt from import .s. alliesb it's triggered a wave of criticism in the yesterday prime minister theresa may called mr.ump. >> the tariffs have seemed to have prompted considerable the treasuries of treasury, alienate longtime allies.believl the white house is on the defense after the trump announc allies will not be exempt from aluminum that impose some time this week. >> this will cause huge damage economy. late sunday the president doubled down on the tweeting we are on the losing side of almost all trade deals. taken advantage of the u.s. for manys. british prime minister theresa may called president trump sunday to exp about his threat to tax european made ca they would attach taxes on the u.s. if they said will not sit they're hurt. >> it's only going hurt american cons allies. >> but the white house says that's ter navarro said we will feel an impact. 10% on aluminum imports. >> the problem here is that simply i putting our aluminumout ofusine companies out of business. they. >> they campaign promis

hello, my name is emma nottingham and i'm from the british embassy... 0ff camera, the british diplomat hits back. sergei skripal and his daughter yulia were poisoned with a military grade novichok nerve agent of a type developed by russia in what we see as an attempted assassination attempt. "what's going on in their heads?", he replies. "take a break from your russophobia and your island mentality." archive: berlin's great day dawns with the arrival of the olympic flame... in britain, a labour mp suggested that vladimir putin would use the world cup like adolf hitler had used the 1936 olympics — "to cover up", as he put it, "a brutal, corrupt regime." the foreign secretary agreed. i think the comparison with 1936 is certainly right and i think it's an emetic prospect, frankly, to think of putin glorying in this sporting event. tonight, moscow reacted to boris johnson's comments with fury. the russian foreign ministry said the foreign secretary was "poisoned with hatred and malice, incompetence and loutishness. " meanwhile, russia's propaganda machine tries to discredit sergei skripa

the mirror has the same story — but also features a photo of overcrowding at an a&e department in a nottingham hospital. back to the expulsion of russian diplomats on the front page of the express. the guardian has a picture of the demonstrations at westminster today about the labour party's handling of anti—semitism in the party. the times leads with that story too, with a warning from mps that it could destroy labour. as does the daily mail which also reports on the protests. lots of russia inevitably on the front pages. let's have a closer look. dia, starting with the financial times, washington takes lead as britain's allies expel 100 russian diplomats. we have really seen a coordinated diplomatic offensive today, haven't we? that's right, the ft are calling ita we? that's right, the ft are calling it a big coup for theresa may as thisjoint effort goes it a big coup for theresa may as this joint effort goes forward. as you mentioned, the us is leading the way with 60 diplomats being expelled along with the seattle consulate being closed down as well. is quite clear president trump... he

the father of a female engineering student allegedly attacked by a group of women in nottingham has called for "justice" for his daughter. 18—year—old mariam moustafa died on wednesday, nearly a month after she was assaulted on a bus in the city centre. the case has caused outrage in egypt where mariam's family are from. nottinghamshire police says there is nothing to suggest it was a hate crime, though they are "keeping an open mind" the clothing chain topman has apologised for any offence that was caused, after criticism that a t—shirt it had been selling could be seen to refer to the hillsborough disaster. the red top, which has now been withdrawn from sale, has a large 96 on the back, is being interpreted by some liverpool fans as a reference to the number of people who died in the 1989 disaster. topman say the design was inspired by a bob marley song. the first to the 43 has been seen after being warned that other christmas. the polar bear cub emerged earlier this week to the delight of keepers at the park. it is unknown whether the card is a boy or a it is unknown whether the c

. >> correspondent danielle nottingham joins us live from la with more on the show's biggest winners, good morning. >> good morning, to you. and the night certainly did not shy away from politics, as celebrities took a stand against inequality and sexual misconduct in hollywood. and there was also some history made, and this time around, there was no envelope flub. >> the shape of water. >> unlike last year, war and bathe i and fay dunnaway got it right the first time. with best pictures shall, the shape of water pulled in the most honors including best production design, best director for deltoro. he became the third mexican born film maker to win the award. >> growing up in mexico, i thought this could never happen. >> jordan is now the first african-american to win for best original screen play for the horror film get out. gary took home best for winston church hill, and three billboards, outside miss your. >> i all of the female nominees in every category stands with me. >> call foreign clues was just one of several on stage moments, bringing attention to movement. three of the ac

a 21—year—old man has been found guilty at nottingham crown court of attempting to murder a muslim woman by running her over. paul moore, from leicester, targeted zaynab hussein because she was wearing a hijab. he was also convicted of seriously injuring a 12—year—old muslim schoolgirl. dominic casciani reports. paul moore, convicted today of a racially motivated attempted murder. his victim — a somali mother from leicester, zaynab hussein. he didn't know her, he picked her out at random. last september, after a night of heavy drinking, he told friends he wanted to run someone over and in the early morning as parents took their children to school, he drove around leicester looking for a target. and it was here that paul moore found his victim. zaynab hussein was walking home after dropping her two youngest children at school and, as she reached this spot, moore came round this corner at speed and slammed into her. she smashed into this wall and when she hit the ground her head was bleeding and her limbs were broken. as she struggled to cry for help, moore drove off, did a u—turn

. >> the under cover began living quietly at nottingham closet. she kept clothes in his closet and they became homebodies. >> they love nothing more than cooking and catching up on netflix and watching "the crown". >> once it became clear it was headed towards marriage the palace launched into princess. >> there was a real lockdown. her closest friends do not talk. do not talk to the press. it's all a concerted effort to prepare her for this very must be lick role. >> may 19th can't come fast enough. now to the big "sex and the city" news. keltie joining us from new york with more. >> nischelle, here is the big question is all hope lost for a big screen reunion now that cynthia nixon announced she's running for governor. we got cynthia as she hit the campaign running. >> now that "sex and the city" is shelved was that the final push? >> not at all. >> no? >> people have been asking me to do this for nine year. >> i'm running for governor because i love this state. >> only "e.t." was by cynthia's side computing through brooklyn as a candidate for n

here's daniel notle nottingham. >> reporter: warren beaty and fay dunaway returned to announce the best picture winner, and this time there was no mishap. >> "the shape of water." >> reporter: "the shape of water" took home four awards including best director. >> growing up in mexico, i thought this could never happen. >> reporter: get out's jordan peele lost in the best director category, but he became the first african-american to win for best original screen play. he said he hopes his win inspires others. >> i almost didn't do it, because i didn't believe that there was a place for me. >> reporter: female empowerment was a major theme of the ceremony. three of harvey weinstein's female accusers took the stage together to highlight the #metoo movement, and the actress for three billboards outside ebbing missouri called on the actresses to stand with her. the oscars addressed other political issues, as well. >> tell the nra they're in god's way. >> reporter: common parked about the nra and lupita nyong'o, and paul nangia network ic. -- nangia are dreamers. >> we've been talking oscars