Over his governance has split the party down the middle. There is a desire that the vote should bring africas oldest Liberation Movement back together. I hope that on the conference floor people find one another, because it has not been easy over the last five years to come here. It is a hope against hope, maybe, but i hope that the life of the anc which is dying slowly, somehow surgery will be performed here today and that the patient will be saved. The anc has been losing support in the last few years, and the two candidates have very different ideas on how to arrest that decline. It has been such a bitter fight that whoever wins will have the difficult task of bringing the opposing faction on board but with a National Election in just two years, many say unless the party cleans up house, it could find itself out of power for the First Time Since the end of apartheid. Pumza fihlani, bbc news, johannesburg. Barry sherman, a billionaire who founded canadas largest drugs firm, and his wife, honey, have been found dead at their home in toronto. Police described the deaths as suspicious, but said they were not being treated as murder. Barry sherman was one of canadas richest people. Angus crawford reports. One of torontos richest suburbs, a house for sale. In the basement, a discovery, two bodies, a man and a woman. Barry sherman and his wife, honey, one of the richest couples in the country. Police cant yet say what happened. The circumstances of their death lead us to believe that there may be suspicious circumstances. It is an investigative tool. Until we know exactly how they died, we treat it as suspicious. Barry sherman, who was 75, is thought to be worth more than £2 billion. He made his money in pharmaceuticals, setting up apotex in the 19705, and building it into one of the biggest Drugs Companies in the world. Stepping down as chief executive in 2012, he dedicated himself to charity work. Today, canadian premier Justin Trudeau said he and his wife sent their condolences to the shermans family and friends and everyone touched by their vision and spirit. This woman, an employee, came to the couples home to place flowers and pay her respects. She still couldnt believe the news. People look up to him. People are in shock, crying. They are genuinely heartbroken. For now, the Investigation Continues into two deaths which leave a community in shock, and a family in mourning. Officials in california say the biggest of the wildfires which have driven tens of thousands of people from their homes now covers nearly 400 square miles. A firefighter has died tackling the flames north of los angeles. Our correspondent james cook sent this report from the town of fillmore. 12 days on and still it burns. More than 8,000 men and women are now battling this blaze, saving homes one by one. Not far from here, the fire claimed the life of 32 year old cory iverson, a firefighter, a father and a husband. He is survived by his wife, ashley, his two year old daughter, evie. Cory and ashley are expecting a second daughter this spring. The fire has destroyed homes, too. More than 700 of them and another 18,000 buildings remain at risk. This is one of five homes in this tiny neighbourhood which was destroyed when the flames swept through here so fast that firefighters had to abandon the area. Which ones survived and which were destroyed was a matter of pure luck. Aaron lawson and his family were among the lucky ones. Their home was scorched, but it survived, thanks in part to neighbours who lost everything but stayed to fight the fire. The most rewarding thing is seeing them, some of the guys who lost their houses, working with us, side by side, to keep our houses safe those first few days. All week, they have been racing to contain the fire, and with fierce winds forecast again tonight, that battle is about to intensify. James cook, bbc news, fillmore in california. The renowned scientist and Television Presenter heinz wolff has died at the age of 89. A with his trademark bow tie and hair, the german born inventor became known to british tv audiences in the 70s and 80s on the great egg race, which encouraged teams to invent useful things out of everyday objects. More than one million homes and offices across the uk still struggle to get good broadband, according to the communications regulator. Although coverage is improving, a report by 0fcom found that roughly 4 of properties in the uk were stuck with slow internet speeds. The situation remains worse in rural areas, with 17 of homes having a poor connection. With all the sport, heres mike bushell at the bbc sport centre. Another incredible batting display by australia captain steve smith has put his side in a dominant position in the third test in perth. They lead england by 146 runs with six wickets in hand and victory in this match would give them the ashes. 0ur Sports Correspondent andy swiss was watching. The day to remember for two australians. For 11 englishmen, the day to remember for two australians. For11 englishmen, one to forget. This is when their ashes dream finally died at the hands of batting brilliant. First, steve smith resuming on 92 he soon reached his century. As it turned out, hed barely started. At the other end, some hope, moeen ali removing shaun marsh. Little did they know it would be the only wicket of the day. And his little brother, mitchell marsh, showed his sibling how it is done. Australia were ruthless. Englands bowling toothless, flailing to all corners. It was hard to watch. Marshs aggression reaped its rewards. A first test 100, the delight of his fans and family. The rungs kept coming, so did milestones. Smith completed his double century. The worlds number one batsman with another masterclass as australia piled on the mystery. Smith still there on two to nine, marchant 189. Smith still there on two to nine, marchant189. 0n smith still there on two to nine, marchant189. On a day when england pose mac englands bowling limitations were exposed. We dont have the pace and we havent got perhaps the highest quality of magical spin. We have got what weve got and weve had to work exceptionally hard to day. England have seen some dark days in this series but none quite as grim as this. They will need something very special if they are to save this match and save their ashes hopes. , mitchell and marsh had some sympathy for englands bolus, but not too much. They are obviously tired. Any time you spend a overs in the dirt, it is hard work. You walk off the ground very tired and sore. I am not sure we have broken their spirit, but we have put ourselves in a good position to win this magic we bat well tomorrow. The late game is the big one today. Manchester city, 11 points clear at the top of the table and on a 15 match winning run, take on tottenham at the etihad. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has suggested city can go through the season unbeaten, as his side did in the early noughties. That belongs to Arsene Wenger and his amazing arsenal in 200a. It is important that we try to play better, that is the most important thing. The record is always there. 0ne thing. The record is always there. One day it is going to be broken. But the days action is already under way. Leicester are playing Crystal Palace and its the visitors who have the lead. Christian benteke the scorer after 19 minutes. It is approaching half time. It is approaching half timem it is approaching halftime. It is 110w it is approaching halftime. It is now 2 0 two palace. They are improving under roy hodgson, their new manager. It is Wilfried Zaha who has got the second for Crystal Palace. Palace can move out of the bottom three with a point today. And Graeme Shinnie has given aberdeen a 1 0 lead against hibernian in the scottish premiership. With leaders celtic not playing until tomorrow, aberdeen can narrow the gap to two points with a win this afternoon. 20 2 0 there to aberdeen. Now, they fund themselves, sort their own food and travel to compete and in the bobsleigh world cup the british team of mica mcneill and mica moore came tenth in the latest race in austria so theyre continuing to defy the odds since their funding was cut. That also gave them fourth place in the european championships. That is all the sport for now. Crystal palace with that 2 0 lead, heading to 14th in the premier league. Heady days for the eagles. Thank you. You can see more on all of todays stories on the bbc news channel. The next news on bbc one is at 5 25. Bye for now. Hello, you are watching the bbc news channel. A leading supporter of brexit has said the uk cannot become a colony of the eu during the expected two year transition period after britains withdrawal in march 2019. Jacob rees mogg made the comments after eu leaders yesterday agreed to move to the next phase of brexit discussions in the new year. They also suggested the uk would continue to participate in the Single Market and remain under thejurisdiction of the European Court ofjustice during any transition phase. The date when the uk leaves the eu, march 29th 2019 is now likely not to be set in law. 0ur Political Correspondent tom barton has been the following the story. You will remember that back in september, in her florence speech, theresa may talked about britain negotiating a transition period of two years. In this document is the eus view of what that transition period looks like and in essence what it is is that britain remains subject to eu law even if that changes to what are known as the four pillars of the eu, which includes free movement. And the jurisdiction of the European Courts ofjustice. It jurisdiction of the European Courts of justice. It is jurisdiction of the European Courts ofjustice. It is essentially all of that together, which has rather annoyed jacob rees mogg. That together, which has rather annoyed jacob reesmogg. The Prime Minister has consistently said that she is in favour of an implementation, which means that we are leaving march 2019 and the consequences of are leaving march 2019 and the consequences of leaving are implemented. But we cannot be a colony of the eu for two years from 201921, colony of the eu for two years from 2019 21, accepting new laws that are made without any say so of the british people, parliament or government. That is not leaving the European Union, that is being a vassal state of the European Union andl vassal state of the European Union and i would be very surprised if that were government policy. Presumably the government hasnt taken its presumably the government hasnt ta ken its policy presumably the government hasnt taken its policy to be a vassal state of the eu but what has been the response . Its a fairly direct shot across the bow is . Initially, soft brexiteers, not necessarily inside government, would make the point that trade discussions may be started straightaway as a result of the deal theresa may got this week. Formal negotiations cannot begin until after that date, the brexit date of 29th of march 2019. They would say, and ken clarke has been saying this that essentially in the interests of business, continuity is needed while those negotiations take place so that nothing too much changes. Today, Philip Hammond, who has been on a visit to china, the chancellor was asking whether britain would keep on accepting this european laws, whether we would keep on accepting the judgments of the European Court of justice on accepting the judgments of the European Court ofjustice and his a nswer European Court ofjustice and his answer was, in European Court ofjustice and his answerwas, ina European Court ofjustice and his answer was, in a word, yes. We will no longer be members of the European Union. We will not technically or legally be in the Customs Union or in the Single Market. But we are committed, as a result of the agreement that we made this week, to creating an environment which will effectively replicate the current status quo so that businesses can carry on trading with their commercial partners across the European Union, as they do now. Borders will operate as they do now, and financial services, businesses, will be able to carry on conducting their business across borders as they do now. Of course, you heard Philip Hammond saying that despite that, britain will be leaving the Single Market and Customs Union on brexit day. That said, if they accept all of this, nothing much will change for at least a couple of yea rs. That was our Political Correspondent tom barton speaking to me earlier. Former Prime MinisterDavid Cameron is to lead a uk Government Investment initiative with china. The announcement comes off the back of a two day visit to the country by the chancellor Phillip Hammond. Mr cameron will be involved in a new one billion dollar fund which will invest in the uk, china and other countries. Earlier i asked the bbcs china correspondent robin brant why Phillip Hammond was bringing David Cameron back into the political fold. I think maybe the answer to that is more about uk institutional investors, their desire to have such a prominent figure on board and mr camerons desire to continue the work he did in government where he championed even closer ties, expanded ties, between the uk and china. Philip hammond told me a few hours ago here in beijing that he supports this investment fund, he endorses it but it is not public money, not taxpayers money, not a government fund. Nonetheless, David Cameron, very well known, has taken a pretty low profile since he left downing street a year ago. He has campaigned on some health causes, hes been involved in the National Citizen service for 16 17 year olds in the uk. But he is now turning his aim to institutional investing and continuing that focus on, as i said, trying to improve and expand economic ties between china and the uk. So i think Philip Hammond thinks that David Cameron will lead this fund, is going to invest in a swathe of projects, possibly, pipelines, railways, infrastructure projects, closely linked with the rather awkwardly named belton Road Initiative which is chinas number one Public Policy priority and is aimed at helping economies to the west of china and beyond in europe to develop, because that helps china gain access there and then helps those countries improve their economic ties with china. But i think what it shows more than anything, when you add it to comments from Philip Hammond, is how much the uk continues to believe in better relations with china, better economic ties, because it believes, especially as brexit approaches and then passes, that china, the worlds number two economy, is key to helping the uk economy grew. Robin brant in beijing. Thousands of romanians are lining the streets of bucharest for the funeral of king michael the first. King michael was best known for the coup he staged in august 19114, switching romania from the nazi to the allied side in the Second World War. He was however later forced to abdicate by the communist government in 19117. He died last week in switzerland at the age of 96. Doctor mark almond is a lecturer in modern history at the university of oxford. He joins me now on webcam. Thank you for being with us on bbc news. How important a moment is the passing of king michael . News. How important a moment is the passing of king michael7m news. How important a moment is the passing of king michael . It is a symbolic moment, hes the last surviving head of state from the Second World War and in that sense, although our own queen was alive and active as a young person in the Second World War, it marks the end ofan era Second World War, it marks the end of an era and also marks the end of an era for the monarchy. We see why so an era for the monarchy. We see why so many european monarchs or future monarchs like Prince Charles who has gone to the funeral, he was part of an International Big family of royalty, even if he had been excluded from romania until 1990. Being born in the period that he was, he was presumably connected to all of the crowned heads of europe. So, through his greek side, of course he connected with Prince Philip and Prince Charles, Prince Charles has always been interested in romania before commenters and was anxious to mitigate the effects of the regime and since 1989 he promoted various charities and so on. And this coup in 1984, he must have been a very young king. Was he taking a risk or was it opportunism because he could see how the war was running . 19 44. The roaming in elite got rid of his father in 1940 and brought him as a young man to be king and he was a figurehead. With the arrival of the red army, a lot of politicians decided that they wa nted of politicians decided that they wanted to get rid of the dictator, he had the constitutional power to get rid of the pro minister. Constitutional power regarding the Prime Minister. The germans occupied hungary and arrested the head of the government. King michael the first took a risk and the problem was, the communist party was enormously enhanced by the arrival of the red army and they had no time for moderates, even those that had cooperated with stalin. That gave him the victory and one of the most distinguished medals that you could get. And he was kicked out of his country, i heard a story the other day after he died, apparently he drove himself out and was allowed to ta ke drove himself out and was allowed to take a couple of his fondest souvenir cars with him as he left the palace . It seems that ironically, being an exile monikers and the easiest thing in the world to do. How do you live . He went into business but this medal that stalin gave him was worth 60,000 due to the diamonds on it. At the time that amount of money was very worth having. He had to work for a living and found himself in the twilight world. Nobody expected communism to fall. If you like your salability is a royal was limited. It was one thing to still be a moderate in western europe or his relations in spain to come back to the monarchy in 1975. He was obliged to live a very modest life, a business life, and he lived in the shadow of his fla m boya nt and he lived in the shadow of his flamboyant father. He was an austere, a very shy man. I think that that was part of both why he had respect and affection but also why he wasnt able to make a comeback after 1990. He didnt have the charisma that would have enabled him to take advantage of the political turmoil in romania after the collapse of communism. He was a big supporter of romania joining the eu. Why was that . Presumably having seen eu. Why was that . Presumably having seen his country as a throw off, being part of a bigger empire to say, no, we should go straight into an organisation where we pool sovereignty with other countries . think he thought that romania had been dragged eastwards, and he wa nted been dragged eastwards, and he wanted to see romania as part of the european family. At the same time, most romanians thought that if you join the eu and then many of the political problems of corruption and economic problems since the end of communism would magically disappear. I think perhaps it turned out to be an illusion but one of the reasons why romanian politicians became kinder to king michael in his old age was that he gave an aura of respectability to a country whose Political Class has been set by squabbles and corruption. Even in the last few days, there have been demonstrations in progress. Theres a sense for some politicians that they are a distraction but for others it is the end of an era because king michael, with a very long Life Committee reached back to this period, which seems to all of us this period, which seems to all of us to be history. He was engaging in politics early on. He was engaged with that coup and was politically active later in life too . Yes, more, if you like as a representative, a salesman for romania, almost. He saw his role in later life to do what he could to get romania out of the legacy of poverty and all of the problems. And in a sense to reintegrate into europe. This pan european royal connection that he had, with greek, spanish and italian links, so one, he felt to be a european figure and he wanted romania to be integrated. We will see what happens in future. Doctor mark 0rmond, lecturer in modern history at the university of oxford, a fascinating story. Thank you for telling us more about it. Thank you. Austria is poised to become the only western european country with a far right party in government. The conservative Peoples Party which won the parliamentary election two months ago, but failed to secure a majority struck a Coalition Deal with the anti immigration freedom party. The leaders of the two parties have met with the austrian president , who has given his approval for the deal. The head of the Peoples Party, Sebastian Kurz whos 31 will be the Youngest National leader in the world. The first gay wedding has taken place in australia, since the countrys Marriage Equality act was passed just over a week ago. Marriage, according to the law in australia, is a union of two people to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life. Lauren price and amy laker both wore traditional dresses as they became the first legal same sex couple to marry, at a ceremony in camden, south west of sydney. All but four mps voted for australia to become the 26th country to legalise gay marriage, following 60 support from a nationwide postal referendum. They were thought to be lost forever but now tv shows starring cilla black and Pete Postlethwaite will be seen for the first time in decades today at an exhibition in london. The event by the British Film Institute celebrates the discovery of programmes which were believed to have disappeared from the archives. 0ur entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson has had a preview. I could learn a lot of things from you. You shine at every single thing you do. Cilla black and dudley moore together on her bbc one variety show. This episode of cilla has not been seen since it was first transmitted in march, 1968. Youre the one whos really versatile. A copy has turned up in the house of a former fairground worker near blackpool, whose dad was a film collector. Today it will be shown in full at the Bfi Southbank as part of their missing believed wiped series, where rediscovered tv is showcased, including a crackly recording of the first ever tv appearance by Pete Postlethwaite at the age of 29. I still like you, sometimes. Come on. Local loony hears voices from outer space, get on with it. Lets get it over with. One was a half hour bbc play broadcast in 1975, from which he played a journalist investigating a possible arrival of an alien spaceship. The original was wiped, but the director held onto the video of the first edit, which has been restored. 0ther discoveries include the only surviving episode of late night horror from 1968, which was cancelled by the bbc after one six part series, due to the number of complaints about it being too scary. And an episode of itv police drama no hiding place has turned up in australia. In the 19605 it had audiences of seven million, but only 20 of the 236 episodes survived. This one is from 1960 and features a guest appearance by Patrick Troughton as a grumpy prisoner, six years before hejoined dr who. They dont release nutcases you know, not even after seven years good conduct. You will do another seven, in a straitjacket its hoped events like this will encourage more people to come forward with their own tv treasures. Talk about Magic Moments of television an ancient skeleton of a woolly mammoth, thought to be the biggest of its kind in private hands, will be auctioned in the french city of lyon today. The rare piece, discovered in the siberian permafrost, could fetch up to 450 thousand pounds. Hugh schofield reports from paris. According to the auctioneers, it is the largest woolly mammoth skeleton in private hands. 0n the largest woolly mammoth skeleton in private hands. On display at the auction house in the city of lyon, it stands 3. 4 metres high with magnificent curving tusks which reach more than three metres in length. It is also a rare example because 80 of the skeleton is the original bone, and only 20 is resin used to complete the assembly. Translation if you want to put it ina room translation if you want to put it in a room it must be big. Look here, ina building in a room it must be big. Look here, in a building hall, it does not seem disproportionate. Indeed, you need space. There are not 50 people in lyon who could find room for it but in the world there must be 500 or 1000 who could, if they want, put it in an apartment all, a company hall, eve ryo ne in an apartment all, a company hall, everyone would be pleased and it is funny translation in one year after exhibiting the mammoth, a wine seller doubled the turnover, they had the opportunity to do a special mammoth vintage wine which brought tourists from the region and all over the world because the Tourist Office promoted this skeleton. Unique in the region. Woolly mammoths lived alongside early man, who hunted the animals and portrayed them in cave drawings but they became extinct more than 10,000 yea rs became extinct more than 10,000 years ago. This mail is believed to have been about 50 years old when he died. Scientists say that his teeth show signs of decay, which may have been a factor in his death, if it was unable to graze. Hugh schofield, bbc news, paris