As they warn of a significant cost to the economy. Non League Sutton united face arsenal in the fifth round of the fa cup. Good morning. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Dozens of local authorities in england are Planning Council tax rises of almost 5 , according to their umbrella body, the local Government Association. The money is needed to pay for the rising costs of social care, but the lga says that Many Councils will still be forced to make cuts to services as the extra money will not be enough. Heres our social Affairs Correspondent alison holt. This is social care in action. After several falls, Maureen Edwards is getting support in social care is immediate now. The funding for local government needs to be resolved immediately. The government says extra money is being put into social care and authorities will soon be able to keep all the money they raise from council tax and business rates. Alison holt, bbc news. We just heard a report from izzy secombe, chairman joining me from our coventry studio is izzie seccombe, chairman of the local Government AssociationsCommunity Wellbeing board. We heard a little bit about your concerns in that report, just pick up concerns in that report, just pick up where you left off about how you identify the problem. The interesting thing you have identified is that most local authorities will be raising council tax. This is going to bring in about £540 million. We know the National Living wage will cost £600 million. So we have an immediate gap. As well is that there is a crisis in the provider market, that is people who local Authorities Commission to go and provide help for ladies like mrs holt for to have residential beds. That is a problem now then local authorities being able to afford the costs of those birds. The gap is getting wider. We know the private market and pay more, does pay more, and is in Effect Subsidising what local authorities can pay. Trying to pick through that, you have said the increase will already be eaten up by the National Living wage. That sets things back from the start. So does social Care Provision have to be the priority and what with that their forming for other services . For a long while now social care has been by and large protected whereas other services of local authorities have had a bigger squeeze on them. But if we are keeping people independent and their own homes for longer, that has to be supported by much of the other services that run through local authorities, community services, leisure centres, parks and libraries, all of these add to the lives of these people who live at home with some degree of vulnerability. But are theyjust nice extras . Will libraries be cut . In many cases they will be. I think it will be dependent on each local authority and how they prioritise things. And which other areas would you see as being right for having to cope with cards . Where we are really struggling is to meet some of the statutory duties around things like rights of way. And some of our waste costs which are getting increasingly more each year. We have higher taxes on the disposal of waste so we have growing costs in very many areas but the priority is around areas like social care, where we are seeing a reducing grant from central government. Public health, again we have had a reducing grant, and we have had a reducing grant, and we have had a reducing grant, and we have had in the year cuts on that. That is very difficult to manage when we have net contracts to volu nta ry sectors when we have net contracts to voluntary sectors and refund the money is taken away. It is a real challenge for local authorities to try to square the circle of what do you do, how you meet the needs of more people with less money. So what is the answer . Should more councils be pushing the increase that they wa nt to be pushing the increase that they want to impose and actuallyjust going out to referendums and letting local people decide . Going out to referendums and letting local people decide . |j going out to referendums and letting local people decide . I think councils are acutely aware that actually what we are doing now is asking our local taxpayers to fund this. This is really difficult. As you have already identified, Many Councils will be raising 5 this year. It is quite a big ask of our taxpayers. Many of whom are on fixed incomes and we are acutely aware that we may be actually taking tax off the people we are trying to go out and serve with our adult social care. So it is difficult for councils. They have been incredibly inventive over the last several yea rs inventive over the last several years trying to find ways of making savings. Using technology, streamlining services, directing services to people rather than buildings, which cost a lot of money, and sharing with other authorities. We have seen great savings already taking place but it is really ha rd savings already taking place but it is really hard to see this ongoing. Although you have identified there will be more money and we do know there will be more money, by the end of the decade is is now that we need £i. 3 of the decade is is now that we need £1. 3 billion to stabilise the market place. Thank you very much. American Vice President mike pence has reiterated the United States commitment to the European Union and the defence of its european allies. Todayit today it is my privilege on behalf of President Trump to express the strong commitment to the United States to continued co operation and partnership with the European Union. Whatever our differences, are two co nso na nts whatever our differences, are two consonants share the same heritage, the same values, and above all the same purpose, to promote peace and prosperity through freedom, democracy and the rule of law. And to those objectives we will remain committed. Our correspondent Naomi Grimley is in brussels. Tell us more about what has been said. Earlier we had a Press Conference between donald tusk, president of the European Council and the Vice President and they were both exchanging warm words and you heard Vice PresidentPens Recommitting America to making sure that the transatlantic relationship is strong. But also donald tusk saying this is an important moment for both continents to practice what they preach and that is a real sign that they are still worried here, there is a difference between the rhetoric on one hand and what in particular donald trump really thinks. And how important is this visit in terms of establishing relations and Building Bridges . think everybody and it is important to start talking. But you have issues such as russia which are clearly going to cause problems behind the scenes. On the one hand you have Vice President mike pence saying that he was going to hold russia are accountable for enforcing the ceasefire in the ukraine, on the other hand you had him pointing out that donald trump does want to find new ground with president putin. I think that will still worry many Behind Closed Doors here, because they are worried they will be left high and dry if the policy towards russia between the eu on the one hand and the us ends up becoming divided. So what happens after this now . Well, were just divided. So what happens after this now . Well, werejust going divided. So what happens after this now . Well, were just going to have another period where behind the scenes jean claude juncker, president of the commission, will meet with the Vice President. We will hear more from them later. Then this afternoon the Vice President is off to nato headquarters. We heard him over the weekend Recommitting America to the Nato Alliance but again there are many worries about those words from donald trump a few weeks ago, that he believed nato was increasingly obsolete. Thank you very much, naomi. Two ukip officials have resigned from the party, saying leader paul nuttall and donor arron banks showed Crass Insensitivity about the hillsborough disaster. Last week mr nuttall said he was sorry over false claims that he had lost Close Friends in the tragedy, and arron banks said he was Sick To Death hearing about hillsborough. Liverpool and Merseyside Branch chairs have called the actions unprofessional. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is in westminster. This just keeps thisjust keeps on this just keeps on going, thisjust keeps on going, norman. The timing could scarcely be worse, we arejust the timing could scarcely be worse, we are just days away from the stoke by election where of course paul nuttall is the candidate. What is striking and i think is the fact that these two chairman of ukip our chairman of his local party, the livermore branch, and the merseyside regional chairman, these are presumably people who know him ready well but nevertheless are so incensed by the controversy over the hillsborough remarks suggesting he had lost Close Friends, which he now concedes was wrong, although a Press Officer is being blamed, but the other striking thing i think is the ferocity of the language from these two. They are not stinting in their criticism of mr nuttall. They describe his controversy as an unprofessional approach and. They talk about the reaction in liverpool where his comments had been viewed as upsetting and they go on to question whether he is fit to lead. Which suggests they are angry not just about the tenor of those remarks and now they have been perceived in liverpool but also about whether mr nuttall frankly is capable of being ukip reader. Other news out of westminster, the bill on withdrawal from the eu and triggering article 50 continues on its path through the various processes , its path through the various processes, going to the House Of Lords today. The start of the House Of Lords process which is likely to bea of Lords Process which is likely to be a lot more problematic and difficult for the government than the commons. Something like 190 peers are due to speak over the next couple of days, the whole barrage of amendments likely to go down. The government could potentially face some defeats. I am joined by the leader of the Liberal Democrats in the launch. How much trouble could the launch. How much trouble could the government doing . There are a numberof the government doing . There are a number of issues where the government clearly does not have majority support, the obvious one on the question of rights of eu nationals. There is barely anybody in the whole House Of Lords with things the government is behaving in a reasonable way. There are other amendments on the role of parliament at the end of the process, even an amendment on having referendums so that people have a final say. All of these gathering a lot of support in these gathering a lot of support in the house. How far are you prepared to push it . The role of the House Of Lords is to ask the commons to think again. We will do that. If the commons sends the bill back it is unusual for the House Of Lords to send it back to the commons many times but we will see what the votes are in the House Of Lords and the mood and temperament of people as the debates go on. There have been warnings from some in government and some prominent brexit is, whether House Of Lords to an annuity to frustrate this bill it could prompt demands for the abolition of the house. What in baghdad that had . I do not think that has had any impact because clearly it is just sabre rattling. Thats not what impact has that had. Nobody is suggesting we wa nt to that had. Nobody is suggesting we want to stop this, there is a big difference between saying we want to amend it. We are not saying we want to block it. Is there any evidence the government would be prepared to ta ke the government would be prepared to take on board some of your concerns for example over the rights of eu nationals. Knot at this stage but we would not expect to really, governments normally take things the wire. I suspect they are not quite at that point yet. For those who might have hoped this might be a last ditch attempts to stop brexit, they are barking up the wrong tree . The House Of Lords will not stop this bill but what it will do is ask the government to think more carefully about how it involves parliament and the people and how it treats people currently living in the uk. Those are very Different Things from saying we are just going to throw it out. So the likelihood still remains that mrs may is probably on course to trigger article 50. I would think by the middle of march. So she has sex ability still. So she has some ability still to meet the deadline. Max hill qc from his profile on his chambers website has built his reputation prosecuting in many of the most significant terrorism trials of the past decade, to name just a few he was instructed in the last ira case in the uk, a series of alqaeda and isis trials from 2004 to date and all three trials resulting from the 21 7 plot. That news coming in that he will be the news coming in that he will be the new independent reviewer of terrorism legislation. Cctv footage has emerged apparently showing the moment when kim jong nam, half brother of the north Korean Leader, was attacked last week at an airport in the malaysian capital kuala lumpur. The video shows two women approaching kim jong nam at the airport and holding something over his mouth for a few seconds. Police believe he was poisoned. Authorities are searching for four north koreans who are already thought to have left malaysia. But north koreas ambassador in kuala lumpur says hes sceptical of the investigation. It has been seven days since the incident but there is no clear evidence on the cause of the death and at the moment we cannot trust the investigation by the Malaysian Police even though its results would be obtained. It only increases the doubt that there is someone elses hand behind the investigation. Lets look at some of todays other developing stories there are still warnings of the cuts to other services. Meeting european leaders in brussels the us Vice President mike pence expresses a strong commitment from the United States to continued partnership with the European Union. Two Merseyside Ukip officials resign saying Party Leader Paul Nuttall showed Crass Insensitivity about the hillsborough tragedy. In sport, Wheelchair Rugby has had its appeal against the total funding cut rejected by uk sport. They received £3 million for the previous paralympics, and they are 15 sports to have funding taken away before the tokyo games. And ben stokes has become the most expensive foreign player in the ipl. The rising giants paid £1. 7 million for the england all rounder this morning. That surpasses the £1 million paid for Kevin Pietersen three years there. And Former Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill will become head coach of edinburgh at the start of mixture. He was sacked last month. Us Defence Secretary james mattis has arrived in baghdad as Iraqi Government troops, backed by western special forces, start a second day of a major offensive to try to retake full control of the countrys second largest city, mosul. Mosul was seized more than two years ago by the Islamic State group. The offensive to remove them began in october with iraqi troops securing the eastern part of the city last month after weeks of fighting. Our middle east correspondent Quentin Sommerville cameraman nik millard are the only Tv Journalists on the frontline. Here is their latest report. In record time, Iraqs Federal Police have made it to within sight of mosul city. Thats the south east of the city you can see there. And the river tigris just in the foreground. It really was a very fast assault to get here. And now, behind me, perhaps if we move the camera over there, you mightjust be able to pick out the helicopter, the gunship which is launching an attack against the town of abu saif. Thats a very important town, because all that lies between the federal police and mosul is that town, and its a is stronghold. All morning weve watched these helicopters attacking the town. The iraqi police have fired their own home made rockets deep inside that town. Its very important for them. Just two miles, 3km or so. Gunfire you can hear the helicopters firing again, you cant quite see it. But we can hear it. Just beyond that town, two miles or so, is mosuls airport. That airport is mostly of symbolic value because the Islamic State long ago destroyed the runways and terminal buildings. But taking that would be very important because it would be a symbolic victory. And after that, they would be in mosul. Quentin sommerville has also been tweeting from the frontline. Here are the latest pictures from the ongoing advance. The western half of the city is home to as many as 750,000 civilians. The road inside is littered with explosive devices, and our bbc team has already witnessed a Roadside Bomb being disarmed this morning. This is his latest message. If you wa nt to this is his latest message. If you want to keep up to date with quentin, you can follow him on twitter. Lets look at some of todays other developing stories Online Retail giant amazon has said it will create 5,000 new full time jobs in the uk this year, taking their uk workforce to 24,000. The firm said it was looking for a range of staff including Software Developers and warehouse staff. There will be jobs at amazons head office in london, as well as in the edinburgh Customer Service centre and in three new warehouses. Police and protestors have clashed in the ukrainian capital kiev, ahead of a ceasefire between russian backed rebels and Government Forces that comes into effect this monday. At least seven protestors were detained after Ultra Nationalists gathered to back a blockade between the separatist east and the rest of ukraine. The International Arms trade is now bigger than at any time since since the end of the cold war. A new report says Global Imports of major weapons have gone up by nearly tenper cent in the past four years. Middle east and gulf states bought the most, while the us, russia and china were among the countries that sold the most. Taxi company uber is investigating claims of Sexual Harassment at the companys San Francisco head office. An engineer whos now left the firm claims she was harassed by her manager, who went unpunished. Uber co founder Travis Kalanick said there was absolutely no place for that type of behaviour. New Zealands High Court has ruled that the controversial internet entrepreneur kim dotcom is eligible for extradition to the United States over online piracy allegations. Us prosecutors say he made millions of dollars from his mega upload of dollars from his megaupload site, while artists lost out on copyright revenue. His legal team said theyd appeal. For a full summary of the news you can go to our website where youll be able to get more details. The main story there is that councils are warning of cuts despite tax rises. The uk has the worst Traffic Congestion in western europe, with drivers spending an average of 32 hours a year stuck in tailbacks during peak periods. This is according to the travel information company, inrix. Congestion is the most severe in london, followed by manchester and then aberdeen. The Department For Transport says its investing record amounts to keep the country moving, as Jane Frances Kelly reports. Drivers across the uk who face the daily misery of trafficjams are losing notjust their patience but also time and money. Unsurprisingly, london is the most congested city in the uk, with drivers spending more than three days every year stuck in traffic during rush hour. Manchester is the second worst, with motorists wasting 39 hours gridlocked during peak times. Aberdeen is third and perhaps surprisingly beats london as the hardest city to drive in and out of during rush hour. Research suggests businesses in cardiff suffer the most from congestion based on the amount of tailbacks during the daytime. Outside of london, part of the A1 Southbound in belfast was found to be the most congested route in the uk. Other than drivers getting frustrated behind the wheel, why is all this a problem . Experts calculated that hold ups costs the economy £31 billion last year, thats an average of nearly £1,000 per driver on things like fuel, being late for work and childcare. Theres also more traffic on the roads because of growth in online shopping. The Department For Transport said its making the most extensive improvements to roads since the 1970s, Investing A Record £23 billion. But money may not be the only solution. Researchers say to stop us standing still, we need better traffic management, more Flexible Working and to consider the wider use of congestion charges. Jane frances kelly, bbc news. Could the uk soon boldly be going where its never been before . Detailed plans to create the countrys first spaceports are being unveiled today. They could see commercial satellites being launched within three years, and even lead to the start of space tourism. Ministers want to grab a share of an industry thats potentially worth billions of pounds. Breakfasts john maguire reports. From Glasgow Prestwick airport, destinations include barcelona, malta and rome. But soon there will be another one space. The government target is to see the first launch from the uk by 2020. For a burgeoning and already very successful space industry, worth £250 million, this is a crucial piece in the jigsaw, and could be in place soon. To start with, it will actually be a rocket slung under an aircraft, for the first few years, so it wont be that different from watching an ordinary aircraft take off. But obviously, in the fullness of time, we would expect that to be a proper rocket taking off, with wings that can be deployed and able to land again. To be classified as a spaceport, sites will need to be licensed. They wont need to undergo major works, but will have to be able to refuel rockets. The vast majority of take offs will be horizontal, rather than vertical. The Carrier Aircraft will climb to around 40,000 feet, so above the weather, above Traditional Air traffic. Inside the rocket will be small satellites. For the businesses involved, this is the chance of a lifetime. We find ourselves with this fantastic opportunity. Nobody in the us is doing this, nobody in europe is doing it, nobody around the world is doing this, and the uk can capture this Enormous Economic potential, and get way ahead of the market. And lift off of the falcon 9 to the space station. Once the exclusive playground of the superpowers, space is more accessible than ever, and the government wants the uk to take a bigger slice of the pie. Now, the economic benefits of hosting a spaceport are very enticing. At the Aerospace Park over there, they already employ about 3,000 people, and it is believed that they could take on another 2,000 in this area if a spaceport comes to prestwick. The economics benefits uk wide of housing this next generation of aerospace travel, well, they are even more significant. And, here in oxfordshire, they are developing the next generation of aerospace engines, capable of flying at five times the Speed Of Sound in the atmosphere, and of space flight. The air breathing sabre Rocket Engines would revolutionise travel. London to the stars in hours. London to sydney in just a few hours. Space the finalfrontier space the final frontier no more. Space the final Frontier No Morem could really open up opportunities. It could really transform aerospace. There has been a significant gap since the last Big Development and this one. But this is potentially the closest we are going to get to the whittle jet engine moment in our lifetime. But first, the commercial spaceports would launch satellites, and could bring zero gravity flights to the uk. Then, ultimately, even space tourism. The opportunities are huge, and not even the sky is the limit. So lets catch up with the weather 110w so lets catch up with the weather now and phil. I suspect the weather wasnt great this morning at prestwick but things are on the mend. Even a wee bit of brightness. There are some gaps in the cloud but if you got an island of cloud some of it sitting very low in the atmosphere, it is producing rain across parts of the north west, watch out for the gusts in the win. Up watch out for the gusts in the win. Up and over the pennines it could be 50 mph or so. Up and over the pennines it could be 50 mph orso. Brighterskies up and over the pennines it could be 50 mph or so. Brighter skies across scotla nd 50 mph or so. Brighter skies across scotland eventually drying out quite nicely, but over towards the east we have already seen at cranfield and it will stay mild overnight because this Weather Front keeps a zone of cloud and some rain which might cut up cloud and some rain which might cut up again later on in the night as this way comes back in. Those clearer skies in the south will translate into quite a chilly start on tuesday, but then the cloud gradually migrating back, and a new area of wind, Rain And Cloud eventually finishes off coming back into the North Western corner of scotland. Generally another mild day. This is bbc Newsroom Live with joanna gosling. The headlines at 11. 30am. Council leaders are warning of deep cuts to Services Despite plans to raise tax from april. The local Government Association says the cost of social care is forcing up bills. Two ukip officials in merseyside have resigned from the party, claiming leader paul nuttall and donor arron banks showed Crass Insensitivity about the hillsborough disaster. Cctv images emerge of the alleged attack on the north korea leaders half brother, kimjong nam, at Kuala Lumpur Airport he died of suspected poisoning. The us Vice President mike pence reassures eu leaders that washington is still committed to partnership and cooperation on a visit to brussels. Iraqi forces resume their push towards mosul airport, on the second day of their latest offensive to reclaim the west of the city from Islamic State militants. Lets catch up with the sport. Wheelchair rugby has had its appeal against a total funding cut rejected by uk sport. They received £3 million for the last paralympic cycle but were one of five sports to have their funding taken away for their 2020 Tokyo Olympic and paralympic preparations. Badminton, archery, fencing and weightlifting are the other sports waiting to hear if their appeals have been successful. Badminton actually reached their medal target with bronze in the mens doubles in rio last summer. They say the effects on their sport will be catastrophic if they dont get any funding and that they will be reduced to nothing more than a hobby sport. We will find out the result of their appeal later today. Non League Sutton united face arsenal in the fifth round of the fa cup tonight. Waiting for the winners are lincoln city who became the first non league team in over 100 years to reach the quarterfinals. The draw has also pitched chelsea against Manchester United united beat Blackburn Rovers 2 1 at ewood park yesterday. They came from behind and needed Zlatan Ibrahimovic to come off the bench to get the winner. So, Jose Mourinho is heading back to Stamford Bridge where he had two spells he thinks his old club will be taking cup very seriously whereas he has quite a few competitions tojuggle. I have too played the final, i have to play in the europa league, hopefully another opponent in the europa league. I have to fight for a top four position in the premier league, so i have so many things to think about. Probably chelsea can only think about that because i think they are champions and they have nothing else to play for, say the fa cup is something i believe is important for them. More on that tied the night that will be live on bbc one this evening. Sutton are the lowest ranked team left in the competition, they are 17th in the national league, over 100 places below the gunners. Sutton knocked out leeds in the fourth round. Arsenal have done a lot of Soul Seraching in the past week, a thrashing against Bayern Munich and the manager admitting that his 21 years reign at the club may be coming to the end. The england all rounder ben stokes has become the most expensive foreign player in the indian premier league. Pune rising giants paid £1. 7 million for him in the auction this morning. Stokes surpasses the one Million Pounds that was paid for Kevin Pietersen three years ago. The England Limited Overs captain eion morgan was a bargain £240,000. Former leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill has a newjob. Hell be edinburghs head coach from the start of next season. He was sacked by the tigers in january and is currently a consultant at french club toulon. Sturat bingham won the welsh open snooker last night. He beatjudd trump in a thriller in cardiff. The world number two coming through in the decider to take the cardiff final nine frames to 8 its his first ranking title since winning the World Championship two years ago. Golf has a new world number one. Dustinjohnson has climbed to the top of the rankings after winning in california. He takes over from jason day after a great twelve months that saw him play the best golf of his career and pick up a first major. Thats all sport for now. Search engines are pledging to make it harderfor Search Engines are pledging to make it harder for uk Search Engines are pledging to make it harderfor uk internet Search Engines are pledging to make it harder for uk Internet Users to find pirated films and the legally strea m find pirated films and the legally stream sport. Google and microsoft have signed up to a voluntary code of practice and will ensure offending websites are demoted in their Search Results. The Entertainment Industry reached the agreement with the tech giants after talks brokered by the government. Lets talk about it with our technology correspondent. What difference will this make . This has been a long running grievance rom b movie from the film and music industries, claiming that google and so on are effectively promoting this stuff, because if you put a well known song or film stuff, because if you put a well known song orfilm into stuff, because if you put a well known song or film into the search engine, up, well known illegal sites. The idea is they will do more now to put those Search Results much further down, so you wont find them on page one, they will be on page six or seven and that policy is not going to change. They have always responded to reports of illegal files coming up in searches by doing this and they are going to continue to do that. From the other side they are saying yes, but we have a code here that will measure how effectively you do this and info or five will measure how effectively you do this and info orfive months, if we are still seeing this material coming then there will be pressure for action. But if you want to find those websites, they will still be there, you just have to scroll through a few more pages. This is just about changes that make differences to human behaviour. So many people when they are searching only look at the first page, very few people go beyond it. If you are determined to find this material you will still be able to do it. The hope is that this will prove at least a bit of a deterrent. A bigger deterrent from googles Point Of View is that we now have sites like specify, which give people either paid or advertising supported service which make it less attractive to go to dodgy sites where you might pick up viruses. How much are people using these dodgy sites . The government put out the sticks and apparently 15 of Internet Users are still accessing that kind of content the government put out static sticks. I think there is a general feeling that piracy has reached its high water mark, that the challenge, yeah, if you have got content that you want to protect, whether it is films or music or football, paid for football, youre going to fight to protect it, but it is getting slightly less attractive for people to go to it and the defences are getting stronger. Thank you. Irans Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad zarif has called on the United States to stop threatening his country. In an interview with the bbcs chief international correspondent, he said moves in washington to prepare new sanctions were an effort to provoke and agitate iran. But when asked about the possibility of military confrontation, mr zarif had this to say to lyse doucet. I certainly hope that prudence will prevail. Iran is not an easy target. Were not going to provoke anybody. Were not going to provoke anybody. Were not going to provoke anybody. Were not going to instigate anything. Weve neveer started a hostility and were not planning to. But we will defend ourselves. I do not believe that people looking at how history, people looking at our capabilities, will have, will ever make the decision to invade in that misadventure. The decision to engage in that misadventure. Iran test fired a ballistic missile. The United States imposed new sanctions and in President Trumps words, put iran on notice. Are you worried about another escalation . Well, missiles are defensive means. We are not seeking to provoke anybody but. Not wise, perhaps, in the current context to engage in that kind of an act, illeagl or not. Well, we are a sovereign state. For our defence and for being ready to defend ourselves, you see, if you were in iran for eight years when everybody, including the United States, you remember the tilt towards iraq. You are talking about the 1980s and the war . Im talking about the 1980s, our people do not forget the fact that they were being bombarded. Everybody was providing assistance to the aggressor and no one, absolutely no one, gave us the rudimentary means of defence. The saudis and The Americans and the israelis are now talking about options on the table, consequences, if you dont do certain things. Well, first you are not talking about the law of the jungle, were talking about International Law and according to International Law those options are a violation of International Law and i advise them not only to respect International Law but to be prudent enough not to get themselves in serious trouble. But the rhetoric is changing because no longer is the United States a country who you concluded an Historic Nuclear Deal with, under the last administration, with secretary of statejohn kerry, you are now talking about a United States led by officials who are putting you on notice. Well, i believe that the Previous Administration reached a nuclear deal with iran because it didnt have any choice. It tried the harshest, so called crippling sanctions, that existed. Those sanctions produced the exact opposite political outcome. They put economic pressure on iran but the iranian people resisted, the iranian people stood up against those pressures. We would advise everybody that the Nuclear Agreement is a reasonable agreement. It is not everything that they wanted, nor that everything we wanted but its eight reasonable Middle Ground and i believe if the Previous Administration had another option they would have exercised at. They would have exercised it. So it is not as if we are moving from a very friendly relationship into a hostile relationship. The United States policy towards iran has never been friendly for the past 38 years. It has always been hostile and our people have shown that hostility doesnt receive a positive response of the iranian people. Thats irans Foreign Minister talking there. More now the killing of the half brother of the north Korean Leader kim jong un. Cctv footage has emerged, apparently showing the moment when he was attacked last week at an airport in the malaysian capital kuala lumpur. The video shows two women approaching kim jong nam at the airport and holding something over his mouth for a few seconds. Police believe he was poisoned. Authorities are searching for four north koreans who are already thought to have left malaysia. But north koreas ambassador in kuala lumpur says hes sceptical of the investigation. With me is our news correspondent celia hatton. Interesting to see that footage, what is the latest on the investigation . It is remarkable. All eyes on the Toxicology Report, which are supposed cannot later this week from the Malaysia Police. They admit that it has been tricky in pinpointing the kind of poison that might have been used in Kim Jong Nams death. They are carrying out those test so we will get those results later in the week. We will know more about the definitive cause of death then, but the Malaysia Police have also named four north korean suspects who they believe we re korean suspects who they believe were involved in this death. Three of those men are believed to have already left malaysia on the day of the killing and we have unconfirmed reports that those men are already backin reports that those men are already back in north korea. Malaysia had asked interpol for help in tracking down these men but frankly if they are back in north korea and if those reports are true, they beyond reach. It will be very difficult for those men to ever be questioned or arrested. At the moment, it really does seem to be a bit of a diplomatic stand off between malaysia and north korea. That is where we are. Tell us more about those tensions. There is a real argument now between north korea and malaysia over this. Absolutely, surprisingly. The spotlight has been shining on this relationship, which was uncharacteristically rosy before this killing happened. Malaysia was one of the few countries who could send its citizens to north korea without needing a beazer, a Malaysian University could actually give an honorary doctorate to north koreas leader, person macro. Cashback rate without without needing a beazer. Visa. I think this has really thrown the north koreans off. They have been accused of colluding with hostile forces, malaysia, by the north koreans. Teams are difficult there. In a moment a summary of the Business News this hour but first, the headlines on bbc Newsroom Live. Nearly all english local authorities are raising council tax to pay for social care but warn of deep cuts to other services. Meeting european leaders in brussels the us Vice President , european leaders in brussels are meeting the us Vice President , mike pence, who expresses the strong commitment of the United States to continue cooperation and partnership with the European Union. Two Merseyside Ukip officials resign saying party leader, paul nuttall showed Crass Insensitivity about the hillsborough tragedy. Hello, the Business News. The biggest Potential Merger Deal in corporate history is not happening after the American Food giant kraft heinz said it was dropping its bid to buy rival, unilever. The anglo dutch company, which makes marmite, lipton tea and dove soap, rejected a 143 billion bid from kraft on friday. Now kraft has said it has amicably agreed to scrap the plan. The head of the Unite Union Will Meet Bmw Executives Today in a bid to avert industrial action over planned changes to the firms pension scheme. Len mccluskey said uk workers pensions could be diminished, and urged the firm to accept a sensible alternative plan. Bmw produces mini, bmw and rolls royce brands in the uk. And the music and Film Industries say theyve reached a Ground Breaking agreement with the major internet Search Engines to reduce piracy. Google and bing have agreed to measures designed to make illegal content harder to find online. All this week, we are doing a series called disability works. Its a week of coverage looking at how businesses work with people with disabilities and how disabled people have made Business Work for them. Bbc Northern IrelandBusiness Editorjohn Campbell joins us live from lisburn. Hes at a company that makes childrens mobility aids. Tell us more. Im at a business that designs and manufactures product is for children with Special Needs. They now sell all over the world. I am joined by the sales and marketing director. Give us an idea what it is you are actually making here . We are designing and Manufacturing Products that are unique and innovative for children with Special Needs aged 18. Children with Special Needs aged 1 8. Looking at the product, you can see it looks really good. What is this . This is a portable seating system, which makes life more accessible for children with Special Needs. You can attach this to any chair, so they can take this to a cafe, a restaurant, they can take it toa cafe, a restaurant, they can take it to a house, to the park. It is in supermarkets as well . Then all of the major supermarkets in the uk, yes. One of your products has attracted attention, a harness for children with Mobility Problems that allows them to learn how to walk with their parents. That is a product where the whole idea came from a parent. Tell us about that relationship, how this product came about. We were approached by a lady, about. We were approached by a lady, a parent of a Special Needs child. She was an inventor and creator and she had used something similar to this product to help her son and she was really passionate about working with us to get this product to market. The key thing for us was to get traction in the market. We needed to keep the cost low and therefore we started to look at different ways to sell online, which was going to keep the cost low. We did not have that layer of distribution which adds to the cost. This business now effectively has become an online Sales Business and really you have built a Social Network around your customers. Tell us network around your customers. Tell us how that works. We have a community of 80,000 people supporting our Community Around the world. We are selling in 100 countries around the world and the only reason we are able to do that is because of the community we have built. We dont have a presence in those countries but the parents buy our products, review them, that videos and photographs up. They are giving their feedback on a daily basis. In reality your customers have become your sales force . Absolutely. It is a eu way street. We use our community as our market research. It is a eu way street. It is research. It is a eu way street. It isa research. It is a eu way street. It is a two way street. Research. It is a eu way street. It is a two way street. The big message if it comes to working with your disabled customers, it is about making them become your best advocates. Thank you. And you can find out more about the weeks coverage at www. Bbc. Co. Uk disability and on social media disabilityworks. Heres a look at some other stories were following today. Uk House Builder bovis homes says 2017 will be the year when we reset the business after a difficult 12 months. It is setting aside £7 million for Customer Service and compensation. The money will be spent on additional warranties and repair work. Where repairs have taken longer than expected, customers will be paid compensation, the company explains. Ride sharing service uber has opened an investigation into allegations of Sexual Harassment made by a former employee. The boss, Travis Kalanick, said there was absolutely no place for the type of behaviour detailed in a blog by former engineer susan fowler who left the company in december. It is likely to bring a renewed focus to sexism in Silicon Valley with several commentators suggesting online that her experiences were instantly recognisable to other women working in the tech industry. Online retail giant amazon has said it will create 5,000 new full time jobs in the uk this year. The jobs will be across the business in the london head office, edinburgh Customer Service centre and in three new warehouses. And exports of single malt Scotch Whisky topped £1billion whisky topped £1 billion for the first time in 2016. The milestone reflects a return to growth for exports of scotch more widely, with nearly £4 billion of sales abroad in total. Exports account for around 93 of production. The growth has been driven by the success of single malts appealing to luxury and prestige markets. Thats the markets this morning. Shares in unilever have slumped after kraft ditched its merger bid. Unilever shares were on track for their biggest one day fall since 2008. More business later in the afternoon. See you later, thank you very much. Angelina jolie has unveiled her new film about the horrors of the khmer rouge era in 1970s cambodia. The actress and director says she hopes the film, first they killed my father, will help educate the world about the brutality of the regime. Shes been talking exclusively about the film and her personal life to the bbcs yalda hakim. Hollywood royalty meets cambodian royalty. The backdrop . An ancient temple. It is the biggest movie premiere this country has ever seen. The director, Angelina Jolie, says the film speaks to this nations people. Theyre actors, their language, their story. This war that happened 40 years ago and what happened 40 years ago and what happened to these people was not properly understood and notjust for the world but for the people of the country. I felt that i wanted them to be able to reflect on it in a way that they could absorb so as three eyes of a child and it is a lot about love. The Radical Commonest Movement vowed to take the country back to year zero. Millions were forced out of the cities in an attempt to create a rural utopia. You could be killed for practising religion, showing emotions or even wearing colour. In four years, 2 Million People died. Speaking to people here, i get the sense that they dont want to remember the past but they also cant forget it. There are 20,000 mass graves across this country like these ones. A visual reminder of what this nation has been through. The haunting portraits of death. Hundreds of images of those who were tortured at this notorious prison. More than 12,000 people were killed there. In the end, only a handful survived. This gentleman is one of them. They beat me for 12 days and 12 nights, eat healthily. I was so hungry that when i saw healthily. I was so hungry that when isawa healthily. I was so hungry that when i saw a cockroach, lizard or mouth i would catch it and eat it. If they caught me, they beat the up again. Angelina jolie is key to tell this story and focus on this country and its past. But it has been difficult to keep the spotlight off her own personal life. We know that an incident occurred, which led to your separation. We also know you have not said anything about this. But would you like to say farming . Would you like to say farming . Would you like to Say Something . Only that, i dont want to say very much about that except to say it was a very difficult time and we are a family and we will always be a family and we will always be a family and we will always be a family and we will get through this time and hopefully the a Strong Family for it. But at this moment it is about cambodia and remembering the time that this ancient culture was almost wiped out. The headlines are coming up on the bbc news channel. In a moment we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. First, we leave you with for a look at the weather. Good morning to you. We have blue skies here. I have blue skies on the screens behind me and i have wet and windy behind me. Any idea what is going on . Such a variety. There are gaps in the cloud as you see. It was a wet start, windy, two, in northern and North Western britain. Things are beginning to improve, though. As are beginning to improve, though. As a become a little further south despite those gaps, i am assured by the gardener that the peer is just about visible in that shot. In many of these western coasts there is an Onshore Breed laden there is an Onshore Breed laden there is an onshore breeze laden with moisture. A Weather Front will thicken up that cloud and in the north west of england, wales, that produces rain. A raft of blustery showers in northern parts of scotland. To the east of scotland, watch out for the gusty north of the wind on a soap, too, on the eastern pennines. We could see 60 miles an hour or so there. If you do get sunshine, with that cloud breaking up, 15, 16, 17 celsius is possible. 14 celsius is worth a note, in scotland, well above what we would expect. Through deceiving that Weather Front. Away, it just starts deceiving that Weather Front. Away, itjust starts waving around england and wales. Thatll keep it relatively mild. The breeze is coming from the south west, moisture laden, seven or 10 celsius but further north in the clear air you have some showers but you could see A Touch Of Frost in some sheltered areas. A chilly start here. Bright enough, bright to the east of the pennines but make the most of it because i dont think it will last. This Weather Front will get more ideas as the day goes on and i think the rain will come back in across many of these western areas. More cloud, wind and rain in the north West Of Scotland. It will essentially be another relatively mild day for the time of year. Then, quite in marked change. Tuesday into wednesday that area of low pressure moves wednesday that area of low pressure m oves a cross wednesday that area of low pressure moves across the north of scotland, 70 mile an hour gusts there. As that Weather Front comes down it stays mild in the south, murky and bank. Further north, brighter, windy, but noticed these single figure temperatures. Loads going on. More detail on the bbc weather website. This is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at midday. A warning of the Council Tax Rises to pay for social care in england. It is likely there will be cuts to other services. Two Merseyside Ukip officials resign, saying party leader, paul nuttall showed Crass Insensitivity about the hillsborough tragedy. Cctv images emerge of the alleged attack against the north korea leaders half brother kim jong nam at Kuala Lumpur Airport. Us Vice President mike pence tells european leaders that washington is still committed to partnership and cooperation. Also, gridlocked a report finds the uks roads are the most congested in western europe. Non league side Sutton United aim to book their place in the Quarter Finals of the fa cup tonight. Good afternoon. Im joanna gosling. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Dozens of local authorities in england are Planning Council tax rises of almost 5 , according to their umbrella body, the local Government Association. The money is needed to pay for the rising costs of social care, but the lga says that Many Councils will still be forced to make cuts to services as the extra money will not be enough. Heres our social Affairs Correspondent alison holt. This is social care in action. After several falls, Maureen Edwards is getting support to regain some independence and rebuild her confidence. She needs help each day, which allows her and her husband, mick, to cope in their own home. Im grateful for all that theyve done for me, i really am and. Without them, i dont know what i would have done. So yeah, its good, really good. Councils fund most social care and todays survey shows the majority of them struggling to meet growing costs. There are 151 local authorities in england, 147 plan to raise council tax specifically to help pay for social care. But Councils Warn that wont plug the funding gap and that could mean cuts to other council services. There has been a united voice of local government to say that they need to have more funding into social care and that the crisis in social care is immediate now. The funding for local government needs to be resolved immediately. The government says extra money is being put into social care and authorities will soon be able to keep all the money they raise from council tax and business rates. Alison holt, bbc news. Cctv footage has emerged apparently showing the moment when kim jong nam, half brother of the north Korean Leader, was attacked last week at an airport in the malaysian capital kuala lumpur. The video shows two women approaching kim jong nam at the airport and holding something over his mouth for a few seconds. Police believe he was poisoned. Authorities are searching for four north koreans who are already thought to have left malaysia. But north koreas ambassador in kuala lumpur says hes sceptical it has been seven days since the incident but there is no clear evidence on the cause of the death and at the moment we cannot trust the investigation by the Malaysian Police even though its results would be obtained. It only increases the doubt that there is someone elses hand behind the investigation. Our correspondents told me earlier that more investigation should be revealed later this week. All eyes are on this Toxicology Report which is supposed to come out later this week from the Malaysian Police and they have admitted it has been quite tricky in pinpointing the kind of poison that might have been used in the step. They are carrying out there tests so we will get those results later this week and we will know more about the definitive cause of death then. The Malaysian Police have also named as you said four north korean suspects who they believe were involved in this death. Three of those men are believed to have already left malaysia on the day of the killing and we have unconfirmed reports now that those men are already back in north korea. So malaysia had asked interpol for help but frankly if they are back in north korea they are basically beyond reach. It is going to be very, very difficult for those men to ever be questioned or arrested. At the moment it really is seeming to bea at the moment it really is seeming to be a bit ofa at the moment it really is seeming to be a bit of a diplomatic stand off between malaysia and north korea and that is really where we are. Tell us more about those tensions, there is a real spat now between north korea and malaysia. And it is surprising because the spotlight has been shining on this relationship which was a surprisingly uncharacteristic rosy one before this killing happened. So malaysia was one of the few countries that could send its citizens to north korea without needing a visa. Malaysian university had actually given an honorary doctorate to kim jong, and also malaysia was seen as a back channel for talks between retired us officials and north koreans. But now this death has occurred on malaysian soil i think it is really throwing the north koreans off. We have had north Korean Ambassador accusing malaysia of colluding with hostile forces. Basically meaning the United States and south korea, so it has basically been quite difficult there. Two senior ukip officials in merseyside have resigned from the party, saying leader paul nuttall and donor arron banks showed Crass Insensitivity about the hillsborough disaster. Last week mr nuttall said he was sorry over false claims that he had lost Close Friends in the tragedy and arron banks said he was Sick To Death of hearing about hillsborough. Phil mccann is in liverpool. Some very strong words indeed, this came out of the statement earlier this morning where they blamed poor nuttall, ukip leader, for unprofessional handling of information surrounding elsewhere. It all comes around after headlines last week when he admitted information on his own website relating to his expense at hillsborough was wrong. Blamed on a Press Officer although he insisted he was at hillsborough despite comments of the commentary. In terms of arron banks, some of his comments on twitter when he said accidents happen relating to hillsborough, it is time to see it for what it is, some people milking the tragedy. In reaction to that the officials here on merseyside call those remarks insensitive. They also said a lot more besides with closure not yet inside the unprofessional approach and Crass Insensitivity from high profile people within and without ukip is upsetting and intolerable. Are they likely to be any more resignations . We are told by some ukip officials here in merseyside that more could follow and it has to be said nobody has yet tojoin mr hetherington and it has to be said nobody has yet to join mr hetherington or and it has to be said nobody has yet tojoin mr hetherington or mr munton. Paul nuttall has previously said that all of the controversy Surrounding Hillsborough has been stirred up by his political opponents. It is more difficult for him to say that now these comments are coming from members of his own party. And not just are coming from members of his own party. And notjust members of his own party but members of his own branch here in merseyside. Has he said Anything Else . He has not said anything publicly today. But it is worth noting today that the timing for ukip could not be worse, at the beginning of the last week of campaigning ahead of the stoke on trent by election. It is important to note that the two officials this morning say the timing is unfortunate but not deliberate. They say they were pushed into making this announcement today because of all of the events of last week. What this shows is that if anything is good to cause political upset here in merseyside it is incorrect and an wise comments about hillsborough. Norman smith is in westminster. No formal reaction from ukip or in westminster. No formal reaction from ukip oer in westminster. No formal reaction from ukip or mr nuttall, they have not responded publicly, but privately talking to ukip people, they are not going in for any sort of Nuclear Strike against the two people who have resigned, quite the opposite, they say they have understood their decision. They seem to be suggesting it is because of huge pressure the two men were under in merseyside because of course hillsborough such an emotive issue there that they were under massive, massive pressure to quit and that is the reason they decided they had to. Indeed it was suggested that mr nuttall himself from the area was also under huge pressure. He understood the sort of difficulties they had faced. From their perspective they are trying to dampen this down, play it down and not get involved in the tit for tat with the two local chairman. Hope it might blow down with only a few days to go until the by election it is ha rd to to go until the by election it is hard to see that. A whole series of controversies surrounding mr nuttall during this Leadership Contest which go to the heart physical ability, questions about whether he was entirely candid about his role as a professional footballer, about whether he was indeed asked to join the board of a Training Company in the board of a Training Company in the north west, whether he had a doctorate, a whole series of issues. And you sense that can only damage his chances in this by election. And you sense that can only damage his chances in this byelection. And any his chances in this byelection. And a ny overall his chances in this byelection. And any overall damage to ukip . The difficult they face is since nigel farage stepped aside they have been bedevilled by successively the ship controversies and crises with successive people going for the leadership and pulling out, some being elected and then pulling out and really the party has been unable to settle down and regain any sort of stability after nigel farage. I suspect this will fuel those who ta ke suspect this will fuel those who take the view that ukip remain, all were, basically a one man party, that they were Nigel Farages party and since his departure on since the brexit vote ukip have struggled to regain fresh impetus and regain a fresh identity. Thank you very much, norman. We are hoping to speak to one of those local Party Chairman around 12 30pm. American Vice President mike pence has reiterated the United States commitment to the European Union and the defence of its european allies. Speaking at a Press Conference in brussels, where he is Meeting Leaders of the eu and nato, mr pence says the us and the eu still share common goals for International Order and security. Today it is my privilege on behalf of President Trump to express the strong commitment of the United States to continued co operation and partnership with the European Union. Whatever our differences, our two consonants share the same heritage, the same values, and above all the same purpose to promote peace and prosperity through freedom, democracy and the rule of law. And to those objectives we will remain committed. Our correspondent gavin lee is in brussels. Tell us more about what he has said. You would be forgiven for thinking orders as usual if you listen to that third thing is a very difficult and we spoke to the other donald, donald tusk, who led the elephant in the room straightaway by saying that finally here we are, we did this meeting, there have been new and surprising voices coming from the us to which we need to speak about. He said he was heartened by the Vice President s view on europe. Interestingly, mike pence said he had been personally asked by donald trump to come to brussels to give this message and say the us is steadfast in its support for the eu and it is committed to being alongside. The elephant in the rumour of courses that a few weeks ago donald trump talked about how the eu was basically a vehicle for germany and how it was great, it was superb that there was brexit, so before the uk, he was not concerned if other countries when the same way. There was no mention of that today. I think the fact is this seems to be a smoothing over, a diplomatic bridge Building Mission here today. What leaders will want to hear especially when mike pence goes off to nato, are these the words of your boss as well . They wa nt to words of your boss as well . They want to hear this from donald trump. That is obviously the fundamental point. It keeps on happening where donald trump says something and the people underneath them will not say exactly the same thing and give reassurance but then the position remains unclear. And as regards nato, mike pence said today that us support, just a few weeks ago under a bomber they were Training Exercises going on in poland, a big question of vote to what extent that will continue given donald trump asset data was obsolete. Last week the former general so called mad. James mattis, Defence Secretary, saying the us was unwavering in its support mad dog. They want to see other countries putting in more money into the coffers of nato, and spend 2 of their gdp as required. I think that will be a similar message this afternoon. Usually we get some of twitter remarks from donald trump on how these diplomats are doing, maybe later in the day. One thing worth saying is the swedish ambassador will also want to know what reaction is to avenge the other night when donald trump seem to suggest something was going on when people said there was a eurovision contest going on in stockholm. But it appears to be a Documentary On Fox News that donald trump was talking about. Us Defence Secretary james mattis has arrived in baghdad as Iraqi Government troops, backed by western special forces, start a second day of a major offensive to try to retake full control of the countrys second largest city, mosul. Mosul was seized more than two years ago by the Islamic State group. The offensive to remove them began in october with iraqi troops securing the eastern part of the city last month after weeks of fighting. Our middle east correspondent Quentin Sommerville and cameraman nik millard are the only Tv Journalists on the frontline. Here is their latest report. In record time, Iraqs Federal Police have made it to within sight of mosul city. Thats the south east of the city you can see there. And the river tigris just in the foreground. It really was a very fast assault to get here. And now, behind me, perhaps if we move the camera over there, you mightjust be able to pick out the helicopter, the gunship which is launching an attack against the town of abu saif. Thats a very important town, because all that lies between the federal police and mosul is that town, and its a is stronghold. All morning weve watched these helicopters attacking the town. The iraqi police have fired their own home made rockets deep inside that town. Its very important for them. Just two miles, 3km or so. Gunfire you can hear the helicopters firing again, you cant quite see it. But we can hear it. Just beyond that town, two miles or so, is mosuls airport. That airport is mostly of symbolic value because the Islamic State long ago destroyed the runways and terminal buildings. But taking that would be very important because it would be a symbolic victory. And after that, they would be in mosul. The headlines on bbc Newsroom Live nearly all english local authorities are raising council tax to pay for social care but warn of deep cuts to other services. Meeting european leaders in brussels, the us Vice President , mike pence, expresses the strong commitment of the United States to continue cooperation and partnership with the European Union. Two Merseyside Ukip officials resign, saying Party Leader Paul Nuttall showed Crass Insensitivity about the hillsborough tragedy. In sport, Wheelchair Rugby has had its appeal against a total funding cut rejected by uk sport. They had previously received £3 million for the previous paralympic cycle. They were one of five sports to have their funding taken away for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and paralympics. Badminton, archery, fencing and weightlifting are waiting to hear if their appeals have been successful. Badminton hit their medal target with bronze in the mens doubles last summer. That they had funding taken away, and they say the effects on their sport would be catastrophic if they did not get any money, they would be rude used to nothing more than a hobby. Reduced. Lincoln city became the first Non League Tea M City became the first non league team in over 100 years truce the quarterfinals of the fa cup over the weekend, they await the winners of Sutton United and arsenal. Sutton are the lowest ranked team left in the competition, after knocking out leeds in the fourth round. Arsenal have done a lot of soul searching, and the manager has admitted his time at the club could come to an end. I think you have to focus on real problems on real problems are the way we play football and not my future. The fa cup is one of our targets and it is the next game. Full asked to bounce back after the game we had is of course, it becomes a very important game. It always was. Some Breaking News, leicester have complained to the Football Association regarding their treatment at millwall on saturday. They say they have received numerous complaints of abuse, provocation and intimidation of leicester players, officials on sports from the time they arrived at the new den to their departure. They say they will simply not affect the safety being compromised. They are awaiting an essay response. Millwall won the tie and will face spurs in the quarterfinals. Ben stokes has become the most expensive foreign player in the indian premier league. Pune rising giants paid £1. 7 million for the england all rounder in this mornings auction. Stokes surpasses the £1 million that was paid for Kevin Pietersen three years ago. Eoin morgan was a bargain at £240,000. That is all the sport for now. The combination or civil war and economic collapse is painful situation in south down. There have been warnings famine for some time in the region of south sudan is the first country to declare one. We can speak to a representative of the United NationsWorld Food Programme. Thank you very much indeed. Just tell us exactly what it means when the famine is declared. When you have Famine Conditions affecting people, were talking about 100,000 people who have received humanitarian assistance, basically youre saying a lot of people due to the conditions they are facing are really dire conditions and basically some of them are practically dying. So what do they have, what are the constraints on getting the sort of supplies they need . Constraints on getting the sort of supplies they need . What we have here is a situation where you would say it is more or less man made. A lot of humanitarian organisations have been unable to basically get into these parts of south sudan, in mainly the former unity state, due to recurrent fighting and other access to humanitarian access, constraints to monitoring organisations. What we need here is humanitarian organisations to have as much access as possible so that we can mount another huge response to be able to provide assistance to these people and this should be consistent and regular assistance, not just something consistent and regular assistance, notjust something which starts and stops. You say 100,000 people are facing immediate starvation, 1 million more on the brink of famine. For those 100,000, describe how they are getting by. From the Assessment Teams on the ground, a number of these people in locations where as i said there was conflict so they were displaced multiple times. Some had to hide in a really remote areas where they had no access to sanitation or Hygiene Facilities so the Health Conditions are really bad. These people have not been able to grow food for many, many months now. These people do not have any other access to markets. These people basically survive on, on wild fruits and other kinds of things which they would normally not use. This is the sort of conditions people are facing in these areas. What we are trying to do right now is to get into these areas and provide assistance and this has to be continuous. How are those efforts going . Right now in emergency Rapid Response teams from the World Food Programme and Partner Agencies including unicef have been deploying to three counties in this area where we are very concerned, to three counties in this area where we are very concerned, and we are also preparing in the days ahead of launch emergency Food Distribution for more than 60,000 people in one of the worst hit counties. This is what is happening. One thing we want to emphasise is humanitarian relief alone is not enough. The people of south sudan urgently need peace and security to be able to rebuild their livelihoods because that is key. We would be able to have better access to people regularly and not we a lwa ys to people regularly and not we always be in the situation where we are on the brink of catastrophe. George, thank you very much. The uk has the worst Traffic Congestion in western europe, with drivers spending an average of 32 hours a year stuck in tailbacks during peak periods. This is according to the travel information company, inrix. Congestion is the most severe in london, followed by manchester and then aberdeen. The Department For Transport says its investing record amounts to keep the country moving, as Jane Frances Kelly reports. Drivers across the uk who face the daily misery of trafficjams are losing notjust their patience but also time and money. Unsurprisingly, london is the most congested city in the uk, with drivers spending more than three days every year stuck in traffic during rush hour. Manchester is the second worst, with motorists wasting 39 hours gridlocked during peak times. Aberdeen is third and perhaps surprisingly beats london as the hardest city to drive in and out of during rush hour. Research suggests businesses in cardiff suffer the most from congestion based on the amount of tailbacks during the daytime. Outside of london, part of the A1 Southbound in belfast was found to be the most congested route in the uk. Other than drivers getting frustrated behind the wheel, why is all this a problem . Experts calculated that hold ups costs the economy £31 billion last year, thats an average of nearly £1,000 per driver on things like fuel, being late for work and childcare. Theres also more traffic on the roads because of the growth in online shopping. The Department For Transport said its making the most extensive improvements to roads since the 1970s, Investing A Record £23 billion. But money may not be the only solution. Researchers say to stop us standing still, we need better traffic management, more Flexible Working and to consider the wider use of congestion charges. Jane frances kelly, bbc news. The House Of Lords will get its first chance to debate the so called brexit bill later the legislation which kicks off the formal process for britain leaving the eu. The bill passed through the commons unamended, but its Thought Opposition Peers will seek guarantees about the rights of eu citizens in britain and the role of parliament in scrutinising brexit. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is in westminster. He spoke to lord newby. They are barking up the wrong tree. The House Of Lords was not going to stop this bill being triggered by march 31. What it will do is ask the government to think more carefully about how it involves parliament and the people and how it treats people currently living in the uk. But those are very Different Things from saying we are just going to throw it out. Good afternoon everybody, it really isa good afternoon everybody, it really is a day of contrasts out there. If you have some sunshine you also have some warmth. 17 degrees already, way above the average for the time of year, but there is cloud around as well. Stiff westerly wind and Weather Front producing some outbreaks of rain as well. In fact we could see Gale Force Gusts over the high ground of Eastern Scotland and north east england. But it is mild across the country, whether you have sunshine or not. The cloud vision is wasted in the south, the rain really starts to pep up through the night across wales, the midlands and southern england towards dawn. Here it is going to stay mild. Further north it is a chilly night with a scattering of showers. It looks as though you will get the best of the sunshine first thing as the best in the sunshine continues to slip southwards but by the end of the day all change as wet and windy weather pushes in from the west. But still it stays relatively mild for the time of year. This is bbc Newsroom Live with joanna gosling. The headlines at 12. 30pm. Council leaders warn of deep cuts to Services Despite plans by nearly every local authority in england to increase taxes by up to 5 . The local Government Association blames the rising cost of social care. Two ukip officials in merseyside have resigned from the party, claiming leader paul nuttall and donor arron banks showed Crass Insensitivity about the hillsborough disaster. Cctv images emerge of the alleged attack on the north korea leaders half brother, kimjong nam, at Kuala Lumpur Airport he died of suspected poisoning. Malaysia has recalled its ambassador from north korea in an escalating row over his death. The us Vice President mike pence reassures eu leaders that washington is still committed to partnership and cooperation on a visit to brussels. Iraqi Government Forces are fighting their way towards mosul airport, on the second day of their latest offensive to reclaim the west of the city from Islamic State militants. Lets just tell you that we are expecting to hear from the Business Minister on, answering an urgent question in parliament over the deposed deal between her show peugot and. Greg clark is expected to report to the commons to answer and urgent question on that proposed merger. It is due to start any moment now. I cant see any evidence of it, though, so we will stay across what is going on and bring you the details and bring you coverage when it happens. Lets get more on our top story that dozens of local authorities in england may have to raise Council Tax Rises and make cuts to services to help pay for the rising costs of social care. A little earlier i spoke to izzie seccombe, the chair of the local Government AssociationsCommunity Wellbeing board. She explained why local authorities are experiencing such a squeeze on their finances. The interesting thing you have identified is that most local authorities will be raising council tax. This is going to bring in about £540 million and we know that the National Living wage is going to cost £600 million, so we have an immediate debts just there. As well as that, we have a crisis in the provider market, that is the people who local Authorities Commission and provide help for people who need help for residential beds. That is a problem now in local authorities being able to afford the costs of those beds and those powers that people will spend. The gap is getting wider. We know that the private market can pay more, does pay more, and is subsidising what local authorities can pay. Just trying to pick through what you have said because you said the increase is actually going to be already eaten up by the higher cost of the National Living wage, so that already sets things back from the start. So, does social Care Provision have to be the priority and what would that therefore mean for other services, which services would be cut . For a long while now social care has been by and large protected whereas other services of Local Authority Have had a bigger squeeze on them but if we are keeping people independent at their own, in their own homes for longer, that has tb supported by much of the other services through local authorities that has two b. Libraries, community centres, all of these add to the lives of people who live at home with some degree of vulnerability. But arent they extras, are they the sort of areas, will libraries be cut . In many cases they will be cut. I think it will be dependent on each local authority and how they prioritise. Which other areas would you see as being right for cuts . Where we are struggling is to meet some of the statutory duties about things like rights of way is and waste costs, which are getting increasingly more each year. We have higher tax each year on the disposal of waste, so we have growing costs in very many areas of local authorities but the priority is around areas like social care, where we are seeing a reducing grant from central government, public health, again, we have had reducing grants and we have had in the year cuts on that. That is very difficult to manage when we have Led Contracts to allow volu nta ry manage when we have Led Contracts to allow voluntary sectors for a whole year and then we find the money is taken away midyear also it is a real challenge for local authorities to try to square the circle of what you do, how you meet the needs of all people with less money. What is the a nswer people with less money. What is the answer question much as council be pushing the increase they want to impose and actually letting people locally decide through referendums question might i think councils are acutely aware that what we are doing now is asking our local taxpayers to fund this. This is really difficult. As you have already identified, Many Councils will be raising 5 this year. It is quite a big ask about taxpayers. Many of whom are on fixed incomes and we are acutely aware that we may actually be taking tax off the people who are trying to go out and serve with our adult social care. So it is difficult councils. They have been incredibly inventive over the last several years, trying to find ways of making savings, using technology, streamlining services, directing services to people rather than ill ding, which rather than building, which costs a lot of money. So we have seen great savings already taken place but it is very hard to see this ongoing and although you have identified there will be more money and we do know there will be more money by the end of the decade, it is now that we need 1. 3 billion to stabilise the marketplace. Just to bring you some Breaking News on the financial state of the nhs trusts, because we are just hearing that new data shows that nhs trusts are reporting a Third Quarter year end deficit of £886 million full stop as a year end Target Deficit of £580 million, so to be in deficit at the end of three quarters of £886 million, they are already overshooting that target for the year and there is still a quarter to report. A significant overshooting of the target year end deficit for nhs trusts. We will bring you more analysis of that a little bit later. Irans Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad zarif has called on the United States to stop threatening his country. In an interview with the bbcs chief international correspondent, he said moves in washington to prepare new sanctions were an effort to provoke and agitate iran. But when asked about the possibility of military confrontation, mr zarif had this to say to lyse doucet. I certainly hope that prudence will prevail. Iran is not an easy target. Were not going to provoke anybody, were not going to instigate any weve neveer started a hostility and were not planning to. But we will defend ourselves. I do not believe that people looking at how history, people looking at our capabilities, will have, will ever make the decision to engage in that misadventure. Iran test fired a ballistic missile. The United States imposed new sanctions and in President Trumps words, put iran on notice. Are you worried about another escalation . Well, missiles are defensive means. We are not seeking to provoke anybody but. Not wise, perhaps, in the current context to engage in that kind of an act, illeagl or not. Well, we are a sovereign state. For our defence and for being ready to defend ourselves, you see, if you were in iran for eight years when everybody, including the United States, you remember the tilt towards iraq. You are talking about the 1980s and the war . Im talking about the 1980s, our people do not forget the fact that they were being bombarded. Everybody was providing assistance to the aggressor and no one, absolutely no one, gave us the rudimentary means of defence. The saudis and The Americans and the israelis are now talking about options on the table, consequences, if you dont do certain things. Well, first we are not talking about the law of the jungle, were talking about International Law and according to International Law those options are a violation of International Law and i advise them not only to respect International Law but to be prudent enough not to get themselves in serious trouble. But the rhetoric is changing because no longer is the United States a country who you concluded an Historic Nuclear Deal with, under the last administration, with secretary of statejohn kerry, you are now talking about a United States led by officials who are putting you on notice. Well, i believe that the Previous Administration reached a nuclear deal with iran because it didnt have any choice. It tried the harshest, so called crippling sanctions, that existed. Those sanctions produced the exact opposite political outcome. They put economic pressure on iran but the iranian people resisted, the iranian people stood up against those pressures. We would advise everybody that the Nuclear Agreement is a reasonable agreement. It is not everything that they wanted, nor that everything we wanted but its a reasonable Middle Ground and i believe if the Previous Administration had another option they would have exercised it. So it is not as if we are moving from a very friendly relationship into a hostile relationship. The United States policy towards iran has never been friendly for the past 38 years. It has always been hostile and our people have shown that hostility doesnt receive a positive response of the iranian people. Angelina jolie has spoken for the first time about her the hollywood actor and director has been speaking exclusively to the bbc about her new film, set in cambodia under the khmer rouge. Angelina jolie, a Un Refugee Agency special envoy, first visited the region in 2000. She later adopted maddox, her oldest son, from cambodia. She spoke to our reporter, yalda hakim. Hollywood royalty meets cambodian royalty. The backdrop . An ancient temple. It is the biggest movie premiere this country has ever seen. The director, Angelina Jolie, says the film speaks to this nations people. Their actors, their language, their story. This war that happened 40 years ago and what happened to these people was not properly understood and not just for the world but for the people of the country. I felt that i wanted them to be able to reflect on it in a way that they could absorb so as through eyes of a child and it is a lot about love. The Radical Communist Movement vowed to take the country back to year zero. Millions were forced out of the cities in an attempt to create a rural utopia. You could be killed for practising religion, showing emotions or even wearing colour. Infouryears, 2 Million People died. Speaking to people here, i get the sense that they dont want to remember the past but they also cant forget it. There are 20,000 mass graves across this country like these ones. A visual reminder of what this nation has been through. The haunting portraits of death. Hundreds of images of those who were tortured at this notorious prison. More than 12,000 people were killed there. In the end, only a handful survived. This gentleman is one of them. They beat me for 12 days and 12 nights. I was so hungry that when i saw a cockroach, lizard or mouth i would catch it and eat it. Mouse. If they caught me, theyd beat me up Angelina Jolie is keen to tell this story and focus on this country and its past. But it has been difficult to keep the spotlight off her own personal life. We know that an incident occurred, which led to your separation. We also know you have not said anything about this. But would you like to Say Something . Only that, i dont want to say very much about that except to say it was a very difficult time and we are a family and we will always be a family and we will get through this time and hopefully be a stronger family for it. But this moment is about cambodia and remembering the time when this ancient culture was almost wiped out. The headlines on bbc Newsroom Live. Nearly all english local authorities are raising council tax to pay for social care, but warn of deep cuts to other services. Meeting european leaders in brussels, the us Vice President , mike pence, expresses the strong commitment of the United States to continue cooperation and partnership with the European Union. Two Merseyside Ukip officials resign, saying party leader, paul nuttall showed Crass Insensitivity about the hillsborough tragedy. The home office has said some asylum claims from child refugees in france could be reviewed following growing pressure from campaigners and mps. Two mps, Yvette Cooper and heidi allen are Visiting Dunkirk and calais where Unaccompanied Minors Congregating in the hope of getting to the uk. We can speak to our correspondent simonjones, who is in dunkirk. Tell us more about why they have gone there. This camp is officially home to around 1400 people and if you speak to the authorities they will tell you there are no unaccompanied children inside this camp but take a walk around as the mps have done today and you will see a very different situation. There area a very different situation. There are a lot of children in the camp. Some of those are here because they are with their families but the Charities Think there are around 100 unaccompanied children who are now living in this camp. Yvette cooper is chair of the Home Affairs Select committee who decided she wanted to come here today to see the situation for herself and that is ahead of a meeting on wednesday of the Home Affairs Select committee when they are they to take Emergency Evidence about the Dubs Amendment, a scheme that has allowed some bonneville children, perhaps because of their age or because they are girls, to come to the uk. That has allowed some vulnerable children. Campaigners had hoped that around 3000 children would be brought to the uk under that scheme but the total was going to be just 350. Yvette cooper is very worried and concerned about that. They want to know what the evidence is from the government for ending that scheme. The government has said it is ending its because it is a bit like a draw, a magnet, for people to come to this area and they are vulnerable to people traffickers but cooper says that when you see the conditions people are living in here, it is wrong and she thinks it is too early to abandon the Dubs Amendment. There has been a lot of pressure put on the government over this. What is the government over this. What is the likelihood of the government changing its position . Well, the government is holding fast over the Dubs Amendment at the moment because their line is simply it is not the best way to deal with the problem. What they have pledged to do is to ta ke what they have pledged to do is to take around 20,000 migrants currently in camps nearer the war zones, currently in camps nearer the war zones, nearer currently in camps nearer the war zones, nearer syria, rather than waiting until people get to northern france but we have had a slight change of heart from the home office today about other children who have been coming over under another arrangement where they can prove that they have family members in the uk. It was thought that scheme had been shut after the closure of the migrant camp in calais after the closure of the camp britain took in a number of children that did have family links but it was thought that scheme was ended at the home office have now said that they will look again at appeals from children if they can show new evidence that they do have family members in the uk, evenif do have family members in the uk, even if they have already been refused. A slight shift on that but no change on the Dubs Amendment. Thank you. Thousands of families live with or look after relatives who have dementia, including the comedian David Baddiel. His 82 year old father has a rare type of dementia called picks disease. Its symptoms mean David Baddiels dad, colin, has no inhibitions he swears a lot, he says inappropriate things, and hes sometimes aggressive. For the last twelve months, david has been making a documentary about his dad, and his and his brothers attempts to look after him. Well, earlier this morning David Baddiel told Victoria Derbyshire about his fathers dementia. When i first got the diagnosis of my dad, a disease which involves being swearing and aggressive, i said sorry, has he got a disease or have you just met, because he has always been aggressive and swearing. Emotionally, the only expressed himself through and the through banter, but then i noticed that it wasnt that, it was an extreme version of what he always was. Part of it is funny, there is no point in pretending it is not, as part of it is very sad and i swear i am trying to find a balance all the time. What is it like trying to look after him . You have helped with a carer but what is it like when you go round . We are lucky to be able to afford a carer. Lots of families cant and we go and meet some of the families of people who have to live with them all the time. I see my dad about once a week. I saw him yesterday and pa rt once a week. I saw him yesterday and part of the problem is that the disease, and the documentary charts this, changes all the time. It is different every day was sometimes you can go and he is constantly abusing me or someone else and as i say in the documentary, i cant take my children because he swears so much. Other times he is very quiet and withdrawn. The weird thing is that part of me definitely prefers the abuse because at least i know with the abuse that it is my dad and there is spirit, engaged, lively. The thing ifear there is spirit, engaged, lively. The thing i fear more there is spirit, engaged, lively. The thing ifear more is him just turning off. It is a weight thing, it is challenging, but i hold onto it. It is it is challenging, but i hold onto it. It is a weird thing. I hold onto the difficult side of him. Waikato children go round . He swears, so what . Why cant you will children go round . When we started filming, when he was in the grip of it, he is still there but hes quieter now, he would also be sexually inappropriate and, you know, towards my daughter and any woman, really and we could not deal with that and i just thought it was u nfortu nate with that and i just thought it was unfortunate in terms of, you know, my kids only have one grandparent left and i want them to have, if possible, some nice sense of him. And since the disease has calmed down i have been able to take my children round and at the same time thatis children round and at the same time that is when i worry. David baddiel talking to Victoria Derbyshire. And the documentary the trouble with dad is on channel 4 this evening at 9pm. And you can see the full version of that interview on the Victoria DerbyshireProgramme Page bbc. Co. Uk victoria. Could the uk soon boldly be going where its never been before . Detailed plans to create the countrys first spaceports are being unveiled today. They could see commercial satellites being launched within three years, and even lead to the start of space tourism. Ministers want to grab a share of an industry thats potentially worth billions of pounds. John maguire reports. From Glasgow Prestwick airport, destinations include barcelona, malta and rome. But soon there will be another one space. The government target is to see the first launch from the uk by 2020. For a burgeoning and already very successful space industry, worth £250 million, this is a crucial piece in the jigsaw, and could be in place soon. To start with, it will actually be a rocket slung under an aircraft, for the first few years, so it wont be that different from watching an ordinary aircraft take off. But obviously, in the fullness of time, we would expect that to be a proper rocket taking off, with wings that can be deployed and able to land again. To be classified as a spaceport, sites will need to be licensed. They wont need to undergo major works, but will have to be able to refuel rockets. The vast majority of take offs will be horizontal, rather than vertical. The Carrier Aircraft will climb to around 40,000 feet, so above the weather, above Traditional Air traffic. Inside the rocket will be small satellites. For the businesses involved, this is the chance of a lifetime. We find ourselves with this fantastic opportunity. Nobody in the us is doing this, nobody in europe is doing it, nobody around the world is doing this, and the uk can capture this Enormous Economic potential, and get way ahead of the market. And lift off of the falcon 9 to the space station. Once the exclusive playground of the superpowers, space is more accessible than ever, and the government wants the uk to take a bigger slice of the pie. Now, the economic benefits of hosting a spaceport are very enticing. At the Aerospace Park over there, they already employ about 3,000 people, and it is believed that they could take on another 2,000 in this area if a spaceport comes to prestwick. The economics benefits uk wide of housing this next generation of aerospace travel, well, they are even more significant. And, here in oxfordshire, they are developing the next generation of aerospace engines, capable of flying at five times the Speed Of Sound in the atmosphere, and of space flight. The air breathing sabre Rocket Engines would revolutionise travel. London to sydney in just a few hours. Space the final frontier no more. Sabre could really open up opportunities. It could really transform aerospace. There has been a significant gap since the last Big Development and this one. But this is potentially the closest we are going to get to the whittle jet engine moment in our lifetime. But first, the commercial spaceports would launch satellites, and could bring zero gravity flights to the uk. Then, ultimately, even space tourism. The opportunities are huge, and not even the sky is the limit. Ina in a moment the news at 1pm. Lets get the weather now. In a moment the news at 1pm. Lets get the weather now. Good in a moment the news at 1pm. Lets get the weather now. Good afternoon. Plenty of variety in the forecast for the rest of the data stop some rain around but for some of us some beautiful sunshine and warmth with temperatures into the mid teens. This was cambridge are a few hours ago. In the far north west of scotla nd ago. In the far north West Of Scotland some low cloud, drizzle and Poor Visibility as well. Westerly winds driving in the cloud from the atla ntic winds driving in the cloud from the atlantic and here there is a Weather Front ringing outbreaks of salary rain. To the south if you have the sunshine on the temperatures peaking at 16 or 17 celsius. That Weather Front will continue to travel slowly southwards to the east, we will see gales before a time. Kind the front funny spells and scattered showers are likely. Not quite as warm in scotland, eight or 11 celsius in the afternoon. Sunny spells in Northern Ireland. Weather front moves out of the isle of man to north wales and west england. Not too heavy, the rain, but Poor Visibility with health as well. Breezy on exposed west facing coasts full stop in that south eastern corner, we cling onto some sunny spells for the rest of the afternoon. Overnight that Weather Front will increase the cloud. For a time, Weather Front will increase the cloud. Fora time, not Weather Front will increase the cloud. For a time, not too much rain, until after midnight, cloud. For a time, not too much rain, untilafter midnight, when cloud. For a time, not too much rain, until after midnight, when it will pep up once again, bringing in more moisture from the west. Further north it stayed clear, say we keep this double figures to the south through the night. Overnight lows in scotla nd through the night. Overnight lows in scotland and ireland of around four to7 scotland and ireland of around four to 7 degrees. A north south divide tomorrow. Rain slowly meandering its way through the m4 corridor as we get towards lunchtime. In the afternoon more cloud, wind and rain gathers, particularly in the far north and west. Temperatures widely into double digit, around seven to 13 degrees the highs. Still mild for this time of year. Once this Weather Front thinks its way south it will introduce slightly fresher air, windy for a time of tuesday night into wednesday. Severe gales across exposed north coast of scotland and a scattering of showers. Some of these wintry on higher ground. Further south estate overcast with some rain at a little milder. However, the milder weather is set to disappear as we move towards the working week. Something fresher is set to return. Most households could be charged 5 more from april, amid warnings it still wont be enough to fund the cost of care for the elderly. Despite the rise in council tax, local authorities also say deep cuts to other Services Wont be avoided. Also this lunchtime. Big overspend for the nhs in england, latest figures show it is hundreds of millions of pounds over budget. Footage emerges of the moment the north Korean Leaders half brother is fatally attacked at malaysias kuala lumpa airport. Trouble for the new leader of ukip two Senior Party Officials in liverpool quit citing Crass Insensitivity over the hillsborough tragedy. In liverpool quit, citing Crass Insensitivity over the hillsborough tragedy. Reassuring words for the eu from the us Vice President , mike pence, who describes americas commitment as steadfast