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hello, welcome to bbc news. we start once again in france because we have seen big numbers taking to the streets. the 11th day of mass protest against the pension age in france. some of the pictures from streets in the centre of the capital. a meeting between the prime minister and labour unions failed to break the deadlock yesterday. france's constitutional council will decide next week on the validity of the government's move after the change was rammed through parliament with no vote. those are the live pictures. let's speak to our correspondent hugh schofield who is on the street...

jenny kleenman and dr larny chen formerly policy director for mitt romney's presidential campaign. hello and welcome to the programme. just a week ago, 150 people ran into trouble in a small wooden boat off the coast of calabria in italy. on board were asylum seekers from afghanistan, somalia, iran. there were 20 children on board, including a newborn baby. 67 of them drowned. it's an appalling reminder of the risks involved. it is just as dangerous crossing the english channel. more than 16,000 made thatjourney in small boats last year, up from 300 in 2018. but how do you stop them?...

will be finding out what people make of the chancellor's announcement. there's big changes to pensions to encourage people like doctors to stay in work butjeremy hunt's plans prompt accusations his budget favours the rich. check before you travel. rail workers in the rmt union take part in another strike in their discpute over pay, jobs and working conditions. no miracle in madrid for liverpool as they lose their second leg against real and are knocked out of the champions league humbled 6—2 on aggregate. and we hear from kate middleton's childhood piano teacher, who's written a so...

good morning to you. yesterday was a really cloudy one right across the board. today we've got a lot more sunshine around, but it is feeling on the cool side. high—pressure sticks with us into much of this upcoming week, so it looks like it is going to stay largely dry and settled, but i will have all the details on that very shortly. it's sunday, the 5th february. our main story: the business secretary, grant shapps, has given energy firms a deadline of tuesday to say what action they will take for vulnerable customers who may have had pre—payment meters wrongfully installed. it...

says is outside the law. it is not the law of the land, it is not the law of the land, it is— it is not the law of the land, it is the _ it is not the law of the land, it is the law of the jungle. and the uk's biggest horse racing festival is kicking off with stricter rules around jockeys whipping horses. the us has summoned the russian ambassador to express concern about a collision between russian fighterjets and an american drone over the black sea. washington has accused moscow of irresponsible behaviour and said the drone was involved in a routine operation in international ai...