in new zealand, an entire town has been evacuated, as a large forest fire threatens the homes of over 3,000 people. a state of emergency has been declared around the south island town of wakefield. helicopters, planes and more than 150 firefighters have been trying to contain the blaze. katie silver reports. it's now been over a week, firefighters battling a blaze which has forced thousands from their homes. it started near this city, and nelson, had been with the winds of 20 km an hour, it has moved south and threatens the city of waitsfield. along with efforts on the ground, 20s aircraft up and plate making it the largest area firefight and his healing history. —— new zealand history, firefighters or backbiting as a last resort measure with small fires deliberately lead to stop the top of a loud fire. legal in status, it reduces the heat and the veracity of the fire. tens have been set up to help thousands of voluntary. and makeshift animal shelter, erected for livestock and family pets. the mac it's nothing worse i think i'm being displaced as a family, and for people, these an

zealand and the south pacific last year. north korean state media has confirmed that leader kim jong—un has left to attend the summit with the us, which is taking place in hanoi, in vietnam — scheduled for next week. this is the first official acknowledgement that the talks are taking place. the report also confirms mr kim left by train and will pay a "goodwill" visit to vietnam as part of the trip. let's get some more on venezuela now, where we can speak to phil gunson, who is a senior analyst for the international crisis group, an independent organisation working to prevent wars and shape policies that will build a more peaceful world. to the in us this evening. we're hearing these reports of violence done on the border, at least two people reported dead. how volatile do you think the situation is there? i think it is very volatile particularly on the borders because the opposition had announced that today was the day in which they would willy—nilly get humanitarian aid across the border, which is a that the governme

i have wine from new zealand and china and from argentina and some boos from the freezer. and possibly some shots, and you guys at home are in charge of what ed eats at the end of the show, we will see you at 10pm. headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. coming up before 10am, helen will have the weather for you. but first at 9:31am, a summary of this morning's main news. snow and ice has caused a second night of disruption across parts of the uk. in the south of england, dozens of motorists were left stranded for hours, as the wintry weather brought traffic to a standstill. highways england says its gritters covered 80,000 miles of roads overnight. some weather warnings are set to remain in place for much of the morning. footage showing the moment a dam burst in southern brazil has been uncovered. these images, obtained by a local tv channel, show the moment a muddy sludge engulfed the area around the iron ore mine. an investigation into how this happened is under way. 115 people are now known to have died in the disaster. hund

zealand. i do not see anyone saying we crashed into the european union but suddenly we are going to be crashing out. we will not be crashing out, we will be cashing in. it took a more than a decade of negotiations. it took us more than a decade to get into the then european economic community but maybe that's a bit too much history for this morning. what about the future then in the coming days because this presumably is notjust three cabinet ministers, it is others in government as well who have the same opinion. you are under no illusion, presumably, that there is a wider group in the party who think this? i think the big problem is there is probably only 150 mps out of 650 that campaigned for leaving the european union that really believe in the project. we have got a parliament that is completely out of step with the sentiment of the british electorate as expressed at the referendum and since. and this is leading to really parliament versus the people and ijust can't help but feel this is

zealand. i don't see anyone saying that we crashed into the eu but now we are suddenly crashing out. we want to be crashing out, we will be cashing in. it took us more out, we will be cashing in. it took us more than a decade to get into the then european economic community. what about the future in the coming days? this presumably is not just three cabinet the coming days? this presumably is notjust three cabinet ministers, it is others in government as well who have the same opinion. you are under no illusion presumably that there is a wider group no illusion presumably that there is a widergroup in no illusion presumably that there is a wider group in the party who think this. the big problem is there is probably only 150 mps out of 650 campaigns for leading the eu. that really believe in the project. we have a parliament that is completely out of step with the sentiment of the british electorate is expressed at the referendum and since. this is leading to parliament versus the people. i ju

they beat new zealand 6—2 to go top of their group. the winning's tea m top of their group. the winning's team ended in defeat. as in 5—1. this competition serves as a qualifierfor this competition serves as a qualifier for the 2020 olympics and the 2022 world cup. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website, including the latest from great britain's must win fed cup tie with hungary. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and we will have much more for you on spot state lies at half past six. —— 6:30pm. thank you. we will see you later on. a female officer cadet has been found dead at the sandhurst military academy. the 21—year—old was found in her room on the site in berkshire on wednesday. thames valley police says her death is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious. the ministry of defence says its thoughts are with the officer's family. our defence correspondent jonathan beale is here. what more can you tell us? it is a sad case. it looks like it is a suicide. at the weekend, there was a party at sandhurst and that pr

raised the six nations trophy at twickenham last year, an unmissable statement, and they've beaten new zealand since then, but as they prepare to play england in dublin tomorrow, they are, apparently, apprehensive. a little bit of fear that you go in to games with and there's no doubt when you play england you have that little bit of fear as to what they can do and we saw a lot of it in the autumn. well, england have been written off against ireland, according to england. someone's kidding someone, aren't they? we don't really care, but the only thing we are aware of is that basically no one outside our camp thinks we can win and everyone inside our camp thinks we can win, so we'll just wait and see what happens on the weekend. well, of course, we don't need to wait for the weekend, because wales are in paris to start the tournament tonight. now, wales won all of their autumn internationals last year, including victories against australia and south africa. if you want confidence, stay with wales. commentator: surely it is! i think we've got a good chance of winning the six nations. if

firefighters in new zealand are continuing to battle wildfires that have been burning for almost a week. 3,000 people have been evacuted from their homes on the south island as strong winds push the fires closer to the town of wakefield. a state of emergency has been declared. it's thought the blaze is the worst forest fire in the country since 1955. england are set to take on france in today's six nations rugby action. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson is at twickenham for us this lunchtime. we are getting some lunchtime son in south—west london after a grave and drizzly start to the day, but you can imagine the confidence pumping through the veins of the england players when they think back to the tries they scored last weekend in dublin their weekend victory. beating ireland in ireland is considered about the hardest thing to do in world rugby union these days, and today are at home. eddie jones has tinkered with the team a bit, bringing in chris ashton on the wing. he never liked his players to feel complacent about their selection, but i think you'll have noticed a growing sens

firefighters in new zealand are continuing to battle wild fires that have been burning for almost a week. 3,000 people have been moved to safety on the south island, as strong winds push the fires closer to the town of wakefield. a state of emergency has been declared. its thought the blaze is the worst forest fire in the country since 1955. tens of thousands of spanish nationalists are staging a rally in madrid, to demand new elections and a tougher stance against catalan separatism. the rally is being organised by spain's two main centre—right parties, and the much smallerfar right vox party. they oppose the minority socialist government of prime minister pedro sanchez, and his attempts to negotiate with the pro—independence regional government in catalonia. a woman who was injured in the car crash involving the duke of edinburgh has welcomed the news that he's giving up his driving licence. buckingham palace said prince philip, who's 97, made the decision voluntarily after the collision with a car carrying two women and a baby. the crown prosecution service will take the duke's de

firefighters in new zealand are continuing to battle wild fires that have been burning for almost a week. 3000 people have been evacuted from their homes on the south island, as strong winds push the fires closer to the town of wakefield. a state of emergency has been declared. it's thought the blaze is the worst forest fire in the country since 1955. tens of thousands of spanish nationalists are staging a rally in madrid, to demand new elections and a tougher stance against catalan separatism. the rally is being organised by spain's two main centre—right parties, and the much smallerfar right vox party. they oppose the minority socialist government of prime minister pedro sanchez, and his attempts to negotiate with the pro—independence regional government in catalonia. the scientist who discovered the link between eating too much processed meat and bowel cancer has accused the government of not doing enough to encourage people to cut their consumption. the department of health says it's committed to ensuring that all food products are as safe as possible. ben ando reports. the cance

zealand. i do not see anyone saying we crashed into the european union but suddenly we are going to be crashing out. we will not be crashing out, we will be cashing in. venezuela has said that its border with colombia has been partially closed, shortly after opposition leader juan guaido defied a travel ban to cross it. tensions have been rising over a row about the delivery of humanitarian aid. from venezuela, our correspondent katy watson explains what's likely to happen to aid stockpiled on the frontier. well if you speak to nicolas maduro he says it won't be coming in. he told his armed forces to be on high alert and not to let any unauthorised vehicles cross the border. he has also closed the border with brazil, he closed that late on thursday night. and he said he would evaluate what he does with the colombian border. if you speak tojuan guaido and his supporters they say no matter what this aid will come through. there are informal routes, there are smaller routes. it is a porous border

firefighters in new zealand are continuing to battle wild fires that have been burning for almost a week. 3000 people have been moved to safety on the south island, as strong winds push the fires closer to the town of wakefield. a state of emergency has been declared. it's thought the blaze is the worst forest fire in the country since 1955. the scientist who discovered the link between eating too much processed meat and bowel cancer has accused the government of not doing enough to encourage people to cut their consumption. the department of health says it's committed to ensuring that all food products are as safe as possible. ben ando reports. the cancer risks in eating too much processed meat, like bacon and ham, were first exposed four years ago, but since then, says the man who discovered the link, nothing has been done to warn people or reduce consumption. four years ago, when i was in the who committee, deciding this was carcinogenic, we were not sure there were alternatives. now firms in france and the uk are making good bacon, good ham, without any nitrate. this is safe and we k

zealand and the south pacific last year. north korean state media has confirmed that leader kim jong—un has left to attend the summit with the us taking place in hanoi, in vietnam, scheduled for next week. this is the first official acknowledgement that the talks are taking place. the report also confirms mr kim left by train and will pay a goodwill visit to vietnam as part of the trip. a senior roman catholic cardinal has said that files documenting child sexual abuse were destroyed, allowing offences to continue. cardinal marx made the comments during an unprecedented 4—day summit at the vatican which has brought together bishops from across the world. he told the conference on paedophilia in the church that procedures to prosecute offender's were deliberately not complied. the sexual abuse of children and youth is in no small measure due to the abuse of power in the area of administration. in this regard, administration has not contributed to fulfilling the mission of the church but of discredited, and made it impossi