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hello, and welcome to bbc world news. one of donald trump's former senior advisors, rick gates, has admitted conspiring against the united states, and lying to investigators. more serious charges have been dropped in return for his cooperatioa f , she gave us more details. well, he was actually pleading guilty to charges which are unrelated to the 2016 campaign and whether there was collusion with russia, it is to do with money laundering and tax evasion, but what is significant is that in return for potentially a reduced sentence on those charges, he is agreeing to co—operate with the special counsel into what the special counsel is really interested in, which is whether there was any co—ordination between the trump campaign and russia, and rick gates is in a position to be able to talk about that because he was the deputy campaign manager and then he was also the deputy chair of the trump inauguration organisation, so he is in a position to talk about the inner workings of the trump campaign, about whether there was more than just brief contact between russian officials and members of the campaign. that is why this is very significant. he has been called in on charges unrelated to the main investigation because so much pressure has been applied to him — he is in his mid—40s, he has a young family, he does not want to spend years and years injail — he is in a position to co—operate and might be in a position to further incriminate the campaign chair, paul manafort, fought who has so far protested his innocence. so far, it seems the special counsel is reeling people the. lift! security quncil has ' ' " ' in syria, until saturday. the resolution would have allowed aid to reach eastern ghouta. opposition activists say hundreds have now died in aerial attacks. our middle east editor, jeremy bowen, reports. this is what happened in eastern ghouta as diplomacy stuttered. the enclave was pounded. 400,000 or so people spend most of the day underground. above them, russian jets, with their syrian allies, were in action. as the russians demanded guarantees that rebel fighters would respect any truce. in eastern ghouta, men from civil defence risked their lives to rescue civilians, even though the buildings could collapse and the planes could come back. in the dust and confusion, these children were separated from their parents. the rescuers ignored the dangers. the eu condemned what it called "brutal attacks". diplomacy is supposed to find words and deeds to stop this happening. they were rushed into underground hospitals. it is hard to end a war, or even a battle, with words. especially when one side — in syria, the regime and its allies — believes victory is close. in syria, military power, the capacity to inflict pain and death, sets the pace of events. treating the wounded is one—way for humanity to push back. another is to create small pockets of normality, kindness and decency. this girl is 11 years old, and like most people in eastern ghouta, she has been living in a basement. mothers and their children wait and hope. translation: it has been two months since i went to school and saw my friends. we are here in the shelter because of the bombing. the rockets and missiles never end. i hope the war will stop so we can go home. among syria's children, only teenagers remember peace. the world has failed a generation. these men waited for a lull in the bombing to try to bury a member of theirfamily. but they ran out of time. in syria, no—one can rest in peace. jeremy bowen, bbc news. some news in brief now. the united states is preparing to expand its stop—and—search operations into ships suspected of violating sanctions on north korea. it's part of what president trump has described as the heaviest sanctions ever imposed on north korea to stop its nuclear programme. there have been two large explosions in the somali capital mogadishu, killing 18 people and injuring 20. the police say a suicide bomber blew up a car near the presidential palace and a second blast was close to the national intelligence agency. both were followed by heavy gunfire. stay with us here on bbc news. still to come: the family of two brothers aged six and two killed in a hit—and—run pay emotional tribute to their two lovely, happy boys. the president of the european council has described as "pure illusion" any attempt by britain to pick and choose the terms of its future relationship with europe. speaking at a summit of eu leaders, which was not attended by britain, donald tusk said he hoped to get more clarity on exactly what britain's proposals were when he meets theresa may next week. from brussels, damian grammaticas reports. france, germany, italy — europe's leaders all in brussels today, all waiting to hear what the uk wants from its future ties. but if theresa may's plan is to seek special access to the single market for parts of the uk economy, it was immediately rebuffed. it's not an a la carte, it's not possible to be aligned with the european union when it suits and not what it doesn't. that's not possible. the eu doesn't yet know what was decided by mrs may and her ministers yesterday. but eu leaders have said before, and they said again today, she can't pick and choose only the parts of the single market she likes. i'm glad that the uk market seems to be moving towards a more detailed position. however, if the media reports are correct, i's afraid that the uk position today is based on pure illogic. it looks like the cake philosophy is still alive. but the uk's exit poses problems for the eu too. today, its leaders were tackling perhaps the thorniest issue of all — the eu's looming budget problem. when uk payments to the eu cease, the eu will face a shortfall of more than ten billion euros a year — that's at least 10% of its annual spending. is your government prepared to accept less and see cuts to spending? well, if you listen to politicians that are holding the budget, usually things are financed. if we want to finance more, we have to pay more. it's very simple. is your country prepared to pay more after brexit? no. if i would keep my answer short, i would say no. growing divisions between the eu countries that mightjust give the uk some leverage in negotiations to come. damian grammaticas, bbc news, brussels. president trump has repeated his call for teachers to be armed with guns. pressure is growing for action after the shooting at a school in florida lastweekthableftrlé; of staff dead. meanwhile florida's governor wants to restrict the sale of guns. our north america editor, jon sopel, reports. staff and teachers return to the marjory stoneman douglas school today, as a nation continues to grope for explanations of what happened. for some, it's all about guns. for others, it's mental health and societal breakdown. but today, a new culprit. scot peterson, a deputy sheriff who arrived outside the school 90 seconds after the shooting started, but for whatever reason didn't act. and he's taking a mighty kicking from the president. he was there for five minutes, during the entire shooting. he heard it right from the beginning. that's the case, where somebody was outside. they were trained. they didn't react properly under pressure or they were cowards. speaking to conservative activists, the president also restated his belief that some teachers should be carrying concealed weapons in school. and the beauty is it's concealed, nobody would ever see it — unless they needed it. it's concealed! so this crazy man who walked in wouldn't even know who it is that has it, that's good. that's not bad, that's good. and a teacher would have shot the hell out of him before he knew what happened. cheering and applause. and in florida, the governor has announced a range of measures to tighten security. the goal of this plan of action is to make massive changes in protecting our schools, provide significantly more resources for mental health, and to do everything we can to keep guns out of the hands of those dealing with mental problems or threatening harm to themselves or others. the president hasjust told a news conference, "we are well on the way to solving that horrible problem of gun violence". but so far, there have only been sketchy proposals and no class of weapon is being banned. well on the way? well, that might be wishful thinking. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. a review into sexual exploitation in the north—east of england has concluded it is likely that notjust girls but also vulnerable women are being "extensively" abused across the uk. it follows operation sanctuary in august last year which saw these 18 people jailed for the sexual abuse of young women and girls groomed in newcastle. a review of that case has concluded a number of gangs have abused more than 700 victims across the northumberland region. from newcastle, fiona trott reports. a city under scrutiny. on these streets, as many as 700 vulnerable girls and women were sexually exploited. some were trafficked from one house to another and abused by several men. vanessa, not her real name, was a victim of sexual exploitation. to protect her identity, we've used an actor's voice. at first, nothing was expected. i'd just meet them and sit and have a drink with them. but as time went on, i would have to have sex with them. when you're in care, they say you need education. but what they seem to forget is that you can have mental intelligence, but if you're not emotionally educated, it's pointless. that's why schools like this one are teaching children about grooming. operation sanctuary happened on their doorstep. in newcastle, we've seen people being arrested. generally, it tends to be men. it makes you kind of afraid to go out in case it ever happened to you or your friend. are you that worried? yeah. scared in case it happened to me and you don't know who to turn to, or who you could trust. both people in a relationship need to be comfortable and you need to be in a situation where they can, like, open up and listen. today's report says it's not just children. for the first time, a focus on vulnerable adults and a warning to other towns and cities across the uk. what i'd like the government to do is to have a really good look at the learning that's now available about abuse of adults with vulnerabilities, check the legislation, make sure the legislation that's in place is fit for purpose. you all right, there? hiya, you 0k? in the meantime, this is how police are tackling the problem now. takeaway staff across newcastle are being trained on how to spot adult victims. they know the exploitation still exists in this city. i think it would be naive and wrong for me to suggest that because of sanctuary, and at the point that this report is published, that this has stopped. that we've solved the problem. we haven't. it continues. it carries on, i would suggest, in most, if not all towns and cities in the uk. most of the perpetrators who cruised these streets were from pakistani, bangladeshi and indian backgrounds. today's report is calling for research into their cultures to understand their motivation and what it calls an "arrogant persistence". fiona trott, bbc news, newcastle. the man who exposed the russian olympic doping scandal says his country's athletes should not be allowed to parade under their national flag at the closing ceremony of the winter games this weekend. two russian athletes have tested positive for banned drugs. dr grigory rodchenkov‘s revelations of state—sponsored doping saw the country banned from the olympics, its athletes forced to compete as neutrals. in fear of his life, dr rodchenko went into hiding. now in the united states, our sports editor dan roan travelled to interview him at a secret location. it's one of sport's greatest scandals. russian cheating reached its height at the last winter games in sochi. the mastermind, doctor grigory rodchenkov. in 2015, the former head of moscow's anti—doping lab turned whistle—blower, fleeing to the west. ever since, he's been in fbi witness protection. and we are on the way to meet him. for more than two years now, the man at the very heart of russia's doping scandal has been living in hiding, here somewhere in the united states. finally, he's agreed to speak to us, but such are the security concerns surrounding him, we've not even been told where we have to go. after hours on the road, we are taken to a location that we are told has to remain a secret, along with his new identity. if you had not left russia, where would you be now? you'd be dead? rodchenkov‘s role in russia's remarkable doping programme became the subject of an oscar—nominated film. were you the mastermind that cheated the olympics? he said the conspiracy went right to the top, and that london 2012 was also targeted. so what does he say to british athletes whose games were tainted? the russian government says you are lying. you were cheating. it wasn't them, it was you. does british sport have a problem with cheating, do you think? rodchenkov says he may soon be prepared to name names, and has vowed to reveal more information. despite russian claims he is part of a western conspiracy, his information led to a ban from the winter olympics. 168 of the country's athletes competed as neutrals, but they may now be allowed to march under their national flag at the closing ceremony. the olympic athletes of the russian team... only clean russians were meant to be in pyeongchang, but today a second of its athletes at these games, nadezhda sergeeva, failed a drugs test. moving forward from sport's biggest crisis is proving no easy task. dan roan, bbc news. this is bbc news. the main headlines: a vote on a un security council resolution calling for a ceasefire in syria has been postoned until later saturday. donald trump's former election campaign aide, rick gates, has pleaded guilty to conspiring against the us and lying to investigators. an online survey in france has suggested that 12% of women there have been raped at some time in their lives. the study for the foundation jean jaures, a paris—based think tank, asked more than 2,000 women from all classes about their experiences. other findings show that around half said they'd suffered sexist insults and groping, 58% had experienced inappropriate behaviour. and 43% to had been subjected to "sexual touching without consent". the poll also revealed that the vast majority who'd been raped said they knew their attacker. cecile alduy is a professor of french politics at stanford university, in california. she says the results are surprising. they actually contradict previous figures from years past, which were not putting the threshold so high in terms of how many women had been raped or aggressed sexually and harassed verbally. what's really indicative here is that it is massive and systemic. it's notjust one item, it's really almost as you said a woman who has been raped and more than half of the women have been insulted verbally using sexist insults. the family of two young brothers killed in a hit—and—run collision have paid tribute to their happy boys. corey and casper platt—may, aged six and two, was struck by a car in coventry. a 53—year—old man and a 41—year—old woman have been arrested. casper and corey. one brother loved maths and football, the other enjoyed splashing in puddles. yesterday, on this road in coventry, they were hit by a car. today, bewilderment, confusion and shock. they were the most loving boys. they did nothing wrong. they were loved by so many people, and so cheeky and... corey was cheeky, artistic, mischievous. a right wrestler. casper followed his brother, being a wrestler, being mischievous and being cocky. just a normal little toddler. they didn't deserve this. it was around 2pm and the boys were on their way to the park with their mother when they were hit by a black ford focus. they were taken to hospital with severe injuries but neither of them survived. i feel really heartbroken, to be honest. i've known the dad almost all my life. and such a lovely family. why do bad things happen? my little one, she knows the older one, because she's six. he was really friendly. and kind. a 53—year—old man and a 41—year—old woman have been arrested on suspicion of drink—driving and causing death by dangerous driving. casper and corey's mother paid tribute to her sons on social media, calling them amazing, cheeky and fun. their grandfather had this to say. the boys were lovely. they'd do anything. just very happy, jolly, lovely boys. and their lives have been taken away so young. it's unbelievable. i just don't know what to say, you know? it's just crazy. at the winter olympics, britain lost to sweden in the semi—final of the women's curling, although there is still the chance of a bronze medal. elsewhere, a russian girl aged just 15 won gold in a stunning performance in the women's figure skating. andy swiss reports. so would it be another step towards the olympic title? the british team walked out to a mix of noise and nerves. the captain's face betraying just how much was at stake. four years ago in sochi, the british women lost in the semifinals. so for eve muirhead and her team this is a chance to put that disappointment behind them and to guarantee themselves an olympic medal. what followed proved predictably tense. sweden went ahead early but britain fought back. commentator: has eve muirhead played a cracker here? a spot of muirhead magic to level things up. well done, eve muirhead. but their hopes suddenly slipped away. an error by the captain giving the swedes three shots. the expression said it all. from there there was no way back. sweden wrapped up an emphatic win. britain will now play off for bronze, but their golden hopes have gone. absolutely gutted. i guess we've trained hard for the last three or four years to be in that position and unfortunately today we were just outplayed. but if that was one—sided, the other semifinal delivered astonishing drama. in extra time, south korea had the final stone and a nation willing it on. commentator: they are going to get it. they have. what a fantastic shot! victory over japan sparking wild celebrations. the hosts in the final and in utter jubilation. they are into the gold medal match. but perhaps the day's greatest achievement belonged to a 15—year—old, the remarkable alina zagitova winning a first gold medalfor the olympic athletes from russia. her country is banned from these games so, come the presentation, no national flag and a neutral anthem. an unusual ceremony for an extraordinary teenage talent. andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. this time next week, mhollywood will be rolling out the red carpet for the oscars. ballots are being cast right now and one of the contenders in the foreign language category is a film starring a transgender actress. a fantastic woman comes from chile and is being hailed as a landmark film. set in santiago, marina is at the centre of a fantastic woman. her older boyfriend has died suddenly. as a transgender woman she faces hostility from doctors and the police. her partner's family reject her, didn't want her at the funeral. she retains her dignity. she stands her ground and does not give in. marina is portrayed by the chilean tra nsgender actress daniela vega. she plays a woman who inhabit the world very different to harome. —— her own. of course i am tra nsgender, but my life is completely different. i have the opportunity to study. my family support me, my friend support me and i have a lot of love around me. not only has a fantastic woman earned excellent reviews, but this oscar—nominated picture has brought inspiration to the transgender community. the response has been quite positive. this new york trans activist was impressed. to see a trans—identified woman portraying a tra ns—identified character in a movie that took the storyline seriously, it's groundbreaking. to be able to sit in a movie theatre and watch a movie as a trans—woman about a trans—woman and be able to connect with it right away... ..yeah. having a transgender actress play a transgender character, as in a fantastic woman, can bring authenticity. but the film's director certainly doesn't believe that a trans character always has to be played by trans actors. i think we are free. and i think there are no rules in at. —— art. that being said, for me, having done this film with a non—transgender actor or actress would have been like an anachronism. like in the old dayss of cinema when black people were forbidden so white people would paint theirfaces. for me, it would feel like that, but that's me. this oscar—nominated movie is a portrait of one woman but it is also a work that poses a lot of questions. who is normal and what is normal? what kind of bodies you can inhabit and what kind of life you can live? that is the question. the movie, it's a big question. at the oscars in the foreign language film race, a fantastic woman faces strong competition. but a clear majority of academy awards prognosticators expect it to win. but the foreign language film category can be very difficult to predict. of course next weekend we will have special coverage from the oscars, so junein special coverage from the oscars, so june infor special coverage from the oscars, so june in for that. we have a lot more on our website now and you can get in touch with some of the team on social media. let's find out what the weekend weather is doing. hello there. the weekend is upon us and it should be a lovely one to get out and about if you are appropriately dressed. the skies will often be blue, but underneath those blue skies it is going to feel chilly, particularly when we add in the strength of a biting cold easterly wind. we start saturday morning on a very chilly note. you can see the blue colour on the chart here. widespread frost with temperatures below freezing for many. perhaps not so bad for northern ireland, because there's a bit more in the way of cloud here. where you see a white shimmer effect on the map, that shows where we have a touch of frost to start the day. that frost will slowly melt away to reveal a lot of dry weather and spells of sunshine. with that reaching down towards the south it will feel quite cold and despite the fact that the temperatures on the thermometer will reach around six, possibly seven degrees in parts. always more cloud across parts of south devon and cornwall but sunny skies for much of wales and northern england. northern ireland brightening up after a cloudy start and the same again in western scotland, after a cloudy start. in eastern scotland up towards the northern isles, we should see a fair amount of sunshine. then we go through saturday night we do it all again underneath these largely clear skies. it will turn cold. perhaps at this stage a little more cloud feeding in towards parts of eastern scotland and north—east england. notice still some green shading on the map here. maybe not as cold underneath the cloud. the chilliest weather will be underneath the clear sky. again, the frost to start sunday. that frost only slowly lifting as temperatures rise of. slowly, on sunday morning. again, a lot of sunshine. but that extra cloud for eastern scotland and parts of north—east england could start to produce the odd snow flurry. still with that chilly feel, still that cold easterly wind, particularly noticeable in the south. so when we add the strength of the wind, this is what it will feel like — subzero for the likes of birmingham and norwich. and that's because we're bringing the air all the way from siberia. we really start to tap into that very cold air as we head into the new working week. not only will it be cold, with temperatures struggling to get above freezing even by day, there is the increasing chance of some snow showers, particularly in eastern areas. perhaps some areas with more persistent snow at times, but even further west, not completely exempt. perhaps not quite as many showers are just about anywhere we will have the potential for a little bit of snow. so, to sum things up for next week, it will be very cold with bitter winds. some snow at times and widespread frosts and ice. this is bbc news. the headlines: a vote on a un security council resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in syria has now been postponed until later today. there's been deadlock since thursday because of objections from russia. more than 460 people have been killed in the past week. us investigators examining russian influence on the 2016 election have done a deal with donald trump's former campaign aide, rick gates. mr gates has admitted lying to the fbi and has pleaded guilty to conspiracy. reports say that other more serious potential charges, including bank fraud and money laundering, have been dropped. the head of the european council says the uk is under "pure illusion" if it thinks it can pick and choose
